diff --git a/c/coli b/c/coli
index 933f635..4e0fec9 100755
--- a/c/coli
+++ b/c/coli
@@ -317,10 +317,21 @@ class Spinner:
         if TTY: sys.stdout.write("\r\033[K"); sys.stdout.flush()
 
 def stream_turn(p, sentinel, on_bytes):
-    """legge fino alla sentinella; on_bytes riceve i chunk della risposta. Poi legge la riga STAT."""
-    pend=b""
+    """legge fino alla sentinella; on_bytes riceve i chunk della risposta. Poi legge la riga STAT.
+    Il PRIMO Ctrl-C durante lo stream non chiude la sessione: il motore (handler SIGINT)
+    chiude il turno per la via del tetto NGEN e noi dreniamo fino alla sentinella.
+    Un SECONDO Ctrl-C esce davvero."""
+    pend=b""; interrupted=False
     while True:
-        b=p.stdout.read(1)
+        try:
+            b=p.stdout.read(1)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            if interrupted or p.poll() is not None: raise
+            interrupted=True
+            try: p.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)   # non-TTY: il motore potrebbe non aver visto il Ctrl-C
+            except Exception: pass
+            print(f"\n  {C.yel}⏹ stopping… (Ctrl-C again to quit){C.r}", flush=True)
+            continue
         if b==b"": return None
         pend+=b
         if pend.endswith(sentinel):
@@ -328,7 +339,9 @@ def stream_turn(p, sentinel, on_bytes):
             if rest: on_bytes(rest)
             line=p.stdout.readline().decode("utf-8","replace").strip()   # STAT tok tps hit rss
             m=re.match(r"STAT (\S+) (\S+) (\S+) (\S+)", line)
-            return {"tok":int(m.group(1)),"tps":float(m.group(2)),"hit":float(m.group(3)),"rss":float(m.group(4))} if m else {}
+            st={"tok":int(m.group(1)),"tps":float(m.group(2)),"hit":float(m.group(3)),"rss":float(m.group(4))} if m else {}
+            if interrupted: st["interrupted"]=True
+            return st
         if len(pend)>len(sentinel):
             out=pend[:-len(sentinel)]; pend=pend[-len(sentinel):]
             on_bytes(out)
@@ -466,7 +479,7 @@ def cmd_chat(a):
                 for chunk in textwrap.wrap(l, term_w()-4) or [l]:
                     print(f"  {C.dgray}{chunk}{C.r}")
     except Exception: pass
-    print(f"  {C.dim}type and press Enter · :more continues · :reset clears memory · :q exits{C.r}\n")
+    print(f"  {C.dim}type and press Enter · Ctrl-C stops the answer · :more continues · :reset clears memory · :q exits{C.r}\n")
     w=term_w()-4
     def user_box(msg):
         """ri-disegna il messaggio dentro una box che si ADATTA su piu' righe:
@@ -531,10 +544,13 @@ def cmd_chat(a):
             el=time.time()-t0
             if st.get("tok"):
                 print(f"\r  {C.dgray}└─ {st['tok']} tok · {st['tps']:.2f} tok/s · hit {st['hit']:.0f}% · RSS {st['rss']:.1f} GB · {el:.0f}s{C.r}")
-                if st["tok"]>=a.ngen:
+                if st.get("interrupted"):
+                    print(f"  {C.yel}⏹ interrupted; type :more to continue the response{C.r}")
+                elif st["tok"]>=a.ngen:
                     print(f"  {C.yel}…stopped at --ngen ({a.ngen}); type :more to continue the response{C.r}")
                 print()
             else:
+                if st.get("interrupted"): print(f"  {C.yel}⏹ interrupted{C.r}")
                 print()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print(f"\n  {C.dim}interrupted{C.r}")
diff --git a/c/glm.c b/c/glm.c
index b3451c0..8c1c112 100644
--- a/c/glm.c
+++ b/c/glm.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>                             /* mlock: inchioda le pagine in RAM / wire pages into RAM */
 #include <sys/stat.h>                             /* fstat per mmap degli shard (COLI_MMAP) */
+#include <signal.h>                               /* SIGINT = stop morbido del turno in serve mode */
 #endif
 #include "st.h"
 #include "tok.h"
@@ -3610,12 +3611,34 @@ static void stops_arm(const Cfg *c, int tok_eos){
  * all: storia token (capacita' >= kv+n_new+g_draft+2), kv = token gia' in KV.
