fix: ctrl-q now properly exits

lib/bds/application.ex

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ defmodule BDS.Application do
   end
 
   # Local TUI: the headless server plus a TUI on the launching terminal, so
-  # a GUI (via tunnel) and the local terminal can work in parallel.
-  def mode_children(:tui, env), do: mode_children(:server, env) ++ [{BDS.TUI, []}]
+  # a GUI (via tunnel) and the local terminal can work in parallel. Quitting
+  # this TUI stops the whole VM — the terminal is the app in this mode.
+  # SSH-served TUI sessions never get this flag and stay session-local.
+  def mode_children(:tui, env),
+    do: mode_children(:server, env) ++ [{BDS.TUI, [stop_vm_on_exit: true]}]
 
   def mode_children(:desktop, env), do: desktop_children(env)
 

lib/bds/tui.ex

@@ -37,13 +37,17 @@ defmodule BDS.TUI do
   # ── Mount ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   @impl true
-  def mount(_opts) do
+  def mount(opts) do
     UILocale.put(BDS.Desktop.ShellData.ui_language())
     :ok = Events.subscribe()
 
     project_id = Projects.shell_snapshot().active_project_id
 
     state = %{
+      # Set only for the local BDS_MODE=tui child: quitting the TUI then
+      # shuts the VM down instead of leaving a headless server behind.
+      stop_vm_on_exit: Keyword.get(opts, :stop_vm_on_exit, false),
+      stop_fun: Keyword.get(opts, :stop_fun, &System.stop/0),
       project_id: project_id,
       view: "posts",
       sidebar: nil,
@@ -60,6 +64,14 @@ defmodule BDS.TUI do
     {:ok, load_sidebar(state)}
   end
 
+  @impl true
+  def terminate(_reason, %{stop_vm_on_exit: true, stop_fun: stop_fun}) do
+    stop_fun.()
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  def terminate(_reason, _state), do: :ok
+
   # ── Events: global keys ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   @impl true

test/bds/server_test.exs

@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ defmodule BDS.ServerTest do
              end)
     end
 
-    test "tui mode is the server plus a local TUI" do
+    test "tui mode is the server plus a local TUI that stops the VM on quit" do
       assert BDS.Application.mode_children(:tui, :prod) ==
-               BDS.Application.mode_children(:server, :prod) ++ [{BDS.TUI, []}]
+               BDS.Application.mode_children(:server, :prod) ++
+                 [{BDS.TUI, [stop_vm_on_exit: true]}]
     end
 
     test "desktop mode delegates to desktop_children" do

test/bds/tui_test.exs

@@ -132,4 +132,20 @@ defmodule BDS.TUITest do
   test "quit key stops the app" do
     assert {:stop, _state} = BDS.TUI.handle_event(key("q", ["ctrl"]), mount!())
   end
+
+  test "local tui mode stops the VM when the app exits" do
+    parent = self()
+    state = mount!(stop_vm_on_exit: true, stop_fun: fn -> send(parent, :vm_stopped) end)
+
+    assert :ok = BDS.TUI.terminate(:normal, state)
+    assert_receive :vm_stopped
+  end
+
+  test "ssh-served sessions never stop the VM on exit" do
+    parent = self()
+    state = mount!(stop_fun: fn -> send(parent, :vm_stopped) end)
+
+    assert :ok = BDS.TUI.terminate(:normal, state)
+    refute_receive :vm_stopped, 100
+  end
 end