feat(nix): container-aware CLI — auto-route hermes chat into managed container

When container.enable = true in the NixOS module, running 'hermes chat' on the host now automatically execs into the managed container via docker/podman exec. This means the interactive CLI runs in the same environment as the gateway service, with access to all container-installed packages and tools. Implementation: - NixOS activation script writes .container-mode metadata file to HERMES_HOME with backend, container_name, and hermes_bin path - File is removed when container mode is disabled (nixos-rebuild switch) - hermes_cli/config.py: _is_inside_container() detects Docker/Podman indicators (/.dockerenv, /run/.containerenv, cgroup) - hermes_cli/config.py: get_container_exec_info() reads .container-mode metadata, returns None when already inside a container - hermes_cli/main.py: _exec_in_container() validates the container is running, then os.execvp() replaces the process with the container exec - cmd_chat intercepts before normal flow, checks container info, execs Safety: - --host flag bypasses container routing (run on host regardless) - Falls back to host CLI if: container runtime not found, container not running, inspect fails, or any detection error - Strips --host from forwarded args (not meaningful inside container) - Already-inside-container detection prevents infinite exec loops Closes #7380
2026-04-11 06:15:44 +05:30
673 changed files with 14365 additions and 97059 deletions
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@

 # Dependencies
 node_modules
-.venv

 # CI/CD
 .github
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@
 # Optional base URL override (default: Google's OpenAI-compatible endpoint)
 # GEMINI_BASE_URL=https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai

-# =============================================================================
-# LLM PROVIDER (Ollama Cloud)
-# =============================================================================
-# Cloud-hosted open models via Ollama's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
-# Get your key at: https://ollama.com/settings
-# OLLAMA_API_KEY=your_ollama_key_here
-# Optional base URL override (default: https://ollama.com/v1)
-# OLLAMA_BASE_URL=https://ollama.com/v1
-
 # =============================================================================
 # LLM PROVIDER (z.ai / GLM)
 # =============================================================================
@@ -52,15 +43,6 @@
 # KIMI_BASE_URL=https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1  # Default for sk-kimi- keys
 # KIMI_BASE_URL=https://api.moonshot.ai/v1      # For legacy Moonshot keys
 # KIMI_BASE_URL=https://api.moonshot.cn/v1       # For Moonshot China keys
-# KIMI_CN_API_KEY=                               # Dedicated Moonshot China key
-
-# =============================================================================
-# LLM PROVIDER (Arcee AI)
-# =============================================================================
-# Arcee AI provides access to Trinity models (trinity-mini, trinity-large-*)
-# Get an Arcee key at: https://chat.arcee.ai/
-# ARCEEAI_API_KEY=
-# ARCEE_BASE_URL=                                 # Override default base URL

 # =============================================================================
 # LLM PROVIDER (MiniMax)
@@ -107,15 +89,6 @@
 # Optional base URL override:
 # HERMES_QWEN_BASE_URL=https://portal.qwen.ai/v1

-# =============================================================================
-# LLM PROVIDER (Xiaomi MiMo)
-# =============================================================================
-# Xiaomi MiMo models (mimo-v2-pro, mimo-v2-omni, mimo-v2-flash).
-# Get your key at: https://platform.xiaomimimo.com
-# XIAOMI_API_KEY=your_key_here
-# Optional base URL override:
-# XIAOMI_BASE_URL=https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1
-
 # =============================================================================
 # TOOL API KEYS
 # =============================================================================
@@ -154,10 +127,6 @@
 # Only override here if you need to force a backend without touching config.yaml:
 # TERMINAL_ENV=local

-# Override the container runtime binary (e.g. to use Podman instead of Docker).
-# Useful on systems where Docker's storage driver is broken or unavailable.
-# HERMES_DOCKER_BINARY=/usr/local/bin/podman
-
 # Container images (for singularity/docker/modal backends)
 # TERMINAL_DOCKER_IMAGE=nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20
 # TERMINAL_SINGULARITY_IMAGE=docker://nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Auto-generated files — collapse diffs and exclude from language stats
-web/package-lock.json linguist-generated=true
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ body:
        **Before submitting**, please:
        - [ ] Search [existing issues](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues) to avoid duplicates
        - [ ] Update to the latest version (`hermes update`) and confirm the bug still exists
-        - [ ] Run `hermes debug share` and paste the links below (see Debug Report section)

  - type: textarea
    id: description
@@ -83,25 +82,6 @@ body:
        - Slack
        - WhatsApp

-  - type: textarea
-    id: debug-report
-    attributes:
-      label: Debug Report
-      description: |
-        Run `hermes debug share` from your terminal and paste the links it prints here.
-        This uploads your system info, config, and recent logs to a paste service automatically.
-
-        If you're in an interactive chat session, you can also use the `/debug` slash command — it does the same thing.
-
-        If the upload fails, run `hermes debug share --local` and paste the output directly.
-      placeholder: |
-        Report   https://paste.rs/abc123
-        agent.log   https://paste.rs/def456
-        gateway.log   https://paste.rs/ghi789
-      render: shell
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
  - type: input
    id: os
    attributes:
@@ -117,6 +97,8 @@ body:
      label: Python Version
      description: Output of `python --version`
      placeholder: "3.11.9"
+    validations:
+      required: true

  - type: input
    id: hermes-version
@@ -124,14 +106,14 @@ body:
      label: Hermes Version
      description: Output of `hermes version`
      placeholder: "2.1.0"
+    validations:
+      required: true

  - type: textarea
    id: logs
    attributes:
-      label: Additional Logs / Traceback (optional)
-      description: |
-        The debug report above covers most logs. Use this field for any extra error output, 
-        tracebacks, or screenshots not captured by `hermes debug share`.
+      label: Relevant Logs / Traceback
+      description: Paste any error output, traceback, or log messages. This will be auto-formatted as code.
      render: shell

  - type: textarea
@@ -71,15 +71,3 @@ body:
      label: Contribution
      options:
        - label: I'd like to implement this myself and submit a PR
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: debug-report
-    attributes:
-      label: Debug Report (optional)
-      description: |
-        If this feature request is related to a problem you're experiencing, run `hermes debug share` and paste the links here.
-        In an interactive chat session, you can use `/debug` instead.
-        This helps us understand your environment and any related logs.
-      placeholder: |
-        Report   https://paste.rs/abc123
-      render: shell
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ body:
        Sorry you're having trouble! Please fill out the details below so we can help.

        **Quick checks first:**
-        - Run `hermes debug share` and paste the links in the Debug Report section below
-        - If you're in a chat session, you can use `/debug` instead — it does the same thing
+        - Run `hermes doctor` and include the output below
        - Try `hermes update` to get the latest version
        - Check the [README troubleshooting section](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent#troubleshooting)
        - For general questions, consider the [Nous Research Discord](https://discord.gg/NousResearch) for faster help
@@ -75,21 +74,10 @@ body:
      placeholder: "2.1.0"

  - type: textarea
-    id: debug-report
+    id: doctor-output
    attributes:
-      label: Debug Report
-      description: |
-        Run `hermes debug share` from your terminal and paste the links it prints here.
-        This uploads your system info, config, and recent logs to a paste service automatically.
-
-        If you're in an interactive chat session, you can also use the `/debug` slash command — it does the same thing.
-
-        If the upload fails or install didn't get that far, run `hermes debug share --local` and paste the output directly.
-        If even that doesn't work, run `hermes doctor` and paste that output instead.
-      placeholder: |
-        Report   https://paste.rs/abc123
-        agent.log   https://paste.rs/def456
-        gateway.log   https://paste.rs/ghi789
+      label: Output of `hermes doctor`
+      description: Run `hermes doctor` and paste the full output. This will be auto-formatted.
      render: shell

  - type: textarea
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-name: Contributor Attribution Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      # Only run when code files change (not docs-only PRs)
-      - '*.py'
-      - '**/*.py'
-      - '.github/workflows/contributor-check.yml'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  check-attribution:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history needed for git log
-
-      - name: Check for unmapped contributor emails
-        run: |
-          # Get the merge base between this PR and main
-          MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)
-
-          # Find any new author emails in this PR's commits
-          NEW_EMAILS=$(git log ${MERGE_BASE}..HEAD --format='%ae' --no-merges | sort -u)
-
-          if [ -z "$NEW_EMAILS" ]; then
-            echo "No new commits to check."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          # Check each email against AUTHOR_MAP in release.py
-          MISSING=""
-          while IFS= read -r email; do
-            # Skip teknium and bot emails
-            case "$email" in
-              *teknium*|*noreply@github.com*|*dependabot*|*github-actions*|*anthropic.com*|*cursor.com*)
-                continue ;;
-            esac
-
-            # Check if email is in AUTHOR_MAP (either as a key or matches noreply pattern)
-            if echo "$email" | grep -qP '\+.*@users\.noreply\.github\.com'; then
-              continue  # GitHub noreply emails auto-resolve
-            fi
-
-            if ! grep -qF "\"${email}\"" scripts/release.py 2>/dev/null; then
-              AUTHOR=$(git log --author="$email" --format='%an' -1)
-              MISSING="${MISSING}\n  ${email} (${AUTHOR})"
-            fi
-          done <<< "$NEW_EMAILS"
-
-          if [ -n "$MISSING" ]; then
-            echo ""
-            echo "⚠️  New contributor email(s) not in AUTHOR_MAP:"
-            echo -e "$MISSING"
-            echo ""
-            echo "Please add mappings to scripts/release.py AUTHOR_MAP:"
-            echo -e "$MISSING" | while read -r line; do
-              email=$(echo "$line" | sed 's/^ *//' | cut -d' ' -f1)
-              [ -z "$email" ] && continue
-              echo "    \"${email}\": \"<github-username>\","
-            done
-            echo ""
-            echo "To find the GitHub username for an email:"
-            echo "  gh api 'search/users?q=EMAIL+in:email' --jq '.items[0].login'"
-            exit 1
-          else
-            echo "✅ All contributor emails are mapped in AUTHOR_MAP."
-          fi
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 name: Deploy Site

 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
  push:
    branches: [main]
    paths:
      - 'website/**'
+      - 'landingpage/**'
      - 'skills/**'
      - 'optional-skills/**'
      - '.github/workflows/deploy-site.yml'
@@ -21,46 +20,32 @@ concurrency:
  cancel-in-progress: false

 jobs:
-  deploy-vercel:
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Trigger Vercel Deploy
-        run: curl -X POST "${{ secrets.VERCEL_DEPLOY_HOOK }}"
-
-  deploy-docs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    # Only run on the upstream repository, not on forks
    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
          cache: npm
          cache-dependency-path: website/package-lock.json

-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Install PyYAML for skill extraction
-        run: pip install pyyaml==6.0.2 httpx==0.28.1
+        run: pip install pyyaml

      - name: Extract skill metadata for dashboard
        run: python3 website/scripts/extract-skills.py

-      - name: Build skills index (if not already present)
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          if [ ! -f website/static/api/skills-index.json ]; then
-            python3 scripts/build_skills_index.py || echo "Skills index build failed (non-fatal)"
-          fi
-
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
        working-directory: website
@@ -72,13 +57,18 @@ jobs:
      - name: Stage deployment
        run: |
          mkdir -p _site/docs
+          # Landing page at root
+          cp -r landingpage/* _site/
+          # Docusaurus at /docs/
          cp -r website/build/* _site/docs/
+          # CNAME so GitHub Pages keeps the custom domain between deploys
+          echo "hermes-agent.nousresearch.com" > _site/CNAME

      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@56afc609e74202658d3ffba0e8f6dda462b719fa  # v3
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
        with:
          path: _site

      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deploy
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e  # v4
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          submodules: recursive

      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130  # v3
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

      # Build amd64 only so we can `load` the image for smoke testing.
      # `load: true` cannot export a multi-arch manifest to the local daemon.
      # The multi-arch build follows on push to main / release.
      - name: Build image (amd64, smoke test)
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
@@ -56,31 +56,36 @@ jobs:

      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Push multi-arch image (main branch)
        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
          push: true
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
+          tags: |
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:${{ github.sha }}
          cache-from: type=gha
          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

      - name: Push multi-arch image (release)
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
          push: true
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: nousresearch/hermes-agent:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          tags: |
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:${{ github.sha }}
          cache-from: type=gha
          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
@@ -7,16 +7,13 @@ on:
      - '.github/workflows/docs-site-checks.yml'
  workflow_dispatch:

-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
  docs-site-checks:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
          cache: npm
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
        run: npm ci
        working-directory: website

-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ on:
      - 'run_agent.py'
      - 'acp_adapter/**'

-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 concurrency:
  group: nix-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    timeout-minutes: 30
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@ef8a148080ab6020fd15196c2084a2eea5ff2d25  # v22
      - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@565684385bcd71bad329742eefe8d12f2e765b39  # v13
      - name: Check flake
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Skills Index
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # Run twice daily: 6 AM and 6 PM UTC
-    - cron: '0 6,18 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:  # Manual trigger
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'scripts/build_skills_index.py'
-      - '.github/workflows/skills-index.yml'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  build-index:
-    # Only run on the upstream repository, not on forks
-    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install httpx==0.28.1 pyyaml==6.0.2
-
-      - name: Build skills index
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: python scripts/build_skills_index.py
-
-      - name: Upload index artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02  # v4
-        with:
-          name: skills-index
-          path: website/static/api/skills-index.json
-          retention-days: 7
-
-  deploy-with-index:
-    needs: build-index
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pages: write
-      id-token: write
-    environment:
-      name: github-pages
-      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
-    # Only deploy on schedule or manual trigger (not on every push to the script)
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
-
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093  # v4
-        with:
-          name: skills-index
-          path: website/static/api/
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: website/package-lock.json
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Install PyYAML for skill extraction
-        run: pip install pyyaml==6.0.2
-
-      - name: Extract skill metadata for dashboard
-        run: python3 website/scripts/extract-skills.py
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: website
-
-      - name: Build Docusaurus
-        run: npm run build
-        working-directory: website
-
-      - name: Stage deployment
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p _site/docs
-          cp -r landingpage/* _site/
-          cp -r website/build/* _site/docs/
-          echo "hermes-agent.nousresearch.com" > _site/CNAME
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@56afc609e74202658d3ffba0e8f6dda462b719fa  # v3
-        with:
-          path: _site
-
-      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
-        id: deploy
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e  # v4
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

@@ -149,62 +149,6 @@ jobs:
          "
          fi

-          # --- CI/CD workflow files modified ---
-          WORKFLOW_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -E '\.github/workflows/.*\.ya?ml$' || true)
-          if [ -n "$WORKFLOW_HITS" ]; then
-            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
-          ### ⚠️ WARNING: CI/CD workflow files modified
-          Changes to workflow files can alter build pipelines, inject steps, or modify permissions. Verify no unauthorized actions or secrets access were added.
-
-          **Files:**
-          \`\`\`
-          ${WORKFLOW_HITS}
-          \`\`\`
-          "
-          fi
-
-          # --- Dockerfile / container build files modified ---
-          DOCKER_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -iE '(Dockerfile|\.dockerignore|docker-compose)' || true)
-          if [ -n "$DOCKER_HITS" ]; then
-            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
-          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Container build files modified
-          Changes to Dockerfiles or compose files can alter base images, add build steps, or expose ports. Verify base image pins and build commands.
-
-          **Files:**
-          \`\`\`
-          ${DOCKER_HITS}
-          \`\`\`
-          "
-          fi
-
-          # --- Dependency manifest files modified ---
-          DEP_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -E '(pyproject\.toml|requirements.*\.txt|package\.json|Gemfile|go\.mod|Cargo\.toml)$' || true)
-          if [ -n "$DEP_HITS" ]; then
-            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
-          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Dependency manifest files modified
-          Changes to dependency files can introduce new packages or change version pins. Verify all dependency changes are intentional and from trusted sources.
-
-          **Files:**
-          \`\`\`
-          ${DEP_HITS}
-          \`\`\`
-          "
-          fi
-
-          # --- GitHub Actions version unpinning (mutable tags instead of SHAs) ---
-          ACTIONS_UNPIN=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep 'uses:' | grep -v '#' | grep -E '@v[0-9]' | head -10 || true)
-          if [ -n "$ACTIONS_UNPIN" ]; then
-            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
-          ### ⚠️ WARNING: GitHub Actions with mutable version tags
-          Actions should be pinned to full commit SHAs (not \`@v4\`, \`@v5\`). Mutable tags can be retargeted silently if a maintainer account is compromised.
-
-          **Matches:**
-          \`\`\`
-          ${ACTIONS_UNPIN}
-          \`\`\`
-          "
-          fi
-
          # --- Output results ---
          if [ -n "$FINDINGS" ]; then
            echo "found=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -239,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
          ---
          *Automated scan triggered by [supply-chain-audit](/.github/workflows/supply-chain-audit.yml). If this is a false positive, a maintainer can approve after manual review.*"

-          gh pr comment "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --body "$BODY" || echo "::warning::Could not post PR comment (expected for fork PRs — GITHUB_TOKEN is read-only)"
+          gh pr comment "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --body "$BODY"

      - name: Fail on critical findings
        if: steps.scan.outputs.critical == 'true'
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 # Cancel in-progress runs for the same PR/branch
 concurrency:
  group: tests-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -20,13 +17,13 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 10
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install system dependencies
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep

      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5

      - name: Set up Python 3.11
        run: uv python install 3.11
@@ -52,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 10
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5

      - name: Set up Python 3.11
        run: uv python install 3.11
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ ignored/
 .worktrees/
 environments/benchmarks/evals/

