fix(tui): restore prompt rendering on startup (#498)

* fix(tui): restore prompt rendering on startup

* test(tui): document render-time command split

* fix(tui): reduce ghostty prompt repaint scope

src/components/BaseTextInput.tsx

@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ export function BaseTextInput(t0) {
   } = t0;
   const {
     onInput,
+    value,
     renderedValue,
     cursorLine,
-    cursorColumn
+    cursorColumn,
+    offset,
   } = inputState;
   const t1 = Boolean(props.focus && props.showCursor && terminalFocus);
   let t2;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ export function BaseTextInput(t0) {
     renderedPlaceholder
   } = renderPlaceholder({
     placeholder: props.placeholder,
-    value: props.value,
+    value,
     showCursor: props.showCursor,
     focus: props.focus,
     terminalFocus,
@@ -88,9 +90,9 @@ export function BaseTextInput(t0) {
   useInput(wrappedOnInput, {
     isActive: props.focus
   });
-  const commandWithoutArgs = props.value && props.value.trim().indexOf(" ") === -1 || props.value && props.value.endsWith(" ");
+  const commandWithoutArgs = value && value.trim().indexOf(" ") === -1 || value && value.endsWith(" ");
-  const showArgumentHint = Boolean(props.argumentHint && props.value && commandWithoutArgs && props.value.startsWith("/"));
+  const showArgumentHint = Boolean(props.argumentHint && value && commandWithoutArgs && value.startsWith("/"));
-  const cursorFiltered = props.showCursor && props.highlights ? props.highlights.filter(h => h.dimColor || props.cursorOffset < h.start || props.cursorOffset >= h.end) : props.highlights;
+  const cursorFiltered = props.showCursor && props.highlights ? props.highlights.filter(h => h.dimColor || offset < h.start || offset >= h.end) : props.highlights;
   const {
     viewportCharOffset,
     viewportCharEnd
@@ -102,13 +104,13 @@ export function BaseTextInput(t0) {
   })) : cursorFiltered;
   const hasHighlights = filteredHighlights && filteredHighlights.length > 0;
   if (hasHighlights) {
-    return <Box ref={cursorRef}><HighlightedInput text={renderedValue} highlights={filteredHighlights} />{showArgumentHint && <Text dimColor={true}>{props.value?.endsWith(" ") ? "" : " "}{props.argumentHint}</Text>}{children}</Box>;
+    return <Box ref={cursorRef}><HighlightedInput text={renderedValue} highlights={filteredHighlights} />{showArgumentHint && <Text dimColor={true}>{value.endsWith(" ") ? "" : " "}{props.argumentHint}</Text>}{children}</Box>;
   }
   const T0 = Box;
   const T1 = Text;
   const t4 = "truncate-end";
   const t5 = showPlaceholder && props.placeholderElement ? props.placeholderElement : showPlaceholder && renderedPlaceholder ? <Ansi>{renderedPlaceholder}</Ansi> : <Ansi>{renderedValue}</Ansi>;
-  const t6 = showArgumentHint && <Text dimColor={true}>{props.value?.endsWith(" ") ? "" : " "}{props.argumentHint}</Text>;
+  const t6 = showArgumentHint && <Text dimColor={true}>{value.endsWith(" ") ? "" : " "}{props.argumentHint}</Text>;
   let t7;
   if ($[4] !== T1 || $[5] !== children || $[6] !== props || $[7] !== t5 || $[8] !== t6) {
     t7 = <T1 wrap={t4} dimColor={props.dimColor}>{t5}{t6}{children}</T1>;

src/components/PromptInput/PromptInput.tsx

@@ -252,14 +252,24 @@ function PromptInput({
     show: false
   });
   const [cursorOffset, setCursorOffset] = useState<number>(input.length);
-  // Track the last input value set via internal handlers so we can detect
+  // Track the last input value set via internal handlers so external updates
-  // external input changes (e.g. speech-to-text injection) and move cursor to end.
+  // (for example speech-to-text injection) can still move the cursor to end
+  // without clobbering a pending internal keystroke during render.
   const lastInternalInputRef = React.useRef(input);
-  if (input !== lastInternalInputRef.current) {
+  const lastPropInputRef = React.useRef(input);
-    // Input changed externally (not through any internal handler) — move cursor to end
+  React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    setCursorOffset(input.length);
+    if (input === lastPropInputRef.current) {
-    lastInternalInputRef.current = input;
+      return;
     }
+
+    lastPropInputRef.current = input;
+    if (input === lastInternalInputRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    lastInternalInputRef.current = input;
+    setCursorOffset(prev => prev === input.length ? prev : input.length);
+  }, [input]);
   // Wrap onInputChange to track internal changes before they trigger re-render
   const trackAndSetInput = React.useCallback((value: string) => {
     lastInternalInputRef.current = value;
@@ -2201,7 +2211,7 @@ function PromptInput({
     multiline: true,
     onSubmit,
     onChange,
-    value: historyMatch ? getValueFromInput(typeof historyMatch === 'string' ? historyMatch : historyMatch.display) : input,
+    value: isSearchingHistory && historyMatch ? getValueFromInput(typeof historyMatch === 'string' ? historyMatch : historyMatch.display) : input,
     // History navigation is handled via TextInput props (onHistoryUp/onHistoryDown),
     // NOT via useKeybindings. This allows useTextInput's upOrHistoryUp/downOrHistoryDown
     // to try cursor movement first and only fall through to history navigation when the

