Release v202611-00011

Fix stale PWA service worker after updates; collapsible task list; short screens
Installed apps checked their service worker at /sw-<old build>.js. That file no longer exists after an update and the static fallback answered with index.html, so the update check failed and the old worker kept serving the previous app shell. The old frontend crashed on the new image references (base64Size of a missing `data`), leaving a blank page on phones. Old service worker URLs now get the clean-up worker (/sw.js), which unregisters and reloads; missing scripts and styles answer 404 instead of HTML. - Task list above the composer folds to one line (progress, current task), remembered per device. - max-height: 560px layout (square phones such as the Clicks Communicator, landscape): tighter top bar, composer and new-chat wizard. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-11-09 22:16:00 +01:00 · 2026-11-09 22:15:45 +01:00 · 2026-11-09 20:21:42 +01:00 · 2026-11-09 20:21:24 +01:00 · 2026-11-09 19:46:54 +01:00 · 2026-11-09 19:46:16 +01:00
33 changed files with 845 additions and 47 deletions
@@ -3,7 +3,44 @@
 All notable changes to CodeCraft. Versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/);
 until 1.0, minor versions may contain breaking changes.

-## [Unreleased]
+## [v202611-00011] – 2026-11-09
+
+### Added
+
+- **Collapsible task list:** the model's task list above the composer folds to one line
+  (progress and current task) with a click on its heading; the choice is kept per device.
+- **Square and short screens** (e.g. Clicks Communicator, phones in landscape): tighter top bar,
+  composer and new-chat wizard, so the chat keeps most of the height.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Blank page on phones after the update:** installed apps (PWA) checked their service worker
+  at its old URL, got the web page instead of a script and therefore kept the previous app
+  version forever. With the new image format of v202611-00010 that old version crashed after
+  showing the chat for a moment. Old service worker URLs now get the clean-up worker, which
+  removes the stale worker and reloads the current version. Missing scripts/styles answer
+  404 instead of the web page.
+
+## [v202611-00010] – 2026-11-09
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Chats with many images load much faster:** images (screenshots, generated images, pasted
+  images) are stored separately instead of inside the messages and load on demand when they
+  scroll into view, cached by the browser. Large PNGs without transparency are stored as JPEG.
+  Older chats are converted once on the first start; the database usually shrinks a lot.
+  Example: a chat with 120 screenshots loads 1.5 MB instead of 66 MB.
+- **Compressed responses:** the API and the web UI are sent with gzip/brotli (not images,
+  downloads or live streams).
+
+## [v202611-00009] – 2026-11-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Sandbox on x86_64:** the start-up check of bubblewrap did not mount `/lib64`, so it failed
+  on amd64 hosts and shell commands of non-admin users were disabled.
+
+## [v202611-00008] – 2026-11-09

 ### Added

@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ dependencies = [
 "memchr",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "alloc-no-stdlib"
+version = "3.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2fb6cfd47bf496ff64095c20eaba0c201404ee38714d4142fcfa1dc334fcc7a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "alloc-stdlib"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b5c1865780388bfa186411ab5f247819487fc4864c6e9c3106611fa347586e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "alloc-no-stdlib",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "allocator-api2"
 version = "0.2.21"
@@ -153,6 +168,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "password-hash",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "async-compression"
+version = "0.4.52"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ad47a740fb906fffdd891e8b6d5fde2511600f7bfaebd68939fa08a14999459"
+dependencies = [
+ "compression-codecs",
+ "compression-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
 version = "0.1.92"
@@ -363,6 +390,27 @@ dependencies = [
 "hybrid-array",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "brotli"
+version = "9.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "627b7cfb0578f0eafce087a90fcd40add1231900b69e4d4de2d456260a4f5d81"
+dependencies = [
+ "alloc-no-stdlib",
+ "alloc-stdlib",
+ "brotli-decompressor",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "brotli-decompressor"
+version = "6.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75c74c9c51b9140663e196b5fb88bc94c334d7a497c8311cb759d8557874747f"
+dependencies = [
+ "alloc-no-stdlib",
+ "alloc-stdlib",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "1.13.1"
@@ -682,6 +730,24 @@ dependencies = [
 "static_assertions",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "compression-codecs"
+version = "0.4.47"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "84f840cff84d10085260e460023934d0af699e71212b09b2a41452e8bd9cda43"
+dependencies = [
+ "brotli",
+ "compression-core",
+ "flate2",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "compression-core"
+version = "0.4.34"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2ebdda89edc534bf8d5dd2857562633b6495557e5846552ade994b99ed13c36a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "const-oid"
 version = "0.10.2"
@@ -4035,6 +4101,7 @@ version = "0.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "08a05a66a4fdd61cbbe0a1d755ffe0ca6aba159dd4820936a0ff8a8278245b9c"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-compression",
 "bitflags 2.13.2",
 "bytes",
 "futures-core",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </p>

 <p align="center">
-  <img alt="Version v202611-00007" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v202611--00007-d69e2e?style=flat-square">
+  <img alt="Version v202611-00011" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v202611--00011-d69e2e?style=flat-square">
  <img alt="License: MIT" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-689d6a?style=flat-square">
  <img alt="Rust backend" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/backend-Rust-b7410e?style=flat-square&logo=rust">
  <img alt="React PWA" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/frontend-React%20PWA-2d81ff?style=flat-square&logo=react">
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl App {
                    _ => None,
                };
                if let (Some(mt), Ok(bytes)) = (mt, std::fs::read(&path)) {
-                    self.images.push(ImageData { media_type: mt.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
+                    self.images.push(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: mt.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
                }
            }
        }
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ impl App {
        for (cmd, args) in tries {
            if let Ok(out) = std::process::Command::new(cmd).args(*args).stderr(std::process::Stdio::null()).output() {
                if out.status.success() && out.stdout.starts_with(b"\x89PNG") {
-                    self.images.push(ImageData { media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&out.stdout) });
+                    self.images.push(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&out.stdout) });
                    self.status = format!("image {} attached", self.images.len());
                    return;
                }
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ pub async fn run(ctx: &Ctx, name: &str, input: &Value) -> Result<Output> {
                return Ok(Output {
                    content: format!("Image {} ({} bytes)", rel(&ctx.cwd, &path), bytes.len()),
                    is_error: false,
-                    images: vec![ImageData { media_type: mt.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes) }],
+                    images: vec![ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: mt.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes) }],
                    diff: None,
                });
            }
@@ -10,11 +10,25 @@ pub enum Role {
    Assistant,
 }

