fix(agent): publish correlated names for unnamed tool results

This reverts commit e4eb33856b.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ matrix.name == 'macos' && secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID || '' }}
         run: npm run ${{ matrix.pack_script }}
 
+      - name: Test packaged SSH cipher negotiation
+        run: node scripts/test-packaged-ssh-ciphers.cjs
+
       - name: Test tray panel layout
         run: npm run test:tray-panel-layout
 
@@ -631,6 +634,9 @@ jobs:
           done
           npm run pack:linux-x64
 
+      - name: Test packaged SSH cipher negotiation
+        run: node scripts/test-packaged-ssh-ciphers.cjs
+
       - name: Verify packaged node-pty Linux runtime
         run: bash scripts/ensure-node-pty-linux.sh verify x64
 
@@ -765,6 +771,9 @@ jobs:
           ELECTRON_BUILDER_PUBLISH: "never"
         run: npm run pack:linux-arm64
 
+      - name: Test packaged SSH cipher negotiation
+        run: node scripts/test-packaged-ssh-ciphers.cjs
+
       - name: Verify packaged node-pty Linux runtime
         run: bash scripts/ensure-node-pty-linux.sh verify arm64
 

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -53,11 +53,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm run check:plugin-contract
           npm run test:plugin-runtime
+          npm run test:plugin-examples
           node --test --import tsx components/settings/tabs/Plugin*.test.tsx
 
       - name: Test
         run: npm test
 
+      - name: Test SSH cipher negotiation in Electron's crypto runtime
+        env:
+          NETCATTY_SSH_TEST_RUNTIME: electron
+        run: node --test electron/bridges/sshChaChaTransport.test.cjs
+
       - name: Test browser first-link lifecycle
         run: xvfb-run -a ./node_modules/.bin/electron --no-sandbox electron/hostBrowser/hostBrowser.firstLink.live.test.cjs
 
@@ -144,5 +150,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build
 
+      - name: Test SSH cipher negotiation in Windows Electron's crypto runtime
+        env:
+          NETCATTY_SSH_TEST_RUNTIME: electron
+        run: node --test electron/bridges/sshChaChaTransport.test.cjs
+
       - name: Exercise two SSH password prompts in the desktop app
         run: node scripts/terminal-broadcast-ssh.live.cjs

App.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import { ToastProvider } from './components/ui/toast';
 import { TooltipProvider } from './components/ui/tooltip';
 import { ScriptAutomationRoot } from './components/scripts/ScriptAutomationRoot';
 import { ExternalMcpApprovalsHost } from './components/ai/ExternalMcpApprovalsHost';
+import { PluginPermissionHost } from './components/plugins/PluginPermissionHost';
 import { PluginHostInteractionHost } from './components/plugins/PluginHostInteractionHost';
+import { PluginHostActionHost } from './components/plugins/PluginHostActionHost';
 import { PluginAuthenticationHost } from './components/plugins/PluginAuthenticationHost';
 import { MultilinePasteConfirmHost } from './components/terminal/MultilinePasteConfirmDialog';
 import { useExternalMcpGrantPersister } from './components/ai/useExternalMcpGrantPersister';
@@ -87,11 +89,13 @@ function AppWithProviders({ settings, appLock }: { settings: SettingsState; appL
               <ScriptAutomationRoot />
               <ExternalMcpApprovalsHost />
               <PluginAuthenticationHost />
+              <PluginPermissionHost />
               <PluginHostInteractionHost />
               <MultilinePasteConfirmHost />
               <VaultPublisher>
                 <SessionPublisher persistSessionRestore={!isPeerSessionWindow}>
                   <App />
+                  <PluginHostActionHost />
                 </SessionPublisher>
               </VaultPublisher>
             </TooltipProvider>

application/AppHandlers.connect.test.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import {
   handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl,
   handleTrayPanelConnectRequestImpl,
 } from './app/AppHandlers.ts';
+import { resolveHostAuth } from '../domain/sshAuth.ts';
 import { resolveShellSetting } from '../lib/useDiscoveredShells.ts';
-import type { Host } from '../types';
+import type { Host, Identity } from '../types';
 
 const baseHost: Host = {
   id: 'host-1',
@@ -194,6 +195,219 @@ test('keyboard-interactive submit can save login password for the session host',
   assert.equal(bridgeResponses.length, 1);
 });
 
+test('keyboard-interactive submit detaches keychain identity when remembering a password change', async () => {
+  const sharedIdentity: Identity = {
+    id: 'id-1',
+    label: 'shared',
+    username: 'root',
+    authMethod: 'password',
+    password: 'stale-keychain-password',
+    created: 0,
+  };
+  let hosts: Host[] = [{
+    ...baseHost,
+    identityId: 'id-1',
+    password: 'old-host-password',
+    savePassword: false,
+  }];
+  let queue = [{
+    requestId: 'ki-rotate',
+    sessionId: 'session-1',
+    hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+    allowSavePassword: true,
+  }];
+  let identityUpdates = 0;
+
+  // resolveHostAuth prefers identity.password, so the stale keychain secret
+  // shadows whatever is already stored on the host.
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveHostAuth({ host: hosts[0], keys: [], identities: [sharedIdentity] }).password,
+    'stale-keychain-password',
+  );
+
+  await handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(
+    () => ({
+      hosts,
+      identities: [sharedIdentity],
+      keyboardInteractiveQueue: queue,
+      netcattyBridge: {
+        get: () => ({
+          respondKeyboardInteractive: () => ({ success: true }),
+        }),
+      },
+      sessions: [{
+        id: 'session-1',
+        hostId: baseHost.id,
+        hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+      }],
+      setKeyboardInteractiveQueue: (updater: (items: typeof queue) => typeof queue) => {
+        queue = updater(queue);
+      },
+      t: (key: string) => key,
+      toast: { error: () => {} },
+      updateHosts: (nextHosts: Host[]) => {
+        hosts = nextHosts;
+      },
+      updateIdentities: () => {
+        identityUpdates += 1;
+      },
+    }),
+    'ki-rotate',
+    ['rotated-password'],
+    'rotated-password',
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].identityId, '');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].password, 'rotated-password');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].savePassword, true);
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].username, baseHost.username);
+  assert.equal(identityUpdates, 0);
+  assert.equal(sharedIdentity.password, 'stale-keychain-password');
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveHostAuth({ host: hosts[0], keys: [], identities: [sharedIdentity] }).password,
+    'rotated-password',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(queue, []);
+});
+
+test('keyboard-interactive submit snapshots a different keychain username when remembering a password', async () => {
+  const sharedIdentity: Identity = {
+    id: 'id-1',
+    label: 'shared',
+    username: 'deploy',
+    authMethod: 'password',
+    password: 'stale-keychain-password',
+    created: 0,
+  };
+  let hosts: Host[] = [{
+    ...baseHost,
+    username: 'root',
+    identityId: 'id-1',
+    password: 'old-host-password',
+    savePassword: false,
+  }];
+  let queue = [{
+    requestId: 'ki-rotate-user',
+    sessionId: 'session-1',
+    hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+    allowSavePassword: true,
+  }];
+  let identityUpdates = 0;
+
+  await handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(
+    () => ({
+      hosts,
+      identities: [sharedIdentity],
+      keyboardInteractiveQueue: queue,
+      netcattyBridge: {
+        get: () => ({
+          respondKeyboardInteractive: () => ({ success: true }),
+        }),
+      },
+      sessions: [{
+        id: 'session-1',
+        hostId: baseHost.id,
+        hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+      }],
+      setKeyboardInteractiveQueue: (updater: (items: typeof queue) => typeof queue) => {
+        queue = updater(queue);
+      },
+      t: (key: string) => key,
+      toast: { error: () => {} },
+      updateHosts: (nextHosts: Host[]) => {
+        hosts = nextHosts;
+      },
+      updateIdentities: () => {
+        identityUpdates += 1;
+      },
+    }),
+    'ki-rotate-user',
+    ['new-password'],
+    'new-password',
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].identityId, '');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].password, 'new-password');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].savePassword, true);
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].username, 'deploy');
+  assert.equal(identityUpdates, 0);
+  assert.equal(sharedIdentity.username, 'deploy');
+  assert.equal(sharedIdentity.password, 'stale-keychain-password');
+  const resolved = resolveHostAuth({ host: hosts[0], keys: [], identities: [sharedIdentity] });
+  assert.equal(resolved.password, 'new-password');
+  assert.equal(resolved.username, 'deploy');
+  assert.deepEqual(queue, []);
+});
+
+test('keyboard-interactive submit fills a blank host username from the keychain identity', async () => {
+  const sharedIdentity: Identity = {
+    id: 'id-1',
+    label: 'shared',
+    username: 'alice',
+    authMethod: 'password',
+    password: 'stale-keychain-password',
+    created: 0,
+  };
+  let hosts: Host[] = [{
+    ...baseHost,
+    username: '',
+    identityId: 'id-1',
+    password: 'old-host-password',
+    savePassword: false,
+  }];
+  let queue = [{
+    requestId: 'ki-blank-user',
+    sessionId: 'session-1',
+    hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+    allowSavePassword: true,
+  }];
+  let identityUpdates = 0;
+
+  await handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(
+    () => ({
+      hosts,
+      identities: [sharedIdentity],
+      keyboardInteractiveQueue: queue,
+      netcattyBridge: {
+        get: () => ({
+          respondKeyboardInteractive: () => ({ success: true }),
+        }),
+      },
+      sessions: [{
+        id: 'session-1',
+        hostId: baseHost.id,
+        hostname: baseHost.hostname,
+      }],
+      setKeyboardInteractiveQueue: (updater: (items: typeof queue) => typeof queue) => {
+        queue = updater(queue);
+      },
+      t: (key: string) => key,
+      toast: { error: () => {} },
+      updateHosts: (nextHosts: Host[]) => {
+        hosts = nextHosts;
+      },
+      updateIdentities: () => {
+        identityUpdates += 1;
+      },
+    }),
+    'ki-blank-user',
+    ['new-password'],
+    'new-password',
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].identityId, '');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].username, 'alice');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].password, 'new-password');
+  assert.equal(hosts[0].savePassword, true);
+  assert.equal(identityUpdates, 0);
+  assert.equal(sharedIdentity.username, 'alice');
+  assert.equal(sharedIdentity.password, 'stale-keychain-password');
+  const resolved = resolveHostAuth({ host: hosts[0], keys: [], identities: [sharedIdentity] });
+  assert.equal(resolved.password, 'new-password');
+  assert.equal(resolved.username, 'alice');
+  assert.deepEqual(queue, []);
+});
+
 test('keyboard-interactive submit does not save secondary password when allowSavePassword is false', async () => {
   let hosts: Host[] = [{
     ...baseHost,

application/app/AppHandlers.ts

@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ export async function handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(
   const {
     hosts,
     hostsRef,
+    identities,
     keyboardInteractiveQueue,
     sessions,
     setKeyboardInteractiveQueue,
@@ -424,12 +425,27 @@ export async function handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(
     // Save password to host if requested - never for second-factor / EDR prompts
     // (allowSavePassword === false) so a secondary secret cannot overwrite the
     // host login password (#2150 / Codex review on #2151).
+    // Detach a Keychain identity when one is attached. resolveHostAuth prefers
+    // identity.password and identity.username, so snapshot the identity username
+    // onto the host before clearing identityId (#3982). Same as
+    // applyVaultHostUpdate's password detach. Do not mutate the identity.
     if (savePassword && host && request?.allowSavePassword !== false) {
-      updateHosts(latestHosts.map((h: Host) => h.id === host.id ? {
-        ...h,
-        password: savePassword,
-        savePassword: true,
-      } : h));
+      updateHosts(latestHosts.map((h: Host) => {
+        if (h.id !== host.id) return h;
+        const identity = h.identityId
+          ? identities?.find((item: { id?: string; username?: string }) => item.id === h.identityId)
+          : undefined;
+        const detachedUsername = identity?.username?.trim();
+        return {
+          ...h,
+          password: savePassword,
+          savePassword: true,
+          ...(h.identityId ? {
+            identityId: '',
+            ...(detachedUsername ? { username: detachedUsername } : {}),
+          } : {}),
+        };
+      }));
     }
     // Remove from queue by requestId
     setKeyboardInteractiveQueue(prev => prev.filter(r => r.requestId !== requestId));

application/app/AppSideEffects.tsx

@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ export function AppSideEffects() {
   }, [isVaultInitialized, pendingTrayPanelConnectHostIds]);
 
   // Handle keyboard-interactive submit
-  const handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmit = useCallback((requestId: string, responses: string[], savePassword?: string) => { return handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(() => ({ hosts, hostsRef, keyboardInteractiveQueue, netcattyBridge, requestId, responses, savePassword, sessions, setKeyboardInteractiveQueue, t, toast, updateHosts }), requestId, responses, savePassword); }, [keyboardInteractiveQueue, sessions, hosts, t, updateHosts]);
+  const handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmit = useCallback((requestId: string, responses: string[], savePassword?: string) => { return handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(() => ({ hosts, hostsRef, identities, keyboardInteractiveQueue, netcattyBridge, requestId, responses, savePassword, sessions, setKeyboardInteractiveQueue, t, toast, updateHosts }), requestId, responses, savePassword); }, [identities, keyboardInteractiveQueue, sessions, hosts, t, updateHosts]);
 
   // Handle keyboard-interactive cancel
   const handleKeyboardInteractiveCancel = useCallback((requestId: string) => { return handleKeyboardInteractiveCancelImpl(() => ({ netcattyBridge, requestId, setKeyboardInteractiveQueue, t, toast }), requestId); }, [t]);

application/app/AppView.tsx

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { openQuickConnectFromInput } from '../quickConnectBridge';
 import { AppHostTreeLayer } from './AppHostTreeLayer';
 import { AppHostEditorLayer } from './AppHostEditorLayer';
 import { AppPluginKeybindingHost } from './AppPluginKeybindingHost';
+import { PluginAIContextHost } from '../../components/plugins/PluginAIContextHost';
+import { PluginAgentHost } from '../../components/plugins/PluginAgentHost';
 import { shouldOpenHostEditOnWorkSurface } from './workTabSurface';
 import { useConnectionLogsStore } from '../state/connectionLogsStore';
 import {
@@ -856,6 +858,8 @@ function AppViewInner({ domains }: AppViewProps) {
           sessions={sessions}
           workspaces={workspaces}
         />
+        <PluginAIContextHost sessions={sessions} workspaces={workspaces} />
+        <PluginAgentHost sessions={sessions} />
       </div>
 
       {/* Global "quick add / edit snippet" modal, triggered by the

application/i18n/locales/en/core.ts

@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   'settings.appearance.uiFont.desc': 'Choose the font for the application interface',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity': 'Window Opacity',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity.desc': 'Adjust the transparency of the entire application window. Lower values also fade terminal text. Some Linux desktop environments may not support this.',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur': 'Frosted glass background',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc': 'Blur the desktop behind the window. At 100% opacity the effect is hidden, but your choice is preserved.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon': 'App Icon',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.desc': 'Choose a dock/taskbar icon style to make Netcatty easier to spot when switching apps. On Windows, the notification area icon uses the same style. Applies at runtime; the installed app bundle icon is unchanged.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.original': 'Original',
@@ -1262,6 +1264,8 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   'deepLink.jms.unsupported': 'Unsupported JumpServer protocol: {{protocol}}',
   'settings.tab.plugins': 'Plugins',
   "settings.plugins.manager.installed": "Installed plugins",
+  "settings.plugins.author.official": "Official maintainer",
+  "settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning": "Maintained by the Netcatty project. This is not a safety certification.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.import": "Import .ncpkg",
   "settings.plugins.manager.preview": "Imported packages stay disabled until you review and enable them.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.empty": "Import a local plugin package to get started.",
@@ -1288,21 +1292,33 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   "plugins.interaction.share": "Share with plugin",
   "plugins.interaction.copy": "Copy to clipboard",
   "plugins.interaction.failed": "This request expired or could not be completed.",
+  "plugins.command.failed": "The plugin command could not be completed. Check its required selection and permissions.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure": "Only the current selection from this terminal is shared, up to 4096 UTF-8 bytes. Terminal text can contain passwords, tokens, and other secrets. Inspect the exact preview before sharing. No redaction guarantee is made.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalTarget": "Selected terminal",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalPreview": "Preview terminal selection",
+  "plugins.interaction.draftNote": "Editable draft for review only. This dialog sends no terminal input or Enter. Copy text yourself and use the normal terminal UI if you choose to send it. Your edits stay in this dialog.",
+  "plugins.interaction.draft": "Terminal input draft",
+  "plugins.interaction.exactText": "Exact text with escaped controls",
+  "plugins.interaction.closeDraft": "Close draft",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.current": "Matches the current activation",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.inactive": "Inactive for the current activation",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "Saved grants",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.note": "Declared capabilities default to Allow. Ask requests a scoped decision; Deny blocks access immediately. Target selection and draft editing still use the host UI.",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.allow": "Allow",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.ask": "Ask",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.deny": "Deny",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "Permissions",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.refresh": "Refresh",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "Loading grants...",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "Loading permissions...",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.empty": "No saved grants. One-use decisions are not retained.",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.always": "Until revoked",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.application": "Until Netcatty exits",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.session": "Until the session closes",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.audit": "Recent security events (up to 100)",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.revoke": "Disable and revoke all grants",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "This disables the plugin, cancels its work, and removes saved grants. Enable it again to request new access.",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "This disables the plugin, cancels its work, and removes saved grants. Your Allow / Ask / Deny settings are retained.",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable": "Plugin permission management is unavailable",
   "settings.plugins.manager.permissions": "Declared permissions",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "From the manifest, not a grant. Enabled allows lazy activation; required permissions are requested before first activation and optional permissions when used. Sensitive operations still pass host checks.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "Declared supported capabilities default to Allow. Change each capability to Ask or Deny in the permission controls. Host validation and resource scope always apply.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noPermissions": "No privileged permissions declared.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.required": "Required",
   "settings.plugins.manager.optional": "Optional",
@@ -1345,7 +1361,7 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   "settings.plugins.market.sourceOnly": "First-party source example. Build with the local CLI and import the .ncpkg; no downloadable release has been published.",
   "settings.plugins.market.readmeNote": "Pinned to the commit above. HTML is inert and remote images are not loaded. Written by the plugin author.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noVault": "System key storage is unavailable. Secret and credential operations are blocked; browsing and non-secret plugins still work.",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Sensitive access: review the data and resource scope before granting.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Sensitive access: this capability may expose private data. Its mode can be changed in permission settings.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.dual": "Browser is the default runtime. This package also includes a Node entrypoint with full device authority; developer mode only.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advancedDeclaration": "Browser entrypoint with advanced permission declarations. Not eligible for normal browser-only mode; review every declared permission.",
   "settings.plugins.market.retry": "Retry",
@@ -1354,7 +1370,7 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   "settings.plugins.market.search": "Search name, author or description",
   "settings.plugins.market.noResults": "No matching plugins. Try another search.",
   "settings.plugins.market.manifest": "Compatibility and permissions",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "No narrower resource scope is declared. Check the actual scope in the permission prompt.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "No narrower resource scope is declared. Host validation and the selected permission mode still apply.",
   "settings.plugins.openView": "Open",
   "settings.plugins.openManager": "Open plugin manager",
   "settings.plugins.sources.conflict": "This ID is installed from another source. Uninstall and explicitly reset its private data before switching. Existing source:",
@@ -1406,5 +1422,20 @@ Highlight the focused split pane:
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailed': 'Could not send the authentication response. Try again or cancel the request.',
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailedWithMessage': 'Could not send the authentication response: {message}. Try again or cancel the request.',
   'plugins.authentication.continue': 'Continue',
+  'plugins.hostActions.select': 'Share selected host metadata',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionNote': 'Only the selected hosts\' saved labels, addresses, usernames, protocols, groups and tags are shared. Group selection includes only the hosts selected now. Later edit or connection requests follow this plugin\'s permission settings.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.create': 'Review host draft',
+  'plugins.hostActions.edit': 'Review host changes',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connect': 'Confirm connection',
+  'plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff': 'Changes to save',
+  'plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning': 'Saved connection defaults apply. Changing a group can change inherited authentication, proxy settings and scripts.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft': 'Enter a valid host draft.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun': 'Saved startup, connect or output scripts may run with this connection.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.noScripts': 'No saved startup, connect or output scripts are configured for this host.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connectionNote': 'Netcatty will open this connection using the saved settings. This does not share session content with the plugin.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.localExecution': 'Local execution: this opens a shell on this device.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported': 'Managed SSH config changes require the Vault host editor.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.failed': 'The request expired, was revoked, or the host changed. Select the host again.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit': 'Select up to 50 current hosts.',
 
 };

application/i18n/locales/en/vault.ts

@@ -975,6 +975,9 @@ export const enVaultMessages: Messages = {
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.tcpConnect.desc': 'Seconds to wait for the network connection to this host.',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady': 'SSH auth timeout',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady.desc': 'Seconds to wait after connecting for SSH negotiation and authentication to finish.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility': 'Input compatibility: send character by character',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc': 'Try enabling this if Chinese input or short pastes lose characters.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect': 'Saved changes take effect after reconnecting.',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior': 'Backspace Behavior',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior.default': 'Default',
   'hostDetails.jumpHosts': 'Proxy via Hosts',

application/i18n/locales/es/core.ts

@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   'settings.appearance.uiFont.desc': 'Elige la fuente para la interfaz de la aplicación',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity': 'Opacidad de la ventana',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity.desc': 'Ajusta la transparencia de toda la ventana de la aplicación. Los valores más bajos también atenúan el texto de la terminal. Algunos entornos de escritorio de Linux pueden no admitir esto.',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur': 'Fondo de cristal esmerilado',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc': 'Desenfoca el escritorio detrás de la ventana. Con una opacidad del 100 %, el efecto no es visible, pero se conserva tu elección.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon': 'Ícono de la aplicación',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.desc': 'Elige un estilo de ícono para el dock o la barra de tareas que haga más fácil distinguir Netcatty al cambiar de aplicación. En Windows, el icono del área de notificación usa el mismo estilo. Se aplica en tiempo de ejecución; el ícono del paquete instalado no cambia.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.original': 'Original',
@@ -1261,6 +1263,8 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   'deepLink.jms.invalid': 'Enlace JumpServer inválido',
   'deepLink.jms.unsupported': 'Protocolo JumpServer no compatible: {{protocol}}',
   'settings.tab.plugins': 'Plugins',
+  "settings.plugins.author.official": "Mantenimiento oficial",
+  "settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning": "Mantenido por el proyecto Netcatty. No es una certificación de seguridad.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.installed": "Plugins instalados",
   "settings.plugins.manager.import": "Importar .ncpkg",
   "settings.plugins.manager.preview": "Los paquetes importados permanecen desactivados hasta que los revises y actives.",
@@ -1288,9 +1292,21 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   "plugins.interaction.share": "Compartir con el complemento",
   "plugins.interaction.copy": "Copiar al portapapeles",
   "plugins.interaction.failed": "La solicitud caducó o no pudo completarse.",
+  "plugins.command.failed": "No se pudo completar el comando del complemento. Comprueba la selección requerida y los permisos.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure": "Only the current selection from this terminal is shared, up to 4096 UTF-8 bytes. Terminal text can contain passwords, tokens, and other secrets. Inspect the exact preview before sharing. No redaction guarantee is made.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalTarget": "Selected terminal",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalPreview": "Preview terminal selection",
+  "plugins.interaction.draftNote": "Editable draft for review only. This dialog sends no terminal input or Enter. Copy text yourself and use the normal terminal UI if you choose to send it. Your edits stay in this dialog.",
+  "plugins.interaction.draft": "Terminal input draft",
+  "plugins.interaction.exactText": "Exact text with escaped controls",
+  "plugins.interaction.closeDraft": "Close draft",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.current": "Coincide con la ejecución actual",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.inactive": "No activa para la ejecución actual",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "Autorizaciones guardadas",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.note": "Las capacidades declaradas se permiten de forma predeterminada. Preguntar solicita una decisión con un alcance concreto; Denegar bloquea el acceso de inmediato. La selección de destinos y la edición de borradores siguen usando la interfaz de la aplicación.",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.allow": "Permitir",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.ask": "Preguntar",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.deny": "Denegar",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "Permisos",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.refresh": "Actualizar",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "Cargando autorizaciones...",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.empty": "No hay autorizaciones guardadas. Las decisiones de un solo uso no se conservan.",
@@ -1302,7 +1318,7 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "Desactiva el complemento, cancela su trabajo y elimina las autorizaciones guardadas. Actívelo para solicitar acceso de nuevo.",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable": "La gestión de permisos no está disponible",
   "settings.plugins.manager.permissions": "Permisos declarados",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "Del manifiesto, no es una autorización. Activado permite la activación diferida; los permisos obligatorios se solicitan antes del primer uso y los opcionales cuando se necesitan. Las operaciones sensibles siguen verificándose.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "Las capacidades declaradas y compatibles se permiten de forma predeterminada. Puede cambiar cada capacidad a Preguntar o Denegar en los controles de permisos. Siempre se verifican los destinos y el alcance de los recursos.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noPermissions": "No se han declarado permisos privilegiados.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.required": "Obligatorio",
   "settings.plugins.manager.optional": "Opcional",
@@ -1345,7 +1361,7 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   "settings.plugins.market.sourceOnly": "Ejemplo propio con código fuente. Compílalo con la CLI local e importa el .ncpkg; no hay versión publicada para descargar.",
   "settings.plugins.market.readmeNote": "Fijado al commit indicado. El HTML no se ejecuta y las imágenes remotas no se cargan. Contenido del autor.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noVault": "El almacén de claves del sistema no está disponible. Se bloquean secretos y credenciales; el catálogo y los plugins que no los usan siguen disponibles.",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Acceso sensible: revisa los datos y el alcance antes de autorizar.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Acceso sensible: esta capacidad puede exponer datos privados. Su modo se puede cambiar en los ajustes de permisos.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.dual": "El navegador es la opción predeterminada. El paquete también incluye una entrada Node con acceso completo al dispositivo; solo para desarrollo.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advancedDeclaration": "Entrada de navegador con permisos avanzados declarados. No se admite en el modo normal; revisa cada permiso.",
   "settings.plugins.market.retry": "Reintentar",
@@ -1354,7 +1370,7 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   "settings.plugins.market.search": "Buscar nombre, autor o descripción",
   "settings.plugins.market.noResults": "No hay plugins coincidentes. Prueba otra búsqueda.",
   "settings.plugins.market.manifest": "Compatibilidad y permisos",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "No se declara un alcance de recursos más limitado. Revisa el alcance real en la solicitud de permiso.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "No se declara un alcance de recursos más limitado. Se siguen aplicando la validación del anfitrión y el modo de permiso seleccionado.",
   "settings.plugins.openView": "Abrir",
   "settings.plugins.openManager": "Abrir gestor de plugins",
   "settings.plugins.sources.conflict": "This ID is installed from another source. Uninstall and explicitly reset its private data before switching. Existing source:",
@@ -1406,5 +1422,20 @@ Resalta el panel dividido enfocado:
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailed': 'No se pudo enviar la respuesta de autenticación. Inténtalo de nuevo o cancela la solicitud.',
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailedWithMessage': 'No se pudo enviar la respuesta de autenticación: {message}. Inténtalo de nuevo o cancela la solicitud.',
   'plugins.authentication.continue': 'Continuar',
+  'plugins.hostActions.select': 'Compartir metadatos de los equipos seleccionados',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionNote': 'Solo se comparten los nombres, direcciones, usuarios, protocolos, grupos y etiquetas guardados de los equipos seleccionados. Los grupos solo incluyen los equipos seleccionados ahora. Las solicitudes posteriores de edición o conexión siguen los permisos de este complemento.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.create': 'Revisar borrador de equipo',
+  'plugins.hostActions.edit': 'Revisar cambios del equipo',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connect': 'Confirmar conexión',
+  'plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff': 'Cambios que se guardarán',
+  'plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning': 'Se aplican los ajustes de conexión guardados. Cambiar el grupo puede cambiar la autenticación, el proxy y los scripts heredados.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft': 'Introduce un borrador de equipo válido.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun': 'Esta conexión puede ejecutar scripts guardados de inicio, conexión o salida.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.noScripts': 'Este equipo no tiene scripts guardados de inicio, conexión o salida.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connectionNote': 'Netcatty abrirá la conexión con los ajustes guardados. Esto no comparte el contenido de la sesión con el complemento.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.localExecution': 'Ejecución local: esto abre una shell en este dispositivo.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported': 'Los cambios de configuración SSH administrada requieren el editor de equipos de Vault.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.failed': 'La solicitud caducó, se revocó o el equipo cambió. Selecciona el equipo de nuevo.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit': 'Selecciona hasta 50 equipos actuales.',
 
 };

application/i18n/locales/es/vault.ts

@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ export const esVaultMessages: Messages = {
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.tcpConnect.desc': 'Segundos de espera para la conexión de red a este host.',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady': 'Tiempo de espera de autenticación SSH',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady.desc': 'Segundos de espera después de conectar para que terminen la negociación y la autenticación SSH.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility': 'Compatibilidad de entrada: enviar carácter por carácter',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc': 'Actívalo si se pierden caracteres al escribir chino o pegar textos cortos.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect': 'Los cambios guardados se aplican al volver a conectar.',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior': 'Comportamiento de la tecla Retroceso',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior.default': 'Predeterminado',
   'hostDetails.jumpHosts': 'Proxy mediante hosts',

application/i18n/locales/ru/core.ts

@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   'settings.appearance.uiFont.desc': 'Выберите шрифт для интерфейса приложения',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity': 'Прозрачность окна',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity.desc': 'Настройте прозрачность всего окна приложения. При низких значениях текст терминала тоже бледнеет. В некоторых средах Linux это может не поддерживаться.',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur': 'Матовое стекло',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc': 'Размывает рабочий стол за окном. При непрозрачности 100 % эффект не виден, но ваш выбор сохраняется.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon': 'Значок приложения',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.desc': 'Выберите стиль значка для Dock/панели задач, чтобы Netcatty было проще найти при переключении приложений. В Windows значок области уведомлений использует тот же стиль. Применяется во время работы; значок установленного пакета не меняется.',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.original': 'Оригинал',
@@ -1130,6 +1132,8 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   'deepLink.jms.unsupported': 'Неподдерживаемый протокол JumpServer: {{protocol}}',
 
   'settings.tab.plugins': 'Плагины',
+  "settings.plugins.author.official": "Официальная поддержка",
+  "settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning": "Поддерживается проектом Netcatty. Это не сертификат безопасности.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.installed": "Установленные плагины",
   "settings.plugins.manager.import": "Импорт .ncpkg",
   "settings.plugins.manager.preview": "Импортированные пакеты отключены до проверки и включения.",
@@ -1157,6 +1161,14 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   "plugins.interaction.share": "Передать плагину",
   "plugins.interaction.copy": "Копировать в буфер обмена",
   "plugins.interaction.failed": "Запрос истёк или не выполнен.",
+  "plugins.command.failed": "Не удалось выполнить команду плагина. Проверьте необходимые выбранные объекты и разрешения.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure": "Only the current selection from this terminal is shared, up to 4096 UTF-8 bytes. Terminal text can contain passwords, tokens, and other secrets. Inspect the exact preview before sharing. No redaction guarantee is made.",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalTarget": "Selected terminal",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalPreview": "Preview terminal selection",
+  "plugins.interaction.draftNote": "Editable draft for review only. This dialog sends no terminal input or Enter. Copy text yourself and use the normal terminal UI if you choose to send it. Your edits stay in this dialog.",
+  "plugins.interaction.draft": "Terminal input draft",
+  "plugins.interaction.exactText": "Exact text with escaped controls",
+  "plugins.interaction.closeDraft": "Close draft",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.current": "Соответствует текущему запуску",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.inactive": "Не действует для текущего запуска",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "Сохранённые разрешения",
@@ -1171,7 +1183,7 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "Плагин будет отключён, его задачи отменены, а сохранённые разрешения удалены. Включите его для нового запроса доступа.",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable": "Управление разрешениями недоступно",
   "settings.plugins.manager.permissions": "Заявленные разрешения",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "Из манифеста, а не предоставленные права. Включение допускает отложенную активацию; обязательные разрешения запрашиваются перед ней, необязательные — при использовании. Чувствительные операции проверяются приложением.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "Заявленные поддерживаемые возможности по умолчанию разрешены. Для каждой можно выбрать запрос или запрет в настройках разрешений. Проверки приложения и область ресурсов действуют всегда.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noPermissions": "Привилегированные разрешения не заявлены.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.required": "Обязательно",
   "settings.plugins.manager.optional": "Необязательно",
@@ -1214,7 +1226,7 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   "settings.plugins.market.sourceOnly": "Пример из этого проекта. Соберите локальной CLI и импортируйте .ncpkg; готовый пакет для скачивания не опубликован.",
   "settings.plugins.market.readmeNote": "Зафиксирован указанный коммит. HTML не выполняется, внешние изображения не загружаются. Текст автора плагина.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noVault": "Системное хранилище ключей недоступно. Операции с секретами и учётными данными заблокированы; каталог и плагины без секретов доступны.",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Чувствительный доступ: проверьте данные и область ресурсов перед разрешением.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "Чувствительный доступ: эта возможность может раскрыть личные данные. Её режим можно изменить в настройках разрешений.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.dual": "По умолчанию используется браузерная среда. Пакет также содержит вход Node с полным доступом к устройству; только для разработчиков.",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advancedDeclaration": "Браузерная точка входа с заявленными расширенными разрешениями. Не допускается в обычном режиме; проверьте все разрешения.",
   "settings.plugins.market.retry": "Повторить",
@@ -1223,7 +1235,7 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   "settings.plugins.market.search": "Поиск по имени, автору или описанию",
   "settings.plugins.market.noResults": "Совпадений нет. Измените запрос.",
   "settings.plugins.market.manifest": "Совместимость и разрешения",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "Более узкая область ресурсов не заявлена. Проверьте фактическую область в запросе разрешения.",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "Более узкая область ресурсов не заявлена. Проверки приложения и выбранный режим разрешений продолжают действовать.",
   "settings.plugins.openView": "Открыть",
   "settings.plugins.openManager": "Открыть управление плагинами",
   "settings.plugins.sources.conflict": "This ID is installed from another source. Uninstall and explicitly reset its private data before switching. Existing source:",
@@ -1275,4 +1287,19 @@ export const ruCoreMessages: Messages = {
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailed': 'Не удалось отправить ответ аутентификации. Повторите попытку или отмените запрос.',
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailedWithMessage': 'Не удалось отправить ответ аутентификации: {message}. Повторите попытку или отмените запрос.',
   'plugins.authentication.continue': 'Продолжить',
+  'plugins.hostActions.select': 'Передать метаданные выбранных хостов',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionNote': 'Передаются только метаданные выбранных хостов: сохранённые имена, адреса, пользователи, протоколы, группы и теги. Группа включает только выбранные сейчас хосты. Дальнейшие запросы изменения или подключения зависят от настроек разрешений плагина.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.create': 'Проверить черновик хоста',
+  'plugins.hostActions.edit': 'Проверить изменения хоста',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connect': 'Подтвердить подключение',
+  'plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff': 'Изменения для сохранения',
+  'plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning': 'Применяются сохранённые настройки подключения. Смена группы может изменить унаследованные настройки входа, прокси и скрипты.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft': 'Введите корректные данные хоста.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun': 'При подключении могут выполняться сохранённые скрипты запуска, подключения или вывода.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.noScripts': 'Для этого хоста не настроены сохранённые скрипты запуска, подключения или вывода.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connectionNote': 'Netcatty откроет подключение с сохранёнными настройками. Содержимое сеанса не передаётся плагину.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.localExecution': 'Локальное выполнение: откроется оболочка на этом устройстве.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported': 'Изменяйте управляемые настройки SSH в редакторе хостов Vault.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.failed': 'Запрос истёк, был отозван или хост изменился. Выберите хост заново.',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit': 'Выберите не более 50 текущих хостов.',
 };

application/i18n/locales/ru/vault.ts

@@ -1014,6 +1014,9 @@ export const ruVaultMessages: Messages = {
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.tcpConnect.desc': 'Сколько секунд ждать сетевого подключения к этому хосту.',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady': 'Тайм-аут SSH-входа',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady.desc': 'Сколько секунд ждать согласования SSH и завершения аутентификации после подключения.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility': 'Совместимость ввода: отправка по символам',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc': 'Включите, если при вводе китайского текста или короткой вставке теряются символы.',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect': 'Сохранённые изменения применяются после повторного подключения.',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior': 'Поведение Backspace',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior.default': 'По умолчанию',
   'hostDetails.jumpHosts': 'Прокси через хосты',

application/i18n/locales/settingsLocales.test.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ const ALL_SETTINGS_LOCALES = [
   ...LOCALIZED_SETTINGS_LOCALES,
 ];
 
+test("Host selection disclosure describes later permission-controlled actions without promising another confirmation", () => {
+  const permissionWords: Record<string, RegExp> = { en: /permission settings/i, es: /permisos/i, ru: /разрешени/u, 'zh-CN': /权限设置/u, 'zh-TW': /權限設定/u };
+  const oldPromise = /requires a separate confirmation|requiere otra confirmación|требует отдельного подтверждения|需要单独确认|需要另外確認/iu;
+  for (const locale of ALL_SETTINGS_LOCALES) {
+    const note = locale.messages['plugins.hostActions.selectionNote'];
+    assert.match(note, permissionWords[locale.name], locale.name);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(note, oldPromise, locale.name);
+  }
+});
+
 test("localized settings include names for every default shortcut", () => {
   for (const locale of ALL_SETTINGS_LOCALES) {
     const missing = DEFAULT_KEY_BINDINGS

application/i18n/locales/zh-CN/core.ts

@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   'settings.appearance.uiFont.desc': '选择软件界面使用的字体',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity': '窗口透明度',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity.desc': '调节整个应用窗口的透明度，方便叠在其他内容上方。较低时终端文字也会变淡；部分 Linux 桌面环境可能不支持。',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur': '毛玻璃背景',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc': '模糊窗口后方的桌面。100% 不透明时效果不可见，但会保留你的开关设置。',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon': '应用图标',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.desc': '选择 Dock/任务栏图标风格，切换应用时更容易找到 Netcatty。Windows 通知区域图标会使用同一套风格。运行时生效，安装包内的图标不会改变。',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.original': '原始',
@@ -1177,6 +1179,8 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   'qs.default': '默认',
   'settings.tab.plugins': '插件',
   "settings.plugins.manager.installed": "已安装插件",
+  "settings.plugins.author.official": "官方维护",
+  "settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning": "由 Netcatty 项目维护。这不是安全认证。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.import": "导入 .ncpkg",
   "settings.plugins.manager.preview": "导入的插件保持停用，请检查后再启用。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.empty": "导入本地插件包以开始使用。",
@@ -1203,21 +1207,33 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   "plugins.interaction.share": "分享给插件",
   "plugins.interaction.copy": "复制到剪贴板",
   "plugins.interaction.failed": "此请求已过期或无法完成。",
+  "plugins.command.failed": "无法完成插件命令，请检查所需选区或所选对象及权限。",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure": "仅分享此终端的当前选区，最多 4096 UTF-8 字节。终端文本可能包含密码、令牌或其他秘密。分享前请检查完整预览；不保证自动脱敏。",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalTarget": "所选终端",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalPreview": "预览终端选区",
+  "plugins.interaction.draftNote": "此可编辑草稿仅供审阅，不向终端发送输入或回车。如决定发送，请自行复制并使用常规终端界面。编辑内容仅保留在此对话框。",
+  "plugins.interaction.draft": "终端输入草稿",
+  "plugins.interaction.exactText": "转义控制字符后的完整文本",
+  "plugins.interaction.closeDraft": "关闭草稿",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.current": "匹配当前运行实例",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.inactive": "对当前运行实例不生效",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "已保存的授权",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.note": "已声明且受支持的权限默认允许。询问时显示一次范围明确的确认；拒绝会立即阻止访问。选择目标和编辑草稿仍使用宿主界面。",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.allow": "允许",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.ask": "询问",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.deny": "拒绝",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "权限",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.refresh": "刷新",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "正在读取授权...",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "正在加载权限...",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.empty": "没有已保存的授权。单次决定不会保留。",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.always": "直到撤销",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.application": "直到退出 Netcatty",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.session": "直到会话关闭",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.audit": "最近的安全事件（最多 100 条）",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.revoke": "停用并撤销全部授权",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "此操作会停用插件、取消其工作并删除已保存的授权。重新启用后可申请新授权。",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "此操作会停用插件、取消其工作并删除已保存的授权。允许 / 询问 / 拒绝设置会保留。",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable": "插件授权管理不可用",
   "settings.plugins.manager.permissions": "声明的权限",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "来自 manifest，不代表已授权。启用表示允许按需激活；必需权限在首次激活前申请，可选权限在用到时申请。敏感操作仍受宿主检查。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "已声明且受支持的权限默认允许。可以在权限设置中逐项改为询问或拒绝；宿主验证和资源范围限制始终生效。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noPermissions": "未声明特权权限。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.required": "必需",
   "settings.plugins.manager.optional": "可选",
@@ -1260,7 +1276,7 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   "settings.plugins.market.sourceOnly": "第一方源码示例。请用本地 CLI 构建并导入 .ncpkg；尚未发布可下载发行包。",
   "settings.plugins.market.readmeNote": "固定到上面的提交。HTML 不执行，远程图片不加载。内容由插件作者提供。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noVault": "系统密钥存储不可用。秘密和凭据操作被阻止；浏览市场和不使用秘密的插件仍可使用。",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "敏感访问：授权前请检查涉及的数据和资源范围。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "敏感访问：此能力可能涉及私密数据，可在权限设置中调整其模式。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.dual": "默认使用浏览器运行时，但包中还包含拥有完整设备权限的 Node 入口；仅限开发者模式。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advancedDeclaration": "浏览器入口声明了高级权限。不适用于普通浏览器插件模式；请逐项检查声明权限。",
   "settings.plugins.market.retry": "重试",
@@ -1269,7 +1285,7 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   "settings.plugins.market.search": "搜索名称、作者或描述",
   "settings.plugins.market.noResults": "没有匹配插件，请尝试其他关键词。",
   "settings.plugins.market.manifest": "兼容性与权限",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "未声明更细的资源范围。请在权限提示中检查实际授权范围。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "未声明更细的资源范围，仍受应用校验和所选权限模式约束。",
   "settings.plugins.openView": "打开",
   "settings.plugins.openManager": "打开插件管理",
   "settings.plugins.sources.conflict": "此 ID 已从其他来源安装。请先卸载并明确清理旧来源数据，再换源重装。原来源：",
@@ -1321,5 +1337,20 @@ Vaults 标签保持扁平，不使用这块背景。
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailed': '无法发送认证响应。请重试或取消此请求。',
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailedWithMessage': '无法发送认证响应：{message}。请重试或取消此请求。',
   'plugins.authentication.continue': '继续',
+  'plugins.hostActions.select': '分享所选主机的元数据',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionNote': '仅向此插件共享所选主机的元数据：名称、地址、用户名、协议、分组和标签。选择分组仅包含本次选中的成员。后续编辑或连接请求遵循此插件的权限设置。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.create': '预览主机草稿',
+  'plugins.hostActions.edit': '预览主机修改',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connect': '确认连接',
+  'plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff': '即将保存的修改',
+  'plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning': '将应用已保存的连接默认设置。修改分组可能改变继承的认证、代理和脚本设置。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft': '请输入有效的主机草稿。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun': '此连接可能运行已保存的启动、连接或输出触发脚本。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.noScripts': '此主机未配置已保存的启动、连接或输出触发脚本。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connectionNote': 'Netcatty 将使用已保存的设置打开连接。这不会向插件分享会话内容。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.localExecution': '本地执行：这将在此设备上打开一个 Shell。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported': '受管理的 SSH 配置变更需在 Vault 主机编辑器中完成。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.failed': '请求已过期、被撤销或主机已改变。请重新选择主机。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit': '最多选择 50 个当前主机。',
 
 };

application/i18n/locales/zh-CN/vault.ts

@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ export const zhCNVaultMessages: Messages = {
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.tcpConnect.desc': '等待与该主机建立网络连接的最长时间。',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady': '认证超时（秒）',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady.desc': '网络连接建立后，等待 SSH 协商和认证完成的最长时间。',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility': '输入兼容模式：逐字发送',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc': '中文输入或短粘贴出现丢字时尝试开启。',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect': '保存后重新连接生效。',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior': 'Backspace 行为',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior.default': '默认',
   'hostDetails.jumpHosts': '通过主机代理',

application/i18n/locales/zh-TW/core.ts

@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   'settings.appearance.uiFont.desc': '選擇軟體介面使用的字型',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity': '視窗透明度',
   'settings.appearance.windowOpacity.desc': '調節整個應用程式視窗的透明度，方便疊在其他內容上方。較低時終端文字也會變淡；部分 Linux 桌面環境可能不支援。',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur': '毛玻璃背景',
+  'settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc': '模糊視窗後方的桌面。100% 不透明時效果不可見，但會保留你的開關設定。',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon': '應用程式圖示',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.desc': '選擇 Dock/工作列圖示風格，切換應用程式時更容易找到 Netcatty。Windows 通知區域圖示會使用同一套風格。執行時生效，安裝檔內的圖示不會改變。',
   'settings.appearance.appIcon.original': '原始',
@@ -1179,6 +1181,8 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   'qs.default': '預設',
 