src/components/TextInput.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+import { PassThrough } from 'node:stream'
+
+import { expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+import React from 'react'
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
+
+import { createRoot } from '../ink.js'
+import { AppStateProvider } from '../state/AppState.js'
+import TextInput from './TextInput.js'
+import VimTextInput from './VimTextInput.js'
+
+const SYNC_START = '\x1B[?2026h'
+const SYNC_END = '\x1B[?2026l'
+
+function extractLastFrame(output: string): string {
+  let lastFrame: string | null = null
+  let cursor = 0
+
+  while (cursor < output.length) {
+    const start = output.indexOf(SYNC_START, cursor)
+    if (start === -1) {
+      break
+    }
+
+    const contentStart = start + SYNC_START.length
+    const end = output.indexOf(SYNC_END, contentStart)
+    if (end === -1) {
+      break
+    }
+
+    const frame = output.slice(contentStart, end)
+    if (frame.trim().length > 0) {
+      lastFrame = frame
+    }
+    cursor = end + SYNC_END.length
+  }
+
+  return lastFrame ?? output
+}
+
+function createTestStreams(): {
+  stdout: PassThrough
+  stdin: PassThrough & {
+    isTTY: boolean
+    setRawMode: (mode: boolean) => void
+    ref: () => void
+    unref: () => void
+  }
+  getOutput: () => string
+} {
+  let output = ''
+  const stdout = new PassThrough()
+  const stdin = new PassThrough() as PassThrough & {
+    isTTY: boolean
+    setRawMode: (mode: boolean) => void
+    ref: () => void
+    unref: () => void
+  }
+
+  stdin.isTTY = true
+  stdin.setRawMode = () => {}
+  stdin.ref = () => {}
+  stdin.unref = () => {}
+  ;(stdout as unknown as { columns: number }).columns = 120
+  stdout.on('data', chunk => {
+    output += chunk.toString()
+  })
+
+  return {
+    stdout,
+    stdin,
+    getOutput: () => output,
+  }
+}
+
+function DelayedControlledTextInput(): React.ReactNode {
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState('')
+  const [cursorOffset, setCursorOffset] = React.useState(0)
+  const valueTimerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
+  const offsetTimerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (valueTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(valueTimerRef.current)
+      }
+      if (offsetTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(offsetTimerRef.current)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <AppStateProvider>
+      <TextInput
+        value={value}
+        onChange={nextValue => {
+          if (valueTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(valueTimerRef.current)
+          }
+          valueTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            setValue(nextValue)
+          }, 200)
+        }}
+        onSubmit={() => {}}
+        placeholder="Type here..."
+        columns={60}
+        cursorOffset={cursorOffset}
+        onChangeCursorOffset={nextOffset => {
+          if (offsetTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(offsetTimerRef.current)
+          }
+          offsetTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            setCursorOffset(nextOffset)
+          }, 200)
+        }}
+        focus
+        showCursor
+        multiline
+      />
+    </AppStateProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+function DelayedControlledVimTextInput(): React.ReactNode {
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState('')
+  const [cursorOffset, setCursorOffset] = React.useState(0)
+  const valueTimerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
+  const offsetTimerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (valueTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(valueTimerRef.current)
+      }
+      if (offsetTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(offsetTimerRef.current)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <AppStateProvider>
+      <VimTextInput
+        value={value}
+        onChange={nextValue => {
+          if (valueTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(valueTimerRef.current)
+          }
+          valueTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            setValue(nextValue)
+          }, 200)
+        }}
+        onSubmit={() => {}}
+        placeholder="Type here..."
+        columns={60}
+        cursorOffset={cursorOffset}
+        onChangeCursorOffset={nextOffset => {
+          if (offsetTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(offsetTimerRef.current)
+          }
+          offsetTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            setCursorOffset(nextOffset)
+          }, 200)
+        }}
+        initialMode="INSERT"
+        focus
+        showCursor
+        multiline
+      />
+    </AppStateProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+test('TextInput renders typed characters before delayed parent value commits', async () => {
+  const { stdout, stdin, getOutput } = createTestStreams()
+  const root = await createRoot({
+    stdout: stdout as unknown as NodeJS.WriteStream,
+    stdin: stdin as unknown as NodeJS.ReadStream,
+    patchConsole: false,
+  })
+
+  root.render(<DelayedControlledTextInput />)
+
+  await Bun.sleep(50)
+  stdin.write('a')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+  stdin.write('b')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+
+  const output = stripAnsi(extractLastFrame(getOutput()))
+
+  root.unmount()
+  stdin.end()
+  stdout.end()
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+
+  expect(output).toContain('ab')
+  expect(output).not.toContain('Type here...')
+})
+
+test('VimTextInput preserves rapid typed characters before delayed parent value commits', async () => {
+  const { stdout, stdin, getOutput } = createTestStreams()
+  const root = await createRoot({
+    stdout: stdout as unknown as NodeJS.WriteStream,
+    stdin: stdin as unknown as NodeJS.ReadStream,
+    patchConsole: false,
+  })
+
+  root.render(<DelayedControlledVimTextInput />)
+
+  await Bun.sleep(50)
+  stdin.write('a')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+  stdin.write('s')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+  stdin.write('d')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+  stdin.write('f')
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+
+  const output = stripAnsi(extractLastFrame(getOutput()))
+
+  root.unmount()
+  stdin.end()
+  stdout.end()
+  await Bun.sleep(25)
+
+  expect(output).toContain('asdf')
+  expect(output).not.toContain('Type here...')
+})

src/hooks/useManagePlugins.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react'
 import type { Command } from '../commands.js'
 import { useNotifications } from '../context/notifications.js'
 import {
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import {
 } from '../services/analytics/index.js'
 import { reinitializeLspServerManager } from '../services/lsp/manager.js'
 import { useAppState, useSetAppState } from '../state/AppState.js'
+import {
+  getPluginCommandsState,
+  setPluginCommandsState,
+  subscribePluginCommands,
+} from '../state/pluginCommandsStore.js'
 import type { AgentDefinition } from '../tools/AgentTool/loadAgentsDir.js'
 import { count } from '../utils/array.js'
 import { logForDebugging } from '../utils/debug.js'
@@ -39,6 +44,11 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
 }: {
   enabled?: boolean
 } = {}) {
+  const pluginCommands = useSyncExternalStore(
+    subscribePluginCommands,
+    getPluginCommandsState,
+    getPluginCommandsState,
+  )
   const setAppState = useSetAppState()
   const needsRefresh = useAppState(s => s.plugins.needsRefresh)
   const { addNotification } = useNotifications()
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
 
       try {
         commands = await getPluginCommands()
+        setPluginCommandsState(commands)
       } catch (error) {
         const errorMessage =
           error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
           source: 'plugin-commands',
           error: `Failed to load plugin commands: ${errorMessage}`,
         })
+        setPluginCommandsState([])
       }
 
       try {
@@ -173,7 +185,7 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
             ...prevState.plugins,
             enabled,
             disabled,
-            commands,
+            commands: [],
             errors: mergedErrors,
           },
         }
@@ -226,6 +238,7 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
       logError(errorObj)
       logForDebugging(`Error loading plugins: ${error}`)
       // Set empty state on error, but preserve LSP errors and add the new error
+      setPluginCommandsState([])
       setAppState(prevState => {
         // Keep existing LSP/non-plugin-loading errors
         const existingLspErrors = prevState.plugins.errors.filter(
@@ -284,6 +297,11 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
     })
   }, [initialPluginLoad, enabled])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (enabled) return
+    setPluginCommandsState([])
+  }, [enabled])
+
   // Plugin state changed on disk (background reconcile, /plugin menu,
   // external settings edit). Show a notification; user runs /reload-plugins
   // to apply. The previous auto-refresh here had a stale-cache bug (only
@@ -301,4 +319,6 @@ export function useManagePlugins({
     // Do NOT auto-refresh. Do NOT reset needsRefresh — /reload-plugins
     // consumes it via refreshActivePlugins().
   }, [enabled, needsRefresh, addNotification])
+
+  return enabled ? pluginCommands : []
 }

src/hooks/useTextInput.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { isInputModeCharacter } from 'src/components/PromptInput/inputModes.js'
 import { useNotifications } from 'src/context/notifications.js'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
@@ -100,9 +101,74 @@ export function useTextInput({
     prewarmModifiers()
   }
 
