diff --git a/src/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.ts b/src/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.ts
index 572aeab8..7e6de384 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export interface ChatComposerControllerOptions {
   composerPlaceholder: () => string;
   composerMeta: () => ComposerMetaViewModel;
   currentModelForSuggestions: () => string | null;
+  togglePlan: () => void;
+  toggleAutoReview: () => void;
+  toggleFast: () => void;
   renderIfDetached: () => void;
   onDraftChange: () => void;
   onComposerResize: () => void;
@@ -108,6 +111,15 @@ export class ChatComposerController {
         onSendOrInterrupt: () => {
           this.options.onSubmit();
         },
+        onTogglePlan: () => {
+          this.options.togglePlan();
+        },
+        onToggleAutoReview: () => {
+          this.options.toggleAutoReview();
+        },
+        onToggleFast: () => {
+          this.options.toggleFast();
+        },
         onSuggestionHover: (index) => {
           this.selectSuggestion(index);
         },
diff --git a/src/features/chat/chat-view-controller-assembly.ts b/src/features/chat/chat-view-controller-assembly.ts
index d871e334..688c329d 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/chat-view-controller-assembly.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/chat-view-controller-assembly.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ export function createChatViewControllerAssembly(host: ChatViewControllerAssembl
     composerPlaceholder: host.composerPlaceholder,
     composerMeta: host.composerMetaViewModel,
     currentModelForSuggestions: () => currentModel(host.runtimeSnapshot()),
+    togglePlan: () => void runtimeSettings.toggleCollaborationMode(),
+    toggleAutoReview: () => void runtimeSettings.toggleAutoReview(),
+    toggleFast: () => void runtimeSettings.toggleFastMode(),
     renderIfDetached: host.effects.render.now,
     onDraftChange: host.effects.liveState.refresh,
     onComposerResize: () => {
diff --git a/src/features/chat/ui/composer.tsx b/src/features/chat/ui/composer.tsx
index 5394b53a..08d6185f 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/ui/composer.tsx
+++ b/src/features/chat/ui/composer.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
 import type { ButtonHTMLAttributes, ComponentChild as UiNode, Ref } from "preact";
-import { useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 
 import type { ComposerSuggestion } from "../composer/suggestions";
 import type { ComposerMetaViewModel } from "../view-model";
-import { IconButton, ObsidianIcon } from "../../../shared/ui/components";
+import type { ToolbarChoice } from "../toolbar-model";
+import { IconButton } from "../../../shared/ui/components";
 import { renderUiRoot } from "../../../shared/ui/ui-root";
 import { syncTextareaHeight } from "../../../shared/ui/textarea-autogrow";
 
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ export interface ComposerCallbacks {
   onUpdateSuggestions: () => void;
   onKeydown: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void;
   onSendOrInterrupt: () => void;
+  onTogglePlan?: () => void;
+  onToggleAutoReview?: () => void;
+  onToggleFast?: () => void;
   onSuggestionHover: (index: number) => void;
   onSuggestionInsert: (suggestion: ComposerSuggestion) => void;
 }
@@ -36,11 +41,14 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPOSER_META: ComposerMetaViewModel = {
     ],
     percent: "--%",
   },
+  statusSummary: "Context unavailable, plan off, auto-review off, fast off, model default, reasoning effort default",
   model: "default",
   effort: null,
   planActive: false,
   autoReviewActive: false,
   fastActive: false,
+  modelChoices: [],
+  effortChoices: [],
 };
 