-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ImageData {
    pub media_type: String,
-    /// Base64-encoded bytes.
+    /// Base64-encoded bytes. Empty when the image is stored separately (`blob`).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "String::is_empty")]
    pub data: String,
+    /// Server only: SHA-256 of the bytes in the image store; the UI loads
+    /// /api/blobs/<blob> and the server fills `data` in before a model request.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub blob: Option<String>,
+    /// Size in bytes of a stored image (shown in the UI without fetching it).
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub size: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+impl ImageData {
+    pub fn new(media_type: impl Into<String>, data: String) -> Self {
+        Self { media_type: media_type.into(), data, blob: None, size: None }
+    }
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Roll out a published CodeCraft image to a remote installation that was set up with
+# scripts/move-server.sh (docker-compose.yml + .env in one folder on the target).
+#
+#   scripts/release.sh        # build and publish a new version (amd64 + arm64)
+#   scripts/deploy.sh         # roll the newest tag out to the target
+#
+# Steps:
+#   1. check that the image exists in the registry for the target's architecture,
+#   2. wait until no agent or terminal runs on the target (unless --force),
+#   3. set CODECRAFT_VERSION in the target's .env, docker compose pull && up -d
+#      (or start.sh on hosts without Compose),
+#   4. run scripts/smoke-test.sh on the target; on failure the previous version is
+#      started again.
+#
+# Usage: scripts/deploy.sh [vYYYYMM-NNNNN] [--target user@host:/dir] [--force]
+#                          [--wait MINUTES] [--dry-run]
+#   vYYYYMM-NNNNN   version to deploy (default: the newest vYYYYMM-NNNNN git tag)
+#   --target        installation folder on the target (default: DEPLOY_TARGET from .env)
+#   --force         restart even if agents or terminals are running (they end)
+#   --wait N        how long to wait for an idle server before giving up (default 15)
+#   --dry-run       show the steps only
+#
+# Environment:
+#   REGISTRY        image name without tag (default git.familie-zink.org/zink/codecraft)
+#   CONTAINER       container name on the target (default codecraft)
+#   PORT            port of CodeCraft on the target, for the smoke test (default: PORT
+#                   from the target's .env, else 8787)
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REGISTRY="${REGISTRY:-git.familie-zink.org/zink/codecraft}"
+CONTAINER="${CONTAINER:-codecraft}"
+
+tag="" target="" force=0 wait_min=15 dry=0
+while (($#)); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --target) target="$2"; shift ;;
+    --force) force=1 ;;
+    --wait) wait_min="$2"; shift ;;
+    --dry-run) dry=1 ;;
+    -h|--help) sed -n '2,29p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
+    -*) echo "unknown option $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+    *) tag="$1" ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+step() { printf '\n==> %s\n' "$*"; }
+fail() { echo "error: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+q() { printf '%q' "$1"; }
+env_get() { [[ -f .env ]] && sed -n "s/^$1=//p" .env | tail -1 | sed -E "s/^'(.*)'\$/\1/; s/^\"(.*)\"\$/\1/"; }
+
+target="${target:-$(env_get DEPLOY_TARGET || true)}"
+[[ "$target" == *:/* ]] || fail "no target – pass --target user@host:/dir or set DEPLOY_TARGET in .env"
+host="${target%%:*}"
+dir="${target#*:}"; dir="${dir%/}"
+remote() { ssh -o BatchMode=yes "$host" "$1"; }
+run_remote() { if (( dry )); then echo "[dry-run] on $host: $1"; else remote "$1"; fi; }
+
+if [[ -z "$tag" ]]; then
+  git fetch --tags --quiet origin || true
+  tag=$(git tag -l 'v[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]' | sort | tail -1)
+  [[ -n "$tag" ]] || fail "no release tag found"
+fi
+[[ "$tag" =~ ^v[0-9]{6}-[0-9]{5}$ ]] || fail "version must look like vYYYYMM-NNNNN, got $tag"
+
+step "Checking $host:$dir and the image $REGISTRY:$tag"
+remote "test -f $(q "$dir/.env") && test -f $(q "$dir/docker-compose.yml")" \
+  || fail "$dir on $host has no .env/docker-compose.yml – set it up with scripts/move-server.sh"
+current=$(remote "sed -n 's/^CODECRAFT_VERSION=//p' $(q "$dir/.env") | tail -1")
+case "$(remote 'uname -m')" in
+  x86_64) arch=amd64 ;; aarch64|arm64) arch=arm64 ;; *) arch="" ;;
+esac
+if [[ -n "$arch" ]]; then
+  docker buildx imagetools inspect "$REGISTRY:$tag" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "Platform:.*linux/$arch" \
+    || fail "$REGISTRY:$tag has no linux/$arch image – run scripts/release.sh first"
+fi
+echo "deploying $tag (running: ${current:-unknown}, target linux/${arch:-?})"
+[[ "$current" == "$tag" ]] && echo "note: $tag is already configured – the container is recreated anyway"
+
+# Busy = the container runs more than the server process (agents' shells, terminals, ...).
+busy() { (( $(remote "docker top $(q "$CONTAINER") -o pid 2>/dev/null | tail -n +2 | wc -l") > 1 )); }
+if (( ! force )) && remote "docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' $(q "$CONTAINER") 2>/dev/null" | grep -q true; then
+  step "Waiting until no agent or terminal runs (up to $wait_min min, --force skips this)"
+  deadline=$(( $(date +%s) + wait_min * 60 ))
+  while busy; do
+    (( $(date +%s) < deadline )) || fail "still busy after $wait_min min – try later or use --force"
+    sleep 15
+  done
+  echo "idle"
+fi
+
+step "Updating to $tag"
+run_remote "cd $(q "$dir") && sed -i 's/^CODECRAFT_VERSION=.*/CODECRAFT_VERSION=$tag/' .env \
+  && (grep -q '^CODECRAFT_VERSION=' .env || echo 'CODECRAFT_VERSION=$tag' >> .env) \
+  && docker pull -q $(q "$REGISTRY:$tag") >/dev/null \
+  && if docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then docker compose up -d; else ./start.sh; fi"
+
+step "Smoke test"
+port="${PORT:-$(remote "sed -n 's/^PORT=//p' $(q "$dir/.env") | tail -1")}"; port="${port:-8787}"
+if (( dry )); then
+  echo "[dry-run] smoke test on $host: http://127.0.0.1:$port ${tag#v}"
+else
+  ssh -o BatchMode=yes "$host" "cat > $(q "$dir/smoke-test.sh")" <scripts/smoke-test.sh
+  if ! remote "bash $(q "$dir/smoke-test.sh") http://127.0.0.1:$port ${tag#v}"; then
+    if [[ -n "$current" && "$current" != "$tag" ]]; then
+      echo "smoke test failed – going back to $current" >&2
+      remote "cd $(q "$dir") && sed -i 's/^CODECRAFT_VERSION=.*/CODECRAFT_VERSION=$current/' .env \
+        && if docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1; then docker compose up -d; else ./start.sh; fi"
+    fi
+    fail "deploy of $tag failed"
+  fi
+fi
+
+step "Done"
+echo "$host runs CodeCraft $tag."
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@
 #   --source-container C container to stop here (default codecraft)
 #   --source-volume V    data volume here (default codecraft-data)
 #   --source-workspace D project folder here (default: WORKSPACE of .env)
+#   --exclude PATTERN    leave this out of the workspace copy (rsync pattern, relative to the
+#                        workspace, e.g. /old-project/ or /app/target/); repeatable
 #   --no-stop            do not stop the source (only for tests – the copy may be inconsistent)
 #   --dry-run            show the steps only
 set -euo pipefail

 target="" ws_target="" tools_dir="" docker_sock=0 uid="" gid="" port="" bind="" name="codecraft"
 src_container="codecraft" src_volume="codecraft-data" ws_source="" stop=1 dry=0
+excludes=()
 while (($#)); do
  case "$1" in
    --workspace) ws_target="$2"; shift ;;
@@ -56,9 +59,10 @@ while (($#)); do
    --source-container) src_container="$2"; shift ;;
    --source-volume) src_volume="$2"; shift ;;
    --source-workspace) ws_source="$2"; shift ;;
+    --exclude) excludes+=(--exclude "$2"); shift ;;
    --no-stop) stop=0 ;;
    --dry-run) dry=1 ;;
-    -h|--help) sed -n '2,36p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
+    -h|--help) sed -n '2,38p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
    -*) echo "unknown option $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
    *) target="$1" ;;
  esac
@@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ done