-  const offset = externalOffset
+  // Keep a local text/cursor mirror so consecutive keystrokes can advance
-  const setOffset = onOffsetChange
+  // immediately even if the controlled parent value hasn't committed yet.
-  const cursor = Cursor.fromText(originalValue, columns, offset)
+  const [renderState, setRenderState] = useState(() => ({
+    value: originalValue,
+    offset: externalOffset,
+  }))
+  const liveValueRef = useRef(originalValue)
+  const liveOffsetRef = useRef(externalOffset)
+  const lastSeenPropsRef = useRef({
+    value: originalValue,
+    offset: externalOffset,
+  })
+  const updateRenderedInput = (nextValue: string, nextOffset: number): void => {
+    liveValueRef.current = nextValue
+    liveOffsetRef.current = nextOffset
+    setRenderState(prev =>
+      prev.value === nextValue && prev.offset === nextOffset
+        ? prev
+        : { value: nextValue, offset: nextOffset },
+    )
+  }
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      lastSeenPropsRef.current.value === originalValue &&
+      lastSeenPropsRef.current.offset === externalOffset
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    lastSeenPropsRef.current = {
+      value: originalValue,
+      offset: externalOffset,
+    }
+    updateRenderedInput(originalValue, externalOffset)
+  }, [originalValue, externalOffset])
+
+  const value = renderState.value
+  const offset = renderState.offset
+  const getLiveValue = (): string => liveValueRef.current
+  const getLiveCursor = (): Cursor =>
+    Cursor.fromText(liveValueRef.current, columns, liveOffsetRef.current)
+  const setValue = (nextValue: string, nextOffset = liveOffsetRef.current): void => {
+    const previousValue = liveValueRef.current
+    const previousOffset = liveOffsetRef.current
+
+    if (previousValue === nextValue && previousOffset === nextOffset) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    updateRenderedInput(nextValue, nextOffset)
+
+    if (previousValue !== nextValue) {
+      onChange(nextValue)
+    }
+
+    if (previousOffset !== nextOffset) {
+      onOffsetChange(nextOffset)
+    }
+  }
+  const setOffset = (nextOffset: number): void => {
+    if (nextOffset === liveOffsetRef.current) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    updateRenderedInput(liveValueRef.current, nextOffset)
+    onOffsetChange(nextOffset)
+  }
+  const cursor = Cursor.fromText(value, columns, offset)
   const { addNotification, removeNotification } = useNotifications()
 
   const handleCtrlC = useDoublePress(
@@ -111,9 +177,11 @@ export function useTextInput({
     },
     () => onExit?.(),
     () => {
-      if (originalValue) {
+      const currentValue = getLiveValue()
+      if (currentValue) {
+        updateRenderedInput('', 0)
         onChange('')
-        setOffset(0)
+        onOffsetChange(0)
         onHistoryReset?.()
       }
     },
@@ -125,7 +193,8 @@ export function useTextInput({
   // not dialog dismissal, and needs the double-press safety mechanism.
   const handleEscape = useDoublePress(
     (show: boolean) => {
-      if (!originalValue || !show) {
+      const currentValue = getLiveValue()
+      if (!currentValue || !show) {
         return
       }
       addNotification({
@@ -136,17 +205,19 @@ export function useTextInput({
       })
     },
     () => {
+      const currentValue = getLiveValue()
       // Remove the "Esc again to clear" notification immediately
       removeNotification('escape-again-to-clear')
       onClearInput?.()
-      if (originalValue) {
+      if (currentValue) {
         // Track double-escape usage for feature discovery
         // Save to history before clearing
-        if (originalValue.trim() !== '') {
+        if (currentValue.trim() !== '') {
-          addToHistory(originalValue)
+          addToHistory(currentValue)
         }
+        updateRenderedInput('', 0)
         onChange('')
-        setOffset(0)
+        onOffsetChange(0)
         onHistoryReset?.()
       }
     },
@@ -154,13 +225,13 @@ export function useTextInput({
 
   const handleEmptyCtrlD = useDoublePress(
     show => {
-      if (originalValue !== '') {
+      if (getLiveValue() !== '') {
         return
       }
       onExitMessage?.(show, 'Ctrl-D')
     },
     () => {
-      if (originalValue !== '') {
+      if (getLiveValue() !== '') {
         return
       }
       onExit?.()
@@ -168,6 +239,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
   )
 
   function handleCtrlD(): MaybeCursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     if (cursor.text === '') {
       // When input is empty, handle double-press
       handleEmptyCtrlD()
@@ -178,24 +250,28 @@ export function useTextInput({
   }
 
   function killToLineEnd(): Cursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     const { cursor: newCursor, killed } = cursor.deleteToLineEnd()
     pushToKillRing(killed, 'append')
     return newCursor
   }
 
   function killToLineStart(): Cursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     const { cursor: newCursor, killed } = cursor.deleteToLineStart()
     pushToKillRing(killed, 'prepend')
     return newCursor
   }
 
   function killWordBefore(): Cursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     const { cursor: newCursor, killed } = cursor.deleteWordBefore()
     pushToKillRing(killed, 'prepend')
     return newCursor
   }
 
   function yank(): Cursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     const text = getLastKill()
     if (text.length > 0) {
       const startOffset = cursor.offset
@@ -207,6 +283,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
   }
 
   function handleYankPop(): Cursor {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     const popResult = yankPop()
     if (!popResult) {
       return cursor
@@ -222,13 +299,16 @@ export function useTextInput({
   }
 
   const handleCtrl = mapInput([
-    ['a', () => cursor.startOfLine()],
+    ['a', () => getLiveCursor().startOfLine()],
-    ['b', () => cursor.left()],
+    ['b', () => getLiveCursor().left()],
     ['c', handleCtrlC],
     ['d', handleCtrlD],
-    ['e', () => cursor.endOfLine()],
+    ['e', () => getLiveCursor().endOfLine()],
-    ['f', () => cursor.right()],
+    ['f', () => getLiveCursor().right()],
-    ['h', () => cursor.deleteTokenBefore() ?? cursor.backspace()],
+    ['h', () => {
+      const cursor = getLiveCursor()
+      return cursor.deleteTokenBefore() ?? cursor.backspace()
+    }],
     ['k', killToLineEnd],
     ['n', () => downOrHistoryDown()],
     ['p', () => upOrHistoryUp()],
@@ -238,13 +318,15 @@ export function useTextInput({
   ])
 
   const handleMeta = mapInput([
-    ['b', () => cursor.prevWord()],
+    ['b', () => getLiveCursor().prevWord()],
-    ['f', () => cursor.nextWord()],
+    ['f', () => getLiveCursor().nextWord()],
-    ['d', () => cursor.deleteWordAfter()],
+    ['d', () => getLiveCursor().deleteWordAfter()],
     ['y', handleYankPop],
   ])
 
   function handleEnter(key: Key) {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
+    const currentValue = getLiveValue()
     if (
       multiline &&
       cursor.offset > 0 &&
@@ -263,10 +345,11 @@ export function useTextInput({
     if (env.terminal === 'Apple_Terminal' && isModifierPressed('shift')) {
       return cursor.insert('\n')
     }
-    onSubmit?.(originalValue)
+    onSubmit?.(currentValue)
   }
 
   function upOrHistoryUp() {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     if (disableCursorMovementForUpDownKeys) {
       onHistoryUp?.()
       return cursor
@@ -291,6 +374,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
     return cursor
   }
   function downOrHistoryDown() {
+    const cursor = getLiveCursor()
     if (disableCursorMovementForUpDownKeys) {
       onHistoryDown?.()
       return cursor
@@ -315,7 +399,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
     return cursor
   }
 
