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package/src/resources/extensions/bg-shell/index.ts

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+/**
+ * Background Shell Extension v2
+ *
+ * A next-generation background process manager designed for agentic workflows.
+ * Provides intelligent process lifecycle management, structured output digests,
+ * event-driven readiness detection, and context-efficient communication.
+ *
+ * Key capabilities:
+ * - Multi-tier output: digest (30 tokens) → highlights → raw (full context)
+ * - Readiness detection: port probing, pattern matching, auto-classification
+ * - Process lifecycle events: starting → ready → error → exited
+ * - Output diffing & dedup: detect novel errors vs. repeated noise
+ * - Process groups: manage related processes as a unit
+ * - Cross-session persistence: survive context resets
+ * - Expect-style interactions: send_and_wait for interactive CLIs
+ * - Context injection: proactive alerts for crashes and state changes
+ *
+ * Tools:
+ *   bg_shell — start, output, digest, wait_for_ready, send, send_and_wait,
+ *              signal, list, kill, restart, group_status
+ *
+ * Commands:
+ *   /bg — interactive process manager overlay
+ */
+
+import { StringEnum } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+import type {
+	ExtensionAPI,
+	ExtensionContext,
+	Theme,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+import {
+	truncateHead,
+	DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES,
+	DEFAULT_MAX_LINES,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+import {
+	Text,
+	truncateToWidth,
+	visibleWidth,
+	matchesKey,
+	Key,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-tui";
+import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
+import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
+import { createConnection } from "node:net";
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+// ── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type ProcessStatus =
+	| "starting"
+	| "ready"
+	| "error"
+	| "exited"
+	| "crashed";
+
+type ProcessType = "server" | "build" | "test" | "watcher" | "generic";
+
+interface ProcessEvent {
+	type:
+		| "started"
+		| "ready"
+		| "error_detected"
+		| "recovered"
+		| "exited"
+		| "crashed"
+		| "output"
+		| "port_open"
+		| "pattern_match";
+	timestamp: number;
+	detail: string;
+	data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+interface OutputDigest {
+	status: ProcessStatus;
+	uptime: string;
+	errors: string[];
+	warnings: string[];
+	urls: string[];
+	ports: number[];
+	lastActivity: string;
+	outputLines: number;
+	changeSummary: string;
+}
+
+interface OutputLine {
+	stream: "stdout" | "stderr";
+	line: string;
+	ts: number;
+}
+
+interface BgProcess {
+	id: string;
+	label: string;
+	command: string;
+	cwd: string;
+	startedAt: number;
+	proc: ChildProcess;
+	/** Unified chronologically-interleaved output buffer */
+	output: OutputLine[];
+	exitCode: number | null;
+	signal: string | null;
+	alive: boolean;
+	/** Tracks how many lines in the unified output buffer the LLM has already seen */
+	lastReadIndex: number;
+	/** Process classification */
+	processType: ProcessType;
+	/** Current lifecycle status */
+	status: ProcessStatus;
+	/** Detected ports */
+	ports: number[];
+	/** Detected URLs */
+	urls: string[];
+	/** Accumulated errors since last read */
+	recentErrors: string[];
+	/** Accumulated warnings since last read */
+	recentWarnings: string[];
+	/** Lifecycle events log */
+	events: ProcessEvent[];
+	/** Ready pattern (regex string) */
+	readyPattern: string | null;
+	/** Ready port to probe */
+	readyPort: number | null;
+	/** Whether readiness was ever achieved */
+	wasReady: boolean;
+	/** Group membership */
+	group: string | null;
+	/** Last error count snapshot for diff detection */
+	lastErrorCount: number;
+	/** Last warning count snapshot for diff detection */
+	lastWarningCount: number;
+	/** Dedup tracker: hash → count of repeated lines */
+	lineDedup: Map<string, number>;
+	/** Total raw lines (before dedup) for token savings calc */
+	totalRawLines: number;
+	/** Env snapshot (keys only, no values for security) */
+	envKeys: string[];
+	/** Restart count */
+	restartCount: number;
+	/** Original start config for restart */
+	startConfig: { command: string; cwd: string; label: string; processType: ProcessType; readyPattern: string | null; readyPort: number | null; group: string | null };
+}
+
+interface BgProcessInfo {
+	id: string;
+	label: string;
+	command: string;
+	cwd: string;
+	startedAt: number;
+	alive: boolean;
+	exitCode: number | null;
+	signal: string | null;
+	outputLines: number;
+	stdoutLines: number;
+	stderrLines: number;
+	status: ProcessStatus;
+	processType: ProcessType;
+	ports: number[];
+	urls: string[];
+	group: string | null;
+	restartCount: number;
+	uptime: string;
+	recentErrorCount: number;
+	recentWarningCount: number;
+	eventCount: number;
+}
+
+// ── Constants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const MAX_BUFFER_LINES = 5000;
+const MAX_EVENTS = 200;
+const DEAD_PROCESS_TTL = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+const PORT_PROBE_TIMEOUT = 500;
+const READY_POLL_INTERVAL = 250;
+const DEFAULT_READY_TIMEOUT = 30000;
+
+// ── Pattern Databases ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Patterns that indicate a process is ready/listening */
+const READINESS_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
+	// Node/JS servers
+	/listening\s+on\s+(?:port\s+)?(\d+)/i,
+	/server\s+(?:is\s+)?(?:running|started|listening)\s+(?:at|on)\s+/i,
+	/ready\s+(?:in|on|at)\s+/i,
+	/started\s+(?:server\s+)?on\s+/i,
+	// Next.js / Vite / etc
+	/Local:\s*https?:\/\//i,
+	/➜\s+Local:\s*/i,
+	/compiled\s+(?:successfully|client\s+and\s+server)/i,
+	// Python
+	/running\s+on\s+https?:\/\//i,
+	/Uvicorn\s+running/i,
+	/Development\s+server\s+is\s+running/i,
+	// Generic
+	/press\s+ctrl[\-+]c\s+to\s+(?:quit|stop)/i,
+	/watching\s+for\s+(?:file\s+)?changes/i,
+	/build\s+(?:completed|succeeded|finished)/i,
+];
+
+/** Patterns that indicate errors */
+const ERROR_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
+	/\berror\b[\s:[\](]/i,
+	/\bERROR\b/,
+	/\bfailed\b/i,
+	/\bFAILED\b/,
+	/\bfatal\b/i,
+	/\bFATAL\b/,
+	/\bexception\b/i,
+	/\bpanic\b/i,
+	/\bsegmentation\s+fault\b/i,
+	/\bsyntax\s*error\b/i,
+	/\btype\s*error\b/i,
+	/\breference\s*error\b/i,
+	/Cannot\s+find\s+module/i,
+	/Module\s+not\s+found/i,
+	/ENOENT/,
+	/EACCES/,
+	/EADDRINUSE/,
+	/TS\d{4,5}:/,     // TypeScript errors
+	/E\d{4,5}:/,      // Rust errors
+	/\[ERROR\]/,
+	/✖|✗|❌/,          // Common error symbols
+];
+
+/** Patterns that indicate warnings */
+const WARNING_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
+	/\bwarning\b[\s:[\](]/i,
+	/\bWARN(?:ING)?\b/,
+	/\bdeprecated\b/i,
+	/\bDEPRECATED\b/,
+	/⚠️?/,
+	/\[WARN\]/,
+];
+
+/** Patterns to extract URLs */
+const URL_PATTERN = /https?:\/\/[^\s"'<>)\]]+/gi;
+
+/** Patterns to extract port numbers from "listening" messages */
+const PORT_PATTERN = /(?:port|listening\s+on|:)\s*(\d{2,5})\b/gi;
+
+/** Patterns indicating test results */
+const TEST_RESULT_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
+	/(\d+)\s+(?:tests?\s+)?passed/i,
+	/(\d+)\s+(?:tests?\s+)?failed/i,
+	/Tests?:\s+(\d+)\s+passed/i,
+	/(\d+)\s+passing/i,
+	/(\d+)\s+failing/i,
+	/PASS|FAIL/,
+];
+
+/** Patterns indicating build completion */
+const BUILD_COMPLETE_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
+	/build\s+(?:completed|succeeded|finished|done)/i,
+	/compiled\s+(?:successfully|with\s+\d+\s+(?:error|warning))/i,
+	/✓\s+Built/i,
+	/webpack\s+\d+\.\d+/i,
+	/bundle\s+(?:is\s+)?ready/i,
+];
+
+// ── Process Registry ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const processes = new Map<string, BgProcess>();
+
+/** Pending alerts to inject into the next agent context */
+let pendingAlerts: string[] = [];
+
+function addOutputLine(bg: BgProcess, stream: "stdout" | "stderr", line: string): void {
+	bg.output.push({ stream, line, ts: Date.now() });
+	if (bg.output.length > MAX_BUFFER_LINES) {
+		const excess = bg.output.length - MAX_BUFFER_LINES;
+		bg.output.splice(0, excess);
+		// Adjust the read cursor so incremental delivery stays correct
+		bg.lastReadIndex = Math.max(0, bg.lastReadIndex - excess);
+	}
+}
+
+function addEvent(bg: BgProcess, event: Omit<ProcessEvent, "timestamp">): void {
+	const ev: ProcessEvent = { ...event, timestamp: Date.now() };
+	bg.events.push(ev);
+	if (bg.events.length > MAX_EVENTS) {
+		bg.events.splice(0, bg.events.length - MAX_EVENTS);
+	}
+}
+
+function getInfo(p: BgProcess): BgProcessInfo {
+	const stdoutLines = p.output.filter(l => l.stream === "stdout").length;
+	const stderrLines = p.output.filter(l => l.stream === "stderr").length;
+	return {
+		id: p.id,
+		label: p.label,
+		command: p.command,
+		cwd: p.cwd,
+		startedAt: p.startedAt,
+		alive: p.alive,
+		exitCode: p.exitCode,
+		signal: p.signal,
+		outputLines: p.output.length,
+		stdoutLines,
+		stderrLines,
+		status: p.status,
+		processType: p.processType,
+		ports: p.ports,
+		urls: p.urls,
+		group: p.group,
+		restartCount: p.restartCount,
+		uptime: formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt),
+		recentErrorCount: p.recentErrors.length,
+		recentWarningCount: p.recentWarnings.length,
+		eventCount: p.events.length,
+	};
+}
+
+// ── Process Type Detection ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function detectProcessType(command: string): ProcessType {
+	const cmd = command.toLowerCase();
+
+	// Server patterns
+	if (
+		/\b(serve|server|dev|start)\b/.test(cmd) &&
+		/\b(npm|yarn|pnpm|bun|node|next|vite|nuxt|astro|remix|gatsby|uvicorn|flask|django|rails|cargo)\b/.test(cmd)
+	) return "server";
+	if (/\b(uvicorn|gunicorn|flask\s+run|manage\.py\s+runserver|rails\s+s)\b/.test(cmd)) return "server";
+	if (/\b(http-server|live-server|serve)\b/.test(cmd)) return "server";
+
+	// Build patterns
+	if (/\b(build|compile|make|tsc|webpack|rollup|esbuild|swc)\b/.test(cmd)) {
+		if (/\b(watch|--watch|-w)\b/.test(cmd)) return "watcher";
+		return "build";
+	}
+
+	// Test patterns
+	if (/\b(test|jest|vitest|mocha|pytest|cargo\s+test|go\s+test|rspec)\b/.test(cmd)) return "test";
+
+	// Watcher patterns
+	if (/\b(watch|nodemon|chokidar|fswatch|inotifywait)\b/.test(cmd)) return "watcher";
+
+	return "generic";
+}
+
+// ── Output Analysis ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function analyzeLine(bg: BgProcess, line: string, stream: "stdout" | "stderr"): void {
+	// Error detection
+	if (ERROR_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(line))) {
+		bg.recentErrors.push(line.trim().slice(0, 200)); // Cap line length
