feat(tui): persona surface — sticky header + TabPane (v0.13.0)

Step 3 of the Worldtree #204 integration: visible persona-state UX.
Pairs with v0.11.0's AffectUpdate SSE event + v0.12.0's
get_persona_state HTTP client — together those gave the data; this
bump surfaces it.

Two surfaces (Option C: both):

Sticky persona-header (top of screen, dock=top, height=1):
- Shape: `agent_id · dominant_emotion · pad(P, A, D) · N emotions
  active` — concise enough for at-a-glance scan above the chat
- Starts hidden via `.empty` CSS class; height collapses to 0 when
  the agent has no persona surface
- Refreshes on AffectUpdate(status="current") snapshots

Persona TabPane (Ctrl+4):
- Full snapshot detail: dominant emotion, PAD axes with baseline +
  delta, mood drift, active emotions with intensity + decay
  (minutes-rounded), last_updated_at footer
- Replaced (not appended) on each new snapshot — snapshots are
  absolute state, not incremental

Lifecycle:
- on_mount spawns a Textual worker that calls get_persona_state to
  hydrate header + pane before turn 1
- PersonaNotConfigured (domari, muninn, Tier 3) → pane carries an
  italic placeholder, header stays empty
- AgentNotAvailable / AuthScopeDenied / network error → italic
  failure placeholder; audit-logged; never crashes
- Presenter's render() takes an optional `on_persona_snapshot`
  callback so AffectUpdate(current) refreshes both surfaces during
  a live turn (no widget coupling — App owns the callback)

Tests: 10 new (4 formatters, 3 presenter callback, 4 layout/binding/
hydration). Full suite: 313 passing.

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "ratatoskr"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 description = "Worldtree Conversation API debug TUI — multi-pane observability dashboard"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"

src/ratatoskr/tui.py

@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ from textual.widgets import (
 from ratatoskr.cli import USER_AGENT, ParsedArgs, _format_duration_ms, _format_usage
 from ratatoskr.sessions import (
     AgentInfo,
+    AgentNotAvailable,
     AgentNotFound,
+    AuthScopeDenied,
+    PersonaNotConfigured,
     SessionApiFailed,
     create_session,
+    get_persona_state,
     list_agents,
 )
 from ratatoskr.sse_client import (
@@ -187,6 +191,79 @@ def _ts() -> str:
     return now.strftime("%H:%M:%S") + f".{now.microsecond // 1000:03d}"
 
 
+def _format_persona_header(snapshot: dict) -> str:
+    """One-line persona summary for the sticky header widget.
+
+    Shape: `agent_id · dominant_emotion · pad(P, A, D) · N emotions active`.
+    Built for at-a-glance scanning above the chat area — concise enough to
+    fit one terminal row. Full detail lives in the Persona TabPane.
+    """
+    pad = snapshot.get("pad") or {}
+    emotions = snapshot.get("emotions_active") or []
+    dom = snapshot.get("dominant_emotion") or "?"
+    pieces = [
+        f"{snapshot.get('agent_id', '?')}",
+        f"{dom}",
+        f"pad({pad.get('pleasure', '?')}, {pad.get('arousal', '?')}, "
+        f"{pad.get('dominance', '?')})",
+    ]
+    if emotions:
+        pieces.append(f"{len(emotions)} emotion{'s' if len(emotions) != 1 else ''} active")
+    return " · ".join(pieces)
+
+
+def _format_persona_detail(snapshot: dict) -> str:
+    """Multi-line persona detail for the Persona TabPane.
+
+    Renders the full v0.28.0 snapshot shape: dominant_emotion, PAD with
+    baseline comparison, mood_drift deltas, active emotions list with
+    intensity + decay, last_updated_at footer.
+    """
+    pad = snapshot.get("pad") or {}
+    baseline = snapshot.get("baseline_pad") or {}
+    drift = snapshot.get("mood_drift") or {}
+    emotions = snapshot.get("emotions_active") or []
+    lines: list[str] = []
+    agent = snapshot.get("agent_id", "?")
+    lines.append(f"Persona snapshot · {agent}")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append(f"Dominant emotion: {snapshot.get('dominant_emotion', '?')}")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append("PAD")
+    for axis in ("pleasure", "arousal", "dominance"):
+        v = pad.get(axis, "?")
+        b = baseline.get(axis, "?")
+        delta = ""
+        if isinstance(v, (int, float)) and isinstance(b, (int, float)):
+            delta = f" (Δ {v - b:+.2f})"
+        lines.append(f"  {axis:<10} {v}  baseline {b}{delta}")
+    lines.append("")
+    if drift:
+        lines.append("Mood drift")
+        for key in ("valence_delta", "arousal_delta"):
+            if key in drift:
+                v = drift[key]
+                lines.append(f"  {key:<16} {v:+}" if isinstance(v, (int, float))
+                             else f"  {key:<16} {v}")
+        lines.append("")
+    lines.append(f"Active emotions ({len(emotions)})")
+    for e in emotions:
+        et = e.get("type", "?")
+        ei = e.get("intensity", "?")
+        decay = e.get("decay_remaining_s")
+        decay_str = (
+            f"  decay {decay / 60:.1f}m" if isinstance(decay, (int, float)) else ""
+        )
+        lines.append(f"  {et:<20} intensity {ei}{decay_str}")
+    if not emotions:
+        lines.append("  (none)")
+    last = snapshot.get("last_updated_at")
+    if last:
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append(f"Last updated: {last}")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
 def _audit_line(event: Event) -> str:
     """One-line wire-level audit summary for the debug pane.
 