-  function mapKey(key: Key): InputMapper {
+  function mapKey(key: Key, cursor: Cursor): InputMapper {
     switch (true) {
       case key.escape:
         return () => {
@@ -429,6 +513,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
   }
 
   function onInput(input: string, key: Key): void {
+    const currentCursor = getLiveCursor()
     // Note: Image paste shortcut (chat:imagePaste) is handled via useKeybindings in PromptInput
 
     // Apply filter if provided
@@ -446,18 +531,15 @@ export function useTextInput({
 
       // Apply all DEL characters as backspace operations synchronously
       // Try to delete tokens first, fall back to character backspace
-      let currentCursor = cursor
+      let nextCursor = currentCursor
       for (let i = 0; i < delCount; i++) {
-        currentCursor =
+        nextCursor =
-          currentCursor.deleteTokenBefore() ?? currentCursor.backspace()
+          nextCursor.deleteTokenBefore() ?? nextCursor.backspace()
       }
 
       // Update state once with the final result
-      if (!cursor.equals(currentCursor)) {
+      if (!currentCursor.equals(nextCursor)) {
-        if (cursor.text !== currentCursor.text) {
+        setValue(nextCursor.text, nextCursor.offset)
-          onChange(currentCursor.text)
-        }
-        setOffset(currentCursor.offset)
       }
       resetKillAccumulation()
       resetYankState()
@@ -474,13 +556,10 @@ export function useTextInput({
       resetYankState()
     }
 
-    const nextCursor = mapKey(key)(filteredInput)
+    const nextCursor = mapKey(key, currentCursor)(filteredInput)
     if (nextCursor) {
-      if (!cursor.equals(nextCursor)) {
+      if (!currentCursor.equals(nextCursor)) {
-        if (cursor.text !== nextCursor.text) {
+        setValue(nextCursor.text, nextCursor.offset)
-          onChange(nextCursor.text)
-        }
-        setOffset(nextCursor.offset)
       }
       // SSH-coalesced Enter: on slow links, "o" + Enter can arrive as one
       // chunk "o\r". parseKeypress only matches s === '\r', so it hit the
@@ -512,6 +591,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
 
   return {
     onInput,
+    value,
     renderedValue: cursor.render(
       cursorChar,
       mask,
@@ -520,6 +600,7 @@ export function useTextInput({
       maxVisibleLines,
     ),
     offset,
+    setValue,
     setOffset,
     cursorLine: cursorPos.line - cursor.getViewportStartLine(maxVisibleLines),
     cursorColumn: cursorPos.column,

src/hooks/useVimInput.ts

@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ export function useVimInput(props: UseVimInputProps): VimInputState {
     // Vim behavior: move cursor left by 1 when exiting insert mode
     // (unless at beginning of line or at offset 0)
     const offset = textInput.offset
-    if (offset > 0 && props.value[offset - 1] !== '\n') {
+    if (offset > 0 && textInput.value[offset - 1] !== '\n') {
       textInput.setOffset(offset - 1)
     }
 
     vimStateRef.current = { mode: 'NORMAL', command: { type: 'idle' } }
     setMode('NORMAL')
     onModeChange?.('NORMAL')
-  }, [onModeChange, textInput, props.value])
+  }, [onModeChange, textInput])
 
   function createOperatorContext(
     cursor: Cursor,
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ export function useVimInput(props: UseVimInputProps): VimInputState {
   ): OperatorContext {
     return {
       cursor,
-      text: props.value,
+      text: textInput.value,
-      setText: (newText: string) => props.onChange(newText),
+      setText: (newText: string) => textInput.setValue(newText),
       setOffset: (offset: number) => textInput.setOffset(offset),
       enterInsert: (offset: number) => switchToInsertMode(offset),
       getRegister: () => persistentRef.current.register,
@@ -110,15 +110,18 @@ export function useVimInput(props: UseVimInputProps): VimInputState {
     const change = persistentRef.current.lastChange
     if (!change) return
 
-    const cursor = Cursor.fromText(props.value, props.columns, textInput.offset)
+    const cursor = Cursor.fromText(
+      textInput.value,
+      props.columns,
+      textInput.offset,
+    )
     const ctx = createOperatorContext(cursor, true)
 
     switch (change.type) {
       case 'insert':
         if (change.text) {
           const newCursor = cursor.insert(change.text)
-          props.onChange(newCursor.text)
+          textInput.setValue(newCursor.text, newCursor.offset)
-          textInput.setOffset(newCursor.offset)
         }
         break
 
@@ -179,7 +182,11 @@ export function useVimInput(props: UseVimInputProps): VimInputState {
     // lookups expect single chars and a prepended space would break them.
     const filtered = inputFilter ? inputFilter(rawInput, key) : rawInput
     const input = state.mode === 'INSERT' ? filtered : rawInput
-    const cursor = Cursor.fromText(props.value, props.columns, textInput.offset)
+    const cursor = Cursor.fromText(
+      textInput.value,
+      props.columns,
+      textInput.offset,
+    )
 
     if (key.ctrl) {
       textInput.onInput(input, key)

src/ink/components/App.tsx

@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ export default class App extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   keyParseState = INITIAL_STATE;
   // Timer for flushing incomplete escape sequences
   incompleteEscapeTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
-  stdinMode: 'readable' | 'data' = process.env.OPENCLAUDE_USE_READABLE_STDIN === '1' ? 'readable' : 'data';
+  // Default to readable-mode stdin (legacy Ink behavior). The data-mode path
+  // is kept as an explicit opt-in because some terminals can enter a state
+  // where startup input appears frozen when data mode is the default.
+  stdinMode: 'readable' | 'data' = process.env.OPENCLAUDE_USE_DATA_STDIN === '1' || process.env.OPENCLAUDE_USE_READABLE_STDIN === '0' ? 'data' : 'readable';
   // Timeout durations for incomplete sequences (ms)
   readonly NORMAL_TIMEOUT = 50; // Short timeout for regular esc sequences
   readonly PASTE_TIMEOUT = 500; // Longer timeout for paste operations

