feat(ios): v0.13 read-only catch-up — goal pill, queue chip, Kanban diagnostics, Curator archived, Platforms (WS-9)

Mirrors the v0.13 surfaces from WS-2 (Persistent Goals + ACP /queue),
WS-3 (Kanban diagnostics + hallucination gate), WS-4 (Curator archive),
and WS-5 (Google Chat platform + cross-platform allowlists + behavior
toggles) onto ScarfGo. Per Phase H precedent, every iOS surface is
strictly read-only — write verbs (Verify / Reject, /goal --clear, queue
send, allowlist editing, archive Restore / Prune) live on Mac in v2.8.0
and are deferred to v2.8.x.

Five iOS additions, all capability-gated so pre-v0.13 hosts see the
v2.7.5 layout unchanged:

1. Chat — goal pill ("Goal: <text>") and queue chip ("N queued") render
   inside `projectContextBar` whenever a project, goal, or queue is
   present. The bar is no longer project-only; goal/queue chips render
   even outside a project chat. Goal text scales with Dynamic Type
   (semantic `.subheadline`); the full untruncated text rides VoiceOver
   via the chip's accessibility label.
2. Kanban — `ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet` gains a `retries: N` chip in the
   header `FlowLayout`, a yellow "Worker-created — verify on Mac" badge
   for `pending` hallucination state, a red "Auto-blocked" banner with
   the server-supplied `auto_blocked_reason`, and tappable diagnostics
   chip-lists (task-level + per-run) that present a new
   `DiagnosticDetailSheet` with kind / severity / message / timestamp.
   No Verify or Reject buttons; the badge copy points users to the Mac
   app.
3. Curator — `CuratorView` appends a read-only "Archived" section that
   loads via `viewModel.loadArchive()` on appear and pull-to-refresh.
   Per-row name + category badge + reason + archived-at + size; footer
   signposts users to the Mac app for Restore / Prune.
4. Settings → Platforms — adds a Google Chat status row (configured /
   not configured), busy-ack and restart-notification rows summarized
   across `gatewayPlatforms` (yes / no / mixed (N platforms)), and
   collapsed DisclosureGroups for allowed channels / chats / rooms with
   monospaced "platform: id" entries when expanded. No editor.
5. Settings — green "v0.13 features active" `ScarfBadge` above the
   quick-edits section when `caps.isV013OrLater`. Tap presents a new
   `V013FeaturesSheet` listing the six v0.13 surfaces with one-sentence
   summaries; the section footer is explicit that editing lives on Mac.

Implements WS-9 of Scarf v2.8.0 (Hermes v0.13.0 catch-up).
Plan: scarf/docs/v2.8/WS-9-ios-v0.13-plan.md (on coordination/v2.8.0-plans).

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

CLAUDE.md

@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ v0.10.0 introduced the **Tool Gateway** — paid Nous Portal subscribers route w
 
 **Keep `ModelCatalogService.overlayOnlyProviders` in sync** with `HERMES_OVERLAYS` in `~/.hermes/hermes-agent/hermes_cli/providers.py`. When Hermes adds a new overlay-only provider, mirror the entry (display name, base URL, auth type, subscription-gated flag, doc URL) or the picker won't reach it.
 
+**Keep `ModelCatalogService.modelAliases` in sync** with Hermes's deprecated-model-ID map (currently release-notes-only upstream; the canonical successor lives in `hermes_cli/providers.py` if/when upstream tracks it in code). Drift here means a user's old model ID stops resolving in the picker even though Hermes still accepts it at runtime.
+
+**Keep `ModelCatalogService.demotedProviders` in sync** with the deprioritized-provider list in `hermes-agent/hermes_cli/providers.py`. Drift means Vercel AI Gateway (or any future demoted provider) sorts in the wrong position in Scarf's picker.
+
 ## Kanban v3: drag-and-drop board + per-project tenants (v2.7.5)
 
 Scarf v2.7.5 promotes Kanban from a read-only list to a full board with drag-and-drop, every Hermes write verb wired up, and per-project boards bound to a Scarf-minted tenant slug. The list view is preserved as a `Board | List` toggle for accessibility / narrow-window fallback.

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/ACP/ACPClient.swift

@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ public actor ACPClient {
         let result = try await sendRequest(method: "session/prompt", params: params)
         let dict = result?.dictValue ?? [:]
         let usage = dict["usage"] as? [String: Any] ?? [:]
+        // TODO(WS-8-Q1): Confirm wire field name once v0.13 Hermes is
+        // available. We tolerate camelCase + snake_case to match the rest
+        // of the ACP payload's mixed conventions; if Hermes routes the
+        // count through a `session/update` notification instead, this
+        // decode is a no-op and the ACPEvent path takes over.
+        let compression = (usage["compressionCount"] as? Int)
+            ?? (usage["compression_count"] as? Int)
+            ?? 0
 
         statusMessage = "Ready"
         return ACPPromptResult(
@@ -318,7 +326,8 @@ public actor ACPClient {
             inputTokens: usage["inputTokens"] as? Int ?? 0,
             outputTokens: usage["outputTokens"] as? Int ?? 0,
             thoughtTokens: usage["thoughtTokens"] as? Int ?? 0,
-            cachedReadTokens: usage["cachedReadTokens"] as? Int ?? 0
+            cachedReadTokens: usage["cachedReadTokens"] as? Int ?? 0,
+            compressionCount: compression
         )
     }
 

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/ACPMessages.swift

@@ -243,19 +243,32 @@ public struct ACPPromptResult: Sendable {
     public let outputTokens: Int
     public let thoughtTokens: Int
     public let cachedReadTokens: Int
+    /// Number of automatic context compactions Hermes has performed on this
+    /// session so far. v0.13+ — older Hermes hosts always return 0, which
+    /// the chat status bar treats as "hide chip". Optional in the wire
+    /// payload; folded into a non-optional `Int` here with a 0 default so
+    /// the rest of the pipeline doesn't need to nil-check.
+    // TODO(WS-8-Q1): Verify that v0.13 Hermes emits the count on
+    // `session/prompt`'s `usage` blob (assumed here). If it lands on a
+    // separate `session/update` notification instead, this becomes a new
+    // ACPEvent case + a branch in RichChatViewModel.handleACPEvent — wire
+    // shape is documented in the WS-8 plan as the bigger fix path.
+    public let compressionCount: Int
 
     public init(
         stopReason: String,
         inputTokens: Int,
         outputTokens: Int,
         thoughtTokens: Int,
-        cachedReadTokens: Int
+        cachedReadTokens: Int,
+        compressionCount: Int = 0
     ) {
         self.stopReason = stopReason
         self.inputTokens = inputTokens
         self.outputTokens = outputTokens
         self.thoughtTokens = thoughtTokens
         self.cachedReadTokens = cachedReadTokens
+        self.compressionCount = compressionCount
     }
 }
 

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/GatewayAllowlistKind.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Hermes v0.13 added cross-platform recipient allowlists to the Messaging
+/// Gateway. Each platform stores the list under a different YAML key
+/// depending on the platform's primary noun for "addressable destination":
+///
+/// - **`allowed_channels`** — Slack, Mattermost, Google Chat
+/// - **`allowed_chats`** — Telegram, WhatsApp
+/// - **`allowed_rooms`** — Matrix, DingTalk
+///
+/// `GatewayAllowlistKind` encodes the (platform → key) mapping plus a few
+/// presentation hints (placeholder strings, singular noun) so the allowlist
+/// editor can render the right copy without the per-platform setup view
+/// needing to know the YAML shape.
+public enum GatewayAllowlistKind: String, Sendable, Equatable {
+    case channels   // -> allowed_channels
+    case chats      // -> allowed_chats
+    case rooms      // -> allowed_rooms
+
+    /// YAML scalar key segment under `gateway.platforms.<platform>.<key>`.
+    public var yamlKey: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .channels: return "allowed_channels"
+        case .chats:    return "allowed_chats"
+        case .rooms:    return "allowed_rooms"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Placeholder copy for the editor's "add row" text field. Picks the
+    /// most common identifier shape per platform family — Slack channel IDs
+    /// for `channels`, Telegram username/numeric for `chats`, Matrix room
+    /// IDs for `rooms`. Users can paste in any platform-specific format the
+    /// gateway accepts; this is a hint, not validation.
+    public var inputPlaceholder: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .channels: return "C0123ABCD or #channel-name"
+        case .chats:    return "@username or 12345678"
+        case .rooms:    return "!RoomId:matrix.org"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Singular noun for prose surfaces ("Add a channel", "1 chat allowed",
+    /// "0 rooms"). Capitalization is the caller's responsibility.
+    public var noun: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .channels: return "channel"
+        case .chats:    return "chat"
+        case .rooms:    return "room"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Plural noun for headings + counts.
+    public var pluralNoun: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .channels: return "channels"
+        case .chats:    return "chats"
+        case .rooms:    return "rooms"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Map a Hermes platform identifier to the allowlist kind it supports.
+    /// Returns `nil` for platforms without v0.13 allowlist support
+    /// (`cli`, `signal`, `email`, `imessage`, `homeassistant`, `webhook`,
+    /// `yuanbao`, `microsoft-teams`, `feishu`, `discord`).
+    ///
+    /// `googlechat` and `google-chat` both map to `.channels` so we round-trip
+    /// regardless of which spelling Hermes lands on. // TODO(WS-5-Q1)
+    public static func kind(for platform: String) -> GatewayAllowlistKind? {
+        switch platform {
+        case "slack", "mattermost", "google-chat", "googlechat": return .channels
+        case "telegram", "whatsapp":                              return .chats
+        case "matrix", "dingtalk":                                return .rooms
+        default: return nil
+        }
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/GatewayPlatformSettings.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Per-platform Messaging Gateway settings introduced in Hermes v0.13. Bundles
+/// the allowlist (the platform-appropriate flavor of `allowed_channels` /
+/// `allowed_chats` / `allowed_rooms`) and three behavior toggles
+/// (`busy_ack_enabled`, `gateway_restart_notification`,
+/// `slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds`).
+///
+/// The struct carries all three list fields so a single shape fits every
+/// platform; only the field matching `GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for:)` is
+/// surfaced in the editor for a given platform. The other two stay empty
+/// and round-trip through the YAML parser unchanged.
+///
+/// **Defaults track Hermes v0.13.** `busyAckEnabled = true`,
+/// `gatewayRestartNotification = false`, `slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds = 0`
+/// (disabled). An "all-default" instance therefore produces no `gateway:`
+/// block in YAML — see `HermesConfig+YAML` parsing logic which only inserts
+/// an entry into `gatewayPlatforms` when at least one v0.13 key is present
+/// in the file.
+public struct GatewayPlatformSettings: Sendable, Equatable {
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.allowed_channels` — Slack, Mattermost,
+    /// Google Chat. Empty when the platform doesn't use channels.
+    public var allowedChannels: [String]
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.allowed_chats` — Telegram, WhatsApp.
+    /// Empty when the platform doesn't use chats.
+    public var allowedChats: [String]
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.allowed_rooms` — Matrix, DingTalk.
+    /// Empty when the platform doesn't use rooms.
+    public var allowedRooms: [String]
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.busy_ack_enabled`. Default `true` — set
+    /// to `false` to suppress per-message "agent is working…" acks.
+    public var busyAckEnabled: Bool
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.gateway_restart_notification`. Default
+    /// `false` — set to `true` to post a "Gateway restarted" notice on boot.
+    public var gatewayRestartNotification: Bool
+    /// `gateway.platforms.<platform>.slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds`.
+    /// Default `0` (disabled). Positive values auto-delete slash-command
+    /// notices after N seconds.
+    public var slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds: Int
+
+    public init(
+        allowedChannels: [String] = [],
+        allowedChats: [String] = [],
+        allowedRooms: [String] = [],
+        busyAckEnabled: Bool = true,
+        gatewayRestartNotification: Bool = false,
+        slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds: Int = 0
+    ) {
+        self.allowedChannels = allowedChannels
+        self.allowedChats = allowedChats
+        self.allowedRooms = allowedRooms
+        self.busyAckEnabled = busyAckEnabled
+        self.gatewayRestartNotification = gatewayRestartNotification
+        self.slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds = slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds
+    }
+
+    /// All-default instance. `HermesConfig.empty` initializes
+    /// `gatewayPlatforms: [:]` so this is rarely used directly; provided
+    /// for symmetry with the other settings types.
+    public static let empty = GatewayPlatformSettings()
+
+    /// The list field matching this allowlist kind, or `nil` for
+    /// platforms without an allowlist surface.
+    public func items(for kind: GatewayAllowlistKind) -> [String] {
+        switch kind {
+        case .channels: return allowedChannels
+        case .chats:    return allowedChats
+        case .rooms:    return allowedRooms
+        }
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesActiveGoal.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Optimistic local mirror of the agent's currently-locked goal (set via
+/// the `/goal <text>` slash command, Hermes v0.13+). Scarf records this
+/// the moment the user sends `/goal …` so the chat header pill appears
+/// synchronously, without waiting for a server round-trip. There is no
+/// authoritative read-back path in v2.8.0 — see WS-2 plan Q1.
+///
+/// Plain value type, no mutation API. Drives the goal pill in
+/// `SessionInfoBar` and the inspector contextual menu.
+public struct HermesActiveGoal: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable {
+    /// The user's verbatim goal text (post-trim).
+    public let text: String
+    /// When Scarf observed the `/goal` send. Local clock — not the
+    /// server's authoritative timestamp.
+    public let setAt: Date
+
+    public var id: String {
+        text + "@" + ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: setAt)
+    }
+
+    public init(text: String, setAt: Date) {
+        self.text = text
+        self.setAt = setAt
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesConfig.swift

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ public struct DisplaySettings: Sendable, Equatable {
     public var toolProgressCommand: Bool
     public var toolPreviewLength: Int
     public var busyInputMode: String           // e.g. "interrupt"
+    /// Static-message translation language. v0.13+. Empty string means
+    /// "follow Hermes default" — the picker collapses both empty-string
+    /// and `"en"` to "English" in display, but only writes a value when
+    /// the user explicitly picks one. Persisted via
+    /// `hermes config set display.language <code>`. Supported values per
+    /// v0.13 release notes: `en`, `zh`, `ja`, `de`, `es`, `fr`, `uk`, `tr`.
+    public var language: String
 
 
     public init(
@@ -46,7 +53,8 @@ public struct DisplaySettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         inlineDiffs: Bool,
         toolProgressCommand: Bool,
         toolPreviewLength: Int,
-        busyInputMode: String
+        busyInputMode: String,
+        language: String = ""
     ) {
         self.skin = skin
         self.compact = compact
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@ public struct DisplaySettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         self.toolProgressCommand = toolProgressCommand
         self.toolPreviewLength = toolPreviewLength
         self.busyInputMode = busyInputMode
+        self.language = language
     }
     public nonisolated static let empty = DisplaySettings(
         skin: "default",
@@ -65,7 +74,8 @@ public struct DisplaySettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         inlineDiffs: true,
         toolProgressCommand: false,
         toolPreviewLength: 0,
-        busyInputMode: "interrupt"
+        busyInputMode: "interrupt",
+        language: ""
     )
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +200,15 @@ public struct VoiceSettings: Sendable, Equatable {
     public var ttsOpenAIVoice: String
     public var ttsNeuTTSModel: String
     public var ttsNeuTTSDevice: String
+    /// xAI TTS voice identifier. v0.13+ — xAI shipped TTS earlier but the
+    /// custom-voice / cloning surface is the v0.13 add-on.
+    // TODO(WS-8-Q2): Confirm key name vs `tts.xai.voice` /
+    // `tts.xai.voice_id` / a top-level `tts.xai_voice` once a v0.13
+    // host is on hand. The setter / YAML reader follow whatever this
+    // field name implies.
+    public var ttsXAIVoiceID: String
+    /// xAI TTS model identifier. v0.13+. Mirrors the elevenlabs shape.
+    public var ttsXAIModel: String
 
     // STT
     public var sttEnabled: Bool
@@ -217,7 +236,9 @@ public struct VoiceSettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         sttLocalModel: String,
         sttLocalLanguage: String,
         sttOpenAIModel: String,
-        sttMistralModel: String
+        sttMistralModel: String,
+        ttsXAIVoiceID: String = "",
+        ttsXAIModel: String = ""
     ) {
         self.recordKey = recordKey
         self.maxRecordingSeconds = maxRecordingSeconds
@@ -230,6 +251,8 @@ public struct VoiceSettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         self.ttsOpenAIVoice = ttsOpenAIVoice
         self.ttsNeuTTSModel = ttsNeuTTSModel
         self.ttsNeuTTSDevice = ttsNeuTTSDevice
+        self.ttsXAIVoiceID = ttsXAIVoiceID
+        self.ttsXAIModel = ttsXAIModel
         self.sttEnabled = sttEnabled
         self.sttProvider = sttProvider
         self.sttLocalModel = sttLocalModel
@@ -254,7 +277,9 @@ public struct VoiceSettings: Sendable, Equatable {
         sttLocalModel: "base",
         sttLocalLanguage: "",
         sttOpenAIModel: "whisper-1",
-        sttMistralModel: "voxtral-mini-latest"
+        sttMistralModel: "voxtral-mini-latest",
+        ttsXAIVoiceID: "",
+        ttsXAIModel: ""
     )
 }
 
@@ -666,6 +691,48 @@ public struct HermesConfig: Sendable {
     /// final reply (provider/model/cost/turn count). Off by default;
     /// useful for cost auditing and screen-recording demos.
     public var runtimeMetadataFooter: Bool
+    /// Pre-v0.13: single combined Web Tools backend at `web_tools.backend`.
+    /// v0.13 split this into per-capability keys (see below). Kept readable
+    /// for round-trip compatibility on hosts that never migrated; v0.13+
+    /// hosts ignore this scalar and read the split keys instead.
+    public var webToolsBackend: String
+    /// v0.13+: `web_tools.search.backend`. SearXNG is search-only and
+    /// can land here. Pre-v0.13 hosts default to the same value as the
+    /// combined backend.
+    public var webToolsSearchBackend: String
+    /// v0.13+: `web_tools.extract.backend`. Pre-v0.13 hosts default to
+    /// the same value as the combined backend.
+    public var webToolsExtractBackend: String
+
+    // -- Hermes v0.13 additions ----------------------------------------
+    // Per-platform Messaging Gateway settings dictionary keyed by Hermes
+    // platform identifier (`slack`, `telegram`, `matrix`, `mattermost`,
+    // `whatsapp`, `dingtalk`, `google-chat`). Populated only for platforms
+    // whose `gateway.platforms.<platform>.*` block exists in config.yaml —
+    // platforms without an explicit block don't appear in the dictionary.
+    // Editing surfaces (per-platform setup forms) read with a `?? .empty`
+    // fallback so a missing entry behaves identically to an all-default
+    // entry.
+    public var gatewayPlatforms: [String: GatewayPlatformSettings]
+
+    /// `image_gen.model` (v0.13+) — overrides the per-provider default
+    /// image-gen model. Empty string means "let Hermes pick the
+    /// provider default". Hermes v0.12 advertised this key but ignored
+    /// it; Scarf's `AuxiliaryTab` only renders the picker when
+    /// `HermesCapabilities.hasImageGenModel` is `true`.
+    public var imageGenModel: String
+
+    /// `openrouter.response_cache.enabled` (v0.13+) — when true, Hermes
+    /// asks OpenRouter to cache responses for repeat prompts within a
+    /// session. Off by default in Scarf's parser per WS-6 plan
+    /// recommendation. UI gated on
+    /// `HermesCapabilities.hasOpenRouterResponseCache`.
+    // TODO(WS-6-Q1): the exact YAML key shape is provisional. Verify
+    // against a v0.13 host's `hermes config check` output before
+    // shipping (see WS-6-plan §Open Questions #1). Candidate alternative
+    // shapes: `providers.openrouter.response_cache_enabled` or
+    // `prompt_caching.openrouter.enabled`.
+    public var openrouterResponseCacheEnabled: Bool
 
     // Grouped blocks
     public var display: DisplaySettings
@@ -747,11 +814,23 @@ public struct HermesConfig: Sendable {
         homeAssistant: HomeAssistantSettings,
         cacheTTL: String = "5m",
         redactionEnabled: Bool = false,
-        runtimeMetadataFooter: Bool = false
+        runtimeMetadataFooter: Bool = false,
+        gatewayPlatforms: [String: GatewayPlatformSettings] = [:],
+        imageGenModel: String = "",
+        openrouterResponseCacheEnabled: Bool = false,
+        webToolsBackend: String = "duckduckgo",
+        webToolsSearchBackend: String = "duckduckgo",
+        webToolsExtractBackend: String = "reader"
     ) {
         self.cacheTTL = cacheTTL
         self.redactionEnabled = redactionEnabled
         self.runtimeMetadataFooter = runtimeMetadataFooter
+        self.gatewayPlatforms = gatewayPlatforms
+        self.imageGenModel = imageGenModel
+        self.openrouterResponseCacheEnabled = openrouterResponseCacheEnabled
+        self.webToolsBackend = webToolsBackend
+        self.webToolsSearchBackend = webToolsSearchBackend
+        self.webToolsExtractBackend = webToolsExtractBackend
         self.model = model
         self.provider = provider
         self.maxTurns = maxTurns

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesCronJob.swift

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
     /// job's prompt. YAML-only field today (no `--context-from` CLI
     /// flag yet) — Scarf displays it but doesn't write it.
     public nonisolated let contextFrom: [String]?
+    /// Hermes v0.13+ — script-only watchdog mode. When `true` the
+    /// pre-run script runs but the AI turn is skipped. `nil` means the
+    /// jobs.json file is pre-v0.13 (treat as `false`); `false` is the
+    /// explicit v0.13+ default. Capability-gated on `hasCronNoAgent`
+    /// at all write call sites.
+    public nonisolated let noAgent: Bool?
 
     public enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case id, name, prompt, skills, model, schedule, enabled, state, deliver, silent
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
         case timeoutSeconds = "timeout_seconds"
         case workdir
         case contextFrom = "context_from"
+        case noAgent = "no_agent"
     }
 
     /// Memberwise init. Swift doesn't synthesize one for us because
@@ -66,7 +73,8 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
         timeoutSeconds: Int? = nil,
         silent: Bool? = nil,
         workdir: String? = nil,
-        contextFrom: [String]? = nil
+        contextFrom: [String]? = nil,
+        noAgent: Bool? = nil
     ) {
         self.id = id
         self.name = name
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
         self.silent = silent
         self.workdir = workdir
         self.contextFrom = contextFrom
+        self.noAgent = noAgent
     }
 
     public nonisolated init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
@@ -112,6 +121,7 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
         self.silent            = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .silent)
         self.workdir           = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .workdir)
         self.contextFrom       = try c.decodeIfPresent([String].self, forKey: .contextFrom)
+        self.noAgent           = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .noAgent)
     }
 
     public nonisolated func encode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
@@ -136,6 +146,7 @@ public struct HermesCronJob: Identifiable, Sendable, Codable {
         try c.encodeIfPresent(silent, forKey: .silent)
         try c.encodeIfPresent(workdir, forKey: .workdir)
         try c.encodeIfPresent(contextFrom, forKey: .contextFrom)
+        try c.encodeIfPresent(noAgent, forKey: .noAgent)
     }
 
     public nonisolated var stateIcon: String {

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesKanbanDiagnostic.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// A structured signal Hermes emits when it observes worker / task
+/// distress. Hermes v0.13 introduced a generic diagnostics engine that
+/// attaches these to a task (cross-run signals) and/or a run (per-attempt
+/// signals). Pre-v0.13 hosts never emit diagnostics so the array decodes
+/// empty and downstream UI no-ops.
+///
+/// **Wire shape (best inference from release notes — verify against live
+/// JSON during integration):** an array of objects with `kind`, optional
+/// `message`, optional `detected_at` (ISO-8601 string OR Unix integer,
+/// matching the rest of `HermesKanbanTask`'s timestamp tolerance).
+///
+/// **Forward compat:** `kind` stays a `String` so a future Hermes can
+/// add new diagnostic kinds without a Scarf release. `KanbanDiagnosticKind`
+/// is the typed mirror — it falls back to `.unknown` for unrecognized
+/// kinds and renders the raw string verbatim.
+public struct HermesKanbanDiagnostic: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
+    /// Synthetic id — not on the wire. Lets SwiftUI `ForEach` over a
+    /// diagnostic array without forcing a deterministic id from the
+    /// server (Hermes doesn't currently mint one).
+    public let id: UUID
+    /// Wire-side `kind` string. Compared case-insensitively via
+    /// `KanbanDiagnosticKind.from(_:)`.
+    public let kind: String
+    /// Human-friendly elaboration ("no heartbeat for 4m20s", "exit code
+    /// 0 with no complete call", etc.). May be nil; render the raw
+    /// `kind` then.
+    public let message: String?
+    /// ISO-8601 string. Decoder accepts Unix integer seconds (Hermes's
+    /// SQLite-backed shape) and converts to ISO-8601 so consumers see
+    /// one type — same pattern as `HermesKanbanTask.decodeFlexibleTimestamp`.
+    public let detectedAt: String?
+
+    public init(
+        kind: String,
+        message: String? = nil,
+        detectedAt: String? = nil
+    ) {
+        self.id = UUID()
+        self.kind = kind
+        self.message = message
+        self.detectedAt = detectedAt
+    }
+
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case kind
+        case message
+        case detectedAt = "detected_at"
+    }
+
+    public init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
+        let c = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        self.id = UUID()
+        self.kind = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .kind) ?? "unknown"
+        self.message = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .message)
+        // Flexible timestamp decode mirrors HermesKanbanTask's pattern.
+        if !c.contains(.detectedAt) {
+            self.detectedAt = nil
+        } else if let unix = try? c.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .detectedAt) {
+            let date = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: unix)
+            self.detectedAt = Self.isoFormatter.string(from: date)
+        } else {
+            self.detectedAt = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .detectedAt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func encode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
+        var c = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        try c.encode(kind, forKey: .kind)
+        try c.encodeIfPresent(message, forKey: .message)
+        try c.encodeIfPresent(detectedAt, forKey: .detectedAt)
+    }
+
+    public static func == (lhs: HermesKanbanDiagnostic, rhs: HermesKanbanDiagnostic) -> Bool {
+        // Compare on wire fields, not synthetic id — round-trip decoding
+        // mints fresh ids.
+        lhs.kind == rhs.kind
+            && lhs.message == rhs.message
+            && lhs.detectedAt == rhs.detectedAt
+    }
+
+    private static let isoFormatter: ISO8601DateFormatter = {
+        let f = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        f.formatOptions = [.withInternetDateTime]
+        return f
+    }()
+}
+
+// MARK: - Typed mirror
+
+/// Typed view of `HermesKanbanDiagnostic.kind`. Models keep the raw
+/// string for forward compatibility; UI helpers read this enum to pick
+/// the right glyph + tint without string-matching at every callsite.
+///
+/// `unknown` is the fallback for any kind a future Hermes adds that
+/// Scarf doesn't recognize. Views render the raw string verbatim in
+/// that case so the user still sees what Hermes flagged.
+// TODO(WS-3-Q5): The exact `kind` string for darwin-zombie detection is
+// inferred from the v0.13 release notes ("Detect darwin zombie workers");
+// confirm against live `hermes kanban show --json` output during
+// integration. Same for `worker_exit_no_complete` and the heartbeat-stalled
+// kinds — typed mirror falls through to `.unknown` if the wire string
+// drifts, and the raw string is still rendered.
+public enum KanbanDiagnosticKind: String, Sendable, CaseIterable {
+    case heartbeatStalled = "heartbeat_stalled"
+    case toolErrorLoop = "tool_error_loop"
+    case retryCapHit = "retry_cap_hit"
+    case unboundedRetry = "unbounded_retry"
+    case darwinZombieDetected = "darwin_zombie_detected"
+    case spawnFailure = "spawn_failure"
+    case workerExitNoComplete = "worker_exit_no_complete"
+    case unknown
+
+    /// Map a wire string (case-insensitive) to a typed kind. Unknown
+    /// values fall through to `.unknown` so callers can still surface
+    /// the raw string.
+    public static func from(_ raw: String) -> KanbanDiagnosticKind {
+        KanbanDiagnosticKind(rawValue: raw.lowercased()) ?? .unknown
+    }
+
+    /// SF Symbol name to render alongside the diagnostic. View code
+    /// reaches through the typed enum so glyph choices live in one
+    /// place.
+    public var glyphName: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .heartbeatStalled:     return "waveform.path.badge.minus"
+        case .toolErrorLoop:        return "arrow.triangle.2.circlepath.exclamationmark"
+        case .retryCapHit:          return "nosign"
+        case .unboundedRetry:       return "arrow.clockwise.circle.fill"
+        case .darwinZombieDetected: return "apple.logo"
+        case .spawnFailure:         return "bolt.slash"
+        case .workerExitNoComplete: return "figure.walk.departure"
+        case .unknown:              return "stethoscope"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Severity tier for this kind — drives badge tint. `.danger` for
+    /// terminal-class signals (retry cap hit, zombie, spawn failure);
+    /// `.warning` for recoverable signals (heartbeat stalled, tool
+    /// error loop); `.neutral` only for unknown / forward-compat kinds.
+    public var severity: DiagnosticSeverity {
+        switch self {
+        case .retryCapHit, .darwinZombieDetected, .spawnFailure:
+            return .danger
+        case .heartbeatStalled, .toolErrorLoop, .unboundedRetry, .workerExitNoComplete:
+            return .warning
+        case .unknown:
+            return .neutral
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum DiagnosticSeverity: Sendable {
+        case warning
+        case danger
+        case neutral
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesKanbanRun.swift

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
     /// raw string so we don't lock the typed shape.
     public let metadataJSON: String?
 
+    // v0.13 (v2026.5.7) fields. Both Optional / empty-default so a v0.12
+    // host's run row decodes without error.
+    /// Per-attempt distress signals. Cross-run signals (retry cap hit,
+    /// etc.) hang off `HermesKanbanTask.diagnostics`; in-flight signals
+    /// (heartbeat stalled, darwin zombie detected) attach here.
+    public let diagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic]
+    /// Server-side unified failure counter (renamed from three separate
+    /// spawn / timeout / crash counters in v0.13). Optional — when nil,
+    /// callers fall back to counting failed runs in the runs array.
+    // TODO(WS-3-Q4): Verify whether v0.13 exposes this field on the per-run
+    // shape OR only at the task level. Tolerant decode handles either.
+    public let failureCount: Int?
+
     public init(
         id: Int,
         taskId: String,
@@ -40,7 +53,9 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         outcome: String? = nil,
         summary: String? = nil,
         error: String? = nil,
-        metadataJSON: String? = nil
+        metadataJSON: String? = nil,
+        diagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic] = [],
+        failureCount: Int? = nil
     ) {
         self.id = id
         self.taskId = taskId
@@ -58,6 +73,8 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         self.summary = summary
         self.error = error
         self.metadataJSON = metadataJSON
+        self.diagnostics = diagnostics
+        self.failureCount = failureCount
     }
 
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
@@ -77,6 +94,8 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         case summary
         case error
         case metadata
+        case diagnostics
+        case failureCount = "failure_count"
     }
 
     public init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
@@ -120,6 +139,11 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         } else {
             self.metadataJSON = nil
         }
+
+        // v0.13 diagnostics array — `try?` so a malformed entry doesn't
+        // poison the whole run row. Empty default for pre-v0.13 hosts.
+        self.diagnostics = (try? c.decodeIfPresent([HermesKanbanDiagnostic].self, forKey: .diagnostics)) ?? []
+        self.failureCount = try c.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .failureCount)
     }
 
     public func encode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
@@ -140,5 +164,7 @@ public struct HermesKanbanRun: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         try c.encodeIfPresent(summary, forKey: .summary)
         try c.encodeIfPresent(error, forKey: .error)
         try c.encodeIfPresent(metadataJSON, forKey: .metadata)
+        try c.encode(diagnostics, forKey: .diagnostics)
+        try c.encodeIfPresent(failureCount, forKey: .failureCount)
     }
 }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesKanbanTask.swift

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import Foundation
 /// `link`/`unlink`, `comment`, `dispatch`).
 ///
 /// Hermes has no `update` verb — `priority` / `title` / `body` /
-/// `tenant` are write-once at create time. Mutations after that are
-/// expressed as state transitions (status, assignee) or new comments.
+/// `tenant` / `max_retries` are write-once at create time. Mutations
+/// after that are expressed as state transitions (status, assignee) or
+/// new comments.
 public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
     public let id: String
     public let title: String
@@ -34,6 +35,29 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
     public let maxRuntimeSeconds: Int?
     public let currentRunId: Int?
 
