pi-studio 0.9.18 → 0.9.19

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to `pi-studio` are documented here.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.19] — 2026-05-27
+
+### Changed
+- Renamed the browser file picker to **Import file copy…**, clarified that browser-imported files are unsaved copies until saved, and renamed Files-view tab actions to **Open file tab**, **Convert tab**, or **Preview tab** depending on file type.
+
+### Fixed
+- Working-view tool inputs now keep a bounded full input copy so long shell commands and REPL snippets can be expanded/copied instead of only showing the short activity summary.
+- Editor-only and editor-preview panes now fall back to the file extension language while the stored editor language is still the default, avoiding Julia/code files being briefly or persistently rendered as Markdown prose.
+- Clarified refresh-from-disk behaviour for detached drafts, kept the resource directory visible for file-backed tabs, made refresh requests preserve/use the client tab's current file path so files opened from the Files view can be refreshed reliably, and made Working tool inputs appear as soon as Pi announces a tool call.
+
 ## [0.9.18] — 2026-05-26
 
 ### Added

package/client/studio-client.js

@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@
             toolName: typeof entry.toolName === "string" ? entry.toolName : "tool",
             label: parseNonEmptyString(entry.label),
             argsSummary: parseNonEmptyString(entry.argsSummary),
+            args: parseNonEmptyString(entry.args),
             output: typeof entry.output === "string" ? entry.output : "",
             images: Array.isArray(entry.images)
               ? entry.images.map((image, imageIndex) => normalizeTraceImage(image, imageIndex)).filter(Boolean)
@@ -860,8 +861,9 @@
             ? ("Tool: " + String(entry.toolName || "tool") + " — " + entry.label)
             : ("Tool: " + String(entry.toolName || "tool"));
           const parts = [header];
-          if (String(entry.argsSummary || "").trim()) {
-            parts.push("Input:\n" + String(entry.argsSummary || "").trim());
+          const inputText = String(entry.args || entry.argsSummary || "").trim();
+          if (inputText) {
+            parts.push("Input:\n" + inputText);
           }
           if (String(entry.output || "").trim()) {
             parts.push("Output:\n" + String(entry.output || "").trim());
@@ -2609,6 +2611,9 @@
       }
 
       function getIdleStatus() {
+        if (isEditorOnlyMode) {
+          return "Editor-only mode: edit, load, annotate, preview, save, suggest, or refresh file-backed text.";
+        }
         return "Edit, load, or annotate text, then run, save, send to pi editor, or critique.";
       }
 
@@ -3176,7 +3181,7 @@
 
       function updateSourceBadge() {
         const label = sourceState && sourceState.label ? sourceState.label : "blank";
-        sourceBadgeEl.textContent = (studioUiRefreshEnabled ? "Origin: " : "Editor origin: ") + label;
+        sourceBadgeEl.textContent = (studioUiRefreshEnabled ? "Origin: " : "Editor origin: ") + label + (hasRefreshableFilePath() ? " · file" : "");
         const descriptor = getCurrentStudioDocumentDescriptor();
         if (sourceBadgeEl) {
           sourceBadgeEl.title = descriptor.fileBacked
@@ -3188,9 +3193,11 @@
         if (isFileBacked) {
           var fileBackedResourceDir = getCurrentResourceDirValue() || dirnameForDisplayPath(sourceState.path);
           if (resourceDirInput) resourceDirInput.value = fileBackedResourceDir;
-          if (resourceDirLabel) resourceDirLabel.textContent = "";
+          if (resourceDirLabel) {
+            resourceDirLabel.textContent = fileBackedResourceDir ? ("Resource dir: " + fileBackedResourceDir) : "Resource dir: file directory";
+            resourceDirLabel.hidden = false;
+          }
           if (resourceDirBtn) resourceDirBtn.hidden = true;
-          if (resourceDirLabel) resourceDirLabel.hidden = true;
           if (resourceDirInputWrap) resourceDirInputWrap.classList.remove("visible");
         } else {
           // Restore to label if dir is set, otherwise show button
@@ -4480,8 +4487,8 @@
         return lines.join("\n");
       }
 
