Merge branch 'master' of https://git.cozyair.dev/ed/manual_slop

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
       "mcp__manual-slop__get_file_summary",
       "mcp__manual-slop__get_tree",
       "mcp__manual-slop__list_directory",
-      "mcp__manual-slop__py_get_skeleton"
+      "mcp__manual-slop__py_get_skeleton",
+      "Bash(uv run *)"
     ]
   },
   "enableAllProjectMcpServers": true,

config.toml

@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ use_default_base_prompt = true
 
 [projects]
 paths = [
-    "C:/projects/gencpp/.ai/gencpp_sloppy.toml",
+    "project.toml",
-    "C:/projects/manual_slop/manual_slop.toml",
-    "C:/projects/Pikuma/ps1-ai/pikuma_ps1.toml",
 ]
-active = "C:/projects/Pikuma/ps1-ai/pikuma_ps1.toml"
+active = "project.toml"
 
 [gui]
 separate_message_panel = true
@@ -62,23 +60,23 @@ Diagnostics = false
 "Undo/Redo History" = false
 
 [theme]
-palette = "solarized_dark"
+palette = "Monokai"
-font_path = "C:/projects/manual_slop/assets/fonts/MapleMono-Regular.ttf"
+font_path = "fonts/MapleMono-Regular.ttf"
 font_size = 20.0
 scale = 1.0199999809265137
 transparency = 1.0
 child_transparency = 1.0
 
-[theme.tone_mapping.solarized_light]
-brightness = 0.6899999976158142
-contrast = 0.8600000143051147
-gamma = 0.7699999809265137
-
 [theme.tone_mapping.moss]
 brightness = 1.059999942779541
 contrast = 0.5799999833106995
 gamma = 1.059999942779541
 
+[theme.tone_mapping.solarized_light]
+brightness = 0.6899999976158142
+contrast = 0.8600000143051147
+gamma = 0.7699999809265137
+
 [theme.tone_mapping.Binks]
 brightness = 0.5600000023841858
 contrast = 0.7900000214576721
@@ -97,8 +95,8 @@ api_key = "test-secret-key"
 
 [paths]
 conductor_dir = "C:\\projects\\gencpp\\.ai\\conductor"
-logs_dir = "C:\\projects\\manual_slop\\logs"
+logs_dir = "C:\\projects\\sloppy\\logs"
-scripts_dir = "C:\\projects\\manual_slop\\scripts"
+scripts_dir = "C:\\projects\\sloppy\\scripts"
 
 [rag]
 enabled = false

manualslop_layout.ini

@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,0
 
 [Window][Message]
-Pos=1448,29
+Pos=561,29
-Size=1465,1840
+Size=1138,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000006,1
 
 [Window][Response]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,5
 
 [Window][Tool Calls]
-Pos=1448,29
+Pos=561,29
-Size=1465,1840
+Size=1138,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000006,3
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DockId=0xAFC85805,2
 
 [Window][Theme]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,1
 
@@ -105,26 +105,26 @@ Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x0000000D,0
 
 [Window][Discussion Hub]
-Pos=1448,29
+Pos=561,29
-Size=1465,1840
+Size=1138,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000006,0
 
 [Window][Operations Hub]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,4
 
 [Window][Files & Media]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,2
 
 [Window][AI Settings]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,3
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000006,2
 
 [Window][Log Management]
-Pos=1448,29
+Pos=561,29
-Size=1465,1840
+Size=1138,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000006,2
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ DockId=0x00000006,1
 
 [Window][Project Settings]
 Pos=0,29
-Size=1446,1840
+Size=559,1195
 Collapsed=0
 DockId=0x00000010,0
 
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ Pos=60,60
 Size=900,700
 Collapsed=0
 
-[Window][###Text_Viewer]
+[Window][Text_Viewer]
 Pos=58,169
 Size=1801,1532
 Collapsed=0
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ Pos=156,171
 Size=2176,1441
 Collapsed=0
 
