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apps/gnome-extension/jarvis@qvac.local/extension.js

@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ class ArcOverlay {
     if (this.status.clutter_text) this.status.clutter_text.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END;
     this.header.add_child(this.title); this.header.add_child(new St.Widget({ x_expand: true })); this.header.add_child(this.status);
     this.statusLine = new St.Label({ text: 'Super+Shift+J · Hold Talk to speak', style_class: 'jarvis-status-line' });
+    this.thinkingToggle = new St.Button({ label: 'Thinking', style_class: 'jarvis-thinking-toggle', visible: false, can_focus: true, reactive: true });
+    this.thinkingToggle.accessible_name = 'Show or hide Jarvis thinking';
+    this.thinkingToggle.connect('clicked', () => this.toggleThinking());
+    this.thinking = new St.Label({ text: '', style_class: 'jarvis-thinking', visible: false, x_expand: true, can_focus: true });
+    this.thinking.accessible_name = 'Jarvis thinking';
+    if (this.thinking.clutter_text) { this.thinking.clutter_text.line_wrap = true; this.thinking.clutter_text.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.NONE; }
     this.job = new St.Label({ text: '', style_class: 'jarvis-job', can_focus: true, visible: false }); this.job.accessible_name = 'Jarvis job progress';
     this.target = new St.Label({ text: '', style_class: 'jarvis-target', can_focus: true, visible: false }); this.target.accessible_name = 'Computer use target';
     this.cursor = new St.Label({ text: '', style_class: 'jarvis-agent-cursor', can_focus: false, visible: false }); this.cursor.accessible_name = 'Visible computer use cursor';
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ class ArcOverlay {
       const chip = new St.Button({ label: mode, style_class: 'jarvis-chip', can_focus: true, reactive: true }); chip.accessible_name = `${mode} mode`;
       chip.connect('clicked', () => this.onMode?.(mode.toLowerCase())); this.chips.add_child(chip);
     }
-    this.root.add_child(this.header); this.root.add_child(this.statusLine); this.root.add_child(this.job); this.root.add_child(this.target); this.root.add_child(this.cursor); this.root.add_child(this.wave); this.root.add_child(this.scroll); this.root.add_child(this.chips);
+    this.root.add_child(this.header); this.root.add_child(this.statusLine); this.root.add_child(this.thinkingToggle); this.root.add_child(this.thinking); this.root.add_child(this.job); this.root.add_child(this.target); this.root.add_child(this.cursor); this.root.add_child(this.wave); this.root.add_child(this.scroll); this.root.add_child(this.chips);
     this.controls = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'jarvis-chips' });
     this.talk = new St.Button({ label: 'Talk', style_class: 'jarvis-chip jarvis-talk', reactive: true, can_focus: true });
     this.talk.accessible_name = 'Hold Space or Enter to talk';
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ class ArcOverlay {
     this.talk.connect('button-press-event', () => { this.onTalk?.(true); return Clutter.EVENT_STOP; });
     this.talk.connect('button-release-event', () => { this.onTalk?.(false); return Clutter.EVENT_STOP; });
     this.controls.add_child(this.talk);
-    for (const [label, action] of [['Stop', () => this.onStop?.()], ['Close', () => this.hide()]]) {
+    for (const [label, action] of [['Stop', () => this.onStop?.()], ['Minimize', () => this.minimize()], ['Close', () => this.hide()]]) {
       const button = new St.Button({ label, style_class: 'jarvis-chip', reactive: true, can_focus: true });
       button.connect('clicked', action); this.controls.add_child(button);
     }
@@ -101,7 +107,8 @@ class ArcOverlay {
     this.reducedMotion = false;
   }
   attach() { Main.layoutManager.addChrome(this.root, { affectsStruts: false, trackFullscreen: false }); this.halo = new St.Widget({ style_class: 'jarvis-halo', reactive: false }); Main.layoutManager.addChrome(this.halo, { affectsStruts: false, trackFullscreen: false }); this.halo.hide(); this.hide(); }
-  show() {
+  show(force = false) {
+    if (this.minimized && !force) return;
     const monitor = Main.layoutManager.primaryMonitor;
     if (monitor) {
       const width = Math.min(OVERLAY_WIDTH, monitor.width - 80);
@@ -113,12 +120,27 @@ class ArcOverlay {
     this.root.visible = true;
     if (!wasVisible) this.entry.grab_key_focus();
   }
-  hide() { this.onTalk?.(false); this.root.visible = false; }
+  hide() { this.onTalk?.(false); this.root.visible = false; this.minimized = false; }
-  toggle() { this.root.visible ? this.hide() : this.show(); }
+  minimize() { this.onTalk?.(false); this.root.visible = false; this.minimized = true; }
-  clear() { this.transcript.destroy_all_children(); }
+  toggle() { this.root.visible ? this.hide() : this.show(true); }