-# Web UI build output
-hermes_cli/web_dist/
-
 # Release script temp files
 .release_notes.md
 mini-swe-agent/
@@ -61,4 +58,3 @@ mini-swe-agent/
 # Nix
 .direnv/
 result
-website/static/api/skills-index.json
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-# .mailmap — canonical author mapping for git shortlog / git log / GitHub
-# Format: Canonical Name <canonical@email> <commit@email>
-# See: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitmailmap
-#
-# This maps commit emails to GitHub noreply addresses so that:
-# 1. `git shortlog -sn` shows deduplicated contributor counts
-# 2. GitHub's contributor graph can attribute commits correctly
-# 3. Contributors with personal/work emails get proper credit
-#
-# When adding entries: use the contributor's GitHub noreply email as canonical
-# so GitHub can link commits to their profile.
-
-# === Teknium (multiple emails) ===
-Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com> <teknium1@gmail.com>
-Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com> <teknium@nousresearch.com>
-
-# === Contributors — personal/work emails mapped to GitHub noreply ===
-# Format: Canonical Name <GH-noreply> <commit-email>
-
-# Verified via GH API email search
-luyao618 <364939526@qq.com> <364939526@qq.com>
-ethernet8023 <arilotter@gmail.com> <arilotter@gmail.com>
-nicoloboschi <boschi1997@gmail.com> <boschi1997@gmail.com>
-cherifya <chef.ya@gmail.com> <chef.ya@gmail.com>
-BongSuCHOI <chlqhdtn98@gmail.com> <chlqhdtn98@gmail.com>
-dsocolobsky <dsocolobsky@gmail.com> <dsocolobsky@gmail.com>
-pefontana <fontana.pedro93@gmail.com> <fontana.pedro93@gmail.com>
-Helmi <frank@helmschrott.de> <frank@helmschrott.de>
-hata1234 <hata1234@gmail.com> <hata1234@gmail.com>
-
-# Verified via PR investigation / salvage PR bodies
-DeployFaith <agents@kylefrench.dev> <agents@kylefrench.dev>
-flobo3 <floptopbot33@gmail.com> <floptopbot33@gmail.com>
-gaixianggeng <gaixg94@gmail.com> <gaixg94@gmail.com>
-KUSH42 <xush@xush.org> <xush@xush.org>
-konsisumer <der@konsi.org> <der@konsi.org>
-WorldInnovationsDepartment <vorvul.danylo@gmail.com> <vorvul.danylo@gmail.com>
-m0n5t3r <iacobs@m0n5t3r.info> <iacobs@m0n5t3r.info>
-sprmn24 <oncuevtv@gmail.com> <oncuevtv@gmail.com>
-fancydirty <fancydirty@gmail.com> <fancydirty@gmail.com>
-fxfitz <francis.x.fitzpatrick@gmail.com> <francis.x.fitzpatrick@gmail.com>
-limars874 <limars874@gmail.com> <limars874@gmail.com>
-AaronWong1999 <aaronwong1999@icloud.com> <aaronwong1999@icloud.com>
-dippwho <dipp.who@gmail.com> <dipp.who@gmail.com>
-duerzy <duerzy@gmail.com> <duerzy@gmail.com>
-geoffwellman <geoff.wellman@gmail.com> <geoff.wellman@gmail.com>
-hcshen0111 <shenhaocheng19990111@gmail.com> <shenhaocheng19990111@gmail.com>
-jamesarch <han.shan@live.cn> <han.shan@live.cn>
-stephenschoettler <stephenschoettler@gmail.com> <stephenschoettler@gmail.com>
-Tranquil-Flow <tranquil_flow@protonmail.com> <tranquil_flow@protonmail.com>
-Dusk1e <yusufalweshdemir@gmail.com> <yusufalweshdemir@gmail.com>
-Awsh1 <ysfalweshcan@gmail.com> <ysfalweshcan@gmail.com>
-WAXLYY <ysfwaxlycan@gmail.com> <ysfwaxlycan@gmail.com>
-donrhmexe <don.rhm@gmail.com> <don.rhm@gmail.com>
-hqhq1025 <1506751656@qq.com> <1506751656@qq.com>
-BlackishGreen33 <s5460703@gmail.com> <s5460703@gmail.com>
-tomqiaozc <zqiao@microsoft.com> <zqiao@microsoft.com>
-MagicRay1217 <mingjwan@microsoft.com> <mingjwan@microsoft.com>
-aaronagent <1115117931@qq.com> <1115117931@qq.com>
-YoungYang963 <young@YoungdeMacBook-Pro.local> <young@YoungdeMacBook-Pro.local>
-LongOddCode <haolong@microsoft.com> <haolong@microsoft.com>
-Cafexss <coffeemjj@gmail.com> <coffeemjj@gmail.com>
-Cygra <sjtuwbh@gmail.com> <sjtuwbh@gmail.com>
-DomGrieco <dgrieco@redhat.com> <dgrieco@redhat.com>
-
-# Duplicate email mapping (same person, multiple emails)
-Sertug17 <104278804+Sertug17@users.noreply.github.com> <srhtsrht17@gmail.com>
-yyovil <birdiegyal@gmail.com> <tanishq231003@gmail.com>
-DomGrieco <dgrieco@redhat.com> <dgrieco@redhat.com>
-dsocolobsky <dsocolobsky@gmail.com> <dylan.socolobsky@lambdaclass.com>
-olafthiele <programming@olafthiele.com> <olafthiele@gmail.com>
-
-# Verified via git display name matching GH contributor username
-cokemine <aptx4561@gmail.com> <aptx4561@gmail.com>
-dalianmao000 <dalianmao0107@gmail.com> <dalianmao0107@gmail.com>
-emozilla <emozilla@nousresearch.com> <emozilla@nousresearch.com>
-jjovalle99 <juan.ovalle@mistral.ai> <juan.ovalle@mistral.ai>
-kagura-agent <kagura.chen28@gmail.com> <kagura.chen28@gmail.com>
-spniyant <niyant@spicefi.xyz> <niyant@spicefi.xyz>
-olafthiele <programming@olafthiele.com> <programming@olafthiele.com>
-r266-tech <r2668940489@gmail.com> <r2668940489@gmail.com>
-xingkongliang <tianliangjay@gmail.com> <tianliangjay@gmail.com>
-win4r <win4r@outlook.com> <win4r@outlook.com>
-zhouboli <zhouboli@gmail.com> <zhouboli@gmail.com>
-yongtenglei <yongtenglei@gmail.com> <yongtenglei@gmail.com>
-
-# Nous Research team
-benbarclay <ben@nousresearch.com> <ben@nousresearch.com>
-jquesnelle <jonny@nousresearch.com> <jonny@nousresearch.com>
-
-# GH contributor list verified
-spideystreet <dhicham.pro@gmail.com> <dhicham.pro@gmail.com>
-dorukardahan <dorukardahan@hotmail.com> <dorukardahan@hotmail.com>
-MustafaKara7 <karamusti912@gmail.com> <karamusti912@gmail.com>
-Hmbown <hmbown@gmail.com> <hmbown@gmail.com>
-kamil-gwozdz <kamil@gwozdz.me> <kamil@gwozdz.me>
-kira-ariaki <kira@ariaki.me> <kira@ariaki.me>
-knopki <knopki@duck.com> <knopki@duck.com>
-Unayung <unayung@gmail.com> <unayung@gmail.com>
-SeeYangZhi <yangzhi.see@gmail.com> <yangzhi.see@gmail.com>
-Julientalbot <julien.talbot@ergonomia.re> <julien.talbot@ergonomia.re>
-lesterli <lisicheng168@gmail.com> <lisicheng168@gmail.com>
-JiayuuWang <jiayuw794@gmail.com> <jiayuw794@gmail.com>
-tesseracttars-creator <tesseracttars@gmail.com> <tesseracttars@gmail.com>
-xinbenlv <zzn+pa@zzn.im> <zzn+pa@zzn.im>
-SaulJWu <saul.jj.wu@gmail.com> <saul.jj.wu@gmail.com>
-angelos <angelos@oikos.lan.home.malaiwah.com> <angelos@oikos.lan.home.malaiwah.com>
-MestreY0d4-Uninter <241404605+MestreY0d4-Uninter@users.noreply.github.com> <MestreY0d4-Uninter@users.noreply.github.com>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ source venv/bin/activate  # ALWAYS activate before running Python
 ```
 hermes-agent/
 ├── run_agent.py          # AIAgent class — core conversation loop
-├── model_tools.py        # Tool orchestration, discover_builtin_tools(), handle_function_call()
+├── model_tools.py        # Tool orchestration, _discover_tools(), handle_function_call()
 ├── toolsets.py           # Toolset definitions, _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS list
 ├── cli.py                # HermesCLI class — interactive CLI orchestrator
 ├── hermes_state.py       # SessionDB — SQLite session store (FTS5 search)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ hermes-agent/
 ├── gateway/              # Messaging platform gateway
 │   ├── run.py            # Main loop, slash commands, message dispatch
 │   ├── session.py        # SessionStore — conversation persistence
-│   └── platforms/        # Adapters: telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp, homeassistant, signal, qqbot
+│   └── platforms/        # Adapters: telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp, homeassistant, signal
 ├── acp_adapter/          # ACP server (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains integration)
 ├── cron/                 # Scheduler (jobs.py, scheduler.py)
 ├── environments/         # RL training environments (Atropos)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if canonical == "mycommand":

 ## Adding New Tools

-Requires changes in **2 files**:
+Requires changes in **3 files**:

 **1. Create `tools/your_tool.py`:**
 ```python
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ registry.register(
 )
 ```

-**2. Add to `toolsets.py`** — either `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` (all platforms) or a new toolset.
+**2. Add import** in `model_tools.py` `_discover_tools()` list.

-Auto-discovery: any `tools/*.py` file with a top-level `registry.register()` call is imported automatically — no manual import list to maintain.
+**3. Add to `toolsets.py`** — either `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` (all platforms) or a new toolset.

 The registry handles schema collection, dispatch, availability checking, and error wrapping. All handlers MUST return a JSON string.

@@ -351,9 +351,8 @@ Cache-breaking forces dramatically higher costs. The ONLY time we alter context

 ### Background Process Notifications (Gateway)

-When `terminal(background=true, notify_on_complete=true)` is used, the gateway runs a watcher that
-detects process completion and triggers a new agent turn. Control verbosity of background process
-messages with `display.background_process_notifications`
+When `terminal(background=true, check_interval=...)` is used, the gateway runs a watcher that
+pushes status updates to the user's chat. Control verbosity with `display.background_process_notifications`
 in config.yaml (or `HERMES_BACKGROUND_NOTIFICATIONS` env var):

 - `all` — running-output updates + final message (default)
@@ -1,44 +1,27 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.11.6-python3.13-trixie@sha256:b3c543b6c4f23a5f2df22866bd7857e5d304b67a564f4feab6ac22044dde719b AS uv_source
-FROM tianon/gosu:1.19-trixie@sha256:3b176695959c71e123eb390d427efc665eeb561b1540e82679c15e992006b8b9 AS gosu_source
 FROM debian:13.4

 # Disable Python stdout buffering to ensure logs are printed immediately
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

-# Store Playwright browsers outside the volume mount so the build-time
-# install survives the /opt/data volume overlay at runtime.
-ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/opt/hermes/.playwright
-
 # Install system dependencies in one layer, clear APT cache
 RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential nodejs npm python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev libffi-dev procps git && \
+        build-essential nodejs npm python3 python3-pip ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev libffi-dev && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

-# Non-root user for runtime; UID can be overridden via HERMES_UID at runtime
-RUN useradd -u 10000 -m -d /opt/data hermes
-
-COPY --chmod=0755 --from=gosu_source /gosu /usr/local/bin/
-COPY --chmod=0755 --from=uv_source /usr/local/bin/uv /usr/local/bin/uvx /usr/local/bin/
-
 COPY . /opt/hermes
 WORKDIR /opt/hermes

-# Install Node dependencies and Playwright as root (--with-deps needs apt)
-RUN npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
+# Install Python and Node dependencies in one layer, no cache
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv --break-system-packages && \
+    uv pip install --system --break-system-packages --no-cache -e ".[all]" && \
+    npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
    npx playwright install --with-deps chromium --only-shell && \
    cd /opt/hermes/scripts/whatsapp-bridge && \
    npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
    npm cache clean --force

-# Hand ownership to hermes user, then install Python deps in a virtualenv
-RUN chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes
-USER hermes
-
-RUN uv venv && \
-    uv pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[all]"
-
-USER root
+WORKDIR /opt/hermes
 RUN chmod +x /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh

 ENV HERMES_HOME=/opt/data
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@

 **The self-improving AI agent built by [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com).** It's the only agent with a built-in learning loop — it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, searches its own past conversations, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless infrastructure that costs nearly nothing when idle. It's not tied to your laptop — talk to it from Telegram while it works on a cloud VM.

-Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [Xiaomi MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.
+Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.

 <table>
 <tr><td><b>A real terminal interface</b></td><td>Full TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output.</td></tr>
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ python -m pytest tests/ -q
 - 📚 [Skills Hub](https://agentskills.io)
 - 🐛 [Issues](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues)
 - 💡 [Discussions](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/discussions)
- 🔌 [HermesClaw](https://github.com/AaronWong1999/hermesclaw) — Community WeChat bridge: Run Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on the same WeChat account.

 ---

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent v0.10.0 (v2026.4.16)
-
-**Release Date:** April 16, 2026
-
-> The Tool Gateway release — paid Nous Portal subscribers can now use web search, image generation, text-to-speech, and browser automation through their existing subscription with zero additional API keys.
-
---
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
- **Nous Tool Gateway** — Paid [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com) subscribers now get automatic access to **web search** (Firecrawl), **image generation** (FAL / FLUX 2 Pro), **text-to-speech** (OpenAI TTS), and **browser automation** (Browser Use) through their existing subscription. No separate API keys needed — just run `hermes model`, select Nous Portal, and pick which tools to enable. Per-tool opt-in via `use_gateway` config, full integration with `hermes tools` and `hermes status`, and the runtime correctly prefers the gateway even when direct API keys exist. Replaces the old hidden `HERMES_ENABLE_NOUS_MANAGED_TOOLS` env var with clean subscription-based detection. ([#11206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11206), based on work by @jquesnelle; docs: [#11208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/11208))
-
---
-
-## 🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements
-
-This release includes 180+ commits with numerous bug fixes, platform improvements, and reliability enhancements across the agent core, gateway, CLI, and tool system. Full details will be published in the v0.11.0 changelog.
-
---
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
- **@jquesnelle** (emozilla) — Original Tool Gateway implementation ([#10799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/10799)), salvaged and shipped in this release
-
---
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.13...v2026.4.16)
@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13)
-
-**Release Date:** April 13, 2026
-**Since v0.8.0:** 487 commits · 269 merged PRs · 167 resolved issues · 493 files changed · 63,281 insertions · 24 contributors
-
-> The everywhere release — Hermes goes mobile with Termux/Android, adds iMessage and WeChat, ships Fast Mode for OpenAI and Anthropic, introduces background process monitoring, launches a local web dashboard for managing your agent, and delivers the deepest security hardening pass yet across 16 supported platforms.
-
---
-
-## ✨ Highlights
-
- **Local Web Dashboard** — A new browser-based dashboard for managing your Hermes Agent locally. Configure settings, monitor sessions, browse skills, and manage your gateway — all from a clean web interface without touching config files or the terminal. The easiest way to get started with Hermes.
-
- **Fast Mode (`/fast`)** — Priority processing for OpenAI and Anthropic models. Toggle `/fast` to route through priority queues for significantly lower latency on supported models (GPT-5.4, Codex, Claude). Expands across all OpenAI Priority Processing models and Anthropic's fast tier. ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
-
- **iMessage via BlueBubbles** — Full iMessage integration through BlueBubbles, bringing Hermes to Apple's messaging ecosystem. Auto-webhook registration, setup wizard integration, and crash resilience. ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494))
-
- **WeChat (Weixin) & WeCom Callback Mode** — Native WeChat support via iLink Bot API and a new WeCom callback-mode adapter for self-built enterprise apps. Streaming cursor, media uploads, markdown link handling, and atomic state persistence. Hermes now covers the Chinese messaging ecosystem end-to-end. ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943))
-
- **Termux / Android Support** — Run Hermes natively on Android via Termux. Adapted install paths, TUI optimizations for mobile screens, voice backend support, and the `/image` command work on-device. ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
-
- **Background Process Monitoring (`watch_patterns`)** — Set patterns to watch for in background process output and get notified in real-time when they match. Monitor for errors, wait for specific events ("listening on port"), or watch build logs — all without polling. ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
-
- **Native xAI & Xiaomi MiMo Providers** — First-class provider support for xAI (Grok) and Xiaomi MiMo, with direct API access, model catalogs, and setup wizard integration. Plus Qwen OAuth with portal request support. ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372), [#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
-
- **Pluggable Context Engine** — Context management is now a pluggable slot via `hermes plugins`. Swap in custom context engines that control what the agent sees each turn — filtering, summarization, or domain-specific context injection. ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
-
- **Unified Proxy Support** — SOCKS proxy, `DISCORD_PROXY`, and system proxy auto-detection across all gateway platforms. Hermes behind corporate firewalls just works. ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
-
- **Comprehensive Security Hardening** — Path traversal protection in checkpoint manager, shell injection neutralization in sandbox writes, SSRF redirect guards in Slack image uploads, Twilio webhook signature validation (SMS RCE fix), API server auth enforcement, git argument injection prevention, and approval button authorization. ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933), [#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944), [#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940), [#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151), [#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
-
- **`hermes backup` & `hermes import`** — Full backup and restore of your Hermes configuration, sessions, skills, and memory. Migrate between machines or create snapshots before major changes. ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
-
- **16 Supported Platforms** — With BlueBubbles (iMessage) and WeChat joining Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, SMS, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, Mattermost, Home Assistant, and Webhooks, Hermes now runs on 16 messaging platforms out of the box.
-
- **`/debug` & `hermes debug share`** — New debugging toolkit: `/debug` slash command across all platforms for quick diagnostics, plus `hermes debug share` to upload a full debug report to a pastebin for easy sharing when troubleshooting. ([#8681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8681))
-
---
-
-## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
-
-### Provider & Model Support
- **Native xAI (Grok) provider** with direct API access and model catalog ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372))
- **Xiaomi MiMo as first-class provider** — setup wizard, model catalog, empty response recovery ([#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
- **Qwen OAuth provider** with portal request support ([#6282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6282))
- **Fast Mode** — `/fast` toggle for OpenAI Priority Processing + Anthropic fast tier ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
- **Structured API error classification** for smart failover decisions ([#6514](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6514))
- **Rate limit header capture** shown in `/usage` ([#6541](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6541))
- **API server model name** derived from profile name ([#6857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6857))
- **Custom providers** now included in `/model` listings and resolution ([#7088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7088))
- **Fallback provider activation** on repeated empty responses with user-visible status ([#7505](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7505))
- **OpenRouter variant tags** (`:free`, `:extended`, `:fast`) preserved during model switch ([#6383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6383))
- **Credential exhaustion TTL** reduced from 24 hours to 1 hour ([#6504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6504))
- **OAuth credential lifecycle** hardening — stale pool keys, auth.json sync, Codex CLI race fixes ([#6874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6874))
- Empty response recovery for reasoning models (MiMo, Qwen, GLM) ([#8609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8609))
- MiniMax context lengths, thinking guard, endpoint corrections ([#6082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6082), [#7126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7126))
- Z.AI endpoint auto-detect via probe and cache ([#5763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5763))
-
-### Agent Loop & Conversation
- **Pluggable context engine slot** via `hermes plugins` ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
- **Background process monitoring** — `watch_patterns` for real-time output alerts ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
- **Improved context compression** — higher limits, tool tracking, degradation warnings, token-budget tail protection ([#6395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6395), [#6453](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6453))
- **`/compress <focus>`** — guided compression with a focus topic ([#8017](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8017))
- **Tiered context pressure warnings** with gateway dedup ([#6411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6411))
- **Staged inactivity warning** before timeout escalation ([#6387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6387))
- **Prevent agent from stopping mid-task** — compression floor, budget overhaul, activity tracking ([#7983](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7983))
- **Propagate child activity to parent** during `delegate_task` ([#7295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7295))
- **Truncated streaming tool call detection** before execution ([#6847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6847))
- Empty response retry (3 attempts with nudge) ([#6488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6488))
- Adaptive streaming backoff + cursor strip to prevent message truncation ([#7683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7683))
- Compression uses live session model instead of stale persisted config ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258))
- Strip `<thought>` tags from Gemma 4 responses ([#8562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8562))
- Prevent `<think>` in prose from suppressing response output ([#6968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6968))
- Turn-exit diagnostic logging to agent loop ([#6549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6549))
- Scope tool interrupt signal per-thread to prevent cross-session leaks ([#7930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7930))
-
-### Memory & Sessions
- **Hindsight memory plugin** — feature parity, setup wizard, config improvements — @nicoloboschi ([#6428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6428))
- **Honcho** — opt-in `initOnSessionStart` for tools mode — @Kathie-yu ([#6995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6995))
- Orphan children instead of cascade-deleting in prune/delete ([#6513](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6513))
- Doctor command only checks the active memory provider ([#6285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6285))
-
---
-
-## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
-
-### New Platforms
- **BlueBubbles (iMessage)** — full adapter with auto-webhook registration, setup wizard, and crash resilience ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494), [#7107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7107))
- **Weixin (WeChat)** — native support via iLink Bot API with streaming, media uploads, markdown links ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#8665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8665))
- **WeCom Callback Mode** — self-built enterprise app adapter with atomic state persistence ([#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943), [#7928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7928))
-
-### Discord
- **Allowed channels whitelist** config — @jarvis-phw ([#7044](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7044))
- **Forum channel topic inheritance** in thread sessions — @hermes-agent-dhabibi ([#6377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6377))
- **DISCORD_REPLY_TO_MODE** setting ([#6333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6333))
- Accept `.log` attachments, raise document size limit — @kira-ariaki ([#6467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6467))
- Decouple readiness from slash sync ([#8016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8016))
-
-### Slack
- **Consolidated Slack improvements** — 7 community PRs salvaged into one ([#6809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6809))
- Handle assistant thread lifecycle events ([#6433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6433))
-
-### Matrix
- **Migrated from matrix-nio to mautrix-python** ([#7518](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7518))
- SQLite crypto store replacing pickle (fixes E2EE decryption) — @alt-glitch ([#7981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7981))
- Cross-signing recovery key verification for E2EE migration ([#8282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8282))
- DM mention threads + group chat events for Feishu ([#7423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7423))
-
-### Gateway Core
- **Unified proxy support** — SOCKS, DISCORD_PROXY, multi-platform with macOS auto-detection ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
- **Inbound text batching** for Discord, Matrix, WeCom + adaptive delay ([#6979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6979))
- **Surface natural mid-turn assistant messages** in chat platforms ([#7978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7978))
- **WSL-aware gateway** with smart systemd detection ([#7510](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7510))
- **All missing platforms added to setup wizard** ([#7949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7949))
- **Per-platform `tool_progress` overrides** ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
- **Configurable 'still working' notification interval** ([#8572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8572))
- `/model` switch persists across messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
- `/usage` shows rate limits, cost, and token details between turns ([#7038](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7038))
- Drain in-flight work before restart ([#7503](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7503))
- Don't evict cached agent on failed runs — prevents MCP restart loop ([#7539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7539))
- Replace `os.environ` session state with `contextvars` ([#7454](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7454))
- Derive channel directory platforms from enum instead of hardcoded list ([#7450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7450))
- Validate image downloads before caching (cross-platform) ([#7125](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7125))
- Cross-platform webhook delivery for all platforms ([#7095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7095))
- Cron Discord thread_id delivery support ([#7106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7106))
- Feishu QR-based bot onboarding ([#8570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8570))
- Gateway status scoped to active profile ([#7951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7951))
- Prevent background process notifications from triggering false pairing requests ([#6434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6434))
-
---
-
-## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
-
-### Interactive CLI
- **Termux / Android support** — adapted install paths, TUI, voice, `/image` ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
- **Native `/model` picker modal** for provider → model selection ([#8003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8003))
- **Live per-tool elapsed timer** restored in TUI spinner ([#7359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7359))
- **Stacked tool progress scrollback** in TUI ([#8201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8201))
- **Random tips on new session start** (CLI + gateway, 279 tips) ([#8225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8225), [#8237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8237))
- **`hermes dump`** — copy-pasteable setup summary for debugging ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
- **`hermes backup` / `hermes import`** — full config backup and restore ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
- **WSL environment hint** in system prompt ([#8285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8285))
- **Profile creation UX** — seed SOUL.md + credential warning ([#8553](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8553))
- Shell-aware sudo detection, empty password support ([#6517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6517))
- Flush stdin after curses/terminal menus to prevent escape sequence leakage ([#7167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7167))
- Handle broken stdin in prompt_toolkit startup ([#8560](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8560))
-
-### Setup & Configuration
- **Per-platform display verbosity** configuration ([#8006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8006))
- **Component-separated logging** with session context and filtering ([#7991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7991))
- **`network.force_ipv4`** config to fix IPv6 timeout issues ([#8196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8196))
- **Standardize message whitespace and JSON formatting** ([#7988](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7988))
- **Rebrand OpenClaw → Hermes** during migration ([#8210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8210))
- Config.yaml takes priority over env vars for auxiliary settings ([#7889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7889))
- Harden setup provider flows + live OpenRouter catalog refresh ([#7078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7078))
- Normalize reasoning effort ordering across all surfaces ([#6804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6804))
- Remove dead `LLM_MODEL` env var + migration to clear stale entries ([#6543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6543))
- Remove `/prompt` slash command — prefix expansion footgun ([#6752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6752))
- `HERMES_HOME_MODE` env var to override permissions — @ygd58 ([#6993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6993))
- Fall back to default model when model config is empty ([#8303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8303))
- Warn when compression model context is too small ([#7894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7894))
-
---
-
-## 🔧 Tool System
-
-### Environments & Execution
- **Unified spawn-per-call execution layer** for environments ([#6343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6343))
- **Unified file sync** with mtime tracking, deletion, and transactional state ([#7087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7087))
- **Persistent sandbox envs** survive between turns ([#6412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6412))
- **Bulk file sync** via tar pipe for SSH/Modal backends — @alt-glitch ([#8014](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8014))
- **Daytona** — bulk upload, config bridge, silent disk cap ([#7538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7538))
- Foreground timeout cap to prevent session deadlocks ([#7082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7082))
- Guard invalid command values ([#6417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6417))
-
-### MCP
- **`hermes mcp add --env` and `--preset`** support ([#7970](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7970))
- Combine `content` and `structuredContent` when both present ([#7118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7118))
- MCP tool name deconfliction fixes ([#7654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7654))
-
-### Browser
- Browser hardening — dead code removal, caching, scroll perf, security, thread safety ([#7354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7354))
- `/browser connect` auto-launch uses dedicated Chrome profile dir ([#6821](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6821))
- Reap orphaned browser sessions on startup ([#7931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7931))
-
-### Voice & Vision
- **Voxtral TTS provider** (Mistral AI) ([#7653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7653))
- **TTS speed support** for Edge TTS, OpenAI TTS, MiniMax ([#8666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8666))
- **Vision auto-resize** for oversized images, raise limit to 20 MB, retry-on-failure ([#7883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7883), [#7902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7902))
- STT provider-model mismatch fix (whisper-1 vs faster-whisper) ([#7113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7113))
-
-### Other Tools
- **`hermes dump`** command for setup summary ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
- TODO store enforces ID uniqueness during replace operations ([#7986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7986))
- List all available toolsets in `delegate_task` schema description ([#8231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8231))
- API server: tool progress as custom SSE event to prevent model corruption ([#7500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7500))
- API server: share one Docker container across all conversations ([#7127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7127))
-
---
-
-## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
-
- **Centralized skills index + tree cache** — eliminates rate-limit failures on install ([#8575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8575))
- **More aggressive skill loading instructions** in system prompt (v3) ([#8209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8209), [#8286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8286))
- **Google Workspace skill** migrated to GWS CLI backend ([#6788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6788))
- **Creative divergence strategies** skill — @SHL0MS ([#6882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6882))
- **Creative ideation** — constraint-driven project generation — @SHL0MS ([#7555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7555))
- Parallelize skills browse/search to prevent hanging ([#7301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7301))
- Read name from SKILL.md frontmatter in skills_sync ([#7623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7623))
-
---
-
-## 🔒 Security & Reliability
-
-### Security Hardening
- **Twilio webhook signature validation** — SMS RCE fix ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933))
- **Shell injection neutralization** in `_write_to_sandbox` via path quoting ([#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940))
- **Git argument injection** and path traversal prevention in checkpoint manager ([#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944))
- **SSRF redirect bypass** in Slack image uploads + base.py cache helpers ([#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151))
- **Path traversal, credential gate, DANGEROUS_PATTERNS gaps** ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
- **API bind guard** — enforce `API_SERVER_KEY` for non-loopback binding ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
- **Approval button authorization** — require auth for session continuation — @Cafexss ([#6930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6930))
- Path boundary enforcement in skill manager operations ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
- DingTalk/API webhook URL origin validation, header injection rejection ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
-
-### Reliability
- **Contextual error diagnostics** for invalid API responses ([#8565](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8565))
- **Prevent 400 format errors** from triggering compression loop on Codex ([#6751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6751))
- **Don't halve context_length** on output-cap-too-large errors — @KUSH42 ([#6664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6664))
- **Recover primary client** on OpenAI transport errors ([#7108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7108))
- **Credential pool rotation** on billing-classified 400s ([#7112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7112))
- **Auto-increase stream read timeout** for local LLM providers ([#6967](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6967))
- **Fall back to default certs** when CA bundle path doesn't exist ([#7352](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7352))
- **Disambiguate usage-limit patterns** in error classifier — @sprmn24 ([#6836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6836))
- Harden cron script timeout and provider recovery ([#7079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7079))
- Gateway interrupt detection resilient to monitor task failures ([#8208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8208))
- Prevent unwanted session auto-reset after graceful gateway restarts ([#8299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8299))
- Prevent duplicate update prompt spam in gateway watcher ([#8343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8343))
- Deduplicate reasoning items in Responses API input ([#7946](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7946))
-
-### Infrastructure
- **Multi-arch Docker image** — amd64 + arm64 ([#6124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6124))
- **Docker runs as non-root user** with virtualenv — @benbarclay contributing ([#8226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8226))
- **Use `uv`** for Docker dependency resolution to fix resolution-too-deep ([#6965](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6965))
- **Container-aware Nix CLI** — auto-route into managed container — @alt-glitch ([#7543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7543))
- **Nix shared-state permission model** for interactive CLI users — @alt-glitch ([#6796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6796))
- **Per-profile subprocess HOME isolation** ([#7357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7357))
- Profile paths fixed in Docker — profiles go to mounted volume ([#7170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7170))
- Docker container gateway pathway hardened ([#8614](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8614))
- Enable unbuffered stdout for live Docker logs ([#6749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6749))
- Install procps in Docker image — @HiddenPuppy ([#7032](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7032))
- Shallow git clone for faster installation — @sosyz ([#8396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8396))
- `hermes update` always reset on stash conflict ([#7010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7010))
- Write update exit code before gateway restart (cgroup kill race) ([#8288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8288))
- Nix: `setupSecrets` optional, tirith runtime dep — @devorun, @ethernet8023 ([#6261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6261), [#6721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6721))
- launchd stop uses `bootout` so `KeepAlive` doesn't respawn ([#7119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7119))
-
---
-
-## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
-
- Fix: `/model` switch not persisting across gateway messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
- Fix: session-scoped gateway model overrides ignored — @Hygaard ([#7662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7662))
- Fix: compaction model context length ignoring config — 3 related issues ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258), [#8107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8107))
- Fix: OpenCode.ai context window resolved to 128K instead of 1M ([#6472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6472))
- Fix: Codex fallback auth-store lookup — @cherifya ([#6462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6462))
- Fix: duplicate completion notifications when process killed ([#7124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7124))
- Fix: agent daemon thread prevents orphan CLI processes on tab close ([#8557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8557))
- Fix: stale image attachment on text paste and voice input ([#7077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7077))
- Fix: DM thread session seeding causing cross-thread contamination ([#7084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7084))
- Fix: OpenClaw migration shows dry-run preview before executing ([#6769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6769))
- Fix: auth errors misclassified as retryable — @kuishou68 ([#7027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7027))
- Fix: Copilot-Integration-Id header missing ([#7083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7083))
- Fix: ACP session capabilities — @luyao618 ([#6985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6985))
- Fix: ACP PromptResponse usage from top-level fields ([#7086](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7086))
- Fix: several failing/flaky tests on main — @dsocolobsky ([#6777](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6777))
- Fix: backup marker filenames — @sprmn24 ([#8600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8600))
- Fix: `NoneType` in fast_mode check — @0xbyt4 ([#7350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7350))
- Fix: missing imports in uninstall.py — @JiayuuWang ([#7034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7034))
-
---
-
-## 📚 Documentation
-
- Platform adapter developer guide + WeCom Callback docs ([#7969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7969))
- Cron troubleshooting guide ([#7122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7122))
- Streaming timeout auto-detection for local LLMs ([#6990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6990))
- Tool-use enforcement documentation expanded ([#7984](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7984))
- BlueBubbles pairing instructions ([#6548](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6548))
- Telegram proxy support section ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
- `hermes dump` and `hermes logs` CLI reference ([#6552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6552))
- `tool_progress_overrides` configuration reference ([#6364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6364))
- Compression model context length warning docs ([#7879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7879))
-
---
-
-## 👥 Contributors
-
-**269 merged PRs** from **24 contributors** across **487 commits**.
-
-### Community Contributors
- **@alt-glitch** (6 PRs) — Nix container-aware CLI, shared-state permissions, Matrix SQLite crypto store, bulk SSH/Modal file sync, Matrix mautrix compat
- **@SHL0MS** (2 PRs) — Creative divergence strategies skill, creative ideation skill
- **@sprmn24** (2 PRs) — Error classifier disambiguation, backup marker fix
- **@nicoloboschi** — Hindsight memory plugin feature parity
- **@Hygaard** — Session-scoped gateway model override fix
- **@jarvis-phw** — Discord allowed_channels whitelist
- **@Kathie-yu** — Honcho initOnSessionStart for tools mode
- **@hermes-agent-dhabibi** — Discord forum channel topic inheritance
- **@kira-ariaki** — Discord .log attachments and size limit
- **@cherifya** — Codex fallback auth-store lookup
- **@Cafexss** — Security: auth for session continuation
- **@KUSH42** — Compaction context_length fix
- **@kuishou68** — Auth error retryable classification fix
- **@luyao618** — ACP session capabilities
- **@ygd58** — HERMES_HOME_MODE env var override
- **@0xbyt4** — Fast mode NoneType fix
- **@JiayuuWang** — CLI uninstall import fix
- **@HiddenPuppy** — Docker procps installation
- **@dsocolobsky** — Test suite fixes
- **@bobashopcashier** (1 PR) — Graceful gateway drain before restart (salvaged into #7503 from #7290)
- **@benbarclay** — Docker image tag simplification
- **@sosyz** — Shallow git clone for faster install
- **@devorun** — Nix setupSecrets optional
- **@ethernet8023** — Nix tirith runtime dep
-
---
-
-**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13)
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent Security Policy
-
-This document outlines the security protocols, trust model, and deployment hardening guidelines for the **Hermes Agent** project.
-
-## 1. Vulnerability Reporting
-
-Hermes Agent does **not** operate a bug bounty program. Security issues should be reported via [GitHub Security Advisories (GHSA)](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/security/advisories/new) or by emailing **security@nousresearch.com**. Do not open public issues for security vulnerabilities.
-
-### Required Submission Details
- **Title & Severity:** Concise description and CVSS score/rating.
- **Affected Component:** Exact file path and line range (e.g., `tools/approval.py:120-145`).
- **Environment:** Output of `hermes version`, commit SHA, OS, and Python version.
- **Reproduction:** Step-by-step Proof-of-Concept (PoC) against `main` or the latest release.
- **Impact:** Explanation of what trust boundary was crossed.
-
---
-
-## 2. Trust Model
-
-The core assumption is that Hermes is a **personal agent** with one trusted operator.
-
-### Operator & Session Trust
- **Single Tenant:** The system protects the operator from LLM actions, not from malicious co-tenants. Multi-user isolation must happen at the OS/host level.
- **Gateway Security:** Authorized callers (Telegram, Discord, Slack, etc.) receive equal trust. Session keys are used for routing, not as authorization boundaries.
- **Execution:** Defaults to `terminal.backend: local` (direct host execution). Container isolation (Docker, Modal, Daytona) is opt-in for sandboxing.
-
-### Dangerous Command Approval
-The approval system (`tools/approval.py`) is a core security boundary. Terminal commands, file operations, and other potentially destructive actions are gated behind explicit user confirmation before execution. The approval mode is configurable via `approvals.mode` in `config.yaml`:
- `"on"` (default) — prompts the user to approve dangerous commands.
- `"auto"` — auto-approves after a configurable delay.
- `"off"` — disables the gate entirely (break-glass; see Section 3).
-
-### Output Redaction
-`agent/redact.py` strips secret-like patterns (API keys, tokens, credentials) from all display output before it reaches the terminal or gateway platform. This prevents accidental credential leakage in chat logs, tool previews, and response text. Redaction operates on the display layer only — underlying values remain intact for internal agent operations.
-
-### Skills vs. MCP Servers
- **Installed Skills:** High trust. Equivalent to local host code; skills can read environment variables and run arbitrary commands.
- **MCP Servers:** Lower trust. MCP subprocesses receive a filtered environment (`_build_safe_env()` in `tools/mcp_tool.py`) — only safe baseline variables (`PATH`, `HOME`, `XDG_*`) plus variables explicitly declared in the server's `env` config block are passed through. Host credentials are stripped by default. Additionally, packages invoked via `npx`/`uvx` are checked against the OSV malware database before spawning.
-
-### Code Execution Sandbox
-The `execute_code` tool (`tools/code_execution_tool.py`) runs LLM-generated Python scripts in a child process with API keys and tokens stripped from the environment to prevent credential exfiltration. Only environment variables explicitly declared by loaded skills (via `env_passthrough`) or by the user in `config.yaml` (`terminal.env_passthrough`) are passed through. The child accesses Hermes tools via RPC, not direct API calls.
-
-### Subagents
- **No recursive delegation:** The `delegate_task` tool is disabled for child agents.
- **Depth limit:** `MAX_DEPTH = 2` — parent (depth 0) can spawn a child (depth 1); grandchildren are rejected.
- **Memory isolation:** Subagents run with `skip_memory=True` and do not have access to the parent's persistent memory provider. The parent receives only the task prompt and final response as an observation.
-
---
-
-## 3. Out of Scope (Non-Vulnerabilities)
-
-The following scenarios are **not** considered security breaches:
- **Prompt Injection:** Unless it results in a concrete bypass of the approval system, toolset restrictions, or container sandbox.
- **Public Exposure:** Deploying the gateway to the public internet without external authentication or network protection.
- **Trusted State Access:** Reports that require pre-existing write access to `~/.hermes/`, `.env`, or `config.yaml` (these are operator-owned files).
- **Default Behavior:** Host-level command execution when `terminal.backend` is set to `local` — this is the documented default, not a vulnerability.
- **Configuration Trade-offs:** Intentional break-glass settings such as `approvals.mode: "off"` or `terminal.backend: local` in production.
- **Tool-level read/access restrictions:** The agent has unrestricted shell access via the `terminal` tool by design. Reports that a specific tool (e.g., `read_file`) can access a resource are not vulnerabilities if the same access is available through `terminal`. Tool-level deny lists only constitute a meaningful security boundary when paired with equivalent restrictions on the terminal side (as with write operations, where `WRITE_DENIED_PATHS` is paired with the dangerous command approval system).
-
---
-
-## 4. Deployment Hardening & Best Practices
-
-### Filesystem & Network
- **Production sandboxing:** Use container backends (`docker`, `modal`, `daytona`) instead of `local` for untrusted workloads.
- **File permissions:** Run as non-root (the Docker image uses UID 10000); protect credentials with `chmod 600 ~/.hermes/.env` on local installs.
- **Network exposure:** Do not expose the gateway or API server to the public internet without VPN, Tailscale, or firewall protection. SSRF protection is enabled by default across all gateway platform adapters (Telegram, Discord, Slack, Matrix, Mattermost, etc.) with redirect validation. Note: the local terminal backend does not apply SSRF filtering, as it operates within the trusted operator's environment.
-
-### Skills & Supply Chain
- **Skill installation:** Review Skills Guard reports (`tools/skills_guard.py`) before installing third-party skills. The audit log at `~/.hermes/skills/.hub/audit.log` tracks every install and removal.
- **MCP safety:** OSV malware checking runs automatically for `npx`/`uvx` packages before MCP server processes are spawned.
- **CI/CD:** GitHub Actions are pinned to full commit SHAs. The `supply-chain-audit.yml` workflow blocks PRs containing `.pth` files or suspicious `base64`+`exec` patterns.
-
-### Credential Storage
- API keys and tokens belong exclusively in `~/.hermes/.env` — never in `config.yaml` or checked into version control.
- The credential pool system (`agent/credential_pool.py`) handles key rotation and fallback. Credentials are resolved from environment variables, not stored in plaintext databases.
-
---
-
-## 5. Disclosure Process
-
- **Coordinated Disclosure:** 90-day window or until a fix is released, whichever comes first.
- **Communication:** All updates occur via the GHSA thread or email correspondence with security@nousresearch.com.
- **Credits:** Reporters are credited in release notes unless anonymity is requested.
@@ -28,45 +28,19 @@ except ImportError:
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 THINKING_BUDGET = {"xhigh": 32000, "high": 16000, "medium": 8000, "low": 4000}
-# Hermes effort → Anthropic adaptive-thinking effort (output_config.effort).
-# Anthropic exposes 5 levels on 4.7+: low, medium, high, xhigh, max.
-# Opus/Sonnet 4.6 only expose 4 levels: low, medium, high, max — no xhigh.
-# We preserve xhigh as xhigh on 4.7+ (the recommended default for coding/
-# agentic work) and downgrade it to max on pre-4.7 adaptive models (which
-# is the strongest level they accept).  "minimal" is a legacy alias that
-# maps to low on every model.  See:
-# https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/migration-guide
 ADAPTIVE_EFFORT_MAP = {
-    "max":     "max",
-    "xhigh":   "xhigh",
-    "high":    "high",
-    "medium":  "medium",
-    "low":     "low",
+    "xhigh": "max",
+    "high": "high",
+    "medium": "medium",
+    "low": "low",
    "minimal": "low",
 }

-# Models that accept the "xhigh" output_config.effort level.  Opus 4.7 added
-# xhigh as a distinct level between high and max; older adaptive-thinking
-# models (4.6) reject it with a 400.  Keep this substring list in sync with
-# the Anthropic migration guide as new model families ship.
-_XHIGH_EFFORT_SUBSTRINGS = ("4-7", "4.7")
-
-# Models where extended thinking is deprecated/removed (4.6+ behavior: adaptive
-# is the only supported mode; 4.7 additionally forbids manual thinking entirely
-# and drops temperature/top_p/top_k).
-_ADAPTIVE_THINKING_SUBSTRINGS = ("4-6", "4.6", "4-7", "4.7")
-
-# Models where temperature/top_p/top_k return 400 if set to non-default values.
-# This is the Opus 4.7 contract; future 4.x+ models are expected to follow it.
-_NO_SAMPLING_PARAMS_SUBSTRINGS = ("4-7", "4.7")
-
 # ── Max output token limits per Anthropic model ───────────────────────
 # Source: Anthropic docs + Cline model catalog.  Anthropic's API requires
 # max_tokens as a mandatory field.  Previously we hardcoded 16384, which
 # starves thinking-enabled models (thinking tokens count toward the limit).
 _ANTHROPIC_OUTPUT_LIMITS = {
-    # Claude 4.7
-    "claude-opus-4-7":   128_000,
    # Claude 4.6
    "claude-opus-4-6":   128_000,
    "claude-sonnet-4-6":  64_000,
@@ -86,8 +60,6 @@ _ANTHROPIC_OUTPUT_LIMITS = {
    "claude-3-opus":       4_096,
    "claude-3-sonnet":     4_096,
    "claude-3-haiku":      4_096,
-    # Third-party Anthropic-compatible providers
-    "minimax":            131_072,
 }

 # For any model not in the table, assume the highest current limit.
@@ -117,37 +89,11 @@ def _get_anthropic_max_output(model: str) -> int:


 def _supports_adaptive_thinking(model: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True for Claude 4.6+ models that support adaptive thinking."""
-    return any(v in model for v in _ADAPTIVE_THINKING_SUBSTRINGS)
+    """Return True for Claude 4.6 models that support adaptive thinking."""
+    return any(v in model for v in ("4-6", "4.6"))


-def _supports_xhigh_effort(model: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True for models that accept the 'xhigh' adaptive effort level.
-
-    Opus 4.7 introduced xhigh as a distinct level between high and max.
-    Pre-4.7 adaptive models (Opus/Sonnet 4.6) only accept low/medium/high/max
-    and reject xhigh with an HTTP 400. Callers should downgrade xhigh→max
-    when this returns False.
-    """
-    return any(v in model for v in _XHIGH_EFFORT_SUBSTRINGS)
-
-
-def _forbids_sampling_params(model: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True for models that 400 on any non-default temperature/top_p/top_k.
-
-    Opus 4.7 explicitly rejects sampling parameters; later Claude releases are
-    expected to follow suit.  Callers should omit these fields entirely rather
-    than passing zero/default values (the API rejects anything non-null).
-    """
-    return any(v in model for v in _NO_SAMPLING_PARAMS_SUBSTRINGS)
-
-
-# Beta headers for enhanced features (sent with ALL auth types).
-# As of Opus 4.7 (2026-04-16), both of these are GA on Claude 4.6+ — the
-# beta headers are still accepted (harmless no-op) but not required. Kept
-# here so older Claude (4.5, 4.1) + third-party Anthropic-compat endpoints
-# that still gate on the headers continue to get the enhanced features.
-# Migration guide: remove these if you no longer support ≤4.5 models.
+# Beta headers for enhanced features (sent with ALL auth types)
 _COMMON_BETAS = [
    "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14",
    "fine-grained-tool-streaming-2025-05-14",
@@ -215,27 +161,18 @@ def _get_claude_code_version() -> str:


 def _is_oauth_token(key: str) -> bool:
-    """Check if the key is an Anthropic OAuth/setup token.
+    """Check if the key is an OAuth/setup token (not a regular Console API key).

-    Positively identifies Anthropic OAuth tokens by their key format:
-    - ``sk-ant-`` prefix (but NOT ``sk-ant-api``) → setup tokens, managed keys
-    - ``eyJ`` prefix → JWTs from the Anthropic OAuth flow
-
-    Non-Anthropic keys (MiniMax, Alibaba, etc.) don't match either pattern
-    and correctly return False.
+    Regular API keys start with 'sk-ant-api'. Everything else (setup-tokens
+    starting with 'sk-ant-oat', managed keys, JWTs, etc.) needs Bearer auth.
    """
    if not key:
        return False
-    # Regular Anthropic Console API keys — x-api-key auth, never OAuth
+    # Regular Console API keys use x-api-key header
    if key.startswith("sk-ant-api"):
        return False
-    # Anthropic-issued tokens (setup-tokens sk-ant-oat-*, managed keys)
-    if key.startswith("sk-ant-"):
-        return True
-    # JWTs from Anthropic OAuth flow
-    if key.startswith("eyJ"):
-        return True
-    return False
+    # Everything else (setup-tokens, managed keys, JWTs) uses Bearer auth
+    return True


 def _normalize_base_url_text(base_url) -> str:
@@ -350,33 +287,6 @@ def build_anthropic_client(api_key: str, base_url: str = None):
    return _anthropic_sdk.Anthropic(**kwargs)


-def build_anthropic_bedrock_client(region: str):
-    """Create an AnthropicBedrock client for Bedrock Claude models.
-
-    Uses the Anthropic SDK's native Bedrock adapter, which provides full
-    Claude feature parity: prompt caching, thinking budgets, adaptive
-    thinking, fast mode — features not available via the Converse API.
-
-    Auth uses the boto3 default credential chain (IAM roles, SSO, env vars).
-    """
-    if _anthropic_sdk is None:
-        raise ImportError(
-            "The 'anthropic' package is required for the Bedrock provider. "
-            "Install it with: pip install 'anthropic>=0.39.0'"
-        )
-    if not hasattr(_anthropic_sdk, "AnthropicBedrock"):
-        raise ImportError(
-            "anthropic.AnthropicBedrock not available. "
-            "Upgrade with: pip install 'anthropic>=0.39.0'"
-        )
-    from httpx import Timeout
-
-    return _anthropic_sdk.AnthropicBedrock(
-        aws_region=region,
-        timeout=Timeout(timeout=900.0, connect=10.0),
-    )
-
-
 def read_claude_code_credentials() -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
    """Read refreshable Claude Code OAuth credentials from ~/.claude/.credentials.json.

@@ -1309,10 +1219,9 @@ def build_anthropic_kwargs(
    When *base_url* points to a third-party Anthropic-compatible endpoint,
    thinking block signatures are stripped (they are Anthropic-proprietary).

-    When *fast_mode* is True, adds ``extra_body["speed"] = "fast"`` and the
-    fast-mode beta header for ~2.5x faster output throughput on Opus 4.6.
-    Currently only supported on native Anthropic endpoints (not third-party
-    compatible ones).
+    When *fast_mode* is True, adds ``speed: "fast"`` and the fast-mode beta
+    header for ~2.5x faster output throughput on Opus 4.6.  Currently only
+    supported on native Anthropic endpoints (not third-party compatible ones).
    """
    system, anthropic_messages = convert_messages_to_anthropic(messages, base_url=base_url)
    anthropic_tools = convert_tools_to_anthropic(tools) if tools else []
@@ -1393,31 +1302,17 @@ def build_anthropic_kwargs(
            kwargs["tool_choice"] = {"type": "tool", "name": tool_choice}

    # Map reasoning_config to Anthropic's thinking parameter.
-    # Claude 4.6+ models use adaptive thinking + output_config.effort.
+    # Claude 4.6 models use adaptive thinking + output_config.effort.
    # Older models use manual thinking with budget_tokens.
-    # MiniMax Anthropic-compat endpoints support thinking (manual mode only,
-    # not adaptive).  Haiku does NOT support extended thinking — skip entirely.
-    #
-    # On 4.7+ the `thinking.display` field defaults to "omitted", which
-    # silently hides reasoning text that Hermes surfaces in its CLI. We
-    # request "summarized" so the reasoning blocks stay populated — matching
-    # 4.6 behavior and preserving the activity-feed UX during long tool runs.
+    # Haiku and MiniMax models do NOT support extended thinking — skip entirely.
    if reasoning_config and isinstance(reasoning_config, dict):
-        if reasoning_config.get("enabled") is not False and "haiku" not in model.lower():
+        if reasoning_config.get("enabled") is not False and "haiku" not in model.lower() and "minimax" not in model.lower():
            effort = str(reasoning_config.get("effort", "medium")).lower()
            budget = THINKING_BUDGET.get(effort, 8000)
            if _supports_adaptive_thinking(model):
-                kwargs["thinking"] = {
-                    "type": "adaptive",
-                    "display": "summarized",
-                }
-                adaptive_effort = ADAPTIVE_EFFORT_MAP.get(effort, "medium")
-                # Downgrade xhigh→max on models that don't list xhigh as a
-                # supported level (Opus/Sonnet 4.6). Opus 4.7+ keeps xhigh.
-                if adaptive_effort == "xhigh" and not _supports_xhigh_effort(model):
-                    adaptive_effort = "max"
+                kwargs["thinking"] = {"type": "adaptive"}
                kwargs["output_config"] = {
-                    "effort": adaptive_effort,
+                    "effort": ADAPTIVE_EFFORT_MAP.get(effort, "medium")
                }
            else:
                kwargs["thinking"] = {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": budget}
@@ -1425,21 +1320,12 @@ def build_anthropic_kwargs(
                kwargs["temperature"] = 1
                kwargs["max_tokens"] = max(effective_max_tokens, budget + 4096)

-    # ── Strip sampling params on 4.7+ ─────────────────────────────────
-    # Opus 4.7 rejects any non-default temperature/top_p/top_k with a 400.
-    # Callers (auxiliary_client, flush_memories, etc.) may set these for
-    # older models; drop them here as a safety net so upstream 4.6 → 4.7
-    # migrations don't require coordinated edits everywhere.
-    if _forbids_sampling_params(model):
-        for _sampling_key in ("temperature", "top_p", "top_k"):
-            kwargs.pop(_sampling_key, None)
-
    # ── Fast mode (Opus 4.6 only) ────────────────────────────────────
-    # Adds extra_body.speed="fast" + the fast-mode beta header for ~2.5x
-    # output speed. Only for native Anthropic endpoints — third-party
-    # providers would reject the unknown beta header and speed parameter.
+    # Adds speed:"fast" + the fast-mode beta header for ~2.5x output speed.
+    # Only for native Anthropic endpoints — third-party providers would
+    # reject the unknown beta header and speed parameter.
    if fast_mode and not _is_third_party_anthropic_endpoint(base_url):
-        kwargs.setdefault("extra_body", {})["speed"] = "fast"
+        kwargs["speed"] = "fast"
        # Build extra_headers with ALL applicable betas (the per-request
        # extra_headers override the client-level anthropic-beta header).
        betas = list(_common_betas_for_base_url(base_url))
@@ -1491,20 +1377,12 @@ def normalize_anthropic_response(
                )
            )

-    # Map Anthropic stop_reason to OpenAI finish_reason.
-    # Newer stop reasons added in Claude 4.5+ / 4.7:
-    #   - refusal: the model declined to answer (cyber safeguards, CSAM, etc.)
-    #   - model_context_window_exceeded: hit context limit (not max_tokens)
-    # Both need distinct handling upstream — a refusal should surface to the
-    # user with a clear message, and a context-window overflow should trigger
-    # compression/truncation rather than be treated as normal end-of-turn.
+    # Map Anthropic stop_reason to OpenAI finish_reason
    stop_reason_map = {
        "end_turn": "stop",
        "tool_use": "tool_calls",
        "max_tokens": "length",
        "stop_sequence": "stop",
-        "refusal": "content_filter",
-        "model_context_window_exceeded": "length",
    }
    finish_reason = stop_reason_map.get(response.stop_reason, "stop")

@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ Self-contained class with its own OpenAI client for summarization.
 Uses auxiliary model (cheap/fast) to summarize middle turns while
 protecting head and tail context.

-Improvements over v2:
-  - Structured summary template with Resolved/Pending question tracking
-  - Summarizer preamble: "Do not respond to any questions" (from OpenCode)
-  - Handoff framing: "different assistant" (from Codex) to create separation
-  - "Remaining Work" replaces "Next Steps" to avoid reading as active instructions
-  - Clear separator when summary merges into tail message
+Improvements over v1:
+  - Structured summary template (Goal, Progress, Decisions, Files, Next Steps)
  - Iterative summary updates (preserves info across multiple compactions)
  - Token-budget tail protection instead of fixed message count
  - Tool output pruning before LLM summarization (cheap pre-pass)
@@ -17,17 +13,12 @@ Improvements over v2:
  - Richer tool call/result detail in summarizer input
 """

-import hashlib
-import json
 import logging
-import re
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional

 from agent.auxiliary_client import call_llm
-from agent.context_engine import ContextEngine
 from agent.model_metadata import (
-    MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH,
    get_model_context_length,
    estimate_messages_tokens_rough,
 )
@@ -35,16 +26,12 @@ from agent.model_metadata import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 SUMMARY_PREFIX = (
-    "[CONTEXT COMPACTION — REFERENCE ONLY] Earlier turns were compacted "
-    "into the summary below. This is a handoff from a previous context "
-    "window — treat it as background reference, NOT as active instructions. "
-    "Do NOT answer questions or fulfill requests mentioned in this summary; "
-    "they were already addressed. "
-    "Your current task is identified in the '## Active Task' section of the "
-    "summary — resume exactly from there. "
-    "Respond ONLY to the latest user message "
-    "that appears AFTER this summary. The current session state (files, "
-    "config, etc.) may reflect work described here — avoid repeating it:"
+    "[CONTEXT COMPACTION] Earlier turns in this conversation were compacted "
+    "to save context space. The summary below describes work that was "
+    "already completed, and the current session state may still reflect "
+    "that work (for example, files may already be changed). Use the summary "
+    "and the current state to continue from where things left off, and "
+    "avoid repeating work:"
 )
 LEGACY_SUMMARY_PREFIX = "[CONTEXT SUMMARY]:"

@@ -63,130 +50,8 @@ _CHARS_PER_TOKEN = 4
 _SUMMARY_FAILURE_COOLDOWN_SECONDS = 600


-def _summarize_tool_result(tool_name: str, tool_args: str, tool_content: str) -> str:
-    """Create an informative 1-line summary of a tool call + result.
-
-    Used during the pre-compression pruning pass to replace large tool
-    outputs with a short but useful description of what the tool did,
-    rather than a generic placeholder that carries zero information.
-
-    Returns strings like::
-
-        [terminal] ran `npm test` -> exit 0, 47 lines output
-        [read_file] read config.py from line 1 (1,200 chars)
-        [search_files] content search for 'compress' in agent/ -> 12 matches
-    """
-    try:
-        args = json.loads(tool_args) if tool_args else {}
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-        args = {}
-
-    content = tool_content or ""
-    content_len = len(content)
-    line_count = content.count("\n") + 1 if content.strip() else 0
-
-    if tool_name == "terminal":
-        cmd = args.get("command", "")
-        if len(cmd) > 80:
-            cmd = cmd[:77] + "..."
-        exit_match = re.search(r'"exit_code"\s*:\s*(-?\d+)', content)
-        exit_code = exit_match.group(1) if exit_match else "?"
-        return f"[terminal] ran `{cmd}` -> exit {exit_code}, {line_count} lines output"
-
-    if tool_name == "read_file":
-        path = args.get("path", "?")
-        offset = args.get("offset", 1)
-        return f"[read_file] read {path} from line {offset} ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "write_file":
-        path = args.get("path", "?")
-        written_lines = args.get("content", "").count("\n") + 1 if args.get("content") else "?"
-        return f"[write_file] wrote to {path} ({written_lines} lines)"
-
-    if tool_name == "search_files":
-        pattern = args.get("pattern", "?")
-        path = args.get("path", ".")
-        target = args.get("target", "content")
-        match_count = re.search(r'"total_count"\s*:\s*(\d+)', content)
-        count = match_count.group(1) if match_count else "?"
-        return f"[search_files] {target} search for '{pattern}' in {path} -> {count} matches"
-
-    if tool_name == "patch":
-        path = args.get("path", "?")
-        mode = args.get("mode", "replace")
-        return f"[patch] {mode} in {path} ({content_len:,} chars result)"
-
-    if tool_name in ("browser_navigate", "browser_click", "browser_snapshot",
-                     "browser_type", "browser_scroll", "browser_vision"):
-        url = args.get("url", "")
-        ref = args.get("ref", "")
-        detail = f" {url}" if url else (f" ref={ref}" if ref else "")
-        return f"[{tool_name}]{detail} ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "web_search":
-        query = args.get("query", "?")
-        return f"[web_search] query='{query}' ({content_len:,} chars result)"
-
-    if tool_name == "web_extract":
-        urls = args.get("urls", [])
-        url_desc = urls[0] if isinstance(urls, list) and urls else "?"
-        if isinstance(urls, list) and len(urls) > 1:
-            url_desc += f" (+{len(urls) - 1} more)"
-        return f"[web_extract] {url_desc} ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "delegate_task":
-        goal = args.get("goal", "")
-        if len(goal) > 60:
-            goal = goal[:57] + "..."
-        return f"[delegate_task] '{goal}' ({content_len:,} chars result)"
-
-    if tool_name == "execute_code":
-        code_preview = (args.get("code") or "")[:60].replace("\n", " ")
-        if len(args.get("code", "")) > 60:
-            code_preview += "..."
-        return f"[execute_code] `{code_preview}` ({line_count} lines output)"
-
-    if tool_name in ("skill_view", "skills_list", "skill_manage"):
-        name = args.get("name", "?")
-        return f"[{tool_name}] name={name} ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "vision_analyze":
-        question = args.get("question", "")[:50]
-        return f"[vision_analyze] '{question}' ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "memory":
-        action = args.get("action", "?")
-        target = args.get("target", "?")
-        return f"[memory] {action} on {target}"
-
-    if tool_name == "todo":
-        return "[todo] updated task list"
-
-    if tool_name == "clarify":
-        return "[clarify] asked user a question"
-
-    if tool_name == "text_to_speech":
-        return f"[text_to_speech] generated audio ({content_len:,} chars)"
-
-    if tool_name == "cronjob":
-        action = args.get("action", "?")
-        return f"[cronjob] {action}"
-
-    if tool_name == "process":
-        action = args.get("action", "?")
-        sid = args.get("session_id", "?")
-        return f"[process] {action} session={sid}"
-
-    # Generic fallback
-    first_arg = ""
-    for k, v in list(args.items())[:2]:
-        sv = str(v)[:40]
-        first_arg += f" {k}={sv}"
-    return f"[{tool_name}]{first_arg} ({content_len:,} chars result)"
-
-
-class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
-    """Default context engine — compresses conversation context via lossy summarization.
+class ContextCompressor:
+    """Compresses conversation context when approaching the model's context limit.

    Algorithm:
      1. Prune old tool results (cheap, no LLM call)
@@ -196,40 +61,6 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
      5. On subsequent compactions, iteratively update the previous summary
    """

-    @property
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        return "compressor"
-
-    def on_session_reset(self) -> None:
-        """Reset all per-session state for /new or /reset."""
-        super().on_session_reset()
-        self._context_probed = False
-        self._context_probe_persistable = False
-        self._previous_summary = None
-        self._last_compression_savings_pct = 100.0
-        self._ineffective_compression_count = 0
-
-    def update_model(
-        self,
-        model: str,
-        context_length: int,
-        base_url: str = "",
-        api_key: str = "",
-        provider: str = "",
-        api_mode: str = "",
-    ) -> None:
-        """Update model info after a model switch or fallback activation."""
-        self.model = model
-        self.base_url = base_url
-        self.api_key = api_key
-        self.provider = provider
-        self.api_mode = api_mode
-        self.context_length = context_length
-        self.threshold_tokens = max(
-            int(context_length * self.threshold_percent),
-            MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH,
-        )
-
    def __init__(
        self,
        model: str,
@@ -243,13 +74,11 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        api_key: str = "",
        config_context_length: int | None = None,
        provider: str = "",
-        api_mode: str = "",
    ):
        self.model = model
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.provider = provider
-        self.api_mode = api_mode
        self.threshold_percent = threshold_percent
        self.protect_first_n = protect_first_n
        self.protect_last_n = protect_last_n
@@ -261,14 +90,7 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
            config_context_length=config_context_length,
            provider=provider,
        )
-        # Floor: never compress below MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH tokens even if
-        # the percentage would suggest a lower value.  This prevents premature
-        # compression on large-context models at 50% while keeping the % sane
-        # for models right at the minimum.
-        self.threshold_tokens = max(
-            int(self.context_length * threshold_percent),
-            MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH,
-        )
+        self.threshold_tokens = int(self.context_length * threshold_percent)
        self.compression_count = 0

        # Derive token budgets: ratio is relative to the threshold, not total context
@@ -297,9 +119,6 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):

        # Stores the previous compaction summary for iterative updates
        self._previous_summary: Optional[str] = None
-        # Anti-thrashing: track whether last compression was effective
-        self._last_compression_savings_pct: float = 100.0
-        self._ineffective_compression_count: int = 0
        self._summary_failure_cooldown_until: float = 0.0

    def update_from_response(self, usage: Dict[str, Any]):
@@ -308,26 +127,9 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        self.last_completion_tokens = usage.get("completion_tokens", 0)

    def should_compress(self, prompt_tokens: int = None) -> bool:
-        """Check if context exceeds the compression threshold.
-
-        Includes anti-thrashing protection: if the last two compressions
-        each saved less than 10%, skip compression to avoid infinite loops
-        where each pass removes only 1-2 messages.
-        """
+        """Check if context exceeds the compression threshold."""
        tokens = prompt_tokens if prompt_tokens is not None else self.last_prompt_tokens
-        if tokens < self.threshold_tokens:
-            return False
-        # Anti-thrashing: back off if recent compressions were ineffective
-        if self._ineffective_compression_count >= 2:
-            if not self.quiet_mode:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Compression skipped — last %d compressions saved <10%% each. "
-                    "Consider /new to start a fresh session, or /compress <topic> "
-                    "for focused compression.",
-                    self._ineffective_compression_count,
-                )
-            return False
-        return True
+        return tokens >= self.threshold_tokens

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Tool output pruning (cheap pre-pass, no LLM call)
@@ -337,16 +139,7 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], protect_tail_count: int,
        protect_tail_tokens: int | None = None,
    ) -> tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], int]:
-        """Replace old tool result contents with informative 1-line summaries.
-
-        Instead of a generic placeholder, generates a summary like::
-
-            [terminal] ran `npm test` -> exit 0, 47 lines output
-            [read_file] read config.py from line 1 (3,400 chars)
-
-        Also deduplicates identical tool results (e.g. reading the same file
-        5x keeps only the newest full copy) and truncates large tool_call
-        arguments in assistant messages outside the protected tail.
+        """Replace old tool result contents with a short placeholder.

        Walks backward from the end, protecting the most recent messages that
        fall within ``protect_tail_tokens`` (when provided) OR the last
@@ -362,22 +155,6 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        result = [m.copy() for m in messages]
        pruned = 0

-        # Build index: tool_call_id -> (tool_name, arguments_json)
-        call_id_to_tool: Dict[str, tuple] = {}
-        for msg in result:
-            if msg.get("role") == "assistant":
-                for tc in msg.get("tool_calls") or []:
-                    if isinstance(tc, dict):
-                        cid = tc.get("id", "")
-                        fn = tc.get("function", {})
-                        call_id_to_tool[cid] = (fn.get("name", "unknown"), fn.get("arguments", ""))
-                    else:
-                        cid = getattr(tc, "id", "") or ""
-                        fn = getattr(tc, "function", None)
-                        name = getattr(fn, "name", "unknown") if fn else "unknown"
-                        args_str = getattr(fn, "arguments", "") if fn else ""
-                        call_id_to_tool[cid] = (name, args_str)
-
        # Determine the prune boundary
        if protect_tail_tokens is not None and protect_tail_tokens > 0:
            # Token-budget approach: walk backward accumulating tokens
@@ -386,8 +163,7 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
            min_protect = min(protect_tail_count, len(result) - 1)
            for i in range(len(result) - 1, -1, -1):
                msg = result[i]
-                raw_content = msg.get("content") or ""
-                content_len = sum(len(p.get("text", "")) for p in raw_content) if isinstance(raw_content, list) else len(raw_content)
+                content_len = len(msg.get("content") or "")
                msg_tokens = content_len // _CHARS_PER_TOKEN + 10
                for tc in msg.get("tool_calls") or []:
                    if isinstance(tc, dict):
@@ -402,69 +178,18 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        else:
            prune_boundary = len(result) - protect_tail_count

-        # Pass 1: Deduplicate identical tool results.
-        # When the same file is read multiple times, keep only the most recent
-        # full copy and replace older duplicates with a back-reference.
-        content_hashes: dict = {}  # hash -> (index, tool_call_id)
-        for i in range(len(result) - 1, -1, -1):
-            msg = result[i]
-            if msg.get("role") != "tool":
-                continue
-            content = msg.get("content") or ""
-            # Skip multimodal content (list of content blocks)
-            if isinstance(content, list):
-                continue
-            if len(content) < 200:
-                continue
-            h = hashlib.md5(content.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")).hexdigest()[:12]
-            if h in content_hashes:
-                # This is an older duplicate — replace with back-reference
-                result[i] = {**msg, "content": "[Duplicate tool output — same content as a more recent call]"}
-                pruned += 1
-            else:
-                content_hashes[h] = (i, msg.get("tool_call_id", "?"))
-
-        # Pass 2: Replace old tool results with informative summaries
        for i in range(prune_boundary):
            msg = result[i]
            if msg.get("role") != "tool":
                continue
            content = msg.get("content", "")
-            # Skip multimodal content (list of content blocks)
-            if isinstance(content, list):
-                continue
            if not content or content == _PRUNED_TOOL_PLACEHOLDER:
                continue
-            # Skip already-deduplicated or previously-summarized results
-            if content.startswith("[Duplicate tool output"):
-                continue
            # Only prune if the content is substantial (>200 chars)
            if len(content) > 200:
-                call_id = msg.get("tool_call_id", "")
-                tool_name, tool_args = call_id_to_tool.get(call_id, ("unknown", ""))
-                summary = _summarize_tool_result(tool_name, tool_args, content)
-                result[i] = {**msg, "content": summary}
+                result[i] = {**msg, "content": _PRUNED_TOOL_PLACEHOLDER}
                pruned += 1

-        # Pass 3: Truncate large tool_call arguments in assistant messages
-        # outside the protected tail. write_file with 50KB content, for
-        # example, survives pruning entirely without this.
-        for i in range(prune_boundary):
-            msg = result[i]
-            if msg.get("role") != "assistant" or not msg.get("tool_calls"):
-                continue
-            new_tcs = []
-            modified = False
-            for tc in msg["tool_calls"]:
-                if isinstance(tc, dict):
-                    args = tc.get("function", {}).get("arguments", "")
-                    if len(args) > 500:
-                        tc = {**tc, "function": {**tc["function"], "arguments": args[:200] + "...[truncated]"}}
-                        modified = True
-                new_tcs.append(tc)
-            if modified:
-                result[i] = {**msg, "tool_calls": new_tcs}
-
        return result, pruned

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -542,20 +267,13 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):

        return "\n\n".join(parts)

-    def _generate_summary(self, turns_to_summarize: List[Dict[str, Any]], focus_topic: str = None) -> Optional[str]:
+    def _generate_summary(self, turns_to_summarize: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[str]:
        """Generate a structured summary of conversation turns.

-        Uses a structured template (Goal, Progress, Decisions, Resolved/Pending
-        Questions, Files, Remaining Work) with explicit preamble telling the
-        summarizer not to answer questions.  When a previous summary exists,
+        Uses a structured template (Goal, Progress, Decisions, Files, Next Steps)
+        inspired by Pi-mono and OpenCode. When a previous summary exists,
        generates an iterative update instead of summarizing from scratch.

-        Args:
-            focus_topic: Optional focus string for guided compression.  When
-                provided, the summariser prioritises preserving information
-                related to this topic and is more aggressive about compressing
-                everything else.  Inspired by Claude Code's ``/compact``.
-
        Returns None if all attempts fail — the caller should drop
        the middle turns without a summary rather than inject a useless
        placeholder.
@@ -571,83 +289,9 @@ class ContextCompressor(ContextEngine):
        summary_budget = self._compute_summary_budget(turns_to_summarize)
        content_to_summarize = self._serialize_for_summary(turns_to_summarize)

-        # Preamble shared by both first-compaction and iterative-update prompts.
-        # Inspired by OpenCode's "do not respond to any questions" instruction
-        # and Codex's "another language model" framing.
-        _summarizer_preamble = (
-            "You are a summarization agent creating a context checkpoint. "
-            "Your output will be injected as reference material for a DIFFERENT "
-            "assistant that continues the conversation. "
-            "Do NOT respond to any questions or requests in the conversation — "
-            "only output the structured summary. "
-            "Do NOT include any preamble, greeting, or prefix."
-        )
-
-        # Shared structured template (used by both paths).
-        _template_sections = f"""## Active Task
-[THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FIELD. Copy the user's most recent request or
-task assignment verbatim — the exact words they used. If multiple tasks
-were requested and only some are done, list only the ones NOT yet completed.
-The next assistant must pick up exactly here. Example:
-"User asked: 'Now refactor the auth module to use JWT instead of sessions'"
-If no outstanding task exists, write "None."]
-
-## Goal
-[What the user is trying to accomplish overall]
-
-## Constraints & Preferences
-[User preferences, coding style, constraints, important decisions]
-
-## Completed Actions
-[Numbered list of concrete actions taken — include tool used, target, and outcome.
-Format each as: N. ACTION target — outcome [tool: name]
-Example:
-1. READ config.py:45 — found `==` should be `!=` [tool: read_file]
-2. PATCH config.py:45 — changed `==` to `!=` [tool: patch]
-3. TEST `pytest tests/` — 3/50 failed: test_parse, test_validate, test_edge [tool: terminal]
-Be specific with file paths, commands, line numbers, and results.]
-
-## Active State
-[Current working state — include:
- Working directory and branch (if applicable)
- Modified/created files with brief note on each
- Test status (X/Y passing)
- Any running processes or servers
- Environment details that matter]
-
-## In Progress
-[Work currently underway — what was being done when compaction fired]
-
-## Blocked
-[Any blockers, errors, or issues not yet resolved. Include exact error messages.]
-
-## Key Decisions
-[Important technical decisions and WHY they were made]
-
-## Resolved Questions
-[Questions the user asked that were ALREADY answered — include the answer so the next assistant does not re-answer them]
-
-## Pending User Asks
-[Questions or requests from the user that have NOT yet been answered or fulfilled. If none, write "None."]
-
-## Relevant Files
-[Files read, modified, or created — with brief note on each]
-
-## Remaining Work
-[What remains to be done — framed as context, not instructions]
-
-## Critical Context
-[Any specific values, error messages, configuration details, or data that would be lost without explicit preservation]
-
-Target ~{summary_budget} tokens. Be CONCRETE — include file paths, command outputs, error messages, line numbers, and specific values. Avoid vague descriptions like "made some changes" — say exactly what changed.
-
-Write only the summary body. Do not include any preamble or prefix."""
-
        if self._previous_summary:
            # Iterative update: preserve existing info, add new progress
-            prompt = f"""{_summarizer_preamble}
-
-You are updating a context compaction summary. A previous compaction produced the summary below. New conversation turns have occurred since then and need to be incorporated.
+            prompt = f"""You are updating a context compaction summary. A previous compaction produced the summary below. New conversation turns have occurred since then and need to be incorporated.

 PREVIOUS SUMMARY:
 {self._previous_summary}
@@ -655,42 +299,87 @@ PREVIOUS SUMMARY:
 NEW TURNS TO INCORPORATE:
 {content_to_summarize}

-Update the summary using this exact structure. PRESERVE all existing information that is still relevant. ADD new completed actions to the numbered list (continue numbering). Move items from "In Progress" to "Completed Actions" when done. Move answered questions to "Resolved Questions". Update "Active State" to reflect current state. Remove information only if it is clearly obsolete. CRITICAL: Update "## Active Task" to reflect the user's most recent unfulfilled request — this is the most important field for task continuity.
+Update the summary using this exact structure. PRESERVE all existing information that is still relevant. ADD new progress. Move items from "In Progress" to "Done" when completed. Remove information only if it is clearly obsolete.

-{_template_sections}"""
+## Goal
+[What the user is trying to accomplish — preserve from previous summary, update if goal evolved]
+
+## Constraints & Preferences
+[User preferences, coding style, constraints, important decisions — accumulate across compactions]
+
+## Progress
+### Done
+[Completed work — include specific file paths, commands run, results obtained]
+### In Progress
+[Work currently underway]
+### Blocked
+[Any blockers or issues encountered]
+
+## Key Decisions
+[Important technical decisions and why they were made]
+
+## Relevant Files
+[Files read, modified, or created — with brief note on each. Accumulate across compactions.]
+
+## Next Steps
+[What needs to happen next to continue the work]
+
+## Critical Context
+[Any specific values, error messages, configuration details, or data that would be lost without explicit preservation]
+
+## Tools & Patterns
+[Which tools were used, how they were used effectively, and any tool-specific discoveries. Accumulate across compactions.]
+
+Target ~{summary_budget} tokens. Be specific — include file paths, command outputs, error messages, and concrete values rather than vague descriptions.
+
+Write only the summary body. Do not include any preamble or prefix."""
        else:
            # First compaction: summarize from scratch
-            prompt = f"""{_summarizer_preamble}
-
-Create a structured handoff summary for a different assistant that will continue this conversation after earlier turns are compacted. The next assistant should be able to understand what happened without re-reading the original turns.
+            prompt = f"""Create a structured handoff summary for a later assistant that will continue this conversation after earlier turns are compacted.

 TURNS TO SUMMARIZE:
 {content_to_summarize}

 Use this exact structure:

-{_template_sections}"""
+## Goal
+[What the user is trying to accomplish]

-        # Inject focus topic guidance when the user provides one via /compress <focus>.
-        # This goes at the end of the prompt so it takes precedence.
-        if focus_topic:
-            prompt += f"""
+## Constraints & Preferences
+[User preferences, coding style, constraints, important decisions]

-FOCUS TOPIC: "{focus_topic}"
-The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all information related to the focus topic above. For content related to "{focus_topic}", include full detail — exact values, file paths, command outputs, error messages, and decisions. For content NOT related to the focus topic, summarise more aggressively (brief one-liners or omit if truly irrelevant). The focus topic sections should receive roughly 60-70% of the summary token budget."""
+## Progress
+### Done
+[Completed work — include specific file paths, commands run, results obtained]
+### In Progress
+[Work currently underway]
+### Blocked
+[Any blockers or issues encountered]
+
+## Key Decisions
+[Important technical decisions and why they were made]
+
+## Relevant Files
+[Files read, modified, or created — with brief note on each]
+
+## Next Steps
+[What needs to happen next to continue the work]
+
+## Critical Context
+[Any specific values, error messages, configuration details, or data that would be lost without explicit preservation]
+
+## Tools & Patterns
+[Which tools were used, how they were used effectively, and any tool-specific discoveries (e.g., preferred flags, working invocations, successful command patterns)]
+
+Target ~{summary_budget} tokens. Be specific — include file paths, command outputs, error messages, and concrete values rather than vague descriptions. The goal is to prevent the next assistant from repeating work or losing important details.
+
+Write only the summary body. Do not include any preamble or prefix."""

        try:
            call_kwargs = {
                "task": "compression",
-                "main_runtime": {
-                    "model": self.model,
-                    "provider": self.provider,
-                    "base_url": self.base_url,
-                    "api_key": self.api_key,
-                    "api_mode": self.api_mode,
-                },
                "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
-                "max_tokens": int(summary_budget * 1.3),
+                "max_tokens": summary_budget * 2,
                # timeout resolved from auxiliary.compression.timeout config by call_llm
            }
            if self.summary_model:
@@ -704,10 +393,8 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
            # Store for iterative updates on next compaction
            self._previous_summary = summary
            self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = 0.0
-            self._summary_model_fallen_back = False
            return self._with_summary_prefix(summary)
        except RuntimeError:
-            # No provider configured — long cooldown, unlikely to self-resolve
            self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = time.monotonic() + _SUMMARY_FAILURE_COOLDOWN_SECONDS
            logging.warning("Context compression: no provider available for "
                            "summary. Middle turns will be dropped without summary "
@@ -715,42 +402,12 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
                            _SUMMARY_FAILURE_COOLDOWN_SECONDS)
            return None
        except Exception as e:
-            # If the summary model is different from the main model and the
-            # error looks permanent (model not found, 503, 404), fall back to
-            # using the main model instead of entering cooldown that leaves
-            # context growing unbounded.  (#8620 sub-issue 4)
-            _status = getattr(e, "status_code", None) or getattr(getattr(e, "response", None), "status_code", None)
-            _err_str = str(e).lower()
-            _is_model_not_found = (
-                _status in (404, 503)
-                or "model_not_found" in _err_str
-                or "does not exist" in _err_str
-                or "no available channel" in _err_str
-            )
-            if (
-                _is_model_not_found
-                and self.summary_model
-                and self.summary_model != self.model
-                and not getattr(self, "_summary_model_fallen_back", False)
-            ):
-                self._summary_model_fallen_back = True
-                logging.warning(
-                    "Summary model '%s' not available (%s). "
-                    "Falling back to main model '%s' for compression.",
-                    self.summary_model, e, self.model,
-                )
-                self.summary_model = ""  # empty = use main model
-                self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = 0.0  # no cooldown
-                return self._generate_summary(messages, summary_budget)  # retry immediately
-
-            # Transient errors (timeout, rate limit, network) — shorter cooldown
-            _transient_cooldown = 60
-            self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = time.monotonic() + _transient_cooldown
+            self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = time.monotonic() + _SUMMARY_FAILURE_COOLDOWN_SECONDS
            logging.warning(
                "Failed to generate context summary: %s. "
                "Further summary attempts paused for %d seconds.",
                e,
-                _transient_cooldown,
+                _SUMMARY_FAILURE_COOLDOWN_SECONDS,
            )
            return None

@@ -873,62 +530,6 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
    # Tail protection by token budget
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------

-    def _find_last_user_message_idx(
-        self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], head_end: int
-    ) -> int:
-        """Return the index of the last user-role message at or after *head_end*, or -1."""
-        for i in range(len(messages) - 1, head_end - 1, -1):
-            if messages[i].get("role") == "user":
-                return i
-        return -1
-
-    def _ensure_last_user_message_in_tail(
-        self,
-        messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-        cut_idx: int,
-        head_end: int,
-    ) -> int:
-        """Guarantee the most recent user message is in the protected tail.
-
-        Context compressor bug (#10896): ``_align_boundary_backward`` can pull
-        ``cut_idx`` past a user message when it tries to keep tool_call/result
-        groups together.  If the last user message ends up in the *compressed*
-        middle region the LLM summariser writes it into "Pending User Asks",
-        but ``SUMMARY_PREFIX`` tells the next model to respond only to user
-        messages *after* the summary — so the task effectively disappears from
-        the active context, causing the agent to stall, repeat completed work,
-        or silently drop the user's latest request.
-
-        Fix: if the last user-role message is not already in the tail
-        (``messages[cut_idx:]``), walk ``cut_idx`` back to include it.  We
-        then re-align backward one more time to avoid splitting any
-        tool_call/result group that immediately precedes the user message.
-        """
-        last_user_idx = self._find_last_user_message_idx(messages, head_end)
-        if last_user_idx < 0:
-            # No user message found beyond head — nothing to anchor.
-            return cut_idx
-
-        if last_user_idx >= cut_idx:
-            # Already in the tail; nothing to do.
-            return cut_idx
-
-        # The last user message is in the middle (compressed) region.
-        # Pull cut_idx back to it directly — a user message is already a
-        # clean boundary (no tool_call/result splitting risk), so there is no
-        # need to call _align_boundary_backward here; doing so would
-        # unnecessarily pull the cut further back into the preceding
-        # assistant + tool_calls group.
-        if not self.quiet_mode:
-            logger.debug(
-                "Anchoring tail cut to last user message at index %d "
-                "(was %d) to prevent active-task loss after compression",
-                last_user_idx,
-                cut_idx,
-            )
-        # Safety: never go back into the head region.
-        return max(last_user_idx, head_end + 1)
-
    def _find_tail_cut_by_tokens(
        self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], head_end: int,
        token_budget: int | None = None,
@@ -946,8 +547,7 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
        read, etc.).  If even the minimum 3 messages exceed 1.5x the budget
        the cut is placed right after the head so compression still runs.

-        Never cuts inside a tool_call/result group.  Always ensures the most
-        recent user message is in the tail (see ``_ensure_last_user_message_in_tail``).
+        Never cuts inside a tool_call/result group.
        """
        if token_budget is None:
            token_budget = self.tail_token_budget
@@ -986,17 +586,13 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
        # Align to avoid splitting tool groups
        cut_idx = self._align_boundary_backward(messages, cut_idx)

-        # Ensure the most recent user message is always in the tail so the
-        # active task is never lost to compression (fixes #10896).
-        cut_idx = self._ensure_last_user_message_in_tail(messages, cut_idx, head_end)
-
        return max(cut_idx, head_end + 1)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Main compression entry point
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------

-    def compress(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], current_tokens: int = None, focus_topic: str = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def compress(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], current_tokens: int = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """Compress conversation messages by summarizing middle turns.

        Algorithm:
@@ -1008,12 +604,6 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio

        After compression, orphaned tool_call / tool_result pairs are cleaned
        up so the API never receives mismatched IDs.
-
-        Args:
-            focus_topic: Optional focus string for guided compression.  When
-                provided, the summariser will prioritise preserving information
-                related to this topic and be more aggressive about compressing
-                everything else.  Inspired by Claude Code's ``/compact``.
        """
        n_messages = len(messages)
        # Only need head + 3 tail messages minimum (token budget decides the real tail size)
@@ -1071,17 +661,17 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
            )

        # Phase 3: Generate structured summary
-        summary = self._generate_summary(turns_to_summarize, focus_topic=focus_topic)
+        summary = self._generate_summary(turns_to_summarize)

        # Phase 4: Assemble compressed message list
        compressed = []
        for i in range(compress_start):
            msg = messages[i].copy()
-            if i == 0 and msg.get("role") == "system":
-                existing = msg.get("content") or ""
-                _compression_note = "[Note: Some earlier conversation turns have been compacted into a handoff summary to preserve context space. The current session state may still reflect earlier work, so build on that summary and state rather than re-doing work.]"
-                if _compression_note not in existing:
-                    msg["content"] = existing + "\n\n" + _compression_note
+            if i == 0 and msg.get("role") == "system" and self.compression_count == 0:
+                msg["content"] = (
+                    (msg.get("content") or "")
+                    + "\n\n[Note: Some earlier conversation turns have been compacted into a handoff summary to preserve context space. The current session state may still reflect earlier work, so build on that summary and state rather than re-doing work.]"
+                )
            compressed.append(msg)

        # If LLM summary failed, insert a static fallback so the model
@@ -1126,12 +716,7 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
            msg = messages[i].copy()
            if _merge_summary_into_tail and i == compress_end:
                original = msg.get("content") or ""
-                msg["content"] = (
-                    summary
-                    + "\n\n--- END OF CONTEXT SUMMARY — "
-                    "respond to the message below, not the summary above ---\n\n"
-                    + original
-                )
+                msg["content"] = summary + "\n\n" + original
                _merge_summary_into_tail = False
            compressed.append(msg)

@@ -1139,24 +724,14 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio

        compressed = self._sanitize_tool_pairs(compressed)

-        new_estimate = estimate_messages_tokens_rough(compressed)
-        saved_estimate = display_tokens - new_estimate
-
-        # Anti-thrashing: track compression effectiveness
-        savings_pct = (saved_estimate / display_tokens * 100) if display_tokens > 0 else 0
-        self._last_compression_savings_pct = savings_pct
-        if savings_pct < 10:
-            self._ineffective_compression_count += 1
-        else:
-            self._ineffective_compression_count = 0
-
        if not self.quiet_mode:
+            new_estimate = estimate_messages_tokens_rough(compressed)
+            saved_estimate = display_tokens - new_estimate
            logger.info(
-                "Compressed: %d -> %d messages (~%d tokens saved, %.0f%%)",
+                "Compressed: %d -> %d messages (~%d tokens saved)",
                n_messages,
                len(compressed),
                saved_estimate,
-                savings_pct,
            )
            logger.info("Compression #%d complete", self.compression_count)

@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-"""Abstract base class for pluggable context engines.
-
-A context engine controls how conversation context is managed when
-approaching the model's token limit. The built-in ContextCompressor
-is the default implementation. Third-party engines (e.g. LCM) can
-replace it via the plugin system or by being placed in the
-``plugins/context_engine/<name>/`` directory.
-
-Selection is config-driven: ``context.engine`` in config.yaml.
-Default is ``"compressor"`` (the built-in). Only one engine is active.
-
-The engine is responsible for:
-  - Deciding when compaction should fire
-  - Performing compaction (summarization, DAG construction, etc.)
-  - Optionally exposing tools the agent can call (e.g. lcm_grep)
-  - Tracking token usage from API responses
-
-Lifecycle:
-  1. Engine is instantiated and registered (plugin register() or default)
-  2. on_session_start() called when a conversation begins
-  3. update_from_response() called after each API response with usage data
-  4. should_compress() checked after each turn
-  5. compress() called when should_compress() returns True
-  6. on_session_end() called at real session boundaries (CLI exit, /reset,
-     gateway session expiry) — NOT per-turn
-"""
-
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
-
-
-class ContextEngine(ABC):
-    """Base class all context engines must implement."""
-
-    # -- Identity ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-    @property
-    @abstractmethod
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        """Short identifier (e.g. 'compressor', 'lcm')."""
-
-    # -- Token state (read by run_agent.py for display/logging) ------------
-    #
-    # Engines MUST maintain these. run_agent.py reads them directly.
-
-    last_prompt_tokens: int = 0
-    last_completion_tokens: int = 0
-    last_total_tokens: int = 0
-    threshold_tokens: int = 0
-    context_length: int = 0
-    compression_count: int = 0
-
-    # -- Compaction parameters (read by run_agent.py for preflight) --------
-    #
-    # These control the preflight compression check.  Subclasses may
-    # override via __init__ or property; defaults are sensible for most
-    # engines.
-
-    threshold_percent: float = 0.75
-    protect_first_n: int = 3
-    protect_last_n: int = 6
-
-    # -- Core interface ----------------------------------------------------
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def update_from_response(self, usage: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-        """Update tracked token usage from an API response.
-
-        Called after every LLM call with the usage dict from the response.
-        """
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def should_compress(self, prompt_tokens: int = None) -> bool:
-        """Return True if compaction should fire this turn."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def compress(
-        self,
-        messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-        current_tokens: int = None,
-    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Compact the message list and return the new message list.
-
-        This is the main entry point. The engine receives the full message
-        list and returns a (possibly shorter) list that fits within the
-        context budget. The implementation is free to summarize, build a
-        DAG, or do anything else — as long as the returned list is a valid
-        OpenAI-format message sequence.
-        """
-
-    # -- Optional: pre-flight check ----------------------------------------
-
-    def should_compress_preflight(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> bool:
-        """Quick rough check before the API call (no real token count yet).
-
-        Default returns False (skip pre-flight). Override if your engine
-        can do a cheap estimate.
-        """
-        return False
-
-    # -- Optional: session lifecycle ---------------------------------------
-
-    def on_session_start(self, session_id: str, **kwargs) -> None:
-        """Called when a new conversation session begins.
-
-        Use this to load persisted state (DAG, store) for the session.
-        kwargs may include hermes_home, platform, model, etc.
-        """
-
-    def on_session_end(self, session_id: str, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
-        """Called at real session boundaries (CLI exit, /reset, gateway expiry).
-
-        Use this to flush state, close DB connections, etc.
-        NOT called per-turn — only when the session truly ends.
-        """
-
-    def on_session_reset(self) -> None:
-        """Called on /new or /reset. Reset per-session state.
-
-        Default resets compression_count and token tracking.
-        """
-        self.last_prompt_tokens = 0
-        self.last_completion_tokens = 0
-        self.last_total_tokens = 0
-        self.compression_count = 0
-
-    # -- Optional: tools ---------------------------------------------------
-
-    def get_tool_schemas(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Return tool schemas this engine provides to the agent.
-
-        Default returns empty list (no tools). LCM would return schemas
-        for lcm_grep, lcm_describe, lcm_expand here.
-        """
-        return []
-
-    def handle_tool_call(self, name: str, args: Dict[str, Any], **kwargs) -> str:
-        """Handle a tool call from the agent.
-
-        Only called for tool names returned by get_tool_schemas().
-        Must return a JSON string.
-
-        kwargs may include:
-          messages: the current in-memory message list (for live ingestion)
-        """
-        import json
-        return json.dumps({"error": f"Unknown context engine tool: {name}"})
-
-    # -- Optional: status / display ----------------------------------------
-
-    def get_status(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return status dict for display/logging.
-
-        Default returns the standard fields run_agent.py expects.
-        """
-        return {
-            "last_prompt_tokens": self.last_prompt_tokens,
-            "threshold_tokens": self.threshold_tokens,
-            "context_length": self.context_length,
-            "usage_percent": (
-                min(100, self.last_prompt_tokens / self.context_length * 100)
-                if self.context_length else 0
-            ),
-            "compression_count": self.compression_count,
-        }
-
-    # -- Optional: model switch support ------------------------------------
-
-    def update_model(
-        self,
-        model: str,
-        context_length: int,
-        base_url: str = "",
-        api_key: str = "",
-        provider: str = "",
-    ) -> None:
-        """Called when the user switches models or on fallback activation.
-
-        Default updates context_length and recalculates threshold_tokens
-        from threshold_percent. Override if your engine needs more
-        (e.g. recalculate DAG budgets, switch summary models).
-        """
-        self.context_length = context_length
-        self.threshold_tokens = int(context_length * self.threshold_percent)
@@ -313,25 +313,9 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
            tools=tools,
            tool_choice=tool_choice,
        )
-        # Normalise timeout: run_agent.py may pass an httpx.Timeout object
-        # (used natively by the OpenAI SDK) rather than a plain float.
-        if timeout is None:
-            _effective_timeout = _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-        elif isinstance(timeout, (int, float)):
-            _effective_timeout = float(timeout)
-        else:
-            # httpx.Timeout or similar — pick the largest component so the
-            # subprocess has enough wall-clock time for the full response.
-            _candidates = [
-                getattr(timeout, attr, None)
-                for attr in ("read", "write", "connect", "pool", "timeout")
-            ]
-            _numeric = [float(v) for v in _candidates if isinstance(v, (int, float))]
-            _effective_timeout = max(_numeric) if _numeric else _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-
        response_text, reasoning_text = self._run_prompt(
            prompt_text,
-            timeout_seconds=_effective_timeout,
+            timeout_seconds=float(timeout or _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS),
        )

        tool_calls, cleaned_text = _extract_tool_calls_from_text(response_text)
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ import hermes_cli.auth as auth_mod
 from hermes_cli.auth import (
    CODEX_ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_SKEW_SECONDS,
    DEFAULT_AGENT_KEY_MIN_TTL_SECONDS,
+    KIMI_CODE_BASE_URL,
    PROVIDER_REGISTRY,
    _auth_store_lock,
    _codex_access_token_is_expiring,
    _decode_jwt_claims,
    _import_codex_cli_tokens,
-    _write_codex_cli_tokens,
    _load_auth_store,
    _load_provider_state,
    _resolve_kimi_base_url,
@@ -288,14 +288,6 @@ def _iter_custom_providers(config: Optional[dict] = None):
        return
    custom_providers = config.get("custom_providers")
    if not isinstance(custom_providers, list):
-        # Fall back to the v12+ providers dict via the compatibility layer
-        try:
-            from hermes_cli.config import get_compatible_custom_providers
-
-            custom_providers = get_compatible_custom_providers(config)
-        except Exception:
-            return
-    if not custom_providers:
        return
    for entry in custom_providers:
        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
@@ -701,14 +693,6 @@ class CredentialPool:
                        self._replace_entry(synced, updated)
                        self._persist()
                        self._sync_device_code_entry_to_auth_store(updated)
-                        try:
-                            _write_codex_cli_tokens(
-                                updated.access_token,
-                                updated.refresh_token,
-                                last_refresh=updated.last_refresh,
-                            )
-                        except Exception as wexc:
-                            logger.debug("Failed to write refreshed Codex tokens to CLI file (retry): %s", wexc)
                        return updated
                    except Exception as retry_exc:
                        logger.debug("Codex retry refresh also failed: %s", retry_exc)
@@ -734,17 +718,6 @@ class CredentialPool:
        # _seed_from_singletons() on the next load_pool() sees fresh state
        # instead of re-seeding stale/consumed tokens.
        self._sync_device_code_entry_to_auth_store(updated)
-        # Write refreshed tokens back to ~/.codex/auth.json so Codex CLI
-        # and VS Code don't hit "refresh_token_reused" on their next refresh.
-        if self.provider == "openai-codex":
-            try:
-                _write_codex_cli_tokens(
-                    updated.access_token,
-                    updated.refresh_token,
-                    last_refresh=updated.last_refresh,
-                )
-            except Exception as wexc:
-                logger.debug("Failed to write refreshed Codex tokens to CLI file: %s", wexc)
        return updated

    def _entry_needs_refresh(self, entry: PooledCredential) -> bool:
@@ -1152,81 +1125,9 @@ def _seed_from_singletons(provider: str, entries: List[PooledCredential]) -> Tup
                },
            )

-    elif provider == "copilot":
-        # Copilot tokens are resolved dynamically via `gh auth token` or
-        # env vars (COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN).  They don't live in
-        # the auth store or credential pool, so we resolve them here.
-        try:
-            from hermes_cli.copilot_auth import resolve_copilot_token
-            token, source = resolve_copilot_token()
-            if token:
-                source_name = "gh_cli" if "gh" in source.lower() else f"env:{source}"
-                active_sources.add(source_name)
-                pconfig = PROVIDER_REGISTRY.get(provider)
-                changed |= _upsert_entry(
-                    entries,
-                    provider,
-                    source_name,
-                    {
-                        "source": source_name,
-                        "auth_type": AUTH_TYPE_API_KEY,
-                        "access_token": token,
-                        "base_url": pconfig.inference_base_url if pconfig else "",
-                        "label": source,
-                    },
-                )
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.debug("Copilot token seed failed: %s", exc)
-
-    elif provider == "qwen-oauth":
-        # Qwen OAuth tokens live in ~/.qwen/oauth_creds.json, written by
-        # the Qwen CLI (`qwen auth qwen-oauth`).  They aren't in the
-        # Hermes auth store or env vars, so resolve them here.
-        # Use refresh_if_expiring=False to avoid network calls during
-        # pool loading / provider discovery.
-        try:
-            from hermes_cli.auth import resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials
-            creds = resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials(refresh_if_expiring=False)
-            token = creds.get("api_key", "")
-            if token:
-                source_name = creds.get("source", "qwen-cli")
-                active_sources.add(source_name)
-                changed |= _upsert_entry(
-                    entries,
-                    provider,
-                    source_name,
-                    {
-                        "source": source_name,
-                        "auth_type": AUTH_TYPE_OAUTH,
-                        "access_token": token,
-                        "expires_at_ms": creds.get("expires_at_ms"),
-                        "base_url": creds.get("base_url", ""),
-                        "label": creds.get("auth_file", source_name),
-                    },
-                )
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.debug("Qwen OAuth token seed failed: %s", exc)
-
    elif provider == "openai-codex":
        state = _load_provider_state(auth_store, "openai-codex")
        tokens = state.get("tokens") if isinstance(state, dict) else None
-        # Fallback: import from Codex CLI (~/.codex/auth.json) if Hermes auth
-        # store has no tokens.  This mirrors resolve_codex_runtime_credentials()
-        # so that load_pool() and list_authenticated_providers() detect tokens
-        # that only exist in the Codex CLI shared file.
-        if not (isinstance(tokens, dict) and tokens.get("access_token")):
-            try:
-                from hermes_cli.auth import _import_codex_cli_tokens, _save_codex_tokens
-                cli_tokens = _import_codex_cli_tokens()
-                if cli_tokens:
-                    logger.info("Importing Codex CLI tokens into Hermes auth store.")
-                    _save_codex_tokens(cli_tokens)
-                    # Re-read state after import
-                    auth_store = _load_auth_store()
-                    state = _load_provider_state(auth_store, "openai-codex")
-                    tokens = state.get("tokens") if isinstance(state, dict) else None
-            except Exception as exc:
-                logger.debug("Codex CLI token import failed: %s", exc)
        if isinstance(tokens, dict) and tokens.get("access_token"):
            active_sources.add("device_code")
            changed |= _upsert_entry(
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Pure display functions and classes with no AIAgent dependency.
 Used by AIAgent._execute_tool_calls for CLI feedback.
 """

+import json
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
@@ -13,8 +14,6 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from difflib import unified_diff
 from pathlib import Path

-from utils import safe_json_loads
-
 # ANSI escape codes for coloring tool failure indicators
 _RED = "\033[31m"
 _RESET = "\033[0m"
@@ -22,67 +21,11 @@ _RESET = "\033[0m"
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 _ANSI_RESET = "\033[0m"
-
-# Diff colors — resolved lazily from the skin engine so they adapt
-# to light/dark themes.  Falls back to sensible defaults on import
-# failure.  We cache after first resolution for performance.
-_diff_colors_cached: dict[str, str] | None = None
-
-
-def _diff_ansi() -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Return ANSI escapes for diff display, resolved from the active skin."""
-    global _diff_colors_cached
-    if _diff_colors_cached is not None:
-        return _diff_colors_cached
-
-    # Defaults that work on dark terminals
-    dim = "\033[38;2;150;150;150m"
-    file_c = "\033[38;2;180;160;255m"
-    hunk = "\033[38;2;120;120;140m"
-    minus = "\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;120;20;20m"
-    plus = "\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;20;90;20m"
-
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli.skin_engine import get_active_skin
-        skin = get_active_skin()
-
-        def _hex_fg(key: str, fallback_rgb: tuple[int, int, int]) -> str:
-            h = skin.get_color(key, "")
-            if h and len(h) == 7 and h[0] == "#":
-                r, g, b = int(h[1:3], 16), int(h[3:5], 16), int(h[5:7], 16)
-                return f"\033[38;2;{r};{g};{b}m"
-            r, g, b = fallback_rgb
-            return f"\033[38;2;{r};{g};{b}m"
-
-        dim = _hex_fg("banner_dim", (150, 150, 150))
-        file_c = _hex_fg("session_label", (180, 160, 255))
-        hunk = _hex_fg("session_border", (120, 120, 140))
-        # minus/plus use background colors — derive from ui_error/ui_ok
-        err_h = skin.get_color("ui_error", "#ef5350")
-        ok_h = skin.get_color("ui_ok", "#4caf50")
-        if err_h and len(err_h) == 7:
-            er, eg, eb = int(err_h[1:3], 16), int(err_h[3:5], 16), int(err_h[5:7], 16)
-            # Use a dark tinted version as background
-            minus = f"\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;{max(er//2,20)};{max(eg//4,10)};{max(eb//4,10)}m"
-        if ok_h and len(ok_h) == 7:
-            or_, og, ob = int(ok_h[1:3], 16), int(ok_h[3:5], 16), int(ok_h[5:7], 16)
-            plus = f"\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;{max(or_//4,10)};{max(og//2,20)};{max(ob//4,10)}m"
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    _diff_colors_cached = {
-        "dim": dim, "file": file_c, "hunk": hunk,
-        "minus": minus, "plus": plus,
-    }
-    return _diff_colors_cached
-
-
-# Module-level helpers — each call resolves from the active skin lazily.
-def _diff_dim():   return _diff_ansi()["dim"]
-def _diff_file():  return _diff_ansi()["file"]
-def _diff_hunk():  return _diff_ansi()["hunk"]
-def _diff_minus(): return _diff_ansi()["minus"]
-def _diff_plus():  return _diff_ansi()["plus"]
+_ANSI_DIM = "\033[38;2;150;150;150m"
+_ANSI_FILE = "\033[38;2;180;160;255m"
+_ANSI_HUNK = "\033[38;2;120;120;140m"
+_ANSI_MINUS = "\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;120;20;20m"
+_ANSI_PLUS = "\033[38;2;255;255;255;48;2;20;90;20m"
 _MAX_INLINE_DIFF_FILES = 6
 _MAX_INLINE_DIFF_LINES = 80

@@ -367,8 +310,9 @@ def _result_succeeded(result: str | None) -> bool:
    """Conservatively detect whether a tool result represents success."""
    if not result:
        return False
-    data = safe_json_loads(result)
-    if data is None:
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(result)
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
        return False
    if not isinstance(data, dict):
        return False
@@ -417,7 +361,10 @@ def extract_edit_diff(
 ) -> str | None:
    """Extract a unified diff from a file-edit tool result."""
    if tool_name == "patch" and result:
-        data = safe_json_loads(result)
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(result)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            data = None
        if isinstance(data, dict):
            diff = data.get("diff")
            if isinstance(diff, str) and diff.strip():
@@ -456,19 +403,19 @@ def _render_inline_unified_diff(diff: str) -> list[str]:
        if raw_line.startswith("+++ "):
            to_file = raw_line[4:].strip()
            if from_file or to_file:
-                rendered.append(f"{_diff_file()}{from_file or 'a/?'} → {to_file or 'b/?'}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+                rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_FILE}{from_file or 'a/?'} → {to_file or 'b/?'}{_ANSI_RESET}")
            continue
        if raw_line.startswith("@@"):
-            rendered.append(f"{_diff_hunk()}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+            rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_HUNK}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
            continue
        if raw_line.startswith("-"):
-            rendered.append(f"{_diff_minus()}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+            rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_MINUS}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
            continue
        if raw_line.startswith("+"):
-            rendered.append(f"{_diff_plus()}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+            rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_PLUS}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
            continue
        if raw_line.startswith(" "):
-            rendered.append(f"{_diff_dim()}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+            rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_DIM}{raw_line}{_ANSI_RESET}")
            continue
        if raw_line:
            rendered.append(raw_line)
@@ -534,7 +481,7 @@ def _summarize_rendered_diff_sections(
        summary = f"… omitted {omitted_lines} diff line(s)"
        if omitted_files:
            summary += f" across {omitted_files} additional file(s)/section(s)"
-        rendered.append(f"{_diff_hunk()}{summary}{_ANSI_RESET}")
+        rendered.append(f"{_ANSI_HUNK}{summary}{_ANSI_RESET}")

    return rendered

@@ -600,45 +547,6 @@ class KawaiiSpinner:
        "analyzing", "computing", "synthesizing", "formulating", "brainstorming",
    ]

-    @classmethod
-    def get_waiting_faces(cls) -> list:
-        """Return waiting faces from the active skin, falling back to KAWAII_WAITING."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                faces = skin.spinner.get("waiting_faces", [])
-                if faces:
-                    return faces
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.KAWAII_WAITING
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_thinking_faces(cls) -> list:
-        """Return thinking faces from the active skin, falling back to KAWAII_THINKING."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                faces = skin.spinner.get("thinking_faces", [])
-                if faces:
-                    return faces
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.KAWAII_THINKING
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_thinking_verbs(cls) -> list:
-        """Return thinking verbs from the active skin, falling back to THINKING_VERBS."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                verbs = skin.spinner.get("thinking_verbs", [])
-                if verbs:
-                    return verbs
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.THINKING_VERBS
-
    def __init__(self, message: str = "", spinner_type: str = 'dots', print_fn=None):
        self.message = message
        self.spinner_frames = self.SPINNERS.get(spinner_type, self.SPINNERS['dots'])
@@ -810,19 +718,23 @@ def _detect_tool_failure(tool_name: str, result: str | None) -> tuple[bool, str]
        return False, ""

    if tool_name == "terminal":
-        data = safe_json_loads(result)
-        if isinstance(data, dict):
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(result)
            exit_code = data.get("exit_code")
            if exit_code is not None and exit_code != 0:
                return True, f" [exit {exit_code}]"
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError, AttributeError):
+            logger.debug("Could not parse terminal result as JSON for exit code check")
        return False, ""

    # Memory-specific: distinguish "full" from real errors
    if tool_name == "memory":
-        data = safe_json_loads(result)
-        if isinstance(data, dict):
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(result)
            if data.get("success") is False and "exceed the limit" in data.get("error", ""):
                return True, " [full]"
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError, AttributeError):
+            logger.debug("Could not parse memory result as JSON for capacity check")

    # Generic heuristic for non-terminal tools
    lower = result[:500].lower()
@@ -993,4 +905,84 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
 # Honcho session line (one-liner with clickable OSC 8 hyperlink)
 # =========================================================================

+_DIM = "\033[2m"
+_SKY_BLUE = "\033[38;5;117m"
+_ANSI_RESET = "\033[0m"

+
+# =========================================================================
+# Context pressure display (CLI user-facing warnings)
+# =========================================================================
+
+# ANSI color codes for context pressure tiers
+_CYAN = "\033[36m"
+_YELLOW = "\033[33m"
+_BOLD = "\033[1m"
+_DIM_ANSI = "\033[2m"
+
+# Bar characters
+_BAR_FILLED = "▰"
+_BAR_EMPTY = "▱"
+_BAR_WIDTH = 20
+
+
+def format_context_pressure(
+    compaction_progress: float,
+    threshold_tokens: int,
+    threshold_percent: float,
+    compression_enabled: bool = True,
+) -> str:
+    """Build a formatted context pressure line for CLI display.
+
+    The bar and percentage show progress toward the compaction threshold,
+    NOT the raw context window.  100% = compaction fires.
+
+    Args:
+        compaction_progress: How close to compaction (0.0–1.0, 1.0 = fires).
+        threshold_tokens: Compaction threshold in tokens.
+        threshold_percent: Compaction threshold as a fraction of context window.
+        compression_enabled: Whether auto-compression is active.
+    """
+    pct_int = min(int(compaction_progress * 100), 100)
+    filled = min(int(compaction_progress * _BAR_WIDTH), _BAR_WIDTH)
+    bar = _BAR_FILLED * filled + _BAR_EMPTY * (_BAR_WIDTH - filled)
+
+    threshold_k = f"{threshold_tokens // 1000}k" if threshold_tokens >= 1000 else str(threshold_tokens)
+    threshold_pct_int = int(threshold_percent * 100)
+
+    color = f"{_BOLD}{_YELLOW}"
+    icon = "⚠"
+    if compression_enabled:
+        hint = "compaction approaching"
+    else:
+        hint = "no auto-compaction"
+
+    return (
+        f"  {color}{icon} context {bar} {pct_int}% to compaction{_ANSI_RESET}"
+        f"  {_DIM_ANSI}{threshold_k} threshold ({threshold_pct_int}%) · {hint}{_ANSI_RESET}"
+    )
+
+
+def format_context_pressure_gateway(
+    compaction_progress: float,
+    threshold_percent: float,
+    compression_enabled: bool = True,
+) -> str:
+    """Build a plain-text context pressure notification for messaging platforms.
+
+    No ANSI — just Unicode and plain text suitable for Telegram/Discord/etc.
+    The percentage shows progress toward the compaction threshold.
+    """
+    pct_int = min(int(compaction_progress * 100), 100)
+    filled = min(int(compaction_progress * _BAR_WIDTH), _BAR_WIDTH)
+    bar = _BAR_FILLED * filled + _BAR_EMPTY * (_BAR_WIDTH - filled)
+
+    threshold_pct_int = int(threshold_percent * 100)
+
+    icon = "⚠️"
+    if compression_enabled:
+        hint = f"Context compaction approaching (threshold: {threshold_pct_int}% of window)."
+    else:
+        hint = "Auto-compaction is disabled — context may be truncated."
+
+    return f"{icon} Context: {bar} {pct_int}% to compaction\n{hint}"
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import enum
 import logging
+import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

@@ -112,10 +113,6 @@ _RATE_LIMIT_PATTERNS = [
    "please retry after",
    "resource_exhausted",
    "rate increased too quickly",  # Alibaba/DashScope throttling
-    # AWS Bedrock throttling
-    "throttlingexception",
-    "too many concurrent requests",
-    "servicequotaexceededexception",
 ]

 # Usage-limit patterns that need disambiguation (could be billing OR rate_limit)
@@ -160,26 +157,9 @@ _CONTEXT_OVERFLOW_PATTERNS = [
    "prompt exceeds max length",
    "max_tokens",
    "maximum number of tokens",
-    # vLLM / local inference server patterns
-    "exceeds the max_model_len",
-    "max_model_len",
-    "prompt length",             # "engine prompt length X exceeds"
-    "input is too long",
-    "maximum model length",
-    # Ollama patterns
-    "context length exceeded",
-    "truncating input",
-    # llama.cpp / llama-server patterns
-    "slot context",              # "slot context: N tokens, prompt N tokens"
-    "n_ctx_slot",
    # Chinese error messages (some providers return these)
    "超过最大长度",
    "上下文长度",
-    # AWS Bedrock Converse API error patterns
-    "input is too long",
-    "max input token",
-    "input token",
-    "exceeds the maximum number of input tokens",
 ]

 # Model not found patterns
@@ -1,764 +0,0 @@
-"""OpenAI-compatible facade that talks to Google's Cloud Code Assist backend.
-
-This adapter lets Hermes use the ``google-gemini-cli`` provider as if it were
-a standard OpenAI-shaped chat completion endpoint, while the underlying HTTP
-traffic goes to ``cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com/v1internal:{generateContent,
-streamGenerateContent}`` with a Bearer access token obtained via OAuth PKCE.
-
-Architecture
------------
- ``GeminiCloudCodeClient`` exposes ``.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)``
-  mirroring the subset of the OpenAI SDK that ``run_agent.py`` uses.
- Incoming OpenAI ``messages[]`` / ``tools[]`` / ``tool_choice`` are translated
-  to Gemini's native ``contents[]`` / ``tools[].functionDeclarations`` /
-  ``toolConfig`` / ``systemInstruction`` shape.
- The request body is wrapped ``{project, model, user_prompt_id, request}``
-  per Code Assist API expectations.
- Responses (``candidates[].content.parts[]``) are converted back to
-  OpenAI ``choices[0].message`` shape with ``content`` + ``tool_calls``.
- Streaming uses SSE (``?alt=sse``) and yields OpenAI-shaped delta chunks.
-
-Attribution
-----------
-Translation semantics follow jenslys/opencode-gemini-auth (MIT) and the public
-Gemini API docs. Request envelope shape
-(``{project, model, user_prompt_id, request}``) is documented nowhere; it is
-reverse-engineered from the opencode-gemini-auth and clawdbot implementations.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import time
-import uuid
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional
-
-import httpx
-
-from agent import google_oauth
-from agent.google_code_assist import (
-    CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT,
-    FREE_TIER_ID,
-    CodeAssistError,
-    ProjectContext,
-    resolve_project_context,
-)
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Request translation: OpenAI → Gemini
-# =============================================================================
-
-_ROLE_MAP_OPENAI_TO_GEMINI = {
-    "user": "user",
-    "assistant": "model",
-    "system": "user",   # handled separately via systemInstruction
-    "tool": "user",     # functionResponse is wrapped in a user-role turn
-    "function": "user",
-}
-
-
-def _coerce_content_to_text(content: Any) -> str:
-    """OpenAI content may be str or a list of parts; reduce to plain text."""
-    if content is None:
-        return ""
-    if isinstance(content, str):
-        return content
-    if isinstance(content, list):
-        pieces: List[str] = []
-        for p in content:
-            if isinstance(p, str):
-                pieces.append(p)
-            elif isinstance(p, dict):
-                if p.get("type") == "text" and isinstance(p.get("text"), str):
-                    pieces.append(p["text"])
-                # Multimodal (image_url, etc.) — stub for now; log and skip
-                elif p.get("type") in ("image_url", "input_audio"):
-                    logger.debug("Dropping multimodal part (not yet supported): %s", p.get("type"))
-        return "\n".join(pieces)
-    return str(content)
-
-
-def _translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tool_call: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """OpenAI tool_call -> Gemini functionCall part."""
-    fn = tool_call.get("function") or {}
-    args_raw = fn.get("arguments", "")
-    try:
-        args = json.loads(args_raw) if isinstance(args_raw, str) and args_raw else {}
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        args = {"_raw": args_raw}
-    if not isinstance(args, dict):
-        args = {"_value": args}
-    return {
-        "functionCall": {
-            "name": fn.get("name") or "",
-            "args": args,
-        },
-        # Sentinel signature — matches opencode-gemini-auth's approach.
-        # Without this, Code Assist rejects function calls that originated
-        # outside its own chain.
-        "thoughtSignature": "skip_thought_signature_validator",
-    }
-
-
-def _translate_tool_result_to_gemini(message: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """OpenAI tool-role message -> Gemini functionResponse part.
-
-    The function name isn't in the OpenAI tool message directly; it must be
-    passed via the assistant message that issued the call. For simplicity we
-    look up ``name`` on the message (OpenAI SDK copies it there) or on the
-    ``tool_call_id`` cross-reference.
-    """
-    name = str(message.get("name") or message.get("tool_call_id") or "tool")
-    content = _coerce_content_to_text(message.get("content"))
-    # Gemini expects the response as a dict under `response`. We wrap plain
-    # text in {"output": "..."}.
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(content) if content.strip().startswith(("{", "[")) else None
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        parsed = None
-    response = parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else {"output": content}
-    return {
-        "functionResponse": {
-            "name": name,
-            "response": response,
-        },
-    }
-
-
-def _build_gemini_contents(
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-) -> tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
-    """Convert OpenAI messages[] to Gemini contents[] + systemInstruction."""
-    system_text_parts: List[str] = []
-    contents: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
-    for msg in messages:
-        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
-            continue
-        role = str(msg.get("role") or "user")
-
-        if role == "system":
-            system_text_parts.append(_coerce_content_to_text(msg.get("content")))
-            continue
-
-        # Tool result message — emit a user-role turn with functionResponse
-        if role == "tool" or role == "function":
-            contents.append({
-                "role": "user",
-                "parts": [_translate_tool_result_to_gemini(msg)],
-            })
-            continue
-
-        gemini_role = _ROLE_MAP_OPENAI_TO_GEMINI.get(role, "user")
-        parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
-        text = _coerce_content_to_text(msg.get("content"))
-        if text:
-            parts.append({"text": text})
-
-        # Assistant messages can carry tool_calls
-        tool_calls = msg.get("tool_calls") or []
-        if isinstance(tool_calls, list):
-            for tc in tool_calls:
-                if isinstance(tc, dict):
-                    parts.append(_translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tc))
-
-        if not parts:
-            # Gemini rejects empty parts; skip the turn entirely
-            continue
-
-        contents.append({"role": gemini_role, "parts": parts})
-
-    system_instruction: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
-    joined_system = "\n".join(p for p in system_text_parts if p).strip()
-    if joined_system:
-        system_instruction = {
-            "role": "system",
-            "parts": [{"text": joined_system}],
-        }
-
-    return contents, system_instruction
-
-
-def _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """OpenAI tools[] -> Gemini tools[].functionDeclarations[]."""
-    if not isinstance(tools, list) or not tools:
-        return []
-    declarations: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for t in tools:
-        if not isinstance(t, dict):
-            continue
-        fn = t.get("function") or {}
-        if not isinstance(fn, dict):
-            continue
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if not name:
-            continue
-        decl = {"name": str(name)}
-        if fn.get("description"):
-            decl["description"] = str(fn["description"])
-        params = fn.get("parameters")
-        if isinstance(params, dict):
-            decl["parameters"] = params
-        declarations.append(decl)
-    if not declarations:
-        return []
-    return [{"functionDeclarations": declarations}]
-
-
-def _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """OpenAI tool_choice -> Gemini toolConfig.functionCallingConfig."""
-    if tool_choice is None:
-        return None
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, str):
-        if tool_choice == "auto":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "AUTO"}}
-        if tool_choice == "required":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "ANY"}}
-        if tool_choice == "none":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "NONE"}}
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
-        fn = tool_choice.get("function") or {}
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if name:
-            return {
-                "functionCallingConfig": {
-                    "mode": "ANY",
-                    "allowedFunctionNames": [str(name)],
-                },
-            }
-    return None
-
-
-def _normalize_thinking_config(config: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Accept thinkingBudget / thinkingLevel / includeThoughts (+ snake_case)."""
-    if not isinstance(config, dict) or not config:
-        return None
-    budget = config.get("thinkingBudget", config.get("thinking_budget"))
-    level = config.get("thinkingLevel", config.get("thinking_level"))
-    include = config.get("includeThoughts", config.get("include_thoughts"))
-    normalized: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if isinstance(budget, (int, float)):
-        normalized["thinkingBudget"] = int(budget)
-    if isinstance(level, str) and level.strip():
-        normalized["thinkingLevel"] = level.strip().lower()
-    if isinstance(include, bool):
-        normalized["includeThoughts"] = include
-    return normalized or None
-
-
-def build_gemini_request(
-    *,
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    tools: Any = None,
-    tool_choice: Any = None,
-    temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-    max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-    top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-    stop: Any = None,
-    thinking_config: Any = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Build the inner Gemini request body (goes inside ``request`` wrapper)."""
-    contents, system_instruction = _build_gemini_contents(messages)
-
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {"contents": contents}
-    if system_instruction is not None:
-        body["systemInstruction"] = system_instruction
-
-    gemini_tools = _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools)
-    if gemini_tools:
-        body["tools"] = gemini_tools
-    tool_cfg = _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice)
-    if tool_cfg is not None:
-        body["toolConfig"] = tool_cfg
-
-    generation_config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if isinstance(temperature, (int, float)):
-        generation_config["temperature"] = float(temperature)
-    if isinstance(max_tokens, int) and max_tokens > 0:
-        generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = max_tokens
-    if isinstance(top_p, (int, float)):
-        generation_config["topP"] = float(top_p)
-    if isinstance(stop, str) and stop:
-        generation_config["stopSequences"] = [stop]
-    elif isinstance(stop, list) and stop:
-        generation_config["stopSequences"] = [str(s) for s in stop if s]
-    normalized_thinking = _normalize_thinking_config(thinking_config)
-    if normalized_thinking:
-        generation_config["thinkingConfig"] = normalized_thinking
-    if generation_config:
-        body["generationConfig"] = generation_config
-
-    return body
-
-
-def wrap_code_assist_request(
-    *,
-    project_id: str,
-    model: str,
-    inner_request: Dict[str, Any],
-    user_prompt_id: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Wrap the inner Gemini request in the Code Assist envelope."""
-    return {
-        "project": project_id,
-        "model": model,
-        "user_prompt_id": user_prompt_id or str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        "request": inner_request,
-    }
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Response translation: Gemini → OpenAI
-# =============================================================================
-
-def _translate_gemini_response(
-    resp: Dict[str, Any],
-    model: str,
-) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    """Non-streaming Gemini response -> OpenAI-shaped SimpleNamespace.
-
-    Code Assist wraps the actual Gemini response inside ``response``, so we
-    unwrap it first if present.
-    """
-    inner = resp.get("response") if isinstance(resp.get("response"), dict) else resp
-
-    candidates = inner.get("candidates") or []
-    if not isinstance(candidates, list) or not candidates:
-        return _empty_response(model)
-
-    cand = candidates[0]
-    content_obj = cand.get("content") if isinstance(cand, dict) else {}
-    parts = content_obj.get("parts") if isinstance(content_obj, dict) else []
-
-    text_pieces: List[str] = []
-    reasoning_pieces: List[str] = []
-    tool_calls: List[SimpleNamespace] = []
-
-    for i, part in enumerate(parts or []):
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        # Thought parts are model's internal reasoning — surface as reasoning,
-        # don't mix into content.
-        if part.get("thought") is True:
-            if isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-                reasoning_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            text_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            tool_calls.append(SimpleNamespace(
-                id=f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-                type="function",
-                index=i,
-                function=SimpleNamespace(name=str(fc["name"]), arguments=args_str),
-            ))
-
-    finish_reason = "tool_calls" if tool_calls else _map_gemini_finish_reason(
-        str(cand.get("finishReason") or "")
-    )
-
-    usage_meta = inner.get("usageMetadata") or {}
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("promptTokenCount") or 0),
-        completion_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("candidatesTokenCount") or 0),
-        total_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("totalTokenCount") or 0),
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(
-            cached_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("cachedContentTokenCount") or 0),
-        ),
-    )
-
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant",
-        content="".join(text_pieces) if text_pieces else None,
-        tool_calls=tool_calls or None,
-        reasoning="".join(reasoning_pieces) or None,
-        reasoning_content="".join(reasoning_pieces) or None,
-        reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(
-        index=0,
-        message=message,
-        finish_reason=finish_reason,
-    )
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-def _empty_response(model: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant", content="", tool_calls=None,
-        reasoning=None, reasoning_content=None, reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, message=message, finish_reason="stop")
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=0, completion_tokens=0, total_tokens=0,
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(cached_tokens=0),
-    )
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-def _map_gemini_finish_reason(reason: str) -> str:
-    mapping = {
-        "STOP": "stop",
-        "MAX_TOKENS": "length",
-        "SAFETY": "content_filter",
-        "RECITATION": "content_filter",
-        "OTHER": "stop",
-    }
-    return mapping.get(reason.upper(), "stop")
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Streaming SSE iterator
-# =============================================================================
-
-class _GeminiStreamChunk(SimpleNamespace):
-    """Mimics an OpenAI ChatCompletionChunk with .choices[0].delta."""
-    pass
-
-
-def _make_stream_chunk(
-    *,
-    model: str,
-    content: str = "",
-    tool_call_delta: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    finish_reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    reasoning: str = "",
-) -> _GeminiStreamChunk:
-    delta_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {"role": "assistant"}
-    if content:
-        delta_kwargs["content"] = content
-    if tool_call_delta is not None:
-        delta_kwargs["tool_calls"] = [SimpleNamespace(
-            index=tool_call_delta.get("index", 0),
-            id=tool_call_delta.get("id") or f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-            type="function",
-            function=SimpleNamespace(
-                name=tool_call_delta.get("name") or "",
-                arguments=tool_call_delta.get("arguments") or "",
-            ),
-        )]
-    if reasoning:
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning"] = reasoning
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning_content"] = reasoning
-    delta = SimpleNamespace(**delta_kwargs)
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, delta=delta, finish_reason=finish_reason)
-    return _GeminiStreamChunk(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion.chunk",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=None,
-    )
-
-
-def _iter_sse_events(response: httpx.Response) -> Iterator[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Parse Server-Sent Events from an httpx streaming response."""
-    buffer = ""
-    for chunk in response.iter_text():
-        if not chunk:
-            continue
-        buffer += chunk
-        while "\n" in buffer:
-            line, buffer = buffer.split("\n", 1)
-            line = line.rstrip("\r")
-            if not line:
-                continue
-            if line.startswith("data: "):
-                data = line[6:]
-                if data == "[DONE]":
-                    return
-                try:
-                    yield json.loads(data)
-                except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                    logger.debug("Non-JSON SSE line: %s", data[:200])
-
-
-def _translate_stream_event(
-    event: Dict[str, Any],
-    model: str,
-    tool_call_indices: Dict[str, int],
-) -> List[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-    """Unwrap Code Assist envelope and emit OpenAI-shaped chunk(s)."""
-    inner = event.get("response") if isinstance(event.get("response"), dict) else event
-    candidates = inner.get("candidates") or []
-    if not candidates:
-        return []
-    cand = candidates[0]
-    if not isinstance(cand, dict):
-        return []
-
-    chunks: List[_GeminiStreamChunk] = []
-
-    content = cand.get("content") or {}
-    parts = content.get("parts") if isinstance(content, dict) else []
-    for part in parts or []:
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        if part.get("thought") is True and isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(
-                model=model, reasoning=part["text"],
-            ))
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str) and part["text"]:
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, content=part["text"]))
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            name = str(fc["name"])
-            idx = tool_call_indices.setdefault(name, len(tool_call_indices))
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(
-                model=model,
-                tool_call_delta={
-                    "index": idx,
-                    "name": name,
-                    "arguments": args_str,
-                },
-            ))
-
-    finish_reason_raw = str(cand.get("finishReason") or "")
-    if finish_reason_raw:
-        mapped = _map_gemini_finish_reason(finish_reason_raw)
-        if tool_call_indices:
-            mapped = "tool_calls"
-        chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, finish_reason=mapped))
-    return chunks
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# GeminiCloudCodeClient — OpenAI-compatible facade
-# =============================================================================
-
-MARKER_BASE_URL = "cloudcode-pa://google"
-
-
-class _GeminiChatCompletions:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiCloudCodeClient"):
-        self._client = client
-
-    def create(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        return self._client._create_chat_completion(**kwargs)
-
-
-class _GeminiChatNamespace:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiCloudCodeClient"):
-        self.completions = _GeminiChatCompletions(client)
-
-
-class GeminiCloudCodeClient:
-    """Minimal OpenAI-SDK-compatible facade over Code Assist v1internal."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *,
-        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
-        default_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-        project_id: str = "",
-        **_: Any,
-    ):
-        # `api_key` here is a dummy — real auth is the OAuth access token
-        # fetched on every call via agent.google_oauth.get_valid_access_token().
-        # We accept the kwarg for openai.OpenAI interface parity.
-        self.api_key = api_key or "google-oauth"
-        self.base_url = base_url or MARKER_BASE_URL
-        self._default_headers = dict(default_headers or {})
-        self._configured_project_id = project_id
-        self._project_context: Optional[ProjectContext] = None
-        self._project_context_lock = False  # simple single-thread guard
-        self.chat = _GeminiChatNamespace(self)
-        self.is_closed = False
-        self._http = httpx.Client(timeout=httpx.Timeout(connect=15.0, read=600.0, write=30.0, pool=30.0))
-
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        self.is_closed = True
-        try:
-            self._http.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    # Implement the OpenAI SDK's context-manager-ish closure check
-    def __enter__(self):
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        self.close()
-
-    def _ensure_project_context(self, access_token: str, model: str) -> ProjectContext:
-        """Lazily resolve and cache the project context for this client."""
-        if self._project_context is not None:
-            return self._project_context
-
-        env_project = google_oauth.resolve_project_id_from_env()
-        creds = google_oauth.load_credentials()
-        stored_project = creds.project_id if creds else ""
-
-        # Prefer what's already baked into the creds
-        if stored_project:
-            self._project_context = ProjectContext(
-                project_id=stored_project,
-                managed_project_id=creds.managed_project_id if creds else "",
-                tier_id="",
-                source="stored",
-            )
-            return self._project_context
-
-        ctx = resolve_project_context(
-            access_token,
-            configured_project_id=self._configured_project_id,
-            env_project_id=env_project,
-            user_agent_model=model,
-        )
-        # Persist discovered project back to the creds file so the next
-        # session doesn't re-run the discovery.
-        if ctx.project_id or ctx.managed_project_id:
-            google_oauth.update_project_ids(
-                project_id=ctx.project_id,
-                managed_project_id=ctx.managed_project_id,
-            )
-        self._project_context = ctx
-        return ctx
-
-    def _create_chat_completion(
-        self,
-        *,
-        model: str = "gemini-2.5-flash",
-        messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
-        stream: bool = False,
-        tools: Any = None,
-        tool_choice: Any = None,
-        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-        stop: Any = None,
-        extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        timeout: Any = None,
-        **_: Any,
-    ) -> Any:
-        access_token = google_oauth.get_valid_access_token()
-        ctx = self._ensure_project_context(access_token, model)
-
-        thinking_config = None
-        if isinstance(extra_body, dict):
-            thinking_config = extra_body.get("thinking_config") or extra_body.get("thinkingConfig")
-
-        inner = build_gemini_request(
-            messages=messages or [],
-            tools=tools,
-            tool_choice=tool_choice,
-            temperature=temperature,
-            max_tokens=max_tokens,
-            top_p=top_p,
-            stop=stop,
-            thinking_config=thinking_config,
-        )
-        wrapped = wrap_code_assist_request(
-            project_id=ctx.project_id,
-            model=model,
-            inner_request=inner,
-        )
-
-        headers = {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            "Accept": "application/json",
-            "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
-            "User-Agent": "hermes-agent (gemini-cli-compat)",
-            "X-Goog-Api-Client": "gl-python/hermes",
-            "x-activity-request-id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        }
-        headers.update(self._default_headers)
-
-        if stream:
-            return self._stream_completion(model=model, wrapped=wrapped, headers=headers)
-
-        url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:generateContent"
-        response = self._http.post(url, json=wrapped, headers=headers)
-        if response.status_code != 200:
-            raise _gemini_http_error(response)
-        try:
-            payload = response.json()
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            raise CodeAssistError(
-                f"Invalid JSON from Code Assist: {exc}",
-                code="code_assist_invalid_json",
-            ) from exc
-        return _translate_gemini_response(payload, model=model)
-
-    def _stream_completion(
-        self,
-        *,
-        model: str,
-        wrapped: Dict[str, Any],
-        headers: Dict[str, str],
-    ) -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-        """Generator that yields OpenAI-shaped streaming chunks."""
-        url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse"
-        stream_headers = dict(headers)
-        stream_headers["Accept"] = "text/event-stream"
-
-        def _generator() -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-            try:
-                with self._http.stream("POST", url, json=wrapped, headers=stream_headers) as response:
-                    if response.status_code != 200:
-                        # Materialize error body for better diagnostics
-                        response.read()
-                        raise _gemini_http_error(response)
-                    tool_call_indices: Dict[str, int] = {}
-                    for event in _iter_sse_events(response):
-                        for chunk in _translate_stream_event(event, model, tool_call_indices):
-                            yield chunk
-            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
-                raise CodeAssistError(
-                    f"Streaming request failed: {exc}",
-                    code="code_assist_stream_error",
-                ) from exc
-
-        return _generator()
-
-
-def _gemini_http_error(response: httpx.Response) -> CodeAssistError:
-    status = response.status_code
-    try:
-        body = response.text[:500]
-    except Exception:
-        body = ""
-    # Let run_agent's retry logic see auth errors as rotatable via `api_key`
-    code = f"code_assist_http_{status}"
-    if status == 401:
-        code = "code_assist_unauthorized"
-    elif status == 429:
-        code = "code_assist_rate_limited"
-    return CodeAssistError(
-        f"Code Assist returned HTTP {status}: {body}",
-        code=code,
-    )
@@ -1,417 +0,0 @@
-"""Google Code Assist API client — project discovery, onboarding, quota.
-
-The Code Assist API powers Google's official gemini-cli. It sits at
-``cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com`` and provides:
-
- Free tier access (generous daily quota) for personal Google accounts
- Paid tier access via GCP projects with billing / Workspace / Standard / Enterprise
-
-This module handles the control-plane dance needed before inference:
-
-1. ``load_code_assist()`` — probe the user's account to learn what tier they're on
-   and whether a ``cloudaicompanionProject`` is already assigned.
-2. ``onboard_user()`` — if the user hasn't been onboarded yet (new account, fresh
-   free tier, etc.), call this with the chosen tier + project id. Supports LRO
-   polling for slow provisioning.
-3. ``retrieve_user_quota()`` — fetch the ``buckets[]`` array showing remaining
-   quota per model, used by the ``/gquota`` slash command.
-
-VPC-SC handling: enterprise accounts under a VPC Service Controls perimeter
-will get ``SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED`` on ``load_code_assist``. We catch this
-and force the account to ``standard-tier`` so the call chain still succeeds.
-
-Derived from opencode-gemini-auth (MIT) and clawdbot/extensions/google. The
-request/response shapes are specific to Google's internal Code Assist API,
-documented nowhere public — we copy them from the reference implementations.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import time
-import urllib.error
-import urllib.parse
-import urllib.request
-import uuid
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Constants
-# =============================================================================
-
-CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT = "https://cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com"
-
-# Fallback endpoints tried when prod returns an error during project discovery
-FALLBACK_ENDPOINTS = [
-    "https://daily-cloudcode-pa.sandbox.googleapis.com",
-    "https://autopush-cloudcode-pa.sandbox.googleapis.com",
-]
-
-# Tier identifiers that Google's API uses
-FREE_TIER_ID = "free-tier"
-LEGACY_TIER_ID = "legacy-tier"
-STANDARD_TIER_ID = "standard-tier"
-
-# Default HTTP headers matching gemini-cli's fingerprint.
-# Google may reject unrecognized User-Agents on these internal endpoints.
-_GEMINI_CLI_USER_AGENT = "google-api-nodejs-client/9.15.1 (gzip)"
-_X_GOOG_API_CLIENT = "gl-node/24.0.0"
-_DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30.0
-_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS = 12
-_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5.0
-
-
-class CodeAssistError(RuntimeError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str, *, code: str = "code_assist_error") -> None:
-        super().__init__(message)
-        self.code = code
-
-
-class ProjectIdRequiredError(CodeAssistError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str = "GCP project id required for this tier") -> None:
-        super().__init__(message, code="code_assist_project_id_required")
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# HTTP primitive (auth via Bearer token passed per-call)
-# =============================================================================
-
-def _build_headers(access_token: str, *, user_agent_model: str = "") -> Dict[str, str]:
-    ua = _GEMINI_CLI_USER_AGENT
-    if user_agent_model:
-        ua = f"{ua} model/{user_agent_model}"
-    return {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        "Accept": "application/json",
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
-        "User-Agent": ua,
-        "X-Goog-Api-Client": _X_GOOG_API_CLIENT,
-        "x-activity-request-id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
-    }
-
-
-def _client_metadata() -> Dict[str, str]:
-    """Match Google's gemini-cli exactly — unrecognized metadata may be rejected."""
-    return {
-        "ideType": "IDE_UNSPECIFIED",
-        "platform": "PLATFORM_UNSPECIFIED",
-        "pluginType": "GEMINI",
-    }
-
-
-def _post_json(
-    url: str,
-    body: Dict[str, Any],
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    timeout: float = _DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    data = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
-    request = urllib.request.Request(
-        url, data=data, method="POST",
-        headers=_build_headers(access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model),
-    )
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) as response:
-            raw = response.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-            return json.loads(raw) if raw else {}
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
-        detail = ""
-        try:
-            detail = exc.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        # Special case: VPC-SC violation should be distinguishable
-        if _is_vpc_sc_violation(detail):
-            raise CodeAssistError(
-                f"VPC-SC policy violation: {detail}",
-                code="code_assist_vpc_sc",
-            ) from exc
-        raise CodeAssistError(
-            f"Code Assist HTTP {exc.code}: {detail or exc.reason}",
-            code=f"code_assist_http_{exc.code}",
-        ) from exc
-    except urllib.error.URLError as exc:
-        raise CodeAssistError(
-            f"Code Assist request failed: {exc}",
-            code="code_assist_network_error",
-        ) from exc
-
-
-def _is_vpc_sc_violation(body: str) -> bool:
-    """Detect a VPC Service Controls violation from a response body."""
-    if not body:
-        return False
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(body)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
-        return "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED" in body
-    # Walk the nested error structure Google uses
-    error = parsed.get("error") if isinstance(parsed, dict) else None
-    if not isinstance(error, dict):
-        return False
-    details = error.get("details") or []
-    if isinstance(details, list):
-        for item in details:
-            if isinstance(item, dict):
-                reason = item.get("reason") or ""
-                if reason == "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED":
-                    return True
-    msg = str(error.get("message", ""))
-    return "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED" in msg
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# load_code_assist — discovers current tier + assigned project
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    """Result from ``load_code_assist``."""
-    current_tier_id: str = ""
-    cloudaicompanion_project: str = ""   # Google-managed project (free tier)
-    allowed_tiers: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    raw: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-
-def load_code_assist(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:loadCodeAssist`` with prod → sandbox fallback.
-
-    Returns whatever tier + project info Google reports. On VPC-SC violations,
-    returns a synthetic ``standard-tier`` result so the chain can continue.
-    """
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "metadata": {
-            "duetProject": project_id,
-            **_client_metadata(),
-        },
-    }
-    if project_id:
-        body["cloudaicompanionProject"] = project_id
-
-    endpoints = [CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT] + FALLBACK_ENDPOINTS
-    last_err: Optional[Exception] = None
-    for endpoint in endpoints:
-        url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal:loadCodeAssist"
-        try:
-            resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-            return _parse_load_response(resp)
-        except CodeAssistError as exc:
-            if exc.code == "code_assist_vpc_sc":
-                logger.info("VPC-SC violation on %s — defaulting to standard-tier", endpoint)
-                return CodeAssistProjectInfo(
-                    current_tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,
-                    cloudaicompanion_project=project_id,
-                )
-            last_err = exc
-            logger.warning("loadCodeAssist failed on %s: %s", endpoint, exc)
-            continue
-    if last_err:
-        raise last_err
-    return CodeAssistProjectInfo()
-
-
-def _parse_load_response(resp: Dict[str, Any]) -> CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    current_tier = resp.get("currentTier") or {}
-    tier_id = str(current_tier.get("id") or "") if isinstance(current_tier, dict) else ""
-    project = str(resp.get("cloudaicompanionProject") or "")
-    allowed = resp.get("allowedTiers") or []
-    allowed_ids: List[str] = []
-    if isinstance(allowed, list):
-        for t in allowed:
-            if isinstance(t, dict):
-                tid = str(t.get("id") or "")
-                if tid:
-                    allowed_ids.append(tid)
-    return CodeAssistProjectInfo(
-        current_tier_id=tier_id,
-        cloudaicompanion_project=project,
-        allowed_tiers=allowed_ids,
-        raw=resp,
-    )
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# onboard_user — provisions a new user on a tier (with LRO polling)
-# =============================================================================
-
-def onboard_user(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    tier_id: str,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:onboardUser`` to provision the user.
-
-    For paid tiers, ``project_id`` is REQUIRED (raises ProjectIdRequiredError).
-    For free tiers, ``project_id`` is optional — Google will assign one.
-
-    Returns the final operation response. Polls ``/v1internal/<name>`` for up
-    to ``_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS`` × ``_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS``
-    (default: 12 × 5s = 1 min).
-    """
-    if tier_id != FREE_TIER_ID and tier_id != LEGACY_TIER_ID and not project_id:
-        raise ProjectIdRequiredError(
-            f"Tier {tier_id!r} requires a GCP project id. "
-            "Set HERMES_GEMINI_PROJECT_ID or GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT."
-        )
-
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "tierId": tier_id,
-        "metadata": _client_metadata(),
-    }
-    if project_id:
-        body["cloudaicompanionProject"] = project_id
-
-    endpoint = CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT
-    url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal:onboardUser"
-    resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-
-    # Poll if LRO (long-running operation)
-    if not resp.get("done"):
-        op_name = resp.get("name", "")
-        if not op_name:
-            return resp
-        for attempt in range(_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS):
-            time.sleep(_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
-            poll_url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal/{op_name}"
-            try:
-                poll_resp = _post_json(poll_url, {}, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-            except CodeAssistError as exc:
-                logger.warning("Onboarding poll attempt %d failed: %s", attempt + 1, exc)
-                continue
-            if poll_resp.get("done"):
-                return poll_resp
-        logger.warning("Onboarding did not complete within %d attempts", _ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS)
-    return resp
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# retrieve_user_quota — for /gquota
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class QuotaBucket:
-    model_id: str
-    token_type: str = ""
-    remaining_fraction: float = 0.0
-    reset_time_iso: str = ""
-    raw: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-
-def retrieve_user_quota(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> List[QuotaBucket]:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:retrieveUserQuota`` and parse ``buckets[]``."""
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if project_id:
-        body["project"] = project_id
-    url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:retrieveUserQuota"
-    resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-    raw_buckets = resp.get("buckets") or []
-    buckets: List[QuotaBucket] = []
-    if not isinstance(raw_buckets, list):
-        return buckets
-    for b in raw_buckets:
-        if not isinstance(b, dict):
-            continue
-        buckets.append(QuotaBucket(
-            model_id=str(b.get("modelId") or ""),
-            token_type=str(b.get("tokenType") or ""),
-            remaining_fraction=float(b.get("remainingFraction") or 0.0),
-            reset_time_iso=str(b.get("resetTime") or ""),
-            raw=b,
-        ))
-    return buckets
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Project context resolution
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class ProjectContext:
-    """Resolved state for a given OAuth session."""
-    project_id: str = ""           # effective project id sent on requests
-    managed_project_id: str = ""   # Google-assigned project (free tier)
-    tier_id: str = ""
-    source: str = ""               # "env", "config", "discovered", "onboarded"
-
-
-def resolve_project_context(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    configured_project_id: str = "",
-    env_project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> ProjectContext:
-    """Figure out what project id + tier to use for requests.
-
-    Priority:
-      1. If configured_project_id or env_project_id is set, use that directly
-         and short-circuit (no discovery needed).
-      2. Otherwise call loadCodeAssist to see what Google says.
-      3. If no tier assigned yet, onboard the user (free tier default).
-    """
-    # Short-circuit: caller provided a project id
-    if configured_project_id:
-        return ProjectContext(
-            project_id=configured_project_id,
-            tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,  # assume paid since they specified one
-            source="config",
-        )
-    if env_project_id:
-        return ProjectContext(
-            project_id=env_project_id,
-            tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,
-            source="env",
-        )
-
-    # Discover via loadCodeAssist
-    info = load_code_assist(access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-
-    effective_project = info.cloudaicompanion_project
-    tier = info.current_tier_id
-
-    if not tier:
-        # User hasn't been onboarded — provision them on free tier
-        onboard_resp = onboard_user(
-            access_token,
-            tier_id=FREE_TIER_ID,
-            project_id="",
-            user_agent_model=user_agent_model,
-        )
-        # Re-parse from the onboard response
-        response_body = onboard_resp.get("response") or {}
-        if isinstance(response_body, dict):
-            effective_project = (
-                effective_project
-                or str(response_body.get("cloudaicompanionProject") or "")
-            )
-        tier = FREE_TIER_ID
-        source = "onboarded"
-    else:
-        source = "discovered"
-
-    return ProjectContext(
-        project_id=effective_project,
-        managed_project_id=effective_project if tier == FREE_TIER_ID else "",
-        tier_id=tier,
-        source=source,
-    )
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from agent.usage_pricing import (
    DEFAULT_PRICING,
    estimate_usage_cost,
    format_duration_compact,
+    get_pricing,
    has_known_pricing,
 )

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-"""User-facing summaries for manual compression commands."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import Any, Sequence
-
-
-def summarize_manual_compression(
-    before_messages: Sequence[dict[str, Any]],
-    after_messages: Sequence[dict[str, Any]],
-    before_tokens: int,
-    after_tokens: int,
-) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return consistent user-facing feedback for manual compression."""
-    before_count = len(before_messages)
-    after_count = len(after_messages)
-    noop = list(after_messages) == list(before_messages)
-
-    if noop:
-        headline = f"No changes from compression: {before_count} messages"
-        if after_tokens == before_tokens:
-            token_line = (
-                f"Rough transcript estimate: ~{before_tokens:,} tokens (unchanged)"
-            )
-        else:
-            token_line = (
-                f"Rough transcript estimate: ~{before_tokens:,} → "
-                f"~{after_tokens:,} tokens"
-            )
-    else:
-        headline = f"Compressed: {before_count} → {after_count} messages"
-        token_line = (
-            f"Rough transcript estimate: ~{before_tokens:,} → "
-            f"~{after_tokens:,} tokens"
-        )
-
-    note = None
-    if not noop and after_count < before_count and after_tokens > before_tokens:
-        note = (
-            "Note: fewer messages can still raise this rough transcript estimate "
-            "when compression rewrites the transcript into denser summaries."
-        )
-
-    return {
-        "noop": noop,
-        "headline": headline,
-        "token_line": token_line,
-        "note": note,
-    }
@@ -44,22 +44,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 _FENCE_TAG_RE = re.compile(r'</?\s*memory-context\s*>', re.IGNORECASE)
-_INTERNAL_CONTEXT_RE = re.compile(
-    r'<\s*memory-context\s*>[\s\S]*?</\s*memory-context\s*>',
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-_INTERNAL_NOTE_RE = re.compile(
-    r'\[System note:\s*The following is recalled memory context,\s*NOT new user input\.\s*Treat as informational background data\.\]\s*',
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)


 def sanitize_context(text: str) -> str:
-    """Strip fence tags, injected context blocks, and system notes from provider output."""
-    text = _INTERNAL_CONTEXT_RE.sub('', text)
-    text = _INTERNAL_NOTE_RE.sub('', text)
-    text = _FENCE_TAG_RE.sub('', text)
-    return text
+    """Strip fence-escape sequences from provider output."""
+    return _FENCE_TAG_RE.sub('', text)


 def build_memory_context_block(raw_context: str) -> str:
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ and run_agent.py for pre-flight context checks.
 """

 import logging
+import os
 import re
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -23,21 +24,15 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # are preserved so the full model name reaches cache lookups and server queries.
 _PROVIDER_PREFIXES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({
    "openrouter", "nous", "openai-codex", "copilot", "copilot-acp",
-    "gemini", "ollama-cloud", "zai", "kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "anthropic", "deepseek",
+    "gemini", "zai", "kimi-coding", "minimax", "minimax-cn", "anthropic", "deepseek",
    "opencode-zen", "opencode-go", "ai-gateway", "kilocode", "alibaba",
    "qwen-oauth",
-    "xiaomi",
-    "arcee",
    "custom", "local",
    # Common aliases
    "google", "google-gemini", "google-ai-studio",
    "glm", "z-ai", "z.ai", "zhipu", "github", "github-copilot",
-    "github-models", "kimi", "moonshot", "kimi-cn", "moonshot-cn", "claude", "deep-seek",
-    "ollama",
+    "github-models", "kimi", "moonshot", "claude", "deep-seek",
    "opencode", "zen", "go", "vercel", "kilo", "dashscope", "aliyun", "qwen",
-    "mimo", "xiaomi-mimo",
-    "arcee-ai", "arceeai",
-    "xai", "x-ai", "x.ai", "grok",
    "qwen-portal",
 })

@@ -88,11 +83,6 @@ CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS = [
 # Default context length when no detection method succeeds.
 DEFAULT_FALLBACK_CONTEXT = CONTEXT_PROBE_TIERS[0]

-# Minimum context length required to run Hermes Agent.  Models with fewer
-# tokens cannot maintain enough working memory for tool-calling workflows.
-# Sessions, model switches, and cron jobs should reject models below this.
-MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH = 64_000
-
 # Thin fallback defaults — only broad model family patterns.
 # These fire only when provider is unknown AND models.dev/OpenRouter/Anthropic
 # all miss. Replaced the previous 80+ entry dict.
@@ -102,23 +92,15 @@ DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS = {
    # fuzzy-match collisions (e.g. "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4" is a
    # substring of "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6").
    # OpenRouter-prefixed models resolve via OpenRouter live API or models.dev.
-    "claude-opus-4-7": 1000000,
-    "claude-opus-4.7": 1000000,
    "claude-opus-4-6": 1000000,
    "claude-sonnet-4-6": 1000000,
    "claude-opus-4.6": 1000000,
    "claude-sonnet-4.6": 1000000,
    # Catch-all for older Claude models (must sort after specific entries)
    "claude": 200000,
-    # OpenAI — GPT-5 family (most have 400k; specific overrides first)
-    # Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
-    "gpt-5.4-nano": 400000,           # 400k (not 1.05M like full 5.4)
-    "gpt-5.4-mini": 400000,           # 400k (not 1.05M like full 5.4)
-    "gpt-5.4": 1050000,               # GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 Pro (1.05M context)
-    "gpt-5.3-codex-spark": 128000,    # Spark variant has reduced 128k context
-    "gpt-5.1-chat": 128000,           # Chat variant has 128k context
-    "gpt-5": 400000,                  # GPT-5.x base, mini, codex variants (400k)
+    # OpenAI
    "gpt-4.1": 1047576,
+    "gpt-5": 128000,
    "gpt-4": 128000,
    # Google
    "gemini": 1048576,
@@ -131,14 +113,17 @@ DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS = {
    "deepseek": 128000,
    # Meta
    "llama": 131072,
-    # Qwen — specific model families before the catch-all.
-    # Official docs: https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/developer-reference/
-    "qwen3-coder-plus": 1000000,  # 1M context
-    "qwen3-coder": 262144,        # 256K context
+    # Qwen
    "qwen": 131072,
-    # MiniMax — official docs: 204,800 context for all models
-    # https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/text-anthropic-api
-    "minimax": 204800,
+    # MiniMax (lowercase — lookup lowercases model names at line 973)
+    "minimax-m1-256k": 1000000,
+    "minimax-m1-128k": 1000000,
+    "minimax-m1-80k": 1000000,
+    "minimax-m1-40k": 1000000,
+    "minimax-m1": 1000000,
+    "minimax-m2.5": 1048576,
+    "minimax-m2.7": 1048576,
+    "minimax": 1048576,
    # GLM
    "glm": 202752,
    # xAI Grok — xAI /v1/models does not return context_length metadata,
@@ -160,19 +145,16 @@ DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS = {
    "kimi": 262144,
    # Arcee
    "trinity": 262144,
-    # OpenRouter
-    "elephant": 262144,
    # Hugging Face Inference Providers — model IDs use org/name format
    "Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B": 131072,
    "Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B": 131072,
    "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2": 65536,
    "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5": 262144,
    "moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking": 262144,
-    "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5": 204800,
-    "XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2-Flash": 256000,
-    "mimo-v2-pro": 1000000,
-    "mimo-v2-omni": 256000,
-    "mimo-v2-flash": 256000,
+    "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5": 1048576,
+    "XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2-Flash": 32768,
+    "mimo-v2-pro": 1048576,
+    "mimo-v2-omni": 1048576,
    "zai-org/GLM-5": 202752,
 }

@@ -197,12 +179,6 @@ _MAX_COMPLETION_KEYS = (

 # Local server hostnames / address patterns
 _LOCAL_HOSTS = ("localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1", "0.0.0.0")
-# Docker / Podman / Lima DNS names that resolve to the host machine
-_CONTAINER_LOCAL_SUFFIXES = (
-    ".docker.internal",
-    ".containers.internal",
-    ".lima.internal",
-)


 def _normalize_base_url(base_url: str) -> str:
@@ -224,9 +200,7 @@ _URL_TO_PROVIDER: Dict[str, str] = {
    "api.anthropic.com": "anthropic",
    "api.z.ai": "zai",
    "api.moonshot.ai": "kimi-coding",
-    "api.moonshot.cn": "kimi-coding-cn",
    "api.kimi.com": "kimi-coding",
-    "api.arcee.ai": "arcee",
    "api.minimax": "minimax",
    "dashscope.aliyuncs.com": "alibaba",
    "dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com": "alibaba",
@@ -240,9 +214,6 @@ _URL_TO_PROVIDER: Dict[str, str] = {
    "api.fireworks.ai": "fireworks",
    "opencode.ai": "opencode-go",
    "api.x.ai": "xai",
-    "api.xiaomimimo.com": "xiaomi",
-    "xiaomimimo.com": "xiaomi",
-    "ollama.com": "ollama-cloud",
 }


@@ -281,9 +252,6 @@ def is_local_endpoint(base_url: str) -> bool:
        return False
    if host in _LOCAL_HOSTS:
        return True
-    # Docker / Podman / Lima internal DNS names (e.g. host.docker.internal)
-    if any(host.endswith(suffix) for suffix in _CONTAINER_LOCAL_SUFFIXES):
-        return True
    # RFC-1918 private ranges and link-local
    import ipaddress
    try:
@@ -791,12 +759,12 @@ def _query_local_context_length(model: str, base_url: str) -> Optional[int]:
                resp = client.post(f"{server_url}/api/show", json={"name": model})
                if resp.status_code == 200:
                    data = resp.json()
-                    # Prefer explicit num_ctx from Modelfile parameters: this is
-                    # the *runtime* context Ollama will actually allocate KV cache
-                    # for. The GGUF model_info.context_length is the training max,
-                    # which can be larger than num_ctx — using it here would let
-                    # Hermes grow conversations past the runtime limit and Ollama
-                    # would silently truncate. Matches query_ollama_num_ctx().
+                    # Check model_info for context length
+                    model_info = data.get("model_info", {})
+                    for key, value in model_info.items():
+                        if "context_length" in key and isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+                            return int(value)
+                    # Check parameters string for num_ctx
                    params = data.get("parameters", "")
                    if "num_ctx" in params:
                        for line in params.split("\n"):
@@ -807,11 +775,6 @@ def _query_local_context_length(model: str, base_url: str) -> Optional[int]:
                                        return int(parts[-1])
                                    except ValueError:
                                        pass
-                    # Fall back to GGUF model_info context_length (training max)
-                    model_info = data.get("model_info", {})
-                    for key, value in model_info.items():
-                        if "context_length" in key and isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-                            return int(value)

            # LM Studio native API: /api/v1/models returns max_context_length.
            # This is more reliable than the OpenAI-compat /v1/models which
@@ -1016,16 +979,6 @@ def get_model_context_length(
        if ctx:
            return ctx

-    # 4b. AWS Bedrock — use static context length table.
-    # Bedrock's ListFoundationModels doesn't expose context window sizes,
-    # so we maintain a curated table in bedrock_adapter.py.
-    if provider == "bedrock" or (base_url and "bedrock-runtime" in base_url):
-        try:
-            from agent.bedrock_adapter import get_bedrock_context_length
-            return get_bedrock_context_length(model)
-        except ImportError:
-            pass  # boto3 not installed — fall through to generic resolution
-
    # 5. Provider-aware lookups (before generic OpenRouter cache)
    # These are provider-specific and take priority over the generic OR cache,
    # since the same model can have different context limits per provider
@@ -1076,21 +1029,16 @@ def get_model_context_length(


 def estimate_tokens_rough(text: str) -> int:
-    """Rough token estimate (~4 chars/token) for pre-flight checks.
-
-    Uses ceiling division so short texts (1-3 chars) never estimate as
-    0 tokens, which would cause the compressor and pre-flight checks to
-    systematically undercount when many short tool results are present.
-    """
+    """Rough token estimate (~4 chars/token) for pre-flight checks."""
    if not text:
        return 0
-    return (len(text) + 3) // 4
+    return len(text) // 4


 def estimate_messages_tokens_rough(messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> int:
    """Rough token estimate for a message list (pre-flight only)."""
    total_chars = sum(len(str(msg)) for msg in messages)
-    return (total_chars + 3) // 4
+    return total_chars // 4


 def estimate_request_tokens_rough(
@@ -1113,4 +1061,4 @@ def estimate_request_tokens_rough(
        total_chars += sum(len(str(msg)) for msg in messages)
    if tools:
        total_chars += len(str(tools))
-    return (total_chars + 3) // 4
+    return total_chars // 4
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Other modules should import the dataclasses and query functions from here
 rather than parsing the raw JSON themselves.
 """

+import difflib
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -142,11 +144,8 @@ class ProviderInfo:
 PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV: Dict[str, str] = {
    "openrouter": "openrouter",
    "anthropic": "anthropic",
-    "openai": "openai",
-    "openai-codex": "openai",
    "zai": "zai",
    "kimi-coding": "kimi-for-coding",
-    "kimi-coding-cn": "kimi-for-coding",
    "minimax": "minimax",
    "minimax-cn": "minimax-cn",
    "deepseek": "deepseek",
@@ -162,20 +161,25 @@ PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV: Dict[str, str] = {
    "gemini": "google",
    "google": "google",
    "xai": "xai",
-    "xiaomi": "xiaomi",
    "nvidia": "nvidia",
    "groq": "groq",
    "mistral": "mistral",
    "togetherai": "togetherai",
    "perplexity": "perplexity",
    "cohere": "cohere",
-    "ollama-cloud": "ollama-cloud",
 }

 # Reverse mapping: models.dev → Hermes (built lazily)
 _MODELS_DEV_TO_PROVIDER: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None


+def _get_reverse_mapping() -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Return models.dev ID → Hermes provider ID mapping."""
+    global _MODELS_DEV_TO_PROVIDER
+    if _MODELS_DEV_TO_PROVIDER is None:
+        _MODELS_DEV_TO_PROVIDER = {v: k for k, v in PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV.items()}
+    return _MODELS_DEV_TO_PROVIDER
+

 def _get_cache_path() -> Path:
    """Return path to disk cache file."""
@@ -379,14 +383,7 @@ def get_model_capabilities(provider: str, model: str) -> Optional[ModelCapabilit

    # Extract capability flags (default to False if missing)
    supports_tools = bool(entry.get("tool_call", False))
-    # Vision: check both the `attachment` flag and `modalities.input` for "image".
-    # Some models (e.g. gemma-4) list image in input modalities but not attachment.
-    input_mods = entry.get("modalities", {})
-    if isinstance(input_mods, dict):
-        input_mods = input_mods.get("input", [])
-    else:
-        input_mods = []
-    supports_vision = bool(entry.get("attachment", False)) or "image" in input_mods
+    supports_vision = bool(entry.get("attachment", False))
    supports_reasoning = bool(entry.get("reasoning", False))

    # Extract limits
@@ -456,6 +453,93 @@ def list_agentic_models(provider: str) -> List[str]:
    return result


+def search_models_dev(
+    query: str, provider: str = None, limit: int = 5
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Fuzzy search across models.dev catalog. Returns matching model entries.
+
+    Args:
+        query: Search string to match against model IDs.
+        provider: Optional Hermes provider ID to restrict search scope.
+                  If None, searches across all providers in PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV.
+        limit: Maximum number of results to return.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of dicts, each containing 'provider', 'model_id', and the full
+        model 'entry' from models.dev.
+    """
+    data = fetch_models_dev()
+    if not data:
+        return []
+
+    # Build list of (provider_id, model_id, entry) candidates
+    candidates: List[tuple] = []
+
+    if provider is not None:
+        # Search only the specified provider
+        mdev_provider_id = PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV.get(provider)
+        if not mdev_provider_id:
+            return []
+        provider_data = data.get(mdev_provider_id, {})
+        if isinstance(provider_data, dict):
+            models = provider_data.get("models", {})
+            if isinstance(models, dict):
+                for mid, mdata in models.items():
+                    candidates.append((provider, mid, mdata))
+    else:
+        # Search across all mapped providers
+        for hermes_prov, mdev_prov in PROVIDER_TO_MODELS_DEV.items():
+            provider_data = data.get(mdev_prov, {})
+            if isinstance(provider_data, dict):
+                models = provider_data.get("models", {})
+                if isinstance(models, dict):
+                    for mid, mdata in models.items():
+                        candidates.append((hermes_prov, mid, mdata))
+
+    if not candidates:
+        return []
+
+    # Use difflib for fuzzy matching — case-insensitive comparison
+    model_ids_lower = [c[1].lower() for c in candidates]
+    query_lower = query.lower()
+
+    # First try exact substring matches (more intuitive than pure edit-distance)
+    substring_matches = []
+    for prov, mid, mdata in candidates:
+        if query_lower in mid.lower():
+            substring_matches.append({"provider": prov, "model_id": mid, "entry": mdata})
+
+    # Then add difflib fuzzy matches for any remaining slots
+    fuzzy_ids = difflib.get_close_matches(
+        query_lower, model_ids_lower, n=limit * 2, cutoff=0.4
+    )
+
+    seen_ids: set = set()
+    results: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+    # Prioritize substring matches
+    for match in substring_matches:
+        key = (match["provider"], match["model_id"])
+        if key not in seen_ids:
+            seen_ids.add(key)
+            results.append(match)
+            if len(results) >= limit:
+                return results
+
+    # Add fuzzy matches
+    for fid in fuzzy_ids:
+        # Find original-case candidates matching this lowered ID
+        for prov, mid, mdata in candidates:
+            if mid.lower() == fid:
+                key = (prov, mid)
+                if key not in seen_ids:
+                    seen_ids.add(key)
+                    results.append({"provider": prov, "model_id": mid, "entry": mdata})
+                    if len(results) >= limit:
+                        return results
+
+    return results
+

 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Rich dataclass constructors — parse raw models.dev JSON into dataclasses
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-"""Cross-session rate limit guard for Nous Portal.
-
-Writes rate limit state to a shared file so all sessions (CLI, gateway,
-cron, auxiliary) can check whether Nous Portal is currently rate-limited
-before making requests.  Prevents retry amplification when RPH is tapped.
-
-Each 429 from Nous triggers up to 9 API calls per conversation turn
-(3 SDK retries x 3 Hermes retries), and every one of those calls counts
-against RPH.  By recording the rate limit state on first 429 and checking
-it before subsequent attempts, we eliminate the amplification effect.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import tempfile
-import time
-from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-_STATE_SUBDIR = "rate_limits"
-_STATE_FILENAME = "nous.json"
-
-
-def _state_path() -> str:
-    """Return the path to the Nous rate limit state file."""
-    try:
-        from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-        base = get_hermes_home()
-    except ImportError:
-        base = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".hermes")
-    return os.path.join(base, _STATE_SUBDIR, _STATE_FILENAME)
-
-
-def _parse_reset_seconds(headers: Optional[Mapping[str, str]]) -> Optional[float]:
-    """Extract the best available reset-time estimate from response headers.
-
-    Priority:
-      1. x-ratelimit-reset-requests-1h  (hourly RPH window — most useful)
-      2. x-ratelimit-reset-requests     (per-minute RPM window)
-      3. retry-after                     (generic HTTP header)
-
-    Returns seconds-from-now, or None if no usable header found.
-    """
-    if not headers:
-        return None
-
-    lowered = {k.lower(): v for k, v in headers.items()}
-
-    for key in (
-        "x-ratelimit-reset-requests-1h",
-        "x-ratelimit-reset-requests",
-        "retry-after",
-    ):
-        raw = lowered.get(key)
-        if raw is not None:
-            try:
-                val = float(raw)
-                if val > 0:
-                    return val
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                pass
-
-    return None
-
-
-def record_nous_rate_limit(
-    *,
-    headers: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None,
-    error_context: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    default_cooldown: float = 300.0,
-) -> None:
-    """Record that Nous Portal is rate-limited.
-
-    Parses the reset time from response headers or error context.
-    Falls back to ``default_cooldown`` (5 minutes) if no reset info
-    is available.  Writes to a shared file that all sessions can read.
-
-    Args:
-        headers: HTTP response headers from the 429 error.
-        error_context: Structured error context from _extract_api_error_context().
-        default_cooldown: Fallback cooldown in seconds when no header data.
-    """
-    now = time.time()
-    reset_at = None
-
-    # Try headers first (most accurate)
-    header_seconds = _parse_reset_seconds(headers)
-    if header_seconds is not None:
-        reset_at = now + header_seconds
-
-    # Try error_context reset_at (from body parsing)
-    if reset_at is None and isinstance(error_context, dict):
-        ctx_reset = error_context.get("reset_at")
-        if isinstance(ctx_reset, (int, float)) and ctx_reset > now:
-            reset_at = float(ctx_reset)
-
-    # Default cooldown
-    if reset_at is None:
-        reset_at = now + default_cooldown
-
-    path = _state_path()
-    try:
-        state_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
-        os.makedirs(state_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-        state = {
-            "reset_at": reset_at,
-            "recorded_at": now,
-            "reset_seconds": reset_at - now,
-        }
-
-        # Atomic write: write to temp file + rename
-        fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=state_dir, suffix=".tmp")
-        try:
-            with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
-                json.dump(state, f)
-            os.replace(tmp_path, path)
-        except Exception:
-            # Clean up temp file on failure
-            try:
-                os.unlink(tmp_path)
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-            raise
-
-        logger.info(
-            "Nous rate limit recorded: resets in %.0fs (at %.0f)",
-            reset_at - now, reset_at,
-        )
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("Failed to write Nous rate limit state: %s", exc)
-
-
-def nous_rate_limit_remaining() -> Optional[float]:
-    """Check if Nous Portal is currently rate-limited.
-
-    Returns:
-        Seconds remaining until reset, or None if not rate-limited.
-    """
-    path = _state_path()
-    try:
-        with open(path) as f:
-            state = json.load(f)
-        reset_at = state.get("reset_at", 0)
-        remaining = reset_at - time.time()
-        if remaining > 0:
-            return remaining
-        # Expired — clean up
-        try:
-            os.unlink(path)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        return None
-    except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, TypeError):
-        return None
-
-
-def clear_nous_rate_limit() -> None:
-    """Clear the rate limit state (e.g., after a successful Nous request)."""
-    try:
-        os.unlink(_state_path())
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        pass
-    except OSError as exc:
-        logger.debug("Failed to clear Nous rate limit state: %s", exc)
-
-
-def format_remaining(seconds: float) -> str:
-    """Format seconds remaining into human-readable duration."""
-    s = max(0, int(seconds))
-    if s < 60:
-        return f"{s}s"
-    if s < 3600:
-        m, sec = divmod(s, 60)
-        return f"{m}m {sec}s" if sec else f"{m}m"
-    h, remainder = divmod(s, 3600)
-    m = remainder // 60
-    return f"{h}h {m}m" if m else f"{h}h"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import threading
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from pathlib import Path

-from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home, get_skills_dir, is_wsl
+from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 from typing import Optional

 from agent.skill_utils import (
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ PLATFORM_HINTS = {
    ),
    "telegram": (
        "You are on a text messaging communication platform, Telegram. "
-        "Standard markdown is automatically converted to Telegram format. "
-        "Supported: **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, ||spoiler||, "
-        "`inline code`, ```code blocks```, [links](url), and ## headers. "
+        "Please do not use markdown as it does not render. "
        "You can send media files natively: to deliver a file to the user, "
        "include MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file in your response. Images "
        "(.png, .jpg, .webp) appear as photos, audio (.ogg) sends as voice "
@@ -366,56 +364,8 @@ PLATFORM_HINTS = {
        "documents. You can also include image URLs in markdown format ![alt](url) and they "
        "will be downloaded and sent as native media when possible."
    ),
-    "wecom": (
-        "You are on WeCom (企业微信 / Enterprise WeChat). Markdown formatting is supported. "
-        "You CAN send media files natively — to deliver a file to the user, include "
-        "MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file in your response. The file will be sent as a native "
-        "WeCom attachment: images (.jpg, .png, .webp) are sent as photos (up to 10 MB), "
-        "other files (.pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .md, .txt, etc.) arrive as downloadable documents "
-        "(up to 20 MB), and videos (.mp4) play inline. Voice messages are supported but "
-        "must be in AMR format — other audio formats are automatically sent as file attachments. "
-        "You can also include image URLs in markdown format ![alt](url) and they will be "
-        "downloaded and sent as native photos. Do NOT tell the user you lack file-sending "
-        "capability — use MEDIA: syntax whenever a file delivery is appropriate."
-    ),
-    "qqbot": (
-        "You are on QQ, a popular Chinese messaging platform. QQ supports markdown formatting "
-        "and emoji. You can send media files natively: include MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file in "
-        "your response. Images are sent as native photos, and other files arrive as downloadable "
-        "documents."
-    ),
 }

-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Environment hints — execution-environment awareness for the agent.
-# Unlike PLATFORM_HINTS (which describe the messaging channel), these describe
-# the machine/OS the agent's tools actually run on.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-WSL_ENVIRONMENT_HINT = (
-    "You are running inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). "
-    "The Windows host filesystem is mounted under /mnt/ — "
-    "/mnt/c/ is the C: drive, /mnt/d/ is D:, etc. "
-    "The user's Windows files are typically at "
-    "/mnt/c/Users/<username>/Desktop/, Documents/, Downloads/, etc. "
-    "When the user references Windows paths or desktop files, translate "
-    "to the /mnt/c/ equivalent. You can list /mnt/c/Users/ to discover "
-    "the Windows username if needed."
-)
-
-
-def build_environment_hints() -> str:
-    """Return environment-specific guidance for the system prompt.
-
-    Detects WSL, and can be extended for Termux, Docker, etc.
-    Returns an empty string when no special environment is detected.
-    """
-    hints: list[str] = []
-    if is_wsl():
-        hints.append(WSL_ENVIRONMENT_HINT)
-    return "\n\n".join(hints)
-
-
 CONTEXT_FILE_MAX_CHARS = 20_000
 CONTEXT_TRUNCATE_HEAD_RATIO = 0.7
 CONTEXT_TRUNCATE_TAIL_RATIO = 0.2
@@ -598,7 +548,8 @@ def build_skills_system_prompt(
    are read-only — they appear in the index but new skills are always created
    in the local dir.  Local skills take precedence when names collide.
    """
-    skills_dir = get_skills_dir()
+    hermes_home = get_hermes_home()
+    skills_dir = hermes_home / "skills"
    external_dirs = get_all_skills_dirs()[1:]  # skip local (index 0)

    if not skills_dir.exists() and not external_dirs:
@@ -776,16 +727,8 @@ def build_skills_system_prompt(

        result = (
            "## Skills (mandatory)\n"
-            "Before replying, scan the skills below. If a skill matches or is even partially relevant "
-            "to your task, you MUST load it with skill_view(name) and follow its instructions. "
-            "Err on the side of loading — it is always better to have context you don't need "
-            "than to miss critical steps, pitfalls, or established workflows. "
-            "Skills contain specialized knowledge — API endpoints, tool-specific commands, "
-            "and proven workflows that outperform general-purpose approaches. Load the skill "
-            "even if you think you could handle the task with basic tools like web_search or terminal. "
-            "Skills also encode the user's preferred approach, conventions, and quality standards "
-            "for tasks like code review, planning, and testing — load them even for tasks you "
-            "already know how to do, because the skill defines how it should be done here.\n"
+            "Before replying, scan the skills below. If one clearly matches your task, "
+            "load it with skill_view(name) and follow its instructions. "
            "If a skill has issues, fix it with skill_manage(action='patch').\n"
            "After difficult/iterative tasks, offer to save as a skill. "
            "If a skill you loaded was missing steps, had wrong commands, or needed "
@@ -795,7 +738,7 @@ def build_skills_system_prompt(
            + "\n".join(index_lines) + "\n"
            "</available_skills>\n"
            "\n"
-            "Only proceed without loading a skill if genuinely none are relevant to the task."
+            "If none match, proceed normally without loading a skill."
        )

    # ── Store in LRU cache ────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Mapping, Optional


@dataclass
@@ -93,17 +93,6 @@ _DB_CONNSTR_RE = re.compile(
    re.IGNORECASE,
 )

-# JWT tokens: header.payload[.signature] — always start with "eyJ" (base64 for "{")
-# Matches 1-part (header only), 2-part (header.payload), and full 3-part JWTs.
-_JWT_RE = re.compile(
-    r"eyJ[A-Za-z0-9_-]{10,}"           # Header (always starts with eyJ)
-    r"(?:\.[A-Za-z0-9_=-]{4,}){0,2}"   # Optional payload and/or signature
-)
-
-# Discord user/role mentions: <@123456789012345678> or <@!123456789012345678>
-# Snowflake IDs are 17-20 digit integers that resolve to specific Discord accounts.
-_DISCORD_MENTION_RE = re.compile(r"<@!?(\d{17,20})>")
-
 # E.164 phone numbers: +<country><number>, 7-15 digits
 # Negative lookahead prevents matching hex strings or identifiers
 _SIGNAL_PHONE_RE = re.compile(r"(\+[1-9]\d{6,14})(?![A-Za-z0-9])")
@@ -170,12 +159,6 @@ def redact_sensitive_text(text: str) -> str:
    # Database connection string passwords
    text = _DB_CONNSTR_RE.sub(lambda m: f"{m.group(1)}***{m.group(3)}", text)

-    # JWT tokens (eyJ... — base64-encoded JSON headers)
-    text = _JWT_RE.sub(lambda m: _mask_token(m.group(0)), text)
-
-    # Discord user/role mentions (<@snowflake_id>)
-    text = _DISCORD_MENTION_RE.sub(lambda m: f"<@{'!' if '!' in m.group(0) else ''}***>", text)
-
    # E.164 phone numbers (Signal, WhatsApp)
    def _redact_phone(m):
        phone = m.group(1)
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

-from hermes_constants import display_hermes_home
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 _skill_commands: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
@@ -72,14 +70,7 @@ def _load_skill_payload(skill_identifier: str, task_id: str | None = None) -> tu
    skill_name = str(loaded_skill.get("name") or normalized)
    skill_path = str(loaded_skill.get("path") or "")
    skill_dir = None
-    # Prefer the absolute skill_dir returned by skill_view() — this is
-    # correct for both local and external skills.  Fall back to the old
-    # SKILLS_DIR-relative reconstruction only when skill_dir is absent
-    # (e.g. legacy skill_view responses).
-    abs_skill_dir = loaded_skill.get("skill_dir")
-    if abs_skill_dir:
-        skill_dir = Path(abs_skill_dir)
-    elif skill_path:
+    if skill_path:
        try:
            skill_dir = SKILLS_DIR / Path(skill_path).parent
        except Exception:
@@ -117,7 +108,7 @@ def _inject_skill_config(loaded_skill: dict[str, Any], parts: list[str]) -> None
        if not resolved:
            return

-        lines = ["", f"[Skill config (from {display_hermes_home()}/config.yaml):"]
+        lines = ["", "[Skill config (from ~/.hermes/config.yaml):"]
        for key, value in resolved.items():
            display_val = str(value) if value else "(not set)"
            lines.append(f"  {key} = {display_val}")
@@ -177,7 +168,7 @@ def _build_skill_message(
            subdir_path = skill_dir / subdir
            if subdir_path.exists():
                for f in sorted(subdir_path.rglob("*")):
-                    if f.is_file() and not f.is_symlink():
+                    if f.is_file():
                        rel = str(f.relative_to(skill_dir))
                        supporting.append(rel)

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple

-from hermes_constants import get_config_path, get_skills_dir
+from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def get_disabled_skill_names(platform: str | None = None) -> Set[str]:
    Reads the config file directly (no CLI config imports) to stay
    lightweight.
    """
-    config_path = get_config_path()
+    config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
    if not config_path.exists():
        return set()
    try:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def get_external_skills_dirs() -> List[Path]:
    path.  Only directories that actually exist are returned.  Duplicates and
    paths that resolve to the local ``~/.hermes/skills/`` are silently skipped.
    """
-    config_path = get_config_path()
+    config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
    if not config_path.exists():
        return []
    try:
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def get_external_skills_dirs() -> List[Path]:
    if not isinstance(raw_dirs, list):
        return []

-    local_skills = get_skills_dir().resolve()
+    local_skills = (get_hermes_home() / "skills").resolve()
    seen: Set[Path] = set()
    result: List[Path] = []

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def get_all_skills_dirs() -> List[Path]:
    The local dir is always first (and always included even if it doesn't exist
    yet — callers handle that).  External dirs follow in config order.
    """
-    dirs = [get_skills_dir()]
+    dirs = [get_hermes_home() / "skills"]
    dirs.extend(get_external_skills_dirs())
    return dirs

@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def resolve_skill_config_values(
    current values (or the declared default if the key isn't set).
    Path values are expanded via ``os.path.expanduser``.
    """
-    config_path = get_config_path()
+    config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
    config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
    if config_path.exists():
        try:
@@ -441,25 +441,3 @@ def iter_skill_index_files(skills_dir: Path, filename: str):
            matches.append(Path(root) / filename)
    for path in sorted(matches, key=lambda p: str(p.relative_to(skills_dir))):
        yield path
-
-
-# ── Namespace helpers for plugin-provided skills ───────────────────────────
-
-_NAMESPACE_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$")
-
-
-def parse_qualified_name(name: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], str]:
-    """Split ``'namespace:skill-name'`` into ``(namespace, bare_name)``.
-
-    Returns ``(None, name)`` when there is no ``':'``.
-    """
-    if ":" not in name:
-        return None, name
-    return tuple(name.split(":", 1))  # type: ignore[return-value]
-
-
-def is_valid_namespace(candidate: Optional[str]) -> bool:
-    """Check whether *candidate* is a valid namespace (``[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+``)."""
-    if not candidate:
-        return False
-    return bool(_NAMESPACE_RE.match(candidate))
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def generate_title(user_message: str, assistant_response: str, timeout: float =

    try:
        response = call_llm(
-            task="title_generation",
+            task="compression",  # reuse compression task config (cheap/fast model)
            messages=messages,
            max_tokens=30,
            temperature=0.3,
@@ -284,80 +284,6 @@ _OFFICIAL_DOCS_PRICING: Dict[tuple[str, str], PricingEntry] = {
        source_url="https://ai.google.dev/pricing",
        pricing_version="google-pricing-2026-03-16",
    ),
-    # AWS Bedrock — pricing per the Bedrock pricing page.
-    # Bedrock charges the same per-token rates as the model provider but
-    # through AWS billing.  These are the on-demand prices (no commitment).
-    # Source: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "anthropic.claude-opus-4-6",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("15.00"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("75.00"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("3.00"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("15.00"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("3.00"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("15.00"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.80"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("4.00"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "amazon.nova-pro",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.80"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("3.20"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "amazon.nova-lite",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.06"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.24"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
-    (
-        "bedrock",
-        "amazon.nova-micro",
-    ): PricingEntry(
-        input_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.035"),
-        output_cost_per_million=Decimal("0.14"),
-        source="official_docs_snapshot",
-        source_url="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/",
-        pricing_version="bedrock-pricing-2026-04",
-    ),
 }


@@ -649,6 +575,25 @@ def has_known_pricing(
    return entry is not None


+def get_pricing(
+    model_name: str,
+    provider: Optional[str] = None,
+    base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+    api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Dict[str, float]:
+    """Backward-compatible thin wrapper for legacy callers.
+
+    Returns only non-cache input/output fields when a pricing entry exists.
+    Unknown routes return zeroes.
+    """
+    entry = get_pricing_entry(model_name, provider=provider, base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key)
+    if not entry:
+        return {"input": 0.0, "output": 0.0}
+    return {
+        "input": float(entry.input_cost_per_million or _ZERO),
+        "output": float(entry.output_cost_per_million or _ZERO),
+    }
+

 def format_duration_compact(seconds: float) -> str:
    if seconds < 60:
@@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ class BatchRunner:
            provider_sort (str): Sort providers by price/throughput/latency (optional)
            max_tokens (int): Maximum tokens for model responses (optional, uses model default if not set)
            reasoning_config (Dict): OpenRouter reasoning config override (e.g. {"effort": "none"} to disable thinking)
-            prefill_messages (List[Dict]): Messages to prepend as prefilled conversation context (few-shot priming).
-                NOTE: Anthropic Sonnet 4.6+ and Opus 4.6+ reject a trailing assistant-role prefill
-                (400 error).  For those models use output_config.format or structured-output
-                schemas instead.  Safe here for user-role priming and for older Claude / non-Claude models.
+            prefill_messages (List[Dict]): Messages to prepend as prefilled conversation context (few-shot priming)
            max_samples (int): Only process the first N samples from the dataset (optional, processes all if not set)
        """
        self.dataset_file = Path(dataset_file)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ model:
  #   "nous"         - Nous Portal OAuth (requires: hermes login)
  #   "nous-api"     - Nous Portal API key (requires: NOUS_API_KEY)
  #   "anthropic"    - Direct Anthropic API (requires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
-  #   "openai-codex" - OpenAI Codex (requires: hermes auth)
+  #   "openai-codex" - OpenAI Codex (requires: hermes login --provider openai-codex)
  #   "copilot"      - GitHub Copilot / GitHub Models (requires: GITHUB_TOKEN)
  #   "gemini"      - Use Google AI Studio direct (requires: GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY)
  #   "zai"         - Use z.ai / ZhipuAI GLM models (requires: GLM_API_KEY)
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ model:
  #   "minimax"      - MiniMax global (requires: MINIMAX_API_KEY)
  #   "minimax-cn"   - MiniMax China (requires: MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY)
  #   "huggingface"  - Hugging Face Inference (requires: HF_TOKEN)
-  #   "xiaomi"       - Xiaomi MiMo (requires: XIAOMI_API_KEY)
-  #   "arcee"        - Arcee AI Trinity models (requires: ARCEEAI_API_KEY)
-  #   "ollama-cloud" - Ollama Cloud (requires: OLLAMA_API_KEY — https://ollama.com/settings)
  #   "kilocode"     - KiloCode gateway (requires: KILOCODE_API_KEY)
  #   "ai-gateway"   - Vercel AI Gateway (requires: AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY)
  #
@@ -38,6 +35,12 @@ model:
  #     base_url: "http://localhost:1234/v1"
  #   No API key needed — local servers typically ignore auth.
  #
+  #   For Ollama Cloud (https://ollama.com/pricing):
+  #     provider: "custom"
+  #     base_url: "https://ollama.com/v1"
+  #   Set OLLAMA_API_KEY in .env — automatically picked up when base_url
+  #   points to ollama.com.
+  #
  # Can also be overridden with --provider flag or HERMES_INFERENCE_PROVIDER env var.
  provider: "auto"
  
@@ -305,8 +308,15 @@ compression:
  # compression of older turns.
  protect_last_n: 20

-  # To pin a specific model/provider for compression summaries, use the
-  # auxiliary section below (auxiliary.compression.provider / model).
+  # Model to use for generating summaries (fast/cheap recommended)
+  # This model compresses the middle turns into a concise summary.
+  # IMPORTANT: it receives the full middle section of the conversation, so it
+  # MUST support a context length at least as large as your main model's.
+  summary_model: "google/gemini-3-flash-preview"
+  
+  # Provider for the summary model (default: "auto")
+  # Options: "auto", "openrouter", "nous", "main"
+  # summary_provider: "auto"

 # =============================================================================
 # Auxiliary Models (Advanced — Experimental)
@@ -332,7 +342,6 @@ compression:
 #   "openrouter" - Force OpenRouter (requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
 #   "nous"       - Force Nous Portal (requires: hermes login)
 #   "gemini"      - Force Google AI Studio direct (requires: GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY)
-#   "ollama-cloud" - Ollama Cloud (requires: OLLAMA_API_KEY)
 #   "codex"       - Force Codex OAuth (requires: hermes model → Codex).
 #                  Uses gpt-5.3-codex which supports vision.
 #   "main"       - Use your custom endpoint (OPENAI_BASE_URL + OPENAI_API_KEY).
@@ -471,12 +480,6 @@ agent:
  # Fires once per run when inactivity reaches this threshold (seconds).
  # Set to 0 to disable the warning.
  # gateway_timeout_warning: 900
-
-  # Graceful drain timeout for gateway stop/restart (seconds).
-  # The gateway stops accepting new work, waits for in-flight agents to
-  # finish, then interrupts anything still running after this timeout.
-  # 0 = no drain, interrupt immediately.
-  # restart_drain_timeout: 60
  
  # Enable verbose logging
  verbose: false
@@ -519,7 +522,7 @@ agent:
 #   - A preset like "hermes-cli" or "hermes-telegram" (curated tool set)
 #   - A list of individual toolsets to compose your own (see list below)
 #
-# Supported platform keys: cli, telegram, discord, whatsapp, slack, qqbot
+# Supported platform keys: cli, telegram, discord, whatsapp, slack
 #
 # Examples:
 #
@@ -548,7 +551,6 @@ agent:
 #   slack:         hermes-slack          (same as telegram)
 #   signal:        hermes-signal         (same as telegram)
 #   homeassistant: hermes-homeassistant  (same as telegram)
-#   qqbot:            hermes-qqbot            (same as telegram)
 #
 platform_toolsets:
  cli: [hermes-cli]
@@ -558,19 +560,6 @@ platform_toolsets:
  slack: [hermes-slack]
  signal: [hermes-signal]
  homeassistant: [hermes-homeassistant]
-  qqbot: [hermes-qqbot]
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Gateway Platform Settings
-# =============================================================================
-# Optional per-platform messaging settings.
-# Platform-specific knobs live under `extra`.
-#
-# platforms:
-#   telegram:
-#     reply_to_mode: "first"  # off | first | all
-#     extra:
-#       disable_link_previews: false  # Set true to suppress Telegram URL previews in bot messages

 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Available toolsets (use these names in platform_toolsets or the toolsets list)
@@ -593,7 +582,7 @@ platform_toolsets:
 #   skills_hub   - skill_hub (search/install/manage from online registries — user-driven only)
 #   moa          - mixture_of_agents  (requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
 #   todo         - todo (in-memory task planning, no deps)
-#   tts          - text_to_speech  (Edge TTS free, or ELEVENLABS/OPENAI/MINIMAX/MISTRAL key)
+#   tts          - text_to_speech  (Edge TTS free, or ELEVENLABS/OPENAI/MINIMAX key)
 #   cronjob      - cronjob (create/list/update/pause/resume/run/remove scheduled tasks)
 #   rl           - rl_list_environments, rl_start_training, etc. (requires TINKER_API_KEY)
 #
@@ -622,7 +611,7 @@ platform_toolsets:
 #   todo         - Task planning and tracking for multi-step work
 #   memory       - Persistent memory across sessions (personal notes + user profile)
 #   session_search - Search and recall past conversations (FTS5 + Gemini Flash summarization)
-#   tts          - Text-to-speech (Edge TTS free, ElevenLabs, OpenAI, MiniMax, Mistral)
+#   tts          - Text-to-speech (Edge TTS free, ElevenLabs, OpenAI, MiniMax)
 #   cronjob      - Schedule and manage automated tasks (CLI-only)
 #   rl           - RL training tools (Tinker-Atropos)
 #
@@ -778,11 +767,6 @@ display:
  # Toggle at runtime with /verbose in the CLI
  tool_progress: all

-  # Gateway-only natural mid-turn assistant updates.
-  # When true, completed assistant status messages are sent as separate chat
-  # messages. This is independent of tool_progress and gateway streaming.
-  interim_assistant_messages: true
-
  # What Enter does when Hermes is already busy in the CLI.
  #   interrupt: Interrupt the current run and redirect Hermes (default)
  #   queue:     Queue your message for the next turn
@@ -791,7 +775,7 @@ display:

  # Background process notifications (gateway/messaging only).
  # Controls how chatty the process watcher is when you use
-  # terminal(background=true, notify_on_complete=true) from Telegram/Discord/etc.
+  # terminal(background=true, check_interval=...) from Telegram/Discord/etc.
  #   off:     No watcher messages at all
  #   result:  Only the final completion message
  #   error:   Only the final message when exit code != 0
@@ -501,12 +501,6 @@ def update_job(job_id: str, updates: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]

        if schedule_changed:
            updated_schedule = updated["schedule"]
-            # The API may pass schedule as a raw string (e.g. "every 10m")
-            # instead of a pre-parsed dict.  Normalize it the same way
-            # create_job() does so downstream code can call .get() safely.
-            if isinstance(updated_schedule, str):
-                updated_schedule = parse_schedule(updated_schedule)
-                updated["schedule"] = updated_schedule
            updated["schedule_display"] = updates.get(
                "schedule_display",
                updated_schedule.get("display", updated.get("schedule_display")),
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ runs at a time if multiple processes overlap.

 import asyncio
 import concurrent.futures
-import contextvars
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -45,8 +44,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _KNOWN_DELIVERY_PLATFORMS = frozenset({
    "telegram", "discord", "slack", "whatsapp", "signal",
    "matrix", "mattermost", "homeassistant", "dingtalk", "feishu",
-    "wecom", "wecom_callback", "weixin", "sms", "email", "webhook", "bluebubbles",
-    "qqbot",
+    "wecom", "weixin", "sms", "email", "webhook", "bluebubbles",
 })

 from cron.jobs import get_due_jobs, mark_job_run, save_job_output, advance_next_run
@@ -221,21 +219,6 @@ def _deliver_result(job: dict, content: str, adapters=None, loop=None) -> Option
    chat_id = target["chat_id"]
    thread_id = target.get("thread_id")

-    # Diagnostic: log thread_id for topic-aware delivery debugging
-    origin = job.get("origin") or {}
-    origin_thread = origin.get("thread_id")
-    if origin_thread and not thread_id:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Job '%s': origin has thread_id=%s but delivery target lost it "
-            "(deliver=%s, target=%s)",
-            job["id"], origin_thread, job.get("deliver", "local"), target,
-        )
-    elif thread_id:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Job '%s': delivering to %s:%s thread_id=%s",
-            job["id"], platform_name, chat_id, thread_id,
-        )
-
    from tools.send_message_tool import _send_to_platform
    from gateway.config import load_gateway_config, Platform

@@ -251,12 +234,10 @@ def _deliver_result(job: dict, content: str, adapters=None, loop=None) -> Option
        "dingtalk": Platform.DINGTALK,
        "feishu": Platform.FEISHU,
        "wecom": Platform.WECOM,
-        "wecom_callback": Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK,
        "weixin": Platform.WEIXIN,
        "email": Platform.EMAIL,
        "sms": Platform.SMS,
        "bluebubbles": Platform.BLUEBUBBLES,
-        "qqbot": Platform.QQBOT,
    }
    platform = platform_map.get(platform_name.lower())
    if not platform:
@@ -289,13 +270,11 @@ def _deliver_result(job: dict, content: str, adapters=None, loop=None) -> Option

    if wrap_response:
        task_name = job.get("name", job["id"])
-        job_id = job.get("id", "")
        delivery_content = (
            f"Cronjob Response: {task_name}\n"
-            f"(job_id: {job_id})\n"
            f"-------------\n\n"
            f"{content}\n\n"
-            f"To stop or manage this job, send me a new message (e.g. \"stop reminder {task_name}\")."
+            f"Note: The agent cannot see this message, and therefore cannot respond to it."
        )
    else:
        delivery_content = content
@@ -463,14 +442,6 @@ def _run_job_script(script_path: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
        stdout = (result.stdout or "").strip()
        stderr = (result.stderr or "").strip()

-        # Redact secrets from both stdout and stderr before any return path.
-        try:
-            from agent.redact import redact_sensitive_text
-            stdout = redact_sensitive_text(stdout)
-            stderr = redact_sensitive_text(stderr)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
        if result.returncode != 0:
            parts = [f"Script exited with code {result.returncode}"]
            if stderr:
@@ -479,6 +450,13 @@ def _run_job_script(script_path: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
                parts.append(f"stdout:\n{stdout}")
            return False, "\n".join(parts)

+        # Redact any secrets that may appear in script output before
+        # they are injected into the LLM prompt context.
+        try:
+            from agent.redact import redact_sensitive_text
+            stdout = redact_sensitive_text(stdout)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
        return True, stdout

    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
@@ -646,15 +624,6 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
        except Exception as e:
            logger.warning("Job '%s': failed to load config.yaml, using defaults: %s", job_id, e)

-        # Apply IPv4 preference if configured.
-        try:
-            from hermes_constants import apply_ipv4_preference
-            _net_cfg = _cfg.get("network", {})
-            if isinstance(_net_cfg, dict) and _net_cfg.get("force_ipv4"):
-                apply_ipv4_preference(force=True)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
        # Reasoning config from config.yaml
        from hermes_constants import parse_reasoning_effort
        effort = str(_cfg.get("agent", {}).get("reasoning_effort", "")).strip()
@@ -752,7 +721,6 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
            provider_sort=pr.get("sort"),
            disabled_toolsets=["cronjob", "messaging", "clarify"],
            quiet_mode=True,
-            skip_context_files=True,  # Don't inject SOUL.md/AGENTS.md from scheduler cwd
            skip_memory=True,  # Cron system prompts would corrupt user representations
            platform="cron",
            session_id=_cron_session_id,
@@ -771,11 +739,7 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
        _cron_inactivity_limit = _cron_timeout if _cron_timeout > 0 else None
        _POLL_INTERVAL = 5.0
        _cron_pool = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
-        # Preserve scheduler-scoped ContextVar state (for example skill-declared
-        # env passthrough registrations) when the cron run hops into the worker
-        # thread used for inactivity timeout monitoring.
-        _cron_context = contextvars.copy_context()
-        _cron_future = _cron_pool.submit(_cron_context.run, agent.run_conversation, prompt)
+        _cron_future = _cron_pool.submit(agent.run_conversation, prompt)
        _inactivity_timeout = False
        try:
            if _cron_inactivity_limit is None:
@@ -837,9 +801,6 @@ def run_job(job: dict) -> tuple[bool, str, str, Optional[str]]:
            )

        final_response = result.get("final_response", "") or ""
-        # Strip leaked placeholder text that upstream may inject on empty completions.
-        if final_response.strip() == "(No response generated)":
-            final_response = ""
        # Use a separate variable for log display; keep final_response clean
        # for delivery logic (empty response = no delivery).
        logged_response = final_response if final_response else "(No response generated)"
@@ -979,13 +940,6 @@ def tick(verbose: bool = True, adapters=None, loop=None) -> int:
                        delivery_error = str(de)
                        logger.error("Delivery failed for job %s: %s", job["id"], de)

-                # Treat empty final_response as a soft failure so last_status
-                # is not "ok" — the agent ran but produced nothing useful.
-                # (issue #8585)
-                if success and not final_response:
-                    success = False
-                    error = "Agent completed but produced empty response (model error, timeout, or misconfiguration)"
-
                mark_job_run(job["id"], success, error, delivery_error=delivery_error)
                executed += 1

@@ -1,44 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Docker/Podman entrypoint: bootstrap config files into the mounted volume, then run hermes.
+# Docker entrypoint: bootstrap config files into the mounted volume, then run hermes.
 set -e

-HERMES_HOME="${HERMES_HOME:-/opt/data}"
+HERMES_HOME="/opt/data"
 INSTALL_DIR="/opt/hermes"

-# --- Privilege dropping via gosu ---
-# When started as root (the default for Docker, or fakeroot in rootless Podman),
-# optionally remap the hermes user/group to match host-side ownership, fix volume
-# permissions, then re-exec as hermes.
-if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
-    if [ -n "$HERMES_UID" ] && [ "$HERMES_UID" != "$(id -u hermes)" ]; then
-        echo "Changing hermes UID to $HERMES_UID"
-        usermod -u "$HERMES_UID" hermes
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "$HERMES_GID" ] && [ "$HERMES_GID" != "$(id -g hermes)" ]; then
-        echo "Changing hermes GID to $HERMES_GID"
-        # -o allows non-unique GID (e.g. macOS GID 20 "staff" may already exist
-        # as "dialout" in the Debian-based container image)
-        groupmod -o -g "$HERMES_GID" hermes 2>/dev/null || true
-    fi
-
-    actual_hermes_uid=$(id -u hermes)
-    if [ "$(stat -c %u "$HERMES_HOME" 2>/dev/null)" != "$actual_hermes_uid" ]; then
-        echo "$HERMES_HOME is not owned by $actual_hermes_uid, fixing"
-        # In rootless Podman the container's "root" is mapped to an unprivileged
-        # host UID — chown will fail.  That's fine: the volume is already owned
-        # by the mapped user on the host side.
-        chown -R hermes:hermes "$HERMES_HOME" 2>/dev/null || \
-            echo "Warning: chown failed (rootless container?) — continuing anyway"
-    fi
-
-    echo "Dropping root privileges"
-    exec gosu hermes "$0" "$@"
-fi
-
-# --- Running as hermes from here ---
-source "${INSTALL_DIR}/.venv/bin/activate"
-
 # Create essential directory structure.  Cache and platform directories
 # (cache/images, cache/audio, platforms/whatsapp, etc.) are created on
 # demand by the application — don't pre-create them here so new installs
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ When you run `hermes setup` for the first time and Hermes detects `~/.openclaw`,
 ### 2. CLI Command (quick, scriptable)

