fix: Details button opens full-screen node detail on desktop (#778)

The previous fix (#779) used hash navigation for the Details button,
which only re-selected the node in the side panel on desktop. Now the
Details button calls showFullScreenNode() to render the same full-screen
detail view that mobile users see, regardless of screen width.

- Extract showFullScreenNode() from mobile-only init code
- Reuse it for both mobile init and desktop Details button click
- Analytics links still navigate via hash as before
- Update Playwright test to verify full-screen view renders

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "--- Go Ingestor Coverage ---"
           go tool cover -func=ingestor-coverage.out | tail -1
 
+      - name: Build and test channel library + decrypt CLI
+        run: |
+          set -e -o pipefail
+          cd internal/channel
+          go test ./...
+          echo "--- Channel library tests passed ---"
+          cd ../../cmd/decrypt
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o corescope-decrypt .
+          go test ./...
+          echo "--- Decrypt CLI tests passed ---"
+
       - name: Verify proto syntax
         run: |
           set -e
@@ -317,7 +328,43 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
   # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # 4. Deploy Staging (master only)
+  # 4. Release Artifacts (tags only)
+  # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  release-artifacts:
+    name: "📦 Release Artifacts"
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: [go-test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Set up Go 1.22
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22'
+
+      - name: Build corescope-decrypt (static, linux/amd64)
+        run: |
+          cd cmd/decrypt
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=${{ github.ref_name }}" -o ../../corescope-decrypt-linux-amd64 .
+
+      - name: Build corescope-decrypt (static, linux/arm64)
+        run: |
+          cd cmd/decrypt
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=${{ github.ref_name }}" -o ../../corescope-decrypt-linux-arm64 .
+
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            corescope-decrypt-linux-amd64
+            corescope-decrypt-linux-arm64
+
+  # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # 4b. Deploy Staging (master only)
   # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   deploy:
     name: "🚀 Deploy Staging"
@@ -340,7 +387,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy staging
         run: |
-          # Stop old container and release memory
+          # Force-remove the staging container regardless of how it was created
+          # (compose-managed OR manually created via docker run)
+          docker stop corescope-staging-go 2>/dev/null || true
+          docker rm -f corescope-staging-go 2>/dev/null || true
           docker compose -f "$STAGING_COMPOSE_FILE" -p corescope-staging down --timeout 30 2>/dev/null || true
 
           # Wait for container to be fully gone and OS to reclaim memory (3GB limit)

Dockerfile

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ARG BUILD_TIME=unknown
 WORKDIR /build/server
 COPY cmd/server/go.mod cmd/server/go.sum ./
 COPY internal/geofilter/ ../../internal/geofilter/
+COPY internal/sigvalidate/ ../../internal/sigvalidate/
 RUN go mod download
 COPY cmd/server/ ./
 RUN go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=${APP_VERSION} -X main.Commit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X main.BuildTime=${BUILD_TIME}" -o /corescope-server .
@@ -17,10 +18,20 @@ RUN go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=${APP_VERSION} -X main.Commit=${GIT_COMMI
 # Build ingestor
 WORKDIR /build/ingestor
 COPY cmd/ingestor/go.mod cmd/ingestor/go.sum ./
+COPY internal/geofilter/ ../../internal/geofilter/
+COPY internal/sigvalidate/ ../../internal/sigvalidate/
 RUN go mod download
 COPY cmd/ingestor/ ./
 RUN go build -o /corescope-ingestor .
 
+# Build decrypt CLI
+WORKDIR /build/decrypt
+COPY cmd/decrypt/go.mod cmd/decrypt/go.sum ./
+COPY internal/channel/ ../../internal/channel/
+RUN go mod download
+COPY cmd/decrypt/ ./
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /corescope-decrypt .
+
 # Runtime image
 FROM alpine:3.20
 
@@ -29,7 +40,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache mosquitto mosquitto-clients supervisor caddy wget
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Go binaries
-COPY --from=builder /corescope-server /corescope-ingestor /app/
+COPY --from=builder /corescope-server /corescope-ingestor /corescope-decrypt /app/
 
 # Frontend assets + config
 COPY public/ ./public/

README.md

@@ -80,15 +80,26 @@ No build step required — just run:
 
 ```bash
 docker run -d --name corescope \
-  -p 80:80 \
-  -v corescope-data:/app/data \
+  --restart=unless-stopped \
+  -p 80:80 -p 1883:1883 \
+  -v /your/data:/app/data \
   ghcr.io/kpa-clawbot/corescope:latest
 ```
 
 Open `http://localhost` — done. No config file needed; CoreScope starts with sensible defaults.
 
-See [DEPLOY.md](DEPLOY.md) for image tags, Docker Compose, and migration from `manage.sh`.
-See [docs/deployment.md](docs/deployment.md) for the full deployment guide — MQTT setup, HTTPS options, backups, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
+For HTTPS with a custom domain, add `-p 443:443` and mount your Caddyfile:
+```bash
+docker run -d --name corescope \
+  --restart=unless-stopped \
+  -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 1883:1883 \
+  -v /your/data:/app/data \
+  -v /your/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro \
+  -v /your/caddy-data:/data/caddy \
+  ghcr.io/kpa-clawbot/corescope:latest
+```
+
+Disable built-in services with `-e DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=true` or `-e DISABLE_CADDY=true`, or drop a `.env` file in your data volume. See [docs/deployment.md](docs/deployment.md) for the full reference.
 
 ### Build from Source
 

cmd/decrypt/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# corescope-decrypt
+
+Standalone CLI tool to decrypt and export MeshCore hashtag channel messages from a CoreScope SQLite database.
+
+## Why
+
+MeshCore hashtag channels use symmetric encryption where the key is derived deterministically from the channel name. The CoreScope ingestor stores **all** `GRP_TXT` packets in the database, including those it cannot decrypt at ingest time.
+
+This tool enables:
+
+- **Retroactive decryption** — decrypt historical messages for any channel whose name you learn after the fact
+- **Forensics & analysis** — export channel traffic for offline review
+- **Bulk export** — dump an entire channel's history as JSON, HTML, or plain text
+
+## Installation
+
+### From Docker image
+
+The binary is included in the CoreScope Docker image at `/app/corescope-decrypt`:
+
+```bash
+docker exec corescope-prod /app/corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db /app/data/meshcore.db
+```
+
+### From GitHub release
+
+Download the static binary from the [Releases](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/releases) page:
+
+```bash
+# Linux amd64
+curl -LO https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/releases/latest/download/corescope-decrypt-linux-amd64
+chmod +x corescope-decrypt-linux-amd64
+./corescope-decrypt-linux-amd64 --help
+```
+
+### Build from source
+
+```bash
+cd cmd/decrypt
+CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o corescope-decrypt .
+```
+
+The binary is statically linked — no dependencies, runs on any Linux.
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+corescope-decrypt --channel NAME --db PATH [--format FORMAT] [--output FILE]
+```
+
+Run `corescope-decrypt --help` for full flag documentation.
+
+### JSON output (default)
+
+Machine-readable, includes all metadata (observers, path hops, raw hex):
+
+```bash
+corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db meshcore.db
+```
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "hash": "a1b2c3...",
+    "timestamp": "2026-04-12T17:19:09Z",
+    "sender": "XMD Tag 1",
+    "message": "@[MapperBot] 37.76985, -122.40525 [0.3w]",
+    "channel": "#wardriving",
+    "raw_hex": "150206...",
+    "path": ["A3", "B0"],
+    "observers": [
+      {"name": "Observer1", "snr": 9.5, "rssi": -56, "timestamp": "2026-04-12T17:19:10Z"}
+    ]
+  }
+]
+```
+
+### HTML output
+
+Self-contained interactive viewer — search, sortable columns, expandable detail rows:
+
+```bash
+corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db meshcore.db --format html --output wardriving.html
+open wardriving.html
+```
+
+No external dependencies. The JSON data is embedded directly in the HTML file.
+
+### IRC / log output
+
+Plain-text, one line per message — ideal for `grep`, `awk`, and piping:
+
+```bash
+corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db meshcore.db --format irc
+```
+
+```
+[2026-04-12 17:19:09] <XMD Tag 1> @[MapperBot] 37.76985, -122.40525 [0.3w]
+[2026-04-12 17:20:25] <XMD Tag 1> @[MapperBot] 37.78075, -122.39774 [0.3w]
+[2026-04-12 17:25:30] <mk 🤠> @[MapperBot] 35.32444, -120.62077
+```
+
+```bash
+# Find all messages from a specific sender
+corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db meshcore.db --format irc | grep "KE6QR"
+```
+
+## How channel encryption works
+
+MeshCore hashtag channels derive their encryption key from the channel name:
+
+1. **Key derivation**: `AES-128 key = SHA-256("#channelname")[:16]` (first 16 bytes)
+2. **Channel hash**: `SHA-256(key)[0]` — 1-byte identifier in the packet header, used for fast filtering
+3. **Encryption**: AES-128-ECB
+4. **MAC**: HMAC-SHA256 with a 32-byte secret (key + 16 zero bytes), truncated to 2 bytes
+5. **Plaintext format**: `timestamp(4 LE) + flags(1) + "sender: message\0"`
+
+See the firmware source at `firmware/src/helpers/BaseChatMesh.cpp` for the canonical implementation.
+
+## Testing against the fixture DB
+
+```bash
+cd cmd/decrypt
+go test ./...
+
+# Manual test with the real fixture:
+go run . --channel "#wardriving" --db ../../test-fixtures/e2e-fixture.db --format irc
+```
+
+The shared crypto library also has independent tests:
+
+```bash
+cd internal/channel
+go test -v ./...
+```
+
+## Limitations
+
+- **Hashtag channels only.** Only channels where the key is derived from `SHA-256("#name")` are supported. Custom PSK channels require the raw key (not implemented).
+- **No DM decryption.** Direct messages (`TXT_MSG`) use per-peer asymmetric encryption and cannot be decrypted by this tool.
+- **Read-only.** The tool opens the database in read-only mode and never modifies it.
+- **Timestamps are UTC.** The sender's embedded timestamp is used when available, displayed in UTC.

cmd/decrypt/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module github.com/corescope/decrypt
+
+go 1.22
+
+require (
+	github.com/meshcore-analyzer/channel v0.0.0
+	modernc.org/sqlite v1.34.5
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9 // indirect
+	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/libc v1.55.3 // indirect
+	modernc.org/mathutil v1.6.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/memory v1.8.0 // indirect
+)
+
+replace github.com/meshcore-analyzer/channel => ../../internal/channel

cmd/decrypt/go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
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cmd/decrypt/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,467 @@
+// corescope-decrypt decrypts and exports hashtag channel messages from a CoreScope SQLite database.
+//
+// Usage:
+//
+//	corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db meshcore.db [--format json|html] [--output file]
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"html"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/meshcore-analyzer/channel"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+// Version info (set via ldflags).
+var version = "dev"
+
+// ChannelMessage is a single decrypted channel message with metadata.
+type ChannelMessage struct {
+	Hash      string     `json:"hash"`
+	Timestamp string     `json:"timestamp"`
+	Sender    string     `json:"sender"`
+	Message   string     `json:"message"`
+	Channel   string     `json:"channel"`
+	RawHex    string     `json:"raw_hex"`
+	Path      []string   `json:"path"`
+	Observers []Observer `json:"observers"`
+}
+
+// Observer is a single observation of the transmission.
+type Observer struct {
+	Name      string  `json:"name"`
+	SNR       float64 `json:"snr"`
+	RSSI      float64 `json:"rssi"`
+	Timestamp string  `json:"timestamp"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	channelName := flag.String("channel", "", "Channel name (e.g. \"#wardriving\")")
+	dbPath := flag.String("db", "", "Path to CoreScope SQLite database")
+	format := flag.String("format", "json", "Output format: json, html, irc (or log)")
+	output := flag.String("output", "", "Output file (default: stdout)")
+	showVersion := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print version and exit")
+
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `corescope-decrypt — Decrypt and export MeshCore hashtag channel messages
+
+USAGE
+  corescope-decrypt --channel NAME --db PATH [--format FORMAT] [--output FILE]
+
+FLAGS
+  --channel NAME   Channel name to decrypt (e.g. "#wardriving", "wardriving")
+                   The "#" prefix is added automatically if missing.
+  --db PATH        Path to a CoreScope SQLite database file (read-only access).
+  --format FORMAT  Output format (default: json):
+                     json  — Machine-readable JSON array with full metadata
+                     html  — Self-contained HTML viewer with search and sorting
+                     irc   — Plain-text IRC-style log, one line per message
+                     log   — Alias for irc
+  --output FILE    Write output to FILE instead of stdout.
+  --version        Print version and exit.
+
+EXAMPLES
+  # Export #wardriving messages as JSON
+  corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db /app/data/meshcore.db
+
+  # Generate an interactive HTML viewer
+  corescope-decrypt --channel wardriving --db meshcore.db --format html --output wardriving.html
+
+  # Greppable IRC log
+  corescope-decrypt --channel "#MeshCore" --db meshcore.db --format irc --output meshcore.log
+  grep "KE6QR" meshcore.log
+
+  # From the Docker container
+  docker exec corescope-prod /app/corescope-decrypt --channel "#wardriving" --db /app/data/meshcore.db
+
+RETROACTIVE DECRYPTION
+  MeshCore hashtag channels use symmetric encryption — the key is derived from the
+  channel name. The CoreScope ingestor stores ALL GRP_TXT packets in the database,
+  even those it cannot decrypt at ingest time. This tool lets you retroactively
+  decrypt messages for any channel whose name you know, even if the ingestor was
+  never configured with that channel's key.
+
+  This means you can recover historical messages by simply knowing the channel name.
+
+LIMITATIONS
+  - Only hashtag channels (shared-secret, name-derived key) are supported.
+  - Direct messages (TXT_MSG) use per-peer encryption and cannot be decrypted.
+  - Custom PSK channels (non-hashtag) require the raw key, not a channel name.
+`)
+	}
+
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *showVersion {
+		fmt.Println("corescope-decrypt", version)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	if *channelName == "" || *dbPath == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Normalize channel name
+	ch := *channelName
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(ch, "#") {
+		ch = "#" + ch
+	}
+
+	key := channel.DeriveKey(ch)
+	chHash := channel.ChannelHash(key)
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", *dbPath+"?mode=ro")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to open database: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Query all GRP_TXT packets
+	rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT id, hash, raw_hex, first_seen FROM transmissions WHERE payload_type = 5`)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Query failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var messages []ChannelMessage
+	decrypted, total := 0, 0
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id int
+		var txHash, rawHex, firstSeen string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &txHash, &rawHex, &firstSeen); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Scan error: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		total++
+
+		payload, err := extractGRPPayload(rawHex)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(payload) < 3 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check channel hash byte
+		if payload[0] != chHash {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		mac := payload[1:3]
+		ciphertext := payload[3:]
+		if len(ciphertext) < 5 || len(ciphertext)%16 != 0 {
+			// Pad ciphertext to block boundary for decryption attempt
+			if len(ciphertext) < 16 {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Truncate to block boundary
+			ciphertext = ciphertext[:len(ciphertext)/16*16]
+		}
+
+		plaintext, ok := channel.Decrypt(key, mac, ciphertext)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ts, sender, msg, err := channel.ParsePlaintext(plaintext)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		decrypted++
+
+		// Convert MeshCore timestamp
+		timestamp := time.Unix(int64(ts), 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+
+		// Get path from decoded_json
+		path := getPathFromDB(db, id)
+
+		// Get observers
+		observers := getObservers(db, id)
+
+		messages = append(messages, ChannelMessage{
+			Hash:      txHash,
+			Timestamp: timestamp,
+			Sender:    sender,
+			Message:   msg,
+			Channel:   ch,
+			RawHex:    rawHex,
+			Path:      path,
+			Observers: observers,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Sort by timestamp
+	sort.Slice(messages, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return messages[i].Timestamp < messages[j].Timestamp
+	})
+
+	log.Printf("Scanned %d GRP_TXT packets, decrypted %d for channel %s", total, decrypted, ch)
+
+	// Generate output
+	var out []byte
+	switch *format {
+	case "json":
+		out, err = json.MarshalIndent(messages, "", "  ")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("JSON marshal: %v", err)
+		}
+		out = append(out, '\n')
+	case "html":
+		out = renderHTML(messages, ch)
+	case "irc", "log":
+		out = renderIRC(messages)
+	default:
+		log.Fatalf("Unknown format: %s (use json, html, irc, or log)", *format)
+	}
+
+	if *output != "" {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(*output, out, 0644); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Write file: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("Written to %s", *output)
+	} else {
+		os.Stdout.Write(out)
+	}
+}
+
+// extractGRPPayload parses a raw hex packet and returns the GRP_TXT payload bytes.
+func extractGRPPayload(rawHex string) ([]byte, error) {
+	buf, err := hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(rawHex))
+	if err != nil || len(buf) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid hex")
+	}
+
+	// Header byte
+	header := buf[0]
+	payloadType := int((header >> 2) & 0x0F)
+	if payloadType != 5 { // GRP_TXT
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not GRP_TXT")
+	}
+
+	routeType := int(header & 0x03)
+	offset := 1
+
+	// Transport codes (2 codes × 2 bytes) come BEFORE path for transport routes
+	if routeType == 0 || routeType == 3 {
+		offset += 4
+	}
+
+	// Path byte
+	if offset >= len(buf) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("too short for path")
+	}
+	pathByte := buf[offset]
+	offset++
+	hashSize := int(pathByte>>6) + 1
+	hashCount := int(pathByte & 0x3F)
+	offset += hashSize * hashCount
+
+	if offset >= len(buf) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("too short for payload")
+	}
+
+	return buf[offset:], nil
+}
+
+func getPathFromDB(db *sql.DB, txID int) []string {
+	var decodedJSON sql.NullString
+	err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT decoded_json FROM transmissions WHERE id = ?`, txID).Scan(&decodedJSON)
+	if err != nil || !decodedJSON.Valid {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var decoded struct {
+		Path struct {
+			Hops []string `json:"hops"`
+		} `json:"path"`
+	}
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(decodedJSON.String), &decoded) == nil {
+		return decoded.Path.Hops
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getObservers(db *sql.DB, txID int) []Observer {
+	rows, err := db.Query(`
+		SELECT o.name, obs.snr, obs.rssi, obs.timestamp
+		FROM observations obs
+		LEFT JOIN observers o ON o.id = CAST(obs.observer_idx AS TEXT)
+		WHERE obs.transmission_id = ?
+		ORDER BY obs.timestamp
+	`, txID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var observers []Observer
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var name sql.NullString
+		var snr, rssi sql.NullFloat64
+		var ts int64
+		if err := rows.Scan(&name, &snr, &rssi, &ts); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		obs := Observer{
+			Timestamp: time.Unix(ts, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}
+		if name.Valid {
+			obs.Name = name.String
+		}
+		if snr.Valid {
+			obs.SNR = snr.Float64
+		}
+		if rssi.Valid {
+			obs.RSSI = rssi.Float64
+		}
+		observers = append(observers, obs)
+	}
+	return observers
+}
+
+func renderIRC(messages []ChannelMessage) []byte {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for _, m := range messages {
+		sender := m.Sender
+		if sender == "" {
+			sender = "???"
+		}
+		// Parse RFC3339 timestamp into a compact format
+		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, m.Timestamp)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] <%s> %s\n", m.Timestamp, sender, m.Message))
+			continue
+		}
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] <%s> %s\n", t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"), sender, m.Message))
+	}
+	return []byte(b.String())
+}
+
+func renderHTML(messages []ChannelMessage, channelName string) []byte {
+	jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(messages)
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString(`<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>CoreScope Channel Export — ` + html.EscapeString(channelName) + `</title>
+<style>
+*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
+body{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;background:#0d1117;color:#c9d1d9;padding:20px}
+h1{color:#58a6ff;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:1.5em}
+.stats{color:#8b949e;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:0.9em}
+input[type=text]{width:100%;max-width:500px;padding:8px 12px;background:#161b22;border:1px solid #30363d;border-radius:6px;color:#c9d1d9;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:16px}
+input[type=text]:focus{outline:none;border-color:#58a6ff}
+table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px}
+th{background:#161b22;color:#8b949e;text-align:left;padding:8px 12px;border-bottom:2px solid #30363d;cursor:pointer;user-select:none;white-space:nowrap}
+th:hover{color:#58a6ff}
+th.sorted-asc::after{content:" ▲"}
+th.sorted-desc::after{content:" ▼"}
+td{padding:8px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #21262d;vertical-align:top}
+tr:hover{background:#161b22}
+tr.expanded{background:#161b22}
+.detail-row td{padding:12px 24px;background:#0d1117;border-bottom:1px solid #21262d}
+.detail-row pre{background:#161b22;padding:12px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;font-size:12px;color:#8b949e}
+.detail-row .label{color:#58a6ff;font-weight:600;margin-top:8px;display:block}
+.observer-tag{display:inline-block;background:#1f6feb22;color:#58a6ff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;margin:2px;font-size:12px}
+.no-results{color:#8b949e;text-align:center;padding:40px;font-size:16px}
+.sender{color:#d2a8ff;font-weight:600}
+.timestamp{color:#8b949e;font-family:monospace;font-size:12px}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>` + html.EscapeString(channelName) + ` — Channel Messages</h1>
+<div class="stats" id="stats"></div>
+<input type="text" id="search" placeholder="Search messages..." autocomplete="off">
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th data-col="timestamp">Timestamp</th>
+<th data-col="sender">Sender</th>
+<th data-col="message">Message</th>
+<th data-col="observers">Observers</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody id="tbody"></tbody>
+</table>
+<div class="no-results" id="no-results" style="display:none">No matching messages</div>
+<script>
+var DATA=` + string(jsonData) + `;
+var sortCol="timestamp",sortAsc=true,expandedHash=null;
+function init(){
+document.getElementById("stats").textContent=DATA.length+" messages";
+document.getElementById("search").addEventListener("input",render);
+document.querySelectorAll("th[data-col]").forEach(function(th){
+th.addEventListener("click",function(){
+var col=th.dataset.col;
+if(sortCol===col)sortAsc=!sortAsc;
+else{sortCol=col;sortAsc=true}
+render();
+});
+});
+render();
+}
+function render(){
+var q=document.getElementById("search").value.toLowerCase();
+var filtered=DATA.filter(function(m){
+if(!q)return true;
+return(m.message||"").toLowerCase().indexOf(q)>=0||(m.sender||"").toLowerCase().indexOf(q)>=0;
+});
+filtered.sort(function(a,b){
+var va=a[sortCol]||"",vb=b[sortCol]||"";
+if(sortCol==="observers"){va=a.observers?a.observers.length:0;vb=b.observers?b.observers.length:0}
+if(va<vb)return sortAsc?-1:1;
+if(va>vb)return sortAsc?1:-1;
+return 0;
+});
+document.querySelectorAll("th[data-col]").forEach(function(th){
+th.className=th.dataset.col===sortCol?(sortAsc?"sorted-asc":"sorted-desc"):"";
+});
+var tb=document.getElementById("tbody");
+tb.innerHTML="";
+document.getElementById("no-results").style.display=filtered.length?"none":"block";
+filtered.forEach(function(m){
+var tr=document.createElement("tr");
+tr.innerHTML='<td class="timestamp">'+esc(m.timestamp)+'</td><td class="sender">'+esc(m.sender||"—")+'</td><td>'+esc(m.message)+'</td><td>'+
+(m.observers?m.observers.map(function(o){return'<span class="observer-tag">'+esc(o.name||"?")+" SNR:"+o.snr.toFixed(1)+'</span>'}).join(""):"—")+'</td>';
+tr.style.cursor="pointer";
+tr.addEventListener("click",function(){
+expandedHash=expandedHash===m.hash?null:m.hash;
+render();
+});
+tb.appendChild(tr);
+if(expandedHash===m.hash){
+tr.className="expanded";
+var dr=document.createElement("tr");
+dr.className="detail-row";
+dr.innerHTML='<td colspan="4"><span class="label">Hash</span><pre>'+esc(m.hash)+'</pre>'+
+'<span class="label">Raw Hex</span><pre>'+esc(m.raw_hex)+'</pre>'+
+(m.path&&m.path.length?'<span class="label">Path</span><pre>'+esc(m.path.join(" → "))+'</pre>':'')+
+'<span class="label">Observers</span><pre>'+esc(JSON.stringify(m.observers,null,2))+'</pre></td>';
+tb.appendChild(dr);
+}
+});
+}
+function esc(s){var d=document.createElement("div");d.textContent=s;return d.innerHTML}
+init();
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>`)
+
+	return []byte(b.String())
+}

