more proactive vlm agent features

FloatingHUDView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// FloatingHUDView.swift — Content for the always-on-top focus HUD panel
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct FloatingHUDView: View {
+    @Environment(SessionManager.self) private var session
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+            header
+            Divider()
+            content
+        }
+        .background(.ultraThinMaterial)
+        .clipShape(.rect(cornerRadius: 12))
+        .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.25), radius: 12, x: 0, y: 4)
+        .frame(width: 320)
+        .animation(.spring(duration: 0.3), value: session.proactiveCard?.id)
+        .animation(.spring(duration: 0.3), value: session.isExecuting)
+        .animation(.spring(duration: 0.3), value: session.executorOutput?.title)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Header
+
+    private var header: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 8) {
+            Image(systemName: "eye.fill")
+                .foregroundStyle(.blue)
+                .font(.caption)
+
+            Text(session.activeTask?.title ?? "Focus Session")
+                .font(.caption.bold())
+                .lineLimit(1)
+
+            Spacer()
+
+            // Pulse dot — green when capturing, orange when executing
+            if session.isExecuting {
+                Image(systemName: "bolt.fill")
+                    .font(.caption2)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+            } else {
+                Circle()
+                    .fill(session.isCapturing ? Color.green : Color.secondary.opacity(0.4))
+                    .frame(width: 7, height: 7)
+                    .overlay(
+                        Circle()
+                            .fill(session.isCapturing ? Color.green.opacity(0.3) : .clear)
+                            .frame(width: 14, height: 14)
+                    )
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 14)
+        .padding(.vertical, 10)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Content
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var content: some View {
+        // Executor output sticky card (highest priority — persists until dismissed)
+        if let output = session.executorOutput {
+            ExecutorOutputCard(title: output.title, content: output.content) {
+                session.executorOutput = nil
+            }
+            .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
+        }
+        // Executing spinner
+        else if session.isExecuting {
+            HStack(spacing: 10) {
+                ProgressView()
+                    .controlSize(.small)
+                Text("Executing action…")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+            }
+            .padding(14)
+            .transition(.opacity)
+        }
+        // Proactive friction card
+        else if let card = session.proactiveCard {
+            HUDCardView(card: card)
+                .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
+        }
+        // Latest VLM summary (idle state)
+        else {
+            Text(session.latestVlmSummary ?? "Monitoring your screen…")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                .padding(14)
+                .transition(.opacity)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - HUD Card (friction + proposed actions)
+
+private struct HUDCardView: View {
+    let card: ProactiveCard
+    @Environment(SessionManager.self) private var session
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
+            // Title row
+            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 8) {
+                Image(systemName: card.icon)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.purple)
+
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 3) {
+                    Text(card.title)
+                        .font(.caption.bold())
+                        .foregroundStyle(.purple)
+                    Text(bodyText)
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                        .lineLimit(3)
+                }
+
+                Spacer()
+
+                Button { session.dismissProactiveCard() } label: {
+                    Image(systemName: "xmark")
+                        .font(.caption2.bold())
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            }
+
+            // Action buttons — only for VLM friction with proposed actions
+            if case .vlmFriction(_, _, let actions) = card.source, !actions.isEmpty {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+                    ForEach(Array(actions.prefix(2).enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, action in
+                        Button {
+                            session.approveProactiveCard(actionIndex: index)
+                        } label: {
+                            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                                Text(action.label)
+                                    .font(.caption.bold())
+                                    .lineLimit(2)
+                                    .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                                if let details = action.details, !details.isEmpty {
+                                    Text(details)
+                                        .font(.caption2)
+                                        .foregroundStyle(.purple.opacity(0.7))
+                                        .lineLimit(2)
+                                        .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                                }
+                            }
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                            .padding(.horizontal, 10)
+                            .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                            .background(Color.purple.opacity(0.12))
+                            .clipShape(.rect(cornerRadius: 8))
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.purple)
+                    }
+
+                    Button("Not now — I'm good") { session.dismissProactiveCard() }
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                        .padding(.top, 2)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(14)
+        .background(Color.purple.opacity(0.07))
+    }
+
+    private var bodyText: String {
+        switch card.source {
+        case .vlmFriction(_, let description, _):
+            return description ?? "I noticed something that might be slowing you down."
+        case .appSwitchLoop(let apps, let count):
+            return "You've switched between \(apps.joined(separator: " ↔ ")) \(count)× — are you stuck?"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Executor Output Sticky Card
+
+private struct ExecutorOutputCard: View {
+    let title: String
+    let content: String
+    let onDismiss: () -> Void
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
+                    .foregroundStyle(.green)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                Text(title)
+                    .font(.caption.bold())
+                    .foregroundStyle(.green)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                Spacer()
+                Button { onDismiss() } label: {
+                    Image(systemName: "xmark")
+                        .font(.caption2.bold())
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            }
+
+            ScrollView {
+                Text(content)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.primary)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            }
+            .frame(maxHeight: 120)
+
+            Button("Dismiss") { onDismiss() }
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .trailing)
+        }
+        .padding(14)
+        .background(Color.green.opacity(0.07))
+    }
+}

