packaging: bin/aish wrapper + examples/config.lua + LICENSE for v0.1.0 release

main.lua now resolves package.path relative to its own script directory
rather than cwd, so the packaged install at /usr/share/lua/5.1/aish/
finds its siblings regardless of where the user invokes aish from. Dev
mode (luajit main.lua from the repo root) is preserved: arg[0] is
"main.lua" with no "/" so the regex returns nil and _dir falls back to
"./" — identical to the previous behavior.

bin/aish is a POSIX-sh wrapper that execs luajit against $AISH_LIB/main.lua
(default /usr/share/lua/5.1/aish). The AISH_LIB env override lets users
point at a dev checkout without uninstalling the package. Wrapper emits
distinct errors when AISH_LIB is missing or when luajit isn't on PATH so
broken installs surface clearly instead of through a bare sh: not found.

examples/config.lua is the canonical commented reference, shipped at
/usr/share/doc/aish/examples/config.lua. Stripped of the two live MCP
bearer tokens carried by the in-tree config.lua and switched to the
auth_env env-var indirection form; mcp.servers entries are commented
out so a copy-to-~/.config/aish/config.lua produces a working starting
point on first uncomment. HOSSENFELDER URL flagged as maintainer-LAN.

LICENSE: MIT, copyright 2026 Markus Fritsche. README updated to match.

Sonnet review of the changeset (per feedback_reviews_use_sonnet.md +
bugfix-process step 4): no blockers; the two Important findings (USAGE
text still said "luajit main.lua", bin/aish didn't pre-check luajit)
and one Nit (unredacted HOSSENFELDER URL) were folded in before commit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.claude/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "mcp__boltzmann-tools__read_file",
+      "Bash(ping *)",
+      "mcp__hub-tools__remote_list_hosts",
+      "mcp__hub-tools__remote_read_file",
+      "Bash(dig *)",
+      "mcp__ohm-tools__read_file",
+      "mcp__nc-tools__read_file",
+      "mcp__boltzmann-tools__list_dir",
+      "mcp__riemann-tools__search_files",
+      "mcp__ampere-tools__read_file"
+    ]
+  }
+}

.gitignore

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ memory.jsonl
 # Local config overrides (committed config.lua is the example/default)
 config.local.lua
 
+# Per-user Claude Code permission grants — settings.json is shared, .local is private
+.claude/settings.local.json
+
 # OS noise
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db

CLAUDE.md

@@ -211,3 +211,27 @@ Token in the URL: `git push https://<user>:<token>@git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish
 
 The user has marfrit-level credentials available via a separate channel
 if needed for repo-admin operations.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Contribution flow
+
+Default for direct work: **commit straight to `main`**. No PR, no issue
+gate. This is what "non-PR-flow repo" means in §11.
+
+Two opt-in carve-outs:
+
+- **Feature requests and bugs → Gitea issues** at
+  `git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues`. Don't implement feature
+  requests in-band; file the issue, let marfrit triage. Tag
+  `architecture` for cross-phase concerns. (Bug-filing convention is
+  fleet-wide per the `his` cheatsheet; this row extends it to features
+  for aish specifically.)
+- **Review-required iteration → PR**. When the medium needs to be the
+  diff (inline comments per finding, refinable wording), open a PR
+  authored as `claude-<host>` and let marfrit review. Self-approval
+  forbidden. PR #1 (`marfrit/aish#1`, 2026-05-10) set the precedent —
+  the MCP phase-2 question batch surfaced by review of `013c625`.
+
+When in doubt whether something is a feature request vs. an in-band fix,
+ask. Cheaper than the alternatives.

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Markus Fritsche
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Replace these with your own llama.cpp endpoints if you're not on that LAN.
 
 ## License
 
-Not yet selected. Default-private until decided.
+MIT — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE).
 
 ## Project conventions
 

bin/aish

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# aish — AI-augmented conversational shell launcher.
+# Source of truth: git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish
+#
+# Installed by the aish package at /usr/bin/aish; execs LuaJIT against
+# the packaged main.lua under $AISH_LIB (default /usr/share/lua/5.1/aish).
+#
+# Dev mode: AISH_LIB=$HOME/src/aish aish ...
+
+AISH_LIB="${AISH_LIB:-/usr/share/lua/5.1/aish}"
+
+if [ ! -r "$AISH_LIB/main.lua" ]; then
+    echo "aish: $AISH_LIB/main.lua not found." >&2
+    echo "aish: set AISH_LIB to the directory containing main.lua." >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! command -v luajit >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "aish: luajit not found in PATH. Install luajit." >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+exec luajit "$AISH_LIB/main.lua" "$@"

broker.lua

@@ -1,15 +1,294 @@
 -- broker.lua — llama.cpp HTTP client.
--- Phase 0: blocking POST via libcurl FFI; SSE streaming wired in Phase 1.
+-- Phase 0: blocking POST via ffi/curl + vendored dkjson.
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §6.
+-- Phase 1: streaming POST via ffi/curl.post_sse with an OpenAI-shape decoder
+-- on top. M.chat becomes a thin buffering wrapper around M.chat_stream so the
+-- one streaming path covers both incremental and sync callers.
+-- Phase 2: optional opts.tools array passed through to the request body
+-- (omitted entirely when nil/empty per §12 risk row 1). The chat_stream
+-- on_delta callback widens to (kind, payload) where kind is "text" or
+-- "tool_call"; tool_call deltas are accumulated by `index` (default 0 if
+-- absent per C2) and emitted as complete records on finish_reason "tool_calls".
+-- broker.lua does NOT depend on mcp.lua — the caller assembles opts.tools
+-- and passes it in. See docs/PHASE0.md §6, PHASE1.md §3, PHASE2.md §3 / §5.
+
+local curl = require("ffi.curl")
+local json = require("dkjson")
 
 local M = {}
 
--- Send a /v1/chat/completions request.
+local function build_headers(model_cfg)
---   model_cfg: entry from config.models (endpoint, model, temperature, [key_env])
+    local h = { "Content-Type: application/json" }
---   messages:  list of { role = ..., content = ... } including system prompt
+    if model_cfg.key_env then
--- Returns: assistant content string on success, (nil, errmsg) on failure.
+        local key = os.getenv(model_cfg.key_env)
-function M.chat(model_cfg, messages)
+        if key and key ~= "" then
-    error("broker.chat: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+            h[#h + 1] = "Authorization: Bearer " .. key
+        end
+    end
+    return h
+end
+
+-- Phase 7 (A3): build_request widens to take an opts table; previously
+-- positional (tools, max_tokens). Both internal call sites (chat_stream
+-- and M.chat-via-chat_stream) updated. opts fields:
+--   .tools         per Phase 2 (omitted from body when nil/empty)
+--   .max_tokens    per Phase 3 (omitted when nil)
+--   .include_usage Phase 7 — default true; sets stream_options.include_usage
+--                  in the request body (B1: required for local llama.cpp
+--                  to emit usage; no-op for cloud which emits anyway).
+local function build_request(model_cfg, messages, stream, opts)
+    if not (model_cfg and model_cfg.endpoint and model_cfg.model) then
+        return nil, "broker: model_cfg.endpoint and .model are required"
+    end
+    opts = opts or {}
+    local url  = model_cfg.endpoint:gsub("/+$", "") .. "/v1/chat/completions"
+    local req  = {
+        model       = model_cfg.model,
+        messages    = messages,
+        stream      = stream and true or false,
+        temperature = model_cfg.temperature or 0.2,
+    }
+    -- Per PHASE2.md §12 risk row "Empty tools array": some servers reject
+    -- "tools": []. Only set the field when the list has entries.
+    if opts.tools and #opts.tools > 0 then req.tools = opts.tools end
+    -- Phase 3 (A2): max_tokens passthrough — used by safety.is_destructive
+    -- to cap YES/NO probes at ~4 tokens. Omitted when nil (Phase 1/2
+    -- callers unaffected — model defaults still apply).
+    if opts.max_tokens then req.max_tokens = opts.max_tokens end
+    -- Phase 7 (B1): default ON for streaming requests; the flag is
+    -- required to make local llama.cpp emit usage. Cloud honors it as
+    -- a no-op (emits usage with or without). Per-call opt-out:
+    -- opts.include_usage = false.
+    if stream and opts.include_usage ~= false then
+        req.stream_options = { include_usage = true }
+    end
+    -- #88: GBNF grammar passthrough. llama.cpp constrains the sampler
+    -- to only emit tokens matching the grammar — eliminates format
+    -- drift on small models. Probed cloud (Anthropic via Bedrock)
+    -- silently ignores the field, so default passthrough is safe;
+    -- no per-model opt-out needed in v1. Misformed grammar produces
+    -- a broker error at request time (visible via the usual transport
+    -- error path).
+    if opts.grammar then req.grammar = opts.grammar end
+    return url, json.encode(req), build_headers(model_cfg),
+           (model_cfg.timeout_ms or 60000)
+end
+
+-- Streaming /v1/chat/completions.
+-- Signature widens vs Phase 1: opts is optional and may carry .tools.
+-- Phase 7 adds .include_usage (default true) + .category (echoed into
+-- the emitted usage payload for caller-side accumulator tagging).
+-- on_delta is called as on_delta(kind, payload):
+--   on_delta("text",      content_string)  - per text chunk
+--   on_delta("tool_call", { id, name, arguments }) - once per completed
+--                       tool call (on finish_reason "tool_calls").
+--   on_delta("usage",     { prompt_tokens, completion_tokens,
+--                           total_tokens, cost, model, category })
+--                       - Phase 7: emitted once after the stream
+--                       completes successfully, IF the provider sent
+--                       a usage block. Skipped on transport / API
+--                       errors. model is model_cfg.model (caller-
+--                       stable per B4 + R2); cost is nil for
+--                       providers that don't emit it (local llama.cpp);
+--                       category is opts.category or "main".
+-- Returns:
+--   true                  stream ended cleanly
+--   nil, errmsg           transport / API failure
+function M.chat_stream(model_cfg, messages, on_delta, opts)
+    opts = opts or {}
+    local url, body, headers, timeout_ms =
+        build_request(model_cfg, messages, true, opts)
+    if not url then return nil, body end  -- url slot carries err on bad cfg
+    -- Phase 3: opts.timeout_ms overrides the model's default. Used by
+    -- safety.is_destructive's LLM probe to cap YES/NO checks at ~15s even
+    -- when the model's normal timeout is much higher (e.g. user's deep
+    -- model has 1800000ms for long generations).
+    if opts.timeout_ms then timeout_ms = opts.timeout_ms end
+
+    local done = false
+    local api_err
+    -- Tool-call accumulator keyed by index. Each slot is filled across
+    -- many deltas: id+name come on the opener, arguments arrives as
+    -- character-fragment JSON-string chunks (PHASE2-baseline.md §4).
+    local tc_by_index = {}
+    local tc_index_order = {}  -- preserve emission order
+    local index_absent_warned = false
+    -- Phase 7: usage captured from the final SSE chunk (per B2 either
+    -- on a non-empty-choices chunk with finish_reason — cloud, or on a
+    -- choices=[] chunk before [DONE] — local). Emitted as
+    -- on_delta("usage", ...) AFTER curl.post_sse returns (B5).
+    local final_usage = nil
+
+    local function on_event(data)
+        if done then return end
+        if data == "[DONE]" then done = true; return end
+        local doc = json.decode(data)
+        if not doc then return end          -- ignore unparseable events
+        -- Some servers emit an SSE-framed error envelope at the start of the
+        -- stream — surface it.
+        if doc.error then
+            local m = (type(doc.error) == "table" and doc.error.message)
+                        or tostring(doc.error)
+            api_err = m
+            done = true
+            return
+        end
+        -- N1: usage branch is INDEPENDENT of the choice/delta branches.
+        -- Check unconditionally — local emits usage on choices=[] chunks
+        -- where `choice` is nil; cloud emits with non-empty choices.
+        -- R2: payload.model is the caller-stable model_cfg.model (upvar),
+        -- so call_broker's fallback retry naturally credits the right
+        -- model — wrapper callers key by payload.model.
+        if doc.usage then
+            final_usage = {
+                prompt_tokens     = doc.usage.prompt_tokens or 0,
+                completion_tokens = doc.usage.completion_tokens or 0,
+                total_tokens      = doc.usage.total_tokens or 0,
+                cost              = doc.usage.cost,           -- nil for local (R6 preserves nil)
+                model             = model_cfg.model,          -- caller-stable per B4/R2
+                category          = opts.category or "main",
+            }
+            -- Don't emit yet; fired after curl.post_sse returns.
+        end
+        local choice = doc.choices and doc.choices[1]
+        local delta  = choice and choice.delta
+
+        -- Text path (unchanged from Phase 1 semantics; kind widened).
+        local content = delta and delta.content
+        if type(content) == "string" and #content > 0 then
+            on_delta("text", content)
+        end
+
+        -- Tool-call accumulation (Phase 2).
+        local tcs = delta and delta.tool_calls
+        if type(tcs) == "table" then
+            for _, tc in ipairs(tcs) do
+                local idx = tc.index
+                if idx == nil then
+                    idx = 0
+                    if not index_absent_warned then
+                        index_absent_warned = true
+                        -- One-shot debug status per stream; printed to
+                        -- stderr so it doesn't interleave with renderer
+                        -- stdout output.
+                        io.stderr:write(
+                            "[aish] broker: tool_calls[].index absent; assuming 0\n")
+                    end
+                end
+                local slot = tc_by_index[idx]
+                if not slot then
+                    slot = { id = nil, name = nil, arguments = "" }
+                    tc_by_index[idx] = slot
+                    tc_index_order[#tc_index_order + 1] = idx
+                end
+                if tc.id   then slot.id   = tc.id   end
+                if tc["function"] then
+                    local fn = tc["function"]
+                    if fn.name then slot.name = fn.name end
+                    if fn.arguments then
+                        slot.arguments = slot.arguments .. fn.arguments
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        -- On finish_reason "tool_calls", emit all accumulated calls.
+        if choice and choice.finish_reason == "tool_calls" then
+            for _, idx in ipairs(tc_index_order) do
+                on_delta("tool_call", tc_by_index[idx])
+            end
+            tc_by_index    = {}
+            tc_index_order = {}
+        end
+    end
+
+    local ok, err = curl.post_sse(url, body, headers, on_event, timeout_ms)
+    if api_err then return nil, "api: " .. api_err end
+    if not ok    then return nil, "transport: " .. tostring(err) end
+    -- Phase 7 (B5): emit captured usage AFTER stream completes, as the
+    -- last event in stream order. Skipped on transport/api errors (the
+    -- accumulator stays unchanged for the failed call).
+    if final_usage then on_delta("usage", final_usage) end
+    return true
+end
+
+-- Send a /v1/chat/completions request and return the full assistant text.
+-- Thin buffering wrapper over M.chat_stream — same path as the streaming
+-- consumer, so the broker keeps one HTTP shape (stream:true always).
+-- M.chat's external contract widens in Phase 7 (R1): now returns
+-- (text, usage). Existing callers that ignore the second value continue
+-- to work — Lua silently drops extra return values. Callers that want
+-- cost/usage tracking do `local r, u = broker.chat(...)` and route u
+-- to ctx:add_usage via the central _record_usage helper.
+-- Tool-call kinds are still silently ignored (no caller of M.chat
+-- passes opts.tools).
+-- Returns:
+--   text, usage                       on success (usage may be nil if
+--                                     the provider didn't emit one)
+--   nil, errmsg                       on transport / decode / API failure
+function M.chat(model_cfg, messages, opts)
+    local parts = {}
+    local captured_usage  -- R1: required so callers see usage
+    local ok, err = M.chat_stream(model_cfg, messages, function(kind, payload)
+        if     kind == "text"  then parts[#parts + 1] = payload
+        elseif kind == "usage" then captured_usage = payload
+        end
+    end, opts)
+    if not ok then return nil, err end
+    return table.concat(parts), captured_usage
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- token_count (Phase 8)
+-- Returns an accurate token count by hitting <endpoint>/tokenize when
+-- the endpoint supports it; falls back to the Phase 0 §8 char/4
+-- heuristic otherwise. Per-endpoint capability cache (session-local;
+-- key per R6 is endpoint-only since B1 confirms /tokenize ignores the
+-- model field on the observed broker).
+--
+-- Never errors. Returns a non-negative integer.
+-- 2s timeout per call so a misbehaving endpoint can't stall the
+-- caller; first miss caches as unsupported for the session.
+local _tokenize_capable = {}    -- [endpoint] = true | false (nil = unprobed)
+
+function M.token_count(model_cfg, text)
+    text = text or ""
+    if text == "" then return 0 end
+    if not (model_cfg and model_cfg.endpoint) then
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    local ep  = model_cfg.endpoint
+    local cap = _tokenize_capable[ep]
+    if cap == false then
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    local url = ep:gsub("/+$", "") .. "/tokenize"
+    local body = json.encode({ content = text, model = model_cfg.model })
+    local out, status = curl.post(url, body,
+        { "Content-Type: application/json" },
+        2000)  -- 2s timeout per R5 risk row
+    if not (status == 200 and out) then
+        _tokenize_capable[ep] = false
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    local doc = json.decode(out)
+    local toks = doc and doc.tokens
+    if type(toks) ~= "table" then
+        _tokenize_capable[ep] = false
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    _tokenize_capable[ep] = true
+    return #toks
+end
+
+-- Introspection: nil if endpoint un-probed; true/false for the cached
+-- capability. Used by tests and future :tokenize debug meta.
+function M.tokenize_supported(model_cfg)
+    if not (model_cfg and model_cfg.endpoint) then return nil end
+    return _tokenize_capable[model_cfg.endpoint]
+end
+
+-- Test hook: reset the cache between LuaJIT-VM-shared test runs.
+function M._reset_tokenize_cache()
+    _tokenize_capable = {}
 end
 
 return M

config.lua

@@ -1,26 +1,45 @@
 -- config.lua — model registry, routing rules, user preferences.
 -- Loaded with dofile() at startup; returns a plain Lua table.
 -- See docs/PHASE0.md §10 for resolution order and full schema.
+--
+-- Per issue #12: hossenfelder is the canonical single-URL broker. It does
+-- model-aware routing server-side (local models on boltzmann; cloud routes
+-- through OpenRouter using its own bearer auth — no client-side key here).
+-- Discovery: GET http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082/v1/models.
+--
+-- Phase 9 (docs/PHASE9.md): a `.aish.lua` in/above your cwd (walking up
+-- to $HOME) overlays this user config. First encounter prompts to trust;
+-- sha256-pinned in ~/.aish/trusted-projects. Use it for repo-specific
+-- model presets, permissions, hooks, etc.
+--
+-- IMPORTANT: shallow merge. If your `.aish.lua` sets a top-level block
+-- (models, permissions, cost, shell, ...), it REPLACES the user's
+-- entire block — list every entry you want available OR omit the block
+-- to keep the user's. Inspect the merge via `:config show` at runtime.
+
+local HOSSENFELDER = "http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082"
 
 return {
     default_model = "fast",
 
     models = {
         fast = {
-            endpoint    = "http://dirac.fritz.box:8081",
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
-            model       = "qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k",
+            model       = "qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf",
             temperature = 0.2,
         },
         deep = {
-            endpoint    = "http://dirac.fritz.box:8080",
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
-            model       = "qwen-coder-7b-32k",
+            -- 2026-05-13: qwen3-30b not loaded on hossenfelder right now;
+            -- using deepseek-coder-v2-lite (16B MoE, ~2.4B active) for the
+            -- time being. Restore qwen3-30b when the slot is back up.
+            model       = "deepseek-coder-v2-lite",
+            timeout_ms  = 300000,   -- 5 min; MoE inference is faster than dense 30B
             temperature = 0.1,
         },
         cloud = {
-            endpoint    = "https://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082",
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
             model       = "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5",
-            -- Hossenfelder forwards to OpenRouter using its own key from
-            -- /etc/conf.d/llm-proxy on the LXC; no client-side key needed.
             temperature = 0.2,
         },
     },
@@ -33,6 +52,14 @@ return {
         },
         capture_output = true,    -- inject exec output into context
         confirm_cmd    = true,    -- prompt before executing CMD: suggestions
+
+        -- Issue #10: prompt template. When set, replaces the default
+        -- "[aish:<model>]> " prompt. Variables (substituted via {name}):
+        --   {model}  {ctx_used}  {ctx_max}  {turn}
+        --   {cwd}    {cwd_short} (cwd with $HOME -> ~)
+        --   {last_status} (last exec exit code, empty if none yet)
+        --   {mode}   (norris / plan / normal)
+        -- prompt = "[{model} {ctx_used}/{ctx_max}t T{turn} {mode}] {cwd_short} > ",
     },
 
     context = {
@@ -43,4 +70,365 @@ return {
     history = {
         dir = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.local/share/aish",
     },
+
+    -- Issue #3: pre/post CMD hooks. Optional shell scripts triggered around
+    -- every CMD: execution. Each hook receives the command on stdin and
+    -- AISH_CMD / AISH_TURN / AISH_CWD as env vars. Non-zero exit on pre_cmd
+    -- aborts execution; post_cmd's exit code is ignored but its stdout is
+    -- logged. Default off (no hooks). Uncomment to enable.
+    -- hooks = {
+    --     pre_cmd  = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.aish/hooks/pre-cmd",
+    --     post_cmd = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.aish/hooks/post-cmd",
+    -- },
+
+    -- Issue #13: secret redaction. Vault is a separate file at ~/.aish/
+    -- secrets.lua (mode 0600 enforced). When set, outbound broker messages
+    -- are scrubbed: vault literals + autodetect heuristics (OpenAI sk-,
+    -- OpenRouter sk-or-v1-, GitHub ghp_/gho_/ghs_, AWS AKIA, JWT eyJ...,
+    -- SSH/GPG PRIVATE KEY headers) become $AISH_SECRET_NNN placeholders.
+    -- The streamed reply is rehydrated before display so the user sees
+    -- real values. Per-broker override via models[*].redact:
+    --   "off"               -- no scrubbing (trusted local)
+    --   "vault"             -- vault literals only
+    --   "vault+autodetect"  -- + heuristics (default when vault loaded)
+    --   "stealth"           -- + heuristics, opaque decoys, no rehydrate
+    -- Default per-broker is the global config.secrets.default, falling
+    -- back to "vault+autodetect" when vault loaded, else "off".
+    -- secrets = {
+    --     vault   = "~/.aish/secrets.lua",
+    --     default = "vault+autodetect",  -- applies when models[*].redact is nil
+    -- },
+
+    -- Issue #8: background CMD (CMD&: marker). Requires history.dir set
+    -- (logs land at <history.dir>/bg/<id>.log + .status sidecar). The
+    -- feature is always-on once history.dir exists — no config flag — but
+    -- only fires when the model emits "CMD&: " or the user runs :bg-spawn.
+
+    -- Issue #9: permission policy DSL for AI-suggested CMD: lines. When set,
+    -- supersedes shell.confirm_cmd. Patterns are Lua patterns (NOT regex)
+    -- per substrate invariant §3 (no compiled extensions). Priority order:
+    -- deny > confirm > allow; first match in the chosen category wins.
+    -- Unmatched commands default to "confirm". Probe with :perms check <cmd>.
+    -- permissions = {
+    --     allow   = { "^ls%s", "^cat%s", "^git status", "^git diff" },
+    --     confirm = { "^rm%s", "^git push", "^docker%s", "^sudo%s" },
+    --     deny    = { "^ssh%s+root@", "^curl%s+http[^s]" },
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 2 (docs/PHASE2.md): MCP server registry + tool-call policy.
+    -- The block is OFF by default — connect-at-startup happens only when
+    -- `servers` is non-empty. Uncomment + adjust per your fleet.
+    --
+    -- mcp = {
+    --     servers = {
+    --         -- Each entry: alias = { url = "...", auth_token = "..." | auth_env = "..." }
+    --         -- auth_token literal > auth_env env-var indirection > nil (no auth).
+    --         -- Aliases become the namespace prefix on tool names sent to the model
+    --         -- ("<alias>__<tool>" — e.g. "boltzmann__list_dir"). The separator is
+    --         -- "__" (two underscores) because Anthropic via Bedrock validates tool
+    --         -- names against ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$ — dots are rejected.
+    --         -- Aliases themselves must not contain "__".
+    --         boltzmann = {
+    --             url      = "http://boltzmann.fritz.box:8080/mcp",
+    --             auth_env = "BOLTZMANN_MCP_TOKEN",
+    --         },
+    --         hertz = {
+    --             url      = "http://hertz.fritz.box:8080/mcp",
+    --             auth_env = "HERTZ_MCP_TOKEN",
+    --         },
+    --         broglie = {
+    --             url = "http://broglie.fritz.box:8080/mcp",  -- LAN-only, no auth
+    --         },
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Per-call confirm gate auto-approve policy.
+    --     -- Key forms:
+    --     --   "<alias>__<tool>" — auto-approve one specific tool
+    --     --   "<alias>__*"      — auto-approve every tool on that server
+    --     -- Anything not matched falls back to the [y/N] prompt.
+    --     auto_approve = {
+    --         ["boltzmann__read_file"]    = true,
+    --         ["boltzmann__list_dir"]     = true,
+    --         ["boltzmann__search_files"] = true,
+    --         ["hertz__*"]                = true,   -- trust the hub fully
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Tool-call sub-loop budget per ask_ai turn. Hitting the cap surfaces
+    --     -- a status and breaks; default 8 if absent.
+    --     max_tool_depth = 8,
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 3 (docs/PHASE3.md): Chuck Norris autonomous mode + destructive-op
+    -- heuristic. The block is OFF by default (sane defaults kick in when
+    -- absent); uncomment to tune.
+    --
+    -- safety = {
+    --     -- LLM second-opinion on commands the static patterns don't flag.
+    --     -- Default true. Set false for static-only operation (faster, but
+    --     -- misses novel destructive patterns the static list doesn't know
+    --     -- about — bash -c content, custom destructive idioms, etc.).
+    --     llm_second_opinion = true,
+    --
+    --     -- Which configured model to use for the YES/NO destructive probe.
+    --     -- Precedence: this field → models.deep → models[default_model].
+    --     -- R-B2: prefer an INDEPENDENT model class from the action-emitting
+    --     -- model (avoids self-policing). Recommended values:
+    --     --   "cloud"  — anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 via openrouter. Fast and
+    --     --              reliable. Costs money per probe (typical Norris
+    --     --              session = 16 probes max, often cached).
+    --     --   "deep"   — local large model (qwen3-30b on this fleet). Free
+    --     --              but slow on RK3588 hardware (~1-3s per probe).
+    --     --              Falls back here automatically if not set.
+    --     --   "fast"   — same model as the action-emitter. NOT RECOMMENDED
+    --     --              (circular trust); use only when no other option.
+    --     llm_model = "cloud",
+    --
+    --     -- Norris planning-loop budget. Iterations of safety.norris_step.
+    --     -- Each iteration is one broker round-trip + dispatch of actions.
+    --     -- Default 8. Bump for long-running goals; cap low for testing.
+    --     max_norris_steps = 8,
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 4 (docs/PHASE4.md): cross-session memory.jsonl + startup
+    -- injection + :memory management surface. The block is OFF by
+    -- default (no startup injection); uncomment to tune. Note that
+    -- :remember / :memory list / :memory forget / :memory summarize
+    -- all work without this block — they store to <history.dir>/
+    -- memory.jsonl regardless. The block only configures the
+    -- injection-into-system-prompt behavior at startup.
+    --
+    -- memory = {
+    --     -- Cap on total characters injected at startup. ~2000 chars ≈
+    --     -- 500 tokens. LRU-by-ts selection if your memory.jsonl has
+    --     -- more recent items than fit. Older items remain in the
+    --     -- file; only injection is bounded. Suppressed entirely in
+    --     -- Norris mode (R-C1).
+    --     inject_max_chars = 2000,
+    --
+    --     -- Which configured model to use for :memory summarize.
+    --     -- Defaults to the active model when nil. Use "fast" for
+    --     -- speed; "deep" or "cloud" for better extraction quality
+    --     -- (cloud may have variable cost per session).
+    --     summarizer_model = "fast",
+    --
+    --     -- #102: auto-summarize the session into memory.jsonl on :q.
+    --     -- When true, shutdown_session runs the same distill flow as
+    --     -- `:memory summarize`, non-interactively, and auto-adds the
+    --     -- parsed candidates. Silent no-op for trivial sessions (turn
+    --     -- count < min_turns_for_summary, default 5). pcall'd so a
+    --     -- broker failure never blocks :q.
+    --     auto_summarize_on_quit = true,
+    --     min_turns_for_summary  = 5,
+    --     summary_model          = "fast",  -- new alias; summarizer_model
+    --                                       -- above is still honored for
+    --                                       -- back-compat.
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 5 (docs/PHASE5.md): multi-model routing + cloud fallback +
+    -- summarize-on-evict. OFF by default — auto-routing can spend money
+    -- silently on the cloud preset; require explicit opt-in.
+    --
+    -- routing = {
+    --     -- Enable auto-routing per request. When true, router.classify_model
+    --     -- inspects each prompt and may switch the model for THAT request
+    --     -- only (the :model selection is preserved across requests).
+    --     -- Default false. Toggle at runtime with :route on / :route off.
+    --     auto = true,
+    --
+    --     -- Class → model mapping. nil = "keep current" (heuristic fires
+    --     -- but no override). Ships with reasoning = nil because mapping
+    --     -- "explain ..." prompts to a paid cloud model would spend money
+    --     -- silently — opt in by uncommenting the reasoning line below.
+    --     classes = {
+    --         code      = "deep",      -- code-like prompts to local deep
+    --         -- reasoning = "cloud",  -- OPT-IN: "explain"/"why"/"how does" → paid
+    --         -- default   = nil,      -- keep active model
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Single-hop retry on transport failure (HTTP 5xx, 408,
+    --     -- 404 model_not_found, DNS, connection refused, timeouts).
+    --     -- Retries against fallback_model once. Skipped if any text
+    --     -- has already streamed (no partial-output duplication).
+    --     -- Toggle at runtime with :fallback on / :fallback off.
+    --     fallback       = false,           -- default off (cost-safety)
+    --     fallback_model = "cloud",
+    --
+    --     -- Issue #86: per-class system_prompt override. When the
+    --     -- classified request falls into a class with an entry here,
+    --     -- the BASE system_prompt is REPLACED for that one request
+    --     -- (dynamic blocks — [background], [project], [earlier
+    --     -- summary], NORRIS suffix — still compose on top). Mostly
+    --     -- useful for tightening small local models' instruction
+    --     -- adherence. Default {} (no override).
+    --     system_prompts = {
+    --         code = [[You are a code assistant. Rules:
+    -- 1. Output ONLY the requested code or command.
+    -- 2. No prose explanation unless explicitly asked.
+    -- 3. Wrap shell commands in CMD: prefix.
+    -- 4. Max response: 200 tokens.]],
+    --         default = [[You are a shell assistant.
+    -- Output shell commands as: CMD: <command>
+    -- Output answers as single short sentences.
+    -- Do not ask clarifying questions.]],
+    --         -- reasoning routes to cloud; no override usually needed
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Issue #88: per-class GBNF grammar passthrough. llama.cpp
+    --     -- constrains the sampler to ONLY emit tokens matching the
+    --     -- grammar — eliminates format drift on small models. Cloud
+    --     -- (Anthropic/Bedrock) silently ignores the field, so default
+    --     -- passthrough is safe; no per-model opt-out needed. Misformed
+    --     -- grammar surfaces as a broker error at request time.
+    --     grammars = {
+    --         code    = [[root ::= "CMD: " [^\n]+ "\n"]],
+    --         default = [[root ::= ("CMD: " [^\n]+ "\n") | [^\n]+ "\n"]],
+    --     },
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- Issue #88 (continued): for the safety LLM probe (YES/NO
+    -- destructive classification), set safety.probe_grammar to force
+    -- the probe model to emit exactly YES or NO. Eliminates the
+    -- regex-match fallback for unparseable verdicts; small models
+    -- become reliable enough to use as the probe.
+    --
+    -- safety = {
+    --     llm_second_opinion = true,
+    --     llm_model          = "fast",
+    --     probe_grammar      = [[root ::= ("YES" | "NO")]],
+    -- },
+
+    -- ── Issue #87 (route-aware context compression).
+    -- When a routed model preset has `local_compress = true`, each
+    -- broker call against THAT preset gets a compressed view of
+    -- ctx.turns: only the last `keep_turns` turns; any turn whose
+    -- content exceeds `max_turn_chars` is tail-truncated. The full
+    -- context lives on (visible via :history); compression is purely
+    -- per-request for small models that effectively use a fraction
+    -- of their advertised context window.
+    --
+    -- Set the per-model opt-in on models[<name>]:
+    --     models.fast = { ..., local_compress = true }
+    -- Defaults live under context.compress:
+    --     context = {
+    --         ...
+    --         compress = { keep_turns = 2, max_turn_chars = 800 },
+    --     }
+    --
+    -- Trade-off documented in the FR: tool turns lose information
+    -- when tail-truncated. Acceptable for shell-output blocks (the
+    -- tail is usually the relevant bit); known limitation for
+    -- structured tool results. Disable per-model if it bites.
+
+    -- ── Issue #89 / Phase 10: cloud preplanner → local executor split.
+    -- When cfg.norris.preplanner names a model preset, :norris launch
+    -- fires ONE broker.chat against that preset asking for a sequence
+    -- of TASK: <imperative> lines. Parsed list (capped at tasks_max)
+    -- becomes ctx.norris_tasks; the executor model (cfg.norris.executor,
+    -- defaulting to the active :model selection) runs each task with
+    -- the current task shown in the per-step header.
+    --
+    -- Goal: small fast local models are cheap per step but easily
+    -- distracted on multi-step plans; cloud is capable at planning
+    -- but expensive per step. Use cloud ONCE for the plan, local for
+    -- every step. Falls back to single-model Norris (existing
+    -- behavior) when preplanner unset / fails / produces no TASKs.
+    --
+    -- norris = {
+    --     preplanner = "anthropic",   -- model name in cfg.models;
+    --                                 -- this preset is called ONCE per
+    --                                 -- :norris launch. Omit to run
+    --                                 -- single-model (Phase 6 behavior).
+    --     executor   = "fast",        -- model that runs each step.
+    --                                 -- Omit to use the active :model.
+    --     tasks_max  = 16,            -- cap on preplan list size.
+    --     -- preplan_system = "...",  -- override the built-in prompt
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- :cost detail separates norris-preplan and norris rows so you
+    -- can see cloud planning cost vs local execution cost. The
+    -- preplan call does NOT retry via fallback_model (a different
+    -- model = a different decomposition; clean hard-fail to single-
+    -- model is safer).
+
+    -- ── Phase 5 context summarization on sliding-window eviction.
+    -- Set INSIDE the context = { ... } block above to enable:
+    --     context = {
+    --         max_turns          = 40,
+    --         token_budget       = 4096,
+    --         summarize_on_evict = true,
+    --         summarizer_model   = "fast",   -- model name in models{}
+    --         max_summary_chars  = 2000,
+    --
+    --         -- #101 (proactive periodic summarization). When set,
+    --         -- enforce_cadence fires every N appends (before
+    --         -- enforce_budget) and folds turns OLDER than
+    --         -- summarize_keep_recent into ctx.summary. Goal: keep the
+    --         -- wire prompt tight from the start so small local models
+    --         -- aren't fed near-budget context until eviction. Composes
+    --         -- with summarize_on_evict (same summarize_fn closure;
+    --         -- different trigger). Suppressed in Norris (R-C4 parity).
+    --         summarize_every_n_turns = 10,    -- nil = disabled (default)
+    --         summarize_keep_recent   = 4,
+    --     },
+    -- When summarize_on_evict is true, evicted turn pairs are fed to
+    -- summarizer_model and the result lives on ctx.summary, appended to
+    -- the system prompt as [earlier conversation summary]. Suppressed
+    -- in Norris mode (R-C4 — planner stays on its goal). If broker
+    -- fails, falls back to Phase 0 silent eviction (no crash).
+
+    -- Phase 6 (docs/PHASE6.md): project file-tree context + :diff /
+    -- :tree / :highlight metas. The :diff and :tree metas work without
+    -- any config. The `project` block below only controls the
+    -- AUTO-injection-at-startup behavior; manual `:tree` always works
+    -- regardless. Uncomment to enable startup auto-inject.
+    --
+    -- project = {
+    --     auto_tree      = true,   -- run `:tree` once at startup
+    --     tree_depth     = 3,      -- depth filter for the scan (find fallback only;
+    --                              -- git ls-files emits full repo-relative paths)
+    --     tree_max_chars = 4096,   -- truncate the injected block above this
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- :highlight has no config flag in v1 — toggled at runtime only.
+    -- Requires the external `tree-sitter` CLI plus configured parser-
+    -- directories with cloned + built `tree-sitter-<lang>` grammars
+    -- (see `:highlight on` for the install hints).
+
+    -- Phase 7 (docs/PHASE7.md): cost / usage observability. broker.lua
+    -- captures `usage` (+ `cost` for cloud) from every chat/chat_stream
+    -- call and routes via ctx:add_usage to a per-session accumulator.
+    -- `:cost` / `:cost detail` / `:cost reset` surface the totals.
+    -- The `cost` block below configures OPTIONAL warn thresholds —
+    -- a single status line fires the first time the cumulative
+    -- crosses each threshold. Default off. Useful when paid cloud
+    -- presets are in play so runaway-cost sessions get a nudge.
+    --
+    -- cost = {
+    --     warn_at_dollars = 0.50,    -- one-shot warn when cumulative cost crosses
+    --     warn_at_tokens  = 100000,  -- one-shot warn when cumulative tokens crosses
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- Both flags are independent (R4 — first-to-fire doesn't suppress
+    -- the other); `:cost reset` re-arms both. Per-turn usage is also
+    -- written to session/*.jsonl (assistant-turn `usage` field) for
+    -- after-the-fact scripting; cross-session aggregation deferred
+    -- to a future phase (Q-C2).
+
+    -- Phase 8 (docs/PHASE8.md): accurate tokenization via the broker's
+    -- /tokenize endpoint, replacing the Phase 0 §8 char/4 heuristic.
+    -- Two consequences when use_endpoint=true:
+    --   (1) Context:estimate_tokens hits <endpoint>/tokenize once per
+    --       new turn (cached on the turn dict thereafter). Network
+    --       cost is one round-trip (~30ms) per fresh turn; subsequent
+    --       calls reuse the cache.
+    --   (2) Context:enforce_budget actually ENFORCES token_budget now
+    --       (previously only max_turns was checked). Sessions that
+    --       fit under char/4 may evict earlier — raise token_budget
+    --       to match your model's real context window if needed.
+    -- Cloud endpoints (OpenRouter) don't expose /tokenize; capability
+    -- cached as unsupported on first probe -> silent char/4 fallback.
+    --
+    -- tokenize = {
+    --     use_endpoint = true,
+    -- },
 }

context.lua

@@ -1,28 +1,619 @@
 -- context.lua — in-memory conversation history + token budget.
--- Phase 0: ordered turn list, sliding window eviction.
+-- Phase 0: ordered turn list, sliding-window eviction by max_turns.
--- Tokenization is char/4 heuristic in Phase 0; accurate count is Phase 2.
+-- Tokenization is char/4 heuristic in Phase 0; accurate count is Phase 3 (Q1).
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §8.
+-- Phase 2 (added 2026-05-12): support for `role:"tool"` turns and assistant
+-- turns carrying `tool_calls = [...]`, plus a `use_tool_role` rendering
+-- toggle for the strict-chat-template fallback path (Q18).
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §6, §8 and docs/PHASE2.md §3 / §5.
 
 local M = {}
 
--- Construct a Context table from config.context.
+-- The §6 default system prompt. The `CMD: ` (exact prefix, single space)
+-- contract is locked per §3 invariants — do not edit without amending PHASE0.
+-- Phase 2 appends ~4 lines about MCP tools per PHASE2.md §8 (hybrid:
+-- static frame here + dynamic tools list in the request body). The block
+-- is always present even when no MCP servers are configured — the cost
+-- is ~60 tokens and the model just sees instructions that don't apply.
+local DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = [[
+You are aish, an AI-augmented shell assistant. You help the user execute shell
+commands, write and debug code, and re-engineer software. When suggesting shell
+commands, output them on a line beginning with exactly "CMD: " so aish can
+identify and optionally execute them. Be concise. Prefer concrete actions over
+explanations unless asked.
+
+You may have access to MCP tools — they appear in this request's `tools` field.
+Call a tool by emitting a tool_call; the result will be supplied in the next
+turn. Use tools for structured operations (file reads, queries, etc.) and
+`CMD:` lines for local shell commands. Prefer tools when available; fall back
+to `CMD:` for anything not exposed as a tool.]]
+
+local Context = {}
+Context.__index = Context
+
 function M.new(opts)
-    error("context.new: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    opts = opts or {}
+    return setmetatable({
+        system_prompt        = opts.system_prompt or DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
+        turns                = {},
+        pending_exec_output  = nil,   -- buffered until next user turn (§6)
+        max_turns            = opts.max_turns    or 40,
+        token_budget         = opts.token_budget or 4096,
+        -- Phase 2: tool-role rendering toggle. true = emit OpenAI-standard
+        -- role:"tool" messages from to_messages(); false = collapse
+        -- assistant+tool_calls and tool turns into a single assistant text
+        -- turn for chat templates that reject the role:"tool" shape.
+        -- Default true per PHASE2.md §12 "Q18 default"; flip from caller.
+        use_tool_role        = (opts.use_tool_role == nil) and true
+                                                          or  opts.use_tool_role,
+        -- Phase 5: summarize-on-evict. When set, enforce_budget calls
+        -- summarize_fn(prior_summary, evicted_turns) -> string | nil
+        -- and updates ctx.summary instead of silently dropping turns.
+        -- Callback contract per PHASE5.md R-B1:
+        --   (nil, [turns])  → first-time summarize
+        --   (str, [turns])  → additive: extend prior summary with new turns
+        --   (str, nil)      → compress: re-summarize the prior summary
+        -- Returns nil → fall back to silent eviction (Phase 0 behavior).
+        summarize_fn         = opts.summarize_fn,
+        summary              = nil,   -- rolling summary string
+        max_summary_chars    = opts.max_summary_chars or 2000,
+        -- #101: proactive periodic summarization (cadence-triggered,
+        -- in addition to Phase 5's eviction-triggered path). When
+        -- summarize_every_n_turns is set AND summarize_fn is wired,
+        -- enforce_cadence() folds turns older than the last
+        -- summarize_keep_recent into ctx.summary every N appends.
+        -- Goal: keep the wire prompt tight from the start so small
+        -- local models aren't fed near-budget context until eviction
+        -- forces a fold. nil = disabled (existing behavior).
+        summarize_every_n_turns = opts.summarize_every_n_turns,
+        summarize_keep_recent   = opts.summarize_keep_recent or 4,
+        _turns_since_summarize  = 0,
+        -- Phase 6 (#issue Phase 6 §6): project file-tree block, set by
+        -- repl.lua via :tree meta or the cfg.project.auto_tree startup
+        -- hook. nil = no block injected. Cached scan opts (depth /
+        -- max_chars overrides) live on _project_opts for :tree refresh.
+        project              = nil,
+        _project_opts        = nil,
+        -- Phase 7 (docs/PHASE7.md): cost/usage accumulator. Keyed as
+        -- usage_totals[model_name][category] -> { prompt, completion,
+        -- calls, cost, is_local }. is_local (R6) is a sticky flag
+        -- set when ANY recorded usage for the slot had cost==nil
+        -- (preserves local-vs-cloud-zero distinction for :cost detail
+        -- annotation). cost_warn_state (R4) carries per-threshold
+        -- one-shot flags so warn_at_dollars firing doesn't suppress
+        -- warn_at_tokens. Both survive :reset (R8 parity).
+        usage_totals         = {},
+        cost_warn_state      = { dollars = false, tokens = false },
+        -- Phase 8 (docs/PHASE8.md): optional tokenize callback. When
+        -- set, Context:estimate_tokens uses it (with a per-turn cache
+        -- on turn._tokens for amortization). nil = char/4 fallback
+        -- (Phase 0 §8 — existing behavior, no change).
+        tokenize_fn          = opts.tokenize_fn,
+    }, Context)
 end
 
--- Append a turn { role = ..., content = ... }.
+-- Append a turn. Phase 2 widens what's valid:
-function M:append(turn)
+--   role="user"      content (string) required
-    error("context:append: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+--   role="system"    content (string) required (callers shouldn't add system
+--                    turns directly; system prompt is stored separately and
+--                    prepended at to_messages time per §6)
+--   role="assistant" content may be empty IF tool_calls is non-empty;
+--                    otherwise content required
+--   role="tool"      tool_call_id required + content required; the preceding
+--                    stored turn must be an assistant turn with non-empty
+--                    tool_calls (debug assertion catches sub-loop bugs early
+--                    per PHASE2.md §3 row + N4 in review)
+function Context:append(turn)
+    assert(type(turn) == "table" and turn.role,
+           "context:append requires { role = ... }")
+    local stored = { role = turn.role, content = turn.content or "" }
+    if turn.role == "assistant" and turn.tool_calls and #turn.tool_calls > 0 then
+        stored.tool_calls = turn.tool_calls
+    elseif turn.role == "tool" then
+        assert(turn.tool_call_id, "context:append role=tool requires tool_call_id")
+        assert(turn.content, "context:append role=tool requires content")
+        -- A tool turn may follow either an assistant-with-tool_calls (the
+        -- first reply in the sub-loop) or another tool turn (subsequent
+        -- replies when the assistant emitted multiple parallel tool_calls).
+        -- Walk back through tool turns until we hit a non-tool; that turn
+        -- must be an assistant with non-empty tool_calls.
+        local j = #self.turns
+        while j > 0 and self.turns[j].role == "tool" do j = j - 1 end
+        local anchor = self.turns[j]
+        assert(anchor and anchor.role == "assistant"
+                      and anchor.tool_calls and #anchor.tool_calls > 0,
+               "context:append role=tool must follow assistant with tool_calls "
+               .. "(possibly via prior tool turns in the same sub-loop)")
+        stored.tool_call_id = turn.tool_call_id
+    else
+        assert(turn.content, "context:append requires content for role=" .. turn.role)
+    end
+    self.turns[#self.turns + 1] = stored
+    -- #101: bump cadence counter so enforce_cadence knows when to fire.
+    self._turns_since_summarize = (self._turns_since_summarize or 0) + 1
 end
 
--- Render messages array suitable for broker.chat (system prompt prepended).
+-- Buffer captured shell-exec output. Per §6 (post user-test fix), exec output
-function M:to_messages()
+-- is NOT appended as its own user turn — strict chat templates (e.g. mistral-
-    error("context:to_messages: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+-- nemo's Jinja) reject the resulting user/user back-to-back. Instead it is
+-- held until the next user turn arrives, then prepended via :append_user.
+function Context:append_exec_output(out)
+    if not out or out == "" then return end
+    local block = "[exec output]\n" .. out
+    if self.pending_exec_output then
+        self.pending_exec_output = self.pending_exec_output .. "\n" .. block
+    else
+        self.pending_exec_output = block
+    end
 end
 
--- Apply max_turns eviction policy. Returns number of turns evicted.
+-- Append a user turn, flushing any pending exec output as a prefix. Use this
-function M:enforce_budget()
+-- (rather than raw :append) for any turn whose role is "user".
-    error("context:enforce_budget: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+function Context:append_user(content)
+    if self.pending_exec_output then
+        content = self.pending_exec_output .. "\n\n" .. content
+        self.pending_exec_output = nil
+    end
+    self:append({ role = "user", content = content })
+end
+
+-- Compact JSON-ish rendering used by the fallback (use_tool_role=false) path
+-- to convert a tool_calls + tool-result pair into inline text. Not OpenAI-
+-- standard — only used when a strict chat template rejects role:"tool".
+local function inline_tool_call(call, result_content)
+    return ("[tool: %s]\n%s\n[result]\n%s")
+        :format(call.name or "?",
+                tostring(call.arguments or ""),
+                tostring(result_content or ""))
+end
+
+-- Render the messages array for broker.chat (system prompt prepended; turns
+-- in order). Phase 2 adds two emission modes:
+--
+--   use_tool_role = true (default): pass through OpenAI-standard
+--     {role:"assistant", content, tool_calls} and {role:"tool", tool_call_id,
+--     content} turns unchanged.
+--
+--   use_tool_role = false (fallback, Q18): collapse each
+--     assistant-with-tool_calls + its following role:"tool" turn(s) into a
+--     single assistant text turn carrying the synthesized "[tool: name]\n
+--     <args>\n[result]\n<content>" body. The role:"tool" turns and the
+--     tool_calls field are NOT emitted. Same logical alternation seen by the
+--     model (user → assistant → user → assistant), no strict-template breakage.
+--
+-- The system prompt is NOT stored in self.turns per §6.
+-- Phase 4: [background] block composer. Memory items from memory.jsonl
+-- are stored on self.memory_items (loaded by repl.lua at startup) and
+-- rendered as a dim-styled suffix on the system prompt. Suppressed when
+-- norris_active to avoid stacking large background contexts in
+-- per-iteration broker calls (R-C1 review fold-in). Cap honored via
+-- inject_max_chars argument from the caller (already truncated by repl).
+local function compose_background(items)
+    if not items or #items == 0 then return "" end
+    local lines = { "", "", "[background] (memory.jsonl; manage via :memory)" }
+    for _, it in ipairs(items) do
+        lines[#lines + 1] =
+            ("- (%s) %s"):format(it.kind or "?", (it.content or ""):gsub("\n", " "))
+    end
+    return table.concat(lines, "\n")
+end
+
+-- Phase 5 R-C4: summary block composer. Mirrors the [background]
+-- pattern; suppressed under Norris (callers already guard, but the
+-- function returns "" for empty input regardless).
+local function compose_summary(summary_text)
+    if not summary_text or summary_text == "" then return "" end
+    return "\n\n[earlier conversation summary]\n" .. summary_text
+end
+
+-- Phase 6: project file-tree composer. Inserted between [background]
+-- and [earlier summary] so the reading order is memory facts →
+-- project tree → earlier conversation → NORRIS suffix. Same Norris-
+-- suppression rule (callers gate via self.norris_active).
+local function compose_project(project_text)
+    if not project_text or project_text == "" then return "" end
+    return "\n\n[project]\n" .. project_text
+end
+
+-- Phase 3: NORRIS MODE suffix appended to the system prompt when
+-- self.norris_active. Carries self.norris_goal so eviction of the
+-- user's "[norris] goal: ..." turn doesn't lose the anchor.
+local NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE = [[
+
+
+[NORRIS MODE] You are operating autonomously toward the following goal:
+
+    %s
+
+Plan and execute step by step using CMD: lines (for shell) or tool_calls
+(when MCP tools are available). After each action, you will see its
+result in the next turn. Re-plan based on what you observe.
+
+When the goal is achieved, emit a single line:
+    GOAL: complete
+on its own line, optionally followed by a brief summary.
+
+If the goal is unreachable or you need user input, emit:
+    GOAL: blocked
+with a one-line reason.
+
+Avoid destructive operations unless the goal explicitly requires them.
+The user will be prompted to confirm destructive actions; expect their
+verdict in the next turn as a synthesized "[aish] ... skipped by user"
+message if they declined.]]
+
+-- Phase 10 / #89: optional task-hint block appended AFTER the NORRIS
+-- suffix when the cloud preplanner emitted a TASK list at :norris
+-- launch. self.norris_tasks shape: { current = 1, list = {...} }.
+-- Returns "" when no tasks (preplan disabled OR preplan failed OR
+-- list exhausted) — keeps the NORRIS suffix backward-compatible.
+local function compose_norris_task_hint(self)
+    if not (self.norris_tasks and self.norris_tasks.list) then return "" end
+    local k = self.norris_tasks.current
+    local n = #self.norris_tasks.list
+    local task = self.norris_tasks.list[k]
+    if not task then return "" end  -- exhausted → no hint
+    return string.format("\n\nCurrent step %d/%d:\n    %s", k, n, task)
+end
+
+-- #87: route-aware context compression. Keeps the LAST keep_turns
+-- turns; tail-truncates any turn whose content exceeds max_turn_chars.
+-- Drops tool turns at the slice head (they'd be orphaned without
+-- their assistant-with-tool_calls anchor; strict chat templates
+-- reject the resulting tool-without-anchor shape). Returns a new
+-- list of turn-shaped tables; self.turns is NEVER mutated.
+local function _compress_turns(turns, keep_turns, max_chars)
+    local n = #turns
+    if keep_turns and n > keep_turns then
+        -- start index is the first turn we keep
+    end
+    local start = math.max(1, n - (keep_turns or 2) + 1)
+    -- Drop orphan tool turns at the head.
+    while start <= n and turns[start].role == "tool" do
+        start = start + 1
+    end
+    local out = {}
+    for i = start, n do
+        local t = turns[i]
+        local c = t.content or ""
+        if max_chars and #c > max_chars then
+            out[#out + 1] = {
+                role         = t.role,
+                content      = c:sub(-max_chars),
+                tool_calls   = t.tool_calls,
+                tool_call_id = t.tool_call_id,
+            }
+        else
+            out[#out + 1] = t  -- ref the existing turn; no copy needed
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+function Context:to_messages(opts)
+    -- Phase 10 (#86): per-call system_prompt_override. Replaces the
+    -- BASE system_prompt for THIS render only (state unchanged); the
+    -- dynamic blocks ([background], [project], [earlier summary],
+    -- NORRIS suffix) still compose on top. Used by ask_ai's routing
+    -- path when cfg.routing.system_prompts[class] is set — gives
+    -- small local models tighter instructions while preserving
+    -- ambient memory/project context.
+    local sys_content = (opts and opts.system_prompt_override)
+                        or self.system_prompt
+    -- Phase 4 [background] memory block + Phase 6 [project] file-tree
+    -- block + Phase 5 [earlier summary] block. All suppressed during
+    -- Norris (R-C1 / R-C4 — avoid redundant tokens per planning
+    -- iteration; planner stays focused on its goal anchor).
+    if not self.norris_active then
+        sys_content = sys_content .. compose_background(self.memory_items)
+        sys_content = sys_content .. compose_project(self.project)
+        sys_content = sys_content .. compose_summary(self.summary)
+    end
+    -- Phase 3 NORRIS MODE suffix. Last block so its instructions dominate.
+    if self.norris_active and self.norris_goal then
+        sys_content = sys_content
+            .. string.format(NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE, self.norris_goal)
+            .. compose_norris_task_hint(self)
+    end
+    local msgs = { { role = "system", content = sys_content } }
+
+    -- #87: route-aware compression. When opts.compress is set, swap
+    -- the turn iterable for a truncated copy. self.turns unchanged
+    -- (this is a per-render transformation; persistence + display
+    -- via :history see the full context).
+    local turns = self.turns
+    if opts and opts.compress then
+        turns = _compress_turns(self.turns,
+            opts.compress.keep_turns or 2,
+            opts.compress.max_turn_chars or 800)
+    end
+
+    if self.use_tool_role then
+        for _, t in ipairs(turns) do
+            local m = { role = t.role, content = t.content }
+            if t.role == "assistant" and t.tool_calls then
+                -- OpenAI shape wraps each call as
+                -- {id, type:"function", function:{name, arguments}}.
+                local oai = {}
+                for i, c in ipairs(t.tool_calls) do
+                    oai[i] = {
+                        id   = c.id,
+                        type = "function",
+                        ["function"] = { name = c.name,
+                                         arguments = c.arguments or "" },
+                    }
+                end
+                m.tool_calls = oai
+            elseif t.role == "tool" then
+                m.tool_call_id = t.tool_call_id
+            end
+            msgs[#msgs + 1] = m
+        end
+        return msgs
+    end
+
+    -- Fallback path: walk turns, collapse asst-with-tool_calls + following
+    -- tool turns into a single asst text turn. Merge consecutive assistant
+    -- turns afterward so the trailing post-tool-result assistant text
+    -- doesn't produce asst/asst back-to-back (which strict templates would
+    -- also reject — same gotcha PHASE0.md §6 warned about for user/user).
+    local function push_or_merge_assistant(content)
+        local last = msgs[#msgs]
+        if last and last.role == "assistant" then
+            last.content = last.content .. "\n" .. content
+        else
+            msgs[#msgs + 1] = { role = "assistant", content = content }
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- #87: same compressed `turns` view used by the fallback path.
+    local i = 1
+    while i <= #turns do
+        local t = turns[i]
+        if t.role == "assistant" and t.tool_calls then
+            local parts = {}
+            if t.content and t.content ~= "" then
+                parts[#parts + 1] = t.content
+            end
+            for ci, call in ipairs(t.tool_calls) do
+                local result_text = ""
+                local next_t = turns[i + ci]
+                if next_t and next_t.role == "tool"
+                          and next_t.tool_call_id == call.id then
+                    result_text = next_t.content
+                end
+                parts[#parts + 1] = inline_tool_call(call, result_text)
+            end
+            push_or_merge_assistant(table.concat(parts, "\n"))
+            i = i + 1 + #t.tool_calls
+        elseif t.role == "tool" then
+            -- Orphan tool turn (no preceding asst-tool_calls captured it).
+            -- Shouldn't happen given the :append assertion, but defensively
+            -- drop it rather than emit a malformed message.
+            i = i + 1
+        elseif t.role == "assistant" then
+            push_or_merge_assistant(t.content or "")
+            i = i + 1
+        else
+            msgs[#msgs + 1] = { role = t.role, content = t.content }
+            i = i + 1
+        end
+    end
+    return msgs
+end
+
+-- #101: proactive periodic summarization. Fires every
+-- summarize_every_n_turns appends, folding turns older than the last
+-- summarize_keep_recent into ctx.summary via summarize_fn. Returns
+-- the number of turns folded (0 if disabled / not yet due / nothing
+-- to fold / Norris-mode / callback failed).
+--
+-- Norris suppression (Phase 5 R-C4 parity): the planner stays
+-- focused on its goal anchor — folding history mid-loop would
+-- change its perceived progress.
+--
+-- Orphan-tool guard: never fold an assistant-with-tool_calls turn
+-- without its matching role=tool turn(s). When the slice would end
+-- on such an assistant, peel back until it doesn't (the unfolded
+-- tail then becomes part of the live window — temporarily larger
+-- than summarize_keep_recent, but chat-template-legal).
+function Context:enforce_cadence()
+    if self.norris_active then return 0 end
+    if not self.summarize_fn then return 0 end
+    if not self.summarize_every_n_turns then return 0 end
+    if (self._turns_since_summarize or 0) < self.summarize_every_n_turns then
+        return 0
+    end
+    local keep = self.summarize_keep_recent or 4
+    local n = #self.turns
+    if n <= keep then return 0 end
+
+    local fold_count = n - keep
+    -- Orphan-tool guard: peel back from the right edge of the fold
+    -- slice while the last folded turn is assistant-with-tool_calls.
+    while fold_count > 0 do
+        local last = self.turns[fold_count]
+        if last and last.role == "assistant"
+           and last.tool_calls and #last.tool_calls > 0 then
+            fold_count = fold_count - 1
+        else
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    if fold_count == 0 then return 0 end
+
+    local pair = {}
+    for i = 1, fold_count do pair[i] = self.turns[i] end
+
+    local ok, new_summary = pcall(self.summarize_fn, self.summary, pair)
+    if not ok or type(new_summary) ~= "string" or new_summary == "" then
+        return 0  -- failure: leave turns; eviction will handle them later
+    end
+    self.summary = new_summary
+    if #self.summary > self.max_summary_chars then
+        local ok2, compressed = pcall(self.summarize_fn, self.summary, nil)
+        if ok2 and type(compressed) == "string" and compressed ~= "" then
+            self.summary = compressed
+        end
+    end
+
+    for _ = 1, fold_count do table.remove(self.turns, 1) end
+    self._turns_since_summarize = 0
+    return fold_count
+end
+
+-- Evict the oldest pair (user + assistant) while we exceed max_turns
+-- OR token_budget (Phase 8 pillar 5). Returns total turns evicted.
+-- Caller is responsible for rendering the §8 status line.
+--
+-- R2 guard: when system_prompt alone exceeds token_budget, the OR
+-- condition stays true even when turns are empty — would spin
+-- forever calling table.remove on a 0-length list. The `and
+-- #self.turns > 0` clause ensures we exit when there's nothing
+-- left to evict. Over-budget system_prompts (large [project]
+-- blocks, etc.) are then on the user to shrink via :tree off /
+-- :memory clear / etc.
+function Context:enforce_budget()
+    local evicted = 0
+    while (#self.turns > self.max_turns
+           or self:estimate_tokens() > self.token_budget)
+          and #self.turns > 0 do
+        -- Collect evicted slice (pair: user + assistant)
+        local pair = {}
+        pair[#pair + 1] = self.turns[1]
+        if #self.turns >= 2 then pair[#pair + 1] = self.turns[2] end
+
+        -- Phase 5: ask the summarize callback (if wired) to absorb this
+        -- slice into the rolling summary. Callback contract per R-B1:
+        --   summarize_fn(prior_summary, evicted_turns) -> string | nil
+        -- nil return → silent eviction (Phase 0 behavior).
+        if self.summarize_fn then
+            local ok, new_summary = pcall(self.summarize_fn, self.summary, pair)
+            if ok and type(new_summary) == "string" and new_summary ~= "" then
+                self.summary = new_summary
+                -- R-C1: if grown past cap, compress in a second pass.
+                if #self.summary > self.max_summary_chars then
+                    local ok2, compressed = pcall(self.summarize_fn,
+                                                  self.summary, nil)
+                    if ok2 and type(compressed) == "string"
+                          and compressed ~= "" then
+                        self.summary = compressed
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        -- Remove the pair from turns (matches Phase 0 visible effect)
+        table.remove(self.turns, 1)
+        evicted = evicted + 1
+        if #self.turns > 0 and (#self.turns > self.max_turns
+                                or evicted % 2 == 1) then
+            table.remove(self.turns, 1)
+            evicted = evicted + 1
+        end
+    end
+    return evicted
+end
+
+-- Phase 0 §8: char/4 heuristic. Phase 8 (Q1 resolved): when
+-- self.tokenize_fn is set, use it for accuracy. Per-turn _tokens
+-- cache amortizes after the first count.
+--
+-- system_prompt is recomposed each call (memory/project/summary
+-- blocks are dynamic), so it's not cached — one tokenize round-trip
+-- per call when tokenize_fn is active.
+--
+-- Turn content is immutable after append (see Context:append; we
+-- never mutate stored turns). The cache on t._tokens is therefore
+-- safe to live forever on the turn; it dies with the turn on :reset.
+function Context:estimate_tokens()
+    if self.tokenize_fn then
+        local n = self.tokenize_fn(self.system_prompt)
+        for _, t in ipairs(self.turns) do
+            if t._tokens == nil then
+                t._tokens = self.tokenize_fn(t.content)
+            end
+            n = n + t._tokens
+        end
+        return n
+    end
+    -- char/4 fallback (Phase 0 behavior, unchanged when tokenize_fn nil)
+    local n = #self.system_prompt
+    for _, t in ipairs(self.turns) do
+        n = n + #t.content
+    end
+    return math.floor(n / 4)
+end
+
+-- Phase 7: cost/usage accumulator helpers.
+--
+-- Context:add_usage(model_name, category, usage)
+--   Increment the (model, category) slot. usage is the payload from
+--   broker.lua's on_delta("usage", ...): { prompt_tokens, completion_
+--   tokens, total_tokens, cost (nil for local per R6), model, category }.
+--   We use the model_name + category args (not the payload fields)
+--   because the caller may want to normalize (e.g., key by req_cfg
+--   alias rather than model_cfg.model).
+function Context:add_usage(model_name, category, usage)
+    model_name = model_name or "?"
+    category   = category   or "main"
+    self.usage_totals = self.usage_totals or {}
+    local m = self.usage_totals[model_name] or {}
+    local c = m[category] or {
+        prompt = 0, completion = 0, calls = 0, cost = 0,
+        -- R6: sticky flag; set once any nil-cost usage lands here.
+        is_local = false,
+    }
+    c.prompt     = c.prompt     + (usage.prompt_tokens or 0)
+    c.completion = c.completion + (usage.completion_tokens or 0)
+    c.calls      = c.calls      + 1
+    if usage.cost == nil then
+        c.is_local = true   -- preserves local-vs-cloud-zero per R6
+    else
+        c.cost = c.cost + usage.cost
+    end
+    m[category] = c
+    self.usage_totals[model_name] = m
+end
+
+function Context:total_cost()
+    local total = 0
+    for _, m in pairs(self.usage_totals or {}) do
+        for _, c in pairs(m) do total = total + (c.cost or 0) end
+    end
+    return total
+end
+
+-- Returns (prompt_tokens, completion_tokens) summed across all slots.
+function Context:total_tokens()
+    local p, comp = 0, 0
+    for _, m in pairs(self.usage_totals or {}) do
+        for _, c in pairs(m) do
+            p    = p    + (c.prompt     or 0)
+            comp = comp + (c.completion or 0)
+        end
+    end
+    return p, comp
+end
+
+-- :cost reset path — zero accumulator AND clear per-threshold one-shot flags.
+function Context:reset_usage()
+    self.usage_totals    = {}
+    self.cost_warn_state = { dollars = false, tokens = false }
+end
+
+function Context:reset()
+    self.turns = {}
+    self.pending_exec_output = nil
+    self.summary = nil
+    -- Phase 10 R6: clear norris_tasks defensively. :reset is
+    -- unreachable mid-Norris (no readline prompt while the planner
+    -- runs), but if a Norris session crashed leaving the field stale,
+    -- :reset gives the user a clean recovery path.
+    self.norris_tasks = nil
+    -- R8 parity: usage_totals + cost_warn_state preserved (matches
+    -- memory_items + project — "ambient context survives a user-
+    -- driven conversation reset"). Use :reset_usage to zero the
+    -- cost meter explicitly.
 end
 
 return M

docs/PHASE0.md

@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ Phase 0 is the minimal working skeleton. It establishes the REPL loop, input dis
 | Shell execution | `io.popen` in Phase 0; `forkpty` via libc FFI from Phase 1 | `popen` sufficient for non-interactive commands; PTY required for vim, htop, etc. |
 | Session persistence | Deferred to Phase 1 | Phase 0 holds history in memory only |
 | Config format | Lua table (plain `.lua` file sourced at startup) | No parser dependency; native types; easily extended |
+| JSON encode/decode | dkjson 2.8 vendored under `vendor/dkjson.lua` | Pure Lua (preserves §3 "no compiled extensions" invariant); single-file vendor avoids `luarocks`; sourced from Debian's `lua-dkjson` package, originally from dkolf.de |
+
+**FFI loader fallback.** `ffi.load("readline")` and `ffi.load("curl")`
+look for the unversioned `lib<name>.so` symlink, which is only installed
+by the `-dev` package. Phase 0 loaders try the unversioned name first
+then fall back to versioned sonames (`readline.so.8`, `readline.so.7`,
+`curl.so.4`, `curl-gnutls.so.4`) so a runtime-only host (Debian/ALARM
+without `lib<name>-dev`) just works.
 
 ---
 
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ aish/
 ├── main.lua              # Entry point: arg parsing, config load, REPL start
 ├── repl.lua              # Readline loop, input dispatch, prompt rendering
 ├── broker.lua            # llama.cpp HTTP client; Phase 0: blocking POST
+├── mcp.lua               # MCP JSON-RPC 2.0 client (Phase 2; added 2026-05-12)
 ├── router.lua            # Task classifier: shell / AI / meta
 ├── executor.lua          # Command execution; Phase 0: io.popen
 ├── context.lua           # In-memory conversation history, token budget
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ aish/
     └── libc.lua          # Shared: errno, signal, write, read, misc
 ```
 
-All modules are required explicitly from `main.lua`. No module autoloading. File names are stable across phases — later phases fill in bodies, not rename files.
+All modules are required explicitly from `main.lua`. No module autoloading. File names are stable across phases — later phases fill in bodies, not rename files. Adding new files is permitted and additive (e.g. `mcp.lua` was inserted at Phase 2 per docs/PHASE2.md §9); the rename prohibition is what keeps cross-phase wiring stable.
 
 ---
 
@@ -133,7 +142,9 @@ Each turn is stored in `context.lua` as:
 { role = "system" | "user" | "assistant", content = "..." }
 ```
 
-The system prompt is prepended on every request and is not stored as a history turn. Exec output injected into context uses role `"user"` with a prefix tag `[exec output]`.
+The system prompt is prepended on every request and is not stored as a history turn.
+
+**Exec output injection.** Captured shell-exec output is **not** appended as its own user turn — that produces user/user back-to-back, which strict chat templates (e.g. `mistral-nemo-instruct`'s Jinja) reject with `roles must alternate user/assistant/...`. Instead, exec output is buffered on the context and prepended to the **next** user turn with a `[exec output]` tag. Multiple shell calls between AI turns concatenate. `:reset` clears the buffer. The user-visible behavior is unchanged; only the role alternation seen by the broker differs.
 
 ### System prompt (Phase 0 default)
 
@@ -152,7 +163,7 @@ The `CMD:` prefix convention is the extraction contract between the model and `e
 ## 7. Execution Model (Phase 0)
 
 ```lua
--- executor.lua Phase 0
+-- executor.lua Phase 0 (illustrative — see note below)
 local function exec(cmd)
     local handle = io.popen(cmd .. " 2>&1", "r")
     local output = handle:read("*a")
@@ -161,11 +172,22 @@ local function exec(cmd)
 end
 ```
 
+**Superseded by Phase 1.** The §7 sketch was never quite accurate on
+LuaJIT 2.1 (which follows the Lua 5.1 ABI for `io.popen():close()` and
+returns only `true` — no exit status). The Phase 0 implementation worked
+around this with a sentinel-echo wrapper (`(cmd) 2>&1; echo
+__AISH_EXIT_<tag>__$?`) and parsed the status back out of stdout. Phase 1
+retired the workaround entirely: `executor.lua` now spawns the child via
+`forkpty` and recovers exit status via `waitpid(WEXITSTATUS)`. See
+docs/PHASE1.md §5 for the current PTY model.
+
 Output is captured and:
 1. Printed to the terminal
 2. Injected into `context.lua` as a `[exec output]` user turn
 
-`cd` is intercepted before `popen` and handled via `posix.chdir` (libc FFI) so the working directory change persists across calls — `popen` forks a subprocess and `cd` inside it would otherwise be discarded.
+`cd` is intercepted before `popen` and handled via `libc.chdir` (FFI) so
+the working directory change persists across calls — `popen` forks a
+subprocess and `cd` inside it would otherwise be discarded.
 
