diff --git a/src/components/chat/appUiCommands.ts b/src/components/chat/appUiCommands.ts
index 866c583..872409e 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/appUiCommands.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/appUiCommands.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export type AppUiCommandActionId =
   | 'open-session-picker'
   | 'start-new-chat'
   | 'open-settings'
-  | 'open-model-picker';
+  | 'open-model-picker'
+  | 'open-cost-modal';
 
 export type AppUiCommand = {
   name: string;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export type AppUiCommandActions = {
   startNewChat: () => void;
   openSettings: () => void;
   openModelPicker: () => void;
+  openCostModal: () => void;
 };
 
 export const APP_UI_COMMANDS: readonly AppUiCommand[] = [
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ export const APP_UI_COMMANDS: readonly AppUiCommand[] = [
     actionId: 'open-model-picker',
     interceptWithArgs: false,
   },
+  {
+    name: '/cost',
+    description: 'Review token usage for the active session',
+    namespace: 'app',
+    type: 'app',
+    actionId: 'open-cost-modal',
+  },
 ];
 
 const APP_UI_COMMANDS_BY_NAME = new Map(
@@ -109,6 +118,9 @@ export function runAppUiCommand(command: AppUiCommand, actions: AppUiCommandActi
     case 'open-model-picker':
       actions.openModelPicker();
       break;
+    case 'open-cost-modal':
+      actions.openCostModal();
+      break;
   }
 }
 
@@ -184,10 +196,12 @@ export function getTuiOnlyCommandNotice(commandName: string): string | null {
  * wins.
  */
 export const APP_UNSUPPORTED_COMMAND_HINTS: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
+  '/init': 'Generating AGENTS.md requires the GJC terminal until headless init is available.',
   '/move': 'Sessions follow the project you select — switch projects from the sidebar instead.',
   '/notify on': 'The app delivers its own notifications — manage them in Settings → Notifications.',
   '/notify off': 'The app delivers its own notifications — manage them in Settings → Notifications.',
   '/skill:team': 'It drives workers through tmux panes, which this app cannot show. Run `gjc` in a terminal for that, or use `/skill:ultragoal` here.',
+  '/transcript': 'Use the current chat and session history; the runtime transcript browser is TUI-only.',
 };
 
 export function getAppUnsupportedCommandNotice(commandForm: string): string | null {
diff --git a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
index d697e08..892f5aa 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
@@ -287,14 +287,6 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
           });
           break;
 
-        case 'cost': {
-          setCommandModalPayload({
-            kind: 'cost',
-            data: (data || {}) as CostCommandData,
-          });
-          break;
-        }
-
         case 'status': {
           setCommandModalPayload({
             kind: 'status',
@@ -461,17 +453,37 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
   }, [onLogin, selectedProject]);
 
   const showCostModal = useCallback(() => {
-    executeCommand(
-      {
-        name: '/cost',
-        description: 'Display token usage information',
-        namespace: 'builtin',
-        metadata: { type: 'builtin' },
-      } as SlashCommand,
-      '/cost',
-      { preserveInput: true },
-    );
-  }, [executeCommand]);
+    const breakdown =
+      tokenBudget?.breakdown && typeof tokenBudget.breakdown === 'object'
+        ? tokenBudget.breakdown as Record<string, unknown>
+        : null;
+    const input = Number(tokenBudget?.inputTokens ?? breakdown?.input);
+    const output = Number(tokenBudget?.outputTokens ?? breakdown?.output);
+    const used = Number(tokenBudget?.used);
+    const total = Number(tokenBudget?.total);
+
+    setCommandModalPayload({
+      kind: 'cost',
+      data: {
+        tokenUsage: {
+          used: Number.isFinite(used)
+            ? used
+            : (Number.isFinite(input) ? input : 0) + (Number.isFinite(output) ? output : 0),
+          total: Number.isFinite(total) ? total : 0,
+        },
+        ...(Number.isFinite(input) || Number.isFinite(output)
+          ? {
+              tokenBreakdown: {
+                input: Number.isFinite(input) ? input : 0,
+                output: Number.isFinite(output) ? output : 0,
+              },
+            }
+          : {}),
+        provider: typeof tokenBudget?.provider === 'string' ? tokenBudget.provider : 'gjc',
+        model: typeof tokenBudget?.model === 'string' ? tokenBudget.model : gjcModel,
+      },
+    });
+  }, [gjcModel, tokenBudget]);
 
   // App-level slash commands (/resume, /sessions, /new, /settings) run local
   // UI actions instead of reaching the provider. Falls back to no-ops when no
@@ -495,9 +507,10 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
         openModelPicker: () => {
           setModelPickerTrigger((previous) => previous + 1);
         },
+        openCostModal: showCostModal,
       });
     },
-    [onShowSettings, paletteOps],
+    [onShowSettings, paletteOps, showCostModal],
   );
   const handleAppCommand = useCallback(
     (command: SlashCommand) => {
diff --git a/src/components/chat/tests/appUiCommands.test.tsx b/src/components/chat/tests/appUiCommands.test.tsx
index fc96788..54dab84 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/tests/appUiCommands.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/tests/appUiCommands.test.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ test('runAppUiCommand dispatches each action id to its action', () => {
     startNewChat: () => { calls.push('start-new-chat'); },
     openSettings: () => { calls.push('open-settings'); },
     openModelPicker: () => { calls.push('open-model-picker'); },
+    openCostModal: () => { calls.push('open-cost-modal'); },
   };
 
   for (const command of APP_UI_COMMANDS) {
@@ -121,6 +122,30 @@ test('typed /resume is intercepted as an app command and never sent to the model
   assert.deepEqual(addedMessages, []);
 });
 
+test('typed /cost is an app command and does not call legacy REST execution', async () => {
+  const sentMessages: unknown[] = [];
+  const addedMessages: unknown[] = [];
+  const composer = captureComposer(sentMessages, addedMessages);
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+  let fetchCalls = 0;
+  globalThis.fetch = async () => {
+    fetchCalls += 1;
+    throw new Error('app command must not fetch');
+  };
+
+  try {
+    composer.handleVoiceTranscript('/cost');
+    await composer.handleSubmit(submitEvent);
+  } finally {
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+  }
+
+  assert.equal(findAppUiCommand('/cost')?.actionId, 'open-cost-modal');
+  assert.equal(fetchCalls, 0);
+  assert.deepEqual(sentMessages, []);
+  assert.deepEqual(addedMessages, []);
+});
+
 test('typed TUI-only command gets a local notice instead of a model prompt', async () => {
   const sentMessages: unknown[] = [];
   const addedMessages: unknown[] = [];
@@ -213,6 +238,22 @@ test('/move is declined locally and names the app affordance', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('/init and /transcript are declined locally without exposing upstream session data', async () => {
+  for (const form of ['/init', '/init extra', '/transcript', '/transcript extra']) {
+    const sentMessages: unknown[] = [];
+    const addedMessages: unknown[] = [];
+    const composer = captureComposer(sentMessages, addedMessages);
+
+    composer.handleVoiceTranscript(form);
+    await composer.handleSubmit(submitEvent);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(sentMessages, [], `${form} must not be sent`);
+    assert.equal(addedMessages.length, 1);
+    const notice = (addedMessages[0] as { content: string }).content;
+    assert.match(notice, /not available in the app/);
+  }
+});
+
 test('aliases of TUI-only commands answer exactly like their canonical name', async () => {
   for (const [alias, canonical] of [['/bg', '/background'], ['/quit', '/exit']] as const) {
     const sentMessages: unknown[] = [];
@@ -313,7 +354,7 @@ test('/notify on and off are answered locally, other verbs still dispatch', asyn
  */
 test('isAppUsableCommand hides exactly what the composer answers locally', () => {
   // Advertised: everything the app really runs.
-  for (const name of ['/model', '/export', '/clear', '/memory', '/init', '/resume', '/settings']) {
+  for (const name of ['/model', '/export', '/clear', '/memory', '/resume', '/settings', '/cost']) {
     assert.equal(isAppUsableCommand(name), true, `${name} should stay in the menu`);
   }
 
@@ -322,7 +363,7 @@ test('isAppUsableCommand hides exactly what the composer answers locally', () =>
   for (const name of Object.keys(TUI_ONLY_COMMAND_HINTS)) {
     assert.equal(isAppUsableCommand(name), false, `${name} should be hidden`);
   }
-  for (const name of ['/move', '/skill:team', '/bg', '/quit']) {
+  for (const name of ['/init', '/move', '/transcript', '/skill:team', '/bg', '/quit']) {
     assert.equal(isAppUsableCommand(name), false, `${name} should be hidden`);
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/components/chat/tests/commandGatePolicy.test.ts b/src/components/chat/tests/commandGatePolicy.test.ts
index 3318573..417f1b1 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/tests/commandGatePolicy.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/tests/commandGatePolicy.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ test('reads run without asking, in every form', () => {
   for (const form of [
     '/dump',
     '/jobs',
-    '/transcript',
     '/context',
     '/usage',
     '/tools',