cmd/decrypt/main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/meshcore-analyzer/channel"
+)
+
+func TestExtractGRPPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	// Build a minimal GRP_TXT packet: header(1) + path(1) + payload
+	// header: route=FLOOD(1), payload=GRP_TXT(5), version=0 → (5<<2)|1 = 0x15
+	// path: 0 hops, hash_size=1 → 0x00
+	payload := []byte{0x81, 0x12, 0x34} // channel_hash + mac + data
+	pkt := append([]byte{0x15, 0x00}, payload...)
+	rawHex := hex.EncodeToString(pkt)
+
+	result, err := extractGRPPayload(rawHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(result) != 3 || result[0] != 0x81 {
+		t.Fatalf("payload mismatch: %x", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractGRPPayloadTransport(t *testing.T) {
+	// Transport flood: route=0, 4 bytes transport codes BEFORE path byte
+	// header: (5<<2)|0 = 0x14
+	payload := []byte{0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC}
+	// header + 4 transport bytes + path(0 hops) + payload
+	pkt := append([]byte{0x14, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00}, payload...)
+	rawHex := hex.EncodeToString(pkt)
+
+	result, err := extractGRPPayload(rawHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if result[0] != 0xAA {
+		t.Fatalf("expected AA, got %02X", result[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractGRPPayloadNotGRP(t *testing.T) {
+	// payload type = ADVERT (4): (4<<2)|1 = 0x11
+	rawHex := hex.EncodeToString([]byte{0x11, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02})
+	_, err := extractGRPPayload(rawHex)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for non-GRP_TXT")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestKeyDerivationConsistency(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify key derivation matches what the ingestor expects
+	key := channel.DeriveKey("#wardriving")
+	if len(key) != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("key len %d", len(key))
+	}
+	ch := channel.ChannelHash(key)
+	if ch != 0x81 {
+		// We know from fixture data that #wardriving has channelHashHex "81"
+		t.Fatalf("channel hash %02X, expected 81", ch)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderIRC(t *testing.T) {
+	msgs := []ChannelMessage{
+		{Timestamp: "2026-04-12T03:45:12Z", Sender: "NodeA", Message: "Hello"},
+		{Timestamp: "2026-04-12T03:46:01Z", Sender: "", Message: "No sender"},
+	}
+	out := string(renderIRC(msgs))
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "[2026-04-12 03:45:12] <NodeA> Hello") {
+		t.Fatalf("IRC output missing expected line: %s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "<???> No sender") {
+		t.Fatalf("IRC output should use ??? for empty sender: %s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderHTMLValid(t *testing.T) {
+	msgs := []ChannelMessage{
+		{Hash: "abc", Timestamp: "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z", Sender: "X", Message: "test", Channel: "#test"},
+	}
+	out := string(renderHTML(msgs, "#test"))
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "<!DOCTYPE html>") {
+		t.Fatal("not valid HTML")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "#test") {
+		t.Fatal("channel name missing")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "</html>") {
+		t.Fatal("HTML not closed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJSONOutputParseable(t *testing.T) {
+	msgs := []ChannelMessage{
+		{Hash: "abc", Timestamp: "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z", Sender: "X", Message: "hi", Channel: "#test"},
+	}
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(msgs, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var parsed []ChannelMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &parsed); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JSON not parseable: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(parsed) != 1 || parsed[0].Sender != "X" {
+		t.Fatalf("parsed mismatch: %+v", parsed)
+	}
+}
+
+// Integration test against fixture DB (skipped if DB not found)
+func TestFixtureDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
+	dbPath := "../../test-fixtures/e2e-fixture.db"
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dbPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Skip("fixture DB not found")
+	}
+
+	// We know the fixture has #wardriving messages with channelHash 0x81
+	key := channel.DeriveKey("#wardriving")
+	ch := channel.ChannelHash(key)
+	if ch != 0x81 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected channel hash: %02X", ch)
+	}
+}

cmd/ingestor/coverage_boost_test.go

@@ -203,21 +203,13 @@ func TestHandleMessageChannelMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("direction=%v, want rx", direction)
 	}
 
-	// Should create sender node
+	// Sender node should NOT be created (see issue #665: synthetic "sender-" keys
+	// are unreachable from the claiming/health flow)
 	if err := store.db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM nodes").Scan(&count); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if count != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("nodes count=%d, want 1 (sender node)", count)
-	}
-
-	// Verify sender node name
-	var nodeName string
-	if err := store.db.QueryRow("SELECT name FROM nodes LIMIT 1").Scan(&nodeName); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if nodeName != "Alice" {
-		t.Errorf("node name=%s, want Alice", nodeName)
+	if count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("nodes count=%d, want 0 (no phantom sender node)", count)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -461,7 +453,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertLocationTruncated(t *testing.T) {
 	buf[100] = 0x11
 	// Only 4 bytes after flags — not enough for full location (needs 8)
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:105])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:105], false)
 	if p.Error != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("error: %s", p.Error)
 	}
@@ -483,7 +475,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertFeat1Truncated(t *testing.T) {
 	buf[100] = 0x21
 	// Only 1 byte after flags — not enough for feat1 (needs 2)
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:102])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:102], false)
 	if p.Feat1 != nil {
 		t.Error("feat1 should be nil with truncated data")
 	}
@@ -504,7 +496,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertFeat2Truncated(t *testing.T) {
 	buf[102] = 0x00
 	// Only 1 byte left — not enough for feat2
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:104])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:104], false)
 	if p.Feat1 == nil {
 		t.Error("feat1 should be set")
 	}
@@ -544,7 +536,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertSensorBadTelemetry(t *testing.T) {
 	buf[105] = 0x20
 	buf[106] = 0x4E
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:107])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:107], false)
 	if p.BatteryMv != nil {
 		t.Error("battery_mv=0 should be nil")
 	}
@@ -740,7 +732,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertSensorNoName(t *testing.T) {
 	buf[103] = 0xC4
 	buf[104] = 0x09
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:105])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:105], false)
 	if p.Error != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("error: %s", p.Error)
 	}
@@ -835,7 +827,7 @@ func TestDecodePacketNoPathByteAfterHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	// Non-transport route, but only header byte (no path byte)
 	// Actually 0A alone = 1 byte, but we need >= 2
 	// Header + exactly at offset boundary
-	_, err := DecodePacket("0A", nil)
+	_, err := DecodePacket("0A", nil, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("should error - too short")
 	}
@@ -856,7 +848,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertNameNoNull(t *testing.T) {
 	// Name without null terminator — goes to end of buffer
 	copy(buf[101:], []byte("LongNameNoNull"))
 
-	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:115])
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf[:115], false)
 	if p.Name != "LongNameNoNull" {
 		t.Errorf("name=%q, want LongNameNoNull", p.Name)
 	}

cmd/ingestor/db.go

@@ -345,6 +345,28 @@ func applySchema(db *sql.DB) error {
 		log.Println("[migration] packets_sent/packets_recv columns added")
 	}
 
+	// Migration: add channel_hash column for fast channel queries (#762)
+	row = db.QueryRow("SELECT 1 FROM _migrations WHERE name = 'channel_hash_v1'")
+	if row.Scan(&migDone) != nil {
+		log.Println("[migration] Adding channel_hash column to transmissions...")
+		db.Exec(`ALTER TABLE transmissions ADD COLUMN channel_hash TEXT DEFAULT NULL`)
+		db.Exec(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tx_channel_hash ON transmissions(channel_hash) WHERE payload_type = 5`)
+		// Backfill: extract channel name for decrypted (CHAN) packets
+		res, err := db.Exec(`UPDATE transmissions SET channel_hash = json_extract(decoded_json, '$.channel') WHERE payload_type = 5 AND channel_hash IS NULL AND json_extract(decoded_json, '$.type') = 'CHAN'`)
+		if err == nil {
+			n, _ := res.RowsAffected()
+			log.Printf("[migration] Backfilled channel_hash for %d CHAN packets", n)
+		}
+		// Backfill: extract channelHashHex for encrypted (GRP_TXT) packets, prefixed with 'enc_'
+		res, err = db.Exec(`UPDATE transmissions SET channel_hash = 'enc_' || json_extract(decoded_json, '$.channelHashHex') WHERE payload_type = 5 AND channel_hash IS NULL AND json_extract(decoded_json, '$.type') = 'GRP_TXT'`)
+		if err == nil {
+			n, _ := res.RowsAffected()
+			log.Printf("[migration] Backfilled channel_hash for %d GRP_TXT packets", n)
+		}
+		db.Exec(`INSERT INTO _migrations (name) VALUES ('channel_hash_v1')`)
+		log.Println("[migration] channel_hash column added and backfilled")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -357,8 +379,8 @@ func (s *Store) prepareStatements() error {
 	}
 
 	s.stmtInsertTransmission, err = s.db.Prepare(`
-		INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, payload_version, decoded_json)
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+		INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, payload_version, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 	`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -481,7 +503,7 @@ func (s *Store) InsertTransmission(data *PacketData) (bool, error) {
 		result, err := s.stmtInsertTransmission.Exec(
 			data.RawHex, hash, now,
 			data.RouteType, data.PayloadType, data.PayloadVersion,
-			data.DecodedJSON,
+			data.DecodedJSON, nilIfEmpty(data.ChannelHash),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.Stats.WriteErrors.Add(1)
@@ -773,6 +795,15 @@ type PacketData struct {
 	PayloadVersion int
 	PathJSON       string
 	DecodedJSON    string
+	ChannelHash    string // grouping key for channel queries (#762)
+}
+
+// nilIfEmpty returns nil for empty strings (for nullable DB columns).
+func nilIfEmpty(s string) interface{} {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s
 }
 
 // MQTTPacketMessage is the JSON payload from an MQTT raw packet message.
@@ -794,7 +825,7 @@ func BuildPacketData(msg *MQTTPacketMessage, decoded *DecodedPacket, observerID,
 		pathJSON = string(b)
 	}
 
-	return &PacketData{
+	pd := &PacketData{
 		RawHex:         msg.Raw,
 		Timestamp:      now,
 		ObserverID:     observerID,
@@ -810,4 +841,15 @@ func BuildPacketData(msg *MQTTPacketMessage, decoded *DecodedPacket, observerID,
 		PathJSON:       pathJSON,
 		DecodedJSON:    PayloadJSON(&decoded.Payload),
 	}
+
+	// Populate channel_hash for fast channel queries (#762)
+	if decoded.Header.PayloadType == PayloadGRP_TXT {
+		if decoded.Payload.Type == "CHAN" && decoded.Payload.Channel != "" {
+			pd.ChannelHash = decoded.Payload.Channel
+		} else if decoded.Payload.Type == "GRP_TXT" && decoded.Payload.ChannelHashHex != "" {
+			pd.ChannelHash = "enc_" + decoded.Payload.ChannelHashHex
+		}
+	}
+
+	return pd
 }

cmd/ingestor/db_test.go

@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func TestEndToEndIngest(t *testing.T) {
 	// Simulate full pipeline: decode + insert
 	rawHex := "120046D62DE27D4C5194D7821FC5A34A45565DCC2537B300B9AB6275255CEFB65D840CE5C169C94C9AED39E8BCB6CB6EB0335497A198B33A1A610CD3B03D8DCFC160900E5244280323EE0B44CACAB8F02B5B38B91CFA18BD067B0B5E63E94CFC85F758A8530B9240933402E0E6B8F84D5252322D52"
 
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func TestInsertTransmissionNilSNRRSSI(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBuildPacketData(t *testing.T) {
 	rawHex := "0A00D69FD7A5A7475DB07337749AE61FA53A4788E976"
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ func TestBuildPacketData(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBuildPacketDataWithHops(t *testing.T) {
 	// A packet with actual hops in the path
 	raw := "0505AABBCCDDEE" + strings.Repeat("00", 10)
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ func TestBuildPacketDataWithHops(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBuildPacketDataNilSNRRSSI(t *testing.T) {
-	decoded, _ := DecodePacket("0A00"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	decoded, _ := DecodePacket("0A00"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	msg := &MQTTPacketMessage{Raw: "0A00" + strings.Repeat("00", 10)}
 	pkt := BuildPacketData(msg, decoded, "", "")
 
