diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
index 598d9dda9..262c7db47 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/config/settings-schema.ts
@@ -81,8 +81,50 @@ import {
 
 export type ModelRoleStorage = "global" | "project";
 
-export type ComposerShape = "box" | "claude" | "pi" | "borderless";
-export const COMPOSER_SHAPE_VALUES = ["box", "claude", "pi", "borderless"] as const;
+/** Composer shape id; extensions may register additional values at runtime. */
+export type ComposerShape = string;
+
+/** Built-in composer choices and their shared settings/setup copy. */
+export const BUILTIN_COMPOSER_SHAPES = [
+	{
+		value: "box",
+		label: "Rounded Box (Default)",
+		description: "Status line embedded in top border, compact 2-line prompt",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "claude",
+		label: "Claude Code",
+		description: "Full-width horizontal rules above and below, status line at bottom",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "pi",
+		label: "Pi",
+		description: "Framed horizontal rules with status line at bottom",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "borderless",
+		label: "Borderless",
+		description: "Clean prompt glyph with status line at bottom, no box borders",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "rule",
+		label: "Top Rule Dock",
+		description: "Single top rule with status docked onto it and below",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "field",
+		label: "Compact Field",
+		description: "Filled one-row field with accent end caps",
+	},
+	{
+		value: "rail",
+		label: "Accent Rail",
+		description: "Filled one-row field anchored by a single accent rail",
+	},
+] as const;
+
+/** Built-in composer ids used by tests and non-runtime consumers. */
+export const COMPOSER_SHAPE_VALUES = BUILTIN_COMPOSER_SHAPES.map(shape => shape.value);
 
 export type ContextLineMode = "off" | "percentage" | "annotated" | "embedded";
 export const CONTEXT_LINE_MODE_VALUES = ["off", "percentage", "annotated", "embedded"] as const;
@@ -641,36 +683,14 @@ export const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
 	},
 	// Composer
 	"composer.shape": {
-		type: "enum",
-		values: COMPOSER_SHAPE_VALUES,
+		type: "string",
 		default: "box",
 		ui: {
 			tab: "appearance",
 			group: "Composer",
 			label: "Composer Shape",
 			description: "Visual layout of the input editor and status line",
-			options: [
-				{
-					value: "box",
-					label: "Rounded Box (Default)",
-					description: "Status line embedded in top border, compact 2-line prompt",
-				},
-				{
-					value: "claude",
-					label: "Claude Code",
-					description: "Full-width horizontal rules above and below, status line at bottom",
-				},
-				{
-					value: "pi",
-					label: "Pi",
-					description: "Framed rounded box with prompt glyph, status line at bottom",
-				},
-				{
-					value: "borderless",
-					label: "Borderless",
-					description: "Clean prompt glyph with status line at bottom, no box borders",
-				},
-			],
+			options: "runtime",
 		},
 	},
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/loader.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/loader.ts
index b0fb283d3..ae5de155d 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/loader.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type {
 	TextContent,
 	TSchema,
 } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-ai";
-import type { KeyId } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui";
+import { isBuiltinComposerStyle, type KeyId } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui";
 import { hasFsCode, isEacces, isEnoent, logger } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-utils";
 import { type ExtensionModule, extensionModuleCapability } from "../../capability/extension-module";
 import { type Hook, hookCapability } from "../../capability/hook";
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { getAllPluginExtensionPaths } from "../plugins/loader";
 import { resolvePath, withHostGuard } from "../utils";
 import type {
 	AssistantThinkingRenderer,
+	ComposerShapeDefinition,
 	Extension,
 	ExtensionAPI,
 	ExtensionContext,
@@ -235,6 +236,20 @@ class ConcreteExtensionAPI implements ExtensionAPI, IExtensionRuntime {
 		this.extension.assistantThinkingRenderers.push(renderer);
 	}
 
+	registerComposerShape(definition: ComposerShapeDefinition): void {
+		const id = definition.style.id;
+		if (id.length === 0 || id !== id.trim()) {
+			throw new TypeError("Composer shape id must be a non-empty trimmed string");
+		}
+		if (definition.label.trim().length === 0) {
+			throw new TypeError(`Composer shape "${id}" must have a label`);
+		}
+		if (isBuiltinComposerStyle(id)) {
+			throw new Error(`Cannot replace built-in composer shape "${id}"`);
+		}
+		this.extension.composerShapes.set(id, definition);
+	}
+
 	getFlag(name: string): boolean | string | undefined {
 		if (!this.extension.flags.has(name)) return undefined;
 		return this.runtime.flagValues.get(name);
@@ -332,6 +347,7 @@ function createExtension(extensionPath: string, resolvedPath: string): Extension
 		fileWriteFallbackHandlers: [],
 		fileDeleteFallbackHandlers: [],
 		messageRenderers: new Map(),
+		composerShapes: new Map(),
 		commands: new Map(),
 		flags: new Map(),
 		shortcuts: new Map(),
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/runner.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/runner.ts
index 031b96bed..4327fb41b 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/runner.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import type {
 	BeforeProviderRequestEvent,
 	BeforeProviderRequestEventResult,
 	CompactOptions,
+	ComposerShapeDefinition,
 	ContextEvent,
 	ContextEventResult,
 	ContextUsage,
@@ -976,6 +977,15 @@ export class ExtensionRunner {
 		if (firstFailure) throw firstFailure.reason;
 	}
 
+	/** Composer shapes registered during extension load, with later extensions winning id collisions. */
+	getComposerShapes(): ComposerShapeDefinition[] {
+		const shapes = new Map<string, ComposerShapeDefinition>();
+		for (const extension of this.extensions) {
+			for (const [id, shape] of extension.composerShapes) shapes.set(id, shape);
+		}
+		return [...shapes.values()];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Aggregate the registered CLI flags across a set of extensions (last write
 	 * wins on name collision). Static so callers that need the flag set before a
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/types.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/types.ts
index ccc5e0179..4e0f1b185 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/types.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/extensibility/extensions/types.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import type {
 	AutocompleteItem,
 	AutocompleteProvider,
 	Component,
+	ComposerStyle,
 	EditorTheme,
 	KeyId,
 	OverlayHandle,
@@ -368,6 +369,16 @@ export interface ExtensionUIContext {
 	setToolsExpanded(expanded: boolean): void;
 }
 
