@cplieger/web-terminal-ui 3.0.4 → 3.2.0

package/src/features/tabs.ts

@@ -11,16 +11,42 @@
 import { LineStore, modes } from "@cplieger/web-terminal-engine";
 import type { TerminalContext, TerminalFeature, TabHandle } from "../kernel/types.js";
 import type { ActivityMonitorApi } from "./activity-monitor.js";
+import type { MobileToolbarApi } from "./mobile-toolbar.js";
 import { fromHTML } from "./dom.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_API_BASE = "/api/sessions";
 // Swipe recognition on the mobile switcher bar: a mostly-horizontal drag past
 // this distance switches; a near-stationary release is a tap (opens overview).
 const SWIPE_MIN_PX = 40;
+// Movement (px) before an in-progress bar drag commits to a horizontal
+// (tab-switch preview) or vertical (expand/collapse) axis.
+const AXIS_LOCK_PX = 8;
+// Flick-to-commit thresholds (from @use-gesture's drag defaults, MIT): a release
+// counts as a flick when the gesture was quick, fast, and travelled enough, so a
+// short fast swipe commits the switch/expand even below the halfway distance.
+const SWIPE_VELOCITY = 0.5; // px/ms at release
+const SWIPE_DURATION = 250; // ms, whole-gesture cap for a flick
+// If the finger paused longer than this before lifting, the release velocity is
+// stale (pointerup usually repeats the last pointermove position -> reads ~0),
+// so ignore it and commit by distance instead (@use-gesture issue #332).
+const VELOCITY_STALE_MS = 32;
+// Live drag preview: while an open list is being swiped, it peeks in the swipe
+// direction by this fraction of the finger's horizontal travel, capped at this
+// many pixels — a hint of the coming rotation, not the full shift (the incoming
+// row only appears on release, so a large move looked wrong). The release reel
+// continues from wherever the peek left the rows.
+const PREVIEW_DRAG_RATIO = 0.1;
+const PREVIEW_PEEK_MAX = 10;
 // One-time "swipe to switch" hint, remembered across loads.
 const SWIPE_HINT_KEY = "wt-swipe-hint-seen";
 // Default cadence for the no-activityMonitor polling fallback.
 const DEFAULT_POLL_MS = 4000;
+// Tab context-menu viewport clamp (mirrors context-menu.ts): keep this margin
+// from every viewport edge, and this gap above the pointer when the menu has to
+// flip up (a right-click near the bottom edge) so it is neither clipped nor
+// hidden under the cursor.
+const TAB_MENU_EDGE = 8;
+const TAB_MENU_GAP = 16;
 
 /** One session's client-side wire shape (matches terminal.SessionInfo). */
 interface SessionInfo {
@@ -28,6 +54,10 @@ interface SessionInfo {
   title: string;
   createdAt: string;
   status: string;
+  /** Sticky: true once the session has emitted a genuine activity signal
+   *  (OSC 9;4 progress, or a classified OSC 9 notification). Gates whether the
+   *  per-tab activity dot is shown; see paintStatusDot / baseLabel. */
+  reportsActivity?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface Tab {
@@ -36,10 +66,6 @@ interface Tab {
    *  empty before the process sets one. The displayed label is derived from it
    *  with a numbered fallback and de-duplication (see relabelAll). */
   title: string;
-  /** A stable per-session number for the "Tab N" fallback when the process has
-   *  set no title. Monotonic across the page so a tab's number never changes
-   *  under it when a sibling closes. */
-  num: number;
   /** The computed, de-duplicated label actually shown in the chrome. */
   display: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -50,10 +76,18 @@ interface Tab {
   aria: TabHandle;
   scrollTop: number;
   following: boolean;
-  /** A title derived from the first line the user submitted into this tab, used
-   *  in preference to the process window title (kiro-cli's OSC 0 title is only
-   *  the cwd for a live session, so it never reflects the conversation).
-   *  Undefined until the first non-empty, non-slash submission. */
+  /** Sticky: true once this session emitted a genuine activity signal (OSC 9;4).
+   *  Its activity dot is shown only while true; a session that never reports
+   *  activity (a plain shell) keeps a clean, dot-less tab. Fed from the server's
+   *  reportsActivity via applyStatus. */
+  reports: boolean;
+  /** A fallback title derived from the LAST non-empty line the user submitted
+   *  into this tab (updated on every Enter). Used only when the process sets no
+   *  window title of its own: the OSC 0/2 title (`title` above) takes precedence
+   *  when present and keeps updating, and this is what the tab reads as when it
+   *  does not — a plain shell with no PROMPT_COMMAND title, or kiro-cli with its
+   *  cwd-only title disabled. Undefined until the first non-empty submission; see
+   *  baseLabel. */
   derived?: string;
 }
 
@@ -80,51 +114,70 @@ export interface TabsOptions {
    *  titles and drop reaped tabs (section 22.5). Ignored when activityMonitor is
    *  present. Default 4000. */
   pollMs?: number;
+  /** The mobileToolbar feature value, so the mobile switcher bar renders a
+   *  keyboard button that opens the key grid (ctx.use at tap time). Without it
+   *  the bar shows no keyboard button (e.g. a desktop-only consumer). The
+   *  toolbar should be built with { externalToggle: true } so its own top-right
+   *  toggle is hidden and the grid opens above the bar. */
+  keyboardToggle?: TerminalFeature<MobileToolbarApi>;
 }
 
+// The +/x glyphs are inline SVG (not font glyphs) so they center exactly in
+// their hover box and stay symmetric regardless of the UI font's metrics.
 const TAB_HTML = `
 <div class="wt-tab">
   <span class="wt-tab-dot wt-status-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
   <span class="wt-tab-label"></span>
-  <button type="button" class="wt-tab-close" aria-label="Close terminal" tabindex="-1">\u00d7</button>
+  <button type="button" class="wt-tab-close" aria-label="Close terminal" tabindex="-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6 6 18 18M18 6 6 18"/></svg></button>
 </div>`;
 
-const NEW_HTML = `<button type="button" class="wt-tab-new" aria-label="New terminal">+</button>`;
+const NEW_HTML = `<button type="button" class="wt-tab-new" aria-label="New terminal"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 5v14M5 12h14"/></svg></button>`;
 
-const CLOSEALL_HTML = `<button type="button" class="wt-tab-closeall" aria-label="Close all terminals">Close all</button>`;
-
-// Mobile bottom-switcher: the active tab (dot + label + position) as a tap/swipe
-// surface, plus a >=44px overview control that carries the aggregate badge.
+// Mobile bottom bar. One element, two parts stacked in a column: the always-
+// visible bar row (active tab as a tap/swipe surface + keyboard + "+") on top,
+// and a list of the OTHER tabs BELOW it. On swipe-up / tap the whole bar slides
+// up and the list fills in beneath it (down to the safe area); swipe-down /
+// tap collapses it back to the bottom. Selecting a listed tab swaps it into the
+// active row. This replaces the old separate modal overview sheet ("one element"
+// per the user): the bar itself lifts rather than opening a distinct surface.
+// The bar is the FIRST child and the list the SECOND: the switcher is bottom-
+// anchored, so a column with the list last grows the container upward, lifting
+// the bar and revealing the list below it (DOM order = visual order top-to-bottom).
+//   - .wt-switcher-current-wrap: the active-tab row — a select/swipe surface
+//     (.wt-switcher-current with dot + label) plus a close (x) overlaid at the
+//     right, mirroring the listed rows. No "n / m" counter: the list below is a
+//     rotating circular queue, so an absolute position number is meaningless.
+//   - .wt-switcher-kb: opens the key grid above the bar (only wired + shown when
+//     a keyboardToggle feature is provided).
+//   - .wt-switcher-new: the accent "+" that spawns a terminal.
 const SWITCHER_HTML = `
 <div class="wt-switcher" role="group" aria-label="Terminal tabs">
-  <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-current" aria-haspopup="dialog">
-    <span class="wt-switcher-dot wt-status-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-    <span class="wt-switcher-label"></span>
-    <span class="wt-switcher-pos" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-  </button>
-  <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-overview wt-btn" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-label="All terminals">
-    <span class="wt-switcher-count" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-  </button>
-</div>`;
-
-// Modal overview sheet (kernel `sheet` region): every tab with title + dot +
-// close, plus create. Starts hidden; opened from the switcher.
-const SHEET_HTML = `
-<div class="wt-sheet" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Terminals" hidden>
-  <div class="wt-sheet-header">
-    <span class="wt-sheet-title">Terminals</span>
-    <button type="button" class="wt-sheet-new wt-btn">+ New terminal</button>
+  <div class="wt-switcher-bar">
+    <div class="wt-switcher-current-wrap">
+      <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-current" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+        <span class="wt-switcher-current-inner">
+          <span class="wt-switcher-dot wt-status-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+          <span class="wt-switcher-label"></span>
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-current-close wt-btn" aria-label="Close terminal"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6 6 18 18M18 6 6 18"/></svg></button>
+    </div>
+    <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-kb wt-btn" aria-label="Keyboard keys" aria-expanded="false" hidden><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><rect x="4" y="4" width="16" height="16" rx="3.5"/><path d="M15 15 9.5 9.5M9.5 13V9.5H13"/></svg></button>
+    <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-new wt-btn wt-switcher-new-btn" aria-label="New terminal"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 5v14M5 12h14"/></svg></button>
   </div>
-  <ul class="wt-sheet-list" role="list"></ul>
+  <ul class="wt-switcher-list" role="list"></ul>
 </div>`;
 
