Merge pull request 'feat(m6): PowerMizer + Wine/Steam versions + non-Steam launchers — 0.22.0' (#18) from feat/m6-leftovers into main

Reviewed-on: #18

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,146 @@ All notable changes to RigDoctor are recorded here. Format follows
 (`MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`, pre-1.0). `__version__` and `pyproject.toml` must match the git
 release tag (so the auto-updater, D18, can compare versions).
 
+## [0.22.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **M6 breadth.** Environment checks now also report **GPU PowerMizer** mode (NVIDIA, X — flags
+  Adaptive/Auto and suggests Prefer-Max-Performance), the **Wine** version, and the **Steam
+  client** version.
+- **Non-Steam launchers.** Lutris (its SQLite library) and Heroic (Epic + GOG JSON stores) are
+  detected (`core/launchers.py`) and listed on the Games page and `rigdoctor games`, tagged by
+  launcher. You can Run Diagnostic on them too (records while you play; auto-launch stays
+  Steam-only).
+### Notes
+- The zero-config game watcher (D12 fallback) is deferred to the M9 trigger-mode work, where the
+  service integration lives.
+
+## [0.21.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Live monitor TUI (M2).** `rigdoctor monitor` is now a proper **curses** dashboard:
+  current / session-min / session-max per sensor, grouped by subsystem, with temperature and
+  utilization **color bands** (and GPU-lost flagged red). `q` quits, `r` resets the session
+  min/max. Falls back to a plain full-screen redraw on a non-TTY (`--plain` forces it). The
+  terminal face of the same live data the GUI dashboard graphs. Completes the Monitoring bundle.
+
+## [0.20.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Changed
+- **Reorganized navigation** into grouped sidebar sections — **Monitor** (Dashboard) ·
+  **Diagnose** (Games, Recordings, System Health, Tuning) · **System** (Inventory) · **App**
+  (Settings, Share) — so it's clear where to go.
+- **Renames for clarity:** *Health → System Health* (it's the overall 7-day system scan, not
+  per-game), *Environment → Tuning* (gaming tunables + fixes), *Logs → Recordings*,
+  *Setup → Settings*.
+- **Settings** absorbed **Notifications** (alerts) — app configuration (components/deps, alerts,
+  account access, uninstall) now lives in one page; Notifications is no longer a separate item.
+- **Recordings** is now a hub: pick which captured log to view (always-on capture, last
+  diagnostic, or a preserved crash), **Analyze crash** in place, alongside the recorder controls.
+
+## [0.19.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **System-tray applet (M11, D13).** A tray icon whose menu shows live **CPU / GPU temp** and
+  **memory used/total**, a **status line** (Normal / Hot / GPU not responding), and is led by a
+  **Run Diagnostic** submenu (pick a detected game → the guided session), plus **Open dashboard**,
+  **Start/Stop recording**, **Snapshot (copy)**, and **Quit**. It reuses the dashboard's sample
+  stream (no extra sampling). With a tray present, **closing the window hides to the tray** (Quit
+  exits); `rigdoctor-gui --tray` starts hidden for autostart. Needs a tray host — on GNOME the
+  AppIndicator extension; degrades to a no-op if none is available. Completes the Desktop UI bundle.
+- **GUI smoke tests**: construct `MainWindow` headless and exercise the tray, so a startup crash
+  fails the build (closes the gap that let the 0.18.0 import regression ship).
+
+## [0.18.2] - 2026-05-22
+### Fixed
+- **GUI wouldn't start** (0.18.0 regression): the recording indicator used a wrong relative
+  import (`from .core` → `rigdoctor.gui.core`, which doesn't exist), crashing `MainWindow` on
+  launch. Corrected to `from ..core`.
+
+## [0.18.1] - 2026-05-22
+### Changed
+- Recording badge: dropped the sample count (not useful at a glance) — it now shows just
+  **● Recording** + the game, plus a **⚠ GPU-lost** line if one is detected.
+
+## [0.18.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Global recording indicator.** While a capture is running, the sidebar shows a red
+  **● Recording** badge on every page — with the **game** being captured and the live sample
+  count (and a GPU-lost flag if seen). It polls the recorder, so it reflects captures started
+  any way: manual `record`, a guided diagnostic, or the Steam launch wrapper.
+
+## [0.17.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Inventory page is back in the GUI** (it was removed in 0.7.2 in favor of the CLI). Sidebar
+  **Inventory** → System / CPU / Firmware / Memory / GPU / Storage / Display as cards, with
+  **Copy Markdown** and **Save…** for pasting into forum/bug reports, and **Refresh**. Root-only
+  details (motherboard/BIOS/RAM modules via dmidecode) fill in after the launch password prompt.
+  Backed by the existing M5 `core/inventory.py` — the CLI `rigdoctor inventory` is unchanged.
+
+## [0.16.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Automatic crash-capture via a Steam launch wrapper (M6/D12).** Set `rigdoctor wrap
+  %command%` as a game's Steam launch option (or in Lutris/Heroic's wrapper field) and RigDoctor
+  starts a focused, game-tagged capture when the game launches and stops it cleanly on exit — no
+  manual Run Diagnostic / Finish. A hard freeze leaves the capture unterminated, so it's flagged
+  as a crash next launch. The wrapper resolves the game name from Steam's `SteamAppId`, doesn't
+  disturb an existing capture, and returns the game's exit code. (`core/wrap.py`, `rigdoctor wrap`.)
+- GUI **Auto-capture…** helper on the Games page: shows the exact launch-option line (absolute
+  path, copy button) and how to set it in Steam.
+- Auto-capture preserves an unanalyzed crash (`diagnostic-crash.jsonl`) before starting a new
+  capture, so relaunching the game can't wipe a crash report you haven't seen yet.
+### Fixed
+- `docs/MODULES.md` status column was stale — M1, M3, M4, M5, M8, M10, and M13 are done and now
+  marked ✅ (only M2 and M11 remain not-started; M6/M9/M12 in progress).
+
+## [0.15.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Hard-crash detection & recovery for the guided diagnostic.** If a focused capture ends
+  without a clean stop (the recorder never wrote `session-stop` and isn't running), RigDoctor
+  treats it as a likely hard freeze. On launch the **Games** page shows a warning banner —
+  *"Your last diagnostic for <game> ended unexpectedly…"* — with **Analyze crash** / **Dismiss**.
+- **Deeper crash analysis.** *Analyze crash* combines the captured window (final readings before
+  the freeze + any GPU-lost event) with a focused scan of the **previous (crashed) boot's kernel
+  log** (`journalctl -k -b -1`: Xid/panic/OOM/MCE/AER/thermal) plus SMART/driver/persistence/
+  live-temp checks — the full "what happened" picture. `core/diagnostic.py` gains
+  `pending_crash()` / `analyze_crash()`; `health.check_previous_boot()` +
+  `run_health_checks(include_journal=False)` back it.
+
+## [0.14.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Changed
+- **Dashboard headline tiles are now history trend graphs** instead of single-value gauges —
+  GPU temp, GPU load, CPU temp, and memory each plot their recent history (with the current
+  value, window min/max, and a dashed warning-threshold line), so you can see changes over time
+  rather than only the instantaneous reading. New `HistoryGraph` widget (QPainter, no new deps).
+
+## [0.13.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Run Diagnostic now explains itself and can launch the game.** Clicking Run Diagnostic shows
+  what to do — *play the game, reproduce the crash, then Finish & analyze* (and that data
+  survives a hard freeze + reboot) — and offers **Launch game & start** (asks Steam to run it by
+  appid) or **Start without launching**. The recording banner now spells out the next step
+  instead of just showing a sample count.
+### Fixed
+- Button labels containing "&" (e.g. "Finish & analyze") rendered as "Finish _analyze" because
+  Qt treated the "&" as a keyboard mnemonic — now escaped so the ampersand shows literally.
+
+## [0.12.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Guided diagnostic in the GUI.** Each game on the **Games** page now has a **Run Diagnostic**
+  button → a focused, game-tagged capture starts and a recording banner appears (live sample
+  count, GPU-lost indicator) with **Finish & analyze** / **Discard**. Finishing opens a results
+  dialog: the window-scoped capture summary (peak temps/power, events, last samples) plus the
+  health findings as cards. The banner persists/restores if you navigate away and back while a
+  capture is running. Shares `core/diagnostic.py` with the CLI (one flow, three front-ends).
+
+## [0.11.0] - 2026-05-22
+### Added
+- **Guided diagnostic session (CLI) — the seed use case, end to end.** `rigdoctor diagnose
+  start --game "<name>"` runs a **focused crash-capture tagged with that game** (its own
+  diagnostic log, so the report is scoped to just that session), `diagnose status` shows
+  progress, and `diagnose finish` stops it and prints a combined report: the **capture
+  summary** (peak temps/power, GPU-lost events, last samples — M3) plus the **health findings**
+  (Xid/SMART/driver/etc. — M4). The game can be given by `--game` or `--appid` (resolved from
+  the Steam scan), and is recorded as a log event so it survives a crash + reboot.
+- Shared orchestration lives in `core/diagnostic.py` (one callable for CLI/GUI/tray, per
+  ARCHITECTURE §7.1); the recorder/`record run` gained an optional `--game` tag.
+
 ## [0.10.2] - 2026-05-22
 ### Changed
 - When an Environment **Apply**/**Install** fails, the status now shows the **real reason**

docs/MODULES.md

@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ Status: ⬜ not started · 🟦 designing · 🟨 in progress · ✅ done
 
 | ID | Module | Bundle | Key deps | GPU scope | Priority | Status |
 |----|--------|--------|----------|-----------|----------|--------|
-| M1 | Sensor core | Essential | none (nvidia-smi, sysfs) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | ⬜ |
-| M3 | Crash-capture logger | Essential | none (opt: smartmontools) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | 🟨 |
-| M4 | Health report (log scan) | Essential | none (opt: smartmontools) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | 🟨 |
-| M2 | Live monitor (TUI) | Monitoring | none (stdlib curses) | all | P1 | ⬜ |
-| M8 | Alerting | Monitoring | libnotify (opt) | all | P2 | 🟨 |
-| M5 | System inventory | Diagnostics | none (opt: lm-sensors, dmidecode) | all | P1 | 🟨 |
+| M1 | Sensor core | Essential | none (nvidia-smi, sysfs) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | ✅ |
+| M3 | Crash-capture logger | Essential | none (opt: smartmontools) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | ✅ |
+| M4 | Health report (log scan) | Essential | none (opt: smartmontools) | all (NVIDIA first) | P0 | ✅ |
+| M2 | Live monitor (TUI) | Monitoring | none (stdlib curses) | all | P1 | ✅ |
+| M8 | Alerting | Monitoring | libnotify (opt) | all | P2 | ✅ |
+| M5 | System inventory | Diagnostics | none (opt: lm-sensors, dmidecode) | all | P1 | ✅ |
 | M6 | Gaming env checks | Diagnostics | none | all | P2 | 🟨 |
-| M10 | Desktop GUI | Desktop UI | **python3-pyside6** | all | P2 | 🟨 |
-| M11 | Tray / menu-bar applet | Desktop UI | **python3-pyside6** (+ AppIndicator on GNOME) | all | P2 | ⬜ |
+| M10 | Desktop GUI | Desktop UI | **python3-pyside6** | all | P2 | ✅ |
+| M11 | Tray / menu-bar applet | Desktop UI | **python3-pyside6** (+ AppIndicator on GNOME) | all | P2 | ✅ |
 | M9 | Installer | (meta) | none | all | P1 | 🟨 |
 | M12 | Session sharing / remote assist | Sharing | none (Tier 3: tmate/sshx) | all | P3 | 🟨 |
-| M13 | Auto-update | (core) | none (stdlib; user-local file swap) | all | P3 | 🟨 |
+| M13 | Auto-update | (core) | none (stdlib; user-local file swap) | all | P3 | ✅ |
 | ~~M7~~ | ~~Stress / repro~~ | — | — | — | — | ❌ dropped (D7) |
 
 ## Notes per module
@@ -31,15 +31,20 @@ Status: ⬜ not started · 🟦 designing · 🟨 in progress · ✅ done
   *Implemented (manual trigger):* JSONL log with fsync-per-sample, size-based rotation
   (`log_max_bytes`/`log_backups`), GPU-lost/recovered event markers, atomic status file, and
   `rigdoctor record run|start|stop|status|report`. The foreground `run` is the systemd-ready
-  entrypoint; the service unit + always-on/game-launch triggers (D6/D12) land in Phase 4.
-  Also fully driven from the GUI's Recording/Logs page (M10) via shared `core.reccontrol`.
+  entrypoint. The **game-launch trigger** is implemented via the D12 wrapper (`rigdoctor wrap
+  %command%`, see M6/below); the `systemd --user` service unit + always-on trigger (D6) and the
+  zero-config watcher (D12) are still pending. Also fully driven from the GUI's Recording/Logs
+  page (M10) via shared `core.reccontrol`.
 - **M4 Health report** — turns scattered logs into a prioritized, plain-language findings
   list with **suggested** fixes (read-only, D9). Reuses M1 for a live snapshot. Also powers
   the **guided diagnostic session** (with M3): pick a game → focused capture → scan →
   findings (see SPEC §4). *Implemented:* journalctl scan (Xid/panic/OOM/MCE/AER/thermal/amdgpu),
   SMART, NVIDIA driver-mismatch, journald-persistence + live-temp checks; `rigdoctor report`
   (text/JSON) + GUI Health tab. GPU-firmware verification deferred.
-- **M2 Live monitor** — depends on M1; the terminal "HWMonitor for Linux" face. Stdlib-only.
+- **M2 Live monitor** — the terminal "HWMonitor for Linux" face. *Implemented (`tui.py`):*
+  `rigdoctor monitor` is a stdlib **curses** dashboard — current / session-min / session-max
+  per sensor, grouped by subsystem, with temperature & utilization color bands; `q` quits,
+  `r` resets the min/max. Falls back to a plain redraw on a non-TTY (`--plain` forces it).
 - **M5 / M6 Diagnostics** — inventory export + gaming-env checks; M6 flags risky settings and
   suggests the fix command but does not apply it (D9). *M6 implemented (Steam detection first —
   the D12 "pick a game" foundation):* discovers Steam installs + all library folders
@@ -56,19 +61,32 @@ Status: ⬜ not started · 🟦 designing · 🟨 in progress · ✅ done
   for the runtime-reversible tunables (governor / NVIDIA persistence / PCIe ASPM / swappiness /
   THP — dropdown + Apply via a single pkexec prompt, `core/fixes.py`) and **one-click install**
   of optional tools (GameMode / MangoHud / cpupower, now in the M9 catalog). GRUB/mitigations
-  stay suggestion-only. *Pending:* non-Steam launchers (Lutris/Heroic) and GPU power-profile
-  (PowerMizer) checks.
+  stay suggestion-only. *Guided diagnostic (D12 "pick a game", `core/diagnostic.py`):* a focused
+  capture tagged with a game → window-scoped report (capture summary + M4 findings), in the CLI
+  (`rigdoctor diagnose start/status/finish`) and GUI (per-game **Run Diagnostic** → recording
+  banner → results dialog). **Auto-capture** via the D12 wrapper (`rigdoctor wrap %command%`,
+  `core/wrap.py`; GUI "Auto-capture…" helper). **Hard crashes are detected** (capture left
+  without a clean stop) and flagged on next launch with a crash-boot kernel-log analysis
+  (`pending_crash`/`analyze_crash` + `health.check_previous_boot`). **Non-Steam launchers**
+  (Lutris SQLite + Heroic JSON, `core/launchers.py`) are detected and listed alongside Steam
+  games; env checks also cover **GPU PowerMizer** (X), **Wine** and **Steam-client** versions.
+  *Pending:* the zero-config watcher (D12 fallback) — landing with M9's trigger-mode work.
 - **M8 Alerting** — threshold/event notifications; integrates with the tray applet (M11).
-- **M10 Desktop GUI** — PySide6 graphical front-end over the core engine (dashboard, log
-  browser, report viewer, logger controls). Optional; adds the Qt dependency. *Bootstrapped
-  early (ahead of its Phase 4 slot) at the user's request:* dark-themed window with sidebar
-  nav, a live dashboard (circular gauges + collapsible per-subsystem cards, temperature-
-  colored values), and a **Recording/Logs page** with full M3 controls (start/stop/status +
-  post-crash report). Health/Inventory remain placeholders until M4/M5. GUI-first per D17.
-- **M11 Tray applet** — `QSystemTrayIcon` menu-bar applet. Dropdown shows live M1 readouts
-  (CPU temp, GPU temp, memory used/total, status dot) and is led by a **Run Diagnostic**
-  action (the guided diagnostic session), plus Open dashboard / Start-Stop recording /
-  Snapshot / Quit (D13). Optional; shares the Qt dependency with M10.
+- **M10 Desktop GUI** — PySide6 graphical front-end over the core engine. Optional; adds the
+  Qt dependency. Dark-themed window with a **grouped sidebar** (Monitor / Diagnose / System /
+  App) over: **Dashboard** (live history graphs + per-subsystem cards), **Games** (M6 detection
+  + Run Diagnostic), **Recordings** (recorder controls + view/report any captured log + analyze
+  a crash), **System Health** (M4 scan), **Tuning** (M6 gaming tunables + fixes), **Inventory**
+  (M5), **Settings** (components/deps + alerts + account + uninstall), and **Share** (M12). A
+  global recording badge shows on every page. GUI-first per D17.
+- **M11 Tray applet** — `QSystemTrayIcon` menu-bar applet. *Implemented (`gui/tray.py`, D13):*
+  the menu shows live M1 readouts (CPU temp, GPU temp, memory used/total) + a status line
+  (Normal / Hot / GPU not responding), led by a **Run Diagnostic** submenu (per detected game →
+  the guided session), plus Open dashboard / Start-Stop recording / Snapshot-copy / Quit. It
+  shares the dashboard's sample stream (no extra sampling) and drives the existing MainWindow
+  flows. With a tray present, closing the window **hides to the tray** (Quit exits); `rigdoctor-gui
+  --tray` starts hidden for autostart. Optional; shares the Qt dependency with M10. *Needs a tray
+  host* — on GNOME that means the AppIndicator extension; degrades to no-op if none is available.
 - **M9 Installer** — interactive wizard layered on the `.deb` (D8); apt-first dependency
   resolution; enables the logger service and trigger mode. *Implemented (first cut):* distro/
   package-manager/GPU detection (`core/sysenv`), an optional-component catalog (`core/catalog`),

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ Ubuntu + NVIDIA first; `.deb` distribution (see `DECISIONS.md`).
   last readings + a plausible cause.
 
