docs: add startup load mechanics, in-memory structure, and dual-write pattern to resolved-path spec

docs: address ambiguities — canonical edge ordering, resolution/edge timing
docs: finalize resolved-path spec — persisted graph, observation column, all consumers
2026-08-12 18:29:52 +00:00 · 2026-04-04 04:07:21 +00:00 · 2026-04-04 03:45:03 +00:00 · 2026-04-04 03:44:08 +00:00 · 2026-04-04 03:17:27 +00:00 · 2026-04-04 00:51:14 +00:00
42 changed files with 9624 additions and 554 deletions
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ One logical change per commit. Each commit is deployable. Each commit has its te
 - Tests: `test-{feature}.js` in repo root
 - No build step, no transpilation — write ES2020 for server, ES5/6 for frontend (broad browser support)

+### Deep Linking
+All new UI states that a user might want to share or bookmark MUST be reflected in the URL hash.
+This includes: tabs, filters, selected items, view modes. Use query parameters on the hash
+(e.g., `#/packets?observer=ABC&timeRange=24h`) for filter state.
+Existing patterns: `#/nodes/{pubkey}?section=node-neighbors`, `#/analytics?tab=collisions`, `#/packets/{hash}`.
+
 ## What NOT to Do
 - **Don't check in private information** — no names, API keys, tokens, passwords, IP addresses, personal data, or any identifying information. This is a PUBLIC repo.
 - Don't add npm dependencies without asking
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestAdvertPubkeyTracking verifies that advertPubkeys is maintained
+// incrementally during ingest and eviction, and that GetPerfStoreStats
+// returns the correct count without per-request JSON parsing.
+func TestAdvertPubkeyTracking(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+
+	// Helper to create an ADVERT StoreTx with a given pubkey.
+	pt4 := 4
+	mkAdvert := func(id int, pubkey string) *StoreTx {
+		d := map[string]interface{}{"pubKey": pubkey}
+		j, _ := json.Marshal(d)
+		return &StoreTx{
+			ID:          id,
+			Hash:        fmt.Sprintf("hash%d", id),
+			PayloadType: &pt4,
+			DecodedJSON: string(j),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Add 3 adverts: 2 distinct pubkeys
+	tx1 := mkAdvert(1, "pk_alpha")
+	tx2 := mkAdvert(2, "pk_beta")
+	tx3 := mkAdvert(3, "pk_alpha") // duplicate pubkey
+
+	for _, tx := range []*StoreTx{tx1, tx2, tx3} {
+		ps.packets = append(ps.packets, tx)
+		ps.byHash[tx.Hash] = tx
+		ps.byTxID[tx.ID] = tx
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+		ps.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
+	}
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// GetPerfStoreStats should report 2 distinct pubkeys
+	stats := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	indexes := stats["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	got := indexes["advertByObserver"].(int)
+	if got != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("advertByObserver = %d, want 2", got)
+	}
+
+	// GetPerfStoreStatsTyped should agree
+	typed := ps.GetPerfStoreStatsTyped()
+	if typed.Indexes.AdvertByObserver != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("typed AdvertByObserver = %d, want 2", typed.Indexes.AdvertByObserver)
+	}
+
+	// Evict tx3 (pk_alpha duplicate) — count should stay 2
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.untrackAdvertPubkey(tx3)
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	stats2 := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	idx2 := stats2["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if idx2["advertByObserver"].(int) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("after evicting duplicate: advertByObserver = %d, want 2", idx2["advertByObserver"].(int))
+	}
+
+	// Evict tx1 (last pk_alpha) — count should drop to 1
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.untrackAdvertPubkey(tx1)
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	stats3 := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	idx3 := stats3["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if idx3["advertByObserver"].(int) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("after evicting last pk_alpha: advertByObserver = %d, want 1", idx3["advertByObserver"].(int))
+	}
+
+	// Evict tx2 (last remaining) — count should be 0
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.untrackAdvertPubkey(tx2)
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	stats4 := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	idx4 := stats4["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if idx4["advertByObserver"].(int) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("after evicting all: advertByObserver = %d, want 0", idx4["advertByObserver"].(int))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdvertPubkeyPublicKeyField tests the "public_key" JSON field variant.
+func TestAdvertPubkeyPublicKeyField(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	pt4 := 4
+	d, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"public_key": "pk_legacy"})
+	tx := &StoreTx{ID: 1, Hash: "h1", PayloadType: &pt4, DecodedJSON: string(d)}
+	ps.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	stats := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	idx := stats["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if idx["advertByObserver"].(int) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("public_key field: advertByObserver = %d, want 1", idx["advertByObserver"].(int))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAdvertPubkeyNonAdvert ensures non-ADVERT packets don't affect the count.
+func TestAdvertPubkeyNonAdvert(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	pt2 := 2
+	d, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"pubKey": "pk_text"})
+	tx := &StoreTx{ID: 1, Hash: "h1", PayloadType: &pt2, DecodedJSON: string(d)}
+	ps.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	stats := ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	idx := stats["indexes"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if idx["advertByObserver"].(int) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("non-ADVERT should not be tracked: advertByObserver = %d, want 0", idx["advertByObserver"].(int))
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkGetPerfStoreStats benchmarks the perf stats endpoint with many adverts.
+// Before the fix, this did O(N) JSON unmarshals per call.
+// After the fix, it's O(1) — just len(map).
+func BenchmarkGetPerfStoreStats(b *testing.B) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	pt4 := 4
+	for i := 0; i < 5000; i++ {
+		pk := fmt.Sprintf("pk_%04d", i%200) // 200 distinct pubkeys
+		d, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"pubKey": pk})
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			ID:          i + 1,
+			Hash:        fmt.Sprintf("hash%d", i+1),
+			PayloadType: &pt4,
+			DecodedJSON: string(d),
+		}
+		ps.packets = append(ps.packets, tx)
+		ps.byHash[tx.Hash] = tx
+		ps.byTxID[tx.ID] = tx
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+		ps.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
+	}
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ps.GetPerfStoreStats()
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkGetPerfStoreStatsTyped benchmarks the typed variant.
+func BenchmarkGetPerfStoreStatsTyped(b *testing.B) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	pt4 := 4
+	for i := 0; i < 5000; i++ {
+		pk := fmt.Sprintf("pk_%04d", i%200)
+		d, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"pubKey": pk})
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			ID:          i + 1,
+			Hash:        fmt.Sprintf("hash%d", i+1),
+			PayloadType: &pt4,
+			DecodedJSON: string(d),
+		}
+		ps.packets = append(ps.packets, tx)
+		ps.byHash[tx.Hash] = tx
+		ps.byTxID[tx.ID] = tx
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+		ps.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
+	}
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		ps.GetPerfStoreStatsTyped()
+	}
+}
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func newTestStore(t *testing.T) *PacketStore {
 		distCache:    make(map[string]*cachedResult),
 		subpathCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
 		rfCacheTTL:   15 * time.Second,
+		invCooldown:  10 * time.Second,
 	}
 }

@@ -169,3 +170,164 @@ func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NoFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestInvalidationRateLimited verifies that rapid ingest cycles don't clear
+// caches immediately — they accumulate dirty flags during the cooldown period
+// and apply them on the next call after cooldown expires (fixes #533).
+func TestInvalidationRateLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	s.invCooldown = 100 * time.Millisecond // short cooldown for testing
+
+	// First invalidation should go through immediately
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+	state := cachePopulated(s)
+	if state["rf"] {
+		t.Error("rf cache should be cleared on first invalidation")
+	}
+	if !state["topo"] {
+		t.Error("topo cache should survive (no path changes)")
+	}
+
+	// Repopulate and call again within cooldown — should NOT clear
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+	state = cachePopulated(s)
+	if !state["rf"] {
+		t.Error("rf cache should survive during cooldown period")
+	}
+
+	// Wait for cooldown to expire
+	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Next call should apply accumulated + current flags
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewPaths: true})
+	state = cachePopulated(s)
+	if state["rf"] {
+		t.Error("rf cache should be cleared (pending from cooldown)")
+	}
+	if state["topo"] {
+		t.Error("topo cache should be cleared (current call has hasNewPaths)")
+	}
+	if !state["hash"] {
+		t.Error("hash cache should survive (no transmission changes)")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestInvalidationCooldownAccumulatesFlags verifies that multiple calls during
+// cooldown merge their flags correctly.
+func TestInvalidationCooldownAccumulatesFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	s.invCooldown = 200 * time.Millisecond
+
+	// Initial invalidation (goes through, starts cooldown)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+	// Several calls during cooldown with different flags
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewPaths: true})
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewTransmissions: true})
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasChannelData: true})
+
+	// Verify pending has all flags
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	if s.pendingInv == nil {
+		t.Fatal("pendingInv should not be nil during cooldown")
+	}
+	if !s.pendingInv.hasNewPaths || !s.pendingInv.hasNewTransmissions || !s.pendingInv.hasChannelData {
+		t.Error("all flags should be accumulated in pendingInv")
+	}
+	// hasNewObservations was applied immediately, not accumulated
+	if s.pendingInv.hasNewObservations {
+		t.Error("hasNewObservations was already applied, should not be in pending")
+	}
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for cooldown, then trigger — all accumulated flags should apply
+	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{}) // empty trigger
+	state := cachePopulated(s)
+
+	// Pending had paths, transmissions, channels — all those caches should clear
+	if state["topo"] {
+		t.Error("topo should be cleared (pending hasNewPaths)")
+	}
+	if state["hash"] {
+		t.Error("hash should be cleared (pending hasNewTransmissions)")
+	}
+	if state["chan"] {
+		t.Error("chan should be cleared (pending hasChannelData)")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEvictionBypassesCooldown verifies eviction always clears immediately.
+func TestEvictionBypassesCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	s.invCooldown = 10 * time.Second // long cooldown
+
+	// Start cooldown
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+	// Eviction during cooldown should still clear everything
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{eviction: true})
+	state := cachePopulated(s)
+	for name, has := range state {
+		if has {
+			t.Errorf("%s cache should be cleared on eviction even during cooldown", name)
+		}
+	}
+	// pendingInv should be cleared
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	if s.pendingInv != nil {
+		t.Error("pendingInv should be nil after eviction")
+	}
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// BenchmarkCacheHitDuringIngestion simulates rapid ingestion and verifies
+// that cache hits now occur thanks to rate-limited invalidation.
+func BenchmarkCacheHitDuringIngestion(b *testing.B) {
+	s := &PacketStore{
+		rfCache:      make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		topoCache:    make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		hashCache:    make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		chanCache:    make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		distCache:    make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		subpathCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		rfCacheTTL:   15 * time.Second,
+		invCooldown:  50 * time.Millisecond,
+	}
+
+	// Trigger first invalidation to start cooldown timer
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+	var hits, misses int64
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		// Populate cache (simulates an analytics query filling the cache)
+		s.cacheMu.Lock()
+		s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
+			data:      map[string]interface{}{"test": true},
+			expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+		}
+		s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+		// Simulate rapid ingest invalidation (should be rate-limited)
+		s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+		// Check if cache survived the invalidation
+		s.cacheMu.Lock()
+		if len(s.rfCache) > 0 {
+			hits++
+		} else {
+			misses++
+		}
+		s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	if hits == 0 {
+		b.Errorf("expected cache hits > 0 with rate-limited invalidation, got 0 hits / %d misses", misses)
+	}
+	b.ReportMetric(float64(hits)/float64(hits+misses)*100, "hit%")
+}
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	GeoFilter *GeoFilterConfig `json:"geo_filter,omitempty"`

 	Timestamps *TimestampConfig `json:"timestamps,omitempty"`
+
+	DebugAffinity bool `json:"debugAffinity,omitempty"`
 }

 // PacketStoreConfig controls in-memory packet store limits.
@@ -3811,3 +3811,105 @@ func BenchmarkIndexByNode(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+// --- Multi-observer comma-separated filter tests ---
+
+func TestTransmissionsForObserverMultiCSV(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	seedTestData(t, db)
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated returns union via index", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1,obs2", nil)
+		if len(result) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected results for obs1,obs2")
+		}
+		// obs1 has transmissions 1,2,3; obs2 has transmission 1
+		// Union should include all unique transmissions
+		obs1Only := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1", nil)
+		obs2Only := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs2", nil)
+		if len(result) < len(obs1Only) || len(result) < len(obs2Only) {
+			t.Errorf("union (%d) should be >= each individual set (obs1=%d, obs2=%d)",
+				len(result), len(obs1Only), len(obs2Only))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated with spaces via index", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1, obs2", nil)
+		if len(result) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected results for 'obs1, obs2' (with space)")
+		}
+		noSpace := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1,obs2", nil)
+		if len(result) != len(noSpace) {
+			t.Errorf("with-space (%d) should equal no-space (%d)", len(result), len(noSpace))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated returns union via filter path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		allTx := store.packets
+		result := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1,obs2", allTx)
+		if len(result) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("expected results for obs1,obs2 via filter path")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated with spaces via filter path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		allTx := store.packets
+		withSpace := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1, obs2", allTx)
+		noSpace := store.transmissionsForObserver("obs1,obs2", allTx)
+		if len(withSpace) != len(noSpace) {
+			t.Errorf("filter path: with-space (%d) should equal no-space (%d)", len(withSpace), len(noSpace))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuildTransmissionWhereMultiObserver(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	seedTestData(t, db)
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated produces IN clause", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q := PacketQuery{Observer: "obs1,obs2"}
+		where, args := db.buildTransmissionWhere(q)
+		if len(where) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 WHERE clause, got %d", len(where))
+		}
+		clause := where[0]
+		if !strings.Contains(clause, "IN (?,?)") {
+			t.Errorf("expected IN (?,?) in clause, got: %s", clause)
+		}
+		if len(args) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2 args, got %d", len(args))
+		}
+		if args[0] != "obs1" || args[1] != "obs2" {
+			t.Errorf("expected [obs1, obs2], got %v", args)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("comma-separated with spaces trims IDs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q := PacketQuery{Observer: "obs1, obs2"}
+		_, args := db.buildTransmissionWhere(q)
+		if len(args) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2 args, got %d", len(args))
+		}
+		if args[0] != "obs1" || args[1] != "obs2" {
+			t.Errorf("expected trimmed [obs1, obs2], got %v", args)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("single observer still works", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q := PacketQuery{Observer: "obs1"}
+		where, args := db.buildTransmissionWhere(q)
+		if len(where) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 WHERE clause, got %d", len(where))
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(where[0], "IN (?)") {
+			t.Errorf("expected IN (?) for single observer, got: %s", where[0])
+		}
+		if len(args) != 1 || args[0] != "obs1" {
+			t.Errorf("expected [obs1], got %v", args)
+		}
+	})
+}
@@ -608,12 +608,17 @@ func (db *DB) buildTransmissionWhere(q PacketQuery) ([]string, []interface{}) {
 		args = append(args, "%"+pk+"%")
 	}
 	if q.Observer != "" {
+		ids := strings.Split(q.Observer, ",")
+		placeholders := strings.Repeat("?,", len(ids))
+		placeholders = placeholders[:len(placeholders)-1]
 		if db.isV3 {
-			where = append(where, "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM observations oi JOIN observers obi ON obi.rowid = oi.observer_idx WHERE oi.transmission_id = t.id AND obi.id = ?)")
+			where = append(where, "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM observations oi JOIN observers obi ON obi.rowid = oi.observer_idx WHERE oi.transmission_id = t.id AND obi.id IN ("+placeholders+"))")
 		} else {
-			where = append(where, "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM observations oi WHERE oi.transmission_id = t.id AND oi.observer_id = ?)")
+			where = append(where, "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM observations oi WHERE oi.transmission_id = t.id AND oi.observer_id IN ("+placeholders+"))")
+		}
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			args = append(args, strings.TrimSpace(id))
 		}
-		args = append(args, q.Observer)
 	}
 	if q.Region != "" {
 		if db.isV3 {
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main

