diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 94f6ddf..c8eb2db 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -13419,7 +13419,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xai-grok-pager"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "ansi-to-tui",
@@ -13509,7 +13509,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xai-grok-pager-bin"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -13773,7 +13773,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xai-grok-shell"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anyhow",
@@ -14177,7 +14177,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xai-grok-version"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
diff --git a/SOURCE_REV b/SOURCE_REV
index 8553d0a..bef75a4 100644
--- a/SOURCE_REV
+++ b/SOURCE_REV
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2a818575225183d8ca915f5632a09b8067b5156a
+6372e41d828b8a6ee82c29e01a69e27ec895cca9
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-fsnotify/src/watcher.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-fsnotify/src/watcher.rs
index 7820e71..5d4e5b8 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-fsnotify/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-fsnotify/src/watcher.rs
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ pub(crate) fn start_with_timeout(
 
     let progress_for_thread = progress.clone();
 
-    let thread = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+    let watcher_loop = move || {
         let update_stage = |stage: &'static str| {
             if let Ok(mut p) = progress_for_thread.lock() {
                 p.set_stage(stage);
@@ -1342,7 +1342,11 @@ pub(crate) fn start_with_timeout(
                 let _ = ready_tx.send(Err(Box::new(e)));
             }
         }
-    });
+    };
+    let thread = std::thread::Builder::new()
+        .name("fsnotify-watcher".into())
+        .spawn(watcher_loop)
+        .map_err(|e| crate::FsNotifyError::WatcherStart(Box::new(e)))?;
 
     // Wait for watcher to be ready (with timeout)
     if let Ok(mut p) = progress.lock() {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-config-types/src/lib.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-config-types/src/lib.rs
index 66ebbe1..9ab5ac1 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-config-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-config-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ pub struct CampaignOverride {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
-    /// Send the `x-grok-doom-loop-check` header and parse the reported
-    /// triggers. `Some(false)` is a kill-switch; absent ⇒ client default (off).
+    /// Send the `x-grok-doom-loop-check` header, parse the reported
+    /// triggers, and resample confident loops. `Some(false)` is a
+    /// kill-switch; absent ⇒ client default (ON).
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub enabled: Option<bool>,
     /// Highest `tail_repetition` threshold considered confident (clamped to
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/dispatcher.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/dispatcher.rs
index 1d4963d..ce620a8 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/dispatcher.rs
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ mod tests {
         RunContext {
             session_id: "test-session",
             workspace_root: "/tmp",
+            process_scope: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/command.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/command.rs
index 1ff5ac9..492307a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/command.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/command.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use xai_grok_tools::util::ProcessGroup;
 
 use crate::config::HookSpec;
 use crate::event::HookEventEnvelope;
@@ -18,6 +20,23 @@ const MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
 /// or block (Stop/SubagentStop, with stderr as the feedback).
 const GATE_EXIT_CODE: i32 = 2;
 
+/// `None` when the group cannot be built, which only costs session reaping, so
+/// the hook still runs.
+fn hook_process_group(child: &tokio::process::Child) -> Option<Arc<ProcessGroup>> {
+    let mut group = ProcessGroup::new()
+        .inspect_err(
+            |e| tracing::warn!(pid = child.id(), error = %e, "hook: no process group; not reaped on session close"),
+        )
+        .ok()?;
+    group
+        .attach(child)
+        .inspect_err(
+            |e| tracing::warn!(pid = child.id(), error = %e, "hook: process group attach failed; not reaped on session close"),
+        )
+        .ok()?;
+    Some(Arc::new(group))
+}
+
 /// Run a single hook command.
 ///
 /// Spawns the command as a child process, writes the envelope JSON on stdin,
@@ -166,6 +185,21 @@ pub async fn run_command_hook(
         }
     };
 
+    let mut hook_group = None;
+    if let Some(scope) = ctx.process_scope.as_ref()
+        && let Some(group) = hook_process_group(&child)
+    {
+        // A closed scope means the session is gone and `register` already killed
+        // the child, so stop rather than write stdin to a corpse.
+        if !scope.register(&group) {
+            return (
+                HookRunnerResult::Failed("session closed before the hook ran".to_string()),
+                start.elapsed(),
+            );
+        }
+        hook_group = Some(group);
+    }
+
     // Write stdin concurrently with draining output, under the timeout: a hook
     // that never reads stdin would otherwise block `write_all` on a full pipe
     // buffer, outside the deadline.
@@ -184,14 +218,18 @@ pub async fn run_command_hook(
 
     let elapsed = start.elapsed();
 
+    // killpg takes grandchildren that kill_on_drop would miss.
+    if !matches!(result, Ok(Ok(_)))
+        && let Some(group) = &hook_group
+    {
+        let _ = group.kill();
+    }
+
     match result {
-        Err(_) => {
-            // Timeout: kill_on_drop handles cleanup.
-            (
-                HookRunnerResult::Failed(format!("timed out after {}ms", spec.timeout_ms)),
-                elapsed,
-            )
-        }
+        Err(_) => (
+            HookRunnerResult::Failed(format!("timed out after {}ms", spec.timeout_ms)),
+            elapsed,
+        ),
         Ok(Err(e)) => (
             HookRunnerResult::Failed(format!("command execution failed: {e}")),
             elapsed,
@@ -907,6 +945,14 @@ mod tests {
         RunContext {
             session_id: "test-session",
             workspace_root: "/tmp",
+            process_scope: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn make_scoped_ctx(scope: xai_grok_tools::util::ProcessScope) -> RunContext<'static> {
+        RunContext {
+            process_scope: Some(scope),
+            ..make_ctx()
         }
     }
 
@@ -1106,6 +1152,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ctx = RunContext {
             session_id: "test-session",
             workspace_root: &workspace,
+            process_scope: None,
         };
         let (result, _) = run_command_hook(&spec, &envelope, &ctx, GateKind::Observe).await;
 
@@ -1382,4 +1429,70 @@ mod tests {
             result
         );
     }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn command_hook_session_close_reaps_whole_group() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let marker = tmp.path().join("grandchild_alive");
+        // `& wait` keeps the leader alive while the grandchild outlives it, so
+        // only a group kill stops the marker being written.
+        let mut spec = make_shell_spec(&format!(
+            "sh -c 'sleep 2 && echo alive > {}' & wait",
+            marker.display()
+        ));
+        spec.timeout_ms = 60_000;
+        let envelope = make_envelope();
+        let scope = xai_grok_tools::util::ProcessScope::new();
+        let hook_scope = scope.clone();
+        let hook = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            run_command_hook(
+                &spec,
+                &envelope,
+                &make_scoped_ctx(hook_scope),
+                GateKind::Observe,
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(800)).await;
+        scope.kill_all();
+
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), hook)
+            .await
+            .expect("kill_all must reap the enrolled hook, not leave it on its 60s timeout")
+            .expect("hook task join");
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3)).await;
+        assert!(
+            !marker.exists(),
+            "grandchild outlived session close, so the group was not killpg'd"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn command_hook_fails_fast_when_scope_already_closed() {
+        let scope = xai_grok_tools::util::ProcessScope::new();
+        scope.kill_all();
+        let mut spec = make_shell_spec("sleep 600");
+        spec.timeout_ms = 60_000;
+
+        let (result, _) = tokio::time::timeout(
+            Duration::from_secs(15),
+            run_command_hook(
+                &spec,
+                &make_envelope(),
+                &make_scoped_ctx(scope),
+                GateKind::Observe,
+            ),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("a closed scope must fail the hook immediately, not run to its 60s timeout");
+
+        assert!(
+            matches!(result, HookRunnerResult::Failed(_)),
+            "got {result:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/http.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/http.rs
index 7fb7b8c..3612115 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/http.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/http.rs
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ctx = crate::runner::RunContext {
             session_id: "test",
             workspace_root: "/tmp",
+            process_scope: None,
         };
         let (result, _, info) = run_http_hook(&spec, &envelope, &ctx, GateKind::Tool).await;
 
@@ -751,6 +752,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ctx = crate::runner::RunContext {
             session_id: "test",
             workspace_root: "/tmp",
+            process_scope: None,
         };
 
         let (result, _, info) = run_http_hook(&spec, &envelope, &ctx, GateKind::Tool).await;
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/mod.rs
index 006e33c..1149d34 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/src/runner/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub use crate::event::GateKind;
 pub struct RunContext<'a> {
     pub session_id: &'a str,
     pub workspace_root: &'a str,
+    pub process_scope: Option<xai_grok_tools::util::ProcessScope>,
 }
 
 /// Result of running a single hook (any handler type).
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/tests/integration.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/tests/integration.rs
index 278ebdc..4957eba 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-hooks/tests/integration.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ async fn hook_deny_via_exit_code_only() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result =
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ async fn hook_fail_open_on_crash() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result =
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ async fn hook_fail_open_on_timeout() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result =
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ async fn matcher_filters_tool_name() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result = dispatcher::dispatch_pre_tool_use(
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ async fn non_blocking_dispatch() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let results = dispatcher::dispatch_non_blocking(
@@ -232,6 +237,7 @@ async fn first_deny_stops_chain() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result = dispatcher::dispatch_pre_tool_use(
@@ -264,6 +270,7 @@ async fn hook_receives_stdin_envelope() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test-sess-123",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result =
@@ -288,6 +295,7 @@ async fn shell_pipe_command_works() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let pre_result =
@@ -419,6 +427,7 @@ async fn new_event_types_fire_and_receive_correct_envelope() {
         let ctx = RunContext {
             session_id: "test",
             workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+            process_scope: None,
         };
 
         let results =
@@ -508,6 +517,7 @@ async fn runner_injected_vars_override_extra_env_at_spawn() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: real_session,
         workspace_root: real_workspace,
+        process_scope: None,
     };
 
     let result =
@@ -628,6 +638,7 @@ async fn direct_exec_command_with_env_var_resolves_at_load_time() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
     let result =
         dispatcher::dispatch_pre_tool_use(&registry, &pre_tool_use_envelope("read_file"), &ctx)
@@ -697,6 +708,7 @@ async fn http_hook_url_env_expansion_end_to_end() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
     let pre_result =
         dispatcher::dispatch_pre_tool_use(&registry, &pre_tool_use_envelope("read_file"), &ctx)
@@ -779,6 +791,7 @@ async fn lenient_parsing_with_mixed_claude_events() {
     let ctx = RunContext {
         session_id: "test",
         workspace_root: dir.path().to_str().unwrap(),
+        process_scope: None,
     };
     let result = dispatcher::dispatch_pre_tool_use(
         &registry,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/Cargo.toml b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/Cargo.toml
index 39f2d86..35a9d6a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "xai-grok-pager-bin"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 edition.workspace = true
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["xAI"]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs
index eba0623..f3485aa 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs
@@ -1229,6 +1229,13 @@ async fn run_agent_command(
         let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
         match mode {
             ClientMode::Stdio => {
+                if let Err(error) = xai_tty_utils::kill_current_process_on_parent_death() {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        %error,
+                        "failed to bind to parent death; stdio bridge will not die \
+                         with its parent — stdin EOF remains the only cleanup"
+                    );
+                }
                 let replay_state = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(StdioReplayState::default()));
                 let leader_tx = Arc::new(TokioMutex::new(tx));
                 let leader_tx_stdin = leader_tx.clone();
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/Cargo.toml b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/Cargo.toml
index 8ea39a7..758af4c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "xai-grok-pager"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 edition.workspace = true
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["xAI"]
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ core-foundation = { workspace = true }
 windows-sys = { version = "0.59", features = ["Win32_System_Console"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Enable the render crate's test-only helpers for the pager's test build.
 xai-grok-pager-render = { path = "../xai-grok-pager-render", features = ["test-support"] }
+xai-grok-shell = { workspace = true, features = ["test-support"] }
 pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
 insta = { workspace = true }
 criterion = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/03-keyboard-shortcuts.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/03-keyboard-shortcuts.md
index a376c82..92afaf2 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/03-keyboard-shortcuts.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/03-keyboard-shortcuts.md
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ Actions available from any screen.
 | Key | Alt Key | Action | Confirmation |
 |-----|---------|--------|-------------|
 | `Ctrl+N` | | Create a new session (optionally in a git worktree) | Yes (double-press within 1000ms) |
+| `Ctrl+\` | | Open or toggle the [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md) | No |
 | `Ctrl+Q` | `Ctrl+D` | Quit the application | Yes (double-press within 1000ms) |
 
 **VS Code family terminal** (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed integrated terminals): `Ctrl+Q` is captured by the host, so Grok makes **`Ctrl+D` the sole quit key** (`Ctrl+Q` is not bound). Half-page-down is rebound to bare **`Shift+D`**. Mid-turn interject uses **`Ctrl+L`** (no alternates) because `Ctrl+Enter` / `Ctrl+I` do not reliably reach the PTY; extensions are opened via `/plugins` instead of `Ctrl+L`.
@@ -239,6 +240,30 @@ Bindings that only fire on the welcome screen (before any agent session is open)
 
 ---
 
+## Agent Dashboard
+
+Bindings while the [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md) is focused (`Ctrl+\` or `/dashboard`).
+
+| Key | Action |
+|-----|--------|
+| `↑` / `↓`, `j` / `k` | Navigate agent rows (selecting a row opens peek) |
+| `Enter` | Open the selected agent, or send a typed peek reply / dispatch prompt |
+| `Ctrl+S` | Reply or dispatch **and** attach to that agent |
+| `Ctrl+/` | Toggle search / filter mode |
+| `Ctrl+R` | Rename the selected agent |
+| `Ctrl+T` | Pin / unpin |
+| `Ctrl+G` | Toggle grouping (state ↔ working directory) |
+| `Ctrl+X` | Stop a running turn, or press twice within 2s to close the session |
+| `Ctrl+O` | Toggle always-approve on the selected agent |
+| `Tab` | Toggle focus between the list and the dispatch / peek input |
+| `Esc` | Step back (cancel search → close peek → clear filter → unfocus → unselect → exit) |
+| `Ctrl+\` | Exit the dashboard (or return from an attached agent) |
+| `Ctrl+.` (alt: `?`) | Shortcuts cheatsheet |
+
+Details (peek vs dispatch, search prefixes, persistence): [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md).
+
+---
+
 ## Command Palette
 
 Press `Ctrl+P` or `?` to open the command palette -- a searchable list of actions. The palette shows:
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md
index 8602330..05947f0 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ Start a fresh session and clear the current conversation. Alias: `/clear`.
 
 Open the session picker to reload a previous session from disk.
 
+### `/dashboard`
+
+Open the [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md): live roster of top-level sessions in this pager (peek, reply, dispatch, pin, rename, stop, attach). Aliases: `/agents-dashboard`, `/sessions`.
+
+Not `/config-agents` (alias `/agents`), which manages agent *definitions* and personas. Hidden in minimal mode; disable with `GROK_AGENT_DASHBOARD=0` or `[dashboard].enabled = false`.
+
 ### `/compact [context]`
 
 Compress conversation history to reclaim context-window space. Pass a note to tell Grok what to keep:
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ Quit the application. Alias: `/exit`.
 
 Leave the current session and return to the welcome screen. Alias: `/welcome`.
 
+### `/delete`
+
+Delete the current session's history and return to the welcome screen. Confirms first.
+
+To delete a session you are not in, open `/resume` and press `d` then `y`.
+
 ### `/rename`
 
 Rename the current session. Alias: `/title`.
@@ -369,6 +381,8 @@ Open the Claude import modal to bring over `~/.claude` settings: permissions, en
 
 Open the agents modal to view and manage agent definitions, set the default, and switch the active one. Alias: `/agents`.
 
+Not the live multi-session [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md) (`/dashboard` / `Ctrl+\`).
+
 ### `/personas`
 
 Create, edit, and delete personas. A subagent can apply a persona to shape how it behaves.
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/17-sessions.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/17-sessions.md
index 330d12c..00a9e73 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/17-sessions.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/17-sessions.md
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ End the session and quit Grok:
 
 Alias: `/exit`. To leave the current session but stay in Grok, use `/home` to return to the welcome screen.
 
+### Delete the current session
+
+```
+/delete
+```
+
+Confirms, then permanently removes the session history and returns to the welcome screen. From `/resume`, press `d` then `y` on a row to delete a session you are not currently in.
+
 ---
 
 ## Resuming Sessions
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@ This opens a session picker that lists recent sessions for the current workspace
 
 Typing in the picker filters the list by title and also searches your conversation content as you type; content matches appear under an "Extended search results" heading. Press `Ctrl+/` to search immediately without the brief pause.
 
-To switch between, rename, or close the sessions that are currently active (the parent session and any forks), use `/dashboard` (or its alias `/sessions`) instead.
+For the live top-level sessions in this pager (parent and forks) — switch, rename, peek, dispatch, or close — use the [Agent Dashboard](23-dashboard.md): `/dashboard` (aliases `/sessions`, `/agents-dashboard`) or `Ctrl+\`.
 
 ### From the Command Line
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/23-dashboard.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/23-dashboard.md
index 8b24641..0245f86 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/23-dashboard.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/docs/user-guide/23-dashboard.md
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 # Agent Dashboard
 
-The Agent Dashboard is a centralised, agent-native overview of every
-top-level session you have in flight — your local sessions and forks
-— grouped by state, with peek, attach, and dispatch from one screen.
-Subagents are not listed here: they run under their parent session,
-which already shows when work is in flight.
+The Agent Dashboard lists every top-level session in this pager process —
+local sessions and forks — grouped by state. From one screen you can peek,
+reply, attach, pin, rename, stop, or dispatch a new agent. Subagents are not
+listed; they run under their parent, which already shows when work is in
+flight.
+
+Not the agents modal (`/config-agents` / `/agents` — definitions and
+personas), the session picker (`/resume` / `Ctrl+S` — past conversations on
+disk), or the workflows run UI (`/workflows`).
 
 ---
 
 ## Opening the dashboard
 
-Three entry points, all opening the same view:
-
-- **`grok dashboard`** — launches the TUI directly into the dashboard.
+- **`grok dashboard`** — launch the TUI into the dashboard.
 - **`/dashboard`** (aliases **`/agents-dashboard`**, **`/sessions`**) — open
-  from inside an active session.
-- **Ctrl+\\** — same as the slash command, two keystrokes. Configurable
-  in `~/.grok/config.toml` under `[keybindings]` like every other shortcut.
+  from inside a session.
+- **`Ctrl+\`** — same view as the slash command.
+
+Hidden in minimal mode. Set `GROK_AGENT_DASHBOARD=0` or
+`[dashboard].enabled = false` to disable.
 
 ---
 
@@ -35,46 +39,36 @@ Three entry points, all opening the same view:
  ↑/↓ select (peek) · Enter open · Ctrl+R rename · Ctrl+T pin · Ctrl+X stop · ? help · Esc new
 ```
 
-Each row is a top-level agent (subagents aren't shown — they run under
-their parent). Rows are sorted by state (Needs input → Working → Idle →
-Inactive → Completed → Failed) so same-state rows sit adjacent, or by
-working directory (toggle with `Ctrl+G`). **Inactive** holds roster-only
-sessions — idle/dormant sessions owned by other pager processes that
-haven't been loaded in this one — so **Idle** stays focused on the
-sessions you're actively cycling between. Because it's background noise,
-**Inactive starts collapsed** (expand it with `→` / click — see below).
+Each row is a top-level agent. Sort by state (Needs input → Working → Idle →
+Inactive → Completed → Failed) so same-state rows sit together, or by working
+directory (`Ctrl+G` toggles). **Inactive** is roster-only sessions owned by
+other pager processes that this process has not loaded — background noise, so
+the section **starts collapsed** (expand with `→` / click).
 
-To keep the **Idle** group scannable, only the most recent idle agents
-stay visible — the 8 freshest, plus any active within the last hour. The
-rest fold into a **"N more"** row (marked with a `+` / `-` toggle) at the
-bottom of the group; select it and press `Enter` / `→` (or click it) to
-reveal them all, and `←` to re-fold. The Idle header always shows the true total. Folding is
-suspended while a filter or search is active (so every match shows).
+To keep **Idle** scannable, only the most recent idle agents stay visible —
+the 8 freshest, plus any active within the last hour. The rest fold into a
+**"N more"** row at the bottom of the group; select it and press `Enter` /
+`→` (or click) to expand, `←` to re-fold. The Idle header always shows the
+true total. Folding is suspended while a filter or search is active.
 
-The state icon matches Grok Build's sibling views (
-`tasks_pane`):
+State icons match other session lists in Grok Build:
 
-- `⋅`/`:`/`⸬`/`⁙` — animated spinner for **Working** rows.
+- `⋅`/`:`/`⸬`/`⁙` — animated spinner for **Working**
 - `●` — filled circle for **Needs input**, **Completed**, **Failed**,
-  **Blocked**. Colour communicates the state (yellow / green / red /
-  amber).
-- `○` — hollow circle for **Idle** and **Inactive** rows.
+  **Blocked** (color: yellow / green / red / amber)
+- `○` — hollow circle for **Idle** and **Inactive**
 
-A row stays in **Working** while it has live background work even if its
-turn has finished — a running background task, a `monitor`, or an active
-scheduled `/loop`. The activity line says what's running (e.g.
-`1 monitor · 2 loops still running`), since each can wake the agent for a
-new turn.
+A row stays **Working** while it has live background work even if its turn
+has finished — a background task, a `monitor`, or an active scheduled
+`/loop`. The activity line says what is still running (for example
+`1 monitor · 2 loops still running`).
 
-There are no inline group headers — the sort order keeps same-state
-rows adjacent and the per-row dot+colour communicates which group
-each row belongs to (matching other session lists).
+There are no inline group headers; sort order keeps same-state rows adjacent,
+and the per-row dot + color shows the group.
 
-The dispatch input shares the same `PromptWidget` chrome as the
-agent view's prompt (rounded box, `❯` prefix, accent border, info
-line). Pressing `Ctrl+/` flips it into **search mode**: the `❯`
-prefix becomes a yellow `Search:` and whatever you type live-filters
-the row list instead of being dispatched.
+The dispatch input uses the same prompt chrome as the agent view. Press
+`Ctrl+/` to flip it into **search mode**: the `❯` prefix becomes a yellow
+`Search:` and typing live-filters the list instead of dispatching.
 
 ---
 
@@ -82,248 +76,185 @@ the row list instead of being dispatched.
 
 | Key | Action |
 | --- | --- |
-| `↑` / `↓`, `j` / `k` | Navigate rows AND section titles (selecting a row opens its peek panel) |
-| `→` / `←` (on a section title) | Expand / collapse the section (shows / hides its rows); `l` / `h` in vim mode |
+| `↑` / `↓`, `j` / `k` | Navigate rows and section titles (selecting a row opens peek) |
+| `→` / `←` (on a section title) | Expand / collapse the section (`l` / `h` in vim mode) |
 | `Enter` (on a section title) | Toggle the section collapsed / expanded |
-| `Enter` (empty reply) | Open the selected agent's conversation full-screen (details view) |
-| `Ctrl+S` | Send the peek reply AND open the agent (or dispatch + attach a new session) |
-| `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter` | Insert a newline in the reply / dispatch input (multiline compose) |
-| `1`–`9` | Answer a pending permission / ask question (when the peek shows options) |
+| `Enter` (empty reply) | Open the selected agent full-screen (details view) |
+| `Ctrl+S` | Send the peek reply and open the agent (or dispatch and attach a new session) |
+| `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter` | Newline in the reply / dispatch input |
+| `1`–`9` | Answer a pending permission / ask question when peek shows options |
 | `Enter` (typed reply) | Send / queue the reply to the selected agent |
-| `/` | Types a literal `/` into the prompt |
-| `Ctrl+/` | Toggle search mode (live-filter the rows) |
+| `/` | Literal `/` into the prompt |
+| `Ctrl+/` | Toggle search mode (live-filter rows) |
 | `Ctrl+R` | Rename selected row |
 | `Ctrl+T` | Pin / unpin |
 | `Ctrl+G` | Toggle grouping (state ↔ directory) |
 | `Ctrl+X` | Stop / kill (two presses within 2s to close a session) |
 | `Shift+↑` / `Shift+↓` | Reorder pinned rows |
-| `Esc` | Step back one level: cancel search → close peek (clear reply draft, then unselect) → clear filter → **unfocus the dispatch input** (so `↑`/`↓`, `j`/`k` navigate the list) → unselect row (→ `[+ New Agent]`) → exit dashboard. Esc never clears your typed dispatch draft — use `Ctrl+U` / `Ctrl+C` for that |
-| `Ctrl+\` | Return to the dashboard from the details view, or exit dashboard |
-| `Ctrl+.` (alt: `?`) | Open the keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet. Footer advertises `?` when `Ctrl+.` cannot be delivered. Bare `?` opens help when list-focused or the draft is empty (otherwise types); `Ctrl+X` remains stop |
+| `Esc` | Step back: cancel search → close peek → clear filter → unfocus dispatch → unselect row → exit. Never clears a typed dispatch draft (`Ctrl+U` / `Ctrl+C` for that) |
+| `Ctrl+\` | Return from details view, or exit dashboard |
+| `Ctrl+.` (alt: `?`) | Keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet. Footer shows `?` when `Ctrl+.` cannot be delivered. Bare `?` opens help when list-focused or the draft is empty |
 
-When grouping by state, each group has a **section title** (e.g. `Working`,
-`Idle`) with a `▸`/`▾` disclosure marker. Section titles are part of the
-up/down navigation: select one and press `→` to expand it (showing its rows)
-or `←` to collapse it — `l` / `h` do the same when vim mode is on.
-**Clicking** a section title toggles it, and **hovering**
-brightens its text. Collapse state is remembered while the dashboard stays open.
-The **Inactive** section starts collapsed by default each time the pager
-starts; expanding it sticks until you quit.
+When grouping by state, each group has a **section title** (for example
+`Working`, `Idle`) with a `▸`/`▾` marker. Select a title and press `→` /
+`←` to expand or collapse (`l` / `h` in vim mode). Click toggles; hover
+brightens. Collapse state is remembered while the dashboard stays open.
+**Inactive** starts collapsed each time the pager starts; expanding it sticks
+until you quit.
 
-Opening a row shows the agent's conversation in the **details view**:
-a single top header row (the agent name on the left, `{i}/{n} [‹][›]
-[Dashboard]` cycle/close affordances on the right) sits above the conversation,
-which renders **full-width** — no bordered modal frame — so the prompt
-position and overall padding match the dashboard list view. All key
-presses route to the attached agent; `Esc` / `Ctrl+\\` (or the `[Dashboard]`
-affordance) return to the dashboard, the `[‹]` / `[›]` chips cycle to
-the previous / next agent, and the agent's shortcuts bar shows a
-`Ctrl+\\: back to dashboard` hint. Quick gotcha — `Esc` only returns to
-the dashboard; typing `/exit` inside the agent actually closes the
-underlying session (returning to the dashboard with a "Session closed"
-toast).
+Opening a row shows the agent's conversation in the **details view**: a top
+header (agent name; `{i}/{n}` cycle chips and `[Dashboard]` on the right)
+above a full-width conversation — no bordered modal — so padding matches the
+list view. Keys go to the attached agent; `Esc` / `Ctrl+\` (or `[Dashboard]`)
+return to the dashboard; `[‹]` / `[›]` cycle agents. The shortcuts bar shows
+`Ctrl+\: back to dashboard`. Gotcha: `Esc` only returns; `/exit` inside the
+agent closes the session (dashboard toast: "Session closed").
 
-`Ctrl+X` in the details view is state-dependent. While a **turn is
-running** it cancels the turn — the same behaviour as `Ctrl+C`,
-including the keep-subagents prompt — and never touches the session
-itself, so mashing it to stop a turn can't close anything. In any
-other state — **idle**, a slash command in flight (commands can't
-be cancelled yet), or a cancel still pending — `Ctrl+X` arms a
-confirmation: the shortcuts bar flips to "press Ctrl+x again to
-close this session", and a second press within 2 seconds closes the
-session and returns you to the dashboard. Pressing any other key
-cancels the confirmation, and a turn that starts inside the window
-downgrades the confirmed press to a cancel instead of closing.
-(On terminals where `Ctrl+X` doubles as the shortcuts-cheatsheet
-binding, the cheatsheet stays reachable via `Ctrl+.` inside the
-details view.)
+`Ctrl+X` in the details view is state-dependent. While a **turn is running**
+it cancels the turn (same as `Ctrl+C`, including the keep-subagents prompt)
+and never closes the session. Otherwise — **idle**, a slash command in
+flight, or a cancel still pending — `Ctrl+X` arms a confirmation: press again
+within 2 seconds to close the session and return to the dashboard. Any other
+key cancels the confirmation; a turn that starts inside the window turns the
+confirmed press into a cancel instead. (If `Ctrl+X` is also the cheatsheet
+binding on your terminal, use `Ctrl+.` inside the details view.)
 
-For the full behavioural specification (including the registry-lookup
-rules and the mouse-event intercept matrix) see plan
-[§3.10](../../plan/agent-dashboard.md) "Keybindings (v1)" — the user
-guide here is intentionally short and cross-references the plan as
-the source of truth.
+See [Keyboard Shortcuts](03-keyboard-shortcuts.md#agent-dashboard).
 
-All shortcuts are registered under `When::DashboardFocused` and can be
-rebound via `~/.grok/config.toml`.
+---
+
+## Completing or closing a session
+
+There is **no** “mark completed” command. Row state is derived from the agent:
+
+- **Completed** / **Failed** when work ends on its own (turn finished and no
+  background task / monitor / `/loop` still running).
+- **`Ctrl+X` once** while a turn is running cancels the turn.
+- **`Ctrl+X` twice** (within 2s) on an idle / stopped row **closes** the
+  session and removes it from the live roster.
+- In the details view, `/exit` also closes the session (Esc only returns).
+
+Use close/stop when you want a row gone; there is no manual complete flag.
 
 ---
 
 ## Dispatch input
 
-The bottom textarea **always spawns a NEW session** — it is never a
-reply target. A selected row is the overview's navigation cursor, not a
-reply destination; to talk to an existing agent, open it (navigate +
-`Enter`, or click) and reply inside its own view.
+The bottom textarea **always spawns a new session**. A selected row is the
+navigation cursor, not a reply target — open an agent to talk to it.
 
-Enter handler:
+- Free text → new top-level session seeded with the prompt. Text is never
+  treated as a filter (even if it starts with `/`, `s:`, `a:`, or `#`);
+  filtering is `Ctrl+/` search mode. A leading `/` runs a pager-global slash
+  command.
+- Empty input → open the selected row, or create a new agent when
+  `[+ New Agent]` is focused.
 
-- Free text → creates a new top-level session, seeded with the prompt.
-  Text is **never** reinterpreted as a filter — a prompt may start with
-  `/`, `s:`, `a:`, or `#` and still dispatches verbatim (filtering is
-  the explicit `Ctrl+/` search mode). A leading `/` runs a pager-global
-  slash command.
-- Empty input → opens the selected row (`Attach`), or creates a new
-  agent when the `[+ New Agent]` button is focused.
+`Ctrl+S` after typing dispatches **and** attaches; plain `Enter` stays on the
+dashboard so you can dispatch several sessions. `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter`
+insert a newline; the box grows with the draft (up to a cap, then scrolls).
 
-Press `Ctrl+S` after typing a prompt to dispatch AND attach
-(jump into the new session); plain `Enter` stays on the dashboard so
-you can dispatch several sessions in a row. `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter`
-insert a newline for a multi-line prompt — the box **grows in height**
-as you add lines (up to a cap, after which it scrolls), so the whole
-draft stays visible.
-
-The dispatch input accepts any non-empty prompt; an empty /
-whitespace-only prompt is ignored. Prompts above 64 KiB are rejected
-with a toast.
+Empty or whitespace-only prompts are ignored. Prompts above 64 KiB are
+rejected with a toast.
 
 ### Focus: input bar ↔ overview list (`Tab`)
 
-The dashboard has two focus areas — the **dispatch input bar** (typing)
-and the **overview list** (navigating). `Tab` toggles between them; the
-inactive input dims its border and hides its caret.
+Two focus areas: the **dispatch input** and the **overview list**. `Tab`
+toggles between them; the inactive input dims its border and hides its caret.
 
 On open, focus defaults to the **overview list** when at least one agent
-exists (so `↑`/`↓` / vim `j`/`k` navigate immediately). With **no**
-agents, focus stays on the **dispatch input** so you can type a first
-prompt right away. Either way, the `[+ New Agent]` button is the cursor
-target (no agent row is pre-selected).
+exists (so `↑`/`↓` / vim `j`/`k` navigate immediately). With **no** agents,
+focus stays on the **dispatch input**. Either way, the cursor starts on
+`[+ New Agent]` (no agent row pre-selected).
 
-- **Input focused**: type to compose a new-session prompt. `↑`/`↓`
-  navigate the row list when the prompt is empty (a convenience),
-  otherwise move the caret. `Esc` unfocuses the input → overview list
-  (your typed draft is kept) so you can navigate straight away.
-- **Overview focused**: `↑`/`↓` — and, in **vim mode**, `j`/`k` — move
-  between agent rows. `Enter` opens the highlighted agent (on
-  `[+ New Agent]`, it sends a typed draft, else creates a new session).
-  `Esc` **stays on the list** and steps back — clearing an active filter,
-  then unselecting the row (→ `[+ New Agent]`), then exiting the
-  dashboard. `Tab` or `i` (vim) — or any other printable key — return to
-  the input.
+- **Input focused**: type a new-session prompt. Empty prompt: `↑`/`↓`
+  navigate rows; non-empty: move the caret. `Esc` unfocuses to the list
+  (draft kept).
+- **Overview focused**: `↑`/`↓` (and vim `j`/`k`) move between rows. `Enter`
+  opens the highlighted agent (on `[+ New Agent]`, sends a typed draft or
+  creates a new session). `Esc` stays on the list and steps back — clear
+  filter, then unselect (→ `[+ New Agent]`), then exit. `Tab`, `i` (vim), or
+  any printable key returns to the input.
 
 ---
 
 ## Peek panel
 
-The peek panel is shown **by default whenever an agent row is
-selected** — it **replaces** the new-session dispatch box. With no row
-selected (the `[+ New Agent]` button focused, or after `Esc`), the
-dispatch box returns for starting a new session. So selecting a row is
-how you talk to an existing agent; deselecting is how you start a new
+Selecting an agent row shows the **peek panel** in place of the dispatch box.
+With no row selected (`[+ New Agent]`, or after `Esc`), the dispatch box
+returns. Select a row to talk to an existing agent; deselect to start a new
 one.
 
-The panel shows, top to bottom, a header (the **last response type** —
-`Thinking` / `Thought` / `Response` / `Edit` / `Read` / `Bash` / … — on
-the left, **time** on the far right), the most recent response
-(**word-wrapped** to fit, up to ~3 rows), and a live `❯ reply` input. A
-`…` marker appears on the last row only when there's more than fits.
+Top to bottom: header (**last response type** — `Thinking` / `Thought` /
+`Response` / `Edit` / `Read` / `Bash` / … — and **time**), the most recent
+response (word-wrapped, up to ~3 rows; `…` when truncated), and a live
+`❯ reply` input.
 
-The selected agent's **model** and, when it's in always-approve (yolo)
-mode, an **`always-approve`** flag are shown on the panel's **bottom
-border** (bottom-right) — the same config-badge slot the new-session
-dispatch box uses. This holds in the question / approval modes too, so
-the model and approval mode are always in view while you answer. (The
-dashboard list rows no longer repeat the model or an always-approve badge,
-keeping the list compact.)
+The selected agent's **model** and, in always-approve (yolo) mode, an
+**`always-approve`** flag sit on the panel's bottom border (same badge slot as
+the dispatch box), including while answering questions. List rows no longer
+repeat model or always-approve badges.
 
 **`Shift+Tab` cycles the peeked agent's mode** (Normal → Plan →
-Always-approve → Normal) — the same cycle as Shift+Tab inside that agent's
-chat view, applied to the **live** agent (the badge updates to match).
-This differs from the new-session dispatch box, where Shift+Tab only
-stages the mode for the *next* agent.
+Always-approve → Normal) on the **live** agent. On the dispatch box,
+Shift+Tab only stages mode for the *next* agent.
 
-Unlike the dispatch box (which only ever spawns new sessions), the
-peek's reply **talks to the selected agent**:
+Unlike dispatch (new sessions only), peek reply **talks to the selected
+agent**:
 
-- **Type into `❯ reply`, then `Enter`** to send. An **idle** agent
-  starts the turn immediately; a **busy** agent **queues** the message
-  so it sends after the current turn finishes (the same queue/drain
-  behaviour as the agent view's own prompt). `Ctrl+S` replies AND
-  opens the agent's detail view; `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter` insert a
-  newline (multiline compose) and the reply **grows in height** to fit
-  the draft (up to a cap, then it scrolls).
-- With an **empty** reply, `Enter` opens the agent.
-- **`↑`/`↓` move the caret within the reply** once it has content (so you
-  can edit a multi-line draft). While the reply is **empty** (or
-  unfocused via `Tab`), `↑`/`↓` instead **switch the selected agent** —
-  the panel follows the selection cursor and refreshes live, and the
-  switch clears any half-typed draft so a reply can't land on the wrong
-  agent. (`Tab` to the row list to navigate agents while a draft is in
-  the reply.)
-- **`Esc` unselects**: it first clears a typed reply, then deselects the
-  row and focuses the `[+ New Agent]` button (bringing back the
-  new-session input).
-- **`Tab`** toggles focus between the reply input and the row list: an
-  unfocused reply dims its border and hides the caret; a printable key
-  re-focuses it and starts composing.
-- The reply is a **full prompt editor** (the same component as the
-  dispatch box and the agent prompt): pasting multi-line text folds
-  into a `[Pasted: N lines]` chip with the same preview overlay and
-  expand affordances as the agent prompt (`Enter` / double-click /
-  paste-again), mouse click / drag place the caret and select text,
-  and the usual editing chords work (word navigation, `Ctrl+A`/`Ctrl+E`,
-  `Alt+Backspace`, `Ctrl+W`/`Ctrl+U`/`Ctrl+K`, undo, Shift+arrow
-  selection, `Ctrl+Shift+V` inline paste).
-  Typing **`@`** opens the file-context picker rooted at the **peeked
-  agent's** working directory (so `@path` resolves against the agent
-  you're replying to); its dropdown floats **above** the panel and
-  `↑`/`↓`/`Tab`/`Enter`/`Esc` drive it while it's open.
-  Dashboard chords (`Ctrl+X` stop, `Ctrl+T` pin, `Shift+↑/↓` reorder,
-  …) still win over the editor while the panel is open.
-- When a **permission / ask-tool question** is pending, the `❯ reply`
-  row is hidden and the options are listed instead: **`↑`/`↓` move the
-  highlighted option** (marked with `▸`) and **`Enter` answers** it.
-  **`1`–`9`** still answer an option directly. (While answering, the
-  arrows pick options rather than switching agents.)
-- The **free-text row** accepts an inline typed answer (just like the
-  chat panel): the permission **"No" / reject** option ("No, reject
-  (type to add feedback)") and the ask-tool **"Other"** row ("Other
-  (type your own answer)"). Type on it and `Enter` sends the rejection +
-  message / the free-text answer.
-- This also covers the agent's **Ask tool** (`AskUserQuestion`): its
-  options + the "Other" row show in the peek, answered the same way.
-  **Multi-question** forms are walked one question at a time — a `(i/N)`
-  marker shows progress and each answer advances to the next, submitting
-  on the last. (Forms with a **multi-select** question are left to the
-  agent's own view — open the agent to answer those.)
+- **Type into `❯ reply`, then `Enter`** to send. Idle agents start immediately;
+  busy agents **queue** the message (same as the agent view prompt). `Ctrl+S`
+  replies and opens the detail view; `Shift+Enter` / `Alt+Enter` insert a
+  newline (reply grows with the draft).
+- Empty reply + `Enter` opens the agent.
+- **`↑`/`↓` move the caret** once the reply has content. While empty (or
+  unfocused via `Tab`), `↑`/`↓` **switch the selected agent** — the panel
+  follows, and a half-typed draft is cleared so it cannot land on the wrong
+  agent. (`Tab` to the list to navigate while a draft is in the reply.)
+- **`Esc` unselects**: clear a typed reply first, then deselect and focus
+  `[+ New Agent]`.
+- **`Tab`** toggles focus between reply and row list; a printable key
+  re-focuses the reply.
+- Full prompt editor (same as dispatch / agent prompt): multi-line paste
+  chips, mouse select, word navigation, `Ctrl+A`/`Ctrl+E`, `Alt+Backspace`,
+  `Ctrl+W`/`Ctrl+U`/`Ctrl+K`, undo, Shift+arrow selection, `Ctrl+Shift+V`
+  inline paste. **`@`** opens the file picker rooted at the **peeked agent's**
+  working directory; the dropdown floats above the panel. Dashboard chords
+  (`Ctrl+X` stop, `Ctrl+T` pin, `Shift+↑/↓` reorder, …) still win while the
+  panel is open.
+- Pending **permission / ask-tool** question: `❯ reply` hides; options list
+  instead. **`↑`/`↓` highlight**, **`Enter` answers**, **`1`–`9`** answer
+  directly. Free-text **No / reject** and ask-tool **Other** accept a typed
+  answer on the free-text row. Multi-question Ask forms walk one at a time
+  (`(i/N)`); multi-select forms need the agent's own view.
 
-The panel only renders when the terminal is tall enough; on very short
-terminals the dispatch box shows even with a row selected.
+On very short terminals the panel may not fit; the dispatch box stays even
+with a row selected.
 
 ---
 
 ## Search / filter (`Ctrl+/`)
 
-Filtering lives behind an explicit **search mode** so normal typing
-always dispatches. Press `Ctrl+/` to toggle it: the prompt prefix
-flips from `❯` to a yellow `Search:` and every keystroke live-filters
-the row list.
+`Ctrl+/` toggles search mode so normal typing always dispatches. Prefix
+flips from `❯` to yellow `Search:`; every keystroke live-filters the list.
 
-Inside search mode:
+- `Enter` — confirm: keep the filter and return to the dispatch prompt.
+- `Esc` or `Ctrl+/` — cancel: clear the filter and exit search.
+- `↑` / `↓` — navigate filtered rows.
 
-- `Enter` — **confirm**: keep the filter applied and return to the
-  dispatch prompt (rows stay filtered; `Esc` later clears them).
-- `Esc` or `Ctrl+/` — **cancel**: clear the filter and exit search.
-- `↑` / `↓` — navigate the filtered rows.
+Prefixes (only inside search mode):
 
-The query supports the same prefixes as before (they are only honoured
-*inside* search mode now):
-
-- `a:<name>` — filter by agent label (case-insensitive substring,
-  matches persona / role).
-- `s:<state>` — filter by row state. Accepts `working`, `idle`,
-  `completed`, `failed`, `needs-input`, `blocked` and synonyms
-  (`busy`/`running`/`done`/etc.).
-- `#<text>` — substring match on `#<text>` (matches the literal
-  `#` in labels; reserved for future PR filtering).
-- anything else — plain substring match over label + working dir.
+- `a:<name>` — agent label (case-insensitive substring; persona / role).
+- `s:<state>` — row state: `working`, `idle`, `completed`, `failed`,
+  `needs-input`, `blocked` and synonyms (`busy`/`running`/`done`/etc.).
+- `#<text>` — substring match on `#<text>` (literal `#` in labels).
+- anything else — substring over label + working dir.
 
 ---
 
 ## Persistence
 
-Per-user dashboard preferences live under `[dashboard]` in
-`~/.grok/config.toml`:
+Per-user preferences under `[dashboard]` in `~/.grok/config.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dashboard]
@@ -333,19 +264,5 @@ pinned   = ["top:<session_id>", "sub:<parent_session_id>:<child_session_id>"]
 reorder  = ["top:<session_id>"]
 ```
 