-  addRow(who, text) { const body = safeText(text); const row = new St.Label({ text: `${who === 'J' ? 'J' : 'YOU'}  ${body}`, style_class: `jarvis-row jarvis-row-${who === 'J' ? 'jarvis' : 'user'}`, can_focus: true }); row.accessible_name = `${who === 'J' ? 'Jarvis' : 'You'}: ${body}`; if (row.clutter_text) { row.clutter_text.line_wrap = true; row.clutter_text.line_wrap_mode = Pango.WrapMode.WORD_CHAR; row.clutter_text.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.NONE; } this.transcript.add_child(row); if (this.transcript.get_n_children() > 100) this.transcript.get_first_child().destroy(); this.show(); return row; }
+  clear() { this.transcript.destroy_all_children(); this.thinking.text = ''; this.thinking.visible = false; this.thinkingToggle.visible = false; }
-  token(text) { const chunk = safeText(text); if (!chunk) return; let row = this.transcript.get_last_child?.(); if (!row || !String(row.style_class || '').includes('jarvis-row-jarvis')) { row = this.addRow('J', ''); } row.text = `${row.text}${chunk}`; row.accessible_name = `Jarvis: ${row.text}`; this.show(); }
+  _followConversation() {
+    const adjustment = this.scroll?.get_vadjustment?.() || this.scroll?.vadjustment;
+    if (!adjustment) return;
+    GLib.idle_add(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE || GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, () => {
+      try { adjustment.value = Math.max(0, adjustment.upper - adjustment.page_size); } catch {}
+      return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE;
+    });
+  }
+  addRow(who, text) { const body = safeText(text); const row = new St.Label({ text: `${who === 'J' ? 'J' : 'YOU'}  ${body}`, style_class: `jarvis-row jarvis-row-${who === 'J' ? 'jarvis' : 'user'}`, can_focus: true }); row.accessible_name = `${who === 'J' ? 'Jarvis' : 'You'}: ${body}`; if (row.clutter_text) { row.clutter_text.line_wrap = true; row.clutter_text.line_wrap_mode = Pango.WrapMode.WORD_CHAR; row.clutter_text.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.NONE; } this.transcript.add_child(row); if (this.transcript.get_n_children() > 100) this.transcript.get_first_child().destroy(); this.show(); this._followConversation(); return row; }
+  token(text) { const chunk = safeText(text); if (!chunk) return; let row = this.transcript.get_last_child?.(); if (!row || !String(row.style_class || '').includes('jarvis-row-jarvis')) { row = this.addRow('J', ''); } row.text = `${row.text}${chunk}`; row.accessible_name = `Jarvis: ${row.text}`; this.show(); this._followConversation(); }
+  updateThinking(text) { const chunk = safeText(text); if (!chunk) return; this.thinking.text = `${this.thinking.text || ''}${chunk}`; this.thinkingToggle.visible = true; this.thinking.visible = true; this.thinkingToggle.label = 'Thinking ▾'; this.show(); }
+  toggleThinking() { this.thinking.visible = !this.thinking.visible; this.thinkingToggle.label = this.thinking.visible ? 'Thinking ▾' : 'Thinking ▸'; }
+  finishThinking() { if (this.thinking.text) { this.thinkingToggle.visible = true; this.thinkingToggle.label = 'Thinking ▸'; this.thinking.visible = false; } }
+  addToolCall(json) { try { const call = JSON.parse(json); this.addRow('J', `Using ${safeText(call.name || 'tool')}…`); } catch { this.addRow('J', `Using ${safeText(json)}…`); } this.finishThinking(); }
+  addToolResult(json) { try { const result = JSON.parse(json); this.addRow('J', `${safeText(result.name || 'tool')} complete`); } catch { this.addRow('J', 'Tool complete'); } this.finishThinking(); }
   finalizeReply(text) {
+    this.finishThinking();
     const spoken = safeText(text);
     let row = this.transcript.get_last_child?.();
     if (row && String(row.style_class || '').includes('jarvis-row-jarvis')) {
@@ -175,6 +197,9 @@ export default class JarvisExtension extends Extension {
         ['WakeHeard', () => this.overlay.show()],
         ['PartialTranscript', (text) => this.overlay.addRow('U', text)],
         ['Token', (text) => this.overlay.token(text)],
+        ['Thinking', (text) => this.overlay.updateThinking(text)],
+        ['ToolCall', (json) => this.overlay.addToolCall(json)],
+        ['ToolResult', (json) => this.overlay.addToolResult(json)],
         ['Reply', (text) => { this.overlay.finalizeReply(text); this.overlay.show(); }],
         ['SpeakingLevel', (rms) => this.overlay.level(rms)],
         ['ListeningLevel', (rms) => this.overlay.level(rms)],
@@ -182,7 +207,7 @@ export default class JarvisExtension extends Extension {
         ['JobProgress', (id, pct, label) => this.overlay.addJob(id, pct, label)],
         ['ComputerStep', (json) => this.overlay.addStep(json)],
         ['ComputerHighlight', (json) => this.overlay.setTarget(json)],
-        ['Error', (code, message) => { this.overlay.addRow('J', message); if (coerceText(code) === 'VOICE_UNAVAILABLE') this.overlay.setConnectionStatus('voice-unavailable'); }],
+        ['Error', (code, message) => { this.overlay.addRow('J', message); this.overlay.finishThinking(); if (coerceText(code) === 'VOICE_UNAVAILABLE') this.overlay.setConnectionStatus('voice-unavailable'); }],
       ].map(([name, handler]) => proxy.on(name, handler));
       proxy.onOwnerChanged = () => { if (this.proxy !== proxy) return; this._syncDaemon(); };
       await this._syncDaemon();