src/ink/ink.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import createRenderer, { type Renderer } from './renderer.js';
 import { CellWidth, CharPool, cellAt, createScreen, HyperlinkPool, isEmptyCellAt, migrateScreenPools, StylePool } from './screen.js';
 import { applySearchHighlight } from './searchHighlight.js';
 import { applySelectionOverlay, captureScrolledRows, clearSelection, createSelectionState, extendSelection, type FocusMove, findPlainTextUrlAt, getSelectedText, hasSelection, moveFocus, type SelectionState, selectLineAt, selectWordAt, shiftAnchor, shiftSelection, shiftSelectionForFollow, startSelection, updateSelection } from './selection.js';
-import { SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED, supportsExtendedKeys, type Terminal, writeDiffToTerminal } from './terminal.js';
+import { shouldSkipMainScreenSyncMarkers, shouldUseMainScreenRewrite, SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED, supportsExtendedKeys, type Terminal, writeDiffToTerminal } from './terminal.js';
 import { CURSOR_HOME, cursorMove, cursorPosition, DISABLE_KITTY_KEYBOARD, DISABLE_MODIFY_OTHER_KEYS, ENABLE_KITTY_KEYBOARD, ENABLE_MODIFY_OTHER_KEYS, ERASE_SCREEN } from './termio/csi.js';
 import { DBP, DFE, DISABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, ENABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, ENTER_ALT_SCREEN, EXIT_ALT_SCREEN, SHOW_CURSOR } from './termio/dec.js';
 import { CLEAR_ITERM2_PROGRESS, CLEAR_TAB_STATUS, setClipboard, supportsTabStatus, wrapForMultiplexer } from './termio/osc.js';
@@ -609,12 +609,13 @@ export default class Ink {
       };
     }
     const tDiff = performance.now();
+    const rewriteMainScreen = !this.altScreenActive && shouldUseMainScreenRewrite();
     const diff = this.log.render(prevFrame, frame, this.altScreenActive,
     // DECSTBM needs BSU/ESU atomicity — without it the outer terminal
     // renders the scrolled-but-not-yet-repainted intermediate state.
     // tmux is the main case (re-emits DECSTBM with its own timing and
     // doesn't implement DEC 2026, so SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED is false).
-    SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED);
+    SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED, rewriteMainScreen);
     const diffMs = performance.now() - tDiff;
     // Swap buffers
     this.backFrame = this.frontFrame;
@@ -759,7 +760,8 @@ export default class Ink {
       }
     }
     const tWrite = performance.now();
-    writeDiffToTerminal(this.terminal, optimized, this.altScreenActive && !SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED);
+    const skipSyncMarkers = this.altScreenActive ? !SYNC_OUTPUT_SUPPORTED : rewriteMainScreen || shouldSkipMainScreenSyncMarkers();
+    writeDiffToTerminal(this.terminal, optimized, skipSyncMarkers);
     const writeMs = performance.now() - tWrite;
 
     // Update blit safety for the NEXT frame. The frame just rendered

src/ink/log-update.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import type { Frame } from './frame.ts'
+import { LogUpdate } from './log-update.ts'
+import {
+  CellWidth,
+  CharPool,
+  createScreen,
+  HyperlinkPool,
+  setCellAt,
+  StylePool,
+} from './screen.ts'
+
+function collectStdout(diff: ReturnType<LogUpdate['render']>): string {
+  return diff
+    .filter((patch): patch is Extract<(typeof diff)[number], { type: 'stdout' }> => patch.type === 'stdout')
+    .map(patch => patch.content)
+    .join('')
+}
+
+function createHarness() {
+  const stylePool = new StylePool()
+  const charPool = new CharPool()
+  const hyperlinkPool = new HyperlinkPool()
+
+  return {
+    stylePool,
+    charPool,
+    hyperlinkPool,
+    log: new LogUpdate({ isTTY: true, stylePool }),
+  }
+}
+
+function frameFromLines(
+  stylePool: StylePool,
+  charPool: CharPool,
+  hyperlinkPool: HyperlinkPool,
+  lines: string[],
+  cursor = { x: 0, y: lines.length, visible: true },
+): Frame {
+  const width = lines.reduce((max, line) => Math.max(max, line.length), 0)
+  const screen = createScreen(width, lines.length, stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool)
+
+  for (const [y, line] of lines.entries()) {
+    for (const [x, char] of [...line].entries()) {
+      setCellAt(screen, x, y, {
+        char,
+        styleId: stylePool.none,
+        width: CellWidth.Narrow,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    screen,
+    viewport: {
+      width: Math.max(width, 1),
+      height: 10,
+    },
+    cursor,
+  }
+}
+
+test('ghostty main-screen rewrite paints prompt content without full terminal reset when width is stable', () => {
+  const { stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool, log } = createHarness()
+  const prev = frameFromLines(stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool, ['      '])
+  const next = frameFromLines(stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool, ['prompt'])
+
+  const diff = log.render(prev, next, false, true, true)
+  const stdout = collectStdout(diff)
+
+  expect(diff.some(patch => patch.type === 'clearTerminal')).toBe(false)
+  expect(diff.some(patch => patch.type === 'clear' && patch.count === 1)).toBe(
+    true,
+  )
+  expect(stdout).toContain('prompt')
+})
+
+test('ghostty main-screen rewrite clears only the changed prompt tail before repainting', () => {
+  const { stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool, log } = createHarness()
+  const prev = frameFromLines(
+    stylePool,
+    charPool,
+    hyperlinkPool,
+    ['status', '> abc'],
+  )
+  const next = frameFromLines(
+    stylePool,
+    charPool,
+    hyperlinkPool,
+    ['status', '> abcd'],
+  )
+
+  const diff = log.render(prev, next, false, true, true)
+  const stdout = collectStdout(diff)
+
+  expect(diff.some(patch => patch.type === 'clearTerminal')).toBe(false)
+  expect(diff.some(patch => patch.type === 'clear' && patch.count === 1)).toBe(
+    true,
+  )
+  expect(stdout).toContain('abcd')
+})
+
+test('ghostty main-screen rewrite falls back to incremental diff for larger changes', () => {
+  const { stylePool, charPool, hyperlinkPool, log } = createHarness()
+  const prev = frameFromLines(
+    stylePool,
+    charPool,
+    hyperlinkPool,
+    ['row 0', 'row 1', 'row 2', 'row 3', 'row 4', '> abc'],
+  )
+  const next = frameFromLines(
+    stylePool,
+    charPool,
+    hyperlinkPool,
+    ['row 0 updated', 'row 1', 'row 2', 'row 3', 'row 4', '> abcd'],
+  )
+
+  const diff = log.render(prev, next, false, true, true)
+  const stdout = collectStdout(diff)
+
+  expect(diff.some(patch => patch.type === 'clear')).toBe(false)
+  expect(stdout).toContain('updated')
+  expect(stdout).toContain('abcd')
+})

src/ink/log-update.ts

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export class LogUpdate {
     next: Frame,
     altScreen = false,
     decstbmSafe = true,
+    rewriteMainScreen = false,
   ): Diff {
     if (!this.options.isTTY) {
       return this.renderFullFrame(next)
@@ -146,6 +147,13 @@ export class LogUpdate {
       return fullResetSequence_CAUSES_FLICKER(next, 'resize', stylePool)
     }
 
+    if (!altScreen && rewriteMainScreen) {
+      const rewriteStartY = findMainScreenRewriteStart(prev.screen, next.screen)
+      if (rewriteStartY !== null) {
+        return rewriteMainScreenFrame(prev, next, stylePool, rewriteStartY)
+      }
+    }
+
     // DECSTBM scroll optimization: when a ScrollBox's scrollTop changed,
     // shift content with a hardware scroll (CSI top;bot r + CSI n S/T)
     // instead of rewriting the whole scroll region. The shiftRows on
@@ -420,34 +428,8 @@ export class LogUpdate {
     // Main screen: if cursor needs to be past the last line of content
     // (typical: cursor.y = screen.height), emit \n to create that line
     // since cursor movement can't create new lines.
-    if (altScreen) {
+    if (!altScreen) {
-      // no-op; next frame's CSI H anchors cursor
+      restoreMainScreenCursor(screen, next)
-    } else if (next.cursor.y >= next.screen.height) {
-      // Move to column 0 of current line, then emit newlines to reach target row
-      screen.txn(prev => {
-        const rowsToCreate = next.cursor.y - prev.y
-        if (rowsToCreate > 0) {
-          // Use CR to resolve pending wrap (if any) without advancing
-          // to the next line, then LF to create each new row.
-          const patches: Diff = new Array<Diff[number]>(1 + rowsToCreate)
-          patches[0] = CARRIAGE_RETURN
-          for (let i = 0; i < rowsToCreate; i++) {
-            patches[1 + i] = NEWLINE
-          }
-          return [patches, { dx: -prev.x, dy: rowsToCreate }]
-        }
-        // At or past target row - need to move cursor to correct position
-        const dy = next.cursor.y - prev.y
-        if (dy !== 0 || prev.x !== next.cursor.x) {
-          // Use CR to clear pending wrap (if any), then cursor move
-          const patches: Diff = [CARRIAGE_RETURN]
-          patches.push({ type: 'cursorMove', x: next.cursor.x, y: dy })
-          return [patches, { dx: next.cursor.x - prev.x, dy }]
-        }
-        return [[], { dx: 0, dy: 0 }]
-      })
-    } else {
-      moveCursorTo(screen, next.cursor.x, next.cursor.y)
     }
 
