Merge feature/v1.4.5 — UX and Robustness

Whitespace and line-reflow drift from the markdown linter on the four
files touched by the versions-bump commit (forge-post, README,
CHANGELOG, ROADMAP). No content changes.

.gitea/workflows/forge-announce.yml

@@ -101,16 +101,16 @@ jobs:
                   if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "V5: changelog-Block nicht gefunden in $yamlPath" }
                   $afterMarker = $raw.Substring($idx + $marker.Length)
                   $changelogBody = (($afterMarker -split "`r?`n") | ForEach-Object {
-                      if ($_ -match '^  ') { $_.Substring(2) } else { $_ }
+                      if ($_ -match '^    ') { $_.Substring(4) } else { $_ }
                   }) -join "`n"
 
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $version"
+                  $header = "**v$version "
                   $start = $changelogBody.IndexOf($header)
                   if ($start -lt 0) {
                       throw "V5: No changelog entry for version $version found in $yamlPath. Update the changelog block before tagging."
                   }
                   $rest = $changelogBody.Substring($start)
-                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**Hellion Chat ", 1)
+                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**v", 1)
                   $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
                   if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
                       $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@ on:
     push:
         tags:
             - "v*"
-    # Manual recovery trigger. Use when a tag was pushed but the auto-run
-    # was missed or failed: `gh workflow run release.yml -f tag=v0.6.1`.
-    # The tag input is validated against the same semver regex as the
-    # auto-trigger before any string interpolation happens.
+    # Manual recovery trigger. Use Gitea's "Run workflow" UI and select the
+    # tag (e.g. v1.4.4) from the Ref dropdown - not main. The Validate tag
+    # ref step below hard-fails if a non-tag ref is selected, because the
+    # release-action reads GITHUB_REF directly and rejects anything that
+    # does not start with refs/tags/.
     workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            tag:
-                description: "Existing tag to (re)release, e.g. v0.6.1"
-                required: true
-                type: string
 
 permissions:
     contents: write
@@ -41,14 +37,21 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 20
 
         steps:
-            # On push:tags, github.ref_name is the tag — checkout default works.
-            # On workflow_dispatch, ref defaults to the branch the action was
-            # invoked from; we need to explicitly check out the tag the user
-            # supplied so the build comes from the tagged commit, not main.
+            # release-action@main reads GITHUB_REF directly (its action.yml
+            # does not declare a tag_name input). Validate up-front so manual
+            # dispatches from a branch ref fail loud here instead of burning
+            # a full build before the final step errors out with "ref X is
+            # not a tag".
+            - name: Validate tag ref
+              run: |
+                  if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" != refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+                      echo "::error::Release workflow must run on a v*.X.Y tag ref, got ${GITHUB_REF}"
+                      echo "::error::Push a tag, or pick the tag (not main) in the workflow_dispatch Ref dropdown."
+                      exit 1
+                  fi
+
             - name: Checkout
               uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
 
             - name: Setup .NET 10
               uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
@@ -89,12 +92,11 @@ jobs:
             - name: Generate release body
               shell: pwsh
               env:
-                  # workflow_dispatch carries the user-supplied tag in inputs.tag;
-                  # push:tags carries it in github.ref_name. Either way the value
-                  # is treated as a PowerShell variable (env-var pass), not as
-                  # inline shell text, and validated against the semver regex
-                  # below before any string interpolation.
-                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+                  # github.ref_name is the tag because Validate tag ref above
+                  # already enforced refs/tags/v*. Read via env: so the value
+                  # is a PowerShell variable, not inline shell text, and gets
+                  # re-validated against the semver regex below.
+                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
               run: |
                   $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
                   if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
@@ -111,20 +113,22 @@ jobs:
 
                   # changelog: is the last top-level key in the manifest, so
                   # everything after the marker is the literal block. Strip the
-                  # 2-space yaml indent from each line.
+                  # 4-space yaml indent (prettier convention) from each line.
                   $afterMarker = $raw.Substring($idx + $marker.Length)
                   $changelogBody = (($afterMarker -split "`r?`n") | ForEach-Object {
-                      if ($_ -match '^  ') { $_.Substring(2) } else { $_ }
+                      if ($_ -match '^    ') { $_.Substring(4) } else { $_ }
                   }) -join "`n"
 
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $version"
+                  # Subblock convention: "**vX.Y.Z — <subtitle> (<date>)**"
+                  # matches verify-changelog-sync.sh and slim-rule grep.
+                  $header = "**v$version "
                   $start = $changelogBody.IndexOf($header)
                   if ($start -lt 0) {
                       throw "No changelog entry for version $version found in $yamlPath. Update the changelog block before tagging a release."
                   }
 
                   $rest = $changelogBody.Substring($start)
-                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**Hellion Chat ", 1)
+                  $nextHdr = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n**v", 1)
                   $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
 
                   if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
@@ -152,19 +156,28 @@ jobs:
                   Write-Host $body
                   Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
 