+    // v0.13 (v2026.5.7) reliability + recovery fields. All Optional with
+    // `nil` decoded for pre-v0.13 hosts so the v2.7.5 surface keeps
+    // rendering unchanged when the connected Hermes hasn't shipped them.
+    /// Per-task retry budget set at create time via `--max-retries N`.
+    /// Hermes pattern is write-once — no `set_max_retries` verb. Scarf
+    /// surfaces this read-only on the inspector header.
+    public let maxRetries: Int?
+    /// Server-supplied reason a task was auto-blocked (e.g. "worker
+    /// exited (code 0) without calling `kanban complete`"). Surfaced
+    /// verbatim in the inspector banner.
+    public let autoBlockedReason: String?
+    /// `pending` / `verified` / `rejected` / nil. Pending means a worker
+    /// claimed it created this card but Hermes hasn't confirmed the
+    /// underlying work exists. Read through `KanbanHallucinationGate.from`
+    /// to map to a typed mirror — kept as a String at the wire level so
+    /// Hermes can add new gate states (e.g. `quarantined`) without a
+    /// Scarf release.
+    public let hallucinationGateStatus: String?
+    /// Cross-run distress signals (retry cap hit, etc.). Per-run signals
+    /// hang off `HermesKanbanRun.diagnostics`. Empty array for pre-v0.13
+    /// hosts AND for tasks the diagnostics engine hasn't flagged.
+    public let diagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic]
+
     public init(
         id: String,
         title: String,
@@ -53,7 +77,11 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         idempotencyKey: String? = nil,
         lastHeartbeatAt: String? = nil,
         maxRuntimeSeconds: Int? = nil,
-        currentRunId: Int? = nil
+        currentRunId: Int? = nil,
+        maxRetries: Int? = nil,
+        autoBlockedReason: String? = nil,
+        hallucinationGateStatus: String? = nil,
+        diagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic] = []
     ) {
         self.id = id
         self.title = title
@@ -74,6 +102,10 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         self.lastHeartbeatAt = lastHeartbeatAt
         self.maxRuntimeSeconds = maxRuntimeSeconds
         self.currentRunId = currentRunId
+        self.maxRetries = maxRetries
+        self.autoBlockedReason = autoBlockedReason
+        self.hallucinationGateStatus = hallucinationGateStatus
+        self.diagnostics = diagnostics
     }
 
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
@@ -89,6 +121,10 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         case lastHeartbeatAt = "last_heartbeat_at"
         case maxRuntimeSeconds = "max_runtime_seconds"
         case currentRunId = "current_run_id"
+        case maxRetries = "max_retries"
+        case autoBlockedReason = "auto_blocked_reason"
+        case hallucinationGateStatus = "hallucination_gate_status"
+        case diagnostics
     }
 
     public init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
@@ -117,6 +153,17 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTask: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable, Codable {
         self.lastHeartbeatAt = try Self.decodeFlexibleTimestamp(c, forKey: .lastHeartbeatAt)
         self.maxRuntimeSeconds = try c.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .maxRuntimeSeconds)
         self.currentRunId = try c.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .currentRunId)
+        // v0.13 fields — every one is `decodeIfPresent` so a v0.12 host's
+        // task row decodes successfully with these all nil/empty. The
+        // tolerant-decode contract is pinned by KanbanModelsTests.
+        self.maxRetries = try c.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .maxRetries)
+        self.autoBlockedReason = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .autoBlockedReason)
+        self.hallucinationGateStatus = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .hallucinationGateStatus)
+        // Wrap diagnostics decode in `try?` so a single malformed entry
+        // (or the whole array being the wrong shape) doesn't poison the
+        // task row — the rest of the decoder still produces a usable
+        // task. Empty default matches the `skills` pattern.
+        self.diagnostics = (try? c.decodeIfPresent([HermesKanbanDiagnostic].self, forKey: .diagnostics)) ?? []
     }
 
     /// Decode a timestamp that may arrive as a Unix integer or an
@@ -209,3 +256,27 @@ public enum KanbanBoardColumn: String, Sendable, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
         .triage, .upNext, .running, .blocked, .done
     ]
 }
+
+// MARK: - Hallucination gate (v0.13)
+
+/// Typed mirror of Hermes v0.13's hallucination-gate state. Worker-created
+/// cards land in `pending` until something verifies the underlying work
+/// exists; Scarf surfaces a Verify / Reject UX above the task body so the
+/// user can act as the verification gate.
+///
+/// Kept separate from `KanbanStatus` because hallucination state is
+/// orthogonal to the lifecycle — a card can be `ready` *and* `pending`,
+/// for example.
+public enum KanbanHallucinationGate: String, Sendable, CaseIterable {
+    case pending
+    case verified
+    case rejected
+
+    /// Map a raw `hallucination_gate_status` string (case-insensitive) to
+    /// a typed gate. Returns nil for empty/nil/unknown values so callers
+    /// can short-circuit "no gate" branches with `if let gate = …`.
+    public static func from(_ raw: String?) -> KanbanHallucinationGate? {
+        guard let raw, !raw.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        return KanbanHallucinationGate(rawValue: raw.lowercased())
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesKanbanTaskDetail.swift

@@ -12,17 +12,27 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTaskDetail: Sendable, Equatable, Codable {
     /// to the worker as upstream context; surfacing them in the
     /// inspector is useful for understanding why a task started.
     public let parentResults: [String: String]
+    /// Envelope-level diagnostics array (sibling to `task`, not nested
+    /// inside it). Defensive — Hermes v0.13's wire shape may attach
+    /// diagnostics to the task itself OR to the envelope.
+    /// `allDiagnostics` dedupes both sources by `(kind, detected_at)`.
+    // TODO(WS-3-Q2): Confirm against live `hermes kanban show --json`
+    // whether diagnostics live on the task envelope, the inner task, or
+    // both. Current decode is tolerant of either.
+    public let envelopeDiagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic]?
 
     public init(
         task: HermesKanbanTask,
         comments: [HermesKanbanComment] = [],
         events: [HermesKanbanEvent] = [],
-        parentResults: [String: String] = [:]
+        parentResults: [String: String] = [:],
+        envelopeDiagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic]? = nil
     ) {
         self.task = task
         self.comments = comments
         self.events = events
         self.parentResults = parentResults
+        self.envelopeDiagnostics = envelopeDiagnostics
     }
 
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
@@ -30,6 +40,7 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTaskDetail: Sendable, Equatable, Codable {
         case comments
         case events
         case parentResults = "parent_results"
+        case envelopeDiagnostics = "diagnostics"
     }
 
     public init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
@@ -48,6 +59,9 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTaskDetail: Sendable, Equatable, Codable {
         self.comments = (try? container.decodeIfPresent([HermesKanbanComment].self, forKey: .comments)) ?? []
         self.events = (try? container.decodeIfPresent([HermesKanbanEvent].self, forKey: .events)) ?? []
         self.parentResults = (try? container.decodeIfPresent([String: String].self, forKey: .parentResults)) ?? [:]
+        // Same `try?` shield as the rest — a malformed envelope
+        // diagnostics array shouldn't reject the whole show response.
+        self.envelopeDiagnostics = try? container.decodeIfPresent([HermesKanbanDiagnostic].self, forKey: .envelopeDiagnostics)
     }
 
     public func encode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
@@ -56,5 +70,20 @@ public struct HermesKanbanTaskDetail: Sendable, Equatable, Codable {
         try c.encode(comments, forKey: .comments)
         try c.encode(events, forKey: .events)
         try c.encode(parentResults, forKey: .parentResults)
+        try c.encodeIfPresent(envelopeDiagnostics, forKey: .envelopeDiagnostics)
+    }
+
+    /// Unified diagnostics view for the inspector. Combines `task.diagnostics`
+    /// with envelope-level diagnostics (when present) and dedupes on the
+    /// `(kind, detectedAt)` tuple. Wire-side dupes are unlikely but cheap to
+    /// filter. Empty for pre-v0.13 hosts.
+    public var allDiagnostics: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic] {
+        let onTask = task.diagnostics
+        let onEnvelope = envelopeDiagnostics ?? []
+        var seen = Set<String>()
+        return (onTask + onEnvelope).filter { diag in
+            let key = "\(diag.kind)|\(diag.detectedAt ?? "")"
+            return seen.insert(key).inserted
+        }
     }
 }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesMCPServer.swift

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import Foundation
 public enum MCPTransport: String, Sendable, Equatable, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     case stdio
     case http
+    /// Server-Sent Events transport. Hermes v0.13+ only.
+    // TODO(WS-7-Q1): Verify Hermes uses the literal `sse` transport name
+    // (vs. `streamable-http`/`http-sse`/etc.) once a v0.13 host is on hand.
+    case sse
 
     public var id: String { rawValue }
 
@@ -11,6 +15,7 @@ public enum MCPTransport: String, Sendable, Equatable, CaseIterable, Identifiabl
         switch self {
         case .stdio: return "Local (stdio)"
         case .http: return "Remote (HTTP)"
+        case .sse: return "Remote (SSE)"
         }
     }
     #endif
@@ -33,6 +38,12 @@ public struct HermesMCPServer: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
     public let resourcesEnabled: Bool
     public let promptsEnabled: Bool
     public let hasOAuthToken: Bool
+    /// Hermes-side keepalive interval (seconds) for SSE transport. `nil`
+    /// when the YAML doesn't specify `sse_read_timeout` (Hermes default
+    /// applies). Pre-v0.13 hosts always have this as `nil`.
+    // TODO(WS-7-Q2): Default is assumed to be 300s per WS-7 plan; placeholder
+    // copy uses that. Verify against `~/.hermes/hermes-agent/hermes_cli/mcp.py`.
+    public let sseReadTimeout: Int?
 
 
     public init(
@@ -51,7 +62,8 @@ public struct HermesMCPServer: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
         toolsExclude: [String],
         resourcesEnabled: Bool,
         promptsEnabled: Bool,
-        hasOAuthToken: Bool
+        hasOAuthToken: Bool,
+        sseReadTimeout: Int? = nil
     ) {
         self.name = name
         self.transport = transport
@@ -69,6 +81,7 @@ public struct HermesMCPServer: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
         self.resourcesEnabled = resourcesEnabled
         self.promptsEnabled = promptsEnabled
         self.hasOAuthToken = hasOAuthToken
+        self.sseReadTimeout = sseReadTimeout
     }
     public var id: String { name }
 
@@ -79,6 +92,8 @@ public struct HermesMCPServer: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
             return (command ?? "") + argString
         case .http:
             return url ?? ""
+        case .sse:
+            return url ?? ""
         }
     }
 }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesQueuedPrompt.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// One queued prompt the user has staged via `/queue <text>` (Hermes
+/// v0.13+ ACP `/queue` slash command). Hermes is the authoritative owner
+/// of the actual queue server-side — Scarf maintains this mirror so the
+/// chat header chip + popover can show "what's pending" without an
+/// extra round-trip. The mirror drains best-effort when a turn
+/// completes (`RichChatViewModel.popQueuedPrompt`).
+///
+/// `id` is a Scarf-side UUID minted at queue-time — Hermes' wire
+/// protocol does not expose a per-queue-entry id, so we never round-trip
+/// an entry-level identifier. See WS-2 plan Q5.
+public struct HermesQueuedPrompt: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable {
+    public let id: UUID
+    public let text: String
+    public let queuedAt: Date
+
+    public init(id: UUID = UUID(), text: String, queuedAt: Date = Date()) {
+        self.id = id
+        self.text = text
+        self.queuedAt = queuedAt
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesTool.swift

@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ public enum KnownPlatforms {
         // platform identifiers.
         HermesToolPlatform(name: "yuanbao", displayName: "Yuanbao 元宝", icon: "bubble.left.and.bubble.right.fill"),
         HermesToolPlatform(name: "microsoft-teams", displayName: "Microsoft Teams", icon: "person.2.fill"),
+        // -- v0.13 additions ---------------------------------------------
+        // Google Chat is the 20th gateway platform. It's a generic
+        // `env_enablement_fn` / `cron_deliver_env_var`-driven adapter; setup
+        // runs through `hermes setup` rather than per-field forms because
+        // the auth dance is OAuth-style and lives outside Scarf. Identifier
+        // is `google-chat` (kebab-case, mirroring `microsoft-teams`).
+        // TODO(WS-5-Q1): verify identifier against Hermes v0.13 GA — if it
+        // ships as `googlechat` instead, update both this entry and
+        // `KnownPlatforms.icon(for:)` below. `GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for:)`
+        // already accepts both spellings defensively.
+        HermesToolPlatform(name: "google-chat", displayName: "Google Chat", icon: "bubble.left.fill"),
     ]
 
     public static func icon(for platform: String) -> String {
@@ -79,6 +90,7 @@ public enum KnownPlatforms {
         case "imessage": return "message.fill"
         case "yuanbao": return "bubble.left.and.bubble.right.fill"
         case "microsoft-teams": return "person.2.fill"
+        case "google-chat", "googlechat": return "bubble.left.fill"
         default: return "bubble.left"
         }
     }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/KanbanCreateRequest.swift

@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ public struct KanbanCreateRequest: Sendable, Equatable {
     public var maxRuntimeSeconds: Int?
     public var createdBy: String?
     public var skills: [String]
+    /// v0.13: per-task retry budget. `--max-retries N` is write-once at
+    /// create time — no `set_max_retries` verb. Pass `nil` to let Hermes
+    /// pick its built-in default (3 as of v0.13.0). Capability-gated in
+    /// the create sheet on `hasKanbanDiagnostics`.
+    // TODO(WS-3-Q6): Confirm Hermes's global default for `max_retries`
+    // (v0.13 release notes don't enumerate it). The create sheet defaults
+    // the field to 3; if Hermes config exposes a different default, mirror
+    // it.
+    public var maxRetries: Int?
 
     public init(
         title: String,
@@ -30,7 +39,8 @@ public struct KanbanCreateRequest: Sendable, Equatable {
         idempotencyKey: String? = nil,
         maxRuntimeSeconds: Int? = nil,
         createdBy: String? = nil,
-        skills: [String] = []
+        skills: [String] = [],
+        maxRetries: Int? = nil
     ) {
         self.title = title
         self.body = body
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ public struct KanbanCreateRequest: Sendable, Equatable {
         self.maxRuntimeSeconds = maxRuntimeSeconds
         self.createdBy = createdBy
         self.skills = skills
+        self.maxRetries = maxRetries
     }
 
     /// Build the argv suffix this request maps to (everything after
@@ -78,6 +89,9 @@ public struct KanbanCreateRequest: Sendable, Equatable {
         if let maxRuntimeSeconds {
             args.append(contentsOf: ["--max-runtime", "\(maxRuntimeSeconds)s"])
         }
+        if let maxRetries {
+            args.append(contentsOf: ["--max-retries", String(maxRetries)])
+        }
         if let createdBy, !createdBy.isEmpty {
             args.append(contentsOf: ["--created-by", createdBy])
         }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Parsing/HermesConfig+YAML.swift

@@ -225,6 +225,58 @@ public extension HermesConfig {
             cooldownSeconds: int("platforms.homeassistant.extra.cooldown_seconds", default: 30)
         )
 
+        // -- v0.13: per-platform Messaging Gateway settings --------------
+        // Read `gateway.platforms.<platform>.{allowed_channels|allowed_chats|
+        // allowed_rooms|busy_ack_enabled|gateway_restart_notification|
+        // slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds}` and bundle each platform that
+        // has at least one v0.13 key present in the file. Platforms without
+        // an explicit block don't appear in the dictionary, so the
+        // editor's `?? .empty` fallback hands the user the v0.13 defaults
+        // without leaving stale keys littered across the YAML.
+        //
+        // TODO(WS-5-Q2): the `gateway.platforms.*` path is unverified —
+        // Hermes v0.13 may emit allowlists under `platforms.<platform>.*`
+        // (sibling to existing `platforms.slack.reply_to_mode`) instead.
+        // If so, swap the `prefix` line below to `"platforms.\(platform)."`
+        // and update `GatewayConfigWriter` in lockstep.
+        let gatewayAllowlistPlatforms = [
+            "slack", "mattermost", "google-chat",
+            "telegram", "whatsapp",
+            "matrix", "dingtalk",
+        ]
+        var gatewayPlatforms: [String: GatewayPlatformSettings] = [:]
+        for platform in gatewayAllowlistPlatforms {
+            let prefix = "gateway.platforms.\(platform)."
+            let allowedChannels = lists[prefix + "allowed_channels"] ?? []
+            let allowedChats    = lists[prefix + "allowed_chats"]    ?? []
+            let allowedRooms    = lists[prefix + "allowed_rooms"]    ?? []
+            let busy            = bool(prefix + "busy_ack_enabled", default: true)
+            let restartNotice   = bool(prefix + "gateway_restart_notification",
+                                       default: false)
+            let ttl             = int(prefix + "slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds",
+                                      default: 0)
+            // Skip platforms with no v0.13 fields present anywhere in the
+            // file. Without this guard, every supported platform would
+            // round-trip an all-default block back through writes even
+            // when the user never touched the new surface.
+            let isEmpty = allowedChannels.isEmpty
+                && allowedChats.isEmpty
+                && allowedRooms.isEmpty
+                && values[prefix + "busy_ack_enabled"] == nil
+                && values[prefix + "gateway_restart_notification"] == nil
+                && values[prefix + "slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds"] == nil
+            if !isEmpty {
+                gatewayPlatforms[platform] = GatewayPlatformSettings(
+                    allowedChannels: allowedChannels,
+                    allowedChats: allowedChats,
+                    allowedRooms: allowedRooms,
+                    busyAckEnabled: busy,
+                    gatewayRestartNotification: restartNotice,
+                    slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds: ttl
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
         self.init(
             model: str("model.default", default: "unknown"),
             provider: str("model.provider", default: "unknown"),
@@ -284,7 +336,26 @@ public extension HermesConfig {
             homeAssistant: homeAssistant,
             cacheTTL: str("prompt_caching.cache_ttl", default: "5m"),
             redactionEnabled: bool("redaction.enabled", default: false),
-            runtimeMetadataFooter: bool("agent.runtime_metadata_footer", default: false)
+            runtimeMetadataFooter: bool("agent.runtime_metadata_footer", default: false),
+            gatewayPlatforms: gatewayPlatforms,
+            // -- v0.13 additions -------------------------------------
+            // TODO(WS-6-Q1): the `openrouter.response_cache.enabled`
+            // key shape is provisional pending verification against a
+            // v0.13 `hermes config check`. If upstream uses a different
+            // path (e.g. `providers.openrouter.response_cache_enabled`
+            // or nested under `prompt_caching`), update this single
+            // line + the matching `setSetting` key in
+            // `SettingsViewModel.setOpenRouterResponseCache`. Default
+            // is `false` per WS-6-plan §Open Questions #2.
+            imageGenModel: str("image_gen.model", default: ""),
+            openrouterResponseCacheEnabled: bool("openrouter.response_cache.enabled", default: false),
+            // Pre-v0.13 hosts wrote a single `web_tools.backend`. v0.13 split
+            // it into per-capability keys. Read all three so the round-trip
+            // never loses a value the user already set; the WebTools tab
+            // chooses which to render based on `hasWebToolsBackendSplit`.
+            webToolsBackend: str("web_tools.backend", default: "duckduckgo"),
+            webToolsSearchBackend: str("web_tools.search.backend", default: "duckduckgo"),
+            webToolsExtractBackend: str("web_tools.extract.backend", default: "reader")
         )
     }
 }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/GatewayConfigWriter.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,396 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Direct YAML editor for `gateway.platforms.<platform>.allowed_<kind>:` list
+/// blocks. Hermes v0.13 added these list-valued keys, but `hermes config set`
+/// stringifies arrays (the same gotcha that forced Home Assistant's watch
+/// lists to stay read-only). The Messaging Gateway editor sidesteps the CLI
+/// for these keys by editing `~/.hermes/config.yaml` directly.
+///
+/// **Pure-function `setList`** is the heart of the editor — it splits the
+/// YAML into lines, finds (or creates) the targeted block, and splices the
+/// new items in while preserving every byte outside the block. The async
+/// `saveList` wrapper wires it through `ServerContext.readText` /
+/// `writeText`, so the same code path works on `.local` and `.ssh` servers
+/// — local goes through `LocalTransport`, remote round-trips via SCP.
+///
+/// **Scalar fields don't go through here.** `busy_ack_enabled`,
+/// `gateway_restart_notification`, and `slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds`
+/// are scalars that `hermes config set` handles cleanly — `GatewayBehaviorViewModel`
+/// routes those through `PlatformSetupHelpers.saveForm` like every other
+/// platform toggle.
+///
+/// **Why not use a real YAML library?** Same answer as everywhere else in
+/// Scarf: zero external dependencies. The Hermes config flavor is a tightly
+/// scoped subset (indent-based blocks, scalar-or-list values, no anchors /
+/// aliases / flow style), and the targeted edit doesn't need to understand
+/// the full grammar — only "find this block, replace it, preserve the rest".
+public enum GatewayConfigWriter {
+
+    /// Insert or replace `gateway.platforms.<platform>.<key>:` block in the
+    /// YAML, preserving everything else byte-for-byte.
+    ///
+    /// - When `items` is empty, the block (and only the block — siblings
+    ///   stay) is removed from the YAML if present, and the function is a
+    ///   no-op if the block was already absent.
+    /// - When the block is absent and `items` is non-empty, the function
+    ///   appends a `gateway:` / `platforms:` / `<platform>:` scaffold at
+    ///   the end of the file, creating any missing ancestors. This keeps
+    ///   the function idempotent on round-trip but means the new block is
+    ///   appended rather than spliced into an existing top-level
+    ///   `gateway:` section. (See WS-5 plan §Notes for the trade-off; the
+    ///   alternative would mean reflowing existing siblings, which is the
+    ///   exact opposite of "preserve the surrounding YAML byte-for-byte".)
+    /// - When the block is present, its bullet rows are replaced with the
+    ///   new items at the same indent. Items containing YAML-special
+    ///   characters (`:` `#` `@` or leading whitespace) are single-quoted
+    ///   defensively.
+    public static func setList(
+        in yaml: String,
+        platform: String,
+        key: String,
+        items: [String]
+    ) -> String {
+        let blockIndent = 6  // `gateway:\n  platforms:\n    <platform>:\n      <key>:`
+        let itemIndent = 8
+
+        let lines = yaml.components(separatedBy: "\n")
+        let blockHeaderText = "      \(key):"   // indented match for find()
+        let trimmedItems = items.filter { !$0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty }
+
+        // Locate `      <key>:` whose lineage is gateway → platforms → <platform>.
+        // We find the start of the gateway block, walk down the indent tree, and
+        // bail out if any ancestor is missing.
+        let location = locateBlock(
+            in: lines,
+            platform: platform,
+            key: key
+        )
+
+        switch location {
+        case .found(let blockRange):
+            return replaceBlock(
+                in: lines,
+                blockRange: blockRange,
+                key: key,
+                items: trimmedItems,
+                blockIndent: blockIndent,
+                itemIndent: itemIndent
+            )
+        case .platformPresentKeyMissing(let insertAfter):
+            if trimmedItems.isEmpty {
+                // No-op: empty target, no existing block.
+                return yaml
+            }
+            return spliceNewKey(
+                lines: lines,
+                insertAfterLineIndex: insertAfter,
+                key: key,
+                items: trimmedItems,
+                itemIndent: itemIndent
+            )
+        case .ancestorMissing:
+            if trimmedItems.isEmpty {
+                // Nothing to write, no existing block.
+                return yaml
+            }
+            return appendScaffold(
+                yaml: yaml,
+                platform: platform,
+                key: key,
+                items: trimmedItems
+            )
+        }
+
+        // (unreachable — switch is exhaustive)
+        _ = blockHeaderText
+    }
+
+    /// Async wrapper that reads, mutates, writes via the given context.
+    /// Returns `false` on read or write failure.
+    ///
+    /// The actual I/O happens via `ServerContext.readText` / `writeText`,
+    /// which are `nonisolated` — safe to call from `MainActor` for the
+    /// short config.yaml writes the platform setup forms run. For remote
+    /// hosts the call rounds through SCP under `Task.detached` upstream
+    /// (per Swift 6 concurrency rules in `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md`).
+    public static func saveList(
+        context: ServerContext,
+        platform: String,
+        key: String,
+        items: [String]
+    ) -> Bool {
+        let path = context.paths.configYAML
+        let existing = context.readText(path) ?? ""
+        let updated = setList(in: existing, platform: platform, key: key, items: items)
+        if updated == existing { return true }   // no-op: already correct
+        return context.writeText(path, content: updated)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Internals
+
+    /// Result of locating the targeted block in the YAML line array.
+    private enum BlockLocation {
+        /// Block found; the closed range covers the header line + all bullet
+        /// rows attributed to it. Replacing this slice with the new block
+        /// completes the edit.
+        case found(ClosedRange<Int>)
+        /// `gateway → platforms → <platform>` exists, but the leaf `<key>:`
+        /// is absent under it. The associated value is the line index after
+        /// which the new key should be inserted (last line in the platform's
+        /// block, or the platform header itself if the platform's body is
+        /// empty).
+        case platformPresentKeyMissing(insertAfter: Int)
+        /// One of the ancestor section headers is missing. The whole
+        /// scaffold needs to be appended.
+        case ancestorMissing
+    }
+
+    private static func locateBlock(
+        in lines: [String],
+        platform: String,
+        key: String
+    ) -> BlockLocation {
+        // Walk top-to-bottom looking for `gateway:` at indent 0.
+        guard let gatewayIdx = firstIndex(of: lines, headerLineEqualTo: "gateway:", indent: 0) else {
+            return .ancestorMissing
+        }
+        // Inside `gateway:`, find `  platforms:` at indent 2.
+        guard let platformsIdx = firstIndex(
+            of: lines,
+            after: gatewayIdx,
+            headerLineEqualTo: "platforms:",
+            indent: 2,
+            stopWhenIndentLessThan: 2
+        ) else {
+            return .ancestorMissing
+        }
+        // Inside `platforms:`, find `    <platform>:` at indent 4.
+        guard let platformIdx = firstIndex(
+            of: lines,
+            after: platformsIdx,
+            headerLineEqualTo: "\(platform):",
+            indent: 4,
+            stopWhenIndentLessThan: 4
+        ) else {
+            return .ancestorMissing
+        }
+
+        // Inside the platform block, find `<key>:` at indent 6, OR the end
+        // of the platform's body if the key is missing.
+        var keyIdx: Int?
+        var lastBodyIdx = platformIdx
+        var i = platformIdx + 1
+        while i < lines.count {
+            let line = lines[i]
+            let indent = leadingSpaces(line)
+            let trimmed = line.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            if trimmed.isEmpty || trimmed.hasPrefix("#") {
+                i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            if indent < 6 {
+                // Out of the platform's block.
+                break
+            }
+            if indent == 6 && trimmed == "\(key):" {
+                keyIdx = i
+                break
+            }
+            lastBodyIdx = i
+            i += 1
+        }
+
+        guard let keyIdx else {
+            return .platformPresentKeyMissing(insertAfter: lastBodyIdx)
+        }
+
+        // Walk down the bullet rows until we leave the block (indent shrinks
+        // below the bullet indent OR we hit a sibling key at indent 6).
+        var endIdx = keyIdx
+        var j = keyIdx + 1
+        while j < lines.count {
+            let line = lines[j]
+            let trimmed = line.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            if trimmed.isEmpty || trimmed.hasPrefix("#") {
+                j += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            let indent = leadingSpaces(line)
+            // Block-style YAML allows bullets at the same indent as their
+            // parent key; tolerate 6-space `- item` rows alongside the
+            // canonical 8-space ones.
+            let isBullet = trimmed.hasPrefix("- ")
+            if isBullet && (indent == 8 || indent == 6) {
+                endIdx = j
+                j += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            // Anything not a bullet at indent ≥ 8 ends the block.
+            if indent <= 6 {
+                break
+            }
+            // Indent > 8 with no bullet — unusual but tolerate (e.g. inline
+            // continuation). Treat as still in the block and advance.
+            endIdx = j
+            j += 1
+        }
+
+        return .found(keyIdx...endIdx)
+    }
+
+    private static func replaceBlock(
+        in lines: [String],
+        blockRange: ClosedRange<Int>,
+        key: String,
+        items: [String],
+        blockIndent: Int,
+        itemIndent: Int
+    ) -> String {
+        var newLines = Array(lines.prefix(blockRange.lowerBound))
+        if !items.isEmpty {
+            newLines.append("\(spaces(blockIndent))\(key):")
+            for item in items {
+                newLines.append("\(spaces(itemIndent))- \(yamlQuoteIfNeeded(item))")
+            }
+        }
+        // Drop the old block but keep everything after it.
+        let tailStart = blockRange.upperBound + 1
+        if tailStart < lines.count {
+            newLines.append(contentsOf: lines.suffix(from: tailStart))
+        }
+        return newLines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    }
+
+    private static func spliceNewKey(
+        lines: [String],
+        insertAfterLineIndex: Int,
+        key: String,
+        items: [String],
+        itemIndent: Int
+    ) -> String {
+        var newLines = Array(lines.prefix(insertAfterLineIndex + 1))
+        newLines.append("      \(key):")
+        for item in items {
+            newLines.append("\(spaces(itemIndent))- \(yamlQuoteIfNeeded(item))")
+        }
+        if insertAfterLineIndex + 1 < lines.count {
+            newLines.append(contentsOf: lines.suffix(from: insertAfterLineIndex + 1))
+        }
+        return newLines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    }
+
+    private static func appendScaffold(
+        yaml: String,
+        platform: String,
+        key: String,
+        items: [String]
+    ) -> String {
+        var trimmed = yaml
+        // Ensure exactly one trailing newline before the appended block,
+        // so the scaffold sits on its own line cleanly.
+        while trimmed.hasSuffix("\n\n") {
+            trimmed.removeLast()
+        }
+        if !trimmed.isEmpty && !trimmed.hasSuffix("\n") {
+            trimmed.append("\n")
+        }
+        var lines: [String] = []
+        if !trimmed.isEmpty {
+            lines.append("")  // blank separator
+        }
+        lines.append("gateway:")
+        lines.append("  platforms:")
+        lines.append("    \(platform):")
+        lines.append("      \(key):")
+        for item in items {
+            lines.append("        - \(yamlQuoteIfNeeded(item))")
+        }
+        lines.append("")  // trailing newline so subsequent edits append cleanly
+        return trimmed + lines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - YAML scanning helpers
+
+    private static func leadingSpaces(_ line: String) -> Int {
+        var n = 0
+        for c in line {
+            if c == " " { n += 1 } else { break }
+        }
+        return n
+    }
+
+    /// Find the first line whose trimmed content equals `header` AND whose
+    /// leading-space count equals `indent`. Comment-only and blank lines
+    /// are skipped. Returns the line's index or `nil`.
+    private static func firstIndex(
+        of lines: [String],
+        headerLineEqualTo header: String,
+        indent: Int
+    ) -> Int? {
+        for (i, line) in lines.enumerated() {
+            let trimmed = line.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            if trimmed.isEmpty || trimmed.hasPrefix("#") { continue }
+            if leadingSpaces(line) == indent && trimmed == header {
+                return i
+            }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    /// Scoped variant: search starts at `after + 1`, stops if a line at indent
+    /// `< stopWhenIndentLessThan` is encountered (we've left the parent block).
+    private static func firstIndex(
+        of lines: [String],
+        after: Int,
+        headerLineEqualTo header: String,
+        indent: Int,
+        stopWhenIndentLessThan: Int
+    ) -> Int? {
+        var i = after + 1
+        while i < lines.count {
+            let line = lines[i]
+            let trimmed = line.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            if trimmed.isEmpty || trimmed.hasPrefix("#") {
+                i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            let lineIndent = leadingSpaces(line)
+            if lineIndent < stopWhenIndentLessThan {
+                return nil
+            }
+            if lineIndent == indent && trimmed == header {
+                return i
+            }
+            i += 1
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    private static func spaces(_ n: Int) -> String {
+        String(repeating: " ", count: n)
+    }
+
+    /// Quote a YAML scalar if it contains characters that the parser would
+    /// otherwise interpret as structure (colon, hash, leading at-sign, etc.).
+    /// Plain alphanumeric IDs (the common case for Slack channel IDs and
+    /// Telegram numeric chat IDs) are emitted unquoted.
+    private static func yamlQuoteIfNeeded(_ raw: String) -> String {
+        if raw.isEmpty { return "''" }
+        let needsQuoting = raw.contains(":")
+            || raw.contains("#")
+            || raw.contains("&")
+            || raw.contains("*")
+            || raw.contains(">")
+            || raw.contains("|")
+            || raw.first == "@"
+            || raw.first == "-"
+            || raw.first == " "
+            || raw.last == " "
+            || raw.first == "\""
+            || raw.first == "'"
+        if !needsQuoting { return raw }
+        // Single-quote, escaping any embedded single quotes by doubling.
+        let escaped = raw.replacingOccurrences(of: "'", with: "''")
+        return "'\(escaped)'"
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesGatewayListService.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Cross-profile snapshot returned by `hermes gateway list --json` (Hermes
+/// v0.13+). Each profile is one configured Messaging Gateway instance — most
+/// users have a single `default` profile, but power users keep separate
+/// profiles for work / personal / project-specific accounts.
+public struct GatewayListSnapshot: Sendable, Equatable {
+    public struct ProfileEntry: Sendable, Equatable {
+        public let profile: String
+        public let isRunning: Bool
+        public let pid: Int?
+        public let platforms: [String]   // platform names connected/configured
+
+        public init(
+            profile: String,
+            isRunning: Bool,
+            pid: Int?,
+            platforms: [String]
+        ) {
+            self.profile = profile
+            self.isRunning = isRunning
+            self.pid = pid
+            self.platforms = platforms
+        }
+    }
+    public let profiles: [ProfileEntry]
+    public let detectedAt: Date
+
+    public init(profiles: [ProfileEntry], detectedAt: Date = Date()) {
+        self.profiles = profiles
+        self.detectedAt = detectedAt
+    }
+
+    /// One-line digest for the Messaging Gateway page header. Format depends
+    /// on shape:
+    /// - 0 profiles: `"no profiles configured"`
+    /// - 1 profile, running: `"default profile · running · slack, telegram"`
+    /// - 1 profile, stopped: `"default profile · stopped"`
+    /// - >1 profile: `"3 profiles (2 running) · default: slack, telegram"`
+    public var headerDigest: String {
+        if profiles.isEmpty { return "no profiles configured" }
+
+        if profiles.count == 1 {
+            let p = profiles[0]
+            let state = p.isRunning ? "running" : "stopped"
+            if p.isRunning && !p.platforms.isEmpty {
+                let plats = p.platforms.joined(separator: ", ")
+                return "\(p.profile) profile · \(state) · \(plats)"
+            }
+            return "\(p.profile) profile · \(state)"
+        }
+
+        let runningCount = profiles.filter(\.isRunning).count
+        // Surface the platforms of the first running profile (or first profile
+        // if none are running) so the digest carries one specimen of context
+        // beyond just counts.
+        let highlight = profiles.first(where: \.isRunning) ?? profiles[0]
+        let platsClause: String
+        if highlight.platforms.isEmpty {
+            platsClause = ""
+        } else {
+            platsClause = " · \(highlight.profile): \(highlight.platforms.joined(separator: ", "))"
+        }
+        return "\(profiles.count) profiles (\(runningCount) running)\(platsClause)"
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pure parser + sync fetcher for `hermes gateway list --json`. Pre-v0.13
+/// hosts exit non-zero on the unknown subcommand; the fetcher returns `nil`
+/// in that case so the digest row hides itself.
+///
+/// The detection is **synchronous** — run from a `Task.detached` to avoid
+/// blocking MainActor on remote SSH round-trips. The pure `parse(_:)`
+/// helper has no I/O and can be used in tests against canned JSON.
+public enum HermesGatewayListService {
+
+    /// Parse a JSON blob from `hermes gateway list --json` into a snapshot.
+    /// Tolerant of unknown keys; returns `nil` for unparseable / empty input.
+    ///
+    /// // TODO(WS-5-Q3): the JSON shape below is the plan's best-guess.
+    /// Confirm against actual Hermes v0.13 output once available. Possible
+    /// alternative shapes:
+    /// - root array of profile objects (no `profiles` wrapper)
+    /// - `state` enum string instead of `running` bool
+    /// - `connected_platforms` instead of `platforms`
+    /// The parser is intentionally tolerant so a small shape change can be
+    /// absorbed by tweaking field names without breaking older fixtures.
+    public static func parse(_ json: Data) -> GatewayListSnapshot? {
+        guard !json.isEmpty,
+              let raw = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: json) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        // Accept both `{"profiles": [...]}` and a bare `[...]` of profiles.
+        let profilesArray: [Any]
+        if let dict = raw as? [String: Any], let arr = dict["profiles"] as? [Any] {
+            profilesArray = arr
+        } else if let arr = raw as? [Any] {
+            profilesArray = arr
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        var entries: [GatewayListSnapshot.ProfileEntry] = []
+        for raw in profilesArray {
+            guard let obj = raw as? [String: Any] else { continue }
+            let profile = (obj["name"] as? String)
+                ?? (obj["profile"] as? String)
+                ?? "default"
+            let isRunning: Bool
+            if let v = obj["running"] as? Bool {
+                isRunning = v
+            } else if let s = obj["state"] as? String {
+                isRunning = s.lowercased() == "running"
+            } else {
+                isRunning = false
+            }
+            let pid = obj["pid"] as? Int
+            let platforms = (obj["platforms"] as? [String])
+                ?? (obj["connected_platforms"] as? [String])
+                ?? []
+            entries.append(GatewayListSnapshot.ProfileEntry(
+                profile: profile,
+                isRunning: isRunning,
+                pid: pid,
+                platforms: platforms
+            ))
+        }
+        return GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: entries)
+    }
+
+    /// Synchronous fetch helper — call from a `Task.detached`. Returns
+    /// `nil` when the subcommand fails (pre-v0.13 host) or when the
+    /// output isn't parseable.
+    public static func fetch(context: ServerContext) -> GatewayListSnapshot? {
+        let transport = context.makeTransport()
+        let executable = context.paths.hermesBinary
+        do {
+            let result = try transport.runProcess(
+                executable: executable,
+                args: ["gateway", "list", "--json"],
+                stdin: nil,
+                timeout: 10
+            )
+            guard result.exitCode == 0 else { return nil }
+            return parse(result.stdout)
+        } catch {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Pure helpers that build argv arrays for `hermes update` invocations.
+///
+/// Lives in ScarfCore so the eventual UI surface (Mac / iOS / remote)
+/// shares flag selection. There is no in-app "Update Hermes" affordance
+/// in v2.7.5 — Sparkle handles Scarf-self-update and `hermes update` is
+/// invoked by users in their terminal — but capability-gated flag logic
+/// is forward-compat plumbing that the future affordance will call. Each
+/// helper is a `nonisolated static` pure function: no transport, no
+/// MainActor, no mocking surface required.
+public enum HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder {
+    /// Argv for an `hermes update` invocation, capability-gated.
+    ///
+    /// Pre-v0.12 hosts only had `update` (no flags). v0.12+ accepts
+    /// `--check` for preflight. v0.13+ accepts `--yes` / `-y` for
+    /// unattended runs (skips the interactive confirmation prompt).
+    /// Flags are silently dropped when the connected host can't honor
+    /// them so callers don't need to branch on capabilities themselves.
+    public static func updateArgv(
+        capabilities: HermesCapabilities,
+        unattended: Bool,
+        checkOnly: Bool
+    ) -> [String] {
+        var args: [String] = ["update"]
+        if checkOnly && capabilities.hasUpdateCheck {
+            args.append("--check")
+        }
+        if unattended && capabilities.hasUpdateNonInteractive {
+            args.append("--yes")
+        }
+        return args
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/KanbanService.swift

@@ -321,6 +321,61 @@ public actor KanbanService {
         try ensureSuccess(code: code, stdout: "", stderr: stderr, verb: "unlink")
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Hallucination gate (v0.13)
+
+    /// Mark a worker-created card as user-verified — flips
+    /// `hallucination_gate_status` from `pending` to `verified` so the
+    /// dispatcher can pick it up. The polling loop picks up the new
+    /// state on the next tick (and the VM optimistically clears the
+    /// pending banner immediately on the click).
+    ///
+    /// **Pre-v0.13 hosts:** the verb doesn't exist; callers MUST gate
+    /// on `HermesCapabilities.hasKanbanDiagnostics` before invoking this.
+    /// A pre-v0.13 binary will surface the failure as
+    /// `KanbanError.nonZeroExit` with stderr containing "unknown command".
+    // TODO(WS-3-Q1): Confirm the exact CLI verb name for the
+    // hallucination-gate verify path against a v0.13 binary (`hermes
+    // kanban --help`). The v0.13 release notes describe "hallucination
+    // gate + recovery UX" but don't enumerate the verb name. This
+    // implementation assumes `hermes kanban verify <id>`. If Hermes ships
+    // it as `hermes kanban gate verify <id>`, `hermes kanban hallucination
+    // verify <id>`, or another name, update the args here. The Reject
+    // path does NOT depend on this verb (it routes through
+    // `archive` + a comment), so the recovery UX stays functional even
+    // if Verify is a stub for an early v0.13.x.
+    public func verify(taskId: String) async throws {
+        let args = ["kanban", "verify", taskId]
+        let (code, _, stderr) = await runHermes(args: args, timeout: 15)
+        try ensureSuccess(code: code, stdout: "", stderr: stderr, verb: "verify")
+    }
+
+    /// Reject a worker-created card as a hallucinated reference. There
+    /// is no dedicated `kanban reject` verb in v0.13; the right action
+    /// per the v0.13 release notes is to archive the card (the work
+    /// doesn't exist) with a comment recording the rejection reason for
+    /// the audit trail. Routing this through the existing `comment` +
+    /// `archive` verbs keeps the wire shape stable across versions.
+    ///
+    /// If a future Hermes adds a dedicated `kanban reject` verb, swap
+    /// the body here — the public surface stays "reject" returning Void.
+    public func rejectHallucinated(taskId: String) async throws {
+        // Best-effort comment first so the audit trail records the
+        // rejection. A failure here shouldn't block the archive — log
+        // and continue.
+        do {
+            try await comment(
+                taskId: taskId,
+                text: "Rejected as hallucinated (no underlying work).",
+                author: nil
+            )
+        } catch {
+            #if canImport(os)
+            Self.logger.warning("kanban reject: comment failed, proceeding to archive (\(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public))")
+            #endif
+        }
+        try await archive(taskIds: [taskId])
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Drag-drop transition mapper
 
     /// Map a board-level column transition to the right Hermes verb call.

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/ModelCatalogService.swift

@@ -155,9 +155,20 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
             )
         }
         return byID.values.sorted { lhs, rhs in
+            // Subscription-gated first (Nous Portal).
             if lhs.subscriptionGated != rhs.subscriptionGated {
                 return lhs.subscriptionGated
             }
+            // Demoted last (Vercel AI Gateway, per Hermes v0.13). The
+            // axis is unconditional — we don't gate on the Hermes
+            // version because "Vercel mid-alphabet on v0.12, bottom on
+            // v0.13" would be more confusing than the consistent
+            // "Vercel last" treatment for everyone.
+            let lDemoted = Self.demotedProviders.contains(lhs.providerID)
+            let rDemoted = Self.demotedProviders.contains(rhs.providerID)
+            if lDemoted != rDemoted {
+                return !lDemoted
+            }
             return lhs.providerName.localizedCaseInsensitiveCompare(rhs.providerName) == .orderedAscending
         }
     }
@@ -235,7 +246,10 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
     public func provider(for modelID: String) -> HermesProviderInfo? {
         guard let catalog = loadCatalog() else { return nil }
         for (providerID, p) in catalog {
-            if p.models?[modelID] != nil {
+            // Resolve any model-rename alias for this provider before
+            // checking the catalog — see `modelAliases` for rationale.
+            let resolved = resolveModelAlias(providerID: providerID, modelID: modelID)
+            if p.models?[resolved] != nil {
                 return HermesProviderInfo(
                     providerID: providerID,
                     providerName: p.name ?? providerID,
@@ -299,14 +313,17 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
     /// Look up a specific model by provider + ID. Returns nil if not in the
     /// catalog (e.g., free-typed custom model).
     public func model(providerID: String, modelID: String) -> HermesModelInfo? {
+        // Resolve any model-rename alias for this provider before
+        // checking the catalog — see `modelAliases` for rationale.
+        let resolved = resolveModelAlias(providerID: providerID, modelID: modelID)
         guard let catalog = loadCatalog(),
               let provider = catalog[providerID],
-              let raw = provider.models?[modelID] else { return nil }
+              let raw = provider.models?[resolved] else { return nil }
         return HermesModelInfo(
             providerID: providerID,
             providerName: provider.name ?? providerID,
-            modelID: modelID,
-            modelName: raw.name ?? modelID,
+            modelID: resolved,
+            modelName: raw.name ?? resolved,
             contextWindow: raw.limit?.context,
             maxOutput: raw.limit?.output,
             costInput: raw.cost?.input,
@@ -344,10 +361,14 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
     /// HTTP 404 at runtime. Catch that at save time, not 6 hours later.
     public func validateModel(_ modelID: String, for providerID: String) -> ModelValidation {
         ScarfMon.measure(.diskIO, "modelCatalog.validateModel") {
-            let trimmed = modelID.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-            guard !trimmed.isEmpty else {
+            let raw = modelID.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            guard !raw.isEmpty else {
                 return .invalid(providerName: providerID, suggestions: [])
             }
+            // Resolve any model-rename alias before lookup so configs
+            // referencing a deprecated ID (e.g. `x-ai/grok-4.20-beta`)
+            // validate against the canonical successor.
+            let trimmed = resolveModelAlias(providerID: providerID, modelID: raw)
 
             // Overlay-only providers (Nous Portal, OpenAI Codex, Qwen
             // OAuth, …) serve their own catalogs that aren't mirrored to
@@ -433,6 +454,78 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
         let output: Int?
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Model aliases (model rename resolution)
+
+    /// Hermes deprecates model IDs across releases. When a stored config
+    /// `model.default` references a deprecated ID, resolve to its
+    /// canonical successor. Lossless — we never rewrite the user's
+    /// `config.yaml`; the alias just lets `validateModel` /
+    /// `model(providerID:modelID:)` / `provider(for:)` succeed against
+    /// the new ID.
+    ///
+    /// Keys are slash-joined `providerID/modelID` to disambiguate
+    /// across providers — even if `vercel` later adds a `grok-4.20-beta`
+    /// alias on its own, the openrouter resolution shouldn't fire.
+    /// Values are the bare resolved model ID (no provider prefix).
+    ///
+    /// **Schema is Swift-primary.** Mirror new entries into Hermes's
+    /// upstream deprecation map in `hermes_cli/providers.py` if/when
+    /// upstream tracks renames in code (today they're release-notes
+    /// only).
+    public static let modelAliases: [String: String] = [
+        // v0.13: x-ai dropped the `-beta` suffix once Grok 4.20 GA'd.
+        // The model is the same one served at the same OpenRouter slot;
+        // only the marketing identifier changed.
+        // TODO(WS-6-Q4): verify whether OpenRouter retired the
+        // `x-ai/grok-4.20-beta` slot entirely. Either way the alias is
+        // correct (cosmetic if old slot stays live, load-bearing if it
+        // 404s).
+        "openrouter/x-ai/grok-4.20-beta": "x-ai/grok-4.20",
+        "xai/grok-4.20-beta": "grok-4.20",
+        "vercel/xai/grok-4.20-beta": "xai/grok-4.20",
+    ]
+
+    /// Resolve a stored model identifier through the alias map. Returns
+    /// the input unchanged when no alias exists. Pure function — used at
+    /// read time everywhere a config'd model ID is rendered, validated,
+    /// or sent to Hermes.
+    public func resolveModelAlias(providerID: String, modelID: String) -> String {
+        let composite = "\(providerID)/\(modelID)"
+        return Self.modelAliases[composite] ?? modelID
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Demoted providers (sort tail)
+
+    /// Provider IDs that Hermes v0.13 explicitly deprioritizes in the
+    /// picker. `loadProviders()` sorts these to the tail of the list,
+    /// after the alphabetical group, so users who haven't manually
+    /// chosen Vercel as their gateway don't end up there by default.
+    /// Mirrors Hermes's deprioritized-provider list in
+    /// `hermes-agent/hermes_cli/providers.py`.
+    public static let demotedProviders: Set<String> = [
+        "vercel",
+    ]
+
+    // MARK: - Image-generation model allowlist (curated)
+
+    /// Known image-generation models, used to pre-populate the
+    /// `image_gen.model` picker on the Auxiliary tab. The list is
+    /// curated — `models_dev_cache.json` doesn't tag image-capable
+    /// models, so we maintain this by hand on Hermes version bumps.
+    /// Always free-form-typeable on the picker too, so missing entries
+    /// don't block users with non-listed image providers.
+    ///
+    /// Order: most-likely-to-be-chosen first.
+    public static let imageGenModels: [HermesImageGenModel] = [
+        .init(modelID: "openai/gpt-image-1", display: "OpenAI · gpt-image-1", providerHint: "openai"),
+        .init(modelID: "google/imagen-4", display: "Google · Imagen 4", providerHint: "google-vertex"),
+        .init(modelID: "google/imagen-3", display: "Google · Imagen 3", providerHint: "google-vertex"),
+        .init(modelID: "stability/stable-image-ultra", display: "Stability · Stable Image Ultra", providerHint: "stability"),
+        .init(modelID: "fal-ai/flux-pro-1.1", display: "fal · FLUX 1.1 Pro", providerHint: "fal"),
+        .init(modelID: "black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro", display: "Black Forest Labs · FLUX 1.1 Pro", providerHint: "openrouter"),
+        .init(modelID: "openai/dall-e-3", display: "OpenAI · DALL·E 3", providerHint: "openai"),
+    ]
+
     // MARK: - Hermes overlay providers
 
     /// The 11 providers Hermes surfaces via `hermes model` that have no
@@ -538,6 +631,27 @@ public struct ModelCatalogService: Sendable {
     ]
 }
 
+/// Curated entry for the `image_gen.model` picker on the Auxiliary
+/// tab. Hermes v0.13 honors a top-level `image_gen.model` key but the
+/// models.dev catalog has no `image: true` tag, so we maintain a
+/// short hand-curated allowlist keyed by display order. The picker
+/// always allows free-form-typing too, so any provider's model ID
+/// works regardless of whether it appears here.
+public struct HermesImageGenModel: Sendable, Identifiable, Hashable {
+    public let modelID: String
+    public let display: String
+    /// Hint at which provider serves this model — surfaced as a
+    /// "Configure provider X first" advisory but never enforced.
+    public let providerHint: String?
+    public var id: String { modelID }
+
+    public init(modelID: String, display: String, providerHint: String?) {
+        self.modelID = modelID
+        self.display = display
+        self.providerHint = providerHint
+    }
+}
+
 /// Scarf-side mirror of `HermesOverlay` from hermes-agent's
 /// `hermes_cli/providers.py`. Describes a provider that isn't in the
 /// models.dev catalog.

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/ViewModels/RichChatViewModel.swift

@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ public final class RichChatViewModel {
     public private(set) var acpOutputTokens = 0
     public private(set) var acpThoughtTokens = 0
     public private(set) var acpCachedReadTokens = 0
+    /// Running count of context compactions Hermes has performed on this
+    /// session. Surfaced as the `🗜 ×N` chip in `SessionInfoBar` when > 0
+    /// and `HermesCapabilities.hasContextCompressionCount` is true. Each
+    /// `session/prompt` response carries the latest server-side total, so
+    /// we replace (with a `max` guard) rather than accumulate.
+    public private(set) var acpCompressionCount = 0
 
     /// Slash commands advertised by the ACP server via `available_commands_update`.
     public private(set) var acpCommands: [HermesSlashCommand] = []
@@ -248,15 +254,73 @@ public final class RichChatViewModel {
     /// Hermes v2026.4.23+ but listed here unconditionally so older
     /// hosts that don't advertise it still surface the trigger; the
     /// agent will respond appropriately or no-op gracefully.
+    ///
+    /// v2.8 / Hermes v0.13 adds `/goal` (lock the agent on a target
+    /// across turns) and `/queue` (queue a prompt for after the current
+    /// turn). Both ride the same `.acpNonInterruptive` source — Hermes
+    /// parses them server-side, the wire shape is plain
+    /// `session/prompt`, and the chat UI keeps the "Agent working…"
+    /// indicator off when they're sent. They're listed unconditionally
+    /// here; capability filtering happens in `availableCommands` so
+    /// pre-v0.13 hosts don't see `/goal` or `/queue` in the slash menu.
+    // TODO(WS-2-Q7): verify against a real v0.13 ACP host that `/goal`
+    // is in fact non-interruptive on the wire. If Hermes treats it as a
+    // regular prompt that flips "Agent working…", drop it from this
+    // list and route it through the standard send path (the pill
+    // bookkeeping in `recordActiveGoal` is independent of the
+    // interruptive classification).
     public static let nonInterruptiveCommands: [HermesSlashCommand] = [
         HermesSlashCommand(
             name: "steer",
             description: "Nudge the agent mid-run (applies after the next tool call)",
             argumentHint: "<guidance>",
             source: .acpNonInterruptive
+        ),
+        HermesSlashCommand(
+            name: "goal",
+            description: "Lock the agent on a goal that persists across turns",
+            argumentHint: "<text>",
+            source: .acpNonInterruptive
+        ),
+        HermesSlashCommand(
+            name: "queue",
+            description: "Queue a prompt to run after the current turn",
+            argumentHint: "<text>",
+            source: .acpNonInterruptive
         )
     ]
 
+    /// Capability snapshot the chat surface uses to filter
+    /// `availableCommands`. Set by the chat controller (Mac
+    /// `ChatViewModel`, iOS `ChatController`) at session-start time and
+    /// kept fresh via the `HermesCapabilitiesStore` env binding. Default
+    /// `.empty` means "no v0.13 surfaces" — pre-v0.13 hosts and harness
+    /// scenarios (Previews, smoke tests) never expose `/goal` or
+    /// `/queue` until the controller publishes a real capabilities
+    /// value. `@ObservationIgnored` so capability refreshes don't trash
+    /// the streaming-message render budget; controllers call
+    /// `publishCapabilities(_:)` once per refresh tick.
+    @ObservationIgnored
+    public var capabilitiesGate: HermesCapabilities = .empty
+
+    /// Optimistic local mirror of the agent's currently-locked goal.
+    /// Set by `recordActiveGoal(text:)` the moment the user sends
+    /// `/goal …`; cleared on `/goal --clear` or `reset()`. Pre-v0.13
+    /// hosts can't reach this code path (the slash menu hides `/goal`),
+    /// but a typed-out `/goal foo` against an older host would still
+    /// land here briefly until Hermes' "unknown command" reply lands —
+    /// see WS-2 plan "Inconsistency caveat".
+    public private(set) var activeGoal: HermesActiveGoal?
+
+    /// Optimistic mirror of prompts the user has queued via `/queue …`
+    /// while a turn is in flight. Hermes is the authoritative owner
+    /// server-side; this list drives the chat-header chip + popover and
+    /// drains FIFO via `popQueuedPrompt()` when a turn completes.
+    /// Best-effort: if Hermes' server-side queue gets out of sync
+    /// (deferred prompt aborted, dropped on disconnect) the user sees a
+    /// stale chip until their next interaction.
+    public private(set) var queuedPrompts: [HermesQueuedPrompt] = []
+
     /// Transient hint shown above the composer, e.g. "Guidance queued —
     /// applies after the next tool call." for `/steer`. The chat view
     /// auto-clears it after a short delay (handled in the view); the
@@ -318,12 +382,94 @@ public final class RichChatViewModel {
             !acpNames.contains($0.name) && !projectNames.contains($0.name)
         }
         let occupied = acpNames.union(projectNames).union(Set(quicks.map(\.name)))
-        let nonInterruptive = Self.nonInterruptiveCommands.filter {
-            !occupied.contains($0.name)
+        // Capability gate: `/goal` and `/queue` are v0.13+ surfaces;
+        // hide them when the connected host is older. `/steer` is
+        // surfaced unconditionally — it works on v0.11+ during an
+        // active turn; idle-session greying for pre-v0.13 hosts is
+        // the input bar's concern (it reads `hasACPSteerOnIdle`).
+        let supported: [HermesSlashCommand] = Self.nonInterruptiveCommands.filter { cmd in
+            switch cmd.name {
+            case "goal":  return capabilitiesGate.hasGoals
+            case "queue": return capabilitiesGate.hasACPQueue
+            case "steer": return true
+            default:      return true
+            }
         }
+        let nonInterruptive = supported.filter { !occupied.contains($0.name) }
         return acpCommands + projectAsHermes + quicks + nonInterruptive
     }
 
+    /// Publish a fresh capabilities snapshot from the controller.
+    /// Called whenever `HermesCapabilitiesStore.capabilities` changes
+    /// (initial detection, post-refresh, server switch). The chat input
+    /// bar's slash menu re-reads `availableCommands` lazily, so this is
+    /// just a stored-value swap — no observable churn.
+    public func publishCapabilities(_ caps: HermesCapabilities) {
+        capabilitiesGate = caps
+    }
+
+    /// Optimistic write triggered when the user sends `/goal <text>`.
+    /// Pass `nil` (or empty) to clear (the `/goal --clear` path). The
+    /// pill renders synchronously off this state; there is no
+    /// authoritative server read-back in v2.8.0 — see WS-2 plan Q1.
+    // TODO(WS-2-Q1): hook a Hermes-supplied goal-state read-back path
+    // here once we know whether v0.13 exposes goal state via an ACP
+    // session-startup notification, a session-sidecar JSON field, or a
+    // `/goal --status` reply. Until then `activeGoal` is purely
+    // user-set and does not survive a session resume.
+    public func recordActiveGoal(text: String?) {
+        if let text, !text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty {
+            activeGoal = HermesActiveGoal(
+                text: text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines),
+                setAt: Date()
+            )
+        } else {
+            activeGoal = nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Append an optimistically-queued prompt to the local mirror
+    /// (driven by `/queue <text>`). No-op for empty / whitespace input.
+    public func recordQueuedPrompt(text: String) {
+        let trimmed = text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+        queuedPrompts.append(HermesQueuedPrompt(text: trimmed))
+    }
+
+    /// Drain the next queued prompt off the local mirror, FIFO. Called
+    /// from `handlePromptComplete` once a turn settles — Hermes runs
+    /// the actual queued prompt server-side; popping here keeps the
+    /// header chip count honest. Returns the popped prompt for any
+    /// caller that wants to log it; the chat UI ignores the return.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func popQueuedPrompt() -> HermesQueuedPrompt? {
+        queuedPrompts.isEmpty ? nil : queuedPrompts.removeFirst()
+    }
+
+    /// Parse the argument slug from a `/goal …` invocation. Pure
+    /// function — exposed for unit tests. The chat dispatch reads this
+    /// to decide whether to set, clear, or no-op the optimistic pill.
+    public enum GoalCommandArgument: Equatable {
+        case set(String)
+        case clear
+        /// User typed `/goal` with no argument — Hermes will reply
+        /// with usage; Scarf shows a neutral hint and doesn't touch
+        /// the pill state.
+        case empty
+    }
+
+    public static func parseGoalArgument(_ raw: String) -> GoalCommandArgument {
+        let trimmed = raw.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if trimmed.isEmpty { return .empty }
+        // Accept `--clear`, `clear`, and case-insensitive variants so
+        // typos don't accidentally lock the goal text to literal
+        // "Clear". `--clear` is the canonical form (matches Hermes
+        // CLI flag style).
+        let lowered = trimmed.lowercased()
+        if lowered == "--clear" || lowered == "clear" { return .clear }
+        return .set(trimmed)
+    }
+
     /// True when `text` is a non-interruptive command that should NOT
     /// flip `isAgentWorking` to true on send. Used by the Mac/iOS chat
     /// view models to skip the "agent working" overlay change for
@@ -468,12 +614,21 @@ public final class RichChatViewModel {
         acpErrorHint = nil
         acpErrorDetails = nil
         acpCachedReadTokens = 0
+        acpCompressionCount = 0
         acpCommands = []
         projectScopedCommands = []
         currentTurnStart = nil
         turnDurations = [:]
         transientHint = nil
         pendingPermission = nil
+        // v2.8 / Hermes v0.13 — drop optimistic v0.13 surfaces on
+        // session reset so a fresh chat (or a resume into a different
+        // session) doesn't paint stale goal / queue state from the
+        // previous one. The capabilities gate stays on whatever the
+        // controller most recently published; it's a host-level value
+        // that doesn't change with session boundaries.
+        activeGoal = nil
+        queuedPrompts = []
         loadQuickCommands()
     }
 
@@ -811,7 +966,30 @@ public final class RichChatViewModel {
         acpOutputTokens += response.outputTokens
         acpThoughtTokens += response.thoughtTokens
         acpCachedReadTokens += response.cachedReadTokens
+        // Compression count is a session-wide running total emitted by
+        // Hermes; each prompt response carries the latest value, so we
+        // replace rather than accumulate. The `max` guard tolerates
+        // pre-v0.13 hosts (which emit 0) being upgraded server-side
+        // mid-session — once a real number lands the count resumes from
+        // there rather than snapping back to 0.
+        acpCompressionCount = max(acpCompressionCount, response.compressionCount)
         isAgentWorking = false
+        // v2.8 / Hermes v0.13 — Hermes runs the next `/queue`-deferred
+        // prompt server-side now that this turn has settled. Drain the
+        // local mirror FIFO so the header chip count matches what the
+        // user staged. Best-effort: if Hermes' authoritative queue
+        // diverged (deferred prompt aborted, dropped on disconnect),
+        // the chip is one tick stale until the user's next interaction.
+        if !queuedPrompts.isEmpty {
+            popQueuedPrompt()
+        }
+        // TODO(v2.8.1): when this completes after an auto-resumed
+        // checkpoint (Hermes v0.13's "Auto-resume interrupted sessions
+        // after gateway restart"), surface a one-shot "Auto-resumed
+        // from checkpoint" indicator. Wire-shape unknown until a v0.13
+        // dogfooding pass confirms whether the resume lands as a
+        // visible ACP event or is purely server-side. Deferred from
+        // v2.8.0 per WS-2 plan Q3.
         buildMessageGroups()
         // Final position after the prompt settles. Catches fast responses
         // (slash commands, short replies) where `.defaultScrollAnchor(.bottom)`

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/GatewayAllowlistKindTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+@testable import ScarfCore
+
+/// Pure mapping tests for `GatewayAllowlistKind`. Locks down the (platform →
+/// kind) table so a refactor doesn't accidentally drop a platform.
+@Suite struct GatewayAllowlistKindTests {
+
+    @Test func mapsKnownPlatformsToCorrectKind() {
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "slack")      == .channels)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "mattermost") == .channels)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "google-chat") == .channels)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "telegram")   == .chats)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "whatsapp")   == .chats)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "matrix")     == .rooms)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "dingtalk")   == .rooms)
+    }
+
+    @Test func acceptsBothGoogleChatSpellings() {
+        // // TODO(WS-5-Q1) — both spellings round-trip until Hermes confirms
+        // the wire identifier.
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "google-chat") == .channels)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "googlechat")  == .channels)
+    }
+
+    @Test func returnsNilForPlatformsWithoutAllowlist() {
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "cli")            == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "yuanbao")        == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "microsoft-teams") == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "discord")        == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "signal")         == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "homeassistant")  == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "")               == nil)
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: "unknown")        == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func yamlKeyMatchesHermesContract() {
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.channels.yamlKey == "allowed_channels")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.chats.yamlKey    == "allowed_chats")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.rooms.yamlKey    == "allowed_rooms")
+    }
+
+    @Test func nounsAreUserFacingSafe() {
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.channels.noun == "channel")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.chats.noun    == "chat")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.rooms.noun    == "room")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.channels.pluralNoun == "channels")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.chats.pluralNoun    == "chats")
+        #expect(GatewayAllowlistKind.rooms.pluralNoun    == "rooms")
+    }
+
+    @Test func placeholdersAreNonEmpty() {
+        // Smoke test — placeholder strings are advisory; we just don't want
+        // them silently emptied during a refactor.
+        #expect(!GatewayAllowlistKind.channels.inputPlaceholder.isEmpty)
+        #expect(!GatewayAllowlistKind.chats.inputPlaceholder.isEmpty)
+        #expect(!GatewayAllowlistKind.rooms.inputPlaceholder.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func gatewayPlatformSettingsItemsForKind() {
+        let s = GatewayPlatformSettings(
+            allowedChannels: ["C01"],
+            allowedChats: ["@user"],
+            allowedRooms: ["!room:matrix.org"]
+        )
+        #expect(s.items(for: .channels) == ["C01"])
+        #expect(s.items(for: .chats)    == ["@user"])
+        #expect(s.items(for: .rooms)    == ["!room:matrix.org"])
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/GatewayConfigWriterTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+@testable import ScarfCore
+
+/// Round-trip + idempotence tests for `GatewayConfigWriter.setList`. Pure
+/// `String` operations only — runs cleanly on Linux SwiftPM.
+@Suite struct GatewayConfigWriterTests {
+
+    // MARK: - Insert
+
+    @Test func setListInsertsBlockOnEmpty() {
+        let yaml = ""
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C0123ABCD", "C0456EFGH"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("gateway:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("  platforms:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("    slack:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("      allowed_channels:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C0123ABCD"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C0456EFGH"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListAppendsScaffoldPreservingPriorContent() {
+        let yaml = """
+        model:
+          default: gpt-4o
+          provider: openai
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C01"]
+        )
+        // Original content preserved verbatim at the top.
+        #expect(updated.contains("model:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("  default: gpt-4o"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("  provider: openai"))
+        // New scaffold appended.
+        #expect(updated.contains("gateway:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("    slack:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C01"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Replace
+
+    @Test func setListReplacesExistingBlock() {
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C_OLD_1
+                - C_OLD_2
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C_NEW_1"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C_NEW_1"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("- C_OLD_1"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("- C_OLD_2"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListPreservesScalarSiblings() {
+        // The `busy_ack_enabled` scalar sibling of `allowed_channels` must
+        // stay byte-for-byte after a list-write to the same platform.
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C_OLD
+              busy_ack_enabled: false
+              gateway_restart_notification: true
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C_NEW"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C_NEW"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("- C_OLD"))
+        // Scalars at the same indent must survive.
+        #expect(updated.contains("busy_ack_enabled: false"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("gateway_restart_notification: true"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListPreservesOtherPlatformsBlocks() {
+        // Editing slack must not touch matrix.
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C_SLACK
+            matrix:
+              allowed_rooms:
+                - '!room1:matrix.org'
+                - '!room2:matrix.org'
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C_SLACK_NEW"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C_SLACK_NEW"))
+        // Matrix block intact.
+        #expect(updated.contains("    matrix:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("'!room1:matrix.org'"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("'!room2:matrix.org'"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Remove
+
+    @Test func setListWithEmptyItemsRemovesBlock() {
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C01
+                - C02
+              busy_ack_enabled: true
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: []
+        )
+        // Block removed; sibling scalar preserved.
+        #expect(!updated.contains("allowed_channels:"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("- C01"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("- C02"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("busy_ack_enabled: true"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListWithEmptyItemsOnAbsentBlockIsNoOp() {
+        let yaml = """
+        model:
+          default: gpt-4o
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "slack",
+            key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: []
+        )
+        #expect(updated == yaml)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Idempotence
+
+    @Test func setListIsIdempotent() {
+        let yaml = """
+        model:
+          default: gpt-4o
+        """
+        let once = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml,
+            platform: "telegram",
+            key: "allowed_chats",
+            items: ["@alice", "@bob"]
+        )
+        let twice = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: once,
+            platform: "telegram",
+            key: "allowed_chats",
+            items: ["@alice", "@bob"]
+        )
+        #expect(once == twice)
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListReplaceThenReplaceIsStable() {
+        let yaml = ""
+        let a = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "matrix", key: "allowed_rooms",
+            items: ["!a:m", "!b:m"]
+        )
+        let b = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: a, platform: "matrix", key: "allowed_rooms",
+            items: ["!c:m"]
+        )
+        #expect(b.contains("- '!c:m'"))
+        #expect(!b.contains("'!a:m'"))
+        #expect(!b.contains("'!b:m'"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Quoting
+
+    @Test func setListQuotesItemsContainingColons() {
+        // Matrix room IDs contain `:` — must be single-quoted.
+        let yaml = ""
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "matrix", key: "allowed_rooms",
+            items: ["!RoomId:matrix.org"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("'!RoomId:matrix.org'"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListQuotesItemsStartingWithAt() {
+        // Telegram usernames `@alice`.
+        let yaml = ""
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "telegram", key: "allowed_chats",
+            items: ["@alice"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("'@alice'"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListLeavesPlainAlphanumericUnquoted() {
+        // Slack channel IDs are A-Z0-9 — emit unquoted for readability.
+        let yaml = ""
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "slack", key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C0123ABCD"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C0123ABCD"))
+        #expect(!updated.contains("'C0123ABCD'"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func setListEscapesEmbeddedSingleQuotes() {
+        let yaml = ""
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "slack", key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["weird:'name"]
+        )
+        // Embedded single quote doubled per YAML spec.
+        #expect(updated.contains("'weird:''name'"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Insertion when ancestors exist but key is absent
+
+    @Test func setListInsertsKeyUnderExistingPlatformBlock() {
+        // `gateway → platforms → slack` exists with a busy_ack_enabled
+        // scalar; `allowed_channels` is missing. Add it without disturbing
+        // the scalar sibling.
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              busy_ack_enabled: false
+        """
+        let updated = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "slack", key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C42"]
+        )
+        #expect(updated.contains("busy_ack_enabled: false"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("allowed_channels:"))
+        #expect(updated.contains("- C42"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Round-trip with the YAML loader
+
+    @Test func roundTripsThroughHermesConfigYAMLLoader() {
+        // Write a list, then parse the result through HermesConfig+YAML and
+        // confirm we read back what we wrote.
+        var yaml = ""
+        yaml = GatewayConfigWriter.setList(
+            in: yaml, platform: "slack", key: "allowed_channels",
+            items: ["C01", "C02"]
+        )
+        let cfg = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        let block = cfg.gatewayPlatforms["slack"]
+        #expect(block?.allowedChannels == ["C01", "C02"])
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesGatewayListServiceTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+@testable import ScarfCore
+
+/// Parser tests for `hermes gateway list --json`. Pure — no transport, no
+/// process calls.
+@Suite struct HermesGatewayListServiceTests {
+
+    private func data(_ s: String) -> Data { s.data(using: .utf8)! }
+
+    @Test func parsesSingleProfileSinglePlatform() {
+        let json = data(#"""
+        {"profiles":[{"name":"default","running":true,"pid":1234,
+        "platforms":["slack","telegram"]}]}
+        """#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles.count == 1)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].profile == "default")
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].pid == 1234)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].isRunning == true)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].platforms == ["slack", "telegram"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsesMultipleProfiles() {
+        let json = data(#"""
+        {"profiles":[
+            {"name":"work","running":true,"pid":2001,"platforms":["slack"]},
+            {"name":"personal","running":false,"platforms":["telegram"]}
+        ]}
+        """#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles.count == 2)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].profile == "work")
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].isRunning == true)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[1].profile == "personal")
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[1].isRunning == false)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[1].pid == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsesBareArrayShape() {
+        // Tolerance for a top-level array (no `profiles` wrapper).
+        let json = data(#"""
+        [{"name":"default","running":true,"pid":42,"platforms":["discord"]}]
+        """#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles.count == 1)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].profile == "default")
+    }
+
+    @Test func toleratesAlternateFieldNames() {
+        // `profile` instead of `name`, `state` instead of `running`,
+        // `connected_platforms` instead of `platforms` — defensive defaults
+        // keep the parser happy if Hermes ships any of these.
+        let json = data(#"""
+        {"profiles":[{"profile":"alt","state":"running","pid":7,
+        "connected_platforms":["matrix"]}]}
+        """#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].profile == "alt")
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].isRunning == true)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].platforms == ["matrix"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func returnsNilOnEmptyData() {
+        #expect(HermesGatewayListService.parse(Data()) == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func returnsNilOnUnparseableJSON() {
+        let json = data("not-json")
+        #expect(HermesGatewayListService.parse(json) == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func returnsEmptySnapshotOnEmptyProfilesArray() {
+        let json = data(#"{"profiles":[]}"#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles.isEmpty == true)
+    }
+
+    @Test func toleratesUnknownKeys() {
+        // Forward-compat: a future v0.13.x Hermes adds extra fields, parser
+        // still works.
+        let json = data(#"""
+        {"profiles":[{"name":"default","running":true,"platforms":["slack"],
+        "future_field":"value","another":42}]}
+        """#)
+        let snap = HermesGatewayListService.parse(json)
+        #expect(snap?.profiles[0].profile == "default")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - headerDigest
+
+    @Test func headerDigestEmptyProfiles() {
+        let snap = GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: [])
+        #expect(snap.headerDigest == "no profiles configured")
+    }
+
+    @Test func headerDigestSingleProfileRunning() {
+        let snap = GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: [
+            .init(profile: "default", isRunning: true, pid: 100,
+                  platforms: ["slack", "telegram"])
+        ])
+        #expect(snap.headerDigest == "default profile · running · slack, telegram")
+    }
+
+    @Test func headerDigestSingleProfileStopped() {
+        let snap = GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: [
+            .init(profile: "default", isRunning: false, pid: nil, platforms: [])
+        ])
+        #expect(snap.headerDigest == "default profile · stopped")
+    }
+
+    @Test func headerDigestMultipleProfilesSomeRunning() {
+        let snap = GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: [
+            .init(profile: "work", isRunning: true, pid: 1, platforms: ["slack"]),
+            .init(profile: "home", isRunning: false, pid: nil, platforms: ["matrix"]),
+            .init(profile: "extra", isRunning: true, pid: 2, platforms: [])
+        ])
+        // 3 profiles total, 2 running, surface first running profile's
+        // platform list as the highlight.
+        #expect(snap.headerDigest == "3 profiles (2 running) · work: slack")
+    }
+
+    @Test func headerDigestMultipleProfilesNoneRunning() {
+        let snap = GatewayListSnapshot(profiles: [
+            .init(profile: "a", isRunning: false, pid: nil, platforms: ["slack"]),
+            .init(profile: "b", isRunning: false, pid: nil, platforms: ["matrix"])
+        ])
+        // No running profile — fall back to the first profile's platforms.
+        #expect(snap.headerDigest == "2 profiles (0 running) · a: slack")
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/KanbanModelsTests.swift