     const elapsed = performance.now() - startTime
@@ -467,6 +449,77 @@ export class LogUpdate {
   }
 }
 
+function rewriteMainScreenFrame(
+  prev: Frame,
+  next: Frame,
+  stylePool: StylePool,
+  startY: number,
+): Diff {
+  const diff: Diff = []
+  const clearCount = prev.screen.height - startY
+
+  if (clearCount > 0) {
+    const clearStartY = prev.screen.height - 1
+    const clearCursor = new VirtualScreen(prev.cursor, next.viewport.width)
+    moveCursorTo(clearCursor, 0, clearStartY)
+    diff.push(...clearCursor.diff)
+    diff.push({ type: 'clear', count: clearCount })
+  }
+
+  const screen = new VirtualScreen(
+    clearCount > 0 ? { x: 0, y: startY } : prev.cursor,
+    next.viewport.width,
+  )
+  renderFrameSlice(screen, next, startY, next.screen.height, stylePool)
+  restoreMainScreenCursor(screen, next)
+
+  return [...diff, ...screen.diff]
+}
+
+const MAX_MAIN_SCREEN_REWRITE_ROWS = 6
+
+function findMainScreenRewriteStart(prev: Screen, next: Screen): number | null {
+  const commonHeight = Math.min(prev.height, next.height)
+  let firstChangedY = commonHeight
+
+  for (let y = 0; y < commonHeight; y += 1) {
+    if (!rowsEqual(prev, next, y)) {
+      firstChangedY = y
+      break
+    }
+  }
+
+  const rewriteRows = Math.max(prev.height, next.height) - firstChangedY
+  if (rewriteRows <= 0) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return rewriteRows <= MAX_MAIN_SCREEN_REWRITE_ROWS ? firstChangedY : null
+}
+
+function rowsEqual(prev: Screen, next: Screen, y: number): boolean {
+  if (prev.width !== next.width) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (prev.softWrap[y] !== next.softWrap[y]) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const rowStart = y * prev.width
+  const rowEnd = rowStart + prev.width
+  for (let index = rowStart; index < rowEnd; index += 1) {
+    if (
+      prev.cells64[index] !== next.cells64[index] ||
+      prev.noSelect[index] !== next.noSelect[index]
+    ) {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
 function transitionHyperlink(
   diff: Diff,
   current: Hyperlink,
@@ -622,6 +675,37 @@ function renderFrameSlice(
   return screen
 }
 
+function restoreMainScreenCursor(screen: VirtualScreen, next: Frame): void {
+  if (next.cursor.y >= next.screen.height) {
+    // Move to column 0 of current line, then emit newlines to reach target row
+    screen.txn(prev => {
+      const rowsToCreate = next.cursor.y - prev.y
+      if (rowsToCreate > 0) {
+        // Use CR to resolve pending wrap (if any) without advancing
+        // to the next line, then LF to create each new row.
+        const patches: Diff = new Array<Diff[number]>(1 + rowsToCreate)
+        patches[0] = CARRIAGE_RETURN
+        for (let i = 0; i < rowsToCreate; i++) {
+          patches[1 + i] = NEWLINE
+        }
+        return [patches, { dx: -prev.x, dy: rowsToCreate }]
+      }
+      // At or past target row - need to move cursor to correct position
+      const dy = next.cursor.y - prev.y
+      if (dy !== 0 || prev.x !== next.cursor.x) {
+        // Use CR to clear pending wrap (if any), then cursor move
+        const patches: Diff = [CARRIAGE_RETURN]
+        patches.push({ type: 'cursorMove', x: next.cursor.x, y: dy })
+        return [patches, { dx: next.cursor.x - prev.x, dy }]
+      }
+      return [[], { dx: 0, dy: 0 }]
+    })
+    return
+  }
+
+  moveCursorTo(screen, next.cursor.x, next.cursor.y)
+}
+
 type Delta = { dx: number; dy: number }
 
 /**

src/ink/terminal.ts

@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ export function setXtversionName(name: string): void {
   if (xtversionName === undefined) xtversionName = name
 }
 
+export function isGhosttyTerminal(): boolean {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') return false
+  if (process.env.TERM_PROGRAM === 'ghostty') return true
+  if (process.env.TERM === 'xterm-ghostty') return true
+  return xtversionName?.toLowerCase().startsWith('ghostty') ?? false
+}
+
 /** True if running in an xterm.js-based terminal (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf
  *  integrated terminals). Combines TERM_PROGRAM env check (fast, sync, but
  *  not forwarded over SSH) with the XTVERSION probe result (async, survives
@@ -145,6 +152,20 @@ export function isXtermJs(): boolean {
   return xtversionName?.startsWith('xterm.js') ?? false
 }
 
+/** Ghostty currently repaints main-screen prompt updates more reliably
+ *  without DEC 2026 synchronized output. Prefer explicit terminal identity
+ *  (TERM_PROGRAM/TERM or XTVERSION) in real sessions, but keep tests
+ *  deterministic by disabling the env-based detection under NODE_ENV=test. */
+export function shouldSkipMainScreenSyncMarkers(): boolean {
+  return isGhosttyTerminal()
+}
+
+/** Ghostty's main-screen prompt updates are currently more reliable when we
+ *  bypass the incremental diff path and rewrite the visible prompt block. */
+export function shouldUseMainScreenRewrite(): boolean {
+  return isGhosttyTerminal()
+}
+
 // Terminals known to correctly implement the Kitty keyboard protocol
 // (CSI >1u) and/or xterm modifyOtherKeys (CSI >4;2m) for ctrl+shift+<letter>
 // disambiguation. We previously enabled unconditionally (#23350), assuming

src/screens/REPL.tsx

@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ export function REPL({
   const toolPermissionContext = useAppState(s => s.toolPermissionContext);
   const verbose = useAppState(s => s.verbose);
   const mcp = useAppState(s => s.mcp);
-  const plugins = useAppState(s => s.plugins);
   const agentDefinitions = useAppState(s => s.agentDefinitions);
   const fileHistory = useAppState(s => s.fileHistory);
   const initialMessage = useAppState(s => s.initialMessage);
@@ -780,7 +779,7 @@ export function REPL({
   }, [localTools, initialTools]);
 
