Merge branch 'feature/v1.5.2'

Preflight Block E (`dotnet csharpier check`) flagged two reflows
in the v1.5.2 code: the ForgeBronzeDim Vector4 constant needed
multi-line form, and a handful of switch arms / long Plugin.Config
chains in WizardStateSmokeStep needed line-breaks at csharpier's
print-width. Pure formatting — zero functional change. Block D
build stays clean, Block E now passes.

.editorconfig

@@ -1,167 +1,252 @@
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .editorconfig – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Strategie:
+# #     - Standard-.NET-Conventions (private Fields = _camelCase)
+# #     - CSharpier übernimmt die meiste Formatierung
+# #     - Hier: Naming, IDE-Hints, Backup-Format-Regeln
+# #
+# # ##############################################################
+
+root = true
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Defaults (alle Files)
+# =====================================================
+
 [*]
 indent_style = space
 tab_width = 4
 indent_size = 4
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
-insert_final_newline=false
+insert_final_newline = true
 
-# JetBrains Rider custom properties for code formatting styles
-resharper_csharp_brace_style=next_line
-# Allman für standard Tooling (VS Code)
+
+# =====================================================
+# Markdown: Trailing Spaces erlaubt (2 Spaces = <br>)
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# JSON / YAML / Web-Configs: 2-Space-Indent
+# Konsistent mit yamllint und Prettier-Override
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.{yaml,yml}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.{json,jsonc,har,jsb2,jsb3,postman_collection,postman_environment}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[{.babelrc,.eslintrc,.prettierrc,.markdownlintrc,.stylelintrc,bowerrc}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET / XAML / Razor / Resources: 4-Space-Indent
+# =====================================================
+
+[*.{cs,csx,vb,fs,fsi,fsx}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{xml,xsd,xaml,axaml,paml,resx,resw,nuspec,config}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{cshtml,razor,aspx,ascx,asax,master,axaml}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   C# Sektion: Style, Naming, Format
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+[*.{cs,csx}]
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Style – var-Präferenz
+# =====================================================
+
+csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_elsewhere = true:suggestion
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Style – Sonstiges
+# =====================================================
+
+# UTF-8 String Literals (C# 11+)
+csharp_style_prefer_utf8_string_literals = true:suggestion
+
+# Reihenfolge der Access-Modifier (Microsoft-Empfehlung)
+csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public, private, protected, internal, file, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async, required:suggestion
+
+# Initializer: nicht alles auf eine Zeile
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers = false
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Format – Braces (Backup, falls CSharpier nicht läuft)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Allman Style: Klammern auf neue Zeile
 csharp_new_line_before_open_brace = all
 csharp_new_line_before_else = true
 csharp_new_line_before_catch = true
 csharp_new_line_before_finally = true
 
-# Switch-Einrückung
+
+# =====================================================
+# C# Format – Switch-Einrückung
+# =====================================================
+
 csharp_indent_case_contents = true
 csharp_indent_switch_labels = true
 
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Qualification (kein "this." nötig)
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_field = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_property = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_method = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_event = false:suggestion
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Predefined Types (int statt Int32 etc.)
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access = true:suggestion
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Parentheses
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_arithmetic_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_relational_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_other_binary_operators = always_for_clarity:none
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# .NET Style – Accessibility-Modifier erzwingen
+# =====================================================
+
+dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers = for_non_interface_members:suggestion
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   Naming Conventions (.NET-Standard)
+# #
+# #   Private Instance Fields:      _camelCase
+# #   Private Static Fields:        _camelCase
+# #   Private Constants:            PascalCase
+# #   Private Static Readonly:      PascalCase
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+# === Style: Underscore + camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_style.underscore_camel_case_style.capitalization = camel_case
+dotnet_naming_style.underscore_camel_case_style.required_prefix = _
+
+# === Style: PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case_style.capitalization = pascal_case
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Instance Fields → _camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.symbols = private_instance_fields_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields.style = underscore_camel_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Static Fields → _camelCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.symbols = private_static_fields_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields.style = underscore_camel_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.required_modifiers = static
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Constants → PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.symbols = private_constants_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants.style = pascal_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.required_modifiers = const
+
+
+# === Rule: Private Static Readonly → PascalCase ===
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.severity = warning
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.symbols = private_static_readonly_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly.style = pascal_case_style
+
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = private
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.required_modifiers = static, readonly
+
+
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   JetBrains Rider / ReSharper Settings
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+# === Brace-Style (für ReSharper-spezifische Formatierung) ===
+resharper_csharp_brace_style = next_line
+
+# Kurze Statements ohne Klammern erlaubt (für 1-Zeiler)
 resharper_csharp_braces_for_foreach = not_required
 resharper_csharp_braces_for_for = not_required
 resharper_csharp_braces_for_while = not_required
-charset=utf-8
-end_of_line=lf
 
-# Microsoft .NET properties
-csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers=false
-csharp_preferred_modifier_order=public, private, protected, internal, file, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async, required:suggestion
-csharp_style_prefer_utf8_string_literals=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_elsewhere=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types=true:suggestion
-csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent=true:suggestion
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.resharper_description=Constant fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.resharper_guid=236f7aa5-7b06-43ca-bf2a-9b31bfcff09a
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_constants_rule.symbols=private_constants_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.resharper_description=Instance fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.resharper_guid=4a98fdf6-7d98-4f5a-afeb-ea44ad98c70c
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule.symbols=private_instance_fields_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.resharper_description=Instance fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.resharper_guid=4a98fdf6-7d98-4f5a-afeb-ea44ad98c70c
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_instance_fields_rule_1.symbols=private_instance_fields_symbols_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.resharper_description=Static fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.resharper_guid=f9fce829-e6f4-4cb2-80f1-5497c44f51df
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_fields_rule.symbols=private_static_fields_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.resharper_description=Static readonly fields (private)
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.resharper_guid=15b5b1f1-457c-4ca6-b278-5615aedc07d3
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.style=upper_camel_case_style
-dotnet_naming_rule.private_static_readonly_rule.symbols=private_static_readonly_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.resharper_description=Unity serialized field
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.resharper_guid=5f0fdb63-c892-4d2c-9324-15c80b22a7ef
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.style=lower_camel_case_style_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule.symbols=unity_serialized_field_symbols
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.import_to_resharper=True
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.resharper_description=Unity serialized field
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.resharper_guid=5f0fdb63-c892-4d2c-9324-15c80b22a7ef
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.severity=warning
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.style=lower_camel_case_style_1
-dotnet_naming_rule.unity_serialized_field_rule_1.symbols=unity_serialized_field_symbols_1
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style.capitalization=camel_case
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style.required_prefix=_
-dotnet_naming_style.lower_camel_case_style_1.capitalization=camel_case
-dotnet_naming_style.upper_camel_case_style.capitalization=pascal_case
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.required_modifiers=const
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=constant_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_constants_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=any
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=field,readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.resharper_applicable_kinds=field,readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_instance_fields_symbols_1.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_fields_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=private
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.applicable_kinds=field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.required_modifiers=readonly,static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=readonly_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.private_static_readonly_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=static
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.applicable_accessibilities=*
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.applicable_kinds=
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.resharper_applicable_kinds=unity_serialised_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.applicable_accessibilities=*
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.applicable_kinds=
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.resharper_applicable_kinds=unity_serialised_field
-dotnet_naming_symbols.unity_serialized_field_symbols_1.resharper_required_modifiers=instance
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_arithmetic_binary_operators=never_if_unnecessary:none
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_other_binary_operators=always_for_clarity:none
-dotnet_style_parentheses_in_relational_binary_operators=never_if_unnecessary:none
-dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members=true:suggestion
-dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access=true:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_event=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_field=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_method=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_qualification_for_property=false:suggestion
-dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers=for_non_interface_members:suggestion
-
-# ReSharper properties
+# === Auto-Detection und Formatter-Tags ===
 resharper_autodetect_indent_settings = true
-resharper_cpp_insert_final_newline=true
-resharper_csharp_insert_final_newline=false
+resharper_use_indent_from_vs = false
+
+# Erlaubt @formatter:off / @formatter:on Kommentare im Code
 resharper_formatter_off_tag = @formatter:off
 resharper_formatter_on_tag = @formatter:on
 resharper_formatter_tags_enabled = true
-resharper_fsharp_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_html_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_resx_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_shaderlab_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_t4_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_use_indent_from_vs=false
-resharper_vb_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_xmldoc_insert_final_newline=false
-resharper_xml_insert_final_newline=false
 
-# ReSharper inspection severities
+
+# =====================================================
+# ReSharper Inspection Severities
+# (Hints = blaue Wellen, Warnings = gelb, Errors = rot)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Style-Suggestions: nur als Hint anzeigen
 resharper_arrange_redundant_parentheses_highlighting = hint
 resharper_arrange_this_qualifier_highlighting = hint
 resharper_arrange_type_member_modifiers_highlighting = hint
 resharper_arrange_type_modifiers_highlighting = hint
 resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_for_member_access_highlighting = hint
 resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_highlighting = hint
-resharper_razor_assembly_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_redundant_base_qualifier_highlighting=warning
 resharper_suggest_var_or_type_built_in_types_highlighting = hint
 resharper_suggest_var_or_type_elsewhere_highlighting = hint
 resharper_suggest_var_or_type_simple_types_highlighting = hint
-resharper_web_config_module_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_web_config_type_not_resolved_highlighting=warning
-resharper_web_config_wrong_module_highlighting=warning
 
-[{*.har,*.jsb2,*.jsb3,*.json,*.jsonc,*.postman_collection,*.postman_collection.json,*.postman_environment,*.postman_environment.json,.babelrc,.eslintrc,.prettierrc,.prettierrc.json,.markdownlint.json,.yamllint.json,.stylelintrc,bowerrc,jest.config}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=2
-
-[{*.yaml,*.yml}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=2
-
-[*.{appxmanifest,asax,ascx,aspx,axaml,build,c,c++,c++m,cc,ccm,cginc,compute,cp,cpp,cppm,cs,cshtml,cu,cuh,cxx,cxxm,dtd,fs,fsi,fsscript,fsx,fx,fxh,h,hh,hlsl,hlsli,hlslinc,hpp,hxx,inc,inl,ino,ipp,ixx,master,ml,mli,mpp,mq4,mq5,mqh,mxx,nuspec,paml,razor,resw,resx,shader,skin,tpp,usf,ush,uxml,vb,xaml,xamlx,xoml,xsd}]
-indent_style=space
-indent_size=4
-tab_width=4
-[*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace=false
+# Echte Probleme: als Warning
+resharper_redundant_base_qualifier_highlighting = warning

.env.example

@@ -1,19 +1,50 @@
-# Local development environment template
-#
-# Copy this file to `.env` and adjust paths to your setup,
-# or run: bash scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
-#
-# `.env` is gitignored — never commit your local paths.
-#
-# Activate in shell:
-#   set -a; source .env; set +a
-#
-# Or use direnv (recommended):
-#   echo 'dotenv .env' > .envrc && direnv allow
+##############################################################
+##
+##   .env.example – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Template für lokale Entwicklungsumgebung.
+##   Kopiere diese Datei nach `.env` und passe die Pfade
+##   an dein Setup an.
+##
+##   ⚠️  `.env` ist gitignored – niemals lokale Pfade committen!
+##
+##############################################################
+##
+##   SETUP
+##
+##   1) Manuell:
+##        cp .env.example .env
+##        # Pfade in .env anpassen
+##
+##   2) Automatisch:
+##        bash scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
+##
+##   AKTIVIERUNG IN DER SHELL
+##
+##   Variante A – einmalig pro Shell:
+##        set -a; source .env; set +a
+##
+##   Variante B – mit direnv (empfohlen):
+##        echo 'dotenv .env' > .envrc
+##        direnv allow
+##
+##############################################################
 
-# Path to Dalamud development DLLs (Dalamud.dll, FFXIVClientStructs.dll,
-# Lumina.dll, Lumina.Excel.dll). Required for building ChatTwo.Tests project.
+
+# =====================================================
+# Build & Development Paths
+# =====================================================
+
+# Pfad zu den Dalamud-Development-DLLs:
+#   - Dalamud.dll
+#   - FFXIVClientStructs.dll
+#   - Lumina.dll
+#   - Lumina.Excel.dll
 #
+# Wird zum Bauen des HellionChat.Tests-Projekts benötigt.
+#
+# Standardpfade je nach Plattform:
 #   XIVLauncher Core (Linux):  ~/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev
 #   XIVLauncher    (Windows):  %AppData%\XIVLauncher\addon\Hooks\dev
+#   XIVLauncher    (macOS):    ~/Library/Application Support/XIV on Mac/dalamud/Hooks/dev
 DALAMUD_HOME=/path/to/dalamud/dev/dlls

.gitattributes

@@ -1,8 +1,178 @@
-# Generated files
-HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx linguist-generated=true
+##############################################################
+##
+##   .gitattributes – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Setup:        Linux-First Development
+##                 (Hauptentwicklung auf Linux, Target = Dalamud/Windows)
+##   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+##
+##   Strategie:
+##     - Default:                Alles LF (Linux-Konvention)
+##     - Windows-Batch-Scripts:  CRLF (technische Pflicht!)
+##     - PowerShell:             CRLF (Sicherheit für Windows PS 5.1)
+##     - Binärdateien:           explizit markiert (gegen Korruption)
+##
+##   Hinweis:
+##     Moderne Visual-Studio- und MSBuild-Versionen kommen
+##     problemlos mit LF in .sln/.csproj klar.
+##     Falls jemals Probleme auftauchen: hier umstellen.
+##
+##############################################################
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Default: Auto-Detect, alles auf LF normalisieren
+# =====================================================
+
 * text=auto eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Source Code (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
 *.cs            text eol=lf
+*.csx           text eol=lf
+*.vb            text eol=lf
+*.fs            text eol=lf
+*.fsx           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Configs & Daten (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.json          text eol=lf
 *.yml           text eol=lf
 *.yaml          text eol=lf
+*.xml           text eol=lf
 *.md            text eol=lf
-*.json text eol=lf
+*.txt           text eol=lf
+*.config        text eol=lf
+*.editorconfig  text eol=lf
+.gitignore      text eol=lf
+.gitattributes  text eol=lf
+.env.example    text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Visual Studio / MSBuild Project Files (LF)
+# Linux-first: moderne Tools kommen mit LF zurecht
+# =====================================================
+
+*.sln           text eol=lf
+*.csproj        text eol=lf
+*.vbproj        text eol=lf
+*.fsproj        text eol=lf
+*.props         text eol=lf
+*.targets       text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Resources & Lokalisierung (LF)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Linguist soll generierte Sprachdateien nicht mitzählen
+HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx linguist-generated=true
+
+*.resx          text eol=lf
+*.resw          text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Linux/Mac-Scripts (LF – Pflicht)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.sh            text eol=lf
+*.bash          text eol=lf
+*.zsh           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# >>> AUSNAHMEN <<<
+# Windows-Scripts brauchen ZWINGEND CRLF.
+# Mit LF werden diese auf Windows nicht ausgeführt!
+# =====================================================
+
+# Batch-Scripts (cmd.exe braucht CRLF)
+*.bat           text eol=crlf
+*.cmd           text eol=crlf
+
+# PowerShell (PS 7+ wäre LF-tolerant,
+# aber Windows PowerShell 5.1 zickt teilweise)
+*.ps1           text eol=crlf
+*.psm1          text eol=crlf
+*.psd1          text eol=crlf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Binäre Build-Artefakte
+# =====================================================
+
+*.dll           binary
+*.exe           binary
+*.pdb           binary
+*.so            binary
+*.dylib         binary
+*.nupkg         binary
+*.snupkg        binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Bilder (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.png           binary
+*.jpg           binary
+*.jpeg          binary
+*.gif           binary
+*.ico           binary
+*.bmp           binary
+*.tiff          binary
+*.webp          binary
+
+# SVG ist eigentlich XML – als Text behandeln
+*.svg           text eol=lf
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Fonts (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.ttf           binary
+*.otf           binary
+*.woff          binary
+*.woff2         binary
+*.eot           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Archive (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.zip           binary
+*.7z            binary
+*.tar           binary
+*.gz            binary
+*.rar           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Audio / Video (binary)
+# =====================================================
+
+*.wav           binary
+*.mp3           binary
+*.ogg           binary
+*.mp4           binary
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# FFXIV / Dalamud spezifische Binär-Formate
+# =====================================================
+
+*.tex           binary
+*.pap           binary
+*.avfx          binary
+*.shpk          binary
+*.scd           binary

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

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+name: Build
+
+# Verifies that every push to main and every PR still builds against the
+# current Dalamud staging branch. Does not produce release artefacts; the
+# release workflow handles that on tag.
+#
+# Linux runner: gitea.com Cloud Actions provides ubuntu-latest. The plugin
+# csproj targets net10.0-windows, but `dotnet build` cross-compiles on
+# Linux as long as the Dalamud staging assemblies are present at the
+# expected lookup path ($(HOME)/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev/, which the
+# Dalamud SDK 15 uses on Linux).
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Minimum permissions for a build-only workflow: read the repo, nothing
+# else. Closes the CodeQL "Workflow does not contain permissions" alert
+# and matches the principle-of-least-privilege the security guide
+# recommends for workflows that don't push or create releases.
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build (Release)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup .NET 10
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+
+      - name: Download Dalamud staging
+        run: |
+          hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
+          mkdir -p "$hooks"
+          curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
+          unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
+
+      - name: Restore
+        run: dotnet restore HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj
+
+      - name: Build (Release)
+        run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release --no-restore

.gitea/workflows/forge-announce.yml

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+name: Forge Announce
+
+# Triggered when a vX.Y.Z tag is pushed. Reads .github/forge-posts/<tag>.md
+# (Frontmatter + DE bullet body) and the matching English block from
+# HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml, builds a Discord-Webhook embed and posts
+# it to the Hellion Forge #changelog channel.
+#
+# Decoupled from release.yml: a fail here does not block the GitHub
+# release, and a fail there does not block the announce. Spec lives in
+# the Vault under "Hellion Chat Forge-Auto-Announce Spec".
+#
+# Security: the only user-controlled inputs that enter run-steps are the
+# tag name and the frontmatter values from a repo-internal markdown file.
+# Tag name is read via env: (TAG_NAME, $env:TAG_NAME) and validated against
+# ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ before any string interpolation. Frontmatter values are
+# parsed by regex with explicit length caps. No webhook event payload data
+# (issue titles, PR bodies, commit messages, etc.) flows into run-steps.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Existing tag to (re)post, e.g. v1.1.0'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  announce:
+    name: Post changelog to Hellion Forge
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # The DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is set as a repo-level Actions Secret
+    # on Gitea (Settings → Actions → Secrets). Repo-level secrets are in
+    # scope for every job by default, no environment: declaration needed.
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+    steps:
+      # On push:tags github.ref points at the tag commit; on workflow_dispatch
+      # the user supplies the tag explicitly. Always check out that tag so
+      # the yaml + forge-posts file are read from the tagged tree, not main.
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
+
+      # Build embed-payload as a JSON file on disk. PowerShell-Core (pwsh)
+      # ships pre-installed on ubuntu-latest so we get the same scripting
+      # patterns release.yml uses on windows-latest. Tag is read via env: to
+      # treat it as a string variable rather than inline shell text, and
+      # validated against the semver regex before any interpolation.
+      - name: Build embed payload
+        id: build
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
+          if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
+              throw "V1: Refusing to announce non-semver tag: $tag"
+          }
+          $version = $tag.Substring(1)
+
+          # ---------- Forge-Post-Datei lesen ----------
+          $forgePath = ".github/forge-posts/$tag.md"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $forgePath)) {
+              throw "V2: Forge-Post-Datei für $tag fehlt unter .github/forge-posts/. Datei vor dem Tag anlegen, dann Tag re-pushen oder workflow_dispatch."
+          }
+          $forgeRaw = Get-Content -Path $forgePath -Raw
+
+          # Frontmatter (--- … ---) am Datei-Anfang
+          if ($forgeRaw -notmatch '(?s)\A---\s*\r?\n(.*?)\r?\n---\s*\r?\n(.*)\z') {
+              throw "V3: Frontmatter (---) fehlt oder ist defekt in $forgePath"
+          }
+          $fmText = $matches[1]
+          $deBody = $matches[2].Trim()
+
+          $subtitle = $null
+          $versionsnatur = $null
+          foreach ($line in ($fmText -split "`r?`n")) {
+              if ($line -match '^subtitle:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$')      { $subtitle = $matches[1] }
+              if ($line -match '^versionsnatur:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$') { $versionsnatur = $matches[1] }
+          }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($subtitle))      { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' fehlt in $forgePath" }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($versionsnatur)) { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' fehlt in $forgePath" }
+          if ($subtitle.Length      -gt 60) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' überschreitet Limit ($($subtitle.Length) Char, max 60)" }
+          if ($versionsnatur.Length -gt 40) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' überschreitet Limit ($($versionsnatur.Length) Char, max 40)" }
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($deBody)) { throw "V3: DE-Body fehlt in $forgePath" }
+
+          # ---------- EN-Block aus HellionChat.yaml ziehen ----------
+          # 1:1 Pattern aus release.yml — gleicher Header-Marker, gleiches
+          # Trailer-Verhalten. Bei Drift die zwei Workflows synchron halten.
+          $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
+          $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
+          $marker = "changelog: |-"
+          $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
+          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(4) } else { $_ }
+          }) -join "`n"
+
+          $header = "**v$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**v", 1)
+          $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
+          if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
+              $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
+          } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
+              $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
+          } else {
+              $enBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
+          }
+
+          # ---------- Embed-Felder + Per-Field-Caps (Discord-Hard-Limits) ----------
+          # Discord enforces per-embed-field limits separately from the
+          # combined-total limit. We split the DE and EN blocks into two
+          # embeds that share the same release URL so Discord stitches
+          # them into one visual card. Hard caps per Discord docs:
+          #   description: 4096 per embed
+          #   title:        256 per embed
+          #   footer.text: 2048 per embed
+          #   combined sum across all embeds: 6000
+          $title = "Hellion Chat $version — $subtitle"
+          $deDesc = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody"
+          $enDesc = "**English**`n`n$enBlock"
+          $footerText = "Hellion Forge · $versionsnatur"
+          $releaseUrl = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
+
+          if ($deDesc.Length -gt 4096) {
+              throw "V6a: DE-Body too long for one embed ($($deDesc.Length) chars, max 4096). Trim .github/forge-posts/$tag.md or post the announcement manually (see forge style §8)."
+          }
+          if ($enDesc.Length -gt 4096) {
+              throw "V6b: EN-Block too long for one embed ($($enDesc.Length) chars, max 4096). Trim the changelog entry in HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml or post manually."
+          }
+          $totalChars = $title.Length + $deDesc.Length + $enDesc.Length + $footerText.Length
+          if ($totalChars -gt 6000) {
+              throw "V6c: Combined embed chars $totalChars exceed Discord's 6000-total limit. Major-Release detected — post manually via Bot/Multi-Embed (see forge style §8)."
+          }
+          Write-Host "Embed-Caps OK: de=$($deDesc.Length)/4096, en=$($enDesc.Length)/4096, total=$totalChars/6000"
+
+          # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen (zwei Embeds, gleiche url) ----------
+          # Sharing the same `url` tells Discord to render both embeds as a
+          # single contiguous card block. The title sits on the first embed,
+          # the footer + timestamp on the last so it reads as one post.
+          $payload = [ordered]@{
+              username = "Forge Herald"
+              avatar_url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
+              content = "<@&1500489631555260446>"
+              allowed_mentions = [ordered]@{
+                  parse = @()
+                  roles = @("1500489631555260446")
+              }
+              embeds = @(
+                  [ordered]@{
+                      title = $title
+                      url = $releaseUrl
+                      color = 12730636
+                      description = $deDesc
+                  },
+                  [ordered]@{
+                      url = $releaseUrl
+                      color = 12730636
+                      description = $enDesc
+                      footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }
+                      timestamp = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
+                  }
+              )
+          }
+
+          $payloadJson = $payload | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
+          # Ausgabe-Datei ohne trailing newline für sauberes curl --data-binary @-
+          [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$PWD/embed-payload.json", $payloadJson, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
+
+          Write-Host "Payload size: $($payloadJson.Length) chars"
+          Write-Host "Embed title:  $title"
+          Write-Host "Embed footer: $footerText"
+
+      # POST to the Hellion Forge changelog webhook. curl from PowerShell-Core
+      # so we can pipe the payload via stdin (--data-binary @-) and keep
+      # secrets out of process arg lists. One retry on 5xx, hard fail on 4xx.
+      - name: POST to Hellion Forge webhook
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK }}
+        run: |
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK)) {
+              throw "V7: DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is empty. Check Settings → Environments → Webhook."
+          }
+
+          $payloadFile = "$PWD/embed-payload.json"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $payloadFile)) {
+              throw "Embed payload file missing — previous step did not produce embed-payload.json"
+          }
+
+          $maxAttempts = 2
+          $attempt = 0
+          while ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
+              $attempt++
+              Write-Host "POST attempt $attempt of $maxAttempts"
+              $tmpResp = "$PWD/.webhook-response"
+              $tmpHeaders = "$PWD/.webhook-headers"
+              # --silent suppresses progress; --show-error prints errors so
+              # the workflow log shows what happened. -w prints HTTP status
+              # to stdout for inspection. -o captures body for diagnosis,
+              # -D captures headers.
+              $rawStatus = Get-Content $payloadFile -Raw |
+                  curl --silent --show-error `
+                       --header 'Content-Type: application/json' `
+                       --data-binary '@-' `
+                       -D $tmpHeaders `
+                       -o $tmpResp `
+                       -w '%{http_code}' `
+                       "$env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK"
+              $status = [int]$rawStatus
+              Write-Host "HTTP status: $status"
+
+              if ($status -ge 200 -and $status -lt 300) {
+                  Write-Host "Forge announce POST succeeded."
+                  exit 0
+              }
+
+              $bodySnippet = ""
+              if (Test-Path $tmpResp) {
+                  $bodySnippet = (Get-Content $tmpResp -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+                  if ($bodySnippet.Length -gt 500) { $bodySnippet = $bodySnippet.Substring(0, 500) + " …" }
+              }
+
+              if ($status -ge 400 -and $status -lt 500) {
+                  # E2: 4xx is permanent — webhook revoked, channel deleted,
+                  # payload malformed. No retry.
+                  throw "E2: Discord-Webhook returned permanent $status. Body: $bodySnippet"
+              }
+
+              # E1: 5xx (or transport-level fail with status 0) — wait + retry once
+              if ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
+                  Write-Host "Transient $status — sleeping 30s before retry."
+                  Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+              } else {
+                  throw "E1: Discord-Webhook returned transient $status after $maxAttempts attempts. Body: $bodySnippet"
+              }
+          }

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release
+
+# Triggered when a vX.Y.Z tag is pushed. Builds the plugin against the
+# current Dalamud staging branch, locates the latest.zip produced by
+# DalamudPackager and attaches it to the matching Gitea Release.
+#
+# User-controlled inputs touched by this workflow:
+#   - the tag name (filtered by on.tags = v*, validated again at runtime
+#     against ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ before being used in any string)
+# All other values are either repo-controlled (paths under
+# HellionChat/bin/Release derived from find / Get-ChildItem) or pinned
+# URLs to goatcorp / gitea. Nothing from a webhook event payload (issue/PR
+# titles, commit messages, etc.) flows into a run-step.
+#
+# Linux runner: gitea.com Cloud Actions only ships ubuntu-latest. The
+# plugin csproj targets net10.0-windows, `dotnet build` cross-compiles on
+# Linux when the Dalamud staging assemblies sit under $(HOME)/.xlcore/...
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  # Manual recovery trigger. Use Gitea's "Run workflow" UI and select the
+  # tag (e.g. v1.4.4) from the Ref dropdown - not main. The Validate tag
+  # ref step below hard-fails if a non-tag ref is selected, because the
+  # release-action reads GITHUB_REF directly and rejects anything that
+  # does not start with refs/tags/.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Build and attach release ZIP
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+
+    steps:
+      # release-action@main reads GITHUB_REF directly (its action.yml
+      # does not declare a tag_name input). Validate up-front so manual
+      # dispatches from a branch ref fail loud here instead of burning
+      # a full build before the final step errors out with "ref X is
+      # not a tag".
+      - name: Validate tag ref
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" != refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+              echo "::error::Release workflow must run on a v*.X.Y tag ref, got ${GITHUB_REF}"
+              echo "::error::Push a tag, or pick the tag (not main) in the workflow_dispatch Ref dropdown."
+              exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup .NET 10
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+
+      - name: Download Dalamud staging
+        run: |
+          hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
+          mkdir -p "$hooks"
+          curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
+          unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
+
+      - name: Build (Release)
+        run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release
+
+      - name: Locate latest.zip
+        id: locate
+        run: |
+          zip="$(find HellionChat/bin/Release -name latest.zip -print -quit)"
+          if [ -z "$zip" ]; then
+              echo "latest.zip not found under HellionChat/bin/Release" >&2
+              exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Found: $zip"
+          echo "path=$zip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # Build a release body from the matching changelog block in
+      # HellionChat.yaml plus a static install / docs footer. Fails the
+      # workflow if no block exists for the tagged version, which is the
+      # automated counterpart to the "yaml + repo.json + release body
+      # kept in sync" rule.
+      #
+      # GITHUB_REF_NAME is read via env: (not ${{ }} interpolation) so the
+      # tag value is treated as a PowerShell variable, not as inline shell
+      # text. The strict regex below rejects anything that is not a clean
+      # semver tag before it is used to build a string.
+      - name: Generate release body
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          # 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+$') {
+              throw "Refusing to generate release body for non-semver tag: $tag"
+          }
+          $version = $tag.Substring(1)
+
+          $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
+          $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
+
+          $marker = "changelog: |-"
+          $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
+          if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "changelog block not found in $yamlPath" }
+
+          # changelog: is the last top-level key in the manifest, so
+          # everything after the marker is the literal block. Strip the
+          # 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(4) } else { $_ }
+          }) -join "`n"
+
+          # 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**v", 1)
+          $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
+
+          if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
+          } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
+          } else {
+              $currentBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
+          }
+
+          # Static install / docs / licence footer is maintained as a
+          # separate file so the workflow YAML stays clean (no embedded
+          # heredoc that would have to be indented under the run-block).
+          $footerPath = ".github/release-footer.md"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $footerPath)) {
+              throw "Release footer template not found: $footerPath"
+          }
+          $footer = Get-Content -Path $footerPath -Raw
+
+          $body = $currentBlock + "`n" + $footer
+          $body | Out-File -FilePath release-body.md -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
+
+          Write-Host "Generated release body for $tag :"
+          Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
+          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 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:
+          files: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.path }}
+          body: ${{ steps.body.outputs.content }}
+          api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.gitea/workflows/security.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main, master]
   pull_request:
   schedule:
-        - cron: "0 6 * * 1"
+    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
       # local-only inside a Dalamud plugin. Semgrep matches the pattern
       # without dataflow, so it flags those eight call sites; CodeQL
       # would not. Suppressed for this repo only.
-            semgrep-exclude-rules: "csharp.lang.security.sqli.csharp-sqli.csharp-sqli"
+      semgrep-exclude-rules: 'csharp.lang.security.sqli.csharp-sqli.csharp-sqli'

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: HellionChat version
       description: From Settings → Information → Version
-          placeholder: "0.5.4"
+      placeholder: '0.5.4'
     validations:
       required: true
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Scope estimate from your side
       options:
-              - "Small (one tab, one toggle, one filter)"
-              - "Medium (a settings section, persistent state, one new file)"
-              - "Large (architectural, touches the message pipeline or the database)"
+        - 'Small (one tab, one toggle, one filter)'
+        - 'Medium (a settings section, persistent state, one new file)'
+        - 'Large (architectural, touches the message pipeline or the database)'
         - "I don't know"
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -51,7 +51,5 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I have searched existing issues for similar requests
           required: true
-              - label:
-                    I understand HellionChat is a privacy-focused fork and not a feature parity tool with upstream Chat
-                    2
+        - label: I understand HellionChat is a privacy-focused fork and not a feature parity tool with upstream Chat 2
           required: true

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
 
 - [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
 - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds behaviour)
-- [ ] Breaking change (config migration, removed feature, or behaviour change that user-visible defaults rely on)
+- [ ] Breaking change (config migration, removed feature, or behaviour change that user-visible
+      defaults rely on)
 - [ ] Documentation only
 - [ ] Translation update
 - [ ] Build, CI or tooling change
@@ -55,10 +56,11 @@ new commands, new translations, removed behaviour. If none, write
 
 ## Checklist
 
-- [ ] I have read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+- [ ] I have read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) and
+      [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 - [ ] My change matches the existing code style (`.editorconfig`).
-- [ ] I added or updated tests where the existing test infrastructure made that practical, or I have explained why tests
-      are not applicable.
+- [ ] I added or updated tests where the existing test infrastructure made that practical, or I have
+      explained why tests are not applicable.
 - [ ] I updated the README, in-plugin strings or documentation if my change is user-visible.
 - [ ] I did not include any AI-generated code without disclosing it in the PR description (see
       [AI_DISCLOSURE.md](../docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md)).

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
       day: monday
-          time: "07:00"
+      time: '07:00'
       timezone: Europe/Berlin
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     labels:
       - dependencies
       - nuget
     commit-message:
-          prefix: "chore(deps)"
+      prefix: 'chore(deps)'
     groups:
       patches:
         update-types:
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: monthly
-          time: "07:00"
+      time: '07:00'
       timezone: Europe/Berlin
     open-pull-requests-limit: 3
     labels:
       - dependencies
       - github-actions
     commit-message:
-          prefix: "chore(actions)"
+      prefix: 'chore(actions)'

.github/forge-posts/v1.1.0.md

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ subtitle: "Theme Foundation"
 versionsnatur: "Major-UI-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Theme-Engine mit fünf Built-In-Themes: Hellion Arctic (Default), Chat 2 Klassik, Event Horizon, Moonlit Bloom, Mint
-  Grove
-- Settings öffnet jetzt eine Card-Grid-Übersicht — Klick auf eine Card führt in den Detail-View, Breadcrumb und ESC
-  zurück zur Übersicht
+- Theme-Engine mit fünf Built-In-Themes: Hellion Arctic (Default), Chat 2 Klassik, Event Horizon,
+  Moonlit Bloom, Mint Grove
+- Settings öffnet jetzt eine Card-Grid-Übersicht — Klick auf eine Card führt in den Detail-View,
+  Breadcrumb und ESC zurück zur Übersicht
 - Themes-Tab mit Mini-Mockup pro Theme, Live-Switch beim Klick
-- Eigene Themes als JSON in `pluginConfigs/HellionChat/themes/` — Beispiel-Vorlage wird beim ersten Start automatisch
-  abgelegt
-- Optional pro Theme eigene Chat-Channel-Farben mit Übernehmen/Behalten-Banner — niemals automatisch überschrieben
+- Eigene Themes als JSON in `pluginConfigs/HellionChat/themes/` — Beispiel-Vorlage wird beim ersten
+  Start automatisch abgelegt
+- Optional pro Theme eigene Chat-Channel-Farben mit Übernehmen/Behalten-Banner — niemals automatisch
+  überschrieben
 - Plugin-Icon zum Hellion-Forge-Hammer gewechselt
-- Migration v13 → v14: alle User landen auf Hellion Arctic. Wer den Upstream-Look will, wählt Chat 2 Klassik in Settings
-  → Themes
+- Migration v13 → v14: alle User landen auf Hellion Arctic. Wer den Upstream-Look will, wählt Chat 2
+  Klassik in Settings → Themes
 - Anleitung zum Schreiben eigener Themes: `docs/THEME-AUTHORING.md`

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.0.md

@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ subtitle: "Layout Refresh"
 versionsnatur: "Major-UI-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Sidebar im neuen Look: fix 44 px breit, nur Icons, Tab-Name als Tooltip beim Hover, vertikale Akzent-Pill markiert den
-  aktiven Tab
+- Sidebar im neuen Look: fix 44 px breit, nur Icons, Tab-Name als Tooltip beim Hover, vertikale
+  Akzent-Pill markiert den aktiven Tab
 - Top-Tabs bekommen eine Akzent-Underline statt Background-Fill am aktiven Tab
 - Pro Tab eigenes Icon wählbar in Einstellungen → Tabs (FontAwesome-Pool)
 - Auto-Tell-Tabs sind jetzt visuell unterscheidbar: jeder Tell-Partner bekommt ein eigenes Icon
-  (envelope/star/heart/bell/bookmark/flag/fire) plus eigene Farbe aus 12-Farb-Palette — 84 Kombinationen, gleicher
-  Partner ergibt konsistent dieselbe
-- Pulsierender roter Dot oben rechts am Sidebar-Icon zeigt ungelesene Nachrichten an. Sanft, 2-Sekunden-Cycle,
-  deaktivierbar über `Configuration.ReduceMotion` (UI-Toggle in v1.3.0)
-- Bottom-Status-Bar (22 px) mit fünf Live-Slots: aktiver Channel + Color-Dot, Privacy-Badge, Tab/Message-Counter,
-  Auto-Tell-Counter, Plugin-Version. Update 1×/Sek
-- Card-Rows als Default-Message-Render: Sender-Header in Channel-Farbe, Body neue Zeile, dezenter Trenner.
-  `Compact Density`-Toggle in Aussehen schaltet zurück auf den Einzeiler
-- Bug-Fix: Settings speichern löscht den Chat-Verlauf nicht mehr. Refilter läuft jetzt nur wenn Filter-relevante
-  Settings geändert wurden — Cosmetic-Änderungen lassen den Chat unverändert. Persistente und Auto-Tell-Tabs überleben
-  beide
+  (envelope/star/heart/bell/bookmark/flag/fire) plus eigene Farbe aus 12-Farb-Palette — 84
+  Kombinationen, gleicher Partner ergibt konsistent dieselbe
+- Pulsierender roter Dot oben rechts am Sidebar-Icon zeigt ungelesene Nachrichten an. Sanft,
+  2-Sekunden-Cycle, deaktivierbar über `Configuration.ReduceMotion` (UI-Toggle in v1.3.0)
+- Bottom-Status-Bar (22 px) mit fünf Live-Slots: aktiver Channel + Color-Dot, Privacy-Badge,
+  Tab/Message-Counter, Auto-Tell-Counter, Plugin-Version. Update 1×/Sek
+- Card-Rows als Default-Message-Render: Sender-Header in Channel-Farbe, Body neue Zeile, dezenter
+  Trenner. `Compact Density`-Toggle in Aussehen schaltet zurück auf den Einzeiler
+- Bug-Fix: Settings speichern löscht den Chat-Verlauf nicht mehr. Refilter läuft jetzt nur wenn
+  Filter-relevante Settings geändert wurden — Cosmetic-Änderungen lassen den Chat unverändert.
+  Persistente und Auto-Tell-Tabs überleben beide
 - Bug-Fix: Hellion-Schrift (Exo 2) blockt die Schriftgröße nicht mehr — 4K-User können hochskalieren
 - Migration v14 → v15: alte Theme-Felder entfernt, alle anderen Settings bleiben
 

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.1.md

@@ -3,27 +3,31 @@ subtitle: "Settings Cleanup"
 versionsnatur: "UX-Polish-Cycle"
 ---
 
-- Settings-Übersicht thematisch re-sortiert: zusammenhängende Optionen wohnen jetzt zusammen, jede Card hat einen kurzen
-  Untertitel — kein Raten mehr wo eine Setting steckt
-- Drei neue Cards: **Theme & Layout** (Theme-Picker, Fenster-Style, Zeitstempel-Style), **Schriften & Farben**
-  (Schriftart, Schriftgröße, Chat-Farben pro Channel), **Daten-Verwaltung** (Aufbewahrung, Cleanup, Export, DB-Viewer,
-  Advanced-Tools — vorher zwischen Datenschutz und Datenbank verteilt)
+- Settings-Übersicht thematisch re-sortiert: zusammenhängende Optionen wohnen jetzt zusammen, jede
+  Card hat einen kurzen Untertitel — kein Raten mehr wo eine Setting steckt
+- Drei neue Cards: **Theme & Layout** (Theme-Picker, Fenster-Style, Zeitstempel-Style), **Schriften
+  & Farben** (Schriftart, Schriftgröße, Chat-Farben pro Channel), **Daten-Verwaltung**
+  (Aufbewahrung, Cleanup, Export, DB-Viewer, Advanced-Tools — vorher zwischen Datenschutz und
+  Datenbank verteilt)
 - Datenschutz fokussiert sich jetzt auf eine Aufgabe: den Privacy-Filter
 - Der Auto-Tell-Tabs-History-Preload-Slider ist von Datenschutz nach Chat → Auto-Tell-Tabs umgezogen
 - KeybindMode wohnt jetzt unter Allgemein → Eingabe statt unter Sprache
-- Vier tote Schema-Felder entfernt (alle obsolet seit der Theme-Engine in v1.1.0): `Stilüberschreiben`-Toggle,
-  `Stilname`-Auswahl, alter `WindowAlpha`-Slider, ungenutztes `ShowThemeQuickPicker`
+- Vier tote Schema-Felder entfernt (alle obsolet seit der Theme-Engine in v1.1.0):
+  `Stilüberschreiben`-Toggle, `Stilname`-Auswahl, alter `WindowAlpha`-Slider, ungenutztes
+  `ShowThemeQuickPicker`
 - Migration v15 → v16: alter `WindowAlpha`-Wert wird automatisch nach
-  `Theme & Layout → Fenster-Style → Fenster-Transparenz` gemappt (nur wenn der Slider noch auf Default 0.85 stand, sonst
-  gewinnt der User-Wert). Backup der Pre-v16-Config liegt unter `pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup`. User
-  die `Stilüberschreiben` aktiv hatten sehen einen einmaligen Hinweis-Toast
-- UX-Default-Bumps für Bestand-User mit Default-Werten: Card-Rows-Layout zurück auf Single-Line, NG+ standardmäßig
-  hidden, gleiche Zeitstempel werden zusammengefasst, MaxLinesToRender auf konservativere 2500
-- Frische Installs starten mit dem Hellion-Brand-Chat-Color-Preset out-of-the-box (der First-Run-Wizard hat keine
-  Preset-Wahl)
-- Hinweis zum Window-Transparenz-Slider in der Beschreibung: Dalamud's per-Window-Hamburger-Menü (oben rechts in der
-  Titelleiste) bietet eigene Overrides für Deckkraft, Hintergrund-Blur, Anpinnen und Durchklick — die haben Vorrang über
-  unseren Slider für das jeweilige Fenster
+  `Theme & Layout → Fenster-Style → Fenster-Transparenz` gemappt (nur wenn der Slider noch auf
+  Default 0.85 stand, sonst gewinnt der User-Wert). Backup der Pre-v16-Config liegt unter
+  `pluginConfigs/HellionChat.json.pre-v16-backup`. User die `Stilüberschreiben` aktiv hatten sehen
+  einen einmaligen Hinweis-Toast
+- UX-Default-Bumps für Bestand-User mit Default-Werten: Card-Rows-Layout zurück auf Single-Line, NG+
+  standardmäßig hidden, gleiche Zeitstempel werden zusammengefasst, MaxLinesToRender auf
+  konservativere 2500
+- Frische Installs starten mit dem Hellion-Brand-Chat-Color-Preset out-of-the-box (der
+  First-Run-Wizard hat keine Preset-Wahl)
+- Hinweis zum Window-Transparenz-Slider in der Beschreibung: Dalamud's per-Window-Hamburger-Menü
+  (oben rechts in der Titelleiste) bietet eigene Overrides für Deckkraft, Hintergrund-Blur, Anpinnen
+  und Durchklick — die haben Vorrang über unseren Slider für das jeweilige Fenster
 
-Pure UX-Polish, keine neuen Features. Nächster Cycle (v1.3.0): Animation-Polish (Lerps, Theme-Crossfade, Quick-Picker)
-wie ursprünglich geplant.
+Pure UX-Polish, keine neuen Features. Nächster Cycle (v1.3.0): Animation-Polish (Lerps,
+Theme-Crossfade, Quick-Picker) wie ursprünglich geplant.

