Add Copy & Delete to the selection bar

Scissors icon next to the copy actions; a single item copies as-is (image
included), a multi-selection copies as plain lines, then everything selected
is deleted.

AGENTS.md

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ clicking an item copies it back to the clipboard.
   `NSStatusItem Preferred Position Prompt`). Left click toggles the panel,
   right click shows the menu (accessibility state, launch at login, open data
   folder, quit). Contains the single-instance guard and `LoginItem`
-  (`SMAppService`). Also sets `NSApp.mainMenu` with Hide Panel (Cmd+W) and Quit
+  (`SMAppService`): the app auto-registers as a login item on the first
+  bundled launch (once, tracked by `loginItem.autoRegistered` in UserDefaults)
+  so it opens on startup by default; the Launch at Login toggle in the sync
+  panel (the app's only settings surface) is the opt-out. Also sets `NSApp.mainMenu` with Hide Panel (Cmd+W) and Quit
   (Cmd+Q) — an accessory app shows no menu bar, but the main menu still
   services key equivalents, which is the only way to quit from the keyboard
   while the panel has focus. `applicationShouldHandleReopen` shows the panel so
@@ -27,18 +30,45 @@ clicking an item copies it back to the clipboard.
   `Images/` next to it, cached in an `NSCache`. Owns all mutations (add,
   toggle done, edit, delete, move, merge, clear done) and clipboard writes
   (`copy`, `copyAsList` for numbered output, `copyAsLines` for plain newlines;
-  both text modes skip image items). Saves on every mutation.
-- `Sources/Prompt/PanelView.swift` — the panel UI. Header (section switcher,
-  search, add photos, close), item list, composer. Composer `# Name` creates/
-  switches sections. Click = copy; Cmd+click toggles multi-select, Shift+click
-  selects a range, and a selection bar offers Copy as List / Copy as Lines;
-  right-click = context menu (Copy, Copy as List, Copy as Lines, Done, Edit,
-  Open, Merge, Move To, Delete). Esc clears the selection before it hides the
-  panel. Drop target for images/files.
+  both text modes skip image items). Batch mutations (`delete(ids:)`,
+  `setDone(_:ids:)`, `move(ids:to:)`) back the selection context menu, so one
+  action applies to every selected item and image files are cleaned up once.
+  Saves on every mutation.
+- `Sources/Prompt/Theme.swift` — the panel's appearance-aware colours. Dark
+  mode is pure black rather than the system window grey (the panel is a
+  full-height strip beside your work, where grey reads as a half-lit window);
+  light mode keeps the system window colour. `Theme.background` is also handed
+  to the `NSPanel` so the strip under the transparent titlebar matches, and the
+  row colour stays slightly lighter than black so cards remain visible.
+- `Sources/Prompt/ComposerView.swift` — the chat-style composer
+  (`NSViewRepresentable` around an `NSTextView`): wraps long prompts, grows to
+  fit up to seven lines, then scrolls. Return submits, Shift+Return inserts a
+  newline, Esc forwards to the panel (clear selection, else hide). Height is
+  measured from the text and pushed into a `height` binding the panel applies
+  as a frame — a representable cannot resize itself through
+  `intrinsicContentSize` once SwiftUI offers a larger size. The vertical
+  scroller is disabled until the text is taller than the max height, so it
+  never flashes during growth. The composer re-asserts first responder on
+  updates only while `canStealFocus` is true; the panel turns it off whenever
+  a modal field (search, edit, new workspace) or the sync overlay owns the
+  keyboard — otherwise every render stole focus back mid-edit.
+- `Sources/Prompt/PanelView.swift` — the panel UI. Header (workspace switcher,
+  search, add photos), a segmented Workspace/All tab (All lists every prompt
+  labeled with its workspace), item list, in-panel edit modal, composer.
+  There is no in-header close button: the window's own close button hides the
+  panel. Composer `# Name` creates/
+  switches sections. Click = select (Shift+click for a range); the selection
+  bar offers Copy (single item), Copy as List, Copy as Lines, Copy & Delete
+  (scissors icon) and Delete;
+  right-click = context menu acting on the whole selection (Copy, Copy as List,
+  Copy as Lines, Copy & Delete, Done, Edit, Open, Merge, Move To, Delete). Esc clears the
+  selection before it hides the panel. Selection is scoped to the current view:
+  switching workspace, switching tab, or closing search clears it. Drop target for images/files.
 - `Sources/Prompt/PanelController.swift` — owns the floating `NSPanel`
   (`.nonactivatingPanel`, `.floating`, right-edge docked, frame autosaved as
-  `PromptPanel`), the Cmd+V image-paste monitor, and `EditWindowController`
-  (separate edit window with a `TextEditor`).
+  `PromptPanel`), and the Cmd+V paste monitor. Editing a note is an in-panel
+  modal in `PanelView`, not a window — a separate edit window used to float
+  loose from the panel and its theme.
 - `Sources/Prompt/HotkeyManager.swift` — double-Shift detection via a
   CGEvent tap on `flagsChanged` (left Shift ×2 = capture, right Shift ×2 =
   toggle panel), plus Carbon `RegisterEventHotKey` fallbacks (Cmd+Shift+Space
@@ -156,6 +186,14 @@ brew upgrade --cask prompt
 
