chore(deps): bump the python group across 1 directory with 6 updates

Updates the requirements on [onnxruntime](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime), [markitdown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown), [httpcore](https://github.com/encode/httpcore), [pydantic](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic), [pydantic-settings](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-settings) and [mcp](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk) to permit the latest version.

Updates `onnxruntime` to 1.30.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/blob/main/docs/ReleaseNotesWorkflow.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/compare/v1.20.0...v1.30.0)

Updates `markitdown` from 0.1.6 to 0.1.8
- [Release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/compare/v0.1.6...v0.1.8)

Updates `httpcore` to 1.0.9
- [Release notes](https://github.com/encode/httpcore/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/encode/httpcore/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/encode/httpcore/compare/1.0.0...1.0.9)

Updates `pydantic` to 2.13.5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/blob/v2.13.5/HISTORY.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/compare/v2.13.4...v2.13.5)

Updates `pydantic-settings` to 2.15.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-settings/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-settings/compare/v2.14.1...v2.15.0)

Updates `mcp` to 2.3.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/RELEASE.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/compare/v0.2.0...v2.3.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: onnxruntime
  dependency-version: 1.30.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  dependency-group: python
- dependency-name: markitdown
  dependency-version: 0.1.8
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: python
- dependency-name: httpcore
  dependency-version: 1.0.9
  dependency-type: direct:production
  dependency-group: python
- dependency-name: pydantic
  dependency-version: 2.13.5
  dependency-type: direct:production
  dependency-group: python
- dependency-name: pydantic-settings
  dependency-version: 2.15.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  dependency-group: python
- dependency-name: mcp
  dependency-version: 2.3.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  dependency-group: python
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -147,8 +147,15 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
-          cache: pip
-      - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+      # uv resolves the same versions as pip but installs ~5x faster, and its
+      # cache keeps each shard from re-downloading the whole requirement set.
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c18668ad3cf93ea998bef934396af7bb5c839dc7  # v10.2.0
+        if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: requirements.txt
+          prune-cache: false
+      - run: uv pip install --system -r requirements.txt
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020  # v7.0.0
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
@@ -157,15 +164,25 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
+      # Browser binaries are keyed on the lockfile's Playwright version. On a
+      # hit, --with-deps still installs the system libraries but skips the
+      # browser downloads.
+      - uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9  # v6.1.0
+        if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
+          key: ms-playwright-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}
       - run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
       - run: mkdir -p data  # sqlite DB lives at ./data/app.db
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
-      - name: Install FFmpeg for media integration tests
+      # One apt pass for FFmpeg (media integration tests) and bubblewrap
+      # (containment, verified in the next step).
+      - name: Install FFmpeg and bubblewrap
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg bubblewrap
           command -v ffmpeg
           ffmpeg -version | head -n 1
 
@@ -174,8 +191,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bubblewrap
           bwrap --version
           sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone user.max_user_namespaces \
             kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns
@@ -223,4 +238,4 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.docs-check.outputs.docs_only != 'true'
         env:
           PYTEST_SHARD: ${{ matrix.shard }}
-        run: python -m pytest -q -rs --shard "$PYTEST_SHARD"
+        run: python -m pytest -q -rs --durations=25 --shard "$PYTEST_SHARD"

PUBLICATION_ASSET_DECISIONS.md

@@ -67,3 +67,24 @@ SAN-191 reconciles references, font preferences, catalogs, tests and packaging.
 The service-worker cache version changes so activation deletes prior app caches.
 Omission is not a finding of infringement and does not grant permission to
 restore the removed originals.
+
+## Post-publication restoration review
+
+The historical SAN entries recorded above reflect the conservative posture adopted during publication migration. As noted in SAN-191, omission was not a finding of infringement. A subsequent maintainer review traced these 14 project-origin assets through repository history, recorded their repository provenance, and restored their byte-identical historical versions previously distributed by the project.
+
+The original SHA-256 hashes are recorded below. Ambiguous third-party assets (such as vendor marks and third-party libraries) remain deliberately omitted.
+
+- RESTORE-001: `assets/branding/odysseus-browser.jpg` (SHA-256: `96bc894113d3db1a8e19535047e85fef7bfe7e643d45973d6effb945dce667df`): README interface screenshot introduced by pewdiepie-archdaemon in commit "Refresh README screenshot".
+- RESTORE-002: `assets/branding/odysseus-wordmark.png` (SHA-256: `5e20708f9709735c66692c0cffc74734d61cfa256d48f9095c6870bcd53f4552`): README wordmark artwork introduced by pewdiepie-archdaemon in commit "Refresh README presentation".
+- RESTORE-003: `assets/branding/odysseus.jpg` (SHA-256: `cd5e87b12f1e9e7baca6a6c5e95012130c9e26c6e31526e864eaf17096fcd05e`): Project branding image from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon, used by build-macos-app.sh for launcher icon generation.
+- RESTORE-004: `website/bg.webm` (SHA-256: `157f732539a6072d55164da23d65afa9423782728dd067154867fcebb176fb35`): Landing page background video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-005: `website/chat.webm` (SHA-256: `d69f319192cec2cac1831e08ee99ae902398f1b163021e42b3fda05a0d7ab4d5`): Chat demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-006: `website/compare.webm` (SHA-256: `90d8c68dbc2ac3029b258598a7e2c2c5c8f5d6d702b9d31f0c729e5517093f51`): Model comparison demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-007: `website/document.webm` (SHA-256: `754e4ae071e9def5151749a03ad284cd41385354620fc8afea3c5c4f50f64a0d`): Document editor demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-008: `website/gallery.webm` (SHA-256: `b3bbe99c55b5cd1de32cb8e84fa31044761b7724a76a4bae4d4b0acaed7f3500`): Image gallery demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-009: `website/notes.webm` (SHA-256: `2a82b501271c4b60927e575bb22f8c986e3d1a4089a5518f84b46e534dea37d7`): Notes demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-010: `website/research.webm` (SHA-256: `2495a1a6cc1ea037f7460d065e3af6aacf091b240edebc436ce4bca5e83dab87`): Deep research demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-011: `website/theme.webm` (SHA-256: `6bd5a4140e9eeb9e06bee217319d331e9c8c873763fcb9040425fb38878b8410`): Theme demo video from commit e5c99a5eee62fc7df0e2dca5e46cbc87399047d6 ("Odysseus v1.0") by pewdiepie-archdaemon.
+- RESTORE-012: `static/icons/icon-192.png` (SHA-256: `d9f54e07d2a8dca6302125d84436176a26a056745c5adb29ef521345c161e359`): Project PWA icon (192x192) contributed in PR #428 (commit 615134851d5c17897b96bba43b7961a00770d45b), generated from the project logo SVG.
+- RESTORE-013: `static/icons/icon-512.png` (SHA-256: `785872b140da58087f23539ed187fe0f69de6eb9690abf995b10c93b5b518388`): Project PWA icon (512x512) contributed in PR #428 (commit 615134851d5c17897b96bba43b7961a00770d45b), generated from the project logo SVG.
+- RESTORE-014: `static/icons/icon-maskable-512.png` (SHA-256: `7ed567fe0de6b6b451eec35c8fb2b465d84a3b23945135c19c4fa388ac976449`): Project PWA maskable icon (512x512) contributed in PR #428 (commit 615134851d5c17897b96bba43b7961a00770d45b), generated from the project logo SVG.

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-<h1 align="center">Odysseus</h1>
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="assets/branding/odysseus-wordmark.png" alt="Odysseus" width="238">
+</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   A self-hosted AI workspace for chat, agents, research, documents, email, notes, calendar, and local model workflows.
@@ -15,6 +17,10 @@
   <a href="https://repology.org/project/odysseus-ai/versions"><img src="https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/odysseus-ai.svg" alt="Packaging status"></a>
 </p>
 
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="assets/branding/odysseus-browser.jpg" alt="Odysseus interface">
+</p>
+
 ---
 
 ## Quick Start
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ Native installs, GPU notes, Windows/macOS instructions, HTTPS, and configuration
 
 ## Demo
 
-The [Odysseus landing page](https://odysseus-dev.github.io/odysseus/) gives a text-only overview of each feature. Its source lives under [`website/`](website/).
+A full hover-to-play tour lives on the [Odysseus landing page](https://odysseus-dev.github.io/odysseus/). Its source lives under [`website/`](website/).
 
