@@ -1109,6 +1109,9 @@ func usageFrame(info loop.IterationInfo) (map[string]any, bool) {
 		"type":         "usage",
 		"outputTokens": info.OutputTokens,
 	}
+	if info.InputTokens > 0 {
+		frame["inputTokens"] = info.InputTokens
+	}
 	if info.WindowTokens > 0 {
 		frame["windowTokens"] = info.WindowTokens
 	}
@@ -2165,11 +2168,10 @@ func handlePrompt(
 	// Tool events (tool_call / tool_result) already fired live during
 	// RunWithMessages via ToolEventHandler — skip them here.
 	//
-	// Assistant messages with ToolCalls are intermediate "thinking + act"
-	// turns. Their Content (e.g. "Let me check that file…") was narrated
-	// live via the IterationCallback progress bubble; re-sending it here
-	// would make it appear *after* all tool blocks in the response bubble,
-	// which is confusing. Skip their Content.
+	// Assistant messages with ToolCalls are intermediate "think + act"
+	// turns. Their Content (e.g. "Let me check that file…") was streamed
+	// live as token_delta / token timeline rows; re-sending it here would
+	// duplicate those partials after the tools. Skip their Content.
 	//
 	// The final assistant message (no ToolCalls) carries:
 	//   • ReasoningContent — the model's private reasoning for this turn.
 
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ <h4 class="ws-head">config</h4>
   <div id="panels-overlay"></div>
 
   <main id="main">
+    <div id="conn-banner" hidden role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
     <div id="loading-skeleton">
       <div class="skeleton-bar"></div>
       <div class="skeleton-bar"></div>
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ <h4 class="ws-head">config</h4>
           <div class="es-hints">
             <button type="button" class="es-tip" data-hint="palette"><kbd>⌘K</kbd> commands, sessions, models</button>
             <button type="button" class="es-tip" data-hint="at"><kbd>@</kbd> mention a file or past session</button>
-            <button type="button" class="es-tip" data-hint="slash"><kbd>/</kbd> new · clear · retry · cancel</button>
+            <button type="button" class="es-tip" data-hint="slash"><kbd>/</kbd> commands (same as ⌘K)</button>
             <button type="button" class="es-tip" data-hint="inspector"><kbd>⌘.</kbd> inspector · <kbd>?</kbd> shortcuts</button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ <h4 class="ws-head">config</h4>
               <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M21.44 11.05l-9.19 9.19a6 6 0 0 1-8.49-8.49l9.19-9.19a4 4 0 0 1 5.66 5.66l-9.2 9.19a2 2 0 0 1-2.83-2.83l8.49-8.48"/></svg>
             </button>
             <input type="file" id="file-input" multiple style="display:none"/>
-            <span class="composer-hint">@ mention a file or session · /new /clear /retry · ⌘K commands</span>
+            <span class="composer-hint">@ mention a file or session · / commands · ⌘K palette</span>
             <button id="send-btn" type="button" disabled>↵</button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ <h3 id="shortcuts-title">Keyboard shortcuts</h3>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Command palette</span><span class="sc-key">⌘K</span></div>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Send / queue while busy</span><span class="sc-key">Enter</span></div>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">New line</span><span class="sc-key">Shift+Enter</span></div>
-    <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Slash verbs</span><span class="sc-key">/new /clear /retry /cancel /stop</span></div>
+    <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Slash commands</span><span class="sc-key">/  (same as ⌘K)</span></div>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">File/session reference</span><span class="sc-key">@</span></div>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Copy last reply</span><span class="sc-key">⌘⇧C</span></div>
     <div class="shortcut-row"><span class="sc-label">Retry last prompt</span><span class="sc-key">Alt+R</span></div>
 
@@ -172,12 +172,15 @@ export function removeActiveApprovalCard() {
 // clearApprovals drops every pending request and the rendered card — used on
 // session switch / new session, where pending approvals belong to the
 // previous run. This is the only teardown that resets all three pieces of
-// approval state together (queue + card + active id).
-export function clearApprovals() {
+// approval state together (queue + card + active id). Pass { drain: false }
+// when the socket is already dead so a queued prompt is not sent into the
+// void; reconnect calls drainQueue once the link is up.
+export function clearApprovals(opts) {
   S.approvalQueue.length = 0;
   removeActiveApprovalCard();
   S.activeApprovalId = null;
   syncSweep();
+  if (opts && opts.drain === false) return;
   if (S.drainQueue) S.drainQueue();
 }
 