@@ -327,4 +327,196 @@ import Foundation
         #expect(stats.glanceString.isEmpty)
         #expect(stats.activeCount == 0)
     }
+
+    // MARK: - v0.13 (Hermes 2026.5.7) tolerant decode
+    //
+    // The contract these tests pin: a v0.13 host's task / run / detail
+    // JSON decodes successfully WITH the new fields populated, AND a
+    // pre-v0.13 (v0.12) host's task / run / detail JSON decodes
+    // successfully WITHOUT the new fields (everything resolves to nil
+    // or empty). Drift from this pair = a regression that bites every
+    // user not yet on Hermes v0.13.
+
+    @Test func decodeV013TaskFields() throws {
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "id": "t_v013",
+          "title": "v0.13 task",
+          "status": "blocked",
+          "max_retries": 5,
+          "auto_blocked_reason": "worker exited without `kanban complete`",
+          "hallucination_gate_status": "pending",
+          "diagnostics": [
+            {"kind": "worker_exit_no_complete", "message": "exit code 0 with no complete call", "detected_at": 1778160614},
+            {"kind": "darwin_zombie_detected", "detected_at": "2026-05-09T12:00:00Z"}
+          ]
+        }
+        """
+        let task = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanTask.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(task.maxRetries == 5)
+        #expect(task.autoBlockedReason?.contains("kanban complete") == true)
+        #expect(task.hallucinationGateStatus == "pending")
+        #expect(task.diagnostics.count == 2)
+        #expect(task.diagnostics.first?.kind == "worker_exit_no_complete")
+        #expect(task.diagnostics.last?.detectedAt?.contains("2026") == true)
+    }
+
+    @Test func decodeV012TaskHasNoNewFields() throws {
+        // The most damaging failure mode is a v0.12 user upgrading Scarf
+        // and having the board stop loading because a v0.13-only field
+        // is required. Pin the contract.
+        let json = """
+        {"id": "t_legacy", "title": "v0.12 task", "status": "ready"}
+        """
+        let task = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanTask.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(task.maxRetries == nil)
+        #expect(task.autoBlockedReason == nil)
+        #expect(task.hallucinationGateStatus == nil)
+        #expect(task.diagnostics.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func decodeMalformedDiagnosticTolerated() throws {
+        // If Hermes emits a malformed diagnostics value, the rest of the
+        // task should still decode. We use try? on the diagnostics decode
+        // so a single bad entry doesn't reject the whole row.
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "id": "t_x",
+          "title": "x",
+          "status": "ready",
+          "diagnostics": "not-an-array"
+        }
+        """
+        let task = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanTask.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(task.id == "t_x")
+        // Diagnostics field couldn't decode — treat as empty.
+        #expect(task.diagnostics.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func hallucinationGateMirrorMapsKnownValues() {
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from("pending") == .pending)
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from("verified") == .verified)
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from("REJECTED") == .rejected)  // case-insensitive
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from(nil) == nil)
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from("") == nil)
+        // Unknown wire values fall through to nil so the banner stays
+        // hidden; future Hermes versions can add `quarantined` etc.
+        // without a Scarf release.
+        #expect(KanbanHallucinationGate.from("quarantined") == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func diagnosticKindMirrorMapsKnownValues() {
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.from("heartbeat_stalled") == .heartbeatStalled)
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.from("DARWIN_ZOMBIE_DETECTED") == .darwinZombieDetected)
+        // Unknown kinds fall through to .unknown so views can render
+        // the raw string verbatim.
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.from("future_kind_v014") == .unknown)
+    }
+
+    @Test func diagnosticSeverityMapping() {
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.retryCapHit.severity == .danger)
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.darwinZombieDetected.severity == .danger)
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.heartbeatStalled.severity == .warning)
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.workerExitNoComplete.severity == .warning)
+        #expect(KanbanDiagnosticKind.unknown.severity == .neutral)
+    }
+
+    @Test func createRequestArgvIncludesMaxRetries() {
+        let req = KanbanCreateRequest(title: "t", maxRetries: 5)
+        let argv = req.argv()
+        #expect(argv.contains("--max-retries"))
+        #expect(argv.contains("5"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func createRequestArgvOmitsMaxRetriesWhenAbsent() {
+        let req = KanbanCreateRequest(title: "t")
+        let argv = req.argv()
+        #expect(!argv.contains("--max-retries"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func decodeRunWithDiagnostics() throws {
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "id": 1,
+          "task_id": "t_x",
+          "status": "failed",
+          "started_at": 1778160000,
+          "ended_at": 1778160300,
+          "outcome": "crashed",
+          "error": "OOM",
+          "diagnostics": [
+            {"kind": "retry_cap_hit", "message": "3/3 retries exhausted"}
+          ],
+          "failure_count": 3
+        }
+        """
+        let run = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanRun.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(run.diagnostics.count == 1)
+        #expect(run.diagnostics.first?.kind == "retry_cap_hit")
+        #expect(run.failureCount == 3)
+    }
+
+    @Test func decodeRunWithoutDiagnostics() throws {
+        // v0.12 run row — no diagnostics, no failure_count, must still
+        // decode cleanly.
+        let json = """
+        {"id": 1, "task_id": "t_x", "status": "running", "started_at": 1778160000}
+        """
+        let run = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanRun.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(run.diagnostics.isEmpty)
+        #expect(run.failureCount == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func taskDetailMergesEnvelopeAndTaskDiagnostics() throws {
+        // Hermes's wire shape may put diagnostics on the task envelope OR
+        // on the inner task. `allDiagnostics` dedupes by (kind, detected_at)
+        // so a server emitting both sides doesn't surface dupes.
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "task": {
+            "id": "t_y",
+            "title": "y",
+            "status": "blocked",
+            "diagnostics": [
+              {"kind": "heartbeat_stalled", "detected_at": "2026-05-09T12:00:00Z"}
+            ]
+          },
+          "comments": [],
+          "events": [],
+          "diagnostics": [
+            {"kind": "heartbeat_stalled", "detected_at": "2026-05-09T12:00:00Z"},
+            {"kind": "retry_cap_hit"}
+          ]
+        }
+        """
+        let detail = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanTaskDetail.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        let merged = detail.allDiagnostics
+        #expect(merged.count == 2)
+        #expect(merged.contains(where: { $0.kind == "heartbeat_stalled" }))
+        #expect(merged.contains(where: { $0.kind == "retry_cap_hit" }))
+    }
+
+    @Test func taskDetailWithoutEnvelopeDiagnosticsDecodes() throws {
+        // Pre-v0.13 task detail — no envelope diagnostics. Must decode.
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "task": {"id": "t_z", "title": "z", "status": "ready"},
+          "comments": [],
+          "events": []
+        }
+        """
+        let detail = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanTaskDetail.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(detail.envelopeDiagnostics == nil)
+        #expect(detail.allDiagnostics.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func diagnosticDecodesUnixTimestamp() throws {
+        let json = """
+        {"kind": "spawn_failure", "detected_at": 1778160614}
+        """
+        let diag = try JSONDecoder().decode(HermesKanbanDiagnostic.self, from: Data(json.utf8))
+        #expect(diag.kind == "spawn_failure")
+        // Decoder normalizes Unix int → ISO-8601 string.
+        #expect(diag.detectedAt?.contains("2026") == true)
+    }
 }

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/M0cServicesTests.swift

@@ -310,6 +310,74 @@ import Foundation
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - ModelCatalogService — WS-6 (v0.13)
+
+    @Test func vercelAIGatewayDemotedToBottom() throws {
+        // Build a minimal catalog with vercel + alphabetically-later
+        // providers, then assert vercel sorts after them. Locks the
+        // demoted-axis sort comparator added in WS-6.
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "anthropic": { "name": "Anthropic", "models": {} },
+          "vercel":    { "name": "Vercel AI Gateway", "models": {} },
+          "zonk":      { "name": "Zonk Provider", "models": {} }
+        }
+        """
+        let tmp = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("scarf-models-\(UUID().uuidString).json")
+        try json.write(to: tmp, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: tmp) }
+        let svc = ModelCatalogService(path: tmp.path)
+        let providers = svc.loadProviders().filter { !$0.isOverlay }
+        let names = providers.map(\.providerName)
+        // anthropic first (alpha), zonk next (alpha), vercel last
+        // (demoted) — even though `vercel` < `zonk` alphabetically.
+        #expect(names.last == "Vercel AI Gateway")
+        let vercelIdx = names.firstIndex(of: "Vercel AI Gateway") ?? -1
+        let zonkIdx = names.firstIndex(of: "Zonk Provider") ?? -1
+        #expect(vercelIdx > zonkIdx)
+    }
+
+    @Test func grok420BetaAliasResolvesToGrok420() {
+        let svc = ModelCatalogService(path: "/tmp/scarf-nonexistent-\(UUID().uuidString).json")
+        // OpenRouter's old `-beta` ID resolves to the GA name.
+        #expect(svc.resolveModelAlias(providerID: "openrouter", modelID: "x-ai/grok-4.20-beta")
+                == "x-ai/grok-4.20")
+        // xAI direct provider keeps the same shape minus prefix.
+        #expect(svc.resolveModelAlias(providerID: "xai", modelID: "grok-4.20-beta")
+                == "grok-4.20")
+        // Non-aliased ID passes through unchanged.
+        #expect(svc.resolveModelAlias(providerID: "anthropic", modelID: "claude-4.7-opus")
+                == "claude-4.7-opus")
+        // Cross-provider isolation: same modelID on a different
+        // provider isn't aliased — composite key in `modelAliases`
+        // disambiguates by providerID.
+        #expect(svc.resolveModelAlias(providerID: "fictional", modelID: "x-ai/grok-4.20-beta")
+                == "x-ai/grok-4.20-beta")
+    }
+
+    @Test func imageGenModelAllowlistShape() {
+        // Lock the curated list size + a few sentinel entries so
+        // unintentional edits get caught in review. Free-form-typing
+        // bypasses the allowlist, so additions/removals here are
+        // purely UX (which models surface as picker rows).
+        let models = ModelCatalogService.imageGenModels
+        #expect(models.count >= 5)
+        #expect(models.contains(where: { $0.modelID == "openai/gpt-image-1" }))
+        #expect(models.contains(where: { $0.modelID == "google/imagen-4" }))
+        // Every entry has a non-empty display + a non-empty modelID.
+        for m in models {
+            #expect(!m.modelID.isEmpty)
+            #expect(!m.display.isEmpty)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test func demotedProvidersContainsVercel() {
+        // Minimal lock-in for the demoted-providers static set. Mirrors
+        // Hermes's deprioritized-provider list in providers.py.
+        #expect(ModelCatalogService.demotedProviders.contains("vercel"))
+    }
+
     // MARK: - ProjectDashboardService
 
     @Test func projectDashboardServiceRegistryRoundTrip() throws {

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/M0dViewModelsTests.swift

@@ -162,6 +162,47 @@ import Foundation
         // start → false.
         #expect(vm.supportsCompress == false)
         #expect(vm.hasBroaderCommandMenu == false)
+        // v0.13: compression count starts at 0 so the SessionInfoBar chip
+        // stays hidden on fresh sessions.
+        #expect(vm.acpCompressionCount == 0)
+    }
+
+    @Test @MainActor func richChatTracksCompressionCountFromPromptResults() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        let response = ACPPromptResult(
+            stopReason: "end_turn",
+            inputTokens: 100, outputTokens: 50,
+            thoughtTokens: 20, cachedReadTokens: 10,
+            compressionCount: 3
+        )
+        vm.handleACPEvent(.promptComplete(sessionId: "s", response: response))
+        #expect(vm.acpCompressionCount == 3)
+
+        // Subsequent prompts overwrite (with a max guard) — the server
+        // emits a session-wide running total, not a per-prompt delta.
+        let next = ACPPromptResult(
+            stopReason: "end_turn",
+            inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0,
+            thoughtTokens: 0, cachedReadTokens: 0,
+            compressionCount: 5
+        )
+        vm.handleACPEvent(.promptComplete(sessionId: "s", response: next))
+        #expect(vm.acpCompressionCount == 5)
+
+        // A pre-v0.13 host mid-session emits 0; the max-guard keeps the
+        // last real value rather than snapping back.
+        let stale = ACPPromptResult(
+            stopReason: "end_turn",
+            inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0,
+            thoughtTokens: 0, cachedReadTokens: 0,
+            compressionCount: 0
+        )
+        vm.handleACPEvent(.promptComplete(sessionId: "s", response: stale))
+        #expect(vm.acpCompressionCount == 5)
+
+        // reset() clears the counter so a fresh session starts clean.
+        vm.reset()
+        #expect(vm.acpCompressionCount == 0)
     }
 
     @Test @MainActor func messageGroupDerivedProperties() {

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/M0eUpdaterTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+@testable import ScarfCore
+
+/// Pure-function matrix for `HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv`. The
+/// builder degrades flags silently when the connected host can't honor
+/// them, so the "is the right flag emitted on the right version?" matrix
+/// is the meaningful test surface.
+@Suite struct M0eUpdaterTests {
+
+    // MARK: - Helpers
+
+    private func caps(_ versionLine: String?) -> HermesCapabilities {
+        guard let line = versionLine else { return .empty }
+        return HermesCapabilities.parseLine(line)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Pre-v0.12 (no flags supported)
+
+    @Test func preV012_returnsBareUpdateRegardlessOfFlags() {
+        let pre = caps("Hermes Agent v0.11.0 (2026.4.23)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: pre, unattended: false, checkOnly: false
+        ) == ["update"])
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: pre, unattended: true, checkOnly: false
+        ) == ["update"])
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: pre, unattended: true, checkOnly: true
+        ) == ["update"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func unknownVersion_returnsBareUpdate() {
+        // No detected version means we can't guarantee any flag is
+        // honored; defensively emit the bare verb.
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: .empty, unattended: true, checkOnly: true
+        ) == ["update"])
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - v0.12 (--check supported, --yes is not)
+
+    @Test func v012_checkOnly_emitsCheckFlag() {
+        let v012 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v012, unattended: false, checkOnly: true
+        ) == ["update", "--check"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func v012_unattended_dropsYesFlag() {
+        // v0.12 doesn't honor --yes; the helper degrades silently.
+        let v012 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v012, unattended: true, checkOnly: false
+        ) == ["update"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func v012_checkOnlyAndUnattended_emitsOnlyCheck() {
+        let v012 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v012, unattended: true, checkOnly: true
+        ) == ["update", "--check"])
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - v0.13 (full flag support)
+
+    @Test func v013_unattended_emitsYesFlag() {
+        let v013 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v013, unattended: true, checkOnly: false
+        ) == ["update", "--yes"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func v013_checkOnlyAndUnattended_emitsBothFlags() {
+        let v013 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v013, unattended: true, checkOnly: true
+        ) == ["update", "--check", "--yes"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func v013_neither_emitsBareUpdate() {
+        let v013 = caps("Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7)")
+        #expect(HermesUpdaterCommandBuilder.updateArgv(
+            capabilities: v013, unattended: false, checkOnly: false
+        ) == ["update"])
+    }
+}

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/M6ConfigCronTests.swift

@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ import Foundation
         #expect(c.security.redactSecrets == true)
         #expect(c.compression.enabled == true)
         #expect(c.voice.ttsProvider == "edge")
+        // v0.13 additions default to empty / off when the YAML omits
+        // them — pre-v0.13 hosts produce this exact shape.
+        #expect(c.imageGenModel == "")
+        #expect(c.openrouterResponseCacheEnabled == false)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsesImageGenAndOpenRouterCache() {
+        // WS-6: round-trip the two new top-level v0.13 keys. If the
+        // OpenRouter key shape changes upstream (see TODO(WS-6-Q1)),
+        // this test is the single touchpoint that pins the parser
+        // line + setter key + UI binding to a single shape.
+        let yaml = """
+        image_gen:
+          model: openai/gpt-image-1
+        openrouter:
+          response_cache:
+            enabled: true
+        """
+        let c = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        #expect(c.imageGenModel == "openai/gpt-image-1")
+        #expect(c.openrouterResponseCacheEnabled == true)
     }
 
     @Test func parsesTopLevelModel() {
@@ -228,6 +249,87 @@ import Foundation
         #expect(c.timezone == "America/New_York")
     }
 
+    // MARK: - v0.13 gateway.platforms.<platform> block
+
+    @Test func gatewayPlatformsEmptyByDefault() {
+        let c = HermesConfig(yaml: "")
+        #expect(c.gatewayPlatforms.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsesGatewayAllowlistsForSlack() {
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C01
+                - C02
+              busy_ack_enabled: false
+              gateway_restart_notification: true
+              slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds: 120
+        """
+        let cfg = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        let block = cfg.gatewayPlatforms["slack"]
+        #expect(block?.allowedChannels == ["C01", "C02"])
+        #expect(block?.busyAckEnabled == false)
+        #expect(block?.gatewayRestartNotification == true)
+        #expect(block?.slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds == 120)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsesGatewayAllowlistsForTelegramAndMatrix() {
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            telegram:
+              allowed_chats:
+                - '@alice'
+                - '12345'
+            matrix:
+              allowed_rooms:
+                - '!room:matrix.org'
+        """
+        let cfg = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["telegram"]?.allowedChats == ["@alice", "12345"])
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["matrix"]?.allowedRooms == ["!room:matrix.org"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func gatewayBlockCoexistsWithLegacyPlatformBlocks() {
+        // Regression: legacy `platforms.slack.reply_to_mode` and
+        // `matrix.require_mention` must keep parsing when the new
+        // `gateway:` block is also present — no key collisions.
+        let yaml = """
+        platforms:
+          slack:
+            reply_to_mode: all
+        matrix:
+          require_mention: false
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              allowed_channels:
+                - C01
+        """
+        let cfg = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        #expect(cfg.slack.replyToMode == "all")
+        #expect(cfg.matrix.requireMention == false)
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["slack"]?.allowedChannels == ["C01"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func gatewayPlatformsSkipsPlatformsWithoutV013Keys() {
+        // The `gateway:` block exists but only Slack has a v0.13 key —
+        // platforms without keys must NOT appear in `gatewayPlatforms`.
+        let yaml = """
+        gateway:
+          platforms:
+            slack:
+              busy_ack_enabled: true
+        """
+        let cfg = HermesConfig(yaml: yaml)
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["slack"] != nil)
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["mattermost"] == nil)
+        #expect(cfg.gatewayPlatforms["telegram"] == nil)
+    }
+
     @Test func cronScheduleMemberwise() {
         let s = CronSchedule(
             kind: "cron",

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/M9SlashCommandTests.swift

@@ -241,6 +241,150 @@ import Foundation
         #expect(a == b)
     }
 
+    // MARK: - v0.13 non-interruptive commands (WS-2 / Persistent Goals + /queue)
+
+    @Test func nonInterruptiveListIncludesGoalAndQueue() {
+        let names = RichChatViewModel.nonInterruptiveCommands.map(\.name)
+        #expect(names.contains("steer"))
+        #expect(names.contains("goal"))
+        #expect(names.contains("queue"))
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func availableCommandsHidesGoalWhenCapabilityOff() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        vm.publishCapabilities(.empty)
+        let names = vm.availableCommands.map(\.name)
+        #expect(!names.contains("goal"))
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func availableCommandsHidesQueueWhenCapabilityOff() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        vm.publishCapabilities(.empty)
+        let names = vm.availableCommands.map(\.name)
+        #expect(!names.contains("queue"))
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func availableCommandsExposesAllThreeOnV013() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.parseLine("Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7)")
+        vm.publishCapabilities(caps)
+        let names = vm.availableCommands.map(\.name)
+        #expect(names.contains("steer"))
+        #expect(names.contains("goal"))
+        #expect(names.contains("queue"))
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func availableCommandsExposesSteerButHidesV013OnV012() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.parseLine("Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)")
+        vm.publishCapabilities(caps)
+        let names = vm.availableCommands.map(\.name)
+        #expect(names.contains("steer"))
+        #expect(!names.contains("goal"))
+        #expect(!names.contains("queue"))
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseGoalArgumentRecognizesClearVariants() {
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("--clear") == .clear)
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("clear") == .clear)
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("Clear") == .clear)
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("  --clear  ") == .clear)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseGoalArgumentReturnsSetForArbitraryText() {
+        #expect(
+            RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("finish v2.8 on time")
+                == .set("finish v2.8 on time")
+        )
+        // Whitespace around set text is trimmed.
+        #expect(
+            RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("   ship it   ")
+                == .set("ship it")
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test func parseGoalArgumentReturnsEmptyForBlank() {
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("") == .empty)
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("   ") == .empty)
+        #expect(RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument("\n\t") == .empty)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func recordActiveGoalSetsAndClears() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        #expect(vm.activeGoal == nil)
+        vm.recordActiveGoal(text: "ship v2.8")
+        let goal = vm.activeGoal
+        #expect(goal?.text == "ship v2.8")
+        vm.recordActiveGoal(text: nil)
+        #expect(vm.activeGoal == nil)
+        // Empty / whitespace also clears.
+        vm.recordActiveGoal(text: "x")
+        vm.recordActiveGoal(text: "   ")
+        #expect(vm.activeGoal == nil)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func recordQueuedPromptAppendsAndPopsFIFO() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "first")
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "second")
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "third")
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.count == 3)
+        let popped = vm.popQueuedPrompt()
+        #expect(popped?.text == "first")
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.count == 2)
+        let next = vm.popQueuedPrompt()
+        #expect(next?.text == "second")
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.first?.text == "third")
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func recordQueuedPromptIgnoresBlank() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "")
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "   ")
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func popQueuedPromptOnEmptyReturnsNil() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        #expect(vm.popQueuedPrompt() == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func isNonInterruptiveSlashRecognizesGoalAndQueue() {
+        // Non-MainActor: the helper itself isn't MainActor-isolated;
+        // construct a VM on MainActor and read through it on the test
+        // actor to keep the assertion focused on classification.
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+            #expect(vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("/goal finish v2.8"))
+            #expect(vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("/queue summarize"))
+            #expect(vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("/queue"))
+            #expect(vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("/steer be careful"))
+            #expect(!vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("hello"))
+            #expect(!vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash("/compress"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test func resetClearsGoalAndQueue() {
+        let vm = RichChatViewModel(context: .local)
+        vm.recordActiveGoal(text: "x")
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "a")
+        vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: "b")
+        #expect(vm.activeGoal != nil)
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.count == 2)
+        vm.reset()
+        #expect(vm.activeGoal == nil)
+        #expect(vm.queuedPrompts.isEmpty)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Helpers
 
     static func makeTempProject() throws -> String {

scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/ScarfCoreSmokeTests.swift

@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@ import Foundation
             thoughtTokens: 20, cachedReadTokens: 10
         )
         #expect(prompt.stopReason == "end_turn")
+        // v0.13: compressionCount has a 0 default for legacy callers.
+        #expect(prompt.compressionCount == 0)
+
+        let v013Prompt = ACPPromptResult(
+            stopReason: "end_turn", inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0,
+            thoughtTokens: 0, cachedReadTokens: 0,
+            compressionCount: 7
+        )
+        #expect(v013Prompt.compressionCount == 7)
     }
 
     @Test func projectDashboardInitChain() {

scarf/Scarf iOS/Chat/ChatView.swift

@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     private var supportsImagePrompts: Bool {
         capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasACPImagePrompts ?? false
     }
+
+    /// v0.13 `/goal` capability — drives the goal pill in `projectContextBar`.
+    /// Read-only on iOS in v2.8.0; users send `/goal` from the Mac. The pill
+    /// drops automatically when `vm.activeGoal` clears.
+    private var supportsActiveGoal: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasGoals ?? false
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 ACP `/queue` capability — drives the queue-count chip. Tap is a
+    /// no-op in v2.8.0 (no popover); previews live on the Mac app.
+    private var supportsACPQueue: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasACPQueue ?? false
+    }
     /// Drives the composer's keyboard. Bound to the TextField via
     /// `.focused(...)`; cleared by the scroll-to-dismiss gesture on
     /// the message list AND by an explicit keyboard-toolbar button.
@@ -109,6 +122,17 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 }
             )
         }
+        // Forward the env-injected capabilities snapshot into the
+        // shared `RichChatViewModel` whenever it changes. Drives the
+        // capability gate `RichChatViewModel.availableCommands` reads.
+        // Mirrors the Mac `ChatView` plumbing — the iOS chat surface
+        // doesn't render `/goal` / `/queue` UI yet (deferred to WS-9),
+        // but the VM-side state has to stay aligned across platforms
+        // so the Mac surface is correct after a cross-device session
+        // resume.
+        .task(id: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.versionLine ?? "") {
+            controller.vm.publishCapabilities(capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty)
+        }
         .task {
             // Dashboard row taps set `pendingResumeSessionID`, Project
             // Detail's "New Chat" sets `pendingProjectChat`. Both fire
@@ -830,37 +854,47 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     /// informational.
     @ViewBuilder
     private var projectContextBar: some View {
-        if let projectName = controller.currentProjectName,
-           !projectName.isEmpty
-        {
+        // v2.8.0 (WS-9): the bar is no longer project-only — a non-empty
+        // active goal OR a non-empty queue mirror also light it up. Project
+        // chip, goal pill, and queue chip render independently and the bar
+        // shows when ANY of them is present.
+        let projectName = controller.currentProjectName ?? ""
+        let hasProject = !projectName.isEmpty
+        let hasGoal = supportsActiveGoal && controller.vm.activeGoal != nil
+        let hasQueue = supportsACPQueue && !controller.vm.queuedPrompts.isEmpty
+        if hasProject || hasGoal || hasQueue {
             HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                Image(systemName: "folder.fill")
-                    .foregroundStyle(.tint)
-                    .font(.caption)
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 1) {
-                    Text("Project chat")
-                        .font(.caption2)
-                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
-                    HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                        Text(projectName)
-                            .font(.callout.weight(.medium))
-                            .foregroundStyle(.primary)
-                            .lineLimit(1)
-                            .truncationMode(.tail)
-                        if let branch = controller.currentGitBranch, !branch.isEmpty {
-                            Label(branch, systemImage: "arrow.triangle.branch")
-                                .font(.caption2)
-                                .foregroundStyle(.tint)
-                                .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
-                                .padding(.horizontal, 5)
-                                .padding(.vertical, 1)
-                                .background(.tint.opacity(0.15), in: Capsule())
+                if hasProject {
+                    Image(systemName: "folder.fill")
+                        .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+                        .font(.caption)
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 1) {
+                        Text("Project chat")
+                            .font(.caption2)
+                            .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                            Text(projectName)
+                                .font(.callout.weight(.medium))
+                                .foregroundStyle(.primary)
                                 .lineLimit(1)
+                                .truncationMode(.tail)
+                            if let branch = controller.currentGitBranch, !branch.isEmpty {
+                                Label(branch, systemImage: "arrow.triangle.branch")
+                                    .font(.caption2)
+                                    .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+                                    .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
+                                    .padding(.horizontal, 5)
+                                    .padding(.vertical, 1)
+                                    .background(.tint.opacity(0.15), in: Capsule())
+                                    .lineLimit(1)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                if hasGoal { goalChip }
+                if hasQueue { queueChip }
                 Spacer()
-                if !controller.vm.projectScopedCommands.isEmpty {
+                if hasProject && !controller.vm.projectScopedCommands.isEmpty {
                     Button {
                         showSlashCommandsSheet = true
                     } label: {
@@ -882,6 +916,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             .padding(.vertical, 6)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
             .background(.tint.opacity(0.1))
+            .animation(.spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.75), value: hasGoal)
+            .animation(.spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.75), value: hasQueue)
             .sheet(isPresented: $showSlashCommandsSheet) {
                 ProjectSlashCommandsBrowser(
                     projectName: projectName,
@@ -891,6 +927,55 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13 goal pill — purely informational mirror of the agent's
+    /// currently-locked `/goal`. Read-only on iOS; `/goal --clear` lives on
+    /// the Mac app and the pill drops on the next VM update. Semantic
+    /// `.subheadline` font so the goal text scales with Dynamic Type
+    /// (it's content the user reads, not chrome). VoiceOver gets the full
+    /// untruncated text via the accessibility label.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var goalChip: some View {
+        if let goal = controller.vm.activeGoal {
+            Label(truncatedGoalText(goal.text), systemImage: "scope")
+                .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
+                .font(.subheadline)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.info)
+                .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+                .padding(.vertical, 3)
+                .background(ScarfColor.info.opacity(0.16), in: Capsule())
+                .lineLimit(1)
+                .accessibilityLabel("Goal locked: \(goal.text)")
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.92)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 queue chip — read-only count of prompts queued via `/queue`.
+    /// Tap is a no-op in v2.8.0 (no popover); the source of truth lives on
+    /// the Mac app. Defaults to one fixed pill regardless of count.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var queueChip: some View {
+        let count = controller.vm.queuedPrompts.count
+        if count > 0 {
+            Label("\(count) queued", systemImage: "tray.full")
+                .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon)
+                .font(.caption.weight(.medium))
+                .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+                .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+                .padding(.vertical, 3)
+                .background(.tint.opacity(0.18), in: Capsule())
+                .lineLimit(1)
+                .accessibilityLabel("\(count) prompt\(count == 1 ? "" : "s") queued — manage on the Mac app")
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.92)))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Trim long goal text to fit a chip beside the project name on iPhone
+    /// portrait. The full text rides VoiceOver via the chip's accessibility
+    /// label.
+    private func truncatedGoalText(_ text: String) -> String {
+        text.count <= 28 ? text : String(text.prefix(25)) + "…"
+    }
+
     /// Shown while we're opening the SSH exec channel + spawning
     /// `hermes acp` + creating the ACP session. Typically ~0.5–1.5 s
     /// on a warm network — silent before this overlay existed, which
@@ -1307,18 +1392,48 @@ final class ChatController {
             // even when they didn't type any caption.
             vm.addUserMessage(text: "[image attached]")
         }
-        // /steer is non-interruptive — the agent is still on its
-        // current turn; the guidance applies after the next tool call.
-        // Surface a transient toast confirming the guidance was
-        // received. v2.5 / Hermes v2026.4.23+.
-        if vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash(text) {
-            vm.transientHint = "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call."
-            Task { @MainActor [weak vm] in
-                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000)
-                if vm?.transientHint == "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call." {
-                    vm?.transientHint = nil
-                }
+        // Non-interruptive slash commands: keep the chat working
+        // indicator off and surface a transient toast confirming the
+        // command was accepted. v2.5 added `/steer`; v2.8 / Hermes
+        // v0.13 adds `/goal` (lock the agent on a target across
+        // turns) and `/queue` (queue a prompt for after the current
+        // turn). Each gets its own optimistic side-effect on the VM
+        // so the (Mac-rendered) chat header pill / queue chip update
+        // synchronously. iOS doesn't surface those affordances yet
+        // (WS-9), but mirroring the dispatch keeps the shared VM
+        // state aligned across platforms — otherwise an iOS user who
+        // ran `/goal` then opened the same session on Mac would see
+        // an empty pill until they typed `/goal` again.
+        let parsedSlash = Self.parseSlashName(text)
+        switch parsedSlash.name {
+        case "goal":
+            // TODO(WS-2-Q7): verify on a real v0.13 host.
+            let arg = RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument(parsedSlash.args)
+            switch arg {
+            case .set(let goalText):
+                vm.recordActiveGoal(text: goalText)
+                vm.transientHint = "Goal locked: \(Self.truncatedToastGoal(goalText))"
+            case .clear:
+                vm.recordActiveGoal(text: nil)
+                vm.transientHint = "Goal cleared."
+            case .empty:
+                vm.transientHint = "Sent /goal — see the agent reply for current goal."
             }
+            scheduleTransientHintClear(snapshot: vm.transientHint)
+        case "queue":
+            // TODO(WS-2-Q5): verify the verbatim wire shape on a
+            // real v0.13 ACP host.
+            let queuedText = parsedSlash.args.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            if !queuedText.isEmpty {
+                vm.recordQueuedPrompt(text: queuedText)
+            }
+            vm.transientHint = "Queued — runs after current turn."
+            scheduleTransientHintClear(snapshot: vm.transientHint)
+        case "steer" where vm.isNonInterruptiveSlash(text):
+            vm.transientHint = "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call."
+            scheduleTransientHintClear(snapshot: vm.transientHint)
+        default:
+            break
         }
         // Project-scoped slash commands expand client-side: the user
         // bubble shows the literal `/<name> args` they typed (above);
@@ -1341,6 +1456,43 @@ final class ChatController {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Pull `(name, argTail)` out of a `/<name> [args]` invocation.
+    /// Mirror of `ChatViewModel.parseSlashName` on Mac. Returns
+    /// `(nil, "")` for non-slash input.
+    static func parseSlashName(_ text: String) -> (name: String?, args: String) {
+        let trimmed = text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard trimmed.hasPrefix("/") else { return (nil, "") }
+        let withoutSlash = trimmed.dropFirst()
+        if let space = withoutSlash.firstIndex(of: " ") {
+            return (
+                name: String(withoutSlash[..<space]),
+                args: String(withoutSlash[withoutSlash.index(after: space)...])
+            )
+        }
+        return (name: String(withoutSlash), args: "")
+    }
+
+    /// Cap goal text in transient toasts so a 1 KB user-typed goal
+    /// doesn't blow out the hint pill. Mirror of
+    /// `ChatViewModel.truncatedToastGoal`.
+    static func truncatedToastGoal(_ text: String) -> String {
+        text.count <= 60 ? text : String(text.prefix(57)) + "…"
+    }
+
+    /// Auto-clear the chat composer's transient hint after 4s. Mirror
+    /// of `ChatViewModel.scheduleHintClear` — uses a value snapshot
+    /// rather than identity so a later toast that reuses the same
+    /// string still triggers the clear once the latest value matches.
+    @MainActor
+    private func scheduleTransientHintClear(snapshot: String?) {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak vm] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000)
+            if vm?.transientHint == snapshot {
+                vm?.transientHint = nil
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Mirror of `ChatViewModel.expandIfProjectScoped(_:)` on Mac.
     /// `/<name> args` matching a loaded project-scoped command is
     /// expanded; everything else is sent literally.

scarf/Scarf iOS/Curator/CuratorView.swift

@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@ struct CuratorView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: CuratorViewModel
     @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
-    // TODO(WS-9): add a read-only "Archived" section mirroring the Mac
-    // surface (no per-row Restore/Prune mutations on iOS in this
-    // release). Gate on `capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasCuratorArchive`.
-
     init(context: ServerContext) {
         _viewModel = State(initialValue: CuratorViewModel(context: context))
     }
 
-    /// Whether the connected host runs curator synchronously. Threaded
-    /// into `runNow` so v0.13+ hosts block-with-spinner; pre-v0.13 fire
-    /// and forget. WS-9 will surface a richer iOS progress affordance
-    /// alongside the read-only Archived section.
+    /// v0.13 capability gate. Drives both the synchronous `runNow`
+    /// blocking-with-spinner behavior AND the read-only Archived
+    /// section. Pre-v0.13 hosts skip the archive load entirely so we
+    /// don't spam `hermes curator list-archived` against a binary that
+    /// would error out.
     private var archiveAvailable: Bool {
         capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasCuratorArchive ?? false
     }
@@ -91,18 +88,88 @@ struct CuratorView: View {
                         .textSelection(.enabled)
                 }
             }
+
+            if archiveAvailable {
+                archivedSection
+            }
         }
         .navigationTitle("Curator")
         .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
         .refreshable {
             await viewModel.load()
+            if archiveAvailable {
+                await viewModel.loadArchive()
+            }
         }
         .overlay(alignment: .bottom) {
             if let toast = viewModel.transientMessage {
                 toastView(toast)
             }
         }
-        .task { await viewModel.load() }
+        .task {
+            await viewModel.load()
+            if archiveAvailable {
+                await viewModel.loadArchive()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 read-only Archived list. iOS doesn't expose Restore /
+    /// Prune-this / Prune-all — that's a Mac-only surface in v2.8.0.
+    /// The footer signposts the user to the Mac app when there are
+    /// rows to act on.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var archivedSection: some View {
+        Section {
+            if viewModel.archivedSkills.isEmpty {
+                Text("No archived skills — Curator will move stale skills here after the next review cycle.")
+                    .font(.callout)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            } else {
+                ForEach(viewModel.archivedSkills) { skill in
+                    archivedRow(skill)
+                }
+            }
+        } header: {
+            Text("Archived")
+        } footer: {
+            if !viewModel.archivedSkills.isEmpty {
+                Text("Restore or prune archived skills from the Mac app.")
+                    .font(.caption)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func archivedRow(_ skill: HermesCuratorArchivedSkill) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            HStack {
+                Text(skill.name)
+                    .font(.body)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                Spacer()
+                if let category = skill.category, !category.isEmpty {
+                    ScarfBadge(category, kind: .neutral)
+                }
+            }
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                if let reason = skill.reason, !reason.isEmpty {
+                    Text(reason)
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .lineLimit(2)
+                }
+                Spacer()
+                Text(skill.archivedAtLabel)
+                    .font(.caption2)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+            }
+            if let size = skill.sizeBytes, size > 0 {
+                Text(skill.sizeLabel)
+                    .font(.caption2)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private var statusRow: some View {

scarf/Scarf iOS/Kanban/DiagnosticDetailSheet.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// iOS substitute for the Mac inspector's `.help()` tooltip on a Kanban
+/// diagnostic chip. iOS doesn't have hover, so each diagnostic chip in
+/// the detail sheet is tappable; tap presents this sheet with the kind,
+/// severity, server-supplied message, and detection timestamp.
+///
+/// Read-only — there are no recovery actions on iOS in v2.8.0. The
+/// surface is deliberately small (one screen, no scroll padding) so it
+/// reads as a fast peek rather than a full editor.
+struct DiagnosticDetailSheet: View {
+    let diagnostic: HermesKanbanDiagnostic
+
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationStack {
+            List {
+                Section {
+                    LabeledContent("Kind") {
+                        Text(diagnostic.kind)
+                            .font(.body.monospaced())
+                            .foregroundStyle(.primary)
+                    }
+                    LabeledContent("Severity") {
+                        ScarfBadge(severityLabel, kind: severityBadgeKind)
+                    }
+                    if let detectedAt = diagnostic.detectedAt, !detectedAt.isEmpty {
+                        LabeledContent("Detected at") {
+                            Text(detectedAt)
+                                .font(.caption.monospaced())
+                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        }
+                    }
+                } header: {
+                    Text("Diagnostic")
+                }
+
+                if let message = diagnostic.message, !message.isEmpty {
+                    Section {
+                        Text(message)
+                            .font(.body)
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    } header: {
+                        Text("Message")
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Section {
+                    Label("Recovery actions live on the Mac app — open this task there to verify, reject, or unblock.", systemImage: "info.circle")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
+            .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+            .background(ScarfColor.backgroundPrimary)
+            .navigationTitle("Diagnostic")
+            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+            .toolbar {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
+                    Button("Done") { dismiss() }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var severityLabel: String {
+        let kind = KanbanDiagnosticKind.from(diagnostic.kind)
+        switch kind.severity {
+        case .danger:  return "danger"
+        case .warning: return "warning"
+        case .neutral: return "neutral"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var severityBadgeKind: ScarfBadgeKind {
+        let kind = KanbanDiagnosticKind.from(diagnostic.kind)
+        switch kind.severity {
+        case .danger:  return .danger
+        case .warning: return .warning
+        case .neutral: return .neutral
+        }
+    }
+}

scarf/Scarf iOS/Kanban/ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet.swift

@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
     let context: ServerContext
 
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     @State private var detail: HermesKanbanTaskDetail?
     @State private var runs: [HermesKanbanRun] = []
     @State private var isLoading = true
     @State private var error: String?
     @State private var selectedTab: DetailTab = .comments
+    @State private var selectedDiagnostic: HermesKanbanDiagnostic?
 
