@kitn.ai/ui 0.20.1 → 0.22.0

package/llms-full.txt

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This is the single most common mistake. Arrays and objects (`messages`, `models`
 
 ```js
 const chat = document.querySelector('kai-chat');
-chat.messages = [{ id: '1', role: 'assistant', content: 'Hi!' }]; // ✅ property
+chat.messages = [{ id: '1', role: 'assistant', parts: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hi!' }] }]; // ✅ property
 ```
 ```html
 <kai-chat messages="[...]"></kai-chat>  <!-- ❌ never works -->
@@ -49,18 +49,70 @@ All 80 elements are also exported individually. Use them for custom layouts or f
 
 ## ChatMessage schema (required for `<kai-chat>`)
 
+A message's content is an **ordered `parts` array**. There is no `content` string: it was removed in 0.20.0. Text, reasoning, tool calls, generative-UI cards, citations and file attachments all live in `parts`, in the order the model produced them, so a post-tool answer renders below its tool panel instead of being glued onto the pre-tool text.
+
 ```ts
 interface ChatMessage {
   id: string;
   role: 'user' | 'assistant';
-  content: string;
-  reasoning?: { text: string; label?: string };
-  tools?: ToolPart[];
-  attachments?: AttachmentData[];
+  /** The ONLY content channel. Ordered. */
+  parts: MessagePart[];
+  /** Action buttons under the message. Chrome, not content. */
   actions?: ('copy' | 'like' | 'dislike' | 'regenerate' | 'edit')[];
+  avatar?: { src?: string; fallback?: string; alt?: string };
+  feedback?: 'like' | 'dislike';
+}
+
+/** Six variants, one per kind of content. Every variant may also carry `raw`
+ *  (`{ source, payload }`), the untranslated provider block the part was
+ *  normalized from, for echoing a turn back to the model verbatim. */
+type MessagePart =
+  | { type: 'text'; text: string; raw?: RawOrigin }
+  | { type: 'reasoning'; text: string; label?: string; index?: number; signature?: string; raw?: RawOrigin }
+  | { type: 'tool'; tool: ToolPart; raw?: RawOrigin }
+  | { type: 'card'; envelope: CardEnvelope; raw?: RawOrigin }
+  | { type: 'source'; source: MessageSource; raw?: RawOrigin }
+  | { type: 'file'; attachment: AttachmentData; raw?: RawOrigin };
+
+interface ToolPart {
+  type: string;
+  /** Rendering classification. Derived from `type` when you omit it; an explicit
+   *  value you set is preserved across later patches. */
+  kind?: 'command' | 'file-change' | 'search' | 'fetch' | 'mcp' | 'image' | 'generic';
+  state: 'input-streaming' | 'input-available' | 'output-available' | 'output-error';
+  input?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  /** Raw accumulated argument fragments, for character-level streaming. */
+  rawInput?: string;
+  output?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  toolCallId?: string;
+  errorText?: string;
+  raw?: RawOrigin;
+}
+
+/** A citation. Exported as `MessageSource` (the bare `Source` name belongs to
+ *  the citation-chip component). */
+interface MessageSource { id?: string; url?: string; title?: string; snippet?: string; index?: number }
+```
+
+The simplest possible message, and one with reasoning + a tool call before its answer:
+
+```js
+{ id: '1', role: 'assistant', parts: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hi!' }] }
+
+{
+  id: '2',
+  role: 'assistant',
+  parts: [
+    { type: 'reasoning', text: 'I should search for current pricing.' },
+    { type: 'tool', tool: { type: 'search', state: 'output-available', toolCallId: 'tc_1',
+        input: { query: 'current pricing' }, output: { results: ['A', 'B'] } } },
+    { type: 'text', text: 'Here is what I found.' },
+  ],
 }
 ```
 
+Types are importable: `import type { ChatMessage, MessagePart, MessageSource } from '@kitn.ai/ui'` (also from `'@kitn.ai/ui/react'` and `'@kitn.ai/ui/state'`).
+
 ## Framework wiring
 
 **Plain HTML / CDN**
@@ -121,33 +173,38 @@ Composable: combine `<kai-message>`, `<kai-prompt-input>`, `<kai-reasoning>`,
 ### 3 — Handle `submit` and stream
 ```js
 import '@kitn.ai/ui/elements';
+// The streaming fold. It is 5 lines if you would rather inline it: see the
+// Streaming recipe below.
+import { appendTextPart } from '@kitn.ai/ui/state';
+
 const chat = document.querySelector('kai-chat');
 chat.messages = [];
 
 chat.addEventListener('kai-submit', async (e) => {
   const userText = e.detail.value;
 
-  // Append the user message (new array — see streaming note)
-  const history = [...chat.messages, { id: crypto.randomUUID(), role: 'user', content: userText }];
+  // Append the user message (new array, see the streaming note)
+  const history = [...chat.messages, { id: crypto.randomUUID(), role: 'user', parts: [{ type: 'text', text: userText }] }];
   chat.messages = history;
   chat.loading = true;
 
   // Add an empty assistant placeholder to stream into
   const aid = crypto.randomUUID();
-  chat.messages = [...history, { id: aid, role: 'assistant', content: '' }];
+  chat.messages = [...history, { id: aid, role: 'assistant', parts: [] }];
 
-  let answer = '';
   for await (const token of streamFromYourAPI(history)) {
-    answer += token;
-    chat.messages = chat.messages.map((m) => (m.id === aid ? { ...m, content: answer } : m));
+    // Fold each delta onto the message's TRAILING text part. Do NOT replace
+    // `parts` wholesale: that drops reasoning/tool/card parts already on it.
+    chat.messages = chat.messages.map((m) =>
+      m.id === aid ? { ...m, parts: appendTextPart(m.parts, token) } : m);
   }
   chat.loading = false;
 });
 ```
 
 ### 4 — Wire optional features
-- Reasoning: add `reasoning: { text: '…' }` to an assistant message.
-- Tool calls: add `tools: [{ type: 'search', state: 'output-available', input: {…}, output: {…} }]`.
+- Reasoning: push `{ type: 'reasoning', text: '…' }` onto the message's `parts`.
+- Tool calls: push `{ type: 'tool', tool: { type: 'search', state: 'output-available', input: {…}, output: {…} } }`.
 - Model switcher: `chat.models = [{ id: 'gpt-4o', name: 'GPT-4o' }]; chat.currentModel = 'gpt-4o';` — listen for `modelchange`.
 - Token meter: `chat.context = { usedTokens: 1200, maxTokens: 128000 };`.
 - History sidebar: add `<kai-conversations>`; listen for `select` and `newchat`.
@@ -159,17 +216,35 @@ Override `--kai-color-*` tokens on `:root` (they pierce Shadow DOM).
 
 ## Streaming recipe (critical)
 
-To update messages while streaming, **reassign a NEW array containing a NEW message object** on every chunk. Mutating an existing message object in place will NOT trigger a re-render:
+Two rules, and both bite:
 
-```js
-// ✅ re-renders
-chat.messages = chat.messages.map((m) => (m.id === id ? { ...m, content: next } : m));
+1. **Reassign a NEW array containing a NEW message object on every chunk.** Mutating an existing message object in place will NOT trigger a re-render.
+2. **Fold the delta onto the message's TRAILING text part.** Replacing `parts` with a fresh single-text array re-renders fine but silently deletes any reasoning / tool / card parts the turn already produced.
 
-// ❌ does NOT re-render
-chat.messages[i].content = next;
+```js
+// The fold. `@kitn.ai/ui/state` exports exactly this as `appendTextPart`.
+const appendText = (parts, delta) => {
+  const last = parts[parts.length - 1];
+  return last?.type === 'text'
+    ? [...parts.slice(0, -1), { ...last, text: last.text + delta }]
+    : [...parts, { type: 'text', text: delta }];
+};
+
+// ✅ re-renders, and keeps every part already on the message
+chat.messages = chat.messages.map((m) =>
+  m.id === id ? { ...m, parts: appendText(m.parts, delta) } : m);
+
+// ❌ does NOT re-render (same array, same object)
+chat.messages[i].parts = appendText(chat.messages[i].parts, delta);
+
+// ❌ re-renders, but drops the message's reasoning/tool/card parts
+chat.messages = chat.messages.map((m) =>
+  m.id === id ? { ...m, parts: [{ type: 'text', text: answer }] } : m);
 ```
 
-The same rule applies to every array/object property (`models`, `context`, `suggestions`, …): replace, don't mutate.
+Opening a new text part when the last part is not text is what stops a post-tool answer being glued onto the pre-tool text.
+
+The same reassign rule applies to every array/object property (`models`, `context`, `suggestions`, …): replace, don't mutate.
 
 ---
 
@@ -183,16 +258,17 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `name` | `name` | `undefined \| string` | The agent's name — the primary label. Attribute: `name`. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `name` | `name` | `undefined \| string` | The agent's name, the primary label. Attribute: `name`. |
 | `active` | `active` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Selected / focused state: highlighted border + surface. Attribute: `active`. |
-| `needsAttention` | `needs-attention` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Raise a prominent "Needs you" pill plus a glowing amber edge — the attention-routing signal that pulls focus to this agent. Attribute: `needs-attention`. |
-| `status` | — | `undefined \| { tone: "working" \| "idle" \| "done" \| "error" \| "blocked"; label?: undefined \| string; pulse?: undefined \| false \| true }` | Run status — a JS PROPERTY (object), not an attribute. Shape: `{ tone, label?, pulse? }`, where `tone` is one of `working` \| `idle` \| `done` \| `error` \| `blocked` (maps to the kit's tool hues), `label` is an optional short string beside the dot, and `pulse` animates the dot. Set it with `el.status = { tone: 'working', label: 'Working', pulse: true }`. |
+| `needsAttention` | `needs-attention` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Raise a prominent "Needs you" pill plus a glowing amber edge. This is the attention-routing signal that pulls focus to this agent. Attribute: `needs-attention`. |
+| `status` | — | `undefined \| { tone: "working" \| "idle" \| "done" \| "error" \| "blocked"; label?: undefined \| string; pulse?: undefined \| false \| true }` | Run status. A JS PROPERTY (object), not an attribute. Shape: `{ tone, label?, pulse? }`, where `tone` is one of `working` \| `idle` \| `done` \| `error` \| `blocked` (maps to the kit's tool hues), `label` is an optional short string beside the dot, and `pulse` animates the dot. Set it with `el.status = { tone: 'working', label: 'Working', pulse: true }`. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-activate` | `CustomEvent` | The card was activated — clicked, or Enter / Space while focused. Promote this agent back to focus. |
+| `kai-activate` | `CustomEvent` | The card was activated by a click, or by Enter / Space while focused. Promote this agent back to focus. |
 | `kai-menu` | `CustomEvent` | The trailing "..." kebab was clicked. The consumer opens its own menu; the card only surfaces the affordance (the click does not also activate the card). |
 
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-agent-card::part(name)`):
@@ -210,11 +286,12 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `src` | `src` | `undefined \| string` | URL the preview iframe frames. Consumer-controlled. |
-| `files` | — | `{ path: string; url?: undefined \| string; code?: undefined \| string; language?: undefined \| string; type?: undefined \| "html" \| "pdf" \| "image" \| "other"; additions?: undefined \| number; deletions?: undefined \| number; status?: undefined \| "added" \| "modified" \| "deleted" \| "renamed" \| "untracked" }[]` | Files for the Code tab tree + each file's preview `url`. Set as a JS property (array). |
+| `files` | — | `undefined \| { path: string; url?: undefined \| string; code?: undefined \| string; language?: undefined \| string; type?: undefined \| "html" \| "pdf" \| "image" \| "other"; additions?: undefined \| number; deletions?: undefined \| number; status?: undefined \| "added" \| "modified" \| "deleted" \| "renamed" \| "untracked" }[]` | Files for the Code tab tree + each file's preview `url`. Omit for a preview-only artifact (the Code tab then has nothing to show; pair it with `no-tabs` to hide the toggle). Set as a JS property (array). |
 | `tab` | `tab` | `undefined \| "preview" \| "code"` | Controlled active tab: `preview` or `code`. When set, the artifact follows it (re-asserted on change). Leave unset for an uncontrolled tab (see `defaultTab`). |
 | `defaultTab` | `default-tab` | `undefined \| "preview" \| "code"` | Uncontrolled INITIAL tab (used only when `tab` is unset). Default `preview`. Seeds the starting tab; the user can then switch freely without the consumer re-asserting a controlled `tab`. |
-| `activeFile` | `active-file` | `undefined \| string` | Selected file path — syncs the tree highlight, Code source, and preview. |
+| `activeFile` | `active-file` | `undefined \| string` | Selected file path. Syncs the tree highlight, Code source, and preview. |
 | `sandbox` | `sandbox` | `undefined \| string` | iframe `sandbox` override. Secure default `allow-scripts allow-forms` (NOT `allow-same-origin`). |
 | `iframeTitle` | `iframe-title` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible title for the preview iframe. |
 | `maximized` | `maximized` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Reflects the artifact's own maximized view-state (usually driven by the protocol). |
@@ -235,9 +312,24 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-file-select` | `CustomEvent<{ path: string }>` | Fired when a file is selected. `detail.path`. |
 | `kai-maximize-change` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true }>` | Artifact's own maximize button toggled (consumer-observable; non-bubbling). |
+| `kai-maximize-intent` | `CustomEvent<{ requested: false \| true }>` | The maximize PROTOCOL intent, raised as a raw bubbling + composed CustomEvent (not through `dispatch`) so an enclosing `<kai-resizable>` can catch it and maximize the containing panel. Declared here so it is typed and reaches the generated API. Listen for it to drive maximize from your own chrome, or re-emit it to trigger one. |
 | `kai-navigate` | `CustomEvent<{ url: string }>` | Fired when the preview navigates. `detail.url` = the new location. |
 | `kai-tab-change` | `CustomEvent<{ tab: "preview" \| "code" }>` | Fired when the Preview\|Code tab changes. `detail.tab`. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-artifact').back()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `back` | `(): void` | Go back in the artifact's own history stack (no-op when there's no prior entry). |
+| `forward` | `(): void` | Go forward in the history stack (no-op when there's no forward entry). |
+| `reload` | `(): void` | Force-reload the current preview url (also re-renders an inline PDF). |
+| `home` | `(): void` | Navigate to the `src` home url (no-op when there's no `src`). |
+| `navigate` | `(url: string): void` | Push + load a url in the preview, the path-field submit path (fires kai-navigate). |
+| `selectFile` | `(path: string): void` | Select a file by path: highlights the tree, shows its source, navigates the preview (fires kai-file-select + kai-navigate). Named selectFile to avoid the `activeFile` prop. |
+| `openExternal` | `(): void` | Open the current url in a new browser tab (no-op when there's no concrete url). Named openExternal, NOT openInTab, which is a prop (toolbar button visibility). |
+| `maximize` | `(): void` | Enter the maximized view-state (fires kai-maximize-change{maximized:true}). Named maximize, NOT maximized, which is a prop. |
+| `restore` | `(): void` | Exit the maximized view-state (fires kai-maximize-change{maximized:false}). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-attachments` / `Attachments`
@@ -246,7 +338,8 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `items` | — | `{ id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]` | The attachments to render. Set as a JS property (array). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]` | The attachments to render. Omit (or pass an empty array) for the empty state, which shows `emptyText` if set and nothing otherwise. Set as a JS property (array). |
 | `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "grid" \| "inline" \| "list"` | Layout: `grid` = visual tiles, `inline` = icon + label chips, `list` = rows. |
 | `hoverCard` | `hover-card` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Wrap each item in a hover card that previews its details. |
 | `removable` | `removable` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a remove button per item; clicking it fires a `kai-remove` event. |
@@ -263,7 +356,7 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 
 | Part | Description |
 |---|---|
-| `::part(preview)` | The image shown in an attachment’s hover-card preview. Bounded by default (max ~320×256, aspect preserved) so a large image never blows up the card — raise or lower the cap from outside. — `kai-attachments::part(preview) { max-width: 32rem; max-height: 24rem }` |
+| `::part(preview)` | The image shown in an attachment’s hover-card preview. Bounded by default (max ~320×256, aspect preserved) so a large image never blows up the card. Raise or lower the cap from outside. — `kai-attachments::part(preview) { max-width: 32rem; max-height: 24rem }` |
 
 ---
 
@@ -273,6 +366,7 @@ Every element also accepts the `theme` attribute. Array/object properties are ma
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| string` | Look to render: `bar` (default), `grid`, `radial`, `wave`, `aurora`, `custom`. `aura` is accepted as a LiveKit-markup alias for `aurora`. Attribute: `variant`. |
 | `state` | `state` | `undefined \| string` | `idle` (default), `connecting`, `listening`, `thinking`, `speaking`, `disconnected` (connection down: the dead, flat look). LiveKit's room-lifecycle state names are accepted as aliases. Attribute: `state`. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| string` | `icon` \| `sm` \| `md` (default) \| `lg` \| `xl`. Attribute: `size`. |
@@ -309,9 +403,10 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `src` | `src` | `undefined \| string` | Image URL/data-URI. When absent, the `fallback` initials show instead. |
 | `alt` | `alt` | `undefined \| string` | Alt text for the image. Defaults to `fallback`. |
-| `fallback` | `fallback` | `undefined \| string` | Short text shown when there's no image — usually initials (e.g. "JD", "AI"). |
+| `fallback` | `fallback` | `undefined \| string` | Short text shown when there's no image, usually initials (e.g. "JD", "AI"). |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg"` | Size token: `sm` \| `md` (default) \| `lg`. |
 