+/** Visual composer style and selector copy registered by an extension. */
+export interface ComposerShapeDefinition {
+	/** User-facing name shown in composer-shape selectors. */
+	label: string;
+	/** Optional detail shown under the selector label. */
+	description?: string;
+	/** Renderer contract; its id becomes the persisted `composer.shape` value. */
+	style: ComposerStyle;
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Extension Context
 // ============================================================================
@@ -1363,6 +1374,14 @@ export interface ExtensionAPI {
 	/** Register a renderer for assistant thinking blocks. Rendered after the original thinking text. */
 	registerAssistantThinkingRenderer(renderer: AssistantThinkingRenderer): void;
 
+	/**
+	 * Register a composer shape for the interactive editor.
+	 *
+	 * Registration happens during extension load. Built-in ids cannot be
+	 * replaced; when extensions reuse an id, the later extension wins.
+	 */
+	registerComposerShape(definition: ComposerShapeDefinition): void;
+
 	// =========================================================================
 	// Actions
 	// =========================================================================
@@ -1693,6 +1712,7 @@ export interface Extension {
 	fileWriteFallbackHandlers: FileWriteFallbackHandler[];
 	fileDeleteFallbackHandlers: FileDeleteFallbackHandler[];
 	messageRenderers: Map<string, MessageRenderer>;
+	composerShapes: Map<string, ComposerShapeDefinition>;
 	commands: Map<string, RegisteredCommand>;
 	flags: Map<string, ExtensionFlag>;
 	shortcuts: Map<KeyId, ExtensionShortcut>;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.ts
index 75cbdb093..117024b87 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export function renderComposerShapePreview(
 		width: previewWidth,
 		paddingX,
 		borderColor: (str: string) => theme.fg("borderAccent", str),
+		accentColor: (str: string) => theme.fg("accent", str),
+		surfaceColor: (str: string) => theme.bgFill("userMessageBg", str),
 		box: theme.boxRound,
 		topBorder,
 	};
@@ -93,7 +95,10 @@ export function renderComposerShapePreview(
 
 	if (style.bottomBar !== "none" && status) {
 		const bar = status.renderBottomBar(previewWidth, style.bottomBar);
-		if (bar) lines.push(bar);
+		if (bar) {
+			if (style.bottomBarGap) lines.push("");
+			lines.push(bar);
+		}
 	}
 	return lines;
 }
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-registry.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cb012457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/composer-shape-registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { registerComposerStyle } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui";
+import { BUILTIN_COMPOSER_SHAPES, type SubmenuOption } from "../../config/settings-schema";
+import type { ComposerShapeDefinition } from "../../extensibility/extensions";
+
+const extensionComposerShapes = new Map<string, SubmenuOption>();
+
+/** Install one extension composer shape into rendering and selector registries. */
+export function installExtensionComposerShape(definition: ComposerShapeDefinition): () => void {
+	const unregisterStyle = registerComposerStyle(definition.style);
+	const id = definition.style.id;
+	const option: SubmenuOption = {
+		value: id,
+		label: definition.label,
+		description: definition.description,
+	};
+	extensionComposerShapes.set(id, option);
+	return () => {
+		if (extensionComposerShapes.get(id) === option) extensionComposerShapes.delete(id);
+		unregisterStyle();
+	};
+}
+
+/** Available built-in and extension composer choices in selector order. */
+export function getComposerShapeOptions(): readonly SubmenuOption[] {
+	return [...BUILTIN_COMPOSER_SHAPES, ...extensionComposerShapes.values()];
+}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/settings-selector.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/settings-selector.ts
index 2bd9dee35..fd865b7b8 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/settings-selector.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/settings-selector.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import { getCurrentThemeName, getSelectListTheme, getSettingsListTheme, theme }
 import { AUTO_THINKING, type ConfiguredThinkingLevel } from "../../thinking";
 import { getTabBarTheme } from "../shared";
 import { type ComposerPreviewStatusSource, ComposerShapePreview } from "./composer-shape-preview";
+import { getComposerShapeOptions } from "./composer-shape-registry";
 import { bottomBorder, divider, row, topBorder } from "./overlay-box";
 import { handleInputOrEscape, PluginSettingsComponent } from "./plugin-settings";
 import { getSettingDef, getSettingsForTab, type SettingDef } from "./settings-defs";
@@ -1077,8 +1078,9 @@ export class SettingsSelectorComponent implements Component {
 			});
 		} else if (def.path === "theme.dark" || def.path === "theme.light") {
 			options = this.context.availableThemes.map(t => ({ value: t, label: t }));
+		} else if (def.path === "composer.shape") {
+			options = getComposerShapeOptions();
 		}
-
 		// Preview handlers
 		let onPreview: ((value: string) => void | Promise<void>) | undefined;
 		let onPreviewCancel: (() => void) | undefined;
@@ -1138,11 +1140,11 @@ export class SettingsSelectorComponent implements Component {
 			onPreview = value => shapePreview.setValue(value);
 			footer = shapePreview;
 		} else if (def.path === "composer.shape") {
-			const shapePreview = new ComposerShapePreview(currentValue as ComposerShape, {
+			const shapePreview = new ComposerShapePreview(String(currentValue ?? "box"), {
 				requestRender: this.context.requestRender,
 				status: this.context.composerPreviewStatus,
 			});
-			onPreview = value => shapePreview.setValue(value as ComposerShape);
+			onPreview = value => shapePreview.setValue(value);
 			footer = shapePreview;
 		}
 		// Provide status line preview for theme selection
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/status-line/component.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/status-line/component.ts
index 57058b2f5..18c36911d 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/status-line/component.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/status-line/component.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ function hasGitBackedSegment(segments: readonly StatusLineSegmentId[]): boolean
 