-Pinned/reorder entries are keyed by **session id**, not by the
-per-process `AgentId(usize)`, so they survive restarts and don't
-attach to whatever agent happens to share the old slot number.
-
-Set `GROK_AGENT_DASHBOARD=0` to force-disable the feature for a single
-pager invocation; the slash command and CLI subcommand will print a
-friendly toast.
-
----
-
-## Phase 4 (out of scope for v1)
-
-The current dashboard lists only agents owned by **this** pager
-process. The plan's Phase 4 ("supervisor / `grok --bg`") would list
-sessions that survive pager exit — that's a separate roadmap and not
-shipped yet.
+Pinned/reorder entries use **session id** (not a per-process agent slot), so
+they survive restarts.
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/acp_handler/interactions.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/acp_handler/interactions.rs
index 4c366f9..c3eddda 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/acp_handler/interactions.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/acp_handler/interactions.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_ask_user_question(
                 LocalQuestionKind::AgentTypeMismatch { .. } => "model switch",
                 LocalQuestionKind::ProjectSelect { .. } => "project select",
                 LocalQuestionKind::DoctorFix { .. } => "/doctor fix",
+                LocalQuestionKind::DeleteCurrentSession => "/delete",
             };
             let message = if matches!(kind, LocalQuestionKind::DoctorFix { .. }) {
                 "/doctor fix was cancelled because another question opened.".to_owned()
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/actions.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/actions.rs
index 8c9b9bb..b888d3f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/actions.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/actions.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ pub enum Action {
     ExitSession,
     /// Exit session without double-press confirmation (e.g., from command palette).
     ExitSessionConfirmed,
+    /// `/delete`: confirm, then delete history and return home.
+    DeleteCurrentSession,
+    DeleteCurrentSessionAnswered {
+        confirmed: bool,
+    },
     /// Open grok.com in the browser for SuperGrok subscription upsell.
     OpenSupergrokUrl,
     /// Re-check subscription status via the shell's `x.ai/auth/check_subscription`.
@@ -1368,6 +1373,14 @@ pub struct DoctorFixTarget {
     pub session_binding_epoch: u32,
     pub cwd: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
+/// Aftermath of a successful session delete.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AfterSessionDelete {
+    /// Picker delete — stay put.
+    Stay,
+    /// `/delete` — return to welcome.
+    Welcome,
+}
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Effect {
     /// Create a new ACP session.
@@ -2012,6 +2025,7 @@ pub enum Effect {
         source: String,
         session_id: String,
         cwd: String,
+        after: AfterSessionDelete,
     },
     /// Deep-search sessions by content (FTS via ACP).
     DeepSearchSessions { query: String, seq: u64 },
@@ -2587,6 +2601,7 @@ pub enum TaskResult {
     DeleteSessionComplete {
         source: String,
         session_id: String,
+        after: AfterSessionDelete,
     },
     /// Session delete failed.
     DeleteSessionFailed {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/mod.rs
index 19be97d..5307c3a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/mod.rs
@@ -1733,6 +1733,11 @@ fn translate_local_submit(
                 InputOutcome::Action(Action::DoctorFixCancelled(target))
             }
         }
+        LocalQuestionKind::DeleteCurrentSession => {
+            InputOutcome::Action(Action::DeleteCurrentSessionAnswered {
+                confirmed: *idx == 0,
+            })
+        }
         LocalQuestionKind::ProjectSelect { .. } => unreachable!(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/prompt.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/prompt.rs
index ca1c1d8..8ba3f4e 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/prompt.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/agent_view/prompt.rs
@@ -448,7 +448,9 @@ impl AgentView {
         {
             let history = self.combined_prompt_history();
             let current_text = self.prompt.text().to_string();
-            if !history.is_empty() {
+            // Without a matcher thread the panel can never populate, and filling
+            // the composer would only be undone by the next Down/Enter.
+            if !history.is_empty() && self.prompt.history_search.is_available() {
                 self.prompt
                     .history_search
                     .activate_browse(&history, &current_text);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/app_view.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/app_view.rs
index ee0726e..d532c4c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/app_view.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/app_view.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub enum TickDemand {
 pub const SLOW_TICK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(83);
 /// Welcome toast lifetime (wall clock, so the duration holds whether the
 /// event loop is ticking Slow or Fast).
-const WELCOME_TOAST_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(4);
+const WELCOME_TOAST_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
 /// Which prompt box in-flight voice dictation appends its finalized text to.
 /// Captured when recording **starts** so a trailing STT final still lands where
 /// the user was dictating, even if they navigate away — or toggle a dashboard
@@ -1197,8 +1197,16 @@ fn privacy_banner_reshow_elapsed(acked_at: &str, reshow_days: Option<u64>) -> bo
     };
     chrono::Utc::now() >= next
 }
-/// Bottom-right toast overlay on the welcome screen (mirrors agent toast style).
-fn paint_welcome_toast(buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer, area: ratatui::layout::Rect, msg: &str) {
+/// Welcome-screen toast overlay (mirrors agent toast style).
+///
+/// Prefer one row above the prompt, right-aligned to it. Fall back to
+/// the view bottom-right when no prompt rect is available (login / gate).
+fn paint_welcome_toast(
+    buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer,
+    area: ratatui::layout::Rect,
+    msg: &str,
+    prompt_rect: Option<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
+) {
     let theme = crate::theme::Theme::current();
     let max_msg = (area.width as usize).saturating_sub(4);
     if max_msg == 0 || area.height == 0 {
@@ -1211,8 +1219,16 @@ fn paint_welcome_toast(buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer, area: ratatui::layout:
         format!(" {}… ", truncated.trim_end())
     };
     let w = toast.chars().count() as u16;
-    let x = area.right().saturating_sub(w + 1);
-    let y = area.bottom().saturating_sub(1);
+    let (x, y) = if let Some(prompt) = prompt_rect.filter(|r| r.width > 0 && r.y > area.y) {
+        let max_x = area.right().saturating_sub(w).max(area.x);
+        let x = prompt.right().saturating_sub(w + 1).clamp(area.x, max_x);
+        (x, prompt.y.saturating_sub(1))
+    } else {
+        (
+            area.right().saturating_sub(w + 1),
+            area.bottom().saturating_sub(1),
+        )
+    };
     for (i, ch) in toast.chars().enumerate() {
         if let Some(cell) = buf.cell_mut((x + i as u16, y)) {
             cell.set_char(ch);
@@ -1964,7 +1980,7 @@ impl AppView {
     ///
     /// From the dashboard, toasts route into the dispatch input's inline
     /// error slot. From an agent view the existing per-agent toast machinery
-    /// fires. On welcome, a bottom-right overlay for
+    /// fires. On welcome, an overlay above the prompt for
     /// [`WELCOME_TOAST_DURATION`].
     pub fn show_toast(&mut self, msg: &str) {
         match self.active_view {
@@ -4373,7 +4389,12 @@ impl AppView {
                         self.welcome_privacy_banner_policy_rect = result.privacy_banner_policy_rect;
                         self.welcome_changelog_cta_rect = result.changelog_cta_rect;
                         if let Some((ref msg, _)) = self.welcome_toast {
-                            paint_welcome_toast(f.buffer_mut(), view_area, msg);
+                            paint_welcome_toast(
+                                f.buffer_mut(),
+                                view_area,
+                                msg,
+                                self.welcome_prompt_rect,
+                            );
                         }
                         self.welcome_announcement.truncated = result.announcement_truncated;
                         self.welcome_announcement.rect = result.announcement_rect;
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/router.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/router.rs
index 6989457..65e7c6d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/router.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/router.rs
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ use super::session::fork::{
     dispatch_startup_fork_session,
 };
 use super::session::lifecycle::{
-    clear_startup_actions, dispatch_agent_type_mismatch_answered, dispatch_exit_session,
-    dispatch_new_session, dispatch_new_session_inner, dispatch_new_session_with_id,
-    dispatch_new_worktree_session, dispatch_trust_folder, open_new_session_question,
+    clear_startup_actions, dispatch_agent_type_mismatch_answered,
+    dispatch_delete_current_session_answered, dispatch_exit_session, dispatch_new_session,
+    dispatch_new_session_inner, dispatch_new_session_with_id, dispatch_new_worktree_session,
+    dispatch_trust_folder, open_delete_current_session_question, open_new_session_question,
 };
 use super::session::load::{
     dispatch_cycle_session_source_filter, dispatch_load_session, dispatch_pick_content_session,
@@ -194,6 +195,10 @@ pub(crate) fn dispatch(action: Action, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
         Action::NewSession => dispatch_new_session(app),
         Action::ChooseNewSessionMode => open_new_session_question(app),
         Action::ExitSession | Action::ExitSessionConfirmed => dispatch_exit_session(app),
+        Action::DeleteCurrentSession => open_delete_current_session_question(app),
+        Action::DeleteCurrentSessionAnswered { confirmed } => {
+            dispatch_delete_current_session_answered(app, confirmed)
+        }
         Action::NewWorktreeSession {
             load_session_id,
             label,
@@ -949,7 +954,11 @@ pub(crate) fn dispatch(action: Action, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
         Action::SaveRememberNoteFromModal => dispatch_save_remember_note_from_modal(app),
         Action::SendBtw(question) => dispatch_send_btw(app, question),
         Action::SendRecap { auto } => dispatch_send_recap(app, auto),
-        Action::SetCodingDataSharing { opted_in } => set_coding_data_sharing(app, opted_in),
+        Action::SetCodingDataSharing { opted_in } => set_coding_data_sharing(
+            app,
+            opted_in,
+            xai_grok_telemetry::events::CodingDataConsentSource::Settings,
+        ),
         Action::ToggleYolo => dispatch_toggle_yolo(app),
         Action::ToggleMultiline => dispatch_toggle_multiline(app),
         Action::ToggleCompactMode => dispatch_toggle_compact_mode(app),
@@ -1119,6 +1128,7 @@ pub(crate) fn dispatch(action: Action, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
                 source,
                 session_id,
                 cwd,
+                after: crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
             }]
         }
         Action::Fork(args) => dispatch_fork(app, args),
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/lifecycle.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/lifecycle.rs
index ae9fadf..e65cbb4 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/lifecycle.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,108 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn dispatch_exit_session(app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<
     app.exit_session_pending = None;
     effects
 }
+/// Confirm deleting the parent session (not a subagent view).
+pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn open_delete_current_session_question(
+    app: &mut AppView,
+) -> Vec<Effect> {
+    use crate::views::question_view::{LocalQuestionKind, QuestionViewState};
+    use xai_grok_tools::implementations::grok_build::ask_user_question::{
+        Question, QuestionOption,
+    };
+    let ActiveView::Agent(id) = app.active_view else {
+        return vec![];
+    };
+    let Some(agent) = app.agents.get_mut(&id) else {
+        return vec![];
+    };
+    if agent.session.session_id.is_none() {
+        app.show_toast("No active session to delete");
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    if agent.question_view.is_some() {
+        app.show_toast("Finish answering the current question first");
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    let question = Question {
+        question: "Delete this session permanently?".into(),
+        id: None,
+        options: vec![
+            QuestionOption {
+                label: "Delete".into(),
+                description: "Remove history and return home".into(),
+                preview: None,
+                id: None,
+            },
+            QuestionOption {
+                label: "Cancel".into(),
+                description: "Keep the session".into(),
+                preview: None,
+                id: None,
+            },
+        ],
+        multi_select: Some(false),
+    };
+    let stashed = agent.prompt.stash();
+    agent.question_view = Some(
+        QuestionViewState::new(
+            format!("delete-session-{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4()),
+            vec![question],
+            stashed,
+        )
+        .with_local_kind(LocalQuestionKind::DeleteCurrentSession)
+        .with_no_freeform(),
+    );
+    agent.prompt.set_text("");
+    vec![]
+}
+pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn dispatch_delete_current_session_answered(
+    app: &mut AppView,
+    confirmed: bool,
+) -> Vec<Effect> {
+    if !confirmed {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    let ActiveView::Agent(id) = app.active_view else {
+        return vec![];
+    };
+    let Some((session_id, cwd, running_bg_tasks)) = app.agents.get(&id).and_then(|agent| {
+        let session_id = agent.session.session_id.clone()?;
+        let cwd = agent.session.cwd.display().to_string();
+        let running_bg_tasks: Vec<String> = agent
+            .session
+            .bg_tasks
+            .values()
+            .filter(|t| t.status == crate::app::agent::BgTaskStatus::Running)
+            .map(|t| t.task_id.clone())
+            .collect();
+        Some((session_id, cwd, running_bg_tasks))
+    }) else {
+        app.show_toast("No active session to delete");
+        return vec![];
+    };
+    let mut effects = vec![Effect::CancelTurn {
+        session_id: session_id.clone(),
+        cancel_subagents: true,
+        trigger: None,
+        rewind_if_pristine: false,
+    }];
+    effects.extend(
+        running_bg_tasks
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|task_id| Effect::KillBgTask {
+                session_id: session_id.clone(),
+                task_id,
+            }),
+    );
+    app.show_toast("Deleting session\u{2026}");
+    effects.push(Effect::DeleteSession {
+        source: "current".into(),
+        session_id: session_id.to_string(),
+        cwd,
+        after: crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete::Welcome,
+    });
+    effects
+}
 /// Handle the user accepting the folder-trust question: persist the grant for
 /// the workspace (writes `~/.grok/trusted_folders.toml`), mark trust resolved,
 /// then replay any deferred session startup (only if auth is also done).
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/load.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/load.rs
index 5939ba7..3a36b40 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/load.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/session/load.rs
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn dispatch_pick_session_in_worktree(
     }
     dispatch_new_worktree_session(app, Some(session_id), None, None, None, None, None)
 }
+fn keep_picker_entry(
+    entry: &crate::app::app_view::SessionPickerEntry,
+    source: &str,
+    session_id: &str,
+    match_id_only: bool,
+) -> bool {
+    if match_id_only {
+        entry.id != session_id
+    } else {
+        entry.source != source || entry.id != session_id
+    }
+}
 /// Remove a deleted session identity from the modal session picker and the
 /// welcome-screen picker, then re-anchor the selection on a real row.
 ///
@@ -422,6 +434,7 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn remove_session_from_pickers(
     app: &mut AppView,
     source: &str,
     session_id: &str,
+    match_id_only: bool,
 ) {
     use crate::views::modal::ActiveModal;
     use crate::views::session_picker::build_entry_map;
@@ -447,7 +460,7 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn remove_session_from_pickers(
             *pending_delete = None;
         }
         if let Some(list) = entries.as_mut() {
-            list.retain(|entry| entry.source != source || entry.id != session_id);
+            list.retain(|entry| keep_picker_entry(entry, source, session_id, match_id_only));
         }
         if let Some(hits) = content_results.as_mut() {
             hits.retain(|h| h.session_id != session_id);
@@ -469,7 +482,7 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn remove_session_from_pickers(
         reanchor_grouped_selection(state, &map);
     }
     if let Some(list) = app.session_picker_entries.as_mut() {
-        list.retain(|entry| entry.source != source || entry.id != session_id);
+        list.retain(|entry| keep_picker_entry(entry, source, session_id, match_id_only));
     }
     if let Some(hits) = app.session_picker_content_results.as_mut() {
         hits.retain(|h| h.session_id != session_id);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/status.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/status.rs
index 7ddd5c3..dd35c68 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/status.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/status.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,27 @@ fn is_current_coding_data_write(app: &AppView, seq: u64, agent_id: AgentId) -> b
     false
 }
 
+fn log_coding_data_consent_selected(
+    source: xai_grok_telemetry::events::CodingDataConsentSource,
+    opted_in: bool,
+    previous_opted_in: bool,
+) {
+    use xai_grok_telemetry::events::{CodingDataConsentChoice, CodingDataConsentSelected};
+    xai_grok_telemetry::session_ctx::log_event(CodingDataConsentSelected {
+        source,
+        choice: CodingDataConsentChoice::from_opted_in(opted_in),
+        previous_choice: CodingDataConsentChoice::from_opted_in(previous_opted_in),
+        changed: opted_in != previous_opted_in,
+    });
+}
+
 /// Set coding-data-sharing preference. SHELL-owned, auth-metadata-backed
 /// (persists via ACP ext-request, NOT `~/.grok/config.toml`).
-pub(super) fn set_coding_data_sharing(app: &mut AppView, opted_in: bool) -> Vec<Effect> {
+pub(super) fn set_coding_data_sharing(
+    app: &mut AppView,
+    opted_in: bool,
+    source: xai_grok_telemetry::events::CodingDataConsentSource,
+) -> Vec<Effect> {
     // ── Guard 1: Enterprise ZDR ──────────────────────────────────────
     if app.is_zdr {
         app.show_toast("\u{2717} Cannot change: Zero Data Retention enabled");
@@ -131,6 +149,7 @@ pub(super) fn set_coding_data_sharing(app: &mut AppView, opted_in: bool) -> Vec<
     }
     let agent_id = coding_data_sharing_agent_id(app);
     let prev = !app.coding_data_retention_opt_out;
+    log_coding_data_consent_selected(source, opted_in, prev);
 