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ func TestObsTimestampIndexMigration(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBuildPacketDataScoreAndDirection(t *testing.T) {
 	rawHex := "0A00D69FD7A5A7475DB07337749AE61FA53A4788E976"
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ func TestBuildPacketDataScoreAndDirection(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBuildPacketDataNilScoreDirection(t *testing.T) {
-	decoded, _ := DecodePacket("0A00"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	decoded, _ := DecodePacket("0A00"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	msg := &MQTTPacketMessage{Raw: "0A00" + strings.Repeat("00", 10)}
 	pkt := BuildPacketData(msg, decoded, "", "")
 

cmd/ingestor/decoder.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate"
 )
 
 // Route type constants (header bits 1-0)
@@ -78,9 +80,10 @@ type TransportCodes struct {
 
 // Path holds decoded path/hop information.
 type Path struct {
-	HashSize  int      `json:"hashSize"`
-	HashCount int      `json:"hashCount"`
-	Hops      []string `json:"hops"`
+	HashSize      int      `json:"hashSize"`
+	HashCount     int      `json:"hashCount"`
+	Hops          []string `json:"hops"`
+	HopsCompleted *int     `json:"hopsCompleted,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AdvertFlags holds decoded advert flag bits.
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ type Payload struct {
 	Timestamp     uint32       `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 	TimestampISO  string       `json:"timestampISO,omitempty"`
 	Signature     string       `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	SignatureValid *bool       `json:"signatureValid,omitempty"`
 	Flags         *AdvertFlags `json:"flags,omitempty"`
 	Lat           *float64     `json:"lat,omitempty"`
 	Lon           *float64     `json:"lon,omitempty"`
@@ -140,6 +144,7 @@ type DecodedPacket struct {
 	Path           Path            `json:"path"`
 	Payload        Payload         `json:"payload"`
 	Raw            string          `json:"raw"`
+	Anomaly        string          `json:"anomaly,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func decodeHeader(b byte) Header {
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ func decodeAck(buf []byte) Payload {
 	}
 }
 
-func decodeAdvert(buf []byte) Payload {
+func decodeAdvert(buf []byte, validateSignatures bool) Payload {
 	if len(buf) < 100 {
 		return Payload{Type: "ADVERT", Error: "too short for advert", RawHex: hex.EncodeToString(buf)}
 	}
@@ -233,6 +238,16 @@ func decodeAdvert(buf []byte) Payload {
 		Signature:    signature,
 	}
 
+	if validateSignatures {
+		valid, err := sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert(buf[0:32], buf[36:100], timestamp, appdata)
+		if err != nil {
+			f := false
+			p.SignatureValid = &f
+		} else {
+			p.SignatureValid = &valid
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(appdata) > 0 {
 		flags := appdata[0]
 		advType := int(flags & 0x0F)
@@ -506,7 +521,7 @@ func decodeTrace(buf []byte) Payload {
 	return p
 }
 
-func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte, channelKeys map[string]string) Payload {
+func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte, channelKeys map[string]string, validateSignatures bool) Payload {
 	switch payloadType {
 	case PayloadREQ:
 		return decodeEncryptedPayload("REQ", buf)
@@ -517,7 +532,7 @@ func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte, channelKeys map[string]string) P
 	case PayloadACK:
 		return decodeAck(buf)
 	case PayloadADVERT:
-		return decodeAdvert(buf)
+		return decodeAdvert(buf, validateSignatures)
 	case PayloadGRP_TXT:
 		return decodeGrpTxt(buf, channelKeys)
 	case PayloadANON_REQ:
@@ -532,7 +547,7 @@ func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte, channelKeys map[string]string) P
 }
 
 // DecodePacket decodes a hex-encoded MeshCore packet.
-func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
+func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string, validateSignatures bool) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, " ", "")
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, "\n", "")
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, "\r", "")
@@ -570,20 +585,38 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string) (*DecodedPack
 	offset += bytesConsumed
 
 	payloadBuf := buf[offset:]
-	payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf, channelKeys)
+	payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf, channelKeys, validateSignatures)
 
 	// TRACE packets store hop IDs in the payload (buf[9:]) rather than the header
-	// path field. The header path byte still encodes hashSize in bits 6-7, which
-	// we use to split the payload path data into individual hop prefixes.
+	// path field. Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type 2 or 3);
+	// FLOOD-routed TRACEs are anomalous but handled gracefully (parsed, but
+	// flagged). The TRACE flags byte (payload offset 8) encodes path_sz in
+	// bits 0-1 as a power-of-two exponent: hash_bytes = 1 << path_sz.
+	// NOT the header path byte's hash_size bits. The header path contains SNR
+	// bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
+	// We expose hopsCompleted (count of SNR bytes) so consumers can distinguish
+	// how far the trace got vs the full intended route.
+	var anomaly string
 	if header.PayloadType == PayloadTRACE && payload.PathData != "" {
+		// Flag anomalous routing — firmware only sends TRACE as DIRECT
+		if header.RouteType != RouteDirect && header.RouteType != RouteTransportDirect {
+			anomaly = "TRACE packet with non-DIRECT routing (expected DIRECT or TRANSPORT_DIRECT)"
+		}
+		// The header path hops count represents SNR entries = completed hops
+		hopsCompleted := path.HashCount
 		pathBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(payload.PathData)
-		if err == nil && path.HashSize > 0 {
-			hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/path.HashSize)
-			for i := 0; i+path.HashSize <= len(pathBytes); i += path.HashSize {
-				hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+path.HashSize])))
+		if err == nil && payload.TraceFlags != nil {
+			// path_sz from flags byte is a power-of-two exponent per firmware:
+			// hash_bytes = 1 << (flags & 0x03)
+			pathSz := 1 << (*payload.TraceFlags & 0x03)
+			hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/pathSz)
+			for i := 0; i+pathSz <= len(pathBytes); i += pathSz {
+				hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+pathSz])))
 			}
 			path.Hops = hops
 			path.HashCount = len(hops)
+			path.HashSize = pathSz
+			path.HopsCompleted = &hopsCompleted
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -603,6 +636,7 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string) (*DecodedPack
 		Path:           path,
 		Payload:        payload,
 		Raw:            strings.ToUpper(hexString),
+		Anomaly:        anomaly,
 	}, nil
 }
 

cmd/ingestor/decoder_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"crypto/hmac"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate"
 )
 
 func TestDecodeHeaderRoutTypes(t *testing.T) {
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ func TestDecodeHeaderPayloadTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePathZeroHops(t *testing.T) {
 	// 0x00: 0 hops, 1-byte hashes
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0500"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0500"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ func TestDecodePathZeroHops(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePath1ByteHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	// 0x05: 5 hops, 1-byte hashes → 5 path bytes
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0505"+"AABBCCDDEE"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0505"+"AABBCCDDEE"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ func TestDecodePath1ByteHashes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePath2ByteHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	// 0x45: 5 hops, 2-byte hashes
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0545"+"AA11BB22CC33DD44EE55"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0545"+"AA11BB22CC33DD44EE55"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ func TestDecodePath2ByteHashes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePath3ByteHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	// 0x8A: 10 hops, 3-byte hashes
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("058A"+strings.Repeat("AA11FF", 10)+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("058A"+strings.Repeat("AA11FF", 10)+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ func TestTransportCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	// Route type 0 (TRANSPORT_FLOOD) should have transport codes
 	// Firmware order: header + transport_codes(4) + path_len + path + payload
 	hex := "14" + "AABB" + "CCDD" + "00" + strings.Repeat("00", 10)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ func TestTransportCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Route type 1 (FLOOD) should NOT have transport codes
-	pkt2, err := DecodePacket("0500"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil)
+	pkt2, err := DecodePacket("0500"+strings.Repeat("00", 10), nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertFull(t *testing.T) {
 	name := "546573744E6F6465" // "TestNode"
 
 	hex := "1200" + pubkey + timestamp + signature + flags + lat + lon + name
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertTypeEnums(t *testing.T) {
 	makeAdvert := func(flagsByte byte) *DecodedPacket {
 		hex := "1200" + strings.Repeat("AA", 32) + "00000000" + strings.Repeat("BB", 64) +
 			strings.ToUpper(string([]byte{hexDigit(flagsByte>>4), hexDigit(flagsByte & 0x0f)}))
-		pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+		pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ func hexDigit(v byte) byte {
 
 func TestDecodeAdvertNoLocationNoName(t *testing.T) {
 	hex := "1200" + strings.Repeat("CC", 32) + "00000000" + strings.Repeat("DD", 64) + "02"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertNoLocationNoName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGoldenFixtureTxtMsg(t *testing.T) {
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0A00D69FD7A5A7475DB07337749AE61FA53A4788E976", nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("0A00D69FD7A5A7475DB07337749AE61FA53A4788E976", nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ func TestGoldenFixtureTxtMsg(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGoldenFixtureAdvert(t *testing.T) {
 	rawHex := "120046D62DE27D4C5194D7821FC5A34A45565DCC2537B300B9AB6275255CEFB65D840CE5C169C94C9AED39E8BCB6CB6EB0335497A198B33A1A610CD3B03D8DCFC160900E5244280323EE0B44CACAB8F02B5B38B91CFA18BD067B0B5E63E94CFC85F758A8530B9240933402E0E6B8F84D5252322D52"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ func TestGoldenFixtureAdvert(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGoldenFixtureUnicodeAdvert(t *testing.T) {
 	rawHex := "120073CFF971E1CB5754A742C152B2D2E0EB108A19B246D663ED8898A72C4A5AD86EA6768E66694B025EDF6939D5C44CFF719C5D5520E5F06B20680A83AD9C2C61C3227BBB977A85EE462F3553445FECF8EDD05C234ECE217272E503F14D6DF2B1B9B133890C923CDF3002F8FDC1F85045414BF09F8CB3"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -354,14 +357,14 @@ func TestGoldenFixtureUnicodeAdvert(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDecodePacketTooShort(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := DecodePacket("FF", nil)
+	_, err := DecodePacket("FF", nil, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("expected error for 1-byte packet")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestDecodePacketInvalidHex(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := DecodePacket("ZZZZ", nil)
+	_, err := DecodePacket("ZZZZ", nil, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("expected error for invalid hex")
 	}
@@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ func TestDecodeTracePathParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	// Packet from issue #276: 260001807dca00000000007d547d
 	// Path byte 0x00 → hashSize=1, hops in payload at buf[9:] = 7d 54 7d
 	// Expected path: ["7D", "54", "7D"]
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket("260001807dca00000000007d547d", nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket("260001807dca00000000007d547d", nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -590,7 +593,7 @@ func TestDecodeTracePathParsing(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDecodeAdvertShort(t *testing.T) {
-	p := decodeAdvert(make([]byte, 50))
+	p := decodeAdvert(make([]byte, 50), false)
 	if p.Error != "too short for advert" {
 		t.Errorf("expected 'too short for advert' error, got %q", p.Error)
 	}
@@ -628,7 +631,7 @@ func TestDecodeEncryptedPayloadValid(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePayloadGRPData(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
-	p := decodePayload(PayloadGRP_DATA, buf, nil)
+	p := decodePayload(PayloadGRP_DATA, buf, nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "UNKNOWN" {
 		t.Errorf("type=%s, want UNKNOWN", p.Type)
 	}
@@ -639,7 +642,7 @@ func TestDecodePayloadGRPData(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePayloadRAWCustom(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := []byte{0xFF, 0xFE}
-	p := decodePayload(PayloadRAW_CUSTOM, buf, nil)
+	p := decodePayload(PayloadRAW_CUSTOM, buf, nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "UNKNOWN" {
 		t.Errorf("type=%s, want UNKNOWN", p.Type)
 	}
@@ -647,49 +650,49 @@ func TestDecodePayloadRAWCustom(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePayloadAllTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	// REQ
-	p := decodePayload(PayloadREQ, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p := decodePayload(PayloadREQ, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "REQ" {
 		t.Errorf("REQ: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// RESPONSE
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadRESPONSE, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadRESPONSE, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "RESPONSE" {
 		t.Errorf("RESPONSE: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// TXT_MSG
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadTXT_MSG, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadTXT_MSG, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "TXT_MSG" {
 		t.Errorf("TXT_MSG: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// ACK
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadACK, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadACK, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "ACK" {
 		t.Errorf("ACK: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// GRP_TXT
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadGRP_TXT, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadGRP_TXT, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "GRP_TXT" {
 		t.Errorf("GRP_TXT: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// ANON_REQ
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadANON_REQ, make([]byte, 40), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadANON_REQ, make([]byte, 40), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "ANON_REQ" {
 		t.Errorf("ANON_REQ: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// PATH
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadPATH, make([]byte, 10), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadPATH, make([]byte, 10), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "PATH" {
 		t.Errorf("PATH: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
 
 	// TRACE
-	p = decodePayload(PayloadTRACE, make([]byte, 20), nil)
+	p = decodePayload(PayloadTRACE, make([]byte, 20), nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "TRACE" {
 		t.Errorf("TRACE: type=%s", p.Type)
 	}
@@ -925,7 +928,7 @@ func TestComputeContentHashLongFallback(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePacketWithWhitespace(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := "0A 00 D6 9F D7 A5 A7 47 5D B0 73 37 74 9A E6 1F A5 3A 47 88 E9 76"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -936,7 +939,7 @@ func TestDecodePacketWithWhitespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePacketWithNewlines(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := "0A00\nD69F\r\nD7A5A7475DB07337749AE61FA53A4788E976"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -947,7 +950,7 @@ func TestDecodePacketWithNewlines(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePacketTransportRouteTooShort(t *testing.T) {
 	// TRANSPORT_FLOOD (route=0) but only 2 bytes total → too short for transport codes
-	_, err := DecodePacket("1400", nil)
+	_, err := DecodePacket("1400", nil, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("expected error for transport route with too-short buffer")
 	}
@@ -1007,7 +1010,7 @@ func TestDecodeHeaderUnknownTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePayloadMultipart(t *testing.T) {
 	// MULTIPART (0x0A) falls through to default → UNKNOWN
-	p := decodePayload(PayloadMULTIPART, []byte{0x01, 0x02}, nil)
+	p := decodePayload(PayloadMULTIPART, []byte{0x01, 0x02}, nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "UNKNOWN" {
 		t.Errorf("MULTIPART type=%s, want UNKNOWN", p.Type)
 	}
@@ -1015,7 +1018,7 @@ func TestDecodePayloadMultipart(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDecodePayloadControl(t *testing.T) {
 	// CONTROL (0x0B) falls through to default → UNKNOWN
-	p := decodePayload(PayloadCONTROL, []byte{0x01, 0x02}, nil)
+	p := decodePayload(PayloadCONTROL, []byte{0x01, 0x02}, nil, false)
 	if p.Type != "UNKNOWN" {
 		t.Errorf("CONTROL type=%s, want UNKNOWN", p.Type)
 	}
@@ -1039,7 +1042,7 @@ func TestDecodePathTruncatedBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDecodeFloodAdvert5Hops(t *testing.T) {
 	// From test-decoder.js Test 1
 	raw := "11451000D818206D3AAC152C8A91F89957E6D30CA51F36E28790228971C473B755F244F718754CF5EE4A2FD58D944466E42CDED140C66D0CC590183E32BAF40F112BE8F3F2BDF6012B4B2793C52F1D36F69EE054D9A05593286F78453E56C0EC4A3EB95DDA2A7543FCCC00B939CACC009278603902FC12BCF84B706120526F6F6620536F6C6172"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(raw, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1410,7 +1413,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertWithTelemetry(t *testing.T) {
 		name + nullTerm +
 		hex.EncodeToString(batteryLE) + hex.EncodeToString(tempLE)
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1449,7 +1452,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertWithTelemetryNegativeTemp(t *testing.T) {
 		name + nullTerm +
 		hex.EncodeToString(batteryLE) + hex.EncodeToString(tempLE)
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1476,7 +1479,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertWithoutTelemetry(t *testing.T) {
 	name := hex.EncodeToString([]byte("Node1"))
 
 	hexStr := "1200" + pubkey + timestamp + signature + flags + name
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1503,7 +1506,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertNonSensorIgnoresTelemetryBytes(t *testing.T) {
 	extraBytes := "B40ED403" // battery-like and temp-like bytes
 
