feat: config & onboarding — each teammate connects their own Gitea (Phase A)

The foundation for a shareable team build. Replaces the .env.local-only dev config
with a real, per-teammate connection flow.

main:
- config-store.ts: token encrypted at rest via Electron safeStorage (OS keychain),
  config JSON in userData. Token lives only in main; renderer gets everything but.
- resolveConfig: saved config > .env.local (dev) > null; ignored under COMMITEA_E2E.
  pm-state repo defaults to `${repo}-pm-state`. resetClients() re-reads on change so
  saving config takes effect without a restart. gitea:status gains `demo` (e2e).
- IPC: config:get (no token), config:test (authed read validates token+repo),
  config:set (encrypt+save+reset), config:clear. Model bridge reads config.modelUrl
  and probes reachability — chat is "configured" only if a model actually answers;
  localhost default is dev-only (app.isPackaged gate).

renderer:
- ConnectScreen: real onboarding form (URL/owner/repo/PAT/optional model) → test →
  save. AppShell gates on it: demo → shell (fixtures/e2e); configured → shell (real);
  else → connect. Settings Connection card is real (repo/url/model/sidecar) with
  Reconfigure + Disconnect. Chat cleanly disables with a "no model" state instead of
  the scripted canned reply.

Verified: main + desktop typecheck clean, 14 fixture e2e green (demo mode unchanged),
live onboarding e2e: fresh app → connect form → validated PAT → real board (24 done /
10 open). COMMITEA_NO_ENV_LOCAL + COMMITEA_USERDATA are test hooks for the onboarding path.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/desktop/e2e/live-backlog.spec.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ test.describe('live backlog', () => {
     // Real per-milestone forecasts — these milestone names come from gitea, not the
     // fixture (which lists Beta / Pilot-ready / v1.0).
     await expect(win.getByText(/P2 — Scheduler/)).toBeVisible()
+    // Real capacity config from pm-state (christian/stephen), not the fixture (Stephen/Ana K.)
+    await expect(win.getByText('christian', { exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(win.getByText(/pd\/day/).first()).toBeVisible()
     await win.screenshot({ path: join(here, '.artifacts', 'screens', 'live-runway.png'), fullPage: true, animations: 'disabled' })
 
     // Milestone drill-in — clicking a real milestone opens its real detail

apps/desktop/e2e/live-onboarding.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+import { _electron as electron, expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+
+const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const MAIN = join(here, '..', 'out', 'main', 'index.js')
+
+/** Read the real token from .env.local (walking up) so the test can fill the form. */
+function readToken(): string | null {
+  let dir = here
+  for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+    try {
+      const m = /^GITEA_TOKEN\s*=\s*(.+?)\s*$/m.exec(readFileSync(join(dir, '.env.local'), 'utf8'))
+      if (m) return m[1].trim()
+    } catch {
+      /* keep walking */
+    }
+    dir = dirname(dir)
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+// Opt-in (GITEA_LIVE=1). Forces the onboarding path (COMMITEA_NO_ENV_LOCAL) with a
+// fresh userData, fills the real connection form, and asserts it lands on real data.
+test.describe('live onboarding', () => {
+  test('connect form → real board', async () => {
+    const token = process.env.GITEA_LIVE ? readToken() : null
+    test.skip(!token, 'GITEA_LIVE + a .env.local token required')
+    test.setTimeout(90_000)
+
+    const app = await electron.launch({
+      args: [MAIN],
+      env: { ...process.env, COMMITEA_NO_ENV_LOCAL: '1', COMMITEA_USERDATA: mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'commitea-')) },
+    })
+    const win = await app.firstWindow()
+    await win.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded')
+
+    // the connection gate, not the app
+    await expect(win.getByText(/Connect your Gitea/)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
+    await win.getByPlaceholder('your-org').fill('christian')
+    await win.getByPlaceholder('your-repo').fill('commitea')
+    await win.getByPlaceholder(/gitea PAT/).fill(token!)
+    await win.getByRole('button', { name: 'Connect' }).click()
+
+    // it validated + saved + reconciled into the real board — real issue titles prove it
+    const rail = win.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' })
+    await rail.getByRole('button', { name: 'The pot' }).click()
+    await expect(win.getByText(/Model router|SQLite cache bootstrap|Purity\/rebuild/).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 })
+    await win.screenshot({ path: join(here, '.artifacts', 'screens', 'live-onboarding.png'), fullPage: true, animations: 'disabled' })
+
+    await app.close()
+  })
+})

apps/desktop/e2e/smoke.spec.ts

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test('Directives: consequence diff + append-only ledger', async ({ app, window }
 test('Settings: connection, schema, and appearance sync with theme', async ({ app, window }) => {
   await app.nav('Settings').click()
   await expect(window.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Settings' })).toBeVisible()
-  await expect(window.getByText('Managed repos')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(window.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Connection' })).toBeVisible()
   await app.screenshot('settings')
   // the Evening (dark) radio drives the shared theme
   await window.getByText('Evening (dark)').click()

apps/desktop/src/main/config-store.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * Persistent app config for a shared/team build. The gitea PAT is encrypted at
+ * rest with Electron's safeStorage (OS keychain-backed) and only ever lives in
+ * the main process — the renderer receives everything *except* the token. Config
+ * lives in userData so each teammate has their own; a `.env.local` remains a dev
+ * fallback (see resolveConfig). Nothing here runs under COMMITEA_E2E.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+
+import { app, safeStorage } from 'electron'
+
+export interface AppConfig {
+  baseUrl: string
+  owner: string
+  repo: string
+  token: string
+  /** Defaults to `${repo}-pm-state` when omitted. */
+  pmStateRepo?: string
+  /** OpenAI-compatible base for Reginald; chat stays off when absent. */
+  modelUrl?: string
+}
+
+/** The renderer-safe view — everything but the token, plus whether one is set. */
+export type PublicConfig = Omit<AppConfig, 'token'> & { hasToken: boolean }
+
+interface StoredConfig {
+  baseUrl: string
+  owner: string
+  repo: string
+  tokenEnc: string | null // base64 of safeStorage-encrypted token
+  pmStateRepo?: string
+  modelUrl?: string
+}
+
+function configPath(): string {
+  return join(app.getPath('userData'), 'commitea-config.json')
+}
+
+function readStored(): StoredConfig | null {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(configPath(), 'utf8')) as StoredConfig
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+/** Full config incl. the decrypted token, or null when unset. Main-process only. */
+export function loadConfig(): AppConfig | null {
+  const s = readStored()
+  if (!s || !s.baseUrl || !s.owner || !s.repo) return null
+  let token = ''
+  if (s.tokenEnc) {
+    try {
+      token = safeStorage.decryptString(Buffer.from(s.tokenEnc, 'base64'))
+    } catch {
+      token = '' // key rotated / different machine — treat as no token
+    }
+  }
+  if (!token) return null
+  return { baseUrl: s.baseUrl, owner: s.owner, repo: s.repo, token, pmStateRepo: s.pmStateRepo, modelUrl: s.modelUrl }
+}
+
+/** The renderer-safe view of the saved config (never includes the token). */
+export function publicConfig(): PublicConfig | null {
+  const s = readStored()
+  if (!s) return null
+  return {
+    baseUrl: s.baseUrl,
+    owner: s.owner,
+    repo: s.repo,
+    pmStateRepo: s.pmStateRepo,
+    modelUrl: s.modelUrl,
+    hasToken: !!s.tokenEnc,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Encrypt the token + persist. Best-effort; throws only on a genuine write failure. */
+export function saveConfig(cfg: AppConfig): void {
+  const tokenEnc = cfg.token
+    ? Buffer.from(safeStorage.encryptString(cfg.token)).toString('base64')
+    : (readStored()?.tokenEnc ?? null) // keep the existing token if none supplied
+  const stored: StoredConfig = {
+    baseUrl: cfg.baseUrl.trim().replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+    owner: cfg.owner.trim(),
+    repo: cfg.repo.trim(),
+    tokenEnc,
+    pmStateRepo: cfg.pmStateRepo?.trim() || undefined,
+    modelUrl: cfg.modelUrl?.trim() || undefined,
+  }
+  writeFileSync(configPath(), JSON.stringify(stored, null, 2), 'utf8')
+}
+
+export function clearConfig(): void {
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(configPath(), JSON.stringify({ baseUrl: '', owner: '', repo: '', tokenEnc: null }), 'utf8')
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+}

apps/desktop/src/main/gitea.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
 import {
   appendDirective,
   createGiteaClient,
+  GiteaApiError,
   type DirectiveEntry,
   type GiteaClient,
   type GiteaConfig,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   type IssueChange,
   type LifecycleEvent,
   makeDirectiveEntry,
+  parseCapacityConfig,
   parseDirectiveLog,
   planIssueChange,
   type ProjectSnapshot,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from '@commitea/core'
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
 
+import { type AppConfig, clearConfig, loadConfig, publicConfig, saveConfig } from './config-store.js'
 import { loadSnapshot, saveSnapshot } from './snapshot-store.js'
 
 /** Walk up from cwd looking for a .env.local with a GITEA_TOKEN (dev convenience). */
@@ -47,9 +50,15 @@ function loadEnvLocalToken(): string | undefined {
   return undefined
 }
 
-function resolveConfig(): GiteaConfig | null {
+/** Saved config wins (team build); a `.env.local` is the dev fallback; e2e uses fixtures. */
+export function resolveConfig(): GiteaConfig | null {
   // E2E runs against fixtures — never hit the network from the test harness.
   if (process.env.COMMITEA_E2E === '1') return null
+  const saved = loadConfig()
+  if (saved) return { baseUrl: saved.baseUrl, token: saved.token, owner: saved.owner, repo: saved.repo }
+  // COMMITEA_NO_ENV_LOCAL forces the onboarding path (no .env.local fallback) for testing.
+  if (process.env.COMMITEA_NO_ENV_LOCAL === '1') return null
+  // dev fallback — .env.local / env vars
   const token = process.env.GITEA_TOKEN ?? loadEnvLocalToken()
   if (!token) return null
   return {
@@ -60,8 +69,23 @@ function resolveConfig(): GiteaConfig | null {
   }
 }
 