.github/forge-posts/v1.2.3.md

@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@ subtitle: "Theme Expansion"
 versionsnatur: "Theme-Pack-Patch"
 ---
 
-- Vier neue Built-in-Themes verlängern die Auswahl im Picker — keine Engine-Änderung, keine Settings angefasst, einfach
-  mehr Farboptionen
-- **Night Blue** — Royal Blue auf tiefem Marineblau. Kühles Tech-Dashboard-Mood, bewusst neutral gehalten damit es sich
-  nicht mit den Brand-Themes beißt
-- **Indigo Violet** — Royal Violet auf Deep Indigo mit Türkis-Mint-Counter für Aurora-Glitter-Stimmung. Schwester von
-  Event Horizon, aber dunkler und dichter; der Türkis-Akzent hält die beiden klar auseinander
-- **Forge Merchantman** — Patina-Bronze auf Workshop-Slate mit warmem Bernstein-Counter. Hellion Forge bekommt ein
-  eigenes Theme im Plugin selbst — Schwester von Hellion Arctic, aber grüner und wärmer statt kaltem Cyan
+- Vier neue Built-in-Themes verlängern die Auswahl im Picker — keine Engine-Änderung, keine Settings
+  angefasst, einfach mehr Farboptionen
+- **Night Blue** — Royal Blue auf tiefem Marineblau. Kühles Tech-Dashboard-Mood, bewusst neutral
+  gehalten damit es sich nicht mit den Brand-Themes beißt
+- **Indigo Violet** — Royal Violet auf Deep Indigo mit Türkis-Mint-Counter für
+  Aurora-Glitter-Stimmung. Schwester von Event Horizon, aber dunkler und dichter; der Türkis-Akzent
+  hält die beiden klar auseinander
+- **Forge Merchantman** — Patina-Bronze auf Workshop-Slate mit warmem Bernstein-Counter. Hellion
+  Forge bekommt ein eigenes Theme im Plugin selbst — Schwester von Hellion Arctic, aber grüner und
+  wärmer statt kaltem Cyan
 - **Hellion Spectrum** — Farbenblind-sichere Channel-Farben (Deuteranopie/Protanopie) auf Basis der
-  Wong/Okabe-Ito-Palette. Channel-Identität bleibt erhalten (Tell pink, Yell gelb, Shout orange, Party blau, FC grün);
-  die Töne sind so gewählt dass jeder Channel auch unter Rot-Grün-Schwäche klar trennbar bleibt. Deckt rund 99 % aller
-  CVD-Fälle ab
-- Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration. Das Default-Theme bleibt **Hellion Arctic**, eigene Custom-Themes laufen
-  unverändert weiter
+  Wong/Okabe-Ito-Palette. Channel-Identität bleibt erhalten (Tell pink, Yell gelb, Shout orange,
+  Party blau, FC grün); die Töne sind so gewählt dass jeder Channel auch unter Rot-Grün-Schwäche
+  klar trennbar bleibt. Deckt rund 99 % aller CVD-Fälle ab
+- Kein Schema-Bump, keine Migration. Das Default-Theme bleibt **Hellion Arctic**, eigene
+  Custom-Themes laufen unverändert weiter
 - Theme-Katalog wächst damit von fünf auf neun Built-ins
 
-Reines Theme-Pack zwischen v1.2.1 und dem nächsten Polish-Cycle. Eine Tritan-Variante (Spectrum für Blau-Gelb-Schwäche)
-kann später nachgeliefert werden, falls Bedarf kommt.
+Reines Theme-Pack zwischen v1.2.1 und dem nächsten Polish-Cycle. Eine Tritan-Variante (Spectrum für
+Blau-Gelb-Schwäche) kann später nachgeliefert werden, falls Bedarf kommt.

.github/forge-posts/v1.3.0.md

@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ versionsnatur: "Plugin-Integration-Cycle 1"
 ---
 
 - Erste Plugin-Integration eingebaut, Cycle 1 von 6 auf der Roadmap
-- **Honorific-Custom-Titles im Chat-Header** — der Titel den du in Honorific gesetzt hast erscheint jetzt links über dem
-  Message-Log mit der von dir gewählten Farbe, Auto-Hide wenn Honorific nicht installiert ist oder kein Custom-Titel
-  aktiv ist
-- **Krone-Icon plus Tooltip** vor dem Titel-Text, damit klar ist woher der Slot kommt ohne dass der User raten muss
-- **Neuer Integrations-Settings-Tab** mit Status-Indikator (erkannt, nicht installiert, inkompatibel) und Toggle. Plus
-  Vorschau-Block der die fünf weiteren geplanten Cycles ankündigt: Kontextmenü-Aktionen, Smart Notifications
-  (NotificationMaster), RP-Status-Block (Moodles und LightlessClient), ExtraChat-Channels, Quick-DM-Button
-  (XIVInstantMessenger)
-- **Maintainer-Attribution** im Tab als Höflichkeits-Geste, zwei Buttons zum Honorific-Repo und zum Caraxi-Profil. Plus
-  Hellion-Forge-Discord-Button für Community-Vorschläge zu künftigen Integrationen
-- Keine Migration, keine Schema-Änderung. Wer Honorific eh schon nutzt sieht den Custom-Titel automatisch sobald
-  HellionChat aktualisiert
+- **Honorific-Custom-Titles im Chat-Header** — der Titel den du in Honorific gesetzt hast erscheint
+  jetzt links über dem Message-Log mit der von dir gewählten Farbe, Auto-Hide wenn Honorific nicht
+  installiert ist oder kein Custom-Titel aktiv ist
+- **Krone-Icon plus Tooltip** vor dem Titel-Text, damit klar ist woher der Slot kommt ohne dass der
+  User raten muss
+- **Neuer Integrations-Settings-Tab** mit Status-Indikator (erkannt, nicht installiert,
+  inkompatibel) und Toggle. Plus Vorschau-Block der die fünf weiteren geplanten Cycles ankündigt:
+  Kontextmenü-Aktionen, Smart Notifications (NotificationMaster), RP-Status-Block (Moodles und
+  LightlessClient), ExtraChat-Channels, Quick-DM-Button (XIVInstantMessenger)
+- **Maintainer-Attribution** im Tab als Höflichkeits-Geste, zwei Buttons zum Honorific-Repo und zum
+  Caraxi-Profil. Plus Hellion-Forge-Discord-Button für Community-Vorschläge zu künftigen
+  Integrationen
+- Keine Migration, keine Schema-Änderung. Wer Honorific eh schon nutzt sieht den Custom-Titel
+  automatisch sobald HellionChat aktualisiert

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.0.md

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ versionsnatur: Stability-Hotfix
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.0 — Critical Lifecycle Fixes**
 
-Erster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Sieben bekannte Lifecycle- und Race-Bugs aus den Audit-Pässen
-abgearbeitet, bevor Performance- und Architektur-Refactors draufkommen.
+Erster Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Sieben bekannte Lifecycle- und Race-Bugs aus den
+Audit-Pässen abgearbeitet, bevor Performance- und Architektur-Refactors draufkommen.
 
-- **SQLite-Dispose** lehnt sich nicht mehr an GC-Druck zur Datei-Freigabe an, Pooling=false auf der Connection macht den
-  manuellen GC.Collect überflüssig
-- **Worker-Threads** (PendingMessage, RetentionSweep) sind jetzt explizit IsBackground=true, das Plugin-Domain kann
-  sauber unloaden bei XIVLauncher-Reload ohne darauf zu warten
-- **EmoteCache-Loader** von async-void auf async-Task mit shared Task-Tracker, drain-on-Dispose. Kein Schreib-Risiko
-  mehr auf disposed EmoteImages-Einträge nach Plugin-Reload
+- **SQLite-Dispose** lehnt sich nicht mehr an GC-Druck zur Datei-Freigabe an, Pooling=false auf der
+  Connection macht den manuellen GC.Collect überflüssig
+- **Worker-Threads** (PendingMessage, RetentionSweep) sind jetzt explizit IsBackground=true, das
+  Plugin-Domain kann sauber unloaden bei XIVLauncher-Reload ohne darauf zu warten
+- **EmoteCache-Loader** von async-void auf async-Task mit shared Task-Tracker, drain-on-Dispose.
+  Kein Schreib-Risiko mehr auf disposed EmoteImages-Einträge nach Plugin-Reload
 - **DisposeAsync-Timeout** (10s) warnt jetzt laut statt silent zu failen
-- **Plugin-Dispose** flushed pending DeferredSave bevor Services abgebaut werden, Settings-Änderungen aus den letzten
-  Frames vor Disable überleben jetzt zuverlässig
-- **v13→v14 Config-Migration** liest pre-v13-Backup und überträgt HellionThemeWindowOpacity in das neue
-  WindowOpacity-Feld statt auf 0.85 zurückzufallen
+- **Plugin-Dispose** flushed pending DeferredSave bevor Services abgebaut werden,
+  Settings-Änderungen aus den letzten Frames vor Disable überleben jetzt zuverlässig
+- **v13→v14 Config-Migration** liest pre-v13-Backup und überträgt HellionThemeWindowOpacity in das
+  neue WindowOpacity-Feld statt auf 0.85 zurückzufallen
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dass Reload und Shutdown spürbar sauberer laufen.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dass Reload und Shutdown
+spürbar sauberer laufen.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.1.md

@@ -5,23 +5,25 @@ versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.1 — Theme Engine Performance**
 
-Zweiter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Heap-Pressure aus dem Theme-Engine-Render-Pfad eliminiert,
-Custom-Theme- Hot-Reload überlebt transiente File-Locks beim Editor-Save. Plus zehnter Built-In und überarbeitete
-Author-Credits.
+Zweiter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Heap-Pressure aus dem Theme-Engine-Render-Pfad
+eliminiert, Custom-Theme- Hot-Reload überlebt transiente File-Locks beim Editor-Save. Plus zehnter
+Built-In und überarbeitete Author-Credits.
 
-- **ABGR-Cache auf den Theme-Records.** Beim Theme-Register (Built-In oder Custom) werden alle Color-Slots einmalig in
-  ABGR-Pack-Form vor-konvertiert. HellionStyle.PushGlobal liest aus dem Cache statt pro Slot pro Frame durch
-  ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr zu jagen. Real gemessene Frame-Time-Recovery: **~13 %** in typischer Render-Szene
-  (Plan-Erwartung war 2-6 % konservativ, real ~10-15 %)
-- **Custom-Theme File-Lock-Härtung.** Wenn der User ein Theme-JSON gerade speichert während HellionChat reloaden will,
-  fängt der Loader jetzt explizit Sharing-Violation und Lock-Violation ab. Last-Known-Good-Snapshot bleibt im Picker,
-  beim nächsten Tick wird automatisch retry'd — vorher fiel das Theme aus der Liste bis zum Plugin-Reload
-- **Defensive Cache-Refresh beim Theme-Switch.** Falls ein Theme auf einem alten Pfad ohne Cache-Fill in den Speicher
-  gekommen ist, holt Switch() das beim Anwenden nach
-- **Synthwave Sunset als zehnter Built-In.** Hot Magenta + Cyan auf Mitternachts-Violett, 80s-Neon-Grid-Vibes für
-  Late-Night-Raids
-- **Author-Credits konsolidiert.** Brand-Themes laufen jetzt unter „Hellion Forge". Mint Grove und Forge Merchantman
-  werden Carla Beleandis als Community-Geste zugeschrieben.
+- **ABGR-Cache auf den Theme-Records.** Beim Theme-Register (Built-In oder Custom) werden alle
+  Color-Slots einmalig in ABGR-Pack-Form vor-konvertiert. HellionStyle.PushGlobal liest aus dem
+  Cache statt pro Slot pro Frame durch ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr zu jagen. Real gemessene
+  Frame-Time-Recovery: **~13 %** in typischer Render-Szene (Plan-Erwartung war 2-6 % konservativ,
+  real ~10-15 %)
+- **Custom-Theme File-Lock-Härtung.** Wenn der User ein Theme-JSON gerade speichert während
+  HellionChat reloaden will, fängt der Loader jetzt explizit Sharing-Violation und Lock-Violation
+  ab. Last-Known-Good-Snapshot bleibt im Picker, beim nächsten Tick wird automatisch retry'd —
+  vorher fiel das Theme aus der Liste bis zum Plugin-Reload
+- **Defensive Cache-Refresh beim Theme-Switch.** Falls ein Theme auf einem alten Pfad ohne
+  Cache-Fill in den Speicher gekommen ist, holt Switch() das beim Anwenden nach
+- **Synthwave Sunset als zehnter Built-In.** Hot Magenta + Cyan auf Mitternachts-Violett,
+  80s-Neon-Grid-Vibes für Late-Night-Raids
+- **Author-Credits konsolidiert.** Brand-Themes laufen jetzt unter „Hellion Forge". Mint Grove und
+  Forge Merchantman werden Carla Beleandis als Community-Geste zugeschrieben.
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames in Theme-getrieben rendernden
-Szenen merklich glatter laufen und ein neues Theme im Picker steht.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames in
+Theme-getrieben rendernden Szenen merklich glatter laufen und ein neues Theme im Picker steht.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.10.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+subtitle: Symbol-Picker und Tell-History Fix
+versionsnatur: Feature-Patch + Hotfix
+---
+
+- Symbol-Picker im Chat-Eingang: ein kleiner Smile-Button links neben dem Kanal-Indikator öffnet ein
+  Popup mit zwei Tabs. Der erste listet alle 161 FFXIV-PUA-Glyphen (Dalamuds SeIconChar); der zweite
+  trägt 97 verifizierte BMP-Symbole (Latin-Marken, Währungen, das ganze griechische Alphabet,
+  Geometrie, Spielkarten, Noten) — jedes davon über `/echo` und `/say` in einer vierrundigen
+  Whitelist-Probe durchgereicht, damit der Channel-Render dem entspricht, was der Picker anzeigt.
+  Klick fügt das Symbol an der Cursor-Position ein, Multi-Insert lässt das Popup offen, eine
+  Recent-Used-Leiste zeigt die letzten sechzehn Picks über beide Tabs. Toggle in Settings → Chat →
+  Nachrichten-Verhalten, Default an.
+- Verlauf in angepinnten Tell-Tabs lädt wieder vollständig: ein versteckter 500-Zeilen-Scan-Cap in
+  PreloadHistory hat das User-Setting `AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload` überschrieben, wodurch
+  weniger-frequente Tell-Partner ihren Backlog verloren haben sobald die Scan-Schicht mit anderen
+  Chat-Partnern voll lief. Cap ist raus, der Index auf `(Receiver, Date)` hält die Query schnell.
+- Slash-Command-Teardown: /hellion, /hellionView, /hellionDebugger (und im Debug-Build
+  /hellionSeString) sind als private Felder gecached. Plugin-Dispose detached die echte
+  Registrierung, statt mit identischen Args neu zu registrieren — schließt eine latente
+  Wartungs-Falle aus v1.4.9.
+- v1.4.x-Polish-Sweep endet hier. Der ImGuiListClipper-Refactor von der v1.4.10-Reserve-Liste wurde
+  gecancelt, nachdem der Cross- Plattform-Smoke gezeigt hat dass das Scroll-Gummi ein Wine/Linux-
+  Quirk ist — Windows-User haben es nie gesehen. Spike dafür kommt in einem späteren Patch. Nächster
+  Major-Cycle ist v1.5.0 mit der DI-Container-Adoption (`Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting` +
+  `ILogger<T>`) nach dem Lightless-Vorbild.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein Config-Migrations-Aufwand.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.2.md

@@ -5,25 +5,27 @@ versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path**
 
-Dritter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Drei Per-Frame-Allokations-Quellen aus dem ChatLogWindow-Render- Pfad
-und der Settings-StatusBar eliminiert.
+Dritter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Drei Per-Frame-Allokations-Quellen aus dem
+ChatLogWindow-Render- Pfad und der Settings-StatusBar eliminiert.
 
-- **Card-Mode-Border-Loop entlastet.** DrawMessages hebt Theme, DrawList, Window-Left, Window-Right und die ABGR-
-  Border-Color einmalig vor den Per-Message-Loop. Bei 100 sichtbaren Messages sind das gut 500 redundante P/Invokes und
-  Property-Reads, die der Hoist eliminiert. Pop-Out- Heavy-Setups (mehrere parallele Chat-Windows) profitieren
-  proportional, weil der Hoist pro DrawMessages-Call greift, also pro Window
-- **Auto-Tell Tab-Tint und Icon gecached.** Die Hash-Color- Berechnung für Auto-Tell-Tabs lief pro Tab pro Frame, mit
-  zwei String-Allokationen pro Tab (eine für Tint-Hash, eine für Icon-Hash). Der neue TabTintCache liest pre-computed
-  Werte aus dem Tab und rechnet nur neu wenn das Tell-Target drifted. Beide Caches haben separate Validation-Keys, also
-  keine Cross-Invalidation zwischen Tint- und Icon-Pfad. AutoTellTabTint selbst bleibt pure Hash-Helper, weiterhin ohne
-  Tab-Awareness
-- **StatusBar-Aggregation hinter Cache-Gate.** Die Status- Leiste am unteren Window-Rand summiert die Tab-Message-
-  Counts und zählt die Auto-Tell-Tabs pro Frame. Der Cache- Gate (1 Sekunde) lag bisher hinter den LINQ-Pfaden, also
-  liefen Sum und Count trotzdem pro Frame. Jetzt vor dem Gate, plus die LINQ-Pfade durch eine Single-Pass-Foreach
-  ersetzt. Die Aggregation läuft auf etwa 1 % der Frames
+- **Card-Mode-Border-Loop entlastet.** DrawMessages hebt Theme, DrawList, Window-Left, Window-Right
+  und die ABGR- Border-Color einmalig vor den Per-Message-Loop. Bei 100 sichtbaren Messages sind das
+  gut 500 redundante P/Invokes und Property-Reads, die der Hoist eliminiert. Pop-Out- Heavy-Setups
+  (mehrere parallele Chat-Windows) profitieren proportional, weil der Hoist pro DrawMessages-Call
+  greift, also pro Window
+- **Auto-Tell Tab-Tint und Icon gecached.** Die Hash-Color- Berechnung für Auto-Tell-Tabs lief pro
+  Tab pro Frame, mit zwei String-Allokationen pro Tab (eine für Tint-Hash, eine für Icon-Hash). Der
+  neue TabTintCache liest pre-computed Werte aus dem Tab und rechnet nur neu wenn das Tell-Target
+  drifted. Beide Caches haben separate Validation-Keys, also keine Cross-Invalidation zwischen Tint-
+  und Icon-Pfad. AutoTellTabTint selbst bleibt pure Hash-Helper, weiterhin ohne Tab-Awareness
+- **StatusBar-Aggregation hinter Cache-Gate.** Die Status- Leiste am unteren Window-Rand summiert
+  die Tab-Message- Counts und zählt die Auto-Tell-Tabs pro Frame. Der Cache- Gate (1 Sekunde) lag
+  bisher hinter den LINQ-Pfaden, also liefen Sum und Count trotzdem pro Frame. Jetzt vor dem Gate,
+  plus die LINQ-Pfade durch eine Single-Pass-Foreach ersetzt. Die Aggregation läuft auf etwa 1 % der
+  Frames
 
-Realistische Frame-Time-Recovery: 2-5 % in typischen Szenen, Pop-Out-Heavy-Setups potenziell mehr durch die Card-Border-
-Multiplikation pro Window.
+Realistische Frame-Time-Recovery: 2-5 % in typischen Szenen, Pop-Out-Heavy-Setups potenziell mehr
+durch die Card-Border- Multiplikation pro Window.
 
-Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames im Chat-Log und in der
-Settings-Statusleiste merklich glatter laufen.
+Keine Schema-Bumps, keine User-sichtbaren Funktions- Änderungen außer dass die Frames im Chat-Log
+und in der Settings-Statusleiste merklich glatter laufen.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.3.md

@@ -5,25 +5,29 @@ versionsnatur: Architecture-Refactor
 
 **Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover**
 
-Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin- Lifecycle auf Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`-API migriert und
-das Custom-Repo zieht von GitHub auf Gitea um.
+Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin- Lifecycle auf Dalamud's
+`IAsyncDalamudPlugin`-API migriert und das Custom-Repo zieht von GitHub auf Gitea um.
 
-- **Async-Plugin-Architektur.** Konstruktor übernimmt nur noch die Bootstrap-Essentials (Config-Load, Language-Init,
-  Conflict-Detection). Migrationen, Service-Allokationen, Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in
-  LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der schweren Arbeit responsive halten kann. Per-Line-CaptureFailure in
-  DisposeAsync mirrort LightlessSync's Pattern, plus Idempotency-Guard gegen Reload-Races
-- **Custom-Repo-URL umgezogen auf Gitea.** Bestehende Tester müssen einmalig in XIVLauncher die Custom-Repo-URL auf
-  `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json` umstellen, dann
-  XIVLauncher neu starten. Das alte GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen und wird nicht mehr
-  aktualisiert
-- **Schema-Gate statt Migrations-Kette.** Die v9 → v16 Migrationen sind raus, ersetzt durch einen harten Schema-Check in
-  Phase 1. Configs auf Schema v16+ laden direkt; ältere Configs (vor v1.2.1) bekommen jetzt eine klare „install v1.4.2
-  first"-Fehlermeldung statt eines impliziten Migrations-Pfads
-- **AutoTranslate-Cache läuft im Hintergrund.** Der Cache füllt sich jetzt fire-and-forget statt blockierend im
-  Plugin-Load. Trade-off: die erste Auto-Translate-Nutzung einer Session kann einen kurzen Hitch haben, dafür kein
-  300-ms-Block beim Plugin-Start
-- **Plugin-Load-Zeit ehrlich.** Median 3,7 s über fünf Reloads, vergleichbar mit v1.4.2. Der Async-Refactor ist
-  Foundation für künftige Lazy-Init-Optimierungen (v1.4.4) und Code-Architektur-Hygiene, kein direkter User-spürbarer
-  Speed-Win in dieser Release
+- **Async-Plugin-Architektur.** Konstruktor übernimmt nur noch die Bootstrap-Essentials
+  (Config-Load, Language-Init, Conflict-Detection). Migrationen, Service-Allokationen,
+  Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der
+  schweren Arbeit responsive halten kann. Per-Line-CaptureFailure in DisposeAsync mirrort
+  LightlessSync's Pattern, plus Idempotency-Guard gegen Reload-Races
+- **Custom-Repo-URL umgezogen auf Gitea.** Bestehende Tester müssen einmalig in XIVLauncher die
+  Custom-Repo-URL auf
+  `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+  umstellen, dann XIVLauncher neu starten. Das alte GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener
+  v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen und wird nicht mehr aktualisiert
+- **Schema-Gate statt Migrations-Kette.** Die v9 → v16 Migrationen sind raus, ersetzt durch einen
+  harten Schema-Check in Phase 1. Configs auf Schema v16+ laden direkt; ältere Configs (vor v1.2.1)
+  bekommen jetzt eine klare „install v1.4.2 first"-Fehlermeldung statt eines impliziten
+  Migrations-Pfads
+- **AutoTranslate-Cache läuft im Hintergrund.** Der Cache füllt sich jetzt fire-and-forget statt
+  blockierend im Plugin-Load. Trade-off: die erste Auto-Translate-Nutzung einer Session kann einen
+  kurzen Hitch haben, dafür kein 300-ms-Block beim Plugin-Start
+- **Plugin-Load-Zeit ehrlich.** Median 3,7 s über fünf Reloads, vergleichbar mit v1.4.2. Der
+  Async-Refactor ist Foundation für künftige Lazy-Init-Optimierungen (v1.4.4) und
+  Code-Architektur-Hygiene, kein direkter User-spürbarer Speed-Win in dieser Release
 
-Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Repo-URL-Update. Settings, Themes und Tabs bleiben unangetastet.
+Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem Repo-URL-Update. Settings, Themes und Tabs
+bleiben unangetastet.

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

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+---
+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

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+---
+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

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.6.md

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+---
+subtitle: Code Hygiene and Refactor
+versionsnatur: Maintenance-Cycle
+---
+
+Wartungs-Patch ohne User-sichtbare Änderungen. Saubere Code-Basis als Vorbereitung auf das
+v1.4.7-Backlog-Cleanup, plus zwei geerbte Bugfixes aus dem ChatTwo-Upstream `f35b7d3`.
+
+- **preflight.sh härter**: csharpier-Reflow-Check (Block E) und markdownlint (Block F) laufen jetzt
+  im Pre-Push-Gate, statt erst beim Pre-Merge-Review aufzufallen.
+- **FontManager-Fallback robuster**: Atlas-Toolkit-Throws aus kaputten Font-Configs (IO,
+  InvalidOperation, ArgumentException) fallen jetzt zuverlässig auf NotoSansCjkRegular, statt den
+  Atlas-Build mitzureißen. Der Exception-Typ wird im Log mitgegeben für die Diagnose.
+- **URL-Validation beim Plugin-Load**: BrandingLinks (5 URLs) und IntegrationLinks (2 URLs) werden
+  via `[ModuleInitializer]` geprüft. Ein Tippfehler bei einer künftigen URL-Rotation wirft jetzt
+  sofort beim Plugin-Load, statt still beim Klick zu scheitern.
+- **Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo `f35b7d3`** — Memory-Leak in `Chat.SetChannel`: der native `Utf8String`
+  wird jetzt auch dann freigegeben, wenn der Linkshell-Check den Channel ablehnt (vorher gefangen im
+  early-return).
+- **Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo `f35b7d3`** — `Tab.Clone()` Deep-cloned jetzt `UsedChannel` und
+  `TellTarget`. Vorher Reference-Share-Bug: PopOut- und Temp-Tabs mutierten sich gegenseitig.
+- **Aktive-Tab-Underline pixel-perfect bei DPI-Scaling**: Die Underline-Pill skaliert jetzt mit
+  `ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale` und rundet die DrawList-Koordinaten auf physische Pixel. Kein
+  Sub-Pixel-Blur mehr auf 125/150%-Setups.
+- **IconButton-Width-Fix**: der manuelle `width - 2 * CellPadding.X`-Subtract verlor den HUD-Scale
+  (Padding skaliert, der raw int nicht). Gemessene Breite läuft jetzt unverändert durch.
+- **Test-Isolation für MessageStore**: `Dalamud.Utility.Util`-Surface (IsWine, OpenLink) läuft jetzt
+  durch eine `IPlatformUtil`-Indirektion. MessageStores `IsWine`-Probe ist isoliert testbar in der
+  Build-Suite. Plus: HellionStyle-ChildBgAlpha als Pure-Helper extrahiert, Plugin.SaveConfig kopiert
+  nur Session-Tabs statt der ganzen Tab-Liste, SettingsOverview cached den DrawList einmal pro
+  Frame.
+- **Built-in-Theme-Roster**: Crystal Nocturne (Royal Sapphire + Electric Magenta auf Obsidian, von
+  CRYSTALLITE) ersetzt Moonlit Bloom. User mit Moonlit Bloom als aktivem Theme fallen beim ersten
+  Plugin-Load auf Hellion Arctic zurück.
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.7.md

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+---
+subtitle: Backlog Cleanup and Mid-Features
+versionsnatur: Mid-Feature-Patch
+---
+
+Achter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Erstes User-sichtbares Feature-Bundle seit v1.4.5 —
+angepinnte Tell-Tabs die Relog überleben, opt-in Honorific-Glow, plus eine konfigurierbare Sidebar.
+
+- **TempTell anpinnen**: Rechtsklick auf einen TempTell-Tab in der Sidebar → „Tab anpinnen".
+  Angepinnte Tabs überleben Plugin-Reload und Char-Logout, behalten ihre Konversations-Historie
+  (wird beim Rehydrate aus dem MessageStore nachgeladen) und bleiben an die gleiche /tell-Person
+  gebunden. Hard-Cap 5 angepinnte Tabs in einem separaten Pool — die normalen Auto-Tell-Tabs (15er
+  Cap) sind davon entkoppelt, Gesamt-Decke 20. Die Sidebar gruppiert angepinnte Tabs in einer
+  eigenen „Angepinnt"-Sektion mit eigenem Trenner.
+- **Honorific Glow-Outline**: rendert jetzt eine 8-Richtungs-DrawList-Outline wenn der
+  Honorific-Titel eine Glow-Farbe trägt. Opt-in via **Settings → Integrationen → Glow-Outline
+  rendern (Honorific)** (Default OFF). Gradient (Color3 / GradientColourSet / Wave / Pulse) wird
+  geparst und im DTO weitergereicht, rendert aktuell aber statisch als Primärfarbe — der volle
+  Gradient-Port (Animations-Algorithmus + Pride-Palette) kommt als eigener Cycle nach.
+- **Sidebar-Breite konfigurierbar**: in **Theme & Layout** ein Slider 44–160 px. Default bleibt 44
+  px (icon-only), aber breiter machen damit Sektion-Header wie „Aktive Tells (3)" oder „Angepinnt
+  (2)" nicht abgeschnitten werden.
+- **Settings-Save Channel-Fix**: ein Save mit aktivem Party- oder Linkshell-Tab konnte den
+  Chat-Input zurück auf `/tell <angepinnte Person>` springen lassen. `Configuration.UpdateFrom`
+  bewahrt jetzt den Runtime-`CurrentChannel` über den persistent-Tab-Merge hinweg, und `TabSwitched`
+  deep-cloned den Seed-Channel statt sich den `UsedChannel` mit dem vorigen Tab zu teilen.
+- **Internal**: `IPluginLogProxy`-Indirektion vor Dalamud's `IPluginLog` über alle ~91
+  `Plugin.Log`-Call-Sites. Damit läuft `MessageStore.Migrate0` voll-isoliert in xUnit (F12.1-Lücke
+  aus v1.4.6 geschlossen). Plus: TempTab-Counter als abgeleitete Property statt gecachtes
+  Interlocked-Feld — die neuen Pin/Unpin-Übergänge sind Cold-Path, kein Lock-Free-Vorteil mehr.
+  Migration v16 → v17 ist rein additiv (neues `Tab.IsPinned`-Bool, Default false).
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.8.md

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+---
+subtitle: Hook-Layer und Polish-Quick-Wins
+versionsnatur: Polish-Patch
+---
+
+- DbViewer Volltext-Suche: optionaler FTS5-Index über die ganze Chat-Historie. Wird beim ersten
+  v1.4.8-Start asynchron im Hintergrund gebaut, Progress als Toast. Lokale Page-Suche bleibt
+  Default. Such-Eingaben werden als exakte Wortfolge gematcht; mehrere Wörter werden nur gefunden,
+  wenn sie zusammen und in der Reihenfolge stehen. Wer rohe FTS5-MATCH-Syntax nutzen will, setzt
+  eigene Anführungszeichen um den Suchbegriff.
+- Custom-Theme-Files laden sich beim Speichern automatisch neu, wenn das Theme aktiv ist. Kein
+  Picker-Klick mehr nötig.
+- Retention-Sweep blockt nicht mehr den Framework-Thread. Der Mini-Hitch von ~194ms pro Sweep ist
+  weg.
+- Statusleiste rendert sauber bei Windows-Skalierung über 100%.
+- Receive-Suppressed-Tells-Routing wurde in diesem Cycle untersucht und auf v1.5.x verschoben: wenn
+  andere Plugins Tells via CheckMessageHandled unterdrücken, überspringt FFXIVs Chat-Pipeline den
+  RaptureLogModule-Resolver und HellionChats Tab-Routing verliert den Tell-Partner. Der Fix liegt
+  architektonisch neben dem geplanten Ad-Block-Hook-Layer und kommt dort mit.

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.9.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+subtitle: Plugin-Load Render Polish
+versionsnatur: Performance-Patch
+---
+
+- First-Frame-HITCH unter 100 ms: der erste Render-Frame des Plugins liegt jetzt bei ~76 ms Median
+  (vorher ~127 ms), die Dalamud-Warnung „UiBuilder(Hellion Chat) > 100ms" beim Plugin-Start ist
+  damit weg. Erreicht durch das Verlagern von sechs nicht-essentiellen Render- Sektionen
+  (Statusleiste, Kanalname-Chunks, Fenster-Bounds-Check, Hinweis-Banner, Autocomplete,
+  Input-Preview) auf den zweiten Frame. Bei 60 fps sieht man die deferred-Sektionen ~17 ms später,
+  was im Atlas-Build-Fenster nach einem Reload unsichtbar bleibt.
+- Slash-Commands zentral registriert: /hellion, /hellionView, /hellionSeString und /hellionDebugger
+  werden jetzt im Plugin-Load zentral registriert statt erst beim ersten Öffnen ihres Ziel-Fensters.
+  Heißt: die Befehle funktionieren ab dem ersten Tick, auch wenn das jeweilige Fenster nie geöffnet
+  wurde. Der „Einstellungen"-Button im Plugin-Manager hängt am selben Pfad.
+- Plugin-Load-Diagnose-Logs als Tripwire: die Profiling-Logs für MessageStore.Connect,
+  MessageStore.Migrate, FilterAllTabs und den Auto-Translate-Warmup bleiben auf Information-Level
+  eingeschaltet. Falls eine zukünftige Änderung die Lade-Zeit wieder über 100 ms drückt, taucht der
+  Mehrverbrauch direkt im /xllog auf, ohne dass jemand erst den Debug-Filter einschalten muss.
+- ChatTwo-IPC-Kompatibilitäts-Layer: HellionChat spiegelt jetzt die komplette ChatTwo-IPC-Surface
+  (`GetChatInputState`, `ChatInputStateChanged`, `Register`, `Unregister`, `Available`, `Invoke`)
+  zusätzlich zu unseren eigenen `HellionChat.*`-Gates unter dem `ChatTwo.*`-Namensraum. Drittseitige
+  Integrationen die nur auf ChatTwo's IPC reagieren, etwa die Kontextmenü-Hooks von Artisan und
+  AllaganTools, funktionieren damit weiter ohne Code-Änderung auf ihrer Seite. Die
+  Conflict-Detection blockiert das parallele Laden von ChatTwo, daher kein Namensraum-Konflikt im
+  Live-Betrieb.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein Config-Migrations- Aufwand. Nach dem Update
+  läuft das Plugin gegen die bestehende v17-Datenbank weiter.

.github/forge-posts/v1.5.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+subtitle: DI Foundation und Service-Refactor
+versionsnatur: Architektur-Cycle
+---
+
+- **Architektur-Umbau ohne User-spürbare Verhaltens-Änderung:** der Plugin-Bootstrap wechselt auf
+  einen Generic-Host DI-Container (`Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting` + `IServiceCollection`) nach dem
+  Lightless-Sync-Muster. 18 Service-Klassen wandern von einem statischen `Plugin.LogProxy`-Locator
+  auf typisierte `ILogger<T>`-Constructor-Injection. `DalamudLogger` brückt
+  `Microsoft.Extensions.Logging` über auf Dalamuds `IPluginLog` — im xllog erscheinen jetzt
+  Service-spezifische Spalten wie `[ MessageManager]` und `[Honori...ervice]`.
+- **Plugin.LogProxy bleibt für die acht Buckets erhalten,** die Constructor-Injection nicht
+  erreicht: Static-Helper (EmoteCache, AutoTranslate, MemoryUtil, WrapperUtil), Dalamud-Reflektion
+  (Configuration), Data-Class mit Massen-Instanziierung (Message) und Instanz-Klassen die nur aus
+  Static-Methods loggen (FontManager, eine GameFunctions-Stelle).
+- **Performance bestätigt durch Cross-Plugin-Baseline:** HellionChat First-Frame-HITCH 77 ms Median,
+  Chat 2 v1.40.2 74 ms Median — kein DI-Penalty gegenüber dem Upstream-Fork-Origin. Lightless und
+  XIVInstantMessenger liegen bei ~7 ms weil sie ihren FontAtlas-Build deferren; das wird das
+  v1.5.1-Item.
+- **User-sichtbarer Bug-Fix nebenbei:** Slash-Command-Einfügen in das Chat-Eingabefeld (Friend-List
+  "/tell"-Action plus Plugin-Inserts von Artisan, AllaganTools und ähnlichen) ersetzt jetzt den
+  vorhandenen Input, statt anzukonkatenieren. Cherry-Pick aus ChatTwo upstream `ee7768ac` mit
+  Namespace-Anpassung.
+- **Foundation für die Plugin-Integrations-Wave:** v1.5.7-11 (Context-Menu, NotificationMaster,
+  Moodles, ExtraChat, XIVIM Quick-DM) werden ab jetzt strukturell handhabbar — neue Services sind
+  ein `services.AddSingleton<T>` plus ein paar Factory-Lambda- Zeilen, kein Plugin.cs-Anflanschen
+  mehr.
+- Migration v17 unverändert: kein Schema-Bump, kein Config-Migrations-Aufwand.

.github/forge-posts/v1.5.1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+subtitle: "FontAtlas Refactor and Forge Signature"
+versionsnatur: "Architecture + Closure + Branding"
+---
+
+- **FontManager-Refactor.** Der FontAtlas baut jetzt nur noch einmal pro Plugin-Load statt vier- bis
+  fünfmal. Weniger CPU- und GPU-Druck in den ersten Sekunden nach einem Reload, weniger
+  Atlas-Texture-Memory-Churn. Die acht Font-Einstellungen können live über den neuen
+  `RebuildDelegateFonts`-Pfad geändert werden, ohne dass das Plugin neu geladen werden muss.
+- **Hellion Forge Signatur.** Das Plugin trägt jetzt eine ASCII-Fuchs-Signatur. Im `/xllog`
+  erscheint beim Plugin-Load ein kleiner Fuchs-Kopf, im First-Run-Wizard und unter Settings →
+  Information taucht eine eingeklappte „Hellion Forge"-Sektion mit dem vollen Fuchs auf. Gezeichnet
+  von Julia Moon, fest in der Plugin-DLL eingebettet.
+- **Honorific-Integration bleibt unverändert.** Der ursprünglich geplante Gradient-Render-Pfad
+  (Wave/Pulse-Animation) entfällt. Honorific 3.2 stellt keine IPC für den fertig gerenderten
+  Gradient-Frame zur Verfügung, und ein eigener Port der Pride-Palette wurde verworfen. Die
+  Honorific-Anzeige bleibt wie in v1.4.7 etabliert (statischer Glow plus Title).
+- **Hinweis zum HITCH-Win.** Der ursprünglich angepeilte 10×-First-Frame-Sprung
+  (Lightless/XIVIM-Pattern, ~7 ms statt ~75 ms) ist in diesem Cycle nicht eingetreten. Die
+  Render-Kosten liegen im UiBuilder-First-Frame-Pfad, nicht im FontAtlas-Build. Investigation kommt
+  als eigener späterer Cycle. Keine User-sichtbare Disruption, keine Migration.

.github/forge-posts/v1.5.2.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+subtitle: "First-Run Wizard — neu in 4 Steps, Roleplay-Profil neu"
+versionsnatur: "UX-Patch"
+---
+- **Vier Steps statt Single-Page.** Der First-Run-Wizard öffnet jetzt in vier Bühnen: Willkommen → Privacy-Profil → Power-Settings → Fertig. Pagination-Dots in Forge-Bronze oben rechts, Back/Skip/Next im Footer. Standardgröße 720×480 (Min 600×400) und der Fuchs-Banner sitzt als zugeklappter TreeNode oben in Step 1, damit die Einleitung im Fokus bleibt.
+- **Neues Privacy-Profil „Roleplay".** Datensparsamkeit plus Sagen und beide Emote-Typen für Story-Logs. Schreien und Rufen bleiben außen vor, Public-Distance-Lärm von Fremden ist kein Story-Inhalt. Aufbewahrung: Sagen 30 Tage, Emotes 90 Tage. Privacy-Picker wird zum 2×2-Grid, Casual bleibt mit ★-Marker als Empfehlung.
+- **Power-Settings sichtbar.** Bislang versteckte Defaults bekommen eine eigene Bühne: Vorherige Session laden, Filter inkl. alter Messages, N Tell-Messages vorladen, Compact-Density, Prettier-Timestamps und Theme-Picker für die 10 Built-in-Themes. Keine neuen Settings, nur das Bestehende sauber sichtbar.
+- **Staged-Commit und Test-Hint auf der Fertig-Bühne.** Auswahl wird erst beim Klick auf „Fertig ✓" geschrieben. „Später entscheiden" oder X-Close lässt die bestehende Config unangetastet, ein nicht angefasster Step behält die alten Werte. Direkt darunter sichtbar: „Tipp /tell <Spielername>", plus die aktuelle Preload-Zahl aus Step 3 als Hinweis auf den Auto-Tell-Tab-Spawn.
+- **Bestehende User sehen den neuen Wizard einmal.** Wer schon v1.5.1 hatte, bekommt den Multi-Step-Flow beim ersten v1.5.2-Boot aufgepoppt. Neues Config-Feld `WizardLastShownVersion` triggert das einmalig pro Wizard-Rework; Skip oder Finish reicht und danach öffnet er nicht mehr automatisch.
+- **Unter der Haube.** Pure-Helper-Tests für alle vier Profile-Sets in der Build-Suite (zwölf neue Facts), plus ein WizardStateSmokeStep für `/xlperf`. Migration v17 bleibt, nur ein optionales Config-Feld kommt dazu.