-      function renderDelimitedTextPreview(targetEl, text, pane) {
-        const html = buildDelimitedTextPreviewHtml(text, editorLanguage || "");
+      function renderDelimitedTextPreview(targetEl, text, pane, language) {
+        const html = buildDelimitedTextPreviewHtml(text, language || editorLanguage || "");
         if (!html || !targetEl) return false;
         if (pane === "source") {
           sourcePreviewRenderNonce += 1;
@@ -8236,15 +8243,16 @@
       function renderSourcePreviewNow() {
         if (editorView !== "preview") return;
         const text = prepareEditorTextForPreview(sourceTextEl.value || "");
-        if (isHtmlArtifactPreviewText(text, editorLanguage)) {
+        const previewLanguage = getEditorLanguageForPreview();
+        if (isHtmlArtifactPreviewText(text, previewLanguage)) {
           renderHtmlArtifactPreview(sourcePreviewEl, text, "source", { title: "Editor HTML preview", ...getHtmlPreviewResourceContextOptions() });
           return;
         }
-        if (renderDelimitedTextPreview(sourcePreviewEl, text, "source")) {
+        if (renderDelimitedTextPreview(sourcePreviewEl, text, "source", previewLanguage)) {
           return;
         }
-        if (supportsCodePreviewCommentsForCurrentEditor()) {
-          renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(sourcePreviewEl, text, "source");
+        if (supportsCodePreviewCommentsForLanguage(previewLanguage)) {
+          renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(sourcePreviewEl, text, "source", previewLanguage);
           return;
         }
         const nonce = ++sourcePreviewRenderNonce;
@@ -8368,9 +8376,12 @@
         return { text: preview, truncated: true, hiddenChars, hiddenLines };
       }
 
-      function renderTraceOutput(text, outputKey) {
+      function renderTraceOutput(text, outputKey, options) {
         const value = String(text || "");
         const key = String(outputKey || "trace-output");
+        const label = options && typeof options.label === "string" && options.label.trim()
+          ? options.label.trim()
+          : "Output";
         const isExpanded = traceExpandedOutputs.has(key);
         const preview = getTraceOutputPreview(value);
         const visibleText = isExpanded || !preview.truncated ? value : preview.text;
@@ -8380,10 +8391,11 @@
         const hiddenParts = [];
         if (preview.hiddenLines > 0) hiddenParts.push(preview.hiddenLines + " more line" + (preview.hiddenLines === 1 ? "" : "s"));
         if (preview.hiddenChars > 0) hiddenParts.push(formatCompactNumber(preview.hiddenChars) + " chars hidden");
+        const labelLower = label.toLowerCase();
         const summary = isExpanded
-          ? "Showing full output (" + formatTraceOutputSize(value) + ")."
-          : "Output truncated — " + (hiddenParts.join(", ") || "more hidden") + ".";
-        const buttonLabel = isExpanded ? "Collapse" : "Show full";
+          ? "Showing full " + labelLower + " (" + formatTraceOutputSize(value) + ")."
+          : label + " truncated — " + (hiddenParts.join(", ") || "more hidden") + ".";
+        const buttonLabel = isExpanded ? "Collapse " + labelLower : "Show full " + labelLower;
         return "<div class='trace-output-wrap" + (isExpanded ? " is-expanded" : " is-truncated") + "'>"
           + body
           + "<div class='trace-output-truncation'>"
@@ -8757,15 +8769,16 @@
           }
 