@@ -280,6 +357,7 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
         debug_log: RichLog,
         thinking_log: RichLog,
         raw: bool,
+        on_persona_snapshot: object = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Render one Worldtree SSE event with the TUI hierarchy + coalescing.
 
@@ -292,6 +370,12 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
           - `thinking_log` (RichLog) = streaming Thinking deltas inline
             (coalesced on `\n`); Rule(start)/Rule(end) wrap each run.
 
+        v0.13.0: optional `on_persona_snapshot` callback receives the
+        snapshot dict whenever AffectUpdate(status="current") arrives.
+        Lets the App surface the snapshot to the persona-header + Persona
+        pane without the presenter needing direct widget access. Default
+        None — presenter falls back to audit-only routing.
+
         Exceptions caught at the presenter boundary (INV-009 fallback).
         """
         assert isinstance(
@@ -331,13 +415,20 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
                 if self.turn_start_ts == 0.0:
                     self.turn_start_ts = _time.monotonic()
                 debug_log.write(_dim(_audit_line(event)))
-            # v0.11.0: AffectUpdate is debug-pane-only for now (the audit
+            # v0.11.0 → v0.13.0: AffectUpdate gets the audit line (above)
-            # line emitted above is the complete handling). Return early
+            # plus a callback to the App so the persona-header + Persona
-            # so the event doesn't pass through the thinking-close path
+            # pane refresh from the snapshot. status="scheduled" carries
-            # or fall into the unknown-event ValueError branch. A full
+            # no snapshot — the callback is skipped and the next turn's
-            # persona surface (Persona TabPane, sticky header line, or
+            # status="current" lands the actual update.
-            # similar) is deferred to a later bump pending UX direction.
             if isinstance(event, AffectUpdate):
+                if event.snapshot is not None and on_persona_snapshot is not None:
+                    try:
+                        on_persona_snapshot(event.snapshot)
+                    except Exception:
+                        # Persona surface failure must not break the SSE
+                        # stream — the audit line above already records
+                        # the event regardless.
+                        pass
                 return
             # v0.7.1: Thinking deltas coalesce by newline before flushing.
             # Worldtree emits Thinking events at token granularity; per-delta
@@ -796,6 +887,20 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         color: $au-dark-60;
         padding: 0 1;
     }
+    /* v0.13.0: sticky persona-header — one-line agent persona summary
+       above the main row. Empty (height: 0) when the agent has no
+       persona surface (PersonaNotConfigured) so the chat layout
+       collapses cleanly. */
+    #persona-header {
+        dock: top;
+        height: 1;
+        color: $au-bright-80;
+        background: $surface;
+        padding: 0 1;
+    }
+    #persona-header.empty {
+        display: none;
+    }
     """
 
     BINDINGS: ClassVar[list[Binding]] = [
@@ -806,6 +911,7 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         Binding("ctrl+1", "focus_tools", "Tools tab", priority=False),
         Binding("ctrl+2", "focus_debug", "Debug tab", priority=False),
         Binding("ctrl+3", "focus_thinking", "Thinking tab", priority=False),
+        Binding("ctrl+4", "focus_persona", "Persona tab", priority=False),
     ]
 
     HINT_IDLE = "Ctrl-C twice to exit"
@@ -834,6 +940,11 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
 