     // ── Idempotent path: skip the ACP round-trip. ────────────────────
     if prev == opted_in {
@@ -455,7 +474,11 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn dispatch_privacy_banner_opt_in(app: &mut AppView
     if app.privacy_banner_opt_in_inflight || !app.privacy_banner_should_show() {
         return vec![];
     }
-    let effects = set_coding_data_sharing(app, true);
+    let effects = set_coding_data_sharing(
+        app,
+        true,
+        xai_grok_telemetry::events::CodingDataConsentSource::PrivacyBanner,
+    );
     // should_show guarantees opted-out + unguarded, so effects is only empty
     // if a guard regresses; leaving inflight false keeps [Opt in] clickable.
     app.privacy_banner_opt_in_inflight = !effects.is_empty();
@@ -476,6 +499,12 @@ pub(in crate::app::dispatch) fn dispatch_privacy_banner_opt_out(app: &mut AppVie
     if app.privacy_banner_opt_in_inflight || !app.privacy_banner_should_show() {
         return vec![];
     }
+    let previous_opted_in = !app.coding_data_retention_opt_out;
+    log_coding_data_consent_selected(
+        xai_grok_telemetry::events::CodingDataConsentSource::PrivacyBanner,
+        false,
+        previous_opted_in,
+    );
     let mut effects = ack_privacy_banner(app);
     effects.push(Effect::SetCodingDataSharing {
         agent_id: coding_data_sharing_agent_id(app),
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/task_result.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/task_result.rs
index 784c8cc..239c96d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/task_result.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/task_result.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use super::session::load::{
     handle_session_loaded, handle_session_restore_failed, handle_session_restored,
     handle_session_search_debounce_expired, remove_session_from_pickers,
 };
+use super::session::modal::remove_agent_and_cleanup;
 use super::settings::ui::apply_setting_rollback;
 use super::status::{
     commit_session_usage_block, handle_coding_data_sharing_failed,
@@ -896,10 +897,40 @@ pub(super) fn dispatch_task_result(result: TaskResult, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec
             }
             vec![]
         }
-        TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete { source, session_id } => {
-            remove_session_from_pickers(app, &source, &session_id);
+        TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
+            source,
+            session_id,
+            after,
+        } => {
+            use crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete;
+            remove_session_from_pickers(
+                app,
+                &source,
+                &session_id,
+                after != AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
+            );
+            if after == AfterSessionDelete::Stay {
+                app.show_toast("Session deleted");
+                return vec![];
+            }
+            let sid = acp::SessionId::new(session_id.clone());
+            let to_remove: Vec<_> = app
+                .agents
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(_, agent)| agent.session.session_id.as_ref() == Some(&sid))
+                .map(|(id, _)| *id)
+                .collect();
+            let foreground =
+                matches!(app.active_view, ActiveView::Agent(id) if to_remove.contains(&id));
+            for id in to_remove {
+                remove_agent_and_cleanup(app, id);
+            }
+            let mut effects = unregister_session_effect(Some(sid));
+            if foreground && after == AfterSessionDelete::Welcome {
+                effects.extend(dispatch_exit_session(app));
+            }
             app.show_toast("Session deleted");
-            vec![]
+            effects
         }
         TaskResult::DeleteSessionFailed {
             source,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/session/lifecycle.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/session/lifecycle.rs
index f6b8139..0d762bf 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/session/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/session/lifecycle.rs
@@ -1681,6 +1681,7 @@ fn translate_local_submit_never_returns_persist_never_for_new_session() {
 }
 #[test]
 fn delete_session_action_emits_delete_effect() {
+    use crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete;
     let mut app = test_app_with_agent();
     open_session_picker_with(&mut app, vec![make_picker_entry("s1", "/repo")]);
     let effects = dispatch(
@@ -1691,17 +1692,108 @@ fn delete_session_action_emits_delete_effect() {
         },
         &mut app,
     );
+    assert!(matches!(
+        effects.as_slice(),
+        [Effect::DeleteSession {
+            source,
+            session_id,
+            cwd,
+            after: AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
+        }] if source == "local" && session_id == "s1" && cwd == "/repo"
+    ));
+}
+#[test]
+fn delete_current_session_confirm_emits_effect() {
+    use crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete;
+    let mut app = test_app_with_agent();
+    {
+        let a = app.agents.get_mut(&AgentId(0)).unwrap();
+        a.session.session_id = Some(acp::SessionId::new("sess-current"));
+        a.session.cwd = std::path::PathBuf::from("/repo");
+    }
+    assert!(dispatch(Action::DeleteCurrentSession, &mut app).is_empty());
+    assert!(matches!(
+        app.agents[&AgentId(0)]
+            .question_view
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .local_kind,
+        Some(crate::views::question_view::LocalQuestionKind::DeleteCurrentSession)
+    ));
+    assert!(
+        dispatch(
+            Action::DeleteCurrentSessionAnswered { confirmed: false },
+            &mut app,
+        )
+        .is_empty()
+    );
+    let effects = dispatch(
+        Action::DeleteCurrentSessionAnswered { confirmed: true },
+        &mut app,
+    );
     assert!(
         matches!(
-            effects.as_slice(),
-            [Effect::DeleteSession {
-                source,
-                session_id,
-                cwd,
-            }] if source == "local" && session_id == "s1" && cwd == "/repo"
+            effects.first(),
+            Some(Effect::CancelTurn {
+                cancel_subagents: true,
+                ..
+            })
         ),
-        "DeleteSession action must emit exactly one matching DeleteSession effect"
+        "must cancel the turn/subagents before delete, got {effects:?}"
     );
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            effects.last(),
+            Some(Effect::DeleteSession {
+                session_id,
+                after: AfterSessionDelete::Welcome,
+                ..
+            }) if session_id == "sess-current"
+        ),
+        "got {effects:?}"
+    );
+}
+#[test]
+fn delete_current_session_complete_welcome_and_guard() {
+    use crate::app::actions::{AfterSessionDelete, TaskResult};
+    let mut app = test_app_with_agent();
+    app.agents.get_mut(&AgentId(0)).unwrap().session.session_id =
+        Some(acp::SessionId::new("sess-a"));
+    let effects = dispatch_task_result(
+        TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
+            source: "current".into(),
+            session_id: "sess-a".into(),
+            after: AfterSessionDelete::Welcome,
+        },
+        &mut app,
+    );
+    assert!(matches!(app.active_view, ActiveView::Welcome));
+    assert!(app.agents.is_empty());
+    assert!(
+        effects
+            .iter()
+            .any(|e| matches!(e, Effect::UnregisterActiveSession { .. }))
+    );
+    let mut app = test_app_with_agent();
+    app.agents.get_mut(&AgentId(0)).unwrap().session.session_id =
+        Some(acp::SessionId::new("sess-a"));
+    let other = AgentId(1);
+    let session = make_test_agent_session(&app, other, "unused");
+    app.agents
+        .insert(other, AgentView::new(session, ScrollbackState::new()));
+    app.agents.get_mut(&other).unwrap().session.session_id = Some(acp::SessionId::new("sess-b"));
+    app.active_view = ActiveView::Agent(other);
+    let effects = dispatch_task_result(
+        TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
+            source: "current".into(),
+            session_id: "sess-a".into(),
+            after: AfterSessionDelete::Welcome,
+        },
+        &mut app,
+    );
+    assert!(matches!(app.active_view, ActiveView::Agent(id) if id == other));
+    assert!(!app.agents.contains_key(&AgentId(0)));
+    assert!(!effects.iter().any(|e| matches!(e, Effect::Quit)));
 }
 #[test]
 fn entry_title_falls_back_to_short_session_id_when_no_prompt() {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/task_result.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/task_result.rs
index 5c0c756..941371a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/task_result.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/dispatch/tests/task_result.rs
@@ -1701,6 +1701,7 @@ fn delete_session_complete_removes_only_matching_source_and_id() {
         TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
             source: "local".into(),
             session_id: "s1".into(),
+            after: crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
         },
         &mut app,
     );
@@ -1781,6 +1782,7 @@ fn delete_both_session_clears_modal_and_welcome_content_hits() {
         TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
             source: "both".into(),
             session_id: "shared".into(),
+            after: crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
         },
         &mut app,
     );
@@ -1878,6 +1880,7 @@ fn delete_remote_session_clears_modal_and_welcome_content_hits() {
         TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
             source: "remote".into(),
             session_id: "remote-only".into(),
+            after: crate::app::actions::AfterSessionDelete::Stay,
         },
         &mut app,
     );
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/effects/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/effects/mod.rs
index 631b25b..70bb99b 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/effects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/effects/mod.rs
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(
                     }
                 });
         }
-        Effect::DeleteSession { source, session_id, cwd } => {
+        Effect::DeleteSession { source, session_id, cwd, after } => {
             let tx = acp_tx.clone();
             tasks
                 .spawn(async move {
@@ -3291,6 +3291,7 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(
                             TaskResult::DeleteSessionComplete {
                                 source,
                                 session_id,
+                                after,
                             }
                         }
                         Err(e) => {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/leader_cluster/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/leader_cluster/mod.rs
index 8ca720b..f02e22d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/leader_cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/app/leader_cluster/mod.rs
@@ -37,16 +37,9 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use agent_client_protocol as acp;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
-use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
-use tokio_util::compat::{TokioAsyncReadCompatExt, TokioAsyncWriteCompatExt};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
-use xai_acp_lib::{
-    AcpAgentGatewayReceiver as GatewayReceiver, AcpAgentGatewaySender as GatewaySender,
-    AcpClientRx, LineBufferedRead, acp_send,
-};
-use xai_grok_shell::agent::config::Config as AgentConfig;
-use xai_grok_shell::agent::mvp_agent::MvpAgent;
+use xai_acp_lib::{AcpClientRx, acp_send};
 use xai_grok_shell::leader::{
     ClientCapabilities as LeaderClientCapabilities, ClientMode, ConnectionStatus,
     LEADER_SOCKET_ENV, LeaderClient, LeaderEnvUrls, LeaderLock, LeaderReconnector,
@@ -63,7 +56,6 @@ use crate::acp::leader_bridge::bridge_channels;
 use crate::acp::model_state::ModelState;
 use crate::scrollback::block::RenderBlock;
 
-const SIMPLEX_BUF: usize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
 const PUMP_TICK: Duration = Duration::from_millis(10);
 const TURN_BUDGET: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 
@@ -358,7 +350,7 @@ impl PagerLeaderCluster {
     /// wire a fresh REAL agent behind it.
     async fn spawn_leader_generation(&mut self) {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.sock_path);
-        let (acp_tx, mut acp_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
+        let (acp_tx, acp_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
         let (response_tx, response_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
         let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
         self.server_cancel = cancel.clone();
@@ -396,66 +388,10 @@ impl PagerLeaderCluster {
             .await;
         }));
 
-        // Real agent behind the server. Copied from `run_leader`'s
-        // agent-spawn + IPC/stdout bridge blocks in
-        // xai-grok-shell/src/agent/app.rs (inside its LocalSet body) — a
-        // deliberate copy so production stays untouched. Second copy of the
-        // same wiring: xai-grok-shell/tests/test_leader_soak.rs ("Real agent
-        // behind it" block) — keep the two copies behaviorally identical.
-        let (agent_in_read, agent_in_write) = tokio::io::simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
-        let (agent_out_read, agent_out_write) = tokio::io::simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
-
-        generation_tasks.push(tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-            let agent_config = AgentConfig::default();
-            let auth_manager = Arc::new(agent_config.create_auth_manager());
-            let (gw_tx, gw_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-            let gateway = GatewaySender::new(gw_tx);
-            let agent = MvpAgent::new(gateway, &agent_config, auth_manager, None)
-                .expect("valid agent config");
-            let incoming = LineBufferedRead::spawn_local(agent_in_read.compat());
-            let (conn, handle_io) = acp::AgentSideConnection::new(
-                agent,
-                agent_out_write.compat_write(),
-                incoming,
-                |fut| {
-                    tokio::task::spawn_local(fut);
-                },
-            );
-            tokio::task::spawn_local(
-                GatewayReceiver::new(gw_rx, conn)
-                    .with_on_meta(xai_file_utils::trace_context::span_from_meta_traceparent)
-                    .run(),
-            );
-            let _ = handle_io.await;
-        }));
-
-        generation_tasks.push(tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-            let mut agent_in_write = agent_in_write;
-            while let Some(msg) = acp_rx.recv().await {
-                if agent_in_write.write_all(msg.as_bytes()).await.is_err()
-                    || agent_in_write.write_all(b"\n").await.is_err()
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }));
-        generation_tasks.push(tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-            let mut reader = BufReader::new(agent_out_read);
-            let mut line = String::new();
-            loop {
-                line.clear();
-                match reader.read_line(&mut line).await {
-                    Ok(0) => break,
-                    Ok(_) => {
-                        let msg = line.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_string();
-                        if !msg.is_empty() && response_tx.send(msg).is_err() {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(_) => break,
-                }
-            }
-        }));
+        generation_tasks.extend(xai_grok_shell::leader::in_process::spawn_agent(
+            acp_rx,
+            response_tx,
+        ));
         self.generation_tasks = generation_tasks;
 
         let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/docs.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/docs.rs
index f0f6d77..b54f93b 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/docs.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/docs.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ pub static USER_GUIDE: &[Doc] = &[
         "Permissions and Safety",
         "Modes, authorization order, allow/ask/deny rules, matching, and hooks"
     ),
+    guide!(
+        "23-dashboard.md",
+        "Agent Dashboard",
+        "Live multi-session roster: peek, dispatch, pin, stop, and search"
+    ),
+    guide!(
+        "24-monitoring-usage.md",
+        "Monitoring Usage (External OpenTelemetry)",
+        "Export usage metrics to a customer OpenTelemetry collector"
+    ),
 ];
 
 /// Non-user-guide reference docs. Separate from USER_GUIDE because they
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/notifications/sleep.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/notifications/sleep.rs
index 6f75bf5..c075e62 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/notifications/sleep.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/notifications/sleep.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ impl SleepInhibitor {
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
         xai_tty_utils::detach_std_command(&mut cmd);
+        // The spawned process is the lock holder: `systemd-inhibit` keeps
+        // the idle-inhibit fd itself and runs `sleep infinity` as its child
+        // — it is the same pid `release()` SIGTERMs on a clean turn end.
+        // Bind that pid to us so a crashed/killed grok (SIGKILL,
+        // `panic=abort` SIGABRT — no Drop runs) can't leave an immortal
+        // inhibitor holding the lock and pid slots on shared hosts.
+        xai_tty_utils::kill_on_parent_death_std(&mut cmd);
         let result = cmd.spawn();
 
         match result {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/delete.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/delete.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a2c884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/delete.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//! `/delete` — delete this session's history and return home.
+
+use crate::app::actions::Action;
+use crate::slash::command::{CommandExecCtx, CommandResult, SlashCommand};
+
+pub struct DeleteCommand;
+
+impl SlashCommand for DeleteCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "delete"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Delete this session and return home"
+    }
+
+    fn session_scoped(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "/delete"
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, ctx: &mut CommandExecCtx, _args: &str) -> CommandResult {
+        if ctx.session_id.is_none() {
+            return CommandResult::Error("No active session to delete".into());
+        }
+        CommandResult::Action(Action::DeleteCurrentSession)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/mod.rs
index c3f3e0e..82fe20a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/slash/commands/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod context;
 pub mod copy;
 pub mod dashboard;
 pub mod debug;
+pub mod delete;
 pub mod docs;
 pub mod doctor;
 pub mod edit_prompt;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ pub fn builtin_commands() -> Vec<Arc<dyn SlashCommand>> {
         Arc::new(help::HelpCommand),
         Arc::new(docs::DocsCommand),
         Arc::new(home::HomeCommand),
+        Arc::new(delete::DeleteCommand),
         Arc::new(new::NewCommand),
         Arc::new(fork::ForkCommand),
         Arc::new(compact::CompactCommand),
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ mod tests {
             "cost",
             "dashboard",
             "debug",
+            "delete",
             "docs",
             "doctor",
             "edit-prompt",
@@ -397,6 +400,19 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(result, CommandResult::Action(Action::ExitSession)));
     }
     #[test]
+    fn delete_requires_session_and_dispatches() {
+        let models = ModelState::default();
+        let cmd = delete::DeleteCommand;
+        let mut ctx = make_ctx(&models);
+        assert!(matches!(cmd.run(&mut ctx, ""), CommandResult::Error(_)));
+        let session_id = acp::SessionId::new("sess-delete");
+        ctx.session_id = Some(&session_id);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            cmd.run(&mut ctx, ""),
+            CommandResult::Action(Action::DeleteCurrentSession)
+        ));
+    }
+    #[test]
     fn view_plan_returns_show_plan_action() {
         let models = ModelState::default();
         let mut ctx = make_ctx(&models);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/history_search.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/history_search.rs
index 9ab46b6..6475438 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/history_search.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/history_search.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ enum Msg {
 struct Daemon {
     shared: Arc<Mutex<Snapshot>>,
     tx: SyncSender<Msg>,
-    _handle: JoinHandle<()>,
+    handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
 }
 
 const MAX_RESULTS: usize = 100;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Daemon {
         let (tx, rx) = sync_channel::<Msg>(256);
 
         let out = shared.clone();
-        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let worker = move || {
             let mut pattern = MultiPattern::new(1);
             let mut matcher = Matcher::new(Config::DEFAULT);
             let mut items: Vec<(String, Utf32String)> = Vec::new();
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ impl Daemon {
             let mut prev_q = String::new();
 
             while let Ok(msg) = rx.recv() {
-                // Drain to latest — skip intermediate queries.
                 let msg = drain_to_latest(msg, &rx);
 
                 match msg {
@@ -144,13 +143,23 @@ impl Daemon {
                     Msg::Stop => break,
                 }
             }
-        });
+        };
+        let handle = thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("history-search".into())
+            .spawn(worker);
 
-        Self {
-            shared,
-            tx,
-            _handle: handle,
-        }
+        let handle = match handle {
+            Ok(h) => Some(h),
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!(
+                    error = %e,
+                    "history search daemon thread spawn failed; history search disabled"
+                );
+                None
+            }
+        };
+
+        Self { shared, tx, handle }
     }
 }
 
@@ -355,6 +364,9 @@ impl HistorySearchState {
     }
 
     fn activate_inner(&mut self, history: &[HistoryEntry], current_text: &str, browse: bool) {
+        if !self.is_available() {
+            return;
+        }
         self.active = true;
         self.browse = browse;
         self.saved_text = current_text.to_string();
@@ -369,6 +381,12 @@ impl HistorySearchState {
         self.selected = self.snapshot.items.len().saturating_sub(1);
     }
 
+    /// False when the matcher thread never started, so the overlay cannot open
+    /// and callers must leave the composer alone.
+    pub fn is_available(&self) -> bool {
+        self.daemon.handle.is_some()
+    }
+
     /// True while the overlay is in browse mode (see [`Self::activate_browse`]).
     pub fn is_browse(&self) -> bool {
         self.active && self.browse
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/modal.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/modal.rs
index bb0f52f..c0d5191 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/modal.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/modal.rs
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ pub(crate) fn default_palette_entries(
             shortcut: "/home".into(),
             command: PaletteCommand::Home,
         },
+        PaletteEntry {
+            label: "Delete This Session".into(),
+            shortcut: "/delete".into(),
+            command: PaletteCommand::SlashCommand("/delete".into()),
+        },
         PaletteEntry {
             label: "Resume Session".into(),
             shortcut: "/resume".into(),
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/question_view.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/question_view.rs
index 23a9333..7e4f3cc 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/question_view.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/views/question_view.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ pub enum LocalQuestionKind {
         target: crate::app::actions::DoctorFixTarget,
         plan: Box<crate::diagnostics::FixPlan>,
     },
+    DeleteCurrentSession,
 }
 
 // ── State ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/tests/pty_e2e/subscription_watch_and_gate_verify_pty.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/tests/pty_e2e/subscription_watch_and_gate_verify_pty.rs
index 2e947cc..a5f1b2c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/tests/pty_e2e/subscription_watch_and_gate_verify_pty.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/tests/pty_e2e/subscription_watch_and_gate_verify_pty.rs
@@ -327,8 +327,9 @@ async fn subscription_watch_polls_free_tier_then_goes_dormant_after_upgrade() {
 #[ignore = "PTY e2e; run the owning pty_e2e_* Cargo test with --ignored (see Cargo.toml)"]
 async fn startup_gate_shows_paywall_for_free_user_after_live_check() {
     let content = ContentController::start().await.expect("start content");
-    // Gated settings (no allow_access), free user (no subscriptionTier).
+    // Explicit deny + gate copy. Absent allow_access now fails open.
     content.server().set_settings(json!({
+        "allow_access": false,
         "gate_message": GATE_MSG,
         "gate_url": "https://grok.com/supergrok?referrer=grok-build",
         "gate_label": "Subscribe",
@@ -398,7 +399,10 @@ async fn stale_gate_push_never_flashes_paywall_for_subscribed_user() {
     // One stale gated snapshot: the "remote settings stale moment".
     content.enqueue_response(
         "/v1/settings",
-        ScriptedResponse::json(200, json!({ "gate_message": GATE_MSG })),
+        ScriptedResponse::json(
+            200,
+            json!({ "allow_access": false, "gate_message": GATE_MSG }),
+        ),
     );
     harness.inject_keys(b"/new\r").expect("run /new");
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages.rs
index f153eac..f8347f4 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages.rs
@@ -205,11 +205,7 @@ pub fn stream_messages<'a>(
                             };
                         }
                     }
-                    ContentBlock::ToolUse {
-                        id,
-                        name,
-                        input: _,
-                    } => {
+                    ContentBlock::ToolUse { id, name, .. } => {
                         let tool_index = next_tool_index;
                         next_tool_index += 1;
                         block_to_tool_index.insert(index, tool_index);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages_tests.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages_tests.rs
index b70eb72..60a7616 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampler/src/stream/messages_tests.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ async fn tool_use_block_assembles_into_tool_call() {
             id: "call_xyz".into(),
             name: "do_thing".into(),
             input: serde_json::json!({}),
+            // Set: a parser matching only the absent case must fail here.
+            cache_control: Some(xai_grok_sampling_types::messages::CacheControl::ephemeral()),
         },
     };
     let arg_delta_1 = MessageStreamEvent::ContentBlockDelta {
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ async fn refusal_after_tool_use_blocks_keeps_tool_calls_stop_reason() {
             id: "call_refused".into(),
             name: "do_thing".into(),
             input: serde_json::json!({}),
+            cache_control: None,
         },
     };
     let arg_delta = MessageStreamEvent::ContentBlockDelta {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/conversation.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/conversation.rs
index ff06349..d6389fb 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/conversation.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/conversation.rs
@@ -3064,12 +3064,77 @@ pub fn dedup_duplicate_tool_results(conversation: &mut Vec<ConversationItem>) ->
 // Anthropic Messages API Conversion
 // ============================================================================
 
+/// Marks the last block that can carry one, scanning back past `Thinking`,
+/// which the API rejects a breakpoint on.
+fn mark_message_cache_breakpoint(msg: &mut crate::messages::Message) -> bool {
+    use crate::messages::{CacheControl, ContentBlock, MessageContent};
+
+    match &mut msg.content {
+        MessageContent::Blocks(blocks) => {
+            for block in blocks.iter_mut().rev() {
+                let cache_control = match block {
+                    ContentBlock::Text { cache_control, .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ToolResult { cache_control, .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::Image { cache_control, .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ToolUse { cache_control, .. } => cache_control,
+                    ContentBlock::Thinking { .. } => continue,
+                };
+                *cache_control = Some(CacheControl::ephemeral());
+                return true;
+            }
+            false
+        }
+        // Plain text cannot carry a breakpoint, so promote it to block form.
+        MessageContent::Text(text) => {
+            let text = std::mem::take(text);
+            msg.content = MessageContent::Blocks(vec![ContentBlock::Text {
+                text,
+                cache_control: Some(CacheControl::ephemeral()),
+            }]);
+            true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An entry is written only at a breakpoint, so marking the system prompt alone
+/// leaves the transcript uncached. The third covers a turn that appends more
+/// than the API's 20 block lookback. The fourth slot stays free: a gateway that
+/// turns on automatic caching takes it, and five is rejected outright.
+fn apply_cache_breakpoints(
+    system_blocks: &mut [crate::messages::TextBlock],
+    messages: &mut [crate::messages::Message],
+) {
+    use crate::messages::{CacheControl, MessageRole};
+
+    if let Some(last) = system_blocks.last_mut() {
+        last.cache_control = Some(CacheControl::ephemeral());
+    }
+
+    let tip = (0..messages.len())
+        .rev()
+        .find(|&i| mark_message_cache_breakpoint(&mut messages[i]));
+
+    // Where the previous request ended. A turn can append several user messages
+    // in a row, so skip the whole trailing run rather than a neighbour of the tip.
+    if let Some(tip) = tip
+        && let Some(prev) = messages[..tip]
+            .iter()
+            .rposition(|m| matches!(m.role, MessageRole::Assistant))
+            .and_then(|assistant| {
+                messages[..assistant]
+                    .iter()
+                    .rposition(|m| matches!(m.role, MessageRole::User))
+            })
+    {
+        mark_message_cache_breakpoint(&mut messages[prev]);
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert a ConversationRequest to Anthropic MessagesRequest.
 pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::MessagesRequest {
     use crate::messages::{
-        CacheControl, ContentBlock, ImageSource, Message, MessageContent, MessageRole,
-        MessagesRequest, OutputConfig, SystemParam, TextBlock, ToolChoiceParam, ToolParam,
-        ToolResultContent,
+        ContentBlock, ImageSource, Message, MessageContent, MessageRole, MessagesRequest,
+        OutputConfig, SystemParam, TextBlock, ToolChoiceParam, ToolParam, ToolResultContent,
     };
 
     let mut system_blocks: Vec<TextBlock> = Vec::new();
@@ -3115,6 +3180,7 @@ pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::Mes
                                     media_type,
                                     data: data.to_string(),
                                 },
+                                cache_control: None,
                             }
                         } else {
                             // Malformed data URI, treat as text
@@ -3128,6 +3194,7 @@ pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::Mes
                             source: ImageSource::Url {
                                 url: url.as_ref().to_owned(),
                             },
+                            cache_control: None,
                         }
                     } else {
                         // Unknown format, treat as text
@@ -3207,6 +3274,7 @@ pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::Mes
                         id: sanitize_tool_call_id(&tc.id),
                         name: tc.name.clone(),
                         input,
+                        cache_control: None,
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -3237,7 +3305,10 @@ pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::Mes
                                     url: url.as_ref().to_owned(),
                                 }
                             };
-                            blocks.push(ContentBlock::Image { source });
+                            blocks.push(ContentBlock::Image {
+                                source,
+                                cache_control: None,
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                     ToolResultContent::Blocks(blocks)
@@ -3283,12 +3354,7 @@ pub fn build_messages_request(req: &ConversationRequest) -> crate::messages::Mes
     flush_assistant(&mut pending_assistant, &mut messages);
     flush_tool_results(&mut pending_tool_results, &mut messages);
 
-    // Attach cache_control: {type: "ephemeral"} to last system block
-    if let Some(last) = system_blocks.last_mut() {
-        last.cache_control = Some(CacheControl {
-            r#type: "ephemeral".to_string(),
-        });
-    }
+    apply_cache_breakpoints(&mut system_blocks, &mut messages);
 
     // Build system param
     let system: Option<SystemParam> = if system_blocks.is_empty() {
@@ -3394,7 +3460,9 @@ impl From<crate::messages::MessagesResponse> for ConversationItem {
                     }
                     content.push_str(&text);
                 }
-                ContentBlock::ToolUse { id, name, input } => {
+                ContentBlock::ToolUse {
+                    id, name, input, ..
+                } => {
                     tool_calls.push(ToolCall {
                         id: Arc::<str>::from(id),
                         name,
@@ -5493,6 +5561,176 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    fn count_cache_control(value: &serde_json::Value) -> usize {
+        match value {
+            serde_json::Value::Object(map) => {
+                usize::from(map.contains_key("cache_control"))
+                    + map.values().map(count_cache_control).sum::<usize>()
+            }
+            serde_json::Value::Array(items) => items.iter().map(count_cache_control).sum(),
+            _ => 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn marker_on_last_block(message: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<&str> {
+        message
+            .get("content")?
+            .as_array()?
+            .last()?
+            .pointer("/cache_control/type")?
+            .as_str()
+    }
+
+    fn agent_turn(n: usize) -> Vec<ConversationItem> {
+        let id = format!("call_{n}");
+        vec![
+            ConversationItem::assistant_tool_calls(vec![ToolCall {
+                id: id.as_str().into(),
+                name: "read_file".to_string(),
+                arguments: r#"{"path": "src/main.rs"}"#.into(),
+            }]),
+            ConversationItem::tool_result(id, "fn main() {}"),
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn agent_request(turns: usize) -> serde_json::Value {
+        let mut items = vec![
+            ConversationItem::system("You are a helpful assistant."),
+            ConversationItem::user("Fix the bug"),
+        ];
+        for n in 0..turns {
+            items.extend(agent_turn(n));
+        }
+        serde_json::to_value(build_messages_request(
+            &ConversationRequest::from_items(items).with_model("messages-compatible-model"),
+        ))
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_messages_request_cache_breakpoint_placement() {
+        let json = agent_request(2);
+        let messages = json["messages"].as_array().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            json.pointer("/system/0/cache_control/type")
+                .and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+            Some("ephemeral"),
+            "{json:#}",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            marker_on_last_block(messages.last().unwrap()),
+            Some("ephemeral"),
+            "tip: {json:#}"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            messages.last().unwrap()["content"]
+                .as_array()
+                .and_then(|b| b.last())
+                .and_then(|b| b["type"].as_str()),
+            Some("tool_result"),
+        );
+
+        let previous_user = messages[..messages.len() - 1]
+            .iter()
+            .rposition(|m| m["role"] == "user")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            marker_on_last_block(&messages[previous_user]),
+            Some("ephemeral"),
+            "previous turn's tip: {json:#}",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(count_cache_control(&json), 3, "{json:#}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_messages_request_previous_tip_skips_a_trailing_user_run() {
+        let mut items = vec![
+            ConversationItem::system("You are a helpful assistant."),
+            ConversationItem::user("Fix the bug"),
+        ];
+        items.extend(agent_turn(0));
+        items.extend(agent_turn(1));
+        // The shape after a parallel batch: tool results, then followups.
+        items.push(ConversationItem::user("[Image content]"));
+        items.push(ConversationItem::user("<system-reminder>"));
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(build_messages_request(
+            &ConversationRequest::from_items(items).with_model("messages-compatible-model"),
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        let messages = json["messages"].as_array().unwrap();
+
+        let marked: Vec<usize> = (0..messages.len())
+            .filter(|&i| marker_on_last_block(&messages[i]).is_some())
+            .collect();
+        let last_assistant = messages
+            .iter()
+            .rposition(|m| m["role"] == "assistant")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(marked.len(), 2, "tip and previous tip only: {json:#}");
+        assert_eq!(marked[1], messages.len() - 1, "tip: {json:#}");
+        assert!(
+            marked[0] < last_assistant,
+            "the previous tip must sit before the last assistant turn, not inside \
+             the trailing user run; got {marked:?} in {json:#}",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_messages_request_cache_breakpoint_marks_an_image_tip() {
+        let req = ConversationRequest::from_items(vec![
+            ConversationItem::system("You are a helpful assistant."),
+            ConversationItem::User(UserItem {
+                content: vec![
+                    ContentPart::Text {
+                        text: "what is in this screenshot".into(),
+                    },
+                    ContentPart::Image {
+                        url: "data:image/png;base64,iVBOR".into(),
+                    },
+                ],
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+        ])
+        .with_model("messages-compatible-model");
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(build_messages_request(&req)).unwrap();
+        let blocks = json["messages"][0]["content"].as_array().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(blocks.last().unwrap()["type"].as_str(), Some("image"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            marker_on_last_block(&json["messages"][0]),
+            Some("ephemeral"),
+            "{json:#}",
+        );
+        assert!(blocks[0].get("cache_control").is_none(), "{json:#}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_messages_request_cache_breakpoint_skips_thinking() {
+        let req = ConversationRequest::from_items(vec![
+            ConversationItem::user("Fix the bug"),
+            ConversationItem::Reasoning(synthesized_reasoning_item("weighing options")),
+            ConversationItem::assistant("Fixed it."),
+        ])
+        .with_model("messages-compatible-model");
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(build_messages_request(&req)).unwrap();
+        let blocks = json["messages"][1]["content"].as_array().unwrap();
+
+        let thinking = blocks
+            .iter()
+            .find(|b| b["type"] == "thinking")
+            .expect("reasoning should emit a thinking block");
+        assert!(thinking.get("cache_control").is_none(), "{json:#}");
+        assert_eq!(
+            marker_on_last_block(&json["messages"][1]),
+            Some("ephemeral"),
+            "{json:#}",
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Regression: /btw side questions snapshot the conversation (which may
     /// include thinking blocks from prior turns) but fire without
     /// reasoning_effort.  If the caller forgets to strip reasoning from items,
@@ -7954,7 +8192,7 @@ mod tests {
             matches!(&inner[0], crate::messages::ContentBlock::Text { text, .. } if text == "Read image file: photo.png")
         );
         assert!(
-            matches!(&inner[1], crate::messages::ContentBlock::Image { source: crate::messages::ImageSource::Base64 { media_type, data } } if media_type == "image/png" && data == "iVBOR")
+            matches!(&inner[1], crate::messages::ContentBlock::Image { source: crate::messages::ImageSource::Base64 { media_type, data }, .. } if media_type == "image/png" && data == "iVBOR")
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/messages.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/messages.rs
index e4b5bce..92b5d06 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-sampling-types/src/messages.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ pub struct CacheControl {
     pub r#type: String, // "ephemeral"
 }
 
+impl CacheControl {
+    pub fn ephemeral() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            r#type: "ephemeral".to_owned(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Content blocks used in both requests and responses
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "snake_case")]
@@ -105,11 +113,15 @@ pub enum ContentBlock {
     },
     Image {
         source: ImageSource,
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        cache_control: Option<CacheControl>,
     },
     ToolUse {
         id: String,
         name: String,
         input: serde_json::Value,
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        cache_control: Option<CacheControl>,
     },
     ToolResult {
         tool_use_id: String,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/CHANGELOG.md
index 966ffc4..aca920f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,51 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# 0.2.114 — 2026-07-29
+
+## Features
+
+- **New `/delete` slash command** removes the current session's history after confirmation.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **Grok** no longer crashes on startup when the host machine has no free threads.
+
+
+# 0.2.113 — 2026-07-28
+
+## Features
+
+- **MCP servers** can now be enabled or disabled directly from the CLI with `grok mcp enable <name>` and `grok mcp disable <name>`.
+- **Full plan markdown** can now be copied to the clipboard with `y` during plan approval or preview.
+- **Added support for the new SuperGrok Plus subscription tier** in authentication and feature gating.
+- **Enabled automatic recovery** from repetitive loops in model output by default.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **Terminal command output** is no longer lost or duplicated when the gateway is unreachable.
+- **Invalid MCP server entries** in config.toml no longer prevent Grok from starting; problems are shown in `grok inspect`.
+- **SessionEnd hooks** now run on exit in non-leader TUI and headless sessions.
+- **Paste chips** now display with the correct background in inline prompts and question inputs.
+- **Pasted content chips** now behave consistently when editing answers in the question view.
+- **Background task status** now shows only elapsed duration instead of absolute timestamps.
+- **Session lists** no longer drop real sessions when the remote registry reports an outdated turn count of zero.
+- **/loop** now stores prompts that include stop conditions so recurring tasks can terminate themselves when done.
+- **Reduced spurious warning messages** for common auth and config scenarios.
+- **Fixed conda activation** (and other sourced scripts that read $@) when using persistent or login-capture shells.
+- **Fixed stuck background-task tray rows** after long foreground shell commands complete.
+- **Agent subprocesses and idle inhibitors** are now cleaned up when the parent CLI process dies unexpectedly.
+- **Fixed truncated plans** in minimal mode and improved visual separation between reasoning and output (including NO_COLOR).
+- **Fixed credential loss** across multiple grok processes sharing the same auth file.
+- **Fixed doubled Enter** and other keys on older Alacritty terminals.
+- **Fixed false paywall** messages for free-tier and unmatched users.
+
+## Performance
+
+- **Cold start** shows the UI instantly while models and settings load in the background.
+- **Large session forks and resumes** now use far less memory and avoid spikes.
+- **Prevented thread exhaustion** on high-core shared machines by limiting the workspace daemon's worker threads.
+
+
 # 0.2.112 — 2026-07-24
 
 ## Breaking Changes
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/Cargo.toml b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/Cargo.toml
index ab3dcc9..b6fa97f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "xai-grok-shell"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [features]
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ name = "fork_copy"
 harness = false
 required-features = ["test-support"]
 
-# Consume `session::testkit`, so they need the gate (on by default under Bazel).
+[[test]]
+name = "test_leader_soak"
+required-features = ["test-support"]
+
 [[test]]
 name = "test_session_load_memory"
 required-features = ["test-support"]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/README.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/README.md
index 0147365..00f22b8 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/README.md
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/README.md
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ export GROK_AUTH_TOKEN_TTL=3600               # optional
 
 If your binary outputs a bare token string (not JSON with `expires_in`), set `auth_token_ttl` to the token's expected lifetime in seconds. Without it, Grok cannot detect expiry proactively and will only refresh after a 401.
 