   'settings.tab.plugins': '外掛程式',
+  "settings.plugins.author.official": "官方維護",
+  "settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning": "由 Netcatty 專案維護。這不是安全認證。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.installed": "已安裝插件",
   "settings.plugins.manager.import": "導入 .ncpkg",
   "settings.plugins.manager.preview": "導入的插件保持停用，請檢查後再啟用。",
@@ -1206,21 +1210,33 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   "plugins.interaction.share": "分享給外掛",
   "plugins.interaction.copy": "複製到剪貼簿",
   "plugins.interaction.failed": "此請求已過期或無法完成。",
+  "plugins.command.failed": "無法完成外掛指令，請檢查所需選取範圍或所選項目及權限。",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure": "僅分享此終端的目前選取範圍，最多 4096 UTF-8 位元組。終端文字可能包含密碼、權杖或其他秘密。分享前請檢查完整預覽；不保證自動遮蔽。",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalTarget": "所選終端",
+  "plugins.interaction.terminalPreview": "預覽終端選取範圍",
+  "plugins.interaction.draftNote": "此可編輯草稿僅供審閱，不向終端傳送輸入或 Enter。如決定傳送，請自行複製並使用一般終端介面。編輯內容僅保留在此對話框。",
+  "plugins.interaction.draft": "終端輸入草稿",
+  "plugins.interaction.exactText": "逸出控制字元後的完整文字",
+  "plugins.interaction.closeDraft": "關閉草稿",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.current": "符合目前執行個體",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.inactive": "對目前執行個體不生效",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "已儲存的授權",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.note": "已宣告且受支援的權限預設允許。詢問時顯示一次範圍明確的確認；拒絕會立即阻止存取。選擇目標和編輯草稿仍使用宿主介面。",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.allow": "允許",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.ask": "詢問",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.deny": "拒絕",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.title": "權限",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.refresh": "重新整理",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "正在讀取授權...",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.loading": "正在載入權限...",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.empty": "沒有已儲存的授權。單次決定不會保留。",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.always": "直到撤銷",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.application": "直到退出 Netcatty",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.session": "直到工作階段關閉",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.audit": "最近的安全事件（最多 100 筆）",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.revoke": "停用並撤銷全部授權",
-  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "此操作會停用外掛、取消其工作並刪除已儲存的授權。重新啟用後可申請新授權。",
+  "settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote": "此操作會停用外掛、取消其工作並刪除已儲存的授權。允許 / 詢問 / 拒絕設定會保留。",
   "settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable": "外掛授權管理無法使用",
   "settings.plugins.manager.permissions": "聲明的權限",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "來自 manifest，不代表已授權。啟用表示允許按需激活；必需權限在首次激活前申請，可選權限在用到時申請。敏感操作仍受宿主檢查。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.permissionNote": "已宣告且受支援的權限預設允許。可以在權限設定中逐項改為詢問或拒絕；宿主驗證和資源範圍限制始終生效。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noPermissions": "未聲明特權權限。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.required": "必需",
   "settings.plugins.manager.optional": "可選",
@@ -1240,7 +1256,7 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   "settings.plugins.manager.browser": "瀏覽器運行時：特權訪問通過宿主權限代理。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advanced": "高級運行時：擁有完整 Node 文件系統和網絡能力，代理權限無法限制這些訪問。僅供開發預覽。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.data": "本地 KV 僅保留在此設備。只有明確標記為同步的非秘密設置進入加密雲 sidecar。插件包和權限授權不參與同步。",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "未宣告更細的資源範圍。請在權限提示中檢查實際授權範圍。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.unbounded": "未宣告更細的資源範圍，仍受應用程式驗證和所選權限模式約束。",
   "settings.plugins.openView": "開啟",
   "settings.plugins.openManager": "開啟插件管理",
   "settings.plugins.sources.conflict": "此 ID 已从其他来源安装。请先卸载并明确清理旧来源数据，再换源重装。原来源：",
@@ -1288,7 +1304,7 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   "settings.plugins.market.sourceOnly": "第一方源碼示例。請用本地 CLI 構建並導入 .ncpkg；尚未發佈可下載發行包。",
   "settings.plugins.market.readmeNote": "固定到上面的提交。HTML 不執行，遠程圖片不加載。內容由插件作者提供。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.noVault": "系統密鑰存儲不可用。秘密和憑據操作被阻止；瀏覽市場和不使用秘密的插件仍可使用。",
-  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "敏感訪問：授權前請檢查涉及的數據和資源範圍。",
+  "settings.plugins.manager.sensitive": "敏感存取：此能力可能涉及私密資料，可在權限設定中調整其模式。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.dual": "默認使用瀏覽器運行時，但包中還包含擁有完整設備權限的 Node 入口；僅限開發者模式。",
   "settings.plugins.manager.advancedDeclaration": "瀏覽器入口聲明瞭高級權限。不適用於普通瀏覽器插件模式；請逐項檢查聲明權限。",
   "settings.plugins.market.retry": "重試",
@@ -1324,4 +1340,19 @@ Vaults 分頁維持扁平，不使用這塊背景。
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailed': '無法送出驗證回應。請重試或取消此要求。',
   'plugins.authentication.responseFailedWithMessage': '無法送出驗證回應：{message}。請重試或取消此要求。',
   'plugins.authentication.continue': '繼續',
+  'plugins.hostActions.select': '分享所選主機的中繼資料',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionNote': '僅向此外掛分享所選主機的中繼資料：名稱、位址、使用者名稱、協定、群組和標籤。選擇群組僅包含本次選取的成員。後續編輯或連線請求遵循此外掛的權限設定。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.create': '預覽主機草稿',
+  'plugins.hostActions.edit': '預覽主機修改',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connect': '確認連線',
+  'plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff': '即將儲存的修改',
+  'plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning': '將套用已儲存的連線預設設定。修改群組可能改變繼承的驗證、代理和指令碼設定。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft': '請輸入有效的主機草稿。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun': '此連線可能執行已儲存的啟動、連線或輸出觸發指令碼。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.noScripts': '此主機未設定已儲存的啟動、連線或輸出觸發指令碼。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.connectionNote': 'Netcatty 將使用已儲存的設定開啟連線。這不會向外掛分享工作階段內容。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.localExecution': '本機執行：這會在此裝置上開啟 Shell。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported': '受管理的 SSH 設定變更需在 Vault 主機編輯器中完成。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.failed': '請求已過期、被撤銷或主機已變更。請重新選擇主機。',
+  'plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit': '最多選擇 50 部目前的主機。',
 };

application/i18n/locales/zh-TW/vault.ts

@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ export const zhTWVaultMessages: Messages = {
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.tcpConnect.desc': '等待與該主機建立網路連線的最長時間。',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady': '驗證逾時（秒）',
   'hostDetails.sshTimeouts.authReady.desc': '網路連線建立後，等待 SSH 交握和驗證完成的最長時間。',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility': '輸入相容模式：逐字傳送',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc': '中文輸入或短貼上出現漏字時嘗試開啟。',
+  'hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect': '儲存後重新連線生效。',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior': 'Backspace 行為',
   'hostDetails.backspaceBehavior.default': '預設',
   'hostDetails.jumpHosts': '透過主機代理',

application/state/pluginHostActionExecution.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { executePluginHostAction, type PluginHostAction, type PluginHostActionVault } from './pluginHostActionExecution';
+import { PluginHostActionResources } from './pluginHostActionResources';
+import type { Host, ManagedSource } from '../../domain/models';
+
+const synthetic: Host = { id: 'synthetic', label: 'Synthetic', hostname: 'synthetic.invalid', username: 'test', tags: [], os: 'linux', password: 'synthetic-only', startupCommand: 'synthetic-script' };
+
+function fixture() {
+  const resources = new PluginHostActionResources();
+  let active = true, authorized = 0, connections = 0, writes = 0;
+  let beforeRead: (() => void) | undefined;
+  let beforeCommit: (() => void) | undefined;
+  let duringAuthorize: (() => void) | undefined;
+  let storedSources: ManagedSource[] | undefined;
+  const vault: PluginHostActionVault = {
+    hosts: [synthetic], customGroups: [], groupConfigs: [], snippets: [], managedSources: [], isInitialized: true,
+    async readPersistedHosts() { beforeRead?.(); return [structuredClone(synthetic)]; },
+    async commitVaultImportTransaction(next, groups, sources, _configs, _expected, _lock, authorize) {
+      const nextSources = sources(storedSources ?? vault.managedSources);
+      beforeCommit?.();
+      await authorize?.();
+      writes++; vault.hosts = next;
+      return { status: 'persisted', groups: groups([]), sources: nextSources, groupConfigs: [] };
+    },
+  };
+  resources.observe(vault.hosts);
+  const target = resources.metadata(synthetic.id);
+  const options = {
+    getVault: () => vault, resources,
+    assertCurrent() { if (!active) throw new Error('Action cancelled'); },
+    async authorizeCommit() { duringAuthorize?.(); if (!active) throw new Error('Action revoked'); authorized++; },
+    connect(host: Host) { assert.equal(host, synthetic); connections++; return 'private-session-id'; },
+  };
+  return { vault, target, options, get authorized() { return authorized; }, get connections() { return connections; }, get writes() { return writes; },
+    cancel() { active = false; }, beforeRead(fn: () => void) { beforeRead = fn; }, beforeCommit(fn: () => void) { beforeCommit = fn; }, duringAuthorize(fn: () => void) { duringAuthorize = fn; },
+    storedSources(value: ManagedSource[]) { storedSources = value; },
+  };
+}
+
+test('reviewed connection dispatches through existing handler and returns no session data', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  assert.equal(await executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'connect', target: f.target }, f.options), 'requested');
+  assert.equal(f.authorized, 1); assert.equal(f.connections, 1); assert.equal(f.writes, 0);
+});
+
+test('host edit preserves credentials and scripts and claims action authority after preparation', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  assert.equal(await executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'edit', target: f.target, draft: { label: 'Reviewed' } }, f.options), 'saved');
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].password, synthetic.password);
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].startupCommand, synthetic.startupCommand);
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].label, 'Reviewed');
+  assert.equal(f.authorized, 1); assert.equal(f.writes, 1); assert.equal(f.connections, 0);
+});
+
+for (const point of ['beforeRead', 'beforeCommit', 'duringAuthorize'] as const) test(`cancel/revoke at ${point} prevents the Vault write`, async () => {
+  const f = fixture(); f[point](() => f.cancel());
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'edit', target: f.target, draft: { label: 'Never saved' } }, f.options), /cancelled|revoked/);
+  assert.equal(f.writes, 0); assert.equal(f.connections, 0);
+});
+
+for (const change of ['remove', 'replace', 'scripts', 'locked'] as const) test(`${change} during awaited connection preparation prevents dispatch`, async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  f.beforeRead(() => {
+    if (change === 'remove') f.vault.hosts = [];
+    if (change === 'replace') f.vault.hosts = [{ ...synthetic }];
+    if (change === 'scripts') f.vault.snippets = [];
+    if (change === 'locked') f.cancel();
+  });
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'connect', target: f.target }, f.options));
+  assert.equal(f.authorized, 0); assert.equal(f.connections, 0);
+});
+
+test('create produces a saved SSH draft without executable or credential injection', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  const action: PluginHostAction = { kind: 'create', draft: { hostname: 'new.invalid', label: 'New', group: 'Synthetic', password: 'untrusted', startupCommand: 'untrusted' } as never };
+  assert.equal(await executePluginHostAction(action, f.options), 'saved');
+  const created = f.vault.hosts[1];
+  assert.notEqual(created.id, synthetic.id);
+  assert.equal(created.password, undefined); assert.equal(created.startupCommand, undefined);
+});
+
+const managedSources: ManagedSource[] = [
+  { id: 'synthetic-source-a', type: 'ssh_config', filePath: '/synthetic/a.conf', groupName: 'A', lastSyncedAt: 0 },
+  { id: 'synthetic-source-b', type: 'ssh_config', filePath: '/synthetic/b.conf', groupName: 'B', lastSyncedAt: 0 },
+];
+
+for (const destination of ['B', 'Unmanaged', ''] as const) test(`managed A to ${destination || 'no group'} is refused before action authority or persistence`, async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  const host = { ...synthetic, group: 'A', managedSourceId: managedSources[0].id };
+  f.vault.hosts = [host]; f.vault.managedSources = managedSources;
+  f.vault.readPersistedHosts = async () => [structuredClone(host)];
+  f.options.resources.observe(f.vault.hosts);
+  const target = f.options.resources.metadata(host.id);
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'edit', target, draft: { group: destination } }, f.options), /Managed.*Vault/);
+  assert.equal(f.writes, 0); assert.equal(f.authorized, 0);
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].managedSourceId, managedSources[0].id);
+});
+
+for (const kind of ['create', 'edit'] as const) test(`${kind} into a managed destination is refused`, async () => {
+  const f = fixture(); f.vault.managedSources = managedSources;
+  const action: PluginHostAction = kind === 'create'
+    ? { kind, draft: { hostname: 'new.invalid', group: 'B/Child' } }
+    : { kind, target: f.target, draft: { group: 'B/Child' } };
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction(action, f.options), /Managed.*Vault/);
+  assert.equal(f.writes, 0); assert.equal(f.authorized, 0);
+});
+
+test('ordinary unmanaged moves preserve the managed-source catalog without taking ownership', async () => {
+  const f = fixture(); f.vault.managedSources = managedSources;
+  assert.equal(await executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'edit', target: f.target, draft: { group: 'Unmanaged' } }, f.options), 'saved');
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].managedSourceId, undefined);
+  assert.equal(f.vault.hosts[0].group, 'Unmanaged');
+  assert.equal(f.vault.managedSources, managedSources);
+});
+
+test('a managed-source catalog replacement during preparation prevents the write', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  f.beforeCommit(() => { f.vault.managedSources = managedSources; });
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'create', draft: { hostname: 'new.invalid', group: 'B' } }, f.options), /Managed sources changed/);
+  assert.equal(f.writes, 0); assert.equal(f.authorized, 0);
+});
+
+test('a newer persisted managed-source catalog rejects a stale unmanaged preview before the claim', async () => {
+  const f = fixture(); f.storedSources(managedSources);
+  await assert.rejects(executePluginHostAction({ kind: 'create', draft: { hostname: 'new.invalid', group: 'B' } }, f.options), /Managed sources changed/);
+  assert.equal(f.writes, 0); assert.equal(f.authorized, 0);
+});

application/state/pluginHostActionExecution.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import type { Host, GroupConfig, Snippet, ManagedSource } from '../../domain/models';
+import { canonicalJsonString, normalizeJsonValue } from '../../domain/convergentSync/json';
+import { applyPluginHostEdit, normalizePluginHostDraft, pluginHostDraftTouchesManagedSource, type PluginHostDraftFields } from '../../domain/pluginHostActions';
+import { applyVaultHostCreates } from '../../domain/vaultHostCreate';
+import type { PluginHostActionResources } from './pluginHostActionResources';
+import type { AppVaultRuntime } from './appRuntimeBridge';
+
+// Application action model. Public RPC types live only in plugin-contract.
+export type PluginHostAction =
+  | { kind: 'create'; draft: PluginHostDraftFields }
+  | { kind: 'edit'; target: { resourceId: string; revision: string }; draft: PluginHostDraftFields }
+  | { kind: 'connect'; target: { resourceId: string; revision: string } };
+
+export interface PluginHostActionVault {
+  hosts: Host[];
+  customGroups: string[];
+  groupConfigs: GroupConfig[];
+  snippets: Snippet[];
+  managedSources: ManagedSource[];
+  isInitialized: boolean;
+  readPersistedHosts: () => Promise<Host[]>;
+  commitVaultImportTransaction: AppVaultRuntime['commitVaultImportTransaction'];
+}
+
+export interface PluginHostActionExecution {
+  getVault: () => PluginHostActionVault;
+  resources: PluginHostActionResources;
+  assertCurrent: () => void;
+  authorizeCommit: () => Promise<void>;
+  connect: (host: Host) => unknown;
+}
+
+const sameHost = (left: Host, right: Host) => (
+  canonicalJsonString(normalizeJsonValue(left)) === canonicalJsonString(normalizeJsonValue(right))
+);
+
+/** Execute only a host-reviewed action. authorizeCommit claims separate,
+ * one-use main-process action authority after the final asynchronous work. */
+export async function executePluginHostAction(action: PluginHostAction, options: PluginHostActionExecution): Promise<'saved' | 'requested'> {
+  const current = () => {
+    options.assertCurrent();
+    const vault = options.getVault();
+    if (!vault.isInitialized) throw new Error('Vault is unavailable');
+    options.resources.observe(vault.hosts);
+    return vault;
+  };
+  const initialVault = current();
+  const reviewedGroups = initialVault.groupConfigs;
+  const reviewedSnippets = initialVault.snippets;
+  const reviewedSources = initialVault.managedSources;
+  const selected = action.kind === 'create' ? undefined : options.resources.resolve(action.target.resourceId, action.target.revision);
+  const assertSelected = () => {
+    const vault = current();
+    if (action.kind !== 'create' && options.resources.resolve(action.target.resourceId, action.target.revision) !== selected) {
+      throw new Error('Selected host changed');
+    }
+    // A connection preview includes inherited and global automation. Any
+    // settings change while the preview is open requires fresh confirmation.
+    if (action.kind === 'connect' && (vault.groupConfigs !== reviewedGroups || vault.snippets !== reviewedSnippets)) {
+      throw new Error('Saved connection settings changed');
+    }
+    if (action.kind !== 'connect' && vault.managedSources !== reviewedSources) throw new Error('Managed sources changed during draft review');
+    return vault;
+  };
+  const persisted = await initialVault.readPersistedHosts();
+  assertSelected();
+  if (selected) {
+    const persistedHost = persisted.find((host) => host.id === selected.id);
+    if (!persistedHost || !sameHost(selected, persistedHost)) throw new Error('Selected host changed');
+  }
+  if (action.kind === 'connect') {
+    await options.authorizeCommit();
+    assertSelected();
+    // The existing host connection handler owns authentication, saved scripts,
+    // and sessions. Its return value never reaches the sandboxed plugin.
+    options.connect(selected!);
+    return 'requested';
+  }
+  const nextHost = action.kind === 'create'
+    ? normalizePluginHostDraft(action.draft, crypto.randomUUID())
+    : applyPluginHostEdit(selected!, action.draft);
+  if (pluginHostDraftTouchesManagedSource(nextHost, reviewedSources)) {
+    throw new Error('Managed SSH config changes require the Vault host editor');
+  }
+  const nextHosts = action.kind === 'create'
+    ? applyVaultHostCreates(persisted, [], [nextHost]).hosts
+    : persisted.map((host) => host.id === nextHost.id ? nextHost : host);
+  if (action.kind === 'create' && nextHosts.length !== persisted.length + 1) throw new Error('Host already exists');
+  const updateGroups = (groups: string[]) => nextHost.group && !groups.includes(nextHost.group) ? [...groups, nextHost.group] : groups;
+  const sourceSnapshot = canonicalJsonString(normalizeJsonValue(reviewedSources));
+  const keepSources = (sources: ManagedSource[]) => {
+    if (canonicalJsonString(normalizeJsonValue(sources)) !== sourceSnapshot) throw new Error('Managed sources changed during draft review');
+    return sources;
+  };
+  const result = await initialVault.commitVaultImportTransaction(
+    nextHosts, updateGroups, keepSources,
+    undefined, persisted, undefined,
+    async () => { assertSelected(); await options.authorizeCommit(); assertSelected(); },
+  );
+  if (result.status !== 'persisted') throw new Error('Vault changed before the draft was saved');
+  return 'saved';
+}

application/state/pluginHostActionResources.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { PluginHostActionResources } from './pluginHostActionResources';
+import type { Host } from '../../domain/models';
+
+const first: Host = { id: 'synthetic-1', label: 'First', hostname: 'first.invalid', username: 'test', tags: [], os: 'linux', group: 'Synthetic', password: 'synthetic-password', startupCommand: 'synthetic-script', totp: { uri: 'synthetic-totp' } as never };
+
+test('selected metadata projects only the allowlist and replacement invalidates revision', () => {
+  const resources = new PluginHostActionResources();
+  resources.observe([first]);
+  const metadata = resources.metadata(first.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(metadata), ['resourceId', 'revision', 'label', 'hostname', 'username', 'protocol', 'group', 'tags']);
+  assert.equal(JSON.stringify(metadata).includes('synthetic-password'), false);
+  resources.observe([first]);
+  assert.equal(resources.resolve(first.id, metadata.revision), first);
+  resources.observe([{ ...first }]);
+  assert.throws(() => resources.resolve(first.id, metadata.revision), /changed/);
+  const replaced = resources.metadata(first.id);
+  resources.observe([]);
+  assert.throws(() => resources.resolve(first.id, replaced.revision), /changed/);
+  resources.observe([first]);
+  assert.throws(() => resources.resolve(first.id, replaced.revision), /changed/);
+});
+
+test('group choices are explicit current members and never expand to later members', () => {
+  const resources = new PluginHostActionResources();
+  resources.observe([first]);
+  const selection = [resources.metadata(first.id)];
+  resources.observe([first, { ...first, id: 'synthetic-2' }]);
+  assert.deepEqual(selection.map((item) => item.resourceId), [first.id]);
+  assert.equal(resources.resolve(first.id, selection[0].revision), first);
+});

application/state/pluginHostActionResources.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { Host } from '../../domain/models';
+
+/** Renderer-local revisions track replacement as well as visible edits. They
+ * are never authorization handles; only the main-process authority issues one. */
+export class PluginHostActionResources {
+  private entries = new Map<string, { host: Host; revision: string }>();
+
+  observe(hosts: readonly Host[]) {
+    const next = new Map<string, { host: Host; revision: string }>();
+    for (const host of hosts) {
+      const existing = this.entries.get(host.id);
+      next.set(host.id, existing?.host === host ? existing : { host, revision: crypto.randomUUID() });
+    }
+    this.entries = next;
+  }
+
+  resolve(id: string, expectedRevision: string): Host {
+    const entry = this.entries.get(id);
+    if (!entry || entry.revision !== expectedRevision) throw new Error('Selected host changed; select it again');
+    return entry.host;
+  }
+
+  metadata(id: string) {
+    const entry = this.entries.get(id);
+    if (!entry) throw new Error('Selected host is unavailable');
+    const host = entry.host;
+    return {
+      resourceId: host.id, revision: entry.revision,
+      label: host.label, hostname: host.hostname, username: host.username,
+      ...(host.port === undefined ? {} : { port: host.port }), protocol: host.protocol ?? 'ssh',
+      group: host.group ?? '', tags: [...host.tags],
+    };
+  }
+}

application/state/pluginHostSecurityVisibility.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { observePluginHostSecurityVisibility } from './pluginHostSecurityVisibility';
+
+test('native modal yields to the host chooser, restores on dismissal, and never restores after cleanup', async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<body><div role="dialog" aria-modal="true"><div id="mount"></div></div></body>');
+  try {
+    const { document } = dom.window;
+    const calls: boolean[] = [];
+    const stop = observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(document.getElementById('mount')!, (visible) => calls.push(visible));
+    const flush = () => new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+    assert.deepEqual(calls, []); // Its own modal does not hide the plugin.
+    const chooser = document.createElement('div');
+    chooser.dataset.hostSecuritySurface = '';
+    document.body.append(chooser);
+    await flush(); assert.deepEqual(calls, [false]);
+    chooser.remove(); await flush(); assert.deepEqual(calls, [false, true]);
+    document.body.append(chooser); await flush();
+    assert.deepEqual(calls, [false, true, false]);
+    stop(); chooser.remove(); await flush();
+    assert.deepEqual(calls, [false, true, false]);
+  } finally { dom.window.close(); }
+});
+
+test('hidden security surfaces do not occlude a native view', async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<body><div id="mount"></div><div hidden><div data-host-security-surface></div></div></body>');
+  try {
+    const calls: boolean[] = [];
+    const stop = observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(dom.window.document.getElementById('mount')!, (visible) => calls.push(visible));
+    assert.deepEqual(calls, []);
+    dom.window.document.querySelector('[hidden]')!.removeAttribute('hidden');
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+    assert.deepEqual(calls, [false]); stop();
+  } finally { dom.window.close(); }
+});

application/state/pluginHostSecurityVisibility.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/** Native plugin views must yield while a host-owned security dialog is open. */
+export function observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(mount: HTMLElement, publish: (visible: boolean) => void): () => void {
+  const document = mount.ownerDocument;
+  let visible = true;
+  const update = () => {
+    const blocked = [...document.querySelectorAll('[data-host-security-surface]')].some((surface) => {
+      const style = document.defaultView!.getComputedStyle(surface);
+      return style.display !== 'none' && style.visibility !== 'hidden'
+        && !surface.closest('[hidden], [inert], [aria-hidden="true"]');
+    });
+    if (visible === !blocked) return;
+    visible = !blocked;
+    publish(visible);
+  };
+  const observer = new document.defaultView!.MutationObserver(update);
+  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true,
+    attributeFilter: ['class', 'style', 'hidden', 'inert', 'aria-hidden', 'data-host-security-surface'] });
+  update();
+  // The view lifecycle owns close/retention. Cleanup must never reveal an old view.
+  return () => observer.disconnect();
+}

application/state/pluginTerminalSelection.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { createPluginTerminalSelectionSource } from './usePluginTerminalSelection';
+import { readPluginTerminalSelection, registerTerminalSelectionSource } from '../../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry';
+import type { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
+
+function fixture() {
+  let reads = 0;
+  const term = { cols: 80, element: { isConnected: true },
+    getSelectionPosition: () => ({ start: { x: 0, y: 0 }, end: { x: 3, y: 0 } }),
+    getSelection() { reads++; return 'raw'; },
+    buffer: { active: { getLine: () => ({ length: 3, translateToString: () => 'normalized' }) } },
+  } as unknown as Terminal;
+  const state = { term, sessionId: 'a', bootEpoch: 1, visible: true, isFocusedPane: true, connected: true, sensitive: false, normalize: false, label: 'Synthetic A' };
+  const source = createPluginTerminalSelectionSource(() => state, 'renderer');
+  return { term, state, source, get reads() { return reads; } };
+}
+
+test('registered reader honors explicit false normalization and reads only on Preview', () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  const cleanup = registerTerminalSelectionSource('a', f.source);
+  try {
+    assert.equal(f.reads, 0);
+    assert.equal(readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), 'raw');
+    assert.equal(f.reads, 1);
+    f.state.normalize = true;
+    assert.equal(readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), 'normalized');
+  } finally { cleanup(); }
+});
+test('separate terminal references, hidden/attached renderer, reconnect and empty selection have no fallback', () => {
+  const a = fixture(), b = fixture(); b.state.sessionId = 'b';
+  const cleanupA = registerTerminalSelectionSource('a', a.source), cleanupB = registerTerminalSelectionSource('b', b.source);
+  try {
+    assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('wrong', 'renderer:1'), /no longer/);
+    a.term.getSelection = () => '';
+    assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), /between 1/);
+    assert.equal(b.reads, 0);
+    a.state.bootEpoch++;
+    assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), /no longer/);
+    for (const field of ['visible', 'isFocusedPane', 'connected'] as const) {
+      a.state[field] = false;
+      assert.equal(a.source.target(), null);
+      a.state[field] = true;
+    }
+    a.state.sensitive = true;
+    assert.equal(a.source.target(), null);
+    a.state.sensitive = false;
+    Object.defineProperty(a.term.element, 'isConnected', { value: false });
+    assert.equal(a.source.target(), null);
+  } finally { cleanupA(); cleanupB(); }
+  assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('b', 'renderer:1'), /no longer/);
+});
+test('oversized ranges refuse to materialize selection and UTF-8 bytes are bounded', () => {
+  const f = fixture(), cleanup = registerTerminalSelectionSource('a', f.source);
+  try {
+    f.term.getSelectionPosition = () => ({ start: { x: 0, y: 0 }, end: { x: 1, y: 100 } });
+    assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), /bounded/);
+    assert.equal(f.reads, 0);
+    f.term.getSelectionPosition = () => ({ start: { x: 0, y: 0 }, end: { x: 1, y: 0 } });
+    f.term.getSelection = () => '\u20ac'.repeat(1366);
+    assert.throws(() => readPluginTerminalSelection('a', 'renderer:1'), /4096 bytes/);
+  } finally { cleanup(); }
+});
+
+test('real pane snapshots give sharing ownership to solo, Focus mode, and only the selected split pane', async () => {
+  const { getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, resolveTerminalPaneInputProps } = await import('../../components/terminalPaneVisibility');
+  const workspaceById = new Map<string, import('../../types').Workspace>([
+    ['split', { id: 'split', title: 'Split', viewMode: 'split', focusedSessionId: 'split-a', root: { id: 'split-root', type: 'split', direction: 'vertical', children: [{ id: 'a', type: 'pane', sessionId: 'split-a' }, { id: 'b', type: 'pane', sessionId: 'split-b' }] } }],
+    ['focus', { id: 'focus', title: 'Focus', viewMode: 'focus', focusedSessionId: 'focus-a', root: { id: 'focus-root', type: 'split', direction: 'vertical', children: [{ id: 'a', type: 'pane', sessionId: 'focus-a' }, { id: 'b', type: 'pane', sessionId: 'focus-b' }] } }],
+  ]);
+  const cases = [
+    { name: 'solo', activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'solo', eligible: true },
+    { name: 'inactive solo', activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'other', eligible: false },
+    { name: 'Focus mode', activeTabId: 'focus', sessionId: 'focus-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'focus', eligible: true },
+    { name: 'other Focus pane', activeTabId: 'focus', sessionId: 'focus-b', sessionWorkspaceId: 'focus', eligible: false },
+    { name: 'selected split', activeTabId: 'split', sessionId: 'split-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: true },
+    { name: 'other visible split', activeTabId: 'split', sessionId: 'split-b', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: false },
+    { name: 'inactive workspace', activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'split-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: false },
+    { name: 'hidden layer', activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'solo', isTerminalLayerVisible: false, eligible: false },
+  ];
+  for (const item of cases) {
+    const snapshot = getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot({ ...item, workspaceById, isTerminalLayerVisible: item.isTerminalLayerVisible ?? true });
+    const inputProps = resolveTerminalPaneInputProps(parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot(snapshot));
+    const f = fixture();
+    const state = { ...f.state, sessionId: item.sessionId, visible: inputProps.isVisible,
+      isFocusedPane: inputProps.isFocusedPane };
+    const source = createPluginTerminalSelectionSource(() => state, 'derived-pane');
+    assert.equal(source.target() !== null, item.eligible, `${item.name}: ${snapshot}`);
+    if (item.name === 'solo' || item.name === 'Focus mode') assert.equal(inputProps.isFocused, false, 'do not redefine the legacy focus bit');
+  }
+});

application/state/settingsIpcSync.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
   STORAGE_KEY_LOCAL_SHELL_SIDE_PANEL_AUTO_OPEN,
   STORAGE_KEY_LOCAL_SHELL_SIDE_PANEL_AUTO_OPEN_TAB,
   STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY,
+  STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR,
   STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT,
   STORAGE_KEY_HTTP_NETWORK_PROXY,
   STORAGE_KEY_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_PROXY_PROFILE,
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ interface UseSettingsIpcSyncParams {
   setIsHotkeyRecordingState: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setGlobalHotkeyEnabled: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setWindowOpacity: (raw: unknown) => void;
+  setWindowBackgroundBlur: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setAppIconVariant: Dispatch<SetStateAction<AppIconVariant>>;
   setAutoUpdateEnabled: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setAutoLaunchEnabled: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ export function useSettingsIpcSync({
   setIsHotkeyRecordingState,
   setGlobalHotkeyEnabled,
   setWindowOpacity,
+  setWindowBackgroundBlur,
   setAppIconVariant,
   setAutoUpdateEnabled,
   setAutoLaunchEnabled,
@@ -279,6 +282,9 @@ export function useSettingsIpcSync({
       if (key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY) {
         setWindowOpacity(value);
       }
+      if (key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR && typeof value === 'boolean') {
+        setWindowBackgroundBlur((prev) => (prev === value ? prev : value));
+      }
       if (key === STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT) {
         const nextVariant = resolveAppIconVariant(value);
         setAppIconVariant((prev) => (prev === nextVariant ? prev : nextVariant));
@@ -371,6 +377,7 @@ export function useSettingsIpcSync({
     setFollowAppTerminalThemeState,
     setGlobalHotkeyEnabled,
     setWindowOpacity,
+    setWindowBackgroundBlur,
     setAppIconVariant,
     setHotkeyScheme,
     setIsHotkeyRecordingState,

application/state/settingsStorageSync.ts

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {
   STORAGE_KEY_UI_LANGUAGE,
   STORAGE_KEY_WORKSPACE_FOCUS_STYLE,
   STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY,
+  STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR,
   STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT,
 } from '../../infrastructure/config/storageKeys';
 import { resolveAppIconVariant, type AppIconVariant } from '../../domain/appIconVariant';
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ interface UseSettingsStorageSyncParams {
   globalHotkeyEnabled: boolean;
   autoUpdateEnabled: boolean;
   windowOpacity: number;
+  windowBackgroundBlur: boolean;
   appIconVariant: AppIconVariant;
   setTheme: Dispatch<SetStateAction<'dark' | 'light' | 'system'>>;
   setLightUiThemeId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ interface UseSettingsStorageSyncParams {
   setExplorerContextMenuEnabledState: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   setGlobalHotkeyEnabled: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setWindowOpacity: (raw: unknown) => void;
+  setWindowBackgroundBlur: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setAppIconVariant: Dispatch<SetStateAction<AppIconVariant>>;
   setAutoUpdateEnabled: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setWorkspaceFocusStyleState: Dispatch<SetStateAction<'dim' | 'border'>>;
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
   sftpUseCompressedUpload, sftpSkipUnchanged, sftpAutoOpenSidebar, sftpFollowTerminalCwd, sftpDefaultViewMode,
   showRecentHosts, hostClickBehavior, showOnlyUngroupedHostsInRoot, showSftpTab, showHostTreeSidebar, terminalSidePanelAutoOpen, terminalSidePanelAutoOpenTab, localShellSidePanelAutoOpen, localShellSidePanelAutoOpenTab, shellOnlyTabNumberShortcuts, showTabNumberBadges, disableTerminalFontZoom, restorePreviousSession, restoreTerminalCwd, startupLanding,
   editorWordWrap, sessionLogsEnabled, sessionLogsDir, sessionLogsFormat, sessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, sshDebugLogsEnabled, sshDeepLinkEnabled, jmsDeepLinkEnabled, explorerContextMenuEnabled,
-  globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, appIconVariant,
+  globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, windowBackgroundBlur, appIconVariant,
   setTheme, setLightUiThemeId, setDarkUiThemeId, setAccentMode, applyIncomingCustomAccent,
   setCustomCSS, setUiFontFamilyId, setHotkeyScheme, setUiLanguage,
   setTerminalThemeId, setTerminalThemeDarkId, setTerminalThemeLightId,
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
   setSftpUseCompressedUpload, setSftpSkipUnchanged, setSftpAutoOpenSidebar, setSftpFollowTerminalCwd, setSftpDefaultViewMode,
   setShowRecentHostsState, setHostClickBehaviorState, setShowOnlyUngroupedHostsInRootState, setShowSftpTabState, setShowHostTreeSidebarState, setTerminalSidePanelAutoOpenState, setTerminalSidePanelAutoOpenTabState, setLocalShellSidePanelAutoOpenState, setLocalShellSidePanelAutoOpenTabState, setShellOnlyTabNumberShortcutsState, setShowTabNumberBadgesState, setDisableTerminalFontZoomState, setRestorePreviousSessionState, setRestoreTerminalCwdState, setStartupLandingState,
   setEditorWordWrapState, setSessionLogsEnabled, setSessionLogsDir, setSessionLogsFormat, setSessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, setSshDebugLogsEnabled, setSshDeepLinkEnabledState, setJmsDeepLinkEnabledState, setExplorerContextMenuEnabledState,
-  setGlobalHotkeyEnabled, setWindowOpacity, setAppIconVariant, setAutoUpdateEnabled, setWorkspaceFocusStyleState,
+  setGlobalHotkeyEnabled, setWindowOpacity, setWindowBackgroundBlur, setAppIconVariant, setAutoUpdateEnabled, setWorkspaceFocusStyleState,
   setSftpTransferConcurrencyState, setSshTransportIdleTtlMsState,
   applyIncomingCustomKeyBindings, mergeIncomingTerminalSettings,
 }: UseSettingsStorageSyncParams) {
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
     sftpUseCompressedUpload, sftpSkipUnchanged, sftpAutoOpenSidebar, sftpFollowTerminalCwd, sftpDefaultViewMode,
     showRecentHosts, hostClickBehavior, showOnlyUngroupedHostsInRoot, showSftpTab, showHostTreeSidebar, terminalSidePanelAutoOpen, terminalSidePanelAutoOpenTab, localShellSidePanelAutoOpen, localShellSidePanelAutoOpenTab, shellOnlyTabNumberShortcuts, showTabNumberBadges, disableTerminalFontZoom, restorePreviousSession, restoreTerminalCwd, startupLanding,
     editorWordWrap, sessionLogsEnabled, sessionLogsDir, sessionLogsFormat, sessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, sshDebugLogsEnabled, sshDeepLinkEnabled, jmsDeepLinkEnabled, explorerContextMenuEnabled,
-    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, appIconVariant,
+    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, windowBackgroundBlur, appIconVariant,
   });
   settingsSnapshotRef.current = {
     theme, lightUiThemeId, darkUiThemeId, accentMode, customAccent, customAccentVersion,
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
     sftpUseCompressedUpload, sftpSkipUnchanged, sftpAutoOpenSidebar, sftpFollowTerminalCwd, sftpDefaultViewMode,
     showRecentHosts, hostClickBehavior, showOnlyUngroupedHostsInRoot, showSftpTab, showHostTreeSidebar, terminalSidePanelAutoOpen, terminalSidePanelAutoOpenTab, localShellSidePanelAutoOpen, localShellSidePanelAutoOpenTab, shellOnlyTabNumberShortcuts, showTabNumberBadges, disableTerminalFontZoom, restorePreviousSession, restoreTerminalCwd, startupLanding,
     editorWordWrap, sessionLogsEnabled, sessionLogsDir, sessionLogsFormat, sessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, sshDebugLogsEnabled, sshDeepLinkEnabled, jmsDeepLinkEnabled, explorerContextMenuEnabled,
-    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, appIconVariant,
+    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, windowBackgroundBlur, appIconVariant,
   };
 
   // Listen for storage changes from other windows (cross-window sync)
@@ -523,6 +526,12 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
       if (e.key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY && e.newValue !== null) {
         setWindowOpacity(e.newValue);
       }
+      if (e.key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR && e.newValue !== null) {
+        const newValue = e.newValue === 'true';
+        if (newValue !== s.windowBackgroundBlur) {
+          setWindowBackgroundBlur(newValue);
+        }
+      }
       if (e.key === STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT && e.newValue !== null) {
         const newValue = resolveAppIconVariant(e.newValue);
         if (newValue !== s.appIconVariant) {
@@ -566,6 +575,7 @@ export function useSettingsStorageSync({
     setGlobalHotkeyEnabled,
     setHostClickBehaviorState,
     setWindowOpacity,
+    setWindowBackgroundBlur,
     setAppIconVariant,
     setHotkeyScheme,
     setLightUiThemeId,

application/state/systemSettingsEffects.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   STORAGE_KEY_GLOBAL_HOTKEY_ENABLED,
   STORAGE_KEY_TOGGLE_WINDOW_HOTKEY,
   STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY,
+  STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR,
   STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT,
   STORAGE_KEY_HTTP_NETWORK_PROXY,
 } from '../../infrastructure/config/storageKeys';
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../domain/httpNetworkProxy';
 import { localStorageAdapter } from '../../infrastructure/persistence/localStorageAdapter';
 import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+import { isMacPlatform } from '../../lib/utils';
+import { isWindowBackgroundBlurActive } from '../../domain/windowBackgroundBlur';
 import {
   parseWindowOpacityRecord,
   serializeWindowOpacityRecord,
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ interface UseSystemSettingsEffectsParams {
   autoLaunchEnabled: boolean;
   windowOpacityRecord: WindowOpacityRecord;
   windowOpacityMutationSourceRef: MutableRefObject<WindowOpacityMutationSource>;
+  windowBackgroundBlur: boolean;
   appIconVariant: AppIconVariant;
   autoUpdateEnabled: boolean;
   httpNetworkProxy: HttpNetworkProxySettings;
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export function useSystemSettingsEffects({
   autoLaunchEnabled,
   windowOpacityRecord,
   windowOpacityMutationSourceRef,
+  windowBackgroundBlur,
   appIconVariant,
   autoUpdateEnabled,
   httpNetworkProxy,
@@ -300,6 +305,49 @@ export function useSystemSettingsEffects({
     persistMountedRef,
   ]);
 