 ## Phase 2 — Live monitor (terminal)
-- [ ] M2 TUI dashboard (current/min/max, grouped, throttle highlighting)
+- [x] M2 TUI dashboard (`rigdoctor monitor`, `tui.py`): curses, current/min/max grouped by
+      subsystem with temp/usage color bands; q quit / r reset; plain-redraw fallback on non-TTY
 - [ ] M8 basic alerting (overheat/throttle/GPU-lost notifications)
 
 ## Phase 3 — Diagnostics breadth
@@ -33,18 +34,32 @@ Ubuntu + NVIDIA first; `.deb` distribution (see `DECISIONS.md`).
       This is also the D12 "pick a game" foundation. *Env-check engine done* (`rigdoctor gameenv`
       + GUI Environment page): PCIe ASPM, NVIDIA persistence, CPU governor, GameMode, MangoHud,
       swappiness, shader cache, THP, mitigations, Proton versions — read-only with fix commands.
-      *Pending:* non-Steam launchers (Lutris/Heroic) + GPU power-profile (PowerMizer) checks.
+      Also: GPU PowerMizer (X), Wine + Steam-client versions, and non-Steam launchers
+      (Lutris/Heroic, `core/launchers.py`). *Pending:* the zero-config watcher (D12 fallback,
+      lands with M9's trigger-mode work).
 - [ ] SMART integration (smartmontools if present)
 
 ## Phase 4 — Desktop UI & installer
-- [ ] M10 desktop GUI (PySide6: dashboard, log browser, report viewer, logger controls)
-- [ ] M11 tray / menu-bar applet (QSystemTrayIcon: live M1 readouts + Run Diagnostic +
-      supporting actions — D13)
-- [ ] Guided diagnostic session (pick game → focused M3 capture → M4 scan → findings),
-      shared by tray/GUI/CLI
-- [ ] Logger trigger modes: always-on + game-launch (D12 — wrapper first:
-      `rigdoctor wrap %command%` + global Steam compat-tool; zero-config watcher
-      (Steam RunningAppID + /proc) and GameMode hook follow)
+- [x] M10 desktop GUI (PySide6: dashboard w/ history graphs, logs, health, games, environment,
+      inventory, setup, notifications, share)
+- [x] M11 tray / menu-bar applet (`gui/tray.py`: live CPU/GPU temp + memory readouts, status
+      line, Run Diagnostic submenu per game, Open dashboard / Start-Stop recording / Snapshot /
+      Quit — D13; close-to-tray, `--tray` autostart). Needs a tray host (AppIndicator on GNOME).
+- [~] Guided diagnostic session (pick game → focused M3 capture → M4 scan → findings),
+      shared by tray/GUI/CLI — *core + CLI + GUI done* (`core/diagnostic.py`, `rigdoctor
+      diagnose start/status/finish`, and a **Run Diagnostic** button per game on the GUI Games
+      page → recording banner → results dialog with the capture summary + findings). Tags a
+      focused capture with the chosen game (own diagnostic log, window-scoped report) and
+      combines the capture summary with the M4 findings. **Auto start/stop** via the D12
+      wrapper is wired in, and a **hard-crash is detected** (capture left without a clean stop)
+      → flagged on next launch with a deeper crash-boot log analysis. *Pending:* the tray (M11)
+      entry point and the zero-config watcher.
+- [~] Logger trigger modes: always-on + game-launch (D12) — *game-launch **wrapper** done:*
+      `rigdoctor wrap %command%` (per-game Steam launch option / Lutris/Heroic wrapper field)
+      auto-brackets a focused capture around the game; GUI "Auto-capture…" helper shows the
+      launch-option string. *Pending:* global Steam compat-tool registration, the zero-config
+      watcher (Steam RunningAppID + /proc), GameMode hook, and the always-on `systemd --user`
+      service.
 - [~] M9 interactive installer — *done:* distro/GPU detection + optional-dependency install
       (`rigdoctor install`, GUI Setup tab); **user-local `install.sh` + self-extracting `.run`**
       (no-root venv install, handles python3-venv prereq, CI-built). *Pending:* module-selection

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rigdoctor"
-version = "0.10.2"
+version = "0.22.0"
 description = "Modular hardware monitoring & crash diagnostics for Linux gamers."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

src/rigdoctor/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """RigDoctor — modular hardware monitoring & crash diagnostics for Linux gamers."""
 
-__version__ = "0.10.2"
+__version__ = "0.22.0"

src/rigdoctor/cli.py

@@ -44,17 +44,10 @@ def cmd_snapshot(args) -> int:
 
 
 def cmd_monitor(args) -> int:
+    from .tui import run
+
     interval = args.interval or load_config()["interval"]
-    try:
-        for sample in _sampler().stream(interval=interval):
-            # Basic full-screen redraw; the rich TUI (M2) comes later.
-            print("\033[2J\033[H", end="")
-            print(f"RigDoctor — live  (every {interval:g}s, Ctrl-C to quit)\n")
-            print(render_snapshot(sample))
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        print()
-    return 0
+    return run(interval, plain=getattr(args, "plain", False))
 
 
 def cmd_gui(args) -> int:
@@ -86,6 +79,7 @@ def cmd_record_run(args) -> int:
         max_bytes=cfg["log_max_bytes"],
         backups=cfg["log_backups"],
         status_path=config.STATUS_FILE,
+        game=getattr(args, "game", None),
     )
 
     def _handle(_sig, _frame):
@@ -345,6 +339,83 @@ def cmd_report(args) -> int:
     return 0
 
 
+def _resolve_game(args) -> str | None:
+    """Game name from --game, or looked up from --appid via the Steam scan."""
+    if getattr(args, "game", None):
+        return args.game
+    if getattr(args, "appid", None):
+        from .core import steam
+
+        for g in steam.scan_games(steam.selected_library_paths()):
+            if g.appid == str(args.appid):
+                return g.name
+        return None
+    return None
+
+
+def cmd_diagnose(args) -> int:
+    from .core import diagnostic, reccontrol, steam
+
+    sub = args.diagnose_cmd or "status"
+
+    if sub == "start":
+        if reccontrol.running_pid():
+            print("A capture is already running — finish it with: rigdoctor diagnose finish")
+            return 1
+        game = _resolve_game(args)
+        if game is None and (args.game or args.appid):
+            print("Couldn't match that game in your selected Steam libraries.")
+            return 1
+        if game is None:
+            games = steam.cached_games() or steam.scan_games(steam.selected_library_paths())
+            if games:
+                print("Pick a game to focus on, then re-run with --game:")
+                for g in games:
+                    print(f"  --game {g.name!r}")
+            else:
+                print("No games detected. Select a library: rigdoctor games libraries --all")
+            return 1
+        pid = diagnostic.start(game=game, interval=args.interval)
+        time.sleep(1.0)
+        if pid and reccontrol.pid_alive(pid):
+            print(f"Diagnostic capture started for {game!r} (pid {pid}).")
+            print("  Play your game. When you're done (or after a crash + reboot):")
+            print("    rigdoctor diagnose finish")
+            return 0
+        print(f"Capture failed to start; see {config.SPAWN_LOG}")
+        return 1
+
+    if sub == "status":
+        status = diagnostic.active()
+        if not status:
+            print("No diagnostic capture is running.")
+            return 0
+        game = status.get("game") or "—"
+        print(f"Capturing for {game!r}: {status.get('samples', 0)} samples"
+              + (" · GPU-lost seen" if status.get("gpu_lost") else ""))
+        return 0
+
+    # finish
+    if not reccontrol.running_pid() and not config.DIAG_LOG.exists():
+        print("No diagnostic to analyze. Start one with: rigdoctor diagnose start --game <name>")
+        return 1
+    print("Stopping capture and analyzing…\n")
+    result = diagnostic.finish(last_n=args.last)
+    from .render import render_health, render_summary
+
+    if result.game:
+        print(f"Diagnostic — {result.game}\n")
+    print(render_summary(result.summary, log_path=config.DIAG_LOG))
+    print("\n" + render_health(result.findings, title="Findings"))
+    return 0
+
+
+def cmd_wrap(args) -> int:
+    from .core import wrap
+
+    return wrap.run(args.command)
+
+
 def cmd_gameenv(args) -> int:
     from dataclasses import asdict
 
@@ -360,34 +431,41 @@ def cmd_gameenv(args) -> int:
 
 
 def cmd_games(args) -> int:
-    from .core import steam
+    from dataclasses import asdict
+
+    from .core import launchers, steam
 
     selected = steam.selected_library_paths()
-    if not selected:
-        print("No Steam libraries selected to scan.")
-        print("  See them with:   rigdoctor games libraries")
-        print("  Then enable one: rigdoctor games libraries --enable <path>  (or --all)")
-        return 1
-    result = steam.rescan()
-    if args.json:
-        from dataclasses import asdict
+    result = steam.rescan() if selected else None
+    steam_games = result.games if result else []
+    extra = launchers.scan()  # non-Steam (Lutris/Heroic)
+    all_games = list(steam_games) + list(extra)
 
+    if args.json:
         print(json.dumps({
-            "scanned_at": result.scanned_at,
-            "new_appids": result.new_appids,
-            "games": [asdict(g) for g in result.games],
+            "scanned_at": result.scanned_at if result else None,
+            "new_appids": result.new_appids if result else [],
+            "games": [asdict(g) for g in all_games],
         }, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
         return 0
-    if not result.games:
-        print("No games found in the selected Steam libraries.")
+
+    if not all_games:
+        if not selected:
+            print("No Steam libraries selected and no non-Steam games found.")
+            print("  Pick a Steam library: rigdoctor games libraries --enable <path>  (or --all)")
+            return 1
+        print("No games found.")
         return 0
-    new = set(result.new_appids)
-    print(f"{len(result.games)} game(s) across {len(selected)} librar(y/ies):\n")
-    for g in result.games:
-        flag = " NEW" if g.appid in new else ""
-        print(f"  {g.name:<48} {steam.human_size(g.size_bytes):>9}{flag}")
-    if new:
-        print(f"\n{len(new)} newly-installed since the last scan.")
+
+    new = set(result.new_appids) if result else set()
+    print(f"{len(all_games)} game(s):\n")
+    for g in all_games:
+        tag = " NEW" if g.appid in new else ""
+        src = "" if g.launcher == "steam" else f"  [{g.launcher}]"
+        size = steam.human_size(g.size_bytes) if g.size_bytes else ""
+        print(f"  {g.name:<46}{src:<10} {size:>9}{tag}")
+    if not selected:
+        print("\n(no Steam libraries selected — `rigdoctor games libraries --all` to add them)")
     return 0
 
 
@@ -438,8 +516,9 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     sp.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="output JSON instead of text")
     sp.set_defaults(func=cmd_snapshot)
 
-    mp = sub.add_parser("monitor", help="live-refreshing sensor view")
+    mp = sub.add_parser("monitor", help="live monitor TUI (current/min/max, M2)")
     mp.add_argument("-n", "--interval", type=float, default=None, help="refresh interval (s)")
+    mp.add_argument("--plain", action="store_true", help="plain redraw instead of the curses UI")
     mp.set_defaults(func=cmd_monitor)
 
     sub.add_parser("gui", help="launch the desktop GUI (needs PySide6)").set_defaults(func=cmd_gui)
@@ -470,6 +549,7 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     run_p = rec_sub.add_parser("run", help="run the capture loop in the foreground (systemd-friendly)")
     run_p.add_argument("-n", "--interval", type=float, default=None, help="sampling interval (s)")
     run_p.add_argument("-o", "--out", default=None, help="log file path")
+    run_p.add_argument("--game", default=None, help="tag the capture with a game name (M6/diagnose)")
     run_p.set_defaults(func=cmd_record_run)
 
     start_p = rec_sub.add_parser("start", help="start recording in the background")
@@ -519,6 +599,25 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     env_p = sub.add_parser("gameenv", help="gaming environment checks (M6): flag stability/perf settings")
     env_p.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="output JSON instead of text")
     env_p.set_defaults(func=cmd_gameenv)
+
+    diag_p = sub.add_parser("diagnose", help="guided diagnostic: capture while gaming, then analyze")
+    diag_sub = diag_p.add_subparsers(dest="diagnose_cmd")
+    diag_start = diag_sub.add_parser("start", help="start a focused capture for a game")
+    diag_start.add_argument("--game", default=None, help="game name to focus on")
+    diag_start.add_argument("--appid", default=None, help="Steam appid to focus on (resolved to a name)")
+    diag_start.add_argument("-n", "--interval", type=float, default=None, help="sampling interval (s)")
+    diag_start.set_defaults(func=cmd_diagnose)
+    diag_sub.add_parser("status", help="show the in-progress diagnostic").set_defaults(func=cmd_diagnose)
+    diag_finish = diag_sub.add_parser("finish", help="stop the capture and analyze it")
+    diag_finish.add_argument("--last", type=int, default=10, help="recent samples to show")
+    diag_finish.set_defaults(func=cmd_diagnose)
+    diag_p.set_defaults(func=cmd_diagnose, diagnose_cmd=None, last=10)
+
+    wrap_p = sub.add_parser(
+        "wrap", help="run a game with automatic crash-capture (Steam launch option, D12)")
+    wrap_p.add_argument("command", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
+                        help="the game command — use `rigdoctor wrap %%command%%` in Steam")
+    wrap_p.set_defaults(func=cmd_wrap)
     return p
 
 

src/rigdoctor/config.py

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ CONFIG_FILE = CONFIG_DIR / "config.toml"
 
