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.claude/commands/triage-issues.md

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+---
+description: Triage open GitHub issues — split into bugs vs features, rank by severity/opportunity, and flag under-specified issues
+disable-model-invocation: true
+allowed-tools: Bash(gh issue list:*), Bash(gh issue view:*), Bash(gh api:*), Bash(git log:*), Read, Grep, Glob, Task
+argument-hint: "[--label=<filter>] [--milestone=<filter>]"
+---
+
+# Issue Triage
+
+You are triaging all open issues on this repository. Your job is to split them into **bugs** and **feature requests**, rank each group, assess how well-specified each issue is, and produce an actionable triage report.
+
+## Step 1: Fetch all open issues
+
+Fetch every open issue with metadata:
+
+```
+gh issue list --state open --limit 200 --json number,title,author,labels,assignees,createdAt,updatedAt,body,commentsCount,reactionGroups,milestone
+```
+
+If `$ARGUMENTS` contains `--label=<X>`, append `--label '<X>'` to the command. If it contains `--milestone=<X>`, append `--milestone '<X>'` to the command.
+
+Also fetch recently closed issues (last 14 days) to detect duplicates and already-resolved work:
+
+```
+gh issue list --state closed --search "closed:>=$(date -v-14d +%Y-%m-%d)" --limit 100 --json number,title,body,labels,closedAt
+```
+
+**Exclude pull requests** — `gh issue list` may include PRs. Fetch open PR numbers to filter them out:
+
+```
+gh pr list --state open --json number --jq '.[].number'
+```
+
+Remove any issue whose number appears in this list.
+
+## Step 2: Classify each issue as Bug or Feature
+
+Read each issue's title, body, and labels to classify it into one of these categories:
+
+### Bugs
+Issues that describe **broken existing behavior** — something that worked or should work but doesn't. Signals:
+- Labels: `bug`, `defect`, `regression`, `crash`, `error`
+- Title/body keywords: "broken", "fails", "crash", "panic", "error", "regression", "doesn't work", "unexpected behavior"
+- Includes reproduction steps or error output
+- References existing functionality not working as documented
+
+### Feature Requests
+Issues that describe **new or enhanced behavior** — something that doesn't exist yet. Signals:
+- Labels: `enhancement`, `feature`, `feature-request`, `improvement`, `proposal`
+- Title/body keywords: "add", "support", "implement", "would be nice", "proposal", "RFC", "new"
+- Describes a capability the project doesn't have
+- Proposes a design or API change
+
+### Ambiguous
+If an issue doesn't clearly fit either category (e.g., "improve X performance" could be a bug or a feature), classify it as **Ambiguous** and note why.
+
+## Step 3: Rate issue detail level
+
+For each issue, assess how well-specified it is on a 3-tier scale:
+
+| Detail Level | Criteria |
+|-------------|----------|
+| **Well-specified** | Has clear description of what/why, reproduction steps (bugs) or user story (features), acceptance criteria or expected behavior, and enough context to start working immediately |
+| **Adequate** | Describes the problem or request clearly, but missing some detail — no repro steps, vague acceptance criteria, or unclear scope. Needs 1-2 clarifying questions before work can start |
+| **Under-specified** | Vague title-only or single-sentence body, no context on why it matters, no clear definition of done. Needs significant discussion before it's actionable |
+
+Indicators of good specification:
+- Code snippets, error logs, or screenshots
+- Steps to reproduce (bugs)
+- Proposed API/behavior (features)
+- Links to related issues or discussions
+- Clear "done when" criteria
+
+## Step 4: Rank bugs by severity
+
+Score each bug on these dimensions and compute an overall severity rank:
+
+### Impact (1-4)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 4 | **Critical** | Data loss, security vulnerability, complete feature broken, crash in common path |
+| 3 | **High** | Major feature degraded, workaround exists but painful, affects many users |
+| 2 | **Medium** | Minor feature broken, easy workaround, affects subset of users |
+| 1 | **Low** | Cosmetic, edge case, documentation error, minor inconvenience |
+
+### Urgency (1-3)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 3 | **Urgent** | Security issue, regression in recent release, blocking other work |
+| 2 | **Normal** | Should be fixed in next release cycle |
+| 1 | **Low** | Fix when convenient, backlog-worthy |
+
+### Scope (1-3)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 3 | **Broad** | Affects core path, multiple modules, or all users |
+| 2 | **Moderate** | Affects one module or a specific configuration |
+| 1 | **Narrow** | Affects edge case or single obscure path |
+
+**Bug severity score** = Impact × 2 + Urgency + Scope (base max 14)
+
+Apply a one-time +2 boost if any of the following are true (max 16):
+- Has a linked PR already (someone is working on it — fast-track review)
+- Is labeled `security`
+- Is a regression (worked before, broken now)
+
+## Step 5: Rank features by opportunity
+
+Score each feature request on these dimensions:
+
+### Value (1-4)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 4 | **High** | Unlocks new use cases, frequently requested, strategic alignment |
+| 3 | **Medium-High** | Significant quality-of-life improvement, good user demand signals |
+| 2 | **Medium** | Nice to have, modest improvement to existing workflow |
+| 1 | **Low** | Marginal value, niche use case, unclear demand |
+
+Look for value signals in the issue:
+- Number of thumbs-up reactions or "+1" comments
+- Multiple people asking for the same thing
+- Alignment with project roadmap (check CLAUDE.md TODOs)
+- Unblocks other features or simplifies architecture
+
+### Effort estimate (1-3, inverted — lower effort = higher score)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 3 | **Small** | <1 day, isolated change, clear implementation path |
+| 2 | **Medium** | 1-3 days, touches a few modules, some design needed |
+| 1 | **Large** | 3+ days, cross-cutting, needs RFC or architectural discussion |
+
+### Readiness (1-3)
+| Score | Level | Description |
+|-------|-------|-------------|
+| 3 | **Ready** | Well-specified, implementation path clear, no blockers |
+| 2 | **Almost ready** | Needs minor clarification, but scope is understood |
+| 1 | **Not ready** | Needs design discussion, has open questions, blocked by other work |
+
+**Opportunity score** = Value × 2 + Effort + Readiness (base max 14)
+
+Apply a one-time +2 boost if any of the following are true (max 16):
+- A community member offered to implement it
+- It has a linked draft PR
+- It closes a gap listed in the project's "Current Limitations / TODOs"
+
+## Step 6: Detect duplicates and relationships
+
+Check for:
+- **Duplicates** — Issues describing the same bug or requesting the same feature (compare titles and bodies)
+- **Related clusters** — Groups of issues around the same area (e.g., multiple workspace issues, multiple CLI issues)
+- **Already fixed** — Open issues that may have been resolved by recently closed issues or merged PRs
+- **Blockers** — Issues that reference other issues as prerequisites ("depends on #N", "blocked by #N")
+- **Epic candidates** — Multiple small issues that could be grouped under a single tracking issue
+
+## Step 7: Produce the triage report
+
+Present the output in this format:
+
+### Quick Stats
+
+```
+Open: N | Bugs: N | Features: N | Ambiguous: N
+Well-specified: N | Adequate: N | Under-specified: N
+Unassigned: N | Stale (>30d): N
+```
+
+---
+
+### Critical Bugs (Severity 12+)
+
+Bugs that need immediate attention. For each:
+
+| # | Title | Severity | Impact | Detail | Age | Assignee |
+|---|-------|----------|--------|--------|-----|----------|
+
+Include a 1-line summary of the root cause if discernible from the issue.
+
+### High-Priority Bugs (Severity 8-12)
+
+Same table format. These should be addressed in the next release cycle.
+
+### Medium/Low Bugs (Severity <8)
+
+Compact table, sorted by severity descending.
+
+---
+
+### Quick Wins (Opportunity 12+ AND Effort = Small)
+
+Features that are high-value and low-effort — do these first. For each:
+
+| # | Title | Opportunity | Value | Effort | Detail | Age |
+|---|-------|-------------|-------|--------|--------|-----|
+
+### High-Opportunity Features (Opportunity 10+)
+
+Same table format. Worth investing in.
+
+### Backlog Features (Opportunity <10)
+
+Compact table, sorted by opportunity descending.
+
+---
+
+### Under-Specified Issues (Need Clarification)
+
+Issues rated "Under-specified" that can't be triaged effectively. For each, suggest 1-2 specific questions to ask the author to make it actionable.
+
+| # | Title | Type | What's missing |
+|---|-------|------|---------------|
+
+### Ambiguous Issues (Bug or Feature?)
+
+Issues that couldn't be clearly classified. For each, explain the ambiguity and suggest which category it likely belongs in.
+
+---
+
+### Duplicates & Overlaps
+
+Groups of issues that appear to be duplicates or closely related. Recommend which to keep and which to close.
+
+### Already Fixed?
+
+Open issues that may have been resolved by recently closed issues or merged PRs.
+
+### Stale Issues (>30 days, no activity)
+
+Issues with no updates in 30+ days. Recommend: close, ping author, or keep.
+
+---
+
+### By Area
+
+Group all issues by the area of the codebase they affect (infer from title/body/labels):
+
+| Area | Bugs | Features | Top Priority |
+|------|------|----------|-------------|
+
+### Suggested Next Actions
+
+Based on the triage, provide 3-5 concrete recommendations:
+1. Which bugs to fix first and why
+2. Which quick-win features to pick up
+3. Which under-specified issues to clarify
+4. Which stale issues to close
+5. Any clusters that suggest a larger initiative
+
+## Rules
+
+- Use `gh` CLI for all GitHub operations. Never guess issue state — always check.
+- For large issue lists (>20), use the Task tool to parallelize fetching issue details and comments.
+- Be concise in summaries. One line per issue in tables.
+- When scoring, be honest about uncertainty. If you can't tell severity from the description, say so and rate it conservatively.
+- Factor in issue age — older unresolved bugs may indicate they're less critical than they seem, or that they're hard to fix. Note this in your assessment.
+- Check comment threads for additional context that the original body may lack. An under-specified issue with rich discussion may actually be well-understood.
+- Do NOT post comments, close issues, or take any action. This skill is read-only analysis.
+- If the repo has >100 open issues, focus the detailed analysis on the top 30 by recency and engagement (comments + reactions), and provide a summary table for the rest.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,68 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.7.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/ironclaw-v0.6.0...ironclaw-v0.7.0) - 2026-02-19
+
+### Added
+
+- extend lifecycle hooks with declarative bundles ([#176](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/176))
+- support per-request model override in /v1/chat/completions ([#103](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/103))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- harden openai-compatible provider, approval replay, and embeddings defaults ([#237](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/237))
+- Network Security Findings ([#201](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/201))
+
+### Added
+
+- Refactored OpenAI-compatible chat completion routing to use the rig adapter and `RetryProvider` composition for custom base URL usage.
+- Added Ollama embeddings provider support (`EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=ollama`, `OLLAMA_BASE_URL`) in workspace embeddings.
+- Added migration `V9__flexible_embedding_dimension.sql` for flexible embedding vector dimensions.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed default sandbox image to `ironclaw-worker:latest` in config/settings/sandbox defaults.
+- Improved tool-message sanitization and provider compatibility handling across NEAR AI, rig adapter, and shared LLM provider code.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed approval-input aliases (`a`, `/approve`, `/always`, `/deny`, etc.) in submission parsing.
+- Fixed multi-tool approval resume flow by preserving and replaying deferred tool calls so all prior `tool_use` IDs receive matching `tool_result` messages.
+- Fixed REPL quit/exit handling to route shutdown through the agent loop for graceful termination.
+
+## [0.6.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/ironclaw-v0.5.0...ironclaw-v0.6.0) - 2026-02-19
+
+### Added
+
+- add issue triage skill ([#200](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/200))
+- add PR triage dashboard skill ([#196](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/196))
+- add OpenRouter usage examples ([#189](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/189))
+- add Tinfoil private inference provider ([#62](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/62))
+- shell env scrubbing and command injection detection ([#164](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/164))
+- Add PR review tools, job monitor, and channel injection for E2E sandbox workflows ([#57](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/57))
+- Secure prompt-based skills system (Phases 1-4) ([#51](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/51))
+- Add benchmarking harness with spot suite ([#10](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/10))
+- 10 infrastructure improvements from zeroclaw ([#126](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/126))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(rig)* prevent OpenAI Responses API panic on tool call IDs ([#182](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/182))
+- *(docs)* correct settings storage path in README ([#194](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/194))
+- OpenAI tool calling — schema normalization, missing types, and Responses API panic ([#132](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/132))
+- *(security)* prevent path traversal bypass in WASM HTTP allowlist ([#137](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/137))
+- persist OpenAI-compatible provider and respect embeddings disable ([#177](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/177))
+- remove .expect() calls in FailoverProvider::try_providers ([#156](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/156))
+- sentinel value collision in FailoverProvider cooldown ([#125](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/125)) ([#154](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/154))
+- skills module audit cleanup ([#173](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/173))
+
+### Other
+
+- Fix division by zero panic in ValueEstimator::is_profitable ([#139](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/139))
+- audit feature parity matrix against codebase and recent commits ([#202](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/202))
+- architecture improvements for contributor velocity ([#198](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/198))
+- fix rustfmt formatting from PR #137
+- add .env.example examples for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible ([#110](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/110))
+
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) - 2026-02-17
 
 ### Added
@@ -61,6 +123,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Bump MSRV to 1.92, add GCP deployment files ([#40](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/40))
 - Add OpenAI-compatible HTTP API (/v1/chat/completions, /v1/models)   ([#31](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/31))
 
+
 ## [0.1.3](https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/compare/v0.1.2...v0.1.3) - 2026-02-12
 
 ### Other

Cargo.lock

@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "aho-corasick",

Cargo.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exclude = [
 
 [package]
 name = "ironclaw"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.92"
 description = "Secure personal AI assistant that protects your data and expands its capabilities on the fly"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ termimad = "0.34"
 # Channel integrations
 axum = { version = "0.8", features = ["ws"] }
 tower = "0.5"
-tower-http = { version = "0.6", features = ["trace", "cors"] }
+tower-http = { version = "0.6", features = ["trace", "cors", "set-header"] }
 
 # Cron scheduling for routines
 cron = "0.13"

FEATURE_PARITY.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Session management/routing | ✅ | ✅ | SessionManager exists |
 | Configuration hot-reload | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Network modes (loopback/LAN/remote) | ✅ | 🚧 | HTTP only |
-| OpenAI-compatible HTTP API | ✅ | ✅ | /v1/chat/completions |
+| OpenAI-compatible HTTP API | ✅ | ✅ | /v1/chat/completions, per-request `model` override |
 | Canvas hosting | ✅ | ❌ | Agent-driven UI |
 | Gateway lock (PID-based) | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | launchd/systemd integration | ✅ | ❌ | |
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Tailscale integration | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Health check endpoints | ✅ | ✅ | /api/health + /api/gateway/status |
 | `doctor` diagnostics | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Agent event broadcast | ✅ | 🚧 | SSE broadcast manager exists (SseManager) but tool/job-state events not fully wired |
+| Channel health monitor | ✅ | ❌ | Auto-restart with configurable interval |
+| Presence system | ✅ | ❌ | Beacons on connect, system presence for agents |
+| Trusted-proxy auth mode | ✅ | ❌ | Header-based auth for reverse proxies |
+| APNs push pipeline | ✅ | ❌ | Wake disconnected iOS nodes via push |
+| Oversized payload guard | ✅ | 🚧 | HTTP webhook has 64KB body limit + Content-Length check; no chat.history cap |
+| Pre-prompt context diagnostics | ✅ | ❌ | Context size logging before prompt |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -58,23 +65,50 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | HTTP webhook | ✅ | ✅ | - | axum with secret validation |
 | REPL (simple) | ✅ | ✅ | - | For testing |
 | WASM channels | ❌ | ✅ | - | IronClaw innovation |
-| WhatsApp | ✅ | ❌ | P1 | Baileys (Web) |
+| WhatsApp | ✅ | ❌ | P1 | Baileys (Web), same-phone mode with echo detection |
 | Telegram | ✅ | ✅ | - | WASM channel(MTProto), DM pairing, caption, /start, bot_username |
-| Discord | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | discord.js |
+| Discord | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | discord.js, thread parent binding inheritance |
 | Signal | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | signal-cli |
 | Slack | ✅ | ✅ | - | WASM tool |
-| iMessage | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | BlueBubbles recommended |
-| Feishu/Lark | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
+| iMessage | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | BlueBubbles or Linq recommended |
+| Linq | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Real iMessage via API, no Mac required |
+| Feishu/Lark | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Bitable create app/field tools |
 | LINE | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | WebChat | ✅ | ✅ | - | Web gateway chat |
 | Matrix | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | E2EE support |
-| Mattermost | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
+| Mattermost | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Emoji reactions |
 | Google Chat | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | MS Teams | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | Twitch | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
-| Voice Call | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Twilio/Telnyx |
+| Voice Call | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Twilio/Telnyx, stale call reaper, pre-cached greeting |
 | Nostr | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 
+### Telegram-Specific Features (since Feb 2025)
+
+| Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Notes |
+|---------|----------|----------|-------|
+| Forum topic creation | ✅ | ❌ | Create topics in forum groups |
+| channel_post support | ✅ | ❌ | Bot-to-bot communication |
+| User message reactions | ✅ | ❌ | Surface inbound reactions |
+| sendPoll | ✅ | ❌ | Poll creation via agent |
+| Cron/heartbeat topic targeting | ✅ | ❌ | Messages land in correct topic |
+
+### Discord-Specific Features (since Feb 2025)
+
+| Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Notes |
+|---------|----------|----------|-------|
+| Forwarded attachment downloads | ✅ | ❌ | Fetch media from forwarded messages |
+| Faster reaction state machine | ✅ | ❌ | Watchdog + debounce |
+| Thread parent binding inheritance | ✅ | ❌ | Threads inherit parent routing |
+
+### Slack-Specific Features (since Feb 2025)
+
+| Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Notes |
+|---------|----------|----------|-------|
+| Streaming draft replies | ✅ | ❌ | Partial replies via draft message updates |
+| Configurable stream modes | ✅ | ❌ | Per-channel stream behavior |
+| Thread ownership | ✅ | ❌ | Thread-level ownership tracking |
+
 ### Channel Features
 
 | Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Notes |
@@ -87,6 +121,9 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Thread isolation | ✅ | ✅ | Separate sessions per thread |
 | Per-channel media limits | ✅ | 🚧 | Caption support for media; no size limits |
 | Typing indicators | ✅ | 🚧 | TUI shows status |
+| Per-channel ackReaction config | ✅ | ❌ | Customizable acknowledgement reactions |
+| Group session priming | ✅ | ❌ | Member roster injected for context |
+| Sender_id in trusted metadata | ✅ | ❌ | Exposed in system metadata |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -104,16 +141,16 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | `config` | ✅ | ✅ | - | Read/write config |
 | `channels` | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Channel management |
 | `models` | ✅ | 🚧 | - | Model selector in TUI |
-| `status` | ✅ | ✅ | - | System status |
+| `status` | ✅ | ✅ | - | System status (enriched session details) |
 | `agents` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Multi-agent management |
-| `sessions` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Session listing |
+| `sessions` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Session listing (shows subagent models) |
 | `memory` | ✅ | ✅ | - | Memory search CLI |
-| `skills` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Agent skills |
-| `pairing` | ✅ | ✅ | - | list/approve for channel DM pairing |
-| `nodes` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Device management |
+| `skills` | ✅ | ✅ | - | Skills tools + web API endpoints (install, list, activate) |
+| `pairing` | ✅ | ✅ | - | list/approve, account selector |
+| `nodes` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Device management, remove/clear flows |
 | `plugins` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Plugin management |
 | `hooks` | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | Lifecycle hooks |
-| `cron` | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Scheduled jobs |
+| `cron` | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Scheduled jobs (model/thinking fields in edit) |
 | `webhooks` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Webhook config |
 | `message send` | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Send to channels |
 | `browser` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Browser automation |
@@ -122,6 +159,8 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | `logs` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Query logs |
 | `update` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Self-update |
 | `completion` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Shell completion |
+| `/subagents spawn` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Spawn subagents from chat |
+| `/export-session` | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Export current session transcript |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -138,17 +177,32 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Global sessions | ✅ | ❌ | Optional shared context |
 | Session pruning | ✅ | ❌ | Auto cleanup old sessions |
 | Context compaction | ✅ | ✅ | Auto summarization |
-| Custom system prompts | ✅ | ✅ | Template variables |
-| Skills (modular capabilities) | ✅ | ❌ | Capability bundles |
+| Post-compaction read audit | ✅ | ❌ | Layer 3: workspace rules appended to summaries |
+| Post-compaction context injection | ✅ | ❌ | Workspace context as system event |
+| Custom system prompts | ✅ | ✅ | Template variables, safety guardrails |
+| Skills (modular capabilities) | ✅ | ✅ | Prompt-based skills with trust gating, attenuation, activation criteria, catalog, selector |
+| Skill routing blocks | ✅ | 🚧 | ActivationCriteria (keywords, patterns, tags) but no "Use when / Don't use when" blocks |
+| Skill path compaction | ✅ | ❌ | ~ prefix to reduce prompt tokens |
 | Thinking modes (low/med/high) | ✅ | ❌ | Configurable reasoning depth |
+| Per-model thinkingDefault override | ✅ | ❌ | Override thinking level per model |
 | Block-level streaming | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Tool-level streaming | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Z.AI tool_stream | ✅ | ❌ | Real-time tool call streaming |
 | Plugin tools | ✅ | ✅ | WASM tools |
 | Tool policies (allow/deny) | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Exec approvals (`/approve`) | ✅ | ✅ | TUI approval overlay |
 | Elevated mode | ✅ | ❌ | Privileged execution |
 | Subagent support | ✅ | ✅ | Task framework |
+| `/subagents spawn` command | ✅ | ❌ | Spawn from chat |
 | Auth profiles | ✅ | ❌ | Multiple auth strategies |
+| Generic API key rotation | ✅ | ❌ | Rotate keys across providers |
+| Stuck loop detection | ✅ | ❌ | Exponential backoff on stuck agent loops |
+| llms.txt discovery | ✅ | ❌ | Auto-discover site metadata |
+| Multiple images per tool call | ✅ | ❌ | Single tool call, multiple images |
+| URL allowlist (web_search/fetch) | ✅ | ❌ | Restrict web tool targets |
+| suppressToolErrors config | ✅ | ❌ | Hide tool errors from user |
+| Intent-first tool display | ✅ | ❌ | Details and exec summaries |
+| Transcript file size in status | ✅ | ❌ | Show size in session status |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -159,12 +213,18 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Provider | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Priority | Notes |
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
 | NEAR AI | ✅ | ✅ | - | Primary provider |
-| Anthropic (Claude) | ✅ | 🚧 | - | Via NEAR AI proxy |
+| Anthropic (Claude) | ✅ | 🚧 | - | Via NEAR AI proxy; Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4, Sonnet 4.6 |
 | OpenAI | ✅ | 🚧 | - | Via NEAR AI proxy |
 | AWS Bedrock | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | Google Gemini | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
-| OpenRouter | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
+| NVIDIA API | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | New provider |
+| OpenRouter | ✅ | ✅ | - | Via OpenAI-compatible provider (RigAdapter) |
+| Tinfoil | ❌ | ✅ | - | Private inference provider (IronClaw-only) |
+| OpenAI-compatible | ❌ | ✅ | - | Generic OpenAI-compatible endpoint (RigAdapter) |
 | Ollama (local) | ✅ | ✅ | - | via `rig::providers::ollama` (full support) |
+| Perplexity | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Freshness parameter for web_search |
+| MiniMax | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Regional endpoint selection |
+| GLM-5 | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | node-llama-cpp | ✅ | ➖ | - | N/A for Rust |
 | llama.cpp (native) | ❌ | 🔮 | P3 | Rust bindings |
 
@@ -177,6 +237,8 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Cooldown management | ✅ | ✅ | Lock-free per-provider cooldown in `FailoverProvider` |
 | Per-session model override | ✅ | ✅ | Model selector in TUI |
 | Model selection UI | ✅ | ✅ | TUI keyboard shortcut |
+| Per-model thinkingDefault | ✅ | ❌ | Override thinking level per model in config |
+| 1M context beta header | ✅ | ❌ | Anthropic extended context support |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -187,6 +249,8 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Priority | Notes |
 |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
 | Image processing (Sharp) | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Resize, format convert |
+| Configurable image resize dims | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Per-agent dimension config |
+| Multiple images per tool call | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Single tool invocation, multiple images |
 | Audio transcription | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | |
 | Video support | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | PDF parsing | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | pdfjs-dist |
@@ -195,6 +259,7 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Vision model integration | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Image understanding |
 | TTS (Edge TTS) | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Text-to-speech |
 | TTS (OpenAI) | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
+| Incremental TTS playback | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | iOS progressive playback |
 | Sticker-to-image | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Telegram stickers |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
@@ -213,10 +278,13 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Auth plugins | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Memory plugins | ✅ | ❌ | Custom backends |
 | Tool plugins | ✅ | ✅ | WASM tools |
-| Hook plugins | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Hook plugins | ✅ | ✅ | Declarative hooks from extension capabilities |
 | Provider plugins | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Plugin CLI (`install`, `list`) | ✅ | ✅ | `tool` subcommand |
 | ClawHub registry | ✅ | ❌ | Discovery |
+| `before_agent_start` hook | ✅ | ❌ | modelOverride/providerOverride support |
+| `before_message_write` hook | ✅ | ❌ | Pre-write message interception |
+| `llm_input`/`llm_output` hooks | ✅ | ❌ | LLM payload inspection |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -235,6 +303,7 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Legacy migration | ✅ | ➖ | |
 | State directory | ✅ `~/.openclaw-state/` | ✅ `~/.ironclaw/` | |
 | Credentials directory | ✅ | ✅ | Session files |
+| Full model compat fields in schema | ✅ | ❌ | pi-ai model compat exposed in config |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -247,16 +316,19 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Vector memory | ✅ | ✅ | pgvector |
 | Session-based memory | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Hybrid search (BM25 + vector) | ✅ | ✅ | RRF algorithm |
+| Temporal decay (hybrid search) | ✅ | ❌ | Opt-in time-based scoring factor |
+| MMR re-ranking | ✅ | ❌ | Maximal marginal relevance for result diversity |
+| LLM-based query expansion | ✅ | ❌ | Expand FTS queries via LLM |
 | OpenAI embeddings | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Gemini embeddings | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Local embeddings | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | SQLite-vec backend | ✅ | ❌ | IronClaw uses PostgreSQL |
-| LanceDB backend | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| LanceDB backend | ✅ | ❌ | Configurable auto-capture max length |
 | QMD backend | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Atomic reindexing | ✅ | ✅ | |
-| Embeddings batching | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Embeddings batching | ✅ | ✅ | `embed_batch` on EmbeddingProvider trait |
 | Citation support | ✅ | ❌ | |
-| Memory CLI commands | ✅ | ❌ | `memory search/index/status` |
+| Memory CLI commands | ✅ | ✅ | `memory search/read/write/tree/status` CLI subcommands |
 | Flexible path structure | ✅ | ✅ | Filesystem-like API |
 | Identity files (AGENTS.md, etc.) | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Daily logs | ✅ | ✅ | |
@@ -272,12 +344,16 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
 | iOS app (SwiftUI) | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Out of scope initially |
 | Android app (Kotlin) | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Out of scope initially |
+| Apple Watch companion | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Send/receive messages MVP |
 | Gateway WebSocket client | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
 | Camera/photo access | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
 | Voice input | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
 | Push-to-talk | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
 | Location sharing | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
 | Node pairing | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
+| APNs push notifications | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Wake disconnected nodes before invoke |
+| Share to OpenClaw (iOS) | ✅ | 🚫 | - | iOS share sheet integration |
+| Background listening toggle | ✅ | 🚫 | - | iOS background audio |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_ (if ever prioritized)
 
@@ -288,12 +364,17 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Priority | Notes |
 |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
 | SwiftUI native app | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Out of scope |
-| Menu bar presence | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
+| Menu bar presence | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Animated menubar icon |
 | Bundled gateway | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
-| Canvas hosting | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
-| Voice wake | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
+| Canvas hosting | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Agent-controlled panel with placement/resizing |
+| Voice wake | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Overlay, mic picker, language selection, live meter |
+| Voice wake overlay | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Partial transcripts, adaptive delays, dismiss animations |
+| Push-to-talk hotkey | ✅ | 🚫 | - | System-wide hotkey |
 | Exec approval dialogs | ✅ | ✅ | - | TUI overlay |
 | iMessage integration | ✅ | 🚫 | - | |
+| Instances tab | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Presence beacons across instances |
+| Agent events debug window | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Real-time event inspector |
+| Sparkle auto-updates | ✅ | 🚫 | - | Appcast distribution |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_ (if ever prioritized)
 