+  // Window chrome also applies in detached sessions, independently of the
+  // OS-level effects disabled there (tray, global shortcuts, autolaunch, ...).
+  // Only the windows that own settings persistence drive the shared native
+  // state; detached/editor windows consume it (see applySharedWindowSetting).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    localStorageAdapter.writeBoolean(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR, windowBackgroundBlur);
+    if (!persistMountedRef.current) return;
+    notifySettingsChanged(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR, windowBackgroundBlur);
+  }, [
+    enabled,
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
+    notifySettingsChanged,
+    persistMountedRef,
+  ]);
+
+  const windowBackgroundBlurActive = isMacPlatform() && isWindowBackgroundBlurActive(
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
+    windowOpacityRecord.opacity,
+  );
+
+  // Applies in every app-content window, including detached sessions: the
+  // transparent backing only looks right when the renderer class matches the
+  // native vibrancy the main process put on that window.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+    document.documentElement.classList.toggle('window-background-blur', windowBackgroundBlurActive);
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--window-content-opacity', String(windowOpacityRecord.opacity));
+    return () => {
+      document.documentElement.classList.remove('window-background-blur');
+      document.documentElement.style.removeProperty('--window-content-opacity');
+    };
+  }, [windowBackgroundBlurActive, windowOpacityRecord.opacity]);
+
+  // setWindowBackgroundBlur is a main-process handler that retargets every
+  // app-content window, so a single owner must drive it.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    netcattyBridge.get()?.setWindowBackgroundBlur?.(windowBackgroundBlur).catch((err) => {
+      console.warn('[WindowBackgroundBlur] Failed to apply macOS vibrancy:', err);
+    });
+  }, [enabled, windowBackgroundBlur]);
+
   // Persist and sync app icon variant
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) return;

application/state/systemSettingsEffects.windowBlur.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+
+import { STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR } from '../../infrastructure/config/storageKeys';
+import { DEFAULT_HTTP_NETWORK_PROXY } from '../../domain/httpNetworkProxy';
+import { useSystemSettingsEffects } from './systemSettingsEffects';
+
+type Harness = {
+  dom: JSDOM;
+  params: Parameters<typeof useSystemSettingsEffects>[0];
+  bridgeRequests: boolean[];
+  blurNotifications: unknown[];
+  restore: () => void;
+};
+
+function setUp(enabled: boolean, windowBackgroundBlur: boolean): Harness {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { url: 'http://localhost' });
+  Object.defineProperty(dom.window.navigator, 'platform', { value: 'MacIntel' });
+  const previousGlobals = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const replacements = {
+    window: dom.window,
+    document: dom.window.document,
+    navigator: dom.window.navigator,
+    localStorage: dom.window.localStorage,
+    IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: true,
+  };
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(replacements)) {
+    previousGlobals.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { value, configurable: true });
+  }
+  const bridgeRequests: boolean[] = [];
+  const blurNotifications: unknown[] = [];
+  Object.assign(dom.window, {
+    netcatty: {
+      setWindowBackgroundBlur: async (value: boolean) => { bridgeRequests.push(value); },
+    },
+  });
+  const noop = () => {};
+  const params: Parameters<typeof useSystemSettingsEffects>[0] = {
+    enabled,
+    toggleWindowHotkey: '',
+    globalHotkeyEnabled: false,
+    closeToTray: false,
+    showTrayIcon: false,
+    autoLaunchEnabled: false,
+    windowOpacityRecord: { opacity: 0.7, preferredOpacity: 0.7, version: 1 },
+    windowOpacityMutationSourceRef: { current: 'local' },
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
+    appIconVariant: 'original',
+    autoUpdateEnabled: false,
+    httpNetworkProxy: DEFAULT_HTTP_NETWORK_PROXY,
+    persistMountedRef: { current: true },
+    setHotkeyRegistrationError: noop,
+    setAutoUpdateEnabled: noop,
+    setAppIconVariant: noop,
+    setAutoLaunchEnabled: noop,
+    setAutoLaunchSupported: noop,
+    notifySettingsChanged: (key, value) => {
+      if (key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR) blurNotifications.push(value);
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    dom,
+    params,
+    bridgeRequests,
+    blurNotifications,
+    restore: () => {
+      for (const [key, descriptor] of previousGlobals) {
+        if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor);
+        else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+      }
+      dom.window.close();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+const Probe = (props: Parameters<typeof useSystemSettingsEffects>[0]) => {
+  useSystemSettingsEffects(props);
+  return null;
+};
+
+test('opacity changes and remounts preserve the chosen blur preference', async () => {
+  const harness = setUp(true, true);
+  const { dom, params, bridgeRequests, blurNotifications, restore } = harness;
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | undefined;
+  try {
+    await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Probe, params)); });
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), true);
+    const opaqueParams = { ...params, windowOpacityRecord: { ...params.windowOpacityRecord, opacity: 1, version: 2 } };
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.update(React.createElement(Probe, opaqueParams)); });
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), false);
+    assert.equal(dom.window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR), 'true');
+    assert.deepEqual(bridgeRequests, [true]);
+    assert.deepEqual(blurNotifications, [true]);
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+    await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Probe, opaqueParams)); });
+    assert.equal(dom.window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR), 'true');
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.update(React.createElement(Probe, params)); });
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), true);
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.update(React.createElement(Probe, { ...params, windowBackgroundBlur: false })); });
+    assert.equal(dom.window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR), 'false');
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), false);
+    assert.deepEqual(bridgeRequests, [true, true, false]);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => { renderer?.unmount(); });
+    restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('detached session windows only apply the blur class, never own the setting', async () => {
+  // Peer session windows run with enableSystemEffects off. They must still
+  // paint the transparent backing, but persistence, cross-window broadcast and
+  // the (all-windows) native vibrancy IPC stay with the settings owners.
+  const harness = setUp(false, true);
+  const { dom, params, bridgeRequests, blurNotifications, restore } = harness;
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | undefined;
+  try {
+    await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Probe, params)); });
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), true);
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--window-content-opacity'), '0.7');
+    assert.equal(dom.window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR), null);
+    assert.deepEqual(bridgeRequests, []);
+    assert.deepEqual(blurNotifications, []);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(React.createElement(Probe, { ...params, windowBackgroundBlur: false }));
+    });
+    assert.equal(document.documentElement.classList.contains('window-background-blur'), false);
+    assert.equal(dom.window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR), null);
+    assert.deepEqual(bridgeRequests, []);
+    assert.deepEqual(blurNotifications, []);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => { renderer?.unmount(); });
+    restore();
+  }
+});

application/state/usePluginAIContextHost.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { TerminalSession, Workspace } from '../../domain/models';
+import { getNotesSnapshot } from './notesStore';
+import { useActiveTabId } from './activeTabStore';
+import { getAppAppLockRuntime } from './appRuntimeBridge';
+import { createTrustedPluginAIHostRuntime } from '../../infrastructure/ai/plugin/trustedHostRuntime';
+import { getConfiguredPluginModel, prepareConfiguredPluginModel } from '../../infrastructure/ai/plugin/configuredModel';
+import { buildSelectedPluginSources } from '../../infrastructure/ai/plugin/selectedSources';
+import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+
+export function usePluginAIContextHost({ sessions, workspaces }: { sessions: TerminalSession[]; workspaces: Workspace[] }) {
+  const activeTabId = useActiveTabId();
+  const latest = useRef({ activeTabId, sessions, workspaces });
+  latest.current = { activeTabId, sessions, workspaces };
+  const [choice, setChoice] = useState<{ confirm: (id: string) => void; cancel: () => void } | null>(null);
+  const [noteId, setNoteId] = useState('');
+  const [noteChoices, setNoteChoices] = useState<Array<{ id: string; title: string }>>([]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const api = netcattyBridge.get();
+    if (!api?.onPluginAIHostRequest || !api.setPluginAIHostReady || !api.respondPluginAIHost) return;
+    const bridge = {
+      onPluginAIHostRequest: api.onPluginAIHostRequest.bind(api),
+      setPluginAIHostReady: api.setPluginAIHostReady.bind(api),
+      respondPluginAIHost: api.respondPluginAIHost.bind(api),
+    };
+    let selectedNoteId: string | null = null;
+    let mounted = true;
+    let chooser: { runtimeId: string; cancel: () => void } | null = null;
+    const requests = new Map<string, { runtimeId: string; controller: AbortController }>();
+    const runtime = createTrustedPluginAIHostRuntime({
+      getModel: getConfiguredPluginModel,
+      prepareModel: prepareConfiguredPluginModel,
+      isActive: () => mounted && document.visibilityState === 'visible' && getAppAppLockRuntime()?.locked === false,
+      chooseSelected: (signal, runtimeId) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        if (chooser) { reject(Error('A host selection is already pending')); return; }
+        const finish = (id: string | null) => {
+          if (chooser?.cancel !== cancel) return;
+          chooser = null; signal.removeEventListener('abort', cancel); setChoice(null);
+          if (id === null || signal.aborted) { reject(Error('Selection cancelled')); return; }
+          selectedNoteId = id || null;
+          resolve(buildSelectedPluginSources(() => ({ ...latest.current,
+            note: getNotesSnapshot().notes.find((note) => note.id === selectedNoteId) ?? null })));
+        };
+        const cancel = () => finish(null);
+        chooser = { runtimeId, cancel };
+        signal.addEventListener('abort', cancel, { once: true });
+        setNoteId('');
+        // This inventory stays inside trusted host UI. The plugin receives
+        // summaries only for the Note chosen here and current selected scopes.
+        setNoteChoices(getNotesSnapshot().notes.map((note) => ({ id: note.id, title: note.title })));
+        setChoice({ confirm: (id) => finish(id), cancel });
+        if (signal.aborted) cancel();
+      }),
+    });
+    const unsubscribe = bridge.onPluginAIHostRequest((request) => {
+      if (request.kind === 'request.cancel') {
+        requests.get(String(request.payload.requestId))?.controller.abort();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (request.kind === 'runtime.release') {
+        for (const pending of requests.values()) if (pending.runtimeId === request.runtimeId) pending.controller.abort();
+        if (chooser?.runtimeId === request.runtimeId) chooser.cancel();
+        runtime.releaseRuntime(request.runtimeId);
+        return;
+      }
+      if (requests.has(request.requestId) || requests.size >= 64) return;
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      requests.set(request.requestId, { runtimeId: request.runtimeId, controller });
+      void runtime.handle(request.kind, request.payload, request.runtimeId, controller.signal).then(
+        (result) => bridge.respondPluginAIHost({ requestId: request.requestId, actionToken: request.actionToken, result }),
+        () => bridge.respondPluginAIHost({ requestId: request.requestId, actionToken: request.actionToken, error: true }),
+      ).catch(() => {}).finally(() => requests.delete(request.requestId));
+    });
+    const pageHide = () => { runtime.shutdown(); for (const pending of requests.values()) pending.controller.abort(); };
+    window.addEventListener('pagehide', pageHide);
+    void bridge.setPluginAIHostReady(true).catch(() => {});
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false; chooser?.cancel(); unsubscribe(); window.removeEventListener('pagehide', pageHide);
+      for (const pending of requests.values()) pending.controller.abort();
+      requests.clear(); runtime.shutdown();
+      void bridge.setPluginAIHostReady(false).catch(() => {});
+    };
+  }, []);
+  return { choice, noteId, setNoteId, noteChoices };
+}

application/state/usePluginAgentHost.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { TerminalSession } from '../../domain/models';
+import type { PluginAgentHostTerminal } from '@netcatty/plugin-contract';
+import { createTrustedPluginAgentRuntime } from '../../infrastructure/ai/pluginAgent/trustedAgentRuntime';
+import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+import { getAppAppLockRuntime } from './appRuntimeBridge';
+import { LOCAL_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CHANGED_EVENT } from '../../infrastructure/persistence/localStorageAdapter';
+import { STORAGE_KEY_AI_PROVIDERS, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_PROVIDER, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL, STORAGE_KEY_AI_AGENT_MODEL_MAP,
+  STORAGE_KEY_AI_AGENT_PROVIDER_MAP, STORAGE_KEY_AI_EXTERNAL_AGENTS } from '../../infrastructure/config/storageKeys';
+
+type Choice = { items: PluginAgentHostTerminal[]; confirm: (ids: string[]) => void; cancel: () => void };
+
+// All inventory remains in trusted application UI. Only confirmed metadata is
+// passed to the main-owned worker bindings; focus never determines a target.
+export function usePluginAgentHost(sessions: TerminalSession[]) {
+  const latest = useRef(sessions); latest.current = sessions;
+  const [choice, setChoice] = useState<Choice | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const api = netcattyBridge.get();
+    if (!api?.onPluginAgentHostRequest || !api.setPluginAgentHostReady || !api.respondPluginAgentHost) return;
+    const bridge = { subscribe: api.onPluginAgentHostRequest.bind(api), ready: api.setPluginAgentHostReady.bind(api), respond: api.respondPluginAgentHost.bind(api) };
+    let mounted = true;
+    let chooser: { runtimeId: string; cancel: () => void } | null = null;
+    const requests = new Map<string, { runtimeId: string; controller: AbortController }>();
+    const runtime = createTrustedPluginAgentRuntime({
+      isActive: () => mounted && document.visibilityState === 'visible' && getAppAppLockRuntime()?.locked === false,
+      chooseTargets: (signal, runtimeId) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        if (chooser) { reject(Error('A target selection is already pending')); return; }
+        const items = latest.current.filter((item) => item.status === 'connected').map((item) => ({
+          sessionId: item.id, hostId: item.hostId, hostname: (item.hostname || '').slice(0, 253),
+          label: (item.customName || item.hostLabel || item.id).slice(0, 160),
+          ...(item.protocol ? { protocol: item.protocol } : {}), ...(item.username ? { username: item.username.slice(0, 160) } : {}), connected: true,
+        }));
+        const finish = (ids: string[] | null) => {
+          if (chooser?.cancel !== cancel) return;
+          chooser = null; signal.removeEventListener('abort', cancel); setChoice(null);
+          if (ids === null || signal.aborted || ids.length > 32 || new Set(ids).size !== ids.length) { reject(Error('Target selection cancelled')); return; }
+          const selected = ids.map((id) => items.find((item) => item.sessionId === id));
+          if (selected.some((item) => !item || !latest.current.some((session) => session.id === item.sessionId && session.status === 'connected'))) {
+            reject(Error('Selected terminal is no longer connected')); return;
+          }
+          resolve(selected as PluginAgentHostTerminal[]);
+        };
+        const cancel = () => finish(null);
+        chooser = { runtimeId, cancel }; signal.addEventListener('abort', cancel, { once: true });
+        setChoice({ items, confirm: finish, cancel });
+        if (signal.aborted) cancel();
+      }),
+    });
+    const unsubscribe = bridge.subscribe((request) => {
+      if (request.kind === 'request.cancel') {
+        const pending = requests.get(request.payload.requestId);
+        if (pending?.runtimeId === request.runtimeId) pending.controller.abort();
+        runtime.cancelRequest(request.payload.requestId, request.runtimeId); return;
+      }
+      if (request.kind === 'runtime.release') {
+        for (const item of requests.values()) if (item.runtimeId === request.runtimeId) item.controller.abort();
+        if (chooser?.runtimeId === request.runtimeId) chooser.cancel();
+        runtime.releaseRuntime(request.runtimeId); return;
+      }
+      if (request.kind === 'agent.close') { runtime.releaseChat(request.payload.chatSessionId, request.runtimeId); return; }
+      if (requests.has(request.requestId) || requests.size >= 64) return;
+      const controller = new AbortController(); requests.set(request.requestId, { runtimeId: request.runtimeId, controller });
+      void runtime.handle(request, controller.signal).then(
+        (result) => bridge.respond({ requestId: request.requestId, actionToken: request.actionToken, result }).catch(() =>
+          bridge.respond({ requestId: request.requestId, actionToken: request.actionToken, error: true })),
+        () => bridge.respond({ requestId: request.requestId, actionToken: request.actionToken, error: true }),
+      ).catch(() => {}).finally(() => requests.delete(request.requestId));
+    });
+    const pageHide = () => { runtime.shutdown(); for (const item of requests.values()) item.controller.abort(); };
+    const configurationKeys = new Set([STORAGE_KEY_AI_PROVIDERS, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_PROVIDER, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL,
+      STORAGE_KEY_AI_AGENT_MODEL_MAP, STORAGE_KEY_AI_AGENT_PROVIDER_MAP, STORAGE_KEY_AI_EXTERNAL_AGENTS]);
+    const configurationChanged = (event: Event) => {
+      const key = event.type === 'storage' ? (event as StorageEvent).key : (event as CustomEvent<{ key: string }>).detail?.key;
+      if (key === null || (key && configurationKeys.has(key))) {
+        runtime.invalidateConfiguration();
+        // Invalidate main-owned backend leases too, even with no event read in
+        // flight. Re-advertising availability does not renew existing handles.
+        void bridge.ready(false).then(() => { if (mounted) return bridge.ready(true); }).catch(() => {});
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('pagehide', pageHide);
+    window.addEventListener('storage', configurationChanged); window.addEventListener(LOCAL_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CHANGED_EVENT, configurationChanged);
+    void bridge.ready(true).catch(() => {});
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false; chooser?.cancel(); unsubscribe(); window.removeEventListener('pagehide', pageHide);
+      window.removeEventListener('storage', configurationChanged); window.removeEventListener(LOCAL_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CHANGED_EVENT, configurationChanged);
+      for (const item of requests.values()) item.controller.abort(); requests.clear(); runtime.shutdown();
+      void bridge.ready(false).catch(() => {});
+    };
+  }, []);
+  return { choice };
+}

application/state/usePluginAuthorIdentity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
+import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+
+// All visible rows share one IPC subscription. No catalog fetch or polling here.
+const generations = new Map<string, number>();
+const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+let unsubscribe: (() => void) | undefined;
+function subscribe(listener: () => void) {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  if (listeners.size === 1) unsubscribe = netcattyBridge.get()?.onPluginCatalogChanged?.(({ sourceId }) => {
+    generations.set(sourceId, (generations.get(sourceId) ?? 0) + 1);
+    for (const notify of listeners) notify();
+  });
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(listener);
+    if (!listeners.size) { unsubscribe?.(); unsubscribe = undefined; generations.clear(); }
+  };
+}
+
+export function usePluginAuthorIdentity({ entry, plugin, sourceId = 'official' }: {
+  entry?: NetcattyPluginCatalogEntry; plugin?: NetcattyInstalledPlugin; sourceId?: string;
+}) {
+  const [element, setElement] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState<{ key: string; value: NetcattyPluginAuthorPresentation } | null>(null);
+  const pluginId = plugin?.id;
+  const entryId = entry?.id;
+  const selectionToken = entry?.selectionToken;
+  const request = useMemo<NetcattyPluginAuthorRequest | null>(() => pluginId
+    ? { kind: 'installed', pluginId }
+    : entryId && selectionToken ? { kind: 'catalog', pluginId: entryId, selectionToken, sourceId } : null,
+  [pluginId, entryId, selectionToken, sourceId]);
+  const identitySource = plugin?.source?.id ?? sourceId;
+  const generation = useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, () => generations.get(identitySource) ?? 0, () => 0);
+  const key = JSON.stringify([request, plugin?.activeVersion, plugin?.archiveSha256, plugin?.source?.id, plugin?.runtime?.quarantinedAt, generation]);
+  const installed = Boolean(plugin);
+  const version = plugin?.activeVersion;
+  const archiveSha256 = plugin?.archiveSha256 ?? null;
+  const installedSourceId = plugin?.source?.id ?? 'local';
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!element || !request) return;
+    let active = true;
+    let started = false;
+    const load = () => {
+      if (started) return;
+      started = true;
+      void netcattyBridge.get()?.getPluginAuthorPresentation?.(request).then((value) => {
+        if (!active || !value) return;
+        if (installed && (value.version !== version || value.archiveSha256 !== archiveSha256 || value.sourceId !== installedSourceId)) return;
+        setLoaded({ key, value });
+      }).catch(() => { /* The visible author placeholder remains usable offline. */ });
+    };
+    const observer = typeof IntersectionObserver === 'undefined' ? null : new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+      if (entries.some((entry) => entry.isIntersecting)) { load(); observer?.disconnect(); }
+    }, { rootMargin: '64px' });
+    if (observer) observer.observe(element); else load();
+    return () => { active = false; observer?.disconnect(); };
+  }, [element, request, key, installed, version, archiveSha256, installedSourceId]);
+  return { ref: setElement, identity: loaded?.key === key ? loaded.value : null };
+}

application/state/usePluginHostActions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { HostInteractionPrompt, VaultHostActionRequest } from '@netcatty/plugin-contract';
+import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+import { getAppHandlers } from '../app/appHandlersBridge';
+import { getAppAppLockRuntime, getAppVaultRuntime } from './appRuntimeBridge';
+import { PluginHostActionResources } from './pluginHostActionResources';
+import { executePluginHostAction, type PluginHostAction } from './pluginHostActionExecution';
+import { pluginHostRunsSavedScripts, type PluginHostDraftFields } from '../../domain/pluginHostActions';
+import type { Host, GroupConfig, ManagedSource, Snippet } from '../../domain/models';
+
+export type VaultHostPrompt = Omit<HostInteractionPrompt, 'request'> & { request: VaultHostActionRequest };
+type Review = {
+  prompt: VaultHostPrompt;
+  candidates: Host[];
+  candidateRevisions: Map<string, string>;
+  customGroups: string[];
+  host?: Host;
+  groups: GroupConfig[];
+  snippets: Snippet[];
+  managedSources: ManagedSource[];
+  scriptsRun: boolean;
+  claimed: boolean;
+  completionToken?: string;
+};
+
+export function usePluginHostActions() {
+  const [review, setReview] = useState<Review | null>(null);
+  const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+  const current = useRef<Review | null>(null);
+  const resources = useRef(new PluginHostActionResources());
+  const responding = useRef(false);
+
+  const getVault = useCallback(() => {
+    const vault = getAppVaultRuntime();
+    const lock = getAppAppLockRuntime();
+    if (!vault?.isInitialized || !lock?.initialized || lock.locked) throw new Error('Vault is locked or unavailable');
+    const actionState = vault.readCurrentHostActionState();
+    resources.current.observe(actionState.hosts);
+    return { ...vault, ...actionState };
+  }, []);
+
+  const assertCurrent = useCallback((entry: Review) => {
+    if (current.current !== entry || Date.now() >= entry.prompt.expiresAt) throw new Error('Host action expired');
+    const vault = getVault();
+    const target = entry.prompt.vaultTarget;
+    if (target && resources.current.resolve(target.resourceId, target.revision) !== entry.host) throw new Error('Selected host changed');
+    if (entry.prompt.request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect' && (vault.groupConfigs !== entry.groups || vault.snippets !== entry.snippets)) {
+      throw new Error('Saved connection settings changed');
+    }
+    if (entry.prompt.request.kind === 'vault.requestHostDraft' && vault.managedSources !== entry.managedSources) throw new Error('Managed sources changed during draft review');
+  }, [getVault]);
+
+  const fail = useCallback(async (entry: Review) => {
+    if (current.current !== entry) return;
+    setError(true);
+    try {
+      await netcattyBridge.get()?.respondPluginInteraction?.({
+        requestId: entry.prompt.requestId, actionToken: entry.completionToken ?? entry.prompt.actionToken, action: 'fail',
+      });
+    } catch { /* A stopped runtime or closed window already invalidates it. */ }
+  }, []);
+
+  const execute = useCallback(async (entry: Review) => {
+    const bridge = netcattyBridge.get();
+    if (!bridge?.respondPluginInteraction) return fail(entry);
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      assertCurrent(entry);
+      const request = entry.prompt.request;
+      const target = entry.prompt.vaultTarget;
+      let action: PluginHostAction;
+      if (request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect' && target) action = { kind: 'connect', target };
+      else if (request.kind === 'vault.requestHostDraft' && entry.prompt.reviewedDraft) {
+        action = target ? { kind: 'edit', target, draft: entry.prompt.reviewedDraft } : { kind: 'create', draft: entry.prompt.reviewedDraft };
+      } else throw new Error('Host action is invalid');
+      await executePluginHostAction(action, {
+        getVault, resources: resources.current,
+        assertCurrent: () => assertCurrent(entry),
+        authorizeCommit: async () => {
+          assertCurrent(entry);
+          const receipt = await bridge.respondPluginInteraction!({ requestId: entry.prompt.requestId, actionToken: entry.prompt.actionToken, action: 'commit' });
+          if (!receipt || typeof receipt !== 'object' || !receipt.completionToken) throw new Error('Host action was revoked');
+          entry.completionToken = receipt.completionToken;
+          entry.claimed = true;
+          assertCurrent(entry);
+        },
+        connect: (host) => {
+          const connect = getAppHandlers()?.handleConnectToHost;
+          if (typeof connect !== 'function') throw new Error('Host connection flow unavailable');
+          return connect(host);
+        },
+      });
+      await bridge.respondPluginInteraction({ requestId: entry.prompt.requestId, actionToken: entry.completionToken!, action: 'complete' });
+    } catch { await fail(entry); }
+  }, [assertCurrent, fail, getVault]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const bridge = netcattyBridge.get();
+    if (!bridge?.onPluginInteraction) return;
+    const unsubscribe = bridge.onPluginInteraction((event) => {
+      if ('closed' in event) {
+        if (current.current?.prompt.requestId !== event.requestId) return;
+        current.current = null; setReview(null); setBusy(false); responding.current = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!event.request.kind.startsWith('vault.')) return;
+      const prompt = event as VaultHostPrompt;
+      try {
+        if (prompt.phase === 'commit') {
+          const entry = current.current;
+          if (!entry || entry.prompt.requestId !== prompt.requestId || entry.prompt.request.kind !== prompt.request.kind) throw new Error('Host review is unavailable');
+          entry.prompt = prompt;
+          if (!(prompt.request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect' && prompt.permissionMode === 'allow')) setReview({ ...entry });
+          void execute(entry);
+          return;
+        }
+        const vault = getVault();
+        const candidates = [...vault.hosts];
+        const host = prompt.vaultTarget ? resources.current.resolve(prompt.vaultTarget.resourceId, prompt.vaultTarget.revision) : undefined;
+        const entry: Review = {
+          prompt, candidates, candidateRevisions: new Map(candidates.map((candidate) => [candidate.id, resources.current.metadata(candidate.id).revision])),
+          customGroups: vault.customGroups, host, groups: vault.groupConfigs, snippets: vault.snippets,
+          managedSources: vault.managedSources,
+          scriptsRun: host ? pluginHostRunsSavedScripts(host, vault.groupConfigs, vault.snippets) : false,
+          claimed: false,
+        };
+        current.current = entry; setSelectedIds([]); setBusy(false); setError(false); responding.current = false;
+        if (prompt.request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect' && prompt.permissionMode === 'allow') {
+          setReview(null);
+          void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: prompt.requestId, actionToken: prompt.actionToken,
+            action: 'submit', scriptsRun: entry.scriptsRun }).catch(() => void fail(entry));
+        } else setReview(entry);
+      } catch {
+        void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: prompt.requestId, actionToken: prompt.actionToken, action: 'fail' }).catch(() => {});
+      }
+    });
+    return () => {
+      const entry = current.current;
+      current.current = null;
+      unsubscribe();
+      if (entry && !entry.claimed) void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: entry.prompt.requestId, actionToken: entry.prompt.actionToken, action: 'cancel' }).catch(() => {});
+    };
+  }, [execute, fail, getVault]);
+
+  const respond = useCallback(async (action: 'cancel' | 'submit', draft?: PluginHostDraftFields) => {
+    const entry = current.current;
+    if (!entry || responding.current || (action === 'cancel' && entry.claimed)) return;
+    responding.current = true; setBusy(true); setError(false);
+    try {
+      assertCurrent(entry);
+      const request = entry.prompt.request;
+      const selected = request.kind === 'vault.selectHosts' && action === 'submit' ? selectedIds.map((id) => {
+        const revision = entry.candidateRevisions.get(id);
+        if (!revision) throw new Error('Host was not part of the current selection');
+        resources.current.resolve(id, revision);
+        return resources.current.metadata(id);
+      }) : undefined;
+      await netcattyBridge.require().respondPluginInteraction?.({
+        requestId: entry.prompt.requestId, actionToken: entry.prompt.actionToken, action,
+        ...(selected === undefined ? {} : { resources: selected }),
+        ...(draft === undefined ? {} : { draft }),
+        ...(request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect' && action === 'submit' ? { scriptsRun: entry.scriptsRun } : {}),
+      });
+    } catch { await fail(entry); }
+    finally {
+      if (current.current === entry && entry.prompt.phase === 'request') { responding.current = false; setBusy(false); }
+    }
+  }, [assertCurrent, fail, selectedIds]);
+
+  return { review, selectedIds, setSelectedIds, busy, error, respond };
+}

application/state/usePluginHostInteractions.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import type { HostInteractionPrompt, HostInteractionResponse } from '@netcatty/plugin-contract';
+import type { HostInteractionPrompt, HostInteractionRequest, HostInteractionResponse } from '@netcatty/plugin-contract';
+import { readPluginTerminalSelection } from '../../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry';
 import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
 
 export function usePluginHostInteractions() {
-  const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState<HostInteractionPrompt | null>(null);
+  type UiPrompt = Omit<HostInteractionPrompt, 'request'> & { request: HostInteractionRequest };
+  const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState<UiPrompt | null>(null);
   const [value, setValue] = useState('');
   const [error, setError] = useState(false);
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
-  const current = useRef<HostInteractionPrompt | null>(null);
+  const current = useRef<UiPrompt | null>(null);
   const pending = useRef(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     const bridge = netcattyBridge.get();
@@ -17,8 +19,18 @@ export function usePluginHostInteractions() {
         if (current.current?.requestId !== event.requestId) return;
         current.current = null; setPrompt(null);
       } else {
-        current.current = event; setPrompt(event);
-        setValue(event.request.kind === 'input' ? event.request.initialValue ?? '' : '');
+        if (event.request.kind.startsWith('vault.')) return;
+        current.current = event as UiPrompt;
+        if (event.request.kind === 'terminal.selection.read' && event.phase === 'request') {
+          setPrompt(null);
+          try {
+            const selection = readPluginTerminalSelection(event.terminalSessionId ?? '', event.terminalRendererId ?? '');
+            void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: event.requestId, actionToken: event.actionToken, action: 'preview', value: selection }).catch(() => {
+              void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: event.requestId, actionToken: event.actionToken, action: 'cancel' }).catch(() => {});
+            });
+          } catch { void bridge.respondPluginInteraction?.({ requestId: event.requestId, actionToken: event.actionToken, action: 'cancel' }).catch(() => {}); }
+        } else setPrompt(event as UiPrompt);
+        setValue(event.request.kind === 'input' ? event.request.initialValue ?? '' : event.request.kind === 'terminal.input.propose' ? event.request.text : '');
       }
       pending.current = false; setBusy(false); setError(false);
     });
@@ -36,8 +48,11 @@ export function usePluginHostInteractions() {
     try {
       const bridge = netcattyBridge.require();
       if (!bridge.respondPluginInteraction) throw new Error('Host interactions unavailable');
+      const selection = action === 'preview' && active.request.kind === 'terminal.selection.read'
+        ? readPluginTerminalSelection(active.terminalSessionId ?? '', active.terminalRendererId ?? '') : undefined;
       const accepted = await bridge.respondPluginInteraction({
         requestId: active.requestId, actionToken: active.actionToken, action,
+        ...(selection === undefined ? {} : { value: selection }),
         ...(action === 'submit' && (active.request.kind === 'input' || active.request.kind === 'quickPick') ? { value } : {}),
       });
       if (!accepted && current.current?.actionToken === active.actionToken) {

application/state/usePluginPermissionPrompt.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { netcattyBridge } from '../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge';
+
+export function usePluginPermissionPrompt() {
+  const [prompts, setPrompts] = useState<NetcattyPluginPermissionPrompt[]>([]);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const active = useRef<NetcattyPluginPermissionPrompt | null>(null);
+  const prompt = prompts[0];
+  active.current = prompt ?? null;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const bridge = netcattyBridge.get();
+    if (!bridge?.onPluginPermission || !bridge.setPluginPermissionReady) return;
+    const unsubscribe = bridge.onPluginPermission((event) => {
+      setPrompts((previous) => 'closed' in event ? previous.filter((item) => item.requestId !== event.requestId)
+        : [...previous.filter((item) => item.requestId !== event.requestId), event]);
+      setBusy(false);
+    });
+    void bridge.setPluginPermissionReady(true).catch(() => {});
+    return () => { unsubscribe(); void bridge.setPluginPermissionReady?.(false).catch(() => {}); };
+  }, []);
+  const respond = async (decision: 'allow' | 'deny' | 'cancel') => {
+    if (!prompt || busy || active.current !== prompt) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const accepted = await netcattyBridge.require().respondPluginPermission?.({ requestId: prompt.requestId, actionToken: prompt.actionToken, decision });
+      if (!accepted) setPrompts((previous) => previous.filter((item) => item.requestId !== prompt.requestId));
+    } catch { setPrompts((previous) => previous.filter((item) => item.requestId !== prompt.requestId)); }
+    finally { setBusy(false); }
+  };
+  return { prompt, busy, respond };
+}

application/state/usePluginTerminalSelection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
+import { getTerminalSelectionForClipboard } from '../../components/terminal/normalizeTerminalSelection';
+import { publishTerminalSelectionTarget, registerTerminalSelectionSource } from '../../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry';
+
+type SelectionState = {
+  sessionId: string | null;
+  bootEpoch: number;
+  term: Terminal | null;
+  visible: boolean;
+  isFocusedPane: boolean | undefined;
+  connected: boolean;
+  sensitive: boolean;
+  normalize: boolean;
+  label: string;
+};
+
+// No retained snapshots, PTY adapter, recorder, or AI context reader enters here.
+export function createPluginTerminalSelectionSource(readState: () => SelectionState, instanceId: string) {
+  const target = () => {
+    const state = readState();
+    // Undefined means solo/Focus mode; only a visible selected split pane may use true.
+    if (state.visible !== true || state.isFocusedPane === false || state.connected !== true || state.sensitive !== false
+      || !state.sessionId || !state.term || state.term.element?.isConnected !== true) return null;
+    return { sessionId: state.sessionId, rendererId: `${instanceId}:${state.bootEpoch}`, label: state.label.slice(0, 160) || 'Terminal' };
+  };
+  return {
+    target,
+    read() {
+      if (!target()) throw new Error('The selected terminal is unavailable');
+      const { term, normalize } = readState();
+      const range = term!.getSelectionPosition();
+      // Refuse a large range before asking xterm to materialize its text.
+      if (!range || Math.abs(range.end.y - range.start.y) * term!.cols + Math.abs(range.end.x - range.start.x) > 4096) {
+        throw new Error('Select a bounded terminal range first');
+      }
+      return getTerminalSelectionForClipboard(term!, normalize);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function usePluginTerminalSelection(key: string, readState: () => SelectionState, lifecycle: string) {
+  const latest = useRef(readState);
+  latest.current = readState;
+  const instance = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  if (instance.current === null) instance.current = crypto.randomUUID();
+  useEffect(() => registerTerminalSelectionSource(key, createPluginTerminalSelectionSource(() => latest.current(), instance.current!)), [key]);
+  // The target getter reads current refs. Publication revokes old renderer/boot identities.
+  useEffect(() => { publishTerminalSelectionTarget(); }, [lifecycle]);
+}

application/state/usePluginViewLifecycle.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   resolvePluginViewWindowScope,
 } from './pluginViewScopes';
 import { usePluginContributions } from './usePluginContributions';
+import { observePluginHostSecurityVisibility } from './pluginHostSecurityVisibility';
 
 export const OPEN_PLUGIN_VIEW_EVENT = 'netcatty:open-plugin-view';
 
@@ -307,6 +308,17 @@ export function usePluginViewLifecycle({
     viewScopeId,
   ]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!instance || !mountRef.current) return;
+    let disposed = false;
+    const stop = observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(mountRef.current, (visible) => {
+      void setViewVisibility(instance.id, visible).catch(() => {
+        if (!disposed) void closeView(instance.id).catch(() => {});
+      });
+    });
+    return () => { disposed = true; stop(); };
+  }, [closeView, instance, setViewVisibility]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!instance || !mountRef.current) return;
     const update = () => {

application/state/useSettingsState.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import {
   STORAGE_KEY_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_PROXY_PROFILE,
   STORAGE_KEY_GLOBAL_HOTKEY_ENABLED,
   STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY,
+  STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR,
   STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT,
   STORAGE_KEY_AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED,
   STORAGE_KEY_WORKSPACE_FOCUS_STYLE,
@@ -645,6 +646,9 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     windowOpacityMutationSourceRef.current = 'local';
     setWindowOpacityRecord(toggleWindowOpacityRecord);
   }, []);
+  const [windowBackgroundBlur, setWindowBackgroundBlur] = useState<boolean>(() => {
+    return readStoredString(STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR) === 'true';
+  });
   const [appIconVariant, setAppIconVariantState] = useState<AppIconVariant>(() => {
     const stored = readStoredString(STORAGE_KEY_APP_ICON_VARIANT);
     return resolveAppIconVariant(stored ?? DEFAULT_APP_ICON_VARIANT);
@@ -1276,6 +1280,7 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     setIsHotkeyRecordingState,
     setGlobalHotkeyEnabled,
     setWindowOpacity: applyIncomingWindowOpacity,
+    setWindowBackgroundBlur,
     setAppIconVariant,
     setAutoUpdateEnabled,
     setAutoLaunchEnabled,
@@ -1298,12 +1303,18 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     setSshTransportIdleTtlMsState,
   });
 
-  // Detached sessions share opacity and the shortcut configuration needed to
-  // operate it. Keep general settings listeners and OS effects disabled there.
+  // Detached sessions share window chrome (opacity, background blur) and the
+  // shortcut configuration needed to operate it. Keep general settings
+  // listeners and OS effects disabled there.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (enableSettingsSync) return;
     const applySharedWindowSetting = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
       if (key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_OPACITY) applyIncomingWindowOpacity(value);
+      if (key === STORAGE_KEY_WINDOW_BACKGROUND_BLUR) {
+        // Storage events deliver the raw string; IPC delivers a boolean.
+        const incoming = typeof value === 'boolean' ? value : value === 'true';
+        setWindowBackgroundBlur(incoming);
+      }
       if (key === STORAGE_KEY_HOTKEY_SCHEME && (value === 'disabled' || value === 'mac' || value === 'pc')) {
         setHotkeyScheme(value);
       }
@@ -1377,7 +1388,7 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     sftpUseCompressedUpload, sftpSkipUnchanged, sftpAutoOpenSidebar, sftpFollowTerminalCwd, sftpDefaultViewMode,
     showRecentHosts, hostClickBehavior, showOnlyUngroupedHostsInRoot, showSftpTab, showHostTreeSidebar, terminalSidePanelAutoOpen, terminalSidePanelAutoOpenTab, localShellSidePanelAutoOpen, localShellSidePanelAutoOpenTab, shellOnlyTabNumberShortcuts, showTabNumberBadges, disableTerminalFontZoom, restorePreviousSession, restoreTerminalCwd, startupLanding,
     editorWordWrap, sessionLogsEnabled, sessionLogsDir, sessionLogsFormat, sessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, sshDebugLogsEnabled, sshDeepLinkEnabled, jmsDeepLinkEnabled, explorerContextMenuEnabled,
-    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, appIconVariant,
+    globalHotkeyEnabled, autoUpdateEnabled, windowOpacity, windowBackgroundBlur, appIconVariant,
     setTheme, setLightUiThemeId, setDarkUiThemeId, setAccentMode,
     applyIncomingCustomAccent,
     setCustomCSS, setUiFontFamilyId, setHotkeyScheme, setUiLanguage,
@@ -1387,7 +1398,7 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     setSftpUseCompressedUpload, setSftpSkipUnchanged, setSftpAutoOpenSidebar, setSftpFollowTerminalCwd, setSftpDefaultViewMode,
     setShowRecentHostsState, setHostClickBehaviorState, setShowOnlyUngroupedHostsInRootState, setShowSftpTabState, setShowHostTreeSidebarState, setTerminalSidePanelAutoOpenState, setTerminalSidePanelAutoOpenTabState, setLocalShellSidePanelAutoOpenState, setLocalShellSidePanelAutoOpenTabState, setShellOnlyTabNumberShortcutsState, setShowTabNumberBadgesState, setDisableTerminalFontZoomState, setRestorePreviousSessionState, setRestoreTerminalCwdState, setStartupLandingState,
     setEditorWordWrapState, setSessionLogsEnabled, setSessionLogsDir, setSessionLogsFormat, setSessionLogsTimestampsEnabled, setSshDebugLogsEnabled, setSshDeepLinkEnabledState: applyIncomingSshDeepLinkEnabled, setJmsDeepLinkEnabledState: applyIncomingJmsDeepLinkEnabled, setExplorerContextMenuEnabledState: applyIncomingExplorerContextMenuEnabled,
-    setGlobalHotkeyEnabled, setWindowOpacity: applyIncomingWindowOpacity, setAppIconVariant, setAutoUpdateEnabled, setWorkspaceFocusStyleState,
+    setGlobalHotkeyEnabled, setWindowOpacity: applyIncomingWindowOpacity, setWindowBackgroundBlur, setAppIconVariant, setAutoUpdateEnabled, setWorkspaceFocusStyleState,
     setSftpTransferConcurrencyState, setSshTransportIdleTtlMsState,
     applyIncomingCustomKeyBindings, mergeIncomingTerminalSettings,
   });
@@ -1896,6 +1907,7 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     autoLaunchEnabled,
     windowOpacityRecord,
     windowOpacityMutationSourceRef,
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
     appIconVariant,
     autoUpdateEnabled,
     httpNetworkProxy,
@@ -2276,6 +2288,8 @@ export const useSettingsState = (options: { enableSettingsSync?: boolean; enable
     windowOpacity,
     setWindowOpacity,
     toggleWindowOpacity,
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
+    setWindowBackgroundBlur,
     appIconVariant,
     setAppIconVariant,
     rehydrateAllFromStorage,

application/state/useTerminalBackend.ts

@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export const useTerminalBackend = () => {
       contextViewportSnapshot: string;
       contextScrollbackSnapshot: string;
       alternateScreen: boolean;
+      perCharacterInput?: boolean;
       kittyKeyboardModeState?: NetcattyKittyKeyboardModeState;
       kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled?: boolean;
     },

application/state/useVaultState.inputCompatibility.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import React from "react";
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from "react-test-renderer";
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+import { installBrowserLockFixture } from "../testSupport/browserLockFixture";
+import type { Host } from "../../domain/models";
+import { STORAGE_KEY_HOSTS } from "../../infrastructure/config/storageKeys";
+
+// Exercise actual vault save/load/JSON import and sync boundaries, including
+// the asynchronous encrypted-field adapter (without a native safeStorage key).
+test("host input choices survive save, restart, duplicate, backup and cloud sync", async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM("", { url: "http://localhost" });
+  const globals = ["window", "localStorage", "CustomEvent", "IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT", "navigator"];
+  const previous = new Map(globals.map(key => [key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key)]));
+  Object.defineProperties(globalThis, {
+    window: { value: dom.window, configurable: true },
+    localStorage: { value: dom.window.localStorage, configurable: true },
+    CustomEvent: { value: dom.window.CustomEvent, configurable: true },
+    IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: { value: true, configurable: true },
+  });
+  installBrowserLockFixture();
+  const { useVaultState } = await import("./useVaultState");
+  const { buildSyncPayload, applySyncPayload, buildLocalVaultPayload, applyLocalVaultPayload } = await import("../syncPayload");
+  const { buildVaultHostFromDraft } = await import("../../domain/vaultHostCreate");
+  const legacy: Host = { id: "legacy", label: "Legacy", hostname: "localhost", username: "agent", protocol: "ssh", tags: [], os: "linux" };
+  dom.window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY_HOSTS, JSON.stringify([legacy]));
+  let state: ReturnType<typeof useVaultState>;
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | undefined;
+  const Probe = () => { state = useVaultState({ syncConnectionLogTerminalData: false }); return null; };
+  const mount = async () => {
+    await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Probe)); });
+    for (let attempt = 0; !state!.isInitialized && attempt < 50; attempt++) {
+      await act(async () => { await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10)); });
+    }
+    assert.equal(state!.isInitialized, true);
+    await act(async () => { await state!.readPersistedHosts(); });
+  };
+  const choices = () => state!.hosts.map(host => [host.id, host.sshInputCompatibility]);
+  try {
+    await mount();
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["legacy", true]]);
+    const created = buildVaultHostFromDraft({ hostname: "new.example.test", username: "agent" });
+    if (created.ok === false) throw Error(created.error);
+    assert.equal(created.ok, true);
+    const standard = { ...created.host, id: "standard" };
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([...state!.hosts, standard]); });
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["legacy", true], ["standard", false]]);
+    const duplicate = { ...state!.hosts[0], id: "copy", label: "Legacy copy" };
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([...state!.hosts, duplicate]); });
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+    await mount();
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["legacy", true], ["standard", false], ["copy", true]]);
+    // A later deliberate false must survive migration, including another boot.
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts(state!.hosts.map(host => host.id === "legacy" ? { ...host, sshInputCompatibility: false } : host)); });
+    const expected = [["legacy", false], ["standard", false], ["copy", true]];
+    const exported = JSON.stringify(state!.exportData());
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([]); await state!.importDataFromString(exported); });
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), expected);
+    // Use the real sync payload builder and apply importer, not JSON alone.
+    const cloud = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(buildSyncPayload({ ...state!.exportData(), identities: state!.identities, knownHosts: state!.knownHosts })));
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([]); await applySyncPayload(cloud, { importVaultData: state!.importDataFromString }); });
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), expected);
+    const backup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(buildLocalVaultPayload({ ...state!.exportData(), identities: state!.identities, knownHosts: state!.knownHosts })));
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([]); await applyLocalVaultPayload(backup, { importVaultData: state!.importDataFromString }); });
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), expected);
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+    await mount();
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), expected);
+    assert.deepEqual((await state!.readPersistedHosts()).map(host => [host.id, host.sshInputCompatibility]), expected);
+    // Older cloud snapshots enter through the same per-record migration.
+    cloud.hosts = [{ ...legacy, id: "cloud-legacy" }];
+    await act(async () => { await applySyncPayload(cloud, { importVaultData: state!.importDataFromString }); });
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["cloud-legacy", true]]);
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts(state!.hosts.map(host => ({ ...host, sshInputCompatibility: false }))); });
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+    await mount();
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["cloud-legacy", false]]);
+    // These drafts enter HostDetailsPanel as initialData, then the real vault
+    // save/normalization path. They must not be mistaken for legacy records.
+    const { buildSshDeepLinkHostDraft, parseSshDeepLink } = await import("../../domain/sshDeepLink");
+    const { normalizePluginImporterRecords } = await import("../../domain/pluginImporter");
+    const linkDraft = buildSshDeepLinkHostDraft(parseSshDeepLink("ssh://agent@new.test")!, { id: "new-link", now: 1 });
+    const imported = normalizePluginImporterRecords([undefined, false, true].map(choice => ({
+      type: "draft" as const, draft: { kind: "host" as const, value: {
+        hostname: `import-${choice}.test`, protocol: "ssh",
+        ...(choice === undefined ? {} : { sshInputCompatibility: choice }),
+      } },
+    })));
+    assert.deepEqual(imported.errors, []);
+    const explicitCopy = { ...imported.hosts[2], id: "copy-explicit-input" };
+    const drafts = [linkDraft, ...imported.hosts, explicitCopy];
+    const draftChoices = drafts.map(host => [host.id, host.sshInputCompatibility]);
+    assert.deepEqual(drafts.map(host => host.sshInputCompatibility), [false, false, false, true, true]);
+    await act(async () => { await state!.updateHosts([...state!.hosts, ...drafts]); });
+    await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+    await mount();
+    assert.deepEqual(choices(), [["cloud-legacy", false], ...draftChoices]);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => { renderer?.unmount(); });
+    dom.window.close();
+    for (const key of globals) {
+      const descriptor = previous.get(key);
+      if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor);
+      else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+    }
+  }
+});

application/state/useVaultState.ts

@@ -776,6 +776,13 @@ export const useVaultState = (options?: UseVaultStateOptions) => {
     }
   }, [waitForPendingVaultWrites]);
 
+  // Host-owned action guards need the synchronous mutation snapshot, including
+  // edits that React has not published yet. This accessor never crosses RPC.
+  const readCurrentHostActionState = useCallback(() => ({
+    hosts: hostsRef.current, groupConfigs: groupConfigsRef.current, snippets: snippetsRef.current,
+    managedSources: managedSourcesRef.current,
+  }), []);
+
   const updateKeys = useCallback((data: SSHKey[]) => {
     const cleaned = normalizeVaultOrder(data);
     setKeys(cleaned);
@@ -1248,6 +1255,7 @@ export const useVaultState = (options?: UseVaultStateOptions) => {
     updateGroupConfigs?: (current: GroupConfig[]) => GroupConfig[],
     expectedHosts?: Host[],
     lock?: VaultLockHandle | null,
+    assertAuthorized?: () => void | Promise<void>,
   ): Promise<
     | {
       status: "persisted";
@@ -1322,6 +1330,10 @@ export const useVaultState = (options?: UseVaultStateOptions) => {
         encryptHosts(cleanedHosts),
         encryptGroupConfigs(nextGroupConfigs),
       ]);
+      // Optional plugin draft guard: runtime/source/revoke/lock authority must
+      // still hold after encryption, immediately before the existing atomic
+      // persistence boundary. Ordinary imports retain their existing behavior.
+      if (assertAuthorized) await assertAuthorized();
       if (
         version !== hostsWriteVersion.current
         || groupConfigsVersion !== groupConfigsWriteVersion.current
@@ -1570,6 +1582,7 @@ export const useVaultState = (options?: UseVaultStateOptions) => {
       group: "",
       tags: [],
       protocol: "ssh",
+      sshInputCompatibility: false,
       order: getNextVaultOrder(hosts),
     };
 