 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 [[ -f .env ]] || { echo "no .env in $(pwd)" >&2; exit 1; }
-env_get() { sed -n "s/^$1=//p" .env | tail -1; }
+# Value of a .env variable, without surrounding quotes.
+env_get() { sed -n "s/^$1=//p" .env | tail -1 | sed -E "s/^'(.*)'\$/\1/; s/^\"(.*)\"\$/\1/"; }

 host="${target%%:*}"
 dir="${target#*:}"
@@ -93,9 +98,9 @@ remote() {
 }
 q() { printf '%q' "$1"; }
 sync_workspace() {
-  if (( dry )); then echo "[dry-run] rsync $ws_source/ -> $host:$ws_target/"; return; fi
-  if [[ "$host" == local ]]; then rsync -a --numeric-ids "$ws_source/" "$ws_target/"
-  else rsync -a --numeric-ids -e "ssh -o BatchMode=yes" "$ws_source/" "$host:$ws_target/"; fi
+  if (( dry )); then echo "[dry-run] rsync ${excludes[*]} $ws_source/ -> $host:$ws_target/"; return; fi
+  if [[ "$host" == local ]]; then rsync -a --numeric-ids "${excludes[@]}" "$ws_source/" "$ws_target/"
+  else rsync -a --numeric-ids "${excludes[@]}" -e "ssh -o BatchMode=yes" "$ws_source/" "$host:$ws_target/"; fi
 }
 put_file() { # put_file <remote path> < content
  if (( dry )); then echo "[dry-run] write $host:$1"; cat >/dev/null; return; fi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ tokio-tungstenite = "0.29"
 tokio-util = "0.7"
 toml = "1"
 toml_edit = "0.25"
-tower-http = { version = "0.7", features = ["fs", "cors", "trace"] }
+tower-http = { version = "0.7", features = ["fs", "cors", "trace", "compression-gzip", "compression-br"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "json"] }
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4", "v7"] }
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn router(app: AppState) -> Router {
        .route("/sessions/{id}/worktree", get(worktree_status).post(worktree_action))
        .route("/sessions/{id}/tabs", get(session_tabs).put(put_file_tabs))
        .route("/sessions/{id}/export", get(export_session))
+        .route("/blobs/{hash}", get(get_blob))
        .route("/sessions/{id}", get(get_session).patch(update_session).delete(delete_session))
        .route("/sessions/{id}/prompt", post(prompt))
        .route("/sessions/{id}/abort", post(abort))
@@ -171,8 +172,7 @@ pub fn router(app: AppState) -> Router {
            .find(|p| p.join("index.html").exists())
            .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("./web/dist"))
    });
-    let index = web_dir.join("index.html");
-    let static_files = tower_http::services::ServeDir::new(&web_dir).fallback(tower_http::services::ServeFile::new(index));
+    let static_files = tower_http::services::ServeDir::new(&web_dir).fallback(missing_static_file(web_dir.clone()));

    Router::new()
        .nest("/api", api)
@@ -181,9 +181,54 @@ pub fn router(app: AppState) -> Router {
        .route("/cli/install.sh", get(cli_install_script))
        .route("/cli/download/{target}", get(cli_download))
        .fallback_service(static_files)
+        .layer(compression())
        .with_state(app)
 }

+/// Paths that are not a file of the web build. Usually a client-side route → index.html,
+/// except for:
+/// - `/sw-<build>.js` of an earlier build: installed apps check their service worker at
+///   that URL for updates. Answering with index.html (not a script) makes the update
+///   fail, so the old worker kept serving the old app shell forever – which broke when
+///   the API changed. They get the kill switch /sw.js instead: it removes the old worker
+///   and reloads, and the page then registers the current worker.
+/// - other missing scripts/styles (old chunks): 404 instead of HTML.
+fn missing_static_file(web_dir: PathBuf) -> axum::routing::MethodRouter {
+    use axum::http::{header, StatusCode};
+    use axum::response::IntoResponse;
+    axum::routing::any(move |uri: axum::http::Uri| {
+        let web_dir = web_dir.clone();
+        async move {
+            let path = uri.path();
+            let name = path.trim_start_matches('/');
+            if name.starts_with("sw-") && name.ends_with(".js") && !name.contains('/') {
+                return match tokio::fs::read(web_dir.join("sw.js")).await {
+                    Ok(js) => ([(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/javascript"), (header::CACHE_CONTROL, "no-cache, no-store")], js).into_response(),
+                    Err(_) => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response(),
+                };
+            }
+            if [".js", ".mjs", ".css", ".map"].iter().any(|ext| path.ends_with(ext)) {
+                return StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response();
+            }
+            match tokio::fs::read(web_dir.join("index.html")).await {
+                Ok(html) => ([(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/html; charset=utf-8"), (header::CACHE_CONTROL, "no-cache")], html).into_response(),
+                Err(_) => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response(),
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/// gzip/brotli for JSON, HTML, JS and CSS. Images and SSE streams are left alone (default
+/// predicate), and so are binary downloads (already compressed or large).
+fn compression() -> tower_http::compression::CompressionLayer<impl tower_http::compression::Predicate + Clone> {
+    use tower_http::compression::predicate::{DefaultPredicate, NotForContentType, Predicate};
+    let predicate = DefaultPredicate::new()
+        .and(NotForContentType::const_new("application/octet-stream"))
+        .and(NotForContentType::const_new("application/zip"))
+        .and(NotForContentType::const_new("application/gzip"));
+    tower_http::compression::CompressionLayer::new().compress_when(predicate)
+}
+
 fn cli_dir() -> PathBuf {
    std::env::var("CODECRAFT_CLI_DIR").map(PathBuf::from).unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("/app/cli"))
 }
@@ -744,7 +789,8 @@ struct ExportQ {
 /// Download a session as Markdown (default) or JSON.
 async fn export_session(Extension(user): Extension<User>, State(app): State<AppState>, Path(id): Path<String>, Query(q): Query<ExportQ>) -> Result<axum::response::Response, ApiError> {
    let s = readable(&app, &user, &id)?;
-    let messages = app.store.messages(&id)?;
+    // JSON exports are self-contained: images inline instead of store references.
+    let messages = if q.format == "json" { app.store.messages_for_model(&id)? } else { app.store.messages(&id)? };
    let base: String = s.title.chars().map(|c| if c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '-' { c } else { '_' }).collect::<String>().trim_matches('_').to_string();
    let base = if base.is_empty() { format!("session-{}", &id[..8.min(id.len())]) } else { base };
    let (body, mime, ext) = if q.format == "json" {
@@ -879,9 +925,33 @@ async fn delete_session(Extension(user): Extension<User>, State(app): State<AppS
    crate::shells::kill_session(&app, &id);
    app.terminals.kill_session(&id);
    app.store.delete_session(&id)?;
+    // Images only this session used.
+    let a = app.clone();
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        if let Err(e) = a.store.gc_blobs() {
+            tracing::warn!("image cleanup: {e:#}");
+        }
+    });
    Ok(Json(json!({"ok": true})))
 }