-const SHEET_ROW_HTML = `
-<li class="wt-sheet-row">
-  <button type="button" class="wt-sheet-select">
-    <span class="wt-sheet-row-dot wt-status-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-    <span class="wt-sheet-row-label"></span>
+// One row per OTHER tab in the expanded list: a stretched select target (dot +
+// label) with the close (x) laid inside it at the right (two buttons can't nest,
+// so the x is a sibling overlapping the select's reserved right padding).
+const SWITCHER_ROW_HTML = `
+<li class="wt-switcher-row">
+  <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-row-select">
+    <span class="wt-switcher-row-dot wt-status-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+    <span class="wt-switcher-row-label"></span>
   </button>
-  <button type="button" class="wt-sheet-close wt-btn" aria-label="Close terminal">\u00d7</button>
+  <button type="button" class="wt-switcher-row-close wt-btn" aria-label="Close terminal"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6 6 18 18M18 6 6 18"/></svg></button>
 </li>`;
 
 export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
@@ -139,9 +192,6 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
   }
   async function apiCreate(): Promise<SessionInfo> {
     const r = await fetch(apiBase, { method: "POST" });
-    if (r.status === 429) {
-      throw new Error("web-terminal-ui: too many sessions");
-    }
     if (!r.ok) {
       throw new Error(`web-terminal-ui: session create failed (${String(r.status)})`);
     }
@@ -174,43 +224,93 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
       // end of the tabs (addTabChrome inserts each tab before it).
       const newBtn = fromHTML(NEW_HTML);
       bar.appendChild(newBtn);
-      // A right-anchored "Close all" button (CSS margin-left: auto pushes it to
-      // the far end of the strip). Desktop only, since it lives inside the bar,
-      // which is hidden on a coarse pointer.
-      const closeAllBtn = fromHTML(CLOSEALL_HTML);
-      bar.appendChild(closeAllBtn);
-
-      // Push the terminal surface below the fixed strip on desktop so the bar
-      // does not overlap the first rows. The surface is position:fixed inset:0,
-      // so a top offset (gated to a fine pointer in CSS, since the strip is
-      // hidden on a coarse pointer where the switcher docks to the bottom
-      // instead) is what clears it. A ResizeObserver keeps the offset in step
-      // with the real strip height rather than a hard-coded guess.
+
+      // Pull the terminal surface up off the fixed BOTTOM strip on desktop so
+      // the bar does not overlap the last rows. The surface is position:fixed
+      // inset:0, so a bottom offset (gated to a fine pointer in CSS, since the
+      // strip is hidden on a coarse pointer where the mobile switcher applies its
+      // own inset) clears it. A ResizeObserver keeps the offset in step with the
+      // real strip height rather than a hard-coded guess. The measured height is
+      // published on the document root (not the surface): the scroll-to-bottom
+      // button sits in a sibling region, not inside .term, so a property set on
+      // .term would not inherit to it and it would fall back to the 44px guess
+      // and overlap the strip. Both .term and the button inherit it from :root.
       const surface = ctx.surface();
-      surface.classList.add("wt-with-topbar");
+      surface.classList.add("wt-with-tabbar");
       const barResize = new ResizeObserver(() => {
-        surface.style.setProperty("--wt-tabbar-h", `${String(bar.offsetHeight)}px`);
+        document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+          "--wt-tabbar-h",
+          `${String(bar.offsetHeight)}px`,
+        );
       });
       barResize.observe(bar);
 
-      // --- Mobile bottom-switcher (bottom-switcher region) ---
+      // --- Mobile bottom bar (bottom-switcher region) ---
       const switcher = fromHTML(SWITCHER_HTML);
+      const swList = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-list");
+      const swBar = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-bar");
       const swCurrent = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-current");
+      // The row's content wrapper: it translates with the finger during a
+      // horizontal swipe (the active tab area physically swiping) and slides the
+      // incoming tab's label in on commit.
+      const swInner = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-current-inner");
       const swDot = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-dot");
       const swLabel = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-label");
-      const swPos = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-pos");
-      const overviewBtn = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-overview");
-      const swCount = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-count");
+      const swClose = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-current-close");
+      // The active-tab elements that translate together during a horizontal
+      // swipe: the content (dot + label) and the close (x). Moving both keeps the
+      // whole active-tab chip sliding as one, rather than the close staying put.
+      const swipeEls = [swInner, swClose];
+      const swKb = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-kb");
+      const swNew = pick(switcher, ".wt-switcher-new");
       ctx.region("bottom-switcher", "switcher").appendChild(switcher);
+      // The keyboard button opens the key grid; show it only when a toolbar is
+      // wired to drive. Read the toolbar's API lazily at tap time (ctx.use), so
+      // feature ordering does not matter.
+      let offArmed: (() => void) | undefined;
+      if (opts.keyboardToggle) {
+        swKb.hidden = false;
+        // Mirror sticky-Ctrl on the keyboard button: when a Ctrl press is armed,
+        // invert the button (like the armed Ctrl key) so the pending modifier is
+        // visible with the grid closed — the toolbar sets up before tabs, so its
+        // API is available now (see the preset ordering note). Also clears on the
+        // auto-disarm after a Ctrl byte and on a tab switch (onDetach disarms).
+        const kbApi = ctx.use(opts.keyboardToggle);
+        if (kbApi) {
+          const reflectArmed = (armed: boolean): void => {
+            swKb.classList.toggle("wt-armed", armed);
+          };
+          reflectArmed(kbApi.isCtrlArmed());
+          offArmed = kbApi.onCtrlArmedChange(reflectArmed);
+        }
+      }
+      // Mark the root so the CSS lifts the bottom-anchored chrome (banner, toast,
+      // scroll-to-bottom, key grid) above the switcher bar on a coarse pointer.
+      const root = ctx.surface().parentElement;
+      root?.classList.add("wt-tabbed");
+      // Reserve the collapsed bar row's height so terminal content stops above it
+      // (mobile item 2): viewport.ts adds --wt-reserve-bottom to the surface's
+      // bottom inset. Measure the bar row (not the expandable list, which just
+      // overlays content). innerHeight - rect.top captures the row plus the
+      // safe-area beneath it; the RO fires with the keyboard closed, so the value
+      // excludes the keyboard lift (viewport.ts adds that separately). The
+      // synthetic visualViewport resize makes viewport.ts recompute immediately.
+      const swReserve = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+        const rect = swBar.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const px = rect.height > 0 ? Math.max(0, Math.round(window.innerHeight - rect.top)) : 0;
+        document.documentElement.style.setProperty("--wt-reserve-bottom", `${String(px)}px`);
+        window.visualViewport?.dispatchEvent(new Event("resize"));
+      });
+      swReserve.observe(swBar);
 
-      // --- Overview sheet + scrim (sheet region) ---
-      const sheetSlot = ctx.region("sheet", "overview");
-      const scrim = document.createElement("div");
-      scrim.className = "wt-sheet-scrim";
-      const sheet = fromHTML(SHEET_HTML);
-      const sheetList = pick(sheet, ".wt-sheet-list");
-      const sheetNewBtn = pick(sheet, ".wt-sheet-new");
-      sheetSlot.append(scrim, sheet);
+      // Activity dots are revealed PER TAB, not chrome-wide: each dot stays
+      // hidden (CSS: .wt-status-dot { display: none }) until its session reports
+      // activity (OSC 9;4 progress or a classified OSC 9 notification), at which
+      // point paintStatusDot adds .wt-reports to reveal it (see applyStatus /
+      // syncMobile / updateRow). A program that emits no OSC 9 signal (a plain
+      // bash/sh) keeps clean, label-only tabs; an agent's tabs light up. The
+      // monitor (below) is the live source; without it the poll fallback feeds
+      // the same reportsActivity flag.
 
       // Catching-up cue: a switched-into tab's cached screen is stale until its
       // resume delta lands, so it must not read as live (sections 12/13). Shown
@@ -223,50 +323,85 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
       ctx.region("banner", "catchup").appendChild(catchup);
       let catchupTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 
+      // --- Desktop right-click tab context menu (overlay region) ---
+      // Replaces the old bar "Close all" button with a richer per-tab menu. Built
+      // on demand (mirroring context-menu.ts) so each item targets the
+      // right-clicked tab and its disabled state reflects that tab's position.
+      const tabMenu = document.createElement("div");
+      tabMenu.className = "wt-tab-menu";
+      tabMenu.setAttribute("role", "menu");
+      ctx.region("overlay", "tab-menu").appendChild(tabMenu);
+
       const tabList: Tab[] = [];
+      // The expanded mobile list's row elements, keyed by tab id. Rows are
+      // reused across re-renders (reconcile, not rebuild) so a swipe can FLIP the
+      // same elements from their old slots to their new ones (the rotation).
+      const rowEls = new Map<string, HTMLElement>();
       let activeId: string | null = null;
-      let overviewOpen = false;
-      let lastFocus: HTMLElement | null = null;
+      let draggingEl: HTMLElement | null = null;
+      // Gate the new-tab enter animation: tabs present at initial population
+      // should not animate in (jarring on load); only tabs added at runtime do.
+      let started = false;
+      let expanded = false;
+      // Interactive horizontal-swipe preview: while a swipe drags with the list
+      // open, the rows peek a few pixels in the swipe direction (dragActive); the
+      // release reel then continues from wherever they are.
+      let dragActive = false;
+      // True while a reel's reconcile runs (a swipe switch): renderSwitcherList
+      // suppresses its add/remove row animation then, since the reel owns row
+      // motion. creatingTab suppresses the reel for a create, so the new listed
+      // row grows+fades in (animateRowIn) rather than rotating.
+      let reelReconcile = false;
+      let creatingTab = false;
+      let collapseClearTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
       let hintShown = false;
-      let tabSeq = 0; // monotonic source for the "Tab N" fallback number
       // On a touch device, focusing the hidden input opens the virtual keyboard.
       // A switch triggered by tapping/swiping the tab UI must not do that (it is
       // disruptive), so the input is focused on a switch only with a fine
       // pointer; on touch the user taps the terminal itself to open the keyboard.
       const coarse = window.matchMedia("(pointer: coarse)").matches;
+      // Motion opt-out (checked live: the OS setting can change). Gates the
+      // interactive swipe/rotation animations, mirroring the CSS .wt-animate gate.
+      const prefersReduce = (): boolean =>
+        window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
 
-      // labelFor is a tab's base label before de-duplication. Preference order:
-      // the title derived from the user's first submitted line (best for a chat
-      // like kiro-cli, whose OSC 0 title only ever reflects the cwd for a live
-      // session), then the process window title (OSC 0/2, e.g. a shell's), then
-      // a stable "Tab N". This fixes both the generic "terminal" label and the
-      // static "kiro: /workspace" one: a tab now names itself from what you type.
-      function labelFor(tab: Tab): string {
-        // derived is only ever set to a non-empty value, so ?? and || agree on
-        // it; the || on the (possibly empty) window title falls through to "Tab N".
-        return (tab.derived?.trim() ?? tab.title.trim()) || `Tab ${String(tab.num)}`;
+      // baseLabel is a tab's label before de-duplication. Preference order: the
+      // process window title (OSC 0/2, e.g. a shell's PROMPT_COMMAND title),
+      // which takes precedence whenever the program sets one and keeps updating
+      // as it changes (the status SSE re-pushes it); then a fallback derived from
+      // the last line the user submitted, for a program that sets no title (a
+      // bare shell, or kiro-cli with its cwd-only title disabled); then a plain
+      // "New tab". fallback=true marks that last case so relabelAll leaves
+      // untitled tabs as "New tab" with no numeric suffix.
+      function baseLabel(tab: Tab): { text: string; fallback: boolean } {
+        const real = tab.title.trim() || (tab.derived?.trim() ?? "");
+        return real ? { text: real, fallback: false } : { text: "New tab", fallback: true };
       }
 
       // relabelAll recomputes every tab's display label with de-duplication:
-      // when two tabs resolve to the same base label (e.g. two tabs whose first
-      // submitted line was identical, or two shells with the same window title),
+      // when two tabs resolve to the same base label (e.g. two shells with the
+      // same window title, or two tabs whose last submitted line was identical),
       // the second and later get a " (k)" suffix in creation order, so the strip
       // never shows two identical labels.
       function relabelAll(): void {
+        // Count only real (non-fallback) labels, so multiple untitled tabs all
+        // read "New tab" without a numeric suffix.
         const counts = new Map<string, number>();
         for (const t of tabList) {
-          const base = labelFor(t);
-          counts.set(base, (counts.get(base) ?? 0) + 1);
+          const { text, fallback } = baseLabel(t);
+          if (!fallback) {
+            counts.set(text, (counts.get(text) ?? 0) + 1);
+          }
         }
         const seen = new Map<string, number>();
         for (const t of tabList) {
-          const base = labelFor(t);
-          let display = base;
-          if ((counts.get(base) ?? 0) > 1) {
-            const k = (seen.get(base) ?? 0) + 1;
-            seen.set(base, k);
+          const { text, fallback } = baseLabel(t);
+          let display = text;
+          if (!fallback && (counts.get(text) ?? 0) > 1) {
+            const k = (seen.get(text) ?? 0) + 1;
+            seen.set(text, k);
             if (k > 1) {
-              display = `${base} (${String(k)})`;
+              display = `${text} (${String(k)})`;
             }
           }
           t.display = display;
@@ -275,16 +410,17 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         }
       }
 
-      // --- Title derivation from the user's first submitted line ---
-      // kiro-cli's OSC 0 title is only the cwd for a live session (it reloads its
-      // session title just when the session id changes, not per turn), so the
-      // useful, updating title for a chat is the user's first message. The kernel
-      // routes input to the active session, so an input observer's bytes belong
-      // to activeId. A tiny line editor tracks the current input line (handling
-      // backspace and skipping the escape sequences arrow keys and bracketed
-      // paste emit) and locks the tab's title on the first non-empty, non-slash
-      // submission. Best-effort: an odd editing sequence just yields no derived
-      // title, falling back to the window title or "Tab N".
+      // --- Fallback title derivation from the user's submitted lines ---
+      // Used only when the process sets no OSC window title of its own (baseLabel
+      // prefers tab.title). A shell without a PROMPT_COMMAND title, or kiro-cli
+      // with its cwd-only title disabled, sets none — so the useful fallback is
+      // the last line the user submitted. The kernel routes input to the active
+      // session, so an input observer's bytes belong to activeId. A tiny line
+      // editor tracks the current input line (handling backspace and skipping
+      // the escape sequences arrow keys and bracketed paste emit) and updates the
+      // tab's derived title on every non-empty submission. Best-effort: an odd
+      // editing sequence just yields no derived title (the tab then reads "New
+      // tab" until the next submission).
       const MAX_DERIVED = 60;
       let lineBytes: number[] = [];
       let escState = 0; // 0 normal, 1 saw ESC, 2 in CSI, 3 in SS3 (one more byte)
@@ -294,8 +430,8 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
       }
       function deriveTitleFromInput(bytes: Uint8Array): void {
         const t = tabList.find((x) => x.id === activeId);
-        if (!t || t.derived !== undefined) {
-          return; // no active tab, or its first submission is already captured
+        if (!t) {
+          return; // no active tab
         }
         for (const b of bytes) {
           if (escState === 1) {
@@ -317,10 +453,12 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
           } else if (b === 0x0d || b === 0x0a) {
             const line = new TextDecoder().decode(new Uint8Array(lineBytes)).trim();
             lineBytes = [];
-            if (line && !line.startsWith("/")) {
+            // Every non-empty submitted line updates the fallback title (the
+            // last one wins); a leading "/" counts, since it is a valid shell
+            // command path.
+            if (line) {
               t.derived = line.slice(0, MAX_DERIVED);
               syncChrome();
-              return;
             }
           } else if (b === 0x7f || b === 0x08) {
             // Backspace: drop one codepoint (pop UTF-8 continuation bytes + lead).
@@ -353,59 +491,250 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         }
       }
 
-      // syncMobile updates the bottom switcher: active label + position, the tab
-      // count, and the aggregate needs-input badge (so a background tab blocked
-      // on input is glanceable on mobile without opening the sheet, section 12).
+      // syncMobile updates the bottom bar: active label + dot, and the aggregate
+      // needs-input cue. The cue rides the active surface: a background tab
+      // blocked on input is glanceable, and tapping/swiping opens the list to
+      // resolve it (section 12).
       function syncMobile(): void {
         const idx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
         const active = idx >= 0 ? tabList[idx] : undefined;
         swLabel.textContent = active ? active.display : "";
-        swDot.dataset["status"] = active?.dot.dataset["status"] ?? "idle";
-        swPos.textContent =
-          tabList.length > 1 ? `${String(idx + 1)} / ${String(tabList.length)}` : "";
-        swCount.textContent = String(tabList.length);
+        paintStatusDot(swDot, active?.dot.dataset["status"] ?? "idle", active?.reports ?? false);
         const bgInput = tabList.some(
           (t) => t.id !== activeId && t.dot.dataset["status"] === "input",
         );
         if (bgInput) {
-          overviewBtn.dataset["attention"] = "input";
-          overviewBtn.setAttribute(
-            "aria-label",
-            "All terminals; a background terminal needs input",
-          );
+          swCurrent.dataset["attention"] = "input";
+          swCurrent.setAttribute("aria-label", "Terminals; a background terminal needs input");
         } else {
-          delete overviewBtn.dataset["attention"];
-          overviewBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "All terminals");
+          delete swCurrent.dataset["attention"];
+          swCurrent.removeAttribute("aria-label");
         }
       }
 
-      // renderOverview rebuilds the sheet's tab rows from the current tabList.
-      function renderOverview(): void {
-        sheetList.replaceChildren();
-        for (const t of tabList) {
-          const row = fromHTML(SHEET_ROW_HTML);
-          const rdot = pick(row, ".wt-sheet-row-dot");
-          const rlabel = pick(row, ".wt-sheet-row-label");
-          const rselect = pick(row, ".wt-sheet-select");
-          const rclose = pick(row, ".wt-sheet-close");
-          rdot.dataset["status"] = t.dot.dataset["status"] ?? "idle";
-          rlabel.textContent = t.display;
-          if (t.id === activeId) {
-            row.classList.add("wt-sheet-row-active");
-            rselect.setAttribute("aria-current", "true");
-          }
-          rselect.addEventListener("click", () => {
-            // Close first so focus restores off the sheet, then switch (which
-            // focuses the terminal) so focus lands in the terminal, not the bar.
-            closeOverview();
-            switchTo(t.id);
-          });
-          rclose.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            void close_(t.id);
-          });
-          sheetList.appendChild(row);
+      // buildRow creates one expanded-list row for a tab and wires its handlers
+      // (select = switch + collapse; x = close). Its dot/label are filled by
+      // updateRow. The element is cached in rowEls and reused across renders.
+      function buildRow(t: Tab): HTMLElement {
+        const row = fromHTML(SWITCHER_ROW_HTML);
+        pick(row, ".wt-switcher-row-select").addEventListener("click", () => {
+          collapseSwitcher();
+          switchTo(t.id);
+        });
+        pick(row, ".wt-switcher-row-close").addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          void close_(t.id);
+        });
+        return row;
+      }
+      // updateRow refreshes a reused row's live bits (status dot + label).
+      function updateRow(row: HTMLElement, t: Tab): void {
+        paintStatusDot(
+          pick(row, ".wt-switcher-row-dot"),
+          t.dot.dataset["status"] ?? "idle",
+          t.reports,
+        );
+        pick(row, ".wt-switcher-row-label").textContent = t.display;
+      }
+      // animateRowIn / animateRowOut give a listed tab an enter / leave motion:
+      // the row's own max-height grows from 0 (fading in) on add, and collapses
+      // to 0 (fading out, then removed) on close. The flex list's height follows
+      // the row, so adding/closing a tab animates the tray height rather than
+      // snapping. Inline-driven (cleared when done); the caller gates motion.
+      const ROW_ANIM_MS = 220;
+      const ROW_ANIM_EASE = "cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)";
+      function animateRowIn(row: HTMLElement): void {
+        const h = row.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+        if (h <= 0) {
+          return;
         }
+        row.style.overflow = "hidden";
+        row.style.transition = "none";
+        row.style.maxHeight = "0";
+        row.style.opacity = "0";
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          row.style.transition = `max-height ${String(ROW_ANIM_MS)}ms ${ROW_ANIM_EASE}, opacity ${String(ROW_ANIM_MS)}ms ${ROW_ANIM_EASE}`;
+          row.style.maxHeight = `${String(Math.ceil(h))}px`;
+          row.style.opacity = "1";
+        });
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          row.style.transition = "";
+          row.style.maxHeight = "";
+          row.style.opacity = "";
+          row.style.overflow = "";
+        }, ROW_ANIM_MS + 60);
+      }
+      function animateRowOut(row: HTMLElement): void {
+        const h = row.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+        row.style.overflow = "hidden";
+        row.style.pointerEvents = "none";
+        row.style.transition = "none";
+        row.style.maxHeight = `${String(Math.ceil(h))}px`;
+        row.style.opacity = "1";
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          row.style.transition = `max-height ${String(ROW_ANIM_MS)}ms ${ROW_ANIM_EASE}, opacity ${String(ROW_ANIM_MS)}ms ${ROW_ANIM_EASE}`;
+          row.style.maxHeight = "0";
+          row.style.opacity = "0";
+        });
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          row.remove();
+        }, ROW_ANIM_MS + 60);
+      }
+
+      // renderSwitcherList reconciles the expanded list to a row per OTHER tab
+      // (the active tab lives in the bar row), REUSING existing row elements
+      // rather than rebuilding, so element identity is stable and the swipe
+      // rotation can FLIP the same rows between positions. Order is circular
+      // starting AFTER the active tab, so the list reads as the queue that
+      // follows the current one (active #k -> k+1, k+2, ... wrapping around); as
+      // the active tab changes on a swipe, this order rotates by one.
+      function renderSwitcherList(): void {
+        const n = tabList.length;
+        const activeIdx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
+        const start = activeIdx >= 0 ? activeIdx : 0;
+        const desired: Tab[] = [];
+        for (let step = 1; step < n; step++) {
+          const t = tabList[(start + step) % n];
+          if (t) {
+            desired.push(t);
+          }
+        }
+        // Animate an incremental add/close only on an already-open list: NOT
+        // during the initial expand (expanded is still false while expandSwitcher
+        // populates), NOT during a reel (it owns row motion), NOT under reduced
+        // motion — those paths reveal/move rows their own way.
+        const anim = expanded && !reelReconcile && !prefersReduce();
+        const keep = new Set(desired.map((t) => t.id));
+        for (const [id, el] of rowEls) {
+          if (!keep.has(id)) {
+            rowEls.delete(id);
+            if (anim) {
+              animateRowOut(el); // collapse + fade, then remove
+            } else {
+              el.remove();
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        // Append in desired order: appendChild moves an existing node, so this
+        // both inserts new rows and reorders reused ones into the new sequence.
+        for (const t of desired) {
+          let row = rowEls.get(t.id);
+          const isNew = row === undefined;
+          if (!row) {
+            row = buildRow(t);
+            rowEls.set(t.id, row);
+          }
+          updateRow(row, t);
+          swList.appendChild(row);
+          if (isNew && anim) {
+            animateRowIn(row); // grow + fade in (the tray height follows)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // clearRows empties the list and drops the reused-row cache (after a
+      // collapse), so the next expand rebuilds fresh rather than reusing rows
+      // that might carry a stale reel transform.
+      function clearRows(): void {
+        endReelNow();
+        swList.replaceChildren();
+        rowEls.clear();
+      }
+
+      // The circular-queue rotation, as a true reel: when a swipe switches the
+      // active tab while the list is expanded, every surviving row slides one
+      // slot (the rows visibly rotate past a fixed frame), the row that becomes
+      // active exits the leading edge, and the row that was active enters the
+      // trailing edge. It is a FLIP over reused row elements: prepareReel (run
+      // BEFORE syncChrome reconciles the list) snapshots the current row pixel
+      // positions and lifts the leaving row out of the flow as an absolute ghost
+      // so the reconcile can't reshuffle the survivors; the returned closure
+      // (run AFTER the reconcile) inverts every row to its old spot and releases
+      // it to the new one, and slides the ghost out. Pixel positions make it
+      // correct regardless of the row gap, list padding, or separator border.
+      const REEL_MS = 300;
+      let reelTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+      let reelGhost: HTMLElement | null = null;
+      // endReelNow settles any in-flight reel immediately: drop the ghost, clear
+      // the row transforms, and hand overflow/position back to the stylesheet.
+      function endReelNow(): void {
+        if (reelTimer !== null) {
+          clearTimeout(reelTimer);
+          reelTimer = null;
+        }
+        if (reelGhost) {
+          reelGhost.remove();
+          reelGhost = null;
+        }
+        swList.style.overflow = "";
+        swList.style.position = "";
+        for (const el of rowEls.values()) {
+          el.style.transition = "";
+          el.style.transform = "";
+          el.style.opacity = "";
+        }
+      }
+      // leaving is the tab becoming active (its row exits the list); the entering
+      // row (the previously-active tab) is built by the reconcile that runs
+      // between prepareReel and the returned closure, so it needs no argument.
+      function prepareReel(dir: "next" | "prev", leaving: Tab): (() => void) | undefined {
+        const ghost = rowEls.get(leaving.id);
+        if (!ghost) {
+          return undefined;
+        }
+        // Capture positions BEFORE settling any in-flight transform, so a live
+        // drag preview flows into the reel: each row starts where the finger left
+        // it (First includes the preview offset). For a plain flick with no
+        // preview, these are simply the rows' rest positions.
+        const firstTops = new Map<string, number>();
+        for (const [id, el] of rowEls) {
+          firstTops.set(id, el.getBoundingClientRect().top);
+        }
+        const listRect = swList.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const st = getComputedStyle(swList);
+        const pitch = ghost.getBoundingClientRect().height + (parseFloat(st.rowGap) || 0);
+        const top = (firstTops.get(leaving.id) ?? listRect.top) - listRect.top + swList.scrollTop;
+        endReelNow(); // settle a prior reel / the drag preview before this one
+        // Freeze the frame: clip overflow so rows leaving/entering are masked at
+        // the edges, and anchor the leaving row absolutely at its captured spot so
+        // the reconcile that follows leaves the survivors where they are.
+        swList.style.overflow = "hidden";
+        swList.style.position = "relative";
+        rowEls.delete(leaving.id); // the reconcile must not touch the ghost
+        ghost.style.position = "absolute";
+        ghost.style.left = st.paddingLeft;
+        ghost.style.right = st.paddingRight;
+        ghost.style.top = `${String(Math.round(top))}px`;
+        ghost.style.pointerEvents = "none";
+        reelGhost = ghost;
+
+        return () => {
+          for (const [id, el] of rowEls) {
+            const first = firstTops.get(id);
+            let from: number;
+            if (first !== undefined) {
+              from = first - el.getBoundingClientRect().top; // survivor: old spot -> new
+            } else {
+              from = dir === "next" ? pitch : -pitch; // newcomer: in from the trailing edge
+              el.style.opacity = "0";
+            }
+            el.style.transition = "none";
+            el.style.transform = `translateY(${String(Math.round(from))}px)`;
+          }
+          const exit = dir === "next" ? -pitch : pitch; // leaving row off the leading edge
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            const trans = "transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1), opacity 0.2s ease-out";
+            for (const el of rowEls.values()) {
+              el.style.transition = trans;
+              el.style.transform = "translateY(0)";
+              el.style.opacity = "";
+            }
+            ghost.style.transition = trans;
+            ghost.style.transform = `translateY(${String(Math.round(exit))}px)`;
+            ghost.style.opacity = "0";
+          });
+          reelTimer = setTimeout(endReelNow, REEL_MS);
+        };
       }
 
       // syncChrome refreshes every surface after any state change. Idempotent.
@@ -413,36 +742,88 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         relabelAll();
         paintActive();
         syncMobile();
-        if (overviewOpen) {
-          renderOverview();
+        if (expanded) {
+          renderSwitcherList();
         }
         maybeSwipeHint();
       }
 
-      function openOverview(): void {
-        if (overviewOpen) {
+      // closeKeyGrid closes the mobile key grid (if a keyboardToggle is wired and
+      // open) and resets the switcher's keyboard button state. Used when the tab
+      // list expands (the button is hidden then, so the grid must not linger
+      // behind it) and when a tap on the terminal dismisses an open grid.
+      function closeKeyGrid(): void {
+        const kb = opts.keyboardToggle ? ctx.use(opts.keyboardToggle) : undefined;
+        if (kb?.isOpen()) {
+          kb.toggle();
+        }
+        swKb.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+        swKb.classList.remove("wt-active");
+      }
+
+      // setExpandedState applies the resting expanded/collapsed state: the class
+      // that drives the list's max-height (and its padding/border), the aria
+      // flag, and (on collapse) the deferred row clear so the rows leave the a11y
+      // tree only after the collapse animation. It does not render rows or touch
+      // the inline styles the interactive drag uses; expandSwitcher and the drag
+      // release own those.
+      function setExpandedState(on: boolean): void {
+        if (on) {
+          if (collapseClearTimer !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(collapseClearTimer);
+            collapseClearTimer = null;
+          }
+          expanded = true;
+          switcher.classList.add("wt-switcher-expanded");
+          swCurrent.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+          // Simplify the crowded bar: close the key grid and hide the keyboard
+          // button while the list is open (CSS collapses it and the active row
+          // grows to fill). Avoids the grid opening behind the expanded list.
+          closeKeyGrid();
+        } else {
+          expanded = false;
+          switcher.classList.remove("wt-switcher-expanded");
+          swCurrent.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+          if (collapseClearTimer !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(collapseClearTimer);
+          }
+          collapseClearTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            collapseClearTimer = null;
+            if (!expanded) {
+              clearRows();
+            }
+          }, 260);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // expandSwitcher grows the bar to list the other tabs below the active row
+      // (swipe-up / tap). No-op with a single tab (nothing to list). Not modal:
+      // it never steals focus (focusing the hidden input on touch would pop the
+      // keyboard).
+      function expandSwitcher(): void {
+        if (expanded || tabList.length < 2) {
           return;
         }
-        overviewOpen = true;
-        lastFocus = document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement ? document.activeElement : null;
-        renderOverview();
-        scrim.classList.add("visible");
-        sheet.hidden = false;
-        sheet.classList.add("visible");
-        sheet.querySelector<HTMLElement>("button")?.focus();
-        ctx.announce("Terminals list opened");
+        renderSwitcherList();
+        setExpandedState(true);
+        ctx.announce("Terminal list expanded");
       }
 
-      function closeOverview(): void {
-        if (!overviewOpen) {
+      // collapseSwitcher shrinks the bar back to just the active row (swipe-down /
+      // tap / select).
+      function collapseSwitcher(): void {
+        if (!expanded) {
           return;
         }
-        overviewOpen = false;
-        scrim.classList.remove("visible");
-        sheet.classList.remove("visible");
-        sheet.hidden = true;
-        lastFocus?.focus();
-        lastFocus = null;
+        setExpandedState(false);
+      }
+
+      function toggleSwitcher(): void {
+        if (expanded) {
+          collapseSwitcher();
+        } else {
+          expandSwitcher();
+        }
       }
 
       function addTabChrome(info: SessionInfo): Tab {
@@ -453,15 +834,23 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         if (!label || !dot || !close) {
           throw new Error("web-terminal-ui: tab chrome missing parts");
         }
-        dot.dataset["status"] = info.status || "idle";
+        paintStatusDot(dot, info.status, info.reportsActivity ?? false);
         const aria = tablist.registerTab(el);
         // Insert before the "+" button so it stays the last item in the strip.
         bar.insertBefore(el, newBtn);
+        // Runtime-added tabs animate in; initial tabs do not (see `started`).
+        // The timer (not animationend) also clears the class on the hidden mobile
+        // strip, where the animation never fires.
+        if (started) {
+          el.classList.add("wt-tab-enter");
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            el.classList.remove("wt-tab-enter");
+          }, 300);
+        }
 
         const tab: Tab = {
           id: info.id,
           title: info.title,
-          num: ++tabSeq,
           display: "",
           createdAt: info.createdAt,
           store: new LineStore(),
@@ -471,10 +860,11 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
           aria,
           scrollTop: 0,
           following: true,
+          reports: info.reportsActivity ?? false,
         };
         // Set an initial label immediately (relabelAll refines it with de-dup
         // once the tab is in tabList and syncChrome runs).
-        tab.display = labelFor(tab);
+        tab.display = baseLabel(tab).text;
         label.textContent = tab.display;
         aria.setLabel(tab.display);
         el.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
@@ -500,10 +890,35 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
             void close_(tab.id);
           }
         });
+        // Right-click opens the tab context menu (desktop). preventDefault stops
+        // the browser's own menu; the strip is hidden on a coarse pointer, so
+        // this is desktop-only in practice.
+        el.addEventListener("contextmenu", (e) => {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          showTabMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY, tab.id);
+        });
+        // Drag-and-drop reorder on the desktop strip. The bar's dragover moves
+        // this element live; dragend commits the new order into tabList.
+        el.draggable = true;
+        el.addEventListener("dragstart", (e) => {
+          draggingEl = el;
+          el.classList.add("wt-tab-dragging");
+          if (e.dataTransfer) {
+            e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+            // Firefox requires drag data to be set for the drag to start.
+            e.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", tab.id);
+          }
+          hideTabMenu();
+        });
+        el.addEventListener("dragend", () => {
+          el.classList.remove("wt-tab-dragging");
+          draggingEl = null;
+          syncOrderFromDom();
+        });
         return tab;
       }
 
-      function switchTo(id: string): void {
+      function switchTo(id: string, dir?: "next" | "prev"): void {
         if (id === activeId) {
           return;
         }
@@ -511,6 +926,18 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         if (!next) {
           return;
         }
+        // Derive a slide direction from the index delta when the caller did not
+        // give one (a desktop tab click, a sheet select): moving to a later tab
+        // slides the incoming content in from the right, an earlier tab from the
+        // left, so desktop switches feel like the mobile swipe.
+        let slide = dir;
+        if (slide === undefined && activeId !== null) {
+          const from = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
+          const to = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+          if (from >= 0 && to >= 0) {
+            slide = to > from ? "next" : "prev";
+          }
+        }
         const surface = ctx.surface();
         // Detach the current tab: save its scroll memory (keep its cache).
         const cur = tabList.find((t) => t.id === activeId);
@@ -518,6 +945,25 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
           cur.scrollTop = surface.scrollTop;
           cur.following = !ctx.scroll.isUserScrolledUp();
         }
+        // Decide whether to animate the expanded list as a rotation: only a
+        // swipe to an adjacent tab while the list is open. prepareReel snapshots
+        // the rows BEFORE the reconcile below; the returned closure FLIPs them
+        // into their new slots after it.
+        const fromIdx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
+        const toIdx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === next.id);
+        // A one-step move: adjacent, OR a wrap between the first and last tab
+        // (index gap n-1), since the list rotates infinitely.
+        const stepGap = Math.abs(toIdx - fromIdx);
+        let playReel: (() => void) | undefined;
+        if (
+          expanded &&
+          !creatingTab &&
+          (slide === "next" || slide === "prev") &&
+          (stepGap === 1 || stepGap === tabList.length - 1) &&
+          !prefersReduce()
+        ) {
+          playReel = prepareReel(slide, next);
+        }
         // Attach the next tab: point the renderer at its cached store and
         // rebuild viewport-first, so the last-known screen paints with no
         // round-trip. Then let the kernel reconnect the WS to it (resume delta).
@@ -526,8 +972,13 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         ctx.render.bind(next.store);
         ctx.notifySwitch({ id: next.id });
         armCatchup();
-        flashSwitch();
-        syncChrome();
+        flashSwitch(slide);
+        // Mark the reconcile as reel-driven so renderSwitcherList suppresses its
+        // add/remove row animation (the reel owns row motion here).
+        reelReconcile = playReel !== undefined;
+        syncChrome(); // reconciles the expanded list into the new order
+        reelReconcile = false;
+        playReel?.(); // FLIP the rows so the reorder reads as a rotation, not a reload
         // Restore scroll memory best-effort after the async rebuild; a
         // following tab sticks to the bottom on its own.
         const savedTop = next.scrollTop;
@@ -563,14 +1014,26 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         }
         catchup.classList.remove("visible");
       }
-      // flashSwitch adds a class the animations feature keys a brief content fade
-      // off (a no-op when animations are absent or reduced-motion is set).
-      function flashSwitch(): void {
+      // flashSwitch plays the switch animation the animations feature keys off
+      // (a no-op when animations are absent or reduced-motion is set). With a
+      // direction the incoming content slides in from that side (the swipe
+      // feel); without one it is a plain cross-fade. The rAF re-adds the class a
+      // frame after clearing it so a rapid re-switch restarts the animation.
+      let switchAnimTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+      function flashSwitch(dir?: "next" | "prev"): void {
         const surface = ctx.surface();
-        surface.classList.add("wt-switching");
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          surface.classList.remove("wt-switching");
-        }, 300);
+        const cls = dir ? `wt-switching-${dir}` : "wt-switching";
+        surface.classList.remove("wt-switching", "wt-switching-next", "wt-switching-prev");
+        if (switchAnimTimer !== null) {
+          clearTimeout(switchAnimTimer);
+        }
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          surface.classList.add(cls);
+        });
+        switchAnimTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          switchAnimTimer = null;
+          surface.classList.remove("wt-switching", "wt-switching-next", "wt-switching-prev");
+        }, 360);
       }
 
       // The first screen frame after a switch is the resume delta landing.
@@ -578,23 +1041,104 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         clearCatchup();
       });
 
+      // Live window-title updates for the active session: the engine sends a
+      // TITLE frame on the live socket whenever the process changes its OSC 0/2
+      // title, which the kernel republishes as wire:title. baseLabel prefers the
+      // OSC title, so applying it here updates the active tab's label at once
+      // rather than waiting for the next status-SSE/poll sweep (background tabs,
+      // which have no live socket, still refresh their title from that sweep).
+      ctx.on("wire:title", ({ session, title }) => {
+        const t = tabList.find((x) => x.id === session);
+        if (t && title !== t.title) {
+          t.title = title;
+          syncChrome();
+        }
+      });
+
       // switchRelative moves delta tabs from the active one (swipe left = next).
+      // The direction feeds the slide animation (next slides in from the right,
+      // prev from the left).
       function switchRelative(delta: number): void {
+        const n = tabList.length;
+        if (n < 2) {
+          return;
+        }
         const idx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === activeId);
         if (idx < 0) {
           return;
         }
-        const next = tabList[idx + delta];
+        // Wrap around the ends so the list rotates infinitely: swiping past the
+        // last tab lands on the first, and past the first on the last.
+        const next = tabList[(((idx + delta) % n) + n) % n];
         if (next) {
-          switchTo(next.id);
+          switchTo(next.id, delta > 0 ? "next" : "prev");
         }
       }
 
+      // dragTargetBefore returns the first tab whose horizontal midpoint is past
+      // x (the element the dragged tab should sit before), or null to drop at the
+      // end (before the "+"). syncOrderFromDom rebuilds tabList to match the
+      // strip's DOM order after a drag, so position indicators, the switcher, and
+      // close-to-the-right/left all follow the visible order.
+      function dragTargetBefore(x: number): HTMLElement | null {
+        for (const el of bar.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".wt-tab:not(.wt-tab-dragging)")) {
+          const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+          if (x < rect.left + rect.width / 2) {
+            return el;
+          }
+        }
+        return null;
+      }
+      function syncOrderFromDom(): void {
+        const order: Tab[] = [];
+        for (const el of bar.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".wt-tab")) {
+          const t = tabList.find((x) => x.el === el);
+          if (t) {
+            order.push(t);
+          }
+        }
+        if (order.length === tabList.length) {
+          tabList.length = 0;
+          tabList.push(...order);
+          syncChrome();
+        }
+      }
+
+      // adoptSession adds a tab for a session that exists server-side but has no
+      // local tab yet, e.g. one created in another browser (the server pushes it
+      // over the status SSE, and the poll fallback lists it). This keeps every
+      // client's tab set converged on the server, so mobile and desktop never
+      // desync. The caller runs syncChrome.
+      function adoptSession(info: SessionInfo): void {
+        if (tabList.find((t) => t.id === info.id)) {
+          return;
+        }
+        tabList.push(addTabChrome(info));
+      }
+
       async function create(): Promise<void> {
-        const info = await apiCreate();
-        const tab = addTabChrome(info);
-        tabList.push(tab);
+        let info: SessionInfo;
+        try {
+          info = await apiCreate();
+        } catch {
+          // A create can still fail transiently (network, server error); tell
+          // the user rather than throwing.
+          ctx.toast("Couldn't open a terminal");
+          return;
+        }
+        // The status SSE may have adopted this session during the POST round-trip
+        // (server broadcasts the new session to all clients); reuse that tab.
+        let tab = tabList.find((t) => t.id === info.id);
+        if (!tab) {
+          tab = addTabChrome(info);
+          tabList.push(tab);
+        }
+        // Suppress the swipe reel for a create: the list should grow and fade the
+        // new row in (animateRowIn) rather than rotate. switchTo still slides the
+        // terminal content and updates the active chip.
+        creatingTab = true;
         switchTo(tab.id);
+        creatingTab = false;
       }
 
       // dropTab removes a tab's chrome + cache and re-homes the active session.
@@ -606,14 +1150,47 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         if (idx < 0) {
           return;
         }
+        // Closing the only remaining tab: spawn its replacement BEFORE removing
+        // this one, so the strip never empties and the "+" never teleports to the
+        // far left (then jumps back) while the create POST is in flight. create()
+        // adds the new tab before the "+" and switches to it; dropping the old
+        // one is then an ordinary non-last close (length > 1, so this intercept
+        // does not re-fire -> no unbounded recursion). remote-only (a user
+        // close). If create() fails it adds nothing (and toasts), so keep the
+        // existing tab rather than stranding the user on an empty strip.
+        if (remote && tabList.length === 1 && tabList[0]?.id === id) {
+          await create();
+          // Drop the old tab only if a replacement actually landed (create()
+          // adds nothing and toasts on failure); otherwise keep the existing tab
+          // rather than stranding the user on an empty strip. The replacement is
+          // a different session, so dropping the old one is a non-last close and
+          // this intercept does not re-fire.
+          if (tabList.some((t) => t.id !== id)) {
+            await dropTab(id, true);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
         const [tab] = tabList.splice(idx, 1);
         if (!tab) {
           return;
         }
         tab.aria.remove();
+        // Remove immediately (no exit animation): a lingering element made the
+        // "+" teleport after a delay, and made a last-tab replacement appear in
+        // the second slot before shifting left. The strip reflows in one frame.
         tab.el.remove();
         ctx.dropSession(id);
-        syncChrome(); // reflect the drop immediately (count, position, sheet)
+        // If this close empties the expanded list (only one tab remains),
+        // collapse the switcher FIRST so the whole tray animates shut with the
+        // last row still in it — otherwise it sits open-but-empty with the
+        // separator shown and the keyboard button hidden. Collapsing flips
+        // `expanded` off, so the syncChrome (and any re-home switchTo) below skip
+        // the list reconcile and leave the row for the collapse to sweep away
+        // (clearRows runs after the collapse transition).
+        if (expanded && tabList.length < 2) {
+          collapseSwitcher();
+        }
+        syncChrome(); // reflect the drop immediately (count, position)
         if (remote) {
           await apiClose(id);
         }
@@ -633,26 +1210,138 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         await dropTab(id, true);
       }
 
-      // closeAll closes every tab (killing each process) and leaves one fresh
-      // terminal. Destructive - each tab is a running agent - so it confirms.
-      async function closeAll(): Promise<void> {
-        if (tabList.length === 0) {
+      // closeMany closes a set of tabs at once. Each tab is a running agent, so
+      // it confirms when closing two or more. It removes their chrome + cache,
+      // re-homes the active tab to a survivor if it was among them, DELETEs each
+      // server session, and guarantees at least one terminal stays open (a fresh
+      // one is spawned only when every tab was closed). closeAll / closeOthers /
+      // closeToRight / closeToLeft are thin wrappers that pick the id set.
+      async function closeMany(ids: readonly string[]): Promise<void> {
+        const victims = tabList.filter((t) => ids.includes(t.id));
+        if (victims.length === 0) {
           return;
         }
-        if (!window.confirm(`Close all ${String(tabList.length)} terminals?`)) {
+        if (victims.length >= 2 && !window.confirm(`Close ${String(victims.length)} terminals?`)) {
           return;
         }
-        const victims = [...tabList];
-        tabList.length = 0;
-        activeId = null;
+        const closingActive = activeId !== null && ids.includes(activeId);
         for (const t of victims) {
+          const idx = tabList.indexOf(t);
+          if (idx >= 0) {
+            tabList.splice(idx, 1);
+          }
           t.aria.remove();
           t.el.remove();
           ctx.dropSession(t.id);
+        }
+        // Re-home the live view before the DELETEs: if the active tab was closed,
+        // attach a survivor; otherwise just refresh the chrome.
+        if (closingActive) {
+          activeId = null;
+          const survivor = tabList[0];
+          if (survivor) {
+            switchTo(survivor.id);
+          } else {
+            syncChrome();
+          }
+        } else {
+          syncChrome();
+        }
+        for (const t of victims) {
           await apiClose(t.id);
         }
-        syncChrome();
-        await create(); // there is always at least one terminal open
+        if (tabList.length === 0) {
+          await create(); // there is always at least one terminal open
+        }
+      }
+
+      function closeOthers(id: string): Promise<void> {
+        return closeMany(tabList.filter((t) => t.id !== id).map((t) => t.id));
+      }
+      function closeToRight(id: string): Promise<void> {
+        const idx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+        return idx < 0 ? Promise.resolve() : closeMany(tabList.slice(idx + 1).map((t) => t.id));
+      }
+      function closeToLeft(id: string): Promise<void> {
+        const idx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+        return idx < 0 ? Promise.resolve() : closeMany(tabList.slice(0, idx).map((t) => t.id));
+      }
+      // closeAll closes every tab and leaves one fresh terminal (closeMany
+      // confirms since it is destructive).
+      function closeAll(): Promise<void> {
+        return closeMany(tabList.map((t) => t.id));
+      }
+
+      // hideTabMenu / showTabMenu drive the right-click menu. showTabMenu rebuilds
+      // the items for the target tab (disabled states reflect its position) and
+      // clamps into the visible viewport, flipping above the pointer near the
+      // bottom edge (mirrors context-menu.ts).
+      function hideTabMenu(): void {
+        tabMenu.classList.remove("visible");
+        tabMenu.replaceChildren();
+      }
+      function tabMenuItem(label: string, disabled: boolean, run: () => void): void {
+        const b = document.createElement("button");
+        b.type = "button";
+        b.setAttribute("role", "menuitem");
+        b.textContent = label;
+        if (disabled) {
+          b.disabled = true;
+        } else {
+          b.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            hideTabMenu();
+            run();
+          });
+        }
+        tabMenu.appendChild(b);
+      }
+      function showTabMenu(x: number, y: number, id: string): void {
+        hideTabMenu();
+        const idx = tabList.findIndex((t) => t.id === id);
+        if (idx < 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        const n = tabList.length;
+        tabMenuItem("Close", false, () => {
+          void close_(id);
+        });
+        tabMenuItem("Close others", n <= 1, () => {
+          void closeOthers(id);
+        });
+        tabMenuItem("Close to the right", idx >= n - 1, () => {
+          void closeToRight(id);
+        });
+        tabMenuItem("Close to the left", idx <= 0, () => {
+          void closeToLeft(id);
+        });
+        tabMenuItem("Close all", false, () => {
+          void closeAll();
+        });
+        // Make visible (so it has measurable size), then clamp within the visible
+        // viewport; position:fixed means x/y are viewport coordinates, and the
+        // visual viewport (when present) excludes the on-screen keyboard.
+        tabMenu.classList.add("visible");
+        const vv = window.visualViewport;
+        const viewLeft = vv ? vv.offsetLeft : 0;
+        const viewTop = vv ? vv.offsetTop : 0;
+        const viewWidth = vv ? vv.width : window.innerWidth;
+        const viewHeight = vv ? vv.height : window.innerHeight;
+        const menuW = tabMenu.offsetWidth;
+        const menuH = tabMenu.offsetHeight;
+        const left = Math.max(
+          viewLeft + TAB_MENU_EDGE,
+          Math.min(x, viewLeft + viewWidth - menuW - TAB_MENU_EDGE),
+        );
+        let top = y;
+        if (y + menuH + TAB_MENU_EDGE > viewTop + viewHeight) {
+          top = y - menuH - TAB_MENU_GAP;
+        }
+        top = Math.max(
+          viewTop + TAB_MENU_EDGE,
+          Math.min(top, viewTop + viewHeight - menuH - TAB_MENU_EDGE),
+        );
+        tabMenu.style.left = `${String(left)}px`;
+        tabMenu.style.top = `${String(top)}px`;
       }
 
       // One-time "swipe to switch" hint on first multi-tab state, mobile only.
@@ -678,17 +1367,24 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         } catch {
           /* ignore */
         }
-        ctx.toast("Swipe the bar to switch terminals");
+        ctx.toast("Swipe to switch terminals");
       }
 
-      // applyStatus updates one tab's dot + title from a status record (shared by
-      // the SSE monitor and the polling fallback).
-      function applyStatus(id: string, status: string, title: string | undefined): void {
+      // applyStatus updates one tab's dot (status + reveal) + title from a status
+      // record (shared by the SSE monitor and the polling fallback). reports is
+      // the server's sticky reportsActivity flag; it gates the dot's visibility.
+      function applyStatus(
+        id: string,
+        status: string,
+        title: string | undefined,
+        reports: boolean,
+      ): void {
         const t = tabList.find((tab) => tab.id === id);
         if (!t) {
           return;
         }
-        t.dot.dataset["status"] = status || "idle";
+        t.reports = reports;
+        paintStatusDot(t.dot, status, reports);
         // Record the raw server title; the displayed label (fallback + de-dup)
         // is recomputed by relabelAll via syncChrome, which the callers run
         // right after applyStatus.
@@ -709,7 +1405,15 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
             void dropTab(s.id, false); // already gone server-side; no DELETE
             return;
           }
-          applyStatus(s.id, s.status, s.title);
+          // Adopt a session created in another browser so all clients converge.
+          adoptSession({
+            id: s.id,
+            title: s.title,
+            createdAt: s.createdAt,
+            status: s.status,
+            reportsActivity: s.reportsActivity ?? false,
+          });
+          applyStatus(s.id, s.status, s.title, s.reportsActivity ?? false);
           syncChrome();
         });
       } else {
@@ -723,7 +1427,8 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
           }
           const seen = new Set(list.map((s) => s.id));
           for (const info of list) {
-            applyStatus(info.id, info.status, info.title);
+            adoptSession(info); // add sessions created elsewhere (no local tab)
+            applyStatus(info.id, info.status, info.title, info.reportsActivity ?? false);
           }
           // A tab the server no longer lists was reaped/closed elsewhere: drop it
           // locally (no DELETE — it is already gone).
@@ -744,82 +1449,448 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
       newBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         void create();
       });
-      closeAllBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        void closeAll();
+      // Live reorder while dragging a tab over the strip (dragend commits it).
+      bar.addEventListener("dragover", (e) => {
+        if (!draggingEl) {
+          return;
+        }
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (e.dataTransfer) {
+          e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+        }
+        bar.insertBefore(draggingEl, dragTargetBefore(e.clientX) ?? newBtn);
       });
-      overviewBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        openOverview();
+      // Keyboard button: open/close the key grid above the bar. The toolbar API
+      // is read lazily (ctx.use) so feature ordering does not matter; the button
+      // is hidden unless a keyboardToggle was provided (set above).
+      swKb.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        const kb = opts.keyboardToggle ? ctx.use(opts.keyboardToggle) : undefined;
+        if (!kb) {
+          return;
+        }
+        kb.toggle();
+        const open = kb.isOpen();
+        swKb.setAttribute("aria-expanded", String(open));
+        swKb.classList.toggle("wt-active", open);
       });
-      sheetNewBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        closeOverview();
+      // Mobile "+": spawn a terminal (mirrors the desktop strip's newBtn).
+      swNew.addEventListener("click", () => {
         void create();
       });
-      scrim.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        closeOverview();
+      // Active-row close (x): closes the current tab (mirrors a listed row's x).
+      // stopPropagation so it is not read as a tap/swipe on the row surface.
+      swClose.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (activeId !== null) {
+          void close_(activeId);
+        }
       });
-      sheet.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-        if (e.key === "Escape") {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          closeOverview();
+      // Dismiss the tab context menu on an outside click, on Escape, and on
+      // scroll (it is anchored to a viewport point, so a scroll would detach it).
+      const onDocClickMenu = (): void => {
+        hideTabMenu();
+      };
+      document.addEventListener("click", onDocClickMenu);
+      // A right-click anywhere other than a tab (the terminal content, elsewhere,
+      // or a native browser menu) dismisses the tab menu. A right-click ON a tab
+      // is handled by that tab's own contextmenu handler (which reopens it), and
+      // fires before this one, so the menu is not immediately re-hidden.
+      const onDocContextMenu = (e: MouseEvent): void => {
+        if (!(e.target as HTMLElement).closest(".wt-tab")) {
+          hideTabMenu();
+        }
+      };
+      document.addEventListener("contextmenu", onDocContextMenu);
+      const onScrollMenu = (): void => {
+        hideTabMenu();
+      };
+      window.addEventListener("scroll", onScrollMenu, true);
+      const offMenuKey = ctx.registerKeydown((ev) => {
+        if (ev.key === "Escape" && tabMenu.classList.contains("visible")) {
+          ev.preventDefault();
+          hideTabMenu();
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+      // A tap on the terminal/background dismisses an open mobile overlay — the
+      // expanded tab list or the key grid — rather than opening the keyboard, so
+      // tap 1 closes and tap 2 opens the keyboard. Runs in the capture phase and
+      // stops propagation, so the kernel's surface tap-to-focus never fires for
+      // the dismissing tap. Taps inside the switcher or the key grid are left to
+      // their own controls; when nothing is open the tap falls through untouched.
+      const onDocTapDismiss = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
+        const kb = opts.keyboardToggle ? ctx.use(opts.keyboardToggle) : undefined;
+        const gridOpen = kb?.isOpen() ?? false;
+        if (!expanded && !gridOpen) {
           return;
         }
-        if (e.key !== "Tab") {
+        const target = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
+        const inChrome =
+          target !== null &&
+          (target.closest(".wt-switcher") !== null || target.closest(".key-toolbar") !== null);
+        if (inChrome) {
           return;
         }
-        const focusables = Array.from(sheet.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("button")).filter(
-          (el) => !el.hasAttribute("disabled"),
-        );
-        const firstEl = focusables[0];
-        const lastEl = focusables[focusables.length - 1];
-        if (!firstEl || !lastEl) {
+        if (expanded) {
+          collapseSwitcher();
+        } else {
+          closeKeyGrid();
+        }
+        e.stopPropagation();
+      };
+      document.addEventListener("pointerup", onDocTapDismiss, true);
+
+      // Interactive drag on the bar (mobile). The gesture follows the finger
+      // live rather than only acting on release: after a small axis-lock move it
+      // commits to horizontal (slide the terminal content to preview a tab
+      // switch) or vertical (grow/shrink the tab list under the bar). On release
+      // it snaps: a horizontal drag past a quarter-width commits the switch (else
+      // springs back); a vertical drag past the halfway point snaps the list open
+      // (else closed). A near-stationary release is a tap that toggles the list
+      // (the click listener). swCurrent has touch-action:none so these drags
+      // never scroll the page, and the pointer is captured so a drag that leaves
+      // the bar still delivers its move/up here.
+      let gDownX = 0;
+      let gDownY = 0;
+      let gAxis: "h" | "v" | null = null;
+      let gActive = false;
+      let gStartMax = 0; // list max-height (px) when a vertical drag began
+      let gTargetMax = 0; // fully-open list height (px) for the current drag
+      let swiped = false; // a drag was handled; the trailing click must not also toggle
+      let gPointerId = -1; // the pointer that owns the drag; stray fingers are ignored
+      let gDownT = 0; // pointerdown timestamp, for the flick duration test
+      let gVX = 0; // last-sample velocity (px/ms) horizontal
+      let gVY = 0; // last-sample velocity (px/ms) vertical
+      let gLastX = 0;
+      let gLastY = 0;
+      let gLastT = 0; // time of the last pointermove sample (for the stale-velocity guard)
+      // Owns the window-level move/end listeners for the current drag. They catch
+      // the gesture wherever the finger goes and however it ends, so the state
+      // machine can never be stranded (gActive stuck true) by a pointerup that
+      // missed swCurrent — the case that bricked swiping until a reload.
+      let gestureAbort: AbortController | null = null;
+
+      // The row content follows the finger during a horizontal drag (the active
+      // tab area physically swiping). The terminal content is NOT dragged: the
+      // old finger-following content translate read as a few-pixel snap, so the
+      // commit instead lets switchTo slide the incoming terminal in from the side.
+      function beginHorizontal(): void {
+        for (const el of swipeEls) {
+          el.style.transition = "none"; // track the finger 1:1
+        }
+        // Preview the list rotation live during the drag when the list is open,
+        // so it nudges with the finger instead of only moving on release (see
+        // moveHorizontal). The rows translate as a group (clipped by the list,
+        // whose box/border stay put); the release reel continues from there.
+        dragActive = expanded && tabList.length >= 2 && !prefersReduce();
+        if (!dragActive) {
           return;
         }
-        if (e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === firstEl) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          lastEl.focus();
-        } else if (!e.shiftKey && document.activeElement === lastEl) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          firstEl.focus();
+        endReelNow(); // cancel any settling reel/spring before previewing
+        swList.style.overflow = "hidden";
+        swList.style.position = "relative";
+      }
+      function moveHorizontal(dx: number): void {
+        // The active-tab chip (dot + label + close) follows the finger 1:1. No
+        // rubber-band: the list is circular, so there is no end to resist.
+        const tx = `translateX(${String(Math.round(dx))}px)`;
+        for (const el of swipeEls) {
+          el.style.transform = tx;
         }
-      });
+        if (!dragActive) {
+          return;
+        }
+        // Peek the list a few pixels in the swipe direction — a hint of the
+        // coming rotation, not the full shift (the incoming row only appears on
+        // release, so a large move read wrong). Drag left (dx < 0, next) nudges
+        // rows up; drag right (prev) nudges them down. The release reel continues
+        // from this offset.
+        const p = Math.max(-PREVIEW_PEEK_MAX, Math.min(PREVIEW_PEEK_MAX, dx * PREVIEW_DRAG_RATIO));
+        for (const el of rowEls.values()) {
+          el.style.transition = "none";
+          el.style.transform = `translateY(${String(Math.round(p))}px)`;
+        }
+      }
+      // springRowsBack eases the previewed rows back to rest when a drag is
+      // released without committing, then hands overflow/position back to CSS.
+      function springRowsBack(): void {
+        const rows = [...rowEls.values()];
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          for (const el of rows) {
+            el.style.transition = "transform 0.2s ease-out";
+            el.style.transform = "translateY(0)";
+          }
+        });
+        if (reelTimer !== null) {
+          clearTimeout(reelTimer);
+        }
+        reelTimer = setTimeout(endReelNow, 220);
+      }
+      function endHorizontal(dx: number, releaseT: number, canceled: boolean): void {
+        const width = ctx.surface().clientWidth || window.innerWidth;
+        const dir = dx < 0 ? 1 : -1;
+        // Commit on a flick (quick + fast + far enough) or once dragged past a
+        // quarter width; a cancel/capture-loss never commits (springs back). The
+        // list is circular, so any switch has a target: ≥2 tabs is the only gate.
+        const paused = releaseT - gLastT > VELOCITY_STALE_MS;
+        const vx = paused ? 0 : Math.abs(gVX);
+        const flick =
+          releaseT - gDownT < SWIPE_DURATION && vx > SWIPE_VELOCITY && Math.abs(dx) > SWIPE_MIN_PX;
+        const commit = !canceled && (flick || Math.abs(dx) >= width * 0.25) && tabList.length >= 2;
+        const wasDrag = dragActive;
+        dragActive = false;
+        if (!commit) {
+          if (wasDrag) {
+            springRowsBack(); // ease the previewed rows back to rest
+          }
+          const spring = prefersReduce() ? "" : "transform 0.2s ease-out";
+          for (const el of swipeEls) {
+            el.style.transition = spring;
+            el.style.transform = "";
+          }
+          window.setTimeout(() => {
+            for (const el of swipeEls) {
+              el.style.transition = "";
+            }
+          }, 220);
+          return;
+        }
+        // Commit: switchTo slides the incoming terminal in from the side and (when
+        // the list is open) runs the reel, which continues from wherever the drag
+        // preview left the rows. switchRelative wraps around the ends.
+        switchRelative(dir);
+        if (prefersReduce()) {
+          for (const el of swipeEls) {
+            el.style.transition = "";
+            el.style.transform = "";
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+        // Slide the whole active-tab chip in from the swipe side (next from the
+        // right, prev from the left), every part by the SAME pixel distance so
+        // the close stays locked to the dot + label (a per-element % would move
+        // the narrow close less than the wide label).
+        const slide = (swInner.getBoundingClientRect().width || width) * dir;
+        for (const el of swipeEls) {
+          el.style.transition = "none";
+          el.style.transform = `translateX(${String(Math.round(slide))}px)`;
+        }
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          for (const el of swipeEls) {
+            el.style.transition = "transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)";
+            el.style.transform = "translateX(0)";
+          }
+        });
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          for (const el of swipeEls) {
+            el.style.transition = "";
+            el.style.transform = "";
+          }
+        }, 320);
+      }
+
+      function beginVertical(): void {
+        if (tabList.length < 2 && !expanded) {
+          gTargetMax = 0; // nothing to reveal; the vertical drag is inert
+          return;
+        }
+        if (!expanded) {
+          renderSwitcherList();
+        }
+        // Apply the expanded styling (padding/border) so the reveal matches the
+        // settled look, but drive the height with inline max-height (transition
+        // off, clipping instead of auto-scroll) so it tracks the finger 1:1.
+        switcher.classList.add("wt-switcher-expanded");
+        swList.style.transition = "none";
+        swList.style.overflowY = "hidden";
+        gTargetMax = Math.min(swList.scrollHeight, Math.round(window.innerHeight * 0.5));
+        gStartMax = expanded ? gTargetMax : 0;
+        swList.style.maxHeight = `${String(gStartMax)}px`;
+      }
+      function moveVertical(dy: number): void {
+        if (gTargetMax <= 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        // Drag up (dy < 0) grows the list; drag down shrinks it.
+        const next = Math.max(0, Math.min(gTargetMax, gStartMax - dy));
+        swList.style.maxHeight = `${String(next)}px`;
+      }
+      function endVertical(dy: number, releaseT: number, canceled: boolean): void {
+        if (gTargetMax <= 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        const current = Math.max(0, Math.min(gTargetMax, gStartMax - dy));
+        // A quick flick opens (drag up) or closes (drag down) regardless of how
+        // far it got; otherwise snap to whichever state is nearer. A cancel snaps
+        // to the nearer state (no flick).
+        const paused = releaseT - gLastT > VELOCITY_STALE_MS;
+        const vy = paused ? 0 : Math.abs(gVY);
+        const flick =
+          !canceled &&
+          releaseT - gDownT < SWIPE_DURATION &&
+          vy > SWIPE_VELOCITY &&
+          Math.abs(dy) > SWIPE_MIN_PX;
+        const open = flick ? dy < 0 : current >= gTargetMax / 2;
+        // Hand height back to the class (transition restored) so it snaps to the
+        // settled state from wherever the finger left it.
+        swList.style.transition = "";
+        swList.style.overflowY = "";
+        swList.style.maxHeight = "";
+        if (open) {
+          setExpandedState(true);
+          ctx.announce("Terminal list expanded");
+        } else {
+          setExpandedState(false);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const endGesture = (e: PointerEvent, canceled: boolean): void => {
+        if (!gActive || e.pointerId !== gPointerId) {
+          return;
+        }
+        gActive = false;
+        const dx = e.clientX - gDownX;
+        const dy = e.clientY - gDownY;
+        if (gAxis === "h") {
+          endHorizontal(dx, e.timeStamp, canceled);
+        } else if (gAxis === "v") {
+          endVertical(dy, e.timeStamp, canceled);
+        } else if (
+          !canceled &&
+          Math.abs(dx) >= SWIPE_MIN_PX &&
+          Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy) * 1.5 &&
+          modes.getMouseMode() === 0
+        ) {
+          // No pointermove locked an axis (a flick with no intermediate move, or
+          // a synthetic down/up): fall back to a discrete switch from the net
+          // delta so the gesture still resolves.
+          swiped = true;
+          switchRelative(dx < 0 ? 1 : -1);
+        } else if (!canceled && Math.abs(dy) >= SWIPE_MIN_PX && Math.abs(dy) > Math.abs(dx) * 1.5) {
+          swiped = true;
+          if (dy < 0) {
+            expandSwitcher();
+          } else {
+            collapseSwitcher();
+          }
+        }
+        gAxis = null;
+        // The gesture is over: drop the window move/end listeners for it.
+        gestureAbort?.abort();
+        gestureAbort = null;
+      };
+
+      // The move handler runs on WINDOW (attached for the gesture's life on
+      // pointerdown), so the drag is tracked wherever the finger goes — even if
+      // setPointerCapture failed or the finger left the thin bar. With capture,
+      // the events also bubble here; without it, this is the only path.
+      function onGestureMove(e: PointerEvent): void {
+        if (!gActive || e.pointerId !== gPointerId) {
+          return;
+        }
+        // Track last-sample velocity for the flick test on release; guard
+        // dt === 0 (high-refresh / coalesced events) against divide-by-zero.
+        const dt = e.timeStamp - gLastT;
+        if (dt > 0) {
+          gVX = (e.clientX - gLastX) / dt;
+          gVY = (e.clientY - gLastY) / dt;
+          gLastX = e.clientX;
+          gLastY = e.clientY;
+          gLastT = e.timeStamp;
+        }
+        const dx = e.clientX - gDownX;
+        const dy = e.clientY - gDownY;
+        if (gAxis === null) {
+          if (Math.max(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy)) < AXIS_LOCK_PX) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if (Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy)) {
+            // Horizontal switch preview, unless a mouse-mode app is capturing
+            // drags (leave the bar swipe inert then, matching the old gate).
+            if (modes.getMouseMode() !== 0) {
+              gActive = false;
+              swiped = true;
+              gestureAbort?.abort(); // gesture abandoned; drop the window listeners
+              gestureAbort = null;
+              return;
+            }
+            gAxis = "h";
+            swiped = true;
+            beginHorizontal();
+          } else {
+            gAxis = "v";
+            swiped = true;
+            beginVertical();
+          }
+        }
+        if (gAxis === "h") {
+          moveHorizontal(dx);
+        } else {
+          moveVertical(dy);
+        }
+      }
+      const endOnUp = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
+        endGesture(e, false);
+      };
+      const endOnCancel = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
+        endGesture(e, true);
+      };
 
-      // Swipe/tap on the switcher bar: a horizontal swipe switches (gated off
-      // under mouse tracking, since mouse-mode apps capture drags); a tap opens
-      // the overview. click also covers keyboard/mouse activation.
-      let downX = 0;
-      let downY = 0;
-      let swiped = false;
       swCurrent.addEventListener(
         "pointerdown",
         (e) => {
-          downX = e.clientX;
-          downY = e.clientY;
+          if (gActive) {
+            return; // a drag already owns a pointer; ignore a second finger
+          }
+          gDownX = e.clientX;
+          gDownY = e.clientY;
+          gDownT = e.timeStamp;
+          gLastX = e.clientX;
+          gLastY = e.clientY;
+          gLastT = e.timeStamp;
+          gVX = 0;
+          gVY = 0;
+          gPointerId = e.pointerId;
+          gAxis = null;
+          gActive = true;
           swiped = false;
+          try {
+            swCurrent.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+          } catch {
+            /* capture unavailable; the window listeners below track it anyway */
+          }
+          // Own the move/end on WINDOW for this gesture, so it always resolves —
+          // wherever the finger goes and however it lifts. Relying only on
+          // swCurrent (via pointer capture) stranded gActive=true forever when
+          // capture failed and the release landed on another element, bricking
+          // all future swipes until reload. Torn down in endGesture.
+          gestureAbort?.abort();
+          gestureAbort = new AbortController();
+          const opts = { passive: true, signal: gestureAbort.signal };
+          window.addEventListener("pointermove", onGestureMove, opts);
+          window.addEventListener("pointerup", endOnUp, opts);
+          window.addEventListener("pointercancel", endOnCancel, opts);
         },
         { passive: true },
       );
+      // If the browser revokes pointer capture mid-drag (device change, system
+      // interruption), end the gesture cleanly as an abort rather than leaving it
+      // stuck — the safety net a hand-rolled drag usually misses. After a normal
+      // pointerup this fires too, but gActive is already false so it no-ops.
       swCurrent.addEventListener(
-        "pointerup",
+        "lostpointercapture",
         (e) => {
-          const dx = e.clientX - downX;
-          const dy = e.clientY - downY;
-          if (
-            Math.abs(dx) >= SWIPE_MIN_PX &&
-            Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy) * 1.5 &&
-            modes.getMouseMode() === 0
-          ) {
-            swiped = true;
-            switchRelative(dx < 0 ? 1 : -1);
-          }
+          endGesture(e, true);
         },
         { passive: true },
       );
       swCurrent.addEventListener("click", () => {
         if (swiped) {
-          swiped = false; // consumed by the swipe; do not also open the overview
+          swiped = false; // consumed by a drag; do not also toggle
           return;
         }
-        openOverview();
+        toggleSwitcher();
       });
 
       // Initial population: list existing sessions, or create the first one.
@@ -832,9 +1903,17 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
       if (sessions.length === 0) {
         sessions = [await apiCreate()];
       }
+      // Adopt (dedup) rather than blindly push. The status SSE pushes a snapshot
+      // of the existing sessions on open, and tabs subscribes (monitor.onStatus)
+      // BEFORE this list resolves, so a session may already have a tab by the
+      // time the list lands. A straight push doubled every already-adopted
+      // session (6 tabs from 3 across a fresh load), and paintActive then lit
+      // both copies of the active id ("2 active tabs" that move together).
       for (const info of sessions) {
-        tabList.push(addTabChrome(info));
+        adoptSession(info);
       }
+      // From here on, tabs added at runtime (create / adopt) animate in.
+      started = true;
       // Activate the first (oldest) session.
       const first = tabList[0];
       if (first) {
@@ -856,25 +1935,41 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
         teardown() {
           offStatus?.();
           offInput();
+          offArmed?.();
+          offMenuKey();
+          document.removeEventListener("click", onDocClickMenu);
+          document.removeEventListener("contextmenu", onDocContextMenu);
+          document.removeEventListener("pointerup", onDocTapDismiss, true);
+          window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScrollMenu, true);
           if (pollTimer !== null) {
             clearInterval(pollTimer);
           }
           barResize.disconnect();
-          surface.classList.remove("wt-with-topbar");
-          surface.style.removeProperty("--wt-tabbar-h");
+          swReserve.disconnect();
+          surface.classList.remove("wt-with-tabbar");
+          document.documentElement.style.removeProperty("--wt-tabbar-h");
+          root?.classList.remove("wt-tabbed");
+          document.documentElement.style.removeProperty("--wt-reserve-bottom");
+          if (switchAnimTimer !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(switchAnimTimer);
+          }
+          if (collapseClearTimer !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(collapseClearTimer);
+          }
+          endReelNow();
+          gestureAbort?.abort(); // drop any in-flight gesture's window listeners
           clearCatchup();
-          closeOverview();
+          hideTabMenu();
           for (const t of tabList) {
             t.aria.remove();
             t.el.remove();
           }
           tabList.length = 0;
+          rowEls.clear();
           bar.remove();
           newBtn.remove();
-          closeAllBtn.remove();
+          tabMenu.remove();
           switcher.remove();
-          sheet.remove();
-          scrim.remove();
           catchup.remove();
         },
       };
@@ -882,6 +1977,17 @@ export function tabs(opts: TabsOptions = {}): TerminalFeature<TabsApi> {
   };
 }
 
+// paintStatusDot applies a status dot's two orthogonal bits: data-status drives
+// its appearance (idle / working / done / input / exited via CSS), and the
+// .wt-reports class controls its visibility — the dot is hidden by default and
+// shown only once the session has reported activity (OSC 9;4 progress or a
+// classified OSC 9 notification), so a plain shell's tabs stay clean and
+// label-only while an agent's light up.
+function paintStatusDot(el: HTMLElement, status: string, reports: boolean): void {
+  el.dataset["status"] = status || "idle";
+  el.classList.toggle("wt-reports", reports);
+}
+
 // pick returns a required descendant element or throws (static chrome only).
 function pick(root: ParentNode, selector: string): HTMLElement {
   const el = root.querySelector<HTMLElement>(selector);