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         yield Header()
+        # v0.13.0: sticky persona-header docks at the top, above main-row.
+        # One-line summary refreshed on each AffectUpdate(status=current).
+        # Starts in the .empty CSS class (height collapses to 0) until
+        # on_mount's get_persona_state hydration succeeds.
+        yield Static("", id="persona-header", classes="empty")
         # v0.6.0 layout: left column is content-only (transcript + streaming
         # text Static + prompt). Right column hosts thinking-current live
         # preview above TabbedContent cycling Tools / Debug / Thinking.
@@ -875,6 +986,14 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
                         yield RichLog(
                             id="thinking-log", wrap=True, markup=False, highlight=False
                         )
+                    with TabPane("Persona", id="persona-tab"):
+                        # v0.13.0: full persona-snapshot detail (PAD,
+                        # mood drift, active emotions). Replaced (not
+                        # appended) on each AffectUpdate(current) — the
+                        # snapshot is absolute state, not incremental.
+                        yield RichLog(
+                            id="persona-log", wrap=True, markup=False, highlight=False
+                        )
         # INV-002 + INV-003: visible identity + hint widgets (Footer-area).
         # pane-name widget displays current side-pane name.
         yield Static("", id="identity")
@@ -922,6 +1041,81 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
             f"session={self.session_id[-8:]} raw={self.args.raw} "
             f"end_user_id={getattr(self.args, 'end_user_id', None)!r}"
         )
+        # v0.13.0: hydrate persona surface on mount via
+        # GET /agents/{id}/persona_state. Spawns as a Textual worker so the
+        # network call doesn't block mount. Agents without a persona
+        # surface (PersonaNotConfigured) get a placeholder + empty header.
+        if self.agent_id is not None:
+            self.run_worker(self._hydrate_persona())
+
+    async def _hydrate_persona(self) -> None:
+        """Hydrate persona-header + Persona pane via GET /agents/{id}/persona_state.
+
+        Failure modes are absorbed (this is best-effort observability):
+          - PersonaNotConfigured: pane shows placeholder, header stays empty
+          - AgentNotAvailable / AuthScopeDenied: error placeholder; header empty
+          - Network error: error placeholder; header empty
+        On 200: header populated, pane shows full detail, audit logged.
+        """
+        assert self.client is not None and self.agent_id is not None
+        from rich.text import Text as RichText
+        try:
+            snapshot = await get_persona_state(self.client, self.agent_id)
+            self._update_persona_surfaces(snapshot)
+            self._audit(
+                f"persona_hydrated agent_id={self.agent_id!r} "
+                f"dominant_emotion={snapshot.get('dominant_emotion')!r}"
+            )
+        except PersonaNotConfigured:
+            self._set_persona_placeholder(
+                f"(persona not configured for {self.agent_id})"
+            )
+            self._audit(f"persona_not_configured agent_id={self.agent_id!r}")
+        except (AgentNotAvailable, AuthScopeDenied, SessionApiFailed, Exception) as exc:
+            # Best-effort — never let a persona hydration failure crash the
+            # TUI. Surface the error in the persona pane and audit log.
+            self._set_persona_placeholder(
+                f"(persona hydration failed: {type(exc).__name__})"
+            )
+            self._audit(
+                f"persona_hydration_failed agent_id={self.agent_id!r} "
+                f"err={type(exc).__name__}: {exc!s:.120}"
+            )
+
+    def _update_persona_surfaces(self, snapshot: dict) -> None:
+        """Update sticky header + Persona pane from a fresh snapshot.
+
+        Called on bootstrap (on_mount) and on each AffectUpdate(current).
+        Header gets the compact one-liner; pane gets the full detail.
+        """
+        from rich.text import Text as RichText
+        try:
+            header = self.query_one("#persona-header", Static)
+            header.update(RichText(_format_persona_header(snapshot)))
+            header.remove_class("empty")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        try:
+            log = self.query_one("#persona-log", RichLog)
+            log.clear()
+            log.write(_format_persona_detail(snapshot))
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _set_persona_placeholder(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """Render an italic-dim placeholder in the Persona pane; keep header empty.
+
+        Used when persona hydration returns PersonaNotConfigured or fails —
+        the pane stays usable as documentation of *why* it's empty without
+        the sticky header consuming a row for nothing.
+        """
+        from rich.text import Text as RichText
+        try:
+            log = self.query_one("#persona-log", RichLog)
+            log.clear()
+            log.write(RichText(text, style=f"{_AU_DEMOTED_FAINT} italic"))
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
     def _write_turn_headers(self, turn_id: int) -> None:
         """v0.6.0: turn-ID headers across every pane for cross-pane
@@ -1066,6 +1260,7 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
                     debug_log=debug_log,
                     thinking_log=thinking_log,
                     raw=self.args.raw,
+                    on_persona_snapshot=self._update_persona_surfaces,
                 )
                 if isinstance(event, (Done, Error, Cancelled)):
                     break
@@ -1151,6 +1346,11 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         self.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active = "thinking-tab"
         self.query_one("#pane-name", Static).update("Thinking")
 
