style(tui): restore Australis, $background → pure black (v0.6.3)

Reverts v0.6.2's over-correction. The operator clarified: the
complaint was specifically about the APP BACKGROUND going from
black to a shade of blue, not about the cumulative cast across
all Australis dark surfaces. v0.6.2 globally neutralized Ice + Sea
darks → too far.

## v0.6.3 = v0.6.1 palette + $background override only

Restored verbatim from v0.6.1:

  $foreground       #a9bcc3 (Ice white)
  $surface          #373b46 (Sea bright-black, chrome bg)
  $panel            #414751 (Sea dark 30, borders)
  $au-dark-30..60   Australis Sea palette
  $au-bright-70/80  Australis Sea brights
  $au-bright-white  #cce7ec (Ice highlight)
  Aurora accents    bright-blue/cyan/green — verbatim
  Dawn accents      red/yellow — verbatim
  _AU_DEMOTED       #86929d (Sea dark 60)
  _AU_DEMOTED_FAINT #6e7882 (Sea dark 50)

ONE deviation from Australis spec:

  $background  #222531 (Ice black) → #000000 (pure black)

Rationale: Ice black is RGB(34, 37, 49) — blue +44% over red. At
App-wide scale (the dominant fill across the entire screen) the
cumulative cast reads as "the app is blue" even though no single
rect is in the conventional-blue range. Other dark surfaces are
smaller chrome bands where the cool lean reads as character not
background; only $background gets the override.

## What stayed Australis

Every cosmetic element where the operator hasn't pushed back:
identity widget (Aurora bright-blue), pane-name (Aurora bright-cyan),
[done]/[error]/[cancelled] labels (Aurora green / Dawn red/yellow),
focus borders (Aurora blue / accent cyan), demoted telemetry text
(Sea dark-60), placeholder lines (Sea dark-50), Header/Footer chrome
(Sea bright-black bg + Ice white-blue fg), separators (Sea dark-30).

Brand fidelity preserved; only the dominant background surface
neutralized.

## Tests + smoke

241/241 GREEN; ruff clean. Live screenshot export:
- $background = #000000 (230 fill rects — dominant surface)
- $surface = #373b46 (29 fill rects — Australis Sea bright-black)
- Sea panels + dark-50 still present in chrome
- Aurora #6388D8 still primary

Patch bump (v0.6.2 → v0.6.3) — cosmetic refinement; no public-API
change.

docs/contracts/issues/13.contract.md

@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ New `Static(id="pane-name")` widget alongside the existing `identity` + `hint` w
 - **INV-016**: Input retains keyboard focus across `Ctrl+1` / `Ctrl+2` tab switches.
 - **INV-017** *(amended v0.5.0)*: `thinking-current` Static docks to the top of the **right column** (above `TabbedContent`), not the left column. Live thinking visibility persists across tab switches. v0.5.0 moves it from left → right so the left column is genuinely content-only.
 - **INV-018**: CLI mode (`ratatoskr.cli._amain`) is unaffected. CLI keeps inline `· tool_start: …` / `· tool_result: …` rendering on stderr per issue #12 INV-005.
-- **INV-019** *(new v0.5.0)*: Two TabPanes in the right column: `Tools` (id `tools-tab`, contains `#tools-log`) + `Debug` (id `debug-tab`, contains `#debug-log`). Ctrl+1 activates Tools; Ctrl+2 activates Debug. `pane-name` Static reflects the active tab name dynamically.
-- **INV-020** *(new v0.5.0)*: Render-exception fallback (INV-009) preserves routing per event class: `ToolStart` / `ToolResult` fallback writes to `tools_log`; `WorkerPhase` / `Thinking` / `TextBoundary` fallback writes to `debug_log`; everything else falls back to `log`.
+- **INV-019** *(amended v0.6.0)*: Three TabPanes in the right column: `Tools` (id `tools-tab`, contains `#tools-log`) + `Debug` (id `debug-tab`, contains `#debug-log`) + `Thinking` (id `thinking-tab`, contains `#thinking-log`). Ctrl+1/Ctrl+2/Ctrl+3 activate respective tabs. `pane-name` Static reflects active tab name dynamically.
+- **INV-020** *(amended v0.6.0)*: Render-exception fallback (INV-009) preserves routing per event class: `ToolStart` / `ToolResult` → `tools_log`; `Thinking` → `thinking_log`; `WorkerPhase` / `TextBoundary` → `debug_log`; everything else → `log`.
+- **INV-021** *(new v0.6.0)*: `Text` events do NOT route to `log` per-delta. They accumulate into `TuiPresenterState.text_buffer` and update a single `current_text` Static (docked above the prompt). On terminal event (`Done`/`Error`/`Cancelled`), `current_text` is cleared and (raw mode) accumulated text or (non-raw) post-Done `Markdown(response)` is written to `log`. The pre-v0.6.0 per-token RichLog spam is retired.
+- **INV-022** *(new v0.6.0)*: Closed thinking runs route to `thinking_log`, NOT `debug_log`. Each closed run writes three entries: `Rule(title=f"turn N · thinking #K start")`, `Markdown(content)`, `Rule(title=f"turn N · thinking #K end")` — the model's chain-of-thought is presented as rendered Markdown (model reasoning often has lists / code / structure) wrapped in operator-visible start/end markers. `thinking_run_index` increments per-run within a turn.
+- **INV-023** *(new v0.6.0)*: Turn-ID header `Rule(title=f"turn N")` is written to all four log panes (`log`, `tools_log`, `debug_log`, `thinking_log`) by `_stream_turn_worker` on the first event of each turn — enables cross-pane visual correlation during multi-turn debugging.
+- **INV-024** *(amended v0.6.1)*: `thinking-current` Static lives INSIDE the Thinking TabPane (docked bottom, below `thinking-log`) — co-located with closed thinking runs so the operator sees streaming + history in one pane. Pre-v0.6.1 it sat above the TabbedContent (right-column header) which created a top/bottom discontinuity; the co-located shape resolves that. Trade-off: live thinking is now visible only when the Thinking tab is active (Ctrl+3). Prefix `thinking… ` self-identifies the widget contents.
 
 ## TESTS (additions / changes to test_tui.py)
 

persistent-memory.md

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ separate dev team rather than an in-tree Worldtree tool.
 
 ## Current state / in-flight
 
-_As of 2026-05-24 (post-v0.5.0 content-only main pane + Debug tab):_
+_As of 2026-05-24 (post-v0.6.3 Australis restored, $background → black):_
 
-**Status: v0.5.0 shipped.** Nine core issues complete (`sse_client`
+**Status: v0.6.3 shipped.** Nine core issues complete (`sse_client`
 #1, `sessions` #2, `cli` #3, `tui` #4, `--end-user-id` #5, TUI
 startup error visibility #6, presenter contract semantics amendment
 #12, startup agent picker #8, §5 layout reshape + Tools pane #13)
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ Static in the footer (static "Tools" v1; dynamic when more tabs
 land). CLI mode (--send) unaffected by design — INV-018.
 