 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
@@ -220,6 +222,44 @@ func TestSortedCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestSortedCopyLarge(t *testing.T) {
+	// Regression: verify correct sort on larger input
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	n := 1000
+	input := make([]float64, n)
+	for i := range input {
+		input[i] = rng.Float64() * 1000
+	}
+	result := sortedCopy(input)
+	if len(result) != n {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d elements, got %d", n, len(result))
+	}
+	for i := 1; i < len(result); i++ {
+		if result[i] < result[i-1] {
+			t.Fatalf("not sorted at index %d: %v > %v", i, result[i-1], result[i])
+		}
+	}
+	// Original unchanged
+	if input[0] == result[0] && input[1] == result[1] && input[2] == result[2] {
+		// Could be coincidence but very unlikely with random data
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSortedCopy(b *testing.B) {
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	for _, size := range []int{256, 1000, 10000} {
+		data := make([]float64, size)
+		for i := range data {
+			data[i] = rng.Float64() * 1000
+		}
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("n=%d", size), func(b *testing.B) {
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				sortedCopy(data)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLastN(t *testing.T) {
 	arr := []map[string]interface{}{
 		{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}, {"id": 3}, {"id": 4}, {"id": 5},
@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+// ─── Neighbor API response types ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type NeighborResponse struct {
+	Node              string             `json:"node"`
+	Neighbors         []NeighborEntry    `json:"neighbors"`
+	TotalObservations int                `json:"total_observations"`
+}
+
+type NeighborEntry struct {
+	Pubkey     *string           `json:"pubkey"`
+	Prefix     string            `json:"prefix"`
+	Name       *string           `json:"name"`
+	Role       *string           `json:"role"`
+	Count      int               `json:"count"`
+	Score      float64           `json:"score"`
+	FirstSeen  string            `json:"first_seen"`
+	LastSeen   string            `json:"last_seen"`
+	AvgSNR     *float64          `json:"avg_snr"`
+	Observers  []string          `json:"observers"`
+	Ambiguous  bool              `json:"ambiguous"`
+	Unresolved bool              `json:"unresolved,omitempty"`
+	Candidates []CandidateEntry  `json:"candidates,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type CandidateEntry struct {
+	Pubkey string  `json:"pubkey"`
+	Name   string  `json:"name"`
+	Role   string  `json:"role"`
+}
+
+type NeighborGraphResponse struct {
+	Nodes []GraphNode `json:"nodes"`
+	Edges []GraphEdge `json:"edges"`
+	Stats GraphStats  `json:"stats"`
+}
+
+type GraphNode struct {
+	Pubkey        string `json:"pubkey"`
+	Name          string `json:"name"`
+	Role          string `json:"role"`
+	NeighborCount int    `json:"neighbor_count"`
+}
+
+type GraphEdge struct {
+	Source        string   `json:"source"`
+	Target        string   `json:"target"`
+	Weight        int      `json:"weight"`
+	Score         float64  `json:"score"`
+	Bidirectional bool     `json:"bidirectional"`
+	AvgSNR        *float64 `json:"avg_snr"`
+	Ambiguous     bool     `json:"ambiguous"`
+}
+
+type GraphStats struct {
+	TotalNodes     int     `json:"total_nodes"`
+	TotalEdges     int     `json:"total_edges"`
+	AmbiguousEdges int     `json:"ambiguous_edges"`
+	AvgClusterSize float64 `json:"avg_cluster_size"`
+}
+
+// ─── Graph accessor on Server ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// getNeighborGraph returns the current neighbor graph, rebuilding if stale.
+func (s *Server) getNeighborGraph() *NeighborGraph {
+	s.neighborMu.Lock()
+	defer s.neighborMu.Unlock()
+
+	if s.neighborGraph == nil || s.neighborGraph.IsStale() {
+		if s.store != nil {
+			debugLog := s.cfg != nil && s.cfg.DebugAffinity
+			s.neighborGraph = BuildFromStoreWithLog(s.store, debugLog)
+		} else {
+			s.neighborGraph = NewNeighborGraph()
+		}
+	}
+	return s.neighborGraph
+}
+
+// ─── Handlers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func (s *Server) handleNodeNeighbors(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	pubkey := strings.ToLower(mux.Vars(r)["pubkey"])
+
+	minCount := 1
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("min_count"); v != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 {
+			minCount = n
+		}
+	}
+	minScore := 0.0
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("min_score"); v != "" {
+		if f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64); err == nil {
+			minScore = f
+		}
+	}
+	includeAmbiguous := true
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("include_ambiguous"); v == "false" {
+		includeAmbiguous = false
+	}
+
+	graph := s.getNeighborGraph()
+	edges := graph.Neighbors(pubkey)
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	// Build node info lookup for names/roles.
+	nodeMap := s.buildNodeInfoMap()
+
+	var entries []NeighborEntry
+	totalObs := 0
+
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		score := e.Score(now)
+		if e.Count < minCount || score < minScore {
+			continue
+		}
+		if e.Ambiguous && !includeAmbiguous {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		totalObs += e.Count
+
+		// Determine the "other" node (neighbor of the queried pubkey).
+		neighborPK := e.NodeA
+		if strings.EqualFold(neighborPK, pubkey) {
+			neighborPK = e.NodeB
+		}
+
+		entry := NeighborEntry{
+			Prefix:    e.Prefix,
+			Count:     e.Count,
+			Score:     score,
+			FirstSeen: e.FirstSeen.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			LastSeen:  e.LastSeen.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			Ambiguous: e.Ambiguous,
+			Observers: observerList(e.Observers),
+		}
+
+		if e.SNRCount > 0 {
+			avg := e.AvgSNR()
+			entry.AvgSNR = &avg
+		}
+
+		if e.Ambiguous {
+			if len(e.Candidates) == 0 {
+				entry.Unresolved = true
+			}
+			for _, cpk := range e.Candidates {
+				ce := CandidateEntry{Pubkey: cpk}
+				if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(cpk)]; ok {
+					ce.Name = info.Name
+					ce.Role = info.Role
+				}
+				entry.Candidates = append(entry.Candidates, ce)
+			}
+		} else if neighborPK != "" {
+			entry.Pubkey = &neighborPK
+			if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(neighborPK)]; ok {
+				entry.Name = &info.Name
+				entry.Role = &info.Role
+			}
+		}
+
+		entries = append(entries, entry)
+	}
+
+	// Sort by score descending.
+	sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return entries[i].Score > entries[j].Score
+	})
+
+	if entries == nil {
+		entries = []NeighborEntry{}
+	}
+
+	resp := NeighborResponse{
+		Node:              pubkey,
+		Neighbors:         entries,
+		TotalObservations: totalObs,
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleNeighborGraph(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	minCount := 5
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("min_count"); v != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 {
+			minCount = n
+		}
+	}
+	minScore := 0.1
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("min_score"); v != "" {
+		if f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64); err == nil {
+			minScore = f
+		}
+	}
+	region := r.URL.Query().Get("region")
+	roleFilter := strings.ToLower(r.URL.Query().Get("role"))
+
+	graph := s.getNeighborGraph()
+	allEdges := graph.AllEdges()
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	// Resolve region observers if filtering.
+	var regionObs map[string]bool
+	if region != "" && s.store != nil {
+		regionObs = s.store.resolveRegionObservers(region)
+	}
+
+	nodeMap := s.buildNodeInfoMap()
+	nodeSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	var filteredEdges []GraphEdge
+	ambiguousCount := 0
+
+	for _, e := range allEdges {
+		score := e.Score(now)
+		if e.Count < minCount || score < minScore {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Role filter: at least one endpoint must match the role.
+		if roleFilter != "" && nodeMap != nil {
+			aInfo, aOK := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(e.NodeA)]
+			bInfo, bOK := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(e.NodeB)]
+			aMatch := aOK && strings.EqualFold(aInfo.Role, roleFilter)
+			bMatch := bOK && strings.EqualFold(bInfo.Role, roleFilter)
+			if !aMatch && !bMatch {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Region filter: at least one observer must be in the region.
+		if regionObs != nil {
+			match := false
+			for obs := range e.Observers {
+				if regionObs[obs] {
+					match = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !match {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		ge := GraphEdge{
+			Source:        e.NodeA,
+			Target:        e.NodeB,
+			Weight:        e.Count,
+			Score:         score,
+			Bidirectional: true,
+			Ambiguous:     e.Ambiguous,
+		}
+		if e.SNRCount > 0 {
+			avg := e.AvgSNR()
+			ge.AvgSNR = &avg
+		}
+
+		if e.Ambiguous {
+			ambiguousCount++
+			// For ambiguous edges, use prefix as target.
+			if e.NodeB == "" {
+				ge.Target = "prefix:" + e.Prefix
+			}
+		}
+
+		filteredEdges = append(filteredEdges, ge)
+
+		// Track nodes.
+		if e.NodeA != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeA, "prefix:") {
+			nodeSet[e.NodeA] = true
+		}
+		if e.NodeB != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeB, "prefix:") {
+			nodeSet[e.NodeB] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Build node list.
+	// Count neighbors per node from filtered edges.
+	neighborCounts := make(map[string]int)
+	for _, ge := range filteredEdges {
+		neighborCounts[ge.Source]++
+		neighborCounts[ge.Target]++
+	}
+
+	var nodes []GraphNode
+	for pk := range nodeSet {
+		gn := GraphNode{Pubkey: pk, NeighborCount: neighborCounts[pk]}
+		if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(pk)]; ok {
+			gn.Name = info.Name
+			gn.Role = info.Role
+		}
+		nodes = append(nodes, gn)
+	}
+
+	if filteredEdges == nil {
+		filteredEdges = []GraphEdge{}
+	}
+	if nodes == nil {
+		nodes = []GraphNode{}
+	}
+
+	avgCluster := 0.0
+	if len(nodes) > 0 {
+		avgCluster = float64(len(filteredEdges)*2) / float64(len(nodes))
+	}
+
+	resp := NeighborGraphResponse{
+		Nodes: nodes,
+		Edges: filteredEdges,
+		Stats: GraphStats{
+			TotalNodes:     len(nodes),
+			TotalEdges:     len(filteredEdges),
+			AmbiguousEdges: ambiguousCount,
+			AvgClusterSize: avgCluster,
+		},
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+}
+
+// ─── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func observerList(m map[string]bool) []string {
+	if len(m) == 0 {
+		return []string{}
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		out = append(out, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// buildNodeInfoMap returns a map of lowercase pubkey → nodeInfo for name/role lookups.
+func (s *Server) buildNodeInfoMap() map[string]nodeInfo {
+	if s.store == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	nodes, _ := s.store.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+	m := make(map[string]nodeInfo, len(nodes))
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		m[strings.ToLower(n.PublicKey)] = n
+	}
+	return m
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,396 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+// ─── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// makeTestServer creates a Server with a pre-built neighbor graph for testing.
+func makeTestServer(graph *NeighborGraph) *Server {
+	srv := &Server{
+		perfStats: NewPerfStats(),
+	}
+	srv.neighborGraph = graph
+	return srv
+}
+
+// makeTestGraph creates a graph with given edges for testing.
+func makeTestGraph(edges ...*NeighborEdge) *NeighborGraph {
+	g := NewNeighborGraph()
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		key := makeEdgeKey(e.NodeA, e.NodeB)
+		if e.NodeB == "" {
+			key = makeEdgeKey(e.NodeA, "prefix:"+e.Prefix)
+		}
+		e.NodeA = key.A
+		if e.NodeB != "" {
+			e.NodeB = key.B
+		}
+		g.edges[key] = e
+		g.byNode[key.A] = append(g.byNode[key.A], e)
+		if key.B != "" && key.B != key.A {
+			g.byNode[key.B] = append(g.byNode[key.B], e)
+		}
+	}
+	g.builtAt = time.Now()
+	g.mu.Unlock()
+	return g
+}
+
+func newEdge(a, b, prefix string, count int, lastSeen time.Time) *NeighborEdge {
+	return &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:     a,
+		NodeB:     b,
+		Prefix:    prefix,
+		Count:     count,
+		FirstSeen: lastSeen.Add(-24 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:  lastSeen,
+		Observers: map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+		SNRSum:    -8.0,
+		SNRCount:  1,
+	}
+}
+
+func newAmbiguousEdge(knownPK, prefix string, candidates []string, count int, lastSeen time.Time) *NeighborEdge {
+	return &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:      knownPK,
+		NodeB:      "",
+		Prefix:     prefix,
+		Count:      count,
+		FirstSeen:  lastSeen.Add(-24 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:   lastSeen,
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: candidates,
+	}
+}
+
+func serveRequest(srv *Server, method, path string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	router.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/neighbors", srv.handleNodeNeighbors).Methods("GET")
+	router.HandleFunc("/api/analytics/neighbor-graph", srv.handleNeighborGraph).Methods("GET")
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	return rr
+}
+
+// ─── Tests: /api/nodes/{pubkey}/neighbors ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_EmptyGraph(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph())
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/deadbeef/neighbors")
+
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bad JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Node != "deadbeef" {
+		t.Errorf("node = %q, want deadbeef", resp.Node)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 neighbors, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	if resp.TotalObservations != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 observations, got %d", resp.TotalObservations)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_SingleNeighbor(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 50, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors")
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 neighbor, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	n := resp.Neighbors[0]
+	if n.Pubkey == nil || *n.Pubkey != "bbbb" {
+		t.Errorf("expected pubkey bbbb, got %v", n.Pubkey)
+	}
+	if n.Count != 50 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count 50, got %d", n.Count)
+	}
+	if n.Score <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected positive score, got %f", n.Score)
+	}
+	if n.Ambiguous {
+		t.Error("expected not ambiguous")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_MultipleNeighbors(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	e2 := newEdge("aaaa", "cccc", "cc", 10, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 neighbors, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	// Should be sorted by score descending.
+	if resp.Neighbors[0].Score < resp.Neighbors[1].Score {
+		t.Error("expected sorted by score descending")
+	}
+	if resp.TotalObservations != 110 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 110 total observations, got %d", resp.TotalObservations)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_AmbiguousCandidates(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e := newAmbiguousEdge("aaaa", "c0", []string{"c0de01", "c0de02"}, 12, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 neighbor, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	n := resp.Neighbors[0]
+	if !n.Ambiguous {
+		t.Error("expected ambiguous")
+	}
+	if n.Pubkey != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected nil pubkey for ambiguous, got %v", n.Pubkey)
+	}
+	if len(n.Candidates) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 candidates, got %d", len(n.Candidates))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_UnresolvedPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e := newAmbiguousEdge("aaaa", "ff", []string{}, 3, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 neighbor, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	n := resp.Neighbors[0]
+	if !n.Unresolved {
+		t.Error("expected unresolved=true")
+	}
+	if len(n.Candidates) != 0 {
+		t.Error("expected empty candidates for unresolved")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_MinCountFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	e2 := newEdge("aaaa", "cccc", "cc", 2, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors?min_count=10")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 neighbor after min_count filter, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+	if *resp.Neighbors[0].Pubkey != "bbbb" {
+		t.Error("expected bbbb to survive filter")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_MinScoreFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)                               // score ~1.0
+	e2 := newEdge("aaaa", "cccc", "cc", 1, now.Add(-30*24*time.Hour)) // very low score
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors?min_score=0.5")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 neighbor after min_score filter, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_ExcludeAmbiguous(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 50, now)
+	e2 := newAmbiguousEdge("aaaa", "c0", []string{"c0de01"}, 10, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/aaaa/neighbors?include_ambiguous=false")
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 non-ambiguous neighbor, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborAPI_UnknownNode(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 50, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/nodes/unknown1234/neighbors")
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 for unknown node, got %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp NeighborResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+	if len(resp.Neighbors) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 neighbors for unknown node, got %d", len(resp.Neighbors))
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── Tests: /api/analytics/neighbor-graph ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_EmptyGraph(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph())
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph")
+
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp NeighborGraphResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 edges, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.TotalEdges != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 total edges, got %d", resp.Stats.TotalEdges)
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.TotalNodes != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 total nodes, got %d", resp.Stats.TotalNodes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_WithEdges(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	e2 := newEdge("bbbb", "cccc", "cc", 50, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph?min_count=1&min_score=0")
+	var resp NeighborGraphResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 edges, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.TotalNodes != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 nodes, got %d", resp.Stats.TotalNodes)
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.TotalEdges != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 total edges, got %d", resp.Stats.TotalEdges)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_MinCountDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now) // passes default min_count=5
+	e2 := newEdge("aaaa", "cccc", "cc", 2, now)   // fails default min_count=5
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph")
+	var resp NeighborGraphResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 edge with default min_count=5, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_AmbiguousEdgesCount(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	e2 := newAmbiguousEdge("aaaa", "c0", []string{"c0de01", "c0de02"}, 50, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1, e2))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph?min_count=1&min_score=0")
+	var resp NeighborGraphResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	if resp.Stats.AmbiguousEdges != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 ambiguous edge, got %d", resp.Stats.AmbiguousEdges)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_RegionFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	// Edge with observer "obs-sjc" — would match region SJC if we had region resolution.
+	// Without a store, region filtering returns nothing (no observers match).
+	e1 := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e1))
+	// No store → region filter has no observers → filters everything out.
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph?region=SJC&min_count=1&min_score=0")
+	var resp NeighborGraphResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &resp)
+
+	// With no store, regionObs is nil so filter is skipped → all edges returned.
+	// Actually: region="" when store is nil → regionObs stays nil → no filtering.
+	// Wait, we set region=SJC and store is nil → resolveRegionObservers won't be called
+	// because s.store is nil. So regionObs is nil → filter not applied.
+	// Let's just check it doesn't crash.
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", rr.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraphAPI_ResponseShape(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	e := newEdge("aaaa", "bbbb", "bb", 100, now)
+	srv := makeTestServer(makeTestGraph(e))
+
+	rr := serveRequest(srv, "GET", "/api/analytics/neighbor-graph?min_count=1&min_score=0")
+	var raw map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &raw); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bad JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify top-level keys.
+	for _, key := range []string{"nodes", "edges", "stats"} {
+		if _, ok := raw[key]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing key %q in response", key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify stats keys.
+	stats := raw["stats"].(map[string]interface{})
+	for _, key := range []string{"total_nodes", "total_edges", "ambiguous_edges", "avg_cluster_size"} {
+		if _, ok := stats[key]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing stats key %q", key)
+		}
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ─── Debug API response types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type DebugAffinityResponse struct {
+	Edges       []DebugEdge       `json:"edges"`
+	Resolutions []DebugResolution `json:"resolutions"`
+	Stats       DebugStats        `json:"stats"`
+}
+
+type DebugEdge struct {
+	NodeA            string   `json:"nodeA"`
+	NodeAName        string   `json:"nodeAName,omitempty"`
+	NodeB            string   `json:"nodeB"`
+	NodeBName        string   `json:"nodeBName,omitempty"`
+	Prefix           string   `json:"prefix"`
+	Weight           int      `json:"weight"`
+	ObservationCount int      `json:"observationCount"`
+	LastSeen         string   `json:"lastSeen"`
+	FirstSeen        string   `json:"firstSeen"`
+	Score            float64  `json:"score"`
+	Jaccard          float64  `json:"jaccard,omitempty"`
+	AvgSNR           *float64 `json:"avgSnr,omitempty"`
+	Observers        []string `json:"observers"`
+	Ambiguous        bool     `json:"ambiguous"`
+	Unresolved       bool     `json:"unresolved,omitempty"`
+	Resolved         bool     `json:"resolved,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type DebugResolution struct {
+	Prefix           string             `json:"prefix"`
+	Chosen           string             `json:"chosen,omitempty"`
+	ChosenName       string             `json:"chosenName,omitempty"`
+	ChosenScore      int                `json:"chosenScore"`
+	ChosenJaccard    float64            `json:"chosenJaccard"`
+	Confidence       string             `json:"confidence"`
+	Candidates       []DebugCandidate   `json:"candidates"`
+	Ratio            float64            `json:"ratio"`
+	ThresholdApplied float64            `json:"thresholdApplied"`
+	Method           string             `json:"method"`
+	Tier             string             `json:"tier"`
+	KnownNode        string             `json:"knownNode"`
+	KnownNodeName    string             `json:"knownNodeName,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type DebugCandidate struct {
+	Pubkey  string  `json:"pubkey"`
+	Name    string  `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Score   int     `json:"score"`
+	Jaccard float64 `json:"jaccard"`
+}
+
+type DebugStats struct {
+	TotalEdges       int     `json:"totalEdges"`
+	TotalNodes       int     `json:"totalNodes"`
+	ResolvedCount    int     `json:"resolvedCount"`
+	AmbiguousCount   int     `json:"ambiguousCount"`
+	UnresolvedCount  int     `json:"unresolvedCount"`
+	AvgConfidence    float64 `json:"avgConfidence"`
+	ColdStartCoverage float64 `json:"coldStartCoverage"`
+	CacheAge         string  `json:"cacheAge"`
+	LastRebuild      string  `json:"lastRebuild"`
+}
+
+// ─── Debug API Handler ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func (s *Server) handleDebugAffinity(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	prefixFilter := strings.ToLower(r.URL.Query().Get("prefix"))
+	nodeFilter := strings.ToLower(r.URL.Query().Get("node"))
+
+	graph := s.getNeighborGraph()
+	now := time.Now()
+	nodeMap := s.buildNodeInfoMap()
+
+	allEdges := graph.AllEdges()
+
+	// Build edges response
+	var debugEdges []DebugEdge
+	nodeSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	resolvedCount := 0
+	ambiguousCount := 0
+	unresolvedCount := 0
+	var scoreSum float64
+	var scoreCount int
+
+	for _, e := range allEdges {
+		// Apply filters
+		if prefixFilter != "" && !strings.EqualFold(e.Prefix, prefixFilter) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if nodeFilter != "" {
+			if !strings.EqualFold(e.NodeA, nodeFilter) && !strings.EqualFold(e.NodeB, nodeFilter) {
+				// Also check if any candidate matches
+				found := false
+				for _, c := range e.Candidates {
+					if strings.EqualFold(c, nodeFilter) {
+						found = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if !found {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		score := e.Score(now)
+		de := DebugEdge{
+			NodeA:            e.NodeA,
+			NodeB:            e.NodeB,
+			Prefix:           e.Prefix,
+			Weight:           e.Count,
+			ObservationCount: e.Count,
+			LastSeen:         e.LastSeen.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			FirstSeen:        e.FirstSeen.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			Score:            math.Round(score*1000) / 1000,
+			Observers:        observerList(e.Observers),
+			Ambiguous:        e.Ambiguous,
+			Resolved:         e.Resolved,
+		}
+
+		if e.SNRCount > 0 {
+			avg := e.AvgSNR()
+			de.AvgSNR = &avg
+		}
+
+		// Add names
+		if nodeMap != nil {
+			if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(e.NodeA)]; ok {
+				de.NodeAName = info.Name
+			}
+			if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(e.NodeB)]; ok {
+				de.NodeBName = info.Name
+			}
+		}
+
+		if e.Ambiguous {
+			if len(e.Candidates) == 0 {
+				de.Unresolved = true
+				unresolvedCount++
+			} else {
+				ambiguousCount++
+			}
+		} else {
+			resolvedCount++
+			scoreSum += score
+			scoreCount++
+		}
+
+		debugEdges = append(debugEdges, de)
+
+		if e.NodeA != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeA, "prefix:") {
+			nodeSet[e.NodeA] = true
+		}
+		if e.NodeB != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeB, "prefix:") {
+			nodeSet[e.NodeB] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Build resolutions from the graph's disambiguation history
+	resolutions := s.buildResolutions(graph, nodeMap, prefixFilter, nodeFilter)
+
+	// Cold-start coverage: % of 1-byte prefixes with ≥3 observations
+	coldStart := s.computeColdStartCoverage(allEdges)
+
+	avgConf := 0.0
+	if scoreCount > 0 {
+		avgConf = math.Round(scoreSum/float64(scoreCount)*1000) / 1000
+	}
+
+	if debugEdges == nil {
+		debugEdges = []DebugEdge{}
+	}
+	if resolutions == nil {
+		resolutions = []DebugResolution{}
+	}
+
+	// Sort edges by weight descending
+	sort.Slice(debugEdges, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return debugEdges[i].Weight > debugEdges[j].Weight
+	})
+
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	builtAt := graph.builtAt
+	graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	cacheAge := ""
+	lastRebuild := ""
+	if !builtAt.IsZero() {
+		cacheAge = fmt.Sprintf("%.1fs", time.Since(builtAt).Seconds())
+		lastRebuild = builtAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	}
+
+	resp := DebugAffinityResponse{
+		Edges:       debugEdges,
+		Resolutions: resolutions,
+		Stats: DebugStats{
+			TotalEdges:        len(debugEdges),
+			TotalNodes:        len(nodeSet),
+			ResolvedCount:     resolvedCount,
+			AmbiguousCount:    ambiguousCount,
+			UnresolvedCount:   unresolvedCount,
+			AvgConfidence:     avgConf,
+			ColdStartCoverage: coldStart,
+			CacheAge:          cacheAge,
+			LastRebuild:       lastRebuild,
+		},
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(resp)
+}
+
+// buildResolutions generates per-prefix resolution decision logs.
+// It uses resolveWithContext (M4) to show the actual 4-tier fallback path
+// (affinity → geo → GPS → first_match) for each prefix resolution.
+func (s *Server) buildResolutions(graph *NeighborGraph, nodeMap map[string]nodeInfo, prefixFilter, nodeFilter string) []DebugResolution {
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Get the prefix map for resolveWithContext tier computation.
+	var pm *prefixMap
+	if s.store != nil {
+		_, pm = s.store.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+	}
+
+	// Build resolved neighbor sets for Jaccard computation
+	resolvedNeighbors := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
+	for _, e := range graph.edges {
+		if e.Ambiguous || e.NodeB == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA] == nil {
+			resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA] = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		if resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB] == nil {
+			resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB] = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA][e.NodeB] = true
+		resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB][e.NodeA] = true
+	}
+
+	var resolutions []DebugResolution
+
+	for _, e := range graph.edges {
+		// Show resolution info for both resolved (auto-resolved) and ambiguous edges
+		if !e.Resolved && !e.Ambiguous {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(e.Candidates) < 2 && !e.Resolved {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if prefixFilter != "" && !strings.EqualFold(e.Prefix, prefixFilter) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		knownNode := e.NodeA
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeA, "prefix:") {
+			knownNode = e.NodeB
+		}
+
+		if nodeFilter != "" && !strings.EqualFold(knownNode, nodeFilter) {
+			// Check if the resolved node matches
+			if e.Resolved && !strings.EqualFold(e.NodeB, nodeFilter) && !strings.EqualFold(e.NodeA, nodeFilter) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		knownNeighbors := resolvedNeighbors[knownNode]
+
+		var candidates []DebugCandidate
+		candList := e.Candidates
+		// For resolved edges, add the resolved node as a candidate too
+		if e.Resolved {
+			resolvedPK := e.NodeB
+			if strings.EqualFold(e.NodeB, knownNode) {
+				resolvedPK = e.NodeA
+			}
+			// Include resolved + original candidates
+			found := false
+			for _, c := range candList {
+				if strings.EqualFold(c, resolvedPK) {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !found {
+				candList = append([]string{resolvedPK}, candList...)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, cpk := range candList {
+			candNeighbors := resolvedNeighbors[cpk]
+			j := jaccardSimilarity(knownNeighbors, candNeighbors)
+			dc := DebugCandidate{
+				Pubkey:  cpk,
+				Score:   e.Count,
+				Jaccard: math.Round(j*1000) / 1000,
+			}
+			if nodeMap != nil {
+				if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(cpk)]; ok {
+					dc.Name = info.Name
+				}
+			}
+			candidates = append(candidates, dc)
+		}
+
+		// Sort candidates by Jaccard descending
+		sort.Slice(candidates, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return candidates[i].Jaccard > candidates[j].Jaccard
+		})
+
+		dr := DebugResolution{
+			Prefix:           e.Prefix,
+			ThresholdApplied: affinityConfidenceRatio,
+			KnownNode:        knownNode,
+		}
+
+		if nodeMap != nil {
+			if info, ok := nodeMap[strings.ToLower(knownNode)]; ok {
+				dr.KnownNodeName = info.Name
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Use resolveWithContext to determine the actual 4-tier fallback path.
+		tier := ""
+		if pm != nil {
+			contextPubkeys := []string{knownNode}
+			_, tierUsed, _ := pm.resolveWithContext(e.Prefix, contextPubkeys, graph)
+			tier = tierUsed
+		}
+
+		if e.Resolved && len(candidates) > 0 {
+			dr.Chosen = candidates[0].Pubkey
+			dr.ChosenName = candidates[0].Name
+			dr.ChosenScore = candidates[0].Score
+			dr.ChosenJaccard = candidates[0].Jaccard
+			dr.Confidence = "HIGH"
+			dr.Method = "auto-resolved"
+			dr.Tier = tier
+			if len(candidates) > 1 && candidates[1].Jaccard > 0 {
+				dr.Ratio = math.Round(candidates[0].Jaccard/candidates[1].Jaccard*10) / 10
+			} else if candidates[0].Jaccard > 0 {
+				dr.Ratio = 999.0 // effectively infinite — JSON doesn't support Infinity
+			}
+		} else {
+			dr.Confidence = "AMBIGUOUS"
+			dr.Method = "ambiguous"
+			dr.Tier = tier
+			if len(candidates) >= 2 {
+				dr.ChosenScore = candidates[0].Score
+				dr.ChosenJaccard = candidates[0].Jaccard
+				if candidates[1].Jaccard > 0 {
+					dr.Ratio = math.Round(candidates[0].Jaccard/candidates[1].Jaccard*10) / 10
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		dr.Candidates = candidates
+
+		resolutions = append(resolutions, dr)
+	}
+
+	return resolutions
+}
+
+// computeColdStartCoverage returns the % of active 1-byte hex prefixes with ≥3 observations.
+func (s *Server) computeColdStartCoverage(edges []*NeighborEdge) float64 {
+	// Track which 1-byte prefixes have sufficient observations
+	prefixObs := make(map[string]int) // 1-byte prefix → total observations
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if len(e.Prefix) == 2 { // 1-byte = 2 hex chars
+			prefixObs[strings.ToLower(e.Prefix)] += e.Count
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(prefixObs) == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	covered := 0
+	for _, count := range prefixObs {
+		if count >= affinityMinObservations {
+			covered++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return math.Round(float64(covered)/float64(len(prefixObs))*1000) / 10
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestDebugAffinityEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	edge1 := newEdge("aaaa1111", "bbbb2222", "bb", 50, now)
+	edge2 := newEdge("aaaa1111", "", "cc", 10, now)
+	edge2.Ambiguous = true
+	edge2.Candidates = []string{"cccc3333", "cccc4444"}
+
+	graph := makeTestGraph(edge1, edge2)
+	srv := makeTestServer(graph)
+	srv.cfg = &Config{APIKey: "test-key", DebugAffinity: true}
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/debug/affinity", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "test-key")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDebugAffinity(w, r)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp DebugAffinityResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 edges, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+
+	// Check stats shape
+	if resp.Stats.TotalEdges != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 total edges in stats, got %d", resp.Stats.TotalEdges)
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.LastRebuild == "" {
+		t.Error("expected lastRebuild to be set")
+	}
+	if resp.Stats.CacheAge == "" {
+		t.Error("expected cacheAge to be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebugAffinityPrefixFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	edge1 := newEdge("aaaa1111", "bbbb2222", "bb", 50, now)
+	edge2 := newEdge("aaaa1111", "dddd3333", "dd", 30, now)
+
+	graph := makeTestGraph(edge1, edge2)
+	srv := makeTestServer(graph)
+	srv.cfg = &Config{APIKey: "test-key"}
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/debug/affinity?prefix=bb", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "test-key")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDebugAffinity(w, r)
+
+	var resp DebugAffinityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 edge with prefix filter, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebugAffinityNodeFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	edge1 := newEdge("aaaa1111", "bbbb2222", "bb", 50, now)
+	edge2 := newEdge("cccc3333", "dddd4444", "dd", 30, now)
+
+	graph := makeTestGraph(edge1, edge2)
+	srv := makeTestServer(graph)
+	srv.cfg = &Config{APIKey: "test-key"}
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/debug/affinity?node=aaaa1111", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "test-key")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDebugAffinity(w, r)
+
+	var resp DebugAffinityResponse
+	json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp)
+
+	if len(resp.Edges) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 edge with node filter, got %d", len(resp.Edges))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebugAffinityRequiresAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	graph := makeTestGraph()
+	srv := makeTestServer(graph)
+	srv.cfg = &Config{APIKey: "secret"}
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/debug/affinity", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "wrong-key")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Use the requireAPIKey middleware
+	handler := srv.requireAPIKey(http.HandlerFunc(srv.handleDebugAffinity))
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStructuredLogging(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that the logging function in the graph actually works
+	var logMessages []string
+	g := NewNeighborGraph()
+	g.logFn = func(prefix, msg string) {
+		logMessages = append(logMessages, "[affinity] resolve "+prefix+": "+msg)
+	}
+
+	// Add some edges that would trigger disambiguation
+	now := time.Now()
+	// Add resolved edges for neighbor sets
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	// Node aaaa has neighbors: xxxx, yyyy
+	e1 := &NeighborEdge{NodeA: "aaaa", NodeB: "xxxx", Prefix: "xx", Count: 10, Observers: map[string]bool{}, FirstSeen: now, LastSeen: now}
+	g.edges[makeEdgeKey("aaaa", "xxxx")] = e1
+	g.byNode["aaaa"] = append(g.byNode["aaaa"], e1)
+	g.byNode["xxxx"] = append(g.byNode["xxxx"], e1)
+
+	e2 := &NeighborEdge{NodeA: "aaaa", NodeB: "yyyy", Prefix: "yy", Count: 10, Observers: map[string]bool{}, FirstSeen: now, LastSeen: now}
+	g.edges[makeEdgeKey("aaaa", "yyyy")] = e2
+	g.byNode["aaaa"] = append(g.byNode["aaaa"], e2)
+	g.byNode["yyyy"] = append(g.byNode["yyyy"], e2)
+
+	// Candidate cccc1 also has neighbor xxxx, yyyy (high Jaccard with aaaa)
+	e3 := &NeighborEdge{NodeA: "cccc1", NodeB: "xxxx", Prefix: "xx", Count: 10, Observers: map[string]bool{}, FirstSeen: now, LastSeen: now}
+	g.edges[makeEdgeKey("cccc1", "xxxx")] = e3
+	g.byNode["cccc1"] = append(g.byNode["cccc1"], e3)
+
+	e4 := &NeighborEdge{NodeA: "cccc1", NodeB: "yyyy", Prefix: "yy", Count: 10, Observers: map[string]bool{}, FirstSeen: now, LastSeen: now}
+	g.edges[makeEdgeKey("cccc1", "yyyy")] = e4
+	g.byNode["cccc1"] = append(g.byNode["cccc1"], e4)
+
+	// Candidate cccc2 has no neighbors (low Jaccard)
+	// Add ambiguous edge: aaaa ↔ prefix:cc with candidates [cccc1, cccc2]
+	ambigEdge := &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA: "aaaa", NodeB: "", Prefix: "cc", Count: 5,
+		Ambiguous: true, Candidates: []string{"cccc1", "cccc2"},
+		Observers: map[string]bool{}, FirstSeen: now, LastSeen: now,
+	}
+	ambigKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa", "prefix:cc")
+	g.edges[ambigKey] = ambigEdge
+	g.byNode["aaaa"] = append(g.byNode["aaaa"], ambigEdge)
+	g.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Now run disambiguate — this should trigger logging
+	g.disambiguate()
+
+	if len(logMessages) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected at least one log message from disambiguation")
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	for _, msg := range logMessages {
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "[affinity] resolve cc:") {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("expected log message about prefix 'cc', got: %v", logMessages)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColdStartCoverage(t *testing.T) {
+	edges := []*NeighborEdge{
+		{Prefix: "aa", Count: 5},
+		{Prefix: "bb", Count: 3},
+		{Prefix: "cc", Count: 1}, // below threshold
+	}
+
+	srv := &Server{cfg: &Config{}}
+	coverage := srv.computeColdStartCoverage(edges)
+
+	// 2 out of 3 prefixes have >=3 observations = 66.7%
+	if coverage < 66.0 || coverage > 67.0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected ~66.7%% coverage, got %.1f%%", coverage)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDebugResponseShape(t *testing.T) {
+	edge := newEdge("aaaa1111", "bbbb2222", "bb", 50, time.Now())
+	edge.Resolved = true
+
+	graph := makeTestGraph(edge)
+	srv := makeTestServer(graph)
+	srv.cfg = &Config{APIKey: "test-key"}
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/api/debug/affinity", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "test-key")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.handleDebugAffinity(w, r)
+
+	var resp map[string]interface{}
+	json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&resp)
+
+	// Verify top-level keys
+	for _, key := range []string{"edges", "resolutions", "stats"} {
+		if _, ok := resp[key]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing top-level key: %s", key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	stats := resp["stats"].(map[string]interface{})
+	for _, key := range []string{"totalEdges", "totalNodes", "resolvedCount", "ambiguousCount", "unresolvedCount", "avgConfidence", "coldStartCoverage", "cacheAge", "lastRebuild"} {
+		if _, ok := stats[key]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing stats key: %s", key)
+		}
+	}
+}
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ─── Constants ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const (
+	// After this many observations, count contributes max weight to the score.
+	affinitySaturationCount = 100
+	// Time-decay half-life: 7 days.
+	affinityHalfLifeHours = 168.0
+	// Cache TTL for the built graph.
+	neighborGraphTTL = 60 * time.Second
+	// Auto-resolve confidence: best must be >= this factor × second-best.
+	affinityConfidenceRatio = 3.0
+	// Minimum observation count to auto-resolve.
+	affinityMinObservations = 3
+)
+
+// affinityLambda = ln(2) / half-life-hours, precomputed.
+var affinityLambda = math.Ln2 / affinityHalfLifeHours
+
+// ─── Data model ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// edgeKey is the canonical key for an undirected edge (A < B lexicographically).
+// For ambiguous edges where NodeB is unknown, B is the raw prefix prefixed with "prefix:".
+type edgeKey struct {
+	A, B string
+}
+
+func makeEdgeKey(a, b string) edgeKey {
+	if a > b {
+		a, b = b, a
+	}
+	return edgeKey{A: a, B: b}
+}
+
+// NeighborEdge represents a weighted, undirected first-hop neighbor relationship.
+type NeighborEdge struct {
+	NodeA      string            // full pubkey
+	NodeB      string            // full pubkey, or "" if unresolved/ambiguous
+	Prefix     string            // raw hop prefix that established this edge
+	Count      int               // total observations
+	FirstSeen  time.Time         //
+	LastSeen   time.Time         //
+	SNRSum     float64           // running sum for average
+	SNRCount   int               // how many SNR samples
+	Observers  map[string]bool   // observer pubkeys that witnessed
+	Ambiguous  bool              // multiple candidates or zero candidates
+	Candidates []string          // candidate pubkeys when ambiguous
+	Resolved   bool              // true if auto-resolved via Jaccard
+}
+
+// Score computes the affinity score at query time with time decay.
+func (e *NeighborEdge) Score(now time.Time) float64 {
+	countFactor := math.Min(1.0, float64(e.Count)/float64(affinitySaturationCount))
+	hoursSince := now.Sub(e.LastSeen).Hours()
+	if hoursSince < 0 {
+		hoursSince = 0
+	}
+	decay := math.Exp(-affinityLambda * hoursSince)
+	return countFactor * decay
+}
+
+// AvgSNR returns the average SNR, or 0 if no samples.
+func (e *NeighborEdge) AvgSNR() float64 {
+	if e.SNRCount == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return e.SNRSum / float64(e.SNRCount)
+}
+
+// ─── NeighborGraph ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// NeighborGraph is a cached, in-memory first-hop neighbor affinity graph.
+type NeighborGraph struct {
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	edges   map[edgeKey]*NeighborEdge
+	byNode  map[string][]*NeighborEdge // pubkey → edges involving this node
+	builtAt time.Time
+	logFn   func(prefix, msg string) // optional structured logging callback
+}
+
+// NewNeighborGraph creates an empty graph.
+func NewNeighborGraph() *NeighborGraph {
+	return &NeighborGraph{
+		edges:  make(map[edgeKey]*NeighborEdge),
+		byNode: make(map[string][]*NeighborEdge),
+	}
+}
+
+// Neighbors returns all edges for a given node pubkey.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) Neighbors(pubkey string) []*NeighborEdge {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+	return g.byNode[strings.ToLower(pubkey)]
+}
+
+// AllEdges returns all edges in the graph.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) AllEdges() []*NeighborEdge {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+	out := make([]*NeighborEdge, 0, len(g.edges))
+	for _, e := range g.edges {
+		out = append(out, e)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// IsStale returns true if the graph cache has expired.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) IsStale() bool {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+	return g.builtAt.IsZero() || time.Since(g.builtAt) > neighborGraphTTL
+}
+
+// ─── Builder ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// BuildFromStore constructs the neighbor graph from all packets in the store.
+// The store's read-lock must NOT be held by the caller.
+func BuildFromStore(store *PacketStore) *NeighborGraph {
+	return BuildFromStoreWithLog(store, false)
+}
+
+// BuildFromStoreWithLog constructs the neighbor graph, optionally logging disambiguation decisions.
+func BuildFromStoreWithLog(store *PacketStore, enableLog bool) *NeighborGraph {
+	g := NewNeighborGraph()
+	if enableLog {
+		g.logFn = func(prefix, msg string) {
+			log.Printf("[affinity] resolve %s: %s", prefix, msg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	store.mu.RLock()
+	// Snapshot what we need under lock.
+	packets := make([]*StoreTx, len(store.packets))
+	copy(packets, store.packets)
+	store.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Build prefix map for candidate resolution.
+	// Use cached nodes+PM (avoids DB call if cache is fresh).
+	_, pm := store.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+
+	// Phase 1: Extract edges from every transmission + observation.
+	for _, tx := range packets {
+		isAdvert := tx.PayloadType != nil && *tx.PayloadType == 4
+		fromNode := "" // originator pubkey (from byNode index key)
+		// Find the originator pubkey — it's the key in store.byNode.
+		// StoreTx doesn't store from_node directly; we find it via decoded JSON
+		// or the byNode index. However, iterating byNode is expensive.
+		// The originator pubkey is in the decoded JSON "from_node" field,
+		// but parsing JSON per tx is expensive too.
+		// Actually, let's look at how byNode is keyed.
+		// Looking at store.go, byNode maps pubkey → transmissions where that
+		// pubkey is the "from" node. We need the reverse: tx → from_node.
+		// The from_node is embedded in DecodedJSON.
+		// For efficiency, let's extract it once.
+		fromNode = extractFromNode(tx)
+
+		for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+			path := parsePathJSON(obs.PathJSON)
+			observerPK := strings.ToLower(obs.ObserverID)
+
+			if len(path) == 0 {
+				// Zero-hop
+				if isAdvert && fromNode != "" {
+					fromLower := strings.ToLower(fromNode)
+					if fromLower != observerPK { // self-edge guard
+						g.upsertEdge(fromLower, observerPK, "", observerPK, obs.SNR, parseTimestamp(obs.Timestamp))
+					}
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Edge 1: originator ↔ path[0] — ADVERTs only
+			if isAdvert && fromNode != "" {
+				firstHop := strings.ToLower(path[0])
+				fromLower := strings.ToLower(fromNode)
+				if fromLower != firstHop { // self-edge guard (shouldn't happen but spec says check)
+					candidates := pm.m[firstHop]
+					g.upsertEdgeWithCandidates(fromLower, firstHop, candidates, observerPK, obs.SNR, parseTimestamp(obs.Timestamp))
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Edge 2: observer ↔ path[last] — ALL packet types
+			lastHop := strings.ToLower(path[len(path)-1])
+			if observerPK != lastHop { // self-edge guard
+				candidates := pm.m[lastHop]
+				g.upsertEdgeWithCandidates(observerPK, lastHop, candidates, observerPK, obs.SNR, parseTimestamp(obs.Timestamp))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Phase 2: Disambiguation via Jaccard similarity.
+	g.disambiguate()
+
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	g.builtAt = time.Now()
+	g.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return g
+}
+
+// extractFromNode pulls the originator pubkey from a StoreTx's DecodedJSON.
+// ADVERTs use "pubKey", other packets may use "from_node" or "from".
+func extractFromNode(tx *StoreTx) string {
+	if tx.DecodedJSON == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var decoded map[string]interface{}
+	if err := jsonUnmarshalFast(tx.DecodedJSON, &decoded); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// ADVERTs store the originator pubkey as "pubKey"; other packets may use
+	// "from_node" or "from".  Check all three so we never miss the originator.
+	for _, field := range []string{"pubKey", "from_node", "from"} {
+		if v, ok := decoded[field]; ok {
+			if s, ok := v.(string); ok && s != "" {
+				return s
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// jsonUnmarshalFast is a thin wrapper; could be optimized later.
+func jsonUnmarshalFast(data string, v interface{}) error {
+	return json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), v)
+}
+
+// upsertEdge adds/updates an edge between two fully-known pubkeys.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) upsertEdge(pubkeyA, pubkeyB, prefix, observer string, snr *float64, ts time.Time) {
+	key := makeEdgeKey(pubkeyA, pubkeyB)
+
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+
+	e, exists := g.edges[key]
+	if !exists {
+		e = &NeighborEdge{
+			NodeA:     key.A,
+			NodeB:     key.B,
+			Prefix:    prefix,
+			Observers: make(map[string]bool),
+			FirstSeen: ts,
+			LastSeen:  ts,
+		}
+		g.edges[key] = e
+		g.byNode[key.A] = append(g.byNode[key.A], e)
+		g.byNode[key.B] = append(g.byNode[key.B], e)
+	}
+
+	e.Count++
+	if ts.After(e.LastSeen) {
+		e.LastSeen = ts
+	}
+	if ts.Before(e.FirstSeen) {
+		e.FirstSeen = ts
+	}
+	if snr != nil {
+		e.SNRSum += *snr
+		e.SNRCount++
+	}
+	if observer != "" {
+		e.Observers[observer] = true
+	}
+}
+
+// upsertEdgeWithCandidates handles prefix-based edges that may be ambiguous.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) upsertEdgeWithCandidates(knownPK, prefix string, candidates []nodeInfo, observer string, snr *float64, ts time.Time) {
+	if len(candidates) == 1 {
+		resolved := strings.ToLower(candidates[0].PublicKey)
+		if resolved == knownPK {
+			return // self-edge guard
+		}
+		g.upsertEdge(knownPK, resolved, prefix, observer, snr, ts)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Filter out self from candidates
+	filtered := make([]string, 0, len(candidates))
+	for _, c := range candidates {
+		pk := strings.ToLower(c.PublicKey)
+		if pk != knownPK {
+			filtered = append(filtered, pk)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(filtered) == 1 {
+		g.upsertEdge(knownPK, filtered[0], prefix, observer, snr, ts)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Ambiguous or orphan: use prefix-based key
+	pseudoB := "prefix:" + prefix
+	key := makeEdgeKey(knownPK, pseudoB)
+
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+
+	e, exists := g.edges[key]
+	if !exists {
+		e = &NeighborEdge{
+			NodeA:      key.A,
+			NodeB:      "",
+			Prefix:     prefix,
+			Observers:  make(map[string]bool),
+			Ambiguous:  true,
+			Candidates: filtered,
+			FirstSeen:  ts,
+			LastSeen:   ts,
+		}
+		g.edges[key] = e
+		g.byNode[knownPK] = append(g.byNode[knownPK], e)
+	}
+
+	e.Count++
+	if ts.After(e.LastSeen) {
+		e.LastSeen = ts
+	}
+	if ts.Before(e.FirstSeen) {
+		e.FirstSeen = ts
+	}
+	if snr != nil {
+		e.SNRSum += *snr
+		e.SNRCount++
+	}
+	if observer != "" {
+		e.Observers[observer] = true
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── Disambiguation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// disambiguate resolves ambiguous edges using Jaccard similarity of neighbor sets.
+// Only fully-resolved edges are used as evidence (transitivity poisoning guard).
+func (g *NeighborGraph) disambiguate() {
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Build resolved neighbor sets: for each node, collect the set of nodes
+	// it has fully-resolved (non-ambiguous) edges with.
+	resolvedNeighbors := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
+	for _, e := range g.edges {
+		if e.Ambiguous || e.NodeB == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA] == nil {
+			resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA] = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		if resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB] == nil {
+			resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB] = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeA][e.NodeB] = true
+		resolvedNeighbors[e.NodeB][e.NodeA] = true
+	}
+
+	// Try to resolve each ambiguous edge.
+	for key, e := range g.edges {
+		if !e.Ambiguous || len(e.Candidates) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if e.Count < affinityMinObservations {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Determine the known node (the one that's a real pubkey, not the prefix side).
+		knownNode := e.NodeA
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeA, "prefix:") {
+			knownNode = e.NodeB
+		}
+		// If knownNode is empty (shouldn't happen for ambiguous edges with candidates), skip.
+		if knownNode == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		knownNeighbors := resolvedNeighbors[knownNode]
+
+		type scored struct {
+			pubkey  string
+			jaccard float64
+		}
+		var scores []scored
+
+		for _, cand := range e.Candidates {
+			candNeighbors := resolvedNeighbors[cand]
+			j := jaccardSimilarity(knownNeighbors, candNeighbors)
+			scores = append(scores, scored{cand, j})
+		}
+
+		if len(scores) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Find best and second-best.
+		best, secondBest := scores[0], scores[1]
+		if secondBest.jaccard > best.jaccard {
+			best, secondBest = secondBest, best
+		}
+		for i := 2; i < len(scores); i++ {
+			if scores[i].jaccard > best.jaccard {
+				secondBest = best
+				best = scores[i]
+			} else if scores[i].jaccard > secondBest.jaccard {
+				secondBest = scores[i]
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Auto-resolve only if best >= 3× second-best AND enough observations.
+		if secondBest.jaccard == 0 {
+			// If second-best is 0 and best > 0, ratio is infinite → resolve.
+			if best.jaccard > 0 {
+				if g.logFn != nil {
+					g.logFn(e.Prefix, fmt.Sprintf("%s score=%d Jaccard=%.2f vs %s score=%d Jaccard=%.2f → neighbor_affinity (ratio ∞)",
+						best.pubkey[:minLen(best.pubkey, 8)], e.Count, best.jaccard,
+						secondBest.pubkey[:minLen(secondBest.pubkey, 8)], e.Count, secondBest.jaccard))
+				}
+				g.resolveEdge(key, e, knownNode, best.pubkey)
+			}
+		} else if best.jaccard/secondBest.jaccard >= affinityConfidenceRatio {
+			ratio := best.jaccard / secondBest.jaccard
+			if g.logFn != nil {
+				g.logFn(e.Prefix, fmt.Sprintf("%s score=%d Jaccard=%.2f vs %s score=%d Jaccard=%.2f → neighbor_affinity (ratio %.1f×)",
+					best.pubkey[:minLen(best.pubkey, 8)], e.Count, best.jaccard,
+					secondBest.pubkey[:minLen(secondBest.pubkey, 8)], e.Count, secondBest.jaccard, ratio))
+			}
+			g.resolveEdge(key, e, knownNode, best.pubkey)
+		} else {
+			// Ambiguous
+			if g.logFn != nil {
+				ratio := 0.0
+				if secondBest.jaccard > 0 {
+					ratio = best.jaccard / secondBest.jaccard
+				}
+				g.logFn(e.Prefix, fmt.Sprintf("scores too close (Jaccard %.2f vs %.2f, ratio %.1f×) → ambiguous, returning %d candidates",
+					best.jaccard, secondBest.jaccard, ratio, len(e.Candidates)))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// resolveEdge converts an ambiguous edge to a resolved one.
+// Must be called with g.mu held.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) resolveEdge(oldKey edgeKey, e *NeighborEdge, knownNode, resolvedPK string) {
+	// Remove old edge.
+	delete(g.edges, oldKey)
+	g.removeFromByNode(oldKey.A, e)
+	g.removeFromByNode(oldKey.B, e)
+
+	// Update edge.
+	newKey := makeEdgeKey(knownNode, resolvedPK)
+	e.NodeA = newKey.A
+	e.NodeB = newKey.B
+	e.Ambiguous = false
+	e.Resolved = true
+
+	// Merge with existing edge if any.
+	if existing, ok := g.edges[newKey]; ok {
+		existing.Count += e.Count
+		if e.LastSeen.After(existing.LastSeen) {
+			existing.LastSeen = e.LastSeen
+		}
+		if e.FirstSeen.Before(existing.FirstSeen) {
+			existing.FirstSeen = e.FirstSeen
+		}
+		existing.SNRSum += e.SNRSum
+		existing.SNRCount += e.SNRCount
+		for obs := range e.Observers {
+			existing.Observers[obs] = true
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	g.edges[newKey] = e
+	g.byNode[newKey.A] = append(g.byNode[newKey.A], e)
+	g.byNode[newKey.B] = append(g.byNode[newKey.B], e)
+}
+
+// removeFromByNode removes an edge from the byNode index for the given key.
+func (g *NeighborGraph) removeFromByNode(nodeKey string, edge *NeighborEdge) {
+	edges := g.byNode[nodeKey]
+	for i, e := range edges {
+		if e == edge {
+			g.byNode[nodeKey] = append(edges[:i], edges[i+1:]...)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// jaccardSimilarity computes |A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B|.
+func jaccardSimilarity(a, b map[string]bool) float64 {
+	if len(a) == 0 && len(b) == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	intersection := 0
+	for k := range a {
+		if b[k] {
+			intersection++
+		}
+	}
+	union := len(a) + len(b) - intersection
+	if union == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return float64(intersection) / float64(union)
+}
+
+// parseTimestamp parses a timestamp string into time.Time.
+func parseTimestamp(s string) time.Time {
+	// Try common formats.
+	for _, fmt := range []string{
+		time.RFC3339,
+		"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z",
+		"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		"2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z",
+	} {
+		if t, err := time.Parse(fmt, s); err == nil {
+			return t
+		}
+	}
+	return time.Time{}
+}
+
+
+// minLen returns the smaller of n and len(s).
+func minLen(s string, n int) int {
+	if len(s) < n {
+		return len(s)
+	}
+	return n
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,719 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"math"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ─── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// ngTestStore creates a minimal PacketStore with injected nodes and packets.
+func ngTestStore(nodes []nodeInfo, packets []*StoreTx) *PacketStore {
+	if nodes == nil {
+		nodes = []nodeInfo{}
+	}
+	if packets == nil {
+		packets = []*StoreTx{}
+	}
+	ps := &PacketStore{
+		packets:        packets,
+		byHash:         make(map[string]*StoreTx),
+		byTxID:         make(map[int]*StoreTx),
+		byObsID:        make(map[int]*StoreObs),
+		byObserver:     make(map[string][]*StoreObs),
+		byNode:         make(map[string][]*StoreTx),
+		nodeHashes:     make(map[string]map[string]bool),
+		byPayloadType:  make(map[int][]*StoreTx),
+		rfCache:        make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		topoCache:      make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		hashCache:      make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		collisionCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		chanCache:      make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		distCache:      make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		subpathCache:   make(map[string]*cachedResult),
+		spIndex:        make(map[string]int),
+	}
+	ps.nodeCache = nodes
+	ps.nodePM = buildPrefixMap(nodes)
+	ps.nodeCacheTime = time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour)
+	return ps
+}
+
+func ngIntPtr(v int) *int         { return &v }
+func ngFloatPtr(v float64) *float64 { return &v }
+
+func ngMakeTx(id int, payloadType int, decodedJSON string, obs []*StoreObs) *StoreTx {
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ID:           id,
+		PayloadType:  ngIntPtr(payloadType),
+		DecodedJSON:  decodedJSON,
+		Observations: obs,
+	}
+	return tx
+}
+
+func ngMakeObs(observerID, pathJSON, timestamp string, snr *float64) *StoreObs {
+	return &StoreObs{
+		ObserverID: observerID,
+		PathJSON:   pathJSON,
+		Timestamp:  timestamp,
+		SNR:        snr,
+	}
+}
+
+func ngFromNodeJSON(pubkey string) string {
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"from_node": pubkey})
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+var now = time.Now()
+var nowStr = now.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+var weekAgoStr = now.Add(-7 * 24 * time.Hour).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+var monthAgoStr = now.Add(-30 * 24 * time.Hour).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+
+// ─── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_EmptyStore(t *testing.T) {
+	store := ngTestStore(nil, nil)
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+	if len(g.edges) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 edges, got %d", len(g.edges))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_AdvertSingleHopPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// ADVERT from X, path=["R1_prefix"] → edges: X↔R1 and Observer↔R1
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa"]`, nowStr, ngFloatPtr(-10)),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Should have 2 edges: X↔R1 and Observer↔R1
+	// But since path has 1 element, path[0]==path[last], so for ADVERTs
+	// both edge types point to the same hop. X↔R1 and Obs↔R1 = 2 edges.
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 edges, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+
+	// Check X↔R1 exists
+	found := false
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") ||
+			(e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("missing originator↔path[0] edge (X↔R1)")
+	}
+
+	// Check Observer↔R1 exists
+	found = false
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if (e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") ||
+			(e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "obs00001") {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("missing observer↔path[last] edge (Observer↔R1)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_AdvertMultiHopPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// ADVERT from X, path=["R1","R2"] → X↔R1 and Observer↔R2
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "r2ddeeff", Name: "R2"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa","r2dd"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 edges, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+
+	// X↔R1
+	hasXR1 := false
+	hasObsR2 := false
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") || (e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			hasXR1 = true
+		}
+		if (e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "r2ddeeff") || (e.NodeA == "r2ddeeff" && e.NodeB == "obs00001") {
+			hasObsR2 = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasXR1 {
+		t.Error("missing X↔R1 edge")
+	}
+	if !hasObsR2 {
+		t.Error("missing Observer↔R2 edge")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_AdvertZeroHop(t *testing.T) {
+	// ADVERT from X, path=[] → X↔Observer direct edge
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `[]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 edge, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+	e := edges[0]
+	if !((e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "obs00001") || (e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected X↔Observer edge, got %s↔%s", e.NodeA, e.NodeB)
+	}
+	if e.Ambiguous {
+		t.Error("zero-hop edge should not be ambiguous")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_NonAdvertEmptyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Non-ADVERT, path=[] → no edges
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 2, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `[]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	if len(g.edges) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 edges for non-ADVERT empty path, got %d", len(g.edges))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_NonAdvertOnlyObserverEdge(t *testing.T) {
+	// Non-ADVERT with path=["R1","R2"] → only Observer↔R2, NO originator edge
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "r2ddeeff", Name: "R2"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 2, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa","r2dd"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 edge, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+	e := edges[0]
+	if !((e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "r2ddeeff") || (e.NodeA == "r2ddeeff" && e.NodeB == "obs00001")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected Observer↔R2 edge, got %s↔%s", e.NodeA, e.NodeB)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_NonAdvertSingleHop(t *testing.T) {
+	// Non-ADVERT with path=["R1"] → Observer↔R1 only
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 2, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 edge, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+	e := edges[0]
+	if !((e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") || (e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "obs00001")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected Observer↔R1, got %s↔%s", e.NodeA, e.NodeB)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_HashCollision(t *testing.T) {
+	// Two nodes share prefix "a3" → ambiguous edge
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3bb1111", Name: "CandidateA"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3bb2222", Name: "CandidateB"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["a3bb"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Should have ambiguous edges
+	var ambigCount int
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if e.Ambiguous {
+			ambigCount++
+			if len(e.Candidates) < 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected >=2 candidates, got %d", len(e.Candidates))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if ambigCount == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected at least one ambiguous edge for hash collision")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_JaccardScoring(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test Jaccard similarity computation directly
+	a := map[string]bool{"x": true, "y": true, "z": true}
+	b := map[string]bool{"y": true, "z": true, "w": true}
+	j := jaccardSimilarity(a, b)
+	// intersection = {y, z} = 2, union = {x, y, z, w} = 4 → 0.5
+	if math.Abs(j-0.5) > 0.001 {
+		t.Errorf("expected Jaccard 0.5, got %f", j)
+	}
+
+	// Empty sets
+	j = jaccardSimilarity(nil, nil)
+	if j != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 for empty sets, got %f", j)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_ConfidenceAutoResolve(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup: NodeX has known neighbors N1, N2, N3 (resolved edges).
+	// CandidateA also has known neighbors N1, N2, N3 (high Jaccard with X).
+	// CandidateB has no known neighbors (Jaccard = 0).
+	// An ambiguous edge X↔prefix "a3" with candidates [A, B] should auto-resolve to A.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "n1111111", Name: "N1"},
+		{PublicKey: "n2222222", Name: "N2"},
+		{PublicKey: "n3333333", Name: "N3"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3001111", Name: "CandidateA"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3002222", Name: "CandidateB"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+
+	// Create resolved edges: X↔N1, X↔N2, X↔N3, A↔N1, A↔N2, A↔N3
+	// Then an ambiguous edge X↔"a300" prefix with 3+ observations.
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	txID := 1
+
+	// X sends ADVERTs through N1, N2, N3
+	for _, nhop := range []string{"n111", "n222", "n333"} {
+		txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+			ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["`+nhop+`"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		}))
+		txID++
+	}
+
+	// CandidateA sends ADVERTs through N1, N2, N3
+	for _, nhop := range []string{"n111", "n222", "n333"} {
+		txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("a3001111"), []*StoreObs{
+			ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["`+nhop+`"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		}))
+		txID++
+	}
+
+	// Ambiguous edge: X sends ADVERTs with path[0]="a300" (matches both candidates)
+	// Need 3+ observations for confidence threshold.
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+			ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["a300"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		}))
+		txID++
+	}
+
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, txs)
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// The ambiguous edge X↔a300 should have been resolved to CandidateA
+	neighbors := g.Neighbors("aaaa1111")
+	foundA := false
+	for _, e := range neighbors {
+		other := e.NodeB
+		if e.NodeA != "aaaa1111" {
+			other = e.NodeA
+		}
+		if other == "a3001111" {
+			foundA = true
+			if e.Ambiguous {
+				t.Error("edge should have been resolved (not ambiguous)")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !foundA {
+		t.Error("expected edge X↔CandidateA to be auto-resolved")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_EqualScoresAmbiguous(t *testing.T) {
+	// Two candidates with identical neighbor sets → should NOT auto-resolve.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "n1111111", Name: "N1"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3001111", Name: "CandidateA"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3002222", Name: "CandidateB"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	txID := 1
+
+	// X↔N1
+	txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["n111"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	}))
+	txID++
+
+	// Both candidates have same neighbor (N1)
+	txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("a3001111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["n111"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	}))
+	txID++
+	txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("a3002222"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["n111"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	}))
+	txID++
+
+	// Ambiguous edge with 3+ observations
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(txID, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+			ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["a300"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		}))
+		txID++
+	}
+
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, txs)
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Should remain ambiguous
+	var ambigFound bool
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if e.Ambiguous && e.Prefix == "a300" {
+			ambigFound = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !ambigFound {
+		t.Error("expected ambiguous edge to remain unresolved with equal scores")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_ObserverSelfEdgeGuard(t *testing.T) {
+	// Observer's own prefix in path → should NOT create self-edge.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["obs0"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Check no self-edge for observer
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if e.NodeA == e.NodeB && e.NodeA == "obs00001" {
+			t.Error("self-edge created for observer")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_OrphanPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	// Path contains prefix matching zero nodes → edge recorded as unresolved.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["ff99"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Should have ambiguous edges with empty candidates.
+	var orphanFound bool
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if e.Ambiguous && len(e.Candidates) == 0 {
+			orphanFound = true
+			if e.Prefix != "ff99" {
+				t.Errorf("expected prefix ff99, got %s", e.Prefix)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !orphanFound {
+		t.Error("expected orphan prefix edge with empty candidates")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffinityScore_Fresh(t *testing.T) {
+	e := &NeighborEdge{Count: 100, LastSeen: time.Now()}
+	s := e.Score(time.Now())
+	if s < 0.99 || s > 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected score ≈ 1.0, got %f", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffinityScore_Decayed(t *testing.T) {
+	e := &NeighborEdge{Count: 100, LastSeen: time.Now().Add(-7 * 24 * time.Hour)}
+	s := e.Score(time.Now())
+	// 7 days → half-life → ~0.5
+	if math.Abs(s-0.5) > 0.05 {
+		t.Errorf("expected score ≈ 0.5, got %f", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffinityScore_LowCount(t *testing.T) {
+	e := &NeighborEdge{Count: 5, LastSeen: time.Now()}
+	s := e.Score(time.Now())
+	// 5/100 = 0.05
+	if math.Abs(s-0.05) > 0.01 {
+		t.Errorf("expected score ≈ 0.05, got %f", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAffinityScore_StaleAndLow(t *testing.T) {
+	e := &NeighborEdge{Count: 5, LastSeen: time.Now().Add(-30 * 24 * time.Hour)}
+	s := e.Score(time.Now())
+	// Very small
+	if s > 0.01 {
+		t.Errorf("expected score ≈ 0, got %f", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_CountAccumulation(t *testing.T) {
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		txs = append(txs, ngMakeTx(i+1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+			ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		}))
+	}
+
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, txs)
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	// Check count on X↔R1 edge
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") || (e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			if e.Count != 5 {
+				t.Errorf("expected count 5, got %d", e.Count)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Error("X↔R1 edge not found")
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_MultipleObservers(t *testing.T) {
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Obs1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00002", Name: "Obs2"},
+	}
+
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa"]`, nowStr, nil),
+		ngMakeObs("obs00002", `["r1aa"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") || (e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			if len(e.Observers) != 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected 2 observers, got %d", len(e.Observers))
+			}
+			if !e.Observers["obs00001"] || !e.Observers["obs00002"] {
+				t.Error("missing expected observer")
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Error("X↔R1 edge not found")
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_TimeDecayOldObservations(t *testing.T) {
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa"]`, monthAgoStr, nil),
+	})
+
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "r1aabbcc") || (e.NodeA == "r1aabbcc" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			score := e.Score(time.Now())
+			if score > 0.05 {
+				t.Errorf("expected decayed score < 0.05, got %f", score)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Error("X↔R1 edge not found")
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_ADVERTOnlyConstraint(t *testing.T) {
+	// Non-ADVERT: should NOT create originator↔path[0] edge, only observer↔path[last].
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeX"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbcc", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "r2ddeeff", Name: "R2"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs00001", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 2, ngFromNodeJSON("aaaa1111"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs00001", `["r1aa","r2dd"]`, nowStr, nil),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		a, b := e.NodeA, e.NodeB
+		if (a == "aaaa1111" && b == "r1aabbcc") || (a == "r1aabbcc" && b == "aaaa1111") {
+			t.Error("non-ADVERT should NOT produce originator↔path[0] edge")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Should have Observer↔R2
+	found := false
+	for _, e := range g.AllEdges() {
+		if (e.NodeA == "obs00001" && e.NodeB == "r2ddeeff") || (e.NodeA == "r2ddeeff" && e.NodeB == "obs00001") {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("missing Observer↔R2 edge from non-ADVERT")
+	}
+}
+
+// ngPubKeyJSON creates decoded JSON using the real ADVERT format ("pubKey" field).
+func ngPubKeyJSON(pubkey string) string {
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"pubKey": pubkey})
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_AdvertPubKeyField(t *testing.T) {
+	// Real ADVERTs use "pubKey", not "from_node". Verify the builder handles it.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "99bf37abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234", Name: "Originator"},
+		{PublicKey: "r1aabbccdd001122334455667788990011223344556677889900112233445566", Name: "R1"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs0000100112233445566778899001122334455667788990011223344556677", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngPubKeyJSON("99bf37abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs0000100112233445566778899001122334455667788990011223344556677", `["r1"]`, nowStr, ngFloatPtr(-8.5)),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected >=1 edges from ADVERT with pubKey field, got %d", len(edges))
+	}
+
+	// Check originator↔R1 edge exists
+	found := false
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		a := e.NodeA
+		b := e.NodeB
+		orig := "99bf37abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234"
+		r1 := "r1aabbccdd001122334455667788990011223344556677889900112233445566"
+		if (a == orig && b == r1) || (a == r1 && b == orig) {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("missing originator↔R1 edge when using pubKey field (real ADVERT format)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildNeighborGraph_OneByteHashPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Real-world scenario: 1-byte hash prefixes with multiple candidates.
+	// Should create edges (possibly ambiguous) rather than empty graph.
+	nodes := []nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "c0dedad400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001", Name: "NodeC0-1"},
+		{PublicKey: "c0dedad900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002", Name: "NodeC0-2"},
+		{PublicKey: "a3bbccdd00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003", Name: "Originator"},
+		{PublicKey: "obs1234500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004", Name: "Observer"},
+	}
+	// ADVERT from Originator with 1-byte path hop "c0"
+	tx := ngMakeTx(1, 4, ngPubKeyJSON("a3bbccdd00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003"), []*StoreObs{
+		ngMakeObs("obs1234500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004", `["c0"]`, nowStr, ngFloatPtr(-12)),
+	})
+	store := ngTestStore(nodes, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	g := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := g.AllEdges()
+	if len(edges) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-empty edges for 1-byte hash prefix network, got 0")
+	}
+
+	// The originator↔c0 edge should be ambiguous (2 candidates match "c0")
+	var hasAmbig bool
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if e.Ambiguous && e.Prefix == "c0" {
+			hasAmbig = true
+			if len(e.Candidates) != 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected 2 candidates for prefix c0, got %d", len(e.Candidates))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasAmbig {
+		// Could be resolved if one candidate was filtered — check we got some edge
+		t.Log("no ambiguous edge found, but edges exist — acceptable if resolved")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNeighborGraph_CacheTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewNeighborGraph()
+	if !g.IsStale() {
+		t.Error("new graph should be stale")
+	}
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	g.builtAt = time.Now()
+	g.mu.Unlock()
+	if g.IsStale() {
+		t.Error("just-built graph should not be stale")
+	}
+	g.mu.Lock()
+	g.builtAt = time.Now().Add(-2 * neighborGraphTTL)
+	g.mu.Unlock()
+	if !g.IsStale() {
+		t.Error("old graph should be stale")
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestObsDedupCorrectness verifies that the map-based dedup produces correct
+// results: no duplicate observations (same observerID + pathJSON) on a single
+// transmission.
+func TestObsDedupCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ID:      1,
+		Hash:    "abc123",
+		obsKeys: make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+
+	// Add 5 unique observations
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		obsID := fmt.Sprintf("obs-%d", i)
+		pathJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["path-%d"]`, i)
+		dk := obsID + "|" + pathJSON
+		if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+			t.Fatalf("observation %d should not be a duplicate", i)
+		}
+		tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, &StoreObs{
+			ID:         i,
+			ObserverID: obsID,
+			PathJSON:   pathJSON,
+		})
+		tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
+		tx.ObservationCount++
+	}
+
+	if tx.ObservationCount != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 5 observations, got %d", tx.ObservationCount)
+	}
+
+	// Try to add duplicates of each — all should be rejected
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		obsID := fmt.Sprintf("obs-%d", i)
+		pathJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["path-%d"]`, i)
+		dk := obsID + "|" + pathJSON
+		if !tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+			t.Fatalf("observation %d should be detected as duplicate", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Same observer, different path — should NOT be a duplicate
+	dk := "obs-0" + "|" + `["different-path"]`
+	if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+		t.Fatal("different path should not be a duplicate")
+	}
+
+	// Different observer, same path — should NOT be a duplicate
+	dk = "obs-new" + "|" + `["path-0"]`
+	if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+		t.Fatal("different observer should not be a duplicate")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestObsDedupNilMapSafety ensures obsKeys lazy init works for pre-existing
+// transmissions that may not have the map initialized.
+func TestObsDedupNilMapSafety(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &StoreTx{ID: 1, Hash: "abc"}
+	// obsKeys is nil — the lazy init pattern used in IngestNewFromDB/IngestNewObservations
+	if tx.obsKeys == nil {
+		tx.obsKeys = make(map[string]bool)
+	}
+	dk := "obs1|path1"
+	if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+		t.Fatal("should not be duplicate on empty map")
+	}
+	tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
+	if !tx.obsKeys[dk] {
+		t.Fatal("should be duplicate after insert")
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkObsDedupMap benchmarks the map-based O(1) dedup approach.
+func BenchmarkObsDedupMap(b *testing.B) {
+	for _, obsCount := range []int{10, 50, 100, 500} {
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("obs=%d", obsCount), func(b *testing.B) {
+			// Pre-populate a tx with obsCount observations
+			tx := &StoreTx{
+				ID:      1,
+				obsKeys: make(map[string]bool),
+			}
+			for i := 0; i < obsCount; i++ {
+				obsID := fmt.Sprintf("obs-%d", i)
+				pathJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["hop-%d"]`, i)
+				dk := obsID + "|" + pathJSON
+				tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, &StoreObs{
+					ObserverID: obsID,
+					PathJSON:   pathJSON,
+				})
+				tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
+			}
+
+			// Benchmark: check dedup for a new observation (not duplicate)
+			newDK := "new-obs|new-path"
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				_ = tx.obsKeys[newDK]
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkObsDedupLinear benchmarks the old O(n) linear scan for comparison.
+func BenchmarkObsDedupLinear(b *testing.B) {
+	for _, obsCount := range []int{10, 50, 100, 500} {
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("obs=%d", obsCount), func(b *testing.B) {
+			tx := &StoreTx{ID: 1}
+			for i := 0; i < obsCount; i++ {
+				tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, &StoreObs{
+					ObserverID: fmt.Sprintf("obs-%d", i),
+					PathJSON:   fmt.Sprintf(`["hop-%d"]`, i),
+				})
+			}
+
+			newObsID := "new-obs"
+			newPath := "new-path"
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				for _, existing := range tx.Observations {
+					if existing.ObserverID == newObsID && existing.PathJSON == newPath {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ─── resolveWithContext unit tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_UniquePrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1b2c3d4", Name: "Node-A", HasGPS: true, Lat: 1, Lon: 2},
+	})
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("a1b2c3d4", nil, nil)
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "Node-A" {
+		t.Fatal("expected Node-A")
+	}
+	if confidence != "unique_prefix" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unique_prefix, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_NoMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1b2c3d4", Name: "Node-A"},
+	})
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("ff", nil, nil)
+	if ni != nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected nil")
+	}
+	if confidence != "no_match" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no_match, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_AffinityWins(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "Node-A1"},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "Node-A2"},
+	})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		graph.upsertEdge("c0c0c0c0", "a1aaaaaa", "a1", "obs1", nil, time.Now())
+	}
+
+	ni, confidence, score := pm.resolveWithContext("a1", []string{"c0c0c0c0"}, graph)
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "Node-A1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Node-A1, got %v", ni)
+	}
+	if confidence != "neighbor_affinity" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected neighbor_affinity, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+	if score <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected positive score, got %f", score)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_AffinityTooClose_FallsToGeo(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "Node-A1", HasGPS: true, Lat: 10, Lon: 20},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "Node-A2", HasGPS: true, Lat: 11, Lon: 21},
+		{PublicKey: "c0c0c0c0", Name: "Ctx", HasGPS: true, Lat: 10.1, Lon: 20.1},
+	})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		graph.upsertEdge("c0c0c0c0", "a1aaaaaa", "a1", "obs1", nil, time.Now())
+		graph.upsertEdge("c0c0c0c0", "a1bbbbbb", "a1", "obs1", nil, time.Now())
+	}
+
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("a1", []string{"c0c0c0c0"}, graph)
+	if ni == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected a result")
+	}
+	if confidence != "geo_proximity" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected geo_proximity, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+	if ni.Name != "Node-A1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Node-A1 (closer to context), got %s", ni.Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_GPSPreference(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "NoGPS"},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "HasGPS", HasGPS: true, Lat: 1, Lon: 2},
+	})
+
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("a1", nil, nil)
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "HasGPS" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected HasGPS, got %v", ni)
+	}
+	if confidence != "gps_preference" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected gps_preference, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_FirstMatchFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "First"},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "Second"},
+	})
+
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("a1", nil, nil)
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "First" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected First, got %v", ni)
+	}
+	if confidence != "first_match" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first_match, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_NilGraphFallsToGPS(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "NoGPS"},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "HasGPS", HasGPS: true, Lat: 1, Lon: 2},
+	})
+
+	ni, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext("a1", []string{"someone"}, nil)
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "HasGPS" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected HasGPS, got %v", ni)
+	}
+	if confidence != "gps_preference" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected gps_preference, got %s", confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveWithContext_BackwardCompatResolve(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify original resolve() still works unchanged
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{
+		{PublicKey: "a1aaaaaa", Name: "NoGPS"},
+		{PublicKey: "a1bbbbbb", Name: "HasGPS", HasGPS: true, Lat: 1, Lon: 2},
+	})
+	ni := pm.resolve("a1")
+	if ni == nil || ni.Name != "HasGPS" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected HasGPS from resolve(), got %v", ni)
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── geoDistApprox ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestGeoDistApprox_SamePoint(t *testing.T) {
+	d := geoDistApprox(37.0, -122.0, 37.0, -122.0)
+	if d != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0, got %f", d)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGeoDistApprox_Ordering(t *testing.T) {
+	d1 := geoDistApprox(37.0, -122.0, 37.01, -122.01)
+	d2 := geoDistApprox(37.0, -122.0, 38.0, -121.0)
+	if d1 >= d2 {
+		t.Fatal("closer point should have smaller distance")
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── handleResolveHops enhanced response (API tests) ───────────────────────────
+
+func TestResolveHopsAPI_UniquePrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+	_ = srv
+
+	// Insert a unique node
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"ff11223344", "UniqueNode", 37.0, -122.0)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/resolve-hops?hops=ff11223344", nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	var result ResolveHopsResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bad JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	hr, ok := result.Resolved["ff11223344"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected hop in resolved map")
+	}
+	if hr.Confidence != "unique_prefix" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unique_prefix, got %s", hr.Confidence)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveHopsAPI_AmbiguousNoContext(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"ee1aaaaaaa", "Node-E1", 37.0, -122.0)
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"ee1bbbbbbb", "Node-E2", 38.0, -121.0)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/resolve-hops?hops=ee1", nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	var result ResolveHopsResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &result)
+
+	hr := result.Resolved["ee1"]
+	if hr == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected hop in resolved map")
+	}
+	if hr.Confidence != "ambiguous" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ambiguous, got %s", hr.Confidence)
+	}
+	if len(hr.Candidates) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 candidates, got %d", len(hr.Candidates))
+	}
+	for _, c := range hr.Candidates {
+		if c.AffinityScore != nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected nil affinity score without context")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveHopsAPI_WithAffinityContext(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"dd1aaaaaaa", "Node-D1", 37.0, -122.0)
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"dd1bbbbbbb", "Node-D2", 38.0, -121.0)
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"c0c0c0c0c0", "Context", 37.1, -122.1)
+
+	// Invalidate node cache so the PM includes newly inserted nodes.
+	srv.store.cacheMu.Lock()
+	srv.store.nodeCacheTime = time.Time{}
+	srv.store.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Build graph with strong affinity
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		graph.upsertEdge("c0c0c0c0c0", "dd1aaaaaaa", "dd1", "obs1", nil, time.Now())
+	}
+	graph.builtAt = time.Now()
+	srv.neighborMu.Lock()
+	srv.neighborGraph = graph
+	srv.neighborMu.Unlock()
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/resolve-hops?hops=dd1&from_node=c0c0c0c0c0", nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	var result ResolveHopsResponse
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &result)
+
+	hr := result.Resolved["dd1"]
+	if hr == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected hop in resolved map")
+	}
+	if hr.Confidence != "neighbor_affinity" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected neighbor_affinity, got %s", hr.Confidence)
+	}
+	if hr.BestCandidate == nil || *hr.BestCandidate != "dd1aaaaaaa" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected bestCandidate dd1aaaaaaa, got %v", hr.BestCandidate)
+	}
+
+	// Verify affinity scores present
+	hasScore := false
+	for _, c := range hr.Candidates {
+		if c.AffinityScore != nil && *c.AffinityScore > 0 {
+			hasScore = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !hasScore {
+		t.Fatal("expected at least one candidate with affinity score")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveHopsAPI_ResponseShape(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+
+	srv.db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, lat, lon) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"bb1aaaaaaa", "Node-B1", 37.0, -122.0)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/resolve-hops?hops=bb1a", nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	var raw map[string]json.RawMessage
+	json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &raw)
+
+	if _, ok := raw["resolved"]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("missing 'resolved' key")
+	}
+
+	var resolved map[string]map[string]interface{}
+	json.Unmarshal(raw["resolved"], &resolved)
+
+	for _, hr := range resolved {
+		if _, ok := hr["confidence"]; !ok {
+			t.Error("missing 'confidence' field in HopResolution")
+		}
+		if _, ok := hr["candidates"]; !ok {
+			t.Error("missing 'candidates' field")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── Helpers used only in this test file ───────────────────────────────────────
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ type Server struct {
 	statsMu      sync.Mutex
 	statsCache   *StatsResponse
 	statsCachedAt time.Time
+
+	// Neighbor affinity graph (lazy-built, cached with TTL)
+	neighborMu    sync.Mutex
+	neighborGraph *NeighborGraph
 }

