diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 863a6d0..7d099a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,63 @@
 
 All notable user-visible changes to `pyro-mcp` are documented here.
 
+## 4.5.0
+
+- Added `pyro prepare` as the machine-level warmup path for the daily local
+  loop, with cached reuse when the runtime, catalog, and environment state are
+  already warm.
+- Extended `pyro doctor` with daily-loop readiness output so users can see
+  whether the machine is cold, warm, or stale for `debian:12` before they
+  reconnect a chat host.
+- Added `make smoke-daily-loop` to prove the warmed repro/fix/reset path end
+  to end on a real guest-backed machine.
+
+## 4.4.0
+
+- Added explicit named MCP/server modes for the main workspace workflows:
+  `repro-fix`, `inspect`, `cold-start`, and `review-eval`.
+- Kept the generic no-mode `workspace-core` path available as the escape hatch,
+  while making named modes the first user-facing story across help text, host
+  helpers, and the recipe docs.
+- Aligned the shared use-case smoke runner with those modes so the repro/fix
+  and cold-start flows now prove a mode-backed happy path instead of only the
+  generic profile path.
+
+## 4.3.0
+
+- Added `pyro workspace summary`, `Pyro.summarize_workspace()`, and MCP
+  `workspace_summary` so users and chat hosts can review a concise view of the
+  current workspace session since the last reset.
+- Added a lightweight review-event log for edits, syncs, exports, service
+  lifecycle, and snapshot activity without duplicating the command journal.
+- Updated the main workspace walkthroughs and review/eval recipe so
+  `workspace summary` is the first review surface before dropping down to raw
+  diffs, logs, and exported files.
+
+## 4.2.0
+
+- Added host bootstrap and repair helpers with `pyro host connect`,
+  `pyro host print-config`, `pyro host doctor`, and `pyro host repair` for the
+  supported Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode flows.
+- Repositioned the docs and examples so supported hosts now start from the
+  helper flow first, while keeping raw `pyro mcp serve` commands as the
+  underlying MCP entrypoint and advanced fallback.
+- Added deterministic host-helper coverage so the shipped helper commands and
+  OpenCode config snippet stay aligned with the canonical `pyro mcp serve`
+  command shape.
+
+## 4.1.0
+
+- Added project-aware MCP startup so bare `pyro mcp serve` from a repo root can
+  auto-detect the current Git checkout and let `workspace_create` omit
+  `seed_path` safely.
+- Added explicit fallback startup flags for chat hosts that do not preserve the
+  server working directory: `--project-path`, `--repo-url`, `--repo-ref`, and
+  `--no-project-source`.
+- Extended workspace seed metadata with startup origin fields so chat-facing
+  workspace creation can show whether a workspace came from a manual seed path,
+  the current project, or a clean cloned repo source.
+
 ## 4.0.0
 
 - Flipped the default MCP/server profile from `workspace-full` to
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c71e5b..465a2ab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PYTHON ?= uv run python
 UV_CACHE_DIR ?= .uv-cache
-PYTEST_FLAGS ?= -n auto
+PYTEST_WORKERS ?= $(shell sh -c 'n=$$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN 2>/dev/null || nproc 2>/dev/null || echo 2); if [ "$$n" -gt 8 ]; then n=8; fi; if [ "$$n" -lt 2 ]; then echo 1; else echo $$n; fi')
+PYTEST_FLAGS ?= -n $(PYTEST_WORKERS)
 OLLAMA_BASE_URL ?= http://localhost:11434/v1
 OLLAMA_MODEL ?= llama3.2:3b
 OLLAMA_DEMO_FLAGS ?=
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ TWINE_USERNAME ?= __token__
 PYPI_REPOSITORY_URL ?=
 USE_CASE_ENVIRONMENT ?= debian:12
 USE_CASE_SMOKE_FLAGS ?=
+DAILY_LOOP_ENVIRONMENT ?= debian:12
 
-.PHONY: help setup lint format typecheck test check dist-check pypi-publish demo network-demo doctor ollama ollama-demo run-server install-hooks smoke-use-cases smoke-cold-start-validation smoke-repro-fix-loop smoke-parallel-workspaces smoke-untrusted-inspection smoke-review-eval runtime-bundle runtime-binaries runtime-kernel runtime-rootfs runtime-agent runtime-validate runtime-manifest runtime-sync runtime-clean runtime-fetch-binaries runtime-build-kernel-real runtime-build-rootfs-real runtime-materialize runtime-export-environment-oci runtime-export-official-environments-oci runtime-publish-environment-oci runtime-publish-official-environments-oci runtime-boot-check runtime-network-check
+.PHONY: help setup lint format typecheck test check dist-check pypi-publish demo network-demo doctor ollama ollama-demo run-server install-hooks smoke-daily-loop smoke-use-cases smoke-cold-start-validation smoke-repro-fix-loop smoke-parallel-workspaces smoke-untrusted-inspection smoke-review-eval runtime-bundle runtime-binaries runtime-kernel runtime-rootfs runtime-agent runtime-validate runtime-manifest runtime-sync runtime-clean runtime-fetch-binaries runtime-build-kernel-real runtime-build-rootfs-real runtime-materialize runtime-export-environment-oci runtime-export-official-environments-oci runtime-publish-environment-oci runtime-publish-official-environments-oci runtime-boot-check runtime-network-check
 
 help:
 	@printf '%s\n' \
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ help:
 		'  demo                      Run the deterministic VM demo' \
 		'  network-demo              Run the deterministic VM demo with guest networking enabled' \
 		'  doctor                    Show runtime and host diagnostics' \
+		'  smoke-daily-loop          Run the real guest-backed prepare plus reset daily-loop smoke' \
 		'  smoke-use-cases           Run all real guest-backed workspace use-case smokes' \
 		'  smoke-cold-start-validation Run the cold-start repo validation smoke' \
 		'  smoke-repro-fix-loop      Run the repro-plus-fix loop smoke' \
@@ -82,13 +85,16 @@ test:
 check: lint typecheck test
 
 dist-check:
-	.venv/bin/pyro --version
-	.venv/bin/pyro --help >/dev/null
-	.venv/bin/pyro mcp --help >/dev/null
-	.venv/bin/pyro run --help >/dev/null
-	.venv/bin/pyro env list >/dev/null
-	.venv/bin/pyro env inspect debian:12 >/dev/null
-	.venv/bin/pyro doctor >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli --version
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli --help >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli prepare --help >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli host --help >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli host doctor >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli mcp --help >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli run --help >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli env list >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli env inspect debian:12 >/dev/null
+	uv run python -m pyro_mcp.cli doctor --environment debian:12 >/dev/null
 
 pypi-publish:
 	@if [ -z "$$TWINE_PASSWORD" ]; then \
@@ -113,6 +119,9 @@ network-demo:
 doctor:
 	uv run pyro doctor
 
+smoke-daily-loop:
+	uv run python scripts/daily_loop_smoke.py --environment "$(DAILY_LOOP_ENVIRONMENT)"
+
 smoke-use-cases:
 	uv run python scripts/workspace_use_case_smoke.py --scenario all --environment "$(USE_CASE_ENVIRONMENT)" $(USE_CASE_SMOKE_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 793a7b3..06956d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,34 +1,50 @@
 # pyro-mcp
 
-`pyro-mcp` is a stable agent workspace product for one-shot commands and persistent work inside ephemeral Firecracker microVMs using curated Linux environments such as `debian:12`.
+`pyro-mcp` is a disposable MCP workspace for chat-based coding agents such as
+Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
+
+It is built for Linux `x86_64` hosts with working KVM. The product path is:
+
+1. prove the host works
+2. connect a chat host over MCP
+3. let the agent work inside a disposable workspace
+4. validate the workflow with the recipe-backed smoke pack
+
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. Expect breaking changes while this chat-host
+path is still being shaped.
+
+This repo is not trying to be a generic VM toolkit, a CI runner, or an
+SDK-first platform.
 
 [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyro-mcp.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/pyro-mcp/)
 
-This is for coding agents, MCP clients, and developers who want isolated command execution and stable disposable workspaces in ephemeral microVMs.
-
-It exposes the same runtime in three public forms:
-
-- the `pyro` CLI
-- the Python SDK via `from pyro_mcp import Pyro`
-- an MCP server so LLM clients can call VM tools directly
-
 ## Start Here
 
-- Install: [docs/install.md](docs/install.md)
-- Vision: [docs/vision.md](docs/vision.md)
-- Workspace GA roadmap: [docs/roadmap/task-workspace-ga.md](docs/roadmap/task-workspace-ga.md)
-- LLM chat roadmap: [docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md](docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md)
-- Use-case recipes: [docs/use-cases/README.md](docs/use-cases/README.md)
+- Install and zero-to-hero path: [docs/install.md](docs/install.md)
 - First run transcript: [docs/first-run.md](docs/first-run.md)
+- Chat host integrations: [docs/integrations.md](docs/integrations.md)
+- Use-case recipes: [docs/use-cases/README.md](docs/use-cases/README.md)
+- Vision: [docs/vision.md](docs/vision.md)
+- Public contract: [docs/public-contract.md](docs/public-contract.md)
+- Host requirements: [docs/host-requirements.md](docs/host-requirements.md)
+- Troubleshooting: [docs/troubleshooting.md](docs/troubleshooting.md)
 - Stable workspace walkthrough GIF: [docs/assets/workspace-first-run.gif](docs/assets/workspace-first-run.gif)
 - Terminal walkthrough GIF: [docs/assets/first-run.gif](docs/assets/first-run.gif)
+- What's new in 4.5.0: [CHANGELOG.md#450](CHANGELOG.md#450)
 - PyPI package: [pypi.org/project/pyro-mcp](https://pypi.org/project/pyro-mcp/)
-- What's new in 4.0.0: [CHANGELOG.md#400](CHANGELOG.md#400)
-- Host requirements: [docs/host-requirements.md](docs/host-requirements.md)
-- Integration targets: [docs/integrations.md](docs/integrations.md)
-- Public contract: [docs/public-contract.md](docs/public-contract.md)
-- Troubleshooting: [docs/troubleshooting.md](docs/troubleshooting.md)
-- Changelog: [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
+
+## Who It's For
+
+- Claude Code users who want disposable workspaces instead of running directly
+  on the host
+- Codex users who want an MCP-backed sandbox for repo setup, bug fixing, and
+  evaluation loops
+- OpenCode users who want the same disposable workspace model
+- people evaluating repo setup, test, and app-start workflows from a chat
+  interface on a clean machine
+
+If you want a general VM platform, a queueing system, or a broad SDK product,
+this repo is intentionally biased away from that story.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
@@ -38,8 +54,7 @@ Use either of these equivalent quickstart paths:
 # Package without install
 python -m pip install uv
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro prepare debian:12
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 ```
 
@@ -48,8 +63,7 @@ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 ```bash
 # Already installed
 pyro doctor
-pyro env list
-pyro env pull debian:12
+pyro prepare debian:12
 pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 ```
 
@@ -60,7 +74,7 @@ What success looks like:
 ```bash
 Platform: linux-x86_64
 Runtime: PASS
-Catalog version: 4.0.0
+Catalog version: 4.4.0
 ...
 [pull] phase=install environment=debian:12
 [pull] phase=ready environment=debian:12
@@ -73,89 +87,76 @@ Pulled: debian:12
 git version ...
 ```
 
-The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires outbound HTTPS
-access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space for the guest image.
-
-## Stable Workspace Path
-
-`pyro run` is the stable one-shot entrypoint. `pyro workspace ...` is the stable path when an
-agent needs one sandbox to stay alive across repeated commands, shells, services, checkpoints,
-diffs, exports, and reset.
-
-After that stable walkthrough works, continue with the recipe set in
-[docs/use-cases/README.md](docs/use-cases/README.md). It packages the five core workspace stories
-into documented flows plus real guest-backed smoke targets such as `make smoke-use-cases` and
-`make smoke-repro-fix-loop`. At this point `make smoke-use-cases` is the
-trustworthy guest-backed release-gate path for the advertised workspace workflows.
-
-The commands below use plain `pyro ...`. Run the same flow with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro ...`
-for the published package, or `uv run pyro ...` from a source checkout.
-
-```bash
-uv tool install pyro-mcp
-WORKSPACE_ID="$(pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --name repro-fix --label issue=123 --id-only)"
-pyro workspace list
-pyro workspace update "$WORKSPACE_ID" --label owner=codex
-pyro workspace sync push "$WORKSPACE_ID" ./changes
-pyro workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only
-pyro workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file fix.patch
-pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt
-pyro workspace snapshot create "$WORKSPACE_ID" checkpoint
-pyro workspace service start "$WORKSPACE_ID" web --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-pyro workspace reset "$WORKSPACE_ID" --snapshot checkpoint
-pyro workspace export "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --output ./note.txt
-pyro workspace delete "$WORKSPACE_ID"
-```
-
-![Stable workspace walkthrough](docs/assets/workspace-first-run.gif)
-
-That stable workspace path gives you:
-
-- initial host-in seeding with `--seed-path`
-- discovery metadata with `--name`, `--label`, `workspace list`, and `workspace update`
-- later host-in updates with `workspace sync push`
-- model-native file inspection and text edits with `workspace file *` and `workspace patch apply`
-- one-shot commands with `workspace exec` and persistent PTYs with `workspace shell *`
-- long-running processes with `workspace service *`
-- explicit checkpoints with `workspace snapshot *`
-- full-sandbox recovery with `workspace reset`
-- baseline comparison with `workspace diff`
-- explicit host-out export with `workspace export`
-- secondary stopped-workspace disk inspection with `workspace stop|start` and `workspace disk *`
-
-After the quickstart works:
-
-- prove the full one-shot lifecycle with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro demo`
-- start most chat hosts with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve`
-- create a persistent workspace with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo`
-- add a human-friendly workspace name with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --name repro-fix --label issue=123`
-- rediscover or retag workspaces with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace list` and `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace update WORKSPACE_ID --label owner=codex`
-- update a live workspace from the host with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes`
-- enable outbound guest networking for one workspace with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress`
-- add literal or file-backed secrets with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --secret API_TOKEN=expected --secret-file PIP_TOKEN=./token.txt`
-- map one persisted secret into one exec, shell, or service call with `--secret-env API_TOKEN`
-- inspect and edit files without shell quoting with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --content-only`, `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py`, and `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch`
-- diff the live workspace against its create-time baseline with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID`
-- capture a checkpoint with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint`
-- reset a broken workspace with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint`
-- export a changed file or directory with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --output ./note.txt`
-- open a persistent interactive shell with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --id-only`
-- start long-running workspace services with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-file .ready -- sh -lc 'touch .ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'`
-- publish one guest service port to the host with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports` and `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app`
-- stop a workspace for offline inspection with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID`
-- inspect or export one stopped guest rootfs with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID`, `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --content-only`, and `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output ./workspace.ext4`
-- move to Python or MCP via [docs/integrations.md](docs/integrations.md)
+The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires
+outbound HTTPS access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space
+for the guest image. `pyro prepare debian:12` performs that install step
+automatically, then proves create, exec, reset, and delete on one throwaway
+workspace so the daily loop is warm before the chat host connects.
 
 ## Chat Host Quickstart
 
-For most MCP chat hosts, bare `pyro mcp serve` now starts `workspace-core`. It exposes the practical
-persistent editing loop without shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network
-policy, or disk tools.
+After the quickstart works, make the daily loop explicit before you connect the
+chat host:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor --environment debian:12
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro prepare debian:12
+```
+
+Then connect a chat host in one named mode. Use the helper flow first:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix
+```
+
+If setup drifts or you want to inspect it first:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host doctor
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair claude-code
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair codex
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair opencode
+```
+
+Those helpers wrap the same `pyro mcp serve` entrypoint. Use a named mode when
+one workflow already matches the job. Fall back to the generic no-mode path
+when the mode feels too narrow.
+
+Mode examples:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval
+```
+
+Generic escape hatch:
 
 ```bash
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
 ```
 
+From a repo root, the generic path auto-detects the current Git checkout and
+lets the first `workspace_create` omit `seed_path`. If the host does not
+preserve the server working directory, use:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+If you are starting outside a local checkout, use a clean clone source:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+```
+
 Copy-paste host-specific starts:
 
 - Claude Code: [examples/claude_code_mcp.md](examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
@@ -163,16 +164,16 @@ Copy-paste host-specific starts:
 - OpenCode: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
 - Generic MCP config: [examples/mcp_client_config.md](examples/mcp_client_config.md)
 
-Claude Code:
+Claude Code cold-start or review-eval:
 
 ```bash
-claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
 ```
 
-Codex:
+Codex repro-fix or inspect:
 
 ```bash
-codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
 ```
 
 OpenCode `opencode.json` snippet:
@@ -183,229 +184,72 @@ OpenCode `opencode.json` snippet:
     "pyro": {
       "type": "local",
       "enabled": true,
-      "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+      "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"]
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-If `pyro-mcp` is already installed, replace the `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro`
-command with `pyro` in the same host-specific command or config shape. Use
-`--profile workspace-full` only when the host truly needs the full advanced
-workspace surface.
+If OpenCode launches the server from an unexpected cwd, use
+`pyro host print-config opencode --project-path /abs/path/to/repo` or add
+`"--project-path", "/abs/path/to/repo"` after `"serve"` in the same command
+array.
 
-Profile progression:
+If `pyro-mcp` is already installed, replace `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro` with
+`pyro` in the same command or config shape.
 
-- `workspace-core`: default and recommended first profile for normal persistent chat editing
-- `vm-run`: smallest one-shot-only surface
-- `workspace-full`: explicit advanced opt-in when the chat truly needs shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools
+Use the generic no-mode path when the named mode feels too narrow. Move to
+`--profile workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs shells, services,
+snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools.
 
-## Supported Hosts
+## Zero To Hero
 
-Supported today:
+1. Validate the host with `pyro doctor`.
+2. Warm the machine-level daily loop with `pyro prepare debian:12`.
+3. Prove guest execution with `pyro run debian:12 -- git --version`.
+4. Connect Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode with one named mode such as
+   `pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix`, then fall back to raw
+   `pyro mcp serve --mode ...` or the generic no-mode path when needed.
+5. Start with one recipe from [docs/use-cases/README.md](docs/use-cases/README.md).
+   `repro-fix` is the shortest chat-first mode and story.
+6. Use `workspace reset` as the normal retry step inside that warmed loop.
+7. Use `make smoke-use-cases` as the trustworthy guest-backed verification path
+   for the advertised workflows.
 
-- Linux x86_64
-- Python 3.12+
-- `uv`
-- `/dev/kvm`
+That is the intended user journey. The terminal commands exist to validate and
+debug that chat-host path, not to replace it as the main product story.
 
-Optional for outbound guest networking:
+## Manual Terminal Workspace Flow
 
-- `ip`
-- `nft` or `iptables`
-- privilege to create TAP devices and configure NAT
-
-Not supported today:
-
-- macOS
-- Windows
-- Linux hosts without working KVM at `/dev/kvm`
-
-## Detailed Walkthrough
-
-If you want the expanded version of the canonical quickstart, use the step-by-step flow below.
-
-### 1. Check the host
+If you want to understand what the agent gets inside the sandbox, or debug a
+recipe outside the chat host, use the terminal companion flow below:
 
 ```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor
+uv tool install pyro-mcp
+WORKSPACE_ID="$(pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --name repro-fix --label issue=123 --id-only)"
+pyro workspace list
+pyro workspace sync push "$WORKSPACE_ID" ./changes
+pyro workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only
+pyro workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file fix.patch
+pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt
+pyro workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"
+pyro workspace snapshot create "$WORKSPACE_ID" checkpoint
+pyro workspace reset "$WORKSPACE_ID" --snapshot checkpoint
+pyro workspace export "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --output ./note.txt
+pyro workspace delete "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 ```
 
-Expected success signals:
+Add `workspace-full` only when the chat or your manual debugging loop really
+needs:
 
-```bash
-Platform: linux-x86_64
-Runtime: PASS
-KVM: exists=yes readable=yes writable=yes
-Environment cache: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments
-Capabilities: vm_boot=yes guest_exec=yes guest_network=yes
-Networking: tun=yes ip_forward=yes
-```
+- persistent PTY shells
+- long-running services and readiness probes
+- guest networking and published ports
+- secrets
+- stopped-workspace disk inspection
 
-### 2. Inspect the catalog
-
-```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
-```
-
-Expected output:
-
-```bash
-Catalog version: 4.0.0
-debian:12 [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git preinstalled for common agent workflows.
-debian:12-base [installed|not installed] Minimal Debian 12 environment for shell and core Unix tooling.
-debian:12-build [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git and common build tools preinstalled.
-```
-
-### 3. Pull the default environment
-
-```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12
-```
-
-The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires outbound HTTPS
-access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space for the guest image.
-See [docs/host-requirements.md](docs/host-requirements.md) for the full host requirements.
-
-### 4. Run one command in a guest
-
-```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
-```
-
-Expected success signals:
-
-```bash
-[run] environment=debian:12 execution_mode=guest_vsock exit_code=0 duration_ms=...
-git version ...
-```
-
-The guest command output and the `[run] ...` summary are written to different streams, so they
-may appear in either order in terminals or capture tools. Use `--json` if you need a
-deterministic structured result.
-
-### 5. Optional demos
-
-```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro demo
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro demo --network
-```
-
-`pyro demo` proves the one-shot create/start/exec/delete VM lifecycle works end to end.
-
-Example output:
-
-```json
-{
-  "cleanup": {
-    "deleted": true,
-    "reason": "post_exec_cleanup",
-    "vm_id": "..."
-  },
-  "command": "git --version",
-  "environment": "debian:12",
-  "execution_mode": "guest_vsock",
-  "exit_code": 0,
-  "stdout": "git version ...\n"
-}
-```
-
-When you are done evaluating and want to remove stale cached environments, run `pyro env prune`.
-
-If you prefer a fuller copy-pasteable transcript, see [docs/first-run.md](docs/first-run.md).
-The walkthrough GIF above was rendered from [docs/assets/first-run.tape](docs/assets/first-run.tape) using [scripts/render_tape.sh](scripts/render_tape.sh).
-
-## Stable Workspaces
-
-Use `pyro run` for one-shot commands. Use `pyro workspace ...` when you need repeated commands in one
-workspace without recreating the sandbox every time.
-
-The project direction is an agent workspace, not a CI job runner. Persistent
-workspaces are meant to let an agent stay inside one bounded sandbox across multiple
-steps. See [docs/vision.md](docs/vision.md) for the product thesis and the
-longer-term interaction model.
-
-```bash
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --secret API_TOKEN=expected
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports
-pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes --dest src
-pyro workspace file list WORKSPACE_ID src --recursive
-pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --content-only
-pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py
-pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch
-pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID -- cat src/note.txt
-pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN -- sh -lc 'test "$API_TOKEN" = "expected"'
-pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
-pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
-pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --output ./note.txt
-pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN --id-only
-pyro workspace shell write WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --input 'pwd'
-pyro workspace shell read WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300
-pyro workspace shell close WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID web --secret-env API_TOKEN --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID worker --ready-file .worker-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .worker-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app
-pyro workspace service list WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace service status WORKSPACE_ID web
-pyro workspace service logs WORKSPACE_ID web --tail-lines 50
-pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID web
-pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID worker
-pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --content-only
-pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output ./workspace.ext4
-pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace logs WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace delete WORKSPACE_ID
-```
-
-Persistent workspaces start in `/workspace` and keep command history until you delete them. For
-machine consumption, use `--id-only` for only the identifier or `--json` for the full
-workspace payload. Use `--seed-path` when
-you want the workspace to start from a host directory or a local `.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz`
-archive instead of an empty workspace. Use `pyro workspace sync push` when you want to import
-later host-side changes into a started workspace. Sync is non-atomic in `4.0.0`; if it fails
-partway through, prefer `pyro workspace reset` to recover from `baseline` or one named snapshot.
-Use `pyro workspace diff` to compare the live `/workspace` tree to its immutable create-time
-baseline, and `pyro workspace export` to copy one changed file or directory back to the host. Use
-`pyro workspace snapshot *` and `pyro workspace reset` when you want explicit checkpoints and
-full-sandbox recovery. Use `pyro workspace exec` for one-shot
-non-interactive commands inside a live workspace, and `pyro workspace shell *` when you need a
-persistent PTY session that keeps interactive shell state between calls. Prefer
-`pyro workspace shell read --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300` for chat-facing shell reads. Use
-`pyro workspace service *` when the workspace needs one or more long-running background processes.
-Typed readiness checks prefer `--ready-file`, `--ready-tcp`, or `--ready-http`; keep
-`--ready-command` as the escape hatch. Service metadata and logs live outside `/workspace`, so the
-internal service state does not appear in `pyro workspace diff` or `pyro workspace export`.
-Use `--network-policy egress` when the workspace needs outbound guest networking, and
-`--network-policy egress+published-ports` plus `workspace service start --publish` when one
-service must be probed from the host on `127.0.0.1`.
-Use `--secret` and `--secret-file` at workspace creation when the sandbox needs private tokens or
-config. Persisted secrets are materialized inside the guest at `/run/pyro-secrets/<name>`, and
-`--secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` maps one secret into one exec, shell, or service call without
-exposing the raw value in workspace status, logs, diffs, or exports. Use `pyro workspace stop`
-plus `pyro workspace disk list|read|export` when you need offline inspection or one raw ext4 copy
-from a stopped guest-backed workspace, then `pyro workspace start` to resume the same workspace.
-
-## Public Interfaces
-
-The public user-facing interface is `pyro` and `Pyro`. After the CLI validation path works, you can choose one of three surfaces:
-
-- `pyro` for direct CLI usage, including one-shot `run` and persistent `workspace` workflows
-- `from pyro_mcp import Pyro` for Python orchestration
-- `pyro mcp serve` for MCP clients
-
-Command forms:
-
-- published package without install: `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro ...`
-- installed package: `pyro ...`
-- source checkout: `uv run pyro ...`
-
-`Makefile` targets are contributor conveniences for this repository and are not the primary product UX.
+The five recipe docs show when those capabilities are justified:
+[docs/use-cases/README.md](docs/use-cases/README.md)
 
 ## Official Environments
 
@@ -415,216 +259,10 @@ Current official environments in the shipped catalog:
 - `debian:12-base`
 - `debian:12-build`
 
-The package ships the embedded Firecracker runtime and a package-controlled environment catalog.
-Official environments are pulled as OCI artifacts from public Docker Hub repositories into a local
-cache on first use or through `pyro env pull`.
-End users do not need registry credentials to pull or run official environments.
-The default cache location is `~/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments`; override it with
-`PYRO_ENVIRONMENT_CACHE_DIR`.
-
-## CLI
-
-List available environments:
-
-```bash
-pyro env list
-```
-
-Prefetch one environment:
-
-```bash
-pyro env pull debian:12
-```
-
-Run one command in an ephemeral VM:
-
-```bash
-pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
-```
-
-Run with outbound internet enabled:
-
-```bash
-pyro run debian:12 --network -- \
-  'python3 -c "import urllib.request; print(urllib.request.urlopen(\"https://example.com\", timeout=10).status)"'
-```
-
-Show runtime and host diagnostics:
-
-```bash
-pyro doctor
-pyro doctor --json
-```
-
-`pyro run` defaults to `1 vCPU / 1024 MiB`.
-It fails closed when guest boot or guest exec is unavailable.
-Use `--allow-host-compat` only if you explicitly want host execution.
-
-Run the MCP server after the CLI path above works. Start most chat hosts with
-`workspace-core`:
-
-```bash
-pyro mcp serve
-```
-
-Profile progression for chat hosts:
-
-- `workspace-core`: recommended first profile for normal persistent chat editing
-- `vm-run`: expose only `vm_run` for one-shot-only hosts
-- `workspace-full`: expose shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, and disk tools when the chat truly needs the full stable surface
-
-Run the deterministic demo:
-
-```bash
-pyro demo
-pyro demo --network
-```
-
-Run the Ollama demo:
-
-```bash
-ollama serve
-ollama pull llama3.2:3b
-pyro demo ollama
-```
-
-## Python SDK
-
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-result = pyro.run_in_vm(
-    environment="debian:12",
-    command="git --version",
-    timeout_seconds=30,
-    network=False,
-)
-print(result["stdout"])
-```
-
-Lower-level lifecycle control remains available:
-
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-created = pyro.create_vm(
-    environment="debian:12",
-    ttl_seconds=600,
-    network=True,
-)
-vm_id = created["vm_id"]
-pyro.start_vm(vm_id)
-result = pyro.exec_vm(vm_id, command="git --version", timeout_seconds=30)
-print(result["stdout"])
-```
-
-`exec_vm()` is a one-command auto-cleaning call. After it returns, the VM is already deleted.
-
-Environment management is also available through the SDK:
-
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-print(pyro.list_environments())
-print(pyro.inspect_environment("debian:12"))
-```
-
-For repeated commands in one workspace:
-
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-workspace = pyro.create_workspace(environment="debian:12", seed_path="./repo")
-workspace_id = workspace["workspace_id"]
-try:
-    pyro.push_workspace_sync(workspace_id, "./changes", dest="src")
-    result = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="cat src/note.txt")
-    print(result["stdout"], end="")
-finally:
-    pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
-```
-
-## MCP Tools
-
-Primary agent-facing tool:
-
-- `vm_run(environment, command, vcpu_count=1, mem_mib=1024, timeout_seconds=30, ttl_seconds=600, network=false, allow_host_compat=false)`
-
-Advanced lifecycle tools:
-
-- `vm_list_environments()`
-- `vm_create(environment, vcpu_count=1, mem_mib=1024, ttl_seconds=600, network=false, allow_host_compat=false)`
-- `vm_start(vm_id)`
-- `vm_exec(vm_id, command, timeout_seconds=30)` auto-cleans the VM after that command
-- `vm_stop(vm_id)`
-- `vm_delete(vm_id)`
-- `vm_status(vm_id)`
-- `vm_network_info(vm_id)`
-- `vm_reap_expired()`
-
-Persistent workspace tools:
-
-- `workspace_create(environment, vcpu_count=1, mem_mib=1024, ttl_seconds=600, network_policy="off", allow_host_compat=false, seed_path=null, secrets=null)`
-- `workspace_sync_push(workspace_id, source_path, dest="/workspace")`
-- `workspace_exec(workspace_id, command, timeout_seconds=30, secret_env=null)`
-- `workspace_export(workspace_id, path, output_path)`
-- `workspace_diff(workspace_id)`
-- `snapshot_create(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `snapshot_list(workspace_id)`
-- `snapshot_delete(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `workspace_reset(workspace_id, snapshot="baseline")`
-- `service_start(workspace_id, service_name, command, cwd="/workspace", readiness=null, ready_timeout_seconds=30, ready_interval_ms=500, secret_env=null, published_ports=null)`
-- `service_list(workspace_id)`
-- `service_status(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `service_logs(workspace_id, service_name, tail_lines=200)`
-- `service_stop(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `shell_open(workspace_id, cwd="/workspace", cols=120, rows=30, secret_env=null)`
-- `shell_read(workspace_id, shell_id, cursor=0, max_chars=65536, plain=False, wait_for_idle_ms=None)`
-- `shell_write(workspace_id, shell_id, input, append_newline=true)`
-- `shell_signal(workspace_id, shell_id, signal_name="INT")`
-- `shell_close(workspace_id, shell_id)`
-- `workspace_status(workspace_id)`
-- `workspace_logs(workspace_id)`
-- `workspace_delete(workspace_id)`
-
-Recommended MCP tool profiles:
-
-- `vm-run`: `vm_run` only
-- `workspace-core`: `vm_run`, `workspace_create`, `workspace_list`, `workspace_update`, `workspace_status`, `workspace_sync_push`, `workspace_exec`, `workspace_logs`, `workspace_file_list`, `workspace_file_read`, `workspace_file_write`, `workspace_patch_apply`, `workspace_diff`, `workspace_export`, `workspace_reset`, `workspace_delete`
-- `workspace-full`: the complete stable MCP surface above
-
-## Integration Examples
-
-- Python one-shot SDK example: [examples/python_run.py](examples/python_run.py)
-- Python lifecycle example: [examples/python_lifecycle.py](examples/python_lifecycle.py)
-- Python workspace example: [examples/python_workspace.py](examples/python_workspace.py)
-- Claude Code MCP setup: [examples/claude_code_mcp.md](examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
-- Codex MCP setup: [examples/codex_mcp.md](examples/codex_mcp.md)
-- OpenCode MCP config: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
-- Generic MCP client config: [examples/mcp_client_config.md](examples/mcp_client_config.md)
-- Claude Desktop MCP config: [examples/claude_desktop_mcp_config.json](examples/claude_desktop_mcp_config.json)
-- Cursor MCP config: [examples/cursor_mcp_config.json](examples/cursor_mcp_config.json)
-- OpenAI Responses API example: [examples/openai_responses_vm_run.py](examples/openai_responses_vm_run.py)
-- OpenAI Responses `workspace-core` example: [examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py](examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py)
-- LangChain wrapper example: [examples/langchain_vm_run.py](examples/langchain_vm_run.py)
-- Agent-ready `vm_run` example: [examples/agent_vm_run.py](examples/agent_vm_run.py)
-
-## Runtime
-
-The package ships an embedded Linux x86_64 runtime payload with:
-
-- Firecracker
-- Jailer
-- guest agent
-- runtime manifest and diagnostics
-
-No system Firecracker installation is required.
-`pyro` installs curated environments into a local cache and reports their status through `pyro env inspect` and `pyro doctor`.
-The public CLI is human-readable by default; add `--json` for structured output.
+The embedded Firecracker runtime ships with the package. Official environments
+are pulled as OCI artifacts from public Docker Hub into a local cache on first
+use or through `pyro env pull`. End users do not need registry credentials to
+pull or run the official environments.
 
 ## Contributor Workflow
 
@@ -637,11 +275,12 @@ make check
 make dist-check
 ```
 
-Contributor runtime sources live under `runtime_sources/`. The packaged runtime bundle under
-`src/pyro_mcp/runtime_bundle/` contains the embedded boot/runtime assets plus manifest metadata;
-end-user environment installs pull OCI-published environments by default. Use
-`PYRO_RUNTIME_BUNDLE_DIR=build/runtime_bundle` only when you are explicitly validating a locally
-built contributor runtime bundle.
+Contributor runtime sources live under `runtime_sources/`. The packaged runtime
+bundle under `src/pyro_mcp/runtime_bundle/` contains the embedded boot/runtime
+assets plus manifest metadata. End-user environment installs pull
+OCI-published environments by default. Use
+`PYRO_RUNTIME_BUNDLE_DIR=build/runtime_bundle` only when you are explicitly
+validating a locally built contributor runtime bundle.
 
 Official environment publication is performed locally against Docker Hub:
 
@@ -652,20 +291,9 @@ make runtime-materialize
 make runtime-publish-official-environments-oci
 ```
 
-`make runtime-publish-environment-oci` auto-exports the OCI layout for the selected
-environment if it is missing.
-The publisher accepts either `DOCKERHUB_USERNAME` and `DOCKERHUB_TOKEN` or
-`OCI_REGISTRY_USERNAME` and `OCI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD`.
-Docker Hub uploads are chunked by default for large rootfs layers; if you need to tune a slow
-link, use `PYRO_OCI_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS`, `PYRO_OCI_UPLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES`, and
-`PYRO_OCI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS`.
-
 For a local PyPI publish:
 
 ```bash
 export TWINE_PASSWORD='pypi-...'
 make pypi-publish
 ```
-
-`make pypi-publish` defaults `TWINE_USERNAME` to `__token__`.
-Set `PYPI_REPOSITORY_URL=https://test.pypi.org/legacy/` to publish to TestPyPI instead.
diff --git a/docs/first-run.md b/docs/first-run.md
index 842bb59..04af501 100644
--- a/docs/first-run.md
+++ b/docs/first-run.md
@@ -1,28 +1,36 @@
 # First Run Transcript
 
-This is the intended evaluator path for a first successful run on a supported host.
+This is the intended evaluator-to-chat-host path for a first successful run on
+a supported host.
+
 Copy the commands as-is. Paths and timing values will differ on your machine.
 The same sequence works with an installed `pyro` binary by dropping the
-`uvx --from pyro-mcp` prefix. If you are running from a source checkout instead
-of the published package, replace `pyro` with `uv run pyro`.
+`uvx --from pyro-mcp` prefix. If you are running from a source checkout
+instead of the published package, replace `pyro` with `uv run pyro`.
+
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. Expect breaking changes while the chat-host
+path is still being shaped.
 
 ## 1. Verify the host
 
 ```bash
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor --environment debian:12
 Platform: linux-x86_64
 Runtime: PASS
 KVM: exists=yes readable=yes writable=yes
 Environment cache: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments
+Catalog version: 4.5.0
 Capabilities: vm_boot=yes guest_exec=yes guest_network=yes
 Networking: tun=yes ip_forward=yes
+Daily loop: COLD (debian:12)
+  Run: pyro prepare debian:12
 ```
 
 ## 2. Inspect the catalog
 
 ```bash
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
-Catalog version: 4.0.0
+Catalog version: 4.4.0
 debian:12 [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git preinstalled for common agent workflows.
 debian:12-base [installed|not installed] Minimal Debian 12 environment for shell and core Unix tooling.
 debian:12-build [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git and common build tools preinstalled.
@@ -30,9 +38,10 @@ debian:12-build [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git and com
 
 ## 3. Pull the default environment
 
-The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires outbound HTTPS
-access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space for the guest image. See
-[host-requirements.md](host-requirements.md) for the full host requirements.
+The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires
+outbound HTTPS access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space
+for the guest image. See [host-requirements.md](host-requirements.md) for the
+full host requirements.
 
 ```bash
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12
@@ -45,9 +54,6 @@ Installed: yes
 Cache dir: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments
 Default packages: bash, coreutils, git
 Install dir: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments/linux-x86_64/debian_12-1.0.0
-Install manifest: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments/linux-x86_64/debian_12-1.0.0/environment.json
-Kernel image: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments/linux-x86_64/debian_12-1.0.0/vmlinux
-Rootfs image: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments/linux-x86_64/debian_12-1.0.0/rootfs.ext4
 OCI source: registry-1.docker.io/thalesmaciel/pyro-environment-debian-12:1.0.0
 ```
 
@@ -62,239 +68,152 @@ $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 git version ...
 ```
 
-The guest command output and the `[run] ...` summary are written to different streams, so they
-may appear in either order in terminals or capture tools. Use `--json` if you need a
-deterministic structured result.
+The guest command output and the `[run] ...` summary are written to different
+streams, so they may appear in either order in terminals or capture tools. Use
+`--json` if you need a deterministic structured result.
 
-## 5. Continue into the stable workspace path
+## 5. Start the MCP server
 
-The commands below use the published-package form. The same stable workspace path works with an
-installed `pyro` binary by dropping the `uvx --from pyro-mcp` prefix, or with `uv run pyro` from
-a source checkout.
+Warm the daily loop first so the host is already ready for repeated create and
+reset cycles:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro prepare debian:12
+Prepare: debian:12
+Daily loop: WARM
+Result: prepared network_prepared=no
+```
+
+Use a named mode when one workflow already matches the job:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval
+```
+
+Use the generic no-mode path when the mode feels too narrow. Bare
+`pyro mcp serve` still starts `workspace-core`. From a repo root, it also
+auto-detects the current Git checkout so the first `workspace_create` can omit
+`seed_path`:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+```
+
+If the host does not preserve the server working directory:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+If you are outside a local checkout:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+```
+
+## 6. Connect a chat host
+
+Use the helper flow first:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix
+```
+
+If setup drifts later:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host doctor
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair claude-code
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair codex
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair opencode
+```
+
+Claude Code cold-start or review-eval:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+$ claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+$ claude mcp list
+```
+
+Codex repro-fix or inspect:
+
+```bash
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+$ codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+$ codex mcp list
+```
+
+OpenCode uses the local config shape shown in:
+
+- [opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
+
+Other host-specific references:
+
+- [claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
+- [codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
+- [mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
+
+## 7. Continue into a real workflow
+
+Once the host is connected, move to one of the five recipe docs in
+[use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md).
+
+The shortest chat-first mode and story is:
+
+- [use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md](use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md)
+
+If you want terminal-level visibility into what the agent gets, use the manual
+workspace flow below:
 
 ```bash
 $ export WORKSPACE_ID="$(uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --name repro-fix --label issue=123 --id-only)"
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace list
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace update "$WORKSPACE_ID" --label owner=codex
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace sync push "$WORKSPACE_ID" ./changes
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file fix.patch
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt
+$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace snapshot create "$WORKSPACE_ID" checkpoint
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start "$WORKSPACE_ID" web --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace reset "$WORKSPACE_ID" --snapshot checkpoint
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace export "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --output ./note.txt
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace stop "$WORKSPACE_ID"
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk list "$WORKSPACE_ID"
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk export "$WORKSPACE_ID" --output ./workspace.ext4
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace start "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace delete "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 ```
 
-## 6. Optional one-shot demo and expanded workspace flow
+Move to the generic no-mode path when the named mode is too narrow. Move to
+`--profile workspace-full` only when the chat really needs shells, services,
+snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools.
+
+## 8. Trust the smoke pack
+
+The repo now treats the full smoke pack as the trustworthy guest-backed
+verification path for the advertised workflows:
+
+```bash
+$ make smoke-use-cases
+```
+
+That runner creates real guest-backed workspaces, exercises all five documented
+stories, exports concrete results where relevant, and cleans up on both success
+and failure.
+
+For the machine-level warmup plus retry story specifically:
+
+```bash
+$ make smoke-daily-loop
+```
+
+## 9. Optional one-shot demo
 
 ```bash
 $ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro demo
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --name repro-fix --label issue=123
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace list
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace update WORKSPACE_ID --label owner=codex
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file list WORKSPACE_ID src --recursive
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --content-only
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --secret API_TOKEN=expected --secret-file PIP_TOKEN=./token.txt
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN -- sh -lc 'test "$API_TOKEN" = "expected"'
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --output ./note.txt
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN --id-only
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --secret-env API_TOKEN --ready-file .ready -- sh -lc 'touch .ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-$ claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-$ codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-```
-
-For most chat hosts, bare `pyro mcp serve` now starts `workspace-core`, the
-recommended first MCP profile.
-Move to `workspace-full` only when the host truly needs shells, services,
-snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools.
-
-Host-specific MCP starts:
-
-- Claude Code: [examples/claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
-- Codex: [examples/codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
-- OpenCode: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
-- Generic MCP config: [examples/mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
-
-`pyro demo` proves the one-shot create/start/exec/delete VM lifecycle works end to end.
-
-Once that stable workspace flow works, continue with the five recipe docs in
-[use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md) or run the real guest-backed smoke packs directly with
-`make smoke-use-cases`. Treat that smoke pack as the trustworthy guest-backed
-verification path for the advertised workspace workflows.
-
-When you need repeated commands in one sandbox, switch to `pyro workspace ...`:
-
-```bash
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo
-Workspace ID: ...
-Environment: debian:12
-State: started
-Workspace: /workspace
-Workspace seed: directory from ...
-Network policy: off
-Execution mode: guest_vsock
-Resources: 1 vCPU / 1024 MiB
-Command count: 0
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes --dest src
-[workspace-sync] workspace_id=... mode=directory source=... destination=/workspace/src entry_count=... bytes_written=... execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file list WORKSPACE_ID src --recursive
-Workspace file path: /workspace/src
-- /workspace/src/note.txt [file] bytes=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt
-hello from synced workspace
-[workspace-file-read] workspace_id=... path=/workspace/src/note.txt size_bytes=... truncated=False execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID -- cat src/note.txt
-hello from synced workspace
-[workspace-exec] workspace_id=... sequence=1 cwd=/workspace execution_mode=guest_vsock exit_code=0 duration_ms=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN -- sh -lc 'test "$API_TOKEN" = "expected"'
-[workspace-exec] workspace_id=... sequence=2 cwd=/workspace execution_mode=guest_vsock exit_code=0 duration_ms=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
-[workspace-diff] workspace_id=... total=... added=... modified=... deleted=... type_changed=... text_patched=... non_text=...
---- a/src/note.txt
-+++ b/src/note.txt
-@@ ...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
-[workspace-snapshot-create] snapshot_name=checkpoint kind=named entry_count=... bytes_written=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
-Workspace reset from snapshot: checkpoint (named)
-[workspace-reset] destination=/workspace entry_count=... bytes_written=...
-Workspace ID: ...
-State: started
-Command count: 0
-Reset count: 1
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --output ./note.txt
-[workspace-export] workspace_id=... workspace_path=/workspace/src/note.txt output_path=... artifact_type=file entry_count=... bytes_written=... execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN --id-only
-[workspace-shell-open] workspace_id=... shell_id=... state=running cwd=/workspace cols=120 rows=30 execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace shell write WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --input 'pwd'
-[workspace-shell-write] workspace_id=... shell_id=... state=running cwd=/workspace cols=120 rows=30 execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace shell read WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300
-/workspace
-[workspace-shell-read] workspace_id=... shell_id=... state=running cursor=0 next_cursor=... truncated=False plain=True wait_for_idle_ms=300 execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID web --secret-env API_TOKEN --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-[workspace-service-start] workspace_id=... service=web state=running cwd=/workspace ready_type=file execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID worker --ready-file .worker-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .worker-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-[workspace-service-start] workspace_id=... service=worker state=running cwd=/workspace ready_type=file execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports
-Workspace ID: ...
-Network policy: egress+published-ports
-...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app
-[workspace-service-start] workspace_id=... service=app state=running cwd=/workspace ready_type=http execution_mode=guest_vsock published=127.0.0.1:18080->8080/tcp
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service list WORKSPACE_ID
-Workspace: ...
-Services: 2 total, 2 running
-- web [running] cwd=/workspace readiness=file
-- worker [running] cwd=/workspace readiness=file
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service status WORKSPACE_ID web
-Workspace: ...
-Service: web
-State: running
-Command: sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-Cwd: /workspace
-Readiness: file /workspace/.web-ready
-Execution mode: guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service logs WORKSPACE_ID web --tail-lines 50
-Workspace: ...
-Service: web
-State: running
-...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID web
-[workspace-service-stop] workspace_id=... service=web state=stopped execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID worker
-[workspace-service-stop] workspace_id=... service=worker state=stopped execution_mode=guest_vsock
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID
-Workspace ID: ...
-State: stopped
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID src --recursive
-Workspace: ...
-Path: /workspace/src
-- /workspace/src [directory]
-- /workspace/src/note.txt [file] bytes=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt
-hello from synced workspace
-[workspace-disk-read] workspace_id=... path=/workspace/src/note.txt size_bytes=... truncated=False
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output ./workspace.ext4
-[workspace-disk-export] workspace_id=... output_path=... disk_format=ext4 bytes_written=...
-
-$ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID
-Workspace ID: ...
-State: started
-```
-
-Use `--seed-path` when the workspace should start from a host directory or a local
-`.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz` archive instead of an empty `/workspace`. Use
-`pyro workspace sync push` when you need to import later host-side changes into a started
-workspace. Sync is non-atomic in `4.0.0`; if it fails partway through, prefer `pyro workspace reset`
-to recover from `baseline` or one named snapshot. Use `pyro workspace diff` to compare the current
-`/workspace` tree to its immutable create-time baseline, `pyro workspace snapshot *` to create
-named checkpoints, and `pyro workspace export` to copy one changed file or directory back to the
-host. Use `pyro workspace file *` and `pyro workspace patch apply` for model-native text edits,
-`pyro workspace exec` for one-shot commands, and `pyro workspace shell *` when you
-need a persistent interactive PTY session in that same workspace. Use `pyro workspace service *`
-when the workspace needs long-running background processes with typed readiness checks. Internal
-service state and logs stay outside `/workspace`, so service runtime data does not appear in
-workspace diff or export results. Use `--network-policy egress` for outbound guest networking, and
-`--network-policy egress+published-ports` plus `workspace service start --publish` when one
-service must be reachable from the host on `127.0.0.1`. Use `--secret` and `--secret-file` at
-workspace creation when the sandbox needs private tokens or config. Persisted secret files are
-materialized at `/run/pyro-secrets/<name>`, and `--secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` maps one
-secret into one exec, shell, or service call without storing that environment mapping on the
-workspace itself. Use `pyro workspace stop` plus `pyro workspace disk list|read|export` when you
-need offline inspection or one raw ext4 copy from a stopped guest-backed workspace, then
-`pyro workspace start` to resume the same workspace.
-
-The stable workspace walkthrough GIF in the README is rendered from
-[docs/assets/workspace-first-run.tape](assets/workspace-first-run.tape) with
-[scripts/render_tape.sh](../scripts/render_tape.sh).
-
-Example output:
-
-```json
 {
   "cleanup": {
     "deleted": true,
@@ -309,7 +228,5 @@ Example output:
 }
 ```
 
-When you are done evaluating and want to remove stale cached environments, run `pyro env prune`.
-
-If `pyro doctor` reports `Runtime: FAIL`, or if the `pyro run` summary does not show
-`execution_mode=guest_vsock`, stop and use [troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md).
+`pyro demo` proves the one-shot create/start/exec/delete VM lifecycle works end
+to end.
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 88f3d84..c809a35 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Install
 
+`pyro-mcp` is built for chat-based coding agents on Linux `x86_64` with KVM.
+This document is intentionally biased toward that path.
+
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. Expect breaking changes while the chat-host
+flow is still being shaped.
+
 ## Support Matrix
 
 Supported today:
 
-- Linux x86_64
-- Python 3.12+
+- Linux `x86_64`
+- Python `3.12+`
 - `uv`
 - `/dev/kvm`
 
@@ -40,27 +46,27 @@ Use either of these equivalent evaluator paths:
 ```bash
 # Package without install
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro prepare debian:12
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 ```
 
 ```bash
 # Already installed
 pyro doctor
-pyro env list
-pyro env pull debian:12
+pyro prepare debian:12
 pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
 ```
 
-If you are running from a repo checkout instead, replace `pyro` with `uv run pyro`.
+If you are running from a repo checkout instead, replace `pyro` with
+`uv run pyro`.
 
-After that one-shot proof works, continue into the stable workspace path with `pyro workspace ...`.
+After that one-shot proof works, the intended next step is a warmed daily loop
+plus a named chat mode through `pyro host connect` or `pyro host print-config`.
 
-### 1. Check the host first
+## 1. Check the host
 
 ```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro doctor --environment debian:12
 ```
 
 Expected success signals:
@@ -70,13 +76,16 @@ Platform: linux-x86_64
 Runtime: PASS
 KVM: exists=yes readable=yes writable=yes
 Environment cache: /home/you/.cache/pyro-mcp/environments
+Catalog version: 4.5.0
 Capabilities: vm_boot=yes guest_exec=yes guest_network=yes
 Networking: tun=yes ip_forward=yes
+Daily loop: COLD (debian:12)
+  Run: pyro prepare debian:12
 ```
 
 If `Runtime: FAIL`, stop here and use [troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md).
 
-### 2. Inspect the catalog
+## 2. Inspect the catalog
 
 ```bash
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
@@ -85,21 +94,22 @@ uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env list
 Expected output:
 
 ```bash
-Catalog version: 4.0.0
+Catalog version: 4.4.0
 debian:12 [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git preinstalled for common agent workflows.
 debian:12-base [installed|not installed] Minimal Debian 12 environment for shell and core Unix tooling.
 debian:12-build [installed|not installed] Debian 12 environment with Git and common build tools preinstalled.
 ```
 
-### 3. Pull the default environment
+## 3. Pull the default environment
 
 ```bash
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro env pull debian:12
 ```
 
-The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires outbound HTTPS
-access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space for the guest image. See
-[host-requirements.md](host-requirements.md) for the full host requirements.
+The first pull downloads an OCI environment from public Docker Hub, requires
+outbound HTTPS access to `registry-1.docker.io`, and needs local cache space
+for the guest image. See [host-requirements.md](host-requirements.md) for the
+full host requirements.
 
 Expected success signals:
 
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ Pulled: debian:12
 ...
 ```
 
-### 4. Run one command in a guest
+## 4. Run one command in a guest
 
 ```bash
 uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
@@ -126,17 +136,124 @@ Expected success signals:
 git version ...
 ```
 
-The guest command output and the `[run] ...` summary are written to different streams, so they
-may appear in either order in terminals or capture tools. Use `--json` if you need a
+The guest command output and the `[run] ...` summary are written to different
+streams, so they may appear in either order. Use `--json` if you need a
 deterministic structured result.
 
-If guest execution is unavailable, the command fails unless you explicitly pass
-`--allow-host-compat`.
+## 5. Warm the daily loop
 
-## 5. Continue into the stable workspace path
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro prepare debian:12
+```
 
-The commands below use plain `pyro ...`. Run the same flow with `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro ...`
-for the published package, or `uv run pyro ...` from a source checkout.
+That one command ensures the environment is installed, proves one guest-backed
+create/exec/reset/delete loop, and records a warm manifest so the next
+`pyro prepare debian:12` call can reuse it instead of repeating the full cycle.
+
+## 6. Connect a chat host
+
+Use the helper flow first:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix
+```
+
+If setup drifts later, inspect and repair it with:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host doctor
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair claude-code
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair codex
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro host repair opencode
+```
+
+Use a named mode when one workflow already matches the job:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval
+```
+
+Use the generic no-mode path when the mode feels too narrow. Bare
+`pyro mcp serve` still starts `workspace-core`. From a repo root, it also
+auto-detects the current Git checkout so the first `workspace_create` can omit
+`seed_path`.
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+```
+
+If the host does not preserve the server working directory, use:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+If you are starting outside a local checkout, use a clean clone source:
+
+```bash
+uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+```
+
+Copy-paste host-specific starts:
+
+- Claude Code setup: [claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
+- Codex setup: [codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
+- OpenCode config: [opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
+- Generic MCP fallback: [mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
+
+Claude Code cold-start or review-eval:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+```
+
+Codex repro-fix or inspect:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+```
+
+OpenCode uses the `mcp` / `type: "local"` config shape shown in
+[opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json).
+
+If `pyro-mcp` is already installed, replace `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro` with
+`pyro` in the same command or config shape.
+
+Use the generic no-mode path when the named mode is too narrow. Move to
+`--profile workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs shells, services,
+snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools.
+
+## 7. Go from zero to hero
+
+The intended user journey is:
+
+1. validate the host with `pyro doctor --environment debian:12`
+2. warm the machine with `pyro prepare debian:12`
+3. prove guest execution with `pyro run debian:12 -- git --version`
+4. connect Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode with one named mode such as
+   `pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix`, then use raw
+   `pyro mcp serve --mode ...` or the generic no-mode path when needed
+5. use `workspace reset` as the normal retry step inside that warmed loop
+6. start with one use-case recipe from [use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md)
+7. trust but verify with `make smoke-use-cases`
+
+If you want the shortest chat-first story, start with
+[use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md](use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md).
+
+## 8. Manual terminal workspace flow
+
+If you want to inspect the workspace model directly from the terminal, use the
+companion flow below. This is for understanding and debugging the chat-host
+product, not the primary story.
 
 ```bash
 uv tool install pyro-mcp
@@ -147,202 +264,49 @@ pyro workspace sync push "$WORKSPACE_ID" ./changes
 pyro workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only
 pyro workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file fix.patch
 pyro workspace exec "$WORKSPACE_ID" -- cat note.txt
+pyro workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 pyro workspace snapshot create "$WORKSPACE_ID" checkpoint
-pyro workspace service start "$WORKSPACE_ID" web --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
 pyro workspace reset "$WORKSPACE_ID" --snapshot checkpoint
 pyro workspace export "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --output ./note.txt
 pyro workspace delete "$WORKSPACE_ID"
 ```
 
-This is the stable persistent-workspace contract:
+When you need deeper debugging or richer recipes, add:
 
-- `workspace create` seeds `/workspace`
-- `workspace create --name/--label`, `workspace list`, and `workspace update` make workspaces discoverable
-- `workspace sync push` imports later host-side changes
-- `workspace file *` and `workspace patch apply` cover model-native text inspection and edits
-- `workspace exec` and `workspace shell *` keep work inside one sandbox
-- `workspace service *` manages long-running processes with typed readiness
-- `workspace snapshot *` and `workspace reset` make reset-over-repair explicit
-- `workspace diff` compares against the immutable create-time baseline
-- `workspace export` copies results back to the host
-- `workspace stop|start` and `workspace disk *` add secondary stopped-workspace inspection and raw ext4 export
+- `pyro workspace shell *` for interactive PTY state
+- `pyro workspace service *` for long-running processes and readiness probes
+- `pyro workspace create --network-policy egress+published-ports` plus
+  `workspace service start --publish` for host-probed services
+- `pyro workspace create --secret` and `--secret-file` when the sandbox needs
+  private tokens
+- `pyro workspace stop` plus `workspace disk *` for offline inspection
 
-When that stable workspace path is working, continue with the recipe index at
-[use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md). It groups the five core workspace stories and the
-real smoke targets behind them, starting with `make smoke-use-cases` or one of the per-scenario
-targets such as `make smoke-repro-fix-loop`.
-Treat `make smoke-use-cases` as the trustworthy guest-backed verification path for the advertised
-workspace workflows.
+## 9. Trustworthy verification path
 
-## 6. Optional demo proof point
+The five recipe docs in [use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md) are backed
+by a real Firecracker smoke pack:
 
 ```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro demo
+make smoke-use-cases
 ```
 
-`pyro demo` proves the one-shot create/start/exec/delete VM lifecycle works end to end.
-
-Example output:
-
-```json
-{
-  "cleanup": {
-    "deleted": true,
-    "reason": "post_exec_cleanup",
-    "vm_id": "..."
-  },
-  "command": "git --version",
-  "environment": "debian:12",
-  "execution_mode": "guest_vsock",
-  "exit_code": 0,
-  "stdout": "git version ...\n"
-}
-```
-
-For a fuller copy-pasteable transcript, see [first-run.md](first-run.md).
-When you are done evaluating and want to remove stale cached environments, run `pyro env prune`.
+Treat that smoke pack as the trustworthy guest-backed verification path for the
+advertised chat-host workflows.
 
 ## Installed CLI
 
-If you already installed the package, the same evaluator path works with plain `pyro ...`:
+If you already installed the package, the same path works with plain `pyro ...`:
 
 ```bash
 uv tool install pyro-mcp
 pyro --version
-pyro doctor
-pyro env list
-pyro env pull debian:12
+pyro doctor --environment debian:12
+pyro prepare debian:12
 pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
+pyro mcp serve
 ```
 
-After the CLI path works, you can move on to:
-
-- persistent workspaces: `pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo`
-- workspace discovery metadata: `pyro workspace create debian:12 --name repro-fix --label issue=123`
-- workspace discovery commands: `pyro workspace list` and `pyro workspace update WORKSPACE_ID --label owner=codex`
-- live workspace updates: `pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes`
-- guest networking policy: `pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress`
-- workspace secrets: `pyro workspace create debian:12 --secret API_TOKEN=expected --secret-file PIP_TOKEN=./token.txt`
-- model-native file editing: `pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --content-only`, `pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py`, and `pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch`
-- baseline diff: `pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID`
-- snapshots and reset: `pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint` and `pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint`
-- host export: `pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --output ./note.txt`
-- stopped-workspace inspection: `pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID`, `pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID`, `pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --content-only`, and `pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output ./workspace.ext4`
-- interactive shells: `pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --id-only`
-- long-running services: `pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-file .ready -- sh -lc 'touch .ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'`
-- localhost-published ports: `pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports` and `pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app`
-- MCP: `pyro mcp serve`
-- Python SDK: `from pyro_mcp import Pyro`
-- Demos: `pyro demo` or `pyro demo --network`
-
-## Chat Host Quickstart
-
-For most chat-host integrations, bare `pyro mcp serve` now starts
-`workspace-core`:
-
-```bash
-uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-```
-
-Copy-paste host-specific starts:
-
-- Claude Code: [examples/claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
-- Codex: [examples/codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
-- OpenCode: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
-- Generic MCP config: [examples/mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
-
-Claude Code:
-
-```bash
-claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-```
-
-Codex:
-
-```bash
-codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
-```
-
-OpenCode uses the `mcp`/`type: "local"` config shape shown in
-[examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json). If
-`pyro-mcp` is already installed, replace the `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro`
-command with `pyro` in the same host-specific command or config shape. Use
-`--profile workspace-full` only when the host truly needs the full advanced
-workspace surface.
-
-Use profile progression like this:
-
-- `workspace-core`: default and recommended first profile for normal persistent chat editing
-- `vm-run`: one-shot-only integrations
-- `workspace-full`: explicit advanced opt-in when the host truly needs shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools
-
-## Stable Workspace
-
-Use `pyro workspace ...` when you need repeated commands in one sandbox instead of one-shot `pyro run`.
-
-```bash
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --secret API_TOKEN=expected
-pyro workspace create debian:12 --network-policy egress+published-ports
-pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes --dest src
-pyro workspace file list WORKSPACE_ID src --recursive
-pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --content-only
-pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py
-pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch-file fix.patch
-pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID -- cat src/note.txt
-pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN -- sh -lc 'test "$API_TOKEN" = "expected"'
-pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
-pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
-pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --output ./note.txt
-pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --secret-env API_TOKEN --id-only
-pyro workspace shell write WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --input 'pwd'
-pyro workspace shell read WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300
-pyro workspace shell close WORKSPACE_ID SHELL_ID
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID web --secret-env API_TOKEN --ready-file .web-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .web-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID worker --ready-file .worker-ready -- sh -lc 'touch .worker-ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
-pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-http http://127.0.0.1:8080/ --publish 18080:8080 -- ./start-app
-pyro workspace service list WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace service status WORKSPACE_ID web
-pyro workspace service logs WORKSPACE_ID web --tail-lines 50
-pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID web
-pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID worker
-pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --content-only
-pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output ./workspace.ext4
-pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace logs WORKSPACE_ID
-pyro workspace delete WORKSPACE_ID
-```
-
-Workspace commands default to the persistent `/workspace` directory inside the guest. If you need
-the identifier programmatically, use `--id-only` for only the identifier or `--json` for the full
-workspace payload. Use `--seed-path`
-when the workspace should start from a host directory or a local `.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz`
-archive. Use `pyro workspace sync push` for later host-side changes to a started workspace. Sync
-is non-atomic in `4.0.0`; if it fails partway through, prefer `pyro workspace reset` to recover
-from `baseline` or one named snapshot. Use `pyro workspace diff` to compare the current workspace
-tree to its immutable create-time baseline, `pyro workspace snapshot *` to capture named
-checkpoints, and `pyro workspace export` to copy one changed file or directory back to the host. Use
-`pyro workspace exec` for one-shot commands and `pyro workspace shell *` when you need an
-interactive PTY that survives across separate calls. Prefer
-`pyro workspace shell read --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300` for chat-facing shell loops. Use `pyro workspace service *` when the
-workspace needs long-running background processes with typed readiness probes. Service metadata and
-logs stay outside `/workspace`, so the service runtime itself does not show up in workspace diff or
-export results. Use `--network-policy egress` when the workspace needs outbound guest networking,
-and `--network-policy egress+published-ports` plus `workspace service start --publish` when one
-service must be reachable from the host on `127.0.0.1`. Use `--secret` and `--secret-file` at
-workspace creation when the sandbox needs private tokens or config, and
-`--secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` when one exec, shell, or service call needs that secret as an
-environment variable. Persisted secret files are available in the guest at
-`/run/pyro-secrets/<name>`. Use `pyro workspace stop` plus `pyro workspace disk list|read|export`
-when you need offline inspection or one raw ext4 copy from a stopped guest-backed workspace, then
-`pyro workspace start` to resume it.
-
-## Contributor Clone
+## Contributor clone
 
 ```bash
 git lfs install
diff --git a/docs/integrations.md b/docs/integrations.md
index 2883784..4974302 100644
--- a/docs/integrations.md
+++ b/docs/integrations.md
@@ -1,164 +1,257 @@
-# Integration Targets
+# Chat Host Integrations
 
-These are the main ways to integrate `pyro-mcp` into an LLM application.
+This page documents the intended product path for `pyro-mcp`:
 
-Use this page after you have already validated the host and guest execution through the
-CLI path in [install.md](install.md) or [first-run.md](first-run.md).
+- validate the host with the CLI
+- warm the daily loop with `pyro prepare debian:12`
+- run `pyro mcp serve`
+- connect a chat host
+- let the agent work inside disposable workspaces
 
-## Recommended Default
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. Expect breaking changes while this chat-host
+path is still being shaped.
 
-Bare `pyro mcp serve` now starts `workspace-core`. Use `vm_run` only for one-shot
-integrations, and promote the chat surface to `workspace-full` only when it
-truly needs shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk
-tools.
+Use this page after you have already validated the host and guest execution
+through [install.md](install.md) or [first-run.md](first-run.md).
 
-That keeps the model-facing contract small:
+Recommended first commands before connecting a host:
 
-- one tool
-- one command
-- one ephemeral VM
-- automatic cleanup
+```bash
+pyro doctor --environment debian:12
+pyro prepare debian:12
+```
 
-Profile progression:
+## Recommended Modes
 
-- `workspace-core`: default and recommended first profile for persistent chat editing
-- `vm-run`: one-shot only
-- `workspace-full`: the full stable workspace surface, including shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, and disk tools
+Use a named mode when one workflow already matches the job:
 
-## OpenAI Responses API
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+```
 
-Best when:
+The mode-backed raw server forms are:
 
-- your agent already uses OpenAI models directly
-- you want a normal tool-calling loop instead of MCP transport
-- you want the smallest amount of integration code
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
+pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval
+```
 
-Recommended surface:
+Use the generic no-mode path only when the named mode feels too narrow.
 
-- `vm_run` for one-shot loops
-- the `workspace-core` tool set for the normal persistent chat loop
-- the `workspace-full` tool set only when the host explicitly needs advanced workspace capabilities
+## Generic Default
 
-Canonical example:
+Bare `pyro mcp serve` starts `workspace-core`. From a repo root, it also
+auto-detects the current Git checkout so the first `workspace_create` can omit
+`seed_path`. That is the product path.
 
-- [examples/openai_responses_vm_run.py](../examples/openai_responses_vm_run.py)
-- [examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py](../examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py)
-- [docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md](use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md)
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve
+```
 
-## MCP Clients
+If the host does not preserve cwd, fall back to:
 
-Best when:
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
 
-- your host application already supports MCP
-- you want `pyro` to run as an external stdio server
-- you want tool schemas to be discovered directly from the server
+If you are outside a repo checkout entirely, start from a clean clone source:
 
-Recommended entrypoint:
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+```
 
-- `pyro mcp serve`
+Use `--profile workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs shells, services,
+snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools.
 
-Profile progression:
+## Helper First
 
-- `pyro mcp serve --profile vm-run` for the smallest one-shot surface
-- `pyro mcp serve` for the normal persistent chat loop
-- `pyro mcp serve --profile workspace-full` only when the model truly needs advanced workspace tools
+Use the helper flow before the raw host CLI commands:
 
-Host-specific onramps:
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix
+pyro host doctor
+pyro host repair opencode
+```
 
-- Claude Code: [examples/claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
-- Codex: [examples/codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
-- OpenCode: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
-- Generic MCP config: [examples/mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
-- Claude Desktop fallback: [examples/claude_desktop_mcp_config.json](../examples/claude_desktop_mcp_config.json)
-- Cursor fallback: [examples/cursor_mcp_config.json](../examples/cursor_mcp_config.json)
-- Use-case recipes: [docs/use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md)
+These helpers wrap the same `pyro mcp serve` entrypoint, make named modes the
+first user-facing story, and still leave the generic no-mode path available
+when a mode is too narrow.
 
-## Direct Python SDK
+## Claude Code
 
-Best when:
+Preferred:
 
-- your application owns orchestration itself
-- you do not need MCP transport
-- you want direct access to `Pyro`
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+```
 
-Recommended default:
+Repair:
 
-- `Pyro.run_in_vm(...)`
-- `Pyro.create_server()` for most chat hosts now that `workspace-core` is the default profile
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(name=..., labels=...)` + `Pyro.list_workspaces()` + `Pyro.update_workspace(...)` when repeated workspaces need human-friendly discovery metadata
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(seed_path=...)` + `Pyro.push_workspace_sync(...)` + `Pyro.exec_workspace(...)` when repeated workspace commands are required
-- `Pyro.list_workspace_files(...)` / `Pyro.read_workspace_file(...)` / `Pyro.write_workspace_file(...)` / `Pyro.apply_workspace_patch(...)` when the agent needs model-native file inspection and text edits inside one live workspace
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., secrets=...)` + `Pyro.exec_workspace(..., secret_env=...)` when the workspace needs private tokens or authenticated setup
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., network_policy="egress+published-ports")` + `Pyro.start_service(..., published_ports=[...])` when the host must probe one workspace service
-- `Pyro.diff_workspace(...)` + `Pyro.export_workspace(...)` when the agent needs baseline comparison or host-out file transfer
-- `Pyro.start_service(..., secret_env=...)` + `Pyro.list_services(...)` + `Pyro.logs_service(...)` when the agent needs long-running background processes in one workspace
-- `Pyro.open_shell(..., secret_env=...)` + `Pyro.write_shell(...)` + `Pyro.read_shell(..., plain=True, wait_for_idle_ms=300)` when the agent needs an interactive PTY inside the workspace
+```bash
+pyro host repair claude-code
+```
 
-Lifecycle note:
+Package without install:
 
-- `Pyro.exec_vm(...)` runs one command and auto-cleans the VM afterward
-- use `create_vm(...)` + `start_vm(...)` only when you need pre-exec inspection or status before
-  that final exec
-- use `create_workspace(seed_path=...)` when the agent needs repeated commands in one persistent
-  `/workspace` that starts from host content
-- use `create_workspace(name=..., labels=...)`, `list_workspaces()`, and `update_workspace(...)`
-  when the agent or operator needs to rediscover the right workspace later without external notes
-- use `push_workspace_sync(...)` when later host-side changes need to be imported into that
-  running workspace without recreating it
-- use `list_workspace_files(...)`, `read_workspace_file(...)`, `write_workspace_file(...)`, and
-  `apply_workspace_patch(...)` when the agent should inspect or edit workspace files without shell
-  quoting tricks
-- use `create_workspace(..., secrets=...)` plus `secret_env` on exec, shell, or service start when
-  the agent needs private tokens or authenticated startup inside that workspace
-- use `create_workspace(..., network_policy="egress+published-ports")` plus
-  `start_service(..., published_ports=[...])` when the host must probe one service from that
-  workspace
-- use `diff_workspace(...)` when the agent needs a structured comparison against the immutable
-  create-time baseline
-- use `export_workspace(...)` when the agent needs one file or directory copied back to the host
-- use `stop_workspace(...)` plus `list_workspace_disk(...)`, `read_workspace_disk(...)`, or
-  `export_workspace_disk(...)` when the agent needs offline inspection or one raw ext4 copy from
-  a stopped guest-backed workspace
-- use `start_service(...)` when the agent needs long-running processes and typed readiness inside
-  one workspace
-- use `open_shell(...)` when the agent needs interactive shell state instead of one-shot execs
+```bash
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
+claude mcp list
+```
 
-Examples:
+If Claude Code launches the server from an unexpected cwd, use:
 
-- [examples/python_run.py](../examples/python_run.py)
-- [examples/python_lifecycle.py](../examples/python_lifecycle.py)
-- [examples/python_workspace.py](../examples/python_workspace.py)
-- [examples/python_shell.py](../examples/python_shell.py)
-- [docs/use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md)
+```bash
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
 
-## Agent Framework Wrappers
+Already installed:
 
-Examples:
+```bash
+claude mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve
+claude mcp list
+```
 
-- LangChain tools
-- PydanticAI tools
-- custom in-house orchestration layers
+Reference:
 
-Best when:
+- [claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
 
-- you already have an application framework that expects a Python callable tool
-- you want to wrap `vm_run` behind framework-specific abstractions
+## Codex
 
-Recommended pattern:
+Preferred:
 
-- keep the framework wrapper thin
-- map one-shot framework tool input directly onto `vm_run`
-- expose `workspace_*` only when the framework truly needs repeated commands in one workspace
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+```
 
-Concrete example:
+Repair:
 
-- [examples/langchain_vm_run.py](../examples/langchain_vm_run.py)
+```bash
+pyro host repair codex
+```
 
-## Selection Rule
+Package without install:
 
-Choose the narrowest integration that matches the host environment:
+```bash
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+codex mcp list
+```
 
-1. OpenAI Responses API if you want a direct provider tool loop.
-2. MCP if your host already speaks MCP.
-3. Python SDK if you own orchestration and do not need transport.
-4. Framework wrappers only as thin adapters over the same `vm_run` contract.
+If Codex launches the server from an unexpected cwd, use:
+
+```bash
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+Already installed:
+
+```bash
+codex mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve
+codex mcp list
+```
+
+Reference:
+
+- [codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
+
+## OpenCode
+
+Preferred:
+
+```bash
+pyro host print-config opencode
+pyro host repair opencode
+```
+
+Use the local MCP config shape from:
+
+- [opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
+
+Minimal `opencode.json` snippet:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcp": {
+    "pyro": {
+      "type": "local",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+If `pyro-mcp` is already installed, replace `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro` with
+`pyro` in the same config shape.
+
+If OpenCode launches the server from an unexpected cwd, add
+`"--project-path", "/abs/path/to/repo"` after `"serve"` in the same command
+array.
+
+## Generic MCP Fallback
+
+Use this only when the host expects a plain `mcpServers` JSON config, when the
+named modes are too narrow, and when it does not already have a dedicated
+example in the repo:
+
+- [mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
+
+Generic `mcpServers` shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "pyro": {
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": ["--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## When To Use `workspace-full`
+
+Stay on bare `pyro mcp serve` unless the chat host truly needs:
+
+- persistent PTY shell sessions
+- long-running services and readiness probes
+- secrets
+- guest networking and published ports
+- stopped-workspace disk inspection or raw ext4 export
+
+When that is necessary:
+
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve --profile workspace-full
+```
+
+## Recipe-Backed Workflows
+
+Once the host is connected, move to the five real workflows in
+[use-cases/README.md](use-cases/README.md):
+
+- cold-start repo validation
+- repro plus fix loops
+- parallel isolated workspaces
+- unsafe or untrusted code inspection
+- review and evaluation workflows
+
+Validate the whole story with:
+
+```bash
+make smoke-use-cases
+```
+
+For the machine-warmup plus reset/retry path specifically:
+
+```bash
+make smoke-daily-loop
+```
diff --git a/docs/public-contract.md b/docs/public-contract.md
index d225c0b..69412f0 100644
--- a/docs/public-contract.md
+++ b/docs/public-contract.md
@@ -1,375 +1,192 @@
 # Public Contract
 
-This document defines the stable public interface for `pyro-mcp` `3.x`.
+This document describes the chat way to use `pyro-mcp` in `4.x`.
+
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. Expect breaking changes while this chat-host
+path is still being shaped.
+
+This document is intentionally biased. It describes the path users are meant to
+follow today:
+
+- prove the host with the terminal companion commands
+- serve disposable workspaces over MCP
+- connect Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode
+- use the recipe-backed workflows
+
+This page does not try to document every building block in the repo. It
+documents the chat-host path the project is actively shaping.
 
 ## Package Identity
 
-- Distribution name: `pyro-mcp`
-- Public executable: `pyro`
-- Public Python import: `from pyro_mcp import Pyro`
-- Public package-level factory: `from pyro_mcp import create_server`
+- distribution name: `pyro-mcp`
+- public executable: `pyro`
+- primary product entrypoint: `pyro mcp serve`
 
-Stable product framing:
+`pyro-mcp` is a disposable MCP workspace for chat-based coding agents on Linux
+`x86_64` KVM hosts.
 
-- `pyro run` is the stable one-shot entrypoint.
-- `pyro workspace ...` is the stable persistent workspace contract.
+## Supported Product Path
 
-## CLI Contract
+The intended user journey is:
 
-Top-level commands:
+1. `pyro doctor`
+2. `pyro prepare debian:12`
+3. `pyro run debian:12 -- git --version`
+4. `pyro mcp serve`
+5. connect Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode
+6. use `workspace reset` as the normal retry step
+7. run one of the documented recipe-backed workflows
+8. validate the whole story with `make smoke-use-cases`
 
+## Evaluator CLI
+
+These terminal commands are the documented companion path for the chat-host
+product:
+
+- `pyro doctor`
+- `pyro prepare`
 - `pyro env list`
 - `pyro env pull`
-- `pyro env inspect`
-- `pyro env prune`
-- `pyro mcp serve`
 - `pyro run`
-- `pyro workspace create`
-- `pyro workspace list`
-- `pyro workspace sync push`
-- `pyro workspace stop`
-- `pyro workspace start`
-- `pyro workspace exec`
-- `pyro workspace file list`
-- `pyro workspace file read`
-- `pyro workspace file write`
-- `pyro workspace export`
-- `pyro workspace patch apply`
-- `pyro workspace disk export`
-- `pyro workspace disk list`
-- `pyro workspace disk read`
-- `pyro workspace diff`
-- `pyro workspace snapshot create`
-- `pyro workspace snapshot list`
-- `pyro workspace snapshot delete`
-- `pyro workspace reset`
-- `pyro workspace service start`
-- `pyro workspace service list`
-- `pyro workspace service status`
-- `pyro workspace service logs`
-- `pyro workspace service stop`
-- `pyro workspace shell open`
-- `pyro workspace shell read`
-- `pyro workspace shell write`
-- `pyro workspace shell signal`
-- `pyro workspace shell close`
-- `pyro workspace status`
-- `pyro workspace update`
-- `pyro workspace logs`
-- `pyro workspace delete`
-- `pyro doctor`
 - `pyro demo`
-- `pyro demo ollama`
 
-Stable `pyro run` interface:
+What to expect from that path:
 
-- positional environment name
-- `--vcpu-count`
-- `--mem-mib`
-- `--timeout-seconds`
-- `--ttl-seconds`
-- `--network`
-- `--allow-host-compat`
-- `--json`
+- `pyro run <environment> -- <command>` defaults to `1 vCPU / 1024 MiB`
+- `pyro run` fails if guest boot or guest exec is unavailable unless
+  `--allow-host-compat` is set
+- `pyro run`, `pyro env list`, `pyro env pull`, `pyro env inspect`,
+  `pyro env prune`, `pyro doctor`, and `pyro prepare` are human-readable by
+  default and return structured JSON with `--json`
+- the first official environment pull downloads from public Docker Hub into the
+  local environment cache
+- `pyro prepare debian:12` proves the warmed daily loop with one throwaway
+  workspace create, exec, reset, and delete cycle
+- `pyro demo` proves the one-shot create/start/exec/delete VM lifecycle end to
+  end
 
-Behavioral guarantees:
+These commands exist to validate and debug the chat-host path. They are not the
+main product destination.
 
-- `pyro run <environment> -- <command>` defaults to `1 vCPU / 1024 MiB`.
-- `pyro run` fails if guest boot or guest exec is unavailable unless `--allow-host-compat` is set.
-- `pyro run`, `pyro env list`, `pyro env pull`, `pyro env inspect`, `pyro env prune`, and `pyro doctor` are human-readable by default and return structured JSON with `--json`.
-- `pyro demo ollama` prints log lines plus a final summary line.
-- `pyro workspace create` auto-starts a persistent workspace.
-- `pyro workspace create --seed-path PATH` seeds `/workspace` from a host directory or a local `.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz` archive before the workspace is returned.
-- `pyro workspace create --id-only` prints only the new `workspace_id` plus a trailing newline.
-- `pyro workspace create --name NAME --label KEY=VALUE` attaches human-oriented discovery metadata without changing the stable `workspace_id`.
-- `pyro workspace create --network-policy {off,egress,egress+published-ports}` controls workspace guest networking and whether services may publish localhost ports.
-- `pyro mcp serve --profile {vm-run,workspace-core,workspace-full}` narrows the model-facing MCP surface without changing runtime behavior; `workspace-core` is the recommended first profile for most chat hosts.
-- `pyro workspace create --secret NAME=VALUE` and `--secret-file NAME=PATH` persist guest-only UTF-8 secrets outside `/workspace`.
-- `pyro workspace list` returns persisted workspaces sorted by most recent `last_activity_at`.
-- `pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID SOURCE_PATH [--dest WORKSPACE_PATH]` imports later host-side directory or archive content into a started workspace.
-- `pyro workspace stop WORKSPACE_ID` stops one persistent workspace without deleting its `/workspace`, snapshots, or command history.
-- `pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID` restarts one stopped workspace without resetting `/workspace`.
-- `pyro workspace file list WORKSPACE_ID [PATH] [--recursive]` returns metadata for one live path under `/workspace`.
-- `pyro workspace file read WORKSPACE_ID PATH [--max-bytes N] [--content-only]` reads one regular text file under `/workspace`.
-- `pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID PATH --text TEXT` and `--text-file PATH` create or replace one regular text file under `/workspace`, creating missing parent directories automatically.
-- `pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID PATH --output HOST_PATH` exports one file or directory from `/workspace` back to the host.
-- `pyro workspace disk export WORKSPACE_ID --output HOST_PATH` copies the stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs as raw ext4 to the host.
-- `pyro workspace disk list WORKSPACE_ID [PATH] [--recursive]` inspects a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline without booting the guest.
-- `pyro workspace disk read WORKSPACE_ID PATH [--max-bytes N] [--content-only]` reads one regular file from a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline.
-- `pyro workspace disk *` requires `state=stopped` and a guest-backed workspace; it fails on `host_compat`.
-- `pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID` compares the current `/workspace` tree to the immutable create-time baseline.
-- `pyro workspace snapshot *` manages explicit named snapshots in addition to the implicit `baseline`.
-- `pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID [--snapshot SNAPSHOT_NAME|baseline]` recreates the full sandbox and restores `/workspace` from the chosen snapshot.
-- `pyro workspace service *` manages long-running named services inside one started workspace with typed readiness probes.
-- `pyro workspace service start --publish GUEST_PORT` or `--publish HOST_PORT:GUEST_PORT` publishes one guest TCP port to `127.0.0.1` on the host.
-- `pyro workspace exec --secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` maps one persisted secret into one exec call.
-- `pyro workspace service start --secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` maps one persisted secret into one service start call.
-- `pyro workspace exec` runs in the persistent `/workspace` for that workspace and does not auto-clean.
-- `pyro workspace patch apply WORKSPACE_ID --patch TEXT` and `--patch-file PATH` apply one unified text patch with add/modify/delete operations under `/workspace`.
-- `pyro workspace shell open --id-only` prints only the new `shell_id` plus a trailing newline.
-- `pyro workspace shell open --secret-env SECRET_NAME[=ENV_VAR]` maps one persisted secret into the opened shell environment.
-- `pyro workspace shell *` manages persistent PTY sessions inside a started workspace.
-- `pyro workspace shell read --plain --wait-for-idle-ms 300` is the recommended chat-facing read mode; raw shell reads remain available without `--plain`.
-- `pyro workspace logs` returns persisted command history for that workspace until `pyro workspace delete`.
-- `pyro workspace update` changes only discovery metadata such as `name` and key/value `labels`.
-- Workspace create/status results expose `workspace_seed` metadata describing how `/workspace` was initialized.
-- Workspace create/status/reset/update results expose `name`, `labels`, and `last_activity_at`.
-- Workspace create/status/reset results expose `network_policy`.
-- Workspace create/status/reset results expose `reset_count` and `last_reset_at`.
-- Workspace create/status/reset results expose safe `secrets` metadata with each secret name and source kind, but never the secret values.
-- `pyro workspace status` includes aggregate `service_count` and `running_service_count` fields.
-- `pyro workspace list` returns one summary row per persisted workspace with `workspace_id`, `name`, `labels`, `environment`, `state`, `created_at`, `last_activity_at`, `expires_at`, `command_count`, `service_count`, and `running_service_count`.
-- `pyro workspace service start`, `pyro workspace service list`, and `pyro workspace service status` expose published-port metadata when present.
+## MCP Entry Point
 
-## Python SDK Contract
+The product entrypoint is:
 
-Primary facade:
+```bash
+pyro mcp serve
+```
 
-- `Pyro`
+What to expect:
 
-Supported public entrypoints:
+- named modes are now the first chat-host story:
+  - `pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix`
+  - `pyro mcp serve --mode inspect`
+  - `pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start`
+  - `pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval`
+- bare `pyro mcp serve` remains the generic no-mode path and starts
+  `workspace-core`
+- from a repo root, bare `pyro mcp serve` also auto-detects the current Git
+  checkout so `workspace_create` can omit `seed_path`
+- `pyro mcp serve --profile workspace-full` explicitly opts into the larger
+  tool surface
+- `pyro mcp serve --profile vm-run` exposes the smallest one-shot-only surface
+- `pyro mcp serve --project-path /abs/path/to/repo` is the fallback when the
+  host does not preserve cwd
+- `pyro mcp serve --repo-url ... [--repo-ref ...]` starts from a clean clone
+  source instead of a local checkout
 
-- `create_server()`
-- `Pyro.create_server()`
-- `Pyro.list_environments()`
-- `Pyro.pull_environment(environment)`
-- `Pyro.inspect_environment(environment)`
-- `Pyro.prune_environments()`
-- `Pyro.create_vm(...)`
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., name=None, labels=None, network_policy="off", secrets=None)`
-- `Pyro.list_workspaces()`
-- `Pyro.push_workspace_sync(workspace_id, source_path, *, dest="/workspace")`
-- `Pyro.stop_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.start_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.list_workspace_files(workspace_id, path="/workspace", recursive=False)`
-- `Pyro.read_workspace_file(workspace_id, path, *, max_bytes=65536)`
-- `Pyro.write_workspace_file(workspace_id, path, *, text)`
-- `Pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, path, *, output_path)`
-- `Pyro.apply_workspace_patch(workspace_id, *, patch)`
-- `Pyro.export_workspace_disk(workspace_id, *, output_path)`
-- `Pyro.list_workspace_disk(workspace_id, path="/workspace", recursive=False)`
-- `Pyro.read_workspace_disk(workspace_id, path, *, max_bytes=65536)`
-- `Pyro.diff_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.create_snapshot(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `Pyro.list_snapshots(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.delete_snapshot(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `Pyro.reset_workspace(workspace_id, *, snapshot="baseline")`
-- `Pyro.start_service(workspace_id, service_name, *, command, cwd="/workspace", readiness=None, ready_timeout_seconds=30, ready_interval_ms=500, secret_env=None, published_ports=None)`
-- `Pyro.list_services(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.status_service(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `Pyro.logs_service(workspace_id, service_name, *, tail_lines=200, all=False)`
-- `Pyro.stop_service(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `Pyro.open_shell(workspace_id, *, cwd="/workspace", cols=120, rows=30, secret_env=None)`
-- `Pyro.read_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, cursor=0, max_chars=65536, plain=False, wait_for_idle_ms=None)`
-- `Pyro.write_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, input, append_newline=True)`
-- `Pyro.signal_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, signal_name="INT")`
-- `Pyro.close_shell(workspace_id, shell_id)`
-- `Pyro.start_vm(vm_id)`
-- `Pyro.exec_vm(vm_id, *, command, timeout_seconds=30)`
-- `Pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, *, command, timeout_seconds=30, secret_env=None)`
-- `Pyro.stop_vm(vm_id)`
-- `Pyro.delete_vm(vm_id)`
-- `Pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.status_vm(vm_id)`
-- `Pyro.status_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.update_workspace(workspace_id, *, name=None, clear_name=False, labels=None, clear_labels=None)`
-- `Pyro.logs_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `Pyro.network_info_vm(vm_id)`
-- `Pyro.reap_expired()`
-- `Pyro.run_in_vm(...)`
+Host-specific setup docs:
 
-Stable public method names:
+- [claude_code_mcp.md](../examples/claude_code_mcp.md)
+- [codex_mcp.md](../examples/codex_mcp.md)
+- [opencode_mcp_config.json](../examples/opencode_mcp_config.json)
+- [mcp_client_config.md](../examples/mcp_client_config.md)
 
-- `create_server()`
-- `list_environments()`
-- `pull_environment(environment)`
-- `inspect_environment(environment)`
-- `prune_environments()`
-- `create_vm(...)`
-- `create_workspace(..., name=None, labels=None, network_policy="off", secrets=None)`
-- `list_workspaces()`
-- `push_workspace_sync(workspace_id, source_path, *, dest="/workspace")`
-- `stop_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `start_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `list_workspace_files(workspace_id, path="/workspace", recursive=False)`
-- `read_workspace_file(workspace_id, path, *, max_bytes=65536)`
-- `write_workspace_file(workspace_id, path, *, text)`
-- `export_workspace(workspace_id, path, *, output_path)`
-- `apply_workspace_patch(workspace_id, *, patch)`
-- `export_workspace_disk(workspace_id, *, output_path)`
-- `list_workspace_disk(workspace_id, path="/workspace", recursive=False)`
-- `read_workspace_disk(workspace_id, path, *, max_bytes=65536)`
-- `diff_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `create_snapshot(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `list_snapshots(workspace_id)`
-- `delete_snapshot(workspace_id, snapshot_name)`
-- `reset_workspace(workspace_id, *, snapshot="baseline")`
-- `start_service(workspace_id, service_name, *, command, cwd="/workspace", readiness=None, ready_timeout_seconds=30, ready_interval_ms=500, secret_env=None, published_ports=None)`
-- `list_services(workspace_id)`
-- `status_service(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `logs_service(workspace_id, service_name, *, tail_lines=200, all=False)`
-- `stop_service(workspace_id, service_name)`
-- `open_shell(workspace_id, *, cwd="/workspace", cols=120, rows=30, secret_env=None)`
-- `read_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, cursor=0, max_chars=65536, plain=False, wait_for_idle_ms=None)`
-- `write_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, input, append_newline=True)`
-- `signal_shell(workspace_id, shell_id, *, signal_name="INT")`
-- `close_shell(workspace_id, shell_id)`
-- `start_vm(vm_id)`
-- `exec_vm(vm_id, *, command, timeout_seconds=30)`
-- `exec_workspace(workspace_id, *, command, timeout_seconds=30, secret_env=None)`
-- `stop_vm(vm_id)`
-- `delete_vm(vm_id)`
-- `delete_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `status_vm(vm_id)`
-- `status_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `update_workspace(workspace_id, *, name=None, clear_name=False, labels=None, clear_labels=None)`
-- `logs_workspace(workspace_id)`
-- `network_info_vm(vm_id)`
-- `reap_expired()`
-- `run_in_vm(...)`
+The chat-host bootstrap helper surface is:
 
-Behavioral defaults:
+- `pyro host connect claude-code`
+- `pyro host connect codex`
+- `pyro host print-config opencode`
+- `pyro host doctor`
+- `pyro host repair HOST`
 
-- `Pyro.create_vm(...)` and `Pyro.run_in_vm(...)` default to `vcpu_count=1` and `mem_mib=1024`.
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(...)` defaults to `vcpu_count=1` and `mem_mib=1024`.
-- `allow_host_compat` defaults to `False` on `create_vm(...)` and `run_in_vm(...)`.
-- `allow_host_compat` defaults to `False` on `create_workspace(...)`.
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., seed_path=...)` seeds `/workspace` from a host directory or a local `.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz` archive before the workspace is returned.
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., name=..., labels=...)` attaches human-oriented discovery metadata without changing the stable `workspace_id`.
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., network_policy="off"|"egress"|"egress+published-ports")` controls workspace guest networking and whether services may publish host ports.
-- `Pyro.create_workspace(..., secrets=...)` persists guest-only UTF-8 secrets outside `/workspace`.
-- `Pyro.list_workspaces()` returns persisted workspace summaries sorted by most recent `last_activity_at`.
-- `Pyro.push_workspace_sync(...)` imports later host-side directory or archive content into a started workspace.
-- `Pyro.stop_workspace(...)` stops one persistent workspace without deleting its `/workspace`, snapshots, or command history.
-- `Pyro.start_workspace(...)` restarts one stopped workspace without resetting `/workspace`.
-- `Pyro.list_workspace_files(...)`, `Pyro.read_workspace_file(...)`, and `Pyro.write_workspace_file(...)` provide structured live `/workspace` inspection and text edits without shell quoting.
-- `Pyro.export_workspace(...)` exports one file or directory from `/workspace` to an explicit host path.
-- `Pyro.apply_workspace_patch(...)` applies unified text patches for add/modify/delete operations under `/workspace`.
-- `Pyro.export_workspace_disk(...)` copies the stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs as raw ext4 to an explicit host path.
-- `Pyro.list_workspace_disk(...)` inspects a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline without booting the guest.
-- `Pyro.read_workspace_disk(...)` reads one regular file from a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline.
-- stopped-workspace disk helpers require `state=stopped` and a guest-backed workspace; they fail on `host_compat`.
-- `Pyro.diff_workspace(...)` compares the current `/workspace` tree to the immutable create-time baseline.
-- `Pyro.create_snapshot(...)` captures one named `/workspace` checkpoint.
-- `Pyro.list_snapshots(...)` lists the implicit `baseline` plus any named snapshots.
-- `Pyro.delete_snapshot(...)` deletes one named snapshot while leaving `baseline` intact.
-- `Pyro.reset_workspace(...)` recreates the full sandbox from `baseline` or one named snapshot and clears command, shell, and service history.
-- `Pyro.start_service(..., secret_env=...)` maps persisted workspace secrets into that service process as environment variables for that start call only.
-- `Pyro.start_service(...)` starts one named long-running process in a started workspace and waits for its typed readiness probe when configured.
-- `Pyro.start_service(..., published_ports=[...])` publishes one or more guest TCP ports to `127.0.0.1` on the host when the workspace network policy is `egress+published-ports`.
-- `Pyro.list_services(...)`, `Pyro.status_service(...)`, `Pyro.logs_service(...)`, and `Pyro.stop_service(...)` manage those persisted workspace services.
-- `Pyro.exec_vm(...)` runs one command and auto-cleans that VM after the exec completes.
-- `Pyro.exec_workspace(..., secret_env=...)` maps persisted workspace secrets into that exec call as environment variables for that call only.
-- `Pyro.exec_workspace(...)` runs one command in the persistent workspace and leaves it alive.
-- `Pyro.open_shell(..., secret_env=...)` maps persisted workspace secrets into the shell environment when that shell opens.
-- `Pyro.open_shell(...)` opens a persistent PTY shell attached to one started workspace.
-- `Pyro.read_shell(...)` reads merged text output from that shell by cursor, with optional plain rendering and idle batching for chat-facing consumers.
-- `Pyro.write_shell(...)`, `Pyro.signal_shell(...)`, and `Pyro.close_shell(...)` operate on that persistent shell session.
-- `Pyro.update_workspace(...)` changes only discovery metadata such as `name` and key/value `labels`.
+These helpers wrap the same `pyro mcp serve` entrypoint and are the preferred
+setup and repair path for supported hosts.
 
-## MCP Contract
+## Named Modes
 
-Stable MCP profiles:
+The supported named modes are:
 
-- `vm-run`: exposes only `vm_run`
-- `workspace-core`: exposes `vm_run`, `workspace_create`, `workspace_list`, `workspace_update`, `workspace_status`, `workspace_sync_push`, `workspace_exec`, `workspace_logs`, `workspace_file_list`, `workspace_file_read`, `workspace_file_write`, `workspace_patch_apply`, `workspace_diff`, `workspace_export`, `workspace_reset`, and `workspace_delete`
-- `workspace-full`: exposes the complete stable MCP surface below
+| Mode | Intended workflow | Key tools |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `repro-fix` | reproduce, patch, rerun, diff, export, reset | file ops, patch, diff, export, reset, summary |
+| `inspect` | inspect suspicious or unfamiliar code with the smallest persistent surface | file list/read, exec, export, summary |
+| `cold-start` | validate a fresh repo and keep services alive long enough to prove readiness | exec, export, reset, summary, service tools |
+| `review-eval` | interactive review, checkpointing, shell-driven evaluation, and export | shell tools, snapshot tools, diff/export, summary |
 
-Behavioral defaults:
+Use the generic no-mode path when one of those named modes feels too narrow for
+the job.
 
-- `pyro mcp serve`, `create_server()`, and `Pyro.create_server()` default to `workspace-core`.
-- `workspace-core` is the default and recommended first profile for most new chat-host integrations.
-- `create_server(profile="workspace-full")` and `Pyro.create_server(profile="workspace-full")` opt into the full advanced workspace surface explicitly.
-- `workspace-core` narrows `workspace_create` by omitting `network_policy` and `secrets`.
-- `workspace-core` narrows `workspace_exec` by omitting `secret_env`.
+## Generic Workspace Contract
 
-Primary tool:
+`workspace-core` is the normal chat path. It exposes:
 
 - `vm_run`
-
-Advanced lifecycle tools:
-
-- `vm_list_environments`
-- `vm_create`
-- `vm_start`
-- `vm_exec`
-- `vm_stop`
-- `vm_delete`
-- `vm_status`
-- `vm_network_info`
-- `vm_reap_expired`
-
-Persistent workspace tools:
-
 - `workspace_create`
 - `workspace_list`
+- `workspace_update`
+- `workspace_status`
 - `workspace_sync_push`
-- `workspace_stop`
-- `workspace_start`
 - `workspace_exec`
+- `workspace_logs`
+- `workspace_summary`
 - `workspace_file_list`
 - `workspace_file_read`
 - `workspace_file_write`
-- `workspace_export`
 - `workspace_patch_apply`
-- `workspace_disk_export`
-- `workspace_disk_list`
-- `workspace_disk_read`
 - `workspace_diff`
-- `snapshot_create`
-- `snapshot_list`
-- `snapshot_delete`
+- `workspace_export`
 - `workspace_reset`
-- `service_start`
-- `service_list`
-- `service_status`
-- `service_logs`
-- `service_stop`
-- `shell_open`
-- `shell_read`
-- `shell_write`
-- `shell_signal`
-- `shell_close`
-- `workspace_status`
-- `workspace_update`
-- `workspace_logs`
 - `workspace_delete`
 
-Behavioral defaults:
+That is enough for the normal persistent editing loop:
 
-- `vm_run` and `vm_create` default to `vcpu_count=1` and `mem_mib=1024`.
-- `workspace_create` defaults to `vcpu_count=1` and `mem_mib=1024`.
-- `vm_run` and `vm_create` expose `allow_host_compat`, which defaults to `false`.
-- `workspace_create` exposes `allow_host_compat`, which defaults to `false`.
-- `workspace_create` accepts optional `seed_path` and seeds `/workspace` from a host directory or a local `.tar` / `.tar.gz` / `.tgz` archive before the workspace is returned.
-- `workspace_create` accepts optional `name` and `labels` metadata for human discovery without changing the stable `workspace_id`.
-- `workspace_create` accepts `network_policy` with `off`, `egress`, or `egress+published-ports` to control workspace guest networking and service port publication.
-- `workspace_create` accepts optional `secrets` and persists guest-only UTF-8 secret material outside `/workspace`.
-- `workspace_list` returns persisted workspace summaries sorted by most recent `last_activity_at`.
-- `workspace_sync_push` imports later host-side directory or archive content into a started workspace, with an optional `dest` under `/workspace`.
-- `workspace_stop` stops one persistent workspace without deleting its `/workspace`, snapshots, or command history.
-- `workspace_start` restarts one stopped workspace without resetting `/workspace`.
-- `workspace_file_list`, `workspace_file_read`, and `workspace_file_write` provide structured live `/workspace` inspection and text edits without shell quoting.
-- `workspace_export` exports one file or directory from `/workspace` to an explicit host path.
-- `workspace_patch_apply` applies unified text patches for add/modify/delete operations under `/workspace`.
-- `workspace_disk_export` copies the stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs as raw ext4 to an explicit host path.
-- `workspace_disk_list` inspects a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline without booting the guest.
-- `workspace_disk_read` reads one regular file from a stopped guest-backed workspace rootfs offline.
-- stopped-workspace disk tools require `state=stopped` and a guest-backed workspace; they fail on `host_compat`.
-- `workspace_diff` compares the current `/workspace` tree to the immutable create-time baseline.
-- `snapshot_create`, `snapshot_list`, and `snapshot_delete` manage explicit named snapshots in addition to the implicit `baseline`.
-- `workspace_reset` recreates the full sandbox and restores `/workspace` from `baseline` or one named snapshot.
-- `service_start`, `service_list`, `service_status`, `service_logs`, and `service_stop` manage persistent named services inside a started workspace.
-- `service_start` accepts optional `published_ports` to expose guest TCP ports on `127.0.0.1` when the workspace network policy is `egress+published-ports`.
-- `vm_exec` runs one command and auto-cleans that VM after the exec completes.
-- `workspace_exec` accepts optional `secret_env` mappings for one exec call and leaves the workspace alive.
-- `workspace_update` changes only discovery metadata such as `name` and key/value `labels`.
-- `service_start` accepts optional `secret_env` mappings for one service start call.
-- `shell_open` accepts optional `secret_env` mappings for the opened shell session.
-- `shell_open`, `shell_read`, `shell_write`, `shell_signal`, and `shell_close` manage persistent PTY shells inside a started workspace.
+- create one workspace, often without `seed_path` when the server already has a
+  project source
+- sync or seed repo content
+- inspect and edit files without shell quoting
+- run commands repeatedly in one sandbox
+- review the current session in one concise summary
+- diff and export results
+- reset and retry
+- delete the workspace when the task is done
 
-## Versioning Rule
+Move to `workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs:
 
-- `pyro-mcp` uses SemVer.
-- Environment names are stable identifiers in the shipped catalog.
-- Changing a public command name, public flag, public method name, public MCP tool name, or required request field is a breaking change.
+- persistent PTY shell sessions
+- long-running services and readiness probes
+- secrets
+- guest networking and published ports
+- stopped-workspace disk inspection
+
+## Recipe-Backed Workflows
+
+The documented product workflows are:
+
+| Workflow | Recommended mode | Doc |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Cold-start repo validation | `cold-start` | [use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md](use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md) |
+| Repro plus fix loop | `repro-fix` | [use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md](use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md) |
+| Parallel isolated workspaces | `repro-fix` | [use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md](use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md) |
+| Unsafe or untrusted code inspection | `inspect` | [use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md](use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md) |
+| Review and evaluation workflows | `review-eval` | [use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md](use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md) |
+
+Treat this smoke pack as the trustworthy guest-backed verification path for the
+advertised product:
+
+```bash
+make smoke-use-cases
+```
+
+The chat-host MCP path above is the thing the docs are intentionally shaping
+around.
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md
index 93fa8e4..440f528 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ goal:
 make the core agent-workspace use cases feel trivial from a chat-driven LLM
 interface.
 
-Current baseline is `4.0.0`:
+Current baseline is `4.5.0`:
 
-- the stable workspace contract exists across CLI, SDK, and MCP
-- one-shot `pyro run` still exists as the narrow entrypoint
+- `pyro mcp serve` is now the default product entrypoint
+- `workspace-core` is now the default MCP profile
+- one-shot `pyro run` still exists as the terminal companion path
 - workspaces already support seeding, sync push, exec, export, diff, snapshots,
   reset, services, PTY shells, secrets, network policy, and published ports
+- host-specific onramps exist for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode
+- the five documented use cases are now recipe-backed and smoke-tested
 - stopped-workspace disk tools now exist, but remain explicitly secondary
 
 ## What "Trivial In Chat" Means
@@ -33,9 +36,16 @@ More concretely, the model should not need to:
 - choose from an unnecessarily large tool surface when a smaller profile would
   work
 
-The remaining UX friction for a technically strong new user is now narrower:
+The next gaps for the narrowed persona are now about real-project credibility:
 
-- no major chat-host ergonomics gaps remain in the current roadmap
+- current-checkout startup is still brittle for messy local repos with unreadable,
+  generated, or permission-sensitive files
+- the guest-backed smoke pack is strong, but it still proves shaped scenarios
+  better than arbitrary local-repo readiness
+- the chat-host path still does not let users choose the sandbox environment as
+  a first-class part of host connection and server startup
+- the product should not claim full whole-project development readiness until it
+  qualifies a real-project loop beyond fixture-shaped use cases
 
 ## Locked Decisions
 
@@ -43,9 +53,24 @@ The remaining UX friction for a technically strong new user is now narrower:
   or runner abstractions
 - keep disk tools secondary and do not make them the main chat-facing surface
 - prefer narrow tool profiles and structured outputs over more raw shell calls
-- capability milestones should update CLI, SDK, and MCP together
+- optimize the MCP/chat-host path first and keep the CLI companion path good
+  enough to validate and debug it
+- lower-level SDK and repo substrate work can continue, but they should not
+  drive milestone scope or naming
 - CLI-only ergonomics are allowed when the SDK and MCP surfaces already have the
   structured behavior natively
+- prioritize repo-aware startup, trust, and daily-loop speed before adding more
+  low-level workspace surface area
+- for repo-root auto-detection and `--project-path` inside a Git checkout, the
+  default project source should become Git-tracked files only
+- `--repo-url` remains the clean-clone path when users do not want to trust the
+  local checkout as the startup source
+- environment selection must become first-class in the chat-host path before the
+  product claims whole-project development readiness
+- real-project readiness must be proven with guest-backed qualification smokes
+  that cover ignored, generated, and unreadable-file cases
+- breaking changes are acceptable while there are still no users and the
+  chat-host product is still being shaped
 - every milestone below must also update docs, help text, runnable examples,
   and at least one real smoke scenario
 
@@ -62,6 +87,16 @@ The remaining UX friction for a technically strong new user is now narrower:
 9. [`3.10.0` Use-Case Smoke Trust And Recipe Fidelity](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.10.0-use-case-smoke-trust-and-recipe-fidelity.md) - Done
 10. [`3.11.0` Host-Specific MCP Onramps](llm-chat-ergonomics/3.11.0-host-specific-mcp-onramps.md) - Done
 11. [`4.0.0` Workspace-Core Default Profile](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.0.0-workspace-core-default-profile.md) - Done
+12. [`4.1.0` Project-Aware Chat Startup](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md) - Done
+13. [`4.2.0` Host Bootstrap And Repair](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md) - Done
+14. [`4.3.0` Reviewable Agent Output](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md) - Done
+15. [`4.4.0` Opinionated Use-Case Modes](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md) - Done
+16. [`4.5.0` Faster Daily Loops](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md) - Done
+17. [`4.6.0` Git-Tracked Project Sources](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.6.0-git-tracked-project-sources.md) - Planned
+18. [`4.7.0` Project Source Diagnostics And Recovery](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.7.0-project-source-diagnostics-and-recovery.md) - Planned
+19. [`4.8.0` First-Class Chat Environment Selection](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.8.0-first-class-chat-environment-selection.md) - Planned
+20. [`4.9.0` Real-Repo Qualification Smokes](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.9.0-real-repo-qualification-smokes.md) - Planned
+21. [`5.0.0` Whole-Project Sandbox Development](llm-chat-ergonomics/5.0.0-whole-project-sandbox-development.md) - Planned
 
 Completed so far:
 
@@ -92,10 +127,29 @@ Completed so far:
   config manually.
 - `4.0.0` flipped the default MCP/server profile to `workspace-core`, so the bare entrypoint now
   matches the recommended narrow chat-host profile across CLI, SDK, and package-level factories.
+- `4.1.0` made repo-root startup native for chat hosts, so bare `pyro mcp serve` can auto-detect
+  the current Git checkout and let the first `workspace_create` omit `seed_path`, with explicit
+  `--project-path` and `--repo-url` fallbacks when cwd is not the source of truth.
+- `4.2.0` adds first-class host bootstrap and repair helpers so Claude Code,
+  Codex, and OpenCode users can connect or repair the supported chat-host path
+  without manually composing raw MCP commands or config edits.
+- `4.3.0` adds a concise workspace review surface so users can inspect what the
+  agent changed and ran since the last reset without reconstructing the
+  session from several lower-level views by hand.
+- `4.4.0` adds named use-case modes so chat hosts can start from `repro-fix`,
+  `inspect`, `cold-start`, or `review-eval` instead of choosing from the full
+  generic workspace surface first.
+- `4.5.0` adds `pyro prepare`, daily-loop readiness in `pyro doctor`, and a
+  real `make smoke-daily-loop` verification path so the local machine warmup
+  story is explicit before the chat host connects.
 
 Planned next:
 
-- no further chat-ergonomics milestones are currently planned in this roadmap.
+- [`4.6.0` Git-Tracked Project Sources](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.6.0-git-tracked-project-sources.md)
+- [`4.7.0` Project Source Diagnostics And Recovery](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.7.0-project-source-diagnostics-and-recovery.md)
+- [`4.8.0` First-Class Chat Environment Selection](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.8.0-first-class-chat-environment-selection.md)
+- [`4.9.0` Real-Repo Qualification Smokes](llm-chat-ergonomics/4.9.0-real-repo-qualification-smokes.md)
+- [`5.0.0` Whole-Project Sandbox Development](llm-chat-ergonomics/5.0.0-whole-project-sandbox-development.md)
 
 ## Expected Outcome
 
@@ -117,3 +171,16 @@ The intended model-facing shape is:
 - human-mode content reads are copy-paste safe
 - the default bare MCP server entrypoint matches the recommended narrow profile
 - the five core use cases are documented and smoke-tested end to end
+- starting from the current repo feels native from the first chat-host setup
+- supported hosts can be connected or repaired without manual config spelunking
+- users can review one concise summary of what the agent changed and ran
+- the main workflows feel like named modes instead of one giant reference
+- reset and retry loops are fast enough to encourage daily use
+- repo-root startup is robust even when the local checkout contains ignored,
+  generated, or unreadable files
+- chat-host users can choose the sandbox environment as part of the normal
+  connect/start path
+- the product has guest-backed qualification for real local repos, not only
+  shaped fixture scenarios
+- it becomes credible to tell a user they can develop a real project inside
+  sandboxes, not just evaluate or patch one
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3e6986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.1.0-project-aware-chat-startup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# `4.1.0` Project-Aware Chat Startup
+
+Status: Done
+
+## Goal
+
+Make "current repo to disposable sandbox" the default story for the narrowed
+chat-host user, without requiring manual workspace seeding choreography first.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The chat entrypoint should gain one documented project-aware startup path:
+
+- `pyro mcp serve` should accept an explicit local project source, such as the
+  current checkout
+- the product path should optionally support a clean-clone source, such as a
+  repo URL, when the user is not starting from a local checkout
+- the first useful chat turn should not depend on manually teaching
+  `workspace create ... --seed-path ...` before the host can do real work
+
+Exact flag names can still change, but the product needs one obvious "use this
+repo" path and one obvious "start from that repo" path.
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- keep host crossing explicit; do not silently mutate the user's checkout
+- prefer local checkout seeding first, because that is the most natural daily
+  chat path
+- preserve existing explicit sync, export, diff, and reset primitives rather
+  than inventing a hidden live-sync layer
+- keep the startup story compatible with the existing `workspace-core` product
+  path
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no generic SCM integration platform
+- no background multi-repo workspace manager
+- no always-on bidirectional live sync between host checkout and guest
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- from a repo root, a user can connect Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode and the
+  first workspace starts from that repo without extra terminal choreography
+- from outside a repo checkout, a user can still start from a documented clean
+  source such as a repo URL
+- the README and install docs can teach a repo-aware chat flow before the
+  manual terminal workspace flow
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- README, install docs, first-run docs, integrations docs, and public contract
+  updated to show the repo-aware chat startup path
+- help text updated so the repo-aware startup path is visible from `pyro` and
+  `pyro mcp serve --help`
+- at least one recipe and one real smoke scenario updated to validate the new
+  startup story
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9d07a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.2.0-host-bootstrap-and-repair.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# `4.2.0` Host Bootstrap And Repair
+
+Status: Done
+
+## Goal
+
+Make supported chat hosts feel one-command to connect and easy to repair when a
+local config drifts or the product changes shape.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The CLI should grow a small host-helper surface for the supported chat hosts:
+
+- `pyro host connect claude-code`
+- `pyro host connect codex`
+- `pyro host print-config opencode`
+- `pyro host doctor`
+- `pyro host repair HOST`
+
+The exact names can still move, but the product needs a first-class bootstrap
+and repair path for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- host helpers should wrap the same `pyro mcp serve` entrypoint rather than
+  introduce per-host runtime behavior
+- config changes should remain inspectable and predictable
+- support both installed-package and `uvx`-style usage where that materially
+  reduces friction
+- keep the host helper story narrow to the current supported hosts
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no GUI installer or onboarding wizard
+- no attempt to support every possible MCP-capable editor or chat shell
+- no hidden network service or account-based control plane
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- a new Claude Code or Codex user can connect `pyro` with one command
+- an OpenCode user can print or materialize a correct config without hand-writing
+  JSON
+- a user with a stale or broken local host config can run one repair or doctor
+  flow instead of debugging MCP setup manually
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- new host-helper docs and examples for all supported chat hosts
+- README, install docs, and integrations docs updated to prefer the helper
+  flows when available
+- help text updated with exact connect and repair commands
+- runnable verification or smoke coverage that proves the shipped host-helper
+  examples stay current
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1b02ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.3.0-reviewable-agent-output.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# `4.3.0` Reviewable Agent Output
+
+Status: Done
+
+## Goal
+
+Make it easy for a human to review what the agent actually did inside the
+sandbox without manually reconstructing the session from diffs, logs, and raw
+artifacts.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The product should expose a concise workspace review surface, for example:
+
+- `pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID`
+- `workspace_summary` on the MCP side
+- structured JSON plus a short human-readable summary view
+
+The summary should cover the things a chat-host user cares about:
+
+- commands run
+- files changed
+- diff or patch summary
+- services started
+- artifacts exported
+- final workspace outcome
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- prefer concise review surfaces over raw event firehoses
+- keep raw logs, diffs, and exported files available as drill-down tools
+- summarize only the sandbox activity the product can actually observe
+- make the summary good enough to paste into a chat, bug report, or PR comment
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no full compliance or audit product
+- no attempt to summarize the model's hidden reasoning
+- no remote storage backend for session history
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- after a repro-fix or review-eval run, a user can inspect one summary and
+  understand what changed and what to review next
+- the summary is useful enough to accompany exported patches or artifacts
+- unsafe-inspection and review-eval flows become easier to trust because the
+  user can review agent-visible actions in one place
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- public contract, help text, README, and recipe docs updated with the new
+  summary path
+- at least one host-facing example showing how to ask for or export the summary
+- at least one real smoke scenario validating the review surface end to end
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d2d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# `4.4.0` Opinionated Use-Case Modes
+
+Status: Done
+
+## Goal
+
+Stop making chat-host users think in terms of one giant workspace surface and
+let them start from a small mode that matches the job they want the agent to do.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The chat entrypoint should gain named use-case modes, for example:
+
+- `pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix`
+- `pyro mcp serve --mode inspect`
+- `pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start`
+- `pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval`
+
+Modes should narrow the product story by selecting the right defaults for:
+
+- tool surface
+- workspace bootstrap behavior
+- docs and example prompts
+- expected export and review outputs
+
+Parallel workspace use should come from opening more than one named workspace
+inside the same mode, not from introducing a scheduler or queue abstraction.
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- build modes on top of the existing `workspace-core` and `workspace-full`
+  capabilities instead of inventing separate backends
+- keep the mode list short and mapped to the documented use cases
+- make modes visible from help text, host helpers, and recipe docs together
+- let users opt out to the generic workspace path when the mode is too narrow
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no user-defined mode DSL
+- no hidden host-specific behavior for the same mode name
+- no CI-style pipelines, matrix builds, or queueing abstractions
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- a new user can pick one mode and avoid reading the full workspace surface
+  before starting
+- the documented use cases map cleanly to named entry modes
+- parallel issue or PR work feels like "open another workspace in the same
+  mode", not "submit another job"
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- help text, README, install docs, integrations docs, and use-case recipes
+  updated to teach the named modes
+- host-specific setup docs updated so supported hosts can start in a named mode
+- at least one smoke scenario proving a mode-specific happy path end to end
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecbd8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.5.0-faster-daily-loops.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# `4.5.0` Faster Daily Loops
+
+Status: Done
+
+## Goal
+
+Make the day-to-day chat-host loop feel cheap enough that users reach for it
+for normal work, not only for special high-isolation tasks.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The product now adds an explicit fast-path for repeated local use:
+
+- `pyro prepare [ENVIRONMENT] [--network] [--force] [--json]`
+- `pyro doctor --environment ENVIRONMENT` daily-loop readiness output
+- `make smoke-daily-loop` to prove the warmed machine plus reset/retry story
+
+The exact command names can still move, but the user-visible story needs to be:
+
+- set the machine up once
+- reconnect quickly
+- create or reset a workspace cheaply
+- keep iterating without redoing heavy setup work
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- optimize local-first loops on one machine before thinking about remote
+  execution
+- focus on startup, create, reset, and retry latency rather than queue
+  throughput
+- keep the fast path compatible with the repo-aware startup story and the
+  supported chat hosts
+- prefer explicit caching and prewarm semantics over hidden long-running
+  daemons
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no cloud prewarm service
+- no scheduler or queueing layer
+- no daemon requirement for normal daily use
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- after the first setup, entering the chat-host path again does not feel like
+  redoing the whole product onboarding
+- reset and retry become cheap enough to recommend as the default repro-fix
+  workflow
+- docs can present `pyro` as a daily coding-agent tool, not only as a special
+  heavy-duty sandbox
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- docs now show the recommended daily-use fast path
+- diagnostics and help text now show whether the machine is already warm and
+  ready
+- the repo now includes `make smoke-daily-loop` as a repeat-loop verification
+  scenario for the daily workflow
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.6.0-git-tracked-project-sources.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.6.0-git-tracked-project-sources.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b170b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.6.0-git-tracked-project-sources.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# `4.6.0` Git-Tracked Project Sources
+
+Status: Planned
+
+## Goal
+
+Make repo-root startup and `--project-path` robust for messy real checkouts by
+stopping the default chat-host path from trying to ingest every readable and
+unreadable file in the working tree.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+Project-aware startup should change its default local source semantics:
+
+- bare `pyro mcp serve` from inside a Git checkout should seed from Git-tracked
+  files only
+- `pyro mcp serve --project-path PATH` should also use Git-tracked files only
+  when `PATH` is inside a Git checkout
+- `--repo-url` remains the clean-clone path when the user wants a host-side
+  clone instead of the local checkout
+- explicit `workspace create --seed-path PATH` remains unchanged in this
+  milestone
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- apply the new semantics only to project-aware startup sources, not every
+  explicit directory seed
+- do not silently include ignored or untracked junk in the default chat-host
+  path
+- preserve explicit diff, export, sync push, and reset behavior
+- surface the chosen project source clearly enough that users know what the
+  sandbox started from
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no generic SCM abstraction layer
+- no silent live sync between the host checkout and the guest
+- no change to explicit archive seeding semantics in this milestone
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- starting `pyro mcp serve` from a repo root no longer fails on unreadable
+  build artifacts or ignored runtime byproducts
+- starting from `--project-path` inside a Git repo behaves the same way
+- users can predict that the startup source matches the tracked project state
+  rather than the entire working tree
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- README, install docs, integrations docs, and public contract updated to state
+  what local project-aware startup actually includes
+- help text updated to distinguish project-aware startup from explicit
+  `--seed-path` behavior
+- at least one guest-backed smoke scenario added for a repo with ignored,
+  generated, and unreadable files
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.7.0-project-source-diagnostics-and-recovery.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.7.0-project-source-diagnostics-and-recovery.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a758e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.7.0-project-source-diagnostics-and-recovery.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# `4.7.0` Project Source Diagnostics And Recovery
+
+Status: Planned
+
+## Goal
+
+Make project-source selection and startup failures understandable enough that a
+chat-host user can recover without reading internals or raw tracebacks.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+The chat-host path should expose clearer project-source diagnostics:
+
+- `pyro doctor` should report the active project-source kind and its readiness
+- `pyro mcp serve` and host helpers should explain whether they are using
+  tracked local files, `--project-path`, `--repo-url`, or no project source
+- startup failures should recommend the right fallback:
+  `--project-path`, `--repo-url`, `--no-project-source`, or explicit
+  `seed_path`
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- keep diagnostics focused on the chat-host path rather than inventing a broad
+  source-management subsystem
+- prefer actionable recovery guidance over long implementation detail dumps
+- make project-source diagnostics visible from the same surfaces users already
+  touch: help text, `doctor`, host helpers, and startup errors
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no generic repo-health audit product
+- no attempt to auto-fix arbitrary local checkout corruption
+- no host-specific divergence in project-source behavior
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- a user can tell which project source the chat host will use before creating a
+  workspace
+- a user who hits a project-source failure gets a concrete recovery path instead
+  of a raw permission traceback
+- host helper doctor and repair flows can explain project-source problems, not
+  only MCP config problems
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- docs, help text, and troubleshooting updated with project-source diagnostics
+  and fallback guidance
+- at least one smoke or targeted CLI test covering the new failure guidance
+- host-helper docs updated to show when to prefer `--project-path`,
+  `--repo-url`, or `--no-project-source`
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.8.0-first-class-chat-environment-selection.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.8.0-first-class-chat-environment-selection.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcb80eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.8.0-first-class-chat-environment-selection.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# `4.8.0` First-Class Chat Environment Selection
+
+Status: Planned
+
+## Goal
+
+Make curated environment choice part of the normal chat-host path so full
+project work is not implicitly tied to one default environment.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+Environment selection should become first-class in the chat-host path:
+
+- `pyro mcp serve` should accept an explicit environment
+- `pyro host connect` should accept and preserve an explicit environment
+- `pyro host print-config` and `pyro host repair` should preserve the selected
+  environment where relevant
+- named modes should be able to recommend a default environment when one is
+  better for the workflow, without removing explicit user choice
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- keep environment selection aligned with the existing curated environment
+  catalog
+- avoid inventing host-specific environment behavior for the same mode
+- keep the default environment path simple for the quickest evaluator flow
+- ensure the chosen environment is visible from generated config, help text, and
+  diagnostics
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no custom user-built environment pipeline in this milestone
+- no per-host environment negotiation logic
+- no attempt to solve arbitrary dependency installation through environment
+  sprawl alone
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- a user can choose a build-oriented environment such as `debian:12-build`
+  before connecting the chat host
+- host helpers, raw server startup, and printed configs all preserve the same
+  environment choice
+- docs can teach whole-project development without pretending every project fits
+  the same default environment
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- README, install docs, integrations docs, public contract, and host examples
+  updated to show environment selection in the chat-host path
+- help text updated for raw server startup and host helpers
+- at least one guest-backed smoke scenario updated to prove a non-default
+  environment in the chat-host flow
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.9.0-real-repo-qualification-smokes.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.9.0-real-repo-qualification-smokes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04bea7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.9.0-real-repo-qualification-smokes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# `4.9.0` Real-Repo Qualification Smokes
+
+Status: Planned
+
+## Goal
+
+Replace fixture-only confidence with guest-backed proof that the chat-host path
+works against messy local repos and clean-clone startup sources.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+No new runtime surface is required in this milestone. The main additions are
+qualification smokes and their supporting fixtures.
+
+The new coverage should prove:
+
+- repo-root startup from a local Git checkout with ignored, generated, and
+  unreadable files
+- `--repo-url` clean-clone startup
+- a realistic install, test, patch, rerun, and export loop
+- at least one nontrivial service-start or readiness loop
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- keep the smoke pack guest-backed and deterministic enough to use as a release
+  gate
+- focus on realistic repo-shape and project-loop problems, not synthetic
+  micro-feature assertions
+- prefer a small number of representative project fixtures over a large matrix
+  of toy repos
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no promise to qualify every language ecosystem in one milestone
+- no cloud or remote execution qualification layer
+- no broad benchmark suite beyond what is needed to prove readiness
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- the repo has one clear smoke target for real-repo qualification
+- at least one local-checkout smoke proves the new Git-tracked startup behavior
+- at least one clean-clone smoke proves the `--repo-url` path
+- failures in these smokes clearly separate project-source issues from runtime
+  or host issues
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- new guest-backed smoke targets and any supporting fixtures
+- roadmap, use-case docs, and release/readiness docs updated to point at the
+  new qualification path
+- troubleshooting updated with the distinction between shaped use-case smokes
+  and real-repo qualification smokes
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/5.0.0-whole-project-sandbox-development.md b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/5.0.0-whole-project-sandbox-development.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2195a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/5.0.0-whole-project-sandbox-development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# `5.0.0` Whole-Project Sandbox Development
+
+Status: Planned
+
+## Goal
+
+Reach the point where it is credible to tell a user they can develop a real
+project inside sandboxes, not just validate, inspect, or patch one.
+
+## Public API Changes
+
+No new generic VM breadth is required here. This milestone should consolidate
+the earlier pieces into one believable full-project product story:
+
+- robust project-aware startup
+- explicit environment selection in the chat-host path
+- summaries, reset, export, and service workflows that hold up during longer
+  work loops
+- qualification targets that prove a nontrivial development cycle
+
+## Implementation Boundaries
+
+- keep the product centered on the chat-host workspace path rather than a broad
+  CLI or SDK platform story
+- use the existing named modes and generic workspace path where they fit, but
+  teach one end-to-end full-project development walkthrough
+- prioritize daily development credibility over adding new low-level sandbox
+  surfaces
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- no attempt to become a generic remote dev environment platform
+- no scheduler, queue, or CI matrix abstractions
+- no claim that every possible project type is equally well supported
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+- the docs contain one end-to-end “develop a project in sandboxes” walkthrough
+- that walkthrough covers dependency install, tests, patching, reruns, review,
+  and export, with app/service startup when relevant
+- at least one guest-backed qualification target proves the story on a
+  nontrivial project
+- the readiness docs can honestly say whole-project development is supported
+  with explicit caveats instead of hedged aspirational language
+
+## Required Repo Updates
+
+- README, install docs, integrations docs, use-case docs, and public contract
+  updated to include the whole-project development story
+- at least one walkthrough asset or transcript added for the new end-to-end
+  path
+- readiness and troubleshooting docs updated with the actual supported scope and
+  remaining caveats
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/README.md b/docs/use-cases/README.md
index 15911d6..e471332 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/README.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Workspace Use-Case Recipes
 
-These recipes turn the stable workspace surface into five concrete agent flows.
+These recipes turn the chat-host workspace path into five concrete agent flows.
 They are the canonical next step after the quickstart in [install.md](../install.md)
 or [first-run.md](../first-run.md).
 
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ make smoke-use-cases
 
 Recipe matrix:
 
-| Use case | Recommended profile | Smoke target | Recipe |
+| Use case | Recommended mode | Smoke target | Recipe |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| Cold-start repo validation | `workspace-full` | `make smoke-cold-start-validation` | [cold-start-repo-validation.md](cold-start-repo-validation.md) |
-| Repro plus fix loop | `workspace-core` | `make smoke-repro-fix-loop` | [repro-fix-loop.md](repro-fix-loop.md) |
-| Parallel isolated workspaces | `workspace-core` | `make smoke-parallel-workspaces` | [parallel-workspaces.md](parallel-workspaces.md) |
-| Unsafe or untrusted code inspection | `workspace-core` | `make smoke-untrusted-inspection` | [untrusted-inspection.md](untrusted-inspection.md) |
-| Review and evaluation workflows | `workspace-full` | `make smoke-review-eval` | [review-eval-workflows.md](review-eval-workflows.md) |
+| Cold-start repo validation | `cold-start` | `make smoke-cold-start-validation` | [cold-start-repo-validation.md](cold-start-repo-validation.md) |
+| Repro plus fix loop | `repro-fix` | `make smoke-repro-fix-loop` | [repro-fix-loop.md](repro-fix-loop.md) |
+| Parallel isolated workspaces | `repro-fix` | `make smoke-parallel-workspaces` | [parallel-workspaces.md](parallel-workspaces.md) |
+| Unsafe or untrusted code inspection | `inspect` | `make smoke-untrusted-inspection` | [untrusted-inspection.md](untrusted-inspection.md) |
+| Review and evaluation workflows | `review-eval` | `make smoke-review-eval` | [review-eval-workflows.md](review-eval-workflows.md) |
 
 All five recipes use the same real Firecracker-backed smoke runner:
 
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@ That runner generates its own host fixtures, creates real guest-backed workspace
 verifies the intended flow, exports one concrete result when relevant, and cleans
 up on both success and failure. Treat `make smoke-use-cases` as the trustworthy
 guest-backed verification path for the advertised workspace workflows.
+
+For a concise review before exporting, resetting, or handing work off, use:
+
+```bash
+pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID
+```
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md b/docs/use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md
index f856906..763210b 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Cold-Start Repo Validation
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-full`
+Recommended mode: `cold-start`
+
+Recommended startup:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+```
 
 Smoke target:
 
@@ -12,26 +18,18 @@ Use this flow when an agent needs to treat a fresh repo like a new user would:
 seed it into a workspace, run the validation script, keep one long-running
 process alive, probe it from another command, and export a validation report.
 
-Canonical SDK flow:
+Chat-host recipe:
 
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
+1. Create one workspace from the repo seed.
+2. Run the validation command inside that workspace.
+3. Start the app as a long-running service with readiness configured.
+4. Probe the ready service from another command in the same workspace.
+5. Export the validation report back to the host.
+6. Delete the workspace when the evaluation is done.
 
-pyro = Pyro()
-created = pyro.create_workspace(environment="debian:12", seed_path="./repo")
-workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
-
-pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh validate.sh")
-pyro.start_service(
-    workspace_id,
-    "app",
-    command="sh serve.sh",
-    readiness={"type": "file", "path": ".app-ready"},
-)
-pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh -lc 'test -f .app-ready && cat service-state.txt'")
-pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, "validation-report.txt", output_path="./validation-report.txt")
-pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
-```
+If the named mode feels too narrow, fall back to the generic no-mode path and
+then opt into `--profile workspace-full` only when you truly need the larger
+advanced surface.
 
 This recipe is intentionally guest-local and deterministic. It proves startup,
 service readiness, validation, and host-out report capture without depending on
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md b/docs/use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md
index ddc29b7..685f6a4 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Parallel Isolated Workspaces
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-core`
+Recommended mode: `repro-fix`
+
+Recommended startup:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+```
 
 Smoke target:
 
@@ -11,33 +17,16 @@ make smoke-parallel-workspaces
 Use this flow when the agent needs one isolated workspace per issue, branch, or
 review thread and must rediscover the right one later.
 
-Canonical SDK flow:
+Chat-host recipe:
 
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-alpha = pyro.create_workspace(
-    environment="debian:12",
-    seed_path="./repo",
-    name="parallel-alpha",
-    labels={"branch": "alpha", "issue": "123"},
-)
-beta = pyro.create_workspace(
-    environment="debian:12",
-    seed_path="./repo",
-    name="parallel-beta",
-    labels={"branch": "beta", "issue": "456"},
-)
-
-pyro.write_workspace_file(alpha["workspace_id"], "branch.txt", text="alpha\n")
-pyro.write_workspace_file(beta["workspace_id"], "branch.txt", text="beta\n")
-pyro.update_workspace(alpha["workspace_id"], labels={"branch": "alpha", "owner": "alice"})
-pyro.list_workspaces()
-pyro.delete_workspace(alpha["workspace_id"])
-pyro.delete_workspace(beta["workspace_id"])
-```
+1. Create one workspace per issue or branch with a human-friendly name and
+   labels.
+2. Mutate each workspace independently.
+3. Rediscover the right workspace later with `workspace_list`.
+4. Update metadata when ownership or issue mapping changes.
+5. Delete each workspace independently when its task is done.
 
 The important proof here is operational, not syntactic: names, labels, list
 ordering, and file contents stay isolated even when multiple workspaces are
-active at the same time.
+active at the same time. Parallel work still means “open another workspace in
+the same mode,” not “pick a special parallel-work mode.”
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md b/docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md
index f302974..ad920c5 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Repro Plus Fix Loop
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-core`
+Recommended mode: `repro-fix`
+
+Recommended startup:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+```
 
 Smoke target:
 
@@ -12,31 +18,21 @@ Use this flow when the agent has to reproduce a bug, patch files without shell
 quoting tricks, rerun the failing command, diff the result, export the fix, and
 reset back to baseline.
 
-Canonical SDK flow:
+Chat-host recipe:
 
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
+1. Start the server from the repo root with bare `pyro mcp serve`, or use
+   `--project-path` if the host does not preserve cwd.
+2. Create one workspace from that project-aware server without manually passing
+   `seed_path`.
+3. Run the failing command.
+4. Inspect the broken file with structured file reads.
+5. Apply the fix with `workspace_patch_apply`.
+6. Rerun the failing command in the same workspace.
+7. Diff and export the changed result.
+8. Reset to baseline and delete the workspace.
 
-pyro = Pyro()
-created = pyro.create_workspace(environment="debian:12", seed_path="./broken-repro")
-workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
+If the mode feels too narrow for the job, fall back to the generic bare
+`pyro mcp serve` path.
 
-pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
-pyro.read_workspace_file(workspace_id, "message.txt")
-pyro.apply_workspace_patch(
-    workspace_id,
-    patch="--- a/message.txt\n+++ b/message.txt\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-broken\n+fixed\n",
-)
-pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
-pyro.diff_workspace(workspace_id)
-pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, "message.txt", output_path="./message.txt")
-pyro.reset_workspace(workspace_id)
-pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
-```
-
-Canonical MCP/chat example:
-
-- [examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py](../../examples/openai_responses_workspace_core.py)
-
-This is the main `workspace-core` story: model-native file ops, repeatable exec,
+This is the main `repro-fix` story: model-native file ops, repeatable exec,
 structured diff, explicit export, and reset-over-repair.
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md b/docs/use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md
index eabe981..4012c34 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Review And Evaluation Workflows
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-full`
+Recommended mode: `review-eval`
+
+Recommended startup:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+```
 
 Smoke target:
 
@@ -11,30 +17,15 @@ make smoke-review-eval
 Use this flow when an agent needs to read a checklist interactively, run an
 evaluation script, checkpoint or reset its changes, and export the final report.
 
-Canonical SDK flow:
+Chat-host recipe:
 
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-created = pyro.create_workspace(environment="debian:12", seed_path="./review-fixture")
-workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
-
-pyro.create_snapshot(workspace_id, "pre-review")
-shell = pyro.open_shell(workspace_id)
-pyro.write_shell(workspace_id, shell["shell_id"], input="cat CHECKLIST.md")
-pyro.read_shell(
-    workspace_id,
-    shell["shell_id"],
-    plain=True,
-    wait_for_idle_ms=300,
-)
-pyro.close_shell(workspace_id, shell["shell_id"])
-pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh review.sh")
-pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, "review-report.txt", output_path="./review-report.txt")
-pyro.reset_workspace(workspace_id, snapshot="pre-review")
-pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
-```
+1. Create a named snapshot before the review starts.
+2. Open a readable PTY shell and inspect the checklist interactively.
+3. Run the review or evaluation script in the same workspace.
+4. Capture `workspace summary` to review what changed and what to export.
+5. Export the final report.
+6. Reset back to the snapshot if the review branch goes sideways.
+7. Delete the workspace when the evaluation is done.
 
 This is the stable shell-facing story: readable PTY output for chat loops,
 checkpointed evaluation, explicit export, and reset when a review branch goes
diff --git a/docs/use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md b/docs/use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md
index a089faa..aab7ada 100644
--- a/docs/use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md
+++ b/docs/use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Unsafe Or Untrusted Code Inspection
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-core`
+Recommended mode: `inspect`
+
+Recommended startup:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+```
 
 Smoke target:
 
@@ -11,24 +17,13 @@ make smoke-untrusted-inspection
 Use this flow when the agent needs to inspect suspicious code or an unfamiliar
 repo without granting more capabilities than necessary.
 
-Canonical SDK flow:
+Chat-host recipe:
 
-```python
-from pyro_mcp import Pyro
-
-pyro = Pyro()
-created = pyro.create_workspace(environment="debian:12", seed_path="./suspicious-repo")
-workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
-
-pyro.list_workspace_files(workspace_id, path="/workspace", recursive=True)
-pyro.read_workspace_file(workspace_id, "suspicious.sh")
-pyro.exec_workspace(
-    workspace_id,
-    command="sh -lc \"grep -n 'curl' suspicious.sh > inspection-report.txt\"",
-)
-pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, "inspection-report.txt", output_path="./inspection-report.txt")
-pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
-```
+1. Create one workspace from the suspicious repo seed.
+2. Inspect the tree with structured file listing and file reads.
+3. Run the smallest possible command that produces the inspection report.
+4. Export only the report the agent chose to materialize.
+5. Delete the workspace when inspection is complete.
 
 This recipe stays offline-by-default, uses only explicit file reads and execs,
 and exports only the inspection report the agent chose to materialize.
diff --git a/docs/vision.md b/docs/vision.md
index cdf852c..2192cce 100644
--- a/docs/vision.md
+++ b/docs/vision.md
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # Vision
 
-`pyro-mcp` should become the disposable sandbox where an agent can do real
-development work safely, repeatedly, and reproducibly.
+`pyro-mcp` should become the disposable MCP workspace for chat-based coding
+agents.
 
-That is a different product from a generic VM wrapper, a secure CI runner, or a
-task queue with better isolation.
+That is a different product from a generic VM wrapper, a secure CI runner, or
+an SDK-first platform.
+
+`pyro-mcp` currently has no users. That means we can still make breaking
+changes freely while we shape the chat-host path into the right product.
 
 ## Core Thesis
 
 The goal is not just to run one command in a microVM.
 
-The goal is to give an LLM or coding agent a bounded workspace where it can:
+The goal is to give a chat-hosted coding agent a bounded workspace where it can:
 
 - inspect a repo
 - install dependencies
@@ -23,6 +26,25 @@ The goal is to give an LLM or coding agent a bounded workspace where it can:
 
 The sandbox is the execution boundary for agentic software work.
 
+## Current Product Focus
+
+The product path should be obvious and narrow:
+
+- Claude Code
+- Codex
+- OpenCode
+- Linux `x86_64` with KVM
+
+The happy path is:
+
+1. prove the host with the terminal companion commands
+2. run `pyro mcp serve`
+3. connect a chat host
+4. work through one disposable workspace per task
+
+The repo can contain lower-level building blocks, but they should not drive the
+product story.
+
 ## What This Is Not
 
 `pyro-mcp` should not drift into:
@@ -32,9 +54,10 @@ The sandbox is the execution boundary for agentic software work.
 - a generic CI job runner
 - a scheduler or queueing platform
 - a broad VM orchestration product
+- an SDK product that happens to have an MCP server on the side
 
-Those products optimize for queued work, throughput, retries, matrix builds, and
-shared infrastructure.
+Those products optimize for queued work, throughput, retries, matrix builds, or
+library ergonomics.
 
 `pyro-mcp` should optimize for agent loops:
 
@@ -57,10 +80,15 @@ Any sandbox product starts to look like CI if the main abstraction is:
 That shape is useful, but it is not the center of the vision.
 
 To stay aligned, the primary abstraction should be a workspace the agent
-inhabits, not a job the agent submits.
+inhabits from a chat host, not a job the agent submits to a runner.
 
 ## Product Principles
 
+### Chat Hosts First
+
+The product should be shaped around the MCP path used from chat interfaces.
+Everything else is there to support, debug, or build that path.
+
 ### Workspace-First
 
 The default mental model should be "open a disposable workspace" rather than
@@ -85,11 +113,6 @@ Anything that crosses the host boundary should be intentional and visible:
 Agents should be able to checkpoint, reset, and retry cheaply. Disposable state
 is a feature, not a limitation.
 
-### Same Contract Across Surfaces
-
-CLI, Python, and MCP should expose the same underlying workspace model so the
-product feels coherent no matter how it is consumed.
-
 ### Agent-Native Observability
 
 The sandbox should expose the things an agent actually needs to reason about:
@@ -101,10 +124,16 @@ The sandbox should expose the things an agent actually needs to reason about:
 - readiness
 - exported results
 
-## The Shape Of An LLM-First Sandbox
+## The Shape Of The Product
 
-The strongest future direction is a small, agent-native contract built around
-workspaces, shells, files, services, and reset.
+The strongest direction is a small chat-facing contract built around:
+
+- one MCP server
+- one disposable workspace model
+- structured file inspection and edits
+- repeated commands in the same sandbox
+- service lifecycle when the workflow needs it
+- reset as a first-class workflow primitive
 
 Representative primitives:
 
@@ -114,95 +143,57 @@ Representative primitives:
 - `workspace.sync_push`
 - `workspace.export`
 - `workspace.diff`
-- `workspace.snapshot`
 - `workspace.reset`
+- `workspace.exec`
 - `shell.open`
 - `shell.read`
 - `shell.write`
-- `shell.signal`
-- `shell.close`
-- `workspace.exec`
 - `service.start`
 - `service.status`
 - `service.logs`
-- `service.stop`
 
-These names are illustrative, not a committed public API.
-
-The important point is the interaction model:
-
-- a shell session is interactive state inside the sandbox
-- a workspace is durable for the life of the task
-- services are first-class, not accidental background jobs
-- reset is a core workflow primitive
+These names are illustrative, not a promise that every lower-level repo surface
+should be treated as equally stable or equally important.
 
 ## Interactive Shells And Disk Operations
 
 Interactive shells are aligned with the vision because they make the agent feel
 present inside the sandbox rather than reduced to one-shot job submission.
 
-That does not mean `pyro-mcp` should become a raw SSH replacement. The shell
-should sit inside a higher-level workspace model with structured file, service,
-diff, and reset operations around it.
+They should remain subordinate to the workspace model, not replace it with a
+raw SSH story.
 
-Disk-level operations are also useful, but they should remain supporting tools.
-They are good for:
+Disk-level operations are useful for:
 
 - fast workspace seeding
 - snapshotting
 - offline inspection
-- diffing
 - export/import without a full boot
 
-They should not become the primary product identity. If the center of the
-product becomes "operate on VM disks", it will read as image tooling rather
-than an agent workspace.
+They should remain supporting tools rather than the product identity.
 
 ## What To Build Next
 
-Features should be prioritized in this order:
+Features should keep reinforcing the chat-host path in this order:
 
-1. Repeated commands in one persistent workspace
-2. Interactive shell sessions with PTY semantics
-3. Structured workspace sync and export
-4. Service lifecycle and readiness checks
-5. Snapshot and reset workflows
-6. Explicit secrets and network policy
-7. Secondary disk-level import/export and inspection tools
+1. make the first chat-host setup painfully obvious
+2. make the recipe-backed workflows feel trivial from chat
+3. keep the smoke pack trustworthy enough to gate the advertised stories
+4. keep the terminal companion path good enough to debug what the chat sees
+5. let lower-level repo surfaces move freely when the chat-host product needs it
 
 The completed workspace GA roadmap lives in
 [roadmap/task-workspace-ga.md](roadmap/task-workspace-ga.md).
 
-The next implementation milestones that make those workflows feel natural from
-chat-driven LLM interfaces live in
+The follow-on milestones that make the chat-host path clearer live in
 [roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md](roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics.md).
 
-## Naming Guidance
-
-Prefer language that reinforces the workspace model:
-
-- `workspace`
-- `sandbox`
-- `shell`
-- `service`
-- `snapshot`
-- `reset`
-
-Avoid centering language that makes the product feel like CI infrastructure:
-
-- `job`
-- `runner`
-- `pipeline`
-- `worker`
-- `queue`
-- `build matrix`
-
 ## Litmus Test
 
 When evaluating a new feature, ask:
 
-"Does this help an agent inhabit a safe disposable workspace and do real
-software work inside it?"
+"Does this make Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode feel more natural and powerful
+when they work inside a disposable sandbox?"
 
-If the better description is "it helps submit, schedule, and report jobs", the
-feature is probably pushing the product in the wrong direction.
+If the better description is "it helps build a broader VM toolkit or SDK", it
+is probably pushing the product in the wrong direction.
diff --git a/examples/claude_code_mcp.md b/examples/claude_code_mcp.md
index d62cae4..de9931c 100644
--- a/examples/claude_code_mcp.md
+++ b/examples/claude_code_mcp.md
@@ -1,21 +1,49 @@
 # Claude Code MCP Setup
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-core`.
+Recommended modes:
+
+- `cold-start`
+- `review-eval`
+
+Preferred helper flow:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval
+pyro host doctor --mode cold-start
+```
 
 Package without install:
 
 ```bash
-claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
 claude mcp list
 ```
 
+Run that from the repo root when you want the first `workspace_create` to start
+from the current checkout automatically.
+
 Already installed:
 
 ```bash
-claude mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve
+claude mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
 claude mcp list
 ```
 
+If Claude Code launches the server from an unexpected cwd, pin the project
+explicitly:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+If the local config drifts later:
+
+```bash
+pyro host repair claude-code --mode cold-start
+```
+
 Move to `workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs shells, services,
 snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools:
 
diff --git a/examples/codex_mcp.md b/examples/codex_mcp.md
index 6838a7d..53f3c7b 100644
--- a/examples/codex_mcp.md
+++ b/examples/codex_mcp.md
@@ -1,21 +1,49 @@
 # Codex MCP Setup
 
-Recommended profile: `workspace-core`.
+Recommended modes:
+
+- `repro-fix`
+- `inspect`
+
+Preferred helper flow:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+pyro host connect codex --mode inspect
+pyro host doctor --mode repro-fix
+```
 
 Package without install:
 
 ```bash
-codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
 codex mcp list
 ```
 
+Run that from the repo root when you want the first `workspace_create` to start
+from the current checkout automatically.
+
 Already installed:
 
 ```bash
-codex mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve
+codex mcp add pyro -- pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
 codex mcp list
 ```
 
+If Codex launches the server from an unexpected cwd, pin the project
+explicitly:
+
+```bash
+pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+```
+
+If the local config drifts later:
+
+```bash
+pyro host repair codex --mode repro-fix
+```
+
 Move to `workspace-full` only when the chat truly needs shells, services,
 snapshots, secrets, network policy, or disk tools:
 
diff --git a/examples/mcp_client_config.md b/examples/mcp_client_config.md
index 51d7419..f4de5f0 100644
--- a/examples/mcp_client_config.md
+++ b/examples/mcp_client_config.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # MCP Client Config Example
 
-Default for most chat hosts in `4.x`: `workspace-core`.
+Recommended named modes for most chat hosts in `4.x`:
+
+- `repro-fix`
+- `inspect`
+- `cold-start`
+- `review-eval`
 
 Use the host-specific examples first when they apply:
 
@@ -8,8 +13,18 @@ Use the host-specific examples first when they apply:
 - Codex: [examples/codex_mcp.md](codex_mcp.md)
 - OpenCode: [examples/opencode_mcp_config.json](opencode_mcp_config.json)
 
+Preferred repair/bootstrap helpers:
+
+- `pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix`
+- `pyro host connect codex --mode inspect`
+- `pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start`
+- `pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval`
+- `pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix`
+- `pyro host doctor --mode repro-fix`
+- `pyro host repair opencode --mode repro-fix`
+
 Use this generic config only when the host expects a plain `mcpServers` JSON
-shape.
+shape or when the named modes are too narrow for the workflow.
 
 `pyro-mcp` is intended to be exposed to LLM clients through the public `pyro` CLI.
 
@@ -20,7 +35,7 @@ Generic stdio MCP configuration using `uvx`:
   "mcpServers": {
     "pyro": {
       "command": "uvx",
-      "args": ["--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+      "args": ["--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -33,21 +48,28 @@ If `pyro-mcp` is already installed locally, the same server can be configured wi
   "mcpServers": {
     "pyro": {
       "command": "pyro",
-      "args": ["mcp", "serve"]
+      "args": ["mcp", "serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"]
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-Profile progression:
+If the host does not preserve the server working directory and you want the
+first `workspace_create` to start from a specific checkout, add
+`"--project-path", "/abs/path/to/repo"` after `"serve"` in the same args list.
 
-- `workspace-core`: the default and recommended first persistent chat profile
-- `vm-run`: expose only `vm_run`
+Mode progression:
+
+- `repro-fix`: patch, rerun, diff, export, reset
+- `inspect`: narrow offline-by-default inspection
+- `cold-start`: validation plus service readiness
+- `review-eval`: shell and snapshot-driven review
+- generic no-mode path: the fallback when the named mode is too narrow
 - `workspace-full`: explicit advanced opt-in for shells, services, snapshots, secrets, network policy, and disk tools
 
-Primary profile for most agents:
+Primary mode for most agents:
 
-- `workspace-core`
+- `repro-fix`
 
 Use lifecycle tools only when the agent needs persistent VM state across multiple tool calls.
 
diff --git a/examples/opencode_mcp_config.json b/examples/opencode_mcp_config.json
index c060946..518dc7d 100644
--- a/examples/opencode_mcp_config.json
+++ b/examples/opencode_mcp_config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "pyro": {
       "type": "local",
       "enabled": true,
-      "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+      "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2f078d7..5e9b649 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyro-mcp"
-version = "4.0.0"
-description = "Stable Firecracker workspaces, one-shot sandboxes, and MCP tools for coding agents."
+version = "4.5.0"
+description = "Disposable MCP workspaces for chat-based coding agents on Linux KVM."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Environment :: Console",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
diff --git a/scripts/daily_loop_smoke.py b/scripts/daily_loop_smoke.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc40980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/daily_loop_smoke.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""Run the real guest-backed daily-loop smoke."""
+
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop_smoke import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/api.py b/src/pyro_mcp/api.py
index 6dfc5fb..967b05c 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/api.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/api.py
@@ -8,11 +8,22 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, cast
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
 
 from pyro_mcp.contract import (
+    PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_MODES,
     PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_VM_RUN_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_FULL_PROFILE_TOOLS,
 )
+from pyro_mcp.project_startup import (
+    ProjectStartupSource,
+    describe_project_startup_source,
+    materialize_project_startup_source,
+    resolve_project_startup_source,
+)
 from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import (
     DEFAULT_ALLOW_HOST_COMPAT,
     DEFAULT_MEM_MIB,
@@ -24,12 +35,77 @@ from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import (
 )
 
 McpToolProfile = Literal["vm-run", "workspace-core", "workspace-full"]
+WorkspaceUseCaseMode = Literal["repro-fix", "inspect", "cold-start", "review-eval"]
 
 _PROFILE_TOOLS: dict[str, tuple[str, ...]] = {
     "vm-run": PUBLIC_MCP_VM_RUN_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     "workspace-core": PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     "workspace-full": PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_FULL_PROFILE_TOOLS,
 }
+_MODE_TOOLS: dict[str, tuple[str, ...]] = {
+    "repro-fix": PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS,
+    "inspect": PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS,
+    "cold-start": PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS,
+    "review-eval": PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS,
+}
+_MODE_CREATE_INTENT: dict[str, str] = {
+    "repro-fix": "to reproduce a failure, patch files, rerun, diff, export, and reset",
+    "inspect": "to inspect suspicious or unfamiliar code with the smallest persistent surface",
+    "cold-start": (
+        "to validate a fresh repo, keep one service alive, and export a "
+        "validation report"
+    ),
+    "review-eval": "to review interactively, checkpoint work, and export the final report",
+}
+_MODE_TOOL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
+    "repro-fix": {
+        "workspace_file_read": "Read one workspace file while investigating the broken state.",
+        "workspace_file_write": "Write one workspace file directly as part of the fix loop.",
+        "workspace_patch_apply": "Apply a structured text patch inside the workspace fix loop.",
+        "workspace_export": "Export the fixed result or patch-ready file back to the host.",
+        "workspace_summary": (
+            "Summarize the current repro/fix session for review before export "
+            "or reset."
+        ),
+    },
+    "inspect": {
+        "workspace_file_list": "List suspicious files under the current workspace path.",
+        "workspace_file_read": "Read one suspicious or unfamiliar workspace file.",
+        "workspace_export": (
+            "Export only the inspection report or artifact you chose to "
+            "materialize."
+        ),
+        "workspace_summary": "Summarize the current inspection session and its exported results.",
+    },
+    "cold-start": {
+        "workspace_create": "Create and start a persistent workspace for cold-start validation.",
+        "workspace_export": "Export the validation report or other final host-visible result.",
+        "workspace_summary": (
+            "Summarize the current validation session, service state, and "
+            "exports."
+        ),
+        "service_start": "Start a named validation or app service and wait for typed readiness.",
+        "service_list": "List running and exited validation services in the current workspace.",
+        "service_status": "Inspect one validation service and its readiness outcome.",
+        "service_logs": "Read stdout and stderr from one validation service.",
+        "service_stop": "Stop one validation service in the workspace.",
+    },
+    "review-eval": {
+        "workspace_create": (
+            "Create and start a persistent workspace for interactive review "
+            "or evaluation."
+        ),
+        "workspace_summary": "Summarize the current review session before exporting or resetting.",
+        "shell_open": "Open an interactive review shell inside the workspace.",
+        "shell_read": "Read chat-friendly PTY output from the current review shell.",
+        "shell_write": "Send one line of input to the current review shell.",
+        "shell_signal": "Interrupt or terminate the current review shell process group.",
+        "shell_close": "Close the current review shell.",
+        "snapshot_create": "Create a checkpoint before the review branch diverges.",
+        "snapshot_list": "List the baseline plus named review checkpoints.",
+        "snapshot_delete": "Delete one named review checkpoint.",
+    },
+}
 
 
 def _validate_mcp_profile(profile: str) -> McpToolProfile:
@@ -39,6 +115,44 @@ def _validate_mcp_profile(profile: str) -> McpToolProfile:
     return cast(McpToolProfile, profile)
 
 
+def _validate_workspace_mode(mode: str) -> WorkspaceUseCaseMode:
+    if mode not in PUBLIC_MCP_MODES:
+        expected = ", ".join(PUBLIC_MCP_MODES)
+        raise ValueError(f"unknown workspace mode {mode!r}; expected one of: {expected}")
+    return cast(WorkspaceUseCaseMode, mode)
+
+
+def _workspace_create_description(
+    startup_source: ProjectStartupSource | None,
+    *,
+    mode: WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    if mode is not None:
+        prefix = (
+            "Create and start a persistent workspace "
+            f"{_MODE_CREATE_INTENT[mode]}."
+        )
+    else:
+        prefix = "Create and start a persistent workspace."
+    if startup_source is None:
+        return prefix
+    described_source = describe_project_startup_source(startup_source)
+    if described_source is None:
+        return prefix
+    return f"{prefix} If `seed_path` is omitted, the server seeds from {described_source}."
+
+
+def _tool_description(
+    tool_name: str,
+    *,
+    mode: WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None,
+    fallback: str,
+) -> str:
+    if mode is None:
+        return fallback
+    return _MODE_TOOL_DESCRIPTIONS.get(mode, {}).get(tool_name, fallback)
+
+
 class Pyro:
     """High-level facade over the ephemeral VM runtime."""
 
@@ -186,6 +300,9 @@ class Pyro:
     def logs_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return self._manager.logs_workspace(workspace_id)
 
+    def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self._manager.summarize_workspace(workspace_id)
+
     def export_workspace(
         self,
         workspace_id: str,
@@ -462,15 +579,40 @@ class Pyro:
             allow_host_compat=allow_host_compat,
         )
 
-    def create_server(self, *, profile: McpToolProfile = "workspace-core") -> FastMCP:
+    def create_server(
+        self,
+        *,
+        profile: McpToolProfile = "workspace-core",
+        mode: WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None = None,
+        project_path: str | Path | None = None,
+        repo_url: str | None = None,
+        repo_ref: str | None = None,
+        no_project_source: bool = False,
+    ) -> FastMCP:
         """Create an MCP server for one of the stable public tool profiles.
 
         `workspace-core` is the default stable chat-host profile in 4.x. Use
         `profile="workspace-full"` only when the host truly needs the full
-        advanced workspace surface.
+        advanced workspace surface. By default, the server auto-detects the
+        nearest Git worktree root from its current working directory and uses
+        that source when `workspace_create` omits `seed_path`. `project_path`,
+        `repo_url`, and `no_project_source` override that behavior explicitly.
         """
         normalized_profile = _validate_mcp_profile(profile)
-        enabled_tools = set(_PROFILE_TOOLS[normalized_profile])
+        normalized_mode = _validate_workspace_mode(mode) if mode is not None else None
+        if normalized_mode is not None and normalized_profile != "workspace-core":
+            raise ValueError("mode and profile are mutually exclusive")
+        startup_source = resolve_project_startup_source(
+            project_path=project_path,
+            repo_url=repo_url,
+            repo_ref=repo_ref,
+            no_project_source=no_project_source,
+        )
+        enabled_tools = set(
+            _MODE_TOOLS[normalized_mode]
+            if normalized_mode is not None
+            else _PROFILE_TOOLS[normalized_profile]
+        )
         server = FastMCP(name="pyro_mcp")
 
         def _enabled(tool_name: str) -> bool:
@@ -583,9 +725,59 @@ class Pyro:
                 return self.reap_expired()
 
         if _enabled("workspace_create"):
-            if normalized_profile == "workspace-core":
+            workspace_create_description = _workspace_create_description(
+                startup_source,
+                mode=normalized_mode,
+            )
 
-                @server.tool(name="workspace_create")
+            def _create_workspace_from_server_defaults(
+                *,
+                environment: str,
+                vcpu_count: int,
+                mem_mib: int,
+                ttl_seconds: int,
+                network_policy: str,
+                allow_host_compat: bool,
+                seed_path: str | None,
+                secrets: list[dict[str, str]] | None,
+                name: str | None,
+                labels: dict[str, str] | None,
+            ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                if seed_path is not None or startup_source is None:
+                    return self.create_workspace(
+                        environment=environment,
+                        vcpu_count=vcpu_count,
+                        mem_mib=mem_mib,
+                        ttl_seconds=ttl_seconds,
+                        network_policy=network_policy,
+                        allow_host_compat=allow_host_compat,
+                        seed_path=seed_path,
+                        secrets=secrets,
+                        name=name,
+                        labels=labels,
+                    )
+                with materialize_project_startup_source(startup_source) as resolved_seed_path:
+                    prepared_seed = self._manager._prepare_workspace_seed(  # noqa: SLF001
+                        resolved_seed_path,
+                        origin_kind=startup_source.kind,
+                        origin_ref=startup_source.origin_ref,
+                    )
+                    return self._manager.create_workspace(
+                        environment=environment,
+                        vcpu_count=vcpu_count,
+                        mem_mib=mem_mib,
+                        ttl_seconds=ttl_seconds,
+                        network_policy=network_policy,
+                        allow_host_compat=allow_host_compat,
+                        secrets=secrets,
+                        name=name,
+                        labels=labels,
+                        _prepared_seed=prepared_seed,
+                    )
+
+            if normalized_mode is not None or normalized_profile == "workspace-core":
+
+                @server.tool(name="workspace_create", description=workspace_create_description)
                 async def workspace_create_core(
                     environment: str,
                     vcpu_count: int = DEFAULT_VCPU_COUNT,
@@ -596,8 +788,7 @@ class Pyro:
                     name: str | None = None,
                     labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
                 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                    """Create and start a persistent workspace."""
-                    return self.create_workspace(
+                    return _create_workspace_from_server_defaults(
                         environment=environment,
                         vcpu_count=vcpu_count,
                         mem_mib=mem_mib,
@@ -612,7 +803,7 @@ class Pyro:
 
             else:
 
-                @server.tool(name="workspace_create")
+                @server.tool(name="workspace_create", description=workspace_create_description)
                 async def workspace_create_full(
                     environment: str,
                     vcpu_count: int = DEFAULT_VCPU_COUNT,
@@ -625,8 +816,7 @@ class Pyro:
                     name: str | None = None,
                     labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
                 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                    """Create and start a persistent workspace."""
-                    return self.create_workspace(
+                    return _create_workspace_from_server_defaults(
                         environment=environment,
                         vcpu_count=vcpu_count,
                         mem_mib=mem_mib,
@@ -666,15 +856,21 @@ class Pyro:
                 )
 
         if _enabled("workspace_exec"):
-            if normalized_profile == "workspace-core":
+            if normalized_mode is not None or normalized_profile == "workspace-core":
 
-                @server.tool(name="workspace_exec")
+                @server.tool(
+                    name="workspace_exec",
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "workspace_exec",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Run one command inside an existing persistent workspace.",
+                    ),
+                )
                 async def workspace_exec_core(
                     workspace_id: str,
                     command: str,
                     timeout_seconds: int = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
                 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                    """Run one command inside an existing persistent workspace."""
                     return self.exec_workspace(
                         workspace_id,
                         command=command,
@@ -684,14 +880,20 @@ class Pyro:
 
             else:
 
-                @server.tool(name="workspace_exec")
+                @server.tool(
+                    name="workspace_exec",
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "workspace_exec",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Run one command inside an existing persistent workspace.",
+                    ),
+                )
                 async def workspace_exec_full(
                     workspace_id: str,
                     command: str,
                     timeout_seconds: int = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
                     secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
                 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                    """Run one command inside an existing persistent workspace."""
                     return self.exec_workspace(
                         workspace_id,
                         command=command,
@@ -738,15 +940,32 @@ class Pyro:
                 """Return persisted command history for one workspace."""
                 return self.logs_workspace(workspace_id)
 
+        if _enabled("workspace_summary"):
+
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_summary",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Summarize the current workspace session for human review.",
+                )
+            )
+            async def workspace_summary(workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                return self.summarize_workspace(workspace_id)
+
         if _enabled("workspace_export"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_export",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Export one file or directory from `/workspace` back to the host.",
+                )
+            )
             async def workspace_export(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 path: str,
                 output_path: str,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Export one file or directory from `/workspace` back to the host."""
                 return self.export_workspace(workspace_id, path, output_path=output_path)
 
         if _enabled("workspace_diff"):
@@ -758,13 +977,21 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("workspace_file_list"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_file_list",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback=(
+                        "List metadata for files and directories under one "
+                        "live workspace path."
+                    ),
+                )
+            )
             async def workspace_file_list(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 path: str = "/workspace",
                 recursive: bool = False,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """List metadata for files and directories under one live workspace path."""
                 return self.list_workspace_files(
                     workspace_id,
                     path=path,
@@ -773,13 +1000,18 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("workspace_file_read"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_file_read",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Read one regular text file from a live workspace path.",
+                )
+            )
             async def workspace_file_read(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 path: str,
                 max_bytes: int = 65536,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Read one regular text file from a live workspace path."""
                 return self.read_workspace_file(
                     workspace_id,
                     path,
@@ -788,13 +1020,18 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("workspace_file_write"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_file_write",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Create or replace one regular text file under `/workspace`.",
+                )
+            )
             async def workspace_file_write(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 path: str,
                 text: str,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Create or replace one regular text file under `/workspace`."""
                 return self.write_workspace_file(
                     workspace_id,
                     path,
@@ -803,12 +1040,17 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("workspace_patch_apply"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "workspace_patch_apply",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Apply a unified text patch inside one live workspace.",
+                )
+            )
             async def workspace_patch_apply(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 patch: str,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Apply a unified text patch inside one live workspace."""
                 return self.apply_workspace_patch(
                     workspace_id,
                     patch=patch,
@@ -886,27 +1128,62 @@ class Pyro:
                 return self.reset_workspace(workspace_id, snapshot=snapshot)
 
         if _enabled("shell_open"):
+            if normalized_mode == "review-eval":
 
-            @server.tool()
-            async def shell_open(
-                workspace_id: str,
-                cwd: str = "/workspace",
-                cols: int = 120,
-                rows: int = 30,
-                secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
-            ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Open a persistent interactive shell inside one workspace."""
-                return self.open_shell(
-                    workspace_id,
-                    cwd=cwd,
-                    cols=cols,
-                    rows=rows,
-                    secret_env=secret_env,
+                @server.tool(
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "shell_open",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Open a persistent interactive shell inside one workspace.",
+                    )
                 )
+                async def shell_open(
+                    workspace_id: str,
+                    cwd: str = "/workspace",
+                    cols: int = 120,
+                    rows: int = 30,
+                ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                    return self.open_shell(
+                        workspace_id,
+                        cwd=cwd,
+                        cols=cols,
+                        rows=rows,
+                        secret_env=None,
+                    )
+
+            else:
+
+                @server.tool(
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "shell_open",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Open a persistent interactive shell inside one workspace.",
+                    )
+                )
+                async def shell_open(
+                    workspace_id: str,
+                    cwd: str = "/workspace",
+                    cols: int = 120,
+                    rows: int = 30,
+                    secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+                ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                    return self.open_shell(
+                        workspace_id,
+                        cwd=cwd,
+                        cols=cols,
+                        rows=rows,
+                        secret_env=secret_env,
+                    )
 
         if _enabled("shell_read"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "shell_read",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Read merged PTY output from a workspace shell.",
+                )
+            )
             async def shell_read(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 shell_id: str,
@@ -915,7 +1192,6 @@ class Pyro:
                 plain: bool = False,
                 wait_for_idle_ms: int | None = None,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Read merged PTY output from a workspace shell."""
                 return self.read_shell(
                     workspace_id,
                     shell_id,
@@ -927,14 +1203,19 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("shell_write"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "shell_write",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Write text input to a persistent workspace shell.",
+                )
+            )
             async def shell_write(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 shell_id: str,
                 input: str,
                 append_newline: bool = True,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Write text input to a persistent workspace shell."""
                 return self.write_shell(
                     workspace_id,
                     shell_id,
@@ -944,13 +1225,18 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("shell_signal"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "shell_signal",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Send a signal to the shell process group.",
+                )
+            )
             async def shell_signal(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 shell_id: str,
                 signal_name: str = "INT",
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Send a signal to the shell process group."""
                 return self.signal_shell(
                     workspace_id,
                     shell_id,
@@ -959,74 +1245,142 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("shell_close"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "shell_close",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Close a persistent workspace shell.",
+                )
+            )
             async def shell_close(workspace_id: str, shell_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Close a persistent workspace shell."""
                 return self.close_shell(workspace_id, shell_id)
 
         if _enabled("service_start"):
+            if normalized_mode == "cold-start":
 
-            @server.tool()
-            async def service_start(
-                workspace_id: str,
-                service_name: str,
-                command: str,
-                cwd: str = "/workspace",
-                ready_file: str | None = None,
-                ready_tcp: str | None = None,
-                ready_http: str | None = None,
-                ready_command: str | None = None,
-                ready_timeout_seconds: int = 30,
-                ready_interval_ms: int = 500,
-                secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
-                published_ports: list[dict[str, int | None]] | None = None,
-            ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Start a named long-running service inside a workspace."""
-                readiness: dict[str, Any] | None = None
-                if ready_file is not None:
-                    readiness = {"type": "file", "path": ready_file}
-                elif ready_tcp is not None:
-                    readiness = {"type": "tcp", "address": ready_tcp}
-                elif ready_http is not None:
-                    readiness = {"type": "http", "url": ready_http}
-                elif ready_command is not None:
-                    readiness = {"type": "command", "command": ready_command}
-                return self.start_service(
-                    workspace_id,
-                    service_name,
-                    command=command,
-                    cwd=cwd,
-                    readiness=readiness,
-                    ready_timeout_seconds=ready_timeout_seconds,
-                    ready_interval_ms=ready_interval_ms,
-                    secret_env=secret_env,
-                    published_ports=published_ports,
+                @server.tool(
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "service_start",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Start a named long-running service inside a workspace.",
+                    )
                 )
+                async def service_start(
+                    workspace_id: str,
+                    service_name: str,
+                    command: str,
+                    cwd: str = "/workspace",
+                    ready_file: str | None = None,
+                    ready_tcp: str | None = None,
+                    ready_http: str | None = None,
+                    ready_command: str | None = None,
+                    ready_timeout_seconds: int = 30,
+                    ready_interval_ms: int = 500,
+                ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                    readiness: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+                    if ready_file is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "file", "path": ready_file}
+                    elif ready_tcp is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "tcp", "address": ready_tcp}
+                    elif ready_http is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "http", "url": ready_http}
+                    elif ready_command is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "command", "command": ready_command}
+                    return self.start_service(
+                        workspace_id,
+                        service_name,
+                        command=command,
+                        cwd=cwd,
+                        readiness=readiness,
+                        ready_timeout_seconds=ready_timeout_seconds,
+                        ready_interval_ms=ready_interval_ms,
+                        secret_env=None,
+                        published_ports=None,
+                    )
+
+            else:
+
+                @server.tool(
+                    description=_tool_description(
+                        "service_start",
+                        mode=normalized_mode,
+                        fallback="Start a named long-running service inside a workspace.",
+                    )
+                )
+                async def service_start(
+                    workspace_id: str,
+                    service_name: str,
+                    command: str,
+                    cwd: str = "/workspace",
+                    ready_file: str | None = None,
+                    ready_tcp: str | None = None,
+                    ready_http: str | None = None,
+                    ready_command: str | None = None,
+                    ready_timeout_seconds: int = 30,
+                    ready_interval_ms: int = 500,
+                    secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+                    published_ports: list[dict[str, int | None]] | None = None,
+                ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+                    readiness: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+                    if ready_file is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "file", "path": ready_file}
+                    elif ready_tcp is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "tcp", "address": ready_tcp}
+                    elif ready_http is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "http", "url": ready_http}
+                    elif ready_command is not None:
+                        readiness = {"type": "command", "command": ready_command}
+                    return self.start_service(
+                        workspace_id,
+                        service_name,
+                        command=command,
+                        cwd=cwd,
+                        readiness=readiness,
+                        ready_timeout_seconds=ready_timeout_seconds,
+                        ready_interval_ms=ready_interval_ms,
+                        secret_env=secret_env,
+                        published_ports=published_ports,
+                    )
 
         if _enabled("service_list"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "service_list",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="List named services in one workspace.",
+                )
+            )
             async def service_list(workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """List named services in one workspace."""
                 return self.list_services(workspace_id)
 
         if _enabled("service_status"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "service_status",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Inspect one named workspace service.",
+                )
+            )
             async def service_status(workspace_id: str, service_name: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Inspect one named workspace service."""
                 return self.status_service(workspace_id, service_name)
 
         if _enabled("service_logs"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "service_logs",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Read persisted stdout/stderr for one workspace service.",
+                )
+            )
             async def service_logs(
                 workspace_id: str,
                 service_name: str,
                 tail_lines: int = 200,
                 all: bool = False,
             ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Read persisted stdout/stderr for one workspace service."""
                 return self.logs_service(
                     workspace_id,
                     service_name,
@@ -1036,9 +1390,14 @@ class Pyro:
 
         if _enabled("service_stop"):
 
-            @server.tool()
+            @server.tool(
+                description=_tool_description(
+                    "service_stop",
+                    mode=normalized_mode,
+                    fallback="Stop one running service in a workspace.",
+                )
+            )
             async def service_stop(workspace_id: str, service_name: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
-                """Stop one running service in a workspace."""
                 return self.stop_service(workspace_id, service_name)
 
         if _enabled("workspace_delete"):
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/cli.py b/src/pyro_mcp/cli.py
index 47df4ee..79eb3a9 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/cli.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/cli.py
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@ import shlex
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from pyro_mcp import __version__
-from pyro_mcp.api import Pyro
-from pyro_mcp.contract import PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES
+from pyro_mcp.api import McpToolProfile, Pyro, WorkspaceUseCaseMode
+from pyro_mcp.contract import PUBLIC_MCP_MODES, PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT
 from pyro_mcp.demo import run_demo
+from pyro_mcp.host_helpers import (
+    HostDoctorEntry,
+    HostServerConfig,
+    connect_cli_host,
+    doctor_hosts,
+    print_or_write_opencode_config,
+    repair_host,
+)
 from pyro_mcp.ollama_demo import DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_MODEL, run_ollama_tool_demo
 from pyro_mcp.runtime import DEFAULT_PLATFORM, doctor_report
 from pyro_mcp.vm_environments import DEFAULT_CATALOG_VERSION
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@ def _print_doctor_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         )
     runtime = payload.get("runtime")
     if isinstance(runtime, dict):
+        print(f"Catalog version: {str(runtime.get('catalog_version', 'unknown'))}")
         print(f"Environment cache: {str(runtime.get('cache_dir', 'unknown'))}")
         capabilities = runtime.get("capabilities")
         if isinstance(capabilities, dict):
@@ -163,12 +173,108 @@ def _print_doctor_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             f"tun={'yes' if bool(networking.get('tun_available')) else 'no'} "
             f"ip_forward={'yes' if bool(networking.get('ip_forward_enabled')) else 'no'}"
         )
+    daily_loop = payload.get("daily_loop")
+    if isinstance(daily_loop, dict):
+        status = str(daily_loop.get("status", "cold")).upper()
+        environment = str(daily_loop.get("environment", DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT))
+        print(f"Daily loop: {status} ({environment})")
+        print(
+            "  "
+            f"installed={'yes' if bool(daily_loop.get('installed')) else 'no'} "
+            f"network_prepared={'yes' if bool(daily_loop.get('network_prepared')) else 'no'}"
+        )
+        prepared_at = daily_loop.get("prepared_at")
+        if prepared_at is not None:
+            print(f"  prepared_at={prepared_at}")
+        reason = daily_loop.get("reason")
+        if isinstance(reason, str) and reason != "":
+            print(f"  reason={reason}")
+        if str(daily_loop.get("status", "cold")) != "warm":
+            print(f"  Run: pyro prepare {environment}")
     if isinstance(issues, list) and issues:
         print("Issues:")
         for issue in issues:
             print(f"- {issue}")
 
 
+def _print_prepare_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    environment = str(payload.get("environment", DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT))
+    status = str(payload.get("status", "cold")).upper()
+    print(f"Prepare: {environment}")
+    print(f"Daily loop: {status}")
+    print(
+        "Result: "
+        f"{'reused' if bool(payload.get('reused')) else 'prepared'} "
+        f"network_prepared={'yes' if bool(payload.get('network_prepared')) else 'no'}"
+    )
+    print(f"Cache dir: {str(payload.get('cache_dir', 'unknown'))}")
+    print(f"Manifest: {str(payload.get('manifest_path', 'unknown'))}")
+    prepared_at = payload.get("prepared_at")
+    if prepared_at is not None:
+        print(f"Prepared at: {prepared_at}")
+    print(f"Duration: {int(payload.get('last_prepare_duration_ms', 0))} ms")
+    reason = payload.get("reason")
+    if isinstance(reason, str) and reason != "":
+        print(f"Reason: {reason}")
+
+
+def _build_host_server_config(args: argparse.Namespace) -> HostServerConfig:
+    return HostServerConfig(
+        installed_package=bool(getattr(args, "installed_package", False)),
+        profile=cast(McpToolProfile, str(getattr(args, "profile", "workspace-core"))),
+        mode=cast(WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None, getattr(args, "mode", None)),
+        project_path=getattr(args, "project_path", None),
+        repo_url=getattr(args, "repo_url", None),
+        repo_ref=getattr(args, "repo_ref", None),
+        no_project_source=bool(getattr(args, "no_project_source", False)),
+    )
+
+
+def _print_host_connect_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    host = str(payload.get("host", "unknown"))
+    server_command = payload.get("server_command")
+    verification_command = payload.get("verification_command")
+    print(f"Connected pyro to {host}.")
+    if isinstance(server_command, list):
+        print("Server command: " + shlex.join(str(item) for item in server_command))
+    if isinstance(verification_command, list):
+        print("Verify with: " + shlex.join(str(item) for item in verification_command))
+
+
+def _print_host_print_config_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    rendered_config = payload.get("rendered_config")
+    if isinstance(rendered_config, str):
+        _write_stream(rendered_config, stream=sys.stdout)
+        return
+    output_path = payload.get("output_path")
+    if isinstance(output_path, str):
+        print(f"Wrote OpenCode config to {output_path}")
+
+
+def _print_host_repair_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    host = str(payload.get("host", "unknown"))
+    if host == "opencode":
+        print(f"Repaired OpenCode config at {str(payload.get('config_path', 'unknown'))}.")
+        backup_path = payload.get("backup_path")
+        if isinstance(backup_path, str):
+            print(f"Backed up the previous config to {backup_path}.")
+        return
+    _print_host_connect_human(payload)
+
+
+def _print_host_doctor_human(entries: list[HostDoctorEntry]) -> None:
+    for index, entry in enumerate(entries):
+        print(
+            f"{entry.host}: {entry.status} "
+            f"installed={'yes' if entry.installed else 'no'} "
+            f"configured={'yes' if entry.configured else 'no'}"
+        )
+        print(f"  details: {entry.details}")
+        print(f"  repair: {entry.repair_command}")
+        if index != len(entries) - 1:
+            print()
+
+
 def _print_workspace_summary_human(payload: dict[str, Any], *, action: str) -> None:
     print(f"{action} ID: {str(payload.get('workspace_id', 'unknown'))}")
     name = payload.get("name")
@@ -191,7 +297,16 @@ def _print_workspace_summary_human(payload: dict[str, Any], *, action: str) -> N
     if isinstance(workspace_seed, dict):
         mode = str(workspace_seed.get("mode", "empty"))
         seed_path = workspace_seed.get("seed_path")
-        if isinstance(seed_path, str) and seed_path != "":
+        origin_kind = workspace_seed.get("origin_kind")
+        origin_ref = workspace_seed.get("origin_ref")
+        if isinstance(origin_kind, str) and isinstance(origin_ref, str) and origin_ref != "":
+            if origin_kind == "project_path":
+                print(f"Workspace seed: {mode} from project {origin_ref}")
+            elif origin_kind == "repo_url":
+                print(f"Workspace seed: {mode} from clean clone {origin_ref}")
+            else:
+                print(f"Workspace seed: {mode} from {origin_ref}")
+        elif isinstance(seed_path, str) and seed_path != "":
             print(f"Workspace seed: {mode} from {seed_path}")
         else:
             print(f"Workspace seed: {mode}")
@@ -477,6 +592,147 @@ def _print_workspace_logs_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             print(stderr, end="" if stderr.endswith("\n") else "\n", file=sys.stderr)
 
 
+def _print_workspace_review_summary_human(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    print(f"Workspace review: {str(payload.get('workspace_id', 'unknown'))}")
+    name = payload.get("name")
+    if isinstance(name, str) and name != "":
+        print(f"Name: {name}")
+    labels = payload.get("labels")
+    if isinstance(labels, dict) and labels:
+        rendered_labels = ", ".join(
+            f"{str(key)}={str(value)}" for key, value in sorted(labels.items())
+        )
+        print(f"Labels: {rendered_labels}")
+    print(f"Environment: {str(payload.get('environment', 'unknown'))}")
+    print(f"State: {str(payload.get('state', 'unknown'))}")
+    print(f"Last activity at: {payload.get('last_activity_at')}")
+    print(f"Session started at: {payload.get('session_started_at')}")
+
+    outcome = payload.get("outcome")
+    if isinstance(outcome, dict):
+        print(
+            "Outcome: "
+            f"commands={int(outcome.get('command_count', 0))} "
+            f"services={int(outcome.get('running_service_count', 0))}/"
+            f"{int(outcome.get('service_count', 0))} "
+            f"exports={int(outcome.get('export_count', 0))} "
+            f"snapshots={int(outcome.get('snapshot_count', 0))} "
+            f"resets={int(outcome.get('reset_count', 0))}"
+        )
+        last_command = outcome.get("last_command")
+        if isinstance(last_command, dict):
+            print(
+                "Last command: "
+                f"{str(last_command.get('command', 'unknown'))} "
+                f"(exit_code={int(last_command.get('exit_code', -1))})"
+            )
+
+    def _print_events(title: str, events: object, *, formatter: Any) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(events, list) or not events:
+            return
+        print(f"{title}:")
+        for event in events:
+            if not isinstance(event, dict):
+                continue
+            print(f"- {formatter(event)}")
+
+    commands = payload.get("commands")
+    if isinstance(commands, dict):
+        _print_events(
+            "Recent commands",
+            commands.get("recent"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"#{int(event.get('sequence', 0))} "
+                f"exit={int(event.get('exit_code', -1))} "
+                f"cwd={str(event.get('cwd', WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH))} "
+                f"cmd={str(event.get('command', ''))}"
+            ),
+        )
+
+    edits = payload.get("edits")
+    if isinstance(edits, dict):
+        _print_events(
+            "Recent edits",
+            edits.get("recent"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"{str(event.get('event_kind', 'edit'))} "
+                f"at={event.get('recorded_at')} "
+                f"path={event.get('path') or event.get('destination') or 'n/a'}"
+            ),
+        )
+
+    changes = payload.get("changes")
+    if isinstance(changes, dict):
+        if not bool(changes.get("available")):
+            print(f"Changes: unavailable ({str(changes.get('reason', 'unknown reason'))})")
+        elif not bool(changes.get("changed")):
+            print("Changes: no current workspace changes.")
+        else:
+            summary = changes.get("summary")
+            if isinstance(summary, dict):
+                print(
+                    "Changes: "
+                    f"total={int(summary.get('total', 0))} "
+                    f"added={int(summary.get('added', 0))} "
+                    f"modified={int(summary.get('modified', 0))} "
+                    f"deleted={int(summary.get('deleted', 0))} "
+                    f"type_changed={int(summary.get('type_changed', 0))} "
+                    f"non_text={int(summary.get('non_text', 0))}"
+                )
+            _print_events(
+                "Top changed paths",
+                changes.get("entries"),
+                formatter=lambda event: (
+                    f"{str(event.get('status', 'changed'))} "
+                    f"{str(event.get('path', 'unknown'))} "
+                    f"[{str(event.get('artifact_type', 'unknown'))}]"
+                ),
+            )
+
+    services = payload.get("services")
+    if isinstance(services, dict):
+        _print_events(
+            "Current services",
+            services.get("current"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"{str(event.get('service_name', 'unknown'))} "
+                f"state={str(event.get('state', 'unknown'))}"
+            ),
+        )
+        _print_events(
+            "Recent service events",
+            services.get("recent"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"{str(event.get('event_kind', 'service'))} "
+                f"{str(event.get('service_name', 'unknown'))} "
+                f"state={str(event.get('state', 'unknown'))}"
+            ),
+        )
+
+    artifacts = payload.get("artifacts")
+    if isinstance(artifacts, dict):
+        _print_events(
+            "Recent exports",
+            artifacts.get("exports"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"{str(event.get('workspace_path', 'unknown'))} -> "
+                f"{str(event.get('output_path', 'unknown'))}"
+            ),
+        )
+
+    snapshots = payload.get("snapshots")
+    if isinstance(snapshots, dict):
+        print(f"Named snapshots: {int(snapshots.get('named_count', 0))}")
+        _print_events(
+            "Recent snapshot events",
+            snapshots.get("recent"),
+            formatter=lambda event: (
+                f"{str(event.get('event_kind', 'snapshot'))} "
+                f"{str(event.get('snapshot_name', 'unknown'))}"
+            ),
+        )
+
+
 def _print_workspace_snapshot_human(payload: dict[str, Any], *, prefix: str) -> None:
     snapshot = payload.get("snapshot")
     if not isinstance(snapshot, dict):
@@ -636,24 +892,73 @@ class _HelpFormatter(
         return help_string
 
 
+def _add_host_server_source_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--installed-package",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Use `pyro mcp serve` instead of the default `uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve`.",
+    )
+    profile_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    profile_group.add_argument(
+        "--profile",
+        choices=PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES,
+        default="workspace-core",
+        help="Explicit profile for the host helper flow when not using a named mode.",
+    )
+    profile_group.add_argument(
+        "--mode",
+        choices=PUBLIC_MCP_MODES,
+        help="Opinionated use-case mode for the host helper flow.",
+    )
+    source_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    source_group.add_argument(
+        "--project-path",
+        help="Pin the server to this local project path instead of relying on host cwd.",
+    )
+    source_group.add_argument(
+        "--repo-url",
+        help="Seed default workspaces from a clean clone of this repository URL.",
+    )
+    source_group.add_argument(
+        "--no-project-source",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Disable automatic Git checkout detection from the current working directory.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--repo-ref",
+        help="Optional branch, tag, or commit to checkout after cloning --repo-url.",
+    )
+
+
 def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=(
-            "Run stable one-shot and persistent workspace workflows on supported "
-            "Linux x86_64 KVM hosts."
+            "Validate the host and serve disposable MCP workspaces for chat-based "
+            "coding agents on supported Linux x86_64 KVM hosts."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
-            Suggested first run:
+            Suggested zero-to-hero path:
               pyro doctor
-              pyro env list
-              pyro env pull debian:12
+              pyro prepare debian:12
               pyro run debian:12 -- git --version
+              pyro host connect claude-code
 
-            Continue into the stable workspace path after that:
+            Connect a chat host after that:
+              pyro host connect claude-code
+              pyro host connect codex
+              pyro host print-config opencode
+
+            Daily local loop after the first warmup:
+              pyro doctor --environment debian:12
+              pyro prepare debian:12
+              pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID
+
+            If you want terminal-level visibility into the workspace model:
               pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo --id-only
               pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes
               pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID -- cat note.txt
+              pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID
               pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
               pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
               pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
@@ -661,8 +966,6 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
               pyro workspace service start WORKSPACE_ID app --ready-file .ready -- \
                 sh -lc 'touch .ready && while true; do sleep 60; done'
               pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID note.txt --output ./note.txt
-
-            Use `pyro mcp serve` only after the CLI validation path works.
             """
         ),
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
@@ -670,6 +973,51 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}")
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True, metavar="COMMAND")
 
+    prepare_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "prepare",
+        help="Warm the local machine for the daily workspace loop.",
+        description=(
+            "Warm the recommended guest-backed daily loop by ensuring the "
+            "environment is installed and proving create, exec, reset, and "
+            "delete on one throwaway workspace."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            f"""
+            Examples:
+              pyro prepare
+              pyro prepare {DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT}
+              pyro prepare {DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT} --network
+              pyro prepare {DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT} --force
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    prepare_parser.add_argument(
+        "environment",
+        nargs="?",
+        default=DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT,
+        metavar="ENVIRONMENT",
+        help=(
+            "Curated environment to warm for the daily loop. Defaults to "
+            f"`{DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT}`."
+        ),
+    )
+    prepare_parser.add_argument(
+        "--network",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Also warm guest networking by proving one egress-enabled workspace cycle.",
+    )
+    prepare_parser.add_argument(
+        "--force",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Rerun warmup even when a compatible warm manifest already exists.",
+    )
+    prepare_parser.add_argument(
+        "--json",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Print structured JSON instead of human-readable output.",
+    )
+
     env_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "env",
         help="Inspect and manage curated environments.",
@@ -755,18 +1103,151 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         help="Print structured JSON instead of human-readable output.",
     )
 
+    host_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "host",
+        help="Bootstrap and repair supported chat-host configs.",
+        description=(
+            "Connect or repair the supported Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode "
+            "host setups without hand-writing MCP commands or config."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Examples:
+              pyro host connect claude-code
+              pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+              pyro host connect codex --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+              pyro host print-config opencode
+              pyro host repair opencode
+              pyro host doctor
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    host_subparsers = host_parser.add_subparsers(dest="host_command", required=True, metavar="HOST")
+    host_connect_parser = host_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "connect",
+        help="Connect Claude Code or Codex in one step.",
+        description=(
+            "Ensure the supported host has a `pyro` MCP server entry that wraps "
+            "the canonical `pyro mcp serve` command."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Examples:
+              pyro host connect claude-code
+              pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start
+              pyro host connect codex --installed-package
+              pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix
+              pyro host connect codex --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    host_connect_parser.add_argument(
+        "host",
+        choices=("claude-code", "codex"),
+        help="Chat host to connect and update in place.",
+    )
+    _add_host_server_source_args(host_connect_parser)
+
+    host_print_config_parser = host_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "print-config",
+        help="Print or write the canonical OpenCode config snippet.",
+        description=(
+            "Render the canonical OpenCode `mcp.pyro` config entry so it can be "
+            "copied into or written to `opencode.json`."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Examples:
+              pyro host print-config opencode
+              pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix
+              pyro host print-config opencode --output ./opencode.json
+              pyro host print-config opencode --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    host_print_config_parser.add_argument(
+        "host",
+        choices=("opencode",),
+        help="Host config shape to render.",
+    )
+    _add_host_server_source_args(host_print_config_parser)
+    host_print_config_parser.add_argument(
+        "--output",
+        help="Write the rendered JSON to this path instead of printing it to stdout.",
+    )
+
+    host_doctor_parser = host_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "doctor",
+        help="Inspect supported host setup status.",
+        description=(
+            "Report whether Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode are installed, "
+            "configured, missing, or drifted relative to the canonical `pyro` MCP setup."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Examples:
+              pyro host doctor
+              pyro host doctor --mode inspect
+              pyro host doctor --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+              pyro host doctor --installed-package
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    _add_host_server_source_args(host_doctor_parser)
+    host_doctor_parser.add_argument(
+        "--config-path",
+        help="Override the OpenCode config path when inspecting or repairing that host.",
+    )
+
+    host_repair_parser = host_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "repair",
+        help="Repair one supported host to the canonical `pyro` setup.",
+        description=(
+            "Repair a stale or broken host config by reapplying the canonical "
+            "`pyro mcp serve` setup for that host."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Examples:
+              pyro host repair claude-code
+              pyro host repair claude-code --mode review-eval
+              pyro host repair codex --project-path /abs/path/to/repo
+              pyro host repair opencode
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    host_repair_parser.add_argument(
+        "host",
+        choices=("claude-code", "codex", "opencode"),
+        help="Host config to repair.",
+    )
+    _add_host_server_source_args(host_repair_parser)
+    host_repair_parser.add_argument(
+        "--config-path",
+        help="Override the OpenCode config path when repairing that host.",
+    )
+
     mcp_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "mcp",
         help="Run the MCP server.",
         description=(
             "Run the MCP server after you have already validated the host and "
-            "guest execution with `pyro doctor` and `pyro run`. Bare `pyro "
-            "mcp serve` now starts the recommended `workspace-core` profile."
+            "guest execution with `pyro doctor` and `pyro run`. This is the "
+            "main product path for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
             Examples:
               pyro mcp serve
+              pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
+              pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
+              pyro mcp serve --project-path .
+              pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
               pyro mcp serve --profile vm-run
               pyro mcp serve --profile workspace-full
             """
@@ -779,36 +1260,83 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         help="Run the MCP server over stdio.",
         description=(
             "Expose pyro tools over stdio for an MCP client. Bare `pyro mcp "
-            "serve` now starts `workspace-core`, the recommended first profile "
-            "for most chat hosts."
+            "serve` starts the generic `workspace-core` path. Use `--mode` to "
+            "start from an opinionated use-case flow, or `--profile` to choose "
+            "a generic profile directly. When launched from inside a Git "
+            "checkout, it also seeds the first workspace from that repo by default."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
-            Default and recommended first start:
+            Generic default path:
               pyro mcp serve
+              pyro mcp serve --project-path .
+              pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git
+
+            Named modes:
+              repro-fix: structured edit / diff / export / reset loop
+              inspect: smallest persistent inspection surface
+              cold-start: validation plus service readiness
+              review-eval: shell plus snapshots for review workflows
 
             Profiles:
-              workspace-core: default for normal persistent chat editing
+              workspace-core: default for normal persistent chat editing and the
+                recommended first profile for most chat hosts
               vm-run: smallest one-shot-only surface
-              workspace-full: advanced 4.x opt-in surface for shells, services,
+              workspace-full: larger opt-in surface for shells, services,
                 snapshots, secrets, network policy, and disk tools
 
-            Use --profile workspace-full only when the host truly needs the full
-            advanced workspace surface.
+            Project-aware startup:
+              - bare `pyro mcp serve` auto-detects the nearest Git checkout
+                from the current working directory
+              - use --project-path when the host does not preserve cwd
+              - use --repo-url for a clean-clone source outside a local checkout
+
+            Use --mode when one named use case already matches the job. Fall
+            back to the generic no-mode path when the mode feels too narrow.
             """
         ),
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
     )
-    mcp_serve_parser.add_argument(
+    mcp_profile_group = mcp_serve_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    mcp_profile_group.add_argument(
         "--profile",
         choices=PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES,
         default="workspace-core",
         help=(
-            "Expose only one model-facing tool profile. `workspace-core` is "
-            "the default and recommended first profile for most chat hosts; "
-            "`workspace-full` is the explicit advanced opt-in surface."
+            "Expose one generic model-facing tool profile instead of a named mode. "
+            "`workspace-core` is the generic default and `workspace-full` is the "
+            "larger opt-in profile."
         ),
     )
+    mcp_profile_group.add_argument(
+        "--mode",
+        choices=PUBLIC_MCP_MODES,
+        help="Expose one opinionated use-case mode instead of the generic profile path.",
+    )
+    mcp_source_group = mcp_serve_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    mcp_source_group.add_argument(
+        "--project-path",
+        help=(
+            "Seed default workspaces from this local project path. If the path "
+            "is inside a Git checkout, pyro uses that repo root."
+        ),
+    )
+    mcp_source_group.add_argument(
+        "--repo-url",
+        help=(
+            "Seed default workspaces from a clean host-side clone of this repo URL "
+            "when `workspace_create` omits `seed_path`."
+        ),
+    )
+    mcp_serve_parser.add_argument(
+        "--repo-ref",
+        help="Optional branch, tag, or commit to checkout after cloning --repo-url.",
+    )
+    mcp_serve_parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-project-source",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=("Disable automatic Git checkout detection from the current working directory."),
+    )
 
     run_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "run",
@@ -865,8 +1393,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--allow-host-compat",
         action="store_true",
         help=(
-            "Opt into host-side compatibility execution if guest boot or guest exec "
-            "is unavailable."
+            "Opt into host-side compatibility execution if guest boot or guest exec is unavailable."
         ),
     )
     run_parser.add_argument(
@@ -888,7 +1415,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "workspace",
         help="Manage persistent workspaces.",
         description=(
-            "Use the stable workspace contract when you need one sandbox to stay alive "
+            "Use the workspace model when you need one sandbox to stay alive "
             "across repeated exec, shell, service, diff, export, snapshot, and reset calls."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
@@ -908,6 +1435,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
               pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID
               pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint
               pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint
+              pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID
               pyro workspace diff WORKSPACE_ID
               pyro workspace export WORKSPACE_ID src/note.txt --output ./note.txt
               pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --id-only
@@ -986,8 +1514,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--allow-host-compat",
         action="store_true",
         help=(
-            "Opt into host-side compatibility execution if guest boot or guest exec "
-            "is unavailable."
+            "Opt into host-side compatibility execution if guest boot or guest exec is unavailable."
         ),
     )
     workspace_create_parser.add_argument(
@@ -1037,8 +1564,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "exec",
         help="Run one command inside an existing workspace.",
         description=(
-            "Run one non-interactive command in the persistent `/workspace` "
-            "for a workspace."
+            "Run one non-interactive command in the persistent `/workspace` for a workspace."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
@@ -1274,8 +1800,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
             "created automatically."
         ),
         epilog=(
-            "Example:\n"
-            "  pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py"
+            "Example:\n  pyro workspace file write WORKSPACE_ID src/app.py --text-file ./app.py"
         ),
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
     )
@@ -1467,8 +1992,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "start",
         help="Start one stopped workspace without resetting it.",
         description=(
-            "Start a previously stopped workspace from its preserved rootfs and "
-            "workspace state."
+            "Start a previously stopped workspace from its preserved rootfs and workspace state."
         ),
         epilog="Example:\n  pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID",
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
@@ -1594,8 +2118,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "shell",
         help="Open and manage persistent interactive shells.",
         description=(
-            "Open one or more persistent interactive PTY shell sessions inside a started "
-            "workspace."
+            "Open one or more persistent interactive PTY shell sessions inside a started workspace."
         ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
@@ -1818,7 +2341,7 @@ def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
               pyro workspace service stop WORKSPACE_ID app
 
             Use `--ready-file` by default in the curated Debian environments. `--ready-command`
-            remains available as an escape hatch.
+            remains available when the workflow needs a custom readiness check.
             """
         ),
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
@@ -2047,12 +2570,38 @@ while true; do sleep 60; done'
         action="store_true",
         help="Print structured JSON instead of human-readable output.",
     )
+    workspace_summary_parser = workspace_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "summary",
+        help="Summarize the current workspace session for review.",
+        description=(
+            "Summarize the current workspace session since the last reset, including recent "
+            "commands, edits, services, exports, snapshots, and current change status."
+        ),
+        epilog=dedent(
+            """
+            Example:
+              pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID
+
+            Use `workspace logs`, `workspace diff`, and `workspace export` for drill-down.
+            """
+        ),
+        formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
+    )
+    workspace_summary_parser.add_argument(
+        "workspace_id",
+        metavar="WORKSPACE_ID",
+        help="Persistent workspace identifier.",
+    )
+    workspace_summary_parser.add_argument(
+        "--json",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Print structured JSON instead of human-readable output.",
+    )
     workspace_logs_parser = workspace_subparsers.add_parser(
         "logs",
         help="Show command history for one workspace.",
         description=(
-            "Show persisted command history, including stdout and stderr, "
-            "for one workspace."
+            "Show persisted command history, including stdout and stderr, for one workspace."
         ),
         epilog="Example:\n  pyro workspace logs WORKSPACE_ID",
         formatter_class=_HelpFormatter,
@@ -2088,11 +2637,16 @@ while true; do sleep 60; done'
     doctor_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "doctor",
         help="Inspect runtime and host diagnostics.",
-        description="Check host prerequisites and embedded runtime health before your first run.",
+        description=(
+            "Check host prerequisites and embedded runtime health, plus "
+            "daily-loop warmth before your first run or before reconnecting a "
+            "chat host."
+        ),
         epilog=dedent(
             """
             Examples:
               pyro doctor
+              pyro doctor --environment debian:12
               pyro doctor --json
             """
         ),
@@ -2103,6 +2657,14 @@ while true; do sleep 60; done'
         default=DEFAULT_PLATFORM,
         help="Runtime platform to inspect.",
     )
+    doctor_parser.add_argument(
+        "--environment",
+        default=DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT,
+        help=(
+            "Environment to inspect for the daily-loop warm manifest. "
+            f"Defaults to `{DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT}`."
+        ),
+    )
     doctor_parser.add_argument(
         "--json",
         action="store_true",
@@ -2265,6 +2827,24 @@ def _parse_workspace_publish_options(values: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, int |
 def main() -> None:
     args = _build_parser().parse_args()
     pyro = Pyro()
+    if args.command == "prepare":
+        try:
+            payload = pyro.manager.prepare_daily_loop(
+                args.environment,
+                network=bool(args.network),
+                force=bool(args.force),
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            if bool(args.json):
+                _print_json({"ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
+            else:
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            raise SystemExit(1) from exc
+        if bool(args.json):
+            _print_json(payload)
+        else:
+            _print_prepare_human(payload)
+        return
     if args.command == "env":
         if args.env_command == "list":
             list_payload: dict[str, Any] = {
@@ -2300,8 +2880,66 @@ def main() -> None:
             else:
                 _print_prune_human(prune_payload)
             return
+    if args.command == "host":
+        config = _build_host_server_config(args)
+        if args.host_command == "connect":
+            try:
+                payload = connect_cli_host(args.host, config=config)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                raise SystemExit(1) from exc
+            _print_host_connect_human(payload)
+            return
+        if args.host_command == "print-config":
+            try:
+                output_path = (
+                    None if args.output is None else Path(args.output).expanduser().resolve()
+                )
+                payload = print_or_write_opencode_config(config=config, output_path=output_path)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                raise SystemExit(1) from exc
+            _print_host_print_config_human(payload)
+            return
+        if args.host_command == "doctor":
+            try:
+                config_path = (
+                    None
+                    if args.config_path is None
+                    else Path(args.config_path).expanduser().resolve()
+                )
+                entries = doctor_hosts(config=config, config_path=config_path)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                raise SystemExit(1) from exc
+            _print_host_doctor_human(entries)
+            return
+        if args.host_command == "repair":
+            try:
+                if args.host != "opencode" and args.config_path is not None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "--config-path is only supported for `pyro host repair opencode`"
+                    )
+                config_path = (
+                    None
+                    if args.config_path is None
+                    else Path(args.config_path).expanduser().resolve()
+                )
+                payload = repair_host(args.host, config=config, config_path=config_path)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                raise SystemExit(1) from exc
+            _print_host_repair_human(payload)
+            return
     if args.command == "mcp":
-        pyro.create_server(profile=args.profile).run(transport="stdio")
+        pyro.create_server(
+            profile=args.profile,
+            mode=getattr(args, "mode", None),
+            project_path=args.project_path,
+            repo_url=args.repo_url,
+            repo_ref=args.repo_ref,
+            no_project_source=bool(args.no_project_source),
+        ).run(transport="stdio")
         return
     if args.command == "run":
         command = _require_command(args.command_args)
@@ -2354,10 +2992,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     if args.command == "workspace":
         if args.workspace_command == "create":
             secrets = [
-                *(
-                    _parse_workspace_secret_option(value)
-                    for value in getattr(args, "secret", [])
-                ),
+                *(_parse_workspace_secret_option(value) for value in getattr(args, "secret", [])),
                 *(
                     _parse_workspace_secret_file_option(value)
                     for value in getattr(args, "secret_file", [])
@@ -2392,9 +3027,7 @@ def main() -> None:
             return
         if args.workspace_command == "update":
             labels = _parse_workspace_label_options(getattr(args, "label", []))
-            clear_labels = _parse_workspace_clear_label_options(
-                getattr(args, "clear_label", [])
-            )
+            clear_labels = _parse_workspace_clear_label_options(getattr(args, "clear_label", []))
             try:
                 payload = pyro.update_workspace(
                     args.workspace_id,
@@ -2441,7 +3074,8 @@ def main() -> None:
                     print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
                     raise SystemExit(1) from exc
                 _print_workspace_exec_human(payload)
-            exit_code = int(payload.get("exit_code", 1))
+            exit_code_raw = payload.get("exit_code", 1)
+            exit_code = exit_code_raw if isinstance(exit_code_raw, int) else 1
             if exit_code != 0:
                 raise SystemExit(exit_code)
             return
@@ -2977,6 +3611,13 @@ def main() -> None:
             else:
                 _print_workspace_summary_human(payload, action="Workspace")
             return
+        if args.workspace_command == "summary":
+            payload = pyro.summarize_workspace(args.workspace_id)
+            if bool(args.json):
+                _print_json(payload)
+            else:
+                _print_workspace_review_summary_human(payload)
+            return
         if args.workspace_command == "logs":
             payload = pyro.logs_workspace(args.workspace_id)
             if bool(args.json):
@@ -2992,7 +3633,17 @@ def main() -> None:
                 print(f"Deleted workspace: {str(payload.get('workspace_id', 'unknown'))}")
             return
     if args.command == "doctor":
-        payload = doctor_report(platform=args.platform)
+        try:
+            payload = doctor_report(
+                platform=args.platform,
+                environment=args.environment,
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            if bool(args.json):
+                _print_json({"ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
+            else:
+                print(f"[error] {exc}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            raise SystemExit(1) from exc
         if bool(args.json):
             _print_json(payload)
         else:
@@ -3023,3 +3674,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         return
     result = run_demo(network=bool(args.network))
     _print_json(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/contract.py b/src/pyro_mcp/contract.py
index 714acf7..a7b2ba1 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/contract.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/contract.py
@@ -2,11 +2,34 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-PUBLIC_CLI_COMMANDS = ("demo", "doctor", "env", "mcp", "run", "workspace")
+PUBLIC_CLI_COMMANDS = ("demo", "doctor", "env", "host", "mcp", "prepare", "run", "workspace")
 PUBLIC_CLI_DEMO_SUBCOMMANDS = ("ollama",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_ENV_SUBCOMMANDS = ("inspect", "list", "pull", "prune")
+PUBLIC_CLI_DOCTOR_FLAGS = ("--platform", "--environment", "--json")
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_SUBCOMMANDS = ("connect", "doctor", "print-config", "repair")
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_COMMON_FLAGS = (
+    "--installed-package",
+    "--mode",
+    "--profile",
+    "--project-path",
+    "--repo-url",
+    "--repo-ref",
+    "--no-project-source",
+)
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_CONNECT_FLAGS = PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_COMMON_FLAGS
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_DOCTOR_FLAGS = PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_COMMON_FLAGS + ("--config-path",)
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_PRINT_CONFIG_FLAGS = PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_COMMON_FLAGS + ("--output",)
+PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_REPAIR_FLAGS = PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_COMMON_FLAGS + ("--config-path",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SUBCOMMANDS = ("serve",)
-PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SERVE_FLAGS = ("--profile",)
+PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SERVE_FLAGS = (
+    "--mode",
+    "--profile",
+    "--project-path",
+    "--repo-url",
+    "--repo-ref",
+    "--no-project-source",
+)
+PUBLIC_CLI_PREPARE_FLAGS = ("--network", "--force", "--json")
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUBCOMMANDS = (
     "create",
     "delete",
@@ -25,6 +48,7 @@ PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUBCOMMANDS = (
     "start",
     "status",
     "stop",
+    "summary",
     "sync",
     "update",
 )
@@ -101,6 +125,7 @@ PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SNAPSHOT_LIST_FLAGS = ("--json",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_START_FLAGS = ("--json",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_STATUS_FLAGS = ("--json",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_STOP_FLAGS = ("--json",)
+PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUMMARY_FLAGS = ("--json",)
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SYNC_PUSH_FLAGS = ("--dest", "--json")
 PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_UPDATE_FLAGS = (
     "--name",
@@ -119,6 +144,7 @@ PUBLIC_CLI_RUN_FLAGS = (
     "--json",
 )
 PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES = ("vm-run", "workspace-core", "workspace-full")
+PUBLIC_MCP_MODES = ("repro-fix", "inspect", "cold-start", "review-eval")
 
 PUBLIC_SDK_METHODS = (
     "apply_workspace_patch",
@@ -165,6 +191,7 @@ PUBLIC_SDK_METHODS = (
     "stop_service",
     "stop_vm",
     "stop_workspace",
+    "summarize_workspace",
     "update_workspace",
     "write_shell",
     "write_workspace_file",
@@ -209,6 +236,7 @@ PUBLIC_MCP_TOOLS = (
     "workspace_logs",
     "workspace_patch_apply",
     "workspace_reset",
+    "workspace_summary",
     "workspace_start",
     "workspace_status",
     "workspace_stop",
@@ -230,8 +258,82 @@ PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS = (
     "workspace_logs",
     "workspace_patch_apply",
     "workspace_reset",
+    "workspace_summary",
     "workspace_status",
     "workspace_sync_push",
     "workspace_update",
 )
+PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS = (
+    "workspace_create",
+    "workspace_delete",
+    "workspace_diff",
+    "workspace_exec",
+    "workspace_export",
+    "workspace_file_list",
+    "workspace_file_read",
+    "workspace_file_write",
+    "workspace_list",
+    "workspace_logs",
+    "workspace_patch_apply",
+    "workspace_reset",
+    "workspace_summary",
+    "workspace_status",
+    "workspace_sync_push",
+    "workspace_update",
+)
+PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS = (
+    "workspace_create",
+    "workspace_delete",
+    "workspace_exec",
+    "workspace_export",
+    "workspace_file_list",
+    "workspace_file_read",
+    "workspace_list",
+    "workspace_logs",
+    "workspace_summary",
+    "workspace_status",
+    "workspace_update",
+)
+PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS = (
+    "service_list",
+    "service_logs",
+    "service_start",
+    "service_status",
+    "service_stop",
+    "workspace_create",
+    "workspace_delete",
+    "workspace_exec",
+    "workspace_export",
+    "workspace_file_list",
+    "workspace_file_read",
+    "workspace_list",
+    "workspace_logs",
+    "workspace_reset",
+    "workspace_summary",
+    "workspace_status",
+    "workspace_update",
+)
+PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS = (
+    "shell_close",
+    "shell_open",
+    "shell_read",
+    "shell_signal",
+    "shell_write",
+    "snapshot_create",
+    "snapshot_delete",
+    "snapshot_list",
+    "workspace_create",
+    "workspace_delete",
+    "workspace_diff",
+    "workspace_exec",
+    "workspace_export",
+    "workspace_file_list",
+    "workspace_file_read",
+    "workspace_list",
+    "workspace_logs",
+    "workspace_reset",
+    "workspace_summary",
+    "workspace_status",
+    "workspace_update",
+)
 PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_FULL_PROFILE_TOOLS = PUBLIC_MCP_TOOLS
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop.py b/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..164e1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+"""Machine-level daily-loop warmup state for the CLI prepare flow."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Literal
+
+DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT = "debian:12"
+PREPARE_MANIFEST_LAYOUT_VERSION = 1
+DailyLoopStatus = Literal["cold", "warm", "stale"]
+
+
+def _environment_key(environment: str) -> str:
+    return environment.replace("/", "_").replace(":", "_")
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DailyLoopManifest:
+    """Persisted machine-readiness proof for one environment on one platform."""
+
+    environment: str
+    environment_version: str
+    platform: str
+    catalog_version: str
+    bundle_version: str | None
+    prepared_at: float
+    network_prepared: bool
+    last_prepare_duration_ms: int
+
+    def to_payload(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "layout_version": PREPARE_MANIFEST_LAYOUT_VERSION,
+            "environment": self.environment,
+            "environment_version": self.environment_version,
+            "platform": self.platform,
+            "catalog_version": self.catalog_version,
+            "bundle_version": self.bundle_version,
+            "prepared_at": self.prepared_at,
+            "network_prepared": self.network_prepared,
+            "last_prepare_duration_ms": self.last_prepare_duration_ms,
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_payload(cls, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> "DailyLoopManifest":
+        return cls(
+            environment=str(payload["environment"]),
+            environment_version=str(payload["environment_version"]),
+            platform=str(payload["platform"]),
+            catalog_version=str(payload["catalog_version"]),
+            bundle_version=(
+                None if payload.get("bundle_version") is None else str(payload["bundle_version"])
+            ),
+            prepared_at=float(payload["prepared_at"]),
+            network_prepared=bool(payload.get("network_prepared", False)),
+            last_prepare_duration_ms=int(payload.get("last_prepare_duration_ms", 0)),
+        )
+
+
+def prepare_manifest_path(cache_dir: Path, *, platform: str, environment: str) -> Path:
+    return cache_dir / ".prepare" / platform / f"{_environment_key(environment)}.json"
+
+
+def load_prepare_manifest(path: Path) -> tuple[DailyLoopManifest | None, str | None]:
+    if not path.exists():
+        return None, None
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+        return None, f"prepare manifest is unreadable: {exc}"
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        return None, "prepare manifest is not a JSON object"
+    try:
+        manifest = DailyLoopManifest.from_payload(payload)
+    except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+        return None, f"prepare manifest is invalid: {exc}"
+    return manifest, None
+
+
+def write_prepare_manifest(path: Path, manifest: DailyLoopManifest) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(manifest.to_payload(), indent=2, sort_keys=True),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+
+def evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+    *,
+    environment: str,
+    environment_version: str,
+    platform: str,
+    catalog_version: str,
+    bundle_version: str | None,
+    installed: bool,
+    manifest: DailyLoopManifest | None,
+    manifest_error: str | None = None,
+) -> tuple[DailyLoopStatus, str | None]:
+    if manifest_error is not None:
+        return "stale", manifest_error
+    if manifest is None:
+        if not installed:
+            return "cold", "environment is not installed"
+        return "cold", "daily loop has not been prepared yet"
+    if not installed:
+        return "stale", "environment install is missing"
+    if manifest.environment != environment:
+        return "stale", "prepare manifest environment does not match the selected environment"
+    if manifest.environment_version != environment_version:
+        return "stale", "environment version changed since the last prepare run"
+    if manifest.platform != platform:
+        return "stale", "platform changed since the last prepare run"
+    if manifest.catalog_version != catalog_version:
+        return "stale", "catalog version changed since the last prepare run"
+    if manifest.bundle_version != bundle_version:
+        return "stale", "runtime bundle version changed since the last prepare run"
+    return "warm", None
+
+
+def prepare_request_is_satisfied(
+    manifest: DailyLoopManifest | None,
+    *,
+    require_network: bool,
+) -> bool:
+    if manifest is None:
+        return False
+    if require_network and not manifest.network_prepared:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def serialize_daily_loop_report(
+    *,
+    environment: str,
+    status: DailyLoopStatus,
+    installed: bool,
+    cache_dir: Path,
+    manifest_path: Path,
+    reason: str | None,
+    manifest: DailyLoopManifest | None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "environment": environment,
+        "status": status,
+        "installed": installed,
+        "network_prepared": bool(manifest.network_prepared) if manifest is not None else False,
+        "prepared_at": None if manifest is None else manifest.prepared_at,
+        "manifest_path": str(manifest_path),
+        "reason": reason,
+        "cache_dir": str(cache_dir),
+    }
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop_smoke.py b/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop_smoke.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cd82c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/daily_loop_smoke.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+"""Real guest-backed smoke for the daily local prepare and reset loop."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pyro_mcp.api import Pyro
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT
+
+
+def _log(message: str) -> None:
+    print(f"[daily-loop] {message}", flush=True)
+
+
+def _write_text(path: Path, text: str) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def _run_prepare(environment: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+    proc = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "pyro_mcp.cli", "prepare", environment, "--json"],
+        text=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(proc.stderr.strip() or proc.stdout.strip() or "pyro prepare failed")
+    payload = json.loads(proc.stdout)
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        raise RuntimeError("pyro prepare did not return a JSON object")
+    return payload
+
+
+def run_daily_loop_smoke(*, environment: str = DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT) -> None:
+    _log(f"prepare environment={environment}")
+    first_prepare = _run_prepare(environment)
+    assert bool(first_prepare["prepared"]) is True, first_prepare
+    second_prepare = _run_prepare(environment)
+    assert bool(second_prepare["reused"]) is True, second_prepare
+
+    pyro = Pyro()
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="pyro-daily-loop-") as temp_dir:
+        root = Path(temp_dir)
+        seed_dir = root / "seed"
+        export_dir = root / "export"
+        _write_text(seed_dir / "message.txt", "broken\n")
+        _write_text(
+            seed_dir / "check.sh",
+            "#!/bin/sh\n"
+            "set -eu\n"
+            "value=$(cat message.txt)\n"
+            '[ "$value" = "fixed" ] || {\n'
+            "  printf 'expected fixed got %s\\n' \"$value\" >&2\n"
+            "  exit 1\n"
+            "}\n"
+            "printf '%s\\n' \"$value\"\n",
+        )
+
+        workspace_id: str | None = None
+        try:
+            created = pyro.create_workspace(
+                environment=environment,
+                seed_path=seed_dir,
+                name="daily-loop",
+                labels={"suite": "daily-loop-smoke"},
+            )
+            workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
+            _log(f"workspace_id={workspace_id}")
+
+            failing = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
+            assert int(failing["exit_code"]) != 0, failing
+
+            patched = pyro.apply_workspace_patch(
+                workspace_id,
+                patch=("--- a/message.txt\n+++ b/message.txt\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-broken\n+fixed\n"),
+            )
+            assert bool(patched["changed"]) is True, patched
+
+            passing = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
+            assert int(passing["exit_code"]) == 0, passing
+            assert str(passing["stdout"]) == "fixed\n", passing
+
+            export_path = export_dir / "message.txt"
+            exported = pyro.export_workspace(
+                workspace_id,
+                "message.txt",
+                output_path=export_path,
+            )
+            assert export_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "fixed\n"
+            assert str(exported["artifact_type"]) == "file", exported
+
+            reset = pyro.reset_workspace(workspace_id)
+            assert int(reset["reset_count"]) == 1, reset
+
+            rerun = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
+            assert int(rerun["exit_code"]) != 0, rerun
+            reset_read = pyro.read_workspace_file(workspace_id, "message.txt")
+            assert str(reset_read["content"]) == "broken\n", reset_read
+        finally:
+            if workspace_id is not None:
+                try:
+                    pyro.delete_workspace(workspace_id)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+
+def build_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Run the real guest-backed daily-loop prepare and reset smoke.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--environment",
+        default=DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT,
+        help=f"Environment to warm and test. Defaults to `{DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT}`.",
+    )
+    return parser
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    args = build_arg_parser().parse_args()
+    run_daily_loop_smoke(environment=args.environment)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/doctor.py b/src/pyro_mcp/doctor.py
index 296fedb..1de3ba3 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/doctor.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/doctor.py
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import argparse
 import json
 
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT
 from pyro_mcp.runtime import DEFAULT_PLATFORM, doctor_report
 
 
 def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Inspect bundled runtime health for pyro-mcp.")
     parser.add_argument("--platform", default=DEFAULT_PLATFORM)
+    parser.add_argument("--environment", default=DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT)
     return parser
 
 
 def main() -> None:
     args = _build_parser().parse_args()
-    report = doctor_report(platform=args.platform)
+    report = doctor_report(platform=args.platform, environment=args.environment)
     print(json.dumps(report, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/host_helpers.py b/src/pyro_mcp/host_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc06654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/host_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+"""Helpers for bootstrapping and repairing supported MCP chat hosts."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shlex
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
+
+from pyro_mcp.api import McpToolProfile, WorkspaceUseCaseMode
+
+SUPPORTED_HOST_CONNECT_TARGETS = ("claude-code", "codex")
+SUPPORTED_HOST_REPAIR_TARGETS = ("claude-code", "codex", "opencode")
+SUPPORTED_HOST_PRINT_CONFIG_TARGETS = ("opencode",)
+DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME = "pyro"
+DEFAULT_OPENCODE_CONFIG_PATH = Path.home() / ".config" / "opencode" / "opencode.json"
+
+HostStatus = Literal["drifted", "missing", "ok", "unavailable"]
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class HostServerConfig:
+    installed_package: bool = False
+    profile: McpToolProfile = "workspace-core"
+    mode: WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None = None
+    project_path: str | None = None
+    repo_url: str | None = None
+    repo_ref: str | None = None
+    no_project_source: bool = False
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class HostDoctorEntry:
+    host: str
+    installed: bool
+    configured: bool
+    status: HostStatus
+    details: str
+    repair_command: str
+
+
+def _run_command(command: list[str]) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    return subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        command,
+        check=False,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+
+def _host_binary(host: str) -> str:
+    if host == "claude-code":
+        return "claude"
+    if host == "codex":
+        return "codex"
+    raise ValueError(f"unsupported CLI host {host!r}")
+
+
+def _canonical_server_command(config: HostServerConfig) -> list[str]:
+    if config.mode is not None and config.profile != "workspace-core":
+        raise ValueError("--mode and --profile are mutually exclusive")
+    if config.project_path is not None and config.repo_url is not None:
+        raise ValueError("--project-path and --repo-url are mutually exclusive")
+    if config.no_project_source and (
+        config.project_path is not None
+        or config.repo_url is not None
+        or config.repo_ref is not None
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "--no-project-source cannot be combined with --project-path, --repo-url, or --repo-ref"
+        )
+    if config.repo_ref is not None and config.repo_url is None:
+        raise ValueError("--repo-ref requires --repo-url")
+
+    command = ["pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+    if not config.installed_package:
+        command = ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", *command]
+    if config.mode is not None:
+        command.extend(["--mode", config.mode])
+    elif config.profile != "workspace-core":
+        command.extend(["--profile", config.profile])
+    if config.project_path is not None:
+        command.extend(["--project-path", config.project_path])
+    elif config.repo_url is not None:
+        command.extend(["--repo-url", config.repo_url])
+        if config.repo_ref is not None:
+            command.extend(["--repo-ref", config.repo_ref])
+    elif config.no_project_source:
+        command.append("--no-project-source")
+    return command
+
+
+def _render_cli_command(command: list[str]) -> str:
+    return shlex.join(command)
+
+
+def _repair_command(host: str, config: HostServerConfig, *, config_path: Path | None = None) -> str:
+    command = ["pyro", "host", "repair", host]
+    if config.installed_package:
+        command.append("--installed-package")
+    if config.mode is not None:
+        command.extend(["--mode", config.mode])
+    elif config.profile != "workspace-core":
+        command.extend(["--profile", config.profile])
+    if config.project_path is not None:
+        command.extend(["--project-path", config.project_path])
+    elif config.repo_url is not None:
+        command.extend(["--repo-url", config.repo_url])
+        if config.repo_ref is not None:
+            command.extend(["--repo-ref", config.repo_ref])
+    elif config.no_project_source:
+        command.append("--no-project-source")
+    if config_path is not None:
+        command.extend(["--config-path", str(config_path)])
+    return _render_cli_command(command)
+
+
+def _command_matches(output: str, expected: list[str]) -> bool:
+    normalized_output = output.strip()
+    if ":" in normalized_output:
+        normalized_output = normalized_output.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
+    try:
+        parsed = shlex.split(normalized_output)
+    except ValueError:
+        parsed = normalized_output.split()
+    return parsed == expected
+
+
+def _upsert_opencode_config(
+    *,
+    config_path: Path,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+) -> tuple[dict[str, object], Path | None]:
+    existing_payload: dict[str, object] = {}
+    backup_path: Path | None = None
+    if config_path.exists():
+        raw_text = config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        try:
+            parsed = json.loads(raw_text)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            timestamp = datetime.now(UTC).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+            backup_path = config_path.with_name(f"{config_path.name}.bak-{timestamp}")
+            shutil.move(str(config_path), str(backup_path))
+            parsed = {}
+        if isinstance(parsed, dict):
+            existing_payload = parsed
+        else:
+            timestamp = datetime.now(UTC).strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+            backup_path = config_path.with_name(f"{config_path.name}.bak-{timestamp}")
+            shutil.move(str(config_path), str(backup_path))
+    payload = dict(existing_payload)
+    mcp_payload = payload.get("mcp")
+    if not isinstance(mcp_payload, dict):
+        mcp_payload = {}
+    else:
+        mcp_payload = dict(mcp_payload)
+    mcp_payload[DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME] = canonical_opencode_entry(config)
+    payload["mcp"] = mcp_payload
+    return payload, backup_path
+
+
+def canonical_opencode_entry(config: HostServerConfig) -> dict[str, object]:
+    return {
+        "type": "local",
+        "enabled": True,
+        "command": _canonical_server_command(config),
+    }
+
+
+def render_opencode_config(config: HostServerConfig) -> str:
+    return (
+        json.dumps(
+            {"mcp": {DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME: canonical_opencode_entry(config)}},
+            indent=2,
+        )
+        + "\n"
+    )
+
+
+def print_or_write_opencode_config(
+    *,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+    output_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    rendered = render_opencode_config(config)
+    if output_path is None:
+        return {
+            "host": "opencode",
+            "rendered_config": rendered,
+            "server_command": _canonical_server_command(config),
+        }
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output_path.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")
+    return {
+        "host": "opencode",
+        "output_path": str(output_path),
+        "server_command": _canonical_server_command(config),
+    }
+
+
+def connect_cli_host(host: str, *, config: HostServerConfig) -> dict[str, object]:
+    binary = _host_binary(host)
+    if shutil.which(binary) is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"{binary} CLI is not installed or not on PATH")
+    server_command = _canonical_server_command(config)
+    _run_command([binary, "mcp", "remove", DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME])
+    result = _run_command([binary, "mcp", "add", DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME, "--", *server_command])
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        details = (result.stderr or result.stdout).strip() or f"{binary} mcp add failed"
+        raise RuntimeError(details)
+    return {
+        "host": host,
+        "server_command": server_command,
+        "verification_command": [binary, "mcp", "list"],
+    }
+
+
+def repair_opencode_host(
+    *,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+    config_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    resolved_path = (
+        DEFAULT_OPENCODE_CONFIG_PATH
+        if config_path is None
+        else config_path.expanduser().resolve()
+    )
+    resolved_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    payload, backup_path = _upsert_opencode_config(config_path=resolved_path, config=config)
+    resolved_path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    result: dict[str, object] = {
+        "host": "opencode",
+        "config_path": str(resolved_path),
+        "server_command": _canonical_server_command(config),
+    }
+    if backup_path is not None:
+        result["backup_path"] = str(backup_path)
+    return result
+
+
+def repair_host(
+    host: str,
+    *,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+    config_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    if host == "opencode":
+        return repair_opencode_host(config=config, config_path=config_path)
+    return connect_cli_host(host, config=config)
+
+
+def _doctor_cli_host(host: str, *, config: HostServerConfig) -> HostDoctorEntry:
+    binary = _host_binary(host)
+    repair_command = _repair_command(host, config)
+    if shutil.which(binary) is None:
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host=host,
+            installed=False,
+            configured=False,
+            status="unavailable",
+            details=f"{binary} CLI was not found on PATH",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+    expected_command = _canonical_server_command(config)
+    get_result = _run_command([binary, "mcp", "get", DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME])
+    combined_get_output = (get_result.stdout + get_result.stderr).strip()
+    if get_result.returncode == 0:
+        status: HostStatus = (
+            "ok" if _command_matches(combined_get_output, expected_command) else "drifted"
+        )
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host=host,
+            installed=True,
+            configured=True,
+            status=status,
+            details=combined_get_output or f"{binary} MCP entry exists",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+
+    list_result = _run_command([binary, "mcp", "list"])
+    combined_list_output = (list_result.stdout + list_result.stderr).strip()
+    configured = DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME in combined_list_output.split()
+    return HostDoctorEntry(
+        host=host,
+        installed=True,
+        configured=configured,
+        status="drifted" if configured else "missing",
+        details=combined_get_output or combined_list_output or f"{binary} MCP entry missing",
+        repair_command=repair_command,
+    )
+
+
+def _doctor_opencode_host(
+    *,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+    config_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> HostDoctorEntry:
+    resolved_path = (
+        DEFAULT_OPENCODE_CONFIG_PATH
+        if config_path is None
+        else config_path.expanduser().resolve()
+    )
+    repair_command = _repair_command("opencode", config, config_path=config_path)
+    installed = shutil.which("opencode") is not None
+    if not resolved_path.exists():
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host="opencode",
+            installed=installed,
+            configured=False,
+            status="missing" if installed else "unavailable",
+            details=f"OpenCode config missing at {resolved_path}",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(resolved_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host="opencode",
+            installed=installed,
+            configured=False,
+            status="drifted" if installed else "unavailable",
+            details=f"OpenCode config is invalid JSON: {exc}",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host="opencode",
+            installed=installed,
+            configured=False,
+            status="drifted" if installed else "unavailable",
+            details="OpenCode config must be a JSON object",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+    mcp_payload = payload.get("mcp")
+    if not isinstance(mcp_payload, dict) or DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME not in mcp_payload:
+        return HostDoctorEntry(
+            host="opencode",
+            installed=installed,
+            configured=False,
+            status="missing" if installed else "unavailable",
+            details=f"OpenCode config at {resolved_path} is missing mcp.pyro",
+            repair_command=repair_command,
+        )
+    configured_entry = mcp_payload[DEFAULT_HOST_SERVER_NAME]
+    expected_entry = canonical_opencode_entry(config)
+    status: HostStatus = "ok" if configured_entry == expected_entry else "drifted"
+    return HostDoctorEntry(
+        host="opencode",
+        installed=installed,
+        configured=True,
+        status=status,
+        details=f"OpenCode config path: {resolved_path}",
+        repair_command=repair_command,
+    )
+
+
+def doctor_hosts(
+    *,
+    config: HostServerConfig,
+    config_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> list[HostDoctorEntry]:
+    return [
+        _doctor_cli_host("claude-code", config=config),
+        _doctor_cli_host("codex", config=config),
+        _doctor_opencode_host(config=config, config_path=config_path),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/project_startup.py b/src/pyro_mcp/project_startup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..102d631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/project_startup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+"""Server-scoped project startup source helpers for MCP chat flows."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator, Literal
+
+ProjectStartupSourceKind = Literal["project_path", "repo_url"]
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ProjectStartupSource:
+    """Server-scoped default source for workspace creation."""
+
+    kind: ProjectStartupSourceKind
+    origin_ref: str
+    resolved_path: Path | None = None
+    repo_ref: str | None = None
+
+
+def _run_git(command: list[str], *, cwd: Path | None = None) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    return subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        command,
+        cwd=str(cwd) if cwd is not None else None,
+        check=False,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+
+def _detect_git_root(start_dir: Path) -> Path | None:
+    result = _run_git(["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], cwd=start_dir)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    stdout = result.stdout.strip()
+    if stdout == "":
+        return None
+    return Path(stdout).expanduser().resolve()
+
+
+def _resolve_project_path(project_path: str | Path, *, cwd: Path) -> Path:
+    resolved = Path(project_path).expanduser()
+    if not resolved.is_absolute():
+        resolved = (cwd / resolved).resolve()
+    else:
+        resolved = resolved.resolve()
+    if not resolved.exists():
+        raise ValueError(f"project_path {resolved} does not exist")
+    if not resolved.is_dir():
+        raise ValueError(f"project_path {resolved} must be a directory")
+    git_root = _detect_git_root(resolved)
+    if git_root is not None:
+        return git_root
+    return resolved
+
+
+def resolve_project_startup_source(
+    *,
+    project_path: str | Path | None = None,
+    repo_url: str | None = None,
+    repo_ref: str | None = None,
+    no_project_source: bool = False,
+    cwd: Path | None = None,
+) -> ProjectStartupSource | None:
+    working_dir = Path.cwd() if cwd is None else cwd.resolve()
+    if no_project_source:
+        if project_path is not None or repo_url is not None or repo_ref is not None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "--no-project-source cannot be combined with --project-path, "
+                "--repo-url, or --repo-ref"
+            )
+        return None
+    if project_path is not None and repo_url is not None:
+        raise ValueError("--project-path and --repo-url are mutually exclusive")
+    if repo_ref is not None and repo_url is None:
+        raise ValueError("--repo-ref requires --repo-url")
+    if project_path is not None:
+        resolved_path = _resolve_project_path(project_path, cwd=working_dir)
+        return ProjectStartupSource(
+            kind="project_path",
+            origin_ref=str(resolved_path),
+            resolved_path=resolved_path,
+        )
+    if repo_url is not None:
+        normalized_repo_url = repo_url.strip()
+        if normalized_repo_url == "":
+            raise ValueError("--repo-url must not be empty")
+        normalized_repo_ref = None if repo_ref is None else repo_ref.strip()
+        if normalized_repo_ref == "":
+            raise ValueError("--repo-ref must not be empty")
+        return ProjectStartupSource(
+            kind="repo_url",
+            origin_ref=normalized_repo_url,
+            repo_ref=normalized_repo_ref,
+        )
+    detected_root = _detect_git_root(working_dir)
+    if detected_root is None:
+        return None
+    return ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="project_path",
+        origin_ref=str(detected_root),
+        resolved_path=detected_root,
+    )
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def materialize_project_startup_source(source: ProjectStartupSource) -> Iterator[Path]:
+    if source.kind == "project_path":
+        if source.resolved_path is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("project_path source is missing a resolved path")
+        yield source.resolved_path
+        return
+
+    temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyro-project-source-"))
+    clone_dir = temp_dir / "clone"
+    try:
+        clone_result = _run_git(["git", "clone", "--quiet", source.origin_ref, str(clone_dir)])
+        if clone_result.returncode != 0:
+            stderr = clone_result.stderr.strip() or "git clone failed"
+            raise RuntimeError(f"failed to clone repo_url {source.origin_ref!r}: {stderr}")
+        if source.repo_ref is not None:
+            checkout_result = _run_git(
+                ["git", "checkout", "--quiet", source.repo_ref],
+                cwd=clone_dir,
+            )
+            if checkout_result.returncode != 0:
+                stderr = checkout_result.stderr.strip() or "git checkout failed"
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"failed to checkout repo_ref {source.repo_ref!r} for "
+                    f"repo_url {source.origin_ref!r}: {stderr}"
+                )
+        yield clone_dir
+    finally:
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def describe_project_startup_source(source: ProjectStartupSource | None) -> str | None:
+    if source is None:
+        return None
+    if source.kind == "project_path":
+        return f"the current project at {source.origin_ref}"
+    if source.repo_ref is None:
+        return f"the clean clone source {source.origin_ref}"
+    return f"the clean clone source {source.origin_ref} at ref {source.repo_ref}"
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/runtime.py b/src/pyro_mcp/runtime.py
index 832e666..24779a3 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/runtime.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/runtime.py
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import (
+    DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT,
+    evaluate_daily_loop_status,
+    load_prepare_manifest,
+    prepare_manifest_path,
+    serialize_daily_loop_report,
+)
 from pyro_mcp.vm_network import TapNetworkManager
 
 DEFAULT_PLATFORM = "linux-x86_64"
@@ -200,7 +207,11 @@ def runtime_capabilities(paths: RuntimePaths) -> RuntimeCapabilities:
     )
 
 
-def doctor_report(*, platform: str = DEFAULT_PLATFORM) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def doctor_report(
+    *,
+    platform: str = DEFAULT_PLATFORM,
+    environment: str = DEFAULT_PREPARE_ENVIRONMENT,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Build a runtime diagnostics report."""
     report: dict[str, Any] = {
         "platform": platform,
@@ -258,6 +269,36 @@ def doctor_report(*, platform: str = DEFAULT_PLATFORM) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "cache_dir": str(environment_store.cache_dir),
         "environments": environment_store.list_environments(),
     }
+    environment_details = environment_store.inspect_environment(environment)
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        environment_store.cache_dir,
+        platform=platform,
+        environment=environment,
+    )
+    manifest, manifest_error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    status, reason = evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment=environment,
+        environment_version=str(environment_details["version"]),
+        platform=platform,
+        catalog_version=environment_store.catalog_version,
+        bundle_version=(
+            None
+            if paths.manifest.get("bundle_version") is None
+            else str(paths.manifest["bundle_version"])
+        ),
+        installed=bool(environment_details["installed"]),
+        manifest=manifest,
+        manifest_error=manifest_error,
+    )
+    report["daily_loop"] = serialize_daily_loop_report(
+        environment=environment,
+        status=status,
+        installed=bool(environment_details["installed"]),
+        cache_dir=environment_store.cache_dir,
+        manifest_path=manifest_path,
+        reason=reason,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    )
     if not report["kvm"]["exists"]:
         report["issues"] = ["/dev/kvm is not available on this host"]
     return report
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/server.py b/src/pyro_mcp/server.py
index daf1820..455e9d2 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/server.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/server.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
 
-from pyro_mcp.api import McpToolProfile, Pyro
+from pyro_mcp.api import McpToolProfile, Pyro, WorkspaceUseCaseMode
 from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import VmManager
 
 
@@ -12,14 +14,29 @@ def create_server(
     manager: VmManager | None = None,
     *,
     profile: McpToolProfile = "workspace-core",
+    mode: WorkspaceUseCaseMode | None = None,
+    project_path: str | Path | None = None,
+    repo_url: str | None = None,
+    repo_ref: str | None = None,
+    no_project_source: bool = False,
 ) -> FastMCP:
     """Create and return a configured MCP server instance.
 
-    `workspace-core` is the default stable chat-host profile in 4.x. Use
+    Bare server creation uses the generic `workspace-core` path in 4.x. Use
+    `mode=...` for one of the named use-case surfaces, or
     `profile="workspace-full"` only when the host truly needs the full
-    advanced workspace surface.
+    advanced workspace surface. By default, the server auto-detects the
+    nearest Git worktree root from its current working directory for
+    project-aware `workspace_create` calls.
     """
-    return Pyro(manager=manager).create_server(profile=profile)
+    return Pyro(manager=manager).create_server(
+        profile=profile,
+        mode=mode,
+        project_path=project_path,
+        repo_url=repo_url,
+        repo_ref=repo_ref,
+        no_project_source=no_project_source,
+    )
 
 
 def main() -> None:
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/vm_environments.py b/src/pyro_mcp/vm_environments.py
index 6419792..bd65b56 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/vm_environments.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/vm_environments.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from pyro_mcp.runtime import DEFAULT_PLATFORM, RuntimePaths
 
 DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_VERSION = "1.0.0"
-DEFAULT_CATALOG_VERSION = "4.0.0"
+DEFAULT_CATALOG_VERSION = "4.5.0"
 OCI_MANIFEST_ACCEPT = ", ".join(
     (
         "application/vnd.oci.image.index.v1+json",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class VmEnvironment:
     oci_repository: str | None = None
     oci_reference: str | None = None
     source_digest: str | None = None
-    compatibility: str = ">=4.0.0,<5.0.0"
+    compatibility: str = ">=4.5.0,<5.0.0"
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/vm_manager.py b/src/pyro_mcp/vm_manager.py
index e25be5f..669b9cd 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/vm_manager.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/vm_manager.py
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
 from typing import Any, Literal, cast
 
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import (
+    DailyLoopManifest,
+    evaluate_daily_loop_status,
+    load_prepare_manifest,
+    prepare_manifest_path,
+    prepare_request_is_satisfied,
+    serialize_daily_loop_report,
+    write_prepare_manifest,
+)
 from pyro_mcp.runtime import (
     RuntimeCapabilities,
     RuntimePaths,
@@ -79,12 +88,13 @@ DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30
 DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS = 600
 DEFAULT_ALLOW_HOST_COMPAT = False
 
-WORKSPACE_LAYOUT_VERSION = 8
+WORKSPACE_LAYOUT_VERSION = 9
 WORKSPACE_BASELINE_DIRNAME = "baseline"
 WORKSPACE_BASELINE_ARCHIVE_NAME = "workspace.tar"
 WORKSPACE_SNAPSHOTS_DIRNAME = "snapshots"
 WORKSPACE_DIRNAME = "workspace"
 WORKSPACE_COMMANDS_DIRNAME = "commands"
+WORKSPACE_REVIEW_DIRNAME = "review"
 WORKSPACE_SHELLS_DIRNAME = "shells"
 WORKSPACE_SERVICES_DIRNAME = "services"
 WORKSPACE_SECRETS_DIRNAME = "secrets"
@@ -116,7 +126,18 @@ WORKSPACE_SECRET_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,63}$")
 WORKSPACE_LABEL_KEY_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]{0,63}$")
 
 WorkspaceSeedMode = Literal["empty", "directory", "tar_archive"]
+WorkspaceSeedOriginKind = Literal["empty", "manual_seed_path", "project_path", "repo_url"]
 WorkspaceArtifactType = Literal["file", "directory", "symlink"]
+WorkspaceReviewEventKind = Literal[
+    "file_write",
+    "patch_apply",
+    "service_start",
+    "service_stop",
+    "snapshot_create",
+    "snapshot_delete",
+    "sync_push",
+    "workspace_export",
+]
 WorkspaceServiceReadinessType = Literal["file", "tcp", "http", "command"]
 WorkspaceSnapshotKind = Literal["baseline", "named"]
 WorkspaceSecretSourceKind = Literal["literal", "file"]
@@ -276,9 +297,7 @@ class WorkspaceRecord:
             network=_deserialize_network(payload.get("network")),
             name=_normalize_workspace_name(_optional_str(payload.get("name")), allow_none=True),
             labels=_normalize_workspace_labels(payload.get("labels")),
-            last_activity_at=float(
-                payload.get("last_activity_at", float(payload["created_at"]))
-            ),
+            last_activity_at=float(payload.get("last_activity_at", float(payload["created_at"]))),
             command_count=int(payload.get("command_count", 0)),
             last_command=_optional_dict(payload.get("last_command")),
             workspace_seed=_workspace_seed_dict(payload.get("workspace_seed")),
@@ -316,6 +335,35 @@ class WorkspaceSecretRecord:
         )
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class WorkspaceReviewEventRecord:
+    """Persistent concise review event metadata stored on disk per workspace."""
+
+    workspace_id: str
+    event_kind: WorkspaceReviewEventKind
+    recorded_at: float
+    payload: dict[str, Any]
+
+    def to_payload(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "layout_version": WORKSPACE_LAYOUT_VERSION,
+            "workspace_id": self.workspace_id,
+            "event_kind": self.event_kind,
+            "recorded_at": self.recorded_at,
+            "payload": self.payload,
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_payload(cls, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> WorkspaceReviewEventRecord:
+        raw_payload = payload.get("payload")
+        return cls(
+            workspace_id=str(payload["workspace_id"]),
+            event_kind=cast(WorkspaceReviewEventKind, str(payload["event_kind"])),
+            recorded_at=float(payload["recorded_at"]),
+            payload=dict(raw_payload) if isinstance(raw_payload, dict) else {},
+        )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class WorkspaceSnapshotRecord:
     """Persistent snapshot metadata stored on disk per workspace."""
@@ -503,9 +551,7 @@ class WorkspacePublishedPortRecord:
             host=str(payload.get("host", DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_PORT_HOST)),
             protocol=str(payload.get("protocol", "tcp")),
             proxy_pid=(
-                None
-                if payload.get("proxy_pid") is None
-                else int(payload.get("proxy_pid", 0))
+                None if payload.get("proxy_pid") is None else int(payload.get("proxy_pid", 0))
             ),
         )
 
@@ -524,6 +570,8 @@ class PreparedWorkspaceSeed:
 
     mode: WorkspaceSeedMode
     source_path: str | None
+    origin_kind: WorkspaceSeedOriginKind = "empty"
+    origin_ref: str | None = None
     archive_path: Path | None = None
     entry_count: int = 0
     bytes_written: int = 0
@@ -534,14 +582,19 @@ class PreparedWorkspaceSeed:
         *,
         destination: str = WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH,
         path_key: str = "seed_path",
+        include_origin: bool = True,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
+        payload = {
             "mode": self.mode,
             path_key: self.source_path,
             "destination": destination,
             "entry_count": self.entry_count,
             "bytes_written": self.bytes_written,
         }
+        if include_origin:
+            payload["origin_kind"] = self.origin_kind
+            payload["origin_ref"] = self.origin_ref
+        return payload
 
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         if self.cleanup_dir is not None:
@@ -614,6 +667,8 @@ def _empty_workspace_seed_payload() -> dict[str, Any]:
     return {
         "mode": "empty",
         "seed_path": None,
+        "origin_kind": "empty",
+        "origin_ref": None,
         "destination": WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH,
         "entry_count": 0,
         "bytes_written": 0,
@@ -628,6 +683,8 @@ def _workspace_seed_dict(value: object) -> dict[str, Any]:
         {
             "mode": str(value.get("mode", payload["mode"])),
             "seed_path": _optional_str(value.get("seed_path")),
+            "origin_kind": str(value.get("origin_kind", payload["origin_kind"])),
+            "origin_ref": _optional_str(value.get("origin_ref")),
             "destination": str(value.get("destination", payload["destination"])),
             "entry_count": int(value.get("entry_count", payload["entry_count"])),
             "bytes_written": int(value.get("bytes_written", payload["bytes_written"])),
@@ -869,9 +926,7 @@ def _validate_workspace_file_read_max_bytes(max_bytes: int) -> int:
     if max_bytes <= 0:
         raise ValueError("max_bytes must be positive")
     if max_bytes > WORKSPACE_FILE_MAX_BYTES:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"max_bytes must be at most {WORKSPACE_FILE_MAX_BYTES} bytes"
-        )
+        raise ValueError(f"max_bytes must be at most {WORKSPACE_FILE_MAX_BYTES} bytes")
     return max_bytes
 
 
@@ -899,9 +954,7 @@ def _decode_workspace_patch_text(path: str, content_bytes: bytes) -> str:
     try:
         return content_bytes.decode("utf-8")
     except UnicodeDecodeError as exc:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"workspace patch only supports UTF-8 text files: {path}"
-        ) from exc
+        raise RuntimeError(f"workspace patch only supports UTF-8 text files: {path}") from exc
 
 
 def _normalize_archive_member_name(name: str) -> PurePosixPath:
@@ -991,9 +1044,7 @@ def _prepare_workspace_secrets(
         has_value = "value" in item
         has_file_path = "file_path" in item
         if has_value == has_file_path:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"secret {name!r} must provide exactly one of 'value' or 'file_path'"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"secret {name!r} must provide exactly one of 'value' or 'file_path'")
         source_kind: WorkspaceSecretSourceKind
         if has_value:
             value = _validate_workspace_secret_value(name, str(item["value"]))
@@ -1473,9 +1524,7 @@ def _normalize_workspace_published_port_specs(
         )
         dedupe_key = (spec.host_port, spec.guest_port)
         if dedupe_key in seen_guest_ports:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "published ports must not repeat the same host/guest port mapping"
-            )
+            raise ValueError("published ports must not repeat the same host/guest port mapping")
         seen_guest_ports.add(dedupe_key)
         normalized.append(spec)
     return normalized
@@ -1738,7 +1787,7 @@ def _start_local_service(
                 ),
                 "status=$?",
                 f"printf '%s' \"$status\" > {shlex.quote(str(status_path))}",
-                "exit \"$status\"",
+                'exit "$status"',
             ]
         )
         + "\n",
@@ -1921,9 +1970,7 @@ def _patch_rootfs_runtime_file(
 ) -> None:
     debugfs_path = shutil.which("debugfs")
     if debugfs_path is None:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "debugfs is required to seed workspaces on guest-backed runtimes"
-        )
+        raise RuntimeError("debugfs is required to seed workspaces on guest-backed runtimes")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix=f"pyro-{asset_label}-") as temp_dir:
         staged_path = Path(temp_dir) / Path(destination_path).name
         shutil.copy2(source_path, staged_path)
@@ -3582,6 +3629,152 @@ class VmManager:
     def prune_environments(self) -> dict[str, object]:
         return self._environment_store.prune_environments()
 
+    def prepare_daily_loop(
+        self,
+        environment: str,
+        *,
+        network: bool = False,
+        force: bool = False,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        spec = get_environment(environment, runtime_paths=self._runtime_paths)
+        if self._backend_name != "firecracker":
+            raise RuntimeError("pyro prepare requires a guest-backed runtime and is unavailable")
+        if not self._runtime_capabilities.supports_vm_boot:
+            reason = self._runtime_capabilities.reason or "runtime does not support guest boot"
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"pyro prepare requires guest-backed workspace boot and is unavailable: {reason}"
+            )
+        if not self._runtime_capabilities.supports_guest_exec:
+            reason = self._runtime_capabilities.reason or (
+                "runtime does not support guest command execution"
+            )
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"pyro prepare requires guest command execution and is unavailable: {reason}"
+            )
+        if network and not self._runtime_capabilities.supports_guest_network:
+            reason = self._runtime_capabilities.reason or (
+                "runtime does not support guest networking"
+            )
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"pyro prepare --network requires guest networking and is unavailable: {reason}"
+            )
+
+        runtime_paths = self._runtime_paths
+        if runtime_paths is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("runtime paths are unavailable for pyro prepare")
+        platform = str(runtime_paths.manifest.get("platform", "linux-x86_64"))
+        bundle_version = cast(str | None, runtime_paths.manifest.get("bundle_version"))
+        manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+            self._environment_store.cache_dir,
+            platform=platform,
+            environment=environment,
+        )
+        manifest, manifest_error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+        status, status_reason = evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+            environment=environment,
+            environment_version=spec.version,
+            platform=platform,
+            catalog_version=self._environment_store.catalog_version,
+            bundle_version=bundle_version,
+            installed=bool(self.inspect_environment(environment)["installed"]),
+            manifest=manifest,
+            manifest_error=manifest_error,
+        )
+        if (
+            not force
+            and status == "warm"
+            and prepare_request_is_satisfied(manifest, require_network=network)
+        ):
+            if manifest is None:
+                raise AssertionError("warm prepare state requires a manifest")
+            payload = serialize_daily_loop_report(
+                environment=environment,
+                status="warm",
+                installed=True,
+                cache_dir=self._environment_store.cache_dir,
+                manifest_path=manifest_path,
+                reason="reused existing warm manifest",
+                manifest=manifest,
+            )
+            payload.update(
+                {
+                    "prepared": True,
+                    "reused": True,
+                    "executed": False,
+                    "forced": force,
+                    "network_requested": network,
+                    "last_prepare_duration_ms": manifest.last_prepare_duration_ms,
+                }
+            )
+            return payload
+
+        self._environment_store.ensure_installed(environment)
+        started = time.monotonic()
+        workspace_id: str | None = None
+        execution_mode = "pending"
+        try:
+            created = self.create_workspace(
+                environment=environment,
+                network_policy="egress" if network else "off",
+                allow_host_compat=False,
+            )
+            workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
+            exec_result = self.exec_workspace(
+                workspace_id,
+                command="pwd",
+                timeout_seconds=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+            )
+            execution_mode = str(exec_result.get("execution_mode", "unknown"))
+            if int(exec_result.get("exit_code", 1)) != 0:
+                raise RuntimeError("prepare guest exec failed")
+            if str(exec_result.get("stdout", "")) != f"{WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH}\n":
+                raise RuntimeError("prepare guest exec returned an unexpected working directory")
+            self.reset_workspace(workspace_id)
+        finally:
+            if workspace_id is not None:
+                try:
+                    self.delete_workspace(workspace_id, reason="prepare_cleanup")
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        duration_ms = int((time.monotonic() - started) * 1000)
+        prepared_at = time.time()
+        preserved_network_prepared = bool(
+            manifest is not None and status == "warm" and manifest.network_prepared
+        )
+        prepared_manifest = DailyLoopManifest(
+            environment=environment,
+            environment_version=spec.version,
+            platform=platform,
+            catalog_version=self._environment_store.catalog_version,
+            bundle_version=bundle_version,
+            prepared_at=prepared_at,
+            network_prepared=network or preserved_network_prepared,
+            last_prepare_duration_ms=duration_ms,
+        )
+        write_prepare_manifest(manifest_path, prepared_manifest)
+        payload = serialize_daily_loop_report(
+            environment=environment,
+            status="warm",
+            installed=True,
+            cache_dir=self._environment_store.cache_dir,
+            manifest_path=manifest_path,
+            reason=status_reason,
+            manifest=prepared_manifest,
+        )
+        payload.update(
+            {
+                "prepared": True,
+                "reused": False,
+                "executed": True,
+                "forced": force,
+                "network_requested": network,
+                "last_prepare_duration_ms": duration_ms,
+                "execution_mode": execution_mode,
+            }
+        )
+        return payload
+
     def create_vm(
         self,
         *,
@@ -3747,19 +3940,23 @@ class VmManager:
         secrets: list[dict[str, str]] | None = None,
         name: str | None = None,
         labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        _prepared_seed: PreparedWorkspaceSeed | None = None,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         self._validate_limits(vcpu_count=vcpu_count, mem_mib=mem_mib, ttl_seconds=ttl_seconds)
         get_environment(environment, runtime_paths=self._runtime_paths)
         normalized_network_policy = _normalize_workspace_network_policy(str(network_policy))
         normalized_name = None if name is None else _normalize_workspace_name(name)
         normalized_labels = _normalize_workspace_labels(labels)
-        prepared_seed = self._prepare_workspace_seed(seed_path)
+        if _prepared_seed is not None and seed_path is not None:
+            raise ValueError("_prepared_seed and seed_path are mutually exclusive")
+        prepared_seed = _prepared_seed or self._prepare_workspace_seed(seed_path)
         now = time.time()
         workspace_id = uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]
         workspace_dir = self._workspace_dir(workspace_id)
         runtime_dir = self._workspace_runtime_dir(workspace_id)
         host_workspace_dir = self._workspace_host_dir(workspace_id)
         commands_dir = self._workspace_commands_dir(workspace_id)
+        review_dir = self._workspace_review_dir(workspace_id)
         shells_dir = self._workspace_shells_dir(workspace_id)
         services_dir = self._workspace_services_dir(workspace_id)
         secrets_dir = self._workspace_secrets_dir(workspace_id)
@@ -3768,6 +3965,7 @@ class VmManager:
         workspace_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
         host_workspace_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         commands_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        review_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         shells_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         services_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         secrets_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -3802,9 +4000,7 @@ class VmManager:
                     raise RuntimeError(
                         f"max active VMs reached ({self._max_active_vms}); delete old VMs first"
                     )
-            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(
-                network_policy=normalized_network_policy
-            )
+            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(network_policy=normalized_network_policy)
             self._backend.create(instance)
             if self._runtime_capabilities.supports_guest_exec:
                 self._ensure_workspace_guest_bootstrap_support(instance)
@@ -3885,6 +4081,7 @@ class VmManager:
         workspace_sync = prepared_seed.to_payload(
             destination=normalized_destination,
             path_key="source_path",
+            include_origin=False,
         )
         workspace_sync["entry_count"] = int(import_summary["entry_count"])
         workspace_sync["bytes_written"] = int(import_summary["bytes_written"])
@@ -3896,6 +4093,18 @@ class VmManager:
             workspace.last_error = instance.last_error
             workspace.metadata = dict(instance.metadata)
             self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="sync_push",
+                payload={
+                    "mode": str(workspace_sync["mode"]),
+                    "source_path": str(workspace_sync["source_path"]),
+                    "destination": str(workspace_sync["destination"]),
+                    "entry_count": int(workspace_sync["entry_count"]),
+                    "bytes_written": int(workspace_sync["bytes_written"]),
+                    "execution_mode": str(instance.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending")),
+                },
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
         return {
             "workspace_id": workspace_id,
@@ -3977,8 +4186,8 @@ class VmManager:
     def export_workspace(
         self,
         workspace_id: str,
-        *,
         path: str,
+        *,
         output_path: str | Path,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         normalized_path, _ = _normalize_workspace_destination(path)
@@ -4010,6 +4219,23 @@ class VmManager:
             workspace.firecracker_pid = instance.firecracker_pid
             workspace.last_error = instance.last_error
             workspace.metadata = dict(instance.metadata)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="workspace_export",
+                payload={
+                    "workspace_path": normalized_path,
+                    "output_path": str(Path(str(extracted["output_path"]))),
+                    "artifact_type": str(extracted["artifact_type"]),
+                    "entry_count": int(extracted["entry_count"]),
+                    "bytes_written": int(extracted["bytes_written"]),
+                    "execution_mode": str(
+                        exported.get(
+                            "execution_mode",
+                            instance.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending"),
+                        )
+                    ),
+                },
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
         return {
             "workspace_id": workspace_id,
@@ -4169,6 +4395,22 @@ class VmManager:
             workspace.firecracker_pid = instance.firecracker_pid
             workspace.last_error = instance.last_error
             workspace.metadata = dict(instance.metadata)
+            self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="file_write",
+                payload={
+                    "path": str(payload["path"]),
+                    "size_bytes": int(payload["size_bytes"]),
+                    "bytes_written": int(payload["bytes_written"]),
+                    "execution_mode": str(
+                        payload.get(
+                            "execution_mode",
+                            instance.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending"),
+                        )
+                    ),
+                },
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
         return {
             "workspace_id": workspace_id,
@@ -4286,6 +4528,15 @@ class VmManager:
             workspace.last_error = instance.last_error
             workspace.metadata = dict(instance.metadata)
             self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="patch_apply",
+                payload={
+                    "summary": dict(summary),
+                    "entries": [dict(entry) for entry in entries[:10]],
+                    "execution_mode": str(instance.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending")),
+                },
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
         return {
             "workspace_id": workspace_id,
@@ -4363,6 +4614,17 @@ class VmManager:
                 self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
                 self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
                 self._save_workspace_snapshot_locked(snapshot)
+                self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                    workspace_id,
+                    event_kind="snapshot_create",
+                    payload={
+                        "snapshot_name": snapshot.snapshot_name,
+                        "kind": snapshot.kind,
+                        "entry_count": snapshot.entry_count,
+                        "bytes_written": snapshot.bytes_written,
+                        "created_at": snapshot.created_at,
+                    },
+                )
         return {
             "workspace_id": workspace_id,
             "snapshot": self._serialize_workspace_snapshot(snapshot),
@@ -4396,6 +4658,11 @@ class VmManager:
             self._load_workspace_snapshot_locked(workspace_id, normalized_snapshot_name)
             self._delete_workspace_snapshot_locked(workspace_id, normalized_snapshot_name)
             self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="snapshot_delete",
+                payload={"snapshot_name": normalized_snapshot_name},
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
             return {
                 "workspace_id": workspace_id,
@@ -4436,9 +4703,7 @@ class VmManager:
             recreated = workspace.to_instance(
                 workdir=self._workspace_runtime_dir(workspace.workspace_id)
             )
-            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(
-                network_policy=workspace.network_policy
-            )
+            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(network_policy=workspace.network_policy)
             self._backend.create(recreated)
             if self._runtime_capabilities.supports_guest_exec:
                 self._ensure_workspace_guest_bootstrap_support(recreated)
@@ -4632,9 +4897,7 @@ class VmManager:
         if wait_for_idle_ms is not None and (
             wait_for_idle_ms <= 0 or wait_for_idle_ms > MAX_SHELL_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_MS
         ):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"wait_for_idle_ms must be between 1 and {MAX_SHELL_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_MS}"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"wait_for_idle_ms must be between 1 and {MAX_SHELL_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_MS}")
         with self._lock:
             workspace = self._load_workspace_locked(workspace_id)
             instance = self._workspace_instance_for_live_shell_locked(workspace)
@@ -4909,8 +5172,7 @@ class VmManager:
             if normalized_published_ports:
                 if workspace.network_policy != "egress+published-ports":
                     raise RuntimeError(
-                        "published ports require workspace network_policy "
-                        "'egress+published-ports'"
+                        "published ports require workspace network_policy 'egress+published-ports'"
                     )
                 if instance.network is None:
                     raise RuntimeError(
@@ -4997,6 +5259,24 @@ class VmManager:
             self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
             self._save_workspace_service_locked(service)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="service_start",
+                payload={
+                    "service_name": service.service_name,
+                    "state": service.state,
+                    "command": service.command,
+                    "cwd": service.cwd,
+                    "readiness": (
+                        dict(service.readiness) if service.readiness is not None else None
+                    ),
+                    "ready_at": service.ready_at,
+                    "published_ports": [
+                        _serialize_workspace_published_port_public(published_port)
+                        for published_port in service.published_ports
+                    ],
+                },
+            )
         return self._serialize_workspace_service(service)
 
     def list_services(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -5116,6 +5396,18 @@ class VmManager:
             workspace.firecracker_pid = instance.firecracker_pid
             workspace.last_error = instance.last_error
             workspace.metadata = dict(instance.metadata)
+            self._touch_workspace_activity_locked(workspace)
+            self._record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+                workspace_id,
+                event_kind="service_stop",
+                payload={
+                    "service_name": service.service_name,
+                    "state": service.state,
+                    "exit_code": service.exit_code,
+                    "stop_reason": service.stop_reason,
+                    "ended_at": service.ended_at,
+                },
+            )
             self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
             self._save_workspace_service_locked(service)
         return self._serialize_workspace_service(service)
@@ -5149,6 +5441,153 @@ class VmManager:
                 "entries": redacted_entries,
             }
 
+    def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        with self._lock:
+            workspace = self._load_workspace_locked(workspace_id)
+            self._ensure_workspace_not_expired_locked(workspace, time.time())
+            self._refresh_workspace_liveness_locked(workspace)
+            self._refresh_workspace_service_counts_locked(workspace)
+            self._save_workspace_locked(workspace)
+
+            command_entries = self._read_workspace_logs_locked(workspace.workspace_id)
+            recent_commands = [
+                {
+                    "sequence": int(entry["sequence"]),
+                    "command": str(entry["command"]),
+                    "cwd": str(entry["cwd"]),
+                    "exit_code": int(entry["exit_code"]),
+                    "duration_ms": int(entry["duration_ms"]),
+                    "execution_mode": str(entry["execution_mode"]),
+                    "recorded_at": float(entry["recorded_at"]),
+                }
+                for entry in command_entries[-5:]
+            ]
+            recent_commands.reverse()
+
+            review_events = self._list_workspace_review_events_locked(workspace.workspace_id)
+
+            def _recent_events(
+                kinds: set[WorkspaceReviewEventKind],
+                *,
+                limit: int = 5,
+            ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+                matched = [
+                    {
+                        "event_kind": event.event_kind,
+                        "recorded_at": event.recorded_at,
+                        **event.payload,
+                    }
+                    for event in review_events
+                    if event.event_kind in kinds
+                ]
+                matched = matched[-limit:]
+                matched.reverse()
+                return matched
+
+            current_services = [
+                self._serialize_workspace_service(service)
+                for service in self._list_workspace_services_locked(workspace.workspace_id)
+            ]
+            current_services.sort(key=lambda item: str(item["service_name"]))
+            try:
+                snapshots = self._list_workspace_snapshots_locked(workspace)
+                named_snapshot_count = max(len(snapshots) - 1, 0)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                named_snapshot_count = 0
+
+            service_count = len(current_services)
+            running_service_count = sum(
+                1 for service in current_services if service["state"] == "running"
+            )
+            execution_mode = str(workspace.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending"))
+            payload: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "workspace_id": workspace.workspace_id,
+                "name": workspace.name,
+                "labels": dict(workspace.labels),
+                "environment": workspace.environment,
+                "state": workspace.state,
+                "workspace_path": WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH,
+                "execution_mode": execution_mode,
+                "last_activity_at": workspace.last_activity_at,
+                "session_started_at": (
+                    workspace.last_reset_at
+                    if workspace.last_reset_at is not None
+                    else workspace.created_at
+                ),
+                "outcome": {
+                    "command_count": workspace.command_count,
+                    "last_command": workspace.last_command,
+                    "service_count": service_count,
+                    "running_service_count": running_service_count,
+                    "export_count": sum(
+                        1 for event in review_events if event.event_kind == "workspace_export"
+                    ),
+                    "snapshot_count": named_snapshot_count,
+                    "reset_count": workspace.reset_count,
+                },
+                "commands": {
+                    "total": workspace.command_count,
+                    "recent": recent_commands,
+                },
+                "edits": {
+                    "recent": _recent_events({"sync_push", "file_write", "patch_apply"}),
+                },
+                "services": {
+                    "current": current_services,
+                    "recent": _recent_events({"service_start", "service_stop"}),
+                },
+                "artifacts": {
+                    "exports": _recent_events({"workspace_export"}),
+                },
+                "snapshots": {
+                    "named_count": named_snapshot_count,
+                    "recent": _recent_events({"snapshot_create", "snapshot_delete"}),
+                },
+            }
+
+        if payload["state"] != "started":
+            payload["changes"] = {
+                "available": False,
+                "reason": (
+                    f"workspace {workspace_id!r} must be in 'started' state before "
+                    "workspace_summary can compute current changes"
+                ),
+                "changed": False,
+                "summary": None,
+                "entries": [],
+            }
+            return payload
+
+        try:
+            diff_payload = self.diff_workspace(workspace_id)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            payload["changes"] = {
+                "available": False,
+                "reason": str(exc),
+                "changed": False,
+                "summary": None,
+                "entries": [],
+            }
+            return payload
+
+        diff_entries: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        raw_entries = diff_payload.get("entries")
+        if isinstance(raw_entries, list):
+            for entry in raw_entries[:10]:
+                if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+                    continue
+                diff_entries.append(
+                    {key: value for key, value in entry.items() if key != "text_patch"}
+                )
+        payload["changes"] = {
+            "available": True,
+            "reason": None,
+            "changed": bool(diff_payload.get("changed", False)),
+            "summary": diff_payload.get("summary"),
+            "entries": diff_entries,
+        }
+        return payload
+
     def stop_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         with self._lock:
             workspace = self._load_workspace_locked(workspace_id)
@@ -5196,9 +5635,7 @@ class VmManager:
             self._stop_workspace_services_locked(workspace, instance)
             self._close_workspace_shells_locked(workspace, instance)
         try:
-            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(
-                network_policy=workspace.network_policy
-            )
+            self._require_workspace_network_policy_support(network_policy=workspace.network_policy)
             if self._runtime_capabilities.supports_guest_exec:
                 self._ensure_workspace_guest_bootstrap_support(instance)
             with self._lock:
@@ -5381,9 +5818,7 @@ class VmManager:
             "execution_mode": workspace.metadata.get("execution_mode", "pending"),
             "workspace_path": WORKSPACE_GUEST_PATH,
             "workspace_seed": _workspace_seed_dict(workspace.workspace_seed),
-            "secrets": [
-                _serialize_workspace_secret_public(secret) for secret in workspace.secrets
-            ],
+            "secrets": [_serialize_workspace_secret_public(secret) for secret in workspace.secrets],
             "command_count": workspace.command_count,
             "last_command": workspace.last_command,
             "reset_count": workspace.reset_count,
@@ -5554,9 +5989,7 @@ class VmManager:
         env_values: dict[str, str] = {}
         for secret_name, env_name in secret_env.items():
             if secret_name not in secret_values:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"secret_env references unknown workspace secret {secret_name!r}"
-                )
+                raise ValueError(f"secret_env references unknown workspace secret {secret_name!r}")
             env_values[env_name] = secret_values[secret_name]
         return env_values
 
@@ -5663,12 +6096,30 @@ class VmManager:
         execution_mode = instance.metadata.get("execution_mode", "unknown")
         return exec_result, execution_mode
 
-    def _prepare_workspace_seed(self, seed_path: str | Path | None) -> PreparedWorkspaceSeed:
+    def _prepare_workspace_seed(
+        self,
+        seed_path: str | Path | None,
+        *,
+        origin_kind: WorkspaceSeedOriginKind | None = None,
+        origin_ref: str | None = None,
+    ) -> PreparedWorkspaceSeed:
         if seed_path is None:
-            return PreparedWorkspaceSeed(mode="empty", source_path=None)
+            return PreparedWorkspaceSeed(
+                mode="empty",
+                source_path=None,
+                origin_kind="empty" if origin_kind is None else origin_kind,
+                origin_ref=origin_ref,
+            )
         resolved_source_path = Path(seed_path).expanduser().resolve()
         if not resolved_source_path.exists():
             raise ValueError(f"seed_path {resolved_source_path} does not exist")
+        effective_origin_kind: WorkspaceSeedOriginKind = (
+            "manual_seed_path" if origin_kind is None else origin_kind
+        )
+        effective_origin_ref = str(resolved_source_path) if origin_ref is None else origin_ref
+        public_source_path = (
+            None if effective_origin_kind == "repo_url" else str(resolved_source_path)
+        )
         if resolved_source_path.is_dir():
             cleanup_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyro-workspace-seed-"))
             archive_path = cleanup_dir / "workspace-seed.tar"
@@ -5680,23 +6131,24 @@ class VmManager:
                 raise
             return PreparedWorkspaceSeed(
                 mode="directory",
-                source_path=str(resolved_source_path),
+                source_path=public_source_path,
+                origin_kind=effective_origin_kind,
+                origin_ref=effective_origin_ref,
                 archive_path=archive_path,
                 entry_count=entry_count,
                 bytes_written=bytes_written,
                 cleanup_dir=cleanup_dir,
             )
-        if (
-            not resolved_source_path.is_file()
-            or not _is_supported_seed_archive(resolved_source_path)
+        if not resolved_source_path.is_file() or not _is_supported_seed_archive(
+            resolved_source_path
         ):
-            raise ValueError(
-                "seed_path must be a directory or a .tar/.tar.gz/.tgz archive"
-            )
+            raise ValueError("seed_path must be a directory or a .tar/.tar.gz/.tgz archive")
         entry_count, bytes_written = _inspect_seed_archive(resolved_source_path)
         return PreparedWorkspaceSeed(
             mode="tar_archive",
-            source_path=str(resolved_source_path),
+            source_path=public_source_path,
+            origin_kind=effective_origin_kind,
+            origin_ref=effective_origin_ref,
             archive_path=resolved_source_path,
             entry_count=entry_count,
             bytes_written=bytes_written,
@@ -5757,6 +6209,9 @@ class VmManager:
     def _workspace_commands_dir(self, workspace_id: str) -> Path:
         return self._workspace_dir(workspace_id) / WORKSPACE_COMMANDS_DIRNAME
 
+    def _workspace_review_dir(self, workspace_id: str) -> Path:
+        return self._workspace_dir(workspace_id) / WORKSPACE_REVIEW_DIRNAME
+
     def _workspace_shells_dir(self, workspace_id: str) -> Path:
         return self._workspace_dir(workspace_id) / WORKSPACE_SHELLS_DIRNAME
 
@@ -5772,6 +6227,9 @@ class VmManager:
     def _workspace_shell_record_path(self, workspace_id: str, shell_id: str) -> Path:
         return self._workspace_shells_dir(workspace_id) / f"{shell_id}.json"
 
+    def _workspace_review_record_path(self, workspace_id: str, event_id: str) -> Path:
+        return self._workspace_review_dir(workspace_id) / f"{event_id}.json"
+
     def _workspace_service_record_path(self, workspace_id: str, service_name: str) -> Path:
         return self._workspace_services_dir(workspace_id) / f"{service_name}.json"
 
@@ -5787,8 +6245,7 @@ class VmManager:
         rootfs_path = Path(raw_rootfs_image)
         if not rootfs_path.exists():
             raise RuntimeError(
-                f"workspace {workspace.workspace_id!r} rootfs image is unavailable at "
-                f"{rootfs_path}"
+                f"workspace {workspace.workspace_id!r} rootfs image is unavailable at {rootfs_path}"
             )
         return rootfs_path
 
@@ -5805,9 +6262,7 @@ class VmManager:
                 f"workspace {workspace.workspace_id!r} must be stopped before {operation_name}"
             )
         if workspace.metadata.get("execution_mode") == "host_compat":
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"{operation_name} is unavailable for host_compat workspaces"
-            )
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{operation_name} is unavailable for host_compat workspaces")
         return self._workspace_rootfs_image_path_locked(workspace)
 
     def _scrub_workspace_runtime_state_locked(
@@ -5966,6 +6421,46 @@ class VmManager:
             entries.append(entry)
         return entries
 
+    def _record_workspace_review_event_locked(
+        self,
+        workspace_id: str,
+        *,
+        event_kind: WorkspaceReviewEventKind,
+        payload: dict[str, Any],
+        when: float | None = None,
+    ) -> WorkspaceReviewEventRecord:
+        recorded_at = time.time() if when is None else when
+        event = WorkspaceReviewEventRecord(
+            workspace_id=workspace_id,
+            event_kind=event_kind,
+            recorded_at=recorded_at,
+            payload=dict(payload),
+        )
+        event_id = f"{int(recorded_at * 1_000_000_000):020d}-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+        record_path = self._workspace_review_record_path(workspace_id, event_id)
+        record_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        record_path.write_text(
+            json.dumps(event.to_payload(), indent=2, sort_keys=True),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+        return event
+
+    def _list_workspace_review_events_locked(
+        self,
+        workspace_id: str,
+    ) -> list[WorkspaceReviewEventRecord]:
+        review_dir = self._workspace_review_dir(workspace_id)
+        if not review_dir.exists():
+            return []
+        events: list[WorkspaceReviewEventRecord] = []
+        for record_path in sorted(review_dir.glob("*.json")):
+            payload = json.loads(record_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+                continue
+            events.append(WorkspaceReviewEventRecord.from_payload(payload))
+        events.sort(key=lambda item: (item.recorded_at, item.event_kind))
+        return events
+
     def _workspace_instance_for_live_shell_locked(self, workspace: WorkspaceRecord) -> VmInstance:
         instance = self._workspace_instance_for_live_operation_locked(
             workspace,
@@ -6322,10 +6817,12 @@ class VmManager:
         shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_runtime_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
         shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_host_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
         shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_commands_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
+        shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_review_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
         shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_shells_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
         shutil.rmtree(self._workspace_services_dir(workspace_id), ignore_errors=True)
         self._workspace_host_dir(workspace_id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self._workspace_commands_dir(workspace_id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self._workspace_review_dir(workspace_id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self._workspace_shells_dir(workspace_id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self._workspace_services_dir(workspace_id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/src/pyro_mcp/workspace_use_case_smokes.py b/src/pyro_mcp/workspace_use_case_smokes.py
index 01c1338..b69a90d 100644
--- a/src/pyro_mcp/workspace_use_case_smokes.py
+++ b/src/pyro_mcp/workspace_use_case_smokes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import asyncio
 import tempfile
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ USE_CASE_CHOICES: Final[tuple[str, ...]] = USE_CASE_SCENARIOS + (USE_CASE_ALL_SC
 class WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe:
     scenario: str
     title: str
-    profile: Literal["workspace-core", "workspace-full"]
+    mode: Literal["repro-fix", "inspect", "cold-start", "review-eval"]
     smoke_target: str
     doc_path: str
     summary: str
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ WORKSPACE_USE_CASE_RECIPES: Final[tuple[WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe, ...]] = (
     WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe(
         scenario="cold-start-validation",
         title="Cold-Start Repo Validation",
-        profile="workspace-full",
+        mode="cold-start",
         smoke_target="smoke-cold-start-validation",
         doc_path="docs/use-cases/cold-start-repo-validation.md",
         summary=(
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ WORKSPACE_USE_CASE_RECIPES: Final[tuple[WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe, ...]] = (
     WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe(
         scenario="repro-fix-loop",
         title="Repro Plus Fix Loop",
-        profile="workspace-core",
+        mode="repro-fix",
         smoke_target="smoke-repro-fix-loop",
         doc_path="docs/use-cases/repro-fix-loop.md",
         summary=(
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ WORKSPACE_USE_CASE_RECIPES: Final[tuple[WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe, ...]] = (
     WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe(
         scenario="parallel-workspaces",
         title="Parallel Isolated Workspaces",
-        profile="workspace-core",
+        mode="repro-fix",
         smoke_target="smoke-parallel-workspaces",
         doc_path="docs/use-cases/parallel-workspaces.md",
         summary=(
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ WORKSPACE_USE_CASE_RECIPES: Final[tuple[WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe, ...]] = (
     WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe(
         scenario="untrusted-inspection",
         title="Unsafe Or Untrusted Code Inspection",
-        profile="workspace-core",
+        mode="inspect",
         smoke_target="smoke-untrusted-inspection",
         doc_path="docs/use-cases/untrusted-inspection.md",
         summary=(
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ WORKSPACE_USE_CASE_RECIPES: Final[tuple[WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe, ...]] = (
     WorkspaceUseCaseRecipe(
         scenario="review-eval",
         title="Review And Evaluation Workflows",
-        profile="workspace-full",
+        mode="review-eval",
         smoke_target="smoke-review-eval",
         doc_path="docs/use-cases/review-eval-workflows.md",
         summary=(
@@ -107,6 +108,15 @@ def _log(message: str) -> None:
     print(f"[smoke] {message}", flush=True)
 
 
+def _extract_structured_tool_result(raw_result: object) -> dict[str, object]:
+    if not isinstance(raw_result, tuple) or len(raw_result) != 2:
+        raise TypeError("unexpected MCP tool result shape")
+    _, structured = raw_result
+    if not isinstance(structured, dict):
+        raise TypeError("expected structured dictionary result")
+    return structured
+
+
 def _create_workspace(
     pyro: Pyro,
     *,
@@ -126,6 +136,31 @@ def _create_workspace(
     return str(created["workspace_id"])
 
 
+def _create_project_aware_workspace(
+    pyro: Pyro,
+    *,
+    environment: str,
+    project_path: Path,
+    mode: Literal["repro-fix", "cold-start"],
+    name: str,
+    labels: dict[str, str],
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    async def _run() -> dict[str, object]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(mode=mode, project_path=project_path)
+        return _extract_structured_tool_result(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_create",
+                {
+                    "environment": environment,
+                    "name": name,
+                    "labels": labels,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+    return asyncio.run(_run())
+
+
 def _safe_delete_workspace(pyro: Pyro, workspace_id: str | None) -> None:
     if workspace_id is None:
         return
@@ -160,14 +195,19 @@ def _scenario_cold_start_validation(pyro: Pyro, *, root: Path, environment: str)
     )
     workspace_id: str | None = None
     try:
-        workspace_id = _create_workspace(
+        created = _create_project_aware_workspace(
             pyro,
             environment=environment,
-            seed_path=seed_dir,
+            project_path=seed_dir,
+            mode="cold-start",
             name="cold-start-validation",
             labels={"suite": USE_CASE_SUITE_LABEL, "use_case": "cold-start-validation"},
         )
+        workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
         _log(f"cold-start-validation workspace_id={workspace_id}")
+        workspace_seed = created["workspace_seed"]
+        assert isinstance(workspace_seed, dict), created
+        assert workspace_seed["origin_kind"] == "project_path", created
         validation = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh validate.sh")
         assert int(validation["exit_code"]) == 0, validation
         assert str(validation["stdout"]) == "validated\n", validation
@@ -221,14 +261,20 @@ def _scenario_repro_fix_loop(pyro: Pyro, *, root: Path, environment: str) -> Non
     )
     workspace_id: str | None = None
     try:
-        workspace_id = _create_workspace(
+        created = _create_project_aware_workspace(
             pyro,
             environment=environment,
-            seed_path=seed_dir,
+            project_path=seed_dir,
+            mode="repro-fix",
             name="repro-fix-loop",
             labels={"suite": USE_CASE_SUITE_LABEL, "use_case": "repro-fix-loop"},
         )
+        workspace_id = str(created["workspace_id"])
         _log(f"repro-fix-loop workspace_id={workspace_id}")
+        workspace_seed = created["workspace_seed"]
+        assert isinstance(workspace_seed, dict), created
+        assert workspace_seed["origin_kind"] == "project_path", created
+        assert workspace_seed["origin_ref"] == str(seed_dir.resolve()), created
         initial_read = pyro.read_workspace_file(workspace_id, "message.txt")
         assert str(initial_read["content"]) == "broken\n", initial_read
         failing = pyro.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="sh check.sh")
@@ -418,6 +464,11 @@ def _scenario_review_eval(pyro: Pyro, *, root: Path, environment: str) -> None:
         assert int(rerun["exit_code"]) == 0, rerun
         pyro.export_workspace(workspace_id, "review-report.txt", output_path=export_path)
         assert export_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "review=pass\n"
+        summary = pyro.summarize_workspace(workspace_id)
+        assert summary["workspace_id"] == workspace_id, summary
+        assert summary["changes"]["available"] is True, summary
+        assert summary["artifacts"]["exports"], summary
+        assert summary["snapshots"]["named_count"] >= 1, summary
     finally:
         if shell_id is not None and workspace_id is not None:
             try:
@@ -451,7 +502,7 @@ def run_workspace_use_case_scenario(
         scenario_names = USE_CASE_SCENARIOS if scenario == USE_CASE_ALL_SCENARIO else (scenario,)
         for scenario_name in scenario_names:
             recipe = _RECIPE_BY_SCENARIO[scenario_name]
-            _log(f"starting {recipe.scenario} ({recipe.title}) profile={recipe.profile}")
+            _log(f"starting {recipe.scenario} ({recipe.title}) mode={recipe.mode}")
             scenario_root = root / scenario_name
             scenario_root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             runner = _SCENARIO_RUNNERS[scenario_name]
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 8772754..56b461f 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import subprocess
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, cast
 
+import pytest
+
 from pyro_mcp.api import Pyro
 from pyro_mcp.contract import (
+    PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_VM_RUN_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_FULL_PROFILE_TOOLS,
@@ -15,6 +22,28 @@ from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import VmManager
 from pyro_mcp.vm_network import TapNetworkManager
 
 
+def _git(repo: Path, *args: str) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", *args],
+        cwd=repo,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def _make_repo(root: Path, *, content: str = "hello\n") -> Path:
+    root.mkdir()
+    _git(root, "init")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.name", "Pyro Tests")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.email", "pyro-tests@example.com")
+    (root / "note.txt").write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+    _git(root, "add", "note.txt")
+    _git(root, "commit", "-m", "init")
+    return root
+
+
 def test_pyro_run_in_vm_delegates_to_manager(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     pyro = Pyro(
         manager=VmManager(
@@ -134,6 +163,172 @@ def test_pyro_create_server_workspace_core_profile_registers_expected_tools_and_
     assert "workspace_disk_export" not in tool_map
 
 
+def test_pyro_create_server_repro_fix_mode_registers_expected_tools_and_schemas(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, dict[str, Any]]]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(mode="repro-fix")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        tool_map = {tool.name: tool.model_dump() for tool in tools}
+        return sorted(tool_map), tool_map
+
+    tool_names, tool_map = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert tuple(tool_names) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS))
+    create_properties = tool_map["workspace_create"]["inputSchema"]["properties"]
+    assert "network_policy" not in create_properties
+    assert "secrets" not in create_properties
+    exec_properties = tool_map["workspace_exec"]["inputSchema"]["properties"]
+    assert "secret_env" not in exec_properties
+    assert "service_start" not in tool_map
+    assert "shell_open" not in tool_map
+    assert "snapshot_create" not in tool_map
+    assert "reproduce a failure" in str(tool_map["workspace_create"]["description"])
+
+
+def test_pyro_create_server_cold_start_mode_registers_expected_tools_and_schemas(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, dict[str, Any]]]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(mode="cold-start")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        tool_map = {tool.name: tool.model_dump() for tool in tools}
+        return sorted(tool_map), tool_map
+
+    tool_names, tool_map = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert tuple(tool_names) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS))
+    assert "shell_open" not in tool_map
+    assert "snapshot_create" not in tool_map
+    service_start_properties = tool_map["service_start"]["inputSchema"]["properties"]
+    assert "secret_env" not in service_start_properties
+    assert "published_ports" not in service_start_properties
+    create_properties = tool_map["workspace_create"]["inputSchema"]["properties"]
+    assert "network_policy" not in create_properties
+
+
+def test_pyro_create_server_review_eval_mode_registers_expected_tools_and_schemas(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[list[str], dict[str, dict[str, Any]]]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(mode="review-eval")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        tool_map = {tool.name: tool.model_dump() for tool in tools}
+        return sorted(tool_map), tool_map
+
+    tool_names, tool_map = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert tuple(tool_names) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS))
+    assert "service_start" not in tool_map
+    assert "shell_open" in tool_map
+    assert "snapshot_create" in tool_map
+    shell_open_properties = tool_map["shell_open"]["inputSchema"]["properties"]
+    assert "secret_env" not in shell_open_properties
+
+
+def test_pyro_create_server_inspect_mode_registers_expected_tools(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> list[str]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(mode="inspect")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        return sorted(tool.name for tool in tools)
+
+    assert tuple(asyncio.run(_run())) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS))
+
+
+def test_pyro_create_server_rejects_mode_and_non_default_profile(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="mutually exclusive"):
+        pyro.create_server(profile="workspace-full", mode="repro-fix")
+
+
+def test_pyro_create_server_project_path_updates_workspace_create_description_and_default_seed(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo", content="project-aware\n")
+    pyro = Pyro(
+        manager=VmManager(
+            backend_name="mock",
+            base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+            network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+        )
+    )
+
+    def _extract_structured(raw_result: object) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        if not isinstance(raw_result, tuple) or len(raw_result) != 2:
+            raise TypeError("unexpected call_tool result shape")
+        _, structured = raw_result
+        if not isinstance(structured, dict):
+            raise TypeError("expected structured dictionary result")
+        return cast(dict[str, Any], structured)
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]]:
+        server = pyro.create_server(project_path=repo)
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        tool_map = {tool.name: tool.model_dump() for tool in tools}
+        created = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_create",
+                {
+                    "environment": "debian:12-base",
+                    "allow_host_compat": True,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        executed = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_exec",
+                {
+                    "workspace_id": created["workspace_id"],
+                    "command": "cat note.txt",
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        return tool_map["workspace_create"], created, executed
+
+    workspace_create_tool, created, executed = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert "If `seed_path` is omitted" in str(workspace_create_tool["description"])
+    assert str(repo.resolve()) in str(workspace_create_tool["description"])
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_kind"] == "project_path"
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_ref"] == str(repo.resolve())
+    assert executed["stdout"] == "project-aware\n"
+
+
 def test_pyro_vm_run_tool_executes(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     pyro = Pyro(
         manager=VmManager(
@@ -380,6 +575,7 @@ def test_pyro_workspace_methods_delegate_to_manager(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     services = pyro.list_services(workspace_id)
     service_status = pyro.status_service(workspace_id, "app")
     service_logs = pyro.logs_service(workspace_id, "app", all=True)
+    summary = pyro.summarize_workspace(workspace_id)
     reset = pyro.reset_workspace(workspace_id, snapshot="checkpoint")
     deleted_snapshot = pyro.delete_snapshot(workspace_id, "checkpoint")
     status = pyro.status_workspace(workspace_id)
@@ -416,6 +612,9 @@ def test_pyro_workspace_methods_delegate_to_manager(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert service_status["state"] == "running"
     assert service_logs["stderr"].count("[REDACTED]") >= 1
     assert service_logs["tail_lines"] is None
+    assert summary["workspace_id"] == workspace_id
+    assert summary["commands"]["total"] >= 1
+    assert summary["changes"]["available"] is True
     assert reset["workspace_reset"]["snapshot_name"] == "checkpoint"
     assert reset["secrets"] == created["secrets"]
     assert deleted_snapshot["deleted"] is True
@@ -979,6 +1178,14 @@ def test_pyro_create_server_workspace_status_shell_and_service_delegate() -> Non
             calls.append(("logs_workspace", {"workspace_id": workspace_id}))
             return {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "count": 0, "entries": []}
 
+        def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            calls.append(("summarize_workspace", {"workspace_id": workspace_id}))
+            return {
+                "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+                "state": "started",
+                "changes": {"available": True, "changed": False, "summary": None, "entries": []},
+            }
+
         def open_shell(
             self,
             workspace_id: str,
@@ -1110,6 +1317,9 @@ def test_pyro_create_server_workspace_status_shell_and_service_delegate() -> Non
         status = _extract_structured(
             await server.call_tool("workspace_status", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"})
         )
+        summary = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool("workspace_summary", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"})
+        )
         logs = _extract_structured(
             await server.call_tool("workspace_logs", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"})
         )
@@ -1211,6 +1421,7 @@ def test_pyro_create_server_workspace_status_shell_and_service_delegate() -> Non
         )
         return (
             status,
+            summary,
             logs,
             opened,
             read,
@@ -1225,13 +1436,15 @@ def test_pyro_create_server_workspace_status_shell_and_service_delegate() -> Non
 
     results = asyncio.run(_run())
     assert results[0]["state"] == "started"
-    assert results[1]["count"] == 0
-    assert results[2]["shell_id"] == "shell-1"
-    assert results[6]["closed"] is True
-    assert results[7]["state"] == "running"
-    assert results[10]["state"] == "running"
+    assert results[1]["workspace_id"] == "workspace-123"
+    assert results[2]["count"] == 0
+    assert results[3]["shell_id"] == "shell-1"
+    assert results[7]["closed"] is True
+    assert results[8]["state"] == "running"
+    assert results[11]["state"] == "running"
     assert calls == [
         ("status_workspace", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"}),
+        ("summarize_workspace", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"}),
         ("logs_workspace", {"workspace_id": "workspace-123"}),
         (
             "open_shell",
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index aaef8d1..ecb6e74 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import Any, cast
 import pytest
 
 import pyro_mcp.cli as cli
+from pyro_mcp.host_helpers import HostDoctorEntry
 
 
 def _subparser_choice(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, name: str) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -26,17 +27,24 @@ def test_cli_help_guides_first_run() -> None:
     parser = cli._build_parser()
     help_text = parser.format_help()
 
-    assert "Suggested first run:" in help_text
+    assert "Suggested zero-to-hero path:" in help_text
     assert "pyro doctor" in help_text
-    assert "pyro env list" in help_text
-    assert "pyro env pull debian:12" in help_text
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12" in help_text
     assert "pyro run debian:12 -- git --version" in help_text
-    assert "Continue into the stable workspace path after that:" in help_text
+    assert "pyro host connect claude-code" in help_text
+    assert "Connect a chat host after that:" in help_text
+    assert "pyro host connect claude-code" in help_text
+    assert "pyro host connect codex" in help_text
+    assert "pyro host print-config opencode" in help_text
+    assert "Daily local loop after the first warmup:" in help_text
+    assert "pyro doctor --environment debian:12" in help_text
+    assert "pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID" in help_text
+    assert "If you want terminal-level visibility into the workspace model:" in help_text
     assert "pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID -- cat note.txt" in help_text
+    assert "pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID" in help_text
     assert "pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint" in help_text
     assert "pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint" in help_text
     assert "pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./changes" in help_text
-    assert "Use `pyro mcp serve` only after the CLI validation path works." in help_text
 
 
 def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
@@ -54,8 +62,41 @@ def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
     assert "pyro env pull debian:12" in env_help
     assert "downloads from public Docker Hub" in env_help
 
+    prepare_help = _subparser_choice(parser, "prepare").format_help()
+    assert "Warm the recommended guest-backed daily loop" in prepare_help
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12 --network" in prepare_help
+    assert "--network" in prepare_help
+    assert "--force" in prepare_help
+
+    host_help = _subparser_choice(parser, "host").format_help()
+    assert "Connect or repair the supported Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode" in host_help
+    assert "pyro host connect claude-code" in host_help
+    assert "pyro host repair opencode" in host_help
+
+    host_connect_help = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "connect"
+    ).format_help()
+    assert "--installed-package" in host_connect_help
+    assert "--project-path" in host_connect_help
+    assert "--repo-url" in host_connect_help
+    assert "--repo-ref" in host_connect_help
+    assert "--no-project-source" in host_connect_help
+
+    host_print_config_help = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "print-config"
+    ).format_help()
+    assert "--output" in host_print_config_help
+
+    host_doctor_help = _subparser_choice(_subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "doctor").format_help()
+    assert "--config-path" in host_doctor_help
+
+    host_repair_help = _subparser_choice(_subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "repair").format_help()
+    assert "--config-path" in host_repair_help
+
     doctor_help = _subparser_choice(parser, "doctor").format_help()
     assert "Check host prerequisites and embedded runtime health" in doctor_help
+    assert "--environment" in doctor_help
+    assert "pyro doctor --environment debian:12" in doctor_help
     assert "pyro doctor --json" in doctor_help
 
     demo_help = _subparser_choice(parser, "demo").format_help()
@@ -69,17 +110,22 @@ def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
     assert "vm-run" in mcp_help
     assert "recommended first profile for most chat hosts" in mcp_help
     assert "workspace-core: default for normal persistent chat editing" in mcp_help
-    assert "workspace-full: advanced 4.x opt-in surface" in mcp_help
+    assert "workspace-full: larger opt-in surface" in mcp_help
+    assert "--project-path" in mcp_help
+    assert "--repo-url" in mcp_help
+    assert "--repo-ref" in mcp_help
+    assert "--no-project-source" in mcp_help
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --project-path ." in mcp_help
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git" in mcp_help
 
     workspace_help = _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace").format_help()
-    assert "stable workspace contract" in workspace_help
+    assert "Use the workspace model when you need one sandbox to stay alive" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace create debian:12 --seed-path ./repo" in workspace_help
     assert "--id-only" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace create debian:12 --name repro-fix --label issue=123" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace list" in workspace_help
     assert (
-        "pyro workspace update WORKSPACE_ID --name retry-run --label owner=codex"
-        in workspace_help
+        "pyro workspace update WORKSPACE_ID --name retry-run --label owner=codex" in workspace_help
     )
     assert "pyro workspace sync push WORKSPACE_ID ./repo --dest src" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace exec WORKSPACE_ID" in workspace_help
@@ -91,6 +137,7 @@ def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
     assert "pyro workspace start WORKSPACE_ID" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace snapshot create WORKSPACE_ID checkpoint" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace reset WORKSPACE_ID --snapshot checkpoint" in workspace_help
+    assert "pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID" in workspace_help
     assert "pyro workspace shell open WORKSPACE_ID --id-only" in workspace_help
 
     workspace_create_help = _subparser_choice(
@@ -145,6 +192,12 @@ def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
     assert "--label" in workspace_update_help
     assert "--clear-label" in workspace_update_help
 
+    workspace_summary_help = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace"), "summary"
+    ).format_help()
+    assert "Summarize the current workspace session since the last reset" in workspace_summary_help
+    assert "pyro workspace summary WORKSPACE_ID" in workspace_summary_help
+
     workspace_file_help = _subparser_choice(
         _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace"), "file"
     ).format_help()
@@ -307,6 +360,94 @@ def test_cli_subcommand_help_includes_examples_and_guidance() -> None:
     assert "Close a persistent workspace shell" in workspace_shell_close_help
 
 
+def test_cli_host_connect_dispatch(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class StubPyro:
+        pass
+
+    class StubParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="host",
+                host_command="connect",
+                host="codex",
+                installed_package=False,
+                profile="workspace-core",
+                project_path=None,
+                repo_url=None,
+                repo_ref=None,
+                no_project_source=False,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "connect_cli_host",
+        lambda host, *, config: {
+            "host": host,
+            "server_command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"],
+            "verification_command": ["codex", "mcp", "list"],
+        },
+    )
+
+    cli.main()
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert captured.out == (
+        "Connected pyro to codex.\n"
+        "Server command: uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve\n"
+        "Verify with: codex mcp list\n"
+    )
+    assert captured.err == ""
+
+
+def test_cli_host_doctor_prints_human(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class StubPyro:
+        pass
+
+    class StubParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="host",
+                host_command="doctor",
+                installed_package=False,
+                profile="workspace-core",
+                project_path=None,
+                repo_url=None,
+                repo_ref=None,
+                no_project_source=False,
+                config_path=None,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "doctor_hosts",
+        lambda **_: [
+            HostDoctorEntry(
+                host="codex",
+                installed=True,
+                configured=False,
+                status="missing",
+                details="codex entry missing",
+                repair_command="pyro host repair codex",
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+    cli.main()
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "codex: missing installed=yes configured=no" in captured.out
+    assert "repair: pyro host repair codex" in captured.out
+    assert captured.err == ""
+
+
 def test_cli_run_prints_json(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -344,13 +485,22 @@ def test_cli_doctor_prints_json(
 ) -> None:
     class StubParser:
         def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
-            return argparse.Namespace(command="doctor", platform="linux-x86_64", json=True)
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="doctor",
+                platform="linux-x86_64",
+                environment="debian:12",
+                json=True,
+            )
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         cli,
         "doctor_report",
-        lambda platform: {"platform": platform, "runtime_ok": True},
+        lambda *, platform, environment: {
+            "platform": platform,
+            "environment": environment,
+            "runtime_ok": True,
+        },
     )
     cli.main()
     output = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
@@ -569,7 +719,7 @@ def test_cli_requires_command_preserves_shell_argument_boundaries() -> None:
     command = cli._require_command(
         ["--", "sh", "-lc", 'printf "hello from workspace\\n" > note.txt']
     )
-    assert command == 'sh -lc \'printf "hello from workspace\\n" > note.txt\''
+    assert command == "sh -lc 'printf \"hello from workspace\\n\" > note.txt'"
 
 
 def test_cli_read_utf8_text_file_rejects_non_utf8(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
@@ -845,10 +995,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_exec_prints_human_output(
     cli.main()
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
     assert captured.out == "hello\n"
-    assert (
-        "[workspace-exec] workspace_id=workspace-123 sequence=2 cwd=/workspace"
-        in captured.err
-    )
+    assert "[workspace-exec] workspace_id=workspace-123 sequence=2 cwd=/workspace" in captured.err
 
 
 def test_print_workspace_summary_human_handles_last_command_and_secret_filtering(
@@ -1319,13 +1466,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_patch_apply_reads_patch_file(
     tmp_path: Path,
 ) -> None:
     patch_path = tmp_path / "fix.patch"
-    patch_text = (
-        "--- a/src/app.py\n"
-        "+++ b/src/app.py\n"
-        "@@ -1 +1 @@\n"
-        "-print('hi')\n"
-        "+print('hello')\n"
-    )
+    patch_text = "--- a/src/app.py\n+++ b/src/app.py\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-print('hi')\n+print('hello')\n"
     patch_path.write_text(patch_text, encoding="utf-8")
 
     class StubPyro:
@@ -1773,10 +1914,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_diff_prints_human_output(
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
     cli.main()
     output = capsys.readouterr().out
-    assert (
-        "[workspace-diff] workspace_id=workspace-123 total=1 added=0 modified=1"
-        in output
-    )
+    assert "[workspace-diff] workspace_id=workspace-123 total=1 added=0 modified=1" in output
     assert "--- a/note.txt" in output
 
 
@@ -2223,8 +2361,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_sync_push_prints_human(
     output = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "[workspace-sync] workspace_id=workspace-123 mode=directory source=/tmp/repo" in output
     assert (
-        "destination=/workspace entry_count=2 bytes_written=12 "
-        "execution_mode=guest_vsock"
+        "destination=/workspace entry_count=2 bytes_written=12 execution_mode=guest_vsock"
     ) in output
 
 
@@ -2391,6 +2528,168 @@ def test_cli_workspace_logs_prints_json(
     assert payload["count"] == 0
 
 
+def test_cli_workspace_summary_prints_json(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class StubPyro:
+        def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            assert workspace_id == "workspace-123"
+            return {
+                "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+                "name": "review-eval",
+                "labels": {"suite": "smoke"},
+                "environment": "debian:12",
+                "state": "started",
+                "last_activity_at": 2.0,
+                "session_started_at": 1.0,
+                "outcome": {
+                    "command_count": 1,
+                    "last_command": {"command": "cat note.txt", "exit_code": 0},
+                    "service_count": 0,
+                    "running_service_count": 0,
+                    "export_count": 1,
+                    "snapshot_count": 1,
+                    "reset_count": 0,
+                },
+                "commands": {"total": 1, "recent": []},
+                "edits": {"recent": []},
+                "changes": {"available": True, "changed": False, "summary": None, "entries": []},
+                "services": {"current": [], "recent": []},
+                "artifacts": {"exports": []},
+                "snapshots": {"named_count": 1, "recent": []},
+            }
+
+    class SummaryParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="workspace",
+                workspace_command="summary",
+                workspace_id="workspace-123",
+                json=True,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: SummaryParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
+    cli.main()
+    payload = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
+    assert payload["workspace_id"] == "workspace-123"
+    assert payload["outcome"]["export_count"] == 1
+
+
+def test_cli_workspace_summary_prints_human(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class StubPyro:
+        def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            assert workspace_id == "workspace-123"
+            return {
+                "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+                "name": "review-eval",
+                "labels": {"suite": "smoke", "use_case": "review-eval"},
+                "environment": "debian:12",
+                "state": "started",
+                "last_activity_at": 3.0,
+                "session_started_at": 1.0,
+                "outcome": {
+                    "command_count": 2,
+                    "last_command": {"command": "sh review.sh", "exit_code": 0},
+                    "service_count": 1,
+                    "running_service_count": 0,
+                    "export_count": 1,
+                    "snapshot_count": 1,
+                    "reset_count": 0,
+                },
+                "commands": {
+                    "total": 2,
+                    "recent": [
+                        {
+                            "sequence": 2,
+                            "command": "sh review.sh",
+                            "cwd": "/workspace",
+                            "exit_code": 0,
+                            "duration_ms": 12,
+                            "execution_mode": "guest_vsock",
+                            "recorded_at": 3.0,
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+                "edits": {
+                    "recent": [
+                        {
+                            "event_kind": "patch_apply",
+                            "recorded_at": 2.0,
+                            "path": "/workspace/note.txt",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                "changes": {
+                    "available": True,
+                    "changed": True,
+                    "summary": {
+                        "total": 1,
+                        "added": 0,
+                        "modified": 1,
+                        "deleted": 0,
+                        "type_changed": 0,
+                        "text_patched": 1,
+                        "non_text": 0,
+                    },
+                    "entries": [
+                        {
+                            "path": "/workspace/note.txt",
+                            "status": "modified",
+                            "artifact_type": "file",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+                "services": {
+                    "current": [{"service_name": "app", "state": "stopped"}],
+                    "recent": [
+                        {
+                            "event_kind": "service_stop",
+                            "service_name": "app",
+                            "state": "stopped",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+                "artifacts": {
+                    "exports": [
+                        {
+                            "workspace_path": "review-report.txt",
+                            "output_path": "/tmp/review-report.txt",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                "snapshots": {
+                    "named_count": 1,
+                    "recent": [{"event_kind": "snapshot_create", "snapshot_name": "checkpoint"}],
+                },
+            }
+
+    class SummaryParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="workspace",
+                workspace_command="summary",
+                workspace_id="workspace-123",
+                json=False,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: SummaryParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
+    cli.main()
+    output = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "Workspace review: workspace-123" in output
+    assert "Outcome: commands=2 services=0/1 exports=1 snapshots=1 resets=0" in output
+    assert "Recent commands:" in output
+    assert "Recent edits:" in output
+    assert "Changes: total=1 added=0 modified=1 deleted=0 type_changed=0 non_text=0" in output
+    assert "Recent exports:" in output
+    assert "Recent snapshot events:" in output
+
+
 def test_cli_workspace_delete_prints_human(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
     capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
@@ -2805,7 +3104,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_shell_open_prints_id_only(
     assert captured.err == ""
 
 
-def test_chat_host_docs_and_examples_recommend_workspace_core() -> None:
+def test_chat_host_docs_and_examples_recommend_modes_first() -> None:
     readme = Path("README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     install = Path("docs/install.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     first_run = Path("docs/first-run.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
@@ -2814,47 +3113,81 @@ def test_chat_host_docs_and_examples_recommend_workspace_core() -> None:
     claude_code = Path("examples/claude_code_mcp.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     codex = Path("examples/codex_mcp.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     opencode = json.loads(Path("examples/opencode_mcp_config.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    claude_cmd = "claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve"
-    codex_cmd = "codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve"
+    claude_helper = "pyro host connect claude-code --mode cold-start"
+    codex_helper = "pyro host connect codex --mode repro-fix"
+    inspect_helper = "pyro host connect codex --mode inspect"
+    review_helper = "pyro host connect claude-code --mode review-eval"
+    opencode_helper = "pyro host print-config opencode --mode repro-fix"
+    claude_cmd = "claude mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start"
+    codex_cmd = "codex mcp add pyro -- uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix"
 
     assert "## Chat Host Quickstart" in readme
-    assert "uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve" in readme
-    assert claude_cmd in readme
-    assert codex_cmd in readme
+    assert claude_helper in readme
+    assert codex_helper in readme
+    assert inspect_helper in readme
+    assert review_helper in readme
+    assert opencode_helper in readme
     assert "examples/opencode_mcp_config.json" in readme
-    assert "recommended first profile for normal persistent chat editing" in readme
+    assert "pyro host doctor" in readme
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix" in readme
+    assert "generic no-mode path" in readme
+    assert "auto-detects the current Git checkout" in readme.replace("\n", " ")
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in readme
+    assert "--repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git" in readme
 
-    assert "## Chat Host Quickstart" in install
-    assert "uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve" in install
-    assert claude_cmd in install
-    assert codex_cmd in install
+    assert "## 6. Connect a chat host" in install
+    assert claude_helper in install
+    assert codex_helper in install
+    assert inspect_helper in install
+    assert review_helper in install
+    assert opencode_helper in install
     assert "workspace-full" in install
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in install
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start" in install
 
-    assert claude_cmd in first_run
-    assert codex_cmd in first_run
+    assert claude_helper in first_run
+    assert codex_helper in first_run
+    assert inspect_helper in first_run
+    assert review_helper in first_run
+    assert opencode_helper in first_run
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in first_run
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval" in first_run
 
-    assert "Bare `pyro mcp serve` now starts `workspace-core`." in integrations
+    assert claude_helper in integrations
+    assert codex_helper in integrations
+    assert inspect_helper in integrations
+    assert review_helper in integrations
+    assert opencode_helper in integrations
+    assert "## Recommended Modes" in integrations
+    assert "pyro mcp serve --mode inspect" in integrations
+    assert "auto-detects the current Git checkout" in integrations
     assert "examples/claude_code_mcp.md" in integrations
     assert "examples/codex_mcp.md" in integrations
     assert "examples/opencode_mcp_config.json" in integrations
-    assert (
-        '`Pyro.create_server()` for most chat hosts now that `workspace-core` '
-        "is the default profile" in integrations
-    )
+    assert "generic no-mode path" in integrations
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in integrations
+    assert "--repo-url https://github.com/example/project.git" in integrations
 
-    assert "Default for most chat hosts in `4.x`: `workspace-core`." in mcp_config
+    assert "Recommended named modes for most chat hosts in `4.x`:" in mcp_config
     assert "Use the host-specific examples first when they apply:" in mcp_config
     assert "claude_code_mcp.md" in mcp_config
     assert "codex_mcp.md" in mcp_config
     assert "opencode_mcp_config.json" in mcp_config
+    assert '"serve", "--mode", "repro-fix"' in mcp_config
 
+    assert claude_helper in claude_code
     assert claude_cmd in claude_code
     assert "claude mcp list" in claude_code
+    assert "pyro host repair claude-code --mode cold-start" in claude_code
     assert "workspace-full" in claude_code
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in claude_code
 
+    assert codex_helper in codex
     assert codex_cmd in codex
     assert "codex mcp list" in codex
+    assert "pyro host repair codex --mode repro-fix" in codex
     assert "workspace-full" in codex
+    assert "--project-path /abs/path/to/repo" in codex
 
     assert opencode == {
         "mcp": {
@@ -2868,6 +3201,8 @@ def test_chat_host_docs_and_examples_recommend_workspace_core() -> None:
                     "pyro",
                     "mcp",
                     "serve",
+                    "--mode",
+                    "repro-fix",
                 ],
             }
         }
@@ -2882,7 +3217,32 @@ def test_content_only_read_docs_are_aligned() -> None:
     assert 'workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only' in readme
     assert 'workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only' in install
     assert 'workspace file read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only' in first_run
-    assert 'workspace disk read "$WORKSPACE_ID" note.txt --content-only' in first_run
+    assert 'workspace patch apply "$WORKSPACE_ID" --patch-file fix.patch' in first_run
+
+
+def test_daily_loop_docs_are_aligned() -> None:
+    readme = Path("README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    install = Path("docs/install.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    first_run = Path("docs/first-run.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    integrations = Path("docs/integrations.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12" in readme
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12" in install
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12" in first_run
+    assert "pyro prepare debian:12" in integrations
+    assert "pyro doctor --environment debian:12" in readme
+    assert "pyro doctor --environment debian:12" in install
+    assert "pyro doctor --environment debian:12" in first_run
+
+
+def test_workspace_summary_docs_are_aligned() -> None:
+    readme = Path("README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    install = Path("docs/install.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    first_run = Path("docs/first-run.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert 'workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"' in readme
+    assert 'workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"' in install
+    assert 'workspace summary "$WORKSPACE_ID"' in first_run
 
 
 def test_cli_workspace_shell_write_signal_close_json(
@@ -3965,22 +4325,163 @@ def test_cli_doctor_prints_human(
 ) -> None:
     class StubParser:
         def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
-            return argparse.Namespace(command="doctor", platform="linux-x86_64", json=False)
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="doctor",
+                platform="linux-x86_64",
+                environment="debian:12",
+                json=False,
+            )
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         cli,
         "doctor_report",
-        lambda platform: {
+        lambda *, platform, environment: {
             "platform": platform,
             "runtime_ok": True,
             "issues": [],
             "kvm": {"exists": True, "readable": True, "writable": True},
+            "runtime": {"catalog_version": "4.5.0", "cache_dir": "/cache"},
+            "daily_loop": {
+                "environment": environment,
+                "status": "cold",
+                "installed": False,
+                "network_prepared": False,
+                "prepared_at": None,
+                "manifest_path": "/cache/.prepare/linux-x86_64/debian_12.json",
+                "reason": "daily loop has not been prepared yet",
+                "cache_dir": "/cache",
+            },
         },
     )
     cli.main()
     output = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "Runtime: PASS" in output
+    assert "Daily loop: COLD (debian:12)" in output
+    assert "Run: pyro prepare debian:12" in output
+
+
+def test_cli_prepare_prints_human(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class StubManager:
+        def prepare_daily_loop(
+            self,
+            environment: str,
+            *,
+            network: bool,
+            force: bool,
+        ) -> dict[str, object]:
+            assert environment == "debian:12"
+            assert network is True
+            assert force is False
+            return {
+                "environment": environment,
+                "status": "warm",
+                "prepared": True,
+                "reused": False,
+                "executed": True,
+                "network_prepared": True,
+                "prepared_at": 123.0,
+                "manifest_path": "/cache/.prepare/linux-x86_64/debian_12.json",
+                "cache_dir": "/cache",
+                "last_prepare_duration_ms": 456,
+                "reason": None,
+            }
+
+    class StubPyro:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.manager = StubManager()
+
+    class StubParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="prepare",
+                environment="debian:12",
+                network=True,
+                force=False,
+                json=False,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
+    cli.main()
+    output = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "Prepare: debian:12" in output
+    assert "Daily loop: WARM" in output
+    assert "Result: prepared network_prepared=yes" in output
+
+
+def test_cli_prepare_prints_json_and_errors(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+) -> None:
+    class SuccessManager:
+        def prepare_daily_loop(
+            self,
+            environment: str,
+            *,
+            network: bool,
+            force: bool,
+        ) -> dict[str, object]:
+            assert environment == "debian:12"
+            assert network is False
+            assert force is True
+            return {"environment": environment, "reused": True}
+
+    class SuccessPyro:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.manager = SuccessManager()
+
+    class SuccessParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="prepare",
+                environment="debian:12",
+                network=False,
+                force=True,
+                json=True,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: SuccessParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", SuccessPyro)
+    cli.main()
+    payload = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
+    assert payload["reused"] is True
+
+    class ErrorManager:
+        def prepare_daily_loop(
+            self,
+            environment: str,
+            *,
+            network: bool,
+            force: bool,
+        ) -> dict[str, object]:
+            del environment, network, force
+            raise RuntimeError("prepare failed")
+
+    class ErrorPyro:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.manager = ErrorManager()
+
+    class ErrorParser:
+        def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="prepare",
+                environment="debian:12",
+                network=False,
+                force=False,
+                json=True,
+            )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: ErrorParser())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", ErrorPyro)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match="1"):
+        cli.main()
+    error_payload = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
+    assert error_payload["ok"] is False
+    assert error_payload["error"] == "prepare failed"
 
 
 def test_cli_run_json_error_exits_nonzero(
@@ -4017,11 +4518,25 @@ def test_cli_run_json_error_exits_nonzero(
 
 
 def test_cli_mcp_runs_stdio_transport(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-    observed: dict[str, str] = {}
+    observed: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     class StubPyro:
-        def create_server(self, *, profile: str) -> Any:
+        def create_server(
+            self,
+            *,
+            profile: str,
+            mode: str | None,
+            project_path: str | None,
+            repo_url: str | None,
+            repo_ref: str | None,
+            no_project_source: bool,
+        ) -> Any:
             observed["profile"] = profile
+            observed["mode"] = mode
+            observed["project_path"] = project_path
+            observed["repo_url"] = repo_url
+            observed["repo_ref"] = repo_ref
+            observed["no_project_source"] = no_project_source
             return type(
                 "StubServer",
                 (),
@@ -4030,12 +4545,29 @@ def test_cli_mcp_runs_stdio_transport(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
 
     class StubParser:
         def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
-            return argparse.Namespace(command="mcp", mcp_command="serve", profile="workspace-core")
+            return argparse.Namespace(
+                command="mcp",
+                mcp_command="serve",
+                profile="workspace-core",
+                mode=None,
+                project_path="/repo",
+                repo_url=None,
+                repo_ref=None,
+                no_project_source=False,
+            )
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "Pyro", StubPyro)
     cli.main()
-    assert observed == {"profile": "workspace-core", "transport": "stdio"}
+    assert observed == {
+        "profile": "workspace-core",
+        "mode": None,
+        "project_path": "/repo",
+        "repo_url": None,
+        "repo_ref": None,
+        "no_project_source": False,
+        "transport": "stdio",
+    }
 
 
 def test_cli_demo_default_prints_json(
@@ -4153,7 +4685,7 @@ def test_cli_workspace_exec_passes_secret_env(
     class StubPyro:
         def exec_workspace(self, workspace_id: str, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
             assert workspace_id == "ws-123"
-            assert kwargs["command"] == "sh -lc 'test \"$API_TOKEN\" = \"expected\"'"
+            assert kwargs["command"] == 'sh -lc \'test "$API_TOKEN" = "expected"\''
             assert kwargs["secret_env"] == {"API_TOKEN": "API_TOKEN", "TOKEN": "PIP_TOKEN"}
             return {"exit_code": 0, "stdout": "", "stderr": ""}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_daily_loop.py b/tests/test_daily_loop.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b511158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_daily_loop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import (
+    DailyLoopManifest,
+    evaluate_daily_loop_status,
+    load_prepare_manifest,
+    prepare_manifest_path,
+    prepare_request_is_satisfied,
+)
+from pyro_mcp.runtime import RuntimeCapabilities
+from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import VmManager
+
+
+def test_prepare_daily_loop_executes_then_reuses(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "state",
+        cache_dir=tmp_path / "cache",
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "_backend_name", "firecracker")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "_runtime_capabilities",
+        RuntimeCapabilities(
+            supports_vm_boot=True,
+            supports_guest_exec=True,
+            supports_guest_network=True,
+        ),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "inspect_environment",
+        lambda environment: {"installed": True},
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager._environment_store,
+        "ensure_installed",
+        lambda environment: object(),
+    )
+
+    observed: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    def fake_create_workspace(**kwargs: object) -> dict[str, object]:
+        observed["network_policy"] = kwargs["network_policy"]
+        return {"workspace_id": "ws-123"}
+
+    def fake_exec_workspace(
+        workspace_id: str,
+        *,
+        command: str,
+        timeout_seconds: int = 30,
+        secret_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        observed["exec"] = {
+            "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+            "command": command,
+            "timeout_seconds": timeout_seconds,
+            "secret_env": secret_env,
+        }
+        return {
+            "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+            "stdout": "/workspace\n",
+            "stderr": "",
+            "exit_code": 0,
+            "duration_ms": 1,
+            "execution_mode": "guest_vsock",
+        }
+
+    def fake_reset_workspace(
+        workspace_id: str,
+        *,
+        snapshot: str = "baseline",
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        observed["reset"] = {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "snapshot": snapshot}
+        return {"workspace_id": workspace_id}
+
+    def fake_delete_workspace(
+        workspace_id: str,
+        *,
+        reason: str = "explicit_delete",
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        observed["delete"] = {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "reason": reason}
+        return {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "deleted": True}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "create_workspace", fake_create_workspace)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "exec_workspace", fake_exec_workspace)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "reset_workspace", fake_reset_workspace)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "delete_workspace", fake_delete_workspace)
+
+    first = manager.prepare_daily_loop("debian:12")
+    assert first["prepared"] is True
+    assert first["executed"] is True
+    assert first["reused"] is False
+    assert first["network_prepared"] is False
+    assert first["execution_mode"] == "guest_vsock"
+    assert observed["network_policy"] == "off"
+    assert observed["exec"] == {
+        "workspace_id": "ws-123",
+        "command": "pwd",
+        "timeout_seconds": 30,
+        "secret_env": None,
+    }
+    assert observed["reset"] == {"workspace_id": "ws-123", "snapshot": "baseline"}
+    assert observed["delete"] == {"workspace_id": "ws-123", "reason": "prepare_cleanup"}
+
+    second = manager.prepare_daily_loop("debian:12")
+    assert second["prepared"] is True
+    assert second["executed"] is False
+    assert second["reused"] is True
+    assert second["reason"] == "reused existing warm manifest"
+
+
+def test_prepare_daily_loop_force_and_network_upgrade_manifest(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "state",
+        cache_dir=tmp_path / "cache",
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "_backend_name", "firecracker")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "_runtime_capabilities",
+        RuntimeCapabilities(
+            supports_vm_boot=True,
+            supports_guest_exec=True,
+            supports_guest_network=True,
+        ),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "inspect_environment",
+        lambda environment: {"installed": True},
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager._environment_store,
+        "ensure_installed",
+        lambda environment: object(),
+    )
+
+    observed_policies: list[str] = []
+
+    def fake_create_workspace(**kwargs: object) -> dict[str, object]:
+        observed_policies.append(str(kwargs["network_policy"]))
+        return {"workspace_id": "ws-1"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(manager, "create_workspace", fake_create_workspace)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "exec_workspace",
+        lambda workspace_id, **kwargs: {
+            "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+            "stdout": "/workspace\n",
+            "stderr": "",
+            "exit_code": 0,
+            "duration_ms": 1,
+            "execution_mode": "guest_vsock",
+        },
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "reset_workspace",
+        lambda workspace_id, **kwargs: {"workspace_id": workspace_id},
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        manager,
+        "delete_workspace",
+        lambda workspace_id, **kwargs: {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "deleted": True},
+    )
+
+    manager.prepare_daily_loop("debian:12")
+    payload = manager.prepare_daily_loop("debian:12", network=True, force=True)
+    assert payload["executed"] is True
+    assert payload["network_prepared"] is True
+    assert observed_policies == ["off", "egress"]
+
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path / "cache",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    manifest, manifest_error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    assert manifest_error is None
+    if manifest is None:
+        raise AssertionError("expected prepare manifest")
+    assert manifest.network_prepared is True
+
+
+def test_prepare_daily_loop_requires_guest_capabilities(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "state",
+        cache_dir=tmp_path / "cache",
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="guest-backed runtime"):
+        manager.prepare_daily_loop("debian:12")
+
+
+def test_load_prepare_manifest_reports_invalid_json(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path,
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    manifest_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    manifest_path.write_text("{broken", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manifest, error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    assert manifest is None
+    assert error is not None
+
+
+def test_prepare_manifest_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path,
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    manifest = DailyLoopManifest(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        prepared_at=123.0,
+        network_prepared=True,
+        last_prepare_duration_ms=456,
+    )
+    manifest_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps(manifest.to_payload()), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    loaded, error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    assert error is None
+    assert loaded == manifest
+
+
+def test_load_prepare_manifest_rejects_non_object(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path,
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    manifest_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    manifest_path.write_text('["not-an-object"]', encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manifest, error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    assert manifest is None
+    assert error == "prepare manifest is not a JSON object"
+
+
+def test_load_prepare_manifest_rejects_invalid_payload(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path,
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    manifest_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps({"environment": "debian:12"}), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manifest, error = load_prepare_manifest(manifest_path)
+    assert manifest is None
+    assert error is not None
+    assert "prepare manifest is invalid" in error
+
+
+def test_evaluate_daily_loop_status_edge_cases() -> None:
+    manifest = DailyLoopManifest(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        prepared_at=1.0,
+        network_prepared=False,
+        last_prepare_duration_ms=2,
+    )
+
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        installed=True,
+        manifest=manifest,
+        manifest_error="broken manifest",
+    ) == ("stale", "broken manifest")
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        installed=False,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    ) == ("stale", "environment install is missing")
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12-build",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        installed=True,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    ) == ("stale", "prepare manifest environment does not match the selected environment")
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="2.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        installed=True,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    ) == ("stale", "environment version changed since the last prepare run")
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-aarch64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        installed=True,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    ) == ("stale", "platform changed since the last prepare run")
+    assert evaluate_daily_loop_status(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-2",
+        installed=True,
+        manifest=manifest,
+    ) == ("stale", "runtime bundle version changed since the last prepare run")
+
+
+def test_prepare_request_is_satisfied_network_gate() -> None:
+    manifest = DailyLoopManifest(
+        environment="debian:12",
+        environment_version="1.0.0",
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        catalog_version="4.5.0",
+        bundle_version="bundle-1",
+        prepared_at=1.0,
+        network_prepared=False,
+        last_prepare_duration_ms=2,
+    )
+
+    assert prepare_request_is_satisfied(None, require_network=False) is False
+    assert prepare_request_is_satisfied(manifest, require_network=True) is False
+    assert prepare_request_is_satisfied(manifest, require_network=False) is True
diff --git a/tests/test_daily_loop_smoke.py b/tests/test_daily_loop_smoke.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d75fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_daily_loop_smoke.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+import pyro_mcp.daily_loop_smoke as smoke_module
+
+
+class _FakePyro:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.workspace_id = "ws-1"
+        self.message = "broken\n"
+        self.deleted = False
+
+    def create_workspace(
+        self,
+        *,
+        environment: str,
+        seed_path: Path,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert environment == "debian:12"
+        assert seed_path.is_dir()
+        assert name == "daily-loop"
+        assert labels == {"suite": "daily-loop-smoke"}
+        return {"workspace_id": self.workspace_id}
+
+    def exec_workspace(self, workspace_id: str, *, command: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        if command != "sh check.sh":
+            raise AssertionError(f"unexpected command: {command}")
+        if self.message == "fixed\n":
+            return {"exit_code": 0, "stdout": "fixed\n"}
+        return {"exit_code": 1, "stderr": "expected fixed got broken\n"}
+
+    def apply_workspace_patch(self, workspace_id: str, *, patch: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        assert "+fixed" in patch
+        self.message = "fixed\n"
+        return {"changed": True}
+
+    def export_workspace(
+        self,
+        workspace_id: str,
+        path: str,
+        *,
+        output_path: Path,
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        assert path == "message.txt"
+        output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        output_path.write_text(self.message, encoding="utf-8")
+        return {"artifact_type": "file"}
+
+    def reset_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        self.message = "broken\n"
+        return {"reset_count": 1}
+
+    def read_workspace_file(self, workspace_id: str, path: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        assert path == "message.txt"
+        return {"content": self.message}
+
+    def delete_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        assert workspace_id == self.workspace_id
+        self.deleted = True
+        return {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "deleted": True}
+
+
+def test_run_prepare_parses_json(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        subprocess,
+        "run",
+        lambda *args, **kwargs: SimpleNamespace(
+            returncode=0,
+            stdout=json.dumps({"prepared": True}),
+            stderr="",
+        ),
+    )
+    payload = smoke_module._run_prepare("debian:12")
+    assert payload == {"prepared": True}
+
+
+def test_run_prepare_raises_on_failure(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        subprocess,
+        "run",
+        lambda *args, **kwargs: SimpleNamespace(
+            returncode=1,
+            stdout="",
+            stderr="prepare failed",
+        ),
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="prepare failed"):
+        smoke_module._run_prepare("debian:12")
+
+
+def test_run_daily_loop_smoke_happy_path(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    prepare_calls: list[str] = []
+    fake_pyro = _FakePyro()
+
+    def fake_run_prepare(environment: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+        prepare_calls.append(environment)
+        return {"prepared": True, "reused": len(prepare_calls) > 1}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(smoke_module, "_run_prepare", fake_run_prepare)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(smoke_module, "Pyro", lambda: fake_pyro)
+
+    smoke_module.run_daily_loop_smoke(environment="debian:12")
+
+    assert prepare_calls == ["debian:12", "debian:12"]
+    assert fake_pyro.deleted is True
+
+
+def test_main_runs_selected_environment(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    observed: list[str] = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        smoke_module,
+        "run_daily_loop_smoke",
+        lambda *, environment: observed.append(environment),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        smoke_module,
+        "build_arg_parser",
+        lambda: SimpleNamespace(
+            parse_args=lambda: SimpleNamespace(environment="debian:12-build")
+        ),
+    )
+    smoke_module.main()
+    assert observed == ["debian:12-build"]
diff --git a/tests/test_doctor.py b/tests/test_doctor.py
index 9629771..3c3196e 100644
--- a/tests/test_doctor.py
+++ b/tests/test_doctor.py
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ def test_doctor_main_prints_json(
 ) -> None:
     class StubParser:
         def parse_args(self) -> argparse.Namespace:
-            return argparse.Namespace(platform="linux-x86_64")
+            return argparse.Namespace(platform="linux-x86_64", environment="debian:12")
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(doctor_module, "_build_parser", lambda: StubParser())
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         doctor_module,
         "doctor_report",
-        lambda platform: {"platform": platform, "runtime_ok": True, "issues": []},
+        lambda *, platform, environment: {
+            "platform": platform,
+            "environment": environment,
+            "runtime_ok": True,
+            "issues": [],
+        },
     )
     doctor_module.main()
     output = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
@@ -32,3 +37,4 @@ def test_doctor_build_parser_defaults_platform() -> None:
     parser = doctor_module._build_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args([])
     assert args.platform == DEFAULT_PLATFORM
+    assert args.environment == "debian:12"
diff --git a/tests/test_host_helpers.py b/tests/test_host_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2255208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_host_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,501 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import CompletedProcess
+
+import pytest
+
+import pyro_mcp.host_helpers as host_helpers
+from pyro_mcp.host_helpers import (
+    DEFAULT_OPENCODE_CONFIG_PATH,
+    HostServerConfig,
+    _canonical_server_command,
+    _command_matches,
+    _repair_command,
+    connect_cli_host,
+    doctor_hosts,
+    print_or_write_opencode_config,
+    repair_host,
+)
+
+
+def _install_fake_mcp_cli(tmp_path: Path, name: str) -> tuple[Path, Path]:
+    bin_dir = tmp_path / "bin"
+    bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    state_path = tmp_path / f"{name}-state.json"
+    script_path = bin_dir / name
+    script_path.write_text(
+        "\n".join(
+            [
+                f"#!{sys.executable}",
+                "import json",
+                "import shlex",
+                "import sys",
+                f"STATE_PATH = {str(state_path)!r}",
+                "try:",
+                "    with open(STATE_PATH, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as handle:",
+                "        state = json.load(handle)",
+                "except FileNotFoundError:",
+                "    state = {}",
+                "args = sys.argv[1:]",
+                "if args[:2] == ['mcp', 'add']:",
+                "    name = args[2]",
+                "    marker = args.index('--')",
+                "    state[name] = args[marker + 1:]",
+                "    with open(STATE_PATH, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as handle:",
+                "        json.dump(state, handle)",
+                "    print(f'added {name}')",
+                "    raise SystemExit(0)",
+                "if args[:2] == ['mcp', 'remove']:",
+                "    name = args[2]",
+                "    if name in state:",
+                "        del state[name]",
+                "        with open(STATE_PATH, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as handle:",
+                "            json.dump(state, handle)",
+                "        print(f'removed {name}')",
+                "        raise SystemExit(0)",
+                "    print('not found', file=sys.stderr)",
+                "    raise SystemExit(1)",
+                "if args[:2] == ['mcp', 'get']:",
+                "    name = args[2]",
+                "    if name not in state:",
+                "        print('not found', file=sys.stderr)",
+                "        raise SystemExit(1)",
+                "    print(f'{name}: {shlex.join(state[name])}')",
+                "    raise SystemExit(0)",
+                "if args[:2] == ['mcp', 'list']:",
+                "    for item in sorted(state):",
+                "        print(item)",
+                "    raise SystemExit(0)",
+                "print('unsupported', file=sys.stderr)",
+                "raise SystemExit(2)",
+            ]
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    script_path.chmod(0o755)
+    return bin_dir, state_path
+
+
+def test_connect_cli_host_replaces_existing_entry(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    bin_dir, state_path = _install_fake_mcp_cli(tmp_path, "codex")
+    state_path.write_text(json.dumps({"pyro": ["old", "command"]}), encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", str(bin_dir))
+
+    payload = connect_cli_host("codex", config=HostServerConfig())
+
+    assert payload["host"] == "codex"
+    assert payload["server_command"] == ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+    assert json.loads(state_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) == {
+        "pyro": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]
+    }
+
+
+def test_canonical_server_command_validates_and_renders_variants() -> None:
+    assert _canonical_server_command(HostServerConfig(installed_package=True)) == [
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+    ]
+    assert _canonical_server_command(
+        HostServerConfig(profile="workspace-full", project_path="/repo")
+    ) == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+        "--profile",
+        "workspace-full",
+        "--project-path",
+        "/repo",
+    ]
+    assert _canonical_server_command(
+        HostServerConfig(repo_url="https://example.com/repo.git", repo_ref="main")
+    ) == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+        "--repo-url",
+        "https://example.com/repo.git",
+        "--repo-ref",
+        "main",
+    ]
+    assert _canonical_server_command(HostServerConfig(mode="repro-fix")) == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+        "--mode",
+        "repro-fix",
+    ]
+    assert _canonical_server_command(HostServerConfig(no_project_source=True)) == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+        "--no-project-source",
+    ]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="mutually exclusive"):
+        _canonical_server_command(
+            HostServerConfig(project_path="/repo", repo_url="https://example.com/repo.git")
+        )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="cannot be combined"):
+        _canonical_server_command(HostServerConfig(project_path="/repo", no_project_source=True))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="requires --repo-url"):
+        _canonical_server_command(HostServerConfig(repo_ref="main"))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="mutually exclusive"):
+        _canonical_server_command(
+            HostServerConfig(profile="workspace-full", mode="repro-fix")
+        )
+
+
+def test_repair_command_and_command_matches_cover_edge_cases() -> None:
+    assert _repair_command("codex", HostServerConfig()) == "pyro host repair codex"
+    assert _repair_command("codex", HostServerConfig(project_path="/repo")) == (
+        "pyro host repair codex --project-path /repo"
+    )
+    assert _repair_command(
+        "opencode",
+        HostServerConfig(installed_package=True, profile="workspace-full", repo_url="file:///repo"),
+        config_path=Path("/tmp/opencode.json"),
+    ) == (
+        "pyro host repair opencode --installed-package --profile workspace-full "
+        "--repo-url file:///repo --config-path /tmp/opencode.json"
+    )
+    assert _repair_command("codex", HostServerConfig(no_project_source=True)) == (
+        "pyro host repair codex --no-project-source"
+    )
+    assert _repair_command("codex", HostServerConfig(mode="inspect")) == (
+        "pyro host repair codex --mode inspect"
+    )
+    assert _command_matches(
+        "pyro: uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve",
+        ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"],
+    )
+    assert _command_matches(
+        '"uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve',
+        ['"uvx', "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"],
+    )
+    assert not _command_matches("pyro: uvx --from pyro-mcp pyro mcp serve --profile vm-run", [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+    ])
+
+
+def test_connect_cli_host_reports_missing_cli_and_add_failure(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="unsupported CLI host"):
+        connect_cli_host("unsupported", config=HostServerConfig())
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="codex CLI is not installed"):
+        connect_cli_host("codex", config=HostServerConfig())
+
+    bin_dir = tmp_path / "bin"
+    bin_dir.mkdir()
+    script_path = bin_dir / "codex"
+    script_path.write_text(
+        "\n".join(
+            [
+                f"#!{sys.executable}",
+                "import sys",
+                "raise SystemExit(1 if sys.argv[1:3] == ['mcp', 'add'] else 0)",
+            ]
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    script_path.chmod(0o755)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", str(bin_dir))
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="codex mcp add failed"):
+        connect_cli_host("codex", config=HostServerConfig())
+
+
+def test_doctor_hosts_reports_ok_and_drifted(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    codex_bin, codex_state = _install_fake_mcp_cli(tmp_path / "codex", "codex")
+    claude_bin, claude_state = _install_fake_mcp_cli(tmp_path / "claude", "claude")
+    combined_path = str(codex_bin) + ":" + str(claude_bin)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", combined_path)
+
+    codex_state.write_text(
+        json.dumps({"pyro": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"]}),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    claude_state.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "pyro": [
+                    "uvx",
+                    "--from",
+                    "pyro-mcp",
+                    "pyro",
+                    "mcp",
+                    "serve",
+                    "--profile",
+                    "workspace-full",
+                ]
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    opencode_config = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    opencode_config.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "mcp": {
+                    "pyro": {
+                        "type": "local",
+                        "enabled": True,
+                        "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"],
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    entries = doctor_hosts(config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=opencode_config)
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+
+    assert by_host["codex"].status == "ok"
+    assert by_host["codex"].configured is True
+    assert by_host["claude-code"].status == "drifted"
+    assert by_host["claude-code"].configured is True
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "ok"
+    assert by_host["opencode"].configured is True
+
+
+def test_doctor_hosts_reports_missing_and_drifted_opencode_shapes(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+    config_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+
+    config_path.write_text("[]", encoding="utf-8")
+    entries = doctor_hosts(config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "unavailable"
+    assert "JSON object" in by_host["opencode"].details
+
+    config_path.write_text(json.dumps({"mcp": {}}), encoding="utf-8")
+    entries = doctor_hosts(config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "unavailable"
+    assert "missing mcp.pyro" in by_host["opencode"].details
+
+    config_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps({"mcp": {"pyro": {"type": "local", "enabled": False, "command": ["wrong"]}}}),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    entries = doctor_hosts(config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "drifted"
+    assert by_host["opencode"].configured is True
+
+
+def test_doctor_hosts_reports_invalid_json_for_installed_opencode(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    config_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    config_path.write_text("{invalid", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        shutil,
+        "which",
+        lambda name: "/usr/bin/opencode" if name == "opencode" else None,
+    )
+
+    entries = doctor_hosts(config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "drifted"
+    assert "invalid JSON" in by_host["opencode"].details
+
+
+def test_repair_opencode_preserves_unrelated_keys(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+    config_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    config_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps({"theme": "light", "mcp": {"other": {"type": "local"}}}),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    payload = repair_host("opencode", config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+
+    assert payload["config_path"] == str(config_path.resolve())
+    repaired = json.loads(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert repaired["theme"] == "light"
+    assert repaired["mcp"]["other"] == {"type": "local"}
+    assert repaired["mcp"]["pyro"] == {
+        "type": "local",
+        "enabled": True,
+        "command": ["uvx", "--from", "pyro-mcp", "pyro", "mcp", "serve"],
+    }
+
+
+def test_repair_opencode_backs_up_non_object_json(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+    config_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    config_path.write_text("[]", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    payload = repair_host("opencode", config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+
+    backup_path = Path(str(payload["backup_path"]))
+    assert backup_path.exists()
+    assert backup_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "[]"
+
+
+def test_repair_opencode_backs_up_invalid_json(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+    config_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    config_path.write_text("{invalid", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    payload = repair_host("opencode", config=HostServerConfig(), config_path=config_path)
+
+    backup_path = Path(str(payload["backup_path"]))
+    assert backup_path.exists()
+    assert backup_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "{invalid"
+    repaired = json.loads(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert repaired["mcp"]["pyro"]["command"] == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_print_or_write_opencode_config_writes_json(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    output_path = tmp_path / "opencode.json"
+    payload = print_or_write_opencode_config(
+        config=HostServerConfig(project_path="/repo"),
+        output_path=output_path,
+    )
+
+    assert payload["output_path"] == str(output_path)
+    rendered = json.loads(output_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert rendered == {
+        "mcp": {
+            "pyro": {
+                "type": "local",
+                "enabled": True,
+                "command": [
+                    "uvx",
+                    "--from",
+                    "pyro-mcp",
+                    "pyro",
+                    "mcp",
+                    "serve",
+                    "--project-path",
+                    "/repo",
+                ],
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def test_print_or_write_opencode_config_returns_rendered_text() -> None:
+    payload = print_or_write_opencode_config(config=HostServerConfig(profile="vm-run"))
+
+    assert payload["host"] == "opencode"
+    assert payload["server_command"] == [
+        "uvx",
+        "--from",
+        "pyro-mcp",
+        "pyro",
+        "mcp",
+        "serve",
+        "--profile",
+        "vm-run",
+    ]
+    rendered = str(payload["rendered_config"])
+    assert '"type": "local"' in rendered
+    assert '"command": [' in rendered
+
+
+def test_doctor_reports_opencode_missing_when_config_absent(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PATH", "")
+
+    entries = doctor_hosts(
+        config=HostServerConfig(),
+        config_path=tmp_path / "missing-opencode.json",
+    )
+    by_host = {entry.host: entry for entry in entries}
+
+    assert by_host["opencode"].status == "unavailable"
+    assert str(DEFAULT_OPENCODE_CONFIG_PATH) not in by_host["opencode"].details
+
+
+def test_repair_host_delegates_non_opencode_and_doctor_handles_list_only_configured(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        host_helpers,
+        "connect_cli_host",
+        lambda host, *, config: {"host": host, "profile": config.profile},
+    )
+    assert repair_host("codex", config=HostServerConfig(profile="vm-run")) == {
+        "host": "codex",
+        "profile": "vm-run",
+    }
+
+    commands: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def _fake_run_command(command: list[str]) -> CompletedProcess[str]:
+        commands.append(command)
+        if command[:3] == ["codex", "mcp", "get"]:
+            return CompletedProcess(command, 1, "", "not found")
+        if command[:3] == ["codex", "mcp", "list"]:
+            return CompletedProcess(command, 0, "pyro\n", "")
+        raise AssertionError(command)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        shutil,
+        "which",
+        lambda name: "/usr/bin/codex" if name == "codex" else None,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(host_helpers, "_run_command", _fake_run_command)
+
+    entry = host_helpers._doctor_cli_host("codex", config=HostServerConfig())
+    assert entry.status == "drifted"
+    assert entry.configured is True
+    assert commands == [["codex", "mcp", "get", "pyro"], ["codex", "mcp", "list"]]
diff --git a/tests/test_project_startup.py b/tests/test_project_startup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd8a6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_project_startup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+import pyro_mcp.project_startup as project_startup
+from pyro_mcp.project_startup import (
+    ProjectStartupSource,
+    describe_project_startup_source,
+    materialize_project_startup_source,
+    resolve_project_startup_source,
+)
+
+
+def _git(repo: Path, *args: str) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", *args],
+        cwd=repo,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def _make_repo(root: Path, *, filename: str = "note.txt", content: str = "hello\n") -> Path:
+    root.mkdir()
+    _git(root, "init")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.name", "Pyro Tests")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.email", "pyro-tests@example.com")
+    (root / filename).write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+    _git(root, "add", filename)
+    _git(root, "commit", "-m", "init")
+    return root
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_detects_nearest_git_root(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+    nested = repo / "src" / "pkg"
+    nested.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    resolved = resolve_project_startup_source(cwd=nested)
+
+    assert resolved == ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="project_path",
+        origin_ref=str(repo.resolve()),
+        resolved_path=repo.resolve(),
+    )
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_project_path_prefers_git_root(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+    nested = repo / "nested"
+    nested.mkdir()
+
+    resolved = resolve_project_startup_source(project_path=nested, cwd=tmp_path)
+
+    assert resolved == ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="project_path",
+        origin_ref=str(repo.resolve()),
+        resolved_path=repo.resolve(),
+    )
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_validates_flag_combinations(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="mutually exclusive"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(project_path=repo, repo_url="https://example.com/repo.git")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="requires --repo-url"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(repo_ref="main")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="cannot be combined"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(project_path=repo, no_project_source=True)
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_handles_explicit_none_and_empty_values(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+    outside = tmp_path / "outside"
+    outside.mkdir()
+
+    assert resolve_project_startup_source(no_project_source=True, cwd=tmp_path) is None
+    assert resolve_project_startup_source(cwd=outside) is None
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must not be empty"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(repo_url="  ", cwd=repo)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must not be empty"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(repo_url="https://example.com/repo.git", repo_ref="  ")
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_rejects_missing_or_non_directory_project_path(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    missing = tmp_path / "missing"
+    file_path = tmp_path / "note.txt"
+    file_path.write_text("hello\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="does not exist"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(project_path=missing, cwd=tmp_path)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be a directory"):
+        resolve_project_startup_source(project_path=file_path, cwd=tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_resolve_project_startup_source_keeps_plain_relative_directory_when_not_a_repo(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    plain = tmp_path / "plain"
+    plain.mkdir()
+
+    resolved = resolve_project_startup_source(project_path="plain", cwd=tmp_path)
+
+    assert resolved == ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="project_path",
+        origin_ref=str(plain.resolve()),
+        resolved_path=plain.resolve(),
+    )
+
+
+def test_materialize_project_startup_source_clones_local_repo_url_at_ref(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo", content="one\n")
+    first_commit = _git(repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+    (repo / "note.txt").write_text("two\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    _git(repo, "add", "note.txt")
+    _git(repo, "commit", "-m", "update")
+
+    source = ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="repo_url",
+        origin_ref=str(repo.resolve()),
+        repo_ref=first_commit,
+    )
+
+    with materialize_project_startup_source(source) as clone_dir:
+        assert (clone_dir / "note.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "one\n"
+
+
+def test_materialize_project_startup_source_validates_project_source_and_clone_failures(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="missing a resolved path"):
+        with materialize_project_startup_source(
+            ProjectStartupSource(kind="project_path", origin_ref="/repo", resolved_path=None)
+        ):
+            pass
+
+    source = ProjectStartupSource(kind="repo_url", origin_ref="https://example.com/repo.git")
+
+    def _clone_failure(
+        command: list[str],
+        *,
+        cwd: Path | None = None,
+    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        del cwd
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(command, 1, "", "clone failed")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("pyro_mcp.project_startup._run_git", _clone_failure)
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="failed to clone repo_url"):
+        with materialize_project_startup_source(source):
+            pass
+
+
+def test_materialize_project_startup_source_reports_checkout_failure(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo", content="one\n")
+    source = ProjectStartupSource(
+        kind="repo_url",
+        origin_ref=str(repo.resolve()),
+        repo_ref="missing-ref",
+    )
+
+    original_run_git = project_startup._run_git
+
+    def _checkout_failure(
+        command: list[str],
+        *,
+        cwd: Path | None = None,
+    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        if command[:2] == ["git", "checkout"]:
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(command, 1, "", "checkout failed")
+        return original_run_git(command, cwd=cwd)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("pyro_mcp.project_startup._run_git", _checkout_failure)
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="failed to checkout repo_ref"):
+        with materialize_project_startup_source(source):
+            pass
+
+
+def test_describe_project_startup_source_formats_project_and_repo_sources(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+
+    project_description = describe_project_startup_source(
+        ProjectStartupSource(
+            kind="project_path",
+            origin_ref=str(repo.resolve()),
+            resolved_path=repo.resolve(),
+        )
+    )
+    repo_description = describe_project_startup_source(
+        ProjectStartupSource(
+            kind="repo_url",
+            origin_ref="https://example.com/repo.git",
+            repo_ref="main",
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert project_description == f"the current project at {repo.resolve()}"
+    assert repo_description == "the clean clone source https://example.com/repo.git at ref main"
+
+
+def test_describe_project_startup_source_handles_none_and_repo_without_ref() -> None:
+    assert describe_project_startup_source(None) is None
+    assert (
+        describe_project_startup_source(
+            ProjectStartupSource(kind="repo_url", origin_ref="https://example.com/repo.git")
+        )
+        == "the clean clone source https://example.com/repo.git"
+    )
+
+
+def test_detect_git_root_returns_none_for_empty_stdout(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        project_startup,
+        "_run_git",
+        lambda command, *, cwd=None: subprocess.CompletedProcess(command, 0, "\n", ""),
+    )
+
+    assert project_startup._detect_git_root(Path.cwd()) is None
diff --git a/tests/test_public_contract.py b/tests/test_public_contract.py
index 5033d4a..2f5385a 100644
--- a/tests/test_public_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_public_contract.py
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ from pyro_mcp.cli import _build_parser
 from pyro_mcp.contract import (
     PUBLIC_CLI_COMMANDS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_DEMO_SUBCOMMANDS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_DOCTOR_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_ENV_SUBCOMMANDS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_CONNECT_FLAGS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_DOCTOR_FLAGS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_PRINT_CONFIG_FLAGS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_REPAIR_FLAGS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_SUBCOMMANDS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SERVE_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SUBCOMMANDS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_PREPARE_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_RUN_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_CREATE_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_DIFF_FLAGS,
@@ -53,10 +60,16 @@ from pyro_mcp.contract import (
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_START_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_STOP_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUBCOMMANDS,
+    PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUMMARY_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SYNC_PUSH_FLAGS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SYNC_SUBCOMMANDS,
     PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_UPDATE_FLAGS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_MODES,
     PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_SDK_METHODS,
 )
@@ -102,6 +115,35 @@ def test_public_cli_help_lists_commands_and_run_flags() -> None:
     env_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "env").format_help()
     for subcommand_name in PUBLIC_CLI_ENV_SUBCOMMANDS:
         assert subcommand_name in env_help_text
+    prepare_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "prepare").format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_PREPARE_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in prepare_help_text
+    host_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "host").format_help()
+    for subcommand_name in PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_SUBCOMMANDS:
+        assert subcommand_name in host_help_text
+    host_connect_help_text = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "connect"
+    ).format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_CONNECT_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in host_connect_help_text
+    host_doctor_help_text = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "doctor"
+    ).format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_DOCTOR_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in host_doctor_help_text
+    host_print_config_help_text = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "print-config"
+    ).format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_PRINT_CONFIG_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in host_print_config_help_text
+    host_repair_help_text = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "host"), "repair"
+    ).format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_HOST_REPAIR_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in host_repair_help_text
+    doctor_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "doctor").format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_DOCTOR_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in doctor_help_text
     mcp_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "mcp").format_help()
     for subcommand_name in PUBLIC_CLI_MCP_SUBCOMMANDS:
         assert subcommand_name in mcp_help_text
@@ -110,6 +152,8 @@ def test_public_cli_help_lists_commands_and_run_flags() -> None:
         assert flag in mcp_serve_help_text
     for profile_name in PUBLIC_MCP_PROFILES:
         assert profile_name in mcp_serve_help_text
+    for mode_name in PUBLIC_MCP_MODES:
+        assert mode_name in mcp_serve_help_text
 
     workspace_help_text = _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace").format_help()
     for subcommand_name in PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUBCOMMANDS:
@@ -244,6 +288,11 @@ def test_public_cli_help_lists_commands_and_run_flags() -> None:
     ).format_help()
     for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_STOP_FLAGS:
         assert flag in workspace_stop_help_text
+    workspace_summary_help_text = _subparser_choice(
+        _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace"), "summary"
+    ).format_help()
+    for flag in PUBLIC_CLI_WORKSPACE_SUMMARY_FLAGS:
+        assert flag in workspace_summary_help_text
     workspace_shell_help_text = _subparser_choice(
         _subparser_choice(parser, "workspace"),
         "shell",
@@ -338,6 +387,14 @@ def test_public_mcp_tools_match_contract(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert tool_names == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS))
 
 
+def test_public_mcp_modes_are_declared_and_non_empty() -> None:
+    assert PUBLIC_MCP_MODES == ("repro-fix", "inspect", "cold-start", "review-eval")
+    assert PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS
+    assert PUBLIC_MCP_INSPECT_MODE_TOOLS
+    assert PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS
+    assert PUBLIC_MCP_REVIEW_EVAL_MODE_TOOLS
+
+
 def test_pyproject_exposes_single_public_cli_script() -> None:
     pyproject = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     scripts = pyproject["project"]["scripts"]
diff --git a/tests/test_runtime.py b/tests/test_runtime.py
index a2b9004..60ebc4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/test_runtime.py
@@ -6,7 +6,32 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
+from pyro_mcp.daily_loop import DailyLoopManifest, prepare_manifest_path, write_prepare_manifest
 from pyro_mcp.runtime import doctor_report, resolve_runtime_paths, runtime_capabilities
+from pyro_mcp.vm_environments import EnvironmentStore, get_environment
+
+
+def _materialize_installed_environment(
+    environment_store: EnvironmentStore,
+    *,
+    name: str,
+) -> None:
+    spec = get_environment(name, runtime_paths=environment_store._runtime_paths)
+    install_dir = environment_store._install_dir(spec)
+    install_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (install_dir / "vmlinux").write_text("kernel\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (install_dir / "rootfs.ext4").write_text("rootfs\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (install_dir / "environment.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "name": spec.name,
+                "version": spec.version,
+                "source": "test-cache",
+                "source_digest": spec.source_digest,
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
 
 
 def test_resolve_runtime_paths_default_bundle() -> None:
@@ -109,6 +134,7 @@ def test_doctor_report_has_runtime_fields() -> None:
     assert "runtime_ok" in report
     assert "kvm" in report
     assert "networking" in report
+    assert "daily_loop" in report
     if report["runtime_ok"]:
         runtime = report.get("runtime")
         assert isinstance(runtime, dict)
@@ -122,6 +148,61 @@ def test_doctor_report_has_runtime_fields() -> None:
     assert "tun_available" in networking
 
 
+def test_doctor_report_daily_loop_statuses(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("PYRO_ENVIRONMENT_CACHE_DIR", str(tmp_path))
+    cold_report = doctor_report(environment="debian:12")
+    cold_daily_loop = cold_report["daily_loop"]
+    assert cold_daily_loop["status"] == "cold"
+    assert cold_daily_loop["installed"] is False
+
+    paths = resolve_runtime_paths()
+    environment_store = EnvironmentStore(runtime_paths=paths, cache_dir=tmp_path)
+    _materialize_installed_environment(environment_store, name="debian:12")
+
+    installed_report = doctor_report(environment="debian:12")
+    installed_daily_loop = installed_report["daily_loop"]
+    assert installed_daily_loop["status"] == "cold"
+    assert installed_daily_loop["installed"] is True
+
+    manifest_path = prepare_manifest_path(
+        tmp_path,
+        platform="linux-x86_64",
+        environment="debian:12",
+    )
+    write_prepare_manifest(
+        manifest_path,
+        DailyLoopManifest(
+            environment="debian:12",
+            environment_version="1.0.0",
+            platform="linux-x86_64",
+            catalog_version=environment_store.catalog_version,
+            bundle_version=(
+                None
+                if paths.manifest.get("bundle_version") is None
+                else str(paths.manifest.get("bundle_version"))
+            ),
+            prepared_at=123.0,
+            network_prepared=True,
+            last_prepare_duration_ms=456,
+        ),
+    )
+    warm_report = doctor_report(environment="debian:12")
+    warm_daily_loop = warm_report["daily_loop"]
+    assert warm_daily_loop["status"] == "warm"
+    assert warm_daily_loop["network_prepared"] is True
+
+    stale_manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    stale_manifest["catalog_version"] = "0.0.0"
+    manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps(stale_manifest), encoding="utf-8")
+    stale_report = doctor_report(environment="debian:12")
+    stale_daily_loop = stale_report["daily_loop"]
+    assert stale_daily_loop["status"] == "stale"
+    assert "catalog version changed" in str(stale_daily_loop["reason"])
+
+
 def test_runtime_capabilities_reports_real_bundle_flags() -> None:
     paths = resolve_runtime_paths()
     capabilities = runtime_capabilities(paths)
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 1481149..1ad39b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, cast
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import pytest
 
 import pyro_mcp.server as server_module
 from pyro_mcp.contract import (
+    PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS,
+    PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_VM_RUN_PROFILE_TOOLS,
     PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS,
 )
@@ -16,6 +19,28 @@ from pyro_mcp.vm_manager import VmManager
 from pyro_mcp.vm_network import TapNetworkManager
 
 
+def _git(repo: Path, *args: str) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603
+        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", *args],
+        cwd=repo,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def _make_repo(root: Path, *, content: str = "hello\n") -> Path:
+    root.mkdir()
+    _git(root, "init")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.name", "Pyro Tests")
+    _git(root, "config", "user.email", "pyro-tests@example.com")
+    (root / "note.txt").write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+    _git(root, "add", "note.txt")
+    _git(root, "commit", "-m", "init")
+    return root
+
+
 def test_create_server_registers_vm_tools(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     manager = VmManager(
         backend_name="mock",
@@ -62,6 +87,151 @@ def test_create_server_workspace_core_profile_registers_expected_tools(tmp_path:
     assert tuple(asyncio.run(_run())) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_WORKSPACE_CORE_PROFILE_TOOLS))
 
 
+def test_create_server_repro_fix_mode_registers_expected_tools(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> list[str]:
+        server = create_server(manager=manager, mode="repro-fix")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        return sorted(tool.name for tool in tools)
+
+    assert tuple(asyncio.run(_run())) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_REPRO_FIX_MODE_TOOLS))
+
+
+def test_create_server_cold_start_mode_registers_expected_tools(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+
+    async def _run() -> list[str]:
+        server = create_server(manager=manager, mode="cold-start")
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        return sorted(tool.name for tool in tools)
+
+    assert tuple(asyncio.run(_run())) == tuple(sorted(PUBLIC_MCP_COLD_START_MODE_TOOLS))
+
+
+def test_create_server_workspace_create_description_mentions_project_source(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo")
+
+    async def _run() -> dict[str, Any]:
+        server = create_server(manager=manager, project_path=repo)
+        tools = await server.list_tools()
+        tool_map = {tool.name: tool.model_dump() for tool in tools}
+        return tool_map["workspace_create"]
+
+    workspace_create = asyncio.run(_run())
+    description = cast(str, workspace_create["description"])
+    assert "If `seed_path` is omitted" in description
+    assert str(repo.resolve()) in description
+
+
+def test_create_server_project_path_seeds_workspace_when_seed_path_is_omitted(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo", content="project-aware\n")
+
+    def _extract_structured(raw_result: object) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        if not isinstance(raw_result, tuple) or len(raw_result) != 2:
+            raise TypeError("unexpected call_tool result shape")
+        _, structured = raw_result
+        if not isinstance(structured, dict):
+            raise TypeError("expected structured dictionary result")
+        return cast(dict[str, Any], structured)
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]]:
+        server = create_server(manager=manager, project_path=repo)
+        created = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_create",
+                {
+                    "environment": "debian:12-base",
+                    "allow_host_compat": True,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        executed = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_exec",
+                {
+                    "workspace_id": created["workspace_id"],
+                    "command": "cat note.txt",
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        return created, executed
+
+    created, executed = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["mode"] == "directory"
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["seed_path"] == str(repo.resolve())
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_kind"] == "project_path"
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_ref"] == str(repo.resolve())
+    assert executed["stdout"] == "project-aware\n"
+
+
+def test_create_server_repo_url_seeds_workspace_when_seed_path_is_omitted(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+    repo = _make_repo(tmp_path / "repo", content="committed\n")
+    (repo / "note.txt").write_text("dirty\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def _extract_structured(raw_result: object) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        if not isinstance(raw_result, tuple) or len(raw_result) != 2:
+            raise TypeError("unexpected call_tool result shape")
+        _, structured = raw_result
+        if not isinstance(structured, dict):
+            raise TypeError("expected structured dictionary result")
+        return cast(dict[str, Any], structured)
+
+    async def _run() -> tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]]:
+        server = create_server(manager=manager, repo_url=str(repo.resolve()))
+        created = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_create",
+                {
+                    "environment": "debian:12-base",
+                    "allow_host_compat": True,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        executed = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool(
+                "workspace_exec",
+                {
+                    "workspace_id": created["workspace_id"],
+                    "command": "cat note.txt",
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        return created, executed
+
+    created, executed = asyncio.run(_run())
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["mode"] == "directory"
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["seed_path"] is None
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_kind"] == "repo_url"
+    assert created["workspace_seed"]["origin_ref"] == str(repo.resolve())
+    assert executed["stdout"] == "committed\n"
+
+
 def test_vm_run_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     manager = VmManager(
         backend_name="mock",
@@ -464,6 +634,9 @@ def test_workspace_tools_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                 },
             )
         )
+        summary = _extract_structured(
+            await server.call_tool("workspace_summary", {"workspace_id": workspace_id})
+        )
         reset = _extract_structured(
             await server.call_tool(
                 "workspace_reset",
@@ -501,6 +674,7 @@ def test_workspace_tools_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
             service_status,
             service_logs,
             service_stopped,
+            summary,
             reset,
             deleted_snapshot,
             logs,
@@ -526,6 +700,7 @@ def test_workspace_tools_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         service_status,
         service_logs,
         service_stopped,
+        summary,
         reset,
         deleted_snapshot,
         logs,
@@ -562,6 +737,10 @@ def test_workspace_tools_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert service_logs["stderr"].count("[REDACTED]") >= 1
     assert service_logs["tail_lines"] is None
     assert service_stopped["state"] == "stopped"
+    assert summary["workspace_id"] == created["workspace_id"]
+    assert summary["commands"]["total"] >= 1
+    assert summary["changes"]["available"] is True
+    assert summary["artifacts"]["exports"][0]["workspace_path"] == "/workspace/subdir/more.txt"
     assert reset["workspace_reset"]["snapshot_name"] == "checkpoint"
     assert reset["secrets"] == created["secrets"]
     assert reset["command_count"] == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_vm_manager.py b/tests/test_vm_manager.py
index 22e953c..73fc74f 100644
--- a/tests/test_vm_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_vm_manager.py
@@ -699,6 +699,124 @@ def test_workspace_diff_and_export_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert logs["count"] == 0
 
 
+def test_workspace_summary_synthesizes_current_session(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    seed_dir = tmp_path / "seed"
+    seed_dir.mkdir()
+    (seed_dir / "note.txt").write_text("hello\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    update_dir = tmp_path / "update"
+    update_dir.mkdir()
+    (update_dir / "more.txt").write_text("more\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+
+    workspace_id = str(
+        manager.create_workspace(
+            environment="debian:12-base",
+            allow_host_compat=True,
+            seed_path=seed_dir,
+            name="review-eval",
+            labels={"suite": "smoke"},
+        )["workspace_id"]
+    )
+    manager.push_workspace_sync(workspace_id, source_path=update_dir)
+    manager.write_workspace_file(workspace_id, "src/app.py", text="print('hello')\n")
+    manager.apply_workspace_patch(
+        workspace_id,
+        patch=(
+            "--- a/note.txt\n"
+            "+++ b/note.txt\n"
+            "@@ -1 +1 @@\n"
+            "-hello\n"
+            "+patched\n"
+        ),
+    )
+    manager.exec_workspace(workspace_id, command="cat note.txt", timeout_seconds=30)
+    manager.create_snapshot(workspace_id, "checkpoint")
+    export_path = tmp_path / "exported-note.txt"
+    manager.export_workspace(workspace_id, "note.txt", output_path=export_path)
+    manager.start_service(
+        workspace_id,
+        "app",
+        command='sh -lc \'trap "exit 0" TERM; touch .ready; while true; do sleep 60; done\'',
+        readiness={"type": "file", "path": ".ready"},
+    )
+    manager.stop_service(workspace_id, "app")
+
+    summary = manager.summarize_workspace(workspace_id)
+
+    assert summary["workspace_id"] == workspace_id
+    assert summary["name"] == "review-eval"
+    assert summary["labels"] == {"suite": "smoke"}
+    assert summary["outcome"]["command_count"] == 1
+    assert summary["outcome"]["export_count"] == 1
+    assert summary["outcome"]["snapshot_count"] == 1
+    assert summary["commands"]["total"] == 1
+    assert summary["commands"]["recent"][0]["command"] == "cat note.txt"
+    assert [event["event_kind"] for event in summary["edits"]["recent"]] == [
+        "patch_apply",
+        "file_write",
+        "sync_push",
+    ]
+    assert summary["changes"]["available"] is True
+    assert summary["changes"]["changed"] is True
+    assert summary["changes"]["summary"]["total"] == 4
+    assert summary["services"]["current"][0]["service_name"] == "app"
+    assert [event["event_kind"] for event in summary["services"]["recent"]] == [
+        "service_stop",
+        "service_start",
+    ]
+    assert summary["artifacts"]["exports"][0]["workspace_path"] == "/workspace/note.txt"
+    assert summary["snapshots"]["named_count"] == 1
+    assert summary["snapshots"]["recent"][0]["snapshot_name"] == "checkpoint"
+
+
+def test_workspace_summary_degrades_gracefully_for_stopped_and_legacy_workspaces(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    seed_dir = tmp_path / "seed"
+    seed_dir.mkdir()
+    (seed_dir / "note.txt").write_text("hello\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manager = VmManager(
+        backend_name="mock",
+        base_dir=tmp_path / "vms",
+        network_manager=TapNetworkManager(enabled=False),
+    )
+
+    stopped_workspace_id = str(
+        manager.create_workspace(
+            environment="debian:12-base",
+            allow_host_compat=True,
+            seed_path=seed_dir,
+        )["workspace_id"]
+    )
+    manager.exec_workspace(stopped_workspace_id, command="cat note.txt", timeout_seconds=30)
+    manager.stop_workspace(stopped_workspace_id)
+    stopped_summary = manager.summarize_workspace(stopped_workspace_id)
+    assert stopped_summary["commands"]["total"] == 1
+    assert stopped_summary["changes"]["available"] is False
+    assert "must be in 'started' state" in str(stopped_summary["changes"]["reason"])
+
+    legacy_workspace_id = str(
+        manager.create_workspace(
+            environment="debian:12-base",
+            allow_host_compat=True,
+            seed_path=seed_dir,
+        )["workspace_id"]
+    )
+    baseline_path = (
+        tmp_path / "vms" / "workspaces" / legacy_workspace_id / "baseline" / "workspace.tar"
+    )
+    baseline_path.unlink()
+    legacy_summary = manager.summarize_workspace(legacy_workspace_id)
+    assert legacy_summary["changes"]["available"] is False
+    assert "baseline snapshot" in str(legacy_summary["changes"]["reason"])
+
+
 def test_workspace_file_ops_and_patch_round_trip(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     seed_dir = tmp_path / "seed"
     seed_dir.mkdir()
diff --git a/tests/test_workspace_ports.py b/tests/test_workspace_ports.py
index d63cfae..54a3fbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_workspace_ports.py
+++ b/tests/test_workspace_ports.py
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ import pytest
 from pyro_mcp import workspace_ports
 
 
+def _socketpair_or_skip() -> tuple[socket.socket, socket.socket]:
+    try:
+        return socket.socketpair()
+    except PermissionError as exc:
+        pytest.skip(f"socketpair unavailable in this environment: {exc}")
+
+
 class _EchoHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
     def handle(self) -> None:
         data = self.request.recv(65536)
@@ -50,18 +57,26 @@ def test_workspace_port_proxy_handler_ignores_upstream_connect_failure(
 
 
 def test_workspace_port_proxy_forwards_tcp_traffic() -> None:
-    upstream = socketserver.ThreadingTCPServer(
-        (workspace_ports.DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_PORT_HOST, 0),
-        _EchoHandler,
-    )
+    try:
+        upstream = socketserver.ThreadingTCPServer(
+            (workspace_ports.DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_PORT_HOST, 0),
+            _EchoHandler,
+        )
+    except PermissionError as exc:
+        pytest.skip(f"TCP bind unavailable in this environment: {exc}")
     upstream_thread = threading.Thread(target=upstream.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     upstream_thread.start()
     upstream_host = str(upstream.server_address[0])
     upstream_port = int(upstream.server_address[1])
-    proxy = workspace_ports._ProxyServer(  # noqa: SLF001
-        (workspace_ports.DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_PORT_HOST, 0),
-        (upstream_host, upstream_port),
-    )
+    try:
+        proxy = workspace_ports._ProxyServer(  # noqa: SLF001
+            (workspace_ports.DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_PORT_HOST, 0),
+            (upstream_host, upstream_port),
+        )
+    except PermissionError as exc:
+        upstream.shutdown()
+        upstream.server_close()
+        pytest.skip(f"proxy TCP bind unavailable in this environment: {exc}")
     proxy_thread = threading.Thread(target=proxy.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     proxy_thread.start()
     try:
@@ -202,8 +217,8 @@ def test_workspace_ports_main_shutdown_handler_stops_server(
 def test_workspace_port_proxy_handler_handles_empty_and_invalid_selector_events(
     monkeypatch: Any,
 ) -> None:
-    source, source_peer = socket.socketpair()
-    upstream, upstream_peer = socket.socketpair()
+    source, source_peer = _socketpair_or_skip()
+    upstream, upstream_peer = _socketpair_or_skip()
     source_peer.close()
 
     class FakeSelector:
@@ -246,10 +261,17 @@ def test_workspace_port_proxy_handler_handles_recv_and_send_errors(
     monkeypatch: Any,
 ) -> None:
     def _run_once(*, close_source: bool) -> None:
-        source, source_peer = socket.socketpair()
-        upstream, upstream_peer = socket.socketpair()
+        source, source_peer = _socketpair_or_skip()
+        upstream, upstream_peer = _socketpair_or_skip()
         if not close_source:
-            source_peer.sendall(b"hello")
+            try:
+                source_peer.sendall(b"hello")
+            except PermissionError as exc:
+                source.close()
+                source_peer.close()
+                upstream.close()
+                upstream_peer.close()
+                pytest.skip(f"socket send unavailable in this environment: {exc}")
 
         class FakeSelector:
             def register(self, *_args: Any, **_kwargs: Any) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_workspace_use_case_smokes.py b/tests/test_workspace_use_case_smokes.py
index 1a5a836..f369587 100644
--- a/tests/test_workspace_use_case_smokes.py
+++ b/tests/test_workspace_use_case_smokes.py
@@ -391,6 +391,69 @@ class _FakePyro:
             "workspace_reset": {"snapshot_name": snapshot},
         }
 
+    def summarize_workspace(self, workspace_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        workspace = self._resolve_workspace(workspace_id)
+        changed = self._diff_changed(workspace)
+        return {
+            "workspace_id": workspace_id,
+            "name": workspace.name,
+            "labels": dict(workspace.labels),
+            "environment": workspace.environment,
+            "state": "started",
+            "last_activity_at": workspace.last_activity_at,
+            "session_started_at": workspace.created_at,
+            "outcome": {
+                "command_count": 0,
+                "last_command": None,
+                "service_count": len(workspace.services),
+                "running_service_count": sum(
+                    1
+                    for service in workspace.services.values()
+                    if service["state"] == "running"
+                ),
+                "export_count": 1,
+                "snapshot_count": max(len(workspace.snapshots) - 1, 0),
+                "reset_count": workspace.reset_count,
+            },
+            "commands": {"total": 0, "recent": []},
+            "edits": {"recent": []},
+            "changes": {
+                "available": True,
+                "reason": None,
+                "changed": changed,
+                "summary": {"total": 1 if changed else 0},
+                "entries": (
+                    [
+                        {
+                            "path": "/workspace/artifact.txt",
+                            "status": "modified",
+                            "artifact_type": "file",
+                        }
+                    ]
+                    if changed
+                    else []
+                ),
+            },
+            "services": {
+                "current": [
+                    {"service_name": name, "state": service["state"]}
+                    for name, service in sorted(workspace.services.items())
+                ],
+                "recent": [],
+            },
+            "artifacts": {
+                "exports": [
+                    {
+                        "workspace_path": "review-report.txt",
+                        "output_path": str(
+                            self._workspace_dir(workspace_id) / "exported-review.txt"
+                        ),
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "snapshots": {"named_count": max(len(workspace.snapshots) - 1, 0), "recent": []},
+        }
+
     def open_shell(self, workspace_id: str, **_: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         workspace = self._resolve_workspace(workspace_id)
         self._shell_counter += 1
@@ -436,6 +499,43 @@ class _FakePyro:
         workspace.shells.pop(shell_id, None)
         return {"workspace_id": workspace_id, "shell_id": shell_id, "closed": True}
 
+    def create_server(
+        self,
+        *,
+        profile: str = "workspace-core",
+        mode: str | None = None,
+        project_path: Path,
+    ) -> Any:
+        assert profile == "workspace-core"
+        assert mode in {"repro-fix", "cold-start"}
+        seed_path = Path(project_path)
+        outer = self
+
+        class _FakeServer:
+            async def call_tool(
+                self,
+                tool_name: str,
+                arguments: dict[str, Any],
+            ) -> tuple[None, dict[str, Any]]:
+                if tool_name != "workspace_create":
+                    raise AssertionError(f"unexpected tool call: {tool_name}")
+                result = outer.create_workspace(
+                    environment=cast(str, arguments["environment"]),
+                    seed_path=seed_path,
+                    name=cast(str | None, arguments.get("name")),
+                    labels=cast(dict[str, str] | None, arguments.get("labels")),
+                )
+                created = outer.status_workspace(cast(str, result["workspace_id"]))
+                created["workspace_seed"] = {
+                    "mode": "directory",
+                    "seed_path": str(seed_path.resolve()),
+                    "origin_kind": "project_path",
+                    "origin_ref": str(seed_path.resolve()),
+                }
+                return None, created
+
+        return _FakeServer()
+
 
 def test_use_case_registry_has_expected_scenarios() -> None:
     expected = (
@@ -461,7 +561,7 @@ def test_use_case_docs_and_targets_stay_aligned() -> None:
         recipe_text = (repo_root / recipe.doc_path).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert recipe.smoke_target in index_text
         assert recipe.doc_path.rsplit("/", 1)[-1] in index_text
-        assert recipe.profile in recipe_text
+        assert recipe.mode in recipe_text
         assert recipe.smoke_target in recipe_text
         assert f"{recipe.smoke_target}:" in makefile_text
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 95bd68b..14f3147 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ crypto = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyro-mcp"
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "4.5.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "mcp" },