diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/mcp-client/index.ts b/src/resources/extensions/mcp-client/index.ts
index 5ba46edf7..479ca3cba 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/mcp-client/index.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/mcp-client/index.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ interface ManagedConnection {
 
 const connections = new Map<string, ManagedConnection>();
 let configCache: McpServerConfig[] | null = null;
+/** Servers whose MCP tools have been auto-registered as first-class pi tools. */
+const autoRegisteredServers = new Set<string>();
 const toolCache = new Map<string, McpToolSchema[]>();
 
 function readConfigs(): McpServerConfig[] {
@@ -161,6 +163,95 @@ function resolveEnv(env: Record<string, string>): Record<string, string> {
 	return resolved;
 }
 
+// ─── JSON Schema → TypeBox converter ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+function jsonSchemaPropToTypeBox(schema: Record<string, unknown>): any {
+	if (!schema || typeof schema !== "object") return Type.Any();
+	const t = schema.type as string;
+	if (t === "string") return Type.String({ description: schema.description as string | undefined });
+	if (t === "number" || t === "integer") return Type.Number({ description: schema.description as string | undefined });
+	if (t === "boolean") return Type.Boolean({ description: schema.description as string | undefined });
+	if (t === "array") return Type.Array(Type.Any());
+	if (t === "object") {
+		const props = schema.properties as Record<string, Record<string, unknown>> | undefined;
+		if (props) {
+			const entries: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+			for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(props)) {
+				entries[k] = jsonSchemaPropToTypeBox(v);
+			}
+			return Type.Object(entries as Parameters<typeof Type.Object>[0]);
+		}
+	}
+	return Type.Any();
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+function jsonSchemaToTypeBox(schema: Record<string, unknown> | undefined): any {
+	if (!schema || typeof schema !== "object") return Type.Object({});
+	const obj = schema as Record<string, unknown>;
+	const props = obj.properties as Record<string, Record<string, unknown>> | undefined;
+	if (!props) return Type.Object({});
+	const entries: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+	for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(props)) {
+		entries[k] = jsonSchemaPropToTypeBox(v);
+	}
+	return Type.Object(entries as Parameters<typeof Type.Object>[0]);
+}
+
+// ─── Dynamic MCP tool auto-registration ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+function registerMcpToolsForServer(pi: ExtensionAPI, serverName: string, tools: McpToolSchema[]) {
+	if (autoRegisteredServers.has(serverName)) return;
+	autoRegisteredServers.add(serverName);
+
+	for (const tool of tools) {
+		const piToolName = `${serverName}_${tool.name}`;
+		const description = tool.description || `MCP tool: ${tool.name} on ${serverName}`;
+		// Build parameter TypeBox type from MCP inputSchema
+		const paramType = tool.inputSchema
+			? jsonSchemaToTypeBox(tool.inputSchema)
+			: Type.Object({});
+
+		try {
+			pi.registerTool({
+				name: piToolName,
+				label: `${serverName}:${tool.name}`,
+				description,
+				parameters: paramType,
+				async execute(_id, params) {
+					// Delegate to the internal mcp_call logic directly via the client
+					const client = await getOrConnect(serverName);
+					const result = await client.callTool(
+						{ name: tool.name, arguments: params as Record<string, unknown> },
+						undefined,
+						{ timeout: 60000 },
+					);
+					const contentItems = result.content as Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>;
+					const raw = contentItems
+						.map((c) => (c.type === "text" ? (c.text ?? "") : JSON.stringify(c)))
+						.join("\n");
+					const truncation = truncateHead(raw, {
+						maxLines: DEFAULT_MAX_LINES,
+						maxBytes: DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES,
+					});
+					let finalText = truncation.content;
+					if (truncation.truncated) {
+						finalText += `\n\n[Output truncated: ${truncation.outputLines}/${truncation.totalLines} lines]`;
+					}
+					return {
+						content: [{ type: "text", text: finalText }],
+						details: { server: serverName, tool: tool.name },
+					};
+				},
+			});
+		}
+		catch {
+			// Non-fatal — tool registration can fail if schema is unconvertible
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 async function getOrConnect(
 	name: string,
 	signal?: AbortSignal,
@@ -342,10 +433,12 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		label: "MCP Servers",
 		description:
 			"List all available MCP servers configured in project files (.mcp.json, .sf/mcp.json). " +
-			"Shows server names, transport type, and connection status. Use mcp_discover to get full tool schemas for a server.",
+			"Shows server names, transport type, and connection status. After mcp_discover, each server's " +
+			"tools are auto-registered as first-class pi tools (e.g. serena_find_symbol).",
 		promptSnippet: "List available MCP servers from project configuration",
 		promptGuidelines: [
 			"Call mcp_servers to see what MCP servers are available before trying to use one.",
+			"After mcp_discover(server), the server's tools appear as real pi tools.",
 			"MCP servers provide external integrations (Twitter, Linear, Railway, etc.) via the Model Context Protocol.",
 			"After listing, use mcp_discover(server) to get tool schemas, then mcp_call(server, tool, args) to invoke.",
 		],
@@ -396,13 +489,14 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		description:
 			"Get detailed tool signatures and JSON schemas for a specific MCP server. " +
 			"Connects to the server on first call (lazy connection). " +
-			"Use this to understand what tools a server provides and what arguments they accept " +
-			"before calling them with mcp_call.",
+			"After discovery, each MCP tool is auto-registered as a first-class pi tool " +
+			"(e.g. serena_find_symbol) — the LLM can call them directly without mcp_call.",
 		promptSnippet:
-			"Get tool schemas for a specific MCP server before calling its tools",
+			"Discover MCP server tools and register them as first-class pi tools",
 		promptGuidelines: [
-			"Call mcp_discover with a server name to see the full tool signatures before calling mcp_call.",
-			"The schemas show required and optional parameters with types and descriptions.",
+			"Call mcp_discover(server) to connect to an MCP server and surface its tools.",
+			"After discovery, the LLM sees each tool by its real name (e.g. serena_search_for_pattern).",
+			"Call tools directly by their names instead of going through mcp_call.",
 		],
 		parameters: Type.Object({
 			server: Type.String({
@@ -447,6 +541,11 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 				}));
 				toolCache.set(params.server, tools);
 
