diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f4744b0..f4e8519 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ version = "0.29.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d8b9f2e4c67f833b660cdb0a3523065869fb35570177239812ed4c905aeff87b"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "bitflags 2.11.0",
  "crossterm_winapi",
  "derive_more",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e3e1cf..64dbf8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
+crossterm = { version = "0.29", features = ["event-stream", "bracketed-paste", "osc52"] }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 figment = { version = "0.10", features = ["env"] }
 dirs = "6"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 json5 = "1.3"
 
-crossterm = { version = "0.29", features = ["event-stream"] }
 ratatui = { version = "0.30", features = ["unstable-rendered-line-info"] }
 tui-markdown = { git = "https://github.com/koverstreet/tui-markdown", subdirectory = "tui-markdown" }
 tui-textarea = { version = "0.10.2", package = "tui-textarea-2" }
diff --git a/src/agent/mod.rs b/src/agent/mod.rs
index da1816b..695569f 100644
--- a/src/agent/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/mod.rs
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ impl Agent {
     ) {
         let mut nodes = Vec::new();
         for (call, output) in &results {
+            if call.name == "yield_to_user" { continue; }
             ds.had_tool_calls = true;
             if output.starts_with("Error:") { ds.tool_errors += 1; }
             nodes.push(Self::make_tool_result_node(call, output));
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/control.rs b/src/agent/tools/control.rs
index 3dff813..6090f43 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/control.rs
+++ b/src/agent/tools/control.rs
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ pub(super) fn tools() -> [super::Tool; 3] {
                })) },
         Tool { name: "yield_to_user",
                description: "Wait for user input before continuing. The only way to enter a waiting state.",
-               parameters_json: r#"{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string","description":"Optional status message"}}}"#,
-               handler: Arc::new(|agent, v| Box::pin(async move {
-                   let msg = v.get("message").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("Waiting for input.");
+               parameters_json: r#"{"type":"object","properties":{}}"#,
+               handler: Arc::new(|agent, _| Box::pin(async move {
                    if let Some(agent) = agent {
-                       let mut a = agent.state.lock().await;
-                       a.pending_yield = true;
+                       agent.state.lock().await.pending_yield = true;
                    }
-                   Ok(format!("Yielding. {}", msg))
+                   Ok(String::new())
                })) },
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/tools/mod.rs b/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
index 41d0e41..55fe311 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/tools/mod.rs
@@ -246,10 +246,7 @@ pub fn summarize_args(tool_name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value) -> String {
                 entry.to_string()
             }
         }
-        "yield_to_user" => args["message"]
-            .as_str()
-            .unwrap_or("")
-            .to_string(),
+        "yield_to_user" => String::new(),
         "switch_model" => args["model"]
             .as_str()
             .unwrap_or("")
diff --git a/src/mind/mod.rs b/src/mind/mod.rs
index 8426ef1..2241ea2 100644
--- a/src/mind/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mind/mod.rs
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ impl Mind {
             };
 
             let mut cmds = Vec::new();
+            let mut dmn_expired = false;
 
             tokio::select! {
                 biased;
@@ -526,17 +527,15 @@ impl Mind {
                     }
 
                     cmds.push(MindCommand::Compact);
+                    /*
+                     * Broken since the AST context window conversion:
                     if !self.config.no_agents {
                         cmds.push(MindCommand::Score);
                     }
+                    */
                 }
 
-                _ = tokio::time::sleep(timeout), if !has_input => {
-                    let tick = self.shared.lock().unwrap().dmn_tick();
-                    if let Some((prompt, target)) = tick {
-                        self.start_turn(&prompt, target).await;
-                    }
-                }
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(timeout), if !has_input => dmn_expired = true,
             }
 
             if !self.config.no_agents {
@@ -562,6 +561,14 @@ impl Mind {
             if let Some(text) = pending {
                 self.start_turn(&text, StreamTarget::Conversation).await;
             }
+            /*
+            else if dmn_expired {
+                let tick = self.shared.lock().unwrap().dmn_tick();
+                if let Some((prompt, target)) = tick {
+                    self.start_turn(&prompt, target).await;
+                }
+            }
+            */
 