 	hexStr := "1200" + pubkey + timestamp + signature + flags + name + nullTerm + extraBytes
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1531,7 +1534,7 @@ func TestDecodeAdvertTelemetryZeroTemp(t *testing.T) {
 		name + nullTerm +
 		hex.EncodeToString(batteryLE) + hex.EncodeToString(tempLE)
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -1555,7 +1558,7 @@ func TestZeroHopDirectHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// DIRECT (RouteType=2) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x02
 	// pathByte=0x00 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=0 → should get HashSize=0
 	hex := "02" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1568,7 +1571,7 @@ func TestZeroHopDirectHashSizeWithNonZeroUpperBits(t *testing.T) {
 	// DIRECT (RouteType=2) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x02
 	// pathByte=0x40 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=01 → should still get HashSize=0
 	hex := "02" + "40" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1581,7 +1584,7 @@ func TestNonDirectZeroPathByteKeepsHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// FLOOD (RouteType=1) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x01
 	// pathByte=0x00 → non-DIRECT should keep HashSize=1
 	hex := "01" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1594,7 +1597,7 @@ func TestDirectNonZeroHopKeepsHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// DIRECT (RouteType=2) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x02
 	// pathByte=0x01 → hash_count=1, hash_size=1 → should keep HashSize=1
 	hex := "02" + "01" + repeatHex("BB", 21)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1602,3 +1605,133 @@ func TestDirectNonZeroHopKeepsHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("DIRECT with 1 hop: want HashSize=1, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestZeroHopTransportDirectHashSize(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRANSPORT_DIRECT (RouteType=3) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x03
+	// 4 bytes transport codes + pathByte=0x00 → hash_count=0 → should get HashSize=0
+	hex := "03" + "11223344" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if pkt.Path.HashSize != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("TRANSPORT_DIRECT zero-hop: want HashSize=0, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestZeroHopTransportDirectHashSizeWithNonZeroUpperBits(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRANSPORT_DIRECT (RouteType=3) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x03
+	// 4 bytes transport codes + pathByte=0xC0 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=11 → should still get HashSize=0
+	hex := "03" + "11223344" + "C0" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, nil, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if pkt.Path.HashSize != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("TRANSPORT_DIRECT zero-hop with hash_size bits set: want HashSize=0, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateAdvertSignature(t *testing.T) {
+	// Generate a real ed25519 key pair
+	pub, priv, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var timestamp uint32 = 1234567890
+	appdata := []byte{0x02, 0x11, 0x22} // flags + some data
+
+	// Build the signed message: pubKey + timestamp(LE) + appdata
+	message := make([]byte, 32+4+len(appdata))
+	copy(message[0:32], pub)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(message[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(message[36:], appdata)
+
+	sig := ed25519.Sign(priv, message)
+
+	// Valid signature
+	valid, err := sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), sig, timestamp, appdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !valid {
+		t.Error("expected valid signature")
+	}
+
+	// Tampered appdata → invalid
+	badAppdata := []byte{0x03, 0x11, 0x22}
+	valid, err = sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), sig, timestamp, badAppdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if valid {
+		t.Error("expected invalid signature with tampered appdata")
+	}
+
+	// Wrong timestamp → invalid
+	valid, err = sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), sig, timestamp+1, appdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if valid {
+		t.Error("expected invalid signature with wrong timestamp")
+	}
+
+	// Wrong length pubkey
+	_, err = sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert([]byte{0xAA, 0xBB}, sig, timestamp, appdata)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for short pubkey")
+	}
+
+	// Wrong length signature
+	_, err = sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), []byte{0xAA, 0xBB}, timestamp, appdata)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for short signature")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeAdvertWithSignatureValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	// Generate key pair
+	pub, priv, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var timestamp uint32 = 1000000
+	appdata := []byte{0x02} // repeater type, no location
+
+	// Build signed message
+	message := make([]byte, 32+4+len(appdata))
+	copy(message[0:32], pub)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(message[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(message[36:], appdata)
+	sig := ed25519.Sign(priv, message)
+
+	// Build advert buffer: pubkey(32) + timestamp(4) + signature(64) + appdata
+	buf := make([]byte, 0, 101)
+	buf = append(buf, pub...)
+	ts := make([]byte, 4)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(ts, timestamp)
+	buf = append(buf, ts...)
+	buf = append(buf, sig...)
+	buf = append(buf, appdata...)
+
+	// With validation enabled
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf, true)
+	if p.Error != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("decode error: %s", p.Error)
+	}
+	if p.SignatureValid == nil {
+		t.Fatal("SignatureValid should be set when validation enabled")
+	}
+	if !*p.SignatureValid {
+		t.Error("expected valid signature")
+	}
+
+	// Without validation
+	p2 := decodeAdvert(buf, false)
+	if p2.SignatureValid != nil {
+		t.Error("SignatureValid should be nil when validation disabled")
+	}
+}

cmd/ingestor/go.mod

@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ go 1.22
 require (
 	github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang v1.5.0
 	github.com/meshcore-analyzer/geofilter v0.0.0
+	github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate v0.0.0
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.34.5
 )
 
 replace github.com/meshcore-analyzer/geofilter => ../../internal/geofilter
 
+replace github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate => ../../internal/sigvalidate
+
 require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect

cmd/ingestor/main.go

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func handleMessage(store *Store, tag string, source MQTTSource, m mqtt.Message,
 	// Format 1: Raw packet (meshcoretomqtt / Cisien format)
 	rawHex, _ := msg["raw"].(string)
 	if rawHex != "" {
-		decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, channelKeys)
+		decoded, err := DecodePacket(rawHex, channelKeys, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("MQTT [%s] decode error: %v", tag, err)
 			return
@@ -440,19 +440,18 @@ func handleMessage(store *Store, tag string, source MQTTSource, m mqtt.Message,
 			PayloadType:  5, // GRP_TXT
 			PathJSON:     "[]",
 			DecodedJSON:  string(decodedJSON),
+			ChannelHash:  channelName, // fast channel queries (#762)
 		}
 
 		if _, err := store.InsertTransmission(pktData); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("MQTT [%s] channel insert error: %v", tag, err)
 		}
 
-		// Upsert sender as a companion node
-		if sender != "" {
-			senderKey := "sender-" + strings.ToLower(sender)
-			if err := store.UpsertNode(senderKey, sender, "companion", nil, nil, now); err != nil {
-				log.Printf("MQTT [%s] sender node upsert error: %v", tag, err)
-			}
-		}
+		// Note: we intentionally do NOT create a node entry for channel message senders.
+		// Channel messages don't carry the sender's real pubkey, so any entry we create
+		// would use a synthetic key ("sender-<name>") that doesn't match the real pubkey
+		// used for claiming/health lookups. The node will get a proper entry when it
+		// sends an advert. See issue #665.
 
 		log.Printf("MQTT [%s] channel message: ch%s from %s", tag, channelIdx, firstNonEmpty(sender, "unknown"))
 		return

cmd/server/cache_invalidation_test.go

@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ import (
 func newTestStore(t *testing.T) *PacketStore {
 	t.Helper()
 	return &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:  10 * time.Second,
+		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),
+		rfCacheTTL:     15 * time.Second,
+		invCooldown:    10 * time.Second,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func populateAllCaches(s *PacketStore) {
 	s.rfCache["global"] = dummy
 	s.topoCache["global"] = dummy
 	s.hashCache["global"] = dummy
+	s.collisionCache["global"] = dummy
 	s.chanCache["global"] = dummy
 	s.distCache["global"] = dummy
 	s.subpathCache["global"] = dummy
@@ -39,12 +41,13 @@ func cachePopulated(s *PacketStore) map[string]bool {
 	s.cacheMu.Lock()
 	defer s.cacheMu.Unlock()
 	return map[string]bool{
-		"rf":      len(s.rfCache) > 0,
-		"topo":    len(s.topoCache) > 0,
-		"hash":    len(s.hashCache) > 0,
-		"chan":     len(s.chanCache) > 0,
-		"dist":    len(s.distCache) > 0,
-		"subpath": len(s.subpathCache) > 0,
+		"rf":        len(s.rfCache) > 0,
+		"topo":      len(s.topoCache) > 0,
+		"hash":      len(s.hashCache) > 0,
+		"collision": len(s.collisionCache) > 0,
+		"chan":       len(s.chanCache) > 0,
+		"dist":      len(s.distCache) > 0,
+		"subpath":   len(s.subpathCache) > 0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NewTransmissionsOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	if pop["hash"] {
 		t.Error("hash cache should be cleared on new transmissions")
 	}
-	for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
+	// collisionCache should NOT be cleared by transmissions alone (only by hasNewNodes)
+	for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "collision", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
 		if !pop[name] {
 			t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on transmission-only ingest", name)
 		}
@@ -331,3 +335,180 @@ func BenchmarkCacheHitDuringIngestion(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 	b.ReportMetric(float64(hits)/float64(hits+misses)*100, "hit%")
 }
+
+// TestInvCooldownFromConfig verifies that invalidationDebounce from config
+// is wired to invCooldown on PacketStore.
+func TestInvCooldownFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// Default without config
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	if ps.invCooldown != 300*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("default invCooldown = %v, want 300s", ps.invCooldown)
+	}
+
+	// With config override
+	ct := map[string]interface{}{"invalidationDebounce": float64(60)}
+	ps2 := NewPacketStore(nil, nil, ct)
+	if ps2.invCooldown != 60*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("configured invCooldown = %v, want 60s", ps2.invCooldown)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCollisionCacheNotClearedByTransmissions verifies that collisionCache
+// is only cleared by hasNewNodes, not hasNewTransmissions (fixes #720).
+func TestCollisionCacheNotClearedByTransmissions(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewTransmissions: true})
+
+	pop := cachePopulated(s)
+	if !pop["collision"] {
+		t.Error("collisionCache should NOT be cleared by hasNewTransmissions alone")
+	}
+	if pop["hash"] {
+		t.Error("hashCache should be cleared by hasNewTransmissions")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCollisionCacheClearedByNewNodes verifies that collisionCache IS cleared
+// when genuinely new nodes are discovered.
+func TestCollisionCacheClearedByNewNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewNodes: true})
+
+	pop := cachePopulated(s)
+	if pop["collision"] {
+		t.Error("collisionCache should be cleared by hasNewNodes")
+	}
+	// Other caches should survive
+	for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "hash", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
+		if !pop[name] {
+			t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on new-nodes-only ingest", name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCacheSurvivesMultipleIngestCyclesWithinCooldown verifies that caches
+// survive repeated ingest cycles during the cooldown period.
+func TestCacheSurvivesMultipleIngestCyclesWithinCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	s.invCooldown = 200 * time.Millisecond
+
+	// First invalidation goes through (starts cooldown)
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+	pop := cachePopulated(s)
+	if pop["rf"] {
+		t.Error("rf should be cleared on first invalidation")
+	}
+
+	// Repopulate and simulate 5 rapid ingest cycles
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{
+			hasNewObservations:  true,
+			hasNewTransmissions: true,
+			hasNewPaths:         true,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// All caches should survive during cooldown
+	pop = cachePopulated(s)
+	for name, has := range pop {
+		if !has {
+			t.Errorf("%s cache should survive during cooldown period (ingest cycle %d)", name, 5)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNewNodesAccumulatedDuringCooldown verifies that hasNewNodes flags
+// accumulated during cooldown are applied when cooldown expires.
+func TestNewNodesAccumulatedDuringCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+	s.invCooldown = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
+	// First call starts cooldown
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+	// During cooldown, accumulate hasNewNodes
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewNodes: true})
+
+	// Verify accumulated
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	if s.pendingInv == nil || !s.pendingInv.hasNewNodes {
+		t.Error("hasNewNodes should be accumulated in pendingInv")
+	}
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Wait for cooldown
+	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Trigger flush
+	populateAllCaches(s)
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{})
+
+	pop := cachePopulated(s)
+	if pop["collision"] {
+		t.Error("collisionCache should be cleared after pending hasNewNodes is flushed")
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss benchmarks cache hit vs miss
+// for analytics endpoints to demonstrate the performance impact.
+func BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss(b *testing.B) {
+	s := &PacketStore{
+		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),
+		rfCacheTTL:     1800 * time.Second,
+		invCooldown:    300 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	// Pre-populate cache
+	s.cacheMu.Lock()
+	s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
+		data:      map[string]interface{}{"bins": make([]int, 100)},
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+	}
+	s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Trigger initial invalidation to start cooldown
+	s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+	var hits, misses int64
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		// Re-populate (simulates query filling cache)
+		s.cacheMu.Lock()
+		if len(s.rfCache) == 0 {
+			s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
+				data:      map[string]interface{}{"bins": make([]int, 100)},
+				expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+			}
+		}
+		s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+
+		// Simulate ingest (rate-limited)
+		s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
+
+		// Check hit
+		s.cacheMu.Lock()
+		if len(s.rfCache) > 0 {
+			hits++
+		} else {
+			misses++
+		}
+		s.cacheMu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	hitRate := float64(hits) / float64(hits+misses) * 100
+	b.ReportMetric(hitRate, "hit%")
+	if hitRate < 50 {
+		b.Errorf("hit rate %.1f%% is below 50%% target", hitRate)
+	}
+}

