feat(web): add Tools tab and row address type setting

Adds a Tools/Utilities tab to the web interface with one-click
maintenance buttons that previously required SSH:
- Git status panel (branch, dirty state, recent commits)
- Pull latest (rebase) and force reset to origin/main
- Reinstall base requirements (pip, with output)
- Reinstall per-plugin requirements (pass/fail per plugin)
- Clear __pycache__ directories
- Quick-access restart for display and web services

Also exposes the hzeller row_address_type option (0–4) in the
Display settings tab. The backend already read this value from
config; the UI, API field list, and validation were missing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

first_time_install.sh

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ on_error() {
     echo "✗ An error occurred during: $CURRENT_STEP (line $line_no, exit $exit_code)" >&2
     if [ -n "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
         echo "See the log for details: $LOG_FILE" >&2
-        echo "-- Last 50 lines from log --" >&2
-        tail -n 50 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
+        echo "-- Last 100 lines from log --" >&2
+        tail -n 100 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
     fi
     echo "\nCommon fixes:" >&2
     echo "- Ensure the Pi is online (try: ping -c1 8.8.8.8)." >&2
@@ -202,8 +202,33 @@ retry() {
     done
 }
 
-apt_update() { retry apt update; }
-apt_install() { retry apt install -y "$@"; }
+# Wait for another apt/dpkg process (commonly unattended-upgrades running
+# shortly after first boot) to release its lock before we try apt ourselves.
+# Without this, apt_update/apt_install can fail outright in the first couple
+# minutes after a fresh Pi OS boot with a generic "Command failed after 3
+# attempts" error.
+wait_for_apt_lock() {
+    command -v flock >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
+    local lock_file="/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend"
+    local max_wait=180
+    local waited=0
+    local printed=0
+    while ! flock -n "$lock_file" -c true 2>/dev/null; do
+        if [ "$printed" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "⚠ Waiting for another apt/dpkg process to finish (e.g. unattended-upgrades on first boot)..."
+            printed=1
+        fi
+        if [ "$waited" -ge "$max_wait" ]; then
+            echo "⚠ Still waiting after ${max_wait}s; proceeding anyway."
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 5
+        waited=$((waited+5))
+    done
+}
+
+apt_update() { wait_for_apt_lock; retry apt update; }
+apt_install() { wait_for_apt_lock; retry apt install -y "$@"; }
 apt_remove() { apt-get remove -y "$@" || true; }
 
 check_network() {
@@ -222,6 +247,22 @@ check_network() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+check_disk_space() {
+    command -v df >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
+    local available_mb
+    available_mb=$(df -m "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR" | awk 'NR==2{print $4}')
+    available_mb=${available_mb:-0}
+    if [ "$available_mb" -lt 500 ]; then
+        echo "✗ ERROR: Insufficient disk space: ${available_mb}MB available (need at least 500MB)"
+        echo "  Free up space first, e.g.: sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove"
+        exit 1
+    elif [ "$available_mb" -lt 1024 ]; then
+        echo "⚠ Limited disk space: ${available_mb}MB available (recommend at least 1GB for the rpi-rgb-led-matrix build in Step 6)"
+    else
+        echo "✓ Disk space sufficient: ${available_mb}MB available"
+    fi
+}
+
 echo ""
 echo "This script will perform the following steps:"
 echo "1. Install system dependencies"
@@ -271,8 +312,9 @@ CURRENT_STEP="Install system dependencies"
 echo "Step 1: Installing system dependencies..."
 echo "----------------------------------------"
 
-# Ensure network is available before APT operations
+# Pre-flight checks before APT operations
 check_network
+check_disk_space
 
 # Update package list
 apt_update
@@ -822,14 +864,14 @@ else
         # Try to initialize submodule if .gitmodules exists
         if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/.gitmodules" ] && grep -q "rpi-rgb-led-matrix" "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/.gitmodules"; then
             echo "Initializing rpi-rgb-led-matrix submodule..."
-            if ! git submodule update --init --recursive rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master 2>&1; then
+            if ! retry git submodule update --init --recursive rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master; then
                 echo "⚠ Submodule init failed, cloning directly from GitHub..."
-                git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
+                retry git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
             fi
         else
             # Fallback: clone directly if submodule not configured
             echo "Submodule not configured, cloning directly from GitHub..."
-            git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
+            retry git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
         fi
     fi
     
@@ -841,23 +883,34 @@ else
             cd "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR"
             rm -rf rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
             if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/.gitmodules" ] && grep -q "rpi-rgb-led-matrix" "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/.gitmodules"; then
-                git submodule update --init --recursive rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
+                retry git submodule update --init --recursive rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
             else
-                git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
+                retry git clone https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.git rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master
             fi
         fi
-        
+
         pushd "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master" >/dev/null
         echo "Installing rpi-rgb-led-matrix Python package (scikit-build-core + cmake)..."
         echo "  Build deps required: python-dev-is-python3 cmake"
         echo "  This compiles C++ — may take 2-5 minutes on Pi 4/5..."
-        if ! python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages .; then
+        BUILD_OUTPUT=$(mktemp)
+        BUILD_SUCCESS=false
+        if python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages . > "$BUILD_OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+            BUILD_SUCCESS=true
+        fi
+        cat "$BUILD_OUTPUT" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+        if [ "$BUILD_SUCCESS" != true ]; then
             echo "✗ Failed to install rpi-rgb-led-matrix Python package"
             echo "  Ensure build tools are installed:"
             echo "  sudo apt install -y python-dev-is-python3 cmake build-essential"
+            echo ""
+            echo "-- Last 50 lines of build output --"
+            tail -n 50 "$BUILD_OUTPUT"
+            rm -f "$BUILD_OUTPUT"
             popd >/dev/null
             exit 1
         fi
+        rm -f "$BUILD_OUTPUT"
         popd >/dev/null
     else
         echo "✗ rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master directory not found at $PROJECT_ROOT_DIR"
@@ -912,7 +965,9 @@ else
     # Try to install dependencies using the smart installer if available
     if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py" ]; then
         echo "Using smart dependency installer..."
-        python3 "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py"
+        # -u: unbuffered stdout/stderr so output is captured in $LOG_FILE in
+        # real time and in order relative to this script's own echo statements
+        python3 -u "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py"
     else
         echo "Using pip to install dependencies..."
         if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/requirements_web_v2.txt" ]; then