-The command is run via `sh -c`, so it can be a binary path, a shell script, or a pipeline.
+The command runs through the platform shell — `sh -c` on macOS/Linux, `cmd /C` on Windows — so it can be a binary path, a script, or a pipeline.
+
+> **Windows:** write the path as a TOML *literal* string (single quotes) so backslashes survive: `auth_provider_command = 'C:\corp\grok-auth.exe'`. Inside a double-quoted TOML string `\t`, `\n`, `\r`, `\b` and `\f` are escape sequences, so `"C:\temp\auth.exe"` parses into a path containing a tab character and the provider fails to start — after which Grok falls back to browser login as if the setting were ignored.
 
 When `auth_provider_label` is set, the TUI welcome screen shows **"Login with Acme Corp"** instead of "Login with grok.com". In headless mode (`grok -p`), the label has no effect — stderr from your binary is printed directly to the terminal.
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.json b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c39d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.json
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "performance",
+    "description": "**Cold start** shows the UI instantly while models and settings load in the background.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Terminal command output** is no longer lost or duplicated when the gateway is unreachable.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Invalid MCP server entries** in config.toml no longer prevent Grok from starting; problems are shown in `grok inspect`.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**SessionEnd hooks** now run on exit in non-leader TUI and headless sessions.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Paste chips** now display with the correct background in inline prompts and question inputs.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Pasted content chips** now behave consistently when editing answers in the question view.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "performance",
+    "description": "**Large session forks and resumes** now use far less memory and avoid spikes.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Background task status** now shows only elapsed duration instead of absolute timestamps.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Session lists** no longer drop real sessions when the remote registry reports an outdated turn count of zero.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "features",
+    "description": "**MCP servers** can now be enabled or disabled directly from the CLI with `grok mcp enable <name>` and `grok mcp disable <name>`.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "features",
+    "description": "**Full plan markdown** can now be copied to the clipboard with `y` during plan approval or preview.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**/loop** now stores prompts that include stop conditions so recurring tasks can terminate themselves when done.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Reduced spurious warning messages** for common auth and config scenarios.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed conda activation** (and other sourced scripts that read $@) when using persistent or login-capture shells.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed stuck background-task tray rows** after long foreground shell commands complete.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "performance",
+    "description": "**Prevented thread exhaustion** on high-core shared machines by limiting the workspace daemon's worker threads.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Agent subprocesses and idle inhibitors** are now cleaned up when the parent CLI process dies unexpectedly.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "features",
+    "description": "**Added support for the new SuperGrok Plus subscription tier** in authentication and feature gating.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed truncated plans** in minimal mode and improved visual separation between reasoning and output (including NO_COLOR).",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed credential loss** across multiple grok processes sharing the same auth file.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed doubled Enter** and other keys on older Alacritty terminals.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "features",
+    "description": "**Enabled automatic recovery** from repetitive loops in model output by default.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Fixed false paywall** messages for free-tier and unmatched users.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  }
+]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..255bf40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.113.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# 0.2.113 — 2026-07-28
+
+## Features
+
+- **MCP servers** can now be enabled or disabled directly from the CLI with `grok mcp enable <name>` and `grok mcp disable <name>`.
+- **Full plan markdown** can now be copied to the clipboard with `y` during plan approval or preview.
+- **Added support for the new SuperGrok Plus subscription tier** in authentication and feature gating.
+- **Enabled automatic recovery** from repetitive loops in model output by default.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **Terminal command output** is no longer lost or duplicated when the gateway is unreachable.
+- **Invalid MCP server entries** in config.toml no longer prevent Grok from starting; problems are shown in `grok inspect`.
+- **SessionEnd hooks** now run on exit in non-leader TUI and headless sessions.
+- **Paste chips** now display with the correct background in inline prompts and question inputs.
+- **Pasted content chips** now behave consistently when editing answers in the question view.
+- **Background task status** now shows only elapsed duration instead of absolute timestamps.
+- **Session lists** no longer drop real sessions when the remote registry reports an outdated turn count of zero.
+- **/loop** now stores prompts that include stop conditions so recurring tasks can terminate themselves when done.
+- **Reduced spurious warning messages** for common auth and config scenarios.
+- **Fixed conda activation** (and other sourced scripts that read $@) when using persistent or login-capture shells.
+- **Fixed stuck background-task tray rows** after long foreground shell commands complete.
+- **Agent subprocesses and idle inhibitors** are now cleaned up when the parent CLI process dies unexpectedly.
+- **Fixed truncated plans** in minimal mode and improved visual separation between reasoning and output (including NO_COLOR).
+- **Fixed credential loss** across multiple grok processes sharing the same auth file.
+- **Fixed doubled Enter** and other keys on older Alacritty terminals.
+- **Fixed false paywall** messages for free-tier and unmatched users.
+
+## Performance
+
+- **Cold start** shows the UI instantly while models and settings load in the background.
+- **Large session forks and resumes** now use far less memory and avoid spikes.
+- **Prevented thread exhaustion** on high-core shared machines by limiting the workspace daemon's worker threads.
+
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.json b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aba581d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "category": "fixes",
+    "description": "**Grok** no longer crashes on startup when the host machine has no free threads.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  },
+  {
+    "category": "features",
+    "description": "**New `/delete` slash command** removes the current session's history after confirmation.",
+    "breaking_change": false
+  }
+]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.md b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5c65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/changelogs/0.2.114.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 0.2.114 — 2026-07-29
+
+## Features
+
+- **New `/delete` slash command** removes the current session's history after confirmation.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- **Grok** no longer crashes on startup when the host machine has no free threads.
+
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/app.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/app.rs
index 24e4ee7..8ffa84c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/app.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/app.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,22 @@ pub async fn run_stdio_agent(
     memory_config: Option<crate::config::MemoryConfig>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     register_fs_watch_runtime();
+    // A stdio agent is a protocol child speaking over pipes inherited from
+    // whoever spawned it (grok-desktop, IDE clients, the agent SDKs, a parent
+    // agent's subagent harness) — it is useless without that parent. stdin
+    // EOF already triggers shutdown below, but an agent wedged mid-turn (or
+    // under thread exhaustion) may never read stdin again; bind to parent
+    // death (Linux `PR_SET_PDEATHSIG(SIGTERM)`, no-op elsewhere) so the
+    // kernel reaps it instead of leaving an orphan accumulating pid slots on
+    // shared hosts. The leader entrypoint intentionally does NOT do this —
+    // it is designed to outlive its clients.
+    if let Err(error) = xai_tty_utils::kill_current_process_on_parent_death() {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            %error,
+            "failed to bind to parent death; agent will not die with its \
+             parent — stdin EOF remains the only cleanup"
+        );
+    }
     // Stamp binary version into unified log entries so zombie processes
     // are identifiable by version in diagnostic logs.
     xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::set_version(xai_grok_version::VERSION);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/config.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/config.rs
index d92cc00..6e92cee 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/config.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/config.rs
@@ -2464,10 +2464,11 @@ impl Config {
     /// remote settings `doom_loop_recovery` object (a partial remote object only
     /// overrides the fields it sets). Gate precedence: env
     /// `GROK_DOOM_LOOP_RECOVERY` > TOML `enabled` > remote `enabled` >
-    /// default off — `None` IS the off state, so disabled has exactly one
-    /// spelling. Tunables have no env layer (TOML > remote > default) and
-    /// are clamped to their documented ranges. Returns the composite runtime
-    /// policy rather than `Resolved` because each knob resolves from its own
+    /// default ON — each layer's `false` is an independent kill switch, and
+    /// `None` IS the off state, so disabled has exactly one spelling.
+    /// Tunables have no env layer (TOML > remote > default) and are clamped
+    /// to their documented ranges. Returns the composite runtime policy
+    /// rather than `Resolved` because each knob resolves from its own
     /// source (the `resolve_reminder_policy` pattern).
     pub(crate) fn resolve_doom_loop_recovery(
         &self,
@@ -2480,7 +2481,7 @@ impl Config {
         let enabled = BoolFlag::env("GROK_DOOM_LOOP_RECOVERY")
             .config(self.doom_loop_recovery.enabled)
             .feature_flag(remote.and_then(|s| s.enabled))
-            .default(false)
+            .default(true)
             .resolve()
             .value;
         enabled.then(|| Policy {
@@ -9052,8 +9053,9 @@ reasoning_effort = "low"
         unsafe { std::env::remove_var("GROK_TWO_PASS_COMPACTION") };
     }
     /// Gate precedence: env > `[doom_loop_recovery]` > remote settings >
-    /// default(off), with the remote layer merged PER-FIELD from the nested
-    /// `doom_loop_recovery` object. One test covers the full ladder (the
+    /// default(ON), with the remote layer merged PER-FIELD from the nested
+    /// `doom_loop_recovery` object and each layer's `false` an independent
+    /// kill switch. One test covers the full ladder (the
     /// `resolve_two_pass_compaction_precedence` pattern).
     #[test]
     #[serial]
@@ -9061,10 +9063,42 @@ reasoning_effort = "low"
         use crate::util::config::DoomLoopRecoverySettings;
         unsafe { std::env::remove_var("GROK_DOOM_LOOP_RECOVERY") };
         let default_cfg = Config::default();
+        let p = default_cfg
+            .resolve_doom_loop_recovery()
+            .expect("default is ON");
+        assert_eq!(p.max_threshold, 8, "default tunables unchanged");
+        assert_eq!(p.max_retries, 2, "default tunables unchanged");
+        let toml_off = Config {
+            doom_loop_recovery: DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
+                enabled: Some(false),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(
+            toml_off.resolve_doom_loop_recovery().is_none(),
+            "TOML kill switch"
+        );
+        let remote_off = Config {
+            remote_settings: Some(crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
+                doom_loop_recovery: Some(DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
+                    enabled: Some(false),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(
+            remote_off.resolve_doom_loop_recovery().is_none(),
+            "remote settings kill switch"
+        );
+        unsafe { std::env::set_var("GROK_DOOM_LOOP_RECOVERY", "0") };
         assert!(
             default_cfg.resolve_doom_loop_recovery().is_none(),
-            "default is opt-in off"
+            "env kill switch"
         );
+        unsafe { std::env::remove_var("GROK_DOOM_LOOP_RECOVERY") };
         let remote_on = Config {
             remote_settings: Some(crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
                 doom_loop_recovery: Some(DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
@@ -9080,10 +9114,6 @@ reasoning_effort = "low"
         assert_eq!(p.max_threshold, 16);
         assert_eq!(p.max_retries, 1);
         let partial_remote = Config {
-            doom_loop_recovery: DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
-                enabled: Some(true),
-                ..Default::default()
-            },
             remote_settings: Some(crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
                 doom_loop_recovery: Some(DoomLoopRecoverySettings {
                     max_threshold: Some(16),
@@ -9095,7 +9125,7 @@ reasoning_effort = "low"
         };
         let p = partial_remote
             .resolve_doom_loop_recovery()
-            .expect("gate from TOML despite remote object omitting enabled");
+            .expect("default-on gate despite remote object omitting enabled");
         assert_eq!(p.max_threshold, 16, "remote tunable applies");
         assert_eq!(p.max_retries, 2, "unset field falls to the default");
         let config_over_remote = Config {
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/mod.rs
index 8bde520..f2e7779 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/mod.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pub(crate) fn jwt_tier_claim(jwt: &str) -> Option<String> {
             4 => "x_premium_plus",
             5 => "supergrok_heavy",
             6 => "supergrok_lite",
+            7 => "supergrok_plus",
             0 => "free",
             _ => return Some(tier.to_string()),
         }
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ pub(crate) fn jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier(
         "XPremiumPlus" => jwt_claim == "x_premium_plus",
         "SuperGrokPro" => jwt_claim == "supergrok_heavy",
         "SuperGrokLite" => jwt_claim == "supergrok_lite",
+        "SuperGrokPlus" => jwt_claim == "supergrok_plus",
         _ => jwt_claim.parse::<u64>().is_ok_and(|n| n != 0),
     }
 }
@@ -1777,10 +1779,9 @@ impl MvpAgent {
     /// Check whether the user has access via remote settings `allow_access`.
     ///
     /// Non-xAI auth (API keys, enterprise) always passes. For xAI OAuth2
-    /// users, reads `allow_access` from remote settings. When settings exist
-    /// but the field is absent/false, defaults to `false` (blocked); when
-    /// settings have not arrived yet (background fetch pending) the gate is
-    /// provisionally open and re-resolved on arrival.
+    /// users, reads `allow_access` from remote settings (explicit `false`
+    /// blocks; absent field fails open). When settings have not arrived yet
+    /// the gate is provisionally open and re-resolved on arrival.
     pub(super) async fn enforce_grok_code_access(&self, auth: &crate::auth::GrokAuth) {
         if !auth.is_xai_auth() {
             self.tier_allowed.set(true);
@@ -2005,18 +2006,7 @@ impl MvpAgent {
             .auth_manager
             .current()
             .map(|auth| {
-                let gate = if !self.tier_allowed.get() && gate.is_none() {
-                    let message = "A subscription is required.".to_string();
-                    Some(crate::auth::GateInfo {
-                        message,
-                        url: Some(
-                            "https://grok.com/supergrok?referrer=grok-build".to_string(),
-                        ),
-                        label: Some("Subscribe".to_string()),
-                    })
-                } else {
-                    gate
-                };
+                let gate = if self.tier_allowed.get() { None } else { gate };
                 let auth_meta = crate::auth::AuthMeta {
                     email: auth.email.clone(),
                     auth_mode: Some(format!("{:?}", auth.auth_mode)),
@@ -2636,19 +2626,11 @@ fn spawn_post_unblock_jwt_and_catalog_retry(
         }
     });
 }
-/// Resolve `allow_access` from remote settings.
-///
-/// Returns `true` only when remote settings explicitly set `allow_access: true`.
-/// Defaults to `false` (blocked) when settings are `None` or the field is
-/// absent — matching the `grok_build_access_gate` flag's server-side default.
-///
-/// Used by both `enforce_grok_code_access` (initial login gate) and
-/// `retry_subscription_check` (poller gate lift) to keep the decision in
-/// one place.
+/// `allow_access` from remote settings. Fail-open unless explicitly `false`.
 pub(crate) fn settings_allow_access(
     rs: Option<&crate::util::config::RemoteSettings>,
 ) -> bool {
-    rs.and_then(|s| s.allow_access).unwrap_or(false)
+    !matches!(rs.and_then(|s| s.allow_access), Some(false))
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/session_lifecycle.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/session_lifecycle.rs
index e141374..3e58a74 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/session_lifecycle.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/session_lifecycle.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,30 @@ impl MvpAgent {
             let _ = handle.cmd_tx.send(SessionCommand::Shutdown);
         }
     }
+    /// Hard-stop a live session before wiping its history.
+    ///
+    /// Cancels the turn (subagents + background tasks), shuts the actor down,
+    /// reaps process scope, then waits briefly for flush so delete can remove
+    /// the session directory without the actor rewriting it.
+    pub(crate) async fn teardown_live_session_before_delete(&self, id: &acp::SessionId) {
+        let Some(handle) = self.sessions.borrow().get(id).cloned() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let _ = handle.cmd_tx.send(SessionCommand::Cancel {
+            cancel_subagents: true,
+            kill_background_tasks: true,
+            rewind_if_pristine: false,
+            trigger: Some("session_delete".into()),
+        });
+        let _ = handle.cmd_tx.send(SessionCommand::Shutdown);
+        drop(handle);
+        let thread = self.session_threads.borrow_mut().remove(id);
+        self.remove_session_terminal(id, SessionLiveState::Completed);
+        if let Some(thread) = thread {
+            self.session_threads.borrow_mut().insert(id.clone(), thread);
+            self.drain_old_session_thread(id).await;
+        }
+    }
     /// Finalize the cloud session replica (fire-and-forget, "Hook 4").
     ///
     /// Marks the session **done** upstream, so this MUST only run on a genuine
@@ -438,9 +462,10 @@ impl MvpAgent {
             )
             .registry_counts()
             .await;
-        let (session_index_claims, require_gateway_sessions) = {
+        let (resident_resources, session_index_claims, require_gateway_sessions) = {
             let resident = self.resident_resources.borrow();
             (
+                resident.len(),
                 resident
                     .values()
                     .filter(|r| r.codebase_index.is_some())
@@ -449,6 +474,7 @@ impl MvpAgent {
             )
         };
         let retained = self.retained_resources.borrow();
+        let retained_resources = retained.len();
         let dispatch_locks = retained
             .values()
             .filter(|d| d.dispatch_lock.is_some())
@@ -465,6 +491,8 @@ impl MvpAgent {
         RegistrySnapshot {
             sessions: self.sessions.borrow().len(),
             session_threads: self.session_threads.borrow().len(),
+            resident_resources,
+            retained_resources,
             dispatch_locks,
             session_turn_numbers,
             permission_event_receivers,
@@ -489,6 +517,8 @@ impl MvpAgent {
 pub struct RegistrySnapshot {
     pub sessions: usize,
     pub session_threads: usize,
+    pub resident_resources: usize,
+    pub retained_resources: usize,
     pub dispatch_locks: usize,
     pub session_turn_numbers: usize,
     pub permission_event_receivers: usize,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/tests.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/tests.rs
index c3a7083..78da8d8 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/mvp_agent/tests.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ fn jwt_tier_claim_maps_free_and_paid() {
         jwt_tier_claim(&jwt_with_tier(6)).as_deref(),
         Some("supergrok_lite")
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        jwt_tier_claim(&jwt_with_tier(7)).as_deref(),
+        Some("supergrok_plus")
+    );
     assert_eq!(jwt_tier_claim(&jwt_with_tier(9)).as_deref(), Some("9"));
     assert_eq!(jwt_tier_claim(&jwt_with_tier(99)).as_deref(), Some("99"));
 }
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ fn jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier_known_pairs() {
         ("supergrok_heavy", "SuperGrokPro"),
         ("9", "EnterpriseMystery"),
         ("supergrok_lite", "SuperGrokLite"),
+        ("supergrok_plus", "SuperGrokPlus"),
     ];
     for (claim, user_tier) in cases {
         assert!(
@@ -120,6 +125,14 @@ fn jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier_rejects_stale_and_unknown() {
         "supergrok",
         "SuperGrokPro"
     ));
+    assert!(!jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier(
+        "supergrok",
+        "SuperGrokPlus"
+    ));
+    assert!(!jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier(
+        "supergrok_heavy",
+        "SuperGrokPlus"
+    ));
     assert!(!jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier("free", "GrokPro"));
     assert!(!jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier("", "XPremium"));
     assert!(!jwt_claim_matches_user_subscription_tier(
@@ -360,12 +373,10 @@ fn trace_turn_to_i32_saturates_at_max() {
     let result = i32::try_from(boundary).unwrap_or(i32::MAX);
     assert_eq!(result, i32::MAX);
 }
-/// When remote settings are absent (`None`), default to blocked.
 #[test]
-fn settings_allow_access_none_settings_is_blocked() {
-    assert!(!settings_allow_access(None));
+fn settings_allow_access_none_settings_is_allowed() {
+    assert!(settings_allow_access(None));
 }
-/// When `allow_access` is `Some(true)`, user is allowed.
 #[test]
 fn settings_allow_access_true_is_allowed() {
     let rs = crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
@@ -374,10 +385,6 @@ fn settings_allow_access_true_is_allowed() {
     };
     assert!(settings_allow_access(Some(&rs)));
 }
-/// When `allow_access` is `Some(false)` (remote settings default / rule
-/// disabled), user stays blocked — even if they hold a qualifying
-/// subscription. This is the regression guard for the bug where
-/// `retry_subscription_check` unconditionally lifted the gate.
 #[test]
 fn settings_allow_access_false_is_blocked() {
     let rs = crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
@@ -386,15 +393,13 @@ fn settings_allow_access_false_is_blocked() {
     };
     assert!(!settings_allow_access(Some(&rs)));
 }
-/// When `/settings` returned successfully but the field is absent
-/// (`None`), default to blocked (conservative).
 #[test]
-fn settings_allow_access_field_absent_is_blocked() {
+fn settings_allow_access_field_absent_is_allowed() {
     let rs = crate::util::config::RemoteSettings {
         allow_access: None,
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    assert!(!settings_allow_access(Some(&rs)));
+    assert!(settings_allow_access(Some(&rs)));
 }
 /// After allocating a turn number, the retained (in-memory) turn counter holds
 /// the next value (current + 1). This is the value that must be persisted via
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/subscription_check.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/subscription_check.rs
index 2938cbd..5210b75 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/subscription_check.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/agent/subscription_check.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn all_paid_tiers_qualify() {
         for tier in &[
             "SuperGrokPro",
+            "SuperGrokPlus",
             "GrokPro",
             "SuperGrokLite",
             "XPremiumPlus",
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/auth_provider.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/auth_provider.rs
index c1b2302..24d0e3a 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/auth_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/auth_provider.rs
@@ -383,15 +383,7 @@ async fn mint_provider_token(
             cmd.args(args);
             cmd
         }
-        None => {
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            let (shell, flag) = ("cmd", "/C");
-            #[cfg(not(windows))]
-            let (shell, flag) = ("sh", "-c");
-            let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(shell);
-            cmd.args([flag, config.command.as_str()]);
-            cmd
-        }
+        None => crate::util::subprocess::shell_c(config.command.as_str()),
     };
     if let Some(ref dir) = cwd {
         cmd.current_dir(dir);
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/external_auth.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/external_auth.rs
index 8f37424..02b7db6 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/external_auth.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/external_auth.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::util::subprocess::CommandLog;
 use crate::util::subprocess::RunError;
 use crate::util::subprocess::RunOptions;
 use crate::util::subprocess::run_detached_with_timeout;
-use crate::util::subprocess::sh_c;
+use crate::util::subprocess::shell_c;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 /// Parse stdout into a session-credential `GrokAuth`.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const EXTERNAL_AUTH_REFRESH_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 pub(crate) async fn run_external_refresh(command: &str) -> Option<GrokAuth> {
     tracing::info!(cmd = %command, timeout_secs = EXTERNAL_AUTH_REFRESH_TIMEOUT.as_secs(), "auth: running external auth provider (headless refresh)");
 
-    let mut cmd = sh_c(command);
+    let mut cmd = shell_c(command);
     cmd.env("GROK_AUTH_EXPIRED", "1");
     // Route through the group-killing runner so a provider that spawns helpers
     // is torn down as a unit on timeout.
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/flow.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/flow.rs
index 38c75cb..b59c13c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/flow.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/flow.rs
@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@ async fn run_external_auth_provider(
         "auth: running external auth provider"
     );
 
-    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("sh");
-    cmd.args(["-c", command])
-        .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+    // `sh -c` on unix, `cmd /C` on Windows — a hardcoded `sh` cannot spawn on a
+    // default Windows install, and the spawn failure fell through to the
+    // built-in browser login instead of honoring `auth_provider_command`.
+    let mut cmd = crate::util::subprocess::shell_c(command);
+    cmd.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .kill_on_drop(true);
-    // TODO: `kill_on_drop` SIGKILLs only the direct `sh` child; a provider that
+    // TODO: `kill_on_drop` SIGKILLs only the direct shell child; a provider that
     // backgrounds work (setsid / `&`) leaks the grandchild on shutdown-cancel.
     // Proper fix: pgid-kill via xai-tty-utils.
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager.rs
index cd6d782..4dfeb4c 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager.rs
@@ -1072,27 +1072,49 @@ impl AuthManager {
         Some(auth)
     }
 
-    /// `true` when a sibling process has rotated the refresh token on
-    /// disk (disk RT differs from in-memory RT). Used by `refresh_chain`
-    /// to demote a `PermanentFailure` to transient so the sibling's
-    /// fresher token can be tried on the next attempt.
+    /// `true` when the refresh token on disk is present and differs from the
+    /// one we actually spent — i.e. a sibling process rotated the RT while our
+    /// exchange was in flight, so the rejection we just got is a lost race
+    /// rather than a revoked session.
+    ///
+    /// The single definition of "disk moved past the token we spent". Two
+    /// hand-rolled copies of this comparison is how the wrong one survived
+    /// long enough to log a dozen processes out at once.
+    ///
+    /// Takes an already-observed `disk_rt` rather than reading `auth.json`
+    /// itself, so one observation drives the decision, the unattributed
+    /// fallback, and the telemetry that explains them. A second read can catch
+    /// a *later* sibling write and produce a record that contradicts the
+    /// branch it documents — in the log whose whole purpose is post-incident
+    /// truth. Callers read under the auth file lock, so the observation
+    /// includes the sibling's committed write.
+    ///
+    /// Disk holding no RT is *not* divergence: there is no successor to fall
+    /// back to, so the rejection must be honored.
+    fn refresh_token_superseded(disk_rt: Option<&str>, spent_rt: &str) -> bool {
+        disk_rt.is_some_and(|disk_rt| disk_rt != spent_rt)
+    }
+
+    /// `true` when a sibling process has rotated the refresh token on disk
+    /// past the one in memory. Used by `refresh_chain` to demote a
+    /// `PermanentFailure` to transient so the sibling's fresher token can be
+    /// tried on the next attempt.
     ///
     /// Requires an in-memory RT: empty `inner` means the disk credential is
     /// the only candidate (not a multi-process rotation). Does **not**
     /// require a non-expired disk AT — a sibling may still hold a usable RT
     /// while its AT is buffer/hard-expired.
-    fn sibling_has_different_refresh_token(&self) -> bool {
-        let disk_auth = self.read_disk_auth();
-        let Some(ref disk) = disk_auth else {
-            return false;
-        };
-        let Some(disk_rt) = disk.refresh_token.as_deref() else {
-            return false;
-        };
-        let Some(mem_rt) = self.current_or_expired().and_then(|a| a.refresh_token) else {
-            return false;
-        };
-        mem_rt.as_str() != disk_rt
+    ///
+    /// Only a fallback for authorities that cannot report which RT they spent.
+    /// Attributed refreshers pass the token they actually sent to
+    /// [`Self::refresh_token_superseded`] directly; because
+    /// `resolve_refresh_credential` is disk-first, the RT actually sent is
+    /// usually the disk one, and comparing disk against *memory* then answers
+    /// `false` in precisely the case that needs the demotion.
+    fn sibling_has_different_refresh_token(&self, disk_rt: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+        self.current_or_expired()
+            .and_then(|a| a.refresh_token)
+            .is_some_and(|mem_rt| Self::refresh_token_superseded(disk_rt, &mem_rt))
     }
 
     /// Re-read `auth.json` from disk without updating in-memory state.
@@ -1815,7 +1837,11 @@ impl AuthManager {
                     Err(AuthError::transient_source(e))
                 }
             },
-            RefreshOutcome::PermanentFailure { error, tried_key } => {
+            RefreshOutcome::PermanentFailure {
+                error,
+                tried_key,
+                tried_refresh_token,
+            } => {
                 tracing::warn!(reason = ?error.reason, "auth.refresh.permanent_failure");
                 xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::warn(
                     "auth.refresh.permanent_failure",
@@ -1843,10 +1869,42 @@ impl AuthManager {
                 if is_rtr {
                     let mem = self.current_or_expired();
                     let disk = self.read_disk_auth();
-                    // Unattributed + diverging RTs: demote without recording so
-                    // the next attempt can try the other side (no sticky lockout).
-                    if tried_key.is_none() && self.sibling_has_different_refresh_token() {
+                    // Diverging RTs mean a sibling rotated while we were in
+                    // flight: our RT was superseded, not revoked. Demote
+                    // without recording so the next attempt picks up the
+                    // sibling's token (no sticky lockout, no credential loss).
+                    //
+                    // When the refresher told us which RT it spent (every
+                    // in-tree OIDC path), compare disk against *that*. The
+                    // legacy disk-vs-memory heuristic is only a fallback for
+                    // unattributed authorities: it asks the wrong question,
+                    // because `resolve_refresh_credential` is disk-first, so
+                    // the RT actually spent is usually the disk one and the
+                    // comparison collapses to "false" exactly when it matters.
+                    //
+                    // Both arms and the log below read one `disk` observation.
+                    // Re-reading per use lets the decision and the line that
+                    // explains it disagree about what disk held.
+                    let disk_rt = disk.as_ref().and_then(|d| d.refresh_token.as_deref());
+                    let sibling_rotated = match tried_refresh_token.as_deref() {
+                        Some(tried_rt) => Self::refresh_token_superseded(disk_rt, tried_rt),
+                        None => {
+                            tried_key.is_none() && self.sibling_has_different_refresh_token(disk_rt)
+                        }
+                    };
+                    if sibling_rotated {
                         tracing::info!("auth: sibling-rotation detected; demoting to transient");
+                        xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::info(
+                            "auth.refresh.sibling_rotation_demoted",
+                            None,
+                            Some(serde_json::json!({
+                                "reason": format!("{failed_reason:?}"),
+                                "tried_rt_prefix": tried_refresh_token
+                                    .as_deref()
+                                    .map(token_suffix),
+                                "disk_rt_prefix": disk_rt.map(token_suffix),
+                            })),
+                        );
                         return Err(AuthError::transient(format!(
                             "sibling-rotation: {failed_reason:?}"
                         )));
@@ -1912,7 +1970,13 @@ impl AuthManager {
     /// Re-read auth.json from disk and update the in-memory cache (used by the
     /// refresh chains). Non-destructive: only updates in-memory if disk has a
     /// different valid token (a sibling process wrote a fresher one).
-    pub(crate) fn pick_up_sibling_token(&self) {
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` only when in-memory state was actually replaced, so
+    /// callers can log adoption truthfully instead of inferring it from
+    /// "we have a token now" — which is also true when our own token was fine
+    /// all along, and made the proactive-refresh log actively misleading when
+    /// reconstructing a rotation chain after an incident.
+    pub(crate) fn pick_up_sibling_token(&self) -> bool {
         let auth = match read_auth_json(&self.path) {
             Ok(map) => lookup_auth(&map, &self.scope),
             _ => None,
@@ -1932,7 +1996,9 @@ impl AuthManager {
                 })),
             );
             self.with_inner_write(|inner| *inner = Some(a.clone()));
+            return true;
         }
+        false
     }
 