 # Crash-capture logger (M3)
 LOG_FILE = LOG_DIR / "capture.jsonl"
+# Guided diagnostic (M6/D12): a focused capture writes here, separate from the always-on
+# crash log, so its report covers only that session's window.
+DIAG_LOG = LOG_DIR / "diagnostic.jsonl"
+# A crashed (unterminated, unacknowledged) diagnostic is preserved here when a new capture
+# starts, so auto-capture (the Steam wrapper) relaunching the game doesn't wipe it first.
+DIAG_CRASH = LOG_DIR / "diagnostic-crash.jsonl"
 STATUS_FILE = STATE_DIR / "recorder.json"
 PID_FILE = STATE_DIR / "recorder.pid"
 SPAWN_LOG = STATE_DIR / "recorder.out"

src/rigdoctor/core/diagnostic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+"""Guided diagnostic session (SPEC §4 / ARCHITECTURE §7.1): orchestrate M3 + M4.
+
+The seed use case, one flow: **pick a game** → **focused crash-capture** scoped to that
+session (M3, tagged with the game) → on **finish**, **scan & analyze** (M4 health report)
+over the captured window + system logs → return a prioritized result. This is not a new
+module — it's a single shared callable so the CLI, GUI, and tray run the identical flow.
+
+The capture is **manually bracketed** (start/finish) for now; auto start/stop on game launch
+(the D12 wrapper/watcher) plugs in here later without changing the result shape.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from .. import config
+from . import reccontrol
+from .crashlog import Summary, summarize
+from .health import CRITICAL, OK, WARNING, Finding
+
+_SEV_ORDER = {CRITICAL: 0, WARNING: 1, "info": 2, OK: 3}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DiagnosticResult:
+    game: str | None
+    summary: Summary           # capture window: peak temps/power, events, last samples (M3)
+    findings: list[Finding]    # health findings: Xid/SMART/driver/etc. (M4)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CrashInfo:
+    game: str | None
+    samples: int
+    when: float | None         # ts of the last captured sample (≈ when the freeze hit)
+    gpu_lost: bool
+
+
+def _clear_diag_log() -> None:
+    """Each diagnostic is a fresh focused capture — drop any previous session + segments."""
+    base = config.DIAG_LOG
+    for p in [base, *base.parent.glob(base.name + ".*")]:
+        try:
+            p.unlink()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+
+def start(game: str | None = None, interval: float | None = None) -> int | None:
+    """Begin a focused capture, tagged with the game, into the dedicated diagnostic log.
+    Returns the pid, or None if a capture is already running."""
+    if reccontrol.running_pid():
+        return None
+    if _crash_from_log(config.DIAG_LOG):  # preserve an unanalyzed crash before overwriting it
+        try:
+            config.DIAG_LOG.replace(config.DIAG_CRASH)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+    _clear_diag_log()
+    return reccontrol.start_background(interval=interval, out=str(config.DIAG_LOG), game=game)
+
+
+def is_running() -> bool:
+    return reccontrol.running_pid() is not None
+
+
+def active() -> dict | None:
+    """Status of the in-progress session (running flag, game, samples), or None if idle."""
+    if not is_running():
+        return None
+    return reccontrol.read_status()
+
+
+def _await_stopped(timeout: float = 6.0) -> None:
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+    while reccontrol.running_pid() and time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+def _game_from_summary(summary: Summary) -> str | None:
+    """Recover the focused game from the log's 'game' event (survives a crash + reboot)."""
+    for _ts, kind, detail in reversed(summary.events):
+        if kind == "game" and detail:
+            return detail
+    return None
+
+
+def finish(last_n: int = 10, log_path=None) -> DiagnosticResult:
+    """Stop the capture (if running), summarize the window, and run the health report."""
+    from .health import run_health_checks
+
+    reccontrol.stop_background()
+    _await_stopped()
+    path = log_path or config.DIAG_LOG
+    summary = summarize(path, last_n=last_n)
+    game = _game_from_summary(summary) or (reccontrol.read_status() or {}).get("game")
+    findings = run_health_checks()
+    return DiagnosticResult(game=game, summary=summary, findings=findings)
+
+
+# --- hard-crash detection & post-crash analysis -----------------------------------
+
+def _crash_from_log(path) -> CrashInfo | None:
+    """CrashInfo if `path` holds an abnormally-ended session (start, no stop, not acked)."""
+    if not path.exists():
+        return None
+    summary = summarize(path)
+    kinds = {kind for _ts, kind, _detail in summary.events}
+    if "session-start" not in kinds:
+        return None
+    if "session-stop" in kinds or "diagnostic-acknowledged" in kinds:
+        return None
+    return CrashInfo(
+        game=_game_from_summary(summary),
+        samples=summary.samples,
+        when=summary.end,
+        gpu_lost="gpu-lost" in kinds,
+    )
+
+
+def _crash_path():
+    """Where the pending crash lives: the preserved archive if present, else the live log."""
+    return config.DIAG_CRASH if config.DIAG_CRASH.exists() else config.DIAG_LOG
+
+
+def pending_crash() -> CrashInfo | None:
+    """Detect a diagnostic that ended abnormally (no clean stop, no live recorder).
+
+    A focused capture writes `session-start` (+ `game`) and, on a clean stop, `session-stop`.
+    After a hard freeze that block never runs, so the log has a start with no stop and no
+    live recorder — that's our hard-crash signal. A crash preserved across an auto-relaunch
+    (`DIAG_CRASH`) is checked first. Returns None if a capture is running, none is recorded,
+    it stopped cleanly, or the user already acknowledged it.
+    """
+    info = _crash_from_log(config.DIAG_CRASH)  # preserved across a relaunch (wrapper)
+    if info is not None:
+        return info
+    if is_running():
+        return None
+    return _crash_from_log(config.DIAG_LOG)
+
+
+def acknowledge_crash() -> None:
+    """Mark the recorded crash as seen so it stops prompting."""
+    try:
+        config.DIAG_CRASH.unlink()  # drop the preserved archive, if any
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    try:
+        config.DIAG_LOG.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(config.DIAG_LOG, "a", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            fh.write(json.dumps({"ts": time.time(), "event": "diagnostic-acknowledged", "detail": ""}) + "\n")
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+
+def _crash_headline(summary: Summary) -> Finding:
+    gpu_lost = any(kind == "gpu-lost" for _ts, kind, _detail in summary.events)
+    when = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime(summary.end)) if summary.end else "?"
+    detail = (
+        f"The capture stopped abruptly at {when} after {summary.samples} samples, with no clean "
+        "shutdown recorded — consistent with a hard freeze or power loss."
+    )
+    if gpu_lost:
+        detail += " A GPU-lost event was captured during the session."
+    return Finding(
+        CRITICAL if gpu_lost else WARNING,
+        "Diagnostic",
+        "Session ended without a clean stop (likely a hard crash)",
+        detail,
+        "Review the last readings (Capture, above) and the crash-boot findings below.",
+    )
+
+
+def analyze_crash(last_n: int = 15) -> DiagnosticResult:
+    """Analyze a recorded hard crash: the captured window + the previous boot's kernel log
+    + the rest of the health report (SMART/driver/persistence/temps)."""
+    from .health import check_previous_boot, run_health_checks
+
+    summary = summarize(_crash_path(), last_n=last_n)
+    findings: list[Finding] = [_crash_headline(summary)]
+    findings += check_previous_boot()                       # the crashed boot's kernel log
+    findings += run_health_checks(include_journal=False)    # SMART/driver/persistence/temps
+    findings.sort(key=lambda f: _SEV_ORDER.get(f.severity, 9))
+    return DiagnosticResult(game=_game_from_summary(summary), summary=summary, findings=findings)

src/rigdoctor/core/gameenv.py

@@ -71,6 +71,32 @@ def check_pcie_aspm() -> list[Finding]:
 
 # --- NVIDIA persistence mode (seed-case relevant) -------------------------------------
 
+def check_gpu_powermizer() -> list[Finding]:
+    """NVIDIA PowerMizer preferred-performance mode (X only, via nvidia-settings)."""
+    if shutil.which("nvidia-settings") is None or not os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+        return []
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            ["nvidia-settings", "-q", "[gpu:0]/GPUPowerMizerMode", "-t"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
+        )
+    except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+        return []
+    raw = proc.stdout.strip().splitlines()[0].strip() if proc.stdout.strip() else ""
+    if not raw.isdigit():  # no X target / Wayland / query failed — skip quietly
+        return []
+    names = {0: "Adaptive", 1: "Prefer Maximum Performance", 2: "Auto"}
+    name = names.get(int(raw), f"mode {raw}")
+    if int(raw) == 1:
+        return [Finding(OK, "GPU", f"GPU PowerMizer: {name}", "The GPU prefers maximum performance.")]
+    return [Finding(
+        INFO, "GPU", f"GPU PowerMizer: {name}",
+        "Adaptive/Auto can downclock the GPU between load spikes, hurting frame consistency.",
+        "Prefer max performance (X only, resets on reboot): "
+        "`nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUPowerMizerMode=1'`.",
+    )]
+
+
 def check_gpu_persistence() -> list[Finding]:
     if shutil.which("nvidia-smi") is None:
         return []
@@ -235,6 +261,34 @@ def check_mitigations() -> list[Finding]:
 
 # --- Proton versions (informational) --------------------------------------------------
 
+def check_wine() -> list[Finding]:
+    """System Wine version (used by Lutris / non-Proton games)."""
+    if shutil.which("wine") is None:
+        return []
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(["wine", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
+    except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+        return []
+    ver = proc.stdout.strip().split()[0] if proc.stdout.strip() else ""
+    if not ver:
+        return []
+    return [Finding(
+        INFO, "Tools", f"Wine: {ver}",
+        "System Wine — used by Lutris and non-Proton titles.",
+        "Steam games generally run best on Proton; keep Wine current for native/Lutris use.",
+    )]
+
+
+def check_steam_client() -> list[Finding]:
+    """Installed Steam client package version."""
+    from . import steam
+
+    ver = steam.client_version()
+    if not ver:
+        return []
+    return [Finding(INFO, "Tools", f"Steam client: {ver}", "The installed Steam package version.")]
+
+
 def check_proton() -> list[Finding]:
     from . import steam
 
@@ -259,6 +313,7 @@ def run_gameenv_checks() -> list[Finding]:
     findings: list[Finding] = []
     findings += check_pcie_aspm()
     findings += check_gpu_persistence()
+    findings += check_gpu_powermizer()
     findings += check_cpu_governor()
     findings += check_gamemode()
     findings += check_mangohud()
@@ -267,5 +322,7 @@ def run_gameenv_checks() -> list[Finding]:
     findings += check_thp()
     findings += check_mitigations()
     findings += check_proton()
+    findings += check_wine()
+    findings += check_steam_client()
     findings.sort(key=lambda f: _ORDER.get(f.severity, 9))
     return findings

src/rigdoctor/core/health.py

@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ def check_journal() -> list[Finding]:
     return findings
 
 
+def check_previous_boot() -> list[Finding]:
+    """Scan the previous boot's kernel log — the boot that crashed — for fault signatures.
+
+    Needs persistent journald (else the crashed boot's logs were lost on reboot, which the
+    persistence check flags separately). Findings are framed as coming from that boot.
+    """
+    out = _journalctl(["-k", "-b", "-1", "--no-pager", "-o", "cat"])
+    if not out or not out.strip():
+        return []
+    tagged = []
+    for f in scan_journal_text(out):
+        detail = ("Logged during the previous (crashed) boot. " + (f.detail or "")).strip()
+        tagged.append(Finding(f.severity, f.category, f.title, detail, f.suggestion))
+    return tagged
+
+
 def check_journal_persistence() -> list[Finding]:
     if Path("/var/log/journal").is_dir():
         return []
@@ -235,17 +251,21 @@ def check_live_temps() -> list[Finding]:
     )]
 
 
-def run_health_checks() -> list[Finding]:
+def run_health_checks(include_journal: bool = True) -> list[Finding]:
     """Run all checks and return findings sorted by severity (worst first).
 
     SMART needs root; if the session collected it via launch elevation, use that
     instead of re-running smartctl (which would just report "needs root").
+
+    `include_journal=False` skips the 7-day kernel-journal scan — used by the crash
+    analysis, which scans the previous (crashed) boot specifically instead.
     """
     from . import elevation
 
     findings: list[Finding] = []
     findings += check_nvidia_driver()
-    findings += check_journal()
+    if include_journal:
+        findings += check_journal()
     findings += check_journal_persistence()
     priv = elevation.privileged()
     if priv is not None and priv.get("smart") is not None:

src/rigdoctor/core/launchers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""Non-Steam game detection (M6): Lutris + Heroic installed games.
+
+Reads each launcher's own install records (Lutris' SQLite library, Heroic's JSON stores),
+returning the same `steam.Game` shape tagged with the launcher. Stdlib only; every reader
+degrades to [] if the launcher isn't installed or its files can't be parsed.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import sqlite3
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .steam import Game
+
+LUTRIS_DB = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.local/share/lutris/pga.db"))
+HEROIC_DIR = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.config/heroic"))
+
+
+def _lutris_games() -> list[Game]:
+    db = LUTRIS_DB
+    if not db.exists():
+        return []
+    games: list[Game] = []
+    try:
+        con = sqlite3.connect(f"file:{db}?mode=ro", uri=True)  # read-only
+        try:
+            rows = con.execute(
+                "SELECT name, slug FROM games WHERE installed = 1 AND name IS NOT NULL"
+            ).fetchall()
+        finally:
+            con.close()
+    except (sqlite3.Error, OSError):
+        return []
+    for name, slug in rows:
+        if name:
+            games.append(Game(appid=slug or "", name=str(name), library="", installdir="",
+                              launcher="lutris"))
+    return games
+
+
+def _read_json(path: Path):
+    try:
+        return json.loads(path.read_text())
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _heroic_games() -> list[Game]:
+    base = HEROIC_DIR
+    if not base.is_dir():
+        return []
+    games: list[Game] = []
+
+    # Epic / Legendary: {app_name: {"title": ..., ...}}
+    epic = _read_json(base / "legendaryConfig" / "legendary" / "installed.json")
+    if isinstance(epic, dict):
+        for app_name, info in epic.items():
+            if isinstance(info, dict):
+                games.append(Game(appid=str(app_name), name=info.get("title") or str(app_name),
+                                  library="", installdir="", launcher="heroic"))
+
+    # GOG: {"installed": [{"appName", "install_path", "title"?}]}
+    gog = _read_json(base / "gog_store" / "installed.json")
+    entries = gog.get("installed") if isinstance(gog, dict) else None
+    if isinstance(entries, list):
+        for e in entries:
+            if not isinstance(e, dict):
+                continue
+            install_path = e.get("install_path") or ""
+            title = e.get("title") or os.path.basename(install_path.rstrip("/")) or str(e.get("appName", ""))
+            if title:
+                games.append(Game(appid=str(e.get("appName", "")), name=title, library="",
+                                  installdir="", launcher="heroic"))
+    return games
+
+
+def scan() -> list[Game]:
+    """Installed non-Steam games (Lutris + Heroic), de-duplicated, sorted by name."""
+    seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
+    out: list[Game] = []
+    for game in _lutris_games() + _heroic_games():
+        key = (game.launcher, game.name)
+        if key in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(key)
+        out.append(game)
+    return sorted(out, key=lambda g: g.name.lower())

src/rigdoctor/core/reccontrol.py

@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def read_status() -> dict | None:
         return None
 
 
-def start_background(interval: float | None = None, out: str | None = None) -> int | None:
+def start_background(
+    interval: float | None = None, out: str | None = None, game: str | None = None
+) -> int | None:
     """Spawn a detached `record run`. Returns the child pid, or None if already running."""
     if running_pid():
         return None
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ def start_background(interval: float | None = None, out: str | None = None) -> i
         cmd += ["--interval", str(interval)]
     if out:
         cmd += ["--out", out]
+    if game:
+        cmd += ["--game", game]
     out_fh = open(config.SPAWN_LOG, "a")
     proc = subprocess.Popen(
         cmd,

src/rigdoctor/core/recorder.py

@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ class Recorder:
         backups: int = 10,
         status_path=None,
         sampler: Sampler | None = None,
+        game: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.interval = interval
         self.sampler = sampler or Sampler(available_sources())
         self.writer = CrashLogWriter(log_path, max_bytes, backups)
         self.log_path = Path(log_path)
         self.status_path = Path(status_path) if status_path else None
+        self.game = game or None
         self.samples = 0
         self._stop = threading.Event()
         self._gpu_lost = False
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ class Recorder:
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         self.writer.write_event("session-start", f"interval={self.interval:g}s")
+        if self.game:
+            self.writer.write_event("game", self.game)  # tag the focused-diagnostic target
         self._write_status(running=True)
         try:
             while not self._stop.is_set():
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ class Recorder:
             "samples": self.samples,
             "updated": time.time(),
             "gpu_lost": self._gpu_lost,
+            "game": self.game,
         }
         if sample is not None:
             data["latest"] = headline(sample)

src/rigdoctor/core/steam.py

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
 import time
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -56,10 +58,11 @@ class SteamLibrary:
 class Game:
     appid: str
     name: str
-    library: str       # library path the game lives in
+    library: str       # library path the game lives in (Steam)
     installdir: str    # folder name under <library>/steamapps/common
     size_bytes: int = 0
     last_updated: int = 0  # epoch seconds (acf LastUpdated), 0 if unknown
+    launcher: str = "steam"  # "steam" | "lutris" | "heroic"
 
 
 # --- VDF (Valve Data Format) parsing --------------------------------------------------
@@ -311,7 +314,8 @@ def cached_games() -> list[Game]:
     cache = load_cache()
     if not cache:
         return []
-    return [Game(**{k: g.get(k) for k in Game.__dataclass_fields__}) for g in cache.get("games", [])]
+    # Only pass keys present in the record so dataclass defaults fill any new fields.
+    return [Game(**{k: g[k] for k in Game.__dataclass_fields__ if k in g}) for g in cache.get("games", [])]
 
 
 def rescan(cfg: dict | None = None) -> ScanResult:
@@ -351,6 +355,39 @@ def acknowledge_new() -> None:
 
