feat(settings): refresh daemon controls and iOS chat launch

apps/ios/CovenCave/CovenCave/State/AppModel.swift

@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ final class AppModel {
     var familiarOrder: [String] = []
 
     var threads: [ChatThread] = []
+    /// Default Chats destination: the newest active conversation. Pinning only
+    /// affects list order and never makes an older thread the launch default.
+    var mostRecentThread: ChatThread? {
+        threads
+            .filter { !$0.archived }
+            .max { $0.updatedAt < $1.updatedAt }
+    }
     /// Process-lifetime launch intent. It survives destination remounts until a
     /// matching hydrated thread can be opened, then is consumed exactly once.
     var launchThreadId: String?

apps/ios/CovenCave/CovenCave/Views/ChatsHomeView.swift

@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ struct ChatsHomeView: View {
             .onAppear {
                 consumeLaunchThreadIntent()
                 consumeGlobalRequests()
+                selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded()
             }
             .onChange(of: app.threads.map(\.id)) { _, _ in
                 consumeLaunchThreadIntent()
+                selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded()
             }
             // A slash command (`/new`, `/familiar <name>`) or a task link asked to
             // open a specific thread — surface it in the detail column.
@@ -390,6 +392,19 @@ struct ChatsHomeView: View {
         open(.thread(thread))
     }
 
+    /// Open Chats at the latest active conversation without stealing focus from
+    /// a deep link, cross-view handoff, New Chat, or an existing selection.
+    private func selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded() {
+        guard selection == nil,
+              !showNewChat,
+              app.threadToOpen == nil,
+              app.launchThreadId == nil,
+              !app.newChatRequested,
+              let thread = app.mostRecentThread
+        else { return }
+        open(.thread(thread))
+    }
+
     /// Consume a cross-destination thread handoff on first appearance and on
     /// later updates. Clearing the one-shot intent prevents re-appearance from
     /// reopening the same conversation.

apps/ios/CovenCave/CovenCave/Views/RootView.swift

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct ConnectingView: View {
             .accessibilityHidden(true)
             .padding(.bottom, 34)
 
-            Text("Opening the Cave")
+            Text("Entering the Cave")
                 .font(.title.weight(.medium))
                 .fontDesign(.serif)
                 .italic()

apps/ios/CovenCave/CovenCaveTests/LaunchThreadIntentTests.swift

@@ -34,4 +34,31 @@ final class LaunchThreadIntentTests: XCTestCase {
         app.threads = [expected]
         XCTAssertTrue(app.consumeLaunchThreadIntent() === expected)
     }
+
+    func testMostRecentThreadUsesUpdateTimeAndSkipsArchivedThreads() {
+        let app = AppModel()
+        let olderPinned = ChatThread(id: "older-pinned", title: "Older pinned", familiarIds: [])
+        olderPinned.updatedAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 100)
+        olderPinned.pinned = true
+
+        let newest = ChatThread(id: "newest", title: "Newest", familiarIds: [])
+        newest.updatedAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 200)
+
+        let archived = ChatThread(id: "archived", title: "Archived", familiarIds: [])
+        archived.updatedAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 300)
+        archived.archived = true
+
+        app.threads = [olderPinned, archived, newest]
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(app.mostRecentThread === newest)
+    }
+
+    func testMostRecentThreadIsNilWithoutAnActiveConversation() {
+        let app = AppModel()
+        let archived = ChatThread(id: "archived", title: "Archived", familiarIds: [])
+        archived.archived = true
+        app.threads = [archived]
+
+        XCTAssertNil(app.mostRecentThread)
+    }
 }

scripts/ios-claude-design-fidelity.test.mjs

@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ assert.match(
   /func consumeLaunchThreadIntent\(\) -> ChatThread\?/,
   "the launch thread intent waits for a matching thread before consuming",
 );
+assert.match(
+  appModel,
+  /var mostRecentThread: ChatThread\? \{[\s\S]{0,180}filter \{ !\$0\.archived \}[\s\S]{0,180}max \{ \$0\.updatedAt < \$1\.updatedAt \}/,
+  "the default chat is the newest active thread, independent of pin order",
+);
 assert.match(
   appModel,
   /if let threadId = ChatNotifications\.threadId\(fromDeepLink: url\) \{[\s\S]{0,140}launchThreadId = threadId[\s\S]{0,140}selectedTab = \.chats/,
@@ -109,8 +114,18 @@ assert.doesNotMatch(
 );
 assert.match(
   home,
-  /onChange\(of: app\.threads\.map\(\\\.id\)\)[\s\S]{0,120}consumeLaunchThreadIntent\(\)/,
-  "Chats retries a pending launch intent when hydration adds threads",
+  /\.onAppear \{\s*consumeLaunchThreadIntent\(\)\s*consumeGlobalRequests\(\)\s*selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded\(\)\s*\}/,
+  "Chats selects the most recent thread after honoring explicit launch requests",
+);
+assert.match(
+  home,
+  /onChange\(of: app\.threads\.map\(\\\.id\)\)[\s\S]{0,160}consumeLaunchThreadIntent\(\)[\s\S]{0,160}selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded\(\)/,
+  "Chats retries explicit and default selection when hydration adds threads",
+);
+assert.match(
+  home,
+  /private func selectMostRecentThreadIfNeeded\(\) \{[\s\S]{0,500}guard selection == nil,[\s\S]{0,500}!showNewChat,[\s\S]{0,500}app\.threadToOpen == nil,[\s\S]{0,500}app\.launchThreadId == nil,[\s\S]{0,500}!app\.newChatRequested,[\s\S]{0,500}let thread = app\.mostRecentThread[\s\S]{0,180}open\(\.thread\(thread\)\)/,
+  "the default never overrides an explicit destination or New Chat intent",
 );
 
 // Authored navigation and discovery surfaces.
@@ -144,7 +159,7 @@ assert.match(glass, /UINavigationBarAppearance\.glass/,
 
 // Quiet Portal keeps the cold connection state honest, themed, deterministic,
 // and accessible without inventing stages the runtime cannot prove.
-assert.match(root, /Text\("Opening the Cave"\)/, "connecting state uses the approved headline");
+assert.match(root, /Text\("Entering the Cave"\)/, "connecting state uses the approved headline");
 assert.match(root, /Text\("Connecting to your desktop"\)/, "connecting state names the live operation");
 assert.match(root, /if let host = app\.connection\?\.host/, "connecting state renders the real saved host");
 assert.match(

src/components/daemon-start-button.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 
-const settings = await readFile(new URL("./settings-shell.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const settingsShell = await readFile(new URL("./settings-shell.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const settingsDaemon = await readFile(new URL("./settings-daemon.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const settings = `${settingsShell}\n${settingsDaemon}`;
 const workspace = await readFile(new URL("./workspace.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 
 assert.match(settings, /fetch\("\/api\/daemon\/start", \{ method: "POST" \}\)/);

src/components/settings-action-buttons.test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import ts from "typescript";
 
 const shell = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-shell.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const daemon = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-daemon.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 const picker = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-familiar-picker.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 const controls = readFileSync(new URL("./ui/settings-controls.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 const css = readFileSync(new URL("../app/globals.css", import.meta.url), "utf8");
@@ -45,12 +46,13 @@ function jsxElementBlocks(fileName: string, source: string, tagName: string): st
 }
 
 const reviewedSemanticControl = (button: string): boolean =>
-  /goToSetting\(e\)|selectDevice\(device\)|settings-nav__item|role="switch"|aria-pressed=|aria-label=\{`Pick \$\{label\} color`\}|aria-haspopup="dialog"|role="option"|role="radio"|role="checkbox"|setEnlarged\(true\)|Drag to reorder|familiar-studio-lifecycle__row-main/.test(
+  /goToSetting\(e\)|selectDevice\(device\)|settings-nav__item|role="switch"|aria-pressed=|aria-expanded=|aria-label=\{`Pick \$\{label\} color`\}|aria-haspopup="dialog"|role="option"|role="radio"|role="checkbox"|setEnlarged\(true\)|Drag to reorder|familiar-studio-lifecycle__row-main/.test(
     button,
   );
 
 for (const [name, source] of [
   ["settings shell", shell],
+  ["settings daemon", daemon],
   ["settings familiar picker", picker],
   ["settings segmented control", controls],
   ...studioSources,
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ for (const [name, source] of [
   }
 }
 
