diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 6f5c5e68..5492d727 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -21,16 +21,67 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
 - **Model override.** Hard-coded to `haiku` in the turn loop right now.
   Surface as a per-agent override: operator via dashboard, manager via
   `request_apply_commit` setting an attr on the agent's flake (most natural
-  place since the flake already carries per-agent env/identity).
+  place since the flake already carries per-agent env/identity). Pair with
+  a **model status** indicator on the agent page (active / queued / last
+  switched) once the override is in place.
 
 ## UI / UX
 
 - **Per-agent UI substance.** Show last N inbox messages, last turn timing,
   link back to dashboard.
+- **Delivered events history persistence.** The `events::Bus` ring
+  buffer (500 events, in-memory) backfills the terminal on page load
+  but dies on harness restart, and only ever holds the most recent
+  turn or two. Persist to sqlite (`events(agent, id, ts, kind,
+  payload_json)`) so the operator can scroll back through prior
+  turns, and so `/events/history` survives restart. Cap rows per
+  agent or auto-vacuum on age, same trade-off as the bounded broker
+  entry below.
+- **Granular agent state badge** above the terminal: `idle 💤 / thinking 🧠 /
+  compacting 📦` with an age timer (`thinking · 12s`). Drives a state
+  channel from the harness: idle when waiting on the inbox, thinking
+  while claude's stream is open, compacting when `/compact` is in
+  flight. Replaces the binary "harness alive — turn loop running" line.
+- **Terminal: slash commands + tab-completion.** Operator-facing
+  in-terminal commands: `/help`, `/model`, `/compact`, `/clear`. Tab
+  completes command names + model names (cf. bitburner-agent's pattern).
+- **Terminal: multi-line input.** Replace the single-line `<input>` with
+  an auto-growing textarea; Enter sends, Shift+Enter newlines.
+- **Terminal: cancel-current-turn button.** Explicit "kill claude
+  process for this turn" control. Harness needs to track the
+  in-flight claude child PID and offer a `/cancel` endpoint that sends
+  SIGTERM; UI surfaces a button while the state badge is `thinking`.
+  Slash-command equivalent: `/cancel`.
+- **`/compact` trigger.** Operator-initiated compaction of the current
+  claude session — `claude --print --continue` with `/compact` over the
+  same session id. Surfaces as a slash command in the terminal + a
+  toolbar button while the state badge is `idle`. Sets state to
+  `compacting` during the run.
+- **Visuals.** Frosted-glass backdrop blur on the terminal wrap,
+  per-event fade-in slide-up animation on new rows, badge pulse
+  animation on state-badge transitions.
 - **xterm.js terminal** embedded per-agent, attached to a PTY exposed by
   the harness. Pairs well with the unprivileged-container work — would let
   the operator drop into the container without `nixos-container root-login`.
 
+## Telemetry
+
+- **Harness stats per agent in sqlite, charted on the agent page.**
+  bitburner-agent samples 18 series; for hyperhive the generally-applicable
+  ones are:
+  - turns/min, tool calls/turn, turn duration p50/p95
+  - claude exit code distribution (ok vs `--compact`-retry vs failure)
+  - inbox depth (current + max-over-window)
+  - messages sent/received per turn (split by recipient: peer / operator /
+    manager / system)
+  - approval queue length (across all agents — dashboard-level)
+  - per-tool usage counts (Read/Edit/Bash/send/recv/…)
+  - time-since-last-turn (helps spot stuck agents)
+  - notes file size growth (cues compaction)
+  Backend: a `stats` table with `(agent, ts, key, value)` written from
+  the harness on `TurnEnd`; `GET /api/stats?since=…` returns the
+  series; agent page renders with a small chart lib (uPlot is light).
+
 ## Manager → operator question channel
 
 - **TTL / cancel on `ask_operator`.** Questions today block forever; the
@@ -42,6 +93,14 @@ Pick anything from here when relevant. Cross-cutting design notes live in
 
