@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli 1.2.0-alpha.12 → 1.2.0-alpha.13

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli-v1.2.0-alpha.13](https://github.com/Datalab-Rotterdam/nova-ai-cli/compare/@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli@1.2.0-alpha.12...@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli@1.2.0-alpha.13) (2026-10-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** Ctrl+S select mode and /copy ([bcb7e02](https://github.com/Datalab-Rotterdam/nova-ai-cli/commit/bcb7e02f05739caae7a6155d2c37b7d2e54d01fa))
+
 # [@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli-v1.2.0-alpha.12](https://github.com/Datalab-Rotterdam/nova-ai-cli/compare/@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli@1.2.0-alpha.11...@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli@1.2.0-alpha.12) (2026-10-24)
 
 

package/README.md

@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ The UI runs full screen (the terminal's alternate screen, like `less` or
 `vim`) and gives your shell its screen back on exit. The mouse wheel or
 PgUp/PgDn scroll the transcript, Esc jumps back to the newest output, and
 while you read an answer the prompt that asked for it stays pinned on the top
-row. To select text, hold Shift (Option in some macOS terminals) while dragging.
+row. To select text, hold Shift (Option in some macOS terminals) while dragging,
+or press Ctrl+S to turn the mouse over to your terminal (select mode; Ctrl+S
+again gives the wheel back). `/copy` copies the last answer.
 
 - **Modes** (Shift+Tab): `agent` does the work; `plan` reads the code, asks
   questions and builds a task list but changes nothing; `ask` only answers;
@@ -102,10 +104,11 @@ row. To select text, hold Shift (Option in some macOS terminals) while dragging.
 | Shift+Tab | Cycle agent / ask / plan / autopilot and your own agents |
 | Ctrl+R / Ctrl+P / Ctrl+K | Sessions / models / permission mode |
 | Ctrl+O / Ctrl+T / Ctrl+B | Thinking and verbose tool output / tool inspector / background jobs |
+| Ctrl+S | Select mode: the mouse selects text instead of scrolling (again to switch back) |
 | Alt+V | Paste a clipboard image |
 
 Slash commands: `/help`, `/model`, `/effort` (thinking models), `/mode`, `/permission`, `/session`,
-`/resume`, `/clear`, `/compact`, `/rewind [n]`, `/queue`, `/steer`, `/usage` (context, and the session's tokens and estimated cost; the status line shows `≈ €0.0123` once a priced model answered),
+`/resume`, `/clear`, `/compact`, `/copy`, `/rewind [n]`, `/queue`, `/steer`, `/usage` (context, and the session's tokens and estimated cost; the status line shows `≈ €0.0123` once a priced model answered),
 `/tools`, `/mcp`, `/skills`, `/shell` and `/agent` (background jobs), `/trust`
 and `/exit`. Your own commands are markdown files in `~/.nova-ai/commands/` or
 the repository's `.nova-ai/commands/` (Claude Code's format, so

package/dist/index.js

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ${MAIN_HELP}
         );
         return 2;
       }
-      const { default: runChat } = await import("./tui-RR2LCTL7.js");
+      const { default: runChat } = await import("./tui-NBVDJQIA.js");
       return runChat(options);
     }
   }

package/dist/{tui-RR2LCTL7.js → tui-NBVDJQIA.js}

@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@ function StatusLine({
       ui.permissionMode,
       separator,
       ui.busy ? /* @__PURE__ */ jsx2(Text2, { color: palette.warning, children: "working" }) : /* @__PURE__ */ jsx2(Text2, { color: palette.success, children: "ready" }),
+      ui.selectMode ? /* @__PURE__ */ jsxs2(Fragment2, { children: [
+        separator,
+        /* @__PURE__ */ jsx2(Text2, { color: palette.warning, children: "select \xB7 Ctrl+S" })
+      ] }) : null,
       usage ? /* @__PURE__ */ jsxs2(Fragment2, { children: [
         separator,
         usage
@@ -2092,6 +2096,13 @@ var builtinCommands = [
       ctx.print(await ctx.switchSkill(name, action === "on", global));
     }
   },
+  {
+    name: "copy",
+    description: "Copy the last answer to the clipboard (Ctrl+S selects text with the mouse)",
+    async run(ctx) {
+      ctx.print(await ctx.copyLastAnswer());
+    }
+  },
   {
     name: "usage",
     description: "Inspect estimated context usage by category",
@@ -2386,6 +2397,35 @@ const png = bitmap.representationUsingTypeProperties($.NSBitmapImageFileTypePNG,
 console.log(ObjC.unwrap(png.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(0)));
 `;
 
+// src/tui/files/clipboard-text.ts
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+async function copyText(text, write, tools = systemTools()) {
+  write(`\x1B]52;c;${Buffer.from(text, "utf8").toString("base64")}\x07`);
+  for (const [command, args] of tools) {
+    if (await pipeTo(command, args, text)) return command;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+function systemTools() {
+  if (process.platform === "darwin") return [["pbcopy", []]];
+  if (process.platform === "win32") return [["clip", []]];
+  return [["wl-copy", []], ["xclip", ["-selection", "clipboard"]]];
+}
+function pipeTo(command, args, text) {
+  return new Promise((resolve2) => {
+    let child;
+    try {
+      child = spawn(command, args, { stdio: ["pipe", "ignore", "ignore"] });
+    } catch {
+      resolve2(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    child.on("error", () => resolve2(false));
+    child.on("close", (code) => resolve2(code === 0));
+    child.stdin.end(text);
+  });
+}
+
 // src/tui/files/find-fd.ts
 import { spawnSync as spawnSync2 } from "child_process";
 var FD_CANDIDATES = ["fd", "fdfind"];
@@ -2454,7 +2494,7 @@ var DraftImageAttachments = class {
 };
 
 // src/tui/files/workspace-autocomplete.ts
-import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { spawn as spawn2 } from "child_process";
 import { readdirSync as readdirSync2, statSync as statSync2 } from "fs";
 import { homedir } from "os";
 import { basename, dirname as dirname2, join as join3 } from "path";
@@ -2665,7 +2705,7 @@ function walkWithFd(cwd, fdPath, query, signal) {
       resolve2([]);
       return;
     }
-    const child = spawn(fdPath, args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] });
+    const child = spawn2(fdPath, args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] });
     let stdout = "";
     let settled = false;
     const finish = (entries) => {
@@ -4051,6 +4091,9 @@ var TuiController = class {
       case "o":
         this.toggleToolDetails();
         return true;
+      case "s":
+        this.toggleSelectMode();
+        return true;
       case "t":
         this.openToolInspector();
         return true;
@@ -4325,6 +4368,27 @@ ${skill.path}`
     this.scroll = next;
     this.refresh();
   }
+  /**
+   * Select mode: mouse reporting off, so the terminal selects and copies text
+   * natively (the wheel no longer scrolls the transcript; PgUp/PgDn still do).
+   * For terminals where Shift/Option + drag does not get past mouse reporting.
+   */
+  toggleSelectMode() {
+    const selectMode = !this.store.getState().selectMode;
+    this.io.write(selectMode ? MOUSE_REPORTING_OFF : MOUSE_REPORTING_ON);
+    this.store.setState({
+      selectMode,
+      statusLine: selectMode ? "Select mode: drag to select text, your terminal copies it. PgUp/PgDn scroll; Ctrl+S turns the mouse wheel back on." : "Mouse wheel scrolls the transcript again. Ctrl+S to select text."
+    });
+  }
+  /** /copy: the last answer (not its thinking) to the clipboard. */
+  async copyLastAnswer() {
+    const answer = [...this.store.getState().messages].reverse().find((message) => message.role === "assistant" && !message.thinking && message.text.trim());
+    if (answer?.role !== "assistant") return "There is no answer to copy yet.";
+    const tool = await copyText(answer.text.trim(), (data) => this.io.write(data));
+    const size = `${answer.text.trim().length} characters`;
+    return tool ? `Copied the last answer (${size}).` : `Sent the last answer (${size}) to the terminal's clipboard; if nothing was copied, use Ctrl+S to select it.`;
+  }
   toggleToolDetails() {
     this.expandedTools = !this.expandedTools;
     this.store.setState({
@@ -4397,6 +4461,7 @@ ${skill.path}`
     setModel: (model) => this.setModel(model),
     getInteractionMode: () => this.runner.interactionMode,
     getInteractionModes: () => this.runner.modeIds,
+    copyLastAnswer: () => this.copyLastAnswer(),
     agentCommands: () => this.agentCommands(),
     setInteractionMode: (mode) => this.setInteractionMode(mode),
     getPermissionMode: () => this.store.getState().permissionMode,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@datalabrotterdam/nova-ai-cli",
-  "version": "1.2.0-alpha.12",
+  "version": "1.2.0-alpha.13",
   "description": "Agentic coding with DataLab Rotterdam's Nova AI in your terminal: interactive TUI, headless mode, and an ACP agent for editors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "DataLab Rotterdam",