 export function renderComposerShell(
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ function ComposerShell({
           callbacks.onKeydown(event);
         }}
       />
-      <ComposerMeta meta={meta} sendMode={sendMode} onSendOrInterrupt={callbacks.onSendOrInterrupt} />
+      <ComposerMeta meta={meta} sendMode={sendMode} callbacks={callbacks} />
       <ComposerSuggestions
         containerRef={suggestionsRef}
         selectedRef={selectedSuggestionRef}
@@ -159,13 +167,17 @@ function ComposerShell({
 function ComposerMeta({
   meta,
   sendMode,
-  onSendOrInterrupt,
+  callbacks,
 }: {
   meta: ComposerMetaViewModel;
   sendMode: ComposerSendMode;
-  onSendOrInterrupt: () => void;
+  callbacks: ComposerCallbacks;
 }): UiNode {
+  const metaRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const statusRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+  const modelTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+  const effortTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+  const [picker, setPicker] = useState<ComposerMetaPickerState | null>(null);
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const status = statusRef.current;
     if (!status) return;
@@ -190,40 +202,134 @@ function ComposerMeta({
       win.removeEventListener("resize", scheduleUpdate);
     };
   }, [meta]);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!picker) return;
+    const metaRoot = metaRef.current;
+    const doc = metaRoot?.ownerDocument;
+    if (!metaRoot || !doc) return;
+    const closeOnOutsideMouse = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (event.target && metaRoot.contains(event.target as Node)) return;
+      setPicker(null);
+    };
+    const closeOnEscape = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === "Escape") setPicker(null);
+    };
+    doc.addEventListener("mousedown", closeOnOutsideMouse);
+    doc.addEventListener("keydown", closeOnEscape);
+    return () => {
+      doc.removeEventListener("mousedown", closeOnOutsideMouse);
+      doc.removeEventListener("keydown", closeOnEscape);
+    };
+  }, [picker]);
+  const openPicker = (kind: ComposerMetaPickerKind) => {
+    const nextPicker = composerMetaPickerState(
+      kind,
+      kind === "model" ? modelTriggerRef.current : effortTriggerRef.current,
+      metaRef.current,
+    );
+    setPicker((current) => (current?.kind === kind ? null : nextPicker));
+  };
+  const closePicker = () => {
+    setPicker(null);
+  };
   if (meta.fatal) {
     return (
       <div className="codex-panel__composer-meta codex-panel__composer-meta--fatal">
         <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-fatal">{meta.fatal}</span>
-        <ComposerSendButton sendMode={sendMode} onSendOrInterrupt={onSendOrInterrupt} />
+        <ComposerSendButton sendMode={sendMode} onSendOrInterrupt={callbacks.onSendOrInterrupt} />
       </div>
     );
   }
   return (
-    <div className="codex-panel__composer-meta">
-      <span ref={statusRef} className="codex-panel__composer-meta-status" aria-hidden="true">
-        <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-modes">
-          <ComposerMetaIcon icon="list-todo" active={meta.planActive} />
-          <ComposerMetaIcon icon="shield" active={meta.autoReviewActive} />
-          <ComposerMetaIcon icon="zap" active={meta.fastActive} />
-        </span>
-        <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
-        <ComposerContextMeter context={meta.context} />
-        <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-field codex-panel__composer-meta-field--model">
-          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
-          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-model">{meta.model}</span>
-        </span>
-        {meta.effort ? (
-          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-field codex-panel__composer-meta-field--effort">
-            <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
-            <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-effort">{meta.effort}</span>
+    <div ref={metaRef} className="codex-panel__composer-meta">
+      <span ref={statusRef} className="codex-panel__composer-meta-status">
+        <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-summary">{meta.statusSummary}</span>
+        <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual" aria-hidden="true">
+          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-modes">
+            <ComposerMetaModeButton
+              icon="list-todo"
+              active={meta.planActive}
+              onMouseDown={() => {
+                callbacks.onTogglePlan?.();
+              }}
+            />
+            <ComposerMetaModeButton
+              icon="shield"
+              active={meta.autoReviewActive}
+              onMouseDown={() => {
+                callbacks.onToggleAutoReview?.();
+              }}
+            />
+            <ComposerMetaModeButton
+              icon="zap"
+              active={meta.fastActive}
+              onMouseDown={() => {
+                callbacks.onToggleFast?.();
+              }}
+            />
           </span>
-        ) : null}
+          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
+          <ComposerContextMeter context={meta.context} />
+          <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-field codex-panel__composer-meta-field--model">
+            <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
+            <ComposerMetaPickerButton
+              triggerRef={modelTriggerRef}
+              kind="model"
+              value={meta.model}
+              onMouseDown={() => {
+                openPicker("model");
+              }}
+            />
+          </span>
+          {meta.effort ? (
+            <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-field codex-panel__composer-meta-field--effort">
+              <span className="codex-panel__composer-meta-separator">|</span>
+              <ComposerMetaPickerButton
+                triggerRef={effortTriggerRef}
+                kind="effort"
+                value={meta.effort}
+                onMouseDown={() => {
+                  openPicker("effort");
+                }}
+              />
+            </span>
+          ) : null}
+        </span>
       </span>
-      <ComposerSendButton sendMode={sendMode} onSendOrInterrupt={onSendOrInterrupt} />
+      {picker ? (
+        <ComposerMetaChoicePopover
+          kind={picker.kind}
+          choices={picker.kind === "model" ? (meta.modelChoices ?? []) : (meta.effortChoices ?? [])}
+          left={picker.left}
+          onClose={closePicker}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+      <ComposerSendButton sendMode={sendMode} onSendOrInterrupt={callbacks.onSendOrInterrupt} />
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+type ComposerMetaPickerKind = "model" | "effort";
+
+interface ComposerMetaPickerState {
+  kind: ComposerMetaPickerKind;
+  left: number;
+}
+
+function composerMetaPickerState(
+  kind: ComposerMetaPickerKind,
+  trigger: HTMLElement | null,
+  metaRoot: HTMLElement | null,
+): ComposerMetaPickerState {
+  if (!trigger || !metaRoot) return { kind, left: 0 };
+  const triggerRect = trigger.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const metaRect = metaRoot.getBoundingClientRect();
+  return {
+    kind,
+    left: Math.max(0, triggerRect.left - metaRect.left),
+  };
+}
+
 const COMPOSER_META_EFFORT_HIDDEN_CLASS = "is-effort-hidden";
 const COMPOSER_META_MODEL_HIDDEN_CLASS = "is-model-hidden";
 