+				// Auto-register each MCP tool as a first-class pi tool.
+				// After this, the LLM sees e.g. serena_find_symbol directly instead
+				// of going through the generic mcp_call indirection.
+				registerMcpToolsForServer(pi, params.server, tools);
+
 				const text = formatToolList(params.server, tools);
 				const truncation = truncateHead(text, {
 					maxLines: DEFAULT_MAX_LINES,
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/footer.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/footer.ts
index 200fda12f..713d50c4d 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/footer.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/footer.ts
@@ -47,17 +47,22 @@ export function renderFooter(
 	const leftSegments: Segment[] = [];
 
 	if (git.branch) {
-		const dirtyIcon = git.dirty ? "✗" : git.untracked ? "?" : "✓";
-		const branchText = `${git.branch} ${dirtyIcon}`;
+		const dirtyIcon = git.dirty ? "dirty" : git.untracked ? "new" : "clean";
 		leftSegments.push({
-			text: `⎇ ${branchText}`,
+			text: `repo ${git.branch}`,
 			fg: "white",
-			bg: "blue",
+			bg: git.dirty || git.untracked ? "brightBlack" : "blue",
+			bold: true,
+		});
+		leftSegments.push({
+			text: dirtyIcon,
+			fg: git.dirty || git.untracked ? "black" : "white",
+			bg: git.dirty || git.untracked ? "yellow" : "green",
 			bold: true,
 		});
 
 		if (git.added || git.deleted) {
-			const diffText = `+${git.added}/-${git.deleted}`;
+			const diffText = `Δ +${git.added}/-${git.deleted}`;
 			leftSegments.push({ text: diffText, fg: "white", bg: "brightBlack" });
 		}
 
@@ -82,22 +87,26 @@ export function renderFooter(
 		.map(([, text]) => text.trim())
 		.filter(Boolean);
 	if (statuses.length) {
-		leftSegments.push({ text: statuses.join(" "), fg: "white", bg: "magenta" });
+		leftSegments.push({
+			text: `status ${statuses.join(" ")}`,
+			fg: "white",
+			bg: "brightBlack",
+		});
 	}
 
 	const rightSegments: Segment[] = [];
 
 	if (ctx.model) {
 		rightSegments.push({
-			text: `${ctx.model.provider}/${ctx.model.id}`,
+			text: `model ${ctx.model.provider}/${ctx.model.id}`,
 			fg: "white",
-			bg: "cyan",
+			bg: "blue",
 		});
 	}
 