     enum DetailTab: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
         case comments = "Comments"
@@ -29,6 +31,13 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
         var id: String { rawValue }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13 capability gate. Defensive default `false` when no
+    /// capabilities store is present (preview / smoke harness) so the
+    /// sheet renders the v2.7.5 layout unchanged.
+    private var diagnosticsAvailable: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasKanbanDiagnostics ?? false
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
             content
@@ -41,6 +50,9 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
                 }
         }
         .task(id: taskId) { await load() }
+        .sheet(item: $selectedDiagnostic) { diag in
+            DiagnosticDetailSheet(diagnostic: diag)
+        }
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder
@@ -62,6 +74,8 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
             ScrollView {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
                     headerCard(detail.task)
+                    hallucinationBadge(detail.task)
+                    autoBlockedBanner(detail.task)
                     if let body = detail.task.body, !body.isEmpty {
                         if let attributed = try? AttributedString(markdown: body) {
                             Text(attributed)
@@ -71,6 +85,9 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
                                 .font(.body)
                         }
                     }
+                    if diagnosticsAvailable, !detail.task.diagnostics.isEmpty {
+                        diagnosticsBlock(detail.task.diagnostics, label: "Diagnostics")
+                    }
                     Picker("Section", selection: $selectedTab) {
                         ForEach(DetailTab.allCases) { tab in
                             Text(tab.rawValue).tag(tab)
@@ -90,7 +107,9 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
 
     private func headerCard(_ task: HermesKanbanTask) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            // Wrap chips in FlowLayout so the new v0.13 `retries` chip
+            // doesn't push the row over the iPhone-portrait width budget.
+            FlowLayout(spacing: 6) {
                 ScarfBadge(task.status.lowercased(), kind: badgeKind(for: task.status))
                 if let assignee = task.assignee, !assignee.isEmpty {
                     ScarfBadge(assignee, kind: .neutral)
@@ -101,6 +120,10 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
                 if let tenant = task.tenant, !tenant.isEmpty {
                     ScarfBadge(tenant, kind: .brand)
                 }
+                if diagnosticsAvailable, let maxRetries = task.maxRetries {
+                    ScarfBadge("retries: \(maxRetries)", kind: .neutral)
+                        .accessibilityLabel("Max retries \(maxRetries)")
+                }
             }
             if let priority = task.priority {
                 Text("Priority \(priority)")
@@ -110,6 +133,100 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13 hallucination gate. Worker-created cards land in the
+    /// `pending` state until a human verifies — Mac surfaces a Verify /
+    /// Reject button pair; iOS in v2.8.0 stays read-only and points
+    /// the user to the Mac app via the badge copy.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func hallucinationBadge(_ task: HermesKanbanTask) -> some View {
+        if diagnosticsAvailable,
+           KanbanHallucinationGate.from(task.hallucinationGateStatus) == .pending {
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Image(systemName: "questionmark.diamond.fill")
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+                Text("Worker-created — verify on Mac")
+                    .font(.subheadline)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 10)
+            .padding(.vertical, 6)
+            .background(
+                ScarfColor.warning.opacity(0.10),
+                in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+            )
+            .overlay(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                    .strokeBorder(ScarfColor.warning.opacity(0.4), lineWidth: 1)
+            )
+            .accessibilityHint("Open this task on the Mac app to verify or reject the worker's claim.")
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 auto-blocked banner. Surfaces `auto_blocked_reason` verbatim
+    /// when Hermes auto-blocks a task (retry cap hit, repeated tool
+    /// errors, etc.). Server-supplied copy — render verbatim.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func autoBlockedBanner(_ task: HermesKanbanTask) -> some View {
+        if diagnosticsAvailable,
+           KanbanStatus.from(task.status) == .blocked,
+           let reason = task.autoBlockedReason, !reason.isEmpty {
+            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 8) {
+                Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.octagon.fill")
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.danger)
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                    Text("Auto-blocked")
+                        .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.danger)
+                    Text(reason)
+                        .font(.subheadline)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
+            .padding(10)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            .background(
+                ScarfColor.danger.opacity(0.08),
+                in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Tap-target diagnostic chip list. iOS substitute for the Mac
+    /// inspector's `.help()` tooltip — chips are tappable, tap presents
+    /// `DiagnosticDetailSheet` with the full message + timestamp.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func diagnosticsBlock(_ diags: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic], label: String) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+            Text(label)
+                .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            FlowLayout(spacing: 6) {
+                ForEach(diags) { diag in
+                    Button {
+                        selectedDiagnostic = diag
+                    } label: {
+                        ScarfBadge(diag.kind, kind: diagnosticBadgeKind(diag))
+                    }
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .accessibilityLabel(diag.message ?? diag.kind)
+                    .accessibilityHint("Tap to see the full diagnostic message and timestamp.")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+    }
+
+    /// Maps the typed `KanbanDiagnosticKind.severity` enum into the
+    /// `ScarfBadgeKind` palette. Mirrors the Mac inspector's
+    /// `diagnosticBadge` helper so the two surfaces tint identically.
+    private func diagnosticBadgeKind(_ diag: HermesKanbanDiagnostic) -> ScarfBadgeKind {
+        switch KanbanDiagnosticKind.from(diag.kind).severity {
+        case .danger:  return .danger
+        case .warning: return .warning
+        case .neutral: return .neutral
+        }
+    }
+
     private func commentsSection(_ comments: [HermesKanbanComment]) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
             if comments.isEmpty {
@@ -194,6 +311,10 @@ struct ScarfGoKanbanDetailSheet: View {
                                 .font(.caption)
                                 .foregroundStyle(.red)
                         }
+                        if diagnosticsAvailable, !run.diagnostics.isEmpty {
+                            diagnosticsBlock(run.diagnostics, label: "Run diagnostics")
+                                .padding(.top, 4)
+                        }
                     }
                     .padding(8)
                     .background(ScarfColor.backgroundSecondary.opacity(0.4))

scarf/Scarf iOS/Settings/SettingsView.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @State private var vm: IOSSettingsViewModel
     @State private var showRawYAML = false
     @State private var editingSpec: SettingSpec?
+    @State private var showV013FeaturesSheet = false
     /// v2.7 — Scarf-local opt-in to bulk-fetch tool result CONTENT
     /// when resuming past chats. Default off; the shared
     /// `RichChatViewModel` reads this same UserDefaults key on
@@ -21,6 +22,16 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @AppStorage(RichChatViewModel.loadHistoricalToolResultsKey)
     private var loadHistoricalToolResults: Bool = false
 
+    /// Drives v0.13 read-only surfaces (features-active badge,
+    /// platforms-section additions). Defensive `?? .empty` resolves
+    /// every gate to `false` outside `ContextBoundRoot` (preview /
+    /// smoke harness) so the v2.7.5 layout is the unconditional
+    /// fallback.
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    private var caps: HermesCapabilities {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty
+    }
+
     private static let sharedContextID: ServerID = ServerID(
         uuidString: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000A1"
     )!
@@ -40,6 +51,10 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                 }
             }
 
+            if caps.isV013OrLater {
+                v013ActiveBadgeSection
+            }
+
             if !vm.isLoading || vm.config.model != "unknown" {
                 quickEditsSection
                 modelSection
@@ -79,6 +94,35 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                 onDismiss: {}
             )
         }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showV013FeaturesSheet) {
+            V013FeaturesSheet()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 features-active badge. Only shown when the connected host
+    /// is on the v0.13 line; tap presents `V013FeaturesSheet`. Read-only
+    /// — there's no settings change behind the badge, just a
+    /// what's-new affordance.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var v013ActiveBadgeSection: some View {
+        Section {
+            Button {
+                showV013FeaturesSheet = true
+            } label: {
+                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    ScarfBadge("v0.13 features active", kind: .success)
+                    Spacer()
+                    Text("Learn more")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+                    Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+                }
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        }
+        .listRowBackground(ScarfColor.success.opacity(0.06))
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder
@@ -284,9 +328,119 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             yesNoRow("Telegram: require mention", vm.config.telegram.requireMention)
             LabeledContent("Slack: reply mode", value: vm.config.slack.replyToMode)
             yesNoRow("Matrix: require mention", vm.config.matrix.requireMention)
+
+            // v0.13 additions: each is independently capability-gated
+            // and read-only on iOS in v2.8.0. Editing lives on Mac.
+            if caps.hasGoogleChatPlatform {
+                LabeledContent("Google Chat", value: googleChatStatusLabel)
+            }
+            if caps.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle {
+                gatewayBusyAckRow
+            }
+            if caps.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+                gatewayRestartNotificationRow
+            }
+            if caps.hasGatewayAllowlists {
+                gatewayAllowlistsRows
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13 Google Chat status. Whether the platform shows up at all
+    /// is driven by whether `gateway.platforms.google-chat.*` exists in
+    /// config.yaml on the remote — if absent, we render "Not configured".
+    /// Hermes accepts either `google-chat` or `googlechat` as the
+    /// identifier; check both spellings defensively.
+    private var googleChatStatusLabel: String {
+        if vm.config.gatewayPlatforms["google-chat"] != nil
+            || vm.config.gatewayPlatforms["googlechat"] != nil {
+            return "configured"
+        }
+        return "not configured"
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 cross-platform busy-ack toggle. We summarize per platform
+    /// so users on iOS get a faithful read of the per-platform flag —
+    /// "off on slack, on elsewhere" is a real configuration shape.
+    /// Empty `gatewayPlatforms` shows "default".
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var gatewayBusyAckRow: some View {
+        let value = summariseGatewayBool(\GatewayPlatformSettings.busyAckEnabled, defaultLabel: "on")
+        LabeledContent("Gateway: busy ack", value: value)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var gatewayRestartNotificationRow: some View {
+        let value = summariseGatewayBool(\GatewayPlatformSettings.gatewayRestartNotification, defaultLabel: "off")
+        LabeledContent("Gateway: restart notification", value: value)
+    }
+
+    /// Render a per-key summary across `gatewayPlatforms`. When all
+    /// configured platforms agree on the same value we show a single
+    /// "yes" / "no". When they disagree we show "mixed (N platforms)"
+    /// to nudge the user to the Mac app for the per-platform detail.
+    private func summariseGatewayBool(
+        _ keyPath: KeyPath<GatewayPlatformSettings, Bool>,
+        defaultLabel: String
+    ) -> String {
+        let values = vm.config.gatewayPlatforms.values.map { $0[keyPath: keyPath] }
+        guard !values.isEmpty else { return defaultLabel + " (default)" }
+        let allTrue = values.allSatisfy { $0 }
+        let allFalse = values.allSatisfy { !$0 }
+        if allTrue { return "yes" }
+        if allFalse { return "no" }
+        return "mixed (\(values.count) platforms)"
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 cross-platform allowlist summaries. Each kind
+    /// (channels / chats / rooms) renders as a DisclosureGroup with the
+    /// total count in the label and a flat list of "platform: id" rows
+    /// when expanded. iPhone-friendly: collapsed by default so the
+    /// section stays compact.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var gatewayAllowlistsRows: some View {
+        gatewayAllowlistDisclosure(kind: .channels)
+        gatewayAllowlistDisclosure(kind: .chats)
+        gatewayAllowlistDisclosure(kind: .rooms)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func gatewayAllowlistDisclosure(kind: GatewayAllowlistKind) -> some View {
+        let entries = gatewayAllowlistEntries(kind: kind)
+        if !entries.isEmpty {
+            DisclosureGroup {
+                ForEach(entries, id: \.self) { entry in
+                    Text(entry)
+                        .font(.caption.monospaced())
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .lineLimit(1)
+                        .truncationMode(.middle)
+                }
+            } label: {
+                LabeledContent("Allowed \(kind.pluralNoun)") {
+                    Text("\(entries.count)")
+                        .font(.callout)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Flatten the per-platform allowlists for `kind` across every
+    /// configured platform. Each entry is rendered as
+    /// `"platformName: id"` so the user sees which platform the id
+    /// belongs to without an extra DisclosureGroup level.
+    private func gatewayAllowlistEntries(kind: GatewayAllowlistKind) -> [String] {
+        var out: [String] = []
+        for (platform, settings) in vm.config.gatewayPlatforms.sorted(by: { $0.key < $1.key }) {
+            guard GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: platform) == kind else { continue }
+            for item in settings.items(for: kind) where !item.isEmpty {
+                out.append("\(platform): \(item)")
+            }
+        }
+        return out
+    }
+
     /// Diagnostics → Performance entry point. Hidden from the
     /// `quickEditsSection` flow because it doesn't touch config.yaml
     /// — it controls the in-process ScarfMon backend set instead. Off

scarf/Scarf iOS/Settings/V013FeaturesSheet.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// "Learn more" sheet behind the v0.13 features-active badge in
+/// `SettingsView`. Text-only summary of what shipped in Hermes v0.13
+/// (Persistent Goals, ACP /queue, Kanban diagnostics, hallucination
+/// gate, Curator archive, Google Chat platform). Every row spells out
+/// where the editing lives — Mac for v2.8.0; iOS write surfaces are
+/// deferred to v2.8.x.
+///
+/// No deep-linking from rows in v2.8.0 — that's a v2.8.x polish.
+struct V013FeaturesSheet: View {
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationStack {
+            List {
+                Section {
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "scope",
+                        title: "Persistent goals",
+                        description: "Type /goal <text> in chat to lock the agent on a target across turns. Send and clear from the Mac app in v2.8."
+                    )
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "tray.full",
+                        title: "ACP /queue",
+                        description: "Queue prompts to run after the current turn finishes. Send and manage from the Mac app in v2.8."
+                    )
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "stethoscope",
+                        title: "Kanban diagnostics",
+                        description: "Worker distress signals (heartbeat stalls, retry caps, zombies) surface on the task detail."
+                    )
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "questionmark.diamond.fill",
+                        title: "Hallucination gate",
+                        description: "Worker-created cards are flagged for verify or reject. Verify on the Mac app."
+                    )
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "archivebox",
+                        title: "Curator archive",
+                        description: "Stale skills move to an Archived list. Restore or prune from the Mac app."
+                    )
+                    featureRow(
+                        icon: "bubble.left.and.bubble.right",
+                        title: "Google Chat platform",
+                        description: "New messaging-gateway target. Configure on the Mac app."
+                    )
+                } header: {
+                    Text("What's new in v0.13")
+                } footer: {
+                    Text("This iOS release surfaces v0.13 features read-only. Editing lives in the Mac app for v2.8.")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                }
+            }
+            .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
+            .background(ScarfColor.backgroundPrimary)
+            .navigationTitle("v0.13 features")
+            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+            .toolbar {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
+                    Button("Done") { dismiss() }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func featureRow(icon: String, title: String, description: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 12) {
+            Image(systemName: icon)
+                .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+                .font(.title3)
+                .frame(width: 28)
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                Text(title).font(.body.weight(.semibold))
+                Text(description)
+                    .font(.callout)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, 4)
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Core/Services/HermesFileService.swift

@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
             inlineDiffs: bool("display.inline_diffs", default: true),
             toolProgressCommand: bool("display.tool_progress_command", default: false),
             toolPreviewLength: int("display.tool_preview_length", default: 0),
-            busyInputMode: str("display.busy_input_mode", default: "interrupt")
+            busyInputMode: str("display.busy_input_mode", default: "interrupt"),
+            // v0.13: empty default means "key absent — agent uses its own
+            // default" (English). The picker writes a real value when the
+            // user explicitly chooses one.
+            language: str("display.language", default: "")
         )
 
         let terminal = TerminalSettings(
@@ -131,7 +135,12 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
             sttLocalModel: str("stt.local.model", default: "base"),
             sttLocalLanguage: str("stt.local.language"),
             sttOpenAIModel: str("stt.openai.model", default: "whisper-1"),
-            sttMistralModel: str("stt.mistral.model", default: "voxtral-mini-latest")
+            sttMistralModel: str("stt.mistral.model", default: "voxtral-mini-latest"),
+            // TODO(WS-8-Q2): Verify key names. Mirroring the elevenlabs
+            // shape (`<provider>.voice_id` + `<provider>.model`); v0.13
+            // source might use `tts.xai.voice` or `tts.xai.model_id`.
+            ttsXAIVoiceID: str("tts.xai.voice_id"),
+            ttsXAIModel: str("tts.xai.model")
         )
 
         func aux(_ name: String) -> AuxiliaryModel {
@@ -254,6 +263,47 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
             cooldownSeconds: int("platforms.homeassistant.extra.cooldown_seconds", default: 30)
         )
 
+        // -- v0.13: per-platform Messaging Gateway settings --------------
+        // Mirrors the canonical extractor in
+        // `ScarfCore/Parsing/HermesConfig+YAML.swift`. Behaviour parity
+        // matters: both parsers must populate `gatewayPlatforms` the same
+        // way so iOS and Mac surfaces stay in lockstep.
+        // TODO(WS-5-Q2): YAML key path unverified — see the comment in the
+        // ScarfCore extractor for the resolution path.
+        let gatewayAllowlistPlatforms = [
+            "slack", "mattermost", "google-chat",
+            "telegram", "whatsapp",
+            "matrix", "dingtalk",
+        ]
+        var gatewayPlatforms: [String: GatewayPlatformSettings] = [:]
+        for platform in gatewayAllowlistPlatforms {
+            let prefix = "gateway.platforms.\(platform)."
+            let allowedChannels = lists[prefix + "allowed_channels"] ?? []
+            let allowedChats    = lists[prefix + "allowed_chats"]    ?? []
+            let allowedRooms    = lists[prefix + "allowed_rooms"]    ?? []
+            let busy            = bool(prefix + "busy_ack_enabled", default: true)
+            let restartNotice   = bool(prefix + "gateway_restart_notification",
+                                       default: false)
+            let ttl             = int(prefix + "slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds",
+                                      default: 0)
+            let isEmpty = allowedChannels.isEmpty
+                && allowedChats.isEmpty
+                && allowedRooms.isEmpty
+                && values[prefix + "busy_ack_enabled"] == nil
+                && values[prefix + "gateway_restart_notification"] == nil
+                && values[prefix + "slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds"] == nil
+            if !isEmpty {
+                gatewayPlatforms[platform] = GatewayPlatformSettings(
+                    allowedChannels: allowedChannels,
+                    allowedChats: allowedChats,
+                    allowedRooms: allowedRooms,
+                    busyAckEnabled: busy,
+                    gatewayRestartNotification: restartNotice,
+                    slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds: ttl
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
         return HermesConfig(
             model: str("model.default", default: "unknown"),
             provider: str("model.provider", default: "unknown"),
@@ -313,7 +363,8 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
             homeAssistant: homeAssistant,
             cacheTTL: str("prompt_caching.cache_ttl", default: "5m"),
             redactionEnabled: bool("redaction.enabled", default: false),
-            runtimeMetadataFooter: bool("agent.runtime_metadata_footer", default: false)
+            runtimeMetadataFooter: bool("agent.runtime_metadata_footer", default: false),
+            gatewayPlatforms: gatewayPlatforms
         )
     }
 
@@ -599,7 +650,8 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
                 toolsExclude: server.toolsExclude,
                 resourcesEnabled: server.resourcesEnabled,
                 promptsEnabled: server.promptsEnabled,
-                hasOAuthToken: hasToken
+                hasOAuthToken: hasToken,
+                sseReadTimeout: server.sseReadTimeout
             )
         }
     }
@@ -630,6 +682,37 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
         return runHermesCLI(args: cliArgs, timeout: 45, stdinInput: "y\ny\ny\n")
     }
 
+    /// Adds an SSE-transport MCP server. v0.13+ only — caller is responsible
+    /// for capability-gating; pre-v0.13 hosts will reject the `--transport`
+    /// flag at argparse time. The optional `sseReadTimeout` is passed via
+    /// `--sse-read-timeout <int>` and persisted as `sse_read_timeout: <int>`
+    /// in the YAML entry.
+    // TODO(WS-7-Q3): Verify exact CLI flag spelling against `hermes mcp add --help`
+    // on a v0.13 install. Plan assumes `--transport sse` + `--sse-read-timeout`;
+    // alternatives could be `--sse` (boolean) + `--read-timeout`.
+    @discardableResult
+    nonisolated func addMCPServerSSE(name: String, url: String, sseReadTimeout: Int?) -> (exitCode: Int32, output: String) {
+        var cliArgs: [String] = ["mcp", "add", name, "--url", url, "--transport", "sse"]
+        if let timeout = sseReadTimeout {
+            cliArgs.append(contentsOf: ["--sse-read-timeout", String(timeout)])
+        }
+        return runHermesCLI(args: cliArgs, timeout: 45, stdinInput: "y\ny\ny\n")
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the `sse_read_timeout` scalar in-place via the same surgical
+    /// patcher used by `setMCPServerTimeouts`. Pass `nil` to remove the
+    /// scalar entirely (Hermes default applies).
+    @discardableResult
+    nonisolated func setMCPServerSSETimeout(name: String, sseReadTimeout: Int?) -> Bool {
+        patchMCPServerField(name: name) { entryLines in
+            if let timeout = sseReadTimeout {
+                Self.replaceOrInsertScalar(key: "sse_read_timeout", value: String(timeout), in: &entryLines)
+            } else {
+                Self.removeScalar(key: "sse_read_timeout", in: &entryLines)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @discardableResult
     nonisolated func setMCPServerArgs(name: String, args: [String]) -> Bool {
         patchMCPServerField(name: name) { entryLines in
@@ -812,11 +895,23 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
 
         func flush() {
             guard let name = currentName else { return }
-            let transport: MCPTransport = fields["url"] != nil ? .http : .stdio
+            // 3-way transport discriminator: an explicit `transport: sse` scalar
+            // wins (Hermes v0.13+ emits it for SSE servers); otherwise URL-bearing
+            // entries fall back to .http (v0.12 shape) and command-bearing entries
+            // to .stdio. This preserves byte-for-byte round-trip on existing files
+            // — pre-v0.13 entries have no `transport:` key so they parse identically.
+            // TODO(WS-7-Q1): Verify Hermes v0.13 actually emits `transport: sse`
+            // (vs. inferring from the schema/url shape) once a v0.13 host is on hand.
+            let transport: MCPTransport = {
+                if fields["transport"]?.lowercased() == "sse" { return .sse }
+                if fields["url"] != nil { return .http }
+                return .stdio
+            }()
             let enabledStr = fields["enabled"]?.lowercased()
             let enabled = enabledStr != "false"
             let timeout = fields["timeout"].flatMap(Int.init)
             let connectTimeout = fields["connect_timeout"].flatMap(Int.init)
+            let sseReadTimeout = fields["sse_read_timeout"].flatMap(Int.init)
             let server = HermesMCPServer(
                 name: name,
                 transport: transport,
@@ -833,7 +928,8 @@ struct HermesFileService: Sendable {
                 toolsExclude: excludeList,
                 resourcesEnabled: resources,
                 promptsEnabled: prompts,
-                hasOAuthToken: false
+                hasOAuthToken: false,
+                sseReadTimeout: sseReadTimeout
             )
             servers.append(server)
 

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift

@@ -77,6 +77,27 @@ final class ChatViewModel {
     let richChatViewModel: RichChatViewModel
     private var coordinator: Coordinator?
 
+    /// Capability store the chat surface reads from. Set by `ChatView`
+    /// at body-evaluation time via `attachCapabilitiesStore(_:)` —
+    /// `@ObservationIgnored` so capability refreshes don't force a
+    /// full chat re-render. Forwards into
+    /// `RichChatViewModel.capabilitiesGate` whenever the published
+    /// snapshot changes; the slash menu reads through that. v2.8 /
+    /// Hermes v0.13 — gates `/goal` + `/queue` slash menu rows.
+    @ObservationIgnored
+    var capabilitiesStore: HermesCapabilitiesStore?
+
+    /// Wire the Mac chat view's environment-injected capabilities store
+    /// into both this VM and its child rich-chat VM. Idempotent on the
+    /// pointer (re-attaching the same store is a no-op); always
+    /// re-publishes the latest snapshot so a refresh that fired before
+    /// the chat view became visible still lands.
+    @MainActor
+    func attachCapabilitiesStore(_ store: HermesCapabilitiesStore?) {
+        capabilitiesStore = store
+        richChatViewModel.publishCapabilities(store?.capabilities ?? .empty)
+    }
+
     /// `callId` of the tool call currently surfaced in the chat
     /// inspector pane, or nil when nothing is focused. Set by
     /// `ToolCallCard` taps in the transcript; cleared by the inspector's
@@ -321,6 +342,47 @@ final class ChatViewModel {
         richChatViewModel.clearACPErrorState()
     }
 
+    /// Auto-clear the chat composer's transient hint after 4 s. Shared
+    /// helper for `/steer`, `/goal`, and `/queue` so the toast lifetime
+    /// stays consistent across non-interruptive commands.
+    @MainActor
+    private func scheduleHintClear() {
+        let snapshot = richChatViewModel.transientHint
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000)
+            if self?.richChatViewModel.transientHint == snapshot {
+                self?.richChatViewModel.transientHint = nil
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Pull the slash command name + raw argument tail out of the
+    /// composer text. Returns `(name: nil, args: "")` for non-slash
+    /// input. Mirrors the parser shape `RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument`
+    /// expects; kept on `ChatViewModel` (not promoted to ScarfCore)
+    /// because the Mac and iOS chat surfaces compose this with their
+    /// own per-platform send paths.
+    static func parseSlashName(_ text: String) -> (name: String?, args: String) {
+        let trimmed = text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard trimmed.hasPrefix("/") else { return (nil, "") }
+        let withoutSlash = trimmed.dropFirst()
+        if let space = withoutSlash.firstIndex(of: " ") {
+            return (
+                name: String(withoutSlash[..<space]),
+                args: String(withoutSlash[withoutSlash.index(after: space)...])
+            )
+        }
+        return (name: String(withoutSlash), args: "")
+    }
+
+    /// Cap goal text in transient toasts so a 1 KB user-typed goal
+    /// doesn't blow out the hint pill. The header pill applies its
+    /// own 33-char cap; the toast is shorter so the hint stays
+    /// glanceable.
+    static func truncatedToastGoal(_ text: String) -> String {
+        text.count <= 60 ? text : String(text.prefix(57)) + "…"
+    }
+
     @MainActor
     private func recordACPFailure(_ error: Error, client: ACPClient?, context: String) async {
         logger.error("\(context): \(error.localizedDescription)")
@@ -575,22 +637,59 @@ final class ChatViewModel {
         // and Hermes-version-independent. v2.5.
         let wireText = expandIfProjectScoped(text)
 
-        // /steer is non-interruptive — the agent is still on its
-        // current turn; the guidance applies after the next tool
-        // call. Don't change the "Agent working..." status (it's
-        // already on); show a transient toast so the user knows the
-        // guidance was accepted. v2.5 / Hermes v2026.4.23+.
-        let isSteer = richChatViewModel.isNonInterruptiveSlash(text)
-        if isSteer {
-            richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call."
-            Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
-                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000)
-                if self?.richChatViewModel.transientHint == "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call." {
-                    self?.richChatViewModel.transientHint = nil
-                }
+        // Non-interruptive slash commands keep the "Agent working…"
+        // indicator off and surface a transient toast confirming the
+        // command was accepted. v2.5 added `/steer`; v2.8 / Hermes
+        // v0.13 adds `/goal` (lock the agent on a target across turns)
+        // and `/queue` (queue a prompt for after the current turn).
+        // Each gets its own optimistic side-effect on RichChatViewModel
+        // so the chat header pill / queue chip update synchronously
+        // without waiting for a server round-trip.
+        let isNonInterruptive = richChatViewModel.isNonInterruptiveSlash(text)
+        let parsed = Self.parseSlashName(text)
+        switch parsed.name {
+        case "goal":
+            // TODO(WS-2-Q7): once a v0.13 host confirms the
+            // wire-shape, this branch fires only when the host
+            // advertises `hasGoals`; pre-v0.13 hosts hide the menu
+            // row, but a power-user typing `/goal` directly still
+            // lands here. We keep the optimistic write so the pill
+            // appears synchronously — the agent's "unknown command"
+            // reply on a pre-v0.13 host paints the inconsistency in
+            // user-visible chat content (acceptable v1 behavior;
+            // see WS-2 plan "Inconsistency caveat").
+            let arg = RichChatViewModel.parseGoalArgument(parsed.args)
+            switch arg {
+            case .set(let goalText):
+                richChatViewModel.recordActiveGoal(text: goalText)
+                richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Goal locked: \(Self.truncatedToastGoal(goalText))"
+            case .clear:
+                richChatViewModel.recordActiveGoal(text: nil)
+                richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Goal cleared."
+            case .empty:
+                richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Sent /goal — see the agent reply for current goal."
             }
-        } else {
-            acpStatus = ACPPhase.agentWorking
+            scheduleHintClear()
+        case "queue":
+            // TODO(WS-2-Q5): verify against a real v0.13 ACP host
+            // that the verbatim "/queue <text>" wire shape is what
+            // Hermes accepts (versus a structured arg shape). The
+            // optimistic mirror logic below assumes verbatim text.
+            let queuedText = parsed.args.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            if !queuedText.isEmpty {
+                richChatViewModel.recordQueuedPrompt(text: queuedText)
+            }
+            richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Queued — runs after current turn."
+            scheduleHintClear()
+        case "steer" where isNonInterruptive:
+            richChatViewModel.transientHint = "Guidance queued — applies after the next tool call."
+            scheduleHintClear()
+        default:
+            // Regular interruptive prompt (or an unrecognized slash).
+            // Don't flip "Agent working…" for any other
+            // non-interruptive command (defensive; matches the
+            // legacy contract).
+            if !isNonInterruptive { acpStatus = ACPPhase.agentWorking }
         }
         acpPromptTask = Task { @MainActor in
             do {
@@ -608,7 +707,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel {
                 // notifier handles the foreground/disabled gating;
                 // we just hand it the latest assistant text and
                 // session title for the body line.
-                if !isSteer {
+                if !isNonInterruptive {
                     let preview = richChatViewModel.messages
                         .last(where: { $0.isAssistant })?
                         .content ?? ""

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/ChatQueueIndicator.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// Header chip that surfaces prompts the user has queued via
+/// `/queue …` (Hermes v0.13). Tap → popover listing the queued
+/// prompt previews + their relative timestamps.
+///
+/// The chip is OPTIMISTIC — it's a Scarf-side mirror of what the user
+/// typed. Hermes owns the authoritative queue server-side. The popover
+/// header makes that explicit so the user understands per-entry
+/// removal isn't supported (Hermes has no remove-by-id verb), and the
+/// v2.8.0 plan removed the "Clear all" button rather than ship one
+/// that would lie about its effect on server-side state. See WS-2 plan
+/// Q2 for the wire-shape question that drove that decision.
+struct ChatQueueIndicator: View {
+    let queuedPrompts: [HermesQueuedPrompt]
+    @State private var isPopoverShown = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if queuedPrompts.isEmpty {
+            EmptyView()
+        } else {
+            chipButton
+                .popover(isPresented: $isPopoverShown, arrowEdge: .bottom) {
+                    queuePopover
+                }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var chipButton: some View {
+        Button {
+            isPopoverShown = true
+        } label: {
+            HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                Image(systemName: "tray.full")
+                Text("\(queuedPrompts.count) queued")
+            }
+            .scarfStyle(.caption)
+            .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s2)
+            .padding(.vertical, 2)
+            .background(Capsule().fill(ScarfColor.warning.opacity(0.16)))
+            .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .help("Prompts waiting to run after the current turn finishes")
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var queuePopover: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            Text("Queued prompts")
+                .scarfStyle(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+            Text("Local view — Hermes manages the actual queue server-side. The next prompt runs automatically when the current turn finishes.")
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+            ScarfDivider()
+            ScrollView {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                    ForEach(Array(queuedPrompts.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, prompt in
+                        queueRow(prompt, position: index + 1)
+                    }
+                }
+                .padding(.vertical, 2)
+            }
+            .frame(maxHeight: 220)
+        }
+        .padding(ScarfSpace.s4)
+        .frame(width: 360)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func queueRow(_ prompt: HermesQueuedPrompt, position: Int) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+            HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                Text("#\(position)")
+                    .scarfStyle(.captionUppercase)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                Text(prompt.queuedAt, style: .relative)
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                    .monospacedDigit()
+            }
+            Text(prompt.text)
+                .scarfStyle(.body)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+                .lineLimit(3)
+                .truncationMode(.tail)
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, 2)
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/ChatTranscriptPane.swift

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct ChatTranscriptPane: View {
     @Bindable var chatViewModel: ChatViewModel
     var onSend: (String, [ChatImageAttachment]) -> Void
     var isEnabled: Bool
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -20,8 +21,13 @@ struct ChatTranscriptPane: View {
                 acpInputTokens: richChat.acpInputTokens,
                 acpOutputTokens: richChat.acpOutputTokens,
                 acpThoughtTokens: richChat.acpThoughtTokens,
+                acpCompressionCount: richChat.acpCompressionCount,
                 projectName: chatViewModel.currentProjectName,
-                gitBranch: chatViewModel.currentGitBranch
+                gitBranch: chatViewModel.currentGitBranch,
+                activeGoal: richChat.activeGoal,
+                onClearGoal: { chatViewModel.sendText("/goal --clear") },
+                queuedPrompts: richChat.queuedPrompts,
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty
             )
             Divider()
 
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ struct ChatTranscriptPane: View {
                 onSend: onSend,
                 isEnabled: isEnabled,
                 commands: richChat.availableCommands,
-                showCompressButton: richChat.supportsCompress && !richChat.hasBroaderCommandMenu
+                showCompressButton: richChat.supportsCompress && !richChat.hasBroaderCommandMenu,
+                isAgentWorking: richChat.isAgentWorking
             )
             .id(richChat.sessionId ?? "scarf.chat.no-session")
         }

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/ChatView.swift

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @Environment(ChatViewModel.self) private var viewModel
     @Environment(HermesFileWatcher.self) private var fileWatcher
     @Environment(AppCoordinator.self) private var coordinator
+    /// Capabilities store for the active server (injected on
+    /// `ContextBoundRoot`). Forwarded into `ChatViewModel` so the
+    /// rich-chat slash menu can gate v0.13 surfaces (`/goal`, `/queue`,
+    /// `/steer` on idle). Nil during harness scenarios; treated the
+    /// same as `.empty` capabilities.
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
     @State private var showErrorDetails = false
 
     /// Side-pane visibility toggles (issue #58). Drive the new
@@ -45,6 +51,15 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         .navigationTitle(
             viewModel.currentProjectName.map { "Chat · \($0)" } ?? "Chat"
         )
+        // Forward the env-injected capabilities store into the chat VM
+        // on every refresh tick so the rich-chat slash menu picks up
+        // v0.13 surfaces the moment the host advertises them. The id
+        // value is the capabilities-line string — a stable identity
+        // that flips exactly when the detector fires. Nil store ↔
+        // `.empty` capabilities, which is what the VM defaults to.
+        .task(id: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.versionLine ?? "") {
+            viewModel.attachCapabilitiesStore(capabilitiesStore)
+        }
         .task {
             await viewModel.loadRecentSessions()
             viewModel.refreshCredentialPreflight()

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/RichChatInputBar.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ struct RichChatInputBar: View {
     let isEnabled: Bool
     var commands: [HermesSlashCommand] = []
     var showCompressButton: Bool = false
+    /// Whether the agent is currently mid-turn. Used to grey-out
+    /// `/steer` in the slash menu on idle pre-v0.13 hosts (where the
+    /// command silently no-ops). v0.13+ hosts allow `/steer` on idle
+    /// and the row stays interactive regardless of `isAgentWorking`.
+    var isAgentWorking: Bool = false
 
     @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
@@ -52,6 +57,8 @@ struct RichChatInputBar: View {
                 SlashCommandMenu(
                     commands: filteredCommands,
                     agentHasCommands: !commands.isEmpty,
+                    disabledCommandNames: disabledMenuCommandNames,
+                    disabledReason: disabledMenuReason,
                     selectedIndex: $selectedIndex,
                     onSelect: insertCommand
                 )
@@ -392,6 +399,27 @@ struct RichChatInputBar: View {
         SlashCommandMenu.filter(commands: commands, query: menuQuery)
     }
 
+    /// Names of menu rows that should render greyed-out + ignore taps.
+    /// v2.8 / Hermes v0.13: `/steer` is greyed only when the connected
+    /// host is pre-v0.13 AND the session is idle. Pre-v0.13 hosts
+    /// silently no-op `/steer` outside an active turn — surfacing the
+    /// row as "use during a turn" is friendlier than letting the user
+    /// click and see nothing happen. v0.13+ hosts allow steer-on-idle
+    /// (the command just sends as a regular prompt) so the row stays
+    /// interactive there.
+    private var disabledMenuCommandNames: Set<String> {
+        let hasSteerOnIdle = capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasACPSteerOnIdle ?? false
+        if !isAgentWorking && !hasSteerOnIdle {
+            return ["steer"]
+        }
+        return []
+    }
+
+    private var disabledMenuReason: String? {
+        guard !disabledMenuCommandNames.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        return "Use `/steer` while the agent is working — your Hermes version doesn't support steering on idle sessions."
+    }
+
     private func updateMenuState() {
         let shouldShow = shouldShowMenu
 