cmd/server/clock_skew.go

@@ -0,0 +1,580 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ── Clock Skew Severity ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+type SkewSeverity string
+
+const (
+	SkewOK       SkewSeverity = "ok"       // < 5 min
+	SkewWarning  SkewSeverity = "warning"  // 5 min – 1 hour
+	SkewCritical SkewSeverity = "critical" // 1 hour – 30 days
+	SkewAbsurd   SkewSeverity = "absurd"   // > 30 days
+	SkewNoClock  SkewSeverity = "no_clock" // > 365 days — uninitialized RTC
+)
+
+// Default thresholds in seconds.
+const (
+	skewThresholdWarnSec     = 5 * 60          // 5 minutes
+	skewThresholdCriticalSec = 60 * 60         // 1 hour
+	skewThresholdAbsurdSec   = 30 * 24 * 3600  // 30 days
+	skewThresholdNoClockSec  = 365 * 24 * 3600 // 365 days — uninitialized RTC
+
+	// minDriftSamples is the minimum number of advert transmissions needed
+	// to compute a meaningful linear drift rate.
+	minDriftSamples = 5
+
+	// maxReasonableDriftPerDay caps drift display. Physically impossible
+	// drift rates (> 1 day/day) indicate insufficient or outlier samples.
+	maxReasonableDriftPerDay = 86400.0
+)
+
+// classifySkew maps absolute skew (seconds) to a severity level.
+// Float64 comparison is safe: inputs are rounded to 1 decimal via round(),
+// and thresholds are integer multiples of 60 — no rounding artifacts.
+func classifySkew(absSkewSec float64) SkewSeverity {
+	switch {
+	case absSkewSec >= skewThresholdNoClockSec:
+		return SkewNoClock
+	case absSkewSec >= skewThresholdAbsurdSec:
+		return SkewAbsurd
+	case absSkewSec >= skewThresholdCriticalSec:
+		return SkewCritical
+	case absSkewSec >= skewThresholdWarnSec:
+		return SkewWarning
+	default:
+		return SkewOK
+	}
+}
+
+// ── Data Types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// skewSample is a single raw skew measurement from one advert observation.
+type skewSample struct {
+	advertTS    int64  // node's advert Unix timestamp
+	observedTS  int64  // observation Unix timestamp
+	observerID  string // which observer saw this
+	hash        string // transmission hash (for multi-observer grouping)
+}
+
+// ObserverCalibration holds the computed clock offset for an observer.
+type ObserverCalibration struct {
+	ObserverID string  `json:"observerID"`
+	OffsetSec  float64 `json:"offsetSec"`  // positive = observer clock ahead
+	Samples    int     `json:"samples"`    // number of multi-observer packets used
+}
+
+// NodeClockSkew is the API response for a single node's clock skew data.
+type NodeClockSkew struct {
+	Pubkey          string       `json:"pubkey"`
+	MeanSkewSec     float64      `json:"meanSkewSec"`     // corrected mean skew (positive = node ahead)
+	MedianSkewSec   float64      `json:"medianSkewSec"`   // corrected median skew
+	LastSkewSec     float64      `json:"lastSkewSec"`     // most recent corrected skew
+	DriftPerDaySec  float64      `json:"driftPerDaySec"`  // linear drift rate (sec/day)
+	Severity        SkewSeverity `json:"severity"`
+	SampleCount     int          `json:"sampleCount"`
+	Calibrated      bool         `json:"calibrated"`      // true if observer calibration was applied
+	LastAdvertTS    int64        `json:"lastAdvertTS"`     // most recent advert timestamp
+	LastObservedTS  int64        `json:"lastObservedTS"`   // most recent observation timestamp
+	Samples         []SkewSample `json:"samples,omitempty"` // time-series for sparklines
+	NodeName        string       `json:"nodeName,omitempty"` // populated in fleet responses
+	NodeRole        string       `json:"nodeRole,omitempty"` // populated in fleet responses
+}
+
+// SkewSample is a single (timestamp, skew) point for sparkline rendering.
+type SkewSample struct {
+	Timestamp int64   `json:"ts"`   // Unix epoch of observation
+	SkewSec   float64 `json:"skew"` // corrected skew in seconds
+}
+
+// txSkewResult maps tx hash → per-transmission skew stats. This is an
+// intermediate result keyed by hash (not pubkey); the store maps hash → pubkey
+// when building the final per-node view.
+type txSkewResult = map[string]*NodeClockSkew
+
+// ── Clock Skew Engine ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// ClockSkewEngine computes and caches clock skew data for nodes and observers.
+type ClockSkewEngine struct {
+	mu               sync.RWMutex
+	observerOffsets  map[string]float64 // observerID → calibrated offset (seconds)
+	observerSamples  map[string]int     // observerID → number of multi-observer packets used
+	nodeSkew         txSkewResult
+	lastComputed     time.Time
+	computeInterval  time.Duration
+}
+
+func NewClockSkewEngine() *ClockSkewEngine {
+	return &ClockSkewEngine{
+		observerOffsets:  make(map[string]float64),
+		observerSamples: make(map[string]int),
+		nodeSkew:       make(txSkewResult),
+		computeInterval: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+}
+
+// Recompute recalculates all clock skew data from the packet store.
+// Called periodically or on demand. Holds store RLock externally.
+// Uses read-copy-update: heavy computation runs outside the write lock,
+// then results are swapped in under a brief lock.
+func (e *ClockSkewEngine) Recompute(store *PacketStore) {
+	// Fast path: check under read lock if recompute is needed.
+	e.mu.RLock()
+	fresh := time.Since(e.lastComputed) < e.computeInterval
+	e.mu.RUnlock()
+	if fresh {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Phase 1: Collect skew samples from ADVERT packets (store RLock held by caller).
+	samples := collectSamples(store)
+
+	// Phase 2–3: Compute outside the write lock.
+	var newOffsets map[string]float64
+	var newSamples map[string]int
+	var newNodeSkew txSkewResult
+
+	if len(samples) > 0 {
+		newOffsets, newSamples = calibrateObservers(samples)
+		newNodeSkew = computeNodeSkew(samples, newOffsets)
+	} else {
+		newOffsets = make(map[string]float64)
+		newSamples = make(map[string]int)
+		newNodeSkew = make(txSkewResult)
+	}
+
+	// Swap results under brief write lock.
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	// Re-check: another goroutine may have computed while we were working.
+	if time.Since(e.lastComputed) < e.computeInterval {
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	e.observerOffsets = newOffsets
+	e.observerSamples = newSamples
+	e.nodeSkew = newNodeSkew
+	e.lastComputed = time.Now()
+	e.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// collectSamples extracts skew samples from ADVERT packets in the store.
+// Must be called with store.mu held (at least RLock).
+func collectSamples(store *PacketStore) []skewSample {
+	adverts := store.byPayloadType[PayloadADVERT]
+	if len(adverts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	samples := make([]skewSample, 0, len(adverts)*2)
+	for _, tx := range adverts {
+		decoded := tx.ParsedDecoded()
+		if decoded == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Extract advert timestamp from decoded JSON.
+		advertTS := extractTimestamp(decoded)
+		if advertTS <= 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Sanity: skip timestamps before year 2020 or after year 2100.
+		if advertTS < 1577836800 || advertTS > 4102444800 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+			obsTS := parseISO(obs.Timestamp)
+			if obsTS <= 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			samples = append(samples, skewSample{
+				advertTS:   advertTS,
+				observedTS: obsTS,
+				observerID: obs.ObserverID,
+				hash:       tx.Hash,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return samples
+}
+
+// extractTimestamp gets the Unix timestamp from a decoded ADVERT payload.
+func extractTimestamp(decoded map[string]interface{}) int64 {
+	// Try payload.timestamp first (nested in "payload" key).
+	if payload, ok := decoded["payload"]; ok {
+		if pm, ok := payload.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			if ts := jsonNumber(pm, "timestamp"); ts > 0 {
+				return ts
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Fallback: top-level timestamp.
+	if ts := jsonNumber(decoded, "timestamp"); ts > 0 {
+		return ts
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// jsonNumber extracts an int64 from a JSON-parsed map (handles float64 and json.Number).
+func jsonNumber(m map[string]interface{}, key string) int64 {
+	v, ok := m[key]
+	if !ok || v == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	switch n := v.(type) {
+	case float64:
+		return int64(n)
+	case int64:
+		return n
+	case int:
+		return int64(n)
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// parseISO parses an ISO 8601 timestamp string to Unix seconds.
+func parseISO(s string) int64 {
+	if s == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try with fractional seconds.
+		t, err = time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00", s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0
+		}
+	}
+	return t.Unix()
+}
+
+// ── Phase 2: Observer Calibration ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// calibrateObservers computes each observer's clock offset using multi-observer
+// packets. Returns offset map and sample count map.
+func calibrateObservers(samples []skewSample) (map[string]float64, map[string]int) {
+	// Group observations by packet hash.
+	byHash := make(map[string][]skewSample)
+	for _, s := range samples {
+		byHash[s.hash] = append(byHash[s.hash], s)
+	}
+
+	// For each multi-observer packet, compute per-observer deviation from median.
+	deviations := make(map[string][]float64) // observerID → list of deviations
+	for _, group := range byHash {
+		if len(group) < 2 {
+			continue // single-observer packet, can't calibrate
+		}
+		// Compute median observation timestamp for this packet.
+		obsTimes := make([]float64, len(group))
+		for i, s := range group {
+			obsTimes[i] = float64(s.observedTS)
+		}
+		medianObs := median(obsTimes)
+		for _, s := range group {
+			dev := float64(s.observedTS) - medianObs
+			deviations[s.observerID] = append(deviations[s.observerID], dev)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Each observer's offset = median of its deviations.
+	offsets := make(map[string]float64, len(deviations))
+	counts := make(map[string]int, len(deviations))
+	for obsID, devs := range deviations {
+		offsets[obsID] = median(devs)
+		counts[obsID] = len(devs)
+	}
+	return offsets, counts
+}
+
+// ── Phase 3: Per-Node Skew ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// computeNodeSkew calculates corrected skew statistics for each node.
+func computeNodeSkew(samples []skewSample, obsOffsets map[string]float64) txSkewResult {
+	// Compute corrected skew per sample, grouped by hash (each hash = one
+	// node's advert transmission). The caller maps hash → pubkey via byNode.
+	type correctedSample struct {
+		skew       float64
+		observedTS int64
+		calibrated bool
+	}
+
+	byHash := make(map[string][]correctedSample)
+	hashAdvertTS := make(map[string]int64)
+
+	for _, s := range samples {
+		obsOffset, hasCal := obsOffsets[s.observerID]
+		rawSkew := float64(s.advertTS - s.observedTS)
+		corrected := rawSkew
+		if hasCal {
+			// Observer offset = obs_ts - median(all_obs_ts). If observer is ahead,
+			// its obs_ts is inflated, making raw_skew too low. Add offset to correct.
+			corrected = rawSkew + obsOffset
+		}
+		byHash[s.hash] = append(byHash[s.hash], correctedSample{
+			skew:       corrected,
+			observedTS: s.observedTS,
+			calibrated: hasCal,
+		})
+		hashAdvertTS[s.hash] = s.advertTS
+	}
+
+	// Each hash represents one advert from one node. Compute median corrected
+	// skew per hash (across multiple observers).
+
+	result := make(map[string]*NodeClockSkew) // keyed by hash for now
+	for hash, cs := range byHash {
+		skews := make([]float64, len(cs))
+		for i, c := range cs {
+			skews[i] = c.skew
+		}
+		medSkew := median(skews)
+		meanSkew := mean(skews)
+
+		// Find latest observation.
+		var latestObsTS int64
+		var anyCal bool
+		for _, c := range cs {
+			if c.observedTS > latestObsTS {
+				latestObsTS = c.observedTS
+			}
+			if c.calibrated {
+				anyCal = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		absMedian := math.Abs(medSkew)
+		result[hash] = &NodeClockSkew{
+			MeanSkewSec:    round(meanSkew, 1),
+			MedianSkewSec:  round(medSkew, 1),
+			LastSkewSec:    round(cs[len(cs)-1].skew, 1),
+			Severity:       classifySkew(absMedian),
+			SampleCount:    len(cs),
+			Calibrated:     anyCal,
+			LastAdvertTS:   hashAdvertTS[hash],
+			LastObservedTS: latestObsTS,
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// ── Integration with PacketStore ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// GetNodeClockSkew returns the clock skew data for a specific node (acquires RLock).
+func (s *PacketStore) GetNodeClockSkew(pubkey string) *NodeClockSkew {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.getNodeClockSkewLocked(pubkey)
+}
+
+// getNodeClockSkewLocked returns clock skew for a node.
+// Must be called with s.mu held (at least RLock).
+func (s *PacketStore) getNodeClockSkewLocked(pubkey string) *NodeClockSkew {
+	s.clockSkew.Recompute(s)
+
+	txs := s.byNode[pubkey]
+	if len(txs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.clockSkew.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.clockSkew.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	var allSkews []float64
+	var lastSkew float64
+	var lastObsTS, lastAdvTS int64
+	var totalSamples int
+	var anyCal bool
+	var tsSkews []tsSkewPair
+
+	for _, tx := range txs {
+		if tx.PayloadType == nil || *tx.PayloadType != PayloadADVERT {
+			continue
+		}
+		cs, ok := s.clockSkew.nodeSkew[tx.Hash]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		allSkews = append(allSkews, cs.MedianSkewSec)
+		totalSamples += cs.SampleCount
+		if cs.Calibrated {
+			anyCal = true
+		}
+		if cs.LastObservedTS > lastObsTS {
+			lastObsTS = cs.LastObservedTS
+			lastSkew = cs.LastSkewSec
+			lastAdvTS = cs.LastAdvertTS
+		}
+		tsSkews = append(tsSkews, tsSkewPair{ts: cs.LastObservedTS, skew: cs.MedianSkewSec})
+	}
+
+	if len(allSkews) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	medSkew := median(allSkews)
+	meanSkew := mean(allSkews)
+	absMedian := math.Abs(medSkew)
+	severity := classifySkew(absMedian)
+
+	// For no_clock nodes (uninitialized RTC), skip drift — data is meaningless.
+	var drift float64
+	if severity != SkewNoClock && len(tsSkews) >= minDriftSamples {
+		drift = computeDrift(tsSkews)
+		// Cap physically impossible drift rates.
+		if math.Abs(drift) > maxReasonableDriftPerDay {
+			drift = 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Build sparkline samples from tsSkews (sorted by time).
+	sort.Slice(tsSkews, func(i, j int) bool { return tsSkews[i].ts < tsSkews[j].ts })
+	samples := make([]SkewSample, len(tsSkews))
+	for i, p := range tsSkews {
+		samples[i] = SkewSample{Timestamp: p.ts, SkewSec: round(p.skew, 1)}
+	}
+
+	return &NodeClockSkew{
+		Pubkey:         pubkey,
+		MeanSkewSec:    round(meanSkew, 1),
+		MedianSkewSec:  round(medSkew, 1),
+		LastSkewSec:    round(lastSkew, 1),
+		DriftPerDaySec: round(drift, 2),
+		Severity:       severity,
+		SampleCount:    totalSamples,
+		Calibrated:     anyCal,
+		LastAdvertTS:   lastAdvTS,
+		LastObservedTS: lastObsTS,
+		Samples:        samples,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetFleetClockSkew returns clock skew data for all nodes that have skew data.
+// Must NOT be called with s.mu held.
+func (s *PacketStore) GetFleetClockSkew() []*NodeClockSkew {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Build name/role lookup from DB cache (requires s.mu held).
+	allNodes, _ := s.getCachedNodesAndPM()
+	nameMap := make(map[string]nodeInfo, len(allNodes))
+	for _, ni := range allNodes {
+		nameMap[ni.PublicKey] = ni
+	}
+
+	var results []*NodeClockSkew
+	for pubkey := range s.byNode {
+		cs := s.getNodeClockSkewLocked(pubkey)
+		if cs == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Enrich with node name/role.
+		if ni, ok := nameMap[pubkey]; ok {
+			cs.NodeName = ni.Name
+			cs.NodeRole = ni.Role
+		}
+		// Omit samples in fleet response (too much data).
+		cs.Samples = nil
+		results = append(results, cs)
+	}
+	return results
+}
+
+// GetObserverCalibrations returns the current observer clock offsets.
+func (s *PacketStore) GetObserverCalibrations() []ObserverCalibration {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	s.clockSkew.Recompute(s)
+
+	s.clockSkew.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.clockSkew.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	result := make([]ObserverCalibration, 0, len(s.clockSkew.observerOffsets))
+	for obsID, offset := range s.clockSkew.observerOffsets {
+		result = append(result, ObserverCalibration{
+			ObserverID: obsID,
+			OffsetSec:  round(offset, 1),
+			Samples:    s.clockSkew.observerSamples[obsID],
+		})
+	}
+	// Sort by absolute offset descending.
+	sort.Slice(result, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return math.Abs(result[i].OffsetSec) > math.Abs(result[j].OffsetSec)
+	})
+	return result
+}
+
+// ── Math Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func median(vals []float64) float64 {
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	sorted := make([]float64, len(vals))
+	copy(sorted, vals)
+	sort.Float64s(sorted)
+	n := len(sorted)
+	if n%2 == 0 {
+		return (sorted[n/2-1] + sorted[n/2]) / 2
+	}
+	return sorted[n/2]
+}
+
+func mean(vals []float64) float64 {
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	sum := 0.0
+	for _, v := range vals {
+		sum += v
+	}
+	return sum / float64(len(vals))
+}
+
+// tsSkewPair is a (timestamp, skew) pair for drift estimation.
+type tsSkewPair struct {
+	ts   int64
+	skew float64
+}
+
+// computeDrift estimates linear drift in seconds per day from time-ordered
+// (timestamp, skew) pairs using simple linear regression.
+func computeDrift(pairs []tsSkewPair) float64 {
+	if len(pairs) < 2 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	// Sort by timestamp.
+	sort.Slice(pairs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return pairs[i].ts < pairs[j].ts
+	})
+
+	// Time span too short? Skip.
+	spanSec := float64(pairs[len(pairs)-1].ts - pairs[0].ts)
+	if spanSec < 3600 { // need at least 1 hour of data
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	// Simple linear regression: skew = a + b*t
+	n := float64(len(pairs))
+	var sumX, sumY, sumXY, sumX2 float64
+	for _, p := range pairs {
+		x := float64(p.ts - pairs[0].ts) // normalize to avoid large numbers
+		y := p.skew
+		sumX += x
+		sumY += y
+		sumXY += x * y
+		sumX2 += x * x
+	}
+	denom := n*sumX2 - sumX*sumX
+	if denom == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	slope := (n*sumXY - sumX*sumY) / denom // seconds of drift per second
+	return slope * 86400                     // convert to seconds per day
+}