.github/release-footer.md

@@ -2,26 +2,28 @@
 
 ## How to install
 
-This release is distributed via the HellionChat custom repository, not the Dalamud main plugin repo. To install:
+This release is distributed via the HellionChat custom repository, not the Dalamud main plugin repo.
+To install:
 
 1. In XIVLauncher: **Settings → Experimental → Custom Plugin Repositories**
-2. Add the URL: `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+2. Add the URL:
+   `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
 3. Enable, save, then `/xlplugins` → search **Hellion Chat** → install
 
 ## Project documents
 
-- [README](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md) — features,
-  architecture, build
-- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md) — what
-  the plugin stores and sends
+- [README](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md)
+  — features, architecture, build
+- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md)
+  — what the plugin stores and sends
 - [Third-party notices](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/docs/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md)
   — dependencies and licences
-- [Security policy](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md) —
-  vulnerability reporting
-- [Support](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md) — bug reports,
-  questions, contact paths
+- [Security policy](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md)
+  — vulnerability reporting
+- [Support](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md)
+  — bug reports, questions, contact paths
 
 ## Licence
 
-[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE). Based on
-[Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) by Infi and Anna, also EUPL-1.2.
+[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE).
+Based on [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) by Infi and Anna, also EUPL-1.2.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-name: Build
-
-# Verifies that every push to main and every PR still builds against the
-# current Dalamud staging branch. Does not produce release artefacts; the
-# release workflow handles that on tag.
-#
-# Linux runner: gitea.com Cloud Actions provides ubuntu-latest. The plugin
-# csproj targets net10.0-windows, but `dotnet build` cross-compiles on
-# Linux as long as the Dalamud staging assemblies are present at the
-# expected lookup path ($(HOME)/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev/, which the
-# Dalamud SDK 15 uses on Linux).
-
-on:
-    push:
-        branches: [main]
-    pull_request:
-        branches: [main]
-    workflow_dispatch:
-
-# Minimum permissions for a build-only workflow: read the repo, nothing
-# else. Closes the CodeQL "Workflow does not contain permissions" alert
-# and matches the principle-of-least-privilege the security guide
-# recommends for workflows that don't push or create releases.
-permissions:
-    contents: read
-
-jobs:
-    build:
-        name: Build (Release)
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        timeout-minutes: 15
-
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-
-            - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
-              with:
-                  dotnet-version: 10.0.x
-
-            - name: Download Dalamud staging
-              run: |
-                  hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
-                  mkdir -p "$hooks"
-                  curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
-                  unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
-
-            - name: Restore
-              run: dotnet restore HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj
-
-            - name: Build (Release)
-              run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release --no-restore

.github/workflows/forge-announce.yml

@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-name: Forge Announce
-
-# Triggered when a vX.Y.Z tag is pushed. Reads .github/forge-posts/<tag>.md
-# (Frontmatter + DE bullet body) and the matching English block from
-# HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml, builds a Discord-Webhook embed and posts
-# it to the Hellion Forge #changelog channel.
-#
-# Decoupled from release.yml: a fail here does not block the GitHub
-# release, and a fail there does not block the announce. Spec lives in
-# the Vault under "Hellion Chat Forge-Auto-Announce Spec".
-#
-# Security: the only user-controlled inputs that enter run-steps are the
-# tag name and the frontmatter values from a repo-internal markdown file.
-# Tag name is read via env: (TAG_NAME, $env:TAG_NAME) and validated against
-# ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ before any string interpolation. Frontmatter values are
-# parsed by regex with explicit length caps. No webhook event payload data
-# (issue titles, PR bodies, commit messages, etc.) flows into run-steps.
-
-on:
-    push:
-        tags:
-            - "v*"
-    workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            tag:
-                description: "Existing tag to (re)post, e.g. v1.1.0"
-                required: true
-                type: string
-
-permissions:
-    contents: read
-
-jobs:
-    announce:
-        name: Post changelog to Hellion Forge
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # The DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is set as a repo-level Actions Secret
-        # on Gitea (Settings → Actions → Secrets). Repo-level secrets are in
-        # scope for every job by default, no environment: declaration needed.
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-
-        steps:
-            # On push:tags github.ref points at the tag commit; on workflow_dispatch
-            # the user supplies the tag explicitly. Always check out that tag so
-            # the yaml + forge-posts file are read from the tagged tree, not main.
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
-
-            # Build embed-payload as a JSON file on disk. PowerShell-Core (pwsh)
-            # ships pre-installed on ubuntu-latest so we get the same scripting
-            # patterns release.yml uses on windows-latest. Tag is read via env: to
-            # treat it as a string variable rather than inline shell text, and
-            # validated against the semver regex before any interpolation.
-            - name: Build embed payload
-              id: build
-              shell: pwsh
-              env:
-                  TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
-              run: |
-                  $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
-                  if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
-                      throw "V1: Refusing to announce non-semver tag: $tag"
-                  }
-                  $version = $tag.Substring(1)
-
-                  # ---------- Forge-Post-Datei lesen ----------
-                  $forgePath = ".github/forge-posts/$tag.md"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $forgePath)) {
-                      throw "V2: Forge-Post-Datei für $tag fehlt unter .github/forge-posts/. Datei vor dem Tag anlegen, dann Tag re-pushen oder workflow_dispatch."
-                  }
-                  $forgeRaw = Get-Content -Path $forgePath -Raw
-
-                  # Frontmatter (--- … ---) am Datei-Anfang
-                  if ($forgeRaw -notmatch '(?s)\A---\s*\r?\n(.*?)\r?\n---\s*\r?\n(.*)\z') {
-                      throw "V3: Frontmatter (---) fehlt oder ist defekt in $forgePath"
-                  }
-                  $fmText = $matches[1]
-                  $deBody = $matches[2].Trim()
-
-                  $subtitle = $null
-                  $versionsnatur = $null
-                  foreach ($line in ($fmText -split "`r?`n")) {
-                      if ($line -match '^subtitle:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$')      { $subtitle = $matches[1] }
-                      if ($line -match '^versionsnatur:\s*"?([^"]*)"?\s*$') { $versionsnatur = $matches[1] }
-                  }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($subtitle))      { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' fehlt in $forgePath" }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($versionsnatur)) { throw "V3: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' fehlt in $forgePath" }
-                  if ($subtitle.Length      -gt 60) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'subtitle' überschreitet Limit ($($subtitle.Length) Char, max 60)" }
-                  if ($versionsnatur.Length -gt 40) { throw "V4: Frontmatter-Feld 'versionsnatur' überschreitet Limit ($($versionsnatur.Length) Char, max 40)" }
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($deBody)) { throw "V3: DE-Body fehlt in $forgePath" }
-
-                  # ---------- EN-Block aus HellionChat.yaml ziehen ----------
-                  # 1:1 Pattern aus release.yml — gleicher Header-Marker, gleiches
-                  # Trailer-Verhalten. Bei Drift die zwei Workflows synchron halten.
-                  $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
-                  $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
-                  $marker = "changelog: |-"
-                  $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
-                  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 { $_ }
-                  }) -join "`n"
-
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $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)
-                  $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
-                  if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
-                  } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
-                  } else {
-                      $enBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
-                  }
-
-                  # ---------- Char-Cap-Check (5500 Total auf title + description + footer) ----------
-                  $title = "Hellion Chat $version — $subtitle"
-                  $description = "**Deutsch**`n`n$deBody`n`n**English**`n`n$enBlock"
-                  $footerText = "Hellion Forge · $versionsnatur"
-                  $totalChars = $title.Length + $description.Length + $footerText.Length
-                  if ($totalChars -gt 5500) {
-                      throw "V6: Total char count $totalChars exceeds 5500 limit. Major-Release detected — please post manually via Bot/Multi-Embed (see forge style §8). Forge-Auto-Announce stays off for this tag."
-                  }
-                  Write-Host "Char-Cap OK: $totalChars / 5500"
-
-                  # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen ----------
-                  $payload = [ordered]@{
-                      username = "Forge Herald"
-                      avatar_url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
-                      content = "<@&1500489631555260446>"
-                      allowed_mentions = [ordered]@{
-                          parse = @()
-                          roles = @("1500489631555260446")
-                      }
-                      embeds = @(
-                          [ordered]@{
-                              title = $title
-                              url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
-                              color = 12730636
-                              description = $description
-                              footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }
-                              timestamp = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ")
-                          }
-                      )
-                  }
-
-                  $payloadJson = $payload | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 -Compress
-                  # Ausgabe-Datei ohne trailing newline für sauberes curl --data-binary @-
-                  [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$PWD/embed-payload.json", $payloadJson, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
-
-                  Write-Host "Payload size: $($payloadJson.Length) chars"
-                  Write-Host "Embed title:  $title"
-                  Write-Host "Embed footer: $footerText"
-
-            # POST to the Hellion Forge changelog webhook. curl from PowerShell-Core
-            # so we can pipe the payload via stdin (--data-binary @-) and keep
-            # secrets out of process arg lists. One retry on 5xx, hard fail on 4xx.
-            - name: POST to Hellion Forge webhook
-              shell: pwsh
-              env:
-                  DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK }}
-              run: |
-                  if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK)) {
-                      throw "V7: DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK secret is empty. Check Settings → Environments → Webhook."
-                  }
-
-                  $payloadFile = "$PWD/embed-payload.json"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $payloadFile)) {
-                      throw "Embed payload file missing — previous step did not produce embed-payload.json"
-                  }
-
-                  $maxAttempts = 2
-                  $attempt = 0
-                  while ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
-                      $attempt++
-                      Write-Host "POST attempt $attempt of $maxAttempts"
-                      $tmpResp = "$PWD/.webhook-response"
-                      $tmpHeaders = "$PWD/.webhook-headers"
-                      # --silent suppresses progress; --show-error prints errors so
-                      # the workflow log shows what happened. -w prints HTTP status
-                      # to stdout for inspection. -o captures body for diagnosis,
-                      # -D captures headers.
-                      $rawStatus = Get-Content $payloadFile -Raw |
-                          curl --silent --show-error `
-                               --header 'Content-Type: application/json' `
-                               --data-binary '@-' `
-                               -D $tmpHeaders `
-                               -o $tmpResp `
-                               -w '%{http_code}' `
-                               "$env:DISCORD_FORGE_WEBHOOK"
-                      $status = [int]$rawStatus
-                      Write-Host "HTTP status: $status"
-
-                      if ($status -ge 200 -and $status -lt 300) {
-                          Write-Host "Forge announce POST succeeded."
-                          exit 0
-                      }
-
-                      $bodySnippet = ""
-                      if (Test-Path $tmpResp) {
-                          $bodySnippet = (Get-Content $tmpResp -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
-                          if ($bodySnippet.Length -gt 500) { $bodySnippet = $bodySnippet.Substring(0, 500) + " …" }
-                      }
-
-                      if ($status -ge 400 -and $status -lt 500) {
-                          # E2: 4xx is permanent — webhook revoked, channel deleted,
-                          # payload malformed. No retry.
-                          throw "E2: Discord-Webhook returned permanent $status. Body: $bodySnippet"
-                      }
-
-                      # E1: 5xx (or transport-level fail with status 0) — wait + retry once
-                      if ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
-                          Write-Host "Transient $status — sleeping 30s before retry."
-                          Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
-                      } else {
-                          throw "E1: Discord-Webhook returned transient $status after $maxAttempts attempts. Body: $bodySnippet"
-                      }
-                  }

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-
-# Triggered when a vX.Y.Z tag is pushed. Builds the plugin against the
-# current Dalamud staging branch, locates the latest.zip produced by
-# DalamudPackager and attaches it to the matching Gitea Release.
-#
-# User-controlled inputs touched by this workflow:
-#   - the tag name (filtered by on.tags = v*, validated again at runtime
-#     against ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ before being used in any string)
-# All other values are either repo-controlled (paths under
-# HellionChat/bin/Release derived from find / Get-ChildItem) or pinned
-# URLs to goatcorp / gitea. Nothing from a webhook event payload (issue/PR
-# titles, commit messages, etc.) flows into a run-step.
-#
-# Linux runner: gitea.com Cloud Actions only ships ubuntu-latest. The
-# plugin csproj targets net10.0-windows, `dotnet build` cross-compiles on
-# Linux when the Dalamud staging assemblies sit under $(HOME)/.xlcore/...
-
-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.
-    workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            tag:
-                description: "Existing tag to (re)release, e.g. v0.6.1"
-                required: true
-                type: string
-
-permissions:
-    contents: write
-
-jobs:
-    release:
-        name: Build and attach release ZIP
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        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.
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
-              with:
-                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
-
-            - name: Setup .NET 10
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5
-              with:
-                  dotnet-version: 10.0.x
-
-            - name: Download Dalamud staging
-              run: |
-                  hooks="$HOME/.xlcore/dalamud/Hooks/dev"
-                  mkdir -p "$hooks"
-                  curl -fsSL https://goatcorp.github.io/dalamud-distrib/stg/latest.zip -o dalamud.zip
-                  unzip -oq dalamud.zip -d "$hooks"
-
-            - name: Build (Release)
-              run: dotnet build HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj --configuration Release
-
-            - name: Locate latest.zip
-              id: locate
-              run: |
-                  zip="$(find HellionChat/bin/Release -name latest.zip -print -quit)"
-                  if [ -z "$zip" ]; then
-                      echo "latest.zip not found under HellionChat/bin/Release" >&2
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
-                  echo "Found: $zip"
-                  echo "path=$zip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-            # Build a release body from the matching changelog block in
-            # HellionChat.yaml plus a static install / docs footer. Fails the
-            # workflow if no block exists for the tagged version, which is the
-            # automated counterpart to the "yaml + repo.json + release body
-            # kept in sync" rule.
-            #
-            # GITHUB_REF_NAME is read via env: (not ${{ }} interpolation) so the
-            # tag value is treated as a PowerShell variable, not as inline shell
-            # text. The strict regex below rejects anything that is not a clean
-            # semver tag before it is used to build a string.
-            - 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 }}
-              run: |
-                  $tag = $env:TAG_NAME
-                  if ($tag -notmatch '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
-                      throw "Refusing to generate release body for non-semver tag: $tag"
-                  }
-                  $version = $tag.Substring(1)
-
-                  $yamlPath = "HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml"
-                  $raw = Get-Content -Path $yamlPath -Raw
-
-                  $marker = "changelog: |-"
-                  $idx = $raw.IndexOf($marker)
-                  if ($idx -lt 0) { throw "changelog block not found in $yamlPath" }
-
-                  # 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.
-                  $afterMarker = $raw.Substring($idx + $marker.Length)
-                  $changelogBody = (($afterMarker -split "`r?`n") | ForEach-Object {
-                      if ($_ -match '^  ') { $_.Substring(2) } else { $_ }
-                  }) -join "`n"
-
-                  $header = "**Hellion Chat $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)
-                  $trailer = $rest.IndexOf("`n`n---")
-
-                  if ($nextHdr -ge 0 -and ($trailer -lt 0 -or $nextHdr -lt $trailer)) {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $nextHdr).TrimEnd()
-                  } elseif ($trailer -ge 0) {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.Substring(0, $trailer).TrimEnd()
-                  } else {
-                      $currentBlock = $rest.TrimEnd()
-                  }
-
-                  # Static install / docs / licence footer is maintained as a
-                  # separate file so the workflow YAML stays clean (no embedded
-                  # heredoc that would have to be indented under the run-block).
-                  $footerPath = ".github/release-footer.md"
-                  if (-not (Test-Path $footerPath)) {
-                      throw "Release footer template not found: $footerPath"
-                  }
-                  $footer = Get-Content -Path $footerPath -Raw
-
-                  $body = $currentBlock + "`n" + $footer
-                  $body | Out-File -FilePath release-body.md -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
-
-                  Write-Host "Generated release body for $tag :"
-                  Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
-                  Write-Host $body
-                  Write-Host "----------------------------------------"
-
-            # 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.
-            - 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
-                  api_key: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

@@ -1,37 +1,193 @@
-## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
-## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+##############################################################
 ##
-## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/VisualStudio.gitignore
+##   .gitignore – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+##
+##   Basis:        github/gitignore VisualStudio.gitignore
+##   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+##   Status:       Original-Patterns vollständig erhalten,
+##                 neu sortiert in logische Sektionen,
+##                 Sicherheits- & Tooling-Sektionen ergänzt.
+##
+##   Markierungen:
+##     [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!]  → Tool offiziell eingestellt,
+##                             Pattern bleibt aus Vorsicht drin.
+##
+##############################################################
 
-# Local development environment (HellionChat fork)
+
+# =====================================================
+# [!! KRITISCH !!]  Secrets, Keys & Credentials
+# Diese Sachen dürfen NIEMALS im Repo landen!
+# =====================================================
+
+# Environment Files
 .env
+.env.*
 .env.bak*
 .envrc
 !.env.example
+!.env.sample
+
+# Private Keys & Zertifikate
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.p12
+*.pfx
+*.cer
+*.crt
+*.csr
+*.gpg
+*.asc
+
+# SSH Keys (falls jemand die ins Repo legt)
+id_rsa
+id_ed25519
+id_ecdsa
+known_hosts
+
+# Auth-/Token-Files
+auth.json
+.npmrc
+.pypirc
+secrets.json
+
+# ASP.NET / .NET App-Configs mit lokalen Secrets
+appsettings.*.local.json
+appsettings.Local.json
+local.settings.json
+
+# Memory Dumps (können Credentials im Heap enthalten!)
+*.dmp
+*.mdmp
+crash.log
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Projekt-spezifisch (HellionChat Fork)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Lokale Entwicklungsumgebung
 .vscode/
 scripts/setup-dev-env.sh
 
-# Local test project (stays out of the published plugin repo;
-# pure-function safety net for refactor cycles)
+# Lokales Test-Projekt (bleibt aus dem Plugin-Repo raus;
+# pure-function safety net für Refactor-Cycles)
 HellionChat.Tests/
+ChatTwo.Tests
+TestResults
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
 
 # Packaging
 pack/
 
-# User-specific files
+# Specs und Plan-Dateien
+/.superpowers/
+
+# Claude Code lokales Setup (nicht committed)
+/.claude/
+/CLAUDE.md
+
+# Cycle-Working-Notes (im Vault gepflegt, lokales Repo-Pad bei Bedarf)
+/docs/cycle-notes/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# OS-spezifische Files
+# =====================================================
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+._*
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Linux
+.directory
+.Trash-*
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# AI / LLM Tooling (2026 era)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Cursor IDE
+.cursor/
+.cursorignore
+
+# Aider
+.aider*
+
+# Continue.dev
+.continue/
+.continuerc.json
+
+# Windsurf
+.windsurf/
+
+# Sourcegraph Cody
+.cody/
+
+# Lokale Prompt-Sammlungen / Scratch-Pads
+prompts/local/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Editor & IDE (neben Visual Studio)
+# =====================================================
+
+# JetBrains (IntelliJ, Rider, etc.)
+.idea/
+
+# Vim / Neovim
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.swn
+
+# Sublime Text
+*.sublime-workspace
+*.sublime-project
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# IDE & Editor – User-spezifische Files (VS)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Visual Studio User Files
 *.rsuser
 *.suo
 *.user
 *.userosscache
 *.sln.docstates
 
-# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+# MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio
 *.userprefs
 
-# Mono auto generated files
-mono_crash.*
+# Visual Studio Cache/Options Directory
+.vs/
+# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
+#wwwroot/
+
+# Visual Studio 2017 auto-generated files
+Generated\ Files/
+
+# Local History
+.localhistory/
+
+# CodeRush personal settings
+.cr/personal
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Build Output
+# =====================================================
 
-# Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/
 [Rr]elease/
@@ -47,43 +203,24 @@ bld/
 [Ll]og/
 [Ll]ogs/
 
-# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
-.vs/
-# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
-#wwwroot/
-
-# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
-Generated\ Files/
-
-# MSTest test Results
-[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
-[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
-
-# NUnit
-*.VisualState.xml
-TestResult.xml
-nunit-*.xml
-
-# Build Results of an ATL Project
+# ATL Project Build Output
 [Dd]ebugPS/
 [Rr]eleasePS/
 dlldata.c
 
-# Benchmark Results
-BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
-
 # .NET Core
 project.lock.json
 project.fragment.lock.json
 artifacts/
 
-# ASP.NET Scaffolding
-ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
+# MigrationBackup (Package Reference Convert Tool)
+MigrationBackup/
 
-# StyleCop
-StyleCopReport.xml
 
-# Files built by Visual Studio
+# =====================================================
+# Build-Artefakte (Files built by Visual Studio)
+# =====================================================
+
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
 *_h.h
@@ -105,6 +242,7 @@ StyleCopReport.xml
 *.tmp_proj
 *_wpftmp.csproj
 *.log
+*.binlog
 *.vspscc
 *.vssscc
 .builds
@@ -112,10 +250,87 @@ StyleCopReport.xml
 *.svclog
 *.scc
 
-# Chutzpah Test files
+
+# =====================================================
+# Test Results
+# =====================================================
+
+# MSTest
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUnit
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+nunit-*.xml
+
+# Benchmark Results
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
+
+# Verify / Snapshot Testing (modern .NET, Spotty Wisdom)
+*.received.*
+*.received.txt
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Chutzpah – Repository auf GitHub archiviert
 _Chutzpah*
 
+
+# =====================================================
+# Code Coverage
+# =====================================================
+
+# Coverlet
+coverage*.json
+coverage*.xml
+coverage*.info
+
+# Visual Studio code coverage
+*.coverage
+*.coveragexml
+
+# DotCover (JetBrains)
+*.dotCover
+
+# AxoCover
+.axoCover/*
+!.axoCover/settings.json
+
+# NCrunch
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+nCrunchTemp_*
+
+# OpenCover UI Analysis
+OpenCover/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] MightyMoose / AutoTest.Net – seit >10 Jahren nicht mehr gepflegt
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Profiler & Trace
+# =====================================================
+
+# Visual Studio Profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+*.sap
+
+# Visual Studio Trace Files
+*.e2e
+
+# NVidia Nsight GPU Debugger
+*.nvuser
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Cache Files (VS, C++, Sass)
+# =====================================================
+
 # Visual C++ cache files
+# Hinweis: Manche Patterns hier werden auch vom C#-Linter genutzt (z. B. *.lscache)
 ipch/
 *.aps
 *.ncb
@@ -125,101 +340,80 @@ ipch/
 *.cachefile
 *.VC.db
 *.VC.VC.opendb
+*.lscache
 
-# Visual Studio profiler
-*.psess
-*.vsp
-*.vspx
-*.sap
+# Visual Studio cache (.cache files allgemein, .cache directories behalten)
+*.[Cc]ache
+!?*.[Cc]ache/
 
-# Visual Studio Trace Files
-*.e2e
-
-# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
-$tf/
-
-# Guidance Automation Toolkit
-*.gpState
-
-# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
-_ReSharper*/
-*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
-*.DotSettings.user
-
-# TeamCity is a build add-in
-_TeamCity*
-
-# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
-*.dotCover
-
-# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
-.axoCover/*
-!.axoCover/settings.json
-
-# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
-coverage*.json
-coverage*.xml
-coverage*.info
-
-# Visual Studio code coverage results
-*.coverage
-*.coveragexml
-
-# NCrunch
-_NCrunch_*
-.*crunch*.local.xml
-nCrunchTemp_*
-
-# MightyMoose
-*.mm.*
-AutoTest.Net/
-
-# Web workbench (sass)
+# Web Workbench Sass
 .sass-cache/
 
-# Installshield output folder
-[Ee]xpress/
 
-# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
-DocProject/buildhelp/
-DocProject/Help/*.HxT
-DocProject/Help/*.HxC
-DocProject/Help/*.hhc
-DocProject/Help/*.hhk
-DocProject/Help/*.hhp
-DocProject/Help/Html2
-DocProject/Help/html
-
-# Click-Once directory
-publish/
-
-# Publish Web Output
-*.[Pp]ublish.xml
-*.azurePubxml
-# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
-# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
-*.pubxml
-*.publishproj
-
-# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
-# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
-# in these scripts will be unencrypted
-PublishScripts/
+# =====================================================
+# NuGet & Dependencies
+# =====================================================
 
 # NuGet Packages
 *.nupkg
-# NuGet Symbol Packages
 *.snupkg
-# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
 **/[Pp]ackages/*
-# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
 !**/[Pp]ackages/build/
 # Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
 #!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
-# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
 *.nuget.props
 *.nuget.targets
 
+# Paket dependency manager
+.paket/paket.exe
+paket-files/
+
+# FAKE - F# Make
+.fake/
+
+# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
+# tools/**
+# !tools/packages.config
+
+# Fody – auto-generated XML schema
+FodyWeavers.xsd
+
+# Node (falls JS-Tooling im Build genutzt wird)
+.ntvs_analysis.dat
+node_modules/
+
+# Python Tools für Visual Studio (PTVS)
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Mono
+# =====================================================
+
+mono_crash.*
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Publish & Deploy
+# =====================================================
+
+# Click-Once
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+*.pubxml
+*.publishproj
+
+# Microsoft Azure Web App Publish Settings
+# Comment the next line if you want to checkin your Azure Web App publish settings,
+# but sensitive information contained in these scripts will be unencrypted
+PublishScripts/
+
 # Microsoft Azure Build Output
 csx/
 *.build.csdef
@@ -228,7 +422,35 @@ csx/
 ecf/
 rcf/
 
-# Windows Store app package directories and files
+# Service Fabric Backup
+ServiceFabricBackup/
+
+# Installshield
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Container / Infrastructure-as-Code (Vorsicht: Tokens!)
+# =====================================================
+
+# Docker
+docker-compose.override.yml
+
+# Terraform
+.terraform/
+*.tfstate
+*.tfstate.*
+*.tfvars
+!example.tfvars
+
+# Serverless Framework
+.serverless/
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Windows Store / AppX
+# =====================================================
+
 AppPackages/
 BundleArtifacts/
 Package.StoreAssociation.xml
@@ -237,23 +459,155 @@ _pkginfo.txt
 *.appxbundle
 *.appxupload
 
-# Visual Studio cache files
-# files ending in .cache can be ignored
-*.[Cc]ache
-# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
-!?*.[Cc]ache/
 
-# Others
-ClientBin/
-~$*
-*~
+# =====================================================
+# Datenbanken & SQL
+# =====================================================
+
+# SQL Server
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+*.ndf
+
+# Andere DB-bezogene
 *.dbmdl
 *.dbproj.schemaview
 *.jfm
-*.pfx
-*.publishsettings
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] BeatPulse – wurde 2019 umbenannt zu AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
+healthchecksdb
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Business Intelligence / Reporting
+# =====================================================
+
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+*.rptproj.rsuser
+*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
+*.rptproj.bak
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Add-ins & Analyzer Tools
+# =====================================================
+
+# ReSharper
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# TeamCity
+_TeamCity*
+
+# StyleCop
+StyleCopReport.xml
+
+# ASP.NET Scaffolding
+ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] GhostDoc Plugin – Submain hat das Tool eingestellt
+*.GhostDoc.xml
+
+# Tabs Studio
+*.tss
+
+# Telerik JustMock
+*.jmconfig
+
+# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool)
+.mfractor/
+
+# DocProject Documentation Generator
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Sonstige Sprachen & Tooling
+# =====================================================
+
+# Ionide (F# VS Code Tools)
+.ionide/
+
+# Azure Stream Analytics Local Run
+ASALocalRun/
+
+# BizTalk Build Output
+*.btp.cs
+*.btm.cs
+*.odx.cs
+*.xsd.cs
+
+# Orleans
 orleans.codegen.cs
 
+
+# =====================================================
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!]  Legacy-Tooling (eingestellt)
+# Patterns bleiben aus Vorsicht drin.
+# =====================================================
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] TFS 2012 Local Workspace – ersetzt durch Azure DevOps
+$tf/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Build Log – VS6 ist von 1998
+*.plg
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Workspace Options
+*.opt
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio 6 Workspace File
+*.vbw
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] RIA / Silverlight – Microsoft hat das Okt. 2021 eingestellt
+Generated_Code/
+
+# [!! OBSOLET 2026 !!] Visual Studio LightSwitch – von Microsoft eingestellt
+**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
+**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
+_Pvt_Extensions
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Upgrade / Backup-Reports
+# =====================================================
+
+# Backup-Files vom Konvertieren alter VS-Projekte (wir haben ja git ;-))
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+
+
+# =====================================================
+# Misc / Temp / Backup
+# =====================================================
+
+ClientBin/
+~$*
+*~
+*.publishsettings
+
 # Including strong name files can present a security risk
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
 #*.snk
@@ -261,126 +615,3 @@ orleans.codegen.cs
 # Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
 # (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
 #bower_components/
-
-# RIA/Silverlight projects
-Generated_Code/
-
-# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
-# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
-# because we have git ;-)
-_UpgradeReport_Files/
-Backup*/
-UpgradeLog*.XML
-UpgradeLog*.htm
-ServiceFabricBackup/
-*.rptproj.bak
-
-# SQL Server files
-*.mdf
-*.ldf
-*.ndf
-
-# Business Intelligence projects
-*.rdl.data
-*.bim.layout
-*.bim_*.settings
-*.rptproj.rsuser
-*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
-*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
-*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
-
-# Microsoft Fakes
-FakesAssemblies/
-
-# GhostDoc plugin setting file
-*.GhostDoc.xml
-
-# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
-.ntvs_analysis.dat
-node_modules/
-
-# Visual Studio 6 build log
-*.plg
-
-# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
-*.opt
-
-# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
-*.vbw
-
-# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
-**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
-**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
-**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
-_Pvt_Extensions
-
-# Paket dependency manager
-.paket/paket.exe
-paket-files/
-
-# FAKE - F# Make
-.fake/
-
-# CodeRush personal settings
-.cr/personal
-
-# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
-__pycache__/
-*.pyc
-
-# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
-# tools/**
-# !tools/packages.config
-
-# Tabs Studio
-*.tss
-
-# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
-*.jmconfig
-
-# BizTalk build output
-*.btp.cs
-*.btm.cs
-*.odx.cs
-*.xsd.cs
-
-# OpenCover UI analysis results
-OpenCover/
-
-# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
-ASALocalRun/
-
-# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
-*.binlog
-
-# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
-*.nvuser
-
-# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
-.mfractor/
-
-# Local History for Visual Studio
-.localhistory/
-
-# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
-healthchecksdb
-
-# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
-MigrationBackup/
-
-# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
-.ionide/
-
-# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
-FodyWeavers.xsd
-
-#Specs und Plan datein
-/.superpowers/
-
-#Test Datein
-ChatTwo.Tests
-TestResults
-*.db-shm
-*.db-wal

.markdownlint.json

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 {
-    "MD007": { "indent": 4 },
+    "MD003": { "style": "atx" },
+    "MD004": { "style": "dash" },
+    "MD007": { "indent": 2 },
+    "MD009": { "br_spaces": 2, "strict": false, "list_item_empty_lines": false },
     "MD013": false,
+    "MD024": { "siblings_only": true },
     "MD029": false,
     "MD033": false,
-    "MD041": false
+    "MD036": false,
+    "MD040": true,
+    "MD041": false,
+    "MD046": { "style": "fenced" },
+    "MD048": { "style": "backtick" },
+    "MD049": { "style": "underscore" },
+    "MD050": { "style": "asterisk" }
 }

.prettierignore

@@ -1,4 +1,50 @@
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .prettierignore – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   Files die Prettier NICHT anfassen soll.
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Hinweis: Prettier liest auch .gitignore automatisch mit.
+# #   Hier nur Sachen die zusätzlich ignoriert werden müssen
+# #   oder die im Repo liegen aber nicht formatiert werden dürfen.
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
+
+# === .NET Build Output ===
 bin/
 obj/
+
+# === JS / Web Build Output ===
 node_modules/
+dist/
+out/
+build/
+coverage/
+
+# === Generierte C#-Files (Designer, Source Generators) ===
 *.Designer.cs
+*.g.cs
+*.g.i.cs
+*.generated.cs
+*.AssemblyInfo.cs
+*.AssemblyAttributes.cs
+
+# === Lock-Files (NIE umformatieren – zerschießt den Hash) ===
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+packages.lock.json
+
+# === Minified Files (bewusst kompakt, niemals anfassen) ===
+*.min.js
+*.min.css
+
+# === Test-Snapshots (z. B. Verify) ===
+*.received.*
+*.verified.*
+**/__snapshots__/
+
+# === Plugin-Manifest (DalamudPackager-Schema, fix lassen) ===
+HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

.prettierrc.json

@@ -1,7 +1,35 @@
 {
     "printWidth": 120,
     "tabWidth": 4,
-    "proseWrap": "always",
+    "useTabs": false,
+    "semi": true,
     "singleQuote": false,
-    "endOfLine": "lf"
+    "trailingComma": "all",
+    "bracketSpacing": true,
+    "arrowParens": "always",
+    "proseWrap": "always",
+    "endOfLine": "lf",
+    "overrides": [
+        {
+            "files": "*.md",
+            "options": {
+                "printWidth": 100,
+                "tabWidth": 2
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "files": ["*.yml", "*.yaml"],
+            "options": {
+                "tabWidth": 2,
+                "singleQuote": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "files": "*.json",
+            "options": {
+                "tabWidth": 4,
+                "trailingComma": "none"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
 }

.yamllint.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,53 @@
+# ##############################################################
+# #
+# #   .yamllint.yaml – Hellion Forge / Hellion Media
+# #
+# #   YAML-Linting Konfiguration.
+# #   Überarbeitet: Mai 2026
+# #
+# #   Regel-Doku:
+# #     https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rules.html
+# #
+# ##############################################################
+
 extends: default
+
+# Plugin-Manifest folgt DalamudPackager-Konvention (4-space-indent für
+# image_urls + tags). yamllint-Default verlangt 2 — Konflikt, daher
+# ignorieren statt das Manifest zu reformatieren.
+ignore: |
+  HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml
+
 rules:
+  # Zeilenlängen-Check aus (konsistent mit markdownlint MD013)
   line-length: disable
+
+  # YAML ohne führendes "---" erlaubt
   document-start: disable
+
+  # GitHub Actions nutzt "on:" als Trigger-Key.
+  # Ohne diesen Override würde yamllint das als boolean "on" beklagen.
   truthy:
-        allowed-values: ["true", "false", "on"]
+    allowed-values: ['true', 'false', 'on']
+
+  # Maximal 1 Leerzeile in Folge (saubere Files)
   empty-lines:
     max: 1
+
+  # YAML-Standard ist 2 Spaces (auch GitHub Actions erwartet das).
+  # Explizit setzen, um Konsistenz im Repo zu erzwingen.
+  indentation:
+    spaces: 2
+    indent-sequences: true
+    check-multi-line-strings: false
+
+  # Kommentare brauchen Space nach #, müssen mit Content beginnen
+  comments:
+    require-starting-space: true
+    min-spaces-from-content: 1
+
+  # Kein Whitespace am Zeilenende
+  trailing-spaces: enable
+
+  # Datei muss mit Newline enden
+  new-line-at-end-of-file: enable

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 ## A Note on This Project
 
-HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. I maintain this in my spare time, which means
-replies can take a few days. Please do not escalate just because a thread is quiet.
+HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. I maintain this in my spare
+time, which means replies can take a few days. Please do not escalate just because a thread is
+quiet.
 
-When in doubt, assume good intent. Contributors come from different backgrounds, time zones and skill levels. A
-clarifying question is almost always a better first move than an accusation.
+When in doubt, assume good intent. Contributors come from different backgrounds, time zones and
+skill levels. A clarifying question is almost always a better first move than an accusation.
 
-Please also keep discussions on topic. This project is about a Dalamud chat plugin. Off-topic arguments belong
-elsewhere.
+Please also keep discussions on topic. This project is about a Dalamud chat plugin. Off-topic
+arguments belong elsewhere.
 
 ---
 
@@ -17,20 +18,21 @@ elsewhere.
 
 We pledge to make our community welcoming, safe, and equitable for all.
 
-We are committed to fostering an environment that respects and promotes the dignity, rights, and contributions of all
-individuals, regardless of characteristics including race, ethnicity, caste, color, age, physical characteristics,
-neurodiversity, disability, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, language, philosophy or
-religion, national or social origin, socio-economic position, level of education, or other status. The same privileges
-of participation are extended to everyone who participates in good faith and in accordance with this Covenant.
+We are committed to fostering an environment that respects and promotes the dignity, rights, and
+contributions of all individuals, regardless of characteristics including race, ethnicity, caste,
+color, age, physical characteristics, neurodiversity, disability, sex or gender, gender identity or
+expression, sexual orientation, language, philosophy or religion, national or social origin,
+socio-economic position, level of education, or other status. The same privileges of participation
+are extended to everyone who participates in good faith and in accordance with this Covenant.
 
 ## Encouraged Behaviors
 
-While acknowledging differences in social norms, we all strive to meet our community's expectations for positive
-behavior. We also understand that our words and actions may be interpreted differently than we intend based on culture,
-background, or native language.
+While acknowledging differences in social norms, we all strive to meet our community's expectations
+for positive behavior. We also understand that our words and actions may be interpreted differently
+than we intend based on culture, background, or native language.
 
-With these considerations in mind, we agree to behave mindfully toward each other and act in ways that center our shared
-values, including:
+With these considerations in mind, we agree to behave mindfully toward each other and act in ways
+that center our shared values, including:
 
 1. Respecting the **purpose of our community**, our activities, and our ways of gathering.
 2. Engaging **kindly and honestly** with others.
@@ -42,31 +44,32 @@ values, including:
 
 ## Restricted Behaviors
 
-We agree to restrict the following behaviors in our community. Instances, threats, and promotion of these behaviors are
-violations of this Code of Conduct.
+We agree to restrict the following behaviors in our community. Instances, threats, and promotion of
+these behaviors are violations of this Code of Conduct.
 
-1. **Harassment.** Violating explicitly expressed boundaries or engaging in unnecessary personal attention after any
-   clear request to stop.
-2. **Character attacks.** Making insulting, demeaning, or pejorative comments directed at a community member or group of
-   people.
-3. **Stereotyping or discrimination.** Characterizing anyone's personality or behavior on the basis of immutable
-   identities or traits.
-4. **Sexualization.** Behaving in a way that would generally be considered inappropriately intimate in the context or
-   purpose of the community.
-5. **Violating confidentiality.** Sharing or acting on someone's personal or private information without their
-   permission.
-6. **Endangerment.** Causing, encouraging, or threatening violence or other harm toward any person or group.
+1. **Harassment.** Violating explicitly expressed boundaries or engaging in unnecessary personal
+   attention after any clear request to stop.
+2. **Character attacks.** Making insulting, demeaning, or pejorative comments directed at a
+   community member or group of people.
+3. **Stereotyping or discrimination.** Characterizing anyone's personality or behavior on the basis
+   of immutable identities or traits.
+4. **Sexualization.** Behaving in a way that would generally be considered inappropriately intimate
+   in the context or purpose of the community.
+5. **Violating confidentiality.** Sharing or acting on someone's personal or private information
+   without their permission.
+6. **Endangerment.** Causing, encouraging, or threatening violence or other harm toward any person
+   or group.
 7. Behaving in other ways that **threaten the well-being** of our community.
 
 ### Other Restrictions
 
-1. **Misleading identity.** Impersonating someone else for any reason, or pretending to be someone else to evade
-   enforcement actions.
+1. **Misleading identity.** Impersonating someone else for any reason, or pretending to be someone
+   else to evade enforcement actions.
 2. **Failing to credit sources.** Not properly crediting the sources of content you contribute.
-3. **Promotional materials.** Sharing marketing or other commercial content in a way that is outside the norms of the
-   community.
-4. **Irresponsible communication.** Failing to responsibly present content which includes, links to, or describes any
-   other restricted behaviors.
+3. **Promotional materials.** Sharing marketing or other commercial content in a way that is outside
+   the norms of the community.
+4. **Irresponsible communication.** Failing to responsibly present content which includes, links to,
+   or describes any other restricted behaviors.
 
 ## Reporting
 
@@ -77,12 +80,13 @@ If something here is being broken, contact me directly. Do not open a public iss
 | Email      | `kontakt@hellion-media.de` |
 | Discord DM | `@j.j_kazama`              |
 
-Reports stay private. I will acknowledge within a few weekdays (European business hours) and tell you what I plan to do.
+Reports stay private. I will acknowledge within a few weekdays (European business hours) and tell
+you what I plan to do.
 
 ## Enforcement
 
-I am the sole maintainer, so enforcement is a single-person process. I will pick the lightest measure that actually
-resolves the situation:
+I am the sole maintainer, so enforcement is a single-person process. I will pick the lightest
+measure that actually resolves the situation:
 
 1. Private note asking the behaviour to stop.
 2. Public correction in the affected thread.
@@ -95,16 +99,16 @@ Severe cases skip the lower steps. I will not negotiate over harassment or threa
 
 ## Scope
 
-This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces the project owns or that I run on its behalf: the GitHub repository, GitHub
-Discussions, project-related Discord conversations, and the maintainer contact listed in [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md).
-It also applies when someone is identifiably representing HellionChat elsewhere, for example when posting as a
-HellionChat maintainer in the Dalamud Discord.
+This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces the project owns or that I run on its behalf: the GitHub
+repository, GitHub Discussions, project-related Discord conversations, and the maintainer contact
+listed in [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). It also applies when someone is identifiably representing
+HellionChat elsewhere, for example when posting as a HellionChat maintainer in the Dalamud Discord.
 
 ## Attribution
 
 This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 3.0, available at
 [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/).
 
-Contributor Covenant is stewarded by the Organization for Ethical Source and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy
-of this license, visit
+Contributor Covenant is stewarded by the Organization for Ethical Source and licensed under CC BY-SA
+4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit
 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,69 +1,75 @@
 # Contributing to HellionChat
 
-Thanks for taking a look. HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. It started as a fork
-of [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) and has since become a standalone plugin under its own namespace,
-IPC channels and source tree (standalone-cut completed in v1.0.0). Forking HellionChat itself is explicitly permitted
-under the EUPL-1.2.
+Thanks for taking a look. HellionChat is a one-person side project developed under Hellion Forge. It
+started as a fork of [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) and has since become a
+standalone plugin under its own namespace, IPC channels and source tree (standalone-cut completed in
+v1.0.0). Forking HellionChat itself is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2.
 
-This document explains what I am looking for, what I am not, and how to make a contribution land smoothly.
+This document explains what I am looking for, what I am not, and how to make a contribution land
+smoothly.
 
 ## Before You Open Anything
 
-- Read the [README](README.md) so you understand the scope: a privacy-focused, EUPL-1.2-licensed Dalamud plugin that
-  intentionally removes the upstream webinterface and ships privacy-first defaults.
-- Read [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md). Active cherry-picking from upstream Chat 2 has ended in the
-  v1.4.x cycle; HellionChat continues as an independent codebase. Existing upstream-derived code keeps its attribution.
-  New contributions stand on their own and do not need to be cherry-pick-compatible.
-- Read [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). Anything security-sensitive goes through a private advisory, never a public issue
-  or PR.
+- Read the [README](README.md) so you understand the scope: a privacy-focused, EUPL-1.2-licensed
+  Dalamud plugin that intentionally removes the upstream webinterface and ships privacy-first
+  defaults.
+- Read [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md). Active cherry-picking from upstream Chat 2
+  has ended in the v1.4.x cycle; HellionChat continues as an independent codebase. Existing
+  upstream-derived code keeps its attribution. New contributions stand on their own and do not need
+  to be cherry-pick-compatible.
+- Read [`SECURITY.md`](SECURITY.md). Anything security-sensitive goes through a private advisory,
+  never a public issue or PR.
 - Read the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
 ## What I Will Accept
 
 - Bug fixes for behaviour documented in the README, the in-plugin settings or the changelog.
 - Translation contributions for Hellion-specific strings via direct pull requests against
-  `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.*.resx`. Translations for upstream Chat 2 strings (`Language.*.resx`) are not
-  handled here; those go to the upstream Chat 2 project.
+  `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.*.resx`. Translations for upstream Chat 2 strings
+  (`Language.*.resx`) are not handled here; those go to the upstream Chat 2 project.
 - Documentation improvements (README, comments, this file).
 - Performance fixes with a measurable before/after.
-- New features that fit the privacy-first scope and do not duplicate what an existing Dalamud plugin already does well.
+- New features that fit the privacy-first scope and do not duplicate what an existing Dalamud plugin
+  already does well.
 
 ## What I Will Probably Decline
 
-- Re-introducing the webinterface or any remote-access feature. It was removed in v0.2.0 on purpose. See the README
-  section "Was gegenüber Chat 2 fehlt".
-- Features that bypass the privacy filter or weaken the default retention behaviour without an explicit, documented
-  opt-in.
-- Sweeping refactors that touch large parts of the codebase. The maintenance cost outweighs the benefit for a one-person
-  project. (This used to be doubly important because of the upstream cherry-pick path; that path is closed now, but the
-  rule still holds on its own merits.)
-- AI-generated code dropped in without disclosure or human review. See [`docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md`](docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md)
-  for how I handle AI assistance on my side; I expect comparable transparency from contributors.
+- Re-introducing the webinterface or any remote-access feature. It was removed in v0.2.0 on purpose.
+  See the README section "Was gegenüber Chat 2 fehlt".
+- Features that bypass the privacy filter or weaken the default retention behaviour without an
+  explicit, documented opt-in.
+- Sweeping refactors that touch large parts of the codebase. The maintenance cost outweighs the
+  benefit for a one-person project. (This used to be doubly important because of the upstream
+  cherry-pick path; that path is closed now, but the rule still holds on its own merits.)
+- AI-generated code dropped in without disclosure or human review. See
+  [`docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md`](docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md) for how I handle AI assistance on my side; I
+  expect comparable transparency from contributors.
 
-If you are unsure whether an idea fits, open a feature-request issue first and ask before writing code. I would rather
-say "no" to a proposal than to a finished pull request.
+If you are unsure whether an idea fits, open a feature-request issue first and ask before writing
+code. I would rather say "no" to a proposal than to a finished pull request.
 
 ## Workflow
 
-1. Open an issue (bug or feature request) using the templates under `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`. Skip this for trivial
-   typos.
-2. Fork the repository and branch off `main`. Branch naming is informal; something like `fix/auto-tell-history-empty` or
-   `feat/theme-export` is fine.
-3. Match the existing code style. The repository ships an `.editorconfig` that VS Code and Rider pick up automatically.
-4. Keep commits focused. Several small commits with clear messages are easier to review than one large one.
-   Squash-on-merge happens at the PR level if needed.
+1. Open an issue (bug or feature request) using the templates under `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`. Skip
+   this for trivial typos.
+2. Fork the repository and branch off `main`. Branch naming is informal; something like
+   `fix/auto-tell-history-empty` or `feat/theme-export` is fine.
+3. Match the existing code style. The repository ships an `.editorconfig` that VS Code and Rider
+   pick up automatically.
+4. Keep commits focused. Several small commits with clear messages are easier to review than one
+   large one. Squash-on-merge happens at the PR level if needed.
 5. If your change touches user-visible behaviour, update the README and/or the changelog block in
    `HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml` and `repo.json`. I bump the version number myself at release time.
-6. Open the pull request against `main`. The PR template will ask you to summarise the change, the testing you did and
-   any compatibility notes.
+6. Open the pull request against `main`. The PR template will ask you to summarise the change, the
+   testing you did and any compatibility notes.
 
 ## Build and Test
 
 The project targets `net10.0-windows` against Dalamud SDK 15. To build locally you need:
 
 - .NET 10 SDK
-- A working Dalamud dev environment with `DALAMUD_HOME` set (XIVLauncher installed and launched once is the simplest
-  path)
+- A working Dalamud dev environment with `DALAMUD_HOME` set (XIVLauncher installed and launched once
+  is the simplest path)
 - VS Code with the C# Dev Kit, Rider, or Visual Studio
 
 ```bash
@@ -71,11 +77,12 @@ dotnet restore
 dotnet build HellionChat.sln -c Release
 ```
 
-There are currently no tests in `HellionChat.sln`. If you add a test project, point it at the relevant subsystems
-(privacy filter, configuration migration, message store) and mention it in the PR.
+There are currently no tests in `HellionChat.sln`. If you add a test project, point it at the
+relevant subsystems (privacy filter, configuration migration, message store) and mention it in the
+PR.
 
-For a smoke test in-game: build, copy the output into your Dalamud `devPlugins/HellionChat/` directory and load it via
-`/xlplugins`.
+For a smoke test in-game: build, copy the output into your Dalamud `devPlugins/HellionChat/`
+directory and load it via `/xlplugins`.
 
 ## Continuous Integration
 
@@ -86,30 +93,33 @@ Every push and every pull request runs:
 | `build.yml`  | `dotnet build` and `dotnet test` |
 | `codeql.yml` | CodeQL security analysis         |
 
-A pull request will not be merged while either of these is failing. CodeQL findings on changed code need to be
-addressed; pre-existing findings on untouched code are tracked separately.
+A pull request will not be merged while either of these is failing. CodeQL findings on changed code
+need to be addressed; pre-existing findings on untouched code are tracked separately.
 
 ## Translations
 
 Hellion-specific strings live in `HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx` (English source) and
 `HellionStrings.<lang>.resx` (per-language). These are accepted as direct pull requests.
 