@@ -310,7 +391,10 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Config editing | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | Debug/logs viewer | ✅ | ✅ | - | Real-time log streaming with level/target filters |
 | WebChat interface | ✅ | ✅ | - | Web gateway chat with SSE/WebSocket |
-| Canvas system (A2UI) | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Agent-driven UI |
+| Canvas system (A2UI) | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Agent-driven UI, improved asset resolution |
+| Control UI i18n | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | English, Chinese, Portuguese |
+| WebChat theme sync | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Sync with system dark/light mode |
+| Partial output on abort | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Preserve partial output when aborting |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -321,20 +405,26 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Feature | OpenClaw | IronClaw | Priority | Notes |
 |---------|----------|----------|----------|-------|
 | Cron jobs | ✅ | ✅ | - | Routines with cron trigger |
+| Cron stagger controls | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Default stagger for scheduled jobs |
+| Cron finished-run webhook | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | Webhook on job completion |
 | Timezone support | ✅ | ✅ | - | Via cron expressions |
 | One-shot/recurring jobs | ✅ | ✅ | - | Manual + cron triggers |
+| Channel health monitor | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Auto-restart with configurable interval |
 | `beforeInbound` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
 | `beforeOutbound` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
 | `beforeToolCall` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
+| `before_agent_start` hook | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Model/provider override |
+| `before_message_write` hook | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Pre-write interception |
 | `onMessage` hook | ✅ | ✅ | - | Routines with event trigger |
 | `onSessionStart` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
 | `onSessionEnd` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
 | `transcribeAudio` hook | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 | `transformResponse` hook | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | |
-| Bundled hooks | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | |
-| Plugin hooks | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
-| Workspace hooks | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | Inline code |
-| Outbound webhooks | ✅ | ❌ | P2 | |
+| `llm_input`/`llm_output` hooks | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | LLM payload inspection |
+| Bundled hooks | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | Audit + declarative rule/webhook hooks |
+| Plugin hooks | ✅ | ✅ | P3 | Registered from WASM `capabilities.json` |
+| Workspace hooks | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | `hooks/hooks.json` and `hooks/*.hook.json` |
+| Outbound webhooks | ✅ | ✅ | P2 | Fire-and-forget lifecycle event delivery |
 | Heartbeat system | ✅ | ✅ | - | Periodic execution |
 | Gmail pub/sub | ✅ | ❌ | P3 | |
 
@@ -349,6 +439,7 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Gateway token auth | ✅ | ✅ | Bearer token auth on web gateway |
 | Device pairing | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Tailscale identity | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Trusted-proxy auth | ✅ | ❌ | Header-based reverse proxy auth |
 | OAuth flows | ✅ | 🚧 | NEAR AI OAuth |
 | DM pairing verification | ✅ | ✅ | ironclaw pairing approve, host APIs |
 | Allowlist/blocklist | ✅ | 🚧 | allow_from + pairing store |
@@ -356,18 +447,26 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Exec approvals | ✅ | ✅ | TUI overlay |
 | TLS 1.3 minimum | ✅ | ✅ | reqwest rustls |
 | SSRF protection | ✅ | ✅ | WASM allowlist |
+| SSRF IPv6 transition bypass block | ✅ | ❌ | Block IPv4-mapped IPv6 bypasses |
+| Cron webhook SSRF guard | ✅ | ❌ | SSRF checks on webhook delivery |
 | Loopback-first | ✅ | 🚧 | HTTP binds 0.0.0.0 |
 | Docker sandbox | ✅ | ✅ | Orchestrator/worker containers |
+| Podman support | ✅ | ❌ | Alternative to Docker |
 | WASM sandbox | ❌ | ✅ | IronClaw innovation |
+| Sandbox env sanitization | ✅ | 🚧 | Shell tool scrubs env vars (secret detection); docker container env sanitization partial |
 | Tool policies | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Elevated mode | ✅ | ❌ | |
-| Safe bins allowlist | ✅ | ❌ | |
+| Safe bins allowlist | ✅ | ❌ | Hardened path trust |
 | LD*/DYLD* validation | ✅ | ❌ | |
-| Path traversal prevention | ✅ | ✅ | |
+| Path traversal prevention | ✅ | ✅ | Including config includes (OC-06) |
+| Credential theft via env injection | ✅ | 🚧 | Shell env scrubbing + command injection detection; no full OC-09 defense |
+| Session file permissions (0o600) | ✅ | ✅ | Session token file set to 0o600 in llm/session.rs |
+| Skill download path restriction | ✅ | ❌ | Prevent arbitrary write targets |
 | Webhook signature verification | ✅ | ✅ | |
 | Media URL validation | ✅ | ❌ | |
 | Prompt injection defense | ✅ | ✅ | Pattern detection, sanitization |
 | Leak detection | ✅ | ✅ | Secret exfiltration |
+| Dangerous tool re-enable warning | ✅ | ❌ | Warn when gateway.tools.allow re-enables HTTP tools |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -387,6 +486,9 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 | Coverage | V8 | tarpaulin/llvm-cov | |
 | CI/CD | GitHub Actions | GitHub Actions | |
 | Pre-commit hooks | prek | - | Consider adding |
+| Docker: Chromium + Xvfb | ✅ | ❌ | Optional browser in container |
+| Docker: init scripts | ✅ | ❌ | /openclaw-init.d/ support |
+| Browser: extraArgs config | ✅ | ❌ | Custom Chrome launch arguments |
 
 ### Owner: _Unassigned_
 
@@ -399,7 +501,7 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 - ✅ HTTP webhook channel
 - ✅ DM pairing (ironclaw pairing list/approve, host APIs)
 - ✅ WASM tool sandbox
-- ✅ Workspace/memory with hybrid search
+- ✅ Workspace/memory with hybrid search + embeddings batching
 - ✅ Prompt injection defense
 - ✅ Heartbeat system
 - ✅ Session management
@@ -414,19 +516,27 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 - ✅ Cron job scheduling (routines)
 - ✅ CLI subcommands (onboard, config, status, memory)
 - ✅ Gateway token auth
+- ✅ Skills system (prompt-based with trust gating, attenuation, activation criteria)
+- ✅ Session file permissions (0o600)
+- ✅ Memory CLI commands (search, read, write, tree, status)
+- ✅ Shell env scrubbing + command injection detection
+- ✅ Tinfoil private inference provider
+- ✅ OpenAI-compatible / OpenRouter provider support
 
 ### P1 - High Priority
 - ❌ Slack channel (real implementation)
 - ✅ Telegram channel (WASM, DM pairing, caption, /start)
 - ❌ WhatsApp channel
 - ✅ Multi-provider failover (`FailoverProvider` with retryable error classification)
-- ✅ Hooks system (beforeInbound, beforeToolCall, beforeOutbound, onSessionStart, onSessionEnd, transformResponse)
+- ✅ Hooks system (core lifecycle hooks + bundled/plugin/workspace hooks + outbound webhooks)
 
 ### P2 - Medium Priority
 - ❌ Media handling (images, PDFs)
-- ❌ Ollama/local model support
+- ✅ Ollama/local model support (via rig::providers::ollama)
 - ❌ Configuration hot-reload
 - ❌ Webhook trigger endpoint in web gateway
+- ❌ Channel health monitor with auto-restart
+- ❌ Partial output preservation on abort
 
 ### P3 - Lower Priority
 - ❌ Discord channel
@@ -435,8 +545,12 @@ This document tracks feature parity between IronClaw (Rust implementation) and O
 - ❌ Other messaging platforms
 - ❌ TTS/audio features
 - ❌ Video support
-- ❌ Skills system
+- 🚧 Skills routing blocks (activation criteria exist, but no "Use when / Don't use when")
 - ❌ Plugin registry
+- ❌ Streaming (block/tool/Z.AI tool_stream)
+- ❌ Memory: temporal decay, MMR re-ranking, query expansion
+- ❌ Control UI i18n
+- ❌ Stuck loop detection
 
 ---
 
@@ -461,9 +575,12 @@ IronClaw intentionally differs from OpenClaw in these ways:
 
 1. **Rust vs TypeScript**: Native performance, memory safety, single binary distribution
 2. **WASM sandbox vs Docker**: Lighter weight, faster startup, capability-based security
-3. **PostgreSQL vs SQLite**: Better suited for production deployments
+3. **PostgreSQL + libSQL vs SQLite**: Dual-backend (production PG + embedded libSQL for zero-dep local mode)
 4. **NEAR AI focus**: Primary provider with session-based auth
 5. **No mobile/desktop apps**: Focus on server-side and CLI initially
 6. **WASM channels**: Novel extension mechanism not in OpenClaw
+7. **Tinfoil private inference**: IronClaw-only provider for private/encrypted inference
+8. **GitHub WASM tool**: Native GitHub integration as WASM tool
+9. **Prompt-based skills**: Different approach than OpenClaw capability bundles (trust gating, attenuation)
 
 These are intentional architectural choices, not gaps to be filled.