 ```bash
-hermes claw migrate                      # Preview then migrate (always shows preview first)
-hermes claw migrate --dry-run            # Preview only, no changes
+hermes claw migrate                      # Full migration with confirmation prompt
+hermes claw migrate --dry-run            # Preview what would happen
 hermes claw migrate --preset user-data   # Migrate without API keys/secrets
 hermes claw migrate --yes                # Skip confirmation prompt
 ```

-The migration always shows a full preview of what will be imported before making any changes. You review the preview and confirm before anything is written.
-
 **All options:**

 | Flag | Description |
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ Ask the agent to run the migration for you:
 ```

 The agent will use the `openclaw-migration` skill to:
-1. Run a preview first to show what would change
+1. Run a dry-run first to preview changes
 2. Ask about conflict resolution (SOUL.md, skills, etc.)
 3. Let you choose between `user-data` and `full` presets
 4. Execute the migration with your choices
@@ -60,31 +58,16 @@ The agent will use the `openclaw-migration` skill to:
 | Messaging settings | `~/.openclaw/config.yaml` (TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS, MESSAGING_CWD) | `~/.hermes/.env` |
 | TTS assets | `~/.openclaw/workspace/tts/` | `~/.hermes/tts/` |

-Workspace files are also checked at `workspace.default/` and `workspace-main/` as fallback paths (OpenClaw renamed `workspace/` to `workspace-main/` in recent versions).
-
 ### `full` preset (adds to `user-data`)
 | Item | Source | Destination |
 |------|--------|-------------|
-| Telegram bot token | `openclaw.json` channels config | `~/.hermes/.env` |
-| OpenRouter API key | `.env`, `openclaw.json`, or `openclaw.json["env"]` | `~/.hermes/.env` |
-| OpenAI API key | `.env`, `openclaw.json`, or `openclaw.json["env"]` | `~/.hermes/.env` |
-| Anthropic API key | `.env`, `openclaw.json`, or `openclaw.json["env"]` | `~/.hermes/.env` |
-| ElevenLabs API key | `.env`, `openclaw.json`, or `openclaw.json["env"]` | `~/.hermes/.env` |
+| Telegram bot token | `~/.openclaw/config.yaml` | `~/.hermes/.env` |
+| OpenRouter API key | `~/.openclaw/.env` or config | `~/.hermes/.env` |
+| OpenAI API key | `~/.openclaw/.env` or config | `~/.hermes/.env` |
+| Anthropic API key | `~/.openclaw/.env` or config | `~/.hermes/.env` |
+| ElevenLabs API key | `~/.openclaw/.env` or config | `~/.hermes/.env` |

-API keys are searched across four sources: inline config values, `~/.openclaw/.env`, the `openclaw.json` `"env"` sub-object, and per-agent auth profiles.
-
-Only allowlisted secrets are ever imported. Other credentials are skipped and reported.
-
-## OpenClaw Schema Compatibility
-
-The migration handles both old and current OpenClaw config layouts:
-
- **Channel tokens**: Reads from flat paths (`channels.telegram.botToken`) and the newer `accounts.default` layout (`channels.telegram.accounts.default.botToken`)
- **TTS provider**: OpenClaw renamed "edge" to "microsoft" — both are recognized and mapped to Hermes' "edge"
- **Provider API types**: Both short (`openai`, `anthropic`) and hyphenated (`openai-completions`, `anthropic-messages`, `google-generative-ai`) values are mapped correctly
- **thinkingDefault**: All enum values are handled including newer ones (`minimal`, `xhigh`, `adaptive`)
- **Matrix**: Uses `accessToken` field (not `botToken`)
- **SecretRef formats**: Plain strings, env templates (`${VAR}`), and `source: "env"` SecretRefs are resolved. `source: "file"` and `source: "exec"` SecretRefs produce a warning — add those keys manually after migration.
+Only these 6 allowlisted secrets are ever imported. Other credentials are skipped and reported.