 ## Loop substance
 
+- **`nap` tool.** Agent-side MCP tool `mcp__hyperhive__nap(seconds)` that
+  parks the turn loop for a short while before next-message processing.
+  Use cases: agent decides it has nothing useful to do, or wants to
+  throttle itself between rapid wake events. Implementation: harness
+  records a "wake-not-before" timestamp; `recv_blocking` skips the long
+  poll until that ts; the state badge reads `napping · MM:SS` during.
+  Operator can cancel via the same `/cancel` slash command or a
+  dashboard button.
 - **Notes compaction.** `/state/` is bind-mounted persistently and agents
   are told (in the system prompt) to keep `/state/notes.md` for durable
   knowledge — but we don't currently nudge them to compact when notes
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
index 9cc0eb07..15ea4777 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/agent.css
@@ -125,9 +125,14 @@ pre.diff {
   max-height: 30em;
 }
 /* Terminal-ish wrapper holding the live output + prompt input as one
-   unit. Crust as bg (almost-black), slightly inset, mauve phosphor glow. */
+   unit. Crust as bg (almost-black), slightly inset, mauve phosphor glow.
+   Frosted-glass backdrop blur: the page bg behind the wrap gets softened,
+   so anything that bleeds through (page banner glow, scroll position)
+   reads as out-of-focus depth instead of sharp competing detail. */
 .terminal-wrap {
-  background: #11111b;
+  background: rgba(17, 17, 27, 0.78);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
   border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -151,18 +156,21 @@ pre.diff {
 .term-input { padding: 0.4em 1em 0.8em; }
 .term-input .sendform-term {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-start;
   gap: 0.5em;
   border-top: 1px dashed var(--purple-dim);
   padding-top: 0.5em;
 }
+.term-input .prompt, .term-input .submit-hint {
+  padding-top: 0.25em;
+}
 .term-input .prompt {
   color: var(--green);
   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(166, 227, 161, 0.6);
   user-select: none;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
-.term-input input {
+.term-input textarea {
   flex: 1;
   background: transparent;
   border: 0;
@@ -172,11 +180,15 @@ pre.diff {
   font-size: 1em;
   padding: 0.2em 0;
   caret-color: var(--green);
+  resize: none;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  min-height: 1.4em;
 }
-.term-input input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
+.term-input textarea::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
 .term-input .submit-hint { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.8em; flex: 0 0 auto; }
 .term-input.disabled .prompt { color: var(--muted); text-shadow: none; }
-.term-input.disabled input { color: var(--muted); }
+.term-input.disabled textarea { color: var(--muted); }
 .live {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
   border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
@@ -191,6 +203,26 @@ pre.diff {
   margin-left: 0.6em;
   font-size: 0.85em;
   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55);
+  animation: badge-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes badge-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 1;   text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55); }
+  50%      { opacity: 0.7; text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.95); }
+}
+/* Per-event fade-in slide-up. Applied to every row the live panel
+   appends; the `.no-anim` modifier lets history-backfill skip the
+   animation (we don't want 100 rows fading in at once on page load). */
+.live .row,
+.live details.row {
+  animation: row-fade-in 220ms ease-out both;
+}
+.live .row.no-anim,
+.live details.row.no-anim {
+  animation: none;
+}
+@keyframes row-fade-in {
+  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
+  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
 }
 details.row {
   white-space: normal;
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js b/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
index cb89cbda..45c1bdc1 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/assets/app.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         return;
       }
       // Clear text inputs the operator typed into (the form value was sent).
-      f.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"], input:not([type])').forEach((i) => { i.value = ''; });
+      f.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"], input:not([type]), textarea').forEach((i) => { i.value = ''; });
       // Re-enable the button — refreshState() often skips re-rendering the
       // form (status unchanged), so without this the spinner sticks and
       // the operator can't submit again.
@@ -155,6 +155,47 @@
   let lastOutputLen = -1;
   let pollTimer = null;
   let termInputRendered = false;
+  // Filled in by the live-event IIFE below. Used by the slash-command
+  // dispatcher to print local-only rows ('help', errors) and to clear
+  // the terminal on `/clear`.
+  let termAPI = null;
+
+  const SLASH_COMMANDS = [
+    { name: '/help',  desc: 'list slash commands' },
+    { name: '/clear', desc: 'wipe the terminal panel (local-only)' },
+  ];
+
+  function handleSlashCommand(line) {
+    if (!termAPI) return false;
+    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    if (!trimmed.startsWith('/')) return false;
+    const [cmd] = trimmed.split(/\s+/);
+    switch (cmd) {
+      case '/help':
+        termAPI.row('note', '· /help');
+        for (const c of SLASH_COMMANDS) {
+          termAPI.row('note', '    ' + c.name.padEnd(10) + ' — ' + c.desc);
+        }
+        return true;
+      case '/clear':
+        termAPI.clear();
+        termAPI.row('note', '· terminal cleared (local view only — server history kept)');
+        return true;
+      default:
+        termAPI.row('turn-end-fail', '✗ unknown slash command: ' + cmd + ' — try /help');
+        return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Cycle through commands when operator hits Tab on a `/…` prefix.
+  function completeSlash(prefix) {
+    const matches = SLASH_COMMANDS.filter((c) => c.name.startsWith(prefix));
+    if (!matches.length) return null;
+    // Cycle: when the current prefix already equals a command name,
+    // advance to the next match.
+    const idx = matches.findIndex((c) => c.name === prefix);
+    return matches[(idx + 1) % matches.length].name;
+  }
 