+		if (bg.recentErrors.length > 50) bg.recentErrors.splice(0, bg.recentErrors.length - 50);
+
+		if (bg.status === "ready") {
+			bg.status = "error";
+			addEvent(bg, {
+				type: "error_detected",
+				detail: line.trim().slice(0, 200),
+				data: { errorCount: bg.recentErrors.length },
+			});
+			pushAlert(bg, `error_detected: ${line.trim().slice(0, 120)}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Warning detection
+	if (WARNING_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(line))) {
+		bg.recentWarnings.push(line.trim().slice(0, 200));
+		if (bg.recentWarnings.length > 50) bg.recentWarnings.splice(0, bg.recentWarnings.length - 50);
+	}
+
+	// URL extraction
+	const urlMatches = line.match(URL_PATTERN);
+	if (urlMatches) {
+		for (const url of urlMatches) {
+			if (!bg.urls.includes(url)) {
+				bg.urls.push(url);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Port extraction
+	let portMatch: RegExpExecArray | null;
+	const portRe = new RegExp(PORT_PATTERN.source, PORT_PATTERN.flags);
+	while ((portMatch = portRe.exec(line)) !== null) {
+		const port = parseInt(portMatch[1], 10);
+		if (port > 0 && port <= 65535 && !bg.ports.includes(port)) {
+			bg.ports.push(port);
+			addEvent(bg, {
+				type: "port_open",
+				detail: `Port ${port} detected`,
+				data: { port },
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Readiness detection
+	if (bg.status === "starting") {
+		// Check custom ready pattern first
+		if (bg.readyPattern) {
+			try {
+				if (new RegExp(bg.readyPattern, "i").test(line)) {
+					transitionToReady(bg, `Custom pattern matched: ${line.trim().slice(0, 100)}`);
+				}
+			} catch { /* invalid regex, skip */ }
+		}
+
+		// Check built-in readiness patterns
+		if (bg.status === "starting" && READINESS_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(line))) {
+			transitionToReady(bg, `Readiness pattern matched: ${line.trim().slice(0, 100)}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Recovery detection: if we were in error and see a success pattern
+	if (bg.status === "error") {
+		if (READINESS_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(line)) || BUILD_COMPLETE_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(line))) {
+			bg.status = "ready";
+			bg.recentErrors = [];
+			addEvent(bg, { type: "recovered", detail: "Process recovered from error state" });
+			pushAlert(bg, "recovered — errors cleared");
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Dedup tracking
+	bg.totalRawLines++;
+	const lineHash = line.trim().slice(0, 100);
+	bg.lineDedup.set(lineHash, (bg.lineDedup.get(lineHash) || 0) + 1);
+}
+
+function transitionToReady(bg: BgProcess, detail: string): void {
+	bg.status = "ready";
+	bg.wasReady = true;
+	addEvent(bg, { type: "ready", detail });
+}
+
+function pushAlert(bg: BgProcess, message: string): void {
+	pendingAlerts.push(`[bg:${bg.id} ${bg.label}] ${message}`);
+}
+
+// ── Port Probing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function probePort(port: number, host: string = "127.0.0.1"): Promise<boolean> {
+	return new Promise((resolve) => {
+		const socket = createConnection({ port, host, timeout: PORT_PROBE_TIMEOUT }, () => {
+			socket.destroy();
+			resolve(true);
+		});
+		socket.on("error", () => {
+			socket.destroy();
+			resolve(false);
+		});
+		socket.on("timeout", () => {
+			socket.destroy();
+			resolve(false);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+// ── Digest Generation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function generateDigest(bg: BgProcess, mutate: boolean = false): OutputDigest {
+	// Change summary: what's different since last read
+	const newErrors = bg.recentErrors.length - bg.lastErrorCount;
+	const newWarnings = bg.recentWarnings.length - bg.lastWarningCount;
+	const newLines = bg.output.length - bg.lastReadIndex;
+
+	let changeSummary: string;
+	if (newLines === 0) {
+		changeSummary = "no new output";
+	} else {
+		const parts: string[] = [];
+		parts.push(`${newLines} new lines`);
+		if (newErrors > 0) parts.push(`${newErrors} new errors`);
+		if (newWarnings > 0) parts.push(`${newWarnings} new warnings`);
+		changeSummary = parts.join(", ");
+	}
+
+	// Only mutate snapshot counters when explicitly requested (e.g. from tool calls)
+	if (mutate) {
+		bg.lastErrorCount = bg.recentErrors.length;
+		bg.lastWarningCount = bg.recentWarnings.length;
+	}
+
+	return {
+		status: bg.status,
+		uptime: formatUptime(Date.now() - bg.startedAt),
+		errors: bg.recentErrors.slice(-5), // Last 5 errors
+		warnings: bg.recentWarnings.slice(-3), // Last 3 warnings
+		urls: bg.urls,
+		ports: bg.ports,
+		lastActivity: bg.events.length > 0
+			? formatTimeAgo(bg.events[bg.events.length - 1].timestamp)
+			: "none",
+		outputLines: bg.output.length,
+		changeSummary,
+	};
+}
+
+// ── Highlight Extraction ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function getHighlights(bg: BgProcess, maxLines: number = 15): string[] {
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+
+	// Collect significant lines
+	const significant: { line: string; score: number; idx: number }[] = [];
+	for (let i = 0; i < bg.output.length; i++) {
+		const entry = bg.output[i];
+		let score = 0;
+		if (ERROR_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(entry.line))) score += 10;
+		if (WARNING_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(entry.line))) score += 5;
+		if (URL_PATTERN.test(entry.line)) score += 3;
+		if (READINESS_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(entry.line))) score += 8;
+		if (TEST_RESULT_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(entry.line))) score += 7;
+		if (BUILD_COMPLETE_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(entry.line))) score += 6;
+		// Boost recent lines so highlights favor fresh output over stale
+		if (i >= bg.output.length - 50) score += 2;
+		if (score > 0) {
+			significant.push({ line: entry.line.trim().slice(0, 300), score, idx: i });
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sort by significance (tie-break by recency)
+	significant.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score || b.idx - a.idx);
+	const top = significant.slice(0, maxLines);
+
+	if (top.length === 0) {
+		// If nothing significant, show last few lines
+		const tail = bg.output.slice(-5);
+		for (const l of tail) lines.push(l.line.trim().slice(0, 300));
+	} else {
+		for (const entry of top) lines.push(entry.line);
+	}
+
+	return lines;
+}
+
+// ── Process Start ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface StartOptions {
+	command: string;
+	cwd: string;
+	label?: string;
+	type?: ProcessType;
+	readyPattern?: string;
+	readyPort?: number;
+	group?: string;
+	env?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+function startProcess(opts: StartOptions): BgProcess {
+	const id = randomUUID().slice(0, 8);
+	const processType = opts.type || detectProcessType(opts.command);
+
+	const env = { ...process.env, ...(opts.env || {}) };
+
+	const proc = spawn("bash", ["-c", opts.command], {
+		cwd: opts.cwd,
+		stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+		env,
+		detached: true,
+	});
+
+	const bg: BgProcess = {
+		id,
+		label: opts.label || opts.command.slice(0, 60),
+		command: opts.command,
+		cwd: opts.cwd,
+		startedAt: Date.now(),
+		proc,
+		output: [],
+		exitCode: null,
+		signal: null,
+		alive: true,
+		lastReadIndex: 0,
+		processType,
+		status: "starting",
+		ports: [],
+		urls: [],
+		recentErrors: [],
+		recentWarnings: [],
+		events: [],
+		readyPattern: opts.readyPattern || null,
+		readyPort: opts.readyPort || null,
+		wasReady: false,
+		group: opts.group || null,
+		lastErrorCount: 0,
+		lastWarningCount: 0,
+		lineDedup: new Map(),
+		totalRawLines: 0,
+		envKeys: Object.keys(opts.env || {}),
+		restartCount: 0,
+		startConfig: {
+			command: opts.command,
+			cwd: opts.cwd,
+			label: opts.label || opts.command.slice(0, 60),
+			processType,
+			readyPattern: opts.readyPattern || null,
+			readyPort: opts.readyPort || null,
+			group: opts.group || null,
+		},
+	};
+
+	addEvent(bg, { type: "started", detail: `Process started: ${opts.command.slice(0, 100)}` });
+
+	proc.stdout?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
+		const lines = chunk.toString().split("\n");
+		for (const line of lines) {
+			if (line.length > 0) {
+				addOutputLine(bg, "stdout", line);
+				analyzeLine(bg, line, "stdout");
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	proc.stderr?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
+		const lines = chunk.toString().split("\n");
+		for (const line of lines) {
+			if (line.length > 0) {
+				addOutputLine(bg, "stderr", line);
+				analyzeLine(bg, line, "stderr");
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	proc.on("exit", (code, sig) => {
+		bg.alive = false;
+		bg.exitCode = code;
+		bg.signal = sig ?? null;
+
+		if (code === 0) {
+			bg.status = "exited";
+			addEvent(bg, { type: "exited", detail: `Exited cleanly (code 0)` });
+		} else {
+			bg.status = "crashed";
+			const lastErrors = bg.recentErrors.slice(-3).join("; ");
+			const detail = `Crashed with code ${code}${sig ? ` (signal ${sig})` : ""}${lastErrors ? ` — ${lastErrors}` : ""}`;
+			addEvent(bg, {
+				type: "crashed",
+				detail,
+				data: { exitCode: code, signal: sig, lastErrors: bg.recentErrors.slice(-5) },
+			});
+			pushAlert(bg, `CRASHED (code ${code})${lastErrors ? `: ${lastErrors.slice(0, 120)}` : ""}`);
+		}
+	});
+
+	proc.on("error", (err) => {
+		bg.alive = false;
+		bg.status = "crashed";
+		addOutputLine(bg, "stderr", `[spawn error] ${err.message}`);
+		addEvent(bg, { type: "crashed", detail: `Spawn error: ${err.message}` });
+		pushAlert(bg, `spawn error: ${err.message}`);
+	});
+
+	// Port probing for server-type processes
+	if (bg.readyPort) {
+		startPortProbing(bg, bg.readyPort);
+	}
+
+	processes.set(id, bg);
+	return bg;
+}
+
+// ── Port Probing Loop ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function startPortProbing(bg: BgProcess, port: number): void {
+	const interval = setInterval(async () => {
+		if (!bg.alive || bg.status !== "starting") {
+			clearInterval(interval);
+			return;
+		}
+		const open = await probePort(port);
+		if (open) {
+			clearInterval(interval);
+			if (!bg.ports.includes(port)) bg.ports.push(port);
+			transitionToReady(bg, `Port ${port} is open`);
+			addEvent(bg, { type: "port_open", detail: `Port ${port} is open`, data: { port } });
+		}
+	}, READY_POLL_INTERVAL);
+
+	// Stop probing after timeout
+	setTimeout(() => clearInterval(interval), DEFAULT_READY_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+// ── Process Kill ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function killProcess(id: string, sig: NodeJS.Signals = "SIGTERM"): boolean {
