v0.2.0: context injection + system daemon-control namespace

context injection — named reference blurbs from contexts.toml injected ahead of a
dictated instruction, read-before-send (never auto-submits):
- new contexts.py mirrors config.py: [contexts] name = "blurb"; missing file = empty
  set; names validated as simple words, looked up on a despaced/lowercased key so
  "web hooks"/"web-hooks"/"webhooks" all resolve the same block.
- grammar: context|prepare <name> <instruction> -> Action("context", (name, dictation)).
  same-utterance dictation (everything after <name> is literal, incl. "send"); bare
  context <name> injects just the blurb. one-shot targeting composes:
  [target <name>] [context <ctx>] [filler] <dictation>.
- daemon assembles blurb + (Shift+Enter soft newline | flattened separator) + dictation
  via the existing send_literal/type path, tracks the uncommitted-input buffer, and
  WAITS. config-gated by behavior.context_multiline / context_separator. unknown context
  name announces and injects nothing.

system daemon-control namespace — lands the pass-through vs control split the router was
structured for. reserved leading "system" routes to _do_system (never injects to
claude): system status (mode/target/model/contexts) and system reload [config|contexts].

live reload — voice reload + CLI claudedo reload (SIGHUP) re-read config.toml +
contexts.toml without reinitializing the loaded whisper model. customs now lists loaded
contexts. install.sh installs the contexts.toml template copy-if-absent (else .new).

keys.NEWLINE (S-Enter) added for the soft-newline assembly. wake list unchanged.

Signed-off-by: disqualifier <dev@disqualifier.me>

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mic (WSLg/PulseAudio RDPSource)
   -> faster-whisper (local STT, on-device)
   -> wake gate: utterance must start with a wake phrase, else DISCARD locally
   -> grammar match (yes/no/one..four/approve/deny/send/type/space/backspace/erase/
-                    mode/set/target/unset/list/cancel)
+                    mode/set/target/unset/list/context/reload/system/cancel)
   -> resolve target session (one-shot > sticky ~/.claude-active > auto/none)
   -> tmux send-keys -t <session> "<keys>"
   -> log the action to the watched terminal ([session]/[SYSTEM]/[VOICE], colored)
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ claudedo start --check    # run a mic check before listening
 claudedo start --mode ptt # push-to-talk instead (desk-only — see Modes)
 claudedo status           # running? mode? target session?
 claudedo stop             # stop a running daemon
+claudedo reload           # reload config.toml + contexts.toml in a running daemon
 claudedo set <name>       # set the sticky target -> claude-<name> (alias: switch)
 claudedo unset            # clear the sticky target
 claudedo list             # list running claude-* sessions
@@ -127,8 +128,12 @@ said "okay clouds"), the heard line notes which phrase it assumed —
 | `target <name> <command>` | **one-shot** override: run that command on `claude-<name>` for this utterance only; sticky default unchanged |
 | `unset` (alias `unsticky`) | clear the sticky target |
 | `list` | list running `claude-*` sessions to the daemon console |
+| `context <name> <instruction>` (alias `prepare`) | inject a `contexts.toml` blurb as a preamble + the dictated instruction, then **wait** (no submit — say "send") |
+| `reload` | re-read `config.toml` + `contexts.toml` live (no daemon restart, model stays loaded) |
+| `system status` | print mode / target / model / context count to the console (daemon-control; never injects) |
+| `system reload [config\|contexts]` | reload one or both config files |
 | `commands` (alias `help`/`menu`) | print the voice-command menu to the console |
-| `customs` (alias `custom`) | custom commands — arriving in v0.2.0 (stub for now) |
+| `customs` (alias `custom`) | list the loaded context names |
 | `version` | print the claudedo version to the console |
 | `cancel` / `escape` | back out of a prompt |
 
@@ -172,6 +177,40 @@ cck <name>   # kill claude-<name>
 cckl         # kill all claude-* sessions
 ```
 
+## Contexts (named reference blurbs)
+
+`contexts.toml` holds named reference snippets you can inject ahead of a dictated
+instruction with the **`context <name> <instruction>`** voice command (alias
+`prepare`). It lives next to `config.toml`
+(`$CLAUDEDO_CONTEXTS` → `~/.config/claudedo/contexts.toml` → `./contexts.toml`); a
+missing file just means no contexts (the feature is opt-in).