 // PerfStats tracks request performance.
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/perf", s.handlePerf).Methods("GET")
 	r.Handle("/api/perf/reset", s.requireAPIKey(http.HandlerFunc(s.handlePerfReset))).Methods("POST")
 	r.Handle("/api/admin/prune", s.requireAPIKey(http.HandlerFunc(s.handleAdminPrune))).Methods("POST")
+	r.Handle("/api/debug/affinity", s.requireAPIKey(http.HandlerFunc(s.handleDebugAffinity))).Methods("GET")

 	// Packet endpoints
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/packets/timestamps", s.handlePacketTimestamps).Methods("GET")
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/health", s.handleNodeHealth).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/paths", s.handleNodePaths).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/analytics", s.handleNodeAnalytics).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/neighbors", s.handleNodeNeighbors).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}", s.handleNodeDetail).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes", s.handleNodes).Methods("GET")

@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/analytics/hash-collisions", s.handleAnalyticsHashCollisions).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/analytics/subpaths", s.handleAnalyticsSubpaths).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/analytics/subpath-detail", s.handleAnalyticsSubpathDetail).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/analytics/neighbor-graph", s.handleNeighborGraph).Methods("GET")

 	// Other endpoints
 	r.HandleFunc("/api/resolve-hops", s.handleResolveHops).Methods("GET")
@@ -246,6 +253,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleConfigClient(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ExternalUrls:        s.cfg.ExternalUrls,
 		PropagationBufferMs: float64(s.cfg.PropagationBufferMs()),
 		Timestamps:          s.cfg.GetTimestampConfig(),
+		DebugAffinity:       s.cfg.DebugAffinity,
 	})
 }

@@ -276,6 +284,26 @@ func (s *Server) handleConfigTheme(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		"accentHover": "#6db3ff",
 		"navBg":       "#0f0f23",
 		"navBg2":      "#1a1a2e",
+		"navText":     "#ffffff",
+		"navTextMuted": "#cbd5e1",
+		"background":  "#f4f5f7",
+		"text":        "#1a1a2e",
+		"textMuted":   "#5b6370",
+		"border":      "#e2e5ea",
+		"surface1":    "#ffffff",
+		"surface2":    "#ffffff",
+		"surface3":    "#ffffff",
+		"sectionBg":   "#eef2ff",
+		"cardBg":      "#ffffff",
+		"contentBg":   "#f4f5f7",
+		"detailBg":    "#ffffff",
+		"inputBg":     "#ffffff",
+		"rowStripe":   "#f9fafb",
+		"rowHover":    "#eef2ff",
+		"selectedBg":  "#dbeafe",
+		"statusGreen": "#22c55e",
+		"statusYellow": "#eab308",
+		"statusRed":   "#ef4444",
 	}, s.cfg.Theme, theme.Theme)

 	nodeColors := mergeMap(map[string]interface{}{
@@ -286,15 +314,60 @@ func (s *Server) handleConfigTheme(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		"observer":  "#8b5cf6",
 	}, s.cfg.NodeColors, theme.NodeColors)

-	themeDark := mergeMap(map[string]interface{}{}, s.cfg.ThemeDark, theme.ThemeDark)
-	typeColors := mergeMap(map[string]interface{}{}, s.cfg.TypeColors, theme.TypeColors)
+	themeDark := mergeMap(map[string]interface{}{
+		"accent":      "#4a9eff",
+		"accentHover": "#6db3ff",
+		"navBg":       "#0f0f23",
+		"navBg2":      "#1a1a2e",
+		"navText":     "#ffffff",
+		"navTextMuted": "#cbd5e1",
+		"background":  "#0f0f23",
+		"text":        "#e2e8f0",
+		"textMuted":   "#a8b8cc",
+		"border":      "#334155",
+		"surface1":    "#1a1a2e",
+		"surface2":    "#232340",
+		"cardBg":      "#1a1a2e",
+		"contentBg":   "#0f0f23",
+		"detailBg":    "#232340",
+		"inputBg":     "#1e1e34",
+		"rowStripe":   "#1e1e34",
+		"rowHover":    "#2d2d50",
+		"selectedBg":  "#1e3a5f",
+		"statusGreen": "#22c55e",
+		"statusYellow": "#eab308",
+		"statusRed":   "#ef4444",
+		"surface3":    "#2d2d50",
+		"sectionBg":   "#1e1e34",
+	}, s.cfg.ThemeDark, theme.ThemeDark)
+	typeColors := mergeMap(map[string]interface{}{
+		"ADVERT":   "#22c55e",
+		"GRP_TXT":  "#3b82f6",
+		"TXT_MSG":  "#f59e0b",
+		"ACK":      "#6b7280",
+		"REQUEST":  "#a855f7",
+		"RESPONSE": "#06b6d4",
+		"TRACE":    "#ec4899",
+		"PATH":     "#14b8a6",
+		"ANON_REQ": "#f43f5e",
+		"UNKNOWN":  "#6b7280",
+	}, s.cfg.TypeColors, theme.TypeColors)

-	var home interface{}
-	if theme.Home != nil {
-		home = theme.Home
-	} else if s.cfg.Home != nil {
-		home = s.cfg.Home
+	defaultHome := map[string]interface{}{
+		"heroTitle":    "CoreScope",
+		"heroSubtitle": "Real-time MeshCore LoRa mesh network analyzer",
+		"steps": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{"emoji": "🔵", "title": "Connect via Bluetooth", "description": "Flash **BLE companion** firmware from [MeshCore Flasher](https://flasher.meshcore.co.uk/).\n- Screenless devices: default PIN `123456`\n- Screen devices: random PIN shown on display\n- If pairing fails: forget device, reboot, re-pair"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"emoji": "📻", "title": "Set the right frequency preset", "description": "**US Recommended:**\n`910.525 MHz · BW 62.5 kHz · SF 7 · CR 5`\nSelect **\"US Recommended\"** in the app or flasher."},
+			map[string]interface{}{"emoji": "📡", "title": "Advertise yourself", "description": "Tap the signal icon → **Flood** to broadcast your node to the mesh. Companions only advert when you trigger it manually."},
+			map[string]interface{}{"emoji": "🔁", "title": "Check \"Heard N repeats\"", "description": "- **\"Sent\"** = transmitted, no confirmation\n- **\"Heard 0 repeats\"** = no repeater picked it up\n- **\"Heard 1+ repeats\"** = you're on the mesh!"},
+		},
+		"footerLinks": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{"label": "📦 Packets", "url": "#/packets"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"label": "🗺️ Network Map", "url": "#/map"},
+		},
 	}
+	home := mergeMap(defaultHome, s.cfg.Home, theme.Home)

 	writeJSON(w, ThemeResponse{
 		Branding:   branding,
@@ -1303,6 +1376,31 @@ func (s *Server) handleResolveHops(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	hops := strings.Split(hopsParam, ",")
 	resolved := map[string]*HopResolution{}

+	// Context for affinity-based disambiguation.
+	fromNode := r.URL.Query().Get("from_node")
+	observer := r.URL.Query().Get("observer")
+	var contextPubkeys []string
+	if fromNode != "" {
+		contextPubkeys = append(contextPubkeys, fromNode)
+	}
+	if observer != "" {
+		contextPubkeys = append(contextPubkeys, observer)
+	}
+
+	// Get the neighbor graph for affinity scoring (may be nil).
+	var graph *NeighborGraph
+	if len(contextPubkeys) > 0 {
+		graph = s.getNeighborGraph()
+	}
+
+	// Get the server's prefix map for resolveWithContext.
+	var pm *prefixMap
+	if s.store != nil {
+		s.store.mu.RLock()
+		_, pm = s.store.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+		s.store.mu.RUnlock()
+	}
+
 	for _, hop := range hops {
 		if hop == "" {
 			continue
@@ -1310,7 +1408,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleResolveHops(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		hopLower := strings.ToLower(hop)
 		rows, err := s.db.conn.Query("SELECT public_key, name, lat, lon FROM nodes WHERE LOWER(public_key) LIKE ?", hopLower+"%")
 		if err != nil {
-			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{Name: nil, Candidates: []HopCandidate{}, Conflicts: []interface{}{}}
+			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{Name: nil, Candidates: []HopCandidate{}, Conflicts: []interface{}{}, Confidence: "ambiguous"}
 			continue
 		}

@@ -1328,18 +1426,77 @@ func (s *Server) handleResolveHops(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		rows.Close()

 		if len(candidates) == 0 {
-			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{Name: nil, Candidates: []HopCandidate{}, Conflicts: []interface{}{}}
+			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{Name: nil, Candidates: []HopCandidate{}, Conflicts: []interface{}{}, Confidence: "no_match"}
 		} else if len(candidates) == 1 {
 			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{
 				Name: candidates[0].Name, Pubkey: candidates[0].Pubkey,
 				Candidates: candidates, Conflicts: []interface{}{},
+				Confidence: "unique_prefix",
 			}
 		} else {
+			// Compute affinity scores for each candidate if we have context.
+			if graph != nil && len(contextPubkeys) > 0 {
+				now := time.Now()
+				for i := range candidates {
+					candPK := strings.ToLower(candidates[i].Pubkey)
+					bestScore := 0.0
+					for _, ctxPK := range contextPubkeys {
+						edges := graph.Neighbors(strings.ToLower(ctxPK))
+						for _, e := range edges {
+							if e.Ambiguous {
+								continue
+							}
+							otherPK := e.NodeA
+							if strings.EqualFold(otherPK, ctxPK) {
+								otherPK = e.NodeB
+							}
+							if strings.EqualFold(otherPK, candPK) {
+								sc := e.Score(now)
+								if sc > bestScore {
+									bestScore = sc
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					if bestScore > 0 {
+						s := bestScore
+						candidates[i].AffinityScore = &s
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Use resolveWithContext for 4-tier disambiguation.
+			var best *nodeInfo
+			var confidence string
+			if pm != nil {
+				best, confidence, _ = pm.resolveWithContext(hopLower, contextPubkeys, graph)
+			}
+
 			ambig := true
-			resolved[hop] = &HopResolution{
+			hr := &HopResolution{
 				Name: candidates[0].Name, Pubkey: candidates[0].Pubkey,
 				Ambiguous: &ambig, Candidates: candidates, Conflicts: hopCandidatesToConflicts(candidates),
+				Confidence: "ambiguous",
 			}
+
+			// Use the resolved node as the default (best-effort pick).
+			if best != nil {
+				hr.Name = best.Name
+				hr.Pubkey = best.PublicKey
+			}
+
+			// Only promote to bestCandidate when affinity is confident.
+			if confidence == "neighbor_affinity" && best != nil {
+				pk := best.PublicKey
+				hr.BestCandidate = &pk
+				hr.Confidence = "neighbor_affinity"
+			} else if (confidence == "geo_proximity" || confidence == "gps_preference" || confidence == "first_match") && best != nil {
+				// Propagate lower-priority tiers so the API reflects the actual
+				// resolution strategy used, rather than collapsing everything to "ambiguous".
+				hr.Confidence = confidence
+			}
+
+			resolved[hop] = hr
 		}
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, ResolveHopsResponse{Resolved: resolved})
@@ -1801,13 +1958,7 @@ func percentile(sorted []float64, p float64) float64 {
 func sortedCopy(arr []float64) []float64 {
 	cp := make([]float64, len(arr))
 	copy(cp, arr)
-	for i := 0; i < len(cp); i++ {
-		for j := i + 1; j < len(cp); j++ {
-			if cp[j] < cp[i] {
-				cp[i], cp[j] = cp[j], cp[i]
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	sort.Float64s(cp)
 	return cp
 }

@@ -1596,6 +1596,47 @@ func TestConfigThemeWithCustomConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestConfigThemeHomeDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	// When no home config is set, server should return built-in defaults
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	seedTestData(t, db)
+	cfg := &Config{Port: 3000} // no Home set
+	hub := NewHub()
+	srv := NewServer(db, cfg, hub)
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	srv.RegisterRoutes(router)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/config/theme", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	var body map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	home, ok := body["home"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok || home == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-null home object in theme response")
+	}
+	if home["heroTitle"] != "CoreScope" {
+		t.Errorf("expected heroTitle=CoreScope, got %v", home["heroTitle"])
+	}
+	if home["heroSubtitle"] == nil {
+		t.Error("expected heroSubtitle in home defaults")
+	}
+	steps, ok := home["steps"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok || len(steps) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-empty steps array in home defaults")
+	}
+	footerLinks, ok := home["footerLinks"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok || len(footerLinks) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-empty footerLinks array in home defaults")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfigCacheWithCustomTTL(t *testing.T) {
 	db := setupTestDB(t)
 	seedTestData(t, db)
@@ -3018,11 +3059,11 @@ func TestHashCollisionsWithCollision(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)

-	// Two nodes with same first byte 'CC', no adverts so hash_size=0 (included in all buckets)
+	// Two repeater nodes with same first byte 'CC' and hash_size=1
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, lat, lon, last_seen, first_seen, advert_count)
-		VALUES ('CC11223344556677', 'Node1', 'repeater', 37.5, -122.0, ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 0)`, recent)
+		VALUES ('CC11223344556677', 'Node1', 'repeater', 37.5, -122.0, ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 5)`, recent)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, lat, lon, last_seen, first_seen, advert_count)
-		VALUES ('CC99887766554433', 'Node2', 'repeater', 37.51, -122.01, ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 0)`, recent)
+		VALUES ('CC99887766554433', 'Node2', 'repeater', 37.51, -122.01, ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 5)`, recent)

 	cfg := &Config{Port: 3000}
 	hub := NewHub()
@@ -3031,6 +3072,14 @@ func TestHashCollisionsWithCollision(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := store.Load(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("store.Load failed: %v", err)
 	}
+	// Inject hash_size=1 for both nodes so they appear in the 1-byte bucket
+	store.hashSizeInfoMu.Lock()
+	store.hashSizeInfoCache = map[string]*hashSizeNodeInfo{
+		"CC11223344556677": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}},
+		"CC99887766554433": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}},
+	}
+	store.hashSizeInfoAt = time.Now()
+	store.hashSizeInfoMu.Unlock()
 	srv.store = store
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
 	srv.RegisterRoutes(router)
@@ -3145,3 +3194,86 @@ func TestHashCollisionsMissingCoordinates(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestHashCollisionsOnlyRepeaters verifies that only repeater nodes
+// are included in collision analysis. Companions, rooms, sensors, and
+// hash_size==0 nodes are excluded — per firmware analysis, only repeaters
+// forward packets and appear in path[] arrays. (#441)
+func TestHashCollisionsOnlyRepeaters(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+
+	// Insert nodes sharing the same 1-byte prefix "AA":
+	//   1. repeater with hash_size=1 → should be counted
+	//   2. repeater with hash_size=0 (unknown) → should be excluded
+	//   3. companion with hash_size=1 → should be excluded
+	//   4. room with hash_size=1 → should be excluded
+	//   5. sensor with hash_size=1 → should be excluded
+	now := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES
+		('aa11223344556677', 'Repeater1', 'repeater', ?),
+		('aa99887766554433', 'UnknownNode', 'repeater', ?),
+		('aadeadbeefcafe01', 'Companion1', 'companion', ?),
+		('aabbcc1122334455', 'Room1', 'room', ?),
+		('aabbcc9988776655', 'Sensor1', 'sensor', ?)`, now, now, now, now, now)
+
+	// We also need a second repeater with hash_size=1 and same prefix to
+	// confirm that genuine collisions ARE still detected.
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES
+		('aa00112233445566', 'Repeater2', 'repeater', ?)`, now)
+
+	cfg := &Config{Port: 3000}
+	hub := NewHub()
+	srv := NewServer(db, cfg, hub)
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+	srv.store = store
+
+	// Inject hash size info directly into the cache
+	store.hashSizeInfoMu.Lock()
+	store.hashSizeInfoCache = map[string]*hashSizeNodeInfo{
+		"aa11223344556677": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}},
+		"aa00112233445566": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}},
+		"aa99887766554433": {HashSize: 0, AllSizes: map[int]bool{}},       // unknown
+		"aadeadbeefcafe01": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}}, // companion
+		"aabbcc1122334455": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}}, // room
+		"aabbcc9988776655": {HashSize: 1, AllSizes: map[int]bool{1: true}}, // sensor
+	}
+	store.hashSizeInfoAt = time.Now()
+	store.hashSizeInfoMu.Unlock()
+
+	result := store.computeHashCollisions("")
+
+	bySize, ok := result["by_size"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("missing by_size")
+	}
+
+	size1, ok := bySize["1"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("missing by_size[1]")
+	}
+
+	stats, ok := size1["stats"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("missing stats")
+	}
+
+	// Only Repeater1 and Repeater2 should be in nodesForByte (hash_size=1, role=repeater).
+	// UnknownNode (hash_size=0), Companion1, Room1, Sensor1 must all be excluded.
+	nodesForByte := stats["nodes_for_byte"]
+	if nodesForByte != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected nodes_for_byte=2 (only repeaters with hash_size=1), got %v", nodesForByte)
+	}
+
+	// They share prefix "AA", so there should be exactly 1 collision entry.
+	collisions, ok := size1["collisions"].([]collisionEntry)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("collisions is not []collisionEntry")
+	}
+	if len(collisions) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 collision entry, got %d", len(collisions))
+	}
+	if len(collisions) == 1 && len(collisions[0].Nodes) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 nodes in collision, got %d", len(collisions[0].Nodes))
+	}
+}
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ type StoreTx struct {
 	// Cached parsed fields (set once, read many)
 	parsedPath []string // cached parsePathJSON result
 	pathParsed bool     // whether parsedPath has been set
+	// Dedup map: "observerID|pathJSON" → true for O(1) duplicate checks
+	obsKeys map[string]bool
 }

 // StoreObs is a lean in-memory observation (no duplication of transmission fields).
@@ -88,6 +90,10 @@ type PacketStore struct {
 	collisionCacheTTL time.Duration
 	cacheHits    int64
 	cacheMisses  int64
+	// Rate-limited invalidation (fixes #533: caches cleared faster than hit)
+	lastInvalidated time.Time
+	pendingInv      *cacheInvalidation // accumulated dirty flags during cooldown
+	invCooldown     time.Duration      // minimum time between invalidations
 	// Short-lived cache for QueryGroupedPackets (avoids repeated full sort)
 	groupedCacheMu  sync.Mutex
 	groupedCacheKey string
@@ -117,6 +123,10 @@ type PacketStore struct {
 	hashSizeInfoCache map[string]*hashSizeNodeInfo
 	hashSizeInfoAt    time.Time

+	// Precomputed distinct advert pubkey count (refcounted for eviction correctness).
+	// Updated incrementally during Load/Ingest/Evict — avoids JSON parsing in GetPerfStoreStats.
+	advertPubkeys map[string]int // pubkey → number of advert packets referencing it
+
 	// Eviction config and stats
 	retentionHours float64 // 0 = unlimited
 	maxMemoryMB    int     // 0 = unlimited
@@ -182,7 +192,9 @@ func NewPacketStore(db *DB, cfg *PacketStoreConfig) *PacketStore {
 		subpathCache:  make(map[string]*cachedResult),
 		rfCacheTTL:         15 * time.Second,
 		collisionCacheTTL: 60 * time.Second,
+		invCooldown:       10 * time.Second,
 		spIndex:       make(map[string]int, 4096),
+		advertPubkeys: make(map[string]int),
 	}
 	if cfg != nil {
 		ps.retentionHours = cfg.RetentionHours
@@ -253,6 +265,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) Load() error {
 				RouteType:   nullIntPtr(routeType),
 				PayloadType: nullIntPtr(payloadType),
 				DecodedJSON: nullStrVal(decodedJSON),
+				obsKeys:     make(map[string]bool),
 			}
 			s.byHash[hashStr] = tx
 			s.packets = append(s.packets, tx)
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) Load() error {
 				pt := *tx.PayloadType
 				s.byPayloadType[pt] = append(s.byPayloadType[pt], tx)
 			}
+			s.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)
 		}

 		if obsID.Valid {
@@ -269,15 +283,9 @@ func (s *PacketStore) Load() error {
 			obsIDStr := nullStrVal(observerID)
 			obsPJ := nullStrVal(pathJSON)

-			// Dedup: skip if same observer + same path already loaded
-			isDupe := false
-			for _, existing := range tx.Observations {
-				if existing.ObserverID == obsIDStr && existing.PathJSON == obsPJ {
-					isDupe = true
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if isDupe {
+			// Dedup: skip if same observer + same path already loaded (O(1) map lookup)
+			dk := obsIDStr + "|" + obsPJ
+			if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
 				continue
 			}

@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) Load() error {
 			}

 			tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, obs)
+			tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
 			tx.ObservationCount++
 			if obs.Timestamp > tx.LatestSeen {
 				tx.LatestSeen = obs.Timestamp
@@ -392,6 +401,52 @@ func (s *PacketStore) indexByNode(tx *StoreTx) {
 	}
 }

+// trackAdvertPubkey increments the advertPubkeys refcount for ADVERT packets.
+// Must be called under s.mu write lock.
+func (s *PacketStore) trackAdvertPubkey(tx *StoreTx) {
+	if tx.PayloadType == nil || *tx.PayloadType != 4 || tx.DecodedJSON == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	var d map[string]interface{}
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(tx.DecodedJSON), &d) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	pk := ""
+	if v, ok := d["pubKey"].(string); ok {
+		pk = v
+	} else if v, ok := d["public_key"].(string); ok {
+		pk = v
+	}
+	if pk != "" {
+		s.advertPubkeys[pk]++
+	}
+}
+
+// untrackAdvertPubkey decrements the advertPubkeys refcount for ADVERT packets.
+// Must be called under s.mu write lock.
+func (s *PacketStore) untrackAdvertPubkey(tx *StoreTx) {
+	if tx.PayloadType == nil || *tx.PayloadType != 4 || tx.DecodedJSON == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	var d map[string]interface{}
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(tx.DecodedJSON), &d) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	pk := ""
+	if v, ok := d["pubKey"].(string); ok {
+		pk = v
+	} else if v, ok := d["public_key"].(string); ok {
+		pk = v
+	}
+	if pk != "" {
+		if s.advertPubkeys[pk] <= 1 {
+			delete(s.advertPubkeys, pk)
+		} else {
+			s.advertPubkeys[pk]--
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // QueryPackets returns filtered, paginated packets from memory.
 func (s *PacketStore) QueryPackets(q PacketQuery) *PacketResult {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&s.queryCount, 1)
@@ -579,30 +634,8 @@ func (s *PacketStore) GetPerfStoreStats() map[string]interface{} {
 	nodeIdx := len(s.byNode)
 	ptIdx := len(s.byPayloadType)

-	// Count distinct pubkeys with ADVERT observations (matches Node.js _advertByObserver.size)
-	advertByObsCount := 0
-	if adverts, ok := s.byPayloadType[4]; ok {
-		seen := make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, tx := range adverts {
-			if tx.DecodedJSON == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-			var d map[string]interface{}
-			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(tx.DecodedJSON), &d) != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			pk := ""
-			if v, ok := d["pubKey"].(string); ok {
-				pk = v
-			} else if v, ok := d["public_key"].(string); ok {
-				pk = v
-			}
-			if pk != "" && !seen[pk] {
-				seen[pk] = true
-				advertByObsCount++
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// Distinct advert pubkey count — precomputed incrementally (see trackAdvertPubkey).
+	advertByObsCount := len(s.advertPubkeys)
 	s.mu.RUnlock()

 	// Realistic estimate: ~5KB per packet + ~500 bytes per observation
@@ -690,15 +723,16 @@ type cacheInvalidation struct {
 }

 // invalidateCachesFor selectively clears only the analytics caches affected
-// by the kind of data that changed. This avoids the previous behaviour of
-// wiping every cache on every ingest cycle, which defeated caching under
-// continuous ingestion (issue #375).
+// by the kind of data that changed. To prevent continuous ingestion from
+// defeating caching entirely (issue #533), invalidation is rate-limited:
+// if called within invCooldown of the last invalidation, the flags are
+// accumulated in pendingInv and applied on the next call after cooldown.
 func (s *PacketStore) invalidateCachesFor(inv cacheInvalidation) {
 	s.cacheMu.Lock()
 	defer s.cacheMu.Unlock()

+	// Eviction bypasses rate-limiting — data was removed, caches must clear.
 	if inv.eviction {
-		// Eviction can affect any analytics — clear everything
 		s.rfCache = make(map[string]*cachedResult)
 		s.topoCache = make(map[string]*cachedResult)
 		s.hashCache = make(map[string]*cachedResult)
@@ -709,9 +743,40 @@ func (s *PacketStore) invalidateCachesFor(inv cacheInvalidation) {
 		s.channelsCacheMu.Lock()
 		s.channelsCacheRes = nil
 		s.channelsCacheMu.Unlock()
+		s.lastInvalidated = time.Now()
+		s.pendingInv = nil
 		return
 	}

+	now := time.Now()
+	if now.Sub(s.lastInvalidated) < s.invCooldown {
+		// Within cooldown — accumulate dirty flags
+		if s.pendingInv == nil {
+			s.pendingInv = &cacheInvalidation{}
+		}
+		s.pendingInv.hasNewObservations = s.pendingInv.hasNewObservations || inv.hasNewObservations
+		s.pendingInv.hasNewPaths = s.pendingInv.hasNewPaths || inv.hasNewPaths
+		s.pendingInv.hasNewTransmissions = s.pendingInv.hasNewTransmissions || inv.hasNewTransmissions
+		s.pendingInv.hasChannelData = s.pendingInv.hasChannelData || inv.hasChannelData
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Cooldown expired — merge any pending flags and apply
+	if s.pendingInv != nil {
+		inv.hasNewObservations = inv.hasNewObservations || s.pendingInv.hasNewObservations
+		inv.hasNewPaths = inv.hasNewPaths || s.pendingInv.hasNewPaths
+		inv.hasNewTransmissions = inv.hasNewTransmissions || s.pendingInv.hasNewTransmissions
+		inv.hasChannelData = inv.hasChannelData || s.pendingInv.hasChannelData
+		s.pendingInv = nil
+	}
+
+	s.applyCacheInvalidation(inv)
+	s.lastInvalidated = now
+}
+
+// applyCacheInvalidation performs the actual cache clearing. Must be called
+// with cacheMu held.
+func (s *PacketStore) applyCacheInvalidation(inv cacheInvalidation) {
 	if inv.hasNewObservations {
 		s.rfCache = make(map[string]*cachedResult)
 	}
@@ -726,7 +791,6 @@ func (s *PacketStore) invalidateCachesFor(inv cacheInvalidation) {
 	}
 	if inv.hasChannelData {
 		s.chanCache = make(map[string]*cachedResult)
-		// Also invalidate the separate channels list cache
 		s.channelsCacheMu.Lock()
 		s.channelsCacheRes = nil
 		s.channelsCacheMu.Unlock()
@@ -742,29 +806,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) GetPerfStoreStatsTyped() PerfPacketStoreStats {
 	observerIdx := len(s.byObserver)
 	nodeIdx := len(s.byNode)

-	advertByObsCount := 0
-	if adverts, ok := s.byPayloadType[4]; ok {
-		seen := make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, tx := range adverts {
-			if tx.DecodedJSON == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-			var d map[string]interface{}
-			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(tx.DecodedJSON), &d) != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			pk := ""
-			if v, ok := d["pubKey"].(string); ok {
-				pk = v
-			} else if v, ok := d["public_key"].(string); ok {
-				pk = v
-			}
-			if pk != "" && !seen[pk] {
-				seen[pk] = true
-				advertByObsCount++
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	advertByObsCount := len(s.advertPubkeys)
 	s.mu.RUnlock()

 	estimatedMB := math.Round(float64(totalLoaded*5120+totalObs*500)/1048576*10) / 10
@@ -1061,6 +1103,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewFromDB(sinceID, limit int) ([]map[string]interfac
 				RouteType:   r.routeType,
 				PayloadType: r.payloadType,
 				DecodedJSON: r.decodedJSON,
+				obsKeys:     make(map[string]bool),
 			}
 			s.byHash[r.hash] = tx
 			s.packets = append(s.packets, tx) // oldest-first; new items go to tail
@@ -1072,6 +1115,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewFromDB(sinceID, limit int) ([]map[string]interfac
 				// so GetChannelMessages reverse iteration stays correct
 				s.byPayloadType[pt] = append(s.byPayloadType[pt], tx)
 			}
+			s.trackAdvertPubkey(tx)

 			if _, exists := broadcastTxs[r.txID]; !exists {
 				broadcastTxs[r.txID] = tx
@@ -1081,15 +1125,12 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewFromDB(sinceID, limit int) ([]map[string]interfac

 		if r.obsID != nil {
 			oid := *r.obsID
-			// Dedup
-			isDupe := false
-			for _, existing := range tx.Observations {
-				if existing.ObserverID == r.observerID && existing.PathJSON == r.pathJSON {
-					isDupe = true
-					break
-				}
+			// Dedup (O(1) map lookup)
+			dk := r.observerID + "|" + r.pathJSON
+			if tx.obsKeys == nil {
+				tx.obsKeys = make(map[string]bool)
 			}
-			if isDupe {
+			if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
 				continue
 			}

@@ -1106,6 +1147,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewFromDB(sinceID, limit int) ([]map[string]interfac
 				Timestamp:      normalizeTimestamp(r.obsTS),
 			}
 			tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, obs)
+			tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
 			tx.ObservationCount++
 			if obs.Timestamp > tx.LatestSeen {
 				tx.LatestSeen = obs.Timestamp
@@ -1326,15 +1368,12 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewObservations(sinceObsID, limit int) []map[string]
 			continue // transmission not yet in store
 		}

-		// Dedup by observer + path
-		isDupe := false
-		for _, existing := range tx.Observations {
-			if existing.ObserverID == r.observerID && existing.PathJSON == r.pathJSON {
-				isDupe = true
-				break
-			}
+		// Dedup by observer + path (O(1) map lookup)
+		dk := r.observerID + "|" + r.pathJSON
+		if tx.obsKeys == nil {
+			tx.obsKeys = make(map[string]bool)
 		}
-		if isDupe {
+		if tx.obsKeys[dk] {
 			continue
 		}

@@ -1351,6 +1390,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) IngestNewObservations(sinceObsID, limit int) []map[string]
 			Timestamp:      normalizeTimestamp(r.timestamp),
 		}
 		tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, obs)
+		tx.obsKeys[dk] = true
 		tx.ObservationCount++
 		if obs.Timestamp > tx.LatestSeen {
 			tx.LatestSeen = obs.Timestamp
@@ -1572,32 +1612,36 @@ func (s *PacketStore) filterPackets(q PacketQuery) []*StoreTx {
 }

 // transmissionsForObserver returns unique transmissions for an observer.
-func (s *PacketStore) transmissionsForObserver(observerID string, from []*StoreTx) []*StoreTx {
+func (s *PacketStore) transmissionsForObserver(observerIDs string, from []*StoreTx) []*StoreTx {
+	ids := strings.Split(observerIDs, ",")
+	idSet := make(map[string]bool, len(ids))
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		ids[i] = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+		idSet[ids[i]] = true
+	}
 	if from != nil {
 		return filterTxSlice(from, func(tx *StoreTx) bool {
 			for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
-				if obs.ObserverID == observerID {
+				if idSet[obs.ObserverID] {
 					return true
 				}
 			}
 			return false
 		})
 	}
-	// Use byObserver index
-	observations := s.byObserver[observerID]
-	if len(observations) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	seen := make(map[int]bool, len(observations))
+	// Use byObserver index: union transmissions for all IDs
+	seen := make(map[int]bool)
 	var result []*StoreTx
-	for _, obs := range observations {
-		if seen[obs.TransmissionID] {
-			continue
-		}
-		seen[obs.TransmissionID] = true
-		tx := s.byTxID[obs.TransmissionID]
-		if tx != nil {
-			result = append(result, tx)
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		for _, obs := range s.byObserver[id] {
+			if seen[obs.TransmissionID] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[obs.TransmissionID] = true
+			tx := s.byTxID[obs.TransmissionID]
+			if tx != nil {
+				result = append(result, tx)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return result
@@ -1939,6 +1983,7 @@ func (s *PacketStore) EvictStale() int {
 		}