+	const bg = processes.get(id);
+	if (!bg) return false;
+	if (!bg.alive) return true;
+	try {
+		if (bg.proc.pid) {
+			try {
+				process.kill(-bg.proc.pid, sig);
+			} catch {
+				bg.proc.kill(sig);
+			}
+		} else {
+			bg.proc.kill(sig);
+		}
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+// ── Process Restart ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function restartProcess(id: string): Promise<BgProcess | null> {
+	const old = processes.get(id);
+	if (!old) return null;
+
+	const config = old.startConfig;
+	const restartCount = old.restartCount + 1;
+
+	// Kill old process
+	if (old.alive) {
+		killProcess(id, "SIGTERM");
+		await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 300));
+		if (old.alive) {
+			killProcess(id, "SIGKILL");
+			await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 200));
+		}
+	}
+	processes.delete(id);
+
+	// Start new one
+	const newBg = startProcess({
+		command: config.command,
+		cwd: config.cwd,
+		label: config.label,
+		type: config.processType,
+		readyPattern: config.readyPattern || undefined,
+		readyPort: config.readyPort || undefined,
+		group: config.group || undefined,
+	});
+	newBg.restartCount = restartCount;
+
+	return newBg;
+}
+
+// ── Output Retrieval (multi-tier) ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface GetOutputOptions {
+	stream: "stdout" | "stderr" | "both";
+	tail?: number;
+	filter?: string;
+	incremental?: boolean;
+}
+
+function getOutput(bg: BgProcess, opts: GetOutputOptions): string {
+	const { stream, tail, filter, incremental } = opts;
+
+	// Get the relevant slice of the unified buffer (already in chronological order)
+	let entries: OutputLine[];
+	if (incremental) {
+		entries = bg.output.slice(bg.lastReadIndex);
+		bg.lastReadIndex = bg.output.length;
+	} else {
+		entries = [...bg.output];
+	}
+
+	// Filter by stream if requested
+	if (stream !== "both") {
+		entries = entries.filter(e => e.stream === stream);
+	}
+
+	// Apply regex filter
+	if (filter) {
+		try {
+			const re = new RegExp(filter, "i");
+			entries = entries.filter(e => re.test(e.line));
+		} catch { /* invalid regex */ }
+	}
+
+	// Tail
+	if (tail && tail > 0 && entries.length > tail) {
+		entries = entries.slice(-tail);
+	}
+
+	const lines = entries.map(e => e.line);
+	const raw = lines.join("\n");
+	const truncation = truncateHead(raw, {
+		maxLines: DEFAULT_MAX_LINES,
+		maxBytes: DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES,
+	});
+
+	let result = truncation.content;
+	if (truncation.truncated) {
+		result += `\n\n[Output truncated: showing ${truncation.outputLines}/${truncation.totalLines} lines]`;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+// ── Wait for Ready ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function waitForReady(bg: BgProcess, timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<{ ready: boolean; detail: string }> {
+	const start = Date.now();
+
+	while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
+		if (signal?.aborted) {
+			return { ready: false, detail: "Cancelled" };
+		}
+		if (!bg.alive) {
+			return {
+				ready: false,
+				detail: `Process exited before becoming ready (code ${bg.exitCode})${bg.recentErrors.length > 0 ? ` — ${bg.recentErrors.slice(-1)[0]}` : ""}`,
+			};
+		}
+		if (bg.status === "ready") {
+			return {
+				ready: true,
+				detail: bg.events.find(e => e.type === "ready")?.detail || "Process is ready",
+			};
+		}
+		await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, READY_POLL_INTERVAL));
+	}
+
+	// Timeout — try port probe as last resort
+	if (bg.readyPort) {
+		const open = await probePort(bg.readyPort);
+		if (open) {
+			transitionToReady(bg, `Port ${bg.readyPort} is open (detected at timeout)`);
+			return { ready: true, detail: `Port ${bg.readyPort} is open` };
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { ready: false, detail: `Timed out after ${timeout}ms waiting for ready signal` };
+}
+
+// ── Send and Wait ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function sendAndWait(
+	bg: BgProcess,
+	input: string,
+	waitPattern: string,
+	timeout: number,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<{ matched: boolean; output: string }> {
+	// Snapshot the current position in the unified buffer before sending
+	const startIndex = bg.output.length;
+	bg.proc.stdin?.write(input + "\n");
+
+	let re: RegExp;
+	try {
+		re = new RegExp(waitPattern, "i");
+	} catch {
+		return { matched: false, output: "Invalid wait pattern regex" };
+	}
+
+	const start = Date.now();
+	while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
+		if (signal?.aborted) {
+			const newEntries = bg.output.slice(startIndex);
+			return { matched: false, output: newEntries.map(e => e.line).join("\n") || "(cancelled)" };
+		}
+		const newEntries = bg.output.slice(startIndex);
+		for (const entry of newEntries) {
+			if (re.test(entry.line)) {
+				return { matched: true, output: newEntries.map(e => e.line).join("\n") };
+			}
+		}
+		await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100));
+	}
+
+	const newEntries = bg.output.slice(startIndex);
+	return { matched: false, output: newEntries.map(e => e.line).join("\n") || "(no output)" };
+}
+
+// ── Group Operations ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function getGroupProcesses(group: string): BgProcess[] {
+	return Array.from(processes.values()).filter(p => p.group === group);
+}
+
+function getGroupStatus(group: string): {
+	group: string;
+	healthy: boolean;
+	processes: { id: string; label: string; status: ProcessStatus; alive: boolean }[];
+} {
+	const procs = getGroupProcesses(group);
+	const healthy = procs.length > 0 && procs.every(p => p.alive && (p.status === "ready" || p.status === "starting"));
+	return {
+		group,
+		healthy,
+		processes: procs.map(p => ({
+			id: p.id,
+			label: p.label,
+			status: p.status,
+			alive: p.alive,
+		})),
+	};
+}
+
+// ── Persistence ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface ProcessManifest {
+	id: string;
+	label: string;
+	command: string;
+	cwd: string;
+	startedAt: number;
+	processType: ProcessType;
+	group: string | null;
+	readyPattern: string | null;
+	readyPort: number | null;
+	pid: number | undefined;
+}
+
+function getManifestPath(cwd: string): string {
+	const dir = join(cwd, ".bg-shell");
+	if (!existsSync(dir)) mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+	return join(dir, "manifest.json");
+}
+
+function persistManifest(cwd: string): void {
+	try {
+		const manifest: ProcessManifest[] = Array.from(processes.values())
+			.filter(p => p.alive)
+			.map(p => ({
+				id: p.id,
+				label: p.label,
+				command: p.command,
+				cwd: p.cwd,
+				startedAt: p.startedAt,
+				processType: p.processType,
+				group: p.group,
+				readyPattern: p.readyPattern,
+				readyPort: p.readyPort,
+				pid: p.proc.pid,
+			}));
+		writeFileSync(getManifestPath(cwd), JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2));
+	} catch { /* best effort */ }
+}
+
+function loadManifest(cwd: string): ProcessManifest[] {
+	try {
+		const path = getManifestPath(cwd);
+		if (existsSync(path)) {
+			return JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf-8"));
+		}
+	} catch { /* best effort */ }
+	return [];
+}
+
+// ── Utilities ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function formatUptime(ms: number): string {
+	const seconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
+	if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
+	const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+	if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ${seconds % 60}s`;
+	const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+	return `${hours}h ${minutes % 60}m`;
+}
+
+function formatTimeAgo(timestamp: number): string {
+	return formatUptime(Date.now() - timestamp) + " ago";
+}
+
+// ── Cleanup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function pruneDeadProcesses(): void {
+	const now = Date.now();
+	for (const [id, bg] of processes) {
+		if (!bg.alive && now - bg.startedAt > DEAD_PROCESS_TTL) {
+			processes.delete(id);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function cleanupAll(): void {
+	for (const [id, bg] of processes) {
+		if (bg.alive) killProcess(id, "SIGKILL");
+	}
+	processes.clear();
+}
+
+// ── Format Digest for LLM ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function formatDigestText(bg: BgProcess, digest: OutputDigest): string {
+	let text = `Process ${bg.id} (${bg.label}):\n`;
+	text += `  status: ${digest.status}\n`;
+	text += `  type: ${bg.processType}\n`;
+	text += `  uptime: ${digest.uptime}\n`;
+
+	if (digest.ports.length > 0) text += `  ports: ${digest.ports.join(", ")}\n`;
+	if (digest.urls.length > 0) text += `  urls: ${digest.urls.join(", ")}\n`;
+
+	text += `  output: ${digest.outputLines} lines\n`;
+	text += `  changes: ${digest.changeSummary}`;
+
+	if (digest.errors.length > 0) {
+		text += `\n  errors (${digest.errors.length}):`;
+		for (const err of digest.errors) {
+			text += `\n    - ${err}`;
+		}
+	}
+	if (digest.warnings.length > 0) {
+		text += `\n  warnings (${digest.warnings.length}):`;
+		for (const w of digest.warnings) {
+			text += `\n    - ${w}`;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return text;
+}
+
+// ── Extension Entry Point ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
+	let latestCtx: ExtensionContext | null = null;
+
+	// Clean up on session shutdown
+	pi.on("session_shutdown", async () => {
+		cleanupAll();
+	});
+
+	// ── Compaction Awareness: Survive Context Resets ───────────────────
+
+	/** Build a compact state summary of all alive processes for context re-injection */
+	function buildProcessStateAlert(reason: string): void {
+		const alive = Array.from(processes.values()).filter(p => p.alive);
+		if (alive.length === 0) return;
+
+		const processSummaries = alive.map(p => {
+			const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${p.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+			const urlInfo = p.urls.length > 0 ? ` ${p.urls[0]}` : "";
+			const errInfo = p.recentErrors.length > 0 ? ` (${p.recentErrors.length} errors)` : "";
+			const groupInfo = p.group ? ` [${p.group}]` : "";
+			return `  - id:${p.id} "${p.label}" [${p.processType}] status:${p.status} uptime:${formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt)}${portInfo}${urlInfo}${errInfo}${groupInfo}`;
+		}).join("\n");
+
+		pendingAlerts.push(
+			`${reason} ${alive.length} background process(es) are still running:\n${processSummaries}\nUse bg_shell digest/output/kill with these IDs.`
+		);
+	}
+
+	// After compaction, the LLM loses all memory of running processes.