README.md

@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ ironclaw onboard
 ```
 
 The wizard handles database connection, NEAR AI authentication (via browser OAuth),
-and secrets encryption (using your system keychain). All settings are saved to
-`~/.ironclaw/settings.toml`.
+and secrets encryption (using your system keychain). Settings are persisted in the
+connected database; bootstrap variables (e.g. `DATABASE_URL`, `LLM_BACKEND`) are
+written to `~/.ironclaw/.env` so they are available before the database connects.
 
 ## Security
 

channels-src/telegram/Cargo.toml

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ wit-bindgen = "0.36"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 
+# Exclude from parent workspace (this is a standalone WASM component)
+[workspace]
+
 [profile.release]
 # Optimize for size
 opt-level = "s"

channels-src/telegram/src/lib.rs

@@ -1038,9 +1038,18 @@ fn handle_message(message: TelegramMessage) {
         },
     );
 
-    // For /start with no args, emit placeholder so agent can respond with welcome
-    let content_to_emit = if cleaned_text.is_empty() && content.trim().starts_with('/') {
+    // Determine what to emit to the agent.
+    // - `/start` (no args): emit a welcome placeholder so the agent greets the user
+    // - Other bare `/commands` (e.g. /interrupt, /help): pass the raw command through
+    //   so Submission::parse() can handle it
+    // - Commands with args (e.g. `/start hello`): cleaned_text already has the args
+    // - Plain text: pass through as-is
+    let trimmed_content = content.trim();
+    let content_to_emit = if trimmed_content.eq_ignore_ascii_case("/start") {
         "[User started the bot]".to_string()
+    } else if cleaned_text.is_empty() && trimmed_content.starts_with('/') {
+        // Bare control command like /interrupt, /stop, /help — pass through raw
+        trimmed_content.to_string()
     } else if cleaned_text.is_empty() {
         return;
     } else {
@@ -1159,6 +1168,77 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(clean_message_text("@MyBot", Some("MyBot")), "");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clean_message_text_bare_commands() {
+        // Bare commands return empty (the caller decides what to emit)
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/start", None), "");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/interrupt", None), "");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/stop", None), "");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/help", None), "");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/undo", None), "");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/ping", None), "");
+
+        // Commands with args: command prefix stripped, args returned
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/start hello", None), "hello");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/help me please", None), "me please");
+        assert_eq!(clean_message_text("/model claude-opus-4-6", None), "claude-opus-4-6");
+    }
+
+    /// Tests for the content_to_emit logic in handle_message.
+    /// Since handle_message uses WASM host calls, we test the decision logic inline.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_content_to_emit_logic() {
+        // Simulates the content_to_emit decision for various inputs.
+        // This mirrors the logic in handle_message after clean_message_text.
+        fn resolve_content(content: &str) -> Option<String> {
+            let cleaned_text = clean_message_text(content, None);
+            let trimmed_content = content.trim();
+            if trimmed_content.eq_ignore_ascii_case("/start") {
+                Some("[User started the bot]".to_string())
+            } else if cleaned_text.is_empty() && trimmed_content.starts_with('/') {
+                Some(trimmed_content.to_string())
+            } else if cleaned_text.is_empty() {
+                None // would return/skip in handle_message
+            } else {
+                Some(cleaned_text)
+            }
+        }
+
+        // /start → welcome placeholder
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/start"), Some("[User started the bot]".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/Start"), Some("[User started the bot]".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("  /start  "), Some("[User started the bot]".to_string()));
+
+        // /start with args → pass args through
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/start hello"), Some("hello".to_string()));
+
+        // Control commands → pass through raw so Submission::parse() can match
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/interrupt"), Some("/interrupt".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/stop"), Some("/stop".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/help"), Some("/help".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/undo"), Some("/undo".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/redo"), Some("/redo".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/ping"), Some("/ping".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/tools"), Some("/tools".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/compact"), Some("/compact".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/clear"), Some("/clear".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/version"), Some("/version".to_string()));
+
+        // Commands with args → cleaned text (command stripped)
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("/help me please"), Some("me please".to_string()));
+
+        // Plain text → pass through
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("hello world"), Some("hello world".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("just text"), Some("just text".to_string()));
+
+        // Empty / whitespace → skip (None)
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content(""), None);
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("   "), None);
+
+        // Bare @mention without bot → skip
+        assert_eq!(resolve_content("@botname"), None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_config_with_owner_id() {
         let json = r#"{"owner_id": 123456789}"#;

migrations/V9__flexible_embedding_dimension.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+-- Allow embedding vectors of any dimension (not just 1536).
+-- This supports Ollama models (768-dim nomic-embed-text, 1024-dim mxbai-embed-large)
+-- alongside OpenAI models (1536-dim text-embedding-3-small, 3072-dim text-embedding-3-large).
+--
+-- NOTE: HNSW indexes require a fixed dimension, so we drop the index.
+-- Exact (sequential) cosine distance search still works without the index.
+-- For a personal assistant workspace the dataset is small enough that this
+-- has negligible impact on query latency.
+
+-- Drop dependent views first
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS chunks_pending_embedding;
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS memory_documents_summary;
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_memory_chunks_embedding;
+
+ALTER TABLE memory_chunks
+    ALTER COLUMN embedding TYPE vector
+    USING embedding::vector;
+
+-- Recreate the views
+CREATE VIEW memory_documents_summary AS
+SELECT
+    d.id,
+    d.user_id,
+    d.path,
+    d.created_at,
+    d.updated_at,
+    COUNT(c.id) as chunk_count,
+    COUNT(c.embedding) as embedded_chunk_count
+FROM memory_documents d
+LEFT JOIN memory_chunks c ON c.document_id = d.id
+GROUP BY d.id;
+
+CREATE VIEW chunks_pending_embedding AS
+SELECT
+    c.id as chunk_id,
+    c.document_id,
+    d.user_id,
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+# IronClaw Network Security Reference
+
+This document catalogs every network-facing surface in IronClaw, its authentication mechanism, bind address, security controls, and known findings. Use this as the authoritative reference during code reviews that touch network-facing code.
+
+**Last updated:** 2026-02-18
+
+---
+
+## Threat Model
+
+IronClaw operates across four trust boundaries:
+
+| Boundary | Trust Level | Examples |
+|----------|------------|---------|
+| **Local user** | Fully trusted | TUI, web gateway (loopback), CLI commands |
+| **Browser client** | Authenticated | Web UI connected via bearer token; subject to CORS, Origin validation, CSRF protections |
+| **Docker containers** | Untrusted (sandboxed) | Worker containers executing user jobs; isolated via per-job tokens, allowlisted egress, dropped capabilities |
+| **External services** | Untrusted | Webhook senders (Telegram, Slack); authenticated via shared secret |
+
+**Key assumptions:**
+
+- The local machine is single-user. The web gateway and OAuth listener bind to loopback and do not defend against other local users.
+- Docker containers are adversarial. A compromised container should not be able to access other jobs, exfiltrate secrets, or reach the host network beyond the orchestrator API.
+- Webhook senders must prove knowledge of the shared secret. The secret is never transmitted in the clear by IronClaw itself.
+- MCP server URLs are operator-configured and treated as trusted destinations (see [MCP Client](#mcp-client)).
+
+---
+
+## Network Surface Inventory
+
+| Listener | Default Port | Default Bind | Auth Mechanism | Config Env Var | Source |
+|----------|-------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
+| Web Gateway | 3000 | `127.0.0.1` | Bearer token (constant-time) | `GATEWAY_HOST`, `GATEWAY_PORT`, `GATEWAY_AUTH_TOKEN` | `server.rs` — `start_server()` |
+| HTTP Webhook Server | 8080 | `0.0.0.0` | Shared secret (body field) | `HTTP_HOST`, `HTTP_PORT`, `HTTP_WEBHOOK_SECRET` | `webhook_server.rs` — `start()` |
+| Orchestrator Internal API | 50051 | `127.0.0.1` (macOS/Win) / `0.0.0.0` (Linux) | Per-job bearer token (constant-time) | `ORCHESTRATOR_PORT` | `api.rs` — `OrchestratorApi::start()` |
+| OAuth Callback Listener | 9876 | `127.0.0.1` | None (ephemeral, 5-min timeout) | N/A (hardcoded) | `oauth_defaults.rs` — `bind_callback_listener()` |
+| Sandbox HTTP Proxy | OS-assigned (ephemeral) | `127.0.0.1` | None (loopback only) | N/A (auto-assigned) | `proxy/http.rs` — `SandboxProxy::start()` |
+
+---
+
+## 1. Web Gateway
+
+**Source:** `src/channels/web/server.rs`, `src/channels/web/auth.rs`
+
+### Bind Address
+
+Configurable via `GATEWAY_HOST` (default `127.0.0.1`) and `GATEWAY_PORT` (default `3000`). The gateway is designed as a local-first, single-user service.
+
+**Reference:** `src/config.rs` — `gateway_host` default (`"127.0.0.1"`), `gateway_port` default (`3000`)
+
+### Authentication
+
+Bearer token middleware applied to all `/api/*` routes via `route_layer`. Token checked in two locations:
+
+1. `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header (primary)
+2. `?token=<token>` query parameter (fallback for SSE `EventSource` which cannot set headers)
+
+Both paths use **constant-time comparison** via `subtle::ConstantTimeEq` (`ct_eq`).
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/auth.rs` — `auth_middleware()`, header check and query-param fallback both use `ct_eq`
+
+If `GATEWAY_AUTH_TOKEN` is not set, a random hex token is generated at startup.
+
+### Unauthenticated Routes
+
+| Route | Purpose | Response |
+|-------|---------|----------|
+| `/api/health` | Health check endpoint | `{"status":"healthy","channel":"gateway"}` — no version, uptime, or fingerprinting data |
+| `/` | Static HTML (embedded) | Single-page app shell |
+| `/style.css` | Static CSS (embedded) | Stylesheet |
+| `/app.js` | Static JS (embedded) | Client-side app |
+
+### CORS Policy
+
+Restricted to a two-origin allowlist (not browser same-origin policy, but a CORS allowlist that achieves equivalent protection):
+
+- `http://<bind_ip>:<bind_port>`
+- `http://localhost:<bind_port>`
+
+Allowed methods: `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `DELETE`. Allowed headers: `Content-Type`, `Authorization`. Credentials allowed.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `CorsLayer::new()` block
+
+### WebSocket Origin Validation
+
+The `/api/chat/ws` endpoint has two layers of protection:
+
+1. **Bearer token auth** — the route is inside the `protected` router with `route_layer`, so `auth_middleware` runs before the handler. The token is passed via the `Authorization: Bearer` header on the HTTP upgrade request (not via query parameter).
+
+2. **Origin header validation** (inside the handler) as a defense-in-depth guard against cross-site WebSocket hijacking (CSWSH):
+   - Origin header is **required** — missing Origin returns 403 (browsers always send it for WS upgrades; absence implies a non-browser client)
+   - Origin host is extracted by stripping scheme and port, then compared **exactly** against `localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, and `[::1]`
+   - Partial matches like `localhost.evil.com` are rejected because the check extracts the host portion before the first `:` or `/`
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `chat_ws_handler()` (origin validation block)
+
+### Rate Limiting
+
+Chat endpoint (`/api/chat/send`) enforces a sliding-window rate limit: **30 requests per 60 seconds** (global, not per-IP — single-user gateway).
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `RateLimiter` struct, `chat_rate_limiter` field
+
+### Body Limits
+
+- Global: **1 MB** max request body (`DefaultBodyLimit::max(1024 * 1024)`)
+- **Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `.layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(...))`
+
+### Project File Serving
+
+The `/projects/{project_id}/*` routes serve files from project directories. These are **behind auth middleware** to prevent unauthorized file access.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — project file routes in `protected` router
+
+### Security Headers
+
+The gateway sets the following security headers on all responses (via `SetResponseHeaderLayer::if_not_present`, so handlers can override):
+
+- `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` — prevents MIME-sniffing
+- `X-Frame-Options: DENY` — prevents clickjacking via iframes
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `SetResponseHeaderLayer` calls
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+Shutdown is triggered via a `oneshot::Sender` stored in `GatewayState::shutdown_tx`. The server uses `axum::serve(...).with_graceful_shutdown(...)` to drain in-flight requests before closing the listener.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/server.rs` — `shutdown_tx` / `shutdown_rx` setup
+
+---
+
+## 2. HTTP Webhook Server
+
+**Source:** `src/channels/webhook_server.rs`, `src/channels/http.rs`
+
+### Bind Address
+
+Configurable via `HTTP_HOST` (default `0.0.0.0`) and `HTTP_PORT` (default `8080`).
+
+**WARNING:** The default bind address is `0.0.0.0`, meaning the webhook server listens on **all interfaces** by default. This is intentional (webhooks must be reachable from external services like Telegram/Slack), but operators should be aware of the exposure.
+
+**Reference:** `src/config.rs` — `http_host` default (`"0.0.0.0"`), `http_port` default (`8080`)
+
+### Authentication
+
+Webhook secret is passed **in the JSON request body** (`secret` field), not as a header. The secret is compared using **constant-time** `subtle::ConstantTimeEq` (`ct_eq`).
+
+The secret is required to start the channel — if `HTTP_WEBHOOK_SECRET` is not set, `start()` returns an error.
+
+**CSRF note:** Because the secret is in the JSON body (not a cookie or header that browsers auto-attach), a cross-origin form POST cannot forge a valid request. Browsers would send `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`, which the `Json<T>` extractor rejects with HTTP 415. Even if `Content-Type` were spoofed via CORS preflight, the attacker would need the secret value, which is never stored in the browser.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/http.rs` — `webhook_handler()` (secret validation with `ct_eq`), `start()` (required-secret check)
+
+### Content-Type Validation
+
+The webhook endpoint uses axum's `Json<WebhookRequest>` extractor, which enforces `Content-Type: application/json`. Requests with missing or incorrect Content-Type are rejected with **HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type** before the handler body executes. Malformed JSON bodies are rejected with **HTTP 422 Unprocessable Entity**.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/http.rs` — `webhook_handler()` function signature (`Json(req): Json<WebhookRequest>`)
+
+### Rate Limiting
+
+**60 requests per minute**, enforced via a mutex-protected sliding window.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/http.rs` — `MAX_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE` constant, rate-limit check in `webhook_handler()`
+
+### Body Limits
+
+- JSON body: **64 KB** max (`MAX_BODY_BYTES`)
+- Message content: **32 KB** max (`MAX_CONTENT_BYTES`)
+- Pending synchronous responses: **100 max** (`MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES`)
+- Synchronous response timeout: **60 seconds**
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/http.rs` — constants block (`MAX_BODY_BYTES`, `MAX_CONTENT_BYTES`, `MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES`, `MAX_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE`)
+
+### Routes
+
+| Route | Auth | Purpose | Response |
+|-------|------|---------|----------|
+| `/health` | None | Health check | `{"status":"healthy","channel":"http"}` — no fingerprinting data |
+| `/webhook` | Webhook secret | Receive messages | Webhook response |
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+Shutdown is triggered via a `oneshot::Sender` stored on the `WebhookServer` struct. The server uses `axum::serve(...).with_graceful_shutdown(...)`. The public `shutdown()` method sends the signal and awaits the task join handle, ensuring a clean drain-and-wait.
+
+**Reference:** `src/channels/webhook_server.rs` — `shutdown()` method
+
+---
+
+## 3. Orchestrator Internal API
+
+**Source:** `src/orchestrator/api.rs`, `src/orchestrator/auth.rs`
+
+### Bind Address
+
+Platform-dependent:
+
+- **macOS / Windows**: `127.0.0.1:<port>` — Docker Desktop routes `host.docker.internal` through its VM to `127.0.0.1`
+- **Linux**: `0.0.0.0:<port>` — containers reach the host via the Docker bridge gateway (`172.17.0.1`), which is not loopback
+
+Default port: `50051`.
+
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/api.rs` — `OrchestratorApi::start()`, platform-conditional bind address block
+
+### Authentication
+
+Per-job bearer tokens validated by `worker_auth_middleware`:
+
+1. Tokens are **cryptographically random** (32 bytes, hex-encoded = 64 chars)
+2. Tokens are **scoped to a specific job_id** — a token for job A cannot access endpoints for job B
+3. Comparison uses **constant-time** `subtle::ConstantTimeEq`
+4. Tokens are **ephemeral** (in-memory only, never persisted to disk or DB)
+5. Tokens and associated credential grants are **revoked** when the container is cleaned up
+
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/auth.rs` — `TokenStore::create_token()`, `TokenStore::validate()`, `generate_token()`
+
+### Token Extraction
+
+The middleware extracts the job UUID from the URL path (`/worker/{job_id}/...`) and validates the `Authorization: Bearer` header against the stored token for that specific job.
+
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/auth.rs` — `worker_auth_middleware()`, `extract_job_id_from_path()`
+
+### Credential Grants
+
+The orchestrator can grant per-job access to specific secrets from the encrypted secrets store. Grants are:
+
+- Stored alongside the token in the `TokenStore`
+- Scoped to specific `(secret_name, env_var)` pairs
+- Revoked when the job token is revoked
+- Decrypted on-demand when the worker requests `/worker/{job_id}/credentials`
+
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/auth.rs` — `CredentialGrant` struct, `src/orchestrator/api.rs` — `get_credentials_handler()`
+
+### Rate Limiting
+
+**None.** The orchestrator API has no rate limiting. All `/worker/*` endpoints are authenticated via per-job bearer tokens, but a compromised container could spam authenticated endpoints without throttling.
+
+**Mitigation:** Tokens are scoped per-job so a compromised container can only abuse its own job's endpoints. Container execution is time-bounded (see [Docker Container Security](#docker-container-security)), which limits the window for abuse.
+
+### Routes
+
+| Route | Auth | Purpose | Response |
+|-------|------|---------|----------|
+| `/health` | None | Health check | `"ok"` (plain text) — no fingerprinting data |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/job` | Per-job token | Get job description | Job JSON |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/llm/complete` | Per-job token | Proxy LLM completion | LLM response |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/llm/complete_with_tools` | Per-job token | Proxy LLM tool completion | LLM response |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/status` | Per-job token | Report worker status | Ack |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/complete` | Per-job token | Report job completion | Ack |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/event` | Per-job token | Send job events (SSE broadcast) | Ack |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/prompt` | Per-job token | Poll for follow-up prompts | Prompt or empty |
+| `/worker/{job_id}/credentials` | Per-job token | Retrieve decrypted credentials | Credentials JSON |
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+**None.** The orchestrator calls `axum::serve(listener, router).await?` without `.with_graceful_shutdown()`. The server stops only when the task is dropped (process exit or tokio task cancellation). In-flight requests may be interrupted.
+
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/api.rs` — `OrchestratorApi::start()`
+
+---
+
+## 4. OAuth Callback Listener
+
+**Source:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs`
+
+### Bind Address
+
+Always binds to **loopback only**: `127.0.0.1:9876`. Falls back to `[::1]:9876` (IPv6 loopback) if IPv4 binding fails for reasons other than `AddrInUse`. If the port is already in use, the error is returned immediately (fail-fast).
+
+Both IPv4 and IPv6 loopback addresses are security-equivalent — they are only reachable from the local machine.
+
+**Reference:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT` constant, `bind_callback_listener()`
+
+### Lifecycle
+
+The listener is **ephemeral** — it is started only when an OAuth flow is initiated (e.g., `ironclaw tool auth <name>`) and shut down after the callback is received or the timeout expires.
+
+### Timeout
+
+**5-minute timeout** (`Duration::from_secs(300)`). If the user does not complete the OAuth flow in the browser within 5 minutes, the listener shuts down.
+
+**Reference:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(300), ...)`
+
+### Security Controls
+
+- **HTML escaping**: Provider names displayed in the landing page are HTML-escaped to prevent XSS (escapes `&`, `<`, `>`, `"`, `'`)
+- **Error parameter checking**: The handler checks for `error=` in the callback query string before extracting the auth code
+- **URL decoding**: Callback parameters are URL-decoded safely
+
+**Reference:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `html_escape()`
+
+### Built-in OAuth Credentials
+
+Google OAuth client ID and secret are compiled into the binary (with compile-time override via `IRONCLAW_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` / `IRONCLAW_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET`). As noted in the source, Google Desktop App client secrets are [not actually secret](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/native-app) per Google's documentation.
+
+**Reference:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` / `GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` constants
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+Implicit. The listener is a raw `TcpListener` (not axum) inside a `tokio::time::timeout` future. Once the authorization code or error is received, the future returns and the `TcpListener` is dropped, closing the port. No explicit shutdown signal is needed.
+
+**Reference:** `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `wait_for_callback()`
+
+---
+
+## 5. Sandbox HTTP Proxy
+
+**Source:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs`, `src/sandbox/proxy/allowlist.rs`, `src/sandbox/proxy/policy.rs`
+
+### Bind Address
+
+Always binds to **`127.0.0.1`** (localhost only). Port is OS-assigned (port `0`, ephemeral). Falls back to `[::1]` (IPv6 loopback) if IPv4 is unavailable.
+
+Both IPv4 and IPv6 loopback addresses are security-equivalent — they are only reachable from the local machine.
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — `SandboxProxy::start()`, `TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")`
+
+### Purpose
+
+Acts as an HTTP/HTTPS proxy for Docker sandbox containers. Containers are configured with `http_proxy` / `https_proxy` environment variables pointing to this proxy, so all outbound HTTP traffic is routed through it.
+
+### Domain Allowlisting
+
+All requests are validated against a domain allowlist before being forwarded:
+
+- **Empty allowlist = deny all** (fail-closed default)
+- Supports exact matches and wildcard patterns (`*.example.com`)
+- Validates URL scheme (HTTP/HTTPS only, rejects `ftp://`, `file://`, etc.)
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/allowlist.rs` — `DomainAllowlist` struct, `is_allowed()` method
+
+### HTTPS Tunneling (CONNECT)
+
+- CONNECT requests for HTTPS tunneling are subject to the same allowlist
+- **30-minute timeout** on established tunnels to prevent indefinite holds
+- **No MITM**: the proxy cannot inspect or inject credentials into HTTPS traffic (by design — containers that need credentials must use the orchestrator's `/worker/{job_id}/credentials` endpoint)
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — `handle_connect()` function
+
+### Credential Injection (HTTP only)
+
+For plain HTTP requests to allowed hosts, the proxy can inject credentials:
+
+- Bearer tokens in `Authorization` header
+- Custom headers (e.g., `X-API-Key`)
+- Query parameters
+- Credentials are resolved at request time from the encrypted secrets store
+- Credentials never enter the container's environment or filesystem
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — credential injection block in `handle_request()`
+
+### Hop-by-Hop Header Filtering
+
+The proxy strips hop-by-hop headers to prevent header-based attacks: `connection`, `keep-alive`, `proxy-authenticate`, `proxy-authorization`, `te`, `trailers`, `transfer-encoding`, `upgrade`.
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — `is_hop_by_hop_header()`
+
+### Docker Container Security
+
+Containers that use the proxy are configured with defense-in-depth:
+
+| Control | Setting | Reference |
+|---------|---------|-----------|
+| Capabilities | Drop ALL, add only CHOWN | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `cap_drop` / `cap_add` |
+| Privilege escalation | `no-new-privileges:true` | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `security_opt` |
+| Root filesystem | Read-only (except FullAccess policy) | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `readonly_rootfs` |
+| User | Non-root (UID 1000:1000) | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `user` field |
+| Network | Bridge mode (isolated) | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `network_mode` |
+| Tmpfs | `/tmp` (512 MB), `/home/sandbox/.cargo/registry` (1 GB) | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `tmpfs` block |
+| Auto-remove | Enabled | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `auto_remove` |
+| Output limits | Configurable max stdout/stderr | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `collect_logs()` |
+| Timeout | Enforced with forced container removal | `src/sandbox/container.rs` — `tokio::time::timeout` in `run()` |
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+Shutdown is triggered via a `oneshot::Sender` stored on the proxy. The accept loop uses `tokio::select!` to race `listener.accept()` against the shutdown signal. The `stop()` method fires the signal; the loop breaks on the next iteration. Note: `stop()` does not await a join handle, so there is no drain-and-wait for in-flight connections.
+
+**Reference:** `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — `stop()` method, `tokio::select!` loop
+
+---
+
+## Egress Controls
+
+### WASM Tool HTTP Requests
+
+WASM tools execute HTTP requests through the host runtime, subject to:
+
+1. **Endpoint allowlist** — declared in `<tool>.capabilities.json`, validated by `AllowlistValidator`
+   - Host matching (exact or wildcard)
+   - Path prefix matching
+   - HTTP method restriction
+   - HTTPS required by default
+   - Userinfo in URLs (`user:pass@host`) rejected to prevent allowlist bypass
+   - Path traversal (`../`, `%2e%2e/`) normalized and blocked
+   - Invalid percent-encoding rejected
+   - **Reference:** `src/tools/wasm/allowlist.rs`
+
+2. **Credential injection** — secrets injected at the host boundary by `CredentialInjector`
+   - WASM code never sees actual credential values
+   - Secrets must be in the tool's `allowed_secrets` list
+   - Injection supports: Bearer header, Basic auth, custom header, query parameter
+   - **Reference:** `src/tools/wasm/credential_injector.rs`
+
+3. **Leak detection** — `LeakDetector` scans both outbound requests and inbound responses for secret patterns
+   - Runs at two points: before sending and after receiving
+   - Uses Aho-Corasick for fast multi-pattern matching
+   - **Reference:** `src/safety/leak_detector.rs`
+
+### Built-in HTTP Tool
+
+The `http` tool (`src/tools/builtin/http.rs`) has its own SSRF protections:
+
+| Protection | Details | Reference |
+|-----------|---------|-----------|
+| HTTPS only | Rejects `http://` URLs | `http.rs` — scheme check |
+| Localhost blocked | Rejects `localhost` and `*.localhost` | `http.rs` — host check |
+| Private IP blocked | Rejects RFC 1918, loopback, link-local, multicast, unspecified | `http.rs` — `is_disallowed_ip()` |
+| DNS rebinding | Resolves hostname and checks all resolved IPs against blocklist | `http.rs` — DNS resolution block |
+| Cloud metadata | Blocks `169.254.169.254` (AWS/GCP metadata endpoint) | `http.rs` — `is_disallowed_ip()` |
+| Redirect blocking | Returns error on 3xx responses (prevents SSRF via redirect) | `http.rs` — status code check |
+| Response size limit | **5 MB** max, enforced both via Content-Length header and streaming | `http.rs` — `MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE` constant, streaming cap |
+| Outbound leak scan | Scans URL, headers, and body for secrets before sending | `http.rs` — `LeakDetector::scan_http_request()` |
+| Approval required | Requires user approval before execution | `http.rs` — `requires_approval()` returns `true` |
+| Timeout | 30 seconds default | `http.rs` — `reqwest::Client` builder |
+| No redirects | `redirect::Policy::none()` — redirects are not followed | `http.rs` — `reqwest::Client` builder |
+
+### MCP Client
+
+MCP servers are external processes accessed via HTTP. The MCP client (`src/tools/mcp/client.rs`) uses `reqwest` with a 30-second timeout but has **no SSRF protections** — it connects to whatever URL is configured for the MCP server.
+
+This is by design: MCP server URLs come from **operator-controlled configuration** (config files, environment variables, or the CLI `tool install` command), not from user input or LLM output. A compromised config file is outside IronClaw's threat model — it would imply the operator's machine is already compromised.
+
+**Reference:** `src/tools/mcp/client.rs` — `reqwest::Client` builder
+
+### Sandbox Domain Allowlists
+
+Sandbox containers route all HTTP traffic through the proxy, which enforces a domain allowlist. The allowlist is built from:
+
+1. A default set of domains (`src/sandbox/config.rs` — `default_allowlist()`)
+2. Additional domains from `SANDBOX_EXTRA_DOMAINS` env var (comma-separated)
+
+**Reference:** `src/config.rs` — sandbox allowlist assembly
+
+---
+
+## Authentication Mechanisms Summary
+
+| Mechanism | Constant-Time | Used By | Reference |
+|-----------|:------------:|---------|-----------|
+| Gateway bearer token | Yes | Web gateway (header + query) | `src/channels/web/auth.rs` — `auth_middleware()` |
+| Webhook shared secret | Yes | HTTP webhook (`ct_eq` comparison) | `src/channels/http.rs` — `webhook_handler()` |
+| Per-job bearer token | Yes | Orchestrator worker API | `src/orchestrator/auth.rs` — `TokenStore::validate()` |
+| OAuth callback | N/A | CLI OAuth flow (no auth, loopback-only) | `src/cli/oauth_defaults.rs` — `bind_callback_listener()` |
+| Sandbox proxy | N/A | No auth (loopback-only, ephemeral) | `src/sandbox/proxy/http.rs` — `SandboxProxy::start()` |
+
+---
+
+## Known Security Findings
+
+### Open
+
+#### F-2. No TLS at the application layer
+
+**Severity:** Low (for local deployment)
+**Details:** None of the listeners terminate TLS. All communication is plain HTTP.
+**Mitigation:** The web gateway and OAuth callback bind to loopback by default. For production, users are expected to front the gateway with a reverse proxy (nginx, Caddy) or tunnel (Cloudflare, ngrok) that provides TLS.
+**Recommendation:** Document the requirement for a TLS-terminating reverse proxy in deployment guides.
+
+#### F-3. Orchestrator binds to `0.0.0.0` on Linux
+
+**Severity:** Medium
+**Location:** `src/orchestrator/api.rs` — platform-conditional bind in `OrchestratorApi::start()`
+**Details:** On Linux, the orchestrator API binds to all interfaces because Docker containers reach the host via the bridge gateway (`172.17.0.1`), not loopback. This means the API is reachable from any network interface on the host.
+**Mitigation:** All `/worker/*` endpoints require per-job bearer tokens (constant-time, cryptographically random). The `/health` endpoint is the only unauthenticated route and returns only `"ok"`. Firewall rules should block external access to port 50051.
+**Recommendation:** Document firewall requirements for Linux deployments. Consider binding to the Docker bridge IP (`172.17.0.1`) instead of `0.0.0.0`.
+
+#### F-6. WebSocket/SSE connection limit
+
+**Severity:** Info
+**Details:** The `SseManager` enforces a hard limit of **100 concurrent connections** (`MAX_CONNECTIONS` constant in `src/channels/web/sse.rs`). Both SSE subscribers and WebSocket connections share this counter. When exceeded, new WebSocket upgrades are rejected with a warning log and the connection is immediately closed.
+**Reference:** `src/channels/web/sse.rs` — `MAX_CONNECTIONS`, `src/channels/web/ws.rs` — `handle_ws_connection()` early return
+
+#### F-7. Orchestrator API has no rate limiting
+
+**Severity:** Low
+**Details:** The orchestrator API has no request-rate throttling. A compromised container could spam authenticated endpoints (e.g., `/worker/{job_id}/llm/complete`) to drive up LLM costs or degrade service for other jobs.
+**Mitigation:** Tokens are scoped per-job, limiting blast radius. Container execution is time-bounded by the sandbox timeout, which caps the abuse window.
+**Recommendation:** Consider adding per-token rate limiting on the LLM proxy endpoints.
+
+#### F-8. Orchestrator API has no graceful shutdown
+
+**Severity:** Info
+**Details:** The orchestrator calls `axum::serve(listener, router).await?` without `.with_graceful_shutdown()`. In-flight requests (including LLM proxy calls) may be interrupted during process shutdown.
+**Reference:** `src/orchestrator/api.rs` — `OrchestratorApi::start()`
+
+### Resolved / Mitigated
+
+<details>
+<summary>Resolved and mitigated findings (click to expand)</summary>
+
+#### F-1. ~~Webhook secret comparison is not constant-time~~ (Resolved)
+
+**Severity:** Low
+**Location:** `src/channels/http.rs` — `webhook_handler()`
+**Status:** Resolved — webhook secret now uses `subtle::ConstantTimeEq` (`ct_eq`), consistent with web gateway and orchestrator auth.
+
+#### F-4. ~~HTTP webhook server binds to `0.0.0.0` by default~~ (Mitigated)
+
+**Severity:** Low
+**Location:** `src/config.rs`, `src/main.rs`
+**Status:** Mitigated — a `tracing::warn!` is now emitted at startup when the webhook server binds to an unspecified address (`0.0.0.0` or `::`), advising operators to set `HTTP_HOST=127.0.0.1` to restrict to localhost. The default bind address remains `0.0.0.0`, so webhook exposure is still controlled by operator configuration and external network controls (firewalls, ingress rules).
+
+#### F-5. ~~Missing security headers on web gateway~~ (Mitigated)
+
+**Severity:** Low
+**Status:** Mitigated — `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` and `X-Frame-Options: DENY` are now set on all gateway responses via `SetResponseHeaderLayer::if_not_present`. Layer ordering ensures these headers are applied even to error responses generated by inner layers (e.g., `DefaultBodyLimit` 413 rejections).
+
+</details>
+
+---
+
+## Review Checklist for Network Changes
+
+Use this checklist for any PR that adds or modifies network-facing code.
+
+### New Listener
+
+- [ ] **Bind address**: Does it bind to loopback (`127.0.0.1`) or all interfaces (`0.0.0.0`)? Justify if `0.0.0.0`.
+- [ ] **Port configuration**: Is the port configurable via env var? Is a sensible default set?
+- [ ] **Authentication**: Is auth required? If yes, is it constant-time? If no, why not?
+- [ ] **Rate limiting**: Is there a rate limiter? What are the limits?
+- [ ] **Body size limit**: Is `DefaultBodyLimit` (or equivalent) set?
+- [ ] **Content-Type validation**: Does the handler validate Content-Type (e.g., via axum `Json<T>` extractor)?
+- [ ] **Graceful shutdown**: Does the listener support graceful shutdown via oneshot or similar?
+- [ ] **Inventory update**: Is this document updated with the new listener?
+
+### New Route on Existing Listener
+
+- [ ] **Auth layer**: Is the route behind the auth middleware? If public, why?
+- [ ] **Input validation**: Are path parameters, query parameters, and body fields validated?
+- [ ] **Error responses**: Do error responses avoid leaking internal details?
+
+### Egress (Outbound HTTP)
+
+- [ ] **SSRF protection**: Does the code block private IPs, localhost, and cloud metadata endpoints?
+- [ ] **DNS rebinding**: Are resolved IPs checked (not just the hostname)?
+- [ ] **Redirect handling**: Are redirects blocked or validated?
+- [ ] **Response size**: Is there a max response size?
+- [ ] **Timeout**: Is a request timeout set?
+- [ ] **Leak detection**: Is the outbound request scanned for secrets?
+
+### Credential Handling
+
+- [ ] **Constant-time comparison**: Are secrets compared with `subtle::ConstantTimeEq`?
+- [ ] **No logging**: Are credentials excluded from log messages?
+- [ ] **Ephemeral storage**: Are tokens stored in memory only (not persisted)?
+- [ ] **Scope**: Are credentials scoped to the minimum necessary (per-job, per-tool)?
+- [ ] **Revocation**: Are credentials revoked when no longer needed?
+
+### Container / Sandbox
+
+- [ ] **Capabilities**: Are all capabilities dropped except what's needed?
+- [ ] **Filesystem**: Is the root filesystem read-only?
+- [ ] **User**: Does the container run as non-root?
+- [ ] **Network**: Is network access routed through the proxy?
+- [ ] **Timeout**: Is there an execution timeout with forced cleanup?
+- [ ] **Output limits**: Are stdout/stderr capped?

src/agent/dispatcher.rs

@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ impl Agent {
                     }
 
                     // Execute each tool (with approval checking and hook interception)
-                    for mut tc in tool_calls {
+                    let mut idx = 0usize;
+                    while idx < tool_calls.len() {
+                        let mut tc = tool_calls[idx].clone();
+
                         // Check if tool requires approval
                         if let Some(tool) = self.tools().get(&tc.name).await
                             && tool.requires_approval()
@@ -277,7 +280,9 @@ impl Agent {
                             }
 
                             if !is_auto_approved {
-                                // Need approval - store pending request and return
+                                // Need approval - store pending request and return.
+                                // Preserve remaining tool calls so they can be replayed
+                                // after approval.
                                 let pending = PendingApproval {
                                     request_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
                                     tool_name: tc.name.clone(),
@@ -285,6 +290,7 @@ impl Agent {
                                     description: tool.description().to_string(),
                                     tool_call_id: tc.id.clone(),
                                     context_messages: context_messages.clone(),
+                                    deferred_tool_calls: tool_calls[idx + 1..].to_vec(),
                                 };
 
                                 return Ok(AgenticLoopResult::NeedApproval { pending });
@@ -441,6 +447,8 @@ impl Agent {
                             &tc.name,
                             result_content,
                         ));
+
+                        idx += 1;
                     }
                 }
             }

src/agent/session.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::llm::ChatMessage;
+use crate::llm::{ChatMessage, ToolCall};
 
 /// A session containing one or more threads.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ pub struct PendingApproval {
     pub tool_call_id: String,
     /// Context messages at the time of the request (to resume from).
     pub context_messages: Vec<ChatMessage>,
+    /// Remaining tool calls from the same assistant message that were not
+    /// executed yet when approval was requested.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub deferred_tool_calls: Vec<ToolCall>,
 }
 
 /// A conversation thread within a session.
@@ -946,6 +950,7 @@ mod tests {
             description: "dangerous command".to_string(),
             tool_call_id: "call_123".to_string(),
             context_messages: vec![ChatMessage::user("do it")],
+            deferred_tool_calls: vec![],
         };
 
         thread.await_approval(approval);
@@ -969,6 +974,7 @@ mod tests {
             description: "test".to_string(),
             tool_call_id: "call_456".to_string(),
             context_messages: vec![],
+            deferred_tool_calls: vec![],
         };
 
         thread.await_approval(approval);

src/agent/submission.rs

@@ -118,19 +118,19 @@ impl SubmissionParser {
         // Approval responses (simple yes/no/always for pending approvals)
         // These are short enough to check explicitly
         match lower.as_str() {
-            "yes" | "y" | "approve" | "ok" => {
+            "yes" | "y" | "approve" | "ok" | "/approve" | "/yes" | "/y" => {
                 return Submission::ApprovalResponse {
                     approved: true,
                     always: false,
                 };
             }
-            "always" | "yes always" | "approve always" => {
+            "always" | "a" | "yes always" | "approve always" | "/always" | "/a" => {
                 return Submission::ApprovalResponse {
                     approved: true,
                     always: true,
                 };
             }
-            "no" | "n" | "deny" | "reject" | "cancel" => {
+            "no" | "n" | "deny" | "reject" | "cancel" | "/deny" | "/no" | "/n" => {
                 return Submission::ApprovalResponse {
                     approved: false,