+
+```toml
+[contexts]
+webhooks = "discord webhooks — test: <url> (safe to spam), live: <url> (real, careful)"
+testing  = "use the test/staging resources only, never touch prod"
+```
+
+Saying `context webhooks send a test message` injects the `webhooks` blurb as a
+preamble, then the dictated instruction, and **waits** — nothing is auto-submitted. You
+say `send` to submit (**read-before-send**; Claude's own permission prompt is the
+backstop for anything consequential). A bare `context webhooks` injects just the blurb.
+One context per command (no stacking yet); an unknown name announces and injects
+nothing.
+
+Names are **spoken and fuzzy-matched**, so keep them simple and distinct — they're
+looked up on a despaced/lowercased key, so `web hooks` / `web-hooks` / `webhooks` all
+resolve the same block. Assembly is config-gated: `behavior.context_multiline` (default
+`true`) puts the blurb and instruction on separate lines via a Shift+Enter soft newline;
+set it `false` to flatten onto one line with `context_separator` (default `" — "`) if
+Shift+Enter is unreliable in your terminal.
+
+Edit `contexts.toml`, then say **`reload`** (or run `claudedo reload`) — it re-reads
+`config.toml` and `contexts.toml` live without restarting the daemon or reloading the
+Whisper model. The **`system`** namespace gives daemon-control by voice without touching
+Claude: `system status` (mode / target / model / context count) and `system reload
+[config|contexts]`.
+
 ## The confirmed Claude Code keymap
 
 The keystrokes in [`keys.py`](src/claudedo/keys.py) were confirmed **empirically**
@@ -218,6 +257,9 @@ it searches
   `false` does nothing and asks you to `set`; `true` auto-uses that session.
 - **`print_heard`** (default `false`, debug): prints non-wake transcripts so you can
   see how Whisper renders your wake word, then tune the wake list/threshold.
+- **`context_multiline`** (default `true`) / **`context_separator`** (default `" — "`):
+  how the `context` command assembles the blurb and instruction — a Shift+Enter soft
+  newline between them, or (when `false`) flattened onto one line with the separator.
 
 ## Requirements
 

config.toml

@@ -78,3 +78,13 @@ auto_target = false
 # how Whisper renders your wake word, then turn it OFF. default false: non-wake speech
 # is discarded without ever printing the transcript.
 print_heard = false
+
+# how the `context <name> <dictation>` command assembles the blurb + instruction.
+# true (default): blurb, a soft newline (Shift+Enter — needs the extended-keys tmux
+# settings install.sh appends), then the instruction. if Shift+Enter is at all flaky
+# in your terminal (it submits or does nothing), set false to flatten onto one line
+# with context_separator between blurb and instruction — the blank line is cosmetic,
+# not worth a submit risk. either way the assembled text is NEVER auto-submitted.
+context_multiline = true
+# separator inserted between blurb and instruction when context_multiline = false.
+context_separator = " — "

contexts.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# claudedo contexts — named reference blurbs you can inject ahead of a dictated
+# instruction with the `context <name> <instruction>` voice command (alias `prepare`).
+#
+# the named blurb is injected as a preamble, then your dictated instruction, and the
+# daemon WAITS — nothing is auto-submitted. you say "send" to submit (read-before-send;
+# claude's own permission prompt is the backstop for anything consequential).
+#
+# names are SPOKEN and fuzzy-matched, so keep them simple, distinct, single words
+# (a-z, 0-9; spaces/hyphens/underscores are stripped for matching, so "web hooks",
+# "web-hooks" and "webhooks" all resolve the same block). values are free-form text.