+	// Queue a detailed alert so the next before_agent_start injects full state.
+	pi.on("session_compact", async () => {
+		buildProcessStateAlert("Context was compacted.");
+	});
+
+	// Tree navigation also resets the agent's context.
+	pi.on("session_tree", async () => {
+		buildProcessStateAlert("Session tree was navigated.");
+	});
+
+	// Session switch resets the agent's context.
+	pi.on("session_switch", async () => {
+		buildProcessStateAlert("Session was switched.");
+	});
+
+	// ── Context Injection: Proactive Alerts ────────────────────────────
+
+	pi.on("before_agent_start", async (_event, _ctx) => {
+		// Inject process status overview and any pending alerts
+		const alerts = pendingAlerts.splice(0);
+		const alive = Array.from(processes.values()).filter(p => p.alive);
+
+		if (alerts.length === 0 && alive.length === 0) return;
+
+		const parts: string[] = [];
+
+		if (alerts.length > 0) {
+			parts.push(`Background process alerts:\n${alerts.map(a => `  ${a}`).join("\n")}`);
+		}
+
+		if (alive.length > 0) {
+			const summary = alive.map(p => {
+				const status = p.status === "ready" ? "✓" : p.status === "error" ? "✗" : p.status === "starting" ? "⋯" : "?";
+				const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${p.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+				const errInfo = p.recentErrors.length > 0 ? ` (${p.recentErrors.length} errors)` : "";
+				return `  ${status} ${p.id} ${p.label}${portInfo}${errInfo}`;
+			}).join("\n");
+			parts.push(`Background processes:\n${summary}`);
+		}
+
+		return {
+			message: {
+				customType: "bg-shell-status",
+				content: parts.join("\n\n"),
+				display: false,
+			},
+		};
+	});
+
+	// ── Session Start: Discover Surviving Processes ────────────────────
+
+	pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
+		latestCtx = ctx;
+
+		// Check for surviving processes from previous session
+		const manifest = loadManifest(ctx.cwd);
+		if (manifest.length > 0) {
+			// Check which PIDs are still alive
+			const surviving: ProcessManifest[] = [];
+			for (const entry of manifest) {
+				if (entry.pid) {
+					try {
+						process.kill(entry.pid, 0); // Check if process exists
+						surviving.push(entry);
+					} catch { /* process is dead */ }
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (surviving.length > 0) {
+				const summary = surviving.map(s =>
+					`  - ${s.id}: ${s.label} (pid ${s.pid}, type: ${s.processType}${s.group ? `, group: ${s.group}` : ""})`
+				).join("\n");
+
+				pendingAlerts.push(
+					`${surviving.length} background process(es) from previous session still running:\n${summary}\n  Note: These processes are outside bg_shell's control. Kill them manually if needed.`
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	// ── Tool ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	pi.registerTool({
+		name: "bg_shell",
+		label: "Background Shell",
+		description:
+			"Run shell commands in the background without blocking. Manages persistent background processes with intelligent lifecycle tracking. " +
+			"Actions: start (launch with auto-classification & readiness detection), digest (structured summary ~30 tokens vs ~2000 raw), " +
+			"output (raw lines with incremental delivery), wait_for_ready (block until process signals readiness), " +
+			"send (write stdin), send_and_wait (expect-style: send + wait for output pattern), " +
+			"signal (send OS signal), list (all processes with status), kill (terminate), restart (kill + relaunch), " +
+			"group_status (health of a process group), highlights (significant output lines only).",
+
+		promptGuidelines: [
+			"Use bg_shell to start long-running processes (servers, watchers, builds) that should not block the agent.",
+			"After starting a server, use 'wait_for_ready' to efficiently block until it's listening — avoids polling loops entirely.",
+			"Use 'digest' instead of 'output' when you just need status — it returns a structured ~30-token summary instead of ~2000 tokens of raw output.",
+			"Use 'highlights' to see only significant output (errors, URLs, results) — typically 5-15 lines instead of hundreds.",
+			"Use 'output' only when you need raw lines for debugging — add filter:'error|warning' to narrow results.",
+			"The 'output' action returns only new output since the last check (incremental). Repeated calls are cheap on context.",
+			"Set type:'server' and ready_port:3000 for dev servers so readiness detection is automatic.",
+			"Set group:'my-stack' on related processes to manage them together with 'group_status'.",
+			"Use 'send_and_wait' for interactive CLIs: send input and wait for expected output pattern.",
+			"Use 'restart' to kill and relaunch with the same config — preserves restart count.",
+			"Background processes are auto-classified (server/build/test/watcher) based on the command.",
+			"Process crashes and errors are automatically surfaced as alerts at the start of your next turn — you don't need to poll.",
+		],
+
+		parameters: Type.Object({
+			action: StringEnum([
+				"start",
+				"digest",
+				"output",
+				"highlights",
+				"wait_for_ready",
+				"send",
+				"send_and_wait",
+				"signal",
+				"list",
+				"kill",
+				"restart",
+				"group_status",
+			] as const),
+			command: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Shell command to run (for start)" }),
+			),
+			label: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Short human-readable label for the process (for start)" }),
+			),
+			id: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Process ID (for digest, output, highlights, wait_for_ready, send, send_and_wait, signal, kill, restart)" }),
+			),
+			stream: Type.Optional(
+				StringEnum(["stdout", "stderr", "both"] as const),
+			),
+			tail: Type.Optional(
+				Type.Number({ description: "Number of most recent lines to return (for output). Defaults to 100." }),
+			),
+			filter: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Regex pattern to filter output lines (for output). Case-insensitive." }),
+			),
+			input: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Text to write to process stdin (for send, send_and_wait)" }),
+			),
+			wait_pattern: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Regex to wait for in output (for send_and_wait)" }),
+			),
+			signal_name: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "OS signal to send, e.g. SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGHUP (for signal)" }),
+			),
+			timeout: Type.Optional(
+				Type.Number({ description: "Timeout in milliseconds (for wait_for_ready, send_and_wait). Default: 30000" }),
+			),
+			type: Type.Optional(
+				StringEnum(["server", "build", "test", "watcher", "generic"] as const),
+			),
+			ready_pattern: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Regex pattern that indicates the process is ready (for start)" }),
+			),
+			ready_port: Type.Optional(
+				Type.Number({ description: "Port to probe for readiness (for start). When open, process is considered ready." }),
+			),
+			group: Type.Optional(
+				Type.String({ description: "Group name for related processes (for start, group_status)" }),
+			),
+		}),
+
+		async execute(_toolCallId, params, signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
+			latestCtx = ctx;
+
+			switch (params.action) {
+				// ── start ──────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "start": {
+					if (!params.command) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'command' is required for start" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = startProcess({
+						command: params.command,
+						cwd: ctx.cwd,
+						label: params.label,
+						type: params.type as ProcessType | undefined,
+						readyPattern: params.ready_pattern,
+						readyPort: params.ready_port,
+						group: params.group,
+					});
+
+					// Give the process a moment to potentially fail immediately
+					await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
+
+					// Persist manifest
+					persistManifest(ctx.cwd);
+
+					const info = getInfo(bg);
+					let text = `Started background process ${bg.id}\n`;
+					text += `  label: ${bg.label}\n`;
+					text += `  type: ${bg.processType}\n`;
+					text += `  status: ${bg.status}\n`;
+					text += `  command: ${bg.command}\n`;
+					text += `  cwd: ${bg.cwd}`;
+
+					if (bg.group) text += `\n  group: ${bg.group}`;
+					if (bg.readyPort) text += `\n  ready_port: ${bg.readyPort}`;
+					if (bg.readyPattern) text += `\n  ready_pattern: ${bg.readyPattern}`;
+					if (bg.ports.length > 0) text += `\n  detected ports: ${bg.ports.join(", ")}`;
+					if (bg.urls.length > 0) text += `\n  detected urls: ${bg.urls.join(", ")}`;
+
+					if (!bg.alive) {
+						text += `\n  exit code: ${bg.exitCode}`;
+						const errLines = bg.output.filter(l => l.stream === "stderr").map(l => l.line);
+						const errOut = errLines.join("\n").trim();
+						if (errOut) text += `\n  stderr:\n${errOut}`;
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "start", process: info },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── digest ─────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "digest": {
+					// Can get digest for a single process or all
+					if (params.id) {
+						const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+						if (!bg) {
+							return {
+								content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+								isError: true,
+							};
+						}
+						const digest = generateDigest(bg, true);
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: formatDigestText(bg, digest) }],
+							details: { action: "digest", process: getInfo(bg), digest },
+						};
+					}
+
+					// All processes digest
+					const all = Array.from(processes.values());
+					if (all.length === 0) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "No background processes." }],
+							details: { action: "digest", processes: [] },
+						};
+					}
+
+					const lines = all.map(bg => {
+						const d = generateDigest(bg, true);
+						const status = bg.alive
+							? (bg.status === "ready" ? "✓" : bg.status === "error" ? "✗" : "⋯")
+							: "○";
+						const portInfo = d.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${d.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+						const errInfo = d.errors.length > 0 ? ` (${d.errors.length} errors)` : "";
+						return `${status} ${bg.id} ${bg.label} [${bg.processType}] ${d.uptime}${portInfo}${errInfo} — ${d.changeSummary}`;
+					});
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Background processes (${all.length}):\n${lines.join("\n")}` }],
+						details: { action: "digest", count: all.length },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── highlights ──────────────────────────────────────
+				case "highlights": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for highlights" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const highlights = getHighlights(bg, params.tail || 15);
+					const info = getInfo(bg);
+					let text = `Highlights for ${bg.id} (${bg.label}) — ${bg.status}:\n`;
+					if (highlights.length === 0) {
+						text += "(no significant output)";
+					} else {
+						text += highlights.join("\n");
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "highlights", process: info, lineCount: highlights.length },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── output ─────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "output": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for output" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const stream = params.stream || "both";
+					const tail = params.tail ?? 100;
+					const output = getOutput(bg, {
+						stream,
+						tail,
+						filter: params.filter,
+						incremental: true,
+					});
+					const info = getInfo(bg);
+
+					let text = `Process ${bg.id} (${bg.label})`;
+					text += ` — ${bg.alive ? `${bg.status}` : `exited (code ${bg.exitCode})`}`;
+					if (output) {
+						text += `\n${output}`;
+					} else {
+						text += `\n(no new output since last check)`;
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "output", process: info, stream, tail },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── wait_for_ready ──────────────────────────────────
+				case "wait_for_ready": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for wait_for_ready" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					// Already ready?