@@ -2519,6 +2532,7 @@ export const useVaultState = (options?: UseVaultStateOptions) => {
     groupConfigs,
     updateHosts,
     readPersistedHosts,
+    readCurrentHostActionState,
     updateKeys,
     importOrReuseKey,
     updateIdentities,

build/installer.nsh

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+!macro customInit
+  ; #3946: external MCP hosts launch Netcatty.exe with ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1
+  ; via netcatty-external-mcp.cmd. Those processes can outlive the host UI as
+  ; orphans and keep $INSTDIR locked, so the in-app updater hangs (AppHangB1).
+  ; Force-kill leftover Netcatty.exe before files are replaced. Do not pass /T:
+  ; electron-updater spawns this installer as a child of the UI Netcatty.exe,
+  ; and /T would terminate the installer itself. Ignore a missing process.
+  nsExec::ExecToLog "taskkill /F /IM Netcatty.exe"
+  Pop $0
+!macroend
+
 !macro customInstall
   ; Open a selected folder in a new Netcatty local terminal.
   ; Args go after `--` so Electron/Chromium does not swallow them. Use

components/HostDetailsAdvancedSections.tsx

@@ -503,6 +503,19 @@ export const HostDetailsAdvancedSections: React.FC<HostDetailsAdvancedSectionsPr
             enabled={!!form.showLineTimestamps}
             onToggle={() => update("showLineTimestamps", !form.showLineTimestamps)}
           />
+          {(form.protocol === undefined || form.protocol === "ssh") && !form.moshEnabled && !form.etEnabled && (
+            <>
+              <ToggleRow
+                label={t("hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility")}
+                hint={t("hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.desc")}
+                enabled={form.sshInputCompatibility ?? true}
+                onToggle={() => update("sshInputCompatibility", !(form.sshInputCompatibility ?? true))}
+              />
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {t("hostDetails.sshInputCompatibility.reconnect")}
+              </p>
+            </>
+          )}
           <HostDetailsSettingRow label={t("hostDetails.backspaceBehavior")}>
             <Select
               value={form.backspaceBehavior ?? "default"}

components/HostDetailsPanel.tsx

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ const HostDetailsPanel: React.FC<HostDetailsPanelPropsWithResize> = ({
         os: "linux",
         authMethod: undefined,
         authPolicyVersion: 1,
+        sshInputCompatibility: false,
         charset: groupDefaults?.charset ? undefined : "UTF-8",
         distroMode: "auto",
         createdAt: Date.now(),

components/KeyboardInteractiveModal.remember.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import React from "react";
+import type { Host, Identity } from "../types";
+import { handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl } from "../application/app/AppHandlers";
+import { createTerminalSessionStarters } from "./terminal/runtime/createTerminalSessionStarters";
+import { createPromptLineBreakState } from "./terminal/runtime/promptLineBreak";
+import { createDomRenderer, dispatchDomEvent, installDomEnvironment } from "./test-support/renderReactDom";
+
+const noop = () => {};
+
+test("KI remember input preserves the reconnect account and leaves shared hosts unchanged", async (t) => {
+  const dom = installDomEnvironment();
+  const globals = {
+    MutationObserver: dom.window.MutationObserver,
+    NodeFilter: dom.window.NodeFilter,
+    HTMLInputElement: dom.window.HTMLInputElement,
+    localStorage: dom.window.localStorage,
+  };
+  const previous = new Map(Object.keys(globals).map((key) => [key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key)]));
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(globals)) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, value });
+  const { KeyboardInteractiveModal } = await import("./KeyboardInteractiveModal");
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import("../application/i18n/I18nProvider");
+  const renderer = await createDomRenderer(dom.document);
+  try {
+    for (const scenario of [
+      { name: "differing usernames", hostUsername: "old-account", identityUsername: "fixtureki", remember: true },
+      { name: "blank host username", hostUsername: "", identityUsername: "fixtureki", remember: true },
+      { name: "blank identity username", hostUsername: "fixtureki", identityUsername: "  ", remember: true },
+      { name: "no identity", hostUsername: "fixtureki", identityUsername: undefined, remember: true },
+      { name: "remember unchecked", hostUsername: "old-account", identityUsername: "fixtureki", remember: false },
+      { name: "secondary password", hostUsername: "old-account", identityUsername: "fixtureki", remember: true, allowSavePassword: false },
+    ]) {
+      await t.test(scenario.name, async () => {
+        const identity: Identity = {
+          id: "shared", label: "Fixture", username: scenario.identityUsername ?? "",
+          authMethod: "password", password: "fixture-old", created: 0,
+        };
+        const identities = scenario.identityUsername === undefined ? [] : [identity];
+        const originalIdentity = { ...identity };
+        const host: Host = {
+          id: "changed", label: "Fixture", hostname: "127.0.0.1", username: scenario.hostUsername,
+          tags: [], os: "linux", protocol: "ssh", authMethod: "password",
+          password: "fixture-host-old", savePassword: false,
+          ...(identities.length ? { identityId: identity.id } : {}),
+        };
+        const otherHost = { ...host, id: "unchanged", label: "Other fixture" };
+        let hosts = [host, otherHost];
+        let updates = 0;
+        const request = {
+          requestId: `ki-${scenario.name}`, sessionId: "fixture-session", hostname: host.hostname,
+          name: "Password expiry", instructions: "", prompts: [{ prompt: "New password:", echo: false }],
+          allowSavePassword: scenario.allowSavePassword ?? true,
+        };
+        let queue = [request];
+        const responses: unknown[][] = [];
+        await renderer.render(
+          <I18nProvider locale="en">
+            <KeyboardInteractiveModal request={request} onCancel={() => false}
+              onSubmit={(requestId, values, savePassword) => handleKeyboardInteractiveSubmitImpl(() => ({
+                hosts, identities, keyboardInteractiveQueue: queue,
+                sessions: [{ id: "fixture-session", hostId: host.id, hostname: host.hostname }],
+                netcattyBridge: { get: () => ({ respondKeyboardInteractive: (...args: unknown[]) => {
+                  responses.push(args);
+                  return { success: true };
+                } }) },
+                setKeyboardInteractiveQueue: (updater: (items: typeof queue) => typeof queue) => { queue = updater(queue); },
+                updateHosts: (next: Host[]) => { updates += 1; hosts = next; },
+                t: (key: string) => key, toast: { error: (message: string) => assert.fail(message) },
+              }), requestId, values, savePassword)} />
+          </I18nProvider>,
+        );
+        const input = dom.document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("#ki-prompt-0");
+        assert.ok(input);
+        Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(dom.window.HTMLInputElement.prototype, "value")!.set!.call(input, "fixture-new");
+        await dispatchDomEvent(input, new dom.window.Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+        const checkbox = dom.document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[type="checkbox"]');
+        if (scenario.allowSavePassword === false) assert.equal(checkbox, null);
+        else {
+          assert.ok(checkbox);
+          assert.equal(checkbox.checked, false);
+          if (scenario.remember) await dispatchDomEvent(checkbox, new dom.window.MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+        }
+        const submit = [...dom.document.querySelectorAll("button")].find((button) => button.textContent === "Submit");
+        assert.ok(submit);
+        await dispatchDomEvent(submit, new dom.window.MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+        assert.deepEqual(responses, [[request.requestId, ["fixture-new"], false]]);
+        assert.deepEqual(queue, []);
+        const saved = scenario.remember && scenario.allowSavePassword !== false;
+        assert.equal(updates, saved ? 1 : 0);
+        assert.equal(hosts[0].identityId, saved && identities.length ? "" : host.identityId);
+        assert.equal(hosts[0].password, saved ? "fixture-new" : host.password);
+        assert.equal(hosts[0].savePassword, saved);
+        assert.equal(hosts[1], otherHost);
+        assert.deepEqual(identity, originalIdentity);
+
+        // Exercise the reconnect launcher that builds the actual SSH bridge request.
+        for (const [index, candidate] of hosts.entries()) {
+          let started: { username: string; password?: string } | undefined;
+          const ctx = {
+            host: candidate, identities, keys: [], knownHosts: [], resolvedChainHosts: [],
+            sessionId: `reconnect-${index}`, terminalSettings: {},
+            sessionRef: { current: null }, hasConnectedRef: { current: true },
+            hasRunStartupCommandRef: { current: true }, disposeDataRef: { current: null },
+            disposeExitRef: { current: null }, fitAddonRef: { current: null },
+            serializeAddonRef: { current: null }, pendingAuthRef: { current: null },
+            promptLineBreakStateRef: { current: createPromptLineBreakState() }, sudoAutofillRef: { current: null },
+            updateStatus: noop, setStatus: noop, setError: noop, setNeedsAuth: noop,
+            setAuthRetryMessage: noop, setAuthPassword: noop, setProgressLogs: noop,
+            setProgressValue: noop, setChainProgress: noop,
+            terminalBackend: {
+              backendAvailable: () => true,
+              startSSHSession: async (options: { username: string; password?: string }) => { started = options; return `reconnect-${index}`; },
+              onSessionData: () => noop, onSessionExit: () => noop, onChainProgress: () => noop,
+              writeToSession: noop, resizeSession: noop,
+            },
+          };
+          await createTerminalSessionStarters(ctx as never).startSSH({
+            cols: 80, rows: 24, write: noop, writeln: noop, scrollToBottom: noop,
+          } as never);
+          assert.ok(started);
+          assert.equal(started.username, scenario.identityUsername?.trim() || scenario.hostUsername);
+          assert.equal(started.password, saved && index === 0 ? "fixture-new" : identities.length ? "fixture-old" : "fixture-host-old");
+        }
+        // A fresh request resets the checkbox and submitting state for the next case.
+        await renderer.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><KeyboardInteractiveModal request={null} onSubmit={() => false} onCancel={() => false} /></I18nProvider>);
+      });
+    }
+  } finally {
+    await renderer.unmount();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) {
+      if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor);
+      else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+    }
+    dom.cleanup();
+  }
+});

components/PluginAIContextHost.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { EventEmitter, once } from 'node:events';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+test('cold plugin host reaches the local fixture through the actual main provider allowlist without the AI sidebar', { timeout: 20_000 }, async (t) => {
+  // JSDOM + the in-process runtime prove app wiring; they are not native sandbox
+  // evidence. All state is synthetic, with no real provider, key, Note or host.
+  const rootPath = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..');
+  const fixtureRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'netcatty-ai-ui-'));
+  const oldTmp = process.env.TMPDIR; process.env.TMPDIR = fixtureRoot;
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'HTMLSelectElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'MutationObserver', 'CustomEvent', 'Event', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MouseEvent', 'DocumentFragment']) {
+    install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  }
+  install('localStorage', dom.window.localStorage);
+  install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { PluginAIContextHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginAIContextHost');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { publishNotesSnapshot, getNotesSnapshot } = await import('../application/state/notesStore');
+  const { registerAppAppLockRuntime, getAppAppLockRuntime } = await import('../application/state/appRuntimeBridge');
+  const { STORAGE_KEY_AI_PROVIDERS, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_PROVIDER, STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL } = await import('../infrastructure/config/storageKeys');
+  const { createAssistantProviderFixture } = await import('../scripts/plugin-assistant-provider-fixture.mjs');
+  const { createPluginHostService } = require('../electron/plugins/hostService.cjs');
+  const { inProcessBrowserRuntime } = require('../electron/plugins/fixtures/inProcessBrowserRuntime.cjs');
+  const { createPreloadApi } = require('../electron/preload/api.cjs');
+  const aiBridge = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge.cjs');
+  const { registerProviderHandlers } = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge/providerHandlers.cjs');
+  const { server, counts } = createAssistantProviderFixture({ delayMs: 25 });
+  const oldNotes = getNotesSnapshot(); const oldLock = getAppAppLockRuntime();
+  let service: ReturnType<typeof createPluginHostService> | undefined;
+  let panel: JSDOM | undefined;
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  let locked = false; let contentAllowed = false;
+  const lockListeners = new Set<(state: { locked: boolean }) => void>();
+  const reviews: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+  const trustedPayloads: unknown[] = [];
+  const streamResults: Array<{ ok: boolean; statusCode?: number; allowlistRejected: boolean }> = [];
+  const providerSyncs: Array<{ count: number; selectedPresent: boolean }> = [];
+  const sdkErrorNames: string[] = [];
+  let diagnosticPhase = 'setup';
+  const originalConsoleError = console.error;
+  // node:sqlite was imported above. Node 22 delivers its ExperimentalWarning
+  // asynchronously through console.error. Let module warnings reach normal
+  // stderr before observing SDK/renderer errors; do not suppress that warning.
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+  // The expected pre-fix SDK error contains request details. Keep diagnostics
+  // categorical even on the failing-before path; never print payloads/headers.
+  console.error = (value: unknown) => {
+    let category = 'unknown';
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && /not wrapped in act/.test(value)) category = 'react-act-warning';
+    else if (typeof value === 'string' && /act.*environment|environment.*act/.test(value)) category = 'react-act-environment';
+    else if (typeof value === 'string' && /ExperimentalWarning: SQLite is an experimental feature/.test(value)) category = 'node-sqlite-experimental';
+    else if (typeof value === 'string') category = 'other-string';
+    else if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+      const name = (value as { name?: unknown }).name;
+      if (typeof name === 'string' && ['AbortError', 'AI_APICallError', 'AI_LoadAPIKeyError', 'TypeError', 'Error'].includes(name)) category = name;
+    }
+    sdkErrorNames.push(`${diagnosticPhase}:${category}`);
+  };
+  t.after(() => { console.error = originalConsoleError; });
+  try {
+    server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1'); await once(server, 'listening');
+    const address = server.address(); assert.ok(address && typeof address !== 'string');
+    const endpoint = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/v1`;
+    const ipcHandlers = new Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => unknown>();
+    const ipcRenderer = new EventEmitter() as EventEmitter & { invoke: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => Promise<unknown> };
+    const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { id: 1, isDestroyed: () => false, send: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => {
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:plugins:ai-host-request') trustedPayloads.push(structuredClone(payload));
+      ipcRenderer.emit(channel, {}, structuredClone(payload));
+    } });
+    const mainWindow = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isDestroyed: () => false, isVisible: () => true, isFocused: () => true });
+    const providerContext = {
+      ipcMain: { handle: (channel: string, handler: (...args: unknown[]) => unknown) => ipcHandlers.set(channel, handler) },
+      providerConfigs: [] as Array<{ id: string; baseURL?: string; apiKey?: string }>, webSearchApiHost: null,
+      validateSender: (event: { sender: unknown }) => event.sender === sender,
+      validateSenderOrSettings: (event: { sender: unknown }) => event.sender === sender,
+      // Only credential injection is synthetic. Admission, sync and the HTTP
+      // transport are the production implementations, not a direct-fetch seam.
+      injectApiKeyIntoRequest: (url: string, headers: Record<string, string>, providerId: string) => {
+        const config = providerContext.providerConfigs.find((item) => item.id === providerId);
+        return { url, headers: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(headers).map(([key, value]) =>
+          [key, config?.apiKey ? value.replace('__IPC_SECURED__', config.apiKey) : value])) };
+      },
+      shouldSkipTLSVerify: () => false,
+      streamRequest: aiBridge._streamRequestForTests,
+    };
+    registerProviderHandlers(providerContext);
+    assert.equal(providerContext.providerConfigs.length, 0);
+    ipcRenderer.invoke = async (channel, payload) => {
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:ai:chat:stream') {
+        const request = payload as { url: string; headers: Record<string, string>; body: string; requestId: string };
+        assert.equal(new URL(request.url).origin, new URL(endpoint).origin);
+        assert.doesNotMatch(JSON.stringify(request), /fixture-only/);
+      }
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:ai:chat:cancel') return aiBridge.cancelPluginAIStreamsForSender(sender) > 0;
+      const handler = ipcHandlers.get(channel);
+      assert.ok(handler, `Unexpected trusted IPC: ${channel}`);
+      const result = await handler({ sender }, structuredClone(payload));
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:ai:sync-providers') providerSyncs.push({ count: providerContext.providerConfigs.length,
+        selectedPresent: providerContext.providerConfigs.some((item) => item.id === 'qa-provider') });
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:ai:chat:stream') {
+        const status = result as { ok: boolean; statusCode?: number; error?: string };
+        streamResults.push({ ok: status.ok, statusCode: status.statusCode, allowlistRejected: status.error === 'URL host is not in the allowed list' });
+      }
+      return result;
+    };
+    const api = createPreloadApi({ ipcRenderer, webUtils: {} });
+    Object.defineProperty(dom.window, 'netcatty', { value: api });
+    const syntheticNote = { id: 'synthetic-note', title: 'Synthetic retry plan', content: 'Synthetic retry plan: add a retry button.', createdAt: 1, updatedAt: 1 };
+    publishNotesSnapshot({ notes: [syntheticNote], noteGroups: [] });
+    registerAppAppLockRuntime({ locked: false } as NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof getAppAppLockRuntime>>);
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY_AI_PROVIDERS, JSON.stringify([
+      { id: 'qa-provider', name: 'QA fixture', providerId: 'custom', enabled: true, baseURL: endpoint, defaultModel: 'deterministic-fixture', apiKey: 'fixture-only' },
+      { id: 'qa-secondary', name: 'Synthetic secondary', providerId: 'custom', enabled: true, baseURL: 'https://secondary.invalid/v1', defaultModel: 'synthetic', apiKey: 'secondary-fixture-marker' },
+    ]));
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_PROVIDER, 'qa-provider');
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL, 'deterministic-fixture');
+    service = createPluginHostService({
+      app: { getAppPath: () => rootPath, getPath: () => fixtureRoot, getVersion: () => '0.0.0' }, env: {},
+      getInteractionWindow: () => mainWindow, isAppLocked: () => locked,
+      subscribeAppLock: (listener: (state: { locked: boolean }) => void) => { lockListeners.add(listener); return () => lockListeners.delete(listener); },
+      electron: { ipcMain: { handle: (name: string, handler: (...args: unknown[]) => unknown) => ipcHandlers.set(name, handler), removeHandler: (name: string) => ipcHandlers.delete(name) },
+        dialog: { showMessageBox: async (_window: unknown, options: Record<string, unknown>) => { reviews.push(options); return { response: 1 }; } } },
+      requestPermissionDecision: async (request: { requestId: string; permission: string; relatedPermissions?: Array<{ permission: string }> }) => (request.permission === 'context.selected.read' || request.relatedPermissions?.some((item) => item.permission === 'context.selected.read')) && !contentAllowed
+        ? { requestId: request.requestId, decision: 'deny' }
+        : { requestId: request.requestId, decision: 'allow', scope: request.permission === 'context.selected.read' ? 'once' : 'application' },
+    });
+    service.runtimeSupervisor.runtimeFactories.browser = inProcessBrowserRuntime;
+    await service.manager.initialize();
+    const staging = path.join(fixtureRoot, 'package'); fs.mkdirSync(path.join(staging, 'dist'), { recursive: true });
+    const sample = path.join(rootPath, 'examples/plugins/assistant');
+    for (const file of ['netcatty.plugin.json', 'panel.html', 'panel.css', 'panel.js', 'README.md']) fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, file), path.join(staging, file));
+    fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, 'src/index.js'), path.join(staging, 'dist/index.js'));
+    const { buildPluginPackage } = await import('@netcatty/plugin-cli');
+    const archive = path.join(fixtureRoot, 'assistant.ncpkg'); await buildPluginPackage(staging, archive);
+    service.database.setPermissionMode('com.netcatty.assistant', 'context.selected.read', 'ask');
+    await service.manager.install(archive, { enable: true });
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAIContextHost sessions={[]} workspaces={[]} /></I18nProvider>));
+    const waitFor = async (condition: () => boolean) => {
+      const deadline = Date.now() + 5000;
+      while (!condition()) {
+        if (Date.now() >= deadline) throw Error('Connected host UI state timed out');
+        await act(async () => { await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5)); });
+      }
+    };
+    panel = new JSDOM(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sample, 'panel.html'), 'utf8'), { runScripts: 'outside-only' });
+    Object.defineProperty(panel.window, 'netcattyView', { value: {
+      executeCommand: async (command: string, args: unknown) => structuredClone(await service!.contributionService.executeCommand(command, structuredClone(args))),
+      onDidReceiveMessage: () => ({ dispose() {} }),
+    } });
+    diagnosticPhase = 'initial-selection';
+    await act(async () => panel!.window.eval(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sample, 'panel.js'), 'utf8')));
+    await waitFor(() => document.getElementById('plugin-ai-note') !== null);
+    const noteChoice = document.getElementById('plugin-ai-note') as HTMLSelectElement;
+    assert.equal(noteChoice.options.length, 2);
+    await act(async () => { noteChoice.value = syntheticNote.id; noteChoice.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true })); });
+    await act(async () => { Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find((button) => button.textContent === 'Share selected summaries')!.click(); });
+    const element = (id: string) => panel!.window.document.getElementById(id)!;
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Ready');
+    assert.match(element('model').textContent!, /QA fixture/);
+    const reference = element('context') as HTMLSelectElement;
+    assert.equal(reference.value, ''); assert.equal(reference.options.length, 2);
+    assert.notEqual(reference.options[1].value, syntheticNote.id); reference.value = reference.options[1].value;
+    const send = () => element('compose').dispatchEvent(new panel!.window.Event('submit', { cancelable: true }));
+    diagnosticPhase = 'deny-content';
+    send(); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Request ended'));
+    assert.equal(counts.requests, 0); assert.equal(reviews.length, 0);
+    contentAllowed = true;
+    diagnosticPhase = 'complete-stream';
+    send(); await waitFor(() => counts.completed === 1 || streamResults.some((result) => !result.ok));
+    assert.deepEqual(streamResults.at(-1), { ok: true, statusCode: 200, allowlistRejected: false },
+      'Cold plugin startup must synchronize host providers before the main allowlist admits transport');
+    assert.ok(providerSyncs.some((sync) => sync.selectedPresent && sync.count === 2), 'Preserve other host-configured providers in the shared registry');
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Complete');
+    assert.equal(reviews.length, 0, 'content policy must not open a second native sharing review');
+    assert.equal(counts.completed, 1); assert.match(element('response').textContent!, /Synthetic plan/); assert.match(element('usage').textContent!, /12 input tokens/);
+    diagnosticPhase = 'stop-stream';
+    send(); await waitFor(() => element('response').textContent!.startsWith('Synthetic plan: '));
+    element('stop').dispatchEvent(new panel.window.Event('click'));
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Stopped' && counts.aborted === 1);
+    const stoppedText = element('response').textContent; await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50)); assert.equal(element('response').textContent, stoppedText);
+    diagnosticPhase = 'lock-stream';
+    send(); await waitFor(() => element('response').textContent!.startsWith('Synthetic plan: '));
+    locked = true; registerAppAppLockRuntime({ locked: true } as NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof getAppAppLockRuntime>>);
+    for (const listener of lockListeners) listener({ locked: true });
+    await waitFor(() => counts.aborted === 2 && service!.aiContextService.broker.turns.size === 0);
+    assert.equal(aiBridge._getActiveStreamCountForTests(), 0);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(JSON.stringify(trustedPayloads), /fixture-only|secondary-fixture-marker|apiKey|privateOwner|permissionMode|mcp/);
+    assert.deepEqual(sdkErrorNames, []);
+  } finally {
+    console.error = originalConsoleError;
+    // JSDOM.close does not deliver the browser pagehide lifecycle. Invalidate
+    // the sample's pending callbacks before teardown closes its document.
+    if (panel) { panel.window.dispatchEvent(new panel.window.Event('pagehide')); panel.window.close(); }
+    await act(async () => root.unmount());
+    await service?.manager.shutdown(); aiBridge.cleanup();
+    publishNotesSnapshot(oldNotes); registerAppAppLockRuntime(oldLock);
+    server.closeAllConnections(); await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));
+    dom.window.close();
+    for (const [key, value] of previous) { if (value) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, value); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+    if (oldTmp === undefined) delete process.env.TMPDIR; else process.env.TMPDIR = oldTmp;
+    fs.rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});

components/PluginGlobalAgentHost.test.tsx

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+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { EventEmitter, once } from 'node:events';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+test('installed global Chat UI reuses actual Catty runtime, configured HTTP transport and selected worker dispatch', { timeout: 30_000 }, async () => {
+  // This Node/JSDOM harness proves installed app wiring, not a native sandbox or
+  // real model/Claude acceptance. No real shell, remote host or credentials.
+  const rootPath = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..');
+  const directory = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'netcatty-global-agent-ui-'));
+  const oldTmp = process.env.TMPDIR; process.env.TMPDIR = directory;
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => { previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key)); Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value }); };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'HTMLSelectElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'MutationObserver', 'CustomEvent', 'Event', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MouseEvent', 'DocumentFragment']) install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  install('localStorage', dom.window.localStorage); install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window)); install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window)); install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react'); const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { PluginAgentHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginAgentHost');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { registerAppAppLockRuntime, getAppAppLockRuntime } = await import('../application/state/appRuntimeBridge');
+  const keys = await import('../infrastructure/config/storageKeys');
+  const { createGlobalAgentProviderFixture } = await import('../scripts/plugin-global-agent-provider-fixture.mjs');
+  const { createPluginHostService } = require('../electron/plugins/hostService.cjs');
+  const { inProcessBrowserRuntime } = require('../electron/plugins/fixtures/inProcessBrowserRuntime.cjs');
+  const { createPreloadApi } = require('../electron/preload/api.cjs');
+  const { registerProviderHandlers } = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge/providerHandlers.cjs');
+  const { registerCattyExecHandlers } = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge/cattyExecHandlers.cjs');
+  const { registerAgentProcessHandlers } = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge/agentProcessHandlers.cjs');
+  const { registerPrivacyHandlers } = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge/privacyHandlers.cjs');
+  const aiBridge = require('../electron/bridges/aiBridge.cjs'); const mcp = require('../electron/bridges/mcpServerBridge.cjs');
+  const privacy = require('../electron/shared/aiPrivacyService.cjs');
+  const { server, counts } = createGlobalAgentProviderFixture({ delayMs: 30 });
+  const oldLock = getAppAppLockRuntime(); const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  let service: ReturnType<typeof createPluginHostService> | undefined; let panel: JSDOM | undefined;
+  const errors: string[] = []; const originalError = console.error;
+  let phase = 'setup';
+  // Flush the known Node sqlite import warning before observing safe categories.
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+  console.error = (value: unknown) => { errors.push(`${phase}:${typeof value === 'string' && value === '[Plugin Agent] Turn unavailable' ? 'DELEGATED_TURN_UNAVAILABLE' : typeof value === 'string' && /not wrapped in act/.test(value) ? 'REACT_ACT_WARNING' : 'SDK_OR_RENDERER_ERROR'}`); };
+  try {
+    privacy.configure({ enabled: false }); server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1'); await once(server, 'listening');
+    const address = server.address(); assert.ok(address && typeof address !== 'string'); const endpoint = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/v1`;
+    const handlers = new Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => unknown>();
+    const ipcMain = { handle: (name: string, handler: (...args: unknown[]) => unknown) => handlers.set(name, handler), removeHandler: (name: string) => handlers.delete(name) };
+    const ipcRenderer = new EventEmitter() as EventEmitter & { invoke: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => Promise<unknown> };
+    const trustedReplies: unknown[] = []; const pluginReplies: unknown[] = []; const workerCalls: string[] = [];
+    const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { id: 7, isDestroyed: () => false, send: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => ipcRenderer.emit(channel, {}, structuredClone(payload)) });
+    const mainWindow = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isDestroyed: () => false, isVisible: () => true, isFocused: () => true });
+    const owner = (id: string) => id === 'synthetic-a' ? 7 : id === 'synthetic-b' ? 8 : null;
+    const worker = { getSessionOwnerWebContentsId: owner, getPluginSessionBinding: (id: string, actual: number) => actual === owner(id) ? { epoch: 'fixture-worker', generation: id === 'synthetic-a' ? 1 : 2 } : null,
+      send: () => {}, request: async (method: string, payload: { sessionId: string }, options?: { beforeExecute?: () => void }) => {
+        options?.beforeExecute?.(); if (method === 'netcatty:ai:exec') { workerCalls.push(payload.sessionId); return { ok: true, stdout: 'Synthetic worker output', stderr: '', exitCode: 0 }; } return [];
+      } };
+    mcp.init({ sessions: new Map(), terminalWorkerManager: worker, cliDiscoveryFilePath: path.join(directory, 'discovery.json') }); mcp.setPermissionMode('observer');
+    const common = { ipcMain, validateSender: (event: { sender: unknown }) => event.sender === sender,
+      validateSenderOrSettings: (event: { sender: unknown }) => event.sender === sender, mcpServerBridge: mcp, aiPrivacyService: privacy };
+    const providerContext = { ...common, require: createRequire(path.join(rootPath, 'electron/bridges/aiBridge.cjs')),
+      providerConfigs: [] as Array<{ id: string; baseURL?: string; apiKey?: string }>, webSearchApiHost: null,
+      injectApiKeyIntoRequest: (url: string, headers: Record<string, string>, providerId: string) => {
+        const provider = providerContext.providerConfigs.find((entry) => entry.id === providerId);
+        return { url, headers: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(headers).map(([key, value]) => [key, value.replace('__IPC_SECURED__', provider?.apiKey ?? '')])) };
+      }, shouldSkipTLSVerify: () => false, streamRequest: aiBridge._streamRequestForTests,
+      // The production stream function owns this map. Turn release below uses
+      // its actual main lease; direct SDK abort still calls the ordinary route.
+      activeStreams: new Map() };
+    registerProviderHandlers(providerContext); registerCattyExecHandlers(common); registerAgentProcessHandlers(common); registerPrivacyHandlers(common);
+    ipcRenderer.invoke = async (channel, payload) => {
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:ai:chat:stream') {
+        const request = payload as { requestId: string; url: string }; assert.equal(new URL(request.url).origin, new URL(endpoint).origin);
+        assert.match(request.requestId, /^agent-model_/);
+      }
+      const handler = handlers.get(channel); assert.ok(handler, `Unexpected trusted IPC: ${channel}`);
+      const result = await handler({ sender }, structuredClone(payload));
+      if (channel === 'netcatty:plugins:agent-host-response') trustedReplies.push(payload);
+      return result;
+    };
+    const api = createPreloadApi({ ipcRenderer, webUtils: {} }); Object.defineProperty(dom.window, 'netcatty', { value: api });
+    registerAppAppLockRuntime({ locked: false } as NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof getAppAppLockRuntime>>);
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(keys.STORAGE_KEY_AI_PROVIDERS, JSON.stringify([{ id: 'fixture-provider', name: 'Synthetic fixture', providerId: 'custom', enabled: true,
+      baseURL: endpoint, defaultModel: 'global-agent-fixture', apiKey: 'FIXTURE_ONLY_API_MARKER' }]));
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(keys.STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_PROVIDER, 'fixture-provider');
+    service = createPluginHostService({ app: { getAppPath: () => rootPath, getPath: () => directory, getVersion: () => '0.0.0' }, env: {},
+      electron: { ipcMain }, getInteractionWindow: () => mainWindow, isAppLocked: () => false, getTerminalWorkerManager: () => worker });
+    service.runtimeSupervisor.runtimeFactories.browser = inProcessBrowserRuntime; await service.manager.initialize();
+    const sample = path.join(rootPath, 'examples/plugins/global-agent'); const staging = path.join(directory, 'package'); fs.mkdirSync(path.join(staging, 'dist'), { recursive: true });
+    for (const file of ['netcatty.plugin.json', 'panel.html', 'panel.css', 'panel.js', 'README.md']) fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, file), path.join(staging, file));
+    fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, 'src/index.js'), path.join(staging, 'dist/index.js'));
+    const { buildPluginPackage } = await import('@netcatty/plugin-cli'); const archive = path.join(directory, 'global-agent.ncpkg'); await buildPluginPackage(staging, archive);
+    await service.manager.install(archive, { enable: true });
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAgentHost sessions={[
+      { id: 'synthetic-a', hostId: 'host-a', hostLabel: 'Workspace A fixture', hostname: 'a.invalid', username: 'fixture', status: 'connected' },
+      { id: 'synthetic-b', hostId: 'host-b', hostLabel: 'Workspace B fixture', hostname: 'b.invalid', username: 'fixture', status: 'connected' },
+    ]} /></I18nProvider>));
+    const waitFor = async (condition: () => boolean) => { const until = Date.now() + 8_000; while (!condition()) {
+      if (Date.now() >= until) throw Error(`Global Agent UI fixture timed out; accepted=${counts.requests}, rejected=${counts.rejected}, effects=${workerCalls.length}, status=${panel?.window.document.getElementById('status')?.textContent}`);
+      await act(async () => { await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5)); });
+    } };
+    let viewOpen = true;
+    const mountPanel = async () => {
+      panel = new JSDOM(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sample, 'panel.html'), 'utf8'), { runScripts: 'outside-only' });
+      Object.defineProperty(panel.window, 'netcattyView', { value: { executeCommand: async (name: string, params: unknown) => {
+        // PluginViewHost.close removes sender authority before WebContents
+        // closes. A pagehide RPC cannot be relied on to reach this relay.
+        if (!viewOpen) throw Error('Untrusted plugin view sender');
+        const result = structuredClone(await service!.contributionService.executeCommand(name, structuredClone(params))); pluginReplies.push(result); return result;
+      }, onDidReceiveMessage: () => ({ dispose() {} }), onDidChangeEnvironment: () => ({ dispose() {} }) } });
+      await act(async () => panel!.window.eval(fs.readFileSync(path.join(sample, 'panel.js'), 'utf8')));
+    };
+    await mountPanel();
+    const element = (id: string) => panel!.window.document.getElementById(id)!;
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Choose terminals'));
+    await act(async () => element('targets').click()); await waitFor(() => document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]').length === 2);
+    await act(async () => { for (const checkbox of document.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>('input[type="checkbox"]')) checkbox.click(); });
+    await act(async () => { [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find((button) => button.textContent === 'Use selected terminals')!.click(); });
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Targets selected'));
+    await act(async () => element('open').click()); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Ready'));
+    let prompt = element('prompt') as HTMLTextAreaElement; prompt.value = 'Synthetic selected-target task';
+    const send = () => element('compose').dispatchEvent(new panel!.window.Event('submit', { cancelable: true }));
+    phase = 'complete'; await act(async () => { send(); }); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Complete');
+    assert.deepEqual(workerCalls, ['synthetic-b']); assert.match(element('transcript').textContent!, /Synthetic global Agent result/);
+    assert.equal(mcp.getPermissionMode(), 'observer'); assert.equal(counts.requests, 2); assert.equal(counts.rejected, 0);
+    assert.match(element('usage').textContent!, /input tokens/);
+    phase = 'stop'; prompt.value = 'fixture:wait'; await act(async () => { send(); });
+    await waitFor(() => element('transcript').textContent!.includes('Synthetic waiting output'));
+    await act(async () => element('stop').click()); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Stopped' && counts.aborted === 1);
+    const stopped = element('transcript').textContent; await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 75)); assert.equal(element('transcript').textContent, stopped);
+    phase = 'modal-reopen-history';
+    const reference = pluginReplies.find((value) => value && typeof value === 'object' && 'conversationRef' in value && 'chatHandle' in value) as { conversationRef: string };
+    const beforeReopen = counts.requests;
+    viewOpen = false;
+    panel!.window.dispatchEvent(new panel!.window.Event('pagehide')); panel!.window.close();
+    viewOpen = true; await mountPanel();
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Choose terminals'));
+    (element('conversation') as HTMLSelectElement).value = reference.conversationRef;
+    await act(async () => element('conversation').dispatchEvent(new panel!.window.Event('change')));
+    await act(async () => element('targets').click()); await waitFor(() => document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]').length === 2);
+    await act(async () => { [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find((button) => button.textContent === 'Use selected terminals')!.click(); });
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Targets selected'));
+    await act(async () => element('open').click());
+    await waitFor(() => /^(Ready|Conversation unavailable)/.test(element('status').textContent!));
+    assert.match(element('status').textContent!, /^Ready/, 'ordinary modal reopen must release the prior exact chat even if pagehide cleanup never reaches the plugin');
+    assert.match(element('transcript').textContent!, /Synthetic global Agent result/);
+    assert.equal(service.agentService.chats.size, 1); assert.equal(counts.requests, beforeReopen, 'history reopen does not invoke a model');
+    prompt = element('prompt') as HTMLTextAreaElement; prompt.value = 'Synthetic continuation';
+    phase = 'deny'; const before = counts.requests; const plugin = service.database.getActivePlugin('com.netcatty.globalagent');
+    service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, 'ai.agent.actions', 'deny', service.permissionEngine.getPolicyRevision(plugin));
+    await act(async () => { send(); }); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Request ended'));
+    assert.equal(counts.requests, before); assert.deepEqual(workerCalls, ['synthetic-b']);
+    phase = 'restart-history';
+    await service.manager.setEnabled('com.netcatty.globalagent', false);
+    await service.manager.setEnabled('com.netcatty.globalagent', true);
+    await act(async () => element('refresh').click()); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Choose terminals'));
+    const conversation = element('conversation') as HTMLSelectElement; conversation.value = reference.conversationRef;
+    await act(async () => conversation.dispatchEvent(new panel!.window.Event('change')));
+    await act(async () => element('targets').click()); await waitFor(() => document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]').length === 2);
+    await act(async () => { [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find((button) => button.textContent === 'Use selected terminals')!.click(); });
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Targets selected'));
+    await act(async () => element('open').click()); await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent!.startsWith('Ready'));
+    assert.match(element('transcript').textContent!, /Synthetic global Agent result/, 'owned core history survives runtime restart');
+    prompt.value = 'Synthetic model-only continuation'; await act(async () => { send(); });
+    await waitFor(() => element('status').textContent === 'Complete');
+    assert.equal(counts.requests, before + 1, 'Actions Deny allows a tool-free configured model turn after reopening');
+    assert.deepEqual(workerCalls, ['synthetic-b']);
+    phase = 'backend-revision';
+    const latestChat = [...pluginReplies].reverse().find((value) => value && typeof value === 'object' && 'chatHandle' in value) as { chatHandle: string };
+    const generation = service.agentService.host.generation; const requestsBeforeChange = counts.requests;
+    const { LOCAL_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CHANGED_EVENT } = await import('../infrastructure/persistence/localStorageAdapter');
+    dom.window.localStorage.setItem(keys.STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL, 'changed-synthetic-model');
+    await act(async () => window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(LOCAL_STORAGE_ADAPTER_CHANGED_EVENT, { detail: { key: keys.STORAGE_KEY_AI_ACTIVE_MODEL } })));
+    await waitFor(() => service!.agentService.host.generation > generation && service!.agentService.chats.size === 0);
+    await assert.rejects(service.contributionService.executeCommand('com.netcatty.globalagent.history', { chatHandle: latestChat.chatHandle }));
+    assert.equal(counts.requests, requestsBeforeChange, 'configuration invalidation never retries model inference');
+    assert.doesNotMatch(JSON.stringify(pluginReplies), /FIXTURE_ONLY_API_MARKER|apiKey|externalSessionId|plugin-agent:|opaque-owner|mcpServers|permissionMode/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(JSON.stringify(trustedReplies), /FIXTURE_ONLY_API_MARKER|apiKey/);
+    assert.deepEqual(errors, []);
+  } finally {
+    console.error = originalError;
+    if (panel) { panel.window.dispatchEvent(new panel.window.Event('pagehide')); panel.window.close(); }
+    await act(async () => root.unmount()); await service?.manager.shutdown();
+    mcp.setPermissionMode('confirm'); mcp.cleanup(); aiBridge.cleanup(); privacy.configure({ enabled: false }); registerAppAppLockRuntime(oldLock);
+    server.closeAllConnections(); await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve())); dom.window.close();
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) { if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+    if (oldTmp === undefined) delete process.env.TMPDIR; else process.env.TMPDIR = oldTmp;
+    fs.rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});