     /// Check if a candidate auth has a different token than what's in memory.
@@ -2227,7 +2293,7 @@ impl AuthManager {
                 // already refreshed and wrote a valid token to disk.
                 // Combined with jitter, the first process to wake
                 // refreshes; later processes adopt the result here.
-                this.pick_up_sibling_token();
+                let adopted_from_sibling = this.pick_up_sibling_token();
                 if this.current().is_some() {
                     let adopted = this.current().map(|a| token_suffix(&a.key).to_owned());
                     let expires_at = this
@@ -2235,14 +2301,25 @@ impl AuthManager {
                         .read()
                         .as_ref()
                         .and_then(|a| a.expires_at.map(|e| e.to_rfc3339()));
-                    tracing::info!(
-                        "auth: proactive refresh skipped, adopted sibling token from disk"
-                    );
+                    // Distinguish "a sibling's token replaced ours" from "our
+                    // own token is still valid". Both skip the refresh, but
+                    // conflating them makes the log actively misleading when
+                    // reconstructing a rotation chain after an incident.
+                    if adopted_from_sibling {
+                        tracing::info!(
+                            "auth: proactive refresh skipped, adopted sibling token from disk"
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        tracing::info!(
+                            "auth: proactive refresh skipped, in-memory token still valid"
+                        );
+                    }
                     xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::info(
-                        "auth: proactive refresh adopted sibling token",
+                        "auth: proactive refresh skipped",
                         None,
                         Some(serde_json::json!({
-                            "adopted_key_prefix": adopted,
+                            "adopted_from_sibling": adopted_from_sibling,
+                            "key_prefix": adopted,
                             "expires_at": expires_at,
                         })),
                     );
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager_tests.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager_tests.rs
index 840b429..d04f768 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/manager_tests.rs
@@ -1396,6 +1396,145 @@ async fn refresh_chain_demotes_when_disk_rt_differs_even_if_at_expired() {
     );
 }
 
+/// Regression test for the multi-process logout incident.
+///
+/// This is the shape `OidcRefresher` actually emits in production: the tried
+/// credential is **fully attributed** (`tried_key` *and* `tried_refresh_token`
+/// are `Some`). The pre-existing demotion tests all built the outcome with
+/// `tried_key = None` — the external-binary shape — so they passed while the
+/// OIDC path was gated behind `tried_key.is_none()` and could never demote.
+///
+/// Scenario: a sibling rotated the RT while our token exchange was in flight,
+/// so the IdP rejected the RT we spent. That is a lost race, not a revoked
+/// session: it must demote to transient and leave the sibling's credential on
+/// disk untouched.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn refresh_chain_demotes_when_attributed_tried_rt_differs_from_disk() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let cfg = GrokComConfig::default();
+    let scope = cfg.auth_scope();
+    let mgr = Arc::new(AuthManager::new(dir.path(), cfg));
+
+    // We hold, and spend, the predecessor RT.
+    let tried = GrokAuth {
+        key: "tried-key".into(),
+        auth_mode: AuthMode::Oidc,
+        refresh_token: Some("rt-spent".into()),
+        expires_at: Some(Utc::now() - Duration::hours(1)),
+        oidc_issuer: Some("https://issuer.example".into()),
+        oidc_client_id: Some("client-1".into()),
+        ..GrokAuth::test_default()
+    };
+    mgr.hot_swap(tried.clone());
+
+    // A sibling already rotated: disk carries the successor RT. Its AT is
+    // expired too, so disk adoption cannot short-circuit the failure path —
+    // the demotion is the only thing standing between us and a wipe.
+    let sibling = GrokAuth {
+        key: "sibling-key".into(),
+        auth_mode: AuthMode::Oidc,
+        refresh_token: Some("rt-successor".into()),
+        expires_at: Some(Utc::now() - Duration::minutes(30)),
+        oidc_issuer: Some("https://issuer.example".into()),
+        oidc_client_id: Some("client-1".into()),
+        ..GrokAuth::test_default()
+    };
+    let mut store = AuthStore::new();
+    store.insert(scope, sibling);
+    write_auth_json(&dir.path().join("auth.json"), &store).unwrap();
+
+    struct AttributedRejection(GrokAuth);
+    #[async_trait::async_trait]
+    impl TokenRefresher for AttributedRejection {
+        async fn refresh(
+            &self,
+            _reason: crate::auth::manager::RefreshReason,
+        ) -> crate::auth::refresh::RefreshOutcome {
+            // Exactly what OidcRefresher builds on a 400 invalid_grant.
+            crate::auth::refresh::RefreshOutcome::permanent_for(
+                crate::auth::error::RefreshTokenFailedReason::RefreshTokenRejected,
+                &self.0,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    mgr.set_refresher(Arc::new(AttributedRejection(tried)));
+
+    let err = mgr
+        .refresh_chain(TokenType::OidcSession, RefreshReason::PreRequest)
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(err, AuthError::Refresh(RefreshTokenError::Transient(_))),
+        "a rejected RT that disk has already rotated past is a lost race, \
+         not a revoked session; must demote to transient, got: {err:?}",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        mgr.read_disk_auth().and_then(|a| a.refresh_token),
+        Some("rt-successor".into()),
+        "the sibling's successor RT must survive our rejection",
+    );
+    assert!(
+        mgr.permanent_failure().is_none(),
+        "demotion must not record a sticky verdict that locks out every \
+         sibling process until the user re-runs `grok login`",
+    );
+}
+
+/// The demotion must *not* fire when disk still holds the very RT that was
+/// just rejected: nobody rotated, the session really is dead, and holding on
+/// to a known-revoked credential would loop forever.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn refresh_chain_still_discards_when_attributed_tried_rt_matches_disk() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let cfg = GrokComConfig::default();
+    let scope = cfg.auth_scope();
+    let mgr = Arc::new(AuthManager::new(dir.path(), cfg));
+
+    let tried = GrokAuth {
+        key: "only-key".into(),
+        auth_mode: AuthMode::Oidc,
+        refresh_token: Some("rt-revoked".into()),
+        expires_at: Some(Utc::now() - Duration::hours(1)),
+        oidc_issuer: Some("https://issuer.example".into()),
+        oidc_client_id: Some("client-1".into()),
+        ..GrokAuth::test_default()
+    };
+    mgr.hot_swap(tried.clone());
+    let mut store = AuthStore::new();
+    store.insert(scope, tried.clone());
+    write_auth_json(&dir.path().join("auth.json"), &store).unwrap();
+
+    struct AttributedRejection(GrokAuth);
+    #[async_trait::async_trait]
+    impl TokenRefresher for AttributedRejection {
+        async fn refresh(
+            &self,
+            _reason: crate::auth::manager::RefreshReason,
+        ) -> crate::auth::refresh::RefreshOutcome {
+            crate::auth::refresh::RefreshOutcome::permanent_for(
+                crate::auth::error::RefreshTokenFailedReason::RefreshTokenRejected,
+                &self.0,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    mgr.set_refresher(Arc::new(AttributedRejection(tried)));
+
+    let err = mgr
+        .refresh_chain(TokenType::OidcSession, RefreshReason::PreRequest)
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(err, AuthError::Refresh(RefreshTokenError::Permanent(_))),
+        "an un-rotated rejected RT is a genuinely dead session, got: {err:?}",
+    );
+    assert!(
+        mgr.permanent_failure().is_some(),
+        "a genuine revocation must still record a verdict",
+    );
+}
+
 /// Disk-first invalid_grant must not wipe an untried in-memory successor RT
 /// (mem-ahead-of-disk after a failed persist of a successful rotation).
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -2865,6 +3004,28 @@ async fn update_recovers_from_whitespace_only_auth_json() {
     assert!(on_disk.contains("ws-token"), "credential must be persisted");
 }
 
+// -- sibling-rotation comparison ------------------------------------------
+
+/// The demotion — and therefore whether a dozen processes keep their
+/// credentials — rests entirely on this comparison, so pin its three cases
+/// directly rather than only through the refresh chain.
+#[test]
+fn refresh_token_superseded_needs_a_successor_on_disk() {
+    assert!(
+        AuthManager::refresh_token_superseded(Some("rt-successor"), "rt-spent"),
+        "a different RT on disk is a sibling's successor: demote"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !AuthManager::refresh_token_superseded(Some("rt-spent"), "rt-spent"),
+        "disk still holding the RT the IdP just rejected is a real revocation"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !AuthManager::refresh_token_superseded(None, "rt-spent"),
+        "no RT on disk means there is no successor to fall back to, so the \
+         rejection must be honored rather than demoted into a retry loop"
+    );
+}
+
 // -- sibling_has_different_refresh_token ----------------------------------
 
 /// Expired disk AT with different RT is still treated as a sibling RT
@@ -2897,8 +3058,9 @@ async fn sibling_different_rt_with_expired_at_is_still_sibling() {
     store.insert(cfg.auth_scope(), successor);
     write_auth_json(&dir.path().join("auth.json"), &store).unwrap();
 
+    let disk_rt = mgr.read_disk_auth().and_then(|a| a.refresh_token);
     assert!(
-        mgr.sibling_has_different_refresh_token(),
+        mgr.sibling_has_different_refresh_token(disk_rt.as_deref()),
         "different disk RT must demote even when the sibling AT is expired"
     );
 }
@@ -2931,8 +3093,9 @@ async fn sibling_different_rt_with_valid_at_is_treated_as_live() {
     store.insert(cfg.auth_scope(), sibling);
     write_auth_json(&dir.path().join("auth.json"), &store).unwrap();
 
+    let disk_rt = mgr.read_disk_auth().and_then(|a| a.refresh_token);
     assert!(
-        mgr.sibling_has_different_refresh_token(),
+        mgr.sibling_has_different_refresh_token(disk_rt.as_deref()),
         "valid disk token with different RT must be treated as live sibling"
     );
 }
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/mod.rs
index a735cba..3cfd03b 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/mod.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ pub(crate) enum RefreshOutcome {
         /// has no token key (external binary flow); the caller falls back to
         /// its own resolution.
         tried_key: Option<String>,
+        /// The **refresh token** actually spent at the IdP. `refresh_chain`
+        /// compares it against disk to tell "this session is revoked" apart
+        /// from "a sibling process rotated the RT out from under us" — the
+        /// latter must never discard credentials.
+        ///
+        /// `tried_key` cannot answer that question: it is the *access* token,
+        /// and a sibling's rotation changes the RT while the AT the loser
+        /// holds may be untouched. `None` when the authority does not expose
+        /// which RT it sent (external binary flow).
+        tried_refresh_token: Option<String>,
     },
     /// Transient / unknown failure. Caller may retry later. Message-only: the
     /// underlying cause is logged structurally at the refresher, then flattened
@@ -119,6 +129,12 @@ impl RefreshOutcome {
 
     /// Terminal failure for an already-classified reason against the credential
     /// `tried_key` (the one actually sent to the IdP).
+    ///
+    /// Leaves the tried **refresh token** unattributed, which disables the
+    /// sibling-rotation check in `refresh_chain`. Only correct for authorities
+    /// that genuinely cannot report which RT they spent (the external-binary
+    /// flow). Any refresher holding the [`GrokAuth`] it sent must use
+    /// [`Self::permanent_for`] instead.
     pub(crate) fn permanent(
         reason: crate::auth::error::RefreshTokenFailedReason,
         tried_key: Option<String>,
@@ -126,6 +142,23 @@ impl RefreshOutcome {
         Self::PermanentFailure {
             error: reason.into(),
             tried_key,
+            tried_refresh_token: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Terminal failure attributed to the exact credential sent to the IdP.
+    ///
+    /// Prefer this wherever the attempted [`GrokAuth`] is in hand: it captures
+    /// both the AT key (verdict scope) and the RT (sibling-rotation check), so
+    /// a lost rotation race cannot be mistaken for a revoked session.
+    pub(crate) fn permanent_for(
+        reason: crate::auth::error::RefreshTokenFailedReason,
+        tried: &GrokAuth,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self::PermanentFailure {
+            error: reason.into(),
+            tried_key: Some(tried.key.clone()),
+            tried_refresh_token: tried.refresh_token.clone(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher.rs
index 6f3463c..d3a4ca4 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher.rs
@@ -147,10 +147,7 @@ impl OidcRefresher {
                     None,
                     Some(serde_json::json!({ "reason": format!("{reason:?}") })),
                 );
-                Some(RefreshOutcome::permanent(
-                    reason,
-                    Some(disk_now.key.clone()),
-                ))
+                Some(RefreshOutcome::permanent_for(reason, &disk_now))
             }
             OidcRefreshResult::Failed => {
                 Some(RefreshOutcome::transient("OIDC disk-retry refresh failed"))
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ impl TokenRefresher for OidcRefresher {
                         &self.upload_in_flight,
                     );
                 }
-                RefreshOutcome::permanent(reason, Some(auth.key.clone()))
+                RefreshOutcome::permanent_for(reason, &auth)
             }
             OidcRefreshResult::Failed => {
                 tracing::warn!(
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher_tests.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher_tests.rs
index 0424ace..62380e1 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/auth/refresh/oidc_refresher_tests.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,83 @@ async fn oidc_refresher_e2e_near_expiry_within_buffer_refreshes() {
     server.abort();
 }
 
+/// Contract: on `invalid_grant`, `OidcRefresher` must report **which refresh
+/// token it spent**, not just the access-token key.
+///
+/// `refresh_chain` uses `tried_refresh_token` to tell a lost rotation race
+/// apart from a revoked session; an unattributed outcome silently disables
+/// that check and turns any concurrent-refresh race into a machine-wide
+/// logout. This is the shape assertion that the previous demotion tests
+/// missed — they hand-built outcomes with `tried_key: None`, a shape this
+/// refresher never emits, so they passed while production was unprotected.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn oidc_refresher_attributes_the_refresh_token_it_spent_on_invalid_grant() {
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let base_url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap().port());
+    let base_for_discovery = base_url.clone();
+
+    let app = axum::Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+            axum::routing::get(move || {
+                let b = base_for_discovery.clone();
+                async move {
+                    axum::Json(serde_json::json!({
+                        "authorization_endpoint": format!("{b}/authorize"),
+                        "token_endpoint": format!("{b}/token"),
+                    }))
+                }
+            }),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/token",
+            axum::routing::post(|| async {
+                (
+                    axum::http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                    axum::Json(serde_json::json!({"error": "invalid_grant"})),
+                )
+            }),
+        );
+    let server = tokio::spawn(async move { axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap() });
+
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mgr = Arc::new(
+        AuthManager::new(dir.path(), GrokComConfig::default()).with_proxy_base_url(&base_url),
+    );
+    mgr.hot_swap(GrokAuth {
+        key: "spent-access-token".into(),
+        user_id: "user-42".into(),
+        refresh_token: Some("rt-spent".into()),
+        expires_at: Some(Utc::now() - Duration::minutes(1)),
+        oidc_issuer: Some(base_url.clone()),
+        oidc_client_id: Some("test-client".into()),
+        ..GrokAuth::test_default()
+    });
+
+    let outcome = OidcRefresher::new(mgr.clone())
+        .refresh(crate::auth::manager::RefreshReason::PreRequest)
+        .await;
+
+    match outcome {
+        RefreshOutcome::PermanentFailure {
+            tried_key,
+            tried_refresh_token,
+            ..
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                tried_refresh_token.as_deref(),
+                Some("rt-spent"),
+                "the RT actually sent to the IdP must be reported so \
+                 refresh_chain can detect a sibling rotation",
+            );
+            assert_eq!(tried_key.as_deref(), Some("spent-access-token"));
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected PermanentFailure, got: {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    server.abort();
+}
+
 /// When the near-expiry token has a refresh_token but the IdP rejects
 /// the refresh (e.g. refresh_token revoked), silent refresh must fail.
 #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/extensions/session_admin.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/extensions/session_admin.rs
index 30bde0f..2ae1695 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/extensions/session_admin.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/extensions/session_admin.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ async fn handle_session_delete(agent: &MvpAgent, args: &acp::ExtRequest) -> ExtR
     let needs_remote =
         agent.is_writeback_storage() && agent.current_auth().is_some_and(|a| !a.is_zdr_team());
 
+    // Tear down any live actor first (cancel turn/subagents/bg tasks,
+    // process-scope kill, flush). Then wipe history so shutdown cannot
+    // rewrite the session directory after delete.
+    if agent.sessions.borrow().contains_key(&session_id) {
+        agent.teardown_live_session_before_delete(&session_id).await;
+    }
+
     // Shared delete: remote-first, then local disk + FTS eviction.
     // Mirrored by the `grok sessions delete <id>` CLI path.
     crate::session::persistence::delete_session_history(
@@ -269,15 +276,6 @@ async fn handle_session_delete(agent: &MvpAgent, args: &acp::ExtRequest) -> ExtR
         acp::Error::internal_error().data(e.to_string())
     })?;
 
-    // If an in-memory live session exists for this id (e.g. the user
-    // deleted history for a session that is still open in another agent
-    // or the current one), shut it down and drop the MvpAgent bookkeeping
-    // so we don't leave a live actor whose on-disk/FTS state is gone.
-    if agent.sessions.borrow().contains_key(&session_id) {
-        agent.request_session_shutdown(&session_id);
-        agent.remove_session(&session_id);
-    }
-
     tracing::info!(session_id = %req.session_id, "Session deleted");
 
     to_raw_response(&serde_json::json!({ "success": true }))
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/in_process.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/in_process.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad64a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/in_process.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! A real agent behind a leader server, in this process rather than a child.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use agent_client_protocol as acp;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt as _, AsyncWriteExt as _, BufReader, simplex};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::{UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender};
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio_util::compat::{TokioAsyncReadCompatExt as _, TokioAsyncWriteCompatExt as _};
+use xai_acp_lib::{
+    AcpAgentGatewayReceiver as GatewayReceiver, AcpAgentGatewaySender as GatewaySender,
+    LineBufferedRead,
+};
+
+use crate::agent::config::Config as AgentConfig;
+use crate::agent::mvp_agent::MvpAgent;
+
+const SIMPLEX_BUF: usize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// Spawns an agent on the current `LocalSet`, reading requests from `to_agent`
+/// and writing responses to `from_agent`. Returns the task handles so a caller
+/// can end the agent. Panics if the ambient configuration cannot build one.
+pub fn spawn_agent(
+    mut to_agent: UnboundedReceiver<String>,
+    from_agent: UnboundedSender<String>,
+) -> Vec<JoinHandle<()>> {
+    let (agent_in_read, mut agent_in_write) = simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
+    let (agent_out_read, agent_out_write) = simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
+
+    let agent = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        let config = AgentConfig::default();
+        let auth_manager = Arc::new(config.create_auth_manager());
+        let (gateway_tx, gateway_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+        let agent = MvpAgent::new(GatewaySender::new(gateway_tx), &config, auth_manager, None)
+            .expect("valid agent config");
+        let incoming = LineBufferedRead::spawn_local(agent_in_read.compat());
+        let (conn, handle_io) =
+            acp::AgentSideConnection::new(agent, agent_out_write.compat_write(), incoming, |fut| {
+                tokio::task::spawn_local(fut);
+            });
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(
+            GatewayReceiver::new(gateway_rx, conn)
+                .with_on_meta(xai_file_utils::trace_context::span_from_meta_traceparent)
+                .run(),
+        );
+        let _ = handle_io.await;
+    });
+
+    let requests = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        while let Some(msg) = to_agent.recv().await {
+            if agent_in_write.write_all(msg.as_bytes()).await.is_err()
+                || agent_in_write.write_all(b"\n").await.is_err()
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let responses = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(agent_out_read);
+        let mut line = String::new();
+        loop {
+            line.clear();
+            match reader.read_line(&mut line).await {
+                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    let msg = line.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_string();
+                    if !msg.is_empty() {
+                        let _ = from_agent.send(msg);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    vec![agent, requests, responses]
+}
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/mod.rs
index c647595..f656584 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/leader/mod.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 mod client;
+#[cfg(feature = "test-support")]
+pub mod in_process;
 mod lock;
 pub mod protocol;
 mod server;
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session.rs
index 245418f..0d50ce2 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session.rs
@@ -1822,6 +1822,9 @@ mod build_tool_parse_error_message_tests;
 #[path = "acp_session_tests/cancel_running_task_tests.rs"]
 mod cancel_running_task_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "acp_session_tests/turn/chat_history_integrity_tests.rs"]
+mod chat_history_integrity_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "acp_session_tests/feedback_turn_lookup_tests.rs"]
 mod feedback_turn_lookup_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/hook_dispatch.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/hook_dispatch.rs
index 901367d..17bf4b7 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/hook_dispatch.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/hook_dispatch.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ impl SessionActor {
         xai_grok_hooks::runner::RunContext {
             session_id: &self.session_info.id.0,
             workspace_root: &self.hook_resolved_workspace_root,
+            process_scope: self.tool_context.process_scope.clone(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/spawn.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/spawn.rs
index af15f99..fca3b06 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/spawn.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/spawn.rs
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn_session_actor(
                 std::sync::Arc::new(LocalTerminalBackend::new_local_with_persistent_shell(
                     resolve_search_shadows(),
                     resolve_policy(),
+                    tool_context.process_scope.clone(),
                 ))
             }
             TerminalBackendKind::LocalNonPersistent => {
@@ -708,6 +709,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn_session_actor(
                     resolve_search_shadows(),
                     login_shell_capture,
                     resolve_policy(),
+                    tool_context.process_scope.clone(),
                 ))
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/turn.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/turn.rs
index 3eba52a..7e0621d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/turn.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_impl/turn.rs
@@ -2035,6 +2035,37 @@ impl SessionActor {
                     snapshot: Box::new(snapshot),
                 });
             }
+            if identical_tool_calls.take_nudge() {
+                let run_len = identical_tool_calls.run_len;
+                let tool_name = identical_tool_calls.tool_name.clone();
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    session_id = %self.session_info.id,
+                    tool_name = %tool_name,
+                    run_len,
+                    "action stationarity: nudging model to break repeated identical tool calls"
+                );
+                xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::warn(
+                    "shell.turn.action_stationarity_nudge",
+                    Some(self.session_info.id.0.as_ref()),
+                    Some(serde_json::json!({
+                        "loop_index": loop_index,
+                        "tool_name": tool_name,
+                        "run_len": run_len,
+                    })),
+                );
+                let reminder = self
+                    .tool_bridge_handle()
+                    .render_prompt(
+                        ACTION_STATIONARITY_NUDGE_TEMPLATE,
+                        &serde_json::json!({
+                            "tool_name": tool_name,
+                            "run_len": run_len,
+                        }),
+                    )
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| ACTION_STATIONARITY_NUDGE_TEMPLATE.to_string());
+                self.push_system_reminder(&reminder);
+            }
             self.drain_pending_interjections().await;
             self.flush_pending_skill_reminders().await;
             self.inject_pending_monitor_events().await;
@@ -2506,8 +2537,7 @@ impl SessionActor {
                 .map(|tc| tc.name.clone())
                 .unwrap_or_default();
             let is_true_noop = self.is_run_true_step(&tool_calls).await;
-            let identical_run_len =
-                identical_tool_calls.observe(&step_signature, &step_tool_name, is_true_noop);
+            identical_tool_calls.observe(&step_signature, &step_tool_name, is_true_noop);
             if is_true_noop {
                 xai_grok_telemetry::session_ctx::log_event(
                     xai_grok_telemetry::events::ShellTrueNoop {
@@ -2515,35 +2545,6 @@ impl SessionActor {
                     },
                 );
             }
-            if identical_run_len == NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS {
-                tracing::warn!(
-                    session_id = %self.session_info.id,
-                    tool_name = %step_tool_name,
-                    run_len = identical_run_len,
-                    "action stationarity: nudging model to break repeated identical tool calls"
-                );
-                xai_grok_telemetry::unified_log::warn(
-                    "shell.turn.action_stationarity_nudge",
-                    Some(self.session_info.id.0.as_ref()),
-                    Some(serde_json::json!({
-                        "loop_index": loop_index,
-                        "tool_name": step_tool_name,
-                        "run_len": identical_run_len,
-                    })),
-                );
-                let reminder = self
-                    .tool_bridge_handle()
-                    .render_prompt(
-                        ACTION_STATIONARITY_NUDGE_TEMPLATE,
-                        &serde_json::json!({
-                            "tool_name": step_tool_name,
-                            "run_len": identical_run_len,
-                        }),
-                    )
-                    .await
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| ACTION_STATIONARITY_NUDGE_TEMPLATE.to_string());
-                self.push_system_reminder(&reminder);
-            }
             let tool_call_responses: Vec<ToolCallResponse> = tool_calls
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|tc| ToolCallResponse {
@@ -2627,13 +2628,13 @@ const MAX_CONSECUTIVE_TRUE_NOOPS: u32 = 4;
 const _: () = assert!(NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS < MAX_CONSECUTIVE_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS);
 const _: () = assert!(MAX_CONSECUTIVE_TRUE_NOOPS < NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS);
 const ACTION_STATIONARITY_NUDGE_TEMPLATE: &str = "You have called the same tool \
-     (`${{ tool_name }}`) with the exact same arguments ${{ run_len }} times in a row, \
-     getting the same result each time — you appear to be stuck in a polling loop. Stop \
-     repeating this call. If you are waiting on a long-running job or command, use a \
-     background task${%- if tools.by_kind.monitor %} or the `${{ tools.by_kind.monitor }}` \
-     tool${%- endif %}, or run a single `sleep` and then check once — do not poll in a tight \
-     loop. If you cannot make progress, stop and tell the user what you are waiting for. This \
-     turn will be halted automatically if the identical call keeps repeating.";
+     (`${{ tool_name }}`) with the exact same arguments ${{ run_len }} times in a row — \
+     you appear to be stuck in a polling loop. Stop repeating this call. If you are \
+     waiting on a long-running job or command, use a background task${%- if tools.by_kind.monitor %} \
+     or the `${{ tools.by_kind.monitor }}` tool${%- endif %}, or run a single `sleep` and \
+     then check once — do not poll in a tight loop. If you cannot make progress, stop and \
+     tell the user what you are waiting for. This turn will be halted automatically if the \
+     identical call keeps repeating.";
 fn hash_step_signature(signature: &str) -> u64 {
     use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
     let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
@@ -2649,6 +2650,7 @@ struct IdenticalToolCallRun {
     tool_name: String,
     run_len: u32,
     is_true_noop_run: bool,
+    nudged: bool,
 }
 impl IdenticalToolCallRun {
     fn observe(&mut self, signature: &str, tool_name: &str, is_true_noop: bool) -> u32 {
@@ -2663,10 +2665,17 @@ impl IdenticalToolCallRun {
             self.run_len = 1;
             self.last_signature_hash = Some(hash);
             self.is_true_noop_run = is_true_noop;
+            self.nudged = false;
         }
         self.tool_name = tool_name.to_string();
         self.run_len
     }
+    /// Once per identical run at/after the nudge threshold. Call only after results are committed.
+    fn take_nudge(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let fire = self.run_len >= NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS && !self.nudged;
+        self.nudged |= fire;
+        fire
+    }
     fn hard_stop_threshold(&self) -> u32 {
         if self.is_true_noop_run {
             MAX_CONSECUTIVE_TRUE_NOOPS
@@ -2679,7 +2688,7 @@ impl IdenticalToolCallRun {
 mod identical_tool_call_run_tests {
     use super::{
         IdenticalToolCallRun, MAX_CONSECUTIVE_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS, MAX_CONSECUTIVE_TRUE_NOOPS,
-        command_is_true,
+        NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS, command_is_true,
     };
     #[test]
     fn identical_non_true_resets_and_caps_at_16() {
@@ -2715,6 +2724,31 @@ mod identical_tool_call_run_tests {
         assert!(!command_is_true("true && echo hi"));
         assert!(!command_is_true("lisa status"));
     }
+    #[test]
+    fn nudge_latch_fires_once_per_run_after_threshold() {
+        let mut run = IdenticalToolCallRun::default();
+        for i in 1..NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS {
+            assert_eq!(run.observe("poll", "get_task_output", false), i);
+            assert!(
+                !run.take_nudge(),
+                "must not nudge before threshold; run_len={i}"
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            run.observe("poll", "get_task_output", false),
+            NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS
+        );
+        assert!(run.take_nudge());
+        assert!(!run.take_nudge());
+        assert_eq!(
+            run.observe("poll", "get_task_output", false),
+            NUDGE_AFTER_IDENTICAL_TOOL_CALLS + 1
+        );
+        assert!(!run.take_nudge());
+        assert_eq!(run.observe("other", "bash", false), 1);
+        assert!(!run.nudged);
+        assert!(!run.take_nudge());
+    }
 }
 /// Backoff schedule for resubmits after a *successful* 401 auth recovery
 /// (fresh token minted, request to be re-sent).
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_tests/turn/chat_history_integrity_tests.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_tests/turn/chat_history_integrity_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43abbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/session/acp_session_tests/turn/chat_history_integrity_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+//! Chat-history integrity across mid-turn user-message injection.
+//!
+//! A `push_user_message` (system reminder, interjection, etc.) while an
+//! assistant `tool_use` is committed but unanswered makes integrity repair
+//! fabricate a `"cancelled by the user"` `tool_result`. If the tool then
+//! runs and appends its real result, the conversation has **two**
+//! `tool_result`s for one `tool_use_id`. Providers reject that shape with
+//! HTTP 400 on every subsequent request — a permanently bricked session
+//! with no in-band recovery.
+//!
+//! The concrete injector that first hit this was the action-stationarity
+//! nudge (8 consecutive identical tool calls). The invariant is broader:
+//! **no mid-turn user injection may leave duplicate results for one id.**
+//! The nudge is only the driver that reaches the vulnerable window.
+//!
+//! This is intentionally *not* a unit test of `IdenticalToolCallRun`'s latch
+//! (see `identical_tool_call_run_tests` in `turn.rs`). It drives a real
+//! turn loop against a scripted model so a reordering that pushes the
+//! reminder between `record_assistant_response` and `execute_tool_calls`
+//! fails here.
+
+use super::support::*;
+use super::*;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use xai_grok_test_support::sse::{
+    responses_api_reasoning_then_tool_call_events, responses_api_script_exact,
+};
+use xai_grok_test_support::{MockInferenceServer, ScriptedResponse};
+
+/// Product threshold at which the stationarity nudge fires. Kept as a local
+/// literal so this suite does not couple to the private latch constants;
+/// changing the threshold still trips the same history invariant as long as
+/// a nudge is delivered mid-turn after identical calls.
+const IDENTICAL_CALLS_TO_TRIP_NUDGE: usize = 8;
+
+const TODO_ARGS: &str = r#"{"todos":[{"id":"t1","content":"poll","status":"completed"}]}"#;
+
+const CANCEL_MARKER: &str = "cancelled by the user";
+
+/// Distinctive fragment of the action-stationarity reminder. Present in both
+/// the rendered template and the unrendered fallback string.
+const STATIONARITY_NUDGE_MARKER: &str = "stuck in a polling loop";
+
+fn tool_call_sse(call_id: &str) -> ScriptedResponse {
+    ScriptedResponse::sse(responses_api_reasoning_then_tool_call_events(
+        "poll",
+        call_id,
+        "todo_write",
+        TODO_ARGS,
+        "test",
+    ))
+}
+
+fn drain_gateway(mut rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<xai_acp_lib::AcpClientMessage>) {
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        while let Some(msg) = rx.recv().await {
+            if let xai_acp_lib::AcpClientMessage::SessionNotification(args) = msg {
+                let _ = args.response_tx.send(Ok(()));
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn drain_persistence(mut rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<PersistenceMsg>) {
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        while let Some(msg) = rx.recv().await {
+            if let PersistenceMsg::FlushAndAck { respond_to } = msg {
+                let _ = respond_to.send(());
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Group `ToolResult` bodies by `tool_call_id` across the whole conversation
+/// (not just the contiguous run after an assistant message). Provider validation
+/// is global; a user row between two results for the same id still 400s.
+fn tool_results_by_call_id(conv: &[ConversationItem]) -> HashMap<String, Vec<String>> {
+    let mut by_id: HashMap<String, Vec<String>> = HashMap::new();
+    for item in conv {
+        if let ConversationItem::ToolResult(tr) = item {
+            by_id
+                .entry(tr.tool_call_id.clone())
+                .or_default()
+                .push(item.text_content());
+        }
+    }
+    by_id
+}
+
+/// Mid-turn system reminder (stationarity nudge after 8 identical tool calls)
+/// must not fabricate a phantom cancel that duplicates a live tool's result.
+///
+/// Pre-fix this failed: the nudge was pushed after the assistant `tool_use`
+/// was committed and before `execute_tool_calls`, so integrity repair wrote
+/// a cancel result and the real result landed beside it under the same id.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn mid_turn_user_injection_must_not_duplicate_tool_results_for_one_tool_use_id() {
+    let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
+    local
+        .run_until(async {
+            let server = MockInferenceServer::start().await.expect("mock inference server");
+            for i in 1..=IDENTICAL_CALLS_TO_TRIP_NUDGE {
+                server.enqueue_response(
+                    "/v1/responses",
+                    tool_call_sse(&format!("stat-call-{i}")),
+                );
+            }
+            server.enqueue_response(
+                "/v1/responses",
+                ScriptedResponse::sse(responses_api_script_exact("done", "test")),
+            );
+
+            let sampling_cfg = xai_grok_sampler::SamplerConfig {
+                api_key: Some("test-key".to_string()),
+                base_url: server.url(),
+                model: "test".to_string(),
+                api_backend: xai_grok_sampler::ApiBackend::Responses,
+                context_window: 256_000,
+                max_retries: Some(0),
+                idle_timeout_secs: Some(30),
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            let (sampler_event_tx, sampler_event_rx) =
+                tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<xai_grok_sampler::SamplingEvent>();
+            let sampler_handle = xai_grok_sampler::SamplerActor::spawn(
+                sampling_cfg,
+                xai_grok_sampler::RetryPolicy {
+                    max_retries: 0,
+                    rate_limit_retry_threshold: 0,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                sampler_event_tx,
+            );
+
+            let (gateway_tx, gateway_rx) =
+                tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<xai_acp_lib::AcpClientMessage>();
+            drain_gateway(gateway_rx);
+            let (persistence_tx, persistence_rx) =
+                tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<PersistenceMsg>();
+            drain_persistence(persistence_rx);
+
+            let mut actor = create_test_actor(0, 256_000, 85, gateway_tx, persistence_tx).await;
+            actor.sampler_handle = sampler_handle;
+            *actor.agent.borrow_mut() = test_grok_build_agent_with_todo().await;
+
+            let mut cfg = actor
+                .chat_state_handle
+                .get_sampling_config()
+                .await
+                .expect("test actor has sampling config");
+            cfg.base_url = server.url();
+            cfg.api_backend = xai_grok_sampling_types::ApiBackend::Responses;
+            cfg.model = "test".to_string();
+            actor.chat_state_handle.update_sampling_config(cfg);
+            let mut creds = actor.chat_state_handle.get_credentials().await;
+            creds.api_key = Some("test-key".to_string());
+            actor.chat_state_handle.update_credentials(creds);
+
+            actor
+                .workspace_ops
+                .bind_local_session(
+                    &actor.session_id_string(),
+                    actor.tool_context.cwd.as_path().to_path_buf(),
+                    actor.tool_context.hunk_tracker_handle.clone(),
+                    actor.agent.borrow().tool_bridge().toolset(),
+                    None,
+                )
+                .expect("bind_local_session");
+
+            let actor = Arc::new(actor);
+            {
+                let drainer = actor.clone();
+                let mut sampler_event_rx = sampler_event_rx;
+                tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+                    while let Some(event) = sampler_event_rx.recv().await {
+                        drainer.handle_sampling_event(event).await;
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            let prompt_blocks = vec![acp::ContentBlock::Text(acp::TextContent::new(
+                "keep polling the same todo".to_string(),
+            ))];
+            let outcome = tokio::time::timeout(
+                Duration::from_secs(60),
+                actor.handle_prompt(
+                    "chat-history-integrity",
+                    prompt_blocks,
+                    PromptMode::Agent,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    true,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                ),
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("turn must finish within timeout");
+            assert!(
+                outcome.is_ok(),
+                "turn must not error: {outcome:?}"
+            );
+
+            let conv = actor.chat_state_handle.get_conversation().await;
+            let by_id = tool_results_by_call_id(&conv);
+
+            assert!(
+                by_id.len() >= IDENTICAL_CALLS_TO_TRIP_NUDGE,
+                "expected at least {IDENTICAL_CALLS_TO_TRIP_NUDGE} executed tool calls to trip the nudge; got {} distinct tool_call_ids. conversation={conv:#?}",
+                by_id.len()
+            );
+
+            for (tool_call_id, results) in &by_id {
+                let has_cancel = results.iter().any(|r| r.contains(CANCEL_MARKER));
+                let has_real = results.iter().any(|r| !r.contains(CANCEL_MARKER));
+                assert!(
+                    !(has_cancel && has_real),
+                    "tool_use_id `{tool_call_id}` has both a fabricated `{CANCEL_MARKER}` \
+                     tool_result and a real execution result. The tool ran; integrity repair \
+                     must not claim it was cancelled. A mid-turn user message was pushed while \
+                     the tool_use was unanswered. results={results:?}"
+                );
+                assert_eq!(
+                    results.len(),
+                    1,
+                    "tool_use_id `{tool_call_id}` has {} tool_results. \
+                     Duplicate tool_results for one tool_use_id brick the session: the \
+                     Anthropic Messages API (and siblings) reject the history with HTTP 400 \
+                     on every subsequent request, and there is no in-band recovery. \
+                     Mid-turn user messages (nudges, reminders, interjections) must not be \
+                     pushed while a tool_use is unanswered — integrity repair fabricates a \
+                     cancel result, then the live tool appends a second result. results={results:?}",
+                    results.len()
+                );
+            }
+
+            assert!(
+                conv.iter()
+                    .any(|item| item.text_content().contains(STATIONARITY_NUDGE_MARKER)),
+                "action-stationarity nudge must still be delivered after the identical-call \
+                 run; deleting the nudge is not a valid fix for chat-history corruption. \
+                 conversation={conv:#?}"
+            );
+        })
+        .await;
+}
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/subprocess.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/subprocess.rs
index 8d2fac5..e54967f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/subprocess.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/subprocess.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,24 @@ pub(crate) fn git_bin() -> OsString {
     }
 }
 