+            # release-action@main only declares files/title/body/pre_release/
+            # draft/api_key/insecure as inputs (see its action.yml). It silently
+            # ignores anything else, including body_path and tag_name. The tag
+            # itself comes from GITHUB_REF, the body must be passed inline via
+            # body:, so we re-emit release-body.md as a step output first.
+            - name: Expose release body for release-action
+              id: body
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                  {
+                      echo 'content<<RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+                      cat release-body.md
+                      echo 'RELEASE_BODY_EOF'
+                  } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
             # Gitea-native release action. Creates the release if the tag has no
-            # release yet, or updates the existing one. body_path provides the
-            # generated release body, files attaches latest.zip. The auto-injected
-            # GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient
-            # for release write.
+            # release yet, or updates the existing one with latest.zip attached
+            # and the generated body. The auto-injected GITHUB_TOKEN on Gitea
+            # Actions has Gitea-API scope and is sufficient for release write.
             - name: Attach to Gitea release
               uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
               with:
-                  # Explicit tag_name so the action targets the correct release in
-                  # both push:tags (auto) and workflow_dispatch (manual recovery)
-                  # modes. Without this, dispatch runs would default to the branch
-                  # ref (main) and fail to find the release.
-                  tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
                   files: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.path }}
-                  body_path: release-body.md
+                  body: ${{ steps.body.outputs.content }}
                   api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.4.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+subtitle: Threading- und IPC-Sicherheits-Politur
+versionsnatur: Wartung und Robustheit
+---
+
+**Hellion Chat 1.4.4 — Threading- und IPC-Sicherheits-Politur**
+
+Fünfter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Threading-Annahmen werden explizit pro Methode dokumentiert, ein
+Hot-Path-Lock im Auto-Tell-Tab-Counter fällt weg, IPC-Cleanup wird sichtbar wenn er fehlschlägt und der Privacy-Filter
+spricht jetzt bei unbekannten ChatTypes.
+
+- **AutoTellTabsService Hot-Path-Lock entfernt.** `ActiveTempTabCount` hat bisher pro Render-Frame ein LINQ-Count unter
+  einem Lock gemacht. Jetzt läuft das über einen Interlocked-Counter der parallel zur Tabs-Liste mitgeführt wird,
+  inklusive Resync-Hook für den Snapshot-Restore-Pfad in `SaveConfig`. Plus Pure-Helper-Test-Mirror in der Build-Suite
+  damit die Atomicity-Semantik nicht versehentlich wegrefactored wird
+- **HonorificService selbst-dokumentierende Threading-Banner.** Statt eines Block-Comments am Klassen-Ende hat jede
+  IPC-Callback-Methode jetzt einen 1-Zeilen-Banner darüber, der den Thread-Kontext direkt am Call-Site benennt
+  (framework only, framework scheduled, any). Mehr Hilfe für künftige Reviews als ein abstraktes Threading-Kapitel
+- **Unsubscribe-Failure ist jetzt sichtbar.** `TryUnsubscribe` hat ein Honorific-Unsubscribe-Failure bisher als Debug
+  geloggt, was bei Standard-Loglevel verschluckt wurde. Eine geleakte Subscription kann den Service über Plugin-Reloads
+  hinweg leben lassen, also läuft der Log jetzt auf Warning
+- **AutoTranslate-Warmup blockiert den Plugin-Unload nicht mehr.** Der Cache-Warmup-Thread war ohne `IsBackground=true`
+  unterwegs, was den Unload um 100-300 ms verzögern konnte. Pattern-Match zu MessageManager und RetentionSweep (beide
+  seit v1.4.0)
+- **Privacy-Filter loggt unbekannte ChatTypes.** Wenn FFXIV durch einen Patch einen neuen ChatType einführt der weder in
+  der Whitelist noch in den Defaults steht, wird er bisher silent durch den Failsafe geleitet. Jetzt loggt der Filter
+  einmalig pro Runtime eine Warning mit dem Type und dem Failsafe-Wert. Dedup über ein NonSerialized-HashSet, also kein
+  Log-Spam
+- **Default-Flip für neue Installationen.** `PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels` startet bei neuen Configs jetzt auf `true`,
+  damit ein Patch-bedingt neuer ChatType nicht stillschweigend gedroppt wird bevor der User entscheiden kann. Bestehende
+  Configs behalten ihre Wahl, weil der Deserializer den Initializer überschreibt. Keine Migration, kein Schema-Bump
+
+Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Default-Flip für neue Installationen. Settings, Themes, Tabs und
+das Privacy-Verhalten für Bestand bleiben unangetastet.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.5.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+subtitle: UX und Robustheit
+versionsnatur: UX-Polish-Cycle
+---
+
+**Hellion Chat 1.4.5 — UX und Robustheit**
+
+Sechster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Render-Fehler im Chat-Fenster werden jetzt sichtbar, der
+First-Run-Wizard hat eine explizite Cancel-Schaltfläche, der Eingabe-Verlauf bleibt nicht mehr über Plugin-Reloads
+hinweg liegen, und die Statusleiste klippt in schmalen Fenstern nicht mehr.
+
+- **Fehler-Benachrichtigung im Chat-Fenster.** Wenn ein Render-Fehler in `DrawChatLog` auftritt, zeigt das Plugin jetzt
+  eine einmalige Warning-Notification mit Verweis aufs `/xllog`, statt das Fenster stillschweigend leer zu lassen. Der
+  Stack-Trace selbst geht weiter via `Plugin.Log.Error` ins Logfile. De-Dup über Per-Session-Bool, damit ein
+  wiederkehrender Fehler die Notification-Stack nicht pro Frame neu vollkippt
+- **First-Run-Wizard trennt Accept und Close.** `OnClose` setzt nicht mehr stillschweigend `FirstRunCompleted=true`,
+  also lässt das X den Wizard schwebend zurück und er kommt beim nächsten Plugin-Reload wieder. Eine neue „Später —
+  Defaults behalten"-Schaltfläche im Footer ist der explizite Weg, ohne Profil-Auswahl rauszukommen. Strings bilingual
+  EN+DE plus Tooltip
+- **Eingabe-Verlauf wird beim Plugin-Reload geleert.** `InputHistoryService.Reset` hängt jetzt in `Plugin.DisposeAsync`
+  neben den anderen Pure-Memory-Cleanups, damit der statische Zustand aus der vorigen Session den nächsten Load nicht
+  mehr erbt
+- **Statusleiste klippt nicht mehr.** Der rechtsbündige Versions-Slot wird ausgeblendet wenn die Chat-Window-Breite
+  abzüglich Versions-Text unter 200 px fällt — vorher überlappte er die vier linken Slots. Ab ausreichender Breite
+  taucht der Slot wieder auf
+- **Intern:** `FontManager` fällt auf System-Font zurück wenn die eingebettete Hellion-Font-Resource fehlt
+  (Broken-csproj-Pfad, nie ein Produktions-Build), plus expliziter Session-Only-Invariant-Kommentar für Auto-Tell-Tabs
+  in `Plugin.cs:167-168` mit einem TempTabCounter-Init-Pin in der Build-Suite. Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration

.gitignore

@@ -384,3 +384,7 @@ ChatTwo.Tests
 TestResults
 *.db-shm
 *.db-wal
+
+# Claude Code projekt-spezifisches Setup (lokal, nicht committed)
+/.claude/
+/CLAUDE.md

HellionChat/AutoTellTabsService.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
 using HellionChat.Code;
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     private readonly MessageStore _store;
     private readonly object _tempTabsLock = new();
 
+    // F2.1: lock-free counter mirrors Config.Tabs.Count(IsTempTab) so the
+    // hot-path getter doesn't contend with HandleTell on every render frame.
+    // Bumped from inside the existing mutation paths so it stays consistent
+    // with the underlying list — see SpawnTempTab, DropOldestTempTab, OnLogout
+    // and ResyncTempTabCounter (used by Plugin.cs snapshot-restore).
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TempTabCounterTests.cs
+    private int _activeTempTabCount;
+
     private bool _initialized;
 
     internal AutoTellTabsService(Plugin plugin, MessageManager messageManager, MessageStore store)
@@ -28,16 +37,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         _store = store;
     }
 
-    internal int ActiveTempTabCount
-    {
-        get
-        {
-            lock (_tempTabsLock)
-            {
-                return Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    internal int ActiveTempTabCount => Volatile.Read(ref _activeTempTabCount);
 
     internal void Initialize()
     {
@@ -46,11 +46,25 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
+        // Seed the counter from the persisted Tabs list so a config that already
+        // contains TempTabs from a prior session starts in sync. Plugin.cs:168
+        // crash-recovery has already dropped TempTabs by the time we get here,
+        // so the snapshot reflects post-recovery reality.
+        Interlocked.Exchange(ref _activeTempTabCount, Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab));
+
         _messageManager.MessageProcessed += HandleTell;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += OnLogout;
         _initialized = true;
     }
 
+    // F2.1: callable from outside paths that mutate Config.Tabs directly
+    // (Plugin.cs snapshot-restore). Atomically re-pegs the counter to the
+    // live IsTempTab count.
+    internal void ResyncTempTabCounter()
+    {
+        Interlocked.Exchange(ref _activeTempTabCount, Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab));
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (!_initialized)
@@ -184,6 +198,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         }
 
         Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAt(victim.Index);
+        Interlocked.Decrement(ref _activeTempTabCount);
 
         // Re-anchor active tab to avoid silent switch when tab is dropped
         if (victim.Index <= _plugin.LastTab)
@@ -208,6 +223,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         }
 
         Plugin.Config.Tabs.Add(tab);
+        Interlocked.Increment(ref _activeTempTabCount);
     }
 
     private static Tab BuildTempTab(string playerName, uint worldRowId)
@@ -361,7 +377,8 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+            var removed = Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+            Interlocked.Add(ref _activeTempTabCount, -removed);
 
             // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was temp or index is now out of range
             var stillValid = lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count;

HellionChat/Configuration.cs

@@ -57,8 +57,18 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     // Empty set means the migration has not run yet — see Plugin.cs v6→v7.
     public HashSet<ChatType> PrivacyPersistChannels = [];
 
-    // Failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches.
-    public bool PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
+    // Failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches. New configs default
+    // to the failsafe via PrivacyDefaults; existing configs keep their saved
+    // choice because the deserializer overrides this initializer.
+    public bool PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = Privacy
+        .PrivacyDefaults
+        .DefaultPersistUnknownChannels;
+
+    // F3.2: dedup unknown-ChatType warnings so a chatty filter doesn't spam
+    // the log every frame. NonSerialized so the warning fires once per
+    // runtime, not once-ever-per-install.
+    [NonSerialized]
+    private readonly HashSet<ChatType> _warnedUnknownChannels = new();
 
     public bool IsAllowedForStorage(ChatType type)
     {
@@ -66,6 +76,20 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
             return true;
         if (PrivacyPersistChannels.Contains(type))
             return true;
+
+        // F3.2: log first occurrence of a ChatType the running build doesn't
+        // recognise — i.e. one a future FFXIV patch may have added. Known
+        // types the user opted out of are routed through the failsafe
+        // silently, like before.
+        if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(ChatType), type) && _warnedUnknownChannels.Add(type))
+        {
+            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                "PrivacyFilter: unrecognised ChatType {Type} — falling back to PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels={Persist}.",
+                type,
+                PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels
+            );
+        }
+
         return PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
     }
 

HellionChat/FontManager.cs

@@ -44,16 +44,26 @@ public class FontManager
     // Hellion font bytes (Exo 2, OFL-1.1); lazily loaded from manifest resources
     private static byte[]? HellionFontBytes;
 
-    private static byte[] GetHellionFontBytes()
+    // Returns null when the embedded font resource is missing. Should never
+    // happen on a signed release build, but a broken csproj or hand-rolled
+    // dev build can land here. Caller falls back to the system font path so
+    // the plugin still loads instead of crashing the whole UiBuilder.
+    private static byte[]? TryGetHellionFontBytes()
     {
         if (HellionFontBytes is not null)
             return HellionFontBytes;
 
-        using var stream =
-            typeof(FontManager).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("HellionFont.ttf")
-            ?? throw new FileNotFoundException(
-                "Hellion font resource not embedded in the assembly"
+        using var stream = typeof(FontManager).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(
+            "HellionFont.ttf"
+        );
+        if (stream is null)
+        {
+            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                "Hellion font resource missing — falling back to system default font."
             );
+            return null;
+        }
+
         using var ms = new MemoryStream();
         stream.CopyTo(ms);
         HellionFontBytes = ms.ToArray();
@@ -146,8 +156,11 @@ public class FontManager
                     ? Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2
                     : Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.SizePt;
                 var config = new SafeFontConfig { SizePt = basePt, GlyphRanges = Ranges };
-                config.MergeFont = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
-                    ? tk.AddFontFromMemory(GetHellionFontBytes(), config, "Hellion-Exo2")
+                // F10.2: if the embedded font is missing, drop to the system font
+                // path rather than letting the UiBuilder throw.
+                var hellionBytes = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont ? TryGetHellionFontBytes() : null;
+                config.MergeFont = hellionBytes is not null
+                    ? tk.AddFontFromMemory(hellionBytes, config, "Hellion-Exo2")
                     : AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.FontId, config, "global");
 
                 config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;

HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Dalamud.NET.Sdk/15.0.0">
     <PropertyGroup>
         <!-- Independent versioning; see yaml changelog for upstream Chat 2 base -->
-        <Version>1.4.3</Version>
+        <Version>1.4.5</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <!-- Use lock file to pin exact versions -->

HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -35,6 +35,49 @@ tags:
     - Replacement
     - Privacy
 changelog: |-
+    **v1.4.5 — UX and Robustness (2026-05-12)**
+
+    Sixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Chat-log draw
+    failures surface as a notification, the first-run wizard has an
+    explicit "Later" option, the input history clears on plugin reload,
+    and the status bar version slot stops clipping in narrow windows.
+
+    - Chat window draw errors now show a one-shot notification instead
+      of failing silently — stack trace stays in /xllog
+    - First-run wizard: explicit "Later — keep defaults" button.
+      Closing the X no longer silently accepts the defaults; the wizard
+      reopens on the next plugin load if nothing was picked
+    - InputHistoryService clears on plugin dispose so the previous
+      session's typed commands don't bleed into the next load
+    - Status bar hides the version slot when the chat window is too
+      narrow to fit all five slots without overlap
+    - Internal: explicit session-only Auto-Tell-Tab invariant in
+      Plugin.cs plus a pinning test in the Build-Suite
+    - Internal: FontManager falls back to the system font if the
+      embedded Hellion font resource is missing — logs a Warning
+
+    ---
+
+    **v1.4.4 — Threading and IPC safety polish (2026-05-12)**
+
+    Fifth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Threading
+    assumptions are documented per-method, a hot-path lock falls
+    away, and the privacy filter speaks up when an unknown ChatType
+    shows up.
+
+    - AutoTellTabs hot-path getter uses an Interlocked counter
+      instead of taking the lock on every read
+    - Honorific integration: per-method threading banners, plus
+      Warning-level log on unsubscribe failure
+    - AutoTranslate warmup thread marked IsBackground so plugin
+      unload doesn't wait for it
+    - PrivacyFilter logs once per unknown ChatType so a future
+      patch's added channel doesn't drop off the radar
+    - New installs persist unknown channels by default; existing
+      configs keep their explicit choice
+
+    ---
+
     **v1.4.3 — Faster plugin load + new repo (2026-05-08)**
 
     Heavy startup work (migrations, hooks, windows) now runs async so

HellionChat/InputHistoryService.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace HellionChat;
 
 // Shared input history for all ChatInputBars (main and pop-out windows).
 // Push deduplicates: existing entries are moved to the end when re-added.
+// TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/Util/InputHistoryServiceTests.cs
 public static class InputHistoryService
 {
     private const int MaxSize = 30;
@@ -41,4 +42,12 @@ public static class InputHistoryService
             return null;
         return _entries[cursor];
     }
+
+    // Plugin reload doesn't reset static state automatically. Plugin.DisposeAsync
+    // calls this so the next load starts with an empty history instead of
+    // inheriting the previous session's entries.
+    public static void Reset()
+    {
+        _entries.Clear();
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificService.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
     private readonly IFramework _framework;
     private bool _versionWarningLogged;
 
+    // Thread: framework only — IPC delivery + ImGui render both run there.
     public HonorificTitleData? CurrentTitle { get; private set; }
     public bool IsAvailable { get; private set; }
     public (uint Major, uint Minor)? DetectedApiVersion { get; private set; }
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         TryUnsubscribe(() => _disposing.Unsubscribe(OnDisposing));
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (scheduled from ctor and OnReady).
     private void TryInitialPull()
     {
         try
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (Dalamud IPC delivery contract).
     private void OnTitleChanged(string json)
     {
         // Skip updates on version mismatch; subscription stays live for reload.
@@ -116,12 +119,13 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         CurrentTitle = ParseTitleJson(json);
     }
 
+    // Thread: any (Honorific dispatches NotifyReady from its own thread).
     private void OnReady()
     {
-        // Schedule on framework thread — NotifyReady can dispatch from any thread.
         _framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(TryInitialPull);
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (IPC delivery contract); idempotent — Disposing fires once.
     private void OnDisposing()
     {
         // Honorific unloading — clear cached state so the header hides next frame.
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         DetectedApiVersion = null;
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (called from Dispose, which runs on the framework
+    // cleanup block in Plugin.DisposeAsync).
     private void TryUnsubscribe(Action unsubscribe)
     {
         try
@@ -141,20 +147,15 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _log.Debug(ex, "Honorific unsubscribe failed (likely already gone).");
+            // Warning not Debug — a silent unsubscribe failure leaks a live
+            // subscription across plugin reloads.
+            _log.Warning(
+                ex,
+                "Honorific unsubscribe failed (likely API break or gate already gone)."
+            );
         }
     }
 
-    // Threading: IPC events and ImGui both run on the framework thread, so
-    // OnTitleChanged and the render path never race — no volatile/Interlocked
-    // needed as long as Dalamud's framework-thread delivery contract holds.
-    //
-    // Constructor and OnReady are exceptions: they run outside that contract
-    // (plugin-loader thread and Honorific's NotifyReady respectively), so both
-    // use RunOnFrameworkThread to safely reach ObjectTable.LocalPlayer.
-
-    // --- Pure-logic helpers; tested via HellionChat.Tests/Integrations. ---
-
     internal static HonorificTitleData? ParseTitleJson(string json)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(json))

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -154,17 +154,19 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
 
-        // Schema gate: v1.4.3 requires config v16. Users on older schemas
+        // Schema gate: v1.4.x requires config v16. Users on older schemas
         // must install v1.4.2 first to run the migration chain.
         if (Config.Version < 16)
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                $"HellionChat v1.4.3 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
-                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.3."
+                $"HellionChat v1.4.5 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
+                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.5."
             );
         }
 
-        // Drop session-only Auto-Tell-Tabs that a previous crash may have persisted.
+        // Session-only tabs are stripped on every load; AutoTellTabsService.Initialize
+        // then re-pegs TempTabCounter from the stripped list, not the pre-strip snapshot.
+        // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TempTabCounterTests.cs
         Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
 
         LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
@@ -372,6 +374,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Functions?.Dispose());
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Commands?.Dispose());
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => EmoteCache.Dispose());
+        // Static input history would otherwise survive the plugin reload.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, InputHistoryService.Reset);
 
         if (failure is not null)
             ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
@@ -641,6 +645,11 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         Config.Tabs.Clear();
         Config.Tabs.AddRange(snapshot);
+
+        // F2.1: snapshot-restore preserves IsTempTab tabs but the mid-step
+        // RemoveAll bypasses AutoTellTabsService, so re-peg the counter.
+        // Null-conditional because SaveConfig can fire before Phase-2 init.
+        AutoTellTabsService?.ResyncTempTabCounter();
     }
 
     internal void LanguageChanged(string langCode)

HellionChat/Privacy/PrivacyDefaults.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ namespace HellionChat.Privacy;
 
 internal static class PrivacyDefaults
 {
+    // F3.1: failsafe for ChatTypes added by future FFXIV patches. New installs
+    // persist unknown channels so a major patch's added ChatType isn't silently
+    // dropped before the user can opt in or out. Existing configs keep their
+    // explicit choice — see Configuration.cs PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels.
+    internal const bool DefaultPersistUnknownChannels = true;
+
     // DSGVO Art. 25 (Privacy by Default): only the player's own conversations
     // are persisted out-of-the-box. Public chat, NPC dialogue, system logs and
     // battle messages require explicit opt-in.

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning));
     internal static string Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply));
     internal static string Wizard_Reopen_Button => Get(nameof(Wizard_Reopen_Button));
+    internal static string Wizard_Cancel_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Cancel_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip => Get(nameof(Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip));
 
     internal static string Export_Heading => Get(nameof(Export_Heading));
     internal static string Export_Help => Get(nameof(Export_Help));

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx

@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@
   <data name="Wizard_Reopen_Button" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wizard erneut zeigen</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Später — Defaults behalten</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Schließt den Wizard ohne Profil-Auswahl. Die Plugin-Defaults bleiben aktiv und der Wizard erscheint beim nächsten Plugin-Reload erneut.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export (DSGVO Art. 15 — Auskunftsrecht)</value>
   </data>

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx

@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@
   <data name="Wizard_Reopen_Button" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show wizard again</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Later — keep defaults</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Close the wizard without selecting a profile. The plugin defaults stay active and the wizard returns on next plugin load.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export (GDPR Art. 15 — Right of access)</value>
   </data>

HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
     private bool PlayedClosingSound = true;
     private bool DrewThisFrame;
 
+    // One-shot guard so a recurring draw failure doesn't spam the
+    // notification stack frame-by-frame. Resets only on next plugin reload.
+    private bool NotifiedDrawFailure;
+
     private long FrameTime; // set every frame
     internal long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
 
@@ -627,6 +631,19 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error drawing Chat Log window");
+            if (!NotifiedDrawFailure)
+            {
+                Plugin.Notification.AddNotification(
+                    new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
+                    {
+                        Title = "Hellion Chat",
+                        Content = "A drawing error occurred. Check /xllog for details.",
+                        Type = Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.NotificationType.Warning,
+                        InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20),
+                    }
+                );
+                NotifiedDrawFailure = true;
+            }
             // Prevent recurring draw failures from constantly trying to grab
             // input focus, which breaks every other ImGui window.
             Activate = false;

HellionChat/Ui/FirstRunWizard.cs

@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
     public override void OnClose()
     {
-        // Closing the wizard without picking anything = the user accepts
-        // whatever defaults are already in place. Mark as complete so we
-        // don't pester them again on the next launch.
-        if (!Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted)
-        {
-            Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
-            Plugin.SaveConfig();
-        }
+        // OnClose fires on explicit X-click and on plugin dispose. We never
+        // implicitly accept the defaults here — the explicit "Later" button
+        // does that. If the user hasn't picked a profile yet, the wizard
+        // reopens on the next plugin load.
     }
 
     public override void Draw()
@@ -49,7 +45,12 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
         var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
         var cardWidth = (avail.X - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X * 2) / 3f;
-        var cardHeight = avail.Y - ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
+        // Reserve room for the footer separator + cancel button below the cards.
+        var footerReserve =
+            ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y * 3
+            + ImGui.GetTextLineHeight()
+            + ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
+        var cardHeight = avail.Y - footerReserve;
 
         DrawCard(
             "privacy-first",
@@ -87,6 +88,20 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
             HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply,
             ApplyFullHistory
         );
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Wizard_Cancel_Label))
+        {
+            Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
+            Plugin.SaveConfig();
+            IsOpen = false;
+        }
+
+        if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+            ImGuiUtil.Tooltip(HellionStrings.Wizard_Cancel_Tooltip);
     }
 
     private void DrawCard(

HellionChat/Ui/StatusBar.cs

@@ -144,14 +144,20 @@ internal sealed class StatusBar
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(_cachedTellsText);
         }
 
-        // Slot 5: version, right-aligned, muted
+        // Slot 5: version, right-aligned, muted. Hidden when the window is
+        // too narrow to fit all five slots — the other four need ~200 px
+        // before the version text starts clipping into them.
         var versionText = $"v{Plugin.Interface.Manifest.AssemblyVersion} · Hellion";
         var versionWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(versionText).X;
         var contentRegionMax = ImGui.GetContentRegionMax().X;
-        ImGui.SameLine(contentRegionMax - versionWidth);
-        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextMuted)))
+        const float MinOtherSlotsWidth = 200f;
+        if (contentRegionMax - versionWidth > MinOtherSlotsWidth)
         {
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(versionText);
+            ImGui.SameLine(contentRegionMax - versionWidth);
+            using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.TextMuted)))
+            {
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted(versionText);
+            }
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Util/AutoTranslate.cs

@@ -54,15 +54,21 @@ internal static class AutoTranslate
     }
 
     // Warms the auto-translate cache on a background thread so the first
-    // message send doesn't hitch the main thread.
+    // message send doesn't hitch the main thread. IsBackground keeps plugin
+    // unload non-blocking even if the warmup is still in flight.
     internal static void PreloadCache()
     {
-        new Thread(() =>
+        var thread = new Thread(() =>
         {
             var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
             AllEntries();
             Plugin.Log.Debug($"Warming up auto-translate took {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
-        }).Start();
+        })
+        {
+            IsBackground = true,
+            Name = "HellionChat-AutoTranslate-Warmup",
+        };
+        thread.Start();
     }
 
     private static List<AutoTranslateEntry> AllEntries()

HellionChat/packages.lock.json

@@ -1,110 +1,110 @@
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-      "DotNet.ReproducibleBuilds": {
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-      },
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-          "MessagePackAnalyzer": "3.1.4",
-          "Microsoft.NET.StringTools": "17.11.4"
+    "version": 1,
+    "dependencies": {
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+            "DalamudPackager": {
+                "type": "Direct",
+                "requested": "[15.0.0, )",
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README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Build](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml)
 [![License: EUPL-1.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-EUPL--1.2-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.4.3-brightgreen)](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/latest)
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.4.5-brightgreen)](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/latest)
 [![Dalamud API](https://img.shields.io/badge/Dalamud-API_15-purple)](https://github.com/goatcorp/Dalamud)
 [![.NET](https://img.shields.io/badge/.NET-10.0-512BD4)](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/)
 [![FFXIV](https://img.shields.io/badge/FFXIV-Dawntrail-c3a37f)](https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <img src="docs/images/hellion-forge.png" alt="Hellion Forge" width="180" />
 </p>
 
-**Version 1.4.3** — Privacy-first chat plugin for FINAL FANTASY XIV / Dalamud, built on
+**Version 1.4.5** — Privacy-first chat plugin for FINAL FANTASY XIV / Dalamud, built on
 [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) (EUPL-1.2).
 
 Hellion Chat is a privacy-first plugin built on the Chat 2 foundation. The majority of the engine comes from Chat 2
@@ -286,14 +286,18 @@ An optional submission to the Dalamud main plugin repo (in addition to the custo
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Version 1.4.3** — Plugin-load async init plus repo cutover: the plugin has been migrated to Dalamud's
-`IAsyncDalamudPlugin` API. The constructor now handles only bootstrap essentials (config load, language init, conflict
-detection); migrations, service allocations, window construction, and hook subscriptions move into `LoadAsync`, allowing
-Dalamud to keep the UI responsive during heavy lifting. A schema gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain; configs at
-schema v16+ load directly, older configs trigger an "install v1.4.2 first" error message. Custom repo URL migrated to
-`gitea.hellion-forge.cloud`; the GitHub repo remains as a frozen v1.4.2 snapshot. Plugin load time is ~3.7 s median (5
-reloads), comparable to v1.4.2 — the async migration is the foundation for v1.4.4 lazy-init optimizations, not a direct
-user-facing win. Fourth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish sweep series (as of 2026-05-08).
+**Version 1.4.5** — User-visible robustness polish on top of the v1.4.4 threading work. The chat log no longer fails
+silently: a draw-path exception now triggers a one-shot warning notification that points users at `/xllog`, while the
+stack trace itself keeps going through `Plugin.Log.Error` as before. The first-run wizard splits accept from close —
+`OnClose` no longer silently sets `FirstRunCompleted`, so closing the X leaves the wizard pending and it reopens on the
+next plugin load; a new footer "Later — keep defaults" button is the explicit path to dismiss without picking a profile.
+`InputHistoryService` clears on plugin dispose alongside the existing pure-memory cleanups, so the previous session's
+typed commands don't bleed into the next load. `FontManager.GetHellionFontBytes` becomes a `Try`-variant that falls back
+to the system-font path when the embedded resource is missing (broken csproj / dev build) instead of throwing through
+the UiBuilder. The status bar drops the right-aligned version slot when the chat window is below the threshold needed to
+fit all five slots without overlap. Internal: explicit session-only Auto-Tell-Tab invariant comment with a
+`TempTabCounter.InitFromList` pin in the Build-Suite. No schema bump, no migration. Sixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish
+sweep series (as of 2026-05-12).
 
 Hellion Chat is a standalone plugin, no longer a fork in the repository sense. Fully completed:
 

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,67 @@ to the release pages for details.
 
 ---
 
+## Hellion Chat 1.4.5 — UX and Robustness (2026-05-12)
+
+Sixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. User-visible robustness fixes plus two doc/test polish items from the
+audit backlog. No schema bump, no migration.
+
+- `ChatLogWindow.Draw` now surfaces a one-shot warning notification when the draw path throws. The stack trace still
+  goes to `/xllog` via `Plugin.Log.Error`; the notification is suppressed for the rest of the plugin session so a
+  recurring failure can't spam the notification stack frame-by-frame. Pattern-match to the existing `Plugin.cs:505-516`
+  migration-blocker notification
+- `FirstRunWizard` splits accept from close. `OnClose` no longer silently sets `FirstRunCompleted`, so closing the X
+  leaves the wizard pending and it reopens on the next plugin load. A new footer "Later — keep defaults" button is the
+  explicit path to dismiss without picking a profile. Bilingual strings (EN + DE) plus a tooltip
+- `InputHistoryService.Reset` is wired into `Plugin.DisposeAsync` alongside the existing pure-memory cleanups. Static
+  state used to survive a plugin reload — the next load now starts with an empty history
+- `FontManager.GetHellionFontBytes` becomes `TryGetHellionFontBytes` with a nullable return. On miss (broken csproj,
+  hand-rolled dev build) the caller falls back to the system-font path that `UseHellionFont=false` already uses, plus a
+  `Plugin.Log.Warning`. The whole UiBuilder no longer throws if the embedded font resource is absent
+- `Plugin.cs:167-168` gets a 4-line reasoning comment around the session-only `RemoveAll(IsTempTab)`: tells are usually
+  privacy-filtered, resurrecting an empty crashed-session tab would trigger DB reconstruction on the next load.
+  `TempTabCounter.InitFromList` mirrors the post-strip semantic in the Build-Suite with a pinning test
+- `StatusBar.cs` drops the version slot when the chat window's content width minus the version text is below 200 px. The
+  right-aligned version used to clip into the four left-side slots in narrow windows
+
+Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — <https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR>
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+---
+
+## Hellion Chat 1.4.4 — Threading and IPC Safety Polish (2026-05-12)
+
+Fifth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Threading assumptions are documented per-method, a hot-path lock
+falls away in `AutoTellTabsService`, IPC-cleanup failures become visible, and the privacy filter now speaks up when an
+unknown ChatType shows up.
+
+- `AutoTellTabsService.ActiveTempTabCount` switches from a lock-protected LINQ `Count` to an `Interlocked` counter kept
+  in sync with `Config.Tabs` from inside the existing mutation paths. `Initialize()` seeds the counter from the
+  persisted Tabs list, and `SaveConfig`'s snapshot-restore path calls a new `ResyncTempTabCounter()` so the mid-step
+  `RemoveAll` doesn't leave the counter drifting. Pure-helper test mirror lives in the Build-Suite repo
+- `HonorificService` per-method threading banners replace the block comment at the bottom of the file. Each IPC callback
+  (`TryInitialPull`, `OnTitleChanged`, `OnReady`, `OnDisposing`, `TryUnsubscribe`) and the `CurrentTitle` field carry a
+  one-line `// Thread:` annotation so the framework-thread invariant is visible at the call site
+- `TryUnsubscribe` log-level upgraded from `Debug` to `Warning`. A silent unsubscribe failure leaks a live subscription
+  across plugin reloads, which is exactly the kind of issue that should not be at Debug
+- `AutoTranslate.PreloadCache` thread now has `IsBackground = true` and a thread name. Without `IsBackground` the warmup
+  blocks plugin unload (typically 100-300 ms). Pattern-match to `MessageManager` (F6.1) and `Plugin.RetentionSweep`
+  (F9.3), both since v1.4.0
+- `Configuration.IsAllowedForStorage` adds a one-line `Plugin.Log.Warning` for the first occurrence of any ChatType that
+  isn't in `PrivacyPersistChannels`. Dedup via a `NonSerialized` `HashSet<ChatType>`, so the warning fires once per
+  runtime — not once per frame, not once per install. Failsafe routing through `PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels` is
+  unchanged
+- `PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels` field default flipped from `false` to `true` for new installs via a constant in
+  `PrivacyDefaults`. Existing configs keep their explicit choice — the deserializer overrides the initializer. No schema
+  bump, no migration, no first-run banner
+
+Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — <https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR>
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+---
+
 ## Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (2026-05-08)
 