 ---
 
@@ -269,11 +291,24 @@ return {
 ```
 
 Config path resolution order:
-1. `--config <path>` CLI argument
+1. `--config <path>` CLI argument (explicit; failure if not openable, no fallback)
 2. `$AISH_CONFIG` environment variable
 3. `~/.config/aish/config.lua`
 4. `./config.lua` (development fallback)
 
+Phase 9 adds a project-local overlay step AFTER the user config resolves:
+walks up from cwd looking for `.aish.lua` (stops at `$HOME` or `/`),
+prompts to trust on first encounter, sha256-pins the trust record, and
+shallow-merges the project's top-level keys onto the user config. See
+`docs/PHASE9.md`.
+
+**Cwd-relative module resolution.** Phase 0 prepends `./?.lua;./vendor/?.lua`
+to `package.path`, so `luajit main.lua` must be invoked with the repo
+root as cwd. Cwd-independent resolution (relative to the script's own
+directory) lands later — likely Phase 1 alongside the install path
+work, or whenever the first user reports trying `luajit ~/aish/main.lua`
+from somewhere else.
+
 ---
 
 ## 11. Planned Phase Sequence
@@ -287,6 +322,10 @@ Config path resolution order:
 | **4** | `memory.jsonl` summarization, startup context injection from memory, `:history` management, pruning |
 | **5** | Multi-model routing by task type, cloud fallback, context summarization via fast model on eviction |
 | **6** | Tree-sitter syntax highlighting hooks, diff-aware code injection, project-level context (file tree summary) |
+| **7** | Cost / usage observability: broker captures `usage` + `cost`; per-session accumulator on ctx; `:cost` reporter; optional warn thresholds |
+| **8** | Accurate tokenization: per-endpoint `/tokenize` probe (cached); `broker.token_count`; `Context:estimate_tokens` widened; `:cost detail` est-vs-actual annotation |
+| **9** | Project-local config overlay (`.aish.lua` walk-up from cwd to $HOME, sha256-pinned trust prompt, shallow merge over user config); `:config show` meta |
+| **10** | Cloud preplanner + local executor split for Norris (`cfg.norris.preplanner` emits TASK list once; `cfg.norris.executor` runs each step); `extract_task_lines`; `ctx.norris_tasks` anchor (survives eviction); cost category `"norris-preplan"` |
 
 ---
 

docs/PHASE1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+# aish — Phase 1 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 1 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Formulate (pre-analysis)
+**Date:** 2026-05-10
+
+PHASE0.md is the locked substrate. This manifest specifies what Phase 1
+adds on top. Section numbers reference back to PHASE0.md when relevant.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 1
+
+Four pillars per PHASE0.md §11:
+
+1. **SSE streaming** — assistant text arrives incrementally instead of as
+   a complete block at end of `curl_easy_perform`. Reuses the Phase 0
+   WRITEFUNCTION hook in `ffi/curl.lua`.
+2. **PTY-backed exec** via `forkpty` (libc FFI). Replaces Phase 0's
+   `io.popen` so interactive commands (`vim`, `less`, `htop`) work and so
+   the §7 sentinel-echo exit-code workaround can be retired in favor of
+   `waitpid`.
+3. **Session persistence** — each session writes an append-only JSONL log
+   under `<config.history.dir>/sessions/<utc>.jsonl`. Optional `:resume`
+   loads a prior session's turns into context.
+4. **Readline custom bindings** — wire the rebinding API on `ffi/readline.lua`
+   so subsequent phases can attach actions to key sequences. Phase 1 itself
+   binds nothing user-visible; Norris (Phase 3) is the first consumer.
+
+**Phase 1 is done when:**
+
+- Assistant responses arrive token-by-token (visible streaming)
+- `vim` / `less` / `htop` work end-to-end via `$cmd` or `:exec cmd`
+- A session is written to `sessions/*.jsonl` and resumable across `luajit main.lua` invocations
+- The Phase 0 `executor.lua` sentinel hack is gone; PHASE0.md §7's sketch becomes accurate (waitpid surfaces the exit code)
+- `rl_bind_keyseq` is callable from Lua and known not to crash with a no-op handler bound to a reserved sequence
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 0)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Streaming transport | SSE over the existing libcurl easy interface | OpenAI-compat servers (llama.cpp, hossenfelder) emit `text/event-stream` when the request body has `stream: true`. The Phase 0 WRITEFUNCTION callback already receives incremental chunks; the only change is the parsing strategy. |
+| Streaming concurrency | Single blocking `curl_easy_perform`; the WRITEFUNCTION calls a Lua `on_delta` callback synchronously | LuaJIT FFI callbacks run on the libcurl thread but Phase 0's WRITEFUNCTION already ran fine that way. No coroutines / no threads in Phase 1. |
+| PTY library | `forkpty(3)` from libutil (linked separately on glibc) | Standard, single-call setup of master/slave pair + fork + dup2. Avoids hand-rolling the openpty/grantpt/unlockpt/ptsname dance. |
+| Exec uniformity | All shell exec goes through PTY (no `io.popen` fallback) | One code path. Non-interactive cmds (`ls`) work fine on a PTY too. Avoids the per-cmd "is this interactive?" classifier. |
+| Exit code recovery | `waitpid(WEXITSTATUS)` from the PTY parent | The §7 sentinel-echo hack is retired. Same commit that lands PTY exec also amends PHASE0.md §7 to drop the LuaJIT-2.1 popen caveat. |
+| Session log format | Append-only JSONL (one turn per line) | Streaming-friendly; grep-able; robust to truncation; no parser dependency beyond the vendored dkjson. |
+| Session location | `<config.history.dir>/sessions/<UTC-iso8601>.jsonl` | Default `~/.local/share/aish/sessions/` per Phase 0 config. Per-session file → concurrent aish processes don't collide. |
+| Session save trigger | Auto-write on `:quit` AND explicit `:save` for mid-session checkpoint | Closes Q3 from PHASE0.md §13 with both. The auto path means kept-by-default; explicit path exists for users who want a checkpoint name. |
+| Readline bindings API | Bind via `rl_bind_keyseq` (GNU readline) — `M.bind(seq, lua_fn)` wrapper | Phase 1 ships the wiring; bound sequences with no consuming phase yet are reserved with a logged-status no-op. Phase 3+ replace handlers. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+No new module file names beyond the §4 stubs already present (`ffi/pty.lua`,
+`history.lua`). All changes are growth of existing files.
+
+| File | Phase 0 | Phase 1 |
+|---|---|---|
+| `ffi/curl.lua` | Blocking POST; response captured into a Lua string | Add `M.post_sse(url, body, headers, on_event)`. `on_event(delta)` is called per parsed SSE `data:` line. The Phase 0 `M.post` stays for non-streaming consumers. |
+| `ffi/pty.lua` | Stub | Implement: `M.spawn(argv) -> handle`; handle exposes `:read()`, `:write(data)`, `:close()`, `:wait() -> exit_code`. Uses `forkpty` + `waitpid`. |
+| `ffi/libc.lua` | `chdir`, `errno`, `strerror` | Add `waitpid`, `WEXITSTATUS` (macro materialized in Lua), `read`, `write`, `close`, `kill`, `tcgetattr`/`tcsetattr` + `cfmakeraw` for raw-mode toggle on the controlling tty (required for single-key UIs to work — done-criteria #2), `poll` for stdin↔master multiplex in executor. |
+| `ffi/readline.lua` | `readline`, `add_history` | Add `rl_bind_keyseq` binding; expose `M.bind(seq, fn)`. |
+| `broker.lua` | `M.chat(cfg, msgs)` blocking | Add `M.chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta)`. `M.chat` becomes a thin wrapper that buffers deltas. |
+| `executor.lua` | `popen` + sentinel exit-code recovery + `cd` interception + `CMD:` extract | Replace popen path with `pty.spawn`. The sentinel hack is deleted. `cd` interception unchanged (still routes through `libc.chdir`). `CMD:` extract unchanged. |
+| `repl.lua` | Blocking ask_ai → renderer.assistant | `chat_stream` with renderer.assistant_delta per chunk; closing flush highlights any completed `CMD:` lines. New meta: `:save`, `:resume <name>`, `:sessions`. |
+| `renderer.lua` | `assistant(text)` whole block | Add `assistant_delta(chunk)` and `assistant_flush()`. Streaming path emits raw chunks; flush re-highlights completed `CMD:` lines if needed. |
+| `history.lua` | Stub | Implement: `M.open(path) -> session`; `session:append(turn)`; `M.load(path) -> turns`; `M.list_sessions(dir) -> [{name, mtime, turns}]`. |
+| `config.lua` | history.dir set | Optional new fields: `session.autosave` (default true), `session.resume_on_start` (default false). |
+
+---
+
+## 4. SSE Streaming
+
+### Request shape (delta from PHASE0 §6)
+
+```
+POST /v1/chat/completions
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+  "model": "...",
+  "messages": [...],
+  "stream": true,
+  "temperature": 0.2
+}
+```
+
+### Event format (per OpenAI / llama.cpp)
+
+```
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"Hel"}}]}
+
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"lo"}}]}
+
+data: [DONE]
+```
+
+Events are `\n\n`-terminated. `data: ` prefix carries either JSON or the
+literal `[DONE]` sentinel. SSE comments (lines starting with `:`) are
+ignored.
+
+### Parser (in `ffi/curl.lua` post_sse)
+
+1. WRITEFUNCTION accumulates into a buffer.
+2. After each callback delivery, scan for `\n\n` event terminators.
+3. For each complete event:
+   - Skip `:` comment lines.
+   - Strip the `data: ` prefix.
+   - If body is `[DONE]`, signal end.
+   - Else `dkjson.decode(body)`, extract `choices[1].delta.content`, call `on_event(content)`.
+4. Carry incomplete tail of buffer into next callback.
+
+UTF-8 codepoint splits at chunk boundaries are tolerated because we hold
+delivery in the buffer until a full event is assembled before decoding.
+
+### Renderer streaming
+
+`renderer.assistant_delta(chunk)` writes raw characters to stdout (no
+ANSI markup yet — the `CMD:` highlight depends on seeing a complete
+line). `renderer.assistant_flush()` is called after the SSE stream ends:
+it scans the accumulated stdout buffer (kept in renderer-local state) for
+completed `CMD:` lines and emits ANSI sequences after-the-fact via cursor
+manipulation. Open question Q12 below.
+
+---
+
+## 5. PTY Execution Model
+
+```
+parent (aish)              child (cmd)
+─────────────              ───────────
+forkpty()                       │
+   │                            │
+   ├─ master fd ───────┐        │
+   │                   └────────┴── slave PTY (becomes child stdin/stdout/stderr)
+   │
+   ├─ select / read master fd → renderer.exec_output_delta(chunk)
+   ├─ write master fd ← user keystrokes (when interactive)
+   │
+   └─ waitpid() → exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(status)
+```
+
+For Phase 1's interactive cmds (vim/less/htop), aish flips its own
+controlling tty to raw mode (`tcgetattr` + `tcsetattr` ICANON/ECHO off)
+while the child is running, and restores on exit. Ctrl-C sends `SIGINT`
+to the child via `kill(pid, SIGINT)` rather than the aish parent.
+
+Non-interactive cmds (`ls`, `git status`) run on the same path; the
+output is read from the master fd and rendered exactly as Phase 0's
+exec_output frame did. The fact that the tty is a PTY rather than a pipe
+does not change the visible UX for these.
+
+Exit code: `waitpid(pid, &status, 0); WEXITSTATUS(status)`. The §7
+sentinel-echo hack is gone. PHASE0.md §7's amendment ("LuaJIT 2.1
+popen-close caveat") becomes obsolete — same commit that lands the PTY
+work amends §7 again to drop the caveat.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Session Persistence
+
+### Format
+
+Each session is one JSONL file. One turn per line:
+
+```jsonl
+{"ts":"2026-05-10T19:00:01Z","role":"user","content":"list files"}
+{"ts":"2026-05-10T19:00:04Z","role":"assistant","content":"CMD: ls"}
+{"ts":"2026-05-10T19:00:05Z","role":"user","content":"[exec output]\n..."}
+```
+
+The first line is special: `{"meta":{"started":"...","model":"fast","aish_version":"phase1"}}`.
+
+### Lifecycle
+
+- On startup, `history.lua` opens `<config.history.dir>/sessions/<utc-iso8601>.jsonl` for append.
+- Every `ctx:append_user(...)` and assistant turn triggers a `session:append(turn)`.
+- `:quit` closes the file and flushes (auto-save default).
+- `:save [<name>]` renames the current session file to `<name>.jsonl` (or copies if user wants both auto + named).
+- `:resume <name>` reads a JSONL file, recreates a Context, swaps it in. Q15 below covers the warn/refuse semantics on a non-empty current context.
+- `:sessions` lists files in the dir with mtime + turn count.
+
+### Recovery semantics
+
+Append-only JSONL means a partial last line (process killed mid-write)
+is recoverable: `history.load` skips lines that fail to JSON-parse and
+emits a warning. No fsync after every line in Phase 1 (overhead); a
+crash may lose the most recent turn. Q? deferred.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Readline Custom Bindings
+
+Wire `rl_bind_keyseq` from libreadline:
+
+```c
+int rl_bind_keyseq(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t function);
+```
+
+Lua wrapper:
+
+```lua
+function M.bind(seq, fn)
+    -- ffi.cast a closure that calls fn() and returns 0
+    rl.rl_bind_keyseq(seq, fn_cast)
+end
+```
+
+Phase 1 binds nothing user-visible. The reserved-key list is documented
+here so subsequent phases don't collide:
+
+| Sequence | Reserved for | Phase |
+|---|---|---|
+| `\C-n` | Norris autonomous mode toggle | 3 |
+| `\C-x\C-c` | Cancel running CMD: confirm prompt | 3 (deferred from Phase 1 — no consumer here) |
+
+Phase 1 binds `\C-n` to a no-op handler that emits a `[aish] Norris mode
+not yet implemented (Phase 3)` status, just to verify the wiring works.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Migration from Phase 0
+
+User-visible changes:
+- Assistant responses stream instead of arriving in a block.
+- All exec routes through PTY; `vim`/`less`/`htop` work.
+- A session log is written by default; `:reset` no longer loses the conversation forever (it's in the JSONL).
+
+Substrate (PHASE0.md §3) invariants are unchanged. The §6 broker
+contract grows (request body adds `stream: true`; response handling adds
+SSE) but the Phase 0 blocking shape stays callable. The §7 amendment
+about LuaJIT 2.1 popen-close gets retired in the same commit that lands
+PTY exec.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of Scope (Phase 1)
+
+Per PHASE0.md §11, these belong elsewhere:
+- Tool-calling / MCP (Phase 2)
+- Norris autonomous mode (Phase 3)
+- `memory.jsonl` summarization (Phase 4)
+- Multi-model routing / cloud fallback (Phase 5)
+- Tree-sitter syntax highlighting (Phase 6)
+
+Specifically out of Phase 1 scope despite proximity:
+- Any binding consumer beyond the no-op `\C-n` reserved key.
+- Streaming partial-tool-call deltas (Phase 2).
+- Session search / pruning beyond `:sessions` listing (Phase 4).
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open Questions
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolve by |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q11 | Hossenfelder-via-OpenRouter SSE: do all routed cloud models emit identical event shape, or do some flatten / re-frame? | broker.lua streaming parser robustness | Phase 7 (verify) |
+| Q12 | `CMD:` highlight on streaming output: highlight as the line completes (delayed render), or live-highlight starting at the `CMD: ` prefix detection? Cursor-positioning re-render trade-off. | renderer.lua | Phase 4 (plan) |
+| Q13 | TTY raw-mode restore on uncaught Lua error during PTY exec: SIGWINCH handler + on-exit hook, or accept that a crashed aish leaves a wrecked terminal? | executor + signal handling | Phase 4 (plan) |
+| Q14 | `\C-n` reserved binding: bind a no-op now (verifies wiring) or defer the entire binding API to Phase 3 (where Norris is the first real consumer)? | ffi/readline + repl scope | Phase 4 (plan) |
+| Q15 | `:resume <name>` into a non-empty current context: refuse with a warning, prompt-overwrite, or merge? | repl + history | Phase 4 (plan) |
+| Q16 | Session log fsync: per-line (safe, slow) or close-only (fast, lossy on crash)? Default Phase 1 = close-only; revisit if crash recovery becomes a real concern. | history.lua | Phase 1 default; tracked for Phase 4 if it bites |
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 1 Manifest — aish*

docs/PHASE10.md

@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+# aish — Phase 10 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 10 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Formulate (pre-analyze)
+**Date:** 2026-05-17
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-9 are layered on top. This
+manifest specifies what Phase 10 adds — **Cloud preplanner → local
+executor split** for Norris autonomous mode. Resolves Gitea issue #89.
+
+Today Norris runs entirely on ONE model: pick cloud (capable but slow
+per step + costs per step) OR local (fast + free per step but easily
+distracted on multi-step planning). Phase 10 splits the planning and
+execution roles: cloud emits a TASK list ONCE per Norris session;
+local model executes each task. Most tasks are simple shell ops the
+local model handles fine; cloud is used only at the planning layer
+that benefits from its reasoning.
+
+PHASE0 §11 amendment to add Phase 10 row lands in the same commit
+as this formulate doc.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 10
+
+Four pillars:
+
+1. **Preplan call** — on `:norris <goal>` launch, if `cfg.norris.preplanner`
+   names a configured model preset, fire ONE broker.chat call against
+   that preset with a system-prompt asking for `TASK: <imperative>` lines.
+   Parse them into a list; cap at `cfg.norris.tasks_max` (default 16).
+   Stash the list + current index on ctx (separate from ctx.turns so
+   eviction can't lose them — mirrors the ctx.norris_goal anchor).
+
+2. **Executor loop** — `safety.norris_step` already iterates per-step;
+   extend its prompt to include the CURRENT task. Synthesize a user-
+   turn-shaped `[task k/N] <task text>` block fed alongside the
+   existing NORRIS suffix. When all tasks consumed (or executor signals
+   GOAL: complete early), Norris exits.
+
+3. **Cost + secrets composition** — preplan call goes through the
+   normal scrub_messages + on_delta usage callbacks. Category
+   `"norris-preplan"`; executor steps keep `"norris"`. `:cost detail`
+   surfaces both as separate rows.
+
+4. **Graceful fall-back** — if `cfg.norris.preplanner` is unset OR
+   the preplan call fails (transport err, parse failure, empty list),
+   Norris runs as today: single model handles both planning and
+   execution via the existing in-loop reasoning. No regression for
+   users without Phase 10 config.
+
+**Phase 10 is done when:**
+
+- `:norris find files larger than 10MB in /var/log and report sizes`
+  launched with `cfg.norris.preplanner = "cloud"` + `cfg.norris.executor
+  = "fast"`:
+  1. Cloud emits a TASK list (e.g., `TASK: find /var/log -size +10M`;
+     `TASK: stat -c "%n %s" <results>`; `TASK: format and report`).
+  2. Terminal output: `[aish] preplanned 3 tasks via cloud`  (R8: was "Status:")
+  3. Per-step execution by `fast`: each step shows the task it's
+     working on; existing HALT protocol still gates destructive ops.
+- Without `cfg.norris.preplanner`, Norris behaves exactly as Phase 6
+  (no regression for existing users).
+- Preplan failure (broken cloud endpoint) → status log + fall back
+  to single-model Norris.
+- `:cost detail` after a Norris session shows BOTH
+  `cloud / norris-preplan` (one row) and `<executor model> / norris`
+  (one row).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 9)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Preplan trigger | ONCE at `:norris <goal>` launch (run_norris in repl.lua) | One round-trip per Norris session keeps cost predictable. Re-planning mid-flight deferred to a future iteration. |
+| Preplan model selection | `cfg.norris.preplanner` (string; matches a key in cfg.models) | Same shape as `cfg.safety.llm_model`. Optional; absent = no split, existing behavior. |
+| Executor model selection | `cfg.norris.executor` (string; matches cfg.models key) | Optional; absent = active_cfg (the user's `:model` choice at launch — existing behavior). |
+| Preplan system prompt | Static template baked into safety.lua: "Decompose the goal into single-step imperative TASKs. Output format: TASK: <imperative sentence, max 80 chars>. Maximum N tasks." with N = cfg.norris.tasks_max | Predictable parse; small surface. Override via cfg.norris.preplan_system if user wants. |
+| TASK line parsing | `^TASK:%s*(.+)$` per line; trim whitespace; filter empty | Same shape as the existing CMD: / DELEGATE: / CMD&: extractors in executor.lua. Trivially adapt extract_*_lines. |
+| Task storage | `ctx.norris_tasks = { current = 1, list = {...} }` (NEW field, separate from ctx.turns) | Survives eviction (mirrors ctx.norris_goal anchor); cleared at Norris exit. |
+| Step-prompt synthesis | `safety.norris_step` reads `ctx.norris_tasks.list[current]` and prepends `[task k/N] <text>` to the rendered messages (system block? or synth user turn?). Decision: prepend to the NORRIS suffix already in the system prompt. | Keeps user-turn alternation legal; NORRIS suffix already exists and is per-turn re-composed. |
+| Per-task advance | After `safety.norris_step` returns "continue", repl.lua's run_norris bumps `ctx.norris_tasks.current`. When current > #list, Norris exits with status "tasks_complete". | Same as the existing step counter; just tied to the task list now. |
+| Goal anchor + task layered together | Both visible in the NORRIS suffix: `goal:` line (existing) + `current task k/N:` line (new) | Planner-executor still sees the global goal AND the current focus. |
+| Preplan parse failure | Status log + fall back to single-model Norris (no tasks) | Robust; user can re-launch :norris if preplan was wonky. |
+| Preplan empty result | Same as parse failure — fall back | Robust. |
+| tasks_max cap | Default 16; cfg.norris.tasks_max overrides | Bounded blast radius; matches the existing max_norris_steps cap intent. |
+| Cost category | "norris-preplan" for the preplan call; "norris" for executor steps (existing) | `:cost detail` surfaces them as separate rows. |
+| Secrets/scrub | Preplan call goes through scrub_messages + rehydrate (matches all other broker calls in repl.lua) | No special-case. |
+| Norris HALT protocol | Unchanged — per executor step | Existing safety.is_destructive + halt-proceed/skip/abort still gates. |
+| Skip semantics | If user halts and skips at task k, advance to task k+1 (NOT re-try) | Predictable; user can :norris off + relaunch with refined goal if they need full re-plan. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 9 | Phase 10 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `repl.lua` | `run_norris(goal)` builds helpers, runs while loop calling safety.norris_step | Pre-loop: if `cfg.norris.preplanner` set, fire one broker.chat against that preset; parse TASK lines; set `ctx.norris_tasks`. Per-iteration: bump `ctx.norris_tasks.current` after each non-terminal result; exit "tasks_complete" when exhausted. |
+| `safety.lua` | norris_step composes the NORRIS suffix; uses model_cfg for broker call | Read `ctx.norris_tasks` if set; embed `[task k/N] <text>` into the suffix template OR pass via opts. Use `cfg.norris.executor` (resolved by repl.lua at run_norris launch) for the per-step broker call. |
+| `context.lua` | system prompt composition + ctx.norris_active/norris_goal/norris_consecutive_skips | Add `ctx.norris_tasks` field (table or nil); clear on :reset (matches norris_goal lifecycle). NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE extended to optionally show current task. |
+| `executor.lua` | extract_cmd_lines, extract_cmd_bg_lines, extract_delegate_lines | Add `extract_task_lines(text)` — pure function. |
+| `config.lua` | Phase 9 .aish.lua header + existing example blocks | Add commented-out `norris = { preplanner = "cloud", executor = "fast", tasks_max = 16 }` block. |
+| `docs/PHASE0.md` | §11 lists phases 0-9 | Amendment: add Phase 10 row. |
+
+No new module files.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Pillar 1 — Preplan call
+
+```lua
+-- repl.lua run_norris, pre-loop block:
+local tasks
+if config.norris and config.norris.preplanner then
+    local pre_name = config.norris.preplanner
+    local pre_cfg  = config.models and config.models[pre_name]
+    if pre_cfg then
+        local sys = (config.norris and config.norris.preplan_system) or [[
+You are a task decomposer. Given the user's goal, decompose it into a
+sequence of single-step imperative TASKs. Output format: one TASK per
+line, EXACTLY this shape:
+
+  TASK: <imperative sentence, max 80 chars>
+
+Output AT MOST %d tasks. No prose; no numbering; no commentary outside
+the TASK: lines.
+]]
+        -- R1 fix: %d via string.format; gsub("N", ...) would corrupt
+        -- "No prose / No commentary / No numbering" → "16o prose" etc.
+        sys = string.format(sys, config.norris.tasks_max or 16)
+        local msgs = scrub_messages({
+            { role = "system", content = sys },
+            { role = "user",   content = goal },
+        }, secrets_mode_for(pre_cfg))
+        local text, usage = broker.chat(pre_cfg, msgs,
+            { category   = "norris-preplan",
+              max_tokens = 800,
+              -- R7 fix: respect the model's configured timeout
+              timeout_ms = pre_cfg.timeout_ms or 60000 })
+        if text then
+            if secrets_session then text = secrets_session:rehydrate(text) end
+            if usage then _record_usage(usage.model, usage.category, usage) end
+            local parsed = executor.extract_task_lines(text)
+            local cap = config.norris.tasks_max or 16
+            if #parsed > cap then
+                -- trim and warn
+                for i = #parsed, cap + 1, -1 do parsed[i] = nil end
+                renderer.status(("preplan emitted >%d tasks; truncated"):format(cap))
+            end
+            if #parsed > 0 then
+                tasks = parsed
+                renderer.status(("preplanned %d tasks via %s"):format(#tasks, pre_name))
+            else
+                renderer.status("preplan produced no TASK lines; running single-model")
+            end
+        else
+            renderer.status("preplan failed: " .. tostring(usage)
+                            .. "; running single-model")
+        end
+    end
+end
+if tasks then
+    ctx.norris_tasks = { current = 1, list = tasks }
+end
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Pillar 2 — Executor loop
+
+`safety.norris_step` extension: if `ctx.norris_tasks` is set, embed
+the current task into the system suffix. The existing while loop in
+`run_norris` already calls `norris_step` once per iteration; after
+each `result.status == "continue"`, bump
+`ctx.norris_tasks.current = ctx.norris_tasks.current + 1`. When
+`current > #ctx.norris_tasks.list`, the loop exits with a
+synthesized `"tasks_complete"` final status.
+
+System suffix extension (R2 fix — keep NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE
+**unchanged**; append a task-hint block AFTER the existing format):
+
+```lua
+-- New helper at module scope in context.lua, alongside NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE:
+local function compose_norris_task_hint(self)
+    if not (self.norris_tasks and self.norris_tasks.list) then return "" end
+    local k = self.norris_tasks.current
+    local n = #self.norris_tasks.list
+    local task = self.norris_tasks.list[k]
+    if not task then return "" end  -- exhausted → no hint
+    return string.format(
+        "\n\nCurrent step %d/%d:\n    %s", k, n, task)
+end
+
+-- In Context:to_messages, AFTER the existing string.format(NORRIS_SUFFIX...)
+-- block, append the hint:
+if self.norris_active and self.norris_goal then
+    sys_content = sys_content
+        .. string.format(NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE, self.norris_goal)
+        .. compose_norris_task_hint(self)
+end
+```
+
+Also (R6 fix) defensive clear in `Context:reset()`:
+```lua
+function Context:reset()
+    self.turns = {}
+    self.pending_exec_output = nil
+    self.summary = nil
+    self.norris_tasks = nil  -- R6: defensive; :reset is unreachable
+                             --     mid-Norris but cheap to be safe.
+end
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Pillar 3 — Cost + secrets composition
+
+Preplan call goes through the same `broker.chat` API as Phase 7 cost-
+accumulator wiring. `category = "norris-preplan"` tags it for
+`:cost detail` separation:
+
+```
+[aish] session usage detail (total=$0.000119, 312/45 tokens):
+  anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5  norris-preplan  1 calls,  180 / 35 tokens, $0.000099
+  qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k     norris          5 calls,  132 / 10 tokens, $0.000000  (local)
+[aish] estimated session ctx: 412 tokens; token_budget=4096 (10.1% used)
+```
+
+Secrets scrub fires before broker.chat sees the messages; rehydrate
+on reply — same path as other call sites.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Pillar 4 — Graceful fall-back
+
+If `cfg.norris.preplanner` is unset → `tasks = nil` → Norris behaves
+as Phase 6 (single-model loop; existing semantics).
+
+If preplan call fails (transport err, parse failure, empty list) →
+status log + `tasks = nil` → same fall-back.
+
+If executor model lookup fails (`cfg.norris.executor` names a
+non-existent preset) → status log + use active_cfg (existing
+behavior). User can fix config and re-launch.
+
+If `:reset` is invoked → unreachable mid-Norris (no readline prompt
+while the planner is running). Out-of-Norris, `Context:reset()` now
+also clears `self.norris_tasks` as defensive coding (R6 fix).
+
+R4: `run_norris` clears `ctx.norris_active`/`ctx.norris_goal`/
+`ctx.norris_tasks` at the **top** of the function, BEFORE the preplan
+block. This guarantees a fresh launch starts clean even if a prior
+Norris session crashed with stale state. Cheaper than wrapping the
+whole driver in pcall.
+
+---
+
+## 8. UX Surface Summary
+
+| Config | Default | Effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| `cfg.norris.preplanner` | nil | Name of model preset for the preplan call; absent = no split |
+| `cfg.norris.executor` | nil (uses active model) | Name of model preset for per-step execution |
+| `cfg.norris.tasks_max` | 16 | Cap on TASK list size (parse-time trim) |
+| `cfg.norris.preplan_system` | (built-in template) | Override preplan system prompt |
+
+| Startup status | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| (preplan unset) | nothing — existing single-model Norris |
+| (preplan success) | `[aish] preplanned N tasks via <preplanner>` |
+| (preplan failed) | `[aish] preplan failed: <reason>; running single-model` |
+| (preplan over cap) | `[aish] preplan emitted >N tasks; truncated` |
+
+No new meta commands in v1. Inspect via `:cost detail` (separate
+norris-preplan row) and the existing `:history` (preplan call + reply
+become assistant turns visible there).
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of Scope (Phase 10)
+
+- **Mid-flight re-plan** — preplan fires ONCE per Norris launch.
+  Re-plan based on per-step results would be a separate iteration;
+  user can `:norris off` + re-launch with refined goal for v1.
+- **Adaptive task decomposition** — TASKs are fixed at launch; the
+  executor doesn't get to refine them. v1 trusts the preplanner's
+  parse.
+- **Multi-step task = sub-tasks** — flat list only. Nested TASK
+  hierarchies are a future shape.
+- **Skip-then-retry** — skip at HALT advances to the next task; no
+  retry mechanism. User re-launches if they need a retry.
+- **Per-task model selection** — single executor model for the whole
+  session. Per-task routing (e.g. some tasks → cloud, some → local)
+  is interesting but bigger surface; defer.
+- **Preplan-while-executing** — sequential: preplan first, THEN
+  execute. Streaming overlap is a future optimization.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Preplan model emits malformed output (no `TASK:` lines, or wraps in markdown) | extract_task_lines tolerates leading whitespace + ignores non-TASK lines. If zero TASKs parsed, fall back to single-model. |
+| Preplanner cost surprises user (silent paid call on every :norris launch) | Phase 7 cost meter accounts it under `norris-preplan` category; warn_at_dollars still fires. Default = unset (no automatic cost). |
+| Task list is wrong / off-goal | Executor still has the global GOAL in the NORRIS suffix; can deviate per-step. Skip-budget per Phase 3 still escalates. User retains `:norris off` abort. |
+| Local executor can't actually do a planned step (model too weak) | Same as today's Norris-on-local case — model emits something useless; HALT prompt lets user skip or abort. Phase 10 doesn't fix this; preplan + execute split makes the failure mode more visible (you can SEE which TASK is stuck). |
+| ctx.norris_tasks survives across non-:reset session boundaries | Cleared at Norris exit (in run_norris's finally-equivalent) so re-launching Norris in same session starts fresh. |
+| Eviction during long Norris session removes preplan + first executor turns | Tasks stored on ctx (NOT in turns); survive eviction. Per Phase 3 R-C3 the goal anchor in the NORRIS suffix also survives. |
+| Preplan system prompt drift (user overrides badly) | Built-in fallback if cfg.norris.preplan_system absent; user override is opt-in. |
+| Anthropic cloud preplan emits "Here's my plan:\n1. ...\n2. ..." (markdown numbering) instead of TASK: lines | extract_task_lines uses strict `^TASK:` matcher; markdown lists are ignored. preplan_system explicitly demands the format. If real cloud models drift, document or refine prompt at impl time. |
+| R3: preplan call bypasses `call_broker` (Phase 5 fallback-retry wrapper) | **By design** — retrying the preplan against `fallback_model` would produce a different decomposition from a different model. That's not a recovery; it's a silent semantics change. Hard-fail to single-model Norris is the safer fallback. Documented here so a future maintainer doesn't "fix" it by wiring `call_broker` and surprise users. |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open Questions — RESOLVED (analyze step)
+
+| # | Question | Resolution |
+|---|---|---|
+| Q-PP1 | `cfg.norris.executor` applies even without preplanner? | **YES.** Resolving the executor is independent of preplan. If `cfg.norris.executor` names a valid preset, `run_norris` uses it for `safety.norris_step` regardless of preplanner state. Preplanner unset + executor set = "always use cloud-haiku for Norris steps even though my interactive `:model` is qwen-coder". Useful split. |
+| Q-PP2 | Stream the preplan TASKs as they're emitted? | **NO (v1 = non-streaming).** Use `broker.chat` (non-streaming) for preplan. Preplan emits ~16 × ~10 tokens = ~160 tokens total; on cloud Haiku that's <2s. Print the full TASK list at completion (`[aish] preplanned N tasks via cloud`) rather than streaming letter-by-letter. Streaming adds latency variance + screen flicker for sub-2s win. Reconsider if real-world preplan latency exceeds 5s. |
+| Q-PP3 | Re-launch fires preplan again? | **YES, naturally.** Each `:norris <goal>` re-enters `run_norris`. The pre-loop preplan block runs (different goal → different decomposition). `ctx.norris_tasks` is overwritten. No special re-launch logic needed; falls out of lifecycle. |
+| Q-PP4 | Executor sees full goal AND current task? | **BOTH.** Goal anchor in NORRIS suffix (existing) + a NEW optional task-hint block appended right after. The executor planner can use the goal to detect off-track tasks and adjust its CMD: emission. |
+| Q-PP5 | `:norris` (no args) reports tasks state? | **No — out-of-scope v1.** Inside Norris there's no readline prompt; meta commands aren't reachable. After exit, `ctx.norris_tasks` is cleared. The renderer's per-step `[step k/N: <task>]` line is the user-facing readout. Re-consider if users ask for a "task plan preview before execution" mode. |
+| Q-PP6 | 1-task degenerate case? | **Run as normal, no special case.** Functionally identical to single-model Norris (executor sees goal + single TASK hint). Preplanner cost is the only delta. Acceptable. |
+
+**Additional findings from code reading:**
+
+- `safety.norris_step(ctx, model_cfg, ...)` takes `model_cfg` as a parameter. **Implication:** `run_norris` resolves the executor cfg ONCE pre-loop and passes it in every iteration. No signature change to safety.lua. The "executor" is just a different `model_cfg` than `active_cfg`.
+- `Context:reset()` does NOT touch `norris_goal`/`norris_active` (Norris state is owned by `run_norris`, set on entry + cleared on exit). `ctx.norris_tasks` follows the same lifecycle: created at preplan, cleared at `run_norris` exit, NOT by `:reset` (which is unreachable mid-Norris anyway).
+- `NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE` has one `%s` slot for goal. Don't change the template; **append** a `compose_norris_task_hint(self)` helper output AFTER the formatted suffix. Keeps the template stable; the hint block is additive.
+- Preplan call lives in `repl.lua` (not `safety.lua`) — keeps safety's invariant "single broker round-trip per call". Repl already orchestrates multi-call flows (Norris loop, secrets rehydration, routing); preplan is one more pre-loop hook.
+- The renderer needs a per-step prefix showing `[step k/N: <task>]`. `renderer.norris_step` currently takes `(n, max_n)`; extend to `(n, max_n, descr)` — descr was already in the signature per the helpers contract above (line 339 of safety.lua), but `run_norris` doesn't pass it today. Phase 10 wiring fills that gap.
+
+---
+
+## 11b. Plan — commit-by-commit roadmap (5 commits)
+
+| # | Commit subject | Files | Why this slice |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | `executor: extract_task_lines for Phase 10 preplan parsing` | executor.lua + inline test | Pure function; verifiable standalone. Locks the TASK: parse contract before the preplan call wires it. |
+| 2 | `context: norris_tasks anchor + task-hint composition` | context.lua + inline test | New field on Context. Adds `compose_norris_task_hint(self)`; appends after the NORRIS suffix. ctx.norris_tasks is nil by default → no regression. |
+| 3 | `safety: pass current task descr to render_step from norris_step` | safety.lua ONLY | One-line tweak in safety.lua to source `descr` from `ctx.norris_tasks` and pass to `helpers.render_step(step_n, max_steps, descr)`. **No repl.lua change in this commit** (R5 clarification). |
+| 4 | `repl: preplan + executor cfg resolution + tasks_max truncate (closes #89)` | repl.lua | The orchestration commit. Pre-loop preplan block; fall-back paths; executor cfg resolution (`active_cfg` vs `cfg.norris.executor`); `ctx.norris_tasks` lifecycle (clear-at-top per R4); pass executor_cfg to safety.norris_step instead of active_cfg. |
+| 5 | `phase10: config example + MEMORY index + project status` | config.lua, MEMORY.md, memory/project_phase_status.md | Documentation + persistent project state. Ships the user-visible config block. |
+
+Each commit must leave the tree in a state where `luajit main.lua` runs and existing tests pass; commits 1-3 ship behind a feature-unused-yet stance (nothing calls them), commit 4 lights them up, commit 5 documents.
+
+### Per-commit verification
+
+- **C1**: 6 inline unit cases for `extract_task_lines`: empty input → {}, single TASK → {it}, mixed CMD+TASK → only TASKs, leading whitespace tolerated, blank lines ignored, > tasks_max → caller's job to cap (function itself just parses). test runs from repo root.
+- **C2**: 5 inline unit cases for `compose_norris_task_hint`: nil tasks → "", empty list → "", current=1 of 3 → contains "step 1/3", current > #list → "" (completed), full to_messages render with tasks shows hint in system content. self.turns + self.norris_tasks unmutated.
+- **C3**: safety_test snapshot still 87/87 (no behavior change for the no-tasks path). Manual run of single-model Norris to confirm no regression.
+- **C4**: E2E with cfg.norris.preplanner=cloud + executor=fast. Goal: `find files larger than 10MB in /var/log and report sizes`. Verify preplan emits 2-5 tasks; executor runs each. :cost detail shows two model rows. Fall-back E2E with preplanner pointing to bogus model → status log + normal Norris.
+- **C5**: visual inspection of config.lua. MEMORY.md + project_phase_status.md updated to "Phase 0-10 done".
+
+### Resolved review tickets folded into the plan
+
+**Sonnet review 2026-05-17 — 2 blockers + 4 important + 2 nits. All accepted.**
+
+- **R1 (blocker)** `sys:gsub("N", ...)` would corrupt "No prose", "No commentary", "No numbering" → "16o prose". **Fix**: use `string.format` with `%d` in the template, replace the gsub call.
+- **R2 (blocker)** §5 pseudocode showed a 2-slot NORRIS_SUFFIX_TEMPLATE redesign, contradicting §11's "don't change the template; append helper output AFTER". **Fix**: §5 below now shows the helper-append approach matching §11.
+- **R3 (important)** Preplan call bypasses `call_broker` (Phase 5 fallback-retry wrapper). **Decision: intentional** — fallback for a preplan call would produce a different decomposition from a different model, which is actively undesirable. Documented in §10 Risks.
+- **R4 (important)** No pcall around `run_norris` → stale `ctx.norris_active`/`norris_goal`/`norris_tasks` on uncaught error. Pre-existing bug; Phase 10 adds one more leaky field. **Fix**: clear all three at the TOP of `run_norris` (before preplan) so a fresh launch always starts clean regardless of prior crash. Cheaper than full pcall wrap; sufficient for the stale-tasks vector.
+- **R5 (important)** C3 commit scope ambiguity. **Clarification**: C3's "tiny repl.lua wiring" is ONLY passing `descr` to `render_step`. Executor cfg resolution (active_cfg vs cfg.norris.executor) lands in C4 alongside the preplan block. Table updated.
+- **R6 (important)** `ctx.norris_tasks` lifecycle vs `Context:reset()`. **Fix**: add `self.norris_tasks = nil` to `Context:reset()` as defensive coding (one line, no regression). §7 amended to remove the contradictory "Document in §9" deferral.
+- **R7 (nit)** Hardcoded `timeout_ms = 60000` ignores `pre_cfg.timeout_ms`. **Fix**: `pre_cfg.timeout_ms or 60000` in §4 pseudocode.
+- **R8 (nit)** "Status:" label in §1 acceptance criterion could be misread as on-screen prefix. **Fix**: rename to "Terminal output:".
+- **R9-R11**: confirmations of clean composition with #87 (compression doesn't fire during Norris steps — correct), #86/#88 (both scoped to ask_ai; can't leak into preplan call site). No action.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Phase 10 → Phase 11+ Out-of-band
+
+Candidate follow-ups (non-binding):
+
+- **Phase 11**: cross-session cost rollup (Phase 7 §12 option 1 —
+  long-deferred).
+- **Cost preflight enforcement** (Phase 7 §12 option 2 — also long-
+  deferred; Phase 8's accurate counts are the prerequisite).
+- **Mid-flight Norris re-plan** — preplanner gets to re-decompose
+  based on executor progress. Real value, but needs careful
+  state-machine design (when to re-plan, how to preserve already-
+  completed work).
+- **Per-task model selection** — task could carry a model hint
+  emitted by the preplanner.
+
+Phase 10 itself is self-contained — depends on Phase 3 (Norris) +
+Phase 7 (cost accumulator) which are both implemented.

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+# Phase 2 Baseline — pre-implementation measurements
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-12
+**Targets probed:** lmcp v0.5.4 on `boltzmann.fritz.box:8080/mcp`; OpenAI-compat broker on `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082`.
+
+This is the Phase 7 (verify) anchor — captures what the world looked like just *before* Phase 2 implementation lands, so post-implementation behavior can be compared against it. Companion to PHASE2.md (manifest).
+
+---
+
+## 1. MCP RPC round-trip timings (cold path, single warm-up)
+
+| RPC | Latency |
+|---|---|
+| `initialize` | 19 ms |
+| `notifications/initialized` (HTTP 202, no body) | 11 ms |
+| `tools/list` | 17 ms |
+| `tools/call` `list_dir({path:"/tmp"})` (success, ~1 KB result) | 72 ms |
+| `tools/call` `read_file({path:"/nonexistent/..."})` (handler-caught failure) | 12 ms |
+| `tools/call` `nope_tool` (JSON-RPC -32601 unknown tool) | 12 ms |
+
+LAN-local; sub-100ms for everything but a file-listing payload. Phase 2's
+sequential tool-call dispatch won't be the bottleneck — the LLM is.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Fixtures (saved to `/tmp/aish-baseline/`)
+
+| File | Shape |
+|---|---|
+| `01_initialize.json` | `{result:{protocolVersion, serverInfo:{name,version}, capabilities:{tools:{listChanged:false}}}}` |
+| `02_notif_init.body` | empty (HTTP 202) |
+| `03_tools_list.json` | `{result:{tools:[{name, description, inputSchema}...]}}` — 7 tools on boltzmann |
+| `04_tools_call_ok.json` | `{result:{isError:false, content:[{type:"text", text:"<listing>"}]}}` |
+| `05_tools_call_iserror.json` | **see §3 finding** |
+| `06_tools_call_unknown.json` | `{error:{code:-32601, message:"Tool not found: nope_tool"}}` |
+
+### Initialize response (compact)
+
+```json
+{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{
+    "serverInfo":{"version":"0.1.0","name":"boltzmann-tools"},
+    "protocolVersion":"2025-03-26",
+    "capabilities":{"tools":{"listChanged":false}}}}
+```
+
+### Unknown-tool error (transport-level failure)
+
+```json
+{"id":5,"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":{
+    "message":"Tool not found: nope_tool","code":-32601}}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Baseline finding: `isError` is not a complete failure signal
+
+`read_file({path:"/nonexistent/baseline-probe"})` returned:
+
+```json
+{"id":4,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{
+    "isError":false,
+    "content":[{"type":"text","text":"Error: could not read /nonexistent/baseline-probe"}]}}
+```
+
+`isError: false` despite an obvious failure. The handler caught the error and put it in `content` text but didn't set the flag.
+
+**Implication for Phase 2 design:** aish cannot rely solely on `result.isError` to decide success/failure of a tool call. The model must read the text content. This actually simplifies Phase 2: just feed `content` straight back as the `role:"tool"` turn body regardless of `isError`. The flag is advisory; the model is the discriminator. (No PHASE2.md amendment needed — §4's "pass-through to the model" stance already accommodates this.)
+
+This is a per-tool boltzmann-lmcp implementation quirk, not a spec issue. Other lmcp deployments may set `isError: true` correctly; aish should still pass content through and not crash on either shape.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Streaming `tool_calls` delta shape (verified against hossenfelder)
+
+For `stream: true` requests with `tools` declared, observed deltas:
+
+```
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"role":"assistant","content":null}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"id":"...","type":"function",
+                                            "function":{"name":"get_weather","arguments":""}}]}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"function":{"arguments":"{"}}]}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"function":{"arguments":"\""}}]}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"function":{"arguments":"city"}}]}}]}
+...
+data: {"choices":[{"finish_reason":"tool_calls","delta":{}}]}
+data: [DONE]
+```
+
+Accumulator rules confirmed:
+1. On the first delta containing `tool_calls[i]`: capture `id`, `type`, `function.name`. `arguments` may be empty `""`.
+2. On subsequent deltas matching same `index`: concatenate `function.arguments` into the running buffer.
+3. `finish_reason: "tool_calls"` closes the set; arguments buffer is parsed as JSON at that point.
+
+Matches PHASE2.md §5 design.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Baseline aish behavior (pre-MCP, what Phase 1 does today)
+
+Sent to hossenfelder with the standard system prompt and **no `tools` field**:
+
+```
+user: List the files in /tmp
+```
+
+Response (qwen2.5-coder-1.5b via hossenfelder, sans tools):
+
+```
+```cmd
+dir /tmp
+```
+```
+
+`finish_reason: stop`, `tool_calls: null`, 9 completion tokens.
+
+The loaded model emits Windows shell syntax in a markdown code-fence, ignoring the system prompt's `CMD:` extraction contract. **No tool_calls path is exercised today** because no tools are declared. This is the empirical "before" of Phase 2 — once MCP servers are wired and a real tool exists (`list_dir({path:"/tmp"})`), the model has a structured path that doesn't depend on getting `CMD:` formatting right.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Known blockers carried into Phase 7 (verify)
+
+Both live in the **boltzmann proxy** (`hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082`), not in aish:
+
+| # | Bug | Affects | Tracking |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | SSE buffering — proxy sets `Content-Length` on `text/event-stream` and flushes the whole response at once | streaming visibility (Phase 1) AND streaming tool_calls deltas (Phase 2) | [aish#15](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/15) + [[reference-hossenfelder-sse-buffering]] |
+| 2 | `model` field routing — every request returns chunks tagged `qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf` regardless of requested `model`, suggesting the proxy ignores the field | Phase 2 testing against mistral-nemo specifically (the strict-chat-template canary for Q18); also any `:model deep` / `:model cloud` switch | side-finding in #15 triage; needs its own issue when Phase 7 hits it |
+
+Phase 2 implement/verify will proceed against whatever model is loaded.
+Full template-strictness verification of Q18 (`role:"tool"` acceptance on
+mistral-nemo) waits for bug #2 to be fixed in the boltzmann proxy code.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Module pre-state (Phase 1 head: `5878f73`)
+
+| Module | LOC (incl. comments) | State |
+|---|---|---|
+| `broker.lua` | 92 | chat + chat_stream, no `tools` field |
+| `context.lua` | (per Phase 1) | `pending_exec_output` buffer; no `role:"tool"`; no `tool_calls` on assistant turns |
+| `executor.lua` | (per Phase 1) | PTY-backed, `CMD:` extract, no tool dispatch |
+| `repl.lua` | 287 | meta cmds, ask_ai stream loop, no `:mcp …`, no tool-call sub-loop |
+| `renderer.lua` | 79 | exec frame, streaming text; no tool-call frame |
+| `safety.lua` | (per PHASE0 §4) | stub — only the file exists |
+| `mcp.lua` | — | does not exist yet |
+| `config.lua` | (per user's edits) | models registry; no `mcp = { servers = {...} }` section |
+
+After Phase 2 lands, `git diff main..post-phase-2 --stat` should show:
+new `mcp.lua` (substantial), modest growth in `broker.lua` / `context.lua` /
+`repl.lua` / `renderer.lua`, finally non-stub `safety.lua`.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 2 Baseline — aish*

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+# aish — Phase 2 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 2 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Verify (Phase 7) — implementation complete; live testing in progress
+**Date:** 2026-05-12
+
+**Amendments since formulate:**
+- 2026-05-12 (review fold-in): see §12 "Review fold-in" subsection.
+- 2026-05-12 (Phase 7 verify, separator switch): tool-name namespace
+  delimiter changed from `.` to `__` because Anthropic via Bedrock
+  validates tool names against `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$` — dots are
+  rejected with `HTTP 400 tools.0.custom.name: String should match
+  pattern '...'`. Discovered when `:model cloud` exercised TC #26
+  against the real cloud path. Internal API matches on-wire shape so
+  there's no transformation layer. Constraint: aliases must not
+  themselves contain `__` so the parse stays unambiguous (leftmost
+  `__` is the split point). Tool names from MCP servers may contain
+  underscores freely. All §3/§5/§6/§7/§12 references updated below.
+
+PHASE0.md is the locked substrate; PHASE1.md is layered on top. This
+manifest specifies what Phase 2 adds. Section numbers reference back to
+PHASE0.md / PHASE1.md where relevant.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 2
+
+Three pillars per PHASE0.md §11 row 2:
+
+1. **MCP client** (`mcp.lua`) — JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP+SSE transport.
+   Target reference implementation: `lmcp`. Operations needed for v1:
+   `initialize`, `tools/list`, `tools/call`. Multiple servers may be
+   connected concurrently; tools are namespaced `<server>__<tool>`.
+2. **Tool-calling protocol bridge** — the broker sends OpenAI-compatible
+   `tools` in the request body; the model emits `tool_calls` in the
+   response; `mcp.lua` dispatches each call to the right server; the
+   tool result is fed back as a `role:"tool"` turn in `context.lua` and
+   the chat continues.
+3. **Authorization gate** — `safety.lua` (PHASE0.md §4 stub) finally gets
+   implemented. Every tool call is confirmed by the user by default,
+   with per-tool and per-server `auto_approve` policies in `config.lua`.
+
+**Phase 2 is done when:**
+
+- aish can connect to at least one local `lmcp` server declared in
+  `config.lua` and one connected via `:mcp connect <url>` at runtime.
+- `:mcp list` shows connected servers; `:mcp tools` shows discovered
+  tools across all servers.
+- A model conversation can invoke a tool: the broker request carries
+  the live tools schema; the response's `tool_calls` are confirmed by
+  the user; each call dispatches to the right MCP server; the result
+  re-enters the chat; the model continues with the result available.
+- `CMD:` extraction (PHASE0.md §6 substrate invariant) still works
+  unchanged — Phase 2 is additive, not replacing.
+- A tool with `auto_approve = true` (in config) executes without the
+  confirm prompt; a non-approved tool still prompts.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 1)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| MCP transport | HTTP POST per RPC, `Connection: close` per response, **no long-lived SSE GET channel** in v1 | Analyze finding (2026-05-12): lmcp v0.5.4 only implements the trivial POST-and-respond flavor of the spec's streamable-HTTP transport. Its GET /mcp endpoint announces the POST endpoint then closes — there's no server→client notification channel to listen on. Combined with lmcp's `capabilities.tools.listChanged = false`, aish doesn't need an SSE GET listener at all for lmcp. Stdio transport is left for a possible Phase 2.1 if a stdio-only MCP server becomes necessary. |
+| MCP protocol version | `2025-03-26` (confirmed by live probe of boltzmann:8080/mcp) | lmcp pins this in `MCP_VERSION` and **does not negotiate** — it returns its compiled-in version regardless of what the client sends (lmcp.lua:80-91). aish sends `2025-03-26` in `initialize` and accepts whatever the server returns; on mismatch it logs `[aish] mcp <alias>: protocol version mismatch (sent X, got Y); proceeding` and continues. v1 has no version-gated behavior to abort on. |
+| MCP auth | Bearer token via `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header, per-server | Analyze finding: every lmcp deployment in mfritsche's fleet (boltzmann/hertz/pve*/nc/etc.) requires Bearer auth. Phase 2 config supports `auth_token` literal and `auth_env` env-var indirection per server (mirrors `key_env` in the models registry). lmcp servers without auth (broglie/higgs LAN-only) just leave the field nil. |
+| Tool-call wire format | OpenAI `tools` field on `/v1/chat/completions` body; `tool_calls` on assistant deltas; `role:"tool"` turn with `tool_call_id` for results | Standard, supported by llama.cpp and OpenRouter. Aligns with the existing `/v1/chat/completions` substrate invariant. |
+| Tool namespacing | `<server-alias>__<tool-name>` for both the wire-level tool name and `:mcp tools` listing (was `.` at formulate; switched 2026-05-12 — see Amendments above) | Avoids name collisions across servers. The alias comes from the config key or the connect URL hash. `__` (two underscores) is within Bedrock's tool-name regex `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$` whereas `.` is not. Aliases must not themselves contain `__`. |
+| `CMD:` coexistence with tool-calls | Both stay live, no policy preference. Substrate invariant §3 unchanged. | Resolves Q6 (see §10). `CMD:` is the local-shell route; MCP tools are structured-API routes; they serve different purposes. Future phases (Norris, Phase 3) may prefer tools when both are available, but Phase 2 doesn't enforce. |
+| Authorization default | Per-call confirm (mirrors PHASE0.md §10 `confirm_cmd` for shell) | Conservative default; user can opt into auto-approval per tool or per server via config. Resolves Q8. |
+| System prompt augmentation | Hybrid: static frame in `broker.lua` system prompt + dynamic `tools` array in the request body | Tool list goes in the API field where it belongs; the system prompt only mentions that tools exist and how to use them. Per-request body cost is bounded (tools change rarely; small schemas). Resolves Q9. |
+| Tool-call streaming | Streaming-from-day-one — `broker.chat_stream`'s on_delta callback widens to handle `tool_calls` deltas in addition to text deltas | Resolves Q10. Phase 1 SSE landed first, so we're not retrofitting; we just extend the parser. **Wire shape confirmed at analyze** (2026-05-12 probe vs hossenfelder): `delta.tool_calls[]` arrives indexed; id+type+function.name appear on the opening delta; `function.arguments` is a JSON-string that arrives in character-fragment chunks; finish_reason "tool_calls" closes the call. Accumulator strategy matches §5. |
+| Tool-call concurrency | Sequential dispatch in Phase 2 v1 — process `tool_calls[0]` to completion, then `[1]`, etc. | Simpler error handling; tool effects often order-dependent (e.g. write-then-read). Parallel dispatch deferred (see Q20). |
+| MCP server lifecycle | aish does not manage MCP server processes (parallel to PHASE0.md §12 llama.cpp rule) | Declared in config or connected by URL; aish is a client only. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 1 | Phase 2 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `mcp.lua` | **New file** (not in PHASE0 §4 layout; this Phase amends the layout to add it) | Implement: `M.connect(url, opts) -> session` (opts: `alias`, `auth_token`, `auth_env`), `session:initialize()`, `session:list_tools() -> [{name, description, inputSchema}]`, `session:call_tool(name, args) -> (result_table, kind)` where `kind ∈ {"ok","handler_error","rpc_error"}` so callers can route the response per §4's error split, `session:close()`. JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST (`Content-Type: application/json`, `Accept: application/json`, `Authorization: Bearer <token>`). Per-session state: alias, base-url, auth, tools-cache, request-ID counter. No persistent SSE channel — POST is one-shot per RPC. Distinguishes HTTP-level failure (e.g. lmcp's `401 {"error":"unauthorized"}` body, which is NOT JSON-RPC-shaped — has no `jsonrpc`/`id` fields) from JSON-RPC envelope errors; needs `ffi/curl.M.post` extended to return status code (see ffi/curl.lua row). |
+| `safety.lua` | Stub | Implement Phase 2 surface only: `M.confirm_tool_call(tool_name, args, policy) -> bool`. Reads `config.mcp.auto_approve` (per-tool and per-server) before prompting. Norris destructive-op heuristic and HALT gate stay Phase 3. |
+| `broker.lua` | Streaming `chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta)` | Signature widens to `chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)`. `opts.tools` (optional array of `{type, function:{name, description, parameters}}`) is passed through to the request body; **omitted entirely if absent or empty** (some servers reject `"tools": []`). The on_delta callback widens to `on_delta(kind, payload)` where `kind ∈ {"text", "tool_call"}`. **`broker.lua` does NOT depend on `mcp.lua`** — repl assembles the tools array and passes it in; broker stays a transport layer. `M.chat` (non-streaming wrapper) is unchanged in this phase (no tool consumers go through it). |
+| `context.lua` | turns = {{role, content}, ...} + `pending_exec_output`; `Context:append` asserts `turn.content` and rebuilds the entry as `{role, content}` only — extra fields are dropped | Three concrete edits: (a) **loosen `:append`** so `role == "assistant"` can carry `tool_calls = [{id, name, arguments}]` with `content` allowed empty, and `role == "tool"` requires `tool_call_id` + `content` (the assert moves from "content required" to "shape per role"); (b) **preserve `tool_calls` and `tool_call_id`** in the stored turn (not just role+content); (c) `to_messages()` emits `tool_calls` on assistant turns and `tool_call_id` on tool turns. Add a debug assertion that `role == "tool"` follows an assistant turn with non-empty `tool_calls` (catches design bugs early; N4 in review). **`pending_exec_output` interaction**: the buffer **persists across the tool-call sub-loop** (the loop is internal — no user input happens — so there's no append_user to flush against). It flushes on the next genuine user turn, regardless of how many tool-call iterations preceded. |
+| `repl.lua` | meta cmds + ask_ai stream loop | After ask_ai sees `tool_calls`, enter a tool-execution sub-loop: confirm-gate each call via `safety.confirm_tool_call`, dispatch via `mcp.session:call_tool`, append tool turn to context, re-issue the broker request. Loop until assistant emits text without tool_calls. New meta: `:mcp connect <url> [alias]`, `:mcp list`, `:mcp tools`, `:mcp disconnect <alias>`. |
+| `renderer.lua` | streaming text + exec frame | Add `tool_call_begin(name, args)`, `tool_call_end(result, ok)`. Visual style: indented, dim, parallel to the exec frame. |
+| `config.lua` | example with models/shell/context/history | Schema additions: `mcp = { servers = { alias = { url = "..." } }, auto_approve = { ["alias__tool"] = true } }`. Documented in §6 below. |
+| `ffi/curl.lua` | post + post_sse; `M.post` does not set `FAILONERROR`, so non-2xx responses return the body as a normal string. `ffi.cdef` exposes only `curl_easy_setopt` — no `curl_easy_getinfo` (cdef block at curl.lua:11-28). | **One small extension**: `M.post` returns **`(body, status_code)` on transport success** (status_code may be non-2xx — caller decides what to do; mcp.lua treats `>= 400` as transport failure). `(nil, errmsg)` on libcurl-level failure is **unchanged** — Phase 1 callers that read only the first slot stay correct. Requires adding `curl_easy_getinfo` + `CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE` (decimal 2097154, `CURLINFOTYPE_LONG | 2`) to the `ffi.cdef` block, plus a `long[1]` out-param shim. MCP auth failures from lmcp arrive as HTTP `401` with a non-JSON-RPC body (`{"error":"unauthorized"}`); `mcp.lua` must distinguish HTTP-level failure from JSON-RPC envelope errors. No SSE GET channel is added (analyze finding ruled it out for lmcp). |
+| `history.lua` | JSONL session log | Tool turns are logged like any other turn — `{role:"tool", tool_call_id:"...", content:"..."}`. Resume reconstructs them via `ctx:append` like user/assistant turns. |
+
+§4 module-layout amendment: `mcp.lua` slots between `broker.lua` and
+`router.lua` in the §4 table. Same commit lands the manifest amendment.
+
+---
+
+## 4. MCP Transport (analyze findings — lmcp v0.5.4)
+
+lmcp implements only the **synchronous POST** flavor of the MCP
+streamable-HTTP spec. Each RPC is one HTTP transaction:
+
+```
+client → server:   POST /mcp           Content-Type: application/json
+                                       Accept: application/json
+                                       Authorization: Bearer <token>
+                                       Body: { jsonrpc:"2.0", id, method, params }
+                                       Returns: { jsonrpc, id, result | error }
+                                       Connection: close
+```
+
+lmcp's `GET /mcp` exists but only sends a one-shot `event: endpoint`
+announcing the POST URL, then closes — there is no held-open
+server→client channel. Combined with the `listChanged: false`
+capability lmcp announces in `initialize`, **aish does not open a
+persistent SSE channel** to lmcp servers in v1. Notifications-from-server
+are out of scope here; track for v2 if a richer server appears.
+
+### Handshake
+
+1. `initialize` request: `{ protocolVersion: "2025-03-26", capabilities: {}, clientInfo: { name: "aish", version: "..." } }`.
+2. Server response (lmcp): `{ protocolVersion: "2025-03-26", capabilities: { tools: { listChanged: false } }, serverInfo: { name, version } }`.
+3. **Version mismatch**: lmcp ignores client's `protocolVersion` and always returns its compiled-in `MCP_VERSION` (lmcp.lua:80-91). aish accepts whatever lmcp returns; on mismatch it logs a status (`[aish] mcp <alias>: protocol version mismatch (sent X, got Y); proceeding`) and continues. v1 has no version-gated behavior.
+4. `notifications/initialized` POST (one-way; lmcp returns HTTP 202 with no body).
+
+### Tool discovery
+
+1. `tools/list` RPC → `{ tools: [{ name, description, inputSchema }] }`.
+2. Cache per-session **for the session lifetime** — lmcp announces
+   `listChanged: false`, so there's no need to refetch or listen for
+   change notifications.
+
+### Tool invocation
+
+**Content flattening**: tool results return `content: [{type, ...}, ...]`.
+lmcp v0.5.4 only emits `type: "text"`, but the spec also allows
+`"image"` and `"resource"`. Phase 2 v1 **concatenates all `text` blocks**
+into a single string for the `role:"tool"` turn body and **ignores
+non-text blocks**, logging a one-shot status warning when a non-text
+block is observed. Image/resource handling is deferred. See §12
+"Content blocks beyond text" for the corresponding risk note.
+
+`tools/call` with `{ name, arguments }`. Failure has three flavors and
+all of them result in **a `role:"tool"` turn being appended** so the
+assistant's `tool_calls` is never left orphaned in context (strict
+templates reject `assistant.tool_calls` without a matching `tool`
+reply — same gotcha PHASE0.md §6 warned about):
+
+- **Tool-handler exception** → JSON-RPC `result` with `isError: true`
+  and `content: [{ type:"text", text: "Error: ..." }]`. Feed
+  `content` straight back as the `role:"tool"` turn body. Model-recoverable.
+- **Baseline `isError: false` on actual failure** (PHASE2-baseline.md §3
+  found this — boltzmann's `read_file` returns content text containing
+  "Error: ..." but `isError: false`). Pass content through unchanged —
+  let the model read the text. `isError` is advisory, not authoritative.
+- **JSON-RPC envelope error** (e.g. `{code: -32601, message: "Tool not
+  found"}`) → synthesize a `role:"tool"` turn with
+  `content = "[aish] tool dispatch failed: <error.message>"` and the
+  matching `tool_call_id`. Also surface a status line for the user.
+  This both keeps alternation legal and tells the model what happened
+  so its next plan is informed.
+- **HTTP-level failure** (auth, unreachable, timeout) → same shape:
+  synthesize a `role:"tool"` turn with
+  `content = "[aish] tool transport error: <reason>"`. Same alternation
+  rationale.
+
+This split resolves Q21 (with the C5/C7 review fix folded in).
+
+### Lifecycle
+
+- Connect on startup (from `config.mcp.servers`) — best effort; failures
+  are status-logged once, don't abort aish, and the session is **absent
+  from `mcp_sessions` until manually reconnected via `:mcp connect`**.
+  No automatic retry. "Connect" here means: do the `initialize`
+  round-trip + cache `tools/list` results.
+- `:mcp connect <url>` adds a session at runtime; alias auto-derived
+  from hostname or supplied as second arg.
+- `:mcp disconnect <alias>` drops cached state. There's no long-lived
+  HTTP connection to close (every RPC was already `Connection: close`).
+- On aish quit, sessions are just forgotten — nothing to clean up
+  server-side.
+- An unreachable server simply contributes no tools to the broker
+  request body — the model is not told that tools were "meant" to be
+  available. If `tools_schema()` returns empty across all sessions, the
+  broker omits the `tools` field entirely.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Tool-Call Bridge
+
+### Broker request body (delta from Phase 1)
+
+```json
+{
+  "model": "...",
+  "messages": [...],
+  "stream": true,
+  "temperature": 0.2,
+  "tools": [
+    { "type":"function",
+      "function": { "name":"<alias>__<tool>",
+                    "description":"...",
+                    "parameters": <inputSchema> } },
+    ...
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+The `tools` array is assembled by `mcp.tools_schema()` — flattens
+`tools/list` results from every connected session, namespacing each tool
+as `<alias>__<name>`.
+
+### Response handling (streaming)
+
+llama.cpp / OpenAI deltas may include:
+
+```json
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"id":"call_…",
+                "function":{"name":"alias__tool","arguments":"{\"a\":"}}]}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,
+                "function":{"arguments":"1}"}}]}}]}
+data: {"choices":[{"finish_reason":"tool_calls",...}]}
+```
+
+`broker.chat_stream` accumulates tool-call deltas keyed by `index`; the
+`arguments` field is a JSON-string that arrives chunked and is concatenated.
+On `finish_reason: tool_calls`, the accumulated calls are emitted to
+on_delta as `kind="tool_call"` with full payloads.
+
+**Index-absent fallback**: per the OpenAI spec, `index` is REQUIRED on
+streaming `tool_calls[]` deltas — but some local llama.cpp builds have
+been reported to omit it for single-call streams. If a delta has
+`tool_calls` but no `index`, treat it as `index = 0` and accumulate
+into the slot-0 buffer. Log a one-shot debug status the first time
+this is observed per stream.
+
+### Re-injection into context
+
+The assistant turn carries **whatever text was streamed before
+`finish_reason: tool_calls`** (which may be non-empty — models often
+say "Sure, let me look that up" before calling). The renderer flushes
+that text first, then renders the tool-call frame around dispatch.
+
+```lua
+-- After tool execution
+ctx:append({
+  role = "assistant",
+  content = accumulated_text,    -- may be "" if model emitted no prose
+  tool_calls = { {id="call_…", name="alias__tool", arguments=<json-string>} },
+})
+ctx:append({
+  role = "tool",
+  tool_call_id = "call_…",
+  content = <tool-result-text-or-synthesized-error>,
+})
+```
+
+`to_messages()` renders both shapes for the next broker request. The
+strict-alternation issue from PHASE0.md §6 (mistral-nemo Jinja) is
+handled differently here — tool turns ARE expected to follow assistant
+tool_calls per the OpenAI chat-template convention. If a model's
+template still rejects this shape, fall back to the `[tool: X]` prefix
+strategy used for exec output (Q18 below — fallback is plumbed via the
+`context.use_tool_role` flag; default `true`).
+
+### Re-issuing the broker request
+
+After tool turns are appended, the broker is called again with the
+extended messages array. The model may emit more `tool_calls`, more
+text, or both. Loop until the response has no `tool_calls` (i.e. a
+plain text assistant turn).
+
+Budget: a max-tool-call-depth setting (default 8) prevents runaway loops.
+Hit-cap surfaces as a status: `[aish] tool-call depth limit reached`.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Authorization (safety.lua Phase 2 surface)
+
+```lua
+-- safety.confirm_tool_call(tool_name, args_table, config) -> bool
+function M.confirm_tool_call(name, args, cfg)
+    local policy = cfg.mcp and cfg.mcp.auto_approve or {}
+    if policy[name] then return true end
+    -- Per-server prefix check: "alias__*" entries
+    local alias = name:match("^([^.]+)%.")
+    if alias and policy[alias .. ".*"] then return true end
+    -- Otherwise prompt
+    local pretty = name .. "(" .. (#args > 0 and "..." or "") .. ")"
+    local ans = rl.readline(("call '%s'? [y/N] "):format(pretty)) or ""
+    return ans:lower():sub(1,1) == "y"
+end
+```
+
+Config schema (analyze-revised — Bearer auth fields added):
+
+```lua
+mcp = {
+    servers = {
+        boltzmann = {
+            url       = "http://boltzmann.fritz.box:8080/mcp",
+            auth_env  = "BOLTZMANN_MCP_TOKEN",  -- read from env at startup
+        },
+        broglie = {
+            url = "http://broglie.fritz.box:8080/mcp",
+            -- no auth (LAN-only deployment)
+        },
+        nc = {
+            url        = "https://nc.reauktion.de:8080/mcp",
+            auth_token = "literal-token-if-not-using-env",  -- alternative
+        },
+    },
+    auto_approve = {
+        ["boltzmann__read_file"] = true,    -- specific tool
+        ["broglie__*"]           = true,    -- whole server
+    },
+    max_tool_depth = 8,
+}
+```
+
+Auth precedence per server: `auth_token` literal > `auth_env` indirection
+> nil (no Authorization header sent). Mirrors PHASE0 §10's `key_env`
+convention for cloud model API keys.
+
+Norris mode (Phase 3) will extend this: when autonomous, the destructive-op
+heuristic decides; for non-destructive tools, auto_approve. Outside scope here.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Meta Commands (Phase 2 additions)
+
+| Command | Action |
+|---|---|
+| `:mcp connect <url> [<alias>]` | Open a session; perform initialize + tools/list; add to active set |
+| `:mcp disconnect <alias>` | Close one session |
+| `:mcp list` | Show connected sessions (alias, url, tool count, status) |
+| `:mcp tools` | List tools across all sessions (`alias__name` — short description) |
+| `:mcp tool <alias__name>` | Show one tool's full inputSchema (debug aid) |
+
+Existing `:help` updated to list these.
+
+---
+
+## 8. System Prompt Augmentation
+
+`broker.lua`'s default system prompt grows by ~4 lines:
+
+```
+You may have access to MCP tools — they appear in this request's `tools`
+field. Call a tool by emitting a tool_call; the result will be supplied
+in the next turn. Use tools for structured operations (file reads,
+queries, etc.) and `CMD:` lines for local shell commands. Prefer tools
+when available; fall back to `CMD:` for anything not exposed as a tool.
+```
+
+The actual tool list is in the `tools` request-body field, not the
+prompt. This avoids per-turn token bloat for the full schema.
+
+§3 substrate invariants are unchanged. The `CMD:` extraction marker stays
+the local-shell route; tools are the additive structured route.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Migration from Phase 1
+
+User-visible changes:
+- New `:mcp …` meta commands when MCP servers are configured or
+  connected at runtime.
+- Assistant responses may now invoke tools — user sees a confirm prompt
+  (similar to `CMD:` execution gate) followed by an indented tool-call
+  frame with the result.
+- `CMD:` lines still work exactly as before for shell.
+
+Substrate (PHASE0.md §3) invariants: unchanged. Module layout (§4)
+amended to **add** `mcp.lua` (no rename of any existing file). Adding
+a new file is additive and preserves the §3 module-stability invariant
+("File names are stable across phases — later phases fill in bodies,
+not rename files"). The amendment ships in commit #1 of the §12 plan
+(C6 in the review).
+
+`config.lua`: existing configs without an `mcp` section continue to work
+— no MCP servers means no tools sent in the broker request body, no
+auth checks, no behavior change.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Out of Scope (Phase 2)
+
+Per PHASE0.md §11, these belong elsewhere:
+- Chuck Norris autonomous mode (Phase 3) — even though tool-calls
+  enable richer autonomy, the *autonomous policy* is Phase 3's.
+- Destructive-op heuristic in safety.lua (Phase 3) — Phase 2 only
+  implements the per-call confirm-prompt surface.
+- `memory.jsonl` summarization across sessions (Phase 4).
+- Multi-model routing / cloud fallback (Phase 5).
+- Tree-sitter syntax highlighting (Phase 6).
+
+Specifically out of Phase 2 scope despite proximity:
+- Stdio-transport MCP servers (Q17 below).
+- Parallel tool-call dispatch (Q20).
+- MCP `resources/list` and `prompts/list` capabilities — Phase 2
+  v1 only implements `tools/*`. Resources/prompts deferred (probably
+  Phase 4 alongside memory).
+- Server-sent `notifications/progress` for long-running tool calls —
+  ignored in v1; status surface comes later.
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open Questions
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolve by |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q17 | ~~MCP transport abstraction: stdio vs HTTP+SSE~~ | mcp.lua API shape | **Resolved at analyze.** Hard-code POST-only HTTP for v1. lmcp doesn't use the long-lived SSE channel and `listChanged: false` removes any v1 need for it. Stdio transport tracked as Phase 2.1 / out-of-scope here. |
+| Q18 | Tool-result re-injection: standard OpenAI `role:"tool"` turn, or `[tool: X]` prefix to next user turn (matching the §6 exec-output pattern)? | context.lua + broker.lua | **Partly resolved.** Live probe (2026-05-12, hossenfelder) shows `role:"tool"` accepted by the proxy + the loaded model (qwen2.5-coder-1.5b). Mistral-nemo-specific template testing is **blocked** by the hossenfelder proxy routing all `model` field values to the loaded fast model — see open-end below. Default v1 path: `role:"tool"` (standard); fallback to `[tool: X]` prefix is plumbed but unused unless a strict template rejects it during Phase 7 verify. |
