diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c4c26be..42ba478 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clap::Parser;
-use console::style;
 use dialoguer::{Confirm, Input};
 use serde::Serialize;
 use strsim::jaro_winkler;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ use lore::cli::commands::{
     run_list_issues, run_list_mrs, run_search, run_show_issue, run_show_mr, run_stats, run_sync,
     run_sync_status, run_timeline, run_who,
 };
+use lore::cli::render::{ColorMode, LoreRenderer, Theme};
 use lore::cli::robot::{RobotMeta, strip_schemas};
 use lore::cli::{
     Cli, Commands, CountArgs, EmbedArgs, GenerateDocsArgs, IngestArgs, IssuesArgs, MrsArgs,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async fn main() {
         }
     } else {
         let stderr_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
-            .with_target(false)
+            .event_format(logging::CompactHumanFormat)
             .with_writer(lore::cli::progress::SuspendingWriter)
             .with_filter(stderr_filter);
 
@@ -146,13 +146,23 @@ async fn main() {
 
     // I1: Respect NO_COLOR convention (https://no-color.org/)
     if std::env::var("NO_COLOR").is_ok_and(|v| !v.is_empty()) {
+        LoreRenderer::init(ColorMode::Never);
         console::set_colors_enabled(false);
     } else {
         match cli.color.as_str() {
-            "never" => console::set_colors_enabled(false),
-            "always" => console::set_colors_enabled(true),
-            "auto" => {}
+            "never" => {
+                LoreRenderer::init(ColorMode::Never);
+                console::set_colors_enabled(false);
+            }
+            "always" => {
+                LoreRenderer::init(ColorMode::Always);
+                console::set_colors_enabled(true);
+            }
+            "auto" => {
+                LoreRenderer::init(ColorMode::Auto);
+            }
             other => {
+                LoreRenderer::init(ColorMode::Auto);
                 eprintln!("Warning: unknown color mode '{}', using auto", other);
             }
         }
@@ -277,8 +287,9 @@ async fn main() {
             } else {
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    style("warning: 'lore list' is deprecated, use 'lore issues' or 'lore mrs'")
-                        .yellow()
+                    Theme::warning().render(
+                        "warning: 'lore list' is deprecated, use 'lore issues' or 'lore mrs'"
+                    )
                 );
             }
             handle_list_compat(
@@ -318,11 +329,10 @@ async fn main() {
             } else {
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    style(format!(
+                    Theme::warning().render(&format!(
                         "warning: 'lore show' is deprecated, use 'lore {}s {}'",
                         entity, iid
                     ))
-                    .yellow()
                 );
             }
             handle_show_compat(
@@ -342,7 +352,8 @@ async fn main() {
             } else {
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    style("warning: 'lore auth-test' is deprecated, use 'lore auth'").yellow()
+                    Theme::warning()
+                        .render("warning: 'lore auth-test' is deprecated, use 'lore auth'")
                 );
             }
             handle_auth_test(cli.config.as_deref(), robot_mode).await
@@ -355,7 +366,8 @@ async fn main() {
             } else {
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    style("warning: 'lore sync-status' is deprecated, use 'lore status'").yellow()
+                    Theme::warning()
+                        .render("warning: 'lore sync-status' is deprecated, use 'lore status'")