 export class StatusLineComponent implements Component {
 	#standalone: false | "full" | "left-only" = false;
+	#standaloneGap = false;
 	#autocompleteActiveProbe: (() => boolean) | undefined;
 	#widthEpochRevision = 0;
 	#settings: StatusLineSettings = {};
@@ -2105,14 +2106,17 @@ export class StatusLineComponent implements Component {
 		};
 	}
 	/**
-	 * Standalone bar placement for non-box composer shapes. `"full"` renders
-	 * both groups on the bottom bar (pi/borderless); `"left-only"` renders just
-	 * the left group there — the right group attaches to the editor's top rule
-	 * via {@link getStandaloneTopBorder} (claude). `false` returns the bar to
-	 * the box composer's embedded top border.
+	 * Standalone bar placement derived from the composer style. `bottomBar`
+	 * `"full"` renders both groups on the bottom bar (pi/borderless/field/rail);
+	 * `"left"` renders just the left group there — the right group attaches to
+	 * the editor's top rule via {@link getStandaloneTopBorder} (claude/rule);
+	 * `"none"` returns the bar to the box composer's embedded top border.
+	 * `bottomBarGap` inserts a blank spacer row above the bar for styles whose
+	 * editor has no bottom chrome.
 	 */
-	setStandalone(standalone: false | "full" | "left-only"): void {
-		this.#standalone = standalone;
+	setComposerStyle(style: Pick<ComposerStyle, "bottomBar" | "bottomBarGap">): void {
+		this.#standalone = style.bottomBar === "none" ? false : style.bottomBar === "left" ? "left-only" : "full";
+		this.#standaloneGap = style.bottomBarGap;
 	}
 
 	/** While true, the standalone bar yields its row to the editor's autocomplete menu. */
@@ -2170,6 +2174,8 @@ export class StatusLineComponent implements Component {
 				width,
 				paddingX: 0,
 				borderColor: str => theme.fg("border", str),
+				accentColor: str => theme.fg("accent", str),
+				surfaceColor: str => theme.bgFill("userMessageBg", str),
 				box: theme.boxRound,
 				topBorder: this.getStandaloneTopBorder(width),
 			});
@@ -2186,7 +2192,10 @@ export class StatusLineComponent implements Component {
 		const lines: string[] = [];
 		if (this.#standalone && !this.#autocompleteActiveProbe?.()) {
 			const content = this.renderBottomBar(width, this.#standalone === "left-only" ? "left" : "full");
-			if (content) lines.push(content);
+			if (content) {
+				if (this.#standaloneGap) lines.push("");
+				lines.push(content);
+			}
 		}
 		const showHooks = this.#settings.showHookStatus ?? true;
 		if (showHooks && this.#hookStatuses.size > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/extension-ui-controller.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/extension-ui-controller.ts
index fce13e198..9b3be9da7 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/extension-ui-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/extension-ui-controller.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
 	TerminalInputHandler,
 } from "../../extensibility/extensions";
 import { getSessionSlashCommands } from "../../extensibility/extensions/get-commands-handler";
+import { installExtensionComposerShape } from "../../modes/components/composer-shape-registry";
 import { AskDialogComponent, boundPromptTitle } from "../../modes/components/ask-dialog";
 import { HookEditorComponent } from "../../modes/components/hook-editor";
 import { HookInputComponent } from "../../modes/components/hook-input";
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ function toWireSelectOptions(options: ExtensionUISelectItem[]): CollabUiSelectIt
 
 export class ExtensionUiController {
 	#extensionTerminalInputUnsubscribers = new Set<() => void>();
+	#composerShapeDisposers: Array<() => void> = [];
 	#hookWidgetsAbove = new Map<string, ExtensionUiComponent>();
 	#hookWidgetsBelow = new Map<string, ExtensionUiComponent>();
 	// Single-file dialog surface (`editorContainer` + focus) is shared by the
@@ -79,6 +81,19 @@ export class ExtensionUiController {
 	#toolUIContext: ExtensionUIContext | undefined;
 	constructor(private ctx: InteractiveModeContext) {}
 
+	#syncExtensionComposerShapes(): void {
+		this.disposeComposerShapes();
+		for (const definition of this.ctx.session.extensionRunner?.getComposerShapes() ?? []) {
+			this.#composerShapeDisposers.push(installExtensionComposerShape(definition));
+		}
+		this.ctx.syncComposerShape();
+	}
+
+	/** Remove extension-owned composer styles from the process registries. */
+	disposeComposerShapes(): void {
+		for (const dispose of this.#composerShapeDisposers.splice(0)) dispose();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the hook system with TUI-based UI context.
 	 */
@@ -142,6 +157,7 @@ export class ExtensionUiController {
 		});
 
 		const extensionRunner = this.ctx.session.extensionRunner;
+		this.#syncExtensionComposerShapes();
 		if (!extensionRunner) {
 			return; // No hooks loaded
 		}
@@ -513,6 +529,7 @@ export class ExtensionUiController {
 		};
 
 		extensionRunner.initialize(actions, contextActions, commandActions, uiContext, "tui");
+		this.#syncExtensionComposerShapes();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
index 80059b96e..5abe00351 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ import {
 	Settings,
 	settings,
 } from "../config/settings";
-import type { ComposerShape } from "../config/settings-schema";
 import { clearClaudePluginRootsCache } from "../discovery/helpers";
 import type {
 	AutocompleteProviderFactory,
@@ -1925,7 +1924,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode implements InteractiveModeContext {
 		});
 	}
 	syncComposerShape(): void {
-		const shape = (settings.get("composer.shape") as ComposerShape) ?? "box";
+		const shape = settings.get("composer.shape") ?? "box";
 		const style = getComposerStyle(shape);
 		this.editor.setBorderStyle(shape);
 		this.statusLine.setAutocompleteActiveProbe(() => this.editor.isAutocompleteActive());
@@ -1941,9 +1940,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode implements InteractiveModeContext {
 				this.editor.setTopBorder(undefined);
 				break;
 		}
-		this.statusLine.setStandalone(
-			style.bottomBar === "none" ? false : style.bottomBar === "left" ? "left-only" : "full",
-		);
+		this.statusLine.setComposerStyle(style);
 		this.updateEditorBorderColor();
 		this.ui.requestRender();
 	}
@@ -4391,6 +4388,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode implements InteractiveModeContext {
 		}
 		this.#extensionUiController.clearExtensionTerminalInputListeners();
 		this.#extensionUiController.clearHookWidgets();
+		this.#extensionUiController.disposeComposerShapes();
 		for (const unsubscribe of this.#eventBusUnsubscribers) {
 			unsubscribe();
 		}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/setup-wizard/scenes/composer.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/setup-wizard/scenes/composer.ts
index 70ce4d772..89fe3a725 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/setup-wizard/scenes/composer.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/setup-wizard/scenes/composer.ts
@@ -1,53 +1,41 @@
 import { routeSelectListMouse, type SelectItem, SelectList, type SgrMouseEvent } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui";
 import type { ComposerShape } from "../../../config/settings-schema";
+import { getComposerShapeOptions } from "../../components/composer-shape-registry";
 import { renderComposerShapePreview } from "../../components/composer-shape-preview";
 import { getSelectListTheme, theme } from "../../theme/theme";
 import type { SetupScene, SetupSceneController, SetupSceneHost } from "./types";
 