             self.run_commands(cmds).await;
         }
diff --git a/src/mind/subconscious.rs b/src/mind/subconscious.rs
index a4cc7d9..a35d586 100644
--- a/src/mind/subconscious.rs
+++ b/src/mind/subconscious.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ impl State {
     /// How long to wait before the next DMN prompt in this state.
     pub fn interval(&self) -> Duration {
         match self {
-            State::Engaged => Duration::from_secs(5),
             State::Working => Duration::from_secs(3),
+            State::Engaged => Duration::from_secs(5),
             State::Foraging => Duration::from_secs(30),
             State::Resting { .. } => Duration::from_secs(300),
             State::Paused | State::Off => Duration::from_secs(86400), // effectively never
diff --git a/src/user/chat.rs b/src/user/chat.rs
index d91576c..800bf2a 100644
--- a/src/user/chat.rs
+++ b/src/user/chat.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ use ratatui::{
     text::{Line, Span},
     widgets::{Block, Borders, Paragraph, Wrap},
     Frame,
-    crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind, MouseButton},
 };
+use ratatui::crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind, MouseButton};
+
 
 use super::{App, ScreenView, screen_legend};
 use crate::agent::context::{AstNode, NodeBody, Role, Ast};
@@ -158,6 +159,56 @@ enum ActivePane {
     Tools,
 }
 
+/// Text selection within a pane. Anchor is where the click started,
+/// cursor is where the mouse currently is. They may be in either order.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
+struct Selection {
+    anchor_line: usize,
+    anchor_col: usize,
+    cursor_line: usize,
+    cursor_col: usize,
+}
+
+impl Selection {
+    fn new(line: usize, col: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { anchor_line: line, anchor_col: col, cursor_line: line, cursor_col: col }
+    }
+
+    fn extend(&mut self, line: usize, col: usize) {
+        self.cursor_line = line;
+        self.cursor_col = col;
+    }
+
+    /// Normalized range: (start_line, start_col, end_line, end_col)
+    fn range(&self) -> (usize, usize, usize, usize) {
+        if (self.anchor_line, self.anchor_col) <= (self.cursor_line, self.cursor_col) {
+            (self.anchor_line, self.anchor_col, self.cursor_line, self.cursor_col)
+        } else {
+            (self.cursor_line, self.cursor_col, self.anchor_line, self.anchor_col)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn text(&self, lines: &[Line<'static>]) -> String {
+        let (start_line, start_col, end_line, end_col) = self.range();
+        let mut result = String::new();
+        for (i, line) in lines.iter().enumerate() {
+            if i < start_line || i > end_line { continue; }
+            let line_text: String = line.spans.iter().map(|s| s.content.as_ref()).collect();
+            let sc = if i == start_line { start_col } else { 0 };
+            let ec = if i == end_line { end_col } else { line_text.len() };
+            if sc < line_text.len() {
+                if let Some(selected) = line_text.get(sc..ec.min(line_text.len())) {
+                    if !result.is_empty() {
+                        result.push('\n');
+                    }
+                    result.push_str(selected);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
 fn strip_ansi(text: &str) -> String {
     let mut out = String::with_capacity(text.len());
     let mut chars = text.chars().peekable();
@@ -226,6 +277,7 @@ struct PaneState {
     pinned: bool,
     last_total_lines: u16,
     last_height: u16,
+    selection: Option<Selection>,
 }
 