 	if (cost > 0) {
 		rightSegments.push({
-			text: `$${cost.toFixed(2)}`,
+			text: `spent $${cost.toFixed(2)}`,
 			fg: "black",
 			bg: "yellow",
 		});
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ export function renderFooter(
 
 	const cxColor = cxPct >= 85 ? "red" : cxPct >= 60 ? "yellow" : "green";
 	rightSegments.push({
-		text: `${Math.round(cxPct)}%ctx`,
+		text: `ctx ${Math.round(cxPct)}%`,
 		fg: cxPct >= 85 ? "white" : "black",
 		bg: cxColor,
 	});
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/header.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/header.ts
index 9ae98fa8b..42abf6414 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/header.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/header.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ import type {
 	ExtensionContext,
 	Theme,
 } from "@singularity-forge/pi-coding-agent";
-import { truncateToWidth } from "@singularity-forge/pi-tui";
+import { truncateToWidth, visibleWidth } from "@singularity-forge/pi-tui";
 import { refreshGitStatus } from "./git.js";
 
+function align(left: string, right: string, width: number, ellipsis: string): string {
+	const gap = Math.max(1, width - visibleWidth(left) - visibleWidth(right));
+	return truncateToWidth(left + " ".repeat(gap) + right, width, ellipsis);
+}
+
 export function renderHeader(
 	theme: Theme,
 	ctx: ExtensionContext,
@@ -16,26 +21,42 @@ export function renderHeader(
 
 	const projectName = basename(process.cwd());
 
-	const leftParts: string[] = [];
-	leftParts.push(th.bold(th.fg("accent", "SF")));
-	leftParts.push(th.fg("text", projectName));
+	const model = ctx.model
+		? `${ctx.model.provider}/${ctx.model.id}`.replace(/^\/+/, "")
+		: "";
+	const modelLabel = model
+		? `${th.fg("dim", "model ")}${th.fg("text", model)}`
+		: "";
 
-	if (git.branch) {
-		leftParts.push(th.fg("dim", "on") + " " + th.fg("accent", git.branch));
+	const topLeft = [
+		th.fg("accent", "╭─"),
+		th.bold(th.fg("accent", "SF")),
+		th.fg("dim", "▸"),
+		th.fg("text", projectName),
+	].join(" ");
+
+	const branchState = git.branch
+		? git.dirty
+			? th.fg("warning", "modified")
+			: git.untracked
+				? th.fg("warning", "untracked")
+				: th.fg("success", "clean")
+		: th.fg("dim", "no git");
+	const branchLabel = git.branch
+		? `${th.fg("dim", "branch ")}${th.fg("accent", git.branch)} ${th.fg("dim", "·")} ${branchState}`
+		: branchState;
+	const sync: string[] = [];
+	if (git.ahead) sync.push(th.fg("success", `↑${git.ahead}`));
+	if (git.behind) sync.push(th.fg("warning", `↓${git.behind}`));
+	if (git.added || git.deleted) {
+		sync.push(th.fg("muted", `Δ +${git.added}/-${git.deleted}`));
 	}
+	const bottomRight = sync.join(th.fg("dim", " "));
 
-	const left = leftParts.join(" " + th.fg("dim", "│") + " ");
+	const ellipsis = th.fg("dim", "…");
+	const top = align(topLeft, modelLabel, width, ellipsis);
+	if (width < 64) return [top];
 
-	const rightParts: string[] = [];
-	if (ctx.model) {
-		rightParts.push(
-			th.fg("dim", ctx.model.provider) + " " + th.fg("text", ctx.model.id),
-		);
-	}
-
-	const right = rightParts.join(" " + th.fg("dim", "│") + " ");
-
-	const line =
-		left + " ".repeat(Math.max(1, width - left.length - right.length)) + right;
-	return [truncateToWidth(line, width, th.fg("dim", "…"))];
+	const bottom = align(`${th.fg("accent", "╰─")} ${branchLabel}`, bottomRight, width, ellipsis);
+	return [top, bottom];
 }
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/powerline.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/powerline.ts
index 6d4442f7c..e63d42de5 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/powerline.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf-tui/powerline.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Theme } from "@singularity-forge/pi-coding-agent";
-import { visibleWidth } from "@singularity-forge/pi-tui";
+import { truncateToWidth, visibleWidth } from "@singularity-forge/pi-tui";
 
 export interface Segment {
 	text: string;
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export function renderPowerline(
 		const trimmed = segments.slice(0, -1);
 		return renderPowerline(trimmed, width, theme);
 	}
+	if (vis > width) return truncateToWidth(line, width, "");
 