components/PluginHostActions.entrypoint.test.tsx

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+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { mkdtemp, cp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { sanitizeHost } from '../domain/host';
+import type { ConnectionLog, Host, ManagedSource } from '../domain/models';
+import { applyGroupDefaults, resolveGroupDefaults } from '../domain/groupConfig';
+import type { HostInteractionEvent, HostInteractionPrompt, VaultHostSelectionResult, VaultHostActionResult, VaultHostRef } from '@netcatty/plugin-contract';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+test('installed sample entrypoint uses real SDK, source authority, signed host dialogs and renderer action guards', { timeout: 45_000 }, async (t) => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'HTMLButtonElement', 'Element', 'SVGElement', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'MutationObserver', 'CustomEvent', 'Event', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MouseEvent']) {
+    install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  }
+  install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  install('ResizeObserver', class { observe() {} unobserve() {} disconnect() {} });
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { PluginHostActionHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginHostActionHost');
+  const { handleConnectToHostImpl } = await import('../application/app/AppHandlers');
+  const runtime = await import('../application/state/appRuntimeBridge');
+  const { registerAppHandlers } = await import('../application/app/appHandlersBridge');
+  const { createPluginHostService } = require('../electron/plugins/hostService.cjs');
+  const { inProcessBrowserRuntime } = require('../electron/plugins/fixtures/inProcessBrowserRuntime.cjs');
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), 'netcatty-host-entry-'));
+  const listeners = new Set<(event: unknown) => void>();
+  const prompts: HostInteractionPrompt[] = [];
+  const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { id: 77, isDestroyed: () => false, send(_channel: string, event: HostInteractionEvent) { if (!('closed' in event)) prompts.push(event); for (const listener of listeners) listener(event); } });
+  const owner = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isFocused: () => true, isVisible: () => true, isDestroyed: () => false });
+  let locked = false;
+  const lockListeners = new Set<(state: { locked: boolean }) => void>();
+  const service = createPluginHostService({
+    app: { getAppPath: () => process.cwd(), getPath: () => directory, getVersion: () => '0.0.0' }, electron: {}, env: {},
+    getInteractionWindow: () => owner, isAppLocked: () => locked,
+    subscribeAppLock: (callback: (state: { locked: boolean }) => void) => { lockListeners.add(callback); return () => lockListeners.delete(callback); },
+    requestPermissionDecision: async (request: { requestId: string; permission: string }) => ({ requestId: request.requestId, decision: 'allow', scope: ['vault.metadata', 'vault.write', 'ui.interact'].includes(request.permission) ? 'once' : 'application' }),
+  });
+  let requestClock = Date.now();
+  service.interactionService.clock = () => requestClock;
+  service.runtimeSupervisor.runtimeFactories.browser = inProcessBrowserRuntime;
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { netcatty: {
+    onPluginInteraction(callback: (event: unknown) => void) { listeners.add(callback); return () => listeners.delete(callback); },
+    respondPluginInteraction: (response: unknown) => service.interactionService.respond(sender, response),
+  } });
+  const first = sanitizeHost({ id: 'synthetic-first', label: 'Synthetic first', hostname: 'first.invalid', username: 'test', port: 22, protocol: 'ssh', os: 'linux', tags: ['synthetic'], group: 'Synthetic', password: 'synthetic-password', startupCommand: 'synthetic-script' });
+  const second = sanitizeHost({ ...first, id: 'synthetic-second', label: 'Synthetic second', hostname: 'second.invalid', password: undefined, startupCommand: undefined });
+  let hosts: Host[] = [first, second];
+  let persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+  let beforeCommit: (() => Promise<void>) | undefined;
+  let saves = 0;
+  const connections: Host[] = [];
+  const vault = {
+    hosts, customGroups: ['Synthetic'], groupConfigs: [], snippets: [], managedSources: [] as ManagedSource[], isInitialized: true,
+    readCurrentHostActionState: () => ({ hosts, groupConfigs: vault.groupConfigs, snippets: vault.snippets, managedSources: vault.managedSources }),
+    async readPersistedHosts() { return persisted.map((host) => structuredClone(host)); },
+    async commitVaultImportTransaction(next: Host[], groups: (groups: string[]) => string[], sources: (sources: ManagedSource[]) => ManagedSource[], _configs: unknown, _expected: unknown, _lock: unknown, authorize: () => Promise<void>) {
+      const nextSources = sources(vault.managedSources);
+      await beforeCommit?.();
+      await authorize();
+      saves++; hosts = next; persisted = next.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      return { status: 'persisted', groups: groups(vault.customGroups), sources: nextSources, groupConfigs: [] };
+    },
+  };
+  const publish = () => {
+    runtime.registerAppVaultRuntime(vault as never);
+    runtime.registerAppAppLockRuntime({ initialized: true, locked } as never);
+  };
+  publish();
+  registerAppHandlers({ handleConnectToHost: (host: Host) => { connections.push(host); return 'private-session-id'; } });
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const settle = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+  const waitFor = async (predicate: () => boolean) => {
+    for (let count = 0; count < 80; count++) { await act(async () => { await settle(); }); if (predicate()) return; }
+    assert.fail(`Expected host UI state; current text: ${document.body.textContent}`);
+  };
+  const button = (text: string) => Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((item) => item.textContent === text)!;
+  const click = async (element: HTMLElement) => { assert.ok(element); await act(async () => { element.click(); await settle(); }); };
+  const begin = async (name: string) => {
+    requestClock += 60_001;
+    let promise!: Promise<VaultHostSelectionResult | VaultHostActionResult>;
+    await act(async () => { promise = service.contributionService.executeCommand(`com.netcatty.host-actions.${name}`); void promise.catch(() => {}); await settle(); });
+    await waitFor(() => document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]') !== null);
+    return { promise };
+  };
+  const chooseGroup = async () => {
+    await click(document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="option"] button[aria-pressed]')!);
+    await click(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((item) => item.textContent?.startsWith('Continue ('))!);
+  };
+  try {
+    await service.manager.initialize();
+    const packageRoot = path.join(directory, 'source');
+    await cp(new URL('../examples/plugins/host-actions/', import.meta.url), packageRoot, { recursive: true });
+    const { buildPluginPackage } = await import('@netcatty/plugin-cli');
+    const archive = path.join(directory, 'fixture.ncpkg');
+    await buildPluginPackage(packageRoot, archive);
+    await service.manager.install(archive, { enable: true });
+    service.database.setPermissionMode('com.netcatty.host-actions', 'ui.interact', 'ask');
+    service.interactionService.setReady(sender, true);
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginHostActionHost /></I18nProvider>));
+
+    let selectedTarget: VaultHostRef;
+    await t.test('group selection shares only explicit current members and grants no connection', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('select');
+      await click(document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="option"] button[aria-pressed]')!);
+      hosts = [...hosts, sanitizeHost({ ...second, id: 'synthetic-future', hostname: 'future.invalid' })];
+      persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      await click(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((item) => item.textContent?.startsWith('Continue ('))!);
+      const result = await run.promise;
+      assert.ok('hosts' in result);
+      assert.equal(result.hosts.length, 2); assert.equal(result.groups[0].members.length, 2);
+      assert.equal(result.hosts.some((host) => host.metadata.hostname === 'future.invalid'), false);
+      assert.equal(result.hosts[0].target.scope, 'metadata');
+      selectedTarget = result.hosts[0].target;
+      for (const text of ['synthetic-password', 'synthetic-script', 'resourceId', 'private-session-id']) assert.equal(JSON.stringify(result).includes(text), false);
+      assert.equal(connections.length, 0); assert.equal(saves, 0);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('registered boundaries reject AI text, caller owners, tampered targets and stale expected revisions', async () => {
+      const identity = service.runtimeSupervisor.getRuntimeIdentity('com.netcatty.host-actions');
+      const routes = service.rpcRegistry.createRoutes({ ...identity, manifest: service.database.getActivePlugin(identity.pluginId).manifest });
+      const transport = { signal: new AbortController().signal };
+      for (const target of [
+        { handle: 'text-only', version: 'v1', scope: 'host' },
+        { ...selectedTarget, handle: 'synthetic-tampered-selection-handle-0000' },
+      ]) await assert.rejects(routes.requestHandlers['vault.requestConnect']({ target, expectedRevision: selectedTarget.revision }, transport), /invalid|expired|changed/);
+      await assert.rejects(routes.requestHandlers['vault.requestConnect']({ target: selectedTarget, expectedRevision: 'stale' }, transport), /expired|changed/);
+      await assert.rejects(routes.requestHandlers['vault.requestHostDraft']({ privateOwner: 'spoof', draft: { hostname: 'synthetic.invalid' } }, transport), /invalid/);
+      assert.equal(service.interactionService.pending.size, 0); assert.equal(connections.length, 0);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('cancel creates no draft or connection', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('create'); await click(button('Cancel'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: true }); assert.equal(saves, 0); assert.equal(connections.length, 0);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('reviewed create saves only the synthetic SSH draft', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('create');
+      assert.match(document.body.textContent ?? '', /Changes to save/);
+      await click(button('Save Host'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: false, status: 'saved' });
+      assert.equal(saves, 1);
+      const saved = hosts.find((host) => host.hostname === 'synthetic.invalid')!;
+      assert.equal(saved.protocol, 'ssh'); assert.equal(saved.password, undefined); assert.equal(saved.startupCommand, undefined);
+    });
+
+    for (const change of ['remove', 'replace'] as const) await t.test(`${change} after selection prevents a stale edit`, async () => {
+      hosts = [first, second]; persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      const run = await begin('edit'); await chooseGroup();
+      await waitFor(() => document.body.textContent?.includes('Changes to save') === true);
+      hosts = change === 'remove' ? [second] : [{ ...first }, second];
+      await click(button('Save Host'));
+      await assert.rejects(run.promise, /changed|cancelled|complete/);
+      assert.equal(saves, 1); assert.equal(connections.length, 0);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('connection confirmation discloses saved scripts before dispatch and returns no session', async () => {
+      hosts = [first, second]; persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      const run = await begin('connect'); await chooseGroup();
+      await waitFor(() => document.body.textContent?.includes('Saved startup, connect or output scripts may run') === true);
+      assert.equal(connections.length, 0); assert.equal(document.body.textContent?.includes('synthetic-script'), false);
+      await click(button('Connect'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: false, status: 'requested' });
+      assert.equal(connections.length, 1); assert.equal(connections[0], first);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('Vault lock cancels a pending connection', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('connect'); await chooseGroup();
+      await waitFor(() => button('Connect') !== undefined);
+      await act(async () => { locked = true; publish(); for (const listener of lockListeners) listener({ locked: true }); await settle(); });
+      await assert.rejects(run.promise, /cancelled/); assert.equal(connections.length, 1);
+      locked = false; publish();
+    });
+
+    await t.test('revoke during asynchronous preparation prevents the write', async () => {
+      hosts = [first, second]; persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      let release!: () => void; let preparing = false;
+      beforeCommit = async () => { preparing = true; await new Promise<void>((resolve) => { release = resolve; }); };
+      const run = await begin('edit'); await chooseGroup();
+      await waitFor(() => button('Save Host') !== undefined); await click(button('Save Host'));
+      await waitFor(() => preparing);
+      await act(async () => { service.permissionEngine.setMode(service.database.getActivePlugin('com.netcatty.host-actions'), 'vault.write', 'deny'); release(); await settle(); });
+      await assert.rejects(run.promise, /revoked|cancelled/); assert.equal(saves, 1); beforeCommit = undefined; service.permissionEngine.setMode(service.database.getActivePlugin('com.netcatty.host-actions'), 'vault.write', 'allow');
+    });
+
+    await t.test('source replacement during review cannot use the old action authority', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('create');
+      const original = service.database.getRetainedPluginSource;
+      service.database.getRetainedPluginSource = () => ({ id: 'changed-source', kind: 'local', origin: null });
+      try { await click(button('Save Host')); await assert.rejects(run.promise, /source binding/); }
+      finally { service.database.getRetainedPluginSource = original; }
+      assert.equal(saves, 1); assert.equal(connections.length, 1);
+    });
+
+    await t.test('managed A to B stays in the Vault editor and cannot acquire file-write effects', async () => {
+      const candidate = sanitizeHost({ ...first, group: 'A', managedSourceId: 'synthetic-source-a' });
+      hosts = [candidate]; persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      vault.managedSources = [
+        { id: 'synthetic-source-a', type: 'ssh_config', filePath: '/synthetic/a.conf', groupName: 'A', lastSyncedAt: 0 },
+        { id: 'synthetic-source-b', type: 'ssh_config', filePath: '/synthetic/b.conf', groupName: 'B', lastSyncedAt: 0 },
+      ];
+      const run = await begin('edit'); await chooseGroup();
+      await waitFor(() => button('Save Host') !== undefined);
+      const group = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('label')).find((label) => label.querySelector('span')?.textContent === 'Group')?.querySelector('input');
+      assert.ok(group);
+      const setValue = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(dom.window.HTMLInputElement.prototype, 'value')!.set!;
+      await act(async () => { setValue.call(group, 'B'); group.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('input', { bubbles: true })); await settle(); });
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')?.textContent ?? '', /"A"\s*\u2192\s*"B"/u);
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="alert"]')?.textContent ?? '', /Managed SSH config changes require the Vault host editor/);
+      assert.equal(button('Save Host').disabled, true);
+      await click(button('Save Host')); assert.equal(saves, 1);
+      await click(button('Cancel')); assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: true });
+      assert.equal(hosts[0].group, 'A'); assert.equal(hosts[0].managedSourceId, 'synthetic-source-a');
+      vault.managedSources = [];
+    });
+
+    await t.test('creating into a managed group is explicitly unavailable in the small draft UI', async () => {
+      vault.managedSources = [{ id: 'synthetic-source-b', type: 'ssh_config', filePath: '/synthetic/b.conf', groupName: 'Samples', lastSyncedAt: 0 }];
+      const run = await begin('create');
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="alert"]')?.textContent ?? '', /Managed SSH config changes require the Vault host editor/);
+      assert.equal(button('Save Host').disabled, true);
+      await click(button('Cancel')); assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: true });
+      assert.equal(saves, 1); vault.managedSources = [];
+    });
+
+    for (const transport of [
+      { name: 'Mosh', expected: 'mosh', overrides: { moshEnabled: true } },
+      { name: 'ET', expected: 'et', overrides: { etEnabled: true } },
+      { name: 'implicit localhost shell', expected: 'local', overrides: { hostname: 'localhost' } },
+    ] as const) await t.test(`${transport.name} confirmation matches the real connection handler`, async () => {
+      const candidate = sanitizeHost({ ...second, id: `synthetic-${transport.expected}`, label: `Synthetic ${transport.expected}`, ...transport.overrides });
+      hosts = [candidate]; persisted = hosts.map((host) => structuredClone(host));
+      const dispatched: Host[] = [];
+      const logs: Array<Pick<ConnectionLog, 'protocol'>> = [];
+      registerAppHandlers({ handleConnectToHost: (host: Host) => handleConnectToHostImpl(() => ({
+        resolveEffectiveHost: (saved: Host) => applyGroupDefaults(saved, saved.group ? resolveGroupDefaults(saved.group, vault.groupConfigs) : {}),
+        discoveredShells: [], terminalSettings: {}, resolveShellSetting: () => null,
+        systemInfoRef: { current: { username: 'synthetic-local-user', hostname: 'synthetic-device' } },
+        keys: [], identities: [], resolveHostAuth: () => ({ username: 'synthetic-user' }),
+        connectToHost: (resolved: Host) => { dispatched.push(resolved); return 'synthetic-transport-session'; },
+        addConnectionLog: (entry: Pick<ConnectionLog, 'protocol'>) => logs.push(entry),
+      }), host) });
+      const run = await begin('connect');
+      try {
+        await chooseGroup(); await waitFor(() => button('Connect') !== undefined);
+        const confirmation = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')?.textContent ?? '';
+        assert.match(confirmation, new RegExp(`\\(${transport.expected}\\)`));
+        assert.equal(confirmation.includes('Local execution: this opens a shell on this device.'), transport.expected === 'local');
+        if (transport.expected === 'local') assert.doesNotMatch(confirmation, /test@localhost:22/u);
+        assert.equal(dispatched.length, 0);
+        await click(button('Connect'));
+        assert.deepEqual(await run.promise, { cancelled: false, status: 'requested' });
+        assert.equal(dispatched.length, 1);
+        assert.equal(logs[0].protocol, transport.expected);
+      } finally {
+        if (button('Cancel')) await click(button('Cancel'));
+        await run.promise.catch(() => {});
+        registerAppHandlers({ handleConnectToHost: (host: Host) => { connections.push(host); return 'private-session-id'; } });
+      }
+    });
+
+    await t.test('Allow connects through the selected target without a confirmation dialog; Deny blocks every Host action', async () => {
+      const id = 'com.netcatty.host-actions';
+      const plugin = service.database.getActivePlugin(id);
+      const set = (permission: string, mode: string) => service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, permission, mode);
+      set('ui.interact', 'allow');
+      const allowed = await begin('connect'); await chooseGroup();
+      await act(async () => { await allowed.promise; await settle(); });
+      assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+      assert.equal(connections.length, 2);
+      for (const [permission, command] of [['vault.metadata', 'select'], ['vault.write', 'create']] as const) {
+        set(permission, 'deny'); requestClock += 60_001;
+        await assert.rejects(service.contributionService.executeCommand(`${id}.${command}`), /disabled/);
+        assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+        set(permission, 'allow');
+      }
+      set('ui.interact', 'deny');
+      const denied = await begin('connect'); await chooseGroup();
+      await assert.rejects(denied.promise, /disabled/);
+      assert.equal(connections.length, 2); assert.equal(saves, 1);
+      set('ui.interact', 'ask'); set('vault.write', 'ask');
+      const draft = await begin('create');
+      assert.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]').length, 1);
+      assert.ok(button('Save Host')); await click(button('Cancel'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await draft.promise, { cancelled: true });
+      set('vault.write', 'allow'); set('vault.metadata', 'ask');
+      const selection = await begin('select'); await chooseGroup();
+      assert.ok('hosts' in await selection.promise);
+      assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+      set('vault.metadata', 'allow');
+    });
+
+    await t.test('runtime removal rejects old signed replies', async () => {
+      const run = await begin('create');
+      const old = prompts.at(-1)!;
+      await act(async () => { await service.manager.setEnabled('com.netcatty.host-actions', false); await settle(); });
+      await assert.rejects(run.promise);
+      assert.equal(await service.interactionService.respond(sender, { requestId: old.requestId, actionToken: old.actionToken, action: 'submit', draft: { hostname: 'late.invalid' } }), false);
+      assert.equal(saves, 1); assert.equal(connections.length, 2);
+    });
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => { root.unmount(); await settle(); });
+    await service.manager.shutdown();
+    runtime.registerAppVaultRuntime(null); runtime.registerAppAppLockRuntime(null); registerAppHandlers(null);
+    dom.window.close(); await rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) { if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+  }
+});

components/PluginHostDraftPreview.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { I18nProvider } from '../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { PluginHostDraftPreview } from './plugins/PluginHostDraftPreview';
+import { createDomRenderer, dispatchDomEvent, installDomEnvironment } from './test-support/renderReactDom';
+import type { Host } from '../domain/models';
+import type { PluginHostDraftFields } from '../domain/pluginHostActions';
+
+test('host-owned draft preview shows a field diff and submits only reviewed editable fields', async () => {
+  const dom = installDomEnvironment();
+  const renderer = await createDomRenderer(dom.document);
+  const host: Host = { id: 'synthetic', label: 'Before', hostname: 'host.invalid', username: 'test', tags: [], os: 'linux', password: 'synthetic-password', startupCommand: 'synthetic-script' };
+  const submitted: PluginHostDraftFields[] = [];
+  try {
+    await renderer.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginHostDraftPreview before={host} draft={{ label: 'After' }} busy={false} onConfirm={(draft) => submitted.push(draft)} /></I18nProvider>);
+    assert.equal(dom.document.querySelectorAll('input').length, 3);
+    assert.match(renderer.container.textContent ?? '', /Before.*After/u);
+    assert.equal(renderer.container.innerHTML.includes('synthetic-password'), false);
+    assert.equal(renderer.container.innerHTML.includes('synthetic-script'), false);
+    const save = dom.document.querySelector('button');
+    assert.ok(save);
+    await dispatchDomEvent(save, new dom.window.MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    assert.deepEqual(submitted, [{ label: 'After', group: '', tags: [] }]);
+  } finally { await renderer.unmount(); dom.cleanup(); }
+});
+
+test('invalid create draft cannot be confirmed', async () => {
+  const dom = installDomEnvironment();
+  const renderer = await createDomRenderer(dom.document);
+  try {
+    await renderer.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginHostDraftPreview draft={{ hostname: 'invalid host' }} busy={false} onConfirm={() => { throw new Error('Invalid draft was submitted'); }} /></I18nProvider>);
+    assert.ok(dom.document.querySelector('[role="alert"]'));
+    const save = dom.document.querySelector('button');
+    assert.ok(save?.disabled);
+    await dispatchDomEvent(save, new dom.window.MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+  } finally { await renderer.unmount(); dom.cleanup(); }
+});

components/PluginHostInteractionHost.test.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import test from 'node:test';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
 import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
 
-test('host dialog drives choice/input/copy and the two-phase clipboard share using real service action tokens', async () => {
+test('host dialog drives choice/input/copy and a single scoped clipboard share using real service action tokens', async () => {
   const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
   const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
   const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
@@ -22,25 +22,34 @@ test('host dialog drives choice/input/copy and the two-phase clipboard share usi
   const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
   const { PluginHostInteractionHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginHostInteractionHost');
   const { PluginHostInteractionService, assertInteractionRequest } = await import('../electron/plugins/hostInteractionService.cjs');
+  const { getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, resolveTerminalPaneInputProps } = await import('./terminalPaneVisibility');
+  const { createPluginTerminalSelectionSource } = await import('../application/state/usePluginTerminalSelection');
+  const { registerTerminalSelectionSource } = await import('../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry');
+  const { privateOwner, LOCAL_SOURCE } = await import('../electron/plugins/sourceIdentity.cjs');
+  let selectionReads = 0;
+  let selectionText = 'synthetic terminal selection\nsecond line';
   let listener: ((event: unknown) => void) | null = null;
   let reads = 0;
   const writes: string[] = [];
   const audits: unknown[] = [];
   const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { id: 7, isDestroyed: () => false, send(_channel: string, payload: unknown) { listener?.(payload); } });
   const owner = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isFocused: () => true, isVisible: () => true, isDestroyed: () => false });
+  const terminalManager = { getPluginSessionBinding: (id: string, owner: number) => id === 'terminal-a' && owner === 7 ? { epoch: 'worker-a', generation: 1 } : null };
   const service = new PluginHostInteractionService({
     getWindow: () => owner, isLocked: () => false,
     permissionEngine: { onDidRevoke() { return { dispose() {} }; } },
-    database: { recordSecurityAudit(...args: unknown[]) { audits.push(args); } },
+    getTerminalWorkerManager: () => terminalManager,
+    database: { privateOwner: (id: string) => privateOwner(LOCAL_SOURCE, id), publicPluginId: () => 'com.example.synthetic', recordSecurityAudit(...args: unknown[]) { audits.push(args); } },
     quotaManager: { chargeBytes() {} },
     clipboard: { readText() { reads++; return 'synthetic private text'; }, writeText(value: string) { writes.push(value); } },
   });
   Object.assign(dom.window, { netcatty: {
+    async setPluginTerminalTarget(target: unknown) { return service.setTerminalTarget(sender, target); },
     onPluginInteraction(callback: (event: unknown) => void) { listener = callback; return () => { listener = null; }; },
     async setPluginInteractionReady(ready: boolean) { return service.setReady(sender, ready); },
     async respondPluginInteraction(response: unknown) { return service.respond(sender, response); },
   } });
-  const context = { pluginId: 'com.example.synthetic', pluginVersion: '1.0.0', runtimeId: 'runtime-synthetic', signal: new AbortController().signal, async assertActive() {} };
+  const context = { pluginId: 'com.example.synthetic', pluginVersion: '1.0.0', runtimeId: 'runtime-synthetic', manifest: { features: { required: ['terminal.selection-sharing', 'terminal.input-drafts'] } }, signal: new AbortController().signal, async assertActive() {} };
   const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
   const settle = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
   const button = (text: string) => Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((item) => item.textContent === text)!;
@@ -71,14 +80,60 @@ test('host dialog drives choice/input/copy and the two-phase clipboard share usi
     assert.deepEqual(await copy.promise, { cancelled: false, value: true });
     assert.deepEqual(writes, ['synthetic output']);
     const share = await begin({ kind: 'clipboard.read', title: 'Share clipboard' });
-    assert.equal(reads, 0);
-    assert.equal(document.querySelector('textarea'), null);
-    await click(button('Preview clipboard'));
     assert.equal(reads, 1);
     assert.equal(document.querySelector('textarea')?.value, 'synthetic private text');
     await click(button('Share with plugin'));
     assert.deepEqual(await share.promise, { cancelled: false, value: 'synthetic private text' });
     assert.equal(JSON.stringify(audits).includes('synthetic private text'), false);
+    const terminalElement = document.createElement('div'); document.body.append(terminalElement);
+    const terminal = { cols: 80, element: terminalElement,
+      getSelectionPosition: () => ({ start: { x: 0, y: 0 }, end: { x: 10, y: 0 } }),
+      getSelection() { selectionReads++; return selectionText; },
+    } as unknown as import('@xterm/xterm').Terminal;
+    const inputProps = resolveTerminalPaneInputProps(parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot(getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot({
+      activeTabId: 'terminal-a', sessionId: 'terminal-a', workspaceById: new Map(), isTerminalLayerVisible: true,
+    })));
+    assert.equal(inputProps.isFocused, false);
+    const selectionState = { term: terminal, sessionId: 'terminal-a', bootEpoch: 1, visible: inputProps.isVisible, isFocusedPane: inputProps.isFocusedPane, connected: true, sensitive: false, normalize: false, label: 'Synthetic selected terminal' };
+    const cleanupSelection = registerTerminalSelectionSource('terminal-a', createPluginTerminalSelectionSource(() => selectionState, 'renderer-a'));
+    try {
+      const noShare = await begin({ kind: 'terminal.selection.read', title: 'Synthetic terminal share' });
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')?.textContent ?? '', /passwords, tokens/);
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')?.textContent ?? '', /Synthetic selected terminal/);
+      await click(button('Cancel'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await noShare.promise, { cancelled: true });
+      assert.equal(selectionReads, 1);
+      const selected = await begin({ kind: 'terminal.selection.read', title: 'Synthetic terminal share' });
+      assert.equal(selectionReads, 2);
+      assert.equal(document.querySelector('textarea')?.value, selectionText);
+      selectionText = 'changed after preview';
+      await click(button('Share with plugin'));
+      const result = await selected.promise as { cancelled: false; value: { text: string; handle: string } };
+      assert.equal(result.value.text, 'synthetic terminal selection\nsecond line');
+      assert.equal(selectionReads, 2);
+      const draft = await begin({ kind: 'terminal.input.propose', handle: result.value.handle, title: 'Synthetic editable review', text: 'first\nsecond\r\u0003\u001b[31m\u0000' });
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')?.textContent ?? '', /sends no terminal input or Enter/);
+      const textarea = document.querySelector('textarea')!;
+      assert.equal(textarea.readOnly, false);
+      await act(async () => {
+        Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(dom.window.HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype, 'value')!.set!.call(textarea, 'edited synthetic draft\nnext line');
+        textarea.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+        textarea.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', bubbles: true }));
+        await settle();
+      });
+      assert.equal(textarea.value, 'edited synthetic draft\nnext line');
+      assert.equal(service.pending.size, 1, 'Enter in the editable review does not submit or dispatch');
+      assert.match(document.querySelector('pre')?.textContent ?? '', /edited synthetic draft/);
+      assert.deepEqual(writes, ['synthetic output']);
+      await click(button('Close draft'));
+      assert.deepEqual(await draft.promise, { cancelled: false, value: true });
+      assert.deepEqual(writes, ['synthetic output']);
+      selectionState.visible = false;
+      const hidden = await begin({ kind: 'terminal.selection.read', title: 'Hidden terminal' });
+      assert.deepEqual(await hidden.promise, { cancelled: true });
+      assert.equal(selectionReads, 2);
+      assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    } finally { cleanupSelection(); terminalElement.remove(); }
     const cancelled = await begin({ kind: 'clipboard.write', title: 'Cancelled copy', text: 'must not copy' });
     await click(button('Cancel'));
     assert.deepEqual(await cancelled.promise, { cancelled: true });

components/PluginPermissionHost.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+test('registered Ask uses one in-app dialog; policy controls apply Allow and Deny with no hidden prompt', async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'MutationObserver', 'CustomEvent', 'Event', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MouseEvent', 'DocumentFragment']) {
+    install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  }
+  install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  dom.window.HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = () => {};
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { PluginPermissionHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginPermissionHost');
+  const { PluginPermissionPanel } = await import('./settings/tabs/PluginPermissionPanel');
+  const { observePluginHostSecurityVisibility } = await import('../application/state/pluginHostSecurityVisibility');
+  const { PluginPermissionDecisionHost } = require('../electron/plugins/permissionDecisionHost.cjs');
+  const { PluginPermissionEngine } = require('../electron/plugins/permissionEngine.cjs');
+  const { PluginHostRpcRegistry } = require('../electron/plugins/hostRpcRegistry.cjs');
+  const listeners = new Set<(event: unknown) => void>();
+  const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { isDestroyed: () => false, send: (_channel: string, event: unknown) => { for (const listener of listeners) listener(event); } });
+  const owner = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isDestroyed: () => false, isFocused: () => true, isVisible: () => true });
+  const host = new PluginPermissionDecisionHost({ getWindow: () => owner, isLocked: () => false });
+  let mode = 'allow', effects = 0;
+  const plugin = { id: 'com.example.permission-ui', activeVersion: '1.0.0', manifest: { id: 'com.example.permission-ui', publisher: 'example', permissions: { optional: [{ permission: 'network', resources: ['https://example.com'] }] } } };
+  const engine = new PluginPermissionEngine({ database: { getPermissionMode: () => mode, privateOwner: () => 'synthetic-source-owner',
+    setPermissionMode: (_id: string, _permission: string, value: string) => { mode = value; }, recordSecurityAudit() {}, deleteAllPermissionGrants() {}, listPermissionGrants: () => [] },
+    requestDecision: (...args: unknown[]) => host.request(...args) });
+  const registry = new PluginHostRpcRegistry(); registry.use(engine.createMiddleware());
+  registry.registerRequest('network.fixture', async () => { effects++; return 'synthetic result'; }, { authorization: { permission: 'network', resources: ['https://example.com'] } });
+  const route = registry.createRoutes({ pluginId: plugin.id, pluginVersion: '1.0.0', runtimeId: 'runtime-ui', runtimeKind: 'browser', manifest: plugin.manifest }).requestHandlers['network.fixture'];
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { netcatty: {
+    onPluginPermission(callback: (event: unknown) => void) { listeners.add(callback); return () => listeners.delete(callback); },
+    setPluginPermissionReady: async (ready: boolean) => host.setReady(sender, ready),
+    respondPluginPermission: async (response: unknown) => host.respond(sender, response),
+    getPluginPermissions: async () => ({ grants: [], audit: [], policies: engine.describePolicies(plugin), policyRevision: engine.getPolicyRevision(plugin) }),
+    setPluginPermissionMode: async (_id: string, permission: string, value: string, revision: string) => {
+      assert.equal(revision, engine.getPolicyRevision(plugin)); engine.setMode(plugin, permission, value); return true;
+    },
+  } });
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const nativeMount = document.createElement('div'); document.body.append(nativeMount);
+  const nativeVisibility: boolean[] = [];
+  const stopVisibility = observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(nativeMount, (visible) => nativeVisibility.push(visible));
+  const settle = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+  const button = (text: string) => Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((element) => element.textContent === text)!;
+  const choose = async (text: string) => {
+    await act(async () => { document.querySelector('[role="combobox"]')!.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'ArrowDown', bubbles: true })); await settle(); });
+    const option = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="option"]')).find((element) => element.textContent === text)!;
+    assert.ok(option);
+    await act(async () => { option.click(); await settle(); });
+  };
+  try {
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginPermissionPanel pluginId={plugin.id} onChanged={async () => {}} /><PluginPermissionHost /></I18nProvider>));
+    await route({}, {}); assert.equal(effects, 1); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    await choose('Ask'); assert.equal(mode, 'ask');
+    let operation!: Promise<string>;
+    await act(async () => { operation = route({}, {}); await settle(); });
+    assert.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]').length, 1);
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"][data-host-security-surface]'));
+    assert.equal(nativeVisibility.at(-1), false, 'the existing native-view lifecycle must yield to the trusted Ask');
+    assert.match(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')!.textContent!, /https:\/\/example.com/);
+    assert.equal(effects, 1);
+    await act(async () => { button('Allow this operation').click(); await operation; await settle(); });
+    assert.equal(effects, 2); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+    assert.equal(nativeVisibility.at(-1), false, 'visible permission settings remain a security surface after Ask closes');
+    await choose('Deny'); assert.equal(mode, 'deny');
+    await assert.rejects(route({}, {}), /disabled/); assert.equal(effects, 2); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    await choose('Allow'); assert.equal(mode, 'allow');
+    await route({}, {}); assert.equal(effects, 3); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    // Model the settings editor closing before interacting with a native view.
+    document.querySelector('section[data-host-security-surface]')!.setAttribute('hidden', '');
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+    assert.equal(nativeVisibility.at(-1), true);
+    let displayed!: Promise<unknown>;
+    const opaque = 'selected:0cfc16d6-3448-4333-82ef-dd4ffbddfdab:v1';
+    await act(async () => {
+      displayed = host.request({ requestId: 'host-display-fixture', pluginId: plugin.id, permission: 'ai.invoke', resources: ['*'], reason: 'Host model invocation',
+        relatedPermissions: [{ permission: 'context.selected.read', resources: [opaque] }],
+        displayContext: { modelLabel: 'QA fixture · deterministic-fixture', selections: [{ title: 'Synthetic retry plan', scope: 'note', version: 'bf304994-039a-4884-a707-3a1a40a5d3a9' }] },
+      }); await settle();
+    });
+    const text = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')!.textContent!;
+    assert.equal(nativeVisibility.at(-1), false, 'Ask alone must hide the attached plugin view');
+    assert.match(text, /QA fixture · deterministic-fixture/); assert.match(text, /Synthetic retry plan/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(text, /selected:|0cfc16d6|bf304994/);
+    await act(async () => { button('Deny').click(); await displayed; await settle(); });
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+    assert.equal(nativeVisibility.at(-1), true, 'dismissing Ask restores the existing view without closing it');
+    for (const selections of [[], [{ title: 'Synthetic terminal B', scope: 'session', version: 'opaque-worker-revision' }]]) {
+      await act(async () => {
+        displayed = host.request({ requestId: 'agent-empty-args', pluginId: plugin.id, permission: 'ai.agent.actions', resources: ['*'],
+          displayContext: { modelLabel: 'Synthetic configured Catty', action: { capabilityId: 'session.environment', text: '{}', label: 'PLUGIN_SUPPLIED_OPERATION_NAME' }, selections },
+        }); await settle();
+      });
+      const dialog = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')!;
+      assert.match(dialog.textContent!, /Operation:.*get_environment/);
+      assert.match(dialog.textContent!, /session\.environment/);
+      assert.equal(dialog.querySelector('pre')!.textContent, '{}');
+      if (selections.length) assert.match(dialog.textContent!, /Targets:.*Synthetic terminal B/);
+      else assert.match(dialog.textContent!, /Targets:.*No targets selected/);
+      assert.doesNotMatch(dialog.textContent!, /opaque-worker-revision|PLUGIN_SUPPLIED_OPERATION_NAME/);
+      await act(async () => { button('Deny').click(); await displayed; await settle(); });
+    }
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => root.unmount()); stopVisibility(); host.shutdown(); engine.shutdown(); dom.window.close();
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) { if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+  }
+});

components/PluginSelectedContextPermission.entrypoint.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+test('registered selected-summary Ask is one host chooser; Allow still selects and Deny releases nothing', { timeout: 45_000 }, async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'HTMLSelectElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'MutationObserver', 'CustomEvent', 'Event', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MouseEvent']) install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { PluginAIContextHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginAIContextHost');
+  const { PluginPermissionHost } = await import('./plugins/PluginPermissionHost');
+  const { publishNotesSnapshot, getNotesSnapshot } = await import('../application/state/notesStore');
+  const { registerAppAppLockRuntime, getAppAppLockRuntime } = await import('../application/state/appRuntimeBridge');
+  const { createPluginHostService } = require('../electron/plugins/hostService.cjs');
+  const { inProcessBrowserRuntime } = require('../electron/plugins/fixtures/inProcessBrowserRuntime.cjs');
+  const { registerPluginBridge } = require('../electron/plugins/pluginBridge.cjs');
+  const { createPreloadApi } = require('../electron/preload/api.cjs');
+  const fixtureRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'netcatty-selected-policy-'));
+  const oldNotes = getNotesSnapshot(); const oldLock = getAppAppLockRuntime();
+  const handlers = new Map<string, (...args: unknown[]) => unknown>();
+  const ipcMain = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { handle: (channel: string, handler: (...args: unknown[]) => unknown) => handlers.set(channel, handler), removeHandler: (channel: string) => handlers.delete(channel) });
+  const ipcRenderer = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { invoke: async (channel: string, payload: unknown) => {
+    const handler = handlers.get(channel); assert.ok(handler, channel); return handler({ sender }, structuredClone(payload));
+  } });
+  const prompts: Array<{ channel: string; kind?: string; closed?: boolean }> = [];
+  const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { id: 42, isDestroyed: () => false, send: (channel: string, payload: { kind?: string; closed?: boolean }) => {
+    prompts.push({ channel, kind: payload.kind, closed: payload.closed }); ipcRenderer.emit(channel, {}, structuredClone(payload));
+  } });
+  const owner = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isFocused: () => true, isVisible: () => true, isDestroyed: () => false });
+  const service = createPluginHostService({ app: { getAppPath: () => process.cwd(), getPath: () => fixtureRoot, getVersion: () => '0.0.0' },
+    electron: { ipcMain }, env: {}, getInteractionWindow: () => owner, isAppLocked: () => false });
+  service.runtimeSupervisor.runtimeFactories.browser = inProcessBrowserRuntime;
+  registerPluginBridge(ipcMain, { ...service, isTrustedSender: (event: { sender: unknown }) => event.sender === sender });
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { netcatty: createPreloadApi({ ipcRenderer, webUtils: {} }) });
+  const note = { id: 'synthetic-selected-note', title: 'Synthetic selection', content: 'BODY MUST NOT BE SHARED', createdAt: 1, updatedAt: 1 };
+  publishNotesSnapshot({ notes: [note], noteGroups: [] }); registerAppAppLockRuntime({ locked: false } as never);
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const settle = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+  const waitForDialog = async () => {
+    const deadline = Date.now() + 5_000;
+    while (!document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')) {
+      assert.ok(Date.now() < deadline, 'registered route did not present a host interaction');
+      await act(async () => { await settle(); });
+    }
+  };
+  const button = (label: string) => Array.from(document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).find((element) => element.textContent === label)!;
+  const begin = () => {
+    const result = service.contributionService.executeCommand('com.netcatty.assistant.contexts') as Promise<Array<{ handle: string; version: string; title: string }>>;
+    void result.catch(() => {});
+    return result;
+  };
+  try {
+    await service.manager.initialize();
+    const stage = path.join(fixtureRoot, 'package'); fs.mkdirSync(path.join(stage, 'dist'), { recursive: true });
+    const sample = path.resolve('examples/plugins/assistant');
+    for (const file of ['netcatty.plugin.json', 'panel.html', 'panel.css', 'panel.js', 'README.md']) fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, file), path.join(stage, file));
+    fs.copyFileSync(path.join(sample, 'src/index.js'), path.join(stage, 'dist/index.js'));
+    const { buildPluginPackage } = await import('@netcatty/plugin-cli');
+    const archive = path.join(fixtureRoot, 'assistant.ncpkg'); await buildPluginPackage(stage, archive); await service.manager.install(archive, { enable: true });
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginPermissionHost /><PluginAIContextHost sessions={[]} workspaces={[]} /></I18nProvider>));
+    const plugin = service.database.getActivePlugin('com.netcatty.assistant');
+    for (const mode of ['ask', 'allow']) {
+      service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, 'context.selected.list', mode);
+      let result!: ReturnType<typeof begin>;
+      await act(async () => { result = begin(); await settle(); });
+      await waitForDialog();
+      assert.ok(document.getElementById('plugin-ai-note'), 'the first interaction must be the real host chooser');
+      assert.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]').length, 1);
+      assert.equal(prompts.filter((prompt) => prompt.channel === 'netcatty:plugins:permission-prompt' && !prompt.closed).length, 0, 'no capability dialog before the chooser');
+      await act(async () => {
+        const select = document.getElementById('plugin-ai-note') as HTMLSelectElement; select.value = note.id; select.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('change', { bubbles: true })); await settle();
+      });
+      await act(async () => { button('Share selected summaries').click(); await settle(); });
+      const summaries = await result;
+      assert.ok(summaries.some((item) => item.title === note.title));
+      assert.doesNotMatch(JSON.stringify(summaries), /BODY MUST NOT BE SHARED/);
+      assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    }
+    service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, 'context.selected.list', 'deny');
+    const count = prompts.filter((prompt) => prompt.kind === 'context.select').length;
+    await assert.rejects(service.contributionService.executeCommand('com.netcatty.assistant.contexts'), /disabled/);
+    assert.equal(prompts.filter((prompt) => prompt.kind === 'context.select').length, count); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, 'context.selected.list', 'ask');
+    let cancelled!: ReturnType<typeof begin>;
+    await act(async () => { cancelled = begin(); await settle(); });
+    await waitForDialog();
+    await act(async () => { button('Cancel').click(); await settle(); });
+    await assert.rejects(cancelled); assert.equal(service.aiContextService.selected.handles.size, 0);
+    let revoked!: ReturnType<typeof begin>;
+    await act(async () => { revoked = begin(); await settle(); });
+    await waitForDialog();
+    await act(async () => { service.permissionEngine.setMode(plugin, 'context.selected.list', 'deny'); await settle(); });
+    await assert.rejects(revoked); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null); assert.equal(service.aiContextService.selected.handles.size, 0);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => root.unmount()); await service.manager.shutdown();
+    publishNotesSnapshot(oldNotes); registerAppAppLockRuntime(oldLock); dom.window.close(); fs.rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) { if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+  }
+});

components/QuickSwitcher.pluginFailure.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { I18nProvider } from '../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { createDomRenderer, dispatchDomEvent, flushEffects, installDomEnvironment } from './test-support/renderReactDom';
+
+test('a rejected palette plugin command shows bounded existing toast feedback without raw diagnostics or retry', async () => {
+  const dom = installDomEnvironment();
+  const globals = { localStorage: dom.window.localStorage, Element: dom.window.Element, ResizeObserver: class { observe() {} disconnect() {} } };
+  const previous = new Map(Object.keys(globals).map((key) => [key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key)]));
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(globals)) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, value });
+  const { QuickSwitcher } = await import('./QuickSwitcher');
+  const { toast } = await import('./ui/toast');
+  const renderer = await createDomRenderer(dom.document);
+  const notices: string[] = [], calls: unknown[][] = [];
+  const error = toast.error;
+  toast.error = (message) => { notices.push(message); };
+  Object.defineProperty(dom.window, 'netcatty', { value: {
+    getPluginRuntimeStatus: async () => ({ available: true }),
+    getPluginContributions: async () => ({ locale: 'en', plugins: [{
+      id: 'com.example.selection', version: '1.0.0', displayName: 'Synthetic selection', description: '',
+      commands: [{ id: 'com.example.selection.share', title: 'Share selected terminal', enabled: true }],
+      menus: [{ id: 'menu', command: 'com.example.selection.share', title: 'Share selected terminal', location: 'commandPalette', visible: true, enabled: true }],
+      keybindings: [], settings: [], views: [],
+    }] }),
+    executePluginCommand: async (...args: unknown[]) => { calls.push(args); throw new Error('synthetic-private-diagnostic'); },
+  } });
+  let closes = 0;
+  try {
+    await renderer.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><QuickSwitcher isOpen query="Share selected terminal" results={[]} sessions={[]} workspaces={[]}
+      onQueryChange={() => {}} onSelect={() => {}} onSelectTab={() => {}} onClose={() => { closes++; }} showSftpTab={false} /></I18nProvider>);
+    await flushEffects(); await flushEffects();
+    const button = [...dom.document.querySelectorAll('button')].find((node) => node.textContent?.includes('Share selected terminal'));
+    assert.ok(button);
+    await dispatchDomEvent(button, new dom.window.MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    await flushEffects();
+    assert.equal(calls.length, 1);
+    assert.equal(closes, 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(notices, ['The plugin command could not be completed. Check its required selection and permissions.']);
+    assert.equal(notices.join('').includes('synthetic-private-diagnostic'), false);
+  } finally {
+    toast.error = error;
+    await renderer.unmount();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) {
+      if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+    }
+    dom.cleanup();
+  }
+});

components/QuickSwitcher.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { buildQuickSwitcherShells, useDiscoveredShells, getShellIconPath, isMono
 import { usePluginContributions } from "../application/state/usePluginContributions";
 import { requestOpenPluginView } from "./plugins/PluginContributionHost";
 import { PluginContributionIcon } from "./plugins/PluginContributionIcon";
+import { toast } from "./ui/toast";
 
 type QuickSwitcherItemBase = {
   id: string;
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ const QuickSwitcherInner: React.FC<QuickSwitcherProps> = ({
             useAlternate && item.altCommand ? item.altCommand : item.commandId,
             undefined,
             { 'netcatty.surface': 'commandPalette' },
-          ).catch(() => {});
+          ).catch(() => toast.error(t('plugins.command.failed')));
           onClose();
         }
         break;

components/SelectHostPanelContent.tsx

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface SelectHostPanelContentProps {
   /** Preferred multi-select path for host/group toggles (selection resolves to host ids). */
   onSelectionChange?: (selectedHostIds: string[]) => void;
   onConfirm: () => void;
+  confirmDisabled?: boolean;
   onNewHost?: () => void;
   availableKeys?: SSHKey[];
   identities?: import('../domain/models').Identity[];
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export const SelectHostPanelContent: React.FC<SelectHostPanelContentProps> = ({
   onSelect,
   onSelectionChange,
   onConfirm,
+  confirmDisabled = false,
   onNewHost,
   availableKeys = [],
   identities = [],
@@ -643,7 +645,7 @@ export const SelectHostPanelContent: React.FC<SelectHostPanelContentProps> = ({
         <div className="px-4 py-3 border-t border-border/60 shrink-0">
           <Button
             className="w-full"
-            disabled={selectedHostIds.length === 0}
+            disabled={confirmDisabled || selectedHostIds.length === 0}
             onClick={onConfirm}
           >
             {multiSelect

components/SettingsPage.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { useExternalMcpGrantPersister } from "./ai/useExternalMcpGrantPersister"
 import { setupMcpApprovalBridge } from "../infrastructure/ai/shared/approvalGate";
 import { usePluginContributions } from "../application/state/usePluginContributions";
 import { PluginContributionHost } from "./plugins/PluginContributionHost";
+import { PluginPermissionHost } from "./plugins/PluginPermissionHost";
 import { matchesKeyBinding } from "../domain/models";
 import { isPrimaryModifierWBinding } from "../application/state/windowCommandClose";
 