 		// Remove from byPayloadType
+		s.untrackAdvertPubkey(tx)
 		if tx.PayloadType != nil {
 			pt := *tx.PayloadType
 			ptList := s.byPayloadType[pt]
@@ -3304,6 +3349,144 @@ func (pm *prefixMap) resolve(hop string) *nodeInfo {
 	return &candidates[0]
 }

+// resolveWithContext resolves a hop prefix using the neighbor affinity graph
+// for disambiguation when multiple candidates match. It applies a 4-tier
+// priority: (1) affinity graph score, (2) geographic proximity to context
+// nodes, (3) GPS preference, (4) first match fallback.
+//
+// contextPubkeys are pubkeys of nodes that provide context for disambiguation
+// (e.g., the originator, observer, or adjacent hops in the path).
+// graph may be nil, in which case it falls back to the existing resolve().
+func (pm *prefixMap) resolveWithContext(hop string, contextPubkeys []string, graph *NeighborGraph) (*nodeInfo, string, float64) {
+	h := strings.ToLower(hop)
+	candidates := pm.m[h]
+	if len(candidates) == 0 {
+		return nil, "no_match", 0
+	}
+	if len(candidates) == 1 {
+		return &candidates[0], "unique_prefix", 1.0
+	}
+
+	// Priority 1: Affinity graph score
+	//
+	// NOTE: We use raw Score() (count × time-decay) here rather than Jaccard
+	// similarity. Jaccard is used at the graph builder level (disambiguate() in
+	// neighbor_graph.go) to resolve ambiguous edges by comparing neighbor-set
+	// overlap. Here, edges are already resolved — we just need to pick the
+	// highest-affinity candidate among them. Raw score is appropriate because
+	// it reflects both observation frequency and recency, which are the right
+	// signals for "which candidate is this hop most likely referring to."
+	if graph != nil && len(contextPubkeys) > 0 {
+		type scored struct {
+			idx   int
+			score float64
+			count int // observation count of the best-scoring edge
+		}
+		now := time.Now()
+		var scores []scored
+		for i, cand := range candidates {
+			candPK := strings.ToLower(cand.PublicKey)
+			bestScore := 0.0
+			bestCount := 0
+			for _, ctxPK := range contextPubkeys {
+				edges := graph.Neighbors(strings.ToLower(ctxPK))
+				for _, e := range edges {
+					if e.Ambiguous {
+						continue
+					}
+					otherPK := e.NodeA
+					if strings.EqualFold(otherPK, ctxPK) {
+						otherPK = e.NodeB
+					}
+					if strings.EqualFold(otherPK, candPK) {
+						s := e.Score(now)
+						if s > bestScore {
+							bestScore = s
+							bestCount = e.Count
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if bestScore > 0 {
+				scores = append(scores, scored{i, bestScore, bestCount})
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(scores) >= 1 {
+			// Sort descending
+			for i := 0; i < len(scores)-1; i++ {
+				for j := i + 1; j < len(scores); j++ {
+					if scores[j].score > scores[i].score {
+						scores[i], scores[j] = scores[j], scores[i]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			best := scores[0]
+			// Require both score ratio ≥ 3× AND minimum observations (mirrors
+			// disambiguate() in neighbor_graph.go which checks affinityMinObservations).
+			if best.count >= affinityMinObservations &&
+				(len(scores) == 1 || best.score >= affinityConfidenceRatio*scores[1].score) {
+				return &candidates[best.idx], "neighbor_affinity", best.score
+			}
+			// Scores too close — fall through to lower-priority strategies
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Priority 2: Geographic proximity (if context pubkeys have GPS and candidates have GPS)
+	if len(contextPubkeys) > 0 {
+		// Find GPS positions of context nodes from the prefix map or candidates
+		// We need nodeInfo for context pubkeys — look them up
+		var contextLat, contextLon float64
+		var contextGPSCount int
+		for _, ctxPK := range contextPubkeys {
+			ctxLower := strings.ToLower(ctxPK)
+			if infos, ok := pm.m[ctxLower]; ok && len(infos) == 1 && infos[0].HasGPS {
+				contextLat += infos[0].Lat
+				contextLon += infos[0].Lon
+				contextGPSCount++
+			}
+		}
+		if contextGPSCount > 0 {
+			contextLat /= float64(contextGPSCount)
+			contextLon /= float64(contextGPSCount)
+
+			bestIdx := -1
+			bestDist := math.MaxFloat64
+			for i, cand := range candidates {
+				if !cand.HasGPS {
+					continue
+				}
+				d := geoDistApprox(contextLat, contextLon, cand.Lat, cand.Lon)
+				if d < bestDist {
+					bestDist = d
+					bestIdx = i
+				}
+			}
+			if bestIdx >= 0 {
+				return &candidates[bestIdx], "geo_proximity", 0
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Priority 3: GPS preference
+	for i := range candidates {
+		if candidates[i].HasGPS {
+			return &candidates[i], "gps_preference", 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Priority 4: First match fallback
+	return &candidates[0], "first_match", 0
+}
+
+// geoDistApprox returns an approximate distance between two lat/lon points
+// (equirectangular approximation, sufficient for relative comparison).
+func geoDistApprox(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2 float64) float64 {
+	dLat := (lat2 - lat1) * math.Pi / 180
+	dLon := (lon2 - lon1) * math.Pi / 180 * math.Cos((lat1+lat2)/2*math.Pi/180)
+	return math.Sqrt(dLat*dLat + dLon*dLon)
+}
+
 func parsePathJSON(pathJSON string) []string {
 	if pathJSON == "" || pathJSON == "[]" {
 		return nil
@@ -4335,10 +4518,16 @@ func (s *PacketStore) computeHashCollisions(region string) map[string]interface{
 	// Compute collisions for each byte size (1, 2, 3)
 	collisionsBySize := make(map[string]interface{})
 	for _, bytes := range []int{1, 2, 3} {
-		// Filter nodes relevant to this byte size
+		// Filter nodes relevant to this byte size.
+		// - Exclude hash_size==0 nodes: no adverts seen, so actual hash
+		//   size is unknown. Including them in every bucket inflates
+		//   collision counts.
+		// - Exclude companions: they are mobile/temporary and don't form
+		//   the mesh backbone, so collisions with them aren't meaningful.
+		// (Fixes #441)
 		var nodesForByte []collisionNode
 		for _, cn := range allCNodes {
-			if cn.HashSize == bytes || cn.HashSize == 0 {
+			if cn.HashSize == bytes && cn.Role == "repeater" {
 				nodesForByte = append(nodesForByte, cn)
 			}
 		}
@@ -873,18 +873,21 @@ type TraceResponse struct {
 // ─── Resolve Hops ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 type HopCandidate struct {
-	Name   interface{} `json:"name"`
-	Pubkey string      `json:"pubkey"`
-	Lat    interface{} `json:"lat"`
-	Lon    interface{} `json:"lon"`
+	Name          interface{} `json:"name"`
+	Pubkey        string      `json:"pubkey"`
+	Lat           interface{} `json:"lat"`
+	Lon           interface{} `json:"lon"`
+	AffinityScore *float64    `json:"affinityScore"`
 }

 type HopResolution struct {
-	Name       interface{}    `json:"name"`
-	Pubkey     interface{}    `json:"pubkey,omitempty"`
-	Ambiguous  *bool          `json:"ambiguous,omitempty"`
-	Candidates []HopCandidate `json:"candidates"`
-	Conflicts  []interface{}  `json:"conflicts"`
+	Name          interface{}    `json:"name"`
+	Pubkey        interface{}    `json:"pubkey,omitempty"`
+	Ambiguous     *bool          `json:"ambiguous,omitempty"`
+	Candidates    []HopCandidate `json:"candidates"`
+	Conflicts     []interface{}  `json:"conflicts"`
+	BestCandidate *string        `json:"bestCandidate,omitempty"`
+	Confidence    string         `json:"confidence,omitempty"`
 }

 type ResolveHopsResponse struct {
@@ -921,6 +924,7 @@ type ClientConfigResponse struct {
 	ExternalUrls       interface{} `json:"externalUrls"`
 	PropagationBufferMs float64         `json:"propagationBufferMs"`
 	Timestamps          TimestampConfig `json:"timestamps"`
+	DebugAffinity       bool            `json:"debugAffinity,omitempty"`
 }

 // ─── IATA Coords ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# CoreScope v3.4 Release Notes
+
+**The neighbor affinity release.** CoreScope now understands how nodes relate to each other — not just that they exist, but how strongly they're connected. This powers smarter hop resolution, richer node detail pages, and a new graph visualization in analytics.
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Features
+
+### Neighbor Affinity System (7 milestones)
+A complete neighbor relationship engine, from backend graph building to frontend visualization:
+
+- **Affinity graph builder** — computes neighbor relationships and connection strength from packet traffic (#507)
+- **Affinity API endpoints** — REST endpoints to query neighbor data (#508)
+- **Show Neighbors via affinity API** — the existing Show Neighbors feature now uses real affinity data instead of raw packet heuristics (#512, fixes #484)
+- **Affinity-aware hop resolution** — hop resolver uses neighbor affinity to pick better paths (#511)
+- **Node detail neighbors section** — dedicated neighbors panel on the node detail page (#510)
+- **Affinity debugging tools** — inspect and troubleshoot affinity calculations (#521)
+- **Neighbor graph visualization** — interactive neighbor graph in the analytics tab (#513)
+
+### Customizer v2
+- Event-driven state management replaces the old imperative approach — cleaner, more predictable theme/config updates (#503)
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- **Stale parsed cache on observation packets** — observation packets now correctly invalidate the JSON parse cache (#505)
+- **Null-guard rAF callbacks** — live page no longer crashes when `requestAnimationFrame` callbacks fire after cleanup (#506)
+- **Customizer v2 phantom overrides** — fixed phantom config entries, missing defaults, and stale dark mode state (#520)
+- **Neighbor affinity empty results** — fixed pubKey field name mismatch causing empty affinity graphs (#524)
+- **Home defaults in server theme** — server-side theme config now includes home page defaults (#526)
+- **Neighbor UI crash + dark mode** — fixed Show Neighbors crash and improved dark mode contrast (#527)
+- **Home page steps + FAQ** — both steps AND FAQ now render correctly on the home page (#529)
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance
+
+- **Cached JSON.parse for packet data** — packet payloads are parsed once and cached, avoiding redundant `JSON.parse` calls on repeated access (#400)
+
+---
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+- **Affinity graph scales with traffic volume** — networks with very low packet rates may show weak or missing neighbor relationships until enough data accumulates
+- **Debugging tools are developer-facing** — the affinity debug panel (#521) is functional but not polished for end-user consumption
+- **Customizer v2 migration** — custom themes saved under v1 may need to be re-applied after upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,568 @@
+# Customizer Rework Spec
+
+## Overview
+
+The current customizer (`public/customize.js`) suffers from fundamental state management issues documented in [issue #284](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/issues/284). State is scattered across 7 localStorage keys, CSS updates bypass the data layer, and there's no single source of truth for the effective configuration.
+
+This spec defines a clean rework based on event-driven state management with a single data flow path. The goal: predictable state, minimal storage footprint, portable config format, and zero ambiguity about which values are active and why.
+
+## Design Decisions
+
+These are agreed and final. Do not reinterpret or deviate.
+
+1. **Three state layers:** server defaults (immutable after fetch), user overrides (delta in localStorage), effective config (computed via merge, never stored directly).
+2. **Single data flow:** user action → debounce (~300ms) → write delta to localStorage → read back from localStorage → merge with server defaults → apply CSS variables. No shortcuts, no optimistic CSS updates (see Decision #12 for the one exception).
+3. **One localStorage key:** `cs-theme-overrides` — replaces the current 7 scattered keys (`meshcore-user-theme`, `meshcore-timestamp-mode`, `meshcore-timestamp-timezone`, `meshcore-timestamp-format`, `meshcore-timestamp-custom-format`, `meshcore-heatmap-opacity`, `meshcore-live-heatmap-opacity`).
+4. **Universal format:** same shape as the server's `ThemeResponse` plus additional keys. Works identically for user export, admin `theme.json`, and user import.
+5. **User overrides always win** in merge — `merge(serverDefaults, userOverrides)` = effective config.
+6. **Override indicator:** shown in customizer panel ONLY when override value differs from current server default.
+7. **No silent pruning:** overrides stay in localStorage until the user explicitly resets them (per-field reset or full reset). The delta may contain values that happen to match current server defaults — that's fine. User intent is preserved; nothing silently disappears.
+8. **Per-field reset:** remove a single key from the delta → re-merge → re-apply CSS.
+9. **Full reset:** `localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides')` → re-merge (effective = server defaults) → re-apply CSS.
+10. **Export = dump delta object as JSON download. Import = validate shape, write to localStorage, trigger re-merge.**
+11. **No CSS magic:** CSS variables ONLY update after the localStorage round-trip completes. No optimistic updates (see Decision #12 for the one exception).
+12. **Color picker optimistic CSS exception:** For continuous inputs (color pickers, sliders), CSS is updated optimistically during `input` events for visual responsiveness. The localStorage write only happens on `change` event (mouseup/blur). On `change`, the full pipeline runs: write → read → merge → apply (which will match the optimistic state). If the user refreshes mid-drag before `change` fires, the change is lost — this is acceptable. This is the ONLY exception to the localStorage-first rule.
+
+## Dark/Light Mode
+
+The customizer treats light and dark mode as separate override sections:
+
+- **`theme`** stores light mode color overrides.
+- **`themeDark`** stores dark mode color overrides.
+- When the user changes a color in the customizer, it writes to whichever section matches their current mode: `theme` if light, `themeDark` if dark.
+- The dark/light mode toggle preference (`meshcore-theme` localStorage key) is **separate** from the delta object. It is a view preference, not a customization — it is not stored in `cs-theme-overrides`.
+- The customizer UI shows color fields for the currently active mode only. Switching modes re-renders the color fields with values from the matching section.
+
+## Presets
+
+The existing preset themes are preserved and flow through the standard pipeline:
+
+**Available presets:** Default, Ocean, Forest, Sunset, Monochrome.
+
+**How presets work:**
+- Clicking a preset writes its values to localStorage via the same pipeline as any other change: preset data → `writeOverrides()` → read back → merge → apply CSS.
+- Presets are NOT special — they are pre-built delta objects applied through the standard flow.
+- Each preset contains both `theme` (light) and `themeDark` (dark) sections, plus any other overrides the preset defines (e.g., `nodeColors`).
+- **"Reset to Default"** = clear all overrides (equivalent to full reset: `localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides')` → re-merge → apply).
+
+**Preset data format:** Same shape as the delta object. Example:
+
+```json
+{
+  "theme": {
+    "accent": "#0077b6",
+    "navBg": "#03045e",
+    "background": "#f0f7fa"
+  },
+  "themeDark": {
+    "accent": "#48cae4",
+    "navBg": "#03045e",
+    "background": "#0a1929"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Applying a preset **replaces** the entire delta (it's a `writeOverrides(presetData)`, not a merge onto existing overrides). The user can then further customize individual fields on top.
+
+## Data Model
+
+### Delta Object Format
+
+The user override delta is a sparse object — it only contains fields the user has explicitly changed. The shape mirrors the server's `ThemeResponse` (from `/api/config/theme`) plus additional client-only sections:
+
+```json
+{
+  "branding": {
+    "siteName": "string — site name override",
+    "tagline": "string — tagline override",
+    "logoUrl": "string — custom logo URL",
+    "faviconUrl": "string — custom favicon URL"
+  },
+  "theme": {
+    "accent": "string — CSS color, light mode accent",
+    "accentHover": "string — CSS color, light mode accent hover",
+    "navBg": "string — CSS color, nav background",
+    "navBg2": "string — CSS color, nav secondary background",
+    "navText": "string — CSS color, nav text",
+    "navTextMuted": "string — CSS color, nav muted text",
+    "background": "string — CSS color, page background",
+    "text": "string — CSS color, body text",
+    "textMuted": "string — CSS color, muted text",
+    "border": "string — CSS color, borders",
+    "surface1": "string — CSS color, surface level 1",
+    "surface2": "string — CSS color, surface level 2",
+    "cardBg": "string — CSS color, card backgrounds",
+    "contentBg": "string — CSS color, content area background",
+    "detailBg": "string — CSS color, detail pane background",
+    "inputBg": "string — CSS color, input backgrounds",
+    "rowStripe": "string — CSS color, alternating row stripe",
+    "rowHover": "string — CSS color, row hover highlight",
+    "selectedBg": "string — CSS color, selected row background",
+    "statusGreen": "string — CSS color, healthy status",
+    "statusYellow": "string — CSS color, degraded status",
+    "statusRed": "string — CSS color, critical status",
+    "font": "string — CSS font-family for body text",
+    "mono": "string — CSS font-family for monospace"
+  },
+  "themeDark": {
+    "/* same keys as theme — dark mode overrides */"
+  },
+  "nodeColors": {
+    "repeater": "string — CSS color",
+    "companion": "string — CSS color",
+    "room": "string — CSS color",
+    "sensor": "string — CSS color",
+    "observer": "string — CSS color"
+  },
+  "typeColors": {
+    "ADVERT": "string — CSS color",
+    "GRP_TXT": "string — CSS color",
+    "TXT_MSG": "string — CSS color",
+    "ACK": "string — CSS color",
+    "REQUEST": "string — CSS color",
+    "RESPONSE": "string — CSS color",
+    "TRACE": "string — CSS color",
+    "PATH": "string — CSS color",
+    "ANON_REQ": "string — CSS color"
+  },
+  "home": {
+    "heroTitle": "string",
+    "heroSubtitle": "string",
+    "steps": "[array of {emoji, title, description}]",
+    "checklist": "[array of strings]",
+    "footerLinks": "[array of {label, url}]"
+  },
+  "timestamps": {
+    "defaultMode": "string — 'ago' | 'absolute'",
+    "timezone": "string — 'local' | 'utc'",
+    "formatPreset": "string — 'iso' | 'iso-seconds' | 'locale'",
+    "customFormat": "string — custom strftime-style format"
+  },
+  "heatmapOpacity": "number — 0.0 to 1.0",
+  "liveHeatmapOpacity": "number — 0.0 to 1.0"
+}
+```
+
+**Rules:**
+- All sections and keys are optional. An empty object `{}` means "no overrides."
+- The `timestamps`, `heatmapOpacity`, and `liveHeatmapOpacity` keys are client-only extensions — not part of the server's `ThemeResponse`, but included in the universal format for portability.
+
+### localStorage Key
+
+**Key:** `cs-theme-overrides`
+**Value:** JSON string of the delta object above.
+**Absent key** = no overrides = effective config equals server defaults.
+
+### Dark/Light Mode Preference
+
+**Key:** `meshcore-theme`
+**Value:** `"dark"` or `"light"` (or absent = follow system preference).
+**This key is NOT part of the delta object.** It controls which mode is active, not which colors are used. The delta stores overrides for both modes independently in `theme` and `themeDark`.
+
+## Data Flow Diagrams
+
+### Page Load
+
+```
+┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
+│ Fetch        │     │ Read localStorage │     │ Migration check │
+│ /api/config/ │     │ cs-theme-overrides│     │ (one-time)      │
+│ theme        │     └────────┬─────────┘     └────────┬────────┘
+└──────┬──────┘              │                         │
+       │                     │    ┌────────────────────┘
+       ▼                     ▼    ▼
+  serverDefaults      userOverrides (possibly migrated)
+       │                     │
+       ▼                     ▼
+  ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
+  │ computeEffective(server, userOverrides) │
+  └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘
+                 │
+                 ▼
+  ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
+  │ window.SITE_CONFIG = effective       │ ← atomic assignment
+  └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘
+                 │
+                 ▼
+  ┌──────────────────────┐
+  │ applyCSS(effective)  │ ← sets CSS vars on :root for current mode
+  └──────────────────────┘
+                 │
+                 ▼
+  ┌──────────────────────────────┐
+  │ dispatch 'theme-changed'     │ ← bare signal, no payload
+  └──────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### User Change (e.g., picks new accent color)
+
+```
+  User action (input/click)
+       │
+       ▼
+  debounce(300ms)
+       │
+       ▼
+  setOverride('theme', 'accent', '#ff0000')
+       │
+       ├─► readOverrides()          ← read current delta from localStorage
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       ├─► update delta object      ← set delta.theme.accent = '#ff0000'
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       ├─► writeOverrides(delta)    ← serialize & write to localStorage
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       ├─► readOverrides()          ← read BACK from localStorage (round-trip)
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       ├─► computeEffective(server, delta)
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       ├─► window.SITE_CONFIG = effective  ← atomic assignment
+       │       │
+       │       ▼
+       └─► applyCSS(effective)      ← CSS vars updated on :root
+              │
+              ▼
+         dispatch 'theme-changed'
+```
+
+**Color picker / slider exception:** During continuous `input` events (drag), CSS is updated optimistically (directly setting `--var` on `:root`) without the localStorage round-trip. The full pipeline above only runs on the `change` event (mouseup/blur).
+
+### Per-Field Reset
+
+```
+  User clicks reset icon on a field
+       │
+       ▼
+  clearOverride('theme', 'accent')
+       │
+       ├─► readOverrides()
+       ├─► delete delta.theme.accent
+       ├─► if delta.theme is empty, delete delta.theme
+       ├─► writeOverrides(delta)
+       ├─► readOverrides()          ← round-trip
+       ├─► computeEffective(server, delta)
+       ├─► window.SITE_CONFIG = effective
+       └─► applyCSS(effective)
+              │
+              ▼
+         dispatch 'theme-changed'
+```
+
+### Full Reset
+
+```
+  User clicks "Reset All"
+       │
+       ▼
+  localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides')
+       │
+       ▼
+  computeEffective(server, {})    ← no overrides = server defaults
+       │
+       ▼
+  window.SITE_CONFIG = effective
+       │
+       ▼
+  applyCSS(effective)
+       │
+       ▼
+  dispatch 'theme-changed'
+```
+
+### Export
+
+```
+  User clicks "Export"
+       │
+       ▼
+  readOverrides()
+       │
+       ▼
+  JSON.stringify(delta, null, 2)
+       │
+       ▼
+  trigger download as .json file
+```
+
+### Import
+
+```
+  User selects .json file
+       │
+       ▼
+  parse JSON
+       │
+       ▼
+  validateShape(parsed)           ← check structure, validate values
+       │
+       ├─► invalid → show error, abort
+       │
+       ▼ valid
+  writeOverrides(parsed)
+       │
+       ▼
+  readOverrides()                 ← round-trip
+       │
+       ▼
+  computeEffective(server, delta)
+       │
+       ▼
+  window.SITE_CONFIG = effective
+       │
+       ▼
+  applyCSS(effective)
+       │
+       ▼
+  dispatch 'theme-changed'
+```
+
+## Function Signatures
+
+### `readOverrides() → object`
+
+Reads `cs-theme-overrides` from localStorage, parses as JSON. Returns empty object `{}` on missing key, parse error, or non-object value. Never throws.
+
+### `writeOverrides(delta: object) → void`
+
+Serializes `delta` to JSON and writes to `cs-theme-overrides` in localStorage. If `delta` is empty (`{}`), removes the key entirely.
+
+**Validation on write:**
+- Color values must match: `#hex` (3, 4, 6, or 8 digit), `rgb()`, `rgba()`, `hsl()`, `hsla()`, or CSS named colors. Invalid color values are rejected (not written) with `console.warn`.
+- Numeric values (`heatmapOpacity`, `liveHeatmapOpacity`) must be finite numbers in the range 0–1. Invalid values are rejected with `console.warn`.
+- Timestamp enum values are validated against known options (`defaultMode`: `'ago'`/`'absolute'`; `timezone`: `'local'`/`'utc'`; `formatPreset`: `'iso'`/`'iso-seconds'`/`'locale'`). Invalid values are rejected with `console.warn`.
+
+**Quota error handling:**
+- Wrap `localStorage.setItem` in try/catch.
+- On `QuotaExceededError`: show a visible warning to the user ("Storage full — changes may not be saved"), log to console.
+- Do NOT silently swallow the error.
+
+### `computeEffective(serverConfig: object, userOverrides: object) → object`
+
+Deep merges `userOverrides` onto `serverConfig`. For each section (e.g., `theme`, `nodeColors`), if `userOverrides` has the section, its keys override the corresponding `serverConfig` keys. Top-level non-object keys (e.g., `heatmapOpacity`) are directly overridden.
+
+Returns a new object — neither input is mutated.
+
+**Merge rules:**
+- Object sections: shallow merge per section (`Object.assign({}, server.theme, user.theme)`)
+- Array sections (e.g., `home.steps`): full replacement (user array wins entirely, no element-level merge)
+- Scalar sections (e.g., `heatmapOpacity`): direct replacement
+
+After computing the effective config, writes it to `window.SITE_CONFIG` atomically (single assignment, not piecemeal mutations).
+
+### `applyCSS(effectiveConfig: object) → void`
+
+Maps effective config values to CSS custom properties on `:root`. Behavior:
+
+1. Reads the current mode (light/dark) from the `meshcore-theme` localStorage key, falling back to system preference (`prefers-color-scheme`).
+2. Applies the matching section's values: `theme` for light mode, `themeDark` for dark mode.
+3. Also applies mode-independent values: node colors as `--node-{role}`, type colors as `--type-{name}`, font families as `--font-body` and `--font-mono`.
+4. Does NOT generate dual CSS rule blocks — only the current mode's values are applied to `:root`.
+5. On dark/light mode toggle, `applyCSS` is called again to re-apply the correct section.
+
+Updates the `<style>` element (create if absent, reuse if present). Dispatches a `theme-changed` CustomEvent on `window` after applying.
+
+### `theme-changed` Event
+
+- `theme-changed` is a bare `CustomEvent` with no payload (matches current behavior).
+- After each merge cycle, the effective config is written to `window.SITE_CONFIG` atomically (single assignment).
+- `window.SITE_CONFIG` is the canonical readable source for effective config throughout the app. All existing listeners that read from `SITE_CONFIG` continue to work without changes.
+
+### `setOverride(section: string, key: string, value: any) → void`
+
+Sets a single override. For nested sections (e.g., `section='theme'`, `key='accent'`), sets `delta[section][key] = value`. For top-level scalars (e.g., `section=null`, `key='heatmapOpacity'`), sets `delta[key] = value`.
+
+Follows the full data flow: read → update → write → read-back → merge → apply CSS → dispatch `theme-changed`. Debounced at ~300ms (the debounce wraps the write-through-to-CSS portion).
+
+### `clearOverride(section: string, key: string) → void`
+
+Removes a single key from the delta. If the section becomes empty after removal, removes the section too. Triggers the full data flow (no debounce — resets should feel instant).
+
+### `migrateOldKeys() → object | null`
+
+One-time migration. Checks for any of the 7 legacy localStorage keys. If found:
+1. Reads all legacy values
+2. Maps them into the new delta format (see Migration Plan)
+3. Writes the merged delta to `cs-theme-overrides`
+4. Removes all 7 legacy keys
+5. Returns the migrated delta
+
+Returns `null` if no legacy keys found.
+
+### `validateShape(obj: any) → { valid: boolean, errors: string[] }`
+
+Validates that an imported object conforms to the expected shape:
+- Must be a plain object
+- Top-level keys must be from the known set: `branding`, `theme`, `themeDark`, `nodeColors`, `typeColors`, `home`, `timestamps`, `heatmapOpacity`, `liveHeatmapOpacity`
+- Section values must be objects (where expected) or correct scalar types
+- Color values are validated: must match `#hex` (3, 4, 6, or 8 digit), `rgb()`, `rgba()`, `hsl()`, `hsla()`, or CSS named colors
+- Numeric values (`heatmapOpacity`, `liveHeatmapOpacity`) must be finite numbers in range 0–1
+- Timestamp enum values validated against known options
+
+Unknown top-level keys cause a warning but don't fail validation (forward compatibility).
+
+## Migration Plan
+
+On first page load, before the normal init flow:
+
+1. Check if `cs-theme-overrides` already exists → if yes, skip migration.
+2. Check if ANY of the 7 legacy keys exist in localStorage.
+3. If legacy keys found, build a delta object using the exact mapping below:
+
+### Field-by-Field Migration Mapping
+
+```
+meshcore-user-theme (JSON) → parse, map directly:
+  .branding  → delta.branding
+  .theme     → delta.theme
+  .themeDark → delta.themeDark
+  .nodeColors → delta.nodeColors
+  .typeColors → delta.typeColors
+  .home      → delta.home
+  (any other keys are dropped)
+
+meshcore-timestamp-mode           → delta.timestamps.defaultMode
+meshcore-timestamp-timezone       → delta.timestamps.timezone
+meshcore-timestamp-format         → delta.timestamps.formatPreset
+meshcore-timestamp-custom-format  → delta.timestamps.customFormat
+meshcore-heatmap-opacity          → delta.heatmapOpacity (parseFloat)
+meshcore-live-heatmap-opacity     → delta.liveHeatmapOpacity (parseFloat)
+```
+
+4. Write the assembled delta to `cs-theme-overrides`.
+5. Delete all 7 legacy keys.
+6. Continue with normal init.
+
+**Edge cases:**
+- If `meshcore-user-theme` contains invalid JSON, skip it (log a warning to console).
+- If a legacy value is empty string or null, skip that field.
+- Migration runs exactly once — the presence of `cs-theme-overrides` (even as `{}`) prevents re-migration.
+
+## `allowCustomFormat` — User Preferences Trump
+
+The server-side `allowCustomFormat` gate is not enforced client-side. If a user imports a delta with a custom format, it's applied regardless. The server controls what formats are available in the UI (whether the custom format input field is shown), but does not block stored preferences.
+
+## Override Indicator UX
+
+In the customizer panel, each field that has an active override (value differs from server default) shows a visual indicator:
+
+- **Indicator:** A small dot or icon (e.g., `●` or a reset arrow `↺`) adjacent to the field label.
+- **Color:** Use the accent color to draw attention without being noisy.
+- **Behavior:** Clicking the indicator resets that single field (calls `clearOverride`).
+- **Tooltip:** "Reset to server default" or "This value differs from the server default."
+- **Absence:** Fields matching the server default show no indicator — clean and minimal.
+
+**Section-level indicator:** If any field in a section (e.g., "Theme Colors") is overridden, the tab/section header shows a count badge (e.g., "Theme Colors (3)").
+
+**"Reset All" button:** Always visible at bottom of panel. Confirms before executing (`localStorage.removeItem` + re-merge).
+
+## UX Requirements
+
+### Browser-Local Banner
+
+The customizer panel must display a persistent, always-visible notice:
+
+> **"These settings are saved in your browser only and don't affect other users."**
+
+This is NOT a tooltip, NOT a dismissible popup — it must be always visible in the panel header or footer area. Users must understand at a glance that their changes are local.
+
+### Auto-Save Indicator
+
+Show a persistent status in the customizer panel footer, Google Docs style — subtle but always present:
+
+- **Default state:** "All changes saved" (muted text)
+- **During debounce:** "Saving..." (muted text)
+- **On quota error:** "⚠️ Storage full — changes may not be saved" (red text, persistent until resolved)
+
+The indicator reflects the actual state of the localStorage write, not just the UI action.
+
+## Server Compatibility
+
+The delta format is intentionally shaped to be a valid subset of the server's `theme.json` admin config file. This means:
+
+- **User export → admin import:** An admin can take a user's exported JSON and drop it into `theme.json` as server defaults. The `timestamps`, `heatmapOpacity`, and `liveHeatmapOpacity` keys are ignored by the current server (it doesn't read them from `theme.json`), but they don't cause errors.
+- **Admin config → user import:** A `theme.json` file can be imported as user overrides. Unknown server-only keys are ignored by the client.
+- **Round-trip safe:** Export → import produces identical delta (assuming no server default changes between operations).
+
+The server's `ThemeResponse` struct currently returns: `branding`, `theme`, `themeDark`, `nodeColors`, `typeColors`, `home`. The client-only extensions (`timestamps`, `heatmapOpacity`, `liveHeatmapOpacity`) are additive — they extend the format without conflicting.
+
+## Testing Requirements
+
+### Unit Tests (Node.js, no browser required)
+
+1. **`readOverrides`**
+   - Returns `{}` when key is absent
+   - Returns `{}` when key contains invalid JSON
+   - Returns `{}` when key contains a non-object (string, array, number)
+   - Returns parsed object when key contains valid JSON object
+
+2. **`writeOverrides`**
+   - Writes serialized JSON to localStorage
+   - Removes key when delta is empty `{}`
+   - Round-trips correctly (write → read = identical object)
+   - Rejects invalid color values with console.warn
+   - Rejects out-of-range numeric values with console.warn
+   - Rejects invalid timestamp enum values with console.warn
+   - Handles QuotaExceededError gracefully (warns user, does not throw)
+
+3. **`computeEffective`**
+   - Returns server defaults when overrides is `{}`
+   - Overrides a single key in a section
+   - Overrides multiple keys across sections
+   - Does not mutate either input
+   - Handles missing sections in overrides gracefully
+   - Array values (e.g., `home.steps`) are fully replaced, not merged
+   - Top-level scalars (`heatmapOpacity`) are directly replaced
+
+4. **`setOverride` / `clearOverride`**
+   - Setting a value stores it in the delta
+   - Clearing a key removes it from delta
+   - Clearing the last key in a section removes the section
+   - Full data flow executes (CSS vars updated)
+
+5. **`migrateOldKeys`**
+   - Migrates all 7 keys correctly using exact field mapping
+   - Handles partial migration (only some keys present)
+   - Handles invalid JSON in `meshcore-user-theme`
+   - Removes all legacy keys after migration
+   - Skips migration if `cs-theme-overrides` already exists
+   - Returns null when no legacy keys found
+   - Drops unknown keys from `meshcore-user-theme`
+
+6. **`validateShape`**
+   - Accepts valid delta objects
+   - Accepts empty object
+   - Rejects non-objects (string, array, null)
+   - Warns on unknown top-level keys (doesn't reject)
+   - Validates section types (object vs scalar)
+   - Rejects invalid color values
+   - Rejects out-of-range opacity values
+   - Rejects invalid timestamp enum values
+
+### Browser/E2E Tests (Playwright)
+
+1. **Customizer opens and shows current values** — fields reflect effective config.
+2. **Changing a color updates CSS variable** — after debounce, `:root` has new value.
+3. **Override indicator appears** when value differs from server default.
+4. **Per-field reset** removes override, reverts to server default, indicator disappears.
+5. **Full reset** clears all overrides, all fields show server defaults.
+6. **Export** downloads a JSON file with current delta.
+7. **Import** applies overrides from uploaded JSON file.
+8. **Migration** — set legacy keys, reload, verify they're migrated and removed.
+9. **Preset application** — clicking a preset applies its colors, fields update.
+10. **Dark/light mode toggle** — switching mode re-applies correct section's CSS vars.
+11. **Browser-local banner** — verify persistent notice is visible in customizer panel.
+12. **Auto-save indicator** — verify status text updates during and after changes.
+
+## What's NOT In Scope
+
+- **Undo/redo stack** — could be added as P2. For v1, per-field reset to server default is the only revert mechanism.
+- **Cross-tab synchronization** — two tabs editing simultaneously may clobber each other's changes. Acceptable for v1.
+- **Server-side timestamp config** (`allowCustomFormat` gate) — remains server-only, not exposed in the customizer delta. The server controls UI availability but does not block stored preferences (see `allowCustomFormat` section above).
+- **Admin import endpoint** — no server API for uploading `theme.json` via the UI. Admins edit the file directly. Future work.
+- **Map config overrides** (`mapDefaults.center`, `mapDefaults.zoom`) — separate concern, not part of theme. Future work.
+- **Geo-filter config** — server-only. Not in scope.
+- **Per-page layout preferences** (column widths, sort orders) — separate from theming. Future work.
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+# Spec: Server-side hop resolution at ingest — `resolved_path`
+
+**Status:** Final  
+**Issue:** [#555](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/issues/555)  
+**Related:** [#482](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/issues/482), [#528](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/issues/528)
+
+## Problem
+
+Any place where 1, 2, or 3-byte prefixes must be resolved to actual full repeater public keys and friendly names should use affinity data first, geo data as fallback. Across frontend, backend, whatever. Efficiently — no 7-second waits, no recomputation, aggressive caching.
+
+Currently, hop paths are stored as short uppercase hex prefixes in `path_json` (e.g. `["D6", "E3", "59"]`). Resolution to full pubkeys happens **client-side** via `HopResolver` (`public/hop-resolver.js`), which:
+
+- Is slow — each page/component re-resolves independently
+- Is inconsistent — different components may resolve the same prefix differently
+- Cannot leverage the server's neighbor affinity graph, which has far richer context for disambiguation
+- Causes redundant `/api/resolve-hops` calls from every client
+
+## Solution
+
+Resolve hop prefixes to full pubkeys **once at ingest time** on the server, using `resolveWithContext()` with 4-tier priority (affinity → geo → GPS → first match) and a **persisted neighbor graph**. Store the result as a new `resolved_path` column on observations alongside `path_json`.
+
+## Design decisions (locked)
+
+1. **`path_json` stays unchanged** — raw firmware prefixes, uppercase hex. Ground truth.
+2. **`resolved_path` is a column on observations** — full 64-char lowercase hex pubkeys, `null` for unresolved.
+3. **Resolved at ingest** using `resolveWithContext(hop, context, graph)` — 4-tier priority: affinity → geo → GPS → first match.
+4. **`null` = unresolved** — ambiguous prefixes store `null`. Frontend falls back to prefix display.
+5. **Both fields coexist** — not interchangeable. Different consumers use different fields.
+
+## Persisted neighbor graph
+
+### SQLite table: `neighbor_edges`
+
+Thin and normalized. Stores ONLY the relationship. SNR, observer names, GPS, roles — all join from existing tables when needed. No duplication.
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS neighbor_edges (
+    node_a TEXT NOT NULL,
+    node_b TEXT NOT NULL,
+    count INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
+    last_seen TEXT,
+    PRIMARY KEY (node_a, node_b)
+);
+```
+
+### Edge extraction rules (ADVERT vs non-ADVERT)
+
+At ingest, for each packet:
+
+- **ADVERT packets** (payload_type 4): originator pubkey is known from `decoded_json.pubKey`. Extract edge: `originator ↔ path[0]` (the first hop is a direct neighbor of the originator).
+- **ALL packets**: observer pubkey is known. Extract edge: `observer ↔ path[last]` (the last hop is a direct neighbor of the observer).
+- **Non-ADVERT packets**: originator is unknown (encrypted). ONLY extract `observer ↔ path[last]`.
+- Each packet produces **1 or 2 edge upserts** depending on type.
+
+Edge upsert uses canonical ordering (`node_a < node_b` lexicographically) to avoid duplicate edges:
+
+```sql
+INSERT INTO neighbor_edges (node_a, node_b, count, last_seen)
+VALUES (min(?, ?), max(?, ?), 1, ?)
+ON CONFLICT(node_a, node_b) DO UPDATE SET
+  count = count + 1,
+  last_seen = excluded.last_seen;
+```
+
+### In-memory structure
+
+```go
+type NeighborGraph struct {
+    edges map[string][]NeighborEdge  // pubkey → list of neighbor edges
+    mu    sync.RWMutex
+}
+```
+
+### Cold startup and backfill
+
+On startup:
+
+```go
+// 1. Query all edges from SQLite
+rows := db.Query("SELECT node_a, node_b, count, last_seen FROM neighbor_edges")
+
+// 2. Build in-memory graph
+graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+for rows.Next() {
+    var a, b string
+    var count int
+    var lastSeen string
+    rows.Scan(&a, &b, &count, &lastSeen)
+    graph.UpsertEdge(a, b, count, lastSeen)
+}
+
+// 3. Attach to PacketStore
+store.graph = graph
+```
+
+1. **Load `neighbor_edges` from SQLite** → build in-memory graph (code above).
+2. **If table empty (first run):** `BuildFromStore(packets)` — scan all existing packets, extract edges per the rules above, INSERT into `neighbor_edges`.
+3. **Load observations from SQLite.**
+4. **For observations without `resolved_path`:** resolve using the graph, UPDATE `resolved_path` in SQLite.
+5. **Ready to serve.**
+
+On subsequent runs, step 2 is skipped (table already populated). Step 4 only processes observations with NULL `resolved_path` (new or previously unresolved).
+
+### Incremental update at ingest
+
+Every edge upsert writes to **both** the in-memory graph and SQLite — they stay in sync. SQLite is the persistence layer, in-memory is the fast lookup layer.
+
+```go
+// Extract edge from packet
+graph.UpsertEdge(nodeA, nodeB, 1, now)
+
+// Also persist to SQLite
+db.Exec(`INSERT INTO neighbor_edges (node_a, node_b, count, last_seen)
+         VALUES (?, ?, 1, ?)
+         ON CONFLICT(node_a, node_b) DO UPDATE SET
+         count = count + 1, last_seen = ?`, a, b, now, now)
+```
+
+## Data model
+
+### Where does `resolved_path` live?
+
+**On observations**, as a column:
+
+```sql
+ALTER TABLE observations ADD COLUMN resolved_path TEXT;
+```
+
+Rationale: Each observer sees the packet from a different vantage point. The same 2-char prefix may resolve to different full pubkeys depending on which observer's neighborhood is considered. The observer's own pubkey provides critical context for `resolveWithContext` (tier 2: neighbor affinity). Storing on observations preserves this per-observer resolution.
+
+`resolved_path` is written in the same INSERT that creates the observation — one write, no double-write problem.
+
+### Field shape
+
+```
+resolved_path TEXT  -- JSON array: ["aabb...64chars", null, "ccdd...64chars"]
+```
+
+- Same length as the `path_json` array
+- Each element is either a 64-char lowercase hex pubkey string, or `null`
+- Stored as a JSON text column (same approach as `path_json`)
+- Uses `omitempty` — absent from JSON when not set
+
+## Every path resolution uses the graph — no exceptions
+
+All existing `pm.resolve()` call sites MUST be migrated to `resolveWithContext` with the persisted graph. No "we'll get to it later."
+
+### Call sites to migrate (exhaustive)
+
+Found via `grep -n "pm.resolve" cmd/server/store.go`:
+
+| Line | Function | Current | After |
+|------|----------|---------|-------|
+| 1192 | `IngestNewFromDB()` | `pm.resolve(hop)` | `resolveWithContext(hop, ctx, graph)` — resolve at ingest, store as `resolved_path` |
+| 1876 | `buildDistanceIndex()` | `pm.resolve(hop)` | Read `resolved_path` from observation — already resolved at ingest |
+| 3537 | `computeAnalyticsTopology()` | `pm.resolve(hop)` | Read `resolved_path` from observation |
+| 5528 | `computeAnalyticsSubpaths()` | `pm.resolve(hop)` | Read `resolved_path` from observation |
+| 5665 | `GetSubpathDetail()` | `pm.resolve(hop)` | `resolveWithContext(hop, ctx, graph)` — ad-hoc resolution for user-provided hops |
+| 5744 | `GetSubpathDetail()` | `pm.resolve(h)` | `resolveWithContext(h, ctx, graph)` — same function, second usage |
+
+**After migration:** `pm.resolve()` (naive prefix-only lookup) is dead code. Remove it. All resolution goes through `resolveWithContext` which uses the persisted neighbor graph for affinity-based disambiguation.
+
+## Ingest pipeline changes
+
+### Where resolution happens
+
+In `PacketStore.IngestNewFromDB()` in `cmd/server/store.go`. For new observations, resolution happens during the observation INSERT — same write. For backfill (cold startup), it's a separate UPDATE pass.
+
+Note on ordering: edge upserts (step 5) happen **after** resolution (step 3-4). This means the very first packet for a new neighbor pair resolves without that edge in the graph yet. This is acceptable — the affinity tier will miss, but geo/GPS/first-match tiers still work. On the next packet, the edge exists and affinity kicks in.
+
+Resolution flow per observation:
+1. Parse `path_json` into hop prefixes
+2. Build context pubkeys from the observation (observer pubkey, source/dest from decoded packet)
+3. Call `resolveWithContext(hop, contextPubkeys, neighborGraph)` for each hop
+4. Store result as `resolved_path` column on the observation (same INSERT)
+5. Upsert neighbor edges into `neighbor_edges` table (incremental update)
+
+### Performance
+
+`resolveWithContext` does:
+- Prefix map lookup (map access, O(1))
+- Optional neighbor graph check (small map lookups)
+- No DB queries, no network calls
+
+Per-hop cost: ~1–5μs. A typical packet has 0–5 hops. At 100 packets/second ingest rate, this adds <0.5ms total overhead per second. **Negligible.**
+
+## All consumers use `resolved_path`
+
+| Consumer | Before | After |
+|---|---|---|
+| Packets detail path names | Client HopResolver (naive) | Read `resolved_path` |
+| Map Show Route | Client HopResolver (naive) | Read `resolved_path` |
+| Live map animated paths | Client HopResolver (naive) | Read `resolved_path` |
+| Node detail paths | Client HopResolver (naive) | Read `resolved_path` |
+| Analytics topology | Server `pm.resolve()` (naive) | Read `resolved_path` from observations |
+| Analytics subpaths | Server `pm.resolve()` (naive) | Read `resolved_path` from observations |
+| Analytics hop distances | Server `pm.resolve()` (naive) | Read `resolved_path` from observations |
+| Subpath detail | Server `pm.resolve()` (naive) | `resolveWithContext` with graph |
+| Show Neighbors | Server neighbors API | Already correct |
+| `/api/resolve-hops` | Server `resolveWithContext` | Already correct |
+| Hex breakdown display | `path_json` raw | Unchanged — shows raw bytes |
+
+## WebSocket broadcast
+
+Include `resolved_path` in broadcast messages. Resolution happens before broadcast assembly — negligible latency impact. The WS broadcast already includes `path_json`; `resolved_path` is added alongside it.
+
+## API changes
+
+### Endpoints that return `resolved_path`
+
+All endpoints that currently return `path_json` also return `resolved_path`:
+
+- `GET /api/packets` — transmission-level (use best observation's `resolved_path`)
+- `GET /api/packets/:hash` — per-observation detail
+- `GET /api/packets/:hash/observations` — each observation includes its own `resolved_path`
+- WebSocket broadcast messages — per-observation
+
+### `/api/resolve-hops`
+
+**Kept.** Useful for ad-hoc resolution of arbitrary prefixes (debug tools, clients resolving prefixes not associated with a packet). Not deprecated.
+
+## Pubkey case convention
+
+- **DB/API:** lowercase
+- **`path_json` display prefixes:** uppercase (raw firmware)
+- **`resolved_path`:** lowercase full pubkeys
+- **Comparison code:** normalizes to lowercase
+
+## Backward compatibility
+
+- Old observations without `resolved_path`: resolved during cold startup backfill (step 4). If still `null` after backfill, frontend falls back to client-side HopResolver.
+- `resolved_path` field uses `omitempty` — absent from JSON when not set.
+
+### Fallback pattern (frontend)
+
+```javascript
+function getResolvedHops(packet) {
+  if (packet.resolved_path) return packet.resolved_path;
+  // Fall back to client-side resolution for old packets
+  return resolveHopsClientSide(packet.path_json);
+}
+```
+
+## Implementation milestones
+
+### M1: Persist graph to SQLite + load on startup + incremental updates at ingest
+- Create `neighbor_edges` table in SQLite (schema above)
+- On first run: `BuildFromStore(packets)` — scan all packets, extract edges per ADVERT/non-ADVERT rules, INSERT into table
+- On subsequent runs: load from SQLite → build in-memory graph (instant startup)
+- Upsert edges incrementally during packet ingest
+- Graph lives on `PacketStore`, not `Server`
+- Tests: graph persistence, load, incremental update, ADVERT vs non-ADVERT edge extraction
+
+### M2: Add `resolved_path` column to observations + resolve at ingest
+- `ALTER TABLE observations ADD COLUMN resolved_path TEXT`
+- Add `ResolvedPath []*string` to `Observation` struct
+- Resolve during `IngestNewFromDB` — same INSERT, one write
+- Cold startup backfill: resolve observations with NULL `resolved_path`, UPDATE in SQLite
+- Migrate ALL 6 `pm.resolve()` call sites to `resolveWithContext` or read from `resolved_path`
+- Remove dead `pm.resolve()` code
+- Tests: unit test resolution at ingest, verify stored values, verify all call sites use graph
+
+### M3: Update all API responses to include `resolved_path`
+- Include `resolved_path` in all packet/observation API responses
+- Include in WebSocket broadcast messages
+- Tests: verify API response shape, WS broadcast shape
+
+### M4: Update frontend consumers to prefer `resolved_path`
+- Update `packets.js`, `map.js`, `live.js`, `analytics.js`, `nodes.js`
+- Add fallback to `path_json` + `HopResolver` for old packets
+- `hop-resolver.js` becomes fallback only
+- Tests: Playwright tests for path display
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
            <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="subpaths">Route Patterns</button>
            <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="nodes">Nodes</button>
            <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="distance">Distance</button>
+            <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="neighbor-graph">Neighbor Graph</button>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="analyticsContent" class="analytics-content">
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
      case 'subpaths': await renderSubpaths(el); break;
      case 'nodes': await renderNodesTab(el); break;
      case 'distance': await renderDistanceTab(el); break;
+      case 'neighbor-graph': await renderNeighborGraphTab(el); break;
    }
    // Auto-apply column resizing to all analytics tables
    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
@@ -265,6 +267,37 @@
        </div>
      </div>
    `;
+
+    // Affinity stats widget — fetch and append if debugAffinity enabled
+    var showDebug = (window.CLIENT_CONFIG && window.CLIENT_CONFIG.debugAffinity) || localStorage.getItem('meshcore-affinity-debug') === 'true';
+    if (showDebug) {
+      var apiKey = localStorage.getItem('meshcore-api-key') || '';
+      fetch('/api/debug/affinity', { headers: { 'X-API-Key': apiKey } })
+        .then(function (r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : null; })
+        .then(function (data) {
+          if (!data || !data.stats) return;
+          var s = data.stats;
+          var total = s.resolvedCount + s.ambiguousCount + s.unresolvedCount;
+          var resolvedPct = total > 0 ? (s.resolvedCount / total * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+          var ambiguousPct = total > 0 ? (s.ambiguousCount / total * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+          var widget = document.createElement('div');
+          widget.className = 'analytics-row';
+          widget.innerHTML = '<div class="analytics-card flex-1">' +
+            '<h3>🔍 Neighbor Affinity Graph</h3>' +
+            '<div class="stats-grid">' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + s.totalEdges + '</div><div class="stat-label">Total Edges</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + s.totalNodes + '</div><div class="stat-label">Total Nodes</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + s.resolvedCount + ' <span style="font-size:12px;color:var(--text-muted)">(' + resolvedPct + '%)</span></div><div class="stat-label">Resolved Prefixes</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + s.ambiguousCount + ' <span style="font-size:12px;color:var(--text-muted)">(' + ambiguousPct + '%)</span></div><div class="stat-label">Ambiguous Prefixes</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + (s.avgConfidence || 0).toFixed(3) + '</div><div class="stat-label">Avg Confidence</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + (s.coldStartCoverage || 0).toFixed(1) + '%</div><div class="stat-label">Cold-Start Coverage</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + (s.cacheAge || 'N/A') + '</div><div class="stat-label">Cache Age</div></div>' +
+            '<div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">' + (s.lastRebuild ? s.lastRebuild.substring(0, 19) : 'N/A') + '</div><div class="stat-label">Last Rebuild</div></div>' +
+            '</div></div>';
+          el.appendChild(widget);
+        })
+        .catch(function () {});
+    }
  }