                     always: false,
@@ -475,6 +475,57 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(submission, Submission::UserInput { content } if content == "/unknown"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parser_approval_response_aliases() {
+        // approve once
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("y"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: true,
+                always: false
+            }
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("/approve"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: true,
+                always: false
+            }
+        ));
+
+        // approve always
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("a"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: true,
+                always: true
+            }
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("/always"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: true,
+                always: true
+            }
+        ));
+
+        // deny
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("n"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: false,
+                always: false
+            }
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            SubmissionParser::parse("/deny"),
+            Submission::ApprovalResponse {
+                approved: false,
+                always: false
+            }
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parser_json_exec_approval() {
         let req_id = Uuid::new_v4();

src/agent/thread_ops.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::agent::Agent;
 use crate::agent::compaction::ContextCompactor;
 use crate::agent::dispatcher::{AgenticLoopResult, detect_auth_awaiting, parse_auth_result};
-use crate::agent::session::{Session, ThreadState};
+use crate::agent::session::{PendingApproval, Session, ThreadState};
 use crate::agent::submission::SubmissionResult;
 use crate::channels::{IncomingMessage, StatusUpdate};
 use crate::context::JobContext;
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ impl Agent {
 
             // Build context including the tool result
             let mut context_messages = pending.context_messages;
+            let deferred_tool_calls = pending.deferred_tool_calls;
 
             // Record result in thread
             {
@@ -780,6 +781,178 @@ impl Agent {
                 result_content,
             ));
 
+            // Replay deferred tool calls from the same assistant message so
+            // every tool_use ID gets a matching tool_result before the next
+            // LLM call.
+            if !deferred_tool_calls.is_empty() {
+                let _ = self
+                    .channels
+                    .send_status(
+                        &message.channel,
+                        StatusUpdate::Thinking(format!(
+                            "Executing {} deferred tool(s)...",
+                            deferred_tool_calls.len()
+                        )),
+                        &message.metadata,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+            }
+
+            let mut deferred_queue = std::collections::VecDeque::from(deferred_tool_calls);
+            while let Some(tc) = deferred_queue.pop_front() {
+                // Re-check approval for each deferred tool call
+                if let Some(tool) = self.tools().get(&tc.name).await
+                    && tool.requires_approval()
+                {
+                    let is_auto_approved = {
+                        let sess = session.lock().await;
+                        let mut approved = sess.is_tool_auto_approved(&tc.name);
+                        if approved && tool.requires_approval_for(&tc.arguments) {
+                            approved = false;
+                        }
+                        approved
+                    };
+
+                    if !is_auto_approved {
+                        let new_pending = PendingApproval {
+                            request_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+                            tool_name: tc.name.clone(),
+                            parameters: tc.arguments.clone(),
+                            description: tool.description().to_string(),
+                            tool_call_id: tc.id.clone(),
+                            context_messages: context_messages.clone(),
+                            deferred_tool_calls: deferred_queue.iter().cloned().collect(),
+                        };
+
+                        let request_id = new_pending.request_id;
+                        let tool_name = new_pending.tool_name.clone();
+                        let description = new_pending.description.clone();
+                        let parameters = new_pending.parameters.clone();
+
+                        {
+                            let mut sess = session.lock().await;
+                            if let Some(thread) = sess.threads.get_mut(&thread_id) {
+                                thread.await_approval(new_pending);
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        let _ = self
+                            .channels
+                            .send_status(
+                                &message.channel,
+                                StatusUpdate::Status("Awaiting approval".into()),
+                                &message.metadata,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+
+                        return Ok(SubmissionResult::NeedApproval {
+                            request_id,
+                            tool_name,
+                            description,
+                            parameters,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let _ = self
+                    .channels
+                    .send_status(
+                        &message.channel,
+                        StatusUpdate::ToolStarted {
+                            name: tc.name.clone(),
+                        },
+                        &message.metadata,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+
+                let deferred_result = self
+                    .execute_chat_tool(&tc.name, &tc.arguments, &job_ctx)
+                    .await;
+
+                let _ = self
+                    .channels
+                    .send_status(
+                        &message.channel,
+                        StatusUpdate::ToolCompleted {
+                            name: tc.name.clone(),
+                            success: deferred_result.is_ok(),
+                        },
+                        &message.metadata,
+                    )
+                    .await;
+
+                if let Ok(ref output) = deferred_result
+                    && !output.is_empty()
+                {
+                    let _ = self
+                        .channels
+                        .send_status(
+                            &message.channel,
+                            StatusUpdate::ToolResult {
+                                name: tc.name.clone(),
+                                preview: output.clone(),
+                            },
+                            &message.metadata,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                }
+
+                // Record in thread
+                {
+                    let mut sess = session.lock().await;
+                    if let Some(thread) = sess.threads.get_mut(&thread_id)
+                        && let Some(turn) = thread.last_turn_mut()
+                    {
+                        match &deferred_result {
+                            Ok(output) => turn.record_tool_result(serde_json::json!(output)),
+                            Err(e) => turn.record_tool_error(e.to_string()),
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Auth detection for deferred tools
+                if let Some((ext_name, instructions)) =
+                    detect_auth_awaiting(&tc.name, &deferred_result)
+                {
+                    let auth_data = parse_auth_result(&deferred_result);
+                    {
+                        let mut sess = session.lock().await;
+                        if let Some(thread) = sess.threads.get_mut(&thread_id) {
+                            thread.enter_auth_mode(ext_name.clone());
+                            thread.complete_turn(&instructions);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    let _ = self
+                        .channels
+                        .send_status(
+                            &message.channel,
+                            StatusUpdate::AuthRequired {
+                                extension_name: ext_name,
+                                instructions: Some(instructions.clone()),
+                                auth_url: auth_data.auth_url,
+                                setup_url: auth_data.setup_url,
+                            },
+                            &message.metadata,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                    return Ok(SubmissionResult::response(instructions));
+                }
+
+                let deferred_content = match deferred_result {
+                    Ok(output) => {
+                        let sanitized = self.safety().sanitize_tool_output(&tc.name, &output);
+                        self.safety().wrap_for_llm(
+                            &tc.name,
+                            &sanitized.content,
+                            sanitized.was_modified,
+                        )
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => format!("Error: {}", e),
+                };
+
+                context_messages.push(ChatMessage::tool_result(&tc.id, &tc.name, deferred_content));
+            }
+
             // Continue the agentic loop (a tool was already executed this turn)
             let result = self
                 .run_agentic_loop(message, session.clone(), thread_id, context_messages, true)

src/app.rs

@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ impl AppBuilder {
     pub async fn init_extensions(
         &self,
         tools: &Arc<ToolRegistry>,
+        hooks: &Arc<HookRegistry>,
     ) -> Result<
         (
             Arc<McpSessionManager>,
@@ -661,6 +662,7 @@ impl AppBuilder {
                 Arc::clone(&mcp_session_manager),
                 Arc::clone(secrets),
                 Arc::clone(tools),
+                Some(Arc::clone(hooks)),
                 wasm_tool_runtime.clone(),
                 self.config.wasm.tools_dir.clone(),
                 self.config.channels.wasm_channels_dir.clone(),
@@ -697,8 +699,12 @@ impl AppBuilder {
 
         let (llm, cheap_llm) = self.init_llm()?;
         let (safety, tools, embeddings, workspace) = self.init_tools(&llm).await?;
+
+        // Create hook registry early so runtime extension activation can register hooks.
+        let hooks = Arc::new(HookRegistry::new());
+
         let (mcp_session_manager, wasm_tool_runtime, extension_manager) =
-            self.init_extensions(&tools).await?;
+            self.init_extensions(&tools, &hooks).await?;
 
         // Seed workspace and backfill embeddings
         if let Some(ref ws) = workspace {
@@ -741,7 +747,6 @@ impl AppBuilder {
         };
 
         let context_manager = Arc::new(ContextManager::new(self.config.agent.max_parallel_jobs));
-        let hooks = Arc::new(HookRegistry::new());
         let cost_guard = Arc::new(crate::agent::cost_guard::CostGuard::new(
             crate::agent::cost_guard::CostGuardConfig {
                 max_cost_per_day_cents: self.config.agent.max_cost_per_day_cents,

src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -492,4 +492,32 @@ INJECTED="pwned"#;
         assert_eq!(parsed.len(), 2);
         assert!(parsed.iter().all(|(k, _)| k != "DATABASE_URL"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_onboard_completed_round_trips_through_env() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let env_path = dir.path().join(".env");
+
+        // Simulate what the wizard writes: bootstrap vars + ONBOARD_COMPLETED
+        let vars = [
+            ("DATABASE_BACKEND", "libsql"),
+            ("ONBOARD_COMPLETED", "true"),
+        ];
+        let mut content = String::new();
+        for (key, value) in &vars {
+            let escaped = value.replace('\\', "\\\\").replace('"', "\\\"");
+            content.push_str(&format!("{}=\"{}\"\n", key, escaped));
+        }
+        std::fs::write(&env_path, &content).unwrap();
+
+        // Verify dotenvy parses ONBOARD_COMPLETED correctly
+        let parsed: Vec<(String, String)> = dotenvy::from_path_iter(&env_path)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|r| r.ok())
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(parsed.len(), 2);
+        let onboard = parsed.iter().find(|(k, _)| k == "ONBOARD_COMPLETED");
+        assert!(onboard.is_some(), "ONBOARD_COMPLETED must be present");
+        assert_eq!(onboard.unwrap().1, "true");
+    }
 }

src/channels/http.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use subtle::ConstantTimeEq;
 use tokio::sync::{RwLock, mpsc, oneshot};
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ async fn webhook_handler(
     // Validate secret if configured
     if let Some(ref expected_secret) = state.webhook_secret {
         match &req.secret {
-            Some(provided) if provided == expected_secret => {
+            Some(provided) if bool::from(provided.as_bytes().ct_eq(expected_secret.as_bytes())) => {
                 // Secret matches, continue
             }
             Some(_) => {
@@ -356,19 +357,89 @@ impl Channel for HttpChannel {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use axum::body::Body;
+    use axum::http::Request;
+    use secrecy::SecretString;
+    use tower::ServiceExt;
+
     use super::*;
 
+    fn test_channel(secret: Option<&str>) -> HttpChannel {
+        HttpChannel::new(HttpConfig {
+            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            port: 0,
+            webhook_secret: secret.map(|s| SecretString::from(s.to_string())),
+            user_id: "http".to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_http_channel_requires_secret() {
-        let config = HttpConfig {
-            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
-            port: 0,
-            webhook_secret: None,
-            user_id: "http".to_string(),
-        };
-
-        let channel = HttpChannel::new(config);
+        let channel = test_channel(None);
         let result = channel.start().await;
         assert!(result.is_err());
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn webhook_correct_secret_returns_ok() {
+        let channel = test_channel(Some("test-secret-123"));
+        // Start the channel so the tx sender is populated (otherwise 503).
+        let _stream = channel.start().await.unwrap();
+        let app = channel.routes();
+
+        let body = serde_json::json!({
+            "content": "hello",
+            "secret": "test-secret-123"
+        });
+        let req = Request::builder()
+            .method("POST")
+            .uri("/webhook")
+            .header("content-type", "application/json")
+            .body(Body::from(serde_json::to_vec(&body).unwrap()))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let resp = app.oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn webhook_wrong_secret_returns_unauthorized() {
+        let channel = test_channel(Some("correct-secret"));
+        let _stream = channel.start().await.unwrap();
+        let app = channel.routes();
+
+        let body = serde_json::json!({
+            "content": "hello",
+            "secret": "wrong-secret"
+        });
+        let req = Request::builder()
+            .method("POST")
+            .uri("/webhook")
+            .header("content-type", "application/json")
+            .body(Body::from(serde_json::to_vec(&body).unwrap()))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let resp = app.oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn webhook_missing_secret_returns_unauthorized() {
+        let channel = test_channel(Some("correct-secret"));
+        let _stream = channel.start().await.unwrap();
+        let app = channel.routes();
+
+        let body = serde_json::json!({
+            "content": "hello"
+        });
+        let req = Request::builder()
+            .method("POST")
+            .uri("/webhook")
+            .header("content-type", "application/json")
+            .body(Body::from(serde_json::to_vec(&body).unwrap()))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let resp = app.oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+    }
 }

src/channels/repl.rs

@@ -330,7 +330,13 @@ impl Channel for ReplChannel {
                         // Handle local REPL commands (only commands that need
                         // immediate local handling stay here)
                         match line.to_lowercase().as_str() {
-                            "/quit" | "/exit" => break,
+                            "/quit" | "/exit" => {
+                                // Forward shutdown command so the agent loop exits even
+                                // when other channels (e.g. web gateway) are still active.
+                                let msg = IncomingMessage::new("repl", "default", "/quit");
+                                let _ = tx.blocking_send(msg);
+                                break;
+                            }
                             "/help" => {
                                 print_help();
                                 continue;

src/channels/web/mod.rs

@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ impl Channel for GatewayChannel {
                 description,
                 parameters: serde_json::to_string_pretty(&parameters)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|_| parameters.to_string()),
+                thread_id,
             },
             StatusUpdate::AuthRequired {
                 extension_name,

src/channels/web/openai_compat.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ use crate::llm::{
 
 use super::server::GatewayState;
 
+const MAX_MODEL_NAME_BYTES: usize = 256;
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // OpenAI request types
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -380,6 +382,27 @@ fn unix_timestamp() -> u64 {
         .as_secs()
 }
 
+fn validate_model_name(model: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let trimmed = model.trim();
+
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return Err("model must not be empty".to_string());
+    }
+    if trimmed != model {
+        return Err("model must not have leading or trailing whitespace".to_string());
+    }
+    if model.len() > MAX_MODEL_NAME_BYTES {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "model must be at most {} bytes",
+            MAX_MODEL_NAME_BYTES
+        ));
+    }
+    if model.chars().any(char::is_control) {
+        return Err("model contains control characters".to_string());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Extract stop sequences from the flexible `stop` field.
 fn parse_stop(val: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
     match val {
@@ -426,29 +449,17 @@ pub async fn chat_completions_handler(
             "invalid_request_error",
         ));
     }
-
-    // Validate the requested model matches the active model.
-    // Per-request model switching is not yet supported (see GH issue).
-    let active_model = llm.active_model_name();
-    if req.model != active_model {
-        return Err((
-            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-            Json(OpenAiErrorResponse {
-                error: OpenAiErrorDetail {
-                    message: format!(
-                        "Model '{}' not found. The active model is '{}'.",
-                        req.model, active_model
-                    ),
-                    error_type: "invalid_request_error".to_string(),
-                    param: Some("model".to_string()),
-                    code: Some("model_not_found".to_string()),
-                },
-            }),
+    if let Err(e) = validate_model_name(&req.model) {
+        return Err(openai_error(
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            e,
+            "invalid_request_error",
         ));
     }
 
     let has_tools = req.tools.as_ref().is_some_and(|t| !t.is_empty());
     let stream = req.stream.unwrap_or(false);
+    let requested_model = req.model.clone();
 
     if stream {
         return handle_streaming(llm.clone(), req, has_tools)
@@ -460,13 +471,12 @@ pub async fn chat_completions_handler(
 
     let messages = convert_messages(&req.messages)
         .map_err(|e| openai_error(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, e, "invalid_request_error"))?;
-    let model_name = llm.active_model_name();
     let id = chat_completion_id();
     let created = unix_timestamp();
 
     if has_tools {
         let tools = convert_tools(req.tools.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[]));
-        let mut tool_req = ToolCompletionRequest::new(messages, tools);
+        let mut tool_req = ToolCompletionRequest::new(messages, tools).with_model(req.model);
         if let Some(t) = req.temperature {
             tool_req = tool_req.with_temperature(t);
         }
@@ -483,6 +493,7 @@ pub async fn chat_completions_handler(
             .complete_with_tools(tool_req)
             .await
             .map_err(map_llm_error)?;
+        let model_name = llm.effective_model_name(Some(requested_model.as_str()));
 
         let tool_calls_openai = if resp.tool_calls.is_empty() {
             None
@@ -515,7 +526,7 @@ pub async fn chat_completions_handler(
 
         Ok(Json(response).into_response())
     } else {
-        let mut comp_req = CompletionRequest::new(messages);
+        let mut comp_req = CompletionRequest::new(messages).with_model(req.model);
         if let Some(t) = req.temperature {
             comp_req = comp_req.with_temperature(t);
         }
@@ -527,6 +538,7 @@ pub async fn chat_completions_handler(
         }
 
         let resp = llm.complete(comp_req).await.map_err(map_llm_error)?;
+        let model_name = llm.effective_model_name(Some(requested_model.as_str()));
 
         let response = OpenAiChatResponse {
             id,
@@ -570,7 +582,7 @@ async fn handle_streaming(
     let messages = convert_messages(&req.messages)
         .map_err(|e| openai_error(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, e, "invalid_request_error"))?;
 
-    let model_name = llm.active_model_name();
+    let requested_model = req.model.clone();
     let id = chat_completion_id();
     let created = unix_timestamp();
 
@@ -584,7 +596,7 @@ async fn handle_streaming(
 
     let llm_result = if has_tools {
         let tools = convert_tools(req.tools.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[]));
-        let mut tool_req = ToolCompletionRequest::new(messages, tools);
+        let mut tool_req = ToolCompletionRequest::new(messages, tools).with_model(req.model);
         if let Some(t) = req.temperature {
             tool_req = tool_req.with_temperature(t);
         }
@@ -602,7 +614,7 @@ async fn handle_streaming(
                 .map_err(map_llm_error)?,
         )
     } else {
-        let mut comp_req = CompletionRequest::new(messages);
+        let mut comp_req = CompletionRequest::new(messages).with_model(req.model);
         if let Some(t) = req.temperature {
             comp_req = comp_req.with_temperature(t);
         }
@@ -614,6 +626,7 @@ async fn handle_streaming(
         }
         LlmResult::Simple(llm.complete(comp_req).await.map_err(map_llm_error)?)
     };
+    let model_name = llm.effective_model_name(Some(requested_model.as_str()));
 
     // LLM succeeded — emit the response as SSE chunks
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<Result<Event, std::convert::Infallible>>(64);
@@ -1091,4 +1104,18 @@ mod tests {
         let v = serde_json::Value::Null;
         assert_eq!(parse_stop(&v), None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_model_name_rejects_leading_or_trailing_whitespace() {
+        let err = validate_model_name(" gpt-4").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("leading or trailing whitespace"));
+
+        let err = validate_model_name("gpt-4 ").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("leading or trailing whitespace"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_model_name_accepts_normal_name() {
+        assert!(validate_model_name("gpt-4").is_ok());
+    }
 }

src/channels/web/server.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
 use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
 use tower_http::cors::{AllowHeaders, CorsLayer};
+use tower_http::set_header::SetResponseHeaderLayer;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::agent::SessionManager;
@@ -304,8 +305,16 @@ pub async fn start_server(
         .merge(statics)
         .merge(projects)
         .merge(protected)
-        .layer(cors)
         .layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(1024 * 1024)) // 1 MB max request body
+        .layer(cors)
+        .layer(SetResponseHeaderLayer::if_not_present(
+            header::X_CONTENT_TYPE_OPTIONS,
+            header::HeaderValue::from_static("nosniff"),
+        ))
+        .layer(SetResponseHeaderLayer::if_not_present(
+            header::X_FRAME_OPTIONS,
+            header::HeaderValue::from_static("DENY"),
+        ))
         .with_state(state.clone());
 
     let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel();

src/channels/web/static/app.js

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function connectSSE() {
 
   eventSource.addEventListener('approval_needed', (e) => {
     const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
+    if (!isCurrentThread(data.thread_id)) return;
     showApproval(data);
   });
 

src/channels/web/types.rs

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ pub enum SseEvent {
         tool_name: String,
         description: String,
         parameters: String,
+        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        thread_id: Option<String>,
     },
     #[serde(rename = "auth_required")]
     AuthRequired {
@@ -785,12 +787,14 @@ mod tests {
             tool_name: "shell".to_string(),
             description: "Run ls".to_string(),
             parameters: "{}".to_string(),
+            thread_id: Some("t1".to_string()),
         };
         let ws = WsServerMessage::from_sse_event(&sse);
         match ws {
             WsServerMessage::Event { event_type, data } => {
                 assert_eq!(event_type, "approval_needed");
                 assert_eq!(data["tool_name"], "shell");
+                assert_eq!(data["thread_id"], "t1");
             }
             _ => panic!("Expected Event variant"),
         }

src/config/embeddings.rs

@@ -9,25 +9,48 @@ use crate::settings::Settings;
 pub struct EmbeddingsConfig {
     /// Whether embeddings are enabled.
     pub enabled: bool,
-    /// Provider to use: "openai" or "nearai"
+    /// Provider to use: "openai", "nearai", or "ollama"
     pub provider: String,
     /// OpenAI API key (for OpenAI provider).
     pub openai_api_key: Option<SecretString>,
     /// Model to use for embeddings.
     pub model: String,
+    /// Ollama base URL (for Ollama provider). Defaults to http://localhost:11434.
+    pub ollama_base_url: String,
+    /// Embedding vector dimension. Inferred from the model name when not set explicitly.
+    pub dimension: usize,
 }
 
 impl Default for EmbeddingsConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
+        let model = "text-embedding-3-small".to_string();
+        let dimension = default_dimension_for_model(&model);
         Self {
             enabled: false,
             provider: "openai".to_string(),
             openai_api_key: None,
-            model: "text-embedding-3-small".to_string(),
+            model,
+            ollama_base_url: "http://localhost:11434".to_string(),
+            dimension,
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Infer the embedding dimension from a well-known model name.
+///
+/// Falls back to 1536 (OpenAI text-embedding-3-small default) for unknown models.
+fn default_dimension_for_model(model: &str) -> usize {
+    match model {
+        "text-embedding-3-small" => 1536,
+        "text-embedding-3-large" => 3072,
+        "text-embedding-ada-002" => 1536,
+        "nomic-embed-text" => 768,
+        "mxbai-embed-large" => 1024,
+        "all-minilm" => 384,
+        _ => 1536,
+    }
+}
+
 impl EmbeddingsConfig {
     pub(crate) fn resolve(settings: &Settings) -> Result<Self, ConfigError> {
         let openai_api_key = optional_env("OPENAI_API_KEY")?.map(SecretString::from);
@@ -38,6 +61,19 @@ impl EmbeddingsConfig {
         let model =
             optional_env("EMBEDDING_MODEL")?.unwrap_or_else(|| settings.embeddings.model.clone());
 
+        let ollama_base_url = optional_env("OLLAMA_BASE_URL")?
+            .or_else(|| settings.ollama_base_url.clone())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "http://localhost:11434".to_string());
+
+        let dimension = optional_env("EMBEDDING_DIMENSION")?
+            .map(|s| s.parse::<usize>())
+            .transpose()
+            .map_err(|e| ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                key: "EMBEDDING_DIMENSION".to_string(),
+                message: format!("must be a positive integer: {e}"),
+            })?
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| default_dimension_for_model(&model));
+
         let enabled = optional_env("EMBEDDING_ENABLED")?
             .map(|s| s.parse())
             .transpose()
@@ -52,6 +88,8 @@ impl EmbeddingsConfig {
             provider,
             openai_api_key,
             model,
+            ollama_base_url,
+            dimension,
         })
     }
 

src/config/llm.rs

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for LlmBackend {
 pub struct OpenAiDirectConfig {
     pub api_key: SecretString,
     pub model: String,
+    /// Optional base URL override (e.g. for proxies like VibeProxy).
+    pub base_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Configuration for direct Anthropic API access.
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ pub struct OpenAiDirectConfig {
 pub struct AnthropicDirectConfig {
     pub api_key: SecretString,
     pub model: String,
+    /// Optional base URL override (e.g. for proxies like VibeProxy).
+    pub base_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Configuration for local Ollama.
@@ -274,7 +278,12 @@ impl LlmConfig {
                     hint: "Set OPENAI_API_KEY when LLM_BACKEND=openai".to_string(),
                 })?;
             let model = optional_env("OPENAI_MODEL")?.unwrap_or_else(|| "gpt-4o".to_string());
-            Some(OpenAiDirectConfig { api_key, model })
+            let base_url = optional_env("OPENAI_BASE_URL")?;
+            Some(OpenAiDirectConfig {
+                api_key,
+                model,
+                base_url,
+            })
         } else {
             None
         };
@@ -288,7 +297,12 @@ impl LlmConfig {
                 })?;
             let model = optional_env("ANTHROPIC_MODEL")?
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "claude-sonnet-4-20250514".to_string());
-            Some(AnthropicDirectConfig { api_key, model })
+            let base_url = optional_env("ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL")?;
+            Some(AnthropicDirectConfig {
+                api_key,
+                model,
+                base_url,
+            })
         } else {
             None
         };

src/config/sandbox.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Default for SandboxModeConfig {
             timeout_secs: 120,
             memory_limit_mb: 2048,
             cpu_shares: 1024,
-            image: "ghcr.io/nearai/sandbox:latest".to_string(),
+            image: "ironclaw-worker:latest".to_string(),
             auto_pull_image: true,
             extra_allowed_domains: Vec::new(),
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl SandboxModeConfig {
             memory_limit_mb: parse_optional_env("SANDBOX_MEMORY_LIMIT_MB", 2048)?,
             cpu_shares: parse_optional_env("SANDBOX_CPU_SHARES", 1024)?,
             image: optional_env("SANDBOX_IMAGE")?
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| "ghcr.io/nearai/sandbox:latest".to_string()),
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "ironclaw-worker:latest".to_string()),
             auto_pull_image: optional_env("SANDBOX_AUTO_PULL")?
                 .map(|s| s.parse())
                 .transpose()

src/estimation/value.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ impl ValueEstimator {
 
     /// Check if a job is profitable at a given price.
     pub fn is_profitable(&self, price: Decimal, estimated_cost: Decimal) -> bool {
+        if price.is_zero() {
+            // With a zero price, the job is only profitable if the cost is negative.
+            // This results in a positive profit and an effectively infinite margin.
+            return estimated_cost < Decimal::ZERO;
+        }
         let margin = (price - estimated_cost) / price;
         margin >= self.min_margin
     }
@@ -104,4 +109,15 @@ mod tests {
         let margin = estimator.calculate_margin(dec!(100.0), dec!(70.0));
         assert_eq!(margin, dec!(0.30)); // 30%
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_profitability_zero_price() {
+        let estimator = ValueEstimator::new();
+
+        // Zero price should return false, not panic
+        assert!(!estimator.is_profitable(Decimal::ZERO, dec!(10.0)));
+        assert!(!estimator.is_profitable(Decimal::ZERO, Decimal::ZERO));
+        // Negative cost with zero price is profitable (we get paid to do it)
+        assert!(estimator.is_profitable(Decimal::ZERO, dec!(-10.0)));
+    }
 }

src/extensions/manager.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::extensions::{
     ActivateResult, AuthResult, ExtensionError, ExtensionKind, ExtensionSource, InstallResult,
     InstalledExtension, RegistryEntry, ResultSource, SearchResult,
 };
+use crate::hooks::HookRegistry;
 use crate::secrets::{CreateSecretParams, SecretsStore};
 use crate::tools::ToolRegistry;
 use crate::tools::mcp::McpClient;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub struct ExtensionManager {
     // Shared
     secrets: Arc<dyn SecretsStore + Send + Sync>,
     tool_registry: Arc<ToolRegistry>,
+    hooks: Option<Arc<HookRegistry>>,
     pending_auth: RwLock<HashMap<String, PendingAuth>>,
     /// Tunnel URL for remote OAuth callbacks (used in future iterations).
     _tunnel_url: Option<String>,
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
         mcp_session_manager: Arc<McpSessionManager>,
         secrets: Arc<dyn SecretsStore + Send + Sync>,
         tool_registry: Arc<ToolRegistry>,
+        hooks: Option<Arc<HookRegistry>>,
         wasm_tool_runtime: Option<Arc<WasmToolRuntime>>,
         wasm_tools_dir: PathBuf,
         wasm_channels_dir: PathBuf,
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
             wasm_channels_dir,
             secrets,
             tool_registry,
+            hooks,
             pending_auth: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
             _tunnel_url: tunnel_url,
             user_id,
@@ -320,6 +324,21 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
                 // Unregister from tool registry
                 self.tool_registry.unregister(name).await;
 
+                // Unregister hooks registered from this plugin source.
+                let removed_hooks = self
+                    .unregister_hook_prefix(&format!("plugin.tool:{}::", name))
+                    .await
+                    + self
+                        .unregister_hook_prefix(&format!("plugin.dev_tool:{}::", name))
+                        .await;
+                if removed_hooks > 0 {
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        extension = name,
+                        removed_hooks = removed_hooks,
+                        "Removed plugin hooks for WASM tool"
+                    );
+                }
+
                 // Delete files
                 let wasm_path = self.wasm_tools_dir.join(format!("{}.wasm", name));
                 let cap_path = self
@@ -969,6 +988,34 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
             .await
             .map_err(|e| ExtensionError::ActivationFailed(e.to_string()))?;
 
+        if let Some(ref hooks) = self.hooks
+            && let Some(cap_path) = cap_path_option
+        {
+            let source = format!("plugin.tool:{}", name);
+            let registration =
+                crate::hooks::bootstrap::register_plugin_bundle_from_capabilities_file(
+                    hooks, &source, cap_path,
+                )
+                .await;
+
+            if registration.total_registered() > 0 {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    extension = name,
+                    hooks = registration.hooks,
+                    outbound_webhooks = registration.outbound_webhooks,
+                    "Registered plugin hooks for activated WASM tool"
+                );
+            }
+
+            if registration.errors > 0 {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    extension = name,
+                    errors = registration.errors,
+                    "Some plugin hooks failed to register"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         tracing::info!("Activated WASM tool '{}'", name);
 
         Ok(ActivateResult {
@@ -1008,6 +1055,21 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
         let mut pending = self.pending_auth.write().await;
         pending.retain(|_, auth| auth.created_at.elapsed() < std::time::Duration::from_secs(300));
     }
+
+    async fn unregister_hook_prefix(&self, prefix: &str) -> usize {
+        let Some(ref hooks) = self.hooks else {
+            return 0;
+        };
+
+        let names = hooks.list().await;
+        let mut removed = 0;
+        for hook_name in names {
+            if hook_name.starts_with(prefix) && hooks.unregister(&hook_name).await {
+                removed += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        removed
+    }
 }
 
 /// Infer the extension kind from a URL.

src/hooks/bootstrap.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+//! Hook bootstrap helpers for loading bundled, plugin, and workspace hooks.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::channels::wasm::discover_channels;
+use crate::hooks::bundled::{
+    HookBundleConfig, HookRegistrationSummary, register_bundle, register_bundled_hooks,
+};
+use crate::hooks::registry::HookRegistry;
+use crate::tools::wasm::{discover_dev_tools, discover_tools};
+use crate::workspace::Workspace;
+
+/// Summary of hook bootstrap work done at startup.
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct HookBootstrapSummary {
+    /// Number of bundled built-in hooks registered.
+    pub bundled_hooks: usize,
+    /// Number of plugin-provided rule hooks registered.
+    pub plugin_hooks: usize,
+    /// Number of workspace-provided rule hooks registered.
+    pub workspace_hooks: usize,
+    /// Number of outbound webhook hooks registered.
+    pub outbound_webhooks: usize,
+    /// Number of invalid hook configs skipped.
+    pub errors: usize,
+}
+
+impl HookBootstrapSummary {
+    /// Total number of hooks registered across all categories.
+    pub fn total_hooks(&self) -> usize {
+        self.bundled_hooks + self.plugin_hooks + self.workspace_hooks + self.outbound_webhooks
+    }
+}
+
+/// Register bundled hooks, then load plugin and workspace hook bundles.
+pub async fn bootstrap_hooks(
+    registry: &Arc<HookRegistry>,
+    workspace: Option<&Arc<Workspace>>,
+    wasm_tools_dir: &Path,
+    wasm_channels_dir: &Path,
+    active_tool_names: &[String],
+    active_channel_names: &[String],
+    dev_loaded_tool_names: &[String],
+) -> HookBootstrapSummary {
+    let mut summary = HookBootstrapSummary::default();
+
+    let bundled = register_bundled_hooks(registry).await;
+    summary.bundled_hooks += bundled.hooks;
+    summary.outbound_webhooks += bundled.outbound_webhooks;
+    summary.errors += bundled.errors;
+
+    let plugin = register_plugin_bundles(
+        registry,
+        wasm_tools_dir,
+        wasm_channels_dir,
+        active_tool_names,
+        active_channel_names,
+        dev_loaded_tool_names,
+    )
+    .await;
+    summary.plugin_hooks += plugin.hooks;
+    summary.outbound_webhooks += plugin.outbound_webhooks;
+    summary.errors += plugin.errors;
+
+    if let Some(workspace) = workspace {
+        let workspace_loaded = register_workspace_bundles(registry, workspace).await;
+        summary.workspace_hooks += workspace_loaded.hooks;
+        summary.outbound_webhooks += workspace_loaded.outbound_webhooks;
+        summary.errors += workspace_loaded.errors;
+    }
+
+    summary
+}
+
+async fn register_plugin_bundles(
+    registry: &Arc<HookRegistry>,
+    wasm_tools_dir: &Path,
+    wasm_channels_dir: &Path,
+    active_tool_names: &[String],
+    active_channel_names: &[String],
+    dev_loaded_tool_names: &[String],
+) -> HookRegistrationSummary {
+    let mut summary = HookRegistrationSummary::default();
+    let files = collect_plugin_capability_files(
+        wasm_tools_dir,
+        wasm_channels_dir,
+        active_tool_names,
+        active_channel_names,
+        dev_loaded_tool_names,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    for (source, path) in files {
+        let registered =
+            register_plugin_bundle_from_capabilities_file(registry, &source, &path).await;
+        summary.merge(registered);
+    }
+
+    summary
+}
+
+/// Register a plugin hook bundle from a single capabilities file.
+///
+/// This is used by startup bootstrap and by runtime extension activation.
+pub async fn register_plugin_bundle_from_capabilities_file(
+    registry: &Arc<HookRegistry>,
+    source: &str,
+    path: &Path,
+) -> HookRegistrationSummary {
+    match load_plugin_bundle_from_capabilities_file(path).await {
+        Ok(Some(bundle)) => register_bundle(registry, source, bundle).await,
+        Ok(None) => HookRegistrationSummary::default(),
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                source = source,
+                path = %path.display(),
+                error = %err,
+                "Skipping plugin hook bundle"
+            );
+            HookRegistrationSummary {
+                hooks: 0,
+                outbound_webhooks: 0,
+                errors: 1,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn collect_plugin_capability_files(
+    wasm_tools_dir: &Path,
+    wasm_channels_dir: &Path,
+    active_tool_names: &[String],
+    active_channel_names: &[String],
+    dev_loaded_tool_names: &[String],
+) -> Vec<(String, PathBuf)> {
+    let mut files: Vec<(String, PathBuf)> = Vec::new();
+    let mut seen: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    let active_tools: HashSet<&str> = active_tool_names.iter().map(String::as_str).collect();
+    let active_channels: HashSet<&str> = active_channel_names.iter().map(String::as_str).collect();
+    let dev_loaded_tools: HashSet<&str> =
+        dev_loaded_tool_names.iter().map(String::as_str).collect();
+
+    if wasm_tools_dir.exists() {
+        match discover_tools(wasm_tools_dir).await {
+            Ok(tools) => {
+                for (name, tool) in tools {
+                    if let Some(path) = tool.capabilities_path
+                        && active_tools.contains(name.as_str())
+                        && !dev_loaded_tools.contains(name.as_str())
+                    {