 	// Pad right to fill width
 	if (vis < width) {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export function renderPowerlineRight(
 		const trimmed = segments.slice(1);
 		return renderPowerlineRight(trimmed, width, theme);
 	}
+	if (vis > width) return truncateToWidth(line, width, "");
 
 	if (vis < width) {
 		return " ".repeat(width - vis) + line + RESET;
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/auto-dashboard.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/auto-dashboard.ts
index d8680f1f2..0681c0519 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/auto-dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/auto-dashboard.ts
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 							: "x";
 				const healthStr = `  ${theme.fg(healthColor, healthIcon)} ${theme.fg(healthColor, score.summary)}`;
 
-				const headerLeft = `${pad}${dot} ${theme.fg("accent", theme.bold("SF"))}  ${theme.fg("success", modeTag)}${healthStr}`;
+				const headerLeft = `${pad}${theme.fg("accent", "╭─")} ${dot} ${theme.fg("accent", theme.bold("SF"))} ${theme.fg("dim", "▸")} ${theme.fg("success", modeTag)}${healthStr}`;
 
 				// ETA in header right, after elapsed
 				const eta = estimateTimeRemaining();
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 
 					// Action line
 					const target = task ? `${task.id}: ${task.title}` : unitId;
-					const actionLeft = `${pad}${theme.fg("accent", "▸")} ${theme.fg("accent", verb)}  ${theme.fg("text", target)}`;
+					const actionLeft = `${pad}${theme.fg("accent", "╰─")} ${theme.fg("accent", verb)}  ${theme.fg("text", target)}`;
 					lines.push(
 						rightAlign(actionLeft, theme.fg("dim", phaseLabel), width),
 					);
@@ -915,11 +915,11 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 							Math.min(18, Math.floor(width * 0.25)),
 						);
 						const pct = total > 0 ? done / total : 0;
-						const filled = Math.round(pct * barWidth);
+						const filled = Math.max(0, Math.min(barWidth, Math.round(pct * barWidth)));
 						const bar =
-							theme.fg("success", "━".repeat(filled)) +
-							theme.fg("dim", "─".repeat(barWidth - filled));
-						let meta = `${theme.fg("text", `${done}`)}${theme.fg("dim", `/${total} slices`)}`;
+							theme.fg("success", "█".repeat(filled)) +
+							theme.fg("dim", "░".repeat(barWidth - filled));
+						let meta = `${theme.fg("accent", `${Math.round(pct * 100)}%`)} ${theme.fg("text", `${done}`)}${theme.fg("dim", `/${total} slices`)}`;
 						if (activeSliceTasks && activeSliceTasks.total > 0) {
 							const tn = Math.min(
 								activeSliceTasks.done + 1,
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 				if (hasContext) lines.push("");
 
 				const target = task ? `${task.id}: ${task.title}` : unitId;
-				const actionLeft = `${pad}${theme.fg("accent", "▸")} ${theme.fg("accent", verb)}  ${theme.fg("text", target)}`;
+				const actionLeft = `${pad}${theme.fg("accent", "╰─")} ${theme.fg("accent", verb)}  ${theme.fg("text", target)}`;
 				const tierTag = tierBadge ? theme.fg("dim", `[${tierBadge}] `) : "";
 				const phaseBadge = `${tierTag}${theme.fg("dim", phaseLabel)}`;
 				lines.push(rightAlign(actionLeft, phaseBadge, width));
@@ -1019,12 +1019,12 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 						Math.min(18, Math.floor(leftColWidth * 0.4)),
 					);
 					const pct = total > 0 ? done / total : 0;
-					const filled = Math.round(pct * barWidth);
+					const filled = Math.max(0, Math.min(barWidth, Math.round(pct * barWidth)));
 					const bar =
-						theme.fg("success", "━".repeat(filled)) +
-						theme.fg("dim", "─".repeat(barWidth - filled));
+						theme.fg("success", "█".repeat(filled)) +
+						theme.fg("dim", "░".repeat(barWidth - filled));
 