cmd/server/clock_skew_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,546 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ── classifySkew ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestClassifySkew(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		absSkew  float64
+		expected SkewSeverity
+	}{
+		{0, SkewOK},
+		{60, SkewOK},           // 1 min
+		{299, SkewOK},          // just under 5 min
+		{300, SkewWarning},     // exactly 5 min
+		{1800, SkewWarning},    // 30 min
+		{3599, SkewWarning},    // just under 1 hour
+		{3600, SkewCritical},   // exactly 1 hour
+		{86400, SkewCritical},  // 1 day
+		{2592000 - 1, SkewCritical}, // just under 30 days
+		{2592000, SkewAbsurd},  // exactly 30 days
+		{86400 * 365 - 1, SkewAbsurd}, // just under 365 days
+		{86400 * 365, SkewNoClock}, // exactly 365 days
+		{86400 * 365 * 10, SkewNoClock}, // 10 years (epoch-0 style)
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		got := classifySkew(tc.absSkew)
+		if got != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("classifySkew(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.absSkew, got, tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ── median ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestMedian(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		vals     []float64
+		expected float64
+	}{
+		{nil, 0},
+		{[]float64{}, 0},
+		{[]float64{5}, 5},
+		{[]float64{1, 3}, 2},
+		{[]float64{3, 1, 2}, 2},
+		{[]float64{4, 1, 3, 2}, 2.5},
+		{[]float64{-10, 0, 10}, 0},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		got := median(tc.vals)
+		if got != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("median(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.vals, got, tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMean(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		vals     []float64
+		expected float64
+	}{
+		{nil, 0},
+		{[]float64{10}, 10},
+		{[]float64{2, 4, 6}, 4},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		got := mean(tc.vals)
+		if got != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("mean(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.vals, got, tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ── parseISO ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestParseISO(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected int64
+	}{
+		{"", 0},
+		{"garbage", 0},
+		{"2026-04-15T12:00:00Z", 1776254400},
+		{"2026-04-15T12:00:00+00:00", 1776254400},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		got := parseISO(tc.input)
+		if got != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("parseISO(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.input, got, tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ── extractTimestamp ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestExtractTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	// Nested payload.timestamp
+	decoded := map[string]interface{}{
+		"payload": map[string]interface{}{
+			"timestamp": float64(1776340800),
+		},
+	}
+	got := extractTimestamp(decoded)
+	if got != 1776340800 {
+		t.Errorf("extractTimestamp (nested) = %v, want 1776340800", got)
+	}
+
+	// Top-level timestamp
+	decoded2 := map[string]interface{}{
+		"timestamp": float64(1776340900),
+	}
+	got2 := extractTimestamp(decoded2)
+	if got2 != 1776340900 {
+		t.Errorf("extractTimestamp (top-level) = %v, want 1776340900", got2)
+	}
+
+	// No timestamp
+	decoded3 := map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"}
+	got3 := extractTimestamp(decoded3)
+	if got3 != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("extractTimestamp (missing) = %v, want 0", got3)
+	}
+}
+
+// ── calibrateObservers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestCalibrateObservers_SingleObserver(t *testing.T) {
+	// Single-observer packets can't calibrate — should return empty.
+	samples := []skewSample{
+		{advertTS: 1000, observedTS: 1000, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 2000, observedTS: 2000, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h2"},
+	}
+	offsets, _ := calibrateObservers(samples)
+	if len(offsets) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected no offsets for single-observer, got %v", offsets)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalibrateObservers_MultiObserver(t *testing.T) {
+	// Packet h1 seen by 3 observers: obs1 at t=100, obs2 at t=110, obs3 at t=100.
+	// Median observation = 100. obs1=0, obs2=+10, obs3=0
+	// Packet h2 seen by 3 observers: obs1 at t=200, obs2 at t=210, obs3 at t=200.
+	// Median observation = 200. obs1=0, obs2=+10, obs3=0
+	samples := []skewSample{
+		{advertTS: 100, observedTS: 100, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 100, observedTS: 110, observerID: "obs2", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 100, observedTS: 100, observerID: "obs3", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 200, observedTS: 200, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h2"},
+		{advertTS: 200, observedTS: 210, observerID: "obs2", hash: "h2"},
+		{advertTS: 200, observedTS: 200, observerID: "obs3", hash: "h2"},
+	}
+	offsets, _ := calibrateObservers(samples)
+	if offsets["obs1"] != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("obs1 offset = %v, want 0", offsets["obs1"])
+	}
+	if offsets["obs2"] != 10 {
+		t.Errorf("obs2 offset = %v, want 10", offsets["obs2"])
+	}
+	if offsets["obs3"] != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("obs3 offset = %v, want 0", offsets["obs3"])
+	}
+}
+
+// ── computeNodeSkew ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestComputeNodeSkew_BasicCorrection(t *testing.T) {
+	// Validates observer offset correction direction.
+	//
+	// Setup: node is 60s ahead, obs1 accurate, obs2 is 10s ahead.
+	// With 2 observers, median obs_ts = 1005.
+	//   obs1 offset = 1000 - 1005 = -5
+	//   obs2 offset = 1010 - 1005 = +5
+	// Correction: corrected = raw_skew + obsOffset
+	//   obs1: raw=60, corrected = 60 + (-5) = 55
+	//   obs2: raw=50, corrected = 50 + 5 = 55
+	// Both converge to 55 (not exact 60 because with only 2 observers,
+	// the median can't fully distinguish which observer is drifted).
+
+	samples := []skewSample{
+		// Same packet seen by accurate obs1 and obs2 (+10s ahead)
+		{advertTS: 1060, observedTS: 1000, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 1060, observedTS: 1010, observerID: "obs2", hash: "h1"},
+	}
+	offsets, _ := calibrateObservers(samples)
+	// median obs = 1005, obs1 offset = -5, obs2 offset = +5
+	// So the median approach finds obs2 is +5 ahead (relative to median)
+
+	// Now compute node skew with those offsets:
+	nodeSkew := computeNodeSkew(samples, offsets)
+	cs, ok := nodeSkew["h1"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected skew data for hash h1")
+	}
+	// With only 2 observers, median obs_ts = 1005.
+	// obs1 offset = 1000-1005 = -5, obs2 offset = 1010-1005 = +5
+	// raw from obs1 = 60, corrected = 60 + (-5) = 55
+	// raw from obs2 = 50, corrected = 50 + 5 = 55
+	// median = 55
+	if cs.MedianSkewSec != 55 {
+		t.Errorf("median skew = %v, want 55", cs.MedianSkewSec)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeNodeSkew_ThreeObservers(t *testing.T) {
+	// Node is exactly 60s ahead. obs1 accurate, obs2 accurate, obs3 +30s ahead.
+	// advertTS = 1060, real time = 1000
+	samples := []skewSample{
+		{advertTS: 1060, observedTS: 1000, observerID: "obs1", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 1060, observedTS: 1000, observerID: "obs2", hash: "h1"},
+		{advertTS: 1060, observedTS: 1030, observerID: "obs3", hash: "h1"},
+	}
+	offsets, _ := calibrateObservers(samples)
+	// median obs_ts = 1000. obs1=0, obs2=0, obs3=+30
+	if offsets["obs3"] != 30 {
+		t.Errorf("obs3 offset = %v, want 30", offsets["obs3"])
+	}
+
+	nodeSkew := computeNodeSkew(samples, offsets)
+	cs := nodeSkew["h1"]
+	if cs == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected skew data for h1")
+	}
+	// raw from obs1 = 60, corrected = 60 + 0 = 60
+	// raw from obs2 = 60, corrected = 60 + 0 = 60
+	// raw from obs3 = 30, corrected = 30 + 30 = 60
+	// All three converge to 60. 
+	if cs.MedianSkewSec != 60 {
+		t.Errorf("median skew = %v, want 60 (node is 60s ahead)", cs.MedianSkewSec)
+	}
+}
+
+// ── computeDrift ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestComputeDrift_Stable(t *testing.T) {
+	// Constant skew = no drift.
+	pairs := []tsSkewPair{
+		{ts: 0, skew: 60},
+		{ts: 7200, skew: 60},
+		{ts: 14400, skew: 60},
+	}
+	drift := computeDrift(pairs)
+	if drift != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, want 0 for stable skew", drift)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeDrift_LinearDrift(t *testing.T) {
+	// 1 second drift per hour = 24 sec/day.
+	pairs := []tsSkewPair{
+		{ts: 0, skew: 0},
+		{ts: 3600, skew: 1},
+		{ts: 7200, skew: 2},
+	}
+	drift := computeDrift(pairs)
+	expected := 24.0
+	if math.Abs(drift-expected) > 0.1 {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, want ~%v", drift, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeDrift_TooFewSamples(t *testing.T) {
+	pairs := []tsSkewPair{{ts: 0, skew: 10}}
+	if computeDrift(pairs) != 0 {
+		t.Error("expected 0 drift for single sample")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComputeDrift_TooShortSpan(t *testing.T) {
+	// Less than 1 hour apart.
+	pairs := []tsSkewPair{
+		{ts: 0, skew: 0},
+		{ts: 1800, skew: 10},
+	}
+	if computeDrift(pairs) != 0 {
+		t.Error("expected 0 drift for short time span")
+	}
+}
+
+// ── jsonNumber ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestJsonNumber(t *testing.T) {
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
+		"a": float64(42),
+		"b": int64(99),
+		"c": "not a number",
+		"d": nil,
+	}
+	if jsonNumber(m, "a") != 42 {
+		t.Error("float64 case failed")
+	}
+	if jsonNumber(m, "b") != 99 {
+		t.Error("int64 case failed")
+	}
+	if jsonNumber(m, "c") != 0 {
+		t.Error("string case should return 0")
+	}
+	if jsonNumber(m, "d") != 0 {
+		t.Error("nil case should return 0")
+	}
+	if jsonNumber(m, "missing") != 0 {
+		t.Error("missing key should return 0")
+	}
+}
+
+// ── Integration: GetNodeClockSkew via PacketStore ──────────────────────────────
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_Integration(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+
+	// Simulate two ADVERT transmissions for the same node, seen by 2 observers each.
+	// Node "AABB" has clock 120s ahead.
+	pt := 4 // ADVERT
+	tx1 := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:        "hash1",
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":1700002320}}`, // obs=1700002200, node ahead by 120s
+		Observations: []*StoreObs{
+			{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: "2023-11-14T22:50:00Z"}, // 1700002200
+			{ObserverID: "obs2", Timestamp: "2023-11-14T22:50:00Z"}, // 1700002200
+		},
+	}
+	tx2 := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:        "hash2",
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":1700005920}}`, // obs=1700005800, node ahead by 120s
+		Observations: []*StoreObs{
+			{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: "2023-11-14T23:50:00Z"}, // 1700005800
+			{ObserverID: "obs2", Timestamp: "2023-11-14T23:50:00Z"}, // 1700005800
+		},
+	}
+
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.byNode["AABB"] = []*StoreTx{tx1, tx2}
+	ps.byPayloadType[4] = []*StoreTx{tx1, tx2}
+	// Force recompute by setting interval to 0.
+	ps.clockSkew.computeInterval = 0
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("AABB")
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected clock skew result for node AABB")
+	}
+	if result.Pubkey != "AABB" {
+		t.Errorf("pubkey = %q, want AABB", result.Pubkey)
+	}
+	// Both transmissions show 120s skew, so median should be 120.
+	if result.MedianSkewSec != 120 {
+		t.Errorf("median skew = %v, want 120", result.MedianSkewSec)
+	}
+	if result.SampleCount < 2 {
+		t.Errorf("sample count = %v, want >= 2", result.SampleCount)
+	}
+	if result.Severity != SkewOK {
+		t.Errorf("severity = %v, want ok (120s < 5min)", result.Severity)
+	}
+	// Drift should be ~0 since skew is constant.
+	if math.Abs(result.DriftPerDaySec) > 1 {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, want ~0 for constant skew", result.DriftPerDaySec)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_NoData(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("nonexistent")
+	if result != nil {
+		t.Error("expected nil for nonexistent node")
+	}
+}
+
+// ── Sanity check tests (#XXX — clock skew crazy stats) ────────────────────────
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_NoClock_EpochZero(t *testing.T) {
+	// Node with epoch-0 timestamp produces huge skew → no_clock severity, drift=0.
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	pt := 4 // ADVERT
+
+	// Epoch-ish advert: advertTS near start of 2020, observed in 2023 → |skew| > 365 days
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	baseObs := int64(1700000000) // ~Nov 2023
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		obsTS := baseObs + int64(i)*7200
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "epoch-h" + string(rune('0'+i)),
+			PayloadType: &pt,
+			DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":1577836800}}`, // Jan 1 2020 — valid but way off
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: time.Unix(obsTS, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
+			},
+		}
+		txs = append(txs, tx)
+	}
+
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.byNode["EPOCH"] = txs
+	for _, tx := range txs {
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+	}
+	ps.clockSkew.computeInterval = 0
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("EPOCH")
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected clock skew result for epoch-0 node")
+	}
+	if result.Severity != SkewNoClock {
+		t.Errorf("severity = %v, want no_clock", result.Severity)
+	}
+	if result.DriftPerDaySec != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, want 0 for no_clock node", result.DriftPerDaySec)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_TooFewSamplesForDrift(t *testing.T) {
+	// Node with only 2 advert samples → drift should not be computed.
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	pt := 4
+
+	baseObs := int64(1700000000)
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		obsTS := baseObs + int64(i)*7200
+		advTS := obsTS + 120 // 120s ahead
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "few-h" + string(rune('0'+i)),
+			PayloadType: &pt,
+			DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":` + formatInt64(advTS) + `}}`,
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: time.Unix(obsTS, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
+			},
+		}
+		txs = append(txs, tx)
+	}
+
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.byNode["FEWSAMP"] = txs
+	for _, tx := range txs {
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+	}
+	ps.clockSkew.computeInterval = 0
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("FEWSAMP")
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected clock skew result")
+	}
+	if result.DriftPerDaySec != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, want 0 for 2-sample node (minimum is %d)", result.DriftPerDaySec, minDriftSamples)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_AbsurdDriftCapped(t *testing.T) {
+	// Node with wildly varying skew producing |drift| > 86400 s/day → drift capped to 0.
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	pt := 4
+
+	// Create 6 samples with extreme skew variation to produce absurd drift.
+	baseObs := int64(1700000000)
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		obsTS := baseObs + int64(i)*3600
+		// Alternate between huge positive and negative skew offsets
+		skewOffset := int64(50000 * (1 - 2*(i%2))) // +50000 or -50000
+		advTS := obsTS + skewOffset
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "wild-h" + string(rune('0'+i)),
+			PayloadType: &pt,
+			DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":` + formatInt64(advTS) + `}}`,
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: time.Unix(obsTS, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
+			},
+		}
+		txs = append(txs, tx)
+	}
+
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.byNode["WILD"] = txs
+	for _, tx := range txs {
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+	}
+	ps.clockSkew.computeInterval = 0
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("WILD")
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected clock skew result")
+	}
+	if math.Abs(result.DriftPerDaySec) > maxReasonableDriftPerDay {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, should be capped (|drift| > %v)", result.DriftPerDaySec, maxReasonableDriftPerDay)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetNodeClockSkew_NormalNodeWithDrift(t *testing.T) {
+	// Normal node with 6 samples and consistent linear drift → drift computed correctly.
+	ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
+	pt := 4
+
+	baseObs := int64(1700000000)
+	var txs []*StoreTx
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		obsTS := baseObs + int64(i)*7200 // every 2 hours
+		// Drift: 1 sec/hour = 24 sec/day
+		advTS := obsTS + 120 + int64(i) // skew grows by 1s per sample (2h apart)
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "norm-h" + string(rune('0'+i)),
+			PayloadType: &pt,
+			DecodedJSON: `{"payload":{"timestamp":` + formatInt64(advTS) + `}}`,
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ObserverID: "obs1", Timestamp: time.Unix(obsTS, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
+			},
+		}
+		txs = append(txs, tx)
+	}
+
+	ps.mu.Lock()
+	ps.byNode["NORMAL"] = txs
+	for _, tx := range txs {
+		ps.byPayloadType[4] = append(ps.byPayloadType[4], tx)
+	}
+	ps.clockSkew.computeInterval = 0
+	ps.mu.Unlock()
+
+	result := ps.GetNodeClockSkew("NORMAL")
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected clock skew result")
+	}
+	if result.Severity != SkewOK {
+		t.Errorf("severity = %v, want ok", result.Severity)
+	}
+	// 1s per 7200s = 12 s/day
+	if result.DriftPerDaySec == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero drift for linearly drifting node")
+	}
+	if math.Abs(result.DriftPerDaySec) > maxReasonableDriftPerDay {
+		t.Errorf("drift = %v, should be reasonable", result.DriftPerDaySec)
+	}
+}
+
+// formatInt64 is a test helper to format int64 as string for JSON embedding.
+func formatInt64(n int64) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", n)
+}

cmd/server/collision_details_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestCollisionDetailsIncludeNodePairs verifies that collision details contain
+// the correct prefix and matching node pairs (#757).
+func TestCollisionDetailsIncludeNodePairs(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	// Insert two repeater nodes with the same 3-byte prefix "AABB11"
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES ('aabb11ccdd001122', 'Node Alpha', 'repeater')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES ('aabb11eeff334455', 'Node Beta', 'repeater')`)
+
+	// Add advert transmissions with hash_size=3 path bytes (0x80 = bits 10 → size 3)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('0180aabb11ccdd', 'col_hash_01', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabb11ccdd001122","name":"Node Alpha","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -91, '["aabb11"]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('0180aabb11eeff', 'col_hash_02', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabb11eeff334455","name":"Node Beta","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 1, 9.0, -93, '["aabb11"]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	result := store.GetAnalyticsHashCollisions("")
+	bySize, ok := result["by_size"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected by_size map")
+	}
+
+	size3, ok := bySize["3"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected by_size[3] map")
+	}
+
+	collisions, ok := size3["collisions"].([]collisionEntry)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected collisions as []collisionEntry, got %T", size3["collisions"])
+	}
+
+	// Find our collision
+	var found *collisionEntry
+	for i := range collisions {
+		if collisions[i].Prefix == "AABB11" {
+			found = &collisions[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected collision with prefix AABB11")
+	}
+	if found.Appearances != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 appearances, got %d", found.Appearances)
+	}
+	if len(found.Nodes) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 nodes in collision, got %d", len(found.Nodes))
+	}
+
+	// Verify node pairs
+	pubkeys := map[string]bool{}
+	names := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, n := range found.Nodes {
+		pubkeys[n.PublicKey] = true
+		names[n.Name] = true
+	}
+	if !pubkeys["aabb11ccdd001122"] {
+		t.Error("expected node aabb11ccdd001122 in collision")
+	}
+	if !pubkeys["aabb11eeff334455"] {
+		t.Error("expected node aabb11eeff334455 in collision")
+	}
+	if !names["Node Alpha"] {
+		t.Error("expected Node Alpha in collision")
+	}
+	if !names["Node Beta"] {
+		t.Error("expected Node Beta in collision")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCollisionDetailsEmptyWhenNoCollisions verifies that collision details are
+// empty when there are no collisions (#757).
+func TestCollisionDetailsEmptyWhenNoCollisions(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	// Insert one repeater node with 3-byte hash
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES ('aabb11ccdd001122', 'Solo Node', 'repeater')`)
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('0180aabb11ccdd', 'solo_hash_01', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabb11ccdd001122","name":"Solo Node","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -91, '["aabb11"]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	result := store.GetAnalyticsHashCollisions("")
+	bySize, ok := result["by_size"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected by_size map")
+	}
+
+	size3, ok := bySize["3"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected by_size[3] map")
+	}
+
+	collisions, ok := size3["collisions"].([]collisionEntry)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected collisions as []collisionEntry, got %T", size3["collisions"])
+	}
+
+	if len(collisions) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 collisions, got %d", len(collisions))
+	}
+}