 Last commits on `main`:
-- v0.5.0 refactor(tui): content-only main pane + Debug tab + chrome dark
+- v0.6.3 style(tui): restore Australis palette, only $background → pure black
+- `d845b20` style(tui): neutralize Australis dark palette — bg no longer blue-tinted (v0.6.2, reverted)
+- `8463eb2` style(tui): kill remaining blue + thinking-current into pane (v0.6.1)
+- `cfee89a` refactor(tui): streaming + turn headers + Thinking pane (v0.6.0)
+- `7106af5` style(tui): UI polish pass — terminal label colors, placeholders (v0.5.1)
+- `ffd22fb` refactor(tui): content-only main pane + Debug tab + chrome dark (v0.5.0)
 - `2756f5f` style(tui): apply Australis theme to TUI chrome + widgets (v0.4.1)
 - `24e4371` feat(tui): issue #13 — §5 layout reshape + Tools pane (v0.4.0)
 - `d30be12` feat(sessions,cli,tui): issue #8 — startup agent picker (v0.3.0)

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "ratatoskr"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.3"
 description = "Worldtree Conversation API debug TUI — multi-pane observability dashboard"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"

src/ratatoskr/tui.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from textual.widgets import (
     Footer,
     Header,
     Input,
-    Label,
     ListItem,
     ListView,
     RichLog,
@@ -69,16 +68,25 @@ from ratatoskr.sse_client import (
 # for primary surfaces; Dawn accents (red/yellow/magenta) used sparingly for
 # terminal-event labels (error/cancelled).
 #
+# **v0.6.3 single deviation from spec**: `$background` is `#000000` (pure
+# black), NOT Australis Ice black `#222531`. The Ice black is RGB(34,37,49)
+# — blue dominant — and at App-wide scale the cumulative cast reads as
+# "the whole app is blue" to operators (even though no single surface is
+# "blue" in the strict-color sense). Pure black for the App background
+# kills that perception. EVERY OTHER Australis value — Aurora accents,
+# Sea darks for chrome (surface/panel), Ice white foreground, Dawn
+# accents — stays verbatim per spec.
+#
 # Mapping to Textual's Theme semantic tokens:
 #   primary    = Aurora blue (#6388D8) — focus rings, active selection.
 #   secondary  = Aurora cyan (#00b1a8) — secondary highlights.
-#   accent     = Aurora bright cyan (#42dcd1) — bright accents (pane-name, prompt echo).
+#   accent     = Aurora bright cyan (#42dcd1) — bright accents.
 #   success    = Aurora green (#16B866) — [done] label.
 #   warning    = Dawn yellow (#e1c631) — [cancelled] label.
 #   error      = Dawn red (#ff491a) — [error] label.
 #   foreground = Ice white (#a9bcc3) — default text.
-#   background = Ice black (#222531) — App background.
-#   surface    = Sea bright black (#373b46) — raised chrome (header/footer/input).
+#   background = pure black (#000000) — App background (v0.6.3 deviation).
+#   surface    = Sea bright black (#373b46) — raised chrome.
 #   panel      = Sea dark 30 (#414751) — borders, separators.
 
 AUSTRALIS_THEME = Theme(
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ AUSTRALIS_THEME = Theme(
     warning="#e1c631",
     error="#ff491a",
     foreground="#a9bcc3",
-    background="#222531",
+    background="#000000",
     surface="#373b46",
     panel="#414751",
     dark=True,
@@ -116,8 +124,9 @@ AUSTRALIS_THEME = Theme(
 _AU_SUCCESS = "#16B866"
 _AU_ERROR = "#ff491a"
 _AU_WARNING = "#e1c631"
-_AU_USER_ECHO = "#42dcd1"  # bright cyan — operator's voice
-_AU_DEMOTED = "#86929d"  # dark 60 — demoted telemetry (was bare "dim")
+_AU_USER_ECHO = "#42dcd1"  # Aurora bright cyan — operator's voice
+_AU_DEMOTED = "#86929d"  # Sea dark 60 — demoted telemetry
+_AU_DEMOTED_FAINT = "#6e7882"  # Sea dark 50 — empty-state placeholders
 
 
 # ---- Issue #12 presenter contract semantics amendment -------------------------
@@ -178,6 +187,11 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
 
     thinking_buffer: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     thinking_open: bool = False
+    # v0.6.0: per-turn streaming text buffer. Text deltas accumulate here
+    # and update `current_text` Static in place — no per-token RichLog spam.
+    text_buffer: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    # v0.6.0: thinking-run counter for turn-scoped start/end markers.
+    thinking_run_index: int = 0
 
     def render(
         self,
@@ -185,20 +199,26 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
         *,
         log: RichLog,
         thinking_widget: Static,
+        current_text: Static,
         tools_log: RichLog,
         debug_log: RichLog,
+        thinking_log: RichLog,
         raw: bool,
     ) -> None:
         """Render one Worldtree SSE event with the TUI hierarchy + coalescing.
 
-        v0.5.0 routing: main `log` (transcript) is CONTENT-ONLY — Text,
-        terminal labels ([done] / [error] / [cancelled]), and the
-        post-Done Markdown render. All telemetry (Thinking closed runs,
-        WorkerPhase, TextBoundary) routes to `debug_log` (Debug tab); all
-        tool activity (ToolStart, ToolResult) routes to `tools_log` (Tools
-        tab). Live thinking deltas continue to update `thinking_widget`.
+        v0.6.0 routing:
+          - `log` (transcript) = content only: user-prompt echo (written
+            outside the presenter), terminal labels, post-Done Markdown body.
+          - `current_text` (Static below transcript) = live-streaming Text
+            deltas accumulated into one growing line; cleared on terminal.
+          - `tools_log` = ToolStart + ToolResult.
+          - `debug_log` = WorkerPhase + TextBoundary.
+          - `thinking_log` = closed thinking runs (Markdown + start/end
+            Rule markers); `thinking_widget` continues to receive live
+            per-delta updates.
 