-// Memoized client so both the gitea and model bridges share one instance.
+/** The pm-state repo name: configured, else `${repo}-pm-state`, else the env override. */
+function pmStateRepoName(config: GiteaConfig): string {
+  return loadConfig()?.pmStateRepo ?? process.env.COMMITEA_PMSTATE_REPO ?? `${config.repo}-pm-state`
+}
+
+// Memoized clients; reset via resetClients() when the config changes.
 let sharedClient: GiteaClient | null | undefined
+let pmStateClient: GiteaClient | null | undefined
+
+/** Drop the cached clients + snapshot so the next call re-reads the new config. */
+export function resetClients(): void {
+  sharedClient = undefined
+  pmStateClient = undefined
+  labelCache = null
+  invalidateSnapshot()
+}
+
 export function getGiteaClient(): GiteaClient | null {
   if (sharedClient === undefined) {
     const config = resolveConfig()
@@ -72,13 +96,10 @@ export function getGiteaClient(): GiteaClient | null {
 
 // The pm-state repo holds machine-derived state (the directive ledger). Same
 // token/host as the work repo, a different repo (the purity split, decisions D4).
-let pmStateClient: GiteaClient | null | undefined
 export function getPmStateClient(): GiteaClient | null {
   if (pmStateClient === undefined) {
     const config = resolveConfig()
-    pmStateClient = config
-      ? createGiteaClient({ ...config, repo: process.env.COMMITEA_PMSTATE_REPO ?? 'commitea-pm-state' }, fetch)
-      : null
+    pmStateClient = config ? createGiteaClient({ ...config, repo: pmStateRepoName(config) }, fetch) : null
   }
   return pmStateClient
 }
@@ -109,6 +130,19 @@ export async function readDirectives(client: GiteaClient) {
   return parseDirectiveLog(text)
 }
 
+const CAPACITY_PATH = 'capacity/members.json'
+
+/** Read the capacity config from the pm-state repo (empty when absent). */
+export async function readCapacity(client: GiteaClient) {
+  const file = await client.getFile(CAPACITY_PATH)
+  if (!file) return []
+  try {
+    return parseCapacityConfig(JSON.parse(Buffer.from(file.contentBase64, 'base64').toString('utf8')))
+  } catch {
+    return []
+  }
+}
+
 /** Full reconcile: issues + milestones + native deps + lifecycle timelines. */
 export async function reconcileSnapshot(
   client: GiteaClient,
@@ -178,20 +212,38 @@ export function bootSnapshot(): (Snapshot & { savedAt: string }) | null {
 /** Agent tool calls tolerate a slightly stale snapshot (seconds) to stay responsive. */
 export const AGENT_SNAPSHOT_TTL_MS = 30_000
 
-export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
-  const client = getGiteaClient()
-  const repo = client ? `${process.env.GITEA_OWNER ?? 'christian'}/${process.env.GITEA_REPO ?? 'commitea'}` : null
+// Label cache is reset with the clients (module-level so resetClients can clear it).
+let labelCache: GiteaLabel[] | null = null
+async function resolveLabelIds(client: GiteaClient, names: string[]): Promise<number[]> {
+  const lookup = () => new Map(labelCache!.map((l) => [l.name, l.id]))
+  if (!labelCache) labelCache = await client.listLabels()
+  let byName = lookup()
+  if (names.some((n) => !byName.has(n))) {
+    labelCache = await client.listLabels() // a name we don't know — refetch once
+    byName = lookup()
+  }
+  return names.map((n) => byName.get(n)).filter((id): id is number => id != null)
+}
 
-  ipcMain.handle('gitea:status', () => ({ configured: !!client, repo }))
+export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
+  ipcMain.handle('gitea:status', () => {
+    const cfg = resolveConfig()
+    return {
+      configured: !!cfg,
+      repo: cfg ? `${cfg.owner}/${cfg.repo}` : null,
+      demo: process.env.COMMITEA_E2E === '1',
+    }
+  })
 
   // Instant boot: the last persisted snapshot, shown before the fresh reconcile lands.
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:boot', () => {
-    if (!client) return { configured: false }
+    if (!getGiteaClient()) return { configured: false }
     const persisted = bootSnapshot()
     return persisted ? { configured: true, cached: true, ...persisted } : { configured: true, cached: false }
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:reconcile', async () => {
+    const client = getGiteaClient()
     if (!client) return { configured: false, issues: [], milestones: [], deps: [], timelines: {} }
     try {
       // explicit UI sync — force fresh, and warm the cache for agent tool calls
@@ -206,32 +258,20 @@ export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
   })
 
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:getIssue', async (_event, index: number) => {
+    const client = getGiteaClient()
     if (!client) return null
     return client.getIssue(index)
   })
 
-  // Cached label list for name→id resolution; refreshed on demand if a name misses.
-  let labelCache: GiteaLabel[] | null = null
-  async function resolveLabelIds(names: string[]): Promise<number[]> {
-    if (!client) return []
-    const lookup = () => new Map(labelCache!.map((l) => [l.name, l.id]))
-    if (!labelCache) labelCache = await client.listLabels()
-    let byName = lookup()
-    if (names.some((n) => !byName.has(n))) {
-      labelCache = await client.listLabels() // a name we don't know — refetch once
-      byName = lookup()
-    }
-    return names.map((n) => byName.get(n)).filter((id): id is number => id != null)
-  }
-
   // The write path (apply_changes). Additive label swaps, applied only after the
   // renderer's propose-approve. Returns the plan + the freshly-read issue.
   ipcMain.handle('gitea:applyChange', async (_event, change: IssueChange) => {
+    const client = getGiteaClient()
     if (!client) return { ok: false as const, reason: 'unconfigured' as const }
     const current = await client.getIssue(change.issue)
     const plan = planIssueChange(current.labels, change)
     if (plan.noop) return { ok: true as const, plan, issue: current }
-    const ids = await resolveLabelIds(plan.labels)
+    const ids = await resolveLabelIds(client, plan.labels)
     await client.setIssueLabels(change.issue, ids)
     const issue = await client.getIssue(change.issue)
     invalidateSnapshot() // the board + forecast must reflect the label change
@@ -243,11 +283,12 @@ export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
   ipcMain.handle(
     'gitea:createIssues',
     async (_event, issues: { title: string; body?: string; estimate?: string; priority?: string }[]) => {
+      const client = getGiteaClient()
       if (!client) return { ok: false as const, reason: 'unconfigured' as const }
       const created: { number: number; title: string }[] = []
       for (const it of issues) {
         const names = [it.estimate, it.priority].filter((n): n is string => !!n)
-        const labelIds = await resolveLabelIds(names)
+        const labelIds = await resolveLabelIds(client, names)
         const issue = await client.createIssue({ title: it.title, body: it.body, labelIds })
         created.push({ number: issue.number, title: issue.title })
       }
@@ -266,4 +307,44 @@ export function registerGiteaIpc(): void {
       return { ok: false as const, reason: 'error' as const, message: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) }
     }
   })
+
+  // Read the capacity config from the pm-state repo (for capacity-aware forecasts).
+  ipcMain.handle('pmstate:capacity', async () => {
+    const pm = getPmStateClient()
+    if (!pm) return { ok: false as const, reason: 'unconfigured' as const, members: [] }
+    try {
+      return { ok: true as const, members: await readCapacity(pm) }
+    } catch {
+      return { ok: true as const, members: [] }
+    }
+  })
+
+  // ---- config (team onboarding) ----
+  ipcMain.handle('config:get', () => publicConfig())
+
+  ipcMain.handle('config:set', (_event, cfg: AppConfig) => {
+    saveConfig(cfg)
+    resetClients() // new config takes effect without a restart
+    return { ok: true as const }
+  })
+
+  ipcMain.handle('config:clear', () => {
+    clearConfig()
+    resetClients()
+    return { ok: true as const }
+  })
+
+  // Validate a token + repo before saving: any authed read on the repo proves access.
+  ipcMain.handle('config:test', async (_event, cfg: AppConfig) => {
+    try {
+      const c = createGiteaClient(
+        { baseUrl: cfg.baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ''), owner: cfg.owner.trim(), repo: cfg.repo.trim(), token: cfg.token },
+        fetch,
+      )
+      await c.listLabels()
+      return { ok: true as const }
+    } catch (e) {
+      return { ok: false as const, error: e instanceof GiteaApiError ? `${e.status}` : e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) }
+    }
+  })
 }

apps/desktop/src/main/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { join } from 'node:path'
 
 import { BrowserWindow, app, shell } from 'electron'
 
+// Test hook: isolate config/cache to a throwaway dir (must run before any getPath).
+if (process.env.COMMITEA_USERDATA) app.setPath('userData', process.env.COMMITEA_USERDATA)
+
 import { registerGiteaIpc } from './gitea.js'
 import { registerModelIpc } from './model.js'
 

apps/desktop/src/main/model.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import {
   runAgentTurn,
   toDirectiveInput,
 } from '@commitea/core'
-import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
+import { app, ipcMain } from 'electron'
 
+import { loadConfig } from './config-store.js'
 import {
   AGENT_SNAPSHOT_TTL_MS,
   appendDirectiveEntry,
@@ -37,7 +38,11 @@ import {
 /** Small local model for prose + the read tool; big model reserved for later decomposition. */
 function resolveModelRouter(): ModelRouter | null {
   if (process.env.COMMITEA_E2E === '1') return null // e2e uses the scripted fixture Reginald
-  const baseUrl = process.env.COMMITEA_MODEL_URL ?? 'http://localhost:1234/v1'
+  // Config wins (team build); env is the dev override; localhost is a dev convenience only.
+  const baseUrl =
+    loadConfig()?.modelUrl ??
+    process.env.COMMITEA_MODEL_URL ??
+    (app.isPackaged ? undefined : 'http://localhost:1234/v1')
   if (!baseUrl) return null
   return {
     small: { baseUrl, model: process.env.COMMITEA_MODEL_SMALL ?? '' },
@@ -45,6 +50,19 @@ function resolveModelRouter(): ModelRouter | null {
   }
 }
 