 # --- formatting -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+def client_version() -> str | None:
+    """The installed Steam package version (apt), or None — best-effort, offline."""
+    if shutil.which("dpkg-query") is None:
+        return None
+    for pkg in ("steam-installer", "steam-launcher", "steam"):
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.run(["dpkg-query", "-W", "-f=${Version}", pkg],
+                                  capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+            continue
+        if proc.returncode == 0 and proc.stdout.strip():
+            return proc.stdout.strip()
+    return None
+
+
+def launch_game(appid: str) -> bool:
+    """Best-effort: ask Steam to launch a game by appid (steam:// URL). Non-blocking."""
+    if not appid:
+        return False
+    url = f"steam://rungameid/{appid}"
+    for cmd in (["steam", url], ["xdg-open", url]):
+        if shutil.which(cmd[0]):
+            try:
+                subprocess.Popen(
+                    cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, start_new_session=True,
+                )
+                return True
+            except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+                continue
+    return False
+
+
 def human_size(num_bytes: int) -> str:
     if num_bytes <= 0:
         return "—"

src/rigdoctor/core/wrap.py

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""Steam-launch wrapper (D12): auto-bracket a focused diagnostic around a game.
+
+Set as a per-game Steam launch option — `rigdoctor wrap %command%` — or in Lutris/Heroic's
+wrapper field. Steam expands `%command%` to the real game command; we start a focused capture
+(tagged with the game), run the game, and stop the capture cleanly when it exits. A hard
+freeze means the game (and this wrapper) never returns, so the capture is left without a clean
+stop — which RigDoctor then flags as a crash on next launch.
+
+Deterministic and daemonless (D12 "build first"): no polling, and it knows the title.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def game_name_from_env() -> str | None:
+    """The launching game's name, resolved from Steam's SteamAppId env var via the scan."""
+    appid = os.environ.get("SteamAppId") or os.environ.get("SteamGameId")
+    if not appid:
+        return None
+    from . import steam
+
+    games = steam.cached_games() or steam.scan_games(steam.selected_library_paths())
+    for game in games:
+        if game.appid == str(appid):
+            return game.name
+    return f"Steam app {appid}"
+
+
+def launch_option() -> str:
+    """The exact string to paste into Steam's Launch Options (absolute path → PATH-proof)."""
+    exe = Path(sys.executable).with_name("rigdoctor")
+    prog = str(exe) if exe.exists() else "rigdoctor"
+    quoted = f'"{prog}"' if " " in prog else prog
+    return f"{quoted} wrap %command%"
+
+
+def run(command: list[str]) -> int:
+    """Start a focused capture (unless one's already running), run the game, then stop it.
+    Returns the game's exit code so Steam sees the right status."""
+    from . import diagnostic, reccontrol
+
+    if not command:
+        print("usage: rigdoctor wrap %command%  (set as a Steam launch option)", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    game = game_name_from_env() or os.path.basename(command[0])
+    started = False
+    if not reccontrol.running_pid():  # don't disturb an existing capture
+        started = diagnostic.start(game=game) is not None
+
+    proc: subprocess.Popen | None = None
+
+    def _forward(signum, _frame):  # pass Steam's stop signal to the game
+        if proc is not None and proc.poll() is None:
+            try:
+                proc.send_signal(signum)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+    previous = {sig: signal.signal(sig, _forward) for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT)}
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(command)
+        rc = proc.wait()
+    except (OSError, ValueError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as exc:
+        print(f"rigdoctor wrap: couldn't launch the game: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        rc = 1
+    finally:
+        for sig, handler in previous.items():
+            signal.signal(sig, handler)
+        if started:
+            reccontrol.stop_background()  # clean stop → no false crash flag
+    return rc

src/rigdoctor/gui/app.py

@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
 
     interval = float(load_config().get("interval", 1.0))
     window = MainWindow(interval=interval)
-    window.show()
+    # `--tray` starts hidden to the system tray (for autostart); if no tray is available,
+    # fall back to showing the window so the app is never invisible-and-unreachable.
+    args = argv if argv is not None else sys.argv
+    if "--tray" in args and window.tray_available():
+        window.start_minimized_note()
+    else:
+        window.show()
     return app.exec()
 
 

src/rigdoctor/gui/dashboard.py

@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 
 from ..core.sample import Sample
 from ..render import metric_label
-from .widgets import Card, MetricBar, MetricRow, StatGauge
+from .widgets import Card, HistoryGraph, MetricBar, MetricRow
 
 _GROUP_ORDER = ["gpu", "cpu", "memory", "storage"]
 _GROUP_TITLES = {"gpu": "GPU", "cpu": "CPU", "memory": "Memory", "storage": "Storage"}
 _BAR_METRICS = {"util", "mem_util", "fan", "used_pct"}
 
 
-def _gauge_card(gauge: StatGauge) -> QFrame:
+def _tile_card(widget: QWidget) -> QFrame:
     card = QFrame()
     card.setObjectName("Card")
     layout = QVBoxLayout(card)
-    layout.setContentsMargins(6, 14, 6, 8)
-    layout.addWidget(gauge)
+    layout.setContentsMargins(6, 10, 6, 8)
+    layout.addWidget(widget)
     return card
 
 
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ class Dashboard(QWidget):
         header.addWidget(self._updated)
         root.addLayout(header)
 
-        # Headline gauges
-        self._g_gpu_temp = StatGauge("GPU Temp", "°C", 100, "temp")
-        self._g_gpu_load = StatGauge("GPU Load", "%", 100, "accent")
-        self._g_cpu_temp = StatGauge("CPU Temp", "°C", 100, "temp")
-        self._g_mem = StatGauge("Memory", "%", 100, "usage")
-        gauges = QHBoxLayout()
-        gauges.setSpacing(14)
+        # Headline trend graphs (history over the session, not just the live value)
+        self._g_gpu_temp = HistoryGraph("GPU Temp", "°C", 30, 100, "temp")
+        self._g_gpu_load = HistoryGraph("GPU Load", "%", 0, 100, "accent")
+        self._g_cpu_temp = HistoryGraph("CPU Temp", "°C", 30, 100, "temp")
+        self._g_mem = HistoryGraph("Memory", "%", 0, 100, "usage")
+        graphs = QHBoxLayout()
+        graphs.setSpacing(14)
         for g in (self._g_gpu_temp, self._g_gpu_load, self._g_cpu_temp, self._g_mem):
-            gauges.addWidget(_gauge_card(g))
-        root.addLayout(gauges)
+            graphs.addWidget(_tile_card(g))
+        root.addLayout(graphs)
 
         # Per-subsystem cards (scrollable, 2-column grid)
         scroll = QScrollArea()
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ class Dashboard(QWidget):
         root.addWidget(scroll, 1)
 
     def update_sample(self, sample: Sample) -> None:
-        self._g_gpu_temp.set_value(self._val(sample, "gpu", "temp", ""))
-        self._g_gpu_load.set_value(self._val(sample, "gpu", "util"))
-        self._g_cpu_temp.set_value(self._cpu_temp(sample))
-        self._g_mem.set_value(self._val(sample, "memory", "used_pct"))
+        self._g_gpu_temp.add_value(self._val(sample, "gpu", "temp", ""))
+        self._g_gpu_load.add_value(self._val(sample, "gpu", "util"))
+        self._g_cpu_temp.add_value(self._cpu_temp(sample))
+        self._g_mem.add_value(self._val(sample, "memory", "used_pct"))
 
         keys = [r.key for r in sample.readings]
         if keys != self._built_keys:  # sources appeared/disappeared

src/rigdoctor/gui/diagnostic_dialog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Results view for a guided diagnostic session (M6/D12): capture summary + findings."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtGui import QFont
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QDialog,
+    QFrame,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QPushButton,
+    QScrollArea,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from ..render import render_summary
+from .widgets import finding_card
+
+
+class DiagnosticDialog(QDialog):
+    def __init__(self, result, parent=None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setWindowTitle(f"Diagnostic — {result.game}" if result.game else "Diagnostic")
+        self.resize(660, 680)
+
+        root = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 16)
+        root.setSpacing(14)
+
+        title = QLabel(f"Diagnostic — {result.game}" if result.game else "Diagnostic")
+        title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
+        root.addWidget(title)
+
+        scroll = QScrollArea()
+        scroll.setWidgetResizable(True)
+        scroll.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+        scroll.setStyleSheet("background: transparent;")
+        body = QWidget()
+        col = QVBoxLayout(body)
+        col.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        col.setSpacing(10)
+        col.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
+
+        # Capture window summary (peaks / events / last samples) — monospace for the columns.
+        cap_head = QLabel("Capture")
+        cap_head.setStyleSheet("font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
+        col.addWidget(cap_head)
+        summary = QLabel(render_summary(result.summary))
+        summary.setObjectName("Report")
+        summary.setFont(QFont("monospace"))
+        summary.setTextInteractionFlags(Qt.TextInteractionFlag.TextSelectableByMouse)
+        summary.setWordWrap(False)
+        summary.setStyleSheet(
+            "background: #0d0f13; color: #cfd3da; border: 1px solid #2a2f39; "
+            "border-radius: 8px; padding: 10px;"
+        )
+        col.addWidget(summary)
+
+        find_head = QLabel(f"Findings ({len(result.findings)})")
+        find_head.setStyleSheet("font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
+        col.addWidget(find_head)
+        if result.findings:
+            for finding in result.findings:
+                col.addWidget(finding_card(finding))
+        else:
+            none = QLabel("No findings.")
+            none.setObjectName("Muted")
+            col.addWidget(none)
+
+        scroll.setWidget(body)
+        root.addWidget(scroll, 1)
+
+        buttons = QHBoxLayout()
+        buttons.addStretch(1)
+        close = QPushButton("Close")
+        close.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
+        close.clicked.connect(self.accept)
+        buttons.addWidget(close)
+        root.addLayout(buttons)

src/rigdoctor/gui/environment_page.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class EnvironmentPage(QWidget):
         root.setSpacing(16)
 
         header = QHBoxLayout()
-        title = QLabel("Environment")
+        title = QLabel("Tuning")
         title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
         header.addWidget(title)
         header.addStretch(1)

src/rigdoctor/gui/games_page.py

@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ import time
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, Signal
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
     QCheckBox,
+    QDialog,
     QFrame,
     QHBoxLayout,
     QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QMessageBox,
     QPushButton,
     QScrollArea,
     QVBoxLayout,
@@ -24,10 +28,11 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from ..config import load_config, update_config
-from .theme import ACCENT, GOOD, MUTED
+from .diagnostic_dialog import DiagnosticDialog
+from .theme import ACCENT, GOOD, MUTED, WARN
 
 
-def _game_row(name: str, sublabel: str, size: str, is_new: bool) -> QFrame:
+def _game_row(name: str, sublabel: str, size: str, is_new: bool, appid: str = "", on_diagnose=None) -> QFrame:
     card = QFrame()
     card.setObjectName("Card")
     h = QHBoxLayout(card)
@@ -59,6 +64,13 @@ def _game_row(name: str, sublabel: str, size: str, is_new: bool) -> QFrame:
     size_label.setMinimumWidth(80)
     size_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
     h.addWidget(size_label, 0)
+
+    if on_diagnose is not None:
+        diag_btn = QPushButton("Run Diagnostic")
+        diag_btn.setObjectName("ActionButton")
+        diag_btn.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        diag_btn.clicked.connect(lambda: on_diagnose(name, appid))
+        h.addWidget(diag_btn, 0)
     return card
 
 
@@ -66,14 +78,18 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
     _libraries_ready = Signal(object)  # list[dict(path, label, count, selected)]
     _scanned = Signal(object)          # steam.ScanResult
     new_count_changed = Signal(int)    # newly-installed game count (for the nav badge)
+    _diag_done = Signal(object)        # DiagnosticResult — focused capture analyzed
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.setObjectName("Page")
         self._libraries_ready.connect(self._render_libraries)
         self._scanned.connect(self._render_games)
+        self._diag_done.connect(self._on_diag_done)
         self._busy = False
         self._new_appids: set[str] = set()
+        self._extra_games: list = []  # non-Steam (Lutris/Heroic), appended after a scan
+        self._diag_game: str | None = None
 
         root = QVBoxLayout(self)
         root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 18)
@@ -87,12 +103,61 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
         self._status = QLabel("")
         self._status.setObjectName("Muted")
         header.addWidget(self._status)
+        self._autocap_btn = QPushButton("Auto-capture…")
+        self._autocap_btn.clicked.connect(self._show_autocapture)
+        header.addWidget(self._autocap_btn)
         self._rescan_btn = QPushButton("Rescan")
         self._rescan_btn.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
         self._rescan_btn.clicked.connect(self.refresh)
         header.addWidget(self._rescan_btn)
         root.addLayout(header)
 
+        # In-progress diagnostic banner (hidden until a focused capture is running).
+        self._banner = QFrame()
+        self._banner.setObjectName("Card")
+        self._banner.setStyleSheet(f"#Card {{ border: 1px solid {ACCENT}; }}")
+        banner_h = QHBoxLayout(self._banner)
+        banner_h.setContentsMargins(16, 10, 16, 10)
+        banner_h.setSpacing(10)
+        self._banner_label = QLabel("")
+        self._banner_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._banner_label.setStyleSheet(f"color: {ACCENT}; font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
+        banner_h.addWidget(self._banner_label, 1)
+        self._finish_btn = QPushButton("Finish && analyze")  # && → literal & (not a mnemonic)
+        self._finish_btn.setObjectName("ActionButton")
+        self._finish_btn.clicked.connect(self._finish_diagnostic)
+        banner_h.addWidget(self._finish_btn)
+        self._discard_btn = QPushButton("Discard")
+        self._discard_btn.clicked.connect(self._discard_diagnostic)
+        banner_h.addWidget(self._discard_btn)
+        self._banner.hide()
+        root.addWidget(self._banner)
+
+        # Hard-crash banner: a previous diagnostic ended without a clean stop.
+        self._crash_banner = QFrame()
+        self._crash_banner.setObjectName("Card")
+        self._crash_banner.setStyleSheet(f"#Card {{ border: 1px solid {WARN}; }}")
+        crash_h = QHBoxLayout(self._crash_banner)
+        crash_h.setContentsMargins(16, 10, 16, 10)
+        crash_h.setSpacing(10)
+        self._crash_label = QLabel("")
+        self._crash_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._crash_label.setStyleSheet(f"color: {WARN}; font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
+        crash_h.addWidget(self._crash_label, 1)
+        self._analyze_btn = QPushButton("Analyze crash")
+        self._analyze_btn.setObjectName("ActionButton")
+        self._analyze_btn.clicked.connect(self._analyze_crash)
+        crash_h.addWidget(self._analyze_btn)
+        self._dismiss_btn = QPushButton("Dismiss")
+        self._dismiss_btn.clicked.connect(self._dismiss_crash)
+        crash_h.addWidget(self._dismiss_btn)
+        self._crash_banner.hide()
+        root.addWidget(self._crash_banner)
+
+        self._diag_timer = QTimer(self)
+        self._diag_timer.setInterval(1000)
+        self._diag_timer.timeout.connect(self._poll_diag)
+
         # Libraries (opt-in checkboxes)
         lib_card = QFrame()
         lib_card.setObjectName("Card")
@@ -126,6 +191,7 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
 
         self._load_cached()                       # instant display from the last scan
         QTimer.singleShot(400, self.refresh)      # then rescan in the background on launch
+        self._check_crash()                       # surface an interrupted (crashed) diagnostic
 
     # --- loading ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -148,7 +214,7 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
         threading.Thread(target=self._work, daemon=True).start()
 
     def _work(self) -> None:
-        from ..core import steam
+        from ..core import launchers, steam
 
         try:
             selected = {os.path.realpath(p) for p in steam.selected_library_paths()}
@@ -158,6 +224,10 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
                 for lib in steam.discover_libraries()
             ]
             self._libraries_ready.emit(libs)
+            try:
+                self._extra_games = launchers.scan()  # Lutris / Heroic (non-Steam)
+            except Exception:
+                self._extra_games = []
             self._scanned.emit(steam.rescan())
         except Exception:
             self._scanned.emit(None)
@@ -200,11 +270,13 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
             self._status.setText("scan failed")
             return
         self._new_appids = set(result.new_appids)
-        self._populate_games(result.games, self._new_appids)
+        games = list(result.games) + list(self._extra_games)
+        self._populate_games(games, self._new_appids)
         new = len(self._new_appids)
         suffix = f"  ·  {new} new" if new else ""
+        non_steam = f"  ·  {len(self._extra_games)} non-Steam" if self._extra_games else ""
         self._status.setText(
-            f"{len(result.games)} games  ·  {time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}{suffix}"
+            f"{len(games)} games  ·  {time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}{suffix}{non_steam}"
         )
         self.new_count_changed.emit(new)
 
@@ -228,14 +300,198 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
             return
 
         for g in games:
+            launcher = getattr(g, "launcher", "steam")
+            if launcher != "steam":
+                sublabel, appid = launcher.title(), ""  # non-Steam: can't steam:// launch it
+            else:
+                sublabel, appid = (os.path.basename(g.library.rstrip("/")) or g.library), g.appid
             self._list.addWidget(_game_row(
                 g.name,
-                os.path.basename(g.library.rstrip("/")) or g.library,
+                sublabel,
                 steam.human_size(g.size_bytes),
                 g.appid in new_appids,
+                appid=appid,
+                on_diagnose=self._start_diagnostic,
             ))
         self._list.addStretch(1)
 