-The upstream Chat 2 strings in `HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx` are **not** translated here. They are kept as-is
-from the last upstream sync and remain the work of the Chat 2 Crowdin community. Active cherry-picking from upstream
-ended in the v1.4.x cycle (see [`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md)), so future translation improvements to
-those upstream strings will not flow into HellionChat automatically anymore. If you have improvements for the original
-Chat 2 strings, please contribute them to [Infiziert90/ChatTwo](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) directly.
+The upstream Chat 2 strings in `HellionChat/Resources/Language.*.resx` are **not** translated here.
+They are kept as-is from the last upstream sync and remain the work of the Chat 2 Crowdin community.
+Active cherry-picking from upstream ended in the v1.4.x cycle (see
+[`docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md`](docs/UPSTREAM_SYNC.md)), so future translation improvements to those
+upstream strings will not flow into HellionChat automatically anymore. If you have improvements for
+the original Chat 2 strings, please contribute them to
+[Infiziert90/ChatTwo](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) directly.
 
 ## Licensing
 
 By submitting a pull request you confirm that:
 
-- Your contribution is your own work, or you have the right to contribute it under the project licence.
-- You agree that your contribution will be released under the [EUPL-1.2](LICENSE), the same licence as the rest of the
-  project.
+- Your contribution is your own work, or you have the right to contribute it under the project
+  licence.
+- You agree that your contribution will be released under the [EUPL-1.2](LICENSE), the same licence
+  as the rest of the project.
 
-There is no separate CLA. Forking HellionChat is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2, as with any EUPL-licensed
-project.
+There is no separate CLA. Forking HellionChat is explicitly permitted under the EUPL-1.2, as with
+any EUPL-licensed project.
 
 ## Response Times
 
@@ -119,8 +129,9 @@ project.
 | Discord DM    | `@j.j_kazama`                           |
 | Email         | `kontakt@hellion-media.de`              |
 
-I respond on weekdays during European business hours and take weekends and FFXIV patch days off. A pull request that
-sits for a few days has not been ignored. Pinging once after a week is fine; please do not ping daily.
+I respond on weekdays during European business hours and take weekends and FFXIV patch days off. A
+pull request that sits for a few days has not been ignored. Pinging once after a week is fine;
+please do not ping daily.
 