-const COMPOSER_SHAPES: readonly ComposerShape[] = ["box", "claude", "pi", "borderless"];
-
-const COMPOSER_LABELS: Readonly<Record<ComposerShape, string>> = {
-	box: "Rounded Box (Default)",
-	claude: "Claude Code",
-	pi: "Pi",
-	borderless: "Borderless",
-};
-
-const COMPOSER_DESCRIPTIONS: Readonly<Record<ComposerShape, string>> = {
-	box: "Status line integrated in top border, compact 2-line prompt",
-	claude: "Full-width horizontal rules above and below, status line at bottom",
-	pi: "Framed rounded box with prompt glyph, status line at bottom",
-	borderless: "Clean prompt glyph with status line at bottom, no box borders",
-};
-
-const COMPOSER_ITEMS: readonly SelectItem[] = COMPOSER_SHAPES.map((shape, index) => ({
-	value: shape,
-	label: `${index + 1}  ${COMPOSER_LABELS[shape]}`,
-	description: COMPOSER_DESCRIPTIONS[shape],
-}));
-
 class ComposerSceneController implements SetupSceneController {
 	title = "Choose composer shape";
 	subtitle = "Pick the prompt and status line layout for your workflow.";
 	#selectList: SelectList;
+	#shapes: readonly ComposerShape[];
+	#items: readonly SelectItem[];
 	#currentShape: ComposerShape = "box";
 	#committing = false;
 	#listRowStart = 0;
 
 	constructor(private readonly host: SetupSceneHost) {
-		const configuredShape = host.ctx.settings.get("composer.shape") as ComposerShape;
-		const initialShape = COMPOSER_SHAPES.includes(configuredShape) ? configuredShape : "box";
+		const choices = getComposerShapeOptions();
+		this.#shapes = choices.map(choice => choice.value);
+		this.#items = choices.map((choice, index) => ({
+			value: choice.value,
+			label: `${index + 1}  ${choice.label}`,
+			description: choice.description,
+		}));
+		const configuredShape = host.ctx.settings.get("composer.shape") ?? "box";
+		const initialShape = this.#shapes.includes(configuredShape) ? configuredShape : "box";
 		this.#currentShape = initialShape;
-		const initialIndex = Math.max(0, COMPOSER_SHAPES.indexOf(initialShape));
+		const initialIndex = Math.max(0, this.#shapes.indexOf(initialShape));
 
 		const selectListTheme = getSelectListTheme();
-		this.#selectList = new SelectList(COMPOSER_ITEMS, COMPOSER_ITEMS.length, selectListTheme);
+		this.#selectList = new SelectList(this.#items, this.#items.length, selectListTheme);
 		this.#selectList.setSelectedIndex(initialIndex);
 		this.#selectList.onSelectionChange = item => {
-			this.#preview(item.value as ComposerShape);
+			this.#preview(item.value);
 		};
 		this.#selectList.onSelect = item => {
-			void this.#commit(item.value as ComposerShape);
+			void this.#commit(item.value);
 		};
 		this.#selectList.onCancel = () => {
 			// Esc skips the scene without saving; the configured shape stays untouched.
@@ -61,10 +49,10 @@ class ComposerSceneController implements SetupSceneController {
 
 	handleInput(data: string): void {
 		if (this.#committing) return;
-		const quickIndex = data >= "1" && data <= "4" ? Number(data) - 1 : -1;
-		if (quickIndex >= 0 && quickIndex < COMPOSER_ITEMS.length) {
+		const quickIndex = data.length === 1 ? Number(data) - 1 : -1;
+		if (Number.isInteger(quickIndex) && quickIndex >= 0 && quickIndex < this.#items.length) {
 			this.#selectList.setSelectedIndex(quickIndex);
-			this.#preview(COMPOSER_SHAPES[quickIndex] ?? "box");
+			this.#preview(this.#shapes[quickIndex] ?? "box");
 			return;
 		}
 		this.#selectList.handleInput(data);
@@ -80,7 +68,7 @@ class ComposerSceneController implements SetupSceneController {
 		const lines = [theme.fg("muted", "Select a layout; live preview updates below. Press Enter to confirm."), ""];
 
 		const previewLines = renderComposerShapePreview(this.#currentShape, width, this.host.ctx.statusLine);
-		if (budget - lines.length - previewLines.length - 2 >= COMPOSER_ITEMS.length) {
+		if (budget - lines.length - previewLines.length - 2 >= this.#items.length) {
 			lines.push(theme.fg("muted", "Preview:"), ...previewLines, "");
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/theme-class.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/theme-class.ts
index 57b26bd6d..a4048fcd2 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/theme-class.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/theme-class.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ const LANG_BRAND_COLORS: Partial<Record<SymbolKey, string>> = {
 	"lang.julia": "#9558b2",
 };
 