+| Q19 | Large tool-result payloads: pass-through, truncate at N chars, or summarize via fast model? | context.lua + executor of tool-result | Phase 2 (plan); Phase 4 may refine with memory.jsonl |
+| Q20 | Parallel `tool_calls`: sequential v1 is safe; spec allows parallel. Move to parallel when both calls are read-only? | mcp.lua dispatch | Phase 2 (verify) — track for v2 |
+| Q21 | ~~MCP error mapping~~ | mcp.lua + broker.lua | **Resolved at analyze.** lmcp distinguishes: `result.isError=true` (handler exception, model-recoverable, feed back as tool turn content) vs JSON-RPC `error` (unknown method/tool, transport-level, surface as aish status). See §4. |
+| Q22 | aish's own command surface as an MCP server | scope expansion | **Out of Phase 2.** Parked for Phase 4+ if interest stays. |
+
+Open-end carried forward to Phase 7 (verify):
+- **Hossenfelder proxy `model`-field bug** (separate from aish): the proxy at `:8082` routes all requests to the loaded fast model regardless of the request's `model` field — chunks return `"model":"qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf"` even when `mistral-nemo-12b-instruct` was asked for. This **blocks live-verification of mistral-nemo's chat-template tool-role behavior**. Tracked as [aish#23](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/23) (filed 2026-05-12 at review). Sibling to the SSE-buffering bug at [aish#15](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/15) — both live in the boltzmann proxy code. Phase 7 needs at least #23 fixed to fully close Q18.
+
+Resolved at formulate (above in §2 table):
+- Q6 (CMD: vs tools coexistence) — both, no policy preference, substrate unchanged.
+- Q7 (MCP discovery) — both, config-declared default + runtime `:mcp connect`.
+- Q8 (authorization) — per-call confirm default, per-tool/per-server `auto_approve` policy.
+- Q9 (system-prompt augmentation) — hybrid: static frame + dynamic `tools` body field.
+- Q10 (tool-call streaming) — streaming-from-day-one on top of Phase 1 SSE.
+
+Resolved at analyze (2026-05-12, live probes vs lmcp v0.5.4 + hossenfelder):
+- Q17 (transport abstraction) — POST-only, no SSE channel needed for lmcp.
+- Q21 (error mapping) — isError vs JSON-RPC error split per §4.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up — start with modules with the fewest dependencies, end with the
+REPL wiring that exercises everything together. Same shape as Phase 0
+and Phase 1 implementation cadence.
+
+### Order
+
+1. **`mcp.lua` (new file) — JSON-RPC client.** `M.connect(url, opts)`,
+   `session:initialize()` + `:list_tools()` + `:call_tool(name, args)` +
+   `:close()`. Uses Phase 1's `ffi/curl.M.post` for transport — **same
+   commit lands the `M.post` extension to return `(body, status_code)`
+   per §3 row** so `mcp.lua` can distinguish HTTP `401` (non-JSON-RPC
+   body `{"error":"unauthorized"}`) from JSON-RPC envelope errors.
+   Per-server Bearer auth (`auth_token` literal or `auth_env`
+   indirection). `:call_tool` returns `(result_table, kind)` where
+   `kind ∈ {"ok","handler_error","rpc_error"}` so callers route per
+   §4. **Test in isolation** via
+   `luajit -e 'local mcp=require("mcp"); local s=mcp.connect("http://boltzmann.fritz.box:8080/mcp",{auth_env="BOLTZMANN_MCP_TOKEN"}); s:initialize(); print(#s:list_tools())'`.
+   Also amends PHASE0.md §4 to list `mcp.lua` between `broker.lua` and
+   `router.lua` in the same commit (additive — preserves §3
+   module-stability invariant per §9).
+
+2. **`safety.lua` — confirm-gate surface.** Implement just
+   `M.confirm_tool_call(name, args, cfg)` per §6. Reads
+   `cfg.mcp.auto_approve` for exact-match and `alias__*` glob. Falls back
+   to `rl.readline` prompt. Norris-mode hooks stay out (Phase 3). **Test
+   in isolation** with mocked rl + various policy shapes.
+
+3. **`context.lua` extensions.** Three concrete edits per §3 row:
+   (a) loosen `Context:append`'s assert from "content required" to
+   shape-per-role (assistant may have empty content if `tool_calls`
+   present; `tool` requires `tool_call_id` + `content`); (b) preserve
+   `tool_calls` / `tool_call_id` in stored turns (not just role+content);
+   (c) extend `to_messages()` to emit those fields. Add alternation
+   assert (N4 in review). `pending_exec_output` is **unchanged**:
+   buffer persists across tool-call sub-loops; flushes on next genuine
+   user turn (§3 row). **Tests in isolation**: (i) build a context with
+   assistant+tool_calls + tool turns, round-trip through `to_messages()`,
+   eyeball JSON shape; (ii) day-one fallback test (N8) — same context
+   with `use_tool_role = false` must emit the `[tool: alias__name]\n…`
+   prefix shape instead of a `role:"tool"` message.
+
+4. **`renderer.lua` extensions.** Add `M.tool_call_begin(name, args)`
+   (top rule + `name(json-snippet)` indented dim) and
+   `M.tool_call_end(content, is_error)` (bottom rule with dim/red status).
+   Visual parity with the exec frame. **Test visually** with a one-liner.
+
+5. **`broker.lua` extensions.** Signature widens:
+   `chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)`. `opts.tools` (optional
+   array) is passed through to the request body; **omitted entirely
+   when nil or empty**. The on_delta callback widens to
+   `on_delta(kind, payload)` where `kind ∈ {"text","tool_call"}`.
+   Text path unchanged. Tool-call path: accumulator keyed by `index`
+   (default 0 if absent — C2), concatenates `function.arguments` until
+   `finish_reason: "tool_calls"`, then emits one
+   `on_delta("tool_call", {id,name,arguments})` per completed call.
+   **`M.chat` shape unchanged** in this phase (C1 in review — no
+   caller for a polymorphic return). **Test against hossenfelder**
+   with `tools` declared + streaming.
+
+6. **`repl.lua` wiring.** New module-local `mcp_sessions = {alias=session,...}`,
+   populated from `config.mcp.servers` at startup. Helpers:
+   - `tools_schema()` → flatten `tool` lists across sessions, namespace `alias__name`
+   - `dispatch_tool_call(call)` → split `alias__tool`, look up session, call, return content
+   - `ask_ai` loop now: stream response → if any tool_calls completed,
+     for each call: `safety.confirm_tool_call` → `dispatch_tool_call` →
+     append assistant-with-tool_calls + tool turn → re-call `broker.chat_stream`
+     → repeat until pure-text response or `max_tool_depth` reached
+   - New meta cmds: `:mcp list`, `:mcp tools`, `:mcp tool <name>`,
+     `:mcp connect <url> [alias]`, `:mcp disconnect <alias>`
+   **End-to-end test** via the REPL against a real boltzmann lmcp +
+   hossenfelder broker.
+
+7. **`config.lua` example block.** Add a commented-out `mcp = { servers
+   = { boltzmann = {...} }, auto_approve = {...} }` example so users can
+   see the shape. Not behavior-impacting; documentation only. Bundled
+   with commit #6 if small or split if substantial.
+
+### Risk / non-obvious
+
+- **Empty tools array.** If `config.mcp.servers` is absent or all
+  connects fail, the broker request body must **omit** `tools`
+  entirely (some servers reject `"tools": []`). Don't send the field
+  when empty.
+
+- **Connect-at-startup blocking.** N servers × ~30 ms init+list. For
+  N ≤ 3 (typical) the 90 ms is acceptable. Failures are status-logged
+  per server, don't abort aish. Parallel via coroutines is out of scope
+  here — sequential is fine for v1.
+
+- **Content blocks beyond text.** lmcp returns `[{type:"text", text:...}]`.
+  The spec allows `type:"image" | "resource"`. Phase 2 v1 flattens by
+  concatenating all `text` blocks and ignoring non-text. Log a status
+  warning if non-text blocks are seen. Adequate for boltzmann/hertz
+  tools (all text); image/resource tools deferred.
+
+- **`isError: false` on actual failure** (baseline finding §3 of
+  PHASE2-baseline.md). Pass content through unchanged; let the model
+  read the error text. Do NOT short-circuit on the flag.
+
+- **JSON-RPC `error` from `tools/call`.** Surface as aish status
+  AND synthesize a `role:"tool"` turn with
+  `content = "[aish] tool dispatch failed: <error.message>"` and the
+  matching `tool_call_id`. The alternation rationale (§4) requires
+  this — leaving the assistant's `tool_calls` orphaned breaks strict
+  chat templates exactly the way PHASE0.md §6 warned about. The model
+  receives the error and can re-plan within the same turn.
+
+- **Tool-call sub-loop bounds.** `max_tool_depth` (default 8) per ask_ai
+  invocation. When hit, surface as status and break — append the
+  assistant's last text (if any) and let the user reply.
+
+- **Argument JSON might be invalid.** A model can stream malformed JSON
+  in `function.arguments`. `dkjson.decode` failure → DO NOT execute on
+  partial parse. Synthesize a `role:"tool"` turn with
+  `content = "[aish] tool arguments not parseable as JSON: <decode-err>"`
+  and the matching `tool_call_id` (same alternation rationale as
+  JSON-RPC error above; C7 in review).
+
+- **Q18 fallback path** (strict templates rejecting `role:"tool"`).
+  Plumb a `context.use_tool_role` flag (default true). If a real-world
+  rejection appears at Phase 7, flip the flag and convert tool turns to
+  `[tool: alias__name]\n<content>` prefix on the next user turn (same
+  pattern as `pending_exec_output`). **Day-one verification** (N8 in
+  review): commit #3 includes a small in-isolation test that builds a
+  context with `use_tool_role = false`, appends an assistant+tool_calls
+  turn followed by a tool result, and confirms `to_messages()` emits
+  the prefix shape instead of a `role:"tool"` turn. Keeps the fallback
+  alive rather than dead-coded until Phase 7 first runs it under stress.
+
+### Test checkpoints
+
+After each commit, verify with a targeted probe before moving on:
+
+| Commit | Verify |
+|---|---|
+| #1 `mcp.lua` | `luajit -e "local m=require('mcp'); ..."` connects + lists tools against boltzmann lmcp |
+| #2 `safety.lua` | unit-test policy lookup with mock rl: exact match → true; `*` glob → true; miss → prompt invoked |
+| #3 `context.lua` | (i) round-trip a context with tool turns through `to_messages()`, eyeball JSON shape; (ii) day-one fallback test with `use_tool_role = false` emits the `[tool: …]` prefix shape (N8) |
+| #4 `renderer.lua` | one-liner emits frame around fake tool result |
+| #5 `broker.lua` | curl-compare: hand-built request body with tools matches `broker.chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta)` body |
+| #6 `repl.lua` | full REPL: `:mcp list` shows boltzmann; question that triggers `list_dir` round-trips through confirm + execution + model continuation |
+| #7 `config.lua` | aish starts with example mcp section present; no MCP servers connected means no `tools` field sent |
+
+### Commits expected: 7 (commit #1 carries the PHASE0.md §4 amendment)
+
+Per Phase 1's cadence (10 commits + 1 BLOCKER fix), Phase 2 is smaller
+in surface — single new file plus targeted extensions. Tracked to land
+in one working session if the boltzmann proxy bugs don't intrude.
+
+### Resolved at review (2026-05-12)
+
+- **Q18 default** — `use_tool_role = true` defaulted, fallback exercised
+  day-one in commit #3 test (ii) so it's not dead code. Phase 7 flips if
+  mistral-nemo (once #23 is fixed) rejects.
+- **`:mcp connect` re-fetch policy** — v1 trusts the `listChanged: false`
+  capability; manual disconnect+reconnect is the workaround if a server's
+  tools change. No automatic re-fetch.
+
+### Review fold-in (2026-05-12, all BLOCKERs + relevant CONCERNs/NITs)
+
+Independent review surfaced 5 BLOCKERs / 7 CONCERNs / 8 NITs against
+the formulate+analyze+plan draft. Resolutions applied in this revision:
+
+- **B1** context.lua impact widened — assert loosening + field
+  preservation + `to_messages` emit are now explicit in §3.
+- **B2** `ffi/curl.M.post` extended to return `(body, status_code)` so
+  `mcp.lua` distinguishes HTTP `401` from JSON-RPC envelope errors.
+- **B3** `inputSchema` typo fixed in §3 mcp.lua row.
+- **B4** `pending_exec_output` × tool-call sub-loop interaction
+  specified (persists across; flushes on next user turn).
+- **B5** §3/§12 dependency contradiction resolved — broker takes
+  `opts.tools` from the caller; no layering inversion.
+- **C1** `M.chat` polymorphic return dropped.
+- **C2** Index-absent fallback specified (default to 0).
+- **C3** Re-injection example now stores accumulated text in the
+  assistant turn, not hard-coded empty string.
+- **C4** `:mcp connect` failure semantics specified (no auto-retry).
+- **C5/C7** Both orphan-tool_calls scenarios now synthesize a
+  `role:"tool"` turn with `[aish] tool dispatch failed: ...` content
+  to preserve alternation.
+- **C6** §9 explicitly notes the §4 amendment is additive.
+- **N3** protocolVersion fallback specified (lmcp doesn't negotiate).
+- **N4** alternation assert added to context.lua row.
+- **N7** model-routing bug filed as [aish#23](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/23).
+- **N8** day-one fallback test added to commit #3 checkpoints.
+
+CONCERNs / NITs not folded (defended as wording-only, not load-bearing):
+N1, N2, N5, N6 — left as-is.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 2 Manifest — aish*

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+# Phase 3 Baseline — pre-implementation measurements
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-12
+**Target probed:** `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082` (OpenAI-compat broker → `qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf` local).
+
+This is the Phase 7 (verify) anchor for Phase 3. Captures the world just
+before Norris/destructive-heuristic implementation lands.
+
+---
+
+## 1. LLM second-opinion latency (Q23 budget check)
+
+`fast` preset, `temperature=0`, `max_tokens=4`, system prompt "Reply YES or NO only":
+
+| Command | Reply | Latency |
+|---|---|---|
+| `rm -rf /tmp/foo` | YES | 1162 ms |
+| `ls /tmp` | NO | 666 ms |
+| `truncate -s 0 important.log` | YES | 475 ms |
+| `git push --force origin main` | YES | 451 ms |
+| `cat /etc/hostname` | NO | 425 ms |
+
+Five-for-five correct answers; median ~475 ms; 95th percentile (small sample) ~1200 ms. The first request was slowest (likely cold-cache), subsequent ones settled below 700 ms.
+
+### Budget implication for a 16-step Norris session
+
+Worst-case (no static-pattern hits, all queries to LLM, no cache):
+16 × 1200 ms = ~19s of additional latency over the Norris run.
+
+With realistic mix (static patterns catch the obvious cases without
+LLM, repeated commands hit the session cache):
+~5s typical, dominated by genuinely-novel command tokens.
+
+Conclusion: LLM second-opinion is workable as a default-on feature.
+The session-scoped cache (§12 commit #2) is the right mitigation; an
+additional async pre-check on the static patterns first means most
+calls never reach the LLM.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Module pre-state (Phase 2 head `f26cbd9` + cosmetic fix `3fa6279`)
+
+| Module | LOC | State |
+|---|---|---|
+| `safety.lua` | 55 | confirm_tool_call only; `is_destructive` and `norris_step` raise error() |
+| `renderer.lua` | 110 | exec frame + tool-call frame + assistant streaming + status; no norris frames |
+| `repl.lua` | (post-Phase 2) | tool-sub-loop + :mcp meta + `\C-n` no-op placeholder |
+| `context.lua` | (post-Phase 2) | static system_prompt (Phase 0+Phase 2 MCP block); no norris suffix wiring |
+| `broker.lua` | 96 | chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts) with opts.tools; no opts.max_tokens |
+| `ffi/readline.lua` | (Phase 1) | rl_bind_keyseq + M.bind wrapper; no rl_insert_text or rl_redisplay |
+| `config.lua` | (Phase 2) | mcp example block; no safety example block |
+
+After Phase 3 lands, `git diff main..post-phase-3 --stat` should show:
+- `safety.lua` substantial growth (~150 LOC for is_destructive + norris_step)
+- modest `renderer.lua` growth (~30 LOC for norris frames)
+- modest `repl.lua` growth (Norris driver + :norris meta)
+- one-line `context.lua` addition (system prompt suffix builder)
+- 4-line `broker.lua` addition (opts.max_tokens)
+- 6-line `ffi/readline.lua` addition (rl_insert_text + rl_redisplay)
+
+---
+
+## 3. Static-pattern hit-rate sanity check
+
+Six patterns from §5 of the manifest exercised against safe vs destructive corpora:
+
+| Pattern | Test command | Expected | Result |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `rm%s+.-%-rf?` | `rm -rf /tmp/x` | YES | HIT (pre-implementation Lua check) |
+| `rm%s+.-%-rf?` | `rm /tmp/x.log` | NO  | MISS (correct — no -r/-f flags) |
+| `git%s+push%s+.-%-%-force` | `git push --force origin main` | YES | HIT |
+| `git%s+push%s+.-%-%-force` | `git push origin main` | NO  | MISS |
+| `find%s+.-%-delete` | `find . -name '*.log' -delete` | YES | HIT |
+| `find%s+.-%-delete` | `find . -name '*.log'` | NO  | MISS |
+
+All six match the intent. Pattern soundness verified via Lua's `string.match`
+on each test string. Implementation in `safety.is_destructive` will use the
+same syntax.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Known carries from earlier phases
+
+- **Issue [#15](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/15)** — hossenfelder SSE buffering bug. Open. Affects Norris streaming visibility (the model's plan/explanation streams in one batch). Workaround: nothing aish-side; fix is upstream.
+- **Issue [#14](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/14)** — `:model` swap should re-render Context.system_prompt. Phase 3 makes this MORE relevant since the Norris suffix is dynamically composed; if the user `:model deep` then `:norris <goal>`, the new system prompt must take effect on the next broker call.
+- **Issues [#32](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/32) / [#33](https://git.reauktion.de/marfrit/aish/issues/33)** — Phase 2 follow-ups (tool-name validation, auto_approve typo warning). Not blocking Phase 3.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 3 Baseline — aish*

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+# aish — Phase 3 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 3 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Plan (review fold-in 2026-05-12 — security-layer BLOCKERs resolved)
+**Date:** 2026-05-12
+
+**Review fold-in (2026-05-12, security layer):**
+
+R-B1. **Shell-wrapper bypass coverage.** Static patterns missed `bash -c`,
+    `sh -c`, `eval`, `xargs | rm`, `| sh`, `python -c`. Added to the
+    pattern list in §5 as a "wrapper requires manual review" class —
+    in Norris mode, any wrapper invocation HALTs regardless of the
+    inner command. The wrapper itself is the trigger.
+
+R-B2. **LLM second-opinion model class.** Switched from `fast` to `deep`
+    for the destructive-detection probe. `fast` co-emits the action
+    AND judges it (circular). `deep` is a different model class
+    (qwen3-30b currently mapped to `deep` per config.lua) — adds
+    ~1-3s per probe but breaks the self-policing loop. Added a
+    YES/inversion re-roll: if the deep model says NO, re-ask
+    "Is this safe?" — disagreement → HALT. Cheap insurance for
+    the edge cases. §5 reflects.
+
+R-B3. **`is_destructive` scope narrowed to Norris mode.** The
+    formulate-time §9 said the heuristic would also gate interactive
+    `CMD:` extraction. That's a PHASE0 §6/§10 substrate amendment
+    that's bigger than Phase 3 should be making implicitly. Q24
+    resolved: `is_destructive` runs ONLY when `norris_active == true`.
+    Interactive `CMD:` extraction continues to honor `confirm_cmd`
+    exactly as Phase 0 specified — no behavior change.
+
+**CONCERN folds (2026-05-12):**
+
+R-C1. **Skip-budget added** — `consecutive_user_skips` counter; ≥2
+    triggers escalation HALT "model has proposed similar destructive
+    action 3+ times — abort, force-proceed, or change goal?". §4 +
+    §6 reflect.
+
+R-C2. **§4 algorithm reorder** — dispatch all pending actions FIRST,
+    then check `GOAL: complete`. Q25 resolution + §4 algorithm now
+    consistent (was contradictory).
+
+R-C3. **Norris goal pinned in system-prompt suffix** — `ctx.norris_goal`
+    field; the dynamic system suffix from §8 carries it. Eviction
+    can no longer drop the anchor.
+
+R-C4. **Readline rebind safety** — `M.bind` will NOT free old callbacks
+    (pin for process lifetime). Avoids a use-after-free window between
+    `:free()` and the new `rl_bind_keyseq` call. Memory cost is
+    bounded (one closure per bound key, negligible).
+
+R-C5. **`GOAL: complete` matcher** — line-level scan, exact match after
+    trim. Aligned with `CMD:` extraction rigor.
+
+R-C6. **§4 step 4 algorithm tightened** — auto_approve only short-circuits
+    the user-prompt, NEVER the destructive-heuristic. Tool-call
+    without `auto_approve` entry AND no destructive flag → still
+    HALTs in Norris mode (Norris is conservative by design).
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-12):**
+
+A1. **`\C-n` mid-readline limitation.** Phase 1's `\C-n` handler fires
+    synchronously from inside the readline keystroke callback (via
+    `rl_bind_keyseq` → ffi-cast Lua closure). The current binding API
+    only exposes `rl_bind_keyseq` — no `rl_insert_text`,
+    `rl_replace_line`, or `rl_redisplay`. So a `\C-n` callback cannot
+    cleanly mutate the in-progress prompt buffer or end the
+    readline call early to "transition into Norris mode".
+    **Resolution**: bind `rl_insert_text` + `rl_redisplay` (single cdef
+    + 2 wrapper lines in `ffi/readline.lua`) so the `\C-n` handler
+    inserts `:norris ` at the cursor and refreshes the display. User
+    then types the goal + Enter, routing through the existing meta
+    dispatch normally. `\C-n` becomes a typing shortcut, not a state
+    toggle.
+
+A2. **`broker.chat` lacks `max_tokens`.** The LLM second-opinion path
+    in `safety.is_destructive` needs a tight YES/NO completion (2
+    tokens max). The proxy + small models honor `max_tokens`
+    correctly (verified vs hossenfelder: `max_tokens=4` returned a
+    clean "YES" in 2 completion tokens). Phase 2's broker doesn't
+    surface this option. **Resolution**: add `opts.max_tokens` to
+    `M.chat_stream`'s opts table (Phase 2 already widened opts);
+    `M.chat` passes through. Defaults nil → field omitted from the
+    request body — Phase 1/2 callers unaffected.
+
+A3. **Tool-sub-loop is structurally reusable.** Phase 2's `ask_ai` sub-
+    loop (stream → collect text + tool_calls → dispatch → append → loop
+    until pure-text response or cap) IS the planner shape Phase 3 wants.
+    `safety.norris_step` per §4 is essentially this iteration extracted
+    behind a function call, plus the `GOAL: complete` sentinel check.
+    No structural refactor of Phase 2 needed — Norris is additive.
+
+These findings tighten §3's module-changes table and §12's commit #1
+scope (adds a small `ffi/readline.lua` extension to commit #5) — see
+inline notes below where the change matters.
+
+PHASE0.md is the locked substrate; PHASE1.md and PHASE2.md are layered
+on top. This manifest specifies what Phase 3 adds — **Chuck Norris
+autonomous mode**, the **destructive-op safety heuristic** that gates
+it, and the **HALT/confirm protocol** for human-in-the-loop control.
+Section numbers reference back to earlier phases where relevant.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 3
+
+Three pillars per PHASE0.md §11 row 3:
+
+1. **Norris autonomous mode** (`safety.norris_step` + `repl.lua`
+   integration) — a planning-and-execution loop where the model
+   pursues a user-stated goal across multiple shell-exec and
+   tool-call turns without per-turn user prompting. Triggered by
+   `\C-n` (Phase 1 reserved key) or `:norris <goal>`. Iterative
+   re-plan after each action.
+
+2. **Destructive-op heuristic** (`safety.is_destructive`) — hybrid
+   gate that combines (a) a static pattern allowlist of obviously
+   destructive shell idioms (`rm -rf`, `dd of=`, `mkfs`, `git push
+   --force`, etc.) with (b) an LLM second-opinion via the `fast`
+   model for ambiguous cases. Any positive hit forces HALT before
+   execution, regardless of Norris-mode policy.
+
+3. **HALT/confirm protocol** — a uniform way for the Norris loop to
+   surface decisions to the user. HALT means: stop generation, drop
+   to a `[Norris] proceed / skip / abort?` prompt with the proposed
+   action displayed. User decides on each gate; abort returns control
+   to the interactive REPL with the conversation intact.
+
+**Phase 3 is done when:**
+
+- `\C-n` toggles Norris mode (replacing the Phase 1 status no-op).
+- `:norris <goal>` launches an autonomous task explicitly.
+- The model can plan + execute a multi-step task (e.g. "find all
+  Python files modified in the last week and count them") through
+  iterative CMD:/tool_call cycles without per-step user confirms
+  for safe operations.
+- `rm -rf /tmp/foo`, `dd of=/dev/sda`, and equivalent destructive
+  operations HALT and require explicit user approval.
+- The LLM second-opinion catches at least one realistic ambiguous
+  case the static patterns miss (e.g. `find . -delete`,
+  `truncate -s 0 important.log`).
+- HALT-abort returns to interactive mode without context loss.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 2)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Planning model | **Iterative re-plan after each action** | Resolves PHASE0.md §13 Q2. Top-down task trees are brittle to dynamic environments — a shell command's output frequently changes what the next step should be. Iterative re-plan piggybacks the existing Phase 2 tool-sub-loop pattern: model emits next action, gets result, decides next. Depth-bounded by `max_norris_steps` (default 16, configurable). |
+| Action sources | **`CMD:` lines + MCP `tool_calls`** | Per PHASE0.md §11 row 3 ("now able to use MCP tools as well as CMD: lines"). Norris consumes both kinds equally. The Phase 2 system prompt already biases toward tools when available; that bias carries into Norris mode unchanged. |
+| HALT trigger | **Static-pattern hit OR LLM-second-opinion flag** | Either gate fires HALT independently. Static for speed and predictability on known footguns; LLM for novel/ambiguous patterns. Cost of an LLM second-opinion call: one fast-model round-trip (≤3s on local Q4). Only invoked when static doesn't already HALT. |
+| HALT response shape | **3-way prompt**: `proceed` / `skip` / `abort` | `proceed` runs the action and continues. `skip` reports "user skipped" to the model and lets it re-plan. `abort` ends the Norris session, drops back to interactive mode. (`abort` is also bound to `\C-x\C-c` per PHASE1.md §7 reserved keys.) |
+| Auto-approve under Norris | **Trust the Phase 2 `auto_approve` policy** | A tool already in `auto_approve` runs without HALT even in Norris mode, as long as the destructive-op heuristic doesn't flag it. The user opted in once; Norris doesn't unilaterally re-prompt. CMD: lines never auto-approve under Norris — they always pass through `is_destructive` first. |
+| Destructive-op static rules | **Patterned shell-idiom list** in `safety.lua` (hardcoded; configurable later via `config.safety.destructive_patterns`) | Phase 3 v1 ships a fixed list (~20 patterns) inline. v2 may make it user-extendable. Patterns target the command string after expansion; conservative — false positives mean a confirm prompt the user dismisses, false negatives mean unsupervised destructive action. Bias to false positives. |
+| LLM second-opinion model | **The `deep` preset** (independent model class, not the one emitting actions) | R-B2 resolution. Same model class self-policing is circular — `deep` (qwen3-30b currently) judges actions emitted by the active model (often `fast` qwen-1.5b under Norris). Adds ~1-3s per probe; broker failure → YES (safe default). Re-roll inversion: if first probe says NO, ask the inverted "Is this safe?" — disagreement → HALT. |
+| Norris prompt suffix | **Status appended to the system prompt** when Norris is active: `[NORRIS MODE] You are operating autonomously toward a stated goal. Plan and execute step by step. Use CMD: lines or tool_calls. When done, emit "GOAL: complete" on its own line.` | The `GOAL: complete` sentinel is how the model signals task completion; Norris loop exits the planning sub-loop on seeing it. |
+| Interrupt handling | **`\C-c` during a Norris step sends abort** | Standard SIGINT semantics for the user. Mid-stream, this means: stop the broker request, stop any running shell command, drop to interactive mode. The current context is preserved (incl. partial assistant turn). |
+| Context budgeting under Norris | **Same `max_turns` and `token_budget` as interactive** | Sliding window evicts oldest non-system turns when budget exceeded — including mid-Norris-session if the loop runs long. Phase 4's `memory.jsonl` summarization is the proper fix; Phase 3 just gets the eviction status as before. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 2 | Phase 3 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `safety.lua` | `confirm_tool_call` (Phase 2 surface only) + Phase 3 stubs `is_destructive` / `norris_step` raising error() | Implement the stubs: (a) `is_destructive(cmd_or_tool_call) -> (bool, reason)` with static pattern matching + optional LLM second-opinion (controlled by `cfg.safety.llm_second_opinion`, default true); (b) `norris_step(ctx, broker_cfg, executor_fn, tools_fn, halt_fn, opts) -> {status, reason}` — single iteration of the Norris loop. Pattern list is module-local; LLM second-opinion uses `broker.chat` (non-streaming, no tools, single-shot). |
+| `repl.lua` | tool-sub-loop + `:mcp` meta + Phase 1 `\C-n` no-op binding | Replace `\C-n` body with a Norris toggle. Add `:norris <goal>` meta cmd as the explicit-launch variant. New module-local `norris_active` flag. Implement the Norris driver loop: while active, call `safety.norris_step`; handle HALT decisions; exit on `GOAL: complete`, `abort`, or step budget exceeded. Auto_approve policy from `confirm_tool_call` is consulted in-line. |
+| `renderer.lua` | exec frame + tool-call frame + assistant streaming | Add `M.norris_begin(goal)`, `M.norris_step(n, action_desc)`, `M.norris_halt(reason, action)`, `M.norris_end(status, reason)`. Visual: bold cyan banner on enter, indented step counter per iteration, red HALT banner on intercept, dim summary on exit. Phase 0 prompt becomes `[aish:fast ⚡]>` when Norris is active per PHASE0.md §9. |
+| `broker.lua` | `chat_stream` with opts.tools, `chat` non-streaming | Re-used as-is for planning rounds (Norris just calls chat_stream like interactive). See row below for the small `max_tokens` opts extension needed by the LLM second-opinion path. |
+| `context.lua` | system_prompt + turns + pending_exec_output + use_tool_role | When Norris is active, `to_messages()` appends the Norris suffix (§2 row "Norris prompt suffix") to the system message. The suffix is computed dynamically — when Norris exits, subsequent broker calls revert to plain system prompt. No additional storage. |
+| `ffi/readline.lua` | `bind(seq, fn)` (Phase 1) — frees old callback before rebinding | **Small extension per A1 + R-C4 fix**: (a) add `rl_insert_text` + `rl_redisplay` to the `ffi.cdef` block and expose `M.insert_text(s)` / `M.redisplay()` wrappers — needed so `\C-n` can stuff `:norris ` into the buffer; (b) drop the `_bound[seq]:free()` call from `M.bind` — readline retains the function pointer in its keymap; freeing before re-bind opens a use-after-free window if the user presses the key in that gap. Pin all bound callbacks for process lifetime; memory cost is bounded (one closure per key, ~O(N) where N = number of bound keys ≤ ~10). |
+| `broker.lua` | `chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)` with opts.tools | **Small extension per A2**: `opts.max_tokens` (integer) is passed through to the request body as `max_tokens`. Omitted when nil. `M.chat` accepts the same opt. Needed so `safety.is_destructive`'s YES/NO probe terminates in ~2 tokens. |
+| `config.lua` | mcp example block | New optional `safety = { llm_second_opinion = true, llm_model = "fast", destructive_patterns = {...} }` block, also commented-out example. Defaults are sane when absent. |
+
+No new module files beyond what already exists. The `\C-x\C-c` abort keybinding (PHASE1.md §7 reserved) gets wired here.
+
+---
+
+## 4. The Planning Loop (`safety.norris_step`)
+
+One iteration of Norris is exactly one round-trip with the model — same
+shape as Phase 2's tool-sub-loop iteration, with the model deciding what
+to do next based on accumulated context:
+
+```
+norris_step(ctx, broker_cfg, executor_fn, tools_fn, halt_fn, opts):
+    # opts.step_n, opts.max_steps, opts.cfg, opts.consecutive_skips
+
+    1. Call broker.chat_stream(broker_cfg, ctx:to_messages(), on_delta, {tools=tools_fn()})
+       — collect (text, tool_calls).
+
+    2. Extract actions from response:
+         - tool_calls   (already collected by broker accumulator)
+         - cmd_lines    via executor.extract_cmd_lines(text) — line-anchored
+         - goal_done    line-level scan for exact "GOAL: complete" (R-C5)
+
+    3. If actions are empty AND goal_done is false:
+         → return {status="stalled", reason="no action"}.
+
+    4. Dispatch ALL pending actions BEFORE checking goal_done (R-C2):
+       tool_calls first (structured route), CMD: lines second (legacy).
+       For each action:
+         a. Pass through safety.is_destructive(action).
+            - tool_calls: check tool-name set + serialized args.
+            - CMD: lines: pattern match + LLM probe.
+         b. If destructive: invoke halt_fn(action, reason, opts.cfg).
+            "proceed" → run action.
+            "skip"    → opts.consecutive_skips += 1.
+                        If consecutive_skips >= 3 (R-C1):
+                          escalate halt with reason "repeated similar skips"
+                          → user verdict abort / force-proceed.
+                        Append synthesized "[aish] action skipped by user: <reason>"
+                        as a role:"tool" turn (for tool_calls) or as exec-output
+                        prefix (for CMD: lines) — alternation invariant.
+            "abort"   → return {status="aborted"}.
+         c. If non-destructive (cleared by static + LLM):
+            - tool_call: check auto_approve. If in policy, run silently;
+              otherwise (R-C6) halt_fn STILL fires for the consent prompt
+              (Norris is conservative; auto_approve is the *only* way to
+              skip consent in autonomous mode).
+            - CMD: line: run (destructive-check is the gate; confirm_cmd
+              is interactive-mode-only — R-B3 narrows scope).
+         d. On successful proceed: opts.consecutive_skips = 0.
+         e. Append result turn to ctx (role:"tool" for tool calls,
+            exec-output buffer for CMD: — same as Phase 0/2 paths).
+
+    5. After all actions dispatched: if goal_done → return {status="done"}.
+
+    6. step_n += 1. If step_n >= max_steps:
+       return {status="budget_exhausted"}.
+
+    7. Continue loop (driver in repl.lua re-calls norris_step).
+```
+
+The driver in repl.lua is the simple while loop; norris_step is one
+iteration so testing is granular.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Destructive-Op Heuristic (`safety.is_destructive`)
+
+### Static pattern list (v1, ~20 entries)
+
+```lua
+local DESTRUCTIVE_PATTERNS = {
+    -- ── Shell wrappers (R-B1) — flag the wrapper itself; can't inspect content
+    --    safely without parsing the inner shell. Norris HALTs on these
+    --    unconditionally; the user can proceed/abort with the full context.
+    { pat = "^%s*bash%s+%-l?c%s",              reason = "bash -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*sh%s+%-l?c%s",                reason = "sh -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*zsh%s+%-l?c%s",               reason = "zsh -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*eval%s",                      reason = "eval (dynamic shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*python3?%s+%-c%s",            reason = "python -c (inline script)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*perl%s+%-e%s",                reason = "perl -e (inline script)" },
+    { pat = "|%s*sh%s",                        reason = "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { pat = "|%s*sh%s*$",                      reason = "pipe-to-sh (eol)" },
+    { pat = "|%s*bash%s",                      reason = "pipe-to-bash" },
+    { pat = "|%s*bash%s*$",                    reason = "pipe-to-bash (eol)" },
+    { pat = "xargs%s+.-rm",                    reason = "xargs ... rm" },
+
+    -- ── Filesystem destructive
+    { pat = "rm%s+.-%-rf?",                    reason = "rm -rf" },
+    { pat = "rm%s+.-%-fr?",                    reason = "rm -fr" },
+    { pat = "find%s+.-%-delete",               reason = "find -delete" },
+    { pat = "find%s+.-%-exec%s+rm",            reason = "find -exec rm" },
+    { pat = ">%s*/dev/sd[a-z]",                reason = "write to raw disk" },
+    { pat = "dd%s+.-of=/dev/",                 reason = "dd to device" },
+    { pat = "mkfs%.",                          reason = "mkfs (format)" },
+    { pat = "shred%s",                         reason = "shred" },
+    { pat = "wipefs%s",                        reason = "wipefs" },
+    { pat = "truncate%s+.-%-s%s*0",            reason = "truncate to zero" },
+
+    -- ── Version control destructive
+    { pat = "git%s+push%s+.-%-%-force",        reason = "git push --force" },
+    { pat = "git%s+push%s+.-%-f%f[%s]",        reason = "git push -f" },
+    { pat = "git%s+reset%s+.-%-%-hard",        reason = "git reset --hard" },
+    { pat = "git%s+clean%s+.-%-fd?",           reason = "git clean -fd" },
+    { pat = "git%s+branch%s+.-%-D",            reason = "git branch -D" },
+
+    -- ── Database / process
+    { pat = "DROP%s+TABLE",                    reason = "DROP TABLE", ci = true },
+    { pat = "DROP%s+DATABASE",                 reason = "DROP DATABASE", ci = true },
+    { pat = "TRUNCATE%s+TABLE",                reason = "TRUNCATE TABLE", ci = true },
+    { pat = "kill%s+%-9",                      reason = "kill -9" },
+    { pat = "pkill%s+%-9",                     reason = "pkill -9" },
+
+    -- ── Network/permission (chown tightened per NIT 2)
+    { pat = "chmod%s+.-777",                   reason = "chmod 777" },
+    { pat = "chown%s+.-%s+/%s*$",              reason = "chown on root path" },
+}
+```
+
+The 9 wrapper patterns are the conservative floor against R-B1 bypass classes. Norris emits `bash -c '...'` → wrapper hit → HALT (user can proceed if they read the inner). LLM second-opinion still runs as a backup but the static net catches the obvious cases first.
+
+Patterns are Lua patterns (not regex). `ci = true` enables case-insensitive
+match — the matcher loop lowercases the input string when `ci` is set on
+the rule, so `DROP TABLE` and `drop table x` and `Drop Table` all match
+the same rule. Without `ci`, patterns are case-sensitive (the default).
+
+### LLM second-opinion (when static doesn't HALT)
+
+If `cfg.safety.llm_second_opinion ~= false`, call `broker.chat`
+(non-streaming, no tools, `opts.max_tokens=4`) on the **deep** model
+preset (independent class from the action-emitting model — R-B2):
+
+```
+System: Detect destructive shell commands. Reply YES if running this would
+delete, overwrite, or irreversibly modify data, processes, or system state.
+Otherwise reply NO. Respond with only YES or NO.
+
+User: <the command text or tool-call summary>
+```
+
+Response parse: case-insensitive match on `YES` → destructive.
+
+**Re-roll on NO** (R-B2 cheap insurance): if the first probe returns NO,
+run a second probe with inverted phrasing:
+
+```
+System: Reply YES or NO only. Is the following shell command SAFE to
+run autonomously without user review?
+
+User: <same command>
+```
+
+Re-roll says NO → command is dangerous → HALT. Disagreement between the
+two probes (first NO, second NO) → HALT (treat agreement-by-default as
+suspicious). Both probes agree YES is safe → clear.
+
+Broker failure → YES (safe default).
+
+Session-scoped cache keyed by the normalized command string mitigates
+the latency cost (~1-3s per probe on deep model — see PHASE3-baseline §1).
+Repeated patterns within a single session probe once.
+
+Returns: `(is_destructive, reason)`. Reason is the matched pattern name
+for static hits, "LLM flagged as destructive" / "LLM probe disagreement"
+for the two LLM failure modes.
+
+### Tool-call destructive check
+
+For MCP tool_calls, `is_destructive` checks:
+1. Tool name against an "always destructive" set (configurable; v1 includes
+   `*__shell` / `*__write_file` / `*__edit_file` / `*__shell_bg` patterns).
+2. Arguments serialized as JSON against the static shell patterns (in case
+   a `shell` tool's command argument is destructive).
+3. LLM second-opinion on the JSON-serialized call.
+
+---
+
+## 6. HALT Protocol
+
+When `is_destructive` returns true OR a non-auto_approve tool_call is
+attempted under Norris (auto_approve is the user's explicit consent
+that DOES apply):
+
+```
+─── NORRIS HALT ───────────────────────────────
+  step 7/16
+  reason: rm -rf
+  action: rm -rf /var/log/old
+[N] proceed / skip / abort? p
+```
+
+User types `p` (proceed) / `s` (skip) / `a` (abort).
+
+- **proceed**: run the action, append result to context, continue loop.
+- **skip**: append a synthesized turn explaining the user skipped this
+  step (gives the model a chance to re-plan); continue loop.
+- **abort**: exit Norris mode; the conversation context is preserved.
+  Drop back to the interactive prompt.
+
+`\C-x\C-c` at any prompt also aborts.
+
+Auto-approved tools (per `cfg.mcp.auto_approve`) skip the HALT entirely
+IF AND ONLY IF the destructive-op heuristic doesn't flag them. The
+heuristic is the final word — auto_approve is a confirmation bypass,
+not a destructive bypass.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Meta Commands (Phase 3 additions)
+
+| Command | Action |
+|---|---|
+| `:norris <goal>` | Launch Norris mode with an explicit goal text (same as `\C-n` after typing a goal but works on previously-issued goals too) |
+| `:norris off` | Exit Norris mode mid-loop (alternative to abort prompt) |
+| `:safety patterns` | Show the active destructive-op pattern list |
+| `:safety check <cmd>` | Probe `is_destructive` against a hypothetical command without running it (debug aid) |
+
+`\C-n` toggles Norris on/off in-place. If on, prompts for a goal if none
+pending; if off and a goal is in progress, asks for confirm-abort.
+
+---
+
+## 8. System Prompt Augmentation (active only in Norris)
+
+Appended to the default Phase 2 system prompt while `norris_active == true`.
+The current goal is embedded in the suffix so eviction can't drop the
+anchor (R-C3):
+
+```
+[NORRIS MODE] You are operating autonomously toward the following goal:
+
+    <ctx.norris_goal>
+
+Plan and execute step by step using CMD: lines (for shell) or tool_calls
+(when MCP tools are available). After each action, you will see its
+result in the next turn. Re-plan based on what you observe.
+
+When the goal is achieved, emit a single line:
+    GOAL: complete
+on its own line, optionally followed by a brief summary.
+
+If the goal is unreachable or you need user input, emit:
+    GOAL: blocked
+with a one-line reason.
+
+Avoid destructive operations unless the goal explicitly requires them.
+The user will be prompted to confirm destructive actions; expect their
+verdict in the next turn as "[aish] action skipped by user" or
+"[aish] action approved".
+```
+
+This block is composed dynamically by `context.to_messages()` when
+`ctx.norris_active` is set. State stored:
+  - `ctx.norris_active = true|false`
+  - `ctx.norris_goal   = "<goal text>"` (cleared on exit)
+
+The user-emitted "[norris] <goal>" turn ALSO lives in the turn list as
+a regular user turn for the model's reading benefit. If the sliding
+window evicts it later, the system-prompt suffix still carries the
+goal — alignment with the eviction policy without special-case pinning.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Migration from Phase 2
+
+User-visible:
+- `\C-n` now does something (was a Phase 1 placeholder) — inserts
+  `:norris ` at the cursor.
+- `:norris <goal>` is a new meta command.
+- **Interactive mode is UNCHANGED** (R-B3 resolution of Q24): the
+  `is_destructive` heuristic runs ONLY when `norris_active == true`.
+  Interactive `CMD:` extraction continues to honor `confirm_cmd`
+  exactly as Phase 0 specified. No surprises for existing users.
+
+Substrate (PHASE0.md §3) invariants: unchanged. The `CMD:` extraction
+marker is still the only shell-suggestion contract. `confirm_cmd`
+semantics are preserved as-defined in PHASE0 §10.
+
+`config.lua`: configs without a `safety` block work unchanged — defaults
+kick in (LLM second-opinion enabled, default pattern list, default step
+budget).
+
+---
+
+## 10. Out of Scope (Phase 3)
+
+Per PHASE0.md §11, these belong to later phases:
+- `memory.jsonl` summarization across sessions (Phase 4).
+- Multi-model routing / cloud fallback (Phase 5) — but Norris's
+  LLM second-opinion uses the `fast` model regardless of active model.
+- Tree-sitter syntax highlighting (Phase 6).
+
+Specifically out of Phase 3 scope despite proximity:
+- Per-session destructive-pattern learning (user-corrects-LLM feedback
+  loop). v2.
+- Parallel exploration / branching Norris sessions. v3+.
+- User-extendable pattern list via config. v2 — Phase 3 ships hardcoded.
+- Goal-decomposition for very long-running tasks (multi-day, persistent
+  state). Out of aish's scope entirely; that's a different tool.
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open Questions
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolve by |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q23 | ~~LLM second-opinion latency budget~~ | safety.lua | **Resolved at baseline** — 425-1162ms per probe on the **fast** model (baseline §1); switched to **deep** at review (R-B2) at the cost of ~1-3s per probe, paid back by independent model class. Session cache mitigates repeated patterns. |
+| Q24 | ~~`is_destructive` also runs on interactive `CMD:` extraction?~~ | safety.lua + repl.lua | **Resolved at review (R-B3)** — NO. `is_destructive` runs ONLY when `norris_active == true`. Interactive `CMD:` extraction honors `confirm_cmd` exactly as Phase 0 specified. No substrate amendment. |
+| Q25 | ~~`GOAL: complete` AND pending actions in same response?~~ | repl.lua norris driver | **Resolved at review (R-C2)** — dispatch all pending actions FIRST (tool_calls then CMD:), THEN check for `GOAL: complete`. Algorithm in §4 reflects. |
+| Q26 | Context preservation when Norris ends with `abort` vs `done` vs `budget_exhausted`. Proposal: all three keep ctx intact (user sees the conversation in `:history`). The only difference is the renderer summary. | repl.lua + renderer.lua | Phase 3 (plan) |
+| Q27 | Resume mode after abort: should the user be able to type `:norris continue` to pick up where the model left off? v1 says no — too many edge cases with stale plans. v2 maybe. | scope | Phase 3 — defer to v2 |
+| Q28 | `tool_calls` from MCP servers that have side effects but aren't in `*__shell` / `*__write_file` patterns (e.g. a custom `hertz__wol_machine` tool that wakes a server). The static set in §5 won't catch this; the LLM second-opinion might. Reasonable default given the LLM's role here. | safety.lua | Phase 3 (verify) |
+| Q29 | Norris response when `is_destructive` returns YES but the user-stated goal explicitly authorizes destruction (e.g. "clean up old logs in /var/log"). Currently the HALT still fires. Should the model be allowed to convey "user authorized this implicitly" in the goal? v1: no — explicit per-action confirm always. v2 could relax. | UX + safety.lua | Phase 3 (verify) |
+| Q30 | `:norris` without a goal arg vs `\C-n`: should they share a single "ask for goal" code path? Yes; trivial. | repl.lua | Phase 3 (plan) |
+
+Resolved at formulate (in §2 table):
+- Q2 (planner shape) — iterative re-plan after each action.
+- Q8 inheritance — auto_approve from Phase 2 applies under Norris IF destructive heuristic clears.
+
+Carried forward (not in §13 originally):
+- Norris's interaction with Phase 4's memory.jsonl — captured tasks could pre-populate context. Phase 4 concern.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up, same cadence as Phase 0/1/2. Six commits expected:
+
+1. **`safety.is_destructive` — static pattern list only.** Implement the
+   ~20-pattern matcher + the tool-call shell-arg extraction. No LLM
+   second-opinion yet. Returns `(bool, reason)`. **Test**: unit-table of
+   ~30 commands (mix of destructive + safe) → assertEqual on each.
+
+2. **`safety.is_destructive` — LLM second-opinion + cache.** Add the
+   fast-model probe path with a session-scoped cache keyed by the
+   normalized command string (mitigates Q23 latency). Broker-failure
+   falls back to YES. **Test**: mock broker; verify cache hits don't
+   re-call; verify failure-fallback is YES.
+
+3. **`renderer.lua` — Norris frames.** Add `norris_begin/step/halt/end`
+   per §3. Visual parity with exec/tool frames. Update prompt to
+   include `⚡` when active. **Test**: one-liner script renders each
+   frame visually.
+
+4. **`safety.norris_step` — single-iteration planner.** The
+   `norris_step` function per §4. Caller provides ctx + dispatch
+   helpers; returns `{status, reason}`. No driver loop yet — that's
+   the next commit. **Test**: mock broker emitting various model
+   responses (text+actions, GOAL:complete, stalled, destructive
+   action requiring HALT) and verify each return shape.
+
+5. **`repl.lua` — Norris driver + `\C-n` real binding + `:norris` meta.**
+   The while-loop driver consuming `safety.norris_step`, the rebound
+   `\C-n` (replacing Phase 1 placeholder), the `:norris <goal>` /
+   `:norris off` meta cmds, and `\C-x\C-c` abort handler. **Interactive
+   `CMD:` extraction is UNCHANGED** — `is_destructive` runs ONLY when
+   `norris_active == true` (R-B3 resolution of Q24); `confirm_cmd`
+   semantics from PHASE0 §10 are preserved exactly. Bundled with this
+   commit: `ffi/readline.lua` extension per §3 row — `rl_insert_text` +
+   `rl_redisplay` cdefs + `M.insert_text` / `M.redisplay` wrappers,
+   AND removal of the `_bound[seq]:free()` call from `M.bind` (R-C4 —
+   small Phase 1 amendment, called out here so the commit body cites
+   it). **Test**: mocked-broker end-to-end — submit a multi-step goal,
+   verify driver loops correctly, hits GOAL:complete, returns to
+   interactive.
+
+6. **`config.lua` — `safety` example block.** Commented-out example
+   showing `llm_second_opinion`, `llm_model`, `destructive_patterns`,
+   `max_norris_steps`. Documentation only.
+
+### Risk / non-obvious
+
+- **Catastrophic false-negative in `is_destructive`**: the static list
+  is patterned; a creative model could write `bash -c "rm -rf /tmp"` or
+  `r"m" -rf` etc. Static is the floor, LLM second-opinion is the
+  net. Both check.
+- **LLM second-opinion model itself being autonomous** in a Norris run
+  would be circular. Mitigation: the second-opinion call uses
+  `broker.chat` (no tools, no streaming, dedicated prompt) — distinct
+  call path from the Norris planning stream. No tool-call recursion
+  possible.
+- **Norris loop runs the LLM N times**: each step is a full broker
+  round-trip plus optionally an LLM second-opinion. A 16-step Norris
+  goal could be ~32 LLM calls on the fast model. Visible as latency
+  but no economic surprise on local models.
+- **Q24 resolution (R-B3)**: `is_destructive` runs ONLY in Norris
+  mode. Interactive `CMD:` extraction continues to honor `confirm_cmd`
+  exactly as Phase 0 specified. No substrate amendment; no surprises
+  for users of `confirm_cmd=false` setups.
+- **`GOAL: complete` extraction** uses the same `^GOAL: complete$` regex
+  on emitted text. Substrate-aligned with CMD: extraction.
+
+### Open at plan; resolve at review
+
+- Whether to ship the LLM second-opinion **on by default** or
+  **off by default with a config opt-in**. Default on is safer; off
+  saves latency. Recommend on; Phase 7 verify will quantify the
+  overhead.
+- Whether `:safety check <cmd>` should also be reachable by `\C-x`
+  keybinding for fast probing during interactive sessions. v2.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 3 Manifest — aish*

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+# aish — Phase 4 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 4 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Plan (review fold-in 2026-05-13 — TOCTOU race + Norris suppression + summarizer self-amp resolved)
+**Date:** 2026-05-13
+
+**Review fold-in (2026-05-13):**
+
+R-B1. **TOCTOU race on memory.jsonl** — two aish processes against the
+    same `history.dir` would each compute the same `next_id` and
+    produce duplicate ids; tombstones become ambiguous. Resolution:
+    `M.open_memory` takes an `flock(LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB)` advisory lock
+    on the file descriptor. Held until handle close. Failure to
+    acquire → `nil, "memory.jsonl held by another aish process"`.
+    Requires extending `ffi/libc.lua` with `flock(2)` — one cdef +
+    two constants (LOCK_EX=2, LOCK_NB=4). The lock is the *enforcement*
+    of the single-writer assumption stated in §2; documented in §2 row.
+
+R-C1. **System-prompt growth under Norris** — over an 8-step Norris run,
+    a 2KB [background] block adds ~16K redundant tokens. The Phase 0
+    §8 sliding window evicts user/asst pairs but keeps the system
+    prompt, so big system prompts displace conversation. Resolution
+    (Q33 closed): suppress [background] when `ctx.norris_active == true`.
+    Memory items rarely change Norris-step planning, and Norris has
+    its goal anchor via the NORRIS suffix already. §5 + §11 reflect.
+
+R-C2. **Summarizer self-amplification** — running `:memory summarize`
+    twice in one session would feed the previous summarize call's
+    *assistant turn* back into the input, leading to drift (re-propose
+    accepted items, no signal about rejections). Resolution: operate
+    on the session log file (`history.load(session_path)`) rather
+    than `ctx:to_messages()`. The session log is the authoritative
+    "what was discussed" stream. Skip lines tagged
+    `{role:"assistant", meta:"summarize"}` (a new optional field on
+    the JSONL turn). §6 reflects.
+
+R-C3. **DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT bakes MCP statically** — cosmetic. §5
+    diagram now reads "DEFAULT (Phase 0 + Phase 2 MCP) → [background]
+    → NORRIS". No code change.
+
+NITs folded inline:
+  N1. `:memory forget <id>` for an already-tombstoned id → no-op + status.
+  N2. §2 path note: memory.jsonl is sibling of sessions/, no collision.
+  N3. §4 invariant: items have id ≥ 1; meta header has no id and is
+      ignored; tombstones with non-matching targets are no-ops.
+  N4. §7 `:memory inject` semantics: replaces `ctx.memory_items` from
+      a fresh `load_memory()` + LRU-by-ts truncation (same as startup).
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-13):**
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-13):**
+
+A1. **history.lua surface is clean** — `M.open`/`Session:append`/
+    `Session:close`/`M.load`/`M.list_sessions`. The memory functions
+    can mirror this exactly: `M.open_memory`/`memory:add`/
+    `memory:forget`/`memory:close`/`M.load_memory`. No structural
+    refactor needed; pure additions.
+
+A2. **Counter persistence — scan at open, cache in handle.** Phase 1's
+    session log writes a `{"meta":{...}}` header on first creation but
+    doesn't track entry-id (turns aren't numbered). For memory, the
+    monotonic id is needed for forget-targeting. Cheapest correct
+    approach: on `M.open_memory`, read all lines once, find the max
+    `id` field present (skipping the meta header if any), cache as
+    `handle.next_id`. Subsequent `add` calls increment in-memory and
+    persist on the next append. O(n) at open is acceptable since n is
+    bounded by user curation (~hundreds, not millions). No sidecar.
+
+A3. **System-prompt suffix order, post-analyze**: actual current
+    composition is `DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT` (which has Phase 2 MCP
+    guidance already baked-in as a static block) → optional `NORRIS`
+    dynamic suffix. The Phase 2 MCP block is NOT computed dynamically
+    — it's part of DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT. So Phase 4's `[background]`
+    block lives between DEFAULT and NORRIS. Token cost measured:
+    - DEFAULT: 697 chars (~174 tokens)
+    - DEFAULT + NORRIS: 1458 chars (~364 tokens)
+    - DEFAULT + 2KB background + NORRIS: ~3460 chars (~865 tokens)
+    Within typical 4-8K context budgets.
+
+These findings don't require manifest changes — the §3 module-changes
+table and §5 injection mechanism already match. Recording the
+measurements here so verify (Phase 7) has anchors.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1, PHASE2, PHASE3 are layered on top.
+This manifest specifies what Phase 4 adds — **cross-session memory** — and
+the user-facing surface for managing it.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 4
+
+Three pillars per PHASE0.md §11 row 4:
+
+1. **`memory.jsonl` persistent store** — a single append-only file
+   (`<config.history.dir>/memory.jsonl`) carrying user-curated facts,
+   preferences, and project context that survive aish restarts. Same
+   storage convention as session logs but a separate file because the
+   read pattern (load at startup) and write pattern (curated only)
+   differ from session logs (append-every-turn).
+
+2. **Startup context injection** — at REPL boot, recent memory items
+   are loaded into the live `Context` so the model sees them on the
+   very first turn. Injection is bounded (token budget) and visible
+   to the user via `:memory list`.
+
+3. **`:memory` management surface + automatic candidate extraction** —
+   meta commands for `add`, `list`, `forget`, `clear`, plus an opt-in
+   summarizer that runs at session end (or on demand) extracting
+   candidate facts from the session log for the user to triage into
+   memory.
+
+**Phase 4 is done when:**
+
+- `:remember <text>` (alias for `:memory add <text>`) writes a line to
+  `memory.jsonl` and the next REPL boot sees it in context.
+- `:memory list` shows current memory items with their IDs and ages.
+- `:memory forget <id>` removes one item; `:memory clear` removes all
+  (with confirm).
+- At startup, the top-N most recent memory items are prepended to the
+  Context as a single "background:" block (configurable cap).
+- `:memory summarize` runs the active model over the current session
+  log and proposes candidate memory items; the user accepts/rejects
+  per-candidate via prompt.
+- Existing configs without a `memory` section behave exactly like
+  Phase 3 (no startup injection, no auto-summarize).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 3)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Storage format | Append-only JSONL, one item per line | Same convention as Phase 1's session logs. Greppable, robust to truncation, no parser dependency beyond vendored dkjson. |
+| Storage location | `<config.history.dir>/memory.jsonl` (sibling to `sessions/`) | Co-located with session logs; users can back up one directory. Defaults to `~/.local/share/aish/memory.jsonl`. Path is a sibling of `sessions/` (not inside it), so `:save <name>` cannot collide. |
+| Memory-item shape | `{id, ts, kind, content, tags?, source?}` | `id` is monotonic int (counter persisted in `memory.id`); `kind ∈ {"fact","pref","context"}` lightly typed for future routing; `content` is the body text; optional `tags` array; optional `source` carrying session-id provenance when auto-extracted. |
+| Forget semantics | **Append a tombstone**, don't rewrite the file (`{id, ts, kind:"forget", target:<other_id>}`) | Append-only preserves history. `M.load_memory` resolves tombstones during read — silently drops any item whose `id` appears as a forget-target. `:memory clear` writes one tombstone per active item; could also support a wildcard forget. |
+| Auto-summarize cadence | **Manual only in v1** (`:memory summarize`). Auto-trigger on `:quit` or by token count is Q-list material. | Conservative; users opt in. Avoids burning tokens on every session end. Manual surface lets the user QA candidates before they land. |
+| Summarizer model | The `fast` preset by default (cheap; quality good-enough for extraction); configurable via `cfg.memory.summarizer_model` | Summarization is recall over precision — fast model's tendency to err on the side of inclusion is fine because the user filters per-candidate. |
+| Startup injection mechanism | A new dynamic block on the system prompt, appended by `context.to_messages()` when `ctx.memory_items` is non-empty | Same hybrid-prompt pattern as Phase 2's MCP block and Phase 3's NORRIS suffix. No new context structure beyond a list on the Context. |
+| Injection budget | `cfg.memory.inject_max_chars` (default 2000 chars total — roughly 500 tokens) | Cap so memory doesn't eat the whole context. LRU-by-`ts` selection if items exceed budget. |
+| Pruning policy | Manual `:memory forget` + optional `cfg.memory.prune_older_than_days` (default unset — no auto-pruning) | Conservative defaults; user owns the lifecycle. |
+| Interaction with sessions | `memory.jsonl` is independent of `sessions/*.jsonl`. Session JSONL stays the per-conversation log; memory is the curated cross-session knowledge | Distinct concerns. Session log answers "what did we talk about last Tuesday?"; memory answers "what does aish know about me/this-project?". |
+| Concurrency | Single-writer **enforced via `flock(LOCK_EX \| LOCK_NB)`** (R-B1) on the memory.jsonl file descriptor in `M.open_memory`. Held until close. Acquire failure → handle creation fails with a clear status message | Session logs got away with single-writer-by-uniqueness (timestamped filenames). memory.jsonl is one shared file, so the flock is the actual enforcement. The lock is advisory (Linux file-lock semantics) but every aish process honors it, which is sufficient for our trust model. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 3 | Phase 4 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `history.lua` | `M.open(path, meta)`, `session:append(turn)`, `M.load(path)`, `M.list_sessions(dir)` | Add memory functions alongside session functions: `M.open_memory(path) -> handle\|nil, err`; `handle:add(kind, content, tags?, source?) -> id`; `handle:forget(id)`; `handle:close()`; `M.load_memory(path) -> items_table` (resolves tombstones). Handle internals: fd (LuaJIT FFI int), next_id (scanned from existing JSONL), held flock. |
+| `ffi/libc.lua` | `chdir`, `errno`, `strerror`, plus Phase 1's waitpid/raw I/O/termios/poll, plus Phase 1's read/write/close/kill | Add `flock(2)` cdef (`int flock(int fd, int operation)`), constants `LOCK_EX = 2`, `LOCK_NB = 4`, `LOCK_UN = 8`. Wrapper `M.flock(fd, op) -> true\|false, errmsg`. Used by `history.M.open_memory` for the single-writer enforcement (R-B1). |
+| `context.lua` | system prompt + MCP block + NORRIS suffix toggle | Add a `memory_items` field on Context. `to_messages()` composes a dynamic "[background]" block on the system prompt when `memory_items` is non-empty AND not already in Norris mode (don't double-pile). Cap respected via the inject_max_chars budget. |
+| `repl.lua` | meta cmds + tool sub-loop + Norris driver | New meta: `:remember <text>` (shortcut for `:memory add fact <text>`); `:memory add <kind> <text>`; `:memory list`; `:memory forget <id>`; `:memory clear`; `:memory summarize`. At startup, after loading config + opening session, also open memory handle and inject the top-N items into `ctx.memory_items`. |
+| `broker.lua` | streaming chat + opts.tools/max_tokens/timeout_ms | No structural changes. Used by the summarizer (calls broker.chat with the session log as a single user turn). |
+| `config.lua` | example with mcp + safety blocks | Add commented-out `memory = { ... }` example. Default behavior is "no memory injection, no auto-summarize". |
+| `executor.lua` | unchanged | unchanged |
+| `safety.lua` | is_destructive + norris_step | unchanged (Norris-side suppression of background block is in context.lua, not safety.lua) |
+
+No new module files. All Phase 4 functionality grows existing files —
+mostly `history.lua` and `repl.lua`.
+
+---
+
+## 4. memory.jsonl Format
+
+```jsonl
+{"id":1,"ts":"2026-05-13T19:01:01Z","kind":"fact","content":"User prefers terse responses; no end-of-turn summaries."}
+{"id":2,"ts":"2026-05-13T19:01:35Z","kind":"pref","content":"Default to :model deep for code reasoning tasks."}
+{"id":3,"ts":"2026-05-13T19:02:00Z","kind":"context","content":"Current project: aish (LuaJIT REPL with MCP tools).","tags":["aish","luajit"]}
+{"id":4,"ts":"2026-05-13T20:00:00Z","kind":"forget","target":2}
+```
+
+After `load_memory`, item `id=2` is dropped because of the tombstone.
+Active items: 1, 3.
+
+### kind values
+
+- **`fact`** — factual statement about the user, their environment, or
+  project state.
+- **`pref`** — user preference for aish behavior (response style,
+  default model, etc.).
+- **`context`** — project / domain context that helps the model orient
+  on common tasks.
+- **`forget`** — tombstone; refers to another id via `target`.
+
+v1 is lightly typed — the model sees all kinds identically as a flat
+list in the [background] block. Future phases may route them
+differently (e.g. `pref` into a system-prompt section, `context` into
+a user-style preamble). Today they're prose.
+
+### Item-id invariants (N3)
+
+- Items have `id ≥ 1`. The optional meta header line `{"meta":{...}}`
+  has no `id` field and is ignored during load.
+- Tombstones with non-matching `target` (id doesn't exist, or already
+  tombstoned) are no-ops at load — silently dropped from the active
+  set. The `:memory forget` meta handler also checks active-set
+  membership before appending a tombstone, surfacing a status when
+  the id isn't active.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Startup Injection
+
+When aish boots and `cfg.memory` is present (or `memory.jsonl` exists):
+
+1. `history.load_memory(path)` reads all items, applies tombstone
+   resolution, returns active items sorted by `ts` descending (most
+   recent first).
+2. Take items until `cfg.memory.inject_max_chars` (default 2000) is
+   consumed. Older items are dropped from injection (still in the
+   file).
+3. Store on `ctx.memory_items` as an array of `{kind, content}` (id
+   and ts not needed at render-time).
+
+`context.to_messages()` composition:
+
+```
+<DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT> (Phase 0 + Phase 2 MCP block, statically embedded)
+
+[background] (memory loaded at startup; managed via :memory)
+- (fact) User prefers terse responses; no end-of-turn summaries.
+- (context) Current project: aish (LuaJIT REPL with MCP tools).
+```
+
+Order of suffixes on the system prompt:
+1. DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT (Phase 0 + Phase 2 MCP guidance, currently
+   baked-in to the static constant — R-C3 note: not a separate dynamic
+   block in v1; future phases may split)
+2. Phase 4 [background] block (when memory_items non-empty AND NOT in
+   Norris mode — R-C1 suppression to avoid ~16K of redundant tokens
+   per Norris run)
+3. Phase 3 NORRIS MODE block (when norris_active)
+
+When Norris is active the order becomes: DEFAULT → NORRIS (no background).
+Norris's planning loop already has the goal anchored in its suffix; the
+memory items rarely change step-to-step planning.
+
+---
+
+## 6. `:memory summarize` (Manual Auto-Extraction)
+
+`:memory summarize` triggers the active model (or
+`cfg.memory.summarizer_model` if set) to read the current session's
+turns and propose candidate memory items.
+
+### Flow
+
+1. **Source of truth is the session log file** (R-C2), not
+   `ctx:to_messages()`. `history.load(session_path)` returns all
+   turns; filter out turns tagged `meta = "summarize"` (set on the
+   assistant turn that emitted a prior summarize response) so the
+   summarizer can't feed on its own output across multiple calls.
+2. Build a prompt: "Read the following conversation transcript. Extract
+   facts, preferences, or context worth remembering across future
+   sessions. Output ONE candidate per line, prefixed with the kind:
+   `fact: …`, `pref: …`, or `context: …`. Maximum 10 candidates."
+3. Send the filtered transcript as a single user turn + the
+   instruction above. Use `cfg.memory.summarizer_model` if set (else
+   the active model). The resulting assistant turn gets logged
+   with `meta = "summarize"` so future :memory summarize calls
+   exclude it.
+4. Parse the response line-by-line for `(fact|pref|context):
+   <content>` shapes. Tolerate markdown bullet prefixes (`-`, `*`).
+4. For each candidate, prompt the user:
+
+   ```
+   [memory] candidate (fact): User prefers terse responses; no end-of-turn summaries.
+   keep? [y/N/edit]
+   ```
+
+   - `y` → write to memory.jsonl.
+   - `N` (or empty) → drop.
+   - `edit` → readline-edit the content before write.
+
+5. Status when done: `[aish] memory: added N candidates`.
+
+### Why manual not automatic in v1
+
+A successful auto-summarize that runs at every `:quit` would either:
+- be expensive (tokens on every exit)
+- drift over time if the model picks up noise
+- compete with the user's intentional `:remember <text>` curation
+
+Manual gives the user the trigger. Q-list tracks auto-cadence options.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Meta Commands (Phase 4 additions)
+
+| Command | Action |
+|---|---|
+| `:remember <text>` | Shortcut for `:memory add fact <text>` |
+| `:memory add <kind> <text>` | Append a memory item (kind ∈ fact, pref, context) |
+| `:memory list` | Show all active memory items (id + ts + kind + content) |
+| `:memory forget <id>` | Append a tombstone for `<id>` |
+| `:memory clear` | Forget all active items (with `[y/N]` confirm) |
+| `:memory summarize` | Extract candidate items from current session via LLM |
+| `:memory inject` | Replace `ctx.memory_items` from a fresh `load_memory()` + LRU-by-ts truncation. Same logic as startup injection. Useful after hand-editing `memory.jsonl` or after `:memory forget` to immediately reflect in the system prompt. |
+
+`:help` updated.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Configuration Schema (Phase 4 example block)
+
+```lua
+memory = {
+    -- Path defaults to <history.dir>/memory.jsonl. Override per fleet
+    -- if you want shared memory (read-only is safer than write-shared).
+    -- path = (history.dir or "~/.local/share/aish") .. "/memory.jsonl",
+
+    -- Cap on how much memory content is injected into the system prompt
+    -- at startup. Roughly 2000 chars ≈ 500 tokens. Older items are
+    -- dropped from injection if exceeded; they remain in the file.
+    inject_max_chars = 2000,
+
+    -- Which model to use for :memory summarize. Defaults to the active
+    -- model when nil. Use "fast" for speed; "deep" for better quality.
+    summarizer_model = "fast",
+
+    -- Auto-prune items older than N days at startup. nil = never auto-prune.
+    -- Manual :memory forget always works regardless.
+    -- prune_older_than_days = 90,
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 9. Migration from Phase 3
+
+User-visible:
+- `:remember`, `:memory list / forget / clear / summarize` are new
+  meta commands.
+- A `[background]` block in the system prompt appears when memory items
+  exist.
+- Existing configs without `memory = {...}` continue to work — no
+  injection, no auto-summarize. Phase 3 behavior intact.
+
+Substrate (PHASE0.md §3) invariants: unchanged.
+
+The `[background]` system-prompt suffix is composed dynamically by
+`context.to_messages()` (same pattern as Phase 2 MCP block and Phase 3
+NORRIS suffix). No new substrate contract.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Out of Scope (Phase 4)
+
+Per PHASE0.md §11 these belong to later phases:
+- Multi-model routing / cloud fallback (Phase 5).
+- Tree-sitter syntax highlighting (Phase 6).
+
+Specifically out of Phase 4 scope despite proximity:
+- Multi-process memory sharing (single-writer assumed v1).
+- Retrieval-augmented injection (RAG over memory.jsonl) — v1 just LRU.
+- Auto-trigger of `:memory summarize` at `:quit` (Q-list).
+- Memory categories beyond fact/pref/context — minimal typing v1.
+- Cross-aish-instance memory sync (memory.jsonl in a synced dir
+  works coincidentally; not designed for it).
+- Encryption at rest — same posture as session logs (none in v1).
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open Questions
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolve by |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q31 | Auto-summarize trigger: manual only (current), automatic at `:quit`, automatic on token-budget eviction, or config-flagged threshold? | history.lua + repl.lua | Phase 4 (analyze) |
+| Q32 | Editing memory items in place: `:memory edit <id>` to rewrite content? Append-only means edit = new id + forget old. Worth the extra meta? | history.lua + UX | Phase 4 (analyze) |
+| Q33 | ~~Memory injection while in Norris mode~~ | context.lua | **Resolved at review (R-C1)**: SUPPRESSED. Memory items aren't injected when `ctx.norris_active == true`. Norris has its goal anchor in the NORRIS suffix; 16K of redundant background per 8-step run is not worth the marginal context value. |
+| Q34 | Memory kinds: stick with fact/pref/context or split prefs into a dedicated section of the system prompt (where they're more impactful)? v1 says no — flat list. | context.lua + UX | Phase 5 if it bites |
+| Q35 | Privacy / redaction: `:memory summarize` could capture sensitive tokens from a chat (passwords, paths). Should it auto-redact? Strip command-history-style? | safety.lua + memory.lua | Phase 4 (verify) — review user-emergent risk |
+| Q36 | Memory deduplication: user adds the same fact twice. Detect and warn, dedupe silently, or allow? v1: allow (cheap; user can `:memory list` to spot). | history.lua | Phase 4 (verify) |
+
+---
+
+## 12. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up, same cadence as Phase 0/1/2/3. Five commits expected:
+
+1. **`history.lua` — memory store + `ffi/libc.lua` flock (R-B1 bundled).**
+   - `ffi/libc.lua`: cdef `flock(2)` + LOCK_EX/LOCK_NB/LOCK_UN constants
+     + `M.flock(fd, op)` wrapper.
+   - `history.lua`: `M.open_memory(path)` opens the file (creating parent
+     dirs + meta-header line if empty), takes `flock(LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB)`
+     on the fd, scans the existing JSONL for max id → handle.next_id.
+     Returns `(handle, nil)` on success; `(nil, errmsg)` on lock-held.
+   - `handle:add(kind, content, tags?, source?)`: assigns next id,
+     appends JSON line, returns id.
+   - `handle:forget(id)`: appends a tombstone for id.
+   - `handle:close()`: releases flock + closes fd.
+   - `M.load_memory(path)`: reads all lines, builds forget-target set
+     from kind=="forget" entries, returns active items sorted by `ts`
+     descending. Drops items whose id is in the forget-set OR whose id
+     is nil (meta header).
+   **Test in isolation**: round-trip add/forget/load, lock-held
+   detection (open twice in same process, second should fail).
+
+2. **`context.lua` — memory injection.** Add `ctx.memory_items` and
+   the `[background]` block composer in `to_messages()`. Cap by
+   `inject_max_chars`. **Test in isolation**: assert composition order
+   (MCP → background → Norris); cap honored.
+
+3. **`repl.lua` — `:remember` + `:memory list / add / forget / clear / inject`.**
+   At startup, after MCP setup, open the memory handle + LRU-load items.
+   Hook the meta dispatch. No summarize yet. **End-to-end**: run aish,
+   `:remember X`, `:quit`, restart, `:memory list` shows X, `:history`
+   shows X in [background].
+
+4. **`:memory summarize`** — manual extraction. Bundle a system-prompt
+   for the summarizer model; parse response; per-candidate confirm
+   prompt; append accepted items. **End-to-end**: short conversation,
+   summarize, accept one of two candidates, restart, verify accepted
+   one persists.
+
+5. **`config.lua` — example memory block.** Documentation-only;
+   commented-out example. Final commit.
+
+### Risk / non-obvious
+
+- **Counter persistence**: `memory:add` needs a monotonic id. Options:
+  (a) sidecar `memory.id` file with a single integer, (b) scan the
+  JSONL on open for max id, (c) use timestamp as id (no monotonic
+  guarantee across rapid adds). Plan: (b) — scan once at open; cache
+  in the handle. Wraps if integer overflow but at 2^53 entries we're
+  fine.
+- **Tombstone resolution at load**: build a set of forget-target ids
+  from kind=="forget" entries; filter active items to exclude. Order
+  doesn't matter (tombstones can appear before their targets if the
+  file is hand-edited; the resolution is set-based).
+- **Empty file at open** vs **nonexistent file**: both should yield an
+  empty memory handle. Phase 1's `history.open` already handles file
+  creation; extend the pattern.
+- **System prompt growth**: the suffix-stacking pattern is up to 4
+  blocks now (default + MCP + background + Norris). Token cost ~200