-        Exceptions are caught at the presenter boundary (INV-009 fallback).
+        Exceptions caught at the presenter boundary (INV-009 fallback).
         """
         assert isinstance(
             event,
@@ -227,48 +247,86 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
                     self.thinking_open = True
                 self.thinking_buffer.append(event.content)
                 acc = "".join(self.thinking_buffer)
-                display_text = ("…" + acc[-200:]) if len(acc) > 200 else acc
-                thinking_widget.update(display_text)
+                # v0.5.1 polish: prefix the live widget with "thinking… " so
+                # operators recognize what the streaming content is (otherwise
+                # the static-content under Header reads like uncontextualized
+                # spillover). Truncate display to last 200 chars + ellipsis.
+                tail = ("…" + acc[-200:]) if len(acc) > 200 else acc
+                thinking_widget.update(f"thinking… {tail}")
                 return
             # Non-thinking event: close any open thinking run.
-            # v0.5.0: closed thinking runs land in debug_log (Debug pane), not
-            # transcript — keeps the main pane content-only.
+            # v0.6.0: closed thinking runs route to thinking_log (Thinking
+            # pane) wrapped in `── turn N · thinking start/end ──` Rule
+            # markers, with the content itself rendered as Markdown (model
+            # reasoning often has lists, code, structure).
             if self.thinking_open:
                 full_thinking = "".join(self.thinking_buffer)
-                debug_log.write(_dim(f"· thinking: {full_thinking}"))
+                turn_id = event.sse_id.turn_id if hasattr(event, "sse_id") else (
+                    event.turn_id if hasattr(event, "turn_id") else "?"
+                )
+                self.thinking_run_index += 1
+                from rich.markdown import Markdown
+                from rich.rule import Rule
+                thinking_log.write(Rule(
+                    title=f"turn {turn_id} · thinking #{self.thinking_run_index} start",
+                    style=_AU_DEMOTED,
+                ))
+                thinking_log.write(Markdown(full_thinking))
+                thinking_log.write(Rule(
+                    title=f"turn {turn_id} · thinking #{self.thinking_run_index} end",
+                    style=_AU_DEMOTED,
+                ))
                 self.thinking_buffer.clear()
                 self.thinking_open = False
                 thinking_widget.update("")
                 thinking_widget.display = False
             # Now render the non-thinking event itself.
             if isinstance(event, Text):
-                # Streamed text content — no prefix, no demotion.
-                log.write(event.content)
+                # v0.6.0: streaming text accumulates into current_text Static
+                # — one growing live line, NOT per-delta RichLog entries.
+                self.text_buffer.append(event.content)
+                current_text.update("".join(self.text_buffer))
                 return
             if isinstance(event, (Done, Error, Cancelled)):
-                # Terminal events: load-bearing label (no demotion).
+                # Terminal event: clear the streaming Static first so the
+                # live-preview band collapses. Then write the colored label
+                # + (non-raw) Markdown body / (raw) accumulated plain text
+                # to the transcript.
+                accumulated = "".join(self.text_buffer)
+                self.text_buffer.clear()
+                current_text.update("")
+                # Terminal labels tinted per outcome (Aurora green / Dawn red
+                # / Dawn yellow) for at-a-glance scanning.
                 if isinstance(event, Done):
-                    log.write(
+                    log.write(RichText(
                         f"[done] turn_id={event.sse_id.turn_id} model={event.model} "
                         f"duration={_format_duration_ms(event.duration_ms)} "
-                        f"usage {_format_usage(event.usage, arrow='→')}"
-                    )
-                    if not raw:
+                        f"usage {_format_usage(event.usage, arrow='→')}",
+                        style=_AU_SUCCESS,
+                    ))
+                    if raw:
+                        # Raw mode: emit the accumulated streamed text verbatim
+                        # so the operator has a record after the Static clears.
+                        if accumulated:
+                            log.write(accumulated)
+                    else:
                         from rich.markdown import Markdown
                         from rich.rule import Rule
 
-                        log.write(Rule())
+                        log.write(Rule(style=_AU_DEMOTED))
                         log.write(Markdown(event.response))
                 elif isinstance(event, Error):
-                    log.write(
+                    log.write(RichText(
                         f"[error] turn_id={event.sse_id.turn_id} code={event.error_code} "
-                        f"message={event.message!r}"
-                    )
+                        f"message={event.message!r}",
+                        style=_AU_ERROR,
+                    ))
                 else:  # Cancelled
-                    log.write(
+                    log.write(RichText(
                         f"[cancelled] turn_id={event.turn_id} reason={event.reason!r} "
-                        f"partial_message_id={event.partial_message_id}"
-                    )
+                        f"partial_message_id={event.partial_message_id}",
+                        style=_AU_WARNING,
+                    ))
                 # Belt-and-braces (Volva F3): ensure widget cleared+hidden on EVERY
                 # terminal event, even if thinking_open was False — per STEPS 5-6.
                 thinking_widget.update("")
@@ -304,14 +362,17 @@ class TuiPresenterState:
             # the original event AND a render_error line with the class name only
             # (NO exception message — security clause). Volva F1 fix.
             #
-            # v0.5.0: routing-under-failure preservation — fallback writes go
+            # v0.6.0 routing-under-failure preservation — fallback writes go
             # to the same destination the successful render would have used:
             #   - ToolStart/ToolResult       → tools_log
-            #   - WorkerPhase/Thinking/TextBoundary → debug_log
-            #   - everything else (Text/Done/Error/Cancelled) → log
+            #   - Thinking                   → thinking_log
+            #   - WorkerPhase/TextBoundary   → debug_log
+            #   - everything else            → log
             if isinstance(event, (ToolStart, ToolResult)):
                 target = tools_log
-            elif isinstance(event, (WorkerPhase, Thinking, TextBoundary)):
+            elif isinstance(event, Thinking):
+                target = thinking_log
+            elif isinstance(event, (WorkerPhase, TextBoundary)):
                 target = debug_log
             else:
                 target = log
@@ -330,6 +391,28 @@ class AgentPickerApp(App[str | None]):
     """
 
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    /* v0.6.1: kill Textual's $primary-blue tints everywhere — Header sub-
+       widgets (HeaderIcon etc.) have their own $primary tinting that the
+       parent `Header { background: $surface }` rule alone doesn't cover.
+       Sub-selectors force the cool palette down to every level. */
+    Header, HeaderIcon, HeaderTitle, HeaderClock {
+        background: $surface;
+        color: $au-bright-blue;
+    }
+    Footer {
+        background: $surface;
+    }
+    /* v0.6.1: scrollbar uses Textual's $primary-tint by default. Force
+       Australis Sea darks so the scrollbar gutter doesn't read as a blue
+       strip. Applied to ListView (the scrollable widget here). */
+    ListView {
+        scrollbar-background: $background;
+        scrollbar-background-hover: $background;
+        scrollbar-background-active: $background;
+        scrollbar-color: $au-dark-50;
+        scrollbar-color-hover: $au-dark-60;
+        scrollbar-color-active: $au-bright-cyan;
+    }
     #picker-prompt {
         dock: top;
         height: 1;
@@ -341,9 +424,29 @@ class AgentPickerApp(App[str | None]):
         height: 1fr;
         background: $background;
     }
-    #agent-list > ListItem.--highlight {
-        background: $primary;
-        color: $au-bright-white;
+    /* Multi-line agent items. Each ListItem is auto-height so the full
+       description wraps below the agent_id/name line — no truncation. */
+    #agent-list > ListItem {
+        height: auto;
+        padding: 1 1;
+        background: $background;
+    }
+    /* v0.6.1: override Textual's default ListView:focus highlight, which
+       defaults to $primary (Aurora blue) and made the picker unreadable.
+       Both selectors needed — focused state has higher specificity in
+       Textual's defaults. */
+    ListView > ListItem.--highlight,
+    ListView:focus > ListItem.--highlight {
+        background: $au-dark-30;
+    }
+    /* Children of highlighted items keep their colors — the dark-30 bg
+       provides enough contrast for bright-blue id + dark-60 desc text. */
+    .agent-id-line {
+        color: $au-bright-blue;
+        text-style: bold;
+    }
+    .agent-desc {
+        color: $au-bright-70;
     }
     """
 