 ## Gotchas
 
+- **`@Published` publishes on every assignment, even when the value is
+  unchanged.** The 5-second sync poll used to assign `lastError = nil`
+  unconditionally; `PanelView` observes `SyncService`, so the entire panel
+  (rows, overlays, composer) rebuilt every 5 seconds, forever. Over five days
+  of uptime that was ~185 CPU-minutes and ~190 MB of footprint, and every
+  click started to lag. Poll state now goes through `setError`, which no-ops
+  when equal, and the header's sync dot is its own view so sync publishes
+  cannot invalidate the list.
 - **Never assign `NSApp.mainMenu`.** SwiftUI installs a menu whose Edit items
   are how AppKit routes Cmd+C/V/X/A/Z; replacing it with a hand-built menu
   silently breaks pasting, copying and select-all in the composer (this shipped
@@ -168,9 +206,13 @@ brew upgrade --cask prompt
   dispatches `paste:` to the responder chain itself for text, and adds the
   clipboard image to the store when there is no text. `Prompt --diag` dumps the
   menu so the wiring can be checked without a keyboard.
-- **A row is not a `Button`** because it contains a checkbox `Button` for
-  ticking items off, and nested buttons never receive clicks. The row uses
-  `contentShape` + `onTapGesture` for click-to-copy instead.
+- **A row is not a `Button`** because it contains a checkbox `Button`, and
+  nested buttons never receive clicks. The row uses `contentShape` +
+  `onTapGesture` so a click anywhere on the card selects it. Selection is
+  driven by the card click, the checkbox, Cmd+click (toggle) and Shift+click
+  (range); the context menu acts on the whole selection via `effectiveIDs(for:)`.
+  Copying is an explicit action (selection bar or context menu), never a side
+  effect of a click — that was changed deliberately.
 - **Never bind bare keys as `.keyboardShortcut` in the panel** (Space, Delete,
   plain Cmd+C). SwiftUI key equivalents are matched before text input and
   would steal characters from the composer TextField. Only Cmd-modified
@@ -188,8 +230,23 @@ brew upgrade --cask prompt
   firing. The tap is re-enabled on `tapDisabledByTimeout`.
 - `Store` is `@MainActor`; anything reaching it from monitors/callbacks must
   go through `Task { @MainActor in }`.
+- **The composer steals focus via `updateNSView`, so gate it.** It used to
+  re-assert first responder on every render, which yanked focus out of the
+  edit dialog (and search/sync fields) on every keystroke. The gate is
+  `canStealFocus`; any new modal text field must be included in it.
+- **`doCommandBy` has no fall-through once the delegate implements it.**
+  Returning false for `insertNewline` on Shift+Return killed the event instead
+  of inserting a newline, so Shift+Return never actually worked. The composer
+  now inserts it explicitly, and reads the Shift state from the `keyDown`
+  currently being handled because `NSApp.currentEvent` is not reliably
+  populated when the command fires.
 - `captureSelection()` blocks up to 0.5s polling the pasteboard — keep it off
   the main thread (the hotkey handler already dispatches to a global queue).
+- **`SMAppService.mainApp.status` is `.notFound` for a bundle BTM has never
+  seen**, not `.notRegistered`, and `register()` still works from that state.
+  Only treat `.enabled` and `.requiresApproval` as "already done"; checking for
+  `.notRegistered` silently skips the registration. `Prompt --diag` prints the
+  raw status.
 - The double-Shift tap needs Accessibility; without it the event tap silently
   fails and only the Carbon fallbacks work. The panel banner and the status
   menu both surface the permission state, and `AppDelegate` shows a launch

README.md

@@ -2,22 +2,30 @@
 
 A native macOS app for keeping prompts and photos, in the spirit of
 [Copper](https://shadcn.com/copper) by shadcn: a floating panel that sits next
-to your work. Click anything to copy it back to your clipboard.
+to your work. Select what you need and send it back to your clipboard.
 
-- **Checklists by default** — every item has a checkbox, so a workspace doubles
-  as a to-do list; done items stay in place, dimmed and struck through.
-- **Click to copy** — text notes go back as text, photos go back as images.
+- **Click to select** — clicking a card selects it (Shift+click for a range),
+  and the selection bar copies a single item as-is, the whole selection as a
+  numbered list or as plain newline-separated lines, or deletes it.
+- **Text or photo** — copying sends text back as text and a photo back as an
+  image.
 - **Capture from anywhere** — select text in any app and tap **Left Shift twice**.
 - **Photos** — paste (Cmd+V), drag & drop, or add via the photo button.
+- **A composer that grows** — long prompts wrap and the input grows up to seven
+  lines, then scrolls. Return sends, Shift+Return inserts a newline.
+- **Launch at Login** — toggle in the sync panel (Cmd+,) or the menu bar icon's
+  right-click menu, to start Prompt on boot.
 - **Workspaces** — type `# Name` in the composer, or use "New Workspace" in
   the Cmd+K switcher (which opens a name modal); Cmd+K switches, and the
   up/down arrows in the switcher reorder them. (The code and the saved JSON
   still call these `sections` so existing data keeps working.)
-- **Copy as List / Copy as Lines** — Cmd+click to multi-select (Shift+click for
-  a range), then copy the selection as a numbered list or as plain
-  newline-separated text, from the selection bar or the right-click menu.
-- **Merge Notes, Mark as Done, Edit, Move To** — right-click any item.
-- **Search** — Cmd+F searches across all sections.
+- **An "All" tab** — a global view of every prompt across every workspace,
+  each labeled with the workspace it lives in.
+- **Edit in place** — right-click → Edit opens an in-panel modal on the same
+  theme, not a separate window.
+- **Right-click for actions** — Copy, Copy as List, Copy as Lines, Mark as Done,
+  Edit, Open, Merge Notes, Move To, Delete — each acting on the whole selection.
+- **Search** — Cmd+F searches across all workspaces.
 - **Sync (optional)** — generate an 8-digit code (`1234-5678`) on one Mac and
   enter it on the other; no account, no login. The code is the only secret.
 - **Local & private** — everything lives in
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ to your work. Click anything to copy it back to your clipboard.
 | Switch/create workspace | Cmd+K |
 | Search | Cmd+F |
 | Focus composer | Cmd+N |
+| New line in composer | Shift+Return |
 | Sync settings | Cmd+, |
 | Copy selection as numbered list | Shift+Cmd+C |
 | Copy selection as plain lines | Option+Cmd+C |

Sources/Prompt/App.swift

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 
         setupStatusItem()
         promptForAccessibilityIfNeeded()
+        LoginItem.autoRegisterOnce()
 
         // Let SwiftUI finish installing its main menu, then augment it.
         DispatchQueue.main.async { self.installMenuItems() }
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     @MainActor
     private func writeDiagnostics() {
         var lines = ["Prompt diagnostics", "accessibility: \(AXIsProcessTrusted())"]
+        lines.append("login item status: \(SMAppService.mainApp.status.rawValue)")
         if let window = statusItem?.button?.window {
             lines.append("status item frame: \(window.frame)")
             if let screen = window.screen ?? NSScreen.main {
@@ -266,6 +268,31 @@ enum LoginItem {
         SMAppService.mainApp.status == .enabled
     }
 