 ## Contributing
 

build-macos-app.sh

@@ -27,8 +27,23 @@ echo "  port:        $PORT"
 rm -rf "$APP"
 mkdir -p "$APP/Contents/MacOS" "$APP/Contents/Resources"
 
-# Use the macOS default application icon; no branding-derived artwork is bundled.
-echo "  icon:        macOS default"
+# ── Icon (best effort) -- center-crop the branding image to a square .icns ──
+if [ -f "$REPO_DIR/assets/branding/odysseus.jpg" ] && command -v sips >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  TMPIMG="$(mktemp -d)"
+  # Center-crop to a square, scale to 512 (sips' icns encoder caps at 512), and
+  # let sips emit the .icns directly: more robust across macOS versions than
+  # building an .iconset by hand.
+  sips -c 720 720 "$REPO_DIR/assets/branding/odysseus.jpg" --out "$TMPIMG/sq.png" >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp "$REPO_DIR/assets/branding/odysseus.jpg" "$TMPIMG/sq.png"
+  sips -z 512 512 "$TMPIMG/sq.png" --out "$TMPIMG/icon.png" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  if sips -s format icns "$TMPIMG/icon.png" --out "$APP/Contents/Resources/odysseus.icns" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "  icon:        odysseus.icns"
+  else
+    echo "  icon:        (skipped - conversion failed)"
+  fi
+  rm -rf "$TMPIMG"
+else
+  echo "  icon:        (skipped - no assets/branding/odysseus.jpg)"
+fi
 cp -R "$REPO_DIR/licenses" "$APP/Contents/Resources/licenses"
 cp "$REPO_DIR/THIRD_PARTY_PROVENANCE.json" "$REPO_DIR/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md" "$APP/Contents/Resources/"
 
@@ -45,6 +60,7 @@ cat > "$APP/Contents/Info.plist" <<PLIST
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>1.0</string>
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>     <string>APPL</string>
     <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>      <string>$APP_NAME</string>
+    <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>        <string>odysseus</string>
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>  <string>11.0</string>
     <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key> <true/>
     <key>LSUIElement</key>             <false/>

requirements-optional.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Optional dependencies — install only if you use the corresponding feature.
 # Local OCR for screenshots, scans, labels, and coordinate-grounded text extraction.
 rapidocr==3.9.2
-onnxruntime>=1.20,<2
+onnxruntime>=1.30.0,<2
 # The app handles their absence gracefully (clear error message on first use).
 #
 # Note: chromadb-client + fastembed moved to requirements.txt — RAG, semantic
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PyMuPDF
 # magika (onnxruntime), already a core dep via fastembed. We avoid the
 # [all]/Azure/audio extras (cloud + heavy). Pinned to a release >30 days old per
 # the dependency-age discussion in issue #485.
-markitdown[docx,pptx,xlsx,xls]==0.1.6
+markitdown[docx,pptx,xlsx,xls]==0.1.8
 
 # Photoshop PSD opening / flattened previews / layer inspection.
 psd-tools

requirements.txt

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ uvicorn
 python-multipart
 python-dotenv
 httpx
-httpcore>=1.0,<2.0
-pydantic>=2.13.4
-pydantic-settings>=2.14.1
+httpcore>=1.0.9,<2.0
+pydantic>=2.13.5
+pydantic-settings>=2.15.0
 SQLAlchemy
 pypdf
 pypdfium2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ bcrypt
 # Built-in servers use the v1 low-level Server decorator API. MCP SDK v2 is a
 # breaking rewrite, so keep fresh installs on the maintained v1 line until the
 # servers are migrated together.
-mcp<2
+mcp<3
 pyotp
 qrcode[pil]
 croniter

routes/history/history_routes.py

@@ -391,53 +391,26 @@ def setup_history_routes(session_manager, upload_handler=None) -> APIRouter:
     async def truncate_session(request: Request, session_id: str):
         _verify_session_owner(request, session_id)
         try:
-            try:
-                body = await request.json()
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                raise HTTPException(400, "Request body must be valid JSON")
-            if not isinstance(body, dict):
-                raise HTTPException(400, "Request body must be a JSON object")
-            # Resolve before_msg_id / message_id alias with explicit presence checks.
-            # None (JSON null) and empty string are both treated as "not provided here"
-            # and fall through to the alias, preserving the original OR-chain semantics.
-            # Any other non-string value (False, 0, True, 123, list, …) is rejected
-            # immediately so falsy non-strings cannot bypass type validation.
-            raw_msg_id = body.get("before_msg_id") if "before_msg_id" in body else None
-            if raw_msg_id is None or raw_msg_id == "":
-                raw_msg_id = body.get("message_id")
-            if raw_msg_id is not None and not isinstance(raw_msg_id, str):
-                raise HTTPException(400, "Message ID must be a string")
-            before_msg_id = (raw_msg_id or "").strip()
-            if "keep_count" not in body and not before_msg_id:
-                raise HTTPException(400, "keep_count or before_msg_id required")
-            raw_count = body.get("keep_count", 0)
-            # Keep integer-string clients working, but do not silently convert
-            # booleans or fractional numbers into destructive message counts.
-            if type(raw_count) not in (int, str):
-                raise HTTPException(400, "keep_count must be a non-negative integer")
-            try:
-                keep_count = int(raw_count)
-            except ValueError:
-                raise HTTPException(400, "keep_count must be a non-negative integer")
-            if keep_count < 0:
-                raise HTTPException(400, "keep_count must be a non-negative integer")
+            body = await request.json()
+            keep_count = int(body.get("keep_count", 0))
+            before_msg_id = str(body.get("before_msg_id") or body.get("message_id") or "").strip()
             deleted_sft_pairs: list[dict[str, str]] = []
-            # keep_count is always >= 0 here; the block is unconditional.
-            db = SessionLocal()
-            try:
-                all_db_messages = db.query(DbChatMessage).filter(
-                    DbChatMessage.session_id == session_id
-                ).order_by(DbChatMessage.timestamp).all()
-                if before_msg_id:
-                    resolved_keep_count = _keep_count_before_message(all_db_messages, before_msg_id)
-                    if resolved_keep_count is None:
-                        raise HTTPException(404, "Message not found")
-                    keep_count = resolved_keep_count
-                for pos, row in enumerate(all_db_messages):
-                    row._will_delete_for_sft = pos >= keep_count
-                deleted_sft_pairs = _deleted_sft_pairs_from_db_rows(all_db_messages)
-            finally:
-                db.close()
+            if keep_count >= 0:
+                db = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    all_db_messages = db.query(DbChatMessage).filter(
+                        DbChatMessage.session_id == session_id
+                    ).order_by(DbChatMessage.timestamp).all()
+                    if before_msg_id:
+                        resolved_keep_count = _keep_count_before_message(all_db_messages, before_msg_id)
+                        if resolved_keep_count is None:
+                            raise HTTPException(404, "Message not found")
+                        keep_count = resolved_keep_count
+                    for pos, row in enumerate(all_db_messages):
+                        row._will_delete_for_sft = pos >= keep_count
+                    deleted_sft_pairs = _deleted_sft_pairs_from_db_rows(all_db_messages)
+                finally:
+                    db.close()
             result = session_manager.truncate_messages(session_id, keep_count)
             _remove_deleted_sft_trace_rows(
                 owner=effective_user(request),

specs/frontend.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This spec covers the current browser app in:
 
 `/backgrounds` currently targets `static/backgrounds.html`; if that route remains, the file must exist or the route should be removed.
 
-The static PWA icon files (192px, 512px, maskable) were deliberately omitted from publication, and `static/icons/` is intentionally absent. `static/manifest.json` declares no `icons`, and neither `static/index.html` nor `static/login.html` ships a static `apple-touch-icon` link. Icons come from generated inline SVG at runtime: the `data:image/svg+xml` favicon, the `apple-touch-icon` link that `static/index.html` and `static/js/theme.js` create, and per-route Blob manifests whose `icons` point at that SVG. Do not reintroduce references to icon files that are not shipped.
+`static/manifest.json`, `static/index.html`, and `static/login.html` reference first-party PWA icon files under `static/icons/` (192px, 512px, and maskable). At runtime, route-specific manifests can also be generated as Blob URLs when supported, and per-route favicon links use generated inline SVG.
 
 ## Current Call Sites Include
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Storage/secrets policy:
 - other static assets use cache-first with background refresh;
 - `CACHE_NAME` bumps and `PRECACHE` updates must accompany cache policy or shell asset changes.
 
-`static/manifest.json` owns default PWA metadata and intentionally has no `icons` entry. Route-specific manifests can be generated as Blob URLs when supported; their icons are the route's generated inline SVG, not files.
+`static/manifest.json` owns default PWA metadata, referencing the restored icons under `static/icons/`. Route-specific manifests can be generated as Blob URLs when supported; dynamic icons use the route's generated inline SVG, while the default manifest uses the static icons.
 