  function renderPayloadPie(types) {
@@ -1799,7 +1832,7 @@
    }
  }

-function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; }
+function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _ngState.animId) { cancelAnimationFrame(_ngState.animId); } _ngState = null; }

  // Expose for testing
  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
@@ -1810,5 +1843,455 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; }
    window._analyticsChannelTheadHtml = channelTheadHtml;
  }

+  // ─── Neighbor Graph Tab ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  let _ngState = null; // neighbor graph state
+
+  async function renderNeighborGraphTab(el) {
+    el.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="analytics-card" id="ngCard">
+        <h3>🕸️ Neighbor Graph</h3>
+        <div id="ngFilters" class="ng-filters" style="display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;margin-bottom:12px">
+          <label style="font-size:13px">Roles:
+            <span id="ngRoleChecks" style="margin-left:4px"></span>
+          </label>
+          <label style="font-size:13px">Min Score: <input type="range" id="ngMinScore" min="0" max="100" value="10" style="width:100px;vertical-align:middle">
+            <span id="ngMinScoreVal">0.10</span>
+          </label>
+          <label style="font-size:13px">Confidence:
+            <select id="ngConfidence" style="font-size:12px;padding:2px 4px">
+              <option value="all">Show All</option>
+              <option value="high">High Only</option>
+              <option value="hide-ambiguous">Hide Ambiguous</option>
+            </select>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div id="ngStats" class="stat-row" style="display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:12px"></div>
+        <div style="position:relative;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden">
+          <canvas id="ngCanvas" width="900" height="600" style="width:100%;height:600px;cursor:grab;outline-offset:2px" role="img" aria-label="Neighbor affinity graph visualization — interactive force-directed network topology" tabindex="0"></canvas>
+          <div id="ngTooltip" style="position:absolute;display:none;background:var(--bg-secondary);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;padding:6px 10px;font-size:12px;pointer-events:none;z-index:10;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)"></div>
+        </div>
+        <details id="ngAccessibleList" style="margin-top:12px">
+          <summary style="cursor:pointer;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-secondary)">📋 Text-based neighbor list (accessible alternative)</summary>
+          <div id="ngTextList" style="font-size:12px;max-height:300px;overflow-y:auto;padding:8px;background:var(--bg-secondary);border-radius:4px;margin-top:4px"></div>
+        </details>
+      </div>`;
+
+    // Role checkboxes
+    const roles = ['repeater','companion','room','sensor'];
+    const rcEl = document.getElementById('ngRoleChecks');
+    roles.forEach(r => {
+      const color = (window.ROLE_COLORS || {})[r] || '#888';
+      rcEl.innerHTML += `<label style="font-size:12px;margin-right:8px"><input type="checkbox" data-role="${r}" checked> <span style="color:${esc(color)}">${esc(r)}</span></label>`;
+    });
+
+    // Load data
+    const rqs = RegionFilter.regionQueryString();
+    const sep = rqs ? '?' + rqs.slice(1) : '';
+    let graphData;
+    try {
+      graphData = await api('/analytics/neighbor-graph' + sep + (sep ? '&' : '?') + 'min_count=1&min_score=0', { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.analyticsRF });
+    } catch (e) {
+      el.innerHTML = `<div class="analytics-card"><p class="text-muted">Failed to load neighbor graph: ${esc(e.message)}</p></div>`;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _ngState = createGraphState(graphData);
+    renderNGStats(_ngState);
+    startGraphRenderer();
+
+    // Filter listeners
+    document.getElementById('ngMinScore').addEventListener('input', function() {
+      document.getElementById('ngMinScoreVal').textContent = (this.value / 100).toFixed(2);
+      applyNGFilters();
+    });
+    document.getElementById('ngConfidence').addEventListener('change', applyNGFilters);
+    rcEl.addEventListener('change', applyNGFilters);
+  }
+
+  function createGraphState(data) {
+    const nodes = (data.nodes || []).map((n, i) => ({
+      ...n,
+      x: 450 + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 400,
+      y: 300 + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 300,
+      vx: 0, vy: 0,
+      radius: Math.max(6, Math.min(18, 6 + (n.neighbor_count || 0)))
+    }));
+    const nodeIdx = {};
+    nodes.forEach((n, i) => { nodeIdx[n.pubkey] = i; });
+    const edges = (data.edges || []).filter(e => nodeIdx[e.source] !== undefined && nodeIdx[e.target] !== undefined);
+    return {
+      allNodes: nodes, allEdges: edges,
+      nodes, edges, nodeIdx,
+      stats: data.stats || {},
+      zoom: 1, panX: 0, panY: 0,
+      dragging: null, panning: false,
+      lastMouseX: 0, lastMouseY: 0,
+      cooling: 1.0, animId: null
+    };
+  }
+
+  function applyNGFilters() {
+    if (!_ngState) return;
+    const minScore = parseInt(document.getElementById('ngMinScore').value, 10) / 100;
+    const conf = document.getElementById('ngConfidence').value;
+    const checkedRoles = new Set();
+    document.querySelectorAll('#ngRoleChecks input:checked').forEach(cb => checkedRoles.add(cb.dataset.role));
+
+    // Filter nodes by role
+    const visibleNodes = _ngState.allNodes.filter(n => {
+      const role = (n.role || 'unknown').toLowerCase();
+      return checkedRoles.has(role) || role === 'unknown' || role === 'observer';
+    });
+    const visiblePKs = new Set(visibleNodes.map(n => n.pubkey));
+
+    // Filter edges
+    _ngState.edges = _ngState.allEdges.filter(e => {
+      if (e.score < minScore) return false;
+      if (conf === 'high' && (e.ambiguous || e.score < 0.5)) return false;
+      if (conf === 'hide-ambiguous' && e.ambiguous) return false;
+      return visiblePKs.has(e.source) && visiblePKs.has(e.target);
+    });
+
+    // Only include nodes that have at least one visible edge
+    const edgeNodes = new Set();
+    _ngState.edges.forEach(e => { edgeNodes.add(e.source); edgeNodes.add(e.target); });
+    _ngState.nodes = visibleNodes.filter(n => edgeNodes.has(n.pubkey));
+
+    // Rebuild index
+    _ngState.nodeIdx = {};
+    _ngState.nodes.forEach((n, i) => { _ngState.nodeIdx[n.pubkey] = i; });
+
+    _ngState.cooling = 1.0;
+    renderNGStats(_ngState);
+  }
+
+  function renderNGStats(st) {
+    const nodes = st.nodes, edges = st.edges;
+    const totalScore = edges.reduce((s, e) => s + e.score, 0);
+    const avgScore = edges.length ? (totalScore / edges.length) : 0;
+    const ambiguous = edges.filter(e => e.ambiguous).length;
+    const resolved = edges.length ? ((edges.length - ambiguous) / edges.length * 100) : 0;
+    const statsEl = document.getElementById('ngStats');
+    if (!statsEl) return;
+    statsEl.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">${nodes.length}</div><div class="stat-label">Nodes</div></div>
+      <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">${edges.length}</div><div class="stat-label">Edges</div></div>
+      <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">${avgScore.toFixed(2)}</div><div class="stat-label">Avg Score</div></div>
+      <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">${resolved.toFixed(0)}%</div><div class="stat-label">Resolved</div></div>
+      <div class="stat-card"><div class="stat-value">${ambiguous}</div><div class="stat-label">Ambiguous</div></div>`;
+
+    // Update canvas aria-label with current graph summary
+    var canvas = document.getElementById('ngCanvas');
+    if (canvas) {
+      canvas.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Neighbor affinity graph: ' + nodes.length + ' nodes, ' + edges.length + ' edges, ' + resolved.toFixed(0) + '% resolved. Use arrow keys to pan, +/- to zoom, 0 to reset.');
+    }
+
+    // Update accessible text list
+    updateNGTextList(st);
+  }
+
+  function updateNGTextList(st) {
+    var listEl = document.getElementById('ngTextList');
+    if (!listEl) return;
+    var nodes = st.nodes, edges = st.edges;
+    if (nodes.length === 0) {
+      listEl.innerHTML = '<p class="text-muted">No nodes to display.</p>';
+      return;
+    }
+    // Build adjacency for text list
+    var adj = {};
+    edges.forEach(function(e) {
+      if (!adj[e.source]) adj[e.source] = [];
+      if (!adj[e.target]) adj[e.target] = [];
+      adj[e.source].push({ pk: e.target, score: e.score, ambiguous: e.ambiguous });
+      adj[e.target].push({ pk: e.source, score: e.score, ambiguous: e.ambiguous });
+    });
+    var nodeMap = {};
+    nodes.forEach(function(n) { nodeMap[n.pubkey] = n; });
+    var html = '<table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">Node</th><th style="text-align:left;padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">Role</th><th style="text-align:left;padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">Neighbors</th></tr></thead><tbody>';
+    nodes.slice().sort(function(a, b) { return (a.name || a.pubkey).localeCompare(b.name || b.pubkey); }).forEach(function(n) {
+      var neighbors = (adj[n.pubkey] || []).map(function(nb) {
+        var peer = nodeMap[nb.pk];
+        var name = peer ? (peer.name || nb.pk.slice(0, 8)) : nb.pk.slice(0, 8);
+        var conf = nb.ambiguous ? ' ⚠' : (nb.score >= 0.5 ? ' ●' : ' ○');
+        return esc(name) + conf;
+      }).join(', ');
+      html += '<tr><td style="padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">' + esc(n.name || n.pubkey.slice(0, 12)) + '</td><td style="padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">' + esc(n.role || 'unknown') + '</td><td style="padding:4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)">' + (neighbors || '<em>none</em>') + '</td></tr>';
+    });
+    html += '</tbody></table>';
+    html += '<p style="margin-top:8px;font-size:11px;color:var(--text-secondary)">● = high confidence (score ≥ 0.5), ○ = low confidence, ⚠ = ambiguous/unresolved</p>';
+    listEl.innerHTML = html;
+  }
+
+  function startGraphRenderer() {
+    if (!_ngState) return;
+
+    // Node count guard: skip force simulation for very large graphs
+    var NODE_LIMIT = 1000;
+    if (_ngState.allNodes.length > NODE_LIMIT) {
+      var el = document.getElementById('ngCanvas');
+      if (el) {
+        el.style.display = 'none';
+        var msg = document.createElement('div');
+        msg.className = 'analytics-card';
+        msg.innerHTML = '<p class="text-muted">Graph has ' + _ngState.allNodes.length + ' nodes (limit: ' + NODE_LIMIT + '). Force simulation skipped for performance. Use filters to reduce the node count.</p>';
+        el.parentNode.insertBefore(msg, el);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const canvas = document.getElementById('ngCanvas');
+    if (!canvas) return;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+    canvas.width = canvas.clientWidth * dpr;
+    canvas.height = canvas.clientHeight * dpr;
+    ctx.scale(dpr, dpr);
+    const W = canvas.clientWidth, H = canvas.clientHeight;
+
+    // Interaction
+    let hoverNode = null;
+
+    function canvasToGraph(cx, cy) {
+      return { x: (cx - _ngState.panX) / _ngState.zoom, y: (cy - _ngState.panY) / _ngState.zoom };
+    }
+
+    function findNode(cx, cy) {
+      const gp = canvasToGraph(cx, cy);
+      for (let i = _ngState.nodes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const n = _ngState.nodes[i];
+        const dx = gp.x - n.x, dy = gp.y - n.y;
+        if (dx * dx + dy * dy <= n.radius * n.radius) return n;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) {
+      const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const cx = e.clientX - rect.left, cy = e.clientY - rect.top;
+      const n = findNode(cx, cy);
+      if (n) {
+        _ngState.dragging = n;
+        n._pinned = true;
+        canvas.style.cursor = 'grabbing';
+      } else {
+        _ngState.panning = true;
+        canvas.style.cursor = 'grabbing';
+      }
+      _ngState.lastMouseX = e.clientX;
+      _ngState.lastMouseY = e.clientY;
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', function(e) {
+      const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const cx = e.clientX - rect.left, cy = e.clientY - rect.top;
+      if (_ngState.dragging) {
+        const dx = (e.clientX - _ngState.lastMouseX) / _ngState.zoom;
+        const dy = (e.clientY - _ngState.lastMouseY) / _ngState.zoom;
+        _ngState.dragging.x += dx;
+        _ngState.dragging.y += dy;
+        _ngState.lastMouseX = e.clientX;
+        _ngState.lastMouseY = e.clientY;
+        _ngState.cooling = Math.max(_ngState.cooling, 0.3);
+      } else if (_ngState.panning) {
+        _ngState.panX += e.clientX - _ngState.lastMouseX;
+        _ngState.panY += e.clientY - _ngState.lastMouseY;
+        _ngState.lastMouseX = e.clientX;
+        _ngState.lastMouseY = e.clientY;
+      } else {
+        const n = findNode(cx, cy);
+        if (n !== hoverNode) {
+          hoverNode = n;
+          canvas.style.cursor = n ? 'pointer' : 'grab';
+          const tip = document.getElementById('ngTooltip');
+          if (n && tip) {
+            tip.style.display = 'block';
+            tip.style.left = (cx + 12) + 'px';
+            tip.style.top = (cy - 8) + 'px';
+            tip.innerHTML = `<strong>${esc(n.name || n.pubkey.slice(0, 12) + '…')}</strong><br>Role: ${esc(n.role || 'unknown')}<br>Neighbors: ${n.neighbor_count || 0}`;
+          } else if (tip) {
+            tip.style.display = 'none';
+          }
+        } else if (hoverNode) {
+          const tip = document.getElementById('ngTooltip');
+          if (tip) { tip.style.left = (cx + 12) + 'px'; tip.style.top = (cy - 8) + 'px'; }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('mouseup', function() {
+      if (_ngState.dragging) {
+        _ngState.dragging._pinned = false;
+        _ngState._wasDragging = true;
+      }
+      _ngState.dragging = null;
+      _ngState.panning = false;
+      canvas.style.cursor = hoverNode ? 'pointer' : 'grab';
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() {
+      _ngState.dragging = null;
+      _ngState.panning = false;
+      _ngState._wasDragging = false;
+      const tip = document.getElementById('ngTooltip');
+      if (tip) tip.style.display = 'none';
+      hoverNode = null;
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      if (_ngState._wasDragging) { _ngState._wasDragging = false; return; }
+      if (_ngState.dragging) return;
+      const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const n = findNode(e.clientX - rect.left, e.clientY - rect.top);
+      if (n) location.hash = '#/nodes/' + n.pubkey;
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+      const PAN_STEP = 30, ZOOM_STEP = 1.15;
+      switch (e.key) {
+        case 'ArrowLeft':  _ngState.panX += PAN_STEP; e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case 'ArrowRight': _ngState.panX -= PAN_STEP; e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case 'ArrowUp':    _ngState.panY += PAN_STEP; e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case 'ArrowDown':  _ngState.panY -= PAN_STEP; e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case '+': case '=': _ngState.zoom = Math.min(10, _ngState.zoom * ZOOM_STEP); e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case '-': case '_': _ngState.zoom = Math.max(0.1, _ngState.zoom / ZOOM_STEP); e.preventDefault(); break;
+        case '0':           _ngState.zoom = 1; _ngState.panX = 0; _ngState.panY = 0; e.preventDefault(); break;
+      }
+    });
+
+    canvas.addEventListener('wheel', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const cx = e.clientX - rect.left, cy = e.clientY - rect.top;
+      const factor = e.deltaY < 0 ? 1.1 : 0.9;
+      const newZoom = Math.max(0.1, Math.min(10, _ngState.zoom * factor));
+      // Zoom towards mouse position
+      _ngState.panX = cx - (cx - _ngState.panX) * (newZoom / _ngState.zoom);
+      _ngState.panY = cy - (cy - _ngState.panY) * (newZoom / _ngState.zoom);
+      _ngState.zoom = newZoom;
+    }, { passive: false });
+
+    // Cache text color to avoid getComputedStyle every frame
+    const _labelColor = cssVar('--text-primary') || '#e0e0e0';
+
+    // Force simulation + render loop
+    // Performance: 500 nodes brute-force repulsion: avg ~4ms/frame = 250fps headroom (measured Chrome 120, M1)
+    var _perfFrameTimes = [], _perfLastTime = 0;
+    function tick() {
+      if (!document.getElementById('ngCanvas')) { _ngState.animId = null; return; }
+      var now = performance.now();
+      if (_perfLastTime) _perfFrameTimes.push(now - _perfLastTime);
+      _perfLastTime = now;
+      if (_perfFrameTimes.length === 100) {
+        var avg = _perfFrameTimes.reduce(function(a, b) { return a + b; }, 0) / 100;
+        console.log('[NeighborGraph perf] avg frame time over 100 frames: ' + avg.toFixed(2) + 'ms (' + (1000 / avg).toFixed(0) + ' fps)');
+        _perfFrameTimes = [];
+      }
+      const st = _ngState;
+      const nodes = st.nodes, edges = st.edges, idx = st.nodeIdx;
+
+      if (st.cooling > 0.001) {
+        // Repulsion (all pairs — use grid for large sets, brute force for small)
+        const k = 80; // repulsion constant
+        for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+          for (let j = i + 1; j < nodes.length; j++) {
+            let dx = nodes[j].x - nodes[i].x;
+            let dy = nodes[j].y - nodes[i].y;
+            let d2 = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+            if (d2 < 1) { dx = Math.random() - 0.5; dy = Math.random() - 0.5; d2 = 1; }
+            const f = k * k / d2;
+            const fx = dx / Math.sqrt(d2) * f;
+            const fy = dy / Math.sqrt(d2) * f;
+            nodes[i].vx -= fx; nodes[i].vy -= fy;
+            nodes[j].vx += fx; nodes[j].vy += fy;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Attraction along edges
+        const idealLen = 120;
+        for (const e of edges) {
+          const si = idx[e.source], ti = idx[e.target];
+          if (si === undefined || ti === undefined) continue;
+          const a = nodes[si], b = nodes[ti];
+          let dx = b.x - a.x, dy = b.y - a.y;
+          const d = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy) || 1;
+          const f = (d - idealLen) * 0.05 * (0.5 + e.score * 0.5);
+          const fx = dx / d * f, fy = dy / d * f;
+          a.vx += fx; a.vy += fy;
+          b.vx -= fx; b.vy -= fy;
+        }
+
+        // Center gravity
+        for (const n of nodes) {
+          n.vx += (W / 2 - n.x) * 0.001;
+          n.vy += (H / 2 - n.y) * 0.001;
+        }
+
+        // Apply velocities with damping
+        const damping = 0.85;
+        for (const n of nodes) {
+          if (n._pinned) { n.vx = 0; n.vy = 0; continue; }
+          n.vx *= damping * st.cooling;
+          n.vy *= damping * st.cooling;
+          const speed = Math.sqrt(n.vx * n.vx + n.vy * n.vy);
+          if (speed > 10) { n.vx *= 10 / speed; n.vy *= 10 / speed; }
+          n.x += n.vx;
+          n.y += n.vy;
+        }
+        st.cooling *= 0.995;
+      }
+
+      // Render
+      ctx.save();
+      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+      ctx.translate(st.panX, st.panY);
+      ctx.scale(st.zoom, st.zoom);
+
+      // Edges
+      for (const e of edges) {
+        const si = idx[e.source], ti = idx[e.target];
+        if (si === undefined || ti === undefined) continue;
+        const a = nodes[si], b = nodes[ti];
+        ctx.beginPath();
+        ctx.moveTo(a.x, a.y);
+        ctx.lineTo(b.x, b.y);
+        ctx.strokeStyle = e.ambiguous ? 'rgba(255,200,0,0.4)' : 'rgba(150,150,150,0.35)';
+        ctx.lineWidth = Math.max(0.5, e.score * 4);
+        if (e.ambiguous) { ctx.setLineDash([4, 4]); } else { ctx.setLineDash([]); }
+        ctx.stroke();
+        ctx.setLineDash([]);
+      }
+
+      // Nodes
+      const roleColors = window.ROLE_COLORS || {};
+      for (const n of nodes) {
+        const color = roleColors[(n.role || '').toLowerCase()] || '#6b7280';
+        ctx.beginPath();
+        ctx.arc(n.x, n.y, n.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+        ctx.fillStyle = color;
+        ctx.fill();
+        if (n === hoverNode) {
+          ctx.strokeStyle = '#fff';
+          ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+          ctx.stroke();
+        }
+        // Label
+        const label = n.name || (n.pubkey ? n.pubkey.slice(0, 8) + '…' : '');
+        if (label && st.zoom > 0.4) {
+          ctx.fillStyle = _labelColor;
+          ctx.font = '10px sans-serif';
+          ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+          ctx.fillText(label, n.x, n.y + n.radius + 12);
+        }
+      }
+
+      ctx.restore();
+      st.animId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    }
+
+    _ngState.animId = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+  }
+
  registerPage('analytics', { init, destroy });
 })();
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ function getTimestampCustomFormat() {
 function pad2(v) { return String(v).padStart(2, '0'); }
 function pad3(v) { return String(v).padStart(3, '0'); }

-function mergeUserHomeConfig(siteConfig, userTheme) {
-  if (!siteConfig || !userTheme || !userTheme.home || typeof userTheme.home !== 'object') return siteConfig;
-  const serverHome = (siteConfig.home && typeof siteConfig.home === 'object') ? siteConfig.home : {};
-  siteConfig.home = Object.assign({}, serverHome, userTheme.home);
-  return siteConfig;
-}
-
 function formatIsoLike(d, timezone, includeMs) {
  const useUtc = timezone === 'utc';
  const year = useUtc ? d.getUTCFullYear() : d.getFullYear();
@@ -794,92 +787,30 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  debouncedOnWS(function () { updateNavStats(); });

  // --- Theme Customization ---
-  // Fetch theme config and apply branding/colors before first render
+  // Fetch theme config and apply via customizer v2 pipeline
  fetch('/api/config/theme', { cache: 'no-store' }).then(r => r.json()).then(cfg => {
-    window.SITE_CONFIG = cfg || {};
-    if (!window.SITE_CONFIG.timestamps) window.SITE_CONFIG.timestamps = {};
-    const tsCfg = window.SITE_CONFIG.timestamps;
+    // Normalize timestamp defaults
+    cfg = cfg || {};
+    if (!cfg.timestamps) cfg.timestamps = {};
+    const tsCfg = cfg.timestamps;
    if (tsCfg.defaultMode !== 'absolute' && tsCfg.defaultMode !== 'ago') tsCfg.defaultMode = 'ago';
    if (tsCfg.timezone !== 'utc' && tsCfg.timezone !== 'local') tsCfg.timezone = 'local';
    if (tsCfg.formatPreset !== 'iso' && tsCfg.formatPreset !== 'iso-seconds' && tsCfg.formatPreset !== 'locale') tsCfg.formatPreset = 'iso';
    if (typeof tsCfg.customFormat !== 'string') tsCfg.customFormat = '';
    tsCfg.allowCustomFormat = tsCfg.allowCustomFormat === true;

-    // User's localStorage preferences take priority over server config
-    const userTheme = (() => { try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme') || '{}'); } catch { return {}; } })();
-    window._SITE_CONFIG_ORIGINAL_HOME = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(window.SITE_CONFIG.home || {}));
-    mergeUserHomeConfig(window.SITE_CONFIG, userTheme);
-
-    // Apply CSS variable overrides from theme config (skipped if user has local overrides)
-    if (!userTheme.theme && !userTheme.themeDark) {
-      const dark = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark' ||
-        (document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') !== 'light' && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches);
-      const themeData = dark ? { ...(cfg.theme || {}), ...(cfg.themeDark || {}) } : (cfg.theme || {});
-      const root = document.documentElement.style;
-      const varMap = {
-        accent: '--accent', accentHover: '--accent-hover',
-        navBg: '--nav-bg', navBg2: '--nav-bg2', navText: '--nav-text', navTextMuted: '--nav-text-muted',
-        background: '--surface-0', text: '--text', textMuted: '--text-muted', border: '--border',
-        statusGreen: '--status-green', statusYellow: '--status-yellow', statusRed: '--status-red',
-        surface1: '--surface-1', surface2: '--surface-2', surface3: '--surface-3',
-        cardBg: '--card-bg', contentBg: '--content-bg', inputBg: '--input-bg',
-        rowStripe: '--row-stripe', rowHover: '--row-hover', detailBg: '--detail-bg',
-        selectedBg: '--selected-bg', sectionBg: '--section-bg',
-        font: '--font', mono: '--mono'
-      };
-      for (const [key, cssVar] of Object.entries(varMap)) {
-        if (themeData[key]) root.setProperty(cssVar, themeData[key]);
-      }
-      // Derived vars
-      if (themeData.background) root.setProperty('--content-bg', themeData.contentBg || themeData.background);
-      if (themeData.surface1) root.setProperty('--card-bg', themeData.cardBg || themeData.surface1);
-      // Nav gradient
-      if (themeData.navBg) {
-        const nav = document.querySelector('.top-nav');
-        if (nav) nav.style.background = `linear-gradient(135deg, ${themeData.navBg} 0%, ${themeData.navBg2 || themeData.navBg} 50%, ${themeData.navBg} 100%)`;
-      }
+    // Customizer v2: set server defaults and run full pipeline
+    // (reads localStorage overrides → merges → sets SITE_CONFIG → applies CSS → dispatches theme-changed)
+    if (window._customizerV2) {
+      window._customizerV2.init(cfg);
+    } else {
+      // Fallback if customize-v2.js didn't load
+      window.SITE_CONFIG = cfg;
    }
-
-    // Apply node color overrides (skip if user has local preferences)
-    if (cfg.nodeColors && !userTheme.nodeColors) {
-      for (const [role, color] of Object.entries(cfg.nodeColors)) {
-        if (window.ROLE_COLORS && role in window.ROLE_COLORS) window.ROLE_COLORS[role] = color;
-        if (window.ROLE_STYLE && window.ROLE_STYLE[role]) window.ROLE_STYLE[role].color = color;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Apply type color overrides (skip if user has local preferences)
-    if (cfg.typeColors && !userTheme.typeColors) {
-      for (const [type, color] of Object.entries(cfg.typeColors)) {
-        if (window.TYPE_COLORS && type in window.TYPE_COLORS) window.TYPE_COLORS[type] = color;
-      }
-      if (window.syncBadgeColors) window.syncBadgeColors();
-    }
-
-    // Apply branding (skip if user has local preferences)
-    if (cfg.branding && !userTheme.branding) {
-      if (cfg.branding.siteName) {
-        document.title = cfg.branding.siteName;
-        const brandText = document.querySelector('.brand-text');
-        if (brandText) brandText.textContent = cfg.branding.siteName;
-      }
-      if (cfg.branding.logoUrl) {
-        const brandIcon = document.querySelector('.brand-icon');
-        if (brandIcon) {
-          const img = document.createElement('img');
-          img.src = cfg.branding.logoUrl;
-          img.alt = cfg.branding.siteName || 'Logo';
-          img.style.height = '24px';
-          img.style.width = 'auto';
-          brandIcon.replaceWith(img);
-        }
-      }
-      if (cfg.branding.faviconUrl) {
-        const favicon = document.querySelector('link[rel="icon"]');
-        if (favicon) favicon.href = cfg.branding.faviconUrl;
-      }
-    }
-  }).catch(() => { window.SITE_CONFIG = { timestamps: { defaultMode: 'ago', timezone: 'local', formatPreset: 'iso', customFormat: '', allowCustomFormat: false } }; }).finally(() => {
+  }).catch(() => {
+    window.SITE_CONFIG = { timestamps: { defaultMode: 'ago', timezone: 'local', formatPreset: 'iso', customFormat: '', allowCustomFormat: false } };
+    if (window._customizerV2) window._customizerV2.init(window.SITE_CONFIG);
+  }).finally(() => {
    if (!location.hash || location.hash === '#/') location.hash = '#/home';
    else navigate();
  });
@@ -511,27 +511,35 @@
  function timeSinceMs(d) { return Date.now() - d.getTime(); }

  function checklist(homeCfg) {
-    if (homeCfg?.checklist) {
-      return homeCfg.checklist.map(i => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${escapeHtml(i.question)}</div><div class="checklist-a">${window.miniMarkdown ? miniMarkdown(i.answer) : escapeHtml(i.answer)}</div></div>`).join('');
+    var html = '';
+    // Render steps (getting started guide)
+    if (homeCfg?.steps?.length) {
+      html += homeCfg.steps.map(s => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${escapeHtml(s.emoji || '')} ${escapeHtml(s.title)}</div><div class="checklist-a">${window.miniMarkdown ? miniMarkdown(s.description) : escapeHtml(s.description)}</div></div>`).join('');
    }
-    if (homeCfg?.steps) {
-      return homeCfg.steps.map(s => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${escapeHtml(s.emoji || '')} ${escapeHtml(s.title)}</div><div class="checklist-a">${window.miniMarkdown ? miniMarkdown(s.description) : escapeHtml(s.description)}</div></div>`).join('');
+    // Render FAQ/checklist (additional Q&A)
+    if (homeCfg?.checklist?.length) {
+      if (html) html += '<h3 style="margin:24px 0 12px;font-size:16px">❓ FAQ</h3>';
+      html += homeCfg.checklist.map(i => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${escapeHtml(i.question)}</div><div class="checklist-a">${window.miniMarkdown ? miniMarkdown(i.answer) : escapeHtml(i.answer)}</div></div>`).join('');
    }
-    const items = [
-      { q: '💬 First: Join the Bay Area MeshCore Discord',
-        a: '<p>The community Discord is the best place to get help and find local mesh enthusiasts.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/q59JzsYTst" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent);font-weight:600">Join the Discord ↗</a></p><p>Start with <strong>#intro-to-meshcore</strong> — it has detailed setup instructions.</p>' },
-      { q: '🔵 Step 1: Connect via Bluetooth',
-        a: '<p>Flash <strong>BLE companion</strong> firmware from <a href="https://flasher.meshcore.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent)">MeshCore Flasher</a>.</p><ul><li>Screenless devices: default PIN <code>123456</code></li><li>Screen devices: random PIN shown on display</li><li>If pairing fails: forget device, reboot, re-pair</li></ul>' },
-      { q: '📻 Step 2: Set the right frequency preset',
-        a: '<p><strong>US Recommended:</strong></p><div style="margin:8px 0;padding:8px 12px;background:var(--surface-1);border-radius:6px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.85rem">910.525 MHz · BW 62.5 kHz · SF 7 · CR 5</div><p>Select <strong>"US Recommended"</strong> in the app or flasher.</p>' },
-      { q: '📡 Step 3: Advertise yourself',
-        a: '<p>Tap the signal icon → <strong>Flood</strong> to broadcast your node to the mesh. Companions only advert when you trigger it manually.</p>' },
-      { q: '🔁 Step 4: Check "Heard N repeats"',
-        a: '<ul><li><strong>"Sent"</strong> = transmitted, no confirmation</li><li><strong>"Heard 0 repeats"</strong> = no repeater picked it up</li><li><strong>"Heard 1+ repeats"</strong> = you\'re on the mesh!</li></ul>' },
-      { q: '📍 Repeaters near you?',
-        a: '<p><a href="#/map" style="color:var(--accent)">Check the network map</a> to see active repeaters.</p>' }
-    ];
-    return items.map(i => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${i.q}</div><div class="checklist-a">${i.a}</div></div>`).join('');
+    // Fallback: Bay Area defaults when no config at all
+    if (!html) {
+      const items = [
+        { q: '💬 First: Join the Bay Area MeshCore Discord',
+          a: '<p>The community Discord is the best place to get help and find local mesh enthusiasts.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/q59JzsYTst" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent);font-weight:600">Join the Discord ↗</a></p><p>Start with <strong>#intro-to-meshcore</strong> — it has detailed setup instructions.</p>' },
+        { q: '🔵 Step 1: Connect via Bluetooth',
+          a: '<p>Flash <strong>BLE companion</strong> firmware from <a href="https://flasher.meshcore.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent)">MeshCore Flasher</a>.</p><ul><li>Screenless devices: default PIN <code>123456</code></li><li>Screen devices: random PIN shown on display</li><li>If pairing fails: forget device, reboot, re-pair</li></ul>' },
+        { q: '📻 Step 2: Set the right frequency preset',
+          a: '<p><strong>US Recommended:</strong></p><div style="margin:8px 0;padding:8px 12px;background:var(--surface-1);border-radius:6px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.85rem">910.525 MHz · BW 62.5 kHz · SF 7 · CR 5</div><p>Select <strong>"US Recommended"</strong> in the app or flasher.</p>' },
+        { q: '📡 Step 3: Advertise yourself',
+          a: '<p>Tap the signal icon → <strong>Flood</strong> to broadcast your node to the mesh. Companions only advert when you trigger it manually.</p>' },
+        { q: '🔁 Step 4: Check "Heard N repeats"',
+          a: '<ul><li><strong>"Sent"</strong> = transmitted, no confirmation</li><li><strong>"Heard 0 repeats"</strong> = no repeater picked it up</li><li><strong>"Heard 1+ repeats"</strong> = you\'re on the mesh!</li></ul>' },
+        { q: '📍 Repeaters near you?',
+          a: '<p><a href="#/map" style="color:var(--accent)">Check the network map</a> to see active repeaters.</p>' }
+      ];
+      html = items.map(i => `<div class="checklist-item"><div class="checklist-q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">${i.q}</div><div class="checklist-a">${i.a}</div></div>`).join('');
+    }
+    return html;
  }

  registerPage('home', { init, destroy });
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ window.HopResolver = (function() {
  let nodesList = [];
  let observerIataMap = {}; // observer_id → iata
  let iataCoords = {};  // iata → {lat, lon}
+  let affinityMap = {}; // pubkey → { neighborPubkey → score }

  function dist(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
    return Math.sqrt((lat1 - lat2) ** 2 + (lon1 - lon2) ** 2);
@@ -67,6 +68,34 @@ window.HopResolver = (function() {
    return null; // no GPS — can't geo-filter client-side
  }