+#
+# edit this file, then say "reload" (or run `claudedo reload`) — no daemon restart,
+# the whisper model is not reloaded.
+
+[contexts]
+webhooks = "discord webhooks — test: <url> (safe to spam), live: <url> (real, careful)"
+testing  = "use the test/staging resources only, never touch prod"
+discord  = "discord.py 2.x; bot token in .env as BOT_TOKEN; guild id 12345"

install.sh

@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ else
     echo "  $CONF_DIR/config.toml already current"
 fi
 
+# install the contexts.toml template (named blurbs for the `context` voice command).
+# same policy: copy only if absent, else drop a .new — never clobber edited contexts.
+if [ ! -f "$CONF_DIR/contexts.toml" ]; then
+    install -m 0644 "$REPO_DIR/contexts.toml" "$CONF_DIR/contexts.toml"
+    echo "  wrote $CONF_DIR/contexts.toml"
+elif ! cmp -s "$REPO_DIR/contexts.toml" "$CONF_DIR/contexts.toml"; then
+    install -m 0644 "$REPO_DIR/contexts.toml" "$CONF_DIR/contexts.toml.new"
+    echo "  kept your $CONF_DIR/contexts.toml; new default written to contexts.toml.new (diff to merge)"
+else
+    echo "  $CONF_DIR/contexts.toml already current"
+fi
+
 # wire EVERY rc that exists (the user may have both zsh and bash).
 wired_any=0
 for RC in "$HOME/.zshrc" "$HOME/.bashrc"; do

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "claudedo"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "voice-control daemon for claude code (local STT -> tmux send-keys)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"

src/claudedo/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """claudedo — voice-control daemon for claude code (local STT -> tmux send-keys)"""
 
-__version__ = "0.1.4"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"

src/claudedo/__main__.py

@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ def cmd_stop(_args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     return 1
 
 
+def cmd_reload(_args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    if daemon.reload_running():
+        print("signalled claudedo to reload config + contexts")
+        return 0
+    print("claudedo is not running")
+    return 1
+
+
 def cmd_status(_args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     pid = daemon.read_pid()
     if pid is None:
@@ -222,6 +230,8 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     sp.set_defaults(func=cmd_start)
 
     sub.add_parser("stop", help="stop a running daemon").set_defaults(func=cmd_stop)
+    sub.add_parser("reload", help="reload config + contexts in a running daemon"
+                   ).set_defaults(func=cmd_reload)
     sub.add_parser("status", help="show daemon status").set_defaults(func=cmd_status)
     sub.add_parser("test-audio", help="verify the mic capture path").set_defaults(func=cmd_test_audio)
     sub.add_parser("install", help="re-run the bootstrap (install.sh)").set_defaults(func=cmd_install)

src/claudedo/config.py

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class Config:
     filler_words: tuple[str, ...]
     auto_target: bool
     print_heard: bool
+    context_multiline: bool
+    context_separator: str
     source_path: Path | None = field(default=None)
 
 
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ def load_config(explicit: str | os.PathLike | None = None) -> Config:
                                     ["select", "use", "choose"])),
         auto_target=bool(_require(raw, "behavior", "auto_target", (bool,), False)),
         print_heard=bool(_require(raw, "behavior", "print_heard", (bool,), False)),
+        context_multiline=bool(_require(raw, "behavior", "context_multiline", (bool,), True)),
+        context_separator=str(_require(raw, "behavior", "context_separator", (str,), " — ")),
         source_path=path,
     )
     for label, val in (("wake_fuzzy_threshold", cfg.wake_fuzzy_threshold),

src/claudedo/contexts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""load named context blocks from contexts.toml into a typed lookup.