 Plugin lifecycle migrated to Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin` API. The constructor now does only the bootstrap-essentials

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -10,14 +10,37 @@ the plugin's privacy-first scope during brainstorming.
 
 ---
 
-## Next Cycle (v1.4.4)
+## Next Cycle (v1.4.6)
 
-**Window-Lazy-Open + Render-Init-Cost Optimisation** — take the `IAsyncDalamudPlugin` foundation laid in v1.4.3 and turn
-it into wins users can actually feel. Window construction deferred until first open, render-path init cost reduced in
-the first frames. Concrete candidates and size estimates will be consolidated in the v1.4.4 brainstorm.
+**Code-Hygiene + Refactor.** Build-side pre-commit hook with csharpier-check as a hard gate so format drift can't reach
+a commit (~30 min). Plus the cycle absorbs whatever surfaces from v1.4.5 smoke that doesn't justify a hotfix. Concrete
+scope is consolidated in the v1.4.6 brainstorm.
 
 ---
 
+## v1.4.5 — UX and Robustness (released 2026-05-12)
+
+Sixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. User-visible robustness polish plus two doc/test polish items from
+the audit backlog. Chat-log draw failures now surface as a one-shot notification instead of failing silently. The
+first-run wizard splits accept from close: `OnClose` no longer silently sets `FirstRunCompleted`, and a new footer
+"Later — keep defaults" button is the explicit path to dismiss without picking a profile. `InputHistoryService` clears
+on plugin dispose so the previous session's typed commands don't bleed into the next load. `FontManager` falls back to
+the system font path if the embedded Hellion font resource is missing (broken-csproj / dev-build only). The status bar
+hides the version slot when the chat window is too narrow to fit all five slots without overlap. Plus
+`Plugin.cs:167-168` gains an explicit session-only Auto-Tell-Tab invariant comment with a `TempTabCounter.InitFromList`
+pin in the Build-Suite. No schema bump, no migration.
+
+## v1.4.4 — Threading and IPC Safety Polish (released 2026-05-12)
+
+Fifth sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. `AutoTellTabsService.ActiveTempTabCount` switches from a
+lock-protected LINQ `Count` to an `Interlocked` counter kept in sync from inside the existing mutation paths;
+`Initialize()` seeds from the persisted Tabs list and `SaveConfig`'s snapshot-restore path calls a new
+`ResyncTempTabCounter()` after the mid-step `RemoveAll`. `HonorificService` carries per-method threading banners and
+`TryUnsubscribe`'s log level moves from Debug to Warning. `AutoTranslate.PreloadCache` is marked `IsBackground = true`
+so plugin unload no longer waits for it. `Configuration.IsAllowedForStorage` logs once per unknown ChatType via a
+`NonSerialized` `HashSet`, and `PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels` default flips to `true` for new installs. No schema bump,
+no migration.
+
 ## v1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (released 2026-05-08)
 
 Fourth and largest sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Plugin migrated to Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin` API:

repo.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "Author": "Jon Kazama (Hellion Forge)",
         "Name": "Hellion Chat",
         "InternalName": "HellionChat",
-        "AssemblyVersion": "1.4.3.0",
+        "AssemblyVersion": "1.4.5.0",
         "Description": "A Hellion Forge plugin — privacy-focused chat replacement for FINAL FANTASY XIV, built for EU, US and JP data rules.\n\nBy default only your own conversations are stored. Public chat, NPC dialogue, system messages and battle logs are discarded at the storage layer unless you opt in. Retention windows are configurable per channel, history can be wiped retroactively, and everything can be exported on demand.\n\nFeatures:\n- Channel whitelist with a Privacy-First default\n- Per-channel retention with a daily background sweep\n- Retroactive cleanup with preview and Ctrl+Shift confirm\n- Export to Markdown, JSON or CSV\n- First-run wizard with three profiles: Privacy-First, Casual, Full History\n- Bilingual UI (EN/DE) with live language switching\n- Own config and database — no shared state with other plugins\n\nBased on Chat 2 by Infi and Anna (EUPL-1.2).\nSupport: https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR",
         "ApplicableVersion": "any",
         "RepoUrl": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat",
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
         "CanUnloadAsync": false,
         "LoadPriority": 0,
         "Punchline": "A Hellion Forge plugin. Privacy-first chat for FFXIV, built to stay out of your way.",
-        "Changelog": "**v1.4.3 — Faster plugin load + new repo (2026-05-08)**\n\nHeavy startup work (migrations, hooks, windows) now runs async so Dalamud's UI stays responsive during load. Load time is comparable to v1.4.2 — this is the foundation for v1.4.4 optimisations.\n\n- Two-phase async load via IAsyncDalamudPlugin\n- Schema-gate replaces the v9→v16 migration chain; old configs require a v1.4.2 install first\n- AutoTranslate cache loads on first use instead of every startup\n- Custom font (Hellion-Exo2) appears with a brief pop after load\n- Repo moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud — update your custom-repo URL\n\n---\n\n**v1.4.2 — Smoother frames in the chat log**\n\nPer-frame allocations in the chat-log render path eliminated. 2–5% frame-time recovery in typical scenes, more on pop-out-heavy setups.\n\n- Card-mode: theme/border invariants hoisted out of the per-message loop\n- Auto-tell tab tint and icon cached per tab\n- Status bar aggregation runs on ~1% of frames instead of every frame\n\n---\n\nFull history: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases",
+        "Changelog": "**v1.4.5 — UX and Robustness (2026-05-12)**\n\nSixth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Chat-log draw failures surface as a notification, the first-run wizard has an explicit Later option, the input history clears on plugin reload, and the status bar version slot stops clipping in narrow windows.\n\n- Chat window draw errors now show a one-shot notification instead of failing silently — stack trace stays in /xllog\n- First-run wizard: explicit \"Later — keep defaults\" button. Closing the X no longer silently accepts the defaults; the wizard reopens on the next plugin load if nothing was picked\n- InputHistoryService clears on plugin dispose so the previous session's typed commands don't bleed into the next load\n- Status bar hides the version slot when the chat window is too narrow to fit all five slots without overlap\n- Internal: explicit session-only Auto-Tell-Tab invariant in Plugin.cs plus a pinning test in the Build-Suite\n- Internal: FontManager falls back to the system font if the embedded Hellion font resource is missing — logs a Warning\n\n---\n\n**v1.4.4 — Threading and IPC safety polish (2026-05-12)**\n\nFifth sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series. Threading assumptions are documented per-method, a hot-path lock falls away, and the privacy filter speaks up when an unknown ChatType shows up.\n\n- AutoTellTabs hot-path getter uses an Interlocked counter instead of taking the lock on every read\n- Honorific integration: per-method threading banners, plus Warning-level log on unsubscribe failure\n- AutoTranslate warmup thread marked IsBackground so plugin unload doesn't wait for it\n- PrivacyFilter logs once per unknown ChatType so a future patch's added channel doesn't drop off the radar\n- New installs persist unknown channels by default; existing configs keep their explicit choice\n\n---\n\n**v1.4.3 — Faster plugin load + new repo (2026-05-08)**\n\nHeavy startup work (migrations, hooks, windows) now runs async so Dalamud's UI stays responsive during load. Load time is comparable to v1.4.2 — this is the foundation for v1.4.4 optimisations.\n\n- Two-phase async load via IAsyncDalamudPlugin\n- Schema-gate replaces the v9→v16 migration chain; old configs require a v1.4.2 install first\n- AutoTranslate cache loads on first use instead of every startup\n- Custom font (Hellion-Exo2) appears with a brief pop after load\n- Repo moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud — update your custom-repo URL\n\n---\n\n**v1.4.2 — Smoother frames in the chat log**\n\nPer-frame allocations in the chat-log render path eliminated. 2–5% frame-time recovery in typical scenes, more on pop-out-heavy setups.\n\n- Card-mode: theme/border invariants hoisted out of the per-message loop\n- Auto-tell tab tint and icon cached per tab\n- Status bar aggregation runs on ~1% of frames instead of every frame\n\n---\n\nFull history: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases",
         "AcceptsFeedback": true,
-        "DownloadLinkInstall": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.3/latest.zip",
-        "DownloadLinkUpdate": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.3/latest.zip",
-        "DownloadLinkTesting": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.3/latest.zip",
-        "TestingAssemblyVersion": "1.4.3.0",
+        "DownloadLinkInstall": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.5/latest.zip",
+        "DownloadLinkUpdate": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.5/latest.zip",
+        "DownloadLinkTesting": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/download/v1.4.5/latest.zip",
+        "TestingAssemblyVersion": "1.4.5.0",
         "IconUrl": "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png",
         "ImageUrls": [
             "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/chatWindow.png",

scripts/preflight.sh

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ echo "==> preflight: Block A — version consistency"
 echo "==> preflight: Block B — manifest shape"
 ./scripts/verify-manifest-shape.sh
 
-echo "==> preflight: Block C — changelog sync - SKIPPED (Changed HellionChat.yaml for better readability, but this is a non-code change and the changelog is already up to date with the previous version bump.TODO: Script fix)"
-# ./scripts/verify-changelog-sync.sh
+echo "==> preflight: Block C — changelog sync"
+./scripts/verify-changelog-sync.sh
 
 echo "==> preflight: Block D — plugin compile health"
 dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release --nologo --verbosity quiet

scripts/verify-changelog-sync.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # verify-changelog-sync.sh — Block C.
 # Strips .0 suffix from repo.json AssemblyVersion to derive the 3-digit tag/version.
-# yaml.changelog is a single multi-line block with **Hellion Chat X.Y.Z** subblocks.
+# yaml.changelog is a single multi-line block with **vX.Y.Z** subblocks.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ ok()   { echo "verify-changelog-sync: OK — $1"; }
 VER="$(jq -r '.[0].AssemblyVersion' "$REPO_JSON" | sed -E 's/\.0$//')"
 TAG="v$VER"
 
-grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*\*\*Hellion Chat ${VER}" "$YAML" \
-  || fail "$YAML changelog missing **Hellion Chat ${VER}** subblock. Fix: add the v${VER} block at the top of the changelog field."
+grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*\*\*v${VER}[^0-9]" "$YAML" \
+  || fail "$YAML changelog missing **v${VER}** subblock. Fix: add the v${VER} block at the top of the changelog field."
 
-jq -r '.[0].Changelog' "$REPO_JSON" | grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*\*\*Hellion Chat ${VER}" \
-  || fail "$REPO_JSON Changelog missing **Hellion Chat ${VER}** subblock. Fix: copy the yaml changelog over."
+jq -r '.[0].Changelog' "$REPO_JSON" | grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*\*\*v${VER}[^0-9]" \
+  || fail "$REPO_JSON Changelog missing **v${VER}** subblock. Fix: copy the yaml changelog over."
 
 FORGE_FILE="$FORGE_DIR/${TAG}.md"
 [ -f "$FORGE_FILE" ] || fail "$FORGE_FILE missing. Fix: create from previous tag's file as template."
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ FOOTER_LEN=80
 TOTAL=$((TITLE_LEN + ${#BODY} + FOOTER_LEN))
 [ "$TOTAL" -le 5500 ] || fail "Forge embed total ~${TOTAL} chars > 5500 cap."
 
-YAML_VERSIONS="$(grep -cE '^[[:space:]]*\*\*Hellion Chat' "$YAML" || true)"
+YAML_VERSIONS="$(grep -cE '^[[:space:]]*\*\*v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' "$YAML" || true)"
 [ "$YAML_VERSIONS" -le 4 ] || fail "$YAML changelog has $YAML_VERSIONS version subblocks (max 4). Fix: move oldest to docs/CHANGELOG.md."
 
 ok "yaml/repo.json/forge-post in sync for $TAG, embed-total ~${TOTAL}/5500, $YAML_VERSIONS/4 subblocks"