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The implementation keeps active model/provider state inside `HermesChatTab`, preserves MoA preset visibility under configured-provider filtering, sends selected ordinary and MoA model options through the existing admin chat action, and keeps product UI copy free of raw bridge diagnostics and private paths. *** ## Deliverables ### Files Created | File | Purpose | Lines | | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | `src/components/hermes/chat/model-selector.tsx` | Controlled model selector with configured-provider filtering, MoA rows, and safe state copy. | 189 | | `src/components/hermes/chat/context-meter.tsx` | Approximate context estimator display with status, fallback labels, and popover breakdown. | 134 | ### Files Modified | File | Changes | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `src/components/hermes/chat/hermes-chat-tab.tsx` | Owns selected model state, derives options, estimates context, and merges send options. | | `src/components/hermes/chat/chat-composer.tsx` | Adds stable toolbar slots for selector and meter controls. | | `src/components/hermes/chat/chat-types.ts` | Adds selected-model contracts, option derivation, context estimates, and send-option helpers. | | `src/components/hermes/chat/index.ts` | Exports the new chat components and shared types. | | `src/components/hermes/hermes-read-only-page.tsx` | Passes the Hermes model view into chat. | | `src/components/knowledge-graph/knowledge-graph-grounded-chat.tsx` | Passes the Hermes model view into grounded chat without changing graph send behavior. | | `src/components/hermes/chat/__tests__/hermes-chat-tab.test.tsx` | Covers selector defaults, provider filtering, MoA rows, context estimates, payloads, and safe UI copy. | | `src/components/hermes/__tests__/hermes-sections.test.tsx` | Updates Hermes page and chat-tab wiring coverage. | | `src/components/knowledge-graph/__tests__/knowledge-graph-grounded-chat.test.tsx` | Updates grounded chat wiring coverage. | *** ## Technical Decisions 1. **Chat-owned active selection**: The selected model/provider remains local to `HermesChatTab` because this session only needs per-request overrides, not Hermes configuration mutation. 2. **MoA rows bypass ordinary-provider filtering**: MoA presets are locally configured presets, so the selector renders them even when ordinary catalog providers are filtered by configured-provider readiness. 3. **Approximate browser-local context estimates**: The meter intentionally uses approximate token estimates and fallback labels instead of claiming tokenizer parity. *** ## Test Results | Metric | Value | | ------------- | ------------- | | Tests | 4751 | | Passed | 4751 | | Focused tests | 167 | | Coverage | Not collected | *** ## Lessons Learned 1. Configured-provider filtering must fall back to ordinary catalog rows when configured aliases do not match any returned provider group. 2. Toolbar controls need bounded widths, fixed heights, truncation, and wrapping so the composer stays stable across loading, empty, pending, and mobile states. *** ## Future Considerations Items for future sessions: 1. Session 12 can use the toolbar slots for compact flow and adjacent chat polish without moving selector ownership. 2. Session 13 can add command UX beside the selector and meter while preserving the same product-copy and responsive constraints. 3. 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