 ## Conflict Handling

@@ -101,24 +84,18 @@ For skills, you can also use `--skill-conflict rename` to import conflicting ski

 ## Migration Report

-Every migration produces a report showing:
+Every migration (including dry runs) produces a report showing:
 - **Migrated items** — what was successfully imported
 - **Conflicts** — items skipped because they already exist
 - **Skipped items** — items not found in the source
 - **Errors** — items that failed to import

-For executed migrations, the full report is saved to `~/.hermes/migration/openclaw/<timestamp>/`.
-
-## Post-Migration Notes
-
- **Skills require a new session** — imported skills take effect after restarting your agent or starting a new chat.
- **WhatsApp requires re-pairing** — WhatsApp uses QR-code pairing, not token-based auth. Run `hermes whatsapp` to pair.
- **Archive cleanup** — after migration, you'll be offered to rename `~/.openclaw/` to `.openclaw.pre-migration/` to prevent state confusion. You can also run `hermes claw cleanup` later.
+For execute runs, the full report is saved to `~/.hermes/migration/openclaw/<timestamp>/`.

 ## Troubleshooting

 ### "OpenClaw directory not found"
-The migration looks for `~/.openclaw` by default, then tries `~/.clawdbot` and `~/.moltbot`. If your OpenClaw is installed elsewhere, use `--source`:
+The migration looks for `~/.openclaw` by default. If your OpenClaw is installed elsewhere, use `--source`:
 ```bash
 hermes claw migrate --source /path/to/.openclaw
 ```
@@ -131,12 +108,3 @@ hermes skills install openclaw-migration

 ### Memory overflow
 If your OpenClaw MEMORY.md or USER.md exceeds Hermes' character limits, excess entries are exported to an overflow file in the migration report directory. You can manually review and add the most important ones.
-
-### API keys not found
-Keys might be stored in different places depending on your OpenClaw setup:
- `~/.openclaw/.env` file
- Inline in `openclaw.json` under `models.providers.*.apiKey`
- In `openclaw.json` under the `"env"` or `"env.vars"` sub-objects
- In `~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json`
-
-The migration checks all four. If keys use `source: "file"` or `source: "exec"` SecretRefs, they can't be resolved automatically — add them via `hermes config set`.
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ colors:
  session_label: "#DAA520"        # Session label
  session_border: "#8B8682"       # Session ID dim color

-  # TUI surfaces
-  status_bar_bg: "#1a1a2e"              # Status / usage bar background
-  voice_status_bg: "#1a1a2e"            # Voice-mode badge background
-  completion_menu_bg: "#1a1a2e"         # Completion list background
-  completion_menu_current_bg: "#333355" # Active completion row background
-  completion_menu_meta_bg: "#1a1a2e"    # Completion meta column background
-  completion_menu_meta_current_bg: "#333355"  # Active completion meta background
-
 # ── Spinner ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Customize the animated spinner shown during API calls and tool execution.
 spinner:
@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-# Container-Aware CLI Review Fixes Spec
-
-**PR:** NousResearch/hermes-agent#7543
-**Review:** cursor[bot] bugbot review (4094049442) + two prior rounds
-**Date:** 2026-04-12
-**Branch:** `feat/container-aware-cli-clean`
-
-## Review Issues Summary
-
-Six issues were raised across three bugbot review rounds. Three were fixed in intermediate commits (38277a6a, 726cf90f). This spec addresses remaining design concerns surfaced by those reviews and simplifies the implementation based on interview decisions.
-
-| # | Issue | Severity | Status |
-|---|-------|----------|--------|
-| 1 | `os.execvp` retry loop unreachable | Medium | Fixed in 79e8cd12 (switched to subprocess.run) |
-| 2 | Redundant `shutil.which("sudo")` | Medium | Fixed in 38277a6a (reuses `sudo` var) |
-| 3 | Missing `chown -h` on symlink update | Low | Fixed in 38277a6a |
-| 4 | Container routing after `parse_args()` | High | Fixed in 726cf90f |
-| 5 | Hardcoded `/home/${user}` | Medium | Fixed in 726cf90f |
-| 6 | Group membership not gated on `container.enable` | Low | Fixed in 726cf90f |
-
-The mechanical fixes are in place but the overall design needs revision. The retry loop, error swallowing, and process model have deeper issues than what the bugbot flagged.
-
---
-
-## Spec: Revised `_exec_in_container`
-
-### Design Principles
-
-1. **Let it crash.** No silent fallbacks. If `.container-mode` exists but something goes wrong, the error propagates naturally (Python traceback). The only case where container routing is skipped is when `.container-mode` doesn't exist or `HERMES_DEV=1`.
-2. **No retries.** Probe once for sudo, exec once. If it fails, docker/podman's stderr reaches the user verbatim.
-3. **Completely transparent.** No error wrapping, no prefixes, no spinners. Docker's output goes straight through.
-4. **`os.execvp` on the happy path.** Replace the Python process entirely so there's no idle parent during interactive sessions. Note: `execvp` never returns on success (process is replaced) and raises `OSError` on failure (it does not return a value). The container process's exit code becomes the process exit code by definition — no explicit propagation needed.
-5. **One human-readable exception to "let it crash".** `subprocess.TimeoutExpired` from the sudo probe gets a specific catch with a readable message, since a raw traceback for "your Docker daemon is slow" is confusing. All other exceptions propagate naturally.
-
-### Execution Flow
-
-```
-1. get_container_exec_info()
-   - HERMES_DEV=1 → return None (skip routing)
-   - Inside container → return None (skip routing)
-   - .container-mode doesn't exist → return None (skip routing)
-   - .container-mode exists → parse and return dict
-   - .container-mode exists but malformed/unreadable → LET IT CRASH (no try/except)
-
-2. _exec_in_container(container_info, sys.argv[1:])
-   a. shutil.which(backend) → if None, print "{backend} not found on PATH" and sys.exit(1)
-   b. Sudo probe: subprocess.run([runtime, "inspect", "--format", "ok", container_name], timeout=15)
-      - If succeeds → needs_sudo = False
-      - If fails → try subprocess.run([sudo, "-n", runtime, "inspect", ...], timeout=15)
-        - If succeeds → needs_sudo = True
-        - If fails → print error with sudoers hint (including why -n is required) and sys.exit(1)
-      - If TimeoutExpired → catch specifically, print human-readable message about slow daemon
-   c. Build exec_cmd: [sudo? + runtime, "exec", tty_flags, "-u", exec_user, env_flags, container, hermes_bin, *cli_args]
-   d. os.execvp(exec_cmd[0], exec_cmd)
-      - On success: process is replaced — Python is gone, container exit code IS the process exit code
-      - On OSError: let it crash (natural traceback)
-```
-
-### Changes to `hermes_cli/main.py`
-
-#### `_exec_in_container` — rewrite
-
-Remove:
- The entire retry loop (`max_retries`, `for attempt in range(...)`)
- Spinner logic (`"Waiting for container..."`, dots)
- Exit code classification (125/126/127 handling)
- `subprocess.run` for the exec call (keep it only for the sudo probe)
- Special TTY vs non-TTY retry counts
- The `time` import (no longer needed)
-
-Change:
- Use `os.execvp(exec_cmd[0], exec_cmd)` as the final call
- Keep the `subprocess` import only for the sudo probe
- Keep TTY detection for the `-it` vs `-i` flag
- Keep env var forwarding (TERM, COLORTERM, LANG, LC_ALL)
- Keep the sudo probe as-is (it's the one "smart" part)
- Bump probe `timeout` from 5s to 15s — cold podman on a loaded machine needs headroom
- Catch `subprocess.TimeoutExpired` specifically on both probe calls — print a readable message about the daemon being unresponsive instead of a raw traceback
- Expand the sudoers hint error message to explain *why* `-n` (non-interactive) is required: a password prompt would hang the CLI or break piped commands
-
-The function becomes roughly:
-
-```python
-def _exec_in_container(container_info: dict, cli_args: list):
-    """Replace the current process with a command inside the managed container.
-
-    Probes whether sudo is needed (rootful containers), then os.execvp
-    into the container. If exec fails, the OS error propagates naturally.
-    """
-    import shutil
-    import subprocess
-
-    backend = container_info["backend"]
-    container_name = container_info["container_name"]
-    exec_user = container_info["exec_user"]
-    hermes_bin = container_info["hermes_bin"]
-
-    runtime = shutil.which(backend)
-    if not runtime:
-        print(f"Error: {backend} not found on PATH. Cannot route to container.",
-              file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Probe whether we need sudo to see the rootful container.
-    # Timeout is 15s — cold podman on a loaded machine can take a while.
-    # TimeoutExpired is caught specifically for a human-readable message;
-    # all other exceptions propagate naturally.
-    needs_sudo = False
-    sudo = None
-    try:
-        probe = subprocess.run(
-            [runtime, "inspect", "--format", "ok", container_name],
-            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15,
-        )
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        print(
-            f"Error: timed out waiting for {backend} to respond.\n"
-            f"The {backend} daemon may be unresponsive or starting up.",
-            file=sys.stderr,
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    if probe.returncode != 0:
-        sudo = shutil.which("sudo")
-        if sudo:
-            try:
-                probe2 = subprocess.run(
-                    [sudo, "-n", runtime, "inspect", "--format", "ok", container_name],
-                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15,
-                )
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-                print(
-                    f"Error: timed out waiting for sudo {backend} to respond.",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                sys.exit(1)
-
-            if probe2.returncode == 0:
-                needs_sudo = True
-            else:
-                print(
-                    f"Error: container '{container_name}' not found via {backend}.\n"
-                    f"\n"
-                    f"The NixOS service runs the container as root. Your user cannot\n"
-                    f"see it because {backend} uses per-user namespaces.\n"
-                    f"\n"
-                    f"Fix: grant passwordless sudo for {backend}. The -n (non-interactive)\n"
-                    f"flag is required because the CLI calls sudo non-interactively —\n"
-                    f"a password prompt would hang or break piped commands:\n"
-                    f"\n"
-                    f'  security.sudo.extraRules = [{{\n'
-                    f'    users = [ "{os.getenv("USER", "your-user")}" ];\n'
-                    f'    commands = [{{ command = "{runtime}"; options = [ "NOPASSWD" ]; }}];\n'
-                    f'  }}];\n'
-                    f"\n"
-                    f"Or run: sudo hermes {' '.join(cli_args)}",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                sys.exit(1)
-        else:
-            print(
-                f"Error: container '{container_name}' not found via {backend}.\n"
-                f"The container may be running under root. Try: sudo hermes {' '.join(cli_args)}",
-                file=sys.stderr,
-            )
-            sys.exit(1)
-
-    is_tty = sys.stdin.isatty()
-    tty_flags = ["-it"] if is_tty else ["-i"]
-
-    env_flags = []
-    for var in ("TERM", "COLORTERM", "LANG", "LC_ALL"):
-        val = os.environ.get(var)
-        if val:
-            env_flags.extend(["-e", f"{var}={val}"])
-
-    cmd_prefix = [sudo, "-n", runtime] if needs_sudo else [runtime]
-    exec_cmd = (
-        cmd_prefix + ["exec"]
-        + tty_flags
-        + ["-u", exec_user]
-        + env_flags
-        + [container_name, hermes_bin]
-        + cli_args
-    )
-
-    # execvp replaces this process entirely — it never returns on success.
-    # On failure it raises OSError, which propagates naturally.
-    os.execvp(exec_cmd[0], exec_cmd)
-```
-
-#### Container routing call site in `main()` — remove try/except
-
-Current:
-```python
-try:
-    from hermes_cli.config import get_container_exec_info
-    container_info = get_container_exec_info()
-    if container_info:
-        _exec_in_container(container_info, sys.argv[1:])
-        sys.exit(1)  # exec failed if we reach here
-except SystemExit:
-    raise
-except Exception:
-    pass  # Container routing unavailable, proceed locally
-```
-
-Revised:
-```python
-from hermes_cli.config import get_container_exec_info
-container_info = get_container_exec_info()
-if container_info:
-    _exec_in_container(container_info, sys.argv[1:])
-    # Unreachable: os.execvp never returns on success (process is replaced)
-    # and raises OSError on failure (which propagates as a traceback).
-    # This line exists only as a defensive assertion.
-    sys.exit(1)
-```
-
-No try/except. If `.container-mode` doesn't exist, `get_container_exec_info()` returns `None` and we skip routing. If it exists but is broken, the exception propagates with a natural traceback.
-
-Note: `sys.exit(1)` after `_exec_in_container` is dead code in all paths — `os.execvp` either replaces the process or raises. It's kept as a belt-and-suspenders assertion with a comment marking it unreachable, not as actual error handling.
-
-### Changes to `hermes_cli/config.py`
-
-#### `get_container_exec_info` — remove inner try/except
-
-Current code catches `(OSError, IOError)` and returns `None`. This silently hides permission errors, corrupt files, etc.
-
-Change: Remove the try/except around file reading. Keep the early returns for `HERMES_DEV=1` and `_is_inside_container()`. The `FileNotFoundError` from `open()` when `.container-mode` doesn't exist should still return `None` (this is the "container mode not enabled" case). All other exceptions propagate.
-
-```python
-def get_container_exec_info() -> Optional[dict]:
-    if os.environ.get("HERMES_DEV") == "1":
-        return None
-    if _is_inside_container():
-        return None
-
-    container_mode_file = get_hermes_home() / ".container-mode"
-
-    try:
-        with open(container_mode_file, "r") as f:
-            # ... parse key=value lines ...
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        return None
-    # All other exceptions (PermissionError, malformed data, etc.) propagate
-
-    return { ... }
-```
-
---
-
-## Spec: NixOS Module Changes
-
-### Symlink creation — simplify to two branches
-
-Current: 4 branches (symlink exists, directory exists, other file, doesn't exist).
-
-Revised: 2 branches.
-
-```bash
-if [ -d "${symlinkPath}" ] && [ ! -L "${symlinkPath}" ]; then
-  # Real directory — back it up, then create symlink
-  _backup="${symlinkPath}.bak.$(date +%s)"
-  echo "hermes-agent: backing up existing ${symlinkPath} to $_backup"
-  mv "${symlinkPath}" "$_backup"
-fi
-# For everything else (symlink, doesn't exist, etc.) — just force-create
-ln -sfn "${target}" "${symlinkPath}"
-chown -h ${user}:${cfg.group} "${symlinkPath}"
-```
-
-`ln -sfn` handles: existing symlink (replaces), doesn't exist (creates), and after the `mv` above (creates). The only case that needs special handling is a real directory, because `ln -sfn` cannot atomically replace a directory.
-
-Note: there is a theoretical race between the `[ -d ... ]` check and the `mv` (something could create/remove the directory in between). In practice this is a NixOS activation script running as root during `nixos-rebuild switch` — no other process should be touching `~/.hermes` at that moment. Not worth adding locking for.
-
-### Sudoers — document, don't auto-configure
-
-Do NOT add `security.sudo.extraRules` to the module. Document the sudoers requirement in the module's description/comments and in the error message the CLI prints when sudo probe fails.
-
-### Group membership gating — keep as-is
-
-The fix in 726cf90f (`cfg.container.enable && cfg.container.hostUsers != []`) is correct. Leftover group membership when container mode is disabled is harmless. No cleanup needed.
-
---
-
-## Spec: Test Rewrite
-
-The existing test file (`tests/hermes_cli/test_container_aware_cli.py`) has 16 tests. With the simplified exec model, several are obsolete.
-
-### Tests to keep (update as needed)
-
- `test_is_inside_container_dockerenv` — unchanged
- `test_is_inside_container_containerenv` — unchanged
- `test_is_inside_container_cgroup_docker` — unchanged
- `test_is_inside_container_false_on_host` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_returns_metadata` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_none_inside_container` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_none_without_file` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_skipped_when_hermes_dev` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_not_skipped_when_hermes_dev_zero` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_defaults` — unchanged
- `test_get_container_exec_info_docker_backend` — unchanged
-
-### Tests to add
-
- `test_get_container_exec_info_crashes_on_permission_error` — verify that `PermissionError` propagates (no silent `None` return)
- `test_exec_in_container_calls_execvp` — verify `os.execvp` is called with correct args (runtime, tty flags, user, env, container, binary, cli args)
- `test_exec_in_container_sudo_probe_sets_prefix` — verify that when first probe fails and sudo probe succeeds, `os.execvp` is called with `sudo -n` prefix
- `test_exec_in_container_no_runtime_hard_fails` — keep existing, verify `sys.exit(1)` when `shutil.which` returns None
- `test_exec_in_container_non_tty_uses_i_only` — update to check `os.execvp` args instead of `subprocess.run` args
- `test_exec_in_container_probe_timeout_prints_message` — verify that `subprocess.TimeoutExpired` from the probe produces a human-readable error and `sys.exit(1)`, not a raw traceback
- `test_exec_in_container_container_not_running_no_sudo` — verify the path where runtime exists (`shutil.which` returns a path) but probe returns non-zero and no sudo is available. Should print the "container may be running under root" error. This is distinct from `no_runtime_hard_fails` which covers `shutil.which` returning None.
-
-### Tests to delete
-
- `test_exec_in_container_tty_retries_on_container_failure` — retry loop removed
- `test_exec_in_container_non_tty_retries_silently_exits_126` — retry loop removed
- `test_exec_in_container_propagates_hermes_exit_code` — no subprocess.run to check exit codes; execvp replaces the process. Note: exit code propagation still works correctly — when `os.execvp` succeeds, the container's process *becomes* this process, so its exit code is the process exit code by OS semantics. No application code needed, no test needed. A comment in the function docstring documents this intent for future readers.
-
---
-
-## Out of Scope
-
- Auto-configuring sudoers rules in the NixOS module
- Any changes to `get_container_exec_info` parsing logic beyond the try/except narrowing
- Changes to `.container-mode` file format
- Changes to the `HERMES_DEV=1` bypass
- Changes to container detection logic (`_is_inside_container`)
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ class HermesToolCallParser(ToolCallParser):
                    continue

                tc_data = json.loads(raw_json)
-                if "name" not in tc_data:
-                    continue
                tool_calls.append(
                    ChatCompletionMessageToolCall(
                        id=f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}",
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ class MistralToolCallParser(ToolCallParser):
                        parsed = [parsed]

                    for tc in parsed:
-                        if "name" not in tc:
-                            continue
                        args = tc.get("arguments", {})
                        if isinstance(args, dict):
                            args = json.dumps(args, ensure_ascii=False)
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ suppress delivery.
 """

 import logging
+import os
 import threading
+from pathlib import Path

 logger = logging.getLogger("hooks.boot-md")

@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ class Platform(Enum):
    WEBHOOK = "webhook"
    FEISHU = "feishu"
    WECOM = "wecom"
-    WECOM_CALLBACK = "wecom_callback"
    WEIXIN = "weixin"
    BLUEBUBBLES = "bluebubbles"
-    QQBOT = "qqbot"


@dataclass
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ class StreamingConfig:
    """Configuration for real-time token streaming to messaging platforms."""
    enabled: bool = False
    transport: str = "edit"       # "edit" (progressive editMessageText) or "off"
-    edit_interval: float = 1.0    # Seconds between message edits (Telegram rate-limits at ~1/s)
+    edit_interval: float = 0.3    # Seconds between message edits
    buffer_threshold: int = 40    # Chars before forcing an edit
    cursor: str = " ▉"           # Cursor shown during streaming

@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ class StreamingConfig:
        return cls(
            enabled=data.get("enabled", False),
            transport=data.get("transport", "edit"),
-            edit_interval=float(data.get("edit_interval", 1.0)),
+            edit_interval=float(data.get("edit_interval", 0.3)),
            buffer_threshold=int(data.get("buffer_threshold", 40)),
            cursor=data.get("cursor", " ▉"),
        )
@@ -293,20 +291,12 @@ class GatewayConfig:
            # Feishu uses extra dict for app credentials
            elif platform == Platform.FEISHU and config.extra.get("app_id"):
                connected.append(platform)
-            # WeCom bot mode uses extra dict for bot credentials
+            # WeCom uses extra dict for bot credentials
            elif platform == Platform.WECOM and config.extra.get("bot_id"):
                connected.append(platform)
-            # WeCom callback mode uses corp_id or apps list
-            elif platform == Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK and (
-                config.extra.get("corp_id") or config.extra.get("apps")
-            ):
-                connected.append(platform)
            # BlueBubbles uses extra dict for local server config
            elif platform == Platform.BLUEBUBBLES and config.extra.get("server_url") and config.extra.get("password"):
                connected.append(platform)
-            # QQBot uses extra dict for app credentials
-            elif platform == Platform.QQBOT and config.extra.get("app_id") and config.extra.get("client_secret"):
-                connected.append(platform)
        return connected
    
    def get_home_channel(self, platform: Platform) -> Optional[HomeChannel]:
@@ -554,12 +544,6 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
                    bridged["mention_patterns"] = platform_cfg["mention_patterns"]
                if plat == Platform.DISCORD and "channel_skill_bindings" in platform_cfg:
                    bridged["channel_skill_bindings"] = platform_cfg["channel_skill_bindings"]
-                if "channel_prompts" in platform_cfg:
-                    channel_prompts = platform_cfg["channel_prompts"]
-                    if isinstance(channel_prompts, dict):
-                        bridged["channel_prompts"] = {str(k): v for k, v in channel_prompts.items()}
-                    else:
-                        bridged["channel_prompts"] = channel_prompts
                if not bridged:
                    continue
                plat_data = platforms_data.setdefault(plat.value, {})
@@ -631,25 +615,8 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
                    if isinstance(frc, list):
                        frc = ",".join(str(v) for v in frc)
                    os.environ["TELEGRAM_FREE_RESPONSE_CHATS"] = str(frc)
-                ignored_threads = telegram_cfg.get("ignored_threads")
-                if ignored_threads is not None and not os.getenv("TELEGRAM_IGNORED_THREADS"):
-                    if isinstance(ignored_threads, list):
-                        ignored_threads = ",".join(str(v) for v in ignored_threads)
-                    os.environ["TELEGRAM_IGNORED_THREADS"] = str(ignored_threads)
                if "reactions" in telegram_cfg and not os.getenv("TELEGRAM_REACTIONS"):
                    os.environ["TELEGRAM_REACTIONS"] = str(telegram_cfg["reactions"]).lower()
-                if "proxy_url" in telegram_cfg and not os.getenv("TELEGRAM_PROXY"):
-                    os.environ["TELEGRAM_PROXY"] = str(telegram_cfg["proxy_url"]).strip()
-                if "disable_link_previews" in telegram_cfg:
-                    plat_data = platforms_data.setdefault(Platform.TELEGRAM.value, {})
-                    if not isinstance(plat_data, dict):
-                        plat_data = {}
-                        platforms_data[Platform.TELEGRAM.value] = plat_data
-                    extra = plat_data.setdefault("extra", {})
-                    if not isinstance(extra, dict):
-                        extra = {}
-                        plat_data["extra"] = extra
-                    extra["disable_link_previews"] = telegram_cfg["disable_link_previews"]

            whatsapp_cfg = yaml_cfg.get("whatsapp", {})
            if isinstance(whatsapp_cfg, dict):
@@ -692,17 +659,6 @@ def load_gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig:
    _apply_env_overrides(config)
    
    # --- Validate loaded values ---
-    _validate_gateway_config(config)
-
-    return config
-
-
-def _validate_gateway_config(config: "GatewayConfig") -> None:
-    """Validate and sanitize a loaded GatewayConfig in place.
-
-    Called by ``load_gateway_config()`` after all config sources are merged.
-    Extracted as a separate function for testability.
-    """
    policy = config.default_reset_policy

    if not (0 <= policy.at_hour <= 23):
@@ -739,31 +695,7 @@ def _validate_gateway_config(config: "GatewayConfig") -> None:
                platform.value, env_name,
            )

-    # Reject known-weak placeholder tokens.
-    # Ported from openclaw/openclaw#64586: users who copy .env.example
-    # without changing placeholder values get a clear startup error instead
-    # of a confusing "auth failed" from the platform API.
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli.auth import has_usable_secret
-    except ImportError:
-        has_usable_secret = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-
-    if has_usable_secret is not None:
-        for platform, pconfig in config.platforms.items():
-            if not pconfig.enabled:
-                continue
-            env_name = _token_env_names.get(platform)
-            if not env_name:
-                continue
-            token = pconfig.token
-            if token and token.strip() and not has_usable_secret(token, min_length=4):
-                logger.error(
-                    "%s is enabled but %s is set to a placeholder value ('%s'). "
-                    "Set a real bot token before starting the gateway. "
-                    "The adapter will NOT be started.",
-                    platform.value, env_name, token.strip()[:6] + "...",
-                )
-                pconfig.enabled = False
+    return config


 def _apply_env_overrides(config: GatewayConfig) -> None:
@@ -1055,23 +987,6 @@ def _apply_env_overrides(config: GatewayConfig) -> None:
                name=os.getenv("WECOM_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME", "Home"),
            )

-    # WeCom callback mode (self-built apps)
-    wecom_callback_corp_id = os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_CORP_ID")
-    wecom_callback_corp_secret = os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_CORP_SECRET")
-    if wecom_callback_corp_id and wecom_callback_corp_secret:
-        if Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK not in config.platforms:
-            config.platforms[Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK] = PlatformConfig()
-        config.platforms[Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK].enabled = True
-        config.platforms[Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK].extra.update({
-            "corp_id": wecom_callback_corp_id,
-            "corp_secret": wecom_callback_corp_secret,
-            "agent_id": os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_AGENT_ID", ""),
-            "token": os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_TOKEN", ""),
-            "encoding_aes_key": os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_ENCODING_AES_KEY", ""),
-            "host": os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_HOST", "0.0.0.0"),
-            "port": int(os.getenv("WECOM_CALLBACK_PORT", "8645")),
-        })
-
    # Weixin (personal WeChat via iLink Bot API)
    weixin_token = os.getenv("WEIXIN_TOKEN")
    weixin_account_id = os.getenv("WEIXIN_ACCOUNT_ID")
@@ -1102,9 +1017,6 @@ def _apply_env_overrides(config: GatewayConfig) -> None:
        weixin_group_allowed_users = os.getenv("WEIXIN_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS", "").strip()
        if weixin_group_allowed_users:
            extra["group_allow_from"] = weixin_group_allowed_users
-        weixin_split_multiline = os.getenv("WEIXIN_SPLIT_MULTILINE_MESSAGES", "").strip()
-        if weixin_split_multiline:
-            extra["split_multiline_messages"] = weixin_split_multiline
        weixin_home = os.getenv("WEIXIN_HOME_CHANNEL", "").strip()
        if weixin_home:
            config.platforms[Platform.WEIXIN].home_channel = HomeChannel(
@@ -1136,32 +1048,6 @@ def _apply_env_overrides(config: GatewayConfig) -> None:
            name=os.getenv("BLUEBUBBLES_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME", "Home"),
        )

-    # QQ (Official Bot API v2)
-    qq_app_id = os.getenv("QQ_APP_ID")
-    qq_client_secret = os.getenv("QQ_CLIENT_SECRET")
-    if qq_app_id or qq_client_secret:
-        if Platform.QQBOT not in config.platforms:
-            config.platforms[Platform.QQBOT] = PlatformConfig()
-        config.platforms[Platform.QQBOT].enabled = True
-        extra = config.platforms[Platform.QQBOT].extra
-        if qq_app_id:
-            extra["app_id"] = qq_app_id
-        if qq_client_secret:
-            extra["client_secret"] = qq_client_secret
-        qq_allowed_users = os.getenv("QQ_ALLOWED_USERS", "").strip()
-        if qq_allowed_users:
-            extra["allow_from"] = qq_allowed_users
-        qq_group_allowed = os.getenv("QQ_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS", "").strip()
-        if qq_group_allowed:
-            extra["group_allow_from"] = qq_group_allowed
-        qq_home = os.getenv("QQ_HOME_CHANNEL", "").strip()
-        if qq_home:
-            config.platforms[Platform.QQBOT].home_channel = HomeChannel(
-                platform=Platform.QQBOT,
-                chat_id=qq_home,
-                name=os.getenv("QQ_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME", "Home"),
-            )
-
    # Session settings
    idle_minutes = os.getenv("SESSION_IDLE_MINUTES")
    if idle_minutes:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Union

 from hermes_cli.config import get_hermes_home

@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-"""Per-platform display/verbosity configuration resolver.
-
-Provides ``resolve_display_setting()`` — the single entry-point for reading
-display settings with platform-specific overrides and sensible defaults.
-
-Resolution order (first non-None wins):
-    1. ``display.platforms.<platform>.<key>``  — explicit per-platform user override
-    2. ``display.<key>``                       — global user setting
-    3. ``_PLATFORM_DEFAULTS[<platform>][<key>]``  — built-in sensible default
-    4. ``_GLOBAL_DEFAULTS[<key>]``              — built-in global default
-
-Exception: ``display.streaming`` is CLI-only.  Gateway streaming follows the
-top-level ``streaming`` config unless ``display.platforms.<platform>.streaming``
-sets an explicit per-platform override.
-
-Backward compatibility: ``display.tool_progress_overrides`` is still read as a
-fallback for ``tool_progress`` when no ``display.platforms`` entry exists.  A
-config migration (version bump) automatically moves the old format into the new
-``display.platforms`` structure.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import Any
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Overrideable display settings and their global defaults
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# These are the settings that can be configured per-platform.
-# Other display settings (compact, personality, skin, etc.) are CLI-only
-# and don't participate in per-platform resolution.
-
-_GLOBAL_DEFAULTS: dict[str, Any] = {
-    "tool_progress": "all",
-    "show_reasoning": False,
-    "tool_preview_length": 0,
-    "streaming": None,  # None = follow top-level streaming config
-}
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Sensible per-platform defaults — tiered by platform capability
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Tier 1 (high): Supports message editing, typically personal/team use
-# Tier 2 (medium): Supports editing but often workspace/customer-facing
-# Tier 3 (low): No edit support — each progress msg is permanent
-# Tier 4 (minimal): Batch/non-interactive delivery
-
-_TIER_HIGH = {
-    "tool_progress": "all",
-    "show_reasoning": False,
-    "tool_preview_length": 40,
-    "streaming": None,  # follow global
-}
-
-_TIER_MEDIUM = {
-    "tool_progress": "new",
-    "show_reasoning": False,
-    "tool_preview_length": 40,
-    "streaming": None,
-}
-
-_TIER_LOW = {
-    "tool_progress": "off",
-    "show_reasoning": False,
-    "tool_preview_length": 40,
-    "streaming": False,
-}
-
-_TIER_MINIMAL = {
-    "tool_progress": "off",
-    "show_reasoning": False,
-    "tool_preview_length": 0,
-    "streaming": False,
-}
-
-_PLATFORM_DEFAULTS: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
-    # Tier 1 — full edit support, personal/team use
-    "telegram":    _TIER_HIGH,
-    "discord":     _TIER_HIGH,
-
-    # Tier 2 — edit support, often customer/workspace channels
-    "slack":           _TIER_MEDIUM,
-    "mattermost":      _TIER_MEDIUM,
-    "matrix":          _TIER_MEDIUM,
-    "feishu":          _TIER_MEDIUM,
-
-    # Tier 3 — no edit support, progress messages are permanent
-    "signal":          _TIER_LOW,
-    "whatsapp":        _TIER_MEDIUM,  # Baileys bridge supports /edit
-    "bluebubbles":     _TIER_LOW,
-    "weixin":          _TIER_LOW,
-    "wecom":           _TIER_LOW,
-    "wecom_callback":  _TIER_LOW,
-    "dingtalk":        _TIER_LOW,
-
-    # Tier 4 — batch or non-interactive delivery
-    "email":           _TIER_MINIMAL,
-    "sms":             _TIER_MINIMAL,
-    "webhook":         _TIER_MINIMAL,
-    "homeassistant":   _TIER_MINIMAL,
-    "api_server":      {**_TIER_HIGH, "tool_preview_length": 0},
-}
-
-# Canonical set of per-platform overrideable keys (for validation).
-OVERRIDEABLE_KEYS = frozenset(_GLOBAL_DEFAULTS.keys())
-
-
-def resolve_display_setting(
-    user_config: dict,
-    platform_key: str,
-    setting: str,
-    fallback: Any = None,
-) -> Any:
-    """Resolve a display setting with per-platform override support.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    user_config : dict
-        The full parsed config.yaml dict.
-    platform_key : str
-        Platform config key (e.g. ``"telegram"``, ``"slack"``).  Use
-        ``_platform_config_key(source.platform)`` from gateway/run.py.
-    setting : str
-        Display setting name (e.g. ``"tool_progress"``, ``"show_reasoning"``).
-    fallback : Any
-        Fallback value when the setting isn't found anywhere.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    The resolved value, or *fallback* if nothing is configured.
-    """
-    display_cfg = user_config.get("display") or {}
-
-    # 1. Explicit per-platform override (display.platforms.<platform>.<key>)
-    platforms = display_cfg.get("platforms") or {}
-    plat_overrides = platforms.get(platform_key)
-    if isinstance(plat_overrides, dict):
-        val = plat_overrides.get(setting)
-        if val is not None:
-            return _normalise(setting, val)
-
-    # 1b. Backward compat: display.tool_progress_overrides.<platform>
-    if setting == "tool_progress":
-        legacy = display_cfg.get("tool_progress_overrides")
-        if isinstance(legacy, dict):
-            val = legacy.get(platform_key)
-            if val is not None:
-                return _normalise(setting, val)
-
-    # 2. Global user setting (display.<key>).  Skip display.streaming because
-    # that key controls only CLI terminal streaming; gateway token streaming is
-    # governed by the top-level streaming config plus per-platform overrides.
-    if setting != "streaming":
-        val = display_cfg.get(setting)
-        if val is not None:
-            return _normalise(setting, val)
-
-    # 3. Built-in platform default
-    plat_defaults = _PLATFORM_DEFAULTS.get(platform_key)
-    if plat_defaults:
-        val = plat_defaults.get(setting)
-        if val is not None:
-            return val
-
-    # 4. Built-in global default
-    val = _GLOBAL_DEFAULTS.get(setting)
-    if val is not None:
-        return val
-
-    return fallback
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Helpers
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _normalise(setting: str, value: Any) -> Any:
-    """Normalise YAML quirks (bare ``off`` → False in YAML 1.1)."""
-    if setting == "tool_progress":
-        if value is False:
-            return "off"
-        if value is True:
-            return "all"
-        return str(value).lower()
-    if setting in ("show_reasoning", "streaming"):
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            return value.lower() in ("true", "1", "yes", "on")
-        return bool(value)
-    if setting == "tool_preview_length":
-        try:
-            return int(value)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            return 0
-    return value
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ Each adapter handles:
 """

 from .base import BasePlatformAdapter, MessageEvent, SendResult
-from .qqbot import QQAdapter

 __all__ = [
    "BasePlatformAdapter",
    "MessageEvent",
    "SendResult",
-    "QQAdapter",
 ]
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Exposes an HTTP server with endpoints:
 - POST /v1/runs                    — start a run, returns run_id immediately (202)
 - GET  /v1/runs/{run_id}/events    — SSE stream of structured lifecycle events
 - GET  /health                     — health check
- GET  /health/detailed            — rich status for cross-container dashboard probing

 Any OpenAI-compatible frontend (Open WebUI, LobeChat, LibreChat,
 AnythingLLM, NextChat, ChatBox, etc.) can connect to hermes-agent
@@ -54,67 +53,6 @@ DEFAULT_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8642
 MAX_STORED_RESPONSES = 100
 MAX_REQUEST_BYTES = 1_000_000  # 1 MB default limit for POST bodies
-CHAT_COMPLETIONS_SSE_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS = 30.0
-MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH = 65_536  # 64 KB cap for normalized content parts
-MAX_CONTENT_LIST_SIZE = 1_000  # Max items when content is an array
-
-
-def _normalize_chat_content(
-    content: Any, *, _max_depth: int = 10, _depth: int = 0,
-) -> str:
-    """Normalize OpenAI chat message content into a plain text string.
-
-    Some clients (Open WebUI, LobeChat, etc.) send content as an array of
-    typed parts instead of a plain string::
-
-        [{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}, {"type": "input_text", "text": "..."}]
-
-    This function flattens those into a single string so the agent pipeline
-    (which expects strings) doesn't choke.
-
-    Defensive limits prevent abuse: recursion depth, list size, and output
-    length are all bounded.
-    """
-    if _depth > _max_depth:
-        return ""
-    if content is None:
-        return ""
-    if isinstance(content, str):
-        return content[:MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH] if len(content) > MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH else content
-
-    if isinstance(content, list):
-        parts: List[str] = []
-        items = content[:MAX_CONTENT_LIST_SIZE] if len(content) > MAX_CONTENT_LIST_SIZE else content
-        for item in items:
-            if isinstance(item, str):
-                if item:
-                    parts.append(item[:MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH])
-            elif isinstance(item, dict):
-                item_type = str(item.get("type") or "").strip().lower()
-                if item_type in {"text", "input_text", "output_text"}:
-                    text = item.get("text", "")
-                    if text:
-                        try:
-                            parts.append(str(text)[:MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH])
-                        except Exception:
-                            pass
-                # Silently skip image_url / other non-text parts
-            elif isinstance(item, list):
-                nested = _normalize_chat_content(item, _max_depth=_max_depth, _depth=_depth + 1)
-                if nested:
-                    parts.append(nested)
-            # Check accumulated size
-            if sum(len(p) for p in parts) >= MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH:
-                break
-        result = "\n".join(parts)
-        return result[:MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH] if len(result) > MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH else result
-
-    # Fallback for unexpected types (int, float, bool, etc.)
-    try:
-        result = str(content)
-        return result[:MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH] if len(result) > MAX_NORMALIZED_TEXT_LENGTH else result
-    except Exception:
-        return ""


 def check_api_server_requirements() -> bool:
@@ -515,8 +453,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        session_id: Optional[str] = None,
        stream_delta_callback=None,
        tool_progress_callback=None,
-        tool_start_callback=None,
-        tool_complete_callback=None,
    ) -> Any:
        """
        Create an AIAgent instance using the gateway's runtime config.
@@ -555,8 +491,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            platform="api_server",
            stream_delta_callback=stream_delta_callback,
            tool_progress_callback=tool_progress_callback,
-            tool_start_callback=tool_start_callback,
-            tool_complete_callback=tool_complete_callback,
            session_db=self._ensure_session_db(),
            fallback_model=fallback_model,
        )
@@ -570,27 +504,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        """GET /health — simple health check."""
        return web.json_response({"status": "ok", "platform": "hermes-agent"})

-    async def _handle_health_detailed(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
-        """GET /health/detailed — rich status for cross-container dashboard probing.
-
-        Returns gateway state, connected platforms, PID, and uptime so the
-        dashboard can display full status without needing a shared PID file or
-        /proc access.  No authentication required.
-        """
-        from gateway.status import read_runtime_status
-
-        runtime = read_runtime_status() or {}
-        return web.json_response({
-            "status": "ok",
-            "platform": "hermes-agent",
-            "gateway_state": runtime.get("gateway_state"),
-            "platforms": runtime.get("platforms", {}),
-            "active_agents": runtime.get("active_agents", 0),
-            "exit_reason": runtime.get("exit_reason"),
-            "updated_at": runtime.get("updated_at"),
-            "pid": os.getpid(),
-        })
-
    async def _handle_models(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
        """GET /v1/models — return hermes-agent as an available model."""
        auth_err = self._check_auth(request)
@@ -639,7 +552,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        for msg in messages:
            role = msg.get("role", "")
-            content = _normalize_chat_content(msg.get("content", ""))
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
            if role == "system":
                # Accumulate system messages
                if system_prompt is None:
@@ -731,35 +644,15 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    _stream_q.put(delta)

            def _on_tool_progress(event_type, name, preview, args, **kwargs):
-                """Send tool progress as a separate SSE event.
-
-                Previously, progress markers like ``⏰ list`` were injected
-                directly into ``delta.content``.  OpenAI-compatible frontends
-                (Open WebUI, LobeChat, …) store ``delta.content`` verbatim as
-                the assistant message and send it back on subsequent requests.
-                After enough turns the model learns to *emit* the markers as
-                plain text instead of issuing real tool calls — silently
-                hallucinating tool results.  See #6972.
-
-                The fix: push a tagged tuple ``("__tool_progress__", payload)``
-                onto the stream queue.  The SSE writer emits it as a custom
-                ``event: hermes.tool.progress`` line that compliant frontends
-                can render for UX but will *not* persist into conversation
-                history.  Clients that don't understand the custom event type
-                silently ignore it per the SSE specification.
-                """
+                """Inject tool progress into the SSE stream for Open WebUI."""
                if event_type != "tool.started":
-                    return
+                    return  # Only show tool start events in chat stream
                if name.startswith("_"):
-                    return
+                    return  # Skip internal events (_thinking)
                from agent.display import get_tool_emoji
                emoji = get_tool_emoji(name)
                label = preview or name
-                _stream_q.put(("__tool_progress__", {
-                    "tool": name,
-                    "emoji": emoji,
-                    "label": label,
-                }))
+                _stream_q.put(f"\n`{emoji} {label}`\n")

            # Start agent in background.  agent_ref is a mutable container
            # so the SSE writer can interrupt the agent on client disconnect.
@@ -849,11 +742,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        """
        import queue as _q

-        sse_headers = {
-            "Content-Type": "text/event-stream",
-            "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
-            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
-        }
+        sse_headers = {"Content-Type": "text/event-stream", "Cache-Control": "no-cache"}
        # CORS middleware can't inject headers into StreamResponse after
        # prepare() flushes them, so resolve CORS headers up front.
        origin = request.headers.get("Origin", "")
@@ -866,8 +755,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        await response.prepare(request)

        try:
-            last_activity = time.monotonic()
-
            # Role chunk
            role_chunk = {
                "id": completion_id, "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
@@ -875,34 +762,9 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                "choices": [{"index": 0, "delta": {"role": "assistant"}, "finish_reason": None}],
            }
            await response.write(f"data: {json.dumps(role_chunk)}\n\n".encode())
-            last_activity = time.monotonic()
-
-            # Helper — route a queue item to the correct SSE event.
-            async def _emit(item):
-                """Write a single queue item to the SSE stream.
-
-                Plain strings are sent as normal ``delta.content`` chunks.
-                Tagged tuples ``("__tool_progress__", payload)`` are sent
-                as a custom ``event: hermes.tool.progress`` SSE event so
-                frontends can display them without storing the markers in
-                conversation history.  See #6972.
-                """
-                if isinstance(item, tuple) and len(item) == 2 and item[0] == "__tool_progress__":
-                    event_data = json.dumps(item[1])
-                    await response.write(
-                        f"event: hermes.tool.progress\ndata: {event_data}\n\n".encode()
-                    )
-                else:
-                    content_chunk = {
-                        "id": completion_id, "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
-                        "created": created, "model": model,
-                        "choices": [{"index": 0, "delta": {"content": item}, "finish_reason": None}],
-                    }
-                    await response.write(f"data: {json.dumps(content_chunk)}\n\n".encode())
-                return time.monotonic()

            # Stream content chunks as they arrive from the agent
-            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
            while True:
                try:
                    delta = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: stream_q.get(timeout=0.5))
@@ -914,19 +776,26 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                                delta = stream_q.get_nowait()
                                if delta is None:
                                    break
-                                last_activity = await _emit(delta)
+                                content_chunk = {
+                                    "id": completion_id, "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+                                    "created": created, "model": model,
+                                    "choices": [{"index": 0, "delta": {"content": delta}, "finish_reason": None}],
+                                }
+                                await response.write(f"data: {json.dumps(content_chunk)}\n\n".encode())
                            except _q.Empty:
                                break
                        break
-                    if time.monotonic() - last_activity >= CHAT_COMPLETIONS_SSE_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS:
-                        await response.write(b": keepalive\n\n")
-                        last_activity = time.monotonic()
                    continue

                if delta is None:  # End of stream sentinel
                    break

-                last_activity = await _emit(delta)
+                content_chunk = {
+                    "id": completion_id, "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+                    "created": created, "model": model,
+                    "choices": [{"index": 0, "delta": {"content": delta}, "finish_reason": None}],
+                }
+                await response.write(f"data: {json.dumps(content_chunk)}\n\n".encode())

            # Get usage from completed agent
            usage = {"input_tokens": 0, "output_tokens": 0, "total_tokens": 0}
@@ -969,427 +838,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        return response

-    async def _write_sse_responses(
-        self,
-        request: "web.Request",
-        response_id: str,
-        model: str,
-        created_at: int,
-        stream_q,
-        agent_task,
-        agent_ref,
-        conversation_history: List[Dict[str, str]],
-        user_message: str,
-        instructions: Optional[str],
-        conversation: Optional[str],
-        store: bool,
-        session_id: str,
-    ) -> "web.StreamResponse":
-        """Write an SSE stream for POST /v1/responses (OpenAI Responses API).
-
-        Emits spec-compliant event types as the agent runs:
-
-        - ``response.created`` — initial envelope (status=in_progress)
-        - ``response.output_text.delta`` / ``response.output_text.done`` —
-          streamed assistant text
-        - ``response.output_item.added`` / ``response.output_item.done``
-          with ``item.type == "function_call"`` — when the agent invokes a
-          tool (both events fire; the ``done`` event carries the finalized
-          ``arguments`` string)
-        - ``response.output_item.added`` with
-          ``item.type == "function_call_output"`` — tool result with
-          ``{call_id, output, status}``
-        - ``response.completed`` — terminal event carrying the full
-          response object with all output items + usage (same payload
-          shape as the non-streaming path for parity)
-        - ``response.failed`` — terminal event on agent error
-
-        If the client disconnects mid-stream, ``agent.interrupt()`` is
-        called so the agent stops issuing upstream LLM calls, then the
-        asyncio task is cancelled.  When ``store=True`` the full response
-        is persisted to the ResponseStore in a ``finally`` block so GET
-        /v1/responses/{id} and ``previous_response_id`` chaining work the
-        same as the batch path.
-        """
-        import queue as _q
-
-        sse_headers = {
-            "Content-Type": "text/event-stream",
-            "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
-            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
-        }
-        origin = request.headers.get("Origin", "")
-        cors = self._cors_headers_for_origin(origin) if origin else None
-        if cors:
-            sse_headers.update(cors)
-        if session_id:
-            sse_headers["X-Hermes-Session-Id"] = session_id
-        response = web.StreamResponse(status=200, headers=sse_headers)
-        await response.prepare(request)
-
-        # State accumulated during the stream
-        final_text_parts: List[str] = []
-        # Track open function_call items by name so we can emit a matching
-        # ``done`` event when the tool completes.  Order preserved.
-        pending_tool_calls: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-        # Output items we've emitted so far (used to build the terminal
-        # response.completed payload).  Kept in the order they appeared.
-        emitted_items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-        # Monotonic counter for output_index (spec requires it).
-        output_index = 0
-        # Monotonic counter for call_id generation if the agent doesn't
-        # provide one (it doesn't, from tool_progress_callback).
-        call_counter = 0
-        # Canonical Responses SSE events include a monotonically increasing
-        # sequence_number. Add it server-side for every emitted event so
-        # clients that validate the OpenAI event schema can parse our stream.
-        sequence_number = 0
-        # Track the assistant message item id + content index for text
-        # delta events — the spec ties deltas to a specific item.
-        message_item_id = f"msg_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:24]}"
-        message_output_index: Optional[int] = None
-        message_opened = False
-
-        async def _write_event(event_type: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-            nonlocal sequence_number
-            if "sequence_number" not in data:
-                data["sequence_number"] = sequence_number
-            sequence_number += 1
-            payload = f"event: {event_type}\ndata: {json.dumps(data)}\n\n"
-            await response.write(payload.encode())
-
-        def _envelope(status: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-            env: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                "id": response_id,
-                "object": "response",
-                "status": status,
-                "created_at": created_at,
-                "model": model,
-            }
-            return env
-
-        final_response_text = ""
-        agent_error: Optional[str] = None
-        usage: Dict[str, int] = {"input_tokens": 0, "output_tokens": 0, "total_tokens": 0}
-
-        try:
-            # response.created — initial envelope, status=in_progress
-            created_env = _envelope("in_progress")
-            created_env["output"] = []
-            await _write_event("response.created", {
-                "type": "response.created",
-                "response": created_env,
-            })
-            last_activity = time.monotonic()
-
-            async def _open_message_item() -> None:
-                """Emit response.output_item.added for the assistant message
-                the first time any text delta arrives."""
-                nonlocal message_opened, message_output_index, output_index
-                if message_opened:
-                    return
-                message_opened = True
-                message_output_index = output_index
-                output_index += 1
-                item = {
-                    "id": message_item_id,
-                    "type": "message",
-                    "status": "in_progress",
-                    "role": "assistant",
-                    "content": [],
-                }
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.added", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.added",
-                    "output_index": message_output_index,
-                    "item": item,
-                })
-
-            async def _emit_text_delta(delta_text: str) -> None:
-                await _open_message_item()
-                final_text_parts.append(delta_text)
-                await _write_event("response.output_text.delta", {
-                    "type": "response.output_text.delta",
-                    "item_id": message_item_id,
-                    "output_index": message_output_index,
-                    "content_index": 0,
-                    "delta": delta_text,
-                    "logprobs": [],
-                })
-
-            async def _emit_tool_started(payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-                """Emit response.output_item.added for a function_call.
-
-                Returns the call_id so the matching completion event can
-                reference it.  Prefer the real ``tool_call_id`` from the
-                agent when available; fall back to a generated call id for
-                safety in tests or older code paths.
-                """
-                nonlocal output_index, call_counter
-                call_counter += 1
-                call_id = payload.get("tool_call_id") or f"call_{response_id[5:]}_{call_counter}"
-                args = payload.get("arguments", {})
-                if isinstance(args, dict):
-                    arguments_str = json.dumps(args)
-                else:
-                    arguments_str = str(args)
-                item = {
-                    "id": f"fc_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:24]}",
-                    "type": "function_call",
-                    "status": "in_progress",
-                    "name": payload.get("name", ""),
-                    "call_id": call_id,
-                    "arguments": arguments_str,
-                }
-                idx = output_index
-                output_index += 1
-                pending_tool_calls.append({
-                    "call_id": call_id,
-                    "name": payload.get("name", ""),
-                    "arguments": arguments_str,
-                    "item_id": item["id"],
-                    "output_index": idx,
-                })
-                emitted_items.append({
-                    "type": "function_call",
-                    "name": payload.get("name", ""),
-                    "arguments": arguments_str,
-                    "call_id": call_id,
-                })
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.added", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.added",
-                    "output_index": idx,
-                    "item": item,
-                })
-                return call_id
-
-            async def _emit_tool_completed(payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-                """Emit response.output_item.done (function_call) followed
-                by response.output_item.added (function_call_output)."""
-                nonlocal output_index
-                call_id = payload.get("tool_call_id")
-                result = payload.get("result", "")
-                pending = None
-                if call_id:
-                    for i, p in enumerate(pending_tool_calls):
-                        if p["call_id"] == call_id:
-                            pending = pending_tool_calls.pop(i)
-                            break
-                if pending is None:
-                    # Completion without a matching start — skip to avoid
-                    # emitting orphaned done events.
-                    return
-
-                # function_call done
-                done_item = {
-                    "id": pending["item_id"],
-                    "type": "function_call",
-                    "status": "completed",
-                    "name": pending["name"],
-                    "call_id": pending["call_id"],
-                    "arguments": pending["arguments"],
-                }
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.done", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.done",
-                    "output_index": pending["output_index"],
-                    "item": done_item,
-                })
-
-                # function_call_output added (result)
-                result_str = result if isinstance(result, str) else json.dumps(result)
-                output_parts = [{"type": "input_text", "text": result_str}]
-                output_item = {
-                    "id": f"fco_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:24]}",
-                    "type": "function_call_output",
-                    "call_id": pending["call_id"],
-                    "output": output_parts,
-                    "status": "completed",
-                }
-                idx = output_index
-                output_index += 1
-                emitted_items.append({
-                    "type": "function_call_output",
-                    "call_id": pending["call_id"],
-                    "output": output_parts,
-                })
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.added", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.added",
-                    "output_index": idx,
-                    "item": output_item,
-                })
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.done", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.done",
-                    "output_index": idx,
-                    "item": output_item,
-                })
-
-            # Main drain loop — thread-safe queue fed by agent callbacks.
-            async def _dispatch(it) -> None:
-                """Route a queue item to the correct SSE emitter.
-
-                Plain strings are text deltas.  Tagged tuples with
-                ``__tool_started__`` / ``__tool_completed__`` prefixes
-                are tool lifecycle events.
-                """
-                if isinstance(it, tuple) and len(it) == 2 and isinstance(it[0], str):
-                    tag, payload = it
-                    if tag == "__tool_started__":
-                        await _emit_tool_started(payload)
-                    elif tag == "__tool_completed__":
-                        await _emit_tool_completed(payload)
-                    # Unknown tags are silently ignored (forward-compat).
-                elif isinstance(it, str):
-                    await _emit_text_delta(it)
-                # Other types (non-string, non-tuple) are silently dropped.
-
-            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-            while True:
-                try:
-                    item = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: stream_q.get(timeout=0.5))
-                except _q.Empty:
-                    if agent_task.done():
-                        # Drain remaining
-                        while True:
-                            try:
-                                item = stream_q.get_nowait()
-                                if item is None:
-                                    break
-                                await _dispatch(item)
-                                last_activity = time.monotonic()
-                            except _q.Empty:
-                                break
-                        break
-                    if time.monotonic() - last_activity >= CHAT_COMPLETIONS_SSE_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS:
-                        await response.write(b": keepalive\n\n")
-                        last_activity = time.monotonic()
-                    continue
-
-                if item is None:  # EOS sentinel
-                    break
-
-                await _dispatch(item)
-                last_activity = time.monotonic()
-
-            # Pick up agent result + usage from the completed task
-            try:
-                result, agent_usage = await agent_task
-                usage = agent_usage or usage
-                # If the agent produced a final_response but no text
-                # deltas were streamed (e.g. some providers only emit
-                # the full response at the end), emit a single fallback
-                # delta so Responses clients still receive a live text part.
-                agent_final = result.get("final_response", "") if isinstance(result, dict) else ""
-                if agent_final and not final_text_parts:
-                    await _emit_text_delta(agent_final)
-                if agent_final and not final_response_text:
-                    final_response_text = agent_final
-                if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("error") and not final_response_text:
-                    agent_error = result["error"]
-            except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
-                logger.error("Error running agent for streaming responses: %s", e, exc_info=True)
-                agent_error = str(e)
-
-            # Close the message item if it was opened
-            final_response_text = "".join(final_text_parts) or final_response_text
-            if message_opened:
-                await _write_event("response.output_text.done", {
-                    "type": "response.output_text.done",
-                    "item_id": message_item_id,
-                    "output_index": message_output_index,
-                    "content_index": 0,
-                    "text": final_response_text,
-                    "logprobs": [],
-                })
-                msg_done_item = {
-                    "id": message_item_id,
-                    "type": "message",
-                    "status": "completed",
-                    "role": "assistant",
-                    "content": [
-                        {"type": "output_text", "text": final_response_text}
-                    ],
-                }
-                await _write_event("response.output_item.done", {
-                    "type": "response.output_item.done",
-                    "output_index": message_output_index,
-                    "item": msg_done_item,
-                })
-
-            # Always append a final message item in the completed
-            # response envelope so clients that only parse the terminal
-            # payload still see the assistant text.  This mirrors the
-            # shape produced by _extract_output_items in the batch path.
-            final_items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = list(emitted_items)
-            final_items.append({
-                "type": "message",
-                "role": "assistant",
-                "content": [
-                    {"type": "output_text", "text": final_response_text or (agent_error or "")}
-                ],
-            })
-
-            if agent_error:
-                failed_env = _envelope("failed")
-                failed_env["output"] = final_items
-                failed_env["error"] = {"message": agent_error, "type": "server_error"}
-                failed_env["usage"] = {
-                    "input_tokens": usage.get("input_tokens", 0),
-                    "output_tokens": usage.get("output_tokens", 0),
-                    "total_tokens": usage.get("total_tokens", 0),
-                }
-                await _write_event("response.failed", {
-                    "type": "response.failed",
-                    "response": failed_env,
-                })
-            else:
-                completed_env = _envelope("completed")
-                completed_env["output"] = final_items
-                completed_env["usage"] = {
-                    "input_tokens": usage.get("input_tokens", 0),
-                    "output_tokens": usage.get("output_tokens", 0),
-                    "total_tokens": usage.get("total_tokens", 0),
-                }
-                await _write_event("response.completed", {
-                    "type": "response.completed",
-                    "response": completed_env,
-                })
-
-                # Persist for future chaining / GET retrieval, mirroring
-                # the batch path behavior.
-                if store:
-                    full_history = list(conversation_history)
-                    full_history.append({"role": "user", "content": user_message})
-                    if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("messages"):
-                        full_history.extend(result["messages"])
-                    else:
-                        full_history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": final_response_text})
-                    self._response_store.put(response_id, {
-                        "response": completed_env,
-                        "conversation_history": full_history,
-                        "instructions": instructions,
-                        "session_id": session_id,
-                    })
-                    if conversation:
-                        self._response_store.set_conversation(conversation, response_id)
-
-        except (ConnectionResetError, ConnectionAbortedError, BrokenPipeError, OSError):
-            # Client disconnected — interrupt the agent so it stops
-            # making upstream LLM calls, then cancel the task.
-            agent = agent_ref[0] if agent_ref else None
-            if agent is not None:
-                try:
-                    agent.interrupt("SSE client disconnected")
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-            if not agent_task.done():
-                agent_task.cancel()
-                try:
-                    await agent_task
-                except (asyncio.CancelledError, Exception):
-                    pass
-            logger.info("SSE client disconnected; interrupted agent task %s", response_id)
-
-        return response
-
    async def _handle_responses(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
        """POST /v1/responses — OpenAI Responses API format."""
        auth_err = self._check_auth(request)
@@ -1433,7 +881,18 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    input_messages.append({"role": "user", "content": item})
                elif isinstance(item, dict):
                    role = item.get("role", "user")
-                    content = _normalize_chat_content(item.get("content", ""))
+                    content = item.get("content", "")
+                    # Handle content that may be a list of content parts
+                    if isinstance(content, list):
+                        text_parts = []
+                        for part in content:
+                            if isinstance(part, dict) and part.get("type") == "input_text":
+                                text_parts.append(part.get("text", ""))
+                            elif isinstance(part, dict) and part.get("type") == "output_text":
+                                text_parts.append(part.get("text", ""))
+                            elif isinstance(part, str):
+                                text_parts.append(part)
+                        content = "\n".join(text_parts)
                    input_messages.append({"role": role, "content": content})
        else:
            return web.json_response(_openai_error("'input' must be a string or array"), status=400)
@@ -1460,13 +919,11 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            if previous_response_id:
                logger.debug("Both conversation_history and previous_response_id provided; using conversation_history")

-        stored_session_id = None
        if not conversation_history and previous_response_id:
            stored = self._response_store.get(previous_response_id)
            if stored is None:
                return web.json_response(_openai_error(f"Previous response not found: {previous_response_id}"), status=404)
            conversation_history = list(stored.get("conversation_history", []))
-            stored_session_id = stored.get("session_id")
            # If no instructions provided, carry forward from previous
            if instructions is None:
                instructions = stored.get("instructions")
@@ -1484,83 +941,8 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if body.get("truncation") == "auto" and len(conversation_history) > 100:
            conversation_history = conversation_history[-100:]

-        # Reuse session from previous_response_id chain so the dashboard
-        # groups the entire conversation under one session entry.
-        session_id = stored_session_id or str(uuid.uuid4())
-
-        stream = bool(body.get("stream", False))
-        if stream:
-            # Streaming branch — emit OpenAI Responses SSE events as the
-            # agent runs so frontends can render text deltas and tool
-            # calls in real time.  See _write_sse_responses for details.
-            import queue as _q
-            _stream_q: _q.Queue = _q.Queue()
-
-            def _on_delta(delta):
-                # None from the agent is a CLI box-close signal, not EOS.
-                # Forwarding would kill the SSE stream prematurely; the
-                # SSE writer detects completion via agent_task.done().
-                if delta is not None:
-                    _stream_q.put(delta)
-
-            def _on_tool_progress(event_type, name, preview, args, **kwargs):
-                """Queue non-start tool progress events if needed in future.
-
-                The structured Responses stream uses ``tool_start_callback``
-                and ``tool_complete_callback`` for exact call-id correlation,
-                so progress events are currently ignored here.
-                """
-                return
-
-            def _on_tool_start(tool_call_id, function_name, function_args):
-                """Queue a started tool for live function_call streaming."""
-                _stream_q.put(("__tool_started__", {
-                    "tool_call_id": tool_call_id,
-                    "name": function_name,
-                    "arguments": function_args or {},
-                }))
-
-            def _on_tool_complete(tool_call_id, function_name, function_args, function_result):
-                """Queue a completed tool result for live function_call_output streaming."""
-                _stream_q.put(("__tool_completed__", {
-                    "tool_call_id": tool_call_id,
-                    "name": function_name,
-                    "arguments": function_args or {},
-                    "result": function_result,
-                }))
-
-            agent_ref = [None]
-            agent_task = asyncio.ensure_future(self._run_agent(
-                user_message=user_message,
-                conversation_history=conversation_history,
-                ephemeral_system_prompt=instructions,
-                session_id=session_id,
-                stream_delta_callback=_on_delta,
-                tool_progress_callback=_on_tool_progress,
-                tool_start_callback=_on_tool_start,
-                tool_complete_callback=_on_tool_complete,
-                agent_ref=agent_ref,
-            ))
-
-            response_id = f"resp_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:28]}"
-            model_name = body.get("model", self._model_name)
-            created_at = int(time.time())
-
-            return await self._write_sse_responses(
-                request=request,
-                response_id=response_id,
-                model=model_name,
-                created_at=created_at,
-                stream_q=_stream_q,
-                agent_task=agent_task,
-                agent_ref=agent_ref,
-                conversation_history=conversation_history,
-                user_message=user_message,
-                instructions=instructions,
-                conversation=conversation,
-                store=store,
-                session_id=session_id,
-            )
+        # Run the agent (with Idempotency-Key support)
+        session_id = str(uuid.uuid4())

        async def _compute_response():
            return await self._run_agent(
@@ -1635,7 +1017,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                "response": response_data,
                "conversation_history": full_history,
                "instructions": instructions,
-                "session_id": session_id,
            })
            # Update conversation mapping so the next request with the same
            # conversation name automatically chains to this response
@@ -1989,8 +1370,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        session_id: Optional[str] = None,
        stream_delta_callback=None,
        tool_progress_callback=None,
-        tool_start_callback=None,
-        tool_complete_callback=None,
        agent_ref: Optional[list] = None,
    ) -> tuple:
        """
@@ -2004,7 +1383,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        callers (e.g. the SSE writer) to call ``agent.interrupt()`` from
        another thread to stop in-progress LLM calls.
        """
-        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()

        def _run():
            agent = self._create_agent(
@@ -2012,8 +1391,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                session_id=session_id,
                stream_delta_callback=stream_delta_callback,
                tool_progress_callback=tool_progress_callback,
-                tool_start_callback=tool_start_callback,
-                tool_complete_callback=tool_complete_callback,
            )
            if agent_ref is not None:
                agent_ref[0] = agent
@@ -2150,12 +1527,10 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            if previous_response_id:
                logger.debug("Both conversation_history and previous_response_id provided; using conversation_history")

-        stored_session_id = None
        if not conversation_history and previous_response_id:
            stored = self._response_store.get(previous_response_id)
            if stored:
                conversation_history = list(stored.get("conversation_history", []))
-                stored_session_id = stored.get("session_id")
                if instructions is None:
                    instructions = stored.get("instructions")

@@ -2174,7 +1549,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                        )
                    conversation_history.append({"role": msg["role"], "content": str(content)})

-        session_id = body.get("session_id") or stored_session_id or run_id
+        session_id = body.get("session_id") or run_id
        ephemeral_system_prompt = instructions

        async def _run_and_close():
@@ -2314,7 +1689,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            self._app = web.Application(middlewares=mws)
            self._app["api_server_adapter"] = self
            self._app.router.add_get("/health", self._handle_health)
-            self._app.router.add_get("/health/detailed", self._handle_health_detailed)
            self._app.router.add_get("/v1/health", self._handle_health)
            self._app.router.add_get("/v1/models", self._handle_models)
            self._app.router.add_post("/v1/chat/completions", self._handle_chat_completions)
@@ -2351,23 +1725,6 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                )
                return False

-            # Refuse to start network-accessible with a placeholder key.
-            # Ported from openclaw/openclaw#64586.
-            if is_network_accessible(self._host) and self._api_key:
-                try:
-                    from hermes_cli.auth import has_usable_secret
-                    if not has_usable_secret(self._api_key, min_length=8):
-                        logger.error(
-                            "[%s] Refusing to start: API_SERVER_KEY is set to a "
-                            "placeholder value. Generate a real secret "
-                            "(e.g. `openssl rand -hex 32`) and set API_SERVER_KEY "
-                            "before exposing the API server on %s.",
-                            self.name, self._host,
-                        )
-                        return False
-                except ImportError:
-                    pass
-
            # Port conflict detection — fail fast if port is already in use
            try:
                with _socket.socket(_socket.AF_INET, _socket.SOCK_STREAM) as _s:
@@ -21,59 +21,6 @@ from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


-def utf16_len(s: str) -> int:
-    """Count UTF-16 code units in *s*.
-
-    Telegram's message-length limit (4 096) is measured in UTF-16 code units,
-    **not** Unicode code-points.  Characters outside the Basic Multilingual
-    Plane (emoji like 😀, CJK Extension B, musical symbols, …) are encoded as
-    surrogate pairs and therefore consume **two** UTF-16 code units each, even
-    though Python's ``len()`` counts them as one.
-
-    Ported from nearai/ironclaw#2304 which discovered the same discrepancy in
-    Rust's ``chars().count()``.
-    """
-    return len(s.encode("utf-16-le")) // 2
-
-
-def _prefix_within_utf16_limit(s: str, limit: int) -> str:
-    """Return the longest prefix of *s* whose UTF-16 length ≤ *limit*.
-
-    Unlike a plain ``s[:limit]``, this respects surrogate-pair boundaries so
-    we never slice a multi-code-unit character in half.
-    """
-    if utf16_len(s) <= limit:
-        return s
-    # Binary search for the longest safe prefix
-    lo, hi = 0, len(s)
-    while lo < hi:
-        mid = (lo + hi + 1) // 2
-        if utf16_len(s[:mid]) <= limit:
-            lo = mid
-        else:
-            hi = mid - 1
-    return s[:lo]
-
-
-def _custom_unit_to_cp(s: str, budget: int, len_fn) -> int:
-    """Return the largest codepoint offset *n* such that ``len_fn(s[:n]) <= budget``.
-
-    Used by :meth:`BasePlatformAdapter.truncate_message` when *len_fn* measures
-    length in units different from Python codepoints (e.g. UTF-16 code units).
-    Falls back to binary search which is O(log n) calls to *len_fn*.
-    """
-    if len_fn(s) <= budget:
-        return len(s)
-    lo, hi = 0, len(s)
-    while lo < hi:
-        mid = (lo + hi + 1) // 2
-        if len_fn(s[:mid]) <= budget:
-            lo = mid
-        else:
-            hi = mid - 1
-    return lo
-
-
 def is_network_accessible(host: str) -> bool:
    """Return True if *host* would expose the server beyond loopback.