-[Window][###Text_Viewer_Unified]
+[Window][Text_Viewer_Unified]
 Pos=182,742
 Size=1163,908
 Collapsed=0
@@ -829,13 +829,13 @@ Column 4  Weight=1.0000
 DockNode          ID=0x00000008 Pos=3125,170 Size=593,1157 Split=Y
   DockNode        ID=0x00000009 Parent=0x00000008 SizeRef=1029,147 Selected=0x0469CA7A
   DockNode        ID=0x0000000A Parent=0x00000008 SizeRef=1029,145 Selected=0xDF822E02
-DockSpace         ID=0xAFC85805 Window=0x079D3A04 Pos=0,29 Size=2913,1840 Split=X
+DockSpace         ID=0xAFC85805 Window=0x079D3A04 Pos=0,29 Size=1699,1195 Split=X
   DockNode        ID=0x00000003 Parent=0xAFC85805 SizeRef=2357,1183 Split=X
     DockNode      ID=0x0000000B Parent=0x00000003 SizeRef=404,1186 Split=X Selected=0xF4139CA2
-      DockNode    ID=0x00000005 Parent=0x0000000B SizeRef=1446,1681 Split=Y Selected=0x3F1379AF
+      DockNode    ID=0x00000005 Parent=0x0000000B SizeRef=573,1681 Split=Y Selected=0x3F1379AF
         DockNode  ID=0x00000010 Parent=0x00000005 SizeRef=983,1140 CentralNode=1 Selected=0x3F1379AF
         DockNode  ID=0x00000011 Parent=0x00000005 SizeRef=983,184 Selected=0x432BAE4E
-      DockNode    ID=0x00000006 Parent=0x0000000B SizeRef=1465,1681 Selected=0x2C0206CE
+      DockNode    ID=0x00000006 Parent=0x0000000B SizeRef=1138,1681 Selected=0x2C0206CE
     DockNode      ID=0x0000000D Parent=0x00000003 SizeRef=435,1186 Selected=0x363E93D6
   DockNode        ID=0x00000004 Parent=0xAFC85805 SizeRef=488,1183 Selected=0x3AEC3498
 

project_history.toml

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ active = "main"
 
 [discussions.main]
 git_commit = ""
-last_updated = "2026-06-05T18:41:59"
+last_updated = "2026-06-06T13:21:40"
 history = []

src/ai_client.py

@@ -421,13 +421,22 @@ def _classify_minimax_error(exc: Exception) -> ProviderError:
  if "400" in body_l or "bad request" in body_l: return ProviderError("unknown", "minimax", Exception(f"MiniMax Bad Request: {body}"))
  return ProviderError("unknown", "minimax", Exception(body))
 
-def set_provider(provider: str, model: str) -> None:
+def set_provider(provider: str, model: str, validate: bool = True) -> None:
  """
  Updates the active LLM provider and model name.
+
+ When validate is True (default), the model is checked against the provider's
+ LIVE model list, which for gemini_cli/minimax means a blocking subprocess /
+ network call (and importing the provider SDK). Pass validate=False during
+ startup so the GUI's first frame is not blocked — AppController._fetch_models
+ corrects the model against the live list shortly after, off the main thread.
  [C: src/app_controller.py:AppController._handle_reset_session, src/app_controller.py:AppController._init_ai_and_hooks, src/app_controller.py:AppController.current_model, src/app_controller.py:AppController.current_provider, src/app_controller.py:AppController.do_fetch, src/multi_agent_conductor.py:run_worker_lifecycle, src/orchestrator_pm.py:generate_tracks, tests/conftest.py:reset_ai_client, tests/test_ai_cache_tracking.py:test_gemini_cache_tracking, tests/test_ai_client_cli.py:test_ai_client_send_gemini_cli, tests/test_api_events.py:test_send_emits_events_proper, tests/test_api_events.py:test_send_emits_tool_events, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_completion_logic, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_model_selection, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_payload_verification, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_reasoner_payload_verification, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_reasoning_logic, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_streaming, tests/test_deepseek_provider.py:test_deepseek_tool_calling, tests/test_gemini_cli_edge_cases.py:test_gemini_cli_loop_termination, tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py:test_gemini_cli_full_integration, tests/test_gemini_cli_integration.py:test_gemini_cli_rejection_and_history, tests/test_gemini_cli_parity_regression.py:test_send_invokes_adapter_send, tests/test_gui2_mcp.py:test_mcp_tool_call_is_dispatched, tests/test_minimax_provider.py:test_minimax_default_model, tests/test_minimax_provider.py:test_minimax_model_selection, tests/test_mma_agent_focus_phase1.py:test_append_comms_has_source_tier_key, tests/test_rag_integration.py:test_rag_integration, tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py:test_ai_client_passes_qa_callback, tests/test_tier4_interceptor.py:test_gemini_provider_passes_qa_callback_to_run_script, tests/test_token_usage.py:test_token_usage_tracking]
  """
  global _provider, _model
  _provider = provider
+ if not validate:
+  _model = model
+  return
  if provider == "gemini_cli":
   valid_models = _list_gemini_cli_models()
   if model != "mock" and (model not in valid_models or model.startswith("deepseek")):

src/app_controller.py

@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class AppController:
   Owns the application state and manages background services.
  """
 
- def __init__(self, log_to_stderr: bool = True):
+ def __init__(self, defer_warmup: bool = False, log_to_stderr: Optional[bool] = None):
   """
     [C: src/mcp_client.py:_DDGParser.__init__, src/mcp_client.py:_TextExtractor.__init__]
   """
@@ -830,10 +830,22 @@ class AppController:
 
   # --- Shared background pool + proactive warmup (startup_speedup_20260606) ---
   self._io_pool = make_io_pool()
+  # Warmup progress is a diagnostic; keep stderr quiet unless explicitly asked.
+  # Explicit log_to_stderr arg wins; otherwise default to the SLOP_WARMUP_DEBUG env flag.
+  if log_to_stderr is None:
+   log_to_stderr = bool(os.environ.get("SLOP_WARMUP_DEBUG"))
   self._warmup = WarmupManager(self._io_pool, log_to_stderr=log_to_stderr)
   # Hook warmup completion to stamp warmup_done_ts for startup_timeline().
   self._warmup.on_complete(self._on_warmup_complete_for_timeline)
-  self._warmup.submit(self._compute_warmup_list())
+  self._warmup_started: bool = False
+  self._defer_warmup: bool = defer_warmup
+  self._pending_fetch_provider: Optional[str] = None
+  # The desktop GUI defers warmup until the first frame is painted (see
+  # App._gui_func) so the ~2s of heavy SDK C-extension imports don't hold the
+  # GIL while the window and font atlas are being created — that contention is
+  # what made the window slow to appear. Headless/web/tests warm immediately.
+  if not defer_warmup:
+   self.start_warmup()
 
   # --- Internal State ---
   self._ai_status: str = "idle"
@@ -2193,6 +2205,13 @@ class AppController:
   """
     [C: src/gui_2.py:App.run]
   """
+  # In the desktop GUI, model listing imports the provider SDKs (the same
+  # ~2s C-extension load warmup pays for). Defer it until the first frame is
+  # painted so it doesn't contend for the GIL during window creation; the
+  # deferred fetch is fired from start_warmup().
+  if self._defer_warmup and not self._warmup_started:
+   self._pending_fetch_provider = provider
+   return
   self.ai_status = "fetching models..."
 
   def do_fetch() -> None:
@@ -2274,6 +2293,23 @@ class AppController:
   """
   return self._warmup.is_done()
 
+ def start_warmup(self) -> None:
+  """
+  Submit the heavy-module warmup jobs to the io_pool (idempotent).
+
+  Separated from __init__ so the desktop GUI can call it AFTER the first
+  frame is painted, keeping the ~2s of SDK C-extension imports off the GIL
+  while the window is being created. Safe to call multiple times.
+  """
+  if self._warmup_started:
+   return
+  self._warmup_started = True
+  self._warmup.submit(self._compute_warmup_list())
+  # Run any model fetch that was deferred while the window was being created.
+  if self._pending_fetch_provider is not None:
+   provider, self._pending_fetch_provider = self._pending_fetch_provider, None
+   self._fetch_models(provider)
+
  def wait_for_warmup(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> bool:
   """
 
@@ -2329,7 +2365,10 @@ class AppController:
 
  def _init_ai_and_hooks(self, app: Any = None) -> None:
   from src import api_hooks
-  ai_client.set_provider(self._current_provider, self._current_model)
+  # validate=False: skip the live model-list lookup (network/subprocess +
+  # provider-SDK import) on the main thread during startup. _fetch_models
+  # corrects the model against the live list after the first frame, off-thread.
+  ai_client.set_provider(self._current_provider, self._current_model, validate=False)
   if self._current_provider == "gemini_cli":
    if not ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter:
     ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = ai_client.GeminiCliAdapter(binary_path=self.ui_gemini_cli_path)

src/bg_shader.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # src/bg_shader.py
 import time
 import math
-import numpy as np
 
 from typing       import Optional
 from imgui_bundle import imgui, nanovg as nvg, hello_imgui

src/gui_2.py

@@ -161,6 +161,75 @@ def truncate_entries(entries: list[dict[str, Any]], max_pairs: int) -> list[dict
   if count == target: return entries[i:]
  return entries
 
+def _detect_refresh_rate_win32() -> float:
+ """Return the primary display's current refresh rate in Hz, or 0.0 on failure.
+
+ Uses user32.EnumDisplaySettingsW (ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS) which reads the value
+ directly from the display driver in microseconds. The previous implementation
+ shelled out to PowerShell + WMI (Get-CimInstance Win32_VideoController), which
+ cost ~350ms on every startup and blocked the first frame.
+ """
+ try:
+  import ctypes
+  from ctypes import wintypes
+  class _DEVMODE(ctypes.Structure):
+   _fields_ = [
+    ("dmDeviceName", wintypes.WCHAR * 32), ("dmSpecVersion", wintypes.WORD),
+    ("dmDriverVersion", wintypes.WORD), ("dmSize", wintypes.WORD),
+    ("dmDriverExtra", wintypes.WORD), ("dmFields", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmStuff", ctypes.c_byte * 16), ("dmColor", wintypes.SHORT),
+    ("dmDuplex", wintypes.SHORT), ("dmYResolution", wintypes.SHORT),
+    ("dmTTOption", wintypes.SHORT), ("dmCollate", wintypes.SHORT),
+    ("dmFormName", wintypes.WCHAR * 32), ("dmLogPixels", wintypes.WORD),
+    ("dmBitsPerPel", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmPelsWidth", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmPelsHeight", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmDisplayFlags", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmDisplayFrequency", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmICMMethod", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmICMIntent", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmMediaType", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmDitherType", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmReserved1", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmReserved2", wintypes.DWORD), ("dmPanningWidth", wintypes.DWORD),
+    ("dmPanningHeight", wintypes.DWORD),
+   ]
+  dm = _DEVMODE()
+  dm.dmSize = ctypes.sizeof(_DEVMODE)
+  if ctypes.windll.user32.EnumDisplaySettingsW(None, -1, ctypes.byref(dm)):
+   # dmDisplayFrequency is 0 or 1 for "default/hardware" on some drivers.
+   if dm.dmDisplayFrequency > 1:
+    return float(dm.dmDisplayFrequency)
+ except Exception:
+  pass
+ return 0.0
+
+def _resolve_font_path(font_path: str, assets_dir: Path) -> str:
+ """Normalize a configured font path to something hello_imgui can load.
+
+ hello_imgui resolves relative paths against the assets folder. A config may
+ carry a stale ABSOLUTE path from a different project checkout (e.g.
+ C:/projects/manual_slop/assets/fonts/MapleMono-Regular.ttf after the repo
+ moved to C:/projects/sloppy). In that case the absolute file does not exist
+ and the load fails. This recovers by:
+
+  1. If the absolute path lives under the current assets folder -> relativize.
+  2. If the absolute path exists on disk as-is -> keep it.
+  3. Otherwise recover the basename under assets/fonts or assets.
+  4. Final fallback: the bundled default Inter font.
+ """
+ p = Path(font_path)
+ if not p.is_absolute():
+  return font_path  # already relative; hello_imgui searches the assets folder
+ try:
+  if p.is_relative_to(assets_dir):
+   return str(p.relative_to(assets_dir)).replace("\\", "/")
+ except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+  pass
+ if p.exists():
+  return font_path  # absolute path to a real file elsewhere — load directly
+ # Stale absolute path: recover by basename relative to the assets folder.
+ name = p.name
+ for rel in (f"fonts/{name}", name):
+  if (assets_dir / rel).exists():
+   return rel
+ return "fonts/Inter-Regular.ttf"
+
 class App:
  """The main ImGui interface orchestrator for Manual Slop."""
 
@@ -172,7 +241,7 @@ class App:
   # --- Core Dependencies & State ---
   from src.startup_profiler import startup_profiler
   with startup_profiler.phase("app_init_AppController"):
-   self.controller = app_controller.AppController()
+   self.controller = app_controller.AppController(defer_warmup=True)
   self.controller._app = self
   with startup_profiler.phase("app_init_history_perfmon"):
    from src import history, performance_monitor
@@ -187,7 +256,8 @@ class App:
   # --- Command Palette ---
   self.show_command_palette: bool = False
   # --- Initialization ---
-  self.controller.init_state()
+  with startup_profiler.phase("app_init_state"):
+   self.controller.init_state()
   from src.hot_reloader import HotReloader, HotModule
   if 'src.gui_2' not in HotReloader.HOT_MODULES:
    HotReloader.register(HotModule(
@@ -196,11 +266,13 @@ class App:
     state_keys=['active_discussion', 'show_windows', 'ui_file_paths', 'ui_screenshot_paths', 'disc_entries', 'disc_roles'],
     delegation_targets=['_render_main_interface', '_render_discussion_hub', '_render_files_and_media', '_render_ai_settings_hub', '_render_operations_hub', '_render_mma_dashboard']
    ))
-  self.workspace_manager = workspace_manager.WorkspaceManager(project_root=self.controller.active_project_root)
+  with startup_profiler.phase("app_init_workspace"):
-  self.disc_entries = self.controller.disc_entries
+   self.workspace_manager = workspace_manager.WorkspaceManager(project_root=self.controller.active_project_root)
-  self.disc_roles = self.controller.disc_roles
+   self.disc_entries = self.controller.disc_entries
-  self.workspace_profiles = self.workspace_manager.load_all_profiles()
+   self.disc_roles = self.controller.disc_roles
-  self.controller.start_services(self)
+   self.workspace_profiles = self.workspace_manager.load_all_profiles()
+  with startup_profiler.phase("app_init_start_services"):
+   self.controller.start_services(self)
   # --- Controller Callbacks & Actions ---
   self.controller._predefined_callbacks['save_context_preset'] = self.save_context_preset
   self.controller._predefined_callbacks['load_context_preset'] = self.load_context_preset
@@ -457,16 +529,13 @@ class App:
    user_scale = theme.get_current_scale()
    self.runner_params.dpi_aware_params.dpi_window_size_factor = user_scale
 
-   # Detect Monitor Refresh Rate for capping (Win32 only)
+   # Detect Monitor Refresh Rate for capping (Win32 only).
+   # Uses the native EnumDisplaySettings call (~0.3ms) instead of spawning a
+   # PowerShell/WMI subprocess (~350ms) so the first frame is not blocked.
    fps_cap = 60.0
    if sys.platform == "win32":
-    try:
+    rate = _detect_refresh_rate_win32()
-     # Use PowerShell to get max refresh rate across all controllers
+    if rate: fps_cap = rate
-     cmd = "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_VideoController | Select-Object -ExpandProperty CurrentRefreshRate\""
-     out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode().splitlines()
-     rates = [float(r.strip()) for r in out if r.strip().isdigit()]
-     if rates: fps_cap = max(rates)
-    except Exception: pass
 
    # Enable idling with monitor refresh rate to effectively cap FPS
    self.runner_params.fps_idling.enable_idling = True
@@ -476,11 +545,17 @@ class App:
    self.runner_params.imgui_window_params.show_menu_view_themes = True
    self.runner_params.ini_folder_type = hello_imgui.IniFolderType.current_folder
    self.runner_params.ini_filename = "manualslop_layout.ini"
+   def _profiled_setup_style() -> None:
+    with startup_profiler.phase("setup_imgui_style"):
+     theme.apply_current()
+   def _profiled_post_init() -> None:
+    with startup_profiler.phase("post_init"):
+     self._post_init()
    self.runner_params.callbacks.show_gui = self._gui_func
    self.runner_params.callbacks.show_menus = self._show_menus
    self.runner_params.callbacks.load_additional_fonts = self._load_fonts
-   self.runner_params.callbacks.setup_imgui_style = theme.apply_current
+   self.runner_params.callbacks.setup_imgui_style = _profiled_setup_style
-   self.runner_params.callbacks.post_init = self._post_init
+   self.runner_params.callbacks.post_init = _profiled_post_init
    self._fetch_models(self.current_provider)
    md_options = markdown_helper.get_renderer().options
    immapp.run(self.runner_params, add_ons_params=immapp.AddOnsParams(with_markdown_options=md_options))
@@ -489,42 +564,39 @@ class App:
    session_logger.close_session()
 
  def _load_fonts(self) -> None:
-  # Set hello_imgui assets folder to the actual absolute path
+  from src.startup_profiler import startup_profiler
-  assets_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "assets"
+  with startup_profiler.phase("load_fonts"):
-  if assets_dir.exists():
+   # Set hello_imgui assets folder to the actual absolute path
-   hello_imgui.set_assets_folder(str(assets_dir.absolute()))
+   assets_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "assets"
+   if assets_dir.exists():
+    hello_imgui.set_assets_folder(str(assets_dir.absolute()))
 
-  # Improved font rendering with oversampling
+   # Improved font rendering with oversampling
-  config = imgui.ImFontConfig()
+   config = imgui.ImFontConfig()
-  config.oversample_h = 3
+   config.oversample_h = 3
-  config.oversample_v = 3
+   config.oversample_v = 3
 
-  font_path, font_size = theme.get_font_loading_params()
+   font_path, font_size = theme.get_font_loading_params()
 
-  if font_path:
+   if font_path:
-   p = Path(font_path)
+    font_path = _resolve_font_path(font_path, assets_dir)
-   if p.is_absolute():
+    # Just try loading it directly; hello_imgui will look in the assets folder
     try:
-     if p.is_relative_to(assets_dir):
+     with startup_profiler.phase("load_fonts.main_with_fontawesome"):
-      font_path = str(p.relative_to(assets_dir)).replace("\\", "/")
+      self.main_font = hello_imgui.load_font_ttf_with_font_awesome_icons(font_path, font_size, config)
-    except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+    except Exception as e:
-     pass # Fallback to original font_path if relative_to fails or on old Python
+     print(f"Failed to load main font {font_path}: {e}")
-
+     self.main_font = None
-   # Just try loading it directly; hello_imgui will look in the assets folder
+   else:
-   try:
-    self.main_font = hello_imgui.load_font_ttf_with_font_awesome_icons(font_path, font_size, config)
-   except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Failed to load main font {font_path}: {e}")
     self.main_font = None
-  else:
-   self.main_font = None
 
-  try:
+   try:
-   params = hello_imgui.FontLoadingParams(font_config=config)
+    with startup_profiler.phase("load_fonts.mono"):
-   self.mono_font = hello_imgui.load_font("fonts/MapleMono-Regular.ttf", font_size, params)
+     params = hello_imgui.FontLoadingParams(font_config=config)
-  except Exception as e:
+     self.mono_font = hello_imgui.load_font("fonts/MapleMono-Regular.ttf", font_size, params)
-   print(f"Failed to load mono font: {e}")
+   except Exception as e:
-   self.mono_font = None
+    print(f"Failed to load mono font: {e}")
+    self.mono_font = None
 
  def _handle_approve_mma_step(self, user_data=None) -> None:
   """UI-level wrapper for approving a pending MMA step."""
@@ -817,6 +889,32 @@ class App:
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------- gui
 
  def _gui_func(self) -> None:
+  # One-shot: log when immapp first hands control to our render callback. The
+  # span init -> here is window/GL/context creation + the font/style/post_init
+  # callbacks (all opaque C++); the span here -> mark_first_frame_rendered is
+  # the cost of the first full-UI render. Splitting them attributes the gap.
+  if not getattr(self, "_gui_func_entered", False):
+   self._gui_func_entered = True
+   try:
+    init_ts = getattr(self.controller, "_init_start_ts", None)
+    if init_ts is not None:
+     sys.stderr.write(f"[startup] first _gui_func entry at {(time.time() - init_ts) * 1000:.1f}ms after init (window/GL + font/style/post_init callbacks done)\n")
+     sys.stderr.flush()
+   except Exception: pass
+
+  # One-shot: kick off the controller's heavy-module warmup on the shared
+  # io_pool once the FIRST frame has actually been painted. Waiting one frame
+  # keeps the ~2s of SDK C-extension imports from holding the GIL during
+  # window creation and font-atlas building, so the window appears at full
+  # speed; the SDKs are then warmed by the time the user sends their first
+  # message. start_warmup() is idempotent.
+  if not getattr(self, "_preload_started", False):
+   if getattr(self, "_first_frame_painted", False):
+    self.controller.start_warmup()
+    self._preload_started = True
+   else:
+    self._first_frame_painted = True
+
   io = imgui.get_io()
   if io.key_ctrl and io.key_alt and imgui.is_key_down(imgui.Key.r):
    self._trigger_hot_reload()