@@ -366,9 +469,16 @@ class AgentPickerApp(App[str | None]):
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         yield Header()
         yield Static("Pick an agent for the new session:", id="picker-prompt")
+        # v0.6.0: each ListItem has two Static children — the id/name line
+        # in bold blue + the wrapped description in muted dark-60. No
+        # description truncation; tall items breathe so the operator can
+        # actually read what each agent does.
         yield ListView(
             *[
-                ListItem(Label(f"{a.agent_id} · {a.name} — {a.description}"))
+                ListItem(
+                    Static(f"{a.agent_id} · {a.name}", classes="agent-id-line"),
+                    Static(a.description, classes="agent-desc"),
+                )
                 for a in self.agents
             ],
             id="agent-list",
@@ -411,13 +521,27 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
     # Australis theme variables ($primary/$accent/$au-dark-60/$au-bright-cyan/
     # etc.) carry colors so a future theme swap rebinds centrally.
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
-    Header {
+    /* v0.6.1: kill Textual's default $primary-blue tinting on chrome —
+       Header sub-widgets (HeaderIcon, HeaderTitle, HeaderClock) each carry
+       their own $primary tint that the parent `Header { background }` rule
+       doesn't override; sub-selectors force the cool palette down. */
+    Header, HeaderIcon, HeaderTitle, HeaderClock {
         background: $surface;
         color: $au-bright-blue;
     }
     Footer {
         background: $surface;
     }
+    /* v0.6.1: scrollbars default to $primary-tint blue. Force Sea darks
+       on the scrollable widgets (RichLog instances). */
+    RichLog {
+        scrollbar-background: $background;
+        scrollbar-background-hover: $background;
+        scrollbar-background-active: $background;
+        scrollbar-color: $au-dark-50;
+        scrollbar-color-hover: $au-dark-60;
+        scrollbar-color-active: $au-bright-cyan;
+    }
     #main-row {
         height: 1fr;
     }
@@ -428,28 +552,60 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
     #right-column {
         width: 1fr;
     }
+    /* v0.6.1: thinking-current Static moved INTO the Thinking pane (below
+       thinking-log) so streaming + closed runs co-locate. Docked bottom of
+       its TabPane so it acts as the live "tail" of the chronological log
+       above. Empty (height:0) when no thinking is active. */
     #thinking-current {
-        dock: top;
+        dock: bottom;
         height: auto;
         color: $au-dark-60;
         padding: 0 1;
+        text-style: italic;
+        background: $background;
     }
     #transcript {
         height: 1fr;
         background: $background;
+        padding: 0 1;
     }
-    #tools-log, #debug-log {
+    /* v0.6.0: streaming-text Static carries in-flight assistant tokens.
+       Replaces per-token RichLog spam — one growing line that updates in
+       place. Cleared on terminal event; final Markdown body lands in the
+       transcript. */
+    #current-text {
+        dock: bottom;
+        height: auto;
         background: $background;
+        padding: 0 1;
     }
-    #side-panes Tabs {
+    #tools-log, #debug-log, #thinking-log {
+        background: $background;
+        padding: 0 1;
+    }
+    /* Tab strip + active-tab underline — kill blue, use Australis cyan. */
+    #side-panes > ContentTabs {
         background: $surface;
     }
+    #side-panes ContentTab.-active {
+        color: $au-bright-cyan;
+        text-style: bold;
+    }
+    #side-panes Underline > .underline--bar {
+        color: $au-bright-cyan;
+    }
     #prompt {
         dock: bottom;
         border: tall $panel;
     }
+    /* v0.6.0: focused border uses Australis bright-cyan instead of $primary
+       (Aurora blue) — kills the lingering blue tint the user flagged. */
     #prompt:focus {
-        border: tall $primary;
+        border: tall $au-bright-cyan;
+    }
+    /* Placeholder text in the Input — dimmer than typed content. */
+    #prompt > .input--placeholder {
+        color: $au-dark-50;
     }
     #identity {
         dock: bottom;
@@ -478,6 +634,7 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         # without losing Input focus (INV-016).
         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),
     ]
 
     HINT_IDLE = "Ctrl-C twice to exit"
@@ -506,20 +663,24 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
 
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         yield Header()
-        # v0.5.0 layout: left column is content-only (transcript + prompt).
-        # Right column houses ALL telemetry — thinking-current live preview
-        # docked above the TabbedContent; tabs cycle Tools / Debug.
-        # markup=False on RichLog so labeled lines like "[cancel_failed] ..."
-        # render verbatim; Rich would otherwise interpret bracket spans as
-        # style markup. The post-Done markdown render uses Markdown() directly
-        # which is a Rich Renderable and renders correctly without
-        # widget-level markup=True.
+        # 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.
+        #
+        # The current-text Static buffers in-flight assistant tokens so
+        # streaming doesn't spam the RichLog with one line per delta —
+        # the operator sees a single growing live line, then on Done the
+        # Static clears and the final Markdown body lands in the transcript.
+        #
+        # markup=False on RichLog so labeled lines render verbatim; the
+        # post-Done Markdown() / Rule() renders are Rich Renderables and
+        # work without widget-level markup=True.
         with Horizontal(id="main-row"):
             with Vertical(id="left-column"):
                 yield RichLog(id="transcript", wrap=True, markup=False, highlight=False)
+                yield Static("", id="current-text")
                 yield Input(id="prompt", placeholder="Type a message and press Enter")
             with Vertical(id="right-column"):
-                yield Static("", id="thinking-current")
                 with TabbedContent(id="side-panes"):
                     with TabPane("Tools", id="tools-tab"):
                         yield RichLog(
@@ -529,6 +690,15 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
                         yield RichLog(
                             id="debug-log", wrap=True, markup=False, highlight=False
                         )
+                    with TabPane("Thinking", id="thinking-tab"):
+                        yield RichLog(
+                            id="thinking-log", wrap=True, markup=False, highlight=False
+                        )
+                        # v0.6.1: live thinking lives INSIDE the Thinking
+                        # pane (docked bottom) — co-located with the closed
+                        # runs in thinking-log above. No more top/bottom
+                        # discontinuity across the right column.
+                        yield Static("", id="thinking-current")
         # INV-002 + INV-003: visible identity + hint widgets (Footer-area).
         # pane-name widget displays current side-pane name.
         yield Static("", id="identity")
@@ -549,9 +719,48 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         self.query_one("#identity", Static).update(identity)
         # Issue #12: thinking widget hidden until a thinking event fires.
         self.query_one("#thinking-current", Static).display = False
+        # v0.5.1 polish: empty-state placeholder lines so the operator sees
+        # the pane is intentionally empty (not broken) before any turn fires.
+        # Wrapped in Australis dark-50 italic so they read distinctly as
+        # placeholder text, not real telemetry. Disappear naturally as the
+        # log fills with real events (the placeholders scroll off the top).
+        from rich.text import Text as RichText
+        placeholder_style = f"{_AU_DEMOTED_FAINT} italic"
+        self.query_one("#tools-log", RichLog).write(
+            RichText("(no tool events yet — start a turn that uses tools)",
+                     style=placeholder_style)
+        )
+        self.query_one("#debug-log", RichLog).write(
+            RichText("(waiting for worker_phase + text_boundary telemetry)",
+                     style=placeholder_style)
+        )
+        self.query_one("#thinking-log", RichLog).write(
+            RichText("(no chain-of-thought captured yet — start a turn)",
+                     style=placeholder_style)
+        )
         self.state = "idle"
         self._set_hint(self.HINT_IDLE)
 