+
+contexts are user-edited reference blurbs (claude.md-style snippets) keyed by simple
+spoken names. the ``context``/``prepare`` voice command injects a named blurb ahead of
+a dictated instruction (read-before-send: never auto-submitted). mirrors config.py's
+load/validate pattern; a missing file is an empty set, not an error.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    import tomllib as _toml
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    import tomli as _toml
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9 _-]*$")
+
+DEFAULT_CONTEXTS_PATHS = (
+    Path(os.environ.get("CLAUDEDO_CONTEXTS", "")) if os.environ.get("CLAUDEDO_CONTEXTS") else None,
+    Path.home() / ".config" / "claudedo" / "contexts.toml",
+    Path.cwd() / "contexts.toml",
+)
+
+
+class ContextsError(Exception):
+    """raised on an unparseable or invalid contexts.toml"""
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Contexts:
+    """validated named context blocks (name -> blurb), normalized for spoken lookup"""
+
+    blocks: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    source_path: Path | None = field(default=None)
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.blocks)
+
+    def names(self) -> list[str]:
+        """the context names, sorted (for status / listing)"""
+        return sorted(self.blocks)
+
+    def get(self, name: str) -> str | None:
+        """look up a blurb by its normalized (lowercased, despaced) name, or None.
+
+        names are matched on a lowercase, space/underscore/hyphen-stripped key so a
+        spoken "web hooks" resolves the configured ``webhooks``/``web-hooks`` block.
+        """
+        return self.blocks.get(_key(name))
+
+
+def _key(name: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"[ _-]+", "", name.strip().lower())
+
+
+def find_contexts_path(explicit: str | os.PathLike | None = None) -> Path | None:
+    """resolve the contexts.toml path, or None if no file exists (not an error)"""
+    candidates: list[Path] = []
+    if explicit:
+        candidates.append(Path(explicit))
+    candidates.extend(p for p in DEFAULT_CONTEXTS_PATHS if p)
+    for path in candidates:
+        if path.is_file():
+            return path
+    return None
+
+
+def load_contexts(explicit: str | os.PathLike | None = None) -> Contexts:
+    """load contexts.toml from the first existing default path (or an explicit one).
+
+    a missing file yields an empty Contexts (the feature is opt-in). names must be
+    simple words (matchable) and values must be non-empty strings; a bad entry raises
+    ContextsError so the user sees a clear message rather than a silent drop.
+    """
+    path = find_contexts_path(explicit)
+    if path is None:
+        return Contexts(blocks={}, source_path=None)
+
+    try:
+        with open(path, "rb") as fh:
+            raw = _toml.load(fh)
+    except _toml.TOMLDecodeError as exc:
+        raise ContextsError(f"could not parse {path}: {exc}") from exc
+
+    table = raw.get("contexts", {})
+    if not isinstance(table, dict):
+        raise ContextsError("[contexts] must be a table of name = \"blurb\" entries")
+
+    blocks: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for name, value in table.items():
+        if not isinstance(name, str) or not _NAME_RE.match(name.lower()):
+            raise ContextsError(f"context name {name!r} must be simple words (a-z, 0-9, space/-/_)")
+        if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
+            raise ContextsError(f"context {name!r} must be a non-empty string")
+        key = _key(name)
+        if key in blocks:
+            raise ContextsError(f"context {name!r} collides with another name on the spoken key {key!r}")
+        blocks[key] = value.strip()
+
+    return Contexts(blocks=blocks, source_path=path)

src/claudedo/daemon.py

@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import sys
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from . import __version__, audio, grammar, inject, target
+from . import __version__, audio, grammar, inject, keys, target
-from .config import Config
+from .config import Config, ConfigError, load_config
 from .console import HELP, SYSTEM, VOICE, Console
+from .contexts import Contexts, ContextsError, load_contexts
 from .stt import Transcriber
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ def stop_running() -> bool:
     return True
 
 
+def reload_running() -> bool:
+    """signal a running daemon (SIGHUP) to reload config + contexts. returns whether
+    one was found. no-op on platforms without SIGHUP."""