-/// A `sh -c <script>` command: the portable shell escape hatch shared by the
-/// identity and auth providers.
-pub(crate) fn sh_c(script: &str) -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("sh");
-    cmd.args(["-c", script]);
+/// Run a config-provided command string through the platform shell: `sh -c`
+/// on unix, `cmd /C` on Windows. The escape hatch shared by the auth
+/// providers and the identity command.
+///
+/// Windows has no `sh` on `PATH` in a default install, so hardcoding it made
+/// every one of those call sites fail to spawn — and where Git Bash *is*
+/// installed, `sh` eats the backslashes in a native path such as
+/// `C:\corp\auth.exe`. `cmd /C` runs `.exe` / `.cmd` / `.bat` directly and
+/// propagates the child's exit code, which the auth providers' "exit 0 =
+/// success" contract depends on (PowerShell's `-Command` does not).
+pub(crate) fn shell_c(script: &str) -> Command {
+    let (shell, flag) = if cfg!(windows) {
+        ("cmd", "/C")
+    } else {
+        ("sh", "-c")
+    };
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(shell);
+    cmd.args([flag, script]);
     cmd
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +259,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     fn sh(script: &str) -> Command {
-        sh_c(script)
+        shell_c(script)
     }
 
     fn opts(label: &str) -> RunOptions<'_> {
@@ -258,6 +271,19 @@ mod tests {
 
     const TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
+    /// The command-string escape hatch must spawn on the host platform. A
+    /// hardcoded `sh` fails here on Windows, which silently downgraded
+    /// `auth_provider_command` to the built-in login. `echo hi` is valid in
+    /// both `sh -c` and `cmd /C`.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn shell_c_spawns_on_this_platform() {
+        let out = run_detached_with_timeout(shell_c("echo hi"), TIMEOUT, opts("test shell_c"))
+            .await
+            .expect("the platform shell must be spawnable");
+        assert!(out.status.success());
+        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim(), "hi");
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn large_stderr_is_streamed_and_capped() {
         let out = run_detached_with_timeout(
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/user_identity.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/user_identity.rs
index 9e2485a..b7798e3 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/user_identity.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/src/util/user_identity.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::util::subprocess::CommandLog;
 use crate::util::subprocess::RunOptions;
 use crate::util::subprocess::git_bin;
 use crate::util::subprocess::run_detached_with_timeout;
-use crate::util::subprocess::sh_c;
+use crate::util::subprocess::shell_c;
 use std::env;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ async fn git_global_email() -> Option<String> {
 
 /// `None` on any failure; callers fall back to the declarative sources.
 async fn run_identity_command(command: &str) -> Option<ResolvedUserIdentity> {
-    let cmd = sh_c(command);
+    let cmd = shell_c(command);
     let output = run_detached_with_timeout(
         cmd,
         COMMAND_TIMEOUT,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_auth_provider_command_e2e.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_auth_provider_command_e2e.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec45e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_auth_provider_command_e2e.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//! End-to-end guard for `auth_provider_command`: a configured external auth
+//! provider must actually mint the session credential on the host platform.
+//!
+//! Regression cover. The provider used to be spawned through a hardcoded
+//! `sh -c`. On Windows that either fails to spawn (no `sh` in a default
+//! install) or, where Git Bash is present, silently eats the backslashes in a
+//! native path — `C:\Windows\System32\whoami.exe` reaches the shell as
+//! `C:WindowsSystem32whoami.exe` and exits 127. Either way the auth flow fell
+//! through to the built-in browser login, so a configured provider looked like
+//! it had been ignored.
+//!
+//! The test drives the public entry point (`try_ensure_fresh_auth` →
+//! `AuthManager::auth` → external refresher → platform shell) and is hermetic:
+//! a throwaway `GROK_HOME`, no network, and a provider command that needs no
+//! binary beyond what the platform shell already provides.
+
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use chrono::Utc;
+use xai_grok_shell::auth::{AuthMode, GrokAuth, GrokComConfig, try_ensure_fresh_auth};
+
+const SEED_TOKEN: &str = "stale-token-that-must-be-replaced";
+
+/// Point the process at a throwaway grok home. `grok_home()` memoizes into a
+/// `OnceLock`, so every phase below shares this one directory — which is why
+/// they live in a single test rather than racing each other as separate ones.
+fn use_temp_grok_home(dir: &Path) {
+    // SAFETY: single-threaded test entry, before any thread that reads the
+    // environment is spawned.
+    unsafe {
+        std::env::set_var("GROK_HOME", dir);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Seed an expired credential so `auth()` takes the refresh path; a cold home
+/// returns `NotLoggedIn` without ever consulting the provider.
+fn seed_expired_credential(home: &Path, scope: &str) {
+    let expired = GrokAuth {
+        key: SEED_TOKEN.to_owned(),
+        auth_mode: AuthMode::External,
+        expires_at: Some(Utc::now() - chrono::Duration::hours(1)),
+        ..GrokAuth::default()
+    };
+    let store: BTreeMap<String, GrokAuth> = [(scope.to_owned(), expired)].into_iter().collect();
+    std::fs::write(
+        home.join("auth.json"),
+        serde_json::to_string(&store).expect("serialize auth store"),
+    )
+    .expect("write auth.json");
+}
+
+/// Run one provider command through the real auth path and return the token.
+async fn mint_with_provider(home: &Path, command: &str) -> String {
+    let config = GrokComConfig {
+        auth_provider_command: Some(command.to_owned()),
+        ..GrokComConfig::default()
+    };
+    seed_expired_credential(home, &config.auth_scope());
+
+    let auth = try_ensure_fresh_auth(&config).await.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        panic!("auth_provider_command `{command}` was configured but no credential was minted")
+    });
+    assert_eq!(
+        auth.auth_mode,
+        AuthMode::External,
+        "credential must come from the provider, not a cached or built-in path"
+    );
+    assert_ne!(
+        auth.key, SEED_TOKEN,
+        "the expired seed must have been replaced by the provider's output"
+    );
+    auth.key
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn auth_provider_command_mints_the_session_credential() {
+    let home = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    use_temp_grok_home(home.path());
+
+    // `echo <token>` is valid in both `sh -c` and `cmd /C`, so this phase needs
+    // no external binary and runs identically on every platform.
+    let token = mint_with_provider(home.path(), "echo grok-ext-token").await;
+    assert_eq!(token, "grok-ext-token");
+
+    // Windows only: an absolute native path, the form an operator actually
+    // writes in config.toml, and the exact shape a POSIX shell mangles. Run
+    // after the portable phase so a failure here is unambiguously about
+    // backslash handling rather than the provider path in general.
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        let token = mint_with_provider(home.path(), r"C:\Windows\System32\whoami.exe").await;
+        assert!(
+            !token.trim().is_empty(),
+            "a native Windows path must reach the provider intact"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_built_binary_e2e.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_built_binary_e2e.rs
index 4577b98..5319db2 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_built_binary_e2e.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_built_binary_e2e.rs
@@ -1237,6 +1237,93 @@ async fn test_stdio_xcode_escaped_slash_methods_get_responses() {
     );
 }
 
+/// `grok agent stdio` must initiate shutdown and exit when its client closes
+/// stdin (EOF) — a dead parent means closed pipes, so this is the primary
+/// orphan guard on every platform (the Linux `PR_SET_PDEATHSIG` binding in
+/// `run_stdio_agent` additionally covers an agent wedged mid-turn that never
+/// reads stdin again). Guards the `spawn_stdin_line_reader` → stdin_closed →
+/// simplex-shutdown → `handle_io` completion chain end to end.
+#[tokio::test]
+#[ignore] // requires pre-built binary; run with --ignored
+async fn test_stdio_agent_exits_on_stdin_eof() {
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt as _, AsyncWriteExt as _};
+
+    let server = MockInferenceServer::start()
+        .await
+        .expect("start mock server");
+    let mut sandbox = TestSandbox::builder().git().build();
+    sandbox.set_mock_url(server.url());
+
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(grok_binary());
+    cmd.args(["agent", "stdio"])
+        .current_dir(sandbox.workspace());
+    let mut process = TestProcess::spawn(
+        cmd,
+        &sandbox,
+        TestProcessConfig::new()
+            .label("grok agent stdio (eof)")
+            .stdin(TestStdin::Piped)
+            .stdout(TestOutput::Piped),
+    )
+    .expect("spawn grok agent stdio");
+
+    // Prove the agent is up and serving before the EOF (an exit during
+    // startup would trivially pass the wait below).
+    let mut stdin = process.take_stdin().expect("child stdin missing");
+    let stdout = process.take_stdout().expect("child stdout missing");
+    let mut reader = tokio::io::BufReader::new(stdout);
+    stdin
+        .write_all(
+            concat!(
+                r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":1,"#,
+                r#""clientCapabilities":{"fs":{"readTextFile":false,"writeTextFile":false},"terminal":false},"#,
+                r#""_meta":{"startupHints":{"nonInteractive":true,"skipGitStatus":true,"skipProjectLayout":true},"#,
+                r#""clientType":"eof-test","clientVersion":"0.0.0"}}}"#,
+                "\n"
+            )
+            .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("write initialize");
+    stdin.flush().await.expect("flush initialize");
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    tokio::time::timeout(scaled(Duration::from_secs(20)), reader.read_line(&mut line))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            panic!(
+                "no initialize response before EOF\nstderr:\n{}",
+                stderr_tail(&process.stderr_tail().text, 1200)
+            )
+        })
+        .expect("read initialize response");
+    assert!(
+        line.contains("\"result\""),
+        "initialize must respond with a result, got: {line}"
+    );
+
+    // Close the write end: the agent sees stdin EOF, exactly as when its
+    // parent dies and the inherited pipe closes.
+    drop(stdin);
+
+    // Exit path includes a bounded teardown (100ms simplex flush + 2s upload
+    // queue grace), so allow comfortably more than that.
+    let status = process
+        .wait_with_deadline(scaled(Duration::from_secs(30)))
+        .await
+        .expect("wait for agent exit")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            panic!(
+                "grok agent stdio did not exit after stdin EOF\n{}",
+                process.diagnostic_summary()
+            )
+        });
+    assert!(
+        status.success(),
+        "agent should exit cleanly on stdin EOF, got {status:?}\nstderr:\n{}",
+        stderr_tail(&process.stderr_tail().text, 1200)
+    );
+}
+
 // ── Config test harness ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Isolated headless run with a custom `~/.grok/`. Clean env (no leaked
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_leader_soak.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_leader_soak.rs
index 0916afe..4903e3d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_leader_soak.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_leader_soak.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-//! Leader soak: an in-process leader server fronting a REAL `MvpAgent`, hammered
-//! by churning `LeaderClient`s until a time budget expires. Asserts the leader
-//! neither leaks memory nor accumulates zombie clients, and that no response is
-//! ever dropped on a live-client send (`leader.response.send_failed`).
-//!
-//! Duration is bounded by `LEADER_SOAK_SECS` (default 10s so an ad-hoc
-//! `--ignored` run stays quick). RSS growth is bounded by
-//! `LEADER_SOAK_MAX_RSS_GROWTH_MB` (default 1024). On-demand today — no CI
-//! lane runs it; a real soak is the long form:
+//! Leader soak: a real `MvpAgent` behind an in-process leader, churned by
+//! clients until `LEADER_SOAK_SECS` expires. Each cycle closes its sessions,
+//! so the bounds measure what teardown reclaims.
 //!
 //! ```bash
-//! LEADER_SOAK_SECS=1200 cargo test -p xai-grok-shell --test test_leader_soak -- --ignored --nocapture
+//! LEADER_SOAK_SECS=1200 cargo test -p xai-grok-shell --features test-support \
+//!     --test test_leader_soak -- --ignored --nocapture
 //! ```
 
 #![cfg(unix)]
@@ -17,25 +12,14 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use agent_client_protocol as acp;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
-use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
-use tokio_util::compat::{TokioAsyncReadCompatExt, TokioAsyncWriteCompatExt};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
-use xai_acp_lib::{
-    AcpAgentGatewayReceiver as GatewayReceiver, AcpAgentGatewaySender as GatewaySender,
-    LineBufferedRead,
-};
-use xai_grok_shell::agent::config::Config as AgentConfig;
-use xai_grok_shell::agent::mvp_agent::MvpAgent;
 use xai_grok_shell::leader::{
     ClientCapabilities, ClientMode, LeaderClient, LeaderServerControlState, LeaderServerMetadata,
     run_leader_server,
 };
 use xai_grok_test_support::resources::ResourceSnapshot;
 
-const SIMPLEX_BUF: usize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
-
 fn env_u64(key: &str, default: u64) -> u64 {
     std::env::var(key)
         .ok()
@@ -113,13 +97,13 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
     let sock_path = grok_home.path().join("leader-soak.sock");
     let soak_secs = env_u64("LEADER_SOAK_SECS", 10);
     let max_growth_mb = env_u64("LEADER_SOAK_MAX_RSS_GROWTH_MB", 1024);
+    let max_thread_growth = env_u64("LEADER_SOAK_MAX_THREAD_GROWTH", 64) as usize;
     let send_failed_before = send_failed_count();
 
     let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
     local
         .run_until(async {
-            // ── Leader server (survives client churn) ────────────────────
-            let (acp_tx, mut acp_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
+            let (acp_tx, acp_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
             let (response_tx, response_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<String>();
             let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
             let client_count = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0));
@@ -152,70 +136,9 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
                 .await;
             });
 
-            // ── Real agent behind it ──────────────────────────────────────
-            // Copied from `run_leader`'s agent-spawn + IPC/stdout bridge
-            // blocks in src/agent/app.rs (inside its LocalSet body); kept as
-            // a deliberate copy so production stays untouched. Second copy of
-            // the same wiring: xai-grok-pager/src/app/leader_cluster/mod.rs
-            // (`spawn_leader_generation`) — keep the two copies behaviorally
-            // identical.
-            let (agent_in_read, agent_in_write) = tokio::io::simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
-            let (agent_out_read, agent_out_write) = tokio::io::simplex(SIMPLEX_BUF);
-
-            tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-                let agent_config = AgentConfig::default();
-                let auth_manager = Arc::new(agent_config.create_auth_manager());
-                let (gw_tx, gw_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-                let gateway = GatewaySender::new(gw_tx);
-                let agent = MvpAgent::new(gateway, &agent_config, auth_manager, None)
-                    .expect("valid agent config");
-                let incoming = LineBufferedRead::spawn_local(agent_in_read.compat());
-                let (conn, handle_io) = acp::AgentSideConnection::new(
-                    agent,
-                    agent_out_write.compat_write(),
-                    incoming,
-                    |fut| {
-                        tokio::task::spawn_local(fut);
-                    },
-                );
-                tokio::task::spawn_local(
-                    GatewayReceiver::new(gw_rx, conn)
-                        .with_on_meta(xai_file_utils::trace_context::span_from_meta_traceparent)
-                        .run(),
-                );
-                let _ = handle_io.await;
-            });
-
-            // Leader → agent stdin.
-            tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-                let mut agent_in_write = agent_in_write;
-                while let Some(msg) = acp_rx.recv().await {
-                    if agent_in_write.write_all(msg.as_bytes()).await.is_err()
-                        || agent_in_write.write_all(b"\n").await.is_err()
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-            // Agent stdout → leader responses.
-            let response_tx_for_agent = response_tx.clone();
-            tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-                let mut reader = BufReader::new(agent_out_read);
-                let mut line = String::new();
-                loop {
-                    line.clear();
-                    match reader.read_line(&mut line).await {
-                        Ok(0) => break,
-                        Ok(_) => {
-                            let msg = line.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_string();
-                            if !msg.is_empty() {
-                                let _ = response_tx_for_agent.send(msg);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        Err(_) => break,
-                    }
-                }
-            });
+            // Hold a sender for the whole soak: the leader's response channel
+            // must not close when the agent's output ends.
+            xai_grok_shell::leader::in_process::spawn_agent(acp_rx, response_tx.clone());
 
             let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10);
             while !sock_path.exists() && tokio::time::Instant::now() < deadline {
@@ -223,7 +146,6 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
             }
             assert!(sock_path.exists(), "leader socket never bound");
 
-            // ── One-time initialize + authenticate through the leader ────
             let mut bootstrap = LeaderClient::connect(
                 sock_path.clone(),
                 "soak-bootstrap",
@@ -247,14 +169,17 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
             )
             .await;
 
+            eprintln!(
+                "[soak] budgets: {soak_secs}s, rss {max_growth_mb} MB, threads {max_thread_growth}"
+            );
             let rss_before = ResourceSnapshot::capture();
             let soak_deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(soak_secs);
             let workdir_str = workdir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string();
             let mut cycles: u64 = 0;
             let mut turns: u64 = 0;
 
-            // ── Churn: 10 fresh clients per cycle, 2 sessions each, one
-            // scripted turn per session, then all disconnect ───────────────
+            // Each cycle: 10 fresh clients, 2 sessions each, one scripted
+            // turn per session, then all disconnect.
             while tokio::time::Instant::now() < soak_deadline {
                 cycles += 1;
                 let mut clients = Vec::new();
@@ -298,10 +223,22 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
                         )
                         .await;
                         turns += 1;
+
+                        // Disconnecting leaves sessions resident for a
+                        // reconnect; `_` is the wire form for a custom method.
+                        let close_id = 300 + s;
+                        rpc(
+                            client,
+                            format!(
+                                r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":{close_id},"method":"_x.ai/session/close","params":{{"sessionId":"{sid}"}}}}"#
+                            ),
+                            close_id,
+                            "x.ai/session/close",
+                        )
+                        .await;
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Churn: everyone disconnects; the roster must drain fully.
                 for client in clients {
                     client.cancel();
                 }
@@ -314,13 +251,39 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
                     );
                     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
                 }
+
+                // Linear in cycles is a leak; flattening is the allocator.
+                if let Some(rss) = ResourceSnapshot::capture().rss {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "[soak] cycle {cycles}: rss {:.1} MB",
+                        rss as f64 / (1024.0 * 1024.0)
+                    );
+                }
+                if cycles == 1 {
+                    let snap = rpc(
+                        &mut bootstrap,
+                        r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":901,"method":"_x.ai/debug/agent","params":{}}"#
+                            .to_string(),
+                        901,
+                        "x.ai/debug/agent",
+                    )
+                    .await;
+                    eprintln!("[soak] registries after cycle 1: {}", snap["result"]["registries"]);
+                }
             }
 
+            let snap = rpc(
+                &mut bootstrap,
+                r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":902,"method":"_x.ai/debug/agent","params":{}}"#
+                    .to_string(),
+                902,
+                "x.ai/debug/agent",
+            )
+            .await;
+            eprintln!("[soak] registries at end: {}", snap["result"]["registries"]);
             eprintln!("[soak] {cycles} cycles, {turns} turns in {soak_secs}s budget");
             assert!(cycles > 0, "soak budget too small to complete one cycle");
 
-            // ── Convergence: only the bootstrap client remains, and the
-            // leader still serves a healthy round-trip ────────────────────
             assert_eq!(
                 client_count.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
                 1,
@@ -337,14 +300,12 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
             .await;
             assert!(resp["result"]["sessionId"].is_string());
 
-            // ── No response was ever dropped on a live-client send ────────
             assert_eq!(
                 send_failed_count(),
                 send_failed_before,
                 "leader.response.send_failed must not occur during the soak"
             );
 
-            // ── RSS bound ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
             let rss_after = ResourceSnapshot::capture();
             let growth = rss_after.growth_from(&rss_before);
             if let (Some(before), Some(after), Some(growth_bytes)) =
@@ -357,11 +318,28 @@ async fn leader_soak_churning_clients_no_leaks_no_zombies() {
                     after as f64 / (1024.0 * 1024.0),
                 );
                 assert!(
-                    growth_mb < max_growth_mb as f64,
+                    growth_mb <= max_growth_mb as f64,
                     "leader RSS grew {growth_mb:.1} MB over the soak (bound {max_growth_mb} MB)"
                 );
             } else {
-                eprintln!("[soak] rss measurement unavailable on this platform; bound skipped");
+                panic!("memory sample unavailable; the soak cannot bound it");
+            }
+
+            // A missing sample means the probe failed, which would silently
+            // retire the nightly budget. Threads are Linux-only.
+            match growth.threads {
+                Some(thread_growth) => {
+                    eprintln!("[soak] threads: growth {thread_growth}");
+                    assert!(
+                        thread_growth <= max_thread_growth,
+                        "leader threads grew by {thread_growth} over the soak \
+                         (bound {max_thread_growth})"
+                    );
+                }
+                None if cfg!(target_os = "linux") => {
+                    panic!("thread growth sample unavailable; the soak cannot bound it")
+                }
+                None => {}
             }
 
             bootstrap.cancel();
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_registry_churn.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_registry_churn.rs
index 4025575..21e684e 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_registry_churn.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_registry_churn.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const RPC_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 struct Counts {
     sessions: usize,
     session_threads: usize,
+    resident_resources: usize,
+    retained_resources: usize,
     dispatch_locks: usize,
     session_turn_numbers: usize,
     permission_event_receivers: usize,
@@ -73,11 +75,11 @@ async fn ext_method(
     method: &str,
     params: serde_json::Value,
 ) -> serde_json::Value {
-    let raw =
+    let params_json =
         serde_json::value::RawValue::from_string(params.to_string()).expect("serialize ext params");
     let resp = tokio::time::timeout(
         RPC_TIMEOUT,
-        conn.ext_method(acp::ExtRequest::new(method, Arc::from(raw))),
+        conn.ext_method(acp::ExtRequest::new(method, Arc::from(params_json))),
     )
     .await
     .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{method} timed out"))
@@ -255,6 +257,12 @@ fn session_churn_returns_registry_snapshot_to_baseline() {
             baseline.sessions, 0,
             "warmup session must be fully removed before baseline"
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            (baseline.resident_resources, baseline.retained_resources),
+            (0, 0),
+            "warmup must leave no per-session resource entries, including \
+             entries holding no resources"
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             baseline.workspace_bindings,
             Some(0),
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_session_load_memory.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_session_load_memory.rs
index 4126784..2703040 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_session_load_memory.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-shell/tests/test_session_load_memory.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Resuming a large session once OOM-killed the process under a cgroup cap.
 //!
 //! Run:
-//!   cargo test -p xai-grok-shell --features dhat-heap --test test_session_load_memory \
+//!   cargo test -p xai-grok-shell --features dhat-heap,test-support --test test_session_load_memory \
 //!       session_load_dhat_bounded_and_freed -- --ignored --nocapture
 
 #![cfg(unix)]
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/client.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/client.rs
index 65101da..e84bc51 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/client.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ fn event_value(event_name: &str) -> &str {
     event_name
 }
 
+/// Product-analytics `$insert_id`: unique per emit, ≤36 bytes, `[A-Za-z0-9-]`.
+///
+/// Do not put the event name in this field. The analytics sink truncates to 36
+/// chars and rejects most other characters; a name-prefixed id either collapses
+/// to a constant (long names → per-user same-second dedup) or is dropped and
+/// regenerated (shorter names with `:`). A bare UUID always validates.
+fn product_analytics_insert_id() -> String {
+    uuid::Uuid::new_v4().simple().to_string()
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TelemetryClient {
     mode: TelemetryMode,
@@ -114,6 +124,7 @@ impl TelemetryClient {
 fn normalize_tier(tier: &str) -> String {
     match tier {
         "SuperGrok Heavy" | "supergrok_heavy" => "supergrok_heavy",
+        "SuperGrok Plus" | "supergrok_plus" => "supergrok_plus",
         "SuperGrok" | "supergrok" => "supergrok",
         "SuperGrok Lite" | "supergrok_lite" => "supergrok_lite",
         "X Premium+" | "x_premium_plus" => "x_premium_plus",
@@ -236,7 +247,7 @@ pub async fn track(event_name: &str, request_id: &str, ctx: &UserContext, mut me
     // Mixpanel path
     if let Some(ref mixpanel) = client.mixpanel {
         let time_secs = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp();
-        let insert_id = format!("{event_name}:{request_id}:{time_secs}");
+        let insert_id = product_analytics_insert_id();
 