@@ -575,6 +576,8 @@ const SettingsPageContent: React.FC<{ settings: SettingsState; appLock?: AppLock
                                 setShowHostTreeSidebar={settings.setShowHostTreeSidebar}
                                 windowOpacity={settings.windowOpacity}
                                 setWindowOpacity={settings.setWindowOpacity}
+                                windowBackgroundBlur={settings.windowBackgroundBlur}
+                                setWindowBackgroundBlur={settings.setWindowBackgroundBlur}
                                 appIconVariant={settings.appIconVariant}
                                 setAppIconVariant={settings.setAppIconVariant}
                             />
@@ -720,6 +723,7 @@ const SettingsPageContent: React.FC<{ settings: SettingsState; appLock?: AppLock
             </Tabs>
         </div>
         <ExternalMcpApprovalsHost />
+        <PluginPermissionHost />
         <PluginContributionHost locale={settings.uiLanguage} theme={settings.resolvedTheme} themeTokens={pluginThemeTokens} />
         </>
     );

components/Terminal.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { publishTerminalSelectionTarget } from "../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry";
+import { usePluginTerminalSelection } from "../application/state/usePluginTerminalSelection";
 import { clearTerminalBroadcastUserInput, markTerminalBroadcastUserInput } from "./terminal/runtime/terminalPacedBroadcast";
 import { shouldBroadcastDuringSensitivePrompt } from "../domain/terminalBroadcast";
 import { STORAGE_KEY_TERMINAL_BROADCAST_PASSWORD_BYPASS } from "../infrastructure/config/storageKeys";
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ import {
 } from "./terminal/runtime/createTerminalSessionStarters";
 import {
   createXTermRuntime,
+  getTerminalPerCharacterInput,
+  restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput,
   resetKittyKeyboardModeStateForSession,
   type XTermRuntime,
 } from "./terminal/runtime/createXTermRuntime";
@@ -924,6 +928,18 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
   statusRef.current = status;
   const getSessionConnectedRef = useRef(() => statusRef.current === "connected" && Boolean(sessionRef.current));
   getSessionConnectedRef.current = () => statusRef.current === "connected" && Boolean(sessionRef.current);
+  // Split input ownership is omitted for solo/Focus mode; the legacy focus bit is false there.
+  usePluginTerminalSelection(sessionId, () => ({
+    sessionId: sessionRef.current,
+    bootEpoch: bootEpochRef.current,
+    term: termRef.current,
+    visible: isVisibleRef.current === true,
+    isFocusedPane,
+    connected: getSessionConnectedRef.current(),
+    sensitive: passwordPromptActiveRef.current,
+    normalize: terminalSettings?.normalizeTextOnCopy ?? true,
+    label: sessionDisplayName ?? host.label,
+  }), JSON.stringify([sessionId, status, isVisible, isFocusedPane, sessionDisplayName, host.label]));
   const sudoAutofillRef = useRef<SudoPasswordAutofill | null>(null);
   // Prefer parent-supplied candidates (TerminalLayer); otherwise derive from
   // host/keys/identities so standalone popups (TerminalPopupPage) still work.
@@ -1683,6 +1699,8 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
           passwordPromptActiveRef.current,
           knownCwdRef.current ?? null,
           terminalTitleRef.current ?? null,
+          xtermRuntimeRef.current?.getPerCharacterInput()
+            ?? getTerminalPerCharacterInput(terminalSettingsRef),
         );
       }));
     }
@@ -1704,6 +1722,10 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
             throw new Error("Terminal output did not settle before applying the snapshot");
           }
         }
+        if (typeof payload.perCharacterInput === "boolean") {
+          restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput(terminalSettingsRef, payload.perCharacterInput);
+          xtermRuntimeRef.current?.restorePerCharacterInput(payload.perCharacterInput);
+        }
         if (typeof payload.kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled === "boolean") {
           xtermRuntimeRef.current?.setKittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled(
             payload.kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled,
@@ -1873,6 +1895,8 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
           snap,
           {
             ...finalContext,
+            perCharacterInput: xtermRuntimeRef.current?.getPerCharacterInput()
+              ?? getTerminalPerCharacterInput(terminalSettingsRef),
             kittyKeyboardModeState: xtermRuntimeRef.current?.getKittyKeyboardModeState(),
             kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled:
               xtermRuntimeRef.current?.getKittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled(),
@@ -1959,6 +1983,7 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
     serializeAddonRef.current = null;
     searchAddonRef.current = null;
     hasRuntimeRef.current = false;
+    publishTerminalSelectionTarget();
   };
 
   const clearHibernateRuntimeState = useCallback(() => {
@@ -4063,7 +4088,7 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
         return;
       }
       finishReconnectPreparation();
-      xtermRuntimeRef.current?.resetKittyConnectionInputState();
+      xtermRuntimeRef.current?.resetConnectionInputState(host);
       resetKittyKeyboardModeStateForSession(terminalSettingsRef);
       if (effectiveTerminalProtocol.startsWith("plugin:")) {
         sessionStarters.startPluginConnection(term);
@@ -4700,7 +4725,10 @@ const TerminalComponent: React.FC<TerminalProps> = ({
       updateStatus: (next) => updateStatusRef.current(next),
       replayChunkBytes: resolveTerminalHibernateReplayChunkBytes(terminalSettings),
       additionalKeywordHighlightRules: pluginDecorationRulesRef.current,
-    }).then((ok) => ok).catch((err) => {
+    }).then((ok) => {
+      publishTerminalSelectionTarget();
+      return ok;
+    }).catch((err) => {
       logger.error("[Terminal] Failed to resume from hibernate", err);
       return false;
     }).finally(() => {

components/TextEditorModal.tsx

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ interface TextEditorModalProps {
   onClose: () => void;
   fileName: string;
   initialContent: string;
+  /** Full path for language detection; the title still uses fileName. */
+  filePath?: string;
   onSave: (content: string) => Promise<void>;
   editorWordWrap: boolean;
   onToggleWordWrap: () => void;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ const TextEditorModal: React.FC<TextEditorModalProps> = ({
   open,
   onClose,
   fileName,
+  filePath,
   initialContent,
   onSave,
   editorWordWrap,
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ const TextEditorModal: React.FC<TextEditorModalProps> = ({
   const [baselineContent, setBaselineContent] = useState(initialContent);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [saveError, setSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [languageId, setLanguageId] = useState(() => getLanguageId(fileName));
+  const [languageId, setLanguageId] = useState(() => getLanguageId(filePath ?? fileName));
   const contentRef = useRef(initialContent);
   const baselineContentRef = useRef(initialContent);
   const savingRef = useRef(false);
@@ -149,13 +152,13 @@ const TextEditorModal: React.FC<TextEditorModalProps> = ({
     setBaselineContent(initialContent);
     setSaveError(null);
     setSaving(false);
-    setLanguageId(getLanguageId(fileName));
+    setLanguageId(getLanguageId(filePath ?? fileName));
     contentRef.current = initialContent;
     baselineContentRef.current = initialContent;
     savingRef.current = false;
     closePromptRef.current = null;
     viewStateRef.current = null;
-  }, [initialContent, fileName]);
+  }, [initialContent, fileName, filePath]);
 
   const saveContent = useCallback(async (contentToSave = contentRef.current): Promise<boolean> => {
     return saveCoordinatorRef.current?.save(contentToSave) ?? false;

components/editor/TextEditorPane.test.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   getTextEditorContentStats,
   isTextEditorCommandWEnabled,
   isTextEditorReadOnly,
+  languageIdToMonaco,
   TextEditorPromoteButton,
 } from "./TextEditorPane.tsx";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "../ui/tooltip.tsx";
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ import { DEFAULT_KEY_BINDINGS } from "../../domain/models/keyBindings.ts";
 const wrap = (child: React.ReactElement) =>
   React.createElement(TooltipProvider, null, child);
 
+test("maps manual Nginx selection to the registered language", () => {
+  assert.equal(languageIdToMonaco('nginx'), 'nginx');
+  assert.equal(languageIdToMonaco('ini'), 'ini');
+});
+
 test("disables promoting a modal editor to a tab while a save is running", () => {
   assert.equal(canPromoteTextEditor({ saving: true }), false);
   assert.equal(canPromoteTextEditor({ saving: false }), true);

components/editor/TextEditorPane.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { useClipboardBackend } from '../../application/state/useClipboardBackend
 import { isPrimaryModifierWBinding } from '../../application/state/windowCommandClose';
 import { HotkeyScheme, KeyBinding, matchesKeyBinding } from '../../domain/models';
 import { pasteForMonacoEditorCommand } from '../../infrastructure/monaco/monacoClipboardPaste';
+import { registerNginxLanguage } from '../../infrastructure/monaco/nginxLanguage';
 import { useNetcattyMonacoTheme } from '../../infrastructure/monaco/useNetcattyMonacoTheme';
 import { getLanguageName, getSupportedLanguages } from '../../lib/sftpFileUtils';
 import { Button } from '../ui/button';
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import { Combobox } from '../ui/combobox';
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '../ui/tooltip';
 
 // Map our language IDs to Monaco language IDs
-const languageIdToMonaco = (langId: string): string => {
+export const languageIdToMonaco = (langId: string): string => {
   const mapping: Record<string, string> = {
     'javascript': 'javascript',
     'typescript': 'typescript',
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ const languageIdToMonaco = (langId: string): string => {
     'yaml': 'yaml',
     'toml': 'ini',
     'ini': 'ini',
+    'nginx': 'nginx',
     'sql': 'sql',
     'graphql': 'graphql',
     'markdown': 'markdown',
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ const TextEditorPaneInner: React.FC<TextEditorPaneProps> = ({
           language={monacoLanguage}
           value={content}
           onChange={handleEditorChange}
+          beforeMount={registerNginxLanguage}
           onMount={handleEditorMount}
           theme={customThemeName}
           loading={

components/plugins/PluginAIContextHost.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import type { TerminalSession, Workspace } from '../../domain/models';
+import { usePluginAIContextHost } from '../../application/state/usePluginAIContextHost';
+import { Button } from '../ui/button';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '../ui/dialog';
+
+export function PluginAIContextHost({ sessions, workspaces }: { sessions: TerminalSession[]; workspaces: Workspace[] }) {
+  const { choice, noteId, setNoteId, noteChoices } = usePluginAIContextHost({ sessions, workspaces });
+  return <Dialog open={choice !== null} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) choice?.cancel(); }}>
+    <DialogContent data-host-security-surface="">
+      <DialogHeader><DialogTitle>Choose a reference for the plugin</DialogTitle>
+        <DialogDescription>Share a Note summary and the current selected workspace, tab, session, and host summaries. Content access follows this plugin's Allow / Ask / Deny settings; this chooser shares summaries only.</DialogDescription></DialogHeader>
+      <label className="text-sm" htmlFor="plugin-ai-note">Note</label>
+      <select id="plugin-ai-note" value={noteId} onChange={(event) => setNoteId(event.target.value)} className="rounded border border-border bg-background p-2 text-foreground">
+        <option value="">No Note</option>
+        {noteChoices.map((note) => <option key={note.id} value={note.id}>{note.title}</option>)}
+      </select>
+      <DialogFooter><Button variant="outline" onClick={() => choice?.cancel()}>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button onClick={() => choice?.confirm(noteId)}>Share selected summaries</Button></DialogFooter>
+    </DialogContent>
+  </Dialog>;
+}

components/plugins/PluginAgentHost.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import type { TerminalSession } from '../../domain/models';
+import { usePluginAgentHost } from '../../application/state/usePluginAgentHost';
+import { Button } from '../ui/button';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '../ui/dialog';
+
+export function PluginAgentHost({ sessions }: { sessions: TerminalSession[] }) {
+  const { choice } = usePluginAgentHost(sessions);
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  return <Dialog open={choice !== null} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) choice?.cancel(); }}>
+    <DialogContent data-host-security-surface="" onOpenAutoFocus={() => setSelected([])}>
+      <DialogHeader><DialogTitle>Choose terminals for this Agent conversation</DialogTitle>
+        <DialogDescription>The conversation is independent of the active tab or workspace. Only the terminals selected here are eligible targets. Tool actions follow this plugin's Allow / Ask / Deny setting.</DialogDescription></DialogHeader>
+      <div className="max-h-72 space-y-2 overflow-y-auto">
+        {choice?.items.map((item) => <label key={item.sessionId} className="flex gap-2 text-sm">
+          <input type="checkbox" checked={selected.includes(item.sessionId)} disabled={selected.length >= 32 && !selected.includes(item.sessionId)}
+            onChange={(event) => setSelected((ids) => event.target.checked ? [...ids, item.sessionId] : ids.filter((id) => id !== item.sessionId))} />
+          <span>{item.label} <span className="text-muted-foreground">{item.hostname}</span></span>
+        </label>)}
+        {choice?.items.length === 0 && <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">No connected terminals. You can continue without targets.</p>}
+      </div>
+      <DialogFooter><Button variant="outline" onClick={() => choice?.cancel()}>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button onClick={() => choice?.confirm(selected)}>Use selected terminals</Button></DialogFooter>
+    </DialogContent>
+  </Dialog>;
+}

components/plugins/PluginAuthorRow.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { UserRound } from 'lucide-react';
+import { usePluginAuthorIdentity } from '../../application/state/usePluginAuthorIdentity';
+import { useI18n } from '../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { Badge } from '../ui/badge';
+
+export function PluginAuthorRow({ entry, plugin, sourceId }: {
+  entry?: NetcattyPluginCatalogEntry; plugin?: NetcattyInstalledPlugin; sourceId?: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useI18n();
+  const { ref, identity } = usePluginAuthorIdentity({ entry, plugin, sourceId });
+  const [failed, setFailed] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const author = identity?.author ?? entry?.author ?? plugin?.manifest?.publisher ?? '';
+  const imageKey = JSON.stringify([entry?.id, entry?.selectionToken, plugin?.id, plugin?.activeVersion, plugin?.archiveSha256, sourceId, identity?.avatar]);
+  const avatar = identity?.avatar;
+  const showImage = avatar && avatar.length <= 700_000 && /^data:image\/png;base64,[A-Za-z0-9+/]+={0,2}$/.test(avatar) && failed !== imageKey;
+  return <div ref={ref} className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground" data-plugin-author-row>
+    <span className="inline-flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted/60" aria-hidden="true">
+      {showImage ? <img src={avatar} alt="" width={20} height={20} className="h-full w-full object-cover" onError={() => setFailed(imageKey)} />
+        : <UserRound size={13} data-plugin-author-placeholder />}
+    </span>
+    <span className="min-w-0 truncate" title={author}>{author}</span>
+    {identity?.officialMaintained === true && <Badge className="shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap border-0 bg-amber-500/15 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-amber-800 hover:bg-amber-500/15 dark:bg-amber-400/15 dark:text-amber-300 dark:hover:bg-amber-400/15"
+      title={t('settings.plugins.author.officialMeaning')} data-plugin-official-maintainer>{t('settings.plugins.author.official')}</Badge>}
+  </div>;
+}

components/plugins/PluginHostActionHost.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useI18n } from '../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { usePluginHostActions } from '../../application/state/usePluginHostActions';
+import { applyGroupDefaults, resolveGroupDefaults } from '../../domain/groupConfig';
+import { resolveEffectiveTerminalProtocol } from '../../domain/terminalProtocol';
+import { SelectHostPanelContent } from '../SelectHostPanelContent';
+import { Button } from '../ui/button';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '../ui/dialog';
+import { PluginHostDraftPreview } from './PluginHostDraftPreview';
+
+export function PluginHostActionHost() {
+  const { t } = useI18n();
+  const state = usePluginHostActions();
+  const entry = state.review;
+  if (!entry) return null;
+  const request = entry.prompt.request;
+  const selection = request.kind === 'vault.selectHosts';
+  const connection = request.kind === 'vault.requestConnect';
+  const effective = entry.host ? applyGroupDefaults(entry.host, entry.host.group ? resolveGroupDefaults(entry.host.group, entry.groups) : {}) : undefined;
+  const protocol = effective ? resolveEffectiveTerminalProtocol(effective) : undefined;
+  return <Dialog open onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) void state.respond('cancel'); }}>
+    <DialogContent className={selection ? 'max-w-md h-[min(85vh,640px)] flex flex-col p-0 gap-0 overflow-hidden' : 'sm:max-w-[560px] max-h-[85vh] overflow-y-auto'} hideCloseButton>
+      <DialogHeader className={selection ? 'px-4 pt-4 pb-2 shrink-0 border-b border-border/60' : undefined}>
+        <DialogTitle>{t(selection ? 'plugins.hostActions.select' : connection ? 'plugins.hostActions.connect' : entry.host ? 'plugins.hostActions.edit' : 'plugins.hostActions.create')}</DialogTitle>
+        <DialogDescription className="break-all">{entry.prompt.pluginId} · {entry.prompt.pluginVersion}</DialogDescription>
+      </DialogHeader>
+      {selection ? <>
+        <p className="px-4 pt-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('plugins.hostActions.selectionNote')}</p>
+        <p className="px-4 pt-2 text-sm font-medium break-words">{request.title}</p>
+        {state.selectedIds.length > 50 && <p role="alert" className="px-4 text-sm text-destructive">{t('plugins.hostActions.selectionLimit')}</p>}
+        <SelectHostPanelContent hosts={entry.candidates} customGroups={entry.customGroups} selectedHostIds={state.selectedIds} multiSelect className="flex-1 min-h-0" confirmDisabled={state.busy || state.selectedIds.length > 50} onSelect={(host) => state.setSelectedIds((ids) => ids.includes(host.id) ? ids.filter((id) => id !== host.id) : [...ids, host.id])} onSelectionChange={state.setSelectedIds} onConfirm={() => { if (!state.busy && state.selectedIds.length <= 50) void state.respond('submit'); }} />
+      </> : connection && effective ? <>
+        <p className="break-all text-sm font-medium">{effective.label}</p>
+        <p className="break-all text-sm">{protocol !== 'local' && effective.username ? `${effective.username}@` : ''}{effective.hostname}{protocol !== 'local' && effective.port ? `:${effective.port}` : ''} ({protocol})</p>
+        {protocol === 'local' && <p className="text-sm font-medium" role="note">{t('plugins.hostActions.localExecution')}</p>}
+        <p className="text-sm" role="note">{t(entry.scriptsRun ? 'plugins.hostActions.scriptsRun' : 'plugins.hostActions.noScripts')}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('plugins.hostActions.connectionNote')}</p>
+      </> : request.kind === 'vault.requestHostDraft' ? <PluginHostDraftPreview key={entry.prompt.requestId} before={entry.host} draft={request.draft} managedSources={entry.managedSources} busy={state.busy} onConfirm={(draft) => void state.respond('submit', draft)} /> : null}
+      {state.error && <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-destructive">{t('plugins.hostActions.failed')}</p>}
+      <DialogFooter className={selection ? 'p-3 border-t' : undefined}>
+        <Button variant="outline" disabled={state.busy} onClick={() => void state.respond('cancel')}>{t('common.cancel')}</Button>
+        {connection && <Button disabled={state.busy} onClick={() => void state.respond('submit')}>{t('common.connect')}</Button>}
+      </DialogFooter>
+    </DialogContent>
+  </Dialog>;
+}

components/plugins/PluginHostDraftPreview.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useI18n } from '../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { applyPluginHostEdit, normalizePluginHostDraft, pluginHostDraftTouchesManagedSource, pluginHostFieldDiff, PLUGIN_HOST_CREATE_FIELDS, PLUGIN_HOST_EDIT_FIELDS, type PluginHostDraftFields } from '../../domain/pluginHostActions';
+import type { Host, ManagedSource } from '../../domain/models';
+import { Button } from '../ui/button';
+import { Input } from '../ui/input';
+
+/** Host-owned editable draft and exact normalized field diff. The containing
+ * dialog owns confirmation, expiry and cancellation; this body has no IPC. */
+export function PluginHostDraftPreview({ before, draft, busy, onConfirm, managedSources = [] }: {
+  before?: Host;
+  draft: PluginHostDraftFields;
+  busy: boolean;
+  onConfirm: (draft: PluginHostDraftFields) => void;
+  managedSources?: ManagedSource[];
+}) {
+  const { t } = useI18n();
+  const [fields, setFields] = useState<Record<string, string>>(() => ({
+    label: draft.label ?? before?.label ?? '',
+    hostname: draft.hostname ?? '', username: draft.username ?? '',
+    port: String(draft.port ?? 22), group: draft.group ?? before?.group ?? '',
+    tags: (draft.tags ?? before?.tags ?? []).join(', '),
+  }));
+  const preview = useMemo(() => {
+    const value = {
+      label: fields.label, group: fields.group,
+      tags: fields.tags.split(',').map((tag) => tag.trim()).filter(Boolean),
+      ...(!before ? { hostname: fields.hostname, username: fields.username, port: Number(fields.port) } : {}),
+    };
+    try {
+      const after = before ? applyPluginHostEdit(before, value) : normalizePluginHostDraft(value, 'preview');
+      return { value: {
+        label: after.label, group: after.group ?? '', tags: after.tags,
+        ...(!before ? { hostname: after.hostname, username: after.username, port: after.port } : {}),
+      }, diff: pluginHostFieldDiff(before, after), managed: pluginHostDraftTouchesManagedSource(after, managedSources) };
+    } catch { return null; }
+  }, [before, fields, managedSources]);
+  return <div className="space-y-4">
+    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+      {(before ? PLUGIN_HOST_EDIT_FIELDS : PLUGIN_HOST_CREATE_FIELDS).map((field) => <label key={field} className="space-y-1 text-sm">
+        <span>{t(`hostForm.field.${field}`)}</span>
+        <Input value={fields[field]} type={field === 'port' ? 'number' : 'text'} min={field === 'port' ? 1 : undefined} max={field === 'port' ? 65535 : undefined} maxLength={field === 'tags' ? 32_896 : 1024} autoComplete="off" disabled={busy} onChange={(event) => setFields((previous) => ({ ...previous, [field]: event.target.value }))} />
+      </label>)}
+    </div>
+    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('plugins.hostActions.defaultsWarning')}</p>
+    {preview?.managed && <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-destructive">{t('plugins.hostActions.managedUnsupported')}</p>}
+    {preview ? <div className="max-h-48 overflow-auto rounded-md border p-3">
+      <p className="mb-2 text-sm font-medium">{t('plugins.hostActions.fieldDiff')}</p>
+      <dl className="space-y-2 text-xs">
+        {preview.diff.map((change) => <div key={change.field} className="break-all">
+          <dt className="font-medium">{t(`hostForm.field.${change.field}`)}</dt>
+          <dd>{JSON.stringify(change.before)} &rarr; {JSON.stringify(change.after)}</dd>
+        </div>)}
+      </dl>
+    </div> : <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-destructive">{t('plugins.hostActions.invalidDraft')}</p>}
+    <Button className="w-full" disabled={busy || !preview || preview.managed || preview.diff.length === 0} onClick={() => { if (preview && !preview.managed) onConfirm(preview.value); }}>{t('hostForm.saveHost')}</Button>
+  </div>;
+}

components/plugins/PluginHostInteractionHost.tsx

@@ -19,17 +19,23 @@ function HostInteractionDialog({ state, prompt }: {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
   const request = prompt.request;
+  const terminalShare = request.kind === 'terminal.selection.read';
+  const inputDraft = request.kind === 'terminal.input.propose';
   const previewClipboard = request.kind === 'clipboard.read' && prompt.phase === 'request';
+  const needsPreview = previewClipboard || (terminalShare && prompt.phase === 'request');
   const textBytes = new TextEncoder().encode(state.value).length;
   const canSubmit = request.kind === 'quickPick' ? request.items.some((item) => item.id === state.value) : textBytes <= PLUGIN_HOST_INTERACTION_LIMITS.textBytes;
   return <Dialog open onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) void state.respond('cancel'); }}>
-    <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-[520px]" hideCloseButton>
+    <DialogContent className="max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-[520px]" hideCloseButton>
       <DialogHeader>
         <DialogTitle>{t('plugins.interaction.title')}</DialogTitle>
         <DialogDescription className="break-all">{prompt.pluginId} · {prompt.pluginVersion}</DialogDescription>
       </DialogHeader>
       <p className="break-words text-sm font-medium">{request.title}</p>
-      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('plugins.interaction.sharing')}</p>
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t(inputDraft ? 'plugins.interaction.draftNote' : terminalShare ? 'plugins.interaction.terminalDisclosure' : 'plugins.interaction.sharing')}</p>
+      {(terminalShare || inputDraft) && <p className="break-all text-sm">{t('plugins.interaction.terminalTarget')}: {prompt.terminalLabel} ({prompt.terminalSessionId})</p>}
+      {inputDraft && <textarea aria-label={t('plugins.interaction.draft')} className="min-h-28 max-h-64 w-full rounded-md border bg-muted/30 p-3 font-mono text-xs" value={state.value} maxLength={PLUGIN_HOST_INTERACTION_LIMITS.textBytes} disabled={state.busy} onChange={(event) => state.setValue(event.target.value)} />}
+      {(inputDraft || (terminalShare && prompt.phase === 'preview')) && <pre aria-label={t('plugins.interaction.exactText')} className="max-h-40 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-all rounded-md border p-2 font-mono text-xs">{JSON.stringify(inputDraft ? state.value : prompt.previewText)}</pre>}
       {request.kind === 'input' && <Input aria-label={t('plugins.interaction.input')} value={state.value} maxLength={PLUGIN_HOST_INTERACTION_LIMITS.textBytes} autoComplete="off" autoFocus disabled={state.busy} onChange={(event) => state.setValue(event.target.value)} />}
       {request.kind === 'quickPick' && <>
         <Input aria-label={t('plugins.interaction.filter')} value={search} onChange={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)} autoFocus disabled={state.busy} />
@@ -45,8 +51,8 @@ function HostInteractionDialog({ state, prompt }: {
       {state.error && <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-destructive">{t('plugins.interaction.failed')}</p>}
       <DialogFooter>
         <Button variant="outline" disabled={state.busy} onClick={() => void state.respond('cancel')}>{t('common.cancel')}</Button>
-        <Button disabled={state.busy || !canSubmit} onClick={() => void state.respond(previewClipboard ? 'preview' : 'submit')}>
-          {t(previewClipboard ? 'plugins.interaction.previewAction' : request.kind === 'clipboard.read' ? 'plugins.interaction.share' : request.kind === 'clipboard.write' ? 'plugins.interaction.copy' : 'common.continue')}
+        <Button disabled={state.busy || !canSubmit} onClick={() => void state.respond(needsPreview ? 'preview' : 'submit')}>
+          {t(needsPreview ? terminalShare ? 'plugins.interaction.terminalPreview' : 'plugins.interaction.previewAction' : inputDraft ? 'plugins.interaction.closeDraft' : request.kind === 'clipboard.read' || terminalShare ? 'plugins.interaction.share' : request.kind === 'clipboard.write' ? 'plugins.interaction.copy' : 'common.continue')}
         </Button>
       </DialogFooter>
     </DialogContent>

components/plugins/PluginPermissionHost.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { usePluginPermissionPrompt } from '../../application/state/usePluginPermissionPrompt';
+import { useI18n } from '../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { describePluginPermission } from '@/domain/pluginPermissionDescriptions.cjs';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '../ui/dialog';
+import { Button } from '../ui/button';
+import globalAgentToolSpecs from '../../infrastructure/ai/harness/generated/globalAgentToolSpecs.json';
+
+/** Rendered only by the trusted app, never inside a plugin view. */
+export function PluginPermissionHost() {
+  const { resolvedLocale } = useI18n();
+  const zh = resolvedLocale.startsWith('zh');
+  const { prompt, busy, respond } = usePluginPermissionPrompt();
+  if (!prompt) return null;
+  const description = describePluginPermission(prompt.permission, resolvedLocale);
+  const resources = prompt.resources.filter((resource) => resource !== '*' && !resource.startsWith('selected:'));
+  const action = prompt.displayContext?.action;
+  const operation = action && (globalAgentToolSpecs.find((tool) => tool.capabilityId === action.capabilityId)?.toolName ?? action.capabilityId);
+  const selections = prompt.displayContext?.selections ?? [];
+  return <Dialog open onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) void respond('cancel'); }}>
+    <DialogContent data-host-security-surface="" className="max-h-[85vh] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-[480px]">
+      <DialogHeader>
+        <DialogTitle>{description.label}</DialogTitle>
+        <DialogDescription className="break-words">{prompt.pluginName ?? prompt.pluginId} · {prompt.pluginVersion}</DialogDescription>
+      </DialogHeader>
+      <p className="text-sm">{description.description}</p>
+      {prompt.displayContext?.modelLabel && <p className="text-sm break-words">{zh ? '模型' : 'Model'}: {prompt.displayContext.modelLabel}</p>}
+      {action && <div className="space-y-1">
+        <p className="text-sm break-words">{zh ? '操作' : 'Operation'}: <code>{operation}</code>{operation !== action.capabilityId && <> ({action.capabilityId})</>}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm">{zh ? '请求内容（控制字符以转义形式显示）' : 'Requested action (control characters shown as escapes)'}</p>
+        <pre className="max-h-48 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded border border-border p-2 text-xs">{action.text}</pre>
+      </div>}
+      {(selections.length > 0 || prompt.permission === 'ai.agent.actions') && <div className="space-y-1">
+        <p className="text-sm">{zh ? '目标' : 'Targets'}:{selections.length === 0 && (zh ? ' 未选择目标' : ' No targets selected')}</p>
+        {selections.map((item, index) => <p key={index} className="text-sm break-words">
+          {item.title} <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">· {item.scope}</span>
+        </p>)}
+      </div>}
+      {(prompt.relatedPermissions ?? []).filter((item, index, items) => items.findIndex((other) => other.permission === item.permission) === index).map((item, index) => <div key={index} className="space-y-1 text-sm">
+        <p>{describePluginPermission(item.permission, resolvedLocale).description}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground break-all">{item.resources.filter((resource) => !resource.startsWith('selected:')).join(', ')}</p>
+      </div>)}
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground break-all">{prompt.pluginId}</p>
+      {resources.length > 0 && <ul className="max-h-44 overflow-auto space-y-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{resources.map((resource) => <li key={resource} className="break-all">{resource}</li>)}</ul>}
+      <DialogFooter>
+        <Button variant="outline" disabled={busy} onClick={() => void respond('deny')}>{zh ? '拒绝' : 'Deny'}</Button>
+        <Button disabled={busy} onClick={() => void respond('allow')}>{prompt.sessionId && prompt.allowedScopes && !prompt.allowedScopes.includes('once') ? zh ? '允许此会话' : 'Allow for this session' : zh ? '允许此次操作' : 'Allow this operation'}</Button>
+      </DialogFooter>
+    </DialogContent>
+  </Dialog>;
+}

components/settings/tabs/PluginAuthorIdentityRefresh.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { usePluginAuthorIdentity } from '../../../application/state/usePluginAuthorIdentity';
+import { checkPluginUpdates } from '../../../infrastructure/services/pluginUpdateCheck';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const { PluginDatabase } = require('../../../electron/plugins/database.cjs');
+const { MarketSourcesService } = require('../../../electron/plugins/marketSourcesService.cjs');
+const { OFFICIAL_SOURCE } = require('../../../electron/plugins/sourceIdentity.cjs');
+const { registerPluginBridge, CHANNELS } = require('../../../electron/plugins/pluginBridge.cjs');
+const { createPreloadApi } = require('../../../electron/preload/api.cjs');
+const { catalog, delivery, makeFiles, read, digest } = require('../../../electron/plugins/fixtures/staticDistributionFixture.cjs');
+
+test('mounted installed authors follow actual catalog/update/source entrypoints without changing package identity', async () => {
+  const rootPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'netcatty-author-refresh-'));
+  const database = new PluginDatabase(join(rootPath, 'plugins.sqlite'));
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><div id="root"></div>', { pretendToBeVisual: true });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries({ window: dom.window, document: dom.window.document,
+    navigator: dom.window.navigator, HTMLElement: dom.window.HTMLElement, Element: dom.window.Element,
+    Node: dom.window.Node, IntersectionObserver: undefined, IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: true })) {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  }
+  const entry = structuredClone(catalog[0]);
+  entry.artifact = { sha256: 'a'.repeat(64), url: `${OFFICIAL_SOURCE.origin}/assets/${'a'.repeat(64)}.ncpkg` };
+  const bytes = read(delivery.plugins[0].iconLight.path.slice(1));
+  const avatar = { path: `/assets/${digest(bytes)}.png`, sha256: digest(bytes), size: bytes.length };
+  const filesFor = (entries = [entry], image = true) => {
+    const files = makeFiles(entries, (index: { plugins: Array<{ id: string; versions: Array<{ distribution: string }> }> }, sidecar: { schemaVersion: number; plugins: Array<{ id: string; avatar: typeof avatar | null; artifact: { path: string; sha256: string; size: number } }> }) => {
+      sidecar.schemaVersion = 2;
+      for (const item of sidecar.plugins) {
+        item.avatar = image ? avatar : null;
+        item.artifact = { path: `/assets/${entry.artifact.sha256}.ncpkg`, sha256: entry.artifact.sha256, size: 1 };
+        index.plugins.find((plugin) => plugin.id === item.id).versions[0].distribution = 'release';
+      }
+    });
+    files.set(avatar.path, bytes); return files;
+  };
+  let files = filesFor();
+  database.installVersion({ pluginId: entry.id, version: entry.version, runtimeKind: "browser", apiVersion: "0.1.0-internal.1", manifest: entry.manifest, archiveSha256: entry.artifact.sha256,
+    packageRelativePath: 'packages/synthetic', source: OFFICIAL_SOURCE }, { enable: true });
+  const manager = { initialize: async () => {}, list: async () => database.listPlugins(),
+    changeMarketSource: async (change: () => unknown) => change() };
+  let avatarReads = 0;
+  const service = new MarketSourcesService({ database, manager,
+    fetch: async (url: string) => { assert.equal(new URL(url).origin, OFFICIAL_SOURCE.origin); assert.ok(!new URL(url).pathname.endsWith('.ncpkg'), 'rejected selection never downloads a package'); return new Response(files.get(new URL(url).pathname)); },
+    createSourceFetch: (origin: string) => async (url: string) => { assert.equal(new URL(url).origin, origin); return new Response(files.get(new URL(url).pathname)); },
+    resolveAvatar: async () => { avatarReads++; return 'data:image/png;base64,eA=='; } });
+  const ipcMain = { handlers: new Map(), handle(channel: string, handler: unknown) { this.handlers.set(channel, handler); }, on() {} };
+  const events = new EventEmitter();
+  registerPluginBridge(ipcMain, { manager, catalogService: service, isTrustedSender: () => true,
+    broadcast: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => events.emit(channel, {}, payload) });
+  const api = createPreloadApi({ ipcRenderer: { on: events.on.bind(events), removeListener: events.removeListener.bind(events),
+    invoke: (channel: string, payload: unknown) => ipcMain.handlers.get(channel)({}, payload) } });
+  let authorCalls = 0;
+  const original = api.getPluginAuthorPresentation;
+  api.getPluginAuthorPresentation = (request: NetcattyPluginAuthorRequest) => { authorCalls++; return original(request); };
+  Object.assign(window, { netcatty: api });
+  let plugin = database.getActivePlugin(entry.id) as NetcattyInstalledPlugin;
+  function Row() {
+    const { ref, identity } = usePluginAuthorIdentity({ plugin });
+    return <div ref={ref} data-author={identity?.author} data-avatar={identity?.avatar} data-official={identity?.officialMaintained ?? false} />;
+  }
+  const { act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const row = () => document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-official]')!;
+  try {
+    await act(async () => root.render(<><Row /><Row /></>));
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, entry.manifest.publisher); assert.equal(row().dataset.official, 'false');
+    assert.equal(avatarReads, 0, 'opening installed rows never fetches a catalog/avatar');
+    await act(async () => { await checkPluginUpdates(api); });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, entry.author); assert.equal(row().dataset.official, 'true');
+    assert.match(row().dataset.avatar!, /^data:image\/png/);
+    assert.equal(events.listenerCount(CHANNELS.catalogChanged), 1, 'rows share one preload subscription');
+    const count = authorCalls;
+    await act(async () => { await api.listPluginCatalog('official'); root.render(<><Row /><Row /></>); });
+    assert.equal(authorCalls, count, 'equivalent catalog and installation retain request dedupe');
+    files = filesFor([{ ...entry, author: 'Updated project name' }], false);
+    await act(async () => { await api.listPluginCatalog('official'); });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, 'Updated project name'); assert.equal(row().dataset.avatar, undefined);
+    const beforeWithdrawal = (await api.listPluginCatalog('official')).entries[0];
+    files = filesFor([]);
+    await act(async () => {
+      await assert.rejects(api.installCatalogPlugin(entry.id, beforeWithdrawal.selectionToken, 'official'), /not in the curated catalog|changed/);
+    });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, entry.manifest.publisher); assert.equal(row().dataset.official, 'false');
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.avatar, undefined, 'rejected install refresh removes withdrawn enrichment without another list or remount');
+
+    const source = await api.addPluginSource({ name: 'Community', address: 'https://community.example.com' });
+    const community = structuredClone(entry);
+    community.id = community.manifest.id = 'com.community.identity';
+    community.artifact.url = `${source.origin}/assets/${community.artifact.sha256}.ncpkg`;
+    files = filesFor([community]);
+    database.installVersion({ pluginId: community.id, version: community.version, manifest: community.manifest,
+      archiveSha256: community.artifact.sha256, packageRelativePath: 'packages/community', source }, { enable: true });
+    await act(async () => { await api.listPluginCatalog(source.id); });
+    assert.equal(authorCalls, count + 4, 'unrelated source changes do not reload official rows');
+    plugin = database.getActivePlugin(community.id);
+    await act(async () => root.render(<><Row /><Row /></>));
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, community.author); assert.match(row().dataset.avatar!, /^data:image\/png/);
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.official, 'false', 'copied catalog never gains official maintenance authority');
+    await act(async () => { await api.updatePluginSource({ id: source.id, name: 'Renamed', enabled: false }); });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, community.manifest.publisher); assert.equal(row().dataset.avatar, undefined);
+    await act(async () => { await api.updatePluginSource({ id: source.id, name: 'Renamed', enabled: true }); });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, community.author);
+    await act(async () => { await api.removePluginSource(source.id, false); });
+    assert.equal(row().dataset.author, community.manifest.publisher); assert.equal(row().dataset.avatar, undefined);
+    await act(async () => root.unmount());
+    assert.equal(events.listenerCount(CHANNELS.catalogChanged), 0, 'last row releases the shared IPC listener');
+  } finally {
+    database.close(); dom.window.close(); rmSync(rootPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) {
+      if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+    }
+  }
+});

components/settings/tabs/PluginAuthorRow.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+import { PluginAuthorRow } from '../../plugins/PluginAuthorRow';
+import { I18nProvider } from '../../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
+
+const entry = { id: 'com.netcatty.starter', name: 'Starter', author: 'Netcatty', version: '0.1.2',
+  repository: 'binaricat/Netcatty', commit: 'a'.repeat(40), selectionToken: 'b'.repeat(64),
+  manifest: { publisher: 'netcatty' } } as NetcattyPluginCatalogEntry;
+const identity = { author: 'Netcatty', avatar: 'data:image/png;base64,eA==', officialMaintained: true,
+  sourceId: 'official', version: entry.version, archiveSha256: null };
+
+test('untrusted entry strings and absent imagery produce a compact placeholder without an official badge', () => {
+  const claimed = { ...entry, author: '<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1">',
+    officialMaintained: true, avatar: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1' };
+  const html = renderToStaticMarkup(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAuthorRow entry={claimed} /></I18nProvider>);
+  assert.match(html, /data-plugin-author-placeholder/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<img|data-plugin-official-maintainer/);
+  assert.match(html, /&lt;img/);
+  assert.match(html, /items-center/);
+});
+
+test('mounted author rows load only when visible, retain fallbacks, cancel stale results and show a borderless themed maintainer pill', async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  const observers: Array<{ target: Element | null; callback: IntersectionObserverCallback }> = [];
+  class VisibilityObserver {
+    record: typeof observers[number];
+    constructor(callback: IntersectionObserverCallback) { this.record = { callback, target: null }; observers.push(this.record); }
+    observe(target: Element) { this.record.target = target; }
+    disconnect() { this.record.target = null; }
+  }
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'Event']) {
+    install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  }
+  install('IntersectionObserver', VisibilityObserver);
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  const { act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const calls: NetcattyPluginAuthorRequest[] = [];
+  const pending: Array<(value: NetcattyPluginAuthorPresentation | null) => void> = [];
+  Object.assign(window, { netcatty: { getPluginAuthorPresentation: (request: NetcattyPluginAuthorRequest) => {
+    calls.push(request); return new Promise((resolve) => pending.push(resolve));
+  } } });
+  const render = async (value = entry, sourceId = 'official') => {
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAuthorRow entry={value} sourceId={sourceId} /></I18nProvider>));
+  };
+  const visible = async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      for (const observer of [...observers]) if (observer.target) observer.callback([{ target: observer.target, isIntersecting: true } as IntersectionObserverEntry], {} as IntersectionObserver);
+    });
+  };
+  try {
+    await render(); assert.equal(calls.length, 0); assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-placeholder]'));
+    await visible(); assert.deepEqual(calls[0], { kind: 'catalog', pluginId: entry.id, selectionToken: entry.selectionToken, sourceId: 'official' });
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-placeholder]'), 'loading uses the default placeholder');
+    await act(async () => pending.shift()!(identity));
+    const image = document.querySelector('img')!;
+    assert.equal(image.getAttribute('src'), identity.avatar); assert.equal(image.width, 20); assert.equal(image.height, 20);
+    const badge = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]')!;
+    assert.equal(badge.textContent, 'Official maintainer'); assert.match(badge.title, /not a safety certification/);
+    assert.ok(badge.classList.contains('border-0'));
+    assert.ok(badge.classList.contains('bg-amber-500/15')); assert.ok(badge.classList.contains('dark:bg-amber-400/15'));
+    assert.ok(badge.classList.contains('text-amber-800')); assert.ok(badge.classList.contains('dark:text-amber-300'));
+    document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-row]')?.classList.contains('items-center'));
+    await act(async () => image.dispatchEvent(new Event('error')));
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('img'), null); assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-placeholder]'));
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]'), 'image failure does not alter maintenance identity');
+
+    const next = { ...entry, selectionToken: 'c'.repeat(64) };
+    await render(next); assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]'), null);
+    await visible(); const stale = pending.shift()!;
+    const copied = { ...entry, author: 'Community author', selectionToken: 'd'.repeat(64) };
+    await render(copied, 'third-party:copy'); await visible();
+    await act(async () => stale(identity));
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]'), null);
+    assert.match(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-row]')!.textContent!, /Community author/);
+    await act(async () => pending.shift()!({ ...identity, author: copied.author, sourceId: 'third-party:copy', officialMaintained: false, avatar: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1' }));
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('img'), null, 'renderer never uses a remote avatar URL');
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]'), null);
+
+    await render({ ...entry, selectionToken: 'f'.repeat(64) }); await visible();
+    await act(async () => pending.shift()!({ ...identity, avatar: null, officialMaintained: false }));
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-placeholder]'));
+    const installed = { id: entry.id, activeVersion: entry.version, archiveSha256: 'a'.repeat(64),
+      source: { id: 'official', kind: 'official', origin: 'https://plugins.netcatty.app', name: 'Official' },
+      manifest: entry.manifest, runtime: {} } as NetcattyInstalledPlugin;
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAuthorRow plugin={installed} /></I18nProvider>));
+    await visible(); assert.deepEqual(calls.at(-1), { kind: 'installed', pluginId: installed.id });
+    await act(async () => pending.shift()!({ ...identity, version: '9.0.0', archiveSha256: installed.archiveSha256! }));
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-official-maintainer]'), null, 'a stale installed version cannot gain a badge');
+    const count = calls.length;
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginAuthorRow plugin={{ ...installed }} /></I18nProvider>));
+    await visible(); assert.equal(calls.length, count, 'unchanged installed identity does not reload on a new object reference');
+
+    await render({ ...entry, selectionToken: 'e'.repeat(64) }); await visible();
+    const late = pending.shift()!;
+    await act(async () => root.unmount());
+    await act(async () => late(identity));
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[data-plugin-author-row]'), null);
+    assert.ok(observers.every((observer) => observer.target === null));
+  } finally {
+    dom.window.close();
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) {
+      if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key);
+    }
+  }
+});

components/settings/tabs/PluginInstalledGrid.test.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ test('installed grid filters, opens one detail and restores search, scroll and c
     assert.equal(cards().length, 2);
     const alphaCard = renderer.root.findAllByType('article')[0];
     assert.match(JSON.stringify(renderer.toJSON()), /Alpha safely formats synthetic greetings/);
-    assert.ok(alphaCard.findAllByType('p').some((node) => node.children.includes('Example')), 'author has its own line');
+    const authorRow = alphaCard.findByProps({ 'data-plugin-author-row': true });
+    assert.ok(authorRow.findAllByType('span').some((node) => node.children.includes('Example')), 'author has its own compact row');
+    assert.ok(authorRow.findByProps({ 'data-plugin-author-placeholder': true }), 'an unverified installed publisher has a default avatar');
     assert.ok(alphaCard.findAllByType('p').some((node) => node.props.className?.includes('line-clamp-3')), 'card description is bounded');
     assert.match(JSON.stringify(renderer.toJSON()), /MIT/);
     assert.match(JSON.stringify(renderer.toJSON()), /Incompatible version/);

components/settings/tabs/PluginLogSettings.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function PluginLogSettings() {
   const disclosure = zh
     ? '插件编写的日志文字可能包含敏感数据。截断和字段过滤不能保证任意文字安全。只为排查问题临时开启，导出前请检查。重启应用后自动关闭详细日志。'
     : 'Plugin-authored text may contain sensitive data. Truncation and field filtering cannot make arbitrary text safe. Enable temporarily for troubleshooting and review files before sharing. Verbose diagnostics turn off after app restart.';
-  return <div data-host-security-surface="">
+  return <div>
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
       <SettingRow label={title} description={zh ? '选择是否在此设备保存审计记录和诊断日志。' : 'Choose whether to keep audit records and diagnostics on this device.'}>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ export function PluginLogSettings() {
         </DialogFooter>
       </DialogContent>
     </Dialog>
-    <ConfirmDialog open={confirmVerbose} title={zh ? '开启插件详细诊断？' : 'Enable verbose plugin diagnostics?'} message={disclosure} confirmLabel={zh ? '临时开启' : 'Enable temporarily'} onOpenChange={setConfirmVerbose} onConfirm={() => { setConfirmVerbose(false); void run('configure', { saveToDisk: true, verbose: true }); }} />
+    <ConfirmDialog hostSecuritySurface open={confirmVerbose} title={zh ? '开启插件详细诊断？' : 'Enable verbose plugin diagnostics?'} message={disclosure} confirmLabel={zh ? '临时开启' : 'Enable temporarily'} onOpenChange={setConfirmVerbose} onConfirm={() => { setConfirmVerbose(false); void run('configure', { saveToDisk: true, verbose: true }); }} />
   </div>;
 }

components/settings/tabs/PluginManagementDialog.interaction.test.tsx

@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ test('plugin manager is single-instance, closes with Escape, restores focus and
     })}>Open contributed settings view</button>}</PluginManagementDialog></I18nProvider>));
     await click(trigger);
     await click(document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[role="dialog"] button:not([data-dialog-close])')!);
+    // Radix schedules close-focus cleanup after the React close commit. The
+    // settle inside click's act() can precede that commit; observe the actual
+    // handoff instead of assuming the cleanup timer already ran.
+    const handoffDeadline = Date.now() + 2_000;
+    while (!handedOff && Date.now() < handoffDeadline) await act(async () => { await settle(); });
     assert.equal(handedOff, true, 'external view opens only after modal ownership is released');
     function ControlledEntry() {
       const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);

components/settings/tabs/PluginMarketplace.interaction.test.tsx

@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ test('README failure leaves the permissions and source visible, before the failu
     selected={entries[0].id} onSelect={() => {}} installed={[]} /></I18nProvider>);
   assert.match(html, /Compatibility and permissions/);
   assert.match(html, /settings.read/);
-  assert.match(html, /not a grant/);
+  assert.match(html, /Declared supported capabilities default to Allow/);
+  assert.match(html, /Ask or Deny/);
+  assert.match(html, /Host validation and resource scope always apply/);
+  assert.match(html, /Host validation and the selected permission mode still apply/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /Check the actual scope in the permission prompt/);
   assert.match(html, /Source example/);
   assert.ok(html.indexOf('settings.read') < html.indexOf('Network unavailable'));
   assert.match(html, /Retry/);

components/settings/tabs/PluginMarketplace.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogTitle } from '../../ui/
 import { PluginInfo } from './PluginInfo';
 import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { PluginBrandIcon } from '../../plugins/PluginBrandIcon';
+import { PluginAuthorRow } from '../../plugins/PluginAuthorRow';
 import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useI18n } from '../../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
 import { usePluginCatalog } from '../../../application/state/usePluginCatalog';
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export function PluginMarketplaceContent({ catalog, installed, selected, onSelec
           return <button key={item.id} type="button" data-plugin-id={item.id} aria-current={selected === item.id ? 'true' : undefined} onClick={() => choose(item.id)}
             className="plugin-card min-w-0 flex min-h-[200px] flex-col gap-3 rounded-lg bg-card p-4 text-left focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3"><span className="flex h-8 w-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center"><PluginBrandIcon entry={item} size={32} className="text-muted-foreground" /></span><span className="min-w-0 break-words text-sm font-semibold leading-5">{item.name}</span></div>
-            <p className="break-words text-xs text-muted-foreground">{item.author}</p>
+            <PluginAuthorRow entry={item} sourceId={sourceId} />
             <p className="line-clamp-3 break-words text-sm leading-5 text-muted-foreground">{item.description}</p>
             <div className="mt-auto flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2 pt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground"><span>{item.version} · {item.license}</span><span className="text-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.manager.details')}</span></div>
             <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{isInstalled && <span className="rounded bg-muted px-2 py-0.5 text-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.market.installed')}</span>}{!item.artifact && <span className="rounded bg-muted/40 px-2 py-0.5">{t('settings.plugins.market.sourceBadge')}</span>}</div>
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export function PluginMarketplaceContent({ catalog, installed, selected, onSelec
       </div>}
       {entry && <article key={entry.id} aria-label={entry.name} className="plugin-marketplace-detail mx-auto w-full max-w-[920px] min-w-0 space-y-6 focus:outline-none">
         <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={back}><ArrowLeft size={14} className="mr-2" />{t('settings.plugins.market.back')}</Button>
-        <div className="space-y-2"><div className="flex items-center gap-3"><PluginBrandIcon entry={entry} size={48} /><h4 ref={detailRef} tabIndex={-1} className="break-words text-xl font-semibold focus:outline-none">{entry.name}</h4></div><p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{entry.author} · {entry.version} · {entry.license}</p>
+        <div className="space-y-2"><div className="flex items-center gap-3"><PluginBrandIcon entry={entry} size={48} /><h4 ref={detailRef} tabIndex={-1} className="break-words text-xl font-semibold focus:outline-none">{entry.name}</h4></div><PluginAuthorRow entry={entry} sourceId={sourceId} /><p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{entry.version} · {entry.license}</p>
           {installedEntry && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.market.installed')} · {installedEntry.activeVersion} · {t(installedEntry.enabled ? 'settings.plugins.manager.enabled' : 'settings.plugins.manager.disabled')}</p>}
         </div>
         {installedEntry?.runtime?.lastError && <p role="status" className="break-words text-xs text-destructive">{t('settings.plugins.manager.lastError')}: {installedEntry.runtime.lastError}</p>}

components/settings/tabs/PluginPackageManager.test.tsx

@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ test('package detail renders manifest resources as text and explains advanced au
   } as NetcattyInstalledPlugin;
   const html = renderToStaticMarkup(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginPackageDetails plugin={plugin} /></I18nProvider>);
   assert.match(html, /full Node filesystem and network authority/);
+  assert.match(html, /Broker permissions cannot restrict this access/);
+  assert.match(html, /Development preview only/);
   assert.match(html, /https:\/\/example.com/);
   assert.match(html, /&lt;script&gt;/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<script>/);
-  assert.match(html, /not a grant/);
+  assert.match(html, /Declared supported capabilities default to Allow/);
+  assert.match(html, /Ask or Deny/);
+  assert.match(html, /Host validation and resource scope always apply/);
+  assert.match(html, /this capability may expose private data/);
+  assert.match(html, /mode can be changed in permission settings/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /before granting/);
   assert.match(html, /aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/);
 });

components/settings/tabs/PluginPackageManager.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describePluginRuntime } from '@/domain/pluginRuntimePolicy.cjs';
 import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { PluginPermissionPanel } from './PluginPermissionPanel';
 import { PluginBrandIcon } from '../../plugins/PluginBrandIcon';
+import { PluginAuthorRow } from '../../plugins/PluginAuthorRow';
 import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
 import { usePluginManager } from '../../../application/state/usePluginManager';
 import { useI18n } from '../../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export function PluginPackageManager({ manager, onSelectionChange, initialSelect
         </Button>
       </div>
       <p className="break-all text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.sources.source')}: {t(plugin.source?.kind === 'official' ? 'settings.plugins.sources.official' : plugin.source?.kind === 'third-party' ? 'settings.plugins.sources.thirdparty' : 'settings.plugins.sources.local')}{plugin.source?.origin ? ` · ${plugin.source.origin}` : ''}</p>
-      {plugin.manifest?.publisher && <p className="break-words text-xs text-muted-foreground">{plugin.manifest.publisher}</p>}
+      {plugin.manifest?.publisher && <PluginAuthorRow plugin={plugin} />}
       <p className={`break-words text-sm leading-5 text-muted-foreground ${selectedPlugin ? 'whitespace-pre-wrap' : 'line-clamp-3'}`}>{descriptionOf(plugin) || t('settings.plugins.manager.noDescription')}</p>
       {!selectedPlugin ? <div className="mt-auto flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2 pt-1">
         <p className="break-words text-xs text-muted-foreground">{plugin.activeVersion}{plugin.manifest?.license ? ` · ${plugin.manifest.license}` : ''}</p>

components/settings/tabs/PluginPermissionPanel.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { netcattyBridge } from '../../../infrastructure/services/netcattyBridge'
 import { useI18n } from '../../../application/i18n/I18nProvider';
 import { describePluginPermission } from '@/domain/pluginPermissionDescriptions.cjs';
 import { Button } from '../../ui/button';
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '../../ui/select';
+import { SettingRow } from '../settings-ui';
 
