Maxaubert · Oct 6, 2026 · Oct 5, 2026 · Oct 5, 2026 · Oct 5, 2026 · Oct 5, 2026
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ src/
     (planned) jobQueue.ts      batch queue: spawn, stream progress, cancel
     (planned) output.ts        collision-safe output naming (ported from RCMM Get-UniqueOutPath)
     (planned) ipc.ts           renderer <-> engine wiring
+    console/        in-app console: catalog, CLI runner (fork, staged cancel), cd
   preload/     contextBridge — the typed `window.filesmith` API
   renderer/    React UI: shell/ (title bar, sidebar, status bar), queue/ (files table),
                inspector/ (Options, Preview, Info), options/ (one settings file per verb),
                views/ (Generate, Tools, Completed, Settings), ui/ (primitives), icons/, theme/ (tokens, CSS)
+               console/ (bottom panel: output model, history, completion list)
   shared/      types.ts — Job, ToolId, FileKind, Options, progress events
                tabs.ts  — the VERB-first navigation model (rail tabs + Tools cards)
   cli/         the filesmith command line: parse, plan, run, report

diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
@@ -159,6 +159,29 @@ fields that do not apply are left out, never `null` (except `pct`).
 Schema v1 is additive-only: new events, fields and codes may appear; renaming or removing one bumps `v`.
 The source of this table is `resources/skill/filesmith/reference.md` (Events section).
 
+## In-app console
+
+The app has a console panel at the bottom of the files view (spec
+`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-06-console-design.md`). Open or close it with Ctrl+` (anywhere in the
+app), the **Console** button in the bottom strip (hidden while the panel is open), or the close X in
+the panel's top-right corner.
+
+- Type commands without the prefix: `convert *.heic --to webp`, `doctor`, `formats`. The line is split
+  into plain arguments and handed to the CLI; nothing runs through a shell, so `&`, `|` and `>` are
+  just text. Anything that is not a filesmith command is refused, in the panel and again in the main
+  process.
+- Built-ins: `cd <folder>` (the folder commands run in; the last one is remembered, else Downloads),
+  `clear` (or Ctrl+L), `help`, `history` (the last 100 commands; Up and Down recall them). Tab
+  completes commands, flags, values and file names.
+- One command at a time. Console runs do not join the app's queue, and the queue keeps working while
+  one runs. Outputs use the same never-overwrite naming as the CLI; a finished run offers **Show in File
+  Explorer**.
+- **Stop** or Ctrl+C cancels a run: the current file is stopped, part files are removed and the run
+  ends with exit 130. A second Stop ends it at once (the process tree is killed after 5 s at most).
+- Plumbing: each command forks `out/main/cli.js` with `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE`. When `CliIO.events` is
+  set, the CLI tees its NDJSON events to it; under a fork they travel over the IPC channel. The parent
+  cancels with the `'interrupt'` IPC message (twice for a hard stop), never with a console Ctrl+C.
+
 ## AI tools
 
 Jobs never download anything. `filesmith setup <tool>` is the only command that does, with byte progress,