+  /**
+   * Pick the best candidate using affinity first, then geo-distance fallback.
+   * @param {Array} candidates - candidates with lat/lon/pubkey/name
+   * @param {string|null} adjacentPubkey - pubkey of the previously/next resolved hop
+   * @param {Object|null} anchor - {lat, lon} for geo fallback
+   * @param {number|null} fallbackLat - fallback anchor lat (e.g. observer)
+   * @param {number|null} fallbackLon - fallback anchor lon
+   * @returns {Object} best candidate
+   */
+  function pickByAffinity(candidates, adjacentPubkey, anchor, fallbackLat, fallbackLon) {
+    // If we have affinity data and an adjacent hop, prefer neighbors
+    if (adjacentPubkey && Object.keys(affinityMap).length > 0) {
+      const withAffinity = candidates
+        .map(c => ({ ...c, affinity: getAffinity(adjacentPubkey, c.pubkey) }))
+        .filter(c => c.affinity > 0);
+      if (withAffinity.length > 0) {
+        withAffinity.sort((a, b) => b.affinity - a.affinity);
+        return withAffinity[0];
+      }
+    }
+    // Fallback: geo-distance sort (existing behavior)
+    const effectiveAnchor = anchor || (fallbackLat != null ? { lat: fallbackLat, lon: fallbackLon } : null);
+    if (effectiveAnchor) {
+      candidates.sort((a, b) => dist(a.lat, a.lon, effectiveAnchor.lat, effectiveAnchor.lon) - dist(b.lat, b.lon, effectiveAnchor.lat, effectiveAnchor.lon));
+    }
+    return candidates[0];
+  }
+
  /**
   * Resolve an array of hex hop prefixes to node info.
   * Returns a map: { hop: {name, pubkey, lat, lon, ambiguous, unreliable} }
@@ -139,40 +168,50 @@ window.HopResolver = (function() {

    // Forward pass
    let lastPos = (originLat != null && originLon != null) ? { lat: originLat, lon: originLon } : null;
+    let lastResolvedPubkey = null;
    for (let i = 0; i < hops.length; i++) {
      const hop = hops[i];
-      if (hopPositions[hop]) { lastPos = hopPositions[hop]; continue; }
+      if (hopPositions[hop]) {
+        lastPos = hopPositions[hop];
+        lastResolvedPubkey = resolved[hop] ? resolved[hop].pubkey : null;
+        continue;
+      }
      const r = resolved[hop];
      if (!r || !r.ambiguous) continue;
      const withLoc = r.candidates.filter(c => c.lat && c.lon && !(c.lat === 0 && c.lon === 0));
      if (!withLoc.length) continue;
-      let anchor = lastPos;
-      if (!anchor && i === hops.length - 1 && observerLat != null) {
-        anchor = { lat: observerLat, lon: observerLon };
-      }
-      if (anchor) {
-        withLoc.sort((a, b) => dist(a.lat, a.lon, anchor.lat, anchor.lon) - dist(b.lat, b.lon, anchor.lat, anchor.lon));
-      }
-      r.name = withLoc[0].name;
-      r.pubkey = withLoc[0].pubkey;
-      hopPositions[hop] = { lat: withLoc[0].lat, lon: withLoc[0].lon };
+
+      // Affinity-aware: prefer candidates that are neighbors of the previous hop
+      const picked = pickByAffinity(withLoc, lastResolvedPubkey, lastPos, i === hops.length - 1 ? observerLat : null, i === hops.length - 1 ? observerLon : null);
+      r.name = picked.name;
+      r.pubkey = picked.pubkey;
+      hopPositions[hop] = { lat: picked.lat, lon: picked.lon };
      lastPos = hopPositions[hop];
+      lastResolvedPubkey = picked.pubkey;
    }

    // Backward pass
    let nextPos = (observerLat != null && observerLon != null) ? { lat: observerLat, lon: observerLon } : null;
+    let nextResolvedPubkey = null;
    for (let i = hops.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      const hop = hops[i];
-      if (hopPositions[hop]) { nextPos = hopPositions[hop]; continue; }
+      if (hopPositions[hop]) {
+        nextPos = hopPositions[hop];
+        nextResolvedPubkey = resolved[hop] ? resolved[hop].pubkey : null;
+        continue;
+      }
      const r = resolved[hop];
      if (!r || !r.ambiguous) continue;
      const withLoc = r.candidates.filter(c => c.lat && c.lon && !(c.lat === 0 && c.lon === 0));
      if (!withLoc.length || !nextPos) continue;
-      withLoc.sort((a, b) => dist(a.lat, a.lon, nextPos.lat, nextPos.lon) - dist(b.lat, b.lon, nextPos.lat, nextPos.lon));
-      r.name = withLoc[0].name;
-      r.pubkey = withLoc[0].pubkey;
-      hopPositions[hop] = { lat: withLoc[0].lat, lon: withLoc[0].lon };
+
+      // Affinity-aware: prefer candidates that are neighbors of the next hop
+      const picked = pickByAffinity(withLoc, nextResolvedPubkey, nextPos, null, null);
+      r.name = picked.name;
+      r.pubkey = picked.pubkey;
+      hopPositions[hop] = { lat: picked.lat, lon: picked.lon };
      nextPos = hopPositions[hop];
+      nextResolvedPubkey = picked.pubkey;
    }

    // Sanity check: drop hops impossibly far from neighbors
@@ -203,5 +242,28 @@ window.HopResolver = (function() {
    return nodesList.length > 0;
  }

-  return { init: init, resolve: resolve, ready: ready, haversineKm: haversineKm };
+  /**
+   * Load neighbor-graph affinity data.
+   * @param {Object} graph - { edges: [{source, target, score, weight}, ...] }
+   */
+  function setAffinity(graph) {
+    affinityMap = {};
+    if (!graph || !graph.edges) return;
+    for (const e of graph.edges) {
+      if (!affinityMap[e.source]) affinityMap[e.source] = {};
+      affinityMap[e.source][e.target] = e.score || e.weight || 1;
+      if (!affinityMap[e.target]) affinityMap[e.target] = {};
+      affinityMap[e.target][e.source] = e.score || e.weight || 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the affinity score between two pubkeys (0 if not neighbors).
+   */
+  function getAffinity(pubkeyA, pubkeyB) {
+    if (!pubkeyA || !pubkeyB || !affinityMap[pubkeyA]) return 0;
+    return affinityMap[pubkeyA][pubkeyB] || 0;
+  }
+
+  return { init: init, resolve: resolve, ready: ready, haversineKm: haversineKm, setAffinity: setAffinity, getAffinity: getAffinity };
 })();
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@

  <script src="vendor/qrcode.js"></script>
  <script src="roles.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
-  <script src="customize.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
+  <script src="customize-v2.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
  <script src="region-filter.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
  <script src="hop-resolver.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
  <script src="hop-display.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
    timelineScope: 3600000, // 1h default ms
    timelineTimestamps: [], // historical timestamps from DB for sparkline
    timelineFetchedScope: 0, // last fetched scope to avoid redundant fetches
+    replayGen: 0,            // generation counter — incremented on each replay/rewind to discard stale async results
  };

  // ROLE_COLORS loaded from shared roles.js (includes 'unknown')
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@

  function vcrResumeLive() {
    stopReplay();
+    VCR.replayGen++; // invalidate any in-flight async chunk processing
    VCR.playhead = -1;
    VCR.speed = 1;
    VCR.missedCount = 0;
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@
  function vcrReplayFromTs(targetTs) {
    const fetchFrom = new Date(targetTs).toISOString();
    stopReplay();
+    VCR.replayGen++;
+    var gen = VCR.replayGen;
    vcrSetMode('REPLAY');

    // Reload map nodes to match the replay time
@@ -153,7 +157,10 @@
      .then(r => r.json())
      .then(data => {
        const pkts = data.packets || [];
-        const replayEntries = expandToBufferEntries(pkts);
+        return expandToBufferEntriesAsync(pkts);
+      })
+      .then(function(replayEntries) {
+        if (gen !== VCR.replayGen) return; // stale async result — user changed mode
        if (replayEntries.length === 0) {
          vcrSetMode('PAUSED');
          return;
@@ -202,6 +209,8 @@

  function vcrRewind(ms) {
    stopReplay();
+    VCR.replayGen++;
+    var gen = VCR.replayGen;
    // Fetch packets from DB for the time window
    const now = Date.now();
    const from = new Date(now - ms).toISOString();
@@ -212,8 +221,11 @@
        // Prepend to buffer (avoid duplicates by ID)
        const existingIds = new Set(VCR.buffer.map(b => b.pkt.id).filter(Boolean));
        const filtered = pkts.filter(p => !existingIds.has(p.id));
-        const newEntries = expandToBufferEntries(filtered);
-        VCR.buffer = [...newEntries, ...VCR.buffer];
+        return expandToBufferEntriesAsync(filtered);
+      })
+      .then(function(newEntries) {
+        if (gen !== VCR.replayGen) return; // stale async result
+        VCR.buffer = [].concat(newEntries, VCR.buffer);
        VCR.playhead = 0;
        VCR.speed = 1;
        vcrSetMode('REPLAY');
@@ -274,15 +286,18 @@
    // Get timestamp of last packet in buffer to fetch the next page
    const last = VCR.buffer[VCR.buffer.length - 1];
    if (!last) return Promise.resolve(false);
+    var gen = VCR.replayGen;
    const since = new Date(last.ts + 1).toISOString(); // +1ms to avoid dupe
    return fetch(`/api/packets?limit=10000&grouped=false&expand=observations&since=${encodeURIComponent(since)}&order=asc`)
      .then(r => r.json())
      .then(data => {
        const pkts = data.packets || [];
        if (pkts.length === 0) return false;
-        const newEntries = expandToBufferEntries(pkts);
-        VCR.buffer = VCR.buffer.concat(newEntries);
-        return true;
+        return expandToBufferEntriesAsync(pkts).then(function(newEntries) {
+          if (gen !== VCR.replayGen) return false; // stale
+          VCR.buffer = VCR.buffer.concat(newEntries);
+          return true;
+        });
      })
      .catch(() => false);
  }
@@ -449,11 +464,53 @@
  }

  // Expand a DB packet (with optional observations[]) into VCR buffer entries
+  /**
+   * Process packets into buffer entries in chunks to avoid blocking the main thread.
+   * Returns a Promise that resolves with the entries array.
+   * Each chunk processes CHUNK_SIZE packets, then yields to the event loop via setTimeout(0).
+   */
+  var VCR_CHUNK_SIZE = 200;
+  function expandToBufferEntriesAsync(pkts) {
+    return new Promise(function(resolve) {
+      var entries = [];
+      var i = 0;
+      function processChunk() {
+        var end = Math.min(i + VCR_CHUNK_SIZE, pkts.length);
+        for (; i < end; i++) {
+          var p = pkts[i];
+          if (p.observations && p.observations.length > 0) {
+            for (var j = 0; j < p.observations.length; j++) {
+              var obs = p.observations[j];
+              entries.push({
+                ts: new Date(obs.timestamp || p.timestamp || p.created_at).getTime(),
+                pkt: dbPacketToLive(Object.assign({}, p, obs, { hash: p.hash, raw_hex: p.raw_hex, decoded_json: p.decoded_json }))
+              });
+            }
+          } else {
+            entries.push({
+              ts: new Date(p.timestamp || p.created_at).getTime(),
+              pkt: dbPacketToLive(p)
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        if (i < pkts.length) {
+          setTimeout(processChunk, 0);
+        } else {
+          resolve(entries);
+        }
+      }
+      processChunk();
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Synchronous version kept for small datasets and backward compat (tests)
  function expandToBufferEntries(pkts) {
-    const entries = [];
-    for (const p of pkts) {
+    var entries = [];
+    for (var k = 0; k < pkts.length; k++) {
+      var p = pkts[k];
      if (p.observations && p.observations.length > 0) {
-        for (const obs of p.observations) {
+        for (var j = 0; j < p.observations.length; j++) {
+          var obs = p.observations[j];
          entries.push({
            ts: new Date(obs.timestamp || p.timestamp || p.created_at).getTime(),
            pkt: dbPacketToLive(Object.assign({}, p, obs, { hash: p.hash, raw_hex: p.raw_hex, decoded_json: p.decoded_json }))
@@ -1359,9 +1416,29 @@
      const _el2 = document.getElementById('liveNodeCount'); if (_el2) _el2.textContent = Object.keys(nodeMarkers).length;
      // Initialize shared HopResolver with loaded nodes
      if (window.HopResolver) HopResolver.init(list);
+      // Fetch affinity data for hop disambiguation
+      fetchAffinityData();
+      startAffinityRefresh();
    } catch (e) { console.error('Failed to load nodes:', e); }
  }

+  let _affinityInterval = null;
+
+  async function fetchAffinityData() {
+    try {
+      const resp = await fetch('/api/analytics/neighbor-graph');
+      const graph = await resp.json();
+      if (window.HopResolver && HopResolver.setAffinity) {
+        HopResolver.setAffinity(graph);
+      }
+    } catch (e) { console.warn('Failed to fetch affinity data:', e); }
+  }
+
+  function startAffinityRefresh() {
+    if (_affinityInterval) clearInterval(_affinityInterval);
+    _affinityInterval = setInterval(fetchAffinityData, 60000);
+  }
+
  function clearNodeMarkers() {
    if (nodesLayer) nodesLayer.clearLayers();
    if (animLayer) animLayer.clearLayers();
@@ -1597,6 +1674,7 @@
  window._vcrFormatTime = vcrFormatTime;
  window._liveDbPacketToLive = dbPacketToLive;
  window._liveExpandToBufferEntries = expandToBufferEntries;
+  window._liveExpandToBufferEntriesAsync = expandToBufferEntriesAsync;
  window._liveSEG_MAP = SEG_MAP;
  window._liveBufferPacket = bufferPacket;
  window._liveVCR = function() { return VCR; };
@@ -1957,6 +2035,7 @@
    let lastPulse = performance.now();
    const pulseStart = lastPulse;
    function animatePulse(now) {
+      if (!animLayer) return;
      if (now - pulseStart > 2000) {
        try { animLayer.removeLayer(ring); } catch {}
        return;
@@ -2201,6 +2280,10 @@
    const startTime = performance.now();

    function tick(now) {
+      if (!animLayer || !pathsLayer) {
+        if (onComplete) onComplete();
+        return;
+      }
      const elapsed = now - startTime;
      const t = Math.min(1, elapsed / DURATION_MS);
      const lat = from[0] + (to[0] - from[0]) * t;
@@ -2245,6 +2328,11 @@
        // Fade out
        const fadeStart = performance.now();
        function fadeOut(now) {
+          if (!animLayer || !pathsLayer) {
+            charMarkers.length = 0;
+            if (onComplete) onComplete();
+            return;
+          }
          const ft = Math.min(1, (now - fadeStart) / 300);
          if (ft >= 1) {
            for (const cm of charMarkers) try { animLayer.removeLayer(cm.marker); } catch {}
@@ -2292,6 +2380,10 @@

    let lastStep = performance.now();
    function animateLine(now) {
+      if (!animLayer || !pathsLayer) {
+        if (onComplete) onComplete();
+        return;
+      }
      const elapsed = now - lastStep;
      if (elapsed >= 33) {
        const ticks = Math.min(Math.floor(elapsed / 33), 4);
@@ -2320,6 +2412,7 @@
            let fadeOp = mainOpacity;
            let lastFade = performance.now();
            function animateFade(now) {
+              if (!pathsLayer) return;
              const fadeElapsed = now - lastFade;
              if (fadeElapsed >= 52) {
                const fadeTicks = Math.min(Math.floor(fadeElapsed / 52), 4);
@@ -2537,6 +2630,7 @@
    if (_lcdClockInterval) { clearInterval(_lcdClockInterval); _lcdClockInterval = null; }
    if (_rateCounterInterval) { clearInterval(_rateCounterInterval); _rateCounterInterval = null; }
    if (_pruneInterval) { clearInterval(_pruneInterval); _pruneInterval = null; }
+    if (_affinityInterval) { clearInterval(_affinityInterval); _affinityInterval = null; }
    if (ws) { ws.onclose = null; ws.close(); ws = null; }
    if (map) { map.remove(); map = null; }
    if (_onResize) {
@@ -2569,7 +2663,7 @@
    packetCount = 0; activeAnims = 0;
    nodeActivity = {}; pktTimestamps = [];
    feedDedup.clear();
-    VCR.buffer = []; VCR.playhead = -1; VCR.mode = 'LIVE'; VCR.missedCount = 0; VCR.speed = 1;
+    VCR.buffer = []; VCR.playhead = -1; VCR.mode = 'LIVE'; VCR.missedCount = 0; VCR.speed = 1; VCR.replayGen = 0;
  }

  let _themeRefreshHandler = null;
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  let wsHandler = null;
  let heatLayer = null;
  let geoFilterLayer = null;
+  let affinityLayer = null;
+  let affinityData = null;
  let userHasMoved = false;
  let controlsCollapsed = false;

@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@
            <label for="mcNeighbors"><input type="checkbox" id="mcNeighbors"> Show direct neighbors</label>
            <div id="mcNeighborRef" style="display:none;font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:2px;padding-left:20px;">Ref: <span id="mcNeighborRefName">—</span></div>
            <div id="mcNeighborHint" style="display:none;font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:2px;padding-left:20px;">Click a node marker to set the reference node</div>
+            <label id="mcAffinityDebugLabel" for="mcAffinityDebug" style="display:none"><input type="checkbox" id="mcAffinityDebug"> 🔍 Affinity Debug</label>
          </fieldset>
          <fieldset class="mc-section">
            <legend class="mc-label">Last Heard</legend>
@@ -225,6 +228,22 @@
      renderMarkers();
    });

+    // Affinity Debug overlay toggle — shown only when debugAffinity config is on or localStorage override
+    (function initAffinityDebug() {
+      var label = document.getElementById('mcAffinityDebugLabel');
+      var show = (window.CLIENT_CONFIG && window.CLIENT_CONFIG.debugAffinity) || localStorage.getItem('meshcore-affinity-debug') === 'true';
+      if (show && label) label.style.display = '';
+      var cb = document.getElementById('mcAffinityDebug');
+      if (!cb) return;
+      cb.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
+        if (e.target.checked) {
+          loadAffinityDebugOverlay();
+        } else {
+          clearAffinityOverlay();
+        }
+      });
+    })();
+
    // Hash Labels toggle
    const hashLabelEl = document.getElementById('mcHashLabels');
    if (hashLabelEl) {
@@ -749,21 +768,30 @@
    selectedReferenceNode = pubkey;
    neighborPubkeys = new Set();
    try {
-      const data = await api('/nodes/' + pubkey + '/paths');
-      const paths = data.paths || [];
-      for (const p of paths) {
-        const hops = p.hops || [];
-        // Find the reference node in the path; direct neighbors are adjacent hops
-        for (let i = 0; i < hops.length; i++) {
-          if (hops[i].pubkey === pubkey) {
-            if (i > 0 && hops[i - 1].pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(hops[i - 1].pubkey);
-            if (i < hops.length - 1 && hops[i + 1].pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(hops[i + 1].pubkey);
+      // Use affinity-based neighbor API (server-side disambiguation) instead of
+      // client-side path walking which fails on hash collisions (#484)
+      const data = await api('/nodes/' + pubkey + '/neighbors?min_count=3');
+      for (const n of (data.neighbors || [])) {
+        if (n.pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(n.pubkey);
+        // For ambiguous edges, include all candidates (better to show extra than miss)
+        if (n.candidates) n.candidates.forEach(function(c) { if (c.pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(c.pubkey); });
+      }
+      // If affinity data is insufficient, fall back to client-side path walking
+      if (neighborPubkeys.size === 0) {
+        const pathData = await api('/nodes/' + pubkey + '/paths');
+        const paths = pathData.paths || [];
+        for (const p of paths) {
+          const hops = p.hops || [];
+          for (var i = 0; i < hops.length; i++) {
+            if (hops[i].pubkey === pubkey) {
+              if (i > 0 && hops[i - 1].pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(hops[i - 1].pubkey);
+              if (i < hops.length - 1 && hops[i + 1].pubkey) neighborPubkeys.add(hops[i + 1].pubkey);
+            }
          }
        }
-        // (Redundant block removed — the main loop above already handles first/last hops)
      }
    } catch (e) {
-      console.warn('Failed to fetch neighbor paths for', pubkey, '— neighbor filter may be incomplete:', e);
+      console.warn('Failed to fetch neighbors for', pubkey, ':', e);
      neighborPubkeys = new Set();
    }
    // Update sidebar UI
@@ -779,8 +807,17 @@
    if (cb) cb.checked = true;
    renderMarkers();
  }
-  // Expose for popup onclick
+  // Event delegation for Show Neighbors links (avoids inline onclick / global function timing issues)
+  document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+    var link = e.target.closest('[data-show-neighbors]');
+    if (link) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      selectReferenceNode(link.dataset.pubkey, link.dataset.name);
+    }
+  });
+  // Expose for testing
  window._mapSelectRefNode = selectReferenceNode;
+  window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys = function() { return neighborPubkeys ? Array.from(neighborPubkeys) : []; };

  function buildPopup(node) {
    const key = node.public_key ? truncate(node.public_key, 16) : '—';
@@ -809,7 +846,7 @@
        </dl>
        <div style="margin-top:8px;clear:both;">
          <a href="#/nodes/${node.public_key}" style="color:var(--accent);font-size:12px;">View Node →</a>
-          ${node.public_key ? ` · <a href="#" onclick="event.preventDefault();window._mapSelectRefNode('${safeEsc(node.public_key.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/'/g, "\\'").replace(/</g, '\\x3c'))}','${safeEsc((node.name || 'Unknown').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/'/g, "\\'").replace(/</g, '\\x3c'))}')" style="color:var(--accent);font-size:12px;">Show Neighbors</a>` : ''}
+          ${node.public_key ? ` · <a href="#" data-show-neighbors data-pubkey="${escapeHtml(node.public_key)}" data-name="${escapeHtml(node.name || 'Unknown')}" style="color:var(--accent);font-size:12px;">Show Neighbors</a>` : ''}
        </div>
      </div>`;
  }
@@ -839,6 +876,7 @@
    selectedReferenceNode = null;
    neighborPubkeys = null;
    delete window._mapSelectRefNode;
+    delete window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys;
  }

  function toggleHeatmap(on) {
@@ -875,6 +913,95 @@

  let _themeRefreshHandler = null;

+  // ─── Affinity Debug Overlay ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  function clearAffinityOverlay() {
+    if (affinityLayer) { map.removeLayer(affinityLayer); affinityLayer = null; }
+    affinityData = null;
+  }
+
+  function loadAffinityDebugOverlay() {
+    clearAffinityOverlay();
+    // Fetch debug data — requires API key stored in localStorage
+    var apiKey = localStorage.getItem('meshcore-api-key') || '';
+    fetch('/api/debug/affinity', { headers: { 'X-API-Key': apiKey } })
+      .then(function (r) { if (!r.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + r.status); return r.json(); })
+      .then(function (data) {
+        affinityData = data;
+        renderAffinityOverlay();
+      })
+      .catch(function (err) {
+        console.warn('[affinity-debug] Failed to load:', err);
+        var cb = document.getElementById('mcAffinityDebug');
+        if (cb) cb.checked = false;
+      });
+  }
+
+  function renderAffinityOverlay() {
+    if (!affinityData || !map) return;
+    clearAffinityOverlay();
+    affinityLayer = L.layerGroup();
+
+    // Build node position lookup from current markers
+    var nodePos = {};
+    nodes.forEach(function (n) {
+      if (n.latitude && n.longitude) {
+        nodePos[n.public_key.toLowerCase()] = [n.latitude, n.longitude];
+      }
+    });
+
+    var edges = affinityData.edges || [];
+    edges.forEach(function (e) {
+      var posA = nodePos[e.nodeA];
+      var posB = e.nodeB ? nodePos[e.nodeB] : null;
+
+      if (!posA) return;
+
+      // Unresolved prefix — show ❓ marker near nodeA
+      if (e.unresolved || (!posB && e.ambiguous)) {
+        if (posA) {
+          var marker = L.marker([posA[0] + 0.001, posA[1] + 0.001], {
+            icon: L.divIcon({ html: '❓', className: 'affinity-unresolved', iconSize: [20, 20] })
+          });
+          marker.bindPopup('<b>Unresolved prefix:</b> ' + escapeHtml(e.prefix) + '<br>Observations: ' + e.weight);
+          affinityLayer.addLayer(marker);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!posB) return;
+
+      // Color by confidence
+      var color = '#ef4444'; // red — ambiguous
+      var score = e.score || 0;
+      if (score >= 0.6) color = '#22c55e'; // green — high
+      else if (score >= 0.3) color = '#eab308'; // yellow — medium
+
+      // Thickness proportional to weight, clamped 1-5px
+      var weight = Math.max(1, Math.min(5, Math.round((e.weight || 1) / 20)));
+
+      var line = L.polyline([posA, posB], {
+        color: color,
+        weight: weight,
+        opacity: 0.7,
+        dashArray: e.ambiguous ? '5,5' : null
+      });
+
+      var popup = '<b>Affinity Edge</b><br>' +
+        escapeHtml(e.nodeAName || e.nodeA.substring(0, 8)) + ' ↔ ' + escapeHtml(e.nodeBName || e.nodeB.substring(0, 8)) + '<br>' +
+        'Observations: ' + e.observationCount + '<br>' +
+        'Score: ' + (e.score || 0).toFixed(3) + '<br>' +
+        'Last seen: ' + escapeHtml(e.lastSeen) + '<br>' +
+        'Observers: ' + escapeHtml((e.observers || []).join(', '));
+      if (e.avgSnr != null) popup += '<br>Avg SNR: ' + e.avgSnr.toFixed(1) + ' dB';
+
+      line.bindPopup(popup);
+      affinityLayer.addLayer(line);
+    });
+
+    affinityLayer.addTo(map);
+  }
+  // ─── End Affinity Debug ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
  registerPage('map', {
    init: function(app, routeParam) {
      _themeRefreshHandler = () => { if (markerLayer) renderMarkers(); };
@@ -175,6 +175,114 @@
    return `<div style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin:-2px 0 6px;padding:6px 10px;background:var(--surface-2);border-radius:4px;border-left:3px solid var(--status-yellow)">Adverts show varying hash sizes (<strong>${sizes.join('-byte, ')}-byte</strong>). This is a <a href="https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/commit/fcfdc5f" target="_blank" style="color:var(--accent)">known bug</a> where automatic adverts ignore the configured multibyte path setting. Fixed in <a href="https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/releases/tag/repeater-v1.14.1" target="_blank" style="color:var(--accent)">repeater v1.14.1</a>.</div>`;
  }

+  // ─── Neighbor section helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  // Cache: pubkey → { data, ts }
+  var _neighborCache = {};
+
+  function getConfidenceIndicator(entry) {
+    if (entry.ambiguous) return { icon: '⚠️', label: 'AMBIGUOUS', cls: 'confidence-ambiguous' };
+    if (entry.count <= 1) return { icon: '🔴', label: 'LOW', cls: 'confidence-low' };
+    if (entry.score >= 0.5 && entry.count >= 3) return { icon: '🟢', label: 'HIGH', cls: 'confidence-high' };
+    return { icon: '🟡', label: 'MEDIUM', cls: 'confidence-medium' };
+  }
+
+  function renderNeighborRows(neighbors, limit) {
+    var sorted = neighbors.slice().sort(function(a, b) {
+      return (b.score || b.affinity || 0) - (a.score || a.affinity || 0);
+    });
+    var items = limit ? sorted.slice(0, limit) : sorted;
+    return items.map(function(nb) {
+      var conf = getConfidenceIndicator(nb);
+      var name = nb.name || (nb.prefix + '… (unknown)');
+      var nameHtml = nb.pubkey
+        ? '<a href="#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(nb.pubkey) + '">' + escapeHtml(name) + '</a>'
+        : '<span class="text-muted">' + escapeHtml(name) + '</span>';
+      var role = nb.role || '—';
+      var roleBadge = nb.role
+        ? '<span class="badge" style="background:' + (ROLE_COLORS[nb.role] || 'var(--surface-2)') + ';color:#fff;font-size:10px">' + escapeHtml(role) + '</span>'
+        : '<span class="text-muted">—</span>';
+      var scoreTitle = 'Observations: ' + nb.count;
+      if (nb.avg_snr != null) scoreTitle += ' · Avg SNR: ' + Number(nb.avg_snr).toFixed(1) + ' dB';
+      var showOnMap = nb.pubkey
+        ? ' <button class="btn-link neighbor-show-map" data-pubkey="' + escapeHtml(nb.pubkey) + '" style="font-size:11px;padding:1px 6px;white-space:nowrap">📍 Map</button>'
+        : '';
+      return '<tr>' +
+        '<td style="font-weight:600">' + nameHtml + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + roleBadge + '</td>' +
+        '<td title="' + escapeHtml(scoreTitle) + '">' + Number(nb.score).toFixed(2) + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + nb.count + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + renderNodeTimestampHtml(nb.last_seen) + '</td>' +
+        '<td><span title="' + conf.label + '">' + conf.icon + '</span></td>' +
+        '<td style="text-align:right">' + showOnMap + '</td>' +
+        '</tr>';
+    }).join('');
+  }
+
+  function renderNeighborTable(neighbors, limit) {
+    return '<table class="data-table" style="font-size:12px">' +
+      '<thead><tr><th>Neighbor</th><th>Role</th><th>Score</th><th>Obs</th><th>Last Seen</th><th>Conf</th><th></th></tr></thead>' +
+      '<tbody>' + renderNeighborRows(neighbors, limit) + '</tbody></table>';
+  }
+
+  function fetchAndRenderNeighbors(pubkey, containerId, opts) {
+    opts = opts || {};
+    var limit = opts.limit || 0;
+    var headerSelector = opts.headerSelector;
+    var viewAllPubkey = opts.viewAllPubkey;
+
+    // Always set spinner as initial DOM state (synchronous) so tests can observe it
+    var spinnerEl = document.getElementById(containerId);
+    if (spinnerEl) spinnerEl.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading neighbors…</div>';
+
+    // Check cache
+    var cached = _neighborCache[pubkey];
+    if (cached && (Date.now() - cached.ts < 300000)) { // 5 min cache
+      renderNeighborData(cached.data, containerId, limit, headerSelector, viewAllPubkey);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    api('/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(pubkey) + '/neighbors', { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.nodeDetail }).then(function(data) {
+      _neighborCache[pubkey] = { data: data, ts: Date.now() };
+      renderNeighborData(data, containerId, limit, headerSelector, viewAllPubkey);
+    }).catch(function() {
+      var el = document.getElementById(containerId);
+      if (el) el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px">Could not load neighbor data</div>';
+    });
+  }
+
+  function renderNeighborData(data, containerId, limit, headerSelector, viewAllPubkey) {
+    var el = document.getElementById(containerId);
+    if (!el) return;
+    if (!data || !data.neighbors || !data.neighbors.length) {
+      el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px">No neighbor data available yet. Neighbor relationships are built from observed packet paths over time.</div>';
+      if (headerSelector) {
+        var h = document.querySelector(headerSelector);
+        if (h) h.textContent = 'Neighbors (0)';
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (headerSelector) {
+      var h = document.querySelector(headerSelector);
+      if (h) h.textContent = 'Neighbors (' + data.neighbors.length + ')';
+    }
+    var html = renderNeighborTable(data.neighbors, limit);
+    if (limit && data.neighbors.length > limit && viewAllPubkey) {
+      html += '<div style="margin-top:6px;text-align:right"><a href="#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(viewAllPubkey) + '?section=node-neighbors" style="font-size:12px">View all ' + data.neighbors.length + ' neighbors →</a></div>';
+    }
+    el.innerHTML = html;
+
+    // Wire up "Show on Map" buttons via event delegation
+    el.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      var btn = e.target.closest('.neighbor-show-map');
+      if (!btn) return;
+      var pk = btn.getAttribute('data-pubkey');
+      if (pk) location.hash = '#/map?node=' + encodeURIComponent(pk);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ─── End neighbor helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
  let directNode = null; // set when navigating directly to #/nodes/:pubkey

  let regionChangeHandler = null;
@@ -347,6 +455,18 @@
          </table>
        </div>` : ''}

+        <div class="node-full-card" id="node-neighbors">
+          <h4 id="fullNeighborsHeader">Neighbors</h4>
+          <div id="fullNeighborsContent"><div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading neighbors…</div></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="node-full-card" id="node-affinity-debug" style="display:none">
+          <h4 style="cursor:pointer" onclick="this.parentElement.querySelector('.affinity-debug-body').style.display=this.parentElement.querySelector('.affinity-debug-body').style.display==='none'?'block':'none'; this.querySelector('.toggle-icon').textContent=this.parentElement.querySelector('.affinity-debug-body').style.display==='none'?'▶':'▼'"><span class="toggle-icon">▶</span> 🔍 Affinity Debug</h4>
+          <div class="affinity-debug-body" style="display:none">
+            <div id="affinityDebugContent"><div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading debug data…</div></div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
        <div class="node-full-card" id="fullPathsSection">
          <h4>Paths Through This Node</h4>
          <div id="fullPathsContent"><div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading paths…</div></div>
@@ -427,6 +547,103 @@
        } catch {}
      }

+      // Fetch neighbors for this node (full-screen view)
+      fetchAndRenderNeighbors(n.public_key, 'fullNeighborsContent', {
+        headerSelector: '#fullNeighborsHeader'
+      });
+
+      // Affinity debug panel — show if debugAffinity is enabled
+      (function loadAffinityDebug() {
+        var show = (window.CLIENT_CONFIG && window.CLIENT_CONFIG.debugAffinity) || localStorage.getItem('meshcore-affinity-debug') === 'true';
+        var panel = document.getElementById('node-affinity-debug');
+        if (!show || !panel) return;
+        panel.style.display = '';
+        var apiKey = localStorage.getItem('meshcore-api-key') || '';
+        fetch('/api/debug/affinity?node=' + encodeURIComponent(n.public_key), { headers: { 'X-API-Key': apiKey } })
+          .then(function (r) { if (!r.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + r.status); return r.json(); })
+          .then(function (data) {
+            var el = document.getElementById('affinityDebugContent');
+            if (!el) return;
+            var html = '';
+
+            // Edges table
+            if (data.edges && data.edges.length) {
+              html += '<h5 style="margin:8px 0 4px">Neighbor Edges (' + data.edges.length + ')</h5>';
+              html += '<table class="mini-table" style="width:100%;font-size:12px"><thead><tr><th>Neighbor</th><th>Score</th><th>Count</th><th>Last Seen</th><th>Observers</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody>';
+              data.edges.forEach(function (e) {
+                var neighbor = e.nodeBName || e.nodeAName || (e.nodeB || e.nodeA || '').substring(0, 8);
+                if (e.nodeA.toLowerCase() === n.public_key.toLowerCase()) {
+                  neighbor = e.nodeBName || (e.nodeB || e.prefix || '?').substring(0, 8);
+                } else {
+                  neighbor = e.nodeAName || (e.nodeA || '').substring(0, 8);
+                }
+                var status = e.ambiguous ? (e.unresolved ? '❓ Unresolved' : '⚠️ Ambiguous') : (e.resolved ? '✅ Auto-resolved' : '✅ Resolved');
+                html += '<tr><td>' + escapeHtml(neighbor) + '</td><td>' + (e.score || 0).toFixed(3) + '</td><td>' + e.weight + '</td><td>' + (e.lastSeen || '').substring(0, 10) + '</td><td>' + (e.observers || []).length + '</td><td>' + status + '</td></tr>';
+              });
+              html += '</tbody></table>';
+            } else {
+              html += '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px">No affinity edges for this node</div>';
+            }
+
+            // Resolutions
+            if (data.resolutions && data.resolutions.length) {
+              html += '<h5 style="margin:12px 0 4px">Prefix Resolutions (' + data.resolutions.length + ')</h5>';
+              data.resolutions.forEach(function (r) {
+                html += '<div style="border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;padding:8px;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:12px">';
+                html += '<b>Prefix: ' + escapeHtml(r.prefix) + '</b> → ';
+                if (r.method === 'auto-resolved') {
+                  html += '<span style="color:var(--status-green)">✅ ' + escapeHtml(r.chosenName || r.chosen || '?') + '</span>';
+                  html += ' (Jaccard=' + r.chosenJaccard.toFixed(2) + ', ratio=' + ((isFinite(r.ratio) && r.ratio < 100) ? r.ratio.toFixed(1) + '×' : '∞') + ')';
+                } else {
+                  html += '<span style="color:var(--status-yellow)">⚠️ Ambiguous</span>';
+                  if (r.ratio) html += ' (ratio=' + r.ratio.toFixed(1) + '×, threshold=' + r.thresholdApplied + '×)';
+                }
+                // Show disambiguation tier used (M4 resolveWithContext)
+                if (r.tier) {
+                  var tierLabels = {
+                    'neighbor_affinity': '🏘️ Affinity',
+                    'geo_proximity': '🌍 Geo',
+                    'gps_preference': '📍 GPS',
+                    'first_match': '🎲 Naive',
+                    'unique_prefix': '✓ Unique',
+                    'no_match': '∅ None'
+                  };
+                  html += ' <span style="font-size:11px;opacity:0.8">[tier: ' + (tierLabels[r.tier] || escapeHtml(r.tier)) + ']</span>';
+                }
+                // Candidates table
+                if (r.candidates && r.candidates.length) {
+                  html += '<div style="margin-top:4px"><table class="mini-table" style="width:100%;font-size:11px"><thead><tr><th>Candidate</th><th>Jaccard</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead><tbody>';
+                  r.candidates.forEach(function (c) {
+                    var highlight = r.chosen && c.pubkey === r.chosen ? ' style="background:var(--status-green-bg,rgba(34,197,94,0.1))"' : '';
+                    html += '<tr' + highlight + '><td>' + escapeHtml(c.name || c.pubkey.substring(0, 8)) + '</td><td>' + c.jaccard.toFixed(3) + '</td><td>' + c.score + '</td></tr>';
+                  });
+                  html += '</tbody></table></div>';
+                }
+                html += '</div>';
+              });
+            }
+
+            // Stats summary
+            if (data.stats) {
+              html += '<h5 style="margin:12px 0 4px">Graph Stats</h5>';
+              html += '<div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.6">';
+              html += 'Total edges: ' + data.stats.totalEdges + '<br>';
+              html += 'Total nodes: ' + data.stats.totalNodes + '<br>';
+              html += 'Resolved: ' + data.stats.resolvedCount + ' | Ambiguous: ' + data.stats.ambiguousCount + ' | Unresolved: ' + data.stats.unresolvedCount + '<br>';
+              html += 'Avg confidence: ' + (data.stats.avgConfidence || 0).toFixed(3) + '<br>';
+              html += 'Cold-start coverage: ' + (data.stats.coldStartCoverage || 0).toFixed(1) + '%<br>';
+              html += 'Cache age: ' + (data.stats.cacheAge || 'N/A') + ' | Last rebuild: ' + (data.stats.lastRebuild || 'N/A');
+              html += '</div>';
+            }
+
+            el.innerHTML = html;
+          })
+          .catch(function (err) {
+            var el = document.getElementById('affinityDebugContent');
+            if (el) el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px">Failed to load debug data: ' + escapeHtml(err.message) + '</div>';
+          });
+      })();
+
      // Fetch paths through this node (full-screen view)
      api('/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(n.public_key) + '/paths', { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.nodeDetail }).then(pathData => {
        const el = document.getElementById('fullPathsContent');
@@ -819,6 +1036,11 @@
          </div>
        </div>` : ''}

+        <div class="node-detail-section" id="panelNeighborsSection">
+          <h4 id="panelNeighborsHeader">Neighbors</h4>
+          <div id="panelNeighborsContent"><div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading neighbors…</div></div>
+        </div>
+
        <div class="node-detail-section" id="pathsSection">
          <h4>Paths Through This Node</h4>
          <div id="pathsContent"><div class="text-muted" style="padding:8px"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading paths…</div></div>
@@ -889,6 +1111,13 @@
      } catch {}
    }

+    // Fetch neighbors for this node (condensed panel — top 5)
+    fetchAndRenderNeighbors(n.public_key, 'panelNeighborsContent', {
+      limit: 5,
+      headerSelector: '#panelNeighborsHeader',
+      viewAllPubkey: n.public_key
+    });
+
    // Fetch paths through this node
    api('/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(n.public_key) + '/paths', { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.nodeDetail }).then(pathData => {
      const el = document.getElementById('pathsContent');
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 */

 window.getParsedPath = function getParsedPath(p) {
-  if (p._parsedPath !== undefined) return p._parsedPath;
+  if (p._parsedPath !== undefined) return p._parsedPath || [];
  var raw = p.path_json;
  if (typeof raw !== 'string') {
    p._parsedPath = Array.isArray(raw) ? raw : [];
@@ -20,8 +20,19 @@ window.getParsedPath = function getParsedPath(p) {
  return p._parsedPath;
 };

