feat(predictive-echo): Codeman integration + Layer 4 vm tests

terminal-ui.js: _localEchoPolicy ('buffer'|'predict'|'off') computed at the
end of _updateLocalEchoState with _localEchoEnabled keeping its exact 1.12.2
values; _predictHookOnData called as a plain statement between the buffer
block and Normal Mode (visual-only, try/catch, never returns, never touches
_pendingInput); classifyPredictInput + isCodexComposerRow (baseY-based,
measured /^> /-signature gate) on CodemanTerminalInput; construction beside
the LocalEchoOverlay from the separate bundle with graceful absence;
insertTerminalText/clearTerminalInput/setFontSize/applyTerminalSkin clear or
refresh predictions. app.js: fields + tab-switch and SSE-reconnect clears.
voice-input '\r' branch and keyboard-accessory sendKey clear predictions
(both bypass onData). sendEnterKey needs no change: codex falls through to
the immediate-flush branch.

Layer 4 vm tests: classify truth table (20 cases), composer-row gate incl.
the baseY pin, policy matrix with the 1.12.2 invariants untouched, wire
neutrality + throwing-predictor pins. Stale mobile keyboard codex-buffering
tests repointed at claude; new codex twin asserts write-through streaming,
prediction spans and TTL self-heal.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/web/public/app.js

@@ -699,6 +699,10 @@ class CodemanApp {
     // (not at buffer.cursorY, which reflects Ink's internal cursor position)
     this._localEchoOverlay = null;  // created after terminal.open()
     this._localEchoEnabled = false; // true when setting on + session active
+    // Predictive write-through echo (codex) — created after terminal.open()
+    // from the separate vendor/xterm-predictive-echo.js bundle (may stay null)
+    this._predictiveEcho = null;
+    this._localEchoPolicy = 'off';  // 'buffer' | 'predict' | 'off' (per active session)
     this._restoringFlushedState = false; // true during selectSession buffer load — protects flushed Maps
 
     // Accessibility: Focus trap for modals
@@ -3021,6 +3025,9 @@ class CodemanApp {
     // terminal buffer reloads and prompt is visible again.  _render() re-scans
     // for the ❯ prompt on every call, so rerender() after buffer load repositions it.
     this._localEchoOverlay?.rerender();
+    // Deliberate asymmetry: buffer-mode pending text SURVIVES reconnect (not
+    // yet sent); predictions do not (their keystrokes were already delivered).
+    this._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
     // Clear pending hooks
     this.pendingHooks.clear();
     // Clear parent name cache (prevents stale session name entries accumulating)
@@ -4127,6 +4134,9 @@ class CodemanApp {
       }
     }
     this._localEchoOverlay?.clear();
+    // Predictions are ephemeral + already sent: nothing to save/restore
+    // across a tab switch (unlike the buffer overlay's setFlushed machinery)
+    this._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
     // Prevent _detectBufferText() from picking up Claude's Ink UI text
     // (status bar, model info, etc.) as "user input" on fresh sessions.
     // Only sessions with prior flushed text (from tab-switch-away) need detection.

src/web/public/keyboard-accessory.js

@@ -601,6 +601,9 @@ const KeyboardAccessoryBar = {
    *  must be written raw to be interpreted as key presses by Ink. */
   sendKey(escapeSequence) {
     if (!app.activeSessionId) return;
+    // Arrows/Esc move the server-side cursor and bypass onData: clear
+    // predictions now instead of waiting out the ~150ms off-row grace.
+    app._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
     fetch(`/api/sessions/${app.activeSessionId}/input`, {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },

src/web/public/terminal-ui.js

@@ -62,6 +62,42 @@
     return COMPOSER_NAV_KEY_PATTERN.test(data);
   }
 
+  // Codex composer-row signature, measured against codex-cli 0.147.0
+  // (docs/predictive-echo-plan.md): the composer's cursor row starts with
+  // "› " (U+203A + space) when empty (placeholder text), while typing, and
+  // while the slash picker filters. Modal rows ("Press enter to continue")
+  // and wrapped continuation rows (2-space indent) do NOT match — that is
+  // the ghost eliminator: no prediction is ever painted there.
+  const CODEX_COMPOSER_ROW_RE = /^› /;
+
+  // Classify onData for the predictive echo hook. Terminal query responses
+  // never reach this (suppressed earlier in onData); bracketed pastes, nav
+  // keys and mouse reports all start with ESC => 'clear'.
+  function classifyPredictInput(data) {
+    const cps = Array.from(data); // astral-safe
+    if (cps.length === 1) {
+      const cp = cps[0].codePointAt(0);
+      if (cp === 0x7f) return 'backspace';
+      if (cp >= 0x20) return 'char'; // incl. a single astral emoji
+      return 'clear'; // \r \n \t \x03, bare ESC, ...
+    }
+    if (data.charCodeAt(0) === 0x1b) return 'clear'; // ESC seq: nav, paste, mouse SGR
+    if (data.charCodeAt(0) >= 0x20) return 'text'; // multi-char printable (plain paste,
+    return 'clear'; //   ZWJ emoji cluster): wire only, no visual
+  }
+
+  // Predictive-echo gate: predict only while the cursor sits on the codex
+  // composer row. cursorY is baseY-relative (xterm API), hence baseY + cursorY.
+  function isCodexComposerRow(terminal) {
+    try {
+      const buf = terminal.buffer.active;
+      const line = buf.getLine(buf.baseY + buf.cursorY);
+      return !!line && CODEX_COMPOSER_ROW_RE.test(line.translateToString(true));
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   function isTerminalQueryResponse(data) {
     return TERMINAL_QUERY_RESPONSE_PATTERN.test(data) || TERMINAL_OSC_RESPONSE_PATTERN.test(data);
   }
@@ -99,6 +135,9 @@
     isTerminalQueryResponse,
     shouldSuppressTerminalQueryResponse,
     isComposerNavKey,
+    classifyPredictInput,
+    isCodexComposerRow,
+    CODEX_COMPOSER_ROW_RE,
     BRACKETED_PASTE_START,
     USER_SCROLL_STICKY_SUPPRESS_MS,
     TOUCH_COMPAT_MOUSE_SUPPRESS_MS,
@@ -399,6 +438,12 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     }
 
     this._localEchoOverlay = new LocalEchoOverlay(this.terminal);
+    // Predictive write-through echo (codex): separate opt-in bundle
+    // (vendor/xterm-predictive-echo.js); when it is missing or failed to
+    // load, codex falls back to plain PTY echo exactly like 1.12.2.
+    this._predictiveEcho =
+      typeof PredictiveEchoOverlay !== 'undefined' ? new PredictiveEchoOverlay(this.terminal) : null;
+    this._predictiveEcho?.setPredictWhen((terminal) => window.CodemanTerminalInput.isCodexComposerRow(terminal));
     if (MobileDetection.isTouchDevice()) {
       this.terminal.onCursorMove(() => this._syncMobileHelperTextareaToCursor());
       this.terminal.onRender(() => this._syncMobileHelperTextareaToCursor());
@@ -1108,6 +1153,13 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
           }
         }
 
+        // ── Predictive Echo (codex): visual only. A plain statement, never a
+        // `return`: control ALWAYS falls through into the send path below,
+        // which is the byte-identity guarantee for #218/#219/#220/#222 —
+        // with the predictor active, absent or throwing, the wire sees the
+        // same bytes. Body in _predictHookOnData (vm-testable).
+        this._predictHookOnData(data);
+
         // ── Normal Mode (echo disabled) ──
         this._pendingInput += data;
 
@@ -2450,8 +2502,9 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
         // grows and rewraps as it fills (#220), pastes are bracketed (#219)
         // and arrows/history edit server-side state (#218). Buffering
         // keystrokes until Enter starves all of that, so codex sessions use
-        // plain PTY echo like shell.
+        // plain PTY echo like shell — visually augmented by the predictive
-        // Disable it by clearing any pending text.
+        // write-through echo (see _localEchoPolicy below and the onData hook).
+        // Disable the buffer overlay by clearing any pending text.
         this._localEchoOverlay.clear();
         this._localEchoEnabled = false;
       } else {
@@ -2484,6 +2537,37 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
         });
       }
     }
+
+    // Per-session echo policy: 'buffer' (overlay), 'predict' (codex
+    // write-through, see the onData predict hook), 'off'. _localEchoEnabled
+    // keeps its exact historical values above (false for codex/shell), so
+    // every existing consumer is unchanged; this field is purely additive.
+    let policy = 'off';
+    if (session && echoEnabled) {
+      if (session.mode === 'codex') policy = 'predict';
+      else if (session.mode !== 'shell') policy = 'buffer';
+    }
+    this._localEchoPolicy = policy;
+    if (policy !== 'predict') this._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Predictive-echo onData hook (codex write-through). VISUAL ONLY: paints,
+   * pops or clears prediction spans and never touches _pendingInput, never
+   * sends, never throws into the caller. The onData wire path behaves
+   * byte-identically with this active, absent or broken.
+   */
+  _predictHookOnData(data) {
+    if (this._localEchoPolicy !== 'predict' || !this._predictiveEcho) return;
+    try {
+      const kind = window.CodemanTerminalInput.classifyPredictInput(data);
+      if (kind === 'char') this._predictiveEcho.predictChar(data);
+      else if (kind === 'backspace') this._predictiveEcho.predictBackspace();
+      else if (kind === 'clear') this._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions();
+      // kind === 'text' (plain multi-char paste): wire only, no visual
+    } catch {
+      /* predictions must never block the wire */
+    }
   },
 
   // CJK textarea already provides visual feedback — bypass local echo
@@ -2848,6 +2932,9 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
   /** Insert editable text at the active prompt without pressing Enter. */
   insertTerminalText(text) {
     if (!this.activeSessionId || !text) return;
+    // Under predict the text goes out via sendInput (bypasses onData), so the
+    // hook never sees it: clear outstanding predictions here instead.
+    if (this._localEchoPolicy === 'predict') this._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
     if (
       this._localEchoEnabled &&
       this._localEchoOverlay &&
@@ -2873,6 +2960,8 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       this._inputFlushTimeout = null;
     }
     this._pendingInput = '';
+    // Composer content is about to change out from under any predictions
+    if (this._localEchoPolicy === 'predict') this._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
 
     if (this._localEchoEnabled && this._localEchoOverlay) {
       const flushed = this._localEchoOverlay.getFlushed?.() || { count: 0, text: '' };
@@ -3379,6 +3468,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     localStorage.setItem('codeman-font-size', size);
     // Update overlay font cache and re-render at new cell dimensions
     this._localEchoOverlay?.refreshFont();
+    this._predictiveEcho?.refreshFont();
   },
 
   loadFontSize() {
@@ -3513,6 +3603,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       // Refresh it on live skin changes so typed text never keeps the prior
       // theme's dark backing surface or foreground color.
       this._localEchoOverlay?.refreshFont();
+      this._predictiveEcho?.refreshFont();
       try {
         this.terminal.refresh(0, this.terminal.rows - 1);
       } catch {}

src/web/public/voice-input.js

@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@ const VoiceInput = {
         if (text) app.sendInput(text).catch(() => {});
         setTimeout(() => app.sendInput('\r').catch(() => {}), 80);
       } else {
+        // Predict-mode sessions (codex) take this branch: the send bypasses
+        // onData, so clear outstanding predictions here (composer will reset)
+        app._predictiveEcho?.clearPredictions();
         app.sendInput('\r').catch(() => {});
       }
       // Blink then restore

test/local-echo-codex-gating.test.ts

@@ -238,3 +238,230 @@ describe('insertTerminalText pass-through routing', () => {
     expect(overlay.appendText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+// ─── Predictive write-through echo (codex) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+type PredictorStub = {
+  predictChar: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  predictBackspace: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  clearPredictions: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+};
+
+type PredictiveApp = AppInstance & {
+  _localEchoPolicy?: string;
+  _predictiveEcho?: PredictorStub | null;
+  _predictHookOnData(data: string): void;
+};
+
+function makePredictor(): PredictorStub {
+  return {
+    predictChar: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+    predictBackspace: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+    clearPredictions: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+const classifyPredictInput = terminalInput.classifyPredictInput as (data: string) => string;
+const isCodexComposerRow = terminalInput.isCodexComposerRow as (t: unknown) => boolean;
+
+describe('CodemanTerminalInput.classifyPredictInput', () => {
+  it.each([
+    ['a', 'char'],
+    [' ', 'char'],
+    ['€', 'char'],
+    ['你', 'char'],
+    ['😀', 'char'], // single astral codepoint
+    ['\x7f', 'backspace'],
+    ['\r', 'clear'],
+    ['\n', 'clear'],
+    ['\t', 'clear'],
+    ['\x03', 'clear'], // Ctrl+C
+    ['\x15', 'clear'], // Ctrl+U
+    ['\x1b', 'clear'], // bare ESC
+    ['\x1b[A', 'clear'], // arrow
+    ['\x1bOA', 'clear'], // SS3 arrow
+    ['\x1b[3~', 'clear'], // Delete
+    ['\x1b[200~hi\x1b[201~', 'clear'], // bracketed paste
+    ['\x1b[<0;10;5M', 'clear'], // mouse SGR report
+    ['abc', 'text'], // plain multi-char paste
+    ['👨‍👩‍👧', 'text'], // ZWJ emoji cluster
+    ['\r\n', 'clear'],
+  ])('classifies %j as %s', (data, expected) => {
+    expect(classifyPredictInput(data)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('CodemanTerminalInput.isCodexComposerRow', () => {
+  function terminalWithCursorRow(text: string | null) {
+    return {
+      buffer: {
+        active: {
+          baseY: 4,
+          cursorY: 2,
+          getLine: (y: number) => (y === 6 && text !== null ? { translateToString: () => text } : undefined),
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  it.each([
+    '› ', // empty composer
+    '› Use /skills to list available skills', // placeholder
+    '› hello', // typed text
+    '› /mo', // slash picker filtering
+  ])('matches the composer row %j', (row) => {
+    expect(isCodexComposerRow(terminalWithCursorRow(row))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    '  Press enter to continue', // trust/approval modal
+    '  this line twice over', // wrapped continuation row (2-space indent)
+    '›no-space',
+    '1. Yes, continue',
+    '',
+  ])('rejects the non-composer row %j', (row) => {
+    expect(isCodexComposerRow(terminalWithCursorRow(row))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('reads the cursor row baseY-relative (baseY + cursorY)', () => {
+    // terminalWithCursorRow only answers getLine(6) = baseY 4 + cursorY 2;
+    // a viewportY-based read would ask for a different line and get undefined
+    expect(isCodexComposerRow(terminalWithCursorRow('› x'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false when the row is missing or getLine throws', () => {
+    expect(isCodexComposerRow(terminalWithCursorRow(null))).toBe(false);
+    const hostile = {
+      buffer: {
+        active: {
+          baseY: 0,
+          cursorY: 0,
+          getLine: () => {
+            throw new Error('boom');
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(isCodexComposerRow(hostile)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('_updateLocalEchoState echo policy', () => {
+  it("codex + setting ON -> policy 'predict' while _localEchoEnabled stays false", () => {
+    const app = makeApp('codex') as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app._updateLocalEchoState();
+    expect(app._localEchoPolicy).toBe('predict');
+    expect(app._localEchoEnabled).toBe(false); // 1.12.2 invariant untouched
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("codex + setting OFF -> policy 'off' and predictions cleared (kill switch)", () => {
+    const app = makeApp('codex') as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app.loadAppSettingsFromStorage = () => ({ localEchoEnabled: false });
+    app._updateLocalEchoState();
+    expect(app._localEchoPolicy).toBe('off');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("shell -> policy 'off'", () => {
+    const app = makeApp('shell') as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app._updateLocalEchoState();
+    expect(app._localEchoPolicy).toBe('off');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it.each(['claude', 'gemini', 'opencode'])("%s -> policy 'buffer' + overlay enabled (existing behavior)", (mode) => {
+    const overlay = makeOverlay();
+    const app = makeApp(mode, overlay) as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app._updateLocalEchoState();
+    expect(app._localEchoPolicy).toBe('buffer');
+    expect(app._localEchoEnabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(overlay.prompts.length).toBeGreaterThan(0); // setPrompt still called
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions).toHaveBeenCalled(); // not predict -> stray spans cleared
+  });
+
+  it('no active session -> policy off, no crash without a predictor instance', () => {
+    const app = makeApp('codex') as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = null;
+    app.activeSessionId = null;
+    expect(() => app._updateLocalEchoState()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(app._localEchoPolicy).toBe('off');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('_predictHookOnData (wire neutrality)', () => {
+  function makePredictApp(): PredictiveApp {
+    const app = makeApp('codex') as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app._updateLocalEchoState(); // -> 'predict'
+    return app;
+  }
+
+  it('routes char/backspace/clear kinds to the predictor', () => {
+    const app = makePredictApp();
+    app._predictHookOnData('h');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho!.predictChar).toHaveBeenCalledWith('h');
+    app._predictHookOnData('\x7f');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho!.predictBackspace).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    app._predictHookOnData('\r');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho!.clearPredictions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("kind 'text' (plain paste) takes no visual action", () => {
+    const app = makePredictApp();
+    app._predictHookOnData('pasted text');
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho!.predictChar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho!.clearPredictions).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('never touches _pendingInput and never sends (visual-only pin)', () => {
+    const app = makePredictApp();
+    app._pendingInput = 'queued';
+    for (const data of ['h', 'i', '\x7f', '\r', '\x1b[A', 'multi char', '\x1b[200~x\x1b[201~']) {
+      app._predictHookOnData(data);
+    }
+    expect(app._pendingInput).toBe('queued');
+    expect(app.sendInput).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('is inert under buffer/off policies and without a predictor', () => {
+    const buffered = makeApp('claude') as PredictiveApp;
+    buffered._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    buffered._updateLocalEchoState(); // 'buffer'
+    buffered._predictHookOnData('h');
+    expect(buffered._predictiveEcho.predictChar).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const bundleless = makeApp('codex') as PredictiveApp;
+    bundleless._predictiveEcho = null;
+    bundleless._updateLocalEchoState();
+    expect(() => bundleless._predictHookOnData('h')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('a throwing predictor cannot break the hook (exception pin)', () => {
+    const app = makePredictApp();
+    app._predictiveEcho!.predictChar.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('boom');
+    });
+    app._pendingInput = 'queued';
+    expect(() => app._predictHookOnData('h')).not.toThrow();
+    expect(app._pendingInput).toBe('queued');
+    expect(app.sendInput).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('insertTerminalText under predict policy', () => {
+  it('routes to sendInput (not the overlay) and clears predictions', () => {
+    const overlay = makeOverlay();
+    const app = makeApp('codex', overlay) as PredictiveApp;
+    app._predictiveEcho = makePredictor();
+    app._updateLocalEchoState(); // predict; _localEchoEnabled false
+    app.insertTerminalText('path.txt');
+    expect(app.sendInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('path.txt');
+    expect(overlay.appendText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(app._predictiveEcho.clearPredictions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

test/mobile/keyboard.test.ts

@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ describe('Virtual Keyboard', () => {
         app.activeSessionId = 'mobile-visible-input-test';
         app.sessions.set('mobile-visible-input-test', {
           id: 'mobile-visible-input-test',
-          mode: 'codex',
+          mode: 'claude',
           status: 'running',
         });
         app.hideWelcome();
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ describe('Virtual Keyboard', () => {
         app.activeSessionId = 'mobile-cursor-fallback-test';
         app.sessions.set('mobile-cursor-fallback-test', {
           id: 'mobile-cursor-fallback-test',
-          mode: 'codex',
+          mode: 'claude',
           status: 'running',
         });
         app.hideWelcome();
@@ -915,6 +915,58 @@ describe('Virtual Keyboard', () => {
       expect(state.overlayState?.visible).toBe(true);
       expect(state.overlayState?.promptPosition).not.toBeNull();
     });
+
+    it('codex: streams keystrokes write-through and paints predictions (no buffering)', async () => {
+      await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        window.__sentInputs = [];
+        app.activeSessionId = 'mobile-codex-predict-test';
+        app.sessions.set('mobile-codex-predict-test', {
+          id: 'mobile-codex-predict-test',
+          mode: 'codex',
+          status: 'running',
+        });
+        app.hideWelcome();
+        app._sendInputAsync = (_sessionId: string, input: string) => {
+          window.__sentInputs.push(input);
+        };
+        const settings = app.loadAppSettingsFromStorage();
+        settings.cjkInputEnabled = false;
+        settings.localEchoEnabled = true;
+        app.saveAppSettingsToStorage(settings);
+        app._updateCjkInputState();
+        app._updateLocalEchoState();
+        // Paint a codex-like composer row so the predictWhen gate passes
+        app.terminal.reset();
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve) => app.terminal.write('\u203a ', resolve));
+        app.terminal.focus();
+      });
+
+      await page.locator('#terminalContainer').tap({ position: { x: 40, y: 40 } });
+      await page.keyboard.type('hey');
+
+      // Write-through: the keystrokes reach the send path BEFORE any Enter,
+      // and the buffer overlay holds nothing
+      await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__sentInputs?.join('') === 'hey');
+      const typed = await page.evaluate(() => ({
+        policy: app._localEchoPolicy,
+        pendingText: app._localEchoOverlay?.pendingText ?? '',
+        outstanding: app._predictiveEcho?.state.outstanding ?? -1,
+        spans: document.querySelectorAll('.xterm-screen [data-predictive-echo] span').length,
+      }));
+      expect(typed.policy).toBe('predict');
+      expect(typed.pendingText).toBe('');
+      expect(typed.outstanding).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(typed.spans).toBe(typed.outstanding);
+
+      // No echo ever arrives (stubbed session): TTL self-heals within ~1s
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        () => document.querySelectorAll('.xterm-screen [data-predictive-echo] span').length === 0,
+        undefined,
+        { timeout: 4000 }
+      );
+      const settled = await page.evaluate(() => app._predictiveEcho?.state.outstanding);
+      expect(settled).toBe(0);
+    });
   });
 
   // ── Cross-device keyboard behavior ────────────────────────────────────