apps/gnome-extension/jarvis@qvac.local/stylesheet.css

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 .jarvis-title { font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; }
 .jarvis-local { color: var(--jarvis-accent, #F4B942); font-size: 11px; }
 .jarvis-status-line { color: #aeb6c8; font-size: 12px; }
+.jarvis-thinking-toggle { color: #9aa8c0; font-size: 12px; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 8px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05); }
+.jarvis-thinking-toggle:hover, .jarvis-thinking-toggle:focus { color: #f6f7fb; background-color: rgba(79, 210, 255, .16); }
+.jarvis-thinking { color: #aeb6c8; font-size: 12px; padding: 8px 12px; border-left: 2px solid #4FD2FF; background-color: rgba(79, 210, 255, .06); border-radius: 8px; }
 .jarvis-job, .jarvis-target { color: #4FD2FF; font-size: 12px; }
 .jarvis-agent-cursor { color: var(--jarvis-accent, #F4B942); font-size: 22px; }
 .jarvis-halo { border-top: 2px solid #F4B942; margin: 12px; }

daemon/dbus-service.js

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export async function serveOnSessionBus(daemon) {
     JobProgress(id, pct, label) { return [String(id), Number(pct), String(label)]; }
     ComputerStep(json) { return String(json); }
     ComputerHighlight(json) { return String(json); }
+    Thinking(text) { return String(text); }
+    ToolCall(json) { return String(json); }
+    ToolResult(json) { return String(json); }
   }
   Session.configureMembers({
     methods: {
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ export async function serveOnSessionBus(daemon) {
     ComputerStep: { signature: 's' },
     ComputerHighlight: { signature: 's' },
     ConfirmationRequired: { signature: 'sss' },
+    Thinking: { signature: 's' },
+    ToolCall: { signature: 's' },
+    ToolResult: { signature: 's' },
     },
   });
   const bus = dbus.sessionBus();
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ export async function serveOnSessionBus(daemon) {
   daemon.on('Token', (token) => iface.Token(token));
   daemon.on('Error', (code, message) => iface.Error(code, message));
   daemon.on('ConfirmationRequired', (event) => iface.ConfirmationRequired(event?.tool || 'action', JSON.stringify(event?.args || {}), event?.pattern || 'explicit confirmation required'));
-  for (const signal of ['WakeHeard', 'PartialTranscript', 'FinalTranscript', 'SpeakingLevel', 'ListeningLevel', 'ChipOffered', 'JobProgress', 'ComputerStep', 'ComputerHighlight']) {
+  for (const signal of ['WakeHeard', 'PartialTranscript', 'FinalTranscript', 'SpeakingLevel', 'ListeningLevel', 'ChipOffered', 'JobProgress', 'ComputerStep', 'ComputerHighlight', 'Thinking', 'ToolCall', 'ToolResult']) {
     daemon.on(signal, (...args) => iface[signal](...args));
   }
   return bus;