+/// An image of a chat message (see blobs.rs). Addressed by the SHA-256 of its bytes,
+/// so it never changes and the browser may keep it.
+async fn get_blob(Extension(_user): Extension<User>, State(app): State<AppState>, Path(hash): Path<String>) -> Result<axum::response::Response, ApiError> {
+    if !crate::blobs::is_hash(&hash) {
+        return Err(not_found("image"));
+    }
+    let (mime, bytes) = app.store.blob(&hash)?.ok_or_else(|| not_found("image"))?;
+    Ok((
+        [
+            (axum::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE, mime),
+            (axum::http::header::CACHE_CONTROL, "private, max-age=31536000, immutable".to_string()),
+        ],
+        bytes,
+    )
+        .into_response())
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct PromptBody {
    text: String,
@@ -131,9 +131,32 @@ impl App {
        });
        crate::auth::bootstrap(&app)?;
        app.clone().start_mcp();
+        app.clone().start_image_migration();
        Ok(app)
    }

+    /// Move inline images of older chats to the image store, drop unused images and
+    /// shrink the database file (in the background; chats load meanwhile as before).
+    fn start_image_migration(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            match self.store.migrate_inline_images() {
+                Ok(0) => {}
+                Ok(n) => tracing::info!("moved {n} images of older chats to the image store"),
+                Err(e) => tracing::warn!("moving images to the image store: {e:#}"),
+            }
+            match self.store.gc_blobs() {
+                Ok(0) => {}
+                Ok(n) => tracing::info!("removed {n} unused images"),
+                Err(e) => tracing::warn!("image cleanup: {e:#}"),
+            }
+            match self.store.vacuum_if_worthwhile() {
+                Ok(true) => tracing::info!("database compacted"),
+                Ok(false) => {}
+                Err(e) => tracing::warn!("database compaction: {e:#}"),
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
    fn start_mcp(self: Arc<Self>) {
        let servers = self.config().mcp.clone();
        let mcp = self.mcp.clone();
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+//! Images of chat messages are stored in the `blobs` table instead of as base64 inside the
+//! message JSON. A chat then loads without its images; the UI fetches them on demand from
+//! /api/blobs/<hash> (cached by the browser), and the runner puts the bytes back in before
+//! a model request. Large PNGs without transparency are stored as JPEG.
+
+use crate::types::{ImageData, Message, Part};
+use base64::Engine;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+
+const B64: base64::engine::GeneralPurpose = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD;
+
+/// PNGs above this size are re-encoded as JPEG when that is smaller and loses no transparency.
+const RECOMPRESS_ABOVE: usize = 100 * 1024;
+const JPEG_QUALITY: u8 = 85;
+
+/// An image to put into the store.
+pub struct Blob {
+    pub hash: String,
+    pub media_type: String,
+    pub bytes: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+/// Call `f` for every image of a message (pasted images and tool results).
+pub fn for_each_image(m: &mut Message, mut f: impl FnMut(&mut ImageData)) {
+    for part in &mut m.parts {
+        match part {
+            Part::Image { image } => f(image),
+            Part::ToolResult { images, .. } => images.iter_mut().for_each(&mut f),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Move the inline images of `m` out: each becomes a reference (`blob`, `size`, no
+/// `data`). Returns the blobs to store. Images that already are references stay as they are.
+pub fn externalize(m: &mut Message) -> Vec<Blob> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    for_each_image(m, |img| {
+        if img.data.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let Ok(raw) = B64.decode(img.data.as_bytes()) else { return };
+        let (media_type, bytes) = compact(&img.media_type, raw);
+        let hash = hash(&bytes);
+        img.media_type = media_type.clone();
+        img.data.clear();
+        img.blob = Some(hash.clone());
+        img.size = Some(bytes.len() as u64);
+        out.push(Blob { hash, media_type, bytes });
+    });
+    out
+}
+
+/// Whether `s` looks like a blob hash (64 lowercase hex digits).
+pub fn is_hash(s: &str) -> bool {
+    s.len() == 64 && s.bytes().all(|b| b.is_ascii_digit() || (b'a'..=b'f').contains(&b))
+}
+
+fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    Sha256::digest(bytes).iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect()
+}
+
+/// Re-encode a large opaque PNG as JPEG if that is smaller; anything else is kept.
+fn compact(media_type: &str, raw: Vec<u8>) -> (String, Vec<u8>) {
+    if media_type != "image/png" || raw.len() <= RECOMPRESS_ABOVE {
+        return (media_type.to_string(), raw);
+    }
+    let Ok(img) = image::load_from_memory_with_format(&raw, image::ImageFormat::Png) else {
+        return (media_type.to_string(), raw);
+    };
+    if img.color().has_alpha() && img.to_rgba8().pixels().any(|p| p.0[3] != 255) {
+        return (media_type.to_string(), raw);
+    }
+    let mut jpeg = Vec::new();
+    let enc = image::codecs::jpeg::JpegEncoder::new_with_quality(&mut jpeg, JPEG_QUALITY);
+    if img.to_rgb8().write_with_encoder(enc).is_err() || jpeg.len() >= raw.len() {
+        return (media_type.to_string(), raw);
+    }
+    ("image/jpeg".to_string(), jpeg)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::types::Role;
+
+    fn png(w: u32, h: u32, alpha: u8) -> Vec<u8> {
+        // Noise, so the PNG is large and JPEG wins.
+        let img = image::RgbaImage::from_fn(w, h, |x, y| {
+            let v = (x.wrapping_mul(7919) ^ y.wrapping_mul(104_729)).wrapping_mul(2_654_435_761) >> 24;
+            image::Rgba([v as u8, (v >> 1) as u8, (v >> 2) as u8, alpha])
+        });
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        img.write_to(&mut std::io::Cursor::new(&mut buf), image::ImageFormat::Png).unwrap();
+        buf
+    }
+
+    fn message(img: ImageData) -> Message {
+        let mut m = Message { id: "m1".into(), role: Role::User, parts: vec![], model: None, usage: None, created_at: 0 };
+        m.parts.push(Part::ToolResult { call_id: "c".into(), name: "browser".into(), content: String::new(), images: vec![img], is_error: false, meta: None });
+        m
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn large_opaque_png_becomes_a_jpeg_reference() {
+        let raw = png(400, 400, 255);
+        let mut m = message(ImageData::new("image/png", B64.encode(&raw)));
+        let blobs = externalize(&mut m);
+        assert_eq!(blobs.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(blobs[0].media_type, "image/jpeg");
+        assert!(blobs[0].bytes.len() < raw.len());
+        let Part::ToolResult { images, .. } = &m.parts[0] else { panic!() };
+        assert!(images[0].data.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(images[0].blob.as_deref(), Some(blobs[0].hash.as_str()));
+        assert_eq!(images[0].size, Some(blobs[0].bytes.len() as u64));
+        assert!(is_hash(&blobs[0].hash));
+        // Already a reference: nothing to do.
+        assert!(externalize(&mut m).is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn transparent_and_small_pngs_stay_png() {
+        let mut m = message(ImageData::new("image/png", B64.encode(png(400, 400, 128))));
+        assert_eq!(externalize(&mut m)[0].media_type, "image/png");
+        let mut m = message(ImageData::new("image/png", B64.encode(png(8, 8, 255))));
+        assert_eq!(externalize(&mut m)[0].media_type, "image/png");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn serialized_reference_has_no_data() {
+        let img = ImageData { media_type: "image/jpeg".into(), data: String::new(), blob: Some("ab".into()), size: Some(3) };
+        assert_eq!(serde_json::to_value(&img).unwrap(), serde_json::json!({"media_type": "image/jpeg", "blob": "ab", "size": 3}));
+    }
+}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async fn render_page(pdf: &str, page: u32) -> Result<ImageData> {
    let img = img.resize(1568, 1568, image::imageops::FilterType::Triangle);
    let mut buf = Vec::new();
    img.write_to(&mut std::io::Cursor::new(&mut buf), image::ImageFormat::Png)?;
-    Ok(ImageData { media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(buf) })
+    Ok(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(buf) })
 }