           const title = entry.label || entry.toolName || "tool";
-          const argsSummary = entry.argsSummary
-            ? "<div class='trace-section'><div class='trace-section-label'>Input</div>" + renderTraceOutput(entry.argsSummary, entry.id + ":input") + "</div>"
+          const inputText = entry.args || entry.argsSummary || "";
+          const argsSummary = inputText
+            ? "<div class='trace-section trace-section-input'><div class='trace-section-label'>Input</div>" + renderTraceOutput(inputText, entry.id + ":input", { label: "Input" }) + "</div>"
             : "";
           const imageOutput = renderTraceImages(entry.images);
           const outputPieces = [];
-          if (entry.output) outputPieces.push(renderTraceOutput(entry.output, entry.id + ":output"));
+          if (entry.output) outputPieces.push(renderTraceOutput(entry.output, entry.id + ":output", { label: "Output" }));
           if (imageOutput) outputPieces.push(imageOutput);
           const output = outputPieces.length
-            ? "<div class='trace-section'><div class='trace-section-label'>Output</div>" + outputPieces.join("") + "</div>"
+            ? "<div class='trace-section trace-section-output'><div class='trace-section-label'>Output</div>" + outputPieces.join("") + "</div>"
             : "<div class='trace-empty-inline'>No output yet.</div>";
           const toolStatusLabel = entry.isError
             ? "Error"
@@ -8874,8 +8887,11 @@
             const newTabAction = kind === "text" || kind === "office"
               ? "open-new"
               : ((kind === "pdf" || kind === "image") ? "open-preview-new" : "");
+            const newTabLabel = kind === "text"
+              ? "Open file tab"
+              : (kind === "office" ? "Convert tab" : ((kind === "pdf" || kind === "image") ? "Preview tab" : "New tab"));
             const textActions = newTabAction
-              ? "<button type='button' data-files-action='" + escapeHtml(newTabAction) + "' data-files-path='" + escapeHtml(entry.path) + "'>New tab</button>"
+              ? "<button type='button' data-files-action='" + escapeHtml(newTabAction) + "' data-files-path='" + escapeHtml(entry.path) + "'>" + escapeHtml(newTabLabel) + "</button>"
               : "";
             const openTitle = type === "directory"
               ? "Open folder"
@@ -8998,10 +9014,38 @@
         }
       }
 
+      function basenameForStudioPath(path) {
+        const value = stripPreviewLocalLinkUrlSuffix(path || "").replace(/\\/g, "/");
+        const parts = value.split("/");
+        return parts.pop() || value || "file";
+      }
+
+      function ensureCurrentEditorFileBackedFromFilesPath(path) {
+        const cleanPath = stripPreviewLocalLinkUrlSuffix(path || "").trim();
+        if (!isLikelyAbsoluteStudioPath(cleanPath)) return;
+        if (sourceState && sourceState.path === cleanPath) return;
+        const resourceDir = normalizeStudioResourceDirValue(fileBrowserState.rootDir || getCurrentResourceDirValue() || dirnameForDisplayPath(cleanPath));
+        if (resourceDirInput && resourceDir) resourceDirInput.value = resourceDir;
+        setSourceState({
+          source: "file",
+          label: sourceState && sourceState.label && sourceState.label !== "blank" ? sourceState.label : basenameForStudioPath(cleanPath),
+          path: cleanPath,
+        });
+        markFileBackedBaseline(sourceTextEl.value);
+      }
+
       async function openFileBrowserEntry(path, kind) {
         const context = getFileBrowserLocalLinkContext();
-        if (kind === "text" || kind === "office") {
-          await openPreviewDocumentHere(path, context);
+        if (kind === "text") {
+          await openPreviewDocumentHere(path, context, { fallbackPath: path, fileBackedIntent: true });
+          ensureCurrentEditorFileBackedFromFilesPath(path);
+          if (sourceState && sourceState.path) {
+            setStatus("Opened file-backed document in editor: " + (sourceState.label || sourceState.path), "success");
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+        if (kind === "office") {
+          await openPreviewDocumentHere(path, context, { fallbackPath: path });
           return;
         }
         if (kind === "pdf") {
@@ -9103,15 +9147,16 @@
             scheduleResponsePaneRepaintNudge();
             return;
           }
-          if (isHtmlArtifactPreviewText(editorText, editorLanguage)) {
+          const previewLanguage = getEditorLanguageForPreview();
+          if (isHtmlArtifactPreviewText(editorText, previewLanguage)) {
             renderHtmlArtifactPreview(critiqueViewEl, editorText, "response", { title: "Editor HTML preview", ...getHtmlPreviewResourceContextOptions() });
             return;
           }
-          if (renderDelimitedTextPreview(critiqueViewEl, editorText, "response")) {
+          if (renderDelimitedTextPreview(critiqueViewEl, editorText, "response", previewLanguage)) {
             return;
           }
-          if (supportsCodePreviewCommentsForCurrentEditor()) {
-            renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(critiqueViewEl, editorText, "response");
+          if (supportsCodePreviewCommentsForLanguage(previewLanguage)) {
+            renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(critiqueViewEl, editorText, "response", previewLanguage);
             return;
           }
           const nonce = ++responsePreviewRenderNonce;
@@ -9296,13 +9341,17 @@
         return resourceDirInput ? normalizeStudioResourceDirValue(resourceDirInput.value) : "";
       }
 