                 );
             }
             handle_sync_status_cmd(cli.config.as_deref(), robot_mode).await
@@ -397,9 +409,20 @@ fn handle_error(e: Box<dyn std::error::Error>, robot_mode: bool) -> ! {
             );
             std::process::exit(gi_error.exit_code());
         } else {
-            eprintln!("{} {}", style("Error:").red(), gi_error);
+            eprintln!("{} {}", Theme::error().render("Error:"), gi_error);
             if let Some(suggestion) = gi_error.suggestion() {
-                eprintln!("{} {}", style("Hint:").yellow(), suggestion);
+                eprintln!("{} {}", Theme::warning().render("Hint:"), suggestion);
+            }
+            let actions = gi_error.actions();
+            if !actions.is_empty() {
+                eprintln!();
+                for action in &actions {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "  {} {}",
+                        Theme::dim().render("$"),
+                        Theme::bold().render(action)
+                    );
+                }
             }
             std::process::exit(gi_error.exit_code());
         }
@@ -420,7 +443,7 @@ fn handle_error(e: Box<dyn std::error::Error>, robot_mode: bool) -> ! {
             })
         );
     } else {
-        eprintln!("{} {}", style("Error:").red(), e);
+        eprintln!("{} {}", Theme::error().render("Error:"), e);
     }
     std::process::exit(1);
 }
@@ -459,7 +482,7 @@ fn emit_correction_warnings(result: &CorrectionResult, robot_mode: bool) {
         for c in &result.corrections {
             eprintln!(
                 "{} {}",
-                style("Auto-corrected:").yellow(),
+                Theme::warning().render("Auto-corrected:"),
                 autocorrect::format_teaching_note(c)
             );
         }
@@ -984,7 +1007,7 @@ async fn handle_ingest(
                 if !robot_mode && !quiet {
                     println!(
                         "{}",
-                        style("Ingesting all content (issues + merge requests)...").blue()
+                        Theme::info().render("Ingesting all content (issues + merge requests)...")
                     );
                     println!();
                 }
@@ -1027,7 +1050,7 @@ async fn handle_ingest(
             if !robot_mode {
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    style("Interrupted by Ctrl+C. Partial data has been saved.").yellow()
+                    Theme::warning().render("Interrupted by Ctrl+C. Partial data has been saved.")
                 );
             }
             Ok(())
@@ -1037,6 +1060,12 @@ async fn handle_ingest(
             let total_items: usize = stages.iter().map(|s| s.items_processed).sum();
             let total_errors: usize = stages.iter().map(|s| s.errors).sum();
             let _ = recorder.succeed(&recorder_conn, &stages, total_items, total_errors);
+            if !robot_mode && !quiet {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "{}",
+                    Theme::dim().render("Hint: Run 'lore generate-docs' to update searchable documents, then 'lore embed' for vectors.")
+                );
+            }
             Ok(())
         }
         Err(e) => {
@@ -1311,11 +1340,10 @@ async fn handle_init(
         if non_interactive {
             eprintln!(
                 "{}",
-                style(format!(
+                Theme::error().render(&format!(
                     "Config file exists at {}. Use --force to overwrite.",
                     config_path.display()
                 ))
-                .red()
             );
             std::process::exit(2);
         }
@@ -1329,7 +1357,7 @@ async fn handle_init(
             .interact()?;
 