 fn spreadsheet(path: &Path, sheet: Option<&str>) -> Result<String> {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn preview_for_model(path: &Path) -> Option<ImageData> {
    let img = img.resize(1024, 1024, image::imageops::FilterType::Triangle);
    let mut buf = Vec::new();
    img.write_to(&mut std::io::Cursor::new(&mut buf), image::ImageFormat::Png).ok()?;
-    Some(ImageData { media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(buf) })
+    Some(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(buf) })
 }

 pub struct GenerateImage;
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod api;
 mod app;
 mod auth;
 mod backup;
+mod blobs;
 mod cli_api;
 mod budget;
 mod config;
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ impl McpServer {
            match c["type"].as_str().unwrap_or_default() {
                "text" => texts.push(c["text"].as_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string()),
                "image" => out.images.push(ImageData {
+                    blob: None,
+                    size: None,
                    media_type: c["mimeType"].as_str().unwrap_or("image/png").into(),
                    data: c["data"].as_str().unwrap_or_default().into(),
                }),
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pub async fn run_session(app: Arc<App>, session_id: &str, cancel: CancellationTo

        let owner = session.owner_id.as_deref().and_then(|id| app.store.user(id).ok().flatten());
        let tools = available_tools(&app, &agent, owner.as_ref());
-        let history = active_history(app.store.messages(session_id)?);
+        let history = active_history(app.store.messages_for_model(session_id)?);
        let req = ChatRequest {
            system: prompts::with_chat_instructions(prompts::system_prompt(&app, &agent, &root, &cwd, &model_spec, &session.permission_mode, owner.as_ref()), &session.instructions),
            messages: history,
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ async fn review_turn(app: &Arc<App>, session: &Session, agent: &prompts::Agent,
    model.effort = Some("medium".into());
    app.emit(Event::Waiting { session_id: session.id.clone(), reason: Some(format!("review:{round}/{rounds}")) });
    let result = async {
-        let history = active_history(app.store.messages(&session.id)?);
+        let history = active_history(app.store.messages_for_model(&session.id)?);
        // The user's request: the last user message with text that is not feedback/tool output.
        let req_idx = history
            .iter()
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ pub async fn compact(app: Arc<App>, session_id: &str, cancel: CancellationToken,

 async fn compact_inner(app: Arc<App>, session_id: &str, cancel: CancellationToken, auto: Option<(u64, u64)>) -> Result<()> {
    let session = app.session(session_id)?;
-    let history = active_history(app.store.messages(session_id)?);
+    let history = active_history(app.store.messages_for_model(session_id)?);
    if history.is_empty() {
        return Ok(());
    }
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pub async fn probe() -> Result<(), String> {
    }
    let res = match Command::new("bwrap")
        .args(["--ro-bind", "/usr", "/usr", "--ro-bind", "/bin", "/bin", "--ro-bind", "/lib", "/lib", "--dev", "/dev", "--proc", "/proc"])
+        // The dynamic loader lives in /lib64 on x86_64 (/lib on arm64).
+        .args(["--ro-bind-try", "/lib64", "/lib64", "--ro-bind-try", "/lib32", "/lib32"])
        .args(["--unshare-all", "--die-with-parent", "--clearenv", "/bin/true"])
        .env_clear()
        .output()
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! SQLite persistence for sessions and messages.

-use crate::types::{Message, Part, Session, now_ms};
+use crate::types::{ImageData, Message, Part, Session, now_ms};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ impl Store {
                created_at INTEGER NOT NULL
             );
             CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS images_user ON images(user_id, created_at);
+             -- Images of messages, referenced by hash from the message JSON (see blobs.rs).
+             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS blobs (
+                hash TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                media_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+                data BLOB NOT NULL,
+                created_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+             );
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS queue (
                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
                session_id TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES sessions(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
@@ -274,12 +281,21 @@ impl Store {
    }

    pub fn add_message(&self, session_id: &str, m: &Message) -> Result<()> {
+        // Images go to the blob table (encoded before taking the lock).
+        let mut m = m.clone();
+        let blobs = crate::blobs::externalize(&mut m);
        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        for b in &blobs {
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO blobs (hash, media_type, data, created_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)",
+                params![b.hash, b.media_type, b.bytes, now_ms()],
+            )?;
+        }
        conn.execute(
            "INSERT INTO messages (id, session_id, seq, data) VALUES (?1, ?2,
                (SELECT COALESCE(MAX(seq), 0) + 1 FROM messages WHERE session_id = ?2), ?3)
             ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET data = excluded.data",
-            params![m.id, session_id, serde_json::to_string(m)?],
+            params![m.id, session_id, serde_json::to_string(&m)?],
        )?;
        conn.execute(
            "UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = ?2 WHERE id = ?1",
@@ -300,6 +316,103 @@ impl Store {
        Ok(out)
    }