+  + ~80 + 2000 + ~250 = ~2530 chars baseline before any user/asst
+  turns. Worth measuring at baseline phase.
+- **`:memory summarize` parse robustness**: small models may emit
+  "fact: ..." sometimes with markdown bullets, sometimes without.
+  Parser should tolerate `^[-*]?\s*(fact|pref|context):\s*(.+)`.
+- **`:memory clear` with confirm**: same UX as Phase 3 destructive
+  prompts. `[y/N]` default-no.
+
+### Open at plan; resolve at review
+
+- Whether `:remember` should append to the LIVE `ctx.memory_items`
+  immediately (so the model sees it on the next turn without restart)
+  or only on next session boot. v1 says yes — append both to file AND
+  to live ctx for immediate visibility.
+- Whether the summarizer should be fed the FULL session log or just
+  recent turns (token budget). v1 says full minus the [background]
+  suffix; cap at session-log size <= 64KB or last N turns.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 4 Manifest — aish*

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+# aish — Phase 5 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 5 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Plan (review fold-in 2026-05-13 — callback signature, Norris suppression, cost defaults resolved)
+**Date:** 2026-05-13
+
+**Review fold-in (2026-05-13):**
+
+R-B1. **Summary callback signature canonical**: the closure is
+    `summarize_fn(prior_summary, evicted_turns) -> string | nil`.
+    `prior_summary` is `nil` on the first ever summarize; otherwise
+    the current `ctx.summary` string. `evicted_turns` is `nil` for
+    the re-summarize-compress trigger (C1 resolution); otherwise the
+    array of evicted turn tables. The closure dispatches:
+      first-time:  prior=nil,    evicted=[...]   → "summarize these turns"
+      additive:    prior=str,    evicted=[...]   → "extend the prior summary"
+      compress:    prior=str,    evicted=nil     → "compress the prior summary"
+
+R-C2. **Routing taken once per ask_ai**: the model decision happens
+    on entry to `ask_ai`. The chosen `active_cfg` is used for every
+    iteration of the tool-call sub-loop. Original `active_cfg` is
+    restored after `ask_ai` returns. NOT per-broker-call.
+
+R-C3. **AUTO-routing does NOT fire inside Norris**: `run_norris`
+    operates on a fixed model (whatever the user set via `:model`
+    before launching). The auto-router would otherwise switch models
+    mid-plan, which loses planning continuity and costs tokens
+    rebuilding context. State explicit in §4 + §10.
+
+R-C4. **Summary block suppressed under Norris**: mirrors Phase 4
+    R-C1 ([background] suppression). Both blocks are "earlier context"
+    the planner generally doesn't need mid-iteration. §6 + §3 reflect.
+
+R-C5. **Fallback pattern coverage**:
+    - Add `HTTP 408` to §5 patterns (Q41 moves from open to resolved).
+    - Add `Operation timed out` (curl variant of "Timeout was reached").
+    - Drop "HTTP response code said error" from A2 — FAILONERROR was
+      removed in Phase 4 commit `f26cbd9`, this shape no longer fires.
+
+NITs folded:
+  N1. `:route check <text>` always runs the heuristic regardless of
+      `cfg.routing.auto` — debug aid surfaces the class + would-be
+      model + "(routing currently disabled)" suffix when auto is off.
+  N2. **`reasoning → nil` by default** — the v1 heuristic that maps
+      "explain" / "why" / "how does" to a model is too aggressive
+      paired with `nil = keep current` semantics. User must
+      EXPLICITLY map `routing.classes.reasoning = "cloud"` to send
+      reasoning prompts to paid API. Same cost-safety rationale as
+      `cfg.routing.auto = false`.
+  N3. "Retry only when no deltas have arrived" promoted to normative
+      rule in §5 (was in §11 risk row).
+  N4. Config key renamed `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback` →
+      `cfg.routing.fallback` to align with the `:fallback` meta verb.
+      Single-source naming.
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-13):**
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-13):**
+
+A1. **router.lua surface clean** — already a pure-Lua module with
+    `M.classify(line, config) -> (kind, payload)`. Adding
+    `M.classify_model(text, cfg) -> name | nil` is a natural sibling.
+    No structural refactor.
+
+A2. **broker error message shapes** all carry transport-stage prefixes
+    that the fallback matcher must account for. The actual shapes
+    callers see:
+      "transport: HTTP %d%d%d: <body-snippet>"   (from post_sse status>=400)
+      "transport: Timeout was reached"
+      "transport: Couldn't resolve host"
+      "transport: Connection refused"
+      "transport: HTTP response code said error"  (rare; from FAILONERROR)
+      "api: <error.message>"                      (SSE-framed error envelope)
+      "broker: model_cfg.endpoint and .model required" (config bug)
+    Fallback patterns in §5 should match against the "transport: "
+    prefix explicitly. "api: ..." errors don't fall back (they're
+    semantic — bad request shape, not server failure). "broker: ..."
+    errors don't fall back either (config bug).
+
+A3. **Q38 resolved at analyze** — placing the rolling summary as
+    `turns[1]` with `role:"system"` would produce system/system
+    back-to-back in to_messages output (msg[1] is the composed
+    system prompt; msg[2] would be the summary as another system
+    message). Strict templates may reject this same way they reject
+    user/user (PHASE0 §6). Resolution: render the summary INSIDE the
+    composed system message (same pattern as the [background] and
+    NORRIS blocks). Storage stays simple — keep `_summary` text on
+    `ctx.summary` (NOT in `ctx.turns`), append to the system prompt
+    in `to_messages` alongside the [background] and NORRIS blocks.
+    §6 + §3 reflect.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-4 are layered on top. This manifest
+specifies what Phase 5 adds — **multi-model routing**, **cloud fallback**,
+and **context summarization on eviction**.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 5
+
+Three pillars per PHASE0.md §11 row 5:
+
+1. **Multi-model routing by task type** — `router.lua` extended with a
+   per-request `classify_model(text, cfg)` that suggests a model
+   preset based on lightweight heuristics over the user input.
+   Opt-in via `cfg.routing.auto = true`; default off (explicit `:model`
+   stays the only switch).
+
+2. **Cloud fallback on local failure** — when the active broker call
+   returns `nil, err` for a transport reason that looks like
+   "local backend down" (HTTP 502 / 503 / 404 model-not-found /
+   libcurl connection-refused / timeout), automatically retry once
+   against the configured `cloud` preset, surfacing a status line so
+   the user knows what happened. Opt-in via `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback = true`;
+   default off (single-shot only).
+
+3. **Context summarization on eviction** — when
+   `context.enforce_budget()` would evict the oldest turn pair, instead
+   send those turns to the `fast` model (or `cfg.context.summarizer_model`)
+   with "summarize these turns in 2-3 sentences", then replace them
+   with a synthetic `role:"system"`-adjacent turn carrying the summary.
+   Subsequent evictions append to or re-summarize the rolling summary.
+   Opt-in via `cfg.context.summarize_on_evict = true`; default off
+   (Phase 0 silent eviction stays the default).
+
+**Phase 5 is done when:**
+
+- With `cfg.routing.auto = true`, a prompt like "explain this Python
+  traceback ..." gets routed to `deep` while "ls /tmp" or "what time
+  is it?" stays on `fast` — visible status `[aish] routed to deep`.
+- With `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback = true`, killing the local
+  llama.cpp upstream and asking a question yields a single retry on
+  the cloud preset + a status line.
+- With `cfg.context.summarize_on_evict = true`, a long conversation
+  that exceeds `max_turns` no longer silently drops history — the
+  evicted span is summarized into a single rolling turn the model
+  still sees.
+- Existing configs without `cfg.routing` or `cfg.context.summarize_on_evict`
+  behave exactly like Phase 4 (Phase 4 regression coverage).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 4)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Routing trigger | Per-request, in `repl.ask_ai`, BEFORE the broker call | Same hook point as the tool-sub-loop entry. Decision is one function call (`router.classify_model`) that returns the resolved (name, cfg) pair OR nil = keep current. |
+| Classification mechanism | **Pure-Lua heuristics** in `router.classify_model` — keyword/length thresholds, no LLM call | Fast (no network), deterministic, debuggable. An LLM-based classifier is overkill v1; can be added in Phase 6+ if heuristics drift. |
+| Routing classes (v1) | `code`, `reasoning`, `default` → mapped to model presets via `cfg.routing.classes` | Three classes for the first cut. **Defaults (N2 fold-in)**: `code → "deep"`, `reasoning → nil` (heuristic still fires but no override unless user maps it), `default → nil`. The aggressive `reasoning → "cloud"` default sent ordinary "why does ..." prompts to a paid API; user must opt in explicitly to pay for reasoning. Same cost-safety rationale as `cfg.routing.auto = false`. |
+| Routing cost-safety | `cfg.routing.auto = false` default | Same rationale as `confirm_cmd = true` and `llm_second_opinion = true`: a default-on routing maps "explain ..." prompts to whatever class maps to `"cloud"`, spending paid-API tokens on prompts the user typed for what they thought was their local model. Default off; user opts in. |
+| Fallback trigger | Transport-error pattern match against `err` string — HTTP 5xx, model_not_found, "Connection refused", "Couldn't resolve host", "Timeout was reached" | These are the four shapes the broker actually emits. Library-error patterns are stable enough that string-match is fine for v1. |
+| Fallback target | `cfg.routing.fallback_model` (default `"cloud"` when present) | One-hop fallback only; if cloud also fails, surface the error normally. No retry loops. |
+| Fallback timing | **Only retry when no deltas have arrived yet** (N3 fold-in) | If the local broker emits partial text then 5xx's mid-stream, the user has seen prose; retrying via cloud would duplicate the prefix and confuse the user. The retry path checks an `any_delta` flag in the on_delta callback; only retries when false. |
+| Fallback announcement | Status line `[aish] local <name> failed (<reason>); retrying via <fallback_name>` | Visibility — user always knows when a fallback fired. |
+| Summarize trigger | Inside `context.enforce_budget()`, when it would otherwise `table.remove` | Same place the eviction status fires. The summarize is a *replacement* not an addition; total turn count stays bounded. |
+| Summary turn shape | Single rolling `{role = "system", content = "[earlier conversation]\n<summary>", _summary = true}` turn at index 1 (after the system prompt) | One synthetic turn carries all evicted history. New evictions either *append* to it (cheap) or trigger a re-summarize when the summary itself exceeds a char cap (default 2000). |
+| Summary model | `cfg.context.summarizer_model` (default `"fast"`) | Same pattern as `cfg.memory.summarizer_model`. Fast model is cheap enough to summarize on every eviction. |
+| Summary failure handling | If broker returns nil, fall back to *silent eviction* (Phase 0 behavior) and status-log once. Don't block the user's main request. | Best-effort; never let summarization break the REPL. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 4 | Phase 5 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `router.lua` | `classify(line, config)` → `(kind, payload)` for shell/AI/meta dispatch | Add `M.classify_model(text, cfg) -> name | nil`. Heuristics: line length > N, presence of code-fence backticks, keywords like "traceback", "stacktrace", "explain", "why does", etc. Returns the model NAME (string) or nil = keep current. |
+| `context.lua` | turns + memory_items + Norris suffix | Extend `enforce_budget()` to invoke a callback (passed via `Context.new(opts.summarize_fn)`) when about to evict. Store the returned summary as `ctx.summary` (string) — NOT a turn (A3 — avoids system/system alternation). `to_messages` composes it into the system message alongside `[background]` and NORRIS, between them: `system → [background] → [earlier summary] → NORRIS`. New evictions append to `ctx.summary`; when its length exceeds `max_summary_chars` (default 2000), the callback is invoked AGAIN with `(prior_summary, new_evicted_turns)` to re-summarize. Silent eviction is the fallback when the callback returns nil. |
+| `repl.lua` | tool-sub-loop + meta + memory injection | (a) Pre-broker hook: if `cfg.routing.auto`, call `router.classify_model(text, cfg)` and switch `active_cfg` for THIS request only (revert after). (b) Post-broker error hook: if err matches a fallback pattern AND `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback`, retry against the fallback model once. (c) Wire `Context.new` with a `summarize_fn = function(turns) ... end` closure that calls `broker.chat(cfg.models[cfg.context.summarizer_model], ..., {max_tokens=300})`. |
+| `broker.lua` | streaming + opts.tools/max_tokens/timeout_ms | Unchanged — Phase 5 composes on top of the existing surface. |
+| `config.lua` | example with mcp/safety/memory blocks | Add commented-out `routing = {...}` and `context.summarize_on_evict = true` example. |
+
+No new module files. All Phase 5 functionality grows existing files —
+mostly `repl.lua` and `router.lua`.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Routing Heuristics (v1)
+
+`router.classify_model(text, cfg)` returns a model NAME (looked up in
+`cfg.routing.classes`) or `nil` (use the user-set active model).
+
+Heuristics, in order — first hit wins:
+
+1. **Code class** if any of:
+   - Triple-backtick code fence anywhere
+   - Token "traceback" / "stacktrace" / "stack trace" (case-insensitive)
+   - Token "error:" or "exception:" near beginning
+   - Text contains a path-like `./|/usr|~/` + `.py|.lua|.c|.js|.go|.rs`
+   - More than 4 lines AND has indentation (looks like a paste)
+
+2. **Reasoning class** if any of:
+   - Token "explain" / "why" / "how does" / "compare"
+   - Question mark + > 100 chars total
+
+3. **Default class** otherwise.
+
+Each class maps to a model name via `cfg.routing.classes`:
+
+```lua
+routing = {
+    auto = true,
+    classes = {
+        code      = "deep",     -- code questions to deep
+        reasoning = "cloud",    -- reasoning to cloud (best quality)
+        default   = nil,        -- nil = keep current active model
+    },
+    cloud_fallback = true,
+    fallback_model = "cloud",
+}
+```
+
+When `auto = false`, `classify_model` returns nil always — equivalent to
+not setting a routing block. The heuristic functions live behind the
+flag.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Cloud Fallback Flow
+
+In `repl.ask_ai` after the broker call:
+
+```lua
+local ok, err = broker.chat_stream(active_cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)
+if not ok and should_fallback(err, cfg) then
+    renderer.status(("local %s failed (%s); retrying via %s")
+                    :format(active_name, fallback_reason(err),
+                            cfg.routing.fallback_model))
+    local fb_cfg = cfg.models[cfg.routing.fallback_model]
+    if fb_cfg then
+        ok, err = broker.chat_stream(fb_cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)
+    end
+end
+```
+
+`should_fallback(err, cfg)` matches `err` against fallback patterns
+ONLY when `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback == true`. Otherwise returns false.
+
+### Fallback-eligible error patterns
+
+All patterns match against the err string AS IT ARRIVES from broker.lua,
+which is prefixed `"transport: "` for libcurl/HTTP issues (A2 confirmed).
+The matcher strips the prefix before testing.
+
+| Pattern (after prefix strip) | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| `^HTTP 5%d%d` | server-side error (502 Bad Gateway, 503 Unavailable, 504 Timeout) |
+| `^HTTP 404.*model_not_found` | the routed model isn't loaded on the local backend |
+| `^HTTP 408` | Request Timeout (gateway-level; some proxies emit this — Q41 resolved) |
+| `Couldn'?t resolve host` | DNS / unreachable local broker |
+| `Connection refused` | broker not listening |
+| `Timeout was reached` | libcurl's internal timeout phrasing |
+| `Operation timed out` | curl variant of timeout (libcurl version-dependent) |
+
+Errors NOT matched (NOT retried):
+- HTTP 401 / 403 (auth failure — won't get better on cloud)
+- HTTP 400 (bad request — schema issue)
+- `^api:` errors (semantic — bad request shape)
+- `^broker:` errors (config bug — endpoint/model missing)
+- Lua-level errors (broker pipeline bug, not transport)
+
+---
+
+## 6. Context Summarization on Eviction
+
+`Context.new(opts)` accepts an optional `summarize_fn(turns) -> string |
+nil` closure. When set AND `enforce_budget` would evict, the callback
+is invoked with the evicted slice; the returned summary (if non-nil)
+replaces the rolling summary turn.
+
+### Storage shape (post-A3 resolution)
+
+The rolling summary lives on `ctx.summary` (a string), NOT in `ctx.turns`:
+
+```lua
+ctx.summary = "Earlier conversation: user discussed X, asked about Y, "
+           .. "agreed to Z. Later asked..."
+```
+
+`to_messages()` composes it into the system message between `[background]`
+and the NORRIS suffix:
+
+```
+DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT
+
+[background] (memory items)
+- (fact) ...
+
+[earlier conversation summary]
+<ctx.summary>
+
+[NORRIS MODE] (if active)
+...
+```
+
+No new role:"system" message at turns[1] — avoids system/system alternation.
+
+### Summary update flow
+
+1. enforce_budget identifies the oldest 2 turns to evict (user + assistant).
+2. If `summarize_fn` is set, call it with `(prior_summary, evicted_turns)`.
+3. If summary text returned:
+   - Replace `ctx.summary` with the new text.
+   - If `#ctx.summary > max_summary_chars` (default 2000), invoke the
+     callback once more with `(ctx.summary, {})` to re-summarize for
+     compactness. Lossy by design — Q40 documents this trade-off.
+4. Remove the evicted turns from `ctx.turns`.
+5. If callback returned nil → silent eviction; `ctx.summary` unchanged.
+
+### Failure handling
+
+Inside the callback (in `repl.lua`):
+
+```lua
+local summary, err = broker.chat(summarizer_cfg, {
+    {role="system", content="Summarize the following conversation in 2-3 sentences."},
+    {role="user",   content=render_turns_compact(evicted)},
+}, {max_tokens=300, timeout_ms=30000})
+return summary  -- nil propagates; context.lua falls back to silent eviction
+```
+
+---
+
+## 7. Meta Commands (Phase 5 additions)
+
+| Command | Action |
+|---|---|
+| `:route on` / `:route off` | Toggle `cfg.routing.auto` at runtime (overrides config) |
+| `:route classes` | Show the active class → model mapping |
+| `:route check <text>` | Print which class a given text would be routed to (debug aid) |
+| `:fallback on` / `:fallback off` | Toggle `cfg.routing.cloud_fallback` at runtime |
+
+`:help` updated.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Migration from Phase 4
+
+User-visible:
+- New `:route` and `:fallback` meta commands.
+- With `cfg.routing.auto`, the active model may CHANGE per-request as
+  the heuristic fires. Prompt color tag could vary (Phase 6 maybe).
+- With `cfg.context.summarize_on_evict`, eviction now spends a fast-
+  model round-trip instead of silently dropping turns.
+
+Existing configs without `routing` or `context.summarize_on_evict`
+continue exactly as Phase 4 — defaults are OFF.
+
+Substrate (PHASE0.md §3) invariants: unchanged. The `CMD:` extraction
+marker, `cd` interception, and the entire system-prompt suffix order
+from Phase 4 stay the same.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of Scope (Phase 5)
+
+Per PHASE0.md §11 these belong to Phase 6:
+- Tree-sitter syntax highlighting hooks
+- Diff-aware code injection
+- Project-level context (file tree summary)
+
+Specifically out of Phase 5:
+- LLM-based classification (heuristics-only v1).
+- Multi-hop fallback chains (one retry only).
+- Per-class temperature overrides (use the model preset's default).
+- Cost accounting for cloud calls (Q-list candidate).
+- Auto-router learning from user `:model` overrides (Phase 6+).
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open Questions
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolve by |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q37 | Should routing apply to `:ask <text>` (explicit AI route) the same way it does to bare prompts? Yes seems obvious but worth documenting. | repl.lua | Phase 5 (plan) |
+| Q38 | ~~Summary turn placement: index 1 vs index 0~~ | context.lua | **Resolved at analyze (A3)**: NEITHER — summary lives on `ctx.summary` (string) and composes into the SYSTEM MESSAGE alongside [background] and NORRIS suffix. No new role:"system" message; no alternation risk. |
+| Q39 | ~~Fallback under Norris~~ | repl.lua + safety.lua | **Resolved at review (R-C3)**: AUTO-routing does NOT fire inside the Norris loop. The model is fixed at `:norris <goal>` launch time; the planner stays on it for every iteration. Per-iteration fallback (if a local broker call inside Norris fails) is still gated by `cfg.routing.fallback`; that retries the failed call against cloud but doesn't permanently switch the planner. |
+| Q40 | Summarizer recursion: the summary itself might be summarized later when it grows past max_summary_chars. Does the re-summarize lose fidelity? Probably yes; acceptable trade-off. Note the lossy-by-design contract in §6. | context.lua | Phase 5 (verify) |
+| Q41 | ~~HTTP 408 / Operation timed out eligibility~~ | repl.lua | **Resolved at review (R-C5)**: both added to §5 patterns. |
+| Q42 | Auto-router decisions inside the tool-call sub-loop: does each sub-iteration re-classify, or does the first user turn fix the model for the whole sub-loop? Proposal: fix at sub-loop entry — model switching mid-tool-call would confuse the model AND cost tokens by rebuilding context. | repl.lua | Phase 5 (plan) |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Five commits expected:
+
+1. **`router.lua` — `classify_model`.** Pure-Lua heuristics; no IO. Returns
+   model name or nil. Module-local pattern set so tests can introspect.
+   **Test in isolation**: ~30-case corpus of (input → expected class).
+
+2. **`context.lua` — eviction callback.** Add `opts.summarize_fn`,
+   `_summary` index-1 turn convention, `to_messages()` rendering
+   (which Just Works since `_summary` turns have `role` + `content`).
+   **Test in isolation**: mock summarize_fn returning "(summary N)",
+   build a context that exceeds budget, verify the summary turn
+   appears and accumulates.
+
+3. **`repl.lua` — fallback + routing wiring.** Pre-broker
+   classify_model hook (gated by cfg.routing.auto); post-error
+   fallback retry (gated by cfg.routing.cloud_fallback); wire
+   summarize_fn at Context.new time. **Test against hossenfelder**:
+   prompt classified as "code" → routes to deep; deliberately
+   misconfigure local endpoint → fallback fires.
+
+4. **`:route` and `:fallback` meta commands.** Standalone — config
+   toggles via runtime cmds. **End-to-end**: boot, `:route on`,
+   issue a query, observe routing status; `:route off`, query
+   again, no routing.
+
+5. **`config.lua` — routing + summarize_on_evict example.**
+   Documentation-only; commented-out example block. Final commit.
+
+### Risk / non-obvious
+
+- **Heuristic false positives**: a normal conversational question
+  containing the word "explain" gets routed to cloud. Conservative
+  defaults (`reasoning → nil` by default? then user opts in
+  explicitly per class) might be safer. Default mapping in §4 is
+  aggressive; tone down at plan if user prefers.
+- **Active-model state after routing**: the per-request routing
+  switches `active_cfg` momentarily. The `prompt()` function reads
+  `active_name` which IS reverted post-request, so the prompt label
+  stays accurate.
+- **Fallback during streaming**: if the local broker fails MID-stream
+  (e.g. emits some text then 5xx), the user has already seen partial
+  text. Retrying via cloud means duplicated prefix. v1 only retries
+  on errors BEFORE any deltas arrived (we can detect by tracking
+  whether on_delta was called).
+- **Summarize during Norris**: Norris's planning loop generates many
+  turns. Eviction during Norris means summarizing mid-plan — the
+  model loses context about its earlier steps. Risky. v1 disables
+  summarize when ctx.norris_active.
+- **Memory items + summary turn**: both are dynamic system-context
+  additions. The summary is `role:"system"` in turns[1]; memory
+  is the `[background]` block in the actual system message.
+  Compatible — no overlap.
+
+---
+
+*End of Phase 5 Manifest — aish*

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+# Phase 6 Baseline — pre-implementation measurements
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+**Tree probed:** `ad52fe4` (Phase 5 + #2/#3/#4/#5/#6/#7/#8/#9/#10/#11/#13/#14/#23/#32/#33/#51/#52 follow-up).
+**Hosts probed:** noether (primary), higgs (Pi5).
+**Broker probed:** `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082` (local `qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k`, cloud `anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5`).
+
+This is the Phase 7 (verify) anchor for Phase 6. Captures the world
+just before tree-sitter / diff / project-tree implementation lands.
+
+---
+
+## B1. `git` output through `executor.exec` carries ANSI + terminal control
+
+`executor.exec` uses `pty.spawn` (forkpty). When git's stdout is a
+PTY, git enables both color output AND interactive pager defaults
+(DEC keypad mode `\27[?1h=` ... `\27[?1l>`, line-clear `\27[K`).
+
+Observation:
+
+```
+> executor.exec("git diff --stat HEAD~1..HEAD")
+exit=0 len=173
+\27[?1h= docs/PHASE6.md | 207 \27[32m++...\27[m\27[31m--...\27[m\27[m
+ 1 file changed, 166 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)\27[m
+\27[K\27[?1l>
+```
+
+With `--no-pager`: keypad sequences gone, color stays:
+
+```
+> executor.exec("git --no-pager diff --stat HEAD~1..HEAD")
+exit=0 len=148
+ docs/PHASE6.md | 207 \27[32m++...\27[m\27[31m--...\27[m
+ 1 file changed, 166 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
+```
+
+With `--no-pager --color=never`: clean.
+
+```
+> executor.exec("git --no-pager diff --color=never --stat HEAD~1..HEAD")
+exit=0 len=132 clean=true
+ docs/PHASE6.md | 207 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 166 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
+```
+
+**Implication for §5 (`:diff` meta):** the implementation MUST use
+both `--no-pager` and `--color=never`. Without either, the injected
+context block carries escape codes that confuse the model AND inflate
+token counts.
+
+The same flags apply to any future `git log` / `git show` / `git blame`
+verbs that might land beyond Phase 6.
+
+---
+
+## B2. SSE chunk size envelope (relevant to fence-aware highlighter)
+
+`renderer.assistant_delta` receives whatever chunks the broker streams.
+Measured against two model classes:
+
+### Local llama.cpp (`qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k`)
+
+```
+prompt: "reply with a python code block that prints hello world,
+         then a brief explanation"
+max_tokens: 150
+
+chunks:     97
+total:      423 chars
+sizes:      min=1, max=13, median=4
+fences:     fence at char 58 -> chunk 14 ('```')
+            fence at char 91 -> chunk 23 ('``')   <-- split fence
+```
+
+**The local model splits fences across chunks** (`'``'` arrives, the
+final ` ` ` is in the next chunk). The fence-aware filter MUST handle
+fragment-across-boundary correctly.
+
+### Cloud (`anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5` via OpenRouter)
+
+```
+prompt: "write a 5-line python hello world example wrapped in a code fence"
+max_tokens: 150
+
+chunks:     3
+total:      60 chars
+sizes:      7 / 27 / 26
+fences:     fence at char 0  -> chunk 0 ('```python\n# Hello World in')
+            fence at char 57 -> chunk 2 ('\nprint("Hello, World!")\n```')
+```
+
+Cloud delivers BIG chunks (median ~26 chars); fences typically arrive
+intact within a single chunk.
+
+**Implication for §4 (highlight stream filter):** the state machine
+must accumulate enough `buf` to detect a fence opening or closing
+even when only `'``'` arrives in a chunk. The §4 design already
+specifies "look at the cumulative `buf`, so partial markers are
+recovered correctly" — confirmed necessary by local-model behavior.
+
+---
+
+## B3. **LuaJIT `io.popen():close()` does NOT expose exit codes**
+
+This is a divergence from Lua 5.2+ behavior assumed by the §4 (A4)
+highlighter resolution:
+
+```
+> luajit -e "for _, cmd in ipairs({'true','false','exit 7'}) do
+              local p = io.popen(cmd); local ok, err, code = p:close()
+              print(cmd, ok, err, code) end"
+true     true    nil    nil
+false    true    nil    nil
+exit 7   true    nil    nil
+```
+
+`io.popen():close()` returns `(true, nil, nil)` regardless of child
+exit status. The exit code is silently discarded.
+
+**Revised Q-H1 resolution (supersedes A4):** the highlighter must
+detect tree-sitter failure via a different channel. Cleanest path:
+write the body to a tmpfile, then invoke the highlighter via
+`executor.exec("cat tmpfile | tree-sitter highlight --lang X")`.
+`executor.exec` uses its own forkpty + waitpid path and DOES return
+`(out, exit_code)` reliably.
+
+Updated sketch:
+
+```lua
+local function highlighted(body, lang)
+    if not highlight_enabled or not lang_map[lang] then return body end
+    local tmp = os.tmpname()
+    local f = io.open(tmp, "wb")
+    if not f then return body end
+    f:write(body); f:close()
+    local out, code = executor.exec(
+        ("cat %s | tree-sitter highlight --lang %s")
+        :format(_shq(tmp), lang_map[lang]))
+    os.remove(tmp)
+    if code ~= 0 then return body end
+    return out
+end
+```
+
+Cost: tmp file write + read + remove + one executor.exec roundtrip
+per code block. Acceptable; tree-sitter highlighter latency dominates.
+
+**This finding will fold into PHASE6.md §4 during the analyze
+revision** (or as a baseline-time amendment).
+
+---
+
+## B4. tree-sitter CLI presence on the fleet
+
+```
+noether (local primary):  ABSENT  (which tree-sitter -> not found)
+higgs   (Pi5 / Debian 13): ABSENT  (which tree-sitter -> not found)
+```
+
+**Implication for §1 (scope):** the design's "external CLI when
+present, no-op otherwise" decision is the right call — on the
+fleet as-tested, ZERO hosts ship tree-sitter by default. Users
+who want highlighting will need to opt in explicitly (apt / cargo /
+manual install).
+
+Documentation should mention this clearly in PHASE6 implementation
+notes + the config example. `:highlight on` against a host without
+the CLI should emit a clear "tree-sitter CLI not found; install with
+e.g. `apt install tree-sitter` or `cargo install tree-sitter-cli`"
+status, not silently no-op.
+
+---
+
+## B5. Project-tree envelope (`git ls-files` performance)
+
+```
+> time git -C /home/mfritsche/src/aish ls-files --cached --others --exclude-standard >/dev/null
+real    0.002s
+files: 32, total: 449 chars, avg/file: 14
+```
+
+Sampling other repos on noether (`~/src/*` with `.git/`):
+
+| Repo | Files | Time |
+|---|---|---|
+| aish | 32 | 2 ms |
+| ampere-fourier | 15 | 5 ms |
+| ampere-kernel-decoders | 23 | 1 ms |
+| cfw | 25 | (similar) |
+
+**Implication for §6 (`:tree` scan):**
+- Scan latency on typical local repos is negligible (<10ms).
+- The 4096-char default `tree_max_chars` cap accommodates ~290 paths
+  at the observed avg of 14 chars/path — fine for most aish-target
+  workflows.
+- Repos with thousands of files (kernel, nix-pkgs, etc.) WILL exceed
+  the cap; users can lower `tree_depth` or raise the cap. The §9
+  risk row already covers this; no design change needed.
+
+---
+
+## B6. `os.tmpname()` behavior
+
+```
+> luajit -e "for i = 1, 3 do print(os.tmpname()) end"
+/tmp/lua_qAGTFV
+/tmp/lua_RhpXLK
+/tmp/lua_F9WtYx
+```
+
+LuaJIT's `os.tmpname` returns POSIX-style `/tmp/lua_XXXXXX` paths.
+Adequate for B3's tmpfile-roundtrip pattern. No filesystem-level race
+window — `os.tmpname` uses `mkstemp(3)` semantics on Linux (returns
+a unique name; the caller is responsible for `io.open` and cleanup).
+
+Note: B3's pattern does `f:write(body); f:close()` between the name
+and use — the open-with-O_EXCL guarantee from mkstemp is implicit
+via Lua's `io.open`. Acceptable for a local-only tmpfile holding
+short-lived code-block content; not a security concern (we trust the
+local user per PHASE0 §12).
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Finding | Affects | Resolution |
+|---|---|---|
+| B1 git ANSI/pager leakage | §5 `:diff` impl | Add `--no-pager --color=never` to every git invocation |
+| B2 SSE chunk envelope | §4 fence filter | Existing accumulator design is correct; local-model split-fence case confirmed necessary |
+| B3 io.popen no exit code | §4 (A4) highlighter | Revise: route via `executor.exec("cat tmp \| tree-sitter ...")` for reliable exit code |
+| B4 no tree-sitter on fleet | §1 / docs | Highlighter is opt-in; absent-CLI emits install-hint status |
+| B5 tree scan envelope | §6 `:tree` | No change; defaults fit observed repo sizes |
+| B6 os.tmpname semantics | §4 highlighter | Confirmed adequate for tmpfile-roundtrip |
+
+No structural changes to the formulate/analyze design. B1, B3, and
+B4 surface as implementation-time amendments to PHASE6.md sections
+§4, §5, and §1 respectively. Will fold these into the manifest
+during plan.

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+# aish — Phase 6 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 6 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Implement (6 commits landed: c4fc7fd, d1dce83, 4d5f93a, 0d63f01, 11d0e59, this)
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+
+**Review findings (independent agent, 2026-05-16) — 2 BLOCKERs resolved
+in-place, 7 CONCERNs folded, 6 NITs applied:**
+
+R1 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **§4 fence detector's `outside`-state branch
+    drops the leading `'``'` chunk of a split-fence.** The §4
+    pseudocode as written ("look for ` ```<lang>\n ` in chunk; if found
+    [...] else: emit chunk as-is") emits the partial-fence chunk
+    immediately, so the next chunk no longer sees the full marker.
+    Contradicts B2's split-fence requirement. **Fix folded into §4:**
+    `outside`-state also holds a small tail (up to 10 chars) when the
+    chunk's tail could be a fence prefix; flushes on next push. Same
+    pattern as the `secrets.lua` streaming rehydrator (`secrets.lua`
+    ~213). Pseudocode + algorithm updated.
+
+R2 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **`highlighted()` file placement was ambiguous
+    in §3 vs §12.** `highlighted()` needs `_shq` (currently a `repl.lua`
+    M.run-local closure) and `require("executor")`. **Resolution:**
+    `highlighted()` stays in `repl.lua`; `renderer.lua` exposes
+    `renderer.set_highlight(enabled, detected, highlight_fn)`. The
+    filter state machine in `renderer.lua` calls back through
+    `highlight_fn(body, lang)` at fence-close. No `executor` dependency
+    in `renderer.lua`; no `_shq` lift. §3 + §12 commit 5 updated to
+    state this explicitly.
+
+R3 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **PTY raw-mode toggle per code block.** Each
+    `executor.exec` call calls `libc.set_raw(0)` briefly. For an
+    assistant turn with N fenced blocks that's N raw-mode toggles
+    on the streaming hot path. Smoke-test for cursor/flicker before
+    locking in. Added to §12 commit 5 risk row.
+
+R4 (CONCERN, FOLDED — risk noted, needs verify at implement-time).
+    **`tree-sitter highlight --lang X` invocation grammar is
+    unverified.** The upstream `tree-sitter` CLI's `highlight`
+    subcommand canonically takes a path argument and infers language
+    from the file extension via `~/.config/tree-sitter/config.json`.
+    A `--lang` flag may not exist. Since B4 confirmed zero fleet hosts
+    have tree-sitter installed, this can't be probed locally.
+    **Resolution:** §4 amended — at commit 5 implement time, VERIFY
+    against a real install. If `--lang` is wrong, switch to writing
+    the tmpfile with the matching extension (`/tmp/lua_XXX.py`) and
+    pass the path. Path-based discovery is the CLI's documented
+    primary mode.
+
+R5 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:tree off` semantics ambiguous.** §6 listed
+    it as "clear ctx.project" but didn't clarify whether subsequent
+    `:tree` (no arg) re-uses cached opts or falls back to config
+    defaults. Clarified in §6: `:tree off` is a one-shot clear of
+    `ctx.project`; subsequent `:tree` re-scans with config defaults
+    or the explicit arg if given.
+
+R6 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **cwd-coupling differs between `:diff` and
+    `:tree`.** `:diff` reads `libc.getcwd()` at meta invocation
+    time; `:tree`'s captured `ctx.project` is fixed at scan time
+    (per A8). After `cd /other-project`, `:diff` shows the new
+    project's diff but `ctx.project` still holds the old project's
+    tree. Documented in §5 (the diff section now cross-refs §6 / A8)
+    so the user-facing expectation is clear.
+
+R7 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:tree refresh` opts caching unspecified.**
+    Should `:tree refresh` re-use the last explicit `:tree <N>` depth
+    override, or fall back to `cfg.project.tree_depth`? Resolution:
+    cache the last opts on `ctx._project_opts`; `:tree refresh` reuses
+    them; falls back to config defaults if no prior call. §6 updated.
+
+R8 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:reset` interaction with `ctx.project`.**
+    Phase 4 established that `:reset` does NOT clear `ctx.memory_items`
+    (parity is desirable — startup-injected facts persist across a
+    user-driven context reset). `ctx.project` should follow the same
+    rule: `:reset` clears `ctx.turns` and `pending_exec_output` and
+    `ctx.summary` (per `Context:reset` at `context.lua` ~343), but
+    NOT memory_items and NOT project. Documented in §3 + §12 commit 1.
+
+R9 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Status-bump duplication between §12 commits 5
+    and 6.** Commit 5 sub-step (e) said "PHASE6 status → Implement";
+    commit 6 also said the same. Resolved: commit 5e does NOT bump
+    the status (only HELP update); commit 6 owns the status bump
+    (along with the config example). One owner per change.
+
+R-N1..N6 (NITs, APPLIED):
+  N1. §4 algorithm pseudocode now includes the SOL/post-newline
+      anchor requirement (mid-line backticks in prose don't open a
+      fence). The plan §12 risk row already promised this; now §4
+      matches.
+  N2. §4 detection block gained a comment explaining the `read("*l")
+      and pipe:close()` pattern — close return-value is ignored per
+      B3; presence of an output line is the signal.
+  N3. §5 `:diff staged → git diff --cached` table row dropped (the
+      meta is a thin pass-through; user types the right git flags).
+      `:diff --cached` works directly. Surface is honest.
+  N4. §6 `_scan_project_tree` switched from `os.execute("cd " .. shq
+      .. " && git rev-parse ...")` to `git -C <dir> rev-parse
+      --git-dir` — no subshell, more idiomatic.
+  N5. §12 "Open at plan-time" first bullet (dir-arg vs hardcoded
+      getcwd) dropped — already decided in §6's signature; not open.
+  N6. §11 wording on Phase 7+ left as-is (reviewer marked purely
+      cosmetic).
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-16):**
+
+A1. **renderer.lua surface clean** — `assistant_delta(chunk)` already
+    concatenates into a `stream_buf` then `emit()`s the chunk;
+    `assistant_flush()` finalizes with a trailing newline if missing.
+    The fence-aware highlight filter slots in between chunk receipt and
+    `emit` without restructuring; no callers besides `repl.lua` touch
+    `stream_buf` so the filter state can live alongside it.
+
+A2. **executor surface clean** — `executor.exec(cmd)` already
+    forkpty-spawns, captures + live-streams output, returns `(out, code)`.
+    Phase 6's `:diff` and `_scan_project_tree` reuse this path verbatim;
+    no new IO model. `git`-rooted commands inherit cwd from the parent
+    (which `libc.chdir` already mutates), so a `:diff` after `cd` reads
+    the right repo.
+
+A3. **context composition order locked** — current `to_messages` builds
+    `sys_content = base + [background] + [earlier summary] + NORRIS suffix`.
+    Phase 6 inserts `[project]` between `[background]` and `[earlier
+    summary]`. Same Norris-suppression guard already in place
+    (`if not self.norris_active`).
+
+A4. **Q-H1 RESOLVED: tmpfile roundtrip** for `tree-sitter highlight`
+    write+read. Avoids ARGMAX risk on large code blocks (vs `printf
+    BODY | tree-sitter ...`) and shell-escape complexity. Two file
+    handles, deterministic cleanup via `os.remove`. Sketch:
+
+    ```lua
+    local tmp = os.tmpname()
+    local w = io.popen(("tree-sitter highlight --lang %s > %s")
+                       :format(lang, tmp), "w")
+    w:write(body); local _, _, code = w:close()
+    local f = io.open(tmp, "rb"); local out = f:read("*a"); f:close()
+    os.remove(tmp)
+    if code ~= 0 then return body end  -- pass-through on failure
+    return out
+    ```
+
+A5. **Q-D1 RESOLVED: no confirm gate on `:diff`.** `git diff` is
+    read-only; matches `:history`, `:sessions`, `:safety check` —
+    none of which gate. Permission DSL (#9) only applies to AI-suggested
+    `CMD:` lines, not user-issued metas.
+
+A6. **Q-D2 RESOLVED: tiered resolution for `@<token>`.** The mention
+    parser tries `<token>` as a file path first; if it doesn't resolve
+    AND the token contains `..`, retry as a diff range. This keeps
+    `@../sibling.txt` (path) working AND allows `@origin/main..feature`
+    (ref range — resolves via second attempt since no such file exists).
+    No grammar prefix needed.
+
+A7. **Q-H2 RESOLVED: highlighting is assistant-output only in v1.**
+    `expand_mentions` content lands in the user-turn payload — visible
+    on the terminal via readline echo, not via `assistant_delta`. Filing
+    "highlight @path-expanded code in echo" as v2 polish. Reason:
+    intercepting readline echo for ANSI injection is non-trivial and
+    orthogonal to the stream filter.
+
+A8. **Q-T1 RESOLVED: project tree captured at scan time, not auto-
+    refreshed on cd.** `cd /other-project` leaves the existing
+    `ctx.project` stale; `:tree refresh` is the manual verb to update.
+    Auto-refresh on cd intercept is a v2 polish (the cd interceptor in
+    `executor.maybe_chdir` is a clean hook for it).
+
+A9. **Q-T2 RESOLVED: rely on `.gitignore` via `git ls-files`** in repos;
+    fall back to `find` with simple excludes outside. Custom
+    include/exclude glob lists deferred to v2. Reason: most users live
+    inside git repos; `.gitignore` already encodes their notion of
+    "noise". Out-of-repo users get the simple fallback and can scope
+    via `:tree <depth>`.
+
+A10. **`expand_mentions` punct-peel does NOT strip `/`** — so
+     `@HEAD~1..HEAD,` peels the `,` and the underlying token `HEAD~1..HEAD`
+     has no slash; the path-then-diff retry from A6 catches it. No new
+     peel logic needed.
+
+A11. **Auto-injection ordering for `[project]`** — if both `cfg.memory.
+     inject_max_chars` and `cfg.project.auto_tree` fire at startup, the
+     order is: memory load → tree scan → first ask_ai. The composition
+     in `to_messages` places `[background]` (memory) before `[project]`
+     so the model reads memory facts before file tree. Documented in §3.
+
+A12. **Norris interaction** — `[project]` block follows the established
+     [background]/[earlier summary] suppression rule under
+     `ctx.norris_active`. Planner stays on its goal anchor; the tree
+     can be re-introduced via the goal text if needed. Matches R-C1/R-C4.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-5 are layered on top. This manifest
+specifies what Phase 6 adds — **tree-sitter syntax highlighting hooks**,
+**diff-aware code injection**, and **project-level context (file-tree
+summary)**.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 6
+
+Three pillars per PHASE0.md §11 row 6:
+
+1. **Tree-sitter syntax highlighting hooks** — when an external
+   `tree-sitter` CLI is detected at startup, assistant code-fence
+   content is filtered through it for ANSI-colorized display. Plain
+   prose streams unchanged. When the CLI is absent, the filter is the
+   identity function (zero overhead, zero hard dependency). Toggleable
+   at runtime with `:highlight on|off`. Default off until the user
+   opts in (don't surprise existing users with a display change).
+   Per B4: tree-sitter is **absent on every fleet host probed**;
+   `:highlight on` when the CLI is missing emits a status that names
+   the install hint (`apt install tree-sitter` / `cargo install
+   tree-sitter-cli`) rather than silently falling back to identity.
+
+2. **Diff-aware code injection** — surface git diffs as first-class
+   context. Two entry points:
+
+   - Meta verb: `:diff [args]` runs `git diff <args>` from cwd, appends
+     output to context as exec-output. `:diff staged`, `:diff HEAD~3`,
+     `:diff main..feature` all delegate to git's argument grammar.
+   - @-mention extension: `@HEAD..feature` (a ref-range expression
+     anywhere a `@path` would go) expands inline as a fenced `diff`
+     block, mirroring how `@README.md` already works.
+
+3. **Project-level context (file-tree summary)** — `git ls-files`-based
+   tree summary of the cwd, injected as a `[project]` block in the
+   system prompt. Two entry points:
+
+   - Meta verb: `:tree [depth]` injects on demand; `:tree refresh`
+     re-scans.
+   - Auto-inject at startup when `cfg.project.auto_tree = true` —
+     gated like memory injection so existing configs don't change
+     behavior.
+
+**Phase 6 is done when:**
+
+- With `tree-sitter` CLI installed and `:highlight on`, the assistant
+  reply ```py\nprint("hi")\n``` shows up with ANSI colors. Without
+  the CLI, `:highlight on` is a no-op + emits a status warning.
+- `:diff` from a dirty git repo shows the working-tree diff in the
+  exec-output frame; the model sees it on the next ask_ai turn.
+- `@HEAD~1..HEAD` in a prompt expands inline to a fenced diff block.
+- `:tree` injects a `[project] <N files>:` block visible in
+  `ctx:to_messages()` (via the system prompt assembly).
+- With `cfg.project.auto_tree = true`, the project block appears on
+  every broker call (subject to `max_chars` cap).
+- Existing configs without `cfg.project` and with `:highlight off`
+  (default) behave exactly like Phase 5 (Phase 5 regression coverage).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 5)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Highlight backend | External `tree-sitter` CLI (`tree-sitter highlight --lang X`) | Honors PHASE0 §3: no compiled extensions, no luarocks. Detected once at startup; absence → identity filter. Opt-in via `:highlight on` so install-state changes don't break users. |
+| Highlight buffering | Accumulate inside fenced code blocks, emit on closing fence; pass-through outside fences | Streaming UX preserved for prose. Code blocks get colorized atomically, accepting a per-block latency (~ block streaming time). Per-chunk highlighting would split a token across `tree-sitter` invocations and corrupt the output. |
+| Lang detection | First-line fence info-string (` ```py`, ` ```python`, ` ```lua`) → normalized via small map (py→python, js→javascript, etc.) | The lang tag mirrors the one we already emit in `expand_mentions` (#7). No tag → identity (no highlight). |
+| Diff backend | Shell out to `git diff <args>` via `executor.exec` | Honors substrate (no libgit2 FFI). The existing exec frame handles capture + stream. `git` is universally present where aish makes sense. |
+| Diff failure | Bail with status `[aish] :diff failed (not a git repo / bad ref)`; do NOT inject empty output | Avoids polluting context with stale or empty diffs. |
+| Tree backend | `git ls-files --cached --others --exclude-standard` when cwd is a git repo, else `find . -type f -not -path './.*'` | Free `.gitignore` honor in repos; sensible default outside. Both are POSIX-portable. |
+| Tree summary form | Sorted relative paths, grouped by directory at depth ≤ `cfg.project.tree_depth` (default 3), truncated by char count `cfg.project.tree_max_chars` (default 4096) | One block, deterministic order, cheap to compute. Matches the [background] memory block convention (Phase 4) so the system prompt's compositional shape stays familiar. |
+| Tree injection point | `context.lua`: new `compose_project(...)` adds a `[project] <header>\n<body>` block to the system content, between [background] and [earlier summary] | Same suppression rule as [background]/[earlier summary]: NOT injected during Norris (R-C1 / R-C4 — planner stays on its anchor). |
+| Tree refresh policy | One scan at startup if auto; `:tree refresh` to re-scan on demand | Scanning on every ask_ai is wasteful for slow filesystems. Manual refresh is sufficient for v1. |
+| @-mention diff syntax | `@<ref>..<ref>` (two `..` separator) only — recognized via the existing trailing-punct peel logic | Avoids ambiguity with literal paths. `@HEAD` alone is NOT a diff trigger (would collide with files literally named HEAD). |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 5 | Phase 6 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `renderer.lua` | `assistant_delta(text)` writes chunks; `assistant_flush()` finalizes | Add fence-aware filter inside the assistant stream. State machine: outside-fence (pass-through) / inside-fence (buffer, emit on close). On close, pipe buffer through `tree-sitter highlight --lang <X>` (if highlight enabled), emit result. Toggle exposed as `renderer.set_highlight(bool)`. |
+| `executor.lua` | `extract_cmd_lines`, `extract_cmd_bg_lines`, `extract_delegate_lines` | No changes. Diff and tree use the existing `exec` path. |
+| `context.lua` | system prompt = base + [background] + [earlier summary] + NORRIS suffix | Add `self.project = "..."` string field + `compose_project(self.project)` helper. Injection between [background] and [earlier summary] (A11: memory facts read before file tree). Suppressed under Norris (A12, parity with R-C1/R-C4). |
+| `repl.lua` | meta dispatch + main loop + #13 secrets wiring | New helpers: `_detect_treesitter()` (run once at startup), `_run_git_diff(args)`, `_scan_project_tree(dir, opts)`. New meta: `:highlight`, `:diff`, `:tree`. Extend `expand_mentions` to recognize `<ref>..<ref>` token shape. |
+| `config.lua` | example blocks for mcp/safety/memory/routing/secrets/etc. | Add commented-out `project = { auto_tree = false, tree_depth = 3, tree_max_chars = 4096 }` block. |
+
+No new module files in v1. Three new helpers in `repl.lua` keep the
+file growing but consolidate the Phase 6 surface. If the highlighter
+filter grows past ~80 LOC, lift it into `highlight.lua` as a follow-up.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Pillar 1 — Tree-sitter highlighting
+
+### Detection (startup, once)
+
+```lua
+local function _detect_treesitter()
+    local pipe = io.popen("command -v tree-sitter 2>/dev/null && tree-sitter --version 2>/dev/null")
+    -- N2 / B3: pipe:close() returns true on LuaJIT regardless of exit
+    -- code; we don't use it for the verdict. Presence of an output
+    -- line from --version is the actual signal.
+    local ok = pipe and pipe:read("*l") and pipe:close()
+    return ok
+end
+```
+
+If not present, `renderer.set_highlight(true)` emits a status warning
+and leaves the filter as a no-op. Don't error; the user can install
+tree-sitter and re-toggle.
+
+### Stream filter
+
+The filter wraps `renderer.assistant_delta`. State machine (R1 + N1
+revisions — outside-state accumulator + SOL anchor):
+
+```
+state    = "outside" | "inside"
+tail     = ""                  -- outside-state lookahead buffer (R1)
+buf      = ""                  -- only used in "inside"
+lang     = nil                 -- captured at fence open
+
+push(chunk):
+  if state == "outside":
+      combined = tail .. chunk
+      -- R1: hold back trailing partial-fence so a split fence
+      -- ("``" arrives, then "`python\n") doesn't get emitted
+      -- as plain text before we recognize the opener.
+      -- N1: fence opens only at start-of-stream OR after a newline
+      -- ("^```" or "\n```"). Inline backticks in prose don't open.
+      match_pos = find(combined, "(^|\n)```([%w_-]*)\n")
+      if match_pos:
+          -- everything before the opening is plain text
+          emit combined[1 .. fence_start - 1]
+          lang = captured_lang
+          buf  = combined[fence_end .. end]   -- text after \n
+          state = "inside"; tail = ""
+          if buf has \n``` inside, fall through to inside-state below
+      else:
+          -- Hold back the last K chars if they could be the start
+          -- of a fence-open. Specifically: tail = the longest suffix
+          -- of combined that is a prefix of any well-formed fence
+          -- marker ("`", "``", "```", "```l", "```lua", "```lua\n").
+          -- Bounded by max-lang-tag-length + 4 (~10 chars in practice).
+          tail = longest_partial_fence_suffix(combined, max=10)
+          emit combined[1 .. #combined - #tail]
+          -- (next push will combine tail with the next chunk and retry)
+
+  if state == "inside":
+      buf = buf .. chunk
+      -- closing fence: "\n```" anywhere in buf (followed by EOL or end).
+      close_pos = find(buf, "\n```")
+      if close_pos:
+          fence_body = buf[1 .. close_pos - 1]
+          closing    = buf[close_pos .. close_pos + 3]   -- "\n```"
+          rest       = buf[close_pos + 4 .. end]
+          emit highlighted(fence_body, lang)
+          emit closing verbatim
+          state = "outside"; buf = ""; tail = ""
+          if rest != "":
+              push(rest)   -- recurse for any plain text after the closing
+      else:
+          -- still buffering; nothing emitted this push
+```
+
+Edge cases:
+- Chunk boundary lands inside an opening marker (e.g., chunk ends with
+  `'``'`, next starts with `'`python\n'`). The `tail` buffer holds
+  `'``'`; next push combines and finds the full opener.
+- Chunk boundary inside a closing marker. The `inside` branch already
+  accumulates into `buf`; `find` against cumulative `buf` recovers.
+- Inline backticks in prose (`"use ``` to mark code"`). N1's
+  `(^|\n)```` anchor means this does NOT open a fence — `\n` is
+  required before the three backticks.
+
+The `tail` is bounded (max ~10 chars), so streaming UX latency is at
+most 10 chars worth of buffering when between fenced blocks. The
+existing `assistant_delta`'s `stream_buf` for full-text accumulation
+is unaffected — the filter sits BEFORE `emit`.
+
+`highlighted(body, lang)` — **B3 + R2 + R4-revised**:
+
+Lives in `repl.lua` (per R2; `renderer.lua` calls it via the
+`highlight_fn` passed to `renderer.set_highlight`). Has access to
+`_shq` (existing helper from #3) and the `executor` require.
+
+```lua
+-- repl.lua local. Wired into renderer via:
+--   renderer.set_highlight(true, treesitter_present, highlighted)
+local function highlighted(body, lang)
+    if not highlight_enabled or not lang_map[lang] then return body end
+
+    -- R4: tree-sitter highlight CLI grammar is UNVERIFIED.
+    -- Upstream `tree-sitter highlight` canonically takes a path and
+    -- infers language from the file extension. At commit-5 implement
+    -- time, install tree-sitter and check whether `--lang` exists.
+    -- If not, name the tmpfile with the language's canonical extension
+    -- (lang_extension[lang]) and pass the path directly:
+    --   tmp = os.tmpname() .. lang_extension[lang]
+    --   cmd = "tree-sitter highlight " .. _shq(tmp)
+    -- Below is the optimistic --lang form for code reading; the actual
+    -- implementation must be verified.
+
+    local tmp = os.tmpname()
+    local f = io.open(tmp, "wb")
+    if not f then return body end
+    f:write(body); f:close()
+    -- B3: io.popen():close() doesn't expose exit codes in LuaJIT.
+    -- Route via executor.exec which uses pty.spawn+waitpid and
+    -- returns (out, exit_code) reliably.
+    local out, code = executor.exec(
+        ("cat %s | tree-sitter highlight --lang %s")
+        :format(_shq(tmp), lang_map[lang]))
+    os.remove(tmp)
+    if code ~= 0 then return body end   -- pass-through on highlighter failure
+    return out
+end
+```
+
+Why this shape (and not the formulate-time A4 sketch):
+
+- **R2 file placement**: `highlighted` lives in `repl.lua` so it has
+  natural access to `_shq` + `executor`. `renderer.lua` stays free of
+  the `executor` require; it calls back through `highlight_fn`.
+- **B3 exit-code path**: LuaJIT (5.1 contract) doesn't expose the exit
+  status via `io.popen(...):close()`. `executor.exec` is the only
+  reliable channel in our substrate.
+- **R4 grammar verification**: the `--lang` flag is the formulate-time
+  assumption; the upstream CLI's `highlight` subcommand may want a
+  PATH with a recognized extension instead. Implement-time check
+  required before commit 5 ships.
+- The tmpfile stays — avoids ARGMAX on `printf '%s' BODY |` and
+  sidesteps shell-escape edge cases on arbitrary code-block bytes.
+- Cost: one syscall round (tmpfile create/remove) + one pty spawn per
+  code block — negligible vs the highlighter latency.
+
+### Lang map (v1)
+
+```lua
+local LANG_MAP = {
+    py = "python", python = "python",
+    lua = "lua",
+    js = "javascript", javascript = "javascript", ts = "typescript",
+    sh = "bash", bash = "bash",
+    c = "c", h = "c", cpp = "cpp", cc = "cpp",
+    rs = "rust", go = "go", java = "java", rb = "ruby",
+    md = "markdown", json = "json",
+}
+```
+
+Reuses the same map as `expand_mentions`. Factor into a shared
+helper once both reference it (small `_lang_of_ext()` in repl.lua).
+
+### Toggle
+
+`:highlight` (no arg) → flip. `:highlight on|off` → set explicit.
+`:highlight status` → report enabled + whether tree-sitter is present.
+Default: off (don't change existing-user UX).
+
+---
+
+## 5. Pillar 2 — Diff-aware code injection
+
+### Meta: `:diff [args]`
+
+- `:diff` → `git diff` (working tree vs index)
+- `:diff HEAD` → `git diff HEAD`
+- `:diff --cached` → `git diff --cached` (staged-only)
+- `:diff main..feature` → `git diff main..feature`
+- `:diff <anything else>` → passed verbatim to `git diff <anything>`
+
+N3: the meta is a thin pass-through to `git diff`. Don't introduce
+aliases like `staged` that would diverge from git's own grammar — the
+user types the real flag (`--cached`) and aish doesn't second-guess.
+
+R6: `:diff` reads `libc.getcwd()` at **meta-invocation** time. Compare
+with `:tree` / `ctx.project` which captures the cwd at **scan** time
+(A8): after `cd /other-project`, `:diff` shows the new project's diff,
+but `ctx.project` still holds the old project's tree until `:tree
+refresh`.
+
+Implementation — **B1-revised** (must disable pager + color):
+
+```lua
+meta.diff = function(args)
+    args = (args or ""):gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", "")
+    -- B1: forkpty makes git think it's interactive, enabling color
+    -- ANSI + DEC keypad/line-clear escapes that pollute the injected
+    -- context block. --no-pager kills the keypad sequences; --color=
+    -- never kills the color codes. Both are required.
+    local cmd = "git --no-pager -c color.ui=never diff " .. args
+    local out, code = executor.exec(cmd)
+    if code ~= 0 then
+        renderer.status(("diff failed (exit %d)"):format(code))
+        return
+    end
+    if out == "" or out:gsub("%s", "") == "" then
+        renderer.status("(no diff)")
+        return
+    end
+    ctx:append_exec_output(("[diff %s]\n%s"):format(
+        args == "" and "(working tree)" or args, out))
+end
+```
+
+The `[diff ...]\n<output>` framing matches the `[bg:N exited]` /
+`[delegate X]` conventions established in Phase 5 / #6 / #8.
+
+The same `--no-pager -c color.ui=never` prefix applies to the
+`@<r1>..<r2>` resolution path in the next section, and to any
+future git verbs we add (`:log`, `:show`, etc.). Factor into a
+helper `_git_clean_cmd(subcmd)` if multiple call sites accumulate.
+
+### @-mention: `@<ref1>..<ref2>` — tiered resolution (A6)
+
+Extends `expand_mentions` (#7) by adding a SECOND resolution attempt
+when the first (path lookup) fails AND the token contains `..`:
+
+```lua
+-- Existing path-attempt block ends with content = _read_truncated(path)
+-- which returns nil if no such file. Add the diff retry there:
+
+if not content and path:find("..", 1, true) then
+    local r1, r2 = path:match("^(.-)%.%.(.+)$")
+    if r1 and r2 and r1 ~= "" and r2 ~= "" then
+        -- B1: --no-pager + color=never (same as the :diff meta path).
+        -- B3: io.popen close() doesn't expose exit codes — use the
+        -- file-redirect trick OR executor.exec. Here we want a quick
+        -- best-effort and the cost of an extra forkpty is acceptable.
+        local out, code = executor.exec(
+            ("git --no-pager -c color.ui=never diff %s..%s 2>/dev/null")
+                :format(shq(r1), shq(r2)))
+        if code == 0 and out:match("%S") then
+            content = out
+            -- Note: language tag becomes "diff" regardless of path lang
+            lang_override = "diff"
+        end
+    end
+end
+```
+
+Output replaces the token with:
+
+````
+```diff path=<r1>..<r2>
+<content>
+```
+````
+
+Tiered resolution semantics:
+- `@README.md` → file lookup succeeds → file expansion
+- `@../sibling.txt` → file lookup succeeds → file expansion
+- `@HEAD~1..HEAD` → file lookup fails, `..` present, ref-range succeeds → diff
+- `@origin/main..feature` → file lookup fails (no such file), `..` present,
+  ref-range succeeds → diff. The token has `/` in `r1` but `git diff` accepts
+  it as a ref; no `/`-based heuristic needed (resolves Q-D2).
+- `@nonexistent-file..but-also-not-a-ref` → both fail; literal token
+  preserved with the existing `[aish] @X: not found` status path.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Pillar 3 — Project file-tree
+
+### Meta: `:tree [depth]`
+
+- `:tree` → scan + inject with default depth and char cap; if a
+  prior `:tree <N>` set a depth override, this re-scan uses the
+  config defaults (`:tree` resets to defaults)
+- `:tree <N>` → override depth for this scan; cached as
+  `ctx._project_opts` for `:tree refresh`
+- `:tree refresh` → re-scan with `ctx._project_opts` (last explicit
+  opts) if present; otherwise config defaults (R7)
+- `:tree off` → clear `ctx.project` AND `ctx._project_opts`. Future
+  `:tree` (no arg) re-scans with config defaults. One-shot semantics
+  — there's no "disabled until re-enabled" flag (R5).
+
+### Scan logic
+
+```lua
+local function _scan_project_tree(dir, opts)
+    opts = opts or {}
+    local max_chars = opts.max_chars or 4096
+    local depth     = opts.depth or 3
+
+    -- Prefer git ls-files for .gitignore honor; fall back to find.
+    -- N4: `git -C <dir>` skips the subshell vs `cd && git ...`.
+    local in_git = os.execute(("git -C %s rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1"):format(shq(dir))) == 0
+    local listcmd
+    if in_git then
+        listcmd = ("git -C %s ls-files --cached --others --exclude-standard"):format(shq(dir))
+    else
+        listcmd = ("find %s -maxdepth %d -type f -not -path '*/\\.*' 2>/dev/null"):format(shq(dir), depth + 1)
+    end
+
+    local pipe = io.popen(listcmd)
+    if not pipe then return nil, "scan failed" end
+
+    local files = {}
+    for line in pipe:lines() do
+        -- Depth filter: count `/` separators
+        local _, slashes = line:gsub("/", "")
+        if slashes < depth then files[#files + 1] = line end
+    end
+    pipe:close()
+
+    table.sort(files)
+
+    -- Build a tree-ish summary, truncate by char count.
+    local body = table.concat(files, "\n")
+    local truncated = false
+    if #body > max_chars then
+        body = body:sub(1, max_chars) .. "\n... (truncated)"
+        truncated = true
+    end
+    return body, { file_count = #files, truncated = truncated }
+end
+```
+
+### Injection
+
+`ctx.project = "..."` (string), composed into the system prompt
+between [background] and [earlier conversation summary]:
+
+```
+[project] 142 files (truncated at 4096B):
+README.md
+broker.lua
+config.lua
+context.lua
+...
+```
+
+Suppressed under Norris (R-C1 / R-C4 — planner stays focused; the
+project context can be re-introduced via the Norris goal text if
+needed).
+
+### Auto-inject
+
+`cfg.project.auto_tree = true` runs the scan once at startup and
+sets `ctx.project`. Default false (existing configs unchanged).
+
+---
+
+## 7. UX Surface Summary
+
+| Meta | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `:highlight [on/off/status]` | Toggle tree-sitter highlighter (no-op when CLI absent) |
+| `:diff [args]` | `git diff <args>`, append output to context as `[diff ...]` |
+| `:tree [N/refresh/off]` | Scan/refresh/clear project file-tree block |
+
+| @-mention | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `@path` | Existing (#7) file expansion |
+| `@<ref1>..<ref2>` | New: inline `git diff <r1>..<r2>` expansion |
+
+| Config | Default | Effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| `cfg.project.auto_tree` | `false` | Inject project tree at startup |
+| `cfg.project.tree_depth` | `3` | Depth filter for the scan |
+| `cfg.project.tree_max_chars` | `4096` | Truncation cap for the injected block |
+| (no config flag for `:highlight`) | — | Runtime toggle only; no persistence in v1 |
+
+---
+
+## 8. Out of Scope (Phase 6)
+
+- **Pure-Lua syntax highlighter** — defer to a future phase if
+  tree-sitter CLI absence becomes a practical pain point. v1 says
+  "install tree-sitter or accept plain text".
+- **bat/glow/chroma integration** — only `tree-sitter` is wired.
+  Other highlighters can be added behind the same `:highlight` toggle
+  later (config field `cfg.highlight.backend = "tree-sitter"|"bat"|...`).
+- **Smart diff context selection** — no AI-driven "which diff to show".
+  User explicitly says `:diff <range>` or `@<r1>..<r2>`.
+- **File-tree LRU / smart summarization** — v1 is a flat truncated list.
+  Hierarchical roll-up ("docs/ — 8 files") is a v2 polish.
+- **Watching for file changes** — no fs-notify reload. Re-scan via
+  `:tree refresh`.
+- **Diff history** — `:diff` doesn't track its previous invocations.
+  Each invocation is independent.
+- **Inline diff highlighting** — the `diff` lang is in `LANG_MAP` so
+  `tree-sitter highlight --lang diff` works, but we don't ship custom
+  ANSI for added/removed lines — tree-sitter's own theme covers it.
+
+- **Highlighter on @-mention echo** (v2 polish per A7) — `:highlight`
+  applies to assistant output only. Highlighting user-pasted code as
+  it's echoed by readline would need a separate hook in the readline
+  display path; out of scope here.
+
+- **Auto-refresh project tree on `cd`** (v2 polish per A8) — the cd
+  interceptor in `executor.maybe_chdir` is a clean place to call
+  `_scan_project_tree(libc.getcwd(), ...)` on every successful cd.
+  Skipped in v1 because the scan can be slow on large trees; manual
+  refresh via `:tree refresh` is the v1 verb.
+
+- **Custom include/exclude globs for project tree** (v2 polish per A9) —
+  `cfg.project = { include = {...}, exclude = {...} }` would extend
+  beyond `.gitignore`. v1 ships with `.gitignore`-only honor (via
+  `git ls-files --exclude-standard`) plus the `find` fallback for
+  non-repo cwds.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| `tree-sitter` CLI not on fleet → most users get no highlighting | It's opt-in; default off; status warning on toggle when absent. |
+| Highlighter latency on long code blocks (whole-block buffering) | Accepted trade-off vs corrupting output. If painful in practice, add a per-block size cap above which we pass-through unhighlighted. |
+| `git diff` on huge changesets blows context budget | Diff output reuses `enforce_budget` eviction (it's just exec output). User can `:diff <subdir>` to scope. v2 could add a `--max-bytes` truncation. |
+| `git ls-files` in a non-git cwd → falls back to `find`, may pick up node_modules / target / etc. | Document in config example; v2 could honor `.aishignore` or similar. |
+| @`<ref1>..<ref2>` collides with paths like `@../sibling.txt` | A6: tiered resolution — try as path first; only fall through to diff retry when path lookup fails AND token contains `..`. `@../sibling.txt` hits the path branch and never reaches the diff retry. |
+| Project tree injection adds tokens to every broker call | Char cap + opt-in `auto_tree = false` default. Suppressed under Norris. |
+| `:highlight on` mid-stream produces inconsistent rendering for the in-flight turn | Toggle takes effect from the NEXT assistant turn. Document this. |
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open Questions (Phase 6)
+
+All six formulate-time Qs were resolved in analyze (A4–A9). None remain
+open as blockers for implementation.
+
+| # | Question | Resolution |
+|---|---|---|
+| Q-H1 | popen3 for `tree-sitter highlight` | A4: tmpfile roundtrip — `io.popen("w")` writes body with stdout redirected to a tmp file, then `io.open` reads the file. Avoids ARGMAX + shell-escape complexity. |
+| Q-D1 | Confirm gate on `:diff`? | A5: no. `git diff` is read-only; matches `:history` / `:sessions` / `:safety check` (none gate). Permission DSL (#9) applies only to AI-suggested `CMD:` lines. |
+| Q-D2 | `@<r1>..<r2>` with refs containing `/` | A6: tiered resolution — file lookup first, then if it fails AND `..` is present, retry as ref-range. `@origin/main..feature` naturally falls through to the retry; no grammar prefix needed. |
+| Q-T1 | `cfg.project.auto_tree` update on cd | A8: no auto-refresh in v1. `:tree refresh` is the manual verb; cd-intercept hook is documented as v2 polish in §8. |
+| Q-T2 | Custom include/exclude globs | A9: rely on `.gitignore` via `git ls-files` in repos; `find` fallback outside. Custom globs deferred to v2. |
+| Q-H2 | Highlighting on @-mention echo | A7: assistant-output only in v1. Echo via readline is a different code path; deferred to v2 (see §8). |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Phase 6 → Phase 7+ Out-of-band
+
+The §11 "Planned Phase Sequence" table in PHASE0.md does not list
+phases beyond 6. After Phase 6 lands, candidate next iterations
+(non-binding, for the formulate of Phase 7 to confirm):
+
+- **Phase 7**: secret-redaction wiring into `safety.lua` (#52
+  follow-up filed during Phase 5/13 close); session-multiplex / tmux
+  parity surfaces (out of scope per §12 — explicitly rejected);
+  or other backlog as it accumulates on Gitea.
+
+Phase 6 itself is self-contained — none of its three pillars introduce
+substrate dependencies on phases not yet planned.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up ordering: foundations first (context.lua field + composer),
+then the diff and tree surfaces that have no display-layer risk, then
+the highlighter (largest experimental surface — last so the rest of
+Phase 6 ships even if highlighter slips). Each commit leaves the tree
+green (existing tests pass + smoke ok) and adds a discrete capability.
+
+### Order
+
+1. **`context.lua` — `[project]` block plumbing.** Add `self.project`
+   (string, nil-allowed) on `Context.new`. Add `compose_project(text)`
+   helper mirroring `compose_background` / `compose_summary`. In
+   `to_messages`: insert between `compose_background` and
+   `compose_summary` so the read order is memory → project tree →
+   earlier-summary → NORRIS. Suppressed under `self.norris_active`
+   (parity with R-C1 / R-C4). No behavior change yet — nothing sets
+   `ctx.project`.
+
+   **R8: `:reset` does NOT clear `ctx.project`.** Phase 4 established
+   that `:reset` preserves `ctx.memory_items` (startup-injected facts
+   survive a user-driven context reset); `ctx.project` follows the
+   same rule. Compare `Context:reset` at `context.lua` ~343 — clears
+   `turns`, `pending_exec_output`, `summary`; leaves `memory_items`
+   and now `project` alone. Smoke: `:to_messages()` still empty when
+   project nil; with project set, `:reset` then `:to_messages()`
+   still shows the `[project]` block.
+
+2. **`repl.lua` — `_scan_project_tree` helper + `:tree` meta.**
+   - `_scan_project_tree(dir, opts)` per §6: `git ls-files --cached
+     --others --exclude-standard` in a repo, `find . -maxdepth N
+     -type f -not -path '*/\.*'` outside. Returns `(body, info)`
+     where `info = { file_count, truncated }`.
+   - `:tree [N|refresh|off]` meta: scans cwd, sets `ctx.project`,
+     emits status with file count + truncation note.
+   - `cfg.project.auto_tree` startup hook: if true, run `_scan` once
+     and set `ctx.project` (before the main loop opens). Default
+     false (existing configs unchanged).
+   - Update HELP with `:tree` lines.
+   - Smoke: in the aish repo, `:tree` injects a ~32-file block;
+     `:to_messages()` shows the `[project]` block in the system prompt.
+
+3. **`repl.lua` — `:diff` meta + `_git_clean_cmd` helper (B1).**
+   - `_git_clean_cmd(subcmd_and_args)` returns the `git --no-pager
+     -c color.ui=never <subcmd_and_args>` prefix. Used by `:diff`
+     and the `@<r1>..<r2>` path in commit #4.
+   - `:diff [args]` meta per §5 (B1-revised): runs the clean git
+     command via `executor.exec`, appends `[diff <args>]\n<out>`
+     to context as exec_output. Empty / non-repo / bad-ref paths
+     emit status and skip.
+   - Update HELP with `:diff` line.
+   - Smoke: `:diff` from a dirty aish checkout injects the working
+     tree diff; `:diff staged` works; `:diff junkref` emits status
+     and skips.
+
+4. **`repl.lua` — `expand_mentions` tiered resolution (A6).**
+   Extend the existing path-resolution loop with the diff-retry
+   branch from §5: if `_read_truncated` returns nil AND the token
+   contains `..`, parse as `<r1>..<r2>` and try `_git_clean_cmd(
+   "diff <r1>..<r2>")`. On success, replace with a fenced `diff`
+   block. Preserves existing peel-on-trailing-punct logic. Smoke:
+   `@HEAD~1..HEAD` expands inline; `@origin/main..feature` works
+   when the ref exists; `@../sibling.txt` still resolves as file.
+
+5. **`renderer.lua` + `repl.lua` — tree-sitter highlighter.**
+   This commit is the largest single change in Phase 6. Substeps:
+
+   a. `_detect_treesitter()` in repl.lua: one-shot popen of
+      `command -v tree-sitter && tree-sitter --version`. Stash
+      result on a local.
+
+   b. `renderer.lua` — fence-aware state machine wrapping
+      `assistant_delta`. Exports `renderer.set_highlight(enabled,
+      detected, highlight_fn)` so repl.lua wires the toggle,
+      cli-availability flag, AND the `highlighted` callback (R2:
+      keeps `executor` dependency out of `renderer.lua`). State:
+      `outside` (pass-through + tail accumulator per R1) /
+      `inside` (buffer until closing fence). On close: call
+      `highlight_fn(body, lang)` and emit. Algorithm per §4;
+      bytes-of-cumulative-buf scan + tail lookahead handles
+      fragment-across-boundary fences (B2 + R1).
+
+   c. `highlighted(body, lang)` per §4 (B3 + R2 + R4): lives in
+      `repl.lua`. Write body to `os.tmpname()`, invoke via
+      `executor.exec("cat tmp | tree-sitter highlight --lang X")`,
+      capture out + exit code, cleanup tmp, pass-through on failure.
+      **R4 implement-time check**: verify the `--lang` flag exists
+      on the installed CLI; if not, switch to tmpfile-with-extension
+      and pass the path directly.
+
+   d. `:highlight [on|off|status]` meta in repl.lua. `:highlight on`
+      when CLI absent → status with install hint (B4); `:highlight
+      status` always reports current toggle + CLI availability.
+
+   e. HELP update. **R9: status header bump moves to commit 6**
+      (single owner; no duplication).
+
+6. **`config.lua` + docs/PHASE6 status bump (R9).**
+   - Add commented-out `project = { auto_tree = false, tree_depth = 3,
+     tree_max_chars = 4096 }` block in config.lua (parity with the
+     Phase 1-5 example blocks).
+   - PHASE6.md status header → **Implement** (matches Phase 5
+     cadence — manifest tracks implementation state).
+
+### Risk index per commit
+
+| Commit | Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 (compose_project) | Composition-order regression breaks Phase 4/5 callers | Order test: empty memory + empty project = identical sys_content to pre-Phase-6 baseline |
+| 2 (:tree) | `find` fallback picks up node_modules / target / build / etc. | Document in status warning; users in non-repo cwds scope via `:tree <depth>` |
+| 3 (:diff) | B1 — color/keypad codes leak if a future caller forgets the helper | All call sites must go through `_git_clean_cmd`; lint by grep before commit |
+| 4 (@<r1>..<r2>) | False positive on `@../sibling.txt` when no such file exists | A6's tiered resolution: only retry as diff when file lookup fails. `@../sibling.txt` resolves as path; if the path is missing, diff retry runs and naturally fails — same outcome as before |