-					let meta = `${theme.fg("text", `${done}`)}${theme.fg("dim", `/${total} slices`)}`;
+					let meta = `${theme.fg("accent", `${Math.round(pct * 100)}%`)} ${theme.fg("text", `${done}`)}${theme.fg("dim", `/${total} slices`)}`;
 					if (activeSliceTasks && activeSliceTasks.total > 0) {
 						const taskNum = isHook
 							? Math.max(activeSliceTasks.done, 1)
@@ -1051,10 +1051,10 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 					isCurrent: boolean,
 				): string {
 					const glyph = t.done
-						? theme.fg("success", "*")
+						? theme.fg("success", "✓")
 						: isCurrent
-							? theme.fg("accent", ">")
-							: theme.fg("dim", ".");
+							? theme.fg("accent", "▸")
+							: theme.fg("dim", "·");
 					const id = isCurrent
 						? theme.fg("accent", t.id)
 						: t.done
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ export function updateProgressWidget(
 				hintParts.push("esc pause");
 				hintParts.push(`${formattedShortcutPair("dashboard")} dashboard`);
 				hintParts.push(`${formattedShortcutPair("parallel")} parallel`);
-				const hintStr = theme.fg("dim", hintParts.join(" | "));
+				const hintStr = theme.fg("dim", hintParts.join(" · "));
 				const commitStr = lastCommit
 					? theme.fg("dim", `${lastCommit.timeAgo} ago: ${commitMsg}`)
 					: "";
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-todo.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-todo.ts
index 17d1f30fb..0f2fe3cef 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-todo.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-todo.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,101 @@ function renderEvalJsonl(result: TodoTriageResult): string {
 	);
 }
 
+export interface SkillProposalDraft {
+	id: string;
+	title: string;
+	trigger_pattern: string;
+	description: string;
+	example_input: string;
+	example_output: string;
+	confidence: "low" | "medium" | "high";
+	source_evidence: string[];
+}
+
+function detectRecurringPatterns(result: TodoTriageResult): SkillProposalDraft[] {
+	const proposals: SkillProposalDraft[] = [];
+
+	// Pattern 1: repeated eval candidates with similar task_input suggest a skill
+	const evalGroups = new Map<string, TodoEvalCandidate[]>();
+	for (const item of result.eval_candidates) {
+		const key = item.task_input.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, " ").trim();
+		const words = key.split(/\s+/).slice(0, 6).join(" ");
+		const existing = evalGroups.get(words) ?? [];
+		existing.push(item);
+		evalGroups.set(words, existing);
+	}
+	for (const [pattern, items] of evalGroups) {
+		if (items.length >= 2) {
+			proposals.push({
+				id: `skill.${timestampId()}`,
+				title: `Skill: handle "${pattern.slice(0, 40)}${pattern.length > 40 ? "..." : ""}"`,
+				trigger_pattern: pattern.slice(0, 60),
+				description: `Recurring eval candidate (${items.length} occurrences) suggesting a reusable skill for this pattern.`,
+				example_input: items[0].task_input,
+				example_output: items[0].expected_behavior,
+				confidence: items.length >= 3 ? "high" : "medium",
+				source_evidence: items.map((i) => i.evidence ?? i.task_input).filter(Boolean),
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Pattern 2: harness suggestions that appear multiple times
+	const harnessGroups = new Map<string, string[]>();
+	for (const item of result.harness_suggestions) {
+		const key = item.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, " ").trim();
+		const words = key.split(/\s+/).slice(0, 6).join(" ");
+		const existing = harnessGroups.get(words) ?? [];
+		existing.push(item);
+		harnessGroups.set(words, existing);
+	}
+	for (const [pattern, items] of harnessGroups) {
+		if (items.length >= 2) {
+			proposals.push({
+				id: `skill.${timestampId()}`,
+				title: `Skill: gate/harness for "${pattern.slice(0, 40)}${pattern.length > 40 ? "..." : ""}"`,
+				trigger_pattern: pattern.slice(0, 60),
+				description: `Recurring harness suggestion (${items.length} occurrences) suggesting a reusable quality gate or harness.`,
+				example_input: items[0],
+				example_output: "Deterministic gate passes / fails with structured output.",
+				confidence: items.length >= 3 ? "high" : "medium",
+				source_evidence: items,
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Pattern 3: memory requirements that appear multiple times
+	const memoryGroups = new Map<string, string[]>();
+	for (const item of result.memory_requirements) {
+		const key = item.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, " ").trim();
+		const words = key.split(/\s+/).slice(0, 6).join(" ");
+		const existing = memoryGroups.get(words) ?? [];
+		existing.push(item);
+		memoryGroups.set(words, existing);
+	}
+	for (const [pattern, items] of memoryGroups) {
+		if (items.length >= 2) {
+			proposals.push({
+				id: `skill.${timestampId()}`,
+				title: `Skill: remember "${pattern.slice(0, 40)}${pattern.length > 40 ? "..." : ""}"`,
+				trigger_pattern: pattern.slice(0, 60),
+				description: `Recurring memory requirement (${items.length} occurrences) suggesting a durable memory extraction skill.`,
+				example_input: items[0],
+				example_output: "Memory captured with confidence score and category.",
+				confidence: items.length >= 3 ? "high" : "medium",
+				source_evidence: items,
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	return proposals;
+}
+
+function renderSkillProposals(result: TodoTriageResult): string {
+	const proposals = detectRecurringPatterns(result);
+	if (proposals.length === 0) return "\n";
+	return proposals.map((p) => JSON.stringify(p)).join("\n") + "\n";
+}
+
 function backlogPath(basePath: string): string {
 	return join(sfRoot(basePath), "BACKLOG.md");
 }
@@ -453,6 +548,7 @@ export async function triageTodoDump(
 	markdownPath: string;
 	evalJsonlPath: string;
 	normalizedJsonlPath: string;
+	skillJsonlPath: string;
 	backlogItemsAdded: number;
 	result: TodoTriageResult;
 }> {
@@ -474,16 +570,20 @@ export async function triageTodoDump(
 	const reportsDir = join(triageRoot, "reports");
 	const evalsDir = join(triageRoot, "evals");
 	const inboxDir = join(triageRoot, "inbox");
+	const skillsDir = join(triageRoot, "skills");
 	mkdirSync(reportsDir, { recursive: true });
 	mkdirSync(evalsDir, { recursive: true });
 	mkdirSync(inboxDir, { recursive: true });
+	mkdirSync(skillsDir, { recursive: true });
 