         if !confirm {
-            println!("{}", style("Cancelled.").yellow());
+            println!("{}", Theme::warning().render("Cancelled."));
             std::process::exit(2);
         }
         confirmed_overwrite = true;
@@ -1408,7 +1436,7 @@ async fn handle_init(
         None
     };
 
-    println!("{}", style("\nValidating configuration...").blue());
+    println!("{}", Theme::info().render("Validating configuration..."));
 
     let result = run_init(
         InitInputs {
@@ -1427,35 +1455,43 @@ async fn handle_init(
 
     println!(
         "{}",
-        style(format!(
-            "\n✓ Authenticated as @{} ({})",
+        Theme::success().render(&format!(
+            "\n\u{2713} Authenticated as @{} ({})",
             result.user.username, result.user.name
         ))
-        .green()
     );
 
     for project in &result.projects {
         println!(
             "{}",
-            style(format!("✓ {} ({})", project.path, project.name)).green()
+            Theme::success().render(&format!("\u{2713} {} ({})", project.path, project.name))
         );
     }
 
     if let Some(ref dp) = result.default_project {
-        println!("{}", style(format!("✓ Default project: {dp}")).green());
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            Theme::success().render(&format!("\u{2713} Default project: {dp}"))
+        );
     }
 
     println!(
         "{}",
-        style(format!("\n✓ Config written to {}", result.config_path)).green()
+        Theme::success().render(&format!(
+            "\n\u{2713} Config written to {}",
+            result.config_path
+        ))
     );
     println!(
         "{}",
-        style(format!("✓ Database initialized at {}", result.data_dir)).green()
+        Theme::success().render(&format!(
+            "\u{2713} Database initialized at {}",
+            result.data_dir
+        ))
     );
     println!(
         "{}",
-        style("\nSetup complete! Run 'lore doctor' to verify.").blue()
+        Theme::info().render("\nSetup complete! Run 'lore doctor' to verify.")
     );
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1518,9 +1554,9 @@ async fn handle_auth_test(
                     })
                 );
             } else {
-                eprintln!("{} {}", style("Error:").red(), e);
+                eprintln!("{} {}", Theme::error().render("Error:"), e);
                 if let Some(suggestion) = e.suggestion() {
-                    eprintln!("{} {}", style("Hint:").yellow(), suggestion);
+                    eprintln!("{} {}", Theme::warning().render("Hint:"), suggestion);
                 }
             }
             std::process::exit(e.exit_code());
@@ -1647,7 +1683,7 @@ fn handle_backup(robot_mode: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     } else {
         eprintln!(
             "{} The 'backup' command is not yet implemented.",
-            style("Error:").red()
+            Theme::error().render("Error:")
         );
     }
     std::process::exit(1);
@@ -1669,7 +1705,7 @@ fn handle_reset(robot_mode: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     } else {
         eprintln!(
             "{} The 'reset' command is not yet implemented.",
-            style("Error:").red()
+            Theme::error().render("Error:")
         );
     }
     std::process::exit(1);
@@ -1728,11 +1764,11 @@ async fn handle_migrate(
         } else {
             eprintln!(
                 "{}",
-                style(format!("Database not found at {}", db_path.display())).red()
+                Theme::error().render(&format!("Database not found at {}", db_path.display()))
             );
             eprintln!(
                 "{}",
-                style("Run 'lore init' first to create the database.").yellow()
+                Theme::warning().render("Run 'lore init' first to create the database.")
             );
         }
         std::process::exit(10);
@@ -1744,7 +1780,7 @@ async fn handle_migrate(
     if !robot_mode {
         println!(
             "{}",
-            style(format!("Current schema version: {}", before_version)).blue()
+            Theme::info().render(&format!("Current schema version: {}", before_version))
         );
     }
 
@@ -1768,14 +1804,16 @@ async fn handle_migrate(
     } else if after_version > before_version {
         println!(
             "{}",
-            style(format!(
+            Theme::success().render(&format!(
                 "Migrations applied: {} -> {}",
                 before_version, after_version
             ))
-            .green()
         );
     } else {
-        println!("{}", style("Database is already up to date.").green());
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            Theme::success().render("Database is already up to date.")
+        );
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1813,7 +1851,7 @@ async fn handle_timeline(
             .map(String::from),
         since: args.since,
         depth: args.depth,
-        expand_mentions: args.expand_mentions,
+        no_mentions: args.no_mentions,
         limit: args.limit,
         max_seeds: args.max_seeds,
         max_entities: args.max_entities,
@@ -1828,7 +1866,7 @@ async fn handle_timeline(
             &result,
             result.total_events_before_limit,
             params.depth,
-            params.expand_mentions,
+            !params.no_mentions,
             args.fields.as_deref(),
         );
     } else {
@@ -1900,10 +1938,25 @@ async fn handle_generate_docs(
 
     let project = config.effective_project(args.project.as_deref());
     let result = run_generate_docs(&config, args.full, project, None)?;
+    let elapsed = start.elapsed();
     if robot_mode {
-        print_generate_docs_json(&result, start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64);
+        print_generate_docs_json(&result, elapsed.as_millis() as u64);
     } else {
         print_generate_docs(&result);
+        if elapsed.as_secs() >= 1 {
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                Theme::dim().render(&format!("  Done in {:.1}s", elapsed.as_secs_f64()))
+            );
+        }
+        if result.regenerated > 0 {
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                Theme::dim().render(
+                    "Hint: Run 'lore embed' to update vector embeddings for changed documents."
+                )
+            );
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1913,6 +1966,10 @@ async fn handle_embed(
     args: EmbedArgs,
     robot_mode: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let config = Config::load(config_override)?;
     let full = args.full && !args.no_full;
@@ -1928,11 +1985,45 @@ async fn handle_embed(
         std::process::exit(130);
     });
 