cmd/server/coverage_test.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func setupTestDBv2(t *testing.T) *DB {
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, raw_hex TEXT NOT NULL,
 			hash TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, first_seen TEXT NOT NULL,
 			route_type INTEGER, payload_type INTEGER, payload_version INTEGER,
-			decoded_json TEXT, created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+			decoded_json TEXT, channel_hash TEXT DEFAULT NULL, created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
 		);
 		CREATE TABLE observations (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
@@ -3217,6 +3217,189 @@ func TestGetNodeHashSizeInfoEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestHashSizeTransportRoutePathByteOffset verifies that transport routes (0, 3)
+// read the path byte from offset 5 (after 4 transport code bytes), not offset 1.
+// Regression test for #744 / #722.
+func TestHashSizeTransportRoutePathByteOffset(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata, last_seen, first_seen, packet_count)
+		VALUES ('obs1', 'Obs', 'SJC', ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 10)`, recent)
+
+	// Route type 0 (TRANSPORT_FLOOD): header=0x04 (payload_type=1, route_type=0)
+	// 4 transport bytes + path byte at offset 5.
+	// Path byte 0x80 → hash_size bits = 10 → size 3
+	// If bug is present, code reads byte 1 (0xAA) → hash_size bits = 10 → size 3 (coincidence)
+	// Use path byte 0x40 (hash_size=2) and transport byte 0x01 at offset 1 (hash_size=1 if misread)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('100102030440aabb', 'tf_offset', ?, 0, 4, '{"pubKey":"aaaa000000000001","name":"TF-Node","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// Route type 3 (TRANSPORT_DIRECT): header=0x13 (payload_type=4, route_type=3)
+	// 4 transport bytes + path byte at offset 5.
+	// Path byte 0xC1 → hash_size bits = 11 → size 4, hop_count = 1 (not zero-hop)
+	// Byte 1 = 0x05 → hash_size bits = 00 → size 1 if misread
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1305060708C1bbcc', 'td_offset', ?, 3, 4, '{"pubKey":"aaaa000000000002","name":"TD-Node","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// Route type 1 (FLOOD): header=0x11 (payload_type=4, route_type=1)
+	// Path byte at offset 1. Path byte 0x80 → hash_size bits = 10 → size 3
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1180aabbccdd', 'flood_offset', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aaaa000000000003","name":"Flood-Node","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (3, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+	info := store.GetNodeHashSizeInfo()
+
+	// Transport flood node: path byte 0x40 → hash_size = 2
+	if ni, ok := info["aaaa000000000001"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("transport flood node missing from hash size info")
+	} else if ni.HashSize != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("transport flood node: want HashSize=2 (from path byte at offset 5), got %d", ni.HashSize)
+	}
+
+	// Transport direct node: path byte 0xC1 → hash_size = 4
+	if ni, ok := info["aaaa000000000002"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("transport direct node missing from hash size info")
+	} else if ni.HashSize != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("transport direct node: want HashSize=4 (from path byte at offset 5), got %d", ni.HashSize)
+	}
+
+	// Regular flood node: path byte 0x80 → hash_size = 3
+	if ni, ok := info["aaaa000000000003"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("regular flood node missing from hash size info")
+	} else if ni.HashSize != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("regular flood node: want HashSize=3 (from path byte at offset 1), got %d", ni.HashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestHashSizeTransportDirectZeroHopSkipped verifies that RouteTransportDirect
+// zero-hop adverts are skipped (same as RouteDirect). Regression test for #744.
+func TestHashSizeTransportDirectZeroHopSkipped(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata, last_seen, first_seen, packet_count)
+		VALUES ('obs1', 'Obs', 'SJC', ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 10)`, recent)
+
+	// RouteDirect (2) zero-hop: path byte 0x40 → hop_count=0, hash_size bits=01
+	// Should be skipped (existing behavior)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1240aabbccdd', 'direct_zh', ?, 2, 4, '{"pubKey":"bbbb000000000001","name":"Direct-ZH","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// RouteTransportDirect (3) zero-hop: 4 transport bytes + path byte 0x40 → hop_count=0
+	// Should ALSO be skipped (this was the missing case)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('130102030440aabb', 'tdirect_zh', ?, 3, 4, '{"pubKey":"bbbb000000000002","name":"TDirect-ZH","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// RouteDirect (2) non-zero-hop: path byte 0x41 → hop_count=1
+	// Should NOT be skipped
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1241aabbccdd', 'direct_1h', ?, 2, 4, '{"pubKey":"bbbb000000000003","name":"Direct-1H","type":"ADVERT"}')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (3, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+	info := store.GetNodeHashSizeInfo()
+
+	// RouteDirect zero-hop should be absent
+	if _, ok := info["bbbb000000000001"]; ok {
+		t.Error("RouteDirect zero-hop advert should be skipped")
+	}
+
+	// RouteTransportDirect zero-hop should also be absent
+	if _, ok := info["bbbb000000000002"]; ok {
+		t.Error("RouteTransportDirect zero-hop advert should be skipped")
+	}
+
+	// RouteDirect non-zero-hop should be present with hash_size=2
+	if ni, ok := info["bbbb000000000003"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("RouteDirect non-zero-hop should be in hash size info")
+	} else if ni.HashSize != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("RouteDirect non-zero-hop: want HashSize=2, got %d", ni.HashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAnalyticsHashSizesZeroHopSkip verifies that computeAnalyticsHashSizes
+// does not overwrite a node's hash_size with a zero-hop advert's unreliable value.
+// Regression test for #744.
+func TestAnalyticsHashSizesZeroHopSkip(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata, last_seen, first_seen, packet_count)
+		VALUES ('obs1', 'Obs', 'SJC', ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 10)`, recent)
+
+	pk := "cccc000000000001"
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, 'ZH-Analytics', 'repeater')`, pk)
+
+	decoded := `{"pubKey":"` + pk + `","name":"ZH-Analytics","type":"ADVERT"}`
+
+	// First: a flood advert with hashSize=2 (reliable, multi-hop)
+	// header 0x11 = route_type 1 (flood), payload_type 4
+	// pathByte 0x41 = hashSize bits 01 → size 2, hop_count 1
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1141aabbccdd', 'az_flood', ?, 1, 4, ?)`, recent, decoded)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -90, '["aabb"]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	// Second: a direct zero-hop advert with pathByte=0x00 → would give hashSize=1
+	// header 0x12 = route_type 2 (direct), payload_type 4
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES ('1200aabbccdd', 'az_direct', ?, 2, 4, ?)`, recent, decoded)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	result := store.GetAnalyticsHashSizes("")
+
+	// The node should appear in multiByteNodes (hashSize=2 from the flood advert)
+	// If the zero-hop bug is present, hashSize would be 1 and the node would NOT
+	// appear in multiByteNodes.
+	multiByteNodes, ok := result["multiByteNodes"].([]map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected multiByteNodes slice in analytics hash sizes")
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	for _, n := range multiByteNodes {
+		if n["pubkey"] == pk {
+			found = true
+			if hs, ok := n["hashSize"].(int); ok && hs != 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected hashSize=2 from flood advert, got %d", hs)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("node should appear in multiByteNodes with hashSize=2; zero-hop advert should not overwrite to 1")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleResolveHopsEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 	db := setupTestDB(t)
 	defer db.Close()
@@ -4133,6 +4316,90 @@ func TestIndexByNodePreCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestIndexByNodeResolvedPath tests that resolved_path entries are indexed in byNode.
+func TestIndexByNodeResolvedPath(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &PacketStore{
+		byNode:     make(map[string][]*StoreTx),
+		nodeHashes: make(map[string]map[string]bool),
+	}
+
+	t.Run("indexes resolved path pubkeys from observations", func(t *testing.T) {
+		relayPK := "aabb1122334455ff"
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "rp1",
+			DecodedJSON: `{"type":"CHAN","text":"hello"}`, // no pubKey fields
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ResolvedPath: []*string{&relayPK}},
+			},
+		}
+		store.indexByNode(tx)
+		if len(store.byNode[relayPK]) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected relay pubkey indexed, got %d", len(store.byNode[relayPK]))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips null entries in resolved path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		pk := "cc11dd22ee33ff44"
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash: "rp2",
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ResolvedPath: []*string{nil, &pk, nil}},
+			},
+		}
+		store.indexByNode(tx)
+		if len(store.byNode[pk]) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected resolved pubkey indexed, got %d", len(store.byNode[pk]))
+		}
+		// Verify nil entries didn't create empty-string keys
+		if _, exists := store.byNode[""]; exists {
+			t.Error("nil/empty resolved path entries should not create byNode entries")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("relay-only node appears in byNode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// A packet with no decoded pubkey fields, only a relay in resolved path
+		relayOnly := "relay0only0pubkey"
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash: "rp3",
+			// No DecodedJSON at all — pure relay
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ResolvedPath: []*string{&relayOnly}},
+			},
+		}
+		store.indexByNode(tx)
+		if len(store.byNode[relayOnly]) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected relay-only node indexed, got %d", len(store.byNode[relayOnly]))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("dedup between decoded JSON and resolved path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		pk := "dedup0test0pk1234"
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:        "rp4",
+			DecodedJSON: `{"pubKey":"` + pk + `"}`,
+			Observations: []*StoreObs{
+				{ResolvedPath: []*string{&pk}},
+			},
+		}
+		store.indexByNode(tx)
+		if len(store.byNode[pk]) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected dedup to keep 1 entry, got %d", len(store.byNode[pk]))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("indexes tx.ResolvedPath when observations empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rpPK := "txlevel0resolved1"
+		tx := &StoreTx{
+			Hash:         "rp5",
+			ResolvedPath: []*string{&rpPK},
+		}
+		store.indexByNode(tx)
+		if len(store.byNode[rpPK]) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected tx-level resolved path indexed, got %d", len(store.byNode[rpPK]))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // BenchmarkIndexByNode measures indexByNode performance with and without pubkey
 // fields to demonstrate the strings.Contains pre-check optimization.
 func BenchmarkIndexByNode(b *testing.B) {
@@ -4386,3 +4653,53 @@ func TestHandleBatchObservations(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+// TestIngestTraceBroadcastIncludesPath verifies that TRACE packet broadcasts
+// include decoded.path with hopsCompleted (#683).
+func TestIngestTraceBroadcastIncludesPath(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	initialMax := store.MaxTransmissionID()
+
+	// TRACE packet: header=0x25, path_byte=0x02 (2 SNR bytes), 2 SNR bytes,
+	// then payload: tag(4) + authCode(4) + flags(1) + 4 hop hashes (1-byte each)
+	traceHex := "2502AABB010000000200000000DEADBEEF"
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		VALUES (?, 'tracehash683test', ?, 1, 9, '')`, traceHex, now)
+	newTxID := 0
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT MAX(id) FROM transmissions").Scan(&newTxID)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES (?, 1, 5.0, -100, '["aa"]', ?)`, newTxID, time.Now().Unix())
+
+	broadcastMaps, _ := store.IngestNewFromDB(initialMax, 100)
+	if len(broadcastMaps) < 1 {
+		t.Fatal("expected >=1 broadcast maps")
+	}
+
+	bm := broadcastMaps[0]
+	decoded, ok := bm["decoded"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("broadcast map missing 'decoded'")
+	}
+
+	pathObj, ok := decoded["path"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("decoded missing 'path' for TRACE packet — hopsCompleted not delivered to frontend (#683)")
+	}
+
+	// The path should be a Path struct with HopsCompleted = 2
+	pathStruct, ok := pathObj.(Path)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Path struct, got %T", pathObj)
+	}
+	if pathStruct.HopsCompleted == nil {
+		t.Fatal("path.HopsCompleted is nil for TRACE packet")
+	}
+	if *pathStruct.HopsCompleted != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected hopsCompleted=2, got %d", *pathStruct.HopsCompleted)
+	}
+}

cmd/server/db.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ type DB struct {
 	path             string // filesystem path to the database file
 	isV3             bool   // v3 schema: observer_idx in observations (vs observer_id in v2)
 	hasResolvedPath  bool   // observations table has resolved_path column
+
+	// Channel list cache (60s TTL) — avoids repeated GROUP BY scans (#762)
+	channelsCacheMu  sync.Mutex
+	channelsCacheKey string
+	channelsCacheRes []map[string]interface{}
+	channelsCacheExp time.Time
 }
 
 // OpenDB opens a read-only SQLite connection with WAL mode.
@@ -1153,69 +1160,219 @@ func (db *DB) GetTraces(hash string) ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 // Queries transmissions directly (not a VIEW) to avoid observation-level
 // duplicates that could cause stale lastMessage when an older message has
 // a later re-observation timestamp.
-func (db *DB) GetChannels() ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	rows, err := db.conn.Query(`SELECT decoded_json, first_seen FROM transmissions WHERE payload_type = 5 ORDER BY first_seen ASC`)
+func (db *DB) GetChannels(region ...string) ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	regionParam := ""
+	if len(region) > 0 {
+		regionParam = region[0]
+	}
+
+	// Check cache (60s TTL)
+	db.channelsCacheMu.Lock()
+	if db.channelsCacheRes != nil && db.channelsCacheKey == regionParam && time.Now().Before(db.channelsCacheExp) {
+		res := db.channelsCacheRes
+		db.channelsCacheMu.Unlock()
+		return res, nil
+	}
+	db.channelsCacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	regionCodes := normalizeRegionCodes(regionParam)
+
+	var querySQL string
+	args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(regionCodes))
+
+	if len(regionCodes) > 0 {
+		placeholders := make([]string, len(regionCodes))
+		for i, code := range regionCodes {
+			placeholders[i] = "?"
+			args = append(args, code)
+		}
+		regionPlaceholder := strings.Join(placeholders, ",")
+		if db.isV3 {
+			querySQL = fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT t.channel_hash,
+					COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+					MAX(t.first_seen) AS last_activity,
+					(SELECT t2.decoded_json FROM transmissions t2
+					 WHERE t2.channel_hash = t.channel_hash AND t2.payload_type = 5
+					 ORDER BY t2.first_seen DESC LIMIT 1) AS sample_json
+				FROM transmissions t
+				JOIN observations o ON o.transmission_id = t.id
+				LEFT JOIN observers obs ON obs.rowid = o.observer_idx
+				WHERE t.payload_type = 5
+				AND t.channel_hash IS NOT NULL
+				AND t.channel_hash NOT LIKE 'enc_%%'
+				AND obs.rowid IS NOT NULL AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)
+				GROUP BY t.channel_hash
+				ORDER BY last_activity DESC`, regionPlaceholder)
+		} else {
+			querySQL = fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT t.channel_hash,
+					COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+					MAX(t.first_seen) AS last_activity,
+					(SELECT t2.decoded_json FROM transmissions t2
+					 WHERE t2.channel_hash = t.channel_hash AND t2.payload_type = 5
+					 ORDER BY t2.first_seen DESC LIMIT 1) AS sample_json
+				FROM transmissions t
+				JOIN observations o ON o.transmission_id = t.id
+				WHERE t.payload_type = 5
+				AND t.channel_hash IS NOT NULL
+				AND t.channel_hash NOT LIKE 'enc_%%'
+				AND EXISTS (
+					SELECT 1 FROM observers obs
+					WHERE obs.id = o.observer_id
+					AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)
+				)
+				GROUP BY t.channel_hash
+				ORDER BY last_activity DESC`, regionPlaceholder)
+		}
+	} else {
+		querySQL = `SELECT channel_hash,
+				COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+				MAX(first_seen) AS last_activity,
+				(SELECT t2.decoded_json FROM transmissions t2
+				 WHERE t2.channel_hash = t.channel_hash AND t2.payload_type = 5
+				 ORDER BY t2.first_seen DESC LIMIT 1) AS sample_json
+			FROM transmissions t
+			WHERE payload_type = 5
+			AND channel_hash IS NOT NULL
+			AND channel_hash NOT LIKE 'enc_%%'
+			GROUP BY channel_hash
+			ORDER BY last_activity DESC`
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.conn.Query(querySQL, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
-	channelMap := map[string]map[string]interface{}{}
+	channels := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var dj, fs sql.NullString
-		rows.Scan(&dj, &fs)
-		if !dj.Valid {
+		var chHash, lastActivity, sampleJSON sql.NullString
+		var msgCount int
+		if err := rows.Scan(&chHash, &msgCount, &lastActivity, &sampleJSON); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		var decoded map[string]interface{}
-		if json.Unmarshal([]byte(dj.String), &decoded) != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		dtype, _ := decoded["type"].(string)
-		if dtype != "CHAN" {
-			continue
-		}
-		// Filter out garbage-decrypted channel names/messages (pre-#197 data still in DB)
-		chanStr, _ := decoded["channel"].(string)
-		textStr, _ := decoded["text"].(string)
-		if hasGarbageChars(chanStr) || hasGarbageChars(textStr) {
-			continue
-		}
-		channelName, _ := decoded["channel"].(string)
+		channelName := nullStr(chHash)
 		if channelName == "" {
-			channelName = "unknown"
+			continue
 		}
-		key := channelName
 
-		ch, exists := channelMap[key]
-		if !exists {
-			ch = map[string]interface{}{
-				"hash": key, "name": channelName,
-				"lastMessage": nil, "lastSender": nil,
-				"messageCount": 0, "lastActivity": nullStr(fs),
-			}
-			channelMap[key] = ch
-		}
-		ch["messageCount"] = ch["messageCount"].(int) + 1
-		if fs.Valid {
-			ch["lastActivity"] = fs.String
-		}
-		if text, ok := decoded["text"].(string); ok && text != "" {
-			idx := strings.Index(text, ": ")
-			if idx > 0 {
-				ch["lastMessage"] = text[idx+2:]
-			} else {
-				ch["lastMessage"] = text
-			}
-			if sender, ok := decoded["sender"].(string); ok {
-				ch["lastSender"] = sender
+		var lastMessage, lastSender interface{}
+		if sampleJSON.Valid {
+			var decoded map[string]interface{}
+			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(sampleJSON.String), &decoded) == nil {
+				if text, ok := decoded["text"].(string); ok && text != "" {
+					idx := strings.Index(text, ": ")
+					if idx > 0 {
+						lastMessage = text[idx+2:]
+					} else {
+						lastMessage = text
+					}
+					if sender, ok := decoded["sender"].(string); ok {
+						lastSender = sender
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		channels = append(channels, map[string]interface{}{
+			"hash": channelName, "name": channelName,
+			"lastMessage": lastMessage, "lastSender": lastSender,
+			"messageCount": msgCount, "lastActivity": nullStr(lastActivity),
+		})
 	}
 
-	channels := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(channelMap))
-	for _, ch := range channelMap {
-		channels = append(channels, ch)
+	// Store in cache (60s TTL)
+	db.channelsCacheMu.Lock()
+	db.channelsCacheRes = channels
+	db.channelsCacheKey = regionParam
+	db.channelsCacheExp = time.Now().Add(60 * time.Second)
+	db.channelsCacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	return channels, nil
+}
+
+// GetEncryptedChannels returns channels where all messages are undecryptable (no key).
+// Uses channel_hash column (prefixed with 'enc_') for fast grouped queries.
+func (db *DB) GetEncryptedChannels(region ...string) ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	regionParam := ""
+	if len(region) > 0 {
+		regionParam = region[0]
+	}
+	regionCodes := normalizeRegionCodes(regionParam)
+
+	var querySQL string
+	args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(regionCodes))
+
+	if len(regionCodes) > 0 {
+		placeholders := make([]string, len(regionCodes))
+		for i, code := range regionCodes {
+			placeholders[i] = "?"
+			args = append(args, code)
+		}
+		regionPlaceholder := strings.Join(placeholders, ",")
+		if db.isV3 {
+			querySQL = fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT t.channel_hash,
+					COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+					MAX(t.first_seen) AS last_activity
+				FROM transmissions t
+				JOIN observations o ON o.transmission_id = t.id
+				LEFT JOIN observers obs ON obs.rowid = o.observer_idx
+				WHERE t.payload_type = 5
+				AND t.channel_hash LIKE 'enc_%%'
+				AND obs.rowid IS NOT NULL AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)
+				GROUP BY t.channel_hash
+				ORDER BY last_activity DESC`, regionPlaceholder)
+		} else {
+			querySQL = fmt.Sprintf(`SELECT t.channel_hash,
+					COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+					MAX(t.first_seen) AS last_activity
+				FROM transmissions t
+				JOIN observations o ON o.transmission_id = t.id
+				WHERE t.payload_type = 5
+				AND t.channel_hash LIKE 'enc_%%'
+				AND EXISTS (
+					SELECT 1 FROM observers obs
+					WHERE obs.id = o.observer_id
+					AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)
+				)
+				GROUP BY t.channel_hash
+				ORDER BY last_activity DESC`, regionPlaceholder)
+		}
+	} else {
+		querySQL = `SELECT channel_hash,
+				COUNT(*) AS msg_count,
+				MAX(first_seen) AS last_activity
+			FROM transmissions
+			WHERE payload_type = 5
+			AND channel_hash LIKE 'enc_%%'
+			GROUP BY channel_hash
+			ORDER BY last_activity DESC`
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.conn.Query(querySQL, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	channels := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var chHash, lastActivity sql.NullString
+		var msgCount int
+		if err := rows.Scan(&chHash, &msgCount, &lastActivity); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		fullHash := nullStrVal(chHash) // e.g. "enc_3A"
+		hexPart := strings.TrimPrefix(fullHash, "enc_")
+		channels = append(channels, map[string]interface{}{
+			"hash":         fullHash,
+			"name":         "Encrypted (0x" + hexPart + ")",
+			"lastMessage":  nil,
+			"lastSender":   nil,
+			"messageCount": msgCount,
+			"lastActivity": nullStr(lastActivity),
+			"encrypted":    true,
+		})
 	}
 	return channels, nil
 }
@@ -1244,15 +1401,16 @@ func (db *DB) GetChannelMessages(channelHash string, limit, offset int, region .
 		regionPlaceholders = strings.Join(placeholders, ",")
 	}
 
+	// Fetch messages with channel_hash filter (pagination applied in Go after dedup)
 	var querySQL string
-	args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(regionArgs))
+	args := []interface{}{channelHash}
 	if db.isV3 {
 		querySQL = `SELECT o.id, t.hash, t.decoded_json, t.first_seen,
 				obs.id, obs.name, o.snr, o.path_json
 			FROM observations o
 			JOIN transmissions t ON t.id = o.transmission_id
 			LEFT JOIN observers obs ON obs.rowid = o.observer_idx
-			WHERE t.payload_type = 5`
+			WHERE t.channel_hash = ? AND t.payload_type = 5`
 		if len(regionCodes) > 0 {
 			querySQL += fmt.Sprintf(" AND obs.rowid IS NOT NULL AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)", regionPlaceholders)
 			args = append(args, regionArgs...)
@@ -1264,14 +1422,11 @@ func (db *DB) GetChannelMessages(channelHash string, limit, offset int, region .
 				o.observer_id, o.observer_name, o.snr, o.path_json
 			FROM observations o
 			JOIN transmissions t ON t.id = o.transmission_id
-			WHERE t.payload_type = 5`
+			WHERE t.channel_hash = ? AND t.payload_type = 5`
 		if len(regionCodes) > 0 {
 			querySQL += fmt.Sprintf(` AND EXISTS (
-				SELECT 1
-				FROM observers obs
-				WHERE obs.id = o.observer_id
-				AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s)
-			)`, regionPlaceholders)
+				SELECT 1 FROM observers obs WHERE obs.id = o.observer_id
+				AND UPPER(TRIM(obs.iata)) IN (%s))`, regionPlaceholders)
 			args = append(args, regionArgs...)
 		}
 		querySQL += `
@@ -1303,17 +1458,6 @@ func (db *DB) GetChannelMessages(channelHash string, limit, offset int, region .
 		if json.Unmarshal([]byte(dj.String), &decoded) != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		dtype, _ := decoded["type"].(string)
-		if dtype != "CHAN" {
-			continue
-		}
-		ch, _ := decoded["channel"].(string)
-		if ch == "" {
-			ch = "unknown"
-		}
-		if ch != channelHash {
-			continue
-		}
 
 		text, _ := decoded["text"].(string)
 		sender, _ := decoded["sender"].(string)
@@ -1373,18 +1517,18 @@ func (db *DB) GetChannelMessages(channelHash string, limit, offset int, region .
 		}
 	}
 