+    pid = read_pid()
+    if pid is None or not hasattr(signal, "SIGHUP"):
+        return False
+    os.kill(pid, signal.SIGHUP)
+    return True
+
+
 class _PTTKey:
     """desk-only push-to-talk: 'held' while the configured key is down in the
     daemon's own terminal. there is deliberately NO global hotkey — a system-wide
@@ -112,22 +123,34 @@ class Daemon:
         self.config = config
         self.mode = config.mode
         self._stop = False
+        self._reload_pending = False
         self._transcriber: Transcriber | None = None
         self._device: int | None = None
         self._ptt = _PTTKey()
         self._pending: dict[str, int] = {}
         self._console = Console()
+        self._contexts = Contexts()
         self._last_stt_ms = 0.0
         self._last_audio_s = 0.0
 
     def _install_signals(self) -> None:
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._on_signal)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._on_signal)
+        if hasattr(signal, "SIGHUP"):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self._on_reload_signal)
 
     def _on_signal(self, _signum, _frame) -> None:
         log.info("stop requested")
         self._stop = True
 
+    def _on_reload_signal(self, _signum, _frame) -> None:
+        """SIGHUP from `claudedo reload` -> reload both config files on the next tick.
+
+        the actual reload runs in the loop (not the handler) so it never races a
+        capture/transcribe; the handler only sets the flag.
+        """
+        self._reload_pending = True
+
     def stopped(self) -> bool:
         return self._stop
 
@@ -140,11 +163,21 @@ class Daemon:
             compute_type="auto",
             initial_prompt=grammar.initial_prompt(cfg.wake_phrases),
         )
+        self._load_contexts()
         if audio.warm_up(cfg.samplerate, cfg.channels, self._device):
             log.info("mic warmed up (source live)")
         else:
             log.warning("mic warm-up saw only silence — check mic permission / RDPSource")
 
+    def _load_contexts(self) -> None:
+        """(re)load contexts.toml, leaving the loaded model untouched. a parse error is
+        logged and leaves the previous set in place rather than crashing the loop."""
+        try:
+            self._contexts = load_contexts()
+        except ContextsError as exc:
+            log.warning("contexts.toml invalid, keeping previous set: %s", exc)
+            self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"contexts.toml error (kept previous): {exc}", "red")
+
     def _capture(self):
         cfg = self.config
         if self.mode == "ptt":
@@ -217,7 +250,9 @@ class Daemon:
                 self._console.line(f"    {self._console.paint(f'{usage:<26}', 'brightblue')} {desc}")
             return
         if action.name == "customs":
-            self._console.emit(SYSTEM, "custom commands arrive in v0.2.0 (contexts.toml)")
+            names = self._contexts.names()
+            listed = ", ".join(names) if names else "(none — edit contexts.toml)"
+            self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"contexts: {listed}")
             return
         if action.name == "version":
             self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"claudedo {__version__}")
@@ -225,12 +260,26 @@ class Daemon:
         if action.name == "debug":
             self._console.emit(VOICE, f'debug: "{action.arg}"', "yellow")
             return
+        if action.name == "reload":
+            self._do_reload(str(action.arg))
+            return
+        if action.name == "system":
+            self._do_system(action.arg)
+            return
+        if action.name == "context":
+            name = str(action.arg[0])
+            if self._contexts.get(name) is None:
+                self._console.emit(VOICE, f"no context named '{name}' -> did nothing", "red")
+                return
 
         session, reason = target.resolve(parsed.one_shot, auto_target=cfg.auto_target)
         if session is None:
             self._console.emit(VOICE, f'heard "{transcript}" -> {reason} -> '
                                f'{self._describe(action)} did nothing', "red")
             return
+        if action.name == "context":
+            self._inject_context(session, action)
+            return
         self._inject(session, action)
 
     def _inject(self, session: str, action) -> None:
@@ -247,7 +296,7 @@ class Daemon:
             inject.send_literal(session, text)
             self._pending[session] = self._pending.get(session, 0) + len(text)
             if self.config.type_autosend:
-                inject.send_named(session, inject.keys.SUBMIT)
+                inject.send_named(session, keys.SUBMIT)
                 self._pending[session] = 0
             self._console.emit(session, f"typed {text!r}"
                                + (" + send" if self.config.type_autosend else ""), "green")
@@ -278,12 +327,94 @@ class Daemon:
             self._pending[session] = 0
         self._console.emit(session, f"injected {self._describe(action)}", "green")
 
+    def _inject_context(self, session: str, action) -> None:
+        """inject a named context blurb ahead of the dictated instruction, then WAIT.