 /** Host UI only. Plugin views cannot query or mutate this security state. */
 export function PluginPermissionPanel({ pluginId, onChanged }: {
@@ -36,6 +38,17 @@ export function PluginPermissionPanel({ pluginId, onChanged }: {
     void refresh();
     return () => { requestGeneration.current++; };
   }, [refresh]);
+  const changeMode = async (permission: string, mode: PluginPermissionMode) => {
+    if (pending.current) return;
+    pending.current = true; setBusy(true); setError(null);
+    try {
+      const bridge = netcattyBridge.require();
+      if (!bridge.setPluginPermissionMode || !snapshot?.policyRevision) throw new Error(t('settings.plugins.permissions.unavailable'));
+      await bridge.setPluginPermissionMode(pluginId, permission, mode, snapshot.policyRevision);
+      await onChanged();
+    } catch (cause) { setError(cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause)); }
+    finally { await refresh(true); pending.current = false; setBusy(false); }
+  };
   const revoke = async () => {
     if (pending.current) return;
     pending.current = true;
@@ -61,9 +74,18 @@ export function PluginPermissionPanel({ pluginId, onChanged }: {
       <h4 className="font-medium">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.title')}</h4>
       <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" disabled={busy} onClick={() => void refresh()}>{t('settings.plugins.permissions.refresh')}</Button>
     </div>
+    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.note')}</p>
     {error && <p role="alert" className="text-xs text-destructive">{error}</p>}
     {!snapshot && !error && <p role="status">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.loading')}</p>}
     {snapshot && <>
+      {(snapshot.policies ?? []).map((policy) => <SettingRow key={policy.permission}
+        label={describePluginPermission(policy.permission, resolvedLocale).label}
+        description={<span className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-all">{describePluginPermission(policy.permission, resolvedLocale).description}{' · '}{policy.resources.join(', ')}</span>}>
+        <Select value={policy.mode} disabled={busy} onValueChange={(mode) => void changeMode(policy.permission, mode as PluginPermissionMode)}>
+          <SelectTrigger className="w-28" aria-label={describePluginPermission(policy.permission, resolvedLocale).label}><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
+          <SelectContent>{(['allow', 'ask', 'deny'] as const).map((mode) => <SelectItem key={mode} value={mode}>{t(`settings.plugins.permissions.${mode}`)}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+        </Select>
+      </SettingRow>)}
       {snapshot.grants.length === 0 && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.empty')}</p>}
       {snapshot.grants.map((grant, index) => <div key={index} className="rounded-md bg-muted/40 p-3 text-xs">
         <p className="font-medium">{describePluginPermission(grant.permission, resolvedLocale).label}</p>
@@ -76,7 +98,7 @@ export function PluginPermissionPanel({ pluginId, onChanged }: {
         <summary className="cursor-pointer">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.audit')}</summary>
         <ol className="mt-2 space-y-1">{snapshot.audit.map((entry, index) => <li key={index} className="break-words">
           <time dateTime={new Date(entry.createdAt).toISOString()}>{new Date(entry.createdAt).toLocaleString(resolvedLocale)}</time>{' · '}
-          {entry.event}{entry.permission ? ` · ${entry.permission}` : ''}{entry.scope ? ` · ${entry.scope}` : ''}
+          {entry.event}{entry.permission ? ` · ${entry.permission}` : ''}{entry.scope ? ` · ${entry.scope}` : ''}{entry.mode ? ` · ${t(`settings.plugins.permissions.${entry.mode}`)}` : ''}{entry.action ? ` · ${entry.action}` : ''}
         </li>)}</ol>
       </details>
       <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t('settings.plugins.permissions.revokeNote')}</p>

components/settings/tabs/PluginSettingsLanding.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { usePluginManager } from '../../../application/state/usePluginManag
 import { Button } from '../../ui/button';
 import { Input } from '../../ui/input';
 import { PluginBrandIcon } from '../../plugins/PluginBrandIcon';
+import { PluginAuthorRow } from '../../plugins/PluginAuthorRow';
 import { SettingCard, SettingRow, SettingsSection, Toggle } from '../settings-ui';
 import { PluginLogSettings } from './PluginLogSettings';
 
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ export function PluginSettingsLanding({ manager, settingsAvailable, settingsErro
               <span className="truncate" title={name}>{name}</span>
               {plugin.activeVersion && <span className="shrink-0 text-xs font-normal text-muted-foreground">{plugin.activeVersion}</span>}
             </span>} description={<>
-              <span className="block break-words">{[plugin.manifest?.publisher, sourceOf(plugin), statusOf(plugin)].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')}</span>
+              {plugin.manifest?.publisher && <PluginAuthorRow plugin={plugin} />}
+              <span className="block break-words">{[sourceOf(plugin), statusOf(plugin)].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')}</span>
               {availableUpdate && <span className="block text-primary">{t('settings.plugins.landing.updateAvailable').replace('{version}', availableUpdate.availableVersion)}</span>}
               {description && <span className="line-clamp-2 break-words">{description}</span>}
             </>}>

components/settings/tabs/PluginSettingsVisibility.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+test('real Settings landing leaves views visible while idle; log and Ask dialogs suspend and restore them', async () => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM('<!doctype html><html><body><div id="root"></div><div id="native-view-mount"></div></body></html>', { pretendToBeVisual: true, url: 'http://localhost' });
+  const previous = new Map<string, PropertyDescriptor | undefined>();
+  const install = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+    previous.set(key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key));
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, writable: true, value });
+  };
+  for (const key of ['window', 'document', 'navigator', 'HTMLElement', 'HTMLInputElement', 'Element', 'Node', 'NodeFilter', 'Event', 'MouseEvent', 'KeyboardEvent', 'MutationObserver', 'DocumentFragment', 'CustomEvent']) install(key, key === 'window' ? dom.window : dom.window[key as keyof typeof dom.window]);
+  install('getComputedStyle', dom.window.getComputedStyle.bind(dom.window));
+  install('requestAnimationFrame', dom.window.requestAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('cancelAnimationFrame', dom.window.cancelAnimationFrame.bind(dom.window));
+  install('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  const { default: React, act } = await import('react');
+  const { createRoot } = await import('react-dom/client');
+  const { I18nProvider } = await import('../../../application/i18n/I18nProvider');
+  const { PluginSettingsLanding } = await import('./PluginSettingsLanding');
+  const { PluginPermissionHost } = await import('../../plugins/PluginPermissionHost');
+  const { observePluginHostSecurityVisibility } = await import('../../../application/state/pluginHostSecurityVisibility');
+  const { PluginPermissionDecisionHost } = require('../../../electron/plugins/permissionDecisionHost.cjs');
+  type Prompt = NetcattyPluginPermissionPrompt | { requestId: string; closed: true };
+  const listeners = new Set<(event: Prompt) => void>();
+  const sender = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { isDestroyed: () => false, send: (_channel: string, event: Prompt) => { for (const listener of listeners) listener(event); } });
+  const owner = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { webContents: sender, isFocused: () => true, isVisible: () => true, isDestroyed: () => false });
+  const host = new PluginPermissionDecisionHost({ getWindows: () => [owner], isLocked: () => false });
+  let logStatus = { saveToDisk: false, verbose: false, droppedRecords: 0, writeErrors: 0, pendingBytes: 0, maxBytes: 3145728, retentionDays: 7 };
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { netcatty: {
+    async getPluginLogStatus() { return logStatus; },
+    async configurePluginLogs(value: { saveToDisk: boolean; verbose: boolean }) { logStatus = { ...logStatus, ...value }; return logStatus; },
+    onPluginPermission(listener: (event: Prompt) => void) { listeners.add(listener); return () => listeners.delete(listener); },
+    setPluginPermissionReady: async (ready: boolean) => host.setReady(sender, ready),
+    respondPluginPermission: async (response: unknown) => host.respond(sender, response),
+  } });
+  const manager = { plugins: [], available: true, statusKnown: true, busy: false, error: null, credentialStorageAvailable: true,
+    async refresh() {}, async setEnabled() {}, async importPackage() {}, async uninstall() {} };
+  let visible = true;
+  const transitions: boolean[] = [];
+  const stopVisibility = observePluginHostSecurityVisibility(document.getElementById('native-view-mount')!, (next) => { visible = next; transitions.push(next); });
+  const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!);
+  const button = (label: string) => [...document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')].find((element) => element.textContent === label)!;
+  const flushVisibility = () => new Promise<void>((resolve) => dom.window.queueMicrotask(resolve));
+  try {
+    await act(async () => root.render(<I18nProvider locale="en"><PluginSettingsLanding manager={manager} settingsAvailable={new Set()} onManage={() => {}} /><PluginPermissionHost /></I18nProvider>));
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    assert.ok(button('Configure'), 'real idle logging row is present');
+    assert.equal(visible, true, 'idle Settings landing must not hide the native child');
+    assert.deepEqual(transitions, []);
+    await act(async () => button('Configure').click());
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"][data-host-security-surface]'));
+    assert.equal(visible, false, 'actual logging security dialog must hide the child');
+    await act(async () => document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('[role="switch"]')[0].click());
+    await act(async () => document.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('[role="switch"]')[1].click());
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.equal(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]').length, 2);
+    assert.equal(visible, false, 'the verbose security confirmation must also keep the child hidden');
+    await act(async () => button('Cancel').click());
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.equal(visible, false, 'cancelling verbose returns to the protected logging dialog');
+    await act(async () => button('Close').click());
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.equal(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]'), null);
+    assert.equal(visible, true, 'closing logs must restore the child while its idle row remains');
+    let pending!: Promise<{ decision: string }>;
+    await act(async () => {
+      pending = host.request({ requestId: 'settings-visibility-ask', pluginId: 'com.example.settings-visibility', pluginName: 'Settings visibility fixture', pluginVersion: '1.0.0',
+        permission: 'settings.read', resources: ['*'], reason: 'Read own synthetic setting' });
+    });
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.ok(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"][data-host-security-surface]'));
+    assert.equal(visible, false, 'Ask must still hide the child above the real landing');
+    await act(async () => { button('Deny').click(); await pending; });
+    await flushVisibility();
+    assert.equal((await pending).decision, 'deny');
+    assert.equal(visible, true, 'dismissing Ask must restore the same child');
+    assert.deepEqual(transitions, [false, true, false, true]);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => root.unmount()); stopVisibility(); host.shutdown(); dom.window.close();
+    for (const [key, descriptor] of previous) { if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+  }
+});

components/settings/tabs/SettingsAppearanceTab.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { resolveAppIconVariant, type AppIconVariant } from "../../../domain/appIconVariant";
 import { resolveNoteFontSelectionFamily, resolveNoteFontSelectionId } from "../../../domain/noteFonts";
 import { DEFAULT_AUTO_IMPORT_SYSTEM_KNOWN_HOSTS } from "../../../domain/systemKnownHostsAutoImport";
-import { cn } from "../../../lib/utils";
+import { cn, isMacPlatform } from "../../../lib/utils";
 import { SectionHeader, SettingsAnchor, SettingsTabContent, SettingRow, Toggle, Select } from "../settings-ui";
 import { FontSelect } from "../FontSelect";
 import { TerminalFontSelect } from "../TerminalFontSelect";
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ function SettingsAppearanceTab(props: {
   setShowHostTreeSidebar: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   windowOpacity: number;
   setWindowOpacity: (opacity: number) => void;
+  windowBackgroundBlur: boolean;
+  setWindowBackgroundBlur: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   appIconVariant: AppIconVariant;
   setAppIconVariant: (variant: AppIconVariant) => void;
 }) {
@@ -140,10 +142,13 @@ function SettingsAppearanceTab(props: {
     setShowHostTreeSidebar,
     windowOpacity,
     setWindowOpacity,
+    windowBackgroundBlur,
+    setWindowBackgroundBlur,
     appIconVariant,
     setAppIconVariant,
   } = props;
   const resolvedAppIconVariant = resolveAppIconVariant(appIconVariant);
+  const isMac = isMacPlatform();
 
   const WINDOW_OPACITY_PRESETS = [
     { label: '100%', value: 1 },
@@ -315,6 +320,19 @@ function SettingsAppearanceTab(props: {
             </div>
           </div>
         </SettingRow>
+        {isMac && (
+          <SettingRow
+            anchorId="appearance-window-background-blur"
+            label={t("settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur")}
+            description={t("settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur.desc")}
+          >
+            <Toggle
+              checked={windowBackgroundBlur}
+              onChange={setWindowBackgroundBlur}
+              ariaLabel={t("settings.appearance.windowBackgroundBlur")}
+            />
+          </SettingRow>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <SectionHeader title={t("settings.appearance.uiTheme")} />

components/sftp/SftpOverlays.tsx

@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ export const SftpOverlays: React.FC<SftpOverlaysProps> = React.memo(({
               open={showTextEditor}
               onClose={closeTextEditor}
               fileName={textEditorFileName}
+              filePath={textEditorTarget?.fullPath}
               initialContent={textEditorContent}
               onSave={handleSaveTextFile}
               editorWordWrap={editorWordWrap}

components/sftp/hooks/useSftpViewFileOps.ts

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export const useSftpViewFileOps = ({
       hostId: target.hostId,
       remotePath: target.fullPath,
       fileName: target.file.name,
-      languageId: snapshot.languageId || getLanguageId(target.file.name),
+      languageId: snapshot.languageId || getLanguageId(target.fullPath),
       content: snapshot.content,
       baselineContent: snapshot.baselineContent,
       wordWrap: snapshot.wordWrap,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export const useSftpViewFileOps = ({
       hostId: target.hostId,
       remotePath: target.fullPath,
       fileName: target.file.name,
-      languageId: snapshot.languageId || getLanguageId(target.file.name),
+      languageId: snapshot.languageId || getLanguageId(target.fullPath),
       content: snapshot.content,
       baselineContent: snapshot.baselineContent,
       wordWrap: snapshot.wordWrap,

components/sftp/nginxEditorLanguage.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import React from 'react';
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer';
+import ts from 'typescript';
+import type { TextEditorPaneProps } from '../editor/TextEditorPane';
+import type { SftpStateApi } from '../../application/state/useSftpState';
+import { editorTabStore } from '../../application/state/editorTabStore';
+import { activeTabStore } from '../../application/state/activeTabStore';
+import { useSftpViewFileOps } from './hooks/useSftpViewFileOps';
+
+// Keep the real modal state/save flow; replace only Monaco and visual chrome.
+function loadModal(pane: React.ComponentType<TextEditorPaneProps>) {
+  const url = new URL('../TextEditorModal.tsx', import.meta.url);
+  const compiled = ts.transpileModule(readFileSync(url, 'utf8'), { compilerOptions: {
+    module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS, target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022,
+    jsx: ts.JsxEmit.ReactJSX, esModuleInterop: true,
+  } }).outputText;
+  const require = createRequire(url);
+  const passthrough = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => children;
+  const replacements: Record<string, unknown> = {
+    './editor/TextEditorPane': { TextEditorPane: pane },
+    './ui/dialog': { Dialog: passthrough, DialogContent: passthrough, DialogTitle: passthrough },
+    './ui/toast': { toast: { success() {}, error() {} } },
+    '../application/state/windowInputFocus': { scheduleWindowInputFocus() {} },
+  };
+  const module = { exports: {} as { default: React.ComponentType<Record<string, unknown>> } };
+  new Function('require', 'module', 'exports', compiled)(
+    (id: string) => replacements[id] ?? require(id), module, module.exports,
+  );
+  return module.exports.default;
+}
+
+test('SFTP modal uses full paths, preserves manual selection and saves exact content', async () => {
+  const globals = globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean };
+  const previousAct = globals.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT;
+  const previousWindow = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, 'window');
+  const previousActiveTab = activeTabStore.getActiveTabId();
+  const detached: Array<{ languageId: string; content: string; remotePath: string }> = [];
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'window', { configurable: true, value: {
+    setTimeout, clearTimeout,
+    netcatty: { openEditorWindow: async (snapshot: typeof detached[number]) => {
+      detached.push(snapshot);
+      return { success: true };
+    } },
+  } });
+  globals.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+  let paneProps: TextEditorPaneProps | undefined;
+  const Modal = loadModal((props) => { paneProps = props; return null; });
+  let ops: ReturnType<typeof useSftpViewFileOps> | undefined;
+  const original = '# fixture\r\nserver { proxy_pass http://$host; }\r\n';
+  const writes: unknown[][] = [];
+  const connection = { id: 'nginx-fixture', hostId: 'nginx-host', currentPath: '/etc/nginx/conf.d' };
+  const sftpRef = { current: {
+    leftPane: { id: 'nginx-pane', connection }, rightPane: { id: 'nginx-pane', connection },
+    joinPath: (parent: string, name: string) => `${parent}/${name}`,
+    readTextFile: async () => original,
+    writeTextFile: async (...args: unknown[]) => { writes.push(args); },
+  } as unknown as SftpStateApi };
+  function Probe() {
+    ops = useSftpViewFileOps({
+      sftpRef, behaviorRef: { current: '' }, autoSyncRef: { current: false },
+      getOpenerForFileRef: { current: () => null }, setOpenerForExtension() {}, t: (key) => key,
+    });
+    return ops.showTextEditor ? React.createElement(Modal, {
+      open: true, onClose() {}, fileName: ops.textEditorTarget!.file.name,
+      filePath: ops.textEditorTarget!.fullPath, initialContent: ops.textEditorContent,
+      onSave: ops.handleSaveTextFile, editorWordWrap: false, onToggleWordWrap() {},
+      hotkeyScheme: 'pc', keyBindings: [], onPromoteToTab: ops.onPromoteToTab,
+    }) : null;
+  }
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | undefined;
+  try {
+    await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Probe)); });
+    const file = { name: 'site.conf', size: original.length, type: 'file' as const, lastModified: 0, sizeFormatted: '', lastModifiedFormatted: '' };
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file); });
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.languageId, 'nginx');
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.fileName, 'site.conf');
+    // Keep the modal mounted: basename and content stay identical, only path changes.
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file, '/etc/other/site.conf'); });
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.languageId, 'ini');
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file, '/etc/nginx/conf.d/site.conf'); });
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.languageId, 'nginx');
+    await act(async () => { paneProps!.onLanguageChange('ini'); });
+    await act(async () => { paneProps!.onSave(); });
+    assert.deepEqual(writes, [['left', '/etc/nginx/conf.d/site.conf', original]]);
+    await act(async () => { paneProps!.onPromoteToTab!(); });
+    let tab = editorTabStore.getTabs().find(({ sessionId }) => sessionId === connection.id);
+    assert.equal(tab?.languageId, 'ini', 'promotion preserves a manual override');
+    assert.equal(tab?.content, original);
+    editorTabStore.close(tab!.id);
+
+    // A generic config can still be switched to Nginx manually.
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file, '/etc/other/site.conf'); });
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.languageId, 'ini');
+    await act(async () => { paneProps!.onLanguageChange('nginx'); });
+    assert.equal(paneProps!.languageId, 'nginx', 'arbitrary config supports manual Nginx selection');
+    await act(async () => { paneProps!.onPromoteToTab!(); });
+    tab = editorTabStore.getTabs().find(({ sessionId }) => sessionId === connection.id);
+    assert.equal(tab?.languageId, 'nginx');
+
+    // Legacy snapshots without language still infer from the full target path.
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file, '/etc/nginx/conf.d/fallback.conf'); });
+    await act(async () => { ops!.onPromoteToTab({ fileName: file.name, content: original,
+      baselineContent: original, languageId: '', wordWrap: false, viewState: null }); });
+    assert.equal(editorTabStore.getTabs().find(({ remotePath }) => remotePath.endsWith('/fallback.conf'))?.languageId, 'nginx');
+    await act(async () => { await ops!.onEditFileLeft(file, '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/example.com'); });
+    await act(async () => { ops!.onPopOut({ fileName: file.name, content: original,
+      baselineContent: original, languageId: '', wordWrap: false, viewState: null }); });
+    assert.equal(detached.at(-1)?.languageId, 'nginx', 'pop-out fallback also uses the full path');
+    assert.equal(detached.at(-1)?.remotePath, '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/example.com');
+    assert.equal(detached.at(-1)?.content, original);
+  } finally {
+    await act(async () => { renderer?.unmount(); });
+    for (const tab of editorTabStore.getTabs().filter(({ sessionId }) => sessionId === connection.id)) editorTabStore.close(tab.id);
+    activeTabStore.setActiveTabId(previousActiveTab);
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    globals.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = previousAct;
+    if (previousWindow) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'window', previousWindow);
+    else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, 'window');
+  }
+});
+
+test('the SFTP overlay forwards path context to the lazy modal', () => {
+  const overlay = readFileSync(new URL('./SftpOverlays.tsx', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(overlay, /<LazyTextEditorModal[\s\S]*?filePath=\{textEditorTarget\?\.fullPath\}/);
+  const pane = readFileSync(new URL('../editor/TextEditorPane.tsx', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(pane, /beforeMount=\{registerNginxLanguage\}/);
+});

components/terminal/TerminalView.test.tsx

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import {
   formatTerminalTitleConnectionAddress,
   focusTerminalFromDisconnectedNotice,
   getLineTimestampToggleHostUpdate,
+  resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout,
   resolveNetworkDeviceTipRightInset,
   resolveTerminalRightInset,
   resolveTerminalTopOffsets,
+  subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges,
   shouldBlockTerminalReconnectForTarget,
   shouldEnableStatusBarDisconnect,
   shouldEnableStatusBarReconnect,
@@ -182,6 +184,127 @@ test("line timestamp toolbar toggle is hidden when timestamps are unavailable",
   assert.equal(shouldShowLineTimestampToolbarToggle(true, undefined), false);
 });
 
+test("line timestamp gutter reserves no space while the alternate screen is active", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout({
+    showLineTimestampGutter: true,
+    alternateScreenActive: true,
+    gutterWidth: 72,
+  }), { enabled: false, width: 0 });
+  assert.deepEqual(resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout({
+    showLineTimestampGutter: true,
+    alternateScreenActive: false,
+    gutterWidth: 72,
+  }), { enabled: true, width: 72 });
+  assert.deepEqual(resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout({
+    showLineTimestampGutter: false,
+    alternateScreenActive: false,
+    gutterWidth: 72,
+  }), { enabled: false, width: 0 });
+
+  const source = readFileSync(new URL("./TerminalView.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+  assert.match(source, /const activeLineTimestampGutterWidth = lineTimestampGutterLayout\.width/);
+  assert.match(source, /enabled=\{lineTimestampGutterLayout\.enabled\}/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /enabled=\{showLineTimestampGutter\}/);
+  assert.match(source, /aria-pressed=\{showLineTimestampGutter\}/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /aria-pressed=\{[^}]*alternateScreenActive/);
+});
+
+type AlternateScreenWatchTerm = {
+  buffer: { active: { type: string } };
+  onRender: (callback: () => void) => { dispose: () => void };
+};
+
+function createAlternateScreenWatchTerm(type: "normal" | "alternate") {
+  const renders: Array<() => void> = [];
+  let disposed = 0;
+  const term: AlternateScreenWatchTerm = {
+    buffer: { active: { type } },
+    onRender(callback) {
+      renders.push(callback);
+      return { dispose: () => { disposed += 1; } };
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    term,
+    renders,
+    disposeCount: () => disposed,
+  };
+}
+
+test("alternate screen enter and leave drive the timestamp gutter", (t) => {
+  const watched = createAlternateScreenWatchTerm("normal");
+  const seen: boolean[] = [];
+  const stop = subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges(
+    () => watched.term,
+    (active) => { seen.push(active); },
+  );
+  t.after(stop);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false]);
+  watched.term.buffer.active.type = "alternate";
+  watched.renders[0]();
+  watched.renders[0]();
+  watched.term.buffer.active.type = "normal";
+  watched.renders[0]();
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false, true, false]);
+
+  stop();
+  assert.equal(watched.disposeCount(), 1);
+  watched.term.buffer.active.type = "alternate";
+  watched.renders[0]();
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false, true, false]);
+});
+
+test("alternate screen watch attaches after the terminal runtime exists", (t) => {
+  t.mock.timers.enable({ apis: ["setTimeout"] });
+  const watched = createAlternateScreenWatchTerm("alternate");
+  let current: AlternateScreenWatchTerm | null = null;
+  const seen: boolean[] = [];
+  const stop = subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges(
+    () => current,
+    (active) => { seen.push(active); },
+  );
+  t.after(() => {
+    stop();
+    t.mock.timers.reset();
+  });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false]);
+  current = watched.term;
+  t.mock.timers.tick(50);
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false, true]);
+  assert.equal(watched.renders.length, 1);
+  t.mock.timers.tick(500);
+  assert.equal(watched.renders.length, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [false, true]);
+});
+
+test("alternate screen watch follows a replacement terminal runtime", (t) => {
+  t.mock.timers.enable({ apis: ["setTimeout"] });
+  const first = createAlternateScreenWatchTerm("alternate");
+  const second = createAlternateScreenWatchTerm("normal");
+  let current: AlternateScreenWatchTerm = first.term;
+  const seen: boolean[] = [];
+  const stop = subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges(
+    () => current,
+    (active) => { seen.push(active); },
+  );
+  t.after(() => {
+    stop();
+    t.mock.timers.reset();
+  });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [true]);
+  current = second.term;
+  t.mock.timers.tick(250);
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [true, false]);
+  assert.equal(first.disposeCount(), 1);
+  assert.equal(second.renders.length, 1);
+  second.term.buffer.active.type = "alternate";
+  second.renders[0]();
+  assert.deepEqual(seen, [true, false, true]);
+});
+
 test("selection AI overlay honors the visibility preference", () => {
   const overlayPosition = { left: 120, top: 80 };
   const addSelection = () => {};

components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import React, { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { Terminal as XTerm } from '@xterm/xterm';
 import { ChevronsLeft, GripVertical, Minimize2, Network, PanelLeft, X as XIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { isTerminalSensitiveInputActive } from './runtime/terminalSensitiveInputRegistry';
 import { isSessionReconnectDisabled } from '../top-tabs/SessionTabContextMenuContent';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   resolveTerminalTimestampGutterColor,
   resolveTerminalTimestampGutterWidth,
 } from './TerminalTimestampGutter';
+import { isTerminalAlternateScreenActive } from './terminalHibernateRuntime';
 import {
   Dialog,
   DialogContent,
@@ -122,6 +124,108 @@ export function shouldShowLineTimestampToolbarToggle(
   return lineTimestampsAvailable !== false && Boolean(onUpdateHost);
 }
 
+export function resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout({
+  showLineTimestampGutter,
+  alternateScreenActive,
+  gutterWidth,
+}: {
+  showLineTimestampGutter: boolean;
+  alternateScreenActive: boolean;
+  gutterWidth: number;
+}): { enabled: boolean; width: number } {
+  const enabled = showLineTimestampGutter && !alternateScreenActive;
+  return { enabled, width: enabled ? gutterWidth : 0 };
+}
+
+const ALTERNATE_SCREEN_ATTACH_RETRY_MS = 50;
+const ALTERNATE_SCREEN_RUNTIME_WATCH_MS = 250;
+
+type TerminalAlternateScreenDisposable = { dispose: () => void };
+
+type TerminalAlternateScreenWatchTarget = {
+  buffer?: { active?: { type?: string } };
+  onRender?: (callback: () => void) => TerminalAlternateScreenDisposable;
+};
+
+const readAlternateScreenActive = (
+  term: TerminalAlternateScreenWatchTarget | null | undefined,
+): boolean => {
+  try {
+    if (!term?.buffer?.active) return false;
+    return isTerminalAlternateScreenActive(term as XTerm);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Alternate-screen programs intentionally skip timestamp recording. onRender
+ * collapses and restores the gutter immediately. The timer attaches once xterm
+ * exists and follows a replacement runtime after hibernate or reconnect.
+ */
+export function subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges(
+  getTerm: () => TerminalAlternateScreenWatchTarget | null | undefined,
+  onChange: (alternateScreenActive: boolean) => void,
+): () => void {
+  let disposed = false;
+  let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+  let renderDisposable: TerminalAlternateScreenDisposable | null = null;
+  let attachedTerm: TerminalAlternateScreenWatchTarget | null = null;
+  let lastActive: boolean | null = null;
+
+  const publish = (active: boolean) => {
+    if (disposed || lastActive === active) return;
+    lastActive = active;
+    onChange(active);
+  };
+
+  const detachRender = () => {
+    renderDisposable?.dispose();
+    renderDisposable = null;
+  };
+
+  const watch = () => {
+    if (disposed) return;
+    if (timer !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      timer = null;
+    }
+
+    const term = getTerm() ?? null;
+    if (term !== attachedTerm) {
+      detachRender();
+      attachedTerm = term;
+      if (term?.onRender) {
+        renderDisposable = term.onRender(() => {
+          if (disposed) return;
+          const current = getTerm() ?? null;
+          if (current !== term) {
+            watch();
+            return;
+          }
+          publish(readAlternateScreenActive(current));
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    publish(readAlternateScreenActive(term));
+    if (disposed) return;
+    const delay = term?.onRender
+      ? ALTERNATE_SCREEN_RUNTIME_WATCH_MS
+      : ALTERNATE_SCREEN_ATTACH_RETRY_MS;
+    timer = setTimeout(watch, delay);
+  };
+
+  watch();
+
+  return () => {
+    disposed = true;
+    if (timer !== null) clearTimeout(timer);
+    detachRender();
+    attachedTerm = null;
+  };
+}
+
 /** Keep the tab/pane; only tear down the live transport. */
 export function shouldEnableStatusBarDisconnect(
   status: 'connecting' | 'connected' | 'disconnected' | undefined,
@@ -486,6 +590,11 @@ function TerminalViewInner({ ctx, isPaneMagnified = false }: { ctx: TerminalView
   }, [hostTimestampsEnabled, timestampOverride]);
   const showLineTimestampGutter = lineTimestampsAvailable !== false
     && (timestampOverride ?? hostTimestampsEnabled);
+  const [alternateScreenActive, setAlternateScreenActive] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => subscribeTerminalAlternateScreenChanges(
+    () => termRef.current,
+    setAlternateScreenActive,
+  ), [sessionId, status, termRef]);
   const lineTimestampColor = resolveTerminalTimestampGutterColor(effectiveTheme.colors);
   const [lineTimestampGutterWidth, setLineTimestampGutterWidth] = useState(() => (
     resolveTerminalTimestampGutterWidth({ fontSize: effectiveFontSize })
@@ -497,7 +606,12 @@ function TerminalViewInner({ ctx, isPaneMagnified = false }: { ctx: TerminalView
   const handleLineTimestampGutterWidthChange = useCallback((width: number) => {
     setLineTimestampGutterWidth((current) => (current === width ? current : width));
   }, []);
-  const activeLineTimestampGutterWidth = showLineTimestampGutter ? lineTimestampGutterWidth : 0;
+  const lineTimestampGutterLayout = resolveLineTimestampGutterLayout({
+    showLineTimestampGutter,
+    alternateScreenActive,
+    gutterWidth: lineTimestampGutterWidth,
+  });
+  const activeLineTimestampGutterWidth = lineTimestampGutterLayout.width;
   const lineTimestampToggleLabel = showLineTimestampGutter
     ? t("terminal.toolbar.timestampsDisable")
     : t("terminal.toolbar.timestampsEnable");
@@ -1086,7 +1200,7 @@ function TerminalViewInner({ ctx, isPaneMagnified = false }: { ctx: TerminalView
           <TerminalTimestampGutter
             termRef={termRef}
             containerRef={containerRef}
-            enabled={showLineTimestampGutter}
+            enabled={lineTimestampGutterLayout.enabled}
             top={terminalContentTop}
             left={terminalBodyInset}
             bottom={terminalBottomInset}

components/terminal/keywordHighlight.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import type { SerializeAddon as SerializeAddonType } from "@xterm/addon-serialize";
 import type { Terminal as XTermType } from "@xterm/xterm";
 
+import { DEFAULT_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHT_RULES } from "../../domain/models/terminal.ts";
 import { writeTerminalDataWithLineTimestamps } from "./runtime/terminalLineTimestamps.ts";
 import {
   noteTerminalOutputPressureData,
@@ -81,6 +82,76 @@ test("new output is colored on the written cells without decorations", async ()
   term.dispose();
 });
 
+test("keyword highlight skips cells whose PTY foreground is already colored", async () => {
+  // Starship directory segments set a truecolor foreground (#3940). Those
+  // cells must keep the PTY color; only default-foreground matches are recolored.
+  const unixPath = DEFAULT_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHT_RULES.find((entry) => entry.id === "unix-path");
+  assert.ok(unixPath);
+  const keywordRgb = Number.parseInt(unixPath.color.slice(1), 16);
+  const cream = 0xfbf1c7;
+  const yellow = 0xfabd2f;
+  const term = new XTerm({ allowProposedApi: true, cols: 80, rows: 5, scrollback: 20 });
+  const highlighter = new KeywordHighlighter(term);
+  highlighter.setRules([unixPath], true);
+  await write(
+    term,
+    "\x1b[38;2;251;241;199m\x1b[48;2;250;189;47m/opt\x1b[0m"
+    + " \x1b[38;5;220m/mnt\x1b[0m"
+    + " \x1b[31m/bin\x1b[0m"
+    + " /var",
+  );
+
+  const tokenCells = (text: string) => {
+    const line = term.buffer.active.getLine(0);
+    const index = (line?.translateToString(true) ?? "").indexOf(text);
+    assert.ok(index >= 0, text);
+    return Array.from({ length: text.length }, (_, offset) => {
+      const cell = line?.getCell(index + offset);
+      assert.ok(cell, `${text}[${offset}]`);
+      return cell;
+    });
+  };
+
+  for (const cell of tokenCells("/opt")) {
+    assert.equal(cell.isFgRGB(), true);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColorMode(), 0x3000000);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColor(), cream);
+    assert.equal(cell.isBgRGB(), true);
+    assert.equal(cell.getBgColor(), yellow);
+  }
+  for (const cell of tokenCells("/mnt")) {
+    assert.equal(cell.isFgPalette(), true);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColorMode(), 0x2000000);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColor(), 220);
+  }
+  for (const cell of tokenCells("/bin")) {
+    assert.equal(cell.isFgPalette(), true);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColorMode(), 0x1000000);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColor(), 1);
+  }
+  for (const cell of tokenCells("/var")) {
+    assert.equal(cell.isFgRGB(), true);
+    assert.equal(cell.getFgColor(), keywordRgb);
+  }
+
+  highlighter.setRules([{ ...unixPath, color: "#60A5FA" }], true);
+  await highlighter.whenSettled();
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/opt")[0]?.getFgColor(), cream);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/mnt")[0]?.getFgColor(), 220);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/bin")[0]?.getFgColor(), 1);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/var")[0]?.getFgColor(), BLUE);
+
+  highlighter.setRules([{ ...unixPath, color: "#60A5FA" }], false);
+  await highlighter.whenSettled();
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/opt")[0]?.getFgColor(), cream);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/mnt")[0]?.getFgColor(), 220);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/bin")[0]?.getFgColor(), 1);
+  assert.equal(tokenCells("/var")[0]?.getFgColor(), -1);
+
+  highlighter.dispose();
+  term.dispose();
+});
+
 test("ordinary Enter output does not revisit existing history", async () => {
   const term = new XTerm({ allowProposedApi: true, cols: 80, rows: 5, scrollback: 20 });
   const highlighter = new KeywordHighlighter(term);

components/terminal/keywordHighlight.ts

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const CELL_INDICES = 3;
 const CELL_CONTENT = 0;
 const CELL_FG = 1;
 const STYLE_MASK = 0xfc000000;
+const CM_MASK = 0x3000000;
 const CM_RGB = 0x3000000;
 const MAX_PLUGIN_HIGHLIGHT_SCAN_CHARS = 4_096;
 const MAX_PLUGIN_HIGHLIGHT_MATCHES_PER_WRITE = 256;
@@ -1061,7 +1062,13 @@ export class KeywordHighlighter implements IDisposable {
       const dataIndex = x * CELL_INDICES;
       const content = internal._data[dataIndex + CELL_CONTENT];
       const currentFg = internal._data[dataIndex + CELL_FG];
-      if (!originals.mask[x] || originals.content[x] !== content) {
+      // A cell already carrying a PTY palette/truecolor foreground (starship
+      // directory segments, ANSI logs) must keep that color. Keyword RGB is
+      // only for the default foreground.
+      const maskedForContent = originals.mask[x] === 1 && originals.content[x] === content;
+      const ptyFg = maskedForContent ? originals.fg[x] : currentFg;
+      if ((ptyFg & CM_MASK) !== 0) continue;
+      if (!maskedForContent) {
         originals.fg[x] = currentFg;
         originals.content[x] = content;
         originals.mask[x] = 1;

components/terminal/localTerminalHibernate.test.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test("local terminals stay out of hibernate and hidden-renderer paths", () => {
 test("reconnect clears keyboard pairing before resetting protocol state", () => {
   assert.match(
     terminalSource,
-    /startNewSession = \(\) => \{[\s\S]*resetKittyConnectionInputState\(\);[\s\S]*resetKittyKeyboardModeStateForSession/,
+    /startNewSession = \(\) => \{[\s\S]*resetConnectionInputState\(host\);[\s\S]*resetKittyKeyboardModeStateForSession/,
   );
   assert.match(
     runtimeSource,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test("reconnect clears keyboard pairing before resetting protocol state", () =>
   );
   assert.match(
     runtimeSource,
-    /resetKittyConnectionInputState: clearKittyConnectionInputState/,
+    /resetConnectionInputState: \(host\) => \{[\s\S]*clearKittyConnectionInputState\(\)/,
   );
   assert.match(
     runtimeSource,

components/terminal/runtime/createTerminalSessionStarters.test.ts

@@ -357,6 +357,34 @@ test("startPluginConnection displays status diagnostics when a Provider exits wi
   ]);
 });
 