         // Convert serde_json::Map to HashMap for mixpanel
         let mut props: std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_json::Value> =
@@ -495,6 +506,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(normalize_tier("X Premium+"), "x_premium_plus");
         assert_eq!(normalize_tier("X Premium"), "x_premium");
         assert_eq!(normalize_tier("SuperGrok Lite"), "supergrok_lite");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_tier("SuperGrok Plus"), "supergrok_plus");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_tier("supergrok_plus"), "supergrok_plus");
         // API key is a dedicated Mixpanel segment — never free.
         assert_eq!(normalize_tier("API Key"), "api_key");
         assert_eq!(normalize_tier("api_key"), "api_key");
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/events.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/events.rs
index fd906e3..6454d4e 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/events.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/events.rs
@@ -1205,6 +1205,34 @@ pub struct AnnouncementCtaClicked {
     pub source: AnnouncementCtaSurface,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum CodingDataConsentSource {
+    PrivacyBanner,
+    Settings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum CodingDataConsentChoice {
+    OptIn,
+    OptOut,
+}
+
+impl CodingDataConsentChoice {
+    pub fn from_opted_in(opted_in: bool) -> Self {
+        if opted_in { Self::OptIn } else { Self::OptOut }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct CodingDataConsentSelected {
+    pub source: CodingDataConsentSource,
+    pub choice: CodingDataConsentChoice,
+    pub previous_choice: CodingDataConsentChoice,
+    pub changed: bool,
+}
+
 /// Flat snapshot of the terminal environment for telemetry.
 ///
 /// Shared across pager events so terminal fields are typed once.
@@ -1749,6 +1777,7 @@ telemetry_event!(SuperGrokUpsellShown, "supergrok_upsell_shown");
 telemetry_event!(SuperGrokUpsellClicked, "supergrok_upsell_clicked");
 telemetry_event!(AnnouncementCtaShown, "announcement_cta_shown");
 telemetry_event!(AnnouncementCtaClicked, "announcement_cta_clicked");
+telemetry_event!(CodingDataConsentSelected, "coding_data_consent_selected");
 telemetry_event!(TerminalTelemetry, "terminal_context");
 telemetry_event!(DisplayRefreshProbe, "display_refresh_probe");
 telemetry_event!(BackspaceNoEffect, "backspace_no_effect");
@@ -2024,6 +2053,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(AnnouncementCtaClicked::NAME, "announcement_cta_clicked");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn coding_data_consent_selected_name_and_shape() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            CodingDataConsentSelected::NAME,
+            "coding_data_consent_selected"
+        );
+        let event = serde_json::to_value(CodingDataConsentSelected {
+            source: CodingDataConsentSource::Settings,
+            choice: CodingDataConsentChoice::OptIn,
+            previous_choice: CodingDataConsentChoice::OptIn,
+            changed: false,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            event,
+            serde_json::json!({
+                "source": "settings",
+                "choice": "opt_in",
+                "previous_choice": "opt_in",
+                "changed": false,
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn compaction_retry_degraded_name_and_shape() {
         assert_eq!(CompactionRetryDegraded::NAME, "compaction_retry_degraded");
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/external/providers.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/external/providers.rs
index def49be..6f04a80 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/external/providers.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/external/providers.rs
@@ -41,20 +41,43 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for DedicatedRuntime {
 }
 
 impl DedicatedRuntime {
-    fn new() -> Self {
+    fn new() -> Option<Self> {
         let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<RuntimeCommand>();
-        std::thread::spawn(move || {
-            let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        let (ready_tx, ready_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel::<bool>();
+        let pump = move || {
+            let rt = match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
                 .enable_all()
                 .build()
-                .expect("external OTEL gRPC runtime");
+            {
+                Ok(rt) => {
+                    let _ = ready_tx.send(true);
+                    rt
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!(error = %e, "external OTEL gRPC runtime build failed; external telemetry disabled");
+                    let _ = ready_tx.send(false);
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
             rt.block_on(async move {
                 while let Some(future) = rx.recv().await {
                     tokio::spawn(future);
                 }
             });
-        });
-        Self { tx }
+        };
+        let spawned = std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("otel-external-rt".into())
+            .spawn(pump);
+        if let Err(e) = spawned {
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, "external OTEL gRPC runtime thread spawn failed; external telemetry disabled");
+            return None;
+        }
+        // Bounded: this runs on the startup path, and the host that refuses
+        // threads is the one least likely to schedule this one promptly.
+        match ready_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2)) {
+            Ok(true) => Some(Self { tx }),
+            _ => None,
+        }
     }
 
     fn run<T: Send + 'static>(
@@ -347,7 +370,9 @@ fn build_log_otlp_provider(
             )
         }
         OtlpTransport::Grpc => {
-            let runtime = DedicatedRuntime::new();
+            let Some(runtime) = DedicatedRuntime::new() else {
+                return Err(opentelemetry_otlp::ExporterBuildError::ThreadSpawnFailed);
+            };
             let exporter = exporter_builder.export(OtlpExportTransport::Grpc(&runtime))?;
             builder.with_log_processor(
                 RuntimeBatchLogProcessor::builder(
@@ -383,7 +408,9 @@ fn build_metric_otlp_provider(
             )
         }
         OtlpTransport::Grpc => {
-            let runtime = DedicatedRuntime::new();
+            let Some(runtime) = DedicatedRuntime::new() else {
+                return Err(opentelemetry_otlp::ExporterBuildError::ThreadSpawnFailed);
+            };
             let exporter = exporter_builder.export(OtlpExportTransport::Grpc(&runtime))?;
             builder.with_reader(
                 RuntimePeriodicReader::builder(
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/unified_log.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/unified_log.rs
index 6ec4f6d..4c27ab9 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/unified_log.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-telemetry/src/unified_log.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 //! [`ingest_client_entries()`] and writes on their behalf.
 
 use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex, OnceLock};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -130,12 +131,40 @@ pub struct ClientLogEntry {
 // Writer
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/// How often a writer re-checks that its handle still refers to the file at
+/// `path`, and that the file is still under [`MAX_SIZE`].
+///
+/// Time-based rather than byte-based so a low-volume process detects a stale
+/// handle just as fast as a chatty one — a process logging one line a minute
+/// is precisely the one that would otherwise write into an unlinked inode for
+/// hours without noticing.
+const MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
+
 struct LogWriter {
     file: File,
     path: PathBuf,
-    written: u64,
+    /// Identity of the inode this handle refers to, re-checked against the
+    /// path on the maintenance cadence. `None` on platforms with no cheap
+    /// stable file id, where only disappearance is detectable.
+    identity: Option<FileIdentity>,
+    last_maintenance: Instant,
+    /// Set when `path` stopped resolving to our inode **and** reopening it
+    /// failed. Writes are dropped while it is set.
+    ///
+    /// Continuing to append to the old descriptor would be the exact failure
+    /// this module was changed to end: bytes land in a file no reader can
+    /// find and no process will ever trim. Dropping them is not a loss —
+    /// those bytes were already unreadable — and it avoids growing an
+    /// invisible file on a disk that is quite possibly full, which is one of
+    /// the few ways the reopen fails in the first place. Cleared by the next
+    /// successful reopen, retried on the maintenance cadence.
+    detached: bool,
 }
 
+/// `(dev, ino)` on Unix. Enough to notice that the path now resolves to a
+/// different inode than the one we hold open.
+type FileIdentity = (u64, u64);
+
 static WRITER: LazyLock<Mutex<Option<LogWriter>>> = LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(open_writer()));
 
 fn log_path() -> PathBuf {
@@ -146,8 +175,34 @@ pub fn file_size(path: &std::path::Path) -> u64 {
     fs::metadata(path).map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
+/// Identity of whatever file currently lives at `path`, or `None` if nothing
+/// does. Compared against the identity captured at open time to detect that
+/// our descriptor has been orphaned by a rename or an unlink.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn path_identity(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<FileIdentity> {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
+    let meta = fs::metadata(path).ok()?;
+    Some((meta.dev(), meta.ino()))
+}
+
+/// Windows has no comparably cheap stable id from a path stat, so this
+/// degrades to presence detection: a deleted log is still healed, a replaced
+/// one is not.
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+fn path_identity(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<FileIdentity> {
+    fs::metadata(path).ok().map(|_| (0, 0))
+}
+
 fn open_writer() -> Option<LogWriter> {
-    let path = log_path();
+    open_writer_at(log_path())
+}
+
+/// Open (creating if needed) a writer for an explicit path.
+///
+/// Split from [`open_writer`] so a writer re-points at **its own** path when
+/// healing a stale handle rather than re-resolving `$GROK_HOME` — which also
+/// makes the healing path testable against a temp directory.
+fn open_writer_at(path: PathBuf) -> Option<LogWriter> {
     if let Some(parent) = path.parent()
         && let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(parent)
     {
@@ -161,9 +216,11 @@ fn open_writer() -> Option<LogWriter> {
 
     match OpenOptions::new().create(true).append(true).open(&path) {
         Ok(file) => Some(LogWriter {
-            written: file_size(&path),
             file,
+            identity: path_identity(&path),
             path,
+            last_maintenance: Instant::now(),
+            detached: false,
         }),
         Err(e) => {
             tracing::warn!("[unified_log] failed to open log file: {e}");
@@ -172,34 +229,68 @@ fn open_writer() -> Option<LogWriter> {
     }
 }
 
+impl LogWriter {
+    /// Re-point at the live file if ours was replaced or removed, and trim if
+    /// the file has grown past [`MAX_SIZE`].
+    ///
+    /// The size check reads the **real** file rather than a per-process byte
+    /// counter. A counter only sees this process's own writes, so several
+    /// writers sharing one log each believed they were far below the cap while
+    /// the file sailed past it — orphaned writers observed at 8.5 MB against a
+    /// 5 MB cap.
+    ///
+    /// Returns whether the handle is safe to write to: `false` once the file
+    /// has been replaced or removed and reopening it did not work, so the
+    /// caller drops the entry instead of appending it somewhere unreadable.
+    fn maintain(&mut self) -> bool {
+        if self.last_maintenance.elapsed() < MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL {
+            return !self.detached;
+        }
+        self.last_maintenance = Instant::now();
+
+        if path_identity(&self.path) != self.identity {
+            let Some(reopened) = open_writer_at(self.path.clone()) else {
+                // Warn on entering the state, not once per tick: a broken log
+                // directory would otherwise flood the diagnostic output an
+                // operator is trying to read.
+                if !self.detached {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        path = %self.path.display(),
+                        "[unified_log] log file replaced or removed and reopen failed; \
+                         dropping entries until it can be reopened"
+                    );
+                    self.detached = true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            };
+            *self = reopened;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // The path resolves to our inode again — either it always did, or a
+        // transient stat failure cleared.
+        self.detached = false;
+
+        if file_size(&self.path) >= MAX_SIZE {
+            let _ = self.file.flush();
+            trim_file(&self.path);
+        }
+        true
+    }
+}
+
 fn write_lines(lines: &[u8]) {
     let Ok(mut guard) = WRITER.lock() else { return };
     let writer = match guard.as_mut() {
         Some(w) => w,
         None => return,
     };
-
-    let len = lines.len() as u64;
-    if let Err(e) = writer.file.write_all(lines) {
-        tracing::warn!("[unified_log] write failed: {e}");
+    if !writer.maintain() {
         return;
     }
-    writer.written += len;
 
-    // Trim under the lock to avoid a race where concurrent writers see stale
-    // state between drop + re-acquire. Trim is fast (~2.5 MB read+write) and
-    // this is a low-volume diagnostic log.
-    if writer.written >= MAX_SIZE {
-        let _ = writer.file.flush();
-        trim_file(&writer.path);
-        if let Ok(new_file) = OpenOptions::new()
-            .create(true)
-            .append(true)
-            .open(&writer.path)
-        {
-            writer.file = new_file;
-            writer.written = file_size(&writer.path);
-        }
+    if let Err(e) = writer.file.write_all(lines) {
+        tracing::warn!("[unified_log] write failed: {e}");
     }
 }
 
@@ -211,21 +302,89 @@ fn write_entry(entry: &LogEntry) {
     write_lines(&line);
 }
 
-/// Drop the oldest lines from the file, keeping roughly the last half.
+/// Drop the oldest lines from the file, keeping roughly the last half,
+/// **preserving the inode**.
 ///
-/// Uses write-to-temp + rename so a crash mid-trim cannot lose the entire log.
+/// Rewrites the retained tail at offset 0 and truncates to match. This must
+/// not go through temp + rename: every other process holds an `O_APPEND`
+/// descriptor on this inode, and swapping a fresh file in underneath them
+/// leaves each one appending to an unlinked inode that nothing can read and
+/// nothing will ever trim. That failure was silent and unbounded — a single
+/// developer machine accumulated roughly 26 MB across six orphaned inodes,
+/// several of them past the 5 MB cap, while the visible log held only what
+/// the most recent trimming process happened to write. The unified log was
+/// therefore blind during the incident it exists to explain.
+///
+/// Truncating in place trades the rename's crash-atomicity for the far more
+/// valuable property that concurrent writers keep working. A crash between
+/// the write and the `set_len` leaves the tail followed by stale bytes; for a
+/// line-delimited diagnostic log that costs at most a few garbled lines,
+/// against losing every sibling's output indefinitely.
+///
+/// A sibling appending *during* the rewrite may lose that one line to the
+/// truncation. The previous implementation lost every line written after the
+/// rename, forever.
+///
+/// The whole read-modify-write is held under an exclusive advisory lock on
+/// the log itself, because trimming in place is only safe for one process at
+/// a time — see the comment in the body.
+///
+/// Known limitation: a single line longer than half the file leaves no
+/// newline to cut at, and the trim is skipped rather than split that line.
+/// The log then stays over its cap until a shorter line arrives.
 pub fn trim_file(path: &std::path::Path) {
-    let Ok(data) = fs::read(path) else { return };
+    // One trimmer at a time, across processes. Writers decide on the real
+    // on-disk size, so when the log crosses the cap every process reaches
+    // this function inside the same maintenance window. Two of them
+    // interleaving a multi-megabyte rewrite at offset 0 would splice one
+    // tail into the other; worse, a trimmer that reads while another is
+    // mid-rewrite sees new-tail-over-old-head and computes its own tail from
+    // that. Temp + rename was no safer — every process used the same
+    // `unified.jsonl.tmp` — it was just rarer, because the old per-process
+    // byte counter meant one process did essentially all the trimming.
+    //
+    // `try_lock`, not `lock`: a contended trim is one somebody else is
+    // already doing, so there is nothing to wait for, and waiting would park
+    // this process's writer mutex on a foreign process's I/O.
+    //
+    // A trimmer that decided to trim just before another one finished will
+    // find a freshly halved file and halve it again. Losing another half of
+    // an over-budget diagnostic log is a far cheaper outcome than interleaved
+    // rewrites, so the size is deliberately not re-checked here: callers
+    // trim on their own terms and the unit tests trim small files directly.
+    let Ok(mut file) = OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open(path) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if file.try_lock().is_err() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let mut data = Vec::new();
+    if let Err(e) = file.read_to_end(&mut data) {
+        tracing::warn!("[unified_log] trim read failed: {e}");
+        return;
+    }
     let half = data.len() / 2;
     // Find the first newline after the halfway point so we don't split a line.
     let start = match data[half..].iter().position(|&b| b == b'\n') {
         Some(pos) => half + pos + 1,
         None => return,
     };
-    let tmp = path.with_extension("jsonl.tmp");
-    if fs::write(&tmp, &data[start..]).is_ok() {
-        let _ = fs::rename(&tmp, path);
+    let tail = &data[start..];
+
+    // Rewind rather than truncate-on-open: the tail is laid down over the
+    // head first, and only then is the file shortened, so the retained bytes
+    // are never absent from disk.
+    if file.rewind().is_err() {
+        return;
     }
+    if let Err(e) = file.write_all(tail) {
+        tracing::warn!("[unified_log] trim rewrite failed: {e}");
+        return;
+    }
+    let _ = file.set_len(tail.len() as u64);
+    let _ = file.flush();
+    // The lock is released when `file` drops.
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -405,6 +564,288 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(entry.ctx.is_none());
     }
 
+    /// The reason this incident was undiagnosable: `trim_file` used to
+    /// temp+rename, which swaps the inode out from under every other process
+    /// holding an `O_APPEND` descriptor. Their writes then land in an
+    /// unlinked inode that no reader can ever see.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn trim_file_preserves_the_inode_so_open_handles_survive() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
+
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+        let mut content = String::new();
+        for i in 0..10 {
+            content.push_str(&format!("line {i}\n"));
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, &content).unwrap();
+        let before = fs::metadata(&path).unwrap().ino();
+
+        trim_file(&path);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::metadata(&path).unwrap().ino(),
+            before,
+            "trim must rewrite in place; replacing the inode strands every \
+             sibling process's open log handle",
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// End-to-end version of the same property: a writer that opened the file
+    /// *before* a trim must still be able to append to the file a reader sees
+    /// afterwards.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn writes_from_a_handle_opened_before_trim_remain_visible() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+        let mut content = String::new();
+        for i in 0..10 {
+            content.push_str(&format!("line {i}\n"));
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, &content).unwrap();
+
+        // A sibling process's writer, opened before the trim happens.
+        let mut sibling = OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(&path).unwrap();
+
+        trim_file(&path);
+
+        sibling.write_all(b"after trim\n").unwrap();
+        sibling.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let visible = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            visible.contains("after trim"),
+            "a handle opened before the trim must keep writing to the live \
+             file, got: {visible:?}",
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// `maintain` heals a writer whose file was replaced or deleted behind its
+    /// back — an older binary still doing temp+rename, an external `rm`, or a
+    /// `$TMPDIR` reaper.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn maintain_reopens_after_the_file_is_replaced() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+        fs::write(&path, b"original\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut writer = LogWriter {
+            file: OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(&path).unwrap(),
+            identity: path_identity(&path),
+            path: path.clone(),
+            // Force the maintenance cadence to fire on the next call.
+            last_maintenance: Instant::now() - MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL,
+            detached: false,
+        };
+        let original_identity = writer.identity;
+
+        // Simulate an older binary's rename-based trim from another process.
+        let replacement = dir.path().join("replacement.jsonl");
+        fs::write(&replacement, b"replaced\n").unwrap();
+        fs::rename(&replacement, &path).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(
+            path_identity(&path),
+            original_identity,
+            "test setup: the path must now resolve to a new inode",
+        );
+
+        assert!(
+            writer.maintain(),
+            "a writer that successfully re-pointed at the live file is writable",
+        );
+        writer.file.write_all(b"after replacement\n").unwrap();
+        writer.file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let visible = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            visible.contains("after replacement"),
+            "a writer whose file was replaced must re-point at the live file \
+             instead of writing into the orphaned inode, got: {visible:?}",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            writer.identity,
+            path_identity(&path),
+            "the healed writer must track the new inode",
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The same healing path for outright deletion, which is how a
+    /// `$TMPDIR` reaper (or a stray `rm`) silences a long-lived agent.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn maintain_reopens_after_the_file_is_deleted() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+        fs::write(&path, b"original\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut writer = LogWriter {
+            file: OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(&path).unwrap(),
+            identity: path_identity(&path),
+            path: path.clone(),
+            last_maintenance: Instant::now() - MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL,
+            detached: false,
+        };
+
+        fs::remove_file(&path).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            writer.maintain(),
+            "a writer that successfully re-pointed at the live file is writable",
+        );
+        writer.file.write_all(b"after deletion\n").unwrap();
+        writer.file.flush().unwrap();
+
+        let visible = fs::read_to_string(&path).expect("log must be recreated");
+        assert!(
+            visible.contains("after deletion"),
+            "a deleted log must be recreated rather than written into the \
+             void, got: {visible:?}",
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The trim decision must read the real file, not a per-process counter:
+    /// with several writers sharing one log, each one's own byte count stays
+    /// far below the cap while the file sails past it.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn maintain_trims_growth_this_process_did_not_write() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+
+        let mut writer = LogWriter {
+            file: OpenOptions::new()
+                .create(true)
+                .append(true)
+                .open(&path)
+                .unwrap(),
+            identity: path_identity(&path),
+            path: path.clone(),
+            last_maintenance: Instant::now() - MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL,
+            detached: false,
+        };
+
+        // Someone else fills the log past the cap; this writer wrote nothing.
+        let line = "x".repeat(1023);
+        let mut bulk = String::new();
+        while bulk.len() as u64 <= MAX_SIZE {
+            bulk.push_str(&line);
+            bulk.push('\n');
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, &bulk).unwrap();
+        // Rewriting the path in place keeps the inode, so the handle is fine.
+        assert_eq!(path_identity(&path), writer.identity);
+        assert!(file_size(&path) >= MAX_SIZE);
+
+        assert!(
+            writer.maintain(),
+            "trimming does not detach the writer; its handle stays usable",
+        );
+
+        assert!(
+            file_size(&path) < MAX_SIZE,
+            "a writer must trim on observed file size, not on its own \
+             write counter; size is now {}",
+            file_size(&path),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Trimming in place is only safe for one process at a time, and deciding
+    /// on the real file size means every writer reaches [`trim_file`] in the
+    /// same maintenance window once the log crosses the cap. A trimmer that
+    /// finds the log already being rewritten must leave it alone rather than
+    /// interleave a second rewrite at offset 0.
+    #[test]
+    fn trim_file_yields_to_a_concurrent_trimmer() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.jsonl");
+        let mut content = String::new();
+        for i in 0..10 {
+            content.push_str(&format!("line {i}\n"));
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, &content).unwrap();
+
+        // Stand in for another process midway through its own trim.
+        let holder = OpenOptions::new()
+            .read(true)
+            .write(true)
+            .open(&path)
+            .unwrap();
+        holder.lock().expect("test setup: exclusive lock");
+
+        trim_file(&path);
+
+        // Release before reading: the lock is mandatory on Windows.
+        drop(holder);
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap(),
+            content,
+            "a contended trim must be skipped, not interleaved with the \
+             rewrite already in progress",
+        );
+
+        // And it is only deferred, not lost: the next trim proceeds.
+        trim_file(&path);
+        assert!(fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap().len() < content.len());
+    }
+
+    /// The reopen can itself fail — a log directory replaced by a file, a full
+    /// disk, exhausted descriptors. Appending to the old handle anyway would
+    /// reproduce the orphaning this module was changed to end, so the writer
+    /// drops entries until it can reach the real file again.
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn maintain_stops_writing_when_the_file_cannot_be_reopened() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let log_dir = dir.path().join("logs");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&log_dir).unwrap();
+        let path = log_dir.join("test.jsonl");
+        fs::write(&path, b"original\n").unwrap();
+
+        let mut writer = LogWriter {
+            file: OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(&path).unwrap(),
+            identity: path_identity(&path),
+            path: path.clone(),
+            last_maintenance: Instant::now() - MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL,
+            detached: false,
+        };
+
+        // Wipe the log's directory and put a regular file in its place, so
+        // the path no longer resolves to our inode *and* cannot be reopened.
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&log_dir).unwrap();
+        fs::write(&log_dir, b"not a directory\n").unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            !writer.maintain(),
+            "a writer that cannot reach the real log must report itself \
+             unwritable instead of appending into the orphaned inode",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !writer.maintain(),
+            "and must stay unwritable between maintenance ticks, not just on \
+             the tick that discovered the problem",
+        );
+
+        // Healing: once the directory is back, the next tick reopens.
+        fs::remove_file(&log_dir).unwrap();
+        writer.last_maintenance = Instant::now() - MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL;
+        assert!(
+            writer.maintain(),
+            "the writer must recover as soon as the path is usable again",
+        );
+
+        writer.file.write_all(b"after recovery\n").unwrap();
+        writer.file.flush().unwrap();
+        let visible = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            visible.contains("after recovery"),
+            "the recovered writer must be attached to the visible file, \
+             got: {visible:?}",
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn trim_file_keeps_recent_half() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/local/terminal.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/local/terminal.rs
index b456767..3142e63 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/local/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/local/terminal.rs
@@ -476,6 +476,12 @@ struct LocalTerminalActor {
     /// their own to avoid latching the global.
     scope: crate::util::ProcessScope,
 
+    /// Additional owner: the scope of the session that started this backend, so
+    /// closing the session reaps its commands without waiting for process exit.
+    /// Enrolling in both means whichever reaper fires first wins and the other
+    /// finds a dead group.
+    session_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
+
     /// Active processes: task_id -> ProcessState
     processes: HashMap<String, ProcessState>,
 
@@ -549,12 +555,14 @@ impl LocalTerminalActor {
         foreground_block_budget: Duration,
         output_file_cap: u64,
         scope: crate::util::ProcessScope,
+        session_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
         shell_env_policy: Option<crate::util::ShellEnvironmentPolicy>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             cmd_rx,
             cancel_token,
             scope,
+            session_scope,
             shell_env_policy,
             processes: HashMap::new(),
             completion_waiters: HashMap::new(),
@@ -1010,6 +1018,11 @@ impl LocalTerminalActor {
     ) -> std::sync::Arc<crate::util::ProcessGroup> {
         let group = std::sync::Arc::new(group);
         self.scope.register(&group);
+        if let Some(session_scope) = &self.session_scope {
+            // A closed session scope kills the group here, which is the point:
+            // a command racing session teardown must not survive it.
+            session_scope.register(&group);
+        }
         group
     }
 
@@ -1304,13 +1317,13 @@ impl LocalTerminalActor {
 
         // Register as a completion waiter and return control to the actor loop.
         let timeout = timeout.unwrap_or(Duration::from_secs(30));
+        let deadline = Instant::now()
+            .checked_add(timeout)
+            .unwrap_or_else(Instant::now);
         self.completion_waiters
             .entry(task_id)
             .or_default()
-            .push(CompletionWaiter {
-                reply,
-                deadline: Instant::now() + timeout,
-            });
+            .push(CompletionWaiter { reply, deadline });
 
         // Return immediately — actor loop resumes processing other commands.
     }
@@ -2144,6 +2157,7 @@ struct LocalTerminalConfig {
     login_shell_capture: bool,
     search_shadows: SearchShadowConfig,
     shell_env_policy: Option<crate::util::ShellEnvironmentPolicy>,
+    process_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
 }
 
 impl Default for LocalTerminalConfig {
@@ -2155,6 +2169,7 @@ impl Default for LocalTerminalConfig {
             login_shell_capture: true,
             search_shadows: SearchShadowConfig::default(),
             shell_env_policy: None,
+            process_scope: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2191,15 +2206,6 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Create a new LocalTerminalBackend with both memory limits and persistent shell.
-    pub fn with_memory_limit_and_persistent_shell(config: CgroupMemoryConfig) -> Self {
-        Self::new_inner(LocalTerminalConfig {
-            memory_config: Some(config),
-            persistent_shell: true,
-            ..Default::default()
-        })
-    }
-
     /// Create a new LocalTerminalBackend using spawn_local (for single-threaded runtimes).
     ///
     /// `search_shadows` is the host-resolved `find`→`bfs` / `grep`→`ugrep` enable
@@ -2216,12 +2222,14 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
         search_shadows: SearchShadowConfig,
         login_shell_capture: bool,
         shell_env_policy: Option<crate::util::ShellEnvironmentPolicy>,
+        process_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new_inner(LocalTerminalConfig {
             use_spawn_local: true,
             login_shell_capture,
             search_shadows,
             shell_env_policy,
+            process_scope,
             ..Default::default()
         })
     }
@@ -2233,21 +2241,14 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
     pub fn new_local_with_persistent_shell(
         search_shadows: SearchShadowConfig,
         shell_env_policy: Option<crate::util::ShellEnvironmentPolicy>,
+        process_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new_inner(LocalTerminalConfig {
             use_spawn_local: true,
             persistent_shell: true,
             search_shadows,
             shell_env_policy,
-            ..Default::default()
-        })
-    }
-
-    /// Create a new LocalTerminalBackend using spawn_local with memory limits.
-    pub fn new_local_with_memory_limit(config: CgroupMemoryConfig) -> Self {
-        Self::new_inner(LocalTerminalConfig {
-            memory_config: Some(config),
-            use_spawn_local: true,
+            process_scope,
             ..Default::default()
         })
     }
@@ -2259,6 +2260,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
     pub(crate) fn new_local_with_scope(
         search_shadows: SearchShadowConfig,
         scope: crate::util::ProcessScope,
+        session_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new_with_ttl(
             None,
@@ -2270,6 +2272,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             FOREGROUND_BLOCK_BUDGET,
             MAX_OUTPUT_FILE_BYTES,
             scope,
+            session_scope,
             None,
         )
     }
@@ -2288,6 +2291,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             MAX_OUTPUT_FILE_BYTES,
             crate::util::global_process_scope().clone(),
             None,
+            None,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2305,6 +2309,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             MAX_OUTPUT_FILE_BYTES,
             crate::util::global_process_scope().clone(),
             None,
+            None,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2322,6 +2327,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             output_file_cap,
             crate::util::global_process_scope().clone(),
             None,
+            None,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2333,6 +2339,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             login_shell_capture,
             search_shadows,
             shell_env_policy,
+            process_scope,
         } = config;
         Self::new_with_ttl(
             memory_config,
@@ -2344,6 +2351,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
             foreground_block_budget_from_env(),
             output_file_cap_from_env(),
             crate::util::global_process_scope().clone(),
+            process_scope,
             shell_env_policy,
         )
     }
@@ -2358,6 +2366,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
         foreground_block_budget: Duration,
         output_file_cap: u64,
         scope: crate::util::ProcessScope,
+        session_scope: Option<crate::util::ProcessScope>,
         shell_env_policy: Option<crate::util::ShellEnvironmentPolicy>,
     ) -> Self {
         let (cmd_tx, cmd_rx) = mpsc::channel(COMMAND_CHANNEL_SIZE);
@@ -2385,6 +2394,7 @@ impl LocalTerminalBackend {
                 foreground_block_budget,
                 output_file_cap,
                 scope,
+                session_scope,
                 shell_env_policy,
             );
             actor.run().await;
@@ -4564,6 +4574,7 @@ mod tests {
             let backend = LocalTerminalBackend::new_local_with_scope(
                 SearchShadowConfig::default(),
                 scope.clone(),
+                None,
             );
 
             let mut bg_req = make_request("sleep 120");
@@ -4595,6 +4606,41 @@ mod tests {
         });
     }
 
+    /// A session-scoped command stays enrolled in the base scope too, so the TUI
+    /// exit paths (which `kill_all()` only the process-global scope, and reach
+    /// `process::exit` without running `Drop`) still reap it.
+    #[test]
+    fn session_scoped_child_is_still_reaped_via_base_scope() {
+        let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+        let local = tokio::task::LocalSet::new();
+        local.block_on(&rt, async {
+            let base = crate::util::ProcessScope::new();
+            let session = crate::util::ProcessScope::new();
+            let backend = LocalTerminalBackend::new_local_with_scope(
+                SearchShadowConfig::default(),
+                base.clone(),
+                Some(session),
+            );
+
+            let mut bg_req = make_request("sleep 120");
+            bg_req.tool_call_id = "bg-dual-scope".to_string();
+            let bg = backend
+                .run_background(bg_req)
+                .await
+                .expect("background spawn should succeed");
+
+            base.kill_all();
+
+            assert!(
+                poll_until_task_completed(&backend, &bg.task_id, Duration::from_secs(10)).await,
+                "base-scope kill_all did not reap a session-scoped child"
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
     /// Once a background child is reaped, the actor must drop its
     /// `Arc<ProcessGroup>` so the scope's `Weak` dies. The completed task lingers
     /// in `self.processes` for `COMPLETED_TASK_TTL`; if the actor kept the `Arc`
@@ -4612,6 +4658,7 @@ mod tests {
             let backend = LocalTerminalBackend::new_local_with_scope(
                 SearchShadowConfig::default(),
                 scope.clone(),
+                None,
             );
 
             // A brief sleep (not `true`): it must still be running when we read
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/types.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/types.rs
index 3511320..c128d6d 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/types.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/computer/types.rs
@@ -333,6 +333,11 @@ pub trait TerminalBackend: Send + Sync {
     }
 
     /// Wait for a background task to complete, with optional timeout.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics / overflow
+    /// Implementations may add `timeout` to `Instant::now()`. Callers must
+    /// bound `timeout` (e.g. via `capped_wait_timeout`) so the sum stays
+    /// representable; unbounded model `timeout_ms` can overflow.
     async fn wait_for_completion(
         &self,
         task_id: &str,
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/monitor/tool.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/monitor/tool.rs
index 015d174..e0a9112 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/monitor/tool.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/monitor/tool.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl crate::types::tool_metadata::ToolMetadata for MonitorTool {
     fn description_template(&self) -> &str {
         r#"Start a background monitor that streams events from a long-running script. Each stdout line is an event${%- if system_reminders_enabled %} - you can keep working and notifications arrive in the chat${%- endif %}. Exit ends the watch.
 
-**Output volume**: Every stdout line becomes a message in the conversation, so write selective filters. In pipes use `grep --line-buffered` (plain `grep` buffers and delays events by minutes).
+**Output volume**: Every stdout line is a main-agent wake. Print only `DONE`/`FAILED`/`CANCELLED`. No progress or CHANGE lines. Use `grep --line-buffered` in pipes (plain `grep` buffers and delays events by minutes).
 