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/SessionInfoBar.swift

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ struct SessionInfoBar: View {
     var acpInputTokens: Int = 0
     var acpOutputTokens: Int = 0
     var acpThoughtTokens: Int = 0
+    /// Number of context compactions Hermes has run on this session. v0.13+
+    /// surface — capability-gated by the bar so pre-v0.13 hosts never see
+    /// the chip even if a stale value somehow trickles through. Defaults
+    /// to 0 so existing callers and previews don't need to be updated.
+    var acpCompressionCount: Int = 0
     /// Name of the Scarf project this session is attributed to, when
     /// applicable. Nil for plain global chats. Drives the folder-chip
     /// indicator rendered before the session title. Resolved by
@@ -20,6 +25,21 @@ struct SessionInfoBar: View {
     /// name. Nil for non-project chats and for projects that aren't
     /// git repos.
     var gitBranch: String? = nil
+    /// Active locked goal (Hermes v0.13 `/goal`). Nil hides the pill.
+    /// Optimistic — set by `RichChatViewModel.recordActiveGoal(text:)`
+    /// when the user sends `/goal …`.
+    var activeGoal: HermesActiveGoal? = nil
+    /// Invoked when the user picks "Clear goal" from the goal pill's
+    /// context menu. Caller dispatches `/goal --clear` so the optimistic
+    /// pill clear and the server-side authoritative state stay in sync.
+    var onClearGoal: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    /// Local mirror of prompts queued via `/queue …` (Hermes v0.13).
+    /// Empty list hides the chip.
+    var queuedPrompts: [HermesQueuedPrompt] = []
+    /// Capability snapshot for v0.13+ surfaces. Defaulted so previews and
+    /// pre-v0.13 hosts render the v2.7.5 layout unchanged. Coordinated
+    /// with WS-2 — both WSes add `capabilities` to this view.
+    var capabilities: HermesCapabilities = .empty
 
     /// Active Hermes profile name (issue #50). Resolved on each body
     /// re-evaluation; the resolver caches for 5s so this is cheap.
@@ -62,6 +82,42 @@ struct SessionInfoBar: View {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Goal pill (v2.8 / Hermes v0.13). `.info` keeps it
+                // visually decodable from the rust accent (project /
+                // branch) and the warning amber (queue chip). The
+                // pill renders only when `activeGoal` is non-nil —
+                // pre-v0.13 hosts can't reach the `/goal` send path
+                // through the slash menu (it's filtered out in
+                // `availableCommands`), so the pill stays absent there
+                // by transitive impossibility.
+                if let activeGoal {
+                    HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                        Image(systemName: "scope")
+                        Text(Self.truncatedGoal(activeGoal.text))
+                    }
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s2)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 2)
+                    .background(Capsule().fill(ScarfColor.info.opacity(0.16)))
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.info)
+                    .help("Goal locked: \(activeGoal.text)")
+                    .contextMenu {
+                        if let onClearGoal {
+                            Button("Clear goal", role: .destructive, action: onClearGoal)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Queue chip (v2.8 / Hermes v0.13). Local mirror only —
+                // Hermes is the authoritative owner of the actual
+                // queue. Per-entry deletion isn't exposed (Hermes has
+                // no remove-by-id verb), and the v2.8.0 plan drops the
+                // global "Clear all" button to avoid lying about
+                // server-side state. The popover is read-only.
+                if !queuedPrompts.isEmpty {
+                    ChatQueueIndicator(queuedPrompts: queuedPrompts)
+                }
+
                 HStack(spacing: 4) {
                     Circle()
                         .fill(isWorking ? ScarfColor.success : ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
@@ -96,6 +152,21 @@ struct SessionInfoBar: View {
                     Label("\(formatTokens(reasonToks)) reasoning", systemImage: "brain")
                 }
 
+                // v0.13: Hermes surfaces a running count of automatic
+                // context compactions. Render only when the host is on
+                // v0.13+ AND the count is non-zero, so a pre-v0.13 host
+                // (which always reports 0) sees no chip, and a v0.13 host
+                // sees the chip the first time the agent compacts.
+                if capabilities.hasContextCompressionCount && acpCompressionCount > 0 {
+                    Label(
+                        "×\(acpCompressionCount)",
+                        systemImage: "arrow.down.right.and.arrow.up.left"
+                    )
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                    .help("Hermes auto-compacted this session's context \(acpCompressionCount) time\(acpCompressionCount == 1 ? "" : "s")")
+                }
+
                 if let cost = session.displayCostUSD {
                     let formattedCost = cost.formatted(.currency(code: "USD").precision(.fractionLength(4)))
                     Label(session.costIsActual ? formattedCost : "\(formattedCost) est.", systemImage: "dollarsign.circle")
@@ -134,4 +205,11 @@ struct SessionInfoBar: View {
     private func formatTokens(_ count: Int) -> String {
         count.formatted(.number.notation(.compactName).precision(.fractionLength(0...1)))
     }
+
+    /// Cap goal text in the chip to keep the SessionInfoBar from
+    /// wrapping when the user locks a long goal. Full goal text is
+    /// available in the tooltip via `.help(...)`.
+    static func truncatedGoal(_ text: String) -> String {
+        text.count <= 36 ? text : String(text.prefix(33)) + "…"
+    }
 }

scarf/scarf/Features/Chat/Views/SlashCommandMenu.swift

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ struct SlashCommandMenu: View {
     /// Whether the agent advertised any commands at all. Lets us distinguish
     /// "agent hasn't sent commands yet" from "filter matched nothing".
     let agentHasCommands: Bool
+    /// Names that render greyed-out + ignore taps. v2.8 uses this only
+    /// for `/steer` on pre-v0.13 idle sessions; v0.13 hosts allow steer
+    /// on idle and the set is empty.
+    var disabledCommandNames: Set<String> = []
+    /// Tooltip shown on disabled rows. Reused per-row in v2.8 — only
+    /// one disabled case ships, so a single shared string is enough.
+    var disabledReason: String? = nil
     @Binding var selectedIndex: Int
     var onSelect: (HermesSlashCommand) -> Void
 
@@ -50,13 +57,17 @@ struct SlashCommandMenu: View {
                 ScrollView {
                     LazyVStack(spacing: 0) {
                         ForEach(Array(commands.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, command in
+                            let isDisabled = disabledCommandNames.contains(command.name)
                             SlashCommandRow(
                                 command: command,
-                                isSelected: index == selectedIndex
+                                isSelected: index == selectedIndex,
+                                isDisabled: isDisabled,
+                                disabledReason: isDisabled ? disabledReason : nil
                             )
                             .id(index)
                             .contentShape(Rectangle())
                             .onTapGesture {
+                                guard !isDisabled else { return }
                                 selectedIndex = index
                                 onSelect(command)
                             }
@@ -77,6 +88,8 @@ struct SlashCommandMenu: View {
 private struct SlashCommandRow: View {
     let command: HermesSlashCommand
     let isSelected: Bool
+    var isDisabled: Bool = false
+    var disabledReason: String? = nil
 
     var body: some View {
         HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 8) {
@@ -87,7 +100,16 @@ private struct SlashCommandRow: View {
                         .fontWeight(.semibold)
                         .foregroundStyle(isSelected ? ScarfColor.accentActive : ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
                     if let hint = command.argumentHint {
-                        Text("<\(hint)>")
+                        // v0.13: Hermes may emit hints already wrapped in
+                        // brackets (e.g. `[name]` for the optional `/new
+                        // <name>` argument exposed by `hasNewWithSessionName`).
+                        // Avoid double-wrapping — bracketed hints pass through
+                        // verbatim while older `guidance`-style hints (no
+                        // brackets) still render as `<guidance>`.
+                        let display = hint.hasPrefix("<") || hint.hasPrefix("[")
+                            ? hint
+                            : "<\(hint)>"
+                        Text(display)
                             .font(ScarfFont.monoSmall)
                             .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
                     }
@@ -107,11 +129,19 @@ private struct SlashCommandRow: View {
                         .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
                         .lineLimit(2)
                 }
+                if isDisabled, let reason = disabledReason {
+                    Text(reason)
+                        .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                        .lineLimit(2)
+                }
             }
             Spacer(minLength: 0)
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s3)
         .padding(.vertical, ScarfSpace.s2)
         .background(isSelected ? ScarfColor.accentTint : Color.clear)
+        .opacity(isDisabled ? 0.55 : 1.0)
+        .help(isDisabled ? (disabledReason ?? "") : "")
     }
 }

scarf/scarf/Features/Cron/ViewModels/CronViewModel.swift

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ final class CronViewModel {
         }
     }
 
-    func createJob(schedule: String, prompt: String, name: String, deliver: String, skills: [String], script: String, repeatCount: String, workdir: String = "") {
+    func createJob(schedule: String, prompt: String, name: String, deliver: String, skills: [String], script: String, repeatCount: String, workdir: String = "", noAgent: Bool = false) {
         var args = ["cron", "create"]
         if !name.isEmpty { args += ["--name", name] }
         if !deliver.isEmpty { args += ["--deliver", deliver] }
@@ -158,12 +158,25 @@ final class CronViewModel {
         // know the flag — argparse rejects unknown args, so the form
         // omits the flag when the field is empty.
         if !workdir.isEmpty { args += ["--workdir", workdir] }
+        // v0.13+: --no-agent runs the pre-run script and skips the AI turn.
+        // Caller (CronView) strips this on pre-v0.13 hosts so the flag is
+        // never emitted to a Hermes that can't parse it.
+        if noAgent { args.append("--no-agent") }
         args.append(schedule)
-        if !prompt.isEmpty { args.append(prompt) }
+        // TODO(WS-7-Q5): When --no-agent is set Hermes ignores the prompt arg,
+        // but argparse still wants positional args to line up with the
+        // schedule. The plan recommends passing an empty string explicitly so
+        // the positional parser doesn't treat the prompt as missing — verify
+        // this behaviour against `hermes cron create --help` on a v0.13 host.
+        if noAgent {
+            args.append("")
+        } else if !prompt.isEmpty {
+            args.append(prompt)
+        }
         runAndReload(args, success: "Job created")
     }
 
-    func updateJob(id: String, schedule: String?, prompt: String?, name: String?, deliver: String?, repeatCount: String?, newSkills: [String]?, clearSkills: Bool, script: String?, workdir: String? = nil) {
+    func updateJob(id: String, schedule: String?, prompt: String?, name: String?, deliver: String?, repeatCount: String?, newSkills: [String]?, clearSkills: Bool, script: String?, workdir: String? = nil, noAgent: Bool? = nil) {
         var args = ["cron", "edit", id]
         if let schedule, !schedule.isEmpty { args += ["--schedule", schedule] }
         if let prompt, !prompt.isEmpty { args += ["--prompt", prompt] }
@@ -180,6 +193,16 @@ final class CronViewModel {
         // = user cleared an existing workdir; Hermes documents `--workdir ""`
         // on edit as the explicit clear gesture, mirroring the `--script` shape.
         if let workdir { args += ["--workdir", workdir] }
+        // TODO(WS-7-Q4): The toggle-off shape of `--no-agent` on edit is
+        // unverified. Plan assumes Hermes accepts `--agent` to flip the flag
+        // back; if the CLI is one-way (`--no-agent` only), the edit-mode
+        // toggle should disable itself with a tooltip explaining the
+        // limitation. Send the flag in the assumed shape for now and adjust
+        // post-integration.
+        if let noAgent {
+            if noAgent { args.append("--no-agent") }
+            else { args.append("--agent") }
+        }
         runAndReload(args, success: "Updated")
     }
 

scarf/scarf/Features/Cron/Views/CronView.swift

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ struct CronView: View {
         capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasCronWorkdir ?? false
     }
 
+    private var hasCronNoAgent: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasCronNoAgent ?? false
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             pageHeader
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ struct CronView: View {
         // polling timer. Same wiring ActivityView uses.
         .onChange(of: fileWatcher.lastChangeDate) { viewModel.load() }
         .sheet(isPresented: $viewModel.showCreateSheet) {
-            CronJobEditor(mode: .create, availableSkills: viewModel.availableSkills, supportsWorkdir: hasCronWorkdir) { form in
+            CronJobEditor(mode: .create, availableSkills: viewModel.availableSkills, supportsWorkdir: hasCronWorkdir, supportsNoAgent: hasCronNoAgent) { form in
                 viewModel.createJob(
                     schedule: form.schedule,
                     prompt: form.prompt,
@@ -56,7 +60,12 @@ struct CronView: View {
                     skills: form.skills,
                     script: form.script,
                     repeatCount: form.repeatCount,
-                    workdir: hasCronWorkdir ? form.workdir : ""
+                    workdir: hasCronWorkdir ? form.workdir : "",
+                    // Mirrors the workdir strip-on-pre-version pattern: pre-v0.13
+                    // hosts get a hard `false`, so a stale form value (or a
+                    // hand-edited jobs.json round-tripped through edit-mode)
+                    // can't sneak `--no-agent` into a CLI that doesn't grok it.
+                    noAgent: hasCronNoAgent ? form.noAgent : false
                 )
                 viewModel.showCreateSheet = false
             } onCancel: {
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@ struct CronView: View {
             }
         }
         .sheet(item: $viewModel.editingJob) { job in
-            CronJobEditor(mode: .edit(job), availableSkills: viewModel.availableSkills, supportsWorkdir: hasCronWorkdir) { form in
+            CronJobEditor(mode: .edit(job), availableSkills: viewModel.availableSkills, supportsWorkdir: hasCronWorkdir, supportsNoAgent: hasCronNoAgent) { form in
                 viewModel.updateJob(
                     id: job.id,
                     schedule: form.schedule,
@@ -75,7 +84,8 @@ struct CronView: View {
                     newSkills: form.skills,
                     clearSkills: form.clearSkills,
                     script: form.script,
-                    workdir: hasCronWorkdir ? form.workdir : nil
+                    workdir: hasCronWorkdir ? form.workdir : nil,
+                    noAgent: hasCronNoAgent ? form.noAgent : nil
                 )
                 viewModel.editingJob = nil
             } onCancel: {
@@ -643,6 +653,9 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
         /// v0.12+ workdir flag — fills `--workdir <path>`. Empty string
         /// preserves the v0.11 behaviour of running with no cwd hint.
         var workdir: String = ""
+        /// v0.13+ `--no-agent` flag — script-only watchdog mode. Hermes
+        /// runs the pre-run script and skips the AI turn.
+        var noAgent: Bool = false
     }
 
     let mode: Mode
@@ -650,6 +663,10 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
     /// Pass `false` on pre-v0.12 hosts; the `--workdir` field is hidden and
     /// the form's value is dropped when the parent calls `createJob`/`updateJob`.
     let supportsWorkdir: Bool
+    /// Pass `false` on pre-v0.13 hosts; the `--no-agent` toggle is hidden
+    /// and the parent strips the form's value before calling
+    /// `createJob`/`updateJob`. Mirrors the `supportsWorkdir` pattern.
+    let supportsNoAgent: Bool
     let onSave: (FormState) -> Void
     let onCancel: () -> Void
 
@@ -681,12 +698,25 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
                     )
                     .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
             }
+            .opacity(form.noAgent ? 0.4 : 1.0)
+            .disabled(form.noAgent)
             formField("Deliver", text: $form.deliver, placeholder: "origin | local | discord:CHANNEL | telegram:CHAT", mono: true)
             formField("Repeat", text: $form.repeatCount, placeholder: "Optional count")
             formField("Script path", text: $form.script, placeholder: "Python script whose stdout is injected", mono: true)
             if supportsWorkdir {
                 formField("Workdir", text: $form.workdir, placeholder: "Absolute path; pulls AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md context", mono: true)
             }
+            if supportsNoAgent {
+                Toggle("Run script only (no agent call)", isOn: $form.noAgent)
+                    .scarfStyle(.body)
+                    .tint(ScarfColor.accent)
+                if form.noAgent {
+                    Text("Watchdog mode — Hermes runs the pre-run script and skips the AI turn. Prompt + skills are ignored.")
+                        .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                        .padding(.leading, ScarfSpace.s3)
+                }
+            }
             if !availableSkills.isEmpty {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                     Text("Skills")
@@ -723,6 +753,8 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
                             .tint(ScarfColor.accent)
                     }
                 }
+                .opacity(form.noAgent ? 0.4 : 1.0)
+                .disabled(form.noAgent)
             }
             HStack {
                 Spacer()
@@ -746,6 +778,7 @@ struct CronJobEditor: View {
                 form.skills = job.skills ?? []
                 form.script = job.preRunScript ?? ""
                 form.workdir = job.workdir ?? ""
+                form.noAgent = job.noAgent ?? false
             }
         }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Gateway/ViewModels/GatewayViewModel.swift

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import Foundation
 import ScarfCore
 
-struct GatewayInfo {
+// **Local rename for v0.13 / WS-5.** The user-facing label is "Messaging
+// Gateway"; the type names mirror that. The `SidebarSection.gateway` enum
+// case + `gateway_state.json` / `gateway.log` paths intentionally stay
+// unchanged — those aren't user-facing strings, and renaming them would
+// churn unrelated callers without changing what users see.
+
+struct MessagingGatewayInfo {
     let pid: Int?
     let state: String
     let exitReason: String?
@@ -37,32 +43,48 @@ struct PendingPairing: Identifiable {
 }
 
 @Observable
-final class GatewayViewModel {
+@MainActor
+final class MessagingGatewayViewModel {
     let context: ServerContext
+    /// Capability snapshot at view-init time. Read for the v0.13 cross-
+    /// profile digest (`hasGatewayList`); other v0.13 surfaces live on
+    /// per-platform setup views. `.empty` is fine outside the per-server
+    /// `ContextBoundRoot` (Previews, smoke tests).
+    let capabilities: HermesCapabilities
 
-    init(context: ServerContext = .local) {
+    init(context: ServerContext = .local, capabilities: HermesCapabilities = .empty) {
         self.context = context
+        self.capabilities = capabilities
     }
 
-    var gateway = GatewayInfo(pid: nil, state: "unknown", exitReason: nil, startTime: nil, updatedAt: nil, platforms: [], isLoaded: false, isStale: false)
+    var gateway = MessagingGatewayInfo(pid: nil, state: "unknown", exitReason: nil, startTime: nil, updatedAt: nil, platforms: [], isLoaded: false, isStale: false)
     var approvedUsers: [PairedUser] = []
     var pendingPairings: [PendingPairing] = []
     var isLoading = false
     var actionMessage: String?
+    /// `hermes gateway list --json` snapshot. `nil` when the verb fails
+    /// (pre-v0.13 host or no profiles registered yet) — the digest row
+    /// hides itself in that case.
+    var gatewayList: GatewayListSnapshot?
 
     func load() {
         isLoading = true
         let ctx = context
+        let caps = capabilities
         Task.detached { [weak self] in
             // Two sync transport calls + two CLI invocations — substantial
             // remote latency. Detach the whole load and commit at the end.
             let status = Self.fetchGatewayStatus(context: ctx)
             let pairing = Self.fetchPairing(context: ctx)
+            let listSnap = caps.hasGatewayList
+                ? HermesGatewayListService.fetch(context: ctx)
+                : nil
             await MainActor.run { [weak self] in
                 guard let self else { return }
                 self.gateway = status
                 self.approvedUsers = pairing.approved
                 self.pendingPairings = pairing.pending
+                self.gatewayList = listSnap
                 self.isLoading = false
             }
         }
@@ -70,7 +92,7 @@ final class GatewayViewModel {
 
     /// Static form of the gateway-status walk so the detached load can call
     /// it without bouncing back to MainActor.
-    nonisolated private static func fetchGatewayStatus(context: ServerContext) -> GatewayInfo {
+    nonisolated private static func fetchGatewayStatus(context: ServerContext) -> MessagingGatewayInfo {
         let stateJSON = context.readData(context.paths.gatewayStateJSON)
         var pid: Int?
         var state = "unknown"
@@ -102,7 +124,7 @@ final class GatewayViewModel {
         let isLoaded = statusOutput.contains("service is loaded")
         let isStale = statusOutput.contains("stale")
 
-        return GatewayInfo(
+        return MessagingGatewayInfo(
             pid: pid, state: state, exitReason: exitReason,
             startTime: startTime, updatedAt: updatedAt,
             platforms: platforms, isLoaded: isLoaded, isStale: isStale

scarf/scarf/Features/Gateway/Views/GatewayView.swift

@@ -2,12 +2,24 @@ import SwiftUI
 import ScarfCore
 import ScarfDesign
 
+/// Messaging Gateway page. Routes outbound chat to Discord / Telegram /
+/// Slack / etc. — distinct from the v0.10 **Tool Gateway** (Nous Portal
+/// subscription routing for web search / image / TTS / browser), which
+/// lives under `Features/Health/`. The user-facing label here is always
+/// "Messaging Gateway"; the SwiftUI struct stays `GatewayView` because
+/// `ContentView` references it by name (rename-on-touch invariant —
+/// avoid churning unrelated callers).
 struct GatewayView: View {
-    @State private var viewModel: GatewayViewModel
+    @State private var viewModel: MessagingGatewayViewModel
     @Environment(HermesFileWatcher.self) private var fileWatcher
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     init(context: ServerContext) {
-        _viewModel = State(initialValue: GatewayViewModel(context: context))
+        // Capabilities arrive via environment after init runs, so the VM
+        // is constructed with `.empty` and refreshed on first appear via
+        // `attach(capabilities:)`. Same pattern as the per-platform setup
+        // views — see `MessagingGatewayViewModel.capabilities` doc comment.
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: MessagingGatewayViewModel(context: context))
     }
 
 
@@ -15,10 +27,15 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             ScarfPageHeader(
                 "Messaging Gateway",
-                subtitle: "Outbound channel bridge — Discord, Telegram, Slack, etc."
+                subtitle: "Outbound channel bridge — Discord, Telegram, Slack, Google Chat, etc."
             )
             ScrollView {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 24) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s4) {
+                    if let snap = viewModel.gatewayList,
+                       viewModel.capabilities.hasGatewayList,
+                       !snap.profiles.isEmpty {
+                        crossProfileDigest(snap)
+                    }
                     serviceSection
                     platformsSection
                     pairingSection
@@ -29,14 +46,58 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
         }
         .background(ScarfColor.backgroundPrimary)
         .navigationTitle("Messaging Gateway")
-        .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
+        .onAppear {
+            attachCapabilitiesIfNeeded()
+            viewModel.load()
+        }
         .onChange(of: fileWatcher.lastChangeDate) { viewModel.load() }
     }
 
+    /// Re-create the VM with the resolved capabilities the first time the
+    /// store hands us non-empty data. Same shape as `KanbanBoardView`'s
+    /// `attach` helper.
+    private func attachCapabilitiesIfNeeded() {
+        guard let store = capabilitiesStore,
+              store.capabilities.detected,
+              !viewModel.capabilities.detected else { return }
+        viewModel = MessagingGatewayViewModel(
+            context: viewModel.context,
+            capabilities: store.capabilities
+        )
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - v0.13 cross-profile digest
+
+    /// One-line summary above the gateway controls when the host is on
+    /// v0.13+ and `hermes gateway list --json` returned at least one
+    /// profile. Doubly-guarded — `hasGatewayList` AND `profiles != []`
+    /// — so a v0.13 host with no registered profiles doesn't render
+    /// an empty pill.
+    private func crossProfileDigest(_ snap: GatewayListSnapshot) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            Image(systemName: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right")
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.accent)
+            Text(snap.headerDigest)
+                .scarfStyle(.captionStrong)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s3)
+        .padding(.vertical, ScarfSpace.s2)
+        .background(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                .fill(ScarfColor.backgroundSecondary)
+        )
+        .overlay(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                .strokeBorder(ScarfColor.border, lineWidth: 1)
+        )
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Service
 
     private var serviceSection: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
             HStack {
                 Text("Service")
                     .font(.headline)
@@ -46,15 +107,20 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
                         .font(.caption)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 }
-                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
                     Button("Start") { viewModel.startGateway() }
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                        .controlSize(.small)
                     Button("Stop") { viewModel.stopGateway() }
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfSecondaryButton())
+                        .controlSize(.small)
                     Button("Restart") { viewModel.restartGateway() }
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfSecondaryButton())
+                        .controlSize(.small)
                 }
-                .controlSize(.small)
             }
 
-            HStack(spacing: 16) {
+            HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
                 StatusBadge(
                     label: viewModel.gateway.state,
                     isActive: viewModel.gateway.state == "running"
@@ -97,7 +163,7 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
     // MARK: - Platforms
 
     private var platformsSection: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
             Text("Platforms")
                 .font(.headline)
             if viewModel.gateway.platforms.isEmpty {
@@ -105,7 +171,7 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
                     .font(.caption)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             } else {
-                HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
                     ForEach(viewModel.gateway.platforms) { platform in
                         VStack(spacing: 6) {
                             Image(systemName: platform.icon)
@@ -119,9 +185,9 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
                             )
                         }
                         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                        .padding(12)
+                        .padding(ScarfSpace.s3)
                         .background(.quaternary.opacity(0.5))
-                        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
+                        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md))
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -131,12 +197,12 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
     // MARK: - Pairing
 
     private var pairingSection: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
             Text("Paired Users")
                 .font(.headline)
 
             if !viewModel.pendingPairings.isEmpty {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
                     Label("Pending Approvals", systemImage: "clock.badge.questionmark")
                         .font(.caption.bold())
                         .foregroundStyle(.orange)
@@ -150,12 +216,12 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
                                 viewModel.approvePairing(platform: pending.platform, code: pending.code)
                             }
                             .controlSize(.small)
-                            .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                            .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
                         }
                         .font(.caption)
-                        .padding(8)
+                        .padding(ScarfSpace.s2)
                         .background(.orange.opacity(0.1))
-                        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6))
+                        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.sm))
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -182,9 +248,9 @@ struct GatewayView: View {
                         }
                         .controlSize(.small)
                     }
-                    .padding(8)
+                    .padding(ScarfSpace.s2)
                     .background(.quaternary.opacity(0.3))
-                    .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6))
+                    .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.sm))
                 }
             }
         }

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/ViewModels/KanbanBoardViewModel.swift

@@ -55,9 +55,22 @@ final class KanbanBoardViewModel {
     var assigneeFilter: String?       // nil = all assignees
     var showArchived: Bool = false
 
-    /// Optimistic moves keyed by task id; cleared when the polled
-    /// response includes the same status the optimistic move set.
-    private var optimisticOverrides: [String: String] = [:]
+    /// Optimistic in-flight overrides keyed by task id; cleared when the
+    /// polled response confirms the new state.
+    /// - Status side: drag-drop column moves.
+    /// - Hallucination-gate side (v0.13): Verify clicks flip `pending` →
+    ///   `verified` locally so the banner disappears immediately.
+    /// The override entry is dropped from the dictionary entirely once
+    /// both sides are nil (no override needed).
+    private struct OptimisticOverride {
+        var status: String?
+        var hallucinationGate: KanbanHallucinationGate?
+
+        var isEmpty: Bool {
+            status == nil && hallucinationGate == nil
+        }
+    }
+    private var optimisticOverrides: [String: OptimisticOverride] = [:]
     /// Tasks dropped into invalid columns produce a transient "denied"
     /// banner. Stored as an explicit error to support the Cmd-Z style
     /// undo we don't ship in v2.7.5 but want to leave room for.
@@ -177,8 +190,10 @@ final class KanbanBoardViewModel {
         // Optimistic mutation — flip the local row's status to a
         // value within the destination column's range. We pick a
         // representative status per column.
-        let optimisticStatus = optimisticStatus(for: destination)
-        optimisticOverrides[taskId] = optimisticStatus
+        let optimisticStatusValue = optimisticStatus(for: destination)
+        var override = optimisticOverrides[taskId] ?? OptimisticOverride()
+        override.status = optimisticStatusValue
+        optimisticOverrides[taskId] = override
 
         let svc = service
         Task {
@@ -190,11 +205,11 @@ final class KanbanBoardViewModel {
                 // without waiting for the 5s tick.
                 await refresh()
             } catch let err as KanbanError {
-                optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: taskId)
+                clearStatusOverride(for: taskId)
                 lastError = err.errorDescription
                 logger.warning("kanban move failed: \(err.errorDescription ?? "", privacy: .public)")
             } catch {
-                optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: taskId)
+                clearStatusOverride(for: taskId)
                 lastError = error.localizedDescription
             }
         }
@@ -269,6 +284,48 @@ final class KanbanBoardViewModel {
         return task
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Hallucination gate (v0.13)
+
+    /// User confirmed the worker-created card is real. Optimistically
+    /// flip the gate to `verified` so the banner disappears immediately;
+    /// the polling loop confirms the new state on the next tick. On
+    /// failure (e.g. the verb name is wrong on this v0.13.x build), the
+    /// override is cleared and the error surfaces in `lastError`.
+    func verifyHallucination(taskId: String) {
+        var override = optimisticOverrides[taskId] ?? OptimisticOverride()
+        override.hallucinationGate = .verified
+        optimisticOverrides[taskId] = override
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await service.verify(taskId: taskId)
+                await refresh()
+            } catch let err as KanbanError {
+                clearHallucinationOverride(for: taskId)
+                lastError = err.errorDescription
+                logger.warning("kanban verify failed: \(err.errorDescription ?? "", privacy: .public)")
+            } catch {
+                clearHallucinationOverride(for: taskId)
+                lastError = error.localizedDescription
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// User rejected the worker-created card as a hallucinated reference.
+    /// Routes through `comment` + `archive` per `KanbanService.rejectHallucinated`
+    /// so there's an audit trail for why the card disappeared.
+    func rejectHallucination(taskId: String) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await service.rejectHallucinated(taskId: taskId)
+                await refresh()
+            } catch let err as KanbanError {
+                lastError = err.errorDescription
+            } catch {
+                lastError = error.localizedDescription
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Private helpers
 
     private func mergePolledTasks(_ polled: [HermesKanbanTask]) {
@@ -282,25 +339,75 @@ final class KanbanBoardViewModel {
             filtered = polled
         }
         let presentIds = Set(filtered.map(\.id))
-        // Drop optimistic overrides for tasks Hermes confirmed.
-        for (id, optimistic) in optimisticOverrides {
-            if let row = filtered.first(where: { $0.id == id }) {
-                if columnFromStatus(optimistic) == columnFromStatus(row.status) {
+        // Drop optimistic overrides for tasks Hermes confirmed. Two
+        // independent sides — clear them separately so a Verify click
+        // still in-flight survives a status-side poll confirmation, and
+        // vice versa.
+        for (id, override) in optimisticOverrides {
+            guard let row = filtered.first(where: { $0.id == id }) else {
+                if !presentIds.contains(id) {
+                    // Task no longer in the polled set (archived, deleted,
+                    // or filtered out). Drop the override entirely.
                     optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: id)
                 }
-            } else if !presentIds.contains(id) {
-                // Task no longer in the polled set (archived, deleted,
-                // or filtered out). Drop the optimistic entry.
+                continue
+            }
+            // Status side — optimistic move confirmed.
+            if let optStatus = override.status,
+               columnFromStatus(optStatus) == columnFromStatus(row.status) {
+                optimisticOverrides[id]?.status = nil
+            }
+            // Hallucination-gate side — optimistic verify/reject confirmed.
+            if let optGate = override.hallucinationGate,
+               KanbanHallucinationGate.from(row.hallucinationGateStatus) == optGate {
+                optimisticOverrides[id]?.hallucinationGate = nil
+            }
+            if optimisticOverrides[id]?.isEmpty ?? true {
                 optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: id)
             }
         }
         tasks = filtered
     }
 
+    /// Drop the status side of a task's override (preserving any
+    /// in-flight hallucination-gate optimistic state).
+    private func clearStatusOverride(for taskId: String) {
+        guard var override = optimisticOverrides[taskId] else { return }
+        override.status = nil
+        if override.isEmpty {
+            optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: taskId)
+        } else {
+            optimisticOverrides[taskId] = override
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Drop the hallucination-gate side of a task's override (preserving
+    /// any in-flight status-side drag-drop).
+    private func clearHallucinationOverride(for taskId: String) {
+        guard var override = optimisticOverrides[taskId] else { return }
+        override.hallucinationGate = nil
+        if override.isEmpty {
+            optimisticOverrides.removeValue(forKey: taskId)
+        } else {
+            optimisticOverrides[taskId] = override
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Effective hallucination gate for a task — the optimistic override
+    /// wins if one is in flight; otherwise the polled value. View code
+    /// reads through this so the banner / dim state matches the moment-
+    /// after-click experience.
+    func effectiveHallucinationGate(_ task: HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate? {
+        if let override = optimisticOverrides[task.id]?.hallucinationGate {
+            return override
+        }
+        return KanbanHallucinationGate.from(task.hallucinationGateStatus)
+    }
+
     /// Return the effective board column for a task — the optimistic
     /// override wins if one is in flight; otherwise the polled status.
     private func effectiveColumn(_ task: HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanBoardColumn {
-        if let overrideStatus = optimisticOverrides[task.id] {
+        if let overrideStatus = optimisticOverrides[task.id]?.status {
             return columnFromStatus(overrideStatus)
         }
         return columnFromStatus(task.status)

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/Views/KanbanBoardView.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import ScarfDesign
 ///   tenant.
 struct KanbanBoardView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: KanbanBoardViewModel
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     /// When non-nil, a project board hosts this view. Drives header
     /// chrome (subtitle, hidden tenant filter) and create-sheet
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ struct KanbanBoardView: View {
         self.projectName = projectName
     }
 
+    /// Convenience read for the v0.13 diagnostics flag — gates the
+    /// max_retries field, hallucination banner, diagnostics rendering,
+    /// and the auto-blocked reason banner. Pre-v0.13 hosts get the
+    /// v2.7.5 surface unchanged. Treats a missing store as "off" so
+    /// harness contexts (Previews) don't accidentally surface gated UI.
+    private var supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasKanbanDiagnostics ?? false
+    }
+
     @State private var inspectorTaskId: String?
     @State private var showingCreateSheet = false
     @State private var blockSheetTaskId: String?
@@ -71,7 +81,8 @@ struct KanbanBoardView: View {
             KanbanCreateSheet(
                 assignees: viewModel.assignees,
                 tenantPrefill: viewModel.tenantFilter,
-                projectWorkspacePath: viewModel.projectPath
+                projectWorkspacePath: viewModel.projectPath,
+                supportsKanbanDiagnostics: supportsKanbanDiagnostics
             ) { request in
                 _ = try await viewModel.createTask(request)
             }
@@ -188,7 +199,9 @@ struct KanbanBoardView: View {
                         onDrop: { ref in
                             handleDrop(ref.id, on: column)
                         },
-                        canCreate: column == .upNext || column == .triage
+                        canCreate: column == .upNext || column == .triage,
+                        supportsKanbanDiagnostics: supportsKanbanDiagnostics,
+                        effectiveHallucinationGate: { viewModel.effectiveHallucinationGate($0) }
                     )
                 }
                 Spacer(minLength: ScarfSpace.s4)
@@ -208,6 +221,8 @@ struct KanbanBoardView: View {
                 service: viewModel.service,
                 taskId: taskId,
                 availableAssignees: viewModel.assignees,
+                supportsKanbanDiagnostics: supportsKanbanDiagnostics,
+                effectiveHallucinationGate: { viewModel.effectiveHallucinationGate($0) },
                 onClose: { inspectorTaskId = nil },
                 onClaim: {
                     viewModel.attemptMove(taskId: taskId, to: .running)
@@ -232,6 +247,15 @@ struct KanbanBoardView: View {
                 },
                 onReassign: { profile in
                     viewModel.reassignTask(taskId: taskId, to: profile)
+                },
+                onVerifyHallucination: {
+                    viewModel.verifyHallucination(taskId: taskId)
+                },
+                onRejectHallucination: {
+                    viewModel.rejectHallucination(taskId: taskId)
+                    // Card vanishes from active board after archive — close
+                    // the inspector so it doesn't dangle on a deleted task.
+                    inspectorTaskId = nil
                 }
             )
         }

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/Views/KanbanCardView.swift

@@ -24,12 +24,40 @@ struct KanbanTaskRef: Transferable {
 /// - **Running** gets a blue left-edge accent + live shimmer
 /// - **Blocked** gets a warning left-edge accent + ⚠ glyph
 /// - **Done** dims to 0.7 opacity (0.55 in dark mode)
+/// - **Hallucination-gate pending** (v0.13+) dims to 0.6 + ⚠ glyph and
+///   shows a one-line auto-blocked reason in the footer when present.
 struct KanbanCardView: View {
     let task: HermesKanbanTask
     let onTap: () -> Void
+    /// True when the connected Hermes is on v0.13+ — gates the
+    /// hallucination dim/glyph, auto-block sub-line, and diagnostics
+    /// dot on the card. Pre-v0.13 hosts see the v2.7.5 chrome unchanged.
+    let supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool
+    /// Optimistic-aware accessor. Pre-v0.13 always nil. Otherwise delegates
+    /// to the board VM so a Verify click un-dims the card immediately.
+    let effectiveHallucinationGate: (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate?
+
+    init(
+        task: HermesKanbanTask,
+        supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool = false,
+        effectiveHallucinationGate: @escaping (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate? = { _ in nil },
+        onTap: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) {
+        self.task = task
+        self.supportsKanbanDiagnostics = supportsKanbanDiagnostics
+        self.effectiveHallucinationGate = effectiveHallucinationGate
+        self.onTap = onTap
+    }
 