+| 5 (highlighter) | Fence detector misclassifies inline ` ` ``` ` ` triple-backtick in prose | N1: state machine triggers on `^```` at start of stream OR after `\n` only. §4 algorithm now encodes this constraint in the pseudocode. |
+| 5 (highlighter) | tmpfile race / leak on crash | `os.remove(tmp)` in normal exit path; OS cleans `/tmp/lua_*` files on reboot. Single-user trust per PHASE0 §12. |
+| 5 (highlighter) | R3: PTY raw-mode toggle on every code-block render (`executor.exec` -> `libc.set_raw(0)`) | Smoke-test before locking: render an assistant turn with 5+ fenced blocks; watch for cursor flicker, SIGWINCH races, terminal state corruption. If problematic, alternate paths: direct `io.popen` for stdin-write (accept the lost exit code; treat empty output as failure) or run highlighter via `os.execute` with shell redirection. |
+| 5 (highlighter) | R4: `tree-sitter highlight --lang X` invocation grammar unverified | Implement-time CLI check (`tree-sitter highlight --help`). If `--lang` is wrong, fall back to extension-based: name the tmpfile `lua_XXX.<ext>` per `lang_extension[lang]` map and pass the path. |
+| 6 (config bump + status) | none — pure docs / commented config |
+
+### Tests + smoke per commit
+
+Each commit must:
+- Pass `luajit test_safety.lua` (87/87) and `luajit test_router_model.lua` (31/31)
+- Load cleanly: `luajit -e 'package.path="./?.lua;./vendor/?.lua;"..package.path; require("repl"); print("ok")'`
+- Pass a feature-specific smoke (described per row above)
+
+No new test framework dependency. Per-feature unit tests can live as
+inline `luajit -e '...'` blocks in commit messages or as a dedicated
+`test_phase6.lua` if the surface area justifies it (decide at impl-time).
+
+### Things deliberately NOT split into a separate commit
+
+- `_shq` (shell-quote helper) — already exists in repl.lua from #3.
+  Reuse in commit 5 (highlighter); no new helper.
+- Lang map — small enough to copy locally in commit 5 (~15 lines);
+  the existing `_lang_of(path)` in `expand_mentions` uses a similar
+  but smaller map. Factor only if a third caller appears.
+- Streaming-rehydration interaction with the highlighter — `secrets_session`
+  rehydrate runs BEFORE the highlight filter in the chunk pipeline.
+  Order: `chunk → rehydrator:push → highlight_filter → emit`. The
+  highlighter operates on plain text only; rehydrated placeholders
+  resolve to real values which the highlighter sees as code. No
+  special wiring needed.
+
+### Open at plan-time (resolve at implement)
+
+- **R4 implement-time verification**: confirm `tree-sitter highlight
+  --lang X` works on the installed CLI. If not, switch to extension-
+  based path passing. Block commit 5 ship on this check.
+- **R3 smoke test**: render an assistant turn with 5+ fenced blocks
+  through the highlighter; confirm no cursor flicker / SIGWINCH race
+  / terminal-state corruption from per-block raw-mode toggle. If
+  problematic, alternate paths listed in §12 risk row.
+- Whether `:highlight status` should also probe `tree-sitter --print-langs`
+  to show which langs are actually available. Nice-to-have; defer
+  unless install paths produce variable lang sets in practice.

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+# Phase 7 Baseline — pre-implementation measurements
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+**Tree probed:** `f0bccde` (PHASE7 formulate + analyze).
+**Broker probed:** `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082` (local `qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k`, cloud `anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5`).
+
+This is the Phase 7 (verify) anchor for the cost/usage observability
+work. Captures the world just before broker.lua / context.lua / repl.lua
+edits land.
+
+---
+
+## B1. `stream_options.include_usage = true` is safely accepted everywhere
+
+Probed both backends with and without the flag in the request body:
+
+| Backend | Without flag | With flag | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Cloud (Anthropic via Bedrock through OpenRouter) | usage IS in final chunk | usage IS in final chunk | OpenRouter emits usage by default; the flag is a no-op there |
+| Local llama.cpp (qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k via hossenfelder) | NO usage emitted | usage IS in final chunk | The flag is **required** for local; hossenfelder forwards it correctly to llama.cpp |
+
+**Implication for §2 / §4:** the formulate-time decision to default
+`opts.include_usage = true` is correct. Without the flag we'd silently
+miss local-model usage tracking. With the flag both backends emit
+`usage` reliably. No need for a per-backend opt-out in v1.
+
+---
+
+## B2. Usage payload shape — TWO emission patterns
+
+**Cloud (Anthropic/Bedrock):** usage rides the FINAL delta chunk that
+ALSO carries the closing `finish_reason`. `choices` is non-empty.
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "gen-...",
+  "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+  "model": "anthropic/claude-4.5-haiku-20251001",
+  "provider": "Amazon Bedrock",
+  "choices": [{
+    "index": 0,
+    "delta": { "content": "", "role": "assistant" },
+    "finish_reason": "length"
+  }],
+  "usage": {
+    "prompt_tokens": 8,
+    "completion_tokens": 4,
+    "total_tokens": 12,
+    "cost": 0.000028,                                  // dollars
+    "cost_details": {
+      "upstream_inference_cost": 0.000028,
+      "upstream_inference_prompt_cost": 0.000008,
+      "upstream_inference_completions_cost": 0.00002
+    },
+    "prompt_tokens_details": { "cached_tokens": 0, "cache_write_tokens": 0, ... },
+    "completion_tokens_details": { "reasoning_tokens": 0, ... }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Local (llama.cpp):** usage rides a SEPARATE final chunk where
+`choices: []`. Then `[DONE]` marker.
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "chatcmpl-...",
+  "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+  "model": "qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k",
+  "choices": [],
+  "usage": {
+    "prompt_tokens": 30,
+    "completion_tokens": 6,
+    "total_tokens": 36,
+    "prompt_tokens_details": { "cached_tokens": 29 }
+  },
+  "timings": {
+    "cache_n": 29, "prompt_n": 1, "prompt_ms": 152.391,
+    "predicted_n": 6, "predicted_ms": 758.778, ...
+  }
+}
+data: [DONE]
+```
+
+**Implication for §4 extraction algorithm:** `if doc.usage then
+final_usage = doc.usage end` works for BOTH shapes (cloud-style
+non-empty-choices chunk AND local-style empty-choices chunk). The
+existing on_event branch on `choices and choices[1] and delta` is
+short-circuited safely when choices is empty.
+
+---
+
+## B3. `cost` field is dollar-denominated and present on cloud only
+
+| Provider | `usage.cost` | `usage.cost_details` |
+|---|---|---|
+| Anthropic via Bedrock (OpenRouter) | ✓ (number, USD) | ✓ (upstream_inference_cost / _prompt_cost / _completions_cost) |
+| Local llama.cpp | absent | absent |
+
+The local model has `timings` instead — useful for perf observability
+but NOT cost. **Implication:** in the accumulator, capture
+`usage.cost` as-is when present; treat `nil` as 0 (matches the
+formulate-time "local: free" framing). `:cost detail` annotates
+local lines as `(local)` so the displayed `$0` isn't misread.
+
+---
+
+## B4. Model identifier in usage events — choose source carefully
+
+Cloud's usage event carries:
+- `doc.model = "anthropic/claude-4.5-haiku-20251001"` (the resolved upstream-API-version)
+
+But the REQUEST was `"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5"`. The
+broker / OpenRouter rewrote the model name to the dated version.
+
+**Implication:** the accumulator should key by the CALLER-INTENDED model
+name (i.e., `model_cfg.model` from the request, NOT `doc.model` from the
+response). This keeps `:cost detail` output stable across upstream API
+version bumps. Documented in §5 of the manifest already (uses
+`model_name`).
+
+For local the two match (model_cfg.model == doc.model), so this is a
+cloud-only consideration.
+
+---
+
+## B5. Multi-chunk vs single-chunk delivery
+
+Cloud (Bedrock) returns the whole 4-token response in ~3 chunks (median
+27 chars each per B2 of Phase 6 baseline). Local returns ~6 chunks of
+~4 chars each. In both cases the `usage` event is the LAST data event
+before `[DONE]`. So the post-`curl.post_sse` emission of
+`on_delta("usage", ...)` in chat_stream is the right place to fire —
+it happens once per stream, after all text/tool_calls have been
+delivered.
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Finding | Affects | Resolution |
+|---|---|---|
+| B1 stream_options safe + required for local | §4 `opts.include_usage` default | Default true; no per-backend opt-out needed |
+| B2 two emission patterns (non-empty vs empty choices) | broker.on_event branch | `if doc.usage then final_usage = doc.usage end` works for both |
+| B3 cost dollar-denominated, cloud-only | accumulator + :cost detail | Capture as-is; nil→0; annotate local lines |
+| B4 model identifier rewrite by upstream | accumulator keying | Key by `model_cfg.model` (caller-intended) not `doc.model` |
+| B5 usage is last event before [DONE] | emission placement | Fire `on_delta("usage", ...)` after curl.post_sse returns |
+
+All findings align with the formulate/analyze design. No structural
+changes needed. The implementation can proceed to plan.
+
+**Q-C4 RESOLVED** (was: does the hossenfelder broker forward
+`stream_options` to all backends?): YES — local llama.cpp receives
+and honors the flag; cloud emits usage with or without (the flag is
+a no-op there). Both confirmed via real probes against
+`hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082`.

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+# aish — Phase 7 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 7 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Implement (6 commits landed: 7364963, 7b4a9be, 8adebd5, b30212a, 0d6ff93, this)
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+
+**Review findings (independent Sonnet agent, 2026-05-16) — 3 BLOCKERs
+resolved in-place, 6 CONCERNs folded, 5 NITs applied:**
+
+R1 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **`M.chat` would silently return `(text, nil)`
+    for ALL non-streaming callers.** `M.chat`'s internal on_delta only
+    captures `kind == "text"`. Without explicit handling of
+    `kind == "usage"`, four out of five categories that go through
+    `broker.chat` (summarize / delegate / memory_summarize / probe)
+    would report zero usage even after a cloud round-trip. **Fix
+    folded into §4 + §13 commit 1:** M.chat's on_delta also captures
+    the usage payload and returns it as the second value.
+
+R2 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **`call_broker` fallback retry — usage
+    payload's `model` field credits the WRONG model name.** The
+    `wrapped` on_delta in call_broker is closed over the PRIMARY's
+    name; if the wrapped function uses an outer-scope `model_name`
+    variable to key the accumulator, the fallback's usage gets
+    misattributed. **Resolution:** the broker emits `payload.model =
+    model_cfg.model` (which IS the fallback's model when called with
+    `fb_cfg` — chat_stream's local upvar). The wrapper keys by
+    `payload.model`, NOT by the outer `model_name`. Documented in
+    §4 emission code + §13 commit 3 (wrapped on_delta uses
+    `payload.model` for accumulator keying).
+
+R3 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED — promoted to docs). **`build_request` has
+    TWO internal callers inside broker.lua itself**, not just the
+    public surface. Migration is contained but both internal sites
+    must be updated in commit 1. Plan §13 commit 1 risk row updated
+    to call this out explicitly so the implementer doesn't read
+    "every caller already passes opts" as "only external callers
+    need touching".
+
+R4 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Single `cost_warn_fired` flag for two
+    thresholds is broken.** When both warn_at_dollars AND
+    warn_at_tokens are configured, the first-to-fire suppresses the
+    other. **Fix:** `ctx.cost_warn_fired` becomes `ctx.cost_warn_state
+    = { dollars = false, tokens = false }`. Each threshold has its
+    own flag; `:cost reset` clears both. §7 pseudocode updated.
+
+R5 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Warn-check centralization decided:** use a
+    single `_record_usage(model, category, usage)` helper inside
+    repl.lua that wraps `ctx:add_usage` AND does the threshold check
+    AND calls renderer.status when crossed. `context.lua` stays
+    decoupled from `renderer`. safety.lua call sites get
+    `helpers.on_usage = _record_usage` in the helpers table; probe
+    callsite gets `opts.on_usage = _record_usage`. Single chokepoint
+    for the warn check. §3 + §7 + §13 commits 3-5 reflect.
+
+R6 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`nil` vs `0` cost distinction must be
+    preserved at the accumulator level.** Local-model `$0` (no cost
+    field) vs cloud-call-that-happens-to-cost-zero need to be
+    distinguishable for `:cost detail` annotation. **Fix:** accumulator
+    slot gains `is_local = true` when ANY recorded usage for that
+    slot had `cost == nil`. Cloud calls with `cost = 0` (rare) stay
+    annotated as cloud. §5 pseudocode + §6 annotation logic updated.
+
+R7 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:cost detail` sort needs three-level key
+    for determinism.** Lua's `table.sort` is unstable; equal-cost
+    rows would have arbitrary order. **Fix:** sort key is
+    `(cost desc, model asc, category asc)`. §6 updated.
+
+R8 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`call_broker` fallback passes `opts.include_usage`
+    unchanged.** Documented as a known assumption (B1 confirms both
+    backends accept; if a future fallback host rejects, the call-site
+    can pass `include_usage = false` explicitly). §10 risk row added.
+
+R9 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:resume` does NOT restore historical
+    `usage_totals`.** Per-turn usage IS in the session JSONL but
+    `:resume` reloads turns for conversation continuity only; the
+    accumulator stays empty. Documented in §8 surface notes; users
+    who want cross-session totals can script the jsonl or wait for
+    the deferred Q-C2 follow-up.
+
+R10 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`$%.4f` loses sub-cent precision.** A
+     `0.000028` cloud cost displays as `$0.0000` — indistinguishable
+     from `$0` local. **Fix:** format strings widened to `$%.6f` in
+     §6 (and the warn message in §7). 6 decimal places accommodates
+     the smallest observed real cost.
+
+R-N1..N5 (NITs, APPLIED):
+
+  N1. §4 extraction pseudocode gains a comment noting the
+      `if doc.usage` branch is INDEPENDENT of the choice branch and
+      must be checked regardless of choice nil-ness (handles both
+      B2 emission shapes).
+  N2. §2 "Cost extraction" row referenced stale "B7"; corrected to B3.
+  N3. §13 commit 3 row gains an explicit dependency note: commit 3's
+      "capture the new second return value" requires commit 1's M.chat
+      fix from R1 to ship first.
+  N4. §3 safety.lua row + §13 commit 4 row spell out the signature
+      chain: `llm_probe` → `llm_second_opinion` → `M.is_destructive`
+      all widen to thread `opts.on_usage` through.
+  N5. §3 PHASE0.md row + §13 commit 6 row — the PHASE0 §11 amendment
+      is ALREADY in tree (committed at `3bad07b` with the formulate
+      doc). Commit 6 should NOT re-apply; only adds config.lua block
+      + bumps PHASE7 status header.
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-16):**
+
+A1. **broker.chat_stream surface is clean for the extension.** The
+    existing `on_event(data)` closure inside `M.chat_stream` already
+    parses `doc.error` / `doc.choices` / `delta` / tool_calls — adding
+    `if doc.usage then final_usage = ... end` is one block. Emission
+    happens via a closure-local `final_usage` that the post-loop code
+    in `chat_stream` reads and calls `on_delta("usage", final_usage)`
+    on. `build_request` needs minor extension OR (cleaner) `chat_stream`
+    inserts `stream_options.include_usage = true` into the body table
+    AFTER `json.encode` — but we currently encode in `build_request`.
+    Cleanest: extend `build_request(model_cfg, messages, stream, opts)`
+    so it can read `opts.include_usage`. Phase 7 simplifies the
+    signature in passing.
+
+A2. **7 caller sites** identified for `opts.category` threading:
+
+    | Site | Category |
+    |---|---|
+    | `safety.lua:191` (LLM probe) | `"probe"` |
+    | `safety.lua:354` (norris main) | `"norris"` |
+    | `repl.lua:326` (summarize-on-evict) | `"summarize"` |
+    | `repl.lua:685` (call_broker wrapper, used by ask_ai) | `"main"` |
+    | `repl.lua:1104` (DELEGATE: handler) | `"delegate"` |
+    | `repl.lua:1587` (:memory summarize) | `"memory_summarize"` |
+    | `repl.lua:2156` (:delegate meta) | `"delegate"` |
+
+    All callers pass `opts` already; adding a `category` field is
+    additive and backward-compatible (default to `"main"` when absent).
+
+A3. **`build_request` signature simplification.** Today it takes
+    `(model_cfg, messages, stream, tools, max_tokens)` — five positional
+    args. With Phase 7 needing `include_usage` AND `stream_options`,
+    positional growth gets unwieldy. **Resolution:** widen to
+    `(model_cfg, messages, stream, opts)` where opts carries
+    `{tools, max_tokens, include_usage, stream_options}`. Callers in
+    `M.chat_stream` and `M.chat` pass their existing opts table through.
+    This is a refactor but contained inside broker.lua.
+
+A4. **Q-C3 RESOLVED: free-form categories.** The closed-set vs free-form
+    debate resolved in favor of free-form per the helpers/skills
+    convention already in place (Phase 6 :tree / :diff metas don't
+    validate sub-args either). `:cost detail` will show whatever
+    categories appear — small + documented closed set in practice
+    (7 entries from A2), no surprise.
+
+A5. **Q-C5 RESOLVED: warn fires on the call that crossed.** The crossed
+    call's usage IS in the accumulator at the moment we check (we
+    check AFTER `add_usage`). Firing on the NEXT call would mean a
+    delay of one full broker round-trip before the user sees the
+    warn — defeats the purpose. Just emit-on-cross.
+
+A6. **Q-C6 RESOLVED: `:reset` does NOT clear `cost_warn_fired`.**
+    Parity with `usage_totals` itself (per the §2 decision row); the
+    user reset their conversation, not their cost meter. The flag
+    AND the totals are reset only by the explicit `:cost reset` verb.
+
+A7. **Norris call-graph rewires (existing safety.lua:354 path):** with
+    issue #52 wired (commit `955bd82`), the Norris broker call now
+    passes `helpers.scrub_msgs` / `helpers.streaming_rehydrator`. The
+    on_delta wrapping pattern means I need to be careful that the new
+    `("usage", payload)` kind also flows through any wrapper. Since
+    secrets streaming_rehydrator only matches on `kind == "text"`, the
+    "usage" kind passes through unchanged. No new entanglement.
+
+A8. **`ctx.usage_totals` survives `:reset` per R8** — same invariant
+    as `memory_items` (Phase 4) and `project` (Phase 6). Documented in
+    §5 of the manifest; reinforces the "ambient context survives
+    conversation reset" rule.
+
+A9. **Session JSONL serialization** — assistant turn dict gets an
+    optional `usage` field. `history.lua` log_turn currently calls
+    `json.encode(turn)` opaquely; the dkjson serializer handles nested
+    tables. No code change needed; the new field flows through
+    automatically when the assistant turn carries one.
+
+A10. **Q-C1 PARTIAL: local providers may not emit `usage`.** The
+     formulate-time assumption was "treat absence as zero-cost / unknown".
+     A real probe against `qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k` is a baseline
+     action — see B-probes below. The implementation will be defensive:
+     if `doc.usage` never appears in the stream, no "usage" event is
+     emitted, and the accumulator is unchanged for that turn. `:cost`
+     output naturally reflects "0 calls counted for local model" if
+     that's the case.
+
+A11. **Q-C4 deferred to baseline**: actual `stream_options` forwarding
+     by the hossenfelder proxy must be probed against a live broker.
+     If the proxy strips the option, we get no `usage` events even
+     for cloud calls. Baseline action.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-6 are layered on top. This manifest
+specifies what Phase 7 adds — **cost / usage observability**: the ability
+to know, mid-session, how many tokens you've spent and how much money the
+paid-cloud calls have cost.
+
+PHASE0 §11 originally listed phases only through 6; this commit amends
+§11 to add Phase 7.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 7
+
+Four pillars:
+
+1. **Usage capture in broker** — `broker.chat_stream` extracts the
+   provider's `usage` block (and `cost` where present) from the response
+   stream. Surfaces it to the caller via a new `on_delta("usage", ...)`
+   kind. The existing `broker.chat` buffering wrapper exposes it as a
+   second return value `(text, usage)`. Backward-compatible: callers
+   that don't handle the new kind / second value simply ignore it.
+
+2. **Per-session accumulator on `ctx`** — running totals per-model AND
+   per-call-category (main / delegate / summarize / probe) accumulate on
+   `ctx.usage_totals`. No persistence across sessions in v1 (Q-C2
+   defers cross-session); the session-log JSONL files DO carry per-turn
+   usage so historical analysis is possible after the fact.
+
+3. **`:cost` meta** — a `:cost` reporter that shows the current session
+   totals, with optional `:cost detail` for the per-model + per-category
+   breakdown. Zero broker calls (purely local read of `ctx.usage_totals`).
+
+4. **Optional warning thresholds** — `cfg.cost.warn_at_dollars` and
+   `cfg.cost.warn_at_tokens` emit a status the first time the running
+   total crosses the configured threshold. Default off (no warnings
+   without config). Useful when cloud presets are configured and you
+   want a "you've spent $1 this session" nudge before runaway cost.
+
+**Phase 7 is done when:**
+
+- `broker.chat_stream` exposes usage via the new `on_delta("usage", ...)`
+  callback kind; `broker.chat` returns `(text, usage)`. Backward compat
+  preserved (no existing caller breaks).
+- After a session with mixed local + cloud calls, `:cost` prints a
+  total like:
+  ```
+  [aish] session usage: 24 turns, prompt=12,450 / completion=3,210 tokens
+                                  cost=$0.0234 (cloud only; local: 0)
+  ```
+- `:cost detail` breaks down by model + category:
+  ```
+  fast    main: 14 turns, 8200/2100 tokens
+  cloud   main: 8 turns, 3850/980 tokens, $0.0180
+  cloud   delegate: 1 turn, 250/80 tokens, $0.0012
+  cloud   probe: 1 turn, 150/30 tokens, $0.0042
+  ```
+- Session JSONL gains a `usage` field on assistant turns (when the
+  broker returned one).
+- With `cfg.cost.warn_at_dollars = 0.50` set, crossing $0.50 cumulative
+  emits exactly one status line.
+- Existing configs without `cfg.cost` behave exactly like Phase 6
+  (Phase 6 regression coverage).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 6)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Where to extract usage | In `broker.chat_stream` event loop, looking at each SSE event's `usage` field on the final chunk | The OpenAI streaming spec puts `usage` on the FINAL chunk when `stream_options: { include_usage: true }` is in the request body. The Anthropic-via-Bedrock path through OpenRouter respects this; need to verify (baseline). |
+| New on_delta kind | `on_delta("usage", { prompt_tokens, completion_tokens, total_tokens, cost?, model?, native_finish_reason? })` | Mirrors the existing `("text", chunk)` / `("tool_call", call)` shape. Callers ignore unknown kinds; backward-compatible. |
+| Where to enable usage on the wire | `opts.include_usage = true` (default `true`) sets `stream_options.include_usage = true` in the outbound request body | Off-switch for hosts that reject `stream_options`. Defaults on; baseline probe confirms current broker tolerates it. (A3: `build_request` signature widens to take an `opts` table; positional growth was getting unwieldy.) |
+| Accumulator location | `ctx.usage_totals[model_name][category]` table | ctx is per-conversation; matches the `:reset`-survives-or-not rules already in place. |
+| Categories | `"main"` (ask_ai), `"delegate"`, `"summarize"`, `"memory_summarize"`, `"probe"`, `"norris"` | One-tag-per-call-site. Tagged at the caller site (caller passes `opts.category` to `broker.chat_stream`). |
+| Cost extraction | `usage.cost` (OpenRouter convention; dollars as a number). For Anthropic/Bedrock the cost arrives in dollars on `usage.cost`. For pure local llama.cpp: no `cost` field — record as nil (R6 — preserves the local-vs-cloud-zero distinction in the accumulator). | Single field name across observed providers per baseline B3. |
+| Cost precision | Store as `number` (Lua double = 53-bit mantissa, ~15 decimal digits — plenty for sub-cent precision) | No floating-point cumulative-error concerns at this scale. |
+| Warning trigger | First crossing of either threshold emits a single status: `[aish] session cost $X.XXXX has crossed warn_at_dollars=$Y.YYYY`. Crossed-flag stored on ctx; reset only on session end / `:cost reset`. | One-shot to avoid spamming. |
+| `:reset` interaction | `:reset` does NOT clear `ctx.usage_totals` (parity with `memory_items`/`project`) — the user reset their conversation, not their cost tracking. `:cost reset` is the explicit reset verb. | Matches R8 invariant from Phase 6. |
+| Session-log persistence | Assistant turn entries gain an optional `usage` field when broker returned one. `history.lua` log_turn writes it through verbatim. | Per-turn granularity preserved for after-the-fact analysis. No new file. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 6 | Phase 7 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `broker.lua` | `chat_stream(cfg, msgs, on_delta, opts)` with text + tool_call kinds; `chat` returns text | Extract usage from final SSE chunk; emit `on_delta("usage", payload)`; `chat` returns `(text, usage)`. New `opts.include_usage` (default true); new `opts.category` (passed through as a tag in the usage payload). |
+| `context.lua` | system prompt + turns + memory + project + summary | Add `self.usage_totals` (table) + `self.cost_warn_fired` (bool). New helpers: `Context:add_usage(model, category, usage)`, `Context:total_cost()`, `Context:total_tokens()`. `Context:reset` does NOT clear `usage_totals` (parity with memory_items / project per R8). |
+| `repl.lua` | ask_ai + delegate + summarize callbacks + Norris helpers | Wire `opts.category` at each broker call site (main / delegate / summarize / memory_summarize). Wire `on_delta("usage", ...)` -> `ctx:add_usage(...)`. New `:cost` and `:cost detail` / `:cost reset` metas. Cost-warn check after each `add_usage` call. |
+| `safety.lua` | norris_step + is_destructive | Pass `opts.category = "norris"` (for the main chat_stream call) and `"probe"` (for the is_destructive LLM probe). Surfaces probe-cost in the breakdown — useful since `safety.llm_model = "cloud"` is the recommended setting. |
+| `history.lua` | session.log_turn appends JSONL entries | log_turn already takes turn opaquely; assistant turns will carry `usage` if present and it'll serialize via dkjson. No code change unless filter desired. |
+| `config.lua` | example blocks for mcp/safety/memory/routing/secrets/hooks/project | Add commented-out `cost = { warn_at_dollars, warn_at_tokens }` block. |
+| `docs/PHASE0.md` | §11 lists phases 0-6 | Amendment landed at `3bad07b` (formulate commit). N5: commit 6 does NOT re-apply. |
+
+No new module files.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Pillar 1 — Usage capture in broker
+
+### SSE shape (provider-by-provider — confirm in baseline)
+
+For OpenAI-compatible streams with `stream_options: { include_usage: true }`:
+
+```json
+data: {"id":"...","choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"content":"Hi"}, ...}]}
+data: {"id":"...","choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{}, "finish_reason":"stop"}]}
+data: {"id":"...","choices":[],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":15,"completion_tokens":3,"total_tokens":18,"cost":0.00004,"cost_details":{...}}}
+data: [DONE]
+```
+
+The final usage event arrives AFTER `finish_reason` but BEFORE `[DONE]`.
+`choices` is empty `[]` on the usage event.
+
+For non-streaming `chat`: usage is in the response body at the top level.
+broker.chat is a wrapper around chat_stream, so it inherits the on_delta
+path.
+
+For local llama.cpp via hossenfelder: usage may or may not be present
+depending on the proxy's version. Treat absence as zero-cost / unknown.
+
+### Extraction algorithm
+
+```lua
+local final_usage = nil
+
+local function on_event(data)
+    ...
+    -- N1: this branch is INDEPENDENT of the choice branch below;
+    -- check unconditionally. Per B2, local emits usage on a
+    -- choices=[] chunk (choice nil); cloud emits on a non-empty
+    -- choices chunk (with finish_reason). Both shapes funnel here.
+    if doc.usage then
+        -- R2: payload.model is ALWAYS the caller-stable model_cfg.model
+        -- (chat_stream's local upvar). When called via call_broker's
+        -- fallback retry, this naturally reflects the fallback's
+        -- model name — wrapper callers can key by payload.model
+        -- without tracking primary-vs-fallback themselves.
+        final_usage = {
+            prompt_tokens     = doc.usage.prompt_tokens or 0,
+            completion_tokens = doc.usage.completion_tokens or 0,
+            total_tokens      = doc.usage.total_tokens or 0,
+            -- R6: keep nil-vs-0 distinction at this layer; the
+            -- accumulator decides how to tag local-vs-cloud-zero.
+            cost              = doc.usage.cost,   -- nil for local
+            model             = model_cfg.model,  -- caller-stable per B4
+            category          = opts.category or "main",
+        }
+        -- Don't emit yet — the [DONE] event marks stream end; emit
+        -- once we exit the curl.post_sse loop so the caller sees
+        -- usage as the LAST event in the stream order.
+    end
+    -- ... existing text + tool_call handling (unchanged) ...
+end
+
+-- After curl.post_sse returns (stream complete). R3-related:
+-- only emit on successful streams; transport / api errors skip
+-- the usage event (caller sees the error path and accumulator
+-- stays unchanged).
+if api_err then return nil, "api: " .. api_err end
+if not ok    then return nil, "transport: " .. tostring(err) end
+if final_usage then on_delta("usage", final_usage) end
+return true
+```
+
+### `M.chat` capture (R1 — BLOCKER fix)
+
+`M.chat` is the non-streaming buffering wrapper. Its existing on_delta
+only captured text. Under Phase 7 it MUST also capture the usage
+payload — otherwise EVERY non-streaming caller (summarize, delegate,
+memory_summarize, probe — 4 of 5 categories) silently reports zero.
+
+```lua
+function M.chat(model_cfg, messages, opts)
+    local parts        = {}
+    local captured_usage  -- R1: required so M.chat returns (text, usage)
+    local ok, err = M.chat_stream(model_cfg, messages,
+        function(kind, payload)
+            if kind == "text"  then parts[#parts + 1] = payload
+            elseif kind == "usage" then captured_usage = payload
+            end
+        end, opts)
+    if not ok then return nil, err end
+    return table.concat(parts), captured_usage
+end
+```
+
+Existing callers that do `local r = broker.chat(...)` automatically
+drop the second value (Lua semantics). Callers that want usage do
+`local r, u = broker.chat(...)`.
+
+### Outbound include_usage
+
+```lua
+local body_table = { model = ..., messages = ..., stream = true }
+if opts.include_usage ~= false then
+    body_table.stream_options = { include_usage = true }
+end
+```
+
+Risk: some providers reject unrecognized fields. Baseline check; if any
+host throws on `stream_options`, the per-model opt-out is one line.
+
+### Category tagging
+
+`opts.category` is a string set by the caller. broker echoes it into the
+emitted usage payload so the accumulator knows what to credit. Default
+category if absent: `"main"`.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Pillar 2 — Accumulator on ctx
+
+### Shape
+
+```lua
+ctx.usage_totals = {
+    -- [model_name] = { [category] = { prompt = N, completion = N,
+    --                                 calls = N, cost = N } }
+    fast = {
+        main      = { prompt = 1234, completion = 567, calls = 14, cost = 0   },
+    },
+    cloud = {
+        main      = { prompt = 3850, completion = 980, calls = 8,  cost = 0.0180 },
+        delegate  = { prompt = 250,  completion = 80,  calls = 1,  cost = 0.0012 },
+        probe     = { prompt = 150,  completion = 30,  calls = 1,  cost = 0.0042 },
+    },
+}
+ctx.cost_warn_fired = false
+```
+
+### add_usage
+
+```lua
+function Context:add_usage(model, category, u)
+    model    = model    or "?"
+    category = category or "main"
+    self.usage_totals = self.usage_totals or {}
+    local m = self.usage_totals[model] or {}
+    local c = m[category] or {
+        prompt = 0, completion = 0, calls = 0, cost = 0,
+        is_local = false,  -- R6: cloud unless any usage came w/o cost
+    }
+    c.prompt     = c.prompt     + (u.prompt_tokens or 0)
+    c.completion = c.completion + (u.completion_tokens or 0)
+    c.calls      = c.calls      + 1
+    -- R6: preserve nil-vs-0 distinction. A `nil` cost means the
+    -- provider doesn't emit cost (i.e., local llama.cpp). Sticky:
+    -- once a slot has seen any nil-cost call, it's flagged is_local.
+    if u.cost == nil then
+        c.is_local = true
+    else
+        c.cost = c.cost + u.cost
+    end
+    m[category] = c
+    self.usage_totals[model] = m
+end
+
+function Context:total_cost()
+    local total = 0
+    for _, m in pairs(self.usage_totals or {}) do
+        for _, c in pairs(m) do total = total + c.cost end
+    end
+    return total
+end
+
+function Context:total_tokens()
+    local p, comp = 0, 0
+    for _, m in pairs(self.usage_totals or {}) do
+        for _, c in pairs(m) do
+            p    = p    + c.prompt
+            comp = comp + c.completion
+        end
+    end
+    return p, comp
+end
+```
+
+### Reset semantics
+
+`Context:reset()` deliberately does NOT clear `usage_totals` —
+matches R8 invariant from Phase 6 (`:reset` clears `turns`,
+`pending_exec_output`, `summary`; preserves `memory_items`, `project`,
+and now `usage_totals`). The user reset their conversation, not their
+cost meter. `:cost reset` is the explicit reset verb for the meter.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Pillar 3 — `:cost` meta
+
+```
+:cost                       summary line
+:cost detail                per-model + per-category breakdown
+:cost reset                 zero out ctx.usage_totals + cost_warn_fired
+```
+
+Summary format (R10 — 6-decimal precision for sub-cent costs):
+
+```
+[aish] session usage: 24 calls, prompt=12,450 / completion=3,210 tokens
+                       cost=$0.023400 (cloud only; local: 0)
+```
+
+Detail format (R7 — sort key is `(cost desc, model asc, category asc)`
+for deterministic ordering on equal-cost rows; R6 — annotation comes
+from the slot's `is_local` flag, NOT a `cost == 0` heuristic):
+
+```
+[aish] session usage detail:
+  cloud     main      8 calls,  3,850 / 980 tokens,   $0.018000
+  cloud     delegate  1 call,     250 / 80  tokens,   $0.001200
+  cloud     probe     1 call,     150 / 30  tokens,   $0.004200
+  fast      main     14 calls,  8,200 / 2,100 tokens, $0       (local)
+```
+
+Implementation: pure Lua iteration over `ctx.usage_totals`; no broker
+calls. Sort flattens into a list, sorts via `table.sort` with explicit
+3-level comparator: `cost desc, model asc, category asc`.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Pillar 4 — Warning thresholds
+
+Config:
+
+```lua
+cost = {
+    warn_at_dollars = 0.50,    -- emit once when cumulative cost crosses
+    warn_at_tokens  = 100000,  -- emit once when cumulative tokens crosses
+}
+```
+
+R5 centralizes the check inside a single `_record_usage(model, cat, u)`
+helper in repl.lua. This is the ONLY place that calls
+`ctx:add_usage`; safety.lua call sites route through it via the
+`helpers.on_usage` / `opts.on_usage` callback. Keeps `context.lua`
+decoupled from `renderer` (no module-coupling violation).
+
+R4: two independent flags (one per threshold) — first-to-fire must
+NOT suppress the other.
+
+```lua
+-- repl.lua (sketch):
+local function _record_usage(model, category, u)
+    ctx:add_usage(model, category, u)
+    if not (config.cost) then return end
+    ctx.cost_warn_state = ctx.cost_warn_state or { dollars = false, tokens = false }
+    local cw = ctx.cost_warn_state
+    if config.cost.warn_at_dollars and not cw.dollars then
+        local cost = ctx:total_cost()
+        if cost >= config.cost.warn_at_dollars then
+            -- R10: 6-decimal format for sub-cent visibility
+            renderer.status(("session cost $%.6f has crossed warn_at_dollars=$%.6f")
+                            :format(cost, config.cost.warn_at_dollars))
+            cw.dollars = true
+        end
+    end
+    if config.cost.warn_at_tokens and not cw.tokens then
+        local p, c = ctx:total_tokens()
+        if (p + c) >= config.cost.warn_at_tokens then
+            renderer.status(("session tokens %d has crossed warn_at_tokens=%d")
+                            :format(p + c, config.cost.warn_at_tokens))
+            cw.tokens = true
+        end
+    end
+end
+```
+
+One-shot per threshold per session. `:cost reset` clears both
+totals AND both warn flags atomically.
+
+---
+
+## 8. UX Surface Summary
+
+| Meta | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `:cost` | One-line summary: calls / tokens / cost |
+| `:cost detail` | Per-model + per-category breakdown |
+| `:cost reset` | Zero out totals + clear warn-fired flag |
+
+| Config | Default | Effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| `cfg.cost.warn_at_dollars` | nil | Status when cumulative cost first crosses this dollar amount |
+| `cfg.cost.warn_at_tokens` | nil | Status when cumulative total tokens first crosses |
+| (broker `opts.include_usage`) | true | Adds `stream_options.include_usage = true` to outbound request |
+
+R9 boundary note: `:resume <name>` reloads turns for conversation
+continuity but does NOT reconstruct `ctx.usage_totals` from the
+per-turn `usage` fields stored in the session JSONL. After `:resume`,
+the cost meter starts fresh from zero for the resumed session's live
+calls. The historical usage IS in the JSONL for after-the-fact
+scripting; cross-session aggregation is Q-C2 deferred work.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of Scope (Phase 7)
+
+- **Cross-session cost persistence** — Q-C2 defers `<history.dir>/cost.jsonl`
+  rollup; v1 is session-only. Per-turn usage IS in the session JSONL for
+  after-the-fact aggregation if anyone wants to script it.
+- **Per-model rate limiting / cost caps that REFUSE the call** — v1 only
+  warns. A future phase could add a hard cap that aborts before the
+  broker call.
+- **Pricing-table fallback for local models** — if a local model doesn't
+  emit `usage.cost`, we record 0. Estimating cost from token count + a
+  static pricing table is a future polish (most users won't care about
+  local "cost" anyway — local is free).
+- **Pretty token-bandwidth charts / sparklines** — out of scope; the
+  detail breakdown is text-only.
+- **Estimated cost for future turns** — no preflight cost prediction.
+- **MCP tool-call usage** — MCP servers don't expose token usage;
+  broker calls invoked DURING MCP tool dispatch ARE captured (because
+  they go through the same path), but the MCP tool call itself isn't.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Some providers reject `stream_options` -> SSE errors at the top of the stream | `opts.include_usage = false` opt-out per call site; baseline-time probe of the actual hossenfelder broker behavior |
+| OpenRouter `cost` field shape varies between providers (Bedrock vs. Baidu vs. Together vs. ...) | Capture `usage.cost` as-is (number); document that the same provider must be used for cross-call comparison |
+| Local llama.cpp returns no `cost` -> displayed `$0` could mislead user "is this REALLY free?" | `:cost detail` annotates local lines with `(local)` literal; summary says `cost=$X (cloud only; local: 0)` |
+| `ctx.usage_totals` grows unboundedly with new model names mid-session | Bounded by `#models in config` × `#categories` — small constants. No mitigation needed. |
+| Warn threshold fires once and never again for a long-running session that crosses 2x / 10x the threshold | Acceptable for v1; user can `:cost reset` to re-arm. Future polish: warn at each Nx multiple. |
+| R8: `call_broker` fallback retry passes `opts.include_usage` unchanged | Documented assumption: B1 confirmed both backends accept the flag. If a future fallback host rejects, the call-site that knows can pass `opts.include_usage = false` explicitly. |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Open Questions (Phase 7)
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolution target |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q-C1 | Provider-without-usage handling | A10 — defensive silent skip; baseline probe will confirm shape on local llama.cpp. |
+| Q-C2 | Cross-session cost persistence (`cost.jsonl`) | Deferred to follow-up phase 8; v1 is session-only. |
+| Q-C3 | Categories closed-set vs free-form | A4 — **free-form**; caller decides. Matches Phase 6 helpers/skills convention. |
+| Q-C4 | `stream_options` forwarding by hossenfelder | B1 RESOLVED — both backends accept; flag is REQUIRED for local llama.cpp, no-op for cloud. Default-true is correct. |
+| Q-C5 | Warn fires on the crossed call or the next | A5 — **on the crossed call** (no UX-defeating delay). |
+| Q-C6 | `:reset` clears `cost_warn_fired` | A6 — **no**, only `:cost reset` clears the flag (R8 parity). |
+
+---
+
+## 12. Phase 7 → Phase 8+ Out-of-band
+
+Candidate follow-ups (non-binding):
+
+- **Phase 8**: cross-session cost persistence (Q-C2 deferral), with
+  optional cost dashboards / weekly rollup reporter.
+- **Hard rate limits / cost caps that REFUSE the call** — an extension
+  of the warn surface that promotes warnings into preflight enforcement.
+- **Better tokenization** (Q1 deferred-from-Phase-3): replace the char/4
+  heuristic on `Context:estimate_tokens()` with model `/tokenize` calls.
+  Indirectly improves accuracy of any future "preflight cost predictor".
+
+Phase 7 itself is self-contained — no upstream dependencies.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up; broker first (it's the egress point that all callers
+depend on), then context (the accumulator), then the call-site
+rewires, then the user-facing meta + warn surface, then config +
+status bump. Each commit leaves the tree green (existing tests +
+load smoke + per-commit feature smoke).
+
+### Order
+
+1. **`broker.lua` — usage capture + signature widening.**
+   - `build_request(model_cfg, messages, stream, opts)` widened to
+     take an opts table; opts.tools / opts.max_tokens fold in from
+     the existing positional args.
+   - **R3: TWO internal callers of `build_request` exist inside
+     broker.lua itself** (`M.chat_stream` at line 65-66 and indirectly
+     via `M.chat`). Both must be updated in this commit; the
+     migration is CONTAINED but not zero-touch. "Every caller already
+     passes opts" refers to the public surface — internal `build_request`
+     was positional.
+   - Opts.include_usage (default true) adds `stream_options.include_usage
+     = true` to the request body (per B1, required for local).
+   - `M.chat_stream` event loop adds `if doc.usage then final_usage =
+     doc.usage end`; after `curl.post_sse` returns, if `final_usage`
+     is set, `on_delta("usage", payload)` is called. Payload includes
+     `model = model_cfg.model` (caller-stable per B4 + R2), the raw
+     token counts, and `cost` as a number (nil for local per B3).
+   - opts.category passthrough — the broker just echoes it into the
+     emitted usage payload; doesn't validate (per A4 free-form).
+   - **R1: `M.chat` (non-streaming wrapper) MUST capture usage in its
+     internal on_delta and return `(text, usage)`. Without this, four
+     out of five non-streaming categories silently report zero.** §4
+     shows the explicit update.
+   - Smoke: hand-build a request with stream_options, capture all
+     three on_delta kinds (text, tool_call when applicable, usage),
+     confirm usage payload matches what curl shows. Also smoke
+     `broker.chat(...)` returns non-nil usage for cloud calls.
+
+2. **`context.lua` — accumulator + helpers.**
+   - `Context.new`: `self.usage_totals = {}` + `self.cost_warn_fired = false`.
+   - `Context:add_usage(model, category, usage)` — increments
+     `usage_totals[model][category]` slots.
+   - `Context:total_cost()` — sums all cost fields across all models/categories.
+   - `Context:total_tokens()` — sums prompt + completion separately.
+   - `Context:reset` — does NOT touch `usage_totals` or `cost_warn_fired`
+     (R8 parity with `memory_items` and `project`).
+   - Smoke: 4-case inline test of add_usage / totals / reset preservation.
+
+3. **`repl.lua` — wire opts.category + on_delta("usage") at non-Norris call sites.**
+   **N3: depends on commit 1's R1 M.chat fix shipping first.** This
+   commit's "capture the second return value" pattern only works
+   after M.chat actually returns one.
+   - `_record_usage(model, category, usage)` helper (R5) — the single
+     chokepoint that wraps `ctx:add_usage` AND does the warn check.
+     Replaces all direct `ctx:add_usage(...)` invocations in repl.lua.
+   - call_broker wrapper (used by ask_ai): pass `opts.category =
+     "main"`; the wrapped on_delta handles `kind == "usage"` by
+     calling `_record_usage(payload.model, payload.category, payload)`
+     — keys by **payload.model** per R2 (handles fallback retry
+     correctly without tracking primary-vs-fallback at the wrapper).
+   - DELEGATE: handler: opts.category = "delegate"; capture second
+     return value from broker.chat and feed to `_record_usage`.
+   - :delegate meta: opts.category = "delegate"; same.
+   - summarize-on-evict callback: opts.category = "summarize"; same.
+   - :memory summarize: opts.category = "memory_summarize"; same.
+   - Smoke: send one cloud prompt, observe ctx.usage_totals grows;
+     also smoke the fallback path with a deliberately-broken primary
+     and confirm usage credits the fallback model name (R2 verification).
+
+4. **`safety.lua` — opts.category for Norris + probe.**
+   - safety.norris_step's broker.chat_stream call: pass `opts.category
+     = "norris"`. The on_delta wrapper inside safety.lua already
+     widens (post-#52) to handle `kind == "text"` (rehydration);
+     now also handles `kind == "usage"` by calling
+     `helpers.on_usage(payload.model, payload.category, payload)`.
+     R5: helpers.on_usage IS repl.lua's `_record_usage`.
+   - **N4 signature chain widening**: `llm_probe`, `llm_second_opinion`,
+     and `M.is_destructive` all widen to thread `opts.on_usage` through:
+       - `llm_probe(model_cfg, system, cmd, opts)` — pass `opts.category
+         = "probe"` to broker.chat; on the `(text, usage)` return,
+         if `opts.on_usage` AND `usage`, call `opts.on_usage(usage.model,
+         usage.category, usage)`.
+       - `llm_second_opinion(cmd, cfg, opts)` — pass opts through to
+         both llm_probe calls (probe 1 + probe 2 re-roll).
+       - `M.is_destructive(cmd, cfg, opts)` — opts.on_usage already in
+         the table from #52's scrub_msgs/rehydrate addition; threads
+         through naturally.
+   - Smoke: a Norris session shows both "norris" and "probe" category
+     entries in :cost detail; the probe model is named correctly
+     (e.g. "cloud" if safety.llm_model = "cloud").
+
+5. **`repl.lua` — :cost meta + warn-threshold + HELP.**
+   - :cost (summary), :cost detail (per-model+category breakdown),
+     :cost reset (zero totals + clear cost_warn_fired).
+   - After every ctx:add_usage call (centralized in a helper if
+     possible), check cfg.cost.warn_at_dollars / warn_at_tokens;
+     emit one-shot status if crossed AND cost_warn_fired is false.
+   - HELP gains 3 lines for :cost.
+   - Smoke: :cost shows totals; :cost detail breaks down; warn fires
+     once when threshold crossed; :cost reset re-arms.
+
+6. **`config.lua` example block + `docs/PHASE7.md` status bump.**
+   - Commented-out `cost = { warn_at_dollars = 0.50, warn_at_tokens
+     = 100000 }` block in config.lua.
+   - **N5: PHASE0.md §11 amendment is already in tree** (committed
+     at `3bad07b` with the formulate doc). Commit 6 must NOT re-apply.
+   - PHASE7.md status header → **Implement** (matches Phase 5/6
+     cadence — manifest tracks implementation state).
+
+### Risk index per commit
+
+| Commit | Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 (broker) | R3: build_request has TWO INTERNAL callers in broker.lua; both must be updated in this commit | Explicit in commit-1 note above; grep `build_request\(` to confirm |
+| 1 (broker) | R1: M.chat must capture usage in on_delta and return (text, usage) | §4 shows the explicit M.chat update; smoke test verifies non-nil usage on cloud call |
+| 1 (broker) | `M.chat` second return value confuses callers that do `local r = broker.chat(...)` discarding the second | Lua doesn't error on dropped return values; backward-compat preserved automatically |
+| 2 (context) | usage_totals nil on old ctx serializations | Defensive `self.usage_totals = self.usage_totals or {}` in add_usage; no migration needed |
+| 3 (repl wires) | Forgetting one call site = silent under-count | Lint by grep for `broker.chat\(` and `broker.chat_stream\(` after the wire commit; ensure each is tagged with opts.category |
+| 3 (repl wires) | R2: fallback retry credits usage to wrong model | wrapped on_delta keys by `payload.model` (set inside broker per R2), NOT by outer `model_name`; smoke a deliberately-broken-primary case |
+| 4 (safety wires) | safety.lua must NOT introduce new module dep | Use helpers.on_usage callback convention (matches #52's scrub_msgs) |
+| 4 (safety wires) | N4: llm_probe → llm_second_opinion → is_destructive signature chain widening | Spelled out in commit-4 note above |
+| 5 (:cost + warn) | warn fires multiple times when threshold is much exceeded by one call | per-threshold one-shot flag in `ctx.cost_warn_state`; explicit :cost reset to re-arm both |
+| 5 (:cost + warn) | R4: single shared flag covers two thresholds | RESOLVED — split into `cost_warn_state.dollars` + `.tokens` |
+| 6 (config + status) | N5: PHASE0 §11 already amended at `3bad07b` | This commit does NOT re-apply the amendment |
+
+### Tests + smoke per commit
+
+Each commit:
+- Pass `luajit test_safety.lua` (87/87) and `luajit test_router_model.lua` (31/31)
+- Load cleanly via `luajit -e 'package.path=...; require("repl"); print("ok")'`
+- Pass a per-feature smoke (described in each row above)
+
+### Things deliberately NOT split
+
+- broker.chat backward-compat shim — Lua's multiple-return-values
+  semantics handle it automatically (existing `local r = broker.chat(..)`
+  drops the new `usage` value).
+- Per-category sub-tables — flat `model -> category -> counters` is
+  simple enough; nesting deeper for e.g. timestamps is v2.
+- Cross-session persistence — explicitly Q-C2 deferred to phase 8.
+
+### Open at plan-time (resolve at implement)
+
+- Whether `safety.is_destructive`'s opts should carry `on_usage`
+  callback explicitly OR thread through cfg.helpers (the latter
+  matches the Norris helpers convention but is more coupling).
+  Decide at commit 4. Default to explicit opts.on_usage for minimum
+  surface.
+- Whether to emit a `[aish] usage: model=X prompt=N completion=M cost=$X`
+  status line PER TURN (verbose mode) or only via :cost on demand.
+  v1 = on demand only; verbose mode is a follow-up nice-to-have.

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+# Phase 8 Baseline — pre-implementation measurements
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+**Tree probed:** `1a136d8` (PHASE8 formulate + analyze + pillar-5 addition).
+**Broker probed:** `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082` (local `qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k` was the active local model at probe time).
+
+---
+
+## B1. `/tokenize` ignores the `model` request field
+
+Probed three variants of the same request:
+
+| Request body | Response |
+|---|---|
+| `{"model":"qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k","content":"hello world"}` | `{"tokens":[14990,1879]}` |
+| `{"model":"Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf","content":"hello world"}` | `{"tokens":[14990,1879]}` (identical) |
+| `{"content":"hello world"}` (no model) | `{"tokens":[14990,1879]}` (identical) |
+
+**Q-T5 RESOLVED**: hossenfelder's `/tokenize` does NOT switch
+tokenizer based on the request's `model` field. It returns the
+tokenization of whichever backend model is currently loaded by the
+proxy. For aish purposes this is **acceptable** — we get a real BPE
+tokenizer count rather than char/4. The accuracy gap from using a
+different model's tokenizer than the one that will receive the
+completion is minor (Qwen / Llama tokenizers are similar in BPE
+vocabulary scale; both are far more accurate than char/4).
+
+**Implication for §4**: keep sending the `model` field anyway (it's
+harmless and may help if the proxy gains per-model routing later).
+Document the limitation: counts are from the proxy's loaded model,
+NOT necessarily the model_cfg.model requested. For cloud presets
+that route through OpenRouter, `/tokenize` 404s anyway and the
+char/4 fallback fires — no inaccuracy concern there.
+
+---
+
+## B2. `/tokenize` round-trip latency
+
+Five probes against `hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082` for random-base64
+payloads of varying sizes:
+
+| Input size (chars) | Tokens returned | Round-trip (ms) |
+|---|---|---|
+| 50    | 39   | 23 |
+| 500   | 369  | 34 |
+| 2000  | 1509 | 32 |
+| 5000  | 3741 | 24 |
+
+**Latency is flat at ~25-35ms** across the size range, dominated by
+network round-trip (not tokenizer cost). This is comfortably under
+the §4 formulate-time estimate of "~50ms per call".
+
+**Implication for §5**: per-turn `_tokens` cache amortizes cost to
+O(1) after first count. Worst case fresh session with 40 cached
+turns: 40 × 30ms = 1.2s one-time cost for `enforce_budget`'s first
+call (after that, cached). Acceptable.
+
+The total tokens count for random base64 input is unusually high
+(~74% chars-to-tokens vs ~25% for natural prose). This is because
+base64 lacks the common-token patterns BPE compresses. Natural-text
+sessions tokenize closer to char/4 (per earlier prose probe: 558
+tokens for 2032 chars = 27.5%).
+
+---
+
+## B3. `/tokenize` body shape — `{tokens: [int, int, ...]}`
+
+Confirmed across all probes: response is `{"tokens": [N1, N2, ...]}`
+where each `Ni` is the token ID (integer). For aish purposes we only
+need the count (`#response.tokens`), so the token IDs themselves are
+discarded.
+
+The response is JSON (not SSE), so `ffi.curl.M.post` (blocking POST)
+is the right call — not `M.post_sse`.
+
+---
+
+## B4. No /tokenize on cloud (OpenRouter) — char/4 fallback path validated
+
+Already probed during formulate-time:
+
+```
+curl http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082/v1/tokenize  -> 404
+curl http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082/tokenize ... model=anthropic/...
+  -> 404 (or returns the LOADED-local-model's tokenization; not the cloud's)
+```
+
+The hossenfelder proxy doesn't forward `/tokenize` to OpenRouter
+(which doesn't expose it). Our per-endpoint capability cache will
+mark it as unsupported on first probe; subsequent cloud calls use
+char/4 silently.
+
+**No design change needed** — formulate's "cache capability per
+(endpoint, model) on first probe" handles this naturally.
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Finding | Affects | Resolution |
+|---|---|---|
+| B1 /tokenize ignores `model` field | §4 token_count accuracy gap | Document; acceptable — BPE >> char/4 even with wrong tokenizer |
+| B2 ~25-35ms latency, flat over size | §5 per-turn cache strategy | Per-turn cache amortizes; worst case 1.2s on first enforce_budget |
+| B3 `{tokens: [...]}` body shape | §4 broker.token_count parser | Confirmed; one-liner JSON parse |
+| B4 cloud /tokenize 404 | §4 capability detection | Cache as unsupported on first probe; char/4 fallback fires silently |
+
+All findings align with the formulate/analyze design. No
+structural changes needed. Ready for plan.
+
+**Q-T5 RESOLVED** per B1. All open questions now resolved.

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+# aish — Phase 8 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 8 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Implement (5 commits landed: 7ef2a6e, 8502517, db26d0c, 94b7d86, this)
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+
+**Review findings (independent Sonnet agent, 2026-05-16) — 2 BLOCKERs
+resolved in-place, 4 CONCERNs folded, 4 NITs applied:**
+
+R1 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **§5 pseudocode missing per-turn cache pattern.**
+    The prose under the §5 code block correctly describes the cache,
+    but the code block itself calls `self.tokenize_fn(t.content)`
+    unconditionally — an implementer following the code would produce
+    the O(N round-trips per call) behavior the prose flags as too
+    slow. **Fix:** §5 code block updated to show the explicit
+    cache-read-then-write pattern (`if t._tokens then ... else
+    t._tokens = self.tokenize_fn(t.content) end`). §13 commit 2 row
+    also calls this out explicitly.
+
+R2 (BLOCKER, RESOLVED). **enforce_budget loop can spin indefinitely
+    when system_prompt alone exceeds token_budget.** If `[project]`
+    block is 5000 tokens and `token_budget = 4096`, the loop's OR
+    condition stays true even when `#turns == 0` — `table.remove`
+    is a no-op, the loop never exits. **Fix:** §13 commit 3 row
+    updated to specify the explicit guard: `while (#self.turns >
+    self.max_turns or self:estimate_tokens() > self.token_budget)
+    and #self.turns > 0 do`. When turns are exhausted, the loop
+    exits gracefully even if the system prompt blows the budget
+    (caller is on their own to reduce :project, :memory, etc.).
+
+R3 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:cost detail` comparison semantically
+    undefined.** Sum-of-prompt_tokens across all calls (accumulator)
+    vs current-snapshot estimate are incommensurable — sessions
+    with evictions ALWAYS show divergence not because heuristic is
+    wrong but because they measure different things. **Resolution:**
+    §6 reworked to drop the per-slot `~est=N` inline annotation
+    (which conflated the two); instead show a SINGLE trailing
+    "[estimated session ctx: N tokens]" line under :cost detail.
+    Cleanly separates the running-total accumulator from the
+    current-snapshot estimate. §13 commit 4 already pointed to this
+    direction — now §6 matches.
+
+R4 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **tokenize_fn closure must reference `active_cfg`
+    by upvalue, not by value-capture.** If the implementer writes
+    `local cfg = active_cfg; return function(text) ... cfg ... end`,
+    the closure won't follow `:model` switches. **Fix:** §13 commit
+    4 row gains an explicit code note: the closure MUST be
+    `function(text) return broker.token_count(active_cfg, text) end`
+    — direct upvalue reference. A5 analysis verified upvalue
+    semantics; now spelled out so the implementer doesn't subtly
+    miss it.
+
+R5 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **2s tokenize timeout can spuriously cache as
+    unsupported when llama.cpp is busy serving a concurrent
+    completion.** llama.cpp is single-threaded for inference; a
+    /tokenize request that arrives mid-generation queues behind
+    inference and may exceed the 2s cap. The capability would then
+    cache as `false` for the rest of the session, even though the
+    endpoint IS capable. **Fix:** §9 risk row added documenting
+    this. Mitigation: 2s is reasonable for IDLE responses but if
+    practical problems surface, bump to 5s or make configurable
+    (`cfg.tokenize.timeout_ms`). v1 ships 2s; revisit in verify if
+    it bites.
+
+R6 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Per-endpoint cache key conflates two
+    same-endpoint/different-model presets.** B1 confirmed
+    /tokenize ignores the model field, so two probes per session
+    when one would suffice. **Fix:** §4 cache key SIMPLIFIED to
+    just `model_cfg.endpoint` (B1-justified). Same-endpoint
+    presets share one cache entry; one probe per endpoint per
+    session, not per (endpoint, model). For a future broker that
+    DOES honor the model field, this design choice would need
+    revisiting — documented inline.
+
+R-N1..N4 (NITs, APPLIED):
+  N1. §13 commit 3 condition uses uppercase `OR`/`AND` — corrected
+      to Lua's lowercase `or`/`and`.
+  N2. §10 Q-T5 row's "Resolution target" cell was empty; now reads
+      "Baseline (B1)" for consistency.
+  N3. §6 outdated inline `~est=N` description removed; new approach
+      (single trailing summary line) is documented; §8 out-of-scope
+      bullet about per-call comparison stays as the explicit "we
+      considered, rejected" record.
+  N4. PHASE8.md status header (formerly carrying a stale tree hash
+      that would drift before implementation) now references the
+      latest tree as of this fold-in (`aa64ad3`). Commit 5's status
+      bump to "Implement" will refresh it again at that point.
+
+**Analyze findings (2026-05-16):**
+
+A1. **enforce_budget ONLY checks max_turns, not token_budget — major
+    scope gap.** `Context:enforce_budget` (context.lua:319) iterates
+    `while #self.turns > self.max_turns`; `self.token_budget = 4096`
+    is set but NEVER consulted. So even with accurate tokenization,
+    eviction decisions are unaffected — the new `estimate_tokens()`
+    only feeds the prompt template's `{ctx_used}` display variable
+    (repl.lua:630).
+
+    **Resolution**: extend Phase 8 with a NEW pillar 5: make
+    `enforce_budget` honor `token_budget` AS WELL AS max_turns —
+    evict the oldest pair when EITHER threshold is exceeded. This
+    is the real motivation for accurate tokenization; without it
+    Phase 8 is largely cosmetic. Folded into §1 (5 pillars now),
+    §3 (context.lua row), §9 (new risk row about under-eviction
+    becoming over-eviction if tokenize_fn returns a much higher
+    number than char/4).
+
+A2. **`ffi.curl.M.post` signature confirmed.** `(body, status)` on
+    success, `(nil, err)` on failure. Matches the formulate-time
+    sketch. status is the integer HTTP code. The probe checks
+    `status == 200 and out` correctly.
+
+A3. **Single caller of `Context:estimate_tokens()` in tree.** Only
+    `repl.lua:630` (prompt template `{ctx_used}` substitution) calls
+    it. No internal callers in context.lua. This means:
+    - The wiring point is ONE line in repl.lua (the prompt template
+      already runs `ctx:estimate_tokens()` on every prompt render).
+    - With A1's extension, `enforce_budget` becomes a SECOND caller —
+      and a more frequent one (per turn, not per prompt render).
+    - Per-turn `_tokens` cache becomes important for the
+      enforce_budget path (called from ask_ai after every turn).
+
+A4. **Q-T1 RESOLVED**: per-turn `_tokens` cache lives on the turn
+    dict. `:reset` clears `ctx.turns` so the cache dies with them.
+    New turns get nil `_tokens`; lazy-set on first count. Trivial.
+
+A5. **Q-T2 RESOLVED**: tokenize_fn closure captures `active_cfg` as
+    an UPVALUE. Upvalues are resolved at closure call time, not at
+    definition time. When the user `:model cloud` switches,
+    `active_cfg = config.models[name]` reassigns the local;
+    subsequent tokenize_fn calls see the new value. Natural; no
+    explicit re-binding needed.
+
+A6. **Q-T3 RESOLVED**: skip the probe entirely when
+    `cfg.tokenize.use_endpoint = false` or unset. Don't even call
+    `broker.token_count` — repl.lua won't wire `tokenize_fn` to
+    Context.new in the first place. context.lua's tokenize_fn-nil
+    branch handles it (char/4 fallback).
+
+A7. **Q-T6 RESOLVED (defer to follow-up)**: tools-schema tokens
+    are a fixed cost per session (tools_schema doesn't change unless
+    `:mcp connect/disconnect` lands a new session). The under-count
+    is bounded and predictable. Defer to a future polish; v1
+    counts only messages. Document in §8 out-of-scope.
+
+A8. **Per-turn `_tokens` cache invalidation.** Turn `content` is
+    immutable after append (we don't mutate stored turns). Cache is
+    safe to live forever on the turn. The only invalidation event
+    is `:reset` (clears turns wholesale). No other invalidation
+    needed.
+
+A9. **Probe latency baseline** (Q-T4 deferred): probed manually
+    during formulate — single tokenize call for ~50 char text ran
+    in ~50ms locally. For 40 turns × 500 chars cached = 40 × 50ms
+    = 2s ONLY on the first estimate after a fresh session. After
+    caching, subsequent estimates are O(1) per turn (dict lookups).
+
+A10. **Streaming during `chat_stream` interleaves with tokenize?**
+     No — `Context:estimate_tokens()` is called OUTSIDE the streaming
+     callback (in the main loop, before/after broker calls). No
+     concurrent network competition.
+
+A11. **MCP tool turn content** — `role:"tool"` turns have `content`
+     strings too (the tool result). These get tokenized identically;
+     no special-case needed. Cache key is the turn dict itself, so
+     tool turns get their own `_tokens` slot.
+
+A12. **`include_usage` interaction with tokenize**: orthogonal. The
+     tokenize probe uses a separate (non-streaming) `/tokenize`
+     endpoint; never sees the chat completion's stream_options.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-7 are layered on top. This manifest
+specifies what Phase 8 adds — **accurate tokenization**: replace the
+char/4 heuristic on `Context:estimate_tokens()` with a per-broker
+`/tokenize` round-trip where supported, char/4 fallback otherwise.
+
+Resolves Q1 (`PHASE0.md §13`, originally targeted at Phase 3 — deferred
+forward across each phase). PHASE0 §11 amendment to add Phase 8 row
+lands in the same commit as this formulate doc.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 8
+
+Five pillars (A1 added pillar 5):
+
+1. **Per-endpoint tokenize probe (cached)** — at first use, send a
+   probe to the broker's tokenize endpoint with a tiny payload; if it
+   returns `{tokens: [...]}` we mark the endpoint+model as tokenize-
+   capable and use the actual count thereafter. If it 404s or errors,
+   mark the slot as `tokenize_supported = false` and fall through to
+   char/4 silently. Cached per `(endpoint, model)` for the session.
+
+2. **`broker.token_count(model_cfg, text)`** — thin wrapper that
+   returns an accurate token count when the (endpoint, model) is
+   tokenize-capable, else the char/4 heuristic. Always returns a
+   non-negative integer; never errors. The probe + fallback is
+   transparent to callers.
+
+3. **`Context:estimate_tokens()` widening** — currently char/4 over
+   `system_prompt` + sum of `turn.content`s. The new shape accepts
+   an optional `tokenize_fn` (callback) at `Context.new` time and uses
+   it when present; falls back to char/4 when nil. `repl.lua` wires
+   `tokenize_fn = function(text) return broker.token_count(active_cfg, text) end`.
+   This means the active model's tokenizer is used for budgeting
+   decisions, which matches the broker the next ask_ai will hit.
+
+4. **`:cost detail` estimated-vs-actual column** — for each
+   (model, category) slot in the accumulator, the actual
+   `prompt_tokens` from broker usage is already stored. Add an
+   estimated column computed via `broker.token_count` on the
+   currently-buffered prompt-shape. Disagreement >10% surfaces in a
+   tiny `~est=N` annotation so users can see when the heuristic
+   diverges from reality. Display-only; no behavior change.
+
+5. **`enforce_budget` consults `token_budget` (A1)** — currently
+   `enforce_budget` only iterates `#turns > max_turns`. Extend to
+   ALSO check `estimate_tokens() > token_budget`. Eviction fires
+   when EITHER threshold is exceeded; the existing summarize-on-
+   evict callback (Phase 5) still gets called per evicted pair.
+   This is the real motivation for accurate tokenization — without
+   it, the new token counts are display-only. Default budget
+   (token_budget = 4096) was set at PHASE0 but never enforced;
+   Phase 8 closes that gap.
+
+**Phase 8 is done when:**
+
+- A long-running session with the local `qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k`
+  model evicts at the RIGHT moment (token_budget=4096 hit triggers
+  eviction via the new pillar 5 path) rather than only when
+  max_turns is exceeded.
+- `broker.token_count(local_cfg, "hello world")` returns 2 (matches
+  the live tokenize result, not the char/4=2 coincidence — verify
+  via `:cost detail` against multi-paragraph text).
+- `broker.token_count(cloud_cfg, "hello world")` returns 2 (char/4
+  fallback when /tokenize 404s, which it does for OpenRouter).
+- Cached per-endpoint capability — the probe fires once per
+  endpoint per session, not per call.
+- Existing configs without `cfg.tokenize` behave like Phase 7 (zero
+  behavior change unless opted in via `cfg.tokenize.use_endpoint = true`).
+- `:cost detail` shows estimated-vs-actual where disagreement >10%,
+  silent otherwise.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 7)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Tokenize endpoint path | `<endpoint>/tokenize` (NOT `<endpoint>/v1/tokenize`) | Per real probe against hossenfelder: `/v1/tokenize` returns 404; `/tokenize` returns `{tokens: [...]}`. This is the llama.cpp server convention. |
+| Request body shape | `{"content": "<text>", "model": "<model>"}` | Local model echoed via `model`; llama.cpp ignores it but harmless. Probed shape works. |
+| Capability detection | Per-call optimistic probe; on 404/non-200, cache `tokenize_supported[endpoint][model] = false` and never retry that session | One round-trip cost on first miss; zero on subsequent. Sessions are short enough that re-probe across restarts is fine. |
+| Fallback heuristic | char/4 (Phase 0 §8 convention) | Established; underestimates ~10% on real code/prose per baseline B1, but acceptable when no better signal available. |
+| `Context:estimate_tokens` calling convention | Optional `tokenize_fn` callback at Context.new; absent = char/4 (existing behavior) | Backward-compatible; no caller break. Opt-in via repl.lua. |
+| Active-model tokenizer | repl.lua wires `tokenize_fn` against `active_cfg` (the currently active model), so eviction decisions match the broker the next call will hit | When the user `:model cloud` switches mid-session, subsequent estimates use cloud's tokenizer (which falls back to char/4 since OpenRouter has no /tokenize). |
+| Caching strategy | Endpoint+model capability flag only; NOT per-text token-count cache | Token counts depend on text content; caching adds memory + correctness risk for marginal speed. Probe latency dominates only on first call per endpoint. |
+| Per-text timeout cap | 2s for tokenize calls (much tighter than the model's normal timeout_ms) | Tokenize is a small, fast operation; if it doesn't respond in 2s, the endpoint is misbehaving. Bail to char/4. |
+| `:cost detail` est-vs-actual | Show only when disagreement >10%; format `(prompt: 558 ~est=508 / completion: 80)` for the disagreement case, `(prompt: 558 / completion: 80)` otherwise | Always-on noise; suppress when heuristic is close. |
+| New config key | `cfg.tokenize = { use_endpoint = true }` — default false until user opts in | Network round-trip cost; user-acknowledged behavior change. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 7 | Phase 8 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `broker.lua` | `chat`, `chat_stream`, `build_request` (opts-widened in Phase 7) | New `M.token_count(model_cfg, text)`: tries `<endpoint>/tokenize` once per (endpoint, model); caches capability; returns int. New `M.tokenize_supported(model_cfg)` introspection helper for tests. |
+| `context.lua` | `estimate_tokens()` char/4 sum over system_prompt + turn.contents; `enforce_budget()` only checks max_turns | Widen `estimate_tokens` to use `self.tokenize_fn(text)` if present; else char/4. Per-turn `_tokens` cache on each turn dict; lazy-set on first count. Extend `enforce_budget` to ALSO evict when `estimate_tokens() > token_budget` (A1 — pillar 5). |
+| `repl.lua` | wires Context.new with summarize_fn, hosts all metas | `tokenize_fn` wired into Context.new when `cfg.tokenize.use_endpoint = true`. `:cost detail` extended with est-vs-actual column. |
+| `config.lua` | Phase 7 cost block example | Add commented-out `tokenize = { use_endpoint = true }` block. |
+| `docs/PHASE0.md` | §11 lists phases 0-7 | Amendment: add Phase 8 row to §11. |
+
+No new module files.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Pillar 1+2 — `broker.token_count(model_cfg, text)`
+
+R6-revised — cache key is endpoint-only (B1: /tokenize ignores the
+model field so two presets sharing an endpoint share one cache entry):
+
+```lua
+-- Per-endpoint capability cache (session-scoped local in broker.lua).
+-- Keyed by endpoint only (B1: hossenfelder's /tokenize ignores the
+-- model field; same endpoint -> same tokenization). If a future
+-- broker honors the model field, revisit this keying.
+local _tokenize_capable = {}    -- [endpoint] = true | false
+
+function M.token_count(model_cfg, text)
+    text = text or ""
+    if text == "" then return 0 end
+    if not (model_cfg and model_cfg.endpoint) then
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)   -- pure fallback
+    end
+    local ep  = model_cfg.endpoint
+    local cap = _tokenize_capable[ep]
+    if cap == false then
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    -- cap == nil OR cap == true; try the endpoint.
+    local url = ep:gsub("/+$", "") .. "/tokenize"
+    local body = json.encode({ content = text, model = model_cfg.model })
+    local out, status = curl.post(url, body,
+        { "Content-Type: application/json" },
+        2000)  -- 2s timeout
+    if not (status == 200 and out) then
+        _tokenize_capable[ep] = false
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    local doc = json.decode(out)
+    local toks = doc and doc.tokens
+    if type(toks) ~= "table" then
+        _tokenize_capable[ep] = false
+        return math.floor(#text / 4)
+    end
+    _tokenize_capable[ep] = true
+    return #toks
+end
+
+function M.tokenize_supported(model_cfg)
+    if not (model_cfg and model_cfg.endpoint) then return nil end
+    return _tokenize_capable[model_cfg.endpoint]
+end
+```
+
+Uses Phase 1's `ffi/curl.M.post` (blocking POST, returns body + status).
+
+---
+
+## 5. Pillar 3 — `Context:estimate_tokens` widening
+
+R1-revised — cache pattern is IN the reference code, not just prose:
+
+```lua
+function M.new(opts)
+    ...
+    return setmetatable({
+        ...
+        -- Phase 8: optional callback that returns an accurate token
+        -- count for a given text. Set by repl.lua when cfg.tokenize.
+        -- use_endpoint=true, calling broker.token_count(active_cfg, ...).
+        -- nil = char/4 fallback (Phase 0 §8 behavior).
+        tokenize_fn          = opts.tokenize_fn,
+    }, Context)
+end
+
+function Context:estimate_tokens()
+    if self.tokenize_fn then
+        -- system_prompt is recomposed per call (memory/project/summary
+        -- blocks are dynamic) — re-tokenize every estimate. Bounded
+        -- by one round-trip.
+        local n = self.tokenize_fn(self.system_prompt)
+        -- R1: per-turn cache on the turn dict itself. Turn content
+        -- is immutable after append (A8) so the cache never goes
+        -- stale; turns dying with :reset takes the cache with them.
+        for _, t in ipairs(self.turns) do
+            if t._tokens == nil then
+                t._tokens = self.tokenize_fn(t.content)
+            end
+            n = n + t._tokens
+        end
+        return n
+    end
+    -- char/4 fallback (existing behavior)
+    local n = #self.system_prompt
+    for _, t in ipairs(self.turns) do n = n + #t.content end
+    return math.floor(n / 4)
+end
+```
+
+Performance: first call after a fresh session fires N+1 round-trips
+(N turns + 1 system prompt). Subsequent calls fire 1 (system prompt)
++ N dict lookups. For N=40, that's 40 × ~30ms = 1.2s one-time + ~30ms
+amortized per call — acceptable for the prompt-template render path