 impl PaneState {
@@ -237,6 +289,7 @@ impl PaneState {
             md_buffer: String::new(), use_markdown,
             pending_marker: Marker::None, scroll: 0, pinned: false,
             last_total_lines: 0, last_height: 20,
+            selection: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -352,6 +405,56 @@ impl PaneState {
         }
         (lines, markers)
     }
+
+    /// Convert mouse coordinates (relative to pane) to line/column position.
+    fn mouse_to_position(&self, mouse_x: u16, mouse_y: u16, pane_height: u16) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
+        let (lines, _) = self.all_lines_with_markers();
+        if lines.is_empty() || self.cached_width == 0 { return None; }
+
+        // Build heights array (reuse cached where possible)
+        let n_committed = self.line_heights.len();
+        let mut heights: Vec<u16> = self.line_heights.clone();
+        for line in lines.iter().skip(n_committed) {
+            let h = Paragraph::new(line.clone())
+                .wrap(Wrap { trim: false })
+                .line_count(self.cached_width) as u16;
+            heights.push(h.max(1));
+        }
+
+        // Find the first visible line given current scroll
+        let (first, sub_scroll, _) = visible_range(&heights, self.scroll, pane_height);
+
+        // Walk from the first visible line, offset by sub_scroll
+        let mut row = -(sub_scroll as i32);
+        for line_idx in first..lines.len() {
+            let h = heights.get(line_idx).copied().unwrap_or(1) as i32;
+            if (mouse_y as i32) < row + h {
+                let line_text: String = lines[line_idx].spans.iter().map(|s| s.content.as_ref()).collect();
+                let col = (mouse_x as usize).min(line_text.len());
+                return Some((line_idx, col));
+            }
+            row += h;
+        }
+        Some((lines.len().saturating_sub(1), 0))
+    }
+
+    /// Set the selection start position.
+    fn start_selection(&mut self, line: usize, col: usize) {
+        self.selection = Some(Selection::new(line, col));
+    }
+
+    /// Update the selection end position.
+    fn extend_selection(&mut self, line: usize, col: usize) {
+        if let Some(ref mut sel) = self.selection {
+            sel.extend(line, col);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the selected text, or None if nothing is selected.
+    fn get_selection(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        let (lines, _) = self.all_lines_with_markers();
+        self.selection.as_ref().map(|sel| sel.text(&lines))
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct InteractScreen {
@@ -610,14 +713,83 @@ impl InteractScreen {
                 for (i, area) in self.pane_areas.iter().enumerate() {
                     if x >= area.x && x < area.x + area.width && y >= area.y && y < area.y + area.height {
                         self.active_pane = match i { 0 => ActivePane::Autonomous, 1 => ActivePane::Conversation, _ => ActivePane::Tools };
+                        let rel_x = x.saturating_sub(area.x);
+                        let rel_y = y.saturating_sub(area.y);
+                        self.selection_event(i, rel_x, rel_y, true);
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             }
+            MouseEventKind::Drag(MouseButton::Left) => {
+                let (x, y) = (mouse.column, mouse.row);
+                let i = match self.active_pane { ActivePane::Autonomous => 0, ActivePane::Conversation => 1, ActivePane::Tools => 2 };
+                let area = self.pane_areas[i];
+                if x >= area.x && x < area.x + area.width && y >= area.y && y < area.y + area.height {
+                    let rel_x = x.saturating_sub(area.x);
+                    let rel_y = y.saturating_sub(area.y);
+                    self.selection_event(i, rel_x, rel_y, false);
+                }
+            }
+            MouseEventKind::Up(MouseButton::Left) => {
+                self.copy_selection_to_clipboard();
+            }
+            MouseEventKind::Down(MouseButton::Middle) => {
+                self.paste_from_selection();
+            }
             _ => {}
         }
     }
 
+    /// Copy the current selection to the clipboard via OSC 52.
+    fn copy_selection_to_clipboard(&self) {
+        let text = match self.active_pane {
+            ActivePane::Autonomous => self.autonomous.get_selection(),
+            ActivePane::Conversation => self.conversation.get_selection(),
+            ActivePane::Tools => self.tools.get_selection(),
+        };
+        if let Some(ref selected_text) = text {
+            if selected_text.is_empty() { return; }
+            // OSC 52 clipboard copy
+            use std::io::Write;
+            use base64::Engine;
+            let encoded = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(selected_text);
+            let mut stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
+            let _ = write!(stdout, "\x1b]52;c;{}\x07", encoded);
+            let _ = stdout.flush();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Paste from tmux buffer via middle-click.
+    fn paste_from_selection(&mut self) {
+        let result = std::process::Command::new("tmux")
+            .args(["save-buffer", "-"]).output();
+        if let Ok(output) = result {
+            if output.status.success() {
+                let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).into_owned();
+                if !text.is_empty() {
+                    self.textarea.insert_str(&text);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn pane_mut(&mut self, idx: usize) -> &mut PaneState {
+        match idx { 0 => &mut self.autonomous, 1 => &mut self.conversation, _ => &mut self.tools }
+    }
+
+    fn selection_event(&mut self, pane_idx: usize, rel_x: u16, rel_y: u16, start: bool) {
+        let height = self.pane_areas[pane_idx].height;
+        let pane = self.pane_mut(pane_idx);
+        if let Some((line, col)) = pane.mouse_to_position(rel_x, rel_y, height) {
+            if start {
+                pane.start_selection(line, col);
+            } else {
+                pane.extend_selection(line, col);
+            }
+        }
+        self.copy_selection_to_clipboard();
+    }
+
     /// Draw the main (F1) screen — four-pane layout with status bar.
     fn draw_main(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame, size: Rect, app: &App) {
         // Main layout: content area + active tools overlay + status bar
@@ -825,6 +997,11 @@ impl ScreenView for InteractScreen {
                         self.textarea = new_textarea(vec![String::new()]);
                     }
                 }
+                KeyCode::Char('c') if key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL) && key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::SHIFT) => {
+                    // Ctrl+Shift+C: copy selection
+                    self.copy_selection_to_clipboard();
+                }
+                // Paste: terminal handles Ctrl+Shift+V natively via bracketed paste
                 KeyCode::Up if key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL) => self.scroll_active_up(3),
                 KeyCode::Down if key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL) => self.scroll_active_down(3),
                 KeyCode::Up => {
@@ -862,6 +1039,9 @@ impl ScreenView for InteractScreen {
             }
                 }
                 Event::Mouse(mouse) => { self.handle_mouse(*mouse); }
+                Event::Paste(text) => {
+                    self.textarea.insert_str(text);
+                }
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
@@ -1011,8 +1191,44 @@ fn draw_conversation_pane(
     // Find visible line range
     let (first, sub_scroll, last) = visible_range(&heights, pane.scroll, inner.height);
 