-const saveConnectionButtons = jsxElementBlocks("settings-shell.tsx", shell, "Button").filter((block) =>
+const saveConnectionButtons = jsxElementBlocks("settings-daemon.tsx", daemon, "Button").filter((block) =>
   block.includes("Save connection"),
 );
 assert.equal(saveConnectionButtons.length, 1, "Save connection renders through exactly one shared Button");

src/components/settings-daemon-multihost.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,81 @@
 // @ts-nocheck
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 
-const shell = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-shell.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const shellEntry = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-shell.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const daemonUrl = new URL("./settings-daemon.tsx", import.meta.url);
+const daemon = existsSync(daemonUrl) ? readFileSync(daemonUrl, "utf8") : "";
+const shell = `${shellEntry}\n${daemon}`;
 const sections = readFileSync(new URL("./settings-sections.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const daemonCssUrl = new URL("../styles/settings-daemon.css", import.meta.url);
+const daemonCss = existsSync(daemonCssUrl) ? readFileSync(daemonCssUrl, "utf8") : "";
+
+// ── Claude Design daemon control sheet ───────────────────────────────────────
+assert.match(
+  shellEntry,
+  /import \{ DaemonSection \} from "\.\/settings-daemon"/,
+  "SettingsShell should delegate the daemon control sheet to a focused component",
+);
+assert.match(
+  daemon,
+  /export function DaemonSection/,
+  "the focused daemon module should export the Settings section",
+);
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon"/, "the daemon page should own a responsive control-sheet container");
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-hero"/, "the daemon page should open with the approved compact hero");
+assert.match(daemon, /Settings · Daemon/, "the hero should carry the approved settings kicker");
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-chip-list"/, "the hero should summarize target, API, queue, and uptime");
+assert.match(daemon, />\s*Refresh\s*</, "the hero should expose an explicit status refresh");
+assert.match(daemon, /Restart daemon/, "the hero should expose the daemon restart action");
+assert.match(daemon, /Start daemon/, "the hero should make an offline local daemon actionable");
+
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-status-card"/, "daemon state should render as the approved status card");
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-status-strip"/, "the primary daemon state should lead the status card");
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-status-grid"/, "the six daemon metrics should share a dense grid");
+for (const label of [
+  "AUTHORITY",
+  "PENDING QUEUE",
+  "LOCAL BIND",
+  "STALE CACHE",
+  "WAKE LOCAL",
+  "HANDOFF",
+]) {
+  assert.match(daemon, new RegExp(`label: "${label}"`), `the status grid should include ${label}`);
+}
+assert.match(daemon, />HOME</, "travel state should expose the approved HOME segment");
+assert.match(daemon, />AWAY</, "travel state should expose the approved AWAY segment");
+assert.match(daemon, /Manual offline/, "travel state should preserve the real manual-offline action");
+assert.match(daemon, /Back online/, "manual-offline state should expose the matching recovery action");
+
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-target-grid"/, "runtime targets should render as selectable cards");
+assert.match(daemon, /aria-pressed=\{mode === target\.id\}/, "runtime target cards should expose selection programmatically");
+assert.match(daemon, /<TextInput[\s\S]*aria-label="Server hub URL"/, "the hub field should reuse the shared text-input primitive");
+assert.match(daemon, /<TextArea[\s\S]*aria-label="Executor addresses, one per line"/, "executor addresses should reuse the shared textarea primitive");
+assert.match(daemon, /aria-expanded=\{executorsOpen\}/, "executor addresses should use progressive disclosure");
+assert.match(daemon, /optional · multi-machine setups/, "executor disclosure should explain its advanced scope");
+assert.match(daemon, /const connectionDirty =/, "connection changes should remain drafts until explicitly saved");
+assert.match(daemon, />\s*Revert\s*</, "connection drafts should be reversible");
+assert.match(daemon, />\s*Save connection\s*</, "connection drafts should have one explicit save action");
+
+assert.match(daemon, /className="settings-daemon-info"/, "daemon metadata should use the compact approved info table");
+assert.match(daemon, /copyInfoValue/, "copyable daemon paths should share one announced copy path");
+assert.match(shell, /omnigentSettings=\{<OmnigentSettingsGroup \/>\}/, "the Vault-gated Omnigent settings must remain reachable from Daemon");
+
+assert.match(
+  daemonCss,
+  /@container settings-daemon \(max-width:/,
+  "the control sheet should adapt to its pane with a container query",
+);
+assert.match(
+  daemonCss,
+  /@media \(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce\)/,
+  "daemon-specific motion should have an explicit reduced-motion treatment",
+);
+assert.doesNotMatch(
+  shell,
+  /bg-red-400/,
+  "daemon error states should use the semantic danger token across every theme",
+);
 
 assert.match(
   shell,