+    # --- guided diagnostic (M6/D12) ---------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _start_diagnostic(self, name: str, appid: str = "") -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic, steam
+
+        if diagnostic.is_running():
+            QMessageBox.information(
+                self, "RigDoctor",
+                "A capture is already running — finish or discard it first.")
+            return
+
+        # Tell the user what the flow actually is, and offer to launch the game for them.
+        box = QMessageBox(self)
+        box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Information)
+        box.setWindowTitle(f"Run Diagnostic — {name}")
+        box.setText(f"Record a focused diagnostic while you play {name}?")
+        box.setInformativeText(
+            "RigDoctor will capture sensors in the background. Then:\n\n"
+            "1.  Play the game and try to reproduce the freeze / black screen / crash.\n"
+            "2.  When you're done — or after a hard freeze and reboot — come back here and "
+            "click “Finish & analyze”.\n\n"
+            "Your readings are saved continuously, so even a hard lock won't lose them."
+        )
+        launch_btn = box.addButton("Launch game && start", QMessageBox.ButtonRole.AcceptRole)
+        start_btn = box.addButton("Start without launching", QMessageBox.ButtonRole.ActionRole)
+        box.addButton("Cancel", QMessageBox.ButtonRole.RejectRole)
+        if not appid:
+            launch_btn.setEnabled(False)  # no appid → can't ask Steam to launch it
+        box.exec()
+        clicked = box.clickedButton()
+        if clicked not in (launch_btn, start_btn):
+            return
+
+        if diagnostic.start(game=name) is None:
+            QMessageBox.warning(self, "RigDoctor", "Couldn't start the capture.")
+            return
+        launched = steam.launch_game(appid) if clicked is launch_btn else False
+        self._diag_game = name
+        self._finish_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._discard_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._banner.show()
+        self._diag_timer.start()
+        self._poll_diag()
+        if clicked is launch_btn and not launched:
+            QMessageBox.information(
+                self, "RigDoctor",
+                "Recording started, but couldn't launch the game automatically — "
+                "launch it yourself, then click “Finish & analyze” when you're done.")
+
+    def _poll_diag(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        status = diagnostic.active()
+        if not status:
+            self._diag_timer.stop()  # recorder exited on its own
+            return
+        samples = status.get("samples", 0)
+        lost = "  ·  ⚠ GPU-lost detected" if status.get("gpu_lost") else ""
+        game = status.get("game") or self._diag_game or "your game"
+        self._banner_label.setText(
+            f"● Recording {game} — play it and reproduce the problem, then click "
+            f"“Finish & analyze”.   ({samples} samples{lost})"
+        )
+
+    def _finish_diagnostic(self) -> None:
+        self._diag_timer.stop()
+        self._finish_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self._discard_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self._banner_label.setText("Analyzing… (running the health report)")
+        threading.Thread(target=self._work_finish, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def _work_finish(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        try:
+            result = diagnostic.finish()
+        except Exception:
+            result = None
+        self._diag_done.emit(result)
+
+    def _on_diag_done(self, result) -> None:
+        self._banner.hide()
+        self._crash_banner.hide()
+        self._finish_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._discard_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._analyze_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        if result is None:
+            QMessageBox.warning(self, "RigDoctor", "The diagnostic couldn't be analyzed.")
+            return
+        DiagnosticDialog(result, self).exec()
+
+    def _discard_diagnostic(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import reccontrol
+
+        self._diag_timer.stop()
+        reccontrol.stop_background()
+        self._banner.hide()
+
+    def _show_autocapture(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import wrap
+
+        option = wrap.launch_option()
+        dlg = QDialog(self)
+        dlg.setWindowTitle("Auto-capture in Steam")
+        dlg.resize(580, 250)
+        v = QVBoxLayout(dlg)
+        v.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 16)
+        v.setSpacing(12)
+        info = QLabel(
+            "Capture automatically every time you launch a game — no need to click "
+            "Run Diagnostic.\n\n"
+            "1.  In Steam, right-click the game → Properties → Launch Options.\n"
+            "2.  Paste the line below.\n\n"
+            "RigDoctor starts a focused capture when the game launches and stops it on exit. "
+            "If the game hard-freezes, you'll get a crash report next time you open RigDoctor."
+        )
+        info.setWordWrap(True)
+        v.addWidget(info)
+        row = QHBoxLayout()
+        field = QLineEdit(option)
+        field.setReadOnly(True)
+        row.addWidget(field, 1)
+        copy = QPushButton("Copy")
+        copy.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
+        copy.clicked.connect(lambda: QApplication.clipboard().setText(option))
+        row.addWidget(copy)
+        v.addLayout(row)
+        buttons = QHBoxLayout()
+        buttons.addStretch(1)
+        close = QPushButton("Close")
+        close.clicked.connect(dlg.accept)
+        buttons.addWidget(close)
+        v.addLayout(buttons)
+        dlg.exec()
+
+    # --- hard-crash recovery ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _check_crash(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        info = diagnostic.pending_crash()
+        if info is None:
+            self._crash_banner.hide()
+            return
+        game = info.game or "your last game"
+        extra = "  ·  ⚠ GPU-lost was captured" if info.gpu_lost else ""
+        self._crash_label.setText(
+            f"⚠ Your last diagnostic for {game} ended unexpectedly — likely a hard crash "
+            f"({info.samples} samples{extra}). Analyze it to see the final readings and the "
+            f"likely cause from the system logs."
+        )
+        self._analyze_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._crash_banner.show()
+
+    def _analyze_crash(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        diagnostic.acknowledge_crash()  # don't prompt again for this one
+        self._analyze_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self._crash_label.setText("Analyzing the crash (final readings + system logs)…")
+        threading.Thread(target=self._work_analyze_crash, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def _work_analyze_crash(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        try:
+            result = diagnostic.analyze_crash()
+        except Exception:
+            result = None
+        self._diag_done.emit(result)
+
+    def _dismiss_crash(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        diagnostic.acknowledge_crash()
+        self._crash_banner.hide()
+
     # --- nav badge integration --------------------------------------------------------
 
     def showEvent(self, event) -> None:  # noqa: N802 (Qt override)
@@ -247,3 +503,15 @@ class GamesPage(QWidget):
 
             threading.Thread(target=steam.acknowledge_new, daemon=True).start()
             self.new_count_changed.emit(0)
+
+        # Reflect a capture that's still running (e.g. started earlier, navigated back).
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        if diagnostic.is_running():
+            status = diagnostic.active() or {}
+            self._diag_game = status.get("game") or self._diag_game
+            self._banner.show()
+            if not self._diag_timer.isActive():
+                self._diag_timer.start()
+        else:
+            self._check_crash()  # re-surface an interrupted diagnostic if one is pending

src/rigdoctor/gui/health_page.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class HealthPage(QWidget):
         root.setSpacing(16)
 
         header = QHBoxLayout()
-        title = QLabel("Health")
+        title = QLabel("System Health")
         title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
         header.addWidget(title)
         header.addStretch(1)

src/rigdoctor/gui/inventory_page.py

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+"""Inventory page (M5 in the GUI): system inventory with copy/save + admin re-collect."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import threading
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, Signal
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QFileDialog,
+    QFrame,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QPushButton,
+    QScrollArea,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from ..core import inventory
+
+
+def _section_card(section) -> QFrame:
+    card = QFrame()
+    card.setObjectName("Card")
+    layout = QVBoxLayout(card)
+    layout.setContentsMargins(16, 12, 16, 12)
+    layout.setSpacing(6)
+    title = QLabel(section.title)
+    title.setStyleSheet("font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
+    layout.addWidget(title)
+    grid = QGridLayout()
+    grid.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
+    grid.setHorizontalSpacing(14)
+    grid.setVerticalSpacing(4)
+    for row, (key, value) in enumerate(section.items):
+        k = QLabel(key)
+        k.setObjectName("Muted")
+        v = QLabel(value)
+        v.setWordWrap(True)
+        v.setStyleSheet("background: transparent;")
+        grid.addWidget(k, row, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(v, row, 1)
+    layout.addLayout(grid)
+    return card
+
+
+class InventoryPage(QWidget):
+    _result = Signal(object)  # list[Section]
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setObjectName("Page")
+        self._sections: list = []
+        self._result.connect(self._render)
+
+        root = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 18)
+        root.setSpacing(16)
+
+        header = QHBoxLayout()
+        title = QLabel("Inventory")
+        title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
+        header.addWidget(title)
+        header.addStretch(1)
+        self._status = QLabel("")
+        self._status.setObjectName("Muted")
+        header.addWidget(self._status)
+        self._copy_btn = QPushButton("Copy Markdown")
+        self._copy_btn.clicked.connect(self._copy)
+        header.addWidget(self._copy_btn)
+        self._save_btn = QPushButton("Save…")
+        self._save_btn.clicked.connect(self._save)
+        header.addWidget(self._save_btn)
+        self._refresh_btn = QPushButton("Refresh")
+        self._refresh_btn.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
+        self._refresh_btn.clicked.connect(self._run)
+        header.addWidget(self._refresh_btn)
+        root.addLayout(header)
+
+        self._scroll = scroll = QScrollArea()
+        scroll.setWidgetResizable(True)
+        scroll.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+        scroll.setStyleSheet("background: transparent;")
+        self._container = QWidget()
+        self._list = QVBoxLayout(self._container)
+        self._list.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self._list.setSpacing(12)
+        self._list.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
+        scroll.setWidget(self._container)
+        root.addWidget(scroll, 1)
+
+        QTimer.singleShot(300, self._run)
+
+    def _run(self) -> None:
+        self._busy("Collecting…")
+        threading.Thread(target=self._work, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def _work(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            sections = inventory.collect()
+        except Exception:
+            sections = []
+        self._result.emit(sections)
+
+    def _busy(self, text: str) -> None:
+        self._status.setText(text)
+        for b in (self._refresh_btn, self._copy_btn, self._save_btn):
+            b.setEnabled(False)
+
+    def _render(self, sections) -> None:
+        self._refresh_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._copy_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        self._save_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        if sections is None:  # collection failed — keep current
+            self._status.setText("collection failed")
+            return
+        if sections == self._sections:  # unchanged — don't rebuild (would jump scroll)
+            self._status.setText("")
+            return
+
+        scroll_pos = self._scroll.verticalScrollBar().value()
+        self._sections = sections
+        while self._list.count():
+            item = self._list.takeAt(0)
+            w = item.widget()
+            if w is not None:
+                w.deleteLater()
+        for section in sections:
+            self._list.addWidget(_section_card(section))
+        self._list.addStretch(1)
+        self._status.setText("")
+        # restore scroll after the layout settles so re-renders don't yank to the top
+        QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: self._scroll.verticalScrollBar().setValue(scroll_pos))
+
+    def _copy(self) -> None:
+        if self._sections:
+            QApplication.clipboard().setText(inventory.render_markdown(self._sections))
+            self._status.setText("copied as Markdown")
+
+    def _save(self) -> None:
+        if not self._sections:
+            return
+        path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self, "Save inventory", "rigdoctor-inventory.md", "Markdown (*.md)")
+        if path:
+            with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                f.write(inventory.render_markdown(self._sections))
+            self._status.setText(f"saved {os.path.basename(path)}")

src/rigdoctor/gui/main_window.py

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import html
 import os
 import sys
 import threading
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QProcess, QTimer, Signal
-from PySide6.QtGui import QTextDocument
+from PySide6.QtGui import QIcon, QTextDocument
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication,
     QButtonGroup,
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QMessageBox,
     QPushButton,
     QStackedWidget,
+    QSystemTrayIcon,
     QTextEdit,
     QVBoxLayout,
     QWidget,
@@ -31,14 +34,24 @@ from .dashboard import Dashboard
 from .environment_page import EnvironmentPage
 from .games_page import GamesPage
 from .health_page import HealthPage
-from .notifications_page import NotificationsPage
+from .inventory_page import InventoryPage
 from .recorder_page import RecorderPage
 from .setup_page import SetupPage
 from .share_page import SharePage
-from .theme import ACCENT, GOOD, MUTED
+from .theme import ACCENT, CRIT, GOOD, MUTED, TEXT
+from .tray import TrayIcon
 from .worker import SamplerWorker
 
-_NAV_ITEMS = ["Dashboard", "Logs", "Health", "Games", "Environment", "Setup", "Notifications", "Share"]
+# Sidebar grouped by intent. Each page name maps to a widget built in __init__; the stack is
+# filled in this order, so _PAGES.index(name) is the stack index.
+_NAV = [
+    ("Monitor", ["Dashboard"]),
+    ("Diagnose", ["Games", "Recordings", "System Health", "Tuning"]),
+    ("System", ["Inventory"]),
+    ("App", ["Settings", "Share"]),
+]
+_PAGES = [name for _section, names in _NAV for name in names]
+_ICON = Path(__file__).parent / "assets" / "rigdoctor.svg"
 
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
@@ -71,18 +84,23 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.games_page = GamesPage()
         self.games_page.new_count_changed.connect(self._set_games_badge)
         self.environment_page = EnvironmentPage()
+        self.inventory_page = InventoryPage()
         self.setup_page = SetupPage()
-        self.notifications_page = NotificationsPage()
-        self.notifications_page.changed.connect(self._apply_alert_settings)
+        self.setup_page.changed.connect(self._apply_alert_settings)
         self.share_page = SharePage()
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.dashboard)            # 0 Dashboard
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.recorder_page)        # 1 Logs
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.health_page)          # 2 Health
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.games_page)           # 3 Games
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.environment_page)     # 4 Environment
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.setup_page)           # 5 Setup
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.notifications_page)   # 6 Notifications
-        self._stack.addWidget(self.share_page)           # 7 Share
+        # Page name → widget; the stack is filled in _PAGES order so indices line up.
+        self._pages = {
+            "Dashboard": self.dashboard,
+            "Games": self.games_page,
+            "Recordings": self.recorder_page,
+            "System Health": self.health_page,
+            "Tuning": self.environment_page,
+            "Inventory": self.inventory_page,
+            "Settings": self.setup_page,
+            "Share": self.share_page,
+        }
+        for name in _PAGES:
+            self._stack.addWidget(self._pages[name])
         content_layout.addWidget(self._stack)
 
         layout.addWidget(self._build_sidebar())
@@ -124,6 +142,30 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._update_timer.timeout.connect(self._start_update_check)
             self._update_timer.start()
 