+    def _write_turn_headers(self, turn_id: int) -> None:
+        """v0.6.0: Write `── turn N ──` Rule headers across every pane so
+        operators can visually correlate sections during cross-pane
+        debugging. Called from `_stream_turn_worker` on first event of
+        each new turn (idempotent per turn via active_turn_id guard).
+        """
+        from rich.rule import Rule
+
+        title = f"turn {turn_id}"
+        rule = Rule(title=title, style=_AU_DEMOTED)
+        try:
+            self.query_one("#transcript", RichLog).write(rule)
+            self.query_one("#tools-log", RichLog).write(rule)
+            self.query_one("#debug-log", RichLog).write(rule)
+            self.query_one("#thinking-log", RichLog).write(rule)
+        except Exception:
+            # Defensive: widget tree may be tearing down — never let a
+            # turn-header write block the SSE consumer.
+            pass
+
     def _set_hint(self, hint: str) -> None:
         """Set the hint state attribute AND update the visible Static widget."""
         self.hint = hint
@@ -591,20 +800,27 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         assert content
         log = self.query_one("#transcript", RichLog)
         thinking_widget = self.query_one("#thinking-current", Static)
-        # v0.5.0: separate panes for tools vs telemetry; transcript is content only.
+        current_text = self.query_one("#current-text", Static)
         tools_log = self.query_one("#tools-log", RichLog)
         debug_log = self.query_one("#debug-log", RichLog)
+        thinking_log = self.query_one("#thinking-log", RichLog)
         presenter = TuiPresenterState()
         try:
             async for event in stream_turn(self.client, self.session_id, content):
                 if self.active_turn_id is None:
                     self.active_turn_id = event.sse_id.turn_id
+                    # v0.6.0: turn-ID headers across all panes so the
+                    # operator can visually correlate sections during
+                    # cross-pane debugging.
+                    self._write_turn_headers(self.active_turn_id)
                 presenter.render(
                     event,
                     log=log,
                     thinking_widget=thinking_widget,
+                    current_text=current_text,
                     tools_log=tools_log,
                     debug_log=debug_log,
+                    thinking_log=thinking_log,
                     raw=self.args.raw,
                 )
                 if isinstance(event, (Done, Error, Cancelled)):
@@ -672,6 +888,11 @@ class RatatoskrApp(App[int]):
         self.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active = "debug-tab"
         self.query_one("#pane-name", Static).update("Debug")
 
+    def action_focus_thinking(self) -> None:
+        """v0.6.0: Ctrl+3 activates the Thinking tab. INV-016 preserves Input focus."""
+        self.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active = "thinking-tab"
+        self.query_one("#pane-name", Static).update("Thinking")
+
 
 def run_tui(args: ParsedArgs) -> int:
     """Sync entry point — delegates to the async resolve-then-run flow.

tests/test_tui.py

@@ -61,13 +61,18 @@ def _args_existing(session_id: str = "s-1existing", **overrides) -> ParsedArgs:
 
 
 def _spy_writes(monkeypatch) -> list:
-    """Patch RichLog.write to record every arg into a list (returned)."""
+    """Patch RichLog.write to record every arg into a list (returned).
+
+    Accepts *args/**kwargs so Textual's internal deferred-render path
+    (which calls write positionally with width/expand/shrink/scroll_end)
+    still works after a write-during-mount + Resize sequence.
+    """
     writes: list = []
     original = RichLog.write
 
-    def spy(self, content, **kw):
+    def spy(self, content, *args, **kw):
         writes.append(content)
-        return original(self, content, **kw)
+        return original(self, content, *args, **kw)
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(RichLog, "write", spy)
     return writes
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         state.render(
             Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="b"),
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         state.render(
             Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="c"),
@@ -143,59 +148,62 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         # Widget updated 3 times — once per delta — with cumulative content
         assert widget.update.call_count == 3
-        # Latest call shows the full accumulated content (under 200 chars so no truncation)
-        assert widget.update.call_args_list[-1][0][0] == "abc"
+        # Latest call shows the full accumulated content (under 200 chars so no truncation).
+        # v0.5.1 polish: widget text is prefixed with "thinking… " for self-explanation.
+        assert widget.update.call_args_list[-1][0][0] == "thinking… abc"
         # Widget became visible at first delta
         assert widget.display is True
         # No RichLog write yet — closure hasn't fired
         assert log.write.call_count == 0
 