+      function stripImportedFileLabel(label) {
+        return String(label || "").replace(/^(?:upload|imported copy):\s*/i, "");
+      }
+
       function getEffectiveSavePath() {
         // File-backed: use the original path
         if (sourceState.path) return sourceState.path;
-        // Upload with working dir + filename: derive path
+        // Browser-imported copy with working dir + filename: derive path
         const resourceDir = getCurrentResourceDirValue();
         if (sourceState.source === "upload" && sourceState.label && resourceDir) {
-          var name = sourceState.label.replace(/^upload:\s*/i, "");
+          var name = stripImportedFileLabel(sourceState.label);
           if (name) return resourceDir.replace(/\/$/, "") + "/" + name;
         }
         return null;
@@ -9327,7 +9376,7 @@
           return dir + stem + ".annotated.md";
         }
 
-        const rawLabel = sourceState.label ? sourceState.label.replace(/^upload:\s*/i, "") : "draft.md";
+        const rawLabel = sourceState.label ? stripImportedFileLabel(sourceState.label) : "draft.md";
         const stem = rawLabel.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "") || "draft";
         const suggestedDir = getCurrentResourceDirValue()
           ? getCurrentResourceDirValue().replace(/\/$/, "") + "/"
@@ -9355,7 +9404,7 @@
           return;
         }
 
-        refreshFromDiskBtn.title = "Refresh from disk is only available for documents that currently have a file path.";
+        refreshFromDiskBtn.title = "Refresh from disk is available after opening a file from disk. Use Files → Open here, Files → Open file tab, or /studio-editor-only <path> for a refreshable editor tab.";
       }
 
       function syncActionButtons() {
@@ -10726,21 +10775,34 @@
         return confirmed;
       }
 
-      async function openPreviewDocumentHere(href, contextOverride) {
+      function isLikelyAbsoluteStudioPath(path) {
+        const value = stripPreviewLocalLinkUrlSuffix(path || "").trim();
+        return Boolean(value && (/^\//.test(value) || /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(value)));
+      }
+
+      async function openPreviewDocumentHere(href, contextOverride, options) {
         if (!confirmPreviewOfficeConversion(href, "here")) return;
         if (editorHasPotentialUnsavedContent()) {
-          const confirmed = window.confirm("Replace the current editor contents with this linked file? Unsaved editor changes may be lost.");
+          const kind = getPreviewLocalLinkKind(href);
+          const prompt = kind === "office"
+            ? "Replace the current editor contents with this converted Markdown copy? Unsaved editor changes may be lost."
+            : "Open this file-backed document in the current editor?\n\nThis will replace the current editor contents and attach the editor to the file on disk, so Save editor and Refresh from disk use that file. Unsaved editor changes may be lost.";
+          const confirmed = window.confirm(prompt);
           if (!confirmed) return;
         }
         const payload = await fetchPreviewLocalLink("document", href, contextOverride);
         if (typeof payload.text !== "string") throw new Error("Studio did not return document text.");
-        const path = typeof payload.path === "string" ? payload.path : "";
+        const responsePath = typeof payload.path === "string" ? payload.path : "";
+        const fallbackPath = options && typeof options.fallbackPath === "string" && isLikelyAbsoluteStudioPath(options.fallbackPath)
+          ? stripPreviewLocalLinkUrlSuffix(options.fallbackPath).trim()
+          : "";
+        const path = responsePath || fallbackPath;
         const label = typeof payload.label === "string" && payload.label.trim() ? payload.label.trim() : (path || "linked file");
         const nextResourceDir = typeof payload.resourceDir === "string" ? normalizeStudioResourceDirValue(payload.resourceDir) : "";
         const converted = payload && payload.converted === true;
         if (resourceDirInput && nextResourceDir) resourceDirInput.value = nextResourceDir;
         setEditorText(payload.text, { preserveScroll: false, preserveSelection: false });
-        if (converted) {
+        if (converted || !path) {
           setSourceState({ source: "blank", label, path: null });
         } else {
           setSourceState({ source: "file", label, path });
@@ -10750,7 +10812,9 @@
         if (detected) setEditorLanguage(detected);
         setEditorView("markdown");
         setActivePane("left");
-        setStatus(converted ? ("Converted document into editor: " + label) : ("Opened linked file in editor: " + label), "success");
+        setStatus(converted
+          ? ("Converted document into editor: " + label)
+          : (path ? ("Opened file-backed document in editor: " + label) : ("Opened linked file copy in editor: " + label)), "success");
       }
 
