diff --git a/public/components/admin.html b/public/components/admin.html
index 9f2ebc6..28a30ae 100644
--- a/public/components/admin.html
+++ b/public/components/admin.html
@@ -305,6 +305,47 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
+        <!-- ── Clinical Assistant ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
+        <div class="card">
+          <div class="card-header">
+            <h3><i class="fas fa-brain"></i> Clinical Assistant</h3>
+            <span style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);">Chat and image model overrides for the assistant</span>
+          </div>
+          <div style="padding:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;">
+            <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
+              <label style="font-size:13px;font-weight:600;min-width:130px;">Chat model:</label>
+              <select id="assistant-chat-model" style="font-size:13px;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;flex:1;max-width:420px;"></select>
+              <button id="btn-test-assistant-chat-model" class="btn-sm btn-primary" type="button"><i class="fas fa-vial"></i> Test</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="assistant-chat-test-result" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);"></div>
+            <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
+              <label style="font-size:13px;font-weight:600;min-width:130px;">Image model:</label>
+              <select id="assistant-image-model" style="font-size:13px;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;flex:1;max-width:420px;"></select>
+              <button id="btn-refresh-assistant-image-models" class="btn-sm btn-ghost" type="button"><i class="fas fa-rotate"></i> Refresh</button>
+              <button id="btn-test-assistant-image-model" class="btn-sm btn-primary" type="button"><i class="fas fa-image"></i> Test</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="assistant-image-test-result" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);"></div>
+            <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px;">
+              <div>
+                <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">Search result limit</label>
+                <input id="assistant-search-limit" type="number" min="3" max="20" value="8" style="width:100%;font-size:13px;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;">
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">Context chars</label>
+                <input id="assistant-context-chars" type="number" min="300" max="4000" value="1400" style="width:100%;font-size:13px;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;">
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">System behavior</label>
+              <textarea id="assistant-system-behavior" rows="5" style="width:100%;font-size:12px;font-family:monospace;padding:8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;resize:vertical;box-sizing:border-box;" placeholder="Concise clinical assistant behavior..."></textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <button id="btn-save-assistant-config" class="btn-sm btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-floppy-disk"></i> Save Assistant Settings</button>
+              <span id="assistant-admin-status" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);margin-left:8px;"></span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         <!-- ── TTS Model Management ───────────────────────────────────── -->
         <div class="card">
           <div class="card-header">
@@ -342,45 +383,6 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- ── Clinical Assistant ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
-        <div class="card">
-          <div class="card-header">
-            <h3><i class="fas fa-brain"></i> Clinical Assistant</h3>
-            <span style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);">Uses indexed Nextcloud resources through direct MCP</span>
-          </div>
-          <div style="padding:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;">
-            <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
-              <label style="font-size:13px;font-weight:600;min-width:130px;">Chat model:</label>
-              <select id="assistant-chat-model" style="font-size:13px;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;flex:1;max-width:420px;"></select>
-            </div>
-            <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
-              <label style="font-size:13px;font-weight:600;min-width:130px;">Image model:</label>
-              <select id="assistant-image-model" style="font-size:13px;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;flex:1;max-width:420px;"></select>
-              <button id="btn-refresh-assistant-image-models" class="btn-sm btn-ghost" type="button"><i class="fas fa-rotate"></i> Refresh</button>
-              <button id="btn-test-assistant-image-model" class="btn-sm btn-primary" type="button"><i class="fas fa-image"></i> Test</button>
-            </div>
-            <div id="assistant-image-test-result" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);"></div>
-            <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px;">
-              <div>
-                <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">Search result limit</label>
-                <input id="assistant-search-limit" type="number" min="3" max="20" value="8" style="width:100%;font-size:13px;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;">
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">Context chars</label>
-                <input id="assistant-context-chars" type="number" min="300" max="4000" value="1400" style="width:100%;font-size:13px;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;">
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-              <label style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--g600);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;">System behavior</label>
-              <textarea id="assistant-system-behavior" rows="5" style="width:100%;font-size:12px;font-family:monospace;padding:8px;border:1px solid var(--g300);border-radius:6px;resize:vertical;box-sizing:border-box;" placeholder="Concise clinical assistant behavior..."></textarea>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-              <button id="btn-save-assistant-config" class="btn-sm btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-floppy-disk"></i> Save Assistant Settings</button>
-              <span id="assistant-admin-status" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--g500);margin-left:8px;"></span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
         <!-- ── STT Model Management ───────────────────────────────────── -->
         <div class="card">
           <div class="card-header">
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 122834d..1afcf4e 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
   <script defer src="/js/speechRecognition.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/transcriptionSettings.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/voicePreferences.js"></script>
-  <script defer src="/js/app.js"></script>
+  <script defer src="/js/app.js?v=7.1.3"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/ui-state.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/secureStorage.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/authFetch.js"></script>
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
   <script defer src="/js/calculators.js"></script>
   <script type="module" src="/js/bedside/index.js"></script>
   <script defer src="/js/learningHub.js"></script>
-  <script defer src="/js/admin.js"></script>
+  <script defer src="/js/admin.js?v=7.1.3"></script>
 