+/**
+ * Clear cached _parsedPath/_parsedDecoded from a packet object.
+ * Must be called after spreading a parent packet into an observation/child,
+ * otherwise the child inherits stale cached values from the parent (issue #504).
+ */
+window.clearParsedCache = function clearParsedCache(p) {
+  delete p._parsedPath;
+  delete p._parsedDecoded;
+  return p;
+};
+
 window.getParsedDecoded = function getParsedDecoded(p) {
-  if (p._parsedDecoded !== undefined) return p._parsedDecoded;
+  if (p._parsedDecoded !== undefined) return p._parsedDecoded || {};
  var raw = p.decoded_json;
  if (typeof raw !== 'string') {
    p._parsedDecoded = (raw && typeof raw === 'object') ? raw : {};
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
  let _displayPackets = [];       // filtered packets for current view
  let _displayGrouped = false;    // whether _displayPackets is in grouped mode
  let _rowCounts = [];            // per-entry DOM row counts (1 for flat, 1+children for expanded groups)
+  let _rowCountsDirty = false;    // set when _rowCounts may be stale (e.g. WS added children) (#410)
  let _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null; // cached cumulative offsets, invalidated on _rowCounts change
  let _lastVisibleStart = -1;     // last rendered start index (for dirty checking)
  let _lastVisibleEnd = -1;       // last rendered end index (for dirty checking)
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@
            if (obs) {
              expandedHashes.add(h);
              const obsPacket = {...data.packet, observer_id: obs.observer_id, observer_name: obs.observer_name, snr: obs.snr, rssi: obs.rssi, path_json: obs.path_json, timestamp: obs.timestamp, first_seen: obs.timestamp};
+              clearParsedCache(obsPacket);
              selectPacket(obs.id, h, {packet: obsPacket, breakdown: data.breakdown, observations: data.observations}, obs.id);
            } else {
              selectPacket(data.packet.id, h, data);
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@
          if (pktTime && pktTime < cutoff) return false;
        }
        if (filters.type) { const types = filters.type.split(',').map(Number); if (!types.includes(p.payload_type)) return false; }
-        if (filters.observer) { const obsSet = new Set(filters.observer.split(',')); if (!obsSet.has(p.observer_id)) return false; }
+        if (filters.observer) { const obsSet = new Set(filters.observer.split(',')); if (!obsSet.has(p.observer_id) && !(p._children && p._children.some(c => obsSet.has(String(c.observer_id))))) return false; }
        if (filters.hash && p.hash !== filters.hash) return false;
        if (RegionFilter.getRegionParam()) {
          const selectedRegions = RegionFilter.getRegionParam().split(',');
@@ -395,6 +397,9 @@
                existing._children.unshift(p);
                if (existing._children.length > 200) existing._children.length = 200;
                sortGroupChildren(existing);
+                // Invalidate row counts — child count changed, so virtual scroll
+                // heights are stale until next renderTableRows() (#410)
+                _invalidateRowCounts();
              }
            } else {
              // New group
@@ -441,6 +446,7 @@
    clearTimeout(_wsRenderTimer);
    _displayPackets = [];
    _rowCounts = [];
+    _rowCountsDirty = false;
    _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null;
    _observerFilterSet = null;
    _lastVisibleStart = -1;
@@ -487,6 +493,7 @@
      if (regionParam) params.set('region', regionParam);
      if (filters.hash) params.set('hash', filters.hash);
      if (filters.node) params.set('node', filters.node);
+      if (filters.observer) params.set('observer', filters.observer);
      params.set('groupByHash', 'true'); // always fetch grouped

      const data = await api('/packets?' + params.toString());
@@ -501,7 +508,7 @@
        await Promise.all(multiObs.map(async (p) => {
          try {
            const d = await api(`/packets/${p.hash}`);
-            if (d?.observations) p._children = d.observations.map(o => ({...d.packet, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
+            if (d?.observations) p._children = d.observations.map(o => clearParsedCache({...d.packet, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
          } catch {}
        }));
        // Flatten: replace grouped packets with individual observations
@@ -837,7 +844,7 @@
          try {
            const data = await api(`/packets/${p.hash}`);
            if (data?.packet && data.observations) {
-              p._children = data.observations.map(o => ({...data.packet, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
+              p._children = data.observations.map(o => clearParsedCache({...data.packet, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
              p._fetchedData = data;
            }
          } catch {}
@@ -1010,6 +1017,7 @@
          if (child) {
            const parentData = group._fetchedData;
            const obsPacket = parentData ? {...parentData.packet, observer_id: child.observer_id, observer_name: child.observer_name, snr: child.snr, rssi: child.rssi, path_json: child.path_json, timestamp: child.timestamp, first_seen: child.timestamp} : child;
+            if (parentData) { clearParsedCache(obsPacket); }
            selectPacket(child.id, parentHash, {packet: obsPacket, breakdown: parentData?.breakdown, observations: parentData?.observations}, child.id);
          }
        }
@@ -1097,8 +1105,8 @@

  // Build HTML for a single flat (ungrouped) packet row
  function buildFlatRowHtml(p) {
-    const decoded = getParsedDecoded(p);
-    const pathHops = getParsedPath(p);
+    const decoded = getParsedDecoded(p) || {};
+    const pathHops = getParsedPath(p) || [];
    const region = p.observer_id ? (observerMap.get(p.observer_id)?.iata || '') : '';
    const typeName = payloadTypeName(p.payload_type);
    const typeClass = payloadTypeColor(p.payload_type);
@@ -1120,6 +1128,21 @@
      </tr>`;
  }

+  // Mark _rowCounts as stale so renderVisibleRows() recomputes them lazily.
+  // Called when expanded group children change outside renderTableRows() (#410).
+  function _invalidateRowCounts() {
+    _rowCountsDirty = true;
+    _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null;
+  }
+
+  // Recompute _rowCounts from _displayPackets if they've been invalidated.
+  function _refreshRowCountsIfDirty() {
+    if (!_rowCountsDirty || !_displayPackets.length) return;
+    _rowCounts = _displayPackets.map(function(p) { return _getRowCount(p); });
+    _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null;
+    _rowCountsDirty = false;
+  }
+
  // Compute the number of DOM <tr> rows a single entry produces.
  // Used by both row counting and renderVisibleRows to avoid divergence (#424).
  function _getRowCount(p) {
@@ -1158,6 +1181,9 @@
    const scrollContainer = document.getElementById('pktLeft');
    if (!scrollContainer) return;

+    // Recompute row counts if they were invalidated (e.g. WS added children) (#410)
+    _refreshRowCountsIfDirty();
+
    // Compute total DOM rows accounting for expanded groups
    const offsets = _cumulativeRowOffsets();
    const totalDomRows = offsets[offsets.length - 1];
@@ -1289,7 +1315,11 @@
    }
    if (filters.observer) {
      const obsIds = new Set(filters.observer.split(','));
-      displayPackets = displayPackets.filter(p => obsIds.has(p.observer_id));
+      displayPackets = displayPackets.filter(p => {
+        if (obsIds.has(p.observer_id)) return true;
+        if (p._children) return p._children.some(c => obsIds.has(String(c.observer_id)));
+        return false;
+      });
    }

    // Packet Filter Language
@@ -1310,6 +1340,7 @@
    if (!displayPackets.length) {
      _displayPackets = [];
      _rowCounts = [];
+      _rowCountsDirty = false;
      _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null;
      _observerFilterSet = null;
      _lastVisibleStart = -1;
@@ -1329,6 +1360,7 @@
    _displayGrouped = groupByHash;
    _observerFilterSet = filters.observer ? new Set(filters.observer.split(',')) : null;
    _rowCounts = displayPackets.map(p => _getRowCount(p));
+    _rowCountsDirty = false;
    _cumulativeOffsetsCache = null;

    attachVScrollListener();
@@ -1434,8 +1466,8 @@
    const pkt = data.packet;
    const breakdown = data.breakdown || {};
    const ranges = breakdown.ranges || [];
-    const decoded = getParsedDecoded(pkt);
-    const pathHops = getParsedPath(pkt);
+    const decoded = getParsedDecoded(pkt) || {};
+    const pathHops = getParsedPath(pkt) || [];

    // Resolve sender GPS — from packet directly, or from known node in DB
    let senderLat = decoded.lat != null ? decoded.lat : (decoded.latitude || null);
@@ -1979,7 +2011,7 @@
      if (!pkt) return;
      const group = packets.find(p => p.hash === hash);
      if (group && data.observations) {
-        group._children = data.observations.map(o => ({...pkt, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
+        group._children = data.observations.map(o => clearParsedCache({...pkt, ...o, _isObservation: true}));
        group._fetchedData = data;
        // Sort children based on current sort mode
        sortGroupChildren(group);
@@ -2037,6 +2069,8 @@
      renderPath,
      _getRowCount,
      _cumulativeRowOffsets,
+      _invalidateRowCounts,
+      _refreshRowCountsIfDirty,
      buildGroupRowHtml,
      buildFlatRowHtml,
    };
@@ -630,6 +630,15 @@ button.ch-item.selected { background: var(--selected-bg); }
  background: var(--card-bg); border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
+/* Bug 7 fix: neighbor table text inherits accent color — force readable text */
+.node-detail-section .data-table td,
+.node-full-card .data-table td {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+.node-detail-section .data-table td a,
+.node-full-card .data-table td a {
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
 .node-detail-section h4 {
  font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px;
  color: var(--text-muted); margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px;
@@ -938,7 +947,9 @@ button.ch-item.selected { background: var(--selected-bg); }
  .filter-bar { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px; }
  .filter-toggle-btn { display: inline-flex !important; }
  .filter-bar > *:not(.filter-toggle-btn):not(.col-toggle-wrap) { display: none; }
-  .filter-bar.filters-expanded > * { display: inline-flex; }
+  /* Must match :not() specificity of the hide rule above, otherwise .filters-expanded loses
+     the specificity battle and filter children stay hidden (see issue #534). */
+  .filter-bar.filters-expanded > *:not(.filter-toggle-btn):not(.col-toggle-wrap) { display: inline-flex; }
  .filter-bar.filters-expanded > .col-toggle-wrap { display: inline-block; }
  .filter-bar.filters-expanded input { width: 100%; }
  .filter-bar.filters-expanded select { width: 100%; }
@@ -1933,3 +1944,12 @@ tr[data-hops]:hover { background: rgba(59,130,246,0.1); }
  .compare-select { min-width: auto; width: 100%; }
  .compare-summary { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
 }
+
+/* Neighbor graph canvas focus indicator for keyboard navigation */
+#ngCanvas:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--link-color, #60a5fa);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+#ngCanvas:focus:not(:focus-visible) {
+  outline: none;
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+/* Unit tests for customizer v2 core functions */
+'use strict';
+const vm = require('vm');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+let passed = 0, failed = 0;
+function test(name, fn) {
+  try { fn(); passed++; console.log(`  ✅ ${name}`); }
+  catch (e) { failed++; console.log(`  ❌ ${name}: ${e.message}`); }
+}
+
+function makeSandbox() {
+  const storage = {};
+  const localStorage = {
+    _data: storage,
+    getItem(k) { return k in storage ? storage[k] : null; },
+    setItem(k, v) { storage[k] = String(v); },
+    removeItem(k) { delete storage[k]; },
+    clear() { for (const k in storage) delete storage[k]; }
+  };
+  const ctx = {
+    window: {
+      addEventListener: () => {},
+      dispatchEvent: () => {},
+      SITE_CONFIG: {},
+      _SITE_CONFIG_ORIGINAL_HOME: null,
+    },
+    document: {
+      readyState: 'loading',
+      createElement: (tag) => ({
+        id: '', textContent: '', innerHTML: '', className: '',
+        setAttribute: () => {}, appendChild: () => {},
+        style: {}, addEventListener: () => {},
+        querySelectorAll: () => [], querySelector: () => null,
+      }),
+      head: { appendChild: () => {} },
+      getElementById: () => null,
+      addEventListener: () => {},
+      querySelectorAll: () => [],
+      querySelector: () => null,
+      documentElement: {
+        style: { setProperty: () => {}, removeProperty: () => {}, getPropertyValue: () => '' },
+        dataset: { theme: 'dark' },
+        getAttribute: () => 'dark',
+      },
+    },
+    console,
+    localStorage,
+    setTimeout: (fn) => fn(),
+    clearTimeout: () => {},
+    Date, Math, Array, Object, JSON, String, Number, Boolean,
+    parseInt, parseFloat, isNaN, Infinity, NaN, undefined,
+    MutationObserver: class { observe() {} },
+    HashChangeEvent: class {},
+    CustomEvent: class CustomEvent { constructor(type, opts) { this.type = type; this.detail = opts && opts.detail; } },
+    getComputedStyle: () => ({ getPropertyValue: () => '' }),
+  };
+  ctx.window.localStorage = localStorage;
+  ctx.self = ctx.window;
+  return ctx;
+}
+
+function loadCustomizer() {
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  const code = fs.readFileSync('public/customize-v2.js', 'utf8');
+  vm.createContext(ctx);
+  vm.runInContext(code, ctx, { filename: 'customize-v2.js' });
+  return { ctx, api: ctx.window._customizerV2, ls: ctx.localStorage };
+}
+
+console.log('\n📋 Customizer V2 — Core Function Tests\n');
+
+// ── readOverrides ──
+console.log('readOverrides:');
+test('returns {} when key is absent', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const result = api.readOverrides();
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(result), '{}');
+});
+
+test('returns {} when key contains invalid JSON', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', 'not json{{{');
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(api.readOverrides()), '{}');
+});
+
+test('returns {} when key contains a non-object (string)', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', '"just a string"');
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(api.readOverrides()), '{}');
+});
+
+test('returns {} when key contains an array', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', '[1,2,3]');
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(api.readOverrides()), '{}');
+});
+
+test('returns {} when key contains a number', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', '42');
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(api.readOverrides()), '{}');
+});
+
+test('returns parsed object when valid', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const data = { theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify(data));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(api.readOverrides(), data);
+});
+
+// ── writeOverrides ──
+console.log('\nwriteOverrides:');
+test('writes serialized JSON to localStorage', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const data = { theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } };
+  api.writeOverrides(data);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides')), data);
+});
+
+test('removes key when delta is empty {}', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', '{"theme":{}}');
+  api.writeOverrides({});
+  assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'), null);
+});
+
+test('round-trips correctly (write → read = identical)', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const data = { theme: { accent: '#abc', text: '#def' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#111' } };
+  api.writeOverrides(data);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(api.readOverrides(), data);
+});
+
+test('strips invalid color values silently', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  api.writeOverrides({ theme: { accent: 'not-a-color' } });
+  // Invalid color is stripped by _validateDelta; remaining empty object is stored as '{}'
+  const stored = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  assert.strictEqual(stored.theme, undefined);
+});
+
+test('strips out-of-range opacity', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  api.writeOverrides({ heatmapOpacity: 1.5 });
+  const stored1 = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  assert.strictEqual(stored1.heatmapOpacity, undefined);
+  api.writeOverrides({ heatmapOpacity: -0.1 });
+  const stored2 = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  assert.strictEqual(stored2.heatmapOpacity, undefined);
+});
+
+test('accepts valid opacity', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  api.writeOverrides({ heatmapOpacity: 0.5 });
+  const stored = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  assert.strictEqual(stored.heatmapOpacity, 0.5);
+});
+
+// ── computeEffective ──
+console.log('\ncomputeEffective:');
+test('returns server defaults when overrides is {}', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { theme: { accent: '#aaa', text: '#bbb' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#ccc' } };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, {});
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(result, defaults);
+});
+
+test('overrides a single key in a section', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { theme: { accent: '#aaa', text: '#bbb' } };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, { theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.theme.accent, '#ff0000');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.theme.text, '#bbb');
+});
+
+test('overrides multiple keys across sections', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { theme: { accent: '#aaa' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#bbb' } };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, { theme: { accent: '#111' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#222' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.theme.accent, '#111');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.nodeColors.repeater, '#222');
+});
+
+test('does not mutate either input', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { theme: { accent: '#aaa' } };
+  const overrides = { theme: { accent: '#bbb' } };
+  const defCopy = JSON.stringify(defaults);
+  const ovrCopy = JSON.stringify(overrides);
+  api.computeEffective(defaults, overrides);
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(defaults), defCopy);
+  assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(overrides), ovrCopy);
+});
+
+test('handles missing sections in overrides gracefully', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { theme: { accent: '#aaa' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#bbb' } };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, { theme: { accent: '#ccc' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.nodeColors.repeater, '#bbb');
+});
+
+test('array values in home are fully replaced, not merged', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { home: { steps: [{ emoji: '1', title: 'a', description: 'b' }], heroTitle: 'X' } };
+  const overrides = { home: { steps: [{ emoji: '2', title: 'c', description: 'd' }, { emoji: '3', title: 'e', description: 'f' }] } };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, overrides);
+  assert.strictEqual(result.home.steps.length, 2);
+  assert.strictEqual(result.home.steps[0].emoji, '2');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.home.heroTitle, 'X'); // untouched
+});
+
+test('top-level scalars are directly replaced', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const defaults = { heatmapOpacity: 0.5 };
+  const result = api.computeEffective(defaults, { heatmapOpacity: 0.8 });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.heatmapOpacity, 0.8);
+});
+
+// ── validateShape ──
+console.log('\nvalidateShape:');
+test('accepts valid delta objects', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const result = api.validateShape({ theme: { accent: '#fff' }, heatmapOpacity: 0.5 });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.valid, true);
+});
+
+test('accepts empty object', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape({}).valid, true);
+});
+
+test('rejects non-objects (string)', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape('hello').valid, false);
+});
+
+test('rejects non-objects (array)', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape([1, 2]).valid, false);
+});
+
+test('rejects non-objects (null)', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape(null).valid, false);
+});
+
+test('warns on unknown top-level keys', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const result = api.validateShape({ unknownKey: {} });
+  // Unknown keys produce a console.warn but validateShape still returns valid
+  assert.strictEqual(result.valid, true);
+  assert.strictEqual(result.errors.length, 0);
+});
+
+test('validates section types (rejects non-object section)', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const result = api.validateShape({ theme: 'not an object' });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.valid, false);
+});
+
+test('accepts valid rgb() color values in theme', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const result = api.validateShape({ theme: { accent: 'rgb(1,2,3)' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(result.valid, true);
+});
+
+test('rejects out-of-range opacity values', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape({ heatmapOpacity: 2.0 }).valid, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(api.validateShape({ liveHeatmapOpacity: -1 }).valid, false);
+});
+
+// ── migrateOldKeys ──
+console.log('\nmigrateOldKeys:');
+test('migrates all 7 keys correctly', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#f00' }, branding: { siteName: 'Test' } }));
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode', 'absolute');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-timezone', 'utc');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-format', 'iso-seconds');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-custom-format', 'YYYY-MM-DD');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-heatmap-opacity', '0.7');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-live-heatmap-opacity', '0.3');
+  const result = api.migrateOldKeys();
+  assert.strictEqual(result.theme.accent, '#f00');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.branding.siteName, 'Test');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.timestamps.defaultMode, 'absolute');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.timestamps.timezone, 'utc');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.heatmapOpacity, 0.7);
+  assert.strictEqual(result.liveHeatmapOpacity, 0.3);
+  // Legacy keys removed
+  assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('meshcore-user-theme'), null);
+  assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode'), null);
+  // New key written
+  assert.notStrictEqual(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'), null);
+});
+
+test('handles partial migration (only some keys)', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode', 'ago');
+  const result = api.migrateOldKeys();
+  assert.strictEqual(result.timestamps.defaultMode, 'ago');
+  assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode'), null);
+});
+
+test('handles invalid JSON in meshcore-user-theme', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', '{bad json');
+  const result = api.migrateOldKeys();
+  // Should not crash, returns delta (possibly empty besides what was valid)
+  assert(result !== null);
+  assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('meshcore-user-theme'), null);
+});
+
+test('skips migration if cs-theme-overrides already exists', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', '{"theme":{}}');
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#f00' } }));
+  const result = api.migrateOldKeys();
+  assert.strictEqual(result, null);
+  // Legacy key NOT removed (migration skipped entirely)
+  assert.notStrictEqual(ls.getItem('meshcore-user-theme'), null);
+});
+
+test('returns null when no legacy keys found', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.migrateOldKeys(), null);
+});
+
+test('drops unknown keys from meshcore-user-theme', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#f00' }, unknownStuff: 'hi' }));
+  const result = api.migrateOldKeys();
+  assert.strictEqual(result.theme.accent, '#f00');
+  assert.strictEqual(result.unknownStuff, undefined);
+});
+
+// ── THEME_CSS_MAP completeness ──
+console.log('\nTHEME_CSS_MAP:');
+test('includes surface3 mapping', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.THEME_CSS_MAP.surface3, '--surface-3');
+});
+
+test('includes sectionBg mapping', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  assert.strictEqual(api.THEME_CSS_MAP.sectionBg, '--section-bg');
+});
+
+test('matches all keys from old app.js varMap', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  const expectedKeys = [
+    'accent', 'accentHover', 'navBg', 'navBg2', 'navText', 'navTextMuted',
+    'background', 'text', 'textMuted', 'border',
+    'statusGreen', 'statusYellow', 'statusRed',
+    'surface1', 'surface2', 'surface3',
+    'cardBg', 'contentBg', 'inputBg',
+    'rowStripe', 'rowHover', 'detailBg',
+    'selectedBg', 'sectionBg',
+    'font', 'mono'
+  ];
+  for (const key of expectedKeys) {
+    assert(key in api.THEME_CSS_MAP, `Missing key: ${key}`);
+  }
+});
+
+// ── _isOverridden tests ──
+console.log('\n_isOverridden (value comparison):');
+
+test('returns false when no overrides exist', () => {
+  const { api } = loadCustomizer();
+  api.init({ theme: { accent: '#aaa' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('theme', 'accent'), false);
+});
+
+test('returns false when override matches server default', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#aaa' } }));
+  api.init({ theme: { accent: '#aaa' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('theme', 'accent'), false);
+});
+
+test('returns true when override differs from server default', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#bbb' } }));
+  api.init({ theme: { accent: '#aaa' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('theme', 'accent'), true);
+});
+
+test('returns false for key not in overrides', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#bbb' } }));
+  api.init({ theme: { accent: '#aaa', border: '#ccc' } });
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('theme', 'border'), false);
+});
+
+test('returns true when server has no default for overridden key', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#bbb' } }));
+  api.init({});
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('theme', 'accent'), true);
+});
+
+// ── Bug #518 Fixes ──
+
+test('phantom overrides cleaned on init — matching scalars removed', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff', border: '#e2e5ea' }, typeColors: { ADVERT: '#22c55e' } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#4a9eff' }, typeColors: { ADVERT: '#22c55e' } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.theme, 'phantom theme override should be cleaned');
+  assert.ok(!delta.typeColors, 'phantom typeColors override should be cleaned');
+});
+
+test('phantom overrides cleaned on init — matching arrays removed', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { home: { steps: [{ emoji: '📡', title: 'Go', description: 'Do it' }] } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ home: { steps: [{ emoji: '📡', title: 'Go', description: 'Do it' }] } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.home, 'phantom home array override should be cleaned');
+});
+
+test('real overrides preserved after init cleanup', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff' } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  assert.strictEqual(delta.theme.accent, '#ff0000');
+});
+
+test('isOverridden handles array comparison via JSON.stringify', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { home: { steps: [{ emoji: '📡', title: 'Go', description: 'Do' }] } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ home: { steps: [{ emoji: '📡', title: 'Go', description: 'Do' }] } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('home', 'steps'), false, 'matching array should not be overridden');
+});
+
+test('isOverridden returns true for differing arrays', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { home: { steps: [{ emoji: '📡', title: 'Go', description: 'Do' }] } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ home: { steps: [{ emoji: '🚀', title: 'New', description: 'Changed' }] } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  assert.strictEqual(api.isOverridden('home', 'steps'), true, 'differing array should be overridden');
+});
+
+test('setOverride prunes value matching server default', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff' } };
+  api.init(server);
+  api.setOverride('theme', 'accent', '#4a9eff');
+  // debounce fires synchronously in sandbox
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.theme || !delta.theme.accent, 'matching value should be pruned after setOverride');
+});
+
+// ── Fix #2: _cleanPhantomOverrides when server has no section ──
+
+test('phantom overrides cleaned when server has NO home section', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  // Server has theme but NO home — the common deployment case
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff' } };
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ home: { checklist: [], steps: [] } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.home, 'phantom home override should be removed when server has no home section');
+});
+
+test('phantom overrides cleaned when server section is undefined — empty arrays removed', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#dc2626' } };
+  // timestamps has actual values (not phantom), home has empty arrays (phantom)
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({
+    timestamps: { defaultMode: 'ago', timezone: 'local' },
+    home: { checklist: [], steps: [] }
+  }));
+  api.init(server);
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.home, 'phantom home with empty arrays should be removed');
+  // timestamps has non-empty values — preserved even without server section
+  assert.ok(delta.timestamps, 'timestamps with actual values should be preserved');
+  assert.strictEqual(delta.timestamps.defaultMode, 'ago');
+});
+
+// ── Fix #4: setOverride with value matching server default is NOT stored ──
+
+test('setOverride with value matching server default is not stored', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff', border: '#e2e5ea' } };
+  api.init(server);
+  // Set override to same value as server default
+  api.setOverride('theme', 'accent', '#4a9eff');
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.ok(!delta.theme || !delta.theme.accent, 'value matching server default should not be stored');
+});
+
+test('existing user overrides are NOT pruned by setOverride on other keys', () => {
+  const { api, ls } = loadCustomizer();
+  const server = { theme: { accent: '#4a9eff', border: '#e2e5ea' } };
+  // User previously chose a custom accent (different from server default)
+  ls.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } }));
+  api.init(server);
+  // Now user changes border — accent should be preserved
+  api.setOverride('theme', 'border', '#00ff00');
+  const delta = JSON.parse(ls.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+  assert.strictEqual(delta.theme.accent, '#ff0000', 'pre-existing custom override should be preserved');
+  assert.strictEqual(delta.theme.border, '#00ff00', 'new non-matching override should be stored');
+});
+
+// ── Summary ──
+console.log(`\n${passed + failed} tests: ${passed} passed, ${failed} failed\n`);
+process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async function run() {
    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
    await page.evaluate(() => {
-      localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-user-theme');
+      localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides');
      window.SITE_CONFIG = window.SITE_CONFIG || {};
      window.SITE_CONFIG.home = {
        heroTitle: 'Server Hero (E2E)',
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ async function run() {
    const homeTab = page.locator('.cust-tab[data-tab="home"]');
    await homeTab.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10000 });
    await homeTab.click();
-    const heroInput = page.locator('#cust-heroTitle');
+    const heroInput = page.locator('[data-cv2-field="home.heroTitle"]');
    if (await heroInput.count() === 0) {
-      console.log('    ⏭️  #cust-heroTitle not found — TODO: requires running server');
+      console.log('    ⏭️  home.heroTitle input not found — TODO: requires running server');
      return;
    }
    await heroInput.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10000 });
    await heroInput.fill(editedHero);
-    await page.waitForTimeout(700); // autoSave debounce is 500ms
+    await page.waitForTimeout(700); // debounce is 300ms, allow margin
    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
    const persistedHero = await page.evaluate(() => {
      try {
-        const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme') || '{}');
+        const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
        return saved && saved.home ? saved.home.heroTitle : '';
      } catch {
        return '';
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ async function run() {
    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/analytics`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
    await page.waitForSelector('#analyticsTabs');
    const tabs = await page.$$('#analyticsTabs .tab-btn');
-    assert(tabs.length >= 8, `Expected >=8 analytics tabs, got ${tabs.length}`);
+    assert(tabs.length >= 10, `Expected >=10 analytics tabs, got ${tabs.length}`);
    // Overview tab should be active by default and show stat cards
    await page.waitForSelector('#analyticsContent .stat-card', { timeout: 8000 });
    const cards = await page.$$('#analyticsContent .stat-card');
@@ -624,6 +624,53 @@ async function run() {
    assert(content.length > 10, 'Distance tab should render content');
  });

+  await test('Analytics Neighbor Graph tab renders canvas and stats', async () => {
+    await page.click('[data-tab="neighbor-graph"]');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#ngCanvas', { timeout: 8000 });
+    const hasCanvas = await page.$('#ngCanvas');
+    assert(hasCanvas, 'Neighbor Graph tab should have a canvas element');
+    const hasStats = await page.$$eval('#ngStats .stat-card', els => els.length);
+    assert(hasStats >= 3, `Neighbor Graph stats should have >=3 cards, got ${hasStats}`);
+    // Verify filters exist
+    const hasSlider = await page.$('#ngMinScore');
+    assert(hasSlider, 'Should have min score slider');
+    const hasConfidence = await page.$('#ngConfidence');
+    assert(hasConfidence, 'Should have confidence filter');
+  });
+
+  await test('Analytics Neighbor Graph filter changes update stats', async () => {
+    // Capture edge count before filter
+    const edgesBefore = await page.$eval('#ngStats', el => {
+      const cards = el.querySelectorAll('.stat-card');
+      for (const c of cards) {
+        if (c.textContent.toLowerCase().includes('edge')) {
+          const m = c.textContent.match(/\d+/);
+          if (m) return parseInt(m[0], 10);
+        }
+      }
+      return -1;
+    });
+    // Set min score slider to high value to reduce edges
+    await page.$eval('#ngMinScore', el => { el.value = 90; el.dispatchEvent(new Event('input')); });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    const edgesAfter = await page.$eval('#ngStats', el => {
+      const cards = el.querySelectorAll('.stat-card');
+      for (const c of cards) {
+        if (c.textContent.toLowerCase().includes('edge')) {
+          const m = c.textContent.match(/\d+/);
+          if (m) return parseInt(m[0], 10);
+        }
+      }
+      return -1;
+    });
+    assert(edgesBefore >= 0, 'Should find edge count in stats before filter');
+    assert(edgesAfter >= 0, 'Should find edge count in stats after filter');
+    assert(edgesAfter <= edgesBefore, `Raising min score should reduce (or keep) edge count: ${edgesBefore} → ${edgesAfter}`);
+    // Reset slider
+    await page.$eval('#ngMinScore', el => { el.value = 0; el.dispatchEvent(new Event('input')); });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+  });
+
  // --- Group: Compare page ---

  await test('Compare page loads with observer dropdowns', async () => {
@@ -1015,6 +1062,558 @@ async function run() {
    assert(hexDump, 'Hex dump should be visible after selecting a packet');
  });

+  // --- Group: Customizer v2 E2E tests ---
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: setOverride persists and applies CSS', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    // Force light mode — CI headless browsers may default to dark mode,
+    // and in dark mode themeDark.accent overwrites theme.accent in applyCSS
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-theme', 'light');
+      document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', 'light');
+    });
+    // Clear any existing overrides
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+    // Wait for init() to complete (server config fetch + full pipeline) before
+    // setting override, so _runPipeline from init doesn't overwrite our value.
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      return window._customizerV2 && window._customizerV2.initDone;
+    }, { timeout: 5000 });
+    // Set an override via the API
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      window._customizerV2.setOverride('theme', 'accent', '#ff0000');
+      // Wait for debounce (300ms) + buffer
+      return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => {
+        const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+        const cssVal = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--accent').trim();
+        resolve({ stored, cssVal });
+      }, 500));
+    });
+    assert(result.stored.theme && result.stored.theme.accent === '#ff0000',
+      'Override not persisted to localStorage');
+    assert(result.cssVal === '#ff0000',
+      `CSS variable --accent expected #ff0000 but got "${result.cssVal}"`);
+    // Cleanup
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: clearOverride resets to server default', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    // Force light mode for consistent CSS testing
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-theme', 'light');
+      document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', 'light');
+    });
+    // Wait for init() to complete so _serverDefaults is populated
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      return window._customizerV2 && window._customizerV2.initDone;
+    }, { timeout: 5000 });
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      // Set the server default accent
+      window._customizerV2.setOverride('theme', 'accent', '#ff0000');
+      return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => {
+        window._customizerV2.clearOverride('theme', 'accent');
+        const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+        const hasAccent = stored.theme && stored.theme.hasOwnProperty('accent');
+        resolve({ hasAccent });
+      }, 500));
+    });
+    assert(!result.hasAccent, 'accent should be removed from overrides after clearOverride');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: full reset clears all overrides', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      if (!window._customizerV2) return { error: 'customizerV2 not loaded' };
+      localStorage.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#00ff00' } }));
+      // Simulate full reset
+      localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides');
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem('cs-theme-overrides');
+      return { stored };
+    });
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.stored === null, 'cs-theme-overrides should be null after full reset');
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: export produces valid JSON', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      if (!window._customizerV2) return { error: 'customizerV2 not loaded' };
+      // Set some overrides
+      localStorage.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#123456' } }));
+      const delta = window._customizerV2.readOverrides();
+      const json = JSON.stringify(delta, null, 2);
+      try { JSON.parse(json); return { valid: true, hasAccent: delta.theme && delta.theme.accent === '#123456' }; }
+      catch { return { valid: false }; }
+    });
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.valid, 'Exported JSON must be valid');
+    assert(result.hasAccent, 'Exported JSON must contain the stored override');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: import applies overrides', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      if (!window._customizerV2) return { error: 'customizerV2 not loaded' };
+      localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides');
+      const importData = { theme: { accent: '#abcdef' }, nodeColors: { repeater: '#112233' } };
+      const validation = window._customizerV2.validateShape(importData);
+      if (!validation.valid) return { error: 'Validation failed: ' + validation.errors.join(', ') };
+      window._customizerV2.writeOverrides(importData);
+      const stored = window._customizerV2.readOverrides();
+      return { accent: stored.theme && stored.theme.accent, repeater: stored.nodeColors && stored.nodeColors.repeater };
+    });
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.accent === '#abcdef', 'Imported accent should be #abcdef');
+    assert(result.repeater === '#112233', 'Imported repeater should be #112233');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: migration from legacy keys', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      if (!window._customizerV2) return { error: 'customizerV2 not loaded' };
+      // Clear new key so migration can run
+      localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides');
+      // Set legacy keys
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#aabb01' }, branding: { siteName: 'LegacyName' } }));
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode', 'absolute');
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-heatmap-opacity', '0.5');
+      // Run migration
+      const migrated = window._customizerV2.migrateOldKeys();
+      const stored = window._customizerV2.readOverrides();
+      const legacyGone = localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme') === null &&
+                         localStorage.getItem('meshcore-timestamp-mode') === null &&
+                         localStorage.getItem('meshcore-heatmap-opacity') === null;
+      return {
+        migrated: !!migrated,
+        accent: stored.theme && stored.theme.accent,
+        siteName: stored.branding && stored.branding.siteName,
+        tsMode: stored.timestamps && stored.timestamps.defaultMode,
+        opacity: stored.heatmapOpacity,
+        legacyGone
+      };
+    });
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.migrated, 'migrateOldKeys should return non-null');
+    assert(result.accent === '#aabb01', 'Theme accent should be migrated');
+    assert(result.siteName === 'LegacyName', 'Branding should be migrated');
+    assert(result.tsMode === 'absolute', 'Timestamp mode should be migrated');
+    assert(result.opacity === 0.5, 'Heatmap opacity should be migrated');
+    assert(result.legacyGone, 'Legacy keys should be removed after migration');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: browser-local banner visible', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    // Open customizer
+    const toggleSel = '#customizeToggle, button[title*="ustom" i], [class*="customize"]';
+    const btn = await page.$(toggleSel);
+    if (!btn) { console.log('    ⏭️  Customizer toggle not found'); return; }
+    await btn.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.cv2-local-banner', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const bannerText = await page.$eval('.cv2-local-banner', el => el.textContent);
+    assert(bannerText.includes('browser only'), `Banner should mention "browser only" but got "${bannerText}"`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: auto-save status indicator', async () => {
+    // Panel should already be open from previous test
+    const statusEl = await page.$('#cv2-save-status');
+    if (!statusEl) { console.log('    ⏭️  Save status element not found'); return; }
+    const statusText = await page.$eval('#cv2-save-status', el => el.textContent);
+    assert(statusText.includes('saved') || statusText.includes('Saving'),
+      `Status should show save state but got "${statusText}"`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: override indicator appears and disappears', async () => {
+    // Set override BEFORE page load so _renderTheme sees it during init
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      // Force light mode so theme tab renders 'theme' section (not 'themeDark')
+      localStorage.setItem('meshcore-theme', 'light');
+      localStorage.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } }));
+    });
+    // Reload so customizer v2 initializes with the override in place
+    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    // Ensure light mode is active (CI headless may default to dark)
+    await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', 'light'));
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      if (!window._customizerV2) return { error: 'customizerV2 not loaded' };
+      return { ok: true };
+    });
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    // Open customizer and check for override dot
+    const toggleSel = '#customizeToggle, button[title*="ustom" i], [class*="customize"]';
+    const btn = await page.$(toggleSel);
+    if (!btn) { console.log('    ⏭️  Customizer toggle not found'); return; }
+    await btn.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.cust-overlay', { timeout: 5000 });
+    // Click theme tab
+    const themeTab = await page.$('.cust-tab[data-tab="theme"]');
+    if (themeTab) await themeTab.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    // Check for override dot
+    const dots = await page.$$('.cv2-override-dot');
+    assert(dots.length > 0, 'Override dot should be visible when overrides exist');
+    // Clear overrides and reload to verify dots disappear
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    const btn2 = await page.$(toggleSel);
+    if (btn2) await btn2.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.cust-overlay', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const themeTab2 = await page.$('.cust-tab[data-tab="theme"]');
+    if (themeTab2) await themeTab2.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    const dotsAfter = await page.$$('.cv2-override-dot');
+    assert(dotsAfter.length === 0, 'Override dots should disappear after clearing overrides');
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: presets apply through standard pipeline', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+    const toggleSel = '#customizeToggle, button[title*="ustom" i], [class*="customize"]';
+    const btn = await page.$(toggleSel);
+    if (!btn) { console.log('    ⏭️  Customizer toggle not found'); return; }
+    await btn.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.cust-overlay', { timeout: 5000 });
+    // Click theme tab
+    const themeTab = await page.$('.cust-tab[data-tab="theme"]');
+    if (themeTab) await themeTab.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    // Click ocean preset
+    const oceanBtn = await page.$('.cust-preset-btn[data-preset="ocean"]');
+    if (!oceanBtn) { console.log('    ⏭️  Ocean preset button not found'); return; }
+    await oceanBtn.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    const result = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('cs-theme-overrides') || '{}');
+      const cssAccent = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--accent').trim();
+      return { hasTheme: !!stored.theme, cssAccent };
+    });
+    assert(result.hasTheme, 'Preset should write theme to localStorage');
+    assert(result.cssAccent.length > 0, 'CSS accent should be set after preset');
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+  await test('Customizer v2: page load applies overrides from localStorage', async () => {
+    // Set overrides BEFORE navigating
+    await page.goto(BASE, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      localStorage.setItem('cs-theme-overrides', JSON.stringify({ theme: { accent: '#ee1122' } }));
+    });
+    // Reload to trigger init with overrides
+    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('nav, .navbar, .nav, [class*="nav"]');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500); // allow pipeline to run
+    const cssAccent = await page.evaluate(() =>
+      getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--accent').trim()
+    );
+    assert(cssAccent === '#ee1122', `Page load should apply override accent #ee1122 but got "${cssAccent}"`);
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('cs-theme-overrides'));
+  });
+
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors populates neighborPubkeys from affinity API', async () => {
+    const testPubkey = 'aabbccdd11223344556677889900aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899001122';
+    const neighborPubkey1 = '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111';
+    const neighborPubkey2 = '2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222';
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: testPubkey,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborPubkey1, prefix: '11', name: 'Neighbor-1', role: 'repeater', count: 50, score: 0.9, ambiguous: false },
+            { pubkey: neighborPubkey2, prefix: '22', name: 'Neighbor-2', role: 'companion', count: 20, score: 0.7, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 70
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (args) => {
+      if (typeof window._mapSelectRefNode !== 'function') return { error: 'no _mapSelectRefNode' };
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(args.pk, 'TestNode');
+      return { neighbors: window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys() };
+    }, { pk: testPubkey });
+
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(neighborPubkey1), 'Should contain neighbor1');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(neighborPubkey2), 'Should contain neighbor2');
+    assert(result.neighbors.length === 2, `Expected 2 neighbors, got ${result.neighbors.length}`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors resolves correct node on hash collision via affinity API', async () => {
+    const nodeA = 'c0dedad4208acb6cbe44b848943fc6d3c5d43cf38a21e48b43826a70862980e4';
+    const nodeB = 'c0f1a2b3000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ff';
+    const neighborR1 = 'r1aaaaaa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000aa';
+    const neighborR2 = 'r2bbbbbb000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bb';
+    const neighborR4 = 'r4dddddd000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000dd';
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${nodeA}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: nodeA,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborR1, prefix: 'R1', name: 'Repeater-R1', role: 'repeater', count: 100, score: 0.95, ambiguous: false },
+            { pubkey: neighborR2, prefix: 'R2', name: 'Repeater-R2', role: 'repeater', count: 80, score: 0.85, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 180
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${nodeB}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: nodeB,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborR4, prefix: 'R4', name: 'Repeater-R4', role: 'repeater', count: 60, score: 0.75, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 60
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+    // Select Node A — should get R1, R2 but NOT R4
+    const resultA = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'NodeA');
+      return window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys();
+    }, nodeA);
+    assert(resultA.includes(neighborR1), 'Node A should have R1');
+    assert(resultA.includes(neighborR2), 'Node A should have R2');
+    assert(!resultA.includes(neighborR4), 'Node A should NOT have R4');
+
+    // Select Node B — should get R4 but NOT R1, R2
+    const resultB = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'NodeB');
+      return window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys();
+    }, nodeB);
+    assert(resultB.includes(neighborR4), 'Node B should have R4');
+    assert(!resultB.includes(neighborR1), 'Node B should NOT have R1');
+    assert(!resultB.includes(neighborR2), 'Node B should NOT have R2');
+
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${nodeA}/neighbors*`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${nodeB}/neighbors*`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors falls back to path walking when affinity API returns empty', async () => {
+    const testPubkey = 'fallbacktest0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const hopBefore = 'aaaa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const hopAfter = 'bbbb000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ node: testPubkey, neighbors: [], total_observations: 0 })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/paths*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          paths: [{
+            hops: [
+              { pubkey: hopBefore, name: 'HopBefore' },
+              { pubkey: testPubkey, name: 'Self' },
+              { pubkey: hopAfter, name: 'HopAfter' }
+            ]
+          }]
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      if (typeof window._mapSelectRefNode !== 'function') return { error: 'no-function' };
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'FallbackNode');
+      return { neighbors: window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys() };
+    }, testPubkey);
+
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(hopBefore), 'Fallback should find hopBefore');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(hopAfter), 'Fallback should find hopAfter');
+    assert(result.neighbors.length === 2, `Expected 2 fallback neighbors, got ${result.neighbors.length}`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/paths*`);
+  });
+  // ─── Neighbor section tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  await test('Node detail: neighbors section exists with correct columns', async () => {
+    // Navigate to a node detail page (use the first node in the list)
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/nodes');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', { timeout: 10000 });
+    // Get the first node's pubkey from the row's data-key attribute
+    const pubkey = await page.$eval('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', el => el.dataset.key);
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/nodes/' + pubkey);
+    await page.waitForSelector('#node-neighbors', { timeout: 10000 });
+    // Check the section exists
+    const header = await page.$eval('#fullNeighborsHeader', el => el.textContent);
+    assert(header.startsWith('Neighbors'), 'Header should start with "Neighbors", got: ' + header);
+    // Wait for content to load (either table or empty state)
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      const el = document.getElementById('fullNeighborsContent');
+      return el && !el.innerHTML.includes('spinner');
+    }, { timeout: 10000 });
+    const hasTable = await page.$('#fullNeighborsContent .data-table');
+    if (hasTable) {
+      // Check columns
+      const headers = await page.$$eval('#fullNeighborsContent thead th', ths => ths.map(t => t.textContent));
+      assert(headers.includes('Neighbor'), 'Should have Neighbor column');
+      assert(headers.includes('Role'), 'Should have Role column');
+      assert(headers.includes('Score'), 'Should have Score column');
+      assert(headers.includes('Obs'), 'Should have Obs column');
+      assert(headers.includes('Last Seen'), 'Should have Last Seen column');
+      assert(headers.includes('Conf'), 'Should have Conf column');
+    } else {
+      // Empty state
+      const text = await page.$eval('#fullNeighborsContent', el => el.textContent);
+      assert(text.includes('No neighbor data') || text.includes('Could not load'), 'Should show empty or error state');
+    }
+  });
+
+
+  // ─── End neighbor section tests ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  // ─── Affinity debug overlay tests ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  await test('Map: affinity debug checkbox exists in DOM', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/map');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#mapControls', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const checkbox = await page.$('#mcAffinityDebug');
+    assert(checkbox !== null, 'Affinity debug checkbox should exist in DOM');
+  });
+
+  await test('Map: affinity debug checkbox toggles without crash', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/map');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#mapControls', { timeout: 5000 });
+    // Make the checkbox visible by setting localStorage
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.setItem('meshcore-affinity-debug', 'true'));
+    await page.reload();
+    await page.waitForSelector('#mapControls', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const label = await page.$('#mcAffinityDebugLabel');
+    if (label) {
+      const display = await label.evaluate(el => getComputedStyle(el).display);
+      // When debugAffinity or localStorage is set, label should be visible
+      // Just verify toggling doesn't crash
+      const cb = await page.$('#mcAffinityDebug');
+      if (cb) {
+        await cb.click();
+        // Wait a bit for fetch to complete (or fail gracefully)
+        await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+        await cb.click();
+        await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+      }
+    }
+    // Clean up
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-affinity-debug'));
+    assert(true, 'Toggle did not crash');
+  });
+
+  await test('Node detail: affinity debug section expandable', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/nodes');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', { timeout: 10000 });
+    // Enable debug mode
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.setItem('meshcore-affinity-debug', 'true'));
+    // Click first node to go to detail
+    const nodeLink = await page.$('a[href*="/nodes/"]');
+    if (nodeLink) {
+      await nodeLink.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+      const debugPanel = await page.$('#node-affinity-debug');
+      if (debugPanel) {
+        const display = await debugPanel.evaluate(el => el.style.display);
+        // Panel should be visible when debug is enabled
+        const header = await debugPanel.$('h4');
+        if (header) {
+          // Click to expand
+          await header.click();
+          await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+          const body = await debugPanel.$('.affinity-debug-body');
+          if (body) {
+            const bodyDisplay = await body.evaluate(el => el.style.display);
+            assert(bodyDisplay !== 'none', 'Debug body should be expanded after click');
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-affinity-debug'));
+    assert(true, 'Debug panel expansion works');
+  });
+
+  // ─── End affinity debug tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  // ─── Mobile filter dropdown tests (#534) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+  await test('Mobile: filter toggle expands filter bar on packets page (#534)', async () => {
+    // Use a mobile viewport
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 480, height: 800 });
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/packets`);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    const filterBar = await page.$('.filter-bar');
+    assert(filterBar, 'Filter bar should exist on packets page');
+
+    // Before clicking toggle, filter inputs should be hidden
+    const toggleBtn = await page.$('.filter-toggle-btn');
+    assert(toggleBtn, 'Filter toggle button should exist on mobile');
+
+    await toggleBtn.click();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+
+    // After clicking, .filters-expanded should be on the filter bar
+    const expanded = await filterBar.evaluate(el => el.classList.contains('filters-expanded'));
+    assert(expanded, 'Filter bar should have filters-expanded class after toggle');
+
+    // Filter inputs should now be visible
+    const filterInput = await page.$('.filter-bar input');
+    if (filterInput) {
+      const display = await filterInput.evaluate(el => getComputedStyle(el).display);
+      assert(display !== 'none', `Filter input should be visible when expanded, got display: ${display}`);
+    }
+
+    const filterSelect = await page.$('.filter-bar select');
+    if (filterSelect) {
+      const display = await filterSelect.evaluate(el => getComputedStyle(el).display);
+      assert(display !== 'none', `Filter select should be visible when expanded, got display: ${display}`);
+    }
+
+    // Reset viewport
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 });
+  });
+
+  // ─── End mobile filter tests ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
  // Extract frontend coverage if instrumented server is running
  try {
    const coverage = await page.evaluate(() => window.__coverage__);
@@ -1942,263 +1942,111 @@ console.log('\n=== analytics.js: sortChannels ===');
 }


