From b706c130842affaf0d815e31b5bd609fefc86feb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: twokidsCarl <carl@anz.io>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 22:36:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Filter pre-existing binding variables from status panel

Record baseline local variables at TUI init and exclude them from
the Binding section in the status panel. Only user-defined variables
(created during the session) are shown.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 lib/claw/tui/model.rb        |  7 ++++++-
 lib/claw/tui/status_panel.rb | 18 ++++++++++--------
 lib/claw/version.rb          |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/claw/tui/model.rb b/lib/claw/tui/model.rb
index d9cf3ca..b148334 100644
--- a/lib/claw/tui/model.rb
+++ b/lib/claw/tui/model.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module TUI
     # Implements Bubbletea's init/update/view protocol.
     class Model
       attr_reader :runtime, :chat_history, :mode, :chat_viewport, :executor, :textarea,
-                  :baseline_methods, :input_history, :zone
+                  :baseline_methods, :baseline_vars, :input_history, :zone
       attr_accessor :chat_ratio, :dragging_divider
 
       def initialize(caller_binding)
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def initialize(caller_binding)
         rescue
           []
         end
+        @baseline_vars = begin
+          caller_binding.local_variables.map(&:to_s)
+        rescue
+          []
+        end
 
         # Bubbles components
         @chat_viewport = Bubbles::Viewport.new(width: 80, height: 20)
diff --git a/lib/claw/tui/status_panel.rb b/lib/claw/tui/status_panel.rb
index 291dadb..8d76f64 100644
--- a/lib/claw/tui/status_panel.rb
+++ b/lib/claw/tui/status_panel.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ module StatusPanel
       def self.render(model, width, height)
         sections = []
 
-        sections << render_binding(model, width - 4)
-        sections << render_snapshots(model, width - 4)
-        sections << render_memory(model, width - 4)
-        sections << render_tokens(model, width - 4)
-        sections << render_status(model, width - 4)
+        sections << render_binding(model, width - 2)
+        sections << render_snapshots(model, width - 2)
+        sections << render_memory(model, width - 2)
+        sections << render_tokens(model, width - 2)
+        sections << render_status(model, width - 2)
 
         # Truncate content to fit within available height
         all_lines = sections.join("\n").split("\n")
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ def self.render_binding(model, width)
         return "#{header}\n  (not tracked)" unless binding_res
 
         lines = [header]
-        binding_res.tracked.each do |name, blob|
+        baseline = model.baseline_vars || []
+        user_vars = binding_res.tracked.reject { |name, _| baseline.include?(name) }
+        user_vars.each do |name, blob|
           val = begin
             v = MarshalMd.load(blob)
             "#{v.class} (#{summary_value(v)})"
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ def self.render_binding(model, width)
           line = "  #{name}: #{val}"
           lines << truncate(line, width)
         end
-        lines << "  (empty)" if binding_res.tracked.empty?
+        lines << "  (empty)" if user_vars.empty?
 
         # Show user-defined methods (only those added during session)
         begin
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ def self.render_memory(model, width)
         count = memory.long_term.size
         lines = [header, "  #{count} facts"]
         memory.long_term.last(3).each do |m|
-          lines << "  · #{truncate(m[:content].to_s, width - 4)}"
+          lines << "  · #{truncate(m[:content].to_s, width - 2)}"
         end
         lines.join("\n")
       end
diff --git a/lib/claw/version.rb b/lib/claw/version.rb
index 63a820a..2ef8b00 100644
--- a/lib/claw/version.rb
+++ b/lib/claw/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 module Claw
   VERSION = "0.2.2"
-  BUILD = "20260407-014"
+  BUILD = "20260407-015"
 end