+/** Probe the endpoint for a usable model; null when unreachable (chat then stays off). */
+async function probeModel(baseUrl: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const model = await resolveLoadedModel(baseUrl, process.env.COMMITEA_MODEL_SMALL ?? '')
+    // resolveLoadedModel only returns a real id when the server answered; the default
+    // fallback means unreachable, so confirm with a lightweight models call.
+    const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '')}/models`)
+    return res.ok ? model : null
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve which model to actually ask for. An explicit env override wins;
  * otherwise ask the server which model is *loaded* (LM Studio's native
@@ -78,19 +96,23 @@ async function resolveLoadedModel(baseUrl: string, override: string): Promise<st
 }
 
 export function registerModelIpc(): void {
-  const router = resolveModelRouter()
-
   ipcMain.handle('model:status', async () => {
-    if (!router) return { configured: false, model: null }
-    const model = await resolveLoadedModel(router.small.baseUrl, router.small.model)
-    return { configured: true, model }
+    const r = resolveModelRouter() // resolve fresh so a saved modelUrl takes effect
+    if (!r) return { configured: false, model: null }
+    const model = await probeModel(r.small.baseUrl) // only "configured" if a model actually answers
+    return { configured: !!model, model }
   })
 
-  ipcMain.handle('model:chat', async (_event, messages: ChatMessage[]) => {
+  ipcMain.handle('model:chat', async (event, messages: ChatMessage[]) => {
+    const router = resolveModelRouter()
     if (!router) return { ok: false as const, reason: 'unconfigured' as const }
     const client = getGiteaClient()
     const model = await resolveLoadedModel(router.small.baseUrl, router.small.model)
     const chat = createChatClient({ ...router.small, model }, fetch)
+    // stream the model's prose to the renderer token-by-token
+    const onToken = (delta: string) => {
+      if (!event.sender.isDestroyed()) event.sender.send('model:chat:token', delta)
+    }
 
     // Proposals the model formulates this turn; the renderer approves them (the
     // write happens through gitea:applyChange, never inside the loop).
@@ -129,10 +151,11 @@ export function registerModelIpc(): void {
 
     try {
       const turn = await runAgentTurn({
-        complete: (m, t) => chat.complete(m, t),
+        complete: (m, t, ot) => chat.complete(m, t, ot),
         messages: [{ role: 'system', content: REGINALD_SYSTEM }, ...messages],
         tools: REGINALD_TOOLS,
         execute,
+        onToken,
       })
       return { ok: true as const, content: turn.content, steps: turn.steps, proposals }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -144,6 +167,7 @@ export function registerModelIpc(): void {
   // decomposition (with one loaded local model, that's the loaded one). Returns
   // a proposal; nothing is filed until the Capture tray approves it.
   ipcMain.handle('model:capture', async (_event, braindump: string) => {
+    const router = resolveModelRouter()
     if (!router) return { ok: false as const, reason: 'unconfigured' as const }
     const model = await resolveLoadedModel(router.big.baseUrl, router.big.model)
     const chat = createChatClient({ ...router.big, model }, fetch)

apps/desktop/src/preload/index.ts

@@ -19,12 +19,30 @@ const api = {
   pmstate: {
     /** Read the directive ledger from the pm-state repo. */
     directives: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('pmstate:directives'),
+    /** Read the capacity config from the pm-state repo. */
+    capacity: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('pmstate:capacity'),
+  },
+  config: {
+    /** The saved config (never the token) — null when unset. */
+    get: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:get'),
+    /** Validate a token + repo before saving. */
+    test: (cfg: unknown) => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:test', cfg),
+    /** Save config (token encrypted in main); takes effect without restart. */
+    set: (cfg: unknown) => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:set', cfg),
+    /** Forget the saved config. */
+    clear: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('config:clear'),
   },
   model: {
     /** Whether a model endpoint is configured (else the UI keeps the scripted Reginald). */
     status: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('model:status'),
     /** One agent turn: messages in, Reginald's prose + the tools it consulted out. */
     chat: (messages: unknown) => ipcRenderer.invoke('model:chat', messages),
+    /** Subscribe to streamed prose tokens for the in-flight turn; returns an unsubscribe. */
+    onToken: (cb: (delta: string) => void) => {
+      const listener = (_e: unknown, delta: string) => cb(delta)
+      ipcRenderer.on('model:chat:token', listener)
+      return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('model:chat:token', listener)
+    },
     /** Decompose a braindump into a proposed issue set (capture_work). */
     capture: (braindump: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('model:capture', braindump),
   },

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/screens/connect-screen.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import type { PublicConfig } from '../../global.js'
+import logoIcon from '../../design/assets/logo-icon.png'
+import { Button, Card, Input } from '../ui/index.js'
+
+/**
+ * Real onboarding — each teammate connects their own Gitea with a personal access
+ * token. The token is validated (an authed read on the repo) then saved encrypted
+ * in the main process (never exposed to this renderer). Optional model URL wires
+ * Reginald; leave it blank and chat simply stays off.
+ */
+export function ConnectScreen({ onConnected, existing }: { onConnected: () => void; existing?: PublicConfig | null }) {
+  const [baseUrl, setBaseUrl] = React.useState(existing?.baseUrl ?? 'https://gitea.stephenmann.io')
+  const [owner, setOwner] = React.useState(existing?.owner ?? '')
+  const [repo, setRepo] = React.useState(existing?.repo ?? '')
+  const [token, setToken] = React.useState('')
+  const [modelUrl, setModelUrl] = React.useState(existing?.modelUrl ?? '')
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState<'idle' | 'testing' | 'saving'>('idle')
+  const [error, setError] = React.useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  const cfg = () => ({ baseUrl, owner, repo, token, modelUrl: modelUrl.trim() || undefined })
+  const ready = baseUrl.trim() && owner.trim() && repo.trim() && (token.trim() || existing?.hasToken)
+
+  const connect = async () => {
+    setError(null)
+    setState('testing')
+    // reuse the saved token when editing and the field is left blank
+    const payload = token.trim() ? cfg() : { ...cfg(), token: '' }
+    if (token.trim()) {
+      const test = await window.commitea.config.test(cfg()).catch(() => ({ ok: false, error: 'unreachable' }))
+      if (!test.ok) {
+        setState('idle')
+        setError(
+          test.error === '404'
+            ? "Couldn't find that repo — check owner/name and that the token can see it."
+            : test.error === '401' || test.error === '403'
+              ? 'The token was rejected — check it has repo + issue scopes.'
+              : `Connection failed${test.error ? ` (${test.error})` : ''}.`,
+        )
+        return
+      }
+    }
+    setState('saving')
+    await window.commitea.config.set(payload)
+    onConnected()
+  }
+
+  const field = (
+    label: string,
+    value: string,
+    set: (v: string) => void,
+    opts: { placeholder?: string; type?: string; hint?: string } = {},
+  ) => (
+    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 5 }}>
+      <Input
+        label={label}
+        value={value}
+        type={opts.type}
+        placeholder={opts.placeholder}
+        onChange={(e) => set(e.target.value)}
+      />
+      {opts.hint ? <span style={{ font: 'var(--text-caption)', color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>{opts.hint}</span> : null}
+    </div>
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        height: '100vh',
+        display: 'flex',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        background: 'var(--surface-app)',
+        padding: 24,
+      }}
+    >
+      <Card style={{ width: 460, maxWidth: '100%' }}>
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 10, marginBottom: 6 }}>
+          <img src={logoIcon} width="28" height="28" alt="" style={{ borderRadius: 7, display: 'block' }} />
+          <span style={{ font: '400 24px/1 var(--font-serif-display)', color: 'var(--ink-1)' }}>
+            Commi<span style={{ color: 'var(--accent-text)' }}>Tea</span>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <p style={{ font: 'var(--text-body)', color: 'var(--ink-2)', margin: '0 0 18px' }}>
+          Connect your Gitea. Your token is stored encrypted on this machine and never leaves it.
+        </p>
+
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 12 }}>
+          {field('Gitea URL', baseUrl, setBaseUrl, { placeholder: 'https://gitea.example.com' })}
+          <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: 12 }}>
+            {field('Owner', owner, setOwner, { placeholder: 'your-org' })}
+            {field('Repository', repo, setRepo, { placeholder: 'your-repo' })}
+          </div>
+          {field('Access token', token, setToken, {
+            type: 'password',
+            placeholder: existing?.hasToken ? '•••••••• (saved — leave blank to keep)' : 'gitea PAT · scopes: repo + issue',
+          })}
+          {field('Model URL', modelUrl, setModelUrl, {
+            placeholder: 'http://localhost:1234/v1',
+            hint: 'Optional — an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for Reginald. Leave blank to keep chat off.',
+          })}
+        </div>
+
+        {error ? (
+          <p style={{ font: 'var(--text-agent)', color: 'var(--danger)', margin: '12px 0 0' }}>{error}</p>
+        ) : null}
+
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, marginTop: 18 }}>
+          <Button onClick={() => void connect()} disabled={!ready || state !== 'idle'}>
+            {state === 'testing' ? 'Checking…' : state === 'saving' ? 'Connecting…' : existing ? 'Save' : 'Connect'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </Card>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/screens/runway-screen.tsx