 KaTeX and Mermaid are self-hosted and lazy-loaded through memoized, retry-after-failure promises in `static/js/markdown.js`; math placeholders preserve source until KaTeX arrives, detached PDF export renders its own container, and Mermaid fetches only when a diagram exists. Pyodide remains a jsDelivr-loaded optional runtime, so offline/PWA behavior is not fully self-contained.
 

src/agent_tools/filesystem_tools.py

@@ -801,15 +801,18 @@ class LsTool:
             return {"error": f"ls: {e}", "exit_code": 1}
 
         def _ls():
+            from src.agent_runtime.resources import _control_plane_snapshot
             if not os.path.isdir(root):
                 return None, f"ls: {root}: not a directory"
             rows = []
+            snapshot = _control_plane_snapshot()
             try:
                 with os.scandir(root) as it:
                     for entry in it:
                         if entry.name.startswith("."):
                             continue
-                        if _is_denied_tool_path(os.path.realpath(entry.path)) or not _visible_bound_resource(entry.path):
+                        if (_is_denied_tool_path(os.path.realpath(entry.path), snapshot=snapshot)
+                                or not _visible_bound_resource(entry.path)):
                             continue
                         try:
                             is_dir = entry.is_dir(follow_symlinks=False)
@@ -864,10 +867,12 @@ class GlobTool:
             return {"error": f"glob: {e}", "exit_code": 1}
 
         def _glob():
+            from src.agent_runtime.resources import _control_plane_snapshot
             base = os.path.abspath(root)
             if not os.path.isdir(base):
                 return None, f"glob: {root}: not a directory"
             rbase = os.path.realpath(base)
+            snapshot = _control_plane_snapshot()
             norm_pat = pattern.replace("\\", "/")
             # Fast path: literal pattern (no wildcards) → direct path lookup.
             if not any(c in norm_pat for c in "*?["):
@@ -884,7 +889,8 @@ class GlobTool:
                 # .ssh/id_rsa, …) falls through to the walk, which skips it —
                 # otherwise glob would surface secret paths that read_file /
                 # grep already refuse to touch.
-                if inside and os.path.exists(cand) and not _is_denied_tool_path(cand) and _visible_bound_resource(cand):
+                if (inside and os.path.exists(cand) and not _is_denied_tool_path(cand, snapshot=snapshot)
+                        and _visible_bound_resource(cand)):
                     return [cand], None
                 # Literal not at exact path — fall through to walk so
                 # e.g. "foo.py" still matches at any depth (like rglob).
@@ -894,7 +900,7 @@ class GlobTool:
             cap = _CODENAV_MAX_HITS * 5
             try:
                 for dp, dns, fns in os.walk(base):
-                    if not _can_traverse_tool_path(os.path.realpath(dp)):
+                    if not _can_traverse_tool_path(os.path.realpath(dp), snapshot=snapshot):
                         dns[:] = []
                         continue
                     # Prune skipped dirs before descending (unlike rglob which
@@ -905,7 +911,7 @@ class GlobTool:
                         d for d in dns
                         if d not in _CODENAV_SKIP_DIRS
                         and d not in _SENSITIVE_BASENAMES
-                        and _can_traverse_tool_path(os.path.realpath(os.path.join(dp, d)))
+                        and _can_traverse_tool_path(os.path.realpath(os.path.join(dp, d)), snapshot=snapshot)
                     ]
                     for name in fns + dns:
                         full = os.path.join(dp, name)
@@ -913,7 +919,8 @@ class GlobTool:
                         if regex.fullmatch(rel) or regex.fullmatch(name):
                             # Skip deny-listed sensitive files (.env, id_rsa,
                             # known_hosts, …) the same way grep does.
-                            if _is_denied_tool_path(os.path.realpath(full)) or not _visible_bound_resource(full):
+                            if (_is_denied_tool_path(os.path.realpath(full), snapshot=snapshot)
+                                    or not _visible_bound_resource(full)):
                                 continue
                             try:
                                 mtime = os.stat(full).st_mtime
@@ -981,6 +988,7 @@ class GrepTool:
             import subprocess
             import threading
 
+            from src.agent_runtime.resources import _control_plane_snapshot
             from src.constants import DATA_DIR
 
             rg = shutil.which("rg")
@@ -992,6 +1000,7 @@ class GrepTool:
             if bound is not None:
                 bound.validate()
             files = []
+            snapshot = _control_plane_snapshot()
 
             def check_deadline():
                 if time.monotonic() >= deadline:
@@ -1002,7 +1011,7 @@ class GrepTool:
                 if os.path.islink(path):
                     return
                 canonical = os.path.realpath(path)
-                if not _path_within(canonical, base) or _is_denied_tool_path(canonical):
+                if not _path_within(canonical, base) or _is_denied_tool_path(canonical, snapshot=snapshot):
                     return
                 if bound is not None:
                     try:
@@ -1037,7 +1046,7 @@ class GrepTool:
                     while pending_directories:
                         check_deadline()
                         directory = pending_directories.pop()
-                        if not _can_traverse_tool_path(directory):
+                        if not _can_traverse_tool_path(directory, snapshot=snapshot):
                             continue
                         with os.scandir(directory) as entries:
                             for entry in entries:
@@ -1052,8 +1061,8 @@ class GrepTool:
                                     raise ValueError("grep: directory identity changed during enumeration")
                                 if entry.is_dir(follow_symlinks=False):
                                     if (entry.name not in _CODENAV_SKIP_DIRS
-                                            and _can_traverse_tool_path(canonical)
-                                            and (bound is None or _is_denied_tool_path(canonical)
+                                            and _can_traverse_tool_path(canonical, snapshot=snapshot)
+                                            and (bound is None or _is_denied_tool_path(canonical, snapshot=snapshot)
                                                  or _visible_bound_resource(canonical))):
                                         pending_directories.append(canonical)
                                 else:

src/builtin_actions.py

@@ -2297,10 +2297,10 @@ async def action_audit_skills(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
 
 async def action_ping_notes(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
     """Background note-due scanner. Fires a reminder for any note whose
-    `due_date` falls in the current ±5-minute window and hasn't been pinged
-    within the last 25 minutes. Mirrors `action_ping_events` for calendar.
+    `due_date` falls in the current ±90-second window and hasn't been delivered
+    through its configured channel in the last 25 minutes.
 
-    State (`data/note_pings.json`): {note_id: iso_ts_of_last_ping}. Pruned
+    Per-owner state: {note_id: {at, channel}}, with legacy timestamp support. Pruned
     on each run by dropping entries for notes that are gone/archived/replied.
     """
     try:
@@ -2309,6 +2309,11 @@ async def action_ping_notes(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
         from datetime import datetime as _dt, timezone as _tz, timedelta as _td
         from pathlib import Path as _P
         from core.database import SessionLocal as _SL, Note as _N
+        from src.settings import load_settings
+
+        channel = load_settings().get("reminder_channel", "browser")
+        external_channel = channel in ("email", "ntfy", "webhook")
+        delivery_key = f"{channel}_sent" if external_channel else "browser_sent"
 
         # Per-owner state file so cache-pruning doesn't cross-delete other
         # users' entries (review C4). Legacy path kept as fallback so a
@@ -2373,20 +2378,27 @@ async def action_ping_notes(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
                 due = _parse_due(n.due_date)
                 if not due:
                     continue
-                # Inside the ±5min window?
+                # Inside the due window?
                 if abs((due - now).total_seconds()) > window.total_seconds():
                     continue
                 # Recently pinged? Skip.
                 last = cache.get(n.id)
+                browser_recent = False
                 if last:
                     try:
+                        last_channel = None
                         if isinstance(last, dict):
+                            last_channel = last.get("channel")
                             last = last.get("at")
                         last_dt = _dt.fromisoformat(str(last))
                         if last_dt.tzinfo is None:
                             last_dt = last_dt.replace(tzinfo=_tz.utc)
                         if last_dt >= reping_cutoff:
-                            continue
+                            if not external_channel or last_channel == channel:
+                                continue
+                            # Browser-only receipts do not prove external
+                            # delivery, but the fallback must not be queued twice.
+                            browser_recent = last_channel in (None, "browser")
                     except Exception:
                         pass
                 # Compose + dispatch.
@@ -2410,15 +2422,26 @@ async def action_ping_notes(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
                 body = "\n\n".join(p for p in body_parts if p) or title
                 try:
                     from routes.note_routes import dispatch_reminder
-                    await dispatch_reminder(
+                    result = await dispatch_reminder(
                         title=title, note_body=body, note_id=n.id,
                         owner=n.owner or owner or "",
+                        queue_browser=not browser_recent,
                     )
-                    cache[n.id] = now.isoformat()
-                    sent.append(title)
+                    if result.get("skipped"):
+                        continue
+                    if result.get(delivery_key):
+                        sent.append(title)
+                    else:
+                        logger.warning("ping_notes: %s delivery failed for %s", channel, n.id)
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.warning(f"ping_notes: dispatch failed for {n.id}: {e}")
 
+            # Dispatch owns delivery receipts. Reload before pruning so this
+            # scanner cannot replace a fresh channel receipt with a timestamp.
+            try:
+                cache = _json.loads(STATE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) if STATE.exists() else {}
+            except Exception:
+                pass
             # Prune cache entries for notes that no longer exist.
             for stale in [k for k in cache if k not in seen_ids]:
                 cache.pop(stale, None)
@@ -2429,7 +2452,7 @@ async def action_ping_notes(owner: str, **kwargs) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
                 logger.warning(f"ping_notes: cache write failed: {e}")
 
             if not sent:
-                raise TaskNoop(f"scanned {len(notes)} note(s), none due in ±{WINDOW_SEC}s")
+                raise TaskNoop(f"scanned {len(notes)} note(s), no reminders delivered")
             preview = "; ".join(sent[:3])
             extra = f" (+{len(sent) - 3} more)" if len(sent) > 3 else ""
             return f"Pinged {len(sent)} note(s): {preview}{extra}", True

src/clean_agent_preview.py

@@ -96,6 +96,41 @@ _PUBLIC_PREVIEW_TOOL_ERRORS = {message: message for message in (
 )}
 