daemon/harness-bridge.js

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class HarnessBridge extends EventEmitter {
       await closeQvac();
       throw error;
     }
-    for (const event of ['agent_message_chunk', 'tool_call', 'permission', 'ask_user', 'cap-chunk', 'error']) {
+    for (const event of ['agent_message_chunk', 'agent_thought_chunk', 'tool_call', 'tool_result', 'permission', 'ask_user', 'cap-chunk', 'error']) {
       this.session.on(event, (payload) => {
         if (event === 'agent_message_chunk' && payload?.text) {
           const parsed = parseHudSidecar(payload.text);

daemon/index.js

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ export class JarvisDaemon extends EventEmitter {
     this.telemetry = new RuntimeTelemetry();
     this._telemetryTimer = setInterval(() => this.telemetry.sample(), 60_000); this._telemetryTimer.unref?.();
     this.harness.on('agent_message_chunk', (ev) => this.emit('Token', ev?.text || ev?.delta || ''));
+    this.harness.on('agent_thought_chunk', (ev) => this.emit('Thinking', String(ev?.text || ev?.delta || '')));
+    this.harness.on('tool_call', (ev) => this.emit('ToolCall', JSON.stringify({ name: ev?.call?.name || 'tool', arguments: ev?.call?.arguments || {} })));
+    this.harness.on('tool_result', (ev) => this.emit('ToolResult', JSON.stringify({ name: ev?.name || 'tool', result: ev?.result || '', toolCallId: ev?.toolCallId || '' })));
     this.harness.on('permission', (ev) => this.emit('ConfirmationRequired', ev));
     this.harness.on('hud_sidecar', (ev) => this.emit('ChipOffered', 'sidecar', ev?.title || 'Suggested action', JSON.stringify(ev || {})));
   }

dbus/io.qvac.Jarvis.Session.xml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <signal name="JobProgress"><arg type="s"/><arg type="d"/><arg type="s"/></signal>
     <signal name="ComputerStep"><arg type="s"/></signal><signal name="ComputerHighlight"><arg type="s"/></signal>
     <signal name="ConfirmationRequired"><arg type="s"/><arg type="s"/><arg type="s"/></signal>
+    <signal name="Thinking"><arg type="s"/></signal><signal name="ToolCall"><arg type="s"/></signal><signal name="ToolResult"><arg type="s"/></signal>
     <signal name="Error"><arg type="s"/><arg type="s"/></signal>
   </interface>
 </node>

skills/voice-prompt.js

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Ground every desktop, file, memory, and model claim in a tool result. Never clai
 Computer use requires an explicit user grant; never click or type while it is inactive, locked, or revoked.
 Destructive actions require confirmation in both the HUD and spoken conversation.
 Prefer structured tools and accessibility references over coordinates.
+For questions about the computer, files, processes, or system state, call the
+most relevant registered tool before answering. Never say that computer use or
+terminal access is unavailable unless a tool result reports that limitation.
+When the user asks to use the command line or terminal, call run_terminal_cmd
+and base the answer on its result; do not substitute a refusal or guess.
 When a useful follow-up action exists, append a HUD sidecar exactly as <jarvis_hud>{"title":"...","chips":[{"id":"...","label":"..."}],"confirmation":null}</jarvis_hud>.
 The sidecar is for the HUD and must not be spoken.`;
 

test/gnome-extension.test.js

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ test('GNOME GI imports expose default namespaces and panel has a real menu', ()
   assert.match(source, /new PanelMenu.Button\(0.0, 'Jarvis QVAC', false\)/);
   assert.match(source, /PushToTalk/);
   assert.match(source, /finalizeReply/);
+  assert.match(source, /\['Thinking'/);
+  assert.match(source, /\['ToolCall'/);
+  assert.match(source, /Minimize/);
 });
 
 test('D-Bus confirmation signal does not call missing Interface.emit', () => {