FloatingPanel.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// FloatingPanel.swift — Always-on-top NSPanel that hosts the floating HUD
+
+import AppKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+// MARK: - Panel subclass
+
+final class FloatingPanel: NSPanel {
+    init() {
+        super.init(
+            contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 320, height: 140),
+            styleMask: [.titled, .fullSizeContentView, .nonactivatingPanel, .utilityWindow],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+        // Always float above other windows, including full-screen apps
+        level = .floating
+        collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary, .stationary]
+
+        // Drag anywhere on the panel body
+        isMovableByWindowBackground = true
+        isMovable = true
+
+        // Hide the standard title bar chrome
+        titleVisibility = .hidden
+        titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
+
+        // Transparent background so the SwiftUI material shows through
+        backgroundColor = .clear
+        isOpaque = false
+
+        // Don't activate the app when clicked (user keeps focus on their work)
+        becomesKeyOnlyIfNeeded = true
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Controller
+
+@MainActor
+final class FloatingPanelController {
+    static let shared = FloatingPanelController()
+
+    private var panel: FloatingPanel?
+
+    private init() {}
+
+    func show(session: SessionManager) {
+        if panel == nil {
+            let p = FloatingPanel()
+            let hud = FloatingHUDView()
+                .environment(session)
+            p.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: hud)
+
+            // Position: top-right of the main screen, just below the menu bar
+            if let screen = NSScreen.main {
+                let margin: CGFloat = 16
+                let x = screen.visibleFrame.maxX - 320 - margin
+                let y = screen.visibleFrame.maxY - 160 - margin
+                p.setFrameOrigin(NSPoint(x: x, y: y))
+            } else {
+                p.center()
+            }
+
+            panel = p
+        }
+        panel?.orderFront(nil)
+    }
+
+    func hide() {
+        panel?.orderOut(nil)
+    }
+
+    /// Call when the session fully ends to release the panel
+    func close() {
+        panel?.close()
+        panel = nil
+    }
+}

LockInBro.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
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 		FF935B202F78A83100ED3330 /* TTSKit in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = FF935B1F2F78A83100ED3330 /* TTSKit */; };
 		FF935B222F78A83100ED3330 /* WhisperKit in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = FF935B212F78A83100ED3330 /* WhisperKit */; };
+		FF935B242F78D0AA00ED3330 /* FloatingPanel.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FF935B232F78D0AA00ED3330 /* FloatingPanel.swift */; };
+		FF935B262F78D0BF00ED3330 /* FloatingHUDView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FF935B252F78D0BF00ED3330 /* FloatingHUDView.swift */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		FF3296C22F785B3300C734EB /* LockInBro.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = LockInBro.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
+		FF935B232F78D0AA00ED3330 /* FloatingPanel.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FloatingPanel.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		FF935B252F78D0BF00ED3330 /* FloatingHUDView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FloatingHUDView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileSystemSynchronizedRootGroup section */
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@
 			children = (
 				FF3296C42F785B3300C734EB /* LockInBro */,
 				FF3296C32F785B3300C734EB /* Products */,
+				FF935B232F78D0AA00ED3330 /* FloatingPanel.swift */,
+				FF935B252F78D0BF00ED3330 /* FloatingHUDView.swift */,
 			);
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
@@ -134,6 +140,8 @@
 			isa = PBXSourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				FF935B262F78D0BF00ED3330 /* FloatingHUDView.swift in Sources */,
+				FF935B242F78D0AA00ED3330 /* FloatingPanel.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};