+                        insert_unique(&mut files, &mut seen, format!("plugin.tool:{}", name), path);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    path = %wasm_tools_dir.display(),
+                    error = %err,
+                    "Failed to discover WASM tool capabilities for plugin hooks"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    match discover_dev_tools().await {
+        Ok(dev_tools) => {
+            for (name, tool) in dev_tools {
+                if let Some(path) = tool.capabilities_path
+                    && active_tools.contains(name.as_str())
+                    && dev_loaded_tools.contains(name.as_str())
+                {
+                    insert_unique(
+                        &mut files,
+                        &mut seen,
+                        format!("plugin.dev_tool:{}", name),
+                        path,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::debug!(error = %err, "No dev tool capabilities discovered for plugin hooks");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if wasm_channels_dir.exists() {
+        match discover_channels(wasm_channels_dir).await {
+            Ok(channels) => {
+                for (name, channel) in channels {
+                    if let Some(path) = channel.capabilities_path
+                        && active_channels.contains(name.as_str())
+                    {
+                        insert_unique(
+                            &mut files,
+                            &mut seen,
+                            format!("plugin.channel:{}", name),
+                            path,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    path = %wasm_channels_dir.display(),
+                    error = %err,
+                    "Failed to discover WASM channel capabilities for plugin hooks"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    files.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+    files
+}
+
+fn insert_unique(
+    files: &mut Vec<(String, PathBuf)>,
+    seen: &mut HashSet<String>,
+    source: String,
+    path: PathBuf,
+) {
+    let key = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+    if seen.insert(key) {
+        files.push((source, path));
+    }
+}
+
+async fn load_plugin_bundle_from_capabilities_file(
+    path: &Path,
+) -> Result<Option<HookBundleConfig>, String> {
+    let bytes = tokio::fs::read(path)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("read failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    let value: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|e| format!("invalid JSON: {e}"))?;
+
+    let Some(hooks_value) = extract_hooks_section(&value) else {
+        return Ok(None);
+    };
+
+    HookBundleConfig::from_value(hooks_value)
+        .map(Some)
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
+fn extract_hooks_section(root: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<&serde_json::Value> {
+    root.get("hooks")
+        .or_else(|| root.get("capabilities").and_then(|c| c.get("hooks")))
+}
+
+async fn register_workspace_bundles(
+    registry: &Arc<HookRegistry>,
+    workspace: &Arc<Workspace>,
+) -> HookRegistrationSummary {
+    let mut summary = HookRegistrationSummary::default();
+
+    let paths = match workspace.list_all().await {
+        Ok(paths) => paths,
+        Err(err) => {
+            summary.errors += 1;
+            tracing::warn!(error = %err, "Failed to list workspace paths for hooks");
+            return summary;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut hook_paths: Vec<String> = paths
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|path| is_workspace_hook_file(path))
+        .collect();
+    hook_paths.sort();
+
+    for path in hook_paths {
+        let doc = match workspace.read(&path).await {
+            Ok(doc) => doc,
+            Err(err) => {
+                summary.errors += 1;
+                tracing::warn!(path = %path, error = %err, "Skipping unreadable workspace hook file");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let parsed: serde_json::Value = match serde_json::from_str(&doc.content) {
+            Ok(value) => value,
+            Err(err) => {
+                summary.errors += 1;
+                tracing::warn!(path = %path, error = %err, "Workspace hook file is not valid JSON");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let bundle = match parse_workspace_bundle(&parsed) {
+            Ok(bundle) => bundle,
+            Err(err) => {
+                summary.errors += 1;
+                tracing::warn!(path = %path, error = %err, "Skipping invalid workspace hook bundle");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let source = format!("workspace:{}", path);
+        let registered = register_bundle(registry, &source, bundle).await;
+        summary.merge(registered);
+    }
+
+    summary
+}
+
+fn parse_workspace_bundle(value: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<HookBundleConfig, String> {
+    if let Some(nested) = value.get("hooks") {
+        HookBundleConfig::from_value(nested).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+    } else {
+        HookBundleConfig::from_value(value).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_workspace_hook_file(path: &str) -> bool {
+    path == "hooks/hooks.json" || (path.starts_with("hooks/") && path.ends_with(".hook.json"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_hooks_section_from_tool_caps() {
+        let value = serde_json::json!({
+            "http": {"allowlist": []},
+            "hooks": {"rules": []}
+        });
+
+        let extracted = extract_hooks_section(&value).unwrap();
+        assert!(extracted.get("rules").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_hooks_section_from_channel_caps() {
+        let value = serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "channel",
+            "capabilities": {
+                "hooks": {
+                    "rules": []
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        let extracted = extract_hooks_section(&value).unwrap();
+        assert!(extracted.get("rules").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_workspace_hook_file_filter() {
+        assert!(is_workspace_hook_file("hooks/hooks.json"));
+        assert!(is_workspace_hook_file("hooks/redact.hook.json"));
+        assert!(!is_workspace_hook_file("hooks/readme.md"));
+        assert!(!is_workspace_hook_file("MEMORY.md"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_workspace_bundle_wrapped_hooks() {
+        let value = serde_json::json!({
+            "hooks": {
+                "rules": [
+                    {
+                        "name": "append-bang",
+                        "points": ["beforeInbound"],
+                        "append": "!"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        });
+
+        let bundle = parse_workspace_bundle(&value).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(bundle.rules.len(), 1);
+    }
+}

src/hooks/hook.rs

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// Points in the agent lifecycle where hooks can be attached.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub enum HookPoint {
     /// Before processing an inbound user message.
     BeforeInbound,
@@ -21,8 +23,22 @@ pub enum HookPoint {
     TransformResponse,
 }
 
+impl HookPoint {
+    /// Human-readable hook point identifier.
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            HookPoint::BeforeInbound => "beforeInbound",
+            HookPoint::BeforeToolCall => "beforeToolCall",
+            HookPoint::BeforeOutbound => "beforeOutbound",
+            HookPoint::OnSessionStart => "onSessionStart",
+            HookPoint::OnSessionEnd => "onSessionEnd",
+            HookPoint::TransformResponse => "transformResponse",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Contextual data carried with each hook invocation.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum HookEvent {
     /// An inbound user message about to be processed.
     Inbound {
@@ -133,7 +149,8 @@ impl HookOutcome {
 }
 
 /// How to handle hook execution failures.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum HookFailureMode {
     /// On error/timeout, continue processing as if the hook returned `ok()`.
     FailOpen,

src/hooks/mod.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@
 //! Hooks are executed in priority order (lower number = higher priority).
 //! Each hook can pass through, modify content, or reject the event.
 
+pub mod bootstrap;
+pub mod bundled;
 pub mod hook;
 pub mod registry;
 
+pub use bootstrap::{HookBootstrapSummary, bootstrap_hooks};
+pub use bundled::{
+    HookBundleConfig, HookRegistrationSummary, register_bundle, register_bundled_hooks,
+};
 pub use hook::{Hook, HookContext, HookError, HookEvent, HookFailureMode, HookOutcome, HookPoint};
 pub use registry::HookRegistry;

src/hooks/registry.rs

@@ -39,7 +39,22 @@ impl HookRegistry {
     /// Lower priority number = runs first.
     pub async fn register_with_priority(&self, hook: Arc<dyn Hook>, priority: u32) {
         let mut hooks = self.hooks.write().await;
-        hooks.push(HookEntry { hook, priority });
+        let hook_name = hook.name().to_string();
+
+        if let Some(existing) = hooks
+            .iter_mut()
+            .find(|entry| entry.hook.name() == hook_name)
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                hook = %hook_name,
+                "Replacing existing hook registration with same name"
+            );
+            existing.hook = hook;
+            existing.priority = priority;
+        } else {
+            hooks.push(HookEntry { hook, priority });
+        }
+
         hooks.sort_by_key(|e| e.priority);
     }
 
@@ -346,6 +361,44 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(names, vec!["hook-a", "hook-b"]);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_register_duplicate_name_replaces_existing() {
+        let registry = HookRegistry::new();
+
+        registry
+            .register_with_priority(
+                Arc::new(ModifyHook {
+                    name: "dup".into(),
+                    suffix: "-A".into(),
+                    points: vec![HookPoint::BeforeInbound],
+                }),
+                100,
+            )
+            .await;
+
+        registry
+            .register_with_priority(
+                Arc::new(ModifyHook {
+                    name: "dup".into(),
+                    suffix: "-B".into(),
+                    points: vec![HookPoint::BeforeInbound],
+                }),
+                10,
+            )
+            .await;
+
+        let names = registry.list().await;
+        assert_eq!(names, vec!["dup"]);
+
+        let result = registry.run(&test_event()).await.unwrap();
+        match result {
+            HookOutcome::Continue {
+                modified: Some(value),
+            } => assert_eq!(value, "hello-B"),
+            other => panic!("expected modified output, got {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_priority_ordering() {
         let registry = HookRegistry::new();

src/llm/circuit_breaker.rs

@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ impl CircuitBreakerProvider {
                         );
                         Ok(())
                     } else {
-                        let remaining = self.config.recovery_timeout - opened_at.elapsed();
+                        let remaining = self
+                            .config
+                            .recovery_timeout
+                            .checked_sub(opened_at.elapsed())
+                            .unwrap_or(Duration::ZERO);
                         Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
                             provider: self.inner.model_name().to_string(),
                             reason: format!(
@@ -208,8 +212,16 @@ impl CircuitBreakerProvider {
 /// Returns `true` for errors that indicate the provider is degraded
 /// (server errors, rate limits, network failures, auth infrastructure down).
 ///
-/// Client errors (wrong model, bad credentials, context overflow) are NOT
-/// transient: they are the caller's problem, not a sign of backend trouble.
+/// This answers: "should this error count toward tripping the circuit breaker?"
+///
+/// Includes `SessionExpired` because repeated session failures signal backend
+/// auth infrastructure trouble.
+///
+/// Excludes client errors that are the caller's problem, not backend trouble:
+/// `AuthFailed`, `ContextLengthExceeded`, `ModelNotAvailable`, `Json`.
+///
+/// See also `retry::is_retryable()` which answers a different question:
+/// "could retrying this exact request succeed?"
 fn is_transient(err: &LlmError) -> bool {
     matches!(
         err,
@@ -219,7 +231,6 @@ fn is_transient(err: &LlmError) -> bool {
             | LlmError::SessionExpired { .. }
             | LlmError::SessionRenewalFailed { .. }
             | LlmError::Http(_)
-            | LlmError::Json(_)
             | LlmError::Io(_)
     )
 }
@@ -273,6 +284,10 @@ impl LlmProvider for CircuitBreakerProvider {
         self.inner.model_metadata().await
     }
 
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        self.inner.effective_model_name(requested_model)
+    }
+
     fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
         self.inner.active_model_name()
     }
@@ -543,6 +558,9 @@ mod tests {
             provider: "p".into(),
             model: "m".into(),
         }));
+        assert!(!is_transient(&LlmError::Json(
+            serde_json::from_str::<String>("bad").unwrap_err()
+        )));
     }
 
     // -- Passthrough delegation tests --

src/llm/failover.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 //! so subsequent requests skip them, reducing latency when a provider
 //! is known to be down. Cooldown state is lock-free (atomics only).
 
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -17,34 +19,11 @@ use rust_decimal::Decimal;
 
 use crate::error::LlmError;
 use crate::llm::provider::{
-    CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse, LlmProvider, ToolCompletionRequest,
+    CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse, LlmProvider, ModelMetadata, ToolCompletionRequest,
     ToolCompletionResponse,
 };
 
-/// Returns `true` if the error is transient and the request should be retried
-/// on the next provider in the failover chain.
-///
-/// Retryable: `RequestFailed`, `RateLimited`, `InvalidResponse`,
-/// `SessionRenewalFailed`, `ModelNotAvailable`, `Http`, `Io`.
-///
-/// `ModelNotAvailable` is retryable because the next provider in the chain may
-/// offer a different model, so it's worth trying.
-///
-/// Non-retryable errors (`AuthFailed`, `SessionExpired`, `ContextLengthExceeded`)
-/// propagate immediately because a different provider won't fix them.
-fn is_retryable(err: &LlmError) -> bool {
-    matches!(
-        err,
-        LlmError::RequestFailed { .. }
-            | LlmError::RateLimited { .. }
-            | LlmError::InvalidResponse { .. }
-            | LlmError::SessionRenewalFailed { .. }
-            // ModelNotAvailable is retryable: the next provider may offer a different model.
-            | LlmError::ModelNotAvailable { .. }
-            | LlmError::Http(_)
-            | LlmError::Io(_)
-    )
-}
+use crate::llm::retry::is_retryable;
 
 /// Configuration for per-provider cooldown behavior.
 ///
@@ -139,6 +118,12 @@ pub struct FailoverProvider {
     epoch: Instant,
     /// Cooldown configuration.
     cooldown_config: CooldownConfig,
+    /// Request-scoped provider index keyed by Tokio task ID.
+    ///
+    /// This allows `effective_model_name()` to report the provider that handled
+    /// the *current* request, even when other concurrent requests update
+    /// `last_used`.
+    provider_for_task: Mutex<HashMap<tokio::task::Id, usize>>,
 }
 
 impl FailoverProvider {
@@ -171,6 +156,7 @@ impl FailoverProvider {
             cooldowns,
             epoch: Instant::now(),
             cooldown_config,
+            provider_for_task: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
         })
     }
 
@@ -182,12 +168,36 @@ impl FailoverProvider {
         self.epoch.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64
     }
 
+    /// Current Tokio task ID if available.
+    fn current_task_id() -> Option<tokio::task::Id> {
+        tokio::task::try_id()
+    }
+
+    /// Bind the selected provider index to the current task.
+    fn bind_provider_to_current_task(&self, provider_idx: usize) {
+        let Some(task_id) = Self::current_task_id() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        if let Ok(mut guard) = self.provider_for_task.lock() {
+            guard.insert(task_id, provider_idx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Take and remove the provider index bound to the current task.
+    fn take_bound_provider_for_current_task(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        let task_id = Self::current_task_id()?;
+        self.provider_for_task
+            .lock()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|mut guard| guard.remove(&task_id))
+    }
+
     /// Try each provider in sequence until one succeeds or all fail.
     ///
     /// Providers in cooldown are skipped unless *all* providers are in
     /// cooldown, in which case the one with the oldest cooldown timestamp
     /// (most likely to have recovered) is tried.
-    async fn try_providers<T, F, Fut>(&self, mut call: F) -> Result<T, LlmError>
+    async fn try_providers<T, F, Fut>(&self, mut call: F) -> Result<(usize, T), LlmError>
     where
         F: FnMut(Arc<dyn LlmProvider>) -> Fut,
         Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, LlmError>>,
@@ -236,7 +246,7 @@ impl FailoverProvider {
                 Ok(response) => {
                     self.last_used.store(i, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     self.cooldowns[i].reset();
-                    return Ok(response);
+                    return Ok((i, response));
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
                     if !is_retryable(&err) {
@@ -287,22 +297,28 @@ impl LlmProvider for FailoverProvider {
     }
 
     async fn complete(&self, request: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
-        self.try_providers(|provider| {
-            let req = request.clone();
-            async move { provider.complete(req).await }
-        })
-        .await
+        let (provider_idx, response) = self
+            .try_providers(|provider| {
+                let req = request.clone();
+                async move { provider.complete(req).await }
+            })
+            .await?;
+        self.bind_provider_to_current_task(provider_idx);
+        Ok(response)
     }
 
     async fn complete_with_tools(
         &self,
         request: ToolCompletionRequest,
     ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
-        self.try_providers(|provider| {
-            let req = request.clone();
-            async move { provider.complete_with_tools(req).await }
-        })
-        .await
+        let (provider_idx, response) = self
+            .try_providers(|provider| {
+                let req = request.clone();
+                async move { provider.complete_with_tools(req).await }
+            })
+            .await?;
+        self.bind_provider_to_current_task(provider_idx);
+        Ok(response)
     }
 
     fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
@@ -336,6 +352,34 @@ impl LlmProvider for FailoverProvider {
         all_models.dedup();
         Ok(all_models)
     }
+
+    async fn model_metadata(&self) -> Result<ModelMetadata, LlmError> {
+        self.providers[self.last_used.load(Ordering::Relaxed)]
+            .model_metadata()
+            .await
+    }
+
+    fn seed_response_chain(&self, thread_id: &str, response_id: String) {
+        self.providers[self.last_used.load(Ordering::Relaxed)]
+            .seed_response_chain(thread_id, response_id);
+    }
+
+    fn get_response_chain_id(&self, thread_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        self.providers[self.last_used.load(Ordering::Relaxed)].get_response_chain_id(thread_id)
+    }
+
+    fn calculate_cost(&self, input_tokens: u32, output_tokens: u32) -> Decimal {
+        self.providers[self.last_used.load(Ordering::Relaxed)]
+            .calculate_cost(input_tokens, output_tokens)
+    }
+
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        if let Some(provider_idx) = self.take_bound_provider_for_current_task() {
+            return self.providers[provider_idx].effective_model_name(requested_model);
+        }
+
+        self.providers[self.last_used.load(Ordering::Relaxed)].effective_model_name(requested_model)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -610,6 +654,49 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(failover.cost_per_token(), (fallback_cost, fallback_cost));
     }
 
+    // Test: model reporting is request-scoped under concurrent requests.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn effective_model_name_is_request_scoped_under_concurrency() {
+        let config = CooldownConfig {
+            cooldown_duration: Duration::from_secs(60),
+            failure_threshold: 3,
+        };
+        let primary = Arc::new(MultiCallMockProvider::fail_then_ok("primary", 1));
+        let fallback = Arc::new(MultiCallMockProvider::always_ok("fallback"));
+        let failover =
+            Arc::new(FailoverProvider::with_cooldown(vec![primary, fallback], config).unwrap());
+
+        let (first_done_tx, first_done_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel::<()>();
+        let (second_done_tx, second_done_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel::<()>();
+
+        let failover_a = Arc::clone(&failover);
+        let task_a = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            // First request: primary fails once, fallback serves.
+            let _ = failover_a.complete(make_request()).await.unwrap();
+            let _ = first_done_tx.send(());
+
+            // Wait until the second request finishes and updates global state.
+            let _ = second_done_rx.await;
+            failover_a.effective_model_name(None)
+        });
+
+        let failover_b = Arc::clone(&failover);
+        let task_b = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let _ = first_done_rx.await;
+            // Second request: primary now succeeds.
+            let _ = failover_b.complete(make_request()).await.unwrap();
+            let model = failover_b.effective_model_name(None);
+            let _ = second_done_tx.send(());
+            model
+        });
+
+        let model_b = task_b.await.unwrap();
+        let model_a = task_a.await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(model_a, "fallback");
+        assert_eq!(model_b, "primary");
+    }
+
     // Test: list_models aggregates from all providers.
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn list_models_aggregates_all() {
@@ -1021,10 +1108,6 @@ mod tests {
             std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset,
             "reset"
         ))));
-        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::ModelNotAvailable {
-            provider: "p".into(),
-            model: "m".into(),
-        }));
 
         // Non-retryable
         assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::AuthFailed {
@@ -1037,6 +1120,10 @@ mod tests {
             used: 100_000,
             limit: 50_000,
         }));
+        assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::ModelNotAvailable {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            model: "m".into(),
+        }));
     }
 
     // Test: empty providers list returns error (not panic).

src/llm/mod.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod nearai_chat;
 mod provider;
 mod reasoning;
 pub mod response_cache;
-mod retry;
+pub mod retry;
 mod rig_adapter;
 pub mod session;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub use reasoning::{
     ToolSelection,
 };
 pub use response_cache::{CachedProvider, ResponseCacheConfig};
+pub use retry::{RetryConfig, RetryProvider};
 pub use rig_adapter::RigAdapter;
 pub use session::{SessionConfig, SessionManager, create_session_manager};
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn create_llm_provider_with_config(
                 model = %config.model,
                 "Using Responses API (chat-api) with session auth"
             );
-            Ok(Arc::new(NearAiProvider::new(config.clone(), session)))
+            Ok(Arc::new(NearAiProvider::new(config.clone(), session)?))
         }
         NearAiApiMode::ChatCompletions => {
             tracing::info!(
@@ -95,14 +96,34 @@ fn create_openai_provider(config: &LlmConfig) -> Result<Arc<dyn LlmProvider>, Ll
 
     use rig::providers::openai;
 
-    let client: openai::Client =
-        openai::Client::new(oai.api_key.expose_secret()).map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
-            provider: "openai".to_string(),
-            reason: format!("Failed to create OpenAI client: {}", e),
-        })?;
+    // Use CompletionsClient (Chat Completions API) instead of the default Client
+    // (Responses API). The Responses API path in rig-core panics when tool results
+    // are sent back because ironclaw doesn't thread `call_id` through its ToolCall
+    // type. The Chat Completions API works correctly with the existing code.
+    let client: openai::CompletionsClient = if let Some(ref base_url) = oai.base_url {
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Using OpenAI direct API (chat completions, model: {}, base_url: {})",
+            oai.model,
+            base_url,
+        );
+        openai::Client::builder()
+            .base_url(base_url)
+            .api_key(oai.api_key.expose_secret())
+            .build()
+    } else {
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Using OpenAI direct API (chat completions, model: {}, base_url: default)",
+            oai.model,
+        );
+        openai::Client::new(oai.api_key.expose_secret())
+    }
+    .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+        provider: "openai".to_string(),
+        reason: format!("Failed to create OpenAI client: {}", e),
+    })?
+    .completions_api();
 
     let model = client.completion_model(&oai.model);
-    tracing::info!("Using OpenAI direct API (model: {})", oai.model);
     Ok(Arc::new(RigAdapter::new(model, &oai.model)))
 }
 
@@ -116,16 +137,25 @@ fn create_anthropic_provider(config: &LlmConfig) -> Result<Arc<dyn LlmProvider>,
 
     use rig::providers::anthropic;
 
-    let client: anthropic::Client =
-        anthropic::Client::new(anth.api_key.expose_secret()).map_err(|e| {
-            LlmError::RequestFailed {
-                provider: "anthropic".to_string(),
-                reason: format!("Failed to create Anthropic client: {}", e),
-            }
-        })?;
+    let client: anthropic::Client = if let Some(ref base_url) = anth.base_url {
+        anthropic::Client::builder()
+            .api_key(anth.api_key.expose_secret())
+            .base_url(base_url)
+            .build()
+    } else {
+        anthropic::Client::new(anth.api_key.expose_secret())
+    }
+    .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+        provider: "anthropic".to_string(),
+        reason: format!("Failed to create Anthropic client: {}", e),
+    })?;
 
     let model = client.completion_model(&anth.model);
-    tracing::info!("Using Anthropic direct API (model: {})", anth.model);
+    tracing::info!(
+        "Using Anthropic direct API (model: {}, base_url: {})",
+        anth.model,
+        anth.base_url.as_deref().unwrap_or("default"),
+    );
     Ok(Arc::new(RigAdapter::new(model, &anth.model)))
 }
 
@@ -194,26 +224,25 @@ fn create_openai_compatible_provider(config: &LlmConfig) -> Result<Arc<dyn LlmPr
 
     use rig::providers::openai;
 
-    let api_key = compat
-        .api_key
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|k| k.expose_secret().to_string())
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| "no-key".to_string());
-
-    let client: openai::Client = openai::Client::builder()
+    let client: openai::CompletionsClient = openai::Client::builder()
         .base_url(&compat.base_url)
-        .api_key(api_key)
+        .api_key(
+            compat
+                .api_key
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|k| k.expose_secret().to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "no-key".to_string()),
+        )
         .build()
         .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
             provider: "openai_compatible".to_string(),
             reason: format!("Failed to create OpenAI-compatible client: {}", e),
-        })?;
+        })?
+        .completions_api();
 
-    // OpenAI-compatible providers (e.g. OpenRouter) are most reliable on Chat Completions.
-    // This avoids Responses-API-specific assumptions such as required tool call IDs.
-    let model = client.completions_api().completion_model(&compat.model);
+    let model = client.completion_model(&compat.model);
     tracing::info!(
-        "Using OpenAI-compatible endpoint via Chat Completions API (base_url: {}, model: {})",
+        "Using OpenAI-compatible endpoint (chat completions, base_url: {}, model: {})",
         compat.base_url,
         compat.model
     );
@@ -247,7 +276,7 @@ pub fn create_cheap_llm_provider(
     tracing::info!("Cheap LLM provider: {}", cheap_model);
 
     match cheap_config.api_mode {
-        NearAiApiMode::Responses => Ok(Some(Arc::new(NearAiProvider::new(cheap_config, session)))),
+        NearAiApiMode::Responses => Ok(Some(Arc::new(NearAiProvider::new(cheap_config, session)?))),
         NearAiApiMode::ChatCompletions => {
             Ok(Some(Arc::new(NearAiChatProvider::new(cheap_config)?)))
         }

src/llm/nearai.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use crate::llm::provider::{
     ChatMessage, CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse, FinishReason, LlmProvider, Role, ToolCall,
     ToolCompletionRequest, ToolCompletionResponse,
 };
-use crate::llm::retry::{is_retryable_status, retry_backoff_delay};
 use crate::llm::session::SessionManager;
 
 /// Information about an available model from NEAR AI API.
@@ -54,28 +53,34 @@ pub struct NearAiProvider {
 
 impl NearAiProvider {
     /// Create a new NEAR AI provider with a session manager.
-    pub fn new(config: NearAiConfig, session: Arc<SessionManager>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(config: NearAiConfig, session: Arc<SessionManager>) -> Result<Self, LlmError> {
         let client = Client::builder()
             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(120))
             .build()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| Client::new());
+            .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+                reason: format!("Failed to build HTTP client: {}", e),
+            })?;
 
         let active_model = std::sync::RwLock::new(config.model.clone());
-        Self {
+        Ok(Self {
             client,
             config,
             session,
             active_model,
             response_chains: std::sync::RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     /// Seed a response chain for a thread (e.g. when restoring from DB).
     pub fn seed_response_id(&self, thread_id: &str, response_id: String) {
-        let mut chains = self
-            .response_chains
-            .write()
-            .expect("response_chains lock poisoned");
+        let mut chains = match self.response_chains.write() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard,
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("response_chains lock poisoned in seed; recovering");
+                poisoned.into_inner()
+            }
+        };
         chains.insert(
             thread_id.to_string(),
             ChainState {
@@ -87,19 +92,25 @@ impl NearAiProvider {
 
     /// Get the last response ID for a thread (for persistence).
     pub fn get_response_id(&self, thread_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
-        let chains = self
-            .response_chains
-            .read()
-            .expect("response_chains lock poisoned");
+        let chains = match self.response_chains.read() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard,
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("response_chains lock poisoned in get; recovering");
+                poisoned.into_inner()
+            }
+        };
         chains.get(thread_id).map(|c| c.response_id.clone())
     }
 
     /// Store a response chain state after a successful call.
     fn store_chain(&self, thread_id: &str, response_id: String, input_count: usize) {
-        let mut chains = self
-            .response_chains
-            .write()
-            .expect("response_chains lock poisoned");
+        let mut chains = match self.response_chains.write() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard,
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("response_chains lock poisoned in store; recovering");
+                poisoned.into_inner()
+            }
+        };
         chains.insert(
             thread_id.to_string(),
             ChainState {
@@ -111,10 +122,13 @@ impl NearAiProvider {
 
     /// Clear the chain for a thread (on error / fallback).
     fn clear_chain(&self, thread_id: &str) {
-        let mut chains = self
-            .response_chains
-            .write()
-            .expect("response_chains lock poisoned");
+        let mut chains = match self.response_chains.write() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard,
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("response_chains lock poisoned in clear; recovering");
+                poisoned.into_inner()
+            }
+        };
         chains.remove(thread_id);
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +174,10 @@ impl NearAiProvider {
             })?;
 
         let status = response.status();
-        let response_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        let response_text = response.text().await.map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+            reason: format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e),
+        })?;
 
         if !status.is_success() {
             if status.as_u16() == 401 {
@@ -283,139 +300,95 @@ impl NearAiProvider {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Inner request implementation with retry logic for transient errors.
+    /// Inner request implementation (single attempt).
     ///
-    /// Retries on HTTP 429, 500, 502, 503, 504 with exponential backoff.
-    /// Does not retry on client errors (400, 401, 403, 404) or parse errors.
+    /// Does not retry internally — retries are handled by the external
+    /// `RetryProvider` wrapper in the composition chain.
     async fn send_request_inner<T: Serialize + std::fmt::Debug, R: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
         &self,
         path: &str,
         body: &T,
     ) -> Result<R, LlmError> {
         let url = self.api_url(path);
-        let max_retries = self.config.max_retries;
+        let token = self.session.get_token().await?;
 
-        for attempt in 0..=max_retries {
-            let token = self.session.get_token().await?;
+        tracing::debug!("Sending request to NEAR AI: {}", url);
+        tracing::debug!("Request body: {:?}", body);
 
-            tracing::debug!(
-                "Sending request to NEAR AI: {} (attempt {})",
-                url,
-                attempt + 1
-            );
-            tracing::debug!("Request body: {:?}", body);
+        let response = self
+            .client
+            .post(&url)
+            .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token.expose_secret()))
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+            .json(body)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                tracing::error!("NEAR AI request failed: {}", e);
+                LlmError::Http(e)
+            })?;
 
-            let response = self
-                .client
-                .post(&url)
-                .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token.expose_secret()))
-                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
-                .json(body)
-                .send()
-                .await;
+        let status = response.status();
+        let response_text = response.text().await.map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+            reason: format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e),
+        })?;
 
-            let response = match response {
-                Ok(r) => r,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    tracing::error!("NEAR AI request failed: {}", e);
-                    // Network errors (timeout, connection refused) are transient
-                    if attempt < max_retries {
-                        let delay = retry_backoff_delay(attempt);
-                        tracing::warn!(
-                            "NEAR AI request error (attempt {}/{}), retrying in {:?}: {}",
-                            attempt + 1,
-                            max_retries + 1,
-                            delay,
-                            e,
-                        );
-                        tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    return Err(e.into());
-                }
-            };
+        tracing::debug!("NEAR AI response status: {}", status);
+        tracing::debug!("NEAR AI response body: {}", response_text);
 
-            let status = response.status();
-            let response_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        if !status.is_success() {
+            let status_code = status.as_u16();
 
-            tracing::debug!("NEAR AI response status: {}", status);
-            tracing::debug!("NEAR AI response body: {}", response_text);
+            // Check for session expiration (401 with specific message patterns)
+            if status_code == 401 {
+                let lower = response_text.to_lowercase();
+                let is_session_expired = lower.contains("session")
+                    && (lower.contains("expired") || lower.contains("invalid"));
 
-            if !status.is_success() {
-                let status_code = status.as_u16();
-
-                // Check for session expiration (401 with specific message patterns)
-                if status_code == 401 {
-                    let lower = response_text.to_lowercase();
-                    let is_session_expired = lower.contains("session")
-                        && (lower.contains("expired") || lower.contains("invalid"));
-
-                    if is_session_expired {
-                        return Err(LlmError::SessionExpired {
-                            provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    // Generic 401 -- not retryable
-                    return Err(LlmError::AuthFailed {
+                if is_session_expired {
+                    return Err(LlmError::SessionExpired {
                         provider: "nearai".to_string(),
                     });
                 }
 
-                // Check if this is a transient error worth retrying
-                if is_retryable_status(status_code) && attempt < max_retries {
-                    let delay = retry_backoff_delay(attempt);
-                    tracing::warn!(
-                        "NEAR AI returned HTTP {} (attempt {}/{}), retrying in {:?}",
-                        status_code,
-                        attempt + 1,
-                        max_retries + 1,
-                        delay,
-                    );
-                    tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                // Non-retryable error or exhausted retries
-                if let Ok(error) = serde_json::from_str::<NearAiErrorResponse>(&response_text) {
-                    if status_code == 429 {
-                        return Err(LlmError::RateLimited {
-                            provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-                            retry_after: None,
-                        });
-                    }
-                    return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
-                        provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-                        reason: error.error,
-                    });
-                }
-
-                return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                return Err(LlmError::AuthFailed {
                     provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-                    reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, response_text),
                 });
             }
 
-            // Success -- parse the response
-            return match serde_json::from_str::<R>(&response_text) {
-                Ok(parsed) => Ok(parsed),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    tracing::debug!("Response is not expected JSON format: {}", e);
-                    tracing::debug!("Will try alternative parsing in caller");
-                    Err(LlmError::InvalidResponse {
-                        provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-                        reason: format!("Parse error: {}. Raw: {}", e, response_text),
-                    })
-                }
-            };
+            if status_code == 429 {
+                return Err(LlmError::RateLimited {
+                    provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+                    retry_after: None,
+                });
+            }
+
+            if let Ok(error) = serde_json::from_str::<NearAiErrorResponse>(&response_text) {
+                return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                    provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+                    reason: error.error,
+                });
+            }
+
+            return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+                reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, response_text),
+            });
         }
 
-        // This is unreachable because the loop always returns, but the compiler
-        // cannot prove that. Return a generic error as a safety net.
-        Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
-            provider: "nearai".to_string(),
-            reason: "retry loop exited unexpectedly".to_string(),
-        })
+        // Success -- parse the response
+        match serde_json::from_str::<R>(&response_text) {
+            Ok(parsed) => Ok(parsed),
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::debug!("Response is not expected JSON format: {}", e);
+                tracing::debug!("Will try alternative parsing in caller");
+                Err(LlmError::InvalidResponse {
+                    provider: "nearai".to_string(),
+                    reason: format!("Parse error: {}. Raw: {}", e, response_text),
+                })
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -462,11 +435,14 @@ fn split_messages(
 #[async_trait]
 impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
     async fn complete(&self, req: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let model = req.model.unwrap_or_else(|| self.active_model_name());
         let thread_id = req.metadata.get("thread_id").cloned();
-        let (instructions, input) = split_messages(req.messages, false);
+        let mut messages = req.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        let (instructions, input) = split_messages(messages, false);
 
         let request = NearAiRequest {
-            model: self.active_model_name(),
+            model,
             instructions,