requirements-test.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Test-only dependencies for the plugin safety harness and pytest suite.
 # Install alongside requirements.txt:  pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-test.txt
-# Upper bounds pin the major version so a new release can't silently change
-# golden-image / time-sensitive test behavior between CI runs.
-pytest>=7.4,<9
-pytest-cov>=4.1,<7
-jsonschema>=4.0,<5       # manifest validation
+#
+# pytest, pytest-cov, pytest-mock, and jsonschema are already pinned (with
+# major-version caps) in requirements.txt, so they are intentionally NOT
+# repeated here — re-pinning pytest to <9 collided with requirements.txt's
+# pytest>=9.0.3,<10 and made the two files impossible to install together.
+# Only declare what requirements.txt doesn't already provide.
 freezegun>=1.2,<2        # deterministic time for golden-image tests

scripts/check_plugin.py

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ os.environ['EMULATOR'] = 'true'
 
 from src.logging_config import get_logger  # noqa: E402
 from src.plugin_system.testing.loading import (  # noqa: E402
-    find_plugin_dir, load_config_defaults,
+    find_plugin_dir, load_config_defaults, load_harness_spec,
 )
 from src.plugin_system.testing.harness import (  # noqa: E402
     RenderResult, render_plugin_matrix, compare_to_goldens, write_goldens,
 )
 from src.plugin_system.testing.sizes import (  # noqa: E402
-    DEFAULT_TEST_SIZES, parse_size_token, safe_mode_filename, size_label,
+    parse_size_token, resolve_test_sizes, safe_mode_filename, size_label,
 )
 
 logger = get_logger("[Check Plugin]")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def discover_plugins(search_dirs: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 
 def parse_sizes(spec: Optional[str]):
     if not spec:
-        return DEFAULT_TEST_SIZES
+        return None
     sizes = []
     for token in spec.split(','):
         if not token.strip():
@@ -90,15 +90,30 @@ def check_one(plugin_id: str, search_dirs: List[str], sizes, mock_data: Dict,
         logger.error("Plugin '%s' not found in: %s", plugin_id, search_dirs)
         return [RenderResult(plugin_id, 0, 0, "<not-found>", error="plugin directory not found")]
 
-    # Start from config_schema defaults so plugins behave like a real install.
+    # Per-plugin test/harness.json holds the deterministic settings the committed
+    # goldens were generated with (config, mock data, frozen time, sizes). Load
+    # them so the CLI/CI render reproduces the golden the same way the pytest
+    # matrix path does; explicit CLI flags still override the file.
+    spec = load_harness_spec(plugin_dir)
+
+    # config_schema defaults (real-install behavior), then harness.json config,
+    # then CLI --config — most specific wins.
     full_config = {"enabled": True}
     full_config.update(load_config_defaults(plugin_dir))
+    full_config.update(spec.get("config", {}))
     full_config.update(config)
 
+    # Precedence: CLI flag > LEDMATRIX_TEST_SIZES env > harness.json > default.
+    effective_sizes = sizes if sizes else resolve_test_sizes(spec.get("sizes"))
+    # CLI value wins when provided, else fall back to the harness.json setting.
+    effective_mock_data = mock_data or spec.get("mock_data_contents", {})
+    effective_freeze = freeze_time or spec.get("freeze_time")
+    effective_run_update = run_update and not spec.get("skip_update", False)
+
     results = render_plugin_matrix(
         plugin_id=plugin_id, plugin_dir=plugin_dir, config=full_config,
-        mock_data=mock_data, sizes=sizes, run_update=run_update,
-        freeze_time=freeze_time,
+        mock_data=effective_mock_data, sizes=effective_sizes,
+        run_update=effective_run_update, freeze_time=effective_freeze,
     )
 
     golden_dir = golden_dir_override or (plugin_dir / 'test' / 'golden')

scripts/install/one-shot-install.sh

@@ -340,9 +340,14 @@ main() {
     echo ""
     
     # Execute with proper error handling and non-interactive mode
-    # Temporarily disable errexit to capture exit code instead of exiting immediately
+    # Temporarily disable errexit AND the ERR trap to capture exit code instead of
+    # exiting immediately. `set +e` alone does not suppress the ERR trap, so without
+    # `trap '' ERR` a non-zero exit from first_time_install.sh would trigger on_error
+    # here with the generic "Main installation" message instead of the detailed
+    # if/else handling below.
     set +e
-    
+    trap '' ERR
+
     # Check /tmp permissions - only fix if actually wrong (common in automated scenarios)
     # When running manually, /tmp usually has correct permissions (1777)
     TMP_PERMS=$(stat -c '%a' /tmp 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
@@ -370,6 +375,7 @@ main() {
         sudo -E env TMPDIR=/tmp LEDMATRIX_ASSUME_YES=1 bash ./first_time_install.sh -y </dev/null
     fi
     INSTALL_EXIT_CODE=$?
+    trap 'on_error $LINENO' ERR  # Re-enable ERR trap
     set -e  # Re-enable errexit
     