 
+def _schema_argument_hint(args, schema):
+    """Describe a schema mismatch from the schema and the call's own arguments.
+
+    Rebuilt from a fresh validation rather than read off the caught exception,
+    so nothing the exception carries can reach the model.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(schema, dict):
+        return ''
+    try:
+        validator = jsonschema.validators.validator_for(schema)(schema)
+        error = jsonschema.exceptions.best_match(validator.iter_errors(args))
+    except jsonschema.exceptions.SchemaError:
+        return ''
+    if error is None:
+        return ''
+    location = '.'.join(str(part) for part in error.absolute_path)[:80]
+    field = f"'{location}' " if location else ''
+    if error.validator == 'required' and isinstance(error.instance, dict):
+        missing = [str(name) for name in error.validator_value if name not in error.instance]
+        prefix = f'{location}.' if location else ''
+        hint = 'Missing required argument: ' + ', '.join(f"'{prefix}{name}'" for name in missing) + '.'
+    elif error.validator == 'type':
+        expected = error.validator_value
+        expected = ' or '.join(expected) if isinstance(expected, list) else str(expected)
+        hint = f'Argument {field}must be of type {expected}.'
+    elif error.validator == 'enum':
+        allowed = ', '.join(str(value) for value in error.validator_value[:12])
+        hint = f'Argument {field}must be one of: {allowed}.'
+    elif error.validator == 'additionalProperties':
+        hint = 'Remove arguments the offered tool schema does not define.'
+    else:
+        return ''
+    return f'{hint} Correct the call using the offered tool schema.'
+
+
 def _public_preview_tool_error(exc, *, execution_attempted=False):
     """Keep useful domain guidance while withholding arbitrary diagnostics."""
     if execution_attempted:
@@ -6782,6 +6817,10 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                     result, desc, policy_denied, block = None, name, False, None
                     args = {}
                     execution_attempted = False
+                    # Guidance a preview validator authored for this call. It
+                    # is the only failure text returned verbatim; exception
+                    # text goes through _public_preview_tool_error.
+                    validator_error = ''
                     call_signature = None
                     semantic_scope = None
                     try:
@@ -6840,11 +6879,12 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                             prior_outcome = browser_navigation_outcomes.get(requested_url)
                             if requested_url and prior_outcome and prior_outcome[1] >= 2:
                                 calls += 1
-                                raise ValueError(
+                                validator_error = (
                                     f'Opening {requested_url} twice reached the same page '
                                     f'({prior_outcome[0]}). Do not repeat it; use the current '
                                     'page evidence or a different navigation strategy.'
                                 )
+                                raise ValueError(validator_error)
                         if tool_type == 'web_search':
                             web_search_attempts += 1
                             if not native_workspace_enabled and web_search_attempts > 3:
@@ -6938,6 +6978,7 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                                     'This exact invalid call was repeated after two validation failures; '
                                     'the tool is disabled for this turn.'
                                 )
+                            validator_error = semantic_error
                             raise ValueError(semantic_error)
                         if canonical(name) == 'bash':
                             command = str(args.get('command') or '')
@@ -6946,6 +6987,7 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                                 calls += 1
                                 suppressed_tool_until_round['bash'] = round_number + 1
                                 round_recovery_messages.append(sensitive_error)
+                                validator_error = sensitive_error
                                 raise ValueError(sensitive_error)
                             misused_native_tool = shell_native_tool_command_misuse(
                                 command, round_offered,
@@ -6959,6 +7001,7 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                                     'with its offered schema.'
                                 )
                                 round_recovery_messages.append(recovery)
+                                validator_error = recovery
                                 raise ValueError(recovery)
                         semantic_scope = semantic_repeat_scope(name, args)
                         if (
@@ -7015,10 +7058,11 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                         if canonical(name) in permanently_suppressed_tools:
                             calls += 1
                             terminal_suppression_violation = True
-                            raise ValueError(
+                            validator_error = (
                                 f'{name} was disabled after repeated identical calls; '
                                 'no further execution was attempted.'
                             )
+                            raise ValueError(validator_error)
                         success_repeat_limit = (
                             private_browser_success_repeat_limit(args)
                             if tool_type == 'private_browser' else 1
@@ -7111,6 +7155,7 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                             )
                             if artifact_code_error:
                                 round_recovery_messages.append(artifact_code_error)
+                                validator_error = artifact_code_error
                                 raise ValueError(artifact_code_error)
                         decision = evaluate_preview_call(
                             name, args, latest_user,
@@ -7316,8 +7361,13 @@ async def stream_preview(*, endpoint_url, model, messages, headers, turn_contrac
                         logging.getLogger(__name__).warning(
                             'Clean v3 tool call failed: %s', exc, exc_info=True,
                         )
+                        if not validator_error and isinstance(exc, jsonschema.ValidationError) and schema:
+                            validator_error = _schema_argument_hint(args, schema['function']['parameters'])
                         result = {
-                            'error': _public_preview_tool_error(exc, execution_attempted=execution_attempted),
+                            'error': (
+                                validator_error if validator_error and not execution_attempted
+                                else _public_preview_tool_error(exc, execution_attempted=execution_attempted)
+                            ),
                             'error_category': 'tool_execution_error' if execution_attempted else 'invalid_tool_arguments',
                             'exit_code': 1,
                         }

src/tool_execution.py

@@ -964,24 +964,28 @@ def _is_hardlinked_regular_file(resolved: str) -> bool:
     return stat.S_ISREG(target.st_mode) and getattr(target, "st_nlink", 1) > 1
 
 
-def _is_denied_tool_path(resolved: str) -> bool:
-    """Apply every path deny to a canonical traversal result."""
+def _is_denied_tool_path(resolved: str, *, snapshot=None) -> bool:
+    """Apply every path deny to a canonical traversal result.
+
+    Directory scans pass one ``_control_plane_snapshot()`` for the whole walk;
+    rebuilding it per entry made grep/ls/glob linear in protected-state stats.
+    """
     from src.agent_runtime.resources import _control_plane_path
     return (
         _is_sensitive_path(resolved)
         or _is_app_state_path(resolved)
         or _is_hardlinked_regular_file(resolved)
-        or _control_plane_path(resolved)
+        or _control_plane_path(resolved, snapshot=snapshot)
     )
 
 
-def _can_traverse_tool_path(resolved: str) -> bool:
+def _can_traverse_tool_path(resolved: str, *, snapshot=None) -> bool:
     """Allow walking a denied state parent only to reach safe carve-outs."""
     if _is_sensitive_path(resolved):
         return False
     if not _is_app_state_path(resolved):
         from src.agent_runtime.resources import _control_plane_path
-        return not _control_plane_path(resolved)
+        return not _control_plane_path(resolved, snapshot=snapshot)
     return any(
         _path_within(readable, resolved)
         for readable in _agent_readable_data_subdirs()

static/index.html

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
        in email bodies — was wrapping random digits in <a href="tel:..."> with
        browser-default styling that didn't match the Odysseus theme. -->
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no, date=no, address=no, email=no">
+  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icons/icon-192.png">
   <script nonce="{{CSP_NONCE}}">
   window._odysseusLoadTime = Date.now();
   (function(){

static/login.html

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 <title>Odysseus — Login</title>
 <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 32 32'%3E%3Cpath d='M16 4L16 22L6 22Z' fill='%23e06c75'/%3E%3Cpath d='M16 8L16 22L24 22Z' fill='%23e06c75' opacity='0.6'/%3E%3Cpath d='M4 24Q10 20 16 24Q22 28 28 24' stroke='%23e06c75' stroke-width='2.5' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E">
 <link rel="manifest" href="static/manifest.json">
+<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="static/icons/icon-192.png">
 <script nonce="{{CSP_NONCE}}">
 (function(){
   function computeAppBasePath() {

static/manifest.json

@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@
   "display": "standalone",
   "orientation": "any",
   "background_color": "#282c34",
-  "theme_color": "#282c34"
+  "theme_color": "#282c34",
+  "icons": [
+    { "src": "icons/icon-192.png", "sizes": "192x192", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any maskable" },
+    { "src": "icons/icon-512.png", "sizes": "512x512", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any maskable" },
+    { "src": "icons/icon-maskable-512.png", "sizes": "512x512", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "maskable" }
+  ]
 }

static/sw.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //   - Other static assets (images/fonts/libs): cache-first with bg refresh.
 //   - API / non-GET: never cached.
 // Bump CACHE_NAME whenever the precache list or SW logic changes.
-const CACHE_NAME = 'odysseus-v657-publication-plan-b';
+const CACHE_NAME = 'odysseus-v658-publication-assets-restore';
 