+AND the per-step Norris enforce_budget call.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Pillar 4 — `:cost detail` est-vs-actual
+
+Current `:cost detail` (Phase 7) shows:
+
+```
+  anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 main                 1 calls,    179 /      8 tokens, $0.000219
+```
+
+The `179 / 8` is `prompt_tokens / completion_tokens` SUMMED across all
+calls in that slot — including any turns later evicted from context.
+
+R3-revised Phase 8 extension: an inline per-slot "estimated" annotation
+would conflate two different things — the per-slot prompt_tokens is a
+cumulative running total (across calls AND past evicted turns), while
+`estimate_tokens()` is a current-snapshot measurement (in-memory turns
+ONLY). Comparing them directly is misleading; sessions with evictions
+would always show divergence.
+
+Instead, add a SINGLE trailing summary line after the slot rows:
+
+```
+  ... per-slot rows ...
+  [estimated session ctx: 412 tokens; token_budget=4096 (10% used)]
+```
+
+The estimate is `ctx:estimate_tokens()` over the current ctx (system
+prompt + live turns); the percentage gives at-a-glance budget
+utilization. This is purely informational; no annotation on the
+accumulator rows themselves.
+
+---
+
+## 7. UX Surface Summary
+
+| Meta | Behavior change |
+|---|---|
+| `:cost detail` | Adds `~est=N` annotation per slot when heuristic disagreement >10% |
+| (no new metas in v1) | |
+
+| Config | Default | Effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| `cfg.tokenize.use_endpoint` | false | When true, repl.lua wires `tokenize_fn` so context budgeting uses real token counts |
+
+The `cfg.tokenize` block being opt-in is conservative: enabling it
+means every `Context:estimate_tokens()` call may hit the broker. For
+local llama.cpp the cost is ~50ms; for cloud-only configurations there
+IS no /tokenize endpoint so we silently fall through to char/4 (cached
+after one probe). No surprise; document in config example.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Out of Scope (Phase 8)
+
+- **Cost preflight enforcement** — option 2 of the Phase 7 §12
+  candidates. The tokenize work here is a PREREQUISITE for accurate
+  preflight cost estimation, but the enforcement layer itself
+  (cap_at_dollars that REFUSES the call) is its own surface — defer
+  to a separate phase.
+- **Cross-session cost rollup** — option 1 of Phase 7 §12 candidates.
+  Independent of tokenization.
+- **Streaming tokenize** — some servers expose streaming tokenize
+  endpoints for partial-prompt token counts during generation. Out
+  of scope here; we use the blocking /tokenize for batch estimates.
+- **Multi-tokenizer support** (e.g. tiktoken for OpenAI compat,
+  sentencepiece for HuggingFace) — would require vendoring a C library
+  (violates PHASE0 §3) or shelling out to python. Endpoint-based is
+  the only substrate-compliant option for accuracy beyond char/4.
+- **Tokenization for `:cost detail` rows that span multiple turns**
+  — the actual `prompt_tokens` in the accumulator slot is the sum
+  ACROSS calls; the estimate for comparison should be over the
+  CURRENT ctx content. Show the per-call comparison only.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| `/tokenize` 404 silently cached as `tokenize_supported = false` for a typo'd endpoint config | Per-session cache; restart re-probes. Acceptable. |
+| Tokenize round-trip on every prompt eviction check adds 50ms × N turns latency | `turn._tokens` per-turn cache set at append-time; only re-tokenize on cache miss. |
+| Hossenfelder proxy may forward `/tokenize` differently than direct llama.cpp (e.g., adds `/v1/` prefix expected) | B1 confirms `/tokenize` works against hossenfelder; other proxies untested but the design degrades gracefully (char/4 fallback). |
+| Cloud models without /tokenize emit no probes after first 404 — fine but `:cost detail` est-vs-actual will always agree (both are char/4 then) | Documented; no fix needed. Display annotation hides when est=actual exactly OR within 10%. |
+| `Context:estimate_tokens` callers downstream expect synchronous fast return (currently O(N) string ops); new path is O(N) round-trips | Per-turn cache makes amortized cost O(1) per turn after first count. |
+| Endpoint URL handling — currently `endpoint .. "/v1/chat/completions"` is hardcoded; tokenize uses `endpoint .. "/tokenize"` (no /v1) — asymmetric | Document the asymmetry inline; the llama.cpp convention is that completions go through /v1 (OpenAI compat) but server-internal endpoints like /tokenize do not. |
+| A1 pillar 5 — accurate tokenization could cause EARLIER eviction than the char/4 heuristic (real counts are higher per baseline). User session that fit in 4096 tokens under char/4 may now spill. | Default `token_budget = 4096` was set in Phase 0; accurate counts mean Phase 8 finally ENFORCES it. Users on `cfg.context.token_budget` defaults may see eviction earlier than before — document as intentional. Users can raise `token_budget` per their model's real context window. |
+| R5 — 2s tokenize timeout could spuriously cache-as-unsupported when the llama.cpp backend is busy with a concurrent completion (single-threaded inference, /tokenize queues behind it). Once cached false, char/4 takes over for the rest of the session even though the endpoint IS capable. | 2s is fine for idle responses; bumping to 5s or making it configurable (`cfg.tokenize.timeout_ms`) is a v1.1 polish if it bites in practice. Documented; revisit during verify. |
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open Questions (Phase 8)
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolution target |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q-T1 | Per-turn `_tokens` cache across `:reset` | A4 — dies with turns; new turns get nil and lazy-set on first count. Trivial. |
+| Q-T2 | `tokenize_fn` re-bind on `:model` switch | A5 — closure captures `active_cfg` upvalue; resolved at call time; follows `:model` switch naturally. No explicit re-binding needed. |
+| Q-T3 | Probe respects opt-out | A6 — when `cfg.tokenize.use_endpoint = false`, repl.lua doesn't wire `tokenize_fn`; context.lua's nil branch takes the char/4 fallback. No probe call at all. |
+| Q-T4 | Tokenize round-trip latency | A9 — ~50ms per call locally for typical ~500-char turn. With per-turn cache, amortized O(1) per turn after first count. |
+| Q-T5 | `/tokenize` honors `model` field | B1 RESOLVED — `/tokenize` IGNORES the model field; returns the loaded backend's tokenization. Acceptable (BPE >> char/4 even with wrong tokenizer); cache key simplified to endpoint-only per R6. |
+| Q-T6 | tools-schema tokens | A7 — deferred to follow-up. Tools schema is fixed per session (changes only on :mcp connect/disconnect); under-count is bounded. v1 counts messages only. |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Phase 8 → Phase 9+ Out-of-band
+
+Candidate follow-ups (non-binding):
+
+- **Phase 9**: cost preflight enforcement (Phase 7 §12 option 2) —
+  uses Phase 8's accurate token counts to refuse calls that would
+  cross `cap_at_dollars`. The accuracy work here is the foundation.
+- **Cross-session cost rollup** (Phase 7 §12 option 1) — independent;
+  could land in parallel.
+- **Phase X**: project-local config overlay (`.aish.lua`) — was the
+  alternative scope to Phase 7's cost work. Still valuable but
+  independent of any current line.
+
+Phase 8 itself is self-contained — no upstream dependencies.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+Bottom-up: broker first (the egress capability all callers depend
+on), then context (the consumer + the new pillar 5 budget extension),
+then repl.lua wiring + display, then config + status bump. Each
+commit leaves the tree green (existing tests + load smoke + per-
+commit feature smoke).
+
+### Order
+
+1. **`broker.lua` — `M.token_count` helper + per-endpoint capability cache.**
+   - Module-local `_tokenize_capable` table keyed by `endpoint .. "/" .. model`.
+   - `M.token_count(model_cfg, text)`:
+     - empty text -> 0
+     - bad cfg (no endpoint) -> char/4 immediately
+     - capability cache says `false` for this slot -> char/4
+     - otherwise: probe `<endpoint>/tokenize` with `{content, model}` body,
+       2s timeout. On `status == 200 + parseable {tokens=[...]}`:
+       cache `true`, return `#tokens`. Anything else (non-200, parse
+       fail, transport err): cache `false`, char/4.
+   - `M.tokenize_supported(model_cfg)` returns the cache slot for
+     introspection (tests + future :tokenize meta).
+   - Smoke: hand-call `M.token_count(local_cfg, "hello world")` -> 2;
+     `M.token_count(cloud_cfg, "hello world")` -> 2 (char/4 fallback;
+     cache marks cloud as unsupported on first try).
+
+2. **`context.lua` — estimate_tokens widening + per-turn cache.**
+   - Context.new accepts `opts.tokenize_fn` -> stored as `self.tokenize_fn`.
+   - `Context:estimate_tokens()`:
+     - if `tokenize_fn` is nil: existing char/4 (no behavior change).
+     - else: tokenize `system_prompt` (no caching — system prompt
+       changes per turn due to dynamic blocks).
+       For each turn: if `turn._tokens` is set use it; else
+       compute via tokenize_fn AND cache on turn._tokens.
+   - No new helper; the change is internal to estimate_tokens.
+   - Smoke: synthetic Context with stub tokenize_fn that returns N=42
+     for every call; verify estimate sums correctly + cache populates
+     turn._tokens.
+
+3. **`context.lua` — enforce_budget honors token_budget (pillar 5).**
+   - Existing `while #self.turns > self.max_turns` loop extended.
+     **R2 guard** — when system_prompt alone exceeds budget AND
+     turns are empty, the loop must exit (not spin trying to evict
+     nothing). Correct condition:
+     ```lua
+     while (#self.turns > self.max_turns
+            or self:estimate_tokens() > self.token_budget)
+           and #self.turns > 0 do
+     ```
+     Lowercase `or`/`and` per Lua syntax (N1).
+   - Per-pair eviction otherwise unchanged (summarize callback,
+     status_evictions).
+   - The estimate_tokens call inside the loop is potentially expensive
+     under tokenize_fn — but commit #2's per-turn cache means each
+     iteration is O(#turns) dict-lookups after the first. Acceptable
+     for the eviction hot path.
+   - Smoke: (a) Context with `token_budget = 100`, max_turns = 100,
+     fill with turns until `estimate_tokens() > 100`, then call
+     enforce_budget — should evict until under budget. (b) R2 case:
+     synthetic system_prompt of 500 chars (char/4 = 125 tokens) +
+     token_budget = 100 + zero turns — call enforce_budget; must
+     return immediately, not spin.
+
+4. **`repl.lua` — tokenize_fn wiring + :cost detail estimate row.**
+   - When `config.tokenize and config.tokenize.use_endpoint`, build
+     `ctx_opts.tokenize_fn = function(text)
+        return broker.token_count(active_cfg, text)
+      end`. **R4: the closure body MUST reference `active_cfg`
+     directly as an upvalue, NOT capture it by value** (`local cfg
+     = active_cfg; return function() ... cfg ... end` would freeze
+     to the value at closure-construction time and miss `:model`
+     switches). A5 verified upvalue semantics in Lua.
+   - `:cost detail` extension per R3: ONE trailing summary line under
+     the existing per-slot rows showing
+     `[estimated session ctx: N tokens; token_budget=M (X% used)]`.
+     N comes from `ctx:estimate_tokens()` (current snapshot, NOT a
+     comparison against the accumulator sum — they measure different
+     things). M is `ctx.token_budget`. X% = N/M × 100.
+   - Smoke: with use_endpoint=true on a local-only session, observe
+     enforce_budget eviction timing vs disabled; observe :cost detail
+     estimate row updates as turns accumulate.
+
+5. **`config.lua` example block + `docs/PHASE8.md` status bump.**
+   - Commented-out `tokenize = { use_endpoint = true }` block in
+     config.lua with parity to Phase 1-7 example blocks. Document
+     the per-endpoint network cost (one probe per session) and the
+     implication: token_budget actually enforces now.
+   - PHASE8.md status header -> **Implement**.
+
+### Risk index per commit
+
+| Commit | Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 (broker) | Per-endpoint cache leaks across model_cfg deletions (e.g., user removes a model from config mid-session) | Cache is keyed by string; stale entries don't grow without bound (bounded by #configured models × 1). No GC needed. |
+| 1 (broker) | /tokenize probe blocks the calling thread for 2s on a misconfigured endpoint | 2s timeout is the cap; one-shot per endpoint per session. |
+| 2 (context) | per-turn `_tokens` cache miss on every estimate when no tokenize_fn -> existing perf preserved | Cache check is conditional on tokenize_fn presence; char/4 path untouched. |
+| 3 (context) | enforce_budget loop now calls estimate_tokens potentially every iteration; with tokenize_fn that's O(#turns) per iteration -> O(#turns^2) worst case | Per-turn cache makes this O(#turns) amortized after first fill. For typical max_turns=40 + token_budget=4096 sessions: ~40^2 dict lookups = 1600 ops in worst case, microsecond cost. |
+| 3 (context) | accurate counts mean token_budget=4096 (Phase 0 default) finally ENFORCES — sessions that fit under char/4 may now evict earlier | Documented in §9; user can raise token_budget to match their model's real context window. |
+| 4 (repl) | tokenize_fn closure binding to `active_cfg` upval — if upval somehow gets reassigned wrong, eviction uses wrong tokenizer | Lua upvalues are call-time-resolved; A5 verified. Test by smoke after `:model` switch. |
+| 5 (config + status) | none | |
+
+### Tests + smoke per commit
+
+Each commit:
+- Pass `luajit test_safety.lua` (87/87) and `luajit test_router_model.lua` (31/31)
+- Load cleanly via `luajit -e 'package.path=...; require("repl"); print("ok")'`
+- Pass a per-feature smoke (described in each row above)
+
+### Things deliberately NOT split
+
+- New module file for tokenize — small enough to live in broker.lua.
+- Per-text token cache (in addition to per-turn): not needed; turn
+  content is immutable post-append.
+- :tokenize meta for introspecting the cache — `M.tokenize_supported`
+  is exported for testing; if a user needs runtime visibility, that's
+  a follow-up.
+
+### Open at plan-time (resolve at implement)
+
+- :cost detail layout — how exactly to show "estimated session ctx"
+  relative to the existing per-slot rows. Pick at commit 4 (likely
+  a single trailing line under the detail table).
+- Whether to expose `:tokenize <text>` for direct-probe debugging.
+  Nice-to-have; defer unless useful during verify.

docs/PHASE9.md

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+# aish — Phase 9 Manifest
+
+**Project:** aish — AI-augmented conversational shell
+**Document:** Phase 9 Requirements, Architecture & Design Decisions
+**Status:** Implement (4 commits landed: e525063, 34b465d, 5b6ee55, this)
+**Date:** 2026-05-16
+
+**Review findings (Sonnet, 2026-05-16) — 0 BLOCKERs, 7 CONCERNs
+folded, 5 NITs applied:**
+
+R1 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **HOME prefix false-positive in walk-up.**
+    `dir:sub(1, #home) ~= home` lets `/home/user2/...` pass when
+    HOME is `/home/user` (matches first 10 bytes). Real bug. Fix:
+    `if dir ~= home and dir:sub(1, #home + 1) ~= home .. "/" then
+    return nil end`. §4 code updated.
+
+R2 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`io.read` trust-prompt fallback breaks
+    `aish -p` piped stdin.** A8's fallback (`io.read("*l")` if
+    rl.readline misbehaves at startup) would consume the first
+    line of piped stdin in non-interactive mode. **Fix:** in
+    one-shot mode (`opts.prompt` set), SKIP the trust prompt
+    entirely and decline silently with a status line. Project
+    overlays in `-p` mode require pre-existing trust. Documented
+    in §13 commit 2.
+
+R3 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Sources-map delivery decided: `cfg._sources`
+    embedded on the config table** (NOT a global). `repl.run` reads
+    `config._sources` for `:config show`. Backward-compatible — old
+    callers of `repl.run` that don't pass `_sources` still work
+    (`:config show` says `(sources unknown)`). §4 + §13 commits 2+3
+    updated to reflect.
+
+R4 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`_prompt_trust` signature contradicted
+    `_check_trusted`'s "compute sha once" claim.** §5 sketch called
+    `_record_trust(project_path)` which would re-sha256. **Fix:**
+    `_prompt_trust(project_path, sha)` takes the pre-computed sha;
+    `history.add_trusted(trust_path, project_path, sha)` is the
+    one writer. §5 sketches updated to match §13 + the real
+    history.lua API.
+
+R5 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`_check_trusted` duplicated trust-file
+    read logic vs history.lua API.** §5 sketch had inline JSONL
+    read; §13 defines `M.is_trusted(trust_path, project_path,
+    sha256)` in history.lua to own that. **Fix:** §5 sketches now
+    call `history.is_trusted(...)` and `history.add_trusted(...)` —
+    main.lua holds no trust-file logic itself. This also makes the
+    `$AISH_TRUST_FILE` env override work cleanly (one resolution
+    site).
+
+R6 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **`:config show full` mode masking
+    unspecified for nested values** — the actual leak vector is
+    `mcp.servers.<alias>.auth_token`. **Fix:** §6 + §13 commit 3
+    spell out: same heuristic, applied RECURSIVELY in full mode.
+    Top-level mode (default) already collapses nested tables, so
+    no leak there.
+
+R7 (CONCERN, FOLDED). **Shallow merge silently drops user's entire
+    models block** (or permissions, cost, etc.). Documented as
+    "predictable" but is a real UX trap. **Fix:** §1 done-when +
+    §7 UX surface + §13 commit 4 template-comment all gain a
+    conspicuous warning: "If your `.aish.lua` sets a top-level
+    block (models, permissions, cost, ...) it REPLACES your user
+    config's entire block — list every entry you want available
+    OR omit the block to keep the user's." Stronger framing than
+    "predictable".
+
+R-N1..N5 (NITs, APPLIED):
+  N1. (cosmetic — review-prompt clarification only; no doc change)
+  N2. `key_env` / `auth_env` over-masking is a known false-positive
+      of the heuristic (env-var NAME, not a secret). §13 commit 3
+      risk row gains an explicit note: "values of `*_env` fields
+      will be masked too; cosmetic only — they hold env-var names,
+      not secrets. Future: refine heuristic to exempt `*_env`
+      pattern."
+  N3. §13 open-at-plan-time list now includes the
+      sources-map-delivery decision (resolved by R3 — embed on cfg).
+  N4. §9 risk row about trust file partial write gains explicit
+      first-ever-write edge case + workaround (manually delete the
+      corrupt file). Temp-file+rename is v2 polish.
+  N5. §3 module table ffi/libc.lua row had stale "stat" mention;
+      removed per A2 (io.open is sufficient).
+
+**Analyze + baseline findings (2026-05-16) — 5/6 open Qs resolved
+in-place; Q-P4 deferred to implement-time verify:**
+
+A1. **main.lua load_config surface clean.** `load_config(opts)` at
+    `main.lua:53` returns `(cfg, path)` for the user config. Adding
+    a project-overlay wrapper that calls it then walks for `.aish.lua`
+    is additive — no refactor of the existing 4-tier resolution.
+
+A2. **No new FFI needed for walk-up.** `io.open(candidate, "rb")` is
+    sufficient for existence check; `libc.getcwd()` from Phase 6
+    provides the starting point. No new C bindings.
+
+A3. **Q-P2 RESOLVED via probe (B1 below): use `sha256sum`** — GNU
+    coreutils ships it everywhere aish targets. Single-shell-out
+    pattern; output: `<digest>  <path>` → `cut -d' ' -f1` for the
+    hex digest. No new module dependency.
+
+A4. **Q-P1 RESOLVED: trust prompt AFTER `aish: loaded config`
+    status.** The user sees what user-config is in play first, then
+    decides about the overlay. Natural ordering.
+
+A5. **Q-P3 RESOLVED: don't log walk-up path by default.** Too noisy
+    on every startup. If debugging "why isn't my project file
+    found?", `:config show` after startup will reveal the walk
+    result (declined-or-not-found is visible). Verbose-mode walk
+    log is v2 polish.
+
+A6. **Q-P5 RESOLVED: `:config show` shows top-level only by default.**
+    Nested tables collapsed to `{key1, key2, ...}` (just the inner
+    table's keys for orientation). `:config show full` for the
+    deep dump. Keeps the diagnostic surface tractable.
+
+A7. **Q-P6 RESOLVED: project layer CAN set `secrets.vault`** — it's
+    part of the trust prompt's scope. User accepting the prompt
+    accepts that the project file may redirect secrets. The
+    in-memory secrets session is built AFTER config resolution, so
+    a project-set `secrets.vault` IS honored.
+
+A8. **rl.readline at startup (Q-P4 — deferred).** Phase 4's
+    `:memory summarize` candidate-prompt path also calls
+    `rl.readline` early (in metas; not pre-loop). The trust prompt
+    fires BEFORE the main loop opens — earlier than any existing
+    rl.readline call site. **Implement-time check**: smoke-test
+    that rl.readline behaves correctly when called from
+    `load_config_with_overlay` before `M.run` ever fires. If it
+    misbehaves, fall back to a `printf "..." + read` shell-out for
+    the trust prompt.
+
+A9. **Walk-up performance is fine** — at most ~10 levels from a
+    typical cwd to $HOME, each `io.open` is ~10us. Total walk
+    cost < 1ms even on slow filesystems.
+
+A10. **Trust file race**: two aish instances starting concurrently
+     could double-write to `~/.aish/trusted-projects`. JSONL append
+     semantics handle this OK (each writes one complete line); a
+     duplicate trust entry is harmless. No flock needed (unlike
+     memory.jsonl per Phase 4 where the writer SOR was important).
+
+A11. **Sandboxed env for dofile?** Out of scope per §8. The trust
+     prompt IS the gate; we accept full Lua execution post-trust.
+
+A12. **Bootstrap chicken-egg**: project's `.aish.lua` could set
+     `secrets.vault` which would change WHICH secrets are loaded.
+     A12 paths through cleanly: user config loaded → project
+     overlay merged → effective config passed to M.run → M.run
+     reads `config.secrets.vault` (now possibly the project's) →
+     secrets_session built. Order is correct; no chicken-egg.
+
+**Baseline finding:**
+
+B1. `sha256sum` (GNU coreutils 9.7) and `openssl dgst -sha256` agree
+    bit-for-bit on the same input file. Both present on noether.
+    sha256sum chosen for simpler output parsing (digest in first
+    whitespace-separated field; openssl needs `awk '{print $NF}'`).
+    Per A3 resolution; documented in Q-P2.
+
+PHASE0 is the locked substrate; PHASE1-8 are layered on top. This manifest
+specifies what Phase 9 adds — **project-local config overlay (`.aish.lua`)**:
+a per-project config file in or above cwd that merges onto the user's
+global config, letting a repo ship its own permission rules, model
+presets, skills, hooks, etc. without modifying anyone's `~/.config`.
+
+PHASE0 §11 amendment to add the Phase 9 row lands in the same commit as
+this formulate doc.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope of Phase 9
+
+Four pillars:
+
+1. **Project-config resolution + walk-up** — at startup, walk up
+   from cwd looking for `.aish.lua`. Walk stops at the first found
+   file OR at `$HOME` OR at filesystem root (whichever comes first —
+   filesystem-root reached without a hit means "no project config").
+   The found path is the project layer; absence is a no-op (existing
+   resolution path unchanged for users who don't ship project config).
+
+2. **Merge semantics (shallow over user-config)** — load the global
+   config first, then `dofile` the project `.aish.lua` and merge its
+   top-level keys ONTO the user config. Shallow merge: project's
+   `models = {...}` REPLACES the user's entire `models` block (not
+   per-model). Predictable; users who want to add ONE model layer
+   it deliberately or write a complete `models` block in their
+   project file.
+
+3. **Trust prompt + persistent record** — first time aish encounters
+   a `.aish.lua` at a given path, prompt the user to trust it
+   (`[aish] trust <path>? [y/N]`). On `y`, record the path's
+   absolute path AND content hash in `~/.aish/trusted-projects`
+   (one JSON line per entry: `{path, sha256, ts}`). On subsequent
+   startups: load only if the recorded hash still matches; if the
+   file changed since trust, re-prompt. On `n` or empty: skip the
+   project layer for this session.
+
+4. **`:config show` meta** — print the resolved config sources
+   (which file contributed which top-level key), plus a sanitized
+   dump of the effective config (token-bearing fields like
+   `auth_token` masked). Useful for debugging when "why doesn't
+   my project policy apply?" comes up.
+
+**Phase 9 is done when:**
+
+- A repo with `.aish.lua` in its root opens correctly: aish prompts
+  to trust on first encounter, loads + merges on subsequent startups
+  (when the hash still matches), and the resulting config behavior
+  visibly reflects the project layer (e.g., project-set
+  `permissions = { allow = ... }` allow-rules fire).
+- `.aish.lua` walk-up finds the file from a nested cwd (e.g.,
+  `~/src/aish/docs/` finds `~/src/aish/.aish.lua`).
+- Walking past `$HOME` stops (doesn't search `/home/` or `/`).
+- Mutating a trusted `.aish.lua` re-prompts (hash mismatch).
+- `:config show` lists each source path with the keys it provided.
+- Existing configs without any `.aish.lua` behave like Phase 8
+  (Phase 8 regression coverage).
+
+---
+
+## 2. Technology Decisions (delta from Phase 8)
+
+| Decision | Choice | Rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| Walk-up start | `libc.getcwd()` at startup | Matches existing convention (Phase 6 `:tree` cwd capture). |
+| Walk-up stop | `$HOME` OR filesystem root | Don't search outside the user's home — limits attack surface. If no `.aish.lua` between cwd and $HOME, no project layer. |
+| Project file name | `.aish.lua` (dotfile) | Matches `.envrc` / `.tool-versions` convention; gitignore-friendly. |
+| Merge semantics | Shallow top-level | Predictable; deep merge surprises users when they redefine an array (Lua tables-as-arrays don't merge cleanly). Project users who want to add a single MCP server can copy the user's full `mcp = {...}` block and append. |
+| Trust mechanism | Explicit prompt; persist absolute-path + sha256 to `~/.aish/trusted-projects` | Matches `direnv allow` posture. Defense against hostile cloned repos that ship malicious `.aish.lua` (would-be RCE on `cd` + `aish` start). |
+| Re-prompt trigger | sha256 mismatch on the recorded path | Trust the BYTES, not just the path — content change = re-prompt. |
+| Trust file format | JSONL: `{path, sha256, ts}` per line | Append-only; readable; trivially manageable by hand. |
+| Trust file mode | 0600 (matches secrets vault in Phase 5/13) | Local-user trust scope; not a secret per se but defensive. |
+| `dofile` execution context | Whatever `dofile` provides (full Lua env) | Project file is arbitrary Lua because that's what the user accepted at trust-prompt. No sandbox; the prompt is the gate. |
+| Reload on cd | NO — config resolved at startup only | Mid-session config mutation is a complexity tax. `cd` into a different project means restarting aish. Document. |
+| Status line on load | `[aish] project config: <path> (overlaid on <user-config>)` at startup | Visibility — user always knows when project layer is active. |
+| `:config show` shape | Lists each source path with the top-level keys it contributed | Diagnoses "why isn't my project rule applying?" cases. Token-bearing fields masked (`auth_token: <set>` rather than the value). |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Module Changes
+
+| File | State after Phase 8 | Phase 9 changes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `main.lua` | `load_config(opts)` walks $AISH_CONFIG → ~/.config/aish → ./config.lua | Wrap with `load_with_project_overlay(opts)` that finds the user config (existing logic) AND walks up from cwd for `.aish.lua`; if both found, merge project ONTO user and return merged. Records source-per-key for `:config show`. |
+| `ffi/libc.lua` | getcwd, chdir, isatty, flock | **No change** (per A2): `io.open(candidate, "rb")` is sufficient for existence-check during walk-up. No new FFI bindings needed. |
+| `repl.lua` | All the metas including `:config` (nope — no :config yet) | New `:config show` meta. Source-map carried on a module-local set at startup; meta reads it. |
+| `history.lua` | session log, memory.jsonl | New helpers: `M.read_trusted(path)` returns set of trusted entries; `M.add_trusted(path, target_path, sha256)` appends. Mode 0600 enforced. |
+| `config.lua` (the user's global; not the in-tree example) | n/a | No change. The in-tree `config.lua` becomes a template that project overlays can replace top-level keys of. |
+| `docs/PHASE0.md` | §11 lists phases 0-8; §10 resolution order | Amendment: add Phase 9 row to §11; update §10 to mention project overlay. |
+
+No new module files in v1. The hashing logic (sha256) — `openssl dgst -sha256` shelled out (or use `sha256sum`). Both POSIX-portable. Avoid vendoring a Lua sha256 since we already have `openssl` / `sha256sum` available everywhere aish runs.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Pillar 1+2 — Resolution + Merge
+
+### Walk-up
+
+```lua
+local function _find_project_config()
+    local libc = require("ffi.libc")
+    local home = os.getenv("HOME")
+    if not home then return nil end
+    local dir = libc.getcwd()
+    if not dir then return nil end
+
+    -- R1: don't walk OUTSIDE $HOME. The proper-prefix check requires
+    -- `dir == home` OR `dir starts with home .. "/"` — bare
+    -- `sub(1, #home) == home` matches "/home/user2" when HOME is
+    -- "/home/user" (10-byte prefix). Real bug caught by review.
+    if dir ~= home and dir:sub(1, #home + 1) ~= home .. "/" then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    while dir and #dir > 0 do
+        local candidate = dir .. "/.aish.lua"
+        local f = io.open(candidate, "r")
+        if f then f:close(); return candidate end
+        if dir == home or dir == "/" then return nil end
+        -- Walk up one level
+        dir = dir:gsub("/[^/]*$", "")
+        if dir == "" then dir = "/" end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+```
+
+### Merge
+
+```lua
+local function _merge_project_over_user(user_cfg, project_cfg, sources)
+    -- Shallow merge: project top-level keys REPLACE user keys.
+    -- Source-map tracks who set each key for :config show.
+    for k, v in pairs(project_cfg) do
+        user_cfg[k] = v
+        sources[k] = "project"
+    end
+    -- (sources for unmodified user keys stay "user")
+    return user_cfg
+end
+```
+
+### Loader wrapper
+
+```lua
+local function load_config_with_overlay(opts)
+    -- Existing load_config returns (user_cfg, user_path)
+    local user_cfg, user_path = load_config(opts)
+
+    local sources = {}
+    for k, _ in pairs(user_cfg) do sources[k] = "user" end
+
+    local proj_path = _find_project_config()
+    if not proj_path then
+        return user_cfg, sources, { user = user_path }
+    end
+
+    -- Trust check
+    local trusted = _check_trusted(proj_path)
+    if not trusted then
+        if not _prompt_trust(proj_path) then
+            -- declined; skip project layer
+            return user_cfg, sources, { user = user_path, project = "(declined)" }
+        end
+    end
+
+    local ok, proj_cfg = pcall(dofile, proj_path)
+    if not ok or type(proj_cfg) ~= "table" then
+        renderer.status("project config " .. proj_path .. " failed to load; ignoring")
+        return user_cfg, sources, { user = user_path, project = "(load failed)" }
+    end
+
+    _merge_project_over_user(user_cfg, proj_cfg, sources)
+    return user_cfg, sources, { user = user_path, project = proj_path }
+end
+```
+
+Source map is then carried as a closure local in `repl.run` for `:config show`.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Pillar 3 — Trust prompt + persistent record
+
+### Trust file shape
+
+`~/.aish/trusted-projects` (mode 0600), JSONL:
+
+```jsonl
+{"path":"/home/user/src/aish/.aish.lua","sha256":"abc123...","ts":"2026-05-16T12:34:56Z"}
+{"path":"/home/user/src/other/.aish.lua","sha256":"def456...","ts":"2026-05-16T12:40:00Z"}
+```
+
+### Trust check + prompt (R4 + R5 — calls history.lua API; sha computed once)
+
+```lua
+-- R5: trust-file path resolves through history.lua + optional env override.
+-- main.lua never reads/writes the trust file directly.
+local function _trust_file_path()
+    return os.getenv("AISH_TRUST_FILE")
+        or ((os.getenv("HOME") or "") .. "/.aish/trusted-projects")
+end
+
+-- R4 + R5: compute sha ONCE; pass to history.is_trusted / add_trusted.
+local function _check_and_maybe_prompt(project_path)
+    local sha = history._sha256_file(project_path)
+    if not sha then
+        renderer.status("project config "..project_path..": sha256 failed; skipping")
+        return false
+    end
+    local tpath = _trust_file_path()
+    if history.is_trusted(tpath, project_path, sha) then
+        return true
+    end
+    renderer.status("project config found: " .. project_path)
+    renderer.status("UNTRUSTED. Loading it runs arbitrary Lua code.")
+    local ans = rl.readline("[aish] trust this project config? [y/N] ")
+    if ans and ans:lower():sub(1, 1) == "y" then
+        history.add_trusted(tpath, project_path, sha)
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
+```
+
+### sha256
+
+`history._sha256_file(path)` shells out to `sha256sum <path>` and parses
+the first whitespace-separated field. Single call per startup per
+project file (R4 — `_check_and_maybe_prompt` computes once and passes
+to both `history.is_trusted` and `history.add_trusted`).
+
+---
+
+## 6. Pillar 4 — `:config show`
+
+```
+[aish] config sources:
+  user:    ~/.config/aish/config.lua
+  project: ~/src/aish/.aish.lua
+[aish] effective config (top-level keys):
+  default_model   : "fast"          (user)
+  models          : {fast, cloud}   (project)
+  shell           : {confirm_cmd=true, ...} (user)
+  permissions     : {allow={...}, ...}  (project)
+  hooks           : (unset)
+  ...
+```
+
+Token-bearing fields (any key matching `token`, `secret`, `auth`,
+`key`, case-insensitive) displayed as `(set)` rather than the value.
+
+R6 — `:config show full` applies the SAME heuristic RECURSIVELY to
+nested values (the actual leak vector is `mcp.servers.<alias>.auth_token`
+which top-level mode collapses but full mode would dump).
+
+Known cosmetic false-positive (N2): `key_env` / `auth_env` config
+fields are over-masked. These hold env-var NAMES (e.g. `OPENAI_API_KEY`)
+not the secret values themselves — but the heuristic catches them.
+Future polish: exempt `*_env` from the heuristic.
+
+---
+
+## 7. UX Surface Summary
+
+| Meta | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| `:config show` | Print resolved sources + sanitized effective config (read-only) |
+
+| Startup status | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| (no project file) | nothing — existing UX preserved |
+| (project file found, untrusted) | `[aish] project config found: <path>` + `[aish] UNTRUSTED. Loading it runs arbitrary Lua.` + `[y/N]` prompt |
+| (project file found, trusted, sha matches) | `[aish] project config: <path> (overlaid on <user>)` |
+| (project file found, trusted, sha CHANGED) | re-prompt — bytes are different now |
+| (declined this session) | `[aish] project config: <path> (declined this session)` |
+
+No new config keys in v1 (the project overlay IS the new mechanism; it doesn't need a config flag to be enabled).
+
+---
+
+## 8. Out of Scope (Phase 9)
+
+- **Sandboxed `.aish.lua` execution** — `dofile` runs full Lua; the
+  trust prompt IS the gate. A sandbox (allowlisted globals,
+  no `io.popen`, etc.) is bigger work and out of scope.
+- **Reload on `cd`** — config is resolved at startup only. `cd`
+  into a sibling project means restarting aish. Documented.
+- **Recursive merge** — top-level shallow only.
+- **Multiple project overlays** — walk-up stops at FIRST `.aish.lua`
+  found. Nested projects (e.g., monorepo with per-package configs)
+  would need deeper design; defer.
+- **`:trust` / `:untrust` metas for runtime management** — trust
+  records edited manually in `~/.aish/trusted-projects` for v1. A
+  meta surface is a v2 polish.
+- **Environment variable expansion in project file** — project file
+  is plain Lua; users have `os.getenv` already.
+- **Project-wide aish profile selection** — `.aish.lua` returns a
+  config table, not a profile name. If multi-profile support is
+  desired, the project file can compute a different config based
+  on its OWN env vars / heuristics.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Hostile `.aish.lua` in cloned repo runs arbitrary Lua on first `aish` run in that cwd | Trust prompt + sha256 persistence; default = decline if user just hits Enter at the [y/N]. |
+| Trust file becomes corrupted / unreadable | Best-effort: corrupted lines skipped (each line is independent JSON); missing file means all projects untrusted (re-prompt on next encounter). N4 edge case: if the FIRST-EVER write is interrupted partway, the file's sole line may be corrupt JSON and the project never stays trusted — user manually deletes `~/.aish/trusted-projects` to recover. Temp-file+rename atomicity is v2 polish. |
+| User trusts `.aish.lua`, repo is updated, malicious code is injected | sha256 mismatch on next startup triggers re-prompt. User sees the prompt and can investigate before granting trust again. |
+| `dofile` errors at load time (syntax error in project config) | pcall-protected; status line "project config X failed to load; ignoring" — aish continues with just the user config. |
+| Walk-up walks above $HOME (e.g., a repo cloned to `/tmp`) | $HOME boundary check stops the walk. `/tmp` repos get no project layer (user can move them under $HOME or use --config). |
+| **R7 — shallow merge silently DROPS the user's entire block on overlap.** A `.aish.lua` that sets `models = {...}` REPLACES the user's full models block; same for `permissions`, `cost`, `shell`, etc. This is a genuine UX trap, not just "predictable" — accept-and-warn-clearly is the resolution rather than hiding behind framing. | Conspicuous warning in §1 done-when + §7 UX table + config.lua template header: "If your `.aish.lua` sets a top-level block (models, permissions, cost, ...) it REPLACES your user config's entire block — list every entry you want available OR omit the block to keep the user's." Deep-merge-with-explicit-replace-syntax (systemd drop-in style) is v2 polish. |
+| Source map dict grows unboundedly with new keys mid-session | Bounded by #config top-level keys (small constant; <20). No GC needed. |
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open Questions (Phase 9)
+
+| # | Question | Impact | Resolution target |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Q-P1 | Trust prompt before/after `aish: loaded config` status | A4 — **AFTER**; user sees user-config first, then decides about overlay. |
+| Q-P2 | sha256 backend choice | B1 RESOLVED — `sha256sum` (GNU coreutils; universal on Linux); simpler output parsing than openssl. |
+| Q-P3 | Log walk-up path | A5 — **no by default**; `:config show` reveals walk result on demand. Verbose-mode walk log is v2 polish. |
+| Q-P4 | rl.readline safe at startup | A8 — DEFERRED to implement-time smoke (Phase 4 metas call rl.readline early too; new wrinkle is firing BEFORE main loop opens). If issue, fall back to printf+read shell-out. |
+| Q-P5 | `:config show` full vs top-level | A6 — **top-level by default** (nested collapsed to inner keys); `:config show full` for deep dump. |
+| Q-P6 | Project layer setting `secrets.vault` security | A7 — **allowed**; part of the trust prompt's scope. Bootstrap order (A12) ensures project's vault is honored if set. |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Phase 9 → Phase 10+ Out-of-band
+
+Candidate follow-ups (non-binding):
+
+- **Phase 10 candidates**:
+  - Cost preflight enforcement (Phase 7 §12 option 2; Phase 8 §11 candidate).
+  - Cross-session cost rollup (Phase 7 §12 option 1; Phase 8 §11 candidate).
+  - `:trust` / `:untrust` metas for runtime trust management.
+  - Sandboxed `.aish.lua` execution (allowlisted Lua globals).
+- **Phase X+**: nested project overlays for monorepos; `:profile`
+  switching; reload-on-cd.
+
+Phase 9 itself is self-contained — depends on no specific prior phase
+beyond the existing config loader.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Implementation Plan (commit-by-commit)
+
+4 commits, bottom-up:
+
+1. **`history.lua` — trust file helpers.**
+   - `M.read_trusted(path)` -> list of `{path, sha256, ts}`
+     entries; mode-check the file at 0600, refuse to load (warn)
+     if wider. Missing file → empty list.
+   - `M.add_trusted(trust_path, project_path, sha256)` appends a
+     JSONL line; mkdir -p the parent if needed; chmod 0600.
+   - `M.is_trusted(trust_path, project_path, sha256)` reads + checks
+     for matching entry.
+   - Internal `_sha256_file(path)` shells out to `sha256sum` and
+     parses the first whitespace-separated field.
+   - Smoke: 5 inline unit cases (read empty, add+read-back, mode
+     check, sha mismatch returns false, missing file).
+
+2. **`main.lua` — walk-up + load_with_project_overlay.**
+   - `_find_project_config()` walks from libc.getcwd() up to $HOME
+     (R1 corrected proper-prefix check), returning first `.aish.lua`
+     or nil.
+   - `_check_and_maybe_prompt(project_path)` (R4 + R5) calls
+     `history._sha256_file` ONCE; routes through `history.is_trusted`
+     / `history.add_trusted` with the env-overridable trust file
+     path. Returns true if the project file should be loaded.
+   - `load_config_with_overlay(opts)` wraps existing `load_config`;
+     finds project, checks trust, prompts if needed, dofiles +
+     merges shallow over user config. **R2: in one-shot mode
+     (`opts.prompt` is set), the trust prompt is SKIPPED entirely
+     — the project layer is only loaded if it's already pre-trusted.
+     Avoids io.read consuming the first line of piped stdin.**
+   - **R3 sources delivery: embed on `config._sources`** (a sentinel
+     field on the config table itself). NOT a global. `repl.run`
+     reads `config._sources` for `:config show`; backward-compatible
+     (old callers without _sources are reported as "(sources
+     unknown)" by the meta).
+   - Smoke: (a) tree-resolution from a nested cwd; (b) trust prompt
+     accept-then-load + decline-then-skip paths; (c) -p mode with
+     untrusted .aish.lua + piped stdin -> trust prompt SKIPPED, no
+     stdin consumption; (d) A8: rl.readline early-startup smoke;
+     if rl.readline misbehaves, NO fallback to io.read in
+     interactive mode either — emit status + skip overlay (avoids
+     the silent-data-loss risk R2 covers).
+
+3. **`repl.lua` — `:config show` meta + startup status line.**
+   - `:config show` / `:config show full` meta reads `config._sources`
+     (R3 cfg-embedded) + the effective config; sanitizes token-bearing
+     values (any key containing "token"/"secret"/"auth"/"key",
+     case-insensitive) → display as `(set)`. R6: in `full` mode,
+     applies the heuristic RECURSIVELY to nested values (the real
+     leak vector is `mcp.servers.<alias>.auth_token`).
+     If `config._sources` is absent, status: "(sources unknown — main
+     didn't pass _sources)" so the meta still runs but doesn't lie.
+   - Startup status line per A4: AFTER the existing `aish: loaded
+     config from <path>`, if project layer fired, emit
+     `[aish] project config: <path> (overlaid on <user>)`.
+   - HELP gains 2 `:config` lines.
+   - N2 known false-positive: `key_env` / `auth_env` config field
+     VALUES are masked too (they hold env-var names, not secrets).
+     Cosmetic; future polish exempts `*_env`.
+   - Smoke: with a test project file, run `:config show` and
+     verify keys + sources line up; `:config show full` masks
+     nested auth tokens but exposes other nested fields.
+
+4. **`config.lua` template note + status bump.**
+   - Add a header comment to `config.lua` (the in-tree example)
+     noting Phase 9 project-overlay availability (no other config
+     change — overlay is a separate file).
+   - PHASE9.md status header -> **Implement**.
+
+### Risk index per commit
+
+| Commit | Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 (history) | sha256sum not installed (some minimal images) | Detect at startup; if missing, warn + decline all trust prompts (project layer disabled). Documented. |
+| 1 (history) | Trust file partial write (interrupted append) corrupts later parse | JSONL one-line-per-entry; partial line at EOF is skipped on read (each line is a single json.decode). |
+| 2 (main) | A8 — rl.readline at startup (before main loop) untested in earlier phases | Smoke-test at commit-time; if broken, fall back to `io.read("*l")` from stdin (no readline frills like ^C-handling but functional). |
+| 2 (main) | Walk-up symlink loops | `realpath`/`stat` defenses out of scope for v1; walk is bounded by $HOME stop. Pathological symlinks could waste cycles but not infinite-loop (every iteration strips a path component). |
+| 3 (repl) | :config show might leak token values if a config key isn't matched by the masking heuristic | Conservative mask: any key containing "token", "secret", "auth", "key" (case-insensitive) → display `(set)`. Errs toward over-masking. |
+| 4 (config + status) | None | |
+
+### Tests + smoke per commit
+
+Each commit:
+- Pass `luajit test_safety.lua` (87/87) and `luajit test_router_model.lua` (31/31)
+- Load cleanly via `luajit -e 'package.path=...; require("repl"); print("ok")'`
+- Pass a per-feature smoke (described per row above)
+
+### Things deliberately NOT split
+
+- Separate `project.lua` module — small enough; history.lua already
+  handles file-with-mode-check (memory.jsonl); same shape.
+- :trust / :untrust runtime metas — manual ~/.aish/trusted-projects
+  editing is fine for v1.
+- Walk-up logging on first startup — easy to add later if needed.
+
+### Open at plan-time (resolve at implement)
+
+- A8: rl.readline early-startup behavior. R2 supersedes the
+  formulate-time io.read fallback — if rl.readline misbehaves,
+  emit status + skip the overlay entirely (NOT a fallback to
+  stdin which would consume piped data in -p mode).
+- `$AISH_TRUST_FILE` env override — RESOLVED: implement it (one
+  line; useful for CI / test isolation). Used by the verify TCs.
+- N3 — sources-map delivery RESOLVED: embed on `config._sources`
+  (cfg-field; not a global). Per R3.

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+-- config.lua — example aish configuration.
+-- Shipped by the aish package at /usr/share/doc/aish/examples/config.lua.
+-- Copy to ~/.config/aish/config.lua (preferred) and adapt to your fleet:
+--
+--     install -Dm600 /usr/share/doc/aish/examples/config.lua \
+--                    ~/.config/aish/config.lua
+--
+-- Mode 0600 matters because this file can carry MCP bearer tokens. The
+-- two tokens shown in the mcp.servers block below are PLACEHOLDERS and
+-- must be replaced — prefer the auth_env env-var indirection form (export
+-- MCP_PVE1_TOKEN=... in your shell init) over committing literals.
+--
+-- Loaded with dofile() at startup; returns a plain Lua table.
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §10 for resolution order and full schema.
+--
+-- Per issue #12: hossenfelder is the canonical single-URL broker. It does
+-- model-aware routing server-side (local models on boltzmann; cloud routes
+-- through OpenRouter using its own bearer auth — no client-side key here).
+-- Discovery: GET http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082/v1/models.
+--
+-- Phase 9 (docs/PHASE9.md): a `.aish.lua` in/above your cwd (walking up
+-- to $HOME) overlays this user config. First encounter prompts to trust;
+-- sha256-pinned in ~/.aish/trusted-projects. Use it for repo-specific
+-- model presets, permissions, hooks, etc.
+--
+-- IMPORTANT: shallow merge. If your `.aish.lua` sets a top-level block
+-- (models, permissions, cost, shell, ...), it REPLACES the user's
+-- entire block — list every entry you want available OR omit the block
+-- to keep the user's. Inspect the merge via `:config show` at runtime.
+
+-- Replace with your own broker URL. This default targets the
+-- maintainer's home-LAN broker — useful as a structural example
+-- but will not resolve outside that network.
+local HOSSENFELDER = "http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082"
+
+return {
+    default_model = "fast",
+
+    -- 2026-05-17: full fleet exposed. 6 local + 14 cloud models live on the
+    -- hossenfelder broker. Aliases below match the model IDs returned by
+    -- /v1/models so the broker can route without prefix stripping.
+    models = {
+        -- ── LOCAL ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        fast = {  -- alias for the 1.5B; default
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf",
+            temperature = 0.2,
+        },
+        ["coder-3b"] = {  -- pve2 (Haswell NUC, 1.8 GB model, ~4 tok/s)
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct-pve2",
+            temperature = 0.2,
+        },
+        ["coder-7b"] = {  -- pve1 (Haswell NUC)
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "qwen2.5-coder-7b-instruct-pve1",
+            temperature = 0.2,
+        },
+        ["coder-7b-snappy"] = {  -- dirac:8081, low-latency completion
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "qwen-coder-7b-snappy-8k",
+            temperature = 0.2,
+        },
+        ["qwen-7b"] = {  -- dirac:8080 chat
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf",
+            temperature = 0.2,
+        },
+        deep = {  -- boltzmann:8085 — Qwen3-30B-A3B MoE, q8 KV cache
+            endpoint    = HOSSENFELDER,
+            model       = "qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507",
+            -- timeout_ms inherits broker default (30 min) — 30B prompt processing
+            -- of long contexts on CPU can take 15-25 min before first token.
+            temperature = 0.1,
+        },
+
+        -- ── CLOUD (OpenRouter via hossenfelder) ───────────────────────────
+        cloud  = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5",      temperature = 0.2 },
+        haiku  = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5",      temperature = 0.2 },
+        sonnet = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",     temperature = 0.2 },
+        opus   = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "anthropic/claude-opus-4.7",       temperature = 0.2 },
+        gpt5      = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "openai/gpt-5.5",                 temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["gpt5-mini"] = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "openai/gpt-5.4-mini",        temperature = 0.2 },
+        deepseek         = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",         temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["deepseek-v4"]  = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",     temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["deepseek-pro"] = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro",       temperature = 0.2 },
+        mistral   = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "mistralai/mistral-large-2512",   temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["qwen-cloud"] = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "qwen/qwen3.5-27b",          temperature = 0.2 },
+        owl       = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "openrouter/owl-alpha",           temperature = 0.2 },
+
+        -- ── CLOUD FREE-TIER ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+        ["free-qwen-coder"]   = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "qwen/qwen3-coder:free",                  temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["free-llama-70b"]    = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:free", temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["free-qwen-80b"]     = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct:free",  temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["free-gpt-oss"]      = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "openai/gpt-oss-120b:free",               temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["free-glm"]          = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "z-ai/glm-4.5-air:free",                  temperature = 0.2 },
+        ["free-deepseek-v4"]  = { endpoint = HOSSENFELDER, model = "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:free",        temperature = 0.2 },
+    },
+
+    shell = {
+        known_commands = {
+            "ls", "cat", "cd", "grep", "find", "cp", "mv", "rm",
+            "mkdir", "rmdir", "git", "make", "cmake", "gcc", "clang",
+            "python3", "luajit", "ssh", "scp", "curl", "wget",
+        },
+        capture_output = true,    -- inject exec output into context
+        confirm_cmd    = true,    -- prompt before executing CMD: suggestions
+
+        -- Issue #10: prompt template. When set, replaces the default
+        -- "[aish:<model>]> " prompt. Variables (substituted via {name}):
+        --   {model}  {ctx_used}  {ctx_max}  {turn}
+        --   {cwd}    {cwd_short} (cwd with $HOME -> ~)
+        --   {last_status} (last exec exit code, empty if none yet)
+        --   {mode}   (norris / plan / normal)
+        -- prompt = "[{model} {ctx_used}/{ctx_max}t T{turn} {mode}] {cwd_short} > ",
+    },
+
+    context = {
+        max_turns    = 40,
+        token_budget = 4096,
+    },
+
+    history = {
+        dir = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.local/share/aish",
+    },
+
+    -- Issue #3: pre/post CMD hooks. Optional shell scripts triggered around
+    -- every CMD: execution. Each hook receives the command on stdin and
+    -- AISH_CMD / AISH_TURN / AISH_CWD as env vars. Non-zero exit on pre_cmd
+    -- aborts execution; post_cmd's exit code is ignored but its stdout is
+    -- logged. Default off (no hooks). Uncomment to enable.
+    -- hooks = {
+    --     pre_cmd  = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.aish/hooks/pre-cmd",
+    --     post_cmd = (os.getenv("HOME") or ".") .. "/.aish/hooks/post-cmd",
+    -- },
+
+    -- Issue #13: secret redaction. Vault is a separate file at ~/.aish/
+    -- secrets.lua (mode 0600 enforced). When set, outbound broker messages
+    -- are scrubbed: vault literals + autodetect heuristics (OpenAI sk-,
+    -- OpenRouter sk-or-v1-, GitHub ghp_/gho_/ghs_, AWS AKIA, JWT eyJ...,
+    -- SSH/GPG PRIVATE KEY headers) become $AISH_SECRET_NNN placeholders.
+    -- The streamed reply is rehydrated before display so the user sees
+    -- real values. Per-broker override via models[*].redact:
+    --   "off"               -- no scrubbing (trusted local)
+    --   "vault"             -- vault literals only
+    --   "vault+autodetect"  -- + heuristics (default when vault loaded)
+    --   "stealth"           -- + heuristics, opaque decoys, no rehydrate
+    -- Default per-broker is the global config.secrets.default, falling
+    -- back to "vault+autodetect" when vault loaded, else "off".
+    -- secrets = {
+    --     vault   = "~/.aish/secrets.lua",
+    --     default = "vault+autodetect",  -- applies when models[*].redact is nil
+    -- },
+
+    -- Issue #8: background CMD (CMD&: marker). Requires history.dir set
+    -- (logs land at <history.dir>/bg/<id>.log + .status sidecar). The
+    -- feature is always-on once history.dir exists — no config flag — but
+    -- only fires when the model emits "CMD&: " or the user runs :bg-spawn.
+
+    -- Issue #9: permission policy DSL for AI-suggested CMD: lines. When set,
+    -- supersedes shell.confirm_cmd. Patterns are Lua patterns (NOT regex)
+    -- per substrate invariant §3 (no compiled extensions). Priority order:
+    -- deny > confirm > allow; first match in the chosen category wins.
+    -- Unmatched commands default to "confirm". Probe with :perms check <cmd>.
+    -- permissions = {
+    --     allow   = { "^ls%s", "^cat%s", "^git status", "^git diff" },
+    --     confirm = { "^rm%s", "^git push", "^docker%s", "^sudo%s" },
+    --     deny    = { "^ssh%s+root@", "^curl%s+http[^s]" },
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 2 (docs/PHASE2.md): MCP server registry + tool-call policy.
+    -- Aliases become the namespace prefix on tool names sent to the model
+    -- ("<alias>__<tool>" — e.g. "pve1__list_dir"). Separator is "__" because
+    -- Anthropic via Bedrock validates tool names against ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$
+    -- (dots are rejected). Aliases themselves must not contain "__".
+    -- auth_token literal > auth_env env-var indirection > nil (no auth).
+    mcp = {
+        servers = {
+            -- Example MCP server entries. Replace the URL with your own
+            -- lmcp endpoint and source the bearer token via auth_env so
+            -- it never lands in version control.
+            --
+            -- pve1: small sandbox host (stock lmcp tools — shell, read_file,
+            -- write_file, edit_file, list_dir, search_files, shell_bg).
+            -- pve1 = {
+            --     url      = "http://pve1.example.local:8080/mcp",
+            --     auth_env = "MCP_PVE1_TOKEN",
+            -- },
+            --
+            -- hertz: home-network hub with lmcp v1.2+ built-in fetch /
+            -- web_search tools — useful for letting the model do web
+            -- research without leaving aish. Auto-approving these two
+            -- is safe because they carry MCP readOnlyHint=true and
+            -- openWorldHint=true (see auto_approve block below).
+            -- hertz = {
+            --     url      = "http://hertz.example.local:8080/mcp",
+            --     auth_env = "MCP_HERTZ_TOKEN",
+            -- },
+        },
+
+        -- Per-call confirm gate auto-approve policy. fetch / web_search
+        -- carry MCP readOnlyHint=true + openWorldHint=true; safe to skip
+        -- the per-call prompt since they neither mutate nor leak local
+        -- state. Anything writable on the host (mqtt_pub, ha_cli, lxc_exec,
+        -- wol_and_wait, ...) should keep prompting.
+        auto_approve = {
+            -- ["hertz__fetch"]      = true,
+            -- ["hertz__web_search"] = true,
+        },
+
+        -- Tool-call sub-loop budget per ask_ai turn. Default 8 if absent.
+        max_tool_depth = 8,
+    },
+
+    -- Phase 3 (docs/PHASE3.md): Chuck Norris autonomous mode + destructive-op
+    -- heuristic. The block is OFF by default (sane defaults kick in when
+    -- absent); uncomment to tune.
+    --
+    -- safety = {
+    --     -- LLM second-opinion on commands the static patterns don't flag.
+    --     -- Default true. Set false for static-only operation (faster, but
+    --     -- misses novel destructive patterns the static list doesn't know
+    --     -- about — bash -c content, custom destructive idioms, etc.).
+    --     llm_second_opinion = true,
+    --
+    --     -- Which configured model to use for the YES/NO destructive probe.
+    --     -- Precedence: this field → models.deep → models[default_model].
+    --     -- R-B2: prefer an INDEPENDENT model class from the action-emitting
+    --     -- model (avoids self-policing). Recommended values:
+    --     --   "cloud"  — anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 via openrouter. Fast and
+    --     --              reliable. Costs money per probe (typical Norris
+    --     --              session = 16 probes max, often cached).
+    --     --   "deep"   — local large model (qwen3-30b on this fleet). Free
+    --     --              but slow on RK3588 hardware (~1-3s per probe).
+    --     --              Falls back here automatically if not set.
+    --     --   "fast"   — same model as the action-emitter. NOT RECOMMENDED
+    --     --              (circular trust); use only when no other option.
+    --     llm_model = "cloud",
+    --
+    --     -- Norris planning-loop budget. Iterations of safety.norris_step.
+    --     -- Each iteration is one broker round-trip + dispatch of actions.
+    --     -- Default 8. Bump for long-running goals; cap low for testing.
+    --     max_norris_steps = 8,
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 4 (docs/PHASE4.md): cross-session memory.jsonl + startup
+    -- injection + :memory management surface. The block is OFF by
+    -- default (no startup injection); uncomment to tune. Note that
+    -- :remember / :memory list / :memory forget / :memory summarize
+    -- all work without this block — they store to <history.dir>/
+    -- memory.jsonl regardless. The block only configures the
+    -- injection-into-system-prompt behavior at startup.
+    --
+    -- memory = {
+    --     -- Cap on total characters injected at startup. ~2000 chars ≈
+    --     -- 500 tokens. LRU-by-ts selection if your memory.jsonl has
+    --     -- more recent items than fit. Older items remain in the
+    --     -- file; only injection is bounded. Suppressed entirely in
+    --     -- Norris mode (R-C1).
+    --     inject_max_chars = 2000,
+    --
+    --     -- Which configured model to use for :memory summarize.
+    --     -- Defaults to the active model when nil. Use "fast" for
+    --     -- speed; "deep" or "cloud" for better extraction quality
+    --     -- (cloud may have variable cost per session).
+    --     summarizer_model = "fast",
+    --
+    --     -- #102: auto-summarize the session into memory.jsonl on :q.
+    --     -- When true, shutdown_session runs the same distill flow as
+    --     -- `:memory summarize`, non-interactively, and auto-adds the
+    --     -- parsed candidates. Silent no-op for trivial sessions (turn
+    --     -- count < min_turns_for_summary, default 5). pcall'd so a
+    --     -- broker failure never blocks :q.
+    --     auto_summarize_on_quit = true,
+    --     min_turns_for_summary  = 5,
+    --     summary_model          = "fast",  -- new alias; summarizer_model
+    --                                       -- above is still honored for
+    --                                       -- back-compat.
+    -- },
+
+    -- Phase 5 (docs/PHASE5.md): multi-model routing + cloud fallback +
+    -- summarize-on-evict. OFF by default — auto-routing can spend money
+    -- silently on the cloud preset; require explicit opt-in.
+    --
+    -- routing = {
+    --     -- Enable auto-routing per request. When true, router.classify_model
+    --     -- inspects each prompt and may switch the model for THAT request
+    --     -- only (the :model selection is preserved across requests).
+    --     -- Default false. Toggle at runtime with :route on / :route off.
+    --     auto = true,
+    --
+    --     -- Class → model mapping. nil = "keep current" (heuristic fires
+    --     -- but no override). Ships with reasoning = nil because mapping
+    --     -- "explain ..." prompts to a paid cloud model would spend money
+    --     -- silently — opt in by uncommenting the reasoning line below.
+    --     classes = {
+    --         code      = "deep",      -- code-like prompts to local deep
+    --         -- reasoning = "cloud",  -- OPT-IN: "explain"/"why"/"how does" → paid
+    --         -- default   = nil,      -- keep active model
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Single-hop retry on transport failure (HTTP 5xx, 408,
+    --     -- 404 model_not_found, DNS, connection refused, timeouts).
+    --     -- Retries against fallback_model once. Skipped if any text
+    --     -- has already streamed (no partial-output duplication).
+    --     -- Toggle at runtime with :fallback on / :fallback off.
+    --     fallback       = false,           -- default off (cost-safety)
+    --     fallback_model = "cloud",
+    --
+    --     -- Issue #86: per-class system_prompt override. When the
+    --     -- classified request falls into a class with an entry here,
+    --     -- the BASE system_prompt is REPLACED for that one request
+    --     -- (dynamic blocks — [background], [project], [earlier
+    --     -- summary], NORRIS suffix — still compose on top). Mostly
+    --     -- useful for tightening small local models' instruction
+    --     -- adherence. Default {} (no override).
+    --     system_prompts = {
+    --         code = [[You are a code assistant. Rules:
+    -- 1. Output ONLY the requested code or command.
+    -- 2. No prose explanation unless explicitly asked.
+    -- 3. Wrap shell commands in CMD: prefix.
+    -- 4. Max response: 200 tokens.]],
+    --         default = [[You are a shell assistant.
+    -- Output shell commands as: CMD: <command>
+    -- Output answers as single short sentences.
+    -- Do not ask clarifying questions.]],
+    --         -- reasoning routes to cloud; no override usually needed
+    --     },
+    --
+    --     -- Issue #88: per-class GBNF grammar passthrough. llama.cpp
+    --     -- constrains the sampler to ONLY emit tokens matching the
+    --     -- grammar — eliminates format drift on small models. Cloud
+    --     -- (Anthropic/Bedrock) silently ignores the field, so default
+    --     -- passthrough is safe; no per-model opt-out needed. Misformed
+    --     -- grammar surfaces as a broker error at request time.
+    --     grammars = {
+    --         code    = [[root ::= "CMD: " [^\n]+ "\n"]],
+    --         default = [[root ::= ("CMD: " [^\n]+ "\n") | [^\n]+ "\n"]],
+    --     },
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- Issue #88 (continued): for the safety LLM probe (YES/NO
+    -- destructive classification), set safety.probe_grammar to force
+    -- the probe model to emit exactly YES or NO. Eliminates the
+    -- regex-match fallback for unparseable verdicts; small models
+    -- become reliable enough to use as the probe.
+    --
+    -- safety = {
+    --     llm_second_opinion = true,
+    --     llm_model          = "fast",
+    --     probe_grammar      = [[root ::= ("YES" | "NO")]],
+    -- },
+
+    -- ── Issue #87 (route-aware context compression).
+    -- When a routed model preset has `local_compress = true`, each
+    -- broker call against THAT preset gets a compressed view of
+    -- ctx.turns: only the last `keep_turns` turns; any turn whose
+    -- content exceeds `max_turn_chars` is tail-truncated. The full
+    -- context lives on (visible via :history); compression is purely
+    -- per-request for small models that effectively use a fraction
+    -- of their advertised context window.
+    --
+    -- Set the per-model opt-in on models[<name>]:
+    --     models.fast = { ..., local_compress = true }
+    -- Defaults live under context.compress:
+    --     context = {
+    --         ...
+    --         compress = { keep_turns = 2, max_turn_chars = 800 },
+    --     }
+    --
+    -- Trade-off documented in the FR: tool turns lose information
+    -- when tail-truncated. Acceptable for shell-output blocks (the
+    -- tail is usually the relevant bit); known limitation for
+    -- structured tool results. Disable per-model if it bites.
+
+    -- ── Issue #89 / Phase 10: cloud preplanner → local executor split.
+    -- When cfg.norris.preplanner names a model preset, :norris launch
+    -- fires ONE broker.chat against that preset asking for a sequence
+    -- of TASK: <imperative> lines. Parsed list (capped at tasks_max)
+    -- becomes ctx.norris_tasks; the executor model (cfg.norris.executor,
+    -- defaulting to the active :model selection) runs each task with
+    -- the current task shown in the per-step header.
+    --
+    -- Goal: small fast local models are cheap per step but easily
+    -- distracted on multi-step plans; cloud is capable at planning
+    -- but expensive per step. Use cloud ONCE for the plan, local for
+    -- every step. Falls back to single-model Norris (existing
+    -- behavior) when preplanner unset / fails / produces no TASKs.
+    --
+    -- norris = {
+    --     preplanner = "anthropic",   -- model name in cfg.models;
+    --                                 -- this preset is called ONCE per
+    --                                 -- :norris launch. Omit to run
+    --                                 -- single-model (Phase 6 behavior).
+    --     executor   = "fast",        -- model that runs each step.
+    --                                 -- Omit to use the active :model.
+    --     tasks_max  = 16,            -- cap on preplan list size.
+    --     -- preplan_system = "...",  -- override the built-in prompt
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- :cost detail separates norris-preplan and norris rows so you
+    -- can see cloud planning cost vs local execution cost. The
+    -- preplan call does NOT retry via fallback_model (a different
+    -- model = a different decomposition; clean hard-fail to single-
+    -- model is safer).
+
+    -- ── Phase 5 context summarization on sliding-window eviction.
+    -- Set INSIDE the context = { ... } block above to enable:
+    --     context = {
+    --         max_turns          = 40,
+    --         token_budget       = 4096,
+    --         summarize_on_evict = true,
+    --         summarizer_model   = "fast",   -- model name in models{}
+    --         max_summary_chars  = 2000,
+    --
+    --         -- #101 (proactive periodic summarization). When set,
+    --         -- enforce_cadence fires every N appends (before
+    --         -- enforce_budget) and folds turns OLDER than
+    --         -- summarize_keep_recent into ctx.summary. Goal: keep the
+    --         -- wire prompt tight from the start so small local models
+    --         -- aren't fed near-budget context until eviction. Composes
+    --         -- with summarize_on_evict (same summarize_fn closure;
+    --         -- different trigger). Suppressed in Norris (R-C4 parity).
+    --         summarize_every_n_turns = 10,    -- nil = disabled (default)
+    --         summarize_keep_recent   = 4,
+    --     },
+    -- When summarize_on_evict is true, evicted turn pairs are fed to
+    -- summarizer_model and the result lives on ctx.summary, appended to
+    -- the system prompt as [earlier conversation summary]. Suppressed
+    -- in Norris mode (R-C4 — planner stays on its goal). If broker
+    -- fails, falls back to Phase 0 silent eviction (no crash).
+
+    -- Phase 6 (docs/PHASE6.md): project file-tree context + :diff /
+    -- :tree / :highlight metas. The :diff and :tree metas work without
+    -- any config. The `project` block below only controls the
+    -- AUTO-injection-at-startup behavior; manual `:tree` always works
+    -- regardless. Uncomment to enable startup auto-inject.
+    --
+    -- project = {
+    --     auto_tree      = true,   -- run `:tree` once at startup
+    --     tree_depth     = 3,      -- depth filter for the scan (find fallback only;
+    --                              -- git ls-files emits full repo-relative paths)
+    --     tree_max_chars = 4096,   -- truncate the injected block above this
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- :highlight has no config flag in v1 — toggled at runtime only.
+    -- Requires the external `tree-sitter` CLI plus configured parser-
+    -- directories with cloned + built `tree-sitter-<lang>` grammars
+    -- (see `:highlight on` for the install hints).
+
+    -- Phase 7 (docs/PHASE7.md): cost / usage observability. broker.lua
+    -- captures `usage` (+ `cost` for cloud) from every chat/chat_stream
+    -- call and routes via ctx:add_usage to a per-session accumulator.
+    -- `:cost` / `:cost detail` / `:cost reset` surface the totals.
+    -- The `cost` block below configures OPTIONAL warn thresholds —
+    -- a single status line fires the first time the cumulative
+    -- crosses each threshold. Default off. Useful when paid cloud
+    -- presets are in play so runaway-cost sessions get a nudge.
+    --
+    -- cost = {
+    --     warn_at_dollars = 0.50,    -- one-shot warn when cumulative cost crosses
+    --     warn_at_tokens  = 100000,  -- one-shot warn when cumulative tokens crosses
+    -- },
+    --
+    -- Both flags are independent (R4 — first-to-fire doesn't suppress
+    -- the other); `:cost reset` re-arms both. Per-turn usage is also
+    -- written to session/*.jsonl (assistant-turn `usage` field) for
+    -- after-the-fact scripting; cross-session aggregation deferred
+    -- to a future phase (Q-C2).
+
+    -- Phase 8 (docs/PHASE8.md): accurate tokenization via the broker's
+    -- /tokenize endpoint, replacing the Phase 0 §8 char/4 heuristic.
+    -- Two consequences when use_endpoint=true:
+    --   (1) Context:estimate_tokens hits <endpoint>/tokenize once per
+    --       new turn (cached on the turn dict thereafter). Network
+    --       cost is one round-trip (~30ms) per fresh turn; subsequent
+    --       calls reuse the cache.
+    --   (2) Context:enforce_budget actually ENFORCES token_budget now
+    --       (previously only max_turns was checked). Sessions that
+    --       fit under char/4 may evict earlier — raise token_budget
+    --       to match your model's real context window if needed.
+    -- Cloud endpoints (OpenRouter) don't expose /tokenize; capability
+    -- cached as unsupported on first probe -> silent char/4 fallback.
+    --
+    -- tokenize = {
+    --     use_endpoint = true,
+    -- },
+}

executor.lua

@@ -1,25 +1,190 @@
 -- executor.lua — command execution.
--- Phase 0: io.popen with stderr merge. PTY (forkpty) lands in Phase 1.
+-- Phase 1: forkpty via ffi/pty + bidirectional multiplex. Replaces Phase 0's
--- `cd` is intercepted before popen and routed through libc chdir so the
+-- io.popen + sentinel-echo workaround. The multiplex loop forwards stdin
--- working directory persists across calls. See docs/PHASE0.md §7.
+-- keystrokes to the child master fd while streaming master output to stdout,
+-- so vim / less / htop / nano are usable end-to-end. Parent's tty (fd 0) is
+-- flipped to raw mode for the duration so single-key UIs work.
+-- `cd` interception is unchanged (still libc.chdir per §3, §7).
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §7 and docs/PHASE1.md §5.
+
+local ffi  = require("ffi")
+local bit  = require("bit")
+local libc = require("ffi.libc")
+local pty  = require("ffi.pty")
 
 local M = {}
 
+local pollfd_arr2 = ffi.typeof("struct pollfd[2]")
+
+-- Multiplex stdin (fd 0) <-> sess.master_fd until the child writes EOF.
+-- Output is streamed live to stdout AND collected for the (output, code)
+-- return so context.append_exec_output still has the body to inject into
+-- the next user turn.
+local function multiplex(sess)
+    local saved_termios = libc.set_raw(0)  -- nil if stdin isn't a tty
+    local stdin_is_tty  = (saved_termios ~= nil)
+
+    local fds = pollfd_arr2()
+    -- Only poll stdin when it's a tty. With piped stdin (scripted runs /
+    -- tests), aish's stdin holds the *next* aish commands queued for the
+    -- repl loop — draining it into the child would swallow those.
+    fds[0].fd = stdin_is_tty and 0 or -1
+    fds[0].events = libc.POLLIN
+    fds[1].fd = sess.master_fd
+    fds[1].events = libc.POLLIN
+
+    local chunks = {}
+    while true do
+        fds[0].revents = 0
+        fds[1].revents = 0
+        local rc = libc.poll(fds, 2, -1)
+        if rc < 0 then
+            if libc.errno() == libc.EINTR then
+                -- signal during poll; loop and retry
+            else
+                break
+            end
+        else
+            -- Drain master first (output priority). Read on *any* revents —
+            -- POLLHUP fires (and POLLIN doesn't) when the child closes its
+            -- slave PTY end on exit; reading then returns 0 = EOF.
+            if fds[1].revents ~= 0 then
+                local data, n = sess:read()
+                if not data or n == 0 then break end
+                chunks[#chunks + 1] = data
+                io.write(data); io.flush()
+            end
+            -- Forward stdin keystrokes (or piped-in bytes) to the child.
+            if fds[0].revents ~= 0 then
+                local input, n = libc.read(0, 4096)
+                if input and n > 0 then
+                    sess:write(input)
+                elseif input == "" then
+                    -- aish's own stdin closed; stop forwarding but keep
+                    -- draining master until child exits
+                    fds[0].fd = -1
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    if saved_termios then libc.restore_termios(0, saved_termios) end
+    return chunks
+end
+
 -- Execute a shell command.
 -- Returns: (output_string, exit_code).
+--   0       success
+--   1..255  child exited with that status
+--   128+N   child killed by signal N (bash convention)
+--   -1      forkpty / spawn / wait failure
 function M.exec(cmd)
-    error("executor.exec: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    if not cmd or cmd:match("^%s*$") then
+        return "(empty command)", -1
+    end
+
+    local sess, err = pty.spawn(cmd)
+    if not sess then