+    /// Registers the app as a login item on first launch so Prompt opens on
+    /// startup without the user hunting for the toggle. Runs once (tracked in
+    /// UserDefaults) so a user who disables it is never overridden, and skips
+    /// `swift run`, where there is no bundle to register.
+    static func autoRegisterOnce() {
+        let key = "loginItem.autoRegistered"
+        guard Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier != nil,
+              !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: key) else { return }
+        // A never-registered bundle reports `.notFound` on current macOS
+        // (BTM has no record), not `.notRegistered`, so only skip when there
+        // is nothing left to do.
+        switch SMAppService.mainApp.status {
+        case .enabled, .requiresApproval:
+            UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: key)
+        default:
+            do {
+                try SMAppService.mainApp.register()
+                UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: key)
+                NSLog("Prompt: registered as a login item (%d)", SMAppService.mainApp.status.rawValue)
+            } catch {
+                NSLog("Prompt: login item registration failed: %@", error.localizedDescription)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     static func toggle() -> Bool {
         let service = SMAppService.mainApp
         do {

Sources/Prompt/ComposerView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+import AppKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// A chat-style composer backed by AppKit: wraps long prompts, grows to fit up
+/// to seven lines, then scrolls. Return submits; Shift+Return inserts a
+/// newline. A plain SwiftUI `TextField(axis: .vertical)` cannot keep Return as
+/// "send", which is why this is not one.
+///
+/// Height is driven by the caller: the representable measures the text and
+/// writes the clamped height into `height`, which the caller applies as a
+/// `.frame(height:)`. Driving the frame is what actually resizes a
+/// representable — `intrinsicContentSize` is ignored once SwiftUI offers a
+/// bigger size.
+struct ComposerView: NSViewRepresentable {
+    @Binding var text: String
+    @Binding var isFocused: Bool
+    @Binding var height: CGFloat
+    var placeholder: String
+    /// When false, the composer never makes itself first responder. The panel
+    /// turns this off while a modal field (search, edit, new workspace) or the
+    /// sync overlay is up — otherwise every render stole focus back here.
+    var canStealFocus: Bool = true
+    var onSubmit: () -> Void
+    var onEscape: (() -> Void)? = nil
+
+    private let maxLines: CGFloat = 7
+
+    /// The one-line height, so the composer starts at exactly one line instead
+    /// of snapping to its real height on the first keystroke.
+    static var oneLineHeight: CGFloat {
+        let font = NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: NSFont.systemFontSize)
+        return font.ascender - font.descender + font.leading + 10 // 2 x 5 inset
+    }
+
+    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { Coordinator(self) }
+
+    func makeNSView(context: Context) -> NSScrollView {
+        let scrollView = NSScrollView()
+        scrollView.drawsBackground = false
+        scrollView.borderType = .noBorder
+        // The scroller starts disabled and is only switched on once the text
+        // is taller than the max height. With it always on, every growth step
+        // briefly overflows and the scroller flashes for one frame.
+        scrollView.hasVerticalScroller = false
+        scrollView.autohidesScrollers = true
+        scrollView.horizontalScrollElasticity = .none
+
+        let textView = ComposerTextView()
+        textView.delegate = context.coordinator
+        textView.placeholderText = placeholder
+        textView.isRichText = false
+        textView.isVerticallyResizable = true
+        textView.isHorizontallyResizable = false
+        textView.autoresizingMask = [.width]
+        textView.textContainer?.widthTracksTextView = true
+        textView.textContainer?.lineFragmentPadding = 0
+        textView.textContainerInset = NSSize(width: 0, height: 5)
+        textView.font = .systemFont(ofSize: NSFont.systemFontSize)
+        textView.textColor = .labelColor
+        textView.drawsBackground = false
+        // No containerSize: with widthTracksTextView the container follows the
+        // view's width, which is what makes long lines wrap.
+
+        scrollView.documentView = textView
+        textView.frame = NSRect(origin: .zero, size: scrollView.contentSize)
+        context.coordinator.watchWindow(of: textView)
+        return scrollView
+    }
+
+    func updateNSView(_ scrollView: NSScrollView, context: Context) {
+        guard let textView = scrollView.documentView as? ComposerTextView else { return }
+        context.coordinator.parent = self
+        if textView.string != text {
+            textView.string = text
+            updateHeight(textView)
+        }
+        if textView.placeholderText != placeholder {
+            textView.placeholderText = placeholder
+        }
+        if isFocused, canStealFocus, scrollView.window?.firstResponder != textView {
+            scrollView.window?.makeFirstResponder(textView)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fileprivate func updateHeight(_ textView: ComposerTextView) {
+        guard let layoutManager = textView.layoutManager,
+              let textContainer = textView.textContainer else { return }
+        layoutManager.ensureLayout(for: textContainer)
+        let content = layoutManager.usedRect(for: textContainer).height + 2 * textView.textContainerInset.height
+        let line = Self.oneLineHeight
+        let maxHeight = line * maxLines + 1
+        textView.enclosingScrollView?.hasVerticalScroller = content > maxHeight
+        let clamped = max(line, min(content, maxHeight))
+        if abs(height - clamped) > 0.5 {
+            // Defer so the binding is not written from inside a layout pass.
+            DispatchQueue.main.async { self.height = clamped }
+        }
+    }
+
+    final class Coordinator: NSObject, NSTextViewDelegate {
+        var parent: ComposerView
+        private var windowObserver: Any?
+
+        init(_ parent: ComposerView) { self.parent = parent }
+
+        /// Re-assert focus every time the panel becomes key again. The focus
+        /// binding stays `true` while hidden, so without this a re-shown panel
+        /// would not refocus the composer.
+        fileprivate func watchWindow(of textView: ComposerTextView) {
+            windowObserver = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+                forName: NSWindow.didBecomeKeyNotification, object: nil, queue: .main
+            ) { [weak self, weak textView] note in
+                guard let self, let textView,
+                      (note.object as? NSWindow) === textView.window,
+                      self.parent.isFocused, self.parent.canStealFocus else { return }
+                textView.window?.makeFirstResponder(textView)
+            }
+        }
+
+        deinit {
+            if let windowObserver {
+                NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(windowObserver)
+            }
+        }
+
+        func textDidChange(_ notification: Notification) {
+            guard let textView = notification.object as? ComposerTextView else { return }
+            if parent.text != textView.string {
+                parent.text = textView.string
+            }
+            parent.updateHeight(textView)
+        }
+
+        // Return sends, Shift+Return inserts a newline. Esc is forwarded so the
+        // panel can clear its selection or hide, which a TextField used to do
+        // via onExitCommand.
+        func textView(_ textView: NSTextView, doCommandBy commandSelector: Selector) -> Bool {
+            if commandSelector == #selector(NSResponder.cancelOperation(_:)) {
+                parent.onEscape?()
+                return true
+            }
+            guard commandSelector == #selector(NSResponder.insertNewline(_:)) else { return false }
+            // NSApp.currentEvent is not reliably set when the command fires,
+            // so the Shift state comes from the keyDown currently being handled.
+            // And returning false here does NOT fall through to the default
+            // newline insertion once a delegate implements doCommandBy — the
+            // event just dies — so insert the newline explicitly.
+            if (textView as? ComposerTextView)?.keyDownModifiers.contains(.shift) == true {
+                textView.insertNewline(nil)
+                return true
+            }
+            parent.onSubmit()
+            return true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private final class ComposerTextView: NSTextView {
+    var placeholderText: String = "" {
+        didSet { needsDisplay = true }
+    }
+
+    /// Modifier flags of the keyDown currently being handled. `doCommandBy`
+    /// runs inside that call tree and cannot rely on `NSApp.currentEvent`.
+    var keyDownModifiers: NSEvent.ModifierFlags = []
+
+    override func keyDown(with event: NSEvent) {
+        keyDownModifiers = event.modifierFlags
+        super.keyDown(with: event)
+        keyDownModifiers = []
+    }
+
+    override func draw(_ dirtyRect: NSRect) {
+        super.draw(dirtyRect)
+        guard string.isEmpty, !placeholderText.isEmpty else { return }
+        let attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [
+            .font: font as Any,
+            .foregroundColor: NSColor.placeholderTextColor,
+        ]
+        let inset = textContainerInset
+        let origin = NSPoint(x: inset.width + (textContainer?.lineFragmentPadding ?? 0), y: inset.height)
+        placeholderText.draw(at: origin, withAttributes: attributes)
+    }
+}