       async function openPreviewDocumentInNewEditor(href, pendingWindow, contextOverride) {
@@ -12145,8 +12209,21 @@
         return out.join("<br>");
       }
 
+      function getEditorLanguageForPreview() {
+        const detected = detectLanguageFromName((sourceState && (sourceState.path || sourceState.label)) || "");
+        if (detected && (!editorLanguage || editorLanguage === "markdown" || editorLanguage === "text")) {
+          return detected;
+        }
+        return editorLanguage || detected || "";
+      }
+
+      function supportsCodePreviewCommentsForLanguage(language) {
+        const lang = normalizeFenceLanguage(language || "");
+        return Boolean(lang) && lang !== "markdown" && lang !== "latex" && !getDelimitedTextPreviewConfig(lang);
+      }
+
       function supportsCodePreviewCommentsForCurrentEditor() {
-        return Boolean(editorLanguage) && editorLanguage !== "markdown" && editorLanguage !== "latex" && !getDelimitedTextPreviewConfig(editorLanguage);
+        return supportsCodePreviewCommentsForLanguage(getEditorLanguageForPreview());
       }
 
       function getCodePreviewCommentKind(language) {
@@ -12191,11 +12268,11 @@
         return "<div class='response-markdown-highlight preview-code-lines'>" + html.join("") + "</div>";
       }
 
-      function renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(targetEl, text, pane) {
+      function renderCodePreviewWithCommentBlocks(targetEl, text, pane, language) {
         if (!targetEl) return;
         clearPreviewJumpHighlight(targetEl);
         finishPreviewRender(targetEl);
-        targetEl.innerHTML = buildCodePreviewHtmlWithCommentBlocks(text, editorLanguage || "");
+        targetEl.innerHTML = buildCodePreviewHtmlWithCommentBlocks(text, language || editorLanguage || "");
         ensurePreviewSelectionActions(targetEl);
         updatePreviewCommentBlocksForElement(targetEl);
         decorateCopyablePreviewBlocks(targetEl);
@@ -18562,7 +18639,7 @@
           return;
         }
 
-        var suggestedName = sourceState.label ? sourceState.label.replace(/^upload:\s*/i, "") : "draft.md";
+        var suggestedName = sourceState.label ? stripImportedFileLabel(sourceState.label) : "draft.md";
         var suggestedDir = getCurrentResourceDirValue() ? getCurrentResourceDirValue().replace(/\/$/, "") + "/" : "./";
         const suggested = sourceState.path || (suggestedDir + suggestedName);
         const path = window.prompt("Save editor content as:", suggested);
@@ -18617,7 +18694,7 @@
       if (refreshFromDiskBtn) {
         refreshFromDiskBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
           if (!hasRefreshableFilePath()) {
-            setStatus("Refresh from disk is only available for file-backed documents.", "warning");
+            setStatus("Refresh from disk needs a file path. Use Files → Open here, Files → Open file tab, or /studio-editor-only <path> for a refreshable editor tab.", "warning");
             return;
           }
 