@@ -682,10 +629,6 @@ class MessageEvent:
    # Auto-loaded skill(s) for topic/channel bindings (e.g., Telegram DM Topics,
    # Discord channel_skill_bindings).  A single name or ordered list.
    auto_skill: Optional[str | list[str]] = None
-
-    # Per-channel ephemeral system prompt (e.g. Discord channel_prompts).
-    # Applied at API call time and never persisted to transcript history.
-    channel_prompt: Optional[str] = None
    
    # Internal flag — set for synthetic events (e.g. background process
    # completion notifications) that must bypass user authorization checks.
@@ -730,63 +673,6 @@ class SendResult:
    retryable: bool = False  # True for transient connection errors — base will retry automatically


-def merge_pending_message_event(
-    pending_messages: Dict[str, MessageEvent],
-    session_key: str,
-    event: MessageEvent,
-    *,
-    merge_text: bool = False,
-) -> None:
-    """Store or merge a pending event for a session.
-
-    Photo bursts/albums often arrive as multiple near-simultaneous PHOTO
-    events. Merge those into the existing queued event so the next turn sees
-    the whole burst.
-
-    When ``merge_text`` is enabled, rapid follow-up TEXT events are appended
-    instead of replacing the pending turn. This is used for Telegram bursty
-    follow-ups so a multi-part user thought is not silently truncated to only
-    the last queued fragment.
-    """
-    existing = pending_messages.get(session_key)
-    if existing:
-        existing_is_photo = getattr(existing, "message_type", None) == MessageType.PHOTO
-        incoming_is_photo = event.message_type == MessageType.PHOTO
-        existing_has_media = bool(existing.media_urls)
-        incoming_has_media = bool(event.media_urls)
-
-        if existing_is_photo and incoming_is_photo:
-            existing.media_urls.extend(event.media_urls)
-            existing.media_types.extend(event.media_types)
-            if event.text:
-                existing.text = BasePlatformAdapter._merge_caption(existing.text, event.text)
-            return
-
-        if existing_has_media or incoming_has_media:
-            if incoming_has_media:
-                existing.media_urls.extend(event.media_urls)
-                existing.media_types.extend(event.media_types)
-            if event.text:
-                if existing.text:
-                    existing.text = BasePlatformAdapter._merge_caption(existing.text, event.text)
-                else:
-                    existing.text = event.text
-            if existing_is_photo or incoming_is_photo:
-                existing.message_type = MessageType.PHOTO
-            return
-
-        if (
-            merge_text
-            and getattr(existing, "message_type", None) == MessageType.TEXT
-            and event.message_type == MessageType.TEXT
-        ):
-            if event.text:
-                existing.text = f"{existing.text}\n{event.text}" if existing.text else event.text
-            return
-
-    pending_messages[session_key] = event
-
-
 # Error substrings that indicate a transient *connection* failure worth retrying.
 # "timeout" / "timed out" / "readtimeout" / "writetimeout" are intentionally
 # excluded: a read/write timeout on a non-idempotent call (e.g. send_message)
@@ -811,36 +697,6 @@ _RETRYABLE_ERROR_PATTERNS = (
 MessageHandler = Callable[[MessageEvent], Awaitable[Optional[str]]]


-def resolve_channel_prompt(
-    config_extra: dict,
-    channel_id: str,
-    parent_id: str | None = None,
-) -> str | None:
-    """Resolve a per-channel ephemeral prompt from platform config.
-
-    Looks up ``channel_prompts`` in the adapter's ``config.extra`` dict.
-    Prefers an exact match on *channel_id*; falls back to *parent_id*
-    (useful for forum threads / child channels inheriting a parent prompt).
-
-    Returns the prompt string, or None if no match is found.  Blank/whitespace-
-    only prompts are treated as absent.
-    """
-    prompts = config_extra.get("channel_prompts") or {}
-    if not isinstance(prompts, dict):
-        return None
-
-    for key in (channel_id, parent_id):
-        if not key:
-            continue
-        prompt = prompts.get(key)
-        if prompt is None:
-            continue
-        prompt = str(prompt).strip()
-        if prompt:
-            return prompt
-    return None
-
-
 class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
    """
    Base class for platform adapters.
@@ -870,13 +726,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
        # Gateway shutdown cancels these so an old gateway instance doesn't keep
        # working on a task after --replace or manual restarts.
        self._background_tasks: set[asyncio.Task] = set()
-        # One-shot callbacks to fire after the main response is delivered.
-        # Keyed by session_key.  GatewayRunner uses this to defer
-        # background-review notifications ("💾 Skill created") until the
-        # primary reply has been sent.
-        self._post_delivery_callbacks: Dict[str, Callable] = {}
        self._expected_cancelled_tasks: set[asyncio.Task] = set()
-        self._busy_session_handler: Optional[Callable[[MessageEvent, str], Awaitable[bool]]] = None
        # Chats where auto-TTS on voice input is disabled (set by /voice off)
        self._auto_tts_disabled_chats: set = set()
        # Chats where typing indicator is paused (e.g. during approval waits).
@@ -946,36 +796,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
        result = handler(self)
        if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
            await result
-
-    def _acquire_platform_lock(self, scope: str, identity: str, resource_desc: str) -> bool:
-        """Acquire a scoped lock for this adapter. Returns True on success."""
-        from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
-        self._platform_lock_scope = scope
-        self._platform_lock_identity = identity
-        acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock(
-            scope, identity, metadata={'platform': self.platform.value}
-        )
-        if acquired:
-            return True
-        owner_pid = existing.get('pid') if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
-        message = (
-            f'{resource_desc} already in use'
-            + (f' (PID {owner_pid})' if owner_pid else '')
-            + '. Stop the other gateway first.'
-        )
-        logger.error('[%s] %s', self.name, message)
-        self._set_fatal_error(f'{scope}_lock', message, retryable=False)
-        return False
-
-    def _release_platform_lock(self) -> None:
-        """Release the scoped lock acquired by _acquire_platform_lock."""
-        identity = getattr(self, '_platform_lock_identity', None)
-        if not identity:
-            return
-        from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
-        release_scoped_lock(self._platform_lock_scope, identity)
-        self._platform_lock_identity = None
-
+    
    @property
    def name(self) -> str:
        """Human-readable name for this adapter."""
@@ -994,10 +815,6 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
        an optional response string.
        """
        self._message_handler = handler
-
-    def set_busy_session_handler(self, handler: Optional[Callable[[MessageEvent, str], Awaitable[bool]]]) -> None:
-        """Set an optional handler for messages arriving during active sessions."""
-        self._busy_session_handler = handler
    
    def set_session_store(self, session_store: Any) -> None:
        """
@@ -1291,7 +1108,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
                path = path[1:-1].strip()
            path = path.lstrip("`\"'").rstrip("`\"',.;:)}]")
            if path:
-                media.append((os.path.expanduser(path), has_voice_tag))
+                media.append((path, has_voice_tag))

        # Remove MEDIA tags from content (including surrounding quote/backtick wrappers)
        if media:
@@ -1579,7 +1396,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
            # session lifecycle and its cleanup races with the running task
            # (see PR #4926).
            cmd = event.get_command()
-            if cmd in ("approve", "deny", "status", "stop", "new", "reset", "background", "restart", "queue", "q"):
+            if cmd in ("approve", "deny", "status", "stop", "new", "reset", "background"):
                logger.debug(
                    "[%s] Command '/%s' bypassing active-session guard for %s",
                    self.name, cmd, session_key,
@@ -1598,19 +1415,19 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
                    logger.error("[%s] Command '/%s' dispatch failed: %s", self.name, cmd, e, exc_info=True)
                return

-            if self._busy_session_handler is not None:
-                try:
-                    if await self._busy_session_handler(event, session_key):
-                        return
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error("[%s] Busy-session handler failed: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
-
            # Special case: photo bursts/albums frequently arrive as multiple near-
            # simultaneous messages. Queue them without interrupting the active run,
            # then process them immediately after the current task finishes.
            if event.message_type == MessageType.PHOTO:
                logger.debug("[%s] Queuing photo follow-up for session %s without interrupt", self.name, session_key)
-                merge_pending_message_event(self._pending_messages, session_key, event)
+                existing = self._pending_messages.get(session_key)
+                if existing and existing.message_type == MessageType.PHOTO:
+                    existing.media_urls.extend(event.media_urls)
+                    existing.media_types.extend(event.media_types)
+                    if event.text:
+                        existing.text = self._merge_caption(existing.text, event.text)
+                else:
+                    self._pending_messages[session_key] = event
                return  # Don't interrupt now - will run after current task completes

            # Default behavior for non-photo follow-ups: interrupt the running agent
@@ -1694,21 +1511,6 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
            # streaming already delivered the text (already_sent=True) or
            # when the message was queued behind an active agent.  Log at
            # DEBUG to avoid noisy warnings for expected behavior.
-            #
-            # Suppress stale response when the session was interrupted by a
-            # new message that hasn't been consumed yet.  The pending message
-            # is processed by the pending-message handler below (#8221/#2483).
-            if (
-                response
-                and interrupt_event.is_set()
-                and session_key in self._pending_messages
-            ):
-                logger.info(
-                    "[%s] Suppressing stale response for interrupted session %s",
-                    self.name,
-                    session_key,
-                )
-                response = None
            if not response:
                logger.debug("[%s] Handler returned empty/None response for %s", self.name, event.source.chat_id)
            if response:
@@ -1930,14 +1732,6 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
            except Exception:
                pass  # Last resort — don't let error reporting crash the handler
        finally:
-            # Fire any one-shot post-delivery callback registered for this
-            # session (e.g. deferred background-review notifications).
-            _post_cb = getattr(self, "_post_delivery_callbacks", {}).pop(session_key, None)
-            if callable(_post_cb):
-                try:
-                    _post_cb()
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
            # Stop typing indicator
            typing_task.cancel()
            try:
@@ -2032,11 +1826,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
        return content
    
    @staticmethod
-    def truncate_message(
-        content: str,
-        max_length: int = 4096,
-        len_fn: Optional["Callable[[str], int]"] = None,
-    ) -> List[str]:
+    def truncate_message(content: str, max_length: int = 4096) -> List[str]:
        """
        Split a long message into chunks, preserving code block boundaries.

@@ -2048,16 +1838,11 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
        Args:
            content: The full message content
            max_length: Maximum length per chunk (platform-specific)
-            len_fn: Optional length function for measuring string length.
-                     Defaults to ``len`` (Unicode code-points).  Pass
-                     ``utf16_len`` for platforms that measure message
-                     length in UTF-16 code units (e.g. Telegram).

        Returns:
            List of message chunks
        """
-        _len = len_fn or len
-        if _len(content) <= max_length:
+        if len(content) <= max_length:
            return [content]

        INDICATOR_RESERVE = 10   # room for " (XX/XX)"
@@ -2076,33 +1861,22 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):

            # How much body text we can fit after accounting for the prefix,
            # a potential closing fence, and the chunk indicator.
-            headroom = max_length - INDICATOR_RESERVE - _len(prefix) - _len(FENCE_CLOSE)
+            headroom = max_length - INDICATOR_RESERVE - len(prefix) - len(FENCE_CLOSE)
            if headroom < 1:
                headroom = max_length // 2

            # Everything remaining fits in one final chunk
-            if _len(prefix) + _len(remaining) <= max_length - INDICATOR_RESERVE:
+            if len(prefix) + len(remaining) <= max_length - INDICATOR_RESERVE:
                chunks.append(prefix + remaining)
                break

-            # Find a natural split point (prefer newlines, then spaces).
-            # When _len != len (e.g. utf16_len for Telegram), headroom is
-            # measured in the custom unit.  We need codepoint-based slice
-            # positions that stay within the custom-unit budget.
-            #
-            # _safe_slice_pos() maps a custom-unit budget to the largest
-            # codepoint offset whose custom length ≤ budget.
-            if _len is not len:
-                # Map headroom (custom units) → codepoint slice length
-                _cp_limit = _custom_unit_to_cp(remaining, headroom, _len)
-            else:
-                _cp_limit = headroom
-            region = remaining[:_cp_limit]
+            # Find a natural split point (prefer newlines, then spaces)
+            region = remaining[:headroom]
            split_at = region.rfind("\n")
-            if split_at < _cp_limit // 2:
+            if split_at < headroom // 2:
                split_at = region.rfind(" ")
            if split_at < 1:
-                split_at = _cp_limit
+                split_at = headroom

            # Avoid splitting inside an inline code span (`...`).
            # If the text before split_at has an odd number of unescaped
@@ -2122,7 +1896,7 @@ class BasePlatformAdapter(ABC):
                    safe_split = candidate.rfind(" ", 0, last_bt)
                    nl_split = candidate.rfind("\n", 0, last_bt)
                    safe_split = max(safe_split, nl_split)
-                    if safe_split > _cp_limit // 4:
+                    if safe_split > headroom // 4:
                        split_at = safe_split

            chunk_body = remaining[:split_at]
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
    cache_audio_from_bytes,
    cache_document_from_bytes,
 )
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import strip_markdown

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@@ -90,7 +89,18 @@ def _normalize_server_url(raw: str) -> str:
    return value.rstrip("/")


-
+def _strip_markdown(text: str) -> str:
+    """Strip common markdown formatting for iMessage plain-text delivery."""
+    text = re.sub(r"\*\*(.+?)\*\*", r"\1", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    text = re.sub(r"\*(.+?)\*", r"\1", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    text = re.sub(r"__(.+?)__", r"\1", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    text = re.sub(r"_(.+?)_", r"\1", text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    text = re.sub(r"```[a-zA-Z0-9_+-]*\n?", "", text)
+    text = re.sub(r"`(.+?)`", r"\1", text)
+    text = re.sub(r"^#{1,6}\s+", "", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    text = re.sub(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^\)]+)\)", r"\1", text)
+    text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", text)
+    return text.strip()


 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -224,21 +234,6 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            host = "localhost"
        return f"http://{host}:{self.webhook_port}{self.webhook_path}"

-    @property
-    def _webhook_register_url(self) -> str:
-        """Webhook URL registered with BlueBubbles, including the password as
-        a query param so inbound webhook POSTs carry credentials.
-
-        BlueBubbles posts events to the exact URL registered via
-        ``/api/v1/webhook``. Its webhook registration API does not support
-        custom headers, so embedding the password in the URL is the only
-        way to authenticate inbound webhooks without disabling auth.
-        """
-        base = self._webhook_url
-        if self.password:
-            return f"{base}?password={quote(self.password, safe='')}"
-        return base
-
    async def _find_registered_webhooks(self, url: str) -> list:
        """Return list of BB webhook entries matching *url*."""
        try:
@@ -260,7 +255,7 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if not self.client:
            return False

-        webhook_url = self._webhook_register_url
+        webhook_url = self._webhook_url

        # Crash resilience — reuse an existing registration if present
        existing = await self._find_registered_webhooks(webhook_url)
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        payload = {
            "url": webhook_url,
-            "events": ["new-message", "updated-message"],
+            "events": ["new-message", "updated-message", "message"],
        }

        try:
@@ -307,7 +302,7 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if not self.client:
            return False

-        webhook_url = self._webhook_register_url
+        webhook_url = self._webhook_url
        removed = False

        try:
@@ -398,7 +393,7 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    ) -> SendResult:
-        text = strip_markdown(content or "")
+        text = _strip_markdown(content or "")
        if not text:
            return SendResult(success=False, error="BlueBubbles send requires text")
        chunks = self.truncate_message(text, max_length=self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
@@ -619,6 +614,35 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    # Tapback reactions
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------

+    async def send_reaction(
+        self,
+        chat_id: str,
+        message_guid: str,
+        reaction: str,
+        part_index: int = 0,
+    ) -> SendResult:
+        """Send a tapback reaction (requires Private API helper)."""
+        if not self._private_api_enabled or not self._helper_connected:
+            return SendResult(
+                success=False, error="Private API helper not connected"
+            )
+        guid = await self._resolve_chat_guid(chat_id)
+        if not guid:
+            return SendResult(success=False, error=f"Chat not found: {chat_id}")
+        try:
+            res = await self._api_post(
+                "/api/v1/message/react",
+                {
+                    "chatGuid": guid,
+                    "selectedMessageGuid": message_guid,
+                    "reaction": reaction,
+                    "partIndex": part_index,
+                },
+            )
+            return SendResult(success=True, raw_response=res)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(exc))
+
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Chat info
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -655,7 +679,7 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        return info

    def format_message(self, content: str) -> str:
-        return strip_markdown(content)
+        return _strip_markdown(content)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Inbound attachment downloading (from #4588)
@@ -850,12 +874,6 @@ class BlueBubblesAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            payload.get("chat_guid"),
            payload.get("guid"),
        )
-        # Fallback: BlueBubbles v1.9+ webhook payloads omit top-level chatGuid;
-        # the chat GUID is nested under data.chats[0].guid instead.
-        if not chat_guid:
-            _chats = record.get("chats") or []
-            if _chats and isinstance(_chats[0], dict):
-                chat_guid = _chats[0].get("guid") or _chats[0].get("chatGuid")
        chat_identifier = self._value(
            record.get("chatIdentifier"),
            record.get("identifier"),
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import time
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ except ImportError:
    httpx = None  # type: ignore[assignment]

 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 20000
+DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS = 300
+DEDUP_MAX_SIZE = 1000
 RECONNECT_BACKOFF = [2, 5, 10, 30, 60]
 _SESSION_WEBHOOKS_MAX = 500
 _DINGTALK_WEBHOOK_RE = re.compile(r'^https://api\.dingtalk\.com/')
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@ class DingTalkAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._stream_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
        self._http_client: Optional["httpx.AsyncClient"] = None

-        # Message deduplication
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator(max_size=1000)
+        # Message deduplication: msg_id -> timestamp
+        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
        # Map chat_id -> session_webhook for reply routing
        self._session_webhooks: Dict[str, str] = {}

@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ class DingTalkAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        self._stream_client = None
        self._session_webhooks.clear()
-        self._dedup.clear()
+        self._seen_messages.clear()
        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected", self.name)

    # -- Inbound message processing -----------------------------------------
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ class DingTalkAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    async def _on_message(self, message: "ChatbotMessage") -> None:
        """Process an incoming DingTalk chatbot message."""
        msg_id = getattr(message, "message_id", None) or uuid.uuid4().hex
-        if self._dedup.is_duplicate(msg_id):
+        if self._is_duplicate(msg_id):
            logger.debug("[%s] Duplicate message %s, skipping", self.name, msg_id)
            return

@@ -254,6 +256,20 @@ class DingTalkAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                content = " ".join(parts).strip()
        return content

+    # -- Deduplication ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _is_duplicate(self, msg_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Check and record a message ID. Returns True if already seen."""
+        now = time.time()
+        if len(self._seen_messages) > DEDUP_MAX_SIZE:
+            cutoff = now - DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS
+            self._seen_messages = {k: v for k, v in self._seen_messages.items() if v > cutoff}
+
+        if msg_id in self._seen_messages:
+            return True
+        self._seen_messages[msg_id] = now
+        return False
+
    # -- Outbound messaging -------------------------------------------------

    async def send(
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Uses discord.py library for:
 """

 import asyncio
+import json
 import logging
 import os
 import struct
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Optional, Any

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(_Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]))
 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
 import re

-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator, ThreadParticipationTracker
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -235,7 +236,6 @@ class VoiceReceiver:
        # Calculate dynamic RTP header size (RFC 9335 / rtpsize mode)
        cc = first_byte & 0x0F  # CSRC count
        has_extension = bool(first_byte & 0x10)  # extension bit
-        has_padding = bool(first_byte & 0x20)  # padding bit (RFC 3550 §5.1)
        header_size = 12 + (4 * cc) + (4 if has_extension else 0)

        if len(data) < header_size + 4:  # need at least header + nonce
@@ -279,31 +279,6 @@ class VoiceReceiver:
        if ext_data_len and len(decrypted) > ext_data_len:
            decrypted = decrypted[ext_data_len:]

-        # --- Strip RTP padding (RFC 3550 §5.1) ---
-        # When the P bit is set, the last payload byte holds the count of
-        # trailing padding bytes (including itself) that must be removed
-        # before further processing. Skipping this passes padding-contaminated
-        # bytes into DAVE/Opus and corrupts inbound audio.
-        if has_padding:
-            if not decrypted:
-                if self._packet_debug_count <= 10:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        "RTP padding bit set but no payload (ssrc=%d)", ssrc,
-                    )
-                return
-            pad_len = decrypted[-1]
-            if pad_len == 0 or pad_len > len(decrypted):
-                if self._packet_debug_count <= 10:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        "Invalid RTP padding length %d for payload size %d (ssrc=%d)",
-                        pad_len, len(decrypted), ssrc,
-                    )
-                return
-            decrypted = decrypted[:-pad_len]
-            if not decrypted:
-                # Padding consumed entire payload — nothing to decode
-                return
-
        # --- DAVE E2EE decrypt ---
        if self._dave_session:
            with self._lock:
@@ -466,7 +441,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._pending_text_batches: Dict[str, MessageEvent] = {}
        self._pending_text_batch_tasks: Dict[str, asyncio.Task] = {}
        self._voice_text_channels: Dict[int, int] = {}  # guild_id -> text_channel_id
-        self._voice_sources: Dict[int, Dict[str, Any]] = {}  # guild_id -> linked text channel source metadata
        self._voice_timeout_tasks: Dict[int, asyncio.Task] = {}  # guild_id -> timeout task
        # Phase 2: voice listening
        self._voice_receivers: Dict[int, VoiceReceiver] = {}  # guild_id -> VoiceReceiver
@@ -476,15 +450,18 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        # Track threads where the bot has participated so follow-up messages
        # in those threads don't require @mention.  Persisted to disk so the
        # set survives gateway restarts.
-        self._threads = ThreadParticipationTracker("discord")
+        self._bot_participated_threads: set = self._load_participated_threads()
        # Persistent typing indicator loops per channel (DMs don't reliably
        # show the standard typing gateway event for bots)
        self._typing_tasks: Dict[str, asyncio.Task] = {}
        self._bot_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        self._post_connect_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        # Dedup cache: prevents duplicate bot responses when Discord
-        # RESUME replays events after reconnects.
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator()
+        # Cap to prevent unbounded growth (Discord threads get archived).
+        self._MAX_TRACKED_THREADS = 500
+        # Dedup cache: message_id → timestamp.  Prevents duplicate bot
+        # responses when Discord RESUME replays events after reconnects.
+        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._SEEN_TTL = 300   # 5 minutes
+        self._SEEN_MAX = 2000  # prune threshold
        # Reply threading mode: "off" (no replies), "first" (reply on first
        # chunk only, default), "all" (reply-reference on every chunk).
        self._reply_to_mode: str = getattr(config, 'reply_to_mode', 'first') or 'first'
@@ -525,9 +502,18 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return False

        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('discord-bot-token', self.config.token, 'Discord bot token'):
+            # Acquire scoped lock to prevent duplicate bot token usage
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+            self._token_lock_identity = self.config.token
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock('discord-bot-token', self._token_lock_identity, metadata={'platform': 'discord'})
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get('pid') if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = f'Discord bot token already in use' + (f' (PID {owner_pid})' if owner_pid else '') + '. Stop the other gateway first.'
+                logger.error('[%s] %s', self.name, message)
+                self._set_fatal_error('discord_token_lock', message, retryable=False)
                return False

+
            # Parse allowed user entries (may contain usernames or IDs)
            allowed_env = os.getenv("DISCORD_ALLOWED_USERS", "")
            if allowed_env:
@@ -571,19 +557,29 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

                # Resolve any usernames in the allowed list to numeric IDs
                await adapter_self._resolve_allowed_usernames()
-                adapter_self._ready_event.set()

-                if adapter_self._post_connect_task and not adapter_self._post_connect_task.done():
-                    adapter_self._post_connect_task.cancel()
-                adapter_self._post_connect_task = asyncio.create_task(
-                    adapter_self._run_post_connect_initialization()
-                )
+                # Sync slash commands with Discord
+                try:
+                    synced = await adapter_self._client.tree.sync()
+                    logger.info("[%s] Synced %d slash command(s)", adapter_self.name, len(synced))
+                except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
+                    logger.warning("[%s] Slash command sync failed: %s", adapter_self.name, e, exc_info=True)
+                adapter_self._ready_event.set()

            @self._client.event
            async def on_message(message: DiscordMessage):
                # Dedup: Discord RESUME replays events after reconnects (#4777)
-                if adapter_self._dedup.is_duplicate(str(message.id)):
+                msg_id = str(message.id)
+                now = time.time()
+                if msg_id in adapter_self._seen_messages:
                    return
+                adapter_self._seen_messages[msg_id] = now
+                if len(adapter_self._seen_messages) > adapter_self._SEEN_MAX:
+                    cutoff = now - adapter_self._SEEN_TTL
+                    adapter_self._seen_messages = {
+                        k: v for k, v in adapter_self._seen_messages.items()
+                        if v > cutoff
+                    }

                # Always ignore our own messages
                if message.author == self._client.user:
@@ -689,11 +685,23 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
            logger.error("[%s] Timeout waiting for connection to Discord", self.name, exc_info=True)
-            self._release_platform_lock()
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                if getattr(self, '_token_lock_identity', None):
+                    release_scoped_lock('discord-bot-token', self._token_lock_identity)
+                    self._token_lock_identity = None
+            except Exception:
+                pass
            return False
        except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
            logger.error("[%s] Failed to connect to Discord: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
-            self._release_platform_lock()
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                if getattr(self, '_token_lock_identity', None):
+                    release_scoped_lock('discord-bot-token', self._token_lock_identity)
+                    self._token_lock_identity = None
+            except Exception:
+                pass
            return False

    async def disconnect(self) -> None:
@@ -711,36 +719,21 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
                logger.warning("[%s] Error during disconnect: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)

-        if self._post_connect_task and not self._post_connect_task.done():
-            self._post_connect_task.cancel()
-            try:
-                await self._post_connect_task
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                pass
-
        self._running = False
        self._client = None
        self._ready_event.clear()
-        self._post_connect_task = None

-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        # Release the token lock
+        try:
+            from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+            if getattr(self, '_token_lock_identity', None):
+                release_scoped_lock('discord-bot-token', self._token_lock_identity)
+                self._token_lock_identity = None
+        except Exception:
+            pass

        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected", self.name)

-    async def _run_post_connect_initialization(self) -> None:
-        """Finish non-critical startup work after Discord is connected."""
-        if not self._client:
-            return
-        try:
-            synced = await asyncio.wait_for(self._client.tree.sync(), timeout=30)
-            logger.info("[%s] Synced %d slash command(s)", self.name, len(synced))
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            logger.warning("[%s] Slash command sync timed out after 30s", self.name)
-        except asyncio.CancelledError:
-            raise
-        except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
-            logger.warning("[%s] Slash command sync failed: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
-
    async def _add_reaction(self, message: Any, emoji: str) -> bool:
        """Add an emoji reaction to a Discord message."""
        if not message or not hasattr(message, "add_reaction"):
@@ -1070,7 +1063,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if task:
            task.cancel()
        self._voice_text_channels.pop(guild_id, None)
-        self._voice_sources.pop(guild_id, None)

    # Maximum seconds to wait for voice playback before giving up
    PLAYBACK_TIMEOUT = 120
@@ -1405,68 +1397,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            )
            return await super().send_image(chat_id, image_url, caption, reply_to)

-    async def send_animation(
-        self,
-        chat_id: str,
-        animation_url: str,
-        caption: Optional[str] = None,
-        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> SendResult:
-        """Send an animated GIF natively as a Discord file attachment."""
-        if not self._client:
-            return SendResult(success=False, error="Not connected")
-
-        if not is_safe_url(animation_url):
-            logger.warning("[%s] Blocked unsafe animation URL during Discord send_animation", self.name)
-            return await super().send_animation(chat_id, animation_url, caption, reply_to, metadata=metadata)
-
-        try:
-            import aiohttp
-
-            channel = self._client.get_channel(int(chat_id))
-            if not channel:
-                channel = await self._client.fetch_channel(int(chat_id))
-            if not channel:
-                return SendResult(success=False, error=f"Channel {chat_id} not found")
-
-            # Download the GIF and send as a Discord file attachment
-            # (Discord renders .gif attachments as auto-playing animations inline)
-            from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_proxy_url, proxy_kwargs_for_aiohttp
-            _proxy = resolve_proxy_url(platform_env_var="DISCORD_PROXY")
-            _sess_kw, _req_kw = proxy_kwargs_for_aiohttp(_proxy)
-            async with aiohttp.ClientSession(**_sess_kw) as session:
-                async with session.get(animation_url, timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30), **_req_kw) as resp:
-                    if resp.status != 200:
-                        raise Exception(f"Failed to download animation: HTTP {resp.status}")
-
-                    animation_data = await resp.read()
-
-                    import io
-                    file = discord.File(io.BytesIO(animation_data), filename="animation.gif")
-
-                    msg = await channel.send(
-                        content=caption if caption else None,
-                        file=file,
-                    )
-                    return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.id))
-
-        except ImportError:
-            logger.warning(
-                "[%s] aiohttp not installed, falling back to URL. Run: pip install aiohttp",
-                self.name,
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            return await super().send_animation(chat_id, animation_url, caption, reply_to, metadata=metadata)
-        except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
-            logger.error(
-                "[%s] Failed to send animation attachment, falling back to URL: %s",
-                self.name,
-                e,
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            return await super().send_animation(chat_id, animation_url, caption, reply_to, metadata=metadata)
-
    async def send_video(
        self,
        chat_id: str,
@@ -1784,10 +1714,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        async def slash_update(interaction: discord.Interaction):
            await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, "/update", "Update initiated~")

-        @tree.command(name="restart", description="Gracefully restart the Hermes gateway")
-        async def slash_restart(interaction: discord.Interaction):
-            await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, "/restart", "Restart requested~")
-
        @tree.command(name="approve", description="Approve a pending dangerous command")
        @discord.app_commands.describe(scope="Optional: 'all', 'session', 'always', 'all session', 'all always'")
        async def slash_approve(interaction: discord.Interaction, scope: str = ""):
@@ -1828,160 +1754,46 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        async def slash_btw(interaction: discord.Interaction, question: str):
            await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, f"/btw {question}")

-        # ── Auto-register any gateway-available commands not yet on the tree ──
-        # This ensures new commands added to COMMAND_REGISTRY in
-        # hermes_cli/commands.py automatically appear as Discord slash
-        # commands without needing a manual entry here.
+        # Register installed skills as native slash commands (parity with
+        # Telegram, which uses telegram_menu_commands() in commands.py).
+        # Discord allows up to 100 application commands globally.
+        _DISCORD_CMD_LIMIT = 100
        try:
-            from hermes_cli.commands import COMMAND_REGISTRY, _is_gateway_available, _resolve_config_gates
+            from hermes_cli.commands import discord_skill_commands

-            already_registered = set()
-            try:
-                already_registered = {cmd.name for cmd in tree.get_commands()}
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            existing_names = {cmd.name for cmd in tree.get_commands()}
+            remaining_slots = max(0, _DISCORD_CMD_LIMIT - len(existing_names))

-            config_overrides = _resolve_config_gates()
-
-            for cmd_def in COMMAND_REGISTRY:
-                if not _is_gateway_available(cmd_def, config_overrides):
-                    continue
-                # Discord command names: lowercase, hyphens OK, max 32 chars.
-                discord_name = cmd_def.name.lower()[:32]
-                if discord_name in already_registered:
-                    continue
-                # Skip aliases that overlap with already-registered names
-                # (aliases for explicitly registered commands are handled above).
-                desc = (cmd_def.description or f"Run /{cmd_def.name}")[:100]
-                has_args = bool(cmd_def.args_hint)
-
-                if has_args:
-                    # Command takes optional arguments — create handler with
-                    # an optional ``args`` string parameter.
-                    def _make_args_handler(_name: str, _hint: str):
-                        @discord.app_commands.describe(args=f"Arguments: {_hint}"[:100])
-                        async def _handler(interaction: discord.Interaction, args: str = ""):
-                            await self._run_simple_slash(
-                                interaction, f"/{_name} {args}".strip()
-                            )
-                        _handler.__name__ = f"auto_slash_{_name.replace('-', '_')}"
-                        return _handler
-
-                    handler = _make_args_handler(cmd_def.name, cmd_def.args_hint)
-                else:
-                    # Parameterless command.
-                    def _make_simple_handler(_name: str):
-                        async def _handler(interaction: discord.Interaction):
-                            await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, f"/{_name}")
-                        _handler.__name__ = f"auto_slash_{_name.replace('-', '_')}"
-                        return _handler
-
-                    handler = _make_simple_handler(cmd_def.name)
-
-                auto_cmd = discord.app_commands.Command(
-                    name=discord_name,
-                    description=desc,
-                    callback=handler,
-                )
-                try:
-                    tree.add_command(auto_cmd)
-                    already_registered.add(discord_name)
-                except Exception:
-                    # Silently skip commands that fail registration (e.g.
-                    # name conflict with a subcommand group).
-                    pass
-
-            logger.debug(
-                "Discord auto-registered %d commands from COMMAND_REGISTRY",
-                len(already_registered),
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning("Discord auto-register from COMMAND_REGISTRY failed: %s", e)
-
-        # Register skills under a single /skill command group with category
-        # subcommand groups.  This uses 1 top-level slot instead of N,
-        # supporting up to 25 categories × 25 skills = 625 skills.
-        self._register_skill_group(tree)
-
-    def _register_skill_group(self, tree) -> None:
-        """Register a ``/skill`` command group with category subcommand groups.
-
-        Skills are organized by their directory category under ``SKILLS_DIR``.
-        Each category becomes a subcommand group; root-level skills become
-        direct subcommands.  Discord supports 25 subcommand groups × 25
-        subcommands each = 625 skills — well beyond the old 100-command cap.
-        """
-        try:
-            from hermes_cli.commands import discord_skill_commands_by_category
-
-            existing_names = set()
-            try:
-                existing_names = {cmd.name for cmd in tree.get_commands()}
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
-            categories, uncategorized, hidden = discord_skill_commands_by_category(
+            skill_entries, skipped = discord_skill_commands(
+                max_slots=remaining_slots,
                reserved_names=existing_names,
            )

-            if not categories and not uncategorized:
-                return
+            for discord_name, description, cmd_key in skill_entries:
+                # Closure factory to capture cmd_key per iteration
+                def _make_skill_handler(_key: str):
+                    async def _skill_slash(interaction: discord.Interaction, args: str = ""):
+                        await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, f"{_key} {args}".strip())
+                    return _skill_slash

-            skill_group = discord.app_commands.Group(
-                name="skill",
-                description="Run a Hermes skill",
-            )
+                handler = _make_skill_handler(cmd_key)
+                handler.__name__ = f"skill_{discord_name.replace('-', '_')}"

-            # ── Helper: build a callback for a skill command key ──
-            def _make_handler(_key: str):
-                @discord.app_commands.describe(args="Optional arguments for the skill")
-                async def _handler(interaction: discord.Interaction, args: str = ""):
-                    await self._run_simple_slash(interaction, f"{_key} {args}".strip())
-                _handler.__name__ = f"skill_{_key.lstrip('/').replace('-', '_')}"
-                return _handler
-
-            # ── Uncategorized (root-level) skills → direct subcommands ──
-            for discord_name, description, cmd_key in uncategorized:
                cmd = discord.app_commands.Command(
                    name=discord_name,
-                    description=description or f"Run the {discord_name} skill",
-                    callback=_make_handler(cmd_key),
+                    description=description,
+                    callback=handler,
                )
-                skill_group.add_command(cmd)
+                discord.app_commands.describe(args="Optional arguments for the skill")(cmd)
+                tree.add_command(cmd)

-            # ── Category subcommand groups ──
-            for cat_name in sorted(categories):
-                cat_desc = f"{cat_name.replace('-', ' ').title()} skills"
-                if len(cat_desc) > 100:
-                    cat_desc = cat_desc[:97] + "..."
-                cat_group = discord.app_commands.Group(
-                    name=cat_name,
-                    description=cat_desc,
-                    parent=skill_group,
-                )
-                for discord_name, description, cmd_key in categories[cat_name]:
-                    cmd = discord.app_commands.Command(
-                        name=discord_name,
-                        description=description or f"Run the {discord_name} skill",
-                        callback=_make_handler(cmd_key),
-                    )
-                    cat_group.add_command(cmd)
-
-            tree.add_command(skill_group)
-
-            total = sum(len(v) for v in categories.values()) + len(uncategorized)
-            logger.info(
-                "[%s] Registered /skill group: %d skill(s) across %d categories"
-                " + %d uncategorized",
-                self.name, total, len(categories), len(uncategorized),
-            )
-            if hidden:
+            if skipped:
                logger.warning(
-                    "[%s] %d skill(s) not registered (Discord subcommand limits)",
-                    self.name, hidden,
+                    "[%s] Discord slash command limit reached (%d): %d skill(s) not registered",
+                    self.name, _DISCORD_CMD_LIMIT, skipped,
                )
        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.warning("[%s] Failed to register /skill group: %s", self.name, exc)
+            logger.warning("[%s] Failed to register skill slash commands: %s", self.name, exc)

    def _build_slash_event(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, text: str) -> MessageEvent:
        """Build a MessageEvent from a Discord slash command interaction."""
@@ -2018,14 +1830,11 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        )

        msg_type = MessageType.COMMAND if text.startswith("/") else MessageType.TEXT
-        channel_id = str(interaction.channel_id)
-        parent_id = str(getattr(getattr(interaction, "channel", None), "parent_id", "") or "")
        return MessageEvent(
            text=text,
            message_type=msg_type,
            source=source,
            raw_message=interaction,
-            channel_prompt=self._resolve_channel_prompt(channel_id, parent_id or None),
        )

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2061,7 +1870,7 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        # Track thread participation so follow-ups don't require @mention
        if thread_id:
-            self._threads.mark(thread_id)
+            self._track_thread(thread_id)

        # If a message was provided, kick off a new Hermes session in the thread
        starter = (message or "").strip()
@@ -2096,17 +1905,14 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            chat_topic=chat_topic,
        )

-        _parent_channel = self._thread_parent_channel(getattr(interaction, "channel", None))
-        _parent_id = str(getattr(_parent_channel, "id", "") or "")
+        _parent_id = str(getattr(getattr(interaction, "channel", None), "parent_id", "") or "")
        _skills = self._resolve_channel_skills(thread_id, _parent_id or None)
-        _channel_prompt = self._resolve_channel_prompt(thread_id, _parent_id or None)
        event = MessageEvent(
            text=text,
            message_type=MessageType.TEXT,
            source=source,
            raw_message=interaction,
            auto_skill=_skills,
-            channel_prompt=_channel_prompt,
        )
        await self.handle_message(event)

@@ -2135,11 +1941,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    return list(dict.fromkeys(skills))  # dedup, preserve order
        return None

-    def _resolve_channel_prompt(self, channel_id: str, parent_id: str | None = None) -> str | None:
-        """Resolve a Discord per-channel prompt, preferring the exact channel over its parent."""
-        from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_channel_prompt
-        return resolve_channel_prompt(self.config.extra, channel_id, parent_id)
-
    def _thread_parent_channel(self, channel: Any) -> Any:
        """Return the parent text channel when invoked from a thread."""
        return getattr(channel, "parent", None) or channel
@@ -2440,6 +2241,49 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return f"{parent_name} / {thread_name}"
        return thread_name

+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Thread participation persistence
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _thread_state_path() -> Path:
+        """Path to the persisted thread participation set."""
+        from hermes_cli.config import get_hermes_home
+        return get_hermes_home() / "discord_threads.json"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _load_participated_threads(cls) -> set:
+        """Load persisted thread IDs from disk."""
+        path = cls._thread_state_path()
+        try:
+            if path.exists():
+                data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+                if isinstance(data, list):
+                    return set(data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("Could not load discord thread state: %s", e)
+        return set()
+
+    def _save_participated_threads(self) -> None:
+        """Persist the current thread set to disk (best-effort)."""
+        path = self._thread_state_path()
+        try:
+            # Trim to most recent entries if over cap
+            thread_list = list(self._bot_participated_threads)
+            if len(thread_list) > self._MAX_TRACKED_THREADS:
+                thread_list = thread_list[-self._MAX_TRACKED_THREADS:]
+                self._bot_participated_threads = set(thread_list)
+            path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            path.write_text(json.dumps(thread_list), encoding="utf-8")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("Could not save discord thread state: %s", e)
+
+    def _track_thread(self, thread_id: str) -> None:
+        """Add a thread to the participation set and persist."""
+        if thread_id not in self._bot_participated_threads:
+            self._bot_participated_threads.add(thread_id)
+            self._save_participated_threads()
+
    async def _handle_message(self, message: DiscordMessage) -> None:
        """Handle incoming Discord messages."""
        # In server channels (not DMs), require the bot to be @mentioned
@@ -2461,7 +2305,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            thread_id = str(message.channel.id)
            parent_channel_id = self._get_parent_channel_id(message.channel)

-        is_voice_linked_channel = False
        if not isinstance(message.channel, discord.DMChannel):
            channel_ids = {str(message.channel.id)}
            if parent_channel_id:
@@ -2488,16 +2331,11 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                channel_ids.add(parent_channel_id)

            require_mention = os.getenv("DISCORD_REQUIRE_MENTION", "true").lower() not in ("false", "0", "no")
-            # Voice-linked text channels act as free-response while voice is active.
-            # Only the exact bound channel gets the exemption, not sibling threads.
-            voice_linked_ids = {str(ch_id) for ch_id in self._voice_text_channels.values()}
-            current_channel_id = str(message.channel.id)
-            is_voice_linked_channel = current_channel_id in voice_linked_ids
-            is_free_channel = bool(channel_ids & free_channels) or is_voice_linked_channel
+            is_free_channel = bool(channel_ids & free_channels)

            # Skip the mention check if the message is in a thread where
            # the bot has previously participated (auto-created or replied in).
-            in_bot_thread = is_thread and thread_id in self._threads
+            in_bot_thread = is_thread and thread_id in self._bot_participated_threads

            if require_mention and not is_free_channel and not in_bot_thread:
                if self._client.user not in message.mentions:
@@ -2517,13 +2355,13 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            no_thread_channels = {ch.strip() for ch in no_thread_channels_raw.split(",") if ch.strip()}
            skip_thread = bool(channel_ids & no_thread_channels)
            auto_thread = os.getenv("DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD", "true").lower() in ("true", "1", "yes")
-            if auto_thread and not skip_thread and not is_voice_linked_channel:
+            if auto_thread and not skip_thread:
                thread = await self._auto_create_thread(message)
                if thread:
                    is_thread = True
                    thread_id = str(thread.id)
                    auto_threaded_channel = thread
-                    self._threads.mark(thread_id)
+                    self._track_thread(thread_id)

        # Determine message type
        msg_type = MessageType.TEXT
@@ -2691,15 +2529,6 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        _parent_id = str(getattr(_chan, "parent_id", "") or "")
        _chan_id = str(getattr(_chan, "id", ""))
        _skills = self._resolve_channel_skills(_chan_id, _parent_id or None)
-        _channel_prompt = self._resolve_channel_prompt(_chan_id, _parent_id or None)
-
-        reply_to_id = None
-        reply_to_text = None
-        if message.reference:
-            reply_to_id = str(message.reference.message_id)
-            if message.reference.resolved:
-                reply_to_text = getattr(message.reference.resolved, "content", None) or None
-
        event = MessageEvent(
            text=event_text,
            message_type=msg_type,
@@ -2708,17 +2537,15 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            message_id=str(message.id),
            media_urls=media_urls,
            media_types=media_types,
-            reply_to_message_id=reply_to_id,
-            reply_to_text=reply_to_text,
+            reply_to_message_id=str(message.reference.message_id) if message.reference else None,
            timestamp=message.created_at,
            auto_skill=_skills,
-            channel_prompt=_channel_prompt,
        )

        # Track thread participation so the bot won't require @mention for
        # follow-up messages in threads it has already engaged in.
        if thread_id:
-            self._threads.mark(thread_id)
+            self._track_thread(thread_id)

        # Only batch plain text messages — commands, media, etc. dispatch
        # immediately since they won't be split by the Discord client.
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
-from urllib.request import Request, urlopen

 # aiohttp/websockets are independent optional deps — import outside lark_oapi
 # so they remain available for tests and webhook mode even if lark_oapi is missing.
@@ -72,10 +69,7 @@ try:
        UpdateMessageRequestBody,
    )
    from lark_oapi.core.const import FEISHU_DOMAIN, LARK_DOMAIN
-    from lark_oapi.event.callback.model.p2_card_action_trigger import (
-        CallBackCard,
-        P2CardActionTriggerResponse,
-    )
+    from lark_oapi.event.callback.model.p2_card_action_trigger import P2CardActionTriggerResponse
    from lark_oapi.event.dispatcher_handler import EventDispatcherHandler
    from lark_oapi.ws import Client as FeishuWSClient

@@ -83,7 +77,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
    FEISHU_AVAILABLE = False
    lark = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    CallBackCard = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
    P2CardActionTriggerResponse = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
    EventDispatcherHandler = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
    FeishuWSClient = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -173,35 +166,9 @@ _FEISHU_WEBHOOK_BODY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30          # max seconds to read request
 _FEISHU_WEBHOOK_ANOMALY_THRESHOLD = 25             # consecutive error responses before WARNING log
 _FEISHU_WEBHOOK_ANOMALY_TTL_SECONDS = 6 * 60 * 60  # anomaly tracker TTL (6 hours) — matches openclaw
 _FEISHU_CARD_ACTION_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS = 15 * 60    # card action token dedup window (15 min)
-
-_APPROVAL_CHOICE_MAP: Dict[str, str] = {
-    "approve_once": "once",
-    "approve_session": "session",
-    "approve_always": "always",
-    "deny": "deny",
-}
-_APPROVAL_LABEL_MAP: Dict[str, str] = {
-    "once": "Approved once",
-    "session": "Approved for session",
-    "always": "Approved permanently",
-    "deny": "Denied",
-}
 _FEISHU_BOT_MSG_TRACK_SIZE = 512                   # LRU size for tracking sent message IDs
 _FEISHU_REPLY_FALLBACK_CODES = frozenset({230011, 231003})  # reply target withdrawn/missing → create fallback
 _FEISHU_ACK_EMOJI = "OK"
-
-# QR onboarding constants
-_ONBOARD_ACCOUNTS_URLS = {
-    "feishu": "https://accounts.feishu.cn",
-    "lark": "https://accounts.larksuite.com",
-}
-_ONBOARD_OPEN_URLS = {
-    "feishu": "https://open.feishu.cn",
-    "lark": "https://open.larksuite.com",
-}
-_REGISTRATION_PATH = "/oauth/v1/app/registration"
-_ONBOARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S = 10
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Fallback display strings
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -393,21 +360,19 @@ def _render_code_block_element(element: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:


 def _strip_markdown_to_plain_text(text: str) -> str:
-    """Strip markdown formatting to plain text for Feishu text fallbacks.
-
-    Delegates common markdown stripping to the shared helper and adds
-    Feishu-specific patterns (blockquotes, strikethrough, underline tags,
-    horizontal rules, \\r\\n normalisation).
-    """
-    from gateway.platforms.helpers import strip_markdown
    plain = text.replace("\r\n", "\n")
    plain = _MARKDOWN_LINK_RE.sub(lambda m: f"{m.group(1)} ({m.group(2).strip()})", plain)
+    plain = re.sub(r"^#{1,6}\s+", "", plain, flags=re.MULTILINE)
    plain = re.sub(r"^>\s?", "", plain, flags=re.MULTILINE)
    plain = re.sub(r"^\s*---+\s*$", "---", plain, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    plain = re.sub(r"```(?:[^\n]*\n)?([\s\S]*?)```", lambda m: m.group(1).strip("\n"), plain)
+    plain = re.sub(r"`([^`\n]+)`", r"\1", plain)
+    plain = re.sub(r"\*\*([^*\n]+)\*\*", r"\1", plain)
+    plain = re.sub(r"\*([^*\n]+)\*", r"\1", plain)
    plain = re.sub(r"~~([^~\n]+)~~", r"\1", plain)
    plain = re.sub(r"<u>([\s\S]*?)</u>", r"\1", plain)
-    plain = strip_markdown(plain)
-    return plain
+    plain = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", plain)
+    return plain.strip()


 def _coerce_int(value: Any, default: Optional[int] = None, min_value: int = 0) -> Optional[int]:
@@ -447,6 +412,14 @@ def _build_markdown_post_payload(content: str) -> str:
    )


+def parse_feishu_post_content(raw_content: str) -> FeishuPostParseResult:
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(raw_content) if raw_content else {}
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return FeishuPostParseResult(text_content=FALLBACK_POST_TEXT)
+    return parse_feishu_post_payload(parsed)
+
+
 def parse_feishu_post_payload(payload: Any) -> FeishuPostParseResult:
    resolved = _resolve_post_payload(payload)
    if not resolved:
@@ -1507,12 +1480,14 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            logger.warning("[Feishu] send_exec_approval failed: %s", exc)
            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(exc))

-    @staticmethod
-    def _build_resolved_approval_card(*, choice: str, user_name: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Build raw card JSON for a resolved approval action."""
+    async def _update_approval_card(
+        self, message_id: str, label: str, user_name: str, choice: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Replace the approval card with a resolved status card."""
+        if not self._client or not message_id:
+            return
        icon = "❌" if choice == "deny" else "✅"
-        label = _APPROVAL_LABEL_MAP.get(choice, "Resolved")
-        return {
+        card = {
            "config": {"wide_screen_mode": True},
            "header": {
                "title": {"content": f"{icon} {label}", "tag": "plain_text"},
@@ -1525,6 +1500,13 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                },
            ],
        }
+        try:
+            payload = json.dumps(card, ensure_ascii=False)
+            body = self._build_update_message_body(msg_type="interactive", content=payload)
+            request = self._build_update_message_request(message_id=message_id, request_body=body)
+            await asyncio.to_thread(self._client.im.v1.message.update, request)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning("[Feishu] Failed to update approval card %s: %s", message_id, exc)

    async def send_voice(
        self,
@@ -1853,82 +1835,20 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        future.add_done_callback(self._log_background_failure)

    def _on_card_action_trigger(self, data: Any) -> Any:
-        """Handle card-action callback from the Feishu SDK (synchronous).
-
-        For approval actions: parses the event once, returns the resolved card
-        inline (the only reliable way to sync all clients), and schedules a
-        lightweight async method to actually unblock the agent.
-
-        For other card actions: delegates to ``_handle_card_action_event``.
-        """
+        """Schedule Feishu card actions on the adapter loop and acknowledge immediately."""
        loop = self._loop
-        if not self._loop_accepts_callbacks(loop):
+        if loop is None or bool(getattr(loop, "is_closed", lambda: False)()):
            logger.warning("[Feishu] Dropping card action before adapter loop is ready")
-            return P2CardActionTriggerResponse() if P2CardActionTriggerResponse else None
-
-        event = getattr(data, "event", None)
-        action = getattr(event, "action", None)
-        action_value = getattr(action, "value", {}) or {}
-        hermes_action = action_value.get("hermes_action") if isinstance(action_value, dict) else None
-
-        if hermes_action:
-            return self._handle_approval_card_action(event=event, action_value=action_value, loop=loop)
-
-        self._submit_on_loop(loop, self._handle_card_action_event(data))
+        else:
+            future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                self._handle_card_action_event(data),
+                loop,
+            )
+            future.add_done_callback(self._log_background_failure)
        if P2CardActionTriggerResponse is None:
            return None
        return P2CardActionTriggerResponse()

-    @staticmethod
-    def _loop_accepts_callbacks(loop: Any) -> bool:
-        """Return True when the adapter loop can accept thread-safe submissions."""
-        return loop is not None and not bool(getattr(loop, "is_closed", lambda: False)())
-
-    def _submit_on_loop(self, loop: Any, coro: Any) -> None:
-        """Schedule background work on the adapter loop with shared failure logging."""
-        future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, loop)
-        future.add_done_callback(self._log_background_failure)
-
-    def _handle_approval_card_action(self, *, event: Any, action_value: Dict[str, Any], loop: Any) -> Any:
-        """Schedule approval resolution and build the synchronous callback response."""
-        approval_id = action_value.get("approval_id")
-        if approval_id is None:
-            logger.debug("[Feishu] Card action missing approval_id, ignoring")
-            return P2CardActionTriggerResponse() if P2CardActionTriggerResponse else None
-        choice = _APPROVAL_CHOICE_MAP.get(action_value.get("hermes_action"), "deny")
-
-        operator = getattr(event, "operator", None)
-        open_id = str(getattr(operator, "open_id", "") or "")
-        user_name = self._get_cached_sender_name(open_id) or open_id
-
-        self._submit_on_loop(loop, self._resolve_approval(approval_id, choice, user_name))
-
-        if P2CardActionTriggerResponse is None:
-            return None
-        response = P2CardActionTriggerResponse()
-        if CallBackCard is not None:
-            card = CallBackCard()
-            card.type = "raw"
-            card.data = self._build_resolved_approval_card(choice=choice, user_name=user_name)
-            response.card = card
-        return response
-
-    async def _resolve_approval(self, approval_id: Any, choice: str, user_name: str) -> None:
-        """Pop approval state and unblock the waiting agent thread."""
-        state = self._approval_state.pop(approval_id, None)
-        if not state:
-            logger.debug("[Feishu] Approval %s already resolved or unknown", approval_id)
-            return
-        try:
-            from tools.approval import resolve_gateway_approval
-            count = resolve_gateway_approval(state["session_key"], choice)
-            logger.info(
-                "Feishu button resolved %d approval(s) for session %s (choice=%s, user=%s)",
-                count, state["session_key"], choice, user_name,
-            )
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.error("Failed to resolve gateway approval from Feishu button: %s", exc)
-
    async def _handle_reaction_event(self, event_type: str, data: Any) -> None:
        """Fetch the reacted-to message; if it was sent by this bot, emit a synthetic text event."""
        if not self._client:
@@ -2020,6 +1940,51 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        action_tag = str(getattr(action, "tag", "") or "button")
        action_value = getattr(action, "value", {}) or {}

+        # --- Exec approval button intercept ---
+        hermes_action = action_value.get("hermes_action") if isinstance(action_value, dict) else None
+        if hermes_action:
+            approval_id = action_value.get("approval_id")
+            state = self._approval_state.pop(approval_id, None)
+            if not state:
+                logger.debug("[Feishu] Approval %s already resolved or unknown", approval_id)
+                return
+
+            choice_map = {
+                "approve_once": "once",
+                "approve_session": "session",
+                "approve_always": "always",
+                "deny": "deny",
+            }
+            choice = choice_map.get(hermes_action, "deny")
+
+            label_map = {
+                "once": "Approved once",
+                "session": "Approved for session",
+                "always": "Approved permanently",
+                "deny": "Denied",
+            }
+            label = label_map.get(choice, "Resolved")
+
+            # Resolve sender name for the status card
+            sender_id = SimpleNamespace(open_id=open_id, user_id=None, union_id=None)
+            sender_profile = await self._resolve_sender_profile(sender_id)
+            user_name = sender_profile.get("user_name") or open_id
+
+            # Resolve the approval — unblocks the agent thread
+            try:
+                from tools.approval import resolve_gateway_approval
+                count = resolve_gateway_approval(state["session_key"], choice)
+                logger.info(
+                    "Feishu button resolved %d approval(s) for session %s (choice=%s, user=%s)",
+                    count, state["session_key"], choice, user_name,
+                )
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.error("Failed to resolve gateway approval from Feishu button: %s", exc)
+
+            # Update the card to show the decision
+            await self._update_approval_card(state.get("message_id", ""), label, user_name, choice)
+            return
+
        synthetic_text = f"/card {action_tag}"
        if action_value:
            try:
@@ -2705,6 +2670,12 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return self._resolve_media_message_type(media_types[0] if media_types else "", default=MessageType.DOCUMENT)
        return MessageType.TEXT

+    def _normalize_inbound_text(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Strip Feishu mention placeholders from inbound text."""
+        text = _MENTION_RE.sub(" ", text or "")
+        text = _MULTISPACE_RE.sub(" ", text)
+        return text.strip()
+
    async def _maybe_extract_text_document(self, cached_path: str, media_type: str) -> str:
        if not cached_path or not media_type.startswith("text/"):
            return ""
@@ -2922,19 +2893,6 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            "user_id_alt": union_id,
        }

-    def _get_cached_sender_name(self, sender_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Return a cached sender name only while its TTL is still valid."""
-        if not sender_id:
-            return None
-        cached = self._sender_name_cache.get(sender_id)
-        if cached is None:
-            return None
-        name, expire_at = cached
-        if time.time() < expire_at:
-            return name
-        self._sender_name_cache.pop(sender_id, None)
-        return None
-
    async def _resolve_sender_name_from_api(self, sender_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
        """Fetch the sender's display name from the Feishu contact API with a 10-minute cache.