   <!-- ═══════════ IMAGE LIGHTBOX (global overlay — triggered by any
        [data-img-src] button in any tab; lives here so it exists in the
diff --git a/public/js/admin.js b/public/js/admin.js
index 93b1a32..acfbe84 100644
--- a/public/js/admin.js
+++ b/public/js/admin.js
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@
 
   document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
     if (e.target.closest('#btn-save-assistant-config')) saveAssistantAdmin();
+    if (e.target.closest('#btn-test-assistant-chat-model')) testAssistantChatModel();
     if (e.target.closest('#btn-refresh-assistant-image-models')) loadAssistantImageModels();
     if (e.target.closest('#btn-test-assistant-image-model')) testAssistantImageModel();
   });
@@ -692,14 +693,26 @@
 
       var chatSelect = document.getElementById('assistant-chat-model');
       if (chatSelect) {
-        chatSelect.innerHTML = '<option value="">Use global default</option>';
+        var savedChatModel = cfg['clinical_assistant.chat_model'] || '';
+        var defaultLabel = modelsData.defaultModel ? ('Use global default (' + modelsData.defaultModel + ')') : 'Use global default';
+        chatSelect.innerHTML = '';
+        var defaultOpt = document.createElement('option');
+        defaultOpt.value = '';
+        defaultOpt.textContent = defaultLabel;
+        chatSelect.appendChild(defaultOpt);
         (modelsData.models || []).forEach(function(m) {
           var opt = document.createElement('option');
           opt.value = m.id;
           opt.textContent = m.name || m.id;
           chatSelect.appendChild(opt);
         });
-        chatSelect.value = cfg['clinical_assistant.chat_model'] || '';
+        if (savedChatModel && !Array.prototype.some.call(chatSelect.options, function(o) { return o.value === savedChatModel; })) {
+          var saved = document.createElement('option');
+          saved.value = savedChatModel;
+          saved.textContent = savedChatModel + ' (saved/custom)';
+          chatSelect.appendChild(saved);
+        }
+        chatSelect.value = savedChatModel;
       }
       window._assistantImageModelValue = cfg['clinical_assistant.image_model'] || '';
       loadAssistantImageModels();
@@ -743,6 +756,35 @@
       });
   }
 
+  function testAssistantChatModel() {
+    var model = getValue('assistant-chat-model');
+    var result = document.getElementById('assistant-chat-test-result');
+    if (!model) {
+      var select = document.getElementById('assistant-chat-model');
+      var selected = select && select.options[select.selectedIndex] ? select.options[select.selectedIndex].textContent : 'global default';
+      if (result) result.textContent = 'Testing ' + selected + '...';
+    } else if (result) {
+      result.textContent = 'Testing ' + model + '...';
+    }
+    fetch('/api/admin/config/models/test', {
+      method: 'POST', headers: getAuthHeaders(), body: JSON.stringify({ modelId: model || getGlobalDefaultFromAssistantSelect() })
+    }).then(function(r) { return r.json(); }).then(function(data) {
+      if (!data.success) throw new Error(data.error || 'Chat model test failed');
+      if (result) result.textContent = 'Chat model OK (' + data.duration + ' ms): ' + (data.response || '').trim();
+      showToast('Chat model works', 'success');
+    }).catch(function(err) {
+      if (result) result.textContent = err.message;
+      showToast(err.message, 'error');
+    });
+  }
+
+  function getGlobalDefaultFromAssistantSelect() {
+    var select = document.getElementById('assistant-chat-model');
+    if (!select || !select.options[0]) return '';
+    var match = select.options[0].textContent.match(/\((.+)\)$/);
+    return match ? match[1] : '';
+  }
+
   function testAssistantImageModel() {
     var model = getValue('assistant-image-model') || 'openai-gpt-image-1';
     var result = document.getElementById('assistant-image-test-result');
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index d2d6443..58369b4 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
 