-    let result = run_embed(&config, full, retry_failed, None, &signal).await?;
+    let embed_bar = if robot_mode {
+        ProgressBar::hidden()
+    } else {
+        let b = lore::cli::progress::multi().add(ProgressBar::new(0));
+        b.set_style(
+            ProgressStyle::default_bar()
+                .template("  {spinner:.blue} Generating embeddings [{bar:30.cyan/dim}] {pos}/{len}")
+                .unwrap()
+                .progress_chars("=> "),
+        );
+        b
+    };
+    let bar_clone = embed_bar.clone();
+    let tick_started = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let tick_clone = Arc::clone(&tick_started);
+    let progress_cb: Box<dyn Fn(usize, usize)> = Box::new(move |processed, total| {
+        if total > 0 {
+            if !tick_clone.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                bar_clone.enable_steady_tick(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+            }
+            bar_clone.set_length(total as u64);
+            bar_clone.set_position(processed as u64);
+        }
+    });
+
+    let result = run_embed(&config, full, retry_failed, Some(progress_cb), &signal).await?;
+    embed_bar.finish_and_clear();
+
+    let elapsed = start.elapsed();
     if robot_mode {
-        print_embed_json(&result, start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64);
+        print_embed_json(&result, elapsed.as_millis() as u64);
     } else {
         print_embed(&result);
+        if elapsed.as_secs() >= 1 {
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                Theme::dim().render(&format!("  Done in {:.1}s", elapsed.as_secs_f64()))
+            );
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1962,7 +2053,7 @@ async fn handle_sync_cmd(
         dry_run,
     };
 
