Small feature changes and bug fixes

oAI/Views/Main/ChatView.swift

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 ScrollView {
                     LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
                         ForEach(viewModel.messages) { message in
-                            MessageRow(message: message)
+                            MessageRow(message: message, viewModel: viewModel)
                                 .id(message.id)
                         }
 

oAI/Views/Main/ContentView.swift

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         .sheet(isPresented: $vm.showSettings, onDismiss: {
             chatViewModel.syncFromSettings()
         }) {
-            SettingsView()
+            SettingsView(chatViewModel: chatViewModel)
         }
         .sheet(isPresented: $vm.showStats) {
             StatsView(

oAI/Views/Main/FooterView.swift

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct FooterItem: View {
 
 struct SyncStatusFooter: View {
     private let gitSync = GitSyncService.shared
+    private let settings = SettingsService.shared
     private let guiSize = SettingsService.shared.guiTextSize
     @State private var syncText = "Not Synced"
     @State private var syncColor: Color = .secondary
@@ -104,17 +105,23 @@ struct SyncStatusFooter: View {
         .onChange(of: gitSync.syncStatus.lastSyncTime) {
             updateSyncStatus()
         }
+        .onChange(of: gitSync.syncStatus.isCloned) {
+            updateSyncStatus()
+        }
         .onChange(of: gitSync.lastSyncError) {
             updateSyncStatus()
         }
         .onChange(of: gitSync.isSyncing) {
             updateSyncStatus()
         }
+        .onChange(of: settings.syncConfigured) {
+            updateSyncStatus()
+        }
     }
 
     private func updateSyncStatus() {
         if let error = gitSync.lastSyncError {
-            syncText = "Error With Sync"
+            syncText = "Sync Error"
             syncColor = .red
         } else if gitSync.isSyncing {
             syncText = "Syncing..."
@@ -123,10 +130,13 @@ struct SyncStatusFooter: View {
             syncText = "Last Sync: \(timeAgo(lastSync))"
             syncColor = .green
         } else if gitSync.syncStatus.isCloned {
-            syncText = "Not Synced"
+            syncText = "Sync: Ready"
             syncColor = .secondary
+        } else if settings.syncConfigured {
+            syncText = "Sync: Not Initialized"
+            syncColor = .orange
         } else {
-            syncText = "Not Configured"
+            syncText = "Sync: Off"
             syncColor = .secondary
         }
     }

oAI/Views/Main/MessageRow.swift

@@ -12,13 +12,20 @@ import AppKit
 
 struct MessageRow: View {
     let message: Message
+    let viewModel: ChatViewModel?
     private let settings = SettingsService.shared
 
     #if os(macOS)
     @State private var isHovering = false
     @State private var showCopied = false
+    @State private var isStarred = false
     #endif
 
+    init(message: Message, viewModel: ChatViewModel? = nil) {
+        self.message = message
+        self.viewModel = viewModel
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         // Compact layout for system messages (tool calls)
         if message.role == .system && !isErrorMessage {
@@ -45,6 +52,18 @@ struct MessageRow: View {
                     Spacer()
 
                     #if os(macOS)
+                    // Star button (user/assistant messages only, visible on hover)
+                    if (message.role == .user || message.role == .assistant) && isHovering {
+                        Button(action: toggleStar) {
+                            Image(systemName: isStarred ? "star.fill" : "star")
+                                .font(.system(size: 11))
+                                .foregroundColor(isStarred ? .yellow : .oaiSecondary)
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                        .transition(.opacity)
+                        .help("Star this message to always include it in context")
+                    }
+
                     // Copy button (assistant messages only, visible on hover)
                     if message.role == .assistant && isHovering && !message.content.isEmpty {
                         Button(action: copyContent) {
@@ -138,6 +157,9 @@ struct MessageRow: View {
                 isHovering = hovering
             }
         }
+        .onAppear {
+            loadStarredState()
+        }
         #endif
     }
 
@@ -235,6 +257,17 @@ struct MessageRow: View {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private func loadStarredState() {
+        if let metadata = try? DatabaseService.shared.getMessageMetadata(messageId: message.id) {
+            isStarred = metadata.user_starred == 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func toggleStar() {
+        viewModel?.toggleMessageStar(messageId: message.id)
+        isStarred.toggle()
+    }
     #endif
 
     private var roleIcon: some View {