     if [ $INSTALL_EXIT_CODE -eq 0 ]; then

scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py

@@ -6,46 +6,67 @@ then falls back to pip with --break-system-packages
 
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import warnings
+from collections import deque
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# How many trailing lines of a failed command's output to keep for the
+# end-of-run failure summary. Keeps the root cause near the end of the log,
+# which is where first_time_install.sh's error handler tails from.
+ERROR_TAIL_LINES = 15
+
+
+def _run(cmd):
+    """Run a command, streaming combined stdout/stderr to a temp file.
+
+    Returns (success, output) instead of raising, so callers can report
+    *why* a command failed rather than just that it failed. `output` is
+    bounded to the last ERROR_TAIL_LINES lines so failures from very
+    chatty commands (e.g. pip build logs) don't get buffered in memory.
+    """
+    with tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode='w+b') as f:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=f, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)  # nosec B603 B607 - hardcoded apt/pip args  # nosemgrep
+        f.seek(0)
+        # Stream line-by-line so only the last ERROR_TAIL_LINES are ever held
+        # in memory, regardless of how much output the command produced.
+        tail = deque(
+            (line.decode('utf-8', errors='replace').rstrip('\n') for line in f),
+            maxlen=ERROR_TAIL_LINES,
+        )
+    return result.returncode == 0, '\n'.join(tail)
+
+
 def install_via_apt(package_name):
-    """Try to install a package via apt."""
-    try:
-        # Map pip package names to apt package names
-        apt_package_map = {
-            'flask': 'python3-flask',
-            'PIL': 'python3-pil',
-            'freetype': 'python3-freetype',
-            'psutil': 'python3-psutil',
-            'werkzeug': 'python3-werkzeug',
-            'numpy': 'python3-numpy',
-            'requests': 'python3-requests',
-            'python-dateutil': 'python3-dateutil',
-            'pytz': 'python3-tz',
-            'geopy': 'python3-geopy',
-            'unidecode': 'python3-unidecode',
-            'websockets': 'python3-websockets',
-            'websocket-client': 'python3-websocket-client'
-        }
-        
-        apt_package = apt_package_map.get(package_name, f'python3-{package_name}')
-        
-        print(f"Trying to install {apt_package} via apt...")
-        subprocess.check_call([
-            'sudo', 'apt', 'update'
-        ], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-        
-        subprocess.check_call([
-            'sudo', 'apt', 'install', '-y', apt_package
-        ], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-        
+    """Try to install a package via apt. Returns (success, output)."""
+    # Map pip package names to apt package names
+    apt_package_map = {
+        'flask': 'python3-flask',
+        'PIL': 'python3-pil',
+        'freetype': 'python3-freetype',
+        'psutil': 'python3-psutil',
+        'werkzeug': 'python3-werkzeug',
+        'numpy': 'python3-numpy',
+        'requests': 'python3-requests',
+        'python-dateutil': 'python3-dateutil',
+        'pytz': 'python3-tz',
+        'geopy': 'python3-geopy',
+        'unidecode': 'python3-unidecode',
+        'websockets': 'python3-websockets',
+        'websocket-client': 'python3-websocket-client'
+    }
+
+    apt_package = apt_package_map.get(package_name, f'python3-{package_name}')
+
+    print(f"Trying to install {apt_package} via apt...")
+    success, output = _run(['sudo', 'apt', 'install', '-y', apt_package])
+    if success:
         print(f"Successfully installed {apt_package} via apt")
-        return True
-        
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        print(f"Failed to install {package_name} via apt, will try pip")
-        return False
+        return True, ""
+
+    print(f"Failed to install {apt_package} via apt, will try pip")
+    return False, output
+
 
 def install_via_pip(package_name):
     """Install a package via pip with --break-system-packages and --prefer-binary.
@@ -54,34 +75,65 @@ def install_via_pip(package_name):
     Debian/Ubuntu-based systems without a virtual environment.
     --prefer-binary prefers pre-built wheels over source distributions to avoid
     exhausting /tmp space during compilation.
+
+    Returns (success, output).
     """
-    try:
-        print(f"Installing {package_name} via pip...")
-        subprocess.check_call([
-            sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', '--prefer-binary', package_name
-        ])
+    print(f"Installing {package_name} via pip...")
+    success, output = _run([
+        sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', '--prefer-binary', package_name
+    ])
+    if success:
         print(f"Successfully installed {package_name} via pip")
-        return True
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(f"Failed to install {package_name} via pip: {e}")
-        return False
+        return True, ""
+
+    print(f"Failed to install {package_name} via pip (see failure summary at end of log)")
+    return False, output
+
+
+# Distribution (pip/apt) names whose importable module name differs.
+IMPORT_NAME_MAP = {
+    'python-dateutil': 'dateutil',
+    'websocket-client': 'websocket',
+}
+
 
 def check_package_installed(package_name):
     """Check if a package is already installed."""
+    import_name = IMPORT_NAME_MAP.get(package_name, package_name)
     # Suppress deprecation warnings when checking if packages are installed
     # (we're just checking, not using them)
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
         warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
         try:
-            __import__(package_name)
+            __import__(import_name)
             return True
         except ImportError:
             return False
 
+
+def print_failure_summary(failed_packages, failure_details):
+    print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+    print("DEPENDENCY INSTALLATION FAILURES - DETAILS")
+    print("=" * 60)
+    for package in failed_packages:
+        print(f"\nPackage: {package}")
+        print("-" * 40)
+        output = failure_details.get(package, "").strip()
+        if not output:
+            print("  (no output captured)")
+            continue
+        for line in output.splitlines()[-ERROR_TAIL_LINES:]:
+            print(f"  {line}")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+
 def main():
     """Main installation function."""
     print("Installing dependencies for LED Matrix Web Interface V2...")
-    
+
+    print("Refreshing apt package index...")
+    _run(['sudo', 'apt', 'update'])  # best-effort; individual installs surface their own errors
+
     # List of required packages
     required_packages = [
         'flask',
@@ -98,19 +150,23 @@ def main():
         'websockets',
         'websocket-client'
     ]
-    
+
     failed_packages = []
-    
+    failure_details = {}
+
     for package in required_packages:
         if check_package_installed(package):
             print(f"{package} is already installed")
             continue
-            
+
         # Try apt first, then pip
-        if not install_via_apt(package):
-            if not install_via_pip(package):
+        ok, apt_output = install_via_apt(package)
+        if not ok:
+            ok, pip_output = install_via_pip(package)
+            if not ok:
                 failed_packages.append(package)
-    
+                failure_details[package] = pip_output or apt_output
+
     # Install packages that don't have apt equivalents
     special_packages = [
         'timezonefinder>=6.5.0,<7.0.0',
@@ -122,47 +178,49 @@ def main():
         'python-socketio>=5.11.0,<6.0.0',
         'python-engineio>=4.9.0,<5.0.0'
     ]
-    
+
     for package in special_packages:
-        if not install_via_pip(package):
+        ok, pip_output = install_via_pip(package)
+        if not ok:
             failed_packages.append(package)
-    
+            failure_details[package] = pip_output
+
     # Install rgbmatrix module from local source (optional - may already be installed in Step 6)
     # Check if already installed first
     if check_package_installed('rgbmatrix'):
         print("rgbmatrix module already installed, skipping...")
     else:
         print("Installing rgbmatrix module from local source...")
-        try:
-            # Get project root (parent of scripts directory)
-            PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-            rgbmatrix_path = PROJECT_ROOT / 'rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master' / 'bindings' / 'python'
-            if rgbmatrix_path.exists():
-                # Check if the module has been built (look for setup.py)
-                setup_py = rgbmatrix_path / 'setup.py'
-                if setup_py.exists():
-                    # Try installing - use regular install, not editable mode
-                    # This is optional for web interface and should already be installed in Step 6
-                    subprocess.check_call([
-                        sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', str(rgbmatrix_path)
-                    ], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        # Get project root (parent of scripts directory)
+        PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+        rgbmatrix_path = PROJECT_ROOT / 'rpi-rgb-led-matrix-master' / 'bindings' / 'python'
+        if rgbmatrix_path.exists():
+            # Check if the module has been built (look for setup.py)
+            setup_py = rgbmatrix_path / 'setup.py'
+            if setup_py.exists():
+                # Try installing - use regular install, not editable mode
+                # This is optional for web interface and should already be installed in Step 6
+                ok, output = _run([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', str(rgbmatrix_path)])
+                if ok:
                     print("rgbmatrix module installed successfully")
                 else:
-                    print("Warning: rgbmatrix setup.py not found, module may need to be built first")
-                    print("  This is normal if Step 6 hasn't completed yet.")
+                    # Don't fail the whole installation - rgbmatrix is optional for web interface
+                    # and should be installed in Step 6 of first_time_install.sh
+                    print("Warning: Failed to install rgbmatrix module:")
+                    for line in output.strip().splitlines()[-ERROR_TAIL_LINES:]:
+                        print(f"  {line}")
+                    print("  This is normal if rgbmatrix hasn't been built yet (Step 6).")
+                    print("  The web interface will work without it.")
             else:
-                print("Warning: rgbmatrix source not found (this is normal if Step 6 hasn't run yet)")
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            # Don't fail the whole installation - rgbmatrix is optional for web interface
-            # and should be installed in Step 6 of first_time_install.sh
-            print(f"Warning: Failed to install rgbmatrix module: {e}")
-            print("  This is normal if rgbmatrix hasn't been built yet (Step 6).")
-            print("  The web interface will work without it.")
-            # Don't add to failed_packages since it's optional
-    
+                print("Warning: rgbmatrix setup.py not found, module may need to be built first")
+                print("  This is normal if Step 6 hasn't completed yet.")
+        else:
+            print("Warning: rgbmatrix source not found (this is normal if Step 6 hasn't run yet)")
+
     if failed_packages:
         print(f"\nFailed to install the following packages: {failed_packages}")
         print("You may need to install them manually or check your system configuration.")
+        print_failure_summary(failed_packages, failure_details)
         return False
     else:
         print("\nAll dependencies installed successfully!")

src/display_controller.py

@@ -2186,6 +2186,23 @@ class DisplayController:
                                     loop_completed = True
                                     break
 
+                        # LOAD-BEARING: if current_display_mode changed mid-loop (on-demand
+                        # activation, live priority, etc.), restart the main loop now instead
+                        # of falling into the "honour minimum duration" sleep below. That sleep
+                        # can run for up to the *previous* mode's full display_duration (default
+                        # 30s) and doesn't poll on-demand requests or re-check the mode, so a
+                        # freshly-requested mode switch would sit invisible for up to 30s — or
+                        # get clobbered by a queued stop request — before ever rendering.
+                        #
+                        # This guard was added in #298 (live priority interrupting long display
+                        # durations) and was accidentally dropped in #330 as collateral damage of
+                        # an unrelated time.monotonic() -> time.time() cleanup in the same hunk.
+                        # Removing it again will silently reintroduce both issues. _activate_on_demand
+                        # already sets force_change=True and clears the display, so the next loop
+                        # iteration renders the new mode immediately.
+                        if self.current_display_mode != active_mode:
+                            continue
+
                         # Ensure we honour minimum duration when not dynamic and loop ended early
                         if (
                             not dynamic_enabled

test/plugins/test_harness.py

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ These don't load real plugins, so they run anywhere (including core CI where
 plugin-repos is empty).
 """
 
+import importlib.util
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import pytest
 from PIL import Image
 
@@ -180,3 +184,72 @@ class TestListModes:
     def test_falls_back_to_plugin_id(self):
         inst = type("P", (), {})()
         assert list_modes(inst, {}, "pid") == ["pid"]
+
+
+def _load_check_plugin_cli():
+    """Load scripts/check_plugin.py by path (it isn't an importable package)."""
+    root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+    path = root / "scripts" / "check_plugin.py"
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("check_plugin_cli", path)
+    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    return mod
+
+
+def _make_fixture_plugin(tmp_path, harness):
+    """Create a minimal plugin dir with a test/harness.json; return its parent
+    (the search dir)."""
+    pdir = tmp_path / "plugins" / "demo-clock"
+    (pdir / "test").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (pdir / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps({
+        "id": "demo-clock", "name": "Demo Clock", "version": "1.0.0",
+        "author": "test", "entry_point": "manager.py", "class_name": "DemoClock",
+        "display_modes": ["demo-clock"], "compatible_versions": ["*"],
+    }))
+    (pdir / "test" / "harness.json").write_text(json.dumps(harness))
+    return pdir.parent
+
+
+class TestCheckPluginHonorsHarnessJson:
+    """Regression: check_plugin.py (the CI tool) must apply test/harness.json so
+    its render reproduces the committed goldens — otherwise time/data-dependent
+    plugins drift on every CI run."""
+
+    def test_harness_json_supplies_render_settings(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        mod = _load_check_plugin_cli()
+        search = _make_fixture_plugin(tmp_path, {
+            "config": {"timezone": "UTC"},
+            "freeze_time": "2025-08-01 15:25:00",
+            "sizes": [[128, 32]],
+        })
+        captured = {}
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "render_plugin_matrix",
+                            lambda **kw: captured.update(kw) or [])
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "compare_to_goldens", lambda *a, **k: [])
+        mod.check_one(
+            plugin_id="demo-clock", search_dirs=[str(search)], sizes=None,
+            mock_data={}, config={}, run_update=True, out_dir=None,
+            update_golden=False, golden_dir_override=None, freeze_time=None,
+        )
+        assert captured["freeze_time"] == "2025-08-01 15:25:00"
+        assert captured["config"]["timezone"] == "UTC"
+        assert captured["sizes"] == [(128, 32)]
+
+    def test_cli_flags_override_harness_json(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        mod = _load_check_plugin_cli()
+        search = _make_fixture_plugin(tmp_path, {
+            "config": {"timezone": "UTC"},
+            "freeze_time": "2025-08-01 15:25:00",
+        })
+        captured = {}
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "render_plugin_matrix",
+                            lambda **kw: captured.update(kw) or [])
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "compare_to_goldens", lambda *a, **k: [])
+        mod.check_one(
+            plugin_id="demo-clock", search_dirs=[str(search)], sizes=None,
+            mock_data={}, config={"timezone": "America/New_York"},
+            run_update=True, out_dir=None, update_golden=False,
+            golden_dir_override=None, freeze_time="2030-01-01 00:00:00",
+        )
+        assert captured["freeze_time"] == "2030-01-01 00:00:00"
+        assert captured["config"]["timezone"] == "America/New_York"

web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py

@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ def save_main_config():
         display_fields = ['rows', 'cols', 'chain_length', 'parallel', 'brightness', 'hardware_mapping',
                          'gpio_slowdown', 'rp1_rio', 'scan_mode', 'disable_hardware_pulsing', 'inverse_colors', 'show_refresh_rate',
                          'pwm_bits', 'pwm_dither_bits', 'pwm_lsb_nanoseconds', 'limit_refresh_rate_hz', 'use_short_date_format',
-                         'max_dynamic_duration_seconds', 'led_rgb_sequence', 'multiplexing', 'panel_type']
+                         'max_dynamic_duration_seconds', 'led_rgb_sequence', 'multiplexing', 'panel_type',
+                         'row_address_type']
 
         if any(k in data for k in display_fields):
             if 'display' not in current_config:
@@ -736,14 +737,23 @@ def save_main_config():
                 except (ValueError, TypeError):
                     return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': f"Invalid multiplexing value '{data['multiplexing']}'. Must be an integer from 0 to 22."}), 400
 
+            # Validate row_address_type
+            if 'row_address_type' in data:
+                try:
+                    rat_val = int(data['row_address_type'])
+                    if rat_val < 0 or rat_val > 4:
+                        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': f"Invalid row_address_type '{data['row_address_type']}'. Must be an integer from 0 to 4."}), 400
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': f"Invalid row_address_type '{data['row_address_type']}'. Must be an integer from 0 to 4."}), 400
+
             # Handle hardware settings
             for field in ['rows', 'cols', 'chain_length', 'parallel', 'brightness', 'hardware_mapping', 'scan_mode',
                          'pwm_bits', 'pwm_dither_bits', 'pwm_lsb_nanoseconds', 'limit_refresh_rate_hz',
-                         'led_rgb_sequence', 'multiplexing', 'panel_type']:
+                         'led_rgb_sequence', 'multiplexing', 'panel_type', 'row_address_type']:
                 if field in data:
                     if field in ['rows', 'cols', 'chain_length', 'parallel', 'brightness', 'scan_mode',
                                'pwm_bits', 'pwm_dither_bits', 'pwm_lsb_nanoseconds', 'limit_refresh_rate_hz',
-                               'multiplexing']:
+                               'multiplexing', 'row_address_type']:
                         current_config['display']['hardware'][field] = int(data[field])
                     else:
                         current_config['display']['hardware'][field] = data[field]
@@ -1574,6 +1584,66 @@ def execute_system_action():
             # Try to restart the web service (assuming it's ledmatrix-web.service)
             result = subprocess.run(['sudo', 'systemctl', 'restart', 'ledmatrix-web.service'],
                                  capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
+        elif action == 'install_base_requirements':
+            req_file = PROJECT_ROOT / 'requirements.txt'
+            if not req_file.exists():
+                return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'No requirements.txt found at project root'})
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                [sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', '-r', str(req_file)],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120, cwd=str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+            )
+            return jsonify({
+                'status': 'success' if result.returncode == 0 else 'error',
+                'message': 'Base requirements installed successfully' if result.returncode == 0 else 'pip install failed',
+                'output': (result.stdout + result.stderr).strip()
+            })
+        elif action == 'install_plugin_requirements':
+            plugins_dir = Path(plugin_manager.plugins_dir) if plugin_manager else PROJECT_ROOT / 'plugin-repos'
+            results = []
+            if plugins_dir.exists():
+                for p in sorted(plugins_dir.iterdir()):
+                    req = p / 'requirements.txt'
+                    if p.is_dir() and req.exists():
+                        r = subprocess.run(
+                            [sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--break-system-packages', '-r', str(req)],
+                            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60
+                        )
+                        results.append({
+                            'plugin': p.name,
+                            'ok': r.returncode == 0,
+                            'output': (r.stdout + r.stderr).strip()
+                        })
+            ok_count = sum(1 for r in results if r['ok'])
+            all_ok = all(r['ok'] for r in results) if results else True
+            return jsonify({
+                'status': 'success' if all_ok else 'error',
+                'message': f'Processed {len(results)} plugin(s) — {ok_count} succeeded' if results else 'No plugin requirements.txt files found',
+                'details': results
+            })
+        elif action == 'force_git_reset':
+            project_dir = str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+            fetch = subprocess.run(
+                ['git', 'fetch', 'origin'],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30, cwd=project_dir
+            )
+            if fetch.returncode != 0:
+                return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'git fetch failed', 'output': fetch.stderr.strip()})
+            reset = subprocess.run(
+                ['git', 'reset', '--hard', 'origin/main'],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30, cwd=project_dir
+            )
+            return jsonify({
+                'status': 'success' if reset.returncode == 0 else 'error',
+                'message': 'Reset to origin/main successfully' if reset.returncode == 0 else 'git reset failed',
+                'output': (reset.stdout + reset.stderr).strip()
+            })
+        elif action == 'clear_pycache':
+            cleared = 0
+            for d in PROJECT_ROOT.rglob('__pycache__'):
+                if d.is_dir():
+                    shutil.rmtree(d, ignore_errors=True)
+                    cleared += 1
+            return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'message': f'Cleared {cleared} __pycache__ directories'})
         else:
             return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Unknown action'}), 400
 
@@ -1596,6 +1666,27 @@ def execute_system_action():
         logger.error("execute_system_action failed: %s", e, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Action failed; see logs for details'}), 500
 
+@api_v3.route('/system/git-info', methods=['GET'])
+def get_git_info():
+    """Return branch, dirty state, recent commits and remote URL for the Tools tab."""
+    d = str(PROJECT_ROOT)
+    try:
+        branch = subprocess.run(['git', 'branch', '--show-current'], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, cwd=d)
+        status = subprocess.run(['git', 'status', '--short', '--untracked-files=no'], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15, cwd=d)
+        log    = subprocess.run(['git', 'log', '--oneline', '-5'], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, cwd=d)
+        remote = subprocess.run(['git', 'remote', 'get-url', 'origin'], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10, cwd=d)
+        return jsonify({
+            'branch': branch.stdout.strip(),
+            'dirty': bool(status.stdout.strip()),
+            'status': status.stdout.strip(),
+            'recent_commits': log.stdout.strip(),
+            'remote_url': remote.stdout.strip(),
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("get_git_info failed: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Failed to get git info'}), 500
+
+
 @api_v3.route('/hardware/status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_hardware_status():
     """Return LED matrix hardware initialization status written by display_manager at startup."""

web_interface/blueprints/pages_v3.py

@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ def load_partial(partial_name):
             return _load_cache_partial()
         elif partial_name == 'operation-history':
             return _load_operation_history_partial()
+        elif partial_name == 'tools':
+            return _load_tools_partial()
         else:
             return "Partial not found", 404
 
@@ -448,6 +450,15 @@ def _load_operation_history_partial():
         return "Error loading partial", 500
 
 
+def _load_tools_partial():
+    """Load tools/utilities partial."""
+    try:
+        return render_template('v3/partials/tools.html')
+    except Exception:
+        logger.error("Error loading partial", exc_info=True)
+        return "Error loading partial", 500
+
+
 def _load_plugin_config_partial(plugin_id):
     """
     Load plugin configuration partial - server-side rendered form.

web_interface/templates/v3/base.html

@@ -1009,6 +1009,11 @@
                             class="nav-tab">
                         <i class="fas fa-history"></i>Operation History
                     </button>
+                    <button @click="activeTab = 'tools'"
+                            :class="activeTab === 'tools' ? 'nav-tab-active' : ''"
+                            class="nav-tab">
+                        <i class="fas fa-tools"></i>Tools
+                    </button>
                 </nav>
             </div>
 
@@ -1290,6 +1295,18 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
+            <!-- Tools tab -->
+            <div x-show="activeTab === 'tools'" x-transition>
+                <div id="tools-content" hx-get="/v3/partials/tools" hx-trigger="loadtab" hx-swap="innerHTML">
+                    <div class="animate-pulse">
+                        <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow p-6">
+                            <div class="h-4 bg-gray-200 rounded w-1/4 mb-4"></div>
+                            <div class="h-32 bg-gray-200 rounded"></div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
             <!-- Dynamic Plugin Tabs - HTMX Lazy Loading -->
             <!-- 
                 Architecture: Server-side rendered plugin configuration forms

web_interface/templates/v3/partials/display.html

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                            name="chain_length"
                            value="{{ main_config.display.hardware.chain_length or 2 }}"
                            min="1"
-                           max="8"
+                           max="24"
                            class="form-control">
                     <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Number of LED panels chained together</p>
                 </div>
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@
                     </select>
                     <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Special panel chipset initialization (use Standard unless your panel requires it)</p>
                 </div>
+
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="row_address_type" class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Row Address Type</label>
+                    <select id="row_address_type" name="row_address_type" class="form-control">
+                        <option value="0" {% if main_config.display.hardware.get('row_address_type', 0)|int == 0 %}selected{% endif %}>0 - Default</option>
+                        <option value="1" {% if main_config.display.hardware.get('row_address_type', 0)|int == 1 %}selected{% endif %}>1 - AB-addressed panels</option>
+                        <option value="2" {% if main_config.display.hardware.get('row_address_type', 0)|int == 2 %}selected{% endif %}>2 - Row direct</option>
+                        <option value="3" {% if main_config.display.hardware.get('row_address_type', 0)|int == 3 %}selected{% endif %}>3 - ABC-addressed panels</option>
+                        <option value="4" {% if main_config.display.hardware.get('row_address_type', 0)|int == 4 %}selected{% endif %}>4 - ABC Shift + DE direct</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Row addressing scheme — leave at Default (0) unless your panel requires a specific type</p>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
             <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">