 	const markdownPath = join(reportsDir, `${id}.md`);
 	const evalJsonlPath = join(evalsDir, `${id}.evals.jsonl`);
 	const normalizedJsonlPath = join(inboxDir, `${id}.jsonl`);
+	const skillJsonlPath = join(skillsDir, `${id}.skills.jsonl`);
 	writeFileSync(markdownPath, renderTriageMarkdown(result, "TODO.md"));
 	writeFileSync(evalJsonlPath, renderEvalJsonl(result));
 	writeFileSync(normalizedJsonlPath, renderNormalizedJsonl(result, createdAt));
+	writeFileSync(skillJsonlPath, renderSkillProposals(result));
 
 	const backlogItemsAdded =
 		options.backlog === true
@@ -498,6 +598,7 @@ export async function triageTodoDump(
 		markdownPath,
 		evalJsonlPath,
 		normalizedJsonlPath,
+		skillJsonlPath,
 		backlogItemsAdded,
 		result,
 	};
@@ -547,6 +648,7 @@ export async function handleTodo(
 				`Report: ${output.markdownPath}`,
 				`Normalized inbox: ${output.normalizedJsonlPath}`,
 				`Eval candidates: ${output.evalJsonlPath}`,
+				`Skill proposals: ${output.skillJsonlPath}`,
 				`Eval candidate count: ${output.result.eval_candidates.length}`,
 				`Backlog items added: ${output.backlogItemsAdded}`,
 				clear ? "TODO.md was reset to the empty dump inbox." : "TODO.md was left unchanged.",
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-todo.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-todo.test.ts
index 8102ceec7..db80a286f 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-todo.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-todo.test.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test("parseTodoTriageResponse accepts fenced JSON", () => {
 	assert.deepEqual(parsed.implementation_tasks, ["wire command"]);
 });
 
-test("triageTodoDump writes report, eval JSONL, normalized inbox, and clears TODO.md", async () => {
+test("triageTodoDump writes report, eval JSONL, normalized inbox, skill proposals, and clears TODO.md", async () => {
 	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-triage-"));
 	try {
 		writeFileSync(
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ test("triageTodoDump writes report, eval JSONL, normalized inbox, and clears TOD
 			output.normalizedJsonlPath,
 			join(base, ".sf", "triage", "inbox", `${fixedLocalTimestamp}.jsonl`),
 		);
+		assert.equal(
+			output.skillJsonlPath,
+			join(base, ".sf", "triage", "skills", `${fixedLocalTimestamp}.skills.jsonl`),
+		);
 
 		const evals = readFileSync(output.evalJsonlPath, "utf-8")
 			.trim()
@@ -135,6 +139,13 @@ test("triageTodoDump writes report, eval JSONL, normalized inbox, and clears TOD
 		assert.equal(evals.length, 1);
 		assert.equal(evals[0].id, "todo.eval.memory-repeat");
 
+		const skills = readFileSync(output.skillJsonlPath, "utf-8")
+			.trim()
+			.split("\n")
+			.filter(Boolean)
+			.map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
+		assert.equal(skills.length, 0, "no recurring patterns = no skill proposals");
+
 		const inbox = readFileSync(output.normalizedJsonlPath, "utf-8")
 			.trim()
 			.split("\n")
@@ -178,6 +189,139 @@ test("triageTodoDump removes TODO.md when clear is true", async () => {
 	}
 });
 
+test("triageTodoDump generates skill proposals for recurring eval candidates", async () => {
+	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-skills-"));
+	try {
+		writeFileSync(
+			join(base, "TODO.md"),
+			"# TODO\n\nDump anything here.\n\n- agent forgot to turn repeated failure into eval\n",
+		);
+
+		const output = await triageTodoDump(
+			base,
+			async () =>
+				JSON.stringify({
+					summary: "Repeated failure should become an eval.",
+					eval_candidates: [
+						{
+							id: "todo.eval.memory-repeat",
+							task_input: "repeated failure appears in TODO.md",
+							expected_behavior: "triage emits eval candidate JSONL",
+							failure_mode: "agent treats note as runtime instruction",
+							evidence: "TODO.md dump",
+							source: "TODO.md",
+							suggested_location: ".sf/triage/evals",
+						},
+						{
+							id: "todo.eval.memory-repeat-2",
+							task_input: "repeated failure appears in TODO.md",
+							expected_behavior: "triage also emits skill proposal",
+							failure_mode: "agent misses pattern",
+							evidence: "TODO.md dump",
+							source: "TODO.md",
+							suggested_location: ".sf/triage/skills",
+						},
+					],
+					implementation_tasks: [],
+					memory_requirements: [],
+					harness_suggestions: [],
+					docs_or_tests: [],
+					unclear_notes: [],
+				}),
+			{ date: fixedDate, clear: false },
+		);
+
+		assert.equal(
+			output.skillJsonlPath,
+			join(base, ".sf", "triage", "skills", `${fixedLocalTimestamp}.skills.jsonl`),
+		);
+		assert.ok(existsSync(output.skillJsonlPath), "skill proposals file should exist");
+
+		const skills = readFileSync(output.skillJsonlPath, "utf-8")
+			.trim()
+			.split("\n")
+			.map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
+		assert.equal(skills.length, 1, "one recurring pattern should produce one skill proposal");
+		assert.ok(skills[0].id.startsWith("skill."), "skill proposal id should start with skill.");
+		assert.equal(skills[0].confidence, "medium", "2 occurrences = medium confidence");
+		assert.ok(skills[0].trigger_pattern.includes("repeated failure"), "trigger pattern should capture the recurring theme");
+		assert.equal(skills[0].source_evidence.length, 2, "should include both source evidences");
+	} finally {
+		rmSync(base, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+});
+
+test("triageTodoDump generates skill proposals for recurring harness suggestions", async () => {
+	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-skills-harness-"));
+	try {
+		writeFileSync(join(base, "TODO.md"), "# TODO\n\nDump anything here.\n\n- add gate for missing eval\n");
+
+		const output = await triageTodoDump(
+			base,
+			async () =>
+				JSON.stringify({
+					summary: "Harness suggestions.",
+					eval_candidates: [],
+					implementation_tasks: [],
+					memory_requirements: [],
+					harness_suggestions: [
+						"add gate for missing eval before behavior change",
+						"add gate for missing eval before behavior change",
+						"add gate for missing eval before behavior change",
+					],
+					docs_or_tests: [],
+					unclear_notes: [],
+				}),
+			{ date: fixedDate, clear: false },
+		);
+
+		const skills = readFileSync(output.skillJsonlPath, "utf-8")
+			.trim()
+			.split("\n")
+			.map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
+		assert.equal(skills.length, 1, "one recurring harness pattern should produce one skill proposal");
+		assert.equal(skills[0].confidence, "high", "3 occurrences = high confidence");
+		assert.ok(skills[0].title.toLowerCase().includes("gate"), "title should reference gate/harness");
+	} finally {
+		rmSync(base, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+});
+
+test("triageTodoDump generates skill proposals for recurring memory requirements", async () => {
+	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-skills-memory-"));
+	try {
+		writeFileSync(join(base, "TODO.md"), "# TODO\n\nDump anything here.\n\n- remember eval pattern\n");
+
+		const output = await triageTodoDump(
+			base,
+			async () =>
+				JSON.stringify({
+					summary: "Memory requirements.",
+					eval_candidates: [],
+					implementation_tasks: [],
+					memory_requirements: [
+						"remember to extract eval pattern from repeated failures",
+						"remember to extract eval pattern from repeated failures",
+					],
+					harness_suggestions: [],
+					docs_or_tests: [],
+					unclear_notes: [],
+				}),
+			{ date: fixedDate, clear: false },
+		);
+
+		const skills = readFileSync(output.skillJsonlPath, "utf-8")
+			.trim()
+			.split("\n")
+			.map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
+		assert.equal(skills.length, 1, "one recurring memory pattern should produce one skill proposal");
+		assert.equal(skills[0].confidence, "medium", "2 occurrences = medium confidence");
+		assert.ok(skills[0].title.toLowerCase().includes("remember"), "title should reference memory");
+	} finally {
+		rmSync(base, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+});
+
 test("triageTodoDump appends implementation tasks to backlog only when requested", async () => {
 	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-backlog-"));
 	try {
@@ -211,6 +355,60 @@ test("triageTodoDump appends implementation tasks to backlog only when requested
 	}
 });
 
+test("triageTodoDump writes backlog JSONL with valid BacklogEntry schema", async () => {
+	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-backlog-jsonl-"));
+	try {
+		mkdirSync(join(base, ".sf"), { recursive: true });
+		writeFileSync(join(base, "TODO.md"), "# TODO\n\nimpl task 1\nimpl task 2\n");
+
+		const output = await triageTodoDump(
+			base,
+			async () =>
+				JSON.stringify({
+					summary: "Multiple tasks.",
+					eval_candidates: [],
+					implementation_tasks: ["task alpha", "task beta"],
+					memory_requirements: [],
+					harness_suggestions: [],
+					docs_or_tests: [],
+					unclear_notes: [],
+				}),
+			{ date: fixedDate, backlog: true },
+		);
+
+		const backlogJsonlPath = join(base, ".sf", "triage", "backlog", `${fixedLocalTimestamp}.jsonl`);
+		assert.equal(existsSync(backlogJsonlPath), true, "backlog JSONL file should exist");
+
+		const lines = readFileSync(backlogJsonlPath, "utf-8")
+			.trim()
+			.split("\n")
+			.filter(Boolean);
+		assert.equal(lines.length, 2, "should have one JSONL entry per implementation task");
+
+		const entries = lines.map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
+		const backlogMd = readFileSync(join(base, ".sf", "BACKLOG.md"), "utf-8");
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+			const entry = entries[i];
+			assert.match(entry.id, /^999\.\d+$/, "id should match 999.x pattern");
+			assert.equal(entry.source, "todo-triage");
+			assert.equal(entry.kind, "implementation_task");
+			assert.equal(entry.status, "pending");
+			assert.ok(entry.title, "title should be present");
+			assert.ok(
+				Date.parse(entry.triaged_at) > 0,
+				"triaged_at should be a valid ISO date string",
+			);
+			assert.ok(
+				backlogMd.includes(entry.id),
+				`JSONL entry id ${entry.id} should match an id in BACKLOG.md`,
+			);
+		}
+	} finally {
+		rmSync(base, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+});
+
 test("triageTodoDump throws when TODO.md is missing", async () => {
 	const base = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-todo-missing-"));
 	try {
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/shared/ui.ts b/src/resources/extensions/shared/ui.ts
index a4cc3b592..c3bb5e435 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/shared/ui.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/shared/ui.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ export function makeUI(theme: Theme, width: number): UI {
 		return wrapped;
 	}
 
-	const bar = theme.fg("accent", GLYPH.separator.repeat(width));
+	const bar =
+		width <= 1
+			? theme.fg("accent", GLYPH.separator)
+			: theme.fg("accent", "╾") +
+				theme.fg("dim", GLYPH.separator.repeat(Math.max(0, width - 1)));
 
 	// ── EditorTheme ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────