 // KaTeX resolves these from its own stylesheet, so caching the CSS without them
 // gives offline math fallback glyphs instead of proper typesetting.
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ const PRECACHE = [
   '/static/lib/katex/katex.min.js',
   '/static/lib/katex/katex.min.css',
   ...KATEX_FONTS,
+  '/static/manifest.json',
+  '/static/icons/icon-192.png',
+  '/static/icons/icon-512.png',
+  '/static/icons/icon-maskable-512.png',
 ];
 
 // Lazily-imported panel modules (js/panels.js). Not in index.html by design;

tests/publication_plan_b_browser.cjs

@@ -14,23 +14,57 @@ const { extractThemeBootstrap } = require('./helpers/theme_bootstrap.cjs');
     page.on('request', req => { if (/\.(webm|mp4)(?:$|\?)/.test(req.url())) mediaRequests.push(req.url()); });
     page.on('pageerror', e => errors.push(e.message));
     await page.goto(origin + '/website/index.html');
-    assert.equal(await page.locator('video, .preview-panel, .sec-bg-tint').count(), 0);
-    assert.equal(await page.locator('.feature-description').count(), 8);
-    for (const description of await page.locator('.feature-description .desc').allTextContents()) assert(description.trim());
+    // Landing page contains expected preview panels, preview videos, and background video
+    assert.equal(await page.locator('.preview-panel').count(), 8);
+    assert.equal(await page.locator('section#previews video').count(), 7);
+    assert.equal(await page.locator('section#how video.sec-bg').count(), 1);
+    assert.equal(await page.locator('section#how .sec-bg-tint').count(), 1);
+
+    // Expected video source paths exist and return 200
+    const expectedVideos = [
+      'chat.webm',
+      'research.webm',
+      'compare.webm',
+      'document.webm',
+      'notes.webm',
+      'gallery.webm',
+      'theme.webm',
+      'bg.webm',
+    ];
+    const videoSources = await page.locator('video source').evaluateAll(els => els.map(s => s.getAttribute('src')));
+    assert.deepEqual(videoSources.sort(), expectedVideos.slice().sort());
+    for (const src of expectedVideos) {
+      const videoRes = await page.request.get(origin + '/website/' + src);
+      assert.equal(videoRes.status(), 200, `Video source ${src} should return 200`);
+    }
+
+    // Feature and video layout does not overflow at desktop or mobile widths
     for (const width of [1280, 390]) {
       await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 900 });
-      assert(await page.locator('.feature-description').first().isVisible());
+      assert(await page.locator('.preview-panel').first().isVisible());
       assert(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= innerWidth));
     }
-    assert.deepEqual(mediaRequests, []);
     assert.deepEqual(errors, []);
 
+    // Manifest has valid icon entries that return successfully
     const manifest = await (await page.request.get(origin + '/static/manifest.json')).json();
     assert.equal(manifest.display, 'standalone');
-    assert(!manifest.icons);
+    assert(Array.isArray(manifest.icons) && manifest.icons.length === 3);
+    for (const icon of manifest.icons) {
+      assert(icon.src, 'Manifest icon entry must have src');
+      const iconUrl = new URL(icon.src, origin + '/static/manifest.json').href;
+      const iconRes = await page.request.get(iconUrl);
+      assert.equal(iconRes.status(), 200, `Manifest icon ${icon.src} should return 200`);
+    }
+
+    // Apple touch icon references in app HTML point to real files
     for (const filename of ['index.html', 'login.html']) {
       const html = await (await page.request.get(origin + '/static/' + filename)).text();
-      assert(!/<link[^>]+rel=["']apple-touch-icon/.test(html));
+      const match = html.match(/<link[^>]+rel=["']apple-touch-icon["'][^>]+href=["']([^"']+)["']/);
+      assert(match, `missing apple-touch-icon in ${filename}`);
+      const iconUrl = new URL(match[1], origin + '/').href;
+      const res = await page.request.get(iconUrl);
+      assert.equal(res.status(), 200, `Apple touch icon in ${filename} should return 200`);
     }
 
     // A small host DOM runs the actual export function and markdown renderer.

tests/test_agent_state_dir_confinement.py

@@ -176,6 +176,41 @@ def test_native_file_tools_hide_control_plane_hardlink_alias(tmp_path, monkeypat
     assert ":1:LIVE_ADMIN_SESSION" not in grep_result["output"]
 
 
+def test_native_file_tools_take_one_control_plane_snapshot_per_scan(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """The deny check must not rebuild the control-plane snapshot per entry.
+
+    Each rebuild stats every protected state file, so a per-entry rebuild made
+    a 5,000-file grep about seven times slower and timed out near 20k files.
+    """
+    resources = importlib.import_module("src.agent_runtime.resources")
+    data_dir = tmp_path / "data"
+    data_dir.mkdir()
+    workspace = _configure_test_data_tree(monkeypatch, data_dir)["AGENT_WORKSPACE_DIR"]
+    for index in range(3):
+        directory = workspace / f"d{index}"
+        directory.mkdir(parents=True)
+        for item in range(20):
+            (directory / f"f{item}.txt").write_text("NEEDLE\n" if item == 0 else "x\n")
+    snapshots = []
+    original = resources._control_plane_snapshot
+
+    def counting_snapshot():
+        snapshots.append(1)
+        return original()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(resources, "_control_plane_snapshot", counting_snapshot)
+    for tool, args, expected in (
+        (LsTool(), {"path": str(workspace / "d0")}, "f19.txt"),
+        (GlobTool(), {"pattern": "**/*.txt", "path": str(workspace)}, "f19.txt"),
+        (GrepTool(), {"pattern": "NEEDLE", "path": str(workspace)}, "f0.txt:1:NEEDLE"),
+    ):
+        snapshots.clear()
+        result = asyncio.run(tool.execute(json.dumps(args), {}))
+        assert expected in result.get("output", ""), result
+        # One fresh check resolves the search root; the walk shares one more.
+        assert len(snapshots) <= 2, (type(tool).__name__, len(snapshots))
+
+
 def test_blocks_app_state_on_a_case_insensitive_filesystem():
     """On default macOS a case-variant path opens the same file, and realpath
     does not canonicalise case there the way it does on Windows.
@@ -331,7 +366,9 @@ def test_allows_files_in_the_agent_workspace():
     (PERSONAL_UPLOADS_DIR,
      "indexed into personal docs by routes/personal_routes.py, and listed as "
      "an absolute path by manage_rag"),
-])
+# The directories live under a per-worker data dir, so they cannot be test ids:
+# xdist requires every worker to collect the same names.
+], ids=["uploads", "mail_attachments", "personal", "personal_uploads"])
 def test_allows_user_content_the_app_hands_to_the_model(directory, why):
     """Carving these out is not convenience. The app gives the model these
     paths and tells it to read them, so denying them breaks the feature."""

tests/test_history_truncate_validation.py

@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-"""Invalid truncation requests must leave saved chat history intact."""
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-
-import pytest
-from fastapi import FastAPI
-from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-
-from tests.helpers.database import isolated_session_database
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def history_client(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
-    from core.models import ChatMessage
-    from routes.history import history_routes
-    from routes import session_routes
-
-    with isolated_session_database(tmp_path) as (manager, database):
-        monkeypatch.setattr(history_routes, "SessionLocal", database.SessionLocal)
-        monkeypatch.setattr(session_routes, "SessionLocal", database.SessionLocal)
-        monkeypatch.setenv("AUTH_ENABLED", "true")
-        manager.create_session("truncate-test", "Test", "http://example.test", "test", owner="alice")
-        for text in ("first", "second", "third"):
-            manager.add_message("truncate-test", ChatMessage("user", text))
-        app = FastAPI()
-        app.state.auth_manager = SimpleNamespace(is_configured=True)
-
-        @app.middleware("http")
-        async def owner(request, call_next):
-            request.state.current_user = request.headers.get("X-Test-Owner", "alice")
-            return await call_next(request)
-
-        app.include_router(history_routes.setup_history_routes(manager))
-        with TestClient(app, raise_server_exceptions=False) as client:
-            yield client, manager, database
-
-
-def saved_messages(database):
-    with database.SessionLocal() as db:
-        return [row.content for row in db.query(database.ChatMessage).filter(
-            database.ChatMessage.session_id == "truncate-test"
-        ).order_by(database.ChatMessage.timestamp).all()]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("payload", [
-    {}, {"unrelated": 1}, {"before_msg_id": ""},
-    {"keep_count": None}, {"keep_count": False}, {"keep_count": True},
-    {"keep_count": 1.9}, {"keep_count": -1}, {"keep_count": "bad"},
-    {"keep_count": []}, {"keep_count": {}},
-    {"before_msg_id": True}, {"before_msg_id": ["message"]},
-    {"before_msg_id": False}, {"before_msg_id": 0}, {"message_id": 0},
-    [], None, "two", 2, False,
-])
-def test_invalid_target_preserves_history(history_client, payload):
-    client, manager, database = history_client
-    import json
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", content=json.dumps(payload), headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
-    assert response.status_code == 400, response.text
-    assert saved_messages(database) == ["first", "second", "third"]
-    assert [m.content for m in manager.get_session("truncate-test").history] == ["first", "second", "third"]
-
-
-def test_malformed_json_preserves_history(history_client):
-    client, _, database = history_client
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", content="{", headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
-    assert response.status_code == 400, response.text
-    assert saved_messages(database) == ["first", "second", "third"]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("count,expected", [(0, []), (2, ["first", "second"]), (9, ["first", "second", "third"]), ("2", ["first", "second"])])
-def test_explicit_count_remains_supported(history_client, count, expected):
-    client, _, database = history_client
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", json={"keep_count": count})
-    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
-    assert saved_messages(database) == expected
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ["before_msg_id", "message_id"])
-def test_message_id_boundary_remains_supported(history_client, field):
-    client, _, database = history_client
-    with database.SessionLocal() as db:
-        message_id = db.query(database.ChatMessage).filter(database.ChatMessage.content == "second").one().id
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", json={field: message_id})
-    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
-    assert saved_messages(database) == ["first"]
-
-
-def test_missing_message_id_does_not_clear_history(history_client):
-    client, _, database = history_client
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", json={"before_msg_id": "missing"})
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-    assert saved_messages(database) == ["first", "second", "third"]
-
-
-def test_owner_gate_still_precedes_validation(history_client):
-    client, _, database = history_client
-    response = client.post("/api/session/truncate-test/truncate", json={}, headers={"X-Test-Owner": "bob"})
-    assert response.status_code == 404
-    assert saved_messages(database) == ["first", "second", "third"]