   // --- COMPONENT LOADER (lazy-load tab HTML from /components/) ---
+  var COMPONENT_VERSION = '7.1.3';
   var _componentCache = {};
   var _componentLoading = {};
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     }
     if (_componentLoading[component]) return _componentLoading[component];
 
-    _componentLoading[component] = fetch('/components/' + component + '.html')
+    _componentLoading[component] = fetch('/components/' + component + '.html?v=' + COMPONENT_VERSION)
       .then(function(r) { if (!r.ok) throw new Error(r.status); return r.text(); })
       .then(function(html) {
         _componentCache[component] = html;
diff --git a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
index 966abcc..3a53e6d 100644
--- a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -11,6 +11,29 @@
   var lastAnswer = '';
   var lastSources = [];
   var mermaidReady = false;
+  var dynamicExamples = [];
+  var EMPTY_PROMPT_SETS = [
+    [
+      { label: 'Status asthma escalation', prompt: 'In a 4-year-old with acute wheeze, when should magnesium sulfate be considered and what dose is recommended?' },
+      { label: 'Bilious vomiting', prompt: 'What are the red flags for bilious vomiting in neonates, and what immediate workup is recommended?' },
+      { label: 'Bronchiolitis vs asthma', prompt: 'Compare bronchiolitis and asthma management in infants, citing pediatric references.' }
+    ],
+    [
+      { label: 'Febrile neonate', prompt: 'What initial workup and empiric antibiotics are recommended for a well-appearing febrile neonate?' },
+      { label: 'DKA fluids', prompt: 'Summarize pediatric DKA fluid strategy and cerebral edema warning signs.' },
+      { label: 'Croup escalation', prompt: 'When should a child with croup receive nebulized epinephrine and observation?' }
+    ],
+    [
+      { label: 'Sepsis bolus', prompt: 'In pediatric septic shock, when should fluid boluses be limited and vasoactives started?' },
+      { label: 'Head injury CT', prompt: 'Which pediatric head injury features should prompt CT or observation?' },
+      { label: 'UTI fever', prompt: 'How should febrile UTI be evaluated and treated in young children?' }
+    ],
+    [
+      { label: 'Sickle pain fever', prompt: 'How should fever and pain crisis be managed in a child with sickle cell disease?' },
+      { label: 'Neonatal jaundice', prompt: 'What bilirubin risk factors change phototherapy decisions in a newborn?' },
+      { label: 'Status seizure', prompt: 'Outline first- and second-line treatment for pediatric status epilepticus.' }
+    ]
+  ];
 
   document.addEventListener('tabChanged', function (e) {
     if (e.detail && e.detail.tab === 'assistant') initIfNeeded();
@@ -23,6 +46,7 @@
     initialized = true;
     bindEvents();
     loadStatus();
+    loadExamples();
   }
 
   function bindEvents() {
@@ -40,15 +64,7 @@
       if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'Enter') onAsk(e);
     });
 
-    document.querySelectorAll('[data-assistant-example]').forEach(function (btn) {
-      btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
-        var el = document.getElementById('assistant-input');
-        if (el) {
-          el.value = btn.getAttribute('data-assistant-example') || '';
-          el.focus();
-        }
-      });
-    });
+    bindExampleButtons(document);
   }
 