Sources/Prompt/PanelController.swift

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ final class PanelController: NSObject {
 
     private var panel: KeyablePanel?
     private var pasteMonitor: Any?
-    let editController = EditWindowController()
 
     var isVisible: Bool { panel?.isVisible ?? false }
 
@@ -56,6 +55,10 @@ final class PanelController: NSObject {
         panel.isMovableByWindowBackground = true
         panel.hidesOnDeactivate = false
         panel.isReleasedWhenClosed = false
+        panel.isOpaque = true
+        // Match the SwiftUI content so the titlebar strip and any resize flash
+        // do not show the system grey through.
+        panel.backgroundColor = Theme.background
         panel.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
         panel.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: PanelView(store: Store.shared))
         panel.setFrameAutosaveName("PromptPanel")
@@ -98,56 +101,4 @@ final class PanelController: NSObject {
     }
 }
 
-@MainActor
-final class EditWindowController: NSObject {
-    private var window: NSWindow?
 
-    func edit(itemID: UUID, text: String) {
-        let view = EditView(
-            text: text,
-            onSave: { [weak self] newText in
-                Store.shared.updateText(itemID, newText: newText)
-                self?.window?.close()
-            },
-            onCancel: { [weak self] in self?.window?.close() }
-        )
-        let window = NSWindow(
-            contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 480, height: 320),
-            styleMask: [.titled, .closable, .resizable],
-            backing: .buffered,
-            defer: false
-        )
-        window.title = "Edit Note"
-        window.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: view)
-        window.isReleasedWhenClosed = false
-        window.center()
-        window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
-        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
-        self.window = window
-    }
-}
-
-private struct EditView: View {
-    @State var text: String
-    var onSave: (String) -> Void
-    var onCancel: () -> Void
-
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 12) {
-            TextEditor(text: $text)
-                .font(.body)
-                .padding(4)
-                .background(Color.primary.opacity(0.05))
-                .cornerRadius(6)
-            HStack {
-                Spacer()
-                Button("Cancel", action: onCancel)
-                    .keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
-                Button("Save") { onSave(text) }
-                    .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
-                    .keyboardShortcut("s", modifiers: .command)
-            }
-        }
-        .padding(16)
-    }
-}

Sources/Prompt/PanelView.swift

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 struct PanelView: View {
     @ObservedObject var store: Store
     @ObservedObject private var sync = SyncService.shared
-
     @State private var composer = ""
+    @State private var composerFocused = false
+    @State private var composerHeight: CGFloat = ComposerView.oneLineHeight
     @State private var search = ""
     @State private var showSearch = false
     @State private var showSectionSwitcher = false
@@ -16,10 +17,17 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     @State private var joinCode = ""
     @State private var selection = Set<UUID>()
     @State private var lastSelectedID: UUID?
+    @State private var editingItem: PromptItem?
+    @State private var editText = ""
+    @State private var editFocused = false
+    @State private var editHeight: CGFloat = ComposerView.oneLineHeight
     @State private var copiedID: UUID?
     @State private var accessibilityGranted = AXIsProcessTrusted()
 
-    private enum Field: Hashable { case composer, search, newWorkspace }
+    private enum Tab { case workspace, all }
+    @State private var tab: Tab = .workspace
+
+    private enum Field: Hashable { case search, newWorkspace }
     @FocusState private var focusedField: Field?
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@ struct PanelView: View {
             if !accessibilityGranted {
                 permissionBanner
             }
+            tabPicker
             if showSearch {
                 searchField
             }
@@ -40,16 +49,23 @@ struct PanelView: View {
             composerField
         }
         .frame(minWidth: 300)
+        .background(Theme.backgroundSwiftUI)
         .background(shortcutButtons)
         .overlay(sectionSwitcher)
         .overlay(syncOverlay)
         .overlay(newWorkspaceModal)
+        .overlay(editModal)
         .onDrop(of: [UTType.image.identifier, UTType.fileURL.identifier], isTargeted: nil, perform: handleDrop)
         .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: .promptPanelDidShow)) { _ in
-            focusedField = .composer
+            composerFocused = true
             accessibilityGranted = AXIsProcessTrusted()
         }
-        .onAppear { focusedField = .composer }
+        .onAppear { composerFocused = true }
+        // Selection is scoped to the current view: switching workspace, tab,
+        // or leaving search clears it. Otherwise a selection made in one
+        // workspace kept acting (copy, delete) on items you can no longer see.
+        .onChange(of: store.activeSectionID) { clearSelection() }
+        .onChange(of: tab) { clearSelection() }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Header
@@ -74,22 +90,32 @@ struct PanelView: View {
             Spacer()
 