+    /// Messages with the bytes of their images filled in – for model requests and exports.
+    pub fn messages_for_model(&self, session_id: &str) -> Result<Vec<Message>> {
+        let mut out = self.messages(session_id)?;
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut cache: std::collections::HashMap<String, String> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        for m in &mut out {
+            crate::blobs::for_each_image(m, |img| fill_image(&conn, &mut cache, img));
+        }
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    /// Fill in the bytes of one image reference (no-op for inline images).
+    pub fn resolve_image(&self, img: &ImageData) -> ImageData {
+        let mut img = img.clone();
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        fill_image(&conn, &mut std::collections::HashMap::new(), &mut img);
+        img
+    }
+
+    /// One stored image: (media type, bytes).
+    pub fn blob(&self, hash: &str) -> Result<Option<(String, Vec<u8>)>> {
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(conn
+            .query_row("SELECT media_type, data FROM blobs WHERE hash = ?1", [hash], |r| Ok((r.get(0)?, r.get(1)?)))
+            .optional()?)
+    }
+
+    /// Move inline images of older messages to the blob table (once, after the update
+    /// that introduced it). Does not touch `updated_at` of the sessions.
+    pub fn migrate_inline_images(&self) -> Result<usize> {
+        let ids: Vec<String> = {
+            let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+            let mut stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT id FROM messages WHERE data LIKE '%\"media_type\"%\"data\":\"%'")?;
+            let rows = stmt.query_map([], |r| r.get(0))?.collect::<rusqlite::Result<Vec<String>>>()?;
+            rows
+        };
+        let mut moved = 0;
+        for id in ids {
+            let data: Option<String> = {
+                let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+                conn.query_row("SELECT data FROM messages WHERE id = ?1", [&id], |r| r.get(0)).optional()?
+            };
+            let Some(data) = data else { continue };
+            let Ok(mut m) = serde_json::from_str::<Message>(&data) else { continue };
+            let blobs = crate::blobs::externalize(&mut m);
+            if blobs.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+            for b in &blobs {
+                conn.execute(
+                    "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO blobs (hash, media_type, data, created_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)",
+                    params![b.hash, b.media_type, b.bytes, now_ms()],
+                )?;
+            }
+            conn.execute("UPDATE messages SET data = ?2 WHERE id = ?1", params![id, serde_json::to_string(&m)?])?;
+            moved += blobs.len();
+        }
+        Ok(moved)
+    }
+
+    /// Delete images no message refers to any more (deleted or truncated sessions).
+    pub fn gc_blobs(&self) -> Result<usize> {
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut used = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        let mut stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT data FROM messages WHERE data LIKE '%\"blob\":\"%'")?;
+        let mut rows = stmt.query([])?;
+        while let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
+            let data: String = row.get(0)?;
+            for (i, _) in data.match_indices("\"blob\":\"") {
+                if let Some(h) = data.get(i + 8..i + 72) {
+                    used.insert(h.to_string());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        drop(rows);
+        drop(stmt);
+        let all: Vec<String> = conn.prepare("SELECT hash FROM blobs")?.query_map([], |r| r.get(0))?.collect::<rusqlite::Result<_>>()?;
+        let mut removed = 0;
+        for h in all.iter().filter(|h| !used.contains(*h)) {
+            removed += conn.execute("DELETE FROM blobs WHERE hash = ?1", [h])?;
+        }
+        Ok(removed)
+    }
+
+    /// Give the space of deleted data back to the file system when it is worth it.
+    pub fn vacuum_if_worthwhile(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
+        let free: i64 = conn.query_row("PRAGMA freelist_count", [], |r| r.get(0))?;
+        let page: i64 = conn.query_row("PRAGMA page_size", [], |r| r.get(0))?;
+        if free * page < 32 * 1024 * 1024 {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        conn.execute_batch("VACUUM")?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
    /// Remove all messages after (and including) the given one – used for "edit & resend".
    pub fn truncate_from(&self, session_id: &str, message_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
        let conn = self.conn.lock().unwrap();
@@ -312,6 +425,20 @@ impl Store {
    }
 }

+/// Put the bytes of a stored image into `img.data`.
+fn fill_image(conn: &Connection, cache: &mut std::collections::HashMap<String, String>, img: &mut ImageData) {
+    use base64::Engine;
+    let Some(hash) = img.blob.clone().filter(|_| img.data.is_empty()) else { return };
+    if !cache.contains_key(&hash) {
+        let Ok(bytes) = conn.query_row("SELECT data FROM blobs WHERE hash = ?1", [&hash], |r| r.get::<_, Vec<u8>>(0)) else {
+            tracing::warn!("image {hash} is missing in the store");
+            return;
+        };
+        cache.insert(hash.clone(), base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes));
+    }
+    img.data = cache[&hash].clone();
+}
+
 /// One model request, as recorded for statistics.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct UsageRecord {
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ async fn handle_update(app: &Arc<App>, user_id: &str, bot: &Bot, u: &Value) -> R
    let mut notes = Vec::new();
    if let Some(photo) = m["photo"].as_array().and_then(|p| p.last()) {
        let (bytes, _) = bot.download(photo["file_id"].as_str().unwrap_or("")).await?;
-        images.push(ImageData { media_type: "image/jpeg".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
+        images.push(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: "image/jpeg".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
    }
    if let Some(doc) = m.get("document") {
        let mime = doc["mime_type"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
        let (bytes, path) = bot.download(doc["file_id"].as_str().unwrap_or("")).await?;
        if mime.starts_with("image/") && bytes.len() < 10 * 1024 * 1024 {
-            images.push(ImageData { media_type: mime.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
+            images.push(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: mime.into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(bytes) });
        } else {
            let name = doc["file_name"].as_str().map(String::from).unwrap_or_else(|| path.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or("file").to_string());
            let rel = save_upload(&session, &name, &bytes)?;
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ async fn listen(app: Arc<App>) {
 }