 
@@ -33,7 +33,32 @@ const COMMANDS = [
   { id: 'tab-ops', title: 'Inspector · ops', hint: '⌘.', run: () => openTab('ops') },
 ];
 
-const COMPOSER_SLASH = new Set(['new', 'clear', 'retry', 'cancel', 'stop']);
+const SLASH_VERBS = new Set([
+  'help', 'new', 'clear', 'copy', 'export', 'retry', 'queue', 'theme',
+  'stats', 'cancel', 'notify', 'shutdown', 'model', 'thinking',
+  'now', 'memory', 'ops', 'plan', 'jobs', 'agents', 'skills', 'tools',
+  'runs', 'events', 'config', 'sessions', 'session', 'stop',
+]);
+
+// isComposerSlashInput is true for a leading command token (`/` or `/ne`)
+// and false for filesystem paths (`/Users/...`, `\Windows\...`). Extra
+// slashes or a token that is not a prefix of a known verb are paths, so
+// Enter/Tab send the line instead of running the first palette row.
+export function isComposerSlashInput(val, cursor) {
+  if (!val || !val.startsWith('/') || val.includes('\n')) return false;
+  const end = cursor == null ? val.length : cursor;
+  const before = val.slice(0, end);
+  if (!before.startsWith('/')) return false;
+  const rest = before.slice(1);
+  if (/\s/.test(rest)) return false;
+  if (rest.includes('/') || rest.includes('\\')) return false;
+  if (!rest) return true;
+  const token = rest.toLowerCase();
+  for (const v of SLASH_VERBS) {
+    if (v.startsWith(token)) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
 const TAB_WS = {
   sessions: 'sessions', session: 'sessions',
   plan: 'now', jobs: 'now', agents: 'now', now: 'now',
@@ -240,10 +265,14 @@ export function dispatchSlash(raw) {
   return true;
 }
 
+export function paletteItems(q) {
+  return collectItems(q);
+}
+
 export function maybeHandleComposerEnter(text) {
   if (!text.startsWith('/') || text.includes('\n')) return false;
-  const cmd = text.slice(1).split(/\s+/)[0];
-  if (!COMPOSER_SLASH.has(cmd)) return false;
+  const cmd = text.slice(1).split(/\s+/)[0].toLowerCase();
+  if (!cmd || !SLASH_VERBS.has(cmd)) return false;
   return dispatchSlash(text);
 }
 
 
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import {
 } from './dom.js';
 import {
   escapeHtml, escapeAttr, formatFileSize,   scrollToBottom,
-  showCancel, toggleShortcuts, SCROLL_THRESHOLD, teach,
+  showCancel, toggleShortcuts, SCROLL_THRESHOLD, teach, showToast,
 } from './utils.js';
 import { addMessage, resetTurnState, showLoading, paintIntent } from './render.js';
-import { maybeHandleComposerEnter } from './commands.js';
+import { maybeHandleComposerEnter, paletteItems, isComposerSlashInput } from './commands.js';
 
 function queueId() {
   return 'q' + Date.now().toString(36) + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6);
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ function moveQueue(i, delta) {
 
 export function drainQueue() {
   // Do not auto-send through a live approval — the operator is still deciding.
+  // A dead socket must not consume the queue either; reconnect drains it.
   if (S.busy || S.activeApprovalId || !S.promptQueue.length) return;
+  if (!S.ws || S.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return;
   const next = S.promptQueue.shift();
   renderQueueStrip();
   sendPayload(next.text, next.attachments, next.display, next.model, next.thinking);
@@ -79,7 +81,10 @@ S.drainQueue = drainQueue;
 // ── Send ──
 export function send() {
   // F-B2: dead socket still rejects BEFORE touching attachments.
-  if (!S.ws || S.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return;
+  if (!S.ws || S.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+    showToast('connection lost — reconnecting');
+    return;
+  }
   const text = promptEl.value.trim();
   if (!text && S.attachedFiles.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -326,13 +331,17 @@ promptEl.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
       return;
     }
     if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      selectCompletion();
-      return;
+      if (S.compMode === 'slash' && !isComposerSlashInput(promptEl.value, promptEl.selectionStart)) {
+        hideCompletion();
+      } else {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        selectCompletion();
+        return;
+      }
     }
     if (e.key === 'Escape') {
       e.preventDefault();
-      completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+      hideCompletion();
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -392,25 +401,37 @@ promptEl.addEventListener('input', () => {
 });
 
 promptEl.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-  if (e.key === '@') {
+  if (e.key === '@' || e.key === '/') {
     if (completionTimer) clearTimeout(completionTimer);
     completionTimer = setTimeout(checkCompletion, 150);
   }
 