+        # Reflect any capture (manual, diagnostic, or the Steam wrapper) in the sidebar on
+        # every page, so it's always clear when RigDoctor is recording and for which game.
+        self._rec_timer = QTimer(self)
+        self._rec_timer.setInterval(1500)
+        self._rec_timer.timeout.connect(self._update_recording)
+        self._rec_timer.start()
+        self._update_recording()
+
+        # System-tray applet (M11) — optional; only when the desktop offers a tray. When
+        # present, closing the window hides to the tray instead of quitting.
+        self._tray = None
+        self._quitting = False
+        self._tray_hint_shown = False
+        if QSystemTrayIcon.isSystemTrayAvailable():
+            icon = self.windowIcon() if not self.windowIcon().isNull() else QIcon(str(_ICON))
+            self._tray = TrayIcon(
+                self, icon,
+                gpu_alert=float(cfg.get("gpu_temp_alert", 90.0)),
+                cpu_alert=float(cfg.get("cpu_temp_alert", 95.0)),
+            )
+            self._worker.sampled.connect(self._tray.update_sample)
+            self._tray.show()
+            QApplication.instance().setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
+
     def _build_sidebar(self) -> QFrame:
         bar = QFrame()
         bar.setObjectName("Sidebar")
@@ -138,21 +180,38 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         subtitle.setObjectName("AppSubtitle")
         v.addWidget(title)
         v.addWidget(subtitle)
+
+        # Global recording indicator — visible on every page while a capture runs.
+        self._rec_indicator = QLabel()
+        self._rec_indicator.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._rec_indicator.setTextFormat(Qt.TextFormat.RichText)
+        self._rec_indicator.setStyleSheet(
+            f"background: #241316; border: 1px solid {CRIT}; border-radius: 8px; padding: 8px 10px;"
+        )
+        self._rec_indicator.hide()
+        v.addSpacing(12)
+        v.addWidget(self._rec_indicator)
         v.addSpacing(18)
 
         group = QButtonGroup(self)
         group.setExclusive(True)
         self._nav_buttons: dict[str, QPushButton] = {}
-        for i, name in enumerate(_NAV_ITEMS):
-            btn = QPushButton(name)
-            btn.setObjectName("NavButton")
-            btn.setCheckable(True)
-            btn.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
-            btn.setChecked(i == 0)
-            btn.clicked.connect(lambda _checked, idx=i: self._stack.setCurrentIndex(idx))
-            group.addButton(btn, i)
-            v.addWidget(btn)
-            self._nav_buttons[name] = btn
+        for section, names in _NAV:
+            header = QLabel(section.upper())
+            header.setObjectName("NavSection")
+            v.addSpacing(8)
+            v.addWidget(header)
+            for name in names:
+                idx = _PAGES.index(name)
+                btn = QPushButton(name)
+                btn.setObjectName("NavButton")
+                btn.setCheckable(True)
+                btn.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+                btn.setChecked(idx == 0)
+                btn.clicked.connect(lambda _checked, i=idx: self._stack.setCurrentIndex(i))
+                group.addButton(btn, idx)
+                v.addWidget(btn)
+                self._nav_buttons[name] = btn
 
         v.addStretch(1)
         live = QLabel(f'<span style="color:{ACCENT};">●</span> <span style="color:{MUTED};">Live</span>')
@@ -234,9 +293,64 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._elevated.emit()
 
     def _on_elevated(self) -> None:
-        # Re-run Health now that root-only SMART data is available. (dmidecode is still
-        # collected and used by the relay guest view + the CLI `rigdoctor inventory`.)
+        # Re-run Health + Inventory now that root-only data is available (SMART for Health,
+        # dmidecode motherboard/BIOS/RAM for Inventory).
         self.health_page._run()
+        self.inventory_page._run()
+
+    # --- tray-driven actions (M11) ----------------------------------------------------
+
+    def show_page(self, name: str) -> None:
+        """Bring the window forward on a given page (used by the tray)."""
+        if name in self._nav_buttons:
+            self._stack.setCurrentIndex(_PAGES.index(name))
+            self._nav_buttons[name].setChecked(True)
+        self.showNormal()
+        self.raise_()
+        self.activateWindow()
+
+    def show_dashboard(self) -> None:
+        self.show_page("Dashboard")
+
+    def tray_available(self) -> bool:
+        return self._tray is not None
+
+    def start_minimized_note(self) -> None:
+        """Started hidden to the tray (autostart) — let the user know it's there."""
+        if self._tray is not None:
+            self._tray_hint_shown = True
+            self._tray.showMessage(
+                "RigDoctor", "Running in the tray — right-click the icon for actions.",
+                QSystemTrayIcon.MessageIcon.Information, 4000,
+            )
+
+    def run_diagnostic(self, name: str, appid: str) -> None:
+        self.show_page("Games")
+        self.games_page._start_diagnostic(name, appid)
+
+    def quit_app(self) -> None:
+        self._quitting = True
+        self._worker.stop()
+        self.share_page.shutdown()
+        if self._tray is not None:
+            self._tray.hide()
+        QApplication.instance().quit()
+
+    def _update_recording(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        status = diagnostic.active()
+        if not status:
+            self._rec_indicator.hide()
+            return
+        game = status.get("game")
+        lines = [f"<span style='color:{CRIT};'>●</span> <b style='color:{TEXT};'>Recording</b>"]
+        if game:
+            lines.append(f"<span style='color:{TEXT};'>{html.escape(str(game))}</span>")
+        if status.get("gpu_lost"):
+            lines.append(f"<span style='color:{CRIT};'>⚠ GPU-lost</span>")
+        self._rec_indicator.setText("<br>".join(lines))
+        self._rec_indicator.show()
 
     def _set_games_badge(self, count: int) -> None:
         btn = self._nav_buttons.get("Games")
@@ -319,6 +433,19 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._update_label.setText("up-to-date")
 
     def closeEvent(self, event) -> None:  # noqa: N802 (Qt override)
+        # With a tray, closing the window hides it (the app keeps running for the tray
+        # readouts + any capture); Quit from the tray menu exits for real.
+        if self._tray is not None and not self._quitting:
+            event.ignore()
+            self.hide()
+            if not self._tray_hint_shown:
+                self._tray_hint_shown = True
+                self._tray.showMessage(
+                    "RigDoctor",
+                    "Still running in the tray — right-click the icon for actions or Quit.",
+                    QSystemTrayIcon.MessageIcon.Information, 5000,
+                )
+            return
         self._worker.stop()
         self.share_page.shutdown()
         super().closeEvent(event)

src/rigdoctor/gui/notifications_page.py

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-"""Notifications page (M8 config): user-configurable alert settings."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
-    QCheckBox,
-    QDoubleSpinBox,
-    QFrame,
-    QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QPushButton,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-
-from ..config import load_config, update_config
-from ..core import alerts
-
-
-class NotificationsPage(QWidget):
-    changed = Signal()  # settings saved — main window re-applies them live
-
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__()
-        self.setObjectName("Page")
-        root = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 18)
-        root.setSpacing(16)
-
-        title = QLabel("Notifications")
-        title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
-        root.addWidget(title)
-
-        card = QFrame()
-        card.setObjectName("Card")
-        v = QVBoxLayout(card)
-        v.setContentsMargins(16, 14, 16, 14)
-        v.setSpacing(10)
-        head = QLabel("Alerts")
-        head.setStyleSheet("font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
-        v.addWidget(head)
-
-        self._enabled = QCheckBox("Enable desktop notifications")
-        v.addWidget(self._enabled)
-
-        grid = QGridLayout()
-        grid.setHorizontalSpacing(12)
-        grid.setColumnStretch(2, 1)
-        self._gpu = self._spin()
-        self._cpu = self._spin()
-        grid.addWidget(QLabel("GPU temperature alert"), 0, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(self._gpu, 0, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(QLabel("CPU temperature alert"), 1, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(self._cpu, 1, 1)
-        v.addLayout(grid)
-
-        note = QLabel("GPU-lost and new-version alerts are included whenever notifications are enabled.")
-        note.setObjectName("Muted")
-        note.setWordWrap(True)
-        v.addWidget(note)
-
-        buttons = QHBoxLayout()
-        save = QPushButton("Save")
-        save.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
-        save.clicked.connect(self._save)
-        test = QPushButton("Send test")
-        test.clicked.connect(self._test)
-        buttons.addWidget(save)
-        buttons.addWidget(test)
-        buttons.addStretch(1)
-        v.addLayout(buttons)
-        self._status = QLabel("")
-        self._status.setObjectName("Muted")
-        v.addWidget(self._status)
-
-        root.addWidget(card)
-        root.addStretch(1)
-        self._load()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _spin() -> QDoubleSpinBox:
-        spin = QDoubleSpinBox()
-        spin.setRange(40, 110)
-        spin.setDecimals(0)
-        spin.setSingleStep(1)
-        spin.setSuffix(" °C")
-        return spin
-
-    def _load(self) -> None:
-        cfg = load_config()
-        self._enabled.setChecked(bool(cfg.get("alerts_enabled", True)))
-        self._gpu.setValue(float(cfg.get("gpu_temp_alert", 90.0)))
-        self._cpu.setValue(float(cfg.get("cpu_temp_alert", 95.0)))
-
-    def _save(self) -> None:
-        update_config(
-            alerts_enabled=self._enabled.isChecked(),
-            gpu_temp_alert=self._gpu.value(),
-            cpu_temp_alert=self._cpu.value(),
-        )
-        self.changed.emit()
-        self._status.setText("Saved.")
-
-    def _test(self) -> None:
-        ok = alerts.notify("RigDoctor", "Test notification — alerts are working.")
-        self._status.setText("Test notification sent." if ok else "notify-send not found — install libnotify-bin (Setup).")

src/rigdoctor/gui/recorder_page.py

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-"""Recording & Logs page (M3 in the GUI): start/stop/status + post-crash report.
+"""Recordings page (M3 in the GUI): recorder controls + view/report any captured log.
 
-Drives the same background recorder as the CLI via core.reccontrol, so the GUI and
-`rigdoctor record …` are interchangeable.
+Drives the same background recorder as the CLI via core.reccontrol, and surfaces the
+captured data — the always-on log, the last guided diagnostic, and a preserved hard-crash
+(which can be analyzed in place). One place to see what was captured and what it means.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import threading
 import time
 
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QUrl
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QUrl, Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QFont
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QComboBox,
     QDoubleSpinBox,
     QFrame,
     QHBoxLayout,
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ from .. import config
 from ..core import reccontrol
 from ..core.crashlog import summarize
 from ..render import format_headline, render_summary
+from .diagnostic_dialog import DiagnosticDialog
 from .theme import GOOD, MUTED, WARN
 
 
@@ -45,31 +49,30 @@ def _fmt_time(value, fmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") -> str:
 
 
 class RecorderPage(QWidget):
+    _analyzed = Signal(object)  # DiagnosticResult from a crash analysis
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.setObjectName("Page")
+        self._analyzed.connect(self._show_analysis)
         root = QVBoxLayout(self)
         root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 18)
         root.setSpacing(16)
 
-        title = QLabel("Recording")
+        title = QLabel("Recordings")
         title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
         root.addWidget(title)
 
         # --- Status + controls -------------------------------------------------
         status_card, status_layout = _panel("Status")
-
         self._state = QLabel("○ Not recording")
         self._state.setStyleSheet(f"color: {MUTED}; font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
         status_layout.addWidget(self._state)
-
         self._info = QLabel("")
         self._info.setObjectName("Muted")
         status_layout.addWidget(self._info)
-
         self._latest = QLabel("")
         status_layout.addWidget(self._latest)
-
         self._warn = QLabel("")
         self._warn.setStyleSheet(f"color: {WARN}; font-weight: 600; background: transparent;")
         self._warn.setVisible(False)
@@ -97,19 +100,20 @@ class RecorderPage(QWidget):
         status_layout.addLayout(controls)
         root.addWidget(status_card)
 
-        # --- Report ------------------------------------------------------------
-        report_card = QFrame()
-        report_card.setObjectName("Card")
-        report_layout = QVBoxLayout(report_card)
-        report_layout.setContentsMargins(16, 14, 16, 14)
-        report_layout.setSpacing(10)
+        # --- Captured logs -----------------------------------------------------
+        report_card, report_layout = _panel("Captured logs")
         header = QHBoxLayout()
-        report_title = QLabel("Post-crash report")
-        report_title.setStyleSheet("font-weight: 700; background: transparent;")
-        header.addWidget(report_title)
-        header.addStretch(1)
+        header.addWidget(QLabel("Show:"))
+        self._source = QComboBox()
+        self._source.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._load_report)
+        header.addWidget(self._source, 1)
+        self._analyze_btn = QPushButton("Analyze crash")
+        self._analyze_btn.setObjectName("ActionButton")
+        self._analyze_btn.clicked.connect(self._analyze_crash)
+        self._analyze_btn.setVisible(False)
+        header.addWidget(self._analyze_btn)
         refresh_btn = QPushButton("Refresh")
-        refresh_btn.clicked.connect(self._load_report)
+        refresh_btn.clicked.connect(self._refresh_sources)
         header.addWidget(refresh_btn)
         report_layout.addLayout(header)
 
@@ -121,13 +125,12 @@ class RecorderPage(QWidget):
         report_layout.addWidget(self._report)
         root.addWidget(report_card, 1)
 
-        # Poll recorder status once a second (reflects CLI-driven sessions too).
         self._timer = QTimer(self)
         self._timer.setInterval(1000)
         self._timer.timeout.connect(self._refresh_status)
         self._timer.start()
         self._refresh_status()
-        self._load_report()
+        self._refresh_sources()
 
     # --- actions ---------------------------------------------------------------
     def _on_start(self) -> None:
@@ -139,12 +142,56 @@ class RecorderPage(QWidget):
         self._stop_btn.setEnabled(False)
         reccontrol.stop_background()
         QTimer.singleShot(600, self._refresh_status)
-        QTimer.singleShot(900, self._load_report)
+        QTimer.singleShot(900, self._refresh_sources)
 
     def _open_folder(self) -> None:
         config.LOG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile(str(config.LOG_DIR)))
 
+    # --- captured logs ---------------------------------------------------------
+    def _refresh_sources(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        current = self._source.currentData()
+        self._source.blockSignals(True)
+        self._source.clear()
+        self._source.addItem("Always-on capture", str(config.LOG_FILE))
+        if config.DIAG_LOG.exists():
+            self._source.addItem("Last diagnostic", str(config.DIAG_LOG))
+        if config.DIAG_CRASH.exists():
+            self._source.addItem("Crash (unanalyzed)", str(config.DIAG_CRASH))
+        # keep the previous selection if it's still present
+        idx = self._source.findData(current) if current else -1
+        self._source.setCurrentIndex(idx if idx >= 0 else 0)
+        self._source.blockSignals(False)
+        self._analyze_btn.setVisible(diagnostic.pending_crash() is not None)
+        self._load_report()
+
+    def _load_report(self) -> None:
+        path = self._source.currentData() or str(config.LOG_FILE)
+        summary = summarize(path, last_n=10)
+        self._report.setPlainText(render_summary(summary, log_path=path))
+
+    def _analyze_crash(self) -> None:
+        self._analyze_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self._report.setPlainText("Analyzing the crash (final readings + system logs)…")
+        threading.Thread(target=self._work_analyze, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def _work_analyze(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import diagnostic
+
+        try:
+            result = diagnostic.analyze_crash()
+        except Exception:
+            result = None
+        self._analyzed.emit(result)
+
+    def _show_analysis(self, result) -> None:
+        self._analyze_btn.setEnabled(True)
+        if result is not None:
+            DiagnosticDialog(result, self).exec()
+        self._refresh_sources()
+
     # --- refresh ---------------------------------------------------------------
     def _refresh_status(self) -> None:
         pid = reccontrol.running_pid()
@@ -162,8 +209,10 @@ class RecorderPage(QWidget):
         self._interval.setEnabled(not running)
 
         if status:
+            game = status.get("game")
+            game_line = f"Game: {game}    " if game else ""
             self._info.setText(
-                f"Samples: {status.get('samples', 0)}    "
+                f"{game_line}Samples: {status.get('samples', 0)}    "
                 f"Started: {_fmt_time(status.get('started'))}    "
                 f"Updated: {_fmt_time(status.get('updated'), '%H:%M:%S')}\n"
                 f"Log: {status.get('log', config.LOG_FILE)}"
@@ -179,7 +228,3 @@ class RecorderPage(QWidget):
             self._info.setText("No recording yet. Press “Start recording”.")
             self._latest.setText("")
             self._warn.setVisible(False)
-
-    def _load_report(self) -> None:
-        summary = summarize(config.LOG_FILE, last_n=10)
-        self._report.setPlainText(render_summary(summary, log_path=config.LOG_FILE))

src/rigdoctor/gui/setup_page.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Setup page (M9 in the GUI): show environment + optional components, install missing."""
+"""Settings page: components/deps, alerts (M8), account access (token), and uninstall."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QUrl, Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication,
+    QCheckBox,
+    QDoubleSpinBox,
     QFrame,
+    QGridLayout,
     QHBoxLayout,
     QLabel,
     QLineEdit,
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from .. import config
-from ..core import installer, sysenv, uninstall, updates
+from ..core import alerts, installer, sysenv, uninstall, updates
 from .theme import GOOD, MUTED, WARN
 
 
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ _BACKEND_DESC = {
 class SetupPage(QWidget):
     _installed = Signal(int, str)
     _upd_state = Signal(object)
+    changed = Signal()  # alert settings saved — main window re-applies them live
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ class SetupPage(QWidget):
         root.setContentsMargins(20, 18, 20, 18)
         root.setSpacing(16)
 
-        title = QLabel("Setup")
+        title = QLabel("Settings")
         title.setObjectName("PageTitle")
         root.addWidget(title)
 
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ class SetupPage(QWidget):
         env_layout.addWidget(self._env)
         root.addWidget(env_card)
 
-        comp_card, comp_layout = _panel("Optional components")
+        comp_card, comp_layout = _panel("Components & dependencies")
         self._components = QVBoxLayout()
         self._components.setSpacing(6)
         comp_layout.addLayout(self._components)
@@ -86,6 +90,39 @@ class SetupPage(QWidget):
         comp_layout.addLayout(controls)
         root.addWidget(comp_card)
 