+
+        read-before-send: never auto-submits — the user says ``send`` separately, and
+        claude's own permission prompt is the backstop for anything consequential.
+        routes through inject.send_literal (the same path as ``type``) and tracks the
+        uncommitted-input buffer so backspace/erase still bound to the last boundary.
+
+        assembly (config behavior.context_multiline): true -> blurb, a soft Shift+Enter
+        newline, then the instruction; false -> blurb + context_separator + instruction
+        flattened onto one line. a bare ``context <name>`` (no dictation) injects just
+        the blurb. the soft newline does not count toward the editable-char buffer.
+        """
+        cfg = self.config
+        name, dictation = str(action.arg[0]), str(action.arg[1])
+        blurb = self._contexts.get(name) or ""
+
+        inject.send_literal(session, blurb)
+        chars = len(blurb)
+        if dictation:
+            if cfg.context_multiline:
+                inject.send_named(session, keys.NEWLINE)
+            else:
+                inject.send_literal(session, cfg.context_separator)
+                chars += len(cfg.context_separator)
+            inject.send_literal(session, dictation)
+            chars += len(dictation)
+        self._pending[session] = self._pending.get(session, 0) + chars
+
+        shape = "blurb" if not dictation else "blurb + dictation"
+        self._console.emit(session, f"context '{name}' -> {shape} (waiting for send)", "green")
+
+    def _do_reload(self, scope: str) -> None:
+        """re-read config.toml and/or contexts.toml live without reinitializing the
+        loaded whisper model (the slow part). scope: all|config|contexts."""
+        did = []
+        if scope in ("all", "config"):
+            try:
+                new_cfg = load_config()
+                self._apply_config(new_cfg)
+                did.append("config")
+            except ConfigError as exc:
+                self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"config reload failed (kept previous): {exc}", "red")
+        if scope in ("all", "contexts"):
+            self._load_contexts()
+            did.append("contexts")
+        what = " + ".join(did) if did else "nothing"
+        blue = self._console.paint("reloaded", "brightblue")
+        self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"{blue} {what} ({len(self._contexts)} contexts)")
+
+    def _apply_config(self, new_cfg: Config) -> None:
+        """swap in a reloaded config, preserving the runtime mode the user may have
+        toggled by voice and leaving the already-loaded transcriber untouched."""
+        new_cfg.mode = self.mode
+        self.config = new_cfg
+
+    def _do_system(self, arg) -> None:
+        """daemon-control namespace (never injects to claude): status / reload."""
