feat: first-run wizard pulls models with a real progress bar

New pull_model command streams Ollama /api/pull NDJSON over a Channel
(status lines + completed/total bytes). The wizard's model step gains a
'type any tag to pull' input: uninstalled models download in-app with
a progress bar instead of the old 'run ollama pull yourself' dead end.
The NDJSON line-loop is factored out of the chat streaming path and
shared.

src-tauri/src/commands/llm_commands.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::commands::emit_busy;
 use crate::llm::{self, AppState, ChatMessage, ChatResponse, GenerateRequest, LlmEvent, OllamaChatResponse};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use tauri::ipc::Channel;
 use tauri::AppHandle;
@@ -86,6 +87,91 @@ pub async fn generate_stream(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+// ─── Model pull (Ollama) ─────────────────────────────
+
+/// Channel events for a streaming `ollama pull`.
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type", content = "data", rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum PullEvent {
+    /// Human-readable status line ("pulling manifest", "verifying sha256 digest").
+    Status(String),
+    /// Download progress in bytes.
+    Progress { completed: Option<u64>, total: Option<u64> },
+    Done,
+    Error(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PullRequest {
+    pub model: String,
+}
+
+/// POST {api_url}/api/pull with stream:true, progress over the channel.
+/// Ollama-only — other providers install models out of band, so the wizard
+/// gates this. Progress fields vary per Ollama version: completed/total are
+/// Option and the UI falls back to the status line.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn pull_model(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    app: AppHandle,
+    req: PullRequest,
+    channel: Channel<PullEvent>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let config = state.config.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?.clone();
+    if !llm::is_ollama(&config.provider, &config.api_url) {
+        return Err("Model pull is only supported for Ollama endpoints".into());
+    }
+    emit_busy(&app, true);
+    let url = format!("{}/api/pull", config.api_url.trim_end_matches('/'));
+    let body = json!({ "model": req.model, "stream": true });
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+        let res = client.post(&url).json(&body).send().await;
+        let result = match res {
+            Ok(r) if r.status().is_success() => {
+                for_each_ndjson_line(r, |line| {
+                    let line = line.trim();
+                    if line.is_empty() {
+                        return Ok(false);
+                    }
+                    let Ok(v) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(line) else {
+                        return Ok(false); // skip unparseable progress lines
+                    };
+                    if let Some(err) = v["error"].as_str() {
+                        return Err(err.to_string());
+                    }
+                    let status = v["status"].as_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
+                    let completed = v["completed"].as_u64();
+                    let total = v["total"].as_u64();
+                    if status == "success" {
+                        return Ok(true);
+                    }
+                    if completed.is_some() || total.is_some() {
+                        let _ = channel.send(PullEvent::Progress { completed, total });
+                    } else if !status.is_empty() {
+                        let _ = channel.send(PullEvent::Status(status));
+                    }
+                    Ok(false)
+                })
+                .await
+            }
+            Ok(r) => Err(format!("pull error {}", r.status())),
+            Err(e) => Err(format!("pull failed: {e}")),
+        };
+        match result {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                let _ = channel.send(PullEvent::Done);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                let _ = channel.send(PullEvent::Error(e));
+            }
+        }
+        // ponytail: always balance the busy counter, even on error.
+        emit_busy(&app, false);
+    });
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 // ─── Get / Set LLM Config ────────────────────────────────────
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -379,14 +465,12 @@ async fn stream_chat(
     stream_from_response(res, channel, parse).await
 }
 
-/// Consume a streaming HTTP response: buffer bytes into lines, parse each
+/// Consume a streaming HTTP response: buffer bytes into lines, hand each
-/// with `parse`, emit Token per piece, Done via the caller's Ok(full text).
+/// complete line to `on_line`. `Ok(true)` from the callback stops the loop.
-async fn stream_from_response(
+async fn for_each_ndjson_line(
     res: reqwest::Response,
-    channel: &Channel<LlmEvent>,
+    mut on_line: impl FnMut(&str) -> Result<bool, String>,
-    parse: fn(&str) -> Result<Option<StreamLine>, String>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
-) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let mut full = String::new();
     let mut buf = String::new();
     let mut stream = res.bytes_stream();
     while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().await {
@@ -394,19 +478,34 @@ async fn stream_from_response(
         buf.push_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&chunk));
         while let Some(nl) = buf.find('\n') {
             let line: String = buf.drain(..=nl).collect();
-            match parse(line.trim_end())? {
+            if on_line(line.trim_end())? {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Consume a streaming chat response: parse each line with `parse`, emit
+/// Token per piece, and return the full text when the stream finishes.
+async fn stream_from_response(
+    res: reqwest::Response,
+    channel: &Channel<LlmEvent>,
+    parse: fn(&str) -> Result<Option<StreamLine>, String>,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let mut full = String::new();
+    for_each_ndjson_line(res, |line| {
+        match parse(line)? {
             Some(StreamLine { token: Some(t), done }) => {
                 full.push_str(&t);
                 let _ = channel.send(LlmEvent::Token(t));
-                    if done {
+                Ok(done)
-                        return Ok(full);
-                    }
-                }
-                Some(StreamLine { token: None, done: true }) => return Ok(full),
-                _ => {}
-            }
             }
+            Some(StreamLine { token: None, done: true }) => Ok(true),
+            _ => Ok(false),
         }
+    })
+    .await?;
     // Stream closed without an explicit done — return what we got.
     Ok(full)
 }

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::llm_commands::get_llm_config,
             commands::llm_commands::set_llm_config,
             commands::llm_commands::test_connection,
+            commands::llm_commands::pull_model,
             commands::image_commands::generate_image,
             commands::image_commands::generate_image_stream,
             commands::image_commands::test_image_connection,

src/components/FirstRunWizard.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import { invoke, Channel } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { useToast } from "./Toast";
 
+// ponytail: mirrors the Rust PullEvent enum (adjacently tagged, camelCase).
+type PullEvent =
+  | { type: "progress"; data: { completed: number | null; total: number | null } }
+  | { type: "status"; data: string }
+  | { type: "done" }
+  | { type: "error"; data: string };
+
 export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
   const [step, setStep] = useState("welcome");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [models, setModels] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [selectedModel, setSelectedModel] = useState<string>("");
+  // ponytail: custom tag not in the installed list — pulled in-wizard with a
+  // progress bar instead of the old "run ollama pull yourself" dead end.
+  const [customModel, setCustomModel] = useState("");
+  const [pulling, setPulling] = useState(false);
+  const [pullPct, setPullPct] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [pullStatus, setPullStatus] = useState("");
   // ponytail: wizard defaults to local Ollama; no API-key UI here (Settings covers remote).
   const apiUrl = "http://localhost:11434";
   const apiKey = "";
@@ -42,20 +55,18 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
     setLoading(false);
   }
 
-  async function pullModel(model: string) {
+  // ponytail: save the chosen model and finish — no pull needed when it's
+  // already installed.
+  async function saveModelAndFinish(model: string) {
     setLoading(true);
     setError("");
     try {
-      // We don't have a direct pull command, but we can suggest the user to run `ollama pull` in terminal.
-      // For now, we'll just set the model in config and hope it exists.
-      // Alternatively, we could invoke a generate command to trigger a pull? Not sure.
-      // We'll just set the config and complete.
       await invoke("set_llm_config", {
         config: {
           provider: "ollama",
           api_url: apiUrl,
           api_key: apiKey,
-          model: model,
+          model,
           temperature: 0.7,
           max_tokens: 512,
           top_p: 0.9,
@@ -63,7 +74,6 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
           embed_model: "nomic-embed-text",
         }
       });
-      addToast(`Model ${model} selected. You may need to run 'ollama pull ${model}' if not already downloaded.`, "success");
       setStep("done");
     } catch (e) {
       setError(String(e));
@@ -72,6 +82,42 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
     setLoading(false);
   }
 
+  // Real `ollama pull` over the Channel — progress bar driven by the
+  // completed/total bytes Ollama streams; falls back to the status line.
+  async function pullAndFinish(model: string) {
+    setPulling(true);
+    setError("");
+    setPullPct(null);
+    setPullStatus("starting pull…");
+    const channel = new Channel<PullEvent>();
+    let failed = false;
+    channel.onmessage = (ev) => {
+      if (ev.type === "progress") {
+        setPullStatus("");
+        setPullPct(ev.data.completed != null && ev.data.total ? ev.data.completed / ev.data.total : null);
+      } else if (ev.type === "status") {
+        setPullStatus(ev.data);
+        setPullPct(null);
+      } else if (ev.type === "done") {
+        addToast(`Model ${model} pulled`, "success");
+        saveModelAndFinish(model);
+        setPulling(false);
+      } else if (ev.type === "error") {
+        failed = true;
+        setError(`Pull failed: ${ev.data}`);
+        setPulling(false);
+      }
+    };
+    try {
+      await invoke("pull_model", { req: { model }, channel });
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (!failed) {
+        setError(`Pull failed: ${e}`);
+        setPulling(false);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   function skip() {
     // Skip wizard and go to settings
     onComplete();
@@ -93,11 +139,17 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
       return;
     }
     if (step === "model") {
-      if (!selectedModel) {
+      const model = customModel.trim() || selectedModel;
-        setError("Please select a model");
+      if (!model) {
+        setError("Choose a model or type a tag to pull");
         return;
       }
-      await pullModel(selectedModel);
+      // Installed → save directly; anything else gets pulled first.
+      if (models.includes(model)) {
+        await saveModelAndFinish(model);
+      } else {
+        await pullAndFinish(model);
+      }
       return;
     }
     if (step === "done") {
@@ -193,7 +245,7 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
             <label className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] text-xs font-medium">Model</label>
             <select
               value={selectedModel}
-              onChange={(e) => setSelectedModel(e.target.value)}
+              onChange={(e) => { setSelectedModel(e.target.value); setCustomModel(""); }}
               className="rounded-lg bg-[var(--color-bg-surface)] border border-[var(--color-border-glass)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--color-text-primary)] focus:outline-none focus:border-[var(--color-gold-bright)] text-xs cursor-pointer"
             >
               {models.map((m) => (
@@ -204,13 +256,37 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
               ))}
             </select>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+            <label className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] text-xs font-medium">Or type any Ollama tag to pull</label>
+            <input
+              value={customModel}
+              onChange={(e) => { setCustomModel(e.target.value); setSelectedModel(""); }}
+              placeholder="e.g. llama3.2"
+              className="rounded-lg bg-[var(--color-bg-surface)] border border-[var(--color-border-glass)] px-3 py-2 text-[var(--color-text-primary)] placeholder-[var(--color-text-dim)] focus:outline-none focus:border-[var(--color-gold-bright)] text-xs"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {pulling ? (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 mt-4">
+            <p className="text-[var(--color-text-secondary)] text-xs">Pulling {customModel.trim() || selectedModel} …</p>
+            <div className="w-full h-2 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-bg-surface)] overflow-hidden">
+              <div
+                className="h-full bg-[var(--color-gold-bright)] transition-all duration-300"
+                style={{ width: pullPct != null ? `${Math.round(pullPct * 100)}%` : "100%" }}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-[var(--color-text-dim)] text-xs">
+              {pullPct != null ? `${Math.round(pullPct * 100)}%` : pullStatus}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 mt-4">
             <button
               onClick={handleSubmit}
-              disabled={loading || !selectedModel}
+              disabled={loading || (!customModel.trim() && !selectedModel)}
               className="rounded-lg bg-[var(--color-gold-bright)] text-[var(--color-bg-deep)] px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold hover:bg-[var(--color-gold-muted)] transition-colors cursor-pointer disabled:opacity-50"
             >
-              {loading ? "Setting model…" : "Set Model"}
+              {loading ? "Setting model…" : "Use Model"}
             </button>
             <button
               onClick={back}
@@ -225,14 +301,18 @@ export function FirstRunWizard({ onComplete }: { onComplete: () => void }) {
               Skip for now (go to Settings)
             </button>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        )}
         {error && (
           <p className="text-[var(--color-danger)] text-sm mt-4">{error}</p>
         )}
-        <p className="text-[var(--color-text-dim)] text-sm mt-4">
+        {!pulling && (
-          If you don't see your model, you may need to download it first. In a terminal, run:{' '}
+          <p className="text-[var(--color-text-dim)] text-xs mt-4">
-          <code className="font-mono text-[var(--color-gold-bright)]">ollama pull llama3.2</code>
+            Models not in the list are pulled automatically — type any Ollama tag
+            (e.g. <code className="font-mono text-[var(--color-gold-bright)]">llama3.2</code>, or
+            <code className="font-mono text-[var(--color-gold-bright)]">nomic-embed-text</code> for
+            lore search) and DM-Pal downloads it with a progress bar.
           </p>
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   }