+        # Alerts (M8) — folded in from the old Notifications page.
+        alerts_card, alerts_layout = _panel("Notifications")
+        self._alerts_enabled = QCheckBox("Enable desktop notifications")
+        alerts_layout.addWidget(self._alerts_enabled)
+        grid = QGridLayout()
+        grid.setHorizontalSpacing(12)
+        grid.setColumnStretch(2, 1)
+        self._gpu_alert = self._spin()
+        self._cpu_alert = self._spin()
+        grid.addWidget(QLabel("GPU temperature alert"), 0, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(self._gpu_alert, 0, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(QLabel("CPU temperature alert"), 1, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(self._cpu_alert, 1, 1)
+        alerts_layout.addLayout(grid)
+        alerts_note = QLabel("GPU-lost and new-version alerts are included whenever notifications are enabled.")
+        alerts_note.setObjectName("Muted")
+        alerts_note.setWordWrap(True)
+        alerts_layout.addWidget(alerts_note)
+        alerts_buttons = QHBoxLayout()
+        save_alerts = QPushButton("Save")
+        save_alerts.setObjectName("PrimaryButton")
+        save_alerts.clicked.connect(self._save_alerts)
+        test_alerts = QPushButton("Send test")
+        test_alerts.clicked.connect(self._test_alerts)
+        alerts_buttons.addWidget(save_alerts)
+        alerts_buttons.addWidget(test_alerts)
+        alerts_buttons.addStretch(1)
+        self._alerts_status = QLabel("")
+        self._alerts_status.setObjectName("Muted")
+        alerts_buttons.addWidget(self._alerts_status)
+        alerts_layout.addLayout(alerts_buttons)
+        root.addWidget(alerts_card)
+
         # Account access (M13/M12): one Gitea token gates updates and session sharing.
         upd_card, upd_layout = _panel("Account access")
         hint = QLabel("A Gitea access token unlocks updates and session sharing. "
@@ -115,7 +152,7 @@ class SetupPage(QWidget):
         self._output = QTextEdit()
         self._output.setObjectName("Report")
         self._output.setReadOnly(True)
-        self._output.setMinimumHeight(180)
+        self._output.setMinimumHeight(160)
         self._output.setVisible(False)
         root.addWidget(self._output)
         root.addStretch(1)
@@ -129,8 +166,39 @@ class SetupPage(QWidget):
         root.addLayout(danger)
 
         self._refresh()
+        self._load_alerts()
         self._refresh_update_status()
 
+    # --- alerts (M8) ----------------------------------------------------------
+    @staticmethod
+    def _spin() -> QDoubleSpinBox:
+        spin = QDoubleSpinBox()
+        spin.setRange(40, 110)
+        spin.setDecimals(0)
+        spin.setSingleStep(1)
+        spin.setSuffix(" °C")
+        return spin
+
+    def _load_alerts(self) -> None:
+        cfg = config.load_config()
+        self._alerts_enabled.setChecked(bool(cfg.get("alerts_enabled", True)))
+        self._gpu_alert.setValue(float(cfg.get("gpu_temp_alert", 90.0)))
+        self._cpu_alert.setValue(float(cfg.get("cpu_temp_alert", 95.0)))
+
+    def _save_alerts(self) -> None:
+        config.update_config(
+            alerts_enabled=self._alerts_enabled.isChecked(),
+            gpu_temp_alert=self._gpu_alert.value(),
+            cpu_temp_alert=self._cpu_alert.value(),
+        )
+        self.changed.emit()
+        self._alerts_status.setText("Saved.")
+
+    def _test_alerts(self) -> None:
+        ok = alerts.notify("RigDoctor", "Test notification — alerts are working.")
+        self._alerts_status.setText(
+            "Test sent." if ok else "notify-send not found — install libnotify-bin above.")
+
     def _uninstall(self) -> None:
         box = QMessageBox(self)
         box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Warning)

src/rigdoctor/gui/theme.py

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ QPushButton#NavButton {{
 }}
 QPushButton#NavButton:hover {{ background: {CARD}; color: {TEXT}; }}
 QPushButton#NavButton:checked {{ background: {CARD}; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; }}
+QLabel#NavSection {{ color: {MUTED}; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 2px 12px 0; }}
 
 #Card {{ background: {CARD}; border: 1px solid {CARD_BORDER}; border-radius: 12px; }}
 QPushButton#CardHeader {{

src/rigdoctor/gui/tray.py

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""System-tray applet (M11, D13): live readouts + quick actions over the shared engine.
+
+A QSystemTrayIcon whose menu shows at-a-glance CPU/GPU temp + memory and a status dot, led
+by **Run Diagnostic** (the guided session), plus Open dashboard / Start-Stop recording /
+Snapshot / Quit. It consumes the same sample stream as the dashboard (no extra sampling) and
+drives the existing MainWindow flows — one engine, another front-end.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMenu, QSystemTrayIcon
+
+from ..core import reccontrol
+
+
+def _gpu_temp(sample):
+    for r in sample.readings:
+        if r.source == "gpu" and r.metric == "temp" and r.label == "" and r.value is not None:
+            return r.value
+    return None
+
+
+def _cpu_temp(sample):
+    temps = [r for r in sample.readings if r.source == "cpu" and r.metric == "temp" and r.value is not None]
+    for r in temps:
+        low = r.label.lower()
+        if low.startswith("package") or "tctl" in low or "tdie" in low:
+            return r.value
+    return max((r.value for r in temps), default=None)
+
+
+def _memory(sample):
+    used = total = pct = None
+    for r in sample.readings:
+        if r.source == "memory":
+            if r.metric == "used":
+                used = r.value
+            elif r.metric == "total":
+                total = r.value
+            elif r.metric == "used_pct":
+                pct = r.value
+    return used, total, pct
+
+
+def _gpu_lost(sample) -> bool:
+    return any(r.source == "gpu" and r.metric == "status" and r.label == "query-timeout"
+               for r in sample.readings)
+
+
+class TrayIcon(QSystemTrayIcon):
+    def __init__(self, window, icon, gpu_alert: float = 90.0, cpu_alert: float = 95.0) -> None:
+        super().__init__(icon, window)
+        self._window = window
+        self._gpu_alert = gpu_alert
+        self._cpu_alert = cpu_alert
+        self._last = None
+        self.setToolTip("RigDoctor")
+
+        menu = QMenu()
+        self._status_act = self._readout(menu, "● starting…")
+        self._cpu_act = self._readout(menu, "CPU temp: —")
+        self._gpu_act = self._readout(menu, "GPU temp: —")
+        self._mem_act = self._readout(menu, "Memory: —")
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        self._diag_menu = menu.addMenu("Run Diagnostic")
+        self._diag_menu.aboutToShow.connect(self._rebuild_diag_menu)
+        menu.addAction("Open dashboard", self._window.show_dashboard)
+        self._rec_act = menu.addAction("Start recording", self._toggle_record)
+        menu.addAction("Snapshot (copy)", self._snapshot)
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        menu.addAction("Quit", self._window.quit_app)
+        menu.aboutToShow.connect(self._refresh_actions)
+        self.setContextMenu(menu)
+        self.activated.connect(self._on_activated)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _readout(menu: QMenu, text: str):
+        act = menu.addAction(text)
+        act.setEnabled(False)  # display-only line
+        return act
+
+    def _on_activated(self, reason) -> None:
+        if reason in (QSystemTrayIcon.ActivationReason.Trigger,
+                      QSystemTrayIcon.ActivationReason.DoubleClick):
+            self._window.show_dashboard()
+
+    def update_sample(self, sample) -> None:
+        self._last = sample
+        cpu, gpu = _cpu_temp(sample), _gpu_temp(sample)
+        used, total, pct = _memory(sample)
+        self._cpu_act.setText(f"CPU temp: {cpu:.0f} °C" if cpu is not None else "CPU temp: —")
+        self._gpu_act.setText(f"GPU temp: {gpu:.0f} °C" if gpu is not None else "GPU temp: —")
+        if used is not None and total is not None:
+            extra = f"  ({pct:.0f}%)" if pct is not None else ""
+            self._mem_act.setText(f"Memory: {used:.1f} / {total:.1f} GB{extra}")
+        else:
+            self._mem_act.setText("Memory: —")
+
+        if _gpu_lost(sample):
+            self._status_act.setText("● GPU not responding")
+        elif (gpu is not None and gpu >= self._gpu_alert) or (cpu is not None and cpu >= self._cpu_alert):
+            self._status_act.setText("● Hot — over alert threshold")
+        else:
+            self._status_act.setText("● Normal")
+
+        bits = []
+        if cpu is not None:
+            bits.append(f"CPU {cpu:.0f}°C")
+        if gpu is not None:
+            bits.append(f"GPU {gpu:.0f}°C")
+        self.setToolTip("RigDoctor" + ("  —  " + "  ".join(bits) if bits else ""))
+
+    def _refresh_actions(self) -> None:
+        self._rec_act.setText("Stop recording" if reccontrol.running_pid() else "Start recording")
+
+    def _toggle_record(self) -> None:
+        if reccontrol.running_pid():
+            reccontrol.stop_background()
+        else:
+            reccontrol.start_background()
+
+    def _rebuild_diag_menu(self) -> None:
+        from ..core import steam
+
+        self._diag_menu.clear()
+        games = steam.cached_games()
+        if not games:
+            self._diag_menu.addAction("Open Games to pick a game…",
+                                      lambda: self._window.show_page("Games"))
+            return
+        for g in games[:20]:
+            self._diag_menu.addAction(
+                g.name,
+                lambda _checked=False, name=g.name, appid=g.appid: self._window.run_diagnostic(name, appid),
+            )
+
+    def _snapshot(self) -> None:
+        if self._last is None:
+            return
+        from ..render import render_snapshot
+
+        QApplication.clipboard().setText(render_snapshot(self._last))
+        self.showMessage("RigDoctor", "Snapshot copied to clipboard.",
+                         QSystemTrayIcon.MessageIcon.Information, 4000)

src/rigdoctor/gui/widgets.py

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from PySide6.QtCore import QRectF, Qt
-from PySide6.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QPainter, QPen
+from collections import deque
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF, Qt
+from PySide6.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPen
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QComboBox,
     QFrame,
@@ -17,7 +19,19 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 
 from ..core.sample import Reading
 from ..render import format_value
-from .theme import ACCENT, CRIT, GOOD, MUTED, TEXT, TRACK, WARN, gauge_color, temp_color
+from .theme import (
+    ACCENT,
+    CRIT,
+    GOOD,
+    MUTED,
+    TEMP_WARN,
+    TEXT,
+    TRACK,
+    USAGE_WARN,
+    WARN,
+    gauge_color,
+    temp_color,
+)
 
 _SEV = {
     "critical": ("CRITICAL", CRIT),
@@ -248,6 +262,117 @@ class StatGauge(QWidget):
         p.end()
 
 
+class HistoryGraph(QWidget):
+    """A headline metric as a trend: current value + window min/max + a history line.
+
+    Replaces the at-a-glance gauge with changes-over-time. `kind` drives the color
+    (temp band / usage / accent), matching StatGauge so the dashboard stays consistent.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, title: str, unit: str = "", vmin: float = 0.0, vmax: float = 100.0,
+                 kind: str = "accent", history: int = 180) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._title = title
+        self._unit = unit
+        self._min = vmin
+        self._max = vmax
+        self._kind = kind  # "temp" | "usage" | "accent"
+        self._values: deque[float | None] = deque(maxlen=history)
+        self.setMinimumSize(160, 132)
+
+    def add_value(self, value: float | None) -> None:
+        self._values.append(value)
+        self.update()
+
+    def _fmt(self, value: float | None) -> str:
+        if value is None:
+            return "—"
+        if self._unit == "°C":
+            return f"{value:.0f}°"
+        if self._unit == "%":
+            return f"{value:.0f}%"
+        return f"{value:.0f}{self._unit}"
+
+    def paintEvent(self, event) -> None:  # noqa: N802 (Qt override)
+        p = QPainter(self)
+        p.setRenderHint(QPainter.RenderHint.Antialiasing)
+        w, h = self.width(), self.height()
+        pad = 10.0
+        present = [v for v in self._values if v is not None]
+        current = next((v for v in reversed(self._values) if v is not None), None)
+        color = QColor(gauge_color(self._kind, current))
+
+        ftitle = QFont()
+        ftitle.setPointSizeF(10.0)
+        ftitle.setBold(True)
+        p.setFont(ftitle)
+        p.setPen(QColor(MUTED))
+        p.drawText(QRectF(pad, 6, w - 2 * pad, 18),
+                   Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter, self._title)
+
+        fval = QFont()
+        fval.setPointSizeF(21.0)
+        fval.setBold(True)
+        p.setFont(fval)
+        p.setPen(color if current is not None else QColor(MUTED))
+        p.drawText(QRectF(pad, 2, w - 2 * pad, 28),
+                   Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop, self._fmt(current))
+
+        if present:
+            fsm = QFont()
+            fsm.setPointSizeF(8.5)
+            p.setFont(fsm)
+            p.setPen(QColor(MUTED))
+            p.drawText(QRectF(pad, 27, w - 2 * pad, 14), Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft,
+                       f"min {self._fmt(min(present))}   max {self._fmt(max(present))}")
+
+        g_top, g_bot = 48.0, h - pad
+        g_left, g_right = pad, w - pad
+        span = self._max - self._min
+        if g_bot - g_top < 12 or g_right - g_left < 12 or span <= 0:
+            p.end()
+            return
+
+        def y_of(v: float) -> float:
+            frac = (max(self._min, min(self._max, v)) - self._min) / span
+            return g_bot - frac * (g_bot - g_top)
+
+        warn = TEMP_WARN if self._kind == "temp" else (USAGE_WARN if self._kind == "usage" else None)
+        if warn is not None and self._min <= warn <= self._max:
+            pen = QPen(QColor(TRACK))
+            pen.setWidthF(1.0)
+            pen.setStyle(Qt.PenStyle.DashLine)
+            p.setPen(pen)
+            yw = y_of(warn)
+            p.drawLine(QPointF(g_left, yw), QPointF(g_right, yw))
+
+        maxlen = self._values.maxlen or 1
+        step = (g_right - g_left) / max(1, maxlen - 1)
+        n = len(self._values)
+        # Build the line newest-at-right; break it where readings are missing.
+        path = QPainterPath()
+        drawing = False
+        for i, v in enumerate(self._values):
+            if v is None:
+                drawing = False
+                continue
+            x = g_right - (n - 1 - i) * step
+            y = y_of(v)
+            if drawing:
+                path.lineTo(x, y)
+            else:
+                path.moveTo(x, y)
+                drawing = True
+        if not path.isEmpty():
+            pen = QPen(color)
+            pen.setWidthF(2.0)
+            pen.setCapStyle(Qt.PenCapStyle.RoundCap)
+            pen.setJoinStyle(Qt.PenJoinStyle.RoundJoin)
+            p.setPen(pen)
+            p.drawPath(path)
+        p.end()
+
+
 class MetricBar(QWidget):
     """A label + value with a thin progress bar (for 0–100% metrics)."""
 