diff --git a/docs/design/redesign-direction.md b/docs/design/redesign-direction.md
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ Mockup rounds live in `docs/mockups/terminal*/` (each has an `index.html` galler
   `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-05-view-sizes-design.md`.
 - View menu (2026-10-05, #41): View menu = 3 sizes (Details, Tiles, Extra large icons), no icons, no
   shortcuts; the other sizes via Ctrl+wheel.
+- Console (2026-10-06, #39, feedback on 0.8.0): the totals row is removed; the bottom strip of the centre
+  column holds only the Console button (Ctrl+`), and the open console sits above it.
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diff --git a/docs/mockups/console/03-inspector-tab.html b/docs/mockups/console/03-inspector-tab.html
diff --git a/docs/mockups/console/04-command-bar.html b/docs/mockups/console/04-command-bar.html
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@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+<title>Console Mockups</title>
+<style>
+:root{--bg:#000000;--fg1:#ededed;--fg2:#b4b4b4;--fg3:#8c8c8c;--line:#262626;
+  --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",Consolas,ui-monospace,monospace;color-scheme:dark}
+*{box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:0}
+body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg2);font:13px/1.5 var(--mono);padding:32px 24px 48px}
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+section p{margin:0 0 14px;color:var(--fg3);max-width:1000px}
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+.fig{display:block;color:var(--fg3);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0a0a0a}
+.fig:hover,.fig:focus-visible{border-color:#5c5c5c;color:var(--fg1);outline:none}
+.fig img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:1440/900;object-fit:cover}
+.fig span{display:block;padding:6px 8px;font-size:11px;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
+@media (max-width:900px){.row{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>Filesmith console</h1>
+<p class="lead">Four concepts for the limited in-app console: it runs <b>filesmith commands only</b>, typed without the prefix; anything else gets one calm line pointing to <b>Open in terminal</b>. Console jobs never join the queue or Completed; each finished run offers Show in File Explorer. Each screenshot opens the live mockup in that state: <b>press Ctrl+` or click Console, then type</b> (try convert *.heic --to webp, del *.*, Tab, Up/Down, Ctrl+C while running).</p>
+<section><h2><a href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=open-idle">01 Bottom panel</a></h2><p>A VS Code style panel under the files view; the inspector keeps full height. Console button in the toolbar, Stop sits red in the panel header while a run is going.</p><div class="row"><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=closed"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-closed.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, closed" loading="lazy"><span>#state=closed</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=open-idle"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-open-idle.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, open-idle" loading="lazy"><span>#state=open-idle</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=running"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-running.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, running" loading="lazy"><span>#state=running</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=error"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-error.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, error" loading="lazy"><span>#state=error</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=rejected"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-rejected.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, rejected" loading="lazy"><span>#state=rejected</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=completion"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-completion.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, completion" loading="lazy"><span>#state=completion</span></a><a class="fig" href="01-bottom-panel.html#state=history"><img src="shots/01-bottom-panel-history.png" alt="01 Bottom panel, history" loading="lazy"><span>#state=history</span></a></div></section>
+<section><h2><a href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=open-idle">02 Full-width drawer</a></h2><p>Slides up across files and inspector, about 40% of the height; opened from a Console item at the bottom of the sidebar, so it is reachable on every tab.</p><div class="row"><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=closed"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-closed.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, closed" loading="lazy"><span>#state=closed</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=open-idle"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-open-idle.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, open-idle" loading="lazy"><span>#state=open-idle</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=running"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-running.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, running" loading="lazy"><span>#state=running</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=error"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-error.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, error" loading="lazy"><span>#state=error</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=rejected"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-rejected.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, rejected" loading="lazy"><span>#state=rejected</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=completion"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-completion.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, completion" loading="lazy"><span>#state=completion</span></a><a class="fig" href="02-full-width-drawer.html#state=history"><img src="shots/02-full-width-drawer-history.png" alt="02 Full-width drawer, history" loading="lazy"><span>#state=history</span></a></div></section>
+<section><h2><a href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=open-idle">03 Inspector tab</a></h2><p>A fourth inspector tab next to Options, Preview and Info; narrow log in the right column, the red Stop takes the place of the run button.</p><div class="row"><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=closed"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-closed.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, closed" loading="lazy"><span>#state=closed</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=open-idle"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-open-idle.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, open-idle" loading="lazy"><span>#state=open-idle</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=running"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-running.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, running" loading="lazy"><span>#state=running</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=error"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-error.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, error" loading="lazy"><span>#state=error</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=rejected"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-rejected.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, rejected" loading="lazy"><span>#state=rejected</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=completion"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-completion.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, completion" loading="lazy"><span>#state=completion</span></a><a class="fig" href="03-inspector-tab.html#state=history"><img src="shots/03-inspector-tab-history.png" alt="03 Inspector tab, history" loading="lazy"><span>#state=history</span></a></div></section>
+<section><h2><a href="04-command-bar.html#state=open-idle">04 Command bar</a></h2><p>A one-line filesmith prompt docked under the files list that grows upward into a log when a command runs or you press Up.</p><div class="row"><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=closed"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-closed.png" alt="04 Command bar, closed" loading="lazy"><span>#state=closed</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=open-idle"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-open-idle.png" alt="04 Command bar, open-idle" loading="lazy"><span>#state=open-idle</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=running"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-running.png" alt="04 Command bar, running" loading="lazy"><span>#state=running</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=error"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-error.png" alt="04 Command bar, error" loading="lazy"><span>#state=error</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=rejected"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-rejected.png" alt="04 Command bar, rejected" loading="lazy"><span>#state=rejected</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=completion"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-completion.png" alt="04 Command bar, completion" loading="lazy"><span>#state=completion</span></a><a class="fig" href="04-command-bar.html#state=history"><img src="shots/04-command-bar-history.png" alt="04 Command bar, history" loading="lazy"><span>#state=history</span></a></div></section>
+</body>
+</html>
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