tests/test_note_ping_delivery_retry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""Background note reminders retry failed primary delivery without losing receipts."""
+import datetime
+import json
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from tests.helpers.database import disposable_database
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def reminder_scan(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    from core import database
+    from routes import note_routes
+    from src import builtin_actions, integrations, settings
+
+    instant = datetime.datetime(2026, 10, 7, 12, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+
+    class Clock(datetime.datetime):
+        @classmethod
+        def now(cls, tz=None):
+            return instant.astimezone(tz) if tz else instant.replace(tzinfo=None)
+
+    calls, notices = [], []
+    statuses = [503, 200]
+    channel = {"reminder_channel": "webhook", "reminder_webhook_integration_id": "audit", "reminder_webhook_payload_template": '{"message":"{{message}}"}'}
+
+    def deliver(request):
+        calls.append(request)
+        return httpx.Response(statuses.pop(0))
+
+    real_client = httpx.AsyncClient
+    monkeypatch.setattr(httpx, "AsyncClient", lambda **kw: real_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(deliver), **kw))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "load_settings", lambda: channel)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(integrations, "load_integrations", lambda: [{"id": "audit", "preset": "ntfy", "base_url": "https://reminder.example.test", "enabled": True}])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(note_routes, "_scheduler_ref", SimpleNamespace(add_notification=lambda **kw: notices.append(kw)))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(note_routes, "DATA_DIR", str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(builtin_actions, "DATA_DIR", str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(datetime, "datetime", Clock)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("src.url_safety.check_outbound_url", lambda *a, **kw: (True, ""))
+    with disposable_database(tmp_path) as factory:
+        monkeypatch.setattr(database, "SessionLocal", factory)
+        with factory() as db:
+            db.add(database.Note(id="note-1", owner="alice", title="Due note", due_date=instant.isoformat()))
+            db.commit()
+        yield SimpleNamespace(
+            scan=lambda: builtin_actions.action_ping_notes("alice"),
+            path=tmp_path / "note_pings_alice.json", calls=calls, notices=notices,
+            statuses=statuses, channel=channel, instant=instant, factory=factory,
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("channel", ["webhook", "ntfy"])
+async def test_failed_primary_is_retried_and_receipt_keeps_channel(reminder_scan, channel):
+    from src.builtin_actions import TaskNoop
+    scan = reminder_scan
+    scan.channel["reminder_channel"] = channel
+    with pytest.raises(TaskNoop):
+        await scan.scan()
+    assert len(scan.calls) == 1
+    assert json.loads(scan.path.read_text())["note-1"]["channel"] == "browser"
+    message, ok = await scan.scan()
+    assert ok is True and "Pinged 1" in message
+    assert len(scan.calls) == 2
+    assert len(scan.notices) == 1
+    assert json.loads(scan.path.read_text())["note-1"]["channel"] == channel
+    with pytest.raises(TaskNoop):
+        await scan.scan()
+    assert len(scan.calls) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_legacy_browser_receipt_allows_external_retry(reminder_scan):
+    scan = reminder_scan
+    scan.path.write_text(json.dumps({"note-1": scan.instant.isoformat()}))
+    scan.statuses[:] = [200]
+    message, ok = await scan.scan()
+    assert ok is True and "Pinged 1" in message
+    assert len(scan.calls) == 1 and scan.notices == []
+    assert json.loads(scan.path.read_text())["note-1"]["channel"] == "webhook"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browser_delivery_is_deduped_and_typed(reminder_scan):
+    from src.builtin_actions import TaskNoop
+    scan = reminder_scan
+    scan.channel["reminder_channel"] = "browser"
+    _, ok = await scan.scan()
+    assert ok is True
+    assert json.loads(scan.path.read_text())["note-1"]["channel"] == "browser"
+    with pytest.raises(TaskNoop):
+        await scan.scan()
+    assert len(scan.notices) == 1 and scan.calls == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_total_delivery_failure_does_not_checkpoint(reminder_scan, monkeypatch):
+    from routes import note_routes
+    from src.builtin_actions import TaskNoop
+    scan = reminder_scan
+    monkeypatch.setattr(note_routes, "_scheduler_ref", None)
+    with pytest.raises(TaskNoop):
+        await scan.scan()
+    assert "note-1" not in json.loads(scan.path.read_text())
+    _, ok = await scan.scan()
+    assert ok is True and len(scan.calls) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pruning_retains_dispatcher_receipt_and_other_due_note(reminder_scan):
+    from core import database
+    scan = reminder_scan
+    with scan.factory() as db:
+        db.add(database.Note(id="later", owner="alice", title="Later", due_date=(scan.instant + datetime.timedelta(days=1)).isoformat()))
+        db.commit()
+    scan.path.write_text(json.dumps({"gone": "old", "later": {"at": scan.instant.isoformat(), "channel": "email"}}))
+    scan.statuses[:] = [200]
+    _, ok = await scan.scan()
+    assert ok is True
+    cache = json.loads(scan.path.read_text())
+    assert set(cache) == {"note-1", "later"}
+    assert cache["note-1"]["channel"] == "webhook"
+    assert cache["later"]["channel"] == "email"

tests/test_publication_plan_b.py

@@ -30,23 +30,49 @@ def test_retained_artifacts_match_distributed_provenance_and_notices():
 
 def test_removed_resource_ledger_has_no_runtime_references():
     ledger = (ROOT / 'PUBLICATION_ASSET_DECISIONS.md').read_text()
-    removed = re.findall(r'^- SAN-\d+: `([^`]+)`$', ledger, re.M)
-    assert len(removed) == 21
-    # Inspect tracked text, including files omitted by parity-audit exclusions.
+    san_entries = re.findall(r'^- SAN-\d+: `([^`]+)`$', ledger, re.M)
+    assert len(san_entries) == 21
+
+    restore_entries = re.findall(r'^- RESTORE-\d+: `([^`]+)` \(SHA-256: `([a-f0-9]{64})`\)', ledger, re.M)
+    assert len(restore_entries) == 14
+
+    restored_paths = {path for path, _ in restore_entries}
+    for path, expected_sha in restore_entries:
+        target = ROOT / path
+        assert target.is_file(), f"restored asset missing on disk: {path}"
+        actual_sha = hashlib.sha256(target.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+        assert actual_sha == expected_sha, f"sha256 mismatch for {path}"
+
+    still_omitted = [path for path in san_entries if path not in restored_paths]
+    assert len(still_omitted) == 7
+
+    expected_omitted_names = {
+        'GohuFont.ttf',
+        'html2pdf.bundle.min.js',
+        'qrcode.min.js',
+        'ollama-mark.png',
+        'ollama-mark-crop.png',
+        'sglang-logo.png',
+        'sglang-mark.png',
+    }
+    assert {Path(p).name for p in still_omitted} == expected_omitted_names
+
+    # Inspect tracked text for references to still-omitted resources.
     tracked = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'ls-files', '-z'], cwd=ROOT).decode().split('\0')
-    for path in removed:
-        assert not (ROOT / path).exists()
+    for path in still_omitted:
+        assert not (ROOT / path).exists(), f"omitted asset must not exist: {path}"
+        filename = Path(path).name
         for name in tracked:
-            if name == "PUBLICATION_ASSET_DECISIONS.md":
-                continue  # Historical ledger entries are intentionally non-resource references.
+            if name in {"PUBLICATION_ASSET_DECISIONS.md", "tests/test_publication_plan_b.py"}:
+                continue  # Historical ledger and test assertions are intentionally non-resource references.
             file = ROOT / name
             if not file.is_file():
                 continue
             try:
-                content = file.read_text()
+                content = file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
             except UnicodeError:
                 continue
-            assert Path(path).name not in content, (path, name)
+            assert filename not in content, (path, name)
 