   // Initialize plugin management
-  useManagePlugins({
+  const pluginCommands = useManagePlugins({
     enabled: !isRemoteSession
   });
   const tasksV2 = useTasksV2WithCollapseEffect();
@@ -826,10 +825,16 @@ export function REPL({
   }, [mainThreadAgentDefinition, mergedTools]);
 
   // Merge commands from local state, plugins, and MCP
-  const commandsWithPlugins = useMergedCommands(localCommands, plugins.commands as Command[]);
+  const commandsWithPlugins = useMergedCommands(localCommands, pluginCommands as Command[]);
   const mergedCommands = useMergedCommands(commandsWithPlugins, mcp.commands as Command[]);
+  // Keep plugin commands out of render-time command props. Feeding the full
+  // execution set into PromptInput/Messages reintroduced the startup repaint
+  // freeze, while transcript rendering still round-trips plugin skills via the
+  // SkillTool's `skill` payload without needing plugin command objects here.
+  const renderMergedCommands = useMergedCommands(localCommands, mcp.commands as Command[]);
   // Filter out all commands if disableSlashCommands is true
   const commands = useMemo(() => disableSlashCommands ? [] : mergedCommands, [disableSlashCommands, mergedCommands]);
+  const renderCommands = useMemo(() => disableSlashCommands ? [] : renderMergedCommands, [disableSlashCommands, renderMergedCommands]);
   useIdeLogging(isRemoteSession ? EMPTY_MCP_CLIENTS : mcp.clients);
   useIdeSelection(isRemoteSession ? EMPTY_MCP_CLIENTS : mcp.clients, setIDESelection);
   const [streamMode, setStreamMode] = useState<SpinnerMode>('responding');
@@ -4427,7 +4432,7 @@ export function REPL({
     // and transcript-mode are mutually exclusive (this early return), so
     // only one ScrollBox is ever mounted at a time.
     const transcriptScrollRef = isFullscreenEnvEnabled() && !disableVirtualScroll && !dumpMode ? scrollRef : undefined;
-    const transcriptMessagesElement = <Messages messages={transcriptMessages} tools={tools} commands={commands} verbose={true} toolJSX={null} toolUseConfirmQueue={[]} inProgressToolUseIDs={inProgressToolUseIDs} isMessageSelectorVisible={false} conversationId={conversationId} screen={screen} agentDefinitions={agentDefinitions} streamingToolUses={transcriptStreamingToolUses} showAllInTranscript={showAllInTranscript} onOpenRateLimitOptions={handleOpenRateLimitOptions} isLoading={isLoading} hidePastThinking={true} streamingThinking={streamingThinking} scrollRef={transcriptScrollRef} jumpRef={jumpRef} onSearchMatchesChange={onSearchMatchesChange} scanElement={scanElement} setPositions={setPositions} disableRenderCap={dumpMode} />;
+    const transcriptMessagesElement = <Messages messages={transcriptMessages} tools={tools} commands={renderCommands} verbose={true} toolJSX={null} toolUseConfirmQueue={[]} inProgressToolUseIDs={inProgressToolUseIDs} isMessageSelectorVisible={false} conversationId={conversationId} screen={screen} agentDefinitions={agentDefinitions} streamingToolUses={transcriptStreamingToolUses} showAllInTranscript={showAllInTranscript} onOpenRateLimitOptions={handleOpenRateLimitOptions} isLoading={isLoading} hidePastThinking={true} streamingThinking={streamingThinking} scrollRef={transcriptScrollRef} jumpRef={jumpRef} onSearchMatchesChange={onSearchMatchesChange} scanElement={scanElement} setPositions={setPositions} disableRenderCap={dumpMode} />;
     const transcriptToolJSX = toolJSX && <Box flexDirection="column" width="100%">
       {toolJSX.jsx}
     </Box>;
@@ -4595,7 +4600,7 @@ export function REPL({
         jumpToNew(scrollRef.current);
       }} scrollable={<>
         <TeammateViewHeader />
-        <Messages messages={displayedMessages} tools={tools} commands={commands} verbose={verbose} toolJSX={toolJSX} toolUseConfirmQueue={toolUseConfirmQueue} inProgressToolUseIDs={viewedTeammateTask ? viewedTeammateTask.inProgressToolUseIDs ?? new Set() : inProgressToolUseIDs} isMessageSelectorVisible={isMessageSelectorVisible} conversationId={conversationId} screen={screen} streamingToolUses={streamingToolUses} showAllInTranscript={showAllInTranscript} agentDefinitions={agentDefinitions} onOpenRateLimitOptions={handleOpenRateLimitOptions} isLoading={isLoading} streamingText={isLoading && !viewedAgentTask ? visibleStreamingText : null} isBriefOnly={viewedAgentTask ? false : isBriefOnly} unseenDivider={viewedAgentTask ? undefined : unseenDivider} scrollRef={isFullscreenEnvEnabled() ? scrollRef : undefined} trackStickyPrompt={isFullscreenEnvEnabled() ? true : undefined} cursor={cursor} setCursor={setCursor} cursorNavRef={cursorNavRef} />
+        <Messages messages={displayedMessages} tools={tools} commands={renderCommands} verbose={verbose} toolJSX={toolJSX} toolUseConfirmQueue={toolUseConfirmQueue} inProgressToolUseIDs={viewedTeammateTask ? viewedTeammateTask.inProgressToolUseIDs ?? new Set() : inProgressToolUseIDs} isMessageSelectorVisible={isMessageSelectorVisible} conversationId={conversationId} screen={screen} streamingToolUses={streamingToolUses} showAllInTranscript={showAllInTranscript} agentDefinitions={agentDefinitions} onOpenRateLimitOptions={handleOpenRateLimitOptions} isLoading={isLoading} streamingText={isLoading && !viewedAgentTask ? visibleStreamingText : null} isBriefOnly={viewedAgentTask ? false : isBriefOnly} unseenDivider={viewedAgentTask ? undefined : unseenDivider} scrollRef={isFullscreenEnvEnabled() ? scrollRef : undefined} trackStickyPrompt={isFullscreenEnvEnabled() ? true : undefined} cursor={cursor} setCursor={setCursor} cursorNavRef={cursorNavRef} />
         <AwsAuthStatusBox />
         {/* Hide the processing placeholder while a modal is showing —
                   it would sit at the last visible transcript row right above
@@ -4928,7 +4933,7 @@ export function REPL({
             {"external" === 'ant' && skillImprovementSurvey.suggestion && <SkillImprovementSurvey isOpen={skillImprovementSurvey.isOpen} skillName={skillImprovementSurvey.suggestion.skillName} updates={skillImprovementSurvey.suggestion.updates} handleSelect={skillImprovementSurvey.handleSelect} inputValue={inputValue} setInputValue={setInputValue} />}
             {showIssueFlagBanner && <IssueFlagBanner />}
             { }
-            <PromptInput debug={debug} ideSelection={ideSelection} hasSuppressedDialogs={!!hasSuppressedDialogs} isLocalJSXCommandActive={isShowingLocalJSXCommand} getToolUseContext={getToolUseContext} toolPermissionContext={toolPermissionContext} setToolPermissionContext={setToolPermissionContext} apiKeyStatus={apiKeyStatus} commands={commands} agents={agentDefinitions.activeAgents} isLoading={isLoading} onExit={handleExit} verbose={verbose} messages={messages} onAutoUpdaterResult={setAutoUpdaterResult} autoUpdaterResult={autoUpdaterResult} input={inputValue} onInputChange={setInputValue} mode={inputMode} onModeChange={setInputMode} stashedPrompt={stashedPrompt} setStashedPrompt={setStashedPrompt} submitCount={submitCount} onShowMessageSelector={handleShowMessageSelector} onMessageActionsEnter={
+            <PromptInput debug={debug} ideSelection={ideSelection} hasSuppressedDialogs={!!hasSuppressedDialogs} isLocalJSXCommandActive={isShowingLocalJSXCommand} getToolUseContext={getToolUseContext} toolPermissionContext={toolPermissionContext} setToolPermissionContext={setToolPermissionContext} apiKeyStatus={apiKeyStatus} commands={renderCommands} agents={agentDefinitions.activeAgents} isLoading={isLoading} onExit={handleExit} verbose={verbose} messages={messages} onAutoUpdaterResult={setAutoUpdaterResult} autoUpdaterResult={autoUpdaterResult} input={inputValue} onInputChange={setInputValue} mode={inputMode} onModeChange={setInputMode} stashedPrompt={stashedPrompt} setStashedPrompt={setStashedPrompt} submitCount={submitCount} onShowMessageSelector={handleShowMessageSelector} onMessageActionsEnter={
               // Works during isLoading — edit cancels first; uuid selection survives appends.
               feature('MESSAGE_ACTIONS') && isFullscreenEnvEnabled() && !disableMessageActions ? enterMessageActions : undefined} mcpClients={mcpClients} pastedContents={pastedContents} setPastedContents={setPastedContents} vimMode={vimMode} setVimMode={setVimMode} showBashesDialog={showBashesDialog} setShowBashesDialog={setShowBashesDialog} onSubmit={onSubmit} onAgentSubmit={onAgentSubmit} isSearchingHistory={isSearchingHistory} setIsSearchingHistory={setIsSearchingHistory} helpOpen={isHelpOpen} setHelpOpen={setIsHelpOpen} insertTextRef={feature('VOICE_MODE') ? insertTextRef : undefined} voiceInterimRange={voice.interimRange} />
             <SessionBackgroundHint onBackgroundSession={handleBackgroundSession} isLoading={isLoading} />