+					if (bg.status === "ready") {
+						const digest = generateDigest(bg, true);
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Process ${bg.id} is already ready.\n${formatDigestText(bg, digest)}` }],
+							details: { action: "wait_for_ready", process: getInfo(bg), ready: true },
+						};
+					}
+
+					const timeout = params.timeout || DEFAULT_READY_TIMEOUT;
+					const result = await waitForReady(bg, timeout, signal ?? undefined);
+
+					const digest = generateDigest(bg, true);
+					let text: string;
+					if (result.ready) {
+						text = `✓ Process ${bg.id} is ready: ${result.detail}\n${formatDigestText(bg, digest)}`;
+					} else {
+						text = `✗ Process ${bg.id} not ready: ${result.detail}\n${formatDigestText(bg, digest)}`;
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "wait_for_ready", process: getInfo(bg), ready: result.ready, detail: result.detail },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── send ───────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "send": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for send" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+					if (params.input === undefined) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'input' is required for send" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					if (!bg.alive) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: Process ${params.id} has already exited` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					try {
+						bg.proc.stdin?.write(params.input + "\n");
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Sent input to process ${bg.id}` }],
+							details: { action: "send", process: getInfo(bg) },
+						};
+					} catch (err) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error writing to stdin: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+				}
+
+				// ── send_and_wait ───────────────────────────────────
+				case "send_and_wait": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for send_and_wait" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+					if (params.input === undefined) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'input' is required for send_and_wait" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+					if (!params.wait_pattern) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'wait_pattern' is required for send_and_wait" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					if (!bg.alive) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: Process ${params.id} has already exited` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const timeout = params.timeout || 10000;
+					const result = await sendAndWait(bg, params.input, params.wait_pattern, timeout, signal ?? undefined);
+
+					let text: string;
+					if (result.matched) {
+						text = `✓ Pattern matched for process ${bg.id}\n${result.output}`;
+					} else {
+						text = `✗ Pattern not matched (timed out after ${timeout}ms)\n${result.output}`;
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "send_and_wait", process: getInfo(bg), matched: result.matched },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── signal ─────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "signal": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for signal" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const sig = (params.signal_name || "SIGINT") as NodeJS.Signals;
+					const sent = killProcess(params.id, sig);
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: sent ? `Sent ${sig} to process ${bg.id} (${bg.label})` : `Failed to send ${sig} to process ${bg.id}` }],
+						details: { action: "signal", process: getInfo(bg), signal: sig },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── list ───────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "list": {
+					const all = Array.from(processes.values()).map(getInfo);
+
+					if (all.length === 0) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "No background processes." }],
+							details: { action: "list", processes: [] },
+						};
+					}
+
+					const lines = all.map(p => {
+						const status = p.alive
+							? (p.status === "ready" ? "✓ ready" : p.status === "error" ? "✗ error" : "⋯ starting")
+							: `○ ${p.status} (code ${p.exitCode})`;
+						const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${p.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+						const urlInfo = p.urls.length > 0 ? ` ${p.urls[0]}` : "";
+						const groupInfo = p.group ? ` [${p.group}]` : "";
+						return `${p.id}  ${status}  ${p.uptime}  ${p.label}  [${p.processType}]${portInfo}${urlInfo}${groupInfo}`;
+					});
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Background processes (${all.length}):\n${lines.join("\n")}` }],
+						details: { action: "list", processes: all },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── kill ───────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "kill": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for kill" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const bg = processes.get(params.id);
+					if (!bg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const killed = killProcess(params.id, "SIGTERM");
+					await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 300));
+					if (bg.alive) {
+						killProcess(params.id, "SIGKILL");
+						await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 200));
+					}
+
+					const info = getInfo(bg);
+					if (!bg.alive) processes.delete(params.id);
+
+					// Update manifest
+					persistManifest(ctx.cwd);
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: killed ? `Killed process ${bg.id} (${bg.label})` : `Failed to kill process ${bg.id}` }],
+						details: { action: "kill", process: info },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── restart ────────────────────────────────────────
+				case "restart": {
+					if (!params.id) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "Error: 'id' is required for restart" }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					const newBg = await restartProcess(params.id);
+					if (!newBg) {
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error: No process found with id '${params.id}'` }],
+							isError: true,
+						};
+					}
+
+					// Give it a moment
+					await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
+					persistManifest(ctx.cwd);
+
+					const info = getInfo(newBg);
+					let text = `Restarted process (restart #${newBg.restartCount})\n`;
+					text += `  new id: ${newBg.id}\n`;
+					text += `  label: ${newBg.label}\n`;
+					text += `  type: ${newBg.processType}\n`;
+					text += `  status: ${newBg.status}\n`;
+					text += `  command: ${newBg.command}`;
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "restart", process: info, previousId: params.id },
+					};
+				}
+
+				// ── group_status ────────────────────────────────────
+				case "group_status": {
+					if (!params.group) {
+						// List all groups
+						const groups = new Set<string>();
+						for (const p of processes.values()) {
+							if (p.group) groups.add(p.group);
+						}
+
+						if (groups.size === 0) {
+							return {
+								content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "No process groups defined." }],
+								details: { action: "group_status", groups: [] },
+							};
+						}
+
+						const statuses = Array.from(groups).map(g => {
+							const gs = getGroupStatus(g);
+							const icon = gs.healthy ? "✓" : "✗";
+							const procs = gs.processes.map(p => `${p.id} (${p.status})`).join(", ");
+							return `${icon} ${g}: ${procs}`;
+						});
+
+						return {
+							content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Process groups:\n${statuses.join("\n")}` }],
+							details: { action: "group_status", groups: Array.from(groups) },
+						};
+					}
+
+					const gs = getGroupStatus(params.group);
+					const icon = gs.healthy ? "✓" : "✗";
+					let text = `${icon} Group '${params.group}' — ${gs.healthy ? "healthy" : "unhealthy"}\n`;
+					for (const p of gs.processes) {
+						text += `  ${p.id}: ${p.label} — ${p.status}${p.alive ? "" : " (dead)"}\n`;
+					}
+
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text }],
+						details: { action: "group_status", groupStatus: gs },
+					};
+				}
+
+				default:
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Unknown action: ${params.action}` }],
+						isError: true,
+					};
+			}
+		},
+
+		// ── Rendering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+		renderCall(args, theme) {
+			let text = theme.fg("toolTitle", theme.bold("bg_shell "));
+			text += theme.fg("accent", args.action);
+			if (args.command) text += " " + theme.fg("muted", `$ ${args.command}`);
+			if (args.id) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `[${args.id}]`);
+			if (args.label) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `(${args.label})`);
+			if (args.type) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `type:${args.type}`);
+			if (args.ready_port) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `port:${args.ready_port}`);
+			if (args.group) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `group:${args.group}`);
+			return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+		},
+
+		renderResult(result, { expanded }, theme) {
+			const details = result.details as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+			if (!details) {
+				const text = result.content[0];
+				return new Text(text?.type === "text" ? text.text : "", 0, 0);
+			}
+
+			const action = details.action as string;
+
+			if (result.isError) {
+				const text = result.content[0];
+				return new Text(
+					theme.fg("error", text?.type === "text" ? text.text : "Error"),
+					0, 0,
+				);
+			}
+
+			switch (action) {
+				case "start": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					let text = theme.fg("success", "▸ Started ");
+					text += theme.fg("accent", proc.id);
+					text += " " + theme.fg("muted", proc.label);
+					text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `[${proc.processType}]`);
+					if (proc.ports.length > 0) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `:${proc.ports.join(",")}`);
+					if (!proc.alive) {
+						text += " " + theme.fg("error", `(exited: ${proc.exitCode})`);
+					}
+					return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				case "digest": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo | undefined;
+					if (proc) {
+						const statusIcon = proc.status === "ready" ? theme.fg("success", "✓")
+							: proc.status === "error" ? theme.fg("error", "✗")
+							: theme.fg("warning", "⋯");
+						let text = `${statusIcon} ${theme.fg("accent", proc.id)} ${theme.fg("muted", proc.label)}`;
+						if (expanded) {
+							const rawText = result.content[0];
+							if (rawText?.type === "text") {