 _No events._
@@ -324,10 +419,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "count" \| "citation"` | `default` (muted pill) · `count` (compact number badge) · `citation` (filled primary, for inline citation markers). Defaults to `default`. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The badge's label: text, or a small inline icon plus text. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-badge::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -342,13 +444,14 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "subtle" \| "ghost" \| "outline" \| "destructive"` | Visual style. `default` (filled), `subtle` (muted text, hover tint — the toolbar icon look), `ghost` (transparent, hover fill), `outline`, or `destructive`. Defaults to `default`. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "subtle" \| "ghost" \| "outline" \| "destructive"` | Visual style. `default` (filled), `subtle` (muted text, hover tint, the toolbar icon look), `ghost` (transparent, hover fill), `outline`, or `destructive`. Defaults to `default`. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| "icon" \| "icon-sm"` | Size token. `icon` / `icon-sm` are square (for icon-only buttons); `sm` / `md` / `lg` size text buttons. Defaults to `md`. |
 | `icon` | `icon` | `undefined \| string` | Leading icon: a named icon (e.g. `"mic"`, `"plus"`), an image URL/data-URI, or plain text. Renders before any slotted label. |
 | `iconTrailing` | `icon-trailing` | `undefined \| string` | Trailing icon, after the label (e.g. `"chevron-down"` for a menu affordance). |
-| `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible name. REQUIRED for icon-only buttons (no visible text); ignored when you slot visible text, which already names the button. |
+| `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible name. REQUIRED for icon-only buttons (no visible text); ignored when you slot visible text, which already names the button. An `aria-label` on top of visible text REPLACES that name rather than adding to it, so a button reading "Save" that answers to "Submit" is unusable by speech input (WCAG 2.5.3, Label in Name). The visible text wins. An `icon` / `icon-sm` size hides the slot, which makes the button icon-only whatever you slotted, so `label` is what names it there. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the button (non-interactive, dimmed). |
-| `full` | `full` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Stretch the button to the full width of its container (a block button) — e.g. a card CTA or a stacked action. Attribute: `full`. |
+| `full` | `full` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Stretch the button to the full width of its container (a block button), e.g. a card CTA or a stacked action. Attribute: `full`. |
 | `align` | `align` | `undefined \| "start" \| "center" \| "end"` | Justify the button's content: `start`, `center` (default), or `end`. Combine with `full` for a full-width, left-aligned button. |
 | `type` | `type` | `undefined \| "button" \| "submit" \| "reset"` | Native button `type`. Defaults to `button` (so it never submits a form). |
 
@@ -358,10 +461,19 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-click` | `CustomEvent` | The button was activated (pointer or keyboard). Carries no detail. The native `click` also bubbles (composed) for consumers who prefer it. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-button').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the inner `<button>` (host.focus() would focus the wrapper). |
+| `blur` | `(): void` | Blur the inner `<button>`. |
+| `click` | `(): void` | Programmatically activate the button. Runs the same path as a user click and fires kai-click. Forwarding to the inner button means `disabled` is respected automatically. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The button's label. Omit it for an icon-only button (pair with `aria-label`). |
 | `icon` | replace | A custom leading icon (any inline SVG, inherits `currentColor`). Wins over the `icon` prop. |
 
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-button::part(name)`):
@@ -378,8 +490,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `appearance` | `appearance` | `undefined \| "outlined" \| "filled" \| "plain" \| "accent"` | Surface treatment: `outlined` (default) \| `filled` \| `plain` \| `accent`. Attribute: `appearance`. |
-| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "vertical" \| "horizontal" \| "responsive"` | `vertical` (default, media on top) \| `horizontal` (media at the start) \| `responsive` (horizontal when the card's container is wide enough, else vertical — a container query on the card's own width). Attribute: `orientation`. |
+| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "vertical" \| "horizontal" \| "responsive"` | `vertical` (default, media on top) \| `horizontal` (media at the start) \| `responsive` (horizontal when the card's container is wide enough, else vertical, via a container query on the card's own width). Attribute: `orientation`. |
 | `collapse` | `collapse` | `undefined \| string` | The card width below which a `responsive` card collapses to vertical and the footer actions stack. A CSS length; default `28rem`. Attribute: `collapse`. |
 | `dense` | `dense` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Tighter spacing for dense lists. Attribute: `dense`. |
 | `dismissible` | `dismissible` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a close (×) that hides the card and emits `kai-dismiss`. Attribute: `dismissible`. Off by default. |
@@ -399,6 +512,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The card body, below the header/media regions. |
 | `media` | inject | Full-bleed media (image/video/illustration) at the top (vertical) or start (horizontal). Clipped to the card corners. |
 | `header` | inject | Header content, e.g. a title. Rendered above the body. |
 | `header-actions` | inject | An actions cluster pinned to the end of the header row. |
@@ -424,15 +538,26 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `cards` | — | `undefined \| { type: string; id: string; data: unknown; title?: undefined \| string; resolution?: undefined \| { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }[]` | The stream of card envelopes to render. Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.cards = [...]`. |
 | `types` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Optional type→tag overrides/additions (merged over the built-ins). Property: `el.types`. Typed as a plain string map (not the `CardTagMap` alias) so the generated React wrapper inlines it instead of emitting an unresolved named type. |
+| `schemas` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, object>` | JSON Schemas for the card types this app renders, keyed by envelope type. The companion of `types`, which says what DRAWS a card while this says what a VALID one looks like. An OBJECT, so it is a JS property only: `el.schemas = { 'pricing-table': pricingSchema }`, never an attribute. `createCardRegistry(...).validationSchemas` is exactly this shape. Without it the kit validates its own seven built-ins and leaves your own card type, the one your app actually cares about, as the only unchecked thing on screen. A schema here WINS over a built-in of the same name, matching `mergeCardTags`, where your entry is spread over ours. Typed `Record<string, object>` rather than `Record<string, JsonSchema>` deliberately: an imported `.json` schema widens `"type"` to `string`, and an authored one carries `$schema`/`title`/`description`/`additionalProperties`, so the tighter type would reject both of the normal ways to supply one. See `CardSchemaMap` in components/card-renderer.tsx. |
 | `policy` | — | `undefined \| { onSubmit?: undefined \| (cardId: string, data: unknown) => void; onAction?: undefined \| (cardId: string, action: string, payload?: unknown) => void; onSendPrompt?: undefined \| (text: string, opts: { mode: "compose" \| "send"; context?: unknown; }) => void; onOpen?: undefined \| (url: string, target: "tab" \| "artifact") => void; onState?: undefined \| (cardId: string, patch: unknown) => void; onDismiss?: undefined \| (cardId: string) => void; onReopen?: undefined \| (cardId: string) => void; onError?: undefined \| (cardId: string, message: string) => void; maxSendPromptMode?: undefined \| "compose" \| "send" }` | Optional CardPolicy handling child events. Property: `el.policy`. |
+| `validateCards` | `validate-cards` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Validate each envelope's `data` against the schema for its type before rendering it, using a built-in's own schema or yours from `schemas`. Default `true`; set `validate-cards="false"` (or `el.validateCards = false`) to opt out. A hard failure (wrong type, a missing required field) renders a diagnostic naming the field instead of the card; a soft failure (bounds) renders the card unchanged. Both emit a contract `error` event. On in production too: a model emitting a bad shape is a production failure mode, so stripping the check there would hide it from exactly the person who needs to see it. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-card-resolved` | `CustomEvent<{ cardId: string; resolution: { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }>` | A child card transitioned to a resolved/deferred state (an action was chosen, a form/tasks submission landed, or it was dismissed) — re-emitted off the host as a non-bubbling convenience event so a consumer can observe resolution centrally without diffing the cards array. `detail` = `{ cardId, resolution }`. (A `reopen` un-resolves a card and has no `CardResolution`, so it does NOT fire this — observe reopen via the underlying bubbling `kai-card` event.) |
+| `kai-card-resolved` | `CustomEvent<{ cardId: string; resolution: { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }>` | A child card transitioned to a resolved/deferred state (an action was chosen, a form/tasks submission landed, or it was dismissed). Re-emitted off the host as a non-bubbling convenience event so a consumer can observe resolution centrally without diffing the cards array. `detail` = `{ cardId, resolution }`. (A `reopen` un-resolves a card and has no `CardResolution`, so it does NOT fire this; observe reopen via the underlying bubbling `kai-card` event.) |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-cards').resolve(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `resolve` | `(cardId: string, resolution: CardResolution): void` | Programmatically resolve a child card by id: set that envelope's `resolution` so the child re-renders into its read-only/resolved view. The imperative twin of the consumer mutating the cards array. No-op for an unknown id. |
+| `dismiss` | `(cardId: string): void` | Collapse a card to its re-openable stub from the host side. Convenience for `resolve(cardId, { kind: 'dismissed' })`. |
+| `getCard` | `(cardId: string): HTMLElement \| null` | Return the live child element node for a card id (or null) so consumers can call that card's own methods (focus/expand/…) without a shadow-DOM query. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -442,16 +567,31 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `steps` | — | `{ label: string; content?: undefined \| string; id?: undefined \| string }[]` | The reasoning steps. Set as a JS property. Compound sub-parts collapse to this one data model (Route 1). Each `{ label, content?, id? }`. |
-| `type` | `type` | `undefined \| "single" \| "multiple"` | Open mode: `'multiple'` (default — any number of steps open at once) or `'single'` (at most one open; opening a step closes the others). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `steps` | — | `undefined \| { label: string; content?: undefined \| string; id?: undefined \| string }[]` | The reasoning steps. Set as a JS property. Compound sub-parts collapse to this one data model (Route 1). Each `{ label, content?, id? }`. Omit to supply the steps as `<kai-step>` light-DOM children instead; when both are present the property's steps come first. |
+| `type` | `type` | `undefined \| "single" \| "multiple"` | Open mode: `'multiple'` (default, any number of steps open at once) or `'single'` (at most one open; opening a step closes the others). |
 | `value` | — | `undefined \| string \| string[]` | Controlled open step key(s). When set, it WINS over user interaction (the consumer owns the open set). String in `single` mode, string[] in `multiple` mode. Set as a JS property. |
-| `defaultValue` | — | `undefined \| string \| string[]` | Uncontrolled INITIAL open step key(s) — seeds which steps render expanded. Ignored once `value` is provided. Set as a JS property. |
+| `defaultValue` | — | `undefined \| string \| string[]` | Uncontrolled INITIAL open step key(s), seeding which steps render expanded. Ignored once `value` is provided. Set as a JS property. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string \| string[] }>` | The open set changed — by user click OR an expand()/collapse()/toggle() call. `value` is a string in `single` mode, a string[] in `multiple` mode. (Maps Radix Accordion's onValueChange.) |
+| `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string \| string[] }>` | The open set changed, by user click OR an expand()/collapse()/toggle() call. `value` is a string in `single` mode, a string[] in `multiple` mode. (Maps Radix Accordion's onValueChange.) |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-chain-of-thought').expand(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `expand` | `(index?: number): void` | Open one step's detail by index, or ALL steps when called with no arg. In `single` mode opening one step closes the others (expand-all keeps the last). |
+| `collapse` | `(index?: number): void` | Close one step's detail by index, or ALL steps when called with no arg. |
+| `toggle` | `(index?: number): void` | Flip one step's open state by index. |
+
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-step>` | `label`, `step-id` | yes | Parse a single light-DOM `<kai-step>` element into a `Step` descriptor. Attribute mapping: - `label` → Step.label (the always-visible heading) - `step-id` → Step.id (optional stable open-set key) - textContent → Step.content (optional expandable detail) |
 