 
 def test_cold_catalog_and_refresh_use_mutable_data(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
@@ -113,12 +139,20 @@ def test_distribution_paths_include_all_notices():
     ignore = (ROOT / '.dockerignore').read_text()
     assert '!ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md' in ignore
     manifest = json.loads((ROOT / 'static/manifest.json').read_text())
-    assert not manifest.get('icons')
+    assert manifest.get('icons')
     assert manifest['display'] == 'standalone'
+    expected_icons = [
+        {"src": "icons/icon-192.png", "sizes": "192x192", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any maskable"},
+        {"src": "icons/icon-512.png", "sizes": "512x512", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "any maskable"},
+        {"src": "icons/icon-maskable-512.png", "sizes": "512x512", "type": "image/png", "purpose": "maskable"},
+    ]
+    assert manifest['icons'] == expected_icons
+    for icon in manifest['icons']:
+        assert (ROOT / 'static' / icon['src']).is_file()
 
 
 def test_browser_publication_behaviors():
-    """Real Chromium DOM: text-only website, saved fonts, escaped print/math."""
+    """Real Chromium DOM: restored website media, saved fonts, escaped print/math."""
     if not shutil.which('node'):
         pytest.skip('Node is required')
     probe = subprocess.run(['node', '-e', "require.resolve('playwright')"], cwd=ROOT, capture_output=True)

tests/test_readme_ascii_fenced.py

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """Regression guard for the README title presentation.
 
 The original ASCII-art banner needed a code fence to preserve whitespace.
-Publication now opens with a centered text heading after omitting the wordmark
-artwork. Keep the title identity and the historical ASCII-fencing guard.
+Keep the wordmark title identity and the historical ASCII-fencing guard.
 """
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ def _fenced_segments(text: str):
     return parts[1::2]
 
 
-def test_readme_opens_with_text_title():
+def test_readme_opens_with_wordmark_title():
     head = "\n".join(README.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()[:15])
-    assert head.startswith('<h1 align="center">Odysseus</h1>'), "README must open with the Odysseus text title"
+    assert 'alt="Odysseus"' in head, "README must open with the Odysseus wordmark image"
 
 
 def test_reintroduced_ascii_banner_stays_fenced():

tests/test_stream_error_redaction.py

@@ -222,3 +222,45 @@ def test_untrusted_validation_detail_cannot_masquerade_as_curated_guidance(detai
     assert "TAKEOVER_SECRET" not in public
     assert "/srv/private" not in public
     assert "PRIVATE_TOKEN" not in public
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("tool, arguments, hint", [
+    # Authored by normalized_native_function_argument_error.
+    ("pdf_extract", {"url": "Attention Is All You Need"},
+     "pdf_extract requires a public http(s) PDF URL"),
+    # Rebuilt from the schema, not from the caught ValidationError.
+    ("manage_notes", {"action": "explode"},
+     "Argument 'action' must be one of: list, search, view"),
+    ("python", {},
+     "Missing required argument: 'code'."),
+])
+async def test_preview_returns_validator_guidance_to_the_model(monkeypatch, tool, arguments, hint):
+    module = _preview_provider(monkeypatch, [
+        {"choices": [{"delta": {"tool_calls": [{"index": 0, "id": "call-1", "function": {
+            "name": tool, "arguments": json.dumps(arguments),
+        }}]}}]},
+        {"choices": [{"delta": {"content": "The requested call failed."}}]},
+    ] * 8)
+
+    async def execute(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("an invalid call must not execute")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(module, "execute_tool_block", execute)
+    schema = next(s for s in FUNCTION_TOOL_SCHEMAS if s["function"]["name"] == tool)
+    chunks = await _client_chunks(_preview_generator(module, [schema]), False)
+    tool_event = next(e for e in _events(chunks) if e.get("type") == "tool_output")
+    assert tool_event["error_category"] == "invalid_tool_arguments"
+    assert hint in tool_event["output"]
+    assert "could not be validated" not in tool_event["output"]
+
+
+def test_schema_hint_ignores_the_caught_exception_text():
+    from src.clean_agent_preview import _schema_argument_hint
+    schema = next(s for s in FUNCTION_TOOL_SCHEMAS if s["function"]["name"] == "manage_notes")
+    # A ValidationError raised for arguments that are actually valid yields no
+    # hint, so the caller falls back to the curated schema message.
+    assert _schema_argument_hint({"action": "list"}, schema["function"]["parameters"]) == ""
+    hint = _schema_argument_hint({"action": SENSITIVE}, schema["function"]["parameters"])
+    assert "must be one of" in hint
+    assert "TAKEOVER_SECRET" not in hint

website/index.html

@@ -273,12 +273,87 @@
   .shot .frame-dots { position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 12px; display: flex; gap: 5px; }
   .shot .frame-dots i { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #39414d; display: inline-block; }
 
-  /* Feature descriptions */
-  .feature-descriptions { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-top: 36px; }
-  .feature-description { padding: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 12px; background: var(--panel); }
-  .feature-description .t { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-weight: 700; }
-  .feature-description .ico { color: var(--accent); }
-  .feature-description .desc { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.6; }
+  /* Previews: expanding hover carousel that plays a video on hover/tap */
+  .previews { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; height: 480px; max-width: 1000px; margin: 36px auto 0; }
+  .preview-panel {
+    position: relative; flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; height: 360px; overflow: hidden;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); cursor: pointer;
+    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--panel), var(--panel2));
+    transition: flex-grow .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), height .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), border-color .25s ease;
+  }
+  .previews:hover .preview-panel { flex-grow: 0.55; height: 300px; }
+  .preview-panel:hover, .preview-panel:focus-visible, .preview-panel.is-active { flex-grow: 3.4 !important; height: 480px !important; border-color: var(--accent); }
+  .preview-panel .ph {
+    position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
+    color: var(--muted); font-size: 12.5px; opacity: 0.7; text-align: center; padding: 8px;
+  }
+  .preview-panel video {
+    position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
+    z-index: 1; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .3s ease; background: transparent;
+  }
+  .preview-panel.has-video video { opacity: 1; }
+  /* These clips have their action on the left, so show the left edge instead of
+     the centered crop. */
+  .preview-panel:has(source[src="document.webm"]) video,
+  .preview-panel:has(source[src="notes.webm"]) video { object-position: right center; }
+  .preview-panel .label {
+    position: absolute; z-index: 2; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 14px 16px;
+    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.82), transparent);
+    color: var(--heading);
+    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 4px;
+  }
+  .preview-panel .label .t { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; }
+  .preview-panel .label .ico { color: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }
+  .preview-panel .label .desc {
+    font-weight: 400; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.35; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
+    white-space: normal; max-height: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;
+    transition: max-height .4s ease, opacity .4s ease;
+  }
+  .preview-panel:hover .label .desc, .preview-panel:focus-visible .label .desc, .preview-panel.is-active .label .desc { max-height: 64px; opacity: 1; }
+  @media (max-width: 760px) {
+    .previews { flex-direction: column; height: auto; touch-action: pan-y; }
+    .preview-panel { height: 190px; flex: none; width: 100%; }
+    .preview-panel.is-active { height: 280px !important; }
+    .previews:hover .preview-panel, .preview-panel:hover { flex: none !important; }
+    .preview-panel .label .desc { max-height: 64px; opacity: 1; }
+  }
+
+  /* Fullscreen video background for a section: treated as an ambient, cinematic
+     backdrop (soft blur + slow drift) so it sets a mood without fighting the copy. */
+  .has-bg-video { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
+  .has-bg-video .sec-bg {
+    position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
+    /* blur softens the busy frame; the extra scale hides the blurred edges */
+    filter: blur(4px) saturate(1.08) brightness(0.92);
+    transform: scale(1.12);
+    transform-origin: 55% 45%;
+    animation: bg-drift 36s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
+    will-change: transform;
+  }
+  @keyframes bg-drift {
+    from { transform: scale(1.12) translate(0, 0); }
+    to   { transform: scale(1.2) translate(-2.5%, -1.5%); }
+  }
+  .has-bg-video .sec-bg-tint {
+    position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
+    background:
+      radial-gradient(900px 520px at 78% 18%, rgba(224,108,117,0.16), transparent 60%),
+      radial-gradient(760px 520px at 8% 88%, rgba(53,90,102,0.30), transparent 58%),
+      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17,17,17,0.86), rgba(17,17,17,0.62) 42%, rgba(17,17,17,0.92)),
+      radial-gradient(1200px 680px at 50% 46%, rgba(17,17,17,0.18), rgba(17,17,17,0.74));
+  }
+  .has-bg-video .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
+  /* Lift the copy off the moving backdrop. */
+  .has-bg-video .eyebrow,
+  .has-bg-video .h { text-shadow: 0 2px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.7); }
+  .has-bg-video .sub { color: #b9e6f4; text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.75); }
+  .hero.has-bg-video h1, .hero.has-bg-video .wordmark,
+  .hero.has-bg-video .lede, .hero.has-bg-video .slogan { text-shadow: 0 2px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.72); }
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .has-bg-video .sec-bg { animation: none; transform: scale(1.12); }
+  }
 