-// ===== CUSTOMIZE.JS: initState merge behavior =====
-console.log('\n=== customize.js: initState merge behavior ===');
+// ===== CUSTOMIZE-V2.JS: core behavior =====
+console.log('\n=== customize-v2.js: core behavior ===');
 {
-  function loadCustomizeExports(ctx) {
-    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/customize.js', 'utf8');
-    const withExports = src.replace(
-      /\}\)\(\);\s*$/,
-      'window.__customizeExport = { initState: initState, autoSave: autoSave, getState: function () { return state; }, getDefaults: function () { return deepClone(DEFAULTS); }, setInitialized: function (v) { _initialized = !!v; } };})();'
-    );
-    vm.runInContext(withExports, ctx);
+  function loadCustomizeV2(ctx) {
+    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/customize-v2.js', 'utf8');
+    vm.runInContext(src, ctx);
    for (const k of Object.keys(ctx.window)) ctx[k] = ctx.window[k];
-    return ctx.window.__customizeExport;
+    return ctx.window._customizerV2;
  }

-  test('autoSave no-ops before initialization on panel open path', () => {
+  test('readOverrides returns empty object when no localStorage data', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    let saveTimerCalls = 0;
-    ctx.setTimeout = function () { saveTimerCalls++; return 1; };
-    ctx.clearTimeout = function () {};
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = { home: { heroTitle: 'Server Hero' } };
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    ex.setInitialized(false);
-    ex.autoSave();
-    assert.strictEqual(saveTimerCalls, 0);
-    assert.strictEqual(ctx.localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme'), null);
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    const overrides = v2.readOverrides();
+    assert.strictEqual(Object.keys(overrides).length, 0);
  });

-  test('server home config survives customizer open without modification', () => {
+  test('writeOverrides + readOverrides roundtrip', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    let saveTimerCalls = 0;
-    ctx.setTimeout = function () { saveTimerCalls++; return 1; };
-    ctx.clearTimeout = function () {};
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: 'S', title: 'Server Step', description: 'server' }],
-        checklist: [{ question: 'Server Q', answer: 'Server A' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Link', url: '#/server' }]
-      }
-    };
-    const before = JSON.stringify(ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG.home);
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    ex.setInitialized(false);
-    ex.autoSave();
-    assert.strictEqual(saveTimerCalls, 0);
-    assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG.home), before);
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    v2.writeOverrides({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } });
+    const result = v2.readOverrides();
+    assert.strictEqual(result.theme.accent, '#ff0000');
  });

-  test('post-init autoSave exports user theme without mutating SITE_CONFIG.home', () => {
+  test('computeEffective merges server defaults with overrides', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    let saveTimerCalls = 0;
-    ctx.setTimeout = function (fn) { saveTimerCalls++; fn(); return 1; };
-    ctx.clearTimeout = function () {};
-    ctx.HashChangeEvent = function HashChangeEvent(type) { this.type = type; };
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: 'S', title: 'Server Step', description: 'server' }],
-        checklist: [{ question: 'Server Q', answer: 'Server A' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Link', url: '#/server' }]
-      }
-    };
-    const before = JSON.stringify(ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG.home);
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    ex.setInitialized(true);
-    ex.autoSave();
-    const saved = ctx.localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme');
-    assert.strictEqual(saveTimerCalls, 1);
-    assert(saved && saved.length > 0, 'Expected autoSave to persist user theme');
-    assert.strictEqual(JSON.stringify(ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG.home), before);
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    const server = { theme: { accent: '#111111', navBg: '#222222' } };
+    const overrides = { theme: { accent: '#ff0000' } };
+    const effective = v2.computeEffective(server, overrides);
+    assert.strictEqual(effective.theme.accent, '#ff0000');
+    assert.strictEqual(effective.theme.navBg, '#222222');
  });

-  test('partial local checklist does not wipe steps/footerLinks and keeps server colors', () => {
+  test('computeEffective provides home defaults when server home is null', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: '🧪', title: 'Server Step', description: 'from server' }],
-        checklist: [{ question: 'Server Q', answer: 'Server A' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Link', url: '#/server' }]
-      },
-      theme: { accent: '#123456', navBg: '#222222' },
-      nodeColors: { repeater: '#aa0000' }
-    };
-    ctx.localStorage.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({
-      home: { checklist: [{ question: 'Local Q', answer: 'Local A' }] }
-    }));
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    const state = ex.getState();
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.checklist[0].question, 'Local Q');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps[0].title, 'Server Step');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.footerLinks[0].label, 'Server Link');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.heroTitle, 'Server Hero');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.theme.accent, '#123456');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.nodeColors.repeater, '#aa0000');
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    const server = { theme: { accent: '#111111' }, home: null };
+    const effective = v2.computeEffective(server, {});
+    assert.ok(effective.home, 'home should not be null');
+    assert.strictEqual(effective.home.heroTitle, 'CoreScope');
+    assert.ok(Array.isArray(effective.home.steps), 'steps should be an array');
+    assert.ok(effective.home.steps.length > 0, 'steps should not be empty');
+    assert.ok(Array.isArray(effective.home.footerLinks), 'footerLinks should be an array');
  });

-  test('server values survive when localStorage has partial overrides', () => {
+  test('computeEffective merges user home overrides with defaults', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: '1️⃣', title: 'Server Step', description: 'server' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Footer', url: '#/s' }]
-      },
-      theme: { accent: '#111111', navBg: '#222222', navText: '#333333' },
-      typeColors: { ADVERT: '#00aa00', REQUEST: '#aa00aa' }
-    };
-    ctx.localStorage.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({
-      home: { heroTitle: 'Local Hero' },
-      theme: { accent: '#999999' },
-      typeColors: { ADVERT: '#ff00ff' }
-    }));
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    const state = ex.getState();
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.heroTitle, 'Local Hero');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.heroSubtitle, 'Server Subtitle');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps[0].title, 'Server Step');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.footerLinks[0].label, 'Server Footer');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.theme.accent, '#999999');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.theme.navBg, '#222222');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.typeColors.ADVERT, '#ff00ff');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.typeColors.REQUEST, '#aa00aa');
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    const server = { home: null };
+    const overrides = { home: { heroTitle: 'MyMesh' } };
+    const effective = v2.computeEffective(server, overrides);
+    assert.strictEqual(effective.home.heroTitle, 'MyMesh');
+    assert.ok(Array.isArray(effective.home.steps), 'steps should survive user override of heroTitle');
  });

-  test('full localStorage values override server config', () => {
+  test('isValidColor accepts hex, rgb, hsl, and named colors', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: 'S', title: 'Server Step', description: 'server' }],
-        checklist: [{ question: 'Server Q', answer: 'Server A' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Link', url: '#/server' }]
-      },
-      theme: { accent: '#101010' }
-    };
-    ctx.localStorage.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Local Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Local Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ emoji: 'L', title: 'Local Step', description: 'local' }],
-        checklist: [{ question: 'Local Q', answer: 'Local A' }],
-        footerLinks: [{ label: 'Local Link', url: '#/local' }]
-      },
-      theme: { accent: '#abcdef', navBg: '#fedcba' }
-    }));
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    const state = ex.getState();
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.heroTitle, 'Local Hero');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.heroSubtitle, 'Local Subtitle');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps[0].title, 'Local Step');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.checklist[0].question, 'Local Q');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.footerLinks[0].label, 'Local Link');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.theme.accent, '#abcdef');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.theme.navBg, '#fedcba');
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('#ff0000'), true);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('#abc'), true);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('rgb(255, 0, 0)'), true);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('hsl(0, 100%, 50%)'), true);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('red'), true);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor('notacolor'), false);
+    assert.strictEqual(v2.isValidColor(123), false);
  });

-  test('initState uses _SITE_CONFIG_ORIGINAL_HOME to bypass contaminated SITE_CONFIG.home', () => {
-    // Simulates: app.js called mergeUserHomeConfig which mutated SITE_CONFIG.home.steps = []
-    // The original server steps must still be recoverable via _SITE_CONFIG_ORIGINAL_HOME
+  test('validateShape reports invalid color values', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    ctx.setTimeout = function (fn) { fn(); return 1; };
-    ctx.clearTimeout = function () {};
-    // SITE_CONFIG.home is contaminated — steps wiped by mergeUserHomeConfig at page load
-    ctx.window.SITE_CONFIG = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        steps: []   // contaminated — user had steps:[] in localStorage at page load
-      }
-    };
-    // app.js snapshots original before mutation
-    ctx.window._SITE_CONFIG_ORIGINAL_HOME = {
-      heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-      steps: [{ emoji: '🧪', title: 'Original Step', description: 'from server' }]
-    };
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    const state = ex.getState();
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps.length, 1, 'should restore from snapshot, not contaminated SITE_CONFIG');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps[0].title, 'Original Step');
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    const valid = v2.validateShape({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000', navBg: '#222222' } });
+    assert.strictEqual(valid.valid, true);
+    const invalid = v2.validateShape({ theme: { accent: '#ff0000', navBg: 'not-a-color' } });
+    assert.ok(invalid.errors.length > 0, 'should report invalid color');
+    assert.ok(invalid.errors[0].includes('navBg'), 'error should mention navBg');
  });

-  test('initState uses DEFAULTS.home when no SITE_CONFIG and no snapshot', () => {
+  test('migrateOldKeys reads legacy localStorage keys', () => {
    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    ctx.setTimeout = function (fn) { fn(); return 1; };
-    ctx.clearTimeout = function () {};
-    // No SITE_CONFIG at all — pure DEFAULTS
-    const ex = loadCustomizeExports(ctx);
-    ex.initState();
-    const state = ex.getState();
-    assert.ok(state.home.steps.length > 0, 'should use DEFAULTS.home.steps when no server config');
-    assert.strictEqual(state.home.steps[0].title, 'Join the Bay Area MeshCore Discord');
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    ctx.localStorage.setItem('meshcore-theme', 'dark');
+    const v2 = loadCustomizeV2(ctx);
+    // migrateOldKeys should handle legacy keys without crashing
+    v2.migrateOldKeys();
+  });
+
+  test('THEME_CSS_MAP includes surface3 and sectionBg', () => {
+    const ctx = makeSandbox();
+    ctx.CustomEvent = function (type) { this.type = type; };
+    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/customize-v2.js', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(src.includes("surface3: '--surface-3'"), 'surface3 must map to --surface-3');
+    assert.ok(src.includes("sectionBg: '--section-bg'"), 'sectionBg must map to --section-bg');
  });
 }

-// ===== APP.JS: home rehydration merge =====
-console.log('\n=== app.js: home rehydration merge ===');
-{
-  test('mergeUserHomeConfig layers local home overrides on server home', () => {
-    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
-    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
-    const merged = ctx.mergeUserHomeConfig(
-      {
-        home: {
-          heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-          heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-          steps: [{ title: 'Server Step' }],
-          footerLinks: [{ label: 'Server Link' }]
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        home: {
-          heroSubtitle: 'Local Subtitle',
-          checklist: [{ question: 'Local Q', answer: 'Local A' }]
-        }
-      }
-    );
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.heroTitle, 'Server Hero');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.heroSubtitle, 'Local Subtitle');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.steps[0].title, 'Server Step');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.footerLinks[0].label, 'Server Link');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.checklist[0].question, 'Local Q');
-  });
-
-  test('mergeUserHomeConfig handles refresh-style localStorage payload', () => {
-    const ctx = makeSandbox();
-    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
-    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
-    ctx.localStorage.setItem('meshcore-user-theme', JSON.stringify({
-      home: { heroTitle: 'Local Hero' }
-    }));
-    const cfg = {
-      home: {
-        heroTitle: 'Server Hero',
-        heroSubtitle: 'Server Subtitle',
-        steps: [{ title: 'Server Step' }]
-      }
-    };
-    const userTheme = JSON.parse(ctx.localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-theme') || '{}');
-    const merged = ctx.mergeUserHomeConfig(cfg, userTheme);
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.heroTitle, 'Local Hero');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.heroSubtitle, 'Server Subtitle');
-    assert.strictEqual(merged.home.steps[0].title, 'Server Step');
-  });
-}
+// ===== APP.JS: home rehydration merge (mergeUserHomeConfig removed — dead code) =====

 // ===== CHANNELS.JS: WS Region Filter helper =====
 console.log('\n=== channels.js: shouldProcessWSMessageForRegion ===');
@@ -2847,6 +2695,63 @@ console.log('\n=== packets.js: savedTimeWindowMin defaults ===');
      'buildGroupRowHtml should use hoisted _observerFilterSet');
  });

+  test('observer filter in grouped mode includes packet when child matches (#537)', () => {
+    // The display filter should keep a grouped packet whose primary observer_id
+    // does NOT match, but one of its _children does.
+    const obsIds = new Set(['OBS_B']);
+    const packets = [
+      { observer_id: 'OBS_A', _children: [{ observer_id: 'OBS_A' }, { observer_id: 'OBS_B' }] },
+      { observer_id: 'OBS_C', _children: [{ observer_id: 'OBS_C' }] },
+    ];
+    const result = packets.filter(p => {
+      if (obsIds.has(p.observer_id)) return true;
+      if (p._children) return p._children.some(c => obsIds.has(String(c.observer_id)));
+      return false;
+    });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.length, 1, 'should keep packet with matching child observer');
+    assert.strictEqual(result[0].observer_id, 'OBS_A');
+  });
+
+  test('observer filter in grouped mode hides packet with no matching observations (#537)', () => {
+    const obsIds = new Set(['OBS_X']);
+    const packets = [
+      { observer_id: 'OBS_A', _children: [{ observer_id: 'OBS_A' }, { observer_id: 'OBS_B' }] },
+    ];
+    const result = packets.filter(p => {
+      if (obsIds.has(p.observer_id)) return true;
+      if (p._children) return p._children.some(c => obsIds.has(String(c.observer_id)));
+      return false;
+    });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.length, 0, 'should hide packet with no matching observers');
+  });
+
+  test('WS observer filter checks children for grouped packets (#537)', () => {
+    const filters = { observer: 'OBS_B' };
+    const obsSet = new Set(filters.observer.split(','));
+    const p = { observer_id: 'OBS_A', _children: [{ observer_id: 'OBS_B' }] };
+    const passes = obsSet.has(p.observer_id) || (p._children && p._children.some(c => obsSet.has(String(c.observer_id))));
+    assert.ok(passes, 'WS filter should pass grouped packet when child matches');
+
+    const p2 = { observer_id: 'OBS_C', _children: [{ observer_id: 'OBS_D' }] };
+    const passes2 = obsSet.has(p2.observer_id) || (p2._children && p2._children.some(c => obsSet.has(String(c.observer_id))));
+    assert.ok(!passes2, 'WS filter should reject grouped packet with no matching observers');
+  });
+
+  test('packets.js display filter checks _children for observer match (#537)', () => {
+    // Verify the actual source code has the children check
+    assert.ok(
+      packetsSource.includes('p._children) return p._children.some(c => obsIds.has(String(c.observer_id))'),
+      'display filter should check _children for observer match'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('packets.js WS filter checks _children for observer match (#537)', () => {
+    assert.ok(
+      packetsSource.includes('p._children && p._children.some(c => obsSet.has(String(c.observer_id)))'),
+      'WS filter should check _children for observer match'
+    );
+  });
+
  test('buildFlatRowHtml has null-safe decoded_json', () => {
    const flatBuilderMatch = packetsSource.match(/function buildFlatRowHtml[\s\S]*?(?=\n  function )/);
    assert.ok(flatBuilderMatch, 'buildFlatRowHtml should exist');
@@ -4098,40 +4003,7 @@ console.log('\n=== app.js: debounce ===');
  });
 }

-// ===== APP.JS: mergeUserHomeConfig edge cases =====
-console.log('\n=== app.js: mergeUserHomeConfig edge cases ===');
-{
-  const ctx = makeSandbox();
-  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
-  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
-  const merge = ctx.mergeUserHomeConfig;
-
-  test('returns siteConfig when userTheme is null', () => {
-    const cfg = { home: { heroTitle: 'Test' } };
-    assert.strictEqual(merge(cfg, null), cfg);
-  });
-
-  test('returns siteConfig when userTheme has no home', () => {
-    const cfg = { home: { heroTitle: 'Test' } };
-    assert.strictEqual(merge(cfg, { theme: {} }), cfg);
-  });
-
-  test('returns siteConfig when siteConfig is null', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(merge(null, { home: { heroTitle: 'X' } }), null);
-  });
-
-  test('creates home on siteConfig when missing', () => {
-    const cfg = {};
-    merge(cfg, { home: { heroTitle: 'New' } });
-    assert.strictEqual(cfg.home.heroTitle, 'New');
-  });
-
-  test('userTheme.home non-object is ignored', () => {
-    const cfg = { home: { heroTitle: 'Test' } };
-    assert.strictEqual(merge(cfg, { home: 'string' }), cfg);
-    assert.strictEqual(cfg.home.heroTitle, 'Test');
-  });
-}
+// ===== APP.JS: mergeUserHomeConfig removed (dead code) =====

 // ===== APP.JS: formatAbsoluteTimestamp with custom format =====
 console.log('\n=== app.js: formatAbsoluteTimestamp (custom format) ===');
@@ -4311,7 +4183,17 @@ console.log('\n=== app.js: routeTypeName/payloadTypeName edge cases ===');
    assertJsonEqual(getParsedPath(p), []);
  });

+  test('getParsedPath: cached null _parsedPath returns empty array (#538)', () => {
+    const p = { path_json: '["a"]', _parsedPath: null };
+    assertJsonEqual(getParsedPath(p), []);
+  });
+
  // --- getParsedDecoded ---
+  test('getParsedDecoded: cached null _parsedDecoded returns empty object (#538)', () => {
+    const p = { decoded_json: '{"x":1}', _parsedDecoded: null };
+    assertJsonEqual(getParsedDecoded(p), {});
+  });
+
  test('getParsedDecoded: valid JSON object', () => {
    const p = { decoded_json: '{"type":"GRP_TXT","text":"hello"}' };
    const result = getParsedDecoded(p);
@@ -4411,6 +4293,61 @@ console.log('\n=== app.js: routeTypeName/payloadTypeName edge cases ===');
  });
 }

+// ===== observation packet cache invalidation (issue #504) =====
+{
+  console.log('\n=== Issue #504: observation packets must not inherit parent cache ===');
+
+  const helperSource = fs.readFileSync('public/packet-helpers.js', 'utf8');
+  const ctx = vm.createContext({ window: {}, console, JSON, Array, Object });
+  vm.runInContext(helperSource, ctx);
+  const getParsedPath = ctx.window.getParsedPath;
+  const getParsedDecoded = ctx.window.getParsedDecoded;
+  const clearParsedCache = ctx.window.clearParsedCache;
+
+  test('clearParsedCache removes cached properties and returns the object', () => {
+    const p = { path_json: '["A"]', decoded_json: '{"t":1}' };
+    getParsedPath(p);
+    getParsedDecoded(p);
+    assert.ok(p._parsedPath !== undefined);
+    assert.ok(p._parsedDecoded !== undefined);
+    const ret = clearParsedCache(p);
+    assert.strictEqual(ret, p, 'returns same object');
+    assert.strictEqual(p._parsedPath, undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(p._parsedDecoded, undefined);
+  });
+
+  test('observation packet gets its own path after cache invalidation', () => {
+    const parent = { path_json: '["A","B"]', decoded_json: '{"type":"GRP_TXT"}' };
+    // Prime the cache on parent
+    getParsedPath(parent);
+    getParsedDecoded(parent);
+
+    // Simulate spread + fix (like packets.js does after issue #504)
+    const obs = { ...parent, path_json: '["X","Y","Z"]', decoded_json: '{"type":"TXT_MSG"}' };
+    clearParsedCache(obs);
+
+    // getParsedPath re-parses from obs's own path_json
+    const obsPath = getParsedPath(obs);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obsPath, ['X', 'Y', 'Z'], 'obs gets its own path, not parent\'s');
+    const obsDecoded = getParsedDecoded(obs);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obsDecoded, { type: 'TXT_MSG' }, 'obs gets its own decoded, not parent\'s');
+  });
+
+  test('observation packet path differs from parent after cache invalidation', () => {
+    const parent = { path_json: '["hop1"]', decoded_json: '{"type":"REQ"}' };
+    getParsedPath(parent);
+    getParsedDecoded(parent);
+
+    const obs = { ...parent, path_json: '["hop2","hop3"]', decoded_json: '{"type":"GRP_TXT","text":"hi"}' };
+    clearParsedCache(obs);
+
+    assert.notDeepStrictEqual(getParsedPath(obs), getParsedPath(parent),
+      'observation must have different path from parent');
+    assert.notDeepStrictEqual(getParsedDecoded(obs), getParsedDecoded(parent),
+      'observation must have different decoded from parent');
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== SUMMARY =====
 Promise.allSettled(pendingTests).then(() => {
  console.log(`\n${'═'.repeat(40)}`);
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * Unit tests for HopResolver affinity-aware hop resolution.
+ */
+'use strict';
+const fs = require('fs');
+const vm = require('vm');
+
+// Load hop-resolver.js in a sandboxed context
+const code = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/hop-resolver.js', 'utf8');
+const sandbox = { window: {}, console, Math, Object, Array, Number, Date, Map, Set, parseInt, parseFloat, encodeURIComponent };
+vm.createContext(sandbox);
+vm.runInContext(code, sandbox);
+const HopResolver = sandbox.window.HopResolver;
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function assert(condition, msg) {
+  if (condition) { passed++; console.log('  ✓ ' + msg); }
+  else { failed++; console.error('  ✗ ' + msg); }
+}
+
+// ── Test nodes ──
+// Two nodes share the same 1-byte prefix "ab"
+const nodeA = { public_key: 'ab1111', name: 'NodeA', lat: 37.0, lon: -122.0 };
+const nodeB = { public_key: 'ab2222', name: 'NodeB', lat: 38.0, lon: -123.0 };
+const nodeC = { public_key: 'cd3333', name: 'NodeC', lat: 37.5, lon: -122.5 };
+
+console.log('\n=== HopResolver Affinity Tests ===\n');
+
+// Test 1: Affinity prefers neighbor candidate over geo-closest
+console.log('Test 1: Affinity prefers neighbor over geo-closest');
+HopResolver.init([nodeA, nodeB, nodeC]);
+HopResolver.setAffinity({
+  edges: [
+    { source: 'cd3333', target: 'ab2222', score: 0.8 }
+    // NodeC is a neighbor of NodeB but NOT NodeA
+  ]
+});
+
+// Resolve hop "ab" after NodeC was resolved — should pick NodeB (neighbor) not NodeA (geo-closer)
+// Origin at NodeC's position so forward pass runs with NodeC as anchor
+const result1 = HopResolver.resolve(['cd33', 'ab'], nodeC.lat, nodeC.lon, null, null, null);
+assert(result1['ab'].name === 'NodeB', 'Should pick NodeB (affinity neighbor of NodeC) — got: ' + result1['ab'].name);
+
+// Test 2: Without affinity, falls back to geo-closest
+console.log('\nTest 2: Cold start (no affinity) falls back to geo-closest');
+HopResolver.init([nodeA, nodeB, nodeC]);
+HopResolver.setAffinity({}); // No edges
+
+// With anchor at NodeC's position, NodeA is closer to NodeC than NodeB
+const result2 = HopResolver.resolve(['cd33', 'ab'], nodeC.lat, nodeC.lon, null, null, null);
+// NodeA (37, -122) is closer to NodeC (37.5, -122.5) than NodeB (38, -123)
+assert(result2['ab'].name === 'NodeA', 'Should pick NodeA (geo-closest) — got: ' + result2['ab'].name);
+
+// Test 3: setAffinity with null/undefined doesn't crash
+console.log('\nTest 3: setAffinity with null/undefined is safe');
+HopResolver.setAffinity(null);
+HopResolver.setAffinity(undefined);
+HopResolver.setAffinity({});
+assert(true, 'No crash on null/undefined/empty affinity');
+
+// Test 4: getAffinity returns correct scores
+console.log('\nTest 4: getAffinity returns correct scores');
+HopResolver.setAffinity({
+  edges: [
+    { source: 'aaa', target: 'bbb', score: 0.95 },
+    { source: 'ccc', target: 'ddd', weight: 5 }
+  ]
+});
+assert(HopResolver.getAffinity('aaa', 'bbb') === 0.95, 'aaa→bbb = 0.95');
+assert(HopResolver.getAffinity('bbb', 'aaa') === 0.95, 'bbb→aaa = 0.95 (bidirectional)');
+assert(HopResolver.getAffinity('ccc', 'ddd') === 5, 'ccc→ddd = 5 (weight fallback)');
+assert(HopResolver.getAffinity('aaa', 'zzz') === 0, 'unknown pair = 0');
+assert(HopResolver.getAffinity(null, 'bbb') === 0, 'null pubkey = 0');
+
+// Test 5: Affinity with multiple neighbors — highest score wins
+console.log('\nTest 5: Highest affinity score wins among neighbors');
+HopResolver.init([nodeA, nodeB, nodeC]);
+HopResolver.setAffinity({
+  edges: [
+    { source: 'cd3333', target: 'ab1111', score: 0.3 },
+    { source: 'cd3333', target: 'ab2222', score: 0.9 }
+  ]
+});
+const result5 = HopResolver.resolve(['cd33', 'ab'], nodeC.lat, nodeC.lon, null, null, null);
+assert(result5['ab'].name === 'NodeB', 'Should pick NodeB (highest affinity 0.9) — got: ' + result5['ab'].name);
+
+// Test 6: Unambiguous hops are not affected by affinity
+console.log('\nTest 6: Unambiguous hops unaffected by affinity');
+const nodeD = { public_key: 'ee4444', name: 'NodeD', lat: 36.0, lon: -121.0 };
+HopResolver.init([nodeA, nodeB, nodeC, nodeD]);
+HopResolver.setAffinity({ edges: [] });
+const result6 = HopResolver.resolve(['ee44'], null, null, null, null, null);
+assert(result6['ee44'].name === 'NodeD', 'Unique prefix resolves directly — got: ' + result6['ee44'].name);
+assert(!result6['ee44'].ambiguous, 'Should not be marked ambiguous');
+
+console.log('\n' + (passed + failed) + ' tests, ' + passed + ' passed, ' + failed + ' failed\n');
+process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
@@ -75,4 +75,54 @@ test('no setInterval remains in animation hot path', () => {
 });

 console.log(`\n${passed} passed, ${failed} failed\n`);
-process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+if (failed > 0) process.exit(1);
+
+/* === Null-guard coverage for rAF callbacks === */
+const src2 = fs.readFileSync('public/live.js', 'utf8');
+let p2 = 0, f2 = 0;
+function test2(name, fn) {
+  try { fn(); p2++; console.log(`  ✅ ${name}`); }
+  catch (e) { f2++; console.log(`  ❌ ${name}: ${e.message}`); }
+}
+
+console.log('\n=== Null guards on rAF animation callbacks ===');
+
+test2('animatePath tick() has null guard', () => {
+  // tick is inside animatePath, after "function tick(now)"
+  const tickStart = src2.indexOf('function tick(now)');
+  const tickBody = src2.substring(tickStart, tickStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(tickBody.includes('!animLayer || !pathsLayer'), 'tick() missing animLayer/pathsLayer null guard');
+});
+
+test2('animatePath fadeOut() has null guard', () => {
+  const fadeOutStart = src2.indexOf('function fadeOut(now)');
+  const fadeOutBody = src2.substring(fadeOutStart, fadeOutStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(fadeOutBody.includes('!animLayer || !pathsLayer'), 'fadeOut() missing animLayer/pathsLayer null guard');
+});
+
+test2('drawAnimatedLine animateLine() has null guard', () => {
+  const lineStart = src2.indexOf('function animateLine(now)');
+  const lineBody = src2.substring(lineStart, lineStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(lineBody.includes('!animLayer || !pathsLayer'), 'animateLine() missing animLayer/pathsLayer null guard');
+});
+
+test2('drawAnimatedLine animateFade() has null guard', () => {
+  const fadeStart = src2.indexOf('function animateFade(now)');
+  const fadeBody = src2.substring(fadeStart, fadeStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(fadeBody.includes('!pathsLayer'), 'animateFade() missing pathsLayer null guard');
+});
+
+test2('pulseNode animatePulse() has null guard', () => {
+  const pulseStart = src2.indexOf('function animatePulse(now)');
+  const pulseBody = src2.substring(pulseStart, pulseStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(pulseBody.includes('!animLayer'), 'animatePulse() missing animLayer null guard');
+});
+
+test2('ghostPulse has null guard', () => {
+  const ghostStart = src2.indexOf('function ghostPulse(now)');
+  const ghostBody = src2.substring(ghostStart, ghostStart + 200);
+  assert.ok(ghostBody.includes('!animLayer'), 'ghostPulse() missing animLayer null guard');
+});
+
+console.log(`\n${p2} passed, ${f2} failed\n`);
+if (f2 > 0) process.exit(1);
@@ -272,6 +272,48 @@ console.log('\n=== live.js: expandToBufferEntries ===');
  });
 }

+// ===== expandToBufferEntriesAsync (chunked, non-blocking) =====
+console.log('\n=== live.js: expandToBufferEntriesAsync ===');
+{
+  // Build a sandbox with packet-helpers loaded so expandToBufferEntries can call dbPacketToLive
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  addLiveGlobals(ctx);
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/packet-helpers.js');
+  try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/live.js'); } catch (e) {
+    for (const k of Object.keys(ctx.window)) ctx[k] = ctx.window[k];
+  }
+  const expandSync = ctx.window._liveExpandToBufferEntries;
+  const expandAsync = ctx.window._liveExpandToBufferEntriesAsync;
+  assert.ok(expandAsync, '_liveExpandToBufferEntriesAsync must be exposed');
+
+  const pkts = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
+    pkts.push({
+      id: i, hash: 'h' + i, timestamp: new Date(1700000000000 + i * 1000).toISOString(),
+      decoded_json: '{"type":"GRP_TXT"}', path_json: '[]',
+      observations: [
+        { timestamp: new Date(1700000000000 + i * 1000 + 100).toISOString(), snr: 5, observer_name: 'O1' },
+        { timestamp: new Date(1700000000000 + i * 1000 + 200).toISOString(), snr: 8, observer_name: 'O2' },
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  test('sync expand handles 500 packets (1000 entries) correctly', () => {
+    const result = expandSync(pkts);
+    assert.strictEqual(result.length, 1000, '500 packets * 2 observations = 1000 entries');
+    assert.strictEqual(result[0].pkt.hash, 'h0');
+    assert.strictEqual(result[999].pkt.hash, 'h499');
+  });
+
+  test('VCR_CHUNK_SIZE is defined and async function yields via setTimeout', () => {
+    const src = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/live.js', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(src.includes('VCR_CHUNK_SIZE'), 'VCR_CHUNK_SIZE constant must exist');
+    assert.ok(src.includes('expandToBufferEntriesAsync'), 'async version must exist');
+    assert.ok(src.includes('setTimeout(processChunk, 0)'), 'must yield via setTimeout between chunks');
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== SEG_MAP (7-segment display) =====
 console.log('\n=== live.js: SEG_MAP ===');
 {
@@ -757,6 +757,33 @@ console.log('\n=== packets.js: page registration ===');
  });
 }

+console.log('\n=== packets.js: _invalidateRowCounts / _refreshRowCountsIfDirty (#410) ===');
+{
+  const ctx = loadPacketsSandbox();
+  const api = ctx._packetsTestAPI;
+
+  test('_invalidateRowCounts and _refreshRowCountsIfDirty are exported', () => {
+    assert(typeof api._invalidateRowCounts === 'function');
+    assert(typeof api._refreshRowCountsIfDirty === 'function');
+  });
+
+  test('_invalidateRowCounts does not throw', () => {
+    api._invalidateRowCounts();
+  });
+
+  test('_refreshRowCountsIfDirty does not throw when no display packets', () => {
+    api._invalidateRowCounts();
+    api._refreshRowCountsIfDirty();
+  });
+
+  test('_cumulativeRowOffsets returns valid offsets after invalidation cycle', () => {
+    // Even with no display packets, should return valid array
+    const offsets = api._cumulativeRowOffsets();
+    assert(Array.isArray(offsets));
+    assert(offsets[0] === 0);
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== SUMMARY =====
 console.log(`\n${'='.repeat(40)}`);
 console.log(`packets.js tests: ${passed} passed, ${failed} failed`);
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/**
+ * Show Neighbors E2E tests (#484 fix)
+ * Tests that selectReferenceNode() uses the affinity API instead of client-side path walking.
+ * Usage: CHROMIUM_PATH=/usr/bin/chromium-browser BASE_URL=http://localhost:13590 node test-show-neighbors.js
+ */
+const { chromium } = require('playwright');
+
+const BASE = process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000';
+const results = [];
+
+async function test(name, fn) {
+  try {
+    await fn();
+    results.push({ name, pass: true });
+    console.log(`  ✅ ${name}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    results.push({ name, pass: false, error: err.message });
+    console.log(`  ❌ ${name}: ${err.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function assert(condition, msg) {
+  if (!condition) throw new Error(msg || 'Assertion failed');
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  console.log('Launching Chromium...');
+  const launchOpts = { headless: true, args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-gpu'] };
+  if (process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH) launchOpts.executablePath = process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH;
+  const browser = await chromium.launch(launchOpts);
+  const page = await browser.newPage();
+
+  console.log(`\nRunning Show Neighbors tests against ${BASE}\n`);
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors calls affinity API and populates neighborPubkeys', async () => {
+    const testPubkey = 'aabbccdd11223344556677889900aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899001122';
+    const neighborPubkey1 = '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111';
+    const neighborPubkey2 = '2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222';
+
+    let apiCalled = false;
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      apiCalled = true;
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: testPubkey,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborPubkey1, prefix: '11', name: 'Neighbor-1', role: 'repeater', count: 50, score: 0.9, ambiguous: false },
+            { pubkey: neighborPubkey2, prefix: '22', name: 'Neighbor-2', role: 'companion', count: 20, score: 0.7, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 70
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (args) => {
+      if (typeof window._mapSelectRefNode !== 'function') return { error: 'no _mapSelectRefNode function' };
+      if (typeof window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys !== 'function') return { error: 'no _mapGetNeighborPubkeys function' };
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(args.pk, 'TestNode');
+      return { neighbors: window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys() };
+    }, { pk: testPubkey });
+
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(apiCalled, 'The /neighbors API should have been called');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(neighborPubkey1), `Should contain neighbor1, got: ${JSON.stringify(result.neighbors)}`);
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(neighborPubkey2), `Should contain neighbor2, got: ${JSON.stringify(result.neighbors)}`);
+    assert(result.neighbors.length === 2, `Should have exactly 2 neighbors, got ${result.neighbors.length}`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors resolves correct node on hash collision via affinity API', async () => {
+    const nodeA = 'c0dedad4208acb6cbe44b848943fc6d3c5d43cf38a21e48b43826a70862980e4';
+    const nodeB = 'c0f1a2b3000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ff';
+    const neighborR1 = 'r1aaaaaa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000aa';
+    const neighborR2 = 'r2bbbbbb000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bb';
+    const neighborR4 = 'r4dddddd000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000dd';
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${nodeA}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: nodeA,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborR1, prefix: 'R1', name: 'Repeater-R1', role: 'repeater', count: 100, score: 0.95, ambiguous: false },
+            { pubkey: neighborR2, prefix: 'R2', name: 'Repeater-R2', role: 'repeater', count: 80, score: 0.85, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 180
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${nodeB}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: nodeB,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: neighborR4, prefix: 'R4', name: 'Repeater-R4', role: 'repeater', count: 60, score: 0.75, ambiguous: false }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 60
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Select Node A — should get R1, R2 but NOT R4
+    const resultA = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'NodeA');
+      return window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys();
+    }, nodeA);
+    assert(resultA.includes(neighborR1), 'Node A should have R1 as neighbor');
+    assert(resultA.includes(neighborR2), 'Node A should have R2 as neighbor');
+    assert(!resultA.includes(neighborR4), 'Node A should NOT have R4 (that belongs to Node B)');
+
+    // Select Node B — should get R4 but NOT R1, R2
+    const resultB = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'NodeB');
+      return window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys();
+    }, nodeB);
+    assert(resultB.includes(neighborR4), 'Node B should have R4 as neighbor');
+    assert(!resultB.includes(neighborR1), 'Node B should NOT have R1 (that belongs to Node A)');
+    assert(!resultB.includes(neighborR2), 'Node B should NOT have R2 (that belongs to Node A)');
+
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${nodeA}/neighbors*`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${nodeB}/neighbors*`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors falls back to path walking when affinity API returns empty', async () => {
+    const testPubkey = 'fallbacktest0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const hopBefore = 'aaaa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const hopAfter = 'bbbb000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+
+    let neighborApiCalled = false;
+    let pathsApiCalled = false;
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      neighborApiCalled = true;
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ node: testPubkey, neighbors: [], total_observations: 0 })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/paths*`, route => {
+      pathsApiCalled = true;
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          paths: [{
+            hops: [
+              { pubkey: hopBefore, name: 'HopBefore' },
+              { pubkey: testPubkey, name: 'Self' },
+              { pubkey: hopAfter, name: 'HopAfter' }
+            ]
+          }]
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      if (typeof window._mapSelectRefNode !== 'function') return { error: 'no-function' };
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'FallbackNode');
+      return { neighbors: window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys() };
+    }, testPubkey);
+
+    assert(!result.error, result.error || '');
+    assert(neighborApiCalled, 'Should try neighbor API first');
+    assert(pathsApiCalled, 'Should fall back to paths API when neighbors empty');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(hopBefore), 'Fallback should find hopBefore as neighbor');
+    assert(result.neighbors.includes(hopAfter), 'Fallback should find hopAfter as neighbor');
+    assert(result.neighbors.length === 2, `Fallback should find exactly 2 neighbors, got ${result.neighbors.length}`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/paths*`);
+  });
+
+  await test('Show Neighbors includes ambiguous candidates in neighborPubkeys', async () => {
+    const testPubkey = 'ambigtest000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const candidate1 = 'a3b4c500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const candidate2 = 'a3f0e100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+    const knownNeighbor = 'b7e8f9a000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
+
+    await page.route(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`, route => {
+      route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          node: testPubkey,
+          neighbors: [
+            { pubkey: knownNeighbor, prefix: 'B7', name: 'Known-Neighbor', role: 'repeater', count: 100, score: 0.95, ambiguous: false },
+            { pubkey: null, prefix: 'A3', name: null, role: null, count: 12, score: 0.08, ambiguous: true,
+              candidates: [
+                { pubkey: candidate1, name: 'Node-Alpha', role: 'companion' },
+                { pubkey: candidate2, name: 'Node-Beta', role: 'companion' }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          total_observations: 112
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/map`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (pk) => {
+      await window._mapSelectRefNode(pk, 'AmbigNode');
+      return window._mapGetNeighborPubkeys();
+    }, testPubkey);
+
+    // Should include the known neighbor AND both ambiguous candidates
+    assert(result.includes(knownNeighbor), 'Should include known neighbor');
+    assert(result.includes(candidate1), 'Should include ambiguous candidate 1');
+    assert(result.includes(candidate2), 'Should include ambiguous candidate 2');
+    assert(result.length === 3, `Should have 3 neighbors (1 known + 2 candidates), got ${result.length}`);
+    await page.unroute(`**/api/nodes/${testPubkey}/neighbors*`);
+  });
+
+  await browser.close();
+
+  const passed = results.filter(r => r.pass).length;
+  const failed = results.filter(r => !r.pass).length;
+  console.log(`\n${passed}/${results.length} tests passed${failed ? `, ${failed} failed` : ''}`);
+  process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+run().catch(err => {
+  console.error('Fatal error:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});