             input,
             previous_response_id: None,
@@ -579,14 +555,22 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
         &self,
         req: ToolCompletionRequest,
     ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let model = req.model.unwrap_or_else(|| self.active_model_name());
         let thread_id = req.metadata.get("thread_id").cloned();
+        let mut messages = req.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
 
         // Look up chaining state for this thread
         let chain_state = thread_id.as_ref().and_then(|tid| {
-            let chains = self
-                .response_chains
-                .read()
-                .expect("response_chains lock poisoned");
+            let chains = match self.response_chains.read() {
+                Ok(guard) => guard,
+                Err(poisoned) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        "response_chains lock poisoned in complete_with_tools; recovering"
+                    );
+                    poisoned.into_inner()
+                }
+            };
             chains
                 .get(tid)
                 .map(|c| (c.response_id.clone(), c.input_count))
@@ -599,7 +583,7 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
 
         // When chaining, only send new messages (the delta since last call).
         // Tool results are converted to function_call_output items.
-        let (instructions, all_input) = split_messages(req.messages, chaining);
+        let (instructions, all_input) = split_messages(messages, chaining);
         let input = if chaining && all_input.len() > prev_input_count {
             all_input[prev_input_count..].to_vec()
         } else {
@@ -619,7 +603,7 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
             .collect();
 
         let request = NearAiRequest {
-            model: self.active_model_name(),
+            model: model.clone(),
             instructions: if chaining { None } else { instructions.clone() },
             input,
             previous_response_id: previous_response_id.clone(),
@@ -660,7 +644,7 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
                     false,
                 );
                 let retry_request = NearAiRequest {
-                    model: self.active_model_name(),
+                    model,
                     instructions: instructions_full,
                     input: input_full,
                     previous_response_id: None,
@@ -804,18 +788,25 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiProvider {
     }
 
     fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
-        self.active_model
-            .read()
-            .expect("active_model lock poisoned")
-            .clone()
+        match self.active_model.read() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard.clone(),
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("active_model lock poisoned while reading; continuing");
+                poisoned.into_inner().clone()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn set_model(&self, model: &str) -> Result<(), LlmError> {
-        let mut guard = self
-            .active_model
-            .write()
-            .expect("active_model lock poisoned");
-        *guard = model.to_string();
+        match self.active_model.write() {
+            Ok(mut guard) => {
+                *guard = model.to_string();
+            }
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("active_model lock poisoned while writing; continuing");
+                *poisoned.into_inner() = model.to_string();
+            }
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -950,7 +941,6 @@ struct NearAiTool {
 /// Primary response format (output array style)
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct NearAiResponse {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     id: String,
     output: Vec<NearAiOutputItem>,
     usage: NearAiUsage,

src/llm/nearai_chat.rs

@@ -16,18 +16,29 @@ use crate::llm::provider::{
     ChatMessage, CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse, FinishReason, LlmProvider, ModelMetadata,
     Role, ToolCall, ToolCompletionRequest, ToolCompletionResponse,
 };
-use crate::llm::retry::{is_retryable_status, retry_backoff_delay};
 
 /// NEAR AI Chat Completions API provider.
 pub struct NearAiChatProvider {
     client: Client,
     config: NearAiConfig,
     active_model: std::sync::RwLock<String>,
+    flatten_tool_messages: bool,
 }
 
 impl NearAiChatProvider {
     /// Create a new NEAR AI chat completions provider with API key auth.
+    ///
+    /// By default this enables tool-message flattening for compatibility with
+    /// providers that reject `role: "tool"` messages (e.g. NEAR cloud-api).
     pub fn new(config: NearAiConfig) -> Result<Self, LlmError> {
+        Self::new_with_flatten(config, true)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a chat completions provider with configurable tool-message flattening.
+    pub fn new_with_flatten(
+        config: NearAiConfig,
+        flatten_tool_messages: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, LlmError> {
         if config.api_key.is_none() {
             return Err(LlmError::AuthFailed {
                 provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
@@ -37,22 +48,29 @@ impl NearAiChatProvider {
         let client = Client::builder()
             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(120))
             .build()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| Client::new());
+            .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+                reason: format!("Failed to build HTTP client: {}", e),
+            })?;
 
         let active_model = std::sync::RwLock::new(config.model.clone());
         Ok(Self {
             client,
             config,
             active_model,
+            flatten_tool_messages,
         })
     }
 
     fn api_url(&self, path: &str) -> String {
-        format!(
-            "{}/v1/{}",
-            self.config.base_url,
-            path.trim_start_matches('/')
-        )
+        let base = self.config.base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
+        let path = path.trim_start_matches('/');
+
+        if base.ends_with("/v1") {
+            format!("{}/{}", base, path)
+        } else {
+            format!("{}/v1/{}", base, path)
+        }
     }
 
     fn api_key(&self) -> String {
@@ -63,116 +81,75 @@ impl NearAiChatProvider {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
-    /// Send a request to the chat completions API with retry on transient errors.
+    /// Send a single request to the chat completions API.
     ///
-    /// Retries on HTTP 429, 500, 502, 503, 504 with exponential backoff.
-    /// Does not retry on client errors (400, 401, 403, 404) or parse errors.
+    /// Does not retry internally — retries are handled by the external
+    /// `RetryProvider` wrapper in the composition chain.
     async fn send_request<T: Serialize, R: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
         &self,
         body: &T,
     ) -> Result<R, LlmError> {
         let url = self.api_url("chat/completions");
-        let max_retries = self.config.max_retries;
 
-        for attempt in 0..=max_retries {
-            tracing::debug!(
-                "Sending request to NEAR AI Chat: {} (attempt {})",
-                url,
-                attempt + 1,
-            );
+        tracing::debug!("Sending request to NEAR AI Chat: {}", url);
 
-            if tracing::enabled!(tracing::Level::DEBUG)
-                && let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string(body)
-            {
-                tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat request body: {}", json);
-            }
+        if tracing::enabled!(tracing::Level::DEBUG)
+            && let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string(body)
+        {
+            tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat request body: {}", json);
+        }
 
-            let response = self
-                .client
-                .post(&url)
-                .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", self.api_key()))
-                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
-                .json(body)
-                .send()
-                .await;
+        let response = self
+            .client
+            .post(&url)
+            .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", self.api_key()))
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+            .json(body)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+                provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+                reason: e.to_string(),
+            })?;
 
-            let response = match response {
-                Ok(r) => r,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    tracing::error!("NEAR AI Chat request failed: {}", e);
-                    if attempt < max_retries {
-                        let delay = retry_backoff_delay(attempt);
-                        tracing::warn!(
-                            "NEAR AI Chat request error (attempt {}/{}), retrying in {:?}: {}",
-                            attempt + 1,
-                            max_retries + 1,
-                            delay,
-                            e,
-                        );
-                        tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
-                        provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                        reason: e.to_string(),
-                    });
-                }
-            };
+        let status = response.status();
+        let response_text = response.text().await.map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+            reason: format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e),
+        })?;
 
-            let status = response.status();
-            let response_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat response status: {}", status);
+        tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat response body: {}", response_text);
 
-            tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat response status: {}", status);
-            tracing::debug!("NEAR AI Chat response body: {}", response_text);
+        if !status.is_success() {
+            let status_code = status.as_u16();
 
-            if !status.is_success() {
-                let status_code = status.as_u16();
-
-                // Auth errors are not retryable
-                if status_code == 401 {
-                    return Err(LlmError::AuthFailed {
-                        provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                    });
-                }
-
-                // Transient errors: retry with backoff
-                if is_retryable_status(status_code) && attempt < max_retries {
-                    let delay = retry_backoff_delay(attempt);
-                    tracing::warn!(
-                        "NEAR AI Chat returned HTTP {} (attempt {}/{}), retrying in {:?}",
-                        status_code,
-                        attempt + 1,
-                        max_retries + 1,
-                        delay,
-                    );
-                    tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                // Non-retryable or exhausted retries
-                if status_code == 429 {
-                    return Err(LlmError::RateLimited {
-                        provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                        retry_after: None,
-                    });
-                }
-                return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            if status_code == 401 {
+                return Err(LlmError::AuthFailed {
                     provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                    reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, response_text),
                 });
             }
 
-            // Success — parse the response
-            return serde_json::from_str(&response_text).map_err(|e| LlmError::InvalidResponse {
+            if status_code == 429 {
+                return Err(LlmError::RateLimited {
+                    provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+                    retry_after: None,
+                });
+            }
+
+            let truncated = crate::agent::truncate_for_preview(&response_text, 512);
+            return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
                 provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                reason: format!("JSON parse error: {}. Raw: {}", e, response_text),
+                reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, truncated),
             });
         }
 
-        // Safety net: unreachable because the loop always returns
-        Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
-            provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-            reason: "retry loop exited unexpectedly".to_string(),
+        serde_json::from_str(&response_text).map_err(|e| {
+            let truncated = crate::agent::truncate_for_preview(&response_text, 512);
+            LlmError::InvalidResponse {
+                provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+                reason: format!("JSON parse error: {}. Raw: {}", e, truncated),
+            }
         })
     }
 
@@ -192,12 +169,16 @@ impl NearAiChatProvider {
             })?;
 
         let status = response.status();
-        let response_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+        let response_text = response.text().await.map_err(|e| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
+            reason: format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e),
+        })?;
 
         if !status.is_success() {
+            let truncated = crate::agent::truncate_for_preview(&response_text, 512);
             return Err(LlmError::RequestFailed {
                 provider: "nearai_chat".to_string(),
-                reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, response_text),
+                reason: format!("HTTP {}: {}", status, truncated),
             });
         }
 
@@ -227,11 +208,14 @@ struct ApiModelEntry {
 #[async_trait]
 impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
     async fn complete(&self, req: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let model = req.model.unwrap_or_else(|| self.active_model_name());
+        let mut raw_messages = req.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut raw_messages);
         let messages: Vec<ChatCompletionMessage> =
-            req.messages.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect();
+            raw_messages.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect();
 
         let request = ChatCompletionRequest {
-            model: self.active_model_name(),
+            model,
             messages,
             temperature: req.temperature,
             max_tokens: req.max_tokens,
@@ -260,11 +244,13 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
             _ => FinishReason::Unknown,
         };
 
+        let (input_tokens, output_tokens) = parse_usage(response.usage.as_ref());
+
         Ok(CompletionResponse {
             content,
             finish_reason,
-            input_tokens: response.usage.prompt_tokens,
-            output_tokens: response.usage.completion_tokens,
+            input_tokens,
+            output_tokens,
             response_id: None,
         })
     }
@@ -273,14 +259,19 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
         &self,
         req: ToolCompletionRequest,
     ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let model = req.model.unwrap_or_else(|| self.active_model_name());
+        let mut raw_messages = req.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut raw_messages);
         let messages: Vec<ChatCompletionMessage> =
-            req.messages.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect();
+            raw_messages.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect();
 
-        // NEAR AI cloud-api does not support multi-turn tool calling (rejects
-        // any request containing role:"tool" messages with HTTP 400). Rewrite
-        // tool-call / tool-result pairs into plain text so the conversation
-        // history is preserved without using unsupported message roles.
-        let messages = flatten_tool_messages(messages);
+        // Some OpenAI-compatible providers reject `role:"tool"` messages.
+        // When enabled, rewrite tool-call / tool-result pairs into plain text.
+        let messages = if self.flatten_tool_messages {
+            flatten_tool_messages(messages)
+        } else {
+            messages
+        };
 
         let tools: Vec<ChatCompletionTool> = req
             .tools
@@ -296,7 +287,7 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
             .collect();
 
         let request = ChatCompletionRequest {
-            model: self.active_model_name(),
+            model,
             messages,
             temperature: req.temperature,
             max_tokens: req.max_tokens,
@@ -347,12 +338,14 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
             }
         };
 
+        let (input_tokens, output_tokens) = parse_usage(response.usage.as_ref());
+
         Ok(ToolCompletionResponse {
             content,
             tool_calls,
             finish_reason,
-            input_tokens: response.usage.prompt_tokens,
-            output_tokens: response.usage.completion_tokens,
+            input_tokens,
+            output_tokens,
             response_id: None,
         })
     }
@@ -382,18 +375,25 @@ impl LlmProvider for NearAiChatProvider {
     }
 
     fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
-        self.active_model
-            .read()
-            .expect("active_model lock poisoned")
-            .clone()
+        match self.active_model.read() {
+            Ok(guard) => guard.clone(),
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("active_model lock poisoned while reading; continuing");
+                poisoned.into_inner().clone()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn set_model(&self, model: &str) -> Result<(), crate::error::LlmError> {
-        let mut guard = self
-            .active_model
-            .write()
-            .expect("active_model lock poisoned");
-        *guard = model.to_string();
+        match self.active_model.write() {
+            Ok(mut guard) => {
+                *guard = model.to_string();
+            }
+            Err(poisoned) => {
+                tracing::warn!("active_model lock poisoned while writing; continuing");
+                *poisoned.into_inner() = model.to_string();
+            }
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -543,9 +543,11 @@ struct ChatCompletionFunction {
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct ChatCompletionResponse {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    id: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    id: Option<String>,
     choices: Vec<ChatCompletionChoice>,
-    usage: ChatCompletionUsage,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    usage: Option<ChatCompletionUsage>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -577,18 +579,90 @@ struct ChatCompletionToolCallFunction {
     arguments: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
 struct ChatCompletionUsage {
-    prompt_tokens: u32,
-    completion_tokens: u32,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    total_tokens: u32,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    prompt_tokens: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    completion_tokens: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    total_tokens: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+fn saturate_u32(val: u64) -> u32 {
+    val.min(u32::MAX as u64) as u32
+}
+
+fn parse_usage(usage: Option<&ChatCompletionUsage>) -> (u32, u32) {
+    let Some(u) = usage else {
+        return (0, 0);
+    };
+    let input = u.prompt_tokens.map(saturate_u32).unwrap_or(0);
+    let output = u.completion_tokens.map(saturate_u32).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        // Fall back to total - prompt if completion is missing.
+        match (u.total_tokens, u.prompt_tokens) {
+            (Some(total), Some(prompt)) => saturate_u32(total.saturating_sub(prompt)),
+            (Some(total), None) => saturate_u32(total),
+            _ => 0,
+        }
+    });
+    (input, output)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn test_nearai_config(base_url: &str) -> NearAiConfig {
+        NearAiConfig {
+            model: "test-model".to_string(),
+            base_url: base_url.to_string(),
+            auth_base_url: "https://private.near.ai".to_string(),
+            session_path: std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/session.json"),
+            api_mode: crate::config::NearAiApiMode::ChatCompletions,
+            api_key: Some(secrecy::SecretString::from("test-key".to_string())),
+            cheap_model: None,
+            fallback_model: None,
+            max_retries: 0,
+            circuit_breaker_threshold: None,
+            circuit_breaker_recovery_secs: 30,
+            response_cache_enabled: false,
+            response_cache_ttl_secs: 3600,
+            response_cache_max_entries: 1000,
+            failover_cooldown_secs: 300,
+            failover_cooldown_threshold: 3,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_api_url_with_base_without_v1() {
+        let mut cfg = test_nearai_config("http://127.0.0.1:8318");
+
+        let provider = NearAiChatProvider::new(cfg.clone()).expect("provider");
+        assert_eq!(
+            provider.api_url("chat/completions"),
+            "http://127.0.0.1:8318/v1/chat/completions"
+        );
+
+        cfg.base_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8318/".to_string();
+        let provider = NearAiChatProvider::new(cfg).expect("provider");
+        assert_eq!(
+            provider.api_url("/chat/completions"),
+            "http://127.0.0.1:8318/v1/chat/completions"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_api_url_with_base_already_v1() {
+        let cfg = test_nearai_config("http://127.0.0.1:8318/v1");
+
+        let provider = NearAiChatProvider::new(cfg).expect("provider");
+        assert_eq!(
+            provider.api_url("chat/completions"),
+            "http://127.0.0.1:8318/v1/chat/completions"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_message_conversion() {
         let msg = ChatMessage::user("Hello");

src/llm/provider.rs

@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ impl ChatMessage {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CompletionRequest {
     pub messages: Vec<ChatMessage>,
+    /// Optional per-request model override.
+    pub model: Option<String>,
     pub max_tokens: Option<u32>,
     pub temperature: Option<f32>,
     pub stop_sequences: Option<Vec<String>>,
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ impl CompletionRequest {
     pub fn new(messages: Vec<ChatMessage>) -> Self {
         Self {
             messages,
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             stop_sequences: None,
@@ -124,6 +127,12 @@ impl CompletionRequest {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set model override.
+    pub fn with_model(mut self, model: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.model = Some(model.into());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set max tokens.
     pub fn with_max_tokens(mut self, max_tokens: u32) -> Self {
         self.max_tokens = Some(max_tokens);
@@ -188,6 +197,8 @@ pub struct ToolResult {
 pub struct ToolCompletionRequest {
     pub messages: Vec<ChatMessage>,
     pub tools: Vec<ToolDefinition>,
+    /// Optional per-request model override.
+    pub model: Option<String>,
     pub max_tokens: Option<u32>,
     pub temperature: Option<f32>,
     /// How to handle tool use: "auto", "required", or "none".
@@ -202,6 +213,7 @@ impl ToolCompletionRequest {
         Self {
             messages,
             tools,
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             tool_choice: None,
@@ -209,6 +221,12 @@ impl ToolCompletionRequest {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set model override.
+    pub fn with_model(mut self, model: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.model = Some(model.into());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set max tokens.
     pub fn with_max_tokens(mut self, max_tokens: u32) -> Self {
         self.max_tokens = Some(max_tokens);
@@ -283,6 +301,16 @@ pub trait LlmProvider: Send + Sync {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Resolve which model should be reported for a given request.
+    ///
+    /// Providers that ignore per-request model overrides should override this
+    /// and return `active_model_name()`.
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        requested_model
+            .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.active_model_name())
+    }
+
     /// Get the currently active model name.
     ///
     /// May differ from `model_name()` if the model was switched at runtime
@@ -319,3 +347,124 @@ pub trait LlmProvider: Send + Sync {
         input_cost * Decimal::from(input_tokens) + output_cost * Decimal::from(output_tokens)
     }
 }
+
+/// Sanitize a message list to ensure tool_use / tool_result integrity.
+///
+/// LLM APIs (especially Anthropic) require every tool_result to reference a
+/// tool_call_id that exists in an immediately preceding assistant message's
+/// tool_calls. Orphaned tool_results cause HTTP 400 errors.
+///
+/// This function:
+/// 1. Tracks all tool_call_ids emitted by assistant messages.
+/// 2. Rewrites orphaned tool_result messages (whose tool_call_id has no
+///    matching assistant tool_call) as user messages so the content is
+///    preserved without violating the protocol.
+///
+/// Call this before sending messages to any LLM provider.
+pub fn sanitize_tool_messages(messages: &mut [ChatMessage]) {
+    use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+    // Collect all tool_call_ids from assistant messages with tool_calls.
+    let mut known_ids: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
+    for msg in messages.iter() {
+        if msg.role == Role::Assistant
+            && let Some(ref calls) = msg.tool_calls
+        {
+            for tc in calls {
+                known_ids.insert(tc.id.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Rewrite orphaned tool_result messages as user messages.
+    for msg in messages.iter_mut() {
+        if msg.role != Role::Tool {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let is_orphaned = match &msg.tool_call_id {
+            Some(id) => !known_ids.contains(id),
+            None => true,
+        };
+        if is_orphaned {
+            let tool_name = msg.name.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown");
+            tracing::debug!(
+                tool_call_id = ?msg.tool_call_id,
+                tool_name,
+                "Rewriting orphaned tool_result as user message",
+            );
+            msg.role = Role::User;
+            msg.content = format!("[Tool `{}` returned: {}]", tool_name, msg.content);
+            msg.tool_call_id = None;
+            msg.name = None;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sanitize_preserves_valid_pairs() {
+        let tc = ToolCall {
+            id: "call_1".to_string(),
+            name: "echo".to_string(),
+            arguments: serde_json::json!({}),
+        };
+        let mut messages = vec![
+            ChatMessage::user("hello"),
+            ChatMessage::assistant_with_tool_calls(None, vec![tc]),
+            ChatMessage::tool_result("call_1", "echo", "result"),
+        ];
+        sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        assert_eq!(messages[2].role, Role::Tool);
+        assert_eq!(messages[2].tool_call_id, Some("call_1".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sanitize_rewrites_orphaned_tool_result() {
+        let mut messages = vec![
+            ChatMessage::user("hello"),
+            ChatMessage::assistant("I'll use a tool"),
+            ChatMessage::tool_result("call_missing", "search", "some result"),
+        ];
+        sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        assert_eq!(messages[2].role, Role::User);
+        assert!(messages[2].content.contains("[Tool `search` returned:"));
+        assert!(messages[2].tool_call_id.is_none());
+        assert!(messages[2].name.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sanitize_handles_no_tool_messages() {
+        let mut messages = vec![
+            ChatMessage::system("prompt"),
+            ChatMessage::user("hello"),
+            ChatMessage::assistant("hi"),
+        ];
+        let original_len = messages.len();
+        sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        assert_eq!(messages.len(), original_len);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sanitize_multiple_orphaned() {
+        let tc = ToolCall {
+            id: "call_1".to_string(),
+            name: "echo".to_string(),
+            arguments: serde_json::json!({}),
+        };
+        let mut messages = vec![
+            ChatMessage::user("test"),
+            ChatMessage::assistant_with_tool_calls(None, vec![tc]),
+            ChatMessage::tool_result("call_1", "echo", "ok"),
+            // These are orphaned (call_2 and call_3 have no matching assistant message)
+            ChatMessage::tool_result("call_2", "search", "orphan 1"),
+            ChatMessage::tool_result("call_3", "http", "orphan 2"),
+        ];
+        sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        assert_eq!(messages[2].role, Role::Tool); // call_1 is valid
+        assert_eq!(messages[3].role, Role::User); // call_2 orphaned
+        assert_eq!(messages[4].role, Role::User); // call_3 orphaned
+    }
+}

src/llm/response_cache.rs

@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ impl LlmProvider for CachedProvider {
     }
 
     async fn complete(&self, request: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
-        let key = cache_key(self.inner.model_name(), &request);
+        let effective_model = self.inner.effective_model_name(request.model.as_deref());
+        let key = cache_key(&effective_model, &request);
         let now = Instant::now();
 
         // Check cache
@@ -216,6 +217,10 @@ impl LlmProvider for CachedProvider {
         self.inner.model_metadata().await
     }
 
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        self.inner.effective_model_name(requested_model)
+    }
+
     fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
         self.inner.active_model_name()
     }
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn simple_request() -> CompletionRequest {
         CompletionRequest {
             messages: vec![ChatMessage::user("hello")],
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             stop_sequences: None,
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn different_request() -> CompletionRequest {
         CompletionRequest {
             messages: vec![ChatMessage::user("goodbye")],
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             stop_sequences: None,
@@ -378,6 +385,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Add a third: should evict the oldest
         let third = CompletionRequest {
             messages: vec![ChatMessage::user("third")],
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             stop_sequences: None,
@@ -396,6 +404,7 @@ mod tests {
         let req = ToolCompletionRequest {
             messages: vec![ChatMessage::user("use tool")],
             tools: vec![],
+            model: None,
             max_tokens: None,
             temperature: None,
             tool_choice: None,
@@ -444,6 +453,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(cached.is_empty().await);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn model_override_gets_distinct_cache_entries() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::new("cached response"));
+        let cached = CachedProvider::new(stub.clone(), ResponseCacheConfig::default());
+
+        let mut req_a = simple_request();
+        req_a.model = Some("model-a".to_string());
+        let mut req_b = simple_request();
+        req_b.model = Some("model-b".to_string());
+
+        cached.complete(req_a).await.unwrap();
+        cached.complete(req_b).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(stub.calls(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(cached.len().await, 2);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn default_config_is_reasonable() {
         let cfg = ResponseCacheConfig::default();

src/llm/retry.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,50 @@
-//! Shared retry helpers for LLM providers.
+//! Shared retry helpers and composable `RetryProvider` decorator for LLM providers.
 //!
-//! Provides exponential backoff with jitter and retryable status classification
-//! used by both `NearAiProvider` and `NearAiChatProvider`.
+//! Provides:
+//! - `is_retryable()` — `LlmError`-level retryability classification (shared with `failover.rs`)
+//! - `retry_backoff_delay()` — exponential backoff with jitter
+//! - `RetryProvider` — decorator that wraps any `LlmProvider` with automatic retries
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use rand::Rng;
+use rust_decimal::Decimal;
 
-/// Returns `true` if the HTTP status code is transient and worth retrying.
-pub(crate) fn is_retryable_status(status: u16) -> bool {
-    matches!(status, 429 | 500 | 502 | 503 | 504)
+use crate::error::LlmError;
+use crate::llm::provider::{
+    CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse, LlmProvider, ModelMetadata, ToolCompletionRequest,
+    ToolCompletionResponse,
+};
+
+/// Returns `true` if the `LlmError` is transient and the request should be retried.
+///
+/// Used by `RetryProvider` (retry the same provider) and `FailoverProvider`
+/// (try the next provider). The question is: "could this exact same request
+/// succeed if we try again?"
+///
+/// Retryable: `RequestFailed`, `RateLimited`, `InvalidResponse`,
+/// `SessionRenewalFailed`, `Http`, `Io`.
+///
+/// Non-retryable: `AuthFailed`, `SessionExpired`, `ContextLengthExceeded`,
+/// `ModelNotAvailable`, `Json`.
+/// - `SessionExpired` — handled by session renewal layer, not by retry
+/// - `ModelNotAvailable` — the model won't appear between attempts
+/// - `Json` — a serde parse bug, not a transient failure
+///
+/// See also `circuit_breaker::is_transient()` which answers a different
+/// question: "does this error indicate the backend is degraded?"
+pub(crate) fn is_retryable(err: &LlmError) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        err,
+        LlmError::RequestFailed { .. }
+            | LlmError::RateLimited { .. }
+            | LlmError::InvalidResponse { .. }
+            | LlmError::SessionRenewalFailed { .. }
+            | LlmError::Http(_)
+            | LlmError::Io(_)
+    )
 }
 
 /// Calculate exponential backoff delay with random jitter.
@@ -31,31 +66,183 @@ pub(crate) fn retry_backoff_delay(attempt: u32) -> Duration {
     Duration::from_millis(delay_ms)
 }
 
+/// Configuration for the retry decorator.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RetryConfig {
+    /// Maximum number of retry attempts (not counting the initial attempt).
+    /// Default: 3.
+    pub max_retries: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for RetryConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { max_retries: 3 }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Composable decorator that wraps any `LlmProvider` with automatic retries.
+///
+/// On transient errors, sleeps using exponential backoff and retries.
+/// On non-transient errors (`AuthFailed`, `ContextLengthExceeded`, `SessionExpired`),
+/// returns immediately.
+///
+/// Special handling for `RateLimited { retry_after }`: uses the provider-suggested
+/// duration if available, otherwise falls back to standard backoff.
+pub struct RetryProvider {
+    inner: Arc<dyn LlmProvider>,
+    config: RetryConfig,
+}
+
+impl RetryProvider {
+    pub fn new(inner: Arc<dyn LlmProvider>, config: RetryConfig) -> Self {
+        Self { inner, config }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl LlmProvider for RetryProvider {
+    fn model_name(&self) -> &str {
+        self.inner.model_name()
+    }
+
+    fn cost_per_token(&self) -> (Decimal, Decimal) {
+        self.inner.cost_per_token()
+    }
+
+    async fn complete(&self, request: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let mut last_error: Option<LlmError> = None;
+
+        for attempt in 0..=self.config.max_retries {
+            let req = request.clone();
+            match self.inner.complete(req).await {
+                Ok(resp) => return Ok(resp),
+                Err(err) => {
+                    if !is_retryable(&err) || attempt == self.config.max_retries {
+                        return Err(err);
+                    }
+
+                    let delay = match &err {
+                        LlmError::RateLimited {
+                            retry_after: Some(duration),
+                            ..
+                        } => *duration,
+                        _ => retry_backoff_delay(attempt),
+                    };
+
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        provider = %self.inner.model_name(),
+                        attempt = attempt + 1,
+                        max_retries = self.config.max_retries,
+                        delay_ms = delay.as_millis() as u64,
+                        error = %err,
+                        "Retrying after transient error"
+                    );
+
+                    last_error = Some(err);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(last_error.unwrap_or_else(|| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: self.inner.model_name().to_string(),
+            reason: "retry loop exited unexpectedly".to_string(),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    async fn complete_with_tools(
+        &self,
+        request: ToolCompletionRequest,
+    ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        let mut last_error: Option<LlmError> = None;
+
+        for attempt in 0..=self.config.max_retries {
+            let req = request.clone();
+            match self.inner.complete_with_tools(req).await {
+                Ok(resp) => return Ok(resp),
+                Err(err) => {
+                    if !is_retryable(&err) || attempt == self.config.max_retries {
+                        return Err(err);
+                    }
+
+                    let delay = match &err {
+                        LlmError::RateLimited {
+                            retry_after: Some(duration),
+                            ..
+                        } => *duration,
+                        _ => retry_backoff_delay(attempt),
+                    };
+
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        provider = %self.inner.model_name(),
+                        attempt = attempt + 1,
+                        max_retries = self.config.max_retries,
+                        delay_ms = delay.as_millis() as u64,
+                        error = %err,
+                        "Retrying after transient error (tools)"
+                    );
+
+                    last_error = Some(err);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(last_error.unwrap_or_else(|| LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: self.inner.model_name().to_string(),
+            reason: "retry loop exited unexpectedly".to_string(),
+        }))
+    }
+
+    async fn list_models(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, LlmError> {
+        self.inner.list_models().await
+    }
+
+    async fn model_metadata(&self) -> Result<ModelMetadata, LlmError> {
+        self.inner.model_metadata().await
+    }
+
+    fn active_model_name(&self) -> String {
+        self.inner.active_model_name()
+    }
+
+    fn set_model(&self, model: &str) -> Result<(), LlmError> {
+        self.inner.set_model(model)
+    }
+
+    fn seed_response_chain(&self, thread_id: &str, response_id: String) {
+        self.inner.seed_response_chain(thread_id, response_id)
+    }
+
+    fn get_response_chain_id(&self, thread_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        self.inner.get_response_chain_id(thread_id)
+    }
+
+    fn calculate_cost(&self, input_tokens: u32, output_tokens: u32) -> Decimal {
+        self.inner.calculate_cost(input_tokens, output_tokens)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_is_retryable_status() {
-        // Transient errors should be retryable
-        assert!(is_retryable_status(429));
-        assert!(is_retryable_status(500));
-        assert!(is_retryable_status(502));
-        assert!(is_retryable_status(503));
-        assert!(is_retryable_status(504));
+    use crate::testing::StubLlm;
 
-        // Client errors should not be retryable
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(400));
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(401));
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(403));
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(404));
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(422));
-
-        // Success codes should not be retryable
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(200));
-        assert!(!is_retryable_status(201));
+    fn make_request() -> CompletionRequest {
+        CompletionRequest::new(vec![crate::llm::ChatMessage::user("hello")])
     }
 
+    fn make_tool_request() -> ToolCompletionRequest {
+        ToolCompletionRequest::new(vec![crate::llm::ChatMessage::user("hello")], vec![])
+    }
+
+    fn fast_config(max_retries: u32) -> RetryConfig {
+        RetryConfig { max_retries }
+    }
+
+    // -- Backoff delay tests --
+
     #[test]
     fn test_retry_backoff_delay_exponential_growth() {
         // Run multiple samples to verify the range, accounting for jitter
@@ -93,4 +280,127 @@ mod tests {
         let delay = retry_backoff_delay(30);
         assert!(delay.as_millis() >= 100);
     }
+
+    // -- is_retryable() classification tests --
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_retryable_classification() {
+        // Retryable
+        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::RequestFailed {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            reason: "err".into(),
+        }));
+        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::RateLimited {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            retry_after: None,
+        }));
+        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::InvalidResponse {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            reason: "bad".into(),
+        }));
+        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::SessionRenewalFailed {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            reason: "timeout".into(),
+        }));
+        assert!(is_retryable(&LlmError::Io(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset,
+            "reset"
+        ))));
+
+        // NOT retryable
+        assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::AuthFailed {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+        }));
+        assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::SessionExpired {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+        }));