@@ -18632,6 +18709,7 @@
           const sent = sendMessage({
             type: "refresh_from_disk_request",
             requestId,
+            path: sourceState.path,
           });
 
           if (!sent) {
@@ -19252,7 +19330,7 @@
           setEditorText(text, { preserveScroll: false, preserveSelection: false });
           setSourceState({
             source: "upload",
-            label: "upload: " + file.name,
+            label: "imported copy: " + file.name,
             path: null,
           });
           refreshResponseUi();
@@ -19260,7 +19338,7 @@
           if (detectedLang) {
             setEditorLanguage(detectedLang);
           }
-          setStatus("Loaded file " + file.name + ".", "success");
+          setStatus("Imported file copy: " + file.name + ".", "success");
         };
         reader.onerror = () => {
           setStatus("Failed to read file.", "error");

package/client/studio.css

@@ -3153,7 +3153,7 @@
     .trace-card {
       display: flex;
       flex-direction: column;
-      gap: 8px;
+      gap: 10px;
       padding: 10px 12px;
       border: 1px solid var(--panel-border);
       border-radius: 10px;
@@ -3179,10 +3179,23 @@
     .trace-section {
       display: flex;
       flex-direction: column;
-      gap: 4px;
+      gap: 6px;
+      padding: 8px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
+      border-radius: 10px;
+      background: var(--panel);
+    }
+
+    .trace-section + .trace-section {
+      margin-top: 2px;
     }
 
     .trace-section-label {
+      align-self: flex-start;
+      padding: 2px 7px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      background: var(--panel-2);
       font-size: 11px;
       font-weight: 600;
       color: var(--muted);

package/index.ts

@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ interface StudioTraceToolEntry {
 	toolName: string;
 	label: string | null;
 	argsSummary: string | null;
+	args: string | null;
 	output: string;
 	images: StudioTraceImage[];
 	startedAt: number;
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ interface SaveOverRequestMessage {
 interface RefreshFromDiskRequestMessage {
 	type: "refresh_from_disk_request";
 	requestId: string;
+	path?: string;
 }
 
 interface SendToEditorRequestMessage {
@@ -517,6 +519,7 @@ const MAX_PREPARED_PDF_EXPORTS = 8;
 const MAX_PREPARED_HTML_EXPORTS = 8;
 const STUDIO_TRACE_SNAPSHOT_MAX_ENTRIES = 80;
 const STUDIO_TRACE_SNAPSHOT_MAX_FIELD_CHARS = 20_000;
+const STUDIO_TRACE_TOOL_ARGS_MAX_CHARS = 20_000;
 const STUDIO_TRACE_IMAGE_MAX_COUNT = 8;
 const STUDIO_TRACE_IMAGE_MAX_BASE64_CHARS = 2_500_000;
 const STUDIO_TRACE_SNAPSHOT_MAX_IMAGES = 12;
@@ -8140,10 +8143,15 @@ function parseIncomingMessage(data: RawData): IncomingStudioMessage | null {
 		};
 	}
 
-	if (msg.type === "refresh_from_disk_request" && typeof msg.requestId === "string") {
+	if (
+		msg.type === "refresh_from_disk_request"
+		&& typeof msg.requestId === "string"
+		&& (msg.path === undefined || typeof msg.path === "string")
+	) {
 		return {
 			type: "refresh_from_disk_request",
 			requestId: msg.requestId,
+			path: typeof msg.path === "string" ? msg.path : undefined,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -8567,15 +8575,17 @@ function createStudioTraceSnapshot(source: StudioTraceState): { traceState: Stud
 			};
 		}
 		const argsSummary = truncateStudioTraceSnapshotText(entry.argsSummary ?? "");
+		const args = truncateStudioTraceSnapshotText(entry.args ?? entry.argsSummary ?? "");
 		const output = truncateStudioTraceSnapshotText(entry.output);
 		const snapshotImages = copyStudioTraceImagesForSnapshot(entry.images, imageBudget);
-		truncated = truncated || argsSummary.truncated || output.truncated || snapshotImages.omitted > 0;
+		truncated = truncated || argsSummary.truncated || args.truncated || output.truncated || snapshotImages.omitted > 0;
 		const omittedImageNote = snapshotImages.omitted > 0
 			? `[${snapshotImages.omitted} image preview${snapshotImages.omitted === 1 ? "" : "s"} omitted from saved Working view to keep history bounded.]`
 			: "";
 		return {
 			...entry,
 			argsSummary: argsSummary.text || null,
+			args: args.text || null,
 			output: [output.text, omittedImageNote].filter(Boolean).join("\n"),
 			images: snapshotImages.images,
 		};
@@ -8786,6 +8796,34 @@ function summarizeStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName: string, args: unknown): string |
 	}
 }
 