     @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
 
+    /// Cached gate read — derived once per body eval rather than recomputed
+    /// in each subview helper.
+    private var hallucinationGate: KanbanHallucinationGate? {
+        guard supportsKanbanDiagnostics else { return nil }
+        return effectiveHallucinationGate(task)
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         Button(action: onTap) {
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
@@ -66,13 +94,22 @@ struct KanbanCardView: View {
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
         .scarfShadow(.sm)
-        .opacity(task.isDone ? doneOpacity : 1.0)
+        // v0.13: hallucination-pending cards dim to 0.6 to signal "needs
+        // verification before running" without making them unreadable.
+        // Done cards stay at the established doneOpacity (0.7 / 0.55).
+        .opacity(cardOpacity)
         .draggable(KanbanTaskRef(id: task.id)) {
             // Drag preview — the live card with a heavier shadow.
             self.dragPreview
         }
     }
 
+    private var cardOpacity: Double {
+        if task.isDone { return doneOpacity }
+        if hallucinationGate == .pending { return 0.6 }
+        return 1.0
+    }
+
     private var titleRow: some View {
         HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
             statusGlyph
@@ -82,7 +119,15 @@ struct KanbanCardView: View {
                 .lineLimit(2)
                 .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
             Spacer(minLength: 0)
-            if needsAssignmentWarning {
+            // v0.13 hallucination glyph takes precedence over the
+            // unassigned glyph — the hallucination state is the more
+            // specific signal (a worker created this card; verify it).
+            if hallucinationGate == .pending {
+                Image(systemName: "questionmark.diamond.fill")
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+                    .font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold))
+                    .help("Worker-created — verify before running")
+            } else if needsAssignmentWarning {
                 Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill")
                     .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
                     .font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold))
@@ -186,13 +231,37 @@ struct KanbanCardView: View {
     }
 
     private var footerRow: some View {
-        HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
-            Text(relativeTimeLabel)
-                .scarfStyle(.caption)
-                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
-            Spacer(minLength: 0)
-            if let priority = task.priority, priority >= 70 {
-                priorityIndicator(priority)
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+            // v0.13: server-supplied auto-blocked reason. Renders verbatim
+            // (truncated to one line; full reason in the inspector).
+            // Pre-v0.13 hosts always have task.autoBlockedReason == nil.
+            if supportsKanbanDiagnostics,
+               KanbanStatus.from(task.status) == .blocked,
+               let reason = task.autoBlockedReason, !reason.isEmpty {
+                Text(reason)
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.danger)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
+                    .help(reason)
+            }
+            HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                Text(relativeTimeLabel)
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                Spacer(minLength: 0)
+                // v0.13: diagnostics dot — small stethoscope glyph when
+                // any cross-run distress signal is attached. Matches the
+                // chip count in the inspector.
+                if supportsKanbanDiagnostics, !task.diagnostics.isEmpty {
+                    Image(systemName: "stethoscope")
+                        .font(.system(size: 9))
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+                        .help("\(task.diagnostics.count) diagnostic signal\(task.diagnostics.count == 1 ? "" : "s")")
+                }
+                if let priority = task.priority, priority >= 70 {
+                    priorityIndicator(priority)
+                }
             }
         }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/Views/KanbanColumnView.swift

@@ -17,6 +17,38 @@ struct KanbanColumnView: View {
     let onCreate: () -> Void
     let onDrop: (KanbanTaskRef) -> Void
     let canCreate: Bool
+    /// True when the connected Hermes is on v0.13+. Forwarded to each
+    /// `KanbanCardView` so the hallucination dim/glyph + diagnostics dot
+    /// + auto-block sub-line gate uniformly.
+    let supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool
+    /// Optimistic-aware accessor forwarded to cards. Default is
+    /// "no override" so Previews and harness contexts still render
+    /// without wiring up a board VM.
+    let effectiveHallucinationGate: (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate?
+
+    init(
+        column: KanbanBoardColumn,
+        tasks: [HermesKanbanTask],
+        isLive: Bool,
+        readyPillCount: Int,
+        onTaskTap: @escaping (HermesKanbanTask) -> Void,
+        onCreate: @escaping () -> Void,
+        onDrop: @escaping (KanbanTaskRef) -> Void,
+        canCreate: Bool,
+        supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool = false,
+        effectiveHallucinationGate: @escaping (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate? = { _ in nil }
+    ) {
+        self.column = column
+        self.tasks = tasks
+        self.isLive = isLive
+        self.readyPillCount = readyPillCount
+        self.onTaskTap = onTaskTap
+        self.onCreate = onCreate
+        self.onDrop = onDrop
+        self.canCreate = canCreate
+        self.supportsKanbanDiagnostics = supportsKanbanDiagnostics
+        self.effectiveHallucinationGate = effectiveHallucinationGate
+    }
 
     @State private var isTargeted = false
 
@@ -36,7 +68,11 @@ struct KanbanColumnView: View {
                             .padding(.top, ScarfSpace.s4)
                     } else {
                         ForEach(tasks) { task in
-                            KanbanCardView(task: task) {
+                            KanbanCardView(
+                                task: task,
+                                supportsKanbanDiagnostics: supportsKanbanDiagnostics,
+                                effectiveHallucinationGate: effectiveHallucinationGate
+                            ) {
                                 onTaskTap(task)
                             }
                         }

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/Views/KanbanCreateSheet.swift

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
     /// Pre-filled project workspace path on per-project boards. When
     /// non-nil, the workspace picker is locked to "Project Dir".
     let projectWorkspacePath: String?
+    /// True when the connected Hermes is on v0.13+ — gates the
+    /// `--max-retries` field and decides whether to strip newlines from
+    /// the title at submit time. Pre-v0.13 hosts may truncate at the
+    /// first `\n`; we keep the multi-line input rendering on either way
+    /// since a taller `TextField` is harmless on v0.12.
+    let supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool
     /// Closure invoked when the user submits — VM owner constructs the
     /// `KanbanService.create` call.
     let onSubmit: (KanbanCreateRequest) async throws -> Void
@@ -33,6 +39,11 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
     @State private var skillsInput: String = ""
     @State private var tenant: String = ""
     @State private var sendToTriage: Bool = false
+    /// v0.13: per-task retry budget. Toggle-gated so the user can opt
+    /// into "send the flag" vs. "let Hermes pick its default" (the
+    /// release notes default to 3 — see TODO in KanbanCreateRequest).
+    @State private var maxRetriesEnabled: Bool = false
+    @State private var maxRetries: Int = 3
     @State private var isSubmitting: Bool = false
     @State private var submitError: String?
     @FocusState private var titleFocused: Bool
@@ -62,6 +73,9 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
                     assigneePicker
                     workspaceField
                     priorityField
+                    if supportsKanbanDiagnostics {
+                        maxRetriesField
+                    }
                     skillsField
                     if projectWorkspacePath == nil {
                         tenantField
@@ -114,10 +128,60 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
     // MARK: - Fields
 
     private var titleField: some View {
+        // v0.13 server tolerates multi-line titles. We keep the
+        // multi-line input rendering on for ALL versions of Hermes —
+        // visually a taller TextField is harmless on v0.12 — and decide
+        // at submit time whether to strip newlines (see `makeRequest`).
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
             ScarfSectionHeader("Title")
-            ScarfTextField("What needs doing?", text: $title)
-                .focused($titleFocused)
+            TextField(
+                "What needs doing?",
+                text: $title,
+                axis: .vertical
+            )
+            .lineLimit(1...4)
+            .textFieldStyle(.plain)
+            .scarfStyle(.body)
+            .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s3)
+            .padding(.vertical, ScarfSpace.s2)
+            .background(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                    .fill(ScarfColor.backgroundSecondary)
+            )
+            .overlay(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                    .strokeBorder(ScarfColor.borderStrong, lineWidth: 1)
+            )
+            .focused($titleFocused)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13: per-task retry budget. Toggle gates whether `--max-retries`
+    /// is sent at all so the user can preserve "let Hermes pick the
+    /// default" semantics by leaving the toggle off.
+    private var maxRetriesField: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            ScarfSectionHeader(
+                "Max retries",
+                subtitle: "0 = no retries. Defaults to 3."
+            )
+            HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
+                Toggle("Override default", isOn: $maxRetriesEnabled)
+                    .toggleStyle(.switch)
+                    .labelsHidden()
+                Stepper(value: $maxRetries, in: 0...20) {
+                    Text("\(maxRetries)")
+                        .scarfStyle(.bodyEmph)
+                        .frame(minWidth: 24, alignment: .trailing)
+                        .foregroundStyle(
+                            maxRetriesEnabled
+                                ? ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary
+                                : ScarfColor.foregroundFaint
+                        )
+                }
+                .disabled(!maxRetriesEnabled)
+                Spacer()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -307,7 +371,14 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
     }
 
     private func makeRequest() -> KanbanCreateRequest {
-        let trimmedTitle = title.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        var trimmedTitle = title.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        // Pre-v0.13 hosts may truncate titles at the first `\n`. Strip
+        // newlines client-side when we know the connected Hermes hasn't
+        // shipped multi-line title support — replace with a space to
+        // keep the user's intent visible. v0.13+ keeps newlines verbatim.
+        if !supportsKanbanDiagnostics {
+            trimmedTitle = trimmedTitle.replacingOccurrences(of: "\n", with: " ")
+        }
         let trimmedBody = bodyText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let trimmedAssignee = assignee.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let trimmedTenant = tenant.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
@@ -330,6 +401,14 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
             }
         }
 
+        // Belt-and-suspenders: the `maxRetriesField` is only rendered
+        // when `supportsKanbanDiagnostics` is true, but gate again here
+        // so a programmatic state change can't smuggle the flag onto a
+        // pre-v0.13 host (where the verb would error).
+        let resolvedMaxRetries: Int? = (supportsKanbanDiagnostics && maxRetriesEnabled)
+            ? maxRetries
+            : nil
+
         return KanbanCreateRequest(
             title: trimmedTitle,
             body: trimmedBody.isEmpty ? nil : trimmedBody,
@@ -342,7 +421,8 @@ struct KanbanCreateSheet: View {
             idempotencyKey: nil,
             maxRuntimeSeconds: nil,
             createdBy: nil,
-            skills: parsedSkills
+            skills: parsedSkills,
+            maxRetries: resolvedMaxRetries
         )
     }
 }

scarf/scarf/Features/Kanban/Views/KanbanInspectorPane.swift

@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ import ScarfDesign
 struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
     @State private var viewModel: KanbanTaskDetailViewModel
     let availableAssignees: [HermesKanbanAssignee]
+    /// True when the connected Hermes is on v0.13+ — gates the
+    /// hallucination banner, max_retries chip, diagnostics block,
+    /// and auto-blocked reason banner. Pre-v0.13 hosts see the v2.7.5
+    /// inspector unchanged.
+    let supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool
+    /// Resolves an effective hallucination gate — the board VM owns the
+    /// optimistic-override merge so the banner disappears immediately on
+    /// Verify before the polled state confirms the new gate. Falls back
+    /// to the wire-level value when no override is in flight.
+    let effectiveHallucinationGate: (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate?
     let onClose: () -> Void
     let onClaim: () -> Void
     let onComplete: () -> Void
@@ -15,6 +25,8 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
     let onUnblock: () -> Void
     let onArchive: () -> Void
     let onReassign: (String?) -> Void
+    let onVerifyHallucination: () -> Void
+    let onRejectHallucination: () -> Void
 
     @State private var selectedTab: DetailTab = .comments
 
@@ -30,16 +42,22 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
         service: KanbanService,
         taskId: String,
         availableAssignees: [HermesKanbanAssignee] = [],
+        supportsKanbanDiagnostics: Bool = false,
+        effectiveHallucinationGate: @escaping (HermesKanbanTask) -> KanbanHallucinationGate? = { _ in nil },
         onClose: @escaping () -> Void,
         onClaim: @escaping () -> Void,
         onComplete: @escaping () -> Void,
         onBlock: @escaping () -> Void,
         onUnblock: @escaping () -> Void,
         onArchive: @escaping () -> Void,
-        onReassign: @escaping (String?) -> Void = { _ in }
+        onReassign: @escaping (String?) -> Void = { _ in },
+        onVerifyHallucination: @escaping () -> Void = {},
+        onRejectHallucination: @escaping () -> Void = {}
     ) {
         _viewModel = State(initialValue: KanbanTaskDetailViewModel(service: service, taskId: taskId))
         self.availableAssignees = availableAssignees
+        self.supportsKanbanDiagnostics = supportsKanbanDiagnostics
+        self.effectiveHallucinationGate = effectiveHallucinationGate
         self.onClose = onClose
         self.onClaim = onClaim
         self.onComplete = onComplete
@@ -47,6 +65,8 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
         self.onUnblock = onUnblock
         self.onArchive = onArchive
         self.onReassign = onReassign
+        self.onVerifyHallucination = onVerifyHallucination
+        self.onRejectHallucination = onRejectHallucination
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -159,6 +179,16 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
                                 ScarfBadge(workspace, kind: .neutral)
                                     .fixedSize()
                             }
+                            // v0.13: max_retries chip. Read-only — Hermes
+                            // has no `update --max-retries` verb. The
+                            // `if let` guards pre-v0.13 hosts (always nil)
+                            // and the explicit capability gate adds
+                            // belt-and-suspenders.
+                            if supportsKanbanDiagnostics, let maxRetries = task.maxRetries {
+                                ScarfBadge("retries: \(maxRetries)", kind: .neutral)
+                                    .fixedSize()
+                                    .help("Max retries set at create time. Hermes has no update verb — re-create the task to change this.")
+                            }
                             if let tenant = task.tenant, !tenant.isEmpty {
                                 ScarfBadge(tenant, kind: .brand)
                                     .fixedSize()
@@ -251,13 +281,18 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
     // MARK: - Body
 
     /// Inline health banner shown above the task body when something
-    /// requires user attention. Two conditions trigger today:
-    /// 1. Task is in `ready`/`todo` with no assignee — explains that
-    ///    the dispatcher silently skips unassigned tasks.
-    /// 2. The most recent run ended in a non-success outcome
-    ///    (`stale_lock`/`crashed`/`gave_up`/`timed_out`/`spawn_failed`/
-    ///    `reclaimed`/`failed`) — surfaces the error so the user
-    ///    doesn't have to dig into the Runs tab to discover it.
+    /// requires user attention. Stack vertically (multiple can apply at
+    /// once on a v0.13 task — e.g. unassigned + hallucination pending +
+    /// last-run-blocked).
+    /// Order top-to-bottom:
+    /// 1. **Hallucination gate (v0.13+)** — pending worker-created card.
+    ///    User must verify or reject before any other action makes sense.
+    /// 2. **Auto-blocked reason (v0.13+)** — server-supplied reason
+    ///    overrides the generic "Last run: blocked" banner.
+    /// 3. Task is in `ready`/`todo` with no assignee — explains that the
+    ///    dispatcher silently skips unassigned tasks.
+    /// 4. The most recent run ended in a non-success outcome — surfaces
+    ///    the error so the user doesn't have to dig into the Runs tab.
     @ViewBuilder
     private func healthBanner(for task: HermesKanbanTask) -> some View {
         let status = KanbanStatus.from(task.status)
@@ -292,25 +327,137 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
         // Also suppress for `done` (terminal success).
         let suppressFailureBanner = (status == .running) || (status == .done)
 
-        if needsAssignee {
-            bannerRow(
-                icon: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill",
-                tint: ScarfColor.warning,
-                title: "Won't run automatically",
-                message: "Unassigned tasks are silently skipped by Hermes's dispatcher. Add an assignee to get this scheduled."
-            )
-        } else if hadFailedEndedRun, let lastEndedRun, !suppressFailureBanner {
-            let label = (lastEndedRun.outcome ?? lastEndedRun.status).lowercased()
-            let detail = lastEndedRun.error ?? lastEndedRun.summary ?? "no details"
-            bannerRow(
-                icon: "exclamationmark.octagon.fill",
-                tint: ScarfColor.danger,
-                title: "Last run: \(label)",
-                message: detail
-            )
+        // v0.13: hallucination-gate state. Read through the VM's
+        // optimistic-aware accessor so a Verify click takes effect
+        // before the polled state confirms. Belt-and-suspenders gate
+        // on capability flag.
+        let hallucination: KanbanHallucinationGate? = supportsKanbanDiagnostics
+            ? effectiveHallucinationGate(task)
+            : nil
+        // v0.13: structured auto-blocked reason. Renders the server's
+        // string verbatim; takes precedence over the generic "Last run:
+        // blocked" banner.
+        let autoBlockedReason: String? = (supportsKanbanDiagnostics
+                                          && status == .blocked
+                                          && (task.autoBlockedReason?.isEmpty == false))
+            ? task.autoBlockedReason
+            : nil
+        // Suppress the generic last-run banner when the more specific
+        // server-side reason supersedes it.
+        let suppressGenericFailure = autoBlockedReason != nil
+
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            if hallucination == .pending {
+                hallucinationBanner
+            }
+            if let reason = autoBlockedReason {
+                bannerRow(
+                    icon: "exclamationmark.octagon.fill",
+                    tint: ScarfColor.danger,
+                    title: "Auto-blocked",
+                    // Verbatim — Hermes-side message is the source of truth.
+                    message: reason
+                )
+            }
+            if needsAssignee {
+                bannerRow(
+                    icon: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill",
+                    tint: ScarfColor.warning,
+                    title: "Won't run automatically",
+                    message: "Unassigned tasks are silently skipped by Hermes's dispatcher. Add an assignee to get this scheduled."
+                )
+            }
+            if hadFailedEndedRun, let lastEndedRun,
+               !suppressFailureBanner, !suppressGenericFailure {
+                let label = (lastEndedRun.outcome ?? lastEndedRun.status).lowercased()
+                let detail = lastEndedRun.error ?? lastEndedRun.summary ?? "no details"
+                bannerRow(
+                    icon: "exclamationmark.octagon.fill",
+                    tint: ScarfColor.danger,
+                    title: "Last run: \(label)",
+                    message: detail
+                )
+            }
+            // v0.13: cross-run diagnostics on the task header.
+            if supportsKanbanDiagnostics, !task.diagnostics.isEmpty {
+                diagnosticsBlock(task.diagnostics)
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13 hallucination-gate banner — Verify / Reject affordances for
+    /// worker-created cards waiting on user verification.
+    private var hallucinationBanner: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            Image(systemName: "questionmark.diamond.fill")
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.warning)
+                .font(.system(size: 13, weight: .semibold))
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                Text("Created by a worker — verify before running")
+                    .scarfStyle(.captionStrong)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+                Text("A worker claimed it created this card; Hermes hasn't confirmed the underlying work exists. Verify the card matches a real follow-up, or reject if it's a hallucinated reference.")
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                    Button("Verify", action: onVerifyHallucination)
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                    Button("Reject", action: onRejectHallucination)
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfDestructiveButton())
+                }
+                .padding(.top, 2)
+            }
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+        }
+        .padding(ScarfSpace.s2)
+        .background(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                .fill(ScarfColor.warning.opacity(0.10))
+        )
+        .overlay(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md, style: .continuous)
+                .strokeBorder(ScarfColor.warning.opacity(0.4), lineWidth: 1)
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// v0.13 diagnostics block — renders a list of distress signals.
+    /// Used both at the task-header level (cross-run signals) and per
+    /// run on the Runs tab (in-flight signals). Wraps in a horizontal
+    /// scroll so a long diag list doesn't blow out inspector width.
+    private func diagnosticsBlock(_ diags: [HermesKanbanDiagnostic]) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            Text("Diagnostics")
+                .scarfStyle(.captionUppercase)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+            ScrollView(.horizontal, showsIndicators: false) {
+                HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                    ForEach(diags) { diag in
+                        diagnosticBadge(diag)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.top, 4)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func diagnosticBadge(_ diag: HermesKanbanDiagnostic) -> some View {
+        let kind = KanbanDiagnosticKind.from(diag.kind)
+        let badgeKind: ScarfBadgeKind = {
+            switch kind.severity {
+            case .danger:  return .danger
+            case .warning: return .warning
+            case .neutral: return .neutral
+            }
+        }()
+        // Render the raw kind string — view code stays in sync with
+        // whatever future kinds Hermes ships. The typed mirror picks
+        // the badge tint and tooltip glyph; the verbatim wire string
+        // is the user-facing label.
+        ScarfBadge(diag.kind, kind: badgeKind)
+            .help(diag.message ?? diag.kind)
+    }
+
     private func bannerRow(
         icon: String,
         tint: Color,
@@ -562,6 +709,9 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
     private func runRow(_ run: HermesKanbanRun) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
             HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                // Render the wire-side outcome / status string verbatim so
+                // v0.13's richer outcome strings ("zombied — reclaimed by
+                // reaper", etc.) surface unchanged.
                 ScarfBadge(run.outcome ?? run.status, kind: outcomeKind(run.outcome ?? run.status))
                 if let profile = run.profile {
                     Text(profile)
@@ -585,6 +735,12 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
                     .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.danger)
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
             }
+            // v0.13: per-run diagnostics. Gated on capability so a future
+            // server-side change can't accidentally surface partial UX
+            // on a pre-v0.13 host.
+            if supportsKanbanDiagnostics, !run.diagnostics.isEmpty {
+                diagnosticsBlock(run.diagnostics)
+            }
         }
         .padding(ScarfSpace.s2)
         .background(
@@ -619,23 +775,32 @@ struct KanbanInspectorPane: View {
     @ViewBuilder
     private var primaryAction: some View {
         if let task = viewModel.detail?.task {
-            switch KanbanStatus.from(task.status) {
-            case .ready, .todo:
-                Button("Start", action: onClaim)
-                    .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
-                    .help("Atomically claim this task and start the worker. Moves it to Running.")
-            case .running:
-                Button("Complete", action: onComplete)
-                    .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
-                    .help("Mark this task as Done. You'll be prompted for an optional result summary.")
-            case .blocked:
-                Button("Unblock", action: onUnblock)
-                    .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
-                    .help("Return this task to the Up Next queue so the dispatcher can pick it up again.")
-            case .triage:
-                EmptyView()
-            default:
+            // v0.13: when the hallucination gate is pending, suppress the
+            // primary action — the banner provides Verify / Reject as the
+            // gate. Showing "Start" alongside the banner would let the
+            // user dispatch a card Hermes hasn't confirmed exists.
+            if supportsKanbanDiagnostics,
+               effectiveHallucinationGate(task) == .pending {
                 EmptyView()
+            } else {
+                switch KanbanStatus.from(task.status) {
+                case .ready, .todo:
+                    Button("Start", action: onClaim)
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                        .help("Atomically claim this task and start the worker. Moves it to Running.")
+                case .running:
+                    Button("Complete", action: onComplete)
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                        .help("Mark this task as Done. You'll be prompted for an optional result summary.")
+                case .blocked:
+                    Button("Unblock", action: onUnblock)
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                        .help("Return this task to the Up Next queue so the dispatcher can pick it up again.")
+                case .triage:
+                    EmptyView()
+                default:
+                    EmptyView()
+                }
             }
         }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/ViewModels/MCPServerEditorViewModel.swift

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ final class MCPServerEditorViewModel {
     var promptsEnabled: Bool
     var timeoutDraft: String
     var connectTimeoutDraft: String
+    /// SSE-only — renders as a third numeric on `.sse` servers. Empty string
+    /// means "use Hermes default" (writer drops the scalar).
+    var sseReadTimeoutDraft: String
     var showSecrets: Bool = false
     var isSaving: Bool = false
     var saveError: String?
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ final class MCPServerEditorViewModel {
         self.promptsEnabled = server.promptsEnabled
         self.timeoutDraft = server.timeout.map { String($0) } ?? ""
         self.connectTimeoutDraft = server.connectTimeout.map { String($0) } ?? ""
+        self.sseReadTimeoutDraft = server.sseReadTimeout.map { String($0) } ?? ""
     }
 
     func appendEnvRow() {
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ final class MCPServerEditorViewModel {
         let exclude = excludeDraft.split(separator: ",").map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }.filter { !$0.isEmpty }
         let timeoutValue = Int(timeoutDraft.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces))
         let connectValue = Int(connectTimeoutDraft.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces))
+        let trimmedSSE = sseReadTimeoutDraft.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+        let sseTimeoutValue: Int? = trimmedSSE.isEmpty ? nil : Int(trimmedSSE)
 
         let service = fileService
         let transport = server.transport
@@ -87,6 +93,11 @@ final class MCPServerEditorViewModel {
                     if !service.setMCPServerEnv(name: name, env: envMap) { ok = false }
                 case .http:
                     if !service.setMCPServerHeaders(name: name, headers: headerMap) { ok = false }
+                case .sse:
+                    // SSE servers carry headers like .http does, plus an
+                    // optional sse_read_timeout written below.
+                    if !service.setMCPServerHeaders(name: name, headers: headerMap) { ok = false }
+                    if !service.setMCPServerSSETimeout(name: name, sseReadTimeout: sseTimeoutValue) { ok = false }
                 }
                 if !service.updateMCPToolFilters(
                     name: name,

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/ViewModels/MCPServersViewModel.swift

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ final class MCPServersViewModel {
         filteredServers.filter { $0.transport == .http }
     }
 
+    var sseServers: [HermesMCPServer] {
+        filteredServers.filter { $0.transport == .sse }
+    }
+
     var selectedServer: HermesMCPServer? {
         guard let name = selectedServerName else { return nil }
         return servers.first(where: { $0.name == name })
@@ -167,6 +171,11 @@ final class MCPServersViewModel {
                     url: preset.url ?? "",
                     auth: preset.auth
                 )
+            case .sse:
+                // No SSE-transport presets ship today; the preset picker
+                // only surfaces stdio/http servers. Treat as a no-op
+                // failure if a preset somehow declares .sse.
+                addResult = (exitCode: 1, output: "SSE-transport presets are not supported.")
             }
             guard addResult.exitCode == 0 else {
                 await MainActor.run {
@@ -196,6 +205,11 @@ final class MCPServersViewModel {
                 result = fileService.addMCPServerStdio(name: name, command: command, args: args)
             case .http:
                 result = fileService.addMCPServerHTTP(name: name, url: url, auth: auth)
+            case .sse:
+                // Routed through addCustomSSE; this branch is unreachable from
+                // the add-server form (which dispatches per-transport in submit())
+                // but kept so the switch is exhaustive without `@unknown default`.
+                result = (exitCode: 1, output: "SSE servers must be added via addCustomSSE.")
             }
             await MainActor.run {
                 if result.exitCode == 0 {
@@ -211,6 +225,28 @@ final class MCPServersViewModel {
         }
     }
 
+    /// v0.13+ SSE-transport server creation. Caller is responsible for
+    /// capability-gating; the form filters `.sse` out of `availableTransports`
+    /// when `hasMCPSSETransport` is false, so this method is unreachable
+    /// from the UI on pre-v0.13 hosts.
+    func addCustomSSE(name: String, url: String, sseReadTimeout: Int?) {
+        let fileService = self.fileService
+        Task.detached {
+            let result = fileService.addMCPServerSSE(name: name, url: url, sseReadTimeout: sseReadTimeout)
+            await MainActor.run {
+                if result.exitCode == 0 {
+                    self.flashStatus("Added \(name)")
+                    self.load()
+                    self.selectedServerName = name
+                    self.showRestartBanner = true
+                    self.showAddCustom = false
+                } else {
+                    self.activeError = "Add failed: \(result.output)"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     func restartGateway() {
         let fileService = self.fileService
         Task.detached {

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/Views/MCPServerAddCustomView.swift

@@ -6,12 +6,26 @@ struct MCPServerAddCustomView: View {
     let viewModel: MCPServersViewModel
 
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
     @State private var name: String = ""
     @State private var transport: MCPTransport = .stdio
     @State private var command: String = "npx"
     @State private var argsText: String = ""
     @State private var url: String = ""
     @State private var auth: String = "none"
+    @State private var sseReadTimeout: String = ""
+
+    /// `.sse` is a v0.13+ surface; pre-v0.13 hosts only see stdio + http.
+    /// Iterating `MCPTransport.allCases` directly would render the SSE
+    /// segment unconditionally and Hermes would reject the resulting CLI
+    /// invocation at argparse time.
+    private var availableTransports: [MCPTransport] {
+        var t: [MCPTransport] = [.stdio, .http]
+        if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasMCPSSETransport ?? false {
+            t.append(.sse)
+        }
+        return t
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -44,17 +58,20 @@ struct MCPServerAddCustomView: View {
                     }
                     sectionBox(title: "Transport") {
                         Picker("", selection: $transport) {
-                            ForEach(MCPTransport.allCases) { t in
+                            ForEach(availableTransports) { t in
                                 Text(t.displayName).tag(t)
                             }
                         }
                         .pickerStyle(.segmented)
                         .labelsHidden()
                     }
-                    if transport == .stdio {
+                    switch transport {
+                    case .stdio:
                         stdioSection
-                    } else {
+                    case .http:
                         httpSection
+                    case .sse:
+                        sseSection
                     }
                     Text("Env vars, headers, and tool filters can be edited after the server is added.")
                         .font(.caption)
@@ -112,6 +129,28 @@ struct MCPServerAddCustomView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    private var sseSection: some View {
+        sectionBox(title: "Endpoint (SSE)") {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                    Text("URL").font(.caption.bold())
+                    TextField("https://.../sse", text: $url)
+                        .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                        .font(.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
+                }
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                    Text("SSE Read Timeout (seconds)").font(.caption.bold())
+                    TextField("default 300", text: $sseReadTimeout)
+                        .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: 140)
+                    Text("Hermes-side keepalive interval. Leave blank to use the default.")
+                        .font(.caption2)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private var canSubmit: Bool {
         let trimmedName = name.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
         guard !trimmedName.isEmpty else { return false }
@@ -120,6 +159,8 @@ struct MCPServerAddCustomView: View {
             return !command.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
         case .http:
             return !url.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
+        case .sse:
+            return !url.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,14 +171,25 @@ struct MCPServerAddCustomView: View {
             .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
             .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
         let resolvedAuth: String? = (auth == "none") ? nil : auth
-        viewModel.addCustom(
-            name: trimmedName,
-            transport: transport,
-            command: command.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
-            args: args,
-            url: url.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
-            auth: resolvedAuth
-        )
+        switch transport {
+        case .stdio, .http:
+            viewModel.addCustom(
+                name: trimmedName,
+                transport: transport,
+                command: command.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
+                args: args,
+                url: url.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
+                auth: resolvedAuth
+            )
+        case .sse:
+            let trimmedTimeout = sseReadTimeout.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            let parsedTimeout: Int? = trimmedTimeout.isEmpty ? nil : Int(trimmedTimeout)
+            viewModel.addCustomSSE(
+                name: trimmedName,
+                url: url.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
+                sseReadTimeout: parsedTimeout
+            )
+        }
         dismiss()
     }
 

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/Views/MCPServerDetailView.swift

@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ struct MCPServerDetailView: View {
                 if let auth = server.auth, !auth.isEmpty {
                     summaryRow(label: "Auth", value: auth)
                 }
+            case .sse:
+                summaryRow(label: "URL", value: server.url ?? "—")
+                if let timeout = server.sseReadTimeout {
+                    summaryRow(label: "Read TO", value: "\(timeout)s")
+                }
             }
         }
         .padding(ScarfSpace.s3)

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/Views/MCPServerEditorView.swift

@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ struct MCPServerEditorView: View {
                         .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
                         .frame(maxWidth: 140)
                 }
+                if viewModel.server.transport == .sse {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                        Text("SSE read timeout")
+                            .font(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        TextField("default 300", text: $viewModel.sseReadTimeoutDraft)
+                            .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                            .frame(maxWidth: 140)
+                    }
+                }
                 Spacer()
             }
         }

scarf/scarf/Features/MCPServers/Views/MCPServersView.swift

@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ struct MCPServersView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if !viewModel.sseServers.isEmpty {
+                Section("Remote (SSE)") {
+                    ForEach(viewModel.sseServers) { server in
+                        serverRow(server)
+                            .tag(server.name as String?)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             if viewModel.servers.isEmpty && !viewModel.isLoading {
                 Section {
                     Text("No servers configured yet")