+        assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::ContextLengthExceeded {
+            used: 100_000,
+            limit: 50_000,
+        }));
+        assert!(!is_retryable(&LlmError::ModelNotAvailable {
+            provider: "p".into(),
+            model: "m".into(),
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // -- RetryProvider tests --
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn success_on_first_attempt() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::new("ok").with_model_name("test"));
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub.clone(), fast_config(3));
+
+        let resp = retry.complete(make_request()).await;
+        assert!(resp.is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(resp.unwrap().content, "ok");
+        assert_eq!(stub.calls(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn retries_transient_errors_then_succeeds() {
+        // StubLlm starts failing, then we flip it to succeed.
+        // With max_retries=2, it will try 3 times total.
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::failing("test"));
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub.clone(), fast_config(2));
+
+        // Spawn a task that flips the stub to succeed after a short delay
+        let stub_clone = stub.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            // Wait for at least 1 retry attempt (backoff is ~1s, so 1.5s should be enough)
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1500)).await;
+            stub_clone.set_failing(false);
+        });
+
+        let resp = retry.complete(make_request()).await;
+        assert!(resp.is_ok());
+        // Should have called at least twice (first fail, then succeed after flip)
+        assert!(stub.calls() >= 2);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn non_transient_error_fails_immediately() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::failing_non_transient("test"));
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub.clone(), fast_config(3));
+
+        let err = retry.complete(make_request()).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, LlmError::ContextLengthExceeded { .. }));
+        // Should only be called once — no retries for non-transient errors
+        assert_eq!(stub.calls(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn exhausts_retries_then_returns_error() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::failing("test"));
+        // max_retries=0 means only the initial attempt, no retries
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub.clone(), fast_config(0));
+
+        let err = retry.complete(make_request()).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, LlmError::RequestFailed { .. }));
+        assert_eq!(stub.calls(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn complete_with_tools_retries_same_as_complete() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::failing_non_transient("test"));
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub.clone(), fast_config(3));
+
+        let err = retry
+            .complete_with_tools(make_tool_request())
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, LlmError::ContextLengthExceeded { .. }));
+        assert_eq!(stub.calls(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn passthrough_methods_delegate_to_inner() {
+        let stub = Arc::new(StubLlm::new("ok").with_model_name("my-model"));
+        let retry = RetryProvider::new(stub, fast_config(3));
+
+        assert_eq!(retry.model_name(), "my-model");
+        assert_eq!(retry.active_model_name(), "my-model");
+        assert_eq!(retry.cost_per_token(), (Decimal::ZERO, Decimal::ZERO));
+        assert_eq!(retry.calculate_cost(100, 50), Decimal::ZERO);
+    }
 }

src/llm/rig_adapter.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ use rig::message::{
 use rust_decimal::Decimal;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use crate::error::LlmError;
 use crate::llm::costs;
@@ -50,6 +53,162 @@ impl<M: CompletionModel> RigAdapter<M> {
 
 // -- Type conversion helpers --
 
+/// Normalize a JSON Schema for OpenAI strict mode compliance.
+///
+/// OpenAI strict function calling requires:
+/// - Every object must have `"additionalProperties": false`
+/// - `"required"` must list ALL property keys
+/// - Optional fields use `"type": ["<original>", "null"]` instead of being omitted from `required`
+/// - Nested objects and array items are recursively normalized
+///
+/// This is applied as a clone-and-transform at the provider boundary so the
+/// original tool definitions remain unchanged for other providers.
+fn normalize_schema_strict(schema: &JsonValue) -> JsonValue {
+    let mut schema = schema.clone();
+    normalize_schema_recursive(&mut schema);
+    schema
+}
+
+fn normalize_schema_recursive(schema: &mut JsonValue) {
+    let obj = match schema.as_object_mut() {
+        Some(o) => o,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    // Recurse into combinators: anyOf, oneOf, allOf
+    for key in &["anyOf", "oneOf", "allOf"] {
+        if let Some(JsonValue::Array(variants)) = obj.get_mut(*key) {
+            for variant in variants.iter_mut() {
+                normalize_schema_recursive(variant);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Recurse into array items
+    if let Some(items) = obj.get_mut("items") {
+        normalize_schema_recursive(items);
+    }
+
+    // Recurse into `not`, `if`, `then`, `else`
+    for key in &["not", "if", "then", "else"] {
+        if let Some(sub) = obj.get_mut(*key) {
+            normalize_schema_recursive(sub);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Only apply object-level normalization if this schema has "properties"
+    // (explicit object schema) or type == "object"
+    let is_object = obj
+        .get("type")
+        .and_then(|t| t.as_str())
+        .map(|t| t == "object")
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+    let has_properties = obj.contains_key("properties");
+
+    if !is_object && !has_properties {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Ensure "type": "object" is present
+    if !obj.contains_key("type") && has_properties {
+        obj.insert("type".to_string(), JsonValue::String("object".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    // Force additionalProperties: false (overwrite any existing value)
+    obj.insert("additionalProperties".to_string(), JsonValue::Bool(false));
+
+    // Ensure "properties" exists
+    if !obj.contains_key("properties") {
+        obj.insert(
+            "properties".to_string(),
+            JsonValue::Object(serde_json::Map::new()),
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Collect current required set
+    let current_required: std::collections::HashSet<String> = obj
+        .get("required")
+        .and_then(|r| r.as_array())
+        .map(|arr| {
+            arr.iter()
+                .filter_map(|v| v.as_str().map(String::from))
+                .collect()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    // Get all property keys (sorted for deterministic output)
+    let all_keys: Vec<String> = obj
+        .get("properties")
+        .and_then(|p| p.as_object())
+        .map(|props| {
+            let mut keys: Vec<String> = props.keys().cloned().collect();
+            keys.sort();
+            keys
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    // For properties NOT in the original required list, make them nullable
+    if let Some(JsonValue::Object(props)) = obj.get_mut("properties") {
+        for key in &all_keys {
+            // Recurse into each property's schema FIRST (before make_nullable,
+            // which may change the type to an array and prevent object detection)
+            if let Some(prop_schema) = props.get_mut(key) {
+                normalize_schema_recursive(prop_schema);
+            }
+            // Then make originally-optional properties nullable
+            if !current_required.contains(key)
+                && let Some(prop_schema) = props.get_mut(key)
+            {
+                make_nullable(prop_schema);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Set required to ALL property keys
+    let required_value: Vec<JsonValue> = all_keys.into_iter().map(JsonValue::String).collect();
+    obj.insert("required".to_string(), JsonValue::Array(required_value));
+}
+
+/// Make a property schema nullable for OpenAI strict mode.
+///
+/// If it has a simple `"type": "<T>"`, converts to `"type": ["<T>", "null"]`.
+/// If it already has an array type, adds "null" if not present.
+/// Otherwise, wraps with `anyOf: [<existing>, {"type": "null"}]`.
+fn make_nullable(schema: &mut JsonValue) {
+    let obj = match schema.as_object_mut() {
+        Some(o) => o,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(type_val) = obj.get("type").cloned() {
+        match type_val {
+            // "type": "string" → "type": ["string", "null"]
+            JsonValue::String(ref t) if t != "null" => {
+                obj.insert("type".to_string(), serde_json::json!([t, "null"]));
+            }
+            // "type": ["string", "integer"] → add "null" if missing
+            JsonValue::Array(ref arr) => {
+                let has_null = arr.iter().any(|v| v.as_str() == Some("null"));
+                if !has_null {
+                    let mut new_arr = arr.clone();
+                    new_arr.push(JsonValue::String("null".to_string()));
+                    obj.insert("type".to_string(), JsonValue::Array(new_arr));
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    } else {
+        // No "type" key — wrap with anyOf including null
+        // (handles enum-only, $ref, or combinator schemas)
+        let existing = JsonValue::Object(obj.clone());
+        obj.clear();
+        obj.insert(
+            "anyOf".to_string(),
+            serde_json::json!([existing, {"type": "null"}]),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert IronClaw messages to rig-core format.
 ///
 /// Returns `(preamble, chat_history)` where preamble is extracted from
@@ -80,11 +239,16 @@ fn convert_messages(messages: &[ChatMessage]) -> (Option<String>, Vec<RigMessage
                     if !msg.content.is_empty() {
                         contents.push(AssistantContent::text(&msg.content));
                     }
-                    for tc in tool_calls {
-                        contents.push(AssistantContent::ToolCall(rig::message::ToolCall::new(
-                            tc.id.clone(),
-                            ToolFunction::new(tc.name.clone(), tc.arguments.clone()),
-                        )));
+                    for (idx, tc) in tool_calls.iter().enumerate() {
+                        let tool_call_id =
+                            normalized_tool_call_id(Some(tc.id.as_str()), history.len() + idx);
+                        contents.push(AssistantContent::ToolCall(
+                            rig::message::ToolCall::new(
+                                tool_call_id.clone(),
+                                ToolFunction::new(tc.name.clone(), tc.arguments.clone()),
+                            )
+                            .with_call_id(tool_call_id),
+                        ));
                     }
                     if let Ok(many) = OneOrMany::many(contents) {
                         history.push(RigMessage::Assistant {
@@ -101,11 +265,11 @@ fn convert_messages(messages: &[ChatMessage]) -> (Option<String>, Vec<RigMessage
             }
             crate::llm::Role::Tool => {
                 // Tool result message: wrap as User { ToolResult }
-                let tool_id = msg.tool_call_id.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+                let tool_id = normalized_tool_call_id(msg.tool_call_id.as_deref(), history.len());
                 history.push(RigMessage::User {
                     content: OneOrMany::one(UserContent::ToolResult(RigToolResult {
-                        id: tool_id,
-                        call_id: None,
+                        id: tool_id.clone(),
+                        call_id: Some(tool_id),
                         content: OneOrMany::one(ToolResultContent::text(&msg.content)),
                     })),
                 });
@@ -116,14 +280,25 @@ fn convert_messages(messages: &[ChatMessage]) -> (Option<String>, Vec<RigMessage
     (preamble, history)
 }
 
+/// Responses-style providers require a non-empty tool call ID.
+fn normalized_tool_call_id(raw: Option<&str>, seed: usize) -> String {
+    match raw.map(str::trim).filter(|id| !id.is_empty()) {
+        Some(id) => id.to_string(),
+        None => format!("generated_tool_call_{seed}"),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert IronClaw tool definitions to rig-core format.
+///
+/// Applies OpenAI strict-mode schema normalization to ensure all tool
+/// parameter schemas comply with OpenAI's function calling requirements.
 fn convert_tools(tools: &[IronToolDefinition]) -> Vec<RigToolDefinition> {
     tools
         .iter()
         .map(|t| RigToolDefinition {
             name: t.name.clone(),
             description: t.description.clone(),
-            parameters: t.parameters.clone(),
+            parameters: normalize_schema_strict(&t.parameters),
         })
         .collect()
 }
@@ -231,7 +406,19 @@ where
     }
 
     async fn complete(&self, request: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
-        let (preamble, history) = convert_messages(&request.messages);
+        if let Some(requested_model) = request.model.as_deref()
+            && requested_model != self.model_name.as_str()
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                requested_model = requested_model,
+                active_model = %self.model_name,
+                "Per-request model override is not supported for this provider; using configured model"
+            );
+        }
+
+        let mut messages = request.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        let (preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
 
         let rig_req = build_rig_request(
             preamble,
@@ -266,7 +453,22 @@ where
         &self,
         request: ToolCompletionRequest,
     ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
-        let (preamble, history) = convert_messages(&request.messages);
+        if let Some(requested_model) = request.model.as_deref()
+            && requested_model != self.model_name.as_str()
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                requested_model = requested_model,
+                active_model = %self.model_name,
+                "Per-request model override is not supported for this provider; using configured model"
+            );
+        }
+
+        let known_tool_names: HashSet<String> =
+            request.tools.iter().map(|t| t.name.clone()).collect();
+
+        let mut messages = request.messages;
+        crate::llm::provider::sanitize_tool_messages(&mut messages);
+        let (preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
         let tools = convert_tools(&request.tools);
         let tool_choice = convert_tool_choice(request.tool_choice.as_deref());
 
@@ -288,7 +490,20 @@ where
                     reason: e.to_string(),
                 })?;
 
-        let (text, tool_calls, finish) = extract_response(&response.choice, &response.usage);
+        let (text, mut tool_calls, finish) = extract_response(&response.choice, &response.usage);
+
+        // Normalize tool call names: some proxies prepend "proxy_" prefixes.
+        for tc in &mut tool_calls {
+            let normalized = normalize_tool_name(&tc.name, &known_tool_names);
+            if normalized != tc.name {
+                tracing::debug!(
+                    original = %tc.name,
+                    normalized = %normalized,
+                    "Normalized tool call name from provider",
+                );
+                tc.name = normalized;
+            }
+        }
 
         Ok(ToolCompletionResponse {
             content: text,
@@ -304,6 +519,10 @@ where
         self.model_name.clone()
     }
 
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, _requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        self.active_model_name()
+    }
+
     fn set_model(&self, _model: &str) -> Result<(), LlmError> {
         // rig-core models are baked at construction time.
         // Switching requires creating a new adapter.
@@ -316,6 +535,25 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Normalize a tool call name returned by an OpenAI-compatible provider.
+///
+/// Some proxies (e.g. VibeProxy) prepend `proxy_` to tool names.
+/// If the returned name doesn't match any known tool but stripping a
+/// `proxy_` prefix yields a match, use the stripped version.
+fn normalize_tool_name(name: &str, known_tools: &HashSet<String>) -> String {
+    if known_tools.contains(name) {
+        return name.to_string();
+    }
+
+    if let Some(stripped) = name.strip_prefix("proxy_")
+        && known_tools.contains(stripped)
+    {
+        return stripped.to_string();
+    }
+
+    name.to_string()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -355,7 +593,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(history.len(), 1);
         // Tool results become User messages in rig-core
         match &history[0] {
-            RigMessage::User { .. } => {}
+            RigMessage::User { content } => match content.first() {
+                UserContent::ToolResult(r) => {
+                    assert_eq!(r.id, "call_123");
+                    assert_eq!(r.call_id.as_deref(), Some("call_123"));
+                }
+                other => panic!("Expected tool result content, got: {:?}", other),
+            },
             other => panic!("Expected User message, got: {:?}", other),
         }
     }
@@ -375,11 +619,38 @@ mod tests {
             RigMessage::Assistant { content, .. } => {
                 // Should have both text and tool call
                 assert!(content.iter().count() >= 2);
+                for item in content.iter() {
+                    if let AssistantContent::ToolCall(tc) = item {
+                        assert_eq!(tc.call_id.as_deref(), Some("call_1"));
+                    }
+                }
             }
             other => panic!("Expected Assistant message, got: {:?}", other),
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_convert_messages_tool_result_without_id_gets_fallback() {
+        let messages = vec![ChatMessage {
+            role: crate::llm::Role::Tool,
+            content: "result text".to_string(),
+            tool_call_id: None,
+            name: Some("search".to_string()),
+            tool_calls: None,
+        }];
+        let (_preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
+        match &history[0] {
+            RigMessage::User { content } => match content.first() {
+                UserContent::ToolResult(r) => {
+                    assert!(r.id.starts_with("generated_tool_call_"));
+                    assert_eq!(r.call_id.as_deref(), Some(r.id.as_str()));
+                }
+                other => panic!("Expected tool result content, got: {:?}", other),
+            },
+            other => panic!("Expected User message, got: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_convert_tools() {
         let tools = vec![IronToolDefinition {
@@ -442,10 +713,162 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(finish, FinishReason::ToolUse);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_assistant_tool_call_empty_id_gets_generated() {
+        let tc = IronToolCall {
+            id: "".to_string(),
+            name: "search".to_string(),
+            arguments: serde_json::json!({"query": "test"}),
+        };
+        let messages = vec![ChatMessage::assistant_with_tool_calls(None, vec![tc])];
+        let (_preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
+
+        match &history[0] {
+            RigMessage::Assistant { content, .. } => {
+                let tool_call = content.iter().find_map(|c| match c {
+                    AssistantContent::ToolCall(tc) => Some(tc),
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+                let tc = tool_call.expect("should have a tool call");
+                assert!(!tc.id.is_empty(), "tool call id must not be empty");
+                assert!(
+                    tc.id.starts_with("generated_tool_call_"),
+                    "empty id should be replaced with generated id, got: {}",
+                    tc.id
+                );
+                assert_eq!(tc.call_id.as_deref(), Some(tc.id.as_str()));
+            }
+            other => panic!("Expected Assistant message, got: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_assistant_tool_call_whitespace_id_gets_generated() {
+        let tc = IronToolCall {
+            id: "   ".to_string(),
+            name: "search".to_string(),
+            arguments: serde_json::json!({"query": "test"}),
+        };
+        let messages = vec![ChatMessage::assistant_with_tool_calls(None, vec![tc])];
+        let (_preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
+
+        match &history[0] {
+            RigMessage::Assistant { content, .. } => {
+                let tool_call = content.iter().find_map(|c| match c {
+                    AssistantContent::ToolCall(tc) => Some(tc),
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+                let tc = tool_call.expect("should have a tool call");
+                assert!(
+                    tc.id.starts_with("generated_tool_call_"),
+                    "whitespace-only id should be replaced, got: {:?}",
+                    tc.id
+                );
+            }
+            other => panic!("Expected Assistant message, got: {:?}", other),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_assistant_and_tool_result_missing_ids_share_generated_id() {
+        // Simulate: assistant emits a tool call with empty id, then tool
+        // result arrives without an id. Both should get deterministic
+        // generated ids that match (based on their position in history).
+        let tc = IronToolCall {
+            id: "".to_string(),
+            name: "search".to_string(),
+            arguments: serde_json::json!({"query": "test"}),
+        };
+        let assistant_msg = ChatMessage::assistant_with_tool_calls(None, vec![tc]);
+        let tool_result_msg = ChatMessage {
+            role: crate::llm::Role::Tool,
+            content: "search results here".to_string(),
+            tool_call_id: None,
+            name: Some("search".to_string()),
+            tool_calls: None,
+        };
+        let messages = vec![assistant_msg, tool_result_msg];
+        let (_preamble, history) = convert_messages(&messages);
+
+        // Extract the generated call_id from the assistant tool call
+        let assistant_call_id = match &history[0] {
+            RigMessage::Assistant { content, .. } => {
+                let tc = content.iter().find_map(|c| match c {
+                    AssistantContent::ToolCall(tc) => Some(tc),
+                    _ => None,
+                });
+                tc.expect("should have tool call").id.clone()
+            }
+            other => panic!("Expected Assistant message, got: {:?}", other),
+        };
+
+        // Extract the generated call_id from the tool result
+        let tool_result_call_id = match &history[1] {
+            RigMessage::User { content } => match content.first() {
+                UserContent::ToolResult(r) => r
+                    .call_id
+                    .clone()
+                    .expect("tool result call_id must be present"),
+                other => panic!("Expected ToolResult, got: {:?}", other),
+            },
+            other => panic!("Expected User message, got: {:?}", other),
+        };
+
+        assert!(
+            !assistant_call_id.is_empty(),
+            "assistant call_id must not be empty"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !tool_result_call_id.is_empty(),
+            "tool result call_id must not be empty"
+        );
+
+        // NOTE: With the current seed-based generation, these IDs will differ
+        // because the assistant tool call uses seed=0 (history.len() at that
+        // point) and the tool result uses seed=1 (history.len() after the
+        // assistant message was pushed). This documents the current behavior.
+        // A future improvement could thread the assistant's generated ID into
+        // the tool result for exact matching.
+        assert_ne!(
+            assistant_call_id, tool_result_call_id,
+            "Current impl generates different IDs for assistant call and tool result \
+             because seeds differ; this documents the known limitation"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_saturate_u32() {
         assert_eq!(saturate_u32(100), 100);
         assert_eq!(saturate_u32(u64::MAX), u32::MAX);
         assert_eq!(saturate_u32(u32::MAX as u64), u32::MAX);
     }
+
+    // -- normalize_tool_name tests --
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalize_tool_name_exact_match() {
+        let known = HashSet::from(["echo".to_string(), "list_jobs".to_string()]);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_tool_name("echo", &known), "echo");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalize_tool_name_proxy_prefix_match() {
+        let known = HashSet::from(["echo".to_string(), "list_jobs".to_string()]);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_tool_name("proxy_echo", &known), "echo");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalize_tool_name_proxy_prefix_no_match_kept() {
+        let known = HashSet::from(["echo".to_string(), "list_jobs".to_string()]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_tool_name("proxy_unknown", &known),
+            "proxy_unknown"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalize_tool_name_unknown_passthrough() {
+        let known = HashSet::from(["echo".to_string()]);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_tool_name("other_tool", &known), "other_tool");
+    }
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ use ironclaw::{
     config::Config,
     context::ContextManager,
     extensions::ExtensionManager,
-    hooks::HookRegistry,
+    hooks::{HookRegistry, bootstrap_hooks},
     llm::{
         CachedProvider, CircuitBreakerConfig, CircuitBreakerProvider, CooldownConfig,
-        FailoverProvider, LlmProvider, ResponseCacheConfig, SessionConfig,
-        create_cheap_llm_provider, create_llm_provider, create_llm_provider_with_config,
-        create_session_manager,
+        FailoverProvider, LlmProvider, ResponseCacheConfig, RetryConfig, RetryProvider,
+        SessionConfig, create_cheap_llm_provider, create_llm_provider,
+        create_llm_provider_with_config, create_session_manager,
     },
     orchestrator::{
         ContainerJobConfig, ContainerJobManager, OrchestratorApi, TokenStore,
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ use ironclaw::{
         mcp::{McpClient, McpSessionManager, config::load_mcp_servers_from_db, is_authenticated},
         wasm::{WasmToolLoader, WasmToolRuntime, load_dev_tools},
     },
-    workspace::{EmbeddingProvider, NearAiEmbeddings, OpenAiEmbeddings, Workspace},
+    workspace::{
+        EmbeddingProvider, NearAiEmbeddings, OllamaEmbeddings, OpenAiEmbeddings, Workspace,
+    },
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "libsql")]
@@ -115,18 +117,20 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                                 &config.llm.nearai.base_url,
                                 session,
                             )
-                            .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, 1536),
+                            .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, config.embeddings.dimension),
+                        )),
+                        "ollama" => Some(Arc::new(
+                            ironclaw::workspace::OllamaEmbeddings::new(
+                                &config.embeddings.ollama_base_url,
+                            )
+                            .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, config.embeddings.dimension),
                         )),
                         _ => {
                             if let Some(api_key) = config.embeddings.openai_api_key() {
-                                let dim = match config.embeddings.model.as_str() {
-                                    "text-embedding-3-large" => 3072,
-                                    _ => 1536,
-                                };
                                 Some(Arc::new(ironclaw::workspace::OpenAiEmbeddings::with_model(
                                     api_key,
                                     &config.embeddings.model,
-                                    dim,
+                                    config.embeddings.dimension,
                                 )))
                             } else {
                                 None
@@ -137,6 +141,23 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     None
                 };
 
+            // Warn if libSQL backend is used with non-1536 embedding dimension.
+            // libSQL schema uses F32_BLOB(1536) which cannot be altered without a
+            // table rebuild, so non-1536 embeddings will cause storage failures.
+            if config.database.backend == ironclaw::config::DatabaseBackend::LibSql
+                && config.embeddings.enabled
+                && config.embeddings.dimension != 1536
+            {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    configured_dimension = config.embeddings.dimension,
+                    "Embedding dimension {} is not 1536. The libSQL schema uses \
+                     F32_BLOB(1536) which requires exactly 1536 dimensions. \
+                     Embedding storage will fail. Use PostgreSQL or set \
+                     EMBEDDING_DIMENSION=1536.",
+                    config.embeddings.dimension
+                );
+            }
+
             // Create a Database-trait-backed workspace for the memory command
             let db: Arc<dyn ironclaw::db::Database> =
                 ironclaw::db::connect_from_config(&config.database)
@@ -599,6 +620,22 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let llm = create_llm_provider(&config.llm, session.clone())?;
     tracing::info!("LLM provider initialized: {}", llm.model_name());
 
+    // Wrap each provider with RetryProvider for automatic retries on transient errors.
+    // RetryProvider sits inside FailoverProvider so each provider in the failover chain
+    // gets its own retry attempts before the failover moves to the next provider.
+    let retry_config = RetryConfig {
+        max_retries: config.llm.nearai.max_retries,
+    };
+    let llm: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> = if retry_config.max_retries > 0 {
+        tracing::info!(
+            max_retries = retry_config.max_retries,
+            "LLM retry wrapper enabled"
+        );
+        Arc::new(RetryProvider::new(llm, retry_config.clone()))
+    } else {
+        llm
+    };
+
     // Wrap in failover if a fallback model is configured
     let llm: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> =
         if let Some(fallback_model) = config.llm.nearai.fallback_model.as_ref() {
@@ -615,6 +652,12 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 fallback = %fallback.model_name(),
                 "LLM failover enabled"
             );
+            // Wrap fallback with retry too
+            let fallback: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> = if retry_config.max_retries > 0 {
+                Arc::new(RetryProvider::new(fallback, retry_config.clone()))
+            } else {
+                fallback
+            };
             let cooldown_config = CooldownConfig {
                 cooldown_duration: std::time::Duration::from_secs(
                     config.llm.nearai.failover_cooldown_secs,
@@ -685,28 +728,39 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         match config.embeddings.provider.as_str() {
             "nearai" => {
                 tracing::info!(
-                    "Embeddings enabled via NEAR AI (model: {})",
-                    config.embeddings.model
+                    "Embeddings enabled via NEAR AI (model: {}, dim: {})",
+                    config.embeddings.model,
+                    config.embeddings.dimension,
                 );
                 Some(Arc::new(
                     NearAiEmbeddings::new(&config.llm.nearai.base_url, session.clone())
-                        .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, 1536),
+                        .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, config.embeddings.dimension),
+                ))
+            }
+            "ollama" => {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    "Embeddings enabled via Ollama (model: {}, url: {}, dim: {})",
+                    config.embeddings.model,
+                    config.embeddings.ollama_base_url,
+                    config.embeddings.dimension,
+                );
+                Some(Arc::new(
+                    OllamaEmbeddings::new(&config.embeddings.ollama_base_url)
+                        .with_model(&config.embeddings.model, config.embeddings.dimension),
                 ))
             }
             _ => {
                 // Default to OpenAI for unknown providers
                 if let Some(api_key) = config.embeddings.openai_api_key() {
                     tracing::info!(
-                        "Embeddings enabled via OpenAI (model: {})",
-                        config.embeddings.model
+                        "Embeddings enabled via OpenAI (model: {}, dim: {})",
+                        config.embeddings.model,
+                        config.embeddings.dimension,
                     );
                     Some(Arc::new(OpenAiEmbeddings::with_model(
                         api_key,
                         &config.embeddings.model,
-                        match config.embeddings.model.as_str() {
-                            "text-embedding-3-large" => 3072,
-                            _ => 1536, // text-embedding-3-small and ada-002
-                        },
+                        config.embeddings.dimension,
                     )))
                 } else {
                     tracing::warn!("Embeddings configured but OPENAI_API_KEY not set");
@@ -719,6 +773,21 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         None
     };
 
+    // Warn if libSQL backend is used with non-1536 embedding dimension.
+    if config.database.backend == ironclaw::config::DatabaseBackend::LibSql
+        && config.embeddings.enabled
+        && config.embeddings.dimension != 1536
+    {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            configured_dimension = config.embeddings.dimension,
+            "Embedding dimension {} is not 1536. The libSQL schema uses \
+             F32_BLOB(1536) which requires exactly 1536 dimensions. \
+             Embedding storage will fail. Use PostgreSQL or set \
+             EMBEDDING_DIMENSION=1536.",
+            config.embeddings.dimension
+        );
+    }
+
     // Register memory tools if database is available
     if let Some(ref db) = db {
         let mut workspace = Workspace::new_with_db("default", Arc::clone(db));
@@ -746,6 +815,9 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mcp_session_manager = Arc::new(McpSessionManager::new());
 
+    // Create hook registry early so runtime extension activation can register hooks.
+    let hooks = Arc::new(HookRegistry::new());
+
     // Create WASM tool runtime (sync, just builds the wasmtime engine)
     let wasm_tool_runtime: Option<Arc<WasmToolRuntime>> =
         if config.wasm.enabled && config.wasm.tools_dir.exists() {
@@ -763,6 +835,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Load WASM tools and MCP servers concurrently.
     // Both register into the shared ToolRegistry (RwLock-based) so concurrent writes are safe.
     let wasm_tools_future = async {
+        let mut dev_loaded_tool_names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
         if let Some(ref runtime) = wasm_tool_runtime {
             let mut loader = WasmToolLoader::new(Arc::clone(runtime), Arc::clone(&tools));
             if let Some(ref secrets) = secrets_store {
@@ -791,6 +865,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             // Load dev tools from build artifacts (overrides installed if newer)
             match load_dev_tools(&loader, &config.wasm.tools_dir).await {
                 Ok(results) => {
+                    dev_loaded_tool_names.extend(results.loaded.iter().cloned());
                     if !results.loaded.is_empty() {
                         tracing::info!(
                             "Loaded {} dev WASM tools from build artifacts",
@@ -803,6 +878,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        dev_loaded_tool_names
     };
 
     let mcp_servers_future = async {
@@ -908,7 +985,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     };
 
-    tokio::join!(wasm_tools_future, mcp_servers_future);
+    let (dev_loaded_tool_names, _) = tokio::join!(wasm_tools_future, mcp_servers_future);
 
     // Create extension manager for in-chat discovery/install/auth/activate
     let extension_manager = if let Some(ref secrets) = secrets_store {
@@ -916,6 +993,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             Arc::clone(&mcp_session_manager),
             Arc::clone(secrets),
             Arc::clone(&tools),
+            Some(Arc::clone(&hooks)),
             wasm_tool_runtime.clone(),
             config.wasm.tools_dir.clone(),
             config.channels.wasm_channels_dir.clone(),
@@ -1013,6 +1091,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Initialize channel manager
     let mut channels = ChannelManager::new();
     let mut channel_names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut loaded_wasm_channel_names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
     if let Some(repl) = repl_channel {
         channels.add(Box::new(repl));
@@ -1045,6 +1124,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
                         for loaded in results.loaded {
                             let channel_name = loaded.name().to_string();
+                            loaded_wasm_channel_names.push(channel_name.clone());
                             tracing::info!("Loaded WASM channel: {}", channel_name);
 
                             let secret_name = loaded.webhook_secret_name();
@@ -1213,6 +1293,13 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut webhook_server = if !webhook_routes.is_empty() {
         let addr =
             webhook_server_addr.unwrap_or_else(|| std::net::SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 8080)));
+        if addr.ip().is_unspecified() {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                "Webhook server is binding to {} — it will be reachable from all network interfaces. \
+                 Set HTTP_HOST=127.0.0.1 to restrict to localhost.",
+                addr.ip()
+            );
+        }
         let mut server = WebhookServer::new(WebhookServerConfig { addr });
         for routes in webhook_routes {
             server.add_routes(routes);
@@ -1263,8 +1350,27 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Create context manager (shared between job tools and agent)
     let context_manager = Arc::new(ContextManager::new(config.agent.max_parallel_jobs));
 
-    // Create hook registry
-    let hooks = Arc::new(HookRegistry::new());
+    // Register bundled/plugin/workspace hooks.
+    let active_tool_names = tools.list().await;
+
+    let hook_bootstrap = bootstrap_hooks(
+        &hooks,
+        workspace.as_ref(),
+        &config.wasm.tools_dir,
+        &config.channels.wasm_channels_dir,
+        &active_tool_names,
+        &loaded_wasm_channel_names,
+        &dev_loaded_tool_names,
+    )
+    .await;
+    tracing::info!(
+        bundled = hook_bootstrap.bundled_hooks,
+        plugin = hook_bootstrap.plugin_hooks,
+        workspace = hook_bootstrap.workspace_hooks,
+        outbound_webhooks = hook_bootstrap.outbound_webhooks,
+        errors = hook_bootstrap.errors,
+        "Lifecycle hooks initialized"
+    );
 
     // Create session manager (shared between agent and web gateway)
     let session_manager = Arc::new(SessionManager::new().with_hooks(hooks.clone()));
@@ -1305,7 +1411,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Add web gateway channel if configured
     let mut gateway_url: Option<String> = None;
     if let Some(ref gw_config) = config.channels.gateway {
-        let mut gw = GatewayChannel::new(gw_config.clone());
+        let mut gw = GatewayChannel::new(gw_config.clone()).with_llm_provider(Arc::clone(&llm));
         if let Some(ref ws) = workspace {
             gw = gw.with_workspace(Arc::clone(ws));
         }
@@ -1469,14 +1575,21 @@ fn check_onboard_needed() -> Option<&'static str> {
         return Some("Database not configured");
     }
 
+    // The wizard writes ONBOARD_COMPLETED=true to ~/.ironclaw/.env,
+    // which load_ironclaw_env() loads before this function runs.
+    if std::env::var("ONBOARD_COMPLETED")
+        .map(|v| v == "true")
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+    {
+        return None;
+    }
+
     // First run (onboarding never completed and no session).
-    // Reads NEARAI_API_KEY env var directly because this function runs
-    // before Config is loaded -- Config::from_env() may fail without a
-    // database URL, which is what triggers onboarding in the first place.
+    // Check for a NEAR AI API key or session file as a fallback
+    // for users who configured credentials manually (no wizard).
     if std::env::var("NEARAI_API_KEY").is_err() {
-        let settings = ironclaw::settings::Settings::load();
         let session_path = ironclaw::llm::session::default_session_path();
-        if !settings.onboard_completed && !session_path.exists() {
+        if !session_path.exists() {
             return Some("First run");
         }
     }

src/orchestrator/api.rs

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ async fn llm_complete(
 ) -> Result<Json<ProxyCompletionResponse>, StatusCode> {
     let completion_req = CompletionRequest {
         messages: req.messages,
+        model: req.model,
         max_tokens: req.max_tokens,
         temperature: req.temperature,
         stop_sequences: req.stop_sequences,
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ async fn llm_complete_with_tools(
     let tool_req = ToolCompletionRequest {
         messages: req.messages,
         tools: req.tools,
+        model: req.model,
         max_tokens: req.max_tokens,
         temperature: req.temperature,
         tool_choice: req.tool_choice,

src/sandbox/config.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Default for SandboxConfig {
             memory_limit_mb: 2048,
             cpu_shares: 1024,
             network_allowlist: default_allowlist(),
-            image: "ghcr.io/nearai/sandbox:latest".to_string(),
+            image: "ironclaw-worker:latest".to_string(),
             auto_pull_image: true,
             proxy_port: 0,
         }

src/settings.rs

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ fn default_sandbox_cpu_shares() -> u32 {
 }
 
 fn default_sandbox_image() -> String {
-    "ghcr.io/nearai/sandbox:latest".to_string()
+    "ironclaw-worker:latest".to_string()
 }
 
 impl Default for SandboxSettings {

src/setup/README.md

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ Explicit invocation. Loads `.env` files, runs the wizard, exits.
 ironclaw          (first run, no database configured)
 ```
 