             Button { withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15)) { showSync.toggle() } } label: {
-                Image(systemName: "arrow.triangle.2.circlepath")
-                    .foregroundStyle(sync.code == nil ? Color.secondary : Color.accentColor)
+                SyncDot()
             }
             .buttonStyle(.plain).help("Sync")
             Button { toggleSearch() } label: { Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass") }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain).foregroundStyle(.secondary).help("Search (Cmd+F)")
             Button { addPhotos() } label: { Image(systemName: "photo.on.rectangle.angled") }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain).foregroundStyle(.secondary).help("Add photos")
-            Button { PanelController.shared.hide() } label: { Image(systemName: "xmark") }
-                .buttonStyle(.plain).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                .help("Hide the panel (Cmd+W) — Prompt keeps running so Shift-Shift capture still works. Quit from the menu bar icon or Cmd+Q.")
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 12)
         .padding(.vertical, 10)
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Tabs
+
+    /// The global view: every prompt across every workspace, each labeled.
+    private var tabPicker: some View {
+        Picker("View", selection: $tab) {
+            Text(store.activeSection.name).tag(Tab.workspace)
+            Text("All").tag(Tab.all)
+        }
+        .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+        .labelsHidden()
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+    }
+
     private var permissionBanner: some View {
         HStack(spacing: 8) {
             Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill")
@@ -122,7 +148,9 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                 .onExitCommand {
                     search = ""
                     showSearch = false
-                    focusedField = .composer
+                    focusedField = nil
+                    clearSelection()
+                    composerFocused = true
                 }
             if !search.isEmpty {
                 Button { search = "" } label: { Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill") }
@@ -135,21 +163,27 @@ struct PanelView: View {
 
     // MARK: - Content
 
-    private var displayedItems: [(section: String, item: PromptItem)] {
-        if search.isEmpty {
-            return store.activeSection.items.map { ("", $0) }
+    /// Every item across every workspace, each labeled with its workspace.
+    private var allLabeledItems: [(section: String, item: PromptItem)] {
+        store.sections.flatMap { section in
+            section.items.map { (section.name, $0) }
         }
-        let query = search.lowercased()
-        return store.sections.flatMap { section in
-            section.items.compactMap { item in
-                switch item.content {
-                case .text(let text) where text.lowercased().contains(query):
-                    return (section.name, item)
-                default:
-                    return nil
+    }
+
+    private var displayedItems: [(section: String, item: PromptItem)] {
+        if !search.isEmpty {
+            let query = search.lowercased()
+            return allLabeledItems.filter { entry in
+                if case .text(let text) = entry.item.content {
+                    return text.lowercased().contains(query)
                 }
+                return false
             }
         }
+        if tab == .all {
+            return allLabeledItems
+        }
+        return store.activeSection.items.map { ("", $0) }
     }
 
     private var content: some View {
@@ -193,20 +227,20 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         .padding(.vertical, 48)
     }
 
-    /// Rows are checklists by default: a checkbox to tick an item off, with the
-    /// rest of the row copying on click. The row cannot be a Button because the
-    /// checkbox is one, and nested buttons do not receive clicks.
+    /// Rows carry a checkbox that *selects* the item, so a selection can be
+    /// copied or deleted from the context menu. The row cannot be a Button
+    /// because the checkbox is one, and nested buttons do not receive clicks.
     private func row(for item: PromptItem, sectionName: String) -> some View {
         HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 8) {
             Button {
-                store.toggleDone(item.id)
+                toggleSelection(item.id)
             } label: {
-                Image(systemName: item.done ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "circle")
+                Image(systemName: selection.contains(item.id) ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "circle")
                     .font(.system(size: 15))
-                    .foregroundStyle(item.done ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary.opacity(0.55))
+                    .foregroundStyle(selection.contains(item.id) ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary.opacity(0.55))
             }
             .buttonStyle(.plain)
-            .help(item.done ? "Mark as not done" : "Mark as done")
+            .help(selection.contains(item.id) ? "Deselect" : "Select for copy or delete")
 
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                 if !sectionName.isEmpty {
@@ -242,13 +276,13 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         }
         .contentShape(Rectangle())
         .onTapGesture { handleClick(item) }
-        .help("Click to copy · checkbox to tick off · Cmd+click to select several · Shift+click for a range · right-click for more")
+        .help("Click to select · Shift+click for a range · right-click to copy, delete and more")
         .contextMenu { contextMenu(for: item) }
     }
 
     private func rowBackground(_ item: PromptItem) -> Color {
         if selection.contains(item.id) { return Color.accentColor.opacity(0.25) }
-        return Color.primary.opacity(0.05)
+        return Theme.rowSwiftUI
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder
@@ -278,43 +312,57 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     }
 