 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-async fn on_event(_app: &App, bot: &Bot, chat: i64, de: bool, session: &Session, is_current: bool, ev: &Event, progress: &mut HashMap<String, Progress>) -> Result<()> {
+async fn on_event(app: &App, bot: &Bot, chat: i64, de: bool, session: &Session, is_current: bool, ev: &Event, progress: &mut HashMap<String, Progress>) -> Result<()> {
    let sid = session.id.clone();
    match ev {
        // Approvals and questions of every own session: the agent waits for them.
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ async fn on_event(_app: &App, bot: &Bot, chat: i64, de: bool, session: &Session,
                    for part in &message.parts {
                        if let Part::ToolResult { images, name, .. } = part {
                            for img in images {
-                                let _ = bot.send_photo(chat, img, Some(name)).await;
+                                let _ = bot.send_photo(chat, &app.store.resolve_image(img), Some(name)).await;
                            }
                        }
                    }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Tool for OpenScad {
                    continue;
                }
                if let Ok(bytes) = std::fs::read(&out) {
-                    images.push(ImageData { media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes) });
+                    images.push(ImageData { blob: None, size: None, media_type: "image/png".into(), data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes) });
                    files.push(out);
                }
            }
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ pub(crate) fn png_for_model(img: &image::DynamicImage) -> Result<ImageData> {
    let mut buf = Vec::new();
    img.write_to(&mut Cursor::new(&mut buf), ImageFormat::Png)?;
    Ok(ImageData {
+        blob: None,
+        size: None,
        media_type: "image/png".into(),
        data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&buf),
    })
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ impl Tool for Read {
            return Ok(ToolOutput {
                content: format!("Image {} ({} bytes)", rel(ctx, &path), bytes.len()),
                images: vec![ImageData {
+                    blob: None,
+                    size: None,
                    media_type: mt.into(),
                    data: base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes),
                }],
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { takePrefill } from "../share";
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
-import { base64Size, FileChip, FileFigure, fileType } from "./FileFigure";
+import { FileChip, FileFigure, fileType, imageSize, imageSrc } from "./FileFigure";
 import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { del, get, patch, post } from "../api";
 import { useModels } from "../hooks";
 import { fmtCompact, fmtCost, fmtNumber, fmtPercent, useT, type Key } from "../i18n";
 import { navigate } from "../router";
 import { dismissError, loadSession, loadSessions, useStore } from "../store";
-import type { Aggregate, ImageData, Message, Part, Session } from "../types";
+import type { Aggregate, ImageData, Message, Part, Session, Todo } from "../types";
 import { ActivityLine, Dots, Spinner, ThinkIcon, WorkBar } from "./Activity";
-import { useReasoningMode } from "../prefs";
+import { useReasoningMode, useTodosCollapsed } from "../prefs";
 import { Composer } from "./Composer";
 import { ShareDialog } from "./ShareDialog";
 import { RenameDialog } from "./RenameDialog";
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ export function ChatView({ sessionId, onMenu, onClosePane }: { sessionId: string
                  {imgs.length > 0 && (
                    <div className="user-files">
                      {imgs.map((p, i) => (
-                        <FileFigure key={i} name={`image-${i + 1}.${fileType(undefined, p.image.media_type).toLowerCase()}`} mime={p.image.media_type} size={base64Size(p.image.data)}>
-                          <img src={`data:${p.image.media_type};base64,${p.image.data}`} alt="" />
+                        <FileFigure key={i} name={`image-${i + 1}.${fileType(undefined, p.image.media_type).toLowerCase()}`} mime={p.image.media_type} size={imageSize(p.image)}>
+                          <img src={imageSrc(p.image)} alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
                        </FileFigure>
                      ))}
                    </div>
@@ -503,10 +503,7 @@ export function ChatView({ sessionId, onMenu, onClosePane }: { sessionId: string
            <ActivityLine sessionId={sessionId} draft={draft} pendingTool={pendingTool} waiting={waiting} permissionPending={permissions.length > 0 || questions.length > 0} />
          )}
          {openTodos.length > 0 && (busy || permissions.length > 0 || questions.length > 0) && (
-            <div className="todos">
-              <div style={{ color: "var(--muted)", fontSize: 12 }}>{t("tool.todos")}</div>
-              <TodoList todos={todos} />
-            </div>
+            <TodoPanel todos={todos} />
          )}
          {permissions.map((p) => (
            <PermissionCard key={p.id} req={p} currentId={sessionId} />
@@ -633,3 +630,24 @@ function PhaseBar({ phase, deep }: { phase?: string; deep: boolean }) {
    </div>
  );
 }
+
+/** Tasks of the model above the composer; folds to one line (current task, progress). */
+function TodoPanel({ todos }: { todos: Todo[] }) {
+  const t = useT();
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useTodosCollapsed();
+  const done = todos.filter((x) => x.status === "completed").length;
+  const current = todos.find((x) => x.status === "in_progress");
+  return (
+    <div className={`todos ${collapsed ? "collapsed" : ""}`}>
+      <button className="todos-head" onClick={() => setCollapsed(!collapsed)} aria-expanded={!collapsed}>
+        <Icon name={collapsed ? "chevron-right" : "chevron-down"} />
+        <span>{t("tool.todos")}</span>
+        <span className="todos-count">
+          {done}/{todos.length}
+        </span>
+        {collapsed && current && <span className="todos-current">{current.content}</span>}
+      </button>
+      {!collapsed && <TodoList todos={todos} />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { TemplatePicker } from "./TemplatePicker";
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
-import { formatSize } from "./FileFigure";
+import { formatSize, imageSrc } from "./FileFigure";
 import { uploadFile } from "../api";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useAgents, useFetch, useModels } from "../hooks";
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export function Composer({
            )}
            {images.map((img, i) => (
              <div className="att" key={i}>
-                <img src={`data:${img.media_type};base64,${img.data}`} alt="" />
+                <img src={imageSrc(img)} alt="" />
                <button onClick={() => setImages((cur) => cur.filter((_, j) => j !== i))} aria-label={t("common.remove")}>
                  <Icon name="close" />
                </button>
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
 import { useEffect, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { ImageData } from "../types";

 /** Human-readable file size. */
 export function formatSize(n: number) {
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@ export function basename(p: string) {
 }

 /** Bytes of a base64 payload. */
+/** URL of an image of a message: inline (data URL) or from the image store. */
+export function imageSrc(img: ImageData) {
+  return img.data ? `data:${img.media_type};base64,${img.data}` : `/api/blobs/${img.blob}`;
+}
+
+/** Size in bytes of an image of a message. */
+export function imageSize(img: ImageData) {
+  return img.data ? base64Size(img.data) : img.size;
+}
+
 export function base64Size(b64: string) {
  const pad = b64.endsWith("==") ? 2 : b64.endsWith("=") ? 1 : 0;
  return Math.floor((b64.length * 3) / 4) - pad;
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useAgents, useFetch } from "../hooks";
 import { useT, type Key } from "../i18n";
 import type { ImageData } from "../types";
 import { readImage } from "./Composer";
-import { formatSize } from "./FileFigure";
+import { formatSize, imageSrc } from "./FileFigure";
 import { ModelSelect } from "./ModelSelect";
 import { takePrefill } from "../share";

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ export function NewSession({ onMenu, onCreated }: { onMenu: () => void; onCreate
                  <div className="attachments">
                    {images.map((img, i) => (
                      <div className="att" key={`i${i}`}>
-                        <img src={`data:${img.media_type};base64,${img.data}`} alt="" />
+                        <img src={imageSrc(img)} alt="" />
                        <button onClick={() => setImages((c) => c.filter((_, j) => j !== i))} aria-label={t("common.remove")}>
                          <Icon name="close" />
                        </button>
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { del, post } from "../api";
 import { useT } from "../i18n";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
 import type { QueueItem } from "../types";
+import { imageSrc } from "./FileFigure";
 import { confirmDialog, promptDialog, toast } from "../dialogs";