-Auto-detection via `check_onboard_needed()` in `main.rs`. Triggers when
-none of these are true:
+Auto-detection via `check_onboard_needed()` in `main.rs`. Skips onboarding
+when `ONBOARD_COMPLETED` env var is set (written to `~/.ironclaw/.env` by
+the wizard). Otherwise triggers when no database is configured:
 - `DATABASE_URL` env var is set
 - `LIBSQL_PATH` env var is set
 - `~/.ironclaw/ironclaw.db` exists on disk
@@ -345,13 +346,14 @@ Final step of the wizard:
 1. Mark onboard_completed = true
 2. Write ALL settings to database (try postgres pool, then libSQL backend)
 3. Write bootstrap vars to ~/.ironclaw/.env:
-   - DATABASE_BACKEND (always)
-   - DATABASE_URL     (if postgres)
-   - LIBSQL_PATH      (if libsql)
-   - LIBSQL_URL       (if turso sync)
-   - LLM_BACKEND      (always, when set)
-   - LLM_BASE_URL     (if openai_compatible)
-   - OLLAMA_BASE_URL   (if ollama)
+   - DATABASE_BACKEND   (always)
+   - DATABASE_URL       (if postgres)
+   - LIBSQL_PATH        (if libsql)
+   - LIBSQL_URL         (if turso sync)
+   - LLM_BACKEND        (always, when set)
+   - LLM_BASE_URL       (if openai_compatible)
+   - OLLAMA_BASE_URL    (if ollama)
+   - ONBOARD_COMPLETED  (always, "true")
 4. Print configuration summary
 ```
 

src/setup/wizard.rs

@@ -1542,6 +1542,10 @@ impl SetupWizard {
                 env_vars.push(("OLLAMA_BASE_URL", url.clone()));
             }
 
+            // Always write ONBOARD_COMPLETED so that check_onboard_needed()
+            // (which runs before the DB is connected) knows to skip re-onboarding.
+            env_vars.push(("ONBOARD_COMPLETED", "true".to_string()));
+
             if !env_vars.is_empty() {
                 let pairs: Vec<(&str, &str)> =
                     env_vars.iter().map(|(k, v)| (*k, v.as_str())).collect();

src/tools/builtin/extension_tools.rs

@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ mod tests {
             Arc::new(InMemorySecretsStore::new(crypto)),
             Arc::new(ToolRegistry::new()),
             None,
+            None,
             std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/ironclaw-test-tools"),
             std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/ironclaw-test-channels"),
             None,

src/worker/api.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pub struct JobDescription {
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ProxyCompletionRequest {
     pub messages: Vec<ChatMessage>,
+    pub model: Option<String>,
     pub max_tokens: Option<u32>,
     pub temperature: Option<f32>,
     pub stop_sequences: Option<Vec<String>>,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ pub struct ProxyCompletionResponse {
 pub struct ProxyToolCompletionRequest {
     pub messages: Vec<ChatMessage>,
     pub tools: Vec<ToolDefinition>,
+    pub model: Option<String>,
     pub max_tokens: Option<u32>,
     pub temperature: Option<f32>,
     pub tool_choice: Option<String>,
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ impl WorkerHttpClient {
     ) -> Result<CompletionResponse, WorkerError> {
         let proxy_req = ProxyCompletionRequest {
             messages: request.messages.clone(),
+            model: request.model.clone(),
             max_tokens: request.max_tokens,
             temperature: request.temperature,
             stop_sequences: request.stop_sequences.clone(),
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ impl WorkerHttpClient {
         let proxy_req = ProxyToolCompletionRequest {
             messages: request.messages.clone(),
             tools: request.tools.clone(),
+            model: request.model.clone(),
             max_tokens: request.max_tokens,
             temperature: request.temperature,
             tool_choice: request.tool_choice.clone(),

src/workspace/embeddings.rs

@@ -354,6 +354,123 @@ impl EmbeddingProvider for NearAiEmbeddings {
     }
 }
 
+/// Ollama embedding provider using a local Ollama instance.
+///
+/// Ollama serves embedding models (e.g. `nomic-embed-text`, `mxbai-embed-large`)
+/// via a REST API, typically at `http://localhost:11434`.
+pub struct OllamaEmbeddings {
+    client: reqwest::Client,
+    base_url: String,
+    model: String,
+    dimension: usize,
+}
+
+impl OllamaEmbeddings {
+    /// Create a new Ollama embedding provider.
+    ///
+    /// Defaults to `nomic-embed-text` (768 dimensions).
+    pub fn new(base_url: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+            base_url: base_url.into(),
+            model: "nomic-embed-text".to_string(),
+            dimension: 768,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Use a specific model with a given dimension.
+    pub fn with_model(mut self, model: impl Into<String>, dimension: usize) -> Self {
+        self.model = model.into();
+        self.dimension = dimension;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct OllamaEmbedRequest<'a> {
+    model: &'a str,
+    input: &'a [String],
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct OllamaEmbedResponse {
+    embeddings: Vec<Vec<f32>>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EmbeddingProvider for OllamaEmbeddings {
+    fn dimension(&self) -> usize {
+        self.dimension
+    }
+
+    fn model_name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.model
+    }
+
+    fn max_input_length(&self) -> usize {
+        // Most Ollama embedding models support 8192 tokens (~32k chars)
+        32_000
+    }
+
+    async fn embed(&self, text: &str) -> Result<Vec<f32>, EmbeddingError> {
+        if text.len() > self.max_input_length() {
+            return Err(EmbeddingError::TextTooLong {
+                length: text.len(),
+                max: self.max_input_length(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        let embeddings = self.embed_batch(&[text.to_string()]).await?;
+        embeddings
+            .into_iter()
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| EmbeddingError::InvalidResponse("No embedding returned".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    async fn embed_batch(&self, texts: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<Vec<f32>>, EmbeddingError> {
+        if texts.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        let request = OllamaEmbedRequest {
+            model: &self.model,
+            input: texts,
+        };
+
+        let url = format!("{}/api/embed", self.base_url);
+
+        let response = self.client.post(&url).json(&request).send().await?;
+
+        let status = response.status();
+
+        if !status.is_success() {
+            let error_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            return Err(EmbeddingError::HttpError(format!(
+                "Ollama returned HTTP {}: {}",
+                status, error_text
+            )));
+        }
+
+        let result: OllamaEmbedResponse = response.json().await.map_err(|e| {
+            EmbeddingError::InvalidResponse(format!("Failed to parse Ollama response: {}", e))
+        })?;
+
+        // Validate that returned embeddings match the configured dimension.
+        for (i, emb) in result.embeddings.iter().enumerate() {
+            if emb.len() != self.dimension {
+                return Err(EmbeddingError::InvalidResponse(format!(
+                    "Ollama returned embedding of dimension {}, expected {} at index {}",
+                    emb.len(),
+                    self.dimension,
+                    i
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(result.embeddings)
+    }
+}
+
 /// A mock embedding provider for testing.
 ///
 /// Generates deterministic embeddings based on text hash.

src/workspace/mod.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ mod search;
 
 pub use chunker::{ChunkConfig, chunk_document};
 pub use document::{MemoryChunk, MemoryDocument, WorkspaceEntry, paths};
-pub use embeddings::{EmbeddingProvider, MockEmbeddings, NearAiEmbeddings, OpenAiEmbeddings};
+pub use embeddings::{
+    EmbeddingProvider, MockEmbeddings, NearAiEmbeddings, OllamaEmbeddings, OpenAiEmbeddings,
+};
 #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
 pub use repository::Repository;
 pub use search::{RankedResult, SearchConfig, SearchResult, reciprocal_rank_fusion};

tests/openai_compat_integration.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,21 @@ const AUTH_TOKEN: &str = "test-openai-token";
 // Mock LLM provider
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-struct MockLlmProvider;
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct MockLlmState {
+    completion_models: tokio::sync::Mutex<Vec<Option<String>>>,
+    tool_completion_models: tokio::sync::Mutex<Vec<Option<String>>>,
+}
+
+struct MockLlmProvider {
+    state: Arc<MockLlmState>,
+}
+
+impl MockLlmProvider {
+    fn new(state: Arc<MockLlmState>) -> Self {
+        Self { state }
+    }
+}
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl LlmProvider for MockLlmProvider {
@@ -37,6 +51,12 @@ impl LlmProvider for MockLlmProvider {
     }
 
     async fn complete(&self, req: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        self.state
+            .completion_models
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .push(req.model.clone());
+
         // Echo the last user message back
         let user_msg = req
             .messages
@@ -59,6 +79,12 @@ impl LlmProvider for MockLlmProvider {
         &self,
         req: ToolCompletionRequest,
     ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        self.state
+            .tool_completion_models
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .push(req.model.clone());
+
         // If tools are provided, return a tool call
         if let Some(tool) = req.tools.first() {
             Ok(ToolCompletionResponse {
@@ -93,11 +119,71 @@ impl LlmProvider for MockLlmProvider {
     }
 }
 
+struct FixedModelProvider {
+    model: &'static str,
+}
+
+impl FixedModelProvider {
+    fn new(model: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self { model }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl LlmProvider for FixedModelProvider {
+    fn model_name(&self) -> &str {
+        self.model
+    }
+
+    fn cost_per_token(&self) -> (Decimal, Decimal) {
+        (Decimal::ZERO, Decimal::ZERO)
+    }
+
+    async fn complete(&self, _req: CompletionRequest) -> Result<CompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        Ok(CompletionResponse {
+            content: "fixed response".to_string(),
+            input_tokens: 10,
+            output_tokens: 5,
+            finish_reason: FinishReason::Stop,
+            response_id: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn complete_with_tools(
+        &self,
+        _req: ToolCompletionRequest,
+    ) -> Result<ToolCompletionResponse, LlmError> {
+        Ok(ToolCompletionResponse {
+            content: Some("fixed response".to_string()),
+            tool_calls: vec![],
+            input_tokens: 10,
+            output_tokens: 5,
+            finish_reason: FinishReason::Stop,
+            response_id: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn effective_model_name(&self, _requested_model: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        self.model.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Test helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-async fn start_test_server() -> (SocketAddr, Arc<GatewayState>) {
+async fn start_test_server() -> (SocketAddr, Arc<GatewayState>, Arc<MockLlmState>) {
+    let mock_state = Arc::new(MockLlmState::default());
+
+    let llm_provider: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> = Arc::new(MockLlmProvider::new(mock_state.clone()));
+    let (bound_addr, state) = start_test_server_with_provider(llm_provider).await;
+
+    (bound_addr, state, mock_state)
+}
+
+async fn start_test_server_with_provider(
+    llm_provider: Arc<dyn LlmProvider>,
+) -> (SocketAddr, Arc<GatewayState>) {
     let state = Arc::new(GatewayState {
         msg_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         sse: SseManager::new(),
@@ -112,7 +198,7 @@ async fn start_test_server() -> (SocketAddr, Arc<GatewayState>) {
         user_id: "test-user".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
-        llm_provider: Some(Arc::new(MockLlmProvider)),
+        llm_provider: Some(llm_provider),
         skill_registry: None,
         skill_catalog: None,
         chat_rate_limiter: ironclaw::channels::web::server::RateLimiter::new(30, 60),
@@ -139,7 +225,7 @@ fn client() -> reqwest::Client {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_basic() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -173,11 +259,14 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_basic() {
     assert_eq!(body["usage"]["prompt_tokens"], 10);
     assert_eq!(body["usage"]["completion_tokens"], 5);
     assert_eq!(body["usage"]["total_tokens"], 15);
+
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert_eq!(*models, vec![Some("mock-model-v1".to_string())]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_with_system_message() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -204,7 +293,7 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_with_system_message() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_with_tools() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -243,11 +332,14 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_with_tools() {
     assert_eq!(tool_calls[0]["id"], "call_mock_001");
     assert_eq!(tool_calls[0]["type"], "function");
     assert_eq!(tool_calls[0]["function"]["name"], "get_weather");
+
+    let models = mock_state.tool_completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert_eq!(*models, vec![Some("mock-model-v1".to_string())]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_streaming() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -316,11 +408,14 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_streaming() {
         "Expected reassembled content to contain 'Stream test', got: '{}'",
         full_content
     );
+
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert_eq!(*models, vec![Some("mock-model-v1".to_string())]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_empty_messages() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -340,8 +435,8 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_empty_messages() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_chat_completions_model_mismatch() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+async fn test_chat_completions_model_override() {
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -355,20 +450,173 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_model_mismatch() {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 404);
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+    let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body["model"], "gpt-4");
+
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert_eq!(*models, vec![Some("gpt-4".to_string())]);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_chat_completions_uses_effective_model_when_override_ignored() {
+    let provider: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> = Arc::new(FixedModelProvider::new("configured-model"));
+    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server_with_provider(provider).await;
+    let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
+
+    let resp = client()
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(AUTH_TOKEN)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+    let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(body["model"], "configured-model");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_chat_completions_streaming_uses_effective_model_when_override_ignored() {
+    let provider: Arc<dyn LlmProvider> = Arc::new(FixedModelProvider::new("configured-model"));
+    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server_with_provider(provider).await;
+    let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
+
+    let resp = client()
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(AUTH_TOKEN)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}],
+            "stream": true
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+    let text = resp.text().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        text.contains("\"model\":\"configured-model\""),
+        "Expected streaming chunks to report configured model, got: {}",
+        text
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_chat_completions_model_too_long() {
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
+
+    let resp = client()
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(AUTH_TOKEN)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "model": "m".repeat(300),
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 400);
     let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(body["error"]["code"], "model_not_found");
     assert!(
         body["error"]["message"]
             .as_str()
-            .unwrap()
-            .contains("mock-model-v1")
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .contains("model"),
+        "Expected model validation error, got: {}",
+        body
+    );
+
+    // Validation should fail before provider invocation.
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert!(
+        models.is_empty(),
+        "provider should not be called: {:?}",
+        *models
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_chat_completions_model_with_control_chars() {
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
+
+    let resp = client()
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(AUTH_TOKEN)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "model": "gpt-4\noops",
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 400);
+    let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        body["error"]["message"]
+            .as_str()
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .contains("control"),
+        "Expected model validation error, got: {}",
+        body
+    );
+
+    // Validation should fail before provider invocation.
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert!(
+        models.is_empty(),
+        "provider should not be called: {:?}",
+        *models
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_chat_completions_model_with_surrounding_whitespace() {
+    let (addr, _state, mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
+
+    let resp = client()
+        .post(&url)
+        .bearer_auth(AUTH_TOKEN)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "model": " gpt-4 ",
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), 400);
+    let body: serde_json::Value = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        body["error"]["message"]
+            .as_str()
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .contains("leading or trailing whitespace"),
+        "Expected model validation error, got: {}",
+        body
+    );
+
+    let models = mock_state.completion_models.lock().await;
+    assert!(
+        models.is_empty(),
+        "provider should not be called: {:?}",
+        *models
     );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_no_auth() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -387,7 +635,7 @@ async fn test_chat_completions_no_auth() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_models_endpoint() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/models", addr);
 
     let resp = client()
@@ -410,7 +658,7 @@ async fn test_models_endpoint() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_models_no_auth() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/models", addr);
 
     let resp = client().get(&url).send().await.unwrap();
@@ -462,7 +710,7 @@ async fn test_no_llm_provider_returns_503() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_chat_completions_body_too_large() {
-    let (addr, _state) = start_test_server().await;
+    let (addr, _state, _mock_state) = start_test_server().await;
     let url = format!("http://{}/v1/chat/completions", addr);
 
     // Build a payload over 1 MB (the gateway's DefaultBodyLimit)