-    def test_thinking_closes_one_debuglog_entry(self) -> None:
-        """thinking_closes_one_debuglog_entry [happy, v0.5.0]: 2x Thinking + WorkerPhase →
-        debug_log has ONE closed thinking entry + one worker_phase entry; widget cleared+hidden;
-        transcript (log) untouched.
+    def test_thinking_closes_to_thinking_log(self) -> None:
+        """thinking_closes_to_thinking_log [happy, v0.6.0]: 2x Thinking + WorkerPhase →
+        thinking_log gets Rule(start) + Markdown + Rule(end); debug_log gets worker_phase;
+        transcript and tools_log untouched. Widget cleared+hidden.
         """
+        from rich.markdown import Markdown
+        from rich.rule import Rule
+
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
         log = MagicMock()
         debug_log = MagicMock()
+        thinking_log = MagicMock()
         widget = MagicMock()
         state = TuiPresenterState()
-        state.render(
-            Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="a"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
-        )
-        state.render(
-            Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="b"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
-        )
+        for content in ("a", "b"):
+            state.render(
+                Thinking(sse_id=SID, content=content),
+                log=log,
+                thinking_widget=widget,
+                tools_log=MagicMock(),
+                debug_log=debug_log,
+                current_text=MagicMock(),
+                thinking_log=thinking_log,
+                raw=False,
+            )
         state.render(
             WorkerPhase(sse_id=SID, phase="streaming", turn_id=42),
             log=log,
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=debug_log,
+            current_text=MagicMock(),
+            thinking_log=thinking_log,
             raw=False,
         )
-        # v0.5.0: closure + worker_phase write to debug_log; transcript untouched.
-        assert debug_log.write.call_count == 2
+        # v0.6.0: closure writes Rule(start) + Markdown + Rule(end) to thinking_log.
+        thinking_writes = [c[0][0] for c in thinking_log.write.call_args_list]
+        assert any(isinstance(w, Rule) for w in thinking_writes), thinking_writes
+        assert any(isinstance(w, Markdown) for w in thinking_writes), thinking_writes
+        # worker_phase still goes to debug_log; transcript still untouched.
+        assert debug_log.write.called
+        assert "· worker_phase:" in _text_of(debug_log.write.call_args_list[-1][0][0])
         assert not log.write.called
-        # First write = closed thinking entry containing the full accumulated text
-        assert "· thinking: ab" in _text_of(debug_log.write.call_args_list[0][0][0])
-        # Second write = worker_phase with demotion prefix (also in debug_log)
-        assert "· worker_phase:" in _text_of(debug_log.write.call_args_list[1][0][0])
         # Widget cleared + hidden
         widget.update.assert_called_with("")
         assert widget.display is False
@@ -215,12 +223,14 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         last_update = widget.update.call_args_list[-1][0][0]
-        # …-prefix + last-200 = 201 chars
-        assert last_update.startswith("…")
-        assert len(last_update) == 201
+        # v0.5.1 polish: widget gets a "thinking… " prefix + ellipsis-truncated tail.
+        assert last_update.startswith("thinking… ")
+        # tail is "…" + last-200 = 201 chars; prefix is 10 chars ("thinking… ")
+        assert len(last_update) == len("thinking… ") + 201
+        assert "…" in last_update
 
     def test_thinking_widget_visibility_lifecycle(self) -> None:
         """thinking_widget_visibility_lifecycle [trace]: hidden at start; visible during thinking;
@@ -239,7 +249,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         assert widget.display is True
         # Closure (WorkerPhase) → widget hidden
@@ -249,77 +259,64 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         assert widget.display is False
 
-    def test_multiple_thinking_runs_each_get_debuglog_entry(self) -> None:
-        """multiple_thinking_runs_each_get_debuglog_entry [scenario, v0.5.0]:
-        Thinking → Text → Thinking → Done → TWO closed thinking entries in debug_log
-        (transcript receives only the Text + Done content).
+    def test_multiple_thinking_runs_each_get_thinking_log_section(self) -> None:
+        """multiple_thinking_runs_each_get_thinking_log_section [scenario, v0.6.0]:
+        Thinking → Text → Thinking → Done → TWO start/end Rule + Markdown sections
+        in thinking_log. Text goes to current_text Static (buffered). Transcript
+        receives [done] label + Markdown body only.
         """
+        from rich.markdown import Markdown
+        from rich.rule import Rule
+
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
         log = MagicMock()
-        debug_log = MagicMock()
+        thinking_log = MagicMock()
+        current_text = MagicMock()
         widget = MagicMock()
         state = TuiPresenterState()
-        state.render(
+        for evt in (
             Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="first"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
-        )
-        state.render(
             Text(sse_id=SID, content="hi"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
-        )
-        state.render(
             Thinking(sse_id=SID, content="second"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
-        )
-        # Close the second run with a Done.
+        ):
+            state.render(
+                evt, log=log, thinking_widget=widget,
+                tools_log=MagicMock(), debug_log=MagicMock(),
+                current_text=current_text, thinking_log=thinking_log, raw=False,
+            )
         state.render(
             _make_tui_done(),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=widget,
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=True,
+            log=log, thinking_widget=widget,
+            tools_log=MagicMock(), debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            current_text=current_text, thinking_log=thinking_log, raw=False,
         )
-        # v0.5.0: closed thinking entries land in debug_log, NOT log.
-        thinking_entries = [_text_of(call[0][0]) for call in debug_log.write.call_args_list]
-        thinking_entries = [t for t in thinking_entries if t.startswith("· thinking:")]
-        assert len(thinking_entries) == 2
-        assert "first" in thinking_entries[0]
-        assert "second" in thinking_entries[1]
-        # transcript receives: "hi" (Text) + "[done] ..." (terminal label) only.
+        # v0.6.0: thinking_log holds (Rule(start) + Markdown + Rule(end)) x2.
+        thinking_writes = [c[0][0] for c in thinking_log.write.call_args_list]
+        rules = [w for w in thinking_writes if isinstance(w, Rule)]
+        markdowns = [w for w in thinking_writes if isinstance(w, Markdown)]
+        assert len(rules) == 4, f"expected 4 Rules (2 start + 2 end), got {len(rules)}"
+        assert len(markdowns) == 2, f"expected 2 Markdown sections, got {len(markdowns)}"
+        # Text "hi" went to current_text (buffered), not the transcript directly.
+        current_text.update.assert_any_call("hi")
+        # Transcript: [done] label + Markdown(response) (raw=False).
         log_writes = [_text_of(c[0][0]) for c in log.write.call_args_list]
-        assert "hi" in log_writes
         assert any(w.startswith("[done]") for w in log_writes if isinstance(w, str))
 
     def test_render_exception_fallback(self) -> None:
-        """render_exception_fallback [adversarial, v0.5.0]:
-        widget.update raises → debug_log gets BOTH a plain-labeled fallback line
-        for the original Thinking event AND a `[render_error] <ExceptionClassName>`
-        line (NO exception message per INV-009 security clause). transcript
-        receives nothing — routing preservation under failure (debug-shaped
-        event falls back to debug_log).
+        """render_exception_fallback [adversarial, v0.6.0]:
+        widget.update raises → thinking_log gets the plain-label fallback for
+        Thinking (per v0.6.0 routing — Thinking now routes to thinking_log,
+        not debug_log). render_error line follows. transcript untouched.
         """
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
         log = MagicMock()
-        debug_log = MagicMock()
+        thinking_log = MagicMock()
         widget = MagicMock()
         widget.update.side_effect = AttributeError("widget gone (msg should NOT leak)")
         state = TuiPresenterState()
@@ -328,18 +325,15 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             log=log,
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=debug_log,
+            debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            current_text=MagicMock(),
+            thinking_log=thinking_log,
             raw=False,
         )
-        writes = [c[0][0] for c in debug_log.write.call_args_list if isinstance(c[0][0], str)]
-        # POST-007: plain-label fallback for the original Thinking event.
+        writes = [c[0][0] for c in thinking_log.write.call_args_list if isinstance(c[0][0], str)]
         assert any(w.startswith("[thinking]") for w in writes), writes
-        # POST-007: render_error line with class name ONLY.
         assert any(w == "[render_error] AttributeError" for w in writes), writes
-        # Critical: exception message MUST NOT appear in any write (INV-009 security).
         assert not any("widget gone" in w for w in writes), writes
-        # v0.5.0 routing preservation: transcript receives NOTHING on a
-        # debug-shaped event's failure path.
         assert not log.write.called
 