   function loadStatus() {
@@ -65,6 +81,21 @@
       });
   }
 
+  function loadExamples() {
+    fetch('/api/clinical-assistant/examples', { headers: getAuthHeaders(), credentials: 'same-origin' })
+      .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+      .then(function (data) {
+        if (!data.success || !Array.isArray(data.examples) || !data.examples.length) return;
+        dynamicExamples = data.examples;
+        var wrap = document.getElementById('assistant-messages');
+        if (wrap && wrap.querySelector('.assistant-empty')) {
+          wrap.innerHTML = renderEmptyState();
+          bindExampleButtons(wrap);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(function () {});
+  }
+
   function onAsk(e) {
     if (e) e.preventDefault();
     var input = document.getElementById('assistant-input');
@@ -267,7 +298,7 @@
       return '<div class="assistant-source" id="assistant-source-' + n + '">' +
         '<strong>[' + n + '] ' + escapeHtml(s.title || s.resource || 'Untitled source') + '</strong>' +
         '<div class="assistant-source-meta">' + escapeHtml(meta.join(' · ') || 'indexed source') + '</div>' +
-        (s.excerpt ? '<div class="assistant-source-excerpt">' + renderMarkdown(String(s.excerpt).slice(0, 900), []) + '</div>' : '') +
+        (s.excerpt ? '<div class="assistant-source-excerpt"><p>' + escapeHtml(String(s.excerpt).slice(0, 900)) + '</p></div>' : '') +
         '</div>';
     }).join('');
   }
@@ -349,10 +380,49 @@
     lastAnswer = '';
     lastSources = [];
     var wrap = document.getElementById('assistant-messages');
-    if (wrap) wrap.innerHTML = '<div class="assistant-empty"><i class="fas fa-book-medical"></i><h3>Evidence-first pediatric assistant</h3><p>Ask a focused clinical question over indexed resources.</p></div>';
+    if (wrap) {
+      wrap.innerHTML = renderEmptyState();
+      bindExampleButtons(wrap);
+    }
     renderSources([]);
   }
 
+  function renderEmptyState() {
+    var examples = pickExamples();
+    return '<div class="assistant-empty"><i class="fas fa-book-medical"></i>' +
+      '<h3>Evidence-first pediatric assistant</h3>' +
+      '<p>Ask a real clinical question. Citations stay linked to the source cards on the right.</p>' +
+      '<div class="assistant-examples">' + examples.map(function (item) {
+        var source = item.sourceTitle ? (' title="Available from: ' + escapeAttr(item.sourceTitle + (item.page ? ', page ' + item.page : '')) + '"') : '';
+        return '<button type="button" data-assistant-example="' + escapeAttr(item.prompt) + '"' + source + '>' + escapeHtml(item.label) + '</button>';
+      }).join('') + '</div></div>';
+  }
+
+  function pickExamples() {
+    var examples = dynamicExamples.length ? dynamicExamples.slice() : EMPTY_PROMPT_SETS[Math.floor(Math.random() * EMPTY_PROMPT_SETS.length)].slice();
+    for (var i = examples.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+      var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
+      var tmp = examples[i];
+      examples[i] = examples[j];
+      examples[j] = tmp;
+    }
+    return examples.slice(0, 3);
+  }
+
+  function bindExampleButtons(root) {
+    (root || document).querySelectorAll('[data-assistant-example]').forEach(function (btn) {
+      if (btn.getAttribute('data-assistant-bound') === 'true') return;
+      btn.setAttribute('data-assistant-bound', 'true');
+      btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+        var el = document.getElementById('assistant-input');
+        if (el) {
+          el.value = btn.getAttribute('data-assistant-example') || '';
+          el.focus();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   function copyLastAnswer() {
     if (!lastAnswer) { if (typeof showToast === 'function') showToast('No answer to copy', 'error'); return; }
     navigator.clipboard.writeText(lastAnswer).then(function () {
diff --git a/src/routes/adminConfig.js b/src/routes/adminConfig.js
index a8ec421..37edf19 100644
--- a/src/routes/adminConfig.js
+++ b/src/routes/adminConfig.js
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ router.put('/config/models/toggle', async function(req, res) {
     }
 
     await db.setSetting('models.disabled', JSON.stringify(disabled));
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, 'admin_model_toggle', (enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled') + ' model: ' + modelId, req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ router.put('/config/models/default', async function(req, res) {
     var { modelId } = req.body;
     if (!modelId) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'modelId required' });
     await db.setSetting('models.default', modelId.trim());
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, 'admin_model_default', 'Set default model: ' + modelId, req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ router.post('/config/models/custom', async function(req, res) {
     custom.push({ id: trimmedId, name: name.trim().substring(0, 100), cost: (cost || '?').substring(0, 20), category: cat, tag: 'CUSTOM' });
 
     await db.setSetting('models.custom', JSON.stringify(custom));
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, existing ? 'admin_model_update' : 'admin_model_add', (existing ? 'Updated' : 'Added') + ' custom model: ' + trimmedId, req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ router.delete('/config/models/custom/:modelId(*)', async function(req, res) {
     try { custom = JSON.parse(customRaw); } catch(e) { custom = []; }
     custom = custom.filter(function(m) { return m.id !== modelId; });
     await db.setSetting('models.custom', JSON.stringify(custom));
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, 'admin_model_delete', 'Removed custom model: ' + modelId, req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ router.post('/config/models/clear-all', async function(req, res) {
     await db.setSetting('models.custom', '[]');
     await db.setSetting('models.disabled', '[]');
     await db.setSetting('models.default', '');
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, 'admin_models_clear_all', 'Cleared all custom models and disabled list', req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ router.post('/config/models/add-discovered', async function(req, res) {
     custom.push({ id: trimmedId, name: name.trim().substring(0, 100), cost: (cost || '?').substring(0, 20), category: cat, tag: 'DISCOVERED' });
 
     await db.setSetting('models.custom', JSON.stringify(custom));
+    require('../utils/models').invalidateAllowedModelsCache();
     logger.audit(req.user.id, 'admin_model_discover_add', 'Added discovered model: ' + trimmedId, req, { category: 'admin' });
     res.json({ success: true, id: trimmedId });
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Request failed' }); }
diff --git a/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js b/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
index 63c9fae..028177e 100644
--- a/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ var MCP_URLS = buildMcpUrls();
 var _lastGoodMcpUrl = MCP_URLS[0];
 var DEFAULT_BEHAVIOR = 'You are a concise pediatric clinical assistant. Use retrieved context only for factual claims. If the user input is a greeting or too vague, answer briefly and ask what they want to look up. Synthesize across sources, cite claims with numbered citations like [1], and list sources at the bottom by title/resource and page. Do not invent citations.';
 var GREETING_RE = /^(hi|hello|hey|yo|good\s+(morning|afternoon|evening)|thanks|thank you|ok|okay|sup)[\s.!?]*$/i;
+var EXAMPLE_CACHE_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+var _exampleCache = { expiresAt: 0, examples: [] };
+var EXAMPLE_CANDIDATES = [
+  { label: 'Status asthma escalation', prompt: 'In a 4-year-old with acute wheeze, when should magnesium sulfate be considered and what dose is recommended?' },
+  { label: 'Asthma ED disposition', prompt: 'What clinical features support discharge versus admission after a pediatric asthma exacerbation?' },
+  { label: 'Bronchiolitis support', prompt: 'What evidence-based supportive care is recommended for bronchiolitis, and when is admission indicated?' },
+  { label: 'Febrile neonate', prompt: 'What initial workup and empiric antibiotics are recommended for a well-appearing febrile neonate?' },
+  { label: 'Neonatal resuscitation', prompt: 'Summarize the first minute steps in neonatal resuscitation and when positive pressure ventilation is indicated.' },
+  { label: 'DKA cerebral edema', prompt: 'What warning signs suggest cerebral edema during pediatric DKA treatment, and what immediate treatment is recommended?' },
+  { label: 'Status epilepticus', prompt: 'Outline first- and second-line treatment for pediatric status epilepticus with typical dosing.' },
+  { label: 'Croup escalation', prompt: 'When should a child with croup receive nebulized epinephrine, and how long should they be observed?' },
+  { label: 'Sepsis fluids', prompt: 'In pediatric septic shock, when should fluid boluses be limited and vasoactives started?' },
+  { label: 'Bilious vomiting', prompt: 'What are the red flags for bilious vomiting in neonates, and what immediate workup is recommended?' }
+];
 var TOPIC_SUGGESTIONS = {
   asthma: [
     'Management of acute asthma exacerbation by severity',
@@ -85,6 +99,16 @@ router.get('/clinical-assistant/status', async function(req, res) {
   }
 });
 
+router.get('/clinical-assistant/examples', async function(req, res) {
+  try {
+    var examples = await getAvailableExamples();
+    res.json({ success: true, examples: examples });
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('[clinical-assistant] example discovery failed:', e.message);
+    res.json({ success: true, examples: [] });
+  }
+});
+
 router.post('/clinical-assistant/chat', async function(req, res) {
   var started = Date.now();
   try {
@@ -402,13 +426,14 @@ function normalizeCitationOrder(answer, sources) {
   sources = Array.isArray(sources) ? sources : [];
   var used = [];
   var oldToNew = {};
-  var re = /\[(\d+)\]/g;
+  var re = /\[((?:\d+\s*,\s*)*\d+)\]/g;
   var m;
   while ((m = re.exec(answer))) {
-    var oldNum = Number(m[1]);
-    if (!sources[oldNum - 1] || oldToNew[oldNum]) continue;
-    oldToNew[oldNum] = used.length + 1;
-    used.push(oldNum);
+    parseCitationCluster(m[1]).forEach(function(oldNum) {
+      if (!sources[oldNum - 1] || oldToNew[oldNum]) return;
+      oldToNew[oldNum] = used.length + 1;
+      used.push(oldNum);
+    });
   }
 
   var reordered = [];
@@ -420,14 +445,54 @@ function normalizeCitationOrder(answer, sources) {
     return Object.assign({}, source, { number: idx + 1 });
   });
 
-  var rewritten = answer.replace(/\[(\d+)\]/g, function(match, n) {
-    var oldNum = Number(n);
-    return oldToNew[oldNum] ? '[' + oldToNew[oldNum] + ']' : match;
+  var rewritten = answer.replace(/\[((?:\d+\s*,\s*)*\d+)\]/g, function(match, cluster) {
+    var nums = parseCitationCluster(cluster).map(function(oldNum) { return oldToNew[oldNum]; }).filter(Boolean);
+    if (!nums.length) return match;
+    nums = Array.from(new Set(nums)).sort(function(a, b) { return a - b; });
+    return '[' + nums.join(',') + ']';
   });
 
   return { answer: rewritten, sources: reordered };
 }
 
+function parseCitationCluster(cluster) {
+  return String(cluster || '').split(',').map(function(n) { return Number(n.trim()); }).filter(function(n) { return Number.isFinite(n); });
+}
+
+async function getAvailableExamples() {
+  var now = Date.now();
+  if (_exampleCache.expiresAt > now && _exampleCache.examples.length) return _exampleCache.examples;
+
+  var examples = [];
+  for (var i = 0; i < EXAMPLE_CANDIDATES.length && examples.length < 6; i++) {
+    var item = EXAMPLE_CANDIDATES[i];
+    try {
+      var searchResponse = await semanticSearch(item.prompt, {
+        limit: 2,
+        includeContext: true,
+        contextChars: 500
+      });
+      var source = dedupeSources(normalizeMcpSearchResponse(searchResponse))[0];
+      if (!source) continue;
+      examples.push({
+        label: item.label,
+        prompt: item.prompt,
+        sourceTitle: source.title,
+        page: source.page || null
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (examples.length === 0) throw e;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _exampleCache = {
+    expiresAt: now + EXAMPLE_CACHE_MS,
+    examples: examples
+  };
+  return examples;
+}
+
 async function generateImage(prompt, model) {
   if (!process.env.LITELLM_API_BASE) throw new Error('LiteLLM is required for image generation');
   var headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
@@ -455,7 +520,15 @@ function clampInt(value, min, max, fallback) {
 }
 
 function clip(s, n) { return String(s || '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().substring(0, n); }
-function cleanTitle(s) { return String(s || '').replace(/\.(pdf|docx?|txt|md)$/i, '').trim(); }
+function cleanTitle(s) {
+  var title = String(s || '').trim();
+  try { title = decodeURIComponent(title); } catch (e) {}
+  return title
+    .replace(/\.(pdf|docx?|txt|md)$/i, '')
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+    .replace(/\s*\(z-library\.sk,\s*1lib\.sk,\s*z-lib\.sk\)\s*/ig, '')
+    .trim();
+}
 function assistantErrorMessage(e) {
   var msg = e && e.message ? e.message : String(e);
   if (/ECONNREFUSED|fetch failed|Failed to open SSE|MCP/i.test(msg)) return 'Could not reach the MCP search server. Check CLINICAL_ASSISTANT_MCP_URL or the MCP container.';