     private func contextMenu(for item: PromptItem) -> some View {
-        Group {
+        let ids = effectiveIDs(for: item)
+        let multiple = ids.count > 1
+        return Group {
             Button("Copy") { copy(item) }
-            Button("Copy as List") {
-                store.copyAsList(ids: effectiveIDs(for: item))
+            Button(multiple ? "Copy \(ids.count) as List" : "Copy as List") {
+                store.copyAsList(ids: ids)
                 flashCopied(item.id)
             }
-            Button("Copy as Lines") {
-                store.copyAsLines(ids: effectiveIDs(for: item))
+            Button(multiple ? "Copy \(ids.count) as Lines" : "Copy as Lines") {
+                store.copyAsLines(ids: ids)
                 flashCopied(item.id)
             }
+            Button(multiple ? "Copy & Delete \(ids.count) Items" : "Copy & Delete") {
+                copyAndDelete(item)
+            }
             Divider()
-            Button(item.done ? "Mark as Not Done" : "Mark as Done") { store.toggleDone(item.id) }
-            if case .text(let text) = item.content {
+            Button(item.done ? "Mark as Not Done" : "Mark as Done") {
+                store.setDone(!item.done, ids: ids)
+            }
+            if case .text(let text) = item.content, !multiple {
                 Button("Edit…") {
-                    PanelController.shared.editController.edit(itemID: item.id, text: text)
+                    editText = text
+                    editHeight = ComposerView.oneLineHeight
+                    editingItem = item
+                    editFocused = true
                 }
             }
-            if case .image(let filename) = item.content {
+            if case .image(let filename) = item.content, !multiple {
                 Button("Open") {
                     NSWorkspace.shared.open(store.imageURL(for: filename))
                 }
             }
-            if selection.count > 1, selection.contains(item.id) {
+            if multiple {
                 Button("Merge Notes") {
-                    store.merge(ids: selection)
+                    store.merge(ids: ids)
                     clearSelection()
                 }
             }
             Menu("Move To") {
                 ForEach(store.sections.filter { $0.id != store.sectionID(of: item.id) }) { section in
-                    Button(section.name) { store.move(item.id, to: section.id) }
+                    Button(section.name) {
+                        store.move(ids: ids, to: section.id)
+                        if multiple { clearSelection() }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             Divider()
-            Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
-                selection.remove(item.id)
-                store.delete(item.id)
+            Button(multiple ? "Delete \(ids.count) Items" : "Delete", role: .destructive) {
+                store.delete(ids: ids)
+                selection.subtract(ids)
+                lastSelectedID = nil
             }
         }
     }
@@ -368,6 +416,7 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                     .contentShape(Rectangle())
                     .onTapGesture {
                         store.activeSectionID = section.id
+                        tab = .workspace
                         showSectionSwitcher = false
                     }
                 }
@@ -467,6 +516,12 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                         .font(.caption)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 }
+                Divider()
+                Toggle("Launch at Login", isOn: Binding(
+                    get: { LoginItem.isEnabled },
+                    set: { _ in _ = LoginItem.toggle() }
+                ))
+                .font(.callout)
                 if let error = sync.lastError {
                     Text(error)
                         .font(.caption)
@@ -498,8 +553,85 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Edit
+
+    /// The editor is a ComposerView too, so it behaves exactly like the main
+    /// input: Return saves, Shift+Return inserts a newline, Esc cancels, and
+    /// pasting goes through the same working path.
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var editModal: some View {
+        if let item = editingItem {
+            ZStack {
+                Color.black.opacity(0.25)
+                    .onTapGesture { dismissEditor() }
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                    Text("Edit")
+                        .font(.headline)
+                    ComposerView(
+                        text: $editText,
+                        isFocused: $editFocused,
+                        height: $editHeight,
+                        placeholder: "",
+                        onSubmit: { saveEdit(item) },
+                        onEscape: { dismissEditor() }
+                    )
+                    .frame(height: editHeight)
+                    .padding(8)
+                    .background(Theme.rowSwiftUI)
+                    .cornerRadius(8)
+                    HStack {
+                        Spacer()
+                        Button("Cancel") { dismissEditor() }
+                            .keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
+                        Button("Save") { saveEdit(item) }
+                            .keyboardShortcut("s", modifiers: .command)
+                            .disabled(editText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty)
+                    }
+                }
+                .padding(16)
+                .frame(maxWidth: 320)
+                .background(Theme.backgroundSwiftUI)
+                .cornerRadius(12)
+                .overlay(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
+                        .stroke(Color.primary.opacity(0.12), lineWidth: 1)
+                )
+                .shadow(radius: 18)
+            }
+            .transition(.opacity)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func saveEdit(_ item: PromptItem) {
+        let text = editText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if !text.isEmpty {
+            store.updateText(item.id, newText: text)
+        }
+        dismissEditor()
+    }
+
+    private func dismissEditor() {
+        editingItem = nil
+        editText = ""
+        editFocused = false
+        composerFocused = true
+    }
+
     // MARK: - New workspace
 
+    private var trimmedWorkspaceName: String {
+        newWorkspaceName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    }
+
+    /// Case-insensitive, like the store's dedupe. The modal blocks creation
+    /// with a hint instead of silently switching to the existing workspace.
+    private var workspaceNameExists: Bool {
+        let name = trimmedWorkspaceName
+        return !name.isEmpty && store.sections.contains {
+            $0.name.caseInsensitiveCompare(name) == .orderedSame
+        }
+    }
+
     @ViewBuilder
     private var newWorkspaceModal: some View {
         if showNewWorkspace {
@@ -514,12 +646,17 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                         .focused($focusedField, equals: .newWorkspace)
                         .onSubmit(createWorkspace)
                         .onExitCommand { dismissNewWorkspace() }
+                    if workspaceNameExists {
+                        Text("A workspace named “\(trimmedWorkspaceName)” already exists.")
+                            .font(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.red)
+                    }
                     HStack {
                         Spacer()
                         Button("Cancel") { dismissNewWorkspace() }
                         Button("Create") { createWorkspace() }
                             .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
-                            .disabled(newWorkspaceName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty)
+                            .disabled(trimmedWorkspaceName.isEmpty || workspaceNameExists)
                     }
                 }
                 .padding(16)
@@ -533,8 +670,8 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     }
 
     private func createWorkspace() {
-        let name = newWorkspaceName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        guard !name.isEmpty else { return }
+        let name = trimmedWorkspaceName
+        guard !name.isEmpty, !workspaceNameExists else { return }
         store.createSection(named: name)
         dismissNewWorkspace()
     }
@@ -542,7 +679,8 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     private func dismissNewWorkspace() {
         showNewWorkspace = false
         newWorkspaceName = ""
-        focusedField = .composer
+        focusedField = nil
+        composerFocused = true
     }
 
     // MARK: - Selection
@@ -553,6 +691,12 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                 .font(.caption)
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             Spacer()
+            if selection.count == 1, let id = selection.first, let item = store.item(id) {
+                Button("Copy") { copy(item) }
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
+            }
             Button("Copy as List") { copySelection(asList: true) }
                 .font(.caption)
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
@@ -561,6 +705,18 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                 .font(.caption)
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
                 .foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
+            Button { copyAndDeleteSelection() } label: {
+                Image(systemName: "scissors")
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            .foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
+            .help("Copy & Delete")
+            Button { deleteSelection() } label: {
+                Image(systemName: "trash")
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            .foregroundStyle(.red)
+            .help("Delete selected")
             Button { clearSelection() } label: {
                 Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill")
             }
@@ -573,6 +729,26 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         .background(Color.accentColor.opacity(0.12))
     }
 
+    private func deleteSelection() {
+        guard !selection.isEmpty else { return }
+        store.delete(ids: selection)
+        clearSelection()
+    }
+
+    /// Same as the context menu's Copy & Delete, for the selection bar. A
+    /// single image still copies as an image; a multi-selection copies as
+    /// plain lines, same as Copy as Lines.
+    private func copyAndDeleteSelection() {
+        guard !selection.isEmpty else { return }
+        if selection.count == 1, let id = selection.first, let item = store.item(id) {
+            store.copy(item)
+        } else {
+            store.copyAsLines(ids: selection)
+        }
+        store.delete(ids: selection)
+        clearSelection()
+    }
+
     private func copySelection(asList: Bool) {
         guard !selection.isEmpty else { return }
         if asList {
@@ -591,28 +767,35 @@ struct PanelView: View {
     // MARK: - Composer
 
     private var composerField: some View {
-        HStack(spacing: 8) {
-            TextField("Add a note or prompt (\(store.activeSection.name))", text: $composer)
-                .textFieldStyle(.plain)
-                .focused($focusedField, equals: .composer)
-                .onSubmit(submit)
-                .onExitCommand {
-                    // Esc clears a selection first, and only hides the panel
-                    // once there is nothing selected.
+        HStack(alignment: .bottom, spacing: 8) {
+            ComposerView(
+                text: $composer,
+                isFocused: $composerFocused,
+                height: $composerHeight,
+                placeholder: "Add a note or prompt (\(store.activeSection.name))",
+                // A modal field (search, edit, new workspace) or the sync
+                // overlay owns the keyboard; don't steal focus back mid-edit.
+                canStealFocus: focusedField == nil && !showSync && editingItem == nil,
+                onSubmit: submit,
+                onEscape: {
                     if selection.isEmpty {
                         PanelController.shared.hide()
                     } else {
                         clearSelection()
                     }
                 }
+            )
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+            .frame(height: composerHeight)
             if !composer.isEmpty {
                 Button(action: submit) { Image(systemName: "arrow.up.circle.fill") }
                     .buttonStyle(.plain)
                     .foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
+                    .help("Add (Return; Shift+Return for a new line)")
             }
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-        .padding(.vertical, 10)
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
     }
 
     private func submit() {
@@ -639,7 +822,7 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                 withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15)) { showSectionSwitcher.toggle() }
             }
             .keyboardShortcut("k", modifiers: .command)
-            Button("") { focusedField = .composer }
+            Button("") { composerFocused = true }
                 .keyboardShortcut("n", modifiers: .command)
             Button("") {
                 withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15)) { showSync.toggle() }
@@ -661,22 +844,25 @@ struct PanelView: View {
 
     // MARK: - Actions
 
+    /// A click anywhere on the card selects it (Shift+click selects a range).
+    /// Copying is then an action on the selection — from the selection bar or
+    /// the right-click menu — rather than the side effect of a click.
     private func handleClick(_ item: PromptItem) {
         let modifiers = NSApp.currentEvent?.modifierFlags ?? []
-        if modifiers.contains(.command) {
-            if selection.contains(item.id) {
-                selection.remove(item.id)
-            } else {
-                selection.insert(item.id)
-            }
-            lastSelectedID = item.id
-            return
-        }
         if modifiers.contains(.shift), let anchor = lastSelectedID, anchor != item.id {
             selectRange(from: anchor, to: item.id)
             return
         }
-        copy(item)
+        toggleSelection(item.id)
+    }
+
+    private func toggleSelection(_ id: UUID) {
+        if selection.contains(id) {
+            selection.remove(id)
+        } else {
+            selection.insert(id)
+        }
+        lastSelectedID = id
     }
 
     private func selectRange(from anchor: UUID, to target: UUID) {
@@ -692,6 +878,22 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         flashCopied(item.id)
     }
 
+    /// One gesture for "take this out": copy, then delete. A multi-selection
+    /// is copied as plain lines, same as Copy as Lines. No shortcut — Cmd+X
+    /// belongs to the composer/editor text fields, and a panel binding would
+    /// steal Cut from them.
+    private func copyAndDelete(_ item: PromptItem) {
+        let ids = effectiveIDs(for: item)
+        if ids.count > 1 {
+            store.copyAsLines(ids: ids)
+        } else {
+            store.copy(item)
+        }
+        store.delete(ids: ids)
+        selection.subtract(ids)
+        lastSelectedID = nil
+    }
+
     private func flashCopied(_ id: UUID) {
         withAnimation { copiedID = id }
         DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.2) {
@@ -712,7 +914,9 @@ struct PanelView: View {
             focusedField = .search
         } else {
             search = ""
-            focusedField = .composer
+            focusedField = nil
+            clearSelection()
+            composerFocused = true
         }
     }
 
@@ -756,3 +960,15 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         return (try? AttributedString(markdown: string, options: options)) ?? AttributedString(string)
     }
 }
+
+/// Sync status lives in its own view so a `SyncService` publish cannot
+/// invalidate the panel's list. Watching it from `PanelView`'s body meant every
+/// sync event — including the 5-second poll — re-rendered every row.
+private struct SyncDot: View {
+    @ObservedObject private var sync = SyncService.shared
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Image(systemName: "arrow.triangle.2.circlepath")
+            .foregroundStyle(sync.code == nil ? Color.secondary : Color.accentColor)
+    }
+}