 Set `persistent: true` for session-length watches (PR monitoring, log tails) -- the monitor runs${%- if tools.by_kind.kill_task_action %} until you call ${{ tools.by_kind.kill_task_action }} or${%- endif %} until the session ends. Otherwise it stops at `timeout_ms` (default 10h)."#
     }
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/mod.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/mod.rs
index 4ca2e18..a1a05a0 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/mod.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,86 @@ pub(crate) fn capped_wait_timeout(timeout_ms: Option<u64>) -> Duration {
     base.min(max_wait_block())
 }
 
+/// The caller's requested wait before capping, or the default when omitted.
+fn requested_wait_timeout(timeout_ms: Option<u64>) -> Duration {
+    timeout_ms
+        .map(Duration::from_millis)
+        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum WaitHint {
+    NotRequested,
+    Elapsed {
+        requested: Duration,
+        waited: Duration,
+    },
+    ReturnedEarly,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum WaitSubject {
+    Task,
+    Subagent,
+}
+
+impl WaitSubject {
+    fn noun(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            WaitSubject::Task => "task",
+            WaitSubject::Subagent => "subagent",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn still_running_wait_hint(hint: WaitHint, subject: WaitSubject) -> String {
+    let noun = subject.noun();
+    let lead = match hint {
+        WaitHint::Elapsed { requested, waited } => {
+            let waited_label = format_waited_duration(waited);
+            if requested > waited {
+                let requested_label = format_waited_duration(requested);
+                format!(
+                    "Waited {waited_label}, the per-call maximum, of the {requested_label} you requested; \
+                     the {noun} is still running. You do not need to call this again."
+                )
+            } else {
+                format!("Waited the requested {waited_label}; the {noun} is still running.")
+            }
+        }
+        WaitHint::ReturnedEarly => {
+            format!("Wait returned early because another finished; this {noun} is still running.")
+        }
+        WaitHint::NotRequested => "Use timeout_ms to wait for completion.".to_string(),
+    };
+    format!("{lead} You will be notified automatically when the {noun} completes.")
+}
+
+fn format_waited_duration(d: Duration) -> String {
+    let ms = d.as_millis();
+    if ms < 1000 {
+        format!("{ms}ms")
+    } else {
+        format!("{}s", ms / 1000)
+    }
+}
+
+fn with_still_running_wait_hint(body: String, hint: WaitHint, subject: WaitSubject) -> String {
+    format!("{body}\n\n{}", still_running_wait_hint(hint, subject))
+}
+
+fn apply_running_wait_hint(
+    mut result: TaskOutputResult,
+    hint: WaitHint,
+    subject: WaitSubject,
+) -> TaskOutputResult {
+    if result.status == "running" {
+        result.output =
+            with_still_running_wait_hint(std::mem::take(&mut result.output), hint, subject);
+    }
+    result
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn background_bash_requires_exprs() -> Vec<Expr<ToolRequirement>> {
     use crate::types::tool_metadata::ToolMetadata;
     let grok_build_bash = Expr::Value(ToolRequirement::Tool {
@@ -121,6 +201,14 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
         }
 
         let waits = xai_tool_types::task_output_waits(timeout_ms);
+        let wait_hint = if waits {
+            WaitHint::Elapsed {
+                requested: requested_wait_timeout(timeout_ms),
+                waited: capped_wait_timeout(timeout_ms),
+            }
+        } else {
+            WaitHint::NotRequested
+        };
         let snapshot = if waits {
             // Cap the blocking wait so a large `timeout_ms` can't wedge the turn;
             // the model is pinged on completion regardless (see `capped_wait_timeout`).
@@ -150,10 +238,10 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
                     )
                 })
                 .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TOOL_OUTPUT_BYTES);
-            return Ok(TaskOutputOutput::Result(snapshot_to_result(
-                snapshot,
-                &read_file_name,
-                max_output_bytes,
+            return Ok(TaskOutputOutput::Result(apply_running_wait_hint(
+                snapshot_to_result(snapshot, &read_file_name, max_output_bytes),
+                wait_hint,
+                WaitSubject::Task,
             )));
         }
 
@@ -177,7 +265,7 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
                 .query(task_id, waits, query_timeout_ms)
                 .await
         {
-            return Ok(format_subagent_snapshot(&snapshot));
+            return Ok(format_subagent_snapshot(&snapshot, wait_hint));
         }
 
         // Neither found
@@ -209,6 +297,7 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
         tool_name_for_truncation: &str,
     ) -> Result<TaskOutputOutput, xai_tool_runtime::ToolError> {
         let waits = xai_tool_types::task_output_waits(timeout_ms);
+        let requested = requested_wait_timeout(timeout_ms);
         let timeout = capped_wait_timeout(timeout_ms);
 
         let (terminal, backend, read_file_name, max_output_bytes) = {
@@ -235,6 +324,7 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
             &backend,
             &read_file_name,
             max_output_bytes,
+            WaitHint::NotRequested,
         )
         .await;
 
@@ -242,20 +332,22 @@ impl TaskOutputTool {
             && (!initial.pending_bash_ids.is_empty() || !initial.pending_subagent_ids.is_empty())
         {
             let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + timeout;
-            wait_all_event_driven(
+            let wait_hint = wait_all_event_driven(
                 &terminal,
                 &backend,
                 &initial.pending_bash_ids,
                 &initial.pending_subagent_ids,
                 deadline,
             )
-            .await;
+            .await
+            .hint(requested, timeout);
             resolve_tasks(
                 task_ids,
                 &terminal,
                 &backend,
                 &read_file_name,
                 max_output_bytes,
+                wait_hint,
             )
             .await
             .results
@@ -317,6 +409,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve_tasks(
     backend: &Option<SubagentBackendResource>,
     read_file_name: &str,
     max_output_bytes: usize,
+    wait_hint: WaitHint,
 ) -> ResolveResult {
     let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(task_ids.len());
     let mut pending_bash_ids = Vec::new();
@@ -325,7 +418,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve_tasks(
     for id in task_ids {
         if let Some(snap) = terminal.get_task(id).await {
             let is_pending = !snap.completed;
-            results.push(snapshot_to_result(snap, read_file_name, max_output_bytes));
+            results.push(apply_running_wait_hint(
+                snapshot_to_result(snap, read_file_name, max_output_bytes),
+                wait_hint,
+                WaitSubject::Task,
+            ));
             if is_pending {
                 pending_bash_ids.push(id.clone());
             }
@@ -336,7 +433,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve_tasks(
             && let Some(snap) = be.backend().query(id, false, None).await
         {
             let is_terminal = snap.status.is_terminal();
-            if let TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap) {
+            if let TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap, wait_hint) {
                 if !is_terminal {
                     pending_subagent_ids.push(id.clone());
                 }
@@ -381,6 +478,32 @@ impl Drop for AbortWaitsOnDrop {
     }
 }
 
+/// Whether a multi-task wait returned because the deadline was hit or because
+/// the wait condition (any/all) completed first.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum WaitOutcome {
+    DeadlineElapsed,
+    CompletedEarly,
+}
+
+impl WaitOutcome {
+    pub(crate) fn hint(self, requested: Duration, waited: Duration) -> WaitHint {
+        match self {
+            WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed => WaitHint::Elapsed { requested, waited },
+            WaitOutcome::CompletedEarly => WaitHint::ReturnedEarly,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn finalize_wait_outcome(outcome: WaitOutcome, deadline: tokio::time::Instant) -> WaitOutcome {
+    // select! is non-deterministic when both arms are ready at the deadline.
+    if tokio::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
+        WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed
+    } else {
+        outcome
+    }
+}
+
 /// Wait until any one task (bash or subagent) completes, or deadline is reached.
 pub(crate) async fn wait_any_event_driven(
     terminal: &std::sync::Arc<dyn crate::computer::types::TerminalBackend>,
@@ -388,10 +511,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn wait_any_event_driven(
     bash_ids: &[String],
     subagent_ids: &[String],
     deadline: tokio::time::Instant,
-) {
+) -> WaitOutcome {
     let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(tokio::time::Instant::now());
     if remaining.is_zero() {
-        return;
+        return WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed;
     }
 
     // Register waiter BEFORE spawns to avoid race: a spawned task could complete
@@ -436,10 +559,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn wait_any_event_driven(
     // deadline, or cancellation of this future.
     let _guard = AbortWaitsOnDrop(waits);
 
-    tokio::select! {
-        _ = notified => {}
-        _ = tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline) => {}
-    }
+    let outcome = tokio::select! {
+        _ = notified => WaitOutcome::CompletedEarly,
+        _ = tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline) => WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed,
+    };
+    finalize_wait_outcome(outcome, deadline)
 }
 
 /// Wait until all tasks (bash and subagent) complete, or deadline is reached.
@@ -449,10 +573,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn wait_all_event_driven(
     bash_ids: &[String],
     subagent_ids: &[String],
     deadline: tokio::time::Instant,
-) {
+) -> WaitOutcome {
     let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(tokio::time::Instant::now());
     if remaining.is_zero() {
-        return;
+        return WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed;
     }
 
     let mut handles: Vec<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>> = Vec::new();
@@ -482,10 +606,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn wait_all_event_driven(
     let _guard = AbortWaitsOnDrop(handles.iter().map(|h| h.abort_handle()).collect());
 
     let all_fut = futures_util::future::join_all(handles);
-    tokio::select! {
-        _ = all_fut => {}
-        _ = tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline) => {}
-    }
+    let outcome = tokio::select! {
+        _ = all_fut => WaitOutcome::CompletedEarly,
+        _ = tokio::time::sleep_until(deadline) => WaitOutcome::DeadlineElapsed,
+    };
+    finalize_wait_outcome(outcome, deadline)
 }
 
 //
@@ -502,20 +627,21 @@ fn render_legacy_task_output_not_found(task_id: &str) -> String {
     format!("Task {} not found", task_id)
 }
 
-fn format_subagent_snapshot(snap: &SubagentSnapshot) -> TaskOutputOutput {
+fn format_subagent_snapshot(snap: &SubagentSnapshot, wait_hint: WaitHint) -> TaskOutputOutput {
     let started = format_epoch_ms_as_rfc3339(snap.started_at_epoch_ms);
     match &snap.status {
         SubagentSnapshotStatus::Initializing => {
             let duration_secs = snap.duration_ms as f64 / 1000.0;
-            let output = format!(
+            // Measure body only — wait-hint is harness advisory, not task output.
+            let body = format!(
                 "Subagent is initializing (creating worktree, resolving config).\n\
                  Type: {}\n\
                  Description: {}\n\
-                 Elapsed: {duration_secs:.1}s\n\n\
-                 Use timeout_ms to wait for completion.",
+                 Elapsed: {duration_secs:.1}s",
                 snap.subagent_type, snap.description,
             );
-            let raw_output_bytes = output.len();
+            let raw_output_bytes = body.len();
+            let output = with_still_running_wait_hint(body, wait_hint, WaitSubject::Subagent);
             TaskOutputOutput::Result(TaskOutputResult {
                 task_id: snap.subagent_id.clone(),
                 command: format!("[subagent:{}] {}", snap.subagent_type, snap.description),
@@ -547,7 +673,8 @@ fn format_subagent_snapshot(snap: &SubagentSnapshot) -> TaskOutputOutput {
             };
             let tokens_k = tokens_used / 1000;
             let capacity_k = context_window_tokens / 1000;
-            let output = format!(
+            // Measure body only — wait-hint is harness advisory, not task output.
+            let body = format!(
                 "Subagent is still running.\n\
                  Type: {}\n\
                  Description: {}\n\
@@ -555,13 +682,13 @@ fn format_subagent_snapshot(snap: &SubagentSnapshot) -> TaskOutputOutput {
                  Progress: turn {turn_count}, {tool_call_count} tool calls, \
                  {tokens_k}K/{capacity_k}K tokens ({context_usage_pct}% context)\n\
                  Tools used: {tools_str}\n\
-                 Errors: {error_count}\n\n\
-                 Use timeout_ms to wait for completion.",
+                 Errors: {error_count}",
                 snap.subagent_type,
                 snap.description,
                 snap.duration_ms as f64 / 1000.0,
             );
-            let raw_output_bytes = output.len();
+            let raw_output_bytes = body.len();
+            let output = with_still_running_wait_hint(body, wait_hint, WaitSubject::Subagent);
             TaskOutputOutput::Result(TaskOutputResult {
                 task_id: snap.subagent_id.clone(),
                 command: format!("[subagent:{}] {}", snap.subagent_type, snap.description),
@@ -960,19 +1087,79 @@ mod tests {
     // unbounded blocking wait wedged the turn for hours).
     #[test]
     fn capped_wait_timeout_clamps_and_defaults() {
-        // Omitted -> default 30s.
         assert_eq!(capped_wait_timeout(None), DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT);
-        // Small value -> unchanged.
         assert_eq!(
             capped_wait_timeout(Some(5_000)),
             Duration::from_millis(5_000)
         );
-        // Huge value (10h) -> clamped to the cap.
         assert_eq!(capped_wait_timeout(Some(36_000_000)), MAX_WAIT_BLOCK);
-        // Exactly at the cap (10m) -> unchanged.
         assert_eq!(capped_wait_timeout(Some(600_000)), MAX_WAIT_BLOCK);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn still_running_wait_hint_omitted_invites_timeout_ms() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(WaitHint::NotRequested, WaitSubject::Task),
+            "Use timeout_ms to wait for completion. You will be notified automatically when the task completes."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(WaitHint::NotRequested, WaitSubject::Subagent),
+            "Use timeout_ms to wait for completion. You will be notified automatically when the subagent completes."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn still_running_wait_hint_within_cap_reports_auto_wake() {
+        let hint = WaitHint::Elapsed {
+            requested: Duration::from_secs(30),
+            waited: Duration::from_secs(30),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(hint, WaitSubject::Task),
+            "Waited the requested 30s; the task is still running. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the task completes."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(hint, WaitSubject::Subagent),
+            "Waited the requested 30s; the subagent is still running. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the subagent completes."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn still_running_wait_hint_clamped_reports_cap_and_auto_wake() {
+        let hint = WaitHint::Elapsed {
+            requested: Duration::from_secs(2_400),
+            waited: Duration::from_secs(600),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(hint, WaitSubject::Task),
+            "Waited 600s, the per-call maximum, of the 2400s you requested; \
+             the task is still running. You do not need to call this again. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the task completes."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(hint, WaitSubject::Subagent),
+            "Waited 600s, the per-call maximum, of the 2400s you requested; \
+             the subagent is still running. You do not need to call this again. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the subagent completes."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn still_running_wait_hint_returned_early_is_honest() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(WaitHint::ReturnedEarly, WaitSubject::Task),
+            "Wait returned early because another finished; this task is still running. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the task completes."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            still_running_wait_hint(WaitHint::ReturnedEarly, WaitSubject::Subagent),
+            "Wait returned early because another finished; this subagent is still running. \
+             You will be notified automatically when the subagent completes."
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn tool_name_and_description() {
         let tool = TaskOutputTool;
@@ -1661,7 +1848,7 @@ mod tests {
             started_at_epoch_ms: 1_700_000_000_000,
             duration_ms: 8_500,
         };
-        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap);
+        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap, WaitHint::NotRequested);
         match result {
             TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) => {
                 assert_eq!(r.task_id, "sub-init");
@@ -1711,7 +1898,7 @@ mod tests {
             started_at_epoch_ms: 1_700_000_000_000,
             duration_ms: 12_500,
         };
-        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap);
+        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap, WaitHint::NotRequested);
         match result {
             TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) => {
                 assert_eq!(r.task_id, "sub-abc");
@@ -1756,6 +1943,65 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    // raw_output_bytes is body-only so identical Running state is stable across WaitHints.
+    #[test]
+    fn format_running_subagent_raw_output_bytes_stable_across_wait_hints() {
+        let snap = SubagentSnapshot {
+            subagent_id: "sub-stable".to_string(),
+            description: "stable body".to_string(),
+            subagent_type: "explore".to_string(),
+            persona: None,
+            status: SubagentSnapshotStatus::Running {
+                turn_count: 1,
+                tool_call_count: 2,
+                tokens_used: 3_000,
+                context_window_tokens: 128_000,
+                context_usage_pct: 2,
+                tools_used: vec!["bash".to_string()],
+                error_count: 0,
+            },
+            started_at_epoch_ms: 1_700_000_000_000,
+            duration_ms: 1_000,
+        };
+        let expected_body = format!(
+            "Subagent is still running.\n\
+             Type: {}\n\
+             Description: {}\n\
+             Elapsed: {:.1}s\n\
+             Progress: turn 1, 2 tool calls, \
+             3K/128K tokens (2% context)\n\
+             Tools used: bash\n\
+             Errors: 0",
+            snap.subagent_type,
+            snap.description,
+            snap.duration_ms as f64 / 1000.0,
+        );
+        let not_requested = match format_subagent_snapshot(&snap, WaitHint::NotRequested) {
+            TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) => r,
+            other => panic!("Expected Result, got {:?}", other),
+        };
+        let clamped = match format_subagent_snapshot(
+            &snap,
+            WaitHint::Elapsed {
+                requested: Duration::from_secs(2_400),
+                waited: Duration::from_secs(600),
+            },
+        ) {
+            TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) => r,
+            other => panic!("Expected Result, got {:?}", other),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(not_requested.raw_output_bytes, expected_body.len());
+        assert_eq!(clamped.raw_output_bytes, expected_body.len());
+        assert_eq!(not_requested.raw_output_bytes, clamped.raw_output_bytes);
+        assert!(not_requested.output.starts_with(&expected_body));
+        assert!(clamped.output.starts_with(&expected_body));
+        assert_ne!(
+            not_requested.output.len(),
+            clamped.output.len(),
+            "hint variants must still produce different formatted output"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn format_running_subagent_with_no_tools_shows_none_yet() {
         let snap = SubagentSnapshot {
@@ -1775,7 +2021,7 @@ mod tests {
             started_at_epoch_ms: 1_700_000_000_000,
             duration_ms: 500,
         };
-        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap);
+        let result = format_subagent_snapshot(&snap, WaitHint::NotRequested);
         match result {
             TaskOutputOutput::Result(r) => {
                 assert!(
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/wait_tasks.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/wait_tasks.rs
index 551f8a9..71747b4 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/wait_tasks.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-tools/src/implementations/grok_build/task_output/wait_tasks.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 use crate::DEFAULT_TOOL_OUTPUT_BYTES;
 use crate::implementations::grok_build::task::backend::SubagentBackendResource;
 use crate::implementations::grok_build::task_output::{
-    MAX_MULTI_WAIT_IDS, TaskOutputTool, resolve_tasks, wait_any_event_driven,
+    MAX_MULTI_WAIT_IDS, TaskOutputTool, WaitHint, resolve_tasks, wait_any_event_driven,
 };
 use crate::types::requirements::{Expr, ToolRequirement};
 use crate::types::resources::{Terminal, TruncationCfg};
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ impl xai_tool_runtime::Tool for WaitTasksTool {
         }
 
         // wait_any: keep legacy event-driven path (not exposed on get_task_output).
+        let requested = input
+            .timeout_ms
+            .map(std::time::Duration::from_millis)
+            .unwrap_or(super::DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT);
         let timeout =
             crate::implementations::grok_build::task_output::capped_wait_timeout(input.timeout_ms);
 
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ impl xai_tool_runtime::Tool for WaitTasksTool {
             &backend,
             &read_file_name,
             max_output_bytes,
+            WaitHint::NotRequested,
         )
         .await;
 
@@ -206,20 +211,22 @@ impl xai_tool_runtime::Tool for WaitTasksTool {
 
         let results = if has_pending {
             let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + timeout;
-            wait_any_event_driven(
+            let wait_hint = wait_any_event_driven(
                 &terminal,
                 &backend,
                 &initial.pending_bash_ids,
                 &initial.pending_subagent_ids,
                 deadline,
             )
-            .await;
+            .await
+            .hint(requested, timeout);
             resolve_tasks(
                 &input.task_ids,
                 &terminal,
                 &backend,
                 &read_file_name,
                 max_output_bytes,
+                wait_hint,
             )
             .await
             .results
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-version/Cargo.toml b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-version/Cargo.toml
index 47c4962..0828a1f 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-grok-version/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-grok-version/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "xai-grok-version"
-version = "0.2.112"
+version = "0.2.114"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Lockstepped grok CLI version."
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/xai-tty-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/codegen/xai-tty-utils/src/lib.rs
index 48275fc..d8bcfca 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/xai-tty-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/xai-tty-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,143 @@ pub fn detach_std_command(cmd: &mut std::process::Command) {
     }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Parent-death binding — Linux PR_SET_PDEATHSIG
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// The `pre_exec` body for [`kill_on_parent_death_std`]: arm `PR_SET_PDEATHSIG`
+/// and close the classic pdeathsig race (parent died between `fork` and
+/// `prctl`, so the signal will never fire) by comparing `getppid()` against
+/// the pid captured at spawn time.
+///
+/// In debug builds this also enforces that the command was **armed on the
+/// thread that spawns it**: pdeathsig binds to the death of the spawning
+/// thread, so a cross-thread arm+spawn would silently bind the child to a
+/// different thread's lifetime than the arming site reasoned about. The
+/// guard returns `Err(EINVAL)` — surfaced by `spawn()` as an
+/// `InvalidInput` error — rather than panicking, because this closure runs
+/// post-fork where unwinding is not async-signal-safe;
+/// `io::Error::from_raw_os_error` is allocation-free.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Must only be called inside a `pre_exec` hook (between `fork` and `exec`):
+/// it calls only async-signal-safe libc functions (`prctl`, `getppid`,
+/// `_exit`) and its error paths build errors via `from_raw_os_error` /
+/// `last_os_error` — never `io::Error::new`/`other`, which allocate. The
+/// debug-only thread guard reads `std::thread::current().id()` from the
+/// fork-copied TLS of the spawning thread; that handle is lazily created,
+/// so in the (rare) case the spawning thread never materialized it this
+/// can allocate — accepted for a debug-only misuse guard.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn bind_to_parent_death(parent_pid: u32, armed_thread: std::thread::ThreadId) -> io::Result<()> {
+    // Post-fork, TLS is a copy of the SPAWNING thread's, so this observes
+    // which thread called `spawn()`.
+    if cfg!(debug_assertions) && std::thread::current().id() != armed_thread {
+        return Err(io::Error::from_raw_os_error(libc::EINVAL));
+    }
+    // SAFETY: prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, …) only sets the calling process's
+    // parent-death signal; it reads/writes no caller memory.
+    if unsafe { libc::prctl(libc::PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, libc::SIGTERM as libc::c_ulong) } == -1 {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    // Parent already gone (pdeathsig can no longer fire): exit instead of
+    // orphaning. A reparented child sees a ppid different from the pid the
+    // spawn site captured.
+    // SAFETY: getppid/_exit are async-signal-safe and take no pointers.
+    if unsafe { libc::getppid() } as u32 != parent_pid {
+        unsafe { libc::_exit(0) };
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Bind the child's lifetime to the spawning process: on Linux the kernel
+/// delivers `SIGTERM` to the child when the parent dies
+/// (`PR_SET_PDEATHSIG`), so helper processes cannot outlive a crashed or
+/// killed grok and pile up on shared hosts. No-op on non-Linux platforms
+/// (macOS and Windows have no pdeathsig equivalent).
+///
+/// **Caveat: pdeathsig binds to the death of the spawning *thread*, not
+/// the process — arm and `spawn()` on a thread that lives as long as the
+/// parent process.** Debug builds enforce arm-thread == spawn-thread: a
+/// mismatch fails the `spawn()` with `InvalidInput` (`EINVAL`).
+///
+/// **Opt-in.** Only use this for helpers that are useless without their
+/// parent (idle inhibitors, protocol children speaking over inherited
+/// pipes). Never apply it to processes designed to outlive the client —
+/// leader daemons, workspace servers, backgrounded user tasks.
+///
+/// Composable with [`detach_std_command`]: `pre_exec` hooks run in
+/// registration order, and `setsid`/`setpgid` do not clear the parent-death
+/// signal, so this can be applied before or after a `detach_*` helper.
+///
+/// Further Linux caveat: the kernel clears the setting across a
+/// setuid/setcap `execve`.
+pub fn kill_on_parent_death_std(cmd: &mut std::process::Command) {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
+        let parent_pid = std::process::id();
+        let armed_thread = std::thread::current().id();
+        // SAFETY: bind_to_parent_death calls only async-signal-safe libc
+        // functions and builds errors without allocating (see its docs for
+        // the debug-only TLS read). Satisfies the pre_exec contract.
+        unsafe {
+            cmd.pre_exec(move || bind_to_parent_death(parent_pid, armed_thread));
+        }
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    {
+        let _ = cmd;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Bind the *current* process's lifetime to its parent: on Linux, arm
+/// `PR_SET_PDEATHSIG(SIGTERM)` so this process is terminated when the
+/// process that spawned it dies. No-op elsewhere.
+///
+/// This is the child-side variant of [`kill_on_parent_death_std`] for protocol
+/// servers whose parents are not spawned from this workspace (IDE clients,
+/// the agent SDKs, `grok-desktop` all spawn `grok agent … stdio`): the
+/// child arms the binding itself at startup instead of relying on every
+/// external spawner to.
+///
+/// Unlike the spawn-time helper there is no ppid race check: a direct
+/// parent at pid 1 is legitimate here (containers where the client is PID
+/// 1), so an already-dead parent is indistinguishable from that case. The
+/// caller's stdin-EOF handling covers the parent-died-before-arm race —
+/// dead parent means closed pipes.
+///
+/// The binding keys off the death of the **parent's thread that spawned
+/// this process** — a property of the spawner that the child can neither
+/// inspect nor enforce (unlike [`kill_on_parent_death_std`], whose debug guard
+/// runs in the spawner). External spawners that fork protocol children
+/// from short-lived worker threads will see the signal early; for the
+/// stdio entrypoints this is equivalent to the parent closing the pipes.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// Returns the `prctl` errno on Linux when the arm fails; the process then
+/// keeps its previous lifetime semantics (stdin-EOF only), so callers
+/// should log the failure. This crate stays logging-free by design —
+/// surfacing the result is the observable seam. Always `Ok(())` on
+/// non-Linux platforms (no-op).
+///
+/// **Opt-in.** Only call from entrypoints that are useless without the
+/// process that spawned them (e.g. stdio transports over inherited pipes).
+/// Never from daemons designed to outlive their spawner.
+pub fn kill_current_process_on_parent_death() -> io::Result<()> {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        // SAFETY: prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, …) only sets the calling process's
+        // parent-death signal; it reads/writes no caller memory.
+        if unsafe { libc::prctl(libc::PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, libc::SIGTERM as libc::c_ulong) } == -1 {
+            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Process group lifecycle
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -644,6 +781,197 @@ mod tests {
         new_process_group(&mut cmd);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn kill_on_parent_death_std_does_not_panic() {
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("echo");
+        kill_on_parent_death_std(&mut cmd);
+    }
+
+    /// Debug builds enforce the top-of-doc caveat that arming and spawning
+    /// happen on the same (long-lived) thread — pdeathsig binds to the
+    /// spawning thread's lifetime, so a cross-thread arm+spawn must fail
+    /// the spawn with `InvalidInput` (`EINVAL` from the pre_exec guard)
+    /// instead of silently binding to the wrong thread. The same-thread
+    /// happy path is covered by `armed_child_survives_while_parent_lives`.
+    #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", debug_assertions))]
+    #[test]
+    fn cross_thread_arming_fails_spawn_in_debug_builds() {
+        let mut cmd = std::thread::spawn(|| {
+            let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("true");
+            kill_on_parent_death_std(&mut cmd);
+            cmd
+        })
+        .join()
+        .expect("arming thread");
+        cmd.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        let error = cmd
+            .spawn()
+            .expect_err("cross-thread arm+spawn must fail in debug builds");
+        assert_eq!(
+            error.kind(),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+            "expected the EINVAL thread guard, got: {error}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // ── parent-death binding integration tests (Linux) ──────────
+    //
+    // The scenario needs a real intermediate parent process, so the test
+    // binary re-execs itself (the `stderr_redirect_roundtrip_subprocess`
+    // pattern): the driver spawns `pdeathsig_intermediate_entry`, which
+    // spawns a long-sleeping grandchild armed with the helper and exits;
+    // the driver then asserts the grandchild dies with it.
+
+    /// Env marker dispatching the re-exec'd test binary into the
+    /// intermediate-parent logic.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    const PDEATHSIG_INTERMEDIATE_ENV: &str = "__XAI_TTY_UTILS_PDEATHSIG_INTERMEDIATE";
+
+    /// Intermediate parent: spawn the armed grandchild, report its pid on
+    /// stdout, linger briefly so the driver can observe it alive, then exit
+    /// (which must take the grandchild down via pdeathsig).
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[test]
+    fn pdeathsig_intermediate_entry() {
+        if std::env::var_os(PDEATHSIG_INTERMEDIATE_ENV).is_none() {
+            return; // skip when not invoked as the re-exec'd intermediate
+        }
+
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("sleep");
+        cmd.arg("300")
+            .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        // Composability under test: detach (setsid) plus parent-death
+        // binding on the same command, in the documented order.
+        detach_std_command(&mut cmd);
+        kill_on_parent_death_std(&mut cmd);
+        let child = cmd.spawn().expect("spawn armed grandchild");
+        println!("grandchild:{}", child.id());
+        // Do not reap: the grandchild must outlive this handle and die only
+        // via pdeathsig when this process exits.
+        std::mem::forget(child);
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
+    }
+
+    /// A child spawned with [`kill_on_parent_death_std`] must not outlive
+    /// its parent: the kernel SIGTERMs it when the parent exits.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[test]
+    fn armed_child_dies_when_parent_exits() {
+        let exe = std::env::current_exe().expect("current_exe");
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(exe);
+        cmd.arg("--exact")
+            .arg("tests::pdeathsig_intermediate_entry")
+            .arg("--nocapture")
+            .arg("--test-threads=1")
+            .env(PDEATHSIG_INTERMEDIATE_ENV, "1")
+            // The intermediate is a fresh libtest run of exactly one filtered
+            // test. Strip Bazel's per-shard env so a `shard_count` build can't
+            // partition that single test into another shard (running zero
+            // tests), and drop any inherited filter.
+            .env_remove("TEST_SHARD_INDEX")
+            .env_remove("TEST_TOTAL_SHARDS")
+            .env_remove("TEST_SHARD_STATUS_FILE")
+            .env_remove("TESTBRIDGE_TEST_ONLY")
+            .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        let mut intermediate = cmd.spawn().expect("spawn intermediate test process");
+
+        // Grandchild pid from the intermediate's stdout. Substring-match, not
+        // line-prefix parsing: with `--nocapture` libtest prints the
+        // `test tests::… ... ` header WITHOUT a trailing newline, so the
+        // reported pid shares its line with harness chrome.
+        let stdout = intermediate.stdout.take().expect("piped stdout");
+        let mut reader = std::io::BufReader::new(stdout);
+        let mut seen: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        let grandchild_pid = loop {
+            use std::io::BufRead as _;
+            let mut line = String::new();
+            let n = reader
+                .read_line(&mut line)
+                .expect("read intermediate stdout");
+            assert_ne!(
+                n, 0,
+                "intermediate exited without reporting a grandchild; stdout seen: {seen:?}"
+            );
+            if let Some(idx) = line.find("grandchild:") {
+                let digits: String = line[idx + "grandchild:".len()..]
+                    .chars()
+                    .take_while(char::is_ascii_digit)
+                    .collect();
+                break digits.parse::<i32>().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    panic!("parse grandchild pid from {line:?}: {e}");
+                });
+            }
+            seen.push(line);
+        };
+
+        // `kill(pid, 0)` succeeds on zombies, and under a non-reaping
+        // subreaper (e.g. a test process-wrapper) the orphaned grandchild can
+        // linger as a zombie after the SIGTERM. Treat zombie as dead: the
+        // signal did its job.
+        let alive = |pid: i32| match std::fs::read_to_string(format!("/proc/{pid}/stat")) {
+            Err(_) => false,
+            Ok(stat) => {
+                // Field 3 (state) is the first token after the last ')' —
+                // comm can itself contain ')'.
+                let state = stat
+                    .rsplit_once(')')
+                    .and_then(|(_, rest)| rest.trim_start().chars().next());
+                state != Some('Z')
+            }
+        };
+        assert!(
+            alive(grandchild_pid),
+            "grandchild should be running while its parent is alive"
+        );
+
+        let status = intermediate.wait().expect("wait intermediate");
+        assert!(status.success(), "intermediate test run failed: {status:?}");
+
+        // Parent gone — the armed grandchild must be SIGTERMed by the kernel
+        // (orphan → reparent → reap → ESRCH). Poll with a deadline.
+        let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(10);
+        while alive(grandchild_pid) && std::time::Instant::now() < deadline {
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
+        }
+        assert!(
+            !alive(grandchild_pid),
+            "grandchild pid {grandchild_pid} outlived its parent despite \
+             kill_on_parent_death_std (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG not effective)"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The binding must be one-directional: a live parent keeps its armed
+    /// child alive (no false-positive from the ppid race check or from
+    /// composing with `detach_std_command`).
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[test]
+    fn armed_child_survives_while_parent_lives() {
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("sleep");
+        cmd.arg("60")
+            .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        detach_std_command(&mut cmd);
+        kill_on_parent_death_std(&mut cmd);
+        let mut child = cmd.spawn().expect("spawn armed child");
+
+        // The binding must not kill a child whose parent (this process) is
+        // alive and whose ppid matches the captured pid.
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        assert!(
+            child.try_wait().expect("try_wait").is_none(),
+            "armed child died even though its parent is still alive"
+        );
+        child.kill().expect("kill child");
+        child.wait().expect("reap child");
+    }
+
     fn wsl_env(pairs: &[(&str, &str)]) -> HashMap<String, String> {
         pairs
             .iter()