@@ -2947,9 +2905,11 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if not trimmed:
            return None
        now = time.time()
-        cached_name = self._get_cached_sender_name(trimmed)
-        if cached_name is not None:
-            return cached_name
+        cached = self._sender_name_cache.get(trimmed)
+        if cached is not None:
+            name, expire_at = cached
+            if now < expire_at:
+                return name
        try:
            from lark_oapi.api.contact.v3 import GetUserRequest  # lazy import
            if trimmed.startswith("ou_"):
@@ -3659,328 +3619,3 @@ class FeishuAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return _FEISHU_FILE_UPLOAD_TYPE, "file"

        return _FEISHU_FILE_UPLOAD_TYPE, "file"
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# QR scan-to-create onboarding
-#
-# Device-code flow: user scans a QR code with Feishu/Lark mobile app and the
-# platform creates a fully configured bot application automatically.
-# Called by `hermes gateway setup` via _setup_feishu() in hermes_cli/gateway.py.
-# =============================================================================
-
-
-def _accounts_base_url(domain: str) -> str:
-    return _ONBOARD_ACCOUNTS_URLS.get(domain, _ONBOARD_ACCOUNTS_URLS["feishu"])
-
-
-def _onboard_open_base_url(domain: str) -> str:
-    return _ONBOARD_OPEN_URLS.get(domain, _ONBOARD_OPEN_URLS["feishu"])
-
-
-def _post_registration(base_url: str, body: Dict[str, str]) -> dict:
-    """POST form-encoded data to the registration endpoint, return parsed JSON.
-
-    The registration endpoint returns JSON even on 4xx (e.g. poll returns
-    authorization_pending as a 400). We always parse the body regardless of
-    HTTP status.
-    """
-    url = f"{base_url}{_REGISTRATION_PATH}"
-    data = urlencode(body).encode("utf-8")
-    req = Request(url, data=data, headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"})
-    try:
-        with urlopen(req, timeout=_ONBOARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S) as resp:
-            return json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
-    except HTTPError as exc:
-        body_bytes = exc.read()
-        if body_bytes:
-            try:
-                return json.loads(body_bytes.decode("utf-8"))
-            except (ValueError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-                raise exc from None
-        raise
-
-
-def _init_registration(domain: str = "feishu") -> None:
-    """Verify the environment supports client_secret auth.
-
-    Raises RuntimeError if not supported.
-    """
-    base_url = _accounts_base_url(domain)
-    res = _post_registration(base_url, {"action": "init"})
-    methods = res.get("supported_auth_methods") or []
-    if "client_secret" not in methods:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Feishu / Lark registration environment does not support client_secret auth. "
-            f"Supported: {methods}"
-        )
-
-
-def _begin_registration(domain: str = "feishu") -> dict:
-    """Start the device-code flow. Returns device_code, qr_url, user_code, interval, expire_in."""
-    base_url = _accounts_base_url(domain)
-    res = _post_registration(base_url, {
-        "action": "begin",
-        "archetype": "PersonalAgent",
-        "auth_method": "client_secret",
-        "request_user_info": "open_id",
-    })
-    device_code = res.get("device_code")
-    if not device_code:
-        raise RuntimeError("Feishu / Lark registration did not return a device_code")
-    qr_url = res.get("verification_uri_complete", "")
-    if "?" in qr_url:
-        qr_url += "&from=hermes&tp=hermes"
-    else:
-        qr_url += "?from=hermes&tp=hermes"
-    return {
-        "device_code": device_code,
-        "qr_url": qr_url,
-        "user_code": res.get("user_code", ""),
-        "interval": res.get("interval") or 5,
-        "expire_in": res.get("expire_in") or 600,
-    }
-
-
-def _poll_registration(
-    *,
-    device_code: str,
-    interval: int,
-    expire_in: int,
-    domain: str = "feishu",
-) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Poll until the user scans the QR code, or timeout/denial.
-
-    Returns dict with app_id, app_secret, domain, open_id on success.
-    Returns None on failure.
-    """
-    deadline = time.time() + expire_in
-    current_domain = domain
-    domain_switched = False
-    poll_count = 0
-
-    while time.time() < deadline:
-        base_url = _accounts_base_url(current_domain)
-        try:
-            res = _post_registration(base_url, {
-                "action": "poll",
-                "device_code": device_code,
-                "tp": "ob_app",
-            })
-        except (URLError, OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-            time.sleep(interval)
-            continue
-
-        poll_count += 1
-        if poll_count == 1:
-            print("  Fetching configuration results...", end="", flush=True)
-        elif poll_count % 6 == 0:
-            print(".", end="", flush=True)
-
-        # Domain auto-detection
-        user_info = res.get("user_info") or {}
-        tenant_brand = user_info.get("tenant_brand")
-        if tenant_brand == "lark" and not domain_switched:
-            current_domain = "lark"
-            domain_switched = True
-            # Fall through — server may return credentials in this same response.
-
-        # Success
-        if res.get("client_id") and res.get("client_secret"):
-            if poll_count > 0:
-                print()  # newline after "Fetching configuration results..." dots
-            return {
-                "app_id": res["client_id"],
-                "app_secret": res["client_secret"],
-                "domain": current_domain,
-                "open_id": user_info.get("open_id"),
-            }
-
-        # Terminal errors
-        error = res.get("error", "")
-        if error in ("access_denied", "expired_token"):
-            if poll_count > 0:
-                print()
-            logger.warning("[Feishu onboard] Registration %s", error)
-            return None
-
-        # authorization_pending or unknown — keep polling
-        time.sleep(interval)
-
-    if poll_count > 0:
-        print()
-    logger.warning("[Feishu onboard] Poll timed out after %ds", expire_in)
-    return None
-
-
-try:
-    import qrcode as _qrcode_mod
-except (ImportError, TypeError):
-    _qrcode_mod = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-
-
-def _render_qr(url: str) -> bool:
-    """Try to render a QR code in the terminal. Returns True if successful."""
-    if _qrcode_mod is None:
-        return False
-    try:
-        qr = _qrcode_mod.QRCode()
-        qr.add_data(url)
-        qr.make(fit=True)
-        qr.print_ascii(invert=True)
-        return True
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-
-
-def probe_bot(app_id: str, app_secret: str, domain: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Verify bot connectivity via /open-apis/bot/v3/info.
-
-    Uses lark_oapi SDK when available, falls back to raw HTTP otherwise.
-    Returns {"bot_name": ..., "bot_open_id": ...} on success, None on failure.
-    """
-    if FEISHU_AVAILABLE:
-        return _probe_bot_sdk(app_id, app_secret, domain)
-    return _probe_bot_http(app_id, app_secret, domain)
-
-
-def _build_onboard_client(app_id: str, app_secret: str, domain: str) -> Any:
-    """Build a lark Client for the given credentials and domain."""
-    sdk_domain = LARK_DOMAIN if domain == "lark" else FEISHU_DOMAIN
-    return (
-        lark.Client.builder()
-        .app_id(app_id)
-        .app_secret(app_secret)
-        .domain(sdk_domain)
-        .log_level(lark.LogLevel.WARNING)
-        .build()
-    )
-
-
-def _parse_bot_response(data: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Extract bot_name and bot_open_id from a /bot/v3/info response."""
-    if data.get("code") != 0:
-        return None
-    bot = data.get("bot") or data.get("data", {}).get("bot") or {}
-    return {
-        "bot_name": bot.get("bot_name"),
-        "bot_open_id": bot.get("open_id"),
-    }
-
-
-def _probe_bot_sdk(app_id: str, app_secret: str, domain: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Probe bot info using lark_oapi SDK."""
-    try:
-        client = _build_onboard_client(app_id, app_secret, domain)
-        resp = client.request(
-            method="GET",
-            url="/open-apis/bot/v3/info",
-            body=None,
-            raw_response=True,
-        )
-        return _parse_bot_response(json.loads(resp.content))
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("[Feishu onboard] SDK probe failed: %s", exc)
-        return None
-
-
-def _probe_bot_http(app_id: str, app_secret: str, domain: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Fallback probe using raw HTTP (when lark_oapi is not installed)."""
-    base_url = _onboard_open_base_url(domain)
-    try:
-        token_data = json.dumps({"app_id": app_id, "app_secret": app_secret}).encode("utf-8")
-        token_req = Request(
-            f"{base_url}/open-apis/auth/v3/tenant_access_token/internal",
-            data=token_data,
-            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-        )
-        with urlopen(token_req, timeout=_ONBOARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S) as resp:
-            token_res = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
-
-        access_token = token_res.get("tenant_access_token")
-        if not access_token:
-            return None
-
-        bot_req = Request(
-            f"{base_url}/open-apis/bot/v3/info",
-            headers={
-                "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
-                "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            },
-        )
-        with urlopen(bot_req, timeout=_ONBOARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S) as resp:
-            bot_res = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
-
-        return _parse_bot_response(bot_res)
-    except (URLError, OSError, KeyError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
-        logger.debug("[Feishu onboard] HTTP probe failed: %s", exc)
-        return None
-
-
-def qr_register(
-    *,
-    initial_domain: str = "feishu",
-    timeout_seconds: int = 600,
-) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Run the Feishu / Lark scan-to-create QR registration flow.
-
-    Returns on success::
-
-        {
-            "app_id": str,
-            "app_secret": str,
-            "domain": "feishu" | "lark",
-            "open_id": str | None,
-            "bot_name": str | None,
-            "bot_open_id": str | None,
-        }
-
-    Returns None on expected failures (network, auth denied, timeout).
-    Unexpected errors (bugs, protocol regressions) propagate to the caller.
-    """
-    try:
-        return _qr_register_inner(initial_domain=initial_domain, timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds)
-    except (RuntimeError, URLError, OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
-        logger.warning("[Feishu onboard] Registration failed: %s", exc)
-        return None
-
-
-def _qr_register_inner(
-    *,
-    initial_domain: str,
-    timeout_seconds: int,
-) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Run init → begin → poll → probe. Raises on network/protocol errors."""
-    print("  Connecting to Feishu / Lark...", end="", flush=True)
-    _init_registration(initial_domain)
-    begin = _begin_registration(initial_domain)
-    print(" done.")
-
-    print()
-    qr_url = begin["qr_url"]
-    if _render_qr(qr_url):
-        print(f"\n  Scan the QR code above, or open this URL directly:\n  {qr_url}")
-    else:
-        print(f"  Open this URL in Feishu / Lark on your phone:\n\n  {qr_url}\n")
-        print("  Tip: pip install qrcode  to display a scannable QR code here next time")
-    print()
-
-    result = _poll_registration(
-        device_code=begin["device_code"],
-        interval=begin["interval"],
-        expire_in=min(begin["expire_in"], timeout_seconds),
-        domain=initial_domain,
-    )
-    if not result:
-        return None
-
-    # Probe bot — best-effort, don't fail the registration
-    bot_info = probe_bot(result["app_id"], result["app_secret"], result["domain"])
-    if bot_info:
-        result["bot_name"] = bot_info.get("bot_name")
-        result["bot_open_id"] = bot_info.get("bot_open_id")
-    else:
-        result["bot_name"] = None
-        result["bot_open_id"] = None
-
-    return result
@@ -1,264 +0,0 @@
-"""Shared helper classes for gateway platform adapters.
-
-Extracts common patterns that were duplicated across 5-7 adapters:
-message deduplication, text batch aggregation, markdown stripping,
-and thread participation tracking.
-"""
-
-import asyncio
-import json
-import logging
-import re
-import time
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, Optional
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from gateway.platforms.base import BasePlatformAdapter, MessageEvent
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# ─── Message Deduplication ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-class MessageDeduplicator:
-    """TTL-based message deduplication cache.
-
-    Replaces the identical ``_seen_messages`` / ``_is_duplicate()`` pattern
-    previously duplicated in discord, slack, dingtalk, wecom, weixin,
-    mattermost, and feishu adapters.
-
-    Usage::
-
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator()
-
-        # In message handler:
-        if self._dedup.is_duplicate(msg_id):
-            return
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, max_size: int = 2000, ttl_seconds: float = 300):
-        self._seen: Dict[str, float] = {}
-        self._max_size = max_size
-        self._ttl = ttl_seconds
-
-    def is_duplicate(self, msg_id: str) -> bool:
-        """Return True if *msg_id* was already seen within the TTL window."""
-        if not msg_id:
-            return False
-        now = time.time()
-        if msg_id in self._seen:
-            if now - self._seen[msg_id] < self._ttl:
-                return True
-            # Entry has expired — remove it and treat as new
-            del self._seen[msg_id]
-        self._seen[msg_id] = now
-        if len(self._seen) > self._max_size:
-            cutoff = now - self._ttl
-            self._seen = {k: v for k, v in self._seen.items() if v > cutoff}
-        return False
-
-    def clear(self):
-        """Clear all tracked messages."""
-        self._seen.clear()
-
-
-# ─── Text Batch Aggregation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-class TextBatchAggregator:
-    """Aggregates rapid-fire text events into single messages.
-
-    Replaces the ``_enqueue_text_event`` / ``_flush_text_batch`` pattern
-    previously duplicated in telegram, discord, matrix, wecom, and feishu.
-
-    Usage::
-
-        self._text_batcher = TextBatchAggregator(
-            handler=self._message_handler,
-            batch_delay=0.6,
-            split_threshold=1900,
-        )
-
-        # In message dispatch:
-        if msg_type == MessageType.TEXT and self._text_batcher.is_enabled():
-            self._text_batcher.enqueue(event, session_key)
-            return
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        handler,
-        *,
-        batch_delay: float = 0.6,
-        split_delay: float = 2.0,
-        split_threshold: int = 4000,
-    ):
-        self._handler = handler
-        self._batch_delay = batch_delay
-        self._split_delay = split_delay
-        self._split_threshold = split_threshold
-        self._pending: Dict[str, "MessageEvent"] = {}
-        self._pending_tasks: Dict[str, asyncio.Task] = {}
-
-    def is_enabled(self) -> bool:
-        """Return True if batching is active (delay > 0)."""
-        return self._batch_delay > 0
-
-    def enqueue(self, event: "MessageEvent", key: str) -> None:
-        """Add *event* to the pending batch for *key*."""
-        chunk_len = len(event.text or "")
-        existing = self._pending.get(key)
-        if not existing:
-            event._last_chunk_len = chunk_len  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-            self._pending[key] = event
-        else:
-            existing.text = f"{existing.text}\n{event.text}"
-            existing._last_chunk_len = chunk_len  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-        # Cancel prior flush timer, start a new one
-        prior = self._pending_tasks.get(key)
-        if prior and not prior.done():
-            prior.cancel()
-        self._pending_tasks[key] = asyncio.create_task(self._flush(key))
-
-    async def _flush(self, key: str) -> None:
-        """Wait then dispatch the batched event for *key*."""
-        current_task = self._pending_tasks.get(key)
-        pending = self._pending.get(key)
-        last_len = getattr(pending, "_last_chunk_len", 0) if pending else 0
-
-        # Use longer delay when the last chunk looks like a split message
-        delay = self._split_delay if last_len >= self._split_threshold else self._batch_delay
-        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
-
-        event = self._pending.pop(key, None)
-        if event:
-            try:
-                await self._handler(event)
-            except Exception:
-                logger.exception("[TextBatchAggregator] Error dispatching batched event for %s", key)
-
-        if self._pending_tasks.get(key) is current_task:
-            self._pending_tasks.pop(key, None)
-
-    def cancel_all(self) -> None:
-        """Cancel all pending flush tasks."""
-        for task in self._pending_tasks.values():
-            if not task.done():
-                task.cancel()
-        self._pending_tasks.clear()
-        self._pending.clear()
-
-
-# ─── Markdown Stripping ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-# Pre-compiled regexes for performance
-_RE_BOLD = re.compile(r"\*\*(.+?)\*\*", re.DOTALL)
-_RE_ITALIC_STAR = re.compile(r"\*(.+?)\*", re.DOTALL)
-_RE_BOLD_UNDER = re.compile(r"__(.+?)__", re.DOTALL)
-_RE_ITALIC_UNDER = re.compile(r"_(.+?)_", re.DOTALL)
-_RE_CODE_BLOCK = re.compile(r"```[a-zA-Z0-9_+-]*\n?")
-_RE_INLINE_CODE = re.compile(r"`(.+?)`")
-_RE_HEADING = re.compile(r"^#{1,6}\s+", re.MULTILINE)
-_RE_LINK = re.compile(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\([^\)]+\)")
-_RE_MULTI_NEWLINE = re.compile(r"\n{3,}")
-
-
-def strip_markdown(text: str) -> str:
-    """Strip markdown formatting for plain-text platforms (SMS, iMessage, etc.).
-
-    Replaces the identical ``_strip_markdown()`` functions previously
-    duplicated in sms.py, bluebubbles.py, and feishu.py.
-    """
-    text = _RE_BOLD.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_ITALIC_STAR.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_BOLD_UNDER.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_ITALIC_UNDER.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_CODE_BLOCK.sub("", text)
-    text = _RE_INLINE_CODE.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_HEADING.sub("", text)
-    text = _RE_LINK.sub(r"\1", text)
-    text = _RE_MULTI_NEWLINE.sub("\n\n", text)
-    return text.strip()
-
-
-# ─── Thread Participation Tracking ───────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-class ThreadParticipationTracker:
-    """Persistent tracking of threads the bot has participated in.
-
-    Replaces the identical ``_load/_save_participated_threads`` +
-    ``_mark_thread_participated`` pattern previously duplicated in
-    discord.py and matrix.py.
-
-    Usage::
-
-        self._threads = ThreadParticipationTracker("discord")
-
-        # Check membership:
-        if thread_id in self._threads:
-            ...
-
-        # Mark participation:
-        self._threads.mark(thread_id)
-    """
-
-    _MAX_TRACKED = 500
-
-    def __init__(self, platform_name: str, max_tracked: int = 500):
-        self._platform = platform_name
-        self._max_tracked = max_tracked
-        self._threads: set = self._load()
-
-    def _state_path(self) -> Path:
-        from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-        return get_hermes_home() / f"{self._platform}_threads.json"
-
-    def _load(self) -> set:
-        path = self._state_path()
-        if path.exists():
-            try:
-                return set(json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-        return set()
-
-    def _save(self) -> None:
-        path = self._state_path()
-        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        thread_list = list(self._threads)
-        if len(thread_list) > self._max_tracked:
-            thread_list = thread_list[-self._max_tracked:]
-            self._threads = set(thread_list)
-        path.write_text(json.dumps(thread_list), encoding="utf-8")
-
-    def mark(self, thread_id: str) -> None:
-        """Mark *thread_id* as participated and persist."""
-        if thread_id not in self._threads:
-            self._threads.add(thread_id)
-            self._save()
-
-    def __contains__(self, thread_id: str) -> bool:
-        return thread_id in self._threads
-
-    def clear(self) -> None:
-        self._threads.clear()
-
-
-# ─── Phone Number Redaction ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-def redact_phone(phone: str) -> str:
-    """Redact a phone number for logging, preserving country code and last 4.
-
-    Replaces the identical ``_redact_phone()`` functions in signal.py,
-    sms.py, and bluebubbles.py.
-    """
-    if not phone:
-        return "<none>"
-    if len(phone) <= 8:
-        return phone[:2] + "****" + phone[-2:] if len(phone) > 4 else "****"
-    return phone[:4] + "****" + phone[-4:]
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional

 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ class MattermostAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            or os.getenv("MATTERMOST_REPLY_MODE", "off")
        ).lower()

-        # Dedup cache (prevent reprocessing)
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator()
+        # Dedup cache: post_id → timestamp (prevent reprocessing)
+        self._seen_posts: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._SEEN_MAX = 2000
+        self._SEEN_TTL = 300  # 5 minutes

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # HTTP helpers
@@ -602,8 +604,10 @@ class MattermostAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        post_id = post.get("id", "")

        # Dedup.
-        if self._dedup.is_duplicate(post_id):
+        self._prune_seen()
+        if post_id in self._seen_posts:
            return
+        self._seen_posts[post_id] = time.time()

        # Build message event.
        channel_id = post.get("channel_id", "")
@@ -718,12 +722,6 @@ class MattermostAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            thread_id=thread_id,
        )

-        # Per-channel ephemeral prompt
-        from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_channel_prompt
-        _channel_prompt = resolve_channel_prompt(
-            self.config.extra, channel_id, None,
-        )
-
        msg_event = MessageEvent(
            text=message_text,
            message_type=msg_type,
@@ -732,9 +730,17 @@ class MattermostAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            message_id=post_id,
            media_urls=media_urls if media_urls else None,
            media_types=media_types if media_types else None,
-            channel_prompt=_channel_prompt,
        )

        await self.handle_message(msg_event)

-
+    def _prune_seen(self) -> None:
+        """Remove expired entries from the dedup cache."""
+        if len(self._seen_posts) < self._SEEN_MAX:
+            return
+        now = time.time()
+        self._seen_posts = {
+            pid: ts
+            for pid, ts in self._seen_posts.items()
+            if now - ts < self._SEEN_TTL
+        }
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import random
+import re
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
    cache_document_from_bytes,
    cache_image_from_url,
 )
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import redact_phone

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@@ -51,10 +51,22 @@ SSE_RETRY_DELAY_MAX = 60.0
 HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL = 30.0  # seconds between health checks
 HEALTH_CHECK_STALE_THRESHOLD = 120.0  # seconds without SSE activity before concern

+# E.164 phone number pattern for redaction
+_PHONE_RE = re.compile(r"\+[1-9]\d{6,14}")
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

+def _redact_phone(phone: str) -> str:
+    """Redact a phone number for logging: +15551234567 -> +155****4567."""
+    if not phone:
+        return "<none>"
+    if len(phone) <= 8:
+        return phone[:2] + "****" + phone[-2:] if len(phone) > 4 else "****"
+    return phone[:4] + "****" + phone[-4:]
+

 def _parse_comma_list(value: str) -> List[str]:
    """Split a comma-separated string into a list, stripping whitespace."""
@@ -172,8 +184,10 @@ class SignalAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._recent_sent_timestamps: set = set()
        self._max_recent_timestamps = 50

+        self._phone_lock_identity: Optional[str] = None
+
        logger.info("Signal adapter initialized: url=%s account=%s groups=%s",
-                     self.http_url, redact_phone(self.account),
+                     self.http_url, _redact_phone(self.account),
                     "enabled" if self.group_allow_from else "disabled")

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -188,7 +202,23 @@ class SignalAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        # Acquire scoped lock to prevent duplicate Signal listeners for the same phone
        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('signal-phone', self.account, 'Signal account'):
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+
+            self._phone_lock_identity = self.account
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock(
+                "signal-phone",
+                self._phone_lock_identity,
+                metadata={"platform": self.platform.value},
+            )
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get("pid") if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = (
+                    "Another local Hermes gateway is already using this Signal account"
+                    + (f" (PID {owner_pid})." if owner_pid else ".")
+                    + " Stop the other gateway before starting a second Signal listener."
+                )
+                logger.error("Signal: %s", message)
+                self._set_fatal_error("signal_phone_lock", message, retryable=False)
                return False
        except Exception as e:
            logger.warning("Signal: Could not acquire phone lock (non-fatal): %s", e)
@@ -240,7 +270,13 @@ class SignalAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            await self.client.aclose()
            self.client = None

-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        if self._phone_lock_identity:
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                release_scoped_lock("signal-phone", self._phone_lock_identity)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning("Signal: Error releasing phone lock: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+            self._phone_lock_identity = None

        logger.info("Signal: disconnected")

@@ -506,7 +542,7 @@ class SignalAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        )

        logger.debug("Signal: message from %s in %s: %s",
-                      redact_phone(sender), chat_id[:20], (text or "")[:50])
+                      _redact_phone(sender), chat_id[:20], (text or "")[:50])

        await self.handle_message(event)

@@ -780,6 +816,21 @@ class SignalAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    # Typing Indicators
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------

+    async def _start_typing_indicator(self, chat_id: str) -> None:
+        """Start a typing indicator loop for a chat."""
+        if chat_id in self._typing_tasks:
+            return  # Already running
+
+        async def _typing_loop():
+            try:
+                while True:
+                    await self.send_typing(chat_id)
+                    await asyncio.sleep(TYPING_INTERVAL)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
+
+        self._typing_tasks[chat_id] = asyncio.create_task(_typing_loop())
+
    async def _stop_typing_indicator(self, chat_id: str) -> None:
        """Stop a typing indicator loop for a chat."""
        task = self._typing_tasks.pop(chat_id, None)
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from pathlib import Path as _Path
 sys.path.insert(0, str(_Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]))

 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -90,9 +89,11 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._team_clients: Dict[str, AsyncWebClient] = {}   # team_id → WebClient
        self._team_bot_user_ids: Dict[str, str] = {}          # team_id → bot_user_id
        self._channel_team: Dict[str, str] = {}                # channel_id → team_id
-        # Dedup cache: prevents duplicate bot responses when Socket Mode
-        # reconnects redeliver events.
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator()
+        # Dedup cache: event_ts → timestamp.  Prevents duplicate bot
+        # responses when Socket Mode reconnects redeliver events.
+        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._SEEN_TTL = 300   # 5 minutes
+        self._SEEN_MAX = 2000  # prune threshold
        # Track pending approval message_ts → resolved flag to prevent
        # double-clicks on approval buttons.
        self._approval_resolved: Dict[str, bool] = {}
@@ -151,7 +152,15 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                logger.warning("[Slack] Failed to read %s: %s", tokens_file, e)

        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('slack-app-token', app_token, 'Slack app token'):
+            # Acquire scoped lock to prevent duplicate app token usage
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+            self._token_lock_identity = app_token
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock('slack-app-token', app_token, metadata={'platform': 'slack'})
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get('pid') if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = f'Slack app token already in use' + (f' (PID {owner_pid})' if owner_pid else '') + '. Stop the other gateway first.'
+                logger.error('[%s] %s', self.name, message)
+                self._set_fatal_error('slack_token_lock', message, retryable=False)
                return False

            # First token is the primary — used for AsyncApp / Socket Mode
@@ -238,7 +247,14 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                logger.warning("[Slack] Error while closing Socket Mode handler: %s", e, exc_info=True)
        self._running = False

-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        # Release the token lock (use stored identity, not re-read env)
+        try:
+            from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+            if getattr(self, '_token_lock_identity', None):
+                release_scoped_lock('slack-app-token', self._token_lock_identity)
+                self._token_lock_identity = None
+        except Exception:
+            pass

        logger.info("[Slack] Disconnected")

@@ -366,20 +382,6 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            # in an assistant-enabled context. Falls back to reactions.
            logger.debug("[Slack] assistant.threads.setStatus failed: %s", e)

-    def _dm_top_level_threads_as_sessions(self) -> bool:
-        """Whether top-level Slack DMs get per-message session threads.
-
-        Defaults to ``True`` so each visible DM reply thread is isolated as its
-        own Hermes session — matching the per-thread behavior channels already
-        have.  Set ``platforms.slack.extra.dm_top_level_threads_as_sessions``
-        to ``false`` in config.yaml to revert to the legacy behavior where all
-        top-level DMs share one continuous session.
-        """
-        raw = self.config.extra.get("dm_top_level_threads_as_sessions")
-        if raw is None:
-            return True  # default: each DM thread is its own session
-        return str(raw).strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
-
    def _resolve_thread_ts(
        self,
        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -951,8 +953,17 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        """Handle an incoming Slack message event."""
        # Dedup: Slack Socket Mode can redeliver events after reconnects (#4777)
        event_ts = event.get("ts", "")
-        if event_ts and self._dedup.is_duplicate(event_ts):
-            return
+        if event_ts:
+            now = time.time()
+            if event_ts in self._seen_messages:
+                return
+            self._seen_messages[event_ts] = now
+            if len(self._seen_messages) > self._SEEN_MAX:
+                cutoff = now - self._SEEN_TTL
+                self._seen_messages = {
+                    k: v for k, v in self._seen_messages.items()
+                    if v > cutoff
+                }

        # Bot message filtering (SLACK_ALLOW_BOTS / config allow_bots):
        #   "none"     — ignore all bot messages (default, backward-compatible)
@@ -1010,14 +1021,10 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        # Build thread_ts for session keying.
        # In channels: fall back to ts so each top-level @mention starts a
        #   new thread/session (the bot always replies in a thread).
-        # In DMs: fall back to ts so each top-level DM reply thread gets
-        #   its own session key (matching channel behavior). Set
-        #   dm_top_level_threads_as_sessions: false in config to revert to
-        #   legacy single-session-per-DM-channel behavior.
+        # In DMs: only use the real thread_ts — top-level DMs should share
+        #   one continuous session, threaded DMs get their own session.
        if is_dm:
-            thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or assistant_meta.get("thread_ts")
-            if not thread_ts and self._dm_top_level_threads_as_sessions():
-                thread_ts = ts
+            thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or assistant_meta.get("thread_ts")  # None for top-level DMs
        else:
            thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or ts  # ts fallback for channels

@@ -1185,12 +1192,6 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            thread_id=thread_ts,
        )

-        # Per-channel ephemeral prompt
-        from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_channel_prompt
-        _channel_prompt = resolve_channel_prompt(
-            self.config.extra, channel_id, None,
-        )
-
        msg_event = MessageEvent(
            text=text,
            message_type=msg_type,
@@ -1200,7 +1201,6 @@ class SlackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            media_urls=media_urls,
            media_types=media_types,
            reply_to_message_id=thread_ts if thread_ts != ts else None,
-            channel_prompt=_channel_prompt,
        )

        # Only react when bot is directly addressed (DM or @mention).
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ Shares credentials with the optional telephony skill — same env vars:

 Gateway-specific env vars:
  - SMS_WEBHOOK_PORT     (default 8080)
-  - SMS_WEBHOOK_HOST     (default 0.0.0.0)
-  - SMS_WEBHOOK_URL      (public URL for Twilio signature validation — required)
-  - SMS_INSECURE_NO_SIGNATURE  (true to disable signature validation — dev only)
  - SMS_ALLOWED_USERS    (comma-separated E.164 phone numbers)
  - SMS_ALLOW_ALL_USERS  (true/false)
  - SMS_HOME_CHANNEL     (phone number for cron delivery)
@@ -20,10 +17,9 @@ Gateway-specific env vars:

 import asyncio
 import base64
-import hashlib
-import hmac
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import urllib.parse
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

@@ -34,14 +30,24 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
    MessageType,
    SendResult,
 )
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import redact_phone, strip_markdown

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 TWILIO_API_BASE = "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts"
 MAX_SMS_LENGTH = 1600  # ~10 SMS segments
 DEFAULT_WEBHOOK_PORT = 8080
-DEFAULT_WEBHOOK_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+
+# E.164 phone number pattern for redaction
+_PHONE_RE = re.compile(r"\+[1-9]\d{6,14}")
+
+
+def _redact_phone(phone: str) -> str:
+    """Redact a phone number for logging: +15551234567 -> +1555***4567."""
+    if not phone:
+        return "<none>"
+    if len(phone) <= 8:
+        return phone[:2] + "***" + phone[-2:] if len(phone) > 4 else "****"
+    return phone[:5] + "***" + phone[-4:]


 def check_sms_requirements() -> bool:
@@ -71,8 +77,6 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._webhook_port: int = int(
            os.getenv("SMS_WEBHOOK_PORT", str(DEFAULT_WEBHOOK_PORT))
        )
-        self._webhook_host: str = os.getenv("SMS_WEBHOOK_HOST", DEFAULT_WEBHOOK_HOST)
-        self._webhook_url: str = os.getenv("SMS_WEBHOOK_URL", "").strip()
        self._runner = None
        self._http_session: Optional["aiohttp.ClientSession"] = None

@@ -94,33 +98,13 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            logger.error("[sms] TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER not set — cannot send replies")
            return False

-        insecure_no_sig = os.getenv("SMS_INSECURE_NO_SIGNATURE", "").lower() == "true"
-
-        if not self._webhook_url and not insecure_no_sig:
-            logger.error(
-                "[sms] Refusing to start: SMS_WEBHOOK_URL is required for Twilio "
-                "signature validation. Set it to the public URL configured in your "
-                "Twilio console (e.g. https://example.com/webhooks/twilio). "
-                "For local development without validation, set "
-                "SMS_INSECURE_NO_SIGNATURE=true (NOT recommended for production).",
-            )
-            return False
-
-        if insecure_no_sig and not self._webhook_url:
-            logger.warning(
-                "[sms] SMS_INSECURE_NO_SIGNATURE=true — Twilio signature validation "
-                "is DISABLED. Any client that can reach port %d can inject messages. "
-                "Do NOT use this in production.",
-                self._webhook_port,
-            )
-
        app = web.Application()
        app.router.add_post("/webhooks/twilio", self._handle_webhook)
        app.router.add_get("/health", lambda _: web.Response(text="ok"))

        self._runner = web.AppRunner(app)
        await self._runner.setup()
-        site = web.TCPSite(self._runner, self._webhook_host, self._webhook_port)
+        site = web.TCPSite(self._runner, "0.0.0.0", self._webhook_port)
        await site.start()
        self._http_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(
            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30),
@@ -128,10 +112,9 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._running = True

        logger.info(
-            "[sms] Twilio webhook server listening on %s:%d, from: %s",
-            self._webhook_host,
+            "[sms] Twilio webhook server listening on port %d, from: %s",
            self._webhook_port,
-            redact_phone(self._from_number),
+            _redact_phone(self._from_number),
        )
        return True

@@ -180,7 +163,7 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                            error_msg = body.get("message", str(body))
                            logger.error(
                                "[sms] send failed to %s: %s %s",
-                                redact_phone(chat_id),
+                                _redact_phone(chat_id),
                                resp.status,
                                error_msg,
                            )
@@ -191,7 +174,7 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                        msg_sid = body.get("sid", "")
                        last_result = SendResult(success=True, message_id=msg_sid)
                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error("[sms] send error to %s: %s", redact_phone(chat_id), e)
+                    logger.error("[sms] send error to %s: %s", _redact_phone(chat_id), e)
                    return SendResult(success=False, error=str(e))
        finally:
            # Close session only if we created a fallback (no persistent session)
@@ -209,75 +192,16 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

    def format_message(self, content: str) -> str:
        """Strip markdown — SMS renders it as literal characters."""
-        return strip_markdown(content)
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Twilio signature validation
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    def _validate_twilio_signature(
-        self, url: str, post_params: dict, signature: str,
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Validate ``X-Twilio-Signature`` header (HMAC-SHA1, base64).
-
-        Tries both with and without the default port for the URL scheme,
-        since Twilio may sign with either variant.
-
-        Algorithm: https://www.twilio.com/docs/usage/security#validating-requests
-        """
-        if self._check_signature(url, post_params, signature):
-            return True
-
-        variant = self._port_variant_url(url)
-        if variant and self._check_signature(variant, post_params, signature):
-            return True
-
-        return False
-
-    def _check_signature(
-        self, url: str, post_params: dict, signature: str,
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Compute and compare a single Twilio signature."""
-        data_to_sign = url
-        for key in sorted(post_params.keys()):
-            data_to_sign += key + post_params[key]
-        mac = hmac.new(
-            self._auth_token.encode("utf-8"),
-            data_to_sign.encode("utf-8"),
-            hashlib.sha1,
-        )
-        computed = base64.b64encode(mac.digest()).decode("utf-8")
-        return hmac.compare_digest(computed, signature)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _port_variant_url(url: str) -> str | None:
-        """Return the URL with the default port toggled, or None.
-
-        Only toggles default ports (443 for https, 80 for http).
-        Non-standard ports are never modified.
-        """
-        parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
-        default_ports = {"https": 443, "http": 80}
-        default_port = default_ports.get(parsed.scheme)
-        if default_port is None:
-            return None
-
-        if parsed.port == default_port:
-            # Has explicit default port → strip it
-            return urllib.parse.urlunparse(
-                (parsed.scheme, parsed.hostname, parsed.path,
-                 parsed.params, parsed.query, parsed.fragment)
-            )
-        elif parsed.port is None:
-            # No port → add default
-            netloc = f"{parsed.hostname}:{default_port}"
-            return urllib.parse.urlunparse(
-                (parsed.scheme, netloc, parsed.path,
-                 parsed.params, parsed.query, parsed.fragment)
-            )
-
-        # Non-standard port — no variant
-        return None
+        content = re.sub(r"\*\*(.+?)\*\*", r"\1", content, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        content = re.sub(r"\*(.+?)\*", r"\1", content, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        content = re.sub(r"__(.+?)__", r"\1", content, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        content = re.sub(r"_(.+?)_", r"\1", content, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        content = re.sub(r"```[a-z]*\n?", "", content)
+        content = re.sub(r"`(.+?)`", r"\1", content)
+        content = re.sub(r"^#{1,6}\s+", "", content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        content = re.sub(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\([^\)]+\)", r"\1", content)
+        content = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", content)
+        return content.strip()

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Twilio webhook handler
@@ -289,7 +213,7 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        try:
            raw = await request.read()
            # Twilio sends form-encoded data, not JSON
-            form = urllib.parse.parse_qs(raw.decode("utf-8"), keep_blank_values=True)
+            form = urllib.parse.parse_qs(raw.decode("utf-8"))
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("[sms] webhook parse error: %s", e)
            return web.Response(
@@ -298,27 +222,6 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                status=400,
            )

-        # Validate Twilio request signature when SMS_WEBHOOK_URL is configured
-        if self._webhook_url:
-            twilio_sig = request.headers.get("X-Twilio-Signature", "")
-            if not twilio_sig:
-                logger.warning("[sms] Rejected: missing X-Twilio-Signature header")
-                return web.Response(
-                    text='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Response></Response>',
-                    content_type="application/xml",
-                    status=403,
-                )
-            flat_params = {k: v[0] for k, v in form.items() if v}
-            if not self._validate_twilio_signature(
-                self._webhook_url, flat_params, twilio_sig
-            ):
-                logger.warning("[sms] Rejected: invalid Twilio signature")
-                return web.Response(
-                    text='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Response></Response>',
-                    content_type="application/xml",
-                    status=403,
-                )
-
        # Extract fields (parse_qs returns lists)
        from_number = (form.get("From", [""]))[0].strip()
        to_number = (form.get("To", [""]))[0].strip()
@@ -333,7 +236,7 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        # Ignore messages from our own number (echo prevention)
        if from_number == self._from_number:
-            logger.debug("[sms] ignoring echo from own number %s", redact_phone(from_number))
+            logger.debug("[sms] ignoring echo from own number %s", _redact_phone(from_number))
            return web.Response(
                text='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Response></Response>',
                content_type="application/xml",
@@ -341,8 +244,8 @@ class SmsAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        logger.info(
            "[sms] inbound from %s -> %s: %s",
-            redact_phone(from_number),
-            redact_phone(to_number),
+            _redact_phone(from_number),
+            _redact_phone(to_number),
            text[:80],
        )

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-import html as _html
 import re
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any

@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 try:
    from telegram import Update, Bot, Message, InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup
-    try:
-        from telegram import LinkPreviewOptions
-    except ImportError:
-        LinkPreviewOptions = None
    from telegram.ext import (
        Application,
        CommandHandler,
@@ -41,7 +36,6 @@ except ImportError:
    Message = Any
    InlineKeyboardButton = Any
    InlineKeyboardMarkup = Any
-    LinkPreviewOptions = None
    Application = Any
    CommandHandler = Any
    CallbackQueryHandler = Any
@@ -71,10 +65,7 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
    cache_image_from_bytes,
    cache_audio_from_bytes,
    cache_document_from_bytes,
-    resolve_proxy_url,
    SUPPORTED_DOCUMENT_TYPES,
-    utf16_len,
-    _prefix_within_utf16_limit,
 )
 from gateway.platforms.telegram_network import (
    TelegramFallbackTransport,
@@ -135,7 +126,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    # When a chunk is near this limit, a continuation is almost certain.
    _SPLIT_THRESHOLD = 4000
    MEDIA_GROUP_WAIT_SECONDS = 0.8
-    _GENERAL_TOPIC_THREAD_ID = "1"
    
    def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
        super().__init__(config, Platform.TELEGRAM)
@@ -144,7 +134,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._webhook_mode: bool = False
        self._mention_patterns = self._compile_mention_patterns()
        self._reply_to_mode: str = getattr(config, 'reply_to_mode', 'first') or 'first'
-        self._disable_link_previews: bool = self._coerce_bool_extra("disable_link_previews", False)
        # Buffer rapid/album photo updates so Telegram image bursts are handled
        # as a single MessageEvent instead of self-interrupting multiple turns.
        self._media_batch_delay_seconds = float(os.getenv("HERMES_TELEGRAM_MEDIA_BATCH_DELAY_SECONDS", "0.8"))
@@ -158,6 +147,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._text_batch_split_delay_seconds = float(os.getenv("HERMES_TELEGRAM_TEXT_BATCH_SPLIT_DELAY_SECONDS", "2.0"))
        self._pending_text_batches: Dict[str, MessageEvent] = {}
        self._pending_text_batch_tasks: Dict[str, asyncio.Task] = {}
+        self._token_lock_identity: Optional[str] = None
        self._polling_error_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
        self._polling_conflict_count: int = 0
        self._polling_network_error_count: int = 0
@@ -171,38 +161,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        # Approval button state: message_id → session_key
        self._approval_state: Dict[int, str] = {}

-    @staticmethod
-    def _is_callback_user_authorized(user_id: str) -> bool:
-        """Return whether a Telegram inline-button caller may perform gated actions."""
-        allowed_csv = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS", "").strip()
-        if not allowed_csv:
-            return True
-        allowed_ids = {uid.strip() for uid in allowed_csv.split(",") if uid.strip()}
-        return "*" in allowed_ids or user_id in allowed_ids
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _metadata_thread_id(cls, metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[str]:
-        if not metadata:
-            return None
-        thread_id = metadata.get("thread_id") or metadata.get("message_thread_id")
-        return str(thread_id) if thread_id is not None else None
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _message_thread_id_for_send(cls, thread_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[int]:
-        if not thread_id or str(thread_id) == cls._GENERAL_TOPIC_THREAD_ID:
-            return None
-        return int(thread_id)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _message_thread_id_for_typing(cls, thread_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[int]:
-        if not thread_id:
-            return None
-        return int(thread_id)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _is_thread_not_found_error(error: Exception) -> bool:
-        return "thread not found" in str(error).lower()
-
    def _fallback_ips(self) -> list[str]:
        """Return validated fallback IPs from config (populated by _apply_env_overrides)."""
        configured = self.config.extra.get("fallback_ips", []) if getattr(self.config, "extra", None) else []
@@ -233,26 +191,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            pass
        return isinstance(error, OSError)

-    def _coerce_bool_extra(self, key: str, default: bool = False) -> bool:
-        value = self.config.extra.get(key) if getattr(self.config, "extra", None) else None
-        if value is None:
-            return default
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            lowered = value.strip().lower()
-            if lowered in ("true", "1", "yes", "on"):
-                return True
-            if lowered in ("false", "0", "no", "off"):
-                return False
-            return default
-        return bool(value)
-
-    def _link_preview_kwargs(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        if not getattr(self, "_disable_link_previews", False):
-            return {}
-        if LinkPreviewOptions is not None:
-            return {"link_preview_options": LinkPreviewOptions(is_disabled=True)}
-        return {"disable_web_page_preview": True}
-
    async def _handle_polling_network_error(self, error: Exception) -> None:
        """Reconnect polling after a transient network interruption.

@@ -362,11 +300,9 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        # Exhausted retries — fatal
        message = (
-            "Another process is already polling this Telegram bot token "
-            "(possibly OpenClaw or another Hermes instance). "
+            "Another Telegram bot poller is already using this token. "
            "Hermes stopped Telegram polling after %d retries. "
-            "Only one poller can run per token — stop the other process "
-            "and restart with 'hermes start'."
+            "Make sure only one gateway instance is running for this bot token."
            % MAX_CONFLICT_RETRIES
        )
        logger.error("[%s] %s Original error: %s", self.name, message, error)
@@ -561,7 +497,23 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return False
        
        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('telegram-bot-token', self.config.token, 'Telegram bot token'):
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+
+            self._token_lock_identity = self.config.token
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock(
+                "telegram-bot-token",
+                self._token_lock_identity,
+                metadata={"platform": self.platform.value},
+            )
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get("pid") if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = (
+                    "Another local Hermes gateway is already using this Telegram bot token"
+                    + (f" (PID {owner_pid})." if owner_pid else ".")
+                    + " Stop the other gateway before starting a second Telegram poller."
+                )
+                logger.error("[%s] %s", self.name, message)
+                self._set_fatal_error("telegram_token_lock", message, retryable=False)
                return False

            # Build the application
@@ -600,7 +552,10 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                "write_timeout": _env_float("HERMES_TELEGRAM_HTTP_WRITE_TIMEOUT", 20.0),
            }

-            proxy_url = resolve_proxy_url("TELEGRAM_PROXY")
+            proxy_configured = any(
+                (os.getenv(k) or "").strip()
+                for k in ("HTTPS_PROXY", "HTTP_PROXY", "ALL_PROXY", "https_proxy", "http_proxy", "all_proxy")
+            )
            disable_fallback = (os.getenv("HERMES_TELEGRAM_DISABLE_FALLBACK_IPS", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on"))
            fallback_ips = self._fallback_ips()
            if not fallback_ips:
@@ -611,7 +566,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    ", ".join(fallback_ips),
                )

-            if fallback_ips and not proxy_url and not disable_fallback:
+            if fallback_ips and not proxy_configured and not disable_fallback:
                logger.info(
                    "[%s] Telegram fallback IPs active: %s",
                    self.name,
@@ -627,12 +582,10 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    **request_kwargs,
                    httpx_kwargs={"transport": TelegramFallbackTransport(fallback_ips)},
                )
-            elif proxy_url:
-                logger.info("[%s] Proxy detected; passing explicitly to HTTPXRequest: %s", self.name, proxy_url)
-                request = HTTPXRequest(**request_kwargs, proxy=proxy_url)
-                get_updates_request = HTTPXRequest(**request_kwargs, proxy=proxy_url)
            else:
-                if disable_fallback:
+                if proxy_configured:
+                    logger.info("[%s] Proxy configured; skipping Telegram fallback-IP transport", self.name)
+                elif disable_fallback:
                    logger.info("[%s] Telegram fallback-IP transport disabled via env", self.name)
                request = HTTPXRequest(**request_kwargs)
                get_updates_request = HTTPXRequest(**request_kwargs)
@@ -666,14 +619,14 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                from telegram.error import NetworkError, TimedOut
            except ImportError:
                NetworkError = TimedOut = OSError  # type: ignore[misc,assignment]
-            _max_connect = 8
+            _max_connect = 3
            for _attempt in range(_max_connect):
                try:
                    await self._app.initialize()
                    break
                except (NetworkError, TimedOut, OSError) as init_err:
                    if _attempt < _max_connect - 1:
-                        wait = min(2 ** _attempt, 15)
+                        wait = 2 ** _attempt
                        logger.warning(
                            "[%s] Connect attempt %d/%d failed: %s — retrying in %ds",
                            self.name, _attempt + 1, _max_connect, init_err, wait,
@@ -784,7 +737,12 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return True
            
        except Exception as e:
-            self._release_platform_lock()
+            if self._token_lock_identity:
+                try:
+                    from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                    release_scoped_lock("telegram-bot-token", self._token_lock_identity)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
            message = f"Telegram startup failed: {e}"
            self._set_fatal_error("telegram_connect_error", message, retryable=True)
            logger.error("[%s] Failed to connect to Telegram: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
@@ -810,7 +768,12 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                await self._app.shutdown()
            except Exception as e:
                logger.warning("[%s] Error during Telegram disconnect: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        if self._token_lock_identity:
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                release_scoped_lock("telegram-bot-token", self._token_lock_identity)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning("[%s] Error releasing Telegram token lock: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)

        for task in self._pending_photo_batch_tasks.values():
            if task and not task.done():
@@ -821,6 +784,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._mark_disconnected()
        self._app = None
        self._bot = None
+        self._token_lock_identity = None
        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected from Telegram", self.name)

    def _should_thread_reply(self, reply_to: Optional[str], chunk_index: int) -> bool:
@@ -861,9 +825,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        try:
            # Format and split message if needed
            formatted = self.format_message(content)
-            chunks = self.truncate_message(
-                formatted, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, len_fn=utf16_len,
-            )
+            chunks = self.truncate_message(formatted, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
            if len(chunks) > 1:
                # truncate_message appends a raw " (1/2)" suffix. Escape the
                # MarkdownV2-special parentheses so Telegram doesn't reject the
@@ -874,7 +836,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                ]
            
            message_ids = []
-            thread_id = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            thread_id = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
            
            try:
                from telegram.error import NetworkError as _NetErr
@@ -894,7 +856,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
                should_thread = self._should_thread_reply(reply_to, i)
                reply_to_id = int(reply_to) if should_thread else None
-                effective_thread_id = self._message_thread_id_for_send(thread_id)
+                effective_thread_id = int(thread_id) if thread_id else None

                msg = None
                for _send_attempt in range(3):
@@ -907,7 +869,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2,
                                reply_to_message_id=reply_to_id,
                                message_thread_id=effective_thread_id,
-                                **self._link_preview_kwargs(),
                            )
                        except Exception as md_error:
                            # Markdown parsing failed, try plain text
@@ -920,7 +881,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                                    parse_mode=None,
                                    reply_to_message_id=reply_to_id,
                                    message_thread_id=effective_thread_id,
-                                    **self._link_preview_kwargs(),
                                )
                            else:
                                raise
@@ -931,7 +891,8 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                        # (not transient network issues). Detect and handle
                        # specific cases instead of blindly retrying.
                        if _BadReq and isinstance(send_err, _BadReq):
-                            if self._is_thread_not_found_error(send_err) and effective_thread_id is not None:
+                            err_lower = str(send_err).lower()
+                            if "thread not found" in err_lower and effective_thread_id is not None:
                                # Thread doesn't exist — retry without
                                # message_thread_id so the message still
                                # reaches the chat.
@@ -941,7 +902,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                                )
                                effective_thread_id = None
                                continue
-                            err_lower = str(send_err).lower()
                            if "message to be replied not found" in err_lower and reply_to_id is not None:
                                # Original message was deleted before we
                                # could reply — clear reply target and retry
@@ -1036,9 +996,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            # streaming).  Truncate and succeed so the stream consumer can
            # split the overflow into a new message instead of dying.
            if "message_too_long" in err_str or "too long" in err_str:
-                truncated = _prefix_within_utf16_limit(
-                    content, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 20
-                ) + "…"
+                truncated = content[: self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 20] + "…"
                try:
                    await self._bot.edit_message_text(
                        chat_id=int(chat_id),
@@ -1108,7 +1066,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                text=text,
                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
                reply_markup=keyboard,
-                **self._link_preview_kwargs(),
            )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1131,13 +1088,15 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        try:
            cmd_preview = command[:3800] + "..." if len(command) > 3800 else command
            text = (
-                f"⚠️ <b>Command Approval Required</b>\n\n"
-                f"<pre>{_html.escape(cmd_preview)}</pre>\n\n"
-                f"Reason: {_html.escape(description)}"
+                f"⚠️ *Command Approval Required*\n\n"
+                f"`{cmd_preview}`\n\n"
+                f"Reason: {description}"
            )

            # Resolve thread context for thread replies
-            thread_id = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            thread_id = None
+            if metadata:
+                thread_id = metadata.get("thread_id") or metadata.get("message_thread_id")

            # We'll use the message_id as part of callback_data to look up session_key
            # Send a placeholder first, then update — or use a counter.
@@ -1161,13 +1120,11 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
                "chat_id": int(chat_id),
                "text": text,
-                "parse_mode": ParseMode.HTML,
+                "parse_mode": ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
                "reply_markup": keyboard,
-                **self._link_preview_kwargs(),
            }
-            message_thread_id = self._message_thread_id_for_send(thread_id)
-            if message_thread_id is not None:
-                kwargs["message_thread_id"] = message_thread_id
+            if thread_id:
+                kwargs["message_thread_id"] = int(thread_id)

            msg = await self._bot.send_message(**kwargs)

@@ -1235,7 +1192,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
                reply_markup=keyboard,
                message_thread_id=int(thread_id) if thread_id else None,
-                **self._link_preview_kwargs(),
            )

            # Store picker state keyed by chat_id
@@ -1504,9 +1460,12 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

                # Only authorized users may click approval buttons.
                caller_id = str(getattr(query.from_user, "id", ""))
-                if not self._is_callback_user_authorized(caller_id):
-                    await query.answer(text="⛔ You are not authorized to approve commands.")
-                    return
+                allowed_csv = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS", "").strip()
+                if allowed_csv:
+                    allowed_ids = {uid.strip() for uid in allowed_csv.split(",") if uid.strip()}
+                    if "*" not in allowed_ids and caller_id not in allowed_ids:
+                        await query.answer(text="⛔ You are not authorized to approve commands.")
+                        return

                session_key = self._approval_state.pop(approval_id, None)
                if not session_key:
@@ -1551,10 +1510,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if not data.startswith("update_prompt:"):
            return
        answer = data.split(":", 1)[1]  # "y" or "n"
-        caller_id = str(getattr(query.from_user, "id", ""))
-        if not self._is_callback_user_authorized(caller_id):
-            await query.answer(text="⛔ You are not authorized to answer update prompts.")
-            return
        await query.answer(text=f"Sent '{answer}' to the update process.")
        # Edit the message to show the choice and remove buttons
        label = "Yes" if answer == "y" else "No"
@@ -1600,23 +1555,23 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            with open(audio_path, "rb") as audio_file:
                # .ogg files -> send as voice (round playable bubble)
                if audio_path.endswith((".ogg", ".opus")):
-                    _voice_thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+                    _voice_thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
                    msg = await self._bot.send_voice(
                        chat_id=int(chat_id),
                        voice=audio_file,
                        caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                        reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                        message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_voice_thread),
+                        message_thread_id=int(_voice_thread) if _voice_thread else None,
                    )
                else:
                    # .mp3 and others -> send as audio file
-                    _audio_thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+                    _audio_thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
                    msg = await self._bot.send_audio(
                        chat_id=int(chat_id),
                        audio=audio_file,
                        caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                        reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                        message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_audio_thread),
+                        message_thread_id=int(_audio_thread) if _audio_thread else None,
                    )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1646,14 +1601,14 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            if not os.path.exists(image_path):
                return SendResult(success=False, error=f"Image file not found: {image_path}")

-            _thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            _thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
            with open(image_path, "rb") as image_file:
                msg = await self._bot.send_photo(
                    chat_id=int(chat_id),
                    photo=image_file,
                    caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                    reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                    message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_thread),
+                    message_thread_id=int(_thread) if _thread else None,
                )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1684,7 +1639,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                return SendResult(success=False, error=f"File not found: {file_path}")

            display_name = file_name or os.path.basename(file_path)
-            _thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            _thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None

            with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
                msg = await self._bot.send_document(
@@ -1693,7 +1648,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    filename=display_name,
                    caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                    reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                    message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_thread),
+                    message_thread_id=int(_thread) if _thread else None,
                )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1717,14 +1672,14 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            if not os.path.exists(video_path):
                return SendResult(success=False, error=f"Video file not found: {video_path}")

-            _thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            _thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
            with open(video_path, "rb") as f:
                msg = await self._bot.send_video(
                    chat_id=int(chat_id),
                    video=f,
                    caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                    reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                    message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_thread),
+                    message_thread_id=int(_thread) if _thread else None,
                )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1754,13 +1709,13 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        try:
            # Telegram can send photos directly from URLs (up to ~5MB)
-            _photo_thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            _photo_thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
            msg = await self._bot.send_photo(
                chat_id=int(chat_id),
                photo=image_url,
                caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,  # Telegram caption limit
                reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_photo_thread),
+                message_thread_id=int(_photo_thread) if _photo_thread else None,
            )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1783,7 +1738,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                    photo=image_data,
                    caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                    reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                    message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_photo_thread),
                )
                return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
            except Exception as e2:
@@ -1809,13 +1763,13 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return SendResult(success=False, error="Not connected")
        
        try:
-            _anim_thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
+            _anim_thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
            msg = await self._bot.send_animation(
                chat_id=int(chat_id),
                animation=animation_url,
                caption=caption[:1024] if caption else None,
                reply_to_message_id=int(reply_to) if reply_to else None,
-                message_thread_id=self._message_thread_id_for_send(_anim_thread),
+                message_thread_id=int(_anim_thread) if _anim_thread else None,
            )
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=str(msg.message_id))
        except Exception as e:
@@ -1832,23 +1786,12 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        """Send typing indicator."""
        if self._bot:
            try:
-                _typing_thread = self._metadata_thread_id(metadata)
-                message_thread_id = self._message_thread_id_for_typing(_typing_thread)
-                try:
-                    await self._bot.send_chat_action(
-                        chat_id=int(chat_id),
-                        action="typing",
-                        message_thread_id=message_thread_id,
-                    )
-                except Exception as e:
-                    if message_thread_id is not None and self._is_thread_not_found_error(e):
-                        await self._bot.send_chat_action(
-                            chat_id=int(chat_id),
-                            action="typing",
-                            message_thread_id=None,
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        raise
+                _typing_thread = metadata.get("thread_id") if metadata else None
+                await self._bot.send_chat_action(
+                    chat_id=int(chat_id),
+                    action="typing",
+                    message_thread_id=int(_typing_thread) if _typing_thread else None,
+                )
            except Exception as e:
                # Typing failures are non-fatal; log at debug level only.
                logger.debug(
@@ -1993,20 +1936,9 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        )

        # 9) Convert blockquotes: > at line start → protect > from escaping
-        #    Handle both regular blockquotes (> text) and expandable blockquotes
-        #    (Telegram MarkdownV2: **> for expandable start, || to end the quote)
-        def _convert_blockquote(m):
-            prefix = m.group(1)  # >, >>, >>>, **>, or **>> etc.
-            content = m.group(2)
-            # Check if content ends with || (expandable blockquote end marker)
-            # In this case, preserve the trailing || unescaped for Telegram
-            if prefix.startswith('**') and content.endswith('||'):
-                return _ph(f'{prefix} {_escape_mdv2(content[:-2])}||')
-            return _ph(f'{prefix} {_escape_mdv2(content)}')
-
        text = re.sub(
-            r'^((?:\*\*)?>{1,3}) (.+)$',
-            _convert_blockquote,
+            r'^(>{1,3}) (.+)$',
+            lambda m: _ph(m.group(1) + ' ' + _escape_mdv2(m.group(2))),
            text,
            flags=re.MULTILINE,
        )
@@ -2079,27 +2011,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return {str(part).strip() for part in raw if str(part).strip()}
        return {part.strip() for part in str(raw).split(",") if part.strip()}

-    def _telegram_ignored_threads(self) -> set[int]:
-        raw = self.config.extra.get("ignored_threads")
-        if raw is None:
-            raw = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_IGNORED_THREADS", "")
-
-        if isinstance(raw, list):
-            values = raw
-        else:
-            values = str(raw).split(",")
-
-        ignored: set[int] = set()
-        for value in values:
-            text = str(value).strip()
-            if not text:
-                continue
-            try:
-                ignored.add(int(text))
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                logger.warning("[%s] Ignoring invalid Telegram thread id: %r", self.name, value)
-        return ignored
-
    def _compile_mention_patterns(self) -> List[re.Pattern]:
        """Compile optional regex wake-word patterns for group triggers."""
        patterns = self.config.extra.get("mention_patterns")
@@ -2211,13 +2122,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        """
        if not self._is_group_chat(message):
            return True
-        thread_id = getattr(message, "message_thread_id", None)
-        if thread_id is not None:
-            try:
-                if int(thread_id) in self._telegram_ignored_threads():
-                    return False
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                logger.warning("[%s] Ignoring non-numeric Telegram message_thread_id: %r", self.name, thread_id)
        if str(getattr(getattr(message, "chat", None), "id", "")) in self._telegram_free_response_chats():
            return True
        if not self._telegram_require_mention():
@@ -2793,9 +2697,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

        # Resolve DM topic name and skill binding
        thread_id_raw = message.message_thread_id
-        thread_id_str = str(thread_id_raw) if thread_id_raw is not None else None
-        if chat_type == "group" and thread_id_str is None and getattr(chat, "is_forum", False):
-            thread_id_str = self._GENERAL_TOPIC_THREAD_ID
+        thread_id_str = str(thread_id_raw) if thread_id_raw else None
        chat_topic = None
        topic_skill = None

@@ -2844,15 +2746,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            reply_to_id = str(message.reply_to_message.message_id)
            reply_to_text = message.reply_to_message.text or message.reply_to_message.caption or None

-        # Per-channel/topic ephemeral prompt
-        from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_channel_prompt
-        _chat_id_str = str(chat.id)
-        _channel_prompt = resolve_channel_prompt(
-            self.config.extra,
-            thread_id_str or _chat_id_str,
-            _chat_id_str if thread_id_str else None,
-        )
-
        return MessageEvent(
            text=message.text or "",
            message_type=msg_type,
@@ -2862,7 +2755,6 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            reply_to_message_id=reply_to_id,
            reply_to_text=reply_to_text,
            auto_skill=topic_skill,
-            channel_prompt=_channel_prompt,
            timestamp=message.date,
        )

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import ipaddress
 import logging
+import os
 import socket
 from typing import Iterable, Optional

@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ _SEED_FALLBACK_IPS: list[str] = ["149.154.167.220"]
 def _resolve_proxy_url() -> str | None:
    # Delegate to shared implementation (env vars + macOS system proxy detection)
    from gateway.platforms.base import resolve_proxy_url
-    return resolve_proxy_url("TELEGRAM_PROXY")
+    return resolve_proxy_url()


 class TelegramFallbackTransport(httpx.AsyncBaseTransport):
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import hashlib
 import hmac
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import time
@@ -200,10 +201,8 @@ class WebhookAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            "dingtalk",
            "feishu",
            "wecom",
-            "wecom_callback",
            "weixin",
            "bluebubbles",
-            "qqbot",
        ):
            return await self._deliver_cross_platform(
                deliver_type, content, delivery
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import logging
 import mimetypes
 import os
 import re
+import time
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ except ImportError:
    httpx = None  # type: ignore[assignment]

 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 15.0
 HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 30.0
 RECONNECT_BACKOFF = [2, 5, 10, 30, 60]

+DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS = 300
 DEDUP_MAX_SIZE = 1000

 IMAGE_MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._listen_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
        self._heartbeat_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
        self._pending_responses: Dict[str, asyncio.Future] = {}
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator(max_size=DEDUP_MAX_SIZE)
+        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
        self._reply_req_ids: Dict[str, str] = {}

        # Text batching: merge rapid successive messages (Telegram-style).
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            await self._http_client.aclose()
            self._http_client = None

-        self._dedup.clear()
+        self._seen_messages.clear()
        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected", self.name)

    async def _cleanup_ws(self) -> None:
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    async def _open_connection(self) -> None:
        """Open and authenticate a websocket connection."""
        await self._cleanup_ws()
-        self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(trust_env=True)
+        self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
        self._ws = await self._session.ws_connect(
            self._ws_url,
            heartbeat=HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SECONDS * 2,
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return

        msg_id = str(body.get("msgid") or self._payload_req_id(payload) or uuid.uuid4().hex)
-        if self._dedup.is_duplicate(msg_id):
+        if self._is_duplicate(msg_id):
            logger.debug("[%s] Duplicate message %s ignored", self.name, msg_id)
            return
        self._remember_reply_req_id(msg_id, self._payload_req_id(payload))
@@ -635,13 +636,6 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                if voice_text:
                    text_parts.append(voice_text)

-            # Extract appmsg title (filename) for WeCom AI Bot attachments
-            if msgtype == "appmsg":
-                appmsg = body.get("appmsg") if isinstance(body.get("appmsg"), dict) else {}
-                title = str(appmsg.get("title") or "").strip()
-                if title:
-                    text_parts.append(title)
-
        quote = body.get("quote") if isinstance(body.get("quote"), dict) else {}
        quote_type = str(quote.get("msgtype") or "").lower()
        if quote_type == "text":
@@ -674,13 +668,6 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                refs.append(("image", body["image"]))
            if msgtype == "file" and isinstance(body.get("file"), dict):
                refs.append(("file", body["file"]))
-            # Handle appmsg (WeCom AI Bot attachments with PDF/Word/Excel)
-            if msgtype == "appmsg" and isinstance(body.get("appmsg"), dict):
-                appmsg = body["appmsg"]
-                if isinstance(appmsg.get("file"), dict):
-                    refs.append(("file", appmsg["file"]))
-                elif isinstance(appmsg.get("image"), dict):
-                    refs.append(("image", appmsg["image"]))

        quote = body.get("quote") if isinstance(body.get("quote"), dict) else {}
        quote_type = str(quote.get("msgtype") or "").lower()
@@ -838,6 +825,24 @@ class WeComAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        wildcard = self._groups.get("*")
        return wildcard if isinstance(wildcard, dict) else {}

+    def _is_duplicate(self, msg_id: str) -> bool:
+        now = time.time()
+        if len(self._seen_messages) > DEDUP_MAX_SIZE:
+            cutoff = now - DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS
+            self._seen_messages = {
+                key: ts for key, ts in self._seen_messages.items() if ts > cutoff
+            }
+            if self._reply_req_ids:
+                self._reply_req_ids = {
+                    key: value for key, value in self._reply_req_ids.items() if key in self._seen_messages
+                }
+
+        if msg_id in self._seen_messages:
+            return True
+
+        self._seen_messages[msg_id] = now
+        return False
+
    def _remember_reply_req_id(self, message_id: str, req_id: str) -> None:
        normalized_message_id = str(message_id or "").strip()
        normalized_req_id = str(req_id or "").strip()
@@ -1,401 +0,0 @@
-"""WeCom callback-mode adapter for self-built enterprise applications.
-
-Unlike the bot/websocket adapter in ``wecom.py``, this handles the standard
-WeCom callback flow: WeCom POSTs encrypted XML to an HTTP endpoint, the
-adapter decrypts it, queues the message for the agent, and immediately
-acknowledges.  The agent's reply is delivered later via the proactive
-``message/send`` API using an access-token.
-
-Supports multiple self-built apps under one gateway instance, scoped by
-``corp_id:user_id`` to avoid cross-corp collisions.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import logging
-import socket as _socket
-import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
-
-try:
-    from aiohttp import web
-
-    AIOHTTP_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    web = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    AIOHTTP_AVAILABLE = False
-
-try:
-    import httpx
-
-    HTTPX_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    httpx = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    HTTPX_AVAILABLE = False
-
-from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.base import BasePlatformAdapter, MessageEvent, MessageType, SendResult
-from gateway.platforms.wecom_crypto import WXBizMsgCrypt, WeComCryptoError
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-DEFAULT_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
-DEFAULT_PORT = 8645
-DEFAULT_PATH = "/wecom/callback"
-ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS = 7200
-MESSAGE_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS = 300
-
-
-def check_wecom_callback_requirements() -> bool:
-    return AIOHTTP_AVAILABLE and HTTPX_AVAILABLE
-
-
-class WecomCallbackAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
-    def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
-        super().__init__(config, Platform.WECOM_CALLBACK)
-        extra = config.extra or {}
-        self._host = str(extra.get("host") or DEFAULT_HOST)
-        self._port = int(extra.get("port") or DEFAULT_PORT)
-        self._path = str(extra.get("path") or DEFAULT_PATH)
-        self._apps: List[Dict[str, Any]] = self._normalize_apps(extra)
-        self._runner: Optional[web.AppRunner] = None
-        self._site: Optional[web.TCPSite] = None
-        self._app: Optional[web.Application] = None
-        self._http_client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
-        self._message_queue: asyncio.Queue[MessageEvent] = asyncio.Queue()
-        self._poll_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
-        self._user_app_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
-        self._access_tokens: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # App normalisation
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _user_app_key(corp_id: str, user_id: str) -> str:
-        return f"{corp_id}:{user_id}" if corp_id else user_id
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _normalize_apps(extra: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        apps = extra.get("apps")
-        if isinstance(apps, list) and apps:
-            return [dict(app) for app in apps if isinstance(app, dict)]
-        if extra.get("corp_id"):
-            return [
-                {
-                    "name": extra.get("name") or "default",
-                    "corp_id": extra.get("corp_id", ""),
-                    "corp_secret": extra.get("corp_secret", ""),
-                    "agent_id": str(extra.get("agent_id", "")),
-                    "token": extra.get("token", ""),
-                    "encoding_aes_key": extra.get("encoding_aes_key", ""),
-                }
-            ]
-        return []
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Lifecycle
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    async def connect(self) -> bool:
-        if not self._apps:
-            logger.warning("[WecomCallback] No callback apps configured")
-            return False
-        if not check_wecom_callback_requirements():
-            logger.warning("[WecomCallback] aiohttp/httpx not installed")
-            return False
-
-        # Quick port-in-use check.
-        try:
-            with _socket.socket(_socket.AF_INET, _socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
-                sock.settimeout(1)
-                sock.connect(("127.0.0.1", self._port))
-            logger.error("[WecomCallback] Port %d already in use", self._port)
-            return False
-        except (ConnectionRefusedError, OSError):
-            pass
-
-        try:
-            self._http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=20.0)
-            self._app = web.Application()
-            self._app.router.add_get("/health", self._handle_health)
-            self._app.router.add_get(self._path, self._handle_verify)
-            self._app.router.add_post(self._path, self._handle_callback)
-            self._runner = web.AppRunner(self._app)
-            await self._runner.setup()
-            self._site = web.TCPSite(self._runner, self._host, self._port)
-            await self._site.start()
-            self._poll_task = asyncio.create_task(self._poll_loop())
-            self._mark_connected()
-            logger.info(
-                "[WecomCallback] HTTP server listening on %s:%s%s",
-                self._host, self._port, self._path,
-            )
-            for app in self._apps:
-                try:
-                    await self._refresh_access_token(app)
-                except Exception as exc:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        "[WecomCallback] Initial token refresh failed for app '%s': %s",
-                        app.get("name", "default"), exc,
-                    )
-            return True
-        except Exception:
-            await self._cleanup()
-            logger.exception("[WecomCallback] Failed to start")
-            return False
-
-    async def disconnect(self) -> None:
-        self._running = False
-        if self._poll_task:
-            self._poll_task.cancel()
-            try:
-                await self._poll_task
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                pass
-            self._poll_task = None
-        await self._cleanup()
-        self._mark_disconnected()
-        logger.info("[WecomCallback] Disconnected")
-
-    async def _cleanup(self) -> None:
-        self._site = None
-        if self._runner:
-            await self._runner.cleanup()
-            self._runner = None
-        self._app = None
-        if self._http_client:
-            await self._http_client.aclose()
-            self._http_client = None
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Outbound: proactive send via access-token API
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    async def send(
-        self,
-        chat_id: str,
-        content: str,
-        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> SendResult:
-        app = self._resolve_app_for_chat(chat_id)
-        touser = chat_id.split(":", 1)[1] if ":" in chat_id else chat_id
-        try:
-            token = await self._get_access_token(app)
-            payload = {
-                "touser": touser,
-                "msgtype": "text",
-                "agentid": int(str(app.get("agent_id") or 0)),
-                "text": {"content": content[:2048]},
-                "safe": 0,
-            }
-            resp = await self._http_client.post(
-                f"https://qyapi.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/message/send?access_token={token}",
-                json=payload,
-            )
-            data = resp.json()
-            if data.get("errcode") != 0:
-                return SendResult(success=False, error=str(data))
-            return SendResult(
-                success=True,
-                message_id=str(data.get("msgid", "")),
-                raw_response=data,
-            )
-        except Exception as exc:
-            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(exc))
-
-    def _resolve_app_for_chat(self, chat_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Pick the app associated with *chat_id*, falling back sensibly."""
-        app_name = self._user_app_map.get(chat_id)
-        if not app_name and ":" not in chat_id:
-            # Legacy bare user_id — try to find a unique match.
-            matching = [k for k in self._user_app_map if k.endswith(f":{chat_id}")]
-            if len(matching) == 1:
-                app_name = self._user_app_map.get(matching[0])
-        app = self._get_app_by_name(app_name) if app_name else None
-        return app or self._apps[0]
-
-    async def get_chat_info(self, chat_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {"name": chat_id, "type": "dm"}
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Inbound: HTTP callback handlers
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    async def _handle_health(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
-        return web.json_response({"status": "ok", "platform": "wecom_callback"})
-
-    async def _handle_verify(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
-        """GET endpoint — WeCom URL verification handshake."""
-        msg_signature = request.query.get("msg_signature", "")
-        timestamp = request.query.get("timestamp", "")
-        nonce = request.query.get("nonce", "")
-        echostr = request.query.get("echostr", "")
-        for app in self._apps:
-            try:
-                crypt = self._crypt_for_app(app)
-                plain = crypt.verify_url(msg_signature, timestamp, nonce, echostr)
-                return web.Response(text=plain, content_type="text/plain")
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-        return web.Response(status=403, text="signature verification failed")
-
-    async def _handle_callback(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
-        """POST endpoint — receive an encrypted message callback."""
-        msg_signature = request.query.get("msg_signature", "")
-        timestamp = request.query.get("timestamp", "")
-        nonce = request.query.get("nonce", "")
-        body = await request.text()
-
-        for app in self._apps:
-            try:
-                decrypted = self._decrypt_request(
-                    app, body, msg_signature, timestamp, nonce,
-                )
-                event = self._build_event(app, decrypted)
-                if event is not None:
-                    # Deduplicate: WeCom retries callbacks on timeout,
-                    # producing duplicate inbound messages (#10305).
-                    if event.message_id:
-                        now = time.time()
-                        if event.message_id in self._seen_messages:
-                            if now - self._seen_messages[event.message_id] < MESSAGE_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS:
-                                logger.debug("[WecomCallback] Duplicate MsgId %s, skipping", event.message_id)
-                                return web.Response(text="success", content_type="text/plain")
-                            del self._seen_messages[event.message_id]
-                        self._seen_messages[event.message_id] = now
-                        # Prune expired entries when cache grows large
-                        if len(self._seen_messages) > 2000:
-                            cutoff = now - MESSAGE_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS
-                            self._seen_messages = {k: v for k, v in self._seen_messages.items() if v > cutoff}
-                    # Record which app this user belongs to.
-                    if event.source and event.source.user_id:
-                        map_key = self._user_app_key(
-                            str(app.get("corp_id") or ""), event.source.user_id,
-                        )
-                        self._user_app_map[map_key] = app["name"]
-                    await self._message_queue.put(event)
-                # Immediately acknowledge — the agent's reply will arrive
-                # later via the proactive message/send API.
-                return web.Response(text="success", content_type="text/plain")
-            except WeComCryptoError:
-                continue
-            except Exception:
-                logger.exception("[WecomCallback] Error handling message")
-                break
-        return web.Response(status=400, text="invalid callback payload")
-
-    async def _poll_loop(self) -> None:
-        """Drain the message queue and dispatch to the gateway runner."""
-        while True:
-            event = await self._message_queue.get()
-            try:
-                task = asyncio.create_task(self.handle_message(event))
-                self._background_tasks.add(task)
-                task.add_done_callback(self._background_tasks.discard)
-            except Exception:
-                logger.exception("[WecomCallback] Failed to enqueue event")
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # XML / crypto helpers
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    def _decrypt_request(
-        self, app: Dict[str, Any], body: str,
-        msg_signature: str, timestamp: str, nonce: str,
-    ) -> str:
-        root = ET.fromstring(body)
-        encrypt = root.findtext("Encrypt", default="")
-        crypt = self._crypt_for_app(app)
-        return crypt.decrypt(msg_signature, timestamp, nonce, encrypt).decode("utf-8")
-
-    def _build_event(self, app: Dict[str, Any], xml_text: str) -> Optional[MessageEvent]:
-        root = ET.fromstring(xml_text)
-        msg_type = (root.findtext("MsgType") or "").lower()
-        # Silently acknowledge lifecycle events.
-        if msg_type == "event":
-            event_name = (root.findtext("Event") or "").lower()
-            if event_name in {"enter_agent", "subscribe"}:
-                return None
-        if msg_type not in {"text", "event"}:
-            return None
-
-        user_id = root.findtext("FromUserName", default="")
-        corp_id = root.findtext("ToUserName", default=app.get("corp_id", ""))
-        scoped_chat_id = self._user_app_key(corp_id, user_id)
-        content = root.findtext("Content", default="").strip()
-        if not content and msg_type == "event":
-            content = "/start"
-        msg_id = (
-            root.findtext("MsgId")
-            or f"{user_id}:{root.findtext('CreateTime', default='0')}"
-        )
-        source = self.build_source(
-            chat_id=scoped_chat_id,
-            chat_name=user_id,
-            chat_type="dm",
-            user_id=user_id,
-            user_name=user_id,
-        )
-        return MessageEvent(
-            text=content,
-            message_type=MessageType.TEXT,
-            source=source,
-            raw_message=xml_text,
-            message_id=msg_id,
-        )
-
-    def _crypt_for_app(self, app: Dict[str, Any]) -> WXBizMsgCrypt:
-        return WXBizMsgCrypt(
-            token=str(app.get("token") or ""),
-            encoding_aes_key=str(app.get("encoding_aes_key") or ""),
-            receive_id=str(app.get("corp_id") or ""),
-        )
-
-    def _get_app_by_name(self, name: Optional[str]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        if not name:
-            return None
-        for app in self._apps:
-            if app.get("name") == name:
-                return app
-        return None
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Access-token management
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    async def _get_access_token(self, app: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-        cached = self._access_tokens.get(app["name"])
-        now = time.time()
-        if cached and cached.get("expires_at", 0) > now + 60:
-            return cached["token"]
-        return await self._refresh_access_token(app)
-
-    async def _refresh_access_token(self, app: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-        resp = await self._http_client.get(
-            "https://qyapi.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/gettoken",
-            params={
-                "corpid": app.get("corp_id"),
-                "corpsecret": app.get("corp_secret"),
-            },
-        )
-        data = resp.json()
-        if data.get("errcode") != 0:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"WeCom token refresh failed: {data}")
-        token = data["access_token"]
-        expires_in = int(data.get("expires_in", ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS))
-        self._access_tokens[app["name"]] = {
-            "token": token,
-            "expires_at": time.time() + expires_in,
-        }
-        logger.info(
-            "[WecomCallback] Token refreshed for app '%s' (corp=%s), expires in %ss",
-            app.get("name", "default"),
-            app.get("corp_id", ""),
-            expires_in,
-        )
-        return token
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-"""WeCom BizMsgCrypt-compatible AES-CBC encryption for callback mode.
-
-Implements the same wire format as Tencent's official ``WXBizMsgCrypt``
-SDK so that WeCom can verify, encrypt, and decrypt callback payloads.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import base64
-import hashlib
-import os
-import secrets
-import socket
-import struct
-from typing import Optional
-from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
-
-from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
-
-
-class WeComCryptoError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-class SignatureError(WeComCryptoError):
-    pass
-
-
-class DecryptError(WeComCryptoError):
-    pass
-
-
-class EncryptError(WeComCryptoError):
-    pass
-
-
-class PKCS7Encoder:
-    block_size = 32
-
-    @classmethod
-    def encode(cls, text: bytes) -> bytes:
-        amount_to_pad = cls.block_size - (len(text) % cls.block_size)
-        if amount_to_pad == 0:
-            amount_to_pad = cls.block_size
-        pad = bytes([amount_to_pad]) * amount_to_pad
-        return text + pad
-
-    @classmethod
-    def decode(cls, decrypted: bytes) -> bytes:
-        if not decrypted:
-            raise DecryptError("empty decrypted payload")
-        pad = decrypted[-1]
-        if pad < 1 or pad > cls.block_size:
-            raise DecryptError("invalid PKCS7 padding")
-        if decrypted[-pad:] != bytes([pad]) * pad:
-            raise DecryptError("malformed PKCS7 padding")
-        return decrypted[:-pad]
-
-
-def _sha1_signature(token: str, timestamp: str, nonce: str, encrypt: str) -> str:
-    parts = sorted([token, timestamp, nonce, encrypt])
-    return hashlib.sha1("".join(parts).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
-
-
-class WXBizMsgCrypt:
-    """Minimal WeCom callback crypto helper compatible with BizMsgCrypt semantics."""
-
-    def __init__(self, token: str, encoding_aes_key: str, receive_id: str):
-        if not token:
-            raise ValueError("token is required")
-        if not encoding_aes_key:
-            raise ValueError("encoding_aes_key is required")
-        if len(encoding_aes_key) != 43:
-            raise ValueError("encoding_aes_key must be 43 chars")
-        if not receive_id:
-            raise ValueError("receive_id is required")
-
-        self.token = token
-        self.receive_id = receive_id
-        self.key = base64.b64decode(encoding_aes_key + "=")
-        self.iv = self.key[:16]
-
-    def verify_url(self, msg_signature: str, timestamp: str, nonce: str, echostr: str) -> str:
-        plain = self.decrypt(msg_signature, timestamp, nonce, echostr)
-        return plain.decode("utf-8")
-
-    def decrypt(self, msg_signature: str, timestamp: str, nonce: str, encrypt: str) -> bytes:
-        expected = _sha1_signature(self.token, timestamp, nonce, encrypt)
-        if expected != msg_signature:
-            raise SignatureError("signature mismatch")
-        try:
-            cipher_text = base64.b64decode(encrypt)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            raise DecryptError(f"invalid base64 payload: {exc}") from exc
-        try:
-            cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(self.key), modes.CBC(self.iv), backend=default_backend())
-            decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
-            padded = decryptor.update(cipher_text) + decryptor.finalize()
-            plain = PKCS7Encoder.decode(padded)
-            content = plain[16:]  # skip 16-byte random prefix
-            xml_length = socket.ntohl(struct.unpack("I", content[:4])[0])
-            xml_content = content[4:4 + xml_length]
-            receive_id = content[4 + xml_length:].decode("utf-8")
-        except WeComCryptoError:
-            raise
-        except Exception as exc:
-            raise DecryptError(f"decrypt failed: {exc}") from exc
-
-        if receive_id != self.receive_id:
-            raise DecryptError("receive_id mismatch")
-        return xml_content
-
-    def encrypt(self, plaintext: str, nonce: Optional[str] = None, timestamp: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-        nonce = nonce or self._random_nonce()
-        timestamp = timestamp or str(int(__import__("time").time()))
-        encrypt = self._encrypt_bytes(plaintext.encode("utf-8"))
-        signature = _sha1_signature(self.token, timestamp, nonce, encrypt)
-        root = ET.Element("xml")
-        ET.SubElement(root, "Encrypt").text = encrypt
-        ET.SubElement(root, "MsgSignature").text = signature
-        ET.SubElement(root, "TimeStamp").text = timestamp
-        ET.SubElement(root, "Nonce").text = nonce
-        return ET.tostring(root, encoding="unicode")
-
-    def _encrypt_bytes(self, raw: bytes) -> str:
-        try:
-            random_prefix = os.urandom(16)
-            msg_len = struct.pack("I", socket.htonl(len(raw)))
-            payload = random_prefix + msg_len + raw + self.receive_id.encode("utf-8")
-            padded = PKCS7Encoder.encode(payload)
-            cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(self.key), modes.CBC(self.iv), backend=default_backend())
-            encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
-            encrypted = encryptor.update(padded) + encryptor.finalize()
-            return base64.b64encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
-        except Exception as exc:
-            raise EncryptError(f"encrypt failed: {exc}") from exc
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _random_nonce(length: int = 10) -> str:
-        alphabet = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
-        return "".join(secrets.choice(alphabet) for _ in range(length))
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - dependency gate
    CRYPTO_AVAILABLE = False

 from gateway.config import Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.helpers import MessageDeduplicator
 from gateway.platforms.base import (
    BasePlatformAdapter,
    MessageEvent,
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
    cache_image_from_bytes,
 )
 from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-from utils import atomic_json_write

 ILINK_BASE_URL = "https://ilinkai.weixin.qq.com"
 WEIXIN_CDN_BASE_URL = "https://novac2c.cdn.weixin.qq.com/c2c"
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ TYPING_STOP = 2
 _HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^(#{1,6})\s+(.+?)\s*$")
 _TABLE_RULE_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*\|?(?:\s*:?-{3,}:?\s*\|)+\s*:?-{3,}:?\s*\|?\s*$")
 _FENCE_RE = re.compile(r"^```([^\n`]*)\s*$")
-_MARKDOWN_LINK_RE = re.compile(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)")


 def check_weixin_requirements() -> bool:
@@ -209,7 +206,7 @@ def save_weixin_account(
        "saved_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
    }
    path = _account_file(hermes_home, account_id)
-    atomic_json_write(path, payload)
+    path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    try:
        path.chmod(0o600)
    except OSError:
@@ -272,7 +269,7 @@ class ContextTokenStore:
            if key.startswith(prefix)
        }
        try:
-            atomic_json_write(self._path(account_id), payload)
+            self._path(account_id).write_text(json.dumps(payload), encoding="utf-8")
        except Exception as exc:
            logger.warning("weixin: failed to persist context tokens for %s: %s", _safe_id(account_id), exc)

@@ -399,16 +396,15 @@ async def _send_message(
    context_token: Optional[str],
    client_id: str,
 ) -> None:
-    if not text or not text.strip():
-        raise ValueError("_send_message: text must not be empty")
    message: Dict[str, Any] = {
        "from_user_id": "",
        "to_user_id": to,
        "client_id": client_id,
        "message_type": MSG_TYPE_BOT,
        "message_state": MSG_STATE_FINISH,
-        "item_list": [{"type": ITEM_TEXT, "text_item": {"text": text}}],
    }
+    if text:
+        message["item_list"] = [{"type": ITEM_TEXT, "text_item": {"text": text}}]
    if context_token:
        message["context_token"] = context_token
    await _api_post(
@@ -501,15 +497,13 @@ async def _upload_ciphertext(
    session: "aiohttp.ClientSession",
    *,
    ciphertext: bytes,
-    upload_url: str,
+    cdn_base_url: str,
+    upload_param: str,
+    filekey: str,
 ) -> str:
-    """Upload encrypted media to the CDN.
-
-    Accepts either a constructed CDN URL (from upload_param) or a direct
-    upload_full_url — both use POST with the raw ciphertext as the body.
-    """
+    url = _cdn_upload_url(cdn_base_url, upload_param, filekey)
    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=120)
-    async with session.post(upload_url, data=ciphertext, headers={"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"}, timeout=timeout) as response:
+    async with session.post(url, data=ciphertext, headers={"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"}, timeout=timeout) as response:
        if response.status == 200:
            encrypted_param = response.headers.get("x-encrypted-param")
            if encrypted_param:
@@ -653,7 +647,7 @@ def _normalize_markdown_blocks(content: str) -> str:
            result.append(_rewrite_table_block_for_weixin(table_lines))
            continue

-        result.append(_MARKDOWN_LINK_RE.sub(r"\1 (\2)", _rewrite_headers_for_weixin(line)))
+        result.append(_rewrite_headers_for_weixin(line))
        i += 1

    normalized = "\n".join(item.rstrip() for item in result)
@@ -738,42 +732,6 @@ def _split_delivery_units_for_weixin(content: str) -> List[str]:
    return [unit for unit in units if unit]


-def _looks_like_chatty_line_for_weixin(line: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when a line looks like a standalone chat utterance."""
-    stripped = line.strip()
-    if not stripped:
-        return False
-    if len(stripped) > 48:
-        return False
-    if line.startswith((" ", "\t")):
-        return False
-    if stripped.startswith((">", "-", "*", "【")):
-        return False
-    if re.match(r"^\*\*[^*]+\*\*$", stripped):
-        return False
-    if re.match(r"^\d+\.\s", stripped):
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-def _looks_like_heading_line_for_weixin(line: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when a short line behaves like a plain-text heading."""
-    stripped = line.strip()
-    if not stripped:
-        return False
-    return len(stripped) <= 24 and stripped.endswith((":", "："))
-
-
-def _should_split_short_chat_block_for_weixin(block: str) -> bool:
-    """Split only chat-like multiline blocks into separate bubbles."""
-    lines = [line for line in block.splitlines() if line.strip()]
-    if not 2 <= len(lines) <= 6:
-        return False
-    if _looks_like_heading_line_for_weixin(lines[0]):
-        return False
-    return all(_looks_like_chatty_line_for_weixin(line) for line in lines)
-
-
 def _pack_markdown_blocks_for_weixin(content: str, max_length: int) -> List[str]:
    if len(content) <= max_length:
        return [content]
@@ -797,66 +755,23 @@ def _pack_markdown_blocks_for_weixin(content: str, max_length: int) -> List[str]
    return packed


-def _split_text_for_weixin_delivery(
-    content: str, max_length: int, split_per_line: bool = False,
-) -> List[str]:
+def _split_text_for_weixin_delivery(content: str, max_length: int) -> List[str]:
    """Split content into sequential Weixin messages.