Sources/Prompt/Store.swift

@@ -190,18 +190,49 @@ final class Store: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func delete(_ id: UUID) {
+        delete(ids: [id])
+    }
+
+    /// Deletes every item in `ids` in one pass, cleaning up their image files.
+    func delete(ids: Set<UUID>) {
+        guard !ids.isEmpty else { return }
+        var removedAny = false
         for sectionIndex in sections.indices {
-            if let itemIndex = sections[sectionIndex].items.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) {
-                let item = sections[sectionIndex].items[itemIndex]
+            for item in sections[sectionIndex].items where ids.contains(item.id) {
+                removedAny = true
                 if case .image(let filename) = item.content {
                     try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: imagesDirectory.appendingPathComponent(filename))
                     imageCache.removeObject(forKey: filename as NSString)
                 }
-                sections[sectionIndex].items.remove(at: itemIndex)
-                save()
-                return
+            }
+            sections[sectionIndex].items.removeAll { ids.contains($0.id) }
+        }
+        if removedAny { save() }
+    }
+
+    func setDone(_ done: Bool, ids: Set<UUID>) {
+        guard !ids.isEmpty else { return }
+        for sectionIndex in sections.indices {
+            for itemIndex in sections[sectionIndex].items.indices
+            where ids.contains(sections[sectionIndex].items[itemIndex].id) {
+                sections[sectionIndex].items[itemIndex].done = done
             }
         }
+        save()
+    }
+
+    /// Moves every item in `ids` into `targetSectionID`, keeping their order.
+    func move(ids: Set<UUID>, to targetSectionID: UUID) {
+        guard !ids.isEmpty,
+              let targetIndex = sections.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == targetSectionID }) else { return }
+        var moved: [PromptItem] = []
+        for sectionIndex in sections.indices where sectionIndex != targetIndex {
+            moved.append(contentsOf: sections[sectionIndex].items.filter { ids.contains($0.id) })
+            sections[sectionIndex].items.removeAll { ids.contains($0.id) }
+        }
+        guard !moved.isEmpty else { return }
+        sections[targetIndex].items.append(contentsOf: moved)
+        save()
     }
 
     func move(_ id: UUID, to targetSectionID: UUID) {

Sources/Prompt/SyncService.swift

@@ -193,13 +193,20 @@ final class SyncService: ObservableObject {
 
     private func poll() {
         guard !isSyncing, let code, let versionURL = endpoint("/api/sync/\(code)/version") else { return }
+        // A cached /version would keep reporting the version the client already
+        // has, so polls must always hit the network. The responses are a few
+        // bytes; letting CFNetwork write them to the disk cache every 5 s only
+        // adds churn.
+        var versionRequest = URLRequest(url: versionURL)
+        versionRequest.cachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+        versionRequest.timeoutInterval = 15
         Task {
             do {
                 // Cheap poll first: the full payload can be megabytes of
                 // base64 images, so only download it when the version moved.
-                let (versionData, versionResponse) = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: versionURL)
+                let (versionData, versionResponse) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: versionRequest)
                 if (versionResponse as? HTTPURLResponse)?.statusCode == 404 {
-                    lastError = "Sync group no longer exists on the server"
+                    setError("Sync group no longer exists on the server")
                     return
                 }
                 guard let versionHTTP = versionResponse as? HTTPURLResponse, versionHTTP.statusCode == 200 else {
@@ -208,12 +215,15 @@ final class SyncService: ObservableObject {
                 }
                 let remoteVersion = try JSONDecoder().decode([String: Int64].self, from: versionData)["version"] ?? 0
                 guard remoteVersion > lastVersion else {
-                    lastError = nil
+                    setError(nil)
                     return
                 }
                 syncLog("poll remote v\(remoteVersion) local v\(lastVersion) — fetching payload")
                 guard let payloadURL = endpoint("/api/sync/\(code)") else { return }
-                let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: payloadURL)
+                var payloadRequest = URLRequest(url: payloadURL)
+                payloadRequest.cachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+                payloadRequest.timeoutInterval = 30
+                let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: payloadRequest)
                 guard let http = response as? HTTPURLResponse, http.statusCode == 200 else { return }
                 let remote = try JSONDecoder().decode(SyncGetResponse.self, from: data)
                 if let payload = remote.data {
@@ -221,15 +231,25 @@ final class SyncService: ObservableObject {
                 } else {
                     lastVersion = remote.version
                 }
-                lastError = nil
+                setError(nil)
             } catch {
                 syncLog("poll failed: \(error.localizedDescription)")
                 // Polling errors are transient; stay quiet unless nothing ever worked.
-                if lastSyncedAt == nil { lastError = "Cannot reach sync server" }
+                if lastSyncedAt == nil { setError("Cannot reach sync server") }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /// `@Published` fires on every assignment, even when the value is
+    /// unchanged. The 5-second poll would otherwise republish `lastError`
+    /// forever, and since `PanelView` observes this object, the whole panel
+    /// (list, rows, overlays) re-rendered every 5 seconds — the app grew to
+    /// ~190 MB and ~90 ms of layout per poll over five days of uptime.
+    private func setError(_ message: String?) {
+        guard lastError != message else { return }
+        lastError = message
+    }
+
     private func restartPolling() {
         pollTimer?.invalidate()
         pollTimer = nil

Sources/Prompt/Theme.swift

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+import AppKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Appearance-aware colours for the panel.
+///
+/// Dark mode is pure black rather than the system window grey: the panel is a
+/// full-height strip that sits beside your work, and the grey reads as a
+/// half-lit window next to a dark editor or terminal.
+enum Theme {
+    static func isDark(_ appearance: NSAppearance) -> Bool {
+        appearance.bestMatch(from: [.aqua, .darkAqua]) == .darkAqua
+    }
+
+    /// The panel's own background (also handed to the NSPanel so the area under
+    /// the transparent titlebar matches).
+    static let background = NSColor(name: nil) { appearance in
+        isDark(appearance) ? .black : .windowBackgroundColor
+    }
+
+    /// Card background, kept subtle but visible against pure black.
+    static let row = NSColor(name: nil) { appearance in
+        isDark(appearance) ? NSColor(white: 1, alpha: 0.07) : NSColor(white: 0, alpha: 0.05)
+    }
+
+    /// Same colours for SwiftUI.
+    static let backgroundSwiftUI = Color(nsColor: background)
+    static let rowSwiftUI = Color(nsColor: row)
+}