   function renderTermInput(label, online) {
     const slot = $('term-input');
@@ -165,20 +206,52 @@
         action: '/send', method: 'POST',
         class: 'sendform-term', 'data-async': '',
       });
+      const ta = el('textarea', {
+        name: 'body', placeholder: 'message ' + label + '…',
+        required: '', autocomplete: 'off', rows: '1',
+      });
+      // Enter submits, Shift+Enter inserts a newline. Auto-grow up to
+      // ~8 rows of content, then scroll inside the textarea.
+      const MAX_PX = 12 * 16; // ~8 lines @ 1.5 line-height, 1em base
+      const grow = () => {
+        ta.style.height = 'auto';
+        ta.style.height = Math.min(ta.scrollHeight, MAX_PX) + 'px';
+      };
+      ta.addEventListener('input', grow);
+      ta.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+        // Tab-complete slash commands when the buffer starts with `/`.
+        if (e.key === 'Tab' && ta.value.startsWith('/') && !ta.value.includes(' ')) {
+          const next = completeSlash(ta.value);
+          if (next) { e.preventDefault(); ta.value = next; return; }
+        }
+        if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey && !e.isComposing) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          const line = ta.value;
+          if (!line.trim()) return;
+          // Intercept slash commands locally; never send them to the agent.
+          if (line.trim().startsWith('/')) {
+            if (handleSlashCommand(line)) {
+              ta.value = '';
+              grow();
+              return;
+            }
+          }
+          form.requestSubmit();
+        }
+      });
+      // Reset height after async submit clears the value.
+      form.addEventListener('submit', () => setTimeout(grow, 0));
       form.append(
         el('span', { class: 'prompt' }, 'operator@' + label + ' ▸'),
-        el('input', {
-          name: 'body', placeholder: 'message ' + label + '…',
-          required: '', autocomplete: 'off',
-        }),
-        el('span', { class: 'submit-hint' }, 'enter ↵'),
+        ta,
+        el('span', { class: 'submit-hint' }, '↵ send · ⇧↵ newline · /help'),
       );
       slot.append(form);
       termInputRendered = true;
     }
     slot.classList.toggle('disabled', !online);
-    const input = slot.querySelector('input');
-    if (input) input.disabled = !online;
+    const ta = slot.querySelector('textarea');
+    if (ta) ta.disabled = !online;
   }
 
   // Track banner activity by reference-counting in-flight turns. A turn
@@ -250,10 +323,18 @@
     function clearPlaceholder() {
       if (placeholder) { log.innerHTML = ''; placeholder = null; }
     }
+    // Backfill replays mark rows .no-anim so we don't stagger 100 fade-ins
+    // on page load. Set via `currentNoAnim` before the row helpers fire.
+    let currentNoAnim = false;
+    // Expose the panel API for slash commands (`/help`, `/clear`).
+    termAPI = {
+      row: (cls, text) => row(cls, text),
+      clear: () => { log.innerHTML = ''; placeholder = null; },
+    };
     function row(cls, text) {
       clearPlaceholder();
       const e = document.createElement('div');
-      e.className = 'row ' + (cls || '');
+      e.className = 'row ' + (cls || '') + (currentNoAnim ? ' no-anim' : '');
       e.textContent = text;
       log.appendChild(e);
       log.scrollTop = log.scrollHeight;
@@ -262,7 +343,7 @@
     function details(cls, summary, body) {
       clearPlaceholder();
       const d = document.createElement('details');
-      d.className = 'row ' + (cls || '');
+      d.className = 'row ' + (cls || '') + (currentNoAnim ? ' no-anim' : '');
       const s = document.createElement('summary');
       s.textContent = summary;
       d.appendChild(s);
@@ -394,11 +475,13 @@
         if (!resp.ok) return;
         const events = await resp.json();
         let openTurns = 0;
+        currentNoAnim = true;
         for (const ev of events) {
           handle(ev, { fromHistory: true });
           if (ev.kind === 'turn_start') openTurns += 1;
           else if (ev.kind === 'turn_end') openTurns = Math.max(0, openTurns - 1);
         }
+        currentNoAnim = false;
         for (let i = 0; i < openTurns; i++) setBannerActive(true);
         if (events.length) row('note', '─── live (older above) ───');
         else setPlaceholder('(connected — waiting for events)');
diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
index 3036c917..10b86ac1 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/dashboard.css
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
   border: 1px solid var(--amber);
   box-shadow: 0 0 12px -4px var(--amber);
   padding: 0.6em 0.9em;
+  animation: questions-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes questions-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 12px -4px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.55); }
+  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 22px -2px rgba(250, 179, 135, 0.95); }
 }
 .questions li.question {
   padding: 0.4em 0;
@@ -261,7 +266,9 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
 .inbox .msg-sep  { color: var(--muted); }
 .inbox .msg-body { color: var(--fg); white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; }
 .msgflow {
-  background: var(--bg-elev);
+  background: rgba(24, 24, 37, 0.78);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(120%);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   padding: 0.8em;
   font-size: 0.85em;
@@ -269,6 +276,13 @@ summary:hover { color: var(--purple); }
   max-height: 32em;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
+.msgflow .msgrow {
+  animation: row-fade-in 220ms ease-out both;
+}
+@keyframes row-fade-in {
+  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
+  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+}
 .msgrow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto auto 1fr; gap: 0.6em; align-items: baseline; padding: 0.1em 0; }
 .msgrow.sent .msg-arrow { color: var(--cyan); }
 .msgrow.delivered .msg-arrow { color: var(--green); }