 ---
 
@@ -461,14 +601,15 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `messages` | — | `{ id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; content: string; reasoning?: undefined \| { text: string; label?: undefined \| string }; tools?: undefined \| { type: string; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string }[]; attachments?: undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The full message thread to render, newest last. Each entry carries its role, content, and optional reasoning/tools/attachments/actions. Set as a JS property (`el.messages = [...]`). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `search` | `search` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a Search (Globe) button in the input toolbar; fires a `search` event. |
 | `value` | — | `undefined \| string \| ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]` | Value of the input. A **string** is controlled (the host owns the text and updates it on `kai-value-change`). A **ComposerDoc** is a one-time seed that pre-populates pills; the user then edits freely. Leave unset for uncontrolled. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder text shown in the empty input. |
 | `loading` | `loading` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When true, shows the loading/streaming state and disables submit (use while awaiting the assistant's reply). |
 | `suggestions` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Starter prompts shown above the input when the thread is empty. Clicking one follows `suggestionMode`. Set as a JS property. |
 | `suggestionMode` | `suggestion-mode` | `undefined \| "submit" \| "fill"` | What clicking a suggestion does: `'submit'` (default) sends it immediately as if typed and submitted; `'fill'` just places it in the input. |
 | `persistSuggestions` | `persist-suggestions` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Keep suggestions visible after the conversation starts. By default suggestions are conversation starters and hide once `messages` is non-empty; set this to keep them always shown. Default false. |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Body/prose font scale for rendered markdown (`'xs' \| 'sm' \| 'base' \| 'lg'`). Defaults to `'sm'`. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Body/prose font scale for rendered markdown (`'xs' \| 'sm' \| 'base' \| 'lg'`). Defaults to `'sm'`. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme name for syntax-highlighted code blocks (e.g. `'github-dark-dimmed'`). |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Enable Shiki syntax highlighting in code blocks. Turn off to render plain `<pre>` blocks (lighter, no highlighter load). Default true. |
 | `chatTitle` | `chat-title` | `undefined \| string` | Optional header title shown on the left of the header. |
@@ -476,25 +617,29 @@ _No events._
 | `currentModel` | `current-model` | `undefined \| string` | The currently selected model id (pairs with `models`). |
 | `context` | — | `undefined \| { usedTokens: number; maxTokens: number; inputTokens?: undefined \| number; outputTokens?: undefined \| number; estimatedCost?: undefined \| number }` | Optional context-window token usage. When set, a Context token meter is shown in the header. |
 | `scrollButton` | `scroll-button` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show the scroll-to-bottom button inside the scroll area. Default true. |
-| `headerStart` | `header-start` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Whether the host has `slot="header-start"` content (left of the title) — set by the `<kai-chat>` facade so a custom control forces the header open. |
+| `headerStart` | `header-start` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Whether the host has `slot="header-start"` content (left of the title). Set by the `<kai-chat>` facade so a custom control forces the header open. |
 | `headerEnd` | `header-end` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Whether the host has `slot="header-end"` content (right of the controls). |
-| `headerFull` | `header-full` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE — full custom header in place of the built-in title/model/context bar. |
-| `sidebar` | `sidebar` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT — left sidebar column (e.g. a conversation list / your own nav). |
-| `empty` | `empty` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE — custom zero-state rendered in the message area while the thread is empty (replaces the empty message list only; the composer and its suggestions still render). |
-| `composer` | `composer` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE — full custom composer in place of the built-in prompt input. The projected content wires its own submit (the data-flow boundary). |
-| `composerActions` | `composer-actions` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT — accessory row just above the composer (e.g. extra actions). |
-| `footer` | `footer` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT — footer row below the composer (disclaimers, token meter, …). |
-| `search` | `search` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a Search (Globe) button in the input toolbar; fires a `search` event. |
+| `headerFull` | `header-full` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE: full custom header in place of the built-in title/model/context bar. |
+| `sidebar` | `sidebar` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT: left sidebar column (e.g. a conversation list / your own nav). |
+| `empty` | `empty` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE: custom zero-state rendered in the message area while the thread is empty (replaces the empty message list only; the composer and its suggestions still render). |
+| `composer` | `composer` | `undefined \| false \| true` | REPLACE: full custom composer in place of the built-in prompt input. The projected content wires its own submit (the data-flow boundary). |
+| `composerActions` | `composer-actions` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT: accessory row just above the composer (e.g. extra actions). |
+| `footer` | `footer` | `undefined \| false \| true` | INJECT: footer row below the composer (disclaimers, token meter, …). |
 | `voice` | `voice` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a Voice (Mic) button in the input toolbar; fires a `voice` event. |
-| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Rich entity triggers — each `{ char, kind, items }` opens a caret-anchored menu that inserts an atomic pill (`/` skills, `@` agents/plugins). Set as a JS property; forwarded to the input. |
+| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Rich entity triggers. Each `{ char, kind, items }` opens a caret-anchored menu that inserts an atomic pill (`/` skills, `@` agents/plugins). Set as a JS property; forwarded to the input. |
 | `kindIcons` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Default icon per entity kind (kind → image src) for pills/menu items. |
 | `actionsReveal` | `actions-reveal` | `undefined \| "always" \| "hover"` | Whether each message's action bar is always visible (`'always'`, default) or only revealed on hover of that message row (`'hover'`). |
+| `accept` | `accept` | `undefined \| string` | Which attachment media types the user may stage, in HTML `accept` syntax: `<kai-chat accept="image/*,application/pdf">`. A plain string, so unlike `messages` it DOES work as an attribute. Omitted means no filter. MEDIA TYPES ONLY -- exact (`image/png`) or subtype wildcard (`text/*`). HTML allows a file extension here and this does not: `accept=".py"` THROWS with the entry named, rather than silently resolving to a picker that accepts nothing. It can only NARROW what the kit can already encode: `accept="image/*"` resolves to the four image formats both APIs take, not to every image type the OS offers. Pass the SAME string to `toOpenAIMessages(msgs, { accept })` and the picker and the wire cannot disagree -- both resolve it through `resolveMediaPolicy` against one declaration. That declaration is readable as `encodableMediaTypes()` from `@kitn.ai/ui/wire`, if you would rather build your own picker than use this prop. |
+| `messages` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; parts: ({ type: "text"; text: string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "reasoning"; text: string; label?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number; streamId?: undefined \| string; signature?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "tool"; tool: { type: string; kind?: undefined \| "command" \| "file-change" \| "search" \| "fetch" \| "mcp" \| "image" \| "generic"; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; rawInput?: undefined \| string; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "card"; envelope: { type: string; id: string; data: unknown; title?: undefined \| string; resolution?: undefined \| { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "source"; source: { id?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string; snippet?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "file"; attachment: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } })[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The full message thread to render, newest last. Each entry carries its role, ordered `parts`, and optional actions/avatar/feedback. Set as a JS property (`el.messages = [...]`); a NEW array reference per streaming chunk re-renders (mutating in place does not). Omit for an empty thread. Re-declared here (rather than inherited from `ChatThreadProps`) because the ELEMENT registers a `[]` default and renders the empty state without it, while the SolidJS `<ChatThread>` component still requires it. The facade hands it a validated array either way. Matches `<kai-thread>`. |
+| `cardTypes` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Optional card type -> custom-element tag overrides/additions for `card` parts (merged over the built-ins). Property: `el.cardTypes`. Typed as a plain string map (not the `CardTagMap` alias) so the generated React wrapper inlines it instead of emitting an unresolved named type. |
+| `cardSchemas` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, object>` | JSON Schemas for the card types this app renders, keyed by envelope type. The companion of `cardTypes`, which says what DRAWS a card while this says what a VALID one looks like. An OBJECT, so it is a JS property only: `el.cardSchemas = { 'pricing-table': pricingSchema }`, never an attribute. `createCardRegistry(...).validationSchemas` is exactly this shape. Without it the kit validates its own seven built-ins and leaves your own card type, the one your app actually cares about, as the only unchecked thing on screen. A schema here WINS over a built-in of the same name. Typed `Record<string, object>` rather than `Record<string, JsonSchema>` deliberately: an imported `.json` schema widens `"type"` to `string`, and an authored one carries `$schema`/`title`/`description`/`additionalProperties`, so the tighter type would reject both of the normal ways to supply one. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-attachments-change` | `CustomEvent<{ attachments: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[] }>` | The staged attachments changed (file added or removed). Carries the full current list so a consumer can react in real time. |
+| `kai-attachments-rejected` | `CustomEvent<{ rejected: { filename: string; mediaType: string; reason: "filtered" \| "unsupported" }[] }>` | One or more picked files were refused because `accept` excluded them. The element renders NO message of its own: it reports the facts (name, media type, whether the kit could have sent it) and what the user should see is the application's call. Only ever fires when `accept` is set. |
 | `kai-message-action` | `CustomEvent<{ messageId: string; action: string; state?: undefined \| "on" \| "off" }>` | An action button on a message was clicked. `action` is the built-in name or custom id. `state` is present only for the toggleable feedback votes: `'on'` when a like/dislike is set, `'off'` when re-tapped to clear. |
 | `kai-model-change` | `CustomEvent<{ modelId: string }>` | The header model switcher changed. |
 | `kai-search` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Search button was clicked. |
@@ -503,6 +648,16 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | Fired on every input change. |
 | `kai-voice` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Mic / voice button was clicked. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-chat').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the composer, meaning the contenteditable (or textarea) inside the shadow root. A native `focus()` on the host lands on the host itself and never reaches it, so this is the only way to focus the input programmatically. |
+| `blur` | `(): void` | Blur whatever currently holds focus inside the shadow root. The companion to `focus()`, for the same reason: a native `blur()` on the host misses the real focus target. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Empty the COMPOSER: drops the draft text and every staged attachment, then fires `kai-value-change` with `''`. It does NOT touch the thread. `messages` is the consumer's own state, so clearing history stays the consumer's call. |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Submit whatever the composer currently holds, on the same path as Enter or the send button: fires `kai-submit` with that value plus the staged attachments, then drops the attachments. It takes no argument, so to send text the user never typed, set `el.value` first. There is no empty-check, so an empty composer still fires. The draft is cleared afterwards only when `value` is uncontrolled; a controlled host owns its value and clears it itself. Named `send`, not `submit`, to match the shared vocabulary. |
+| `scrollToBottom` | `(behavior?: ScrollBehavior): void` | Scroll the message viewport to the newest message. Defaults to `'smooth'`; pass `'instant'` to jump without animating. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
@@ -511,7 +666,7 @@ _No events._
 | `header-end` | inject | Trailing header controls. |
 | `header` | replace | Full custom header; replaces the built-in title/model/context bar. |
 | `sidebar` | inject | Left column (your nav / conversation list). Fixed width; use compose-your-own for resizable. |
-| `empty` | replace | Custom zero-state rendered in the message area while the thread is empty. Replaces the empty message list only — the composer and any suggestions still render. |
+| `empty` | replace | Custom zero-state rendered in the message area while the thread is empty. Replaces the empty message list only; the composer and any suggestions still render. |
 | `composer` | replace | Full custom composer; you own submit + loading, drive the thread via messages. |
 | `composer-actions` | inject | Accessory row above the composer. |
 | `footer` | inject | Row below the composer (disclaimers, token meter). |
@@ -533,9 +688,10 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Optional text beside the icon. |
 | `tooltip` | `tooltip` | `undefined \| string` | Tooltip on hover. |
-| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "ghost" \| "outline"` | Visual button style. |
+| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "ghost" \| "default" \| "outline"` | Visual button style. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| "icon" \| "icon-sm"` | Button size (use an `icon*` size for an icon-only checkpoint). |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
@@ -552,11 +708,12 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `data` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The choice definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { prompt, options:[…], allowOther?, submitLabel? }`. Import `ChoiceCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `data` | — | `undefined \| { prompt?: undefined \| string; options: { id: string; label: string; description?: undefined \| string; media?: undefined \| { image?: undefined \| string; imageAlt?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string }; meta?: undefined \| string; recommended?: undefined \| false \| true; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true; payload?: unknown }[]; allowOther?: undefined \| false \| true \| { label?: undefined \| string; placeholder?: undefined \| string }; submitLabel?: undefined \| string; dismissible?: undefined \| false \| true }` | The choice definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { prompt, options:[…], allowOther?, submitLabel? }`. Import `ChoiceCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted CardEvent. Attribute: `card-id`. |
 | `heading` | `heading` | `undefined \| string` | Heading rendered in the card chrome (= CardEnvelope.title). Attribute: `heading`. |
 | `resolution` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | Set when the user resolved this card; renders the read-only view. Property: `el.resolution = { kind:'action', action:'…' }`. |
-| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled selection — the selected option id. When set, the consumer owns the current pick (RadioGroup `value`). Attribute: `value`. |
+| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled selection: the selected option id. When set, the consumer owns the current pick (RadioGroup `value`). Attribute: `value`. |
 | `defaultValue` | `default-value` | `undefined \| string` | Option id to pre-select on mount (uncontrolled seed). Attribute: `default-value`. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the whole radiogroup + Submit (e.g. while the agent is busy). Attribute: `disabled`. |
 
@@ -566,6 +723,16 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | The selection changed BEFORE submit (a row click or the `select()` method). Distinct from the terminal `action` verb on the `kai-card` contract event. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-choice').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the radiogroup roving tab stop (or the Other input when selected). |
+| `select` | `(optionId: string): void` | Select an option by id locally: no emit, fires kai-value-change (same as a row click). Lets a consumer pre-highlight or drive selection externally. |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Submit the current selection: emits the `action` verb on kai-card and resolves the card (single-shot). Named `send`, not `submit`, per the shared vocabulary. |
+| `dismiss` | `(): void` | Trigger the dismiss path: emits `dismiss` on kai-card and optimistically collapses the card to its re-openable stub. |
+| `reopen` | `(): void` | Re-open a dismissed card from its stub: emits `reopen` on kai-card. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-coachmark` / `Coachmark`
@@ -574,12 +741,13 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute; the element still self-manages). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-coachmark open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
 | `headline` | `headline` | `undefined \| string` | The bold title. Named `headline` because `title` collides with the global `HTMLElement.title` attribute (it throws at registration). |
 | `badge` | `badge` | `undefined \| string` | A small badge pill beside the headline (e.g. "New"). |
 | `placement` | `placement` | `undefined \| string` | Floating placement relative to the anchor (default `bottom`). |
-| `tone` | `tone` | `undefined \| "error" \| "primary" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning"` | Color tone: `primary` (default, theme accent), `info` (blue), `success` (green), `warning` (amber), or `error` (red) — reusing the kit's tool hues. |
+| `tone` | `tone` | `undefined \| "primary" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "error"` | Color tone: `primary` (default, theme accent), `info` (blue), `success` (green), `warning` (amber), or `error` (red), reusing the kit's tool hues. |
 | `arrow` | `arrow` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Render the arrow that points at the anchor (default `true`). Set `arrow="false"` for a plain bubble with no pointer. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
@@ -589,10 +757,19 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-dismiss` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The × dismiss button was pressed. The consumer records that this hint was seen so it won't show again. |
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The coachmark opened or closed (a method, the ×, or a driven `open`). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-coachmark').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The ANCHOR the coachmark points at: the element it attaches to and positions against. The bubble body is the `content` slot. |
 | `content` | replace | The bubble body text shown under the headline. |
 
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-coachmark::part(name)`):
@@ -613,11 +790,12 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `code` | `code` | `string` | The source code to render. |
 | `language` | `language` | `undefined \| string` | Language grammar (e.g. `js`, `python`). Defaults to `tsx`. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme name. |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable syntax highlighting (renders plain text, no Shiki). |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Code text sizing. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Code text sizing. |
 
 _No events._
 
@@ -629,7 +807,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; shortcut?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string }[]` | Flat list of items. Set as a JS property — not an HTML attribute. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; shortcut?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string }[]` | Flat list of items. Set as a JS property, not an HTML attribute. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder text for the search input. |
 | `emptyLabel` | `empty-label` | `undefined \| string` | Label shown when no items match the current query. |
 
@@ -637,10 +816,18 @@ _No events._
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-active-change` | `CustomEvent<{ id: undefined \| string }>` | Fired when the highlighted/active item changes — via Arrow keys or when filtering re-clamps the active row. `id` is the newly active item's id, or `undefined` when no item is active (e.g. the filtered list is empty). Lets a host preview the active item without committing a selection. |
+| `kai-active-change` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string \| undefined }>` | Fired when the highlighted/active item changes, via Arrow keys or when filtering re-clamps the active row. `id` is the newly active item's id, or `undefined` when no item is active (e.g. the filtered list is empty). Lets a host preview the active item without committing a selection. |
 | `kai-query-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | Fired on every keystroke in the search input. |
 | `kai-select` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string }>` | Fired when the user selects an item (click or Enter). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-command').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the search combobox input inside the shadow root so the palette is type-ready on demand (Shadow-DOM autofocus is unreliable, so hosts call this after opening the palette). |
+| `blur` | `(): void` | Blur the focused search input. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Reset the search query to empty, re-showing all items, and fire `kai-query-change` with `''`. Mirrors the Escape-key behavior. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-command::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -655,11 +842,12 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `data` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The compare definition (prompt + the two candidates). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { prompt, candidates: [A, B], collapse? }`. Import `ResponseCompareData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
 | `compareId` | `compare-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable id correlating every emitted event. Attribute: `compare-id`. |
 | `selection` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | Re-hydrate / control the user's pick. Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.selection = { chosenId, rejectedIds }`. Renders the collapsed winner. |
-| `layout` | `layout` | `undefined \| "auto" \| "columns" \| "tabs"` | Layout: `'auto'` (default — columns when wide, tabs when narrow, by CONTAINER width) \| `'columns'` (side-by-side) \| `'tabs'` (pills to switch). Attribute: `layout`. |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Prose/text size for the rendered candidates. Attribute: `prose-size`. |
+| `layout` | `layout` | `undefined \| "auto" \| "columns" \| "tabs"` | Layout: `'auto'` (default, columns when wide, tabs when narrow, by CONTAINER width) \| `'columns'` (side-by-side) \| `'tabs'` (pills to switch). Attribute: `layout`. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Prose/text size for the rendered candidates. Attribute: `prose-size`. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme for code blocks in the candidates. Attribute: `code-theme`. |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Whether code blocks are syntax-highlighted. Attribute: `code-highlight`. |
 
@@ -671,6 +859,13 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-error` | `CustomEvent<{ compareId: string; message: string }>` | The definition was unusable. |
 | `kai-ready` | `CustomEvent<{ compareId: string }>` | Both candidates have settled and the pick is live. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-compare').select(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `select` | `(candidateId: string): void` | Programmatically commit a pick by candidate id, on the same path as the "Pick this" button: fires kai-compare-select and optimistically collapses (single-shot; inert while streaming or already resolved). `select` does NOT collide with the `selection` prop (distinct identifier). |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the current roving tab stop (the focused candidate's "Pick this" radio) so a consumer can move keyboard focus into the radiogroup. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-composer` / `Composer`
@@ -679,14 +874,15 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `value` | — | `undefined \| string \| ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]` | Controlled value — string or a full ComposerDoc (set as JS property). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `value` | — | `undefined \| string \| ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]` | Controlled value: a string or a full ComposerDoc (set as JS property). |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder text shown when the composer is empty. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the composer entirely (non-interactive). |
 | `loading` | `loading` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a loading/streaming state and block submit. |
-| `maxHeight` | `max-height` | `undefined \| string \| number` | Maximum height in px before the content scrolls. Default 240. |
+| `maxHeight` | `max-height` | `undefined \| number \| string` | Maximum height in px before the content scrolls. Default 240. |
 | `submitOnEnter` | `submit-on-enter` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Whether pressing Enter (without Shift) submits. Default true. |
-| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Trigger definitions — set as a JS property. |
-| `highlights` | — | `undefined \| (string \| { pattern: string; flags?: undefined \| string; class?: undefined \| string })[]` | Keyword highlight rules — set as a JS property. |
+| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Trigger definitions. Set as a JS property. |
+| `highlights` | — | `undefined \| (string \| { pattern: string; flags?: undefined \| string; class?: undefined \| string })[]` | Keyword highlight rules. Set as a JS property. |
 | `kindIcons` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Default icon per entity kind (kind → image URL/data-URI) for items without their own `icon`. Overrides the built-in agent/plugin glyphs. JS property. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
@@ -696,12 +892,22 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-blur` | `CustomEvent<{ originalEvent: FocusEvent }>` | The composer lost focus. |
 | `kai-entity-add` | `CustomEvent<{ entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } }>` | An entity pill was inserted into the composer. |
 | `kai-entity-remove` | `CustomEvent<{ entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } }>` | An entity pill was deleted from the composer. |
-| `kai-focus` | `CustomEvent<{ originalEvent: FocusEvent }>` | The composer gained focus. `focus`/`blur` are NOT composed natively, so they don't escape the shadow root — these re-expose them on the host. (For `keydown`/`paste`/`focusin`/`focusout`, listen NATIVELY on `<kai-composer>`: they're composed and already cross the shadow boundary.) |
+| `kai-focus` | `CustomEvent<{ originalEvent: FocusEvent }>` | The composer gained focus. `focus`/`blur` are NOT composed natively, so they don't escape the shadow root; these re-expose them on the host. (For `keydown`/`paste`/`focusin`/`focusout`, listen NATIVELY on `<kai-composer>`: they're composed and already cross the shadow boundary.) |
 | `kai-submit` | `CustomEvent<{ doc: ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]; text: string; entities: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }>` | The user submitted the composer (Enter or programmatic submit). |
 | `kai-trigger` | `CustomEvent<{ char: string; query: string; rect: DOMRect }>` | A trigger character was detected at the caret (e.g. `/` or `@`). |
 | `kai-trigger-close` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The active trigger was dismissed (Escape, space, or outside click). |
 | `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ doc: ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]; text: string; entities: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }>` | The content changed (fires on every input event). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-composer').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the editable element. `focus`/`blur` are NOT composed natively, so a host-level focus() can't reach the editable inside the shadow root. This is the only way to focus the composer programmatically. |
+| `blur` | `(): void` | Blur the editable element. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Empty the composer to a blank doc (resets the internal value + history baseline; fires kai-value-change). |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Submit the current content programmatically, on the same path as Enter (fires kai-submit). Named `send`, not `submit`, to match the shared vocabulary and avoid any submit collision. |
+| `insertEntity` | `(entity: EntityRef): void` | Insert an atomic entity pill (skill/agent/plugin) at the caret without typing a trigger (fires kai-entity-add). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-confirm` / `Confirm`
@@ -710,14 +916,24 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `data` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The confirm definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { body, tone, actions:[…] }`. Import `ConfirmCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `data` | — | `undefined \| { heading?: undefined \| string; body?: undefined \| string; tone?: undefined \| "default" \| "warning" \| "danger"; actions: { id: string; label: string; style?: undefined \| "primary" \| "default" \| "destructive"; payload?: unknown; default?: undefined \| false \| true }[]; dismissible?: undefined \| false \| true }` | The confirm definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { body, tone, actions:[…] }`. Import `ConfirmCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted CardEvent. Attribute: `card-id`. |
 | `heading` | `heading` | `undefined \| string` | Heading rendered in the card chrome (= CardEnvelope.title). Attribute: `heading`. |
-| `autofocus` | `autofocus` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Focus the default action on mount (off by default — no focus-stealing). Attribute: `autofocus`. |
+| `autofocus` | `autofocus` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Focus the default action on mount (off by default, so nothing steals focus). Attribute: `autofocus`. |
 | `resolution` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | Set when the user resolved this card; renders the read-only view. Property: `el.resolution = { kind:'action', action:'…' }`. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-confirm').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the default action button (or the first action if none is default). The same target `autofocus` focuses on mount, but on demand. |
+| `confirm` | `(actionId?: string): void` | Activate an action by id: emits the `action` verb on kai-card and resolves the card (single-shot). With no id, invokes the default action. |
+| `dismiss` | `(): void` | Trigger the dismiss path: emits `dismiss` on kai-card and optimistically collapses the card to its re-openable stub. |
+| `reopen` | `(): void` | Re-open a dismissed card from its stub: emits `reopen` on kai-card. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-context` / `Context`
@@ -726,6 +942,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `context` | — | `undefined \| { usedTokens: number; maxTokens: number; inputTokens?: undefined \| number; outputTokens?: undefined \| number; reasoningTokens?: undefined \| number; cacheTokens?: undefined \| number; estimatedCost?: undefined \| number }` | Token-usage data. Set as a JS property. |
 | `warnThreshold` | `warn-threshold` | `undefined \| number` | Fraction (0–1) above which the meter turns yellow. Defaults to `0.7` (70%). |
 | `dangerThreshold` | `danger-threshold` | `undefined \| number` | Fraction (0–1) above which the meter turns red. Defaults to `0.9` (90%). |
@@ -736,6 +953,13 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-threshold-change` | `CustomEvent<{ level: "ok" \| "warn" \| "danger" }>` | Fires when the computed severity level changes (ok → warn → danger or back). `detail.level` is `'ok'`, `'warn'`, or `'danger'`. |
 