  * logit = logits della posizione kv-1 (dal prefill); viene liberato qui.
  * emit(tok,ud) per ogni token emesso. Ritorna i token emessi; *kv_out = nuova kv. */
+/* STOP MORBIDO (serve/chat): SIGINT chiude il turno CORRENTE per la stessa via
+ * del tetto NGEN (stats, usage_save, KV append, sentinella END tutti normali)
+ * invece di uccidere il motore; :more puo' continuare la risposta interrotta.
+ * Il flag e' armato solo nei serve-loop (intr_install): nei run one-shot e in
+ * validazione SIGINT resta il default (morte immediata). Solo POSIX: su
+ * Windows il comportamento di Ctrl-C non cambia.
+ * EN: soft stop (serve/chat): SIGINT ends the CURRENT turn through the same
+ * path as the NGEN cap — stats/usage/KV/END sentinel all normal — instead of
+ * killing the engine; :more can continue the interrupted answer. Armed only
+ * in the serve loops; one-shot runs keep default SIGINT. POSIX only. */
+static volatile sig_atomic_t g_intr=0;
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
+static void intr_sig(int s){ (void)s; g_intr=1; }
+static void intr_install(void){
+    struct sigaction sa; memset(&sa,0,sizeof(sa));
+    sa.sa_handler=intr_sig; sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+    sa.sa_flags=SA_RESTART;              /* getline/pread non devono vedere EINTR */
+    sigaction(SIGINT,&sa,NULL);
+}
+#else
+static void intr_install(void){}
+#endif
 static int spec_decode(Model *m, int *all, int kv, int n_new, int eos, float *logit,
                        void (*emit)(int,void*), void *ud, int *kv_out){
     Cfg *c=&m->c; int V=c->vocab; int emitted=0, done=0;
     int draft[64]; if(g_draft>63) g_draft=63;
     int carry_ban=-1;                    /* token rifiutato dalla verifica: escluso dal resample */
-    while(emitted<n_new && !done){
+    while(emitted<n_new && !done && !g_intr){   /* g_intr: stessa uscita del tetto n_new */
         int next=pick_tok(logit,V,carry_ban); carry_ban=-1; free(logit); logit=NULL;
         if((eos>=0 && next==eos) || is_stop(next)) break;
         emit(next,ud); all[kv]=next; emitted++; m->n_emit++;
@@ -4321,12 +4344,17 @@ static void run_serve_mux(Model *m, const char *snap){
     setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
 #endif
     setvbuf(stdin,NULL,_IONBF,0);
+    intr_install();                      /* Ctrl-C = chiudi i turni in volo, non il processo */
     printf("\x01\x01READY\x01\x01\nSTAT 0 0.00 0.0 %.2f\n",rss_gb()); fflush(stdout);
     hwinfo_emit(m);
     tiers_emit(m);
     emap_emit(m);
     int eof=0;
     for(;;){
+        if(g_intr){ g_intr=0;            /* stop morbido: ogni request attiva finisce ORA per la
+                                          * via normale di mux_done (DONE+stats+KV coerenti) */
+            for(int i=0;i<nctx;i++) if(req[i].active) mux_done(m,&ctx[i],&req[i]);
+        }
         int active=0; for(int i=0;i<nctx;i++) active+=req[i].active;
         /* Poll stdin for available input without blocking. On POSIX this is
          * select(); on Windows, select() on a pipe handle routes to winsock
@@ -4419,9 +4447,11 @@ static void run_serve(Model *m, const char *snap){
     #define len   (sc->len)
     #define first (sc->first)
     char *line=NULL; size_t cap=0; ssize_t nr; char *buf=malloc(1<<16);
+    intr_install();                      /* Ctrl-C = fine turno, non fine processo */
     printf("\x01\x01" "READY" "\x01\x01\n"); printf("STAT 0 0.00 0.0 %.2f\n", rss_gb()); fflush(stdout);
     tiers_emit(m);
     while((nr=getline(&line,&cap,stdin))>0){
+        g_intr=0;                        /* interruzioni arrivate tra i turni: stantie */
         if(nr>0 && line[nr-1]=='\n') line[--nr]=0;
         if(!strcmp(line,"\x02RESET")){ len=0; first=1; if(m->has_mtp) m->kv_start[m->c.n_layers]=-1;
             kv_disk_reset(m);