+test("startSSH forwards a saved ChaCha20-only host setting to the transport", async () => {
+  const host = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify({
+    id: "host-chacha",
+    label: "Synthetic ChaCha20 server",
+    hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+    username: "synthetic",
+    algorithms: { cipher: ["chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com"] },
+  }));
+  let captured: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  const ctx = createStarterContext({
+    host,
+    terminalBackend: {
+      backendAvailable: () => true,
+      startSSHSession: async (options: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+        captured = options;
+        return "ssh-session";
+      },
+      onSessionData: () => noop,
+      onSessionExit: () => noop,
+      onChainProgress: () => noop,
+      writeToSession: noop,
+      resizeSession: noop,
+    },
+  });
+  await createTerminalSessionStarters(ctx as never).startSSH(createTermStub() as never);
+  assert.deepEqual(captured?.algorithmOverrides, host.algorithms);
+});
+
 test("startSSH forwards imported system agent authentication settings", async () => {
   let capturedOptions: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
   const terminalBackend = {

components/terminal/runtime/createXTermRuntime.test.ts

@@ -985,13 +985,12 @@ test("multi-character plain text goes out as per-character writes (#3077)", asyn
   const { readFileSync } = await import("node:fs");
   const source = readFileSync(new URL("./createXTermRuntime.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 
-  // Strict bastion prompts (QAX) treat one channel write as one keystroke and
-  // drop multi-character chunks, so IME commits and short raw pastes must be
-  // sent one character per write instead of one write per commit.
+  // The legacy workaround selected IME commits and short raw pastes (#3077).
+  // Host settings now gate that selection at the shared send boundary.
   assert.match(source, /perCharacterWrites\?: boolean/);
   assert.match(
     source,
-    /getTextInputWireChunks\(outData, options\?\.perCharacterWrites === true\)/,
+    /getTextInputWireChunks\(outData, usePerCharacterInput && options\?\.perCharacterWrites === true, \(ctx\.host\.protocol === undefined \|\| ctx\.host\.protocol === "ssh"\) && !ctx\.host\.moshEnabled && !ctx\.host\.etEnabled\)/,
   );
   // Every chunk carries the same write options as the original single write.
   const writeLoopIdx = source.indexOf("for (const chunk of getTextInputWireChunks(outData");

components/terminal/runtime/createXTermRuntime.ts

@@ -252,6 +252,17 @@ type TerminalBackendApi = {
 // renderer hibernation. Weak ownership keeps negotiated keyboard state alive
 // for that session without introducing a process-wide session registry.
 const kittyKeyboardStates = createKittyKeyboardSessionStateStore();
+// The same session-owned ref also keeps the connection's input choice alive
+// when hibernation destroys xterm. Only a real reconnect refreshes this choice.
+const inputCompatibilityStates = new WeakMap<object, boolean>();
+
+// The stable session owner survives xterm disposal while its home renderer sleeps.
+export const getTerminalPerCharacterInput = (owner: object): boolean | undefined =>
+  inputCompatibilityStates.get(owner);
+
+export const restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput = (owner: object, enabled: boolean): void => {
+  inputCompatibilityStates.set(owner, enabled);
+};
 
 const resolveKittyKeyboardModeState = (
   ctx: Pick<
@@ -307,8 +318,10 @@ export type XTermRuntime = {
    * terminal reset or FIFO eviction.
    */
   hasInlineImages: () => boolean;
-  /** Clear local/per-target keyboard state before reusing this runtime. */
-  resetKittyConnectionInputState: () => void;
+  /** Reset keyboard state and snapshot endpoint settings for a fresh connection. */
+  resetConnectionInputState: (host: Host) => void;
+  getPerCharacterInput: () => boolean;
+  restorePerCharacterInput: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   /** Emit any owed releases before detaching or closing this renderer. */
   flushKittyKeyboardReleases: () => void;
   /** Transfer negotiated keyboard state across renderer attach handoffs. */
@@ -515,6 +528,13 @@ export const createXTermRuntime = (ctx: CreateXTermRuntimeContext): XTermRuntime
   const rendererType = settings?.rendererType ?? "auto";
   const bridge = netcattyBridge.get();
   const isLocalTerminalHost = ctx.host.protocol === "local";
+  // Capture the terminal endpoint's choice for this connection, never a chain hop.
+  const usesPerCharacterInput = (host: Host) =>
+    (host.protocol !== undefined && host.protocol !== "ssh") || host.moshEnabled === true
+    || host.etEnabled === true || host.sshInputCompatibility === true;
+  let usePerCharacterInput = inputCompatibilityStates.get(ctx.terminalSettingsRef)
+    ?? usesPerCharacterInput(ctx.host);
+  inputCompatibilityStates.set(ctx.terminalSettingsRef, usePerCharacterInput);
   const windowsPty =
     platform === "win32" && isLocalTerminalHost
       ? bridge?.getWindowsPtyInfo?.() ?? { backend: "conpty" as const }
@@ -1325,10 +1345,9 @@ export const createXTermRuntime = (ctx: CreateXTermRuntimeContext): XTermRuntime
       lineDelayMs?: number;
       pasteRequestId?: string;
       /**
-       * Send plain text as one write per character. Strict bastion prompts
-       * (QAX) treat one channel write as a keystroke and drop multi-character
-       * chunks, so IME commits and short raw pastes must go out per
-       * character (#3077). Bookkeeping still sees the whole payload once.
+       * Request the legacy IME/short-paste workaround reported in #3077.
+       * The SSH host's compatibility choice gates the final writes below.
+       * Bookkeeping still sees the whole payload once.
        */
       perCharacterWrites?: boolean;
     },
@@ -1550,7 +1569,7 @@ export const createXTermRuntime = (ctx: CreateXTermRuntimeContext): XTermRuntime
         }
 
         ctx.onOutputTriggerUserInputRef?.current?.(outData);
-        for (const chunk of getTextInputWireChunks(outData, options?.perCharacterWrites === true)) {
+        for (const chunk of getTextInputWireChunks(outData, usePerCharacterInput && options?.perCharacterWrites === true, (ctx.host.protocol === undefined || ctx.host.protocol === "ssh") && !ctx.host.moshEnabled && !ctx.host.etEnabled)) {
           ctx.terminalBackend.writeToSession(id, chunk, {
             sensitive,
             serialEraseChar,
@@ -3140,7 +3159,7 @@ export const createXTermRuntime = (ctx: CreateXTermRuntimeContext): XTermRuntime
       broadcastLegacyDataPending = null;
     }
     // Raw multi-character onData is an unbracketed paste (or a committed
-    // composition): short plain text must reach strict bastions per character.
+    // composition): selected short plain text can use compatibility writes.
     // Decide on the sanitized payload so removed zero-width characters cannot
     // keep a qualifying paste above the split cap (#3138).
     const sanitizedRawData = sanitizeTerminalInput(data);
@@ -3479,8 +3498,17 @@ export const createXTermRuntime = (ctx: CreateXTermRuntimeContext): XTermRuntime
       ligatures.apply(enabled);
     },
     hasInlineImages,
-    resetKittyConnectionInputState: clearKittyConnectionInputState,
+    resetConnectionInputState: (host) => {
+      usePerCharacterInput = usesPerCharacterInput(host);
+      inputCompatibilityStates.set(ctx.terminalSettingsRef, usePerCharacterInput);
+      clearKittyConnectionInputState();
+    },
     flushKittyKeyboardReleases: clearKittyTransientInputState,
+    getPerCharacterInput: () => usePerCharacterInput,
+    restorePerCharacterInput: (enabled) => {
+      usePerCharacterInput = enabled;
+      restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput(ctx.terminalSettingsRef, enabled);
+    },
     getKittyKeyboardModeState: () => snapshotKittyKeyboardModeState(kittyKeyboardMode),
     restoreKittyKeyboardModeState: (state) => restoreKittyKeyboardModeState(
       kittyKeyboardMode,

components/terminal/runtime/serialInputSequences.test.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for (const prefix of ['fresh','empty-arrow','submit','paste-submit','interrupt',
  const session={encoding, serialPort:{write(data: string | Buffer){for(const byte of Buffer.from(data)) { if(byte===127||byte===8) wire=wire.subarray(0,Math.max(0,wire.length-1)); else wire=Buffer.concat([wire,Buffer.from([byte])]);}}}};
  bridge.init({sessions:new Map([['s',session]]),electronModule:{}});
  const ctx={host:{protocol:'serial',id:'h',label:'h'},sessionId:'s',sessionRef:{current:'s'},statusRef:{current:'connected'},commandBufferRef:{current:''},onBroadcastInputRef:{current:null},isBroadcastEnabledRef:{current:false},terminalBackend:{writeToSession(id:string,data:string,opts: {serialEraseChar?: string; sensitive?: boolean}){bridge.writeToSession({}, {sessionId:id,data,...opts})}},serialByteOrientedBackspace:true,serialLocalEcho:false};
- const env={...Object.assign({},...modules),api: undefined as unknown as {handleTerminalInputData: (data: string) => void; recordSerialSnippetInput: (data: string) => void},ctx,term:{buffer:{active:{cursorX:0,cursorY:0,baseY:0,getLine:()=>undefined}},cols:80},suppressNextTerminalDataBroadcast:false,handlingKittyBroadcast:false,shouldBroadcastTerminalUserInput:()=>false,prioritizeTerminalInput:()=>{},getFlowControllerForTerm:()=>null,shouldSuppressTerminalInputScrollForUserPaste:()=>true,shouldOverrideTerminalUserPasteSensitivity:()=>false,scrollToBottomAfterInput:()=>{},writeLocalTerminalData:()=>{}};
+ const env={usePerCharacterInput:true,...Object.assign({},...modules),api: undefined as unknown as {handleTerminalInputData: (data: string) => void; recordSerialSnippetInput: (data: string) => void},ctx,term:{buffer:{active:{cursorX:0,cursorY:0,baseY:0,getLine:()=>undefined}},cols:80},suppressNextTerminalDataBroadcast:false,handlingKittyBroadcast:false,shouldBroadcastTerminalUserInput:()=>false,prioritizeTerminalInput:()=>{},getFlowControllerForTerm:()=>null,shouldSuppressTerminalInputScrollForUserPaste:()=>true,shouldOverrideTerminalUserPasteSensitivity:()=>false,scrollToBottomAfterInput:()=>{},writeLocalTerminalData:()=>{}};
  vm.runInNewContext(code,env); const {handleTerminalInputData:input,recordSerialSnippetInput:snippet}=env.api;
  if(prefix==='empty-arrow') input('\x1b[D');
  if(prefix==='submit') {input('旧');input('\x1b[D');input('\r');}

components/terminal/runtime/sshInputCompatibility.integration.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import path from "node:path";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { buildSync } from "esbuild";
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+
+// Real xterm + runtime input callbacks; canvas measurement is stubbed because
+// these assertions concern writes, not rendering or a native OS input method.
+test("SSH host mode gates every interactive text entry and stays fixed until reconnect", async () => {
+  const root = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../..", import.meta.url));
+  const bundle = buildSync({
+    stdin: {
+      contents: 'export {createXTermRuntime} from "./components/terminal/runtime/createXTermRuntime"; export {DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS} from "./domain/models/terminal"; export {dispatchTerminalLinePaste} from "./components/terminal/runtime/terminalUserPaste"; export {wakeTerminalFromHibernate} from "./components/terminal/terminalRuntimeMount";',
+      loader: "ts", resolveDir: root,
+    },
+    bundle: true, format: "iife", globalName: "runtimeTest", platform: "browser", write: false,
+    alias: {
+      "node:diagnostics_channel": path.join(root, "infrastructure/shims/nodeDiagnosticsChannel.ts"),
+      "diagnostics_channel": path.join(root, "infrastructure/shims/nodeDiagnosticsChannel.ts"),
+    },
+    define: { "import.meta.env.DEV": "false", "import.meta.env.PROD": "true", "import.meta": "{}" },
+  }).outputFiles[0].text;
+  const dom = new JSDOM("<body/>", { url: "http://localhost", runScripts: "outside-only", pretendToBeVisual: true });
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { structuredClone });
+  try {
+    dom.window.eval(`
+      window.matchMedia = () => ({matches:false,addListener(){},removeListener(){},addEventListener(){},removeEventListener(){}});
+      window.ResizeObserver = window.IntersectionObserver = class {observe(){} unobserve(){} disconnect(){}};
+      HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = function(type) {
+        if (type !== '2d') return null;
+        return new Proxy({canvas:this,measureText:()=>({width:8,fontBoundingBoxAscent:12,fontBoundingBoxDescent:3}),
+          getImageData:()=>({data:new Uint8ClampedArray(4)}),createLinearGradient:()=>({addColorStop(){}})},
+          {get:(target,key)=>key in target ? target[key] : ()=>{}});
+      };
+    `);
+    dom.window.eval(bundle);
+    const result = await dom.window.eval(`(async () => {
+      const {createXTermRuntime, DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS, dispatchTerminalLinePaste, wakeTerminalFromHibernate} = runtimeTest;
+      const ref = current => ({current});
+      const panes = [];
+      const make = host => {
+        const el = document.createElement('div'); document.body.appendChild(el);
+        const writes = [], logical = [], broadcasts = [];
+        const context = {
+          container:el, host, getHost:()=>host,
+          fontFamilyId:'jetbrains-mono', resolvedFontFamily:'monospace', fontSize:14,
+          terminalTheme:{colors:{background:'#111111',foreground:'#eeeeee',cursor:'#ffffff',selection:'#444444'}},
+          terminalSettingsRef:ref({...DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS,rendererType:'dom',fontLigatures:false,cursorBlink:false}),
+          terminalBackend:{writeToSession:(_,data)=>writes.push(data),resizeSession(){},openExternalAvailable:false},
+          sessionRef:ref(host.id),hotkeySchemeRef:ref('disabled'),disableTerminalFontZoomRef:ref(false),
+          keyBindingsRef:ref([]),onHotkeyActionRef:ref(undefined),isBroadcastEnabledRef:ref(true),
+          onBroadcastInputRef:ref(data=>{broadcasts.push(data);return [];}),
+          onOutputTriggerUserInputRef:ref(data=>logical.push(data)),
+          sessionId:host.id,statusRef:ref('connected'),commandBufferRef:ref(''),requestSearchFocus(){},
+          kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled:true,
+        };
+        const runtime = createXTermRuntime(context);
+        const pane={...runtime,writes,logical,broadcasts,context,el}; panes.push(pane); return pane;
+      };
+      const equal = (actual, expected, label) => {
+        if (JSON.stringify(actual) !== JSON.stringify(expected)) throw Error(label+': '+JSON.stringify({actual,expected}));
+      };
+      const wait = () => new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,20));
+      const check = (pane, text, split, label) => {
+        equal(pane.writes.splice(0),split ? Array.from(text) : [text],label);
+        equal(pane.logical.splice(0),[text],label+' logical payload once');
+        pane.broadcasts.length=0;
+      };
+      const hosts=[false,true].map((mode,index)=>({id:'mode-'+index,label:'Mode',hostname:'localhost',protocol:'ssh',sshInputCompatibility:mode}));
+      const metrics=[];
+      for (const host of hosts) {
+        const pane=make(host), term=pane.term, ta=term.textarea, mode=host.sshInputCompatibility;
+        for (const text of ['中文','👩🏽‍💻é','x'.repeat(32),'x'.repeat(33)]) {
+          term.paste(text); check(pane,text,mode && Array.from(text).length<=32,'raw paste '+mode);
+        }
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent('input',{bubbles:true,inputType:'insertText',data:'中国'}));
+        check(pane,'中国',mode,'insertText');
+        const longIme='中'.repeat(40);
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent('input',{bubbles:true,inputType:'insertText',data:longIme}));
+        check(pane,longIme,mode,'IME keeps its uncapped scope');
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown',{bubbles:true,keyCode:229,key:'Process'}));
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent('input',{bubbles:true,inputType:'insertText',data:'中文'}));
+        check(pane,'中文',mode,'IME 229 insertText');
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new CompositionEvent('compositionstart',{bubbles:true,data:''}));
+        ta.value='中文';
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new CompositionEvent('compositionupdate',{bubbles:true,data:'中文'}));
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new CompositionEvent('compositionend',{bubbles:true,data:'中文'}));
+        await wait(); check(pane,'中文',mode,'compositionend');
+        // xterm's composition fallback reaches onData independently of insertText.
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new CompositionEvent('compositionstart',{bubbles:true,data:''}));
+        term.input('中国',true); check(pane,'中国',mode,'composition onData fallback');
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new CompositionEvent('compositionend',{bubbles:true,data:''})); await wait();
+        pane.writes.length=0; pane.logical.length=0;
+        for (const data of ['\\x1b[A','\\x03','\\x03\\x04','\\x1b[0;;200u']) {
+          term.input(data,true); check(pane,data,false,'terminal control');
+        }
+        await new Promise(resolve=>term.write('\\x1b[?2004h',resolve));
+        term.paste('中文'); check(pane,'\\x1b[200~中文\\x1b[201~',false,'bracketed paste');
+        await new Promise(resolve=>term.write('\\x1b[?2004l',resolve));
+        dispatchTerminalLinePaste(term,'中文\\r',{lineDelayMs:1,sensitive:false});
+        equal(pane.writes.splice(0),['中文\\r'],'existing line-paste path stays intact');
+        pane.logical.length=0;
+        await new Promise(resolve=>term.write('\\x1b[>25u',resolve));
+        ta.dispatchEvent(new InputEvent('input',{bubbles:true,inputType:'insertText',data:'中文'}));
+        const kittyWrites=pane.writes.splice(0);
+        equal(kittyWrites,['\\x1b[0;;20013:25991u'],'Kitty associated text stays in one transport write');
+        pane.logical.length=0;
+        await new Promise(resolve=>term.write('\\x1b[<u',resolve));
+        host.sshInputCompatibility=!mode;
+        term.paste('中文'); check(pane,'中文',mode,'save does not change active runtime');
+        // The app reconnects with the existing runtime, so exercise that reset too.
+        pane.resetConnectionInputState(host);
+        term.paste('中文'); check(pane,'中文',!mode,'existing runtime reconnect');
+        pane.dispose();
+        const reconnected=make(host);
+        reconnected.term.paste('中文'); check(reconnected,'中文',!mode,'reconnect reads saved mode');
+        metrics.push({mode,entryPoints:5,reconnectedMode:!mode});
+      }
+      // Exercise the actual wake entry that recreates xterm but only reattaches
+      // the existing backend. Its context contains the newly saved host record.
+      for (const mode of [false,true]) {
+        const connectedHost={id:'hibernate-'+mode,label:'Hibernate',hostname:'127.0.0.1',protocol:'ssh',sshInputCompatibility:mode};
+        const savedHost={...connectedHost,sshInputCompatibility:!mode};
+        let pane=make(connectedHost), reattached=0;
+        const wake = async old => {
+          old.dispose();
+          const refs={xtermRuntimeRef:ref(null),termRef:ref(null),fitAddonRef:ref(null),
+            serializeAddonRef:ref(null),searchAddonRef:ref(null),hasRuntimeRef:ref(false)};
+          const context={...old.context,host:savedHost};
+          const success=await wakeTerminalFromHibernate({
+            refs,runtimeContext:context,container:old.el,
+            getPayload:()=>({snapshot:'',alternateScreen:false,pendingBuffer:''}),
+            prepareWakeFlow:async()=>true,takePendingBuffer:()=>'',
+            stopHibernateDataListener(){},stopHibernateListeners(){},
+            reattachSession(){reattached++;},safeFit(){},resizeSession(){},forceSyncRenderAfterResize(){},
+            lastFittedSizeRef:ref(null),isBootActiveRef:ref(false),sessionId:connectedHost.id,updateStatus(){},
+          });
+          equal(success,true,'hibernate wake succeeds');
+          equal(context.sessionRef.current,connectedHost.id,'hibernate retains backend session');
+          const next={...refs.xtermRuntimeRef.current,context,el:old.el,
+            writes:old.writes,logical:old.logical,broadcasts:old.broadcasts};
+          panes.push(next); next.writes.length=0; next.logical.length=0; return next;
+        };
+        pane=await wake(pane);
+        pane.term.paste('中文');check(pane,'中文',mode,'wake retains connection-time mode');
+        pane.resetConnectionInputState(savedHost);
+        pane.term.paste('中文');check(pane,'中文',!mode,'real reconnect refreshes mode after wake');
+        pane=await wake(pane);
+        pane.term.paste('中文');check(pane,'中文',!mode,'next wake retains refreshed connection mode');
+        equal(reattached,2,'both wakes reattach the existing backend');
+      }
+      // The SSH-only field cannot change other transports' existing policy.
+      for (const protocol of ['local','telnet','serial','mosh','et','ssh-mosh','ssh-et']) {
+        const pane=make({id:'other-'+protocol,label:protocol,hostname:'127.0.0.1',
+          protocol:protocol.startsWith('ssh-')?'ssh':protocol,
+          moshEnabled:protocol==='ssh-mosh',etEnabled:protocol==='ssh-et',sshInputCompatibility:false});
+        pane.term.paste('中文'); check(pane,'中文',true,protocol+' retains legacy short paste');
+        pane.term.input('a\\rb',true); check(pane,'a\\rb',true,protocol+' retains legacy control-containing text');
+      }
+      for (const pane of panes) { try {pane.dispose();} catch {} }
+      return JSON.stringify(metrics);
+    })()`);
+    assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(result), [
+      { mode: false, entryPoints: 5, reconnectedMode: true },
+      { mode: true, entryPoints: 5, reconnectedMode: false },
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    dom.window.close();
+  }
+});

components/terminal/runtime/sshInputCompatibility.popup.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import vm from "node:vm";
+import { buildSync } from "esbuild";
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+import React, { useEffect } from "react";
+import { act, create } from "react-test-renderer";
+import ts from "typescript";
+import type { Host } from "../../../domain/models";
+import { resolveTerminalPopupHost } from "../../TerminalPopupPage";
+import { useTerminalEffects } from "../useTerminalEffects";
+import { isTerminalAlternateScreenActive, readTerminalHibernateContext, resolveTerminalSnapshotCapture } from "../terminalHibernateRuntime";
+
+const root = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../..", import.meta.url));
+const terminalSource = readFileSync(path.join(root, "components/Terminal.tsx"), "utf8");
+const homeStart = terminalSource.indexOf("  useEffect(() => {", terminalSource.indexOf("// Home renderer for AI observe popups"));
+const homeEnd = terminalSource.indexOf("  const cleanupSession =", homeStart);
+const homeEffect = ts.transpileModule(terminalSource.slice(homeStart, homeEnd), {
+  compilerOptions: { target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022 },
+}).outputText;
+const cleanupEnd = terminalSource.indexOf("  const cleanupSessionRef =", homeEnd);
+const popupCleanup = ts.transpileModule(`${terminalSource.slice(homeEnd, cleanupEnd)}
+globalThis.cleanup = cleanupSession;`, {
+  compilerOptions: { target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022 },
+}).outputText;
+const noop = () => {};
+const ref = <T,>(current: T) => ({ current });
+
+// Actual popup host resolution, home snapshot callbacks, attach boot effect,
+// and real xterm writes. Unrelated visual effects are omitted by the hook seam.
+test("attached popups retain the active mode across snapshots and return, including hibernated homes", async (t) => {
+  const bundle = buildSync({
+    stdin: { contents: 'export * from "./components/terminal/runtime/createXTermRuntime"; export {DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS} from "./domain/models/terminal";', loader: "ts", resolveDir: root },
+    bundle: true, format: "iife", globalName: "runtimeTest", platform: "browser", write: false,
+    alias: {
+      "node:diagnostics_channel": path.join(root, "infrastructure/shims/nodeDiagnosticsChannel.ts"),
+      "diagnostics_channel": path.join(root, "infrastructure/shims/nodeDiagnosticsChannel.ts"),
+    },
+    define: { "import.meta.env.DEV": "false", "import.meta.env.PROD": "true", "import.meta": "{}" },
+  }).outputFiles[0].text;
+  const dom = new JSDOM("<body/>", { url: "http://localhost", runScripts: "outside-only", pretendToBeVisual: true });
+  const keys = ["window", "document", "navigator", "IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT"];
+  const previous = new Map(keys.map(key => [key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, key)]));
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries({ window: dom.window, document: dom.window.document, navigator: dom.window.navigator, IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: true })) {
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, { configurable: true, value });
+  }
+  Object.assign(dom.window, { structuredClone });
+  dom.window.eval(`
+    window.matchMedia=()=>({matches:false,addListener(){},removeListener(){},addEventListener(){},removeEventListener(){}});
+    window.ResizeObserver=window.IntersectionObserver=class {observe(){} unobserve(){} disconnect(){}};
+    HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext=function(type){
+      if(type!=='2d')return null;
+      return new Proxy({canvas:this,measureText:()=>({width:8,fontBoundingBoxAscent:12,fontBoundingBoxDescent:3}),
+        getImageData:()=>({data:new Uint8ClampedArray(4)}),createLinearGradient:()=>({addColorStop(){}})},
+        {get:(target,key)=>key in target?target[key]:()=>{}});
+    };
+  `);
+  dom.window.eval(bundle);
+  const runtimeModule = dom.window.eval("runtimeTest");
+  try {
+    for (const mode of [false, true]) for (const hibernated of [false, true]) {
+      await t.test(`connected=${mode}, saved=${!mode}, home hibernated=${hibernated}`, async () => {
+        const sessionId = `popup-${mode}-${hibernated}`;
+        const connectedHost: Host = { id: "host", label: "Host", hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 22379, username: "agent", protocol: "ssh" as const, tags: [], os: "linux" as const, sshInputCompatibility: mode };
+        const savedHost = { ...connectedHost, sshInputCompatibility: !mode };
+        const session = { id: sessionId, hostId: "host", hostLabel: "Host", hostname: "127.0.0.1", username: "agent", protocol: "ssh" as const, status: "connected" as const, createdAt: 1 };
+        const popupHost = resolveTerminalPopupHost({ title: "Host", startupCommand: "", parentSessionId: sessionId, sourceSession: session, attachSessionId: sessionId }, [savedHost]);
+        assert.equal(popupHost.sshInputCompatibility, !mode, "the popup sees the latest vault preference");
+        const settings = { ...runtimeModule.DEFAULT_TERMINAL_SETTINGS, rendererType: "dom", fontLigatures: false, cursorBlink: false };
+        const homeSettings = ref(settings);
+        const writes: string[] = [];
+        const makeContext = (host: Host, settingsRef = ref(settings)) => ({
+          container: document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("div")), host,
+          fontFamilyId: "jetbrains-mono", resolvedFontFamily: "monospace", fontSize: 14,
+          terminalTheme: { colors: { background: "#111111", foreground: "#eeeeee", cursor: "#ffffff", selection: "#444444" } },
+          terminalSettingsRef: settingsRef,
+          terminalBackend: { writeToSession: (_id: string, data: string) => writes.push(data), resizeSession: noop, openExternalAvailable: false },
+          sessionRef: ref<string | null>(sessionId), sessionId, statusRef: ref("connected"),
+          hotkeySchemeRef: ref("disabled"), disableTerminalFontZoomRef: ref(false), keyBindingsRef: ref([]),
+          onHotkeyActionRef: ref(undefined), isBroadcastEnabledRef: ref(false), onBroadcastInputRef: ref(undefined),
+          commandBufferRef: ref(""), requestSearchFocus: noop, kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled: false,
+        });
+        const homeContext = makeContext(connectedHost, homeSettings);
+        const homeRuntime = runtimeModule.createXTermRuntime(homeContext);
+        const homeRuntimeRef = ref(hibernated ? null : homeRuntime);
+        const homeTermRef = ref(hibernated ? null : homeRuntime.term);
+        if (hibernated) homeRuntime.dispose();
+        let snapshotRequest: (payload: object) => Promise<void>;
+        let applySnapshot: (payload: object) => Promise<boolean>;
+        let snapshot: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+        const bridge = {
+          onTerminalSessionSnapshotRequest(callback: typeof snapshotRequest) { snapshotRequest = callback; return noop; },
+          onTerminalSessionApplySnapshot(callback: typeof applySnapshot) { applySnapshot = callback; return noop; },
+          respondTerminalSessionSnapshot(_request: string, text: string, keyboard: unknown, enabled: boolean, sensitive: boolean, cwd: string, title: string, perCharacterInput: boolean) {
+            snapshot = { success: true, snapshot: text, kittyKeyboardModeState: keyboard, kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled: enabled, passwordPromptActive: sensitive, cwd, title, perCharacterInput };
+          },
+        };
+        const homeEnv = {
+          useEffect: (effect: () => void) => effect(), netcattyBridge: { get: () => bridge },
+          attachExistingSession: false, sessionId, terminalSettingsRef: homeSettings,
+          xtermRuntimeRef: homeRuntimeRef, termRef: homeTermRef,
+          serializeAddonRef: ref(hibernated ? null : homeRuntime.serializeAddon),
+          hibernatedRef: ref(hibernated), softHiddenRef: ref(false),
+          hibernateSnapshotRef: ref(""), hibernatePendingBufferRef: ref(""), hibernateViewportSnapshotRef: ref(""), hibernateScrollbackSnapshotRef: ref(""),
+          hibernateContextSnapshotRef: ref(""), hibernateContextViewportSnapshotRef: ref(""), hibernateContextScrollbackSnapshotRef: ref(""), hibernateAlternateScreenRef: ref(false),
+          kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabledForSession: false, passwordPromptActiveRef: ref(false), knownCwdRef: ref(null), terminalTitleRef: ref(null), pluginTerminalLifecycleRef: ref(null),
+          onTerminalCwdChange: undefined, onTerminalTitleChange: undefined, terminalCwdTracker: { setRendererCwd: noop },
+          flushPendingTerminalWritesBeforeHibernate: async () => true, resetTerminalLineTimestamps: noop,
+          applyAuthoritativeHibernateSnapshot: noop, logger: { warn: noop },
+          getTerminalPerCharacterInput: runtimeModule.getTerminalPerCharacterInput,
+          restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput: runtimeModule.restoreTerminalPerCharacterInput,
+        };
+        vm.runInNewContext(homeEffect, homeEnv);
+        const popupContext = makeContext(popupHost);
+        popupContext.sessionRef.current = null;
+        popupContext.statusRef.current = "connecting";
+        const values = {
+          ...popupContext, host: popupHost, terminalSettings: settings,
+          containerRef: ref(popupContext.container), xtermRuntimeRef: ref(null), termRef: ref(null), fitAddonRef: ref(null), serializeAddonRef: ref(null), searchAddonRef: ref(null), hasRuntimeRef: ref(false),
+          attachExistingSession: true, attachAuthorization: "owned-popup", vaultInitialized: true,
+          CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: 30000, Error, XTERM_PERFORMANCE_CONFIG: {}, effectiveTheme: popupContext.terminalTheme,
+          effectiveFontSize: 14, effectiveFontWeight: 400, fontWeightFixupDoneRef: ref(false),
+          isVisible: true, isVisibleRef: ref(true), isFocused: true, inWorkspace: true, isLocalConnection: false, isNetworkDevice: false, isSerialConnection: false,
+          pluginDecorationRules: [], pluginTerminalLifecycle: new Proxy({}, { get: () => noop }),
+          onTerminalCwdChange: undefined, onTerminalTitleChange: undefined, keys: [], identities: [], serialConfig: {}, zmodem: {},
+          connectionLogBufferRef: ref({ reset: noop }), terminalOutputHistory: { clear: noop }, terminalDataCapturedRef: ref(false), hasConnectedRef: ref(false), pendingOutputScrollRef: ref(false), promptLineBreakStateRef: ref(null), terminalLogSanitizerRef: ref(null),
+          kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabledForSession: false, terminalCwdTracker: { getRendererCwd: () => null, setRendererCwd: noop }, passwordPromptActiveRef: ref(false),
+          createPromptLineBreakState: () => ({}), createReplaySafeTerminalLogSanitizer: () => ({}),
+          prepareInitialCwdIntent: noop, prepareRestoredReconnect: noop,
+          applyUserCursorPreference: noop, applyUserCursorWidthPreference: noop, shouldApplyUserCursorPreference: () => false,
+          terminalAltKeyOptions: () => ({}), shouldStartTerminalBackend: () => true,
+          createXTermRuntime: runtimeModule.createXTermRuntime,
+          terminalBackend: {
+            ...popupContext.terminalBackend,
+            acquireSessionFlowPauseLease: async () => ({ waitForPause: async () => ({ success: true }), release: noop }),
+            requestSessionSnapshot: async () => { await snapshotRequest!({ sessionId, requestId: "request" }); return snapshot; },
+            rebindSessionOutput: async () => ({ success: true, previousWebContentsId: 10 }),
+            restoreSessionOutput: async () => ({ success: true }),
+          },
+          sessionStarters: { reattachSession: (term: { paste: (data: string) => void }) => { term.paste("中文"); return true; } },
+          setStatus: noop, setProgressLogs: noop, setShowLogs: noop, setIsCancelling: noop, setIsDisconnectedDialogDismissed: noop,
+          setError: (error: unknown) => { if (error) errors.push(error); },
+          updateStatus: (status: string) => { popupContext.statusRef.current = status; },
+          safeFit: noop, logger: { warn: noop, error: (...args: unknown[]) => errors.push(args) },
+          onPluginRuntimeCwdChange: noop, onOpenExternalError: noop, requestSearchFocus: noop,
+          requestPluginTerminalProviders: undefined, isPluginTerminalProviderAvailable: () => false,
+          useEffect: (effect: React.EffectCallback, dependencies: React.DependencyList) => {
+            useEffect(() => {
+              if (effect.toString().includes("bootAbort")) return effect();
+              // The injected hook owns this dependency list; unrelated effects stay inert.
+              // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+            }, dependencies);
+          },
+          useLayoutEffect: noop,
+        };
+        const errors: unknown[] = [];
+        const defaultRefs = new Map<PropertyKey, ReturnType<typeof ref>>();
+        const context = new Proxy(values, { get: (target, key) => {
+          if (key in target) return target[key as keyof typeof target];
+          if (!defaultRefs.has(key)) defaultRefs.set(key, ref(null));
+          return defaultRefs.get(key);
+        } });
+        const Harness = () => { useTerminalEffects(context); return null; };
+        let renderer: ReturnType<typeof create>;
+        await act(async () => { renderer = create(React.createElement(Harness)); });
+        for (let attempt = 0; popupContext.statusRef.current !== "connected" && attempt < 30 && !errors.length; attempt++) {
+          await act(async () => { await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10)); });
+        }
+        try {
+          assert.deepEqual(errors, [], "actual attach boot succeeded");
+          assert.equal(popupContext.sessionRef.current, sessionId, "attach retains the original SSH backend");
+          assert.deepEqual(writes.splice(0), mode ? ["中", "文"] : ["中文"], "first attached input must retain the connection mode");
+          assert.equal(snapshot.perCharacterInput, mode, "home snapshot exports captured mode, including false and no live xterm");
+          const popupRuntime = values.xtermRuntimeRef.current as typeof homeRuntime;
+          assert.equal(popupRuntime.getPerCharacterInput(), mode);
+          const cleanupEnv = {
+            ...homeEnv, attachExistingSession: true, attachAuthorization: "owned-popup",
+            sessionRef: popupContext.sessionRef, xtermRuntimeRef: values.xtermRuntimeRef,
+            terminalSettingsRef: popupContext.terminalSettingsRef, termRef: values.termRef,
+            serializeAddonRef: values.serializeAddonRef, attachHomeWebContentsIdRef: ref(10),
+            disposeDataRef: ref(null), disposeExitRef: ref(null), disposeTelnetEchoModeRef: ref(null),
+            telnetLocalEchoRef: ref(false), sessionCleanupPromiseRef: ref(null),
+            isTerminalAlternateScreenActive, readTerminalHibernateContext, resolveTerminalSnapshotCapture,
+            releaseTerminalFlowBeforeHibernate: noop,
+            terminalBackend: {
+              ...values.terminalBackend,
+              applySessionSnapshot: async (_id: string, text: string, context: { perCharacterInput?: boolean }) => {
+                assert.equal(context.perCharacterInput, mode, "actual close exports the popup's active choice");
+                return { success: await applySnapshot!({ sessionId, snapshot: text, ...context }) };
+              },
+            },
+          };
+          vm.runInNewContext(popupCleanup, cleanupEnv);
+          await (cleanupEnv as typeof cleanupEnv & { cleanup: () => Promise<void> }).cleanup();
+          assert.equal(runtimeModule.getTerminalPerCharacterInput(homeSettings), mode, "actual popup close retains the home captured state");
+          const restoredHome = hibernated ? runtimeModule.createXTermRuntime({ ...homeContext, host: savedHost }) : homeRuntime;
+          restoredHome.term.paste("中文");
+          assert.deepEqual(writes.splice(0), mode ? ["中", "文"] : ["中文"], "home input after return and wake retains the active choice");
+          if (hibernated) restoredHome.dispose();
+        } finally {
+          values.hasConnectedRef.current = false;
+          await act(async () => { renderer!.unmount(); });
+          homeRuntime.dispose();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  } finally {
+    dom.window.close();
+    for (const key of keys) { const descriptor = previous.get(key); if (descriptor) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, key, descriptor); else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, key); }
+  }
+});

components/terminal/runtime/terminalInterceptorInputSafety.test.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test("password-prompt input is classified before prompt state reset and cannot b
   );
   assert.match(
     runtimeSource,
-    /for \(const chunk of getTextInputWireChunks\(outData, options\?\.perCharacterWrites === true\)\) \{\s*ctx\.terminalBackend\.writeToSession\(id, chunk, \{\s*sensitive,\s*serialEraseChar,[\s\S]*?\}\);\s*\}/u,
+    /for \(const chunk of getTextInputWireChunks\(outData, usePerCharacterInput && options\?\.perCharacterWrites === true, \(ctx\.host\.protocol === undefined \|\| ctx\.host\.protocol === "ssh"\) && !ctx\.host\.moshEnabled && !ctx\.host\.etEnabled\)\) \{\s*ctx\.terminalBackend\.writeToSession\(id, chunk, \{\s*sensitive,\s*serialEraseChar,[\s\S]*?\}\);\s*\}/u,
   );
   assert.match(
     runtimeSource,

components/terminal/runtime/terminalLinePaste.test.ts

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ for (const [protocol, lineMode, sensitive] of [
         ? { isWrapped: false, translateToString: () => liveLine } : undefined } },
     };
     const env = {
+    usePerCharacterInput: true,
       ...Object.assign({}, ...helpers), ...userPaste, ctx, term, crypto, isPluginHostProtocol: () => false, logger: { warn() {} },
       netcattyBridge: { get: () => ({ onTerminalPasteWrite: (listener: typeof receiptListener) => { receiptListener = listener; return () => { receiptListener = undefined; }; } }) },
       suppressNextTerminalDataBroadcast: false, handlingKittyBroadcast: false,
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ test("bypassed sensitive line paste keeps the paced fan-out with sourceSensitive
     buffer: { active: { cursorX: 0, cursorY: 0, baseY: 0, getLine: () => undefined } },
   };
   const env = {
+    usePerCharacterInput: true,
     ...Object.assign({}, ...helpers), ...userPaste, ctx, term, crypto, isPluginHostProtocol: () => false, logger: { warn() {} },
     netcattyBridge: { get: () => ({ onTerminalPasteWrite: (listener: typeof receiptListener) => { receiptListener = listener; return () => { receiptListener = undefined; }; } }) },
     suppressNextTerminalDataBroadcast: false, handlingKittyBroadcast: false,

components/terminal/runtime/terminalPerCharacterInput.test.ts

@@ -66,4 +66,20 @@ test("wire chunking honors the per-character request only for plain text", () =>
   assert.deepEqual(getTextInputWireChunks("\x1b[200~ab\x1b[201~", true), [
     "\x1b[200~ab\x1b[201~",
   ]);
-});
+});
+
+test("compatibility preserves exact Unicode byte order and keeps terminal controls intact", () => {
+  for (const text of ["中文", "👩🏽‍💻", "e\u0301", "क्‍ष"]) {
+    assert.deepEqual(Buffer.from(getTextInputWireChunks(text, true).join("")), Buffer.from(text));
+  }
+  for (const data of ["\x03", "\x1b[A", "\x1b[200~中文\x1b[201~", "\x1b[0;;200u", "\x03\x04", "a\r\nb"]) {
+    assert.deepEqual(getTextInputWireChunks(data, true, true), [data]);
+  }
+});
+
+
+test("non-SSH callers retain legacy control-containing text chunking", () => {
+  assert.equal(shouldSplitRawPasteInputForWire("a\rb"), true);
+  assert.deepEqual(getTextInputWireChunks("a\rb", true), ["a", "\r", "b"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(getTextInputWireChunks("a\rb", true, true), ["a\rb"]);
+});

components/terminal/runtime/terminalPerCharacterInput.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 /**
- * Strict bastion prompts (e.g. QAX/奇安信) treat one SSH channel write as a
- * single keystroke and silently drop every multi-character chunk (#3077). IME
- * commits and short raw pastes therefore have to leave the renderer as
- * per-character writes, which is what typing produces and what Xshell does.
+ * Legacy workaround introduced by #3168 after #3077 reported that individual
+ * hanzi worked where multi-character input did not. The remote parser and
+ * other terminals' default send behavior were not verified. SSH sessions now
+ * select this workaround in their host settings.
  */
 
 /** Raw pastes longer than this keep the single-write behavior. */
 export const MAX_RAW_PASTE_PER_CHARACTER_LENGTH = 32;
 
+// Terminal control bytes are intentional: never fragment shortcuts or reports.
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+const TERMINAL_CONTROL = /[\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f]/;
 const ESC = "\x1b";
 
 /** True while the payload only carries plain text and no escape sequence. */
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ export const isPlainTerminalInputText = (data: string): boolean => !data.include
 /** One chunk per Unicode code point so surrogate pairs stay intact. */
 export const splitTextIntoCodePointWrites = (data: string): string[] => Array.from(data);
 
-/** IME commits: any plain text with more than one character splits per glyph. */
+/** IME commits: any plain text with more than one character splits per code point. */
 export const shouldSplitImeTextInputForWire = (text: string): boolean =>
   Array.from(text).length > 1 && isPlainTerminalInputText(text);
 
@@ -35,11 +38,13 @@ export const shouldSplitRawPasteInputForWire = (data: string): boolean => {
   return true;
 };
 
-/** Chunks to write for one input payload; escape sequences are never split. */
+/** Escape sequences never split. SSH callers also preserve terminal controls. */
 export const getTextInputWireChunks = (
   data: string,
   perCharacterWrites: boolean,
+  preserveTerminalControls = false,
 ): string[] =>
   perCharacterWrites && isPlainTerminalInputText(data)
+    && !(preserveTerminalControls && TERMINAL_CONTROL.test(data))
     ? splitTextIntoCodePointWrites(data)
     : [data];

components/terminal/terminalCursorRuntimeLifecycle.test.tsx

@@ -212,3 +212,60 @@ test("first width-only update after actual runtime creation preserves an applica
 
   await act(async () => renderer!.unmount());
 });
+
+test('real pane props publish late-mounted selection targets only for the effective input owner', async () => {
+  const { usePluginTerminalSelection } = await import('../../application/state/usePluginTerminalSelection');
+  const { getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot, resolveTerminalPaneInputProps } = await import('../terminalPaneVisibility');
+  const workspace = (id: string, viewMode: 'focus' | 'split'): import('../../types').Workspace => ({
+    id, title: id, viewMode, focusedSessionId: `${id}-a`, root: { id: `${id}-root`, type: 'split', direction: 'vertical',
+      children: ['a', 'b'].map((suffix) => ({ id: `${id}-${suffix}`, type: 'pane', sessionId: `${id}-${suffix}` })) },
+  });
+  const workspaceById = new Map([['focus', workspace('focus', 'focus')], ['split', workspace('split', 'split')]]);
+  const cases = [
+    { activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'solo', eligible: true },
+    { activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'other', eligible: false },
+    { activeTabId: 'focus', sessionId: 'focus-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'focus', eligible: true },
+    { activeTabId: 'focus', sessionId: 'focus-b', sessionWorkspaceId: 'focus', eligible: false },
+    { activeTabId: 'split', sessionId: 'split-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: true },
+    { activeTabId: 'split', sessionId: 'split-b', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: false },
+    { activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'split-a', sessionWorkspaceId: 'split', eligible: false },
+    { activeTabId: 'solo', sessionId: 'solo', isTerminalLayerVisible: false, eligible: false },
+  ];
+  const previous = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, 'netcatty');
+  const targets: Array<{ sessionId: string | null }> = [];
+  Object.defineProperty(window, 'netcatty', { configurable: true, value: {
+    async setPluginTerminalTarget(target: { sessionId: string | null }) { targets.push(target); return true; },
+  } });
+  try {
+    for (const item of cases) {
+      targets.length = 0;
+      const inputProps = resolveTerminalPaneInputProps(parseTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot(getTerminalPaneRenderSnapshot({
+        ...item, workspaceById, isTerminalLayerVisible: item.isTerminalLayerVisible ?? true,
+      })));
+      const element = document.createElement('div'); document.body.append(element);
+      const term = Object.assign(createTerm(), { element });
+      const { context, termRef } = createContext(term, { cursorShape: 'block' });
+      function SelectionHarness() {
+        usePluginTerminalSelection(item.sessionId, () => ({ sessionId: item.sessionId, term: termRef.current as never,
+          bootEpoch: 1, visible: inputProps.isVisible, isFocusedPane: inputProps.isFocusedPane,
+          connected: true, sensitive: false, normalize: false, label: 'Synthetic mount' }), JSON.stringify(inputProps));
+        context.useEffect = useEffect; context.useLayoutEffect = useLayoutEffect;
+        useTerminalEffects(context);
+        return null;
+      }
+      let renderer: ReturnType<typeof create> | undefined;
+      try {
+        await act(async () => { renderer = create(<SelectionHarness />); await Promise.resolve(); await Promise.resolve(); });
+        assert.equal(termRef.current, term);
+        assert.equal(targets.some((target) => target.sessionId === item.sessionId), item.eligible,
+          `${item.activeTabId}/${item.sessionId}: publication must follow real pane ownership after late assignment`);
+      } finally {
+        await act(async () => renderer?.unmount());
+        assert.equal(targets.at(-1)?.sessionId, null);
+        element.remove();
+      }
+    }
+  } finally {
+    if (previous) Object.defineProperty(window, 'netcatty', previous); else Reflect.deleteProperty(window, 'netcatty');
+  }
+});

components/terminal/useTerminalEffects.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
 import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { publishTerminalSelectionTarget } from '../../infrastructure/plugins/terminalSelectionRegistry';
 import type { TerminalSettings } from '../../types';
 import { publishPluginTerminalRuntimeLifecycleEvent } from '../../application/state/pluginTerminalRuntimeLifecycle';
 import { markTerminalCommandCompletionPending } from './runtime/promptLineBreak';
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ export function useTerminalEffects(ctx: TerminalEffectsContext) {
         searchAddonRef.current = null;
         hasRuntimeRef.current = false;
         previousCursorPreferenceRef.current = null;
+        publishTerminalSelectionTarget();
       }
       try {
         runtime.dispose();
@@ -640,6 +642,7 @@ export function useTerminalEffects(ctx: TerminalEffectsContext) {
         serializeAddonRef.current = runtime.serializeAddon;
         searchAddonRef.current = runtime.searchAddon;
         hasRuntimeRef.current = true;
+        publishTerminalSelectionTarget();
         // Runtime construction already applied the current cursor shape and blink
         // settings. Publishing records that snapshot so a first width-only update
         // cannot clear a DEC/vi cursor-style override emitted after boot.
@@ -716,6 +719,11 @@ export function useTerminalEffects(ctx: TerminalEffectsContext) {
             if (!snap?.success) {
               throw new Error(snap?.error || "Failed to capture terminal snapshot");
             }
+            // Restore the active connection policy before the attached session
+            // accepts input. Saved host changes still require a reconnect.
+            if (typeof snap.perCharacterInput === "boolean") {
+              runtime.restorePerCharacterInput(snap.perCharacterInput);
+            }
             if (typeof snap.kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled === "boolean") {
               runtime.setKittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled(snap.kittyKeyboardProtocolEnabled);
             }