     def test_state_reset_per_worker(self) -> None:
@@ -353,7 +347,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         s2 = TuiPresenterState()
         assert s1.thinking_open is True
@@ -376,7 +370,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         state.render(
             Cancelled(
@@ -386,18 +380,19 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
-        # v0.5.0: closed thinking entry lands in debug_log; terminal [cancelled] in transcript.
-        debug_writes = [_text_of(c[0][0]) for c in debug_log.write.call_args_list]
+        # v0.6.0: closed thinking lands in thinking_log (Markdown body wrapped in
+        # Rule start/end). terminal [cancelled] still in transcript.
         log_writes = [_text_of(c[0][0]) for c in log.write.call_args_list]
-        assert any(w.startswith("· thinking: partial") for w in debug_writes)
         assert any(w.startswith("[cancelled]") for w in log_writes)
         assert widget.display is False
 
     def test_done_renders_markdown_after_label(self) -> None:
-        """done_renders_markdown_after_label [happy]:
-        Text("hi"), Done(response="hi") with raw=False → [done] label, Rule, Markdown in RichLog.
+        """done_renders_markdown_after_label [happy, v0.6.0]:
+        Text("hi") accumulates into current_text Static (buffered streaming);
+        Done(response="hi") with raw=False → [done] label + Rule + Markdown
+        in transcript. current_text cleared on terminal.
         """
         from rich.markdown import Markdown
         from rich.rule import Rule
@@ -405,6 +400,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
         log = MagicMock()
+        current_text = MagicMock()
         widget = MagicMock()
         state = TuiPresenterState()
         state.render(
@@ -413,22 +409,26 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            current_text=current_text,
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
             raw=False,
         )
+        # Text accumulated to current_text, NOT written to log.
+        current_text.update.assert_any_call("hi")
         state.render(
             _make_tui_done(),
             log=log,
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            current_text=current_text,
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
             raw=False,
         )
+        # Done cleared current_text and wrote [done] label + Rule + Markdown.
+        current_text.update.assert_any_call("")
         writes = [c[0][0] for c in log.write.call_args_list]
-        # Text stream wrote "hi" with no prefix.
-        assert "hi" in writes
-        # [done] label wrote.
-        assert any(isinstance(w, str) and w.startswith("[done]") for w in writes)
-        # Rule + Markdown render present (post-Done body re-render per issue #4 INV-005).
+        assert any(_text_of(w).startswith("[done]") for w in writes)
         assert any(isinstance(w, Rule) for w in writes)
         assert any(isinstance(w, Markdown) for w in writes)
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=True,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
         )
         state.render(
             _make_tui_done(),
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=widget,
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=True,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
         )
         writes = [c[0][0] for c in log.write.call_args_list]
         assert not any(isinstance(w, Rule) for w in writes)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=debug_log,
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         # v0.5.0: WorkerPhase routes to debug_log, NOT transcript.
         assert not log.write.called
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
                 thinking_widget=widget,
                 tools_log=MagicMock(),
                 debug_log=MagicMock(),
-                raw=True,
+                current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
             )
             # Belt-and-braces: widget cleared + hidden on EVERY terminal event.
             widget.update.assert_called_with("")
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=tools_log,
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         # INV-014: write went to tools_log
         assert tools_log.write.called
@@ -564,18 +564,21 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=tools_log,
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=False,
         )
         assert tools_log.write.called
         assert _text_of(tools_log.write.call_args[0][0]).startswith("· tool_result:")
         assert not log.write.called
 
-    def test_text_event_does_not_route_to_tools_log(self) -> None:
-        """text_event_does_not_route_to_tools_log [INV-015]: Text → transcript, NOT tools_log."""
+    def test_text_event_buffers_into_current_text(self) -> None:
+        """text_event_buffers_into_current_text [v0.6.0]: Text → current_text Static
+        (accumulated), NOT log or tools_log. Streaming UX fix — no per-token spam.
+        """
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
         log = MagicMock()
         tools_log = MagicMock()
+        current_text = MagicMock()
         state = TuiPresenterState()
         state.render(
             Text(sse_id=SID, content="hello"),
@@ -583,30 +586,35 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=tools_log,
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
+            current_text=current_text,
+            thinking_log=MagicMock(),
             raw=False,
         )
-        assert log.write.called
-        assert log.write.call_args[0][0] == "hello"
-        # INV-015: tools_log was NOT written to
+        current_text.update.assert_called_once_with("hello")
+        assert not log.write.called
         assert not tools_log.write.called
 
-    def test_text_no_prefix(self) -> None:
-        """text_no_prefix [trace]: Text → RichLog line has no `·` prefix, no demotion."""
+    def test_text_deltas_accumulate(self) -> None:
+        """text_deltas_accumulate [v0.6.0]: multiple Text deltas → current_text shows
+        concatenated content, NOT separate per-delta lines.
+        """
         from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
 
-        log = MagicMock()
+        current_text = MagicMock()
         state = TuiPresenterState()
-        state.render(
-            Text(sse_id=SID, content="hello"),
-            log=log,
-            thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
-            tools_log=MagicMock(),
-            debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=False,
-        )
-        line = log.write.call_args[0][0]
-        # Pure content, no demotion prefix.
-        assert line == "hello"
+        for tok in ("Hel", "lo", " ", "world"):
+            state.render(
+                Text(sse_id=SID, content=tok),
+                log=MagicMock(),
+                thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
+                tools_log=MagicMock(),
+                debug_log=MagicMock(),
+                current_text=current_text,
+                thinking_log=MagicMock(),
+                raw=False,
+            )
+        # Final update reflects the full concatenation.
+        assert current_text.update.call_args_list[-1][0][0] == "Hello world"
 
     def test_duration_format_seconds(self) -> None:
         """duration_format_seconds [trace]: Done(duration_ms=5467) → label has "duration=5.5s"."""
@@ -620,12 +628,12 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=True,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
         )
         done_line = next(
-            c[0][0]
+            _text_of(c[0][0])
             for c in log.write.call_args_list
-            if isinstance(c[0][0], str) and c[0][0].startswith("[done]")
+            if _text_of(c[0][0]).startswith("[done]")
         )
         assert "duration=5.5s" in done_line
         assert "duration_ms=5467" not in done_line
@@ -648,12 +656,12 @@ class TestTuiPresenterState:
             thinking_widget=MagicMock(),
             tools_log=MagicMock(),
             debug_log=MagicMock(),
-            raw=True,
+            current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
         )
         done_line = next(
-            c[0][0]
+            _text_of(c[0][0])
             for c in log.write.call_args_list
-            if isinstance(c[0][0], str) and c[0][0].startswith("[done]")
+            if _text_of(c[0][0]).startswith("[done]")
         )
         assert "usage 6756 in → 126 out (6882 total, 0 cached)" in done_line
 