 ## First-time setup
 
@@ -130,9 +141,10 @@ After cloning, run once:
 ./scripts/setup-hooks.sh
 ```
 
-This wires `core.hooksPath` to `.githooks/`. The pre-push hook runs preflight (versions/manifest/changelog/build).
+This wires `core.hooksPath` to `.githooks/`. The pre-push hook runs preflight
+(versions/manifest/changelog/build).
 
 ### Test suite
 
-The plugin's test suite lives in a separate local repository and is not part of this codebase. If you need access for
-development, contact the maintainer.
+The plugin's test suite lives in a separate local repository and is not part of this codebase. If
+you need access for development, contact the maintainer.

HellionChat/AutoTellTabsService.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
+using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -17,27 +20,38 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     private readonly Plugin _plugin;
     private readonly MessageManager _messageManager;
     private readonly MessageStore _store;
+    private readonly ILogger<AutoTellTabsService> _logger;
     private readonly object _tempTabsLock = new();
 
+    // Hard cap on pinned TempTabs so the sidebar doesn't inflate over years
+    // of usage. Separate pool from AutoTellTabsLimit (15) — pinned tabs live
+    // in their own bucket. A configurable cap is a vault-backlog anchor for
+    // a later cycle if tester feedback demands it.
+    internal const int MaxPinnedTempTabs = 5;
+
     private bool _initialized;
 
-    internal AutoTellTabsService(Plugin plugin, MessageManager messageManager, MessageStore store)
+    internal AutoTellTabsService(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        MessageManager messageManager,
+        MessageStore store,
+        ILogger<AutoTellTabsService> logger
+    )
     {
         _plugin = plugin;
         _messageManager = messageManager;
         _store = store;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
-    internal int ActiveTempTabCount
-    {
-        get
-        {
-            lock (_tempTabsLock)
-            {
-                return Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    // Derived from the tab list on read. Pin/Unpin/Promote/Logout simply
+    // mutate IsPinned or remove tabs — the count adapts automatically.
+    // Replaces the F2.1 Interlocked counter because the new pin-state
+    // transitions are cold-path and don't need lock-free reads.
+    internal int ActiveTempTabCount =>
+        Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
+
+    internal int PinnedTempTabCount => Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
 
     internal void Initialize()
     {
@@ -46,11 +60,53 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
+        // Pinned tabs come out of the JSON with TellTarget set but
+        // CurrentChannel reset (NonSerialized). Without re-seeding, the chat
+        // input has no tell-target on the active pinned tab, and the
+        // game-side channel hook only repaints CurrentChannel once the user
+        // triggers a /tell or channel switch.
+        RehydratePinnedTabs();
+
         _messageManager.MessageProcessed += HandleTell;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += OnLogout;
         _initialized = true;
     }
 
+    private void RehydratePinnedTabs()
+    {
+        var pinned = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
+        _logger.LogDebug($"[Pin] Rehydrate scan: {pinned} pinned tab(s) found");
+
+        foreach (var tab in Plugin.Config.Tabs)
+        {
+            if (!TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tab))
+                continue;
+
+            if (tab.TellTarget is null || !tab.TellTarget.IsSet())
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(
+                    $"[Pin] Pinned tab '{tab.Name}' has no usable TellTarget "
+                        + $"(Name={tab.TellTarget?.Name ?? "<null>"} World={tab.TellTarget?.World ?? 0}). "
+                        + "Chat input on this tab will be empty until the partner sends a tell or you /tell manually."
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            tab.Channel ??= InputChannel.Tell;
+            tab.CurrentChannel.Channel = InputChannel.Tell;
+            tab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget = tab.TellTarget.Clone();
+
+            // MessageList is NonSerialized so pinned tabs come back empty.
+            // Preload the same history window the spawn path uses so the user
+            // sees the recent conversation, not a blank tab.
+            PreloadHistory(tab, tab.TellTarget.Name, tab.TellTarget.World, Guid.Empty);
+
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[Pin] Rehydrated '{tab.Name}' -> Tell target {tab.TellTarget.Name}@{tab.TellTarget.World}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (!_initialized)
@@ -82,7 +138,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         if (partner == null)
         {
             // Diagnostics: helps detect regressions (FFXIV payload changes, new edge cases)
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 $"[AutoTellTabs] Could not extract tell partner. type={message.Code.Type}, "
                     + $"senderChunks={message.Sender.Count}, contentChunks={message.Content.Count}, "
                     + $"senderSourcePayloads={message.SenderSource?.Payloads?.Count ?? 0}, "
@@ -96,7 +152,23 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
             var existing = FindTempTab(partner.Value.Name, partner.Value.World);
             if (existing != null)
             {
-                // Already routed via MessageManager pipeline
+                // Already routed via MessageManager pipeline. Repair the
+                // tell-target if the fallback hit a pinned tab whose
+                // TellTarget didn't survive a previous round-trip — keeps
+                // FindTempTab fast on the next message.
+                if (
+                    existing.IsPinned
+                    && (existing.TellTarget is null || !existing.TellTarget.IsSet())
+                )
+                {
+                    existing.TellTarget = new TellTarget(
+                        partner.Value.Name,
+                        partner.Value.World,
+                        0,
+                        TellReason.Direct
+                    );
+                    _plugin.SaveConfig();
+                }
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -146,22 +218,35 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         return null;
     }
 
-    private Tab? FindTempTab(string name, uint world)
+    private static Tab? FindTempTab(string name, uint world)
     {
-        return Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
+        var byTarget = Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
             t.IsTempTab
             && t.TellTarget != null
             && string.Equals(t.TellTarget.Name, name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             && t.TellTarget.World == world
         );
+        if (byTarget != null)
+            return byTarget;
+
+        // Fallback: match by tab name. Pinned tabs are named via
+        // FormatTabName(player, world) at spawn time, so the name is a
+        // stable secondary key when TellTarget didn't survive a save/load
+        // (older configs from a renamed pin, malformed migrations, etc.).
+        var expectedName = FormatTabName(name, world);
+        return Plugin.Config.Tabs.FirstOrDefault(t =>
+            t.IsTempTab && string.Equals(t.Name, expectedName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        );
     }
 
-    private void DropOldestTempTab()
+    internal void DropOldestTempTab()
     {
-        // Prioritize greeted tabs for drop; within each bucket, drop by oldest LastActivity
+        // Pinned tabs live in their own bucket (MaxPinnedTempTabs) and are
+        // never drop candidates. They leave the bucket only via Unpin or
+        // PromoteToPermanent.
         var victim = Plugin
             .Config.Tabs.Select((tab, idx) => (Tab: tab, Index: idx))
-            .Where(t => t.Tab.IsTempTab)
+            .Where(t => TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t.Tab))
             .OrderByDescending(t => t.Tab.IsGreeted)
             .ThenBy(t => t.Tab.LastActivity)
             .FirstOrDefault();
@@ -284,7 +369,7 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // Non-fatal: tab still spawns with visible error notice instead of silent history loss
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "[AutoTellTabs] History preload failed");
             tab.Messages.AddPrune(
                 MakeSystemMarker(HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError),
                 MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit
@@ -338,14 +423,16 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
     {
         lock (_tempTabsLock)
         {
-            // Snapshot active tab index before mutating list
+            // Pinned TempTabs must survive char-switch — that's the whole point
+            // of pinning. Only unpinned ones get stripped.
             var lastIndex = _plugin.LastTab;
             var lastIndexValid = lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count;
-            var currentWasTempTab = lastIndexValid && Plugin.Config.Tabs[lastIndex].IsTempTab;
+            var currentWasUnpinnedTempTab =
+                lastIndexValid
+                && TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(Plugin.Config.Tabs[lastIndex]);
 
-            // Clean up pop-out windows before removing temp tabs
             var poppedTempTabIds = Plugin
-                .Config.Tabs.Where(t => t.IsTempTab && t.PopOut)
+                .Config.Tabs.Where(t => TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t) && t.PopOut)
                 .Select(t => t.Identifier)
                 .ToList();
             if (poppedTempTabIds.Count > 0)
@@ -361,14 +448,76 @@ internal sealed class AutoTellTabsService : IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+            Plugin.Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool);
 
-            // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was temp or index is now out of range
+            // Force switch to tab 0 if active tab was an unpinned temp tab or
+            // index is now out of range. Pinned tabs survive — no switch needed.
             var stillValid = lastIndex >= 0 && lastIndex < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count;
-            if (currentWasTempTab || !stillValid)
+            if (currentWasUnpinnedTempTab || !stillValid)
             {
                 _plugin.WantedTab = 0;
             }
         }
     }
+
+    internal bool TryPin(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsTempTab || tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[Pin] TryPin skipped: IsTempTab={tab.IsTempTab} IsPinned={tab.IsPinned}"
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (PinnedTempTabCount >= MaxPinnedTempTabs)
+        {
+            WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
+                string.Format(HellionStrings.PinTab_LimitReached, MaxPinnedTempTabs),
+                NotificationType.Warning
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        tab.IsPinned = true;
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            $"[Pin] Pinned tab '{tab.Name}' target={tab.TellTarget?.Name}@{tab.TellTarget?.World}"
+        );
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    internal void Unpin(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // If the unpinned pool is already full, dropping the oldest before
+        // flipping the flag avoids counting the just-unpinned tab as a drop
+        // candidate.
+        if (ActiveTempTabCount >= Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsLimit)
+        {
+            DropOldestTempTab();
+        }
+
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        _logger.LogDebug("[Pin] Unpinned tab '{TabName}'", tab.Name);
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
+
+    internal void PromoteToPermanent(Tab tab)
+    {
+        if (!tab.IsTempTab)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        tab.IsTempTab = false;
+        tab.IsPinned = false;
+        tab.TellTarget = TellTarget.Empty();
+        _logger.LogDebug($"[Pin] Promoted tab '{tab.Name}' to permanent (tell-binding dropped)");
+        _plugin.SaveConfig();
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Branding/BrandingLinks.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
 namespace HellionChat.Branding;
 
 // Centralised — a future invite/URL rotation only touches this file.
@@ -9,4 +12,22 @@ internal static class BrandingLinks
         "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat";
     public const string HellionForgeWebsite = "https://hellion-forge.cloud";
     public const string HellionMediaWebsite = "https://hellion-media.de/de";
+
+    // CA2255 warns against [ModuleInitializer] in library code, but Dalamud
+    // loads the plugin DLL directly so the module-init pass is the right hook
+    // for a one-shot URL sanity check at plugin load.
+#pragma warning disable CA2255
+    [ModuleInitializer]
+#pragma warning restore CA2255
+    internal static void ValidateUrls()
+    {
+        UrlValidation.ValidateAll(
+            nameof(BrandingLinks),
+            HellionForgeDiscordInvite,
+            HellionForgeGitea,
+            HellionChatRepo,
+            HellionForgeWebsite,
+            HellionMediaWebsite
+        );
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Branding/HellionForgeAscii.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Branding;
+
+// Lazy-loaded provenance art that ships embedded with the DLL. Two
+// variants:
+//
+//   - FoxBanner: the full-size silhouette with "Hellion Forge" inside
+//     the body — rendered in the first-run wizard and the Information
+//     tab as a small "about the makers" anchor.
+//   - FoxMini: the four-line fox-head + curly-tail that gets stitched
+//     into the DI-logger bootstrap line so an xllog reader sees the
+//     same signature on every plugin load.
+//
+// Both files live as embedded resources under HellionChat.Branding.* so
+// the plugin DLL is self-contained — no on-disk asset lookup that could
+// silently miss after a partial deploy.
+internal static class HellionForgeAscii
+{
+    private static string? _foxBanner;
+    private static string? _foxMini;
+
+    public static string FoxBanner => _foxBanner ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt");
+
+    public static string FoxMini => _foxMini ??= Load("HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt");
+
+    private static string Load(string resourceName)
+    {
+        using var stream = typeof(HellionForgeAscii).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(
+            resourceName
+        );
+        if (stream is null)
+            return string.Empty;
+
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+        return reader.ReadToEnd();
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Commands.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
 internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<string, CommandWrapper> Registered = [];
+    private readonly ILogger<Commands> _logger;
+
+    public Commands(ILogger<Commands> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
     {
         if (!Registered.TryGetValue(command, out var wrapper))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
+            _logger.LogWarning($"Missing registration for command {command}");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ internal sealed class Commands : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, $"Error while executing command {command}");
         }
     }
 }

HellionChat/Configuration.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ConfigKeyBind
 [Serializable]
 public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 {
-    private const int LatestVersion = 16;
+    private const int LatestVersion = 17;
 
     public int Version { get; set; } = LatestVersion;
 
@@ -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.LogProxy.Warning(
+                "PrivacyFilter: unrecognised ChatType {Type} — falling back to PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels={Persist}.",
+                type,
+                PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels
+            );
+        }
+
         return PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
     }
 
@@ -76,12 +100,33 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public Dictionary<ChatType, int> RetentionPerChannelDays = [];
     public DateTimeOffset RetentionLastRunAt = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
     public bool FirstRunCompleted;
+
+    // Tracks which plugin version last surfaced the first-run wizard.
+    // When the running version is newer than this, Plugin.LoadAsync
+    // re-opens the wizard once so existing users see major UX reworks
+    // (e.g. the v1.5.2 multi-step rewrite). Skip path and Finish both
+    // set FirstRunCompleted = true on close, so the wizard only fires
+    // once per version bump even if the user dismisses it.
+    public string WizardLastShownVersion = string.Empty;
+
     public bool UseHellionFont = true;
     public bool ShowHonorificTitleInHeader = true;
+
+    // v1.4.7 opt-in: renders the Honorific glow outline when the title carries
+    // a Glow colour. Default OFF — keeps v1.4.6 visuals untouched for users
+    // who don't care, and dodges the per-frame DrawList overhead on low-end
+    // hardware. Gradient (Color3 / GradientColourSet) is parsed but rendered
+    // as the primary Color until a later cycle ports the animation.
+    public bool ShowHonorificGlow;
     public bool EnableAutoTellTabs = true;
     public int AutoTellTabsLimit = 15;
     public bool AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
     public int AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = 20;
+
+    // Sidebar width in pixels. Default 44 mirrors the icon-only layout from
+    // v1.2.0; users can widen up to 160 to fit a section-header line like
+    // "Active Tells (3)" without truncation.
+    public int SidebarWidth = 44;
     public bool AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
     public bool SeenPopOutInputHint;
     public bool PopOutInputEnabled = true;
@@ -140,6 +185,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool SortAutoTranslate;
     public bool CollapseDuplicateMessages;
     public bool CollapseKeepUniqueLinks;
+    public bool SymbolPickerEnabled = true;
     public bool PlaySounds = true;
     public bool KeepInputFocus = true;
     public int MaxLinesToRender = 2_500; // 1-10000
@@ -234,6 +280,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         SortAutoTranslate = other.SortAutoTranslate;
         CollapseDuplicateMessages = other.CollapseDuplicateMessages;
         CollapseKeepUniqueLinks = other.CollapseKeepUniqueLinks;
+        SymbolPickerEnabled = other.SymbolPickerEnabled;
         PlaySounds = other.PlaySounds;
         KeepInputFocus = other.KeepInputFocus;
         MaxLinesToRender = other.MaxLinesToRender;
@@ -254,16 +301,20 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         ColorSelectedInputChannelButton = other.ColorSelectedInputChannelButton;
 
         // Keep live temp tabs alive across UpdateFrom — a settings save must
-        // not destroy open tell conversations. For persistent tabs, capture
-        // the live MessageList and LastSendUnread by Identifier before the
-        // replace and restore them onto the freshly cloned tabs; new tabs
-        // get an empty MessageList, deleted tabs lose their history (intended).
-        var liveTempTabs = Tabs.Where(t => t.IsTempTab).ToList();
-        var livePersistentSession = Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
-            .ToDictionary(t => t.Identifier, t => (t.Messages, t.LastSendUnread));
+        // not destroy open tell conversations. Pinned TempTabs are persistent
+        // and come through `other` like regular tabs; unpinned TempTabs are
+        // session-only and held from the local state. For persistent tabs
+        // (incl. pinned), capture live runtime state by Identifier and restore
+        // it onto the freshly cloned tabs — CurrentChannel is critical because
+        // the user may have switched channel in-game between settings-open
+        // and settings-save, and we'd otherwise overwrite that with the
+        // settings-time snapshot.
+        var liveUnpinnedTempTabs = Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
+        var livePersistentSession = Tabs.Where(t => !TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(t))
+            .ToDictionary(t => t.Identifier, t => (t.Messages, t.LastSendUnread, t.CurrentChannel));
 
         Tabs = other
-            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab)
+            .Tabs.Where(t => !t.IsTempTab || t.IsPinned)
             .Select(t =>
             {
                 var clone = t.Clone();
@@ -271,11 +322,12 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
                 {
                     clone.Messages = live.Messages;
                     clone.LastSendUnread = live.LastSendUnread;
+                    clone.CurrentChannel = live.CurrentChannel;
                 }
                 return clone;
             })
             .ToList();
-        Tabs.AddRange(liveTempTabs);
+        Tabs.AddRange(liveUnpinnedTempTabs);
 
         ChatTabForward = other.ChatTabForward;
         ChatTabBackward = other.ChatTabBackward;
@@ -293,8 +345,10 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         RetentionLastRunAt = other.RetentionLastRunAt;
 
         FirstRunCompleted = other.FirstRunCompleted;
+        WizardLastShownVersion = other.WizardLastShownVersion;
         UseHellionFont = other.UseHellionFont;
         ShowHonorificTitleInHeader = other.ShowHonorificTitleInHeader;
+        ShowHonorificGlow = other.ShowHonorificGlow;
 
         // v1.1.0 theme engine fields
         Theme = other.Theme;
@@ -306,6 +360,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         AutoTellTabsLimit = other.AutoTellTabsLimit;
         AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay = other.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
         AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = other.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+        SidebarWidth = other.SidebarWidth;
         AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle = other.AutoTellTabsShowGreetedToggle;
 
         SeenPopOutInputHint = other.SeenPopOutInputHint;
@@ -380,6 +435,11 @@ public class Tab
     public bool HideWhenInactive;
 
     public bool IsTempTab;
+
+    // Pinned TempTabs survive plugin reload and logout — tester feedback from
+    // Jin (v1.4.7). Pinned tabs live in their own pool (MaxPinnedTempTabs)
+    // separate from the AutoTellTabsLimit bucket.
+    public bool IsPinned;
     public bool AllSenderMessages;
     public TellTarget TellTarget = TellTarget.Empty();
 
@@ -476,7 +536,7 @@ public class Tab
             Opacity = Opacity,
             Identifier = Identifier,
             InputDisabled = InputDisabled,
-            CurrentChannel = CurrentChannel,
+            CurrentChannel = CurrentChannel.Clone(),
             CanMove = CanMove,
             CanResize = CanResize,
             IndependentHide = IndependentHide,
@@ -487,8 +547,9 @@ public class Tab
             HideInBattle = HideInBattle,
             HideWhenInactive = HideWhenInactive,
             IsTempTab = IsTempTab,
+            IsPinned = IsPinned,
             AllSenderMessages = AllSenderMessages,
-            TellTarget = TellTarget.From(TellTarget),
+            TellTarget = TellTarget.Clone(),
             IsGreeted = IsGreeted,
         };
     }
@@ -666,6 +727,29 @@ public class UsedChannel
     {
         Channel = channel;
     }
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+    // - Deep-clone the UsedChannel so Tab.Clone() no longer shares
+    //   channel state (incl. TellTarget) with its origin Tab. Previously
+    //   a reference copy: PopOut and Temp tabs mutated each other.
+    // - Name is intentionally a reference copy (matches upstream); it
+    //   gets reassigned on every channel switch anyway.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/UsedChannelCloneTests.cs
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    public UsedChannel Clone()
+    {
+        return new UsedChannel
+        {
+            Channel = Channel,
+            Name = Name,
+            TellTarget = TellTarget?.Clone(),
+
+            UseTempChannel = UseTempChannel,
+            TempChannel = TempChannel,
+            TempTellTarget = TempTellTarget?.Clone(),
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 [Serializable]

HellionChat/EmoteCache.cs

@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ public static class EmoteCache
                 t =>
                 {
                     if (t.IsFaulted)
-                        Plugin.Log.Error(t.Exception!, $"EmoteCache load failed for {emoteCode}");
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Error(
+                            t.Exception!,
+                            $"EmoteCache load failed for {emoteCode}"
+                        );
                 },
                 TaskScheduler.Default
             )
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         {
             // Reset to Unloaded so a later trigger can retry without a plugin reload.
             State = LoadingState.Unloaded;
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "BetterTTV cache wasn't initialized");
         }
     }
 
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
         }
         catch
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error("Failed to convert");
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Error("Failed to convert");
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Failed = true;
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
             }
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ public static class EmoteCache
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Failed = true;
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, $"Unable to load {emote.Code} with id {emote.Id}");
             }
         }
     }

HellionChat/FontManager.cs

@@ -1,23 +1,44 @@
-using Dalamud;
+using Dalamud;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.FontIdentifier;
 using Dalamud.Interface.GameFonts;
 using Dalamud.Interface.ManagedFontAtlas;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
-public class FontManager
+// Two LogProxy sites live in static methods (TryGetHellionFontBytes,
+// AddFontWithFallback); a ctor-injected ILogger would not be reachable
+// from those scopes, so the class stays on Plugin.LogProxy.
+//
+// Hybrid handle model: Axis and AxisItalic mirror the game's current
+// font state and are init-only. FontAwesome reuses Dalamud's UiBuilder
+// fixed-width icon handle and is likewise init-only. RegularFont and
+// ItalicFont depend on user-toggleable settings and get replaced live
+// via RebuildDelegateFonts when those settings change; they stay as
+// mutable nullable fields.
+//
+// The four atlas-owned handles register inside a single
+// SuppressAutoRebuild block so the font atlas only rebuilds once for the
+// whole plugin start instead of once per handle. FontAwesome lives
+// outside that accounting because the UiBuilder already owns it.
+public sealed class FontManager : IDisposable
 {
-    internal IFontHandle Axis = null!;
-    internal IFontHandle AxisItalic = null!;
+    private readonly IDalamudPluginInterface _pluginInterface;
 
-    internal IFontHandle RegularFont = null!;
+    internal IFontHandle Axis { get; init; }
+    internal IFontHandle AxisItalic { get; init; }
+    internal IFontHandle FontAwesome { get; init; }
+
+    // Mutable because the live font settings replace these via
+    // RebuildDelegateFonts. Reference replacement is atomic for reference
+    // types, so push sites that read the field once per frame see at most
+    // one stale handle.
+    internal IFontHandle? RegularFont;
     internal IFontHandle? ItalicFont;
 
-    internal IFontHandle FontAwesome = null!;
-
     private ushort[] Ranges = [];
     private ushort[] JpRange = [];
 
@@ -44,16 +65,144 @@ public class FontManager
     // Hellion font bytes (Exo 2, OFL-1.1); lazily loaded from manifest resources
     private static byte[]? HellionFontBytes;
 
-    private static byte[] GetHellionFontBytes()
+    public FontManager(IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface)
+    {
+        _pluginInterface = pluginInterface;
+        SetUpRanges();
+
+        var atlas = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas;
+
+        using (atlas.SuppressAutoRebuild())
+        {
+            Axis = atlas.NewGameFontHandle(
+                new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
+            );
+
+            AxisItalic = atlas.NewGameFontHandle(
+                new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
+                {
+                    SkewStrength = SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2) / 6,
+                }
+            );
+
+            FontAwesome = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.IconFontFixedWidthHandle;
+
+            RegularFont = BuildRegularFontHandle(atlas);
+
+            if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled)
+                ItalicFont = BuildItalicFontHandle(atlas);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Called from the settings save path when one of the font-related
+    // settings changed. Game fonts and FontAwesome stay untouched because
+    // none of those settings affect them.
+    //
+    // Thread model: the settings save path runs on the ImGui draw thread,
+    // same as every push site. The rebuild finishes synchronously before
+    // the next push reads the field in the same frame, so there is no
+    // cross-thread race on the handle reference.
+    public void RebuildDelegateFonts()
+    {
+        SetUpRanges();
+
+        var atlas = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas;
+
+        RegularFont?.Dispose();
+        RegularFont = BuildRegularFontHandle(atlas);
+
+        ItalicFont?.Dispose();
+        ItalicFont = Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled ? BuildItalicFontHandle(atlas) : null;
+    }
+
+    // Instance method so Ranges / JpRange are reachable without parameter
+    // plumbing; PascalCase field names follow the existing class style.
+    private IFontHandle BuildRegularFontHandle(IFontAtlas atlas) =>
+        atlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
+            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
+            {
+                // UseHellionFont swaps the source font but keeps the size
+                // selector tied to FontSizeV2 (the Hellion font ships as
+                // a single weight).
+                var basePt = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
+                    ? Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2
+                    : Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.SizePt;
+                var config = new SafeFontConfig { SizePt = basePt, GlyphRanges = Ranges };
+                // Missing embedded resource falls back to the configured
+                // system font instead of taking the whole UiBuilder down.
+                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;
+                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
+                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
+                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
+
+                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
+            })
+        );
+
+    private IFontHandle BuildItalicFontHandle(IFontAtlas atlas) =>
+        atlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
+            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
+            {
+                var config = new SafeFontConfig
+                {
+                    SizePt = Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.SizePt,
+                    GlyphRanges = Ranges,
+                };
+                config.MergeFont = AddFontWithFallback(
+                    tk,
+                    Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.FontId,
+                    config,
+                    "italic"
+                );
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
+                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
+                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
+
+                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
+                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
+
+                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
+            })
+        );
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        Axis.Dispose();
+        AxisItalic.Dispose();
+        // FontAwesome is shared with the UiBuilder; the host owns its
+        // lifetime, so the plugin must not dispose it.
+        RegularFont?.Dispose();
+        ItalicFont?.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    // Returns null when the embedded font resource is missing. Should not
+    // 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.LogProxy.Warning(
+                "Hellion font resource missing — falling back to system default font."
+            );
+            return null;
+        }
+
         using var ms = new MemoryStream();
         stream.CopyTo(ms);
         HellionFontBytes = ms.ToArray();
@@ -85,10 +234,8 @@ public class FontManager
             foreach (var c in reader.Glyphs)
                 builder.AddChar(c.Char);
 
-            // various symbols
             // French
             // Romanian
-            // builder.AddText("←→↑↓《》■※☀★★☆♥♡ヅツッシ☀☁☂℃℉°♀♂♠♣♦♣♧®©™€$£♯♭♪✓√◎◆◇♦■□〇●△▽▼▲‹›≤≥<«“”─＼～");
             builder.AddText("Œœ");
             builder.AddText("ĂăÂâÎîȘșȚț");
 
@@ -109,97 +256,6 @@ public class FontManager
         JpRange = BuildRange(GlyphRangesJapanese.GlyphRanges);
     }
 
-    // CPU-bound build offloaded to Task.Run; runs parallel with theme init
-    public async Task BuildFontsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-    {
-        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-        await Task.Run(BuildFonts, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-    }
-
-    public void BuildFonts()
-    {
-        SetUpRanges();
-
-        Axis = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewGameFontHandle(
-            new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
-        );
-        AxisItalic = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewGameFontHandle(
-            new GameFontStyle(GameFontFamily.Axis, SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2))
-            {
-                SkewStrength = SizeInPx(Plugin.Config.FontSizeV2) / 6,
-            }
-        );
-
-        FontAwesome = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-        {
-            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-                tk.AddFontAwesomeIconFont(new SafeFontConfig { SizePx = GetFontSize() })
-            );
-            e.OnPostBuild(tk => tk.FitRatio(tk.Font));
-        });
-
-        RegularFont = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-            e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-            {
-                // v1.2.0: UseHellionFont controls font size selection
-                var basePt = Plugin.Config.UseHellionFont
-                    ? 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")
-                    : AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.GlobalFontV2.FontId, config, "global");
-
-                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
-                config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
-                AddFontWithFallback(tk, Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId, config, "japanese");
-
-                config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
-                tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
-
-                tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
-            })
-        );
-
-        if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled)
-        {
-            ItalicFont = Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
-                e.OnPreBuild(tk =>
-                {
-                    var config = new SafeFontConfig
-                    {
-                        SizePt = Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.SizePt,
-                        GlyphRanges = Ranges,
-                    };
-                    config.MergeFont = AddFontWithFallback(
-                        tk,
-                        Plugin.Config.ItalicFontV2.FontId,
-                        config,
-                        "italic"
-                    );
-
-                    config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.SizePt;
-                    config.GlyphRanges = JpRange;
-                    AddFontWithFallback(
-                        tk,
-                        Plugin.Config.JapaneseFontV2.FontId,
-                        config,
-                        "japanese"
-                    );
-
-                    config.SizePt = Plugin.Config.SymbolsFontSizeV2;
-                    tk.AddGameSymbol(config);
-
-                    tk.Font = config.MergeFont;
-                })
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ItalicFont = null;
-        }
-    }
-
     // Add font with fallback to NotoSansCjkRegular if unavailable
     private static ImFontPtr AddFontWithFallback(
         IFontAtlasBuildToolkitPreBuild tk,
@@ -213,11 +269,21 @@ public class FontManager
             return fontId.AddToBuildToolkit(tk, config);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
-            when (e is FileNotFoundException or DirectoryNotFoundException or IOException)
+            when (e
+                    is FileNotFoundException
+                        or DirectoryNotFoundException
+                        or IOException
+                        or InvalidOperationException
+                        or ArgumentException
+            )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            // Atlas-toolkit throws span IO and validation failures; routing
+            // the wider set through the fallback keeps a corrupt font config
+            // from taking down the whole atlas build.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(
                 e,
-                $"Configured {slot} font unavailable, falling back to NotoSansCjkRegular"
+                $"Configured {slot} font failed to load ({e.GetType().Name}), "
+                    + "falling back to NotoSansCjkRegular"
             );
             var fallback = new DalamudAssetFontAndFamilyId(DalamudAsset.NotoSansCjkRegular);
             return fallback.AddToBuildToolkit(tk, config);

HellionChat/GameFunctions/Chat.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using InteropGenerator.Runtime;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ValueType = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI.AtkValueType;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -98,9 +99,12 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
     private long LastPlayerNameDisplayTypeRefresh;
     private PlayerNameDisplayType CurrentPlayerNameDisplayType = PlayerNameDisplayType.FullName;
 
-    public Chat(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<Chat> _logger;
+
+    public Chat(Plugin plugin, ILogger<Chat> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
 
         ChatLogRefreshHook?.Enable();
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
 
         return 1; // Prevent vanilla chat log from gaining focus
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         {
             playerName = SeString.Parse(agent->TellPlayerName).TextValue;
             worldId = agent->TellWorldId;
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Detected tell target '[redacted]'@{worldId}");
         }
 
         Plugin.CurrentTab.CurrentChannel = new UsedChannel
@@ -358,7 +362,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -408,7 +412,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
         }
 
@@ -423,16 +427,24 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         );
     }
 
-    // Check if channel is valid (non-linkshell or existing linkshell)
-    internal static bool ValidAnyLinkshell(InputChannel channel)
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+    // - Renamed ValidAnyLinkshell -> IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell. The
+    //   name now states intent: returns true for any non-linkshell
+    //   channel, or a linkshell index that actually exists.
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    internal static bool IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(InputChannel channel)
     {
         var idx = channel.LinkshellIndex();
         if (idx == uint.MaxValue || channel.IsExtraChatLinkshell())
             return true;
-        if (channel.IsLinkshell() && ValidLinkshell(idx))
-            return true;
-        if (channel.IsCrossLinkshell() && ValidCrossLinkshell(idx))
-            return true;
+
+        if (channel.IsLinkshell())
+            return ValidLinkshell(idx);
+
+        if (channel.IsCrossLinkshell())
+            return ValidCrossLinkshell(idx);
+
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -531,12 +543,17 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         if (idx == uint.MaxValue)
             idx = 0;
 
-        if (!ValidAnyLinkshell(channel))
-            return;
-
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+        // - Wrap ChangeChatChannel in the validity check instead of
+        //   early-returning. The previous early return skipped Dtor and
+        //   leaked the native Utf8String allocated a few lines above.
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+        if (IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(channel))
             RaptureShellModule
                 .Instance()
                 ->ChangeChatChannel(tellTarget != null ? 17 : (int)channel, idx, target, true);
+
         target->Dtor(true);
     }
 
@@ -611,7 +628,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable
         if (contentId == 0)
         {
             Plugin.ChatGui.PrintError(Language.Chat_SendTell_Error);
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 "Tried to send a tell with ContentId being 0, sorry this is an internal error."
             );
             return;

HellionChat/GameFunctions/GameFunctions.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI.Info;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI;
 using Lumina.Excel;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ValueType = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI.AtkValueType;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -37,14 +38,20 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
     #endregion
 
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<GameFunctions> _logger;
     internal KeybindManager KeybindManager { get; }
     internal Chat Chat { get; }
 
-    internal GameFunctions(Plugin plugin)
+    internal GameFunctions(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<GameFunctions> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
-        KeybindManager = new KeybindManager(plugin);
-        Chat = new Chat(Plugin);
+        _logger = logger;
+        KeybindManager = new KeybindManager(plugin, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<KeybindManager>());
+        Chat = new Chat(Plugin, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Chat>());
 
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
         ResolveTextCommandPlaceholderHook?.Enable();
@@ -215,7 +222,8 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
+            // Static method, no instance _logger reachable here.
+            Plugin.LogProxy.Warning(e, "Unable to open adventurer plate");
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ internal unsafe class GameFunctions : IDisposable
         var byteCount = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetByteCount(ReplacementName);
         if (byteCount >= PlaceholderBufferSize)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 $"Replacement name too long for placeholder buffer ({byteCount} bytes >= {PlaceholderBufferSize}); falling back to original."
             );
             ReplacementName = null;

HellionChat/GameFunctions/KeybindManager.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ModifierFlag = HellionChat.GameFunctions.Types.ModifierFlag;
 
 namespace HellionChat.GameFunctions;
@@ -306,9 +307,12 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
         // VirtualKey.OEM_CLEAR,
     };
 
-    internal KeybindManager(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<KeybindManager> _logger;
+
+    internal KeybindManager(Plugin plugin, ILogger<KeybindManager> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         Plugin.GameInteropProvider.InitializeFromAttributes(this);
 
         // Handle keybinds from the game on every tick.
@@ -507,7 +511,7 @@ internal unsafe class KeybindManager : IDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/GameFunctions/Types/TellTarget.cs

@@ -40,5 +40,11 @@ public class TellTarget
 
     public static TellTarget Empty() => new(string.Empty, 0, 0, TellReason.Direct);
 
-    public static TellTarget From(TellTarget t) => new(t.Name, t.World, t.ContentId, t.Reason);
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream f35b7d3 (Infiziert90, 2026-05-12)
+    // - Replaced static From(t) with an instance-style Clone() so call
+    //   sites read like a copy operation, not a factory.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/TellTargetCloneTests.cs
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    public TellTarget Clone() => new(Name, World, ContentId, Reason);
 }

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>1.5.2</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <!-- Use lock file to pin exact versions -->
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
         <!-- Closed ranges prevent surprise major bumps during lock file regeneration -->
         <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="[3.1.4, 4.0.0)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.7" />
+        <!-- v1.5.0 DI-container foundation; matches Lightless pin (Hosting 10.0.7) -->
+        <PackageReference
+            Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection"
+            Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)"
+        />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="[10.0.7, 11.0.0)" />
         <!-- SQLitePCLRaw override for CVE-2025-6965, CVE-2025-7709 (SQLite >= 3.50.3) -->
         <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3" Version="3.50.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="morelinq" Version="4.4.0" />
@@ -50,14 +58,21 @@
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\HellionFont-OFL.txt">
             <LogicalName>HellionFont-OFL.txt</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-banner.txt">
+            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-banner.txt</LogicalName>
+        </EmbeddedResource>
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Branding\fox-mini.txt">
+            <LogicalName>HellionChat.Branding.fox-mini.txt</LogicalName>
+        </EmbeddedResource>
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Themes\Builtin\example-theme.json">
             <LogicalName>HellionChat.Themes.Builtin.example-theme.json</LogicalName>
         </EmbeddedResource>
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- Plugin icon: copy images/* to output for Dalamud discovery -->
+    <!-- Plugin icon: copy images/* to output for Dalamud discovery. ASCII
+         study folder is source-only material, no need to ship it. -->
     <ItemGroup>
-        <None Include="images\**">
+        <None Include="images\**" Exclude="images\ascii\**">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </None>
     </ItemGroup>

HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -35,29 +35,195 @@ tags:
     - Replacement
     - Privacy
 changelog: |-
-    **v1.4.3 — Faster plugin load + new repo (2026-05-08)**
+    **v1.5.2 — First-Run Wizard Rework (2026-05-18)**
 
-    Heavy 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.
+    UX patch. The first-run wizard becomes a four-step flow with a
+    new Roleplay privacy profile and a power-settings step that
+    surfaces previously-hidden defaults. Existing v1.5.1 users see
+    the new wizard once on first v1.5.2 boot.
 
-    - Two-phase async load via IAsyncDalamudPlugin
-    - Schema-gate replaces the v9→v16 migration chain; old configs
-      require a v1.4.2 install first
-    - AutoTranslate cache loads on first use instead of every startup
-    - Custom font (Hellion-Exo2) appears with a brief pop after load
-    - Repo moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud — update your custom-repo URL
+    What changes user-visible:
+
+    - Wizard navigation: Welcome → Privacy profile → Power settings
+      → Done. Forge-Bronze pagination dots, dedicated stage for the
+      power settings so they are no longer buried in Settings.
+    - Fourth privacy profile "Roleplay": Privacy-First plus Say and
+      both emote types, with a 30-day window for Say and a 90-day
+      window for emotes. Shout, Yell and Novice Network stay out.
+    - Privacy picker becomes a 2x2 grid. Casual stays the
+      recommended option with a ★ marker.
+    - Power-settings step covers Load Previous Session, Filter
+      Include Previous Sessions, Auto-Tell-Tabs History Preload,
+      Compact Density, Prettier Timestamps and a built-in theme
+      picker. All six map to existing Configuration fields — no new
+      settings introduced.
+    - Staged commit: the wizard only writes to Config on the Finish
+      step. Decide-later or X-close at any point leaves the existing
+      config untouched.
+    - Inline test hint on the done step: "type /tell <Player Name>
+      into chat" surfaces the auto-tell-tab spawn mechanism.
+    - Window starts at 720x480 (was 900x560) and can shrink to
+      600x400; Step 1 keeps the fox banner in a folded TreeNode so
+      the onboarding copy stays primary.
+    - Existing users get the new wizard surfaced once on first boot
+      after the update via the new WizardLastShownVersion config
+      field. Future cycles bump the constant only when the wizard
+      itself changes shape.
+
+    Under the hood:
+
+    - WizardStateSmokeStep added to /xlperf alongside the FontManager
+      and ThemeSwitch self-tests.
+    - Twelve new pure-helper xUnit Facts in the Build Suite cover
+      all four privacy profile sets and their retention overrides.
+
+    Migration v17 stays (no schema bump). The Configuration grows
+    one optional string field (WizardLastShownVersion) which
+    defaults to empty for legacy users.
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 
-    **v1.4.2 — Smoother frames in the chat log**
+    **v1.5.1 — FontAtlas Refactor and Hellion Forge Signature (2026-05-17)**
 
-    Per-frame allocations in the chat-log render path eliminated.
-    2–5% frame-time recovery in typical scenes, more on pop-out-heavy setups.
+    Hybrid FontManager refactor plus an embedded provenance mark.
 
-    - Card-mode: theme/border invariants hoisted out of the per-message loop
-    - Auto-tell tab tint and icon cached per tab
-    - Status bar aggregation runs on ~1% of frames instead of every frame
+    What changes under the hood:
+
+    - FontManager handle creation moves into the ctor inside a single
+      atlas.SuppressAutoRebuild() block. The font atlas now builds once
+      per plugin load instead of four to five times — less CPU and GPU
+      pressure in the first seconds after a reload, less atlas texture
+      memory churn.
+    - Hybrid property model: Axis, AxisItalic and FontAwesome become
+      init-only handles. RegularFont and ItalicFont stay mutable because
+      the eight font settings still need to replace them at runtime —
+      that path is funnelled through RebuildDelegateFonts() now and
+      runs without a plugin reload.
+    - FontAwesome reuses Dalamud's UiBuilder.IconFontFixedWidthHandle
+      instead of building its own atlas slot. One delegate-build step
+      less in the ctor.
+    - BuildFontsAsync and BuildFonts are removed; the live mutation
+      path is RebuildDelegateFonts() now.
+    - Two FontManager self-test steps registered with /xlperf: ctor
+      smoke (every handle non-null after Phase-1 resolve, no atlas
+      load-exception) and push smoke (Push() returns without throwing).
+
+    Honorific full-gradient port (originally the v1.5.1 main item) was
+    dropped: Honorific 3.2 exposes no IPC for the rendered gradient
+    frame, and an in-plugin port of the colour palette was declined.
+    The integration stays at the v1.4.7 glow-only shape.
+
+    User-visible:
+
+    - Hellion Forge signature: a small fox-head ASCII silhouette is
+      emitted to /xllog on every plugin load, and a full fox banner
+      with "Hellion Forge" set inside the body is available as a
+      folded TreeNode in the First-Run Wizard and Settings ->
+      Information tab. Drawn by Julia Moon, embedded in the plugin DLL.
+    - No settings changes, no migration. v17 stays.
+
+    Note on performance: the cross-plugin baseline target from v1.5.0
+    (matching Lightless and XIVInstantMessenger at ~7 ms HITCH) did
+    not land this cycle. HITCH stays around 80 ms because the cost is
+    in the UiBuilder first-frame render path, not in the atlas build
+    (which this cycle did reduce from 4-5 builds per load to 1). A
+    first-frame render investigation is reserved for a later cycle.
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+    ---
+
+    **v1.5.0 — DI Foundation and Service Refactor (2026-05-17)**
+
+    Major architecture cycle. The plugin bootstrap moves to a
+    generic-host DI container (Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting +
+    IServiceCollection) modelled on Lightless Sync. Service logging
+    moves from a static Plugin.LogProxy locator to typed
+    Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<T> via constructor injection,
+    bridged over Dalamud's IPluginLog by a custom DalamudLogger trio.
+
+    What changes under the hood:
+
+    - 18 instance-class services migrate to ILogger<T> via constructor
+      injection across four slices: data layer (MessageStore,
+      MessageManager, AutoTellTabsService), IPC and integrations
+      (HonorificService, IpcManager, TypingIpc, ExtraChat, the three
+      GameFunctions classes), UI window layer (ChatLogWindow,
+      DbViewer, Popout, three settings tabs), and root (Commands,
+      ThemeRegistry, PayloadHandler).
+    - Plugin.LogProxy stays in place for the eight buckets ctor
+      injection cannot reach: static helpers (EmoteCache,
+      AutoTranslate, MemoryUtil, WrapperUtil), Dalamud-reflected
+      types (Configuration), the Message data class, and instance
+      classes that only log from static methods (FontManager, one
+      GameFunctions site).
+    - Plugin.cs finishes at 1012 lines — virtually identical to the
+      pre-cycle 1013. The new Phase-1 host build and Plugin.X bridge
+      wiring trade out exactly the service and window allocations
+      that previously lived in LoadAsync.
+    - Cross-plugin baseline confirms no performance penalty against
+      Chat 2: HellionChat first-frame HITCH 77 ms median, Chat 2
+      74 ms median. Lightless and XIVInstantMessenger sit around
+      7 ms by deferring their font-atlas build past Finished
+      loading — that pattern is the v1.5.1 follow-up.
+
+    User-visible:
+
+    - Slash-command insert fix: pasting a slash command into the
+      chat input (Friend List "/tell" action, plugin-driven inserts
+      from Artisan, AllaganTools etc.) now replaces the existing
+      input instead of concatenating. Cherry-picked from ChatTwo
+      upstream ee7768ac with namespace adaptation.
+
+    Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+    ---
+
+    **v1.4.10 — Symbol-Picker and Tell-History Fix (2026-05-16)**
+
+    Eleventh and final sub-patch of the v1.4.x polish-sweep series.
+    Symbol picker for the chat input, a tell-history reload fix for
+    users with many active partners, and a closing cleanup sweep
+    before v1.5.0 picks up the DI-container adoption.
+
+    - Symbol picker: a small smile-icon button left of the channel
+      indicator opens a popup with two tabs. The first lists all 161
+      FFXIV PUA glyphs (Dalamud's SeIconChar enum); the second
+      carries 97 server-verified BMP symbols (latin marks, currency,
+      the full Greek alphabet, geometric shapes, suits, notes) —
+      every one of them round-tripped through /echo and /say in a
+      four-round probe so the in-channel render matches what the
+      picker shows. Click drops the glyph at the caret, multi-insert
+      keeps the popup open, and a recent-used strip floats the last
+      sixteen picks across both tabs. Toggle in Settings → Chat →
+      Message behaviour, default on.
+    - Pinned auto-tell tabs reload their full history again: a
+      hidden 500-row scan cap in PreloadHistory used to override the
+      user-configurable AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload setting, so
+      less-frequent pinned partners (rare /tell sessions in an
+      otherwise busy week) lost their backlog. The cap is removed;
+      the (Receiver, Date) index keeps SQL fast, the client-side
+      loop still respects your setting as the upper bound.
+    - Slash-command teardown: /hellion, /hellionView,
+      /hellionDebugger (and #if DEBUG /hellionSeString) wrappers are
+      now cached as private fields. Plugin teardown detaches the
+      live registration instead of re-Register'ing with identical
+      args — closes a latent maintenance hazard from v1.4.9.
+    - v1.4.x polish-sweep wraps up here. The ImGuiListClipper render
+      refactor that was on the v1.4.10 reserve list got dropped
+      after cross-platform smoke showed the scroll rubber-band is a
+      Wine / Linux render-pipeline quirk, not universal — Windows
+      users never saw it. It will get its own platform-targeted
+      spike in a later patch. Next major cycle is v1.5.0 with the
+      DI-container adoption (Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting +
+      ILogger<T>) modelled on Lightless.
+    - Migration v17 stays (no schema bump).
+
+    Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
     ---
 

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Hosting/InitHostedServices.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using HellionChat.Ipc;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Hosting;
+
+// Adapter shells around IHostedService so the host triggers each service's
+// existing init method without touching the service class itself. Empty
+// adapters still earn their place: registering them forces an eager resolve
+// at Build, which runs the service ctor (IPC subscribe etc.) right then
+// instead of lazily on first GetRequiredService.
+
+internal sealed class ThemeRegistryInitHostedService(ThemeRegistry registry) : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // Materialise the lazy AllCustom enumerable so the slug lookup hits a
+        // warm cache; otherwise the first Switch falls through to the built-in
+        // default when Config.Theme points at a custom slug.
+        foreach (var _ in registry.AllCustom()) { }
+        registry.Switch(Plugin.Config.Theme);
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+// IPC subscribers do their wiring in the ctor, so StartAsync stays empty —
+// the registration alone forces an eager resolve which runs that wiring.
+
+internal sealed class IpcManagerInitHostedService(IpcManager ipc) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly IpcManager _ipc = ipc;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class TypingIpcInitHostedService(TypingIpc typingIpc) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly TypingIpc _typingIpc = typingIpc;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class ExtraChatInitHostedService(ExtraChat extraChat) : IHostedService
+{
+    private readonly ExtraChat _extraChat = extraChat;
+
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class MessageManagerInitHostedService(
+    IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface,
+    MessageManager manager
+) : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // FilterAllTabsAsync rebuilds the per-tab view from the message store;
+        // on Boot, tabs come up empty and the first chat events fill them, so
+        // we skip the rebuild to avoid a pointless full-history scan.
+        if (pluginInterface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
+            manager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
+
+internal sealed class AutoTellTabsServiceInitHostedService(AutoTellTabsService service)
+    : IHostedService
+{
+    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        service.Initialize();
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLogger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System.Text;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+internal sealed class DalamudLogger : ILogger
+{
+    private readonly string _name;
+    private readonly IPluginLog _pluginLog;
+
+    public DalamudLogger(string name, IPluginLog pluginLog)
+    {
+        _name = name;
+        _pluginLog = pluginLog;
+    }
+
+    IDisposable? ILogger.BeginScope<TState>(TState state) => default!;
+
+    // Filtering happens in Dalamud's /xllog. Letting every level through keeps
+    // the HellionChat side stateless; if we ever want a per-plugin floor we add
+    // a Config.LogLevel and tighten this method.
+    public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel) => true;
+
+    public void Log<TState>(
+        LogLevel logLevel,
+        EventId eventId,
+        TState state,
+        Exception? exception,
+        Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter
+    )
+    {
+        if (!IsEnabled(logLevel))
+            return;
+
+        // U+200B between the bracket and the level is a quiet provenance
+        // marker; byte-distinguishable from any 1:1 port of this format.
+        if ((int)logLevel <= (int)LogLevel.Information)
+        {
+            _pluginLog.Information($"[{_name}]​{{{(int)logLevel}}} {state}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.Append($"[{_name}]​{{{(int)logLevel}}} {state} {exception?.Message}");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(exception?.StackTrace))
+            sb.AppendLine(exception.StackTrace);
+
+        var inner = exception?.InnerException;
+        while (inner != null)
+        {
+            sb.AppendLine($"InnerException {inner}: {inner.Message}");
+            sb.AppendLine(inner.StackTrace);
+            inner = inner.InnerException;
+        }
+
+        if (logLevel == LogLevel.Warning)
+            _pluginLog.Warning(sb.ToString());
+        else if (logLevel == LogLevel.Error)
+            _pluginLog.Error(sb.ToString());
+        else
+            _pluginLog.Fatal(sb.ToString());
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLoggingProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+[ProviderAlias("Dalamud")]
+public sealed class DalamudLoggingProvider : ILoggerProvider
+{
+    // Hellion Forge Bronze (#C2410C). Mixed into the bootstrap fingerprint.
+    private const string HellionMarker = "HellionForgeBronzeC2410C";
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, DalamudLogger> _loggers = new(
+        StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
+    );
+
+    private readonly IPluginLog _pluginLog;
+
+    public DalamudLoggingProvider(IPluginLog pluginLog)
+    {
+        _pluginLog = pluginLog;
+        EmitBootstrapBanner();
+    }
+
+    // One-shot per plugin load. Intentionally visible in xllog so uncredited
+    // ports of the DalamudLogger trio keep announcing their origin — the
+    // mini fox silhouette goes first, then the textual provenance line.
+    private void EmitBootstrapBanner()
+    {
+        var version =
+            typeof(DalamudLoggingProvider).Assembly.GetName().Version?.ToString() ?? "0.0.0";
+        var fingerprint = ComputeFingerprint(version);
+
+        foreach (var line in HellionForgeAscii.FoxMini.Split('\n'))
+        {
+            var trimmed = line.TrimEnd('\r');
+            if (trimmed.Length > 0)
+                _pluginLog.Information(trimmed);
+        }
+
+        _pluginLog.Information("by Julia Moon - Hellion Forge");
+        _pluginLog.Information(
+            $"HellionChat DI-Logger bootstrap v{version} fingerprint={fingerprint}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputeFingerprint(string version)
+    {
+        var seed = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"{HellionMarker}-{version}");
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(seed);
+        var sb = new StringBuilder(8);
+        for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+            sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x2"));
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
+    {
+        // Category-name normalisation mirrors Lightless: take the leaf type
+        // name, then either ellipsis-trim long ones or left-pad short ones to
+        // 15 chars so the xllog column stays aligned across services.
+        var catName = categoryName.Split(".", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Last();
+        if (catName.Length > 15)
+            catName = string.Concat(
+                catName.AsSpan(0, 6),
+                "...",
+                catName.AsSpan(catName.Length - 6, 6)
+            );
+        else
+            catName = catName.PadLeft(15);
+
+        return _loggers.GetOrAdd(catName, name => new DalamudLogger(name, _pluginLog));
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _loggers.Clear();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Infrastructure/Logging/DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+public static class DalamudLoggingProviderExtensions
+{
+    public static ILoggingBuilder AddDalamudLogging(
+        this ILoggingBuilder builder,
+        IPluginLog pluginLog
+    )
+    {
+        builder.ClearProviders();
+        builder.Services.TryAddEnumerable(
+            ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, DalamudLoggingProvider>(
+                _ => new DalamudLoggingProvider(pluginLog)
+            )
+        );
+        return builder;
+    }
+}

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

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
@@ -23,22 +24,23 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<object> _ready;
     private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<object> _disposing;
 
-    private readonly IPluginLog _log;
+    private readonly ILogger<HonorificService> _logger;
     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; }
 
     public HonorificService(
         IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface,
-        IPluginLog log,
+        ILogger<HonorificService> logger,
         IFramework framework
     )
     {
         _framework = framework;
-        _log = log;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         // Gate objects are cached per-name by Dalamud and safe to register
         // before Honorific loads — they just won't fire until it does.
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         TryUnsubscribe(() => _disposing.Unsubscribe(OnDisposing));
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (scheduled from ctor and OnReady).
     private void TryInitialPull()
     {
         try
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
             {
                 if (!_versionWarningLogged)
                 {
-                    _log.Warning(
+                    _logger.LogWarning(
                         "Honorific API version mismatch — expected major 3, "
                             + "found {Major}.{Minor}. Disabling Honorific integration.",
                         version.Item1,
@@ -102,12 +105,13 @@ internal sealed class HonorificService : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // Honorific not installed or not yet initialised — Ready will retry.
-            _log.Debug(ex, "Honorific not available at HellionChat startup; awaiting Ready.");
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Honorific not available at HellionChat startup; awaiting Ready.");
             IsAvailable = false;
             CurrentTitle = null;
         }
     }
 
+    // Thread: framework (Dalamud IPC delivery contract).
     private void OnTitleChanged(string json)
     {
         // Skip updates on version mismatch; subscription stays live for reload.
@@ -116,12 +120,13 @@ 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 +138,8 @@ 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 +148,15 @@ 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.
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                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/Integrations/HonorificTitleData.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
 // Local DTO mirroring Honorific's TitleData — no hard reference to Honorific.dll
 // so HellionChat loads cleanly when Honorific is absent.
-// Glow/gradient fields omitted; Cycle 1 renders primary Color only.
+//
+// Only Glow is rendered. Color3, GradientColourSet and GradientAnimationStyle
+// are parsed but unused — the animated gradient lives entirely inside Honorific
+// and is not exposed over IPC, so reproducing it here would mean shipping our
+// own copy of Honorific's colour palette. The fields stay in the DTO so the
+// JSON roundtrip remains lossless.
 internal sealed record HonorificTitleData(
     string? Title,
     bool IsPrefix,
     bool IsOriginal,
-    Vector3? Color
+    Vector3? Color,
+    Vector3? Glow,
+    Vector3? Color3,
+    int? GradientColourSet,
+    string? GradientAnimationStyle
 );

HellionChat/Integrations/IntegrationLinks.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+
 namespace HellionChat.Integrations;
 
 // Third-party plugin URLs — separate from BrandingLinks (Hellion-owned URLs).
@@ -5,4 +8,13 @@ internal static class IntegrationLinks
 {
     public const string HonorificRepo = "https://github.com/Caraxi/Honorific";
     public const string HonorificAuthor = "https://github.com/Caraxi";
+
+    // See BrandingLinks.ValidateUrls for the CA2255 rationale.
+#pragma warning disable CA2255
+    [ModuleInitializer]
+#pragma warning restore CA2255
+    internal static void ValidateUrls()
+    {
+        UrlValidation.ValidateAll(nameof(IntegrationLinks), HonorificRepo, HonorificAuthor);
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Ipc/ExtraChat.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ipc;
 
 public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<ExtraChat> _logger;
+
 #pragma warning disable CS0649 // Assigned through IPC
     [Serializable]
     private struct OverrideInfo
@@ -36,8 +39,9 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
     private volatile Dictionary<Guid, string> ChannelNamesInternal = new();
     internal IReadOnlyDictionary<Guid, string> ChannelNames => ChannelNamesInternal;
 
-    internal ExtraChat()
+    internal ExtraChat(ILogger<ExtraChat> logger)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
         OverrideChannelGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcSubscriber<OverrideInfo, object>(
             "ExtraChat.OverrideChannelColour"
         );
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ public sealed class ExtraChat : IDisposable
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             // ExtraChat is optional; IPC failure is normal when the plugin isn't loaded.
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(ex, "ExtraChat IPC initial state query failed (peer not loaded?)");
+            _logger.LogTrace(ex, "ExtraChat IPC initial state query failed (peer not loaded?)");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ipc/TypingIpc.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Code;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ipc;
 
@@ -19,12 +20,26 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
     private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState> StateQueryGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState, object?> StateChangedGate { get; }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo IPC compatibility mirror. Some third-party plugins
+    // have a no-fork policy and subscribe only to ChatTwo.*-prefixed IPC
+    // gates. HellionChat replaces ChatTwo (conflict detection prevents
+    // parallel loading), so mirroring the ChatTwo provider slots lets those
+    // plugins keep working without code changes on their side. The tuple
+    // shape is textually identical to ChatTwo's IPC surface (same member
+    // order, same underlying types — ChatType is `ushort` in both repos)
+    // so Dalamud's IPC marshalling matches across plugin boundaries.
+    private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState> ChatTwoStateQueryGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<ChatInputState, object?> ChatTwoStateChangedGate { get; }
+
     private ChatInputState LastState;
     private bool HasState;
 
-    internal TypingIpc(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<TypingIpc> _logger;
+
+    internal TypingIpc(Plugin plugin, ILogger<TypingIpc> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         StateQueryGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState>(
             "HellionChat.GetChatInputState"
@@ -33,7 +48,16 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
             "HellionChat.ChatInputStateChanged"
         );
 
+        // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo-prefixed compatibility slots (see class-level comment).
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState>(
+            "ChatTwo.GetChatInputState"
+        );
+        ChatTwoStateChangedGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<ChatInputState, object?>(
+            "ChatTwo.ChatInputStateChanged"
+        );
+
         StateQueryGate.RegisterFunc(GetState);
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate.RegisterFunc(GetState);
     }
 
     private ChatInputState BuildState()
@@ -67,10 +91,13 @@ internal sealed class TypingIpc : IDisposable
         HasState = true;
         LastState = state;
         StateChangedGate.SendMessage(state);
+        // v1.4.9 R4: mirror on ChatTwo-prefixed slot for no-fork-policy plugins.
+        ChatTwoStateChangedGate.SendMessage(state);
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
         StateQueryGate.UnregisterFunc();
+        ChatTwoStateQueryGate.UnregisterFunc();
     }
 }

HellionChat/IpcManager.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
 internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<IpcManager> _logger;
+
     private ICallGateProvider<string> RegisterGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<string, object?> UnregisterGate { get; }
     private ICallGateProvider<object?> AvailableGate { get; }
@@ -19,10 +22,31 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
         object?
     > InvokeGate { get; }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo IPC compatibility mirror. Third-party plugins with
+    // a no-fork policy (e.g. Artisan, AllaganTools) only subscribe to the
+    // ChatTwo.*-prefixed context-menu integration gates. Mirroring all four
+    // provider slots under the ChatTwo namespace lets those plugins keep
+    // working without code changes on their side. Conflict detection
+    // prevents ChatTwo and HellionChat from loading in parallel, so no slot
+    // collision risk.
+    private ICallGateProvider<string> ChatTwoRegisterGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<string, object?> ChatTwoUnregisterGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<object?> ChatTwoAvailableGate { get; }
+    private ICallGateProvider<
+        string,
+        PlayerPayload?,
+        ulong,
+        Payload?,
+        SeString?,
+        SeString?,
+        object?
+    > ChatTwoInvokeGate { get; }
+
     internal List<string> Registered { get; } = [];
 
-    public IpcManager()
+    public IpcManager(ILogger<IpcManager> logger)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
         RegisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string>("HellionChat.Register");
         RegisterGate.RegisterFunc(Register);
 
@@ -41,7 +65,32 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
             object?
         >("HellionChat.Invoke");
 
+        // v1.4.9 R4: ChatTwo-prefixed mirrors of the four context-menu slots
+        // above. Share the same Register/Unregister backing methods so a
+        // plugin that subscribes via either namespace lands in the same
+        // Registered list. SendMessage on Invoke fans out to both gates.
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string>("ChatTwo.Register");
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate.RegisterFunc(Register);
+
+        ChatTwoAvailableGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<object?>("ChatTwo.Available");
+
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<string, object?>(
+            "ChatTwo.Unregister"
+        );
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate.RegisterAction(Unregister);
+
+        ChatTwoInvokeGate = Plugin.Interface.GetIpcProvider<
+            string,
+            PlayerPayload?,
+            ulong,
+            Payload?,
+            SeString?,
+            SeString?,
+            object?
+        >("ChatTwo.Invoke");
+
         AvailableGate.SendMessage();
+        ChatTwoAvailableGate.SendMessage();
     }
 
     internal void Invoke(
@@ -54,6 +103,8 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
     )
     {
         InvokeGate.SendMessage(id, sender, contentId, payload, senderString, content);
+        // v1.4.9 R4: fan out the same event to plugins listening on ChatTwo.Invoke.
+        ChatTwoInvokeGate.SendMessage(id, sender, contentId, payload, senderString, content);
     }
 
     private string Register()
@@ -72,6 +123,8 @@ internal sealed class IpcManager : IDisposable
     {
         UnregisterGate.UnregisterAction();
         RegisterGate.UnregisterFunc();
+        ChatTwoUnregisterGate.UnregisterAction();
+        ChatTwoRegisterGate.UnregisterFunc();
         Registered.Clear();
     }
 }

HellionChat/Message.cs

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public partial class Message
             }
             catch (ArgumentException ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed to parse extra chat channel GUID");
-                Plugin.Log.Error($"Byte Array: ${string.Join(", ", data[4..^1])}");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error(ex, "Failed to parse extra chat channel GUID");
+                Plugin.LogProxy.Error($"Byte Array: ${string.Join(", ", data[4..^1])}");
                 return Guid.Empty;
             }
         }
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public partial class Message
                         AddChunkWithMessage(
                             text.NewWithStyle(chunk.Source, chunk.Link, token.Value)
                         );
-                        Plugin.Log.Debug(
+                        Plugin.LogProxy.Debug(
                             $"Invalid URL accepted by Regex but failed URI parsing: '{token.Value}'"
                         );
                     }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ public partial class Message
                 catch (Exception)
                 {
                     AddChunkWithMessage(text.NewWithStyle(chunk.Source, chunk.Link, split));
-                    Plugin.Log.Debug($"Failed to parse the text param: '{split}'");
+                    Plugin.LogProxy.Debug($"Failed to parse the text param: '{split}'");
                 }
             }
         }

HellionChat/MessageManager.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Text.Expressions;
 using Lumina.Text.Payloads;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
     internal const int MessageDisplayLimit = 10_000;
 
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<MessageManager> _logger;
     internal MessageStore Store { get; }
 
     private Dictionary<ChatType, NameFormatting> Formats { get; } = [];
@@ -48,11 +50,21 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
     // AutoTellTabsService to spawn or refresh temp tabs without coupling.
     public event Action<Message>? MessageProcessed;
 
-    internal unsafe MessageManager(Plugin plugin)
+    internal unsafe MessageManager(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<MessageManager> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
 
-        Store = new MessageStore(DatabasePath());
+        Store = new MessageStore(
+            DatabasePath(),
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil,
+            loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageStore>(),
+            loggerFactory
+        );
 
         PendingMessageThread = new Thread(() =>
             ProcessPendingMessages(PendingThreadCancellationToken.Token)
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             await Task.Delay(100);
 
         if (PendingMessageThread.IsAlive)
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(
+            _logger.LogWarning(
                 "PendingMessageThread did not observe cancellation within 10s. "
                     + "Worker remains on background thread; next plugin reload releases it."
             );
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error processing pending message");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Error processing pending message");
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -182,10 +194,12 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
 
         // Mark failed messages as deleted to prevent retry attempts
         var failedIds = messages.FailedMessageIds();
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures");
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            $"Marking {failedIds.Count} messages as deleted due to parse failures"
+        );
         foreach (var msgId in messages.FailedMessageIds())
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Marking message '{msgId}' as deleted due to parse failure");
             Store.DeleteMessage(msgId);
         }
     }
@@ -201,10 +215,13 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in FilterAllTabs");
             }
 
-            Plugin.Log.Debug($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+            // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: Information so the xllog tail surfaces this
+            // without a Debug filter. Belt-and-suspenders for future plugin-load
+            // regressions; remains in place after Sub-Task 3.4 Befund.
+            _logger.LogInformation($"FilterAllTabs took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
         });
     }
 
@@ -259,7 +276,7 @@ internal class MessageManager : IAsyncDisposable
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error in ContentIdResolver");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/MessageStore.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using MessagePack;
 using MessagePack.Formatters;
 using MessagePack.Resolvers;
 using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
-using DalamudUtil = Dalamud.Utility.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Encoding = System.Text.Encoding;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
@@ -127,7 +127,12 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
     private const int MessageQueryLimit = 10_000;
 
     private string DbPath { get; }
-    private SqliteConnection Connection { get; set; }
+
+    // Internal so the Build-Suite tests can verify Migrate4's CREATE VIRTUAL
+    // TABLE result via a one-off PRAGMA without exposing a dedicated helper
+    // for each schema invariant. Setter stays private; the ctor is the only
+    // place that assigns.
+    internal SqliteConnection Connection { get; private set; }
 
     internal static readonly MessagePackSerializerOptions MsgPackOptions =
         MessagePackSerializerOptions.Standard.WithResolver(
@@ -137,11 +142,77 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             )
         );
 
-    internal MessageStore(string dbPath)
+    // Pure deserialisation of one messages-row at the reader's current position.
+    // Shared between the MessageEnumerator load path and the upcoming v1.4.8
+    // LoadByGuids FTS-join path so both stay in lockstep when the column layout
+    // moves. Throws on row-level errors; the caller decides whether to skip+log
+    // (enumerator) or fail-fast (bulk lookup).
+    internal static Message ReadMessageRow(DbDataReader reader)
+    {
+        return new Message(
+            reader.GetGuid(0),
+            (ulong)reader.GetInt64(1),
+            (ulong)reader.GetInt64(2),
+            DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(reader.GetInt64(3)),
+            new ChatCode(
+                (byte)reader.GetInt32(4),
+                (byte)reader.GetInt32(5),
+                (byte)reader.GetInt32(6)
+            ),
+            MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
+                reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(7),
+                MsgPackOptions
+            ),
+            MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
+                reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(8),
+                MsgPackOptions
+            ),
+            MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<SeString>(
+                reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(9),
+                MsgPackOptions
+            ),
+            MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<SeString>(
+                reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(10),
+                MsgPackOptions
+            ),
+            reader.GetGuid(11)
+        );
+    }
+
+    private readonly IPlatformUtil _platformUtil;
+    private readonly ILogger<MessageStore> _logger;
+    private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
+
+    // Readiness gate for the FTS5 full-text index. Volatile so the DbViewer's
+    // per-frame IsFtsIndexBuilt read sees the flip the moment the bulk-insert
+    // worker calls MarkFtsIndexBuilt(). Set in the ctor by InitFtsReadyCache:
+    // true when the index already has rows (no rebuild needed) or when the
+    // messages table itself is empty (nothing to index yet); false otherwise.
+    private volatile bool _ftsReady;
+    public bool IsFtsIndexBuilt => _ftsReady;
+
+    // Serialises read/write access to the primary Connection so the DbViewer
+    // filter-worker (Task.Run) and the live PendingMessageThread UpsertMessage
+    // path do not race on a non-thread-safe SqliteConnection. Every existing
+    // internal method that touches Connection takes the same lock at its
+    // outermost scope. RebuildFtsIndex stays outside the lock -- it owns its
+    // own SqliteConnection via OpenSecondaryConnection.
+    private readonly object _readLock = new();
+
+    internal MessageStore(
+        string dbPath,
+        IPlatformUtil platformUtil,
+        ILogger<MessageStore> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
     {
         DbPath = dbPath;
+        _platformUtil = platformUtil;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         Connection = Connect();
         Migrate();
+        InitFtsReadyCache();
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -152,27 +223,48 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
         Connection.Dispose();
     }
 
-    private SqliteConnection Connect()
+    private static string BuildConnectionString(string dbPath)
     {
         var uriBuilder = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder
         {
-            DataSource = DbPath,
+            DataSource = dbPath,
             DefaultTimeout = 5,
             Pooling = false,
             Mode = SqliteOpenMode.ReadWriteCreate,
         };
+        return uriBuilder.ToString();
+    }
 
-        var conn = new SqliteConnection(uriBuilder.ToString());
-        conn.Open();
+    private void ApplyPragmas(SqliteConnection conn)
+    {
         conn.Execute(@"PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;");
         conn.Execute(@"PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;");
-        if (DalamudUtil.IsWine())
+        if (_platformUtil.IsWine)
             conn.Execute(@"PRAGMA cache_size = 32768;");
+    }
+
+    private SqliteConnection Connect()
+    {
+        // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: trace cost of SQLite open + pragma-apply. Paired
+        // with the Migrate-Stopwatch below — Connect alone is the cheap half
+        // (Open + a handful of PRAGMAs); the expensive half typically lives in
+        // Migrate, especially on a large DB after a schema bump.
+        var connectSw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var conn = new SqliteConnection(BuildConnectionString(DbPath));
+        conn.Open();
+        ApplyPragmas(conn);
+        connectSw.Stop();
+        _logger.LogInformation($"MessageStore.Connect took {connectSw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
         return conn;
     }
 
     private void Migrate()
     {
+        // v1.4.9 R3 profiling: trace cost of the schema-migration chain. On a
+        // large DB after a fresh schema bump this is the dominant SQLite cost
+        // at plugin-load, not Connect.
+        var migrateSw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
         using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
         cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA user_version;";
         var userVersion = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
@@ -186,23 +278,32 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate1);
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate2);
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate3);
+                migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate4);
                 break;
             case 1:
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate2);
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate3);
+                migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate4);
                 break;
             case 2:
                 migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate3);
+                migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate4);
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                migrationsToDo.Add(Migrate4);
                 break;
         }
 
         foreach (var migration in migrationsToDo)
             migration();
+
+        migrateSw.Stop();
+        _logger.LogInformation($"MessageStore.Migrate took {migrateSw.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
     }
 
     private void Migrate0()
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Information("Running migration 0: Creating tables");
+        _logger.LogInformation("Running migration 0: Creating tables");
         Connection.Execute(
             @"
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
@@ -229,7 +330,7 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
     private void Migrate1()
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Information("Running migration 1: Adding Deleted column");
+        _logger.LogInformation("Running migration 1: Adding Deleted column");
         Connection.Execute(
             @"
             ALTER TABLE messages ADD COLUMN Deleted BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
@@ -241,7 +342,7 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
     private void Migrate2()
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Information("Running migration 2: Adding Channel generated column");
+        _logger.LogInformation("Running migration 2: Adding Channel generated column");
         Connection.Execute(
             @"
             ALTER TABLE messages ADD COLUMN Channel INTEGER GENERATED ALWAYS AS (Code & 0x7f) VIRTUAL;
@@ -269,13 +370,13 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
     private void Migrate3()
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Information("Running migration 3: Fix log kinds to fit the new format");
+        _logger.LogInformation("Running migration 3: Fix log kinds to fit the new format");
 
         // Recovery for partially-applied Migrate3: schema already in target
         // shape but user_version was never bumped -- just record and exit.
         if (ColumnExists("messages", "ChatType") && !ColumnExists("messages", "Code"))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Information(
+            _logger.LogInformation(
                 "Migration 3: schema already migrated, only bumping user_version"
             );
             SetMigrationVersion(3);
@@ -305,9 +406,33 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
         SetMigrationVersion(3);
     }
 
+    private void Migrate4()
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("Running migration 4: Add FTS5 virtual table for full-text search");
+
+        // Standalone FTS5 table (no content='messages' linking, no content_rowid).
+        // messages.Id is BLOB-PK (Guid), which is incompatible with FTS5's
+        // content_rowid requirement of an INTEGER rowid alias. We store the
+        // GUID as a hex TEXT column (UNINDEXED so the tokenizer skips it) and
+        // FTS5 manages its own internal INTEGER rowid. LoadByGuids joins back
+        // via WHERE Id IN (... unhex(message_guid)) when the search returns.
+        using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = """
+            CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages_fts USING fts5(
+                message_guid UNINDEXED,
+                sender_text,
+                content_text,
+                tokenize='unicode61 remove_diacritics 2'
+            );
+            """;
+        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+
+        SetMigrationVersion(4);
+    }
+
     private void SetMigrationVersion(int version)
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Information($"Setting version {version}");
+        _logger.LogInformation($"Setting version {version}");
         using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
         // PRAGMA does not accept SQLite parameter bindings; version is a
         // compile-time int from the migration sequence, never user input.
@@ -316,14 +441,19 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
     }
 
     internal void ClearMessages()
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             Connection.Execute("DELETE FROM messages;");
             PerformMaintenance();
         }
+    }
 
     // Returns a (ChatType, count) snapshot over non-deleted messages.
     // Used by the Privacy tab to preview retroactive cleanup impact.
     internal Dictionary<int, long> GetMessageCountsByChatType()
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             var result = new Dictionary<int, long>();
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
@@ -339,6 +469,7 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             }
             return result;
         }
+    }
 
     // Deletes messages older than the per-channel retention window, with a global
     // default for unmapped channels. Runs VACUUM only if rows were removed.
@@ -365,6 +496,8 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
         if (chatTypeDaysMap.Count == 0 && defaultDays <= 0)
             return 0;
 
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
             long deleted;
             using (var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand())
             {
@@ -408,6 +541,7 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 PerformMaintenance();
             return deleted;
         }
+    }
 
     // Hard-deletes every message whose ChatType is not in the allowlist,
     // then VACUUMs. Returns the number of rows deleted.
@@ -418,6 +552,8 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 "CleanupRetainOnly requires at least one allowed ChatType. Use ClearMessages for a full wipe."
             );
 
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
             long deleted;
             using (var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand())
             {
@@ -429,8 +565,11 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             PerformMaintenance();
             return deleted;
         }
+    }
 
     internal void PerformMaintenance()
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             Connection.Execute(
                 @"
@@ -440,6 +579,7 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             "
             );
         }
+    }
 
     private string LogPath => DbPath + "-wal";
 
@@ -448,21 +588,271 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
     internal long DatabaseLogSize() => !File.Exists(LogPath) ? 0 : new FileInfo(LogPath).Length;
 
     internal int MessageCount()
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
             cmd.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM messages;";
             return Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
         }
+    }
+
+    // Schema probe for the v1.4.8 FTS5 virtual table. Used by the Build-Suite
+    // tests to verify Migrate4's CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE actually landed without
+    // duplicating PRAGMA glue in each test body.
+    internal bool HasMessagesFtsTable()
+    {
+        using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT count(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE name='messages_fts';";
+        return (long)(cmd.ExecuteScalar() ?? 0L) > 0;
+    }
+
+    // Decides whether the FTS index already covers the messages table. Called
+    // once after Migrate -- empty messages-table is "ready" because there is
+    // nothing to index yet; a populated fts-table is "ready" because some
+    // previous run filled it. A populated messages-table with an empty
+    // fts-table is the "needs rebuild" case the worker (Plugin.cs LoadAsync)
+    // picks up.
+    internal void InitFtsReadyCache()
+    {
+        using (var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            cmd.CommandText = "SELECT count(*) FROM messages_fts;";
+            var ftsRows = (long)(cmd.ExecuteScalar() ?? 0L);
+            if (ftsRows > 0)
+            {
+                _ftsReady = true;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        using var cmd2 = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        cmd2.CommandText = "SELECT count(*) FROM messages;";
+        var messageRows = (long)(cmd2.ExecuteScalar() ?? 0L);
+        _ftsReady = messageRows == 0;
+    }
+
+    // Opens a worker-owned SqliteConnection on the same db path. Used by the
+    // FTS rebuild worker so the bulk-insert writer stream does not contend
+    // with the live UpsertMessage path on the primary Connection (WAL allows
+    // N readers + 1 writer; two writer sessions on the same connection are
+    // not safe per Microsoft.Data.Sqlite). Caller closes+disposes the
+    // returned connection and only then calls MarkFtsIndexBuilt() -- the
+    // DbViewer never sees IsFtsIndexBuilt=true while the worker connection
+    // is still alive.
+    internal SqliteConnection OpenSecondaryConnection()
+    {
+        var conn = new SqliteConnection(BuildConnectionString(DbPath));
+        conn.Open();
+        ApplyPragmas(conn);
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    // Worker-only mutator. The bulk-insert worker is the single legitimate
+    // caller; the flag flips after the worker has closed its own connection.
+    internal void MarkFtsIndexBuilt() => _ftsReady = true;
+
+    // Builds the FTS5 index from scratch on a worker-owned SqliteConnection.
+    // Chunked-commit (every 500 rows + 5ms sleep) releases the WAL writer
+    // lock between transactions so the live PendingMessageThread UpsertMessage
+    // path on the primary Connection does not hit "database is locked" after
+    // DefaultTimeout=5s. The Thread.Sleep is intentional: it gives the live
+    // writer a deterministic window to acquire the lock before we re-take
+    // it for the next chunk.
+    //
+    // Cancellation: checked at the top of each row and again after each
+    // chunk commit, so a Dispose-during-rebuild collapses on the next row
+    // without trashing the half-built index (DELETE FROM messages_fts at
+    // the start makes the next run idempotent).
+    public long RebuildFtsIndex(
+        SqliteConnection conn,
+        IProgress<long> progress,
+        CancellationToken ct
+    )
+    {
+        const int ChunkSize = 500;
+
+        using (var clear = conn.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            clear.CommandText = "DELETE FROM messages_fts;";
+            clear.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+
+        long total;
+        using (var totalCmd = conn.CreateCommand())
+        {
+            totalCmd.CommandText = "SELECT count(*) FROM messages;";
+            total = (long)(totalCmd.ExecuteScalar() ?? 0L);
+        }
+
+        long done = 0;
+
+        using var cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
+        cmd.CommandText = "SELECT Id, Sender, Content FROM messages ORDER BY Id;";
+        using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
+
+        using var insert = conn.CreateCommand();
+        insert.CommandText =
+            "INSERT INTO messages_fts(message_guid, sender_text, content_text) VALUES ($g, $s, $c);";
+        var pG = insert.CreateParameter();
+        pG.ParameterName = "$g";
+        insert.Parameters.Add(pG);
+        var pS = insert.CreateParameter();
+        pS.ParameterName = "$s";
+        insert.Parameters.Add(pS);
+        var pC = insert.CreateParameter();
+        pC.ParameterName = "$c";
+        insert.Parameters.Add(pC);
+
+        // Nullable so the finally can dispose exactly once whether the loop
+        // ends normally, via cancellation between Dispose and BeginTransaction,
+        // or via an exception in the body.
+        SqliteTransaction? transaction = conn.BeginTransaction();
+        insert.Transaction = transaction;
+        try
+        {
+            while (reader.Read())
+            {
+                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+                // messages.Id is BLOB-typed in the schema but stored as TEXT
+                // because Microsoft.Data.Sqlite binds Guid parameters as UUID
+                // strings by default (UpsertMessage uses AddWithValue("$Id",
+                // message.Id)). reader.GetValue(0) therefore returns string,
+                // not byte[]; GetGuid parses the TEXT form regardless.
+                var idGuid = reader.GetGuid(0);
+                var senderChunks = MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
+                    reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(1),
+                    MsgPackOptions
+                );
+                var contentChunks = MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
+                    reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(2),
+                    MsgPackOptions
+                );
+
+                pG.Value = idGuid.ToString();
+                pS.Value = ChunkUtil.ToRawString(senderChunks);
+                pC.Value = ChunkUtil.ToRawString(contentChunks);
+                insert.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                done++;
+
+                if (done % ChunkSize == 0)
+                {
+                    transaction.Commit();
+                    transaction.Dispose();
+                    transaction = null;
+                    progress.Report(done);
+
+                    Thread.Sleep(5);
+                    ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+                    transaction = conn.BeginTransaction();
+                    insert.Transaction = transaction;
+                }
+            }
+            transaction?.Commit();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            transaction?.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        progress.Report(done);
+        return total;
+    }
+
+    // FTS5 full-text search across the entire messages_fts index. Returns
+    // hex-encoded GUIDs; the caller resolves them to Message objects via
+    // LoadByGuids. An empty or whitespace-only term short-circuits to an
+    // empty list so callers can fall back to the local page filter.
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> FullTextSearch(string term, int limit = 1000)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(term))
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
+            var hexIds = new List<string>(capacity: 256);
+            using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
+            cmd.CommandText = """
+                SELECT message_guid FROM messages_fts
+                WHERE messages_fts MATCH $term
+                ORDER BY rank
+                LIMIT $limit;
+                """;
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$term", EscapeFtsTerm(term));
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$limit", limit);
+
+            using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
+            while (reader.Read())
+                hexIds.Add(reader.GetString(0));
+            return hexIds;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Joins UUID strings from FullTextSearch back to Message rows. messages.Id
+    // is BLOB-declared in the schema but actually stored as TEXT (UUID form)
+    // because Microsoft.Data.Sqlite serialises Guid parameters as strings by
+    // default. Binding the lookup parameters as Guid keeps the same TEXT
+    // storage form on both sides so the IN(...) compare matches. SQLite has a
+    // hard parameter limit of 999 in default builds, so we chunk the input --
+    // a 1000-hit FTS query never explodes the SELECT. Result ordering is not
+    // guaranteed; callers re-sort (e.g. DbViewer sorts by Date descending in
+    // Sub-Task 4.4).
+    public IReadOnlyList<Message> LoadByGuids(IReadOnlyList<string> guidStrings)
+    {
+        if (guidStrings.Count == 0)
+            return Array.Empty<Message>();
+
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
+            var result = new List<Message>(guidStrings.Count);
+            const int chunkSize = 500;
+            for (var offset = 0; offset < guidStrings.Count; offset += chunkSize)
+            {
+                var batch = guidStrings.Skip(offset).Take(chunkSize).ToList();
+                using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
+                var placeholders = string.Join(",", batch.Select((_, i) => $"$id{i}"));
+                cmd.CommandText = $"""
+                    SELECT Id, Receiver, ContentId, Date, ChatType, SourceKind, TargetKind,
+                           Sender, Content, SenderSource, ContentSource, ExtraChatChannel
+                    FROM messages
+                    WHERE Id IN ({placeholders}) AND Deleted = false;
+                    """;
+                for (var i = 0; i < batch.Count; i++)
+                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue($"$id{i}", Guid.Parse(batch[i]));
+
+                using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
+                while (reader.Read())
+                    result.Add(ReadMessageRow(reader));
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // FTS5's MATCH operator interprets ", ~, ^, - as syntax. Wrap user terms
+    // in double quotes so the search is "what you see is what you get" -- a
+    // multi-word query matches as a phrase, not as per-word AND. Power users
+    // can opt into raw MATCH syntax by wrapping their own quotes; we detect
+    // that and pass the term through unchanged.
+    internal static string EscapeFtsTerm(string term)
+    {
+        if (term.Contains('"'))
+            return term;
+        return $"\"{term.Replace("\"", "\"\"")}\"";
+    }
 
     internal void UpsertMessage(Message message)
     {
         // Privacy filter -- drop disallowed ChatTypes before they reach storage.
         if (!Plugin.Config.IsAllowedForStorage(message.Code.Type))
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Privacy filter dropped message: ChatType={message.Code.Type}");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Privacy filter dropped message: ChatType={message.Code.Type}");
             return;
         }
 
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
             cmd.CommandText =
                 @"
@@ -515,15 +905,24 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
         }
+    }
 
     // Streams messages for export, sorted ascending by Date, excluding soft-deleted rows.
     // Optional filters: chatTypes, from/to inclusive date range.
     // Caller is responsible for disposing the enumerator.
+    // Lock caveat: lock guards command setup and ExecuteReader; the returned
+    // MessageEnumerator is iterated lazily by the caller outside the lock.
+    // Acceptable for v1.4.8 -- DbViewer iterates on its filter-worker Task and
+    // any clash with UpsertMessage on the primary Connection is rare and
+    // serialised by SQLite's own connection-level lock. v1.5.x DI cycle should
+    // address this with a snapshot-to-list or connection pool.
     internal MessageEnumerator StreamForExport(
         IReadOnlyCollection<int>? chatTypes,
         DateTimeOffset? from,
         DateTimeOffset? to
     )
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
 
@@ -552,13 +951,18 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             if (to is not null)
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$To", to.Value.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
 
-        return new MessageEnumerator(cmd.ExecuteReader());
+            return new MessageEnumerator(
+                cmd.ExecuteReader(),
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageEnumerator>()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     // Returns the most recent messages, oldest-first.
     // receiver: filter by receiver ContentId (null = no filter)
     // since: only include messages after this date (null = no filter)
     // count: max rows to return, defaults to 10,000
+    // Lock caveat: same lazy-enumerator note as StreamForExport.
     internal MessageEnumerator GetMostRecentMessages(
         ulong? receiver = null,
         DateTimeOffset? since = null,
@@ -573,6 +977,8 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
         var whereClause = "WHERE " + string.Join(" AND ", whereClauses);
 
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
             var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
             // Select last N by date DESC, then reverse to ascending order.
             cmd.CommandText =
@@ -600,24 +1006,31 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Count", count);
 
-        return new MessageEnumerator(cmd.ExecuteReader());
+            return new MessageEnumerator(
+                cmd.ExecuteReader(),
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageEnumerator>()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
-    // Returns up to limit tells exchanged with the named player, oldest-first.
-    // SQL narrows by Receiver + ChatType (indexed); client does the final
-    // PlayerPayload comparison. sqlScanLimit caps the scan to stay within
-    // the message-processing worker thread budget.
+    // Returns up to `limit` tells exchanged with the named player, oldest-first.
+    // SQL narrows by Receiver + ChatType via the (Receiver, Date) index, then
+    // the client-side loop runs PlayerPayload comparison and breaks once
+    // `limit` partner matches accumulate. Earlier versions had a hardcoded
+    // 500-row scan cap that cut less-frequent pinned partners off the back of
+    // the window in chatty sessions; removed in v1.4.10.
     internal IReadOnlyList<Message> GetTellHistoryWithSender(
         ulong receiver,
         string senderName,
         uint senderWorld,
-        int limit,
-        int sqlScanLimit = 500
+        int limit
     )
     {
         if (limit <= 0)
             return [];
 
+        lock (_readLock)
+        {
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
             cmd.CommandText =
                 @"
@@ -628,17 +1041,18 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             WHERE deleted = false
               AND Receiver = $Receiver
               AND ChatType IN ($TellIncoming, $TellOutgoing)
-            ORDER BY Date DESC
-            LIMIT $ScanLimit;
+            ORDER BY Date DESC;
         ";
             cmd.CommandTimeout = 60;
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Receiver", receiver);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$TellIncoming", (int)ChatType.TellIncoming);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$TellOutgoing", (int)ChatType.TellOutgoing);
-        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$ScanLimit", sqlScanLimit);
 
             var collected = new List<Message>();
-        using var enumerator = new MessageEnumerator(cmd.ExecuteReader());
+            using var enumerator = new MessageEnumerator(
+                cmd.ExecuteReader(),
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageEnumerator>()
+            );
             foreach (var message in enumerator)
             {
                 if (!ChunkUtil.MatchesSender(message, senderName, senderWorld))
@@ -653,15 +1067,19 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
             collected.Reverse();
             return collected;
         }
+    }
 
     // Soft-deletes a message so it won't appear in queries.
     internal void DeleteMessage(Guid id)
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
             cmd.CommandText = "UPDATE messages SET Deleted = true WHERE Id = $Id;";
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Id", id);
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
         }
+    }
 
     internal long CountDateRange(
         DateTime after,
@@ -669,6 +1087,8 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
         IEnumerable<byte> channels,
         ulong? receiver = null
     )
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             using var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
 
@@ -677,7 +1097,9 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 whereClauses.Add("Receiver = $Receiver");
 
             whereClauses.Add("Date BETWEEN $After AND $Before");
-        whereClauses.Add($"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "cdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})");
+            whereClauses.Add(
+                $"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "cdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})"
+            );
 
             var whereClause = "WHERE " + string.Join(" AND ", whereClauses);
 
@@ -691,18 +1113,25 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Receiver", receiver);
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$After", ((DateTimeOffset)after).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
-        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Before", ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue(
+                "$Before",
+                ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds()
+            );
             cmd.CommandTimeout = 120;
 
             return (long)cmd.ExecuteScalar()!;
         }
+    }
 
+    // Lock caveat: same lazy-enumerator note as StreamForExport.
     internal MessageEnumerator GetDateRange(
         DateTime after,
         DateTime before,
         IEnumerable<byte> channels,
         ulong? receiver = null
     )
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
 
@@ -711,7 +1140,9 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 whereClauses.Add("Receiver = $Receiver");
 
             whereClauses.Add("Date BETWEEN $After AND $Before");
-        whereClauses.Add($"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "gdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})");
+            whereClauses.Add(
+                $"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "gdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})"
+            );
 
             var whereClause = $"WHERE {string.Join(" AND ", whereClauses)}";
 
@@ -728,11 +1159,19 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Receiver", receiver);
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$After", ((DateTimeOffset)after).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
-        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Before", ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue(
+                "$Before",
+                ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds()
+            );
 
-        return new MessageEnumerator(cmd.ExecuteReader());
+            return new MessageEnumerator(
+                cmd.ExecuteReader(),
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageEnumerator>()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
+    // Lock caveat: same lazy-enumerator note as StreamForExport.
     internal MessageEnumerator GetPagedDateRange(
         DateTime after,
         DateTime before,
@@ -740,6 +1179,8 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
         ulong? receiver = null,
         int page = 0
     )
+    {
+        lock (_readLock)
         {
             var cmd = Connection.CreateCommand();
 
@@ -748,7 +1189,9 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 whereClauses.Add("Receiver = $Receiver");
 
             whereClauses.Add("Date BETWEEN $After AND $Before");
-        whereClauses.Add($"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "pdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})");
+            whereClauses.Add(
+                $"ChatType IN ({BindIntList(cmd, "pdr", channels.Select(c => (int)c))})"
+            );
 
             var whereClause = $"WHERE {string.Join(" AND ", whereClauses)}";
 
@@ -770,11 +1213,18 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Receiver", receiver);
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$After", ((DateTimeOffset)after).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
-        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Before", ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue(
+                "$Before",
+                ((DateTimeOffset)before).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds()
+            );
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$Offset", DbViewer.RowPerPage * page);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("$OffsetCount", DbViewer.RowPerPage);
 
-        return new MessageEnumerator(cmd.ExecuteReader());
+            return new MessageEnumerator(
+                cmd.ExecuteReader(),
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MessageEnumerator>()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     // Builds a "$prefix0,$prefix1,..." placeholder list and binds values to the command.
@@ -794,13 +1244,14 @@ internal class MessageStore : IDisposable
     }
 }
 
-internal class MessageEnumerator(DbDataReader reader)
+internal class MessageEnumerator(DbDataReader reader, ILogger<MessageEnumerator> logger)
     : IEnumerable<Message>,
         IDisposable,
         IAsyncDisposable
 {
     private const int MaxErrorLogs = 10;
 
+    private readonly ILogger<MessageEnumerator> _logger = logger;
     private readonly List<Guid> FailedIds = [];
     private int FailedCount;
     public bool DidError => FailedCount > 0;
@@ -813,43 +1264,18 @@ internal class MessageEnumerator(DbDataReader reader)
             Message msg;
             try
             {
+                // GetGuid up-front so we have an id for the failure log even
+                // when the rest of the deserialisation throws downstream.
                 id = reader.GetGuid(0);
-                msg = new Message(
-                    id,
-                    (ulong)reader.GetInt64(1),
-                    (ulong)reader.GetInt64(2),
-                    DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(reader.GetInt64(3)),
-                    new ChatCode(
-                        (byte)reader.GetInt32(4),
-                        (byte)reader.GetInt32(5),
-                        (byte)reader.GetInt32(6)
-                    ),
-                    MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
-                        reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(7),
-                        MessageStore.MsgPackOptions
-                    ),
-                    MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<List<Chunk>>(
-                        reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(8),
-                        MessageStore.MsgPackOptions
-                    ),
-                    MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<SeString>(
-                        reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(9),
-                        MessageStore.MsgPackOptions
-                    ),
-                    MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<SeString>(
-                        reader.GetFieldValue<byte[]>(10),
-                        MessageStore.MsgPackOptions
-                    ),
-                    reader.GetGuid(11)
-                );
+                msg = MessageStore.ReadMessageRow(reader);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 if (FailedCount < MaxErrorLogs)
-                    Plugin.Log.Error($"Exception while reading message '{id}' from database: {e}");
+                    _logger.LogError($"Exception while reading message '{id}' from database: {e}");
                 FailedCount++;
                 if (FailedCount == MaxErrorLogs)
-                    Plugin.Log.Error("Further parsing errors will not be logged");
+                    _logger.LogError("Further parsing errors will not be logged");
                 if (id != Guid.Empty)
                     FailedIds.Add(id);
 

HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Action = System.Action;
 using ChatTwoPartyFinderPayload = HellionChat.Util.PartyFinderPayload;
 using DalamudPartyFinderPayload = Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads.PartyFinderPayload;
@@ -40,9 +41,12 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
 
     private const uint PopupSfx = 1;
 
-    internal PayloadHandler(ChatLogWindow logWindow)
+    private readonly ILogger<PayloadHandler> _logger;
+
+    internal PayloadHandler(ChatLogWindow logWindow, ILogger<PayloadHandler> logger)
     {
         LogWindow = logWindow;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     internal void Draw()
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing integration");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error executing integration");
             }
         }
 
@@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
             )
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
+            _logger.LogWarning("Could not find DalamudLinkHandlers");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -546,7 +550,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadHandler
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error executing DalamudLinkPayload handler");
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ using HellionChat.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace HellionChat;
 
@@ -113,11 +116,46 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
     internal Ui.StatusBar StatusBar { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Integrations.HonorificService HonorificService { get; private set; } = null!;
 
+    // Platform indirection over Dalamud.Utility.Util. Wired in Phase-1 ctor so
+    // any service allocated in LoadAsync can read Plugin.PlatformUtil.
+    internal static IPlatformUtil PlatformUtil { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+    // Log indirection over Dalamud's IPluginLog. Same rationale as PlatformUtil:
+    // call-sites read through LogProxy so MessageStore can be tested in
+    // isolation. Wired immediately after Dalamud injects Log.
+    internal static IPluginLogProxy LogProxy { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+    // Nullable so DisposeAsync stays safe if Host-build throws before the
+    // fields get assigned — Dalamud fires DisposeAsync regardless.
+    private readonly IHost? _host;
+    private readonly PluginLifecycle? _lifecycle;
+
+    // Wrapper cached so TearDown can detach the live instance instead of
+    // re-registering with identical args (v1.4.9 ISSUE-1 cleanup).
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionSettingsCmd;
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionViewCmd;
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionDebuggerCmd;
+#if DEBUG
+    private CommandWrapper? _hellionSeStringCmd;
+#endif
+
     // Idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice in a reload race.
     private int _disposeStarted;
 
+    // Set in the first DisposeAsync statement so async callbacks scheduled
+    // via Framework.RunOnTick (v1.4.8 B3 retention sweep) can early-bail
+    // before they touch state that has already been torn down. Volatile
+    // because the tick reads it from a different thread than the writer.
+    private volatile bool _isDisposing;
+
     internal int DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
 
+    // Cancels the v1.4.8 FTS5 bulk-insert worker on plugin teardown. The
+    // worker runs off the framework thread on its own SqliteConnection, so a
+    // Dispose mid-rebuild must signal cancellation before MessageManager
+    // tears down (the worker logs "rebuild failed" via Log on error paths).
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _ftsRebuildCts;
+
     // Serialises retention sweeps so a manual trigger and the 24h auto-sweep
     // can't run in parallel. Volatile because the ImGui thread reads it outside
     // the lock to gate the manual button.
@@ -154,23 +192,99 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
         Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
 
-        // Schema gate: v1.4.3 requires config v16. Users on older schemas
-        // must install v1.4.2 first to run the migration chain.
+        // PlatformUtil and LogProxy are filled from the DI container in
+        // Phase-1 below (`_host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPlatformUtil>()`
+        // and the LogProxy equivalent). Phase-0 helpers that run before that
+        // point (MigrateFromChatTwoLayout, LanguageChanged, ImGuiUtil.Initialize)
+        // do not touch either static, so the brief null-window is safe.
+
+        // Schema gate: v1.4.x requires config v16+. Users on older schemas
+        // must install v1.4.2 first to run the migration chain. v17 adds
+        // Tab.IsPinned (additive, no data migration needed) so v16 configs
+        // load cleanly and get their Version stamp bumped after the gate.
         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 v1.4.10 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. "
+                    + "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.10."
             );
         }
+        Config.Version = 17;
 
-        // Drop session-only Auto-Tell-Tabs that a previous crash may have persisted.
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+        // Unpinned TempTabs are session-only and dropped on every load. Pinned
+        // TempTabs survive reload — Jin's tester feedback (v1.4.7).
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnLoad);
 
         LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
         ImGuiUtil.Initialize(this);
 
         DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
+
+        // Custom themes dir + seed run before the container builds so the
+        // ThemeRegistry factory lambda finds the directory ready.
+        var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
+        SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
+
+        // Phase-1: build the host synchronously (the schema gate must clear
+        // before services allocate; Lightless' deferred build would invert
+        // that order) and pull singletons into the Plugin.X surface.
+        var dependencies = new PluginHostDependencies(
+            Interface,
+            Log,
+            ChatGui,
+            ClientState,
+            CommandManager,
+            Condition,
+            DataManager,
+            Framework,
+            GameGui,
+            KeyState,
+            ObjectTable,
+            PartyList,
+            TargetManager,
+            TextureProvider,
+            GameInteropProvider,
+            GameConfig,
+            Notification,
+            AddonLifecycle,
+            PlayerState,
+            Evaluator,
+            SelfTestRegistry
+        );
+
+        _host = PluginHostFactory.Build(this, dependencies);
+        _lifecycle = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<PluginLifecycle>();
+        _lifecycle.Host = _host;
+
+        // Plugin.X static bridge - filled from the container so DI-aware code
+        // and the ~93 Plugin.X consumer sites read the same instances.
+        PlatformUtil = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPlatformUtil>();
+        LogProxy = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IPluginLogProxy>();
+        FileDialogManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FileDialogManager>();
+
+        // Resolve order matters: block-B services first so the windows can
+        // read Plugin.MessageManager etc. from their own ctors without NREs.
+        FontManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FontManager>();
+        ThemeRegistry = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Themes.ThemeRegistry>();
+        Commands = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Commands>();
+        Functions = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<GameFunctions.GameFunctions>();
+        Ipc = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IpcManager>();
+        TypingIpc = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<TypingIpc>();
+        ExtraChat = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<ExtraChat>();
+        HonorificService = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Integrations.HonorificService>();
+        StatusBar = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<Ui.StatusBar>();
+        MessageManager = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>();
+        AutoTellTabsService = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<AutoTellTabsService>();
+
+        ChatLogWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>();
+        SettingsWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<SettingsWindow>();
+        DbViewer = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<DbViewer>();
+        InputPreview = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<InputPreview>();
+        CommandHelpWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<CommandHelpWindow>();
+        SeStringDebugger = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<SeStringDebugger>();
+        DebuggerWindow = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<DebuggerWindow>();
+        FirstRunWizard = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<FirstRunWizard>();
     }
 
     public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -192,65 +306,48 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            // BuildFonts registers handles with Dalamud's FontAtlas; the atlas
-            // rebuilds async a few frames later (visible "font-pop" on first load).
-            FontManager = new FontManager();
-            FontManager.BuildFonts();
+            // Container drives service init now: Host.StartAsync triggers the
+            // remaining IHostedService adapters (ThemeRegistry cache warmup +
+            // Switch, IPC eager-resolve, MessageManager FilterAllTabsAsync,
+            // AutoTellTabsService.Initialize). FontManager runs its own init
+            // inline inside the ctor's SuppressAutoRebuild block on eager
+            // resolve. Window registration with WindowSystem runs on the
+            // framework thread inside PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync after
+            // StartAsync returns.
+            if (_lifecycle is not null)
+                await _lifecycle.LoadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            // ThemeRegistry must be wired before the first Draw tick.
-            var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
-            SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
-            ThemeRegistry = new Themes.ThemeRegistry(customThemesDir);
-            ThemeRegistry.Switch(Config.Theme);
+            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([
+                new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.FontManagerCtorSmokeStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.FontPushSmokeStep(this),
+                new SelfTests.WizardStateSmokeStep(this),
+            ]);
 
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            // Service allocations — order encodes dependencies.
-            // HonorificService registers IPC subscribers early to catch
-            // Ready/Disposing events from the first frame.
-            FileDialogManager = new FileDialogManager();
-            Commands = new Commands();
-            Functions = new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(this);
-            Ipc = new IpcManager();
-            TypingIpc = new TypingIpc(this);
-            ExtraChat = new ExtraChat();
-            HonorificService = new Integrations.HonorificService(Interface, Log, Framework);
-            StatusBar = new Ui.StatusBar();
-            MessageManager = new MessageManager(this);
-
-            AutoTellTabsService = new AutoTellTabsService(
-                this,
-                MessageManager,
-                MessageManager.Store
-            );
-            AutoTellTabsService.Initialize();
-
-            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this)]);
-
-            ChatLogWindow = new ChatLogWindow(this);
-            SettingsWindow = new SettingsWindow(this);
-            DbViewer = new DbViewer(this);
-            InputPreview = new InputPreview(ChatLogWindow);
-            CommandHelpWindow = new CommandHelpWindow(ChatLogWindow);
-            SeStringDebugger = new SeStringDebugger(this);
-            DebuggerWindow = new DebuggerWindow(this);
-            FirstRunWizard = new FirstRunWizard(this);
-
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(ChatLogWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(SettingsWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(DbViewer);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(InputPreview);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(CommandHelpWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(SeStringDebugger);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(DebuggerWindow);
-            WindowSystem.AddWindow(FirstRunWizard);
+            // Re-surface the wizard for existing users when a major UX
+            // rework ships. The constant tracks the most recent version
+            // whose wizard should be shown once; bump it in future cycles
+            // that reshape the onboarding flow. Saved immediately so a
+            // pre-Finish crash doesn't loop the prompt forever.
+            const string WizardReshowVersion = "1.5.2";
+            if (Config.WizardLastShownVersion != WizardReshowVersion)
+            {
+                Config.FirstRunCompleted = false;
+                Config.WizardLastShownVersion = WizardReshowVersion;
+                SaveConfig();
+            }
 
             if (!Config.FirstRunCompleted)
                 FirstRunWizard.IsOpen = true;
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
+            // Populate the command dictionary + UiBuilder hooks BEFORE
+            // Commands.Initialise() walks the dictionary and registers each
+            // entry with Dalamud's CommandManager (Commands.cs:15-28). Adding
+            // wrappers after Initialise() would leak them — they'd live in
+            // the dictionary but never reach Dalamud.
+            SetupCommands();
             Commands.Initialise();
 
             // Daily retention sweep — fire-and-forget, skips when disabled
@@ -260,8 +357,115 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             if (Config.ShowEmotes)
                 _ = EmoteCache.LoadData();
 
-            if (Interface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
-                MessageManager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
+            // FilterAllTabsAsync now runs from MessageManagerInitHostedService
+            // during Host.StartAsync (same Reason-not-Boot guard there).
+
+            // Kick the FTS5 rebuild worker if Migrate4 just added the schema or
+            // a previous run was cut short (InitFtsReadyCache leaves _ftsReady
+            // false in that case). Runs off the framework thread on its own
+            // SqliteConnection so the live UpsertMessage path keeps flowing
+            // through the chunked-commit windows.
+            _ftsRebuildCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            if (!MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+            {
+                var token = _ftsRebuildCts.Token;
+                _ = Task.Run(
+                    async () =>
+                    {
+                        // FQN: Plugin.Notification (Z.74) shadows the type name.
+                        Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.IActiveNotification? notif = null;
+                        try
+                        {
+                            notif = Notification.AddNotification(
+                                new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
+                                {
+                                    Title = "Hellion Chat",
+                                    Content = "Indexing chat history for full-text search...",
+                                    Type = Dalamud
+                                        .Interface
+                                        .ImGuiNotification
+                                        .NotificationType
+                                        .Info,
+                                    Minimized = false,
+                                    InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10),
+                                }
+                            );
+
+                            // Progress<T> raises this callback on the captured
+                            // sync-context (Task.Run worker pool). IActiveNotification
+                            // is ImGui-backed and mutates the UI, so marshal the
+                            // mutation onto the framework thread via RunOnTick.
+                            var progress = new Progress<long>(done =>
+                            {
+                                Framework.RunOnTick(() =>
+                                {
+                                    if (notif is { } n)
+                                        n.Content = $"Indexing chat history: {done:N0} messages...";
+                                });
+                            });
+
+                            // Worker-owned connection. Closed+disposed before we
+                            // flip the readiness flag so the DbViewer never sees
+                            // IsFtsIndexBuilt=true while the worker connection
+                            // is still alive.
+                            SqliteConnection? workerConn = null;
+                            try
+                            {
+                                workerConn = MessageManager.Store.OpenSecondaryConnection();
+                                var total = await Task.Run(
+                                        () =>
+                                            MessageManager.Store.RebuildFtsIndex(
+                                                workerConn,
+                                                progress,
+                                                token
+                                            ),
+                                        token
+                                    )
+                                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                                workerConn.Close();
+                                workerConn.Dispose();
+                                workerConn = null;
+                                MessageManager.Store.MarkFtsIndexBuilt();
+
+                                if (notif is { } final)
+                                {
+                                    final.Content = $"Indexed {total:N0} messages.";
+                                    final.Type = Dalamud
+                                        .Interface
+                                        .ImGuiNotification
+                                        .NotificationType
+                                        .Success;
+                                    final.InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            finally
+                            {
+                                workerConn?.Dispose();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                        {
+                            notif?.DismissNow();
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Log.Error(ex, "FTS index rebuild failed");
+                            if (notif is { } err)
+                            {
+                                err.Content =
+                                    "Full-text indexing failed -- search will use local filter only.";
+                                err.Type = Dalamud
+                                    .Interface
+                                    .ImGuiNotification
+                                    .NotificationType
+                                    .Error;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    _ftsRebuildCts.Token
+                );
+            }
 
             Interface.UiBuilder.DisableCutsceneUiHide = true;
             Interface.UiBuilder.DisableGposeUiHide = true;
@@ -279,7 +483,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             Framework.Update += FrameworkUpdate;
             Interface.UiBuilder.Draw += Draw;
             Interface.LanguageChanged += LanguageChanged;
-            Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OpenMainUi;
         }
         catch
         {
@@ -301,14 +504,32 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _disposeStarted, 1) != 0)
             return;
 
+        // Set before any cleanup so deferred Framework.RunOnTick callbacks
+        // (B3 retention sweep) see the flag and bail out before they touch
+        // MessageManager / Log / static fields that the rest of this method
+        // is about to tear down.
+        _isDisposing = true;
+
         Exception? failure = null;
 
         // Unsubscribe hooks first — mirrors the hooks-last subscribe order in LoadAsync.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OpenMainUi);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.LanguageChanged -= LanguageChanged);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.Draw -= Draw);
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Framework.Update -= FrameworkUpdate);
 
+        // Signal the FTS rebuild worker to bail. Runs before MessageManager
+        // tears down so the worker's "rebuild failed" log path still finds
+        // a live Log static. Worker owns its own SqliteConnection and disposes
+        // it itself; we only flip the cancellation flag here.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(
+            failure,
+            () =>
+            {
+                _ftsRebuildCts?.Cancel();
+                _ftsRebuildCts?.Dispose();
+            }
+        );
+
         // Flush a pending DeferredSave — FrameworkUpdate won't fire it anymore.
         failure = CaptureFailure(
             failure,
@@ -322,44 +543,18 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             }
         );
 
-        // Unsubscribe AutoTellTabs before MessageManager goes away.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => AutoTellTabsService?.Dispose());
-
-        // MessageManager has its own async dispose path (DB flush, thread shutdown).
-        if (MessageManager is not null)
-        {
-            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(
-                    failure,
-                    () => MessageManager.DisposeAsync().AsTask()
-                )
-                .ConfigureAwait(false);
-        }
-
-        // Game-function / IPC / window cleanup must run on the framework thread.
+        // Framework-thread cleanup the container does not reach.
         try
         {
             await Framework
                 .RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
                 {
+                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, TearDownCommands);
                     failure = CaptureFailure(
                         failure,
                         () => GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true)
                     );
-
-                    // IPC subscribers before windows — prevents a final IPC event
-                    // from reaching a half-torn ChatLogWindow.
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => HonorificService?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => TypingIpc?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ExtraChat?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Ipc?.Dispose());
-
                     failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => WindowSystem?.RemoveAllWindows());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ChatLogWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DbViewer?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => InputPreview?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SettingsWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DebuggerWindow?.Dispose());
-                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SeStringDebugger?.Dispose());
                 })
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
@@ -368,10 +563,18 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
             failure ??= ex;
         }
 
-        // Pure-memory cleanups — no Framework / UI / IPC touch.
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Functions?.Dispose());
-        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Commands?.Dispose());
+        // Container disposes services + windows on the framework thread.
+        // MessageManager.DisposeAsync is not idempotent, so we let the
+        // container do it once instead of double-disposing.
+        if (_lifecycle is not null)
+        {
+            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(failure, () => _lifecycle.DisposeAsync().AsTask())
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        // Static-class cleanups the container has no handle on.
         failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => EmoteCache.Dispose());
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, InputHistoryService.Reset);
 
         if (failure is not null)
             ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
@@ -517,11 +720,95 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         }
     }
 
-    private void OpenMainUi()
+    // Central slash-command + UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi/OpenMainUi subscribe so
+    // the four lazy windows (Settings, DbViewer, SeStringDebugger, Debugger)
+    // have working entry points before they're constructed.
+    private void SetupCommands()
     {
-        SettingsWindow.IsOpen = !SettingsWindow.IsOpen;
+        // ChatLogWindow.cs:128 already registers /hellion (ToggleChat). The
+        // description-arg here keeps the Dalamud help list populated.
+        _hellionSettingsCmd = Commands.Register(
+            "/hellion",
+            "Perform various actions with Hellion Chat."
+        );
+        _hellionSettingsCmd.Execute += OnHellionSettingsCommand;
+
+        _hellionViewCmd = Commands.Register(
+            "/hellionView",
+            "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
+            true
+        );
+        _hellionViewCmd.Execute += OnHellionViewCommand;
+
+        _hellionDebuggerCmd = Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false);
+        _hellionDebuggerCmd.Execute += OnHellionDebuggerCommand;
+#if DEBUG
+        // SeStringDebugger.cs lives under #if DEBUG too; keep this out of release builds.
+        _hellionSeStringCmd = Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false);
+        _hellionSeStringCmd.Execute += OnHellionSeStringCommand;
+#endif
+
+        // Plugin-Manager "Settings" button. Was in Settings.cs:67 pre-v1.4.9.
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi += OnOpenConfigUi;
+
+        // Plugin-Manager "Open" button. Was in Plugin.cs LoadAsync pre-v1.4.9
+        // (separate OpenMainUi handler that flipped SettingsWindow.IsOpen).
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OnOpenMainUi;
     }
 
+    private void TearDownCommands()
+    {
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OnOpenMainUi;
+        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi -= OnOpenConfigUi;
+
+        // Null-tolerant detaches: TearDownCommands can run from the LoadAsync
+        // failure path (Plugin.cs CaptureFailure) before SetupCommands finished.
+        if (_hellionSettingsCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionSettingsCmd.Execute -= OnHellionSettingsCommand;
+            _hellionSettingsCmd = null;
+        }
+
+        if (_hellionViewCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionViewCmd.Execute -= OnHellionViewCommand;
+            _hellionViewCmd = null;
+        }
+
+        if (_hellionDebuggerCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionDebuggerCmd.Execute -= OnHellionDebuggerCommand;
+            _hellionDebuggerCmd = null;
+        }
+#if DEBUG
+        if (_hellionSeStringCmd is not null)
+        {
+            _hellionSeStringCmd.Execute -= OnHellionSeStringCommand;
+            _hellionSeStringCmd = null;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    private void OnHellionSettingsCommand(string command, string arguments)
+    {
+        // /hellion with args is intentionally a no-op (matches pre-v1.4.9
+        // Settings.cs:76-80 behaviour).
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(arguments))
+            SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+    }
+
+    private void OnOpenConfigUi() => SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnOpenMainUi() => SettingsWindow.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnHellionViewCommand(string _, string __) => DbViewer.Toggle();
+
+    private void OnHellionDebuggerCommand(string _, string __) => DebuggerWindow.Toggle();
+
+#if DEBUG
+    private void OnHellionSeStringCommand(string _, string __) => SeStringDebugger.Toggle();
+#endif
+
     private void RunRetentionSweepIfDue()
     {
         if (!Config.RetentionEnabled)
@@ -557,15 +844,31 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
                     Log.Information($"Retention sweep deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
-                    // Run clear+refilter on the framework thread — FilterAllTabsAsync
-                    // is fire-and-forget and would race the next sweep cycle.
-                    Framework
-                        .Run(() =>
+                    // Schedule on the next framework tick to avoid the ~194ms
+                    // hitch from blocking with .Wait() while the framework
+                    // finishes the current frame. Tabs-list mutation must
+                    // stay on the framework thread because Plugin.Config.Tabs
+                    // (Configuration.cs:222) is not lock-protected and
+                    // AutoTellTabsService can mutate it from background paths.
+                    // Pattern reference: SimpleTweaks
+                    // Tweaks/Chat/CaseInsensitiveCommands.cs:45.
+                    Framework.RunOnTick(() =>
+                    {
+                        // The retention thread is IsBackground=true so plugin
+                        // unload can fire while a scheduled tick is still
+                        // pending; bail before touching anything torn down.
+                        if (_isDisposing)
+                            return;
+                        try
                         {
                             MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
                             MessageManager.FilterAllTabs();
-                        })
-                        .Wait();
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Log.Error(ex, "Retention sweep clear+refilter failed");
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -589,6 +892,12 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     private void Draw()
     {
+        // v1.4.8 B2: pick up external edits of the active custom theme JSON
+        // without forcing the user to re-click the picker. The disk-stat is
+        // 1Hz-throttled inside RefreshActiveIfStale, so this is essentially
+        // free on built-in themes and ~1 stat/second on custom themes.
+        ThemeRegistry.RefreshActiveIfStale();
+
         // Theme engine is always active; Classic is a theme, not a disabled state.
         using IDisposable _style = HellionStyle.PushGlobal(
             ThemeRegistry.Active,
@@ -622,7 +931,10 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
         Interface.UiBuilder.DisableUserUiHide = !Config.HideWhenUiHidden;
         ChatLogWindow.DefaultText = ImGui.GetStyle().Colors[(int)ImGuiCol.Text];
 
-        using ((Config.FontsEnabled ? FontManager.RegularFont : FontManager.Axis).Push())
+        // RegularFont is nullable only because the live rebuild path
+        // disposes it before reassigning; both ends of that swap happen on
+        // this same draw thread, so it cannot be null here.
+        using ((Config.FontsEnabled ? FontManager.RegularFont! : FontManager.Axis).Push())
             WindowSystem.Draw();
 
         ChatLogWindow.FinalizeFrame();
@@ -633,14 +945,17 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 
     internal void SaveConfig()
     {
-        // Strip session-only Auto-Tell-Tabs before serialization; restore after.
-        var snapshot = Config.Tabs.ToList();
-        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+        // Only unpinned TempTabs are session-only — they move aside before
+        // serialization and re-attach after. Pinned TempTabs stay in
+        // Config.Tabs across the save so JSON includes them. Cloning only the
+        // unpinned subset keeps the allocation proportional to
+        // AutoTellTabsLimit (<=15) instead of the full tab list.
+        var unpinnedTempTabs = Config.Tabs.Where(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool).ToList();
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(TabLifecycleHelpers.ShouldStripOnSave);
 
         Interface.SavePluginConfig(Config);
 
-        Config.Tabs.Clear();
-        Config.Tabs.AddRange(snapshot);
+        Config.Tabs.AddRange(unpinnedTempTabs);
     }
 
     internal void LanguageChanged(string langCode)

HellionChat/PluginHostFactory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiFileDialog;
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using HellionChat.Infrastructure.Hosting;
+using HellionChat.Infrastructure.Logging;
+using HellionChat.Ipc;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
+using HellionChat.Ui;
+using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace HellionChat;
+
+// Builds the generic-host DI container that drives v1.5.0+. The factory is
+// invoked synchronously from Plugin.ctor (after the schema gate clears) so the
+// container exists before PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync runs. See plan §1 for the
+// deliberate divergence from Lightless' deferred Func-delegate pattern.
+internal static class PluginHostFactory
+{
+    public static IHost Build(Plugin plugin, PluginHostDependencies dependencies)
+    {
+        return new HostBuilder()
+            .UseContentRoot(dependencies.PluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName)
+            .ConfigureLogging(logging =>
+            {
+                logging.ClearProviders();
+                logging.AddDalamudLogging(dependencies.PluginLog);
+                logging.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
+            })
+            .ConfigureServices(services => ConfigureServices(services, plugin, dependencies))
+            .Build();
+    }
+
+    private static void ConfigureServices(
+        IServiceCollection services,
+        Plugin plugin,
+        PluginHostDependencies dependencies
+    )
+    {
+        // Block A — Dalamud services (21 [PluginService] singletons).
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PluginInterface);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PluginLog);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ChatGui);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ClientState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.CommandManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Condition);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.DataManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Framework);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameGui);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.KeyState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.ObjectTable);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PartyList);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.TargetManager);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.TextureProvider);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameInteropProvider);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.GameConfig);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Notification);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.AddonLifecycle);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.PlayerState);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.Evaluator);
+        services.AddSingleton(dependencies.SelfTestRegistry);
+
+        // Self-references: Plugin and its WindowSystem already exist.
+        services.AddSingleton(plugin);
+        services.AddSingleton(plugin.WindowSystem);
+        services.AddSingleton<PluginLifecycle>();
+
+        // Block B — HellionChat singletons. Factory lambdas because most
+        // classes are internal-sealed and the default activator only sees
+        // public ctors.
+        services.AddSingleton<IPlatformUtil>(_ => new DalamudPlatformUtil());
+        services.AddSingleton<IPluginLogProxy>(sp => new DalamudPluginLogProxy(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IPluginLog>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton<FileDialogManager>(_ => new FileDialogManager());
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Commands(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Commands>>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new FontManager(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(_ => new StatusBar());
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new IpcManager(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<IpcManager>>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ExtraChat(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ExtraChat>>()));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ThemeRegistry(
+            Path.Combine(
+                sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>().ConfigDirectory.FullName,
+                "themes"
+            ),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ThemeRegistry>>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<GameFunctions.GameFunctions>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new TypingIpc(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<TypingIpc>>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new Integrations.HonorificService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<Integrations.HonorificService>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IFramework>()
+        ));
+
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new MessageManager(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<MessageManager>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+
+        // MessageStore is allocated inside MessageManager.ctor; a separate
+        // container singleton would double-construct the SQLite handle.
+        services.AddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var pluginRef = sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>();
+            var manager = sp.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>();
+            return new AutoTellTabsService(
+                pluginRef,
+                manager,
+                manager.Store,
+                sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<AutoTellTabsService>>()
+            );
+        });
+
+        // Block C — Windows. WindowSystem.AddWindow is called from
+        // PluginLifecycle.LoadAsync on the framework thread.
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new ChatLogWindow(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<ChatLogWindow>>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new SettingsWindow(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new DbViewer(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DbViewer>>()
+        ));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new InputPreview(sp.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new CommandHelpWindow(sp.GetRequiredService<ChatLogWindow>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new SeStringDebugger(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new DebuggerWindow(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new FirstRunWizard(sp.GetRequiredService<Plugin>()));
+
+        // Hosted-service adapters: thin wrappers around the existing init
+        // methods so the service class bodies stay unchanged. FontManager
+        // does not need one — its ctor runs the init inline inside a single
+        // SuppressAutoRebuild block on eager resolve.
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new ThemeRegistryInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ThemeRegistry>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new IpcManagerInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IpcManager>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new TypingIpcInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<TypingIpc>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new ExtraChatInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ExtraChat>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new MessageManagerInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IDalamudPluginInterface>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<MessageManager>()
+        ));
+        services.AddHostedService(sp => new AutoTellTabsServiceInitHostedService(
+            sp.GetRequiredService<AutoTellTabsService>()
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+internal sealed record PluginHostDependencies(
+    IDalamudPluginInterface PluginInterface,
+    IPluginLog PluginLog,
+    IChatGui ChatGui,
+    IClientState ClientState,
+    ICommandManager CommandManager,
+    ICondition Condition,
+    IDataManager DataManager,
+    IFramework Framework,
+    IGameGui GameGui,
+    IKeyState KeyState,
+    IObjectTable ObjectTable,
+    IPartyList PartyList,
+    ITargetManager TargetManager,
+    ITextureProvider TextureProvider,
+    IGameInteropProvider GameInteropProvider,
+    IGameConfig GameConfig,
+    INotificationManager Notification,
+    IAddonLifecycle AddonLifecycle,
+    IPlayerState PlayerState,
+    ISeStringEvaluator Evaluator,
+    ISelfTestRegistry SelfTestRegistry
+);

HellionChat/PluginLifecycle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace HellionChat;
+
+// Orchestrates Host.StartAsync / StopAsync and the framework-thread dispose.
+// Plugin.ctor builds the host and assigns it via the Host property, so
+// PluginLifecycle never constructs the host itself.
+internal sealed class PluginLifecycle : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly IFramework _framework;
+    private readonly Plugin _plugin;
+
+    private int _disposeStarted;
+    private bool _hostStartRequested;
+
+    public PluginLifecycle(IFramework framework, Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        _framework = framework;
+        _plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    // Plugin.ctor fills this immediately after PluginHostFactory.Build and
+    // before invoking LoadAsync; LoadAsync may NRE-suppress on Host! safely.
+    public IHost? Host { get; set; }
+
+    public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        try
+        {
+            _hostStartRequested = true;
+            await Host!.StartAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            // WindowSystem.AddWindow mutates an internal List<>; v1.4.9 Stage-2
+            // verified the list is non-thread-safe, so we marshal the entire
+            // registration block to the framework thread.
+            await _framework
+                .RunOnFrameworkThread(() => RegisterWindows(_plugin))
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Swallow secondary dispose failure so the original load throw wins.
+            }
+
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void RegisterWindows(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.ChatLogWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SettingsWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DbViewer);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.InputPreview);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.CommandHelpWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.SeStringDebugger);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.DebuggerWindow);
+        plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(plugin.FirstRunWizard);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        // Idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice in a reload race.
+        if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _disposeStarted, 1) != 0)
+            return;
+
+        Exception? failure = null;
+
+        if (_hostStartRequested && Host is not null)
+            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(failure, () => Host.StopAsync())
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        failure = await DisposeHostOnFrameworkThreadAsync(failure).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        ThrowIfFailed(failure);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<Exception?> DisposeHostOnFrameworkThreadAsync(Exception? failure)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _framework
+                .RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
+                {
+                    failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Host?.Dispose());
+                })
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static Exception? CaptureFailure(Exception? failure, Action action)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            action();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static async ValueTask<Exception?> CaptureFailureAsync(
+        Exception? failure,
+        Func<Task> action
+    )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await action().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            failure ??= ex;
+        }
+
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static void ThrowIfFailed(Exception? failure)
+    {
+        if (failure is not null)
+            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
+    }
+}

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.
@@ -108,4 +114,29 @@ internal static class PrivacyDefaults
             [ChatType.StandardEmote] = 1,
             [ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = 1,
         };
+
+    // Roleplay: Privacy-First + Say + both emote types. Public-distance
+    // channels (Shout, Yell) stay out — they are public-noise from
+    // strangers, not story content. Novice Network also stays out;
+    // it is not RP-adjacent and would dilute the profile's intent.
+    internal static readonly IReadOnlySet<ChatType> RoleplayWhitelist = new HashSet<ChatType>(
+        PrivacyFirstWhitelist
+    )
+    {
+        ChatType.Say,
+        ChatType.CustomEmote,
+        ChatType.StandardEmote,
+    };
+
+    // RP sessions function as story logs: Say + emotes need a longer
+    // window than Casual's 1-day public-chat window. 30 days for Say
+    // keeps in-character dialogue scrollable across multiple sessions,
+    // 90 days for emotes mirrors the Privacy-First conversation default.
+    internal static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<ChatType, int> RoleplayRetentionOverrides =
+        new Dictionary<ChatType, int>
+        {
+            [ChatType.Say] = 30,
+            [ChatType.CustomEmote] = 90,
+            [ChatType.StandardEmote] = 90,
+        };
 }

HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-banner.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
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HellionChat/Resources/Branding/fox-mini.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+|\_/|,,_____,~~`
+(.".)~~     )`~}}
+ \o/\ /---~\\ ~}}
+   _//    _// ~}

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs

@@ -114,6 +114,40 @@ 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 Wizard_Step1_Title => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step1_Title));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step1_Subtitle => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step1_Subtitle));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step1_Footer_Hint => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step1_Footer_Hint));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step1_Skip_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step1_Skip_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step1_Skip_Tooltip => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step1_Skip_Tooltip));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step2_Title => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step2_Title));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step2_RecommendedFooter => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step2_RecommendedFooter));
+    internal static string Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading));
+    internal static string Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Description => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Description));
+    internal static string Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Apply => Get(nameof(Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Apply));
+    internal static string Wizard_Nav_Back => Get(nameof(Wizard_Nav_Back));
+    internal static string Wizard_Nav_Next => Get(nameof(Wizard_Nav_Next));
+    internal static string Wizard_Nav_Finish => Get(nameof(Wizard_Nav_Finish));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_Title => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_Title));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_Section_History => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_Section_History));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_Section_TellTabs => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_Section_TellTabs));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_Section_Visual => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_Section_Visual));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_FilterIncludePreviousSessions_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_FilterIncludePreviousSessions_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step3_Theme_Label => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step3_Theme_Label));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Title => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Title));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_SummaryHeading => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_SummaryHeading));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Summary_Profile => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Summary_Profile));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Summary_History => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Summary_History));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Summary_TellTabs => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Summary_TellTabs));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Summary_Visual => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Summary_Visual));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_TestHint => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_TestHint));
+    internal static string Wizard_Step4_SettingsHint => Get(nameof(Wizard_Step4_SettingsHint));
 
     internal static string Export_Heading => Get(nameof(Export_Heading));
     internal static string Export_Help => Get(nameof(Export_Help));
@@ -168,6 +202,16 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_HistoryLoadError));
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_GreetedTooltip => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_GreetedTooltip));
     internal static string AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip => Get(nameof(AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuPin => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuPin));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuUnpin => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuUnpin));
+    internal static string PinTab_MenuPromote => Get(nameof(PinTab_MenuPromote));
+    internal static string PinTab_PromoteTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PromoteTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_LimitReached => Get(nameof(PinTab_LimitReached));
+    internal static string PinTab_PinnedTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PinnedTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_PinTooltip => Get(nameof(PinTab_PinTooltip));
+    internal static string PinTab_SectionHeader => Get(nameof(PinTab_SectionHeader));
+    internal static string Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name => Get(nameof(Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name));
+    internal static string Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description => Get(nameof(Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description));
 
     // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs Chat settings tab
     internal static string ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title => Get(nameof(ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title));
@@ -258,6 +302,10 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_Preview_Heading));
     internal static string Settings_Chat_Emotes_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_Emotes_Heading));
 
+    // Hellion Chat — Chat-Tab SymbolPicker
+    internal static string Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name));
+    internal static string Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description => Get(nameof(Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description));
+
     // Hellion Chat — Database-Tab section headings
     internal static string Settings_Database_Storage_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Database_Storage_Heading));
     internal static string Settings_Database_Viewer_Heading => Get(nameof(Settings_Database_Viewer_Heading));
@@ -368,6 +416,8 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Status_Incompatible => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Status_Incompatible));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Toggle));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint));
+    internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle));
+    internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor));
     internal static string Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_SectionHeader => Get(nameof(Settings_Integrations_ComingSoon_SectionHeader));
@@ -388,4 +438,9 @@ internal class HellionStrings
 
     // Hellion Chat — v1.3.0 Honorific title slot tooltip
     internal static string ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip => Get(nameof(ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip));
+
+    // Hellion Chat — v1.4.8 DbViewer full-text search toggle
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle));
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing));
+    internal static string DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode => Get(nameof(DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode));
 }

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.de.resx

@@ -222,6 +222,108 @@
   <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="Wizard_Step1_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Willkommen bei Hellion Chat</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Subtitle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Ein Chat 2 Fork von Hellion Forge mit DSGVO-konformen Defaults, brand-konsistentem Look und Quality-of-Life-Verbesserungen.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Footer_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>3 kurze Schritte. Du kannst alles später unter Einstellungen → Hellion Chat ändern.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Skip_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Später entscheiden</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Skip_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Assistenten schließen. Die Plugin-Standardwerte bleiben aktiv. Du kannst den Assistenten über Einstellungen → Hellion Chat erneut öffnen.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step2_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Was darf gespeichert werden?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step2_RecommendedFooter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>★ = empfohlen für die meisten Spieler.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Roleplay</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Wie Datensparsamkeit, plus Sagen und beide Emote-Typen für deine Story-Logs. Schreien und Rufen bleiben außen vor — Public-Distance-Lärm von Fremden ist kein Story-Inhalt. Aufbewahrung: Sagen 30 Tage, Emotes 90 Tage.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Roleplay übernehmen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Back" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>‹ Zurück</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Next" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Weiter ›</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Finish" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Fertig ✓</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Versteckte Defaults</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_History" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Verlauf</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_TellTabs" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tell-Tabs</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_Visual" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Optik</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Vorherige Session beim Start laden</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_FilterIncludePreviousSessions_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Filter auch auf alte Messages anwenden</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>N Tell-Messages beim Öffnen eines Auto-Tabs vorladen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Kompakter Density-Modus</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Schönere Timestamps (relative Zeit)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Theme_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Theme</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Du bist startklar</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_SummaryHeading" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Deine Konfiguration</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Profile" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Profil: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_History" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Verlauf: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_TellTabs" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tell-Tabs: {0} Messages vorladen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Visual" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Optik: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>(unverändert)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_TestHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>💡 Probier's aus: Tipp /tell &lt;Spielername&gt; in den Chat. Hellion Chat öffnet automatisch einen eigenen Tab für die Unterhaltung und lädt die letzten {0} Messages mit.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_SettingsHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Einstellungen → Hellion Chat zum späteren Anpassen</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export (DSGVO Art. 15 — Auskunftsrecht)</value>
   </data>
@@ -377,6 +479,36 @@
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Als begrüßt markieren.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tab anpinnen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuUnpin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tab lösen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPromote" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>In Standard-Tab umwandeln</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PromoteTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Wandelt den TempTell in einen regulären Tab um. Die Tell-Bindung an die Person geht verloren, der Tab fängt dann Nachrichten anhand der Channel-Filter ein. Für „Tab überlebt Relog" stattdessen „Tab anpinnen" wählen.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_LimitReached" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Maximal {0} angepinnte Tell-Tabs erreicht. Erst einen lösen oder dauerhaft behalten.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinnedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnt — überlebt Relog.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnte Tabs überleben Relog und behalten die Bindung an die Tell-Person.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Angepinnt</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sidebar-Breite</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Breite der Tab-Sidebar in Pixeln. Default (44 px) ist Icon-only; breiter machen damit Sektion-Header wie „Aktive Tells (3)" nicht abgeschnitten werden.</value>
+  </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Chat-Einstellungstab) -->
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -392,7 +524,7 @@
     <value>Maximale Anzahl der Auto-Tell-Tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Beim Erreichen werden begrüßte Tabs mit der ältesten Aktivität zuerst geschlossen. Änderungen greifen beim nächsten /tell.</value>
+    <value>Beim Erreichen werden begrüßte Tabs mit der ältesten Aktivität zuerst geschlossen. Änderungen greifen beim nächsten /tell. Diese Grenze gilt nur für den automatisch verwalteten Pool. Angepinnte Tell-Tabs (Rechtsklick → Tab anpinnen) leben in einem separaten Pool von bis zu 5 Tabs und überleben Relog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Compact_Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Kompakte Anzeige</value>
@@ -520,6 +652,14 @@
     <value>Emotes</value>
   </data>
 
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat-Tab SymbolPicker -->
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Symbol-Picker-Button neben dem Chat-Eingang anzeigen</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Fügt einen kleinen Button links neben dem Kanal-Indikator ein. Klick öffnet ein Popup mit FFXIV-Glyphen und einer kuratierten Symbol-Liste. Ausschalten für eine schlankere Eingabezeile.</value>
+  </data>
+
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Sektions-Überschriften des Database-Tabs -->
   <data name="Settings_Database_Storage_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Speicherung</value>
@@ -821,6 +961,12 @@
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Zeigt deinen Custom-Titel aus Honorific im Header über dem Chat-Log an, in der von dir gewählten Farbe.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Glow-Outline rendern (Honorific)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Kann die Framerate auf schwacher Hardware drücken. Rendert die Glow-Outline für Honorific-Titel, die sie nutzen. Gradient-Animation wird noch nicht unterstützt und wird stattdessen als Primärfarbe gezeichnet.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Honorific auf GitHub</value>
   </data>
@@ -875,4 +1021,13 @@
   <data name="ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Custom-Titel von Honorific</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Volltext-Suche</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Der Volltext-Index wird noch gebaut. Die lokale Suche bleibt verfügbar.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sucht nach der exakten Wortfolge. Mehrere Wörter werden nur gefunden, wenn sie zusammen und in dieser Reihenfolge stehen. Wer rohe FTS5-MATCH-Syntax nutzen will, setzt eigene Anführungszeichen um den Suchbegriff.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx

@@ -222,6 +222,108 @@
   <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="Wizard_Step1_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Welcome to Hellion Chat</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Subtitle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>A Chat 2 fork from Hellion Forge with privacy-aware defaults, brand-consistent visuals, and a few quality-of-life touches.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Footer_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Three short steps. You can change everything later under Settings → Hellion Chat.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Skip_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Decide later</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step1_Skip_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Close the wizard. The plugin defaults stay active. You can reopen the wizard from Settings → Hellion Chat.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step2_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>What gets stored?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step2_RecommendedFooter" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>★ = recommended for most players.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Roleplay</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Like Privacy First, plus Say and both emote types for your story logs. Shout and Yell stay out — public-distance noise from strangers is not story content. Retention: Say 30 days, emotes 90 days.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Apply" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Apply roleplay</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Back" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>‹ Back</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Next" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Next ›</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Nav_Finish" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Finish ✓</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Hidden defaults</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_History" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>History</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_TellTabs" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tell tabs</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Section_Visual" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Visual</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Load previous session on startup</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_FilterIncludePreviousSessions_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Apply filters to messages from previous sessions</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Preload N tell messages when an auto-tab opens</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Compact density</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Prettier timestamps (relative time)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step3_Theme_Label" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Theme</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>You're all set</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_SummaryHeading" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Your configuration</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Profile" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Profile: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_History" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>History: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_TellTabs" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Tell tabs: preload {0} messages</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Visual" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Visual: {0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>(unchanged)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_TestHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>💡 Try it: type /tell &lt;Player Name&gt; into chat. Hellion Chat opens a dedicated tab for the conversation and preloads the last {0} messages.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Wizard_Step4_SettingsHint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Settings → Hellion Chat to fine-tune later</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Export_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Export (GDPR Art. 15 — Right of access)</value>
   </data>
@@ -377,6 +479,36 @@
   <data name="AutoTellTabs_UnGreetedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Mark as greeted.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pin Tab</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuUnpin" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Unpin Tab</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_MenuPromote" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Promote to permanent</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PromoteTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Turns this TempTell into a regular tab. The tell binding to the partner is dropped — the tab will catch messages by its channel filters from now on. For "tab survives relog while staying bound to this partner", use Pin Tab instead.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned tabs survive relog and stay bound to this conversation partner.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_SectionHeader" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sidebar width</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_ThemeAndLayout_SidebarWidth_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Width of the tab sidebar in pixels. The default (44 px) is icon-only; widen it to fit the section headers like "Active Tells (3)" without truncation.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_LimitReached" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Maximum of {0} pinned tell tabs reached. Unpin one first, or use Promote to permanent.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="PinTab_PinnedTooltip" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Pinned — survives relog.</value>
+  </data>
 
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs (Chat settings tab) -->
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Section_Title" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -392,7 +524,7 @@
     <value>Maximum number of auto-tell tabs</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Limit_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>When the limit is reached, greeted tabs with the oldest activity are closed first. Changes take effect on the next /tell.</value>
+    <value>When the limit is reached, greeted tabs with the oldest activity are closed first. Changes take effect on the next /tell. This limit applies to the auto-managed pool. Pinned tell tabs (right-click → Pin Tab) live in a separate pool of up to 5 and survive relog.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChatLog_AutoTellTabs_Compact_Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Compact display</value>
@@ -520,6 +652,14 @@
     <value>Emotes</value>
   </data>
 
+  <!-- Hellion Chat — Chat tab SymbolPicker -->
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Show symbol-picker button next to chat input</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Adds a small button left of the channel indicator that opens a popup with FFXIV icons and a curated symbol list. Disable if you prefer a leaner input bar.</value>
+  </data>
+
   <!-- Hellion Chat — Database tab section headings -->
   <data name="Settings_Database_Storage_Heading" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Storage</value>
@@ -821,6 +961,12 @@
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Shows your custom title from Honorific in the header above the chat log, in the colour you have chosen.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Render glow outlines (Honorific)</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>May reduce frame rate on low-end hardware. Renders glow outlines for Honorific titles that use them. Gradient animation is not yet supported and will render as the primary colour.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Honorific on GitHub</value>
   </data>
@@ -875,4 +1021,13 @@
   <data name="ChatHeader_HonorificTitle_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Custom title from Honorific</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Full-text search</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The full-text index is still being built. The local filter remains available.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Searches for the exact phrase. Multi-word queries match only when the words appear together in order. To use raw FTS5 MATCH syntax, wrap your term in double quotes yourself.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

HellionChat/SelfTests/FontManagerCtorSmokeStep.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Verifies the FontManager came out of the DI container with every
+// handle attached and no atlas-load failure on any of them. ItalicFont
+// is allowed to be null when ItalicEnabled is off.
+internal sealed class FontManagerCtorSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    public FontManagerCtorSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - FontManager ctor smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        var fm = this.plugin.FontManager;
+        if (fm is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("Plugin.FontManager is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.Axis is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("Axis handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.AxisItalic is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("AxisItalic handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.FontAwesome is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("FontAwesome handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.RegularFont is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("RegularFont handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (Plugin.Config.ItalicEnabled && fm.ItalicFont is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("ItalicEnabled is on but ItalicFont handle is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.Axis.LoadException is { } e1)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Axis load exception: {e1.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.AxisItalic.LoadException is { } e2)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"AxisItalic load exception: {e2.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.FontAwesome.LoadException is { } e3)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"FontAwesome load exception: {e3.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.RegularFont.LoadException is { } e4)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"RegularFont load exception: {e4.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        if (fm.ItalicFont?.LoadException is { } e5)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"ItalicFont load exception: {e5.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}

HellionChat/SelfTests/FontPushSmokeStep.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Push-safety smoke: IFontHandle.Push() is contracted safe regardless
+// of the Available state, so this step proves the ctor-built handles
+// can be pushed even right after plugin load. Self-test steps run on
+// the framework thread via the xlperf path, so the push call itself
+// stays main-thread-safe.
+internal sealed class FontPushSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    public FontPushSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - FontManager push smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        var fm = this.plugin.FontManager;
+        if (fm?.RegularFont is null || fm.FontAwesome is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("RegularFont or FontAwesome missing - see FontManager ctor smoke");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using (fm.RegularFont.Push()) { }
+            using (fm.FontAwesome.Push()) { }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Push threw: {e.GetType().Name}: {e.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp() { }
+}

HellionChat/SelfTests/WizardStateSmokeStep.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.SelfTest;
+using HellionChat.Code;
+using HellionChat.Ui;
+
+namespace HellionChat.SelfTests;
+
+// Drives the FirstRunWizard state machine through every step and
+// commits a no-op pending state (Variant 1), then re-runs picking
+// Roleplay on Step 2 and skipping Step 3 (Variant 2). Verifies
+// that the staged-commit path does not throw under any combination
+// of Pending* values and that CommitPending leaves Config in a
+// readable shape. Variant 2's Roleplay commit would normally
+// mutate the six PrivacyFilter / Retention fields ApplyRoleplay
+// touches, so the step snapshots them before Variant 2 runs and
+// CleanUp() restores them — the self-test stays idempotent across
+// repeated /xlperf runs and does not overwrite an active privacy
+// profile.
+internal sealed class WizardStateSmokeStep : ISelfTestStep
+{
+    private readonly Plugin plugin;
+
+    // Snapshot slots for the six Configuration fields ApplyRoleplay
+    // writes in Variant 2. Populated right before Variant 2 mutates
+    // Config, consumed by CleanUp(). Reference-typed snapshots
+    // (HashSet, Dictionary) capture the existing slot by reference,
+    // which is safe because ApplyRoleplay reassigns the slot with
+    // a fresh instance instead of mutating in place.
+    private bool? snapshotPrivacyFilterEnabled;
+    private HashSet<ChatType>? snapshotPrivacyPersistChannels;
+    private bool? snapshotPrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
+    private bool? snapshotRetentionEnabled;
+    private int? snapshotRetentionDefaultDays;
+    private Dictionary<ChatType, int>? snapshotRetentionPerChannelDays;
+
+    public WizardStateSmokeStep(Plugin plugin)
+    {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public string Name => "Hellion Chat - FirstRunWizard state smoke";
+
+    public SelfTestStepResult RunStep()
+    {
+        var wizard = this.plugin.FirstRunWizard;
+        if (wizard is null)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text("Plugin.FirstRunWizard is null");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Variant 1: no-op CommitPending. Walks the state machine and
+            // verifies the empty-pending write-back path does not throw.
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(1);
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(2);
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(3);
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(4);
+            wizard.CommitPending();
+
+            // Variant 2: skip Step 3 explicitly. Picks Roleplay on Step 2,
+            // jumps straight to Step 4 (no Step-3 entry → no seed for
+            // LoadPreviousSession / FilterIncludePreviousSessions), commits,
+            // and asserts the two coupled history toggles remained on their
+            // pre-test value. Pins the null-semantics from Spec Z.176 so a
+            // regression in CommitPending that started writing seeded
+            // recommendations unconditionally would surface here.
+            // CommitPending → ApplyRoleplay overwrites six privacy /
+            // retention fields, so snapshot them first and let CleanUp
+            // restore them after the assert. Keeps /xlperf idempotent.
+            this.snapshotPrivacyFilterEnabled = Plugin.Config.PrivacyFilterEnabled;
+            this.snapshotPrivacyPersistChannels = Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistChannels;
+            this.snapshotPrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = Plugin
+                .Config
+                .PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels;
+            this.snapshotRetentionEnabled = Plugin.Config.RetentionEnabled;
+            this.snapshotRetentionDefaultDays = Plugin.Config.RetentionDefaultDays;
+            this.snapshotRetentionPerChannelDays = Plugin.Config.RetentionPerChannelDays;
+
+            var loadPrevBefore = Plugin.Config.LoadPreviousSession;
+            var filterPrevBefore = Plugin.Config.FilterIncludePreviousSessions;
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(2);
+            wizard.TestOnly_SetPendingProfile(FirstRunWizard.PrivacyProfile.Roleplay);
+            wizard.TestOnly_AdvanceTo(4);
+            wizard.CommitPending();
+            if (Plugin.Config.LoadPreviousSession != loadPrevBefore)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text("Skip-Step-3 path overwrote LoadPreviousSession");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+            if (Plugin.Config.FilterIncludePreviousSessions != filterPrevBefore)
+            {
+                ImGui.Text("Skip-Step-3 path overwrote FilterIncludePreviousSessions");
+                return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            ImGui.Text($"Wizard state smoke threw: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}");
+            return SelfTestStepResult.Fail;
+        }
+
+        return SelfTestStepResult.Pass;
+    }
+
+    public void CleanUp()
+    {
+        // Restore the six Variant-2 snapshots so back-to-back /xlperf
+        // runs don't drift the active privacy profile. If Variant 2
+        // never ran (Variant 1 threw early), the slots stay null and
+        // restore is a no-op. After restore the slots are nulled so a
+        // future RunStep starts fresh.
+        if (this.snapshotPrivacyFilterEnabled is { } privacyFilter)
+            Plugin.Config.PrivacyFilterEnabled = privacyFilter;
+        if (this.snapshotPrivacyPersistChannels is { } persistChannels)
+            Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistChannels = persistChannels;
+        if (this.snapshotPrivacyPersistUnknownChannels is { } persistUnknown)
+            Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = persistUnknown;
+        if (this.snapshotRetentionEnabled is { } retentionEnabled)
+            Plugin.Config.RetentionEnabled = retentionEnabled;
+        if (this.snapshotRetentionDefaultDays is { } retentionDays)
+            Plugin.Config.RetentionDefaultDays = retentionDays;
+        if (this.snapshotRetentionPerChannelDays is { } retentionPolicy)
+            Plugin.Config.RetentionPerChannelDays = retentionPolicy;
+
+        this.snapshotPrivacyFilterEnabled = null;
+        this.snapshotPrivacyPersistChannels = null;
+        this.snapshotPrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = null;
+        this.snapshotRetentionEnabled = null;
+        this.snapshotRetentionDefaultDays = null;
+        this.snapshotRetentionPerChannelDays = null;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/CrystalNocturne.cs

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+using HellionChat.Util;
+
+namespace HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
+
+internal static class CrystalNocturne
+{
+    public const string Slug = "crystal-nocturne";
+
+    public static Theme Build() =>
+        new(
+            Slug: Slug,
+            Name: "Crystal Nocturne",
+            Author: "CRYSTALLITE",
+            Description: "Royal sapphire and electric magenta over obsidian — a nocturne for the crystal-lit dance floor.",
+            Colors: new ThemeColors(
+                PrimaryDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1D4ED8"),
+                Primary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                PrimaryLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                PrimaryGlow: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F699"),
+                AccentDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A21CAF"),
+                Accent: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF"),
+                AccentLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                Identity: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                WindowBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#08070F"),
+                ChildBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#11101F"),
+                FrameBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1C1A33"),
+                Surface: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#262340"),
+                SurfaceHover: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#332D55"),
+                Border: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF55"),
+                TextPrimary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F5F3FF"),
+                TextMuted: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                TextDim: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#4B4763"),
+                StatusSuccess: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                StatusDanger: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F43F5E"),
+                StatusWarning: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                StatusInfo: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6")
+            ),
+            Layout: new ThemeLayout(
+                WindowRounding: 2f,
+                ChildRounding: 1f,
+                PopupRounding: 2f,
+                FrameRounding: 1f,
+                GrabRounding: 1f,
+                TabRounding: 1f,
+                ScrollbarRounding: 2f,
+                WindowBorderSize: 1f,
+                FrameBorderSize: 1f
+            ),
+            Typography: new ThemeTypography(),
+            IsBuiltIn: true,
+            ChatColors: new ThemeChatColors(
+                new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>
+                {
+                    // Crystal Nocturne — sapphire-blue identity for party/team channels,
+                    // accent-magenta for tells, with mint/peach accents on linkshells
+                    // so the eight LS slots stay individually distinguishable on the
+                    // dark obsidian background.
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F5F3FF"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A8C8E8"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CrossParty] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#10B981"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#FACC15"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0ABFC"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#93C5FD"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#D946EF"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#3B82F6"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CustomEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.StandardEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
+                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Echo] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A5A0C0"),
+                }
+            )
+        );
+}

HellionChat/Themes/Builtin/MoonlitBloom.cs

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-using HellionChat.Util;
-
-namespace HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
-
-internal static class MoonlitBloom
-{
-    public const string Slug = "moonlit-bloom";
-
-    public static Theme Build() =>
-        new(
-            Slug: Slug,
-            Name: "Moonlit Bloom",
-            Author: "Hellion Forge",
-            Description: "Bloom Magenta + Soft Sage auf Deep Violet Night.",
-            Colors: new ThemeColors(
-                PrimaryDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#C957D0"),
-                Primary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E8"),
-                PrimaryLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                PrimaryGlow: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E899"),
-                AccentDark: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#7AAC5C"),
-                Accent: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                AccentLight: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#B6E297"),
-                Identity: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E8"),
-                WindowBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#0E0C1F"),
-                ChildBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#15122B"),
-                FrameBg: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#1F1A38"),
-                Surface: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#28224A"),
-                SurfaceHover: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#332B5B"),
-                Border: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E374E844"),
-                TextPrimary: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#ECE6F5"),
-                TextMuted: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9A8BB0"),
-                TextDim: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#554B6E"),
-                StatusSuccess: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#7AAC5C"),
-                StatusDanger: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E85C6A"),
-                StatusWarning: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                StatusInfo: ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#6278FF")
-            ),
-            Layout: new ThemeLayout(
-                WindowRounding: 6f,
-                ChildRounding: 5f,
-                PopupRounding: 5f,
-                FrameRounding: 4f,
-                GrabRounding: 4f,
-                TabRounding: 4f,
-                ScrollbarRounding: 4f,
-                WindowBorderSize: 1f,
-                FrameBorderSize: 1f
-            ),
-            Typography: new ThemeTypography(),
-            IsBuiltIn: true,
-            ChatColors: new ThemeChatColors(
-                new Dictionary<HellionChat.Code.ChatType, uint>
-                {
-                    // Moonlit Bloom — Bloom-Magenta-Tönung. Sage-Drift in NoviceNetwork
-                    // und Linkshell4. Tell-Pink-Identität bleibt sichtbar.
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Say] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#ECE6F5"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Yell] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0D080"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Shout] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F09A60"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellIncoming] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.TellOutgoing] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Party] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Alliance] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0B090"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.FreeCompany] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A8C8E8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.NoviceNetwork] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CrossParty] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell1] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9CCB7C"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell2] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0BC92"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell3] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#F0D080"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell4] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#B6E297"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell5] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#A0B0F0"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell6] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#C098D8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell7] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#EF8AF4"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Linkshell8] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B0E8"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.CustomEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.StandardEmote] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#E8B590"),
-                    [HellionChat.Code.ChatType.Echo] = ColourUtil.HexToRgba("#9A8BB0"),
-                }
-            )
-        );
-}

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeRegistry.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 using HellionChat.Themes.Builtin;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Themes;
 
 public sealed class ThemeRegistry
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<ThemeRegistry>? _logger;
+
     public const string DefaultSlug = HellionArctic.Slug;
 
+    // 1Hz throttle for the v1.4.8 B2 auto-refresh-on-active path. The
+    // Plugin.Draw hook calls RefreshActiveIfStale every frame, but the
+    // actual File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc disk-stat only runs once per second
+    // -- 60fps would otherwise mean 3600 stats/min on the same path (more
+    // on Wine). Same idiom as the StatusBar 1Hz cache.
+    private const long ActiveStampPollIntervalMs = 1000;
+
     private readonly Dictionary<string, Theme> _builtIns;
     private readonly Dictionary<string, (Theme Theme, DateTime Stamp)> _customCache = new(
         StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase
@@ -13,19 +23,33 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
     private readonly string? _customThemesDir;
     private Theme _active;
 
-    public ThemeRegistry(string? customThemesDir = null)
+    // v1.4.8 B2: source path of the currently active custom theme. Captured
+    // at Switch() time so RefreshActiveIfStale does not have to reconstruct
+    // a filename from the slug -- custom theme filenames are not required
+    // to match the slug they declare in the JSON body. Null when the active
+    // theme is built-in or no custom-themes directory is configured.
+    private string? _activeCustomPath;
+    private long _lastActiveStampCheckMs = -ActiveStampPollIntervalMs;
+    private DateTime _lastActiveStamp = DateTime.MinValue;
+
+    public ThemeRegistry(string? customThemesDir = null, ILogger<ThemeRegistry>? logger = null)
     {
+        _logger = logger;
+        // Insertion order drives the Theme-Picker grid layout (3 columns).
+        // Row 1: blue family. Row 2: purple to magenta family.
+        // Row 3: green / warm / classic. Row 4: Synthwave Sunset as a
+        // retro bonus on its own line.
         _builtIns = new Dictionary<string, Theme>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
         {
             { HellionArctic.Slug, HellionArctic.Build() },
             { HellionSpectrum.Slug, HellionSpectrum.Build() },
-            { Chat2Classic.Slug, Chat2Classic.Build() },
-            { EventHorizon.Slug, EventHorizon.Build() },
-            { MoonlitBloom.Slug, MoonlitBloom.Build() },
             { NightBlue.Slug, NightBlue.Build() },
+            { EventHorizon.Slug, EventHorizon.Build() },
             { IndigoViolet.Slug, IndigoViolet.Build() },
-            { ForgeMerchantman.Slug, ForgeMerchantman.Build() },
+            { CrystalNocturne.Slug, CrystalNocturne.Build() },
             { MintGrove.Slug, MintGrove.Build() },
+            { ForgeMerchantman.Slug, ForgeMerchantman.Build() },
+            { Chat2Classic.Slug, Chat2Classic.Build() },
             { SynthwaveSunset.Slug, SynthwaveSunset.Build() },
         };
 
@@ -44,7 +68,9 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
         if (_builtIns.TryGetValue(slug, out var b))
             return b;
 
-        var custom = LoadCustomBySlug(slug);
+        // Discard the source path here; Switch is the only call-site that
+        // needs to remember it for the auto-refresh hook.
+        var custom = LoadCustomBySlug(slug, out _);
         if (custom != null)
             return custom;
 
@@ -55,12 +81,70 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
 
     public IEnumerable<Theme> AllCustom() => RefreshCustomCache();
 
+    // Built-in-first to match Get(slug)'s lookup order. A user theme JSON
+    // that declares the same slug as a built-in is ignored deliberately --
+    // having Switch prefer custom and Get prefer built-in would produce
+    // a state where _active and Get(_active.Slug) disagree.
     public void Switch(string slug)
     {
-        var theme = Get(slug);
+        if (_builtIns.TryGetValue(slug, out var builtin))
+        {
+            _active = builtin;
+            _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+            _activeCustomPath = null;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var customTheme = LoadCustomBySlug(slug, out var customPath);
+        if (customTheme is not null)
+        {
+            _active = customTheme;
             // Defensive — ensures any future theme source always gets a populated cache.
-        theme.RecomputeAbgrCache();
-        _active = theme;
+            _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+            _activeCustomPath = customPath;
+            // Force a first-tick reload-check after the switch so the stamp
+            // baseline is established on the next RefreshActiveIfStale call.
+            _lastActiveStamp = DateTime.MinValue;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: neither built-in nor custom matched. Drop to default
+        // and clear the active custom path so RefreshActiveIfStale stays idle.
+        _active = _builtIns[DefaultSlug];
+        _active.RecomputeAbgrCache();
+        _activeCustomPath = null;
+    }
+
+    // 1Hz-throttled disk-stat on the currently active custom theme file.
+    // When the file's LastWriteTime moves forward (editor save), reload the
+    // theme via Get() so the user sees the edit immediately without
+    // re-selecting in the picker. Built-in themes short-circuit; custom
+    // themes without an _activeCustomPath (e.g. Switch fell to default)
+    // short-circuit too.
+    public void RefreshActiveIfStale()
+    {
+        var now = Environment.TickCount64;
+        if (now - _lastActiveStampCheckMs < ActiveStampPollIntervalMs)
+            return;
+        _lastActiveStampCheckMs = now;
+
+        if (_active.IsBuiltIn)
+            return;
+
+        var path = _activeCustomPath;
+        if (path is null || !File.Exists(path))
+            return;
+
+        var stamp = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path);
+        if (!ThemeStampDiff.IsStale(_lastActiveStamp, stamp))
+            return;
+        _lastActiveStamp = stamp;
+
+        // Get() re-runs RefreshCustomCache which picks up the new content
+        // (the cache keys by path + LastWriteTime, so a mtime bump invalidates).
+        // RecomputeAbgrCache happens inside RefreshCustomCache on cache miss.
+        var reloaded = Get(_active.Slug);
+        _active = reloaded;
     }
 
     // 0x80070020 = SHARING_VIOLATION, 0x80070021 = LOCK_VIOLATION.
@@ -73,18 +157,30 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
         return code == 0x80070020u || code == 0x80070021u;
     }
 
-    // Custom themes are loaded lazily, cached by LastWriteTime.
-    // A changed JSON is reloaded on the next lookup.
-    private Theme? LoadCustomBySlug(string slug)
+    // Slug -> Theme lookup with the source path as an out-param so the
+    // Switch path can remember which file backs the active custom theme.
+    // Pure reverse-lookup over the existing _customCache: that cache is
+    // already Path -> (Theme, Stamp), so iterating it costs nothing,
+    // avoids a re-parse of every JSON, and keeps the parse logic (and
+    // the recoverable-file-lock recovery) confined to RefreshCustomCache.
+    // The cache must be warm before this runs; Plugin.LoadAsync triggers
+    // a one-time warm-up via AllCustom() before the first Switch call.
+    private Theme? LoadCustomBySlug(string slug, out string? sourcePath)
     {
+        sourcePath = null;
         if (_customThemesDir is null)
             return null;
         if (!Directory.Exists(_customThemesDir))
             return null;
 
-        foreach (var theme in RefreshCustomCache())
-            if (string.Equals(theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                return theme;
+        foreach (var kvp in _customCache)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(kvp.Value.Theme.Slug, slug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                sourcePath = kvp.Key;
+                return kvp.Value.Theme;
+            }
+        }
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +210,7 @@ public sealed class ThemeRegistry
                 catch (Exception ex) when (IsRecoverableFileLock(ex))
                 {
                     // Editor mid-save: keep last known good, retry on next refresh.
-                    Plugin.Log.Debug(
+                    _logger?.LogDebug(
                         $"Custom theme {Path.GetFileName(path)} is locked, keeping last known good"
                     );
                     if (cached.Theme is not null)

HellionChat/Themes/ThemeStampDiff.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Themes;
+
+// Pure stale-check for the v1.4.8 B2 theme-auto-refresh-on-active path.
+// Lives in a free helper class so the Build-Suite can exercise the diff
+// rules without instantiating ThemeRegistry (which touches the Dalamud
+// log proxy and the filesystem). The rules:
+// - DateTime.MinValue on the current stat means we could not read the
+//   file -- hold the last known good (return false).
+// - Equal stamps mean no change since we last saw it.
+// - Any other difference, including the first observation where lastSeen
+//   is MinValue, counts as stale and triggers a reload.
+internal static class ThemeStampDiff
+{
+    public static bool IsStale(System.DateTime lastSeen, System.DateTime current)
+    {
+        if (current == System.DateTime.MinValue)
+            return false;
+        return current != lastSeen;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Ui/ChatLogWindow.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
 using Lumina.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private readonly CommandWrapper _clearHellionCommand;
     private readonly CommandWrapper _hellionCommand;
+    private readonly SymbolPicker _symbolPicker;
 
     internal bool ScreenshotMode;
     private string Salt { get; }
@@ -90,13 +92,26 @@ 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;
 
-    internal ChatLogWindow(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<ChatLogWindow> _logger;
+    private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
+
+    internal ChatLogWindow(
+        Plugin plugin,
+        ILogger<ChatLogWindow> logger,
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
+    )
         : base($"{Plugin.PluginName}###chat2")
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         Salt = new Random().Next().ToString();
 
         Size = new Vector2(500, 250);
@@ -109,8 +124,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
         // AllowBackgroundBlur is set centrally in Plugin.Setup after AddWindow.
 
-        PayloadHandler = new PayloadHandler(this);
-        HandlerLender = new Lender<PayloadHandler>(() => new PayloadHandler(this));
+        PayloadHandler = new PayloadHandler(this, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<PayloadHandler>());
+        HandlerLender = new Lender<PayloadHandler>(() =>
+            new PayloadHandler(this, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<PayloadHandler>())
+        );
 
         SetUpTextCommandChannels();
         SetUpAllCommands();
@@ -125,6 +142,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         _clearHellionCommand.Execute += ClearLog;
         _hellionCommand.Execute += ToggleChat;
 
+        _symbolPicker = new SymbolPicker();
+
         Plugin.ClientState.Login += Login;
         Plugin.ClientState.Logout += Logout;
 
@@ -185,11 +204,28 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             return;
         }
 
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Cherry-picked from ChatTwo upstream ee7768ac (Infiziert90, 2026-05-16)
+        // - Replace the chat input when args.AddIfNotPresent / args.Input starts
+        //   with a slash. Vanilla actions like the Friend List "/tell" entry and
+        //   other plugins push slash commands through these args; appending them
+        //   to existing text would produce inputs like "test/tell user@world".
+        // ---------------------------------------------------------------
         if (args.AddIfNotPresent != null && !Chat.Contains(args.AddIfNotPresent))
+        {
+            if (args.AddIfNotPresent.StartsWith('/'))
+                Chat = args.AddIfNotPresent;
+            else
                 Chat += args.AddIfNotPresent;
+        }
 
         if (args.Input != null)
+        {
+            if (args.Input.StartsWith('/'))
+                Chat = args.Input;
+            else
                 Chat += args.Input;
+        }
 
         var (info, reason, target) = (args.ChannelSwitchInfo, args.TellReason, args.TellTarget);
 
@@ -268,9 +304,12 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 }
             }
 
-            if (targetChannel == null || !GameFunctions.Chat.ValidAnyLinkshell(targetChannel.Value))
+            if (
+                targetChannel == null
+                || !GameFunctions.Chat.IsChannelOrExistingLinkshell(targetChannel.Value)
+            )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                _logger.LogWarning(
                     $"Channel was set to an invalid value '{targetChannel}', ignoring"
                 );
                 return;
@@ -324,11 +363,11 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             case "hide":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.User;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: → User (chat hide command)");
                 break;
             case "show":
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: → None (chat show command)");
                 break;
             case "toggle":
                 CurrentHideState = CurrentHideState switch
@@ -338,7 +377,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     HideState.None => HideState.User,
                     _ => CurrentHideState,
                 };
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
+                _logger.LogTrace($"HideState: → {CurrentHideState} (chat toggle command)");
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -412,8 +451,9 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         // The hint banner renders before this block so ImGui already accounts for it.
         height -= ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
 
-        // Status bar at the window bottom reserves 22px + 2px spacing.
-        height -= StatusBar.Height + 2;
+        // StatusBar.Height now bakes in its own DPI-aware 2px spacer, so the
+        // window reservation is just Height -- no extra +2 (v1.4.8 B1).
+        height -= StatusBar.Height;
 
         return height;
     }
@@ -434,11 +474,24 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private void TabSwitched(Tab newTab, Tab previousTab)
     {
-        // Use the fixed channel if set by the user, or set it to the current tabs channel if this tab wasn't accessed before
+        // Use the fixed channel if set by the user. Otherwise, if the new tab
+        // has no channel state yet (fresh from JSON, never selected this
+        // session), seed from the previous tab — but deep-clone so we don't
+        // share TellTarget with the previous tab. Without the clone, a later
+        // /tell on the new tab would mutate the pinned tab's TellTarget and
+        // the Party/Linkshell channel would pop back to the pinned tell-mark.
         if (newTab.Channel is not null)
+        {
             newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel = newTab.Channel.Value;
+        }
         else if (newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel is InputChannel.Invalid)
-            newTab.CurrentChannel = previousTab.CurrentChannel;
+        {
+            newTab.CurrentChannel = previousTab.CurrentChannel.Clone();
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                $"[Tab] '{newTab.Name}' seeded channel from '{previousTab.Name}' "
+                    + $"(Channel={newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel}, TellTarget={newTab.CurrentChannel.TellTarget?.ToTargetString() ?? "null"})"
+            );
+        }
 
         SetChannel(newTab.CurrentChannel.Channel);
     }
@@ -462,14 +515,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (Plugin.Config.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Battle");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: None → Battle");
         }
 
         // If the chat is hidden because of battle, we reset it here
         if (CurrentHideState is HideState.Battle && !Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: Battle → None");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: Battle → None");
         }
 
         // if the chat has no hide state and in a cutscene, set the hide state to cutscene
@@ -482,7 +535,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: None → Cutscene");
+                _logger.LogTrace("HideState: None → Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
@@ -493,7 +546,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"HideState: {CurrentHideState} → None (cutscene/gpose ended)");
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
         }
 
@@ -501,14 +554,14 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: Cutscene → CutsceneOverride (user activate)");
         }
 
         // if the user hid the chat and is now activating chat, reset the hide state
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.User && Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose("HideState: User → None (activate)");
+            _logger.LogTrace("HideState: User → None (activate)");
         }
 
         if (
@@ -615,6 +668,15 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         IsOpen = true;
     }
 
+    // v1.4.9 R2: defer non-essential rendering on the first Draw call so the
+    // plugin-load stays under Dalamud's 100ms HITCH warning threshold. First-
+    // frame ImGui layout cost on a populated ChatLog ~127ms — deferring six
+    // non-essential sections (StatusBar, ChannelName chunks, PositionReset/
+    // BoundsCheck, HintBanner, AutoComplete, InputPreview.CalculatePreview)
+    // shaves ~33ms down to ~94ms. User sees the deferred sections one frame
+    // (~17ms at 60fps) late, invisible inside the post-reload Atlas-Build.
+    private bool _firstFrameDone;
+
     public override void Draw()
     {
         DrewThisFrame = true;
@@ -622,15 +684,39 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             DrawChatLog();
             AddPopOutsToDraw();
+
+            // v1.4.9 R2: AutoComplete renders nothing until the user starts
+            // typing a command — safe to skip on the first frame. ~6ms.
+            if (_firstFrameDone)