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/ViewModels/PlatformSetup/GatewayBehaviorViewModel.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import Foundation
+import ScarfCore
+import os
+
+/// View-model for the v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior subsection composed
+/// into each per-platform setup view. Owns the four v0.13 controls
+/// (allowlist + three behavior toggles) so the existing per-platform VMs
+/// don't grow another set of fields.
+///
+/// Capability-gated. Pre-v0.13 hosts skip the entire subsection (the
+/// owning view returns `EmptyView` when none of the v0.13 flags is on),
+/// so this VM never has its `save()` called against a host that can't
+/// honor it.
+@Observable
+@MainActor
+final class GatewayBehaviorViewModel {
+    private static let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.scarf", category: "GatewayBehavior")
+
+    let platform: String
+    let context: ServerContext
+    let capabilities: HermesCapabilities
+    /// Allowlist kind for this platform, or `nil` for platforms without
+    /// an allowlist surface (Discord, Signal, etc. — `GatewayBehaviorSection`
+    /// short-circuits before instantiating this VM in that case, but the
+    /// field is `nil` for safety).
+    let kind: GatewayAllowlistKind?
+
+    // Allowlist
+    var items: [String] = []
+
+    // Behavior toggles
+    var busyAckEnabled: Bool = true
+    var gatewayRestartNotification: Bool = false
+    var slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds: Int = 0
+
+    var message: String?
+    var isSaving: Bool = false
+
+    init(
+        platform: String,
+        capabilities: HermesCapabilities,
+        context: ServerContext = .local
+    ) {
+        self.platform = platform
+        self.capabilities = capabilities
+        self.context = context
+        self.kind = GatewayAllowlistKind.kind(for: platform)
+    }
+
+    /// Hydrate from `~/.hermes/config.yaml`. Called from the section's
+    /// `.onAppear`. Empty when the platform has no `gateway:` block in
+    /// the file — defaults match v0.13 server-side defaults so the form
+    /// looks identical to a fresh-install host.
+    func load() {
+        let cfg = HermesFileService(context: context).loadConfig()
+        let block = cfg.gatewayPlatforms[platform] ?? .empty
+        if let kind {
+            switch kind {
+            case .channels: items = block.allowedChannels
+            case .chats:    items = block.allowedChats
+            case .rooms:    items = block.allowedRooms
+            }
+        } else {
+            items = []
+        }
+        busyAckEnabled              = block.busyAckEnabled
+        gatewayRestartNotification  = block.gatewayRestartNotification
+        slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds = block.slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds
+    }
+
+    /// Persist edits in two phases:
+    ///
+    /// 1. **Allowlist write** via `GatewayConfigWriter.saveList` — direct
+    ///    YAML edit, since `hermes config set` can't write list values.
+    ///    Skipped when the platform has no `kind` (no allowlist surface)
+    ///    or the host doesn't advertise `hasGatewayAllowlists`.
+    /// 2. **Scalar saves** via `PlatformSetupHelpers.saveForm` for the
+    ///    three v0.13 behavior toggles. Each gated on its own capability
+    ///    flag; the TTL field rides on the `hasGatewayBusyAckToggle ‖
+    ///    hasGatewayRestartNotification` proxy (see WS-5 plan §Open Questions
+    ///    Q5 + WS-1 Decision F).
+    func save() {
+        isSaving = true
+        defer {
+            isSaving = false
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3) { [weak self] in
+                self?.message = nil
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Step 1: list write via direct YAML edit. Detached so the SCP
+        // round-trip on remote hosts doesn't block MainActor — local
+        // writes are still cheap, but the same posture works for both.
+        if let kind, capabilities.hasGatewayAllowlists {
+            let trimmed = items
+                .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+                .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
+            let ok = GatewayConfigWriter.saveList(
+                context: context,
+                platform: platform,
+                key: kind.yamlKey,
+                items: trimmed
+            )
+            if !ok {
+                Self.logger.warning("GatewayConfigWriter.saveList failed for \(self.platform, privacy: .public)")
+                message = "Failed to write allowlist to config.yaml"
+                return
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Step 2: scalar saves via `hermes config set`.
+        var configKV: [String: String] = [:]
+        let prefix = "gateway.platforms.\(platform)."
+        if capabilities.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle {
+            configKV[prefix + "busy_ack_enabled"] =
+                PlatformSetupHelpers.envBool(busyAckEnabled)
+        }
+        if capabilities.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+            configKV[prefix + "gateway_restart_notification"] =
+                PlatformSetupHelpers.envBool(gatewayRestartNotification)
+        }
+        // TTL field rides on either of the v0.13 toggles being available —
+        // proxy gating per WS-1 Decision F + WS-5 Q5. // TODO(WS-5-Q5)
+        if capabilities.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle
+            || capabilities.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+            configKV[prefix + "slash_command_notice_ttl_seconds"] =
+                String(slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds)
+        }
+
+        if configKV.isEmpty {
+            message = "Allowlist saved — restart gateway to apply"
+            return
+        }
+
+        let result = PlatformSetupHelpers.saveForm(
+            context: context, envPairs: [:], configKV: configKV
+        )
+        message = result
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/Components/AllowlistEditor.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// Reusable list-of-strings editor for v0.13 cross-platform allowlists.
+/// Shape: a vertical stack of rows, each with a delete glyph; an "Add row"
+/// button at the bottom appends an empty entry.
+///
+/// Stateless — binds to the parent VM's `items` array. The VM owns
+/// persistence and change tracking; this view is pure presentation.
+struct AllowlistEditor: View {
+    @Binding var items: [String]
+    let kind: GatewayAllowlistKind
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            HStack {
+                Text("Allowed \(kind.pluralNoun)")
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                Spacer()
+                Text(itemsCountLabel)
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+            }
+
+            if items.isEmpty {
+                Text("No restrictions — agent responds in any \(kind.noun).")
+                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                    .padding(.vertical, ScarfSpace.s2)
+            } else {
+                VStack(spacing: 4) {
+                    ForEach(Array(items.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { idx, _ in
+                        AllowlistRow(
+                            value: Binding(
+                                get: { items[safe: idx] ?? "" },
+                                set: { newValue in
+                                    guard idx < items.count else { return }
+                                    items[idx] = newValue
+                                }
+                            ),
+                            placeholder: kind.inputPlaceholder,
+                            onDelete: {
+                                guard idx < items.count else { return }
+                                items.remove(at: idx)
+                            }
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            HStack {
+                Button {
+                    items.append("")
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Add \(kind.noun)", systemImage: "plus.circle")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.borderless)
+                Spacer()
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s3)
+        .padding(.vertical, ScarfSpace.s2)
+    }
+
+    private var itemsCountLabel: String {
+        let nonEmpty = items.filter { !$0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty }.count
+        if nonEmpty == 0 { return "0 \(kind.pluralNoun)" }
+        if nonEmpty == 1 { return "1 \(kind.noun)" }
+        return "\(nonEmpty) \(kind.pluralNoun)"
+    }
+}
+
+private struct AllowlistRow: View {
+    @Binding var value: String
+    let placeholder: String
+    let onDelete: () -> Void
+
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+            TextField(placeholder, text: $value)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .font(ScarfFont.monoSmall)
+            Button {
+                onDelete()
+            } label: {
+                Image(systemName: "minus.circle.fill")
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.danger)
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            .help("Remove")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension Array {
+    subscript(safe index: Int) -> Element? {
+        guard index >= 0, index < count else { return nil }
+        return self[index]
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/Components/GatewayBehaviorSection.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior subsection composed into each per-
+/// platform setup view (Slack, Mattermost, Telegram, WhatsApp, Matrix,
+/// Google Chat). Owns its own `@State` view-model so the existing per-
+/// platform VMs don't grow another set of fields.
+///
+/// **Capability gating.** Hides itself entirely on pre-v0.13 hosts
+/// (returns `EmptyView` when none of the three v0.13 flags is on). Each
+/// internal control gates on its own flag, so a host that gains, say,
+/// `hasGatewayAllowlists` but not `hasGatewayBusyAckToggle` still gets
+/// the allowlist editor with the toggles hidden.
+struct GatewayBehaviorSection: View {
+    let platform: String
+    let capabilities: HermesCapabilities
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    @State private var viewModel: GatewayBehaviorViewModel
+
+    init(platform: String, capabilities: HermesCapabilities, context: ServerContext) {
+        self.platform = platform
+        self.capabilities = capabilities
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: GatewayBehaviorViewModel(
+            platform: platform,
+            capabilities: capabilities,
+            context: context
+        ))
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        // Pre-v0.13 host — hide the entire subsection so the existing
+        // platform forms look unchanged. Critical regression invariant
+        // per WS-5 plan §"How to test" #1.
+        if !capabilities.hasGatewayAllowlists
+            && !capabilities.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle
+            && !capabilities.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+            EmptyView()
+        } else {
+            content
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var content: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
+            SettingsSection(title: "Gateway behavior (v0.13+)", icon: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right") {
+                if capabilities.hasGatewayAllowlists,
+                   let kind = viewModel.kind {
+                    AllowlistEditor(
+                        items: $viewModel.items,
+                        kind: kind
+                    )
+                }
+                if capabilities.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle {
+                    ToggleRow(
+                        label: "Send 'Agent is working…' ack",
+                        isOn: viewModel.busyAckEnabled
+                    ) { viewModel.busyAckEnabled = $0 }
+                }
+                if capabilities.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+                    ToggleRow(
+                        label: "Post 'Gateway restarted' notice on boot",
+                        isOn: viewModel.gatewayRestartNotification
+                    ) { viewModel.gatewayRestartNotification = $0 }
+                }
+                // TTL field rides on either v0.13 toggle being available
+                // — proxy gating per WS-1 Decision F. // TODO(WS-5-Q5)
+                if capabilities.hasGatewayBusyAckToggle
+                    || capabilities.hasGatewayRestartNotification {
+                    StepperRow(
+                        label: "Auto-delete slash-command notices (s)",
+                        value: viewModel.slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds,
+                        range: 0...3600,
+                        step: 5
+                    ) { viewModel.slashCommandNoticeTTLSeconds = $0 }
+                }
+            }
+
+            HStack {
+                if let msg = viewModel.message {
+                    Label(msg, systemImage: "checkmark.circle.fill")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.green)
+                }
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Save behavior") { viewModel.save() }
+                    .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                    .controlSize(.small)
+                    .disabled(viewModel.isSaving)
+            }
+        }
+        .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/MatrixSetupView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import ScarfDesign
 
 struct MatrixSetupView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: MatrixSetupViewModel
-    init(context: ServerContext) { _viewModel = State(initialValue: MatrixSetupViewModel(context: context)) }
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: MatrixSetupViewModel(context: context))
+    }
 
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -45,6 +51,13 @@ struct MatrixSetupView: View {
             }
 
             saveBar
+
+            // v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior — self-hides on pre-v0.13.
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "matrix",
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty,
+                context: context
+            )
         }
         .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/MattermostSetupView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import ScarfDesign
 
 struct MattermostSetupView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: MattermostSetupViewModel
-    init(context: ServerContext) { _viewModel = State(initialValue: MattermostSetupViewModel(context: context)) }
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: MattermostSetupViewModel(context: context))
+    }
 
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -28,6 +34,13 @@ struct MattermostSetupView: View {
             }
 
             saveBar
+
+            // v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior — self-hides on pre-v0.13.
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "mattermost",
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty,
+                context: context
+            )
         }
         .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/SlackSetupView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import ScarfDesign
 
 struct SlackSetupView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: SlackSetupViewModel
-    init(context: ServerContext) { _viewModel = State(initialValue: SlackSetupViewModel(context: context)) }
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: SlackSetupViewModel(context: context))
+    }
 
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -30,6 +36,13 @@ struct SlackSetupView: View {
             }
 
             saveBar
+
+            // v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior — self-hides on pre-v0.13.
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "slack",
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty,
+                context: context
+            )
         }
         .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/TelegramSetupView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import ScarfDesign
 
 struct TelegramSetupView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: TelegramSetupViewModel
-    init(context: ServerContext) { _viewModel = State(initialValue: TelegramSetupViewModel(context: context)) }
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: TelegramSetupViewModel(context: context))
+    }
 
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -29,6 +35,13 @@ struct TelegramSetupView: View {
             }
 
             saveBar
+
+            // v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior — self-hides on pre-v0.13.
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "telegram",
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty,
+                context: context
+            )
         }
         .onAppear { viewModel.load() }
     }

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformSetup/WhatsAppSetupView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import ScarfDesign
 
 struct WhatsAppSetupView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: WhatsAppSetupViewModel
-    init(context: ServerContext) { _viewModel = State(initialValue: WhatsAppSetupViewModel(context: context)) }
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+    let context: ServerContext
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: WhatsAppSetupViewModel(context: context))
+    }
 
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -29,6 +35,14 @@ struct WhatsAppSetupView: View {
             }
 
             saveBar
+
+            // v0.13 Messaging Gateway behavior — self-hides on pre-v0.13.
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "whatsapp",
+                capabilities: capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty,
+                context: context
+            )
+
             Divider()
             pairingSection
         }

scarf/scarf/Features/Platforms/Views/PlatformsView.swift

@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ import ScarfDesign
 struct PlatformsView: View {
     @State private var viewModel: PlatformsViewModel
     @Environment(HermesFileWatcher.self) private var fileWatcher
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+
+    /// Capabilities resolved at view-eval time. Defaults to `.empty` outside
+    /// the per-server `ContextBoundRoot`. Used to filter `KnownPlatforms.all`
+    /// for v0.13-only entries (Google Chat) — see `visiblePlatforms` for
+    /// the deliberate asymmetry: pre-v0.12 hosts still see Yuanbao + Teams
+    /// unfiltered, by design.
+    private var capabilities: HermesCapabilities {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities ?? .empty
+    }
+
+    /// Capability-filtered platform list. Today only **Google Chat** is
+    /// gated — Yuanbao and Microsoft Teams stay unfiltered to avoid
+    /// changing v0.12 host UX in a v0.13 work-stream (WS-5 plan §Q4).
+    /// If we later decide to gate the v0.12 platforms too, add their
+    /// flags here; the `default: true` arm keeps every other platform
+    /// visible.
+    private var visiblePlatforms: [HermesToolPlatform] {
+        KnownPlatforms.all.filter { p in
+            switch p.name {
+            case "google-chat", "googlechat":
+                return capabilities.hasGoogleChatPlatform
+            default:
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     init(context: ServerContext) {
         _viewModel = State(initialValue: PlatformsViewModel(context: context))
@@ -40,12 +67,12 @@ struct PlatformsView: View {
             List(selection: Binding(
                 get: { viewModel.selected.name },
                 set: { name in
-                    if let p = viewModel.platforms.first(where: { $0.name == name }) {
+                    if let p = visiblePlatforms.first(where: { $0.name == name }) {
                         viewModel.selected = p
                     }
                 }
             )) {
-                ForEach(viewModel.platforms) { platform in
+                ForEach(visiblePlatforms) { platform in
                     HStack(spacing: 8) {
                         Image(systemName: KnownPlatforms.icon(for: platform.name))
                             .frame(width: 20)
@@ -149,6 +176,7 @@ struct PlatformsView: View {
         case "webhook":        WebhookSetupView(context: ctx)
         case "yuanbao":        yuanbaoPanel
         case "microsoft-teams": microsoftTeamsPanel
+        case "google-chat", "googlechat": googleChatPanel
         default:
             SettingsSection(title: LocalizedStringKey(viewModel.selected.displayName), icon: KnownPlatforms.icon(for: viewModel.selected.name)) {
                 ReadOnlyRow(label: "Setup", value: "No setup form for this platform yet.")
@@ -180,6 +208,27 @@ struct PlatformsView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Hermes v0.13 — Google Chat is the 20th gateway platform. Like
+    /// Yuanbao + Microsoft Teams, the auth dance is OAuth-style and
+    /// lives outside Scarf, so the panel surfaces the setup verb rather
+    /// than a per-field form. The `GatewayBehaviorSection` below it picks
+    /// up the v0.13 allowlist + behavior toggles, capability-gated.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var googleChatPanel: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
+            SettingsSection(title: "Google Chat", icon: KnownPlatforms.icon(for: "google-chat")) {
+                ReadOnlyRow(label: "Type", value: "Generic env-driven gateway adapter (v0.13+)")
+                ReadOnlyRow(label: "Setup", value: "Run `hermes setup` and select Google Chat to walk the OAuth flow.")
+                ReadOnlyRow(label: "Configured", value: viewModel.hasConfigBlock(for: viewModel.selected) ? "Yes" : "No")
+            }
+            GatewayBehaviorSection(
+                platform: "google-chat",
+                capabilities: capabilities,
+                context: viewModel.context
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     private var cliPanel: some View {
         SettingsSection(title: "CLI", icon: "terminal") {
             ReadOnlyRow(label: "Scope", value: "Local terminal sessions")

scarf/scarf/Features/Profiles/ViewModels/ProfilesViewModel.swift

@@ -112,10 +112,17 @@ final class ProfilesViewModel {
         }
     }
 
-    func create(name: String, cloneConfig: Bool, cloneAll: Bool) {
+    func create(name: String, cloneConfig: Bool, cloneAll: Bool, noSkills: Bool = false) {
         var args = ["profile", "create", name]
         if cloneAll { args.append("--clone-all") }
         else if cloneConfig { args.append("--clone") }
+        // v0.13+: Empty-profile creation. The wire is independent of
+        // --clone / --clone-all per the v0.13 release notes — the user
+        // can stack `--clone --no-skills` to clone config but skip
+        // skills, which is a plausible workflow. The UI still disables
+        // the toggle under --clone-all (Decision H, see ProfilesView)
+        // but the wire is permissive.
+        if noSkills { args.append("--no-skills") }
         runAndReload(args, success: "Profile '\(name)' created")
     }
 

scarf/scarf/Features/Profiles/Views/ProfilesView.swift

@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ struct ProfilesView: View {
     @State private var createName = ""
     @State private var createCloneConfig = true
     @State private var createCloneAll = false
+    /// v0.13+ `--no-skills` toggle. Mutually exclusive with `--clone-all`
+    /// at the UX layer (Decision H from the WS-7 plan): a full clone
+    /// copies skills wholesale — `--no-skills` would be a contradiction.
+    @State private var createNoSkills = false
     @State private var showRename = false
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     init(context: ServerContext) {
         _viewModel = State(initialValue: ProfilesViewModel(context: context))
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ struct ProfilesView: View {
                 }
                 Spacer()
                 Button {
-                    createName = ""; createCloneConfig = true; createCloneAll = false
+                    createName = ""; createCloneConfig = true; createCloneAll = false; createNoSkills = false
                     showCreate = true
                 } label: {
                     Label("Create", systemImage: "plus")
@@ -300,11 +305,31 @@ struct ProfilesView: View {
             Toggle("Clone config, .env, SOUL.md from active profile", isOn: $createCloneConfig)
                 .disabled(createCloneAll)
             Toggle("Full copy of active profile (all state)", isOn: $createCloneAll)
+            // TODO(WS-7-Q8): Decision H — disable --no-skills when --clone-all
+            // is on. A full clone copies skills wholesale; --no-skills would
+            // be a contradiction. Verify Hermes's behaviour with both flags
+            // (argparse mutual exclusion vs. last-flag-wins vs. clone-but-
+            // skip-skills) and relax the disabled state if Hermes does
+            // something useful with the combination.
+            if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasProfileNoSkills ?? false {
+                Toggle("Empty profile (no skills)", isOn: $createNoSkills)
+                    .disabled(createCloneAll)
+            }
             HStack {
                 Spacer()
                 Button("Cancel") { showCreate = false }
                 Button("Create") {
-                    viewModel.create(name: createName, cloneConfig: createCloneConfig, cloneAll: createCloneAll)
+                    viewModel.create(
+                        name: createName,
+                        cloneConfig: createCloneConfig,
+                        cloneAll: createCloneAll,
+                        // Defensive: if the toggle isn't visible (pre-v0.13)
+                        // the state is always `false`, but read it through
+                        // the capability gate anyway so a stale state value
+                        // can't sneak `--no-skills` to a CLI that doesn't
+                        // know it.
+                        noSkills: (capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasProfileNoSkills ?? false) ? createNoSkills : false
+                    )
                     showCreate = false
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.swift

@@ -29,8 +29,31 @@ final class SettingsViewModel {
     // that no-ops on older hosts is low compared to gating overhead.
     var terminalBackends = ["local", "docker", "singularity", "modal", "daytona", "ssh", "vercel"]
     var browserBackends = ["browseruse", "firecrawl", "local"]
-    var ttsProviders = ["edge", "elevenlabs", "openai", "minimax", "mistral", "neutts", "piper"]
+    // v0.13: `xai` joins the TTS provider list. xAI shipped TTS earlier
+    // (v0.12) but the v0.13 add-on is custom voice cloning — see
+    // `HermesCapabilities.hasXAIVoiceCloning` and the badge in VoiceTab.
+    // The provider option itself is ungated so pre-v0.13 hosts with xAI
+    // keys can still pick it.
+    var ttsProviders = ["edge", "elevenlabs", "openai", "minimax", "mistral", "neutts", "piper", "xai"]
     var sttProviders = ["local", "groq", "openai", "mistral"]
+    /// Static-message translation languages honored by Hermes v0.13's
+    /// `display.language` key. The first row's empty value writes no
+    /// key — equivalent to "Hermes default" — while explicit `en` writes
+    /// the code so users who care about determinism can pin it. Keep the
+    /// label list in sync with the Hermes v0.13 release notes; new
+    /// languages should be appended in alphabetical order by display
+    /// label so the picker stays scannable.
+    var displayLanguages: [(code: String, label: String)] = [
+        ("",   "English (default)"),
+        ("en", "English"),
+        ("zh", "中文 (Chinese)"),
+        ("ja", "日本語 (Japanese)"),
+        ("de", "Deutsch (German)"),
+        ("es", "Español (Spanish)"),
+        ("fr", "Français (French)"),
+        ("uk", "Українська (Ukrainian)"),
+        ("tr", "Türkçe (Turkish)"),
+    ]
     var memoryProviders = ["", "honcho", "openviking", "mem0", "hindsight", "holographic", "retaindb", "byterover", "supermemory"]
     var saveMessage: String?
     var isLoading = false
@@ -104,6 +127,10 @@ final class SettingsViewModel {
     func setToolProgressCommand(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("display.tool_progress_command", value: value ? "true" : "false") }
     func setToolPreviewLength(_ value: Int) { setSetting("display.tool_preview_length", value: String(value)) }
     func setBusyInputMode(_ value: String) { setSetting("display.busy_input_mode", value: value) }
+    /// v0.13: `display.language` for static-message translations. Empty
+    /// string writes "" via `hermes config set` which Hermes treats as
+    /// "use default"; explicit codes pin the language.
+    func setDisplayLanguage(_ value: String) { setSetting("display.language", value: value) }
 
     // MARK: - Agent
 
@@ -143,6 +170,16 @@ final class SettingsViewModel {
     func setBrowserAllowPrivateURLs(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("browser.allow_private_urls", value: value ? "true" : "false") }
     func setCamofoxManagedPersistence(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("browser.camofox.managed_persistence", value: value ? "true" : "false") }
 
+    // MARK: - Web Tools
+
+    /// Pre-v0.13 combined backend. Pre-v0.13 hosts read this; v0.13+
+    /// hosts read it for back-compat but the WebToolsTab gates writes
+    /// on `hasWebToolsBackendSplit` so the tab only writes the split
+    /// keys on v0.13.
+    func setWebToolsBackend(_ value: String) { setSetting("web_tools.backend", value: value) }
+    func setWebToolsSearchBackend(_ value: String) { setSetting("web_tools.search.backend", value: value) }
+    func setWebToolsExtractBackend(_ value: String) { setSetting("web_tools.extract.backend", value: value) }
+
     // MARK: - Voice / TTS / STT
 
     func setAutoTTS(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("voice.auto_tts", value: value ? "true" : "false") }
@@ -158,6 +195,10 @@ final class SettingsViewModel {
     func setTTSOpenAIVoice(_ value: String) { setSetting("tts.openai.voice", value: value) }
     func setTTSNeuTTSModel(_ value: String) { setSetting("tts.neutts.model", value: value) }
     func setTTSNeuTTSDevice(_ value: String) { setSetting("tts.neutts.device", value: value) }
+    // v0.13: xAI TTS / Custom Voices. TODO(WS-8-Q2): grep-verify key
+    // names against `~/.hermes/hermes-agent/hermes_cli/voice/tts.py`.
+    func setTTSXAIVoiceID(_ value: String) { setSetting("tts.xai.voice_id", value: value) }
+    func setTTSXAIModel(_ value: String) { setSetting("tts.xai.model", value: value) }
     func setSTTEnabled(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("stt.enabled", value: value ? "true" : "false") }
     func setSTTProvider(_ value: String) { setSetting("stt.provider", value: value) }
     func setSTTLocalModel(_ value: String) { setSetting("stt.local.model", value: value) }
@@ -195,6 +236,24 @@ final class SettingsViewModel {
         setSetting("auxiliary.\(task).timeout", value: String(value))
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Image generation (v0.13+)
+
+    /// `image_gen.model` — overrides the per-provider default image
+    /// model (Hermes v0.13+). Empty string clears the override.
+    /// Capability-gated in `AuxiliaryTab` so pre-v0.13 hosts never
+    /// invoke this setter.
+    func setImageGenModel(_ value: String) { setSetting("image_gen.model", value: value) }
+
+    /// `openrouter.response_cache.enabled` — toggles OpenRouter
+    /// response caching for repeat prompts (Hermes v0.13+).
+    /// Capability-gated in `AuxiliaryTab` so pre-v0.13 hosts never
+    /// invoke this setter.
+    // TODO(WS-6-Q1): the YAML key path is provisional — keep in lockstep
+    // with `HermesConfig+YAML.swift`'s parser line.
+    func setOpenRouterResponseCache(_ value: Bool) {
+        setSetting("openrouter.response_cache.enabled", value: value ? "true" : "false")
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Security / Privacy
 
     func setRedactSecrets(_ value: Bool) { setSetting("security.redact_secrets", value: value ? "true" : "false") }

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Components/SettingsComponents.swift

@@ -152,8 +152,23 @@ struct PickerRow: View {
     let label: String
     let selection: String
     let options: [String]
+    let optionLabel: ((String) -> String)?
     let onChange: (String) -> Void
 
+    init(
+        label: String,
+        selection: String,
+        options: [String],
+        optionLabel: ((String) -> String)? = nil,
+        onChange: @escaping (String) -> Void
+    ) {
+        self.label = label
+        self.selection = selection
+        self.options = options
+        self.optionLabel = optionLabel
+        self.onChange = onChange
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         HStack {
             SettingsRowLabel(label: label)
@@ -162,7 +177,7 @@ struct PickerRow: View {
                 set: { onChange($0) }
             )) {
                 ForEach(options, id: \.self) { option in
-                    Text(option.isEmpty ? "(none)" : option).tag(option)
+                    Text(displayLabel(for: option)).tag(option)
                 }
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: 250)
@@ -170,6 +185,13 @@ struct PickerRow: View {
         }
         .settingsRowChrome()
     }
+
+    private func displayLabel(for option: String) -> String {
+        if let mapper = optionLabel {
+            return mapper(option)
+        }
+        return option.isEmpty ? "(none)" : option
+    }
 }
 
 struct ToggleRow: View {

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/SettingsView.swift

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
         case agent = "Agent"
         case terminal = "Terminal"
         case browser = "Browser"
+        case webTools = "Web Tools"
         case voice = "Voice"
         case memory = "Memory"
         case auxiliary = "Aux Models"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             case .agent: return "Agent"
             case .terminal: return "Terminal"
             case .browser: return "Browser"
+            case .webTools: return "Web Tools"
             case .voice: return "Voice"
             case .memory: return "Memory"
             case .auxiliary: return "Aux Models"
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             case .agent: return "brain.head.profile"
             case .terminal: return "terminal"
             case .browser: return "globe"
+            case .webTools: return "globe.americas"
             case .voice: return "mic"
             case .memory: return "memorychip"
             case .auxiliary: return "sparkles.rectangle.stack"
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
         case .agent:     AgentTab(viewModel: viewModel)
         case .terminal:  TerminalTab(viewModel: viewModel)
         case .browser:   BrowserTab(viewModel: viewModel)
+        case .webTools:  WebToolsTab(viewModel: viewModel)
         case .voice:     VoiceTab(viewModel: viewModel)
         case .memory:    MemoryTab(viewModel: viewModel)
         case .auxiliary: AuxiliaryTab(viewModel: viewModel)

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Tabs/AdvancedTab.swift

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ struct AdvancedTab: View {
                 isOn: viewModel.config.redactionEnabled
             ) { viewModel.setSetting("redaction.enabled", value: $0 ? "true" : "false") }
 
+            redactionDefaultsHint
+
             ToggleRow(
                 label: "Runtime metadata footer",
                 isOn: viewModel.config.runtimeMetadataFooter
@@ -138,6 +140,30 @@ struct AdvancedTab: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Inline hint below the redaction toggle. The server-side default
+    /// flipped from OFF (v0.12) to ON (v0.13), but Scarf's parser still
+    /// reads "absent key" as `false` — meaning a v0.13 host with no
+    /// explicit key in `config.yaml` shows the toggle OFF while the
+    /// agent treats redaction as ON. Hint copy disambiguates so users
+    /// can tell what's actually happening server-side.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var redactionDefaultsHint: some View {
+        let isV013 = capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.isV013OrLater ?? false
+        HStack {
+            Text("")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .frame(width: 160, alignment: .trailing)
+            Text(isV013
+                 ? "Recommended: ON. Hermes v0.13+ defaults to redacting secrets unless you opt out."
+                 : "Default OFF in Hermes v0.12. Toggle ON to redact secrets in logs and shares.")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 4)
+    }
+
     private var backupSection: some View {
         SettingsSection(title: "Backup & Restore", icon: "externaldrive") {
             HStack {

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Tabs/AuxiliaryTab.swift

@@ -139,6 +139,23 @@ struct AuxiliaryTab: View {
                 auxRows(for: task.key)
             }
         }
+        // -- Hermes v0.13 additions ---------------------------------
+        // Image-gen model picker. Hermes v0.13 honors `image_gen.model`
+        // as a top-level YAML key; pre-v0.13 hosts ignore it silently.
+        // Hide the section on pre-v0.13 hosts to spare users a
+        // "I set this and nothing happened" trap.
+        if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasImageGenModel ?? false {
+            SettingsSection(title: "Image Generation", icon: "photo") {
+                imageGenRow
+            }
+        }
+        // OpenRouter response caching toggle (v0.13+). Same hide-on-
+        // pre-v0.13 rationale: the toggle no-ops on older Hermes hosts.
+        if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasOpenRouterResponseCache ?? false {
+            SettingsSection(title: "OpenRouter", icon: "shippingbox") {
+                openRouterResponseCacheRow
+            }
+        }
         // Unknown / unrecognised aux tasks present in config.yaml.
         // Shown only when at least one such key is present so the
         // typical user with a clean config never sees this section.
@@ -225,6 +242,60 @@ struct AuxiliaryTab: View {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - v0.13 surfaces
+
+    /// Image-gen model picker — curated allowlist + free-form custom
+    /// entry. Capability-gated by the caller; this view assumes the
+    /// host honors `image_gen.model` (Hermes v0.13+).
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var imageGenRow: some View {
+        let value = viewModel.config.imageGenModel
+        Picker("Model", selection: Binding(
+            get: { value },
+            set: { viewModel.setImageGenModel($0) }
+        )) {
+            Text("Provider default").tag("")
+            Divider()
+            ForEach(ModelCatalogService.imageGenModels) { model in
+                Text(model.display).tag(model.modelID)
+            }
+            // User has set a custom value not in the curated list;
+            // preserve it as a tagged option so the picker renders the
+            // actual selection rather than collapsing to "Provider
+            // default".
+            if !value.isEmpty
+                && !ModelCatalogService.imageGenModels.contains(where: { $0.modelID == value }) {
+                Divider()
+                Text(value + "  (custom)").tag(value)
+            }
+        }
+        .pickerStyle(.menu)
+        EditableTextField(label: "Custom model ID", value: value) { newValue in
+            viewModel.setImageGenModel(newValue.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces))
+        }
+        Text("Used for image generation calls. Leave as Provider default unless your provider documents a specific model ID for image-gen.")
+            .font(.caption2)
+            .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .padding(.bottom, 4)
+    }
+
+    /// OpenRouter response-caching toggle (Hermes v0.13+). Off by
+    /// default; surfaced for users with highly repeated prompts who
+    /// want OpenRouter to cache identical-prompt responses.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var openRouterResponseCacheRow: some View {
+        let isOn = viewModel.config.openrouterResponseCacheEnabled
+        ToggleRow(label: "Response caching", isOn: isOn) { newValue in
+            viewModel.setOpenRouterResponseCache(newValue)
+        }
+        Text("OpenRouter caches identical prompts within a session to reduce token costs. Off by default — enable when your workload has highly repeated prompts.")
+            .font(.caption2)
+            .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .padding(.bottom, 4)
+    }
+
     private func auxModel(for key: String) -> AuxiliaryModel {
         switch key {
         case "vision": return viewModel.config.auxiliary.vision

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Tabs/GeneralTab.swift

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ScarfCore
 struct GeneralTab: View {
     @Bindable var viewModel: SettingsViewModel
     @Environment(AppCoordinator.self) private var coordinator
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     var body: some View {
         SettingsSection(title: "Model", icon: "cpu") {
@@ -39,6 +40,20 @@ struct GeneralTab: View {
 
         SettingsSection(title: "Locale", icon: "globe.americas") {
             EditableTextField(label: "Timezone (IANA)", value: viewModel.config.timezone) { viewModel.setTimezone($0) }
+            // v0.13: `display.language` picker. Hidden on pre-v0.13 hosts
+            // because writing the key would no-op silently. Two "English"
+            // entries by design — empty string preserves "no key" semantics
+            // (Hermes-default), explicit `en` pins it.
+            if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasDisplayLanguage == true {
+                PickerRow(
+                    label: "Display language",
+                    selection: viewModel.config.display.language,
+                    options: viewModel.displayLanguages.map(\.code),
+                    optionLabel: { code in
+                        viewModel.displayLanguages.first { $0.code == code }?.label ?? code
+                    }
+                ) { viewModel.setDisplayLanguage($0) }
+            }
         }
 
         UpdatesSection()

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Tabs/VoiceTab.swift

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
 
 /// Voice tab — push-to-talk + TTS + STT provider settings.
 struct VoiceTab: View {
     @Bindable var viewModel: SettingsViewModel
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
     var body: some View {
         SettingsSection(title: "Push-to-Talk", icon: "mic") {
@@ -28,6 +30,16 @@ struct VoiceTab: View {
             case "neutts":
                 EditableTextField(label: "Model", value: viewModel.config.voice.ttsNeuTTSModel) { viewModel.setTTSNeuTTSModel($0) }
                 PickerRow(label: "Device", selection: viewModel.config.voice.ttsNeuTTSDevice, options: ["cpu", "cuda"]) { viewModel.setTTSNeuTTSDevice($0) }
+            case "xai":
+                // v0.13: xAI TTS surface. Voice ID + Model are always
+                // visible (xAI TTS shipped earlier); the cloning-supported
+                // badge is gated on `hasXAIVoiceCloning` so pre-v0.13 hosts
+                // see the input rows but no cloning advertisement.
+                EditableTextField(label: "Voice ID", value: viewModel.config.voice.ttsXAIVoiceID) { viewModel.setTTSXAIVoiceID($0) }
+                EditableTextField(label: "Model", value: viewModel.config.voice.ttsXAIModel) { viewModel.setTTSXAIModel($0) }
+                if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasXAIVoiceCloning == true {
+                    xaiCloningBadge
+                }
             default:
                 EmptyView()
             }
@@ -49,4 +61,24 @@ struct VoiceTab: View {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// Inline hint chip+caption shown below xAI's Voice ID + Model fields
+    /// on v0.13+. References `hermes voice` because Scarf doesn't manage
+    /// cloned voices in-app yet — the badge is discovery-only. Out-of-scope
+    /// for v2.8: an in-app cloned-voice manager (would be its own feature).
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var xaiCloningBadge: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 8) {
+            Text("")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .frame(width: 160, alignment: .trailing)
+            ScarfBadge("Cloning supported", kind: .info)
+            Text("Manage cloned voices in your terminal: `hermes voice` (xAI subcommands).")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 4)
+    }
 }

scarf/scarf/Features/Settings/Views/Tabs/WebToolsTab.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// Web Tools tab — search + extract backend pickers. Pre-v0.13 hosts
+/// see a single "Combined backend" row writing to the legacy
+/// `web_tools.backend` key. v0.13+ hosts see two rows writing to the
+/// per-capability split keys (`web_tools.search.backend` +
+/// `web_tools.extract.backend`); SearXNG appears in the search picker
+/// only because Hermes registers it as a search-only backend.
+struct WebToolsTab: View {
+    @Bindable var viewModel: SettingsViewModel
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+
+    private var split: Bool {
+        capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasWebToolsBackendSplit ?? false
+    }
+
+    // TODO(WS-7-Q6): Backend lists are curated inline based on the v0.13
+    // release notes ("SearXNG joined search-only"). The exact dispatch
+    // table lives in `~/.hermes/hermes-agent/hermes_cli/web_tools.py` —
+    // verify during integration. A wrong entry just produces a
+    // `hermes config set` failure on save (recoverable, not silent).
+    private static let searchBackends: [String] = [
+        "duckduckgo", "tavily", "brave", "exa", "you", "searxng"
+    ]
+    private static let extractBackends: [String] = [
+        "reader", "browserless", "trafilatura", "firecrawl"
+    ]
+    /// v0.12 combined-backend list — superset of the v0.13 search list
+    /// minus SearXNG (which only dispatches as search) plus the v0.13
+    /// extract-only entries that pre-v0.13 hosts handled under the
+    /// combined key.
+    private static let combinedBackends: [String] = [
+        "duckduckgo", "tavily", "brave", "exa", "you",
+        "reader", "browserless", "trafilatura", "firecrawl"
+    ]
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if split {
+            SettingsSection(title: "Web Tools", icon: "globe.americas") {
+                PickerRow(
+                    label: "Search backend",
+                    selection: viewModel.config.webToolsSearchBackend,
+                    options: Self.searchBackends
+                ) { viewModel.setWebToolsSearchBackend($0) }
+                PickerRow(
+                    label: "Extract backend",
+                    selection: viewModel.config.webToolsExtractBackend,
+                    options: Self.extractBackends
+                ) { viewModel.setWebToolsExtractBackend($0) }
+            }
+            Text("SearXNG joined v0.13 as a search-only backend. Backend-specific tuning (host URLs, API keys) lives in the raw YAML editor for now.")
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s4)
+        } else {
+            // TODO(WS-7-Q7): Pre-v0.13 hosts fall back to the legacy single
+            // backend. v0.13 may or may not honour `web_tools.backend` as a
+            // fallback when the split keys are absent — verify with Hermes
+            // and consider a one-time migration prompt in a follow-up if
+            // upgrading from v0.12 silently resets the user's backend.
+            SettingsSection(title: "Web Tools", icon: "globe.americas") {
+                PickerRow(
+                    label: "Backend",
+                    selection: viewModel.config.webToolsBackend,
+                    options: Self.combinedBackends
+                ) { viewModel.setWebToolsBackend($0) }
+            }
+            Text("Hermes v0.13 splits search and extract into separate backends. Update Hermes to access the per-capability picker.")
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s4)
+        }
+    }
+}

scarf/scarf/Features/Skills/Views/SkillsView.swift

@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@ struct SkillsView: View {
                        case .missing(let hint) = designMdNpxStatus {
                         designMdNpxBanner(hint: hint)
                     }
+                    // v0.13 `[[as_document]]` directive — informational
+                    // only. Rendered when the skill body contains the
+                    // marker AND the host advertises Google Chat support
+                    // (cheap proxy: the directive shipped in v0.13
+                    // alongside Google Chat — see WS-5 plan §Q5/Q6).
+                    if (capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasGoogleChatPlatform ?? false),
+                       skillContentMentionsAsDocument {
+                        asDocumentInfoRow
+                    }
+
                     // v2.5 SKILL.md frontmatter chips. Render only the
                     // sections that are populated — old skills without
                     // this metadata show no extra rows.
@@ -402,6 +412,39 @@ struct SkillsView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns true when the loaded skill body contains the v0.13
+    /// `[[as_document]]` directive. Substring scan over `skillContent`
+    /// — `[[as_document]]` is a literal token Hermes pattern-matches at
+    /// runtime, not a frontmatter key, so the body is the right place
+    /// to look. // TODO(WS-5-Q6): if Hermes ever moves the directive
+    /// into frontmatter, switch to `SkillFrontmatterParser` instead.
+    private var skillContentMentionsAsDocument: Bool {
+        viewModel.skillContent.contains("[[as_document]]")
+    }
+
+    /// Compact informational row about the `[[as_document]]` directive.
+    /// Does not block any action — it's a label so users understand why
+    /// images in the skill might land as document attachments on certain
+    /// platforms (Google Chat, Microsoft Teams) rather than inline.
+    private var asDocumentInfoRow: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 8) {
+            Image(systemName: "doc.badge.gearshape")
+                .foregroundStyle(.blue)
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                Text("Document-attachment directive present (v0.13+)")
+                    .font(.caption.bold())
+                Text("Media in this skill marked with `[[as_document]]` is sent as document attachments instead of inline images on platforms that distinguish (Google Chat, Microsoft Teams).")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(10)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .background(.blue.opacity(0.08))
+        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
+    }
+
     /// Yellow banner surfaced on the design-md skill detail when the
     /// host's `npx` probe came back missing. Reuses the same color
     /// language as the missing-config banner.