@@ -1,23 +1,35 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import { type CapacityMember, capacityPerWorkday } from '@commitea/core'
+
 import { RunwayBar } from '../charts/chart.js'
 import { Card, Badge, Tag, Icon, IconButton } from '../ui/index.js'
 import { RUNWAY, CAPACITY, type RunwayMilestone } from '../../data/fixtures.js'
 
 // Runway — capacity vs milestone dates; ranges, never points.
-// `milestones` (real per-milestone forecasts) overrides the demo when present.
+// `milestones` (real per-milestone forecasts) + `capacity` (real config) override the demo.
 export function RunwayScreen({
   onOpenCalibration,
   onOpenMilestone,
   calibration,
   milestones,
+  capacity,
 }: {
   onOpenCalibration: () => void
   onOpenMilestone: (id?: number) => void
   calibration?: { n: number; coldStart: boolean }
   milestones?: RunwayMilestone[]
+  capacity?: CapacityMember[]
 }) {
   const rows = milestones && milestones.length ? milestones : RUNWAY
+  const capacityRows =
+    capacity && capacity.length
+      ? capacity.map((m) => ({
+          who: m.person,
+          slices: `focus ${m.focusFactor} · alloc ${Math.round(m.allocation * 100)}%`,
+          hours: `${capacityPerWorkday(m).toFixed(2)} pd/day`,
+        }))
+      : CAPACITY
   const calibNote = calibration
     ? calibration.coldStart
       ? `cold-start priors · ${calibration.n}/20 closed issues estimated`
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ export function RunwayScreen({
       <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: 14, alignItems: 'start' }}>
         <Card overline="Capacity" flush>
           <div>
-            {CAPACITY.map((p, i) => (
+            {capacityRows.map((p, i) => (
               <div key={p.who} style={{
                 display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 12, padding: '12px 20px',
                 borderTop: i === 0 ? 'none' : '1px solid var(--line-1)',

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/screens/settings-screen.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
+import type { PublicConfig } from '../../global.js'
 import { Badge, Button, Card, Icon, IconButton, Input, Radio, Select, Switch, Tag } from '../ui/index.js'
 
 // Settings — gitea connection, sync, model roles, labels, rituals, appearance
-export function SettingsScreen({ dark, setDark }: { dark: boolean; setDark: (v: boolean) => void }) {
+export function SettingsScreen({
+  dark,
+  setDark,
+  connection,
+  onReconnect,
+  onDisconnect,
+}: {
+  dark: boolean
+  setDark: (v: boolean) => void
+  connection?: PublicConfig | null
+  onReconnect?: () => void
+  onDisconnect?: () => void
+}) {
   const [webhooks, setWebhooks] = React.useState(true)
   const [reconcile, setReconcile] = React.useState(true)
   const [poll, setPoll] = React.useState(true)
@@ -24,25 +37,35 @@ export function SettingsScreen({ dark, setDark }: { dark: boolean; setDark: (v:
       </header>
 
       <Card overline="Gitea" title="Connection">
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 14 }}>
-          <Input label="Base URL" icon="link" mono defaultValue="https://gitea.stephenmann.io" />
-          <Input label="Access token" icon="keyboard" mono type="password" defaultValue="ct_9f2e81c4a7d6" hint="Scopes: repo, issue. Nothing more." />
-          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 8 }}>
-            <span style={{ font: '600 13px/1.2 var(--font-sans)', color: 'var(--ink-1)' }}>Managed repos</span>
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 12 }}>
+          {connection ? (
+            <>
               <Row style={{ padding: '8px 12px', background: 'var(--paper-0)', border: '1px solid var(--line-1)', borderRadius: 'var(--radius-2)' }}>
                 <Icon name="git-branch" size={14} style={{ color: 'var(--ink-3)' }} />
-              <span style={{ font: 'var(--text-data)', color: 'var(--ink-1)', flex: 1 }}>stephen/commitea</span>
-              <Badge tone="ok" dot>syncing</Badge>
-              <IconButton icon="x" label="Stop managing" size="sm" />
+                <span style={{ font: 'var(--text-data)', color: 'var(--ink-1)', flex: 1 }}>{connection.owner}/{connection.repo}</span>
+                <Badge tone="ok" dot>connected</Badge>
               </Row>
-            <Row style={{ padding: '8px 12px', background: 'var(--paper-0)', border: '1px solid var(--line-1)', borderRadius: 'var(--radius-2)' }}>
-              <Icon name="layers" size={14} style={{ color: 'var(--ink-3)' }} />
-              <span style={{ font: 'var(--text-data)', color: 'var(--ink-1)', flex: 1 }}>stephen/pm-state</span>
-              <Badge>sidecar</Badge>
+              <Row style={{ font: 'var(--text-caption)', color: 'var(--ink-3)', gap: 6 }}>
+                <Icon name="link" size={12} />{connection.baseUrl}
               </Row>
-            <Note>The sidecar holds machine-derived state only. Delete it and resync — no truth is lost.</Note>
-            <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" icon="plus" style={{ alignSelf: 'flex-start' }}>Add repo</Button>
-          </div>
+              <Row style={{ font: 'var(--text-caption)', color: 'var(--ink-3)', gap: 6 }}>
+                <Icon name="layers" size={12} />sidecar: {connection.pmStateRepo ?? `${connection.repo}-pm-state`}
+              </Row>
+              <Row style={{ font: 'var(--text-caption)', color: 'var(--ink-3)', gap: 6 }}>
+                <Icon name="sparkles" size={12} />model: {connection.modelUrl ?? 'not set — chat off'}
+              </Row>
+              <Note>Your token is stored encrypted on this machine. Delete the sidecar and resync — no truth is lost.</Note>
+              <Row style={{ gap: 8, marginTop: 2 }}>
+                <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" icon="settings-2" onClick={onReconnect}>Reconfigure</Button>
+                <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={onDisconnect}>Disconnect</Button>
+              </Row>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Row style={{ gap: 8 }}>
+              <Note>Not connected.</Note>
+              <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" onClick={onReconnect}>Connect</Button>
+            </Row>
+          )}
         </div>
       </Card>
 

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/shell/app-shell.tsx

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import logoIcon from '../../design/assets/logo-icon.png'
 import type { IssueChange } from '@commitea/core'
 
+import type { PublicConfig } from '../../global.js'
 import type { IssueRef } from '../../data/fixtures.js'
+import { ConnectScreen } from '../screens/connect-screen.js'
 import {
   backlogCalibration,
+  capacityWorkers,
   forecastBacklog,
   issuesToBoardColumns,
   milestoneView,
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   scheduleFocus,
 } from '../../lib/backlog.js'
 import { useBacklog } from '../../lib/use-backlog.js'
+import { useCapacity } from '../../lib/use-capacity.js'
 import { PrimitivesGallery } from '../gallery.js'
 import { BoardScreen } from '../screens/board-screen.js'
 import { CalibrationScreen } from '../screens/calibration-screen.js'
@@ -95,7 +99,11 @@ export function AppShell() {
   const [issue, setIssue] = useState<IssueRef | null>(null)
   const [readIds, setReadIds] = useState<number[]>([])
   const [milestoneId, setMilestoneId] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [gate, setGate] = useState<'checking' | 'connect' | 'ready'>('checking')
+  const [pubConfig, setPubConfig] = useState<PublicConfig | null>(null)
   const [backlog, refetchBacklog] = useBacklog()
+  const capacityMembers = useCapacity()
+  const workers = capacityWorkers(capacityMembers)
   const boardColumns =
     backlog.status === 'ready' ? issuesToBoardColumns(backlog.issues, backlog.timelines) : undefined
   const focus =
@@ -104,10 +112,12 @@ export function AppShell() {
     backlog.status === 'ready' ? backlogCalibration(backlog.issues, backlog.timelines) : undefined
   const forecast =
     backlog.status === 'ready'
-      ? (forecastBacklog(backlog.issues, backlog.deps, new Date(), calibration?.model) ?? undefined)
+      ? (forecastBacklog(backlog.issues, backlog.deps, new Date(), calibration?.model, workers) ?? undefined)
       : undefined
   const runwayMilestones =
-    backlog.status === 'ready' ? runwayView(backlog.issues, backlog.milestones, backlog.deps) : undefined
+    backlog.status === 'ready'
+      ? runwayView(backlog.issues, backlog.milestones, backlog.deps, new Date(), workers)
+      : undefined
   const milestone =
     backlog.status === 'ready' && milestoneId != null
       ? (milestoneView(
@@ -117,6 +127,8 @@ export function AppShell() {
           backlog.deps,
           backlog.timelines,
           calibration?.model,
+          new Date(),
+          workers,
         ) ?? undefined)
       : undefined
 
@@ -124,6 +136,16 @@ export function AppShell() {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', dark ? 'dark' : 'light')
   }, [dark])
 
+  // Gate: e2e/demo → the shell (fixtures); configured → the shell (real data);
+  // otherwise → the connect screen (each teammate brings their own token).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.commitea.gitea
+      .status()
+      .then((s) => setGate(s.demo || s.configured ? 'ready' : 'connect'))
+      .catch(() => setGate('connect'))
+    window.commitea.config.get().then(setPubConfig).catch(() => {})
+  }, [])
+
   const openIssue = (ref: IssueRef) => {
     if (view !== 'issue') setPrevView(view)
     setIssue(ref)
@@ -221,6 +243,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
             }}
             calibration={calibration ? { n: calibration.model.n, coldStart: calibration.model.coldStart } : undefined}
             milestones={runwayMilestones}
+            capacity={capacityMembers}
           />
         )
       case 'calibration':
@@ -241,7 +264,20 @@ export function AppShell() {
       case 'directives':
         return <DirectivesScreen />
       case 'settings':
-        return <SettingsScreen dark={dark} setDark={setDark} />
+        return (
+          <SettingsScreen
+            dark={dark}
+            setDark={setDark}
+            connection={pubConfig}
+            onReconnect={() => setGate('connect')}
+            onDisconnect={() => {
+              void window.commitea.config.clear().then(() => {
+                setPubConfig(null)
+                setGate('connect')
+              })
+            }}
+          />
+        )
       case 'issue':
         return issue ? (
           <IssueScreen
@@ -261,6 +297,23 @@ export function AppShell() {
     }
   }
 