+    // Apply selection highlighting to visible lines
+    let mut visible_lines: Vec<Line<'static>> = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(ref sel) = pane.selection {
+        let (sl, sc, el, ec) = sel.range();
+        for i in first..last {
+            let line = &lines[i];
+            let line_text: String = line.spans.iter().map(|s| s.content.as_ref()).collect();
+
+            // Check if this line is within the selection
+            if i >= sl && i <= el {
+                let start_col = if i == sl { sc } else { 0 };
+                let end_col = if i == el { ec } else { line_text.len() };
+                if start_col < end_col {
+                    let before = if start_col > 0 { &line_text[..start_col] } else { "" };
+                    let selected = &line_text[start_col..end_col];
+                    let after = if end_col < line_text.len() { &line_text[end_col..] } else { "" };
+                    let mut new_spans = Vec::new();
+                    if !before.is_empty() {
+                        new_spans.push(Span::raw(before.to_string()));
+                    }
+                    new_spans.push(Span::styled(selected.to_string(), Style::default().bg(Color::DarkGray).fg(Color::White)));
+                    if !after.is_empty() {
+                        new_spans.push(Span::raw(after.to_string()));
+                    }
+                    visible_lines.push(Line::from(new_spans).style(line.style).alignment(line.alignment.unwrap_or(ratatui::layout::Alignment::Left)));
+                } else {
+                    visible_lines.push(line.clone());
+                }
+            } else {
+                visible_lines.push(line.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        visible_lines = lines[first..last].to_vec();
+    }
+
     // Render only the visible slice — no full-content grapheme walk
-    let text_para = Paragraph::new(lines[first..last].to_vec())
+    let text_para = Paragraph::new(visible_lines)
         .wrap(Wrap { trim: false })
         .scroll((sub_scroll, 0));
     frame.render_widget(text_para, text_area);
diff --git a/src/user/mod.rs b/src/user/mod.rs
index 94a507e..9ec1de6 100644
--- a/src/user/mod.rs
+++ b/src/user/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::user::{self as tui};
 // --- TUI infrastructure (moved from tui/mod.rs) ---
 
 use ratatui::crossterm::{
-    event::{EnableMouseCapture, DisableMouseCapture},
+    event::{EnableMouseCapture, DisableMouseCapture, EnableBracketedPaste, DisableBracketedPaste},
     terminal::{self, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
     ExecutableCommand,
 };
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct ChannelStatus {
 struct App {
     status: StatusInfo,
     activity: String,
+    activity_started: Option<std::time::Instant>,
     running_processes: u32,
     reasoning_effort: String,
     temperature: f32,
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ impl App {
                 turn_tools: 0, context_budget: String::new(),
             },
             activity: String::new(),
+            activity_started: None,
             running_processes: 0,
             reasoning_effort: "none".to_string(),
             temperature: 0.6,
@@ -164,12 +166,14 @@ fn init_terminal() -> io::Result<ratatui::Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>
     let mut stdout = io::stdout();
     stdout.execute(EnterAlternateScreen)?;
     stdout.execute(EnableMouseCapture)?;
+    stdout.execute(EnableBracketedPaste)?;
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
     ratatui::Terminal::new(backend)
 }
 
 fn restore_terminal(terminal: &mut ratatui::Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>) -> io::Result<()> {
     terminal::disable_raw_mode()?;
+    terminal.backend_mut().execute(DisableBracketedPaste)?;
     terminal.backend_mut().execute(DisableMouseCapture)?;
     terminal.backend_mut().execute(LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
     terminal.show_cursor()
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ async fn run(
     let (event_tx, mut event_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
         loop {
-            match crossterm::event::read() {
+            match ratatui::crossterm::event::read() {
                 Ok(event) => { if event_tx.send(event).is_err() { break; } }
                 Err(_) => break,
             }