LockInBro/ContentView.swift

@@ -35,30 +35,40 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     private var mainContent: some View {
         NavigationSplitView {
             // Sidebar
-            List(AppTab.allCases, id: \.self, selection: $selectedTab) { tab in
+            VStack(spacing: 0) {
-                Label(tab.rawValue, systemImage: tab.systemImage)
+                List(AppTab.allCases, id: \.self, selection: $selectedTab) { tab in
-                    .badge(tab == .focusSession && session.isSessionActive ? "●" : nil)
+                    Label(tab.rawValue, systemImage: tab.systemImage)
-            }
+                        .badge(tab == .focusSession && session.isSessionActive ? "●" : nil)
-            .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth(min: 160, ideal: 180)
+                }
-            .navigationTitle("LockInBro")
+
-            .toolbar {
+                Divider()
-                ToolbarItem {
+
+                HStack {
                     Button {
                         showingSettings = true
                     } label: {
-                        Image(systemName: "gear")
+                        Label("Settings", systemImage: "gear")
+                            .font(.subheadline)
                     }
-                    .help("Settings")
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                }
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                ToolbarItem {
+
+                    Spacer()
+
                     Button {
                         auth.logout()
                     } label: {
                         Image(systemName: "rectangle.portrait.and.arrow.right")
                     }
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     .help("Sign out")
                 }
+                .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                .padding(.vertical, 10)
             }
+            .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth(min: 160, ideal: 180)
+            .navigationTitle("LockInBro")
             .sheet(isPresented: $showingSettings) {
                 SettingsSheet(geminiApiKey: $geminiApiKey)
             }

LockInBro/FocusSessionView.swift

@@ -63,57 +63,8 @@ struct FocusSessionView: View {
 
             Divider()
 
-            // Argus pipeline status bar (debug — always visible when session is active)
-            if !session.argusStatus.isEmpty {
-                HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                    Text(session.argusStatus)
-                        .font(.caption2)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                        .lineLimit(1)
-                    Spacer()
-                }
-                .padding(.horizontal)
-                .padding(.vertical, 4)
-                .background(Color.secondary.opacity(0.06))
-                Divider()
-            }
-
-            // Proactive action card (VLM friction or app-switch loop)
-            if let card = session.proactiveCard {
-                ProactiveCardView(card: card, onDismiss: {
-                    withAnimation { session.proactiveCard = nil }
-                }, onApprove: { label in
-                    session.approvedActionLabel = label
-                    withAnimation { session.proactiveCard = nil }
-                    // Clear toast after 4 seconds
-                    Task {
-                        try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(4))
-                        session.approvedActionLabel = nil
-                    }
-                })
-                .padding(.horizontal)
-                .padding(.top, 10)
-                .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
-            }
-
-            // Approved action confirmation toast
-            if let label = session.approvedActionLabel {
-                HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                    Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
-                        .foregroundStyle(.green)
-                    Text("Approved: \(label)")
-                        .font(.caption.bold())
-                        .foregroundStyle(.green)
-                    Spacer()
-                }
-                .padding(.horizontal)
-                .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                .background(Color.green.opacity(0.08))
-                .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
-            }
-
             ScrollView {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 20) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
 
                     // Current step card
                     if let step = session.currentStep {

LockInBro/LockInBroApp.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ struct LockInBroApp: App {
             ContentView()
                 .environment(auth)
                 .environment(session)
+                .onChange(of: session.isSessionActive) { _, isActive in
+                    if isActive {
+                        FloatingPanelController.shared.show(session: session)
+                    } else {
+                        FloatingPanelController.shared.close()
+                    }
+                }
         }
         .defaultSize(width: 840, height: 580)
 

LockInBro/SessionManager.swift

@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ final class SessionManager {
     var proactiveCard: ProactiveCard?
     /// Set when the user approves a proposed action — shown as a confirmation toast
     var approvedActionLabel: String?
+    /// Latest one-sentence summary from the VLM, shown in the floating HUD
+    var latestVlmSummary: String?
+    /// True while the argus executor is running an approved action
+    var isExecuting: Bool = false
+    /// Result produced by the executor's output() tool — shown as a sticky card in the HUD
+    var executorOutput: (title: String, content: String)?
 
     // Screenshot engine
     var isCapturing: Bool = false
-    /// Live pipeline status shown in FocusSessionView (updated at each stage)
-    var argusStatus: String = ""
 
     private var captureTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     private let captureInterval: TimeInterval = 5.0
@@ -55,6 +59,10 @@ final class SessionManager {
     // Argus subprocess (device-side VLM)
     @ObservationIgnored private var argusProcess: Process?
     @ObservationIgnored private var argusReadTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+    @ObservationIgnored private var argusStdinPipe: Pipe?
+    /// Whether the current proactive card came from VLM (needs argus stdin response) vs local heuristic
+    @ObservationIgnored private var proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse = false
+    @ObservationIgnored private var proactiveCardTimer: Task<Void, Never>?
     private let argusPythonPath = "/Users/joyzhuo/miniconda3/envs/gmr/bin/python3"
     private let argusRepoPath = "/Users/joyzhuo/yhack/lockinbro-argus"
 