@@ -261,8 +367,93 @@ function ComposerContextMeter({ context }: { context: ComposerMetaViewModel["con
   );
 }
 
-function ComposerMetaIcon({ icon, active }: { icon: string; active: boolean }): UiNode {
-  return <ObsidianIcon icon={icon} className={["codex-panel__composer-meta-icon", active ? "is-active" : ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")} />;
+function ComposerMetaModeButton({ icon, active, onMouseDown }: { icon: string; active: boolean; onMouseDown: () => void }): UiNode {
+  const iconRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const element = iconRef.current;
+    if (!element) return;
+    element.replaceChildren();
+    setIcon(element, icon);
+  }, [icon]);
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={iconRef}
+      className={["codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger", "codex-panel__composer-meta-icon", active ? "is-active" : ""]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" ")}
+      onMouseDown={(event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        onMouseDown();
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function ComposerMetaPickerButton({
+  triggerRef,
+  kind,
+  value,
+  onMouseDown,
+}: {
+  triggerRef: Ref<HTMLSpanElement>;
+  kind: ComposerMetaPickerKind;
+  value: string;
+  onMouseDown: () => void;
+}): UiNode {
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={triggerRef}
+      className={`codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger codex-panel__composer-meta-value codex-panel__composer-meta-${kind}`}
+      onMouseDown={(event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        onMouseDown();
+      }}
+    >
+      {value}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function ComposerMetaChoicePopover({
+  kind,
+  choices,
+  left,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  kind: ComposerMetaPickerKind;
+  choices: ToolbarChoice[];
+  left: number;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}): UiNode {
+  const style = {
+    "--codex-panel-composer-meta-popover-left": `${String(Math.round(left))}px`,
+  };
+  return (
+    <div className={`codex-panel__composer-meta-popover codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--${kind}`} style={style}>
+      {choices.map((choice) => (
+        <ComposerMetaChoice key={choice.label} choice={choice} onClose={onClose} />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ComposerMetaChoice({ choice, onClose }: { choice: ToolbarChoice; onClose: () => void }): UiNode {
+  const onSelect = () => {
+    if (choice.disabled) return;
+    choice.onClick();
+    onClose();
+  };
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={["codex-panel__composer-meta-option", choice.disabled ? "is-disabled" : ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}
+      onMouseDown={(event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        onSelect();
+      }}
+    >
+      {choice.label}
+    </div>
+  );
 }
 
 interface ComposerSendMode {
diff --git a/src/features/chat/view-model.ts b/src/features/chat/view-model.ts
index bf7fa5d2..8ad811d7 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/view-model.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/view-model.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ export interface RuntimeSnapshotInput {
 export interface ComposerMetaViewModel {
   fatal: string | null;
   context: ComposerContextMeterViewModel;
+  statusSummary: string;
   model: string;
   effort: string | null;
   planActive: boolean;
   autoReviewActive: boolean;
   fastActive: boolean;
+  modelChoices?: ToolbarChoice[];
+  effortChoices?: ToolbarChoice[];
 }
 