+  // Connection gate (real onboarding) comes before everything else.
+  if (gate === 'checking') {
+    return <div style={{ height: '100vh', background: 'var(--surface-app)' }} />
+  }
+  if (gate === 'connect') {
+    return (
+      <ConnectScreen
+        existing={pubConfig}
+        onConnected={() => {
+          window.commitea.config.get().then(setPubConfig).catch(() => {})
+          setGate('ready')
+          refetchBacklog()
+        }}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+
   // First run is full-window — no rail, no chat panel
   if (view === 'firstrun') {
     return <OnboardingScreen onDone={(dest) => setView(dest)} />

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/components/shell/chat-panel.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface ChatPanelProps {
 }
 
 export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPanelProps) {
-  const { msgs, thinking, live, model, steps, proposals, send: sendChat, approve, dismiss } = useChat(onApplyChange)
+  const { msgs, thinking, live, model, steps, proposals, streaming, send: sendChat, approve, dismiss } = useChat(onApplyChange)
   // shorten "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-qat" → "gemma-4-26b" for the header chip
   const modelLabel = model ? (model.split('/').pop() ?? model).replace(/-(qat|instruct|it|gguf)$/i, '') : 'gemma-4'
   const [text, setText] = useState('')
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPane
   useEffect(() => {
     const el = scrollRef.current
     if (el) el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight
-  }, [msgs, thinking])
+  }, [msgs, thinking, streaming])
 
   const send = () => {
     const t = text.trim()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPane
         <Icon name="sparkles" size={16} style={{ color: offline ? 'var(--ink-3)' : 'var(--jade)' }} />
         <span style={{ font: 'var(--text-body-strong)', color: 'var(--ink-1)' }}>Reginald</span>
         <span style={{ font: '400 11px var(--font-mono)', color: 'var(--ink-3)', marginLeft: 'auto' }}>
-          {offline ? 'offline · queueing' : live ? `${modelLabel} · local` : 'demo · scripted'}
+          {offline ? 'offline · queueing' : live ? `${modelLabel} · local` : 'no model'}
         </span>
         <IconButton icon="history" label="Directive log" size="sm" onClick={onOpenDirectives} />
       </header>
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPane
             The model is away from its desk. Reads still work; writes will wait their turn.
           </div>
         ) : null}
-        {thinking ? <div style={{ font: 'var(--text-agent)', color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>considering…</div> : null}
+        {streaming ? (
+          <div style={{ font: 'var(--text-agent)', color: 'var(--ink-1)', lineHeight: 1.55 }}>
+            {streaming}
+            <span style={{ opacity: 0.5 }}>▊</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : thinking ? (
+          <div style={{ font: 'var(--text-agent)', color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>considering…</div>
+        ) : null}
         {!thinking && steps.length ? (
           <div style={{ font: 'var(--text-caption)', color: 'var(--ink-3)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 5 }}>
             <Icon name="eye" size={11} /> consulted {Array.from(new Set(steps.map((s) => s.replace('query_project', 'the project').replace('propose_change', 'the labels').replace('record_directive', 'the directive ledger')))).join(', ')}
@@ -154,8 +161,8 @@ export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPane
                 send()
               }
             }}
-            placeholder={offline ? 'Writes wait for the connection…' : 'Tell me what to do…'}
-            disabled={offline}
+            placeholder={offline ? 'Writes wait for the connection…' : live ? 'Tell me what to do…' : 'Add a Model URL in Settings…'}
+            disabled={offline || !live}
             rows={1}
             style={{
               flex: 1,
@@ -173,15 +180,15 @@ export function ChatPanel({ onOpenDirectives, offline, onApplyChange }: ChatPane
             type="button"
             onClick={send}
             aria-label="Send"
-            disabled={offline}
+            disabled={offline || !live}
             style={{
               width: 30,
               height: 30,
               borderRadius: 'var(--radius-2)',
               border: 'none',
-              cursor: offline ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
-              background: offline ? 'var(--paper-3)' : 'var(--accent)',
-              color: offline ? 'var(--ink-3)' : 'var(--ink-inverse)',
+              cursor: offline || !live ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
+              background: offline || !live ? 'var(--paper-3)' : 'var(--accent)',
+              color: offline || !live ? 'var(--ink-3)' : 'var(--ink-inverse)',
               display: 'inline-flex',
               alignItems: 'center',
               justifyContent: 'center',

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type {
   AgentStep,
+  CapacityMember,
   ChangeProposal,
   ChatMessage,
   CaptureProposal,
@@ -48,9 +49,37 @@ export type BootPayload =
   | { configured: true; cached: false }
   | ({ configured: true; cached: true } & Omit<SnapshotPayload, 'configured'>)
 
+/** The saved connection config (never includes the token). */
+export interface PublicConfig {
+  baseUrl: string
+  owner: string
+  repo: string
+  pmStateRepo?: string
+  modelUrl?: string
+  hasToken: boolean
+}
+
+/** What the onboarding/settings form submits. */
+export interface ConfigInput {
+  baseUrl: string
+  owner: string
+  repo: string
+  token: string
+  pmStateRepo?: string
+  modelUrl?: string
+}
+
+/** The config bridge for team onboarding. */
+export interface ConfigBridge {
+  get(): Promise<PublicConfig | null>
+  test(cfg: ConfigInput): Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>
+  set(cfg: ConfigInput): Promise<{ ok: boolean }>
+  clear(): Promise<{ ok: boolean }>
+}
+
 /** The gitea bridge exposed by the preload over IPC (main-process backed). */
 export interface GiteaBridge {
-  status(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; repo: string | null }>
+  status(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; repo: string | null; demo: boolean }>
   boot(): Promise<BootPayload>
   reconcile(): Promise<SnapshotPayload>
   getIssue(index: number): Promise<GiteaIssue | null>
@@ -68,6 +97,8 @@ export interface ModelBridge {
   status(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; model: string | null }>
   chat(messages: ChatMessage[]): Promise<ChatResult>
   capture(braindump: string): Promise<CaptureResult>
+  /** Subscribe to streamed prose tokens; returns an unsubscribe fn. */
+  onToken(cb: (delta: string) => void): () => void
 }
 
 /** The result of reading the directive ledger. */
@@ -75,9 +106,15 @@ export type DirectivesResult =
   | { ok: false; reason: 'unconfigured' | 'error'; message?: string }
   | { ok: true; directives: DirectiveRecord[] }
 
+/** The result of reading the capacity config. */
+export type CapacityResult =
+  | { ok: false; reason: 'unconfigured'; members: CapacityMember[] }
+  | { ok: true; members: CapacityMember[] }
+
 /** The pm-state bridge (machine-derived state) exposed by the preload over IPC. */
 export interface PmStateBridge {
   directives(): Promise<DirectivesResult>
+  capacity(): Promise<CapacityResult>
 }
 
 declare global {
@@ -87,6 +124,7 @@ declare global {
       gitea: GiteaBridge
       model: ModelBridge
       pmstate: PmStateBridge
+      config: ConfigBridge
     }
   }
 }

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/backlog.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import {
   type CalibrationModel,
   type CalibrationSample,
   calibrationSamples,
+  type CapacityMember,
+  capacityPerWorkday,
   COLD_START_THRESHOLD,
   type DependencyEdge,
   fitCalibration,
   forecast,
+  type Worker,
   type GiteaIssue,
   type GiteaMilestone,
   inferLifecycle,
@@ -107,9 +110,15 @@ function toSchedulable(issues: GiteaIssue[]) {
       labels: i.labels,
       estimateDays: i.facts.estimateDays,
       priority: i.facts.priority,
+      assignee: i.assignee,
     }))
 }
 
+/** gitea CapacityMembers → scheduler lanes (person + throughput). */
+export function capacityWorkers(members: CapacityMember[]): Worker[] {
+  return members.map((m) => ({ person: m.person, speed: capacityPerWorkday(m) }))
+}
+
 export interface ForecastView {
   scope: number
   cone: BurnUpData
@@ -132,9 +141,10 @@ export function forecastBacklog(
   deps: DependencyEdge[],
   today: Date = new Date(),
   calibration?: CalibrationModel,
+  workers: Worker[] = [],
 ): ForecastView | null {
   const model = calibration ? toDurationModel(calibration) : undefined
-  const f = forecast(toSchedulable(issues), deps, model ? { model } : {})
+  const f = forecast(toSchedulable(issues), deps, { ...(model ? { model } : {}), workers })
   const cone = buildBurnUpData(f, today)
   if (!cone) return null
   return {
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ export function runwayView(
   milestones: GiteaMilestone[],
   deps: DependencyEdge[],
   today: Date = new Date(),
+  workers: Worker[] = [],
 ): RunwayMilestone[] {
   const open = issues.filter((i) => i.state === 'open')
   const rows = milestones
@@ -266,8 +277,10 @@ export function runwayView(
           labels: i.labels,
           estimateDays: i.facts.estimateDays,
           priority: i.facts.priority,
+          assignee: i.assignee,
         })),
         deps,
+        { workers },
       )
       const p90 = f.curve.length ? f.curve[f.curve.length - 1].p90Day : f.p95Day
       const dueDay = m.dueOn ? workingDaysBetween(today, new Date(m.dueOn)) : null
@@ -324,6 +337,7 @@ export function milestoneView(
   timelines: Timelines = {},
   calibration?: CalibrationModel,
   today: Date = new Date(),
+  workers: Worker[] = [],
 ): MilestoneView | null {
   const m = milestones.find((x) => x.id === id)
   if (!m) return null
@@ -340,9 +354,10 @@ export function milestoneView(
       labels: i.labels,
       estimateDays: i.facts.estimateDays,
       priority: i.facts.priority,
+      assignee: i.assignee,
     })),
     deps,
-    model ? { model } : {},
+    { ...(model ? { model } : {}), workers },
   )
   const cone = buildBurnUpData(f, today)
 

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/use-capacity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import type { CapacityMember } from '@commitea/core'
+
+/**
+ * The team's capacity config from the pm-state repo. Empty when unconfigured —
+ * forecasts then fall back to a single serial worker. Read once on mount.
+ */
+export function useCapacity(): CapacityMember[] {
+  const [members, setMembers] = useState<CapacityMember[]>([])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let alive = true
+    window.commitea.pmstate
+      .capacity()
+      .then((r) => {
+        if (alive) setMembers(r.members)
+      })
+      .catch(() => {})
+    return () => {
+      alive = false
+    }
+  }, [])
+  return members
+}

apps/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/use-chat.ts

@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
 import type { ChangeProposal, ChatMessage as WireMessage, IssueChange } from '@commitea/core'
 
-import { CANNED_REPLY, CHAT, type ChatMessage } from '../data/fixtures.js'
+import { CHAT, type ChatMessage } from '../data/fixtures.js'
 
 const LIVE_GREETING: ChatMessage = {
   from: 'agent',
   text: 'Morning. Ask me anything about the project — I check the real board before I answer.',
 }
 
+const NO_MODEL: ChatMessage = {
+  from: 'agent',
+  text: "Reginald is off — I need a model. Add a Model URL in Settings and chat turns on.",
+}
+
 export interface ChatState {
   msgs: ChatMessage[]
   thinking: boolean
@@ -20,6 +25,8 @@ export interface ChatState {
   steps: string[]
   /** Changes Reginald has proposed and is awaiting approval on. */
   proposals: ChangeProposal[]
+  /** The in-flight streamed prose (grows token-by-token) before the turn finalizes. */
+  streaming: string
   send: (text: string) => void
   approve: (p: ChangeProposal) => void
   dismiss: (p: ChangeProposal) => void
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
   const [model, setModel] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [steps, setSteps] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [proposals, setProposals] = useState<ChangeProposal[]>([])
+  const [streaming, setStreaming] = useState('')
   const convoRef = useRef(convo)
   convoRef.current = convo
 
@@ -52,10 +60,14 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
     window.commitea.model
       .status()
       .then((s) => {
-        if (alive && s.configured) {
+        if (!alive) return
+        if (s.configured) {
           setLive(true)
           setModel(s.model)
           setSeed([LIVE_GREETING])
+        } else {
+          // no model → clean "off" state, not a scripted fixture reply
+          setSeed([NO_MODEL])
         }
       })
       .catch(() => {})
@@ -75,10 +87,8 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
       setProposals([])
 
       if (!live) {
-        window.setTimeout(() => {
+        // no model configured — nothing to send (composer is disabled anyway)
         setThinking(false)
-          setConvo((c) => [...c, { from: 'agent', text: CANNED_REPLY }])
-        }, 900)
         return
       }
 
@@ -86,10 +96,17 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
         role: m.from === 'user' ? 'user' : 'assistant',
         content: m.text,
       }))
+      setStreaming('')
+      const unsubscribe = window.commitea.model.onToken((delta) => setStreaming((s) => s + delta))
+      const finish = () => {
+        unsubscribe()
+        setThinking(false)
+        setStreaming('')
+      }
       window.commitea.model
         .chat(wire)
         .then((res) => {
-          setThinking(false)
+          finish()
           if (res.ok) {
             setSteps(res.steps.map((s) => s.tool))
             setProposals(res.proposals)
@@ -105,7 +122,7 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
           }
         })
         .catch(() => {
-          setThinking(false)
+          finish()
           setConvo((c) => [...c, { from: 'agent', text: 'I could not reach the model.' }])
         })
     },
@@ -137,5 +154,5 @@ export function useChat(onApplyChange?: (change: IssueChange) => Promise<{ ok: b
     setConvo((c) => [...c, { from: 'agent', text: `Left #${p.change.issue} as it was.` }])
   }, [])
 
-  return { msgs: [...seed, ...convo], thinking, live, model, steps, proposals, send, approve, dismiss }
+  return { msgs: [...seed, ...convo], thinking, live, model, steps, proposals, streaming, send, approve, dismiss }
 }

packages/core/src/agent/agent-loop.ts

@@ -31,18 +31,20 @@ function stringify(result: unknown): string {
 }
 
 export async function runAgentTurn(opts: {
-  complete: (messages: ChatMessage[], tools?: ToolDecl[]) => Promise<CompletionResult>
+  complete: (messages: ChatMessage[], tools?: ToolDecl[], onToken?: (delta: string) => void) => Promise<CompletionResult>
   messages: ChatMessage[]
   tools: ToolDecl[]
   execute: ToolExecutor
   maxSteps?: number
+  /** Streams content deltas as the model produces prose (final-answer streaming). */
+  onToken?: (delta: string) => void
 }): Promise<AgentTurn> {
   const maxSteps = opts.maxSteps ?? DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS
   const convo: ChatMessage[] = [...opts.messages]
   const steps: AgentStep[] = []
 
   for (let step = 0; step < maxSteps; step++) {
-    const { content, toolCalls } = await opts.complete(convo, opts.tools)
+    const { content, toolCalls } = await opts.complete(convo, opts.tools, opts.onToken)
     if (toolCalls.length === 0) {
       convo.push({ role: 'assistant', content })
       return { content, steps, messages: convo }
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export async function runAgentTurn(opts: {
   }
 
   // Out of tool budget — force a final prose answer with tools withheld.
-  const final = await opts.complete(convo, [])
+  const final = await opts.complete(convo, [], opts.onToken)
   convo.push({ role: 'assistant', content: final.content })
   return { content: final.content, steps, messages: convo }
 }

packages/core/src/agent/agent.test.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,48 @@ describe('createChatClient', () => {
     return { fetch, calls }
   }
 
+  function sseStub(chunks: string[]) {
+    const calls: { url: string; body: unknown }[] = []
+    const fetch: FetchLike = (url, init) => {
+      calls.push({ url, body: init?.body ? JSON.parse(init.body) : undefined })
+      const enc = new TextEncoder()
+      const body = new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>({
+        start(c) {
+          for (const ch of chunks) c.enqueue(enc.encode(ch))
+          c.close()
+        },
+      })
+      return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, status: 200, body, json: () => Promise.resolve({}), text: () => Promise.resolve('') })
+    }
+    return { fetch, calls }
+  }
+
+  it('streams content deltas via onToken and returns the assembled result', async () => {
+    const { fetch, calls } = sseStub([
+      'data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"Right "}}]}\n\n',
+      'data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"content":"now: #2."}}]}\n\n',
+      'data: [DONE]\n\n',
+    ])
+    const client = createChatClient({ baseUrl: 'http://x/v1', model: 'm' }, fetch)
+    const tokens: string[] = []
+    const res = await client.complete([{ role: 'user', content: 'now?' }], undefined, (d) => tokens.push(d))
+
+    expect(tokens).toEqual(['Right ', 'now: #2.'])
+    expect(res.content).toBe('Right now: #2.')
+    expect((calls[0].body as { stream?: boolean }).stream).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('assembles a streamed tool call from argument deltas', async () => {
+    const { fetch } = sseStub([
+      'data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"id":"c1","function":{"name":"query_project","arguments":"{\\"view\\""}}]}}]}\n\n',
+      'data: {"choices":[{"delta":{"tool_calls":[{"index":0,"function":{"arguments":":\\"focus\\"}"}}]}}]}\n\n',
+      'data: [DONE]\n\n',
+    ])
+    const client = createChatClient({ baseUrl: 'http://x/v1', model: 'm' }, fetch)
+    const res = await client.complete([{ role: 'user', content: 'x' }], [{ name: 'query_project', description: '', parameters: {} }], () => {})
+    expect(res.toolCalls).toEqual([{ id: 'c1', name: 'query_project', arguments: '{"view":"focus"}' }])
+  })
+
   it('POSTs to /chat/completions and parses content', async () => {
     const { fetch, calls } = stub({ choices: [{ message: { content: 'the focus is #2' } }] })
     const client = createChatClient({ baseUrl: 'http://localhost:1234/v1', model: 'gemma' }, fetch)

packages/core/src/agent/chat-client.ts

@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ export interface CompletionResult {
   toolCalls: ToolCall[]
 }
 
+/** Called with each streamed content delta (final-prose streaming). */
+export type OnToken = (delta: string) => void
+
 export interface ChatClient {
-  complete(messages: ChatMessage[], tools?: ToolDecl[]): Promise<CompletionResult>
+  /** When `onToken` is given, the response streams (SSE) and each content delta is emitted. */
+  complete(messages: ChatMessage[], tools?: ToolDecl[], onToken?: OnToken): Promise<CompletionResult>
 }
 