src/state/pluginCommandsStore.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { Command } from '../commands.js'
+import { createStore } from './store.js'
+
+const pluginCommandsStore = createStore<Command[]>([])
+
+export const getPluginCommandsState = (): Command[] =>
+  pluginCommandsStore.getState()
+
+export const subscribePluginCommands = pluginCommandsStore.subscribe
+
+export function setPluginCommandsState(commands: Command[]): void {
+  pluginCommandsStore.setState(() => [...commands])
+}

src/tools/SkillTool/SkillTool.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import type { Command } from '../../commands.js'
 import { SkillTool } from './SkillTool.js'
+import { renderToolUseMessage } from './UI.js'
+
+function createPromptCommand(
+  name: string,
+  options: {
+    source?: 'builtin' | 'plugin' | 'mcp' | 'bundled'
+    loadedFrom?: Command['loadedFrom']
+  } = {},
+): Command {
+  return {
+    type: 'prompt',
+    name,
+    description: `${name} description`,
+    progressMessage: `${name} progress`,
+    contentLength: 0,
+    source: options.source ?? 'builtin',
+    loadedFrom: options.loadedFrom,
+    async getPromptForCommand() {
+      return []
+    },
+  }
+}
 
 describe('SkillTool missing parameter handling', () => {
   test('missing skill stays required at the schema level', async () => {
@@ -29,3 +52,47 @@ describe('SkillTool missing parameter handling', () => {
     expect(parsed.success).toBe(true)
   })
 })
+
+describe('SkillTool renderToolUseMessage', () => {
+  test('plugin skills render correctly without plugin command metadata', () => {
+    const pluginSkillName = 'plugin:review-pr'
+
+    expect(
+      renderToolUseMessage(
+        { skill: pluginSkillName },
+        {
+          commands: [],
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(pluginSkillName)
+
+    expect(
+      renderToolUseMessage(
+        { skill: pluginSkillName },
+        {
+          commands: [
+            createPromptCommand(pluginSkillName, {
+              source: 'plugin',
+              loadedFrom: 'plugin',
+            }),
+          ],
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(pluginSkillName)
+  })
+
+  test('legacy commands still render with a slash prefix when metadata is present', () => {
+    expect(
+      renderToolUseMessage(
+        { skill: 'legacy-command' },
+        {
+          commands: [
+            createPromptCommand('legacy-command', {
+              loadedFrom: 'commands_DEPRECATED',
+            }),
+          ],
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toBe('/legacy-command')
+  })
+})

src/tools/SkillTool/UI.tsx

@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export function renderToolUseMessage({
   if (!skill) {
     return null;
   }
-  // Look up the command to check if it came from the legacy /commands folder
+  // Only legacy /commands_DEPRECATED entries need the command lookup so we can
+  // preserve the slash-prefixed display. Plugin skills already carry the
+  // invoked skill name in `skill`, so transcript/history rendering does not
+  // need plugin command metadata.
   const command = commands?.find(c => c.name === skill);
   const displayName = command?.loadedFrom === 'commands_DEPRECATED' ? `/${skill}` : skill;
   return displayName;

src/types/textInputTypes.ts

@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ export type VimMode = 'INSERT' | 'NORMAL'
  */
 export type BaseInputState = {
   onInput: (input: string, key: Key) => void
+  value: string
   renderedValue: string
   offset: number
+  setValue: (value: string, offset?: number) => void
   setOffset: (offset: number) => void
   /** Cursor line (0-indexed) within the rendered text, accounting for wrapping. */
   cursorLine: number

src/utils/plugins/refresh.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { getOriginalCwd } from '../../bootstrap/state.js'
 import type { Command } from '../../commands.js'
 import { reinitializeLspServerManager } from '../../services/lsp/manager.js'
 import type { AppState } from '../../state/AppState.js'
+import { setPluginCommandsState } from '../../state/pluginCommandsStore.js'
 import type { AgentDefinitionsResult } from '../../tools/AgentTool/loadAgentsDir.js'
 import { getAgentDefinitionsWithOverrides } from '../../tools/AgentTool/loadAgentsDir.js'
 import type { PluginError } from '../../types/plugin.js'
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export async function refreshActivePlugins(
   ])
 
   const { enabled, disabled, errors } = pluginResult
+  setPluginCommandsState(pluginCommands)
 
   // Populate mcpServers/lspServers on each enabled plugin. These are lazy
   // cache slots NOT filled by loadAllPlugins() — they're written later by
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ export async function refreshActivePlugins(
       ...prev.plugins,
       enabled,
       disabled,
-      commands: pluginCommands,
+      commands: [],
       errors: mergePluginErrors(prev.plugins.errors, errors),
       needsRefresh: false,
     },