 export interface ComposerContextMeterCellViewModel {
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ export function composerMetaViewModel(state: ChatState, snapshot: RuntimeSnapsho
     return {
       fatal: "Codex app-server disconnected",
       context: contextComposerMeter(null),
+      statusSummary: "Codex app-server disconnected",
       model: "",
       effort: null,
       planActive: false,
@@ -172,17 +176,53 @@ export function composerMetaViewModel(state: ChatState, snapshot: RuntimeSnapsho
   const context = contextSummary(snapshot);
   const model = currentModel(snapshot, config);
   const effort = currentReasoningEffort(snapshot, config);
+  const composerContext = contextComposerMeter(context?.percent ?? null);
+  const compactEffort = effort ? compactReasoningEffortLabel(effort) : null;
+  const planActive = state.selectedCollaborationMode === "plan";
+  const reviewActive = autoReviewActive(snapshot, config);
+  const fastActive = fastModeActive(snapshot, config);
   return {
     fatal: null,
-    context: contextComposerMeter(context?.percent ?? null),
+    context: composerContext,
+    statusSummary: composerStatusSummary({
+      context: composerContext,
+      model: model ?? "default",
+      effort: compactEffort,
+      planActive,
+      autoReviewActive: reviewActive,
+      fastActive,
+    }),
     model: model ?? "default",
-    effort: effort ? compactReasoningEffortLabel(effort) : null,
-    planActive: state.selectedCollaborationMode === "plan",
-    autoReviewActive: autoReviewActive(snapshot, config),
-    fastActive: fastModeActive(snapshot, config),
+    effort: compactEffort,
+    planActive,
+    autoReviewActive: reviewActive,
+    fastActive,
   };
 }
 
+function composerStatusSummary(input: {
+  context: ComposerContextMeterViewModel;
+  model: string;
+  effort: string | null;
+  planActive: boolean;
+  autoReviewActive: boolean;
+  fastActive: boolean;
+}): string {
+  const context = input.context.percent === "--%" ? "Context unavailable" : `Context ${input.context.percent.trim()}`;
+  return [
+    context,
+    `plan ${onOffLabel(input.planActive)}`,
+    `auto-review ${onOffLabel(input.autoReviewActive)}`,
+    `fast ${onOffLabel(input.fastActive)}`,
+    `model ${input.model}`,
+    `reasoning effort ${input.effort ?? "default"}`,
+  ].join(", ");
+}
+
+function onOffLabel(active: boolean): string {
+  return active ? "on" : "off";
+}
+
 export function toolbarViewModel(input: ToolbarViewModelInput): ToolbarViewModel {
   const { state, snapshot } = input;
   const config = readRuntimeConfig(state.effectiveConfig);
diff --git a/src/features/chat/view-snapshot.ts b/src/features/chat/view-snapshot.ts
index d39ff848..d2d56ab4 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/view-snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/view-snapshot.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ export function composerSlotSnapshot(state: ChatState, activeComposerThreadName:
     activeTurnId(state),
     state.activeModel,
     state.activeReasoningEffort,
+    state.activeCollaborationMode,
+    state.activeServiceTier,
+    state.activeApprovalsReviewer,
+    state.selectedCollaborationMode,
+    state.requestedServiceTier,
+    state.requestedApprovalsReviewer,
     state.requestedModel,
     state.requestedReasoningEffort,
     state.tokenUsage,
diff --git a/src/features/chat/view.ts b/src/features/chat/view.ts
index 98f24a19..681de71f 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/view.ts
+++ b/src/features/chat/view.ts
@@ -556,7 +556,15 @@ export class CodexChatView extends ItemView {
   }
 
   private composerMetaViewModel() {
-    return buildComposerMetaViewModel(this.state, this.runtimeSnapshot());
+    return {
+      ...buildComposerMetaViewModel(this.state, this.runtimeSnapshot()),
+      ...runtimeToolbarChoices({
+        state: this.state,
+        snapshot: this.runtimeSnapshot(),
+        setRequestedModel: (model) => void this.setRequestedModelFromUi(model),
+        setRequestedReasoningEffort: (effort) => void this.setRequestedReasoningEffortFromUi(effort),
+      }),
+    };
   }
 
   private activeComposerThreadName(): string | null {
diff --git a/src/styles/33-chat-composer.css b/src/styles/33-chat-composer.css
index b68b9bca..55dc0040 100644
--- a/src/styles/33-chat-composer.css
+++ b/src/styles/33-chat-composer.css
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 .codex-panel__composer-meta {
+  position: relative;
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
   min-width: 0;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 }
 
 .codex-panel__composer-meta-status {
+  position: relative;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   display: flex;
   min-width: 0;
@@ -47,6 +49,24 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-summary {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: var(--codex-panel-rail-width);
+  height: var(--codex-panel-rail-width);
+  padding: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip-path: inset(50%);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  gap: var(--size-4-2);
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
 .codex-panel__composer-meta-context {
   display: inline-flex;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
@@ -117,11 +137,54 @@
   stroke-width: 2;
 }
 
-.codex-panel__composer-meta-model,
-.codex-panel__composer-meta-effort {
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-value.codex-panel__composer-meta-value {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  min-width: 0;
+  align-items: center;
+  text-align: left;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-popover {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: calc(100% + var(--codex-panel-panel-gap));
+  left: var(--codex-panel-composer-meta-popover-left);
+  z-index: var(--layer-popover, 30);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: max-content;
+  max-width: calc(100% - var(--codex-panel-composer-meta-popover-left));
+  max-height: min(var(--codex-panel-size-toolbar-panel-max-height), 36vh);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  border: var(--codex-panel-border);
+  border-radius: var(--codex-panel-card-radius);
+  background: var(--codex-panel-surface);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-s);
+  padding: var(--codex-panel-panel-gap);
+}
+
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-option {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: var(--size-4-1) var(--size-4-2);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font: inherit;
+  line-height: var(--line-height-tight);
+  text-align: left;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-option:where(:hover, :focus, :focus-visible, :active):not(.is-disabled) {
+  color: var(--nav-item-color-hover, var(--text-normal));
+  background: var(--background-modifier-hover);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.codex-panel__composer-meta-option.is-disabled {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+}
+
 .codex-panel__composer-meta--fatal {
   color: var(--text-muted);
 }
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.test.ts
index 4a6b7e23..fe12ed88 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/chat-composer-controller.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe("ChatComposerController", () => {
           ],
           percent: "--%",
         },
+        statusSummary: "Context unavailable, plan off, auto-review off, fast off, model default, reasoning effort default",
         model: "default",
         effort: null,
         planActive: false,
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ describe("ChatComposerController", () => {
         fastActive: false,
       }),
       currentModelForSuggestions: () => null,
+      togglePlan: vi.fn(),
+      toggleAutoReview: vi.fn(),
+      toggleFast: vi.fn(),
       renderIfDetached: vi.fn(),
       onDraftChange: vi.fn(),
       onComposerResize: vi.fn(),
@@ -64,6 +68,56 @@ describe("ChatComposerController", () => {
     expect(composer(parent).getAttribute("aria-expanded")).toBe("false");
     expect(composer(parent).hasAttribute("aria-activedescendant")).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("delegates composer runtime toggles without forcing a local rerender", () => {
+    const stateStore = createChatStateStore();
+    const parent = document.createElement("div");
+    const togglePlan = vi.fn();
+    const controller = new ChatComposerController({
+      app: app(),
+      stateStore,
+      viewId: "view",
+      sendShortcut: () => "enter",
+      scrollThreadFromComposerEdges: () => false,
+      canInterrupt: () => false,
+      composerPlaceholder: () => "Ask Codex to work on this task...",
+      composerMeta: () => ({
+        fatal: null,
+        context: {
+          cells: [
+            { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+            { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+            { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+            { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+          ],
+          percent: "--%",
+        },
+        statusSummary: "Context unavailable, plan off, auto-review off, fast off, model default, reasoning effort default",
+        model: "default",
+        effort: null,
+        planActive: false,
+        autoReviewActive: false,
+        fastActive: false,
+      }),
+      currentModelForSuggestions: () => null,
+      togglePlan,
+      toggleAutoReview: vi.fn(),
+      toggleFast: vi.fn(),
+      renderIfDetached: vi.fn(),
+      onDraftChange: vi.fn(),
+      onComposerResize: vi.fn(),
+      onSubmit: vi.fn(),
+      onThreadScrollFromComposer: vi.fn(),
+    });
+
+    controller.render(parent);
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-icon")?.classList.contains("is-active")).toBe(false);
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-icon")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+
+    expect(togglePlan).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-icon")?.classList.contains("is-active")).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 function app(): App {
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/composer.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/composer.test.ts
index be739590..99fc7d29 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/composer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/composer.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ function composerCallbacks() {
     onUpdateSuggestions: vi.fn(),
     onKeydown: vi.fn(),
     onSendOrInterrupt: vi.fn(),
+    onTogglePlan: vi.fn(),
+    onToggleAutoReview: vi.fn(),
+    onToggleFast: vi.fn(),
     onSuggestionHover: vi.fn(),
     onSuggestionInsert: vi.fn(),
   };
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
     expect(composer.getAttribute("placeholder")).toBe("Ask Codex to work on “Renamed thread”...");
   });
 