 /** Map our message shape to the OpenAI wire shape. */
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ export function createChatClient(config: ModelConfig, fetchImpl: FetchLike): Cha
   const url = `${config.baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '')}/chat/completions`
 
   return {
-    async complete(messages, tools) {
+    async complete(messages, tools, onToken) {
       const body: Record<string, unknown> = {
         model: config.model,
         messages: messages.map(toWireMessage),
@@ -95,11 +99,13 @@ export function createChatClient(config: ModelConfig, fetchImpl: FetchLike): Cha
         body.tools = tools.map(toWireTool)
         body.tool_choice = 'auto'
       }
+      const stream = !!onToken
+      if (stream) body.stream = true
       const res = await fetchImpl(url, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          Accept: 'application/json',
+          Accept: stream ? 'text/event-stream' : 'application/json',
           ...(config.apiKey ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${config.apiKey}` } : {}),
         },
         body: JSON.stringify(body),
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ export function createChatClient(config: ModelConfig, fetchImpl: FetchLike): Cha
         const text = await res.text().catch(() => '')
         throw new Error(`model completion failed (${res.status}): ${text.slice(0, 200)}`)
       }
+      if (stream && res.body) return readStream(res.body, onToken!)
+
       const json = (await res.json()) as { choices?: { message: RawChoiceMessage }[] }
       const msg = json.choices?.[0]?.message
       return {
@@ -121,3 +129,56 @@ export function createChatClient(config: ModelConfig, fetchImpl: FetchLike): Cha
     },
   }
 }
+
+/** Streamed tool-call delta: name arrives first, arguments accumulate across chunks. */
+interface RawToolDelta {
+  index: number
+  id?: string
+  function?: { name?: string; arguments?: string }
+}
+
+/** Parse an OpenAI SSE stream: emit content deltas via onToken, accumulate the final result. */
+async function readStream(body: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>, onToken: OnToken): Promise<CompletionResult> {
+  const reader = body.getReader()
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+  let buffer = ''
+  let content = ''
+  const toolAcc: { id: string; name: string; arguments: string }[] = []
+
+  const handle = (data: string) => {
+    if (data === '[DONE]') return
+    let chunk: { choices?: { delta?: { content?: string; tool_calls?: RawToolDelta[] } }[] }
+    try {
+      chunk = JSON.parse(data)
+    } catch {
+      return
+    }
+    const delta = chunk.choices?.[0]?.delta
+    if (!delta) return
+    if (delta.content) {
+      content += delta.content
+      onToken(delta.content)
+    }
+    for (const tc of delta.tool_calls ?? []) {
+      const slot = (toolAcc[tc.index] ??= { id: '', name: '', arguments: '' })
+      if (tc.id) slot.id = tc.id
+      if (tc.function?.name) slot.name = tc.function.name
+      if (tc.function?.arguments) slot.arguments += tc.function.arguments
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (;;) {
+    const { done, value } = await reader.read()
+    if (done) break
+    buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true })
+    const lines = buffer.split('\n')
+    buffer = lines.pop() ?? ''
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      const t = line.trim()
+      if (t.startsWith('data:')) handle(t.slice(5).trim())
+    }
+  }
+  if (buffer.trim().startsWith('data:')) handle(buffer.trim().slice(5).trim())
+
+  return { content, toolCalls: toolAcc.filter((t) => t.name).map((t) => ({ id: t.id, name: t.name, arguments: t.arguments })) }
+}

packages/core/src/capacity/capacity-v0.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { type DependencyEdge, type SchedulableIssue } from '../scheduler/scheduler-v0.js'
+import { makespan, scheduleWithCapacity, type Worker } from '../scheduler/scheduler-capacity-v0.js'
+import { capacityPerWorkday, parseCapacityConfig } from './capacity-v0.js'
+
+describe('capacity model', () => {
+  it('capacityPerWorkday = focusFactor × allocation', () => {
+    expect(capacityPerWorkday({ person: 'a', focusFactor: 0.8, allocation: 0.5 })).toBeCloseTo(0.4)
+  })
+
+  it('parses + clamps config, drops invalid members', () => {
+    const members = parseCapacityConfig({
+      members: [
+        { person: 'christian', focusFactor: 0.8, allocation: 1 },
+        { person: 'ak', focusFactor: 1.5, allocation: -1 }, // clamps to 1 / 0 → zero capacity → dropped
+        { focusFactor: 0.8 }, // no person → dropped
+      ],
+    })
+    expect(members).toEqual([{ person: 'christian', focusFactor: 0.8, allocation: 1 }])
+  })
+
+  it('returns [] for a non-array/absent members field', () => {
+    expect(parseCapacityConfig({})).toEqual([])
+    expect(parseCapacityConfig({ members: 'nope' })).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
+
+function issue(number: number, over: Partial<SchedulableIssue> = {}): SchedulableIssue {
+  return { number, title: `#${number}`, labels: [], estimateDays: 4, priority: 2, ...over }
+}
+
+describe('scheduleWithCapacity', () => {
+  it('with no workers, falls back to the single serial plan', () => {
+    const issues = [issue(1), issue(2)]
+    const plan = scheduleWithCapacity(issues, [], [])
+    expect(makespan(plan)).toBe(8) // 4 + 4 serial
+  })
+
+  it('parallelizes independent work across lanes (makespan shrinks)', () => {
+    const issues = [issue(1), issue(2), issue(3), issue(4)] // 4×4d = 16d serial
+    const one: Worker[] = [{ person: 'a', speed: 1 }]
+    const two: Worker[] = [
+      { person: 'a', speed: 1 },
+      { person: 'b', speed: 1 },
+    ]
+    expect(makespan(scheduleWithCapacity(issues, [], one))).toBe(16)
+    expect(makespan(scheduleWithCapacity(issues, [], two))).toBe(8) // two lanes → half
+  })
+
+  it('scales duration by a lane speed (slower lane takes longer)', () => {
+    const plan = scheduleWithCapacity([issue(1, { estimateDays: 4 })], [], [{ person: 'a', speed: 0.5 }])
+    expect(plan.items[0].durationDays).toBe(8) // 4 / 0.5
+    expect(plan.items[0].worker).toBe('a')
+  })
+
+  it('routes an issue to its assignee lane', () => {
+    const issues = [issue(1, { assignee: 'ak' }), issue(2, { assignee: 'sm' })]
+    const workers: Worker[] = [
+      { person: 'ak', speed: 1 },
+      { person: 'sm', speed: 1 },
+    ]
+    const plan = scheduleWithCapacity(issues, [], workers)
+    const byN = Object.fromEntries(plan.items.map((i) => [i.number, i]))
+    expect(byN[1].worker).toBe('ak')
+    expect(byN[2].worker).toBe('sm')
+    // both start at 0 (different lanes) → parallel
+    expect(byN[1].startDay).toBe(0)
+    expect(byN[2].startDay).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('adds a lane for an assignee not in the config (mean speed)', () => {
+    const plan = scheduleWithCapacity([issue(1, { assignee: 'newbie' })], [], [{ person: 'a', speed: 0.5 }])
+    expect(plan.items[0].worker).toBe('newbie')
+    expect(plan.items[0].durationDays).toBe(8) // mean speed 0.5 → 4/0.5
+  })
+
+  it('respects dependencies across lanes (a blocker finishes before its dependent starts)', () => {
+    const edges: DependencyEdge[] = [{ issue: 2, dependsOn: 1 }]
+    const workers: Worker[] = [
+      { person: 'a', speed: 1 },
+      { person: 'b', speed: 1 },
+    ]
+    const plan = scheduleWithCapacity([issue(1), issue(2)], edges, workers)
+    const byN = Object.fromEntries(plan.items.map((i) => [i.number, i]))
+    expect(byN[2].startDay).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(byN[1].endDay) // #2 waits for #1 even on another lane
+  })
+})

packages/core/src/capacity/capacity-v0.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Capacity model (#8). A member's throughput is `focusFactor × allocation` =
+ * ideal person-days of project work delivered per calendar working day. The
+ * scheduler treats each member as a lane whose task durations are scaled by that
+ * rate (a 0.5-capacity person takes twice as long on an est/2d task). Config
+ * lives in the pm-state repo (`capacity/members.yaml/json`, D4); estimates are
+ * in ideal person-days (pm-state.md).
+ */
+
+export interface CapacityMember {
+  /** gitea login. */
+  person: string
+  /** Productive fraction of a working day (0..1). */
+  focusFactor: number
+  /** Fraction of that allocated to this project (0..1). */
+  allocation: number
+}
+
+/** Ideal person-days delivered per calendar working day. */
+export function capacityPerWorkday(m: CapacityMember): number {
+  return m.focusFactor * m.allocation
+}
+
+function clamp01(n: unknown, fallback: number): number {
+  return typeof n === 'number' && Number.isFinite(n) ? Math.min(1, Math.max(0, n)) : fallback
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a raw capacity config (`{ members: [...] }`) into members. Unknown
+ * shapes degrade to `[]` (→ the scheduler falls back to a single worker), never
+ * throw. focusFactor/allocation clamp to [0,1]; a member without a person is dropped.
+ */
+export function parseCapacityConfig(raw: unknown): CapacityMember[] {
+  const list = (raw as { members?: unknown })?.members
+  if (!Array.isArray(list)) return []
+  const out: CapacityMember[] = []
+  for (const m of list) {
+    const r = (m ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>
+    const person = typeof r.person === 'string' ? r.person.trim() : ''
+    if (!person) continue
+    const member: CapacityMember = {
+      person,
+      focusFactor: clamp01(r.focusFactor, 0.8),
+      allocation: clamp01(r.allocation, 1),
+    }
+    if (capacityPerWorkday(member) > 0) out.push(member)
+  }
+  return out
+}

packages/core/src/forecast/forecast-v0.test.ts

@@ -120,4 +120,20 @@ describe('forecast', () => {
     expect(fitted.coldStart).toBe(false)
     expect(fitted.p50Day).toBeLessThan(priors.p50Day)
   })
+
+  it('capacity lanes parallelize the sim — the makespan shrinks with more workers', () => {
+    const independent = [issue(1), issue(2), issue(3), issue(4)] // no deps → fully parallelizable
+    const serial = forecast(independent, [], { trials: 2000, seed: 7 })
+    const twoLanes = forecast(independent, [], {
+      trials: 2000,
+      seed: 7,
+      workers: [
+        { person: 'a', speed: 1 },
+        { person: 'b', speed: 1 },
+      ],
+    })
+    // two equal lanes ≈ half the serial landing (independent work)
+    expect(twoLanes.p80Day).toBeLessThan(serial.p80Day)
+    expect(twoLanes.p80Day).toBeLessThan(serial.p80Day * 0.7)
+  })
 })

packages/core/src/forecast/forecast-v0.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   schedule,
   type SchedulableIssue,
 } from '../scheduler/scheduler-v0.js'
+import { type LaneInputs, layoutOnLanes, resolveLanes, type Worker } from '../scheduler/scheduler-capacity-v0.js'
 
 export interface LognormalPrior {
   /** Median log-ratio: sampled median duration = estimate * e^mu. */
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ export interface ForecastOptions {
    * the sim; otherwise the code-resident cold-start priors do.
    */
   model?: DurationModel
+  /**
+   * Capacity lanes. When provided, each trial lays sampled durations across the
+   * lanes (parallel) instead of a single serial worker — the makespan shrinks
+   * toward the critical path. Empty/absent → single serial worker.
+   */
+  workers?: Worker[]
 }
 