src/rigdoctor/tui.py

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+"""Live monitor TUI (M2): a curses HWMonitor-style terminal dashboard.
+
+Shows current / session-min / session-max per sensor, grouped by subsystem, with
+temperature and utilization color bands. stdlib `curses` only; falls back to a plain
+full-screen redraw when stdout isn't a TTY (piped/SSH-without-tty). Keys: q quit, r reset
+the session min/max. The terminal face of the same live data the GUI dashboard graphs.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import curses
+import sys
+import time
+
+from .core.sample import Reading, Sample
+from .core.sampler import Sampler
+from .core.sources import available_sources
+from .render import _GROUP_ORDER, _GROUP_TITLES, format_raw, metric_label, render_snapshot
+
+# Color-band thresholds (mirror the GUI dashboard so both faces agree).
+TEMP_COLD, TEMP_WARN, TEMP_CRIT = 50.0, 78.0, 88.0
+USAGE_WARN, USAGE_CRIT = 85.0, 95.0
+_USAGE_METRICS = {"util", "used_pct", "mem_util", "load"}
+
+
+def band(r: Reading) -> str:
+    """Color band for a reading: cold | good | warn | crit | normal | na."""
+    if r.source == "gpu" and r.metric == "status":  # GPU-lost / query timeout
+        return "crit"
+    if r.value is None:
+        return "na"
+    if r.unit == "°C":
+        if r.value >= TEMP_CRIT:
+            return "crit"
+        if r.value >= TEMP_WARN:
+            return "warn"
+        if r.value >= TEMP_COLD:
+            return "good"
+        return "cold"
+    if r.unit == "%" and r.metric in _USAGE_METRICS:
+        if r.value >= USAGE_CRIT:
+            return "crit"
+        if r.value >= USAGE_WARN:
+            return "warn"
+        return "good"
+    return "normal"
+
+
+def track(stats: dict[str, tuple[float, float]], sample: Sample) -> None:
+    """Fold a sample's readings into {key: (min, max)} session extremes."""
+    for r in sample.readings:
+        if r.value is None:
+            continue
+        lo, hi = stats.get(r.key, (r.value, r.value))
+        stats[r.key] = (min(lo, r.value), max(hi, r.value))
+
+
+# --- curses front-end -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_BAND_PAIR = {"cold": 1, "good": 2, "warn": 3, "crit": 4}
+
+
+def _init_colors() -> None:
+    try:
+        curses.start_color()
+        curses.use_default_colors()
+        curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_CYAN, -1)
+        curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_GREEN, -1)
+        curses.init_pair(3, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, -1)
+        curses.init_pair(4, curses.COLOR_RED, -1)
+    except curses.error:
+        pass
+
+
+def _attr(band_name: str) -> int:
+    pair = _BAND_PAIR.get(band_name)
+    if not pair:
+        return curses.A_NORMAL
+    attr = curses.color_pair(pair)
+    return attr | curses.A_BOLD if band_name == "crit" else attr
+
+
+def _draw(stdscr, sample: Sample, stats: dict, interval: float) -> None:
+    stdscr.erase()
+    height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+
+    def put(y: int, x: int, text: str, attr: int = curses.A_NORMAL) -> None:
+        if 0 <= y < height and 0 <= x < width:
+            try:
+                stdscr.addnstr(y, x, text, max(0, width - x - 1), attr)
+            except curses.error:
+                pass
+
+    put(0, 0, f"RigDoctor — live monitor   every {interval:g}s", curses.A_BOLD)
+    put(1, 0, "q quit    r reset min/max", curses.A_DIM)
+
+    groups = sample.by_source()
+    order = [k for k in _GROUP_ORDER if k in groups] + [k for k in groups if k not in _GROUP_ORDER]
+    name_w, col_w = 24, 11
+    y = 3
+    for key in order:
+        if y >= height:
+            break
+        put(y, 0, _GROUP_TITLES.get(key, key.title()), curses.A_BOLD)
+        y += 1
+        put(y, 2, f"{'sensor':<{name_w}}{'current':>{col_w}}{'min':>{col_w}}{'max':>{col_w}}", curses.A_DIM)
+        y += 1
+        for r in groups[key]:
+            if y >= height:
+                break
+            if r.metric == "name":  # device identity line
+                put(y, 2, str(r.label), curses.A_DIM)
+                y += 1
+                continue
+            lo, hi = stats.get(r.key, (r.value, r.value))
+            put(y, 2, f"{metric_label(r):<{name_w}}")
+            put(y, 2 + name_w, f"{format_raw(r.value, r.unit):>{col_w}}", _attr(band(r)))
+            put(y, 2 + name_w + col_w, f"{format_raw(lo, r.unit):>{col_w}}", curses.A_DIM)
+            put(y, 2 + name_w + 2 * col_w, f"{format_raw(hi, r.unit):>{col_w}}", curses.A_DIM)
+            y += 1
+        y += 1
+    stdscr.refresh()
+
+
+def _loop(stdscr, sampler: Sampler, interval: float) -> None:
+    curses.curs_set(0)
+    stdscr.nodelay(True)
+    _init_colors()
+    stats: dict[str, tuple[float, float]] = {}
+    latest = sampler.sample()
+    track(stats, latest)
+    next_sample = time.monotonic() + interval
+    while True:
+        ch = stdscr.getch()
+        if ch in (ord("q"), ord("Q")):
+            return
+        if ch in (ord("r"), ord("R")):
+            stats.clear()
+            track(stats, latest)
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if now >= next_sample:
+            latest = sampler.sample()
+            track(stats, latest)
+            next_sample = now + interval
+        _draw(stdscr, latest, stats, interval)
+        time.sleep(0.05)  # keep key handling responsive without busy-spinning
+
+
+def _run_plain(sampler: Sampler, interval: float) -> int:
+    """Fallback for non-TTY output: clear + reprint each tick (no curses)."""
+    try:
+        for sample in sampler.stream(interval=interval):
+            print("\033[2J\033[H", end="")
+            print(f"RigDoctor — live  (every {interval:g}s, Ctrl-C to quit)\n")
+            print(render_snapshot(sample))
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print()
+    return 0
+
+
+def run(interval: float, plain: bool = False) -> int:
+    sampler = Sampler(available_sources())
+    if plain or not sys.stdout.isatty():
+        return _run_plain(sampler, interval)
+    try:
+        curses.wrapper(_loop, sampler, interval)
+    except curses.error:  # terminal can't do curses — degrade gracefully
+        return _run_plain(sampler, interval)
+    return 0

tests/test_diagnostic.py

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+"""Tests for the guided diagnostic orchestration (M3+M4 glue)."""
+
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+from rigdoctor.core import diagnostic
+from rigdoctor.core.crashlog import CrashLogWriter, summarize
+from rigdoctor.core.health import Finding
+from rigdoctor.core.sample import Reading, Sample
+
+
+def _write_log(path: str, game: str) -> None:
+    w = CrashLogWriter(path)
+    w.write_event("session-start", "interval=1s")
+    w.write_event("game", game)
+    for temp in (60.0, 72.0, 81.0):
+        w.write_sample(Sample(ts=time.time(), readings=[Reading("gpu", "temp", temp, "°C", "")]))
+    w.write_event("gpu-lost", "nvidia-smi query timed out")
+    w.close()
+
+
+class GameRecoveryTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_game_recovered_from_log_event(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = str(Path(d) / "capture.jsonl")
+            _write_log(log, "Path of Exile 2")
+            summary = summarize(log)
+            self.assertEqual(diagnostic._game_from_summary(summary), "Path of Exile 2")
+
+    def test_no_game_event_returns_none(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = str(Path(d) / "capture.jsonl")
+            w = CrashLogWriter(log)
+            w.write_event("session-start")
+            w.close()
+            self.assertIsNone(diagnostic._game_from_summary(summarize(log)))
+
+
+class FinishTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_finish_combines_summary_and_findings(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = Path(d) / "capture.jsonl"
+            _write_log(str(log), "Satisfactory")
+            fake = [Finding("warning", "GPU", "NVIDIA Xid 79 ×1", "fell off the bus")]
+            with mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.health.run_health_checks", return_value=fake), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "stop_background", return_value=False), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "running_pid", return_value=None):
+                result = diagnostic.finish(log_path=log)
+            self.assertEqual(result.game, "Satisfactory")
+            self.assertEqual(result.summary.samples, 3)
+            self.assertEqual(result.findings, fake)
+            # peak GPU temp captured in the window, GPU-lost event recorded
+            self.assertEqual(result.summary.maxima["gpu.temp"][0], 81.0)
+            self.assertTrue(any(kind == "gpu-lost" for _ts, kind, _d in result.summary.events))
+
+
+class CrashDetectionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _diag_log(self, d) -> Path:
+        return Path(d) / "diagnostic.jsonl"
+
+    def test_unterminated_session_is_a_pending_crash(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = self._diag_log(d)
+            _write_log(str(log), "Tarkov")  # has session-start + game, no session-stop
+            with mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_LOG", log), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_CRASH", log.with_suffix(".crash")), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "running_pid", return_value=None):
+                info = diagnostic.pending_crash()
+            self.assertIsNotNone(info)
+            self.assertEqual(info.game, "Tarkov")
+            self.assertTrue(info.gpu_lost)  # _write_log writes a gpu-lost event
+
+    def test_clean_stop_is_not_a_crash(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = self._diag_log(d)
+            w = CrashLogWriter(str(log))
+            w.write_event("session-start"); w.write_event("game", "X")
+            w.write_sample(Sample(time.time(), [Reading("gpu", "temp", 60.0, "°C", "")]))
+            w.write_event("session-stop", "samples=1")
+            w.close()
+            with mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_LOG", log), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_CRASH", log.with_suffix(".crash")), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "running_pid", return_value=None):
+                self.assertIsNone(diagnostic.pending_crash())
+
+    def test_acknowledge_clears_pending_crash(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = self._diag_log(d)
+            _write_log(str(log), "Tarkov")
+            with mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_LOG", log), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_CRASH", log.with_suffix(".crash")), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "running_pid", return_value=None):
+                self.assertIsNotNone(diagnostic.pending_crash())
+                diagnostic.acknowledge_crash()
+                self.assertIsNone(diagnostic.pending_crash())
+
+    def test_running_capture_is_not_a_crash(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            log = self._diag_log(d)
+            _write_log(str(log), "Tarkov")
+            with mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_LOG", log), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.config, "DIAG_CRASH", log.with_suffix(".crash")), \
+                 mock.patch.object(diagnostic.reccontrol, "running_pid", return_value=4321):
+                self.assertIsNone(diagnostic.pending_crash())  # it's in-progress, not crashed
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_gui_smoke.py

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+"""GUI smoke tests: construct the real widgets so a startup crash fails the build.
+
+These run headless (offscreen) and skip cleanly if PySide6 isn't installed (the core/CLI
+test suite stays Qt-free). Constructing MainWindow is the check that would have caught the
+0.18.0 bad-import regression that broke launch.
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+import unittest
+
+os.environ.setdefault("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "offscreen")
+
+try:
+    from PySide6.QtGui import QIcon
+    from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
+    HAVE_QT = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAVE_QT = False
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_QT, "PySide6 not installed")
+class GuiSmokeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.app = QApplication.instance() or QApplication([])
+
+    def test_main_window_constructs(self):
+        from unittest import mock
+
+        from rigdoctor.core import updates
+        from rigdoctor.gui import main_window as mw
+
+        # Avoid construction side effects: no pkexec elevation, no network update check.
+        with mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.elevation.available", return_value=False), \
+             mock.patch.object(updates, "update_state", return_value=(updates.UP_TO_DATE, None, "")):
+            window = mw.MainWindow()
+        try:
+            self.assertEqual(len(window._nav_buttons), len(mw._PAGES))
+            self.assertEqual(set(window._nav_buttons), set(mw._PAGES))
+        finally:
+            window._worker.stop()
+
+    def test_tray_readouts_update(self):
+        from rigdoctor.core.sample import Reading, Sample
+        from rigdoctor.gui.tray import TrayIcon
+
+        class StubWindow(QWidget):
+            def show_dashboard(self): ...
+            def show_page(self, name): ...
+            def run_diagnostic(self, name, appid): ...
+            def quit_app(self): ...
+
+        tray = TrayIcon(StubWindow(), QIcon())
+        tray.update_sample(Sample(time.time(), [
+            Reading("gpu", "temp", 72.0, "°C", ""),
+            Reading("cpu", "temp", 65.0, "°C", "Package id 0"),
+            Reading("memory", "used", 14.2, "GB"),
+            Reading("memory", "total", 31.0, "GB"),
+            Reading("memory", "used_pct", 46.0, "%"),
+        ]))
+        self.assertIn("72", tray._gpu_act.text())
+        self.assertIn("65", tray._cpu_act.text())
+        self.assertIn("14.2 / 31.0 GB", tray._mem_act.text())
+        self.assertEqual(tray._status_act.text(), "● Normal")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_launchers.py

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+"""Tests for M6 non-Steam game detection (Lutris SQLite + Heroic JSON)."""
+
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+from rigdoctor.core import launchers
+
+
+class LutrisTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_reads_installed_games_only(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            db = Path(d) / "pga.db"
+            con = sqlite3.connect(db)
+            con.execute("CREATE TABLE games (id INTEGER, name TEXT, slug TEXT, installed INTEGER)")
+            con.executemany(
+                "INSERT INTO games VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                [(1, "Hades", "hades", 1), (2, "Hollow Knight", "hollow-knight", 1), (3, "Old Game", "old", 0)],
+            )
+            con.commit()
+            con.close()
+            with mock.patch.object(launchers, "LUTRIS_DB", db), \
+                 mock.patch.object(launchers, "HEROIC_DIR", Path(d) / "nope"):
+                games = launchers.scan()
+            names = {g.name for g in games}
+            self.assertEqual(names, {"Hades", "Hollow Knight"})
+            self.assertTrue(all(g.launcher == "lutris" for g in games))
+
+    def test_missing_db_is_empty(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            with mock.patch.object(launchers, "LUTRIS_DB", Path(d) / "absent.db"), \
+                 mock.patch.object(launchers, "HEROIC_DIR", Path(d) / "nope"):
+                self.assertEqual(launchers.scan(), [])
+
+
+class HeroicTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_epic_and_gog(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            base = Path(d) / "heroic"
+            (base / "legendaryConfig" / "legendary").mkdir(parents=True)
+            (base / "gog_store").mkdir(parents=True)
+            (base / "legendaryConfig" / "legendary" / "installed.json").write_text(
+                json.dumps({"abc123": {"title": "Control"}}))
+            (base / "gog_store" / "installed.json").write_text(
+                json.dumps({"installed": [{"appName": "777", "title": "The Witcher 3"}]}))
+            with mock.patch.object(launchers, "LUTRIS_DB", Path(d) / "nope.db"), \
+                 mock.patch.object(launchers, "HEROIC_DIR", base):
+                names = {g.name for g in launchers.scan()}
+            self.assertEqual(names, {"Control", "The Witcher 3"})
+
+    def test_gog_title_falls_back_to_install_path(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+            base = Path(d) / "heroic"
+            (base / "gog_store").mkdir(parents=True)
+            (base / "gog_store" / "installed.json").write_text(
+                json.dumps({"installed": [{"appName": "9", "install_path": "/games/Stardew Valley"}]}))
+            with mock.patch.object(launchers, "LUTRIS_DB", Path(d) / "nope.db"), \
+                 mock.patch.object(launchers, "HEROIC_DIR", base):
+                names = {g.name for g in launchers.scan()}
+            self.assertEqual(names, {"Stardew Valley"})
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_tui.py

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+"""Tests for the M2 live-monitor TUI logic (min/max tracking + color bands)."""
+
+import unittest
+
+from rigdoctor import tui
+from rigdoctor.core.sample import Reading, Sample
+
+
+def _temp(v):
+    return Reading("gpu", "temp", v, "°C", "")
+
+
+class TrackTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_tracks_min_and_max(self):
+        stats: dict = {}
+        for v in (60.0, 80.0, 70.0, 55.0):
+            tui.track(stats, Sample(0.0, [_temp(v)]))
+        self.assertEqual(stats["gpu.temp"], (55.0, 80.0))
+
+    def test_ignores_none_values(self):
+        stats: dict = {}
+        tui.track(stats, Sample(0.0, [_temp(None)]))
+        self.assertEqual(stats, {})
+
+    def test_keys_separate_by_label(self):
+        stats: dict = {}
+        tui.track(stats, Sample(0.0, [
+            Reading("cpu", "temp", 50.0, "°C", "Core 0"),
+            Reading("cpu", "temp", 70.0, "°C", "Core 1"),
+        ]))
+        self.assertEqual(stats["cpu.temp.Core 0"], (50.0, 50.0))
+        self.assertEqual(stats["cpu.temp.Core 1"], (70.0, 70.0))
+
+
+class BandTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_temperature_bands(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(_temp(40.0)), "cold")
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(_temp(60.0)), "good")
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(_temp(80.0)), "warn")
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(_temp(90.0)), "crit")
+
+    def test_usage_bands(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("gpu", "util", 50.0, "%")), "good")
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("gpu", "util", 88.0, "%")), "warn")
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("memory", "used_pct", 96.0, "%")), "crit")
+
+    def test_non_metric_percentage_is_normal(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("gpu", "fan", 100.0, "%")), "normal")
+
+    def test_gpu_lost_is_crit(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("gpu", "status", None, "", "query-timeout")), "crit")
+
+    def test_missing_value_is_na(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tui.band(Reading("gpu", "power", None, "W")), "na")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_wrap.py

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+"""Tests for the D12 Steam-launch wrapper (rigdoctor wrap %command%)."""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+from rigdoctor.core import wrap
+from rigdoctor.core.steam import Game
+
+
+class LaunchOptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_format(self):
+        opt = wrap.launch_option()
+        self.assertTrue(opt.endswith("wrap %command%"))
+        self.assertIn("rigdoctor", opt)
+
+
+class GameNameTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_resolves_from_steam_appid(self):
+        g = Game(appid="570", name="Dota 2", library="/x", installdir="dota")
+        with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {"SteamAppId": "570"}), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.steam.cached_games", return_value=[g]):
+            self.assertEqual(wrap.game_name_from_env(), "Dota 2")
+
+    def test_unknown_appid_falls_back(self):
+        with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {"SteamAppId": "999"}), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.steam.cached_games", return_value=[]), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.steam.scan_games", return_value=[]):
+            self.assertEqual(wrap.game_name_from_env(), "Steam app 999")
+
+    def test_none_without_steam_env(self):
+        with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=True):
+            self.assertIsNone(wrap.game_name_from_env())
+
+
+class RunTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_brackets_capture_and_returns_exit_code(self):
+        with mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.running_pid", return_value=None), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.diagnostic.start", return_value=123) as start, \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.stop_background") as stop, \
+             mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=True):
+            rc = wrap.run(["true"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 0)
+        start.assert_called_once()
+        stop.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_propagates_game_failure(self):
+        with mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.running_pid", return_value=None), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.diagnostic.start", return_value=123), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.stop_background"), \
+             mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=True):
+            self.assertEqual(wrap.run(["false"]), 1)
+
+    def test_does_not_touch_an_existing_capture(self):
+        with mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.running_pid", return_value=999), \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.diagnostic.start") as start, \
+             mock.patch("rigdoctor.core.reccontrol.stop_background") as stop, \
+             mock.patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=True):
+            rc = wrap.run(["true"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 0)
+        start.assert_not_called()
+        stop.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_empty_command_is_usage_error(self):
+        self.assertEqual(wrap.run([]), 2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()