-	total := len(msgOrder)
-	// Return latest messages (tail)
-	start := total - limit - offset
+	// Return latest messages (tail) with pagination
+	msgTotal := len(msgOrder)
+	start := msgTotal - limit - offset
 	if start < 0 {
 		start = 0
 	}
-	end := total - offset
+	end := msgTotal - offset
 	if end < 0 {
 		end = 0
 	}
-	if end > total {
-		end = total
+	if end > msgTotal {
+		end = msgTotal
 	}
 
 	messages := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
@@ -1395,7 +1539,7 @@ func (db *DB) GetChannelMessages(channelHash string, limit, offset int, region .
 		messages = append(messages, m.Data)
 	}
 
-	return messages, total, nil
+	return messages, msgTotal, nil
 }
 
 
@@ -1704,12 +1848,10 @@ func nullInt(ni sql.NullInt64) interface{} {
 // Returns the number of transmissions deleted.
 // Opens a separate read-write connection since the main connection is read-only.
 func (db *DB) PruneOldPackets(days int) (int64, error) {
-	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=10000", db.path)
-	rw, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dsn)
+	rw, err := openRW(db.path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	rw.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
 	defer rw.Close()
 
 	cutoff := time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -days).Format(time.RFC3339)
@@ -2053,12 +2195,10 @@ func (db *DB) GetMetricsSummary(since string) ([]MetricsSummaryRow, error) {
 
 // PruneOldMetrics deletes observer_metrics rows older than retentionDays.
 func (db *DB) PruneOldMetrics(retentionDays int) (int64, error) {
-	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=10000", db.path)
-	rw, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dsn)
+	rw, err := openRW(db.path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	rw.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
 	defer rw.Close()
 
 	cutoff := time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -retentionDays).Format(time.RFC3339)
@@ -2072,3 +2212,14 @@ func (db *DB) PruneOldMetrics(retentionDays int) (int64, error) {
 	}
 	return n, nil
 }
+
+// TouchNodeLastSeen updates last_seen for a node identified by full public key.
+// Only updates if the new timestamp is newer than the existing value (or NULL).
+// Returns nil even if no rows are affected (node doesn't exist).
+func (db *DB) TouchNodeLastSeen(pubkey string, timestamp string) error {
+	_, err := db.conn.Exec(
+		"UPDATE nodes SET last_seen = ? WHERE public_key = ? AND (last_seen IS NULL OR last_seen < ?)",
+		timestamp, pubkey, timestamp,
+	)
+	return err
+}

cmd/server/db_test.go

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func setupTestDB(t *testing.T) *DB {
 			payload_type INTEGER,
 			payload_version INTEGER,
 			decoded_json TEXT,
+			channel_hash TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 			created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
 		);
 
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@ func seedTestData(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
 		VALUES ('1122334455667788', 'TestRoom', 'room', 37.4, -121.9, ?, '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 5)`, twoDaysAgo)
 
 	// Seed transmissions
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
-		VALUES ('AABB', 'abc123def4567890', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabbccdd11223344","name":"TestRepeater","type":"ADVERT","timestamp":1700000000,"timestampISO":"2023-11-14T22:13:20.000Z","signature":"abcdef","flags":{"isRepeater":true},"lat":37.5,"lon":-122.0}')`, recent)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
-		VALUES ('CCDD', '1234567890abcdef', ?, 1, 5, '{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Hello: World","sender":"TestUser"}')`, yesterday)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('AABB', 'abc123def4567890', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabbccdd11223344","name":"TestRepeater","type":"ADVERT","timestamp":1700000000,"timestampISO":"2023-11-14T22:13:20.000Z","signature":"abcdef","flags":{"isRepeater":true},"lat":37.5,"lon":-122.0}', '#test')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('CCDD', '1234567890abcdef', ?, 1, 5, '{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Hello: World","sender":"TestUser"}', '#test')`, yesterday)
 	// Second ADVERT for same node with different hash_size (raw_hex byte 0x1F → hs=1 vs 0xBB → hs=3)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
 		VALUES ('AA1F', 'def456abc1230099', ?, 1, 4, '{"pubKey":"aabbccdd11223344","name":"TestRepeater","type":"ADVERT","timestamp":1700000100,"timestampISO":"2023-11-14T22:14:40.000Z","signature":"fedcba","flags":{"isRepeater":true},"lat":37.5,"lon":-122.0}')`, yesterday)
@@ -735,12 +736,12 @@ func TestGetChannelMessagesRegionFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs1', 'Observer One', 'SJC')`)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs2', 'Observer Two', ' sfo ')`)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('AA', 'chanregion0001', ?, 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#region","text":"SjcUser: One","sender":"SjcUser"}')`, ts1)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#region","text":"SjcUser: One","sender":"SjcUser"}', '#region')`, ts1)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('BB', 'chanregion0002', ?, 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#region","text":"SfoUser: Two","sender":"SfoUser"}')`, ts2)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#region","text":"SfoUser: Two","sender":"SfoUser"}', '#region')`, ts2)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
 		VALUES (1, 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, epoch1)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
@@ -1119,6 +1120,7 @@ func setupTestDBV2(t *testing.T) *DB {
 			payload_type INTEGER,
 			payload_version INTEGER,
 			decoded_json TEXT,
+			channel_hash TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 			created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
 		);
 
@@ -1202,12 +1204,12 @@ func TestGetChannelMessagesDedup(t *testing.T) {
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs2', 'Observer Two', 'SFO')`)
 
 	// Insert two transmissions with same hash to test dedup
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('AA', 'chanmsg00000001', '2026-01-15T10:00:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#general","text":"User1: Hello","sender":"User1"}')`)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#general","text":"User1: Hello","sender":"User1"}', '#general')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('BB', 'chanmsg00000002', '2026-01-15T10:01:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#general","text":"User2: World","sender":"User2"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#general","text":"User2: World","sender":"User2"}', '#general')`)
 
 	// Observations: first msg seen by two observers (dedup), second by one
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
@@ -1251,9 +1253,9 @@ func TestGetChannelMessagesNoSender(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs1', 'Observer One', 'SJC')`)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('CC', 'chanmsg00000003', '2026-01-15T10:02:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#noname","text":"plain text no colon"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#noname","text":"plain text no colon"}', '#noname')`)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
 		VALUES (1, 1, 12.0, -90, null, 1736935300)`)
 
@@ -1356,9 +1358,9 @@ func TestGetChannelMessagesObserverFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Observer with ID but no name entry (observer_idx won't match)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('AA', 'chanmsg00000004', '2026-01-15T10:00:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#obs","text":"Sender: Test","sender":"Sender"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#obs","text":"Sender: Test","sender":"Sender"}', '#obs')`)
 	// Observation without observer (observer_idx = NULL)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
 		VALUES (1, NULL, 12.0, -90, null, 1736935200)`)
@@ -1380,12 +1382,12 @@ func TestGetChannelsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs1', 'Observer', 'SJC')`)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('AA', 'chan1hash', '2026-01-15T10:00:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#alpha","text":"Alice: Hello","sender":"Alice"}')`)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#alpha","text":"Alice: Hello","sender":"Alice"}', '#alpha')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('BB', 'chan2hash', '2026-01-15T10:01:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#beta","text":"Bob: World","sender":"Bob"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#beta","text":"Bob: World","sender":"Bob"}', '#beta')`)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
 		VALUES ('CC', 'chan3hash', '2026-01-15T10:02:00Z', 1, 5,
 		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"","text":"No channel"}')`)
@@ -1468,13 +1470,13 @@ func TestGetChannelsStaleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs2', 'Observer2', 'SFO')`)
 
 	// Older message (first_seen T1)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('AA', 'oldhash1', '2026-01-15T10:00:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Alice: Old message","sender":"Alice"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Alice: Old message","sender":"Alice"}', '#test')`)
 	// Newer message (first_seen T2 > T1)
-	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
 		VALUES ('BB', 'newhash2', '2026-01-15T10:05:00Z', 1, 5,
-		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Bob: New message","sender":"Bob"}')`)
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#test","text":"Bob: New message","sender":"Bob"}', '#test')`)
 
 	// Observations: older message re-observed AFTER newer message (stale scenario)
 	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, timestamp)
@@ -1504,6 +1506,61 @@ func TestGetChannelsStaleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetChannelsRegionFiltering(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs1', 'Observer1', 'SJC')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observers (id, name, iata) VALUES ('obs2', 'Observer2', 'SFO')`)
+
+	// Channel message seen only in SJC
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('AA', 'hash1', '2026-01-15T10:00:00Z', 1, 5,
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#sjc-only","text":"Alice: Hello SJC","sender":"Alice"}', '#sjc-only')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, timestamp)
+		VALUES (1, 1, 12.0, -90, 1736935200)`)
+
+	// Channel message seen only in SFO
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('BB', 'hash2', '2026-01-15T10:05:00Z', 1, 5,
+		'{"type":"CHAN","channel":"#sfo-only","text":"Bob: Hello SFO","sender":"Bob"}', '#sfo-only')`)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, timestamp)
+		VALUES (2, 2, 14.0, -88, 1736935500)`)
+
+	// No region filter — both channels
+	all, err := db.GetChannels()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(all) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 channels without region filter, got %d", len(all))
+	}
+
+	// Filter SJC — only #sjc-only
+	sjc, err := db.GetChannels("SJC")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(sjc) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 channel for SJC, got %d", len(sjc))
+	}
+	if sjc[0]["name"] != "#sjc-only" {
+		t.Errorf("expected channel '#sjc-only', got %q", sjc[0]["name"])
+	}
+
+	// Filter SFO — only #sfo-only
+	sfo, err := db.GetChannels("SFO")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(sfo) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 channel for SFO, got %d", len(sfo))
+	}
+	if sfo[0]["name"] != "#sfo-only" {
+		t.Errorf("expected channel '#sfo-only', got %q", sfo[0]["name"])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNodeTelemetryFields(t *testing.T) {
 	db := setupTestDB(t)
 	defer db.Close()

cmd/server/decoder.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate"
 )
 
 // Route type constants (header bits 1-0)
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ type Payload struct {
 	Timestamp       uint32       `json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 	TimestampISO    string       `json:"timestampISO,omitempty"`
 	Signature       string       `json:"signature,omitempty"`
+	SignatureValid  *bool        `json:"signatureValid,omitempty"`
 	Flags           *AdvertFlags `json:"flags,omitempty"`
 	Lat             *float64     `json:"lat,omitempty"`
 	Lon             *float64     `json:"lon,omitempty"`
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ type DecodedPacket struct {
 	Path           Path            `json:"path"`
 	Payload        Payload         `json:"payload"`
 	Raw            string          `json:"raw"`
+	Anomaly        string          `json:"anomaly,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func decodeHeader(b byte) Header {
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ func decodeAck(buf []byte) Payload {
 	}
 }
 
-func decodeAdvert(buf []byte) Payload {
+func decodeAdvert(buf []byte, validateSignatures bool) Payload {
 	if len(buf) < 100 {
 		return Payload{Type: "ADVERT", Error: "too short for advert", RawHex: hex.EncodeToString(buf)}
 	}
@@ -206,6 +210,16 @@ func decodeAdvert(buf []byte) Payload {
 		Signature:    signature,
 	}
 
+	if validateSignatures {
+		valid, err := sigvalidate.ValidateAdvert(buf[0:32], buf[36:100], timestamp, appdata)
+		if err != nil {
+			f := false
+			p.SignatureValid = &f
+		} else {
+			p.SignatureValid = &valid
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(appdata) > 0 {
 		flags := appdata[0]
 		advType := int(flags & 0x0F)
@@ -308,7 +322,7 @@ func decodeTrace(buf []byte) Payload {
 	return p
 }
 
-func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte) Payload {
+func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte, validateSignatures bool) Payload {
 	switch payloadType {
 	case PayloadREQ:
 		return decodeEncryptedPayload("REQ", buf)
@@ -319,7 +333,7 @@ func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte) Payload {
 	case PayloadACK:
 		return decodeAck(buf)
 	case PayloadADVERT:
-		return decodeAdvert(buf)
+		return decodeAdvert(buf, validateSignatures)
 	case PayloadGRP_TXT:
 		return decodeGrpTxt(buf)
 	case PayloadANON_REQ:
@@ -334,7 +348,7 @@ func decodePayload(payloadType int, buf []byte) Payload {
 }
 
 // DecodePacket decodes a hex-encoded MeshCore packet.
-func DecodePacket(hexString string) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
+func DecodePacket(hexString string, validateSignatures bool) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, " ", "")
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, "\n", "")
 	hexString = strings.ReplaceAll(hexString, "\r", "")
@@ -372,25 +386,37 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
 	offset += bytesConsumed
 
 	payloadBuf := buf[offset:]
-	payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf)
+	payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf, validateSignatures)
 
 	// TRACE packets store hop IDs in the payload (buf[9:]) rather than the header
-	// path field. The header path byte still encodes hashSize in bits 6-7, which
-	// we use to split the payload path data into individual hop prefixes.
-	// The header path contains SNR bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
+	// path field. Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type 2 or 3);
+	// FLOOD-routed TRACEs are anomalous but handled gracefully (parsed, but
+	// flagged). The TRACE flags byte (payload offset 8) encodes path_sz in
+	// bits 0-1 as a power-of-two exponent: hash_bytes = 1 << path_sz.
+	// NOT the header path byte's hash_size bits. The header path contains SNR
+	// bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
 	// We expose hopsCompleted (count of SNR bytes) so consumers can distinguish
 	// how far the trace got vs the full intended route.
+	var anomaly string
 	if header.PayloadType == PayloadTRACE && payload.PathData != "" {
+		// Flag anomalous routing — firmware only sends TRACE as DIRECT
+		if header.RouteType != RouteDirect && header.RouteType != RouteTransportDirect {
+			anomaly = "TRACE packet with non-DIRECT routing (expected DIRECT or TRANSPORT_DIRECT)"
+		}
 		// The header path hops count represents SNR entries = completed hops
 		hopsCompleted := path.HashCount
 		pathBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(payload.PathData)
-		if err == nil && path.HashSize > 0 {
-			hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/path.HashSize)
-			for i := 0; i+path.HashSize <= len(pathBytes); i += path.HashSize {
-				hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+path.HashSize])))
+		if err == nil && payload.TraceFlags != nil {
+			// path_sz from flags byte is a power-of-two exponent per firmware:
+			// hash_bytes = 1 << (flags & 0x03)
+			pathSz := 1 << (*payload.TraceFlags & 0x03)
+			hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/pathSz)
+			for i := 0; i+pathSz <= len(pathBytes); i += pathSz {
+				hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+pathSz])))
 			}
 			path.Hops = hops
 			path.HashCount = len(hops)
+			path.HashSize = pathSz
 			path.HopsCompleted = &hopsCompleted
 		}
 	}
@@ -411,6 +437,7 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string) (*DecodedPacket, error) {
 		Path:           path,
 		Payload:        payload,
 		Raw:            strings.ToUpper(hexString),
+		Anomaly:        anomaly,
 	}, nil
 }
 

cmd/server/decoder_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TransportFloodHasCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	// Path byte: 0x00 (hashSize=1, hashCount=0)
 	// Payload: at least some bytes for GRP_TXT
 	hex := "14AABBCCDD00112233445566778899"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ func TestDecodePacket_FloodHasNoCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	// Path byte: 0x00 (no hops)
 	// Some payload bytes
 	hex := "110011223344556677889900AABBCCDD"
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ func TestZeroHopDirectHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// pathByte=0x00 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=0 → should get HashSize=0
 	// Need at least a few payload bytes after pathByte.
 	hex := "02" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ func TestZeroHopDirectHashSizeWithNonZeroUpperBits(t *testing.T) {
 	// pathByte=0x40 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=01 → should still get HashSize=0
 	// because hash_count is zero (lower 6 bits are 0).
 	hex := "02" + "40" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ func TestZeroHopTransportDirectHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// TRANSPORT_DIRECT (RouteType=3) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x03
 	// 4 bytes transport codes + pathByte=0x00 → hash_count=0 → should get HashSize=0
 	hex := "03" + "11223344" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ func TestZeroHopTransportDirectHashSizeWithNonZeroUpperBits(t *testing.T) {
 	// TRANSPORT_DIRECT (RouteType=3) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x03
 	// 4 bytes transport codes + pathByte=0xC0 → hash_count=0, hash_size bits=11 → should still get HashSize=0
 	hex := "03" + "11223344" + "C0" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ func TestNonDirectZeroPathByteKeepsHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// FLOOD (RouteType=1) + REQ (PayloadType=0) → header byte = 0x01
 	// pathByte=0x00 → even though hash_count=0, non-DIRECT should keep HashSize=1
 	hex := "01" + "00" + repeatHex("AA", 20)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ func TestDirectNonZeroHopKeepsHashSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// pathByte=0x01 → hash_count=1, hash_size=1 → should keep HashSize=1
 	// Need 1 hop hash byte after pathByte.
 	hex := "02" + "01" + repeatHex("BB", 21)
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceHopsCompleted(t *testing.T) {
 		"00" + // flags = 0
 		"DEADBEEF" // 4 hops (1-byte hash each)
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -354,6 +357,10 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceHopsCompleted(t *testing.T) {
 	if *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("expected HopsCompleted=2, got %d", *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted)
 	}
+	// FLOOD routing for TRACE is anomalous
+	if pkt.Anomaly == "" {
+		t.Error("expected anomaly flag for FLOOD-routed TRACE")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDecodePacket_TraceNoSNR(t *testing.T) {
@@ -365,7 +372,7 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceNoSNR(t *testing.T) {
 		"00" + // flags
 		"AABBCC" // 3 hops intended
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -