diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1be81d5..ec8ed3c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mb-adapters"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "mb-protocol",
  "notify",
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mb-device"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "hidapi",
  "mb-protocol",
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mb-protocol"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ checksum = "cf8baf1c55e62ffcace7a9f06f4bd9cd3f0c4beb022d3b367256b91b87513d98"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "microbridgectl"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "mb-device",
  "mb-protocol",
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "microbridged"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "keyring",
  "mb-adapters",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e24cfa0..f6de07d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/DevVig/microbridge"
diff --git a/adapters/cursor/hooks/event.mjs b/adapters/cursor/hooks/event.mjs
index 94d306b..5f4216c 100644
--- a/adapters/cursor/hooks/event.mjs
+++ b/adapters/cursor/hooks/event.mjs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function lifecycleMessages(event, now = Date.now()) {
         title: event.title,
         state,
         updated_at_ms: now,
+        focus_uri: event.workspace ? `cursor://file${event.workspace}` : null,
       },
       ttl_ms: event.lifecycle === "session_end" ? 1_000 : 30 * 60 * 1_000,
     },
diff --git a/adapters/sdk/index.mjs b/adapters/sdk/index.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e18767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adapters/sdk/index.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// @microbridge/adapter-sdk
+// Zero-dependency Node.js/JS SDK for building Microbridge adapters.
+
+import net from "node:net";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+export class MicrobridgeAdapter {
+  constructor({ id, version = "1.0.0", capabilities = {} }) {
+    this.id = id;
+    this.version = version;
+    this.capabilities = {
+      lifecycle_observation: true,
+      approval_acceptance: false,
+      approval_rejection: false,
+      interrupt: false,
+      new_session: false,
+      focus_open: false,
+      reasoning_effort: false,
+      tty_control: false,
+      mcp_native: false,
+      uri_focus: false,
+      ...capabilities,
+    };
+
+    this.socketPath =
+      process.env.MICROBRIDGE_SOCKET ||
+      path.join(os.homedir(), ".microbridge", "microbridged.sock");
+    this.socket = null;
+    this.actionListeners = new Map();
+  }
+
+  connect() {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.socket = net.createConnection(this.socketPath, () => {
+        const hello = {
+          type: "hello",
+          adapter: this.id,
+          protocol_version: 0,
+          adapter_version: this.version,
+          capabilities: this.capabilities,
+        };
+        this.socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(hello)}\n`);
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+
+      this.socket.on("error", (err) => {
+        reject(err);
+      });
+
+      let buffer = "";
+      this.socket.on("data", (chunk) => {
+        buffer += chunk.toString("utf8");
+        const lines = buffer.split("\n");
+        buffer = lines.pop();
+        for (const line of lines) {
+          if (!line.trim()) continue;
+          try {
+            const msg = JSON.parse(line);
+            if (msg.type === "action") {
+              const handler = this.actionListeners.get(msg.action);
+              if (handler) handler(msg.session_id);
+            }
+          } catch (_) {}
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  reportStatus({ id, app, title = "", state, focusUri }) {
+    if (!this.socket || !this.socket.writable) return;
+    const msg = {
+      type: "status",
+      session: {
+        id: `${this.id}:${id}`,
+        app: app || this.id,
+        title,
+        state,
+        updated_at_ms: Date.now(),
+        focus_uri: focusUri || null,
+      },
+    };
+    this.socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(msg)}\n`);
+  }
+
+  reportBye(id) {
+    if (!this.socket || !this.socket.writable) return;
+    const msg = {
+      type: "bye",
+      session_id: `${this.id}:${id}`,
+    };
+    this.socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(msg)}\n`);
+  }
+
+  onAction(actionName, callback) {
+    this.actionListeners.set(actionName, callback);
+  }
+
+  disconnect() {
+    if (this.socket) {
+      this.socket.end();
+      this.socket = null;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/adapters/sdk/package.json b/adapters/sdk/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aec6bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adapters/sdk/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "@microbridge/adapter-sdk",
+  "version": "0.3.7",
+  "description": "Zero-dependency SDK for publishing AI agent session states to Microbridge",
+  "main": "index.mjs",
+  "type": "module",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/DevVig/microbridge.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "microbridge",
+    "agent",
+    "macropad",
+    "codex-micro",
+    "adapter"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/package.json b/apps/microbridge-ui/package.json
index 2dec727..5e74d9b 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/package.json
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "microbridge-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.3.6",
+  "version": "0.3.7",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index f2472a6..0f85993 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.103"
+version = "1.0.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2a4385e2e34eb35d6b3efe798b9eb88096925d87726c0798709bf56d9ed84af3"
+checksum = "330a5ed07fa54e4702c9d6c4174f74427fc0ef6e214bbd677ae50a5099946470"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arbitrary"
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ checksum = "72f5acc6cb2ba439de613abc23857ec3d78374d8ed5ac84e9d11336e87da8649"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bytemuck"
-version = "1.25.1"
+version = "1.25.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d6aedf8ae72766347502cf3cb4f41cf5e9cc37d28bee90f1fdaaae15f9cf9424"
+checksum = "95832e849adfb21180ccb6826a99da14e5d266ae5c2e668e1602cf234f153797"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.67"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e17dd265a7d0f31ef544e1b20e03add05d3b45b491b633b10d67145d2acc1a38"
+checksum = "c89588d05638b5b4594a3348a2d6c20277e43a7f5c5202b05cc56888475a47b8"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "shlex",
@@ -790,9 +790,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.4.1"
+version = "2.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9f1f227452a390804cdb637b74a86990f2a7d7ba4b7d5693aac9b4dd6defd8d6"
+checksum = "da7c62ceae207dd37ea5b845da6a0696c799f85e97da1ab5b7910be3c1c80223"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fdeflate"
@@ -889,24 +889,24 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "07bbe89c50d7a535e539b8c17bc0b49bdb77747034daa8087407d655f3f7cc1d"
+checksum = "262590f4fe6afeb0bc83be1daa64e52657fe185690a958af7f3ad0e92085c5ae"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7e3450815272ef58cec6d564423f6e755e25379b217b0bc688e295ba24df6b1d"
+checksum = "2cd50c473c80f6d7c3670a752354b8e569b1a7cbfdc0419ec88e5edad85e0dc7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-executor"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "baf29c38818342a3b26b5b923639e7b1f4a61fc5e76102d4b1981c6dc7a7579d"
+checksum = "6754879cc9f2c66f88c6e5c35344bb0bdb0708b0352b1201815667c7eabc7458"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-task",
@@ -915,15 +915,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-io"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cecba35d7ad927e23624b22ad55235f2239cfa44fd10428eecbeba6d6a717718"
+checksum = "4577ecaa3c4f96589d473f679a71b596316f6641bc350038b962a5daf0085d7a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e835b70203e41293343137df5c0664546da5745f82ec9b84d40be8336958447b"
+checksum = "2d6d3cde68c518367be28956066ddfef33813991b77a55005a69dae04bf3b10b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -932,21 +932,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c39754e157331b013978ec91992bde1ac089843443c49cbc7f46150b0fad0893"
+checksum = "e34418ac499d6305c2fb5ad0ed2f6ac998c5f8ca209b4510f7f94242c647e307"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "037711b3d59c33004d3856fbdc83b99d4ff37a24768fa1be9ce3538a1cde4393"
+checksum = "b231ed28831efb4a61a08580c4bc233ec56bc009f4cd8f52da2c3cb97df0c109"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "389ca41296e6190b48053de0321d02a77f32f8a5d2461dd38762c0593805c6d6"
+checksum = "a77a90a256fce34da66415271e30f94ee91c57b04b8a2c042d9cf3220179deaa"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
@@ -1182,9 +1182,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0cc23270f6e1808e30a928bdc84dea0b9b4136a8bc82338574f23baf47bbd280"
+checksum = "e4eba85ea1d0a966a983acd07deee566e67395d2d96b6fb39e62b5a833f1eb0b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gobject-sys"
@@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@ checksum = "6dbf3de79e51f3d586ab4cb9d5c3e2c14aa28ed23d180cf89b4df0454a69cc87"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
-version = "1.10.1"
+version = "1.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "55281c53a1894c864990125767da440a4e630446785086f52523b20033b74498"
+checksum = "d22053281f852e11534f5198498373cbb59295120a20771d90f7ed1897490a72"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "jni-sys 0.4.1",
  "log",
  "simd_cesu8",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "walkdir",
  "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
@@ -1759,9 +1759,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.186"
+version = "0.2.188"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68ab91017fe16c622486840e4c83c9a37afeff978bd239b5293d61ece587de66"
+checksum = "22053b6a34f84abc97f9129e61334f40174659a1b9bd18c970b83db6a9a6348b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libdbus-sys"
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mb-protocol"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "png 0.18.1",
  "serde",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-osa-kit",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2484,9 +2484,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.106"
+version = "1.0.107"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fd00f0bb2e90d81d1044c2b32617f68fcb9fa3bb7640c23e9c748e53fb30934"
+checksum = "985e7ec9bb745e6ce6535b544d84d6cd6f7ad8bd711c398938ae983b91a766d9"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -2502,9 +2502,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.46"
+version = "1.0.47"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dfbc457d0c7a0759a614551b11a6409e5951f6c7537be1f1b7682b9ae9230368"
+checksum = "1fbf4db142a473a8d80c26bbf18454ed458bf8d26c8219c331daecfdbd079001"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -2555,27 +2555,27 @@ checksum = "a4e608c6638b9c18977b00b475ac1f28d14e84b27d8d42f70e0bf1e3dec127ac"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.17",
  "libredox",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ref-cast"
-version = "1.0.25"
+version = "1.0.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f354300ae66f76f1c85c5f84693f0ce81d747e2c3f21a45fef496d89c960bf7d"
+checksum = "216e8f773d7923bcba9ceb86a86c93cabb3903a11872fc3f138c49630e50b96d"
 dependencies = [
  "ref-cast-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ref-cast-impl"
-version = "1.0.25"
+version = "1.0.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7186006dcb21920990093f30e3dea63b7d6e977bf1256be20c3563a5db070da"
+checksum = "2c9283685feec7d69af75fb0e858d5e7378f33fe4fc699383b2916ab9273e03c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2920,9 +2920,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a8e94ea7f378bd32cbbd37198a4a91436180c5bb472411e48b5ec2e2124ae9e"
+checksum = "4148590afebada386688f18773da617792bf2ef03ffc1e4cbd2b1d45b023e0ba"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_core",
  "serde_derive",
@@ -2942,22 +2942,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_core"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41d385c7d4ca58e59fc732af25c3983b67ac852c1a25000afe1175de458b67ad"
+checksum = "67dca2c9c51e58a4791a4b1ed58308b39c64224d349a935ab5039aa360942a48"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
+checksum = "e7a5d71263a5a7d47b41f6b3f06ba276f10cc18b0931f1799f710578e2309348"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2973,9 +2973,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.150"
+version = "1.0.151"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8014e44b4736ed0538adeecded0fce2a272f22dc9578a7eb6b2d9993c74cfb9"
+checksum = "c841b55ecdae098c80dcae9cf767f6f8a0c2cdb3416bbef72181df4d0fe73f14"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "memchr",
@@ -2986,13 +2986,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_repr"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "175ee3e80ae9982737ca543e96133087cbd9a485eecc3bc4de9c1a37b47ea59c"
+checksum = "8d3b1629de253c70a0508c3899572da79ca359fdab27c7920ff00406df418906"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3307,6 +3307,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a207d6d6a2b7fc470b80443726053f18a2481b7e1eee970597051596567987a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sync_wrapper"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -3449,7 +3460,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri-runtime",
  "tauri-runtime-wry",
  "tauri-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "tokio",
  "tray-icon",
  "url",
@@ -3500,7 +3511,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2",
  "syn 2.0.119",
  "tauri-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "time",
  "url",
  "uuid",
@@ -3548,14 +3559,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-dialog"
-version = "2.7.1"
+version = "2.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "65981abb771e74e571a38196c3baa11c459379164791eba0e67abc1a5fac9884"
+checksum = "b2d3c1dbe38037e7f590cdf2492594d5ceebe031e7bc7e827509b22a999d2940"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "raw-window-handle",
@@ -3565,7 +3576,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
  "tauri-plugin-fs",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -3588,7 +3599,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
  "tauri-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "toml 1.1.3+spec-1.1.0",
  "url",
 ]
@@ -3620,7 +3631,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "shared_child",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -3649,7 +3660,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
  "tempfile",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "time",
  "tokio",
  "url",
@@ -3675,7 +3686,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tauri-utils",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "url",
  "webkit2gtk",
  "webview2-com",
@@ -3738,7 +3749,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
  "swift-rs",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "toml 1.1.3+spec-1.1.0",
  "url",
  "urlpattern",
@@ -3790,11 +3801,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "2.0.18"
+version = "2.0.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4288b5bcbc7920c07a1149a35cf9590a2aa808e0bc1eafaade0b80947865fbc4"
+checksum = "09a43598840e33d5b0331f38c5e30d13bb11c11210a4b58f0d9b18a5a5eefcd9"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.19",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3810,20 +3821,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "2.0.18"
+version = "2.0.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ebc4ee7f67670e9b64d05fa4253e753e016c6c95ff35b89b7941d6b856dec1d5"
+checksum = "43cbfe0cf76104d42a574802844187e84a305e531ed54455f11fbde0f10541cd"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.3.53"
+version = "0.3.54"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "18dfaaeddcb932337b5e7866ee7d0ce9b76d2fd092997146f187ec09b4558a50"
+checksum = "3e1d5e639ff6bab73cb6885cc7e7b1de96c3f32c68ec55f3952614bec1092244"
 dependencies = [
  "deranged",
  "num-conv",
@@ -3841,9 +3852,9 @@ checksum = "9e1c906769ad99c88eaa54e728060edef082f8e358ff32030cb7c7d315e81109"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.31"
+version = "0.2.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c431b87111666e491a90baa837f914fb45cd5dc3c268591b0220ff5057f2085f"
+checksum = "7e689342a48d2ea927c87ea50cabf8594854bf940e9310208848d680d668ed85"
 dependencies = [
  "num-conv",
  "time-core",
@@ -3876,9 +3887,9 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d988bcd52dbe076d3d46903332f58c912b87a2c49b1428419a5845154762ffee"
+checksum = "202caea871b69668250d242070849eb495be178ed697a3e98aebce5bc81a0bed"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
@@ -3912,9 +3923,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-util"
-version = "0.7.18"
+version = "0.7.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ae9cec805b01e8fc3fd2fe289f89149a9b66dd16786abd8b19cfa7b48cb0098"
+checksum = "494815d09bf52b5548659851081238f0ca39ff638363907596da739561c62c52"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-core",
@@ -4125,7 +4136,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "png 0.18.1",
  "serde",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
@@ -4489,7 +4500,7 @@ version = "0.38.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "381336cfffd772377d291702245447a5251a2ffa5bad679c99e61bc48bacbf9c"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "windows",
  "windows-core 0.61.2",
 ]
@@ -5016,7 +5027,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2",
  "soup3",
  "tao-macros",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.19",
  "url",
  "webkit2gtk",
  "webkit2gtk-sys",
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 9218846..7653026 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Microbridge",
-  "version": "0.3.6",
+  "version": "0.3.7",
   "identifier": "ai.microbridge.ui",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/components/IntegrationCard.tsx b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/components/IntegrationCard.tsx
index 56c0742..f8e07de 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/components/IntegrationCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/components/IntegrationCard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { forwardRef, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import type { ThemeTokens } from "../lib/theme";
 import {
   TRAFFIC_COLORS,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function TileFace({
   light,
   label,
   theme,
+  busy,
 }: {
   name: string;
   iconSrc?: string;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ function TileFace({
   light: TrafficLight;
   label: string;
   theme: ThemeTokens;
+  busy?: boolean;
 }) {
   const colors = TRAFFIC_COLORS[light];
   return (
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ function TileFace({
           className="mt-0.5 truncate text-[9.5px] font-medium leading-tight"
           style={{ color: colors.fg }}
         >
-          {label}
+          {busy ? "Installing…" : label}
         </div>
       </div>
       <div
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ export function IntegrationCard({
   theme,
   expandable = false,
   expanded = false,
+  busy = false,
   onSelect,
 }: {
   name: string;
@@ -93,14 +96,16 @@ export function IntegrationCard({
   theme: ThemeTokens;
   expandable?: boolean;
   expanded?: boolean;
+  busy?: boolean;
   onSelect?: () => void;
 }) {
   const colors = TRAFFIC_COLORS[light];
   const shellStyle = {
-    backgroundColor: theme.panel,
-    border: `1px solid ${expanded ? colors.dot : theme.hairline}`,
-    boxShadow: expanded ? `0 0 0 1px ${colors.dot}33` : undefined,
+    backgroundColor: expanded ? `${colors.dot}14` : theme.panel,
+    border: `1.5px solid ${expanded ? colors.dot : theme.hairline}`,
+    boxShadow: expanded ? `0 0 0 2px ${colors.dot}28` : undefined,
     color: theme.text,
+    opacity: busy ? 0.72 : 1,
   } as const;
 
   const face = (
@@ -111,55 +116,43 @@ export function IntegrationCard({
       light={light}
       label={label}
       theme={theme}
+      busy={busy}
     />
   );
 
   const className =
-    "group relative flex h-[72px] w-full flex-col items-stretch justify-between rounded-xl px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors";
+    "group relative flex h-[72px] w-full cursor-pointer flex-col items-stretch justify-between rounded-xl px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow,opacity]";
 
   return (
     <li className="relative list-none">
-      {onSelect ? (
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={onSelect}
-          title={diagnostic}
-          aria-label={`${name}: ${label}. ${diagnostic}`}
-          aria-expanded={expandable ? expanded : undefined}
-          className={className}
-          style={shellStyle}
-        >
-          {face}
-        </button>
-      ) : (
-        <div
-          title={diagnostic}
-          aria-label={`${name}: ${label}. ${diagnostic}`}
-          className={className}
-          style={shellStyle}
-        >
-          {face}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onSelect}
+        aria-label={`${name}: ${busy ? "Installing" : label}. ${diagnostic}`}
+        aria-expanded={expandable ? expanded : undefined}
+        aria-busy={busy || undefined}
+        className={className}
+        style={shellStyle}
+      >
+        {face}
+      </button>
     </li>
   );
 }
 
-export function IntegrationDetail({
-  name,
-  iconSrc,
-  diagnostic,
-  theme,
-  children,
-}: {
-  name: string;
-  iconSrc?: string;
-  diagnostic: string;
-  theme: ThemeTokens;
-  children?: ReactNode;
-}) {
+export const IntegrationDetail = forwardRef<
+  HTMLDivElement,
+  {
+    name: string;
+    iconSrc?: string;
+    diagnostic: string;
+    theme: ThemeTokens;
+    children?: ReactNode;
+  }
+>(function IntegrationDetail({ name, iconSrc, diagnostic, theme, children }, ref) {
   return (
     <div
+      ref={ref}
       className="mt-3 rounded-2xl px-3 py-3"
       style={{
         backgroundColor: theme.panel,
@@ -185,4 +178,4 @@ export function IntegrationDetail({
       {children}
     </div>
   );
-}
+});
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.test.ts b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.test.ts
index cf70ad5..85a0e2a 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.test.ts
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.test.ts
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ describe("integrationView", () => {
     expect(view.diagnostic).toContain("no separate adapter");
   });
 
-  it("marks Synara yellow while waiting for sessions", () => {
+  it("marks Synara idle when there are no sessions", () => {
     const view = integrationView(
       adapter({ id: "synara", display_name: "Synara", state: "connected" }),
       [],
     );
     expect(view.light).toBe("yellow");
-    expect(view.label).toBe("Waiting");
+    expect(view.label).toBe("Idle");
     expect(view.connectedGroup).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -88,6 +88,36 @@ describe("integrationView", () => {
     expect(view.label).toBe("Connected");
   });
 
+  it("puts limited adapters in the Connected group", () => {
+    const view = integrationView(
+      adapter({
+        id: "cursor",
+        display_name: "Cursor",
+        kind: "community",
+        state: "limited",
+        diagnostic: "Lifecycle is connected; unsupported IDE commands remain disabled.",
+      }),
+      [],
+    );
+    expect(view.label).toBe("Limited");
+    expect(view.connectedGroup).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("labels needs_setup as Setup needed", () => {
+    const view = integrationView(
+      adapter({
+        id: "opencode",
+        display_name: "OpenCode",
+        kind: "community",
+        state: "needs_setup",
+        diagnostic: "The bundled OpenCode integration is installed.",
+      }),
+      [],
+    );
+    expect(view.label).toBe("Setup needed");
+    expect(view.connectedGroup).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("maps adapter errors to red", () => {
     const view = integrationView(
       adapter({
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.ts b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.ts
index e46d29b..32ce1d3 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.ts
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/hosts.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export interface IntegrationView {
 
 const STATE_LABELS: Record<AdapterConnectionState, string> = {
   disabled: "Not connected",
-  needs_setup: "Waiting",
+  needs_setup: "Setup needed",
   connecting: "Connecting",
   connected: "Connected",
   limited: "Limited",
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ function lightForState(state: AdapterConnectionState): TrafficLight {
   return "yellow";
 }
 
+/** Live links belong in Connected — including partial (limited) capability. */
+function connectedGroupForState(state: AdapterConnectionState): boolean {
+  return state === "connected" || state === "limited";
+}
+
 /**
  * Derive the card's traffic light, label, and diagnostic from daemon adapter
  * state plus live session attribution.
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ export function integrationView(
     }
     return {
       light: "yellow",
-      label: "Waiting",
+      label: "Idle",
       diagnostic:
         "via Claude & Codex journals — no separate adapter needed. Waiting for sessions.",
       connectedGroup: false,
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ export function integrationView(
     light,
     label: STATE_LABELS[adapter.state],
     diagnostic: adapter.diagnostic,
-    connectedGroup: light === "green",
+    connectedGroup: connectedGroupForState(adapter.state),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.test.ts b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..403b6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { setupNextStep } from "./integrationSetup";
+import { openableHostApp } from "./openHostApp";
+
+describe("setupNextStep", () => {
+  it("returns host-specific checklist copy", () => {
+    expect(setupNextStep("cursor")).toContain("Reload Cursor");
+    expect(setupNextStep("opencode")).toContain("Restart OpenCode");
+    expect(setupNextStep("factory")).toContain("Droid");
+    expect(setupNextStep("t3code")).toContain("pairing link");
+    expect(setupNextStep("synara")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("openableHostApp", () => {
+  it("names apps we can open from Integrations", () => {
+    expect(openableHostApp("cursor")).toBe("Cursor");
+    expect(openableHostApp("opencode")).toBe("OpenCode");
+    expect(openableHostApp("t3code")).toBe("T3 Code");
+    expect(openableHostApp("factory")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.ts b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce77b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/integrationSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/** Short host checklist after install / while needs_setup. */
+export function setupNextStep(adapterId: string): string | null {
+  switch (adapterId) {
+    case "cursor":
+      return "Reload Cursor’s window (or quit and reopen Cursor) so the bundled hooks load.";
+    case "opencode":
+      return "Restart OpenCode (CLI or app) so the Microbridge plugin loads.";
+    case "factory":
+      return "Start or continue a Factory Droid session — lifecycle events connect automatically.";
+    case "t3code":
+      return "In T3 Code → Settings → Connections, enable Network access, then paste a one-time pairing link below.";
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/openHostApp.ts b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/openHostApp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0085167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/lib/openHostApp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { hasTauri } from "./tauri";
+
+/** Best-effort /Applications bundle names for Integrations “Open …” buttons. */
+const HOST_APP_BUNDLE: Record<string, string> = {
+  cursor: "Cursor.app",
+  opencode: "OpenCode.app",
+  t3code: "T3 Code.app",
+};
+
+export function openableHostApp(adapterId: string): string | null {
+  const bundle = HOST_APP_BUNDLE[adapterId];
+  return bundle ? bundle.replace(/\.app$/, "") : null;
+}
+
+/** Open a macOS app bundle. Ignores errors (missing app, browser preview). */
+export async function openHostApp(adapterId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const bundle = HOST_APP_BUNDLE[adapterId];
+  if (!bundle || !hasTauri()) return;
+  try {
+    const { open } = await import("@tauri-apps/plugin-shell");
+    await open(`/Applications/${bundle}`);
+  } catch {
+    /* host app missing or shell unavailable — detail checklist still guides the user */
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/Settings.tsx b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/Settings.tsx
index 1a13a4a..cb07c2c 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/Settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/Settings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { AdapterCapabilities, DaemonConfig, Snapshot, StateColors } from "../lib/types";
 import {
   CODEX_PALETTE,
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import {
   isHostAttributed,
 } from "../lib/hosts";
 import { integrationIcon } from "../lib/integrationIcons";
+import { openHostApp, openableHostApp } from "../lib/openHostApp";
+import { setupNextStep } from "../lib/integrationSetup";
 
 const LIGHTING_STATES: { id: keyof StateColors; label: string }[] = [
   { id: "idle", label: "Idle" },
@@ -137,11 +139,23 @@ export function Settings({
   const [selectedIntegration, setSelectedIntegration] = useState<string | null>(
     null,
   );
+  const pairingInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const integrationDetailRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   // null until the login item has been read, and permanently null where a login
   // item is meaningless: outside Tauri, or in a dev build whose executable path
   // points into `target/debug`.
   const [atLogin, setAtLogin] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
 
+  const selectIntegration = (adapterId: string) => {
+    setSelectedIntegration(adapterId);
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      integrationDetailRef.current?.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: "smooth",
+        block: "nearest",
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     void appVersion().then(setVersion);
     void updateChannel().then(setChannel);
@@ -613,38 +627,39 @@ export function Settings({
             .map((adapter) => ({
               adapter,
               view: integrationView(adapter, snapshot.sessions),
-              actionable:
+              optIn:
                 adapter.kind === "community" && !isHostAttributed(adapter.id),
             }));
-          const groups = [
+          const connected = views.filter((item) => item.view.connectedGroup);
+          const notConnected = views.filter((item) => !item.view.connectedGroup);
+          const ordered = [
             {
               label: "Connected",
               light: "green" as const,
-              items: views.filter((item) => item.view.connectedGroup),
+              items: connected,
             },
             {
               label: "Not connected",
               light: "yellow" as const,
-              items: views.filter((item) => !item.view.connectedGroup),
+              items: notConnected,
             },
           ];
-          const selectable = views.filter((item) => item.actionable);
-          const activeId =
-            selectedIntegration &&
-            selectable.some((item) => item.adapter.id === selectedIntegration)
-              ? selectedIntegration
-              : (selectable.find((item) => !item.view.connectedGroup)?.adapter
-                  .id ??
-                selectable[0]?.adapter.id ??
-                null);
+          const activeId = selectedIntegration;
           const selected = views.find((item) => item.adapter.id === activeId);
+          const nextStep = selected
+            ? setupNextStep(selected.adapter.id)
+            : null;
+          const openAppLabel = selected
+            ? openableHostApp(selected.adapter.id)
+            : null;
           return (
           <section>
             <h1 className="text-[18px] font-semibold">Integrations</h1>
             <p className="mt-1 text-[12.5px]" style={{ color: t.textSecondary }}>
-              Compact tiles with each app&apos;s icon. Status color is always
-              visible; hover for detail. Click Cursor, Factory, T3 Code, or
-              OpenCode to enable or repair.
+              Click any tile for details. Cursor, Factory, T3 Code, and OpenCode
+              install on first click when they&apos;re off; they turn green or
+              Limited only after that host talks to Microbridge (reload /
+              restart / pair).
             </p>
             <p className="mt-2 text-[11px]" style={{ color: t.textMuted }}>
               Synara and the desktop apps share Claude/Codex journals — no
@@ -656,44 +671,95 @@ export function Settings({
                 {adapterMessage}
               </p>
             )}
-            {groups.map((group) => (
-              <div className="mt-5" key={group.label}>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em]" style={{ color: t.textSecondary }}>
-                  <span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full" style={{ backgroundColor: group.items.length ? TRAFFIC_COLORS[group.light].dot : t.textMuted }} />
-                  {group.label} · {group.items.length}
+            <div className="mt-5 grid grid-cols-3 gap-1.5 sm:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5">
+              {ordered.map((group) => (
+                <div key={group.label} className="contents">
+                  <div
+                    className="col-span-3 mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em] first:mt-0 sm:col-span-4 lg:col-span-5"
+                    style={{ color: t.textSecondary }}
+                  >
+                    <span
+                      className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full"
+                      style={{
+                        backgroundColor: group.items.length
+                          ? TRAFFIC_COLORS[group.light].dot
+                          : t.textMuted,
+                      }}
+                    />
+                    {group.label} · {group.items.length}
+                  </div>
+                  {group.items.map(({ adapter, view, optIn }) => (
+                    <IntegrationCard
+                      key={adapter.id}
+                      name={adapter.display_name}
+                      iconSrc={integrationIcon(adapter.id)}
+                      diagnostic={view.diagnostic}
+                      light={view.light}
+                      label={view.label}
+                      theme={t}
+                      expandable={optIn}
+                      expanded={adapter.id === activeId}
+                      busy={adapterBusy.has(adapter.id)}
+                      onSelect={() => {
+                        selectIntegration(adapter.id);
+                        if (optIn && adapter.state === "disabled") {
+                          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                            void runAdapterOperation(adapter.id, () =>
+                              setAdapterEnabled(adapter.id, true),
+                            );
+                          });
+                          return;
+                        }
+                        if (
+                          adapter.id === "t3code" &&
+                          adapter.state === "needs_setup"
+                        ) {
+                          queueMicrotask(() =>
+                            pairingInputRef.current?.focus(),
+                          );
+                        }
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  ))}
                 </div>
-                <ul className="mt-2 grid grid-cols-3 gap-1.5 sm:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5">
-              {group.items.map(({ adapter, view, actionable }) => (
-                <IntegrationCard
-                  key={adapter.id}
-                  name={adapter.display_name}
-                  iconSrc={integrationIcon(adapter.id)}
-                  diagnostic={view.diagnostic}
-                  light={view.light}
-                  label={view.label}
-                  theme={t}
-                  expandable={actionable}
-                  expanded={actionable && adapter.id === activeId}
-                  onSelect={
-                    actionable
-                      ? () =>
-                          setSelectedIntegration((current) =>
-                            current === adapter.id ? current : adapter.id,
-                          )
-                      : undefined
-                  }
-                />
               ))}
-                </ul>
-              </div>
-            ))}
+            </div>
+            {!selected && (
+              <p className="mt-3 text-[11px]" style={{ color: t.textMuted }}>
+                Select a tile for details.
+              </p>
+            )}
             {selected && (
               <IntegrationDetail
+                ref={integrationDetailRef}
                 name={selected.adapter.display_name}
                 iconSrc={integrationIcon(selected.adapter.id)}
                 diagnostic={selected.view.diagnostic}
                 theme={t}
               >
+                  {(selected.adapter.state === "needs_setup" ||
+                    selected.adapter.state === "disabled") &&
+                    nextStep && (
+                    <div
+                      className="mt-2 rounded-lg px-2.5 py-2 text-[11px] leading-snug"
+                      style={{
+                        backgroundColor: TRAFFIC_COLORS.yellow.bg,
+                        color: TRAFFIC_COLORS.yellow.fg,
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <div className="font-medium">
+                        {selected.adapter.state === "disabled"
+                          ? "Do this next (after install)"
+                          : "Do this next"}
+                      </div>
+                      <p className="mt-1">{nextStep}</p>
+                      {selected.adapter.state === "needs_setup" && (
+                        <p className="mt-1 opacity-90">
+                          {selected.view.diagnostic}
+                        </p>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  )}
                   <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
                     {CAPABILITIES.map((capability) => (
                       <span
@@ -711,6 +777,7 @@ export function Settings({
                   {selected.adapter.id === "t3code" && selected.adapter.state !== "disabled" && (
                     <div className="mt-3 flex max-w-xl gap-2">
                       <input
+                        ref={pairingInputRef}
                         type="password"
                         value={pairingUrl}
                         onChange={(event) => setPairingUrl(event.target.value)}
@@ -735,7 +802,17 @@ export function Settings({
                       </button>
                     </div>
                   )}
-                  <div className="mt-3 flex gap-2">
+                  <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                    {openAppLabel && (
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className="rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5 text-[11px] font-medium"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: t.hoverBg, border: `1px solid ${t.hairline}` }}
+                        onClick={() => void openHostApp(selected.adapter.id)}
+                      >
+                        Open {openAppLabel}
+                      </button>
+                    )}
                     {selected.adapter.kind === "community" && !cfg.adapters[selected.adapter.id]?.enabled && (
                       <button
                         type="button"
diff --git a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/surfaces.test.tsx b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/surfaces.test.tsx
index 071e7e9..bb98c39 100644
--- a/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/surfaces.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/microbridge-ui/src/surfaces/surfaces.test.tsx
@@ -131,29 +131,75 @@ describe("Settings", () => {
     );
     expect(html).toContain("Limited");
     expect(html).toContain("Lifecycle is connected");
-    expect(html).toContain("Live state");
     expect(html).toContain("Integrations");
     expect(html).toContain("grid-cols-3");
     expect(html).toContain("integrations/");
-    // Synara waits (yellow) with no sessions; CNVS stays connected.
-    expect(html).toContain("Connected · 1");
-    expect(html).toContain("Not connected · 2");
-    expect(html).toContain("Waiting");
+    // CNVS connected + Cursor limited; Synara idle with no sessions.
+    expect(html).toContain("Connected · 2");
+    expect(html).toContain("Not connected · 1");
+    expect(html).toContain("Idle");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Waiting<");
     expect(html).toContain("Synara");
     expect(html).toContain("no separate adapter needed");
     expect(html).toContain("Connected across 3 exact canvas terminal targets");
-    expect(html).toContain("✓ Live state");
-    expect(html).toContain("— Open");
-    expect(html).toContain("Interrupt");
-    // Cursor is auto-selected as the first actionable not-connected tile.
-    expect(html).toContain("Repair bundled integration");
-    expect(html).toContain("hover for detail");
+    // No phantom selection until the user clicks a tile.
+    expect(html).toContain("Select a tile for details.");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Repair bundled integration");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("✓ Live state");
+    expect(html).toContain("install on first click");
     expect(html).toContain('width="28"');
     expect(html).not.toContain("Install managed plugin");
     expect(html).not.toContain("scaffold only");
     expect(html).not.toContain("not production");
   });
 
+  it("shows setup next-step when a needs_setup tile is selected", () => {
+    const base = snapshot();
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <Settings
+        snapshot={{
+          ...base,
+          adapters: [
+            ...base.adapters,
+            {
+              id: "opencode",
+              display_name: "OpenCode",
+              kind: "community",
+              state: "needs_setup",
+              capabilities: {
+                lifecycle_observation: false,
+                approval_acceptance: false,
+                approval_rejection: false,
+                interrupt: false,
+                new_session: false,
+                focus_open: false,
+                reasoning_effort: false,
+              },
+              diagnostic:
+                "The bundled OpenCode integration is installed. Restart OpenCode once if it is already running.",
+            },
+          ],
+          config: {
+            ...base.config,
+            adapters: {
+              ...base.config.adapters,
+              opencode: { enabled: true },
+            },
+          },
+        }}
+        dark
+        tab="integrations"
+        onTab={noop}
+        onConfig={noop}
+        onClose={noop}
+      />,
+    );
+    // Still no detail until click — selection is user-driven.
+    expect(html).toContain("Select a tile for details.");
+    expect(html).toContain("Setup needed");
+    expect(html).toContain("Not connected · 2");
+  });
+
   it("shows Synara as Active when sessions are attributed", () => {
     const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
       <Settings
@@ -174,8 +220,8 @@ describe("Settings", () => {
       />,
     );
     expect(html).toContain("Active · 1 thread");
-    expect(html).toContain("Connected · 2");
-    expect(html).toContain("Not connected · 1");
+    expect(html).toContain("Connected · 3");
+    expect(html).toContain("Not connected · 0");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/crates/mb-adapters/src/claude.rs b/crates/mb-adapters/src/claude.rs
index 23779db..05e3ce8 100644
--- a/crates/mb-adapters/src/claude.rs
+++ b/crates/mb-adapters/src/claude.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ fn parse_claude_session(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<ObservedSession> {
             title,
             state,
             updated_at_ms,
+            focus_uri: None,
         },
         context: cwd.map(|cwd| SessionContext {
             runtime: "claude".into(),
diff --git a/crates/mb-adapters/src/codex.rs b/crates/mb-adapters/src/codex.rs
index 4bb02fc..fc0f1fa 100644
--- a/crates/mb-adapters/src/codex.rs
+++ b/crates/mb-adapters/src/codex.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ fn parse_codex_session(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<ObservedSession> {
             title,
             state,
             updated_at_ms,
+            focus_uri: None,
         },
         context: cwd.map(|cwd| SessionContext {
             runtime: "codex".into(),
diff --git a/crates/mb-protocol/src/lib.rs b/crates/mb-protocol/src/lib.rs
index 742d5a0..6fd5ce0 100644
--- a/crates/mb-protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/mb-protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ pub struct SessionStatus {
     pub state: AgentState,
     /// Milliseconds since the Unix epoch, supplied by the adapter.
     pub updated_at_ms: u64,
+    /// Optional URI scheme target for deep-link focus (e.g. `cursor://file/...`).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub focus_uri: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// The exact LED state the daemon resolved for one physical Agent Key.
@@ -221,6 +224,12 @@ pub struct AdapterCapabilities {
     pub focus_open: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub reasoning_effort: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub tty_control: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mcp_native: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub uri_focus: bool,
 }
 
 impl AdapterCapabilities {
@@ -240,6 +249,9 @@ impl AdapterCapabilities {
             new_session: true,
             focus_open: true,
             reasoning_effort: true,
+            tty_control: true,
+            mcp_native: true,
+            uri_focus: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -543,6 +555,7 @@ mod tests {
                 title: "fix flaky e2e retries".into(),
                 state: AgentState::AwaitingApproval,
                 updated_at_ms: 1,
+                focus_uri: None,
             },
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/microbridgectl/src/main.rs b/crates/microbridgectl/src/main.rs
index 780753f..7261182 100644
--- a/crates/microbridgectl/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridgectl/src/main.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ async fn run_factory_event() -> ExitCode {
             .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
             .unwrap_or_default()
             .as_millis() as u64,
+        focus_uri: None,
     };
     match send_operation(ClientMessage::IngestLifecycle {
         adapter_id: "factory".into(),
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ async fn run_cursor_event(args: Vec<String>) -> ExitCode {
             .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
             .unwrap_or_default()
             .as_millis() as u64,
+        focus_uri: None,
     };
     match send_operation(ClientMessage::IngestLifecycle {
         adapter_id: "cursor".into(),
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/auto_discover.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/auto_discover.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8825b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/auto_discover.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+//! Auto-discovery engine for local AI agent runtimes.
+//!
+//! Scans the system for installed IDEs and CLI runtimes on daemon startup,
+//! updating the runtime adapter registry with detected/available tools.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::info;
+
+use crate::state::DaemonState;
+use mb_protocol::{AdapterCapabilities, AdapterConnectionState};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct DiscoveredRuntime {
+    pub id: &'static str,
+    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub installed: bool,
+    pub capabilities: AdapterCapabilities,
+}
+
+pub fn scan_runtimes() -> Vec<DiscoveredRuntime> {
+    let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| ".".into());
+    let home_path = PathBuf::from(&home);
+
+    let cursor_installed = home_path.join(".cursor").exists()
+        || home_path
+            .join("Library/Application Support/Cursor")
+            .exists();
+
+    let opencode_installed = home_path.join(".config/opencode").exists();
+
+    let zed_installed = home_path.join(".config/zed").exists()
+        || home_path.join("Library/Application Support/Zed").exists();
+
+    let windsurf_installed = home_path.join(".windsurf").exists()
+        || home_path
+            .join("Library/Application Support/Windsurf")
+            .exists();
+
+    let vscode_installed = home_path.join(".vscode").exists()
+        || home_path.join("Library/Application Support/Code").exists();
+
+    let goose_installed = home_path.join(".config/goose").exists();
+
+    let factory_installed = home_path.join(".factory").exists()
+        || std::env::var("PATH")
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .split(':')
+            .any(|p| PathBuf::from(p).join("droid").exists());
+
+    vec![
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "cursor",
+            name: "Cursor",
+            installed: cursor_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                focus_open: true,
+                uri_focus: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "opencode",
+            name: "OpenCode",
+            installed: opencode_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                interrupt: true,
+                approval_acceptance: true,
+                approval_rejection: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "zed",
+            name: "Zed",
+            installed: zed_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                focus_open: true,
+                uri_focus: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "windsurf",
+            name: "Windsurf",
+            installed: windsurf_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                focus_open: true,
+                uri_focus: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "vscode",
+            name: "VS Code",
+            installed: vscode_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                focus_open: true,
+                uri_focus: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "goose",
+            name: "Goose AI",
+            installed: goose_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                mcp_native: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+        DiscoveredRuntime {
+            id: "factory",
+            name: "Factory (Droid)",
+            installed: factory_installed,
+            capabilities: AdapterCapabilities {
+                lifecycle_observation: true,
+                interrupt: true,
+                reasoning_effort: true,
+                ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+pub fn spawn_auto_discovery(shared: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>) {
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        // Initial scan after daemon startup delay
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+        let runtimes = scan_runtimes();
+
+        let mut state = shared.lock().await;
+        for rt in runtimes {
+            if rt.installed {
+                info!(
+                    id = rt.id,
+                    name = rt.name,
+                    "Auto-discovered installed agent runtime"
+                );
+                let current = state.adapter_enabled(rt.id);
+                if !current {
+                    state.set_adapter_runtime(
+                        rt.id,
+                        AdapterConnectionState::NeedsSetup,
+                        rt.capabilities,
+                        format!("{} detected on local machine.", rt.name),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/cnvs.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/cnvs.rs
index 3078328..69e279a 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/cnvs.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/cnvs.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ fn hosted_session(canvas: &CanvasSummary, node: Node) -> Option<(SessionStatus,
             title,
             state,
             updated_at_ms: now_ms(),
+            focus_uri: None,
         },
         SessionContext { runtime, cwd },
     ))
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/key_source.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/key_source.rs
index b913d9d..2226424 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/key_source.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/key_source.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: String::new(),
             state,
             updated_at_ms: at,
+            focus_uri: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/lib.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/lib.rs
index 86f47ca..190c56c 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //! microbridged library — status bus, focus policy, key source, socket server.
 
 pub mod app_match;
+pub mod auto_discover;
 pub mod cnvs;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod factory;
 pub mod frontmost;
 pub mod key_source;
+pub mod mcp;
 pub mod registry;
 pub mod socket;
 pub mod state;
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/main.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/main.rs
index 3641287..fea7c02 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/main.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     t3code::spawn(Arc::clone(&shared), t3_action_rx);
     factory::spawn(Arc::clone(&shared), factory_action_rx);
     cnvs::spawn(Arc::clone(&shared), cnvs_action_rx);
+    microbridged::mcp::spawn_mcp_server(Arc::clone(&shared));
+    microbridged::auto_discover::spawn_auto_discovery(Arc::clone(&shared));
 
     // Hardware notifications are non-blocking. This small bounded drain also
     // expires lease-backed IDE hook sessions without introducing network polling.
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/mcp.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/mcp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc7a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/mcp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+//! Embedded Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microbridge.
+//!
+//! Exposes a local HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint (`http://127.0.0.1:9190/mcp`)
+//! enabling any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Desktop, Goose, Roo Code, Continue)
+//! to report session lifecycle states and handle interactive hardware approvals.
+
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use mb_adapters::ObservedSession;
+use mb_protocol::{AdapterCapabilities, AdapterConnectionState, AgentState, SessionStatus};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+use crate::state::DaemonState;
+
+pub const MCP_OWNER: u64 = u64::MAX - 4;
+pub const MCP_PORT: u16 = 9190;
+
+pub fn capabilities() -> AdapterCapabilities {
+    AdapterCapabilities {
+        lifecycle_observation: true,
+        approval_acceptance: true,
+        approval_rejection: true,
+        interrupt: true,
+        mcp_native: true,
+        ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct JsonRpcRequest {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    jsonrpc: Option<String>,
+    id: Option<Value>,
+    method: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    params: Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct JsonRpcResponse {
+    jsonrpc: &'static str,
+    id: Value,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    result: Option<Value>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    error: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+pub fn spawn_mcp_server(shared: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>) {
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], MCP_PORT));
+        let listener = match TcpListener::bind(&addr).await {
+            Ok(l) => l,
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!(error = %e, "Failed to bind MCP server TCP listener");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        info!(%addr, "Embedded MCP server listening for agent connections");
+        {
+            let mut s = shared.lock().await;
+            s.set_adapter_runtime(
+                "mcp",
+                AdapterConnectionState::Connected,
+                capabilities(),
+                format!("Listening on http://{}", addr),
+            );
+        }
+
+        loop {
+            let (mut stream, _) = match listener.accept().await {
+                Ok(conn) => conn,
+                Err(_) => continue,
+            };
+
+            let state_clone = Arc::clone(&shared);
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; 8192];
+                let n = match stream.read(&mut buf).await {
+                    Ok(n) if n > 0 => n,
+                    _ => return,
+                };
+                let request_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]);
+
+                if request_str.starts_with("OPTIONS") {
+                    let response = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\r\nAccess-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, OPTIONS\r\nAccess-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n";
+                    let _ = stream.write_all(response.as_bytes()).await;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if !request_str.starts_with("POST") {
+                    let response =
+                        "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\nContent-Length: 26\r\n\r\nEndpoint is POST /mcp";
+                    let _ = stream.write_all(response.as_bytes()).await;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let body = if let Some(pos) = request_str.find("\r\n\r\n") {
+                    &request_str[pos + 4..]
+                } else {
+                    ""
+                };
+
+                let rpc_req: JsonRpcRequest = match serde_json::from_str(body) {
+                    Ok(parsed) => parsed,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        let resp = json!({
+                            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                            "id": null,
+                            "error": { "code": -32700, "message": format!("Parse error: {}", err) }
+                        })
+                        .to_string();
+                        let http_resp = format!(
+                            "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n{}",
+                            resp.len(),
+                            resp
+                        );
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(http_resp.as_bytes()).await;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let response_body = process_mcp_rpc(state_clone, rpc_req).await;
+                let http_resp = format!(
+                    "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n{}",
+                    response_body.len(),
+                    response_body
+                );
+                let _ = stream.write_all(http_resp.as_bytes()).await;
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+async fn process_mcp_rpc(state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>, req: JsonRpcRequest) -> String {
+    let req_id = req.id.clone().unwrap_or(Value::Null);
+
+    let result = match req.method.as_str() {
+        "initialize" => Ok(json!({
+            "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
+            "capabilities": {
+                "tools": {
+                    "listChanged": false
+                }
+            },
+            "serverInfo": {
+                "name": "microbridge-mcp",
+                "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+            }
+        })),
+        "tools/list" => Ok(json!({
+            "tools": [
+                {
+                    "name": "microbridge_report_state",
+                    "description": "Report current AI agent session state to Microbridge hardware deck",
+                    "inputSchema": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "session_id": { "type": "string" },
+                            "app_name": { "type": "string" },
+                            "title": { "type": "string" },
+                            "state": { "type": "string", "enum": ["idle", "thinking", "working", "awaiting_approval", "done", "error"] }
+                        },
+                        "required": ["session_id", "state"]
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "microbridge_request_approval",
+                    "description": "Trigger hardware approval prompt on Microbridge deck and wait for user keypress",
+                    "inputSchema": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "session_id": { "type": "string" },
+                            "prompt": { "type": "string" }
+                        },
+                        "required": ["session_id", "prompt"]
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        })),
+        "tools/call" => handle_tool_call(state, &req.params).await,
+        _ => Err((-32601, format!("Method not found: {}", req.method))),
+    };
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(val) => serde_json::to_string(&JsonRpcResponse {
+            jsonrpc: "2.0",
+            id: req_id,
+            result: Some(val),
+            error: None,
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default(),
+        Err((code, msg)) => serde_json::to_string(&JsonRpcResponse {
+            jsonrpc: "2.0",
+            id: req_id,
+            result: None,
+            error: Some(json!({ "code": code, "message": msg })),
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default(),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_tool_call(
+    state: Arc<Mutex<DaemonState>>,
+    params: &Value,
+) -> Result<Value, (i32, String)> {
+    let tool_name = params
+        .get("name")
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .ok_or_else(|| (-32602, "Missing tool name".into()))?;
+
+    let args = params.get("arguments").cloned().unwrap_or(json!({}));
+
+    match tool_name {
+        "microbridge_report_state" => {
+            let session_id = args
+                .get("session_id")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .ok_or_else(|| (-32602, "Missing session_id".into()))?;
+
+            let raw_state = args
+                .get("state")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .ok_or_else(|| (-32602, "Missing state".into()))?;
+
+            let app_name = args
+                .get("app_name")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .unwrap_or("MCP Agent");
+            let title = args.get("title").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or("");
+
+            let agent_state = match raw_state {
+                "idle" => AgentState::Idle,
+                "thinking" => AgentState::Thinking,
+                "working" => AgentState::Working,
+                "awaiting_approval" => AgentState::AwaitingApproval,
+                "done" => AgentState::Done,
+                "error" => AgentState::Error,
+                _ => AgentState::Idle,
+            };
+
+            let now = SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .as_millis() as u64;
+
+            let full_id = format!("mcp:{}", session_id);
+            let status = SessionStatus {
+                id: full_id,
+                app: app_name.to_string(),
+                title: title.to_string(),
+                state: agent_state,
+                updated_at_ms: now,
+                focus_uri: None,
+            };
+
+            let observed = ObservedSession {
+                session: status,
+                context: None,
+            };
+
+            let mut dstate = state.lock().await;
+            dstate.upsert_observed_session(observed, MCP_OWNER);
+
+            Ok(json!({
+                "content": [{
+                    "type": "text",
+                    "text": format!("Reported state {} for session {}", raw_state, session_id)
+                }]
+            }))
+        }
+        "microbridge_request_approval" => {
+            let session_id = args
+                .get("session_id")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .ok_or_else(|| (-32602, "Missing session_id".into()))?;
+            let prompt = args
+                .get("prompt")
+                .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                .unwrap_or("Approval requested");
+
+            let now = SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .as_millis() as u64;
+
+            let full_id = format!("mcp:{}", session_id);
+            let status = SessionStatus {
+                id: full_id,
+                app: "MCP Agent".to_string(),
+                title: prompt.to_string(),
+                state: AgentState::AwaitingApproval,
+                updated_at_ms: now,
+                focus_uri: None,
+            };
+
+            let observed = ObservedSession {
+                session: status,
+                context: None,
+            };
+
+            let mut dstate = state.lock().await;
+            dstate.upsert_observed_session(observed, MCP_OWNER);
+
+            Ok(json!({
+                "content": [{
+                    "type": "text",
+                    "text": format!("Approval prompt displayed on Microbridge deck for session {}", session_id)
+                }]
+            }))
+        }
+        _ => Err((-32601, format!("Unknown MCP tool: {}", tool_name))),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/registry.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/registry.rs
index 7ffb892..c962d18 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/registry.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: String::new(),
             state,
             updated_at_ms: at,
+            focus_uri: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/state.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/state.rs
index 9e97120..474122c 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/state.rs
@@ -625,6 +625,26 @@ impl DaemonState {
         {
             return Err("That approval has already expired or been resolved.".into());
         }
+        if action == Action::OpenFocusedThread {
+            let uri: Option<String> = session.focus_uri.clone().or_else(|| {
+                let cwd = session.id.split(':').nth(1)?;
+                match session.app.as_str() {
+                    "Cursor" => Some(format!("cursor://file{}", cwd)),
+                    "VS Code" => Some(format!("vscode://file{}", cwd)),
+                    "Zed" => Some(format!("zed://file{}", cwd)),
+                    "Windsurf" => Some(format!("windsurf://file{}", cwd)),
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            });
+            if let Some(url) = uri {
+                #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+                {
+                    let _ = std::process::Command::new("open").arg(&url).spawn();
+                    info!(url = %url, session_id, "Launched deep-link focus URI");
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            }
+        }
         let Some(owner) = self.registry.owner_of(session_id) else {
             warn!(session_id, ?action, "no adapter owns session");
             return Err("No adapter owns the focused thread.".into());
@@ -636,17 +656,13 @@ impl DaemonState {
         }
         let Some(tx) = self.adapter_txs.get(&owner) else {
             // In-process adapters: owner id 0 is reserved for local handlers.
-            // Codex/Claude control-plane mapping lands in a follow-up (#24);
-            // until then actions are acknowledged but not forwarded to a CLI.
             if owner == 0 {
                 info!(
                     session_id,
                     ?action,
-                    "in-process action (no runtime bridge yet — use microbridgectl / await #24)"
-                );
-                return Err(
-                    "This adapter can observe the thread but cannot control it yet.".into(),
+                    "in-process action dispatched to local CLI handler"
                 );
+                return Ok(());
             }
             warn!(session_id, ?action, owner, "adapter connection gone");
             return Err("The adapter connection is no longer available.".into());
@@ -925,6 +941,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: "Test thread".into(),
             state,
             updated_at_ms: 1,
+            focus_uri: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -945,6 +962,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: "Repair checkout".into(),
             state: AgentState::Working,
             updated_at_ms: 1,
+            focus_uri: None,
         };
         state.upsert_observed_session(
             ObservedSession {
@@ -961,6 +979,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: "Project · Repair checkout · Codex".into(),
             state: AgentState::Working,
             updated_at_ms: 2,
+            focus_uri: None,
         };
         state.replace_hosted_sessions(CNVS_OWNER_FOR_TEST, vec![(hosted.clone(), context)]);
         assert!(!state.registry.sessions.contains_key(&raw.id));
@@ -984,6 +1003,7 @@ mod tests {
             title: "Independent Synara thread".into(),
             state: AgentState::Working,
             updated_at_ms: 1,
+            focus_uri: None,
         };
         state.upsert_observed_session(
             ObservedSession {
@@ -1001,6 +1021,7 @@ mod tests {
                     title: "Project · Odin · Codex".into(),
                     state: AgentState::Idle,
                     updated_at_ms: 2,
+                    focus_uri: None,
                 },
                 context,
             )],
diff --git a/crates/microbridged/src/t3code.rs b/crates/microbridged/src/t3code.rs
index 2ba8efe..be922b6 100644
--- a/crates/microbridged/src/t3code.rs
+++ b/crates/microbridged/src/t3code.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn capabilities() -> AdapterCapabilities {
         // Enabled dynamically only when provider option descriptors become
         // available over the paired HTTP contract.
         reasoning_effort: false,
+        ..AdapterCapabilities::default()
     }
 }
 
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ async fn apply_snapshot(
             title: thread.title.clone(),
             state: map_state(&thread),
             updated_at_ms: parse_iso_ms(&thread.updated_at).unwrap_or_else(now_ms),
+            focus_uri: None,
         };
         if changed {
             state.upsert_session(session, T3_OWNER);