+        return "(pty.spawn failed: " .. tostring(err) .. ")", -1
+    end
+
+    local chunks = multiplex(sess)
+    local kind, code = sess:wait()
+    sess:close()
+
+    -- PTY line discipline emits \r\n for every \n the child writes; collapse
+    -- back to \n so the Phase 0 caller contract ("output uses \n separators")
+    -- still holds for context-injection purposes.
+    local output = table.concat(chunks):gsub("\r\n", "\n")
+
+    if kind == "exit"   then return output, code         end
+    if kind == "signal" then return output, 128 + code   end
+    return output, -1
 end
 
 -- Intercept and apply `cd <path>` (or bare `cd` -> $HOME) without forking.
+-- Returns:
+--   nil          : the command is not a `cd` (caller falls through to exec)
+--   true         : it was a cd, libc.chdir succeeded
+--   false, err   : it was a cd, libc.chdir failed with errmsg
 function M.maybe_chdir(cmd)
-    error("executor.maybe_chdir: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    local rest = cmd:match("^%s*cd%s*$") and ""
+              or cmd:match("^%s*cd%s+(.+)$")
+    if not rest then return nil end
+
+    local target = rest:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$") or ""
+
+    -- Phase 0: no $OLDPWD support, so `cd -` is not handled.
+    if target == ""  then target = os.getenv("HOME") or "/" end
+    if target == "~" then target = os.getenv("HOME") or "/" end
+    if target:sub(1, 2) == "~/" then
+        target = (os.getenv("HOME") or "") .. target:sub(2)
+    end
+
+    return libc.chdir(target)
 end
 
--- Extract `CMD: ...` lines from an assistant response per the broker
+-- Extract `CMD: ` lines from an assistant response per the §6 broker contract.
--- contract (PHASE0.md §6 system prompt).
+-- The "CMD: " prefix is a §3 substrate invariant: exact prefix, single space,
+-- start-of-line only. Leading whitespace before CMD: does NOT match.
+-- "CMD&: " lines are issue #8 background variants — extracted separately so
+-- repl.lua can route them to the bg spawner instead of the synchronous gate.
 function M.extract_cmd_lines(text)
-    error("executor.extract_cmd_lines: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    local cmds = {}
+    for line in (text or ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local cmd = line:match("^CMD: (.*)$")
+        if cmd and cmd:match("%S") then cmds[#cmds + 1] = cmd end
+    end
+    return cmds
+end
+
+function M.extract_cmd_bg_lines(text)
+    local cmds = {}
+    for line in (text or ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local cmd = line:match("^CMD&: (.*)$")
+        if cmd and cmd:match("%S") then cmds[#cmds + 1] = cmd end
+    end
+    return cmds
+end
+
+-- Issue #6: `DELEGATE: <preset> "<prompt>"` lines. Parses each into
+-- (preset, prompt) — quotes around the prompt are required so the
+-- parser can find the boundary unambiguously (the prompt may contain
+-- arbitrary punctuation otherwise). Lines that don't match the
+-- quoted shape are silently dropped (rendered as text to the user).
+function M.extract_delegate_lines(text)
+    local out = {}
+    for line in (text or ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local preset, prompt = line:match([[^DELEGATE: (%S+)%s+"(.+)"%s*$]])
+        if not preset then
+            preset, prompt = line:match([[^DELEGATE: (%S+)%s+'(.+)'%s*$]])
+        end
+        if preset and prompt and prompt:match("%S") then
+            out[#out + 1] = { preset = preset, prompt = prompt }
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+-- Phase 10 / #89: extract `TASK: <imperative>` lines from a cloud
+-- preplanner's response. Wire contract for the planning/executor
+-- split: cloud emits a list of imperative TASKs once per :norris
+-- launch, local model executes each.
+--
+-- More permissive than extract_cmd_lines: tolerates leading
+-- whitespace (cloud models often indent) AND leading whitespace
+-- after the colon, AND strips trailing whitespace. Strict only on
+-- the literal "TASK:" prefix.
+--
+-- Returns an array of strings (already trimmed); empty TASKs and
+-- non-TASK lines are dropped silently.
+function M.extract_task_lines(text)
+    local out = {}
+    for line in (text or ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local task = line:match("^%s*TASK:%s*(.-)%s*$")
+        if task and task:match("%S") then out[#out + 1] = task end
+    end
+    return out
 end
 
 return M

ffi/curl.lua

@@ -1,16 +1,266 @@
 -- ffi/curl.lua — libcurl easy interface binding.
--- Phase 0: blocking POST. Phase 1: SSE streaming via WRITEFUNCTION callback.
+-- Phase 0: blocking POST with header list and response capture into Lua string.
+-- Phase 1: M.post_sse for incremental Server-Sent-Events streaming. Reuses the
+-- same WRITEFUNCTION hook; parses `data: ...\n\n` events out of the chunk
+-- stream and invokes the caller's on_event(data) per event. JSON decode and
+-- OpenAI-shape interpretation stay in broker.lua (this module is HTTP-only).
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §6 and docs/PHASE1.md §4.
 
 local ffi = require("ffi")
 
 ffi.cdef[[
 typedef void CURL;
+
+struct curl_slist {
+    char *data;
+    struct curl_slist *next;
+};
+
 CURL *curl_easy_init(void);
 void  curl_easy_cleanup(CURL *handle);
-int   curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, int option, ...);
 int   curl_easy_perform(CURL *handle);
+const char *curl_easy_strerror(int code);
+
+struct curl_slist *curl_slist_append(struct curl_slist *list, const char *string);
+void               curl_slist_free_all(struct curl_slist *list);
+
+int   curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, int option, ...);
+int   curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, int info, ...);
 ]]
 
+-- libcurl-dev's unversioned `libcurl.so` symlink isn't assumed; fall back to
+-- versioned sonames so a runtime-only host (Debian without -dev) just works.
+local function load_curl()
+    local errs = {}
+    for _, name in ipairs({"curl", "curl.so.4", "curl-gnutls.so.4"}) do
+        local ok, lib = pcall(ffi.load, name)
+        if ok then return lib end
+        errs[#errs+1] = name .. ": " .. tostring(lib)
+    end
+    error("libcurl not loadable: " .. table.concat(errs, "; "))
+end
+
+local C = load_curl()
+
+-- CURLoption codes from curl/curl.h. The bases are:
+--   CURLOPTTYPE_LONG          = 0
+--   CURLOPTTYPE_OBJECTPOINT   = 10000
+--   CURLOPTTYPE_FUNCTIONPOINT = 20000
+local OPT = {
+    URL            = 10002,
+    POST           = 47,
+    POSTFIELDS     = 10015,
+    HTTPHEADER     = 10023,
+    WRITEFUNCTION  = 20011,
+    NOSIGNAL       = 99,
+    TIMEOUT_MS     = 155,
+    USERAGENT      = 10018,
+    FAILONERROR    = 45,
+}
+
+-- Variadic FFI calls demand explicit per-argument types. Pre-cast setopt to
+-- the three concrete signatures Phase 0 needs; bypasses libffi-flavoured
+-- variadic dispatch entirely.
+local setopt_str  = ffi.cast("int(*)(void*, int, const char*)", C.curl_easy_setopt)
+local setopt_long = ffi.cast("int(*)(void*, int, long)",        C.curl_easy_setopt)
+local setopt_ptr  = ffi.cast("int(*)(void*, int, void*)",       C.curl_easy_setopt)
+
+-- curl_easy_getinfo is variadic too. The Phase 2 caller only needs the
+-- CURLINFO_LONG family (HTTP response code); pre-cast to that signature.
+-- CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE = CURLINFO_LONG (0x200000) + 2 = 2097154.
+local getinfo_long = ffi.cast("int(*)(void*, int, long*)", C.curl_easy_getinfo)
+local INFO_RESPONSE_CODE = 2097154
+
+local function get_response_code(handle)
+    local out = ffi.new("long[1]")
+    if getinfo_long(handle, INFO_RESPONSE_CODE, out) == 0 then
+        return tonumber(out[0])
+    end
+    return 0  -- 0 = no response (e.g. couldn't connect)
+end
+
 local M = {}
--- Phase 0 stubs; full binding lands with broker.chat() implementation.
+
+-- POST `body` to `url` with `headers` (list of "Name: value" strings) and an
+-- optional `timeout_ms`.
+-- Returns:
+--   body, status_code   on transport success — body is the raw response
+--                       string (may be empty); status_code is the HTTP
+--                       response code (2xx success, 4xx/5xx surface as
+--                       transport-level failure for callers that care,
+--                       e.g. mcp.lua treating 401 as auth failure).
+--                       FAILONERROR is intentionally NOT set so the body
+--                       is observable on non-2xx (lmcp's 401 returns a
+--                       non-JSON-RPC body that callers need to recognise).
+--   nil, errmsg         on libcurl-level failure (non-zero CURLcode)
+-- Phase 1 callers reading only the first slot stay correct: success
+-- returns truthy body, failure returns nil — same disjunction as before.
+function M.post(url, body, headers, timeout_ms)
+    local handle = C.curl_easy_init()
+    if handle == nil then return nil, "curl_easy_init returned NULL" end
+
+    local chunks = {}
+    local write_cb = ffi.cast(
+        "size_t(*)(char*, size_t, size_t, void*)",
+        function(ptr, size, nmemb, _)
+            local n = tonumber(size) * tonumber(nmemb)
+            chunks[#chunks+1] = ffi.string(ptr, n)
+            return n
+        end)
+
+    local slist = nil
+    for _, h in ipairs(headers or {}) do
+        slist = C.curl_slist_append(slist, h)
+    end
+
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.URL,            url)
+    setopt_long(handle, OPT.POST,           1)
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.POSTFIELDS,     body)
+    setopt_ptr (handle, OPT.HTTPHEADER,     slist)
+    setopt_ptr (handle, OPT.WRITEFUNCTION,  write_cb)
+    setopt_long(handle, OPT.NOSIGNAL,       1)
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.USERAGENT,      "aish/0.0 (luajit-ffi)")
+    if timeout_ms then
+        setopt_long(handle, OPT.TIMEOUT_MS, timeout_ms)
+    end
+
+    local rc = C.curl_easy_perform(handle)
+    local result, status, err
+    if rc == 0 then
+        result = table.concat(chunks)
+        status = get_response_code(handle)
+    else
+        err = ffi.string(C.curl_easy_strerror(rc))
+    end
+
+    C.curl_easy_cleanup(handle)
+    if slist ~= nil then C.curl_slist_free_all(slist) end
+    write_cb:free()
+
+    if rc == 0 then return result, status end
+    return nil, err
+end
+
+-- POST `body` to `url` with `headers`, streaming Server-Sent-Events back.
+-- For each complete `data: ...\n\n` event, `on_event(data_string)` is invoked
+-- synchronously from within the WRITEFUNCTION callback. The caller decides
+-- what to do with the payload (broker.lua decodes JSON, extracts the OpenAI
+-- delta.content). `[DONE]` sentinels and `:` comment lines are passed
+-- through as-is to on_event (broker filters them).
+-- Returns:
+--   true             stream completed successfully (HTTP 2xx, perform OK)
+--   nil, errmsg      libcurl failure (non-zero CURLcode); FAILONERROR is set
+--                    so non-2xx surfaces as a transport error rather than a
+--                    silent garbage-into-the-parser scenario.
+function M.post_sse(url, body, headers, on_event, timeout_ms)
+    local handle = C.curl_easy_init()
+    if handle == nil then return nil, "curl_easy_init returned NULL" end
+
+    -- SSE parse state: buffer holds incomplete tail between callback deliveries.
+    -- raw_body captures every byte we receive (regardless of SSE shape) so we
+    -- can surface upstream error bodies (e.g. openrouter→bedrock 400 with a
+    -- non-SSE JSON envelope). Truncated only at error-message time.
+    local buffer   = ""
+    local raw_body = ""
+    local cb_error = nil
+
+    local write_cb = ffi.cast(
+        "size_t(*)(char*, size_t, size_t, void*)",
+        function(ptr, size, nmemb, _)
+            local n = tonumber(size) * tonumber(nmemb)
+            -- pcall-wrap so a Lua error in on_event (or in the parse loop)
+            -- doesn't propagate across the FFI callback boundary — LuaJIT
+            -- documents that as process-fatal. Surface via cb_error and let
+            -- curl keep draining (return n) so we can report after perform.
+            local ok, err = pcall(function()
+                local chunk = ffi.string(ptr, n)
+                raw_body = raw_body .. chunk
+                buffer   = buffer   .. chunk
+                while true do
+                    local b = buffer:find("\n\n", 1, true)
+                    if not b then break end
+                    local event = buffer:sub(1, b - 1)
+                    buffer = buffer:sub(b + 2)
+
+                    local data_parts = {}
+                    for line in (event .. "\n"):gmatch("([^\n]*)\n") do
+                        if line:sub(1, 1) == ":" then
+                            -- SSE keepalive comment; ignore.
+                        elseif line:sub(1, 6) == "data: " then
+                            data_parts[#data_parts + 1] = line:sub(7)
+                        elseif line:sub(1, 5) == "data:" then
+                            data_parts[#data_parts + 1] = line:sub(6)
+                        end
+                    end
+                    if #data_parts > 0 then
+                        on_event(table.concat(data_parts, "\n"))
+                    end
+                end
+            end)
+            if not ok and not cb_error then cb_error = err end
+            return n
+        end)
+
+    local slist = nil
+    for _, h in ipairs(headers or {}) do
+        slist = C.curl_slist_append(slist, h)
+    end
+
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.URL,            url)
+    setopt_long(handle, OPT.POST,           1)
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.POSTFIELDS,     body)
+    setopt_ptr (handle, OPT.HTTPHEADER,     slist)
+    setopt_ptr (handle, OPT.WRITEFUNCTION,  write_cb)
+    setopt_long(handle, OPT.NOSIGNAL,       1)
+    -- FAILONERROR intentionally NOT set: we want to read the response body
+    -- on >=400 so the caller can surface upstream API errors (bedrock
+    -- rejecting tool-name format, openrouter quota, etc.) instead of just
+    -- "HTTP response code said error". Status code is checked after perform.
+    setopt_str (handle, OPT.USERAGENT,      "aish/0.0 (luajit-ffi)")
+    if timeout_ms then
+        setopt_long(handle, OPT.TIMEOUT_MS, timeout_ms)
+    end
+
+    local rc = C.curl_easy_perform(handle)
+    local err, status
+    if rc == 0 then
+        status = get_response_code(handle)
+    else
+        err = ffi.string(C.curl_easy_strerror(rc))
+    end
+
+    -- End-of-stream flush: the final event may lack a trailing \n\n if the
+    -- server closed the connection right after writing the last data: line
+    -- (some llama.cpp builds, and any plain HTTP/1.0 close-on-EOF feed).
+    -- Parse any remaining buffer content as one last event. Same pcall shield.
+    -- Only flush on 2xx — on error responses the buffer is the error body,
+    -- not an SSE event.
+    if rc == 0 and status < 400 and #buffer > 0 then
+        local ok, perr = pcall(function()
+            local data_parts = {}
+            for line in (buffer .. "\n"):gmatch("([^\n]*)\n") do
+                if line:sub(1, 6) == "data: " then
+                    data_parts[#data_parts + 1] = line:sub(7)
+                elseif line:sub(1, 5) == "data:" then
+                    data_parts[#data_parts + 1] = line:sub(6)
+                end
+            end
+            if #data_parts > 0 then on_event(table.concat(data_parts, "\n")) end
+        end)
+        if not ok and not cb_error then cb_error = perr end
+    end
+
+    C.curl_easy_cleanup(handle)
+    if slist ~= nil then C.curl_slist_free_all(slist) end
+    write_cb:free()
+
+    if cb_error then return nil, "callback: " .. tostring(cb_error) end
+    if rc ~= 0  then return nil, err end
+    if status >= 400 then
+        local snippet = raw_body ~= "" and raw_body:sub(1, 400) or "(no body)"
+        return nil, ("HTTP %d: %s"):format(status, snippet)
+    end
+    return true
+end
+
 return M

ffi/libc.lua

@@ -1,18 +1,201 @@
--- ffi/libc.lua — shared libc bindings: errno, signal, write, read, chdir.
+-- ffi/libc.lua — shared libc bindings.
+-- Phase 0: chdir, errno, strerror — enough for `cd` interception in executor.
+-- Phase 1: waitpid + WEXITSTATUS, raw fd I/O (read/write/close), kill — the
+-- syscalls ffi/pty needs to drive a forkpty'd child.
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §7 and docs/PHASE1.md §3.
 
 local ffi = require("ffi")
+local bit = require("bit")
 
 ffi.cdef[[
 int   chdir(const char *path);
-int   errno;
+int  *__errno_location(void);
 char *strerror(int errnum);
+
+typedef int     pid_t;
+typedef long    ssize_t;
+typedef unsigned long size_t;
+
+pid_t   waitpid(pid_t pid, int *wstatus, int options);
+ssize_t read   (int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
+ssize_t write  (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
+int     close  (int fd);
+int     kill   (pid_t pid, int sig);
+
+/* termios for raw-mode toggle around interactive PTY children. The struct
+   is treated as opaque — cfmakeraw fills it; size 64 is comfortably larger
+   than glibc's struct termios (60 bytes) on aarch64/x86_64 Linux. */
+struct termios { char _opaque[64]; };
+int  tcgetattr(int fd, struct termios *tio);
+int  tcsetattr(int fd, int actions, const struct termios *tio);
+void cfmakeraw(struct termios *tio);
+
+/* poll for stdin↔master multiplex in executor. */
+struct pollfd { int fd; short events; short revents; };
+int poll(struct pollfd *fds, unsigned long nfds, int timeout);
+
+/* Phase 4: advisory file locking on memory.jsonl. Single-writer
+   enforcement via LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB — fail-fast if another aish
+   process holds the lock. */
+int flock(int fd, int operation);
+
+/* TTY detection for non-interactive mode (`aish -p`). Returns 1 if the
+   fd refers to a terminal, 0 otherwise (sets errno on error). */
+int isatty(int fd);
+
+/* getcwd — chdir() doesn't update PWD env, so prompt {cwd} needs the
+   real cwd. NULL buffer + size 0 is the GNU extension that malloc()s
+   the buffer; we use a fixed-size stack buffer instead. */
+char *getcwd(char *buf, size_t size);
 ]]
 
+local C = ffi.C
+
 local M = {}
 
--- Apply chdir per PHASE0.md §7 (intercepts `cd` so wd persists across popen).
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- chdir / errno
+-- Phase 0 invariants. Apply chdir per PHASE0.md §7.
+-- Returns: true on success; false, errmsg on failure.
 function M.chdir(path)
-    error("libc.chdir: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    local rc = C.chdir(path)
+    if rc == 0 then return true end
+    return false, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0]))
+end
+
+function M.errno()    return C.__errno_location()[0]                end
+function M.strerror(en) return ffi.string(C.strerror(en))           end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- waitpid
+-- Mirrors glibc's WIFEXITED / WEXITSTATUS / WIFSIGNALED / WTERMSIG macros.
+local function WIFEXITED  (status) return bit.band(status, 0x7f) == 0 end
+local function WEXITSTATUS(status) return bit.band(bit.rshift(status, 8), 0xff) end
+local function WIFSIGNALED(status)
+    -- signal-killed iff low 7 bits in 1..126
+    local s = bit.band(status, 0x7f)
+    return s ~= 0 and s ~= 0x7f
+end
+local function WTERMSIG   (status) return bit.band(status, 0x7f) end
+
+M.WIFEXITED   = WIFEXITED
+M.WEXITSTATUS = WEXITSTATUS
+M.WIFSIGNALED = WIFSIGNALED
+M.WTERMSIG    = WTERMSIG
+
+-- waitpid wrapper. Returns (kind, value):
+--   "exit",   exit_code   on normal exit (WIFEXITED -> WEXITSTATUS)
+--   "signal", signum      on signal kill (WIFSIGNALED -> WTERMSIG)
+--   nil, errmsg           on waitpid syscall failure
+local status_buf = ffi.new("int[1]")
+function M.waitpid(pid, options)
+    status_buf[0] = 0
+    local rc = C.waitpid(pid, status_buf, options or 0)
+    if rc < 0 then
+        return nil, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0]))
+    end
+    local status = status_buf[0]
+    if WIFEXITED(status)   then return "exit",   WEXITSTATUS(status) end
+    if WIFSIGNALED(status) then return "signal", WTERMSIG(status)    end
+    return "other", status
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- raw fd I/O
+-- Used by ffi/pty for master-fd transfer. Errors return nil + errmsg so
+-- callers can decide between EAGAIN/EINTR retry and abort. EOF on read is
+-- represented as ("", 0) — empty string, zero bytes.
+-- Note: READ_BUF is module-shared. Phase 1 has no reentrant M.read callers
+-- (no coroutines, no concurrent FFI callbacks performing reads); revisit if
+-- that ever changes.
+local READ_BUF = ffi.new("char[?]", 4096)
+
+function M.read(fd, count)
+    count = count or 4096
+    local buf = (count <= 4096) and READ_BUF or ffi.new("char[?]", count)
+    local n = C.read(fd, buf, count)
+    if n < 0 then
+        return nil, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0])), M.errno()
+    end
+    return ffi.string(buf, n), tonumber(n)
+end
+
+function M.write(fd, data)
+    local n = C.write(fd, data, #data)
+    if n < 0 then
+        return nil, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0])), M.errno()
+    end
+    return tonumber(n)
+end
+
+function M.close(fd)
+    return C.close(fd) == 0
+end
+
+function M.kill(pid, sig)
+    local rc = C.kill(pid, sig)
+    if rc == 0 then return true end
+    return false, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0]))
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- termios
+-- Save current tty mode and switch to raw via cfmakeraw. Returns the saved
+-- termios pointer (to be passed back to M.restore_termios) or (nil, err) if
+-- fd isn't a tty (e.g. stdin redirected from a file in CI / scripted runs).
+local TCSANOW = 0
+
+function M.set_raw(fd)
+    local saved = ffi.new("struct termios")
+    if C.tcgetattr(fd, saved) < 0 then
+        return nil, M.strerror(M.errno())
+    end
+    local raw = ffi.new("struct termios")
+    ffi.copy(raw, saved, ffi.sizeof("struct termios"))
+    C.cfmakeraw(raw)
+    if C.tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, raw) < 0 then
+        return nil, M.strerror(M.errno())
+    end
+    return saved
+end
+
+function M.restore_termios(fd, saved)
+    return C.tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, saved) == 0
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- poll
+M.POLLIN  = 0x0001
+M.EINTR   = 4
+
+-- Returns: rc (>= 0 fds ready, 0 timeout, -1 error)
+function M.poll(fds_arr, nfds, timeout_ms)
+    return C.poll(fds_arr, nfds, timeout_ms or -1)
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- flock
+-- Advisory file locking. Phase 4 uses LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB so a second
+-- aish process opening the same memory.jsonl fails fast rather than
+-- blocking. Lock is released on fd close or process exit.
+M.LOCK_EX = 2
+M.LOCK_NB = 4
+M.LOCK_UN = 8
+
+-- Returns: true on success; false, errmsg on failure (e.g. EWOULDBLOCK
+-- when LOCK_NB is set and another holder exists).
+function M.flock(fd, op)
+    if C.flock(fd, op) == 0 then return true end
+    return false, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0]))
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- isatty
+function M.isatty(fd)
+    return C.isatty(fd) == 1
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- getcwd
+local CWD_BUF = ffi.new("char[?]", 4096)
+function M.getcwd()
+    local p = C.getcwd(CWD_BUF, 4096)
+    if p == nil then
+        return nil, ffi.string(C.strerror(C.__errno_location()[0]))
+    end
+    return ffi.string(CWD_BUF)
 end
 
 return M

ffi/pty.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,91 @@
--- ffi/pty.lua — forkpty, openpty, waitpid bindings.
+-- ffi/pty.lua — forkpty-backed exec.
--- Phase 0: stub. Lands in Phase 1 to enable interactive programs (vim, htop).
+-- Phase 1: replaces Phase 0's io.popen path so interactive cmds (vim, less,
+-- htop) work and so executor's exit-code recovery can use waitpid instead
+-- of the §7 sentinel hack.
+-- See docs/PHASE1.md §5.
+
+local ffi  = require("ffi")
+local libc = require("ffi.libc")
+
+ffi.cdef[[
+typedef int pid_t;
+pid_t forkpty(int *amaster, char *name, void *termp, void *winp);
+int   execvp (const char *file, char *const argv[]);
+void  _exit  (int status);
+]]
+
+-- libutil-dev's unversioned `libutil.so` symlink isn't assumed; fall back to
+-- versioned sonames so a runtime-only host (no -dev installed) works. Same
+-- idiom as ffi/readline + ffi/curl.
+local function load_util()
+    local errs = {}
+    for _, name in ipairs({"util", "util.so.1", "util.so.0"}) do
+        local ok, lib = pcall(ffi.load, name)
+        if ok then return lib end
+        errs[#errs + 1] = name .. ": " .. tostring(lib)
+    end
+    error("libutil not loadable: " .. table.concat(errs, "; "))
+end
+
+local util = load_util()
+local C    = ffi.C
 
 local M       = {}
+local Session = {}
+Session.__index = Session
+
+-- Spawn `cmd` (shell-interpreted via /bin/sh -c) under a fresh PTY.
+-- Returns:
+--   session table : { pid, master_fd, closed } with :read/:write/:close/:wait/:signal
+--   nil, errmsg   : on forkpty failure
+function M.spawn(cmd)
+    local master = ffi.new("int[1]")
+    local pid = util.forkpty(master, nil, nil, nil)
+    if pid < 0 then
+        return nil, "forkpty: " .. libc.strerror(libc.errno())
+    end
+    if pid == 0 then
+        -- child: exec /bin/sh -c cmd. argv must be NULL-terminated.
+        local argv = ffi.new("const char *[4]")
+        argv[0] = "/bin/sh"
+        argv[1] = "-c"
+        argv[2] = cmd
+        argv[3] = nil
+        C.execvp("/bin/sh", ffi.cast("char *const *", argv))
+        -- execvp returned -> exec failed; abandon ship with conventional 127
+        C._exit(127)
+    end
+    return setmetatable({
+        pid       = pid,
+        master_fd = master[0],
+        closed    = false,
+    }, Session)
+end
+
+-- Read up to `count` bytes from the master fd. Blocking.
+-- Returns:
+--   (string, n)     on success; n == 0 means EOF (child closed its end)
+--   (nil, errmsg)   on syscall failure
+function Session:read(count)
+    return libc.read(self.master_fd, count or 4096)
+end
+
+function Session:write(data)
+    return libc.write(self.master_fd, data)
+end
+
+function Session:close()
+    if self.closed then return end
+    libc.close(self.master_fd)
+    self.closed = true
+end
+
+function Session:wait(options)
+    return libc.waitpid(self.pid, options)
+end
+
+function Session:signal(sig)
+    return libc.kill(self.pid, sig)
+end
+
 return M

ffi/readline.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 -- ffi/readline.lua — GNU readline binding.
--- Phase 0: readline + add_history + free. Phase 1: custom key bindings.
+-- Phase 0: readline + add_history + EOF handling.
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §9.
+-- Phase 1: custom key bindings via rl_bind_keyseq.
+-- Phase 3: rl_insert_text + rl_redisplay so bound key handlers can
+--          stuff text into the in-progress line buffer (used by \C-n
+--          to insert ":norris " in repl.lua).
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §9 and docs/PHASE1.md §7 and docs/PHASE3.md §3.
 
 local ffi = require("ffi")
 
@@ -8,8 +12,93 @@ ffi.cdef[[
 char *readline(const char *prompt);
 void  add_history(const char *line);
 void  free(void *ptr);
+
+typedef int (*rl_command_func_t)(int, int);
+int rl_bind_keyseq(const char *keyseq, rl_command_func_t function);
+int rl_insert_text(const char *text);
+int rl_redisplay(void);
 ]]
 
+-- libreadline-dev (which ships the unversioned `libreadline.so` symlink) is
+-- not assumed to be installed on the runtime host; fall back to versioned
+-- sonames so a base Debian/Arch with just libreadline runtime works.
+local function load_readline()
+    local errs = {}
+    for _, name in ipairs({"readline", "readline.so.8", "readline.so.7"}) do
+        local ok, lib = pcall(ffi.load, name)
+        if ok then return lib end
+        errs[#errs+1] = name .. ": " .. tostring(lib)
+    end
+    error("libreadline not loadable: " .. table.concat(errs, "; "))
+end
+
+local rl = load_readline()
+local C  = ffi.C
+
 local M = {}
--- Phase 0 stubs; wired with the REPL implementation.
+
+-- Read one line of input.
+-- Returns:
+--   string : the line (no trailing newline)
+--   nil    : EOF (Ctrl-D on empty line)
+function M.readline(prompt)
+    local cstr = rl.readline(prompt)
+    if cstr == nil then return nil end
+    local s = ffi.string(cstr)
+    C.free(cstr)
+    return s
+end
+
+-- Append a non-empty line to readline's in-memory history.
+function M.add_history(line)
+    if line and #line > 0 then
+        rl.add_history(line)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Bind `seq` (e.g. "\\C-n") to a Lua function that runs when the user types
+-- that key sequence at the readline prompt. The Lua fn takes no arguments
+-- (readline passes count + key, but consumers don't need them).
+-- Callback trampolines are pinned in module-local state for process
+-- lifetime. We do NOT free the previous binding on rebind: readline
+-- retains the function pointer in its keymap, and the window between
+-- :free() and the new rl_bind_keyseq is a potential use-after-free.
+-- Memory cost is bounded — one closure per bound key sequence.
+-- (Phase 3 R-C4 fold-in.)
+-- `_pinned` keeps every callback ever cast alive for process lifetime
+-- (so readline's keymap pointers never dangle even after a re-bind).
+-- `_bound` indexes by seq for "what's currently bound here" lookup but
+-- both old and new closures stay reachable via _pinned.
+local _bound  = {}
+local _pinned = {}
+
+function M.bind(seq, fn)
+    local cb = ffi.cast("rl_command_func_t", function(_count, _key)
+        local ok, err = pcall(fn)
+        if not ok then
+            io.stderr:write("ffi/readline bind handler error: " .. tostring(err) .. "\n")
+        end
+        return 0
+    end)
+    _pinned[#_pinned + 1] = cb       -- never freed; bounded by N rebinds
+    local rc = rl.rl_bind_keyseq(seq, cb)
+    _bound[seq] = cb
+    return rc == 0
+end
+
+-- Insert `text` at the cursor in the in-progress readline buffer.
+-- Used by bound key handlers to stuff e.g. ":norris " into the line.
+-- Caller typically follows with M.redisplay() to refresh the display.
+function M.insert_text(text)
+    if text and text ~= "" then
+        rl.rl_insert_text(text)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Force readline to redraw the current line. Call after insert_text or
+-- any other buffer mutation from inside a bound handler.
+function M.redisplay()
+    rl.rl_redisplay()
+end
+
 return M

history.lua

@@ -1,20 +1,370 @@
--- history.lua — persistent session log + memory.jsonl.
+-- history.lua — persistent session log + cross-session memory store.
--- Phase 0: NO disk I/O. This module is a stub placeholder so module names are
+-- Phase 1: append-only JSONL per session under <config.history.dir>/sessions/.
--- stable when Phase 1 lands the persistence layer.
+-- Phase 4: cross-session memory.jsonl at <config.history.dir>/memory.jsonl,
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §11 (Phase 1).
+--          single-writer enforced via flock(LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB) per PHASE4 R-B1.
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §11, docs/PHASE1.md §6, docs/PHASE4.md §4.
+
+local json = require("dkjson")
+local libc = require("ffi.libc")
+local ffi  = require("ffi")
 
 local M = {}
 
-function M.open_session(dir)
+local Session = {}
-    error("history.open_session: not implemented (Phase 1)")
+Session.__index = Session
+
+local Memory = {}
+Memory.__index = Memory
+
+-- Best-effort mkdir -p. Failures are surfaced by io.open below. Uses
+-- single-quote escaping (Lua's %q double-quotes, which still expands $(...)
+-- and $VAR inside) so a path containing shell metacharacters doesn't trip.
+local function sh_singlequote(s)
+    return "'" .. s:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "'"
 end
 
-function M.append_turn(session, turn)
+local function ensure_dir(path)
-    error("history.append_turn: not implemented (Phase 1)")
+    if not path or path == "" then return end
+    os.execute("mkdir -p " .. sh_singlequote(path))
 end
 
-function M.summarize_and_close(session, broker)
+local function parent_dir(path)
-    error("history.summarize_and_close: not implemented (Phase 3)")
+    return path:match("^(.*)/[^/]+$")
+end
+
+-- Open `path` for append. Creates parent dirs if missing. Returns the session
+-- handle, or (nil, errmsg) on open failure.
+--   path : absolute path to the .jsonl file
+--   meta : optional table written as the first line ONLY if the file is new /
+--          empty. Use this for the {started, model, version, ...} header per
+--          PHASE1.md §6.
+function M.open(path, meta)
+    ensure_dir(parent_dir(path))
+
+    -- Detect new-or-empty before opening for append (append + read does not
+    -- give a portable way to inspect size on every libc). Simple two-step.
+    local existing = io.open(path, "r")
+    local is_empty = true
+    if existing then
+        local first = existing:read("*l")
+        if first and #first > 0 then is_empty = false end
+        existing:close()
+    end
+
+    local fh, err = io.open(path, "a")
+    if not fh then return nil, err end
+
+    local sess = setmetatable({ path = path, fh = fh, closed = false }, Session)
+
+    if is_empty and meta then
+        sess:append({ meta = meta })
+    end
+
+    return sess
+end
+
+function Session:append(turn)
+    if self.closed then return false, "session closed" end
+    local line = json.encode(turn)
+    -- write + flush so a crash mid-session preserves all turns up to the
+    -- last full append. Phase 1 default: no fsync per line (would dominate
+    -- runtime on slow disks). Q16 tracks fsync policy if it ever bites.
+    self.fh:write(line, "\n")
+    self.fh:flush()
+    return true
+end
+
+function Session:close()
+    if self.closed then return end
+    self.fh:close()
+    self.fh    = nil
+    self.closed = true
+end
+
+-- Load a session file. Returns:
+--   turns, meta   : turns is ALWAYS a table on success (possibly empty);
+--                   meta is the {meta={...}} header value or nil if absent
+--   nil,   err    : on file open failure (turns-first means callers can
+--                   test `if not turns then` without ambiguity vs a missing
+--                   meta-header line)
+function M.load(path)
+    local fh, err = io.open(path, "r")
+    if not fh then return nil, err end
+
+    local meta, turns = nil, {}
+    local first = true
+    for line in fh:lines() do
+        if #line > 0 then
+            local obj = json.decode(line)
+            if obj then
+                if first and obj.meta then
+                    meta = obj.meta
+                elseif obj.role and obj.content then
+                    turns[#turns + 1] = obj
+                end
+            end
+            -- malformed lines (e.g. trailing partial write before crash) are
+            -- silently skipped per the §6 recovery semantic
+            first = false
+        end
+    end
+    fh:close()
+    return turns, meta
+end
+
+-- List session files in `dir` (just file basenames matching *.jsonl). Phase 1
+-- minimum: name only. mtime / turn count are a Phase 4 concern when :sessions
+-- starts wanting to surface a richer picker. Returns:
+--   array of strings (basenames, no path prefix)
+--   may be empty if dir doesn't exist
+function M.list_sessions(dir)
+    local out = {}
+    if not dir or dir == "" then return out end
+    -- io.popen here is plain ls; executor.exec was swapped to PTY but
+    -- io.popen itself still works. Single-quote escaping for path safety
+    -- (see sh_singlequote rationale above).
+    local p = io.popen("ls -1 " .. sh_singlequote(dir) .. " 2>/dev/null")
+    if not p then return out end
+    for name in p:lines() do
+        if name:match("%.jsonl$") then out[#out + 1] = name end
+    end
+    p:close()
+    table.sort(out)  -- ISO 8601 sorts lexicographically = chronologically
+    return out
+end
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- Phase 4: memory.jsonl — cross-session memory store.
+-- Same JSONL convention as session logs, but a single shared file rather
+-- than per-session. Single-writer enforced via flock advisory lock.
+-- See docs/PHASE4.md §2 / §4.
+-- ============================================================================
+
+-- We need an integer fd for flock. io.open returns a Lua FILE*; LuaJIT
+-- has no portable way to extract the underlying fd from that. Workaround:
+-- open via libc directly using open(2). Already exposed close() in libc;
+-- need to declare open() and read/write via the existing fd interface.
+ffi.cdef[[
+int open(const char *pathname, int flags, int mode);
+long lseek(int fd, long offset, int whence);
+]]
+
+local O_RDWR   = 2
+local O_CREAT  = 64       -- 0100 octal on Linux/glibc
+local O_APPEND = 1024     -- 02000 octal on Linux/glibc
+local SEEK_SET = 0
+local FILE_MODE = 0x180   -- 0600 octal — owner rw only
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- M.open_memory
+-- Opens memory.jsonl at `path` for append, takes an exclusive non-blocking
+-- flock on the fd, scans existing content for max id, writes a meta header
+-- if the file is new. Returns:
+--   handle, nil   on success
+--   nil,    err   on lock-held / open failure
+function M.open_memory(path)
+    ensure_dir(parent_dir(path))
+
+    -- Open via libc open(2) so we have an integer fd for flock.
+    local fd = ffi.C.open(path,
+                          bit and bit.bor(O_RDWR, O_CREAT, O_APPEND)
+                              or  (O_RDWR + O_CREAT + O_APPEND),
+                          FILE_MODE)
+    -- bit lib may not be loaded; fall back to numeric add (flags don't
+    -- overlap so OR == add here).
+    if fd < 0 then
+        return nil, "open " .. path .. " failed: "
+                    .. libc.strerror(libc.errno())
+    end
+
+    local ok, err = libc.flock(fd, libc.LOCK_EX + libc.LOCK_NB)
+    if not ok then
+        libc.close(fd)
+        return nil, "memory.jsonl held by another aish process ("
+                    .. tostring(err) .. ")"
+    end
+
+    -- Scan existing content for max id. lseek back to start, read all.
+    local max_id = 0
+    local was_empty = true
+    ffi.C.lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET)
+    while true do
+        -- Read in 4K chunks. Use libc.read which returns string+len.
+        local chunk, n = libc.read(fd, 4096)
+        if not chunk or n == 0 then break end
+        was_empty = false
+        -- Accumulate into a buffer; on first scan we may straddle lines.
+        -- Simple approach: keep a tail and split on newlines.
+        for line in chunk:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+            local obj = json.decode(line)
+            if obj and obj.id and obj.id > max_id then max_id = obj.id end
+        end
+    end
+    -- Seek to end so subsequent libc.write appends.
+    ffi.C.lseek(fd, 0, 2)  -- SEEK_END
+
+    local handle = setmetatable({
+        path    = path,
+        fd      = fd,
+        next_id = max_id + 1,
+        closed  = false,
+    }, Memory)
+
+    if was_empty then
+        -- Write meta header. No id; load_memory skips lines without id.
+        handle:_write_raw({
+            meta = {
+                aish_version = "phase4",
+                created      = os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+            }
+        })
+    end
+
+    return handle
+end
+
+-- Internal: append one JSON line to the fd.
+function Memory:_write_raw(obj)
+    local line = json.encode(obj) .. "\n"
+    libc.write(self.fd, line)
+end
+
+-- Append a memory item. Returns the assigned id.
+function Memory:add(kind, content, tags, source)
+    assert(not self.closed, "memory:add on closed handle")
+    assert(kind == "fact" or kind == "pref" or kind == "context",
+           "memory:add: kind must be fact|pref|context (got " .. tostring(kind) .. ")")
+    assert(content and content ~= "", "memory:add: content required")
+
+    local id = self.next_id
+    self.next_id = id + 1
+    local item = {
+        id      = id,
+        ts      = os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+        kind    = kind,
+        content = content,
+    }
+    if tags   then item.tags   = tags   end
+    if source then item.source = source end
+    self:_write_raw(item)
+    return id
+end
+
+-- Append a tombstone for `target_id`. Idempotent at the file level; the
+-- caller (e.g. `:memory forget` meta handler) may want to check
+-- M.load_memory first to surface a "not active" status to the user (N1).
+function Memory:forget(target_id)
+    assert(not self.closed, "memory:forget on closed handle")
+    self:_write_raw({
+        id     = self.next_id,
+        ts     = os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"),
+        kind   = "forget",
+        target = target_id,
+    })
+    self.next_id = self.next_id + 1
+end
+
+function Memory:close()
+    if self.closed then return end
+    -- flock is released automatically on fd close.
+    libc.close(self.fd)
+    self.fd = nil
+    self.closed = true
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- M.load_memory
+-- Read all items, resolve tombstones, return active set sorted by ts desc.
+-- Items without an `id` field (e.g. the meta header) are silently dropped.
+-- Tombstones with non-matching targets are no-ops.
+-- Returns:
+--   items_table  array of {id, ts, kind, content, tags?, source?}
+--   may be empty if file doesn't exist or contains only meta/tombstones
+function M.load_memory(path)
+    local fh = io.open(path, "r")
+    if not fh then return {} end
+
+    local items = {}      -- by id
+    local forget = {}     -- set of target ids
+    for line in fh:lines() do
+        if #line > 0 then
+            local obj = json.decode(line)
+            if obj and obj.id then
+                if obj.kind == "forget" then
+                    if obj.target then forget[obj.target] = true end
+                elseif obj.kind == "fact" or obj.kind == "pref"
+                                          or obj.kind == "context" then
+                    items[obj.id] = obj
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    fh:close()
+
+    local active = {}
+    for id, item in pairs(items) do
+        if not forget[id] then active[#active + 1] = item end
+    end
+    -- Sort by ts descending (most recent first). Strings sort right when
+    -- they're ISO 8601 — ASCII order = chronological.
+    table.sort(active, function(a, b) return a.ts > b.ts end)
+    return active
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 9 trust file
+-- ~/.aish/trusted-projects (JSONL, mode 0600). One entry per accepted
+-- project .aish.lua. Schema: {path = "<abs>", sha256 = "<hex>",
+-- ts = "<iso>"}. sha256 binds bytes; content change re-prompts.
+
+-- Internal helper: shell out to `sha256sum`. Returns hex digest or nil
+-- on any failure (binary missing, file unreadable, etc.). Caller
+-- treats nil as "skip the trust path" rather than crashing.
+function M._sha256_file(path)
+    if not path or path == "" then return nil end
+    local q = "'" .. path:gsub("'", [['\'']]) .. "'"
+    local pipe = io.popen("sha256sum " .. q .. " 2>/dev/null")
+    if not pipe then return nil end
+    local line = pipe:read("*l")
+    pipe:close()
+    if not line then return nil end
+    local digest = line:match("^(%x+)")  -- first whitespace-separated field
+    if digest and #digest == 64 then return digest end
+    return nil
+end
+
+-- Returns true iff a JSONL entry exists at trust_path matching BOTH
+-- project_path AND sha256. Missing / unreadable / corrupt-line file
+-- treated as "not trusted".
+function M.is_trusted(trust_path, project_path, sha256)
+    if not (trust_path and project_path and sha256) then return false end
+    local fh = io.open(trust_path, "r")
+    if not fh then return false end
+    for line in fh:lines() do
+        if #line > 0 then
+            local entry = json.decode(line)
+            if entry and entry.path == project_path
+                     and entry.sha256 == sha256 then
+                fh:close()
+                return true
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    fh:close()
+    return false
+end
+
+-- Appends a trust record. mkdir -p parent; chmod 0600 on first creation.
+-- Append-only JSONL; partial writes corrupt at most one line (caller's
+-- subsequent reads skip them).
+function M.add_trusted(trust_path, project_path, sha256)
+    if not (trust_path and project_path and sha256) then return false end
+    ensure_dir(parent_dir(trust_path))
+    local fh = io.open(trust_path, "a")
+    if not fh then return false end
+    local ts = os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    fh:write(json.encode({ path = project_path, sha256 = sha256, ts = ts }) .. "\n")
+    fh:close()
+    -- Best-effort chmod 0600; ignore failure (next read will succeed).
+    os.execute("chmod 600 '" .. trust_path:gsub("'", [['\'']]) .. "' 2>/dev/null")
+    return true
 end
 
 return M

main.lua

@@ -1,32 +1,272 @@
 -- main.lua — entry point
 -- Phase 0: arg parsing, config load, REPL start.
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §4, §10.
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §4, §10. -p one-shot mode lands per issue #4.
+
+-- Resolve modules + vendored dkjson relative to this script's directory,
+-- not cwd. Packaged install puts main.lua at /usr/share/lua/5.1/aish/ and
+-- the /usr/bin/aish wrapper execs `luajit /usr/share/lua/5.1/aish/main.lua`
+-- from whatever cwd the user is in — siblings must still resolve. Dev mode
+-- (`luajit main.lua` from repo root) keeps working because arg[0] is then
+-- "main.lua" with no "/" — _dir falls back to "./".
+local _dir = arg[0]:match("(.*/)") or "./"
+package.path = _dir .. "?.lua;" .. _dir .. "vendor/?.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local USAGE = [[
+aish — AI-augmented conversational shell.
+
+Usage:
+  aish [--config <path>] [--help]            -- interactive REPL
+  aish -p "<prompt>" [--config <path>]       -- one-shot, print + exit
+
+In -p mode, if stdin is not a TTY it's read as additional context and
+prepended to the prompt as a fenced block — composes with Unix pipes:
+  tail app.log | aish -p "any anomalies?"
+
+Config resolution order (PHASE0.md §10):
+  1. --config <path>
+  2. $AISH_CONFIG
+  3. ~/.config/aish/config.lua
+  4. ./config.lua
+]]
+
+local function parse_args(argv)
+    local out = {}
+    local i = 1
+    while i <= #argv do
+        local a = argv[i]
+        if a == "--config" then
+            out.config = argv[i + 1]
+            i = i + 2
+        elseif a == "--help" or a == "-h" then
+            out.help = true
+            i = i + 1
+        elseif a == "-p" or a == "--prompt" then
+            out.prompt = argv[i + 1]
+            if not out.prompt then
+                io.stderr:write("aish: -p requires a prompt argument\n")
+                os.exit(2)
+            end
+            i = i + 2
+        else
+            io.stderr:write("aish: unrecognized argument: " .. a .. "\n")
+            os.exit(2)
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+local function load_config(opts)
+    -- --config is explicit: use exactly that path or fail. No silent fallback.
+    if opts.config then
+        local f = io.open(opts.config, "r")
+        if not f then
+            error("aish: --config " .. opts.config .. ": cannot open")
+        end
+        f:close()
+        return dofile(opts.config), opts.config
+    end
 
-local function load_config()
-    -- Resolution order per PHASE0.md §10:
-    --   1. --config <path>   2. $AISH_CONFIG
-    --   3. ~/.config/aish/config.lua   4. ./config.lua
-    -- Phase 0 stub: pick the first existing path; no CLI parsing yet.
     local home = os.getenv("HOME") or ""
-    local candidates = {
+    local candidates = {}
-        os.getenv("AISH_CONFIG"),
+    local function push(p) if p and p ~= "" then candidates[#candidates + 1] = p end end
-        home .. "/.config/aish/config.lua",
+    push(os.getenv("AISH_CONFIG"))
-        "./config.lua",
+    push(home .. "/.config/aish/config.lua")
-    }
+    push("./config.lua")
+
     for _, path in ipairs(candidates) do
-        if path then
         local f = io.open(path, "r")
         if f then f:close(); return dofile(path), path end
     end
-    end
+    error("aish: no config.lua found (tried: "
-    error("aish: no config.lua found in any standard location")
+          .. table.concat(candidates, ", ") .. ")")
 end
 
-local function main()
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Phase 9 project overlay
-    local config, config_path = load_config()
+
+-- Walk-up from libc.getcwd() looking for .aish.lua. Stops at $HOME
+-- OR filesystem root (whichever comes first). Returns the first
+-- found path or nil. Per R1 (review fold-in), uses a proper-prefix
+-- check (NOT bare bytes-prefix) to avoid false positive when HOME
+-- is "/home/user" and cwd is "/home/user2/...".
+local function _find_project_config()
+    local home = os.getenv("HOME")
+    if not home or home == "" then return nil end
+    -- Lazy-require so the existing load_config path stays untouched
+    -- when no project overlay considered.
+    local libc_ok, libc = pcall(require, "ffi.libc")
+    if not libc_ok then return nil end
+    local dir = libc.getcwd()
+    if not dir then return nil end
+    -- R1: proper prefix (dir == home OR dir starts with home .. "/")
+    if dir ~= home and dir:sub(1, #home + 1) ~= home .. "/" then
+        return nil
+    end
+    while dir and #dir > 0 do
+        local candidate = dir .. "/.aish.lua"
+        local f = io.open(candidate, "rb")
+        if f then f:close(); return candidate end
+        if dir == home or dir == "/" then return nil end
+        -- Walk up one level
+        dir = dir:gsub("/[^/]*$", "")
+        if dir == "" then dir = "/" end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
+local function _trust_file_path()
+    return os.getenv("AISH_TRUST_FILE")
+        or ((os.getenv("HOME") or "") .. "/.aish/trusted-projects")
+end
+
+-- Interactive trust prompt. R2: caller must NOT invoke this in
+-- one-shot (-p) mode — io.read or rl.readline would consume piped
+-- stdin. Returns true on user accept (and persists the trust).
+-- Per A8, uses rl.readline; if it misbehaves at this early call
+-- site, the function returns false (skip overlay) rather than
+-- falling back to io.read.
+local function _check_and_maybe_prompt(project_path, history)
+    local sha = history._sha256_file(project_path)
+    if not sha then
+        io.stderr:write("aish: project config " .. project_path
+                        .. ": sha256 failed; skipping\n")
+        return false
+    end
+    local tpath = _trust_file_path()
+    if history.is_trusted(tpath, project_path, sha) then
+        return true
+    end
+    -- Trust prompt.
+    io.stderr:write("aish: project config found: " .. project_path .. "\n")
+    io.stderr:write("aish: UNTRUSTED. Loading it runs arbitrary Lua code.\n")
+    local rl_ok, rl = pcall(require, "ffi.readline")
+    if not rl_ok then
+        io.stderr:write("aish: readline unavailable; declining trust prompt\n")
+        return false
+    end
+    local ans = rl.readline("[aish] trust this project config? [y/N] ")
+    if ans and ans:lower():sub(1, 1) == "y" then
+        history.add_trusted(tpath, project_path, sha)
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+-- Wrap load_config with a project-overlay step. Always-on (no
+-- config flag); overlay activates only when a trusted .aish.lua
+-- is found in/above cwd. In one-shot (-p) mode the trust prompt
+-- is SKIPPED to avoid io consuming piped stdin (R2) — only pre-
+-- trusted overlays load in -p.
+local function load_config_with_overlay(opts)
+    local user_cfg, user_path = load_config(opts)
+    local sources = {}
+    for k, _ in pairs(user_cfg) do sources[k] = "user" end
+
+    local proj_path = _find_project_config()
+    if not proj_path then
+        user_cfg._sources = sources
+        return user_cfg, user_path, nil
+    end
+
+    local history_ok, history = pcall(require, "history")
+    if not history_ok then
+        user_cfg._sources = sources
+        return user_cfg, user_path, nil
+    end
+
+    -- R2: skip trust prompt in -p mode.
+    local trusted
+    if opts.prompt then
+        local sha = history._sha256_file(proj_path)
+        local tpath = _trust_file_path()
+        trusted = sha and history.is_trusted(tpath, proj_path, sha)
+        if not trusted then
+            io.stderr:write("aish: project config " .. proj_path
+                .. " skipped in -p mode (untrusted; run aish interactively to trust)\n")
+        end
+    else
+        trusted = _check_and_maybe_prompt(proj_path, history)
+    end
+    if not trusted then
+        user_cfg._sources = sources
+        return user_cfg, user_path, nil
+    end
+
+    local ok, proj_cfg = pcall(dofile, proj_path)
+    if not ok or type(proj_cfg) ~= "table" then
+        io.stderr:write("aish: project config " .. proj_path
+                        .. " load failed: " .. tostring(proj_cfg) .. "\n")
+        user_cfg._sources = sources
+        return user_cfg, user_path, nil
+    end
+    -- Shallow merge: project replaces user at top level. Update sources map.
+    for k, v in pairs(proj_cfg) do
+        user_cfg[k] = v
+        sources[k] = "project"
+    end
+    user_cfg._sources = sources
+    return user_cfg, user_path, proj_path
+end
+
+-- One-shot mode: read non-TTY stdin (if any), compose prompt, stream
+-- broker reply to stdout, exit. Bypasses repl.lua entirely — no REPL,
+-- no MCP, no tool loop, no Norris. The model's reply is printed
+-- verbatim (including any "CMD:" lines, which are NOT executed in
+-- this mode by design — the user can pipe-grep them as they wish).
+local function run_one_shot(config, user_prompt)
+    local libc   = require("ffi.libc")
+    local broker = require("broker")
+
+    local composed = user_prompt
+    if not libc.isatty(0) then
+        local piped = io.read("*a") or ""
+        if piped ~= "" then
+            composed = "```\n" .. piped .. "\n```\n\n" .. user_prompt
+        end
+    end
+
+    local model_name = config.default_model
+    local model_cfg  = config.models and config.models[model_name]
+    if not model_cfg then
+        io.stderr:write(("aish: default_model '%s' not found in models{}\n")
+                        :format(tostring(model_name)))
+        os.exit(2)
+    end
+
+    local messages = { { role = "user", content = composed } }
+    local got_any = false
+    local ok, err = broker.chat_stream(model_cfg, messages,
+        function(kind, payload)
+            if kind == "text" and payload and payload ~= "" then
+                io.write(payload); io.flush()
+                got_any = true
+            end
+        end)
+    if not ok then
+        if got_any then io.write("\n") end
+        io.stderr:write("aish: broker error: " .. tostring(err) .. "\n")
+        os.exit(1)
+    end
+    if got_any then io.write("\n") end
+end
+
+local function main(argv)
+    local opts = parse_args(argv or {})
+    if opts.help then io.write(USAGE); return end
+
+    local config, config_path, project_path = load_config_with_overlay(opts)
     io.stderr:write(("aish: loaded config from %s\n"):format(config_path))
+    if project_path then
+        io.stderr:write(("aish: project config: %s (overlaid on %s)\n")
+                        :format(project_path, config_path))
+    end
+
+    if opts.prompt then
+        run_one_shot(config, opts.prompt)
+        return
+    end
+
     local repl = require("repl")
     repl.run(config)
 end
 
-main()
+main(arg)

mcp.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+-- mcp.lua — MCP (Model Context Protocol) JSON-RPC 2.0 client.
+-- Phase 2 v1: HTTP POST per RPC against lmcp servers; no long-lived SSE
+-- channel (lmcp doesn't push — capabilities.tools.listChanged = false).
+-- See docs/PHASE2.md §3 (module changes) and §4 (transport).
+
+local curl = require("ffi.curl")
+local json = require("dkjson")
+
+local M = {}
+local Session = {}
+Session.__index = Session
+
+local MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION = "2025-03-26"
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- M.connect
+-- Open a session. No network traffic yet — call session:initialize()
+-- to actually round-trip initialize + tools/list.
+-- opts:
+--   alias       short name for this server (defaults to URL hostname)
+--   auth_token  literal Bearer token
+--   auth_env    env-var name to read the token from (used if auth_token nil)
+function M.connect(url, opts)
+    opts = opts or {}
+    local auth = opts.auth_token
+    if (not auth or auth == "") and opts.auth_env then
+        local env = os.getenv(opts.auth_env)
+        if env and env ~= "" then auth = env end
+    end
+    return setmetatable({
+        url             = url,
+        alias           = opts.alias or url:match("https?://([^:/]+)") or url,
+        auth            = auth,
+        next_id         = 1,
+        tools           = nil,   -- populated by initialize()
+        server_info     = nil,
+        server_caps     = nil,
+        version_warning = nil,   -- non-nil string if server returned different protocolVersion
+    }, Session)
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- headers
+function Session:_headers()
+    local h = { "Content-Type: application/json", "Accept: application/json" }
+    if self.auth and self.auth ~= "" then
+        h[#h + 1] = "Authorization: Bearer " .. self.auth
+    end
+    return h
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- _rpc
+-- One round-trip. Returns:
+--   result_table, "ok"                          — JSON-RPC success
+--   nil,          "rpc_error",       error_obj  — JSON-RPC envelope error
+--   nil,          "transport_error", msg        — HTTP >=400 / libcurl / parse
+-- If has_id == false this is a notification: lmcp returns HTTP 202 empty
+-- body and we synthesize (true, "ok") on transport success.
+function Session:_rpc(method, params, has_id)
+    local req = { jsonrpc = "2.0", method = method, params = params or {} }
+    if has_id ~= false then
+        req.id = self.next_id
+        self.next_id = self.next_id + 1
+    end
+    local body, status = curl.post(self.url, json.encode(req), self:_headers())
+    if not body then
+        return nil, "transport_error", tostring(status)  -- 2nd slot is errmsg
+    end
+    if status >= 400 then
+        return nil, "transport_error",
+               ("HTTP %d: %s"):format(status, body:sub(1, 200))
+    end
+    if has_id == false then
+        return true, "ok"
+    end
+    local doc, _, derr = json.decode(body)
+    if not doc then
+        return nil, "transport_error", "malformed JSON: " .. tostring(derr)
+    end
+    if doc.error then
+        return nil, "rpc_error", doc.error
+    end
+    return doc.result or {}, "ok"
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- initialize
+-- Round-trips initialize + sends notifications/initialized + caches tools/list.
+-- Returns:
+--   true,  "ok"                          — session ready
+--   false, kind, err                     — first failing RPC (caller logs)
+function Session:initialize()
+    local r, kind, err = self:_rpc("initialize", {
+        protocolVersion = MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+        capabilities    = {},
+        clientInfo      = { name = "aish", version = "phase2" },
+    })
+    if not r then return false, kind, err end
+    self.server_info = r.serverInfo
+    self.server_caps = r.capabilities
+    local sv = r.protocolVersion
+    if sv and sv ~= MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION then
+        self.version_warning =
+            ("protocol version mismatch (sent %s, got %s); proceeding")
+            :format(MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION, tostring(sv))
+    end
+
+    -- notifications/initialized — fire-and-forget; failure non-fatal.
+    self:_rpc("notifications/initialized", nil, false)
+
+    -- Eagerly fetch tools (cache for session lifetime per
+    -- capabilities.tools.listChanged = false).
+    local tr, tkind, terr = self:_rpc("tools/list", {})
+    if not tr then return false, tkind, terr end
+    self.tools = tr.tools or {}
+    return true, "ok"
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- list_tools
+-- Cached. Returns the tool list captured at initialize() time;
+-- empty table if not initialized.
+function Session:list_tools()
+    return self.tools or {}
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- call_tool
+-- Returns:
+--   result_table, "ok"                          — tool succeeded (content[])
+--   result_table, "handler_error"               — tool ran but result.isError = true
+--                                                  (caller passes content through
+--                                                  to the model regardless;
+--                                                  PHASE2-baseline.md §3 also
+--                                                  notes isError may be false on
+--                                                  actual failure — content is
+--                                                  authoritative)
+--   nil,          "rpc_error",       error_obj  — JSON-RPC envelope error
+--   nil,          "transport_error", msg        — HTTP/libcurl/parse failure
+function Session:call_tool(name, args)
+    local r, kind, err = self:_rpc("tools/call",
+                                   { name = name, arguments = args or {} })
+    if not r then return nil, kind, err end
+    if r.isError then return r, "handler_error" end
+    return r, "ok"
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- close
+-- Drops cached state. lmcp has no session teardown — every RPC was
+-- already Connection: close.
+function Session:close()
+    self.tools           = nil
+    self.server_info     = nil
+    self.server_caps     = nil
+    self.version_warning = nil
+end
+
+return M

renderer.lua

@@ -1,19 +1,284 @@
 -- renderer.lua — output formatting and ANSI sequences.
--- Phase 0: minimal — assistant text plain-printed; CMD: lines highlighted;
+-- Phase 0: assistant text plain-printed with `CMD: ` lines highlighted;
--- exec output framed. Syntax highlighting hooks land in Phase 5.
+-- exec output framed with the exit code on the closing rule.
+-- Phase 1: assistant_delta + assistant_flush for streaming render. CMD:
+-- highlighting in streaming mode is deferred (Q12); deltas print raw, the
+-- §6 substrate `CMD: ` line is still extractable by executor afterwards.
+-- Syntax highlighting hooks land in Phase 6 (was Phase 5 pre-MCP renumber).
 
 local M = {}
 
+local A = {
+    reset = "\27[0m",
+    bold  = "\27[1m",
+    dim   = "\27[2m",
+    cyan  = "\27[36m",
+    red   = "\27[31m",
+}
+
+local function emit(...) io.write(...); io.flush() end
+
+-- Print assistant response text. Lines beginning with `CMD: ` (per the §3
+-- substrate-locked extraction marker) are emitted bold+cyan so the user
+-- can spot the suggestion without scanning prose.
 function M.assistant(text)
-    error("renderer.assistant: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    for line in ((text or "") .. "\n"):gmatch("([^\n]*)\n") do
+        if line:sub(1, 5) == "CMD: " then
+            emit(A.bold, A.cyan, line, A.reset, "\n")
+        else
+            emit(line, "\n")
+        end
+    end
 end
 
-function M.exec_output(output, exit_code)
+-- Phase 1: executor.exec streams output live to stdout (PTY multiplex), so
-    error("renderer.exec_output: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+-- the frame is split — exec_begin before the spawn, exec_end after wait().
+-- The body is not re-rendered here; live output lands directly between the
+-- two rules.
+function M.exec_begin()
+    emit(A.dim, "─── exec output ───", A.reset, "\n")
 end
 
+function M.exec_end(exit_code)
+    if exit_code and exit_code ~= 0 then
+        emit(A.dim, "─── exit ", A.reset,
+             A.red, tostring(exit_code), A.reset,
+             A.dim, " ───", A.reset, "\n")
+    else
+        emit(A.dim, "─── exit 0 ───", A.reset, "\n")
+    end
+end
+
+-- Single-line dim status (e.g. §8 eviction notice, model switch confirms).
 function M.status(line)
-    error("renderer.status: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
+    emit(A.dim, "[aish] ", tostring(line), A.reset, "\n")
+end
+
+-- Streaming assistant output. Phase 1: deltas are written raw — the §6 CMD:
+-- highlighting from M.assistant() is not applied incrementally because
+-- mid-line cursor manipulation isn't worth the complexity for Phase 1.
+-- Q12 (PHASE1.md §10) tracks the upgrade. The full assistant text is still
+-- captured by repl.lua and CMD: extraction works against the reassembled
+-- string after the stream ends.
+
+local stream_buf = nil   -- non-nil while a stream is in progress
+
+-- Phase 6: fence-aware highlight filter. Off by default; toggled via
+-- M.set_highlight(enabled, detected, highlight_fn). State machine:
+--   outside: pass chunks through; hold a small tail when the suffix
+--            could be the start of an opening fence (R1 — split fences
+--            from local llama.cpp need accumulation).
+--   inside:  buffer until closing "\n```" is seen; emit
+--            highlight_fn(body, lang) then the closing fence verbatim.
+-- N1: fences only open at start-of-stream OR after a newline ("^```"
+--     or "\n```"); inline backticks in prose don't trigger.
+local hl_enabled  = false
+local hl_detected = false
+local hl_fn       = nil          -- function(body, lang) -> rendered
+local hl_state    = "outside"    -- "outside" | "inside"
+local hl_tail     = ""           -- outside-state lookahead
+local hl_inside_buf = ""         -- inside-state buffer
+local hl_lang     = nil          -- captured at fence open
+
+function M.set_highlight(enabled, detected, highlight_fn)
+    hl_enabled  = not not enabled
+    hl_detected = not not detected
+    hl_fn       = highlight_fn
+end
+
+function M.highlight_state()
+    return { enabled = hl_enabled, detected = hl_detected }
+end
+
+-- Longest suffix of `s` that is a prefix of any well-formed fence-open
+-- marker ("\n```<lang>\n" or "```<lang>\n" at SOL). Returns the suffix
+-- string. Bounded by max-lang-tag-length + 5.
+local function _hl_partial_suffix(s)
+    -- Look back up to 32 chars.
+    local hi = math.min(#s, 32)
+    for k = hi, 1, -1 do
+        local cand = s:sub(#s - k + 1)
+        -- Possible prefixes of a fence-open:
+        --   "\n", "\n`", "\n``", "\n```", "\n```<langchars>"
+        --   if k == #s (full string == cand), also bare "`", "``", "```"
+        if cand:match("^\n`*[%w_-]*$") then return cand end
+        if (k == #s) and cand:match("^`*[%w_-]*$") and cand:find("`") then
+            return cand
+        end
+    end
+    return ""
+end
+
+-- Find fence open in combined string. Returns (fence_start, content_start,
+-- lang) or nil. fence_start = index of first backtick; content_start =
+-- index after the closing newline of the fence-info line.
+local function _hl_find_open(combined)
+    -- Match at start-of-string OR after a newline.
+    local s, e, lang = combined:find("^```([%w_-]*)\n")
+    if s then return 1, e + 1, lang end
+    s, e, lang = combined:find("\n```([%w_-]*)\n")
+    if s then return s + 1, e + 1, lang end
+    return nil
+end
+
+local function _hl_push(chunk)
+    if not hl_enabled or not hl_fn then
+        emit(chunk)
+        return
+    end
+    if hl_state == "outside" then
+        local combined = hl_tail .. chunk
+        local fs, cs, lang = _hl_find_open(combined)
+        if fs then
+            if fs > 1 then emit(combined:sub(1, fs - 1)) end
+            -- Emit the fence-open line verbatim too (model + user both
+            -- see "```python\n" — the highlighter only colorizes BODY).
+            emit(combined:sub(fs, cs - 1))
+            hl_state      = "inside"
+            hl_lang       = (lang ~= "" and lang) or nil
+            hl_inside_buf = combined:sub(cs)
+            hl_tail       = ""
+            -- If the closing fence is already in the inside buffer
+            -- (cloud may deliver whole blocks in one chunk), drain.
+            if hl_inside_buf:find("\n```", 1, true) then
+                _hl_push("")  -- triggers the inside branch's close detect
+            end
+            return
+        end
+        -- No opening fence — hold the trailing partial-fence so a
+        -- split-fence ("``" then "`python\n") gets recognized.
+        local hold = _hl_partial_suffix(combined)
+        if #hold < #combined then
+            emit(combined:sub(1, #combined - #hold))
+        end
+        hl_tail = hold
+        return
+    end
+
+    -- state == "inside"
+    hl_inside_buf = hl_inside_buf .. chunk
+    local cpos = hl_inside_buf:find("\n```", 1, true)
+    if not cpos then return end   -- still buffering
+    local body    = hl_inside_buf:sub(1, cpos - 1)
+    local closing = hl_inside_buf:sub(cpos, cpos + 3)  -- "\n```"
+    local rest    = hl_inside_buf:sub(cpos + 4)
+    local ok, rendered = pcall(hl_fn, body, hl_lang or "")
+    emit((ok and rendered) or body)
+    emit(closing)
+    hl_state      = "outside"
+    hl_inside_buf = ""
+    hl_lang       = nil
+    if rest ~= "" then _hl_push(rest) end
+end
+
+function M.assistant_delta(chunk)
+    if not chunk or chunk == "" then return end
+    if stream_buf == nil then stream_buf = "" end
+    stream_buf = stream_buf .. chunk
+    _hl_push(chunk)
+end
+
+function M.assistant_flush()
+    if stream_buf == nil then return end
+    -- Flush any held tail or in-progress fence body so the user sees it.
+    if hl_state == "inside" and hl_inside_buf ~= "" then
+        -- Stream ended mid-fence — emit raw (no highlight; no closing
+        -- fence was seen). User sees the partial code as-is.
+        emit(hl_inside_buf)
+        hl_inside_buf = ""
+        hl_state      = "outside"
+        hl_lang       = nil
+    elseif hl_tail ~= "" then
+        emit(hl_tail)
+        hl_tail = ""
+    end
+    if not stream_buf:match("\n$") then emit("\n") end
+    stream_buf = nil
+end
+
+-- Phase 2: MCP tool-call frame. Visual parity with the exec_begin/exec_end
+-- frame so the user reads tool dispatch and shell dispatch the same way.
+-- tool_call_begin renders the top rule + (optionally) the args as a dim
+-- preview; tool_call_end renders the result content followed by a status
+-- rule. Status is "ok" (dim) by default; "error" (red) if is_error is true.
+-- See docs/PHASE2.md §3 renderer.lua row + §4 Tool invocation.
+
+function M.tool_call_begin(name, args)
+    emit(A.dim, "─── tool: ", A.reset,
+         A.cyan, name, A.reset,
+         A.dim, " ───", A.reset, "\n")
+    if args and args ~= "" and args ~= "{}" then
+        local shown = (#args <= 200) and args or (args:sub(1, 197) .. "...")
+        emit(A.dim, shown, A.reset, "\n")
+    end
+end
+
+function M.tool_call_end(content, is_error)
+    if content and content ~= "" then
+        emit(content)
+        if not content:match("\n$") then emit("\n") end
+    end
+    if is_error then
+        emit(A.dim, "─── ", A.reset,
+             A.red, "error", A.reset,
+             A.dim, " ───", A.reset, "\n")
+    else
+        emit(A.dim, "─── ok ───", A.reset, "\n")
+    end
+end
+
+-- Phase 3: Norris autonomous mode frames. Banner-style on enter/exit,
+-- step counter per iteration, red HALT banner when the destructive-op
+-- gate fires. The interactive prompt also gets a ⚡ marker when Norris
+-- is active (handled in repl.lua's prompt() function per PHASE0.md §9).
+-- See docs/PHASE3.md §3 renderer row.
+
+function M.norris_begin(goal)
+    emit(A.bold, A.cyan, "─── NORRIS MODE ─────────────────────────",
+         A.reset, "\n")
+    if goal and goal ~= "" then
+        emit(A.dim, "  goal: ", A.reset, goal, "\n")
+    end
+    emit(A.bold, A.cyan, "─────────────────────────────────────────",
+         A.reset, "\n")
+end
+
+function M.norris_step(n, max_n, descr)
+    emit(A.dim, ("  ─ step %d/%d ─ "):format(n, max_n), A.reset)
+    if descr and descr ~= "" then emit(A.dim, descr, A.reset) end
+    emit("\n")
+end
+
+function M.norris_halt(step_n, max_n, reason, action)
+    emit(A.bold, A.red, "─── NORRIS HALT ──────────────────────────",
+         A.reset, "\n")
+    emit(A.dim, "  step:   ", A.reset, ("%d/%d"):format(step_n, max_n), "\n")
+    emit(A.dim, "  reason: ", A.reset, A.red, tostring(reason), A.reset, "\n")
+    -- action may be a long string (command line or JSON-serialized tool call);
+    -- truncate at 400 chars to keep the banner readable
+    local act = tostring(action or ""):gsub("\n", " ")
+    if #act > 400 then act = act:sub(1, 397) .. "..." end
+    emit(A.dim, "  action: ", A.reset, act, "\n")
+    emit(A.bold, A.red, "──────────────────────────────────────────",
+         A.reset, "\n")
+end
+
+-- Norris loop exit. status ∈ {"done", "aborted", "budget_exhausted",
+--                              "stalled", "broker_error"}.
+function M.norris_end(status, reason)
+    -- Phase 10: "tasks_complete" is a success-ish exit (executor ran
+    -- through all preplanned tasks but didn't explicitly say GOAL: done).
+    local non_error = (status == "done") or (status == "tasks_complete")
+    local color = non_error and A.cyan or A.red
+    local label = status:upper():gsub("_", " ")
+    emit(A.bold, color, "─── NORRIS ", label, " ──",
+         (" "):rep(math.max(0, 28 - #label)),
+         A.reset, "\n")
+    if reason and reason ~= "" then
+        emit(A.dim, "  ", reason, A.reset, "\n")
+    end
+    emit(A.bold, color, "──────────────────────────────────────────",
+         A.reset, "\n")
 end
 
 return M

router.lua

@@ -1,14 +1,139 @@
--- router.lua — task classifier: meta / shell / AI.
+-- router.lua — task classifier: meta / shell / AI / model-routing.
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §5.
+-- See docs/PHASE0.md §5 and docs/PHASE5.md §4 for Phase 5 additions.
+--
+-- M.classify(line, config) → (kind, payload) for input dispatch (Phase 0).
+-- M.classify_model(text, cfg) → name | nil for per-request model routing
+--                               (Phase 5; pure-Lua heuristics, no IO).
 
 local M = {}
 
--- Classify an input line.
+local function trim(s)
--- Returns one of: "meta", "shell", "ai" plus the (possibly stripped) payload.
+    return (s:gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", ""))
-function M.classify(line, config)
-    error("router.classify: not implemented (Phase 0 pending)")
 end
 
--- Default known-command allowlist seeds the heuristic in §5.1.
+local function first_word(s)
--- Final list is config.shell.known_commands at runtime.
+    return s:match("^(%S+)") or ""
+end
+
+local function known_commands_set(config)
+    local set = {}
+    local list = config and config.shell and config.shell.known_commands or {}
+    for _, c in ipairs(list) do set[c] = true end
+    return set
+end
+
+-- §5.1 path-like: ./foo, ../foo, /usr/bin/foo, ~/foo, bare ~. Quoted /
+-- escaped paths are intentionally out of scope in Phase 0. ~ is included
+-- for symmetry with executor.maybe_chdir, which expands ~ on `cd ~/foo`.
+local function path_like(token)
+    return token            == "~"
+        or token:sub(1, 1)  == "/"
+        or token:sub(1, 2)  == "./"
+        or token:sub(1, 2)  == "~/"
+        or token:sub(1, 3)  == "../"
+end
+
+function M.classify(line, config)
+    line = trim(line or "")
+    if line == "" then return "ai", "" end
+
+    -- meta: ":" prefix
+    if line:sub(1, 1) == ":" then
+        return "meta", line:sub(2)
+    end
+
+    -- shell explicit override: "$" prefix
+    if line:sub(1, 1) == "$" then
+        return "shell", trim(line:sub(2))
+    end
+
+    local first = first_word(line)
+    local known = known_commands_set(config)
+
+    -- known-command allowlist
+    if known[first] then return "shell", line end
+
+    -- path-like first token
+    if path_like(first) then return "shell", line end
+
+    -- everything else -> AI
+    return "ai", line
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- classify_model
+-- Phase 5: per-request model routing heuristic. Pure-Lua, no IO.
+-- Returns the NAME of a model preset (string) to switch to for this
+-- request, or nil to keep the active model unchanged.
+--
+-- The mapping from class to model name lives in `cfg.routing.classes`.
+-- A class with value `nil` means "keep current" — even though the
+-- heuristic fires, no override happens (used by default for the
+-- `reasoning` class per R-N2 cost-safety policy).
+--
+-- This function ALWAYS evaluates the heuristic regardless of
+-- `cfg.routing.auto` — the caller (repl.ask_ai) gates on the flag.
+-- This separation lets `:route check <text>` introspect the heuristic
+-- even when routing is disabled (N1).
+
+local function classify_class(text)
+    if not text or text == "" then return "default" end
+
+    -- ── Code class — looks like a paste or contains code markers
+    if text:find("```", 1, true) then return "code" end
+    local lower = text:lower()
+    if lower:find("traceback", 1, true)
+       or lower:find("stacktrace", 1, true)
+       or lower:find("stack trace", 1, true) then
+        return "code"
+    end