-    *compact* (default): Keep everything in a single message whenever it fits
-    within the platform limit, even when the author used explicit line breaks.
-    Only fall back to block-aware packing when the payload exceeds
-    ``max_length``.
-
-    *per_line* (``split_per_line=True``): Legacy behavior — top-level line
-    breaks become separate chat messages; oversized units still use
-    block-aware packing.
-
-    The active mode is controlled via ``config.yaml`` ->
-    ``platforms.weixin.extra.split_multiline_messages`` (``true`` / ``false``)
-    or the env var ``WEIXIN_SPLIT_MULTILINE_MESSAGES``.
+    Prefer one message per top-level line/markdown unit when the author used
+    explicit line breaks. Oversized units fall back to block-aware packing so
+    long code fences still split safely.
    """
-    if not content:
-        return []
-    if split_per_line:
-        # Legacy: one message per top-level delivery unit.
-        if len(content) <= max_length and "\n" not in content:
-            return [content]
-        chunks: List[str] = []
-        for unit in _split_delivery_units_for_weixin(content):
-            if len(unit) <= max_length:
-                chunks.append(unit)
-                continue
-            chunks.extend(_pack_markdown_blocks_for_weixin(unit, max_length))
-        return [c for c in chunks if c] or [content]
+    if len(content) <= max_length and "\n" not in content:
+        return [content]

-    # Compact (default): single message when under the limit — unless the
-    # content looks like a short chatty exchange, in which case split into
-    # separate bubbles for a more natural chat feel.
-    if len(content) <= max_length:
-        return (
-            [u for u in _split_delivery_units_for_weixin(content) if u]
-            if _should_split_short_chat_block_for_weixin(content)
-            else [content]
-        )
-    return _pack_markdown_blocks_for_weixin(content, max_length) or [content]
-
-
-def _coerce_bool(value: Any, default: bool = True) -> bool:
-    """Coerce a config value to bool, tolerating strings like ``"true"``."""
-    if value is None:
-        return default
-    if isinstance(value, bool):
-        return value
-    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-        return bool(value)
-    text = str(value).strip().lower()
-    if not text:
-        return default
-    if text in {"1", "true", "yes", "on"}:
-        return True
-    if text in {"0", "false", "no", "off"}:
-        return False
-    return default
+    chunks: List[str] = []
+    for unit in _split_delivery_units_for_weixin(content):
+        if len(unit) <= max_length:
+            chunks.append(unit)
+            continue
+        chunks.extend(_pack_markdown_blocks_for_weixin(unit, max_length))
+    return chunks or [content]


 def _extract_text(item_list: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
@@ -918,7 +833,7 @@ def _load_sync_buf(hermes_home: str, account_id: str) -> str:

 def _save_sync_buf(hermes_home: str, account_id: str, sync_buf: str) -> None:
    path = _sync_buf_path(hermes_home, account_id)
-    atomic_json_write(path, {"get_updates_buf": sync_buf})
+    path.write_text(json.dumps({"get_updates_buf": sync_buf}), encoding="utf-8")


 async def qr_login(
@@ -935,7 +850,7 @@ async def qr_login(
    if not AIOHTTP_AVAILABLE:
        raise RuntimeError("aiohttp is required for Weixin QR login")

-    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(trust_env=True) as session:
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
        try:
            qr_resp = await _api_get(
                session,
@@ -1048,10 +963,6 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):

    MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4000

-    # WeChat does not support editing sent messages — streaming must use the
-    # fallback "send-final-only" path so the cursor (▉) is never left visible.
-    SUPPORTS_MESSAGE_EDITING = False
-
    def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
        super().__init__(config, Platform.WEIXIN)
        extra = config.extra or {}
@@ -1061,7 +972,8 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._typing_cache = TypingTicketCache()
        self._session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None
        self._poll_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        self._dedup = MessageDeduplicator(ttl_seconds=MESSAGE_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS)
+        self._seen_messages: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._token_lock_identity: Optional[str] = None

        self._account_id = str(extra.get("account_id") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_ACCOUNT_ID", "")).strip()
        self._token = str(config.token or extra.get("token") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_TOKEN", "")).strip()
@@ -1069,16 +981,6 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._cdn_base_url = str(
            extra.get("cdn_base_url") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_CDN_BASE_URL", WEIXIN_CDN_BASE_URL)
        ).strip().rstrip("/")
-        self._send_chunk_delay_seconds = float(
-            extra.get("send_chunk_delay_seconds") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_SEND_CHUNK_DELAY_SECONDS", "0.35")
-        )
-        self._send_chunk_retries = int(
-            extra.get("send_chunk_retries") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_SEND_CHUNK_RETRIES", "2")
-        )
-        self._send_chunk_retry_delay_seconds = float(
-            extra.get("send_chunk_retry_delay_seconds")
-            or os.getenv("WEIXIN_SEND_CHUNK_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS", "1.0")
-        )
        self._dm_policy = str(extra.get("dm_policy") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_DM_POLICY", "open")).strip().lower()
        self._group_policy = str(extra.get("group_policy") or os.getenv("WEIXIN_GROUP_POLICY", "disabled")).strip().lower()
        allow_from = extra.get("allow_from")
@@ -1089,11 +991,6 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            group_allow_from = os.getenv("WEIXIN_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS", "")
        self._allow_from = self._coerce_list(allow_from)
        self._group_allow_from = self._coerce_list(group_allow_from)
-        self._split_multiline_messages = _coerce_bool(
-            extra.get("split_multiline_messages")
-            or os.getenv("WEIXIN_SPLIT_MULTILINE_MESSAGES"),
-            default=False,
-        )

        if self._account_id and not self._token:
            persisted = load_weixin_account(hermes_home, self._account_id)
@@ -1129,12 +1026,28 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return False

        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('weixin-bot-token', self._token, 'Weixin bot token'):
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+
+            self._token_lock_identity = self._token
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock(
+                "weixin-bot-token",
+                self._token_lock_identity,
+                metadata={"platform": self.platform.value},
+            )
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get("pid") if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = (
+                    "Another local Hermes gateway is already using this Weixin token"
+                    + (f" (PID {owner_pid})." if owner_pid else ".")
+                    + " Stop the other gateway before starting a second Weixin poller."
+                )
+                logger.error("[%s] %s", self.name, message)
+                self._set_fatal_error("weixin_token_lock", message, retryable=False)
                return False
        except Exception as exc:
            logger.debug("[%s] Token lock unavailable (non-fatal): %s", self.name, exc)

-        self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession(trust_env=True)
+        self._session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
        self._token_store.restore(self._account_id)
        self._poll_task = asyncio.create_task(self._poll_loop(), name="weixin-poll")
        self._mark_connected()
@@ -1153,7 +1066,12 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        if self._session and not self._session.closed:
            await self._session.close()
        self._session = None
-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        if self._token_lock_identity:
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                release_scoped_lock("weixin-bot-token", self._token_lock_identity)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.warning("[%s] Error releasing Weixin token lock: %s", self.name, exc, exc_info=True)
        self._mark_disconnected()
        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected", self.name)

@@ -1231,8 +1149,16 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return

        message_id = str(message.get("message_id") or "").strip()
-        if message_id and self._dedup.is_duplicate(message_id):
-            return
+        if message_id:
+            now = time.time()
+            self._seen_messages = {
+                key: value
+                for key, value in self._seen_messages.items()
+                if now - value < MESSAGE_DEDUP_TTL_SECONDS
+            }
+            if message_id in self._seen_messages:
+                return
+            self._seen_messages[message_id] = now

        chat_type, effective_chat_id = _guess_chat_type(message, self._account_id)
        if chat_type == "group":
@@ -1404,50 +1330,7 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            logger.debug("[%s] getConfig failed for %s: %s", self.name, _safe_id(user_id), exc)

    def _split_text(self, content: str) -> List[str]:
-        return _split_text_for_weixin_delivery(
-            content, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, self._split_multiline_messages,
-        )
-
-    async def _send_text_chunk(
-        self,
-        *,
-        chat_id: str,
-        chunk: str,
-        context_token: Optional[str],
-        client_id: str,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Send a single text chunk with per-chunk retry and backoff."""
-        last_error: Optional[Exception] = None
-        for attempt in range(self._send_chunk_retries + 1):
-            try:
-                await _send_message(
-                    self._session,
-                    base_url=self._base_url,
-                    token=self._token,
-                    to=chat_id,
-                    text=chunk,
-                    context_token=context_token,
-                    client_id=client_id,
-                )
-                return
-            except Exception as exc:
-                last_error = exc
-                if attempt >= self._send_chunk_retries:
-                    break
-                wait = self._send_chunk_retry_delay_seconds * (attempt + 1)
-                logger.warning(
-                    "[%s] send chunk failed to=%s attempt=%d/%d, retrying in %.2fs: %s",
-                    self.name,
-                    _safe_id(chat_id),
-                    attempt + 1,
-                    self._send_chunk_retries + 1,
-                    wait,
-                    exc,
-                )
-                if wait > 0:
-                    await asyncio.sleep(wait)
-        assert last_error is not None
-        raise last_error
+        return _split_text_for_weixin_delivery(content, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)

    async def send(
        self,
@@ -1461,18 +1344,18 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        context_token = self._token_store.get(self._account_id, chat_id)
        last_message_id: Optional[str] = None
        try:
-            chunks = [c for c in self._split_text(self.format_message(content)) if c and c.strip()]
-            for idx, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+            for chunk in self._split_text(self.format_message(content)):
                client_id = f"hermes-weixin-{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
-                await self._send_text_chunk(
-                    chat_id=chat_id,
-                    chunk=chunk,
+                await _send_message(
+                    self._session,
+                    base_url=self._base_url,
+                    token=self._token,
+                    to=chat_id,
+                    text=chunk,
                    context_token=context_token,
                    client_id=client_id,
                )
                last_message_id = client_id
-                if idx < len(chunks) - 1 and self._send_chunk_delay_seconds > 0:
-                    await asyncio.sleep(self._send_chunk_delay_seconds)
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=last_message_id)
        except Exception as exc:
            logger.error("[%s] send failed to=%s: %s", self.name, _safe_id(chat_id), exc)
@@ -1547,51 +1430,24 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    ) -> SendResult:
-        return await self.send_document(chat_id, file_path=path, caption=caption, metadata=metadata)
+        return await self.send_document(chat_id, path, caption=caption, metadata=metadata)

    async def send_document(
        self,
        chat_id: str,
-        file_path: str,
+        path: str,
        caption: str = "",
        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    ) -> SendResult:
        if not self._session or not self._token:
            return SendResult(success=False, error="Not connected")
        try:
-            message_id = await self._send_file(chat_id, file_path, caption)
+            message_id = await self._send_file(chat_id, path, caption)
            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=message_id)
        except Exception as exc:
            logger.error("[%s] send_document failed to=%s: %s", self.name, _safe_id(chat_id), exc)
            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(exc))

-    async def send_video(
-        self,
-        chat_id: str,
-        video_path: str,
-        caption: Optional[str] = None,
-        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> SendResult:
-        if not self._session or not self._token:
-            return SendResult(success=False, error="Not connected")
-        try:
-            message_id = await self._send_file(chat_id, video_path, caption or "")
-            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=message_id)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.error("[%s] send_video failed to=%s: %s", self.name, _safe_id(chat_id), exc)
-            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(exc))
-
-    async def send_voice(
-        self,
-        chat_id: str,
-        audio_path: str,
-        caption: Optional[str] = None,
-        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> SendResult:
-        return await self.send_document(chat_id, audio_path, caption=caption or "", metadata=metadata)
-
    async def _download_remote_media(self, url: str) -> str:
        from tools.url_safety import is_safe_url

@@ -1614,7 +1470,6 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        filekey = secrets.token_hex(16)
        aes_key = secrets.token_bytes(16)
        rawsize = len(plaintext)
-        rawfilemd5 = hashlib.md5(plaintext).hexdigest()
        upload_response = await _get_upload_url(
            self._session,
            base_url=self._base_url,
@@ -1623,42 +1478,41 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            media_type=media_type,
            filekey=filekey,
            rawsize=rawsize,
-            rawfilemd5=rawfilemd5,
+            rawfilemd5=hashlib.md5(plaintext).hexdigest(),
            filesize=_aes_padded_size(rawsize),
            aeskey_hex=aes_key.hex(),
        )
        upload_param = str(upload_response.get("upload_param") or "")
        upload_full_url = str(upload_response.get("upload_full_url") or "")
        ciphertext = _aes128_ecb_encrypt(plaintext, aes_key)
-
-        # Prefer upload_full_url (direct CDN), fall back to constructed CDN URL
-        # from upload_param.  Both paths use POST — the old PUT for
-        # upload_full_url caused 404s on the WeChat CDN.
-        if upload_full_url:
-            upload_url = upload_full_url
-        elif upload_param:
-            upload_url = _cdn_upload_url(self._cdn_base_url, upload_param, filekey)
+        if upload_param:
+            encrypted_query_param = await _upload_ciphertext(
+                self._session,
+                ciphertext=ciphertext,
+                cdn_base_url=self._cdn_base_url,
+                upload_param=upload_param,
+                filekey=filekey,
+            )
+        elif upload_full_url:
+            timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=120)
+            async with self._session.put(
+                upload_full_url,
+                data=ciphertext,
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"},
+                timeout=timeout,
+            ) as response:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                encrypted_query_param = response.headers.get("x-encrypted-param") or filekey
        else:
            raise RuntimeError(f"getUploadUrl returned neither upload_param nor upload_full_url: {upload_response}")

-        encrypted_query_param = await _upload_ciphertext(
-            self._session,
-            ciphertext=ciphertext,
-            upload_url=upload_url,
-        )
-
        context_token = self._token_store.get(self._account_id, chat_id)
-        # The iLink API expects aes_key as base64(hex_string), not base64(raw_bytes).
-        # Sending base64(raw_bytes) causes images to show as grey boxes on the
-        # receiver side because the decryption key doesn't match.
-        aes_key_for_api = base64.b64encode(aes_key.hex().encode("ascii")).decode("ascii")
        media_item = item_builder(
            encrypt_query_param=encrypted_query_param,
-            aes_key_for_api=aes_key_for_api,
+            aes_key_b64=base64.b64encode(aes_key).decode("ascii"),
            ciphertext_size=len(ciphertext),
            plaintext_size=rawsize,
            filename=Path(path).name,
-            rawfilemd5=rawfilemd5,
        )

        last_message_id = None
@@ -1698,53 +1552,39 @@ class WeixinAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    def _outbound_media_builder(self, path: str):
        mime = mimetypes.guess_type(path)[0] or "application/octet-stream"
        if mime.startswith("image/"):
-            return MEDIA_IMAGE, lambda **kw: {
+            return MEDIA_IMAGE, lambda **kwargs: {
                "type": ITEM_IMAGE,
                "image_item": {
                    "media": {
-                        "encrypt_query_param": kw["encrypt_query_param"],
-                        "aes_key": kw["aes_key_for_api"],
+                        "encrypt_query_param": kwargs["encrypt_query_param"],
+                        "aes_key": kwargs["aes_key_b64"],
                        "encrypt_type": 1,
                    },
-                    "mid_size": kw["ciphertext_size"],
+                    "mid_size": kwargs["ciphertext_size"],
                },
            }
        if mime.startswith("video/"):
-            return MEDIA_VIDEO, lambda **kw: {
+            return MEDIA_VIDEO, lambda **kwargs: {
                "type": ITEM_VIDEO,
                "video_item": {
                    "media": {
-                        "encrypt_query_param": kw["encrypt_query_param"],
-                        "aes_key": kw["aes_key_for_api"],
+                        "encrypt_query_param": kwargs["encrypt_query_param"],
+                        "aes_key": kwargs["aes_key_b64"],
                        "encrypt_type": 1,
                    },
-                    "video_size": kw["ciphertext_size"],
-                    "play_length": kw.get("play_length", 0),
-                    "video_md5": kw.get("rawfilemd5", ""),
+                    "video_size": kwargs["ciphertext_size"],
                },
            }
-        if mime.startswith("audio/") or path.endswith(".silk"):
-            return MEDIA_VOICE, lambda **kw: {
-                "type": ITEM_VOICE,
-                "voice_item": {
-                    "media": {
-                        "encrypt_query_param": kw["encrypt_query_param"],
-                        "aes_key": kw["aes_key_for_api"],
-                        "encrypt_type": 1,
-                    },
-                    "playtime": kw.get("playtime", 0),
-                },
-            }
-        return MEDIA_FILE, lambda **kw: {
+        return MEDIA_FILE, lambda **kwargs: {
            "type": ITEM_FILE,
            "file_item": {
                "media": {
-                    "encrypt_query_param": kw["encrypt_query_param"],
-                    "aes_key": kw["aes_key_for_api"],
+                    "encrypt_query_param": kwargs["encrypt_query_param"],
+                    "aes_key": kwargs["aes_key_b64"],
                    "encrypt_type": 1,
                },
-                "file_name": kw["filename"],
-                "len": str(kw["plaintext_size"]),
+                "file_name": kwargs["filename"],
+                "len": str(kwargs["plaintext_size"]),
            },
        }

@@ -1784,7 +1624,7 @@ async def send_weixin_direct(
    token_store.restore(account_id)
    context_token = token_store.get(account_id, chat_id)

-    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(trust_env=True) as session:
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
        adapter = WeixinAdapter(
            PlatformConfig(
                enabled=True,
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
    - session_path: Path to store WhatsApp session data
    """
    
-    # WhatsApp message limits — practical UX limit, not protocol max.
-    # WhatsApp allows ~65K but long messages are unreadable on mobile.
-    MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4096
+    # WhatsApp message limits
+    MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 65536  # WhatsApp allows longer messages
    
    # Default bridge location relative to the hermes-agent install
    _DEFAULT_BRIDGE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "scripts" / "whatsapp-bridge"
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        self._bridge_log: Optional[Path] = None
        self._poll_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
        self._http_session: Optional["aiohttp.ClientSession"] = None
+        self._session_lock_identity: Optional[str] = None

    def _whatsapp_require_mention(self) -> bool:
        configured = self.config.extra.get("require_mention")
@@ -290,7 +290,23 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        
        # Acquire scoped lock to prevent duplicate sessions
        try:
-            if not self._acquire_platform_lock('whatsapp-session', str(self._session_path), 'WhatsApp session'):
+            from gateway.status import acquire_scoped_lock
+
+            self._session_lock_identity = str(self._session_path)
+            acquired, existing = acquire_scoped_lock(
+                "whatsapp-session",
+                self._session_lock_identity,
+                metadata={"platform": self.platform.value},
+            )
+            if not acquired:
+                owner_pid = existing.get("pid") if isinstance(existing, dict) else None
+                message = (
+                    "Another local Hermes gateway is already using this WhatsApp session"
+                    + (f" (PID {owner_pid})." if owner_pid else ".")
+                    + " Stop the other gateway before starting a second WhatsApp bridge."
+                )
+                logger.error("[%s] %s", self.name, message)
+                self._set_fatal_error("whatsapp_session_lock", message, retryable=False)
                return False
        except Exception as e:
            logger.warning("[%s] Could not acquire session lock (non-fatal): %s", self.name, e)
@@ -452,7 +468,12 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            return True
            
        except Exception as e:
-            self._release_platform_lock()
+            if self._session_lock_identity:
+                try:
+                    from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                    release_scoped_lock("whatsapp-session", self._session_lock_identity)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
            logger.error("[%s] Failed to start bridge: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)
            self._close_bridge_log()
            return False
@@ -525,70 +546,19 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
            await self._http_session.close()
        self._http_session = None

-        self._release_platform_lock()
+        if self._session_lock_identity:
+            try:
+                from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock
+                release_scoped_lock("whatsapp-session", self._session_lock_identity)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning("[%s] Error releasing WhatsApp session lock: %s", self.name, e, exc_info=True)

        self._mark_disconnected()
        self._bridge_process = None
        self._close_bridge_log()
+        self._session_lock_identity = None
        print(f"[{self.name}] Disconnected")
    
-    def format_message(self, content: str) -> str:
-        """Convert standard markdown to WhatsApp-compatible formatting.
-
-        WhatsApp supports: *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~, ```code```,
-        and monospaced `inline`. Standard markdown uses different syntax
-        for bold/italic/strikethrough, so we convert here.
-
-        Code blocks (``` fenced) and inline code (`) are protected from
-        conversion via placeholder substitution.
-        """
-        if not content:
-            return content
-
-        # --- 1. Protect fenced code blocks from formatting changes ---
-        _FENCE_PH = "\x00FENCE"
-        fences: list[str] = []
-
-        def _save_fence(m: re.Match) -> str:
-            fences.append(m.group(0))
-            return f"{_FENCE_PH}{len(fences) - 1}\x00"
-
-        result = re.sub(r"```[\s\S]*?```", _save_fence, content)
-
-        # --- 2. Protect inline code ---
-        _CODE_PH = "\x00CODE"
-        codes: list[str] = []
-
-        def _save_code(m: re.Match) -> str:
-            codes.append(m.group(0))
-            return f"{_CODE_PH}{len(codes) - 1}\x00"
-
-        result = re.sub(r"`[^`\n]+`", _save_code, result)
-
-        # --- 3. Convert markdown formatting to WhatsApp syntax ---
-        # Bold: **text** or __text__ → *text*
-        result = re.sub(r"\*\*(.+?)\*\*", r"*\1*", result)
-        result = re.sub(r"__(.+?)__", r"*\1*", result)
-        # Strikethrough: ~~text~~ → ~text~
-        result = re.sub(r"~~(.+?)~~", r"~\1~", result)
-        # Italic: *text* is already WhatsApp italic — leave as-is
-        # _text_ is already WhatsApp italic — leave as-is
-
-        # --- 4. Convert markdown headers to bold text ---
-        # # Header → *Header*
-        result = re.sub(r"^#{1,6}\s+(.+)$", r"*\1*", result, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-
-        # --- 5. Convert markdown links: [text](url) → text (url) ---
-        result = re.sub(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)", r"\1 (\2)", result)
-
-        # --- 6. Restore protected sections ---
-        for i, fence in enumerate(fences):
-            result = result.replace(f"{_FENCE_PH}{i}\x00", fence)
-        for i, code in enumerate(codes):
-            result = result.replace(f"{_CODE_PH}{i}\x00", code)
-
-        return result
-
    async def send(
        self,
        chat_id: str,
@@ -596,57 +566,38 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
    ) -> SendResult:
-        """Send a message via the WhatsApp bridge.
-
-        Formats markdown for WhatsApp, splits long messages into chunks
-        that preserve code block boundaries, and sends each chunk sequentially.
-        """
+        """Send a message via the WhatsApp bridge."""
        if not self._running or not self._http_session:
            return SendResult(success=False, error="Not connected")
        bridge_exit = await self._check_managed_bridge_exit()
        if bridge_exit:
            return SendResult(success=False, error=bridge_exit)
-
-        if not content or not content.strip():
-            return SendResult(success=True, message_id=None)
-
+        
        try:
            import aiohttp

-            # Format and chunk the message
-            formatted = self.format_message(content)
-            chunks = self.truncate_message(formatted, self.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
-
-            last_message_id = None
-            for chunk in chunks:
-                payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                    "chatId": chat_id,
-                    "message": chunk,
-                }
-                if reply_to and last_message_id is None:
-                    # Only reply-to on the first chunk
-                    payload["replyTo"] = reply_to
-
-                async with self._http_session.post(
-                    f"http://127.0.0.1:{self._bridge_port}/send",
-                    json=payload,
-                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30)
-                ) as resp:
-                    if resp.status == 200:
-                        data = await resp.json()
-                        last_message_id = data.get("messageId")
-                    else:
-                        error = await resp.text()
-                        return SendResult(success=False, error=error)
-
-                # Small delay between chunks to avoid rate limiting
-                if len(chunks) > 1:
-                    await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
-
-            return SendResult(
-                success=True,
-                message_id=last_message_id,
-            )
+            payload = {
+                "chatId": chat_id,
+                "message": content,
+            }
+            if reply_to:
+                payload["replyTo"] = reply_to
+            
+            async with self._http_session.post(
+                f"http://127.0.0.1:{self._bridge_port}/send",
+                json=payload,
+                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30)
+            ) as resp:
+                if resp.status == 200:
+                    data = await resp.json()
+                    return SendResult(
+                        success=True,
+                        message_id=data.get("messageId"),
+                        raw_response=data
+                    )
+                else:
+                    error = await resp.text()
+                    return SendResult(success=False, error=error)
        except Exception as e:
            return SendResult(success=False, error=str(e))

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-"""Shared gateway restart constants and parsing helpers."""
-
-from hermes_cli.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
-
-# EX_TEMPFAIL from sysexits.h — used to ask the service manager to restart
-# the gateway after a graceful drain/reload path completes.
-GATEWAY_SERVICE_RESTART_EXIT_CODE = 75
-
-DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESTART_DRAIN_TIMEOUT = float(
-    DEFAULT_CONFIG["agent"]["restart_drain_timeout"]
-)
-
-
-def parse_restart_drain_timeout(raw: object) -> float:
-    """Parse a configured drain timeout, falling back to the shared default."""
-    try:
-        value = float(raw) if str(raw or "").strip() else DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESTART_DRAIN_TIMEOUT
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        return DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESTART_DRAIN_TIMEOUT
-    return max(0.0, value)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
 import json
+import re
 import threading
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -301,8 +302,6 @@ def build_session_context_prompt(
    lines.append("")
    lines.append("**Delivery options for scheduled tasks:**")
    
-    from hermes_constants import display_hermes_home
-
    # Origin delivery
    if context.source.platform == Platform.LOCAL:
        lines.append("- `\"origin\"` → Local output (saved to files)")
@@ -311,11 +310,9 @@ def build_session_context_prompt(
            _hash_chat_id(context.source.chat_id) if redact_pii else context.source.chat_id
        )
        lines.append(f"- `\"origin\"` → Back to this chat ({_origin_label})")
-
+    
    # Local always available
-    lines.append(
-        f"- `\"local\"` → Save to local files only ({display_hermes_home()}/cron/output/)"
-    )
+    lines.append("- `\"local\"` → Save to local files only (~/.hermes/cron/output/)")
    
    # Platform home channels
    for platform, home in context.home_channels.items():
@@ -371,11 +368,6 @@ class SessionEntry:
    # survives gateway restarts (the old in-memory _pre_flushed_sessions
    # set was lost on restart, causing redundant re-flushes).
    memory_flushed: bool = False
-
-    # When True the next call to get_or_create_session() will auto-reset
-    # this session (create a new session_id) so the user starts fresh.
-    # Set by /stop to break stuck-resume loops (#7536).
-    suspended: bool = False
    
    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        result = {
@@ -395,7 +387,6 @@ class SessionEntry:
            "estimated_cost_usd": self.estimated_cost_usd,
            "cost_status": self.cost_status,
            "memory_flushed": self.memory_flushed,
-            "suspended": self.suspended,
        }
        if self.origin:
            result["origin"] = self.origin.to_dict()
@@ -432,7 +423,6 @@ class SessionEntry:
            estimated_cost_usd=data.get("estimated_cost_usd", 0.0),
            cost_status=data.get("cost_status", "unknown"),
            memory_flushed=data.get("memory_flushed", False),
-            suspended=data.get("suspended", False),
        )


@@ -708,12 +698,7 @@ class SessionStore:
            if session_key in self._entries and not force_new:
                entry = self._entries[session_key]

-                # Auto-reset sessions marked as suspended (e.g. after /stop
-                # broke a stuck loop — #7536).
-                if entry.suspended:
-                    reset_reason = "suspended"
-                else:
-                    reset_reason = self._should_reset(entry, source)
+                reset_reason = self._should_reset(entry, source)
                if not reset_reason:
                    entry.updated_at = now
                    self._save()
@@ -786,44 +771,6 @@ class SessionStore:
                    entry.last_prompt_tokens = last_prompt_tokens
                self._save()

-    def suspend_session(self, session_key: str) -> bool:
-        """Mark a session as suspended so it auto-resets on next access.
-
-        Used by ``/stop`` to prevent stuck sessions from being resumed
-        after a gateway restart (#7536).  Returns True if the session
-        existed and was marked.
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            self._ensure_loaded_locked()
-            if session_key in self._entries:
-                self._entries[session_key].suspended = True
-                self._save()
-                return True
-        return False
-
-    def suspend_recently_active(self, max_age_seconds: int = 120) -> int:
-        """Mark recently-active sessions as suspended.
-
-        Called on gateway startup to prevent sessions that were likely
-        in-flight when the gateway last exited from being blindly resumed
-        (#7536).  Only suspends sessions updated within *max_age_seconds*
-        to avoid resetting long-idle sessions that are harmless to resume.
-        Returns the number of sessions that were suspended.
-        """
-        from datetime import timedelta
-
-        cutoff = _now() - timedelta(seconds=max_age_seconds)
-        count = 0
-        with self._lock:
-            self._ensure_loaded_locked()
-            for entry in self._entries.values():
-                if not entry.suspended and entry.updated_at >= cutoff:
-                    entry.suspended = True
-                    count += 1
-            if count:
-                self._save()
-        return count
-
    def reset_session(self, session_key: str) -> Optional[SessionEntry]:
        """Force reset a session, creating a new session ID."""
        db_end_session_id = None
@@ -881,8 +828,7 @@ class SessionStore:
        Used by ``/resume`` to restore a previously-named session.
        Ends the current session in SQLite (like reset), but instead of
        generating a fresh session ID, re-uses ``target_session_id`` so the
-        old transcript is loaded on the next message. If the target session was
-        previously ended, re-open it so gateway resume semantics match the CLI.
+        old transcript is loaded on the next message.
        """
        db_end_session_id = None
        new_entry = None
@@ -922,12 +868,6 @@ class SessionStore:
            except Exception as e:
                logger.debug("Session DB end_session failed: %s", e)

-        if self._db:
-            try:
-                self._db.reopen_session(target_session_id)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.debug("Session DB reopen_session failed: %s", e)
-
        return new_entry

    def list_sessions(self, active_minutes: Optional[int] = None) -> List[SessionEntry]:
@@ -37,33 +37,21 @@ needs to replace the import + call site:
 """

 from contextvars import ContextVar
-from typing import Any
-
-# Sentinel to distinguish "never set in this context" from "explicitly set to empty".
-# When a contextvar holds _UNSET, we fall back to os.environ (CLI/cron compat).
-# When it holds "" (after clear_session_vars resets it), we return "" — no fallback.
-_UNSET: Any = object()

 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Per-task session variables
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-_SESSION_PLATFORM: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_CHAT_ID: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_ID", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_CHAT_NAME: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_NAME", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_THREAD_ID: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_THREAD_ID", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_USER_ID: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_USER_ID", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_USER_NAME: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_USER_NAME", default=_UNSET)
-_SESSION_KEY: ContextVar = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_KEY", default=_UNSET)
+_SESSION_PLATFORM: ContextVar[str] = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM", default="")
+_SESSION_CHAT_ID: ContextVar[str] = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_ID", default="")
+_SESSION_CHAT_NAME: ContextVar[str] = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_NAME", default="")
+_SESSION_THREAD_ID: ContextVar[str] = ContextVar("HERMES_SESSION_THREAD_ID", default="")

 _VAR_MAP = {
    "HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM": _SESSION_PLATFORM,
    "HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_ID": _SESSION_CHAT_ID,
    "HERMES_SESSION_CHAT_NAME": _SESSION_CHAT_NAME,
    "HERMES_SESSION_THREAD_ID": _SESSION_THREAD_ID,
-    "HERMES_SESSION_USER_ID": _SESSION_USER_ID,
-    "HERMES_SESSION_USER_NAME": _SESSION_USER_NAME,
-    "HERMES_SESSION_KEY": _SESSION_KEY,
 }


@@ -72,9 +60,6 @@ def set_session_vars(
    chat_id: str = "",
    chat_name: str = "",
    thread_id: str = "",
-    user_id: str = "",
-    user_name: str = "",
-    session_key: str = "",
 ) -> list:
    """Set all session context variables and return reset tokens.

@@ -89,34 +74,22 @@ def set_session_vars(
        _SESSION_CHAT_ID.set(chat_id),
        _SESSION_CHAT_NAME.set(chat_name),
        _SESSION_THREAD_ID.set(thread_id),
-        _SESSION_USER_ID.set(user_id),
-        _SESSION_USER_NAME.set(user_name),
-        _SESSION_KEY.set(session_key),
    ]
    return tokens


 def clear_session_vars(tokens: list) -> None:
-    """Mark session context variables as explicitly cleared.
-
-    Sets all variables to ``""`` so that ``get_session_env`` returns an empty
-    string instead of falling back to (potentially stale) ``os.environ``
-    values.  The *tokens* argument is accepted for API compatibility with
-    callers that saved the return value of ``set_session_vars``, but the
-    actual clearing uses ``var.set("")`` rather than ``var.reset(token)``
-    to ensure the "explicitly cleared" state is distinguishable from
-    "never set" (which holds the ``_UNSET`` sentinel).
-    """
-    for var in (
+    """Restore session context variables to their pre-handler values."""
+    if not tokens:
+        return
+    vars_in_order = [
        _SESSION_PLATFORM,
        _SESSION_CHAT_ID,
        _SESSION_CHAT_NAME,
        _SESSION_THREAD_ID,
-        _SESSION_USER_ID,
-        _SESSION_USER_NAME,
-        _SESSION_KEY,
-    ):
-        var.set("")
+    ]
+    for var, token in zip(vars_in_order, tokens):
+        var.reset(token)


 def get_session_env(name: str, default: str = "") -> str:
@@ -125,13 +98,8 @@ def get_session_env(name: str, default: str = "") -> str:
    Drop-in replacement for ``os.getenv("HERMES_SESSION_*", default)``.

    Resolution order:
-    1. Context variable (set by the gateway for concurrency-safe access).
-       If the variable was explicitly set (even to ``""``) via
-       ``set_session_vars`` or ``clear_session_vars``, that value is
-       returned — **no fallback to os.environ**.
-    2. ``os.environ`` (only when the context variable was never set in
-       this context — i.e. CLI, cron scheduler, and test processes that
-       don't use ``set_session_vars`` at all).
+    1. Context variable (set by the gateway for concurrency-safe access)
+    2. ``os.environ`` (used by CLI, cron scheduler, and tests)
    3. *default*
    """
    import os
@@ -139,7 +107,7 @@ def get_session_env(name: str, default: str = "") -> str:
    var = _VAR_MAP.get(name)
    if var is not None:
        value = var.get()
-        if value is not _UNSET:
+        if value:
            return value
    # Fall back to os.environ for CLI, cron, and test compatibility
    return os.getenv(name, default)
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ _GATEWAY_KIND = "hermes-gateway"
 _RUNTIME_STATUS_FILE = "gateway_state.json"
 _LOCKS_DIRNAME = "gateway-locks"
 _IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform == "win32"
-_UNSET = object()


 def _get_pid_path() -> Path:
@@ -159,8 +158,6 @@ def _build_runtime_status_record() -> dict[str, Any]:
    payload.update({
        "gateway_state": "starting",
        "exit_reason": None,
-        "restart_requested": False,
-        "active_agents": 0,
        "platforms": {},
        "updated_at": _utc_now_iso(),
    })
@@ -219,14 +216,12 @@ def write_pid_file() -> None:

 def write_runtime_status(
    *,
-    gateway_state: Any = _UNSET,
-    exit_reason: Any = _UNSET,
-    restart_requested: Any = _UNSET,
-    active_agents: Any = _UNSET,
-    platform: Any = _UNSET,
-    platform_state: Any = _UNSET,
-    error_code: Any = _UNSET,
-    error_message: Any = _UNSET,
+    gateway_state: Optional[str] = None,
+    exit_reason: Optional[str] = None,
+    platform: Optional[str] = None,
+    platform_state: Optional[str] = None,
+    error_code: Optional[str] = None,
+    error_message: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> None:
    """Persist gateway runtime health information for diagnostics/status."""
    path = _get_runtime_status_path()
@@ -237,22 +232,18 @@ def write_runtime_status(
    payload["start_time"] = _get_process_start_time(os.getpid())
    payload["updated_at"] = _utc_now_iso()

-    if gateway_state is not _UNSET:
+    if gateway_state is not None:
        payload["gateway_state"] = gateway_state
-    if exit_reason is not _UNSET:
+    if exit_reason is not None:
        payload["exit_reason"] = exit_reason
-    if restart_requested is not _UNSET:
-        payload["restart_requested"] = bool(restart_requested)
-    if active_agents is not _UNSET:
-        payload["active_agents"] = max(0, int(active_agents))

-    if platform is not _UNSET:
+    if platform is not None:
        platform_payload = payload["platforms"].get(platform, {})
-        if platform_state is not _UNSET:
+        if platform_state is not None:
            platform_payload["state"] = platform_state
-        if error_code is not _UNSET:
+        if error_code is not None:
            platform_payload["error_code"] = error_code
-        if error_message is not _UNSET:
+        if error_message is not None:
            platform_payload["error_message"] = error_message
        platform_payload["updated_at"] = _utc_now_iso()
        payload["platforms"][platform] = platform_payload
@@ -266,25 +257,9 @@ def read_runtime_status() -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:


 def remove_pid_file() -> None:
-    """Remove the gateway PID file, but only if it belongs to this process.
-
-    During --replace handoffs, the old process's atexit handler can fire AFTER
-    the new process has written its own PID file.  Blindly removing the file
-    would delete the new process's record, leaving the gateway running with no
-    PID file (invisible to ``get_running_pid()``).
-    """
+    """Remove the gateway PID file if it exists."""
    try:
-        path = _get_pid_path()
-        record = _read_json_file(path)
-        if record is not None:
-            try:
-                file_pid = int(record["pid"])
-            except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError):
-                file_pid = None
-            if file_pid is not None and file_pid != os.getpid():
-                # PID file belongs to a different process — leave it alone.
-                return
-        path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        _get_pid_path().unlink(missing_ok=True)
    except Exception:
        pass

@@ -306,15 +281,6 @@ def acquire_scoped_lock(scope: str, identity: str, metadata: Optional[dict[str,
    }

    existing = _read_json_file(lock_path)
-    if existing is None and lock_path.exists():
-        # Lock file exists but is empty or contains invalid JSON — treat as
-        # stale.  This happens when a previous process was killed between
-        # O_CREAT|O_EXCL and the subsequent json.dump() (e.g. DNS failure
-        # during rapid Slack reconnect retries).
-        try:
-            lock_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
    if existing:
        try:
            existing_pid = int(existing["pid"])
@@ -32,18 +32,13 @@ _DONE = object()
 # new one so that subsequent text appears below tool progress messages.
 _NEW_SEGMENT = object()

-# Queue marker for a completed assistant commentary message emitted between
-# API/tool iterations (for example: "I'll inspect the repo first.").
-_COMMENTARY = object()
-

@dataclass
 class StreamConsumerConfig:
    """Runtime config for a single stream consumer instance."""
-    edit_interval: float = 1.0
+    edit_interval: float = 0.3
    buffer_threshold: int = 40
    cursor: str = " ▉"
-    buffer_only: bool = False


 class GatewayStreamConsumer:
@@ -61,22 +56,6 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
        await task         # wait for final edit
    """

-    # After this many consecutive flood-control failures, permanently disable
-    # progressive edits for the remainder of the stream.
-    _MAX_FLOOD_STRIKES = 3
-
-    # Reasoning/thinking tags that models emit inline in content.
-    # Must stay in sync with cli.py _OPEN_TAGS/_CLOSE_TAGS and
-    # run_agent.py _strip_think_blocks() tag variants.
-    _OPEN_THINK_TAGS = (
-        "<REASONING_SCRATCHPAD>", "<think>", "<reasoning>",
-        "<THINKING>", "<thinking>", "<thought>",
-    )
-    _CLOSE_THINK_TAGS = (
-        "</REASONING_SCRATCHPAD>", "</think>", "</reasoning>",
-        "</THINKING>", "</thinking>", "</thought>",
-    )
-
    def __init__(
        self,
        adapter: Any,
@@ -92,47 +71,18 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
        self._accumulated = ""
        self._message_id: Optional[str] = None
        self._already_sent = False
-        self._edit_supported = True  # Disabled when progressive edits are no longer usable
+        self._edit_supported = True  # Disabled on first edit failure (Signal/Email/HA)
        self._last_edit_time = 0.0
        self._last_sent_text = ""   # Track last-sent text to skip redundant edits
        self._fallback_final_send = False
        self._fallback_prefix = ""
-        self._flood_strikes = 0         # Consecutive flood-control edit failures
-        self._current_edit_interval = self.cfg.edit_interval  # Adaptive backoff
-        self._final_response_sent = False
-
-        # Think-block filter state (mirrors CLI's _stream_delta tag suppression)
-        self._in_think_block = False
-        self._think_buffer = ""

    @property
    def already_sent(self) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one message was sent or edited during the run."""
+        """True if at least one message was sent/edited — signals the base
+        adapter to skip re-sending the final response."""
        return self._already_sent

-    @property
-    def final_response_sent(self) -> bool:
-        """True when the stream consumer delivered the final assistant reply."""
-        return self._final_response_sent
-
-    def on_segment_break(self) -> None:
-        """Finalize the current stream segment and start a fresh message."""
-        self._queue.put(_NEW_SEGMENT)
-
-    def on_commentary(self, text: str) -> None:
-        """Queue a completed interim assistant commentary message."""
-        if text:
-            self._queue.put((_COMMENTARY, text))
-
-    def _reset_segment_state(self, *, preserve_no_edit: bool = False) -> None:
-        if preserve_no_edit and self._message_id == "__no_edit__":
-            return
-        self._message_id = None
-        self._accumulated = ""
-        self._last_sent_text = ""
-        self._fallback_final_send = False
-        self._fallback_prefix = ""
-
    def on_delta(self, text: str) -> None:
        """Thread-safe callback — called from the agent's worker thread.

@@ -143,118 +93,12 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
        if text:
            self._queue.put(text)
        elif text is None:
-            self.on_segment_break()
+            self._queue.put(_NEW_SEGMENT)

    def finish(self) -> None:
        """Signal that the stream is complete."""
        self._queue.put(_DONE)

-    # ── Think-block filtering ────────────────────────────────────────
-    # Models like MiniMax emit inline <think>...</think> blocks in their
-    # content.  The CLI's _stream_delta suppresses these via a state
-    # machine; we do the same here so gateway users never see raw
-    # reasoning tags.  The agent also strips them from the final
-    # response (run_agent.py _strip_think_blocks), but the stream
-    # consumer sends intermediate edits before that stripping happens.
-
-    def _filter_and_accumulate(self, text: str) -> None:
-        """Add a text delta to the accumulated buffer, suppressing think blocks.
-
-        Uses a state machine that tracks whether we are inside a
-        reasoning/thinking block.  Text inside such blocks is silently
-        discarded.  Partial tags at buffer boundaries are held back in
-        ``_think_buffer`` until enough characters arrive to decide.
-        """
-        buf = self._think_buffer + text
-        self._think_buffer = ""
-
-        while buf:
-            if self._in_think_block:
-                # Look for the earliest closing tag
-                best_idx = -1
-                best_len = 0
-                for tag in self._CLOSE_THINK_TAGS:
-                    idx = buf.find(tag)
-                    if idx != -1 and (best_idx == -1 or idx < best_idx):
-                        best_idx = idx
-                        best_len = len(tag)
-
-                if best_len:
-                    # Found closing tag — discard block, process remainder
-                    self._in_think_block = False
-                    buf = buf[best_idx + best_len:]
-                else:
-                    # No closing tag yet — hold tail that could be a
-                    # partial closing tag prefix, discard the rest.
-                    max_tag = max(len(t) for t in self._CLOSE_THINK_TAGS)
-                    self._think_buffer = buf[-max_tag:] if len(buf) > max_tag else buf
-                    return
-            else:
-                # Look for earliest opening tag at a block boundary
-                # (start of text / preceded by newline + optional whitespace).
-                # This prevents false positives when models *mention* tags
-                # in prose (e.g. "the <think> tag is used for…").
-                best_idx = -1
-                best_len = 0
-                for tag in self._OPEN_THINK_TAGS:
-                    search_start = 0
-                    while True:
-                        idx = buf.find(tag, search_start)
-                        if idx == -1:
-                            break
-                        # Block-boundary check (mirrors cli.py logic)
-                        if idx == 0:
-                            is_boundary = (
-                                not self._accumulated
-                                or self._accumulated.endswith("\n")
-                            )
-                        else:
-                            preceding = buf[:idx]
-                            last_nl = preceding.rfind("\n")
-                            if last_nl == -1:
-                                is_boundary = (
-                                    (not self._accumulated
-                                     or self._accumulated.endswith("\n"))
-                                    and preceding.strip() == ""
-                                )
-                            else:
-                                is_boundary = preceding[last_nl + 1:].strip() == ""
-
-                        if is_boundary and (best_idx == -1 or idx < best_idx):
-                            best_idx = idx
-                            best_len = len(tag)
-                            break  # first boundary hit for this tag is enough
-                        search_start = idx + 1
-
-                if best_len:
-                    # Emit text before the tag, enter think block
-                    self._accumulated += buf[:best_idx]
-                    self._in_think_block = True
-                    buf = buf[best_idx + best_len:]
-                else:
-                    # No opening tag — check for a partial tag at the tail
-                    held_back = 0
-                    for tag in self._OPEN_THINK_TAGS:
-                        for i in range(1, len(tag)):
-                            if buf.endswith(tag[:i]) and i > held_back:
-                                held_back = i
-                    if held_back:
-                        self._accumulated += buf[:-held_back]
-                        self._think_buffer = buf[-held_back:]
-                    else:
-                        self._accumulated += buf
-                    return
-
-    def _flush_think_buffer(self) -> None:
-        """Flush any held-back partial-tag buffer into accumulated text.
-
-        Called when the stream ends (got_done) so that partial text that
-        was held back waiting for a possible opening tag is not lost.
-        """
-        if self._think_buffer and not self._in_think_block:
-            self._accumulated += self._think_buffer
-            self._think_buffer = ""
-
    async def run(self) -> None:
        """Async task that drains the queue and edits the platform message."""
        # Platform message length limit — leave room for cursor + formatting
@@ -266,7 +110,6 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                # Drain all available items from the queue
                got_done = False
                got_segment_break = False
-                commentary_text = None
                while True:
                    try:
                        item = self._queue.get_nowait()
@@ -276,35 +119,21 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                        if item is _NEW_SEGMENT:
                            got_segment_break = True
                            break
-                        if isinstance(item, tuple) and len(item) == 2 and item[0] is _COMMENTARY:
-                            commentary_text = item[1]
-                            break
-                        self._filter_and_accumulate(item)
+                        self._accumulated += item
                    except queue.Empty:
                        break

-                # Flush any held-back partial-tag buffer on stream end
-                # so trailing text that was waiting for a potential open
-                # tag is not lost.
-                if got_done:
-                    self._flush_think_buffer()
-
                # Decide whether to flush an edit
                now = time.monotonic()
                elapsed = now - self._last_edit_time
                should_edit = (
                    got_done
                    or got_segment_break
-                    or commentary_text is not None
+                    or (elapsed >= self.cfg.edit_interval
+                        and self._accumulated)
+                    or len(self._accumulated) >= self.cfg.buffer_threshold
                )
-                if not self.cfg.buffer_only:
-                    should_edit = should_edit or (
-                        (elapsed >= self._current_edit_interval
-                            and self._accumulated)
-                        or len(self._accumulated) >= self.cfg.buffer_threshold
-                    )

-                current_update_visible = False
                if should_edit and self._accumulated:
                    # Split overflow: if accumulated text exceeds the platform
                    # limit, split into properly sized chunks.
@@ -326,7 +155,6 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                        self._last_sent_text = ""
                        self._last_edit_time = time.monotonic()
                        if got_done:
-                            self._final_response_sent = self._already_sent
                            return
                        if got_segment_break:
                            self._message_id = None
@@ -345,23 +173,22 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                        if split_at < _safe_limit // 2:
                            split_at = _safe_limit
                        chunk = self._accumulated[:split_at]
-                        ok = await self._send_or_edit(chunk)
-                        if self._fallback_final_send or not ok:
-                            # Edit failed (or backed off due to flood control)
-                            # while attempting to split an oversized message.
-                            # Keep the full accumulated text intact so the
-                            # fallback final-send path can deliver the remaining
-                            # continuation without dropping content.
+                        await self._send_or_edit(chunk)
+                        if self._fallback_final_send:
+                            # Edit failed while attempting to split an oversized
+                            # message. Keep the full accumulated text intact so
+                            # the fallback final-send path can deliver the
+                            # remaining continuation without dropping content.
                            break
                        self._accumulated = self._accumulated[split_at:].lstrip("\n")
                        self._message_id = None
                        self._last_sent_text = ""

                    display_text = self._accumulated
-                    if not got_done and not got_segment_break and commentary_text is None:
+                    if not got_done and not got_segment_break:
                        display_text += self.cfg.cursor

-                    current_update_visible = await self._send_or_edit(display_text)
+                    await self._send_or_edit(display_text)
                    self._last_edit_time = time.monotonic()

                if got_done:
@@ -372,20 +199,12 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                    if self._accumulated:
                        if self._fallback_final_send:
                            await self._send_fallback_final(self._accumulated)
-                        elif current_update_visible:
-                            self._final_response_sent = True
                        elif self._message_id:
-                            self._final_response_sent = await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated)
+                            await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated)
                        elif not self._already_sent:
-                            self._final_response_sent = await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated)
+                            await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated)
                    return

-                if commentary_text is not None:
-                    self._reset_segment_state()
-                    await self._send_commentary(commentary_text)
-                    self._last_edit_time = time.monotonic()
-                    self._reset_segment_state()
-
                # Tool boundary: reset message state so the next text chunk
                # creates a fresh message below any tool-progress messages.
                #
@@ -394,34 +213,27 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                # github_comment delivery).  Resetting to None would re-enter
                # the "first send" path on every tool boundary and post one
                # platform message per tool call — that is what caused 155
-                # comments under a single PR.  Instead, preserve the sentinel
-                # so the full continuation is delivered once via
-                # _send_fallback_final.
+                # comments under a single PR.  Instead, keep all state so the
+                # full continuation is delivered once via _send_fallback_final.
                # (When editing fails mid-stream due to flood control the id is
                # a real string like "msg_1", not "__no_edit__", so that case
                # still resets and creates a fresh segment as intended.)
-                if got_segment_break:
-                    self._reset_segment_state(preserve_no_edit=True)
+                if got_segment_break and self._message_id != "__no_edit__":
+                    self._message_id = None
+                    self._accumulated = ""
+                    self._last_sent_text = ""
+                    self._fallback_final_send = False
+                    self._fallback_prefix = ""

                await asyncio.sleep(0.05)  # Small yield to not busy-loop

        except asyncio.CancelledError:
            # Best-effort final edit on cancellation
-            _best_effort_ok = False
            if self._accumulated and self._message_id:
                try:
-                    _best_effort_ok = bool(await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated))
+                    await self._send_or_edit(self._accumulated)
                except Exception:
                    pass
-            # Only confirm final delivery if the best-effort send above
-            # actually succeeded OR if the final response was already
-            # confirmed before we were cancelled.  Previously this
-            # promoted any partial send (already_sent=True) to
-            # final_response_sent — which suppressed the gateway's
-            # fallback send even when only intermediate text (e.g.
-            # "Let me search…") had been delivered, not the real answer.
-            if _best_effort_ok and not self._final_response_sent:
-                self._final_response_sent = True
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("Stream consumer error: %s", e)

@@ -510,26 +322,14 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
        return chunks

    async def _send_fallback_final(self, text: str) -> None:
-        """Send the final continuation after streaming edits stop working.
-
-        Retries each chunk once on flood-control failures with a short delay.
-        """
+        """Send the final continuation after streaming edits stop working."""
        final_text = self._clean_for_display(text)
        continuation = self._continuation_text(final_text)
        self._fallback_final_send = False
        if not continuation.strip():
            # Nothing new to send — the visible partial already matches final text.
-            # BUT: if final_text itself has meaningful content (e.g. a timeout
-            # message after a long tool call), the prefix-based continuation
-            # calculation may wrongly conclude "already shown" because the
-            # streamed prefix was from a *previous* segment (before the tool
-            # boundary).  In that case, send the full final_text as-is (#10807).
-            if final_text.strip() and final_text != self._visible_prefix():
-                continuation = final_text
-            else:
-                self._already_sent = True
-                self._final_response_sent = True
-                return
+            self._already_sent = True
+            return

        raw_limit = getattr(self.adapter, "MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH", 4096)
        safe_limit = max(500, raw_limit - 100)
@@ -539,31 +339,17 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
        last_successful_chunk = ""
        sent_any_chunk = False
        for chunk in chunks:
-            # Try sending with one retry on flood-control errors.
-            result = None
-            for attempt in range(2):
-                result = await self.adapter.send(
-                    chat_id=self.chat_id,
-                    content=chunk,
-                    metadata=self.metadata,
-                )
-                if result.success:
-                    break
-                if attempt == 0 and self._is_flood_error(result):
-                    logger.debug(
-                        "Flood control on fallback send, retrying in 3s"
-                    )
-                    await asyncio.sleep(3.0)
-                else:
-                    break  # non-flood error or second attempt failed
-
-            if not result or not result.success:
+            result = await self.adapter.send(
+                chat_id=self.chat_id,
+                content=chunk,
+                metadata=self.metadata,
+            )
+            if not result.success:
                if sent_any_chunk:
                    # Some continuation text already reached the user. Suppress
                    # the base gateway final-send path so we don't resend the
                    # full response and create another duplicate.
                    self._already_sent = True
-                    self._final_response_sent = True
                    self._message_id = last_message_id
                    self._last_sent_text = last_successful_chunk
                    self._fallback_prefix = ""
@@ -581,100 +367,23 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:

        self._message_id = last_message_id
        self._already_sent = True
-        self._final_response_sent = True
        self._last_sent_text = chunks[-1]
        self._fallback_prefix = ""

-    def _is_flood_error(self, result) -> bool:
-        """Check if a SendResult failure is due to flood control / rate limiting."""
-        err = getattr(result, "error", "") or ""
-        err_lower = err.lower()
-        return "flood" in err_lower or "retry after" in err_lower or "rate" in err_lower
-
-    async def _try_strip_cursor(self) -> None:
-        """Best-effort edit to remove the cursor from the last visible message.
-
-        Called when entering fallback mode so the user doesn't see a stuck
-        cursor (▉) in the partial message.
-        """
-        if not self._message_id or self._message_id == "__no_edit__":
-            return
-        prefix = self._visible_prefix()
-        if not prefix or not prefix.strip():
-            return
-        try:
-            await self.adapter.edit_message(
-                chat_id=self.chat_id,
-                message_id=self._message_id,
-                content=prefix,
-            )
-            self._last_sent_text = prefix
-        except Exception:
-            pass  # best-effort — don't let this block the fallback path
-
-    async def _send_commentary(self, text: str) -> bool:
-        """Send a completed interim assistant commentary message."""
-        text = self._clean_for_display(text)
-        if not text.strip():
-            return False
-        try:
-            result = await self.adapter.send(
-                chat_id=self.chat_id,
-                content=text,
-                metadata=self.metadata,
-            )
-            # Note: do NOT set _already_sent = True here.
-            # Commentary messages are interim status updates (e.g. "Using browser
-            # tool..."), not the final response. Setting already_sent would cause
-            # the final response to be incorrectly suppressed when there are
-            # multiple tool calls. See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/10454
-            return result.success
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Commentary send error: %s", e)
-            return False
-
-    async def _send_or_edit(self, text: str) -> bool:
-        """Send or edit the streaming message.
-
-        Returns True if the text was successfully delivered (sent or edited),
-        False otherwise.  Callers like the overflow split loop use this to
-        decide whether to advance past the delivered chunk.
-        """
+    async def _send_or_edit(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """Send or edit the streaming message."""
        # Strip MEDIA: directives so they don't appear as visible text.
        # Media files are delivered as native attachments after the stream
        # finishes (via _deliver_media_from_response in gateway/run.py).
        text = self._clean_for_display(text)
-        # A bare streaming cursor is not meaningful user-visible content and
-        # can render as a stray tofu/white-box message on some clients.
-        visible_without_cursor = text
-        if self.cfg.cursor:
-            visible_without_cursor = visible_without_cursor.replace(self.cfg.cursor, "")
-        _visible_stripped = visible_without_cursor.strip()
-        if not _visible_stripped:
-            return True  # cursor-only / whitespace-only update
        if not text.strip():
-            return True  # nothing to send is "success"
-        # Guard: do not create a brand-new standalone message when the only
-        # visible content is a handful of characters alongside the streaming
-        # cursor.  During rapid tool-calling the model often emits 1-2 tokens
-        # before switching to tool calls; the resulting "X ▉" message risks
-        # leaving the cursor permanently visible if the follow-up edit (to
-        # strip the cursor on segment break) is rate-limited by the platform.
-        # This was reported on Telegram, Matrix, and other clients where the
-        # ▉ block character renders as a visible white box ("tofu").
-        # Existing messages (edits) are unaffected — only first sends gated.
-        _MIN_NEW_MSG_CHARS = 4
-        if (self._message_id is None
-                and self.cfg.cursor
-                and self.cfg.cursor in text
-                and len(_visible_stripped) < _MIN_NEW_MSG_CHARS):
-            return True  # too short for a standalone message — accumulate more
+            return
        try:
            if self._message_id is not None:
                if self._edit_supported:
                    # Skip if text is identical to what we last sent
                    if text == self._last_sent_text:
-                        return True
+                        return
                    # Edit existing message
                    result = await self.adapter.edit_message(
                        chat_id=self.chat_id,
@@ -684,52 +393,19 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                    if result.success:
                        self._already_sent = True
                        self._last_sent_text = text
-                        # Successful edit — reset flood strike counter
-                        self._flood_strikes = 0
-                        return True
                    else:
-                        # Edit failed.  If this looks like flood control / rate
-                        # limiting, use adaptive backoff: double the edit interval
-                        # and retry on the next cycle.  Only permanently disable
-                        # edits after _MAX_FLOOD_STRIKES consecutive failures.
-                        if self._is_flood_error(result):
-                            self._flood_strikes += 1
-                            self._current_edit_interval = min(
-                                self._current_edit_interval * 2, 10.0,
-                            )
-                            logger.debug(
-                                "Flood control on edit (strike %d/%d), "
-                                "backoff interval → %.1fs",
-                                self._flood_strikes,
-                                self._MAX_FLOOD_STRIKES,
-                                self._current_edit_interval,
-                            )
-                            if self._flood_strikes < self._MAX_FLOOD_STRIKES:
-                                # Don't disable edits yet — just slow down.
-                                # Update _last_edit_time so the next edit
-                                # respects the new interval.
-                                self._last_edit_time = time.monotonic()
-                                return False
-
-                        # Non-flood error OR flood strikes exhausted: enter
-                        # fallback mode — send only the missing tail once the
+                        # If an edit fails mid-stream (especially Telegram flood control),
+                        # stop progressive edits and send only the missing tail once the
                        # final response is available.
-                        logger.debug(
-                            "Edit failed (strikes=%d), entering fallback mode",
-                            self._flood_strikes,
-                        )
+                        logger.debug("Edit failed, disabling streaming for this adapter")
                        self._fallback_prefix = self._visible_prefix()
                        self._fallback_final_send = True
                        self._edit_supported = False
                        self._already_sent = True
-                        # Best-effort: strip the cursor from the last visible
-                        # message so the user doesn't see a stuck ▉.
-                        await self._try_strip_cursor()
-                        return False
                else:
                    # Editing not supported — skip intermediate updates.
                    # The final response will be sent by the fallback path.
-                    return False
+                    pass
            else:
                # First message — send new
                result = await self.adapter.send(
@@ -737,25 +413,23 @@ class GatewayStreamConsumer:
                    content=text,
                    metadata=self.metadata,
                )
-                if result.success:
-                    if result.message_id:
-                        self._message_id = result.message_id
-                    else:
-                        self._edit_supported = False
+                if result.success and result.message_id:
+                    self._message_id = result.message_id
                    self._already_sent = True
                    self._last_sent_text = text
-                    if not result.message_id:
-                        self._fallback_prefix = self._visible_prefix()
-                        self._fallback_final_send = True
-                        # Sentinel prevents re-entering the first-send path on
-                        # every delta/tool boundary when platforms accept a
-                        # message but do not return an editable message id.
-                        self._message_id = "__no_edit__"
-                    return True
+                elif result.success:
+                    # Platform accepted the message but returned no message_id
+                    # (e.g. Signal).  Can't edit without an ID — switch to
+                    # fallback mode: suppress intermediate deltas, send only
+                    # the missing tail once the final response is ready.
+                    self._already_sent = True
+                    self._edit_supported = False
+                    self._fallback_prefix = self._clean_for_display(text)
+                    self._fallback_final_send = True
+                    # Sentinel prevents re-entering this branch on every delta
+                    self._message_id = "__no_edit__"
                else:
                    # Initial send failed — disable streaming for this session
                    self._edit_supported = False
-                    return False
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("Stream send/edit error: %s", e)
-            return False
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent Has Had "Routines" Since March
-
-Anthropic just announced [Claude Code Routines](https://claude.com/blog/introducing-routines-in-claude-code) — scheduled tasks, GitHub event triggers, and API-triggered agent runs. Bundled prompt + repo + connectors, running on their infrastructure.
-
-It's a good feature. We shipped it two months ago.
-
---
-
-## The Three Trigger Types — Side by Side
-
-Claude Code Routines offers three ways to trigger an automation:
-
-**1. Scheduled (cron)**
-> "Every night at 2am: pull the top bug from Linear, attempt a fix, and open a draft PR."
-
-Hermes equivalent — works today:
-```bash
-hermes cron create "0 2 * * *" \
-  "Pull the top bug from the issue tracker, attempt a fix, and open a draft PR." \
-  --name "Nightly bug fix" \
-  --deliver telegram
-```
-
-**2. GitHub Events (webhook)**
-> "Flag PRs that touch the /auth-provider module and post to #auth-changes."
-
-Hermes equivalent — works today:
-```bash
-hermes webhook subscribe auth-watch \
-  --events "pull_request" \
-  --prompt "PR #{pull_request.number}: {pull_request.title} by {pull_request.user.login}. Check if it touches the auth-provider module. If yes, summarize the changes." \
-  --deliver slack
-```
-
-**3. API Triggers**
-> "Read the alert payload, find the owning service, post a triage summary to #oncall."
-
-Hermes equivalent — works today:
-```bash
-hermes webhook subscribe alert-triage \
-  --prompt "Alert: {alert.name} — Severity: {alert.severity}. Find the owning service, investigate, and post a triage summary with proposed first steps." \
-  --deliver slack
-```
-
-Every use case in their blog post — backlog triage, docs drift, deploy verification, alert correlation, library porting, bespoke PR review — has a working Hermes implementation. No new features needed. It's been shipping since March 2026.
-
---
-
-## What's Different
-
-| | Claude Code Routines | Hermes Agent |
-|---|---|---|
-| **Scheduled tasks** | ✅ Schedule-based | ✅ Any cron expression + human-readable intervals |
-| **GitHub triggers** | ✅ PR, issue, push events | ✅ Any GitHub event via webhook subscriptions |
-| **API triggers** | ✅ POST to unique endpoint | ✅ POST to webhook routes with HMAC auth |
-| **MCP connectors** | ✅ Native connectors | ✅ Full MCP client support |
-| **Script pre-processing** | ❌ | ✅ Python scripts run before agent, inject context |
-| **Skill chaining** | ❌ | ✅ Load multiple skills per automation |
-| **Daily limit** | 5-25 runs/day | **Unlimited** |
-| **Model choice** | Claude only | **Any model** — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, local |
-| **Delivery targets** | GitHub comments | Telegram, Discord, Slack, SMS, email, GitHub comments, webhooks, local files |
-| **Infrastructure** | Anthropic's servers | **Your infrastructure** — VPS, home server, laptop |
-| **Data residency** | Anthropic's cloud | **Your machines** |
-| **Cost** | Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise subscription | Your API key, your rates |
-| **Open source** | No | **Yes** — MIT license |
-
---
-
-## Things Hermes Does That Routines Can't
-
-### Script Injection
-
-Run a Python script *before* the agent. The script's stdout becomes context. The script handles mechanical work (fetching, diffing, computing); the agent handles reasoning.
-
-```bash
-hermes cron create "every 1h" \
-  "If CHANGE DETECTED, summarize what changed. If NO_CHANGE, respond with [SILENT]." \
-  --script ~/.hermes/scripts/watch-site.py \
-  --name "Pricing monitor" \
-  --deliver telegram
-```
-
-The `[SILENT]` pattern means you only get notified when something actually happens. No spam.
-
-### Multi-Skill Workflows
-
-Chain specialized skills together. Each skill teaches the agent a specific capability, and the prompt ties them together.
-
-```bash
-hermes cron create "0 8 * * *" \
-  "Search arXiv for papers on language model reasoning. Save the top 3 as Obsidian notes." \
-  --skills "arxiv,obsidian" \
-  --name "Paper digest"
-```
-
-### Deliver Anywhere
-
-One automation, any destination:
-
-```bash
--deliver telegram                      # Telegram home channel
--deliver discord                       # Discord home channel  
--deliver slack                         # Slack channel
--deliver sms:+15551234567              # Text message
--deliver telegram:-1001234567890:42    # Specific Telegram forum topic
--deliver local                         # Save to file, no notification
-```
-
-### Model-Agnostic
-
-Your nightly triage can run on Claude. Your deploy verification can run on GPT. Your cost-sensitive monitors can run on DeepSeek or a local model. Same automation system, any backend.
-
---
-
-## The Limits Tell the Story
-
-Claude Code Routines: **5 routines per day** on Pro. **25 on Enterprise.** That's their ceiling.
-
-Hermes has no daily limit. Run 500 automations a day if you want. The only constraint is your API budget, and you choose which models to use for which tasks.
-
-A nightly backlog triage on Sonnet costs roughly $0.02-0.05. A monitoring check on DeepSeek costs fractions of a cent. You control the economics.
-
---
-
-## Get Started
-
-Hermes Agent is open source and free. The automation infrastructure — cron scheduler, webhook platform, skill system, multi-platform delivery — is built in.
-
-```bash
-pip install hermes-agent
-hermes setup
-```
-
-Set up a scheduled task in 30 seconds:
-```bash
-hermes cron create "0 9 * * 1" \
-  "Generate a weekly AI news digest. Search the web for major announcements, trending repos, and notable papers. Keep it under 500 words with links." \
-  --name "Weekly digest" \
-  --deliver telegram
-```
-
-Set up a GitHub webhook in 60 seconds:
-```bash
-hermes gateway setup    # enable webhooks
-hermes webhook subscribe pr-review \
-  --events "pull_request" \
-  --prompt "Review PR #{pull_request.number}: {pull_request.title}" \
-  --skills "github-code-review" \
-  --deliver github_comment
-```
-
-Full automation templates gallery: [hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/automation-templates](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/automation-templates)
-
-Documentation: [hermes-agent.nousresearch.com](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com)
-
-GitHub: [github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent)
-
---
-
-*Hermes Agent is built by [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com). Open source, model-agnostic, runs on your infrastructure.*
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Provides subcommands for:
 - hermes cron          - Manage cron jobs
 """