@@ -914,6 +922,59 @@ class TestLayoutShape:
             await pilot.pause()
             assert app.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent).active == "debug-tab"
 
+    async def test_done_label_styled_success(self) -> None:
+        """done_label_styled_success [v0.5.1]: [done] label renders in Aurora green."""
+        from rich.text import Text as RichText
+        from textual.widgets import RichLog
+
+        app = _resolved_app(_args_new(), session_id="s-new12345", agent_id="mimir")
+        async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+            await pilot.pause()
+            # Probe the presenter directly — write a Done via state.render.
+            from ratatoskr.tui import TuiPresenterState
+            log = app.query_one("#transcript", RichLog)
+            state = TuiPresenterState()
+            seen: list = []
+            orig = log.write
+            log.write = lambda c, *a, **kw: (seen.append(c), orig(c, *a, **kw))[1]
+            state.render(
+                _make_tui_done(),
+                log=log,
+                thinking_widget=app.query_one("#thinking-current"),
+                tools_log=app.query_one("#tools-log", RichLog),
+                debug_log=app.query_one("#debug-log", RichLog),
+                current_text=MagicMock(), thinking_log=MagicMock(), raw=True,
+            )
+            done = next(
+                c for c in seen
+                if isinstance(c, RichText) and _text_of(c).startswith("[done]")
+            )
+            assert done.style == "#16B866"  # Aurora green
+
+    async def test_empty_state_placeholders_present(self) -> None:
+        """empty_state_placeholders_present [v0.5.1]: tools-log + debug-log show
+        placeholder lines before any turn fires."""
+        from textual.widgets import RichLog
+
+        app = _resolved_app(_args_new(), session_id="s-new12345", agent_id="mimir")
+        async with app.run_test() as pilot:
+            await pilot.pause()
+            # Activate Debug tab so its content actually renders.
+            from textual.widgets import TabbedContent
+            tabbed = app.query_one("#side-panes", TabbedContent)
+            tabbed.active = "debug-tab"
+            await pilot.pause()
+            tabbed.active = "tools-tab"
+            await pilot.pause()
+            tools_log = app.query_one("#tools-log", RichLog)
+            debug_log = app.query_one("#debug-log", RichLog)
+            tools_text = " ".join(str(line) for line in tools_log.lines)
+            tabbed.active = "debug-tab"
+            await pilot.pause()
+            debug_text = " ".join(str(line) for line in debug_log.lines)
+            assert "no tool events" in tools_text
+            assert "worker_phase" in debug_text
+
     async def test_pane_name_updates_on_tab_switch(self) -> None:
         """pane_name_updates_on_tab_switch [v0.5.0]: pane-name reflects active tab.
 
@@ -1100,7 +1161,10 @@ async def _submit_and_wait(app: RatatoskrApp, pilot, content: str) -> None:
 class TestStreamTurnWorker:
     @respx.mock
     async def test_happy_text_done_renders_markdown(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-        """happy_text_done_renders_markdown [happy,tracer]: …"""
+        """happy_text_done_renders_markdown [happy,tracer, v0.6.0]:
+        Text deltas go to current_text (not transcript); on Done, transcript
+        gets turn-header Rule, [done] label, post-Done Rule + Markdown body.
+        """
         stream = _sse_chunk("42:1", {"type": "text", "content": "hello"}) + _sse_chunk(
             "42:2", _DONE_BODY
         )
@@ -1115,20 +1179,25 @@ class TestStreamTurnWorker:
             await pilot.pause()
             await _submit_and_wait(app, pilot, "hi")
             assert app.state == "idle"
-            # Streamed delta + done label + rule + markdown render
-            assert any(w == "hello" for w in writes)
-            assert any("[done]" in str(w) for w in writes)
-            # The post-Done markdown render uses rich Rule + Markdown — non-string writes.
-            # INV-005: BOTH separator (Rule) AND markdown render must be present in non-raw.
+            # v0.6.0: Text("hello") goes to current_text Static, NOT log.
+            # writes spy captures RichLog.write only, so "hello" SHOULD NOT appear.
             from rich.markdown import Markdown
             from rich.rule import Rule
 
+            assert not any(w == "hello" for w in writes)
+            assert any("[done]" in str(w) for w in writes)
+            # Post-Done: Markdown body + Rule + turn-header Rule all present.
             assert any(isinstance(w, Markdown) for w in writes)
             assert any(isinstance(w, Rule) for w in writes)
 
     @respx.mock
     async def test_raw_flag_skips_markdown_render(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-        """raw_flag_skips_markdown_render [trace]: …"""
+        """raw_flag_skips_markdown_render [trace, v0.6.0]:
+        With --raw, no Markdown render. A turn-header Rule IS still written
+        (v0.6.0 INV — turn correlation lives in every pane). The post-Done
+        Rule(separator) is suppressed; accumulated streamed text is written
+        as a plain string instead.
+        """
         stream = _sse_chunk("42:1", {"type": "text", "content": "hi"}) + _sse_chunk(
             "42:2", _DONE_BODY
         )
@@ -1140,12 +1209,17 @@ class TestStreamTurnWorker:
         async with app.run_test() as pilot:
             await pilot.pause()
             await _submit_and_wait(app, pilot, "x")
-            # INV-005: with --raw, NEITHER Rule separator NOR Markdown render appears.
             from rich.markdown import Markdown
             from rich.rule import Rule
 
+            # No Markdown in raw mode.
             assert not any(isinstance(w, Markdown) for w in writes)
-            assert not any(isinstance(w, Rule) for w in writes)
+            # Only turn-header Rules — one per pane (transcript + tools +
+            # debug + thinking = 4). No post-Done separator Rule.
+            rules = [w for w in writes if isinstance(w, Rule)]
+            assert len(rules) == 4, f"expected 4 turn-header Rules, got {len(rules)}"
+            # Accumulated text "hi" written as plain string post-Done.
+            assert "hi" in writes
 
     @respx.mock
     async def test_error_terminal_returns_to_idle(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:

uv.lock

@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatoskr"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },