fix(ui): external adapter selection, config field placement, and transcript parser freshness

- Fix external adapters (hermes, droid) not auto-selected when
  navigating with ?adapterType= param — was using a stale
  module-level Set built before async adapter registration
- Move SchemaConfigFields to render after thinking effort (same
  visual area as Claude's chrome toggle) instead of bottom of
  config section
- Extract SelectField into its own component to fix React hooks
  order violation when schema fields change between renders
- Add onAdapterChange() subscription in registry.ts so
  registerUIAdapter() notifies components when dynamic parsers
  load, fixing stale parser for old runs
- Add parserTick to both RunTranscriptView and
  useLiveRunTranscripts to force recomputation on parser change

packages/adapter-utils/src/log-redaction.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export function redactTranscriptEntryPaths(entry: TranscriptEntry, opts?: HomePa
     case "stderr":
     case "system":
     case "stdout":
+    case "diff":
       return { ...entry, text: redactHomePathUserSegments(entry.text, opts) };
     case "tool_call":
       return {

packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts

@@ -268,17 +268,21 @@ export interface ProviderQuotaResult {
 export interface ConfigFieldOption {
   label: string;
   value: string;
+  /** Optional group key for categorizing options (e.g. provider name) */
+  group?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ConfigFieldSchema {
   key: string;
   label: string;
-  type: "text" | "select" | "toggle" | "number" | "textarea";
+  type: "text" | "select" | "toggle" | "number" | "textarea" | "combobox";
   options?: ConfigFieldOption[];
   default?: unknown;
   hint?: string;
   required?: boolean;
   group?: string;
+  /** Optional metadata — not rendered, but available to custom UI logic */
+  meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
 export interface AdapterConfigSchema {
@@ -340,7 +344,8 @@ export type TranscriptEntry =
   | { kind: "result"; ts: string; text: string; inputTokens: number; outputTokens: number; cachedTokens: number; costUsd: number; subtype: string; isError: boolean; errors: string[] }
   | { kind: "stderr"; ts: string; text: string }
   | { kind: "system"; ts: string; text: string }
-  | { kind: "stdout"; ts: string; text: string };
+  | { kind: "stdout"; ts: string; text: string }
+  | { kind: "diff"; ts: string; changeType: "add" | "remove" | "context" | "hunk" | "file_header" | "truncation"; text: string };
 
 export type StdoutLineParser = (line: string, ts: string) => TranscriptEntry[];
 

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -503,9 +503,6 @@ importers:
       express:
         specifier: ^5.1.0
         version: 5.2.1
-      hermes-paperclip-adapter:
-        specifier: ^0.2.0
-        version: 0.2.0
       jsdom:
         specifier: ^28.1.0
         version: 28.1.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1)
@@ -639,9 +636,6 @@ importers:
       cmdk:
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1(@types/react-dom@19.2.3(@types/react@19.2.14))(@types/react@19.2.14)(react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4))(react@19.2.4)
-      hermes-paperclip-adapter:
-        specifier: ^0.2.0
-        version: 0.2.0
       lexical:
         specifier: 0.35.0
         version: 0.35.0
@@ -2043,9 +2037,6 @@ packages:
   '@open-draft/deferred-promise@2.2.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CecwLWx3rhxVQF6V4bAgPS5t+So2sTbPgAzafKkVizyi7tlwpcFpdFqq+wqF2OwNBmqFuu6tOyouTuxgpMfzmA==}
 
-  '@paperclipai/adapter-utils@2026.325.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YDVSAgjkeJ0PvxXDJVN9MZDX7oYRzidLtGHmGgRGd6gSk/bF2ygAKvND4FI1YxDc/cRLQjqAFCpCYaC/9wqIEA==}
-
   '@paralleldrive/cuid2@2.3.1':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XO7cAxhnTZl0Yggq6jOgjiOHhbgcO4NqFqwSmQpjK3b6TEE6Uj/jfSk6wzYyemh3+I0sHirKSetjQwn5cZktFw==}
 
@@ -4471,10 +4462,6 @@ packages:
   help-me@5.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7xgomUX6ADmcYzFik0HzAxh/73YlKR9bmFzf51CZwR+b6YtzU2m0u49hQCqV6SvlqIqsaxovfwdvbnsw3b/zpg==}
 
-  hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6CP5vxfvY4jY9XJK5zu4ZUL9aB7HHNtEMk6q7m1Pu9Gzoby1Vx5VNmVqte3NUO+1cvVK9Arj1f67xLagWkbo5Q==}
-    engines: {node: '>=20.0.0'}
-
   html-encoding-sniffer@6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CV9TW3Y3f8/wT0BRFc1/KAVQ3TUHiXmaAb6VW9vtiMFf7SLoMd1PdAc4W3KFOFETBJUb90KatHqlsZMWV+R9Gg==}
     engines: {node: ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0}
@@ -7743,8 +7730,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@open-draft/deferred-promise@2.2.0': {}
 
-  '@paperclipai/adapter-utils@2026.325.0': {}
-
   '@paralleldrive/cuid2@2.3.1':
     dependencies:
       '@noble/hashes': 1.8.0
@@ -10340,11 +10325,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   help-me@5.0.0: {}
 
-  hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.2.0:
-    dependencies:
-      '@paperclipai/adapter-utils': 2026.325.0
-      picocolors: 1.1.1
-
   html-encoding-sniffer@6.0.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1):
     dependencies:
       '@exodus/bytes': 1.15.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1)

server/src/adapters/plugin-loader.ts

@@ -212,8 +212,23 @@ export async function reloadExternalAdapter(
   const packageDir = resolvePackageDir(record);
   const entryPoint = resolvePackageEntryPoint(packageDir);
   const modulePath = path.resolve(packageDir, entryPoint);
+  const fileUrl = `file://${modulePath}`;
 
-  const cacheBustUrl = `file://${modulePath}?t=${Date.now()}`;
+  // Bust ESM module cache so re-import loads fresh code from disk.
+  // Query-string trick (?t=...) works in Node; Bun may need the file:// URL
+  // to be evicted from its internal registry first.
+  try {
+    // @ts-expect-error -- Bun internal module cache
+    const bunCache = globalThis.Bun?.__moduleCache as Map<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    if (bunCache) {
+      bunCache.delete(fileUrl);
+      bunCache.delete(modulePath);
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore — query-string fallback still works in Node
+  }
+
+  const cacheBustUrl = `${fileUrl}?t=${Date.now()}`;
 
   logger.info(
     { type, packageName: record.packageName, modulePath, cacheBustUrl },

ui/src/adapters/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export {
   registerUIAdapter,
   unregisterUIAdapter,
   syncExternalAdapters,
+  onAdapterChange,
 } from "./registry";
 export { buildTranscript } from "./transcript";
 export type {

ui/src/adapters/metadata.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ export function listKnownAdapterTypes(): string[] {
  * Unknown types (external adapters) are always considered enabled.
  */
 export function isEnabledAdapterType(type: string): boolean {
+  // Known external adapter — always valid
+  if (listUIAdapters().some((a) => a.type === type)) return true;
+  return !getAdapterDisplay(type).comingSoon;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether an adapter type is a valid choice for new agent creation.
+ * Includes all registered UI adapters (built-in + external) and
+ * any non-"coming soon" adapter from the display registry.
+ */
+export function isValidAdapterType(type: string): boolean {
+  if (listUIAdapters().some((a) => a.type === type)) return true;
   return !getAdapterDisplay(type).comingSoon;
 }
 

ui/src/adapters/registry.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ import { SchemaConfigFields, buildSchemaAdapterConfig } from "./schema-config-fi
 const uiAdapters: UIAdapterModule[] = [];
 const adaptersByType = new Map<string, UIAdapterModule>();
 
+// Subscriber list — components can register to be notified when adapters change
+// (e.g., when a dynamic parser replaces a placeholder).
+const adapterChangeListeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+/** Subscribe to adapter registry changes. Returns unsubscribe function. */
+export function onAdapterChange(fn: () => void): () => void {
+  adapterChangeListeners.add(fn);
+  return () => adapterChangeListeners.delete(fn);
+}
+
+function notifyAdapterChange(): void {
+  for (const fn of adapterChangeListeners) fn();
+}
+
 function registerBuiltInUIAdapters() {
   for (const adapter of [
     claudeLocalUIAdapter,
@@ -40,6 +54,7 @@ export function registerUIAdapter(adapter: UIAdapterModule): void {
     uiAdapters.push(adapter);
   }
   adaptersByType.set(adapter.type, adapter);
+  notifyAdapterChange();
 }
 
 export function unregisterUIAdapter(type: string): void {

ui/src/adapters/schema-config-fields.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
 
 import type { AdapterConfigSchema, ConfigFieldSchema, CreateConfigValues } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils";
 
@@ -10,15 +10,197 @@ import {
   DraftTextarea,
   ToggleField,
 } from "../components/agent-config-primitives";
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "../components/ui/popover";
+import { ChevronDown } from "lucide-react";
 
+// ── Select field (extracted to keep hooks at component top level) ──────
+function SelectField({
+  value,
+  options,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  value: string;
+  options: Array<{ value: string; label: string }>;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const selectedOpt = options.find((o) => o.value === value);
+  return (
+    <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+        <button className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors w-full justify-between">
+          <span className={!value ? "text-muted-foreground" : ""}>
+            {selectedOpt?.label ?? value ?? "Select..."}
+          </span>
+          <ChevronDown className="h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground" />
+        </button>
+      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <PopoverContent className="w-[var(--radix-popover-trigger-width)] p-1" align="start">
+        {options.map((opt) => (
+          <button
+            key={opt.value}
+            className={`flex items-center w-full px-2 py-1.5 text-sm rounded hover:bg-accent/50 ${opt.value === value ? "bg-accent" : ""}`}
+            onMouseDown={(e) => {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              onChange(opt.value);
+              setOpen(false);
+            }}
+          >
+            <span>{opt.label}</span>
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </PopoverContent>
+    </Popover>
+  );
+}
 const inputClass =
   "w-full rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 bg-transparent outline-none text-sm font-mono placeholder:text-muted-foreground/40";
 
-const selectClass =
-  "w-full rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 bg-transparent outline-none text-sm font-mono";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Schema cache (module-level, survives re-renders)
+// Combobox: type-to-filter dropdown with free text fallback
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function ComboboxField({
+  value,
+  options,
+  onChange,
+  placeholder,
+}: {
+  value: string;
+  options: { label: string; value: string; group?: string }[];
+  onChange: (val: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState("");
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  // Sync filter with external value when it changes (e.g. provider switch resets model)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFilter("");
+  }, [value]);
+
+  const filtered = options.filter((opt) => {
+    if (!filter) return true;
+    const q = filter.toLowerCase();
+    return (
+      opt.value.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+      opt.label.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+      (opt.group && opt.group.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+    );
+  });
+
+  const selectedOpt = options.find((o) => o.value === value);
+  const displayValue = filter || selectedOpt?.value || value || "";
+
+  // Group filtered options by `group` field if present
+  const grouped = new Map<string, typeof filtered>();
+  for (const opt of filtered) {
+    const g = opt.group ?? "";
+    if (!grouped.has(g)) grouped.set(g, []);
+    grouped.get(g)!.push(opt);
+  }
+
+  const select = useCallback(
+    (val: string) => {
+      onChange(val);
+      setOpen(false);
+      setFilter("");
+      inputRef.current?.blur();
+    },
+    [onChange],
+  );
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (e.key === "Enter") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      // If exactly one match, select it. Otherwise commit the typed value.
+      if (filtered.length === 1) {
+        select(filtered[0].value);
+      } else if (filter) {
+        select(filter);
+      }
+    } else if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      setOpen(false);
+      setFilter("");
+    } else if (e.key === "ArrowDown" && !open) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      setOpen(true);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-0">
+        <input
+          ref={inputRef}
+          type="text"
+          className="flex-1 rounded-l-md border border-r-0 border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 bg-transparent outline-none text-sm font-mono placeholder:text-muted-foreground/40 focus:z-10"
+          value={displayValue}
+          placeholder={placeholder ?? "Type or select..."}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setFilter(e.target.value);
+            if (!open) setOpen(true);
+          }}
+          onFocus={() => {
+            if (!open) setOpen(true);
+          }}
+          onBlur={() => {
+            // Delay close to allow click on option to register
+            setTimeout(() => setOpen(false), 150);
+          }}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+        />
+        <Popover open={open && filtered.length > 0} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+          <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+            <button className="rounded-r-md border border-border px-2 py-1.5 hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors">
+              <ChevronDown className="h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground" />
+            </button>
+          </PopoverTrigger>
+          <PopoverContent
+            className="p-1 max-h-60 overflow-y-auto"
+            style={{ minWidth: 280 }}
+            align="start"
+            onOpenAutoFocus={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+          >
+            {Array.from(grouped.entries()).map(([group, opts]) => (
+              <div key={group || "_ungrouped"}>
+                {group && (
+                  <div className="px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+                    {group}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                {opts.map((opt) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={opt.value}
+                    className={`flex items-center w-full px-2 py-1.5 text-sm rounded hover:bg-accent/50 ${
+                      opt.value === value ? "bg-accent" : ""
+                    }`}
+                    onMouseDown={(e) => {
+                      e.preventDefault(); // prevent input blur
+                      select(opt.value);
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <span className="truncate">{opt.label}</span>
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+            {filter && filtered.length === 0 && (
+              <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                Use &quot;{filter}&quot; as custom value (press Enter)
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </PopoverContent>
+        </Popover>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SchemaConfigFields component
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const schemaCache = new Map<string, AdapterConfigSchema | null>();
@@ -146,14 +328,42 @@ export function SchemaConfigFields({
 
   function writeValue(field: ConfigFieldSchema, value: unknown): void {
     if (isCreate) {
-      set?.({
+      const next = {
         adapterSchemaValues: {
           ...values?.adapterSchemaValues,
           [field.key]: value,
         },
-      });
+      };
+
+      // When provider changes, auto-clear model if it's not in the new provider's list
+      if (field.key === "provider" && schema) {
+        const modelField = schema.fields.find((f) => f.key === "model");
+        if (modelField?.meta?.providerModels) {
+          const modelsByProvider = modelField.meta.providerModels as Record<string, string[]>;
+          const providerModels = modelsByProvider[String(value)] ?? [];
+          const currentModel = values?.adapterSchemaValues?.model;
+          if (currentModel && String(value) !== "auto" && !providerModels.includes(String(currentModel))) {
+            next.adapterSchemaValues.model = "";
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      set?.(next);
     } else {
       mark("adapterConfig", field.key, value);
+
+      // Same logic for edit mode
+      if (field.key === "provider" && schema) {
+        const modelField = schema.fields.find((f) => f.key === "model");
+        if (modelField?.meta?.providerModels) {
+          const modelsByProvider = modelField.meta.providerModels as Record<string, string[]>;
+          const providerModels = modelsByProvider[String(value)] ?? [];
+          const currentModel = eff("adapterConfig", "model", "");
+          if (currentModel && String(value) !== "auto" && !providerModels.includes(String(currentModel))) {
+            mark("adapterConfig", "model", "");
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -161,22 +371,18 @@ export function SchemaConfigFields({
     <>
       {schema.fields.map((field) => {
         switch (field.type) {
-          case "select":
+          case "select": {
+            const currentVal = String(readValue(field) ?? "");
             return (
               <Field key={field.key} label={field.label} hint={field.hint}>
-                <select
+                <SelectField
-                  className={selectClass}
+                  value={currentVal}
-                  value={String(readValue(field) ?? "")}
+                  options={field.options ?? []}
-                  onChange={(e) => writeValue(field, e.target.value)}
+                  onChange={(v) => writeValue(field, v)}
-                >
+                />
-                  {field.options?.map((opt) => (
-                    <option key={opt.value} value={opt.value}>
-                      {opt.label}
-                    </option>
-                  ))}
-                </select>
               </Field>
             );
+          }
 
           case "toggle":
             return (
@@ -212,6 +418,48 @@ export function SchemaConfigFields({
               </Field>
             );
 
+          case "combobox": {
+            const currentVal = String(readValue(field) ?? "");
+            // Dynamic options: if meta.providerModels exists, compute options
+            // based on the current provider value
+            let comboboxOptions = field.options ?? [];
+            if (field.meta?.providerModels) {
+              const providerVal = String(readValue(schema.fields.find((f) => f.key === "provider")!) ?? "auto");
+              const modelsByProvider = field.meta.providerModels as Record<string, string[]>;
+              if (providerVal === "auto") {
+                // Auto: show all models from all providers, grouped by provider
+                const providerLabel = schema.fields.find((f) => f.key === "provider");
+                const providerOptions = providerLabel?.options ?? [];
+                comboboxOptions = Object.entries(modelsByProvider).flatMap(([prov, models]) =>
+                  models.map((m) => ({
+                    label: m,
+                    value: m,
+                    group: providerOptions.find((p) => p.value === prov)?.label ?? prov,
+                  })),
+                );
+              } else {
+                const providerModels = modelsByProvider[providerVal] ?? [];
+                const providerLabel = schema.fields.find((f) => f.key === "provider");
+                const provName = providerLabel?.options?.find((p) => p.value === providerVal)?.label ?? providerVal;
+                comboboxOptions = providerModels.map((m) => ({
+                  label: m,
+                  value: m,
+                  group: provName,
+                }));
+              }
+            }
+            return (
+              <Field key={field.key} label={field.label} hint={field.hint}>
+                <ComboboxField
+                  value={currentVal}
+                  options={comboboxOptions}
+                  onChange={(v) => writeValue(field, v || undefined)}
+                  placeholder={field.hint}
+                />
+              </Field>
+            );
+          }
+
           case "text":
           default:
             return (

ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx

@@ -693,8 +693,7 @@ export function AgentConfigForm(props: AgentConfigFormProps) {
             </>
           )}
 
-          {/* Adapter-specific fields */}
+          {/* Adapter-specific fields are rendered inside Permissions & Configuration */}
-          <uiAdapter.ConfigFields {...adapterFieldProps} />
         </div>
 
       </div>
@@ -816,6 +815,7 @@ export function AgentConfigForm(props: AgentConfigFormProps) {
               {adapterType === "claude_local" && (
                 <ClaudeLocalAdvancedFields {...adapterFieldProps} />
               )}
+              <uiAdapter.ConfigFields {...adapterFieldProps} />
 
               <Field label="Extra args (comma-separated)" hint={help.extraArgs}>
                 <DraftInput

ui/src/components/transcript/RunTranscriptView.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   ChevronDown,
   ChevronRight,
   CircleAlert,
+  GitCompare,
   TerminalSquare,
   User,
   Wrench,
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ type TranscriptBlock =
       tone: "info" | "warn" | "error" | "neutral";
       text: string;
       detail?: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: "diff_group";
+      ts: string;
+      endTs?: string;
+      filePath?: string;
+      hunks: Array<{
+        changeType: "add" | "remove" | "context" | "hunk" | "file_header" | "truncation";
+        text: string;
+      }>;
     };
 
 function asRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | null {
@@ -568,6 +579,28 @@ export function normalizeTranscript(entries: TranscriptEntry[], streaming: boole
       continue;
     }
 
+    // ── Diff entries — accumulate into diff_group blocks ──────────
+    if (entry.kind === "diff") {
+      const prev = blocks[blocks.length - 1];
+      if (prev && prev.type === "diff_group") {
+        if (entry.changeType === "file_header") {
+          // New file in the same diff block — update filePath
+          prev.filePath = entry.text;
+        }
+        prev.hunks.push({ changeType: entry.changeType, text: entry.text });
+        prev.endTs = entry.ts;
+      } else {
+        blocks.push({
+          type: "diff_group",
+          ts: entry.ts,
+          endTs: entry.ts,
+          filePath: entry.changeType === "file_header" ? entry.text : undefined,
+          hunks: [{ changeType: entry.changeType, text: entry.text }],
+        });
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
     if (previous?.type === "stdout") {
       previous.text += previous.text.endsWith("\n") || entry.text.startsWith("\n") ? entry.text : `\n${entry.text}`;
       previous.ts = entry.ts;
@@ -1093,6 +1126,103 @@ function TranscriptEventRow({
   );
 }
 
+function TranscriptDiffGroup({
+  block,
+  density,
+}: {
+  block: Extract<TranscriptBlock, { type: "diff_group" }>;
+  density: TranscriptDensity;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const compact = density === "compact";
+
+  // Count add/remove lines (exclude context, hunk, file_header, truncation)
+  const addCount = block.hunks.filter((h) => h.changeType === "add").length;
+  const removeCount = block.hunks.filter((h) => h.changeType === "remove").length;
+  const hasChanges = addCount > 0 || removeCount > 0;
+
+  // Extract a short file name from the path
+  const shortFile = block.filePath
+    ? block.filePath.split("/").pop() ?? block.filePath
+    : "diff";
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-xl border border-blue-500/20 bg-blue-500/[0.04] p-2">
+      <div
+        role="button"
+        tabIndex={0}
+        className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") { e.preventDefault(); setOpen((v) => !v); } }}
+      >
+        <GitCompare className={compact ? "h-3.5 w-3.5" : "h-4 w-4"} />
+        <span className={cn("text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300")}>
+          {shortFile}
+        </span>
+        {hasChanges && (
+          <span className="text-[10px] tabular-nums">
+            <span className="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">+{addCount}</span>
+            {" "}
+            <span className="text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">-{removeCount}</span>
+          </span>
+        )}
+        {open ? <ChevronDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> : <ChevronRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+      </div>
+      {open && (
+        <pre className={cn(
+          "mt-2 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words font-mono pl-5",
+          compact ? "text-[11px]" : "text-xs",
+        )}>
+          {block.hunks.map((hunk, i) => {
+            const key = `${i}-${hunk.changeType}`;
+            switch (hunk.changeType) {
+              case "remove":
+                return (
+                  <span key={key} className="block bg-red-500/[0.10] text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 -mx-2 px-2">
+                    <span className="select-none mr-2 text-red-500/60 dark:text-red-400/50">-</span>
+                    {hunk.text}
+                    {"\n"}
+                  </span>
+                );
+              case "add":
+                return (
+                  <span key={key} className="block bg-emerald-500/[0.10] text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 -mx-2 px-2">
+                    <span className="select-none mr-2 text-emerald-500/60 dark:text-emerald-400/50">+</span>
+                    {hunk.text}
+                    {"\n"}
+                  </span>
+                );
+              case "file_header":
+                return (
+                  <span key={key} className="block font-semibold text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-300 mt-2 first:mt-0">
+                    {hunk.text}
+                    {"\n"}
+                  </span>
+                );
+              case "truncation":
+                return (
+                  <span key={key} className="block text-muted-foreground italic mt-1">
+                    {hunk.text}
+                    {"\n"}
+                  </span>
+                );
+              case "context":
+              default:
+                return (
+                  <span key={key} className="block text-muted-foreground/70">
+                    {" "}
+                    {hunk.text}
+                    {"\n"}
+                  </span>
+                );
+            }
+          })}
+        </pre>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function TranscriptStderrGroup({
   block,
   density,
@@ -1251,6 +1381,7 @@ export function RunTranscriptView({
           {block.type === "tool" && <TranscriptToolCard block={block} density={density} />}
           {block.type === "command_group" && <TranscriptCommandGroup block={block} density={density} />}
           {block.type === "tool_group" && <TranscriptToolGroup block={block} density={density} />}
+          {block.type === "diff_group" && <TranscriptDiffGroup block={block} density={density} />}
           {block.type === "stderr_group" && <TranscriptStderrGroup block={block} density={density} />}
           {block.type === "stdout" && (
             <TranscriptStdoutRow block={block} density={density} collapseByDefault={collapseStdout} />

ui/src/components/transcript/useLiveRunTranscripts.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { LiveEvent } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { instanceSettingsApi } from "../../api/instanceSettings";
 import { heartbeatsApi, type LiveRunForIssue } from "../../api/heartbeats";
-import { buildTranscript, getUIAdapter, type RunLogChunk, type TranscriptEntry } from "../../adapters";
+import { buildTranscript, getUIAdapter, onAdapterChange, type RunLogChunk, type TranscriptEntry } from "../../adapters";
 import { queryKeys } from "../../lib/queryKeys";
 
 const LOG_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 2000;
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ export function useLiveRunTranscripts({
   const seenChunkKeysRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
   const pendingLogRowsByRunRef = useRef(new Map<string, string>());
   const logOffsetByRunRef = useRef(new Map<string, number>());
+  // Tick counter to force transcript recomputation when dynamic parser loads
+  const [parserTick, setParserTick] = useState(0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return onAdapterChange(() => setParserTick((t) => t + 1));
+  }, []);
   const { data: generalSettings } = useQuery({
     queryKey: queryKeys.instance.generalSettings,
     queryFn: () => instanceSettingsApi.getGeneral(),
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ export function useLiveRunTranscripts({
       );
     }
     return next;
-  }, [chunksByRun, generalSettings?.censorUsernameInLogs, runs]);
+  }, [chunksByRun, generalSettings?.censorUsernameInLogs, parserTick, runs]);
 
   return {
     transcriptByRun,

ui/src/pages/AgentDetail.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { PageTabBar } from "../components/PageTabBar";
 import { adapterLabels, roleLabels, help } from "../components/agent-config-primitives";
 import { MarkdownEditor } from "../components/MarkdownEditor";
 import { assetsApi } from "../api/assets";
-import { getUIAdapter, buildTranscript } from "../adapters";
+import { getUIAdapter, buildTranscript, onAdapterChange } from "../adapters";
 import { StatusBadge } from "../components/StatusBadge";
 import { agentStatusDot, agentStatusDotDefault } from "../lib/status-colors";
 import { MarkdownBody } from "../components/MarkdownBody";
@@ -3762,10 +3762,20 @@ function LogViewer({ run, adapterType }: { run: HeartbeatRun; adapterType: strin
     return redactPathValue(asRecord(evt?.payload ?? null), censorUsernameInLogs);
   }, [censorUsernameInLogs, events]);
 
-  const adapter = useMemo(() => getUIAdapter(adapterType), [adapterType]);
+  // NOTE: adapter is NOT memoized because external adapters replace their
+  // parseStdoutLine asynchronously after dynamic parser loading. Memoizing
+  // on adapterType alone would stale the transcript with the fallback parser.
+  // We subscribe to adapter registry changes to force transcript recomputation.
+  const [parserTick, setParserTick] = useState(0);
+  const adapter = getUIAdapter(adapterType);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return onAdapterChange(() => setParserTick((t) => t + 1));
+  }, []);
+
   const transcript = useMemo(
     () => buildTranscript(logLines, adapter.parseStdoutLine, { censorUsernameInLogs }),
-    [adapter, censorUsernameInLogs, logLines],
+    [adapter, censorUsernameInLogs, logLines, parserTick],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {

ui/src/pages/NewAgent.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { AgentConfigForm, type CreateConfigValues } from "../components/AgentCon
 import { defaultCreateValues } from "../components/agent-config-defaults";
 import { getUIAdapter, listUIAdapters } from "../adapters";
 import { useDisabledAdaptersSync } from "../adapters/use-disabled-adapters";
+import { isValidAdapterType } from "../adapters/metadata";
 import { ReportsToPicker } from "../components/ReportsToPicker";
 import {
   DEFAULT_CODEX_LOCAL_BYPASS_APPROVALS_AND_SANDBOX,
@@ -29,10 +30,6 @@ import {
 import { DEFAULT_CURSOR_LOCAL_MODEL } from "@paperclipai/adapter-cursor-local";
 import { DEFAULT_GEMINI_LOCAL_MODEL } from "@paperclipai/adapter-gemini-local";
 
-const SUPPORTED_ADVANCED_ADAPTER_TYPES = new Set<CreateConfigValues["adapterType"]>(
-  listUIAdapters().map((adapter) => adapter.type as CreateConfigValues["adapterType"]),
-);
-
 function createValuesForAdapterType(
   adapterType: CreateConfigValues["adapterType"],
 ): CreateConfigValues {
@@ -114,9 +111,7 @@ export function NewAgent() {
   useEffect(() => {
     const requested = presetAdapterType;
     if (!requested) return;
-    if (!SUPPORTED_ADVANCED_ADAPTER_TYPES.has(requested as CreateConfigValues["adapterType"])) {
+    if (!isValidAdapterType(requested)) return;
-      return;
-    }
     setConfigValues((prev) => {
       if (prev.adapterType === requested) return prev;
       return createValuesForAdapterType(requested as CreateConfigValues["adapterType"]);