+    def action_focus_persona(self) -> None:
+        """v0.13.0: Ctrl+4 activates the Persona tab. INV-016 preserves Input focus."""
+        self.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active = "persona-tab"
+        self.query_one("#pane-name", Static).update("Persona")
+
 
 def run_tui(args: ParsedArgs) -> int:
     """Sync entry point — delegates to the async resolve-then-run flow.

tests/test_tui.py

@@ -934,6 +934,156 @@ class TestCancelViaSse:
         assert audit_lines[1].startswith("cancel_post failed turn_id=42 CancelFailed")
 
 
+class TestPersonaFormatters:
+    """v0.13.0 — _format_persona_header / _format_persona_detail rendering."""
+
+    def test_header_compact_summary(self) -> None:
+        """header_compact_summary: agent_id · dominant_emotion · pad(P,A,D) · N emotions."""
+        from ratatoskr.tui import _format_persona_header
+
+        snapshot = {
+            "agent_id": "mimir",
+            "dominant_emotion": "curiosity",
+            "pad": {"pleasure": 0.52, "arousal": 0.47, "dominance": 0.50},
+            "emotions_active": [
+                {"type": "curiosity"}, {"type": "joy"},
+            ],
+        }
+        line = _format_persona_header(snapshot)
+        assert "mimir" in line
+        assert "curiosity" in line
+        assert "pad(0.52, 0.47, 0.5)" in line
+        assert "2 emotions active" in line
+
+    def test_header_singular_emotion(self) -> None:
+        """header_singular_emotion: single emotion → '1 emotion active' (no 's')."""
+        from ratatoskr.tui import _format_persona_header
+
+        line = _format_persona_header(
+            {
+                "agent_id": "mimir",
+                "dominant_emotion": "calm",
+                "pad": {"pleasure": 0.5, "arousal": 0.4, "dominance": 0.5},
+                "emotions_active": [{"type": "calm"}],
+            }
+        )
+        assert "1 emotion active" in line
+        assert "1 emotions" not in line
+
+    def test_header_no_emotions_drops_count(self) -> None:
+        """header_no_emotions_drops_count: empty emotions list → no count suffix."""
+        from ratatoskr.tui import _format_persona_header
+
+        line = _format_persona_header(
+            {
+                "agent_id": "mimir",
+                "dominant_emotion": "?",
+                "pad": {"pleasure": 0.5, "arousal": 0.4, "dominance": 0.5},
+                "emotions_active": [],
+            }
+        )
+        assert "emotion" not in line  # neither "1 emotion" nor "N emotions"
+
+    def test_detail_renders_full_snapshot(self) -> None:
+        """detail_renders_full_snapshot: PAD axes + baseline + delta + drift +
+        emotions + last_updated_at all surface in the multi-line render.
+        """
+        from ratatoskr.tui import _format_persona_detail
+
+        snapshot = {
+            "agent_id": "mimir",
+            "pad": {"pleasure": 0.52, "arousal": 0.47, "dominance": 0.50},
+            "dominant_emotion": "curiosity",
+            "emotions_active": [
+                {"type": "curiosity", "intensity": 0.6, "decay_remaining_s": 202.7}
+            ],
+            "baseline_pad": {"pleasure": 0.50, "arousal": 0.40, "dominance": 0.50},
+            "mood_drift": {"valence_delta": 0.02, "arousal_delta": 0.07},
+            "last_updated_at": "2026-05-25T22:30:18+00:00",
+        }
+        detail = _format_persona_detail(snapshot)
+        assert "Persona snapshot · mimir" in detail
+        assert "Dominant emotion: curiosity" in detail
+        assert "pleasure" in detail
+        assert "baseline 0.5" in detail
+        assert "+0.02" in detail or "0.02" in detail
+        assert "valence_delta" in detail
+        assert "curiosity" in detail
+        assert "intensity 0.6" in detail
+        assert "decay 3.4m" in detail
+        assert "2026-05-25T22:30:18+00:00" in detail
+
+
+class TestPresenterPersonaCallback:
+    """v0.13.0 — presenter wires AffectUpdate snapshots into a callback."""
+
+    def test_current_invokes_callback_with_snapshot(self) -> None:
+        """current_invokes_callback_with_snapshot: AffectUpdate(current, snapshot)
+        calls on_persona_snapshot(snapshot)."""
+        from ratatoskr.sse_client import AffectUpdate
+        from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
+
+        captured: list = []
+        state = TuiPresenterState()
+        snapshot = {"agent_id": "mimir", "pad": {"pleasure": 0.5}}
+        state.render(
+            AffectUpdate(sse_id=SID, status="current", turn_id=42, snapshot=snapshot),
+            transcript=MagicMock(),
+            tools_log=MagicMock(),
+            debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
+            raw=False,
+            on_persona_snapshot=captured.append,
+        )
+        assert captured == [snapshot]
+
+    def test_scheduled_does_not_invoke_callback(self) -> None:
+        """scheduled_does_not_invoke_callback: status=scheduled has no snapshot,
+        so the callback is skipped (would be called with None otherwise)."""
+        from ratatoskr.sse_client import AffectUpdate
+        from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
+
+        captured: list = []
+        state = TuiPresenterState()
+        state.render(
+            AffectUpdate(sse_id=SID, status="scheduled", turn_id=42, snapshot=None),
+            transcript=MagicMock(),
+            tools_log=MagicMock(),
+            debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
+            raw=False,
+            on_persona_snapshot=captured.append,
+        )
+        assert captured == []
+
+    def test_callback_exception_swallowed(self) -> None:
+        """callback_exception_swallowed: a raising callback does NOT crash the
+        presenter — the audit line still landed (it precedes the callback).
+        """
+        from ratatoskr.sse_client import AffectUpdate
+        from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
+
+        def boom(_snap: dict) -> None:
+            raise RuntimeError("widget tearing down")
+
+        debug_log = MagicMock()
+        state = TuiPresenterState()
+        # Should NOT raise
+        state.render(
+            AffectUpdate(
+                sse_id=SID, status="current", turn_id=42, snapshot={"agent_id": "x"}
+            ),
+            transcript=MagicMock(),
+            tools_log=MagicMock(),
+            debug_log=debug_log,
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
+            raw=False,
+            on_persona_snapshot=boom,
+        )
+        # Audit line still emitted (it runs before the callback)
+        assert debug_log.write.called
+
+
 class TestAppMount:
     """on_mount narrows per issue #6: only identity-widget population.
 
@@ -1104,6 +1254,43 @@ class TestLayoutShape:
             await pilot.pause()
             assert app.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active == "debug-tab"
 
+    async def test_persona_tab_exists(self) -> None:
+        """persona_tab_exists [v0.13.0]: right column has Persona TabPane +
+        #persona-log RichLog as descendant.
+        """
+        from textual.widgets import RichLog, TabPane
+
+        app = _resolved_app(_args_new(), session_id="s-new12345", agent_id="mimir")
+        async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+            await pilot.pause()
+            persona_tab = app.query_one("#persona-tab", TabPane)
+            persona_log = app.query_one("#persona-log", RichLog)
+            assert persona_log in persona_tab.walk_children()
+
+    async def test_ctrl_4_activates_persona_tab(self) -> None:
+        """ctrl_4_activates_persona_tab [v0.13.0]: Ctrl+4 → active == 'persona-tab'."""
+        from textual.widgets import TabbedContent
+
+        app = _resolved_app(_args_new(), session_id="s-new12345", agent_id="mimir")
+        async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+            await pilot.pause()
+            await pilot.press("ctrl+4")
+            await pilot.pause()
+            assert app.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active == "persona-tab"
+
+    async def test_persona_header_starts_empty(self) -> None:
+        """persona_header_starts_empty [v0.13.0]: sticky persona-header widget
+        exists, starts hidden (height collapsed via .empty class) until
+        hydration succeeds.
+        """
+        from textual.widgets import Static
+
+        app = _resolved_app(_args_new(), session_id="s-new12345", agent_id="mimir")
+        async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+            await pilot.pause()
+            header = app.query_one("#persona-header", Static)
+            assert "empty" in header.classes
+
     async def test_done_label_styled_success(self) -> None:
         """done_label_styled_success [v0.9.0]: [done] label mounts as Static
         carrying a RichText with Aurora green style. Inspect the mounted

uv.lock

@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatoskr"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },