diff --git a/src/app_controller.py b/src/app_controller.py
index 313238ba..1f8aebd8 100644
--- a/src/app_controller.py
+++ b/src/app_controller.py
@@ -1983,8 +1983,10 @@ class AppController:
    paths.initialize_paths(paths.get_config_path())
 
   path_info           = paths.get_full_path_info()
-  self.ui_logs_dir    = str(path_info['logs_dir']['path'])
-  self.ui_scripts_dir = str(path_info['scripts_dir']['path'])
+  from src.type_aliases import PathInfo as _PI
+  _pi = _PI.from_dict(path_info) if isinstance(path_info, dict) else path_info
+  self.ui_logs_dir    = str(_pi.logs_dir['path'])
+  self.ui_scripts_dir = str(_pi.scripts_dir['path'])
 
   if not self.project or not isinstance(self.project, dict) or "project" not in self.project:
    name = Path(self.active_project_path).stem if self.active_project_path else "unnamed"
@@ -2067,9 +2069,11 @@ class AppController:
   self.ui_project_preset_name = proj_meta.get("active_preset")
   
   gui_cfg = self.config.get("gui", {})
-  self.ui_separate_message_panel = gui_cfg.get('separate_message_panel', False)
-  self.ui_separate_response_panel = gui_cfg.get('separate_response_panel', False)
-  self.ui_separate_tool_calls_panel = gui_cfg.get('separate_tool_calls_panel', False)
+  from src.type_aliases import UIPanelConfig as _UIP
+  _uip = _UIP.from_dict(gui_cfg) if isinstance(gui_cfg, dict) else gui_cfg
+  self.ui_separate_message_panel = _uip.separate_message_panel
+  self.ui_separate_response_panel = _uip.separate_response_panel
+  self.ui_separate_tool_calls_panel = _uip.separate_tool_calls_panel
   self.ui_auto_switch_layout = gui_cfg.get("auto_switch_layout", False)
   self.ui_tier_layout_bindings = gui_cfg.get("tier_layout_bindings", {"Tier 1": "", "Tier 2": "", "Tier 3": "", "Tier 4": ""})
   from src import bg_shader
@@ -2275,7 +2279,9 @@ class AppController:
 
        if kind == 'tool_call':
         tid = payload.get('id') or payload.get('call_id')
-        script = payload.get('script') or json.dumps(payload.get('args', {}), indent=1)
+        from src.type_aliases import ProviderPayload as _PP
+        pp = _PP.from_dict(payload) if isinstance(payload, dict) else payload
+        script = pp.script or json.dumps(pp.args, indent=1)
         script = _resolve_log_ref(script, session_dir)
         entry_obj = {
          'source_tier': comms_entry.source_tier,
@@ -2288,7 +2294,9 @@ class AppController:
         final_tool_calls.append(entry_obj)
        elif kind == 'tool_result':
         tid = payload.get('id') or payload.get('call_id')
-        output = payload.get('output', payload.get('content', ''))
+        from src.type_aliases import ProviderPayload as _PP2
+        pp2 = _PP2.from_dict(payload) if isinstance(payload, dict) else payload
+        output = pp2.output or payload.get('content', '')
         output = _resolve_log_ref(output, session_dir)
         if tid and tid in paired_tools:
          paired_tools[tid]['result'] = output