-  it("renders composer meta as non-interactive context and runtime text", () => {
+  it("renders composer meta as interactive context and runtime text without changing normal text", () => {
     const parent = document.createElement("div");
 
     renderComposerShell(parent, "view", "", false, false, "Ask Codex to work on this task...", [], 0, composerCallbacks(), {
@@ -57,20 +60,33 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
         ],
         percent: "42%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Context 42%, plan on, auto-review off, fast on, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort high",
       model: "gpt-5.5",
       effort: "high",
       planActive: true,
       autoReviewActive: false,
       fastActive: true,
+      modelChoices: [
+        { label: "gpt-5.5", selected: true, onClick: vi.fn() },
+        { label: "gpt-5.4", onClick: vi.fn() },
+      ],
+      effortChoices: [
+        { label: "medium", onClick: vi.fn() },
+        { label: "high", selected: true, onClick: vi.fn() },
+      ],
     });
 
     const meta = parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta");
-    const statusItems = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-status > span"));
+    const statusItems = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual > span"));
     const fields = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-field"));
     const contextDots = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-context-dot"));
     const modeIcons = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-icon"));
+    const statusSummary = parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-summary");
+    const statusVisual = parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual");
     expect(meta?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBeNull();
-    expect(meta?.textContent).toBe("|⣿⣶⣀⣀42%|gpt-5.5|high");
+    expect(statusSummary?.textContent).toBe("Context 42%, plan on, auto-review off, fast on, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort high");
+    expect(statusVisual?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBe("true");
+    expect(statusVisual?.textContent).toBe("|⣿⣶⣀⣀42%|gpt-5.5|high");
     expect(statusItems.map((item) => item.className)).toEqual([
       "codex-panel__composer-meta-modes",
       "codex-panel__composer-meta-separator",
@@ -79,7 +95,7 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
       "codex-panel__composer-meta-field codex-panel__composer-meta-field--effort",
     ]);
     expect(fields.map((field) => field.textContent)).toEqual(["|gpt-5.5", "|high"]);
-    expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-status")?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBe("true");
+    expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-status")?.getAttribute("aria-hidden")).toBeNull();
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-context")?.textContent).toBe("⣿⣶⣀⣀42%");
     expect(contextDots.map((dot) => dot.textContent)).toEqual(["⣿", "⣶", "⣀", "⣀"]);
     expect(contextDots.map((dot) => dot.classList.contains("is-placeholder"))).toEqual([false, false, true, true]);
@@ -87,10 +103,107 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-effort")?.textContent).toBe("high");
     expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.dataset["icon"])).toEqual(["list-todo", "shield", "zap"]);
     expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.classList.contains("is-active"))).toEqual([true, false, true]);
+    expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.tagName)).toEqual(["SPAN", "SPAN", "SPAN"]);
+    expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.getAttribute("role"))).toEqual([null, null, null]);
+    expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.getAttribute("tabindex"))).toEqual([null, null, null]);
+    expect(modeIcons.map((icon) => icon.getAttribute("aria-label"))).toEqual([null, null, null]);
+    expect(modeIcons.every((icon) => icon.classList.contains("codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(modeIcons.every((icon) => !icon.className.includes("clickable-icon"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-model")?.tagName).toBe("SPAN");
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-effort")?.tagName).toBe("SPAN");
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-model")?.getAttribute("role")).toBeNull();
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-effort")?.getAttribute("tabindex")).toBeNull();
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-action.codex-panel__send")).not.toBeNull();
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__new-chat")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("toggles composer runtime controls and opens separate lightweight pickers", async () => {
+    const parent = document.createElement("div");
+    const callbacks = composerCallbacks();
+    const selectModel = vi.fn();
+    const selectEffort = vi.fn();
+
+    renderComposerShell(parent, "view", "", false, false, "Ask Codex to work on this task...", [], 0, callbacks, {
+      fatal: null,
+      context: {
+        cells: [
+          { text: "⣿", placeholder: false },
+          { text: "⣶", placeholder: false },
+          { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+          { text: "⣀", placeholder: true },
+        ],
+        percent: "42%",
+      },
+      statusSummary: "Context 42%, plan on, auto-review off, fast on, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort high",
+      model: "gpt-5.5",
+      effort: "high",
+      planActive: true,
+      autoReviewActive: false,
+      fastActive: true,
+      modelChoices: [
+        { label: "gpt-5.5", selected: true, onClick: vi.fn() },
+        { label: "gpt-5.4", onClick: selectModel },
+      ],
+      effortChoices: [
+        { label: "medium", onClick: selectEffort },
+        { label: "high", selected: true, onClick: vi.fn() },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const [planButton, reviewButton, fastButton] = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-icon"));
+    planButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    reviewButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    fastButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(callbacks.onTogglePlan).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(callbacks.onToggleAutoReview).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(callbacks.onToggleFast).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-model")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--model")?.textContent).toBe("gpt-5.5gpt-5.4");
+    });
+    const modelOptions = Array.from(parent.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-option"));
+    expect(modelOptions.map((option) => option.getAttribute("role"))).toEqual([null, null]);
+    expect(modelOptions.map((option) => option.getAttribute("tabindex"))).toEqual([null, null]);
+    expect(modelOptions.map((option) => option.getAttribute("aria-selected"))).toEqual([null, null]);
+    expect(modelOptions.every((option) => !option.classList.contains("is-selected"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(modelOptions.every((option) => !option.classList.contains("codex-panel-ui__nav-item"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(modelOptions.every((option) => !option.classList.contains("codex-panel__toolbar-panel-item"))).toBe(true);
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-effort")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--model")).toBeNull();
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--effort")?.textContent).toBe("mediumhigh");
+    });
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-option")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(selectEffort).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-model")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--model")).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+    parent
+      .querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-option")[1]
+      ?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(selectModel).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__composer-meta-model")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover--model")).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    await waitForAsyncWork(() => {
+      expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__composer-meta-popover")).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("hides composer meta fields only after measured overflow", async () => {
     const parent = document.createElement("div");
 
@@ -105,6 +218,7 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
         ],
         percent: "42%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Context 42%, plan on, auto-review off, fast on, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort high",
       model: "gpt-5.5",
       effort: "high",
       planActive: true,
@@ -147,6 +261,7 @@ describe("composer renderer decisions", () => {
         ],
         percent: "--%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Codex app-server disconnected",
       model: "",
       effort: null,
       planActive: false,
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
index b86229bc..9dbeeb29 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/view-connection.test.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ describe("CodexChatView connection lifecycle", () => {
 
     expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, effectiveConfig: effectiveConfig("gpt-updated") }, null)).not.toBe(base);
     expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, requestedModel: { kind: "set", value: "gpt-requested" } }, null)).not.toBe(base);
+    expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, selectedCollaborationMode: "plan" }, null)).not.toBe(base);
+    expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, requestedApprovalsReviewer: { kind: "set", value: "auto_review" } }, null)).not.toBe(base);
+    expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, requestedServiceTier: { kind: "set", value: "fast" } }, null)).not.toBe(base);
     expect(composerSlotSnapshot({ ...state, availableSkills: [skillFixture("reader")] }, null)).not.toBe(base);
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/view-model.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/view-model.test.ts
index 9ffad042..f6ec61b0 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/view-model.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/view-model.test.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ describe("chat view model", () => {
         ],
         percent: "42%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Context 42%, plan on, auto-review on, fast on, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort high",
       model: "gpt-5.5",
       effort: "high",
       planActive: true,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ describe("chat view model", () => {
         ],
         percent: "--%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Context unavailable, plan off, auto-review off, fast off, model gpt-5.5, reasoning effort default",
       model: "gpt-5.5",
       effort: null,
     });
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ describe("chat view model", () => {
         ],
         percent: " 0%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Context 0%, plan off, auto-review off, fast off, model default, reasoning effort default",
     });
   });
 
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ describe("chat view model", () => {
         ],
         percent: "--%",
       },
+      statusSummary: "Codex app-server disconnected",
       model: "",
       effort: null,
       planActive: false,
diff --git a/tests/styles.test.ts b/tests/styles.test.ts
index 116edf76..13e13de8 100644
--- a/tests/styles.test.ts
+++ b/tests/styles.test.ts
@@ -128,15 +128,30 @@ describe("chat toolbar CSS", () => {
     const composerMetaStatus = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-status \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const composerMetaFatal = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-fatal \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
 
+    expect(composerMetaStatus).toContain("position: relative");
     expect(composerMetaStatus).toContain("padding-inline-start: calc(var(--size-4-1) / 2)");
     expect(composerMetaFatal).toContain("padding-inline-start: calc(var(--size-4-1) / 2)");
   });
 
+  it("keeps composer status accessible summary visually hidden", () => {
+    const summary = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-summary \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+    const visual = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-status-visual \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+
+    expect(summary).toContain("position: absolute");
+    expect(summary).toContain("width: var(--codex-panel-rail-width)");
+    expect(summary).toContain("height: var(--codex-panel-rail-width)");
+    expect(summary).toContain("clip-path: inset(50%)");
+    expect(summary).not.toContain("clip:");
+    expect(visual).toContain("display: flex");
+    expect(visual).toContain("flex: 0 0 auto");
+    expect(visual).toContain("gap: var(--size-4-2)");
+  });
+
   it("keeps composer runtime mode icons compact and state-colored", () => {
     const modes = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-modes \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const field = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-field \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const labels =
-      /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-model,\n\.codex-panel__composer-meta-effort \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+      /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-value\.codex-panel__composer-meta-value \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const icon = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-icon \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const activeIcon = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-icon\.is-active \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
     const iconSvg = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-icon svg \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
@@ -146,6 +161,7 @@ describe("chat toolbar CSS", () => {
     expect(field).toContain("flex: 0 0 auto");
     expect(field).toContain("gap: var(--size-4-2)");
     expect(labels).toContain("white-space: nowrap");
+    expect(labels).toContain("display: inline-flex");
     expect(labels).not.toContain("text-overflow");
     expect(icon).toContain("width: var(--codex-panel-size-icon-xs)");
     expect(icon).toContain("height: var(--codex-panel-size-icon-xs)");
@@ -160,6 +176,22 @@ describe("chat toolbar CSS", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("keeps composer status triggers visually unstyled", () => {
+    const popover = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-popover \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+    const option = /\.codex-panel__composer-meta-option \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";
+
+    expect(styles).not.toContain(".codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger {");
+    expect(styles).not.toContain(".codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger:hover");
+    expect(styles).not.toContain("button.codex-panel__composer-meta-trigger");
+    expect(popover).toContain("position: absolute");
+    expect(popover).toContain("bottom: calc(100% + var(--codex-panel-panel-gap))");
+    expect(popover).toContain("width: max-content");
+    expect(popover).toContain("max-width: calc(100% - var(--codex-panel-composer-meta-popover-left))");
+    expect(styles).not.toContain(".codex-panel__composer-meta-option.is-selected");
+    expect(option).not.toContain("padding-left");
+    expect(option).not.toContain("grid-template-columns");
+  });
+
   it("keeps nav inline input reset in the shared primitive", () => {
     const navInlineInput =
       /\.codex-panel-ui__nav-inline-input\.codex-panel-ui__nav-inline-input \{(?<body>[^}]+)\}/.exec(styles)?.groups?.["body"] ?? "";