web_interface/templates/v3/partials/tools.html

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+<div class="space-y-6" id="tools-root">
+
+    <!-- Git & Updates -->
+    <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow p-6">
+        <div class="border-b border-gray-200 pb-4 mb-6">
+            <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Git &amp; Updates</h2>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Inspect the current git state and pull or reset to the latest remote code.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Git status info -->
+        <div id="git-info-panel" class="mb-6 bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-4 text-sm">
+            <div class="animate-pulse text-gray-400">Loading git info…</div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+            <!-- Pull latest -->
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Pull latest (rebase)</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Stashes local changes, runs <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">git pull --rebase</code>, then restores the stash.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-git-pull" onclick="toolsAction('git_pull', 'btn-git-pull', 'result-git-pull')"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-download mr-2"></i>Pull Latest
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-git-pull" class="hidden"></div>
+
+            <!-- Force reset -->
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4 pt-4 border-t border-gray-100">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Force reset to <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">origin/main</code></p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Runs <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">git fetch origin</code> then <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">git reset --hard origin/main</code>. Discards all local changes.</p>
+                </div>
+                <div class="shrink-0 flex flex-col items-end gap-2">
+                    <button id="btn-force-reset-confirm" onclick="showForceResetConfirm()"
+                            class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-red-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-red-700 bg-white hover:bg-red-50">
+                        <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle mr-2"></i>Force Reset…
+                    </button>
+                    <div id="force-reset-confirm-row" class="hidden flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <span class="text-xs text-red-700 font-medium">This discards all local changes. Sure?</span>
+                        <button onclick="toolsAction('force_git_reset', 'btn-force-reset-confirm', 'result-force-reset'); hideForceResetConfirm()"
+                                class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-transparent text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-white bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700">
+                            Yes, reset
+                        </button>
+                        <button onclick="hideForceResetConfirm()"
+                                class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                            Cancel
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-force-reset" class="hidden"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Python Dependencies -->
+    <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow p-6">
+        <div class="border-b border-gray-200 pb-4 mb-6">
+            <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Python Dependencies</h2>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Re-run <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">pip install</code> to fix missing or broken packages.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+            <!-- Base requirements -->
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Reinstall base requirements</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Installs from <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">requirements.txt</code> in the project root.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-base-reqs" onclick="toolsAction('install_base_requirements', 'btn-base-reqs', 'result-base-reqs', true)"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-box mr-2"></i>Reinstall Base
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-base-reqs" class="hidden"></div>
+
+            <!-- Plugin requirements -->
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4 pt-4 border-t border-gray-100">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Reinstall plugin requirements</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Runs <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">pip install</code> for every installed plugin that has a <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">requirements.txt</code>.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-plugin-reqs" onclick="toolsAction('install_plugin_requirements', 'btn-plugin-reqs', 'result-plugin-reqs', false, true)"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-puzzle-piece mr-2"></i>Reinstall Plugin Deps
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-plugin-reqs" class="hidden"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Maintenance -->
+    <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow p-6">
+        <div class="border-b border-gray-200 pb-4 mb-6">
+            <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Maintenance</h2>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Housekeeping operations that don't affect config or plugins.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Clear Python cache</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Deletes all <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">__pycache__</code> directories in the project. Useful after switching branches or debugging import issues.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-clear-pycache" onclick="toolsAction('clear_pycache', 'btn-clear-pycache', 'result-clear-pycache')"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-broom mr-2"></i>Clear Cache
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-clear-pycache" class="hidden"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Services -->
+    <div class="bg-white rounded-lg shadow p-6">
+        <div class="border-b border-gray-200 pb-4 mb-6">
+            <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Services</h2>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">Quick access to service restarts.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Restart display service</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Restarts <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">ledmatrix.service</code>.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-restart-display" onclick="toolsAction('restart_display_service', 'btn-restart-display', 'result-restart-display')"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-sync-alt mr-2"></i>Restart Display
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-restart-display" class="hidden"></div>
+
+            <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-4 pt-4 border-t border-gray-100">
+                <div>
+                    <p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Restart web interface</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">Restarts <code class="bg-gray-100 px-1 rounded">ledmatrix-web.service</code>. The page will go offline briefly.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button id="btn-restart-web" onclick="toolsAction('restart_web_service', 'btn-restart-web', 'result-restart-web')"
+                        class="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 text-sm font-medium rounded-md text-gray-700 bg-white hover:bg-gray-50">
+                    <i class="fas fa-globe mr-2"></i>Restart Web
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="result-restart-web" class="hidden"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+</div>
+
+<script>
+(function () {
+    // ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    function setBusy(btnId, busy) {
+        const btn = document.getElementById(btnId);
+        if (!btn) return;
+        btn.disabled = busy;
+        btn.style.opacity = busy ? '0.6' : '';
+        btn.style.cursor  = busy ? 'wait' : '';
+        const icon = btn.querySelector('i');
+        if (icon) {
+            if (busy) {
+                icon.dataset.origClass = icon.className;
+                icon.className = 'fas fa-spinner fa-spin mr-2';
+            } else if (icon.dataset.origClass) {
+                icon.className = icon.dataset.origClass;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function showResult(resultId, ok, message, output, pluginDetails) {
+        const el = document.getElementById(resultId);
+        if (!el) return;
+        el.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+        const color = ok ? 'green' : 'red';
+        const icon  = ok ? 'fa-check-circle' : 'fa-times-circle';
+
+        let html = `
+            <div class="mt-3 rounded-md p-3 bg-${color}-50 border border-${color}-200">
+                <div class="flex items-start gap-2">
+                    <i class="fas ${icon} text-${color}-600 mt-0.5"></i>
+                    <span class="text-sm text-${color}-800">${escHtml(message)}</span>
+                </div>`;
+
+        if (output) {
+            html += `
+                <details class="mt-2">
+                    <summary class="text-xs text-${color}-700 cursor-pointer hover:underline">Show output</summary>
+                    <pre class="mt-2 text-xs bg-gray-900 text-gray-100 rounded p-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap">${escHtml(output)}</pre>
+                </details>`;
+        }
+
+        if (pluginDetails && pluginDetails.length > 0) {
+            html += `<ul class="mt-3 space-y-1">`;
+            for (const d of pluginDetails) {
+                const dc = d.ok ? 'green' : 'red';
+                const di = d.ok ? 'fa-check' : 'fa-times';
+                html += `<li class="text-xs flex items-start gap-1">
+                    <i class="fas ${di} text-${dc}-600 mt-0.5 w-3"></i>
+                    <span class="text-gray-700">${escHtml(d.plugin)}</span>`;
+                if (d.output) {
+                    html += ` <details class="inline"><summary class="cursor-pointer text-gray-400 hover:underline ml-1">output</summary>
+                        <pre class="mt-1 text-xs bg-gray-900 text-gray-100 rounded p-2 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap">${escHtml(d.output)}</pre></details>`;
+                }
+                html += `</li>`;
+            }
+            html += `</ul>`;
+        }
+
+        html += `</div>`;
+        el.innerHTML = html;
+    }
+
+    function escHtml(s) {
+        return String(s || '').replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;').replace(/"/g,'&quot;');
+    }
+
+    // ── main action dispatcher ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    window.toolsAction = function(action, btnId, resultId, showOutput, showPluginDetails) {
+        setBusy(btnId, true);
+        const el = document.getElementById(resultId);
+        if (el) el.classList.add('hidden');
+
+        fetch('/api/v3/system/action', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            body: JSON.stringify({action})
+        })
+        .then(r => r.json())
+        .then(data => {
+            const ok = data.status === 'success';
+            showResult(
+                resultId, ok,
+                data.message || (ok ? 'Done' : 'Failed'),
+                showOutput ? (data.output || '') : '',
+                showPluginDetails ? (data.details || []) : null
+            );
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+            showResult(resultId, false, 'Request failed: ' + err.message);
+        })
+        .finally(() => setBusy(btnId, false));
+    };
+
+    // ── force-reset confirm helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    window.showForceResetConfirm = function() {
+        document.getElementById('force-reset-confirm-row').classList.remove('hidden');
+        document.getElementById('btn-force-reset-confirm').classList.add('hidden');
+    };
+
+    window.hideForceResetConfirm = function() {
+        document.getElementById('force-reset-confirm-row').classList.add('hidden');
+        document.getElementById('btn-force-reset-confirm').classList.remove('hidden');
+    };
+
+    // ── git info panel ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    function loadGitInfo() {
+        const panel = document.getElementById('git-info-panel');
+        if (!panel) return;
+
+        fetch('/api/v3/system/git-info')
+            .then(r => r.json())
+            .then(d => {
+                const dirtyBadge = d.dirty
+                    ? '<span class="inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800">dirty</span>'
+                    : '<span class="inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium bg-green-100 text-green-800">clean</span>';
+
+                let html = `<div class="space-y-2">
+                    <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <i class="fas fa-code-branch text-gray-400"></i>
+                        <span class="font-mono text-gray-800">${escHtml(d.branch || 'unknown')}</span>
+                        ${dirtyBadge}
+                    </div>`;
+
+                if (d.dirty && d.status) {
+                    html += `<pre class="text-xs bg-yellow-50 border border-yellow-200 rounded p-2 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap text-yellow-900">${escHtml(d.status)}</pre>`;
+                }
+
+                if (d.recent_commits) {
+                    html += `<div class="mt-2">
+                        <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1">Recent commits</p>
+                        <pre class="text-xs bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded p-2 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap text-gray-700">${escHtml(d.recent_commits)}</pre>
+                    </div>`;
+                }
+
+                if (d.remote_url) {
+                    html += `<p class="text-xs text-gray-400 mt-1"><i class="fas fa-cloud mr-1"></i>${escHtml(d.remote_url)}</p>`;
+                }
+
+                html += `</div>`;
+                panel.innerHTML = html;
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+                panel.innerHTML = '<span class="text-sm text-red-600">Could not load git info.</span>';
+            });
+    }
+
+    // Load on first render; HTMX will have already swapped us in by this point.
+    loadGitInfo();
+})();
+</script>