@@ -148,6 +156,11 @@ final class SessionManager {
         showingResumeCard = false
         proactiveCard = nil
         approvedActionLabel = nil
+        latestVlmSummary = nil
+        isExecuting = false
+        executorOutput = nil
+        proactiveCardTimer?.cancel()
+        proactiveCardTimer = nil
         screenshotHistory = []
         persistedSessionId = nil
     }
@@ -179,6 +192,49 @@ final class SessionManager {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Proactive Card Lifecycle
+
+    /// Show a proactive card and start the 15-second auto-dismiss timer.
+    /// - Parameter vlmCard: Pass true when the card came from VLM so argus gets a stdin response on dismiss.
+    private func showProactiveCard(_ card: ProactiveCard, vlmCard: Bool = false) {
+        proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse = vlmCard
+        proactiveCardTimer?.cancel()
+        withAnimation { proactiveCard = card }
+
+        proactiveCardTimer = Task { [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(15))
+            guard !Task.isCancelled, let self else { return }
+            await MainActor.run { self.dismissProactiveCard() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Dismiss the current card (user tapped "Not now" or 15s elapsed).
+    func dismissProactiveCard() {
+        proactiveCardTimer?.cancel()
+        proactiveCardTimer = nil
+        withAnimation { proactiveCard = nil }
+        if proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse { sendArgusResponse(0) }
+        proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse = false
+    }
+
+    /// Approve action at the given index (0-based). Argus stdin uses 1-based (1 = action 0).
+    func approveProactiveCard(actionIndex: Int) {
+        proactiveCardTimer?.cancel()
+        proactiveCardTimer = nil
+        withAnimation { proactiveCard = nil }
+        if proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse {
+            sendArgusResponse(actionIndex + 1)
+            isExecuting = true
+        }
+        proactiveCardNeedsArgusResponse = false
+    }
+
+    private func sendArgusResponse(_ choice: Int) {
+        guard let pipe = argusStdinPipe,
+              let data = "\(choice)\n".data(using: .utf8) else { return }
+        try? pipe.fileHandleForWriting.write(contentsOf: data)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - App Switch Observer
 
     private func startAppObserver() {
@@ -236,7 +292,7 @@ final class SessionManager {
         // Only trigger card during active session and when none is already showing
         guard isSessionActive, proactiveCard == nil else { return }
         if let loop = detectRepetitiveLoop() {
-            proactiveCard = ProactiveCard(source: .appSwitchLoop(apps: loop.apps, switchCount: loop.count))
+            showProactiveCard(ProactiveCard(source: .appSwitchLoop(apps: loop.apps, switchCount: loop.count)), vlmCard: false)
         }
     }
 
@@ -266,7 +322,6 @@ final class SessionManager {
     private func startArgus(session: FocusSession, task: AppTask?) {
         guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: argusPythonPath),
               FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: argusRepoPath) else {
-            argusStatus = "⚠️ Argus not found — using fallback capture"
             startCapture()
             return
         }
@@ -303,7 +358,8 @@ final class SessionManager {
             "--vlm", "gemini",
             "--jwt", jwt,
             "--backend-url", "https://wahwa.com/api/v1",
-            "--swift-ipc"
+            "--swift-ipc",
+            "--execute"   // enables agentic executor; Swift sends 0/1/2 via stdin
         ]
         if !geminiKey.isEmpty {
             arguments += ["--gemini-key", geminiKey]
@@ -314,49 +370,47 @@ final class SessionManager {
         process.currentDirectoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: argusRepoPath)
         process.arguments = arguments
 
-        // Pipe stdout for RESULT: lines; redirect stderr so argus logs don't clutter console
+        // Pipe stdout for RESULT:/STATUS:/EXEC_OUTPUT: lines
+        // stderr is NOT captured — leaving it unset lets argus log to the system console
+        // without risk of the pipe buffer filling and blocking the process.
         let stdoutPipe = Pipe()
-        let stderrPipe = Pipe()
+        let stdinPipe = Pipe()
         process.standardOutput = stdoutPipe
-        process.standardError = stderrPipe
+        process.standardInput = stdinPipe
 
         do {
-            try process.launch()
+            try process.run()
         } catch {
-            argusStatus = "⚠️ Argus failed to launch — using fallback capture"
             startCapture()
             return
         }
 
         argusProcess = process
+        argusStdinPipe = stdinPipe
         isCapturing = true
 
-        let taskLabel = task?.title ?? "session"
+        // Read RESULT:/STATUS:/EXEC_OUTPUT: lines from argus stdout in a background task
-        argusStatus = "🚀 Argus started — waiting for first screenshot…"
-        sendDebugNotification(title: "🚀 Argus VLM Started", body: "Screen monitoring active for \(taskLabel)")
-
-        // Read RESULT: lines from argus stdout in a background task
         let fileHandle = stdoutPipe.fileHandleForReading
-        sendDebugNotification(title: "🚀 Argus VLM Started", body: "Screen monitoring active for \(taskLabel)")
 
         argusReadTask = Task { [weak self] in
             do {
                 for try await line in fileHandle.bytes.lines {
                     guard let self, !Task.isCancelled else { break }
 
-                    if line.hasPrefix("STATUS:") {
+                    if line.hasPrefix("RESULT:") {
-                        let event = String(line.dropFirst("STATUS:".count))
-                        await MainActor.run { self.handleArgusStatus(event) }
-                    } else if line.hasPrefix("RESULT:") {
                         let jsonStr = String(line.dropFirst("RESULT:".count))
-                        guard let data = jsonStr.data(using: .utf8) else { continue }
+                        if let data = jsonStr.data(using: .utf8),
-                        if let result = try? JSONDecoder().decode(DistractionAnalysisResponse.self, from: data) {
+                           let result = try? JSONDecoder().decode(DistractionAnalysisResponse.self, from: data) {
-                            await MainActor.run {
+                            await MainActor.run { self.applyDistractionResult(result) }
-                                let summary = result.vlmSummary ?? "no summary"
+                        }
-                                self.argusStatus = "✅ \(summary)"
+                    } else if line.hasPrefix("STATUS:exec_done:") {
-                                self.sendDebugNotification(title: "✅ VLM Result", body: summary)
+                        await MainActor.run { self.isExecuting = false }
-                                self.applyDistractionResult(result)
+                    } else if line.hasPrefix("EXEC_OUTPUT:") {
-                            }
+                        let jsonStr = String(line.dropFirst("EXEC_OUTPUT:".count))
+                        if let data = jsonStr.data(using: .utf8),
+                           let obj = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: String],
+                           let title = obj["title"], let content = obj["content"] {
+                            await MainActor.run { self.executorOutput = (title: title, content: content) }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -369,6 +423,7 @@ final class SessionManager {
     private func stopArgus() {
         argusReadTask?.cancel()
         argusReadTask = nil
+        argusStdinPipe = nil
         if let proc = argusProcess {
             proc.terminate()
             argusProcess = nil
@@ -482,6 +537,9 @@ final class SessionManager {
     }
 
     private func applyDistractionResult(_ result: DistractionAnalysisResponse) {
+        // 0. Store latest summary for the floating HUD
+        if let summary = result.vlmSummary { latestVlmSummary = summary }
+
         // 1. Apply step side-effects (always)
         for completedId in result.stepsCompleted {
             if let idx = activeSteps.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == completedId }) {
@@ -506,11 +564,11 @@ final class SessionManager {
                 // Task resumption detected — auto-surface resume card without button press
                 Task { await fetchResumeCard() }
             } else if proactiveCard == nil {
-                proactiveCard = ProactiveCard(source: .vlmFriction(
+                showProactiveCard(ProactiveCard(source: .vlmFriction(
                     frictionType: friction.type,
                     description: friction.description,
                     actions: friction.proposedActions
-                ))
+                )), vlmCard: true)
             }
         } else if !result.onTask, result.confidence > 0.7, let nudge = result.gentleNudge {
             // Only nudge if VLM found no actionable friction
@@ -522,34 +580,6 @@ final class SessionManager {
 
     // MARK: - Notifications
 
-    private func handleArgusStatus(_ event: String) {
-        switch event {
-        case "screenshot_captured":
-            argusStatus = "📸 Screenshot captured — sending to VLM…"
-            sendDebugNotification(title: "📸 Screenshot Captured", body: "Sending to VLM for analysis…")
-        case "vlm_running":
-            argusStatus = "🤖 VLM analyzing screen…"
-            sendDebugNotification(title: "🤖 VLM Running", body: "Gemini is analyzing your screen…")
-        case "vlm_done":
-            argusStatus = "🧠 VLM done — applying result…"
-            sendDebugNotification(title: "🧠 VLM Done", body: "Analysis complete, processing result…")
-        default:
-            break
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func sendDebugNotification(title: String, body: String) {
-        let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
-        content.title = title
-        content.body = body
-        let req = UNNotificationRequest(
-            identifier: "debug-\(UUID().uuidString)",
-            content: content,
-            trigger: nil
-        )
-        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().add(req)
-    }
-
     private func sendNudgeNotification(_ nudge: String) {
         let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
         content.title = "Hey, quick check-in!"