   /* Get started */
   .start {
@@ -523,28 +598,62 @@
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <!-- FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS -->
-  <section id="features-overview">
+  <!-- PREVIEWS: hover/tap to expand + play -->
+  <section id="previews">
     <div class="wrap">
       <div class="center">
-        <h2 class="h">Explore the workspace</h2>
-        <p class="sub center">Tools for local AI and everyday work.</p>
+        <div class="eyebrow"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M2 12s3.6-7 10-7 10 7 10 7-3.6 7-10 7-10-7-10-7z"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/></svg>See it in action</div>
+        <h2 class="h">Hover or tap to take a closer look</h2>
+        <p class="sub center">Each panel expands and plays its preview when you hover or tap it. Swipe on mobile to move through them.</p>
       </div>
-      <div class="feature-descriptions">
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z"/></svg>Chat &amp; Agents</span><span class="desc">Talk to any local model, or give it tools and let the agent run.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2 2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5zM2 17l10 5 10-5M2 12l10 5 10-5"/></svg>Cookbook</span><span class="desc">Download, serve, and manage local models across your machines.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="m21 21-4.35-4.35"/></svg>Deep Research</span><span class="desc">Ask once: it searches, reads sources, and writes back a cited report.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/><rect x="14" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/></svg>Compare</span><span class="desc">Send one prompt to many models at once and watch them answer side by side.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z"/><path d="M14 2v6h6"/><path d="M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8"/></svg>Documents</span><span class="desc">A document editor that puts you first — work on what you want, with AI help when you want it.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m3 7 2 2 4-4"/><path d="m3 17 2 2 4-4"/><path d="M13 6h8M13 18h8"/></svg>Notes &amp; Tasks</span><span class="desc">Capture notes and to-dos, or let scheduled agents work and brief you after.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2"/><circle cx="9" cy="9" r="2"/><path d="m21 15-3.6-3.6a2 2 0 0 0-2.8 0L6 21"/></svg>Image Gallery</span><span class="desc">Generate, edit, remove backgrounds, and inpaint in your own gallery.</span></div>
-        <div class="feature-description"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2.7 6.3 8.4a8 8 0 1 0 11.4 0z"/></svg>Themes</span><span class="desc">Restyle and make it yours — edit your own, or ask the agent to make one.</span></div>
+      <div class="previews">
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z"/></svg><span>[ Chat &amp; Agents ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="chat.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z"/></svg>Chat &amp; Agents</span><span class="desc">Talk to any local model, or give it tools and let the agent run.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2 2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5zM2 17l10 5 10-5M2 12l10 5 10-5"/></svg><span>[ Cookbook ]</span></div>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2 2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5zM2 17l10 5 10-5M2 12l10 5 10-5"/></svg>Cookbook</span><span class="desc">Download, serve, and manage local models across your machines.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="m21 21-4.35-4.35"/></svg><span>[ Deep Research ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="research.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="m21 21-4.35-4.35"/></svg>Deep Research</span><span class="desc">Ask once: it searches, reads sources, and writes back a cited report.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/><rect x="14" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/></svg><span>[ Compare ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="compare.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/><rect x="14" y="4" width="7" height="16" rx="1"/></svg>Compare</span><span class="desc">Send one prompt to many models at once and watch them answer side by side.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z"/><path d="M14 2v6h6"/><path d="M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8"/></svg><span>[ Documents ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="document.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z"/><path d="M14 2v6h6"/><path d="M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8"/></svg>Documents</span><span class="desc">A document editor that puts you first - work on what you want, with AI help when you want it.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m3 7 2 2 4-4"/><path d="m3 17 2 2 4-4"/><path d="M13 6h8M13 18h8"/></svg><span>[ Notes &amp; Tasks ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="notes.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m3 7 2 2 4-4"/><path d="m3 17 2 2 4-4"/><path d="M13 6h8M13 18h8"/></svg>Notes &amp; Tasks</span><span class="desc">Capture notes and to-dos, or let scheduled agents work and brief you after.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2"/><circle cx="9" cy="9" r="2"/><path d="m21 15-3.6-3.6a2 2 0 0 0-2.8 0L6 21"/></svg><span>[ Image Gallery ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="gallery.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2"/><circle cx="9" cy="9" r="2"/><path d="m21 15-3.6-3.6a2 2 0 0 0-2.8 0L6 21"/></svg>Image Gallery</span><span class="desc">Generate, edit, remove backgrounds, and inpaint in your own gallery.</span></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-panel" tabindex="0">
+          <div class="ph"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2.7 6.3 8.4a8 8 0 1 0 11.4 0z"/></svg><span>[ Themes ]</span></div>
+          <video muted loop playsinline preload="none"><source src="theme.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+          <div class="label"><span class="t"><svg class="ico" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 2.7 6.3 8.4a8 8 0 1 0 11.4 0z"/></svg>Themes</span><span class="desc">Restyle and make it yours - edit your own, or ask the agent to make one.</span></div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 
   <!-- HOW IT STARTED -->
-  <section id="how">
+  <section id="how" class="has-bg-video">
+    <video class="sec-bg" autoplay muted loop playsinline preload="auto"><source src="bg.webm" type="video/webm"></video>
+    <div class="sec-bg-tint"></div>
     <div class="wrap">
       <div class="eyebrow"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9"/><path d="m15.6 8.4-2.1 5.1-5.1 2.1 2.1-5.1z"/></svg>How it actually started</div>
       <h2 class="h">Uncompromised local LLM experience.</h2>
@@ -681,6 +790,72 @@
       }
     })();
 
+    // Previews: hovering/tapping a panel expands it (CSS) and plays its video; the
+    // video only becomes visible once it actually starts playing, so missing
+    // files just leave the labeled placeholder.
+    (function () {
+      var panels = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.preview-panel'));
+      if (!panels.length) return;
+      var active = -1;
+      function playPanel(p) {
+        var v = p.querySelector('video');
+        if (!v) return;
+        var pr = v.play();
+        if (pr && pr.catch) pr.catch(function () {});
+      }
+      function pausePanel(p) {
+        var v = p.querySelector('video');
+        if (v) v.pause();
+      }
+      function setActive(i, shouldPlay) {
+        active = (i + panels.length) % panels.length;
+        panels.forEach(function (panel, k) {
+          var on = k === active;
+          panel.classList.toggle('is-active', on);
+          panel.setAttribute('aria-expanded', on ? 'true' : 'false');
+          if (!on) pausePanel(panel);
+        });
+        if (shouldPlay !== false) playPanel(panels[active]);
+      }
+      panels.forEach(function (p, i) {
+        var v = p.querySelector('video');
+        if (v) {
+          v.addEventListener('playing', function () { p.classList.add('has-video'); });
+          v.addEventListener('pause', function () { /* keep last frame */ });
+        }
+        p.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+        p.addEventListener('mouseenter', function () { setActive(i); });
+        p.addEventListener('focus', function () { setActive(i); });
+        p.addEventListener('mouseleave', function () {
+          if (!window.matchMedia || !window.matchMedia('(hover: none)').matches) {
+            p.classList.remove('is-active');
+            p.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+            pausePanel(p);
+          }
+        });
+        p.addEventListener('blur', function () { pausePanel(p); });
+        p.addEventListener('click', function () { setActive(i); });
+      });
+      var strip = document.querySelector('.previews');
+      var sx = null, sy = null;
+      if (strip) {
+        strip.addEventListener('touchstart', function (e) {
+          if (!e.touches.length) return;
+          sx = e.touches[0].clientX;
+          sy = e.touches[0].clientY;
+        }, { passive: true });
+        strip.addEventListener('touchend', function (e) {
+          if (sx === null || sy === null || !e.changedTouches.length) return;
+          var dx = e.changedTouches[0].clientX - sx;
+          var dy = e.changedTouches[0].clientY - sy;
+          if (Math.abs(dx) > 42 && Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy) * 1.25) {
+            setActive((active < 0 ? 0 : active) + (dx < 0 ? 1 : -1));
+          }
+          sx = sy = null;
+        }, { passive: true });
+      }
+    })();
+
     // Domino reveal: fade/slide each section in as it scrolls into view.
     (function () {
       var els = document.querySelectorAll('.hero, section');

website/setup.md

@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ src/       llm_core, agent_loop, agent_tools, chat_processor, search/
 routes/    chat, session, document, memory, model … endpoints
 services/  docs, memory, search, hwfit (Cookbook) …
 static/    index.html + app.js + style.css + js/ (modular front-end)
-website/   text-only landing page (index.html)
+website/   landing page (index.html) + preview clips
 ```
 
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