+								const lines = rawText.text.split("\n").slice(1);
+								for (const line of lines.slice(0, 20)) {
+									text += "\n  " + theme.fg("dim", line);
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+					}
+					return new Text(theme.fg("dim", `${details.count ?? 0} process(es)`), 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				case "highlights": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					const lineCount = details.lineCount as number;
+					let text = theme.fg("accent", proc.id) + " " + theme.fg("dim", `${lineCount} highlights`);
+					if (expanded) {
+						const rawText = result.content[0];
+						if (rawText?.type === "text") {
+							const lines = rawText.text.split("\n").slice(1);
+							for (const line of lines.slice(0, 20)) {
+								text += "\n  " + theme.fg("toolOutput", line);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				case "output": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					const statusIcon = proc.alive
+						? (proc.status === "ready" ? theme.fg("success", "●") : proc.status === "error" ? theme.fg("error", "●") : theme.fg("warning", "●"))
+						: theme.fg("error", "○");
+					let text = `${statusIcon} ${theme.fg("accent", proc.id)} ${theme.fg("muted", proc.label)}`;
+
+					if (expanded) {
+						const rawText = result.content[0];
+						if (rawText?.type === "text") {
+							const lines = rawText.text.split("\n").slice(1);
+							const show = lines.slice(0, 30);
+							for (const line of show) {
+								text += "\n  " + theme.fg("toolOutput", line);
+							}
+							if (lines.length > 30) {
+								text += `\n  ${theme.fg("dim", `... ${lines.length - 30} more lines`)}`;
+							}
+						}
+					} else {
+						text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `(${proc.stdoutLines} stdout, ${proc.stderrLines} stderr lines)`);
+					}
+					return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				case "wait_for_ready": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					const ready = details.ready as boolean;
+					if (ready) {
+						let text = theme.fg("success", "✓ Ready ") + theme.fg("accent", proc.id);
+						if (proc.ports.length > 0) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", `:${proc.ports.join(",")}`);
+						if (proc.urls.length > 0) text += " " + theme.fg("dim", proc.urls[0]);
+						return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+					} else {
+						return new Text(
+							theme.fg("error", "✗ Not ready ") + theme.fg("accent", proc.id) + " " + theme.fg("dim", String(details.detail)),
+							0, 0,
+						);
+					}
+				}
+
+				case "send": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					return new Text(
+						theme.fg("success", "→ ") + theme.fg("muted", `stdin → ${proc.id}`),
+						0, 0,
+					);
+				}
+
+				case "send_and_wait": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					const matched = details.matched as boolean;
+					if (matched) {
+						return new Text(
+							theme.fg("success", "✓ ") + theme.fg("muted", `Pattern matched — ${proc.id}`),
+							0, 0,
+						);
+					}
+					return new Text(
+						theme.fg("warning", "✗ ") + theme.fg("muted", `Timed out — ${proc.id}`),
+						0, 0,
+					);
+				}
+
+				case "signal": {
+					const sig = details.signal as string;
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					return new Text(
+						theme.fg("warning", `${sig} `) + theme.fg("muted", `→ ${proc.id}`),
+						0, 0,
+					);
+				}
+
+				case "list": {
+					const procs = details.processes as BgProcessInfo[];
+					if (procs.length === 0) {
+						return new Text(theme.fg("dim", "No background processes"), 0, 0);
+					}
+					let text = theme.fg("muted", `${procs.length} background process(es)`);
+					if (expanded) {
+						for (const p of procs) {
+							const statusIcon = p.alive
+								? (p.status === "ready" ? theme.fg("success", "●") : p.status === "error" ? theme.fg("error", "●") : theme.fg("warning", "●"))
+								: theme.fg("error", "○");
+							const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${p.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+							text += `\n  ${statusIcon} ${theme.fg("accent", p.id)}  ${theme.fg("dim", p.uptime)}  ${theme.fg("muted", p.label)}  [${p.processType}]${portInfo}`;
+						}
+					}
+					return new Text(text, 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				case "kill": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					return new Text(
+						theme.fg("success", "✓ Killed ") + theme.fg("accent", proc.id) + " " + theme.fg("muted", proc.label),
+						0, 0,
+					);
+				}
+
+				case "restart": {
+					const proc = details.process as BgProcessInfo;
+					return new Text(
+						theme.fg("success", "↻ Restarted ") + theme.fg("accent", proc.id) + " " + theme.fg("muted", proc.label) + " " + theme.fg("dim", `#${proc.restartCount}`),
+						0, 0,
+					);
+				}
+
+				case "group_status": {
+					const gs = details.groupStatus as ReturnType<typeof getGroupStatus> | undefined;
+					if (gs) {
+						const icon = gs.healthy ? theme.fg("success", "✓") : theme.fg("error", "✗");
+						return new Text(
+							`${icon} ${theme.fg("accent", gs.group)} — ${gs.processes.length} process(es)`,
+							0, 0,
+						);
+					}
+					const groups = details.groups as string[];
+					return new Text(theme.fg("dim", `${groups?.length ?? 0} group(s)`), 0, 0);
+				}
+
+				default: {
+					const text = result.content[0];
+					return new Text(text?.type === "text" ? text.text : "", 0, 0);
+				}
+			}
+		},
+	});
+
+	// ── Slash command: /bg ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	pi.registerCommand("bg", {
+		description: "Manage background processes: /bg [list|output|kill|killall|groups] [id]",
+
+		getArgumentCompletions: (prefix: string) => {
+			const subcommands = ["list", "output", "kill", "killall", "groups", "digest"];
+			const parts = prefix.trim().split(/\s+/);
+
+			if (parts.length <= 1) {
+				return subcommands
+					.filter(cmd => cmd.startsWith(parts[0] ?? ""))
+					.map(cmd => ({ value: cmd, label: cmd }));
+			}
+
+			if (parts[0] === "output" || parts[0] === "kill" || parts[0] === "digest") {
+				const idPrefix = parts[1] ?? "";
+				return Array.from(processes.values())
+					.filter(p => p.id.startsWith(idPrefix))
+					.map(p => ({
+						value: `${parts[0]} ${p.id}`,
+						label: `${p.id} — ${p.label}`,
+					}));
+			}
+
+			return [];
+		},
+
+		handler: async (args, ctx) => {
+			const parts = args.trim().split(/\s+/);
+			const sub = parts[0] || "list";
+
+			if (sub === "list" || sub === "") {
+				if (processes.size === 0) {
+					ctx.ui.notify("No background processes.", "info");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				if (!ctx.hasUI) {
+					const lines = Array.from(processes.values()).map(p => {
+						const statusIcon = p.alive
+							? (p.status === "ready" ? "✓" : p.status === "error" ? "✗" : "⋯")
+							: "○";
+						const uptime = formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt);
+						const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? ` :${p.ports.join(",")}` : "";
+						return `${p.id}  ${statusIcon} ${p.status}  ${uptime}  ${p.label}  [${p.processType}]${portInfo}`;
+					});
+					ctx.ui.notify(lines.join("\n"), "info");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				await ctx.ui.custom<void>(
+					(tui, theme, _kb, done) => {
+						return new BgManagerOverlay(tui, theme, () => {
+							done();
+							refreshWidget();
+						});
+					},
+					{
+						overlay: true,
+						overlayOptions: {
+							width: "60%",
+							minWidth: 50,
+							maxHeight: "70%",
+							anchor: "center",
+						},
+					},
+				);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (sub === "output" || sub === "digest") {
+				const id = parts[1];
+				if (!id) {
+					ctx.ui.notify(`Usage: /bg ${sub} <id>`, "error");
+					return;
+				}
+				const bg = processes.get(id);
+				if (!bg) {
+					ctx.ui.notify(`No process with id '${id}'`, "error");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				if (!ctx.hasUI) {
+					if (sub === "digest") {
+						const digest = generateDigest(bg);
+						ctx.ui.notify(formatDigestText(bg, digest), "info");
+					} else {
+						const output = getOutput(bg, { stream: "both", tail: 50 });
+						ctx.ui.notify(output || "(no output)", "info");
+					}
+					return;
+				}
+
+				await ctx.ui.custom<void>(
+					(tui, theme, _kb, done) => {
+						const overlay = new BgManagerOverlay(tui, theme, () => {
+							done();
+							refreshWidget();
+						});
+						const procs = Array.from(processes.values());
+						const idx = procs.findIndex(p => p.id === id);
+						if (idx >= 0) overlay.selectAndView(idx);
+						return overlay;
+					},
+					{
+						overlay: true,
+						overlayOptions: {
+							width: "60%",
+							minWidth: 50,
+							maxHeight: "70%",
+							anchor: "center",
+						},
+					},
+				);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (sub === "kill") {
+				const id = parts[1];
+				if (!id) {
+					ctx.ui.notify("Usage: /bg kill <id>", "error");
+					return;
+				}
+				const bg = processes.get(id);
+				if (!bg) {
+					ctx.ui.notify(`No process with id '${id}'`, "error");
+					return;
+				}
+				killProcess(id, "SIGTERM");
+				await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 300));
+				if (bg.alive) {
+					killProcess(id, "SIGKILL");
+					await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 200));
+				}
+				if (!bg.alive) processes.delete(id);
+				ctx.ui.notify(`Killed process ${id} (${bg.label})`, "info");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (sub === "killall") {
+				const count = processes.size;
+				cleanupAll();
+				ctx.ui.notify(`Killed ${count} background process(es)`, "info");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (sub === "groups") {
+				const groups = new Set<string>();
+				for (const p of processes.values()) {
+					if (p.group) groups.add(p.group);
+				}
+				if (groups.size === 0) {
+					ctx.ui.notify("No process groups defined.", "info");
+					return;
+				}
+				const lines = Array.from(groups).map(g => {
+					const gs = getGroupStatus(g);
+					const icon = gs.healthy ? "✓" : "✗";
+					const procs = gs.processes.map(p => `${p.id}(${p.status})`).join(", ");
+					return `${icon} ${g}: ${procs}`;
+				});
+				ctx.ui.notify(lines.join("\n"), "info");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			ctx.ui.notify("Usage: /bg [list|output|digest|kill|killall|groups] [id]", "info");
+		},
+	});
+
+	// ── Live Footer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	/** Whether we currently own the footer via setFooter */
+	let footerActive = false;
+
+	function buildBgStatusText(th: Theme): string {
+		const alive = Array.from(processes.values()).filter(p => p.alive);
+		if (alive.length === 0) return "";
+
+		const sep = th.fg("dim", " · ");
+		const items: string[] = [];
+		for (const p of alive) {
+			const statusIcon = p.status === "ready" ? th.fg("success", "●")
+				: p.status === "error" ? th.fg("error", "●")
+				: th.fg("warning", "●");
+			const name = p.label.length > 14 ? p.label.slice(0, 12) + "…" : p.label;
+			const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? th.fg("dim", `:${p.ports[0]}`) : "";
+			const errBadge = p.recentErrors.length > 0
+				? th.fg("error", ` err:${p.recentErrors.length}`)
+				: "";
+			items.push(`${statusIcon} ${th.fg("muted", name)}${portInfo}${errBadge}`);
+		}
+		return items.join(sep);
+	}
+
+	function formatTokenCount(count: number): string {
+		if (count < 1000) return count.toString();
+		if (count < 10000) return `${(count / 1000).toFixed(1)}k`;
+		if (count < 1000000) return `${Math.round(count / 1000)}k`;
+		if (count < 10000000) return `${(count / 1000000).toFixed(1)}M`;
+		return `${Math.round(count / 1000000)}M`;
+	}
+
+	/** Reference to tui for triggering re-renders when footer is active */
+	let footerTui: { requestRender: () => void } | null = null;
+
+	function refreshWidget() {
+		if (!latestCtx?.hasUI) return;
+		const alive = Array.from(processes.values()).filter(p => p.alive);
+
+		if (alive.length === 0) {
+			if (footerActive) {
+				latestCtx.ui.setFooter(undefined);
+				footerActive = false;
+				footerTui = null;
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (footerActive) {
+			// Footer already installed — just trigger a re-render
+			footerTui?.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Install custom footer that puts bg process info right-aligned on line 1
+		footerActive = true;
+		latestCtx.ui.setFooter((tui, th, footerData) => {
+			footerTui = tui;
+			const branchUnsub = footerData.onBranchChange(() => tui.requestRender());
+
+			return {
+				render(width: number): string[] {
+					// ── Line 1: pwd (branch) [session]  ...  bg status ──
+					let pwd = process.cwd();
+					const home = process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE;
+					if (home && pwd.startsWith(home)) {
+						pwd = `~${pwd.slice(home.length)}`;
+					}
+					const branch = footerData.getGitBranch();
+					if (branch) pwd = `${pwd} (${branch})`;
+
+					const sessionName = latestCtx?.sessionManager?.getSessionName?.();
+					if (sessionName) pwd = `${pwd} • ${sessionName}`;
+
+					const bgStatus = buildBgStatusText(th);
+					const leftPwd = th.fg("dim", pwd);
+					const leftWidth = visibleWidth(leftPwd);
+					const rightWidth = visibleWidth(bgStatus);
+
+					let pwdLine: string;
+					const minGap = 2;
+					if (bgStatus && leftWidth + minGap + rightWidth <= width) {
+						const pad = " ".repeat(width - leftWidth - rightWidth);
+						pwdLine = leftPwd + pad + bgStatus;
+					} else if (bgStatus) {
+						// Truncate pwd to make room for bg status
+						const availForPwd = width - rightWidth - minGap;
+						if (availForPwd > 10) {
+							const truncPwd = truncateToWidth(leftPwd, availForPwd, th.fg("dim", "…"));
+							const truncWidth = visibleWidth(truncPwd);
+							const pad = " ".repeat(Math.max(0, width - truncWidth - rightWidth));
+							pwdLine = truncPwd + pad + bgStatus;
+						} else {
+							pwdLine = truncateToWidth(leftPwd, width, th.fg("dim", "…"));
+						}
+					} else {
+						pwdLine = truncateToWidth(leftPwd, width, th.fg("dim", "…"));
+					}
+
+					// ── Line 2: token stats (left) ... model (right) ──
+					const ctx = latestCtx;
+					const sm = ctx?.sessionManager;
+					let totalInput = 0, totalOutput = 0;
+					let totalCacheRead = 0, totalCacheWrite = 0, totalCost = 0;
+					if (sm) {
+						for (const entry of sm.getEntries()) {
+							if (entry.type === "message" && (entry as any).message?.role === "assistant") {
+								const u = (entry as any).message.usage;
+								if (u) {
+									totalInput += u.input || 0;
+									totalOutput += u.output || 0;
+									totalCacheRead += u.cacheRead || 0;
+									totalCacheWrite += u.cacheWrite || 0;
+									totalCost += u.cost?.total || 0;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					const contextUsage = ctx?.getContextUsage?.();
+					const contextWindow = contextUsage?.contextWindow ?? ctx?.model?.contextWindow ?? 0;
+					const contextPercentValue = contextUsage?.percent ?? 0;
+					const contextPercent = contextUsage?.percent !== null ? (contextPercentValue).toFixed(1) : "?";
+
+					const statsParts: string[] = [];
+					if (totalInput) statsParts.push(`↑${formatTokenCount(totalInput)}`);
+					if (totalOutput) statsParts.push(`↓${formatTokenCount(totalOutput)}`);
+					if (totalCacheRead) statsParts.push(`R${formatTokenCount(totalCacheRead)}`);
+					if (totalCacheWrite) statsParts.push(`W${formatTokenCount(totalCacheWrite)}`);
+					if (totalCost) statsParts.push(`$${totalCost.toFixed(3)}`);
+
+					const contextDisplay = contextPercent === "?"
+						? `?/${formatTokenCount(contextWindow)}`
+						: `${contextPercent}%/${formatTokenCount(contextWindow)}`;
+					let contextStr: string;
+					if (contextPercentValue > 90) {
+						contextStr = th.fg("error", contextDisplay);
+					} else if (contextPercentValue > 70) {
+						contextStr = th.fg("warning", contextDisplay);
+					} else {
+						contextStr = contextDisplay;
+					}
+					statsParts.push(contextStr);
+
+					let statsLeft = statsParts.join(" ");
+					let statsLeftWidth = visibleWidth(statsLeft);
+					if (statsLeftWidth > width) {
+						statsLeft = truncateToWidth(statsLeft, width, "...");
+						statsLeftWidth = visibleWidth(statsLeft);
+					}
+
+					const modelName = ctx?.model?.id || "no-model";
+					let rightSide = modelName;
+					if (ctx?.model?.reasoning) {
+						const thinkingLevel = (ctx as any).getThinkingLevel?.() || "off";
+						rightSide = thinkingLevel === "off" ? `${modelName} • thinking off` : `${modelName} • ${thinkingLevel}`;
+					}
+					if (footerData.getAvailableProviderCount() > 1 && ctx?.model) {
+						const withProvider = `(${ctx.model.provider}) ${rightSide}`;
+						if (statsLeftWidth + 2 + visibleWidth(withProvider) <= width) {
+							rightSide = withProvider;
+						}
+					}
+
+					const rightSideWidth = visibleWidth(rightSide);
+					let statsLine: string;
+					if (statsLeftWidth + 2 + rightSideWidth <= width) {
+						const pad = " ".repeat(width - statsLeftWidth - rightSideWidth);
+						statsLine = statsLeft + pad + rightSide;
+					} else {
+						const avail = width - statsLeftWidth - 2;
+						if (avail > 0) {
+							const truncRight = truncateToWidth(rightSide, avail, "");
+							const truncRightWidth = visibleWidth(truncRight);
+							const pad = " ".repeat(Math.max(0, width - statsLeftWidth - truncRightWidth));
+							statsLine = statsLeft + pad + truncRight;
+						} else {
+							statsLine = statsLeft;
+						}
+					}
+
+					const dimStatsLeft = th.fg("dim", statsLeft);
+					const remainder = statsLine.slice(statsLeft.length);
+					const dimRemainder = th.fg("dim", remainder);
+
+					const lines = [pwdLine, dimStatsLeft + dimRemainder];
+
+					// ── Line 3 (optional): other extension statuses ──
+					const extensionStatuses = footerData.getExtensionStatuses();
+					// Filter out our own bg-shell status since it's already on line 1
+					const otherStatuses = Array.from(extensionStatuses.entries())
+						.filter(([key]) => key !== "bg-shell")
+						.sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b))
+						.map(([, text]) => text.replace(/[\r\n\t]/g, " ").replace(/ +/g, " ").trim());
+					if (otherStatuses.length > 0) {
+						lines.push(truncateToWidth(otherStatuses.join(" "), width, th.fg("dim", "...")));
+					}
+
+					return lines;
+				},
+				invalidate() {},
+				dispose() {
+					branchUnsub();
+					footerTui = null;
+				},
+			};
+		});
+	}
+
+	// Periodic maintenance
+	const maintenanceInterval = setInterval(() => {
+		pruneDeadProcesses();
+		refreshWidget();
+		// Persist manifest periodically
+		if (latestCtx) {
+			persistManifest(latestCtx.cwd);
+		}
+	}, 2000);
+
+	// Refresh widget after agent actions and session events
+	for (const event of [
+		"turn_end",
+		"agent_end",
+		"session_start",
+		"session_switch",
+	] as const) {
+		pi.on(event, async (_event: unknown, ctx: ExtensionContext) => {
+			latestCtx = ctx;
+			refreshWidget();
+		});
+	}
+
+	pi.on("tool_execution_end", async (_event, ctx) => {
+		latestCtx = ctx;
+		refreshWidget();
+	});
+
+	// ── Ctrl+Alt+B shortcut ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	pi.registerShortcut(Key.ctrlAlt("b"), {
+		description: "Open background process manager",
+		handler: async (ctx) => {
+			latestCtx = ctx;
+			await ctx.ui.custom<void>(
+				(tui, theme, _kb, done) => {
+					return new BgManagerOverlay(tui, theme, () => {
+						done();
+						refreshWidget();
+					});
+				},
+				{
+					overlay: true,
+					overlayOptions: {
+						width: "60%",
+						minWidth: 50,
+						maxHeight: "70%",
+						anchor: "center",
+					},
+				},
+			);
+		},
+	});
+
+	// Clean up on shutdown
+	pi.on("session_shutdown", async () => {
+		clearInterval(maintenanceInterval);
+		if (latestCtx) persistManifest(latestCtx.cwd);
+		cleanupAll();
+	});
+}
+
+// ── TUI: Process Manager Overlay ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class BgManagerOverlay {
+	private tui: { requestRender: () => void };
+	private theme: Theme;
+	private onClose: () => void;
+	private selected = 0;
+	private mode: "list" | "output" | "events" = "list";
+	private viewingProcess: BgProcess | null = null;
+	private scrollOffset = 0;
+	private cachedWidth?: number;
+	private cachedLines?: string[];
+	private refreshTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
+
+	constructor(
+		tui: { requestRender: () => void },
+		theme: Theme,
+		onClose: () => void,
+	) {
+		this.tui = tui;
+		this.theme = theme;
+		this.onClose = onClose;
+		this.refreshTimer = setInterval(() => {
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+		}, 1000);
+	}
+
+	private getProcessList(): BgProcess[] {
+		return Array.from(processes.values());
+	}
+
+	selectAndView(index: number): void {
+		const procs = this.getProcessList();
+		if (index >= 0 && index < procs.length) {
+			this.selected = index;
+			this.viewingProcess = procs[index];
+			this.mode = "output";
+			this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, procs[index].output.length - 20);
+		}
+	}
+
+	handleInput(data: string): void {
+		if (this.mode === "output") {
+			this.handleOutputInput(data);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (this.mode === "events") {
+			this.handleEventsInput(data);
+			return;
+		}
+		this.handleListInput(data);
+	}
+
+	private handleListInput(data: string): void {
+		const procs = this.getProcessList();