                 DrawAutoComplete();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Error drawing Chat Log window");
+            _logger.LogError(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;
         }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Flag flips after the first Draw completes (success or caught
+            // exception). Sub-methods read it to decide whether to render
+            // non-essential UI sections.
+            _firstFrameDone = true;
+        }
     }
 
     private static bool IsChatMode =>
@@ -646,6 +732,12 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         LastWindowSize = currentSize;
         LastWindowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
 
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip the bounds-check chain on the first frame. The
+        // EnsureWindowOnScreen viewport iteration is ~10ms first-frame and
+        // not user-visible — frame 1 catches the same check before the
+        // user notices a mispositioned window.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
+        {
             // Manual reset snaps unconditionally; on-load check only fires when the
             // stored position has no overlap with any visible viewport.
             if (RequestPositionReset)
@@ -659,6 +751,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 DidOnLoadBoundsCheck = true;
                 EnsureWindowOnScreen("on-load");
             }
+        }
 
         if (resized)
             LastResize.Restart();
@@ -666,11 +759,16 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         LastViewport = ImGui.GetWindowViewport().Handle;
         WasDocked = ImGui.IsWindowDocked();
 
-        if (IsChatMode && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable)
+        // v1.4.9 R2: CalculatePreview triggers InputPreview's first-frame
+        // lazy init (~3-5ms). User-typing-driven, safe to defer one frame.
+        if (_firstFrameDone && IsChatMode && Plugin.InputPreview.IsDrawable)
             Plugin.InputPreview.CalculatePreview();
 
         // Render the hint banner first so it sits above the tab area at full
         // window width. ImGui accounts for its height automatically.
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip on first frame (~3-5ms layout cost). The banner
+        // is a v0.6.1 migration notice that returns the same result frame 1.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
             DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded();
 
         if (Plugin.Config.SidebarTabView)
@@ -726,6 +824,40 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         )
             inputColour = ecColour;
 
+        // Symbol-picker trigger sits left of the channel indicator. ImRaii.Popup
+        // inside DrawAndConsume pins to the last rendered item, so the call MUST
+        // run immediately after this IconButton — placing it after the channel
+        // picker below would pin the popup under the wrong widget.
+        if (Plugin.Config.SymbolPickerEnabled)
+        {
+            if (
+                ImGuiUtil.IconButton(
+                    FontAwesomeIcon.Smile,
+                    "symbol-picker-trigger",
+                    "Insert symbol or FFXIV icon"
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                _symbolPicker.OpenPopup();
+            }
+        }
+        // DrawAndConsume runs unconditionally; with the button hidden the popup
+        // can't open, so the call is a no-op. Splice path stays outside the
+        // guard for the same reason.
+        var insertedSymbol = _symbolPicker.DrawAndConsume();
+        if (insertedSymbol is not null)
+        {
+            // Same cursor-aware splice idiom as the AutoComplete commit path at
+            // ChatLogWindow.cs:2487-2493. Clamp because CursorPos can drift if
+            // the user mutates Chat while the popup is open.
+            var pos = Math.Clamp(CursorPos, 0, Chat.Length);
+            Chat = Chat[..pos] + insertedSymbol + Chat[pos..];
+            Activate = true;
+            ActivatePos = pos + insertedSymbol.Length;
+        }
+        if (Plugin.Config.SymbolPickerEnabled)
+            ImGui.SameLine();
+
         var beforeIcon = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
 
         var tintSelector = Plugin.Config.ColorSelectedInputChannelButton && inputColour.HasValue;
@@ -904,6 +1036,10 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
         // v1.2.0 — Bottom-Status-Bar. Letzter Render-Step in DrawChatLog,
         // damit alle Zeilen-Operationen davor keine Layout-Sprünge auslösen.
+        // v1.4.9 R2: skip on the first frame; ~12ms of first-frame layout
+        // cost. User sees the StatusBar 1 frame (~17ms at 60fps) later
+        // which is hidden inside the post-reload Atlas-Build window.
+        if (_firstFrameDone)
             Plugin.StatusBar.Draw(Plugin);
     }
 
@@ -955,6 +1091,16 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
 
     private void DrawChannelName(Tab activeTab)
     {
+        // v1.4.9 R2: plain-text fallback on the first frame. ReadChannelName
+        // builds SeString chunks and DrawChunks runs SeString-Renderer layout
+        // — together ~18ms first-frame. Frame 1 renders the real chunks; the
+        // user sees the tab name for ~17ms during the post-reload window.
+        if (!_firstFrameDone)
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(activeTab.Name);
+            return;
+        }
+
         var currentChannel = ReadChannelName(activeTab);
         if (!currentChannel.SequenceEqual(PreviousChannel))
             PreviousChannel = currentChannel;
@@ -1588,7 +1734,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Warning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error drawing chat log");
         }
     }
 
@@ -1620,17 +1766,21 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 continue;
 
             // Active-tab underline pill (2px accent). No native ImGui underline API,
-            // so we use a direct DrawList pass.
+            // so we use a direct DrawList pass. Pill height scales with GlobalScale
+            // and all coordinates round to physical pixels so the line stays crisp
+            // on 125/150% DPI setups instead of bleeding into a sub-pixel blur.
             {
                 var theme = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Active;
                 var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
                 var max = ImGui.GetItemRectMax();
-                const float pillHeight = 2f;
+                var pillHeight = MathF.Max(1f, MathF.Round(2f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
+                var yBottom = MathF.Round(max.Y);
+                var yTop = yBottom - pillHeight;
                 ImGui
                     .GetWindowDrawList()
                     .AddRectFilled(
-                        new Vector2(min.X, max.Y - pillHeight),
-                        new Vector2(max.X, max.Y),
+                        new Vector2(MathF.Round(min.X), yTop),
+                        new Vector2(MathF.Round(max.X), yBottom),
                         ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(theme.Colors.Accent)
                     );
             }
@@ -1649,6 +1799,30 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         Plugin.WantedTab = null;
     }
 
+    // Sidebar render order: persistent tabs in their original Plugin.Config.Tabs
+    // position, then pinned TempTabs, then unpinned TempTabs. Returns indices
+    // into Plugin.Config.Tabs so tabI in the loop body still mirrors the real
+    // list position (LastTab / WantedTab stay consistent).
+    private static List<int> BuildSidebarRenderOrder()
+    {
+        var tabs = Plugin.Config.Tabs;
+        var persistent = new List<int>(tabs.Count);
+        var pinned = new List<int>();
+        var unpinned = new List<int>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < tabs.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tabs[i]))
+                pinned.Add(i);
+            else if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(tabs[i]))
+                unpinned.Add(i);
+            else
+                persistent.Add(i);
+        }
+        persistent.AddRange(pinned);
+        persistent.AddRange(unpinned);
+        return persistent;
+    }
+
     private void DrawTabSidebar()
     {
         var currentTab = -1;
@@ -1661,7 +1835,8 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         if (!tabTable.Success)
             return;
 
-        ImGui.TableSetupColumn("tabs", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthFixed, 44f);
+        var sidebarWidth = Math.Clamp(Plugin.Config.SidebarWidth, 44, 160);
+        ImGui.TableSetupColumn("tabs", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthFixed, sidebarWidth);
         ImGui.TableSetupColumn("chat", ImGuiTableColumnFlags.WidthStretch, 1);
 
         ImGui.TableNextColumn();
@@ -1680,23 +1855,42 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                 ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()));
 
                 var previousTab = Plugin.CurrentTab;
-                // Divider rendered once before the first temp tab with a live unit counter.
+                // Render order: persistent → pinned TempTabs → unpinned TempTabs.
+                // Underlying Plugin.Config.Tabs order is untouched (tabI mirrors
+                // the real list index), only the display sequence groups by
+                // section so each section can carry its own divider header.
+                var renderOrder = BuildSidebarRenderOrder();
+                var pinnedHeaderRendered = false;
                 var tempTabHeaderRendered = false;
-                var tempTabCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(t => t.IsTempTab);
+                var pinnedCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool);
+                var unpinnedTempCount = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count(
+                    TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool
+                );
 
-                for (var tabI = 0; tabI < Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count; tabI++)
+                foreach (var tabI in renderOrder)
                 {
                     var tab = Plugin.Config.Tabs[tabI];
                     if (tab.PopOut)
                         continue;
 
-                    if (tab.IsTempTab && !tempTabHeaderRendered)
+                    if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInPinnedPool(tab) && !pinnedHeaderRendered)
                     {
                         ImGui.Separator();
                         if (!Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay)
                         {
                             ImGui.TextDisabled(
-                                $"{HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_SectionHeader} ({tempTabCount})"
+                                $"{HellionStrings.PinTab_SectionHeader} ({pinnedCount})"
+                            );
+                        }
+                        pinnedHeaderRendered = true;
+                    }
+                    else if (TabLifecycleHelpers.IsInUnpinnedPool(tab) && !tempTabHeaderRendered)
+                    {
+                        ImGui.Separator();
+                        if (!Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay)
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextDisabled(
+                                $"{HellionStrings.AutoTellTabs_SectionHeader} ({unpinnedTempCount})"
                             );
                         }
                         tempTabHeaderRendered = true;
@@ -1785,9 +1979,12 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                     using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(iconColor)))
                     using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
                     {
+                        // Button stretches with the configured sidebar width so a
+                        // user-widened sidebar feels intentional, not a 36px icon
+                        // floating in empty space.
                         clicked = ImGui.Button(
                             $"{icon.ToIconString()}##sidebar-tab-{tabI}",
-                            new Vector2(36f, ImGui.GetFrameHeight())
+                            new Vector2(sidebarWidth - 8f, ImGui.GetFrameHeight())
                         );
                     }
 
@@ -1847,11 +2044,35 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
                             );
                     }
 
+                    // Pin indicator: subtle thumbtack glyph top-left of the icon.
+                    // Muted colour because the "Pinned" section header already
+                    // groups these tabs visually — this is just a per-tab
+                    // confirmation glyph, not the primary discoverability cue.
+                    if (tab.IsPinned)
+                    {
+                        var min = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
+                        const float pinPadding = 1f;
+                        var pinPos = new Vector2(min.X + pinPadding, min.Y + pinPadding);
+                        var pinColor = theme.Colors.TextMuted;
+                        // Dim further so the glyph reads as a hint, not a badge.
+                        var pinAbgr = ColourUtil.RgbaToAbgr(pinColor) & 0x77FFFFFFu;
+                        using (Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
+                        {
+                            ImGui
+                                .GetWindowDrawList()
+                                .AddText(pinPos, pinAbgr, FontAwesomeIcon.Thumbtack.ToIconString());
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     // Tooltip mit Tab-Name + Unread-Counter beim Hover.
                     if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
                     {
                         using var tt = ImRaii.Tooltip();
                         ImGui.TextUnformatted($"{tab.Name}{unread}");
+                        if (tab.IsPinned)
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.PinTab_PinnedTooltip);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     DrawTabContextMenu(tab, tabI);
@@ -1975,10 +2196,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(FontAwesomeIcon.Crown.ToIconString());
         }
         ImGui.SameLine(0f, gapAfterCrown);
-        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, titleColor))
-        {
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(rendered);
-        }
+        DrawHonorificTitleText(rendered, titleColor, title.Glow);
         ImGui.EndGroup();
 
         if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
@@ -1989,6 +2207,35 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         ImGui.SameLine();
     }
 
+    // Renders the title text, optionally with a glow outline pre-pass. Glow is
+    // drawn at 8 cardinal offsets (±1 px) in the glow colour at reduced alpha,
+    // then the primary text on top. The pre-pass uses the window draw list so
+    // it composites correctly with the regular ImGui text that follows.
+    private void DrawHonorificTitleText(string rendered, Vector4 titleColor, Vector3? glow)
+    {
+        if (Plugin.Config.ShowHonorificGlow && glow is { } g)
+        {
+            var pos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+            var glowColor = new Vector4(g.X, g.Y, g.Z, 0.4f);
+            var glowAbgr = ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(glowColor);
+            var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+            for (var dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++)
+            {
+                for (var dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++)
+                {
+                    if (dx == 0 && dy == 0)
+                        continue;
+                    drawList.AddText(new Vector2(pos.X + dx, pos.Y + dy), glowAbgr, rendered);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, titleColor))
+        {
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(rendered);
+        }
+    }
+
     // One-time hint banner for the pop-out header button and right-click pathway.
     private float DrawV061HintBannerIfNeeded()
     {
@@ -2035,7 +2282,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutHeaderHint = true;
             Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
+            _logger.LogDebug("v0.6.1 pop-out header hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -2100,10 +2347,52 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             anyChanged = true;
         }
 
+        if (tab.IsTempTab)
+        {
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            DrawPinControls(tab);
+        }
+
         if (anyChanged)
             Plugin.SaveConfig();
     }
 
+    private void DrawPinControls(Tab tab)
+    {
+        var svc = Plugin.AutoTellTabsService;
+        if (svc == null)
+            return;
+
+        if (tab.IsPinned)
+        {
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem(HellionStrings.PinTab_MenuUnpin))
+            {
+                svc.Unpin(tab);
+                ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var atCap = svc.PinnedTempTabCount >= AutoTellTabsService.MaxPinnedTempTabs;
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem(HellionStrings.PinTab_MenuPin, enabled: !atCap))
+            {
+                if (svc.TryPin(tab))
+                    ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+            }
+            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenDisabled))
+            {
+                ImGui.SetTooltip(
+                    atCap
+                        ? string.Format(
+                            HellionStrings.PinTab_LimitReached,
+                            AutoTellTabsService.MaxPinnedTempTabs
+                        )
+                        : HellionStrings.PinTab_PinTooltip
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     internal readonly List<bool> PopOutDocked = [];
     internal readonly HashSet<Guid> PopOutWindows = [];
 
@@ -2131,7 +2420,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
             if (PopOutWindows.Contains(tab.Identifier))
                 continue;
 
-            var window = new Popout(this, tab, i);
+            var window = new Popout(this, tab, i, _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Popout>());
 
             Plugin.WindowSystem.AddWindow(window);
             PopOutWindows.Add(tab.Identifier);
@@ -2648,7 +2937,7 @@ public sealed class ChatLogWindow : Window
         var viewport = ImGui.GetMainViewport();
         var safePos = viewport.WorkPos + SafeDefaultOffset;
         Position = safePos;
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"[Window-Recovery] {source}: snapping main window from {LastWindowPos} (size {LastWindowSize}) to {safePos}."
         );
 

HellionChat/Ui/DbViewer.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Lumina.Data.Files;
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using MoreLinq;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
@@ -33,11 +35,21 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
     private int CurrentPage = 1;
     private string SimpleSearchTerm = "";
+
+    // v1.4.8 H2: opt-in full-text search across the whole DB via FTS5.
+    // Transient UI state (per-session), not persisted -- users opt in fresh
+    // every time so they always see the page-filter as the default mode.
+    private bool UseFullTextSearch;
+
     private bool OnlyCurrentCharacter = true;
     private readonly Dictionary<ChatType, (ChatSource, ChatSource)> SelectedChannels;
 
     private bool IsProcessing;
     private long ProcessingStart = Environment.TickCount64;
+
+    // Bumped per trigger so a late worker drops itself instead of overwriting
+    // a newer result.
+    private long _ftsFilterSeq;
     private (DateTime Min, DateTime Max, int Page, bool Local, int ChannelCount) LastProcessed;
 
     private string MinDateString = "";
@@ -56,10 +68,13 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
     private bool NeedsScrollReset;
 
-    public DbViewer(Plugin plugin)
+    private readonly ILogger<DbViewer> _logger;
+
+    public DbViewer(Plugin plugin, ILogger<DbViewer> logger)
         : base("DBViewer###chat2-dbviewer")
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
+        _logger = logger;
         SelectedChannels = TabsUtil.MostlyPlayer;
 
         DateFormat = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern;
@@ -82,29 +97,13 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-        Plugin
-            .Commands.Register(
-                "/hellionView",
-                "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
-                true
-            )
-            .Execute += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin
-            .Commands.Register(
-                "/hellionView",
-                "Get access to your message history, with simple filter options.",
-                true
-            )
-            .Execute -= Toggle;
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)Count / RowPerPage);
@@ -233,6 +232,24 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
             tooltipRight: Language.Page_ArrowRight_Tooltip
         );
 
+        // Full-text search toggle (v1.4.8 H2). IsFtsIndexBuilt is a cached
+        // volatile bool in MessageStore -- single field read per frame, no
+        // SELECT count(*). ImRaii.Disabled blocks any click while the index
+        // is still being built, so no defensive force-off branch needed
+        // inside the if-body. UseFullTextSearch is transient UI state, so we
+        // do not call SaveConfig here.
+        var ftsReady = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt;
+        using (ImRaii.Disabled(!ftsReady))
+        {
+            if (ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle, ref UseFullTextSearch))
+                TriggerFilterRefresh();
+        }
+        ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(
+            ftsReady
+                ? HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_PhraseMode
+                : HellionStrings.DbViewer_FullTextToggle_Hint_Indexing
+        );
+
         ImGui.SameLine(ImGui.GetContentRegionMax().X - width);
         ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(width);
         if (
@@ -243,7 +260,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 30
             )
         )
-            Filtered = Filter(Messages);
+            TriggerFilterRefresh();
 
         // Third row
 
@@ -307,7 +324,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
+                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed reading messages from database");
                 }
                 finally
                 {
@@ -447,11 +464,53 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
         }
     }
 
+    // FTS path hits SQLite per keystroke -- dispatch to a worker, drop stale
+    // results via _ftsFilterSeq. Page-filter path is in-memory LINQ, stays
+    // inline.
+    private void TriggerFilterRefresh()
+    {
+        if (!UseFullTextSearch || !Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+        {
+            Filtered = Filter(Messages);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var snapshot = Messages;
+        var mySeq = Interlocked.Increment(ref _ftsFilterSeq);
+        Task.Run(() =>
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var result = Filter(snapshot);
+                if (Interlocked.Read(ref _ftsFilterSeq) == mySeq)
+                    Filtered = result;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "FTS filter worker failed");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private ConcurrentStack<Message> Filter(Message[] messages)
     {
         if (SimpleSearchTerm == "")
             return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(messages.Reverse().OrderByDescending(m => m.Date));
 
+        // Full-text mode bypasses the page-bounded messages array and queries
+        // the FTS5 index across the whole DB. IsFtsIndexBuilt re-check guards
+        // against the (rare) case of the toggle being on while the index is
+        // mid-rebuild -- ImRaii.Disabled prevents the user from flipping it,
+        // but a Dispose-and-reopen during indexing could leave UseFullTextSearch
+        // true while ftsReady flipped back to false; the local fallback below
+        // still serves the page.
+        if (UseFullTextSearch && Plugin.MessageManager.Store.IsFtsIndexBuilt)
+        {
+            var guidHits = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.FullTextSearch(SimpleSearchTerm);
+            var resolved = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.LoadByGuids(guidHits);
+            return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(resolved.OrderByDescending(m => m.Date));
+        }
+
         return new ConcurrentStack<Message>(
             messages
                 .Reverse()
@@ -570,7 +629,7 @@ public class DbViewer : Window
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(ex, "Failed creating txt backup");
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed creating txt backup");
 
                 Notification.Content = "Error ...";
                 Notification.Type = NotificationType.Error;

HellionChat/Ui/Debugger.cs

@@ -28,17 +28,13 @@ public class DebuggerWindow : Window, IDisposable
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false).Execute += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionDebugger", showInHelp: false).Execute -= Toggle;
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override unsafe void Draw()
     {
         var agent = (nint)AgentItemDetail.Instance();

HellionChat/Ui/FirstRunWizard.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Privacy;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
+using HellionChat.Themes;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
+// Multi-step first-run wizard. public sealed because Plugin.cs has a
+// public-typed property on this class — narrowing to internal would
+// be a build break across the assembly boundary. State lives in a
+// nested WizardState record; every step writes nullable Pending*
+// fields, and CommitPending() applies only the non-null ones so
+// users who skip a step never get their existing config overwritten.
 public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 {
+    // Forge-Bronze (#C2410C). The same constant lives in ThemeRegistry
+    // and the forge-announce workflow; pinning it locally keeps the
+    // wizard render path free of registry lookups during draw.
+    private static readonly Vector4 ForgeBronze = new(0xC2 / 255f, 0x41 / 255f, 0x0C / 255f, 1f);
+    private static readonly Vector4 ForgeBronzeDim = new(
+        0xC2 / 255f,
+        0x41 / 255f,
+        0x0C / 255f,
+        0.3f
+    );
+
+    private const int TotalSteps = 4;
+
     private readonly Plugin Plugin;
+    private readonly WizardState _state = new();
 
     internal FirstRunWizard(Plugin plugin)
         : base($"{HellionStrings.Wizard_Title}###hellion-firstrun")
@@ -20,116 +43,547 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
 
         Flags = ImGuiWindowFlags.NoCollapse | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoDocking;
         SizeCondition = ImGuiCond.Appearing;
-        Size = new Vector2(900, 560);
+        Size = new Vector2(720, 480);
         SizeConstraints = new WindowSizeConstraints
         {
-            MinimumSize = new Vector2(720, 480),
+            MinimumSize = new Vector2(600, 400),
             MaximumSize = new Vector2(float.MaxValue, float.MaxValue),
         };
     }
 
     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 — both the explicit "Decide
+        // later" footer link and a successful "Finish ✓" set FirstRunCompleted
+        // = true, so the wizard does not reopen on the next plugin load
+        // regardless of which path the user took.
     }
 
     public override void Draw()
     {
-        ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Wizard_Intro);
+        DrawPagination();
         ImGui.Spacing();
         ImGui.Separator();
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
+        switch (_state.CurrentStep)
+        {
+            case 1:
+                DrawStepWelcome();
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                DrawStepPrivacy();
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                DrawStepPowerSettings();
+                break;
+            case 4:
+                DrawStepDone();
+                break;
+            default:
+                _state.CurrentStep = 1;
+                DrawStepWelcome();
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawPagination()
+    {
+        var draw = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
         var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
-        var cardWidth = (avail.X - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X * 2) / 3f;
-        var cardHeight = avail.Y - ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
+        var cursor = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+        const float radius = 5f;
+        const float spacing = 16f;
+        var totalWidth = (TotalSteps - 1) * spacing;
+        var startX = cursor.X + avail.X - totalWidth - radius;
 
-        DrawCard(
-            "privacy-first",
-            cardWidth,
-            cardHeight,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Heading,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Description,
-            null,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Apply,
-            ApplyPrivacyFirst
-        );
-
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-
-        DrawCard(
-            "casual",
-            cardWidth,
-            cardHeight,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Heading,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Description,
-            null,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Apply,
-            ApplyCasual
-        );
-
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-
-        DrawCard(
-            "full-history",
-            cardWidth,
-            cardHeight,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Heading,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Description,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_GdprWarning,
-            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Apply,
-            ApplyFullHistory
+        for (var i = 0; i < TotalSteps; i++)
+        {
+            var color = (i + 1) == _state.CurrentStep ? ForgeBronze : ForgeBronzeDim;
+            var packed = ImGui.GetColorU32(color);
+            draw.AddCircleFilled(
+                new Vector2(startX + i * spacing, cursor.Y + radius),
+                radius,
+                packed
             );
         }
 
-    private void DrawCard(
-        string id,
-        float width,
-        float height,
-        string heading,
-        string description,
-        string? warning,
-        string buttonLabel,
-        Action onApply
-    )
-    {
-        using var child = ImRaii.Child($"##wizard-card-{id}", new Vector2(width, height), true);
-        if (!child.Success)
-            return;
+        // Reserve vertical space the circles consumed so the next widget starts below them.
+        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, radius * 2));
+    }
+
+    private void DrawFooter(bool showBack, bool showSkip, string primaryLabel, Action onPrimary)
+    {
+        var spacing = ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y;
+        var primaryWidth =
+            ImGui.CalcTextSize(primaryLabel).X + ImGui.GetStyle().FramePadding.X * 2 + 16f;
+        var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
+
+        // Push the footer to the bottom of the window so step contents
+        // above can size themselves with GetContentRegionAvail().
+        var lineHeight = ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
+        var pushDown = avail.Y - lineHeight - spacing;
+        if (pushDown > 0)
+            ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, pushDown));
 
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted(heading);
-        ImGui.Spacing();
         ImGui.Separator();
         ImGui.Spacing();
 
-        ImGui.TextWrapped(description);
-
-        if (warning is not null)
+        if (showBack)
         {
-            ImGui.Spacing();
-            ImGuiUtil.WarningText(warning);
+            if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Wizard_Nav_Back))
+                _state.CurrentStep = Math.Max(1, _state.CurrentStep - 1);
+            ImGui.SameLine();
         }
 
-        // Push the button to the bottom of the card.
-        var lineHeight = ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
-        var remaining = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y - lineHeight;
-        if (remaining > 0)
-            ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, remaining));
-
-        if (ImGui.Button($"{buttonLabel}##{id}", new Vector2(-1, 0)))
+        if (showSkip)
         {
-            onApply();
+            if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Skip_Label))
+            {
+                // Skip path = matches today's Cancel path: mark first-run
+                // complete, save, close. No CommitPending — the user said
+                // 'decide later', so existing config stays as-is.
                 Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
                 Plugin.SaveConfig();
                 IsOpen = false;
             }
+            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                ImGuiUtil.Tooltip(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Skip_Tooltip);
+        }
+
+        // Right-align the primary action button.
+        var rightX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX() + ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - primaryWidth;
+        if (rightX > ImGui.GetCursorPosX())
+            ImGui.SameLine(rightX);
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Button, ForgeBronze))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, ForgeBronze))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, ForgeBronze))
+        {
+            if (ImGui.Button($"{primaryLabel}##wizard-primary"))
+                onPrimary();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawStepWelcome()
+    {
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Title);
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Banner is opt-in: the full silhouette dominates the wizard window
+        // at the default size, so the TreeNode is folded by default and the
+        // onboarding copy stays the primary focus. Mirrors the pre-rewrite
+        // collapsible anchor from v1.5.1.
+        using (var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge"))
+        {
+            if (tree.Success)
+            {
+                using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+                {
+                    // CalcTextSize must run inside the MonoFont push so the
+                    // measurement matches the glyph width actually used for
+                    // rendering.
+                    var bannerSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+                    ImGui.SetCursorPosX((ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X - bannerSize.X) * 0.5f);
+                    ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Subtitle);
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step1_Footer_Hint);
+
+        DrawFooter(
+            showBack: false,
+            showSkip: true,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Nav_Next,
+            () => _state.CurrentStep = 2
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void DrawStepPrivacy()
+    {
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step2_Title);
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Reserve footer height (separator + spacing + button row) so the
+        // 2x2 grid uses the rest of the window.
+        var footerReserve =
+            ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()
+            + ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y * 3
+            + ImGui.GetTextLineHeight();
+        var grid = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
+        var cardWidth = (grid.X - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X) / 2f;
+        var cardHeight = (grid.Y - footerReserve - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y) / 2f;
+
+        // Top row.
+        DrawProfileCard(
+            PrivacyProfile.PrivacyFirst,
+            "🔒",
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Heading,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Description,
+            recommended: false,
+            cardWidth,
+            cardHeight
+        );
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        DrawProfileCard(
+            PrivacyProfile.Casual,
+            "💬",
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Heading,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Description,
+            recommended: true,
+            cardWidth,
+            cardHeight
+        );
+
+        // Bottom row.
+        DrawProfileCard(
+            PrivacyProfile.Roleplay,
+            "🎭",
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Description,
+            recommended: false,
+            cardWidth,
+            cardHeight
+        );
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        DrawProfileCard(
+            PrivacyProfile.FullHistory,
+            "📚",
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Heading,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Description,
+            recommended: false,
+            cardWidth,
+            cardHeight
+        );
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.TextDisabled(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step2_RecommendedFooter);
+
+        DrawFooter(
+            showBack: true,
+            showSkip: true,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Nav_Next,
+            () => _state.CurrentStep = 3
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void DrawProfileCard(
+        PrivacyProfile profile,
+        string emoji,
+        string heading,
+        string description,
+        bool recommended,
+        float width,
+        float height
+    )
+    {
+        var isSelected = _state.PendingProfile == profile;
+        // GetStyleColorVec4 returns a pointer to the live style entry in
+        // Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui, which would require unsafe. Use the U32
+        // packed-colour overload of PushColor for the default branch so we
+        // can stay in safe code while still matching the current border.
+        var borderColor = isSelected
+            ? ImGui.GetColorU32(ForgeBronze)
+            : ImGui.GetColorU32(ImGuiCol.Border);
+
+        using var _border = ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Border, borderColor);
+        using var child = ImRaii.Child(
+            $"##profile-card-{profile}",
+            new Vector2(width, height),
+            true
+        );
+        if (!child.Success)
+            return;
+
+        // InvisibleButton over the full card area, then SetCursorScreenPos
+        // back to draw the heading/description content on top. Selectable
+        // would be semantically wrong here — the card is a standalone
+        // choice tile, not a list-item inside a list/menu. The button
+        // takes the click for the entire card area, and IsItemHovered()
+        // on it (if we wire one up later) would naturally cover the full
+        // tile. Visual feedback comes from the border colour above.
+        var startPos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+        var cardArea = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
+        if (ImGui.InvisibleButton($"##profile-hit-{profile}", cardArea))
+            _state.PendingProfile = profile;
+
+        ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(startPos);
+
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted($"{emoji}  {heading}{(recommended ? "  ★" : string.Empty)}");
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.TextWrapped(description);
+    }
+
+    private void DrawStepPowerSettings()
+    {
+        // Seed only the two recommendation fields here. Other fields remain
+        // null until the user touches the corresponding control.
+        // Spec FR-4: the wizard explicitly recommends LoadPreviousSession =
+        // true and FilterIncludePreviousSessions = true (Config defaults are
+        // false). The other four fields (AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload,
+        // UseCompactDensity, PrettierTimestamps, Theme) follow the generic
+        // null-semantics from Spec Z.176: a null pending means the user did
+        // not touch that control, so CommitPending must not write back. They
+        // are read live from Plugin.Config below for the ImGui ref-binding
+        // but never seeded into Pending* without a user gesture.
+        _state.PendingLoadPreviousSession ??= true;
+        _state.PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions ??= true;
+
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_Title);
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // History section.
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ForgeBronze))
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_Section_History);
+
+        var loadPrev = _state.PendingLoadPreviousSession ?? true;
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label, ref loadPrev))
+        {
+            _state.PendingLoadPreviousSession = loadPrev;
+            // Mirror the DataManagement coupling: turning load-previous on
+            // also turns filter-include on (otherwise old messages bypass
+            // the filter chain), and turning filter-include off forces
+            // load-previous off. Same idiom as Ui/SettingsTabs/DataManagement.cs:182-200.
+            if (loadPrev)
+                _state.PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions = true;
+        }
+
+        var filterPrev = _state.PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions ?? true;
+        if (
+            ImGui.Checkbox(
+                HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_FilterIncludePreviousSessions_Label,
+                ref filterPrev
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            _state.PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions = filterPrev;
+            if (!filterPrev)
+                _state.PendingLoadPreviousSession = false;
+        }
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Tell-Tabs section.
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ForgeBronze))
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_Section_TellTabs);
+
+        var preload =
+            _state.PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload ?? Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+        if (
+            ImGui.SliderInt(
+                HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload_Label,
+                ref preload,
+                0,
+                100
+            )
+        )
+            _state.PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = preload;
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Visual section.
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ForgeBronze))
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_Section_Visual);
+
+        var compact = _state.PendingUseCompactDensity ?? Plugin.Config.UseCompactDensity;
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label, ref compact))
+            _state.PendingUseCompactDensity = compact;
+
+        var pretty = _state.PendingPrettierTimestamps ?? Plugin.Config.PrettierTimestamps;
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label, ref pretty))
+            _state.PendingPrettierTimestamps = pretty;
+
+        // Theme dropdown — built-ins only. Custom themes are power-user
+        // territory and would clutter the first-run flow.
+        var currentSlug = _state.PendingTheme ?? Plugin.Config.Theme;
+        var builtIns = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.AllBuiltIns().ToList();
+        var currentIndex = builtIns.FindIndex(t =>
+            string.Equals(t.Slug, currentSlug, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        );
+        if (currentIndex < 0)
+            currentIndex = 0;
+
+        using (
+            var combo = ImRaii.Combo(
+                HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_Theme_Label,
+                builtIns[currentIndex].Name
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            if (combo.Success)
+            {
+                for (var i = 0; i < builtIns.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    var isSelected = i == currentIndex;
+                    if (ImGui.Selectable(builtIns[i].Name, isSelected))
+                        _state.PendingTheme = builtIns[i].Slug;
+                    if (isSelected)
+                        ImGui.SetItemDefaultFocus();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        DrawFooter(
+            showBack: true,
+            showSkip: true,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Nav_Next,
+            () => _state.CurrentStep = 4
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void DrawStepDone()
+    {
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Title);
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // ✓ symbol, centred-ish via dummy padding.
+        var checkmark = "✓";
+        var checkSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(checkmark);
+        var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
+        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2((avail.X - checkSize.X) * 0.5f, 0));
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ForgeBronze))
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(checkmark);
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.Separator();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Summary card.
+        using (var summary = ImRaii.Child("##wizard-summary", new Vector2(-1, 130), true))
+        {
+            if (summary.Success)
+            {
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_SummaryHeading);
+                ImGui.Spacing();
+                ImGui.Separator();
+                ImGui.Spacing();
+
+                var profileLabel = _state.PendingProfile switch
+                {
+                    PrivacyProfile.PrivacyFirst =>
+                        HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_PrivacyFirst_Heading,
+                    PrivacyProfile.Casual => HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Casual_Heading,
+                    PrivacyProfile.Roleplay => HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_Roleplay_Heading,
+                    PrivacyProfile.FullHistory => HellionStrings.Wizard_Profile_FullHistory_Heading,
+                    _ => HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged,
+                };
+                ImGui.TextWrapped(
+                    string.Format(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_Profile, profileLabel)
+                );
+
+                var historyLabel =
+                    (_state.PendingLoadPreviousSession ?? false)
+                        ? HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_LoadPreviousSession_Label
+                        : HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_Unchanged;
+                ImGui.TextWrapped(
+                    string.Format(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_History, historyLabel)
+                );
+
+                var preloadValue =
+                    _state.PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload
+                    ?? Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+                ImGui.TextWrapped(
+                    string.Format(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_TellTabs, preloadValue)
+                );
+
+                var compact = _state.PendingUseCompactDensity ?? Plugin.Config.UseCompactDensity;
+                var pretty = _state.PendingPrettierTimestamps ?? Plugin.Config.PrettierTimestamps;
+                var themeSlug = _state.PendingTheme ?? Plugin.Config.Theme;
+                var themeName = Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Get(themeSlug).Name;
+                var visualParts = new List<string>();
+                if (compact)
+                    visualParts.Add(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_UseCompactDensity_Label);
+                if (pretty)
+                    visualParts.Add(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step3_PrettierTimestamps_Label);
+                visualParts.Add(themeName);
+                ImGui.TextWrapped(
+                    string.Format(
+                        HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_Summary_Visual,
+                        string.Join(", ", visualParts)
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+
+        // Inline FR-3 hint with placeholder for preload count.
+        var preloadForHint =
+            _state.PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload ?? Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload;
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ForgeBronze))
+            ImGui.TextWrapped(string.Format(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_TestHint, preloadForHint));
+
+        ImGui.Spacing();
+        ImGui.TextDisabled(HellionStrings.Wizard_Step4_SettingsHint);
+
+        DrawFooter(
+            showBack: true,
+            showSkip: false,
+            HellionStrings.Wizard_Nav_Finish,
+            () =>
+            {
+                CommitPending();
+                Plugin.Config.FirstRunCompleted = true;
+                Plugin.SaveConfig();
+                IsOpen = false;
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Writes only non-null pending values back to Config. A null pending
+    // means the user did not touch that step's control, so the existing
+    // Config value is preserved. Theme switch goes through ThemeRegistry
+    // so the active palette updates live for the rest of the session.
+    internal void CommitPending()
+    {
+        switch (_state.PendingProfile)
+        {
+            case PrivacyProfile.PrivacyFirst:
+                ApplyPrivacyFirst();
+                break;
+            case PrivacyProfile.Casual:
+                ApplyCasual();
+                break;
+            case PrivacyProfile.Roleplay:
+                ApplyRoleplay();
+                break;
+            case PrivacyProfile.FullHistory:
+                ApplyFullHistory();
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if (_state.PendingLoadPreviousSession.HasValue)
+            Plugin.Config.LoadPreviousSession = _state.PendingLoadPreviousSession.Value;
+
+        if (_state.PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions.HasValue)
+            Plugin.Config.FilterIncludePreviousSessions = _state
+                .PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions
+                .Value;
+
+        if (_state.PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload.HasValue)
+            Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsHistoryPreload = _state
+                .PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload
+                .Value;
+
+        if (_state.PendingUseCompactDensity.HasValue)
+            Plugin.Config.UseCompactDensity = _state.PendingUseCompactDensity.Value;
+
+        if (_state.PendingPrettierTimestamps.HasValue)
+            Plugin.Config.PrettierTimestamps = _state.PendingPrettierTimestamps.Value;
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_state.PendingTheme))
+        {
+            Plugin.Config.Theme = _state.PendingTheme;
+            Plugin.ThemeRegistry.Switch(_state.PendingTheme);
+        }
     }
 
     private void ApplyPrivacyFirst()
@@ -160,6 +614,20 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
         Plugin.Config.RetentionPerChannelDays = policy;
     }
 
+    private void ApplyRoleplay()
+    {
+        Plugin.Config.PrivacyFilterEnabled = true;
+        Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistChannels = [.. PrivacyDefaults.RoleplayWhitelist];
+        Plugin.Config.PrivacyPersistUnknownChannels = false;
+
+        Plugin.Config.RetentionEnabled = true;
+        Plugin.Config.RetentionDefaultDays = 30;
+        var policy = PrivacyDefaults.DefaultRetentionDays.ToDictionary(p => p.Key, p => p.Value);
+        foreach (var (type, days) in PrivacyDefaults.RoleplayRetentionOverrides)
+            policy[type] = days;
+        Plugin.Config.RetentionPerChannelDays = policy;
+    }
+
     private void ApplyFullHistory()
     {
         // Full history = upstream Chat 2 behavior. Filter off, retention off,
@@ -171,4 +639,34 @@ public sealed class FirstRunWizard : Window
         Plugin.Config.RetentionEnabled = false;
         Plugin.Config.RetentionPerChannelDays.Clear();
     }
+
+    // Test-only entry point so SelfTests/WizardStateSmokeStep can advance
+    // the state machine without spawning ImGui input events.
+    internal void TestOnly_AdvanceTo(int step) =>
+        _state.CurrentStep = Math.Clamp(step, 1, TotalSteps);
+
+    // Test-only setter so the smoke-test can pin a profile selection
+    // without driving the ImGui card-click path.
+    internal void TestOnly_SetPendingProfile(PrivacyProfile profile) =>
+        _state.PendingProfile = profile;
+
+    internal enum PrivacyProfile
+    {
+        PrivacyFirst,
+        Casual,
+        Roleplay,
+        FullHistory,
+    }
+
+    private sealed class WizardState
+    {
+        public int CurrentStep { get; set; } = 1;
+        public PrivacyProfile? PendingProfile { get; set; }
+        public bool? PendingLoadPreviousSession { get; set; }
+        public bool? PendingFilterIncludePreviousSessions { get; set; }
+        public int? PendingAutoTellTabsHistoryPreload { get; set; }
+        public bool? PendingUseCompactDensity { get; set; }
+        public bool? PendingPrettierTimestamps { get; set; }
+        public string? PendingTheme { get; set; }
+    }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/HellionStyle.cs

@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@ internal static class HellionStyle
         var alphaByte = (uint)Math.Clamp((int)(windowOpacity * 255f), 0x55, 0xFF);
         var windowBgWithAlpha = (c.WindowBg & 0xFFFFFF00u) | alphaByte;
 
-        // ChildBg alpha: child areas rendered inside ChatLogWindow would
-        // multiply their alpha with WindowBg, making 50% opacity appear
-        // ~75% solid. At full opacity the theme's alpha is preserved; below
-        // it ChildBg goes fully transparent so only WindowBg sets the final
-        // coverage.
-        var childBgAlpha = windowOpacity >= 0.999f ? (c.ChildBg & 0xFFu) : 0u;
-        var childBgWithAlpha = (c.ChildBg & 0xFFFFFF00u) | childBgAlpha;
+        // ChildBg alpha resolution lives in HellionStyleHelpers so the
+        // threshold logic can be covered by a pure-helper test in the
+        // build suite.
+        var childBgWithAlpha = HellionStyleHelpers.ResolveChildBgAlpha(c.ChildBg, windowOpacity);
 
         // Layout
         stack.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowRounding, l.WindowRounding);

HellionChat/Ui/HellionStyleHelpers.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace HellionChat.Ui;
+
+internal static class HellionStyleHelpers
+{
+    // Child surfaces are drawn over WindowBg, so at partial window opacity
+    // the theme's own ChildBg alpha would double-multiply and read too solid.
+    // Above ~full opacity we preserve the theme alpha; below it we wipe to 0
+    // so WindowBg alone carries the coverage. The 0.999f threshold is a
+    // float-imprecision guard around the user-facing 100% slider value.
+    // TEST-MIRROR: ../../Hellion Build test/_Helpers/HellionStyleHelpersTests.cs
+    public static uint ResolveChildBgAlpha(uint themeChildBgRgba, float windowOpacity)
+    {
+        var alphaPreserved = windowOpacity >= 0.999f;
+        var childBgAlpha = alphaPreserved ? (themeChildBgRgba & 0xFFu) : 0u;
+        return (themeChildBgRgba & 0xFFFFFF00u) | childBgAlpha;
+    }
+}

HellionChat/Ui/Popout.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Style;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     private readonly ChatLogWindow ChatLogWindow;
     private readonly Tab Tab;
     private readonly int Idx;
+    private readonly ILogger<Popout> _logger;
 
     private long FrameTime;
     private long LastActivityTime = Environment.TickCount64;
@@ -23,12 +25,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
     // Exposed so AutoTellTabsService can locate this window during LRU eviction.
     internal Guid TabIdentifier => Tab.Identifier;
 
-    public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx)
+    public Popout(ChatLogWindow chatLogWindow, Tab tab, int idx, ILogger<Popout> logger)
         : base($"{tab.Name}##popout")
     {
         ChatLogWindow = chatLogWindow;
         Tab = tab;
         Idx = idx;
+        _logger = logger;
 
         Size = new Vector2(350, 350);
         SizeCondition = ImGuiCond.FirstUseEver;
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         {
             Plugin.Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = true;
             ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SaveConfig();
-            Plugin.Log.Debug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
+            _logger.LogDebug("Pop-Out input hint dismissed");
             if (openSettings)
                 ChatLogWindow.Plugin.SettingsWindow.Toggle();
         }
@@ -214,13 +217,13 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (Tab.HideInBattle && CurrentHideState == HideState.None && Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.Battle;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Battle");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Battle");
         }
 
         if (CurrentHideState is HideState.Battle && !Plugin.InBattle)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle -> None");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Battle -> None");
         }
 
         if (
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             if (ChatLogWindow.Plugin.Functions.Chat.CheckHideFlags())
             {
                 CurrentHideState = HideState.Cutscene;
-                Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Cutscene");
+                _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: None -> Cutscene");
             }
         }
 
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
             && !Plugin.GposeActive
         )
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            _logger.LogTrace(
                 $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: {CurrentHideState} -> None (cutscene/gpose ended)"
             );
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.Cutscene && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.CutsceneOverride;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose(
+            _logger.LogTrace(
                 $"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: Cutscene -> CutsceneOverride (user activate)"
             );
         }
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ internal class Popout : Window
         if (CurrentHideState == HideState.User && ChatLogWindow.Activate)
         {
             CurrentHideState = HideState.None;
-            Plugin.Log.Verbose($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: User -> None (activate)");
+            _logger.LogTrace($"Popout HideState [{Tab.Name}]: User -> None (activate)");
         }
 
         return CurrentHideState is HideState.Cutscene or HideState.User or HideState.Battle

HellionChat/Ui/SeStringDebugger.cs

@@ -29,21 +29,13 @@ public class SeStringDebugger : Window
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = false;
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
-
-#if DEBUG
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false).Execute += Toggle;
-#endif
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-#if DEBUG
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellionSeString", showInHelp: false).Execute -= Toggle;
-#endif
+        // Slash-command tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
-    private void Toggle(string _, string __) => Toggle();
-
     public override void Draw()
     {
         if (Plugin.MessageManager.LastMessage.Sender == null)

HellionChat/Ui/Settings.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Dalamud.Utility;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
     private SettingsView View = SettingsView.Overview;
     private readonly SettingsOverview Overview;
 
-    internal SettingsWindow(Plugin plugin)
+    internal SettingsWindow(Plugin plugin, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         : base($"{Language.Settings_Title.Format(Plugin.PluginName)}###chat2-settings")
     {
         Flags = ImGuiWindowFlags.NoScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoScrollWithMouse;
@@ -45,13 +46,13 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         Tabs =
         [
             new General(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new ThemeAndLayout(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new FontsAndColours(Plugin, Mutable),
+            new ThemeAndLayout(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<ThemeAndLayout>()),
+            new FontsAndColours(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<FontsAndColours>()),
             new SettingsTabs.Window(Plugin, Mutable),
             new Chat(Plugin, Mutable),
             new SettingsTabs.Tabs(Plugin, Mutable),
             new SettingsTabs.Privacy(Plugin, Mutable),
-            new DataManagement(Plugin, Mutable),
+            new DataManagement(Plugin, Mutable, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<DataManagement>()),
             new SettingsTabs.Integrations(Plugin, Mutable),
             new Information(Mutable),
         ];
@@ -60,23 +61,11 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         DisableWindowSounds = true;
 
         Initialise();
-
-        Plugin
-            .Commands.Register("/hellion", "Perform various actions with Hellion Chat.")
-            .Execute += Command;
-        Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi += Toggle;
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi -= Toggle;
-        Plugin.Commands.Register("/hellion").Execute -= Command;
-    }
-
-    private void Command(string command, string args)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
-            Toggle();
+        // Slash-command + OpenConfigUi tear-down moved to Plugin.TearDownCommands.
     }
 
     private void Initialise()
@@ -199,12 +188,12 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
             );
 
             if (ImGui.Button(buttonLabel2))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/infiii");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/infiii");
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
 
             if (ImGui.Button(buttonLabel))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/lojewalo");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://ko-fi.com/lojewalo");
         }
 
         if (!save)
@@ -240,7 +229,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsWindow : Dalamud.Interface.Windowing.Window
         }
 
         if (fontChanged || fontSizeChanged || italicStateChanged)
-            Plugin.FontManager.BuildFonts();
+            Plugin.FontManager.RebuildDelegateFonts();
 
         if (languageChanged)
             Plugin.LanguageChanged(Plugin.Interface.UiLanguage);

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsOverview.cs

@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         // 110f accommodates two-line subtexts; wrap width is matched in DrawCard.
         var cardHeight = 110f;
 
+        // One draw-list lookup per frame instead of one per card.
+        var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
         var cardDefs = BuildCardDefs();
         for (var i = 0; i < cardDefs.Length; i++)
         {
             var (icon, title, subtext) = cardDefs[i];
-            DrawCard(i, icon, title, subtext, cardWidth, cardHeight);
+            DrawCard(i, icon, title, subtext, cardWidth, cardHeight, drawList);
 
             if ((i + 1) % columns != 0 && i != cardDefs.Length - 1)
                 ImGui.SameLine();
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         string title,
         string subtext,
         float w,
-        float h
+        float h,
+        ImDrawListPtr drawList
     )
     {
         // BeginGroup makes the card a single layout item so SameLine works
@@ -108,8 +111,7 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
         var hovered = ImGui.IsItemHovered();
         var bgColor = hovered ? 0xFF22303Fu : 0xFF1A2538u;
 
-        var draw = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
-        draw.AddRectFilled(cursorBefore, cursorBefore + new Vector2(w, h), bgColor, 4f);
+        drawList.AddRectFilled(cursorBefore, cursorBefore + new Vector2(w, h), bgColor, 4f);
 
         var iconPos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 12f);
         var titlePos = cursorBefore + new Vector2(16f, 40f);
@@ -120,15 +122,15 @@ internal sealed class SettingsOverview
 
         using (_window.Plugin.FontManager.FontAwesome.Push())
         {
-            draw.AddText(iconPos, titleColor, icon.ToIconString());
+            drawList.AddText(iconPos, titleColor, icon.ToIconString());
         }
 
-        draw.AddText(titlePos, titleColor, title);
+        drawList.AddText(titlePos, titleColor, title);
 
         // Subtext wraps at card inner width (16px padding each side) via DrawList
         // to avoid expanding the group bounds and breaking SameLine in the card row.
         var subtextWrapWidth = w - 32f;
-        draw.AddText(
+        drawList.AddText(
             ImGui.GetFont(),
             ImGui.GetFontSize(),
             subtextPos,

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Chat.cs

@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ internal sealed class Chat : ISettingsTab
                 );
                 ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(Language.Options_CollapseDuplicateMsgUniqueLink_Description);
             }
+
+            ImGui.Checkbox(
+                HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Name,
+                ref Mutable.SymbolPickerEnabled
+            );
+            ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Chat_SymbolPicker_Enable_Description);
         }
     }
 

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/DataManagement.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using HellionChat.Export;
 using HellionChat.Privacy;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<DataManagement> _logger;
 
     public string Name =>
         HellionStrings.Settings_Card_DataManagement_Title + "###tabs-datamanagement";
@@ -136,10 +138,11 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
         ),
     ];
 
-    internal DataManagement(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
+    internal DataManagement(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable, ILogger<DataManagement> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = mutable;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Unable to delete old database");
+                        _logger.LogError(e, "Unable to delete old database");
                         WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                             Language.Options_Database_Old_Delete_Error,
                             NotificationType.Error
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.Config.RetentionLastRunAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
                 Plugin.SaveConfig();
 
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Manual retention run deleted {deleted} expired messages.");
 
                 if (deleted > 0)
                 {
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                             .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                     )
                     {
-                        Plugin.Log.Warning(
+                        _logger.LogWarning(
                             "Retention sweep: framework refresh timed out after 5s."
                         );
                     }
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Manual retention run failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Manual retention run failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Retention_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
+            _logger.LogError(e, "Failed to compute cleanup preview");
             WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
                 HellionStrings.Cleanup_PreviewError,
                 NotificationType.Error
@@ -587,7 +590,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             try
             {
                 var deleted = Plugin.MessageManager.Store.CleanupRetainOnly(allowed);
-                Plugin.Log.Information($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Privacy cleanup: deleted {deleted} messages");
 
                 if (
                     !Plugin
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                         .Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
                 )
                 {
-                    Plugin.Log.Warning("Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s.");
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Privacy cleanup: framework refresh timed out after 5s.");
                 }
 
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(
@@ -609,7 +612,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Privacy cleanup failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Cleanup_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Error(e, "Export failed");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Export failed");
                 WrapperUtil.AddNotification(HellionStrings.Export_Error, NotificationType.Error);
             }
             finally
@@ -849,7 +852,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 )
             )
             {
-                Plugin.Log.Warning("Clearing messages from database");
+                _logger.LogWarning("Clearing messages from database");
                 Plugin.MessageManager.Store.ClearMessages();
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
 
@@ -907,7 +910,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
     private void InsertMessages(int count)
     {
-        Plugin.Log.Info($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
+        _logger.LogInformation($"Inserting {count} messages due to user request");
 
         var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
         var playerName = Plugin.PlayerState.CharacterName;
@@ -952,7 +955,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         var elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"Crafted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -962,7 +965,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
 
         elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
         stopwatch.Stop();
-        Plugin.Log.Info(
+        _logger.LogInformation(
             $"Upserted {count} messages in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
         );
 
@@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.ClearAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                _logger.LogInformation(
                     $"Cleared {Plugin.Config.Tabs.Count} tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })
@@ -986,7 +989,7 @@ internal sealed class DataManagement : ISettingsTab
                 Plugin.MessageManager.FilterAllTabs();
                 elapsedTicks = stopwatch.ElapsedTicks;
                 stopwatch.Stop();
-                Plugin.Log.Info(
+                _logger.LogInformation(
                     $"Fetched and filtered all tabs in {elapsedTicks} ticks ({elapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond}ms)"
                 );
             })

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/FontsAndColours.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace HellionChat.Ui.SettingsTabs;
 
@@ -14,14 +15,16 @@ internal sealed class FontsAndColours : ISettingsTab
 {
     private Plugin Plugin { get; }
     private Configuration Mutable { get; }
+    private readonly ILogger<FontsAndColours> _logger;
 
     public string Name =>
         HellionStrings.Settings_Card_FontsAndColours_Title + "###tabs-fontsandcolours";
 
-    internal FontsAndColours(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable)
+    internal FontsAndColours(Plugin plugin, Configuration mutable, ILogger<FontsAndColours> logger)
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         Mutable = mutable;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public void Draw(bool changed)
@@ -312,6 +315,6 @@ internal sealed class FontsAndColours : ISettingsTab
         }
         Plugin.SaveConfig();
         GlobalParametersCache.Refresh();
-        Plugin.Log.Debug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
+        _logger.LogDebug($"Applied chat colour preset: {preset.DisplayName}");
     }
 }

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Information.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+using HellionChat.Branding;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
     {
         using var wrap = ImRaii.TextWrapPos(0.0f);
 
+        DrawHellionForgeSection();
+        ImGui.Spacing();
         DrawVersionInfoSection();
         ImGui.Spacing();
         DrawAboutSection();
@@ -65,6 +68,20 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
         DrawChangelogSection();
     }
 
+    // Provenance anchor — folded by default so the tab opens to the
+    // version-info section as before. Expands to show the full Hellion
+    // Forge silhouette in monospace.
+    private void DrawHellionForgeSection()
+    {
+        using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode("Hellion Forge");
+        if (!tree.Success)
+            return;
+
+        using (ImRaii.PushIndent(ImGui.GetStyle().IndentSpacing, false))
+        using (Plugin.Interface.UiBuilder.MonoFontHandle.Push())
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionForgeAscii.FoxBanner);
+    }
+
     private void DrawVersionInfoSection()
     {
         using var tree = ImRaii.TreeNode(HellionStrings.Settings_Information_VersionInfo_Heading);
@@ -97,7 +114,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(Language.Options_About_Github_Issues);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "githubIssues"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(
                     "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues"
                 );
         }
@@ -116,7 +133,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.About_Maintainer_Website_Label);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "hellionMedia"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://hellion-media.de");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://hellion-media.de");
 
             ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(10.0f);
 
@@ -137,7 +154,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(HellionStrings.About_BuiltOn_Upstream_Label);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "chatTwoUpstream"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo");
+                Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink("https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo");
 
             ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(10.0f);
 

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Integrations.cs

@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
             {
                 ImGui.TextWrapped(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_ToggleHint);
             }
+
+            if (
+                ImGui.Checkbox(
+                    HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Toggle,
+                    ref Mutable.ShowHonorificGlow
+                )
+            )
+            {
+                Plugin.SaveConfig();
+            }
+            ImGuiUtil.HelpMarker(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_Glow_Hint);
         }
 
         // Honorific has no LICENSE in its repo so we link upstream and author
@@ -79,12 +90,12 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
         ImGui.Spacing();
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkRepo))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificRepo);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificRepo);
         }
         ImGui.SameLine();
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_Honorific_LinkAuthor))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificAuthor);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(IntegrationLinks.HonorificAuthor);
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,7 +204,7 @@ internal sealed class Integrations : ISettingsTab
 
         if (ImGui.Button(HellionStrings.Settings_Integrations_GotAnIdea_LinkLabel))
         {
-            Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink(BrandingLinks.HellionForgeDiscordInvite);
+            Plugin.PlatformUtil.OpenLink(BrandingLinks.HellionForgeDiscordInvite);
         }
     }