+function truncateStudioTraceToolArgs(text: string): string {
+	const value = sanitizeStudioTraceOutputText(String(text || "").trim());
+	if (!value || value.length <= STUDIO_TRACE_TOOL_ARGS_MAX_CHARS) return value;
+	const keepHead = Math.max(1_000, Math.floor(STUDIO_TRACE_TOOL_ARGS_MAX_CHARS * 0.65));
+	const keepTail = Math.max(1_000, STUDIO_TRACE_TOOL_ARGS_MAX_CHARS - keepHead - 160);
+	const omitted = value.length - keepHead - keepTail;
+	return `${value.slice(0, keepHead)}\n\n… ${omitted} chars omitted from tool input …\n\n${value.slice(value.length - keepTail)}`;
+}
+
+function formatStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName: string, args: unknown): string | null {
+	const normalizedTool = String(toolName || "").trim().toLowerCase();
+	const payload = (args && typeof args === "object") ? (args as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
+	let raw = "";
+	if (normalizedTool === "bash" && typeof payload.command === "string") {
+		raw = payload.command;
+	} else if ((normalizedTool === "repl_send" || normalizedTool === "studio_repl_send") && typeof payload.code === "string") {
+		raw = payload.code;
+	} else {
+		try {
+			raw = JSON.stringify(args, null, 2);
+		} catch {
+			raw = String(args ?? "");
+		}
+	}
+	const truncated = truncateStudioTraceToolArgs(raw);
+	return truncated ? truncated : null;
+}
+
 function isStudioReplRuntime(value: unknown): value is StudioReplRuntime {
 	return value === "shell"
 		|| value === "python"
@@ -9827,7 +9865,7 @@ ${cssVarsBlock}
       <button id="saveOverBtn" type="button" title="Overwrite current file with editor content. Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl+S.">Save editor</button>
       <button id="refreshFromDiskBtn" type="button" title="Reload the current file-backed document from disk.">Refresh from disk</button>
       <button id="clearWorkspaceBtn" type="button" title="Clear editor text and reset this tab to a fresh blank draft. Saved files and responses are not changed.">Reset editor</button>
-      <label class="file-label" title="Load a local file into editor text.">Load file content<input id="fileInput" type="file" accept=".md,.markdown,.mdx,.qmd,.js,.mjs,.cjs,.jsx,.ts,.mts,.cts,.tsx,.py,.pyw,.sh,.bash,.zsh,.json,.jsonc,.json5,.rs,.c,.h,.cpp,.cxx,.cc,.hpp,.hxx,.jl,.f90,.f95,.f03,.f,.for,.r,.R,.m,.tex,.latex,.diff,.patch,.java,.go,.rb,.swift,.html,.htm,.css,.xml,.yaml,.yml,.toml,.lua,.txt,.rst,.adoc" /></label>
+      <label class="file-label" title="Import a browser-selected text file into the editor as an unsaved copy. It will not be refreshable from disk until you save it.">Import file copy…<input id="fileInput" type="file" accept=".md,.markdown,.mdx,.qmd,.js,.mjs,.cjs,.jsx,.ts,.mts,.cts,.tsx,.py,.pyw,.sh,.bash,.zsh,.json,.jsonc,.json5,.rs,.c,.h,.cpp,.cxx,.cc,.hpp,.hxx,.jl,.f90,.f95,.f03,.f,.for,.r,.R,.m,.tex,.latex,.diff,.patch,.java,.go,.rb,.swift,.html,.htm,.css,.xml,.yaml,.yml,.toml,.lua,.txt,.rst,.adoc" /></label>
       <button id="loadGitDiffBtn" type="button" title="Load the current git diff from the Studio context into the editor.">Load git diff</button>
       <button id="getEditorBtn" type="button" title="Load the current terminal editor draft into Studio.">Load from pi editor</button>
       <button id="zenModeBtn" class="zen-mode-btn" type="button" title="Hide secondary Studio controls. Shortcut: F9.">Zen</button>
@@ -11040,7 +11078,17 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		const existingId = studioTraceToolEntryIds.get(toolCallId);
 		if (existingId) {
 			const existing = studioTraceState.entries.find((entry) => entry.id === existingId);
-			if (existing && existing.type === "tool") return existing;
+			if (existing && existing.type === "tool") {
+				if (args !== undefined) {
+					existing.toolName = toolName;
+					existing.label = deriveToolActivityLabel(toolName, args);
+					existing.argsSummary = summarizeStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args);
+					existing.args = formatStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args);
+					existing.updatedAt = Date.now();
+					upsertStudioTraceEntry(existing);
+				}
+				return existing;
+			}
 		}
 		if (studioTraceState.runId == null || studioTraceState.status === "idle") {
 			resetStudioTraceForRun();
@@ -11053,6 +11101,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 			toolName,
 			label: deriveToolActivityLabel(toolName, args),
 			argsSummary: summarizeStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args),
+			args: formatStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args),
 			output: "",
 			images: [],
 			startedAt: now,
@@ -11075,6 +11124,8 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		images?: StudioTraceImage[],
 	) => {
 		const entry = ensureStudioTraceToolEntry(toolCallId, toolName, args);
+		if (!entry.argsSummary) entry.argsSummary = summarizeStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args);
+		if (!entry.args) entry.args = formatStudioTraceToolArgs(toolName, args);
 		entry.output = output;
 		if (Array.isArray(images)) entry.images = images;
 		entry.status = status;
@@ -12225,16 +12276,18 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 				sendToClient(client, { type: "busy", requestId: msg.requestId, message: "Studio is busy." });
 				return;
 			}
-			if (!initialStudioDocument || !initialStudioDocument.path) {
+			const requestedPath = typeof msg.path === "string" && msg.path.trim() ? msg.path.trim() : "";
+			const refreshPath = requestedPath || initialStudioDocument?.path || "";
+			if (!refreshPath) {
 				sendToClient(client, {
 					type: "error",
 					requestId: msg.requestId,
-					message: "Refresh from disk is only available for file-backed documents.",
+					message: "Refresh from disk needs a file path. Use Files → Open here, Files → Open file tab, or /studio-editor-only <path> for a refreshable editor tab.",
 				});
 				return;
 			}
 