+        if isinstance(arg, tuple) and arg and arg[0] == "reload":
+            self._do_reload(str(arg[1]))
+            return
+        if isinstance(arg, tuple) and arg and arg[0] == "unknown":
+            self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"unknown system command '{arg[1]}'", "red")
+            return
+        if arg == "status":
+            cfg = self.config
+            sticky = target.read_active() or "(none)"
+            blue = self._console.paint("status", "brightblue")
+            self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"{blue}: mode {self.mode}, sticky {sticky}, "
+                               f"model {cfg.stt_model}, {len(self._contexts)} contexts")
+            return
+        self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"unknown system command {arg!r}", "red")
+
     def _timing(self) -> str:
         """compact STT latency suffix for heard lines (transcribe ms on audio secs)"""
         return f"({self._last_stt_ms:.0f}ms/{self._last_audio_s:.1f}s)"
 
     @staticmethod
     def _describe(action) -> str:
+        if action.name == "context":
+            name, dictation = action.arg
+            tail = " + dictation" if dictation else ""
+            return f"CONTEXT('{name}'{tail})"
+        if action.name == "system":
+            arg = action.arg
+            if isinstance(arg, tuple):
+                return f"SYSTEM({arg[0]} {arg[1]})"
+            return f"SYSTEM({arg})"
         if action.arg is None:
             return action.name.upper()
         return f"{action.name.upper()}({action.arg})"
@@ -304,7 +435,7 @@ class Daemon:
         target_now = target.read_active() or "(none — run cc / set <name>)"
         self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"claudedo {self.mode} mode — Ctrl-C to stop", "bold")
         self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"model {cfg.stt_model} ({cfg.stt_language}) · mic {dev} · "
-                           f"target {target_now}")
+                           f"target {target_now} · {len(self._contexts)} contexts")
         wakes = ", ".join(self._console.paint(p, "magenta") for p in cfg.wake_phrases)
         self._console.emit(SYSTEM, f"wake: {wakes}")
 
@@ -321,6 +452,9 @@ class Daemon:
             self._refresh_state()
             self._print_startup()
             while not self._stop:
+                if self._reload_pending:
+                    self._reload_pending = False
+                    self._do_reload("all")
                 audio_chunk = self._capture()
                 if self._stop:
                     break

src/claudedo/grammar.py

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ _COMMANDS_VERBS = ("commands", "help", "menu")
 _CUSTOMS_VERBS = ("customs", "custom")
 _VERSION_VERBS = ("version",)
 _SELECT_VERBS = ("select", "option", "choose", "number")
+_CONTEXT_VERBS = ("context", "prepare")
+_RELOAD_VERBS = ("reload",)
+_SYSTEM_VERBS = ("system",)
+_RELOAD_SCOPES = ("config", "contexts")
 
 # every command/synonym word, for biasing the STT toward the vocabulary we expect.
 _COMMAND_WORDS = (
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ _COMMAND_WORDS = (
     + _CANCEL_VERBS + _TYPE_VERBS + _BACKSPACE_VERBS + _SPACE_VERBS + _ADD_VERBS
     + _ERASE_VERBS + _DEBUG_VERBS + _MODE_VERBS + _STICKY_VERBS + _ONESHOT_VERBS + _UNSET_VERBS
     + _LIST_VERBS + _COMMANDS_VERBS + _CUSTOMS_VERBS + _VERSION_VERBS
+    + _CONTEXT_VERBS + _RELOAD_VERBS + _SYSTEM_VERBS + _RELOAD_SCOPES
     + _SELECT_VERBS + ("ptt", "listen")
     + ("one", "two", "three", "four")
 )
@@ -72,9 +77,12 @@ class Action:
     """a matched command: a name plus an optional argument.
 
     names: yes, no, select, approve, deny, submit, type, space, backspace, erase,
-    cancel, mode, set, unset, list. arg carries the select index (int), the literal
+    cancel, mode, set, unset, list, context, reload, system. arg carries the select
-    text for ``type``, the count for ``space``/``backspace`` (int), the mode for
+    index (int), the literal text for ``type``, the count for ``space``/``backspace``
-    ``mode``, or the session short-name for ``set``.
+    (int), the mode for ``mode``, the session short-name for ``set``, a
+    ``(name, dictation)`` tuple for ``context``, the scope string for ``reload``
+    (``"all"``/``"config"``/``"contexts"``), or the system control for ``system``
+    (``"status"`` or a ``("reload", scope)`` tuple).
     """
 
     name: str
@@ -149,7 +157,11 @@ def command_menu() -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
         ("target <name> <cmd>", "one-shot to another session"),
         ("unset / list", "clear sticky / list sessions"),
         ("mode ptt|listen", "switch input mode"),
-        ("commands / customs", "this menu / custom commands (v0.2.0)"),
+        ("context <name> <text>", "inject a contexts.toml blurb + dictation (no submit)"),
+        ("reload", "re-read config.toml + contexts.toml live"),
+        ("system status", "print mode/target/model/contexts to the console"),
+        ("system reload [config|contexts]", "reload one or both config files"),
+        ("commands / customs", "this menu / list loaded contexts"),
         ("version", "print the claudedo version"),
     ]
 
@@ -232,6 +244,39 @@ def _leading_count(rest: list[str], default: int = 1) -> int:
     return default
 
 
+def _match_reload(rest: list[str], threshold: float, bare_default: str) -> Action | None:
+    """map the tokens after a ``reload`` verb to a reload Action.
+
+    bare reload -> the caller's default scope ("all" for the bare command, the
+    ``("reload", scope)`` tuple for ``system reload``). a trailing ``config``/
+    ``contexts`` narrows the scope; an unrecognized scope falls back to the default.
+    """
+    scope = bare_default
+    if rest and _fuzzy_in(rest[0], ("config", "configuration"), threshold):
+        scope = "config"
+    elif rest and _fuzzy_in(rest[0], ("contexts", "context"), threshold):
+        scope = "contexts"
+    return Action("reload", scope)
+
+
+def _match_system(rest: list[str], threshold: float) -> Action | None:
+    """map the tokens after the reserved ``system`` word to a daemon-control Action.
+
+    the ``system`` namespace never injects into claude. v0.2.0 scope: ``status`` and
+    ``reload [config|contexts]``. unknown controls return a ``system`` Action with an
+    ``("unknown", word)`` arg so the daemon can report it rather than silently drop.
+    """
+    if not rest:
+        return Action("system", "status")
+    head = rest[0]
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, _RELOAD_VERBS, threshold):
+        inner = _match_reload(rest[1:], threshold, bare_default="all")
+        return Action("system", ("reload", inner.arg))
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, ("status", "state"), threshold):
+        return Action("system", "status")
+    return Action("system", ("unknown", head))
+
+
 def match_command(remainder: str, threshold: float) -> Action | None:
     """map a normalized command remainder to an Action, or None if unrecognized.
 
@@ -246,6 +291,15 @@ def match_command(remainder: str, threshold: float) -> Action | None:
     head = tokens[0]
     rest = tokens[1:]
 
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, _SYSTEM_VERBS, threshold):
+        return _match_system(rest, threshold)
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, _RELOAD_VERBS, threshold):
+        return _match_reload(rest, threshold, bare_default="all")
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, _CONTEXT_VERBS, threshold) and rest:
+        name = rest[0]
+        dictation = " ".join(rest[1:]).strip()
+        return Action("context", (name, dictation))
+
     if head in _INDEX_WORDS:
         return Action("select", _INDEX_WORDS[head])
 

src/claudedo/keys.py

@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ DENY = ["3"]
 SUBMIT = ["Enter"]
 CANCEL = ["Escape"]
 
+# NEWLINE is a soft newline inside the input box that does NOT submit — Shift+Enter,
+# which tmux names ``S-Enter`` (requires the extended-keys / xterm extkeys tmux
+# settings install.sh appends). used to separate a context blurb from the dictated
+# instruction in multiline assembly; if it proves flaky the daemon flattens to one
+# line with a separator instead (behavior.context_multiline = false).
+NEWLINE = ["S-Enter"]
+
 # BACKSPACE deletes one char left; SPACE inserts one literal space. both are emitted
 # repeatedly for `backspace <n>` / `space <n>` and for `erase` (n = the daemon's
 # tracked uncommitted-input count). BSpace is tmux's name for the backspace key.