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.escape) || matchesKey(data, Key.ctrl("c")) || matchesKey(data, Key.ctrlAlt("b"))) {
+			clearInterval(this.refreshTimer);
+			this.onClose();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.up) || matchesKey(data, "k")) {
+			if (this.selected > 0) {
+				this.selected--;
+				this.invalidate();
+				this.tui.requestRender();
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.down) || matchesKey(data, "j")) {
+			if (this.selected < procs.length - 1) {
+				this.selected++;
+				this.invalidate();
+				this.tui.requestRender();
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.enter)) {
+			const proc = procs[this.selected];
+			if (proc) {
+				this.viewingProcess = proc;
+				this.mode = "output";
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, proc.output.length - 20);
+				this.invalidate();
+				this.tui.requestRender();
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// e = view events
+		if (data === "e") {
+			const proc = procs[this.selected];
+			if (proc) {
+				this.viewingProcess = proc;
+				this.mode = "events";
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, proc.events.length - 15);
+				this.invalidate();
+				this.tui.requestRender();
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// r = restart
+		if (data === "r") {
+			const proc = procs[this.selected];
+			if (proc) {
+				restartProcess(proc.id).then(() => {
+					this.invalidate();
+					this.tui.requestRender();
+				});
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// x or d = kill selected
+		if (data === "x" || data === "d") {
+			const proc = procs[this.selected];
+			if (proc && proc.alive) {
+				killProcess(proc.id, "SIGTERM");
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					if (proc.alive) killProcess(proc.id, "SIGKILL");
+					this.invalidate();
+					this.tui.requestRender();
+				}, 300);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// X or D = kill all
+		if (data === "X" || data === "D") {
+			cleanupAll();
+			this.selected = 0;
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private handleOutputInput(data: string): void {
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.escape) || matchesKey(data, "q")) {
+			this.mode = "list";
+			this.viewingProcess = null;
+			this.scrollOffset = 0;
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Tab to switch to events view
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.tab)) {
+			this.mode = "events";
+			if (this.viewingProcess) {
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, this.viewingProcess.events.length - 15);
+			}
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.down) || matchesKey(data, "j")) {
+			if (this.viewingProcess) {
+				const total = this.viewingProcess.output.length;
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.min(this.scrollOffset + 5, Math.max(0, total - 20));
+			}
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.up) || matchesKey(data, "k")) {
+			this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, this.scrollOffset - 5);
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (data === "G") {
+			if (this.viewingProcess) {
+				const total = this.viewingProcess.output.length;
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, total - 20);
+			}
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (data === "g") {
+			this.scrollOffset = 0;
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private handleEventsInput(data: string): void {
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.escape) || matchesKey(data, "q")) {
+			this.mode = "list";
+			this.viewingProcess = null;
+			this.scrollOffset = 0;
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Tab to switch back to output view
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.tab)) {
+			this.mode = "output";
+			if (this.viewingProcess) {
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, this.viewingProcess.output.length - 20);
+			}
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.down) || matchesKey(data, "j")) {
+			if (this.viewingProcess) {
+				this.scrollOffset = Math.min(this.scrollOffset + 3, Math.max(0, this.viewingProcess.events.length - 10));
+			}
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (matchesKey(data, Key.up) || matchesKey(data, "k")) {
+			this.scrollOffset = Math.max(0, this.scrollOffset - 3);
+			this.invalidate();
+			this.tui.requestRender();
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	render(width: number): string[] {
+		if (this.cachedLines && this.cachedWidth === width) {
+			return this.cachedLines;
+		}
+
+		let lines: string[];
+		if (this.mode === "events") {
+			lines = this.renderEvents(width);
+		} else if (this.mode === "output") {
+			lines = this.renderOutput(width);
+		} else {
+			lines = this.renderList(width);
+		}
+
+		this.cachedWidth = width;
+		this.cachedLines = lines;
+		return lines;
+	}
+
+	private box(inner: string[], width: number): string[] {
+		const th = this.theme;
+		const bdr = (s: string) => th.fg("borderMuted", s);
+		const iw = width - 4;
+		const lines: string[] = [];
+
+		lines.push(bdr("╭" + "─".repeat(width - 2) + "╮"));
+		for (const line of inner) {
+			const truncated = truncateToWidth(line, iw);
+			const pad = Math.max(0, iw - visibleWidth(truncated));
+			lines.push(bdr("│") + " " + truncated + " ".repeat(pad) + " " + bdr("│"));
+		}
+		lines.push(bdr("╰" + "─".repeat(width - 2) + "╯"));
+		return lines;
+	}
+
+	private renderList(width: number): string[] {
+		const th = this.theme;
+		const procs = this.getProcessList();
+		const inner: string[] = [];
+
+		if (procs.length === 0) {
+			inner.push(th.fg("dim", "No background processes."));
+			inner.push("");
+			inner.push(th.fg("dim", "esc close"));
+			return this.box(inner, width);
+		}
+
+		inner.push(th.fg("dim", "Background Processes"));
+		inner.push("");
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < procs.length; i++) {
+			const p = procs[i];
+			const sel = i === this.selected;
+			const pointer = sel ? th.fg("accent", "▸ ") : "  ";
+
+			const statusIcon = p.alive
+				? (p.status === "ready" ? th.fg("success", "●")
+					: p.status === "error" ? th.fg("error", "●")
+					: th.fg("warning", "●"))
+				: th.fg("dim", "○");
+
+			const uptime = th.fg("dim", formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt));
+			const name = sel ? th.fg("text", p.label) : th.fg("muted", p.label);
+			const typeTag = th.fg("dim", `[${p.processType}]`);
+			const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? th.fg("dim", ` :${p.ports.join(",")}`) : "";
+			const errBadge = p.recentErrors.length > 0 ? th.fg("error", ` ⚠${p.recentErrors.length}`) : "";
+			const groupTag = p.group ? th.fg("dim", ` {${p.group}}`) : "";
+			const restartBadge = p.restartCount > 0 ? th.fg("warning", ` ↻${p.restartCount}`) : "";
+
+			const status = p.alive ? "" : "  " + th.fg("dim", `exit ${p.exitCode}`);
+
+			inner.push(`${pointer}${statusIcon} ${name} ${typeTag} ${uptime}${portInfo}${errBadge}${groupTag}${restartBadge}${status}`);
+		}
+
+		inner.push("");
+		inner.push(th.fg("dim", "↑↓ select · enter output · e events · r restart · x kill · esc close"));
+
+		return this.box(inner, width);
+	}
+
+	private renderOutput(width: number): string[] {
+		const th = this.theme;
+		const p = this.viewingProcess;
+		if (!p) return [""];
+		const inner: string[] = [];
+
+		const statusIcon = p.alive
+			? (p.status === "ready" ? th.fg("success", "●")
+				: p.status === "error" ? th.fg("error", "●")
+				: th.fg("warning", "●"))
+			: th.fg("dim", "○");
+		const name = th.fg("muted", p.label);
+		const uptime = th.fg("dim", formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt));
+		const typeTag = th.fg("dim", `[${p.processType}]`);
+		const portInfo = p.ports.length > 0 ? th.fg("dim", ` :${p.ports.join(",")}`) : "";
+		const tabIndicator = th.fg("accent", "[Output]") + " " + th.fg("dim", "Events");
+
+		inner.push(`${statusIcon} ${name} ${typeTag} ${uptime}${portInfo}  ${tabIndicator}`);
+		inner.push("");
+
+		// Unified buffer is already chronologically interleaved
+		const allOutput = p.output;
+
+		const maxVisible = 18;
+		const visible = allOutput.slice(this.scrollOffset, this.scrollOffset + maxVisible);
+
+		if (allOutput.length === 0) {
+			inner.push(th.fg("dim", "(no output)"));
+		} else {
+			for (const entry of visible) {
+				const isError = ERROR_PATTERNS.some(pat => pat.test(entry.line));
+				const isWarning = !isError && WARNING_PATTERNS.some(pat => pat.test(entry.line));
+				const prefix = entry.stream === "stderr" ? th.fg("error", "⚠ ") : "";
+				const color = isError ? "error" : isWarning ? "warning" : "dim";
+				inner.push(prefix + th.fg(color, entry.line));
+			}
+
+			if (allOutput.length > maxVisible) {
+				inner.push("");
+				const pos = `${this.scrollOffset + 1}–${Math.min(this.scrollOffset + maxVisible, allOutput.length)} of ${allOutput.length}`;
+				inner.push(th.fg("dim", pos));
+			}
+		}
+
+		inner.push("");
+		inner.push(th.fg("dim", "↑↓ scroll · g/G top/end · tab events · q back"));
+
+		return this.box(inner, width);
+	}
+
+	private renderEvents(width: number): string[] {
+		const th = this.theme;
+		const p = this.viewingProcess;
+		if (!p) return [""];
+		const inner: string[] = [];
+
+		const statusIcon = p.alive
+			? (p.status === "ready" ? th.fg("success", "●")
+				: p.status === "error" ? th.fg("error", "●")
+				: th.fg("warning", "●"))
+			: th.fg("dim", "○");
+		const name = th.fg("muted", p.label);
+		const uptime = th.fg("dim", formatUptime(Date.now() - p.startedAt));
+		const tabIndicator = th.fg("dim", "Output") + " " + th.fg("accent", "[Events]");
+
+		inner.push(`${statusIcon} ${name} ${uptime}  ${tabIndicator}`);
+		inner.push("");
+
+		if (p.events.length === 0) {
+			inner.push(th.fg("dim", "(no events)"));
+		} else {
+			const maxVisible = 15;
+			const visible = p.events.slice(this.scrollOffset, this.scrollOffset + maxVisible);
+
+			for (const ev of visible) {
+				const time = th.fg("dim", formatTimeAgo(ev.timestamp));
+				const typeColor = ev.type === "crashed" || ev.type === "error_detected" ? "error"
+					: ev.type === "ready" || ev.type === "recovered" ? "success"
+					: ev.type === "port_open" ? "accent"
+					: "dim";
+				const typeLabel = th.fg(typeColor, ev.type);
+				inner.push(`${time}  ${typeLabel}`);
+				inner.push(`  ${th.fg("dim", ev.detail.slice(0, 80))}`);
+			}
+
+			if (p.events.length > maxVisible) {
+				inner.push("");
+				inner.push(th.fg("dim", `${this.scrollOffset + 1}–${Math.min(this.scrollOffset + maxVisible, p.events.length)} of ${p.events.length} events`));
+			}
+		}
+
+		inner.push("");
+		inner.push(th.fg("dim", "↑↓ scroll · tab output · q back"));
+
+		return this.box(inner, width);
+	}
+
+	invalidate(): void {
+		this.cachedWidth = undefined;
+		this.cachedLines = undefined;
+	}
+}