+**Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-context::part(name)`):
+
+| Part | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `::part(track)` | The usage meter track inside the hover-card breakdown. Carries `role="progressbar"` and is in the DOM only while the card is open. Restyle its height, radius, or background from outside. — `kai-context::part(track) { height: 0.5rem }` |
+| `::part(fill)` | The used-tokens portion of that meter. Its width follows `usedTokens / maxTokens`; its default color is the severity hue picked by `warnThreshold` / `dangerThreshold`, so recoloring it from outside replaces that signal. — `kai-context::part(fill) { background: var(--color-tool-blue) }` |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-conversations` / `Conversations`
@@ -744,8 +968,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `groups` | — | `{ id: string; userId?: undefined \| string; teamId?: undefined \| string; name: string; sortOrder: number; createdAt: string }[]` | Pre-bucketed conversation groups (e.g. "Today", "Yesterday"), each with its own conversations. Use this when you want to control the grouping/headers yourself; otherwise pass a flat `conversations` array. Set as a JS property. |
-| `conversations` | — | `{ id: string; title: string; groupId?: undefined \| string; scope: { type: "document" \| "collection"; documentId?: undefined \| string; filters?: undefined \| { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } }; messageCount: number; lastMessageAt: string; updatedAt: string; trailing?: undefined \| string }[]` | A flat list of conversation summaries; the component buckets them by recency for you. Ignored when `groups` is provided. Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `groups` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; userId?: undefined \| string; teamId?: undefined \| string; name: string; sortOrder: number; createdAt: string }[]` | The list's section headers (`{ id, name, sortOrder, createdAt }`), rendered in array order. A group carries no conversations of its own; it is matched against `conversations` by id, so the two props are complementary rather than alternatives. Omit for an ungrouped list. Set as a JS property. |
+| `conversations` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; title: string; groupId?: undefined \| string; scope: { type: "document" \| "collection"; documentId?: undefined \| string; filters?: undefined \| { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } }; messageCount: number; lastMessageAt: string; updatedAt: string; trailing?: undefined \| string }[]` | Every conversation the list renders, flat. Each one is filed under the group whose `id` equals its `groupId`; one with no `groupId`, or with a `groupId` matching no entry in `groups`, falls into a trailing "Ungrouped" section, so nothing you pass in is ever dropped. There is no recency bucketing. Set as a JS property. Omit to supply them as `<kai-conversation>` light-DOM children instead, or for the empty state. |
 | `activeId` | `active-id` | `undefined \| string` | The id of the currently-open conversation, highlighted in the list. |
 | `collapsed` | `collapsed` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Controlled collapsed state. Set as a JS property (`el.collapsed = true`) to drive the rail from your app, updating it in response to `kai-collapse-toggle`. Omit for uncontrolled (the element manages it). Collapsed shrinks the rail to a floating reopen button. |
 | `defaultCollapsed` | `default-collapsed` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial collapsed state when uncontrolled (default false). Use the `default-collapsed` attribute to start collapsed in plain HTML. |
@@ -760,13 +985,30 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-search` | `CustomEvent<{ query: string }>` | The built-in search box query changed (typing, or a programmatic `clear()` which fires it with `''`). Lets a consumer mirror or server-side the filter. |
 | `kai-toggle-sidebar` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The sidebar toggle was clicked. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-conversations').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the built-in search input inside the shadow root. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Clear the internal search query (resets the list filter) and fire kai-search with an empty string. |
+| `select` | `(id: string): void` | Programmatically select a conversation by id. The mirror of the kai-conversation-select event (a convenience over driving `activeId`). |
+| `collapse` | `(): void` | Collapse the rail to its floating reopen button (fires `kai-collapse-toggle`). |
+| `expand` | `(): void` | Expand the rail back to the full list (fires `kai-collapse-toggle`). |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Toggle the rail collapsed/expanded (fires `kai-collapse-toggle`). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `header` | replace | Full custom title bar; replaces the built-in toggle / "Chats" / New-chat row. |
 | `empty` | replace | Custom zero-state shown when there are no conversations; replaces the built-in "No conversations yet". |
-| `footer` | inject | A row below the list — account, settings, or usage. |
+| `footer` | inject | A row below the list: account, settings, or usage. |
+
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-conversation>` | `group-id`, `id` | yes | Parse a single light-DOM `<kai-conversation>` element into a `ConversationSummary`. Attribute mapping: - `id` → ConversationSummary.id - `group-id` → ConversationSummary.groupId (optional) - textContent → ConversationSummary.title Required fields not expressible as HTML attributes (`scope`, `messageCount`, `lastMessageAt`, `updatedAt`) receive safe defaults so the rendered list item is fully functional with just `id` + title text. |
 
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-conversations::part(name)`):
 
@@ -782,6 +1024,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute; the element still self-manages on Escape/backdrop). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-dialog open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
 
@@ -791,10 +1034,20 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The dialog opened or closed (Escape, backdrop click, a driven `open`, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-dialog').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Move focus to the dialog panel (no-op while closed). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The dialog body, between the `header` and `footer` slots. |
 | `header` | inject | Optional title region at the top of the panel. |
 | `footer` | inject | Optional actions region at the bottom of the panel. |
 
@@ -816,7 +1069,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | The label text — settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. Read `el.value` for live state. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | The label text. Settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. Read `el.value` for live state. |
 | `editing` | `editing` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Controlled edit state. `el.editing = true` opens the field; reflected to the `editing` attribute. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder shown while editing / when the value is empty. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable entering edit mode. |
@@ -828,6 +1082,14 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-cancel` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | Edit was cancelled (Esc); the text is restored. |
 | `kai-rename` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | Committed a changed value (Enter / blur). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-editable-label').edit()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `edit` | `(): void` | Switch the label into its editing field, which autofocuses and selects the current text. Same entry point as a user double-click, and a no-op while `disabled`. Commit with `commit()` or by blurring, abandon with `cancel()` or Escape. |
+| `commit` | `(): void` | Close the field and keep what was typed, exactly as blurring it does. `kai-rename` fires only when the text actually changed, so committing an untouched field is silent. A no-op while the field is closed. |
+| `cancel` | `(): void` | Abandon the edit, exactly as Escape does: the original text is restored, the field closes and `kai-cancel` fires. `kai-rename` never fires, even if the field was edited. Also works when `editing` was set programmatically and the field has not rendered yet. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-editable-label::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -843,6 +1105,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted event. Set as an attribute or property. |
 | `data` | — | `undefined \| { provider: "youtube" \| "vimeo" \| "generic"; id?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string; poster?: undefined \| string; start?: undefined \| number; aspectRatio?: undefined \| "16:9" \| "4:3" \| "1:1" \| "9:16" }` | The embed payload (provider + id/url + options). Set as a JS **property** (object). |
 
@@ -856,11 +1119,19 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `emptyTitle` | `empty-title` | `undefined \| string` | Title text. Attribute: `empty-title` (`title` is a global HTML attribute). |
 | `description` | `description` | `undefined \| string` | Description text. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The empty-state body below the title/description, usually the call to action. |
+| `media` | replace | The leading illustration or icon above the title (any inline SVG or <img>). Replaces the built-in media box. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-feedback-bar` / `FeedbackBar`
@@ -869,7 +1140,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `barTitle` | `bar-title` | `undefined \| string` | The banner label (e.g. "Was this helpful?"). Attribute: `bar-title` (`title` is avoided — it's a global HTML attribute). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `barTitle` | `bar-title` | `undefined \| string` | The banner label (e.g. "Was this helpful?"). Attribute: `bar-title` (`title` is avoided because it is a global HTML attribute). |
 | `collectDetail` | `collect-detail` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When set, a not-helpful vote opens an optional detail form before the thank-you confirmation. Attribute: `collect-detail`. |
 | `categories` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Optional category chips for the detail form. Set as a JS property (array). |
 | `detailTitle` | `detail-title` | `undefined \| string` | Heading for the detail form. Attribute: `detail-title`. |
@@ -893,8 +1165,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `files` | — | `{ path: string; url?: undefined \| string; code?: undefined \| string; language?: undefined \| string; type?: undefined \| "html" \| "pdf" \| "image" \| "other"; additions?: undefined \| number; deletions?: undefined \| number; status?: undefined \| "added" \| "modified" \| "deleted" \| "renamed" \| "untracked" }[]` | The files to render. Set as a JS property (array of `{ path, url?, code?, language?, type?, additions?, deletions?, status? }`). |
-| `activeFile` | `active-file` | `undefined \| string` | Selected file path — highlighted in the tree. |
+| `activeFile` | `active-file` | `undefined \| string` | Selected file path, highlighted in the tree. |
 | `defaultExpanded` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Folder paths expanded initially. Omit to start with all folders open. |
 | `summary` | `summary` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a changed-files summary header (file count + summed `+/-` + Collapse-all). Attribute: `summary`. Off by default. |
 
@@ -921,9 +1194,10 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `multiple` | `multiple` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Allow selecting multiple files (default true). |
 | `accept` | `accept` | `undefined \| string` | `accept` attribute for the file picker (e.g. `image/*`). |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the dropzone — no clicking, no drag-and-drop. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the dropzone: no clicking, no drag-and-drop. |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Default dropzone label (overridable via the default slot). |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
@@ -932,6 +1206,12 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-files-added` | `CustomEvent<{ files: File[] }>` | Files were picked or dropped. |
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | Custom dropzone content, replacing the default label (the `label` prop is the fallback). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-form` / `Form`
@@ -940,7 +1220,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `data` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The form definition — a JSON Schema (`type:'object'`) + `x-kai-*` UI hints (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { type:'object', properties:{…} }`. Import the `FormDefinition` type from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape (it is self-referential, so the element types it loosely). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `data` | — | `undefined \| { type: "object"; title?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; required?: undefined \| string[]; properties: Record<string, { type: "string" \| "number" \| "integer" \| "boolean" \| "array" \| "object"; title?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; default?: unknown; enum?: undefined \| unknown[]; format?: undefined \| "email" \| "uri" \| "url" \| "date" \| "date-time" \| "time"; minimum?: undefined \| number; maximum?: undefined \| number; minLength?: undefined \| number; maxLength?: undefined \| number; pattern?: undefined \| string; minItems?: undefined \| number; maxItems?: undefined \| number; items?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> \| { enum: unknown[] }; properties?: undefined \| Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>; required?: undefined \| string[]; readOnly?: undefined \| false \| true; "x-kai-widget"?: undefined \| "textarea" \| "slider" \| "rating" \| "radio" \| "select" \| "checkbox" \| "password" \| "switch"; "x-kai-placeholder"?: undefined \| string; "x-kai-step"?: undefined \| number }>; "x-kai-order"?: undefined \| string[]; "x-kai-inlineMax"?: undefined \| number; "x-kai-submitLabel"?: undefined \| string; "x-kai-dismissible"?: undefined \| false \| true; "x-kai-actions"?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; variant?: undefined \| "default" \| "ghost" \| "outline" }[] }` | The form definition: a JSON Schema (`type:'object'`) + `x-kai-*` UI hints (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { type:'object', properties:{…} }`. Import the `FormDefinition` type from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. It IS self-referential (`FormField.properties` is another `FormField` map), and the generated `element-types.d.ts` inlines every named type, so the shipped declaration bottoms out in a `Record<string, unknown>` placeholder one level down rather than carrying the recursion. That is why `FormDefinition` is a `type` alias: an interface gets no implicit index signature, so it would not be assignable to that placeholder. |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted CardEvent. Attribute: `card-id`. |
 | `heading` | `heading` | `undefined \| string` | Heading rendered in the card chrome (= CardEnvelope.title). Attribute: `heading`. |
 | `resolution` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | Set when the user resolved this card; renders the read-only view. Property: `el.resolution = { kind:'submit', data:{…} }`. |
@@ -952,7 +1233,18 @@ _No events._
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-values-change` | `CustomEvent<{ values: Record<string, unknown>; valid: false \| true }>` | The form's values changed on input — current coerced values + validity. |
+| `kai-values-change` | `CustomEvent<{ values: Record<string, unknown>; valid: false \| true }>` | The form's values changed on input. Carries the current coerced values + validity. |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-form').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the first control, or the first INVALID control after a failed validation. |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Validate + submit programmatically: focus the first invalid field on failure, else emit the `submit` CardEvent and resolve. Named `send`, not `submit`. |
+| `validate` | `(): void` | Run client-side validation now and return `{ valid, errors? }` WITHOUT submitting. |
+| `reset` | `(): void` | Re-seed the form from each field's `default` and clear errors. |
+| `dismiss` | `(): void` | Trigger the dismiss path (emit `dismiss` + collapse to the re-openable stub). |
+| `reopen` | `(): void` | Re-open a dismissed card from its stub (emit `reopen`). |
 
 ---
 
@@ -962,6 +1254,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `openDelay` | `open-delay` | `undefined \| number` | Delay (ms) before the card opens on hover. Defaults to 0 (focus opens it immediately too). |
 | `closeDelay` | `close-delay` | `undefined \| number` | Delay (ms) before it closes after the pointer leaves. Defaults to 300. |
 | `placement` | `placement` | `undefined \| string` | Preferred placement: `'top' \| 'bottom' \| 'left' \| 'right'` (+ optional `-start`/`-end`). Defaults to `'bottom'`; flips to stay in view. |
@@ -975,10 +1268,19 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The card opened or closed (by hover/focus, outside-click, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-hover-card').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The TRIGGER the card hovers off. The card body is the `card` slot. |
 | `card` | inject | The rich content shown in the floating hover card. |
 
 ---
@@ -989,6 +1291,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `name` | `name` | `undefined \| string` | A curated icon name (e.g. `"mic"`, `"globe"`), an image URL/data-URI, or plain text. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg"` | Size token: `sm` \| `md` (default) \| `lg`. |
 
@@ -1008,6 +1311,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `base64` | `base64` | `undefined \| string` | Base64-encoded image data (pair with `media-type`). |
 | `bytes` | — | `undefined \| Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>` | Raw image bytes (set as a JS property). |
 | `alt` | `alt` | `undefined \| string` | Alt text. |
@@ -1023,8 +1327,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `type` | `type` | `undefined \| string` | Native input type: `text` (default) · `email` · `url` · `search` · `tel` · `password` · `number`. Single-line only. |
-| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled value — settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. `el.value = 'hi'` drives it (no event); typing updates it and fires `kai-input`. Read `el.value` for live state. |
+| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled value. Settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. `el.value = 'hi'` drives it (no event); typing updates it and fires `kai-input`. Read `el.value` for live state. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder shown when empty. |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Field label, linked to the input. |
 | `hint` | `hint` | `undefined \| string` | Helper text below the control. |
@@ -1045,6 +1350,14 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | The value was committed (blur). |
 | `kai-input` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | The value changed per keystroke. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-input').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the inner input (the host can't reach into the shadow root). |
+| `select` | `(): void` | Select the inner input's text. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Empty the value and fire `kai-change` with `''`. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
@@ -1069,12 +1382,19 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `keys` | `keys` | `undefined \| string` | Shortcut spec — tokens joined by `+` (e.g. `Mod+Shift+K`). Omit it to show default-slot content instead. Display only; the element does not bind keys. |
-| `platform` | `platform` | `undefined \| "other" \| "auto" \| "mac"` | `mac` uses ⌘/⌥, `other` uses Ctrl. `auto` (default) sniffs the OS. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `keys` | `keys` | `undefined \| string` | Shortcut spec: tokens joined by `+` (e.g. `Mod+Shift+K`). Omit it to show default-slot content instead. Display only; the element does not bind keys. |
+| `platform` | `platform` | `undefined \| "auto" \| "mac" \| "other"` | `mac` uses ⌘/⌥, `other` uses Ctrl. `auto` (default) sniffs the OS. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md"` | Cap size: `sm` or `md`. Defaults to `md`. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | Literal key text, when you are not using the `keys` prop to render key caps. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-kbd::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1090,6 +1410,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted event. Set as an attribute or property. |
 | `data` | — | `undefined \| { url: string; title?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; image?: undefined \| string; imageAlt?: undefined \| string; favicon?: undefined \| string; domain?: undefined \| string; siteName?: undefined \| string }` | The link payload (OG metadata). Set as a JS **property** (object). |
 
@@ -1103,6 +1424,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "circular" \| "classic" \| "pulse" \| "pulse-dot" \| "dots" \| "typing" \| "wave" \| "bars" \| "terminal" \| "text-blink" \| "text-shimmer" \| "loading-dots"` | The animation style: `'circular' \| 'classic' \| 'pulse' \| 'pulse-dot' \| 'dots' \| 'typing' \| 'wave' \| 'bars' \| 'terminal' \| 'text-blink' \| 'text-shimmer' \| 'loading-dots'`. Defaults to `'circular'`. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg"` | Loader size: `'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg'`. Defaults to `'md'`. |
 | `text` | `text` | `undefined \| string` | Label for the text-based variants. |
@@ -1117,8 +1439,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `content` | `content` | `string` | The markdown source to render. |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Text/markdown sizing. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Text/markdown sizing. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme for fenced code blocks. |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable syntax highlighting (no Shiki loads). |
 
@@ -1132,22 +1455,31 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id?: undefined \| string; label?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string; shortcut?: undefined \| string; checked?: undefined \| false \| true; radioGroup?: undefined \| string; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true; separator?: undefined \| false \| true; heading?: undefined \| false \| true; items?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>[] }[]` | Tree of menu items. Set as a JS property — not an HTML attribute. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id?: undefined \| string; label?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string; shortcut?: undefined \| string; checked?: undefined \| false \| true; radioGroup?: undefined \| string; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true; separator?: undefined \| false \| true; heading?: undefined \| false \| true; items?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>[] }[]` | Tree of menu items. Set as a JS property, not an HTML attribute. |
 | `placement` | `placement` | `undefined \| string` | Optional placement hint (unused by the underlying Dropdown which always positions bottom-start, kept for future extension). |
-| `triggerIcon` | `trigger-icon` | `undefined \| string` | Built-in trigger: leading icon (a named icon like `"plus"`, an image URL/data-URI, or text). Use this instead of slotting `slot="trigger"` for the common case — a slotted trigger overrides it. |
-| `triggerLabel` | `trigger-label` | `undefined \| string` | Built-in trigger: a text label (e.g. `"High"`). |
+| `triggerIcon` | `trigger-icon` | `undefined \| string` | Built-in trigger: leading icon (a named icon like `"plus"`, an image URL/data-URI, or text). Use this instead of slotting `slot="trigger"` for the common case; a slotted trigger overrides it. |
+| `triggerLabel` | `trigger-label` | `undefined \| string` | Built-in trigger: a text label (e.g. `"High"`). This is the trigger's VISIBLE text, so it is also its accessible name, and `label` does not override it: an accessible name that does not contain the visible text is unreachable by speech input, which is what WCAG 2.5.3 (Label in Name) exists for. A slotted `slot="trigger"` replaces this built-in trigger entirely and is named differently; see `label`. |
 | `triggerIconTrailing` | `trigger-icon-trailing` | `undefined \| string` | Built-in trigger: a trailing icon (e.g. `"chevron-down"` for a select look). |
-| `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible name for an icon-only trigger (no visible label). |
+| `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible name for a trigger with no visible label. Ignored when `triggerLabel` is set, which is already the visible name. It DOES name a slotted `slot="trigger"`, and that is a difference in what the two slots MEAN, not a limitation. `<kai-button>`'s slot IS the button's label, so text slotted there is the name and `label` steps aside. This slot is VISUAL content, a `+` or an `<svg>`, with the name supplied separately: decoration beside a name, never a second name competing with one. So `label` names the trigger here by design. Slotting a real WORD rather than a glyph makes that word a visible label, and an accessible name has to contain the visible text. Then either drop `label` or make it contain the word you slotted. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute, the menu still self-manages on click/keyboard). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-menu open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger — click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the menu. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger: click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the menu. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The menu opened or closed (by click, keyboard, Escape, outside-click, or a method). |
-| `kai-select` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string; checked?: undefined \| false \| true; radioGroup?: undefined \| string }>` | Fired when the user selects a leaf item. - Plain items: `{ id }`. - Checkbox items: `{ id, checked }` where `checked` is the NEW state. - Radio items: `{ id, radioGroup }` — the consumer marks `id` as the selected one in `radioGroup` and clears the others. |
+| `kai-select` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string; checked?: undefined \| false \| true; radioGroup?: undefined \| string }>` | Fired when the user selects a leaf item. - Plain items: `{ id }`. - Checkbox items: `{ id, checked }` where `checked` is the NEW state. - Radio items: `{ id, radioGroup }`, where the consumer marks `id` as the selected one in `radioGroup` and clears the others. |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-menu').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
 
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
@@ -1169,17 +1501,19 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `message` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; content: string; reasoning?: undefined \| { text: string; label?: undefined \| string }; tools?: undefined \| { type: string; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string }[]; attachments?: undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }` | The full message object. Set as a JS property. |
-| `role` | `role` | `undefined \| "user" \| "assistant"` | Convenience for simple cases when not passing a `message` object. |
-| `content` | `content` | `undefined \| string` | Convenience content (used when `message` is not set). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `message` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; parts: ({ type: "text"; text: string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "reasoning"; text: string; label?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number; streamId?: undefined \| string; signature?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "tool"; tool: { type: string; kind?: undefined \| "command" \| "file-change" \| "search" \| "fetch" \| "mcp" \| "image" \| "generic"; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; rawInput?: undefined \| string; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "card"; envelope: { type: string; id: string; data: unknown; title?: undefined \| string; resolution?: undefined \| { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "source"; source: { id?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string; snippet?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "file"; attachment: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } })[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }` | The full message object. Set as a JS property. |
+| `role` | `role` | `undefined \| "user" \| "assistant"` | Who is speaking: `'user'` or `'assistant'`. Convenience for simple cases when not passing a `message` object. This is the SEMANTIC role of the message, not an ARIA role. The name collides with the global ARIA `role` attribute, which is why the facade lifts it off the host (see `liftRoleOffHost`). Neither speaker is a valid ARIA role, so a `role="user"` left on `<kai-message>` is a CRITICAL axe `aria-roles` violation. The accessible role lives on the row inside the shadow root instead: `role="article"` plus an `aria-label` naming the speaker, matching the SolidJS `<Message>` component. |
 | `markdown` | `markdown` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Force markdown on/off. Defaults to on for assistant, off for user. |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Text/markdown sizing for the message body. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Text/markdown sizing for the message body. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme name used for fenced code blocks in the content. |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable syntax highlighting for code blocks (no Shiki loads). |
 | `actionsReveal` | `actions-reveal` | `undefined \| "always" \| "hover"` | Whether the action bar is always visible (`'always'`, default) or only revealed on hover of the message row (`'hover'`). |
 | `avatarSrc` | `avatar-src` | `undefined \| string` | Convenience avatar image URL (used when `message.avatar` is not set). |
 | `avatarFallback` | `avatar-fallback` | `undefined \| string` | Convenience avatar fallback text (used when `message.avatar` is not set). |
 | `avatar` | `avatar` | `undefined \| string` | Avatar rail mode. `'none'` omits the avatar rail entirely so the body spans the full row (predictable layout when you never show avatars). Any other value keeps the default behaviour: the built-in avatar when one resolves, or your `slot="avatar"` content when projected (which REPLACES the built-in). |
+| `cardTypes` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Optional card type -> custom-element tag overrides/additions for `card` parts (merged over the built-ins). Property: `el.cardTypes`. Typed as a plain string map (not the `CardTagMap` alias) so the generated React wrapper inlines it instead of emitting an unresolved named type. |
+| `cardSchemas` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, object>` | JSON Schemas for the card types this app renders, keyed by envelope type. The companion of `cardTypes`, which says what DRAWS a card while this says what a VALID one looks like. An OBJECT, so it is a JS property only: `el.cardSchemas = { 'pricing-table': pricingSchema }`, never an attribute. `createCardRegistry(...).validationSchemas` is exactly this shape. Without it the kit validates its own seven built-ins and leaves your own card type, the one your app actually cares about, as the only unchecked thing on screen. A schema here WINS over a built-in of the same name. Typed `Record<string, object>` rather than `Record<string, JsonSchema>` deliberately: an imported `.json` schema widens `"type"` to `string`, and an authored one carries `$schema`/`title`/`description`/`additionalProperties`, so the tighter type would reject both of the normal ways to supply one. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -1187,14 +1521,26 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-message-action` | `CustomEvent<{ messageId: string; action: string; state?: undefined \| "on" \| "off" }>` | An action button was clicked. `action` is the built-in name or custom id. `state` is present only for the toggleable feedback votes: `'on'` when a like/dislike is set, `'off'` when re-tapped to clear. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-message').copy()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `copy` | `(): void` | Copy the message content to the clipboard and show the copied check. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `before-body` | inject | A per-message header at the TOP of the body, above reasoning/tools/content — a model-name label, a role + timestamp line. |
-| `after-body` | inject | A row at the BOTTOM of the body, below the action bar — a citation/sources row, a token-cost/latency line. |
+| `before-body` | inject | A per-message header at the TOP of the body, above reasoning/tools/content: a model-name label, a role + timestamp line. |
+| `after-body` | inject | A row at the BOTTOM of the body, below the action bar: a citation/sources row, a token-cost/latency line. |
 | `avatar` | replace | Replaces the built-in avatar rail with your own node. Use `avatar="none"` to omit the rail and let the body span the full row. |
 
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-action>` | `action`, `icon`, `id`, `label`, `tooltip` | yes |  |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-message::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1203,6 +1549,7 @@ _No events._
 | `::part(bubble)` | The content bubble wrapper. Restyle its background, radius, or padding; for a user message this is the rounded chat bubble. — `kai-message::part(bubble) { background: var(--color-primary); color: var(--color-primary-foreground) }` |
 | `::part(content)` | The rendered message text/markdown region (same node as `bubble`). Target it to tune typography from outside. — `kai-message::part(content) { font-size: 0.9375rem }` |
 | `::part(actions)` | The action-bar row (copy / like / regenerate …). Restyle its spacing or hide it entirely from outside. — `kai-message::part(actions) { gap: 0.25rem }` |
+| `::part(citations)` | The citation row rendered from the message’s `source` parts: a wrapped row of chips below the bubble, never inside it. Restyle its spacing or hide it entirely from outside. — `kai-message::part(citations) { gap: 0.5rem }` |
 | `::part(avatar)` | Replaces the built-in avatar rail with your own node. Use `avatar="none"` to omit the rail and let the body span the full row. |
 
 ---
@@ -1213,11 +1560,12 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `models` | — | `{ id: string; name: string; provider?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string }[]` | The selectable models. Set as a JS property (array). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `models` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; name: string; provider?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string }[]` | The selectable models. Set as a JS property (array). Omit to supply them as `<kai-model>` light-DOM children instead; when both are present the property's models come first. |
 | `currentModel` | `current-model` | `undefined \| string` | The currently-selected model id. Defaults to the first model. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe the dropdown's open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute, the dropdown still self-manages on click/keyboard). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-model-switcher open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger — click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the dropdown. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger: click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the dropdown. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -1226,6 +1574,20 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-model-change` | `CustomEvent<{ modelId: string }>` | A model was selected. |
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The model dropdown opened or closed (by click, keyboard, Escape, outside-click, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-model-switcher').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-model>` | `description`, `group`, `id`, `provider` | yes | Parse a single light-DOM `<kai-model>` element into a `ModelOption` descriptor. Attribute mapping: - `id` → ModelOption.id - textContent → ModelOption.name - `provider` → ModelOption.provider (optional) - `description` → ModelOption.description (optional subtitle) - `group` → ModelOption.group (optional collapsible section) |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-nav` / `Nav`
@@ -1234,7 +1596,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; label?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string; badge?: undefined \| string; trailing?: undefined \| string; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true; children?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>[]; status?: undefined \| { tone: "error" \| "primary" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "neutral"; label?: undefined \| string; pulse?: undefined \| false \| true }; meta?: undefined \| string; action?: undefined \| { icon: string; label: string }; closable?: undefined \| false \| true }[]` | The nav items. Set as a JS property (array, not an attribute). Each item may carry `children` (a collapsible group), a `status` dot, and trailing `meta` text. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; label?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string; badge?: undefined \| string; trailing?: undefined \| string; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true; children?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>[]; status?: undefined \| { tone: "primary" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "error" \| "neutral"; label?: undefined \| string; pulse?: undefined \| false \| true }; meta?: undefined \| string; action?: undefined \| { icon: string; label: string }; closable?: undefined \| false \| true }[]` | The nav items. Set as a JS property (array, not an attribute). Each item may carry `children` (a collapsible group), a `status` dot, and trailing `meta` text. |
 | `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Active item id (controlled). |
 | `defaultValue` | `default-value` | `undefined \| string` | Initial active id when uncontrolled. |
 | `defaultCollapsed` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Ids of group items collapsed on first render (groups default to expanded). Set as a JS property (array). |
@@ -1247,6 +1610,12 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-nav-item-close` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | A `closable` row's trailing close button was activated (not a select). `value` is the item id. |
 | `kai-nav-select` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string }>` | A nav item was activated. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-nav').select(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `select` | `(id: string): void` | Activate an item by id (fires kai-nav-select). |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-nav::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1267,7 +1636,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `severity` | `severity` | `undefined \| "error" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "neutral"` | `neutral` (default) · `info` · `warning` · `error` · `success`. Drives the leading icon's color and the a11y role (`alert` for errors, else `status`). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `severity` | `severity` | `undefined \| "neutral" \| "info" \| "warning" \| "error" \| "success"` | `neutral` (default) · `info` · `warning` · `error` · `success`. Drives the leading icon's color and the a11y role (`alert` for errors, else `status`). |
 | `icon` | `icon` | `undefined \| string` | Leading icon: omit for the severity default, `"none"` to hide it, or a named icon to override. |
 | `dismissible` | `dismissible` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a dismiss (×) that hides the notice and emits `kai-dismiss`. |
 
@@ -1281,8 +1651,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `action` | inject | A trailing action beside the message — a link or button. |
-| `icon` | replace | A custom leading icon (any inline SVG, inherits `currentColor`). Overrides the severity default and the `icon` prop — the same escape hatch as `kai-button`. |
+| _(default)_ | inject | The notice message. `icon` and `action` are the named seams around it. |
+| `action` | inject | A trailing action beside the message: a link or button. |
+| `icon` | replace | A custom leading icon (any inline SVG, inherits `currentColor`). Overrides the severity default and the `icon` prop, the same escape hatch as `kai-button`. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1292,6 +1663,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `headline` | `headline` | `undefined \| string` | The pane title (the agent / window name). Named `headline` because `title` collides with the global `HTMLElement.title` attribute (it throws at registration). Attribute: `headline`. |
 | `subtitle` | `subtitle` | `undefined \| string` | A role / label shown under the title (e.g. "Reviewer", "claude-sonnet"). Attribute: `subtitle`. |
 | `maximized` | `maximized` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show the restore glyph instead of maximize, and signal the maximized view-state. Drive it yourself in response to `kai-maximize`. Attribute: `maximized`. |
@@ -1306,13 +1678,14 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-close` | `CustomEvent` | The close (×) control was clicked. |
 | `kai-dock` | `CustomEvent` | The dock control was clicked (only present when `show-dock`). |
-| `kai-maximize` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true }>` | The maximize/restore control was clicked. `detail.maximized` is the intended NEXT state — drive the `maximized` prop yourself from it. |
+| `kai-maximize` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true }>` | The maximize/restore control was clicked. `detail.maximized` is the intended NEXT state. Drive the `maximized` prop yourself from it. |
 | `kai-split` | `CustomEvent` | The split control was clicked (only present when `show-split`). |
 
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The pane body, below the header row. |
 | `leading` | inject | A glyph or avatar at the start of the pane header. |
 | `actions` | inject | Extra header controls, before the built-in window controls. |
 | `footer` | inject | A pinned row below the body (e.g. a composer). |
@@ -1334,6 +1707,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `tabs` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; name: string; status?: undefined \| { tone: "working" \| "idle" \| "done" \| "error" \| "blocked"; label?: undefined \| string; pulse?: undefined \| false \| true }; needsAttention?: undefined \| false \| true; number?: undefined \| number }[]` | The tabs to render. An array of `{ id, name, status?, needsAttention?, number? }` set as a JS PROPERTY (not an HTML attribute). |
 | `active` | `active` | `undefined \| string` | The active tab id (controlled, and reflected to the `active` ATTRIBUTE so `::part`/`[active]` selectors and the per-tab named slot follow it). Set it as the `active` attribute or drive it from `kai-tab-change`; omit for uncontrolled (the first tab). |
 | `focused` | `focused` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Highlight the frame as the ACTIVE group in a multi-group layout. Attribute: `focused`. |
@@ -1346,6 +1720,19 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-tab-close` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string }>` | A tab's close (×) was clicked. Drop the tab from `tabs` yourself. |
 | `kai-tab-menu` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string }>` | A tab's "…" overflow was clicked. Open your own menu from `detail.id`. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-pane-group').select(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `select` | `(id: string): void` | Select a tab by id (fires `kai-tab-change`). Ignores unknown ids. |
+| `focus` | `(): void` | Focus the active tab in the strip. |
+
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | Content shown for every tab. Use it INSTEAD of the per-tab `slot="<tab id>"` seams when you swap the content yourself. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-pane-group::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1364,7 +1751,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `placement` | `placement` | `undefined \| "top" \| "right" \| "bottom" \| "left" \| "top-start" \| "top-end" \| "right-start" \| "right-end" \| "bottom-start" \| "bottom-end" \| "left-start" \| "left-end"` | Floating placement relative to the trigger (floating-ui placement). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `placement` | `placement` | `undefined \| "top" \| "right" \| "bottom" \| "left" \| "bottom-end" \| "bottom-start" \| "left-end" \| "left-start" \| "right-end" \| "right-start" \| "top-end" \| "top-start"` | Floating placement relative to the trigger (floating-ui placement). |
 | `gutter` | `gutter` | `undefined \| number` | Gap in px between the trigger and the panel. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute, the element still self-manages on click). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-popover open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
@@ -1376,6 +1764,21 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The popover opened or closed (click, Escape, outside-click, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-popover').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The popover panel body. The control that opens it is the `trigger` slot. |
+| `trigger` | replace | The control that opens the popover (a button, an avatar, …). The panel anchors to it. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-progress-bar` / `ProgressBar`
@@ -1384,6 +1787,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `value` | `value` | `undefined \| number` | Current progress value (0..max). Attribute: `value`. |
 | `max` | `max` | `undefined \| number` | The value `value` runs to (default 100). Attribute: `max`. |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Optional caption above the track. Attribute: `label`. |
@@ -1406,8 +1810,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `frame` | `frame` | `undefined \| "none" \| "inset" \| "edge"` | How the tray frames the input — the SPATIAL inset axis: `inset` (default, the classic recessed frame on every side) \| `edge` (top/bottom inset only; the input sits flush left/right so the lips span the full width) \| `none` (no inset; the lips attach directly as a plain stack). Attribute: `frame`. |
-| `appearance` | `appearance` | `undefined \| "outlined" \| "filled" \| "plain" \| "soft"` | How the tray surface looks — the VISUAL axis, orthogonal to `frame`: `soft` (default, sunken surface + border + radius) \| `outlined` (transparent + border + radius) \| `filled` (sunken, no border, + radius) \| `plain` (bare). Attribute: `appearance`. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `frame` | `frame` | `undefined \| "inset" \| "edge" \| "none"` | How the tray frames the input, the SPATIAL inset axis: `inset` (default, the classic recessed frame on every side) \| `edge` (top/bottom inset only; the input sits flush left/right so the lips span the full width) \| `none` (no inset; the lips attach directly as a plain stack). Attribute: `frame`. |
+| `appearance` | `appearance` | `undefined \| "soft" \| "outlined" \| "filled" \| "plain"` | How the tray surface looks, the VISUAL axis orthogonal to `frame`: `soft` (default, sunken surface + border + radius) \| `outlined` (transparent + border + radius) \| `filled` (sunken, no border, + radius) \| `plain` (bare). Attribute: `appearance`. |
 
 _No events._
 
@@ -1415,6 +1820,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The input the dock wraps, typically a `<kai-prompt-input>`. The `top`/`bottom` slots are the lips around it. |
 | `top` | inject | The top lip: a notice or banner above the input. Rendered only when filled. |
 | `bottom` | inject | The bottom lip: a mode or controls row below the input. Rendered only when filled. |
 
@@ -1434,6 +1840,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `value` | — | `undefined \| string \| ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]` | Value of the input, as a JS property. A **string** is the controlled text mirror (the host owns it and updates on `kai-value-change`). A **ComposerDoc** (array of text/entity segments) is a one-time **seed** that pre-populates pills (skills/agents/plugins); the user then edits freely. Leave unset for uncontrolled behavior. `kai-submit`/`kai-value-change` always emit `value` as the flattened string (back-compat) plus the structured `doc` + `entities`. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder text shown in the empty input. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the input and submit button entirely (non-interactive). |
@@ -1443,17 +1850,17 @@ _No events._
 | `search` | `search` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a Search (Globe) button in the left toolbar; clicking it fires a `search` event. |
 | `voice` | `voice` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a Voice (Mic) button in the left toolbar; clicking it fires a `voice` event. |
 | `stoppable` | `stoppable` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When set and `loading` is true, the send button is replaced by a Stop button (square icon, "Stop" aria-label). Clicking it fires `kai-stop`. |
-| `submit` | `submit` | `undefined \| "always" \| "auto"` | Send-button visibility. `'always'` (default) always shows it; `'auto'` shows it only when there's text/attachments (an empty composer hides it — Enter still submits). To hide it entirely (Enter-only), it's pure CSS: `::part(send){display:none}` — no prop needed. Restyle via `::part(send)`. The Stop button (`stoppable` + `loading`) is unaffected. |
+| `submit` | `submit` | `undefined \| "always" \| "auto"` | Send-button visibility. `'always'` (default) always shows it; `'auto'` shows it only when there's text/attachments (an empty composer hides it, though Enter still submits). To hide it entirely (Enter-only), it's pure CSS: `::part(send){display:none}`, no prop needed. Restyle via `::part(send)`. The Stop button (`stoppable` + `loading`) is unaffected. |
 | `attach` | `attach` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When `false`, hides the built-in paperclip attach button even though the element otherwise supports attachments. Use this when a `+` menu in `toolbar-start` already exposes "Add files", to avoid a duplicate control. Defaults to `true`. |
 | `attachments` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]` | Attachments to seed the input with (so a consumer can pre-populate staged files without an upload). Set as a JS property; the element then manages its own attachment state from there (add via the paperclip, remove per chip). |
-| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Rich entity triggers — each `{ char, kind, items }` opens a caret-anchored menu that inserts an atomic pill. Convention: `/` → skills, `@` → agents (plugins are the grouping/provenance of those items). Set as a JS property. |
+| `triggers` | — | `undefined \| { char: string; kind: string; items?: undefined \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; group?: undefined \| string; kind?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }[]` | Rich entity triggers. Each `{ char, kind, items }` opens a caret-anchored menu that inserts an atomic pill. Convention: `/` → skills, `@` → agents (plugins are the grouping/provenance of those items). Set as a JS property. |
 | `kindIcons` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Default icon per entity kind (kind → image URL/data-URI) for pills/menu items without their own `icon`. Overrides the built-in agent/plugin glyphs. JS property. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-attachments-change` | `CustomEvent<{ attachments: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[] }>` | The staged attachments changed — a file was added (via the paperclip) or removed (per-chip ×). Carries the full current list so a consumer can react in real time (validate, show upload progress, toggle the send button). |
+| `kai-attachments-change` | `CustomEvent<{ attachments: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[] }>` | The staged attachments changed: a file was added (via the paperclip) or removed (per-chip ×). Carries the full current list so a consumer can react in real time (validate, show upload progress, toggle the send button). |
 | `kai-search` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Search (Globe) toolbar button was clicked. |
 | `kai-stop` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Stop button was clicked while `stoppable` and `loading` are both true. |
 | `kai-submit` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string; doc: ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]; entities: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[]; attachments: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[] }>` | The user submitted the prompt (Enter or send button). `value` is the flattened text (back-compat); `doc` is the structured document and `entities` the inserted pills (skills/agents) for downstream expansion. |
@@ -1462,19 +1869,34 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string; doc: ({ type: "text"; text: string } \| { type: "entity"; entity: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> } })[]; entities: { kind: string; id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; promptText?: undefined \| string; data?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown> }[] }>` | The input changed (fires on every edit). Carries the flattened `value` plus the structured `doc` + `entities`. |
 | `kai-voice` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Voice (Mic) toolbar button was clicked. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-prompt-input').focus(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the text editor inside the shadow root (not the hidden file input). |
+| `blur` | `(): void` | Blur the focused input control. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Clear the text and any staged attachments (fires kai-value-change / kai-attachments-change so a controlled consumer can react). |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Send the current value programmatically, on the same path as Enter / the send button (fires kai-submit, then clears staged attachments). Named `send`, not `submit`, to avoid colliding with the `submit` prop. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `input-top` | inject | Inside the card, above the textarea (e.g. an inline status strip). For content above/below the whole card, use your own layout — that is light DOM you control. |
-| `toolbar-start` | inject | Leading controls in the input toolbar — where a + menu goes. |
+| `input-top` | inject | Inside the card, above the textarea (e.g. an inline status strip). For content above/below the whole card, use your own layout; that is light DOM you control. |
+| `toolbar-start` | inject | Leading controls in the input toolbar, where a + menu goes. |
 | `toolbar-end` | inject | Trailing controls in the toolbar, before the Send button. |
 
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-action>` | `action`, `icon`, `id`, `label`, `tooltip` | yes |  |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-prompt-input::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
 |---|---|
-| `::part(send)` | The send button. Restyle from outside, or hide it entirely (Enter-only) — hiding is pure CSS, which is why there is no `submit="never"`. — `kai-prompt-input::part(send) { display: none } /* Enter-only; or restyle: background, border-radius, … */` |
+| `::part(send)` | The send button. Restyle from outside, or hide it entirely (Enter-only). Hiding is pure CSS, which is why there is no `submit="never"`. — `kai-prompt-input::part(send) { display: none } /* Enter-only; or restyle: background, border-radius, … */` |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1484,13 +1906,14 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `text` | `text` | `string` | The reasoning text to display. |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Trigger label. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute; the element still self-manages on trigger click + while streaming). Set `el.open = true`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
 | `streaming` | `streaming` | `undefined \| false \| true` | While true, auto-expands (and re-collapses when it flips false). |
 | `markdown` | `markdown` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Render `text` as markdown. |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Gate the disclosure trigger — programmatic `show()/hide()/toggle()` still work, but the trigger click no longer toggles. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Gate the disclosure trigger: programmatic `show()/hide()/toggle()` still work, but the trigger click no longer toggles. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -1498,6 +1921,14 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The reasoning block expanded or collapsed (via the trigger, streaming auto-open, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-reasoning').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-remote` / `Remote`
@@ -1506,6 +1937,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `src` | `src` | `undefined \| string` | The remote card URL. Attribute: `src`. |
 | `providerOrigin` | `provider-origin` | `undefined \| string` | Exact provider origin (https: or http://localhost for dev). Attribute: `provider-origin`. |
 | `envelope` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The card envelope to render. JS property only. |
@@ -1521,16 +1953,31 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "vertical" \| "horizontal"` | Layout axis: `horizontal` (row, default) or `vertical` (column). |
-| `maximizedIndex` | — | `undefined \| null \| number` | Which item index is maximized (null = none). Declarative source of truth. |
-| `handle` | `handle` | `undefined \| "none" \| "line" \| "grip"` | Divider affordance drawn inside each draggable handle's 8px grab zone: - `line` (default) — a 1px hairline, transparent at rest, tinting on hover/drag. - `grip` — a dotted grip handle. - `none` — no visible divider, just the invisible hit-area. The full grab zone and keyboard/ARIA behavior are identical for all three. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "horizontal" \| "vertical"` | Layout axis: `horizontal` (row, default) or `vertical` (column). |
+| `maximizedIndex` | — | `undefined \| number \| null` | Which item index is maximized (null = none). Declarative source of truth. |
+| `handle` | `handle` | `undefined \| "line" \| "grip" \| "none"` | Divider affordance drawn inside each draggable handle's 8px grab zone: - `line` (default): a 1px hairline, transparent at rest, tinting on hover/drag. - `grip`: a dotted grip handle. - `none`: no visible divider, just the invisible hit-area. The full grab zone and keyboard/ARIA behavior are identical for all three. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-change` | `CustomEvent<{ sizes: number[] }>` | Fired on drag-end / keyboard resize / visibility change. `detail.sizes` = panel sizes in percent. |
-| `kai-maximize-change` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true; index: null \| number }>` | Observe layout maximize state. |
+| `kai-maximize-change` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true; index: number \| null }>` | Observe layout maximize state. |
+| `kai-maximize-state` | `CustomEvent<{ maximized: false \| true }>` | Authoritative maximize state, dispatched as a raw composed CustomEvent (not through `dispatch`) onto the affected `<kai-resizable-item>` and, on restore, onto the group host. A nested element (e.g. `<kai-artifact>`) listens for it to reconcile its own toggle. |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-resizable').maximize(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `maximize` | `(index: number): void` | Imperatively maximize the item at `index` (thin wrapper over `maximizedIndex`). |
+| `restore` | `(): void` | Imperatively restore from the maximized layout. |
+
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The `<kai-resizable-item>` panels, in order. Dividers are inserted between them. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1540,12 +1987,13 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| string` | Initial main-axis size: `"280px"` (fixed) or `"25%"`/`25` (percent). Omitted → flexible. |
 | `min` | `min` | `undefined \| string` | Minimum size during resize (px or %). |
 | `max` | `max` | `undefined \| string` | Maximum size during resize (px or %). |
 | `locked` | `locked` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Fix this panel's size; adjacent dividers become non-draggable. |
 | `hidden` | `hidden` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Hide this panel; its divider is dropped and the rest reflow. |
-| `collapsed` | `collapsed` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Collapse this panel — same layout effect as `hidden` (divider dropped, the rest reflow), but it WORKS as a bare boolean from framework JSX. A plain `<kai-resizable-item collapsed>` in React/Solid/Vue/Svelte collapses the panel at the first render; `hidden` does not, because a JSX boolean sets neither the `hidden` attribute nor the IDL property on a custom element, so the parent never sees it. The facade reflects `collapsed` to a `collapsed` attribute the parent reads. Prefer this over `hidden` for declarative collapse. |
+| `collapsed` | `collapsed` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Collapse this panel. Same layout effect as `hidden` (divider dropped, the rest reflow), but it WORKS as a bare boolean from framework JSX. A plain `<kai-resizable-item collapsed>` in React/Solid/Vue/Svelte collapses the panel at the first render; `hidden` does not, because a JSX boolean sets neither the `hidden` attribute nor the IDL property on a custom element, so the parent never sees it. The facade reflects `collapsed` to a `collapsed` attribute the parent reads. Prefer this over `hidden` for declarative collapse. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -1553,6 +2001,13 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-change` | `CustomEvent<unknown>` |  |
 | `kai-maximize-change` | `CustomEvent<unknown>` |  |
+| `kai-maximize-state` | `CustomEvent<unknown>` |  |
+
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | This panel's content. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1562,7 +2017,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `text` | — | `undefined \| string \| AsyncIterable<string>` | Text to stream. A string, or an `AsyncIterable<string>` (set as a JS property — async iterables can't be HTML attributes). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `text` | — | `undefined \| string \| AsyncIterable<string>` | Text to stream. A string, or an `AsyncIterable<string>` (set as a JS property, since async iterables can't be HTML attributes). |
 | `mode` | `mode` | `undefined \| "typewriter" \| "fade"` | Reveal animation. |
 | `speed` | `speed` | `undefined \| number` | Characters/segments per tick. |
 | `as` | `as` | `undefined \| string` | Element tag to render as. |
@@ -1581,19 +2037,28 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `availableAuthors` | — | `string[]` | Authors to offer as scope filters. Set as a JS property. |
-| `availableTags` | — | `string[]` | Tags to offer as scope filters. Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `availableAuthors` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Authors to offer as scope filters. Omit to drop the Authors section (for a tag-only picker). Set as a JS property. |
+| `availableTags` | — | `undefined \| string[]` | Tags to offer as scope filters. Omit to drop the Tags section (for an author-only picker). Set as a JS property. |
 | `currentLabel` | `current-label` | `undefined \| string` | The label shown on the trigger for the active scope. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe the dropdown's open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute, the dropdown still self-manages on click/keyboard). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-scope-picker open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger — click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the dropdown. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the trigger: click/keyboard and `show()` no longer open the dropdown. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The scope dropdown opened or closed (by click, keyboard, Escape, outside-click, or a method). |
-| `kai-scope-change` | `CustomEvent<{ filters: undefined \| { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } }>` | A scope was chosen (`undefined` filters = "All Content"). |
+| `kai-scope-change` | `CustomEvent<{ filters: { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } \| undefined }>` | A scope was chosen (`undefined` filters = "All Content"). |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-scope-picker').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1603,6 +2068,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute; the element still self-manages). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-screen open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
 | `headline` | `headline` | `undefined \| string` | Header title text. A projected `title` slot overrides it. (Named `headline` because `title` collides with the global `HTMLElement.title` attribute.) |
@@ -1616,10 +2082,20 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-back` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | Back navigation intent: the back button or Escape. The consumer flips their own routing in response (the screen knows nothing about the trigger). |
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The screen opened or closed (a method, `Escape` close, or driven `open`). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-screen').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Move focus to the screen surface (no-op while closed). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
 |---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The screen body, below the title bar. |
 | `title` | replace | Rich header title; overrides the `headline` prop. |
 | `actions` | inject | Header trailing cluster (e.g. an avatar or overflow menu). |
 