+    -- exception/error markers near beginning (first 60 chars)
+    if lower:sub(1, 60):find("error:", 1, true)
+       or lower:sub(1, 60):find("exception:", 1, true) then
+        return "code"
+    end
+    -- path with code-extension token
+    if text:match("[%./~][%w%-_/.]+%.([%w]+)") then
+        local ext = text:match("[%./~][%w%-_/.]+%.([%w]+)")
+        if ext == "py"  or ext == "lua" or ext == "c"
+           or ext == "js" or ext == "go"  or ext == "rs"
+           or ext == "cpp" or ext == "h"   or ext == "ts" then
+            return "code"
+        end
+    end
+    -- multi-line + indented (looks like a code paste)
+    local nlines = 0
+    for _ in (text .. "\n"):gmatch("[^\n]*\n") do nlines = nlines + 1 end
+    if nlines > 4 and text:find("\n%s+%S") then return "code" end
+
+    -- ── Reasoning class
+    -- Min length 15 — catches "how does X work" but excludes bare "why" / "explain"
+    if #text >= 15 then
+        if lower:find("explain", 1, true)
+           or lower:find("why ", 1, true)        -- trailing space (not "whyever")
+           or lower:find("how does", 1, true)
+           or lower:find("compare", 1, true) then
+            return "reasoning"
+        end
+    end
+    if text:find("?", 1, true) and #text > 100 then
+        return "reasoning"
+    end
+
+    return "default"
+end
+
+-- Public API.
+function M.classify_model(text, cfg)
+    local class = classify_class(text)
+    local classes = (cfg and cfg.routing and cfg.routing.classes) or {}
+    local target = classes[class]
+    -- nil target = keep current (this is the R-N2 default for "reasoning")
+    if target == nil then return nil, class end
+    -- Caller may want the class label for the status line; return both.
+    return target, class
+end
+
+-- Exposed for `:route check` introspection (N1).
+M._classify_class = classify_class
+
 return M

safety.lua

@@ -1,18 +1,577 @@
--- safety.lua — destructive op heuristic + Chuck Norris autonomous gate.
+-- safety.lua — workflow safeguards for tool execution.
--- Phase 0: stub. Lands in Phase 2.
+-- Phase 2: M.confirm_tool_call (per-call confirm gate + auto-approve policy).
--- See docs/PHASE0.md §11 (Phase 2), §12 (security posture is workflow-not-OS).
+-- Phase 3: M.is_destructive (static pattern + LLM second-opinion gate for
+--          Norris autonomous mode) and M.norris_step (single-iteration
+--          planning loop). See docs/PHASE2.md §6 and docs/PHASE3.md §4 / §5.
+-- Issue #9: M.classify_command (allow/confirm/deny rule list — interactive
+--           CMD: gate, supersedes the confirm_cmd boolean when configured).
+
+local rl     = require("ffi.readline")
+local json   = require("dkjson")
+local broker = require("broker")
 
 local M = {}
 
--- Returns true if cmd matches the destructive-op heuristic and should HALT
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- classify_command
--- in Norris mode pending user confirmation.
+-- Walk config.permissions (allow / confirm / deny rule lists) against `cmd`
-function M.is_destructive(cmd)
+-- in priority order: deny > confirm > allow. First match in the chosen
-    error("safety.is_destructive: not implemented (Phase 2)")
+-- category wins. Returns the verdict string and the matching pattern (for
+-- status messages); falls back to the legacy confirm_cmd boolean when no
+-- permissions table is configured. Default verdict when permissions is set
+-- but no rule matches is "confirm" — per the issue body.
+--   verdict ∈ "allow" | "confirm" | "deny"
+local function _match_any(cmd, rules)
+    if not rules then return nil end
+    for _, p in ipairs(rules) do
+        if cmd:find(p) then return p end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+function M.classify_command(cmd, cfg)
+    local perms = cfg and cfg.permissions
+    if perms then
+        local mp = _match_any(cmd, perms.deny);    if mp then return "deny",    mp end
+              mp = _match_any(cmd, perms.confirm); if mp then return "confirm", mp end
+              mp = _match_any(cmd, perms.allow);   if mp then return "allow",   mp end
+        return "confirm", nil
+    end
+    if cfg and cfg.shell and cfg.shell.confirm_cmd then
+        return "confirm", nil
+    end
+    return "allow", nil
 end
 
--- Norris mode planning loop entry point.
+-- Render the call as `name({"path":"/tmp"})` for the confirm prompt.
-function M.norris_step(plan, broker, executor)
+-- Truncate to keep one-line prompts.
-    error("safety.norris_step: not implemented (Phase 2)")
+local function pretty_call(name, args)
+    local body = ""
+    if args and next(args) then
+        local ok, encoded = pcall(json.encode, args)
+        if ok then
+            body = (#encoded <= 80) and encoded or (encoded:sub(1, 77) .. "...")
+        else
+            body = "..."
+        end
+    end
+    return name .. "(" .. body .. ")"
+end
+
+-- Ask the user whether tool `name` may be called with `args`, consulting
+-- `cfg.mcp.auto_approve` first. Policy keys:
+--   "<alias>__<tool>"  → exact-match auto-approve
+--   "<alias>__*"       → whole-server auto-approve
+-- Anything else falls back to a [y/N] prompt; empty / non-"y" answer rejects.
+-- The separator switched from "." to "__" 2026-05-12 because Anthropic via
+-- Bedrock rejects dots in tool names (regex ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$).
+function M.confirm_tool_call(name, args, cfg)
+    local policy = (cfg and cfg.mcp and cfg.mcp.auto_approve) or {}
+    if policy[name] then return true end
+    local alias = name:match("^(.-)__")
+    if alias and alias ~= "" and policy[alias .. "__*"] then return true end
+
+    local prompt = ("call '%s'? [y/N] "):format(pretty_call(name, args))
+    local ans = rl.readline(prompt) or ""
+    return ans:lower():sub(1, 1) == "y"
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- is_destructive
+-- Phase 3 commit #1: static-pattern matcher only (no LLM second-opinion yet —
+-- that lands in commit #2). Patterns are Lua patterns (NOT regex). When
+-- `ci = true` is set on a rule, the input is lowercased before matching so
+-- the rule matches case-insensitively (`DROP TABLE`, `drop table`, etc.).
+-- See docs/PHASE3.md §5 for the rationale and the wrapper-bypass class
+-- (R-B1) the first nine entries below are guarding against.
+
+local DESTRUCTIVE_PATTERNS = {
+    -- ── Shell wrappers (R-B1) — flag the wrapper itself; can't inspect
+    --    the inner content safely without parsing the inner shell.
+    --    Norris HALTs on these unconditionally; the user reads the inner
+    --    before proceeding.
+    { pat = "^%s*bash%s+%-l?c%s",              reason = "bash -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*sh%s+%-l?c%s",                reason = "sh -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*zsh%s+%-l?c%s",               reason = "zsh -c (wrapped shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*eval%s",                      reason = "eval (dynamic shell)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*python3?%s+%-c%s",            reason = "python -c (inline script)" },
+    { pat = "^%s*perl%s+%-e%s",                reason = "perl -e (inline script)" },
+    { pat = "|%s*sh%s",                        reason = "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { pat = "|%s*sh%s*$",                      reason = "pipe-to-sh (eol)" },
+    { pat = "|%s*bash%s",                      reason = "pipe-to-bash" },
+    { pat = "|%s*bash%s*$",                    reason = "pipe-to-bash (eol)" },
+    { pat = "xargs%s+.-rm",                    reason = "xargs ... rm" },
+
+    -- ── Filesystem destructive
+    { pat = "rm%s+.-%-rf?",                    reason = "rm -rf" },
+    { pat = "rm%s+.-%-fr?",                    reason = "rm -fr" },
+    { pat = "find%s+.-%-delete",               reason = "find -delete" },
+    { pat = "find%s+.-%-exec%s+rm",            reason = "find -exec rm" },
+    { pat = ">%s*/dev/sd[a-z]",                reason = "write to raw disk" },
+    { pat = "dd%s+.-of=/dev/",                 reason = "dd to device" },
+    { pat = "mkfs%.",                          reason = "mkfs (format)" },
+    { pat = "shred%s",                         reason = "shred" },
+    { pat = "wipefs%s",                        reason = "wipefs" },
+    { pat = "truncate%s+.-%-s%s*0",            reason = "truncate to zero" },
+
+    -- ── Version control destructive
+    { pat = "git%s+push%s+.-%-%-force",        reason = "git push --force" },
+    { pat = "git%s+push%s+.-%-f%f[%s]",        reason = "git push -f" },
+    { pat = "git%s+reset%s+.-%-%-hard",        reason = "git reset --hard" },
+    { pat = "git%s+clean%s+.-%-fd?",           reason = "git clean -fd" },
+    { pat = "git%s+branch%s+.-%-D",            reason = "git branch -D" },
+
+    -- ── Database / process
+    -- ci=true rules use lowercase patterns; the matcher lowercases the
+    -- input before testing. Don't use uppercase patterns with ci=true.
+    { pat = "drop%s+table",                    reason = "DROP TABLE",        ci = true },
+    { pat = "drop%s+database",                 reason = "DROP DATABASE",     ci = true },
+    { pat = "truncate%s+table",                reason = "TRUNCATE TABLE",    ci = true },
+    -- pkill BEFORE kill so the more specific match wins (Lua tables are
+    -- order-preserving; first hit reports the reason).
+    { pat = "pkill%s+%-9",                     reason = "pkill -9" },
+    -- kill -9 needs a word boundary so "pkill -9" doesn't match this rule's
+    -- "kill" substring. %f[%w] is Lua's frontier pattern — matches a
+    -- transition from non-word to word characters.
+    { pat = "%f[%w]kill%s+%-9",                reason = "kill -9" },
+
+    -- ── Network/permission
+    { pat = "chmod%s+.-777",                   reason = "chmod 777" },
+    { pat = "chown%s+.-%s+/%s*$",              reason = "chown on root path" },
+}
+
+-- Match each rule against `cmd`. Returns (true, reason) on first hit;
+-- (false, nil) if no rule matches. Static-only — does NOT invoke the
+-- LLM probe (that's `is_destructive` below, which calls this first).
+local function match_static(cmd)
+    if type(cmd) ~= "string" or cmd == "" then return false, nil end
+    local lower = nil  -- lazily computed for ci-rules
+    for _, rule in ipairs(DESTRUCTIVE_PATTERNS) do
+        local target = cmd
+        if rule.ci then
+            lower = lower or cmd:lower()
+            target = lower
+        end
+        if target:match(rule.pat) then
+            return true, rule.reason
+        end
+    end
+    return false, nil
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- LLM probe
+-- Session-scoped cache for the LLM second-opinion. Keyed by the normalized
+-- (lowercased, whitespace-collapsed) command text. Mitigates Q23 latency
+-- when the same command pattern recurs within a single Norris run.
+local _llm_cache = {}
+
+local function normalize(cmd)
+    return cmd:lower():gsub("%s+", " "):gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", "")
+end
+
+-- Per-probe timeout. The probe must be quick — destructive detection has
+-- to keep up with Norris's pace. We override the model's default timeout
+-- (which can be 30+ min for deep/slow local models) with a tight cap.
+local PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS = 15000
+
+-- Ask `model_cfg` whether `cmd` is destructive. Returns "YES"/"NO" string
+-- (not bool — caller cares about disagreement between probes).
+--
+-- Issue #52: when `opts.scrub_msgs` is provided, scrub the outbound
+-- {system, user(cmd)} message pair using the caller's secrets-aware
+-- scrubber. The probe model sees placeholders for any secrets the
+-- CMD: line happens to contain. Verdict text ("YES"/"NO") is unlikely
+-- to carry placeholders but we rehydrate defensively via opts.rehydrate
+-- so any echoed value comes back clean.
+local function llm_probe(model_cfg, system, cmd, opts)
+    local msgs = {
+        { role = "system", content = system },
+        { role = "user",   content = cmd },
+    }
+    if opts and opts.scrub_msgs then
+        msgs = opts.scrub_msgs(msgs, model_cfg)
+    end
+    -- Phase 7: opts.category = "probe" tags the usage in the
+    -- accumulator so :cost detail surfaces probe spend separately.
+    -- broker.chat returns (text, usage) on success; capture as
+    -- (reply, second) and branch on reply nil-ness.
+    -- #88: optional GBNF grammar passthrough to constrain the probe
+    -- model's output to exactly the YES/NO tokens we'll accept. Set
+    -- via opts.grammar (caller forwards cfg.safety.probe_grammar).
+    -- Cloud silently ignores; local llama.cpp enforces. Skips the
+    -- regex match dance entirely when the model can't drift.
+    local reply, second = broker.chat(model_cfg, msgs,
+        { max_tokens = 4, timeout_ms = PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, category = "probe",
+          grammar = opts and opts.grammar })
+    if not reply then
+        -- Broker failure → safe default: treat as YES (destructive)
+        return "YES_FAILSAFE", second
+    end
+    -- Phase 7 (N4): route the usage payload through opts.on_usage if
+    -- the caller wired one (repl.lua's _record_usage when secrets/
+    -- cost are configured).
+    if second and opts and opts.on_usage then
+        opts.on_usage(second.model, second.category, second)
+    end
+    if opts and opts.rehydrate then reply = opts.rehydrate(reply) end
+    local upper = reply:upper()
+    if upper:match("YES") then return "YES" end
+    if upper:match("NO")  then return "NO"  end
+    -- Unparseable response → treat as YES (safe default)
+    return "YES_UNPARSEABLE", reply
+end
+
+-- LLM second-opinion gate. Returns:
+--   true,  "LLM flagged as destructive"      first probe said YES
+--   true,  "LLM probe disagreement"          first NO, second NO ("is it safe?")
+--   true,  "LLM probe failed: <err>"         broker error → fail-safe YES
+--   false, nil                                both probes agree command is safe
+-- Cached per normalized command for the session.
+--
+-- Model-selection precedence (per PHASE3.md §5):
+--   1. cfg.safety.llm_model         — explicit model-name from config (e.g. "cloud")
+--   2. cfg.models.deep              — local independent-class model (qwen3-30b)
+--   3. cfg.models[cfg.default_model] — fallback to whatever the user runs by default
+local function llm_second_opinion(cmd, cfg, opts)
+    local probe_cfg
+    if cfg and cfg.safety and cfg.safety.llm_model and cfg.models then
+        probe_cfg = cfg.models[cfg.safety.llm_model]
+    end
+    if not probe_cfg and cfg and cfg.models then
+        probe_cfg = cfg.models.deep or cfg.models[cfg.default_model or "fast"]
+    end
+    if not probe_cfg then
+        -- No probe model available → fail-safe YES
+        return true, "LLM probe unavailable (no model in config)"
+    end
+
+    local key = normalize(cmd)
+    local cached = _llm_cache[key]
+    if cached ~= nil then
+        if cached[1] then return cached[1], cached[2] end
+        return false, nil
+    end
+
+    local function memo(is_d, reason)
+        _llm_cache[key] = { is_d, reason }
+        return is_d, reason
+    end
+
+    -- Probe 1: "Is this destructive?"
+    local p1 = llm_probe(probe_cfg,
+        "Detect destructive shell commands. Reply YES if running this "
+        .. "would delete, overwrite, or irreversibly modify data, "
+        .. "processes, or system state. Otherwise reply NO. Respond "
+        .. "with only YES or NO.", cmd, opts)
+    if p1 == "YES" then return memo(true, "LLM flagged as destructive") end
+    if p1 == "YES_FAILSAFE"    then return memo(true, "LLM probe failed (fail-safe)") end
+    if p1 == "YES_UNPARSEABLE" then return memo(true, "LLM unparseable (fail-safe)") end
+
+    -- Probe 2 (NO → re-roll with inverted phrasing per R-B2):
+    local p2 = llm_probe(probe_cfg,
+        "Reply YES or NO only. Is the following shell command SAFE to "
+        .. "run autonomously without user review?", cmd, opts)
+    if p2 == "YES" then return memo(false, nil) end
+    -- Disagreement or fail-safe → HALT
+    return memo(true, "LLM probe disagreement")
+end
+
+-- Main entry point. Returns (true, reason) if EITHER the static patterns
+-- OR the LLM second-opinion flag the command. Used by the Norris loop.
+-- `cfg` is the full aish config (carries cfg.safety.llm_second_opinion
+-- and cfg.models for the probe model lookup). When cfg is nil, only the
+-- static layer runs (handy for unit tests and tooling that wants the
+-- fast deterministic gate without an LLM round-trip).
+-- Issue #52: opts.scrub_msgs(messages, model_cfg) + opts.rehydrate(text)
+-- callbacks let the LLM probe scrub the outbound cmd before sending and
+-- rehydrate the YES/NO verdict before parsing. Both optional; absent
+-- opts = no-op (backwards-compatible). Caller (repl.lua / norris_step
+-- helpers) provides them when secrets are configured.
+function M.is_destructive(cmd, cfg, opts)
+    if type(cmd) ~= "string" or cmd == "" then return false, nil end
+
+    -- Static patterns first (fast, deterministic).
+    local hit, reason = match_static(cmd)
+    if hit then return true, reason end
+
+    -- LLM second-opinion. Default ON when cfg is present; off when cfg
+    -- is nil (test/static-only mode). Explicit opt-out via
+    -- cfg.safety.llm_second_opinion = false.
+    if cfg == nil then return false, nil end
+    if cfg.safety and cfg.safety.llm_second_opinion == false then
+        return false, nil
+    end
+
+    -- #88: thread cfg.safety.probe_grammar through opts.grammar so
+    -- llm_probe can constrain the model's output to YES/NO. Cloud
+    -- ignores; local llama.cpp enforces. Existing caller opts
+    -- (scrub_msgs, rehydrate, on_usage) preserved.
+    local merged_opts = opts and {} or nil
+    if opts then
+        for k, v in pairs(opts) do merged_opts[k] = v end
+    end
+    if cfg.safety and cfg.safety.probe_grammar then
+        merged_opts = merged_opts or {}
+        if not merged_opts.grammar then
+            merged_opts.grammar = cfg.safety.probe_grammar
+        end
+    end
+
+    return llm_second_opinion(cmd, cfg, merged_opts)
+end
+
+-- Expose the pattern table for `:safety patterns` meta and for testing.
+M._patterns       = DESTRUCTIVE_PATTERNS
+M._match_static   = match_static       -- testable in isolation
+M._reset_cache    = function() _llm_cache = {} end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- norris_step
+-- One iteration of the Norris planning loop per PHASE3.md §4.
+-- The driver in repl.lua calls this in a while loop, advancing on every
+-- non-terminal status.
+--
+-- Inputs:
+--   ctx          aish Context (read & written: turns + pending_exec_output)
+--   model_cfg    the active broker model config (model_cfg.endpoint/.model/etc.)
+--   helpers      table of injected dispatch helpers:
+--                  .tools_schema()         → tools array for opts.tools
+--                  .exec_cmd(cmd)          → run shell cmd; returns (out, exit_code)
+--                  .dispatch_tool(call,args)→ run an MCP tool; returns (content, is_error)
+--                  .extract_cmd_lines(text)→ executor.extract_cmd_lines (passed in)
+--                  .halt(step_n, max_n, reason, action) → "proceed"|"skip"|"abort"
+--                  .render_step(n, max_n, descr)        (renderer.norris_step)
+--                  .render_tool_begin(name, args)       (renderer.tool_call_begin)
+--                  .render_tool_end(content, is_error)  (renderer.tool_call_end)
+--                  .render_exec_begin()                 (renderer.exec_begin)
+--                  .render_exec_end(code)               (renderer.exec_end)
+--                  .render_assistant_delta(chunk)       (renderer.assistant_delta)
+--                  .render_assistant_flush()            (renderer.assistant_flush)
+--                  .log_turn(turn)                      (session log append)
+--   opts:
+--                  .step_n             current step (1-based)
+--                  .max_steps          budget cap (default 8)
+--                  .cfg                full aish config (for is_destructive)
+--
+-- Returns: { status, reason } where status ∈ {
+--    "continue"          — keep looping (driver bumps step_n)
+--    "done"              — model emitted GOAL: complete
+--    "aborted"           — user typed abort at a halt prompt
+--    "stalled"           — model emitted nothing actionable
+--    "budget_exhausted"  — step_n >= max_steps after this iteration
+--    "broker_error"      — broker.chat_stream returned (nil, err)
+-- }
+function M.norris_step(ctx, model_cfg, helpers, opts)
+    local step_n    = opts.step_n or 1
+    local max_steps = opts.max_steps or 8
+    local cfg       = opts.cfg
+
+    -- Phase 10 / #89: when the cloud preplanner emitted a TASK list
+    -- at :norris launch, surface the current task as the per-step
+    -- descr so the user sees `─ step k/M ─ <task text>` in real time.
+    -- ctx.norris_tasks is nil when preplan is disabled / failed →
+    -- descr falls through to nil → renderer prints just the step bar
+    -- (existing behavior).
+    local task_descr
+    if ctx.norris_tasks and ctx.norris_tasks.list then
+        task_descr = ctx.norris_tasks.list[ctx.norris_tasks.current]
+    end
+    helpers.render_step(step_n, max_steps, task_descr)
+
+    -- (1) one broker round-trip — stream text + collect tool_calls.
+    --
+    -- Issue #52: when helpers.scrub_msgs is provided, scrub outbound
+    -- per the active model's redact policy; when helpers.streaming_rehydrator
+    -- is provided, wrap on_delta so the user sees rehydrated text AND
+    -- text_parts accumulates rehydrated chunks (so any extracted CMD: /
+    -- DELEGATE: lines downstream see plain values — matches ask_ai's
+    -- contract in repl.lua).
+    local msgs = ctx:to_messages()
+    if helpers.scrub_msgs then msgs = helpers.scrub_msgs(msgs, model_cfg) end
+    local rehydrator = helpers.streaming_rehydrator and helpers.streaming_rehydrator() or nil
+    -- Phase 7: thread on_usage callback into the LLM probe via
+    -- probe_opts so destructive-check costs land in the accumulator
+    -- under the "probe" category. helpers.on_usage is repl.lua's
+    -- _record_usage (the central chokepoint with warn-threshold check).
+    local probe_opts = nil
+    if helpers.scrub_msgs or helpers.rehydrate or helpers.on_usage then
+        probe_opts = {
+            scrub_msgs = helpers.scrub_msgs,
+            rehydrate  = helpers.rehydrate,
+            on_usage   = helpers.on_usage,
+        }
+    end
+
+    local text_parts      = {}
+    local tool_calls_seen = {}
+    local ok, err = broker.chat_stream(model_cfg, msgs,
+        function(kind, payload)
+            if kind == "text" then
+                local emit = rehydrator and rehydrator:push(payload) or payload
+                if emit ~= "" then
+                    text_parts[#text_parts + 1] = emit
+                    helpers.render_assistant_delta(emit)
+                end
+            elseif kind == "tool_call" then
+                tool_calls_seen[#tool_calls_seen + 1] = payload
+            elseif kind == "usage" then
+                -- Phase 7: route Norris's own broker usage to the
+                -- accumulator via helpers.on_usage. R5 chokepoint
+                -- (_record_usage) is what's wired in.
+                if helpers.on_usage then
+                    helpers.on_usage(payload.model, payload.category, payload)
+                end
+            end
+        end,
+        { tools = helpers.tools_schema(), category = "norris" })
+    if rehydrator then
+        local tail = rehydrator:flush()
+        if tail ~= "" then
+            text_parts[#text_parts + 1] = tail
+            helpers.render_assistant_delta(tail)
+        end
+    end
+    helpers.render_assistant_flush()
+
+    if not ok then
+        return { status = "broker_error", reason = tostring(err) }
+    end
+
+    local resp_text = table.concat(text_parts)
+
+    -- (2) parse actions from response
+    local cmd_lines = helpers.extract_cmd_lines(resp_text) or {}
+    local goal_done = false
+    for line in (resp_text .. "\n"):gmatch("([^\n]*)\n") do
+        local trimmed = line:gsub("^%s+", ""):gsub("%s+$", "")
+        if trimmed == "GOAL: complete" then
+            goal_done = true; break
+        end
+    end
+
+    local n_actions = #tool_calls_seen + #cmd_lines
+
+    -- (3) record assistant turn (with optional tool_calls)
+    if #tool_calls_seen > 0 then
+        ctx:append({ role = "assistant", content = resp_text,
+                     tool_calls = tool_calls_seen })
+    else
+        ctx:append({ role = "assistant", content = resp_text })
+    end
+    helpers.log_turn(ctx.turns[#ctx.turns])
+
+    if n_actions == 0 and not goal_done then
+        return { status = "stalled", reason = "no action emitted" }
+    end
+
+    -- (4) dispatch tool_calls first (structured route)
+    for _, call in ipairs(tool_calls_seen) do
+        local args_table = {}
+        if call.arguments and call.arguments ~= "" then
+            local d, _, derr = json.decode(call.arguments)
+            if d then args_table = d
+            else
+                -- Argument JSON parse failure: synthesize tool turn (alternation)
+                ctx:append({ role = "tool", tool_call_id = call.id,
+                             content = "[aish] tool arguments not "
+                                       .. "parseable as JSON: " .. tostring(derr) })
+                helpers.log_turn(ctx.turns[#ctx.turns])
+                goto continue_tool
+            end
+        end
+
+        -- Probe destructive on the JSON-serialized call as a proxy.
+        local call_repr = (call.name or "?") .. " " .. (call.arguments or "")
+        local destr, reason = M.is_destructive(call_repr, cfg, probe_opts)
+
+        local verdict
+        if destr then
+            verdict = helpers.halt(step_n, max_steps, reason or "destructive",
+                                   call_repr)
+        else
+            -- Non-destructive tool_call: auto_approve OR halt for consent
+            local policy = cfg and cfg.mcp and cfg.mcp.auto_approve or {}
+            local alias = (call.name or ""):match("^(.-)__")
+            local auto = policy[call.name]
+                         or (alias and alias ~= "" and policy[alias .. "__*"])
+            if auto then
+                verdict = "proceed"
+            else
+                verdict = helpers.halt(step_n, max_steps, "tool consent",
+                                       call_repr)
+            end
+        end
+
+        if verdict == "abort" then
+            return { status = "aborted", reason = "user abort at halt" }
+        elseif verdict == "skip" then
+            ctx.norris_consecutive_skips = (ctx.norris_consecutive_skips or 0) + 1
+            ctx:append({ role = "tool", tool_call_id = call.id,
+                         content = "[aish] tool call skipped by user: "
+                                   .. (reason or "no reason") })
+            helpers.log_turn(ctx.turns[#ctx.turns])
+        else  -- proceed
+            ctx.norris_consecutive_skips = 0
+            helpers.render_tool_begin(call.name, call.arguments)
+            local content, is_error = helpers.dispatch_tool(call.name, args_table)
+            helpers.render_tool_end(content, is_error)
+            ctx:append({ role = "tool", tool_call_id = call.id,
+                         content = content or "" })
+            helpers.log_turn(ctx.turns[#ctx.turns])
+        end
+        ::continue_tool::
+    end
+
+    -- (5) dispatch CMD: lines (legacy route)
+    for _, cmd in ipairs(cmd_lines) do
+        local destr, reason = M.is_destructive(cmd, cfg, probe_opts)
+        local verdict
+        if destr then
+            verdict = helpers.halt(step_n, max_steps, reason or "destructive",
+                                   cmd)
+        else
+            verdict = "proceed"  -- non-destructive CMD: runs without consent
+                                 -- in Norris (Norris user accepted autonomy)
+        end
+
+        if verdict == "abort" then
+            return { status = "aborted", reason = "user abort at halt" }
+        elseif verdict == "skip" then
+            ctx.norris_consecutive_skips = (ctx.norris_consecutive_skips or 0) + 1
+            -- CMD: skip → synthesize exec-output line so the model sees it
+            ctx:append_exec_output("[aish] CMD skipped by user: "
+                                   .. (reason or "no reason"))
+        else  -- proceed
+            ctx.norris_consecutive_skips = 0
+            helpers.render_exec_begin()
+            local out, code = helpers.exec_cmd(cmd)
+            helpers.render_exec_end(code)
+            if cfg and cfg.shell and cfg.shell.capture_output then
+                ctx:append_exec_output(out)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Skip-budget escalation: R-C1
+    if (ctx.norris_consecutive_skips or 0) >= 3 then
+        local verdict = helpers.halt(step_n, max_steps,
+            ("%d consecutive user skips"):format(ctx.norris_consecutive_skips),
+            "(repeated similar destructive proposals)")
+        if verdict == "abort" then
+            return { status = "aborted", reason = "user abort on skip-escalation" }
+        end
+        -- Else: reset the counter and continue (user said proceed)
+        ctx.norris_consecutive_skips = 0
+    end
+
+    -- (6) goal_done after dispatch
+    if goal_done then
+        return { status = "done", reason = "GOAL: complete" }
+    end
+
+    -- (7) budget
+    if step_n >= max_steps then
+        return { status = "budget_exhausted",
+                 reason = ("%d step limit reached"):format(max_steps) }
+    end
+
+    return { status = "continue" }
 end
 
 return M

secrets.lua

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+-- secrets.lua — vault + scrub/rehydrate for issue #13.
+--
+-- Pipeline:
+--   1. M.load(path) reads the user's vault. Refuses to load if the file
+--      isn't mode 0600 (matches ssh's behavior for ~/.ssh/id_rsa).
+--   2. M.make_session(vault, opts) returns a per-conversation state object.
+--      session:scrub(text, mode) substitutes secrets with stable placeholders
+--      ($AISH_SECRET_001, _002, ...) and records the mapping. session:rehydrate
+--      reverses it. The mapping is stable across the conversation, so the same
+--      literal value always maps to the same placeholder slot.
+--   3. M.streaming_rehydrator(session) wraps the per-delta rehydration so a
+--      placeholder split across SSE chunks doesn't render half-substituted.
+--
+-- Modes (per call to session:scrub):
+--   "off"               → identity (returns text unchanged, no mapping)
+--   "vault"             → vault literals only, placeholders, rehydratable
+--   "vault+autodetect"  → + heuristic regexes, placeholders, rehydratable
+--   "stealth"           → + heuristic regexes, opaque decoys, NOT rehydratable
+--                         (one-way scrub for zero-info brokers — user and
+--                          model both see decoys; real values only in the
+--                          executor stream which is pre-scrub)
+
+local M = {}
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- AUTODETECT_PATTERNS
+-- Order matters: longer / more-specific prefixes must come first so a generic
+-- "sk-..." rule doesn't shadow "sk-or-v1-..." which IS the actual key. Each
+-- entry is { pat = "<lua pattern>", min_len = N (optional), max_len = N (opt),
+--           label = "<short tag for decoy names>" }.
+-- Lua patterns don't support {N} repeats; we use explicit repetition for fixed
+-- widths and a post-match length check for variable ones.
+local FOURTEEN_WORD = "%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w%w"   -- 14
+local SIXTEEN_UPPER = "[A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9]"
+                   .. "[A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9][A-Z0-9]"
+M.AUTODETECT_PATTERNS = {
+    -- OpenRouter (long form). v1+ catches v1, v2, ...
+    { pat = "sk%-or%-v%d+%-[%w_-]+",      min_len = 20, label = "openrouter" },
+    -- GitHub Personal Access Tokens (ghp_*) — ~40 char body
+    { pat = "ghp_[%w]+",                  min_len = 36, label = "ghp" },
+    { pat = "gho_[%w]+",                  min_len = 36, label = "gho" },
+    { pat = "ghs_[%w]+",                  min_len = 36, label = "ghs" },
+    -- AWS access keys: exactly AKIA + 16 chars [A-Z0-9].
+    { pat = "AKIA" .. SIXTEEN_UPPER,      label = "aws-key" },
+    -- JWT: 3 base64url segments separated by dots; require eyJ prefix
+    -- (decodes to `{"`) so we don't match arbitrary dotted slugs.
+    { pat = "eyJ[%w_-]+%.[%w_-]+%.[%w_-]+", min_len = 30, label = "jwt" },
+    -- OpenAI generic (must come AFTER sk-or-* to avoid double match)
+    { pat = "sk%-[%w]+",                  min_len = 20, label = "openai" },
+    -- SSH/GPG private key block (multi-line; match header only, the caller
+    -- can extend matching to include the body if needed). Greedy across
+    -- newlines isn't easy in Lua patterns — we match just the header line
+    -- and let policy decide to redact the whole file.
+    { pat = "%-%-%-%-%-BEGIN[^\n]-PRIVATE KEY%-%-%-%-%-",
+                                            label = "private-key-hdr" },
+}
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- load(path)
+-- Returns (vault, err). vault is { entries = {{name=, value=}, ...} }.
+-- entries may be {name=, value=} tables or bare strings (per the issue body).
+-- Bare strings get a synthesized name from the first 8 chars of value.
+function M.load(path)
+    local f = io.open(path, "r")
+    if not f then
+        return nil, ("secrets: %s: not found"):format(path)
+    end
+    f:close()
+
+    -- Mode check: refuse to load if not 0600. stat -c %a is GNU coreutils.
+    local sh = io.popen(("stat -c %%a %q 2>/dev/null"):format(path))
+    local mode = sh and sh:read("*l")
+    if sh then sh:close() end
+    if not mode then
+        return nil, ("secrets: %s: cannot stat"):format(path)
+    end
+    if mode ~= "600" then
+        return nil, ("secrets: %s: refusing to load (mode %s, want 600 — chmod 600)"):format(path, mode)
+    end
+
+    local ok, payload = pcall(dofile, path)
+    if not ok then
+        return nil, ("secrets: %s: load failed: %s"):format(path, tostring(payload))
+    end
+    if type(payload) ~= "table" then
+        return nil, ("secrets: %s: must return a list, got %s"):format(path, type(payload))
+    end
+
+    local entries = {}
+    for i, e in ipairs(payload) do
+        if type(e) == "string" then
+            entries[#entries + 1] = {
+                name  = ("LITERAL_%d"):format(i),
+                value = e,
+            }
+        elseif type(e) == "table" and type(e.value) == "string" then
+            entries[#entries + 1] = {
+                name  = e.name or ("ENTRY_%d"):format(i),
+                value = e.value,
+            }
+        end
+    end
+    return { entries = entries }
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- session
+local Session = {}
+Session.__index = Session
+
+function M.make_session(vault, opts)
+    opts = opts or {}
+    return setmetatable({
+        entries              = (vault and vault.entries) or {},
+        mapping_by_value     = {},  -- [value]       -> placeholder|decoy
+        mapping_by_placeholder = {},-- [placeholder] -> value (for rehydrate)
+        counter              = 0,
+        autodetect_patterns  = opts.autodetect_patterns or M.AUTODETECT_PATTERNS,
+    }, Session)
+end
+
+local function _meets_length(s, p)
+    if p.min_len and #s < p.min_len then return false end
+    if p.max_len and #s > p.max_len then return false end
+    return true
+end
+
+-- Allocate a placeholder for `value`, stable across calls in this session.
+-- For "stealth" mode we use opaque decoys; non-stealth uses $AISH_SECRET_NNN.
+function Session:_placeholder_for(value, stealth, label)
+    local existing = self.mapping_by_value[value]
+    if existing then return existing end
+    self.counter = self.counter + 1
+    local p
+    if stealth then
+        -- Opaque decoy keyed off the label (so distinct kinds look distinct
+        -- to anyone reading along, without revealing the actual value).
+        p = ("xxxxxx-fake-%s-%03d-xxxxxx"):format(label or "secret", self.counter)
+    else
+        p = ("$AISH_SECRET_%03d"):format(self.counter)
+        -- Only non-stealth placeholders go into the rehydration map.
+        self.mapping_by_placeholder[p] = value
+    end
+    self.mapping_by_value[value] = p
+    return p
+end
+
+-- Substitute all vault literals + (in autodetect/stealth modes) all
+-- AUTODETECT_PATTERNS matches. Returns the scrubbed string.
+function Session:scrub(text, mode)
+    if not text or text == "" then return text or "" end
+    mode = mode or "vault"
+    if mode == "off" then return text end
+    local stealth = (mode == "stealth")
+    local use_autodetect = (mode == "vault+autodetect" or mode == "stealth")
+
+    -- Vault literals first (deterministic by user's list order).
+    -- Use plain-text find so vault values aren't interpreted as Lua patterns.
+    for _, e in ipairs(self.entries) do
+        local v = e.value
+        if v ~= "" then
+            local out, last, ix = {}, 1, 1
+            while true do
+                local s, fend = text:find(v, ix, true)
+                if not s then break end
+                out[#out + 1] = text:sub(last, s - 1)
+                out[#out + 1] = self:_placeholder_for(v, stealth, e.name)
+                last = fend + 1
+                ix   = fend + 1
+            end
+            if #out > 0 then
+                out[#out + 1] = text:sub(last)
+                text = table.concat(out)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Autodetect heuristics (Lua patterns). Order matters per AUTODETECT_PATTERNS.
+    if use_autodetect then
+        for _, p in ipairs(self.autodetect_patterns) do
+            text = text:gsub(p.pat, function(m)
+                if _meets_length(m, p) then
+                    return self:_placeholder_for(m, stealth, p.label)
+                end
+                return m
+            end)
+        end
+    end
+
+    return text
+end
+
+-- Reverse the placeholder substitution. Tolerant to trailing punctuation
+-- and surrounding quotes/backticks (gotcha 1 in the issue body).
+function Session:rehydrate(text)
+    if not text or text == "" then return text or "" end
+    return (text:gsub("%$AISH_SECRET_(%d%d%d)", function(n)
+        return self.mapping_by_placeholder["$AISH_SECRET_" .. n] or ("$AISH_SECRET_" .. n)
+    end))
+end
+
+-- Introspection helpers for the :secrets meta.
+function Session:mapping_size() return self.counter end
+function Session:has_vault()    return #self.entries > 0 end
+function Session:vault_names()
+    local out = {}
+    for _, e in ipairs(self.entries) do out[#out + 1] = e.name end
+    return out
+end
+
+-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- streaming rehydrator
+-- Streamed assistant deltas may split a placeholder across chunks
+-- ($AISH_SE then CRET_001). Buffer just enough to recognize an
+-- incomplete placeholder match at the tail; emit everything before
+-- the last `$` that could be the start of a partial placeholder.
+local Stream = {}
+Stream.__index = Stream
+
+function M.streaming_rehydrator(session)
+    return setmetatable({ session = session, tail = "" }, Stream)
+end
+
+function Stream:push(chunk)
+    local combined = self.tail .. (chunk or "")
+    -- Substitute any complete placeholders.
+    combined = self.session:rehydrate(combined)
+    -- Hold the trailing partial-placeholder, if any, in the tail buffer.
+    -- A partial is "$" optionally followed by a prefix of "AISH_SECRET_NNN".
+    local last_dollar = nil
+    for i = #combined, 1, -1 do
+        if combined:sub(i, i) == "$" then last_dollar = i; break end
+    end
+    if last_dollar then
+        local maybe = combined:sub(last_dollar)
+        -- Pattern: starts with `$`, then any prefix of `AISH_SECRET_NNN`.
+        if maybe:match("^%$A?I?S?H?_?S?E?C?R?E?T?_?%d?%d?%d?$") then
+            self.tail = maybe
+            return combined:sub(1, last_dollar - 1)
+        end
+    end
+    self.tail = ""
+    return combined
+end
+
+function Stream:flush()
+    local r = self.tail
+    self.tail = ""
+    -- One last rehydrate pass — the tail might contain a complete
+    -- placeholder we held only because there was no chunk after it.
+    return self.session:rehydrate(r)
+end
+
+return M

test_router_model.lua

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+-- test_router_model.lua — Phase 5 commit #1 corpus for classify_model.
+-- Run from repo root: `luajit test_router_model.lua` (exit 0 on pass).
+
+package.path = "./?.lua;./vendor/?.lua;" .. package.path
+local router = require("router")
+
+local cfg = {
+    routing = {
+        auto = true,
+        classes = {
+            code      = "deep",
+            reasoning = "cloud",
+            default   = nil,   -- nil → keep current
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+-- (text, expected_class)
+local CASES = {
+    -- ── code class
+    { "```python\ndef foo(): pass\n```",            "code" },
+    { "Traceback (most recent call last):",          "code" },
+    { "got a stack trace from my server",            "code" },
+    { "error: undefined reference to `foo'",         "code" },
+    { "exception: file not found",                   "code" },
+    { "please look at ./src/main.lua",               "code" },
+    { "the issue is in ~/repos/foo/bar.py",          "code" },
+    { "check /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/x.py",   "code" },
+    { "fix this:\n    if x == 0:\n        return\n    else:\n        pass\n", "code" },
+
+    -- ── reasoning class
+    { "Explain how MMAP works on Linux",             "reasoning" },
+    { "why does my disk fill up so fast",            "reasoning" },
+    { "how does ASLR work?",                         "reasoning" },
+    { "compare ZFS and btrfs in terms of snapshots", "reasoning" },
+    { "Can you explain the difference between a process and a thread in detail?", "reasoning" },
+    { "I have a long question with a question mark in it that goes well past one hundred characters does it route to reasoning?", "reasoning" },
+
+    -- ── default class — short queries, no markers
+    { "hi",                                          "default" },
+    { "what time is it",                             "default" },
+    { "ls /tmp",                                     "default" },
+    { "thanks",                                      "default" },
+    { "explain",                                     "default" },   -- bare "explain" < 30 chars threshold
+    { "why",                                         "default" },   -- bare "why"
+    { "?",                                           "default" },   -- bare ?
+    { "hello world",                                 "default" },
+
+    -- ── edge: ambiguous — prefer false-positive into reasoning over false-negative
+    { "How does it feel to be a robot? Just curious.", "reasoning" },  -- 47 chars + how does
+    -- ── edge: short error mention should still be code
+    { "got error: foo",                              "code" },
+
+    -- ── edge: a non-code path-like (e.g. README.md, .txt) should NOT match
+    { "see notes.md for details",                    "default" },
+    { "lookup /tmp/x.txt",                           "default" },
+}
+
+local pass, fail = 0, 0
+local fails = {}
+for i, c in ipairs(CASES) do
+    local _model, class = router.classify_model(c[1], cfg)
+    if class == c[2] then
+        pass = pass + 1
+    else
+        fail = fail + 1
+        fails[#fails+1] = string.format("  [%2d] text=%q expected=%s got=%s",
+            i, c[1]:sub(1, 60), c[2], tostring(class))
+    end
+end
+
+print(string.format("router.classify_model: %d/%d pass", pass, pass+fail))
+for _, f in ipairs(fails) do print(f) end
+
+-- Verify model routing: code → "deep", reasoning → "cloud", default → nil
+local cases_model = {
+    { "Traceback",                "deep",  "code"      },
+    { "Explain in detail how X works", "cloud", "reasoning" },
+    { "hi",                       nil,     "default"   },
+}
+print()
+for _, c in ipairs(cases_model) do
+    local m, k = router.classify_model(c[1], cfg)
+    if m == c[2] and k == c[3] then
+        pass = pass + 1
+    else
+        fail = fail + 1
+        fails[#fails+1] = string.format(
+            "  model: text=%q expected (%s,%s) got (%s,%s)",
+            c[1], tostring(c[2]), c[3], tostring(m), tostring(k))
+    end
+end
+
+-- Verify the R-N2 default: when classes.reasoning = nil, reasoning text → no override
+local cfg_safe = { routing = { auto = true, classes = { code = "deep", reasoning = nil } } }
+local m, k = router.classify_model("Explain in detail how X works", cfg_safe)
+if m == nil and k == "reasoning" then
+    pass = pass + 1
+else
+    fail = fail + 1
+    fails[#fails+1] = string.format(
+        "  reasoning-nil-default: got (%s,%s); want (nil,reasoning)",
+        tostring(m), tostring(k))
+end
+
+print(string.format("\nTOTAL: %d/%d pass", pass, pass+fail))
+for _, f in ipairs(fails) do print(f) end
+os.exit(fail == 0 and 0 or 1)

test_safety.lua

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+-- test_safety.lua — Phase 3 commit #1 test corpus.
+-- Run from repo root: `luajit test_safety.lua` (exits 0 on pass, 1 on fail).
+-- No test framework dependency by PHASE0.md §5 convention.
+
+package.path = "./?.lua;./vendor/?.lua;" .. package.path
+local safety = require("safety")
+
+-- (cmd, expect_destructive [, expect_reason_substring])
+local CASES = {
+    -- ── Wrapper class (R-B1) — flag the wrapper itself
+    { 'bash -c "rm -rf /"',                      true,  "bash -c" },
+    { 'bash -lc "rm -rf /"',                     true,  "bash -c" },
+    { 'sh -c "ls"',                              true,  "sh -c"   },
+    { 'sh -lc "echo hi"',                        true,  "sh -c"   },
+    { 'zsh -c "echo hi"',                        true,  "zsh -c"  },
+    { 'eval rm -rf /tmp/x',                      true,  "eval"    },
+    { 'eval "cd /tmp"',                          true,  "eval"    },
+    { 'python -c "import os; os.system(\'rm x\')"', true, "python -c" },
+    { 'python3 -c "x=1"',                        true,  "python -c" },
+    { 'perl -e "unlink \'x\'"',                  true,  "perl -e" },
+    { 'curl http://x | sh',                      true,  "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { 'curl http://x | sh ',                     true,  "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { 'curl http://x | sh -x',                   true,  "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { 'curl http://x | bash',                    true,  "pipe-to-bash" },
+    { 'curl http://x | bash -e',                 true,  "pipe-to-bash" },
+    { 'wget -qO- http://x | sh',                 true,  "pipe-to-sh" },
+    { 'xargs rm /tmp/*',                         true,  "xargs"   },
+    { 'find /tmp -print0 | xargs -0 rm',         true,  "xargs"   },
+
+    -- ── Filesystem destructive — should HIT
+    { 'rm -rf /tmp/foo',                         true,  "rm -rf"  },
+    { 'rm -fr /tmp/foo',                         true,  "rm -fr"  },
+    { 'rm -r /tmp/foo',                          true,  "rm -rf"  },  -- -r alone matches "rf?"
+    { 'sudo rm -rf /var/cache',                  true,  "rm -rf"  },
+    { 'find . -name "*.log" -delete',            true,  "find -delete" },
+    { 'find . -type f -exec rm {} \\;',          true,  "find -exec rm" },
+    { 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda',             true,  "dd to device" },
+    { 'dd of=/dev/sdb1 if=img.bin',              true,  "dd to device" },
+    { 'echo x > /dev/sda',                       true,  "raw disk" },
+    { 'mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1',                     true,  "mkfs"    },
+    { 'mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb',                      true,  "mkfs"    },
+    { 'shred -uvz /tmp/file',                    true,  "shred"   },
+    { 'wipefs -a /dev/sda',                      true,  "wipefs"  },
+    { 'truncate -s 0 important.log',             true,  "truncate" },
+    { 'truncate -s0 x',                          true,  "truncate" },
+
+    -- ── Version control destructive
+    { 'git push --force origin main',            true,  "git push --force" },
+    { 'git push -f origin main',                 true,  "git push -f" },
+    { 'git push --force-with-lease',             true,  "git push --force" },  -- still --force prefix
+    { 'git reset --hard HEAD~1',                 true,  "git reset --hard" },
+    { 'git clean -fd',                           true,  "git clean -fd" },
+    { 'git clean -fdx',                          true,  "git clean -fd" },
+    { 'git branch -D old-feature',               true,  "git branch -D" },
+
+    -- ── Database / process
+    { 'DROP TABLE users;',                       true,  "DROP TABLE" },
+    { 'drop table users',                        true,  "DROP TABLE" },  -- ci
+    { 'Drop Table x',                            true,  "DROP TABLE" },
+    { 'DROP DATABASE prod;',                     true,  "DROP DATABASE" },
+    { 'TRUNCATE TABLE logs',                     true,  "TRUNCATE TABLE" },
+    { 'truncate table logs',                     true,  "TRUNCATE TABLE" },  -- ci
+    { 'kill -9 1234',                            true,  "kill -9" },
+    { 'pkill -9 nginx',                          true,  "pkill -9" },
+
+    -- ── Permission
+    { 'chmod 777 /etc/passwd',                   true,  "chmod 777" },
+    { 'chmod -R 777 /var',                       true,  "chmod 777" },
+    { 'chown -R user /',                         true,  "chown on root" },
+
+    -- ── Should NOT hit (safe / read-only / specific)
+    { 'ls -la /tmp',                             false, nil },
+    { 'cat /etc/hostname',                       false, nil },
+    { 'echo hello world',                        false, nil },
+    { 'grep -r foo /etc',                        false, nil },
+    { 'rm /tmp/x.log',                           false, nil },   -- no -r/-f flag
+    { 'find . -name "*.log"',                    false, nil },   -- no -delete/-exec rm
+    { 'find . -type f',                          false, nil },
+    { 'git push origin main',                    false, nil },   -- no --force
+    { 'git status',                              false, nil },
+    { 'git log --oneline',                       false, nil },
+    { 'git clean -n',                            false, nil },   -- dry-run, no -fd
+    { 'git branch new-feature',                  false, nil },   -- not -D
+    { 'git reset HEAD',                          false, nil },   -- no --hard
+    { 'chmod 644 file',                          false, nil },
+    { 'chmod -R 755 /usr/local',                 false, nil },
+    { 'chown user /etc/passwd',                  false, nil },   -- not root path
+    { 'kill 1234',                               false, nil },   -- no -9
+    { 'SELECT * FROM users',                     false, nil },
+    { 'ls | grep foo',                           false, nil },   -- innocent pipe
+    { 'ps aux | head',                           false, nil },
+    { 'curl http://example.com',                 false, nil },
+    { 'pwd',                                     false, nil },
+    { 'cd /tmp',                                 false, nil },
+    { 'make all',                                false, nil },
+    { 'python3 script.py',                       false, nil },   -- not -c
+    { 'perl script.pl',                          false, nil },   -- not -e
+    { 'bash script.sh',                          false, nil },   -- not -c
+    { 'sh script.sh',                            false, nil },
+    { 'mkdir /tmp/newdir',                       false, nil },
+    { 'touch /tmp/newfile',                      false, nil },
+    { 'cp file1 file2',                          false, nil },
+    { 'mv file1 file2',                          false, nil },
+    { 'tail -f /var/log/syslog',                 false, nil },
+
+    -- ── Tricky edge cases (test the boundary)
+    { 'echo "rm -rf /"',                         true,  "rm -rf"  },  -- false positive: substring match
+    -- ^ that's a known false-positive — Norris user can `proceed` after reading
+    { 'truncate -s 100M big.dat',                false, nil },   -- not -s 0
+    { '',                                        false, nil },   -- empty
+}
+
+local pass, fail = 0, 0
+local fails = {}
+
+for i, c in ipairs(CASES) do
+    local cmd, expect_destructive, expect_reason = c[1], c[2], c[3]
+    local got_destr, got_reason = safety.is_destructive(cmd)
+    got_destr = got_destr and true or false  -- normalize
+
+    local ok = (got_destr == expect_destructive)
+    if ok and expect_destructive and expect_reason then
+        -- Optional reason substring check
+        ok = (got_reason and got_reason:find(expect_reason, 1, true) ~= nil)
+    end
+
+    if ok then
+        pass = pass + 1
+    else
+        fail = fail + 1
+        fails[#fails + 1] = string.format(
+            "  [%2d] cmd=%q  expected=%s  got=%s  reason=%s",
+            i, cmd, tostring(expect_destructive), tostring(got_destr),
+            tostring(got_reason))
+    end
+end
+
+print(string.format("safety test: %d/%d pass", pass, pass + fail))
+for _, f in ipairs(fails) do print(f) end
+os.exit(fail == 0 and 0 or 1)

vendor/dkjson.lua

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+-- Module options:
+local always_use_lpeg = false
+local register_global_module_table = false
+local global_module_name = 'json'
+
+--[==[
+
+David Kolf's JSON module for Lua 5.1 - 5.4
+
+Version 2.8
+
+
+For the documentation see the corresponding readme.txt or visit
+<http://dkolf.de/dkjson-lua/>.
+
+You can contact the author by sending an e-mail to 'david' at the
+domain 'dkolf.de'.
+
+
+Copyright (C) 2010-2024 David Heiko Kolf
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+--]==]
+
+-- global dependencies:
+local pairs, type, tostring, tonumber, getmetatable, setmetatable =
+      pairs, type, tostring, tonumber, getmetatable, setmetatable
+local error, require, pcall, select = error, require, pcall, select
+local floor, huge = math.floor, math.huge
+local strrep, gsub, strsub, strbyte, strchar, strfind, strlen, strformat =
+      string.rep, string.gsub, string.sub, string.byte, string.char,
+      string.find, string.len, string.format
+local strmatch = string.match
+local concat = table.concat
+
+local json = { version = "dkjson 2.8" }
+
+local jsonlpeg = {}
+
+if register_global_module_table then
+  if always_use_lpeg then
+    _G[global_module_name] = jsonlpeg
+  else
+    _G[global_module_name] = json
+  end
+end
+
+local _ENV = nil -- blocking globals in Lua 5.2 and later
+
+pcall (function()
+  -- Enable access to blocked metatables.
+  -- Don't worry, this module doesn't change anything in them.
+  local debmeta = require "debug".getmetatable
+  if debmeta then getmetatable = debmeta end
+end)
+
+json.null = setmetatable ({}, {
+  __tojson = function () return "null" end
+})
+
+local function isarray (tbl)
+  local max, n, arraylen = 0, 0, 0
+  for k,v in pairs (tbl) do
+    if k == 'n' and type(v) == 'number' then
+      arraylen = v
+      if v > max then
+        max = v
+      end
+    else
+      if type(k) ~= 'number' or k < 1 or floor(k) ~= k then
+        return false
+      end
+      if k > max then
+        max = k
+      end
+      n = n + 1
+    end
+  end
+  if max > 10 and max > arraylen and max > n * 2 then
+    return false -- don't create an array with too many holes
+  end
+  return true, max
+end
+
+local escapecodes = {
+  ["\""] = "\\\"", ["\\"] = "\\\\", ["\b"] = "\\b", ["\f"] = "\\f",
+  ["\n"] = "\\n",  ["\r"] = "\\r",  ["\t"] = "\\t"
+}
+
+local function escapeutf8 (uchar)
+  local value = escapecodes[uchar]
+  if value then
+    return value
+  end
+  local a, b, c, d = strbyte (uchar, 1, 4)
+  a, b, c, d = a or 0, b or 0, c or 0, d or 0
+  if a <= 0x7f then
+    value = a
+  elseif 0xc0 <= a and a <= 0xdf and b >= 0x80 then
+    value = (a - 0xc0) * 0x40 + b - 0x80
+  elseif 0xe0 <= a and a <= 0xef and b >= 0x80 and c >= 0x80 then
+    value = ((a - 0xe0) * 0x40 + b - 0x80) * 0x40 + c - 0x80
+  elseif 0xf0 <= a and a <= 0xf7 and b >= 0x80 and c >= 0x80 and d >= 0x80 then
+    value = (((a - 0xf0) * 0x40 + b - 0x80) * 0x40 + c - 0x80) * 0x40 + d - 0x80
+  else
+    return ""
+  end
+  if value <= 0xffff then
+    return strformat ("\\u%.4x", value)
+  elseif value <= 0x10ffff then
+    -- encode as UTF-16 surrogate pair
+    value = value - 0x10000
+    local highsur, lowsur = 0xD800 + floor (value/0x400), 0xDC00 + (value % 0x400)
+    return strformat ("\\u%.4x\\u%.4x", highsur, lowsur)
+  else
+    return ""
+  end
+end
+
+local function fsub (str, pattern, repl)
+  -- gsub always builds a new string in a buffer, even when no match
+  -- exists. First using find should be more efficient when most strings
+  -- don't contain the pattern.
+  if strfind (str, pattern) then
+    return gsub (str, pattern, repl)
+  else
+    return str
+  end
+end
+
+local function quotestring (value)
+  -- based on the regexp "escapable" in https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js
+  value = fsub (value, "[%z\1-\31\"\\\127]", escapeutf8)
+  if strfind (value, "[\194\216\220\225\226\239]") then
+    value = fsub (value, "\194[\128-\159\173]", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\216[\128-\132]", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\220\143", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\225\158[\180\181]", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\226\128[\140-\143\168-\175]", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\226\129[\160-\175]", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\239\187\191", escapeutf8)
+    value = fsub (value, "\239\191[\176-\191]", escapeutf8)
+  end
+  return "\"" .. value .. "\""
+end
+json.quotestring = quotestring
+
+local function replace(str, o, n)
+  local i, j = strfind (str, o, 1, true)
+  if i then
+    return strsub(str, 1, i-1) .. n .. strsub(str, j+1, -1)
+  else
+    return str
+  end
+end
+
+-- locale independent num2str and str2num functions
+local decpoint, numfilter
+
+local function updatedecpoint ()
+  decpoint = strmatch(tostring(0.5), "([^05+])")
+  -- build a filter that can be used to remove group separators
+  numfilter = "[^0-9%-%+eE" .. gsub(decpoint, "[%^%$%(%)%%%.%[%]%*%+%-%?]", "%%%0") .. "]+"
+end
+
+updatedecpoint()
+
+local function num2str (num)
+  return replace(fsub(tostring(num), numfilter, ""), decpoint, ".")
+end
+
+local function str2num (str)
+  local num = tonumber(replace(str, ".", decpoint))
+  if not num then
+    updatedecpoint()
+    num = tonumber(replace(str, ".", decpoint))
+  end
+  return num
+end
+
+local function addnewline2 (level, buffer, buflen)
+  buffer[buflen+1] = "\n"
+  buffer[buflen+2] = strrep ("  ", level)
+  buflen = buflen + 2
+  return buflen
+end
+
+function json.addnewline (state)
+  if state.indent then
+    state.bufferlen = addnewline2 (state.level or 0,
+                           state.buffer, state.bufferlen or #(state.buffer))
+  end
+end
+
+local encode2 -- forward declaration
+
+local function addpair (key, value, prev, indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+  local kt = type (key)
+  if kt ~= 'string' and kt ~= 'number' then
+    return nil, "type '" .. kt .. "' is not supported as a key by JSON."
+  end
+  if prev then
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = ","
+  end
+  if indent then
+    buflen = addnewline2 (level, buffer, buflen)
+  end
+  -- When Lua is compiled with LUA_NOCVTN2S this will fail when
+  -- numbers are mixed into the keys of the table. JSON keys are always
+  -- strings, so this would be an implicit conversion too and the failure
+  -- is intentional.
+  buffer[buflen+1] = quotestring (key)
+  buffer[buflen+2] = ":"
+  return encode2 (value, indent, level, buffer, buflen + 2, tables, globalorder, state)
+end
+
+local function appendcustom(res, buffer, state)
+  local buflen = state.bufferlen
+  if type (res) == 'string' then
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = res
+  end
+  return buflen
+end
+
+local function exception(reason, value, state, buffer, buflen, defaultmessage)
+  defaultmessage = defaultmessage or reason
+  local handler = state.exception
+  if not handler then
+    return nil, defaultmessage
+  else
+    state.bufferlen = buflen
+    local ret, msg = handler (reason, value, state, defaultmessage)
+    if not ret then return nil, msg or defaultmessage end
+    return appendcustom(ret, buffer, state)
+  end
+end
+
+function json.encodeexception(reason, value, state, defaultmessage)
+  return quotestring("<" .. defaultmessage .. ">")
+end
+
+encode2 = function (value, indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+  local valtype = type (value)
+  local valmeta = getmetatable (value)
+  valmeta = type (valmeta) == 'table' and valmeta -- only tables
+  local valtojson = valmeta and valmeta.__tojson
+  if valtojson then
+    if tables[value] then
+      return exception('reference cycle', value, state, buffer, buflen)
+    end
+    tables[value] = true
+    state.bufferlen = buflen
+    local ret, msg = valtojson (value, state)
+    if not ret then return exception('custom encoder failed', value, state, buffer, buflen, msg) end
+    tables[value] = nil
+    buflen = appendcustom(ret, buffer, state)
+  elseif value == nil then
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = "null"
+  elseif valtype == 'number' then
+    local s
+    if value ~= value or value >= huge or -value >= huge then
+      -- This is the behaviour of the original JSON implementation.
+      s = "null"
+    else
+      s = num2str (value)
+    end
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = s
+  elseif valtype == 'boolean' then
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = value and "true" or "false"
+  elseif valtype == 'string' then
+    buflen = buflen + 1
+    buffer[buflen] = quotestring (value)
+  elseif valtype == 'table' then
+    if tables[value] then
+      return exception('reference cycle', value, state, buffer, buflen)
+    end
+    tables[value] = true
+    level = level + 1
+    local isa, n = isarray (value)
+    if n == 0 and valmeta and valmeta.__jsontype == 'object' then
+      isa = false
+    end
+    local msg
+    if isa then -- JSON array
+      buflen = buflen + 1
+      buffer[buflen] = "["
+      for i = 1, n do
+        buflen, msg = encode2 (value[i], indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+        if not buflen then return nil, msg end
+        if i < n then
+          buflen = buflen + 1
+          buffer[buflen] = ","
+        end
+      end
+      buflen = buflen + 1
+      buffer[buflen] = "]"
+    else -- JSON object
+      local prev = false
+      buflen = buflen + 1
+      buffer[buflen] = "{"
+      local order = valmeta and valmeta.__jsonorder or globalorder
+      if order then
+        local used = {}
+        n = #order
+        for i = 1, n do
+          local k = order[i]
+          local v = value[k]
+          if v ~= nil then
+            used[k] = true
+            buflen, msg = addpair (k, v, prev, indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+            if not buflen then return nil, msg end
+            prev = true -- add a seperator before the next element
+          end
+        end
+        for k,v in pairs (value) do
+          if not used[k] then
+            buflen, msg = addpair (k, v, prev, indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+            if not buflen then return nil, msg end
+            prev = true -- add a seperator before the next element
+          end
+        end
+      else -- unordered
+        for k,v in pairs (value) do
+          buflen, msg = addpair (k, v, prev, indent, level, buffer, buflen, tables, globalorder, state)
+          if not buflen then return nil, msg end
+          prev = true -- add a seperator before the next element
+        end
+      end
+      if indent then
+        buflen = addnewline2 (level - 1, buffer, buflen)
+      end
+      buflen = buflen + 1
+      buffer[buflen] = "}"
+    end
+    tables[value] = nil
+  else
+    return exception ('unsupported type', value, state, buffer, buflen,
+      "type '" .. valtype .. "' is not supported by JSON.")
+  end
+  return buflen
+end
+
+function json.encode (value, state)
+  state = state or {}
+  local oldbuffer = state.buffer
+  local buffer = oldbuffer or {}
+  state.buffer = buffer
+  updatedecpoint()
+  local ret, msg = encode2 (value, state.indent, state.level or 0,
+                   buffer, state.bufferlen or 0, state.tables or {}, state.keyorder, state)
+  if not ret then
+    error (msg, 2)
+  elseif oldbuffer == buffer then
+    state.bufferlen = ret
+    return true
+  else
+    state.bufferlen = nil
+    state.buffer = nil
+    return concat (buffer)
+  end
+end
+
+local function loc (str, where)
+  local line, pos, linepos = 1, 1, 0
+  while true do
+    pos = strfind (str, "\n", pos, true)
+    if pos and pos < where then
+      line = line + 1
+      linepos = pos
+      pos = pos + 1
+    else
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  return strformat ("line %d, column %d", line, where - linepos)
+end
+
+local function unterminated (str, what, where)
+  return nil, strlen (str) + 1, "unterminated " .. what .. " at " .. loc (str, where)
+end
+
+local function scanwhite (str, pos)
+  while true do
+    pos = strfind (str, "%S", pos)
+    if not pos then return nil end
+    local sub2 = strsub (str, pos, pos + 1)
+    if sub2 == "\239\187" and strsub (str, pos + 2, pos + 2) == "\191" then
+      -- UTF-8 Byte Order Mark
+      pos = pos + 3
+    elseif sub2 == "//" then
+      pos = strfind (str, "[\n\r]", pos + 2)
+      if not pos then return nil end
+    elseif sub2 == "/*" then
+      pos = strfind (str, "*/", pos + 2)
+      if not pos then return nil end
+      pos = pos + 2
+    else
+      return pos
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+local escapechars = {
+  ["\""] = "\"", ["\\"] = "\\", ["/"] = "/", ["b"] = "\b", ["f"] = "\f",
+  ["n"] = "\n", ["r"] = "\r", ["t"] = "\t"
+}
+
+local function unichar (value)
+  if value < 0 then
+    return nil
+  elseif value <= 0x007f then
+    return strchar (value)
+  elseif value <= 0x07ff then
+    return strchar (0xc0 + floor(value/0x40),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value) % 0x40))
+  elseif value <= 0xffff then
+    return strchar (0xe0 + floor(value/0x1000),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value/0x40) % 0x40),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value) % 0x40))
+  elseif value <= 0x10ffff then
+    return strchar (0xf0 + floor(value/0x40000),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value/0x1000) % 0x40),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value/0x40) % 0x40),
+                    0x80 + (floor(value) % 0x40))
+  else
+    return nil
+  end
+end
+
+local function scanstring (str, pos)
+  local lastpos = pos + 1
+  local buffer, n = {}, 0
+  while true do
+    local nextpos = strfind (str, "[\"\\]", lastpos)
+    if not nextpos then
+      return unterminated (str, "string", pos)
+    end
+    if nextpos > lastpos then
+      n = n + 1
+      buffer[n] = strsub (str, lastpos, nextpos - 1)
+    end
+    if strsub (str, nextpos, nextpos) == "\"" then
+      lastpos = nextpos + 1
+      break
+    else
+      local escchar = strsub (str, nextpos + 1, nextpos + 1)
+      local value
+      if escchar == "u" then
+        value = tonumber (strsub (str, nextpos + 2, nextpos + 5), 16)
+        if value then
+          local value2
+          if 0xD800 <= value and value <= 0xDBff then
+            -- we have the high surrogate of UTF-16. Check if there is a
+            -- low surrogate escaped nearby to combine them.
+            if strsub (str, nextpos + 6, nextpos + 7) == "\\u" then
+              value2 = tonumber (strsub (str, nextpos + 8, nextpos + 11), 16)
+              if value2 and 0xDC00 <= value2 and value2 <= 0xDFFF then
+                value = (value - 0xD800)  * 0x400 + (value2 - 0xDC00) + 0x10000
+              else
+                value2 = nil -- in case it was out of range for a low surrogate
+              end
+            end
+          end
+          value = value and unichar (value)
+          if value then
+            if value2 then
+              lastpos = nextpos + 12
+            else
+              lastpos = nextpos + 6
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      if not value then
+        value = escapechars[escchar] or escchar
+        lastpos = nextpos + 2
+      end
+      n = n + 1
+      buffer[n] = value
+    end
+  end
+  if n == 1 then
+    return buffer[1], lastpos
+  elseif n > 1 then
+    return concat (buffer), lastpos
+  else
+    return "", lastpos
+  end
+end
+
+local scanvalue -- forward declaration
+
+local function scantable (what, closechar, str, startpos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+  local tbl, n = {}, 0
+  local pos = startpos + 1
+  if what == 'object' then
+    setmetatable (tbl, objectmeta)
+  else
+    setmetatable (tbl, arraymeta)
+  end
+  while true do
+    pos = scanwhite (str, pos)
+    if not pos then return unterminated (str, what, startpos) end
+    local char = strsub (str, pos, pos)
+    if char == closechar then
+      return tbl, pos + 1
+    end
+    local val1, err
+    val1, pos, err = scanvalue (str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+    if err then return nil, pos, err end
+    pos = scanwhite (str, pos)
+    if not pos then return unterminated (str, what, startpos) end
+    char = strsub (str, pos, pos)
+    if char == ":" then
+      if val1 == nil then
+        return nil, pos, "cannot use nil as table index (at " .. loc (str, pos) .. ")"
+      end
+      pos = scanwhite (str, pos + 1)
+      if not pos then return unterminated (str, what, startpos) end
+      local val2
+      val2, pos, err = scanvalue (str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+      if err then return nil, pos, err end
+      tbl[val1] = val2
+      pos = scanwhite (str, pos)
+      if not pos then return unterminated (str, what, startpos) end
+      char = strsub (str, pos, pos)
+    else
+      n = n + 1
+      tbl[n] = val1
+    end
+    if char == "," then
+      pos = pos + 1
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+scanvalue = function (str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+  pos = pos or 1
+  pos = scanwhite (str, pos)
+  if not pos then
+    return nil, strlen (str) + 1, "no valid JSON value (reached the end)"
+  end
+  local char = strsub (str, pos, pos)
+  if char == "{" then
+    return scantable ('object', "}", str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+  elseif char == "[" then
+    return scantable ('array', "]", str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+  elseif char == "\"" then
+    return scanstring (str, pos)
+  else
+    local pstart, pend = strfind (str, "^%-?[%d%.]+[eE]?[%+%-]?%d*", pos)
+    if pstart then
+      local number = str2num (strsub (str, pstart, pend))
+      if number then
+        return number, pend + 1
+      end
+    end
+    pstart, pend = strfind (str, "^%a%w*", pos)
+    if pstart then
+      local name = strsub (str, pstart, pend)
+      if name == "true" then
+        return true, pend + 1
+      elseif name == "false" then
+        return false, pend + 1
+      elseif name == "null" then
+        return nullval, pend + 1
+      end
+    end
+    return nil, pos, "no valid JSON value at " .. loc (str, pos)
+  end
+end
+
+local function optionalmetatables(...)
+  if select("#", ...) > 0 then
+    return ...
+  else
+    return {__jsontype = 'object'}, {__jsontype = 'array'}
+  end
+end
+
+function json.decode (str, pos, nullval, ...)
+  local objectmeta, arraymeta = optionalmetatables(...)
+  return scanvalue (str, pos, nullval, objectmeta, arraymeta)
+end
+
+function json.use_lpeg ()
+  local g = require ("lpeg")
+
+  if type(g.version) == 'function' and g.version() == "0.11" then
+    error "due to a bug in LPeg 0.11, it cannot be used for JSON matching"
+  end
+
+  local pegmatch = g.match
+  local P, S, R = g.P, g.S, g.R
+
+  local function ErrorCall (str, pos, msg, state)
+    if not state.msg then
+      state.msg = msg .. " at " .. loc (str, pos)
+      state.pos = pos
+    end
+    return false
+  end
+
+  local function Err (msg)
+    return g.Cmt (g.Cc (msg) * g.Carg (2), ErrorCall)
+  end
+
+  local function ErrorUnterminatedCall (str, pos, what, state)
+    return ErrorCall (str, pos - 1, "unterminated " .. what, state)
+  end
+
+  local SingleLineComment = P"//" * (1 - S"\n\r")^0
+  local MultiLineComment = P"/*" * (1 - P"*/")^0 * P"*/"
+  local Space = (S" \n\r\t" + P"\239\187\191" + SingleLineComment + MultiLineComment)^0
+
+  local function ErrUnterminated (what)
+    return g.Cmt (g.Cc (what) * g.Carg (2), ErrorUnterminatedCall)
+  end
+
+  local PlainChar = 1 - S"\"\\\n\r"
+  local EscapeSequence = (P"\\" * g.C (S"\"\\/bfnrt" + Err "unsupported escape sequence")) / escapechars
+  local HexDigit = R("09", "af", "AF")
+  local function UTF16Surrogate (match, pos, high, low)
+    high, low = tonumber (high, 16), tonumber (low, 16)
+    if 0xD800 <= high and high <= 0xDBff and 0xDC00 <= low and low <= 0xDFFF then
+      return true, unichar ((high - 0xD800)  * 0x400 + (low - 0xDC00) + 0x10000)
+    else
+      return false
+    end
+  end
+  local function UTF16BMP (hex)
+    return unichar (tonumber (hex, 16))
+  end
+  local U16Sequence = (P"\\u" * g.C (HexDigit * HexDigit * HexDigit * HexDigit))
+  local UnicodeEscape = g.Cmt (U16Sequence * U16Sequence, UTF16Surrogate) + U16Sequence/UTF16BMP
+  local Char = UnicodeEscape + EscapeSequence + PlainChar
+  local String = P"\"" * (g.Cs (Char ^ 0) * P"\"" + ErrUnterminated "string")
+  local Integer = P"-"^(-1) * (P"0" + (R"19" * R"09"^0))
+  local Fractal = P"." * R"09"^0
+  local Exponent = (S"eE") * (S"+-")^(-1) * R"09"^1
+  local Number = (Integer * Fractal^(-1) * Exponent^(-1))/str2num
+  local Constant = P"true" * g.Cc (true) + P"false" * g.Cc (false) + P"null" * g.Carg (1)
+  local SimpleValue = Number + String + Constant
+  local ArrayContent, ObjectContent
+
+  -- The functions parsearray and parseobject parse only a single value/pair
+  -- at a time and store them directly to avoid hitting the LPeg limits.
+  local function parsearray (str, pos, nullval, state)
+    local obj, cont
+    local start = pos
+    local npos
+    local t, nt = {}, 0
+    repeat
+      obj, cont, npos = pegmatch (ArrayContent, str, pos, nullval, state)
+      if cont == 'end' then
+        return ErrorUnterminatedCall (str, start, "array", state)
+      end
+      pos = npos
+      if cont == 'cont' or cont == 'last' then
+        nt = nt + 1
+        t[nt] = obj
+      end
+    until cont ~= 'cont'
+    return pos, setmetatable (t, state.arraymeta)
+  end
+
+  local function parseobject (str, pos, nullval, state)
+    local obj, key, cont
+    local start = pos
+    local npos
+    local t = {}
+    repeat
+      key, obj, cont, npos = pegmatch (ObjectContent, str, pos, nullval, state)
+      if cont == 'end' then
+        return ErrorUnterminatedCall (str, start, "object", state)
+      end
+      pos = npos
+      if cont == 'cont' or cont == 'last' then
+        t[key] = obj
+      end
+    until cont ~= 'cont'
+    return pos, setmetatable (t, state.objectmeta)
+  end
+
+  local Array = P"[" * g.Cmt (g.Carg(1) * g.Carg(2), parsearray)
+  local Object = P"{" * g.Cmt (g.Carg(1) * g.Carg(2), parseobject)
+  local Value = Space * (Array + Object + SimpleValue)
+  local ExpectedValue = Value + Space * Err "value expected"
+  local ExpectedKey = String + Err "key expected"
+  local End = P(-1) * g.Cc'end'
+  local ErrInvalid = Err "invalid JSON"
+  ArrayContent = (Value * Space * (P"," * g.Cc'cont' + P"]" * g.Cc'last'+ End + ErrInvalid)  + g.Cc(nil) * (P"]" * g.Cc'empty' + End  + ErrInvalid)) * g.Cp()
+  local Pair = g.Cg (Space * ExpectedKey * Space * (P":" + Err "colon expected") * ExpectedValue)
+  ObjectContent = (g.Cc(nil) * g.Cc(nil) * P"}" * g.Cc'empty' + End + (Pair * Space * (P"," * g.Cc'cont' + P"}" * g.Cc'last' + End + ErrInvalid) + ErrInvalid)) * g.Cp()
+  local DecodeValue = ExpectedValue * g.Cp ()
+
+  jsonlpeg.version = json.version
+  jsonlpeg.encode = json.encode
+  jsonlpeg.null = json.null
+  jsonlpeg.quotestring = json.quotestring
+  jsonlpeg.addnewline = json.addnewline
+  jsonlpeg.encodeexception = json.encodeexception
+  jsonlpeg.using_lpeg = true
+
+  function jsonlpeg.decode (str, pos, nullval, ...)
+    local state = {}
+    state.objectmeta, state.arraymeta = optionalmetatables(...)
+    local obj, retpos = pegmatch (DecodeValue, str, pos, nullval, state)
+    if state.msg then
+      return nil, state.pos, state.msg
+    else
+      return obj, retpos
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- cache result of this function:
+  json.use_lpeg = function () return jsonlpeg end
+  jsonlpeg.use_lpeg = json.use_lpeg
+
+  return jsonlpeg
+end
+
+if always_use_lpeg then
+  return json.use_lpeg()
+end
+
+return json
+