   // Tab for completion selection
   if (e.key === 'Tab' && completionEl.classList.contains('visible')) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    selectCompletion();
-    return;
+    if (S.compMode === 'slash' && !isComposerSlashInput(promptEl.value, promptEl.selectionStart)) {
+      hideCompletion();
+    } else {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      selectCompletion();
+      return;
+    }
   }
 });
 
 // ── @ Completion ──
 completionEl.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
   const item = e.target.closest('.comp-item');
   if (!item) return;
+  if (S.compMode === 'slash') {
+    completionEl.querySelectorAll('.comp-item').forEach(el => {
+      el.classList.toggle('selected', el === item);
+      el.setAttribute('aria-selected', el === item);
+    });
+    selectCompletion();
+    return;
+  }
   replaceCompletion(item.dataset.id);
-  completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+  hideCompletion();
 });
 
 completionEl.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
@@ -422,23 +443,57 @@ completionEl.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
   });
 });
 
+let slashRows = [];
+
+function hideCompletion() {
+  completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+  S.compMode = '';
+  slashRows = [];
+}
+
+function trySlashCompletion(val, cursor) {
+  if (!isComposerSlashInput(val, cursor)) return false;
+  const q = val.slice(1, cursor);
+  slashRows = paletteItems(q);
+  S.compMode = 'slash';
+  S.lastAtIdx = 0;
+  S.lastCursor = cursor;
+  S.compQuery = q;
+  if (!slashRows.length) {
+    hideCompletion();
+    return true;
+  }
+  completionEl.innerHTML = slashRows.map((r, i) =>
+    `<div class="comp-item${i === 0 ? ' selected' : ''}" role="option" aria-selected="${i === 0}" data-idx="${i}">
+      <span class="comp-type">${escapeAttr(r.kind)}</span>
+      <span class="comp-label">${escapeHtml(r.title)}</span>
+      <span class="comp-detail">${escapeHtml(r.hint || '')}</span>
+    </div>`
+  ).join('');
+  completionEl.classList.add('visible');
+  return true;
+}
+
 async function checkCompletion() {
   const val = promptEl.value;
   const cursor = promptEl.selectionStart;
+  if (trySlashCompletion(val, cursor)) return;
+
   const before = val.slice(0, cursor);
 
   const atIdx = before.lastIndexOf('@');
   if (atIdx < 0) {
-    completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+    hideCompletion();
     return;
   }
 
   const query = before.slice(atIdx + 1).split(/\s/)[0];
   if (!query) {
-    completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+    hideCompletion();
     return;
   }
 
+  S.compMode = 'at';
   S.lastAtIdx = atIdx;
   S.lastCursor = cursor;
   S.compQuery = query;
@@ -451,12 +506,12 @@ async function checkCompletion() {
       headers: apiHeaders()
     });
     if (!resp.ok) {
-      completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+      hideCompletion();
       return;
     }
     const results = await resp.json();
     if (!Array.isArray(results) || results.length === 0) {
-      completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+      hideCompletion();
       return;
     }
     if (promptEl.value + '\u0000' + promptEl.selectionStart !== reqToken) {
@@ -473,7 +528,7 @@ async function checkCompletion() {
 
     completionEl.classList.add('visible');
   } catch {
-    completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+    hideCompletion();
   }
 }
 
@@ -491,10 +546,23 @@ function moveCompletionSelection(delta) {
 }
 
 function selectCompletion() {
+  if (S.compMode === 'slash') {
+    const selected = completionEl.querySelector('.selected');
+    const idx = selected ? parseInt(selected.dataset.idx, 10) : 0;
+    const row = slashRows[idx];
+    hideCompletion();
+    promptEl.value = '';
+    promptEl.style.height = 'auto';
+    if (row && row.run) {
+      try { row.run(); } catch (err) { showToast(err.message || 'command failed'); }
+    }
+    promptEl.focus();
+    return;
+  }
   const selected = completionEl.querySelector('.selected');
   if (!selected) return;
   replaceCompletion(selected.dataset.id);
-  completionEl.classList.remove('visible');
+  hideCompletion();
 }
 
 function replaceCompletion(id) {