+const BACKGROUND_RESET_PATTERN = /\x1b\[(?:0|49)m/g;
+
 export class Theme {
 	#fgColors: Record<ThemeColor, string>;
 	#bgColors: Record<ThemeBg, string>;
@@ -273,6 +275,18 @@ export class Theme {
 		return `${ansi}${text}\x1b[49m`; // Reset only background color
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Apply a background fill that resumes after nested full/background resets.
+	 *
+	 * Composer rows contain styled text and cursor escapes; a normal background
+	 * wrapper would otherwise stop at the first nested reset.
+	 */
+	bgFill(color: ThemeBg, text: string): string {
+		const ansi = this.#bgColors[color];
+		if (!ansi) throw new Error(`Unknown theme background color: ${color}`);
+		return `${ansi}${text.replace(BACKGROUND_RESET_PATTERN, `$&${ansi}`)}\x1b[49m`;
+	}
+
 	bold(text: string): string {
 		return chalk.bold(text);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/tui-adapters.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/tui-adapters.ts
index c6be3cc3a..213c2177e 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/tui-adapters.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/theme/tui-adapters.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ export function getEditorTheme(): EditorTheme {
 	if (typeof theme === "undefined") {
 		return {
 			borderColor: (text: string) => text,
+			accentColor: (text: string) => text,
+			surfaceColor: (text: string) => text,
 			selectList: getSelectListTheme(),
 			symbols: getSymbolTheme(),
 			hintStyle: (text: string) => text,
@@ -237,6 +239,8 @@ export function getEditorTheme(): EditorTheme {
 	}
 	return {
 		borderColor: (text: string) => theme.fg("borderMuted", text),
+		accentColor: (text: string) => theme.fg("accent", text),
+		surfaceColor: (text: string) => theme.bgFill("userMessageBg", text),
 		selectList: getSelectListTheme(),
 		symbols: getSymbolTheme(),
 		hintStyle: (text: string) => theme.fg("dim", text),
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/extensions-runner.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/extensions-runner.test.ts
index 614ac791a..86751fe31 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/extensions-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/extensions-runner.test.ts
@@ -491,6 +491,46 @@ describe("ExtensionRunner", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe("composer shapes", () => {
+		it("collects extension-defined renderer contracts and selector copy", async () => {
+			const extCode = `
+				export default function(pi) {
+					pi.registerComposerShape({
+						label: "Extension Dock",
+						description: "Custom extension composer",
+						style: {
+							id: "extension-dock",
+							sideBorders: false,
+							verticalChrome: 0,
+							statusAttachment: "none",
+							bottomBar: "full",
+							bottomBarGap: false,
+							defaultPaddingX: () => 0,
+							sideChromeWidth: () => 0,
+							renderTop: () => undefined,
+							renderRow: context => [context.gutter + context.text + context.pad],
+							renderBottom: () => undefined,
+						},
+					});
+				}
+			`;
+			fs.writeFileSync(path.join(extensionsDir, "composer-shape.ts"), extCode);
+
+			const result = await loadTestExtensions();
+			const runner = new ExtensionRunner(
+				result.extensions,
+				result.runtime,
+				tempDir.path(),
+				sessionManager,
+				modelRegistry,
+			);
+
+			const [definition] = runner.getComposerShapes();
+			expect(definition.label).toBe("Extension Dock");
+			expect(definition.description).toBe("Custom extension composer");
+			expect(definition.style.id).toBe("extension-dock");
+		});
+	});
 	describe("flags", () => {
 		it("collects flags from extensions", async () => {
 			const extCode = `
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.test.ts
index 3fb11fe94..0d6117f73 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/composer-shape-preview.test.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ import {
 	ComposerShapePreview,
 	renderComposerShapePreview,
 } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/components/composer-shape-preview";
+import {
+	getComposerShapeOptions,
+	installExtensionComposerShape,
+} from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/components/composer-shape-registry";
 import { SettingsSelectorComponent } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/components/settings-selector";
 import { initTheme, setTheme } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/theme/theme";
+import type { ComposerStyle } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-tui";
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
 	await initTheme();
@@ -83,12 +88,61 @@ describe("composer shape preview", () => {
 		expect(claude).toContain("CHIP"); // right group chips onto the top rule
 		expect(claude).toContain("BOTTOM-LEFT"); // left group only on the bottom bar
 
+		const rule = renderComposerShapePreview("rule", 80, status).join("\n");
+		expect(rule).toContain("CHIP");
+		expect(rule).toContain("BOTTOM-LEFT");
+
 		const pi = renderComposerShapePreview("pi", 80, status).join("\n");
 		expect(pi).not.toContain("CHIP");
 		expect(pi).toContain("BOTTOM-FULL"); // both groups on the bottom bar
 
 		const borderless = renderComposerShapePreview("borderless", 80, status).join("\n");
 		expect(borderless).toContain("BOTTOM-FULL");
+
+		for (const shape of ["field", "rail"]) {
+			const rendered = renderComposerShapePreview(shape, 80, status).join("\n");
+			expect(rendered).not.toContain("CHIP");
+			expect(rendered).toContain("BOTTOM-FULL");
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("installs extension shapes into both selectors and live rendering", async () => {
+		await setTheme("dark");
+		const style: ComposerStyle = {
+			id: "extension-dock",
+			sideBorders: false,
+			verticalChrome: 1,
+			statusAttachment: "none",
+			bottomBar: "full",
+			bottomBarGap: false,
+			defaultPromptGutter: "EXT ",
+			defaultPaddingX: () => 0,
+			sideChromeWidth: () => 0,
+			renderTop: context => context.borderColor("=".repeat(context.width)),
+			renderRow: context => [context.gutter + context.text + context.pad],
+			renderBottom: () => undefined,
+		};
+		const dispose = installExtensionComposerShape({
+			label: "Extension Dock",
+			description: "Custom extension composer",
+			style,
+		});
+
+		try {
+			expect(getComposerShapeOptions().at(-1)).toEqual({
+				value: "extension-dock",
+				label: "Extension Dock",
+				description: "Custom extension composer",
+			});
+			const rendered = renderComposerShapePreview("extension-dock", 76).join("\n");
+			expect(rendered).toContain("=".repeat(76));
+			expect(rendered).toContain("EXT ");
+			expect(rendered).toContain("Ask anything");
+		} finally {
+			dispose();
+		}
+
+		expect(getComposerShapeOptions().some(option => option.value === "extension-dock")).toBe(false);
 	});
 
 	it("renders preview inside SettingsSelectorComponent submenu without crashing", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/status-line-context-cache.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/status-line-context-cache.test.ts
index 416058eb7..c3b5d0a29 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/status-line-context-cache.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/status-line-context-cache.test.ts
@@ -403,12 +403,20 @@ describe("StatusLineComponent context breakdown", () => {
 		const comp = new StatusLineComponent(session);
 		expect(comp.render(80)).toHaveLength(0); // box mode: main status lives in the editor border
 
-		comp.setStandalone("full");
+		comp.setComposerStyle({ bottomBar: "full", bottomBarGap: false });
 		const lines = comp.render(80);
 		expect(lines).toHaveLength(1);
 		// Plain bar: transparent background, no powerline caps or bg fill.
 		expect(lines[0]).not.toContain("\x1b[48;");
 		expect(lines[0]).toContain("\x1b[49m");
+
+		// Styles without bottom chrome (rule/field/rail) request a spacer row so
+		// the bar doesn't sit flush against the last input row.
+		comp.setComposerStyle({ bottomBar: "full", bottomBarGap: true });
+		const gapped = comp.render(80);
+		expect(gapped).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(gapped[0]).toBe("");
+		expect(gapped[1]).toBe(lines[0]);
 	});
 
 	it("standalone bar yields to the autocomplete menu via the probe", () => {
@@ -417,12 +425,12 @@ describe("StatusLineComponent context breakdown", () => {
 			usage: { tokens: 1000, contextWindow: 100_000, percent: 1 },
 		});
 		const comp = new StatusLineComponent(session);
-		comp.setStandalone("full");
+		comp.setComposerStyle({ bottomBar: "full", bottomBarGap: true });
 		let menuOpen = true;
 		comp.setAutocompleteActiveProbe(() => menuOpen);
 		expect(comp.render(80)).toHaveLength(0);
 		menuOpen = false;
-		expect(comp.render(80)).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(comp.render(80)).toHaveLength(2); // spacer + bar return together
 	});
 
 	it("claude layout splits groups: left-only bottom bar, right group as top-rule chip", () => {
@@ -438,7 +446,7 @@ describe("StatusLineComponent context breakdown", () => {
 			separator: "none",
 			sessionAccent: false,
 		});
-		comp.setStandalone("left-only");
+		comp.setComposerStyle({ bottomBar: "left", bottomBarGap: false });
 
 		const bottom = comp.render(80);
 		expect(bottom).toHaveLength(1);
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/borderless.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/borderless.ts
index 546fb8a9f..23c96b455 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/borderless.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/borderless.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const borderlessComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	verticalChrome: 0,
 	statusAttachment: "none",
 	bottomBar: "full",
+	bottomBarGap: false,
 	defaultPromptGutter: "❯ ",
 
 	defaultPaddingX(): number {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/box.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/box.ts
index 2b56254cf..663db309c 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/box.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/box.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const boxComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	verticalChrome: 2,
 	statusAttachment: "top-border",
 	bottomBar: "none",
+	bottomBarGap: false,
 	defaultPromptGutter: undefined,
 
 	defaultPaddingX(themePaddingX: number | undefined): number {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/claude.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/claude.ts
index 833678c91..32d5ff770 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/claude.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/claude.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * plain standalone bottom bar that yields its row to the autocomplete menu.
  */
 import type { ComposerChromeContext, ComposerRowContext, ComposerStyle } from "./types";
+import { renderTopRule } from "./rule";
 
 export const claudeComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	id: "claude",
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export const claudeComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	verticalChrome: 2,
 	statusAttachment: "top-rule-chip",
 	bottomBar: "left",
+	bottomBarGap: false,
 	defaultPromptGutter: "❯ ",
 
 	defaultPaddingX(): number {
@@ -23,14 +25,7 @@ export const claudeComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	},
 
 	renderTop(ctx: ComposerChromeContext): string {
-		const { box, width, borderColor, topBorder } = ctx;
-		// Attach the status chip near the right edge, one trailing rule cell:
-		// `─────────────── hi ─`.
-		if (topBorder && topBorder.width > 0 && topBorder.width <= width - 2) {
-			const leftFill = Math.max(0, width - topBorder.width - 1);
-			return borderColor(box.horizontal.repeat(leftFill)) + topBorder.content + borderColor(box.horizontal);
-		}
-		return borderColor(box.horizontal.repeat(width));
+		return renderTopRule(ctx);
 	},
 
 	renderRow(ctx: ComposerRowContext): string[] {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/field.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/field.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec19349ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/field.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Compact filled composer: every input row is a one-line field with accent end
+ * caps and a subtle surface fill. The complete status line remains below it.
+ */
+import { padding } from "../../utils";
+import type { ComposerRowContext, ComposerStyle } from "./types";
+
+const LEFT_CAP = "▐";
+const RIGHT_CAP = "▌";
+
+/** One-row filled field with accent caps. */
+export const fieldComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
+	id: "field",
+	sideBorders: true,
+	verticalChrome: 0,
+	statusAttachment: "none",
+	bottomBar: "full",
+	bottomBarGap: true,
+	defaultPromptGutter: undefined,
+
+	defaultPaddingX(): number {
+		return 1;
+	},
+
+	sideChromeWidth(paddingX: number): number {
+		return paddingX + 1;
+	},
+
+	renderTop(): undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	},
+
+	renderRow(ctx: ComposerRowContext): string[] {
+		const left = ctx.accentColor(LEFT_CAP);
+		const leftFill = padding(ctx.paddingX) + ctx.gutter + ctx.text;
+		if (ctx.imeSafeCursorTail) return [left + ctx.surfaceColor(leftFill)];
+
+		const rightChromeCells = Math.max(1, ctx.paddingX + 1 - ctx.cursorOverflow);
+		const interior = leftFill + ctx.pad + padding(rightChromeCells - 1);
+		const rightGlyph = ctx.scrollbarThumb ? "█" : RIGHT_CAP;
+		return [left + ctx.surfaceColor(interior) + ctx.accentColor(rightGlyph)];
+	},
+
+	renderBottom(): undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	},
+};
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/index.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/index.ts
index ed4bd8373..9c0708001 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 export * from "./borderless";
 export * from "./box";
 export * from "./claude";
+export * from "./field";
 export * from "./pi";
+export * from "./rail";
+export * from "./rule";
 export * from "./registry";
 export * from "./types";
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/pi.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/pi.ts
index 87ddb90e7..262b29308 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/pi.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/pi.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const piComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
 	verticalChrome: 2,
 	statusAttachment: "none",
 	bottomBar: "full",
+	bottomBarGap: false,
 	defaultPromptGutter: undefined,
 
 	defaultPaddingX(): number {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rail.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ee06859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Filled composer with one strong accent rail on the left. The asymmetric
+ * silhouette separates input from transcript without enclosing it in a box.
+ */
+import { padding } from "../../utils";
+import type { ComposerRowContext, ComposerStyle } from "./types";
+
+const ACCENT_RAIL = "▎";
+
+/** Filled composer surface anchored by a single left accent rail. */
+export const railComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
+	id: "rail",
+	sideBorders: true,
+	verticalChrome: 0,
+	statusAttachment: "none",
+	bottomBar: "full",
+	bottomBarGap: true,
+	defaultPromptGutter: undefined,
+
+	defaultPaddingX(): number {
+		return 1;
+	},
+
+	sideChromeWidth(paddingX: number): number {
+		return paddingX + 1;
+	},
+
+	renderTop(): undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	},
+
+	renderRow(ctx: ComposerRowContext): string[] {
+		const rail = ctx.accentColor(ACCENT_RAIL);
+		const leftFill = padding(ctx.paddingX) + ctx.gutter + ctx.text;
+		if (ctx.imeSafeCursorTail) return [rail + ctx.surfaceColor(leftFill)];
+
+		const rightFillCells = Math.max(0, ctx.paddingX + 1 - ctx.cursorOverflow);
+		if (ctx.scrollbarThumb && rightFillCells > 0) {
+			const interior = leftFill + ctx.pad + padding(rightFillCells - 1);
+			return [rail + ctx.surfaceColor(interior) + ctx.accentColor("█")];
+		}
+		return [rail + ctx.surfaceColor(leftFill + ctx.pad + padding(rightFillCells))];
+	},
+
+	renderBottom(): undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	},
+};
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/registry.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/registry.ts
index 57989792e..7a42fa648 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/registry.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,46 @@
 import { borderlessComposerStyle } from "./borderless";
 import { boxComposerStyle } from "./box";
 import { claudeComposerStyle } from "./claude";
+import { fieldComposerStyle } from "./field";
 import { piComposerStyle } from "./pi";
+import { railComposerStyle } from "./rail";
+import { ruleComposerStyle } from "./rule";
 import type { ComposerStyle, EditorBorderStyle } from "./types";
 
-const COMPOSER_STYLES: Record<EditorBorderStyle, ComposerStyle> = {
+const BUILTIN_COMPOSER_STYLES: Readonly<Record<string, ComposerStyle>> = {
 	box: boxComposerStyle,
 	claude: claudeComposerStyle,
 	pi: piComposerStyle,
 	borderless: borderlessComposerStyle,
+	rule: ruleComposerStyle,
+	field: fieldComposerStyle,
+	rail: railComposerStyle,
 };
+const extensionComposerStyles = new Map<string, ComposerStyle>();
+
+/** Whether an id names a composer style shipped by pi-tui. */
+export function isBuiltinComposerStyle(id: string): boolean {
+	return Object.hasOwn(BUILTIN_COMPOSER_STYLES, id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Register one extension-owned composer style for this process.
+ *
+ * Built-in ids and duplicate extension ids are rejected. The returned disposer
+ * removes only this registration.
+ */
+export function registerComposerStyle(style: ComposerStyle): () => void {
+	const id = style.id.trim();
+	if (id.length === 0 || id !== style.id) throw new TypeError("Composer style id must be a non-empty trimmed string");
+	if (isBuiltinComposerStyle(id)) throw new Error(`Cannot replace built-in composer style "${id}"`);
+	if (extensionComposerStyles.has(id)) throw new Error(`Composer style "${id}" is already registered`);
+	extensionComposerStyles.set(id, style);
+	return () => {
+		if (extensionComposerStyles.get(id) === style) extensionComposerStyles.delete(id);
+	};
+}
 
 /** Style object for a composer shape; unknown ids fall back to `box`. */
 export function getComposerStyle(id: EditorBorderStyle): ComposerStyle {
-	return COMPOSER_STYLES[id] ?? boxComposerStyle;
+	return extensionComposerStyles.get(id) ?? BUILTIN_COMPOSER_STYLES[id] ?? boxComposerStyle;
 }
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rule.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2dbabe3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/rule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Single-rule composer: a borderless prompt docked below one top rule. The
+ * right status group rides the rule while the left group remains below the
+ * editor, preserving the compact status split without a closing rule.
+ */
+import type { ComposerChromeContext, ComposerRowContext, ComposerStyle } from "./types";
+
+/** Draw a full-width rule with optional status content docked at its right edge. */
+export function renderTopRule(ctx: ComposerChromeContext): string {
+	const { box, width, borderColor, topBorder } = ctx;
+	if (topBorder && topBorder.width > 0 && topBorder.width <= width - 2) {
+		const leftFill = Math.max(0, width - topBorder.width - 1);
+		return borderColor(box.horizontal.repeat(leftFill)) + topBorder.content + borderColor(box.horizontal);
+	}
+	return borderColor(box.horizontal.repeat(width));
+}
+
+/** Composer style with one status-bearing top rule and no bottom chrome. */
+export const ruleComposerStyle: ComposerStyle = {
+	id: "rule",
+	sideBorders: false,
+	verticalChrome: 1,
+	statusAttachment: "top-rule-chip",
+	bottomBar: "left",
+	bottomBarGap: true,
+	defaultPromptGutter: "❯ ",
+
+	defaultPaddingX(): number {
+		return 0;
+	},
+
+	sideChromeWidth(paddingX: number): number {
+		return paddingX;
+	},
+
+	renderTop(ctx: ComposerChromeContext): string {
+		return renderTopRule(ctx);
+	},
+
+	renderRow(ctx: ComposerRowContext): string[] {
+		return [ctx.gutter + ctx.text + ctx.pad];
+	},
+
+	renderBottom(): undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	},
+};
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/types.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/types.ts
index 9b60583f0..ebae73ee0 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/composer/types.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/composer/types.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ import type { SymbolTheme } from "../../symbols";
 /** Box-drawing glyph set used for composer chrome (the theme's `boxRound`). */
 export type ComposerBox = SymbolTheme["boxRound"];
 
-/** Available composer shapes. `box` is the classic rounded frame with the
- *  status line embedded in its top border. */
-export type EditorBorderStyle = "box" | "claude" | "pi" | "borderless";
+/** Built-in composer shape identifiers shipped by pi-tui. */
+export const BUILTIN_EDITOR_BORDER_STYLES = ["box", "claude", "pi", "borderless", "rule", "field", "rail"] as const;
+
+/** Identifier for a built-in composer shape. */
+export type BuiltinEditorBorderStyle = (typeof BUILTIN_EDITOR_BORDER_STYLES)[number];
+
+/** Composer shape identifier; extensions may register additional strings. */
+export type EditorBorderStyle = string;
 
 /** Pre-rendered status content injected into the top chrome. */
 export interface EditorTopBorder {
@@ -32,10 +37,14 @@ export interface ComposerChromeContext {
 	/** Horizontal padding inside the side chrome. */
 	paddingX: number;
 	borderColor: (str: string) => string;
+	/** Stable accent used by shape-defining chrome such as field caps and rails. */
+	accentColor: (str: string) => string;
+	/** Background fill for composer surfaces; preserves the fill across nested SGR resets. */
+	surfaceColor: (str: string) => string;
 	/** Box-drawing glyph set (theme's `boxRound`). */
 	box: ComposerBox;
-	/** Status content for the top chrome; box embeds it after the corner,
-	 *  claude chips it against the right edge, other styles ignore it. */
+	/** Status content for the top chrome; box embeds it after the corner while
+	 * rule-based styles dock it against the right edge. */
 	topBorder?: EditorTopBorder;
 }
 
@@ -63,13 +72,16 @@ export interface ComposerStyle {
 	 *  column, IME-safe layout, and the right-border scrollbar. */
 	readonly sideBorders: boolean;
 	/** Rows consumed by top+bottom chrome (drives maxHeight budgeting). */
-	readonly verticalChrome: 0 | 2;
-	/** Where the host should attach the status bar: embedded in the top border
-	 *  (box), chipped onto the top rule (claude), or detached (rule/borderless
-	 *  styles render it as a standalone bottom bar). */
+	readonly verticalChrome: 0 | 1 | 2;
+	/** Where the host should attach the status bar: embedded in the top border,
+	 * docked onto a top rule, or detached into a standalone bottom bar. */
 	readonly statusAttachment: "top-border" | "top-rule-chip" | "none";
 	/** Which segment groups the standalone bottom status bar shows. */
 	readonly bottomBar: "none" | "left" | "full";
+	/** Insert a blank spacer row between the editor and the standalone bottom
+	 * bar. Styles without bottom chrome need it so the bar doesn't sit flush
+	 * against the last input row. */
+	readonly bottomBarGap: boolean;
 	/** Default prompt gutter when the host sets none. */
 	readonly defaultPromptGutter: string | undefined;
 	/** Default horizontal padding; `themePaddingX` is the theme's request. */
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
index 34fdbdb27..b8d760550 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export type { EditorBorderStyle, EditorTopBorder };
 
 import { type SelectItem, SelectList, type SelectListLayoutOptions, type SelectListTheme } from "./select-list";
 
+const PASSTHROUGH_COLOR = (text: string): string => text;
+
 const AUTOCOMPLETE_SELECT_LIST_LAYOUT: SelectListLayoutOptions = {
 	overflowSearch: false,
 };
@@ -390,6 +392,10 @@ interface WrapEntry {
 
 export interface EditorTheme {
 	borderColor: (str: string) => string;
+	/** Stable accent for composer chrome that should not follow the mutable border state. */
+	accentColor?: (str: string) => string;
+	/** Background fill used by filled composer styles. */
+	surfaceColor?: (str: string) => string;
 	selectList: SelectListTheme;
 	symbols: SymbolTheme;
 	editorPaddingX?: number;
@@ -982,6 +988,8 @@ export class Editor implements Component, Focusable {
 			width,
 			paddingX,
 			borderColor: (str: string) => this.borderColor(str),
+			accentColor: this.#theme.accentColor ?? this.borderColor,
+			surfaceColor: this.#theme.surfaceColor ?? PASSTHROUGH_COLOR,
 			box,
 			topBorder,
 		};
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
index 4a2b79b4f..568a27334 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
@@ -2989,5 +2989,45 @@ describe("Editor component", () => {
 			expect(lines[0]).toContain("╭");
 			expect(lines[1]).toContain("╰─ hello");
 		});
+
+		it("renders rule style as a top-rule dock without closing chrome", () => {
+			const editor = new Editor(unicodeTheme);
+			editor.setBorderStyle("rule");
+			editor.setText("hello");
+			const lines = editor.render(20);
+			expect(lines).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(lines[0]).toBe("─".repeat(20));
+			expect(lines[1]).toStartWith("❯ hello");
+		});
+
+		it("renders field style as one filled row with accent caps", () => {
+			const editor = new Editor({
+				...unicodeTheme,
+				accentColor: text => `\x1b[35m${text}\x1b[39m`,
+				surfaceColor: text => `\x1b[44m${text}\x1b[49m`,
+			});
+			editor.setBorderStyle("field");
+			editor.setText("hello");
+			const [line] = editor.render(20);
+			expect(stripVTControlCharacters(line)).toStartWith("▐ hello");
+			expect(stripVTControlCharacters(line)).toEndWith("▌");
+			expect(visibleWidth(line)).toBe(20);
+			expect(line).toContain("\x1b[44m");
+		});
+
+		it("renders rail style as a full-width surface with one accent edge", () => {
+			const editor = new Editor({
+				...unicodeTheme,
+				accentColor: text => `\x1b[35m${text}\x1b[39m`,
+				surfaceColor: text => `\x1b[44m${text}\x1b[49m`,
+			});
+			editor.setBorderStyle("rail");
+			editor.setText("hello");
+			const [line] = editor.render(20);
+			expect(stripVTControlCharacters(line)).toStartWith("▎ hello");
+			expect(stripVTControlCharacters(line)).not.toContain("▌");
+			expect(visibleWidth(line)).toBe(20);
+			expect(line).toContain("\x1b[44m");
+		});
 	});
 });