@@ -1640,10 +2116,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "vertical" \| "horizontal" \| "both"` | Which axis scrolls. `vertical` (default) · `horizontal` · `both`. The cross axis is clamped so content can't overflow it. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The scrollable content. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-scroll-area::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1658,15 +2141,16 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `for` | `for` | `undefined \| string` | CSS id of the scroll container to control. When omitted the element walks up the DOM (outside its own shadow root) to find the nearest scrollable ancestor. Mirrors the `for` convention of `<label for="...">`. |
-| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "ghost" \| "outline"` | Button visual variant: `'outline' \| 'ghost' \| 'default'`. Defaults to `'outline'`. |
+| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "outline" \| "ghost" \| "default"` | Button visual variant: `'outline' \| 'ghost' \| 'default'`. Defaults to `'outline'`. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md" \| "lg" \| "icon" \| "icon-sm"` | Button size token. Defaults to `'icon'` (square). |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-scroll` | `CustomEvent` | Emitted when the user clicks the button and `scrollToBottom()` is called. Carries no detail — consumers use it to know a manual scroll occurred. |
+| `kai-scroll` | `CustomEvent` | Emitted when the user clicks the button and `scrollToBottom()` is called. Carries no detail; consumers use it to know a manual scroll occurred. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1676,7 +2160,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled query — settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. Read `el.value` for live state. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled query. Settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. Read `el.value` for live state. |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` | Placeholder. Defaults to `Search…`. |
 | `icon` | `icon` | `undefined \| string` | Leading icon-NAME string (a curated name, URL, or text), resolved to a glyph the same way `kai-button`'s `icon` is. Defaults to `search`. |
 | `debounce` | `debounce` | `undefined \| number` | Debounce window for `kai-search`, in ms. Defaults to `200`. |
@@ -1691,6 +2176,13 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-search` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | The query changed (debounced live, and on clear). |
 | `kai-submit` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | Enter was pressed. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-search').focus()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `focus` | `(): void` | Focus the search input inside the shadow root. A native `focus()` on the host lands on the host itself and never reaches it. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Empty the field and fire `kai-search` with an empty value immediately, cancelling any debounced search still in flight, then return focus to the input. Same path as the trailing clear button. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-search::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1707,8 +2199,9 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `options` | — | `{ value: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string }[]` | The selectable segments, left to right. Set as a JS property (array). |
-| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled selected `value` — settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. `el.value = 'preview'` drives it; choosing a segment updates it and fires `kai-change`. Read `el.value` for live state. |
+| `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled selected `value`. Settable and reflected to the `value` attribute. `el.value = 'preview'` drives it; choosing a segment updates it and fires `kai-change`. Read `el.value` for live state. |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "md"` | Control density: `sm` or `md`. Defaults to `md`. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
@@ -1732,7 +2225,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "vertical" \| "horizontal"` | `horizontal` (default, block + full-width) or `vertical` (a rule inside a flex/grid row — it stretches to the row height). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `orientation` | `orientation` | `undefined \| "horizontal" \| "vertical"` | `horizontal` (default, block + full-width) or `vertical` (a rule inside a flex/grid row, stretching to the row height). |
 
 _No events._
 
@@ -1750,6 +2244,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Row label (primary text). Attribute: `label`. |
 | `description` | `description` | `undefined \| string` | Optional secondary description under the label. Attribute: `description`. |
 
@@ -1776,11 +2271,18 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `heading` | `heading` | `undefined \| string` | Small section heading shown above the card. Attribute: `heading`. |
 | `description` | `description` | `undefined \| string` | Optional muted description under the heading. Attribute: `description`. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The `<kai-setting-item>` rows in this group. |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-settings-group::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1796,6 +2298,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "text" \| "rect" \| "circle"` | `text` (one or more lines), `rect` (a block), or `circle` (round). Defaults to `text`. |
 | `width` | `width` | `undefined \| string` | CSS width (e.g. `'12rem'`, `'60%'`). Defaults to full width (responsive); for `circle` it is the diameter. |
 | `height` | `height` | `undefined \| string` | CSS height. Defaults per variant (a text line height; circle = width). |
@@ -1817,10 +2320,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `skills` | — | `{ id: string; name: string }[]` | The active skills to badge. Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `skills` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; name: string }[]` | The active skills to badge. Set as a JS property. Omit to supply them as `<kai-skill>` light-DOM children instead; when both are present the property's skills come first. Nothing renders when there are none. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-skill>` | `id` | yes | Parse a single light-DOM `<kai-skill>` element into a `Skill` descriptor. Attribute / content mapping: - `id` → Skill.id (falls back to `name` when absent) - `textContent` → Skill.name (the human-readable badge label) Example: `<kai-skill id="web-search">Web Search</kai-skill>` |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-source` / `Source`
@@ -1829,9 +2339,10 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `href` | `href` | `undefined \| string` | The URL this citation links to (the domain also seeds the default label/favicon). |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Trigger label (defaults to the domain). |
-| `headline` | `headline` | `undefined \| string` | Hover-card headline. Attribute: `headline` (`title` is avoided — it's a global HTML attribute that reflects in a CE constructor and breaks it). |
+| `headline` | `headline` | `undefined \| string` | Hover-card headline. Attribute: `headline` (`title` is avoided because it is a global HTML attribute that reflects in a CE constructor and breaks it). |
 | `description` | `description` | `undefined \| string` | Hover-card body text describing the source. |
 | `showFavicon` | `show-favicon` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show the source's favicon next to the trigger label. |
 
@@ -1845,12 +2356,19 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `sources` | — | `{ href: string; title?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; label?: undefined \| string; showFavicon?: undefined \| false \| true }[]` | The sources to render. Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `sources` | — | `undefined \| { href: string; title?: undefined \| string; description?: undefined \| string; label?: undefined \| string; showFavicon?: undefined \| false \| true }[]` | The sources to render. Set as a JS property. Omit to supply them as `<kai-source>` light-DOM children instead; when both are present the property's sources come first. |
 | `showFavicon` | `show-favicon` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show favicons on all items (per-item `showFavicon` overrides). |
-| `numbered` | `numbered` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When true, each citation chip is labelled with its 1-based index in the merged (prop + declarative-children) list (`[1]`, `[2]`, …) instead of the per-item `label` or domain fallback. HTML attribute: `numbered` (boolean — bare attribute or `numbered="true"`). JS property: `el.numbered = true`. |
+| `numbered` | `numbered` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When true, each citation chip is labelled with its 1-based index in the merged (prop + declarative-children) list (`[1]`, `[2]`, …) instead of the per-item `label` or domain fallback. HTML attribute: `numbered` (boolean: a bare attribute or `numbered="true"`). JS property: `el.numbered = true`. |
 
 _No events._
 
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-source>` | `description`, `headline`, `href`, `label`, `show-favicon` | — | Parse a single light-DOM `<kai-source>` element into a `KaiSourceItem` descriptor. Attribute mapping: - `href` → KaiSourceItem.href - `label` → KaiSourceItem.label - `headline` → KaiSourceItem.title (matches kai-source's prop name; "title" is a reserved HTMLElement attribute so kai-source uses "headline") - `description` → KaiSourceItem.description - `show-favicon`→ KaiSourceItem.showFavicon (bare boolean attribute) |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-status` / `Status`
@@ -1859,6 +2377,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `status` | `status` | `undefined \| "new" \| "online" \| "busy" \| "away" \| "offline"` | Presence/notification state → color. `new` (default) maps to the blue hue. |
 | `pulse` | `pulse` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Animated ping ring (off by default; respects prefers-reduced-motion). |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible name. Without it the dot is decorative. |
@@ -1880,10 +2399,11 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `suggestions` | — | `(string \| { label: string; value?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string })[]` | The suggestions. Strings, or `{ label, value }` when the displayed text and the emitted value differ. Set as a JS property. |
-| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "default" \| "ghost" \| "outline"` | Chip style: `'outline'` (default), `'ghost'`, or `'default'` (filled). |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `suggestions` | — | `undefined \| (string \| { label: string; value?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string })[]` | The suggestions. Strings, or `{ label, value }` when the displayed text and the emitted value differ. Set as a JS property. Omit to supply them as `<kai-suggestion>` light-DOM children instead; when both are present the property's suggestions come first. |
+| `variant` | `variant` | `undefined \| "outline" \| "ghost" \| "default"` | Chip style: `'outline'` (default), `'ghost'`, or `'default'` (filled). |
 | `size` | `size` | `undefined \| "md" \| "lg"` | Row height for `layout="list"`: `'md'` (default) or `'lg'` for taller rows. Chips are unaffected. |
-| `layout` | `layout` | `undefined \| "list" \| "chips"` | Layout: `'chips'` (default) renders a wrapping row of rounded pills; `'list'` renders a vertical, full-width "Ideas for you" list — each row is left-aligned with a leading `icon`, a label, and a hover background. |
+| `layout` | `layout` | `undefined \| "chips" \| "list"` | Layout: `'chips'` (default) renders a wrapping row of rounded pills; `'list'` renders a vertical, full-width "Ideas for you" list where each row is left-aligned with a leading `icon`, a label, and a hover background. |
 | `block` | `block` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Full-width left-aligned rows instead of pills. |
 | `highlight` | `highlight` | `undefined \| string` | Substring to highlight within each suggestion. |
 
@@ -1893,6 +2413,12 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-select` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | A suggestion was clicked. |
 
+**Declarative children** (compose these in light DOM instead of setting the JS property):
+
+| Child element | Attributes | Text content | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `<kai-suggestion>` | `icon`, `value` | yes | Parse a single `<kai-suggestion>` node into an `Item` descriptor. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-switch` / `Switch`
@@ -1901,7 +2427,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `checked` | `checked` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Controlled checked state — settable and reflected to the `checked` attribute. `el.checked = true` (or `<kai-switch checked>`) drives it; the toggle UI updates it and fires `kai-change`. Read `el.checked` for live state. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `checked` | `checked` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Controlled checked state. Settable and reflected to the `checked` attribute. `el.checked = true` (or `<kai-switch checked>`) drives it; the toggle UI updates it and fires `kai-change`. Read `el.checked` for live state. |
 | `defaultChecked` | `default-checked` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial checked state on mount (uncontrolled seed). Bare attribute (`<kai-switch default-checked>`) turns it on. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable interaction. |
 | `label` | `label` | `undefined \| string` | Accessible label. |
@@ -1914,6 +2441,13 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-change` | `CustomEvent<{ checked: false \| true }>` | The toggle changed. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-switch').toggle()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the switch and fire `kai-change` (no-op while disabled). |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the inner `role="switch"` button (the host element can't reach it). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-tabs` / `Tabs`
@@ -1922,6 +2456,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `items` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; label?: undefined \| string; icon?: undefined \| string; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true }[]` | Tabs to render. Set as a JS property, not an HTML attribute. |
 | `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` | Controlled selected id. Set as a JS property (or the `value` attribute); drive it from your app in response to `kai-tab-change`. Omit for uncontrolled. |
 | `defaultValue` | `default-value` | `undefined \| string` | Initial selected id when uncontrolled (use the `default-value` attribute in plain HTML). |
@@ -1935,6 +2470,13 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-tab-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | A tab was selected (click, Enter/Space, or arrow-key move). `value` is the item's id. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-tabs').select(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `select` | `(id: string): void` | Select a tab by id (fires `kai-tab-change`). Ignores unknown/disabled ids. |
+| `focus` | `(): void` | Focus the active tab (or the first focusable tab). |
+
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-tabs::part(name)`):
 
 | Part | Description |
@@ -1950,7 +2492,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `data` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | The tasks definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { tasks:[…], selectAll, confirmLabel, … }`. Import `TasksCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `data` | — | `undefined \| { mode?: undefined \| "select" \| "progress"; heading?: undefined \| string; tasks: { id: string; label: string; description?: undefined \| string; checked?: undefined \| false \| true; disabled?: undefined \| false \| true }[]; selectAll?: undefined \| false \| true; confirmLabel?: undefined \| string; allowEmpty?: undefined \| false \| true; min?: undefined \| number; max?: undefined \| number; dismissible?: undefined \| false \| true }` | The tasks definition (the CardEnvelope.data). Set as a JS PROPERTY: `el.data = { tasks:[…], selectAll, confirmLabel, … }`. Import `TasksCardData` from `@kitn.ai/ui` for the full shape. |
 | `cardId` | `card-id` | `undefined \| string` | Stable card id correlating every emitted CardEvent. Attribute: `card-id`. |
 | `heading` | `heading` | `undefined \| string` | Heading rendered in the card chrome (= CardEnvelope.title). Attribute: `heading`. |
 | `resolution` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, unknown>` | Set when the user resolved this card; renders the read-only view. Property: `el.resolution = { kind:'submit', data:{ selected:[…] } }`. |
@@ -1963,7 +2506,18 @@ _No events._
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string[] }>` | The selection changed on a toggle — the selected ids in input order. |
+| `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string[] }>` | The selection changed on a toggle. Carries the selected ids in input order. |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-tasks').select(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `select` | `(taskIds?: string[]): void` | Set the checked task ids (local-only, no emit), respecting disabled/max. With no arg, select all toggleable rows. |
+| `toggle` | `(taskId: string, checked?: boolean): void` | Toggle one task by id, honoring the max gate (no `checked` = flip). |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Confirm the current selection: emits the `submit` CardEvent + resolves (only when the min/max gate passes). Named `send`, not `submit`. |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the task group (select-all checkbox if shown, else the first row). |
+| `dismiss` | `(): void` | Trigger the dismiss path (emit `dismiss` + collapse to the re-openable stub). |
+| `reopen` | `(): void` | Re-open a dismissed card from its stub (emit `reopen`). |
 
 ---
 
@@ -1973,6 +2527,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `text` | `text` | `undefined \| string` | The text to shimmer. |
 | `as` | `as` | `undefined \| string` | Element tag to render as (default `span`). |
 | `duration` | `duration` | `undefined \| number` | Animation duration in seconds. |
@@ -1988,6 +2543,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `text` | `text` | `undefined \| string` | The shimmering label, e.g. "Thinking…". |
 | `stoppable` | `stoppable` | `undefined \| false \| true` | When true, show a "stop" affordance that fires a `stop` event. |
 | `stopLabel` | `stop-label` | `undefined \| string` | Label for the stop affordance. |
@@ -2006,14 +2562,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `messages` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; content: string; reasoning?: undefined \| { text: string; label?: undefined \| string }; tools?: undefined \| { type: string; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string }[]; attachments?: undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The full message thread to render, newest last. Each entry carries its role, content, and optional reasoning/tools/attachments/actions/avatar. Set as a JS property (`el.messages = [...]`); a NEW array reference per streaming chunk re-renders (mutating in place does not). |
-| `loading` | `loading` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a typing indicator on the pending assistant turn — set while awaiting the assistant's reply. |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` | Body/prose font scale for rendered markdown (`'xs' \| 'sm' \| 'base' \| 'lg'`). Defaults to `'sm'`. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `messages` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; parts: ({ type: "text"; text: string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "reasoning"; text: string; label?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number; streamId?: undefined \| string; signature?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "tool"; tool: { type: string; kind?: undefined \| "command" \| "file-change" \| "search" \| "fetch" \| "mcp" \| "image" \| "generic"; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; rawInput?: undefined \| string; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "card"; envelope: { type: string; id: string; data: unknown; title?: undefined \| string; resolution?: undefined \| { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "source"; source: { id?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string; snippet?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "file"; attachment: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } })[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The full message thread to render, newest last. Each entry carries its role, ordered `parts`, and optional actions/avatar/feedback. Set as a JS property (`el.messages = [...]`); a NEW array reference per streaming chunk re-renders (mutating in place does not). |
+| `loading` | `loading` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show a typing indicator on the pending assistant turn. Set it while awaiting the assistant's reply. |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` | Body/prose font scale for rendered markdown (`'xs' \| 'sm' \| 'base' \| 'lg'`). Defaults to `'sm'`. |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` | Shiki theme name for syntax-highlighted code blocks (e.g. `'github-dark-dimmed'`). |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Enable Shiki syntax highlighting in code blocks. Turn off to render plain `<pre>` blocks (lighter, no highlighter load). Default true. |
 | `actionsReveal` | `actions-reveal` | `undefined \| "always" \| "hover"` | Whether each message's action bar is always visible (`'always'`, default) or only revealed on hover of that message row (`'hover'`). |
 | `scrollButton` | `scroll-button` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Show the scroll-to-bottom button inside the scroll area. Default true. |
 | `class` | `class` | `undefined \| string` | Extra classes applied to the thread's inner root. |
+| `cardTypes` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Optional card type -> custom-element tag overrides/additions for `card` parts (merged over the built-ins). Property: `el.cardTypes`. Typed as a plain string map (not the `CardTagMap` alias) so the generated React wrapper inlines it instead of emitting an unresolved named type. |
+| `cardSchemas` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, object>` | JSON Schemas for the card types this app renders, keyed by envelope type. The companion of `cardTypes`, which says what DRAWS a card while this says what a VALID one looks like. An OBJECT, so it is a JS property only: `el.cardSchemas = { 'pricing-table': pricingSchema }`, never an attribute. `createCardRegistry(...).validationSchemas` is exactly this shape. Without it the kit validates its own seven built-ins and leaves your own card type, the one your app actually cares about, as the only unchecked thing on screen. A schema here WINS over a built-in of the same name. Typed `Record<string, object>` rather than `Record<string, JsonSchema>` deliberately: an imported `.json` schema widens `"type"` to `string`, and an authored one carries `$schema`/`title`/`description`/`additionalProperties`, so the tighter type would reject both of the normal ways to supply one. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -2021,6 +2580,12 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-message-action` | `CustomEvent<{ messageId: string; action: string; state?: undefined \| "on" \| "off" }>` | A message's action button was clicked. `action` is the built-in name (`copy` / `like` / `dislike` / `regenerate` / `edit`) or a custom id. `state` is present only for the toggleable feedback votes: `'on'` when a like/dislike is set, `'off'` when re-tapped to clear. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-thread').scrollToBottom(…)`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `scrollToBottom` | `(behavior?: ScrollBehavior): void` | Scroll the message list to the bottom (default `'smooth'`). |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |
@@ -2035,7 +2600,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `toasts` | — | `{ id: string; message: string; variant?: undefined \| "error" \| "info" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "neutral"; appearance?: undefined \| "pill" \| "card"; inverse?: undefined \| false \| true; description?: undefined \| string; action?: undefined \| { label: string; onAction: () => void \| false }; duration?: undefined \| number; dismissible?: undefined \| false \| true; target?: undefined \| HTMLElement }[]` | The toasts to render. Newest is shown on top. Set as a JS property (array); pass a new array reference to update. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `toasts` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; message: string; variant?: undefined \| "neutral" \| "success" \| "warning" \| "error" \| "info"; appearance?: undefined \| "pill" \| "card"; inverse?: undefined \| false \| true; description?: undefined \| string; action?: undefined \| { label: string; onAction: () => void \| false }; duration?: undefined \| number; dismissible?: undefined \| false \| true; target?: undefined \| HTMLElement }[]` | The toasts to render. Newest is shown on top. Set as a JS property (array); pass a new array reference to update. Omit for an empty region, which is the normal resting state and how the imperative `toast()` API starts. |
 | `position` | `position` | `undefined \| "top-center" \| "top-right" \| "top-left" \| "bottom-center" \| "bottom-right" \| "bottom-left"` | Stack anchor: `'top-center'` (default), `'top-right'`, `'bottom-center'`, … |
 | `max` | `max` | `undefined \| number` | Max simultaneously-visible toasts; the rest queue. Defaults to `3`. |
 | `stack` | `stack` | `undefined \| "expanded" \| "collapsed"` | Stacking: 'expanded' (default, full column) \| 'collapsed' (Sonner-style pile that expands on hover/focus). Attribute: stack. |
@@ -2048,7 +2614,7 @@ _No events._
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-action` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string; label: string }>` | A toast's action button was pressed. |
-| `kai-dismiss` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string; reason: "action" \| "timeout" \| "close" }>` | A toast left the stack. `reason` is `'timeout' \| 'close' \| 'action'`. |
+| `kai-dismiss` | `CustomEvent<{ id: string; reason: "timeout" \| "close" \| "action" }>` | A toast left the stack. `reason` is `'timeout' \| 'close' \| 'action'`. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -2058,10 +2624,11 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `tool` | — | `undefined \| { type: string; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string }` | The tool-call to display. Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `tool` | — | `undefined \| { type: string; kind?: undefined \| "command" \| "file-change" \| "search" \| "fetch" \| "mcp" \| "image" \| "generic"; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; rawInput?: undefined \| string; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } }` | The tool-call to display. Set as a JS property. |
 | `open` | `open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Drive/observe open state (Shoelace-style: settable + reflected to the `open` attribute; the element still self-manages on trigger click). Set `el.open = true`, or `<kai-tool open>`; listen for `kai-open-change`. |
 | `defaultOpen` | `default-open` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Initial open state on mount (uncontrolled seed). |
-| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Gate the disclosure trigger — programmatic `show()/hide()/toggle()` still work, but the trigger click no longer toggles. |
+| `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Gate the disclosure trigger: programmatic `show()/hide()/toggle()` still work, but the trigger click no longer toggles. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -2069,6 +2636,14 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The panel expanded or collapsed (by trigger click or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-tool').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-tooltip` / `Tooltip`
@@ -2077,6 +2652,7 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `content` | `content` | `undefined \| string` | The hint text shown on hover/focus of the slotted trigger. |
 | `openDelay` | `open-delay` | `undefined \| number` | Delay (ms) before the tooltip appears on hover. Defaults to 600. Focus shows it immediately regardless. |
 | `closeDelay` | `close-delay` | `undefined \| number` | Delay (ms) before it hides after the pointer leaves. Defaults to 0 (hides immediately). |
@@ -2091,6 +2667,20 @@ _No events._
 |---|---|---|
 | `kai-open-change` | `CustomEvent<{ open: false \| true }>` | The tooltip opened or closed (by hover/focus, outside-click, or a method). |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-tooltip').show()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `show` | `(): void` | Open it programmatically (no-op while disabled). |
+| `hide` | `(): void` | Close it programmatically. |
+| `toggle` | `(): void` | Flip the open state (closes while disabled). |
+
+**Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
+
+| Slot | Mode | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| _(default)_ | inject | The TRIGGER the tooltip describes. The tip text is the `text` prop. |
+
 ---
 
 ### `kai-voice-input` / `VoiceInput`
@@ -2099,7 +2689,8 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `transcribe` | — | `undefined \| (audio: Blob) => Promise<string>` | Transcriber the host supplies — records audio, returns the text. This is a **function-valued property** (`el.transcribe = async blob => '...'`) because a value-returning callback can't be modelled as a fire-and-forget event. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `transcribe` | — | `undefined \| (audio: Blob) => Promise<string>` | Transcriber the host supplies: records audio, returns the text. This is a **function-valued property** (`el.transcribe = async blob => '...'`) because a value-returning callback can't be modelled as a fire-and-forget event. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the mic button (non-interactive). |
 | `recognitionLang` | `recognition-lang` | `undefined \| string` | BCP-47 language tag for the native `SpeechRecognition` path (e.g. `en-US`). Attribute: `recognition-lang` (the plain `lang` attribute is reserved by `HTMLElement` and can't be a custom-element property). No effect when `transcribe` is set or the browser lacks SpeechRecognition. |
 | `interim` | `interim` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Emit live partial transcripts (`kai-transcript-interim`) during native recognition. Attribute: `interim`. No-op on the transcribe/fallback paths. |
@@ -2108,10 +2699,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-audio-captured` | `CustomEvent<{ blob: Blob }>` | Raw audio captured (before transcription) — for hosts that prefer to handle transcription themselves instead of via the `transcribe` property. Also the unsupported-fallback signal: no `transcribe`, no SpeechRecognition, so only the blob is produced (no text). |
-| `kai-recording-change` | `CustomEvent<{ recording: false \| true }>` | Recording started or stopped — lets the host drive its own UI (waveform, push-to-talk indicator) in sync with the mic. Fires on real transitions only (manual click and programmatic start()/stop()), never on mount. |
+| `kai-audio-captured` | `CustomEvent<{ blob: Blob }>` | Raw audio captured (before transcription), for hosts that prefer to handle transcription themselves instead of via the `transcribe` property. Also the unsupported-fallback signal: no `transcribe`, no SpeechRecognition, so only the blob is produced (no text). |
+| `kai-recording-change` | `CustomEvent<{ recording: false \| true }>` | Recording started or stopped. Lets the host drive its own UI (waveform, push-to-talk indicator) in sync with the mic. Fires on real transitions only (manual click and programmatic start()/stop()), never on mount. |
 | `kai-transcript-interim` | `CustomEvent<{ text: string }>` | Live partial transcript during native recognition (only when `interim` is set). Fires repeatedly before the final `kai-transcription`. |
-| `kai-transcription` | `CustomEvent<{ text: string }>` | Final transcript — the `transcribe` property resolved, OR native `SpeechRecognition` produced final text (no `transcribe` set). |
+| `kai-transcription` | `CustomEvent<{ text: string }>` | Final transcript: the `transcribe` property resolved, OR native `SpeechRecognition` produced final text (no `transcribe` set). |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-voice-input').start()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `start` | `(): void` | Begin recording programmatically (e.g. push-to-talk bound to a global key). Runs the same getUserMedia path as clicking the mic; no-ops if already recording. |
+| `stop` | `(): void` | Stop the in-progress recording, producing the blob (→ kai-audio-captured) and running transcription. Pairs with start() for push-to-talk. |
 
 ---
 
@@ -2121,17 +2719,27 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
 | `text` | `text` | `undefined \| string` | The utterance to read aloud. |
 | `autoplay` | `autoplay` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Speak automatically when `text` is set/changed. |
-| `synthesize` | — | `undefined \| (text: string) => Promise<Blob>` | TTS model seam the host supplies — given text, returns an audio `Blob` to play. This is a **function-valued property** (`el.synthesize = async text => blob`); when set, the native `speechSynthesis` path is bypassed. Mirrors `<kai-voice-input>`'s `transcribe`. A value-returning callback can't be modelled as a fire-and-forget event, hence a property. |
+| `synthesize` | — | `undefined \| (text: string) => Promise<Blob>` | TTS model seam the host supplies: given text, returns an audio `Blob` to play. This is a **function-valued property** (`el.synthesize = async text => blob`); when set, the native `speechSynthesis` path is bypassed. Mirrors `<kai-voice-input>`'s `transcribe`. A value-returning callback can't be modelled as a fire-and-forget event, hence a property. |
 | `disabled` | `disabled` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Disable the button (non-interactive). |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
 | Event | `detail` type | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| `kai-speaking-change` | `CustomEvent<{ speaking: false \| true }>` | Playback started or stopped — drive your own UI in sync. Fires on real transitions only (manual click and programmatic speak()/stop()), never on mount. |
-| `kai-synthesized` | `CustomEvent<{ blob: Blob }>` | The model path (`synthesize`) resolved audio — the raw `Blob` before playback. |
+| `kai-speaking-change` | `CustomEvent<{ speaking: false \| true }>` | Playback started or stopped. Drive your own UI in sync. Fires on real transitions only (manual click and programmatic speak()/stop()), never on mount. |
+| `kai-synthesized` | `CustomEvent<{ blob: Blob }>` | The model path (`synthesize`) resolved audio: the raw `Blob` before playback. |
+
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-voice-output').speak()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `speak` | `(): void` | Speak the current `text` (native, or via `synthesize` if set). |
+| `pause` | `(): void` | Pause playback (resumable). |
+| `resume` | `(): void` | Resume paused playback. |
+| `stop` | `(): void` | Stop playback and reset. |
 
 **Styleable parts** (restyle from outside via `kai-voice-output::part(name)`):
 
@@ -2147,16 +2755,17 @@ _No events._
 
 | Property | Attribute | Type | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `groups` | — | `{ id: string; userId?: undefined \| string; teamId?: undefined \| string; name: string; sortOrder: number; createdAt: string }[]` | Pre-bucketed conversation groups for the sidebar. Set as a JS property. |
-| `conversations` | — | `{ id: string; title: string; groupId?: undefined \| string; scope: { type: "document" \| "collection"; documentId?: undefined \| string; filters?: undefined \| { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } }; messageCount: number; lastMessageAt: string; updatedAt: string; trailing?: undefined \| string }[]` | Flat conversation list (auto-bucketed if `groups` is empty). Set as a JS property. |
+| `theme` | `theme` | `"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"` | Color mode (`auto` follows prefers-color-scheme). |
+| `groups` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; userId?: undefined \| string; teamId?: undefined \| string; name: string; sortOrder: number; createdAt: string }[]` | The sidebar's section headers, rendered in array order. A group carries no conversations of its own; it is matched against `conversations` by id, so the two props are complementary rather than alternatives. Omit for an ungrouped sidebar. Set as a JS property. |
+| `conversations` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; title: string; groupId?: undefined \| string; scope: { type: "document" \| "collection"; documentId?: undefined \| string; filters?: undefined \| { tags?: undefined \| string[]; authors?: undefined \| string[]; contentType?: undefined \| "transcript" \| "markdown"; dateRange?: undefined \| { from: string; to: string } } }; messageCount: number; lastMessageAt: string; updatedAt: string; trailing?: undefined \| string }[]` | Every conversation in the sidebar, flat. Each one is filed under the group whose `id` equals its `groupId`; one with no `groupId`, or with a `groupId` matching no entry in `groups`, falls into a trailing ungrouped section (headerless when `compact`), so nothing you pass in is ever dropped. There is no recency bucketing. Set as a JS property. Omit for an empty sidebar, or when `no-conversations` replaces the built-in list with your own `sidebar-header` content. |
 | `activeId` | `active-id` | `undefined \| string` | Id of the open conversation, highlighted in the sidebar. |
-| `messages` | — | `{ id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; content: string; reasoning?: undefined \| { text: string; label?: undefined \| string }; tools?: undefined \| { type: string; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string }[]; attachments?: undefined \| { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The active conversation's message thread, newest last. Set as a JS property. |
+| `messages` | — | `undefined \| { id: string; role: "user" \| "assistant"; parts: ({ type: "text"; text: string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "reasoning"; text: string; label?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number; streamId?: undefined \| string; signature?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "tool"; tool: { type: string; kind?: undefined \| "command" \| "file-change" \| "search" \| "fetch" \| "mcp" \| "image" \| "generic"; state: "input-streaming" \| "input-available" \| "output-available" \| "output-error"; input?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; rawInput?: undefined \| string; output?: undefined \| Record<string, unknown>; toolCallId?: undefined \| string; errorText?: undefined \| string; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "card"; envelope: { type: string; id: string; data: unknown; title?: undefined \| string; resolution?: undefined \| { kind: "action"; action: string; payload?: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "submit"; data: unknown; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "dismissed"; at?: undefined \| string } \| { kind: "expired"; reason?: undefined \| string; at?: undefined \| string } }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "source"; source: { id?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string; snippet?: undefined \| string; index?: undefined \| number }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } } \| { type: "file"; attachment: { id: string; type: "file" \| "source-document"; filename?: undefined \| string; mediaType?: undefined \| string; url?: undefined \| string; title?: undefined \| string }; raw?: undefined \| { source: string; payload: unknown } })[]; actions?: undefined \| ("copy" \| "like" \| "dislike" \| "regenerate" \| "edit" \| { id: string; label: string; icon?: undefined \| string; tooltip?: undefined \| string })[]; avatar?: undefined \| { src?: undefined \| string; fallback?: undefined \| string; alt?: undefined \| string }; feedback?: undefined \| "like" \| "dislike" }[]` | The active conversation's message thread, newest last. Set as a JS property (`el.messages = [...]`); a NEW array reference per streaming chunk re-renders (mutating in place does not). Omit for an empty thread. |
 | `value` | `value` | `undefined \| string` |  |
 | `placeholder` | `placeholder` | `undefined \| string` |  |
 | `loading` | `loading` | `undefined \| false \| true` |  |
 | `suggestions` | — | `undefined \| string[]` |  |
 | `suggestionMode` | `suggestion-mode` | `undefined \| "submit" \| "fill"` |  |
-| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "xs" \| "base"` |  |
+| `proseSize` | `prose-size` | `undefined \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "base" \| "lg"` |  |
 | `codeTheme` | `code-theme` | `undefined \| string` |  |
 | `codeHighlight` | `code-highlight` | `undefined \| false \| true` |  |
 | `chatTitle` | `chat-title` | `undefined \| string` |  |
@@ -2176,6 +2785,8 @@ _No events._
 | `collapseBelow` | `collapse-below` | `undefined \| number` | Auto-collapse the rail when the workspace's own width drops below this many px, and re-expand when it grows back above. Uncontrolled only (it never fights an app-driven `sidebarCollapsed`); omit to disable. Fires `kai-sidebar-toggle`. Attribute: `collapse-below`. |
 | `compact` | `compact` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Render Recents as dense single-line rows (a leading dot + title, no count). |
 | `noConversations` | `no-conversations` | `undefined \| false \| true` | Suppress the built-in ConversationList so the `sidebar-header` slot owns the whole rail flex region (for apps that supply their own rail nav). Default false. Attribute: `no-conversations`. |
+| `cardTypes` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, string>` | Optional card type -> custom-element tag overrides/additions for `card` parts (merged over the built-ins). Property: `el.cardTypes`. Typed as a plain string map (not the `CardTagMap` alias) so the generated React wrapper inlines it instead of emitting an unresolved named type. |
+| `cardSchemas` | — | `undefined \| Record<string, object>` | JSON Schemas for the card types this app renders, keyed by envelope type. The companion of `cardTypes`, which says what DRAWS a card while this says what a VALID one looks like. An OBJECT, so it is a JS property only: `el.cardSchemas = { 'pricing-table': pricingSchema }`, never an attribute. `createCardRegistry(...).validationSchemas` is exactly this shape. Without it the kit validates its own seven built-ins and leaves your own card type, the one your app actually cares about, as the only unchecked thing on screen. A schema here WINS over a built-in of the same name. Typed `Record<string, object>` rather than `Record<string, JsonSchema>` deliberately: an imported `.json` schema widens `"type"` to `string`, and an authored one carries `$schema`/`title`/`description`/`additionalProperties`, so the tighter type would reject both of the normal ways to supply one. |
 
 **Events** (non-bubbling `CustomEvent`s — listen directly on the element):
 
@@ -2192,6 +2803,18 @@ _No events._
 | `kai-value-change` | `CustomEvent<{ value: string }>` | Fired on every input change. |
 | `kai-voice` | `CustomEvent<Record<string, never>>` | The Mic / voice button was clicked. |
 
+**Methods** (call on the element instance: `document.querySelector('kai-workspace').toggleSidebar()`):
+
+| Method | Signature | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `toggleSidebar` | `(): void` | Collapse/expand the conversation sidebar and fire `kai-sidebar-toggle`. |
+| `collapseSidebar` | `(): void` | Force the conversation sidebar collapsed (fires `kai-sidebar-toggle`). |
+| `expandSidebar` | `(): void` | Force the conversation sidebar expanded (fires `kai-sidebar-toggle`). |
+| `focus` | `(options?: FocusOptions): void` | Focus the thread's composer. |
+| `clear` | `(): void` | Clear the thread draft + staged attachments. |
+| `send` | `(): void` | Submit the current thread draft programmatically (fires `kai-submit`). |
+| `scrollToBottom` | `(behavior?: ScrollBehavior): void` | Scroll the thread to the newest message. |
+
 **Slots** (project your own markup via `slot="name"` on a light-DOM child):
 
 | Slot | Mode | Description |