 /** Resolve the lognormal params for an estimate, preferring a fitted model. */
@@ -158,17 +165,34 @@ export function forecast(
   const priors = order.map((it) => durationParams(it.durationDays, options.model))
   const rng = mulberry32(seed)
 
-  // endByRank[k][t] = working day the (k+1)-th scheduled issue completes on trial t.
+  // Capacity lanes, when configured — the per-trial layout goes parallel.
+  const laneInputs: LaneInputs = {
+    order: order.map((it) => it.number),
+    blockedBy: new Map(order.map((it) => [it.number, it.blockedBy])),
+    assignee: new Map(issues.map((i) => [i.number, i.assignee ?? null])),
+  }
+  const lanes =
+    options.workers && options.workers.length ? resolveLanes(options.workers, [...laneInputs.assignee.values()]) : null
+
+  // endByRank[k][t] = working day the (k+1)-th issue *to finish* completes on trial t.
   const endByRank: number[][] = Array.from({ length: n }, () => new Array<number>(trials))
   for (let t = 0; t < trials; t++) {
+    const sampled = order.map((it, k) => it.durationDays * Math.exp(priors[k].mu + priors[k].sigma * standardNormal(rng)))
+    if (lanes) {
+      // parallel: lay the sampled durations across lanes, then sort finish days
+      const byNumber = new Map(order.map((it, k) => [it.number, sampled[k]]))
+      const { finishAt } = layoutOnLanes(laneInputs, lanes, (num) => byNumber.get(num)!)
+      const finishes = order.map((it) => finishAt.get(it.number)!).sort((a, b) => a - b)
+      for (let k = 0; k < n; k++) endByRank[k][t] = finishes[k]
+    } else {
+      // single serial worker: cumulative sum (already sorted ascending)
       let cursor = 0
       for (let k = 0; k < n; k++) {
-      const p = priors[k]
-      const sampled = order[k].durationDays * Math.exp(p.mu + p.sigma * standardNormal(rng))
-      cursor += sampled
+        cursor += sampled[k]
         endByRank[k][t] = cursor
       }
     }
+  }
 
   const curve: BurnUpPoint[] = endByRank.map((row, k) => {
     const sorted = [...row].sort((a, b) => a - b)

packages/core/src/gitea/types.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export interface GiteaHttpResponse {
   status: number
   json(): Promise<unknown>
   text(): Promise<string>
+  /** Present on the real fetch Response; used for SSE streaming (chat). */
+  body?: ReadableStream<Uint8Array> | null
 }
 
 export type FetchLike = (url: string, init?: GiteaRequestInit) => Promise<GiteaHttpResponse>

packages/core/src/index.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export type {
   SchedulePlan,
 } from './scheduler/scheduler-v0.js'
 
+export { makespan, scheduleWithCapacity } from './scheduler/scheduler-capacity-v0.js'
+export type { Worker } from './scheduler/scheduler-capacity-v0.js'
+
+export { capacityPerWorkday, parseCapacityConfig } from './capacity/capacity-v0.js'
+export type { CapacityMember } from './capacity/capacity-v0.js'
+
 export {
   COLD_START_PRIORS,
   durationParams,
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ export type {
 } from './calibration/calibration-v0.js'
 
 export { createChatClient } from './agent/chat-client.js'
-export type { ChatClient, ChatMessage, CompletionResult, ModelConfig, ToolCall, ToolDecl } from './agent/chat-client.js'
+export type { ChatClient, ChatMessage, CompletionResult, ModelConfig, OnToken, ToolCall, ToolDecl } from './agent/chat-client.js'
 export { pickModel } from './agent/model-router.js'
 export type { ModelRouter, TaskKind } from './agent/model-router.js'
 export { runAgentTurn } from './agent/agent-loop.js'

packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler-capacity-v0.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * Capacity-aware scheduler (#8). Reuses the single-worker scheduler's topological
+ * order + critical-path marking, then re-lays the work across lanes: an issue
+ * runs on its assignee's lane (or the earliest-free lane when unassigned), its
+ * duration scaled by that lane's speed (ideal person-days/workday). Makespan
+ * shrinks toward the critical path as lanes are added. Deterministic; falls back
+ * to the single serial worker when no capacity is configured. The lane layout is
+ * factored so the Monte Carlo forecast reuses it per trial with sampled durations.
+ */
+
+import {
+  type DependencyEdge,
+  schedule,
+  type SchedulableIssue,
+  type SchedulePlan,
+} from './scheduler-v0.js'
+
+/** A scheduling lane: a person and their throughput (ideal person-days / workday). */
+export interface Worker {
+  person: string
+  speed: number
+}
+
+/** The topological order + per-issue relations the layout needs (from the base plan). */
+export interface LaneInputs {
+  order: number[]
+  blockedBy: Map<number, number[]>
+  assignee: Map<number, string | null>
+}
+
+/** Ensure a lane exists for every assignee; unconfigured assignees get the mean speed. */
+export function resolveLanes(workers: Worker[], assignees: (string | null)[]): Worker[] {
+  const lanes = [...workers]
+  const known = new Set(lanes.map((w) => w.person))
+  const meanSpeed = lanes.length ? lanes.reduce((s, w) => s + w.speed, 0) / lanes.length : 1
+  for (const a of assignees) {
+    if (a && !known.has(a)) {
+      lanes.push({ person: a, speed: meanSpeed })
+      known.add(a)
+    }
+  }
+  return lanes
+}
+
+function pickWorker(lanes: Worker[], freeAt: Map<string, number>, assignee: string | null | undefined): Worker {
+  if (assignee) {
+    const own = lanes.find((w) => w.person === assignee)
+    if (own) return own
+  }
+  let best = lanes[0]
+  for (const w of lanes) if (freeAt.get(w.person)! < freeAt.get(best.person)!) best = w
+  return best
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lay a topologically-ordered set out across lanes. `duration(n)` supplies each
+ * issue's duration for this layout (estimate, or a sampled value in a MC trial).
+ * Returns each issue's finish day + the lane it ran on. Order guarantees a
+ * dependency is always laid out before its dependents.
+ */
+export function layoutOnLanes(
+  inputs: LaneInputs,
+  lanes: Worker[],
+  duration: (n: number) => number,
+): { finishAt: Map<number, number>; startAt: Map<number, number>; laneOf: Map<number, string> } {
+  const freeAt = new Map(lanes.map((w) => [w.person, 0]))
+  const finishAt = new Map<number, number>()
+  const startAt = new Map<number, number>()
+  const laneOf = new Map<number, string>()
+  for (const n of inputs.order) {
+    const worker = pickWorker(lanes, freeAt, inputs.assignee.get(n))
+    const blockers = inputs.blockedBy.get(n) ?? []
+    const depFinish = blockers.length ? Math.max(...blockers.map((d) => finishAt.get(d) ?? 0)) : 0
+    const start = Math.max(freeAt.get(worker.person)!, depFinish)
+    const end = start + duration(n) / worker.speed
+    startAt.set(n, start)
+    finishAt.set(n, end)
+    laneOf.set(n, worker.person)
+    freeAt.set(worker.person, end)
+  }
+  return { finishAt, startAt, laneOf }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Capacity-aware plan. An empty `workers` means no capacity is configured → the
+ * single-worker plan verbatim.
+ */
+export function scheduleWithCapacity(
+  issues: SchedulableIssue[],
+  edges: DependencyEdge[],
+  workers: Worker[],
+): SchedulePlan {
+  if (workers.length === 0) return schedule(issues, edges)
+  const base = schedule(issues, edges)
+  if (base.cycle || base.items.length === 0) return base
+
+  const inputs: LaneInputs = {
+    order: base.items.map((it) => it.number),
+    blockedBy: new Map(base.items.map((it) => [it.number, it.blockedBy])),
+    assignee: new Map(issues.map((i) => [i.number, i.assignee ?? null])),
+  }
+  const lanes = resolveLanes(workers, [...inputs.assignee.values()])
+  const durationOf = new Map(base.items.map((it) => [it.number, it.durationDays]))
+  const { finishAt, startAt, laneOf } = layoutOnLanes(inputs, lanes, (n) => durationOf.get(n)!)
+
+  const items = base.items.map((it) => ({
+    ...it,
+    startDay: startAt.get(it.number)!,
+    endDay: finishAt.get(it.number)!,
+    durationDays: finishAt.get(it.number)! - startAt.get(it.number)!,
+    worker: laneOf.get(it.number),
+  }))
+  return { items, cycle: null }
+}
+
+/** Makespan (last finish) of a plan — the project's landing day. */
+export function makespan(plan: SchedulePlan): number {
+  return plan.items.reduce((m, it) => Math.max(m, it.endDay), 0)
+}

packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler-v0.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export interface SchedulableIssue {
   estimateDays: number | null
   /** 1 (most urgent) … 4; null when unset. */
   priority: number | null
+  /** gitea assignee login, for capacity-aware lane routing; optional. */
+  assignee?: string | null
 }
 
 export interface DependencyEdge {
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ export interface ScheduledItem {
   /** On a longest-duration dependency chain. */
   critical: boolean
   rationale: string
+  /** Lane it's scheduled on, when capacity-aware; absent for the single-worker plan. */
+  worker?: string
 }
 
 export interface SchedulePlan {