-    // For dry_run, skip recording and just show the preview
+    // For dry run, skip recording and just show the preview
     if dry_run {
         let signal = ShutdownSignal::new();
         run_sync(&config, options, None, &signal).await?;
@@ -2003,13 +2094,13 @@ async fn handle_sync_cmd(
                 eprintln!();
                 eprintln!(
                     "{}",
-                    console::style("Interrupted by Ctrl+C. Partial results:").yellow()
+                    Theme::warning().render("Interrupted by Ctrl+C. Partial results:")
                 );
                 print_sync(&result, elapsed, Some(metrics));
                 if released > 0 {
                     eprintln!(
                         "{}",
-                        console::style(format!("Released {released} locked jobs")).dim()
+                        Theme::dim().render(&format!("Released {released} locked jobs"))
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -2121,9 +2212,9 @@ async fn handle_health(
     } else {
         let status = |ok: bool| {
             if ok {
-                style("pass").green()
+                Theme::success().render("pass")
             } else {
-                style("FAIL").red()
+                Theme::error().render("FAIL")
             }
         };
         println!(
@@ -2135,13 +2226,13 @@ async fn handle_health(
         println!("Schema:  {} (v{})", status(schema_current), schema_version);
         println!();
         if healthy {
-            println!("{}", style("Healthy").green().bold());
+            println!("{}", Theme::success().bold().render("Healthy"));
         } else {
             println!(
                 "{}",
-                style("Unhealthy - run 'lore doctor' for details")
-                    .red()
+                Theme::error()
                     .bold()
+                    .render("Unhealthy - run 'lore doctor' for details")
             );
         }
     }
@@ -2243,7 +2334,7 @@ fn handle_robot_docs(robot_mode: bool, brief: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::e
         },
         "sync": {
             "description": "Full sync pipeline: ingest -> generate-docs -> embed",
-            "flags": ["--full", "--no-full", "--force", "--no-force", "--no-embed", "--no-docs", "--no-events", "--dry-run", "--no-dry-run"],
+            "flags": ["--full", "--no-full", "--force", "--no-force", "--no-embed", "--no-docs", "--no-events", "--no-file-changes", "--dry-run", "--no-dry-run"],
             "example": "lore --robot sync",
             "response_schema": {
                 "ok": "bool",
@@ -2382,7 +2473,7 @@ fn handle_robot_docs(robot_mode: bool, brief: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::e
         },
         "timeline": {
             "description": "Chronological timeline of events matching a keyword query or entity reference",
-            "flags": ["<QUERY>", "-p/--project", "--since <duration>", "--depth <n>", "--expand-mentions", "-n/--limit", "--fields <list>", "--max-seeds", "--max-entities", "--max-evidence"],
+            "flags": ["<QUERY>", "-p/--project", "--since <duration>", "--depth <n>", "--no-mentions", "-n/--limit", "--fields <list>", "--max-seeds", "--max-entities", "--max-evidence"],
             "query_syntax": {
                 "search": "Any text -> hybrid search seeding (FTS + vector)",
                 "entity_direct": "issue:N, i:N, mr:N, m:N -> direct entity seeding (no search, no Ollama)"
@@ -2397,7 +2488,7 @@ fn handle_robot_docs(robot_mode: bool, brief: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::e
         },
         "who": {
             "description": "People intelligence: experts, workload, active discussions, overlap, review patterns",
-            "flags": ["<target>", "--path <path>", "--active", "--overlap <path>", "--reviews", "--since <duration>", "-p/--project", "-n/--limit", "--fields <list>"],
+            "flags": ["<target>", "--path <path>", "--active", "--overlap <path>", "--reviews", "--since <duration>", "-p/--project", "-n/--limit", "--fields <list>", "--detail", "--no-detail", "--as-of <date>", "--explain-score", "--include-bots", "--all-history"],
             "modes": {
                 "expert": "lore who <file-path> -- Who knows about this area? (also: --path for root files)",
                 "workload": "lore who <username> -- What is someone working on?",
@@ -2423,6 +2514,16 @@ fn handle_robot_docs(robot_mode: bool, brief: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::e
                 "active_minimal": ["entity_type", "iid", "title", "participants"]
             }
         },
+        "drift": {
+            "description": "Detect discussion divergence from original issue intent",
+            "flags": ["<entity_type: issues>", "<IID>", "--threshold <0.0-1.0>", "-p/--project <path>"],
+            "example": "lore --robot drift issues 42 --threshold 0.4",
+            "response_schema": {
+                "ok": "bool",
+                "data": {"entity_type": "string", "iid": "int", "title": "string", "threshold": "float", "divergent_discussions": "[{discussion_id:string, similarity:float, snippet:string}]"},
+                "meta": {"elapsed_ms": "int"}
+            }
+        },
         "notes": {
             "description": "List notes from discussions with rich filtering",
             "flags": ["--limit/-n <N>", "--author/-a <username>", "--note-type <type>", "--contains <text>", "--for-issue <iid>", "--for-mr <iid>", "-p/--project <path>", "--since <period>", "--until <period>", "--path <filepath>", "--resolution <any|unresolved|resolved>", "--sort <created|updated>", "--asc", "--include-system", "--note-id <id>", "--gitlab-note-id <id>", "--discussion-id <id>", "--format <table|json|jsonl|csv>", "--fields <list|minimal>", "--open"],
@@ -2511,7 +2612,7 @@ fn handle_robot_docs(robot_mode: bool, brief: bool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::e
         "temporal_intelligence": [
             "lore --robot sync",
             "lore --robot timeline '<keyword>' --since 30d",
-            "lore --robot timeline '<keyword>' --depth 2 --expand-mentions"
+            "lore --robot timeline '<keyword>' --depth 2"
         ],
         "people_intelligence": [
             "lore --robot who src/path/to/feature/",
@@ -2762,7 +2863,10 @@ async fn handle_list_compat(
             Ok(())
         }
         _ => {
-            eprintln!("{}", style(format!("Unknown entity: {entity}")).red());
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                Theme::error().render(&format!("Unknown entity: {entity}"))
+            );
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -2799,7 +2903,10 @@ async fn handle_show_compat(
             Ok(())
         }
         _ => {
-            eprintln!("{}", style(format!("Unknown entity: {entity}")).red());
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                Theme::error().render(&format!("Unknown entity: {entity}"))
+            );
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
     }