-			const refreshed = readStudioFile(initialStudioDocument.path, studioCwd);
+			const refreshed = readStudioFile(refreshPath, studioCwd);
 			if (refreshed.ok === false) {
 				sendToClient(client, {
 					type: "error",
@@ -12244,18 +12297,21 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			initialStudioDocument = {
+			const refreshedDocument: InitialStudioDocument = {
 				text: refreshed.text,
 				label: refreshed.label,
 				source: "file",
 				path: refreshed.resolvedPath,
 				resourceDir: dirname(refreshed.resolvedPath),
 			};
+			if (!requestedPath || initialStudioDocument?.path === refreshed.resolvedPath) {
+				initialStudioDocument = refreshedDocument;
+			}
 
-			broadcast({
+			sendToClient(client, {
 				type: "studio_document",
 				requestId: msg.requestId,
-				document: initialStudioDocument,
+				document: refreshedDocument,
 				message: `Reloaded ${refreshed.label} from disk.`,
 			});
 			return;
@@ -13666,7 +13722,9 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		if (!agentBusy) return;
 		const toolName = typeof event.toolName === "string" ? event.toolName : "";
 		const input = (event as { input?: unknown }).input;
+		const toolCallId = typeof event.toolCallId === "string" ? event.toolCallId : "";
 		const label = deriveToolActivityLabel(toolName, input);
+		if (toolCallId) ensureStudioTraceToolEntry(toolCallId, toolName, input);
 		emitDebugEvent("tool_call", { toolName, label, activeRequestId: activeRequest?.id ?? null, activeRequestKind: activeRequest?.kind ?? null });
 		setTerminalActivity("tool", toolName, label);
 	});

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-studio",
-  "version": "0.9.18",
+  "version": "0.9.19",
   "description": "Two-pane browser workspace for pi with prompt/response editing, annotations, critiques, active quiz, prompt/response history, live previews, and tmux-backed REPL/literate REPL workflows",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",