-__version__ = "0.10.0"
-__release_date__ = "2026.4.16"
+__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__release_date__ = "2026.4.8"
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ DEFAULT_CODEX_BASE_URL = "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex"
 DEFAULT_QWEN_BASE_URL = "https://portal.qwen.ai/v1"
 DEFAULT_GITHUB_MODELS_BASE_URL = "https://api.githubcopilot.com"
 DEFAULT_COPILOT_ACP_BASE_URL = "acp://copilot"
-DEFAULT_OLLAMA_CLOUD_BASE_URL = "https://ollama.com/v1"
 CODEX_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = "app_EMoamEEZ73f0CkXaXp7hrann"
 CODEX_OAUTH_TOKEN_URL = "https://auth.openai.com/oauth/token"
 CODEX_ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_SKEW_SECONDS = 120
@@ -78,10 +77,6 @@ QWEN_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = "f0304373b74a44d2b584a3fb70ca9e56"
 QWEN_OAUTH_TOKEN_URL = "https://chat.qwen.ai/api/v1/oauth2/token"
 QWEN_ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_SKEW_SECONDS = 120

-# Google Gemini OAuth (google-gemini-cli provider, Cloud Code Assist backend)
-DEFAULT_GEMINI_CLOUDCODE_BASE_URL = "cloudcode-pa://google"
-GEMINI_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_SKEW_SECONDS = 60  # refresh 60s before expiry
-

 # =============================================================================
 # Provider Registry
@@ -126,19 +121,12 @@ PROVIDER_REGISTRY: Dict[str, ProviderConfig] = {
        auth_type="oauth_external",
        inference_base_url=DEFAULT_QWEN_BASE_URL,
    ),
-    "google-gemini-cli": ProviderConfig(
-        id="google-gemini-cli",
-        name="Google Gemini (OAuth)",
-        auth_type="oauth_external",
-        inference_base_url=DEFAULT_GEMINI_CLOUDCODE_BASE_URL,
-    ),
    "copilot": ProviderConfig(
        id="copilot",
        name="GitHub Copilot",
        auth_type="api_key",
        inference_base_url=DEFAULT_GITHUB_MODELS_BASE_URL,
        api_key_env_vars=("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN", "GH_TOKEN", "GITHUB_TOKEN"),
-        base_url_env_var="COPILOT_API_BASE_URL",
    ),
    "copilot-acp": ProviderConfig(
        id="copilot-acp",
@@ -171,21 +159,6 @@ PROVIDER_REGISTRY: Dict[str, ProviderConfig] = {
        api_key_env_vars=("KIMI_API_KEY",),
        base_url_env_var="KIMI_BASE_URL",
    ),
-    "kimi-coding-cn": ProviderConfig(
-        id="kimi-coding-cn",
-        name="Kimi / Moonshot (China)",
-        auth_type="api_key",
-        inference_base_url="https://api.moonshot.cn/v1",
-        api_key_env_vars=("KIMI_CN_API_KEY",),
-    ),
-    "arcee": ProviderConfig(
-        id="arcee",
-        name="Arcee AI",
-        auth_type="api_key",
-        inference_base_url="https://api.arcee.ai/api/v1",
-        api_key_env_vars=("ARCEEAI_API_KEY",),
-        base_url_env_var="ARCEE_BASE_URL",
-    ),
    "minimax": ProviderConfig(
        id="minimax",
        name="MiniMax",
@@ -235,7 +208,7 @@ PROVIDER_REGISTRY: Dict[str, ProviderConfig] = {
    ),
    "ai-gateway": ProviderConfig(
        id="ai-gateway",
-        name="Vercel AI Gateway",
+        name="AI Gateway",
        auth_type="api_key",
        inference_base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1",
        api_key_env_vars=("AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY",),
@@ -277,55 +250,9 @@ PROVIDER_REGISTRY: Dict[str, ProviderConfig] = {
        api_key_env_vars=("HF_TOKEN",),
        base_url_env_var="HF_BASE_URL",
    ),
-    "xiaomi": ProviderConfig(
-        id="xiaomi",
-        name="Xiaomi MiMo",
-        auth_type="api_key",
-        inference_base_url="https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1",
-        api_key_env_vars=("XIAOMI_API_KEY",),
-        base_url_env_var="XIAOMI_BASE_URL",
-    ),
-    "ollama-cloud": ProviderConfig(
-        id="ollama-cloud",
-        name="Ollama Cloud",
-        auth_type="api_key",
-        inference_base_url=DEFAULT_OLLAMA_CLOUD_BASE_URL,
-        api_key_env_vars=("OLLAMA_API_KEY",),
-        base_url_env_var="OLLAMA_BASE_URL",
-    ),
-    "bedrock": ProviderConfig(
-        id="bedrock",
-        name="AWS Bedrock",
-        auth_type="aws_sdk",
-        inference_base_url="https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
-        api_key_env_vars=(),
-        base_url_env_var="BEDROCK_BASE_URL",
-    ),
 }


-# =============================================================================
-# Anthropic Key Helper
-# =============================================================================
-
-def get_anthropic_key() -> str:
-    """Return the first usable Anthropic credential, or ``""``.
-
-    Checks both the ``.env`` file (via ``get_env_value``) and the process
-    environment (``os.getenv``).  The fallback order mirrors the
-    ``PROVIDER_REGISTRY["anthropic"].api_key_env_vars`` tuple:
-
-        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY -> ANTHROPIC_TOKEN -> CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN
-    """
-    from hermes_cli.config import get_env_value
-
-    for var in PROVIDER_REGISTRY["anthropic"].api_key_env_vars:
-        value = get_env_value(var) or os.getenv(var, "")
-        if value:
-            return value
-    return ""
-
-
 # =============================================================================
 # Kimi Code Endpoint Detection
 # =============================================================================
@@ -350,6 +277,44 @@ def _resolve_kimi_base_url(api_key: str, default_url: str, env_override: str) ->
    return default_url


+def _gh_cli_candidates() -> list[str]:
+    """Return candidate ``gh`` binary paths, including common Homebrew installs."""
+    candidates: list[str] = []
+
+    resolved = shutil.which("gh")
+    if resolved:
+        candidates.append(resolved)
+
+    for candidate in (
+        "/opt/homebrew/bin/gh",
+        "/usr/local/bin/gh",
+        str(Path.home() / ".local" / "bin" / "gh"),
+    ):
+        if candidate in candidates:
+            continue
+        if os.path.isfile(candidate) and os.access(candidate, os.X_OK):
+            candidates.append(candidate)
+
+    return candidates
+
+
+def _try_gh_cli_token() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return a token from ``gh auth token`` when the GitHub CLI is available."""
+    for gh_path in _gh_cli_candidates():
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                [gh_path, "auth", "token"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired) as exc:
+            logger.debug("gh CLI token lookup failed (%s): %s", gh_path, exc)
+            continue
+        if result.returncode == 0 and result.stdout.strip():
+            return result.stdout.strip()
+    return None
+

 _PLACEHOLDER_SECRET_VALUES = {
    "*",
@@ -410,16 +375,13 @@ def _resolve_api_key_provider_secret(
 # Z.AI has separate billing for general vs coding plans, and global vs China
 # endpoints.  A key that works on one may return "Insufficient balance" on
 # another.  We probe at setup time and store the working endpoint.
-# Each entry lists candidate models to try in order — newer coding plan accounts
-# may only have access to recent models (glm-5.1, glm-5v-turbo) while older
-# ones still use glm-4.7.

 ZAI_ENDPOINTS = [
-    # (id, base_url, probe_models, label)
-    ("global",        "https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4",        ["glm-5"],   "Global"),
-    ("cn",            "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4", ["glm-5"],   "China"),
-    ("coding-global", "https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4",  ["glm-5.1", "glm-5v-turbo", "glm-4.7"], "Global (Coding Plan)"),
-    ("coding-cn",     "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/coding/paas/v4", ["glm-5.1", "glm-5v-turbo", "glm-4.7"], "China (Coding Plan)"),
+    # (id, base_url, default_model, label)
+    ("global",        "https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4",        "glm-5",   "Global"),
+    ("cn",            "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4", "glm-5",   "China"),
+    ("coding-global", "https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4",  "glm-4.7", "Global (Coding Plan)"),
+    ("coding-cn",     "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/coding/paas/v4", "glm-4.7", "China (Coding Plan)"),
 ]


@@ -427,37 +389,35 @@ def detect_zai_endpoint(api_key: str, timeout: float = 8.0) -> Optional[Dict[str
    """Probe z.ai endpoints to find one that accepts this API key.

    Returns {"id": ..., "base_url": ..., "model": ..., "label": ...} for the
-    first working endpoint, or None if all fail.  For endpoints with multiple
-    candidate models, tries each in order and returns the first that succeeds.
+    first working endpoint, or None if all fail.
    """
-    for ep_id, base_url, probe_models, label in ZAI_ENDPOINTS:
-        for model in probe_models:
-            try:
-                resp = httpx.post(
-                    f"{base_url}/chat/completions",
-                    headers={
-                        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
-                        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                    },
-                    json={
-                        "model": model,
-                        "stream": False,
-                        "max_tokens": 1,
-                        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "ping"}],
-                    },
-                    timeout=timeout,
-                )
-                if resp.status_code == 200:
-                    logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s (%s) model=%s OK", ep_id, base_url, model)
-                    return {
-                        "id": ep_id,
-                        "base_url": base_url,
-                        "model": model,
-                        "label": label,
-                    }
-                logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s model=%s returned %s", ep_id, model, resp.status_code)
-            except Exception as exc:
-                logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s model=%s failed: %s", ep_id, model, exc)
+    for ep_id, base_url, model, label in ZAI_ENDPOINTS:
+        try:
+            resp = httpx.post(
+                f"{base_url}/chat/completions",
+                headers={
+                    "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                },
+                json={
+                    "model": model,
+                    "stream": False,
+                    "max_tokens": 1,
+                    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "ping"}],
+                },
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+            if resp.status_code == 200:
+                logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s (%s) OK", ep_id, base_url)
+                return {
+                    "id": ep_id,
+                    "base_url": base_url,
+                    "model": model,
+                    "label": label,
+                }
+            logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s returned %s", ep_id, resp.status_code)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("Z.AI endpoint probe: %s failed: %s", ep_id, exc)
    return None


@@ -938,10 +898,7 @@ def resolve_provider(
    _PROVIDER_ALIASES = {
        "glm": "zai", "z-ai": "zai", "z.ai": "zai", "zhipu": "zai",
        "google": "gemini", "google-gemini": "gemini", "google-ai-studio": "gemini",
-        "x-ai": "xai", "x.ai": "xai", "grok": "xai",
        "kimi": "kimi-coding", "kimi-for-coding": "kimi-coding", "moonshot": "kimi-coding",
-        "kimi-cn": "kimi-coding-cn", "moonshot-cn": "kimi-coding-cn",
-        "arcee-ai": "arcee", "arceeai": "arcee",
        "minimax-china": "minimax-cn", "minimax_cn": "minimax-cn",
        "claude": "anthropic", "claude-code": "anthropic",
        "github": "copilot", "github-copilot": "copilot",
@@ -949,16 +906,13 @@ def resolve_provider(
        "github-copilot-acp": "copilot-acp", "copilot-acp-agent": "copilot-acp",
        "aigateway": "ai-gateway", "vercel": "ai-gateway", "vercel-ai-gateway": "ai-gateway",
        "opencode": "opencode-zen", "zen": "opencode-zen",
-        "qwen-portal": "qwen-oauth", "qwen-cli": "qwen-oauth", "qwen-oauth": "qwen-oauth", "google-gemini-cli": "google-gemini-cli", "gemini-cli": "google-gemini-cli", "gemini-oauth": "google-gemini-cli",
+        "qwen-portal": "qwen-oauth", "qwen-cli": "qwen-oauth", "qwen-oauth": "qwen-oauth",
        "hf": "huggingface", "hugging-face": "huggingface", "huggingface-hub": "huggingface",
-        "mimo": "xiaomi", "xiaomi-mimo": "xiaomi",
-        "aws": "bedrock", "aws-bedrock": "bedrock", "amazon-bedrock": "bedrock", "amazon": "bedrock",
        "go": "opencode-go", "opencode-go-sub": "opencode-go",
        "kilo": "kilocode", "kilo-code": "kilocode", "kilo-gateway": "kilocode",
        # Local server aliases — route through the generic custom provider
        "lmstudio": "custom", "lm-studio": "custom", "lm_studio": "custom",
-        "ollama": "custom", "ollama_cloud": "ollama-cloud",
-        "vllm": "custom", "llamacpp": "custom",
+        "ollama": "custom", "vllm": "custom", "llamacpp": "custom",
        "llama.cpp": "custom", "llama-cpp": "custom",
    }
    normalized = _PROVIDER_ALIASES.get(normalized, normalized)
@@ -1010,15 +964,6 @@ def resolve_provider(
            if has_usable_secret(os.getenv(env_var, "")):
                return pid

-    # AWS Bedrock — detect via boto3 credential chain (IAM roles, SSO, env vars).
-    # This runs after API-key providers so explicit keys always win.
-    try:
-        from agent.bedrock_adapter import has_aws_credentials
-        if has_aws_credentials():
-            return "bedrock"
-    except ImportError:
-        pass  # boto3 not installed — skip Bedrock auto-detection
-
    raise AuthError(
        "No inference provider configured. Run 'hermes model' to choose a "
        "provider and model, or set an API key (OPENROUTER_API_KEY, "
@@ -1261,83 +1206,6 @@ def get_qwen_auth_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
        }


-# =============================================================================
-# Google Gemini OAuth (google-gemini-cli) — PKCE flow + Cloud Code Assist.
-#
-# Tokens live in ~/.hermes/auth/google_oauth.json (managed by agent.google_oauth).
-# The `base_url` here is the marker "cloudcode-pa://google" that run_agent.py
-# uses to construct a GeminiCloudCodeClient instead of the default OpenAI SDK.
-# Actual HTTP traffic goes to https://cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com/v1internal:*.
-# =============================================================================
-
-def resolve_gemini_oauth_runtime_credentials(
-    *,
-    force_refresh: bool = False,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Resolve runtime OAuth creds for google-gemini-cli."""
-    try:
-        from agent.google_oauth import (
-            GoogleOAuthError,
-            _credentials_path,
-            get_valid_access_token,
-            load_credentials,
-        )
-    except ImportError as exc:
-        raise AuthError(
-            f"agent.google_oauth is not importable: {exc}",
-            provider="google-gemini-cli",
-            code="google_oauth_module_missing",
-        ) from exc
-
-    try:
-        access_token = get_valid_access_token(force_refresh=force_refresh)
-    except GoogleOAuthError as exc:
-        raise AuthError(
-            str(exc),
-            provider="google-gemini-cli",
-            code=exc.code,
-        ) from exc
-
-    creds = load_credentials()
-    base_url = DEFAULT_GEMINI_CLOUDCODE_BASE_URL
-    return {
-        "provider": "google-gemini-cli",
-        "base_url": base_url,
-        "api_key": access_token,
-        "source": "google-oauth",
-        "expires_at_ms": (creds.expires_ms if creds else None),
-        "auth_file": str(_credentials_path()),
-        "email": (creds.email if creds else "") or "",
-        "project_id": (creds.project_id if creds else "") or "",
-    }
-
-
-def get_gemini_oauth_auth_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return a status dict for `hermes auth list` / `hermes status`."""
-    try:
-        from agent.google_oauth import _credentials_path, load_credentials
-    except ImportError:
-        return {"logged_in": False, "error": "agent.google_oauth unavailable"}
-    auth_path = _credentials_path()
-    creds = load_credentials()
-    if creds is None or not creds.access_token:
-        return {
-            "logged_in": False,
-            "auth_file": str(auth_path),
-            "error": "not logged in",
-        }
-    return {
-        "logged_in": True,
-        "auth_file": str(auth_path),
-        "source": "google-oauth",
-        "api_key": creds.access_token,
-        "expires_at_ms": creds.expires_ms,
-        "email": creds.email,
-        "project_id": creds.project_id,
-    }
-
-
-
 # =============================================================================
 # SSH / remote session detection
 # =============================================================================
@@ -1404,49 +1272,6 @@ def _read_codex_tokens(*, _lock: bool = True) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    }


-def _write_codex_cli_tokens(
-    access_token: str,
-    refresh_token: str,
-    *,
-    last_refresh: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> None:
-    """Write refreshed tokens back to ~/.codex/auth.json.
-
-    OpenAI OAuth refresh tokens are single-use and rotate on every refresh.
-    When Hermes refreshes a token it consumes the old refresh_token; if we
-    don't write the new pair back, the Codex CLI (or VS Code extension) will
-    fail with ``refresh_token_reused`` on its next refresh attempt.
-
-    This mirrors the Anthropic write-back to ~/.claude/.credentials.json
-    via ``_write_claude_code_credentials()``.
-    """
-    codex_home = os.getenv("CODEX_HOME", "").strip()
-    if not codex_home:
-        codex_home = str(Path.home() / ".codex")
-    auth_path = Path(codex_home).expanduser() / "auth.json"
-    try:
-        existing: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-        if auth_path.is_file():
-            existing = json.loads(auth_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-        if not isinstance(existing, dict):
-            existing = {}
-
-        tokens_dict = existing.get("tokens")
-        if not isinstance(tokens_dict, dict):
-            tokens_dict = {}
-        tokens_dict["access_token"] = access_token
-        tokens_dict["refresh_token"] = refresh_token
-        existing["tokens"] = tokens_dict
-        if last_refresh is not None:
-            existing["last_refresh"] = last_refresh
-
-        auth_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        auth_path.write_text(json.dumps(existing, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
-        auth_path.chmod(0o600)
-    except (OSError, IOError) as exc:
-        logger.debug("Failed to write refreshed tokens to %s: %s", auth_path, exc)
-
-
 def _save_codex_tokens(tokens: Dict[str, str], last_refresh: str = None) -> None:
    """Save Codex OAuth tokens to Hermes auth store (~/.hermes/auth.json)."""
    if last_refresh is None:
@@ -1569,12 +1394,6 @@ def _refresh_codex_auth_tokens(
    updated_tokens["refresh_token"] = refreshed["refresh_token"]

    _save_codex_tokens(updated_tokens)
-    # Write back to ~/.codex/auth.json so Codex CLI / VS Code stay in sync.
-    _write_codex_cli_tokens(
-        refreshed["access_token"],
-        refreshed["refresh_token"],
-        last_refresh=refreshed.get("last_refresh"),
-    )
    return updated_tokens


@@ -2383,40 +2202,7 @@ def resolve_nous_runtime_credentials(
 # =============================================================================

 def get_nous_auth_status() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Status snapshot for `hermes status` output.
-
-    Checks the credential pool first (where the dashboard device-code flow
-    and ``hermes auth`` store credentials), then falls back to the legacy
-    auth-store provider state.
-    """
-    # Check credential pool first — the dashboard device-code flow saves
-    # here but may not have written to the auth store yet.
-    try:
-        from agent.credential_pool import load_pool
-        pool = load_pool("nous")
-        if pool and pool.has_credentials():
-            entry = pool.select()
-            if entry is not None:
-                access_token = (
-                    getattr(entry, "access_token", None)
-                    or getattr(entry, "runtime_api_key", "")
-                )
-                if access_token:
-                    return {
-                        "logged_in": True,
-                        "portal_base_url": getattr(entry, "portal_base_url", None)
-                            or getattr(entry, "base_url", None),
-                        "inference_base_url": getattr(entry, "inference_base_url", None)
-                            or getattr(entry, "base_url", None),
-                        "access_token": access_token,
-                        "access_expires_at": getattr(entry, "expires_at", None),
-                        "agent_key_expires_at": getattr(entry, "agent_key_expires_at", None),
-                        "has_refresh_token": bool(getattr(entry, "refresh_token", None)),
-                    }
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    # Fall back to auth-store provider state
+    """Status snapshot for `hermes status` output."""
    state = get_provider_auth_state("nous")
    if not state:
        return {
@@ -2500,7 +2286,7 @@ def get_api_key_provider_status(provider_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    if pconfig.base_url_env_var:
        env_url = os.getenv(pconfig.base_url_env_var, "").strip()

-    if provider_id in ("kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn"):
+    if provider_id == "kimi-coding":
        base_url = _resolve_kimi_base_url(api_key, pconfig.inference_base_url, env_url)
    elif env_url:
        base_url = env_url
@@ -2556,21 +2342,12 @@ def get_auth_status(provider_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        return get_codex_auth_status()
    if target == "qwen-oauth":
        return get_qwen_auth_status()
-    if target == "google-gemini-cli":
-        return get_gemini_oauth_auth_status()
    if target == "copilot-acp":
        return get_external_process_provider_status(target)
    # API-key providers
    pconfig = PROVIDER_REGISTRY.get(target)
    if pconfig and pconfig.auth_type == "api_key":
        return get_api_key_provider_status(target)
-    # AWS SDK providers (Bedrock) — check via boto3 credential chain
-    if pconfig and pconfig.auth_type == "aws_sdk":
-        try:
-            from agent.bedrock_adapter import has_aws_credentials
-            return {"logged_in": has_aws_credentials(), "provider": target}
-        except ImportError:
-            return {"logged_in": False, "provider": target, "error": "boto3 not installed"}
    return {"logged_in": False}


@@ -2595,7 +2372,7 @@ def resolve_api_key_provider_credentials(provider_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    if pconfig.base_url_env_var:
        env_url = os.getenv(pconfig.base_url_env_var, "").strip()

-    if provider_id in ("kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn"):
+    if provider_id == "kimi-coding":
        base_url = _resolve_kimi_base_url(api_key, pconfig.inference_base_url, env_url)
    elif provider_id == "zai":
        base_url = _resolve_zai_base_url(api_key, pconfig.inference_base_url, env_url)
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 from getpass import getpass
 import math
-import sys
 import time
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 import uuid
@@ -33,27 +32,29 @@ from hermes_constants import OPENROUTER_BASE_URL


 # Providers that support OAuth login in addition to API keys.
-_OAUTH_CAPABLE_PROVIDERS = {"anthropic", "nous", "openai-codex", "qwen-oauth", "google-gemini-cli"}
+_OAUTH_CAPABLE_PROVIDERS = {"anthropic", "nous", "openai-codex", "qwen-oauth"}


 def _get_custom_provider_names() -> list:
-    """Return list of (display_name, pool_key, provider_key) tuples."""
+    """Return list of (display_name, pool_key) tuples for custom_providers in config."""
    try:
-        from hermes_cli.config import get_compatible_custom_providers, load_config
+        from hermes_cli.config import load_config

        config = load_config()
    except Exception:
        return []
+    custom_providers = config.get("custom_providers")
+    if not isinstance(custom_providers, list):
+        return []
    result = []
-    for entry in get_compatible_custom_providers(config):
+    for entry in custom_providers:
        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
            continue
        name = entry.get("name")
        if not isinstance(name, str) or not name.strip():
            continue
        pool_key = f"{CUSTOM_POOL_PREFIX}{_normalize_custom_pool_name(name)}"
-        provider_key = str(entry.get("provider_key", "") or "").strip()
-        result.append((name.strip(), pool_key, provider_key))
+        result.append((name.strip(), pool_key))
    return result


@@ -65,11 +66,9 @@ def _resolve_custom_provider_input(raw: str) -> str | None:
    # Direct match on 'custom:name' format
    if normalized.startswith(CUSTOM_POOL_PREFIX):
        return normalized
-    for display_name, pool_key, provider_key in _get_custom_provider_names():
+    for display_name, pool_key in _get_custom_provider_names():
        if _normalize_custom_pool_name(display_name) == normalized:
            return pool_key
-        if provider_key and provider_key.strip().lower() == normalized:
-            return pool_key
    return None


@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
        if provider.startswith(CUSTOM_POOL_PREFIX):
            requested_type = AUTH_TYPE_API_KEY
        else:
-            requested_type = AUTH_TYPE_OAUTH if provider in {"anthropic", "nous", "openai-codex", "qwen-oauth", "google-gemini-cli"} else AUTH_TYPE_API_KEY
+            requested_type = AUTH_TYPE_OAUTH if provider in {"anthropic", "nous", "openai-codex", "qwen-oauth"} else AUTH_TYPE_API_KEY

    pool = load_pool(provider)

@@ -161,10 +160,7 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
        default_label = _api_key_default_label(len(pool.entries()) + 1)
        label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip()
        if not label:
-            if sys.stdin.isatty():
-                label = input(f"Label (optional, default: {default_label}): ").strip() or default_label
-            else:
-                label = default_label
+            label = input(f"Label (optional, default: {default_label}): ").strip() or default_label
        entry = PooledCredential(
            provider=provider,
            id=uuid.uuid4().hex[:6],
@@ -254,27 +250,6 @@ def auth_add_command(args) -> None:
        print(f'Added {provider} OAuth credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{entry.label}"')
        return

-    if provider == "google-gemini-cli":
-        from agent.google_oauth import run_gemini_oauth_login_pure
-
-        creds = run_gemini_oauth_login_pure()
-        label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip() or (
-            creds.get("email") or _oauth_default_label(provider, len(pool.entries()) + 1)
-        )
-        entry = PooledCredential(
-            provider=provider,
-            id=uuid.uuid4().hex[:6],
-            label=label,
-            auth_type=AUTH_TYPE_OAUTH,
-            priority=0,
-            source=f"{SOURCE_MANUAL}:google_pkce",
-            access_token=creds["access_token"],
-            refresh_token=creds.get("refresh_token"),
-        )
-        pool.add_entry(entry)
-        print(f'Added {provider} OAuth credential #{len(pool.entries())}: "{entry.label}"')
-        return
-
    if provider == "qwen-oauth":
        creds = auth_mod.resolve_qwen_runtime_credentials(refresh_if_expiring=False)
        label = (getattr(args, "label", None) or "").strip() or label_from_token(
@@ -393,27 +368,6 @@ def _interactive_auth() -> None:
    print("=" * 50)

    auth_list_command(SimpleNamespace(provider=None))
-
-    # Show AWS Bedrock credential status (not in the pool — uses boto3 chain)
-    try:
-        from agent.bedrock_adapter import has_aws_credentials, resolve_aws_auth_env_var, resolve_bedrock_region
-        if has_aws_credentials():
-            auth_source = resolve_aws_auth_env_var() or "unknown"
-            region = resolve_bedrock_region()
-            print(f"bedrock (AWS SDK credential chain):")
-            print(f"  Auth: {auth_source}")
-            print(f"  Region: {region}")
-            try:
-                import boto3
-                sts = boto3.client("sts", region_name=region)
-                identity = sts.get_caller_identity()
-                arn = identity.get("Arn", "unknown")
-                print(f"  Identity: {arn}")
-            except Exception:
-                print(f"  Identity: (could not resolve — boto3 STS call failed)")
-            print()
-    except ImportError:
-        pass  # boto3 or bedrock_adapter not available
    print()

    # Main menu
@@ -451,7 +405,7 @@ def _pick_provider(prompt: str = "Provider") -> str:
    known = sorted(set(list(PROVIDER_REGISTRY.keys()) + ["openrouter"]))
    custom_names = _get_custom_provider_names()
    if custom_names:
-        custom_display = [name for name, _key, _provider_key in custom_names]
+        custom_display = [name for name, _key in custom_names]
        print(f"\nKnown providers: {', '.join(known)}")
        print(f"Custom endpoints: {', '.join(custom_display)}")
    else:
@@ -1,655 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Backup and import commands for hermes CLI.
-
-`hermes backup` creates a zip archive of the entire ~/.hermes/ directory
-(excluding the hermes-agent repo and transient files).
-
-`hermes import` restores from a backup zip, overlaying onto the current
-HERMES_HOME root.
-"""
-
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-import shutil
-import sqlite3
-import sys
-import tempfile
-import time
-import zipfile
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-
-from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root, get_hermes_home, display_hermes_home
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Exclusion rules
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Directory names to skip entirely (matched against each path component)
-_EXCLUDED_DIRS = {
-    "hermes-agent",     # the codebase repo — re-clone instead
-    "__pycache__",      # bytecode caches — regenerated on import
-    ".git",             # nested git dirs (profiles shouldn't have these, but safety)
-    "node_modules",     # js deps if website/ somehow leaks in
-}
-
-# File-name suffixes to skip
-_EXCLUDED_SUFFIXES = (
-    ".pyc",
-    ".pyo",
-)
-
-# File names to skip (runtime state that's meaningless on another machine)
-_EXCLUDED_NAMES = {
-    "gateway.pid",
-    "cron.pid",
-}
-
-
-def _should_exclude(rel_path: Path) -> bool:
-    """Return True if *rel_path* (relative to hermes root) should be skipped."""
-    parts = rel_path.parts
-
-    # Any path component matches an excluded dir name
-    for part in parts:
-        if part in _EXCLUDED_DIRS:
-            return True
-
-    name = rel_path.name
-
-    if name in _EXCLUDED_NAMES:
-        return True
-
-    if name.endswith(_EXCLUDED_SUFFIXES):
-        return True
-
-    return False
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SQLite safe copy
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _safe_copy_db(src: Path, dst: Path) -> bool:
-    """Copy a SQLite database safely using the backup() API.
-
-    Handles WAL mode — produces a consistent snapshot even while
-    the DB is being written to.  Falls back to raw copy on failure.
-    """
-    try:
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(f"file:{src}?mode=ro", uri=True)
-        backup_conn = sqlite3.connect(str(dst))
-        conn.backup(backup_conn)
-        backup_conn.close()
-        conn.close()
-        return True
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("SQLite safe copy failed for %s: %s", src, exc)
-        try:
-            shutil.copy2(src, dst)
-            return True
-        except Exception as exc2:
-            logger.error("Raw copy also failed for %s: %s", src, exc2)
-            return False
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Backup
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _format_size(nbytes: int) -> str:
-    """Human-readable file size."""
-    for unit in ("B", "KB", "MB", "GB"):
-        if nbytes < 1024:
-            return f"{nbytes:.1f} {unit}" if unit != "B" else f"{nbytes} {unit}"
-        nbytes /= 1024
-    return f"{nbytes:.1f} TB"
-
-
-def run_backup(args) -> None:
-    """Create a zip backup of the Hermes home directory."""
-    hermes_root = get_default_hermes_root()
-
-    if not hermes_root.is_dir():
-        print(f"Error: Hermes home directory not found at {hermes_root}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Determine output path
-    if args.output:
-        out_path = Path(args.output).expanduser().resolve()
-        # If user gave a directory, put the zip inside it
-        if out_path.is_dir():
-            stamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")
-            out_path = out_path / f"hermes-backup-{stamp}.zip"
-    else:
-        stamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")
-        out_path = Path.home() / f"hermes-backup-{stamp}.zip"
-
-    # Ensure the suffix is .zip
-    if out_path.suffix.lower() != ".zip":
-        out_path = out_path.with_suffix(out_path.suffix + ".zip")
-
-    # Ensure parent directory exists
-    out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    # Collect files
-    print(f"Scanning {display_hermes_home()} ...")
-    files_to_add: list[tuple[Path, Path]] = []  # (absolute, relative)
-    skipped_dirs = set()
-
-    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(hermes_root, followlinks=False):
-        dp = Path(dirpath)
-        rel_dir = dp.relative_to(hermes_root)
-
-        # Prune excluded directories in-place so os.walk doesn't descend
-        orig_dirnames = dirnames[:]
-        dirnames[:] = [
-            d for d in dirnames
-            if d not in _EXCLUDED_DIRS
-        ]
-        for removed in set(orig_dirnames) - set(dirnames):
-            skipped_dirs.add(str(rel_dir / removed))
-
-        for fname in filenames:
-            fpath = dp / fname
-            rel = fpath.relative_to(hermes_root)
-
-            if _should_exclude(rel):
-                continue
-
-            # Skip the output zip itself if it happens to be inside hermes root
-            try:
-                if fpath.resolve() == out_path.resolve():
-                    continue
-            except (OSError, ValueError):
-                pass
-
-            files_to_add.append((fpath, rel))
-
-    if not files_to_add:
-        print("No files to back up.")
-        return
-
-    # Create the zip
-    file_count = len(files_to_add)
-    print(f"Backing up {file_count} files ...")
-
-    total_bytes = 0
-    errors = []
-    t0 = time.monotonic()
-
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(out_path, "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, compresslevel=6) as zf:
-        for i, (abs_path, rel_path) in enumerate(files_to_add, 1):
-            try:
-                # Safe copy for SQLite databases (handles WAL mode)
-                if abs_path.suffix == ".db":
-                    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".db", delete=False) as tmp:
-                        tmp_db = Path(tmp.name)
-                    if _safe_copy_db(abs_path, tmp_db):
-                        zf.write(tmp_db, arcname=str(rel_path))
-                        total_bytes += tmp_db.stat().st_size
-                        tmp_db.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                    else:
-                        tmp_db.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                        errors.append(f"  {rel_path}: SQLite safe copy failed")
-                        continue
-                else:
-                    zf.write(abs_path, arcname=str(rel_path))
-                    total_bytes += abs_path.stat().st_size
-            except (PermissionError, OSError) as exc:
-                errors.append(f"  {rel_path}: {exc}")
-                continue
-
-            # Progress every 500 files
-            if i % 500 == 0:
-                print(f"  {i}/{file_count} files ...")
-
-    elapsed = time.monotonic() - t0
-    zip_size = out_path.stat().st_size
-
-    # Summary
-    print()
-    print(f"Backup complete: {out_path}")
-    print(f"  Files:       {file_count}")
-    print(f"  Original:    {_format_size(total_bytes)}")
-    print(f"  Compressed:  {_format_size(zip_size)}")
-    print(f"  Time:        {elapsed:.1f}s")
-
-    if skipped_dirs:
-        print(f"\n  Excluded directories:")
-        for d in sorted(skipped_dirs):
-            print(f"    {d}/")
-
-    if errors:
-        print(f"\n  Warnings ({len(errors)} files skipped):")
-        for e in errors[:10]:
-            print(e)
-        if len(errors) > 10:
-            print(f"  ... and {len(errors) - 10} more")
-
-    print(f"\nRestore with: hermes import {out_path.name}")
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Import
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _validate_backup_zip(zf: zipfile.ZipFile) -> tuple[bool, str]:
-    """Check that a zip looks like a Hermes backup.
-
-    Returns (ok, reason).
-    """
-    names = zf.namelist()
-    if not names:
-        return False, "zip archive is empty"
-
-    # Look for telltale files that a hermes home would have
-    markers = {"config.yaml", ".env", "state.db"}
-    found = set()
-    for n in names:
-        # Could be at the root or one level deep (if someone zipped the directory)
-        basename = Path(n).name
-        if basename in markers:
-            found.add(basename)
-
-    if not found:
-        return False, (
-            "zip does not appear to be a Hermes backup "
-            "(no config.yaml, .env, or state databases found)"
-        )
-
-    return True, ""
-
-
-def _detect_prefix(zf: zipfile.ZipFile) -> str:
-    """Detect if the zip has a common directory prefix wrapping all entries.
-
-    Some tools zip as `.hermes/config.yaml` instead of `config.yaml`.
-    Returns the prefix to strip (empty string if none).
-    """
-    names = [n for n in zf.namelist() if not n.endswith("/")]
-    if not names:
-        return ""
-
-    # Find common prefix
-    parts_list = [Path(n).parts for n in names]
-
-    # Check if all entries share a common first directory
-    first_parts = {p[0] for p in parts_list if len(p) > 1}
-    if len(first_parts) == 1:
-        prefix = first_parts.pop()
-        # Only strip if it looks like a hermes dir name
-        if prefix in (".hermes", "hermes"):
-            return prefix + "/"
-
-    return ""
-
-
-def run_import(args) -> None:
-    """Restore a Hermes backup from a zip file."""
-    zip_path = Path(args.zipfile).expanduser().resolve()
-
-    if not zip_path.is_file():
-        print(f"Error: File not found: {zip_path}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    if not zipfile.is_zipfile(zip_path):
-        print(f"Error: Not a valid zip file: {zip_path}")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    hermes_root = get_default_hermes_root()
-
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "r") as zf:
-        # Validate
-        ok, reason = _validate_backup_zip(zf)
-        if not ok:
-            print(f"Error: {reason}")
-            sys.exit(1)
-
-        prefix = _detect_prefix(zf)
-        members = [n for n in zf.namelist() if not n.endswith("/")]
-        file_count = len(members)
-
-        print(f"Backup contains {file_count} files")
-        print(f"Target: {display_hermes_home()}")
-
-        if prefix:
-            print(f"Detected archive prefix: {prefix!r} (will be stripped)")
-
-        # Check for existing installation
-        has_config = (hermes_root / "config.yaml").exists()
-        has_env = (hermes_root / ".env").exists()
-
-        if (has_config or has_env) and not args.force:
-            print()
-            print("Warning: Target directory already has Hermes configuration.")
-            print("Importing will overwrite existing files with backup contents.")
-            print()
-            try:
-                answer = input("Continue? [y/N] ").strip().lower()
-            except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
-                print("\nAborted.")
-                sys.exit(1)
-            if answer not in ("y", "yes"):
-                print("Aborted.")
-                return
-
-        # Extract
-        print(f"\nImporting {file_count} files ...")
-        hermes_root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-        errors = []
-        restored = 0
-        t0 = time.monotonic()
-
-        for member in members:
-            # Strip prefix if detected
-            if prefix and member.startswith(prefix):
-                rel = member[len(prefix):]
-            else:
-                rel = member
-
-            if not rel:
-                continue
-
-            target = hermes_root / rel
-
-            # Security: reject absolute paths and traversals
-            try:
-                target.resolve().relative_to(hermes_root.resolve())
-            except ValueError:
-                errors.append(f"  {rel}: path traversal blocked")
-                continue
-
-            try:
-                target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-                with zf.open(member) as src, open(target, "wb") as dst:
-                    dst.write(src.read())
-                restored += 1
-            except (PermissionError, OSError) as exc:
-                errors.append(f"  {rel}: {exc}")
-
-            if restored % 500 == 0:
-                print(f"  {restored}/{file_count} files ...")
-
-        elapsed = time.monotonic() - t0
-
-        # Summary
-        print()
-        print(f"Import complete: {restored} files restored in {elapsed:.1f}s")
-        print(f"  Target: {display_hermes_home()}")
-
-        if errors:
-            print(f"\n  Warnings ({len(errors)} files skipped):")
-            for e in errors[:10]:
-                print(e)
-            if len(errors) > 10:
-                print(f"  ... and {len(errors) - 10} more")
-
-        # Post-import: restore profile wrapper scripts
-        profiles_dir = hermes_root / "profiles"
-        restored_profiles = []
-        if profiles_dir.is_dir():
-            try:
-                from hermes_cli.profiles import (
-                    create_wrapper_script, check_alias_collision,
-                    _is_wrapper_dir_in_path, _get_wrapper_dir,
-                )
-                for entry in sorted(profiles_dir.iterdir()):
-                    if not entry.is_dir():
-                        continue
-                    profile_name = entry.name
-                    # Only create wrappers for directories with config
-                    if not (entry / "config.yaml").exists() and not (entry / ".env").exists():
-                        continue
-                    collision = check_alias_collision(profile_name)
-                    if collision:
-                        print(f"  Skipped alias '{profile_name}': {collision}")
-                        restored_profiles.append((profile_name, False))
-                    else:
-                        wrapper = create_wrapper_script(profile_name)
-                        restored_profiles.append((profile_name, wrapper is not None))
-
-                if restored_profiles:
-                    created = [n for n, ok in restored_profiles if ok]
-                    skipped = [n for n, ok in restored_profiles if not ok]
-                    if created:
-                        print(f"\n  Profile aliases restored: {', '.join(created)}")
-                    if skipped:
-                        print(f"  Profile aliases skipped:  {', '.join(skipped)}")
-                    if not _is_wrapper_dir_in_path():
-                        print(f"\n  Note: {_get_wrapper_dir()} is not in your PATH.")
-                        print('  Add to your shell config (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):')
-                        print('    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"')
-            except ImportError:
-                # hermes_cli.profiles might not be available (fresh install)
-                if any(profiles_dir.iterdir()):
-                    print(f"\n  Profiles detected but aliases could not be created.")
-                    print(f"  Run: hermes profile list  (after installing hermes)")
-
-        # Guidance
-        print()
-        if not (hermes_root / "hermes-agent").is_dir():
-            print("Note: The hermes-agent codebase was not included in the backup.")
-            print("  If this is a fresh install, run: hermes update")
-
-        if restored_profiles:
-            gw_profiles = [n for n, _ in restored_profiles]
-            print("\nTo re-enable gateway services for profiles:")
-            for pname in gw_profiles:
-                print(f"  hermes -p {pname} gateway install")
-
-        print("Done. Your Hermes configuration has been restored.")
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Quick state snapshots (used by /snapshot slash command and hermes backup --quick)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Critical state files to include in quick snapshots (relative to HERMES_HOME).
-# Everything else is either regeneratable (logs, cache) or managed separately
-# (skills, repo, sessions/).
-_QUICK_STATE_FILES = (
-    "state.db",
-    "config.yaml",
-    ".env",
-    "auth.json",
-    "cron/jobs.json",
-    "gateway_state.json",
-    "channel_directory.json",
-    "processes.json",
-)
-
-_QUICK_SNAPSHOTS_DIR = "state-snapshots"
-_QUICK_DEFAULT_KEEP = 20
-
-
-def _quick_snapshot_root(hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None) -> Path:
-    home = hermes_home or get_hermes_home()
-    return home / _QUICK_SNAPSHOTS_DIR
-
-
-def create_quick_snapshot(
-    label: Optional[str] = None,
-    hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None,
-) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Create a quick state snapshot of critical files.
-
-    Copies STATE_FILES to a timestamped directory under state-snapshots/.
-    Auto-prunes old snapshots beyond the keep limit.
-
-    Returns:
-        Snapshot ID (timestamp-based), or None if no files found.
-    """
-    home = hermes_home or get_hermes_home()
-    root = _quick_snapshot_root(home)
-
-    ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
-    snap_id = f"{ts}-{label}" if label else ts
-    snap_dir = root / snap_id
-    snap_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    manifest: Dict[str, int] = {}  # rel_path -> file size
-
-    for rel in _QUICK_STATE_FILES:
-        src = home / rel
-        if not src.exists() or not src.is_file():
-            continue
-
-        dst = snap_dir / rel
-        dst.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-        try:
-            if src.suffix == ".db":
-                if not _safe_copy_db(src, dst):
-                    continue
-            else:
-                shutil.copy2(src, dst)
-            manifest[rel] = dst.stat().st_size
-        except (OSError, PermissionError) as exc:
-            logger.warning("Could not snapshot %s: %s", rel, exc)
-
-    if not manifest:
-        shutil.rmtree(snap_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-        return None
-
-    # Write manifest
-    meta = {
-        "id": snap_id,
-        "timestamp": ts,
-        "label": label,
-        "file_count": len(manifest),
-        "total_size": sum(manifest.values()),
-        "files": manifest,
-    }
-    with open(snap_dir / "manifest.json", "w") as f:
-        json.dump(meta, f, indent=2)
-
-    # Auto-prune
-    _prune_quick_snapshots(root, keep=_QUICK_DEFAULT_KEEP)
-
-    logger.info("State snapshot created: %s (%d files)", snap_id, len(manifest))
-    return snap_id
-
-
-def list_quick_snapshots(
-    limit: int = 20,
-    hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None,
-) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """List existing quick state snapshots, most recent first."""
-    root = _quick_snapshot_root(hermes_home)
-    if not root.exists():
-        return []
-
-    results = []
-    for d in sorted(root.iterdir(), reverse=True):
-        if not d.is_dir():
-            continue
-        manifest_path = d / "manifest.json"
-        if manifest_path.exists():
-            try:
-                with open(manifest_path) as f:
-                    results.append(json.load(f))
-            except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
-                results.append({"id": d.name, "file_count": 0, "total_size": 0})
-        if len(results) >= limit:
-            break
-
-    return results
-
-
-def restore_quick_snapshot(
-    snapshot_id: str,
-    hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None,
-) -> bool:
-    """Restore state from a quick snapshot.
-
-    Overwrites current state files with the snapshot's copies.
-    Returns True if at least one file was restored.
-    """
-    home = hermes_home or get_hermes_home()
-    root = _quick_snapshot_root(home)
-    snap_dir = root / snapshot_id
-
-    if not snap_dir.is_dir():
-        return False
-
-    manifest_path = snap_dir / "manifest.json"
-    if not manifest_path.exists():
-        return False
-
-    with open(manifest_path) as f:
-        meta = json.load(f)
-
-    restored = 0
-    for rel in meta.get("files", {}):
-        src = snap_dir / rel
-        if not src.exists():
-            continue
-
-        dst = home / rel
-        dst.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-        try:
-            if dst.suffix == ".db":
-                # Atomic-ish replace for databases
-                tmp = dst.parent / f".{dst.name}.snap_restore"
-                shutil.copy2(src, tmp)
-                dst.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                shutil.move(str(tmp), str(dst))
-            else:
-                shutil.copy2(src, dst)
-            restored += 1
-        except (OSError, PermissionError) as exc:
-            logger.error("Failed to restore %s: %s", rel, exc)
-
-    logger.info("Restored %d files from snapshot %s", restored, snapshot_id)
-    return restored > 0
-
-
-def _prune_quick_snapshots(root: Path, keep: int = _QUICK_DEFAULT_KEEP) -> int:
-    """Remove oldest quick snapshots beyond the keep limit. Returns count deleted."""
-    if not root.exists():
-        return 0
-
-    dirs = sorted(
-        (d for d in root.iterdir() if d.is_dir()),
-        key=lambda d: d.name,
-        reverse=True,
-    )
-
-    deleted = 0
-    for d in dirs[keep:]:
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(d)
-            deleted += 1
-        except OSError as exc:
-            logger.warning("Failed to prune snapshot %s: %s", d.name, exc)
-
-    return deleted
-
-
-def prune_quick_snapshots(
-    keep: int = _QUICK_DEFAULT_KEEP,
-    hermes_home: Optional[Path] = None,
-) -> int:
-    """Manually prune quick snapshots. Returns count deleted."""
-    return _prune_quick_snapshots(_quick_snapshot_root(hermes_home), keep=keep)
-
-
-def run_quick_backup(args) -> None:
-    """CLI entry point for hermes backup --quick."""
-    label = getattr(args, "label", None)
-    snap_id = create_quick_snapshot(label=label)
-    if snap_id:
-        print(f"State snapshot created: {snap_id}")
-        snaps = list_quick_snapshots()
-        print(f"  {len(snaps)} snapshot(s) stored in {display_hermes_home()}/state-snapshots/")
-        print(f"  Restore with: /snapshot restore {snap_id}")
-    else:
-        print("No state files found to snapshot.")
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Pure display functions with no HermesCLI state dependency.

 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import threading
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ def prompt_for_secret(cli, var_name: str, prompt: str, metadata=None) -> dict:
        if not hasattr(cli, "_secret_deadline"):
            cli._secret_deadline = 0
        try:
-            value = getpass.getpass(f"{prompt} (hidden, ESC or empty Enter to skip): ")
+            value = getpass.getpass(f"{prompt} (hidden, Enter to skip): ")
        except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
            value = ""

        if not value:
-            cprint(f"\n{_DIM}  ⏭ Secret entry skipped{_RST}")
+            cprint(f"\n{_DIM}  ⏭ Secret entry cancelled{_RST}")
            return {
                "success": True,
                "reason": "cancelled",
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def prompt_for_secret(cli, var_name: str, prompt: str, metadata=None) -> dict:
                cli._app.invalidate()

            if not value:
-                cprint(f"\n{_DIM}  ⏭ Secret entry skipped{_RST}")
+                cprint(f"\n{_DIM}  ⏭ Secret entry cancelled{_RST}")
                return {
                    "success": True,
                    "reason": "cancelled",
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 """hermes claw — OpenClaw migration commands.

 Usage:
-    hermes claw migrate              # Preview then migrate (always shows preview first)
-    hermes claw migrate --dry-run    # Preview only, no changes
-    hermes claw migrate --yes        # Skip confirmation prompt
+    hermes claw migrate              # Interactive migration from ~/.openclaw
+    hermes claw migrate --dry-run    # Preview what would be migrated
    hermes claw migrate --preset full --overwrite  # Full migration, overwrite conflicts
    hermes claw cleanup              # Archive leftover OpenClaw directories
    hermes claw cleanup --dry-run    # Preview what would be archived
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ Usage:

 import importlib.util
 import logging
-import subprocess
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -51,138 +49,10 @@ _OPENCLAW_SCRIPT_INSTALLED = (
 )

 # Known OpenClaw directory names (current + legacy)
-_OPENCLAW_DIR_NAMES = (".openclaw", ".clawdbot", ".moltbot")
+_OPENCLAW_DIR_NAMES = (".openclaw", ".clawdbot", ".moldbot")

-def _detect_openclaw_processes() -> list[str]:
-    """Detect running OpenClaw processes and services.
-
-    Returns a list of human-readable descriptions of what was found.
-    An empty list means nothing was detected.
-    """
-    found: list[str] = []
-
-    # -- systemd service (Linux) ------------------------------------------
-    if sys.platform != "win32":
-        try:
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ["systemctl", "--user", "is-active", "openclaw-gateway.service"],
-                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
-            )
-            if result.stdout.strip() == "active":
-                found.append("systemd service: openclaw-gateway.service")
-        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
-            pass
-
-    # -- process scan ------------------------------------------------------
-    if sys.platform == "win32":
-        try:
-            for exe in ("openclaw.exe", "clawd.exe"):
-                result = subprocess.run(
-                    ["tasklist", "/FI", f"IMAGENAME eq {exe}"],
-                    capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
-                )
-                if exe in result.stdout.lower():
-                    found.append(f"process: {exe}")
-
-            # Node.js-hosted OpenClaw — tasklist doesn't show command lines,
-            # so fall back to PowerShell.
-            ps_cmd = (
-                'Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "Name = \'node.exe\'" | '
-                'Where-Object { $_.CommandLine -match "openclaw|clawd" } | '
-                'Select-Object -First 1 ProcessId'
-            )
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ["powershell", "-NoProfile", "-Command", ps_cmd],
-                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
-            )
-            if result.stdout.strip():
-                found.append(f"node.exe process with openclaw in command line (PID {result.stdout.strip()})")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-    else:
-        try:
-            result = subprocess.run(
-                ["pgrep", "-f", "openclaw"],
-                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=3,
-            )
-            if result.returncode == 0:
-                pids = result.stdout.strip().split()
-                found.append(f"openclaw process(es) (PIDs: {', '.join(pids)})")
-        except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
-            pass
-
-    return found
-
-
-def _warn_if_openclaw_running(auto_yes: bool) -> None:
-    """Warn if OpenClaw is still running before migration.
-
-    Telegram, Discord, and Slack only allow one active connection per bot
-    token. Migrating while OpenClaw is running causes both to fight for the
-    same token.
-    """
-    running = _detect_openclaw_processes()
-    if not running:
-        return
-
-    print()
-    print_error("OpenClaw appears to be running:")
-    for detail in running:
-        print_info(f"  * {detail}")
-    print_info(
-        "Messaging platforms (Telegram, Discord, Slack) only allow one "
-        "active session per bot token. If you continue, both OpenClaw and "
-        "Hermes may try to use the same token, causing disconnects."
-    )
-    print_info("Recommendation: stop OpenClaw before migrating.")
-    print()
-    if auto_yes:
-        return
-    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-        print_info("Non-interactive session — continuing to preview only.")
-        return
-    if not prompt_yes_no("Continue anyway?", default=False):
-        print_info("Migration cancelled. Stop OpenClaw and try again.")
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-
-def _warn_if_gateway_running(auto_yes: bool) -> None:
-    """Check if a Hermes gateway is running with connected platforms.
-
-    Migrating bot tokens while the gateway is polling will cause conflicts
-    (e.g. Telegram 409 "terminated by other getUpdates request"). Warn the
-    user and let them decide whether to continue.
-    """
-    from gateway.status import get_running_pid, read_runtime_status
-
-    if not get_running_pid():
-        return
-
-    data = read_runtime_status() or {}
-    platforms = data.get("platforms") or {}
-    connected = [name for name, info in platforms.items()
-                 if isinstance(info, dict) and info.get("state") == "connected"]
-    if not connected:
-        return
-
-    print()
-    print_error(
-        "Hermes gateway is running with active connections: "
-        + ", ".join(connected)
-    )
-    print_info(
-        "Migrating bot tokens while the gateway is active will cause "
-        "conflicts (Telegram, Discord, and Slack only allow one active "
-        "session per token)."
-    )
-    print_info("Recommendation: stop the gateway first with 'hermes stop'.")
-    print()
-    if not auto_yes and not prompt_yes_no("Continue anyway?", default=False):
-        print_info("Migration cancelled. Stop the gateway and try again.")
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-# State files commonly found in OpenClaw workspace directories — listed
-# during cleanup to help the user decide whether to archive
+# State files commonly found in OpenClaw workspace directories that cause
+# confusion after migration (the agent discovers them and writes to them)
 _WORKSPACE_STATE_GLOBS = (
    "*/todo.json",
    "*/sessions/*",
@@ -227,7 +97,7 @@ def _find_openclaw_dirs() -> list[Path]:


 def _scan_workspace_state(source_dir: Path) -> list[tuple[Path, str]]:
-    """Scan an OpenClaw directory for workspace state files.
+    """Scan an OpenClaw directory for workspace state files that cause confusion.

    Returns a list of (path, description) tuples.
    """
@@ -310,7 +180,7 @@ def _cmd_migrate(args):
        source_dir = Path.home() / ".openclaw"
        if not source_dir.is_dir():
            # Try legacy directory names
-            for legacy in (".clawdbot", ".moltbot"):
+            for legacy in (".clawdbot", ".moldbot"):
                candidate = Path.home() / legacy
                if candidate.is_dir():
                    source_dir = candidate
@@ -367,12 +237,12 @@ def _cmd_migrate(args):

    # Show what we're doing
    hermes_home = get_hermes_home()
-    auto_yes = getattr(args, "yes", False)
    print()
    print_header("Migration Settings")
    print_info(f"Source:      {source_dir}")
    print_info(f"Target:      {hermes_home}")
    print_info(f"Preset:      {preset}")
+    print_info(f"Mode:        {'dry run (preview only)' if dry_run else 'execute'}")
    print_info(f"Overwrite:   {'yes' if overwrite else 'no (skip conflicts)'}")
    print_info(f"Secrets:     {'yes (allowlisted only)' if migrate_secrets else 'no'}")
    if skill_conflict != "skip":
@@ -381,88 +251,31 @@ def _cmd_migrate(args):
        print_info(f"Workspace:   {workspace_target}")
    print()

-    # Check if OpenClaw is still running — migrating tokens while both are
-    # active will cause conflicts (e.g. Telegram 409).
-    _warn_if_openclaw_running(auto_yes)
-
-    # Check if a Hermes gateway is running with connected platforms.
-    _warn_if_gateway_running(auto_yes)
+    # For execute mode (non-dry-run), confirm unless --yes was passed
+    if not dry_run and not getattr(args, "yes", False):
+        if not prompt_yes_no("Proceed with migration?", default=True):
+            print_info("Migration cancelled.")
+            return

    # Ensure config.yaml exists before migration tries to read it
    config_path = get_config_path()
    if not config_path.exists():
        save_config(load_config())

-    # Load the migration module
+    # Load and run the migration
    try:
        mod = _load_migration_module(script_path)
        if mod is None:
            print_error("Could not load migration script.")
            return
-    except Exception as e:
-        print()
-        print_error(f"Could not load migration script: {e}")
-        logger.debug("OpenClaw migration error", exc_info=True)
-        return

-    selected = mod.resolve_selected_options(None, None, preset=preset)
-    ws_target = Path(workspace_target).resolve() if workspace_target else None
+        selected = mod.resolve_selected_options(None, None, preset=preset)
+        ws_target = Path(workspace_target).resolve() if workspace_target else None

-    # ── Phase 1: Always preview first ──────────────────────────
-    try:
-        preview = mod.Migrator(
-            source_root=source_dir.resolve(),
-            target_root=hermes_home.resolve(),
-            execute=False,
-            workspace_target=ws_target,
-            overwrite=overwrite,
-            migrate_secrets=migrate_secrets,
-            output_dir=None,
-            selected_options=selected,
-            preset_name=preset,
-            skill_conflict_mode=skill_conflict,
-        )
-        preview_report = preview.migrate()
-    except Exception as e:
-        print()
-        print_error(f"Migration preview failed: {e}")
-        logger.debug("OpenClaw migration preview error", exc_info=True)
-        return
-
-    preview_summary = preview_report.get("summary", {})
-    preview_count = preview_summary.get("migrated", 0)
-
-    if preview_count == 0:
-        print()
-        print_info("Nothing to migrate from OpenClaw.")
-        _print_migration_report(preview_report, dry_run=True)
-        return
-
-    print()
-    print_header(f"Migration Preview — {preview_count} item(s) would be imported")
-    print_info("No changes have been made yet. Review the list below:")
-    _print_migration_report(preview_report, dry_run=True)
-
-    # If --dry-run, stop here
-    if dry_run:
-        return
-
-    # ── Phase 2: Confirm and execute ───────────────────────────
-    print()
-    if not auto_yes:
-        if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-            print_info("Non-interactive session — preview only.")
-            print_info("To execute, re-run with: hermes claw migrate --yes")
-            return
-        if not prompt_yes_no("Proceed with migration?", default=True):
-            print_info("Migration cancelled.")
-            return
-
-    try:
        migrator = mod.Migrator(
            source_root=source_dir.resolve(),
            target_root=hermes_home.resolve(),
-            execute=True,
+            execute=not dry_run,
            workspace_target=ws_target,
            overwrite=overwrite,
            migrate_secrets=migrate_secrets,
@@ -479,18 +292,62 @@ def _cmd_migrate(args):
        return

    # Print results
-    _print_migration_report(report, dry_run=False)
+    _print_migration_report(report, dry_run)

-    # Source directory is left untouched — archiving is not the migration
-    # tool's responsibility.  Users who want to clean up can run
-    # 'hermes claw cleanup' separately.
+    # After successful non-dry-run migration, offer to archive the source directory
+    if not dry_run and report.get("summary", {}).get("migrated", 0) > 0:
+        _offer_source_archival(source_dir, getattr(args, "yes", False))
+
+
+def _offer_source_archival(source_dir: Path, auto_yes: bool = False):
+    """After migration, offer to rename the source directory to prevent state fragmentation.
+
+    OpenClaw workspace directories contain state files (todo.json, sessions, etc.)
+    that the agent may discover and write to, causing confusion. Renaming the
+    directory prevents this.
+    """
+    if not source_dir.is_dir():
+        return
+
+    # Scan for state files that could cause problems
+    state_files = _scan_workspace_state(source_dir)
+
+    print()
+    print_header("Post-Migration Cleanup")
+    print_info("The OpenClaw directory still exists and contains workspace state files")
+    print_info("that can confuse the agent (todo lists, sessions, logs).")
+    if state_files:
+        print()
+        print(color("  Found state files:", Colors.YELLOW))
+        # Show up to 10 most relevant findings
+        for path, desc in state_files[:10]:
+            print(f"      {desc}")
+        if len(state_files) > 10:
+            print(f"      ... and {len(state_files) - 10} more")
+    print()
+    print_info(f"Recommend: rename {source_dir.name}/ to {source_dir.name}.pre-migration/")
+    print_info("This prevents the agent from discovering old workspace directories.")
+    print_info("You can always rename it back if needed.")
+    print()
+
+    if auto_yes or prompt_yes_no(f"Archive {source_dir} now?", default=True):
+        try:
+            archive_path = _archive_directory(source_dir)
+            print_success(f"Archived: {source_dir} → {archive_path}")
+            print_info("The original directory has been renamed, not deleted.")
+            print_info(f"To undo: mv {archive_path} {source_dir}")
+        except OSError as e:
+            print_error(f"Could not archive: {e}")
+            print_info(f"You can do it manually: mv {source_dir} {source_dir}.pre-migration")
+    else:
+        print_info("Skipped. You can archive later with: hermes claw cleanup")


 def _cmd_cleanup(args):
    """Archive leftover OpenClaw directories after migration.

    Scans for OpenClaw directories that still exist after migration and offers
-    to rename them to .pre-migration to free disk space.
+    to rename them to .pre-migration to prevent state fragmentation.
    """
    dry_run = getattr(args, "dry_run", False)
    auto_yes = getattr(args, "yes", False)
@@ -527,28 +384,6 @@ def _cmd_cleanup(args):
        print_success("No OpenClaw directories found. Nothing to clean up.")
        return

-    # Warn if OpenClaw is still running — archiving while the service is
-    # active causes it to recreate an empty skeleton directory (#8502).
-    running = _detect_openclaw_processes()
-    if running:
-        print()
-        print_error("OpenClaw appears to be still running:")
-        for detail in running:
-            print_info(f"  * {detail}")
-        print_info(
-            "Archiving .openclaw/ while the service is active may cause it to "
-            "immediately recreate an empty skeleton directory, destroying your config."
-        )
-        print_info("Stop OpenClaw first: systemctl --user stop openclaw-gateway.service")
-        print()
-        if not auto_yes:
-            if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-                print_info("Non-interactive session — aborting. Stop OpenClaw and re-run.")
-                return
-            if not prompt_yes_no("Proceed anyway?", default=False):
-                print_info("Aborted. Stop OpenClaw first, then re-run: hermes claw cleanup")
-                return
-
    total_archived = 0

    for source_dir in dirs_to_check:
@@ -587,7 +422,7 @@ def _cmd_cleanup(args):

        if state_files:
            print()
-            print(color(f"  {len(state_files)} state file(s) found:", Colors.YELLOW))
+            print(color(f"  {len(state_files)} state file(s) that could cause confusion:", Colors.YELLOW))
            for path, desc in state_files[:8]:
                print(f"      {desc}")
            if len(state_files) > 8:
@@ -598,9 +433,6 @@ def _cmd_cleanup(args):
        if dry_run:
            archive_path = _archive_directory(source_dir, dry_run=True)
            print_info(f"Would archive: {source_dir} → {archive_path}")
-        elif not auto_yes and not sys.stdin.isatty():
-            print_info(f"Non-interactive session — would archive: {source_dir}")
-            print_info("To execute, re-run with: hermes claw cleanup --yes")
        else:
            if auto_yes or prompt_yes_no(f"Archive {source_dir}?", default=True):
                try:
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-"""Shared CLI output helpers for Hermes CLI modules.
-
-Extracts the identical ``print_info/success/warning/error`` and ``prompt()``
-functions previously duplicated across setup.py, tools_config.py,
-mcp_config.py, and memory_setup.py.
-"""
-
-import getpass
-
-from hermes_cli.colors import Colors, color
-
-
-# ─── Print Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-def print_info(text: str) -> None:
-    """Print a dim informational message."""
-    print(color(f"  {text}", Colors.DIM))
-
-
-def print_success(text: str) -> None:
-    """Print a green success message with ✓ prefix."""
-    print(color(f"✓ {text}", Colors.GREEN))
-
-
-def print_warning(text: str) -> None:
-    """Print a yellow warning message with ⚠ prefix."""
-    print(color(f"⚠ {text}", Colors.YELLOW))
-
-
-def print_error(text: str) -> None:
-    """Print a red error message with ✗ prefix."""
-    print(color(f"✗ {text}", Colors.RED))
-
-
-def print_header(text: str) -> None:
-    """Print a bold yellow header."""
-    print(color(f"\n  {text}", Colors.YELLOW))
-
-
-# ─── Input Prompts ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-
-def prompt(
-    question: str,
-    default: str | None = None,
-    password: bool = False,
-) -> str:
-    """Prompt the user for input with optional default and password masking.
-
-    Replaces the four independent ``_prompt()`` / ``prompt()`` implementations
-    in setup.py, tools_config.py, mcp_config.py, and memory_setup.py.
-
-    Returns the user's input (stripped), or *default* if the user presses Enter.
-    Returns empty string on Ctrl-C or EOF.
-    """
-    suffix = f" [{default}]" if default else ""
-    display = color(f"  {question}{suffix}: ", Colors.YELLOW)
-
-    try:
-        if password:
-            value = getpass.getpass(display)
-        else:
-            value = input(display)
-        value = value.strip()
-        return value if value else (default or "")
-    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
-        print()
-        return ""
-
-
-def prompt_yes_no(question: str, default: bool = True) -> bool:
-    """Prompt for a yes/no answer. Returns bool."""
-    hint = "Y/n" if default else "y/N"
-    answer = prompt(f"{question} ({hint})")
-    if not answer:
-        return default
-    return answer.lower().startswith("y")
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path

-from hermes_constants import is_wsl as _is_wsl
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

+# Cache WSL detection (checked once per process)
+_wsl_detected: bool | None = None
+

 def save_clipboard_image(dest: Path) -> bool:
    """Extract an image from the system clipboard and save it as PNG.
@@ -216,6 +217,19 @@ def _windows_save(dest: Path) -> bool:

 # ── Linux ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

+def _is_wsl() -> bool:
+    """Detect if running inside WSL (1 or 2)."""
+    global _wsl_detected
+    if _wsl_detected is not None:
+        return _wsl_detected
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/version", "r") as f:
+            _wsl_detected = "microsoft" in f.read().lower()
+    except Exception:
+        _wsl_detected = False
+    return _wsl_detected
+
+
 def _linux_save(dest: Path) -> bool:
    """Try clipboard backends in priority order: WSL → Wayland → X11."""
    if _is_wsl():
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+++ b/Show More