 const EMPTY: QueueItem[] = [];
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export function QueueList({ sessionId, busy }: { sessionId: string; busy: boolea
            {it.source === "background" && <span className="chip">{t("tool.background")}</span>}
            <span className="queue-text">{it.source === "background" ? t("queue.backgroundResult") : text || "—"}</span>
            {images.map((p, i) => (
-              <img key={i} src={`data:${p.image.media_type};base64,${p.image.data}`} alt="" />
+              <img key={i} src={imageSrc(p.image)} alt="" />
            ))}
            {it.source !== "background" && (
              <button
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
-import { base64Size, FileFigure } from "./FileFigure";
+import { FileFigure, imageSize, imageSrc } from "./FileFigure";
 import { useT } from "../i18n";
 import { navigate } from "../router";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ export function ToolCard({ call, result, running, baseDir }: { call: ToolCall; r
          </div>
        ) : (
          result?.images?.map((img, i) => (
-            <FileFigure key={i} name={typeof call.input?.path === "string" ? call.input.path : undefined} mime={img.media_type} size={base64Size(img.data)}>
-              <img src={`data:${img.media_type};base64,${img.data}`} alt="" />
+            <FileFigure key={i} name={typeof call.input?.path === "string" ? call.input.path : undefined} mime={img.media_type} size={imageSize(img)}>
+              <img src={imageSrc(img)} alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
            </FileFigure>
          ))
        )}
@@ -25,3 +25,21 @@ export function useReasoningMode(): ReasoningMode {
    getReasoningMode,
  );
 }
+
+const TODOS_KEY = "codecraft.todosCollapsed";
+
+/** Task list above the composer folded to a one-line summary (per device). */
+export function useTodosCollapsed(): [boolean, (v: boolean) => void] {
+  const v = useSyncExternalStore(
+    (l) => {
+      listeners.add(l);
+      return () => listeners.delete(l);
+    },
+    () => localStorage.getItem(TODOS_KEY) === "1",
+  );
+  const set = (c: boolean) => {
+    localStorage.setItem(TODOS_KEY, c ? "1" : "0");
+    listeners.forEach((l) => l());
+  };
+  return [v, set];
+}
@@ -721,6 +721,39 @@ button.session-group:hover {
  margin: 8px 0;
  font-size: 13px;
 }
+.todos-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font: inherit;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  text-align: left;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.todos-head:hover {
+  color: var(--fg1);
+}
+.todos-count {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.todos-current {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.todos.collapsed {
+  padding-block: 6px;
+}
 .todos ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
@@ -3773,3 +3806,104 @@ span.chat-tab > button {
 .instructions-modal {
  width: min(640px, calc(100vw - 32px));
 }
+
+/* --- short screens ----------------------------------------------------------
+ * Square phones (e.g. Clicks Communicator, ~393x400 CSS px with a hardware
+ * keyboard) and phones in landscape: height is the scarce dimension, so bars,
+ * the composer and the new-chat wizard get tighter and the chat keeps the room. */
+@media (max-height: 560px) {
+  .topbar {
+    min-height: 40px;
+    padding: 4px 10px;
+    padding-top: max(4px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
+    gap: 4px;
+  }
+  .topbar button.ghost {
+    padding: 4px 6px;
+  }
+  .chat {
+    padding: 10px 12px 14px;
+  }
+  .msg {
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+  }
+  .composer-wrap {
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+    padding-bottom: max(6px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+  }
+  .composer textarea {
+    min-height: 38px;
+    max-height: 30vh;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+  }
+  /* One placeholder line instead of two (the textarea grows with its content). */
+  .composer textarea::placeholder {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+  .composer-bar {
+    margin-top: 4px;
+    gap: 4px;
+  }
+  .composer-bar select {
+    max-width: 150px;
+    padding: 2px 4px;
+  }
+  .composer-actions button {
+    padding: 4px 10px;
+  }
+  .todos {
+    margin: 4px 0;
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+  }
+  .page {
+    padding: 12px;
+  }
+  .wiz-title {
+    font-size: 19px;
+    margin: 0 0 8px;
+  }
+  .wiz-sub {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  .wiz-panel {
+    padding: 12px;
+  }
+  .wiz-step {
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+  }
+  .wiz-step h3 {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+  }
+  .wiz-cards,
+  .wiz-cards.five {
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(150px, 1fr));
+    gap: 8px;
+  }
+  .wiz-card {
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+    gap: 8px;
+    min-height: 44px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+  }
+  .wiz-card.active {
+    padding: 7px 9px;
+  }
+  .wiz-card-text {
+    padding-right: 14px;
+  }
+  .wiz-card-desc {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  .wiz-icon {
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+  }
+  .wiz-num {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
+}
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@

 export interface ImageData {
  media_type: string;
-  data: string;
+  /** Base64 bytes; absent when the server stores the image separately (blob). */
+  data?: string;
+  /** SHA-256 of a stored image: GET /api/blobs/<blob>. */
+  blob?: string;
+  /** Size in bytes of a stored image. */
+  size?: number;
 }

 export type Part =
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@
 * under "unreleased"; scripts/release.sh renames the key to the release version.
 */
 export const WHATS_NEW: Record<string, { en: string[]; de: string[] }> = {
-  unreleased: {
+  "202611-00011": {
+    en: ["The task list of the model can be folded (click on \"Tasks\")", "Better layout on square and short screens (e.g. Clicks Communicator, landscape)"],
+    de: ["Die Aufgabenliste des Modells lässt sich zuklappen (Klick auf „Aufgaben“)", "Besseres Layout auf quadratischen und niedrigen Displays (z. B. Clicks Communicator, Querformat)"],
+  },
+  "202611-00010": {
+    en: ["Chats with many images (screenshots, generated images) open much faster – images load when they scroll into view"],
+    de: ["Chats mit vielen Bildern (Screenshots, generierte Bilder) öffnen viel schneller – Bilder laden erst beim Hinscrollen"],
+  },
+  "202611-00008": {
    en: ["Instructions per chat: ⋯ → Instructions for this chat (Telegram: /prompt)"],
    de: ["Anweisungen pro Chat: ⋯ → Anweisungen für diesen Chat (Telegram: /prompt)"],
  },
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Richard Zink	9339e2db41	Release v202611-00011	2026-11-09 22:16:00 +01:00
Richard ZinkandClaude Opus 5.5	d7f89ee257	Fix stale PWA service worker after updates; collapsible task list; short screens Installed apps checked their service worker at /sw-<old build>.js. That file no longer exists after an update and the static fallback answered with index.html, so the update check failed and the old worker kept serving the previous app shell. The old frontend crashed on the new image references (base64Size of a missing `data`), leaving a blank page on phones. Old service worker URLs now get the clean-up worker (/sw.js), which unregisters and reloads; missing scripts and styles answer 404 instead of HTML. - Task list above the composer folds to one line (progress, current task), remembered per device. - max-height: 560px layout (square phones such as the Clicks Communicator, landscape): tighter top bar, composer and new-chat wizard. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-11-09 22:15:45 +01:00
Richard Zink	b1fa54a7b6	Release v202611-00010	2026-11-09 20:21:42 +01:00
Richard ZinkandClaude Opus 5.5	e8e455b779	Store chat images separately; JPEG for large PNGs; gzip/brotli responses Images of messages (pasted images, screenshots, generated images) were base64 inside the message JSON, so opening a chat downloaded all of them at once (66 MB for a chat with 120 screenshots). They now live in a `blobs` table, addressed by SHA-256; messages keep a reference (blob, size). The UI loads them from /api/blobs/<hash> lazily with an immutable cache header, the runner fills the bytes in before model requests, JSON exports stay self-contained. - Store::add_message moves inline images out; large opaque PNGs become JPEG (q85) when smaller. Older chats are converted once at start-up in the background, unused images are removed (also after deleting a chat) and the database is vacuumed when that frees 32 MB or more. - Responses are compressed with gzip/brotli (not images, SSE streams or binary downloads). Example (copy of production): chat load 66 MB -> 1.5 MB (370 KB brotli), database 90 MB -> 27 MB. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-11-09 20:21:24 +01:00
Richard Zink	6d656a355d	Release v202611-00009	2026-11-09 19:46:54 +01:00
Richard ZinkandClaude Opus 5.5	ca55404f99	Sandbox: mount /lib64 in the bubblewrap start-up check On x86_64 the dynamic loader lives in /lib64, so the probe failed with "execvp /bin/true: No such file or directory" and shell commands of non-admin users were disabled on amd64 hosts. The sandbox itself already mounted it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-11-09 19:46:16 +01:00
Richard ZinkandClaude Opus 5.5	0241f6031b	Deploy script for remote installations; move-server: --exclude, quoted .env values scripts/deploy.sh rolls a published image out to an installation set up with move-server.sh (DEPLOY_TARGET in .env): checks the image for the target's architecture, waits until no agent or terminal runs (--force skips), pulls and recreates, runs the smoke test and goes back to the previous version on failure. move-server.sh: --exclude leaves paths out of the workspace copy; values in .env may be quoted (WORKSPACE='/home/...'). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-11-09 19:46:16 +01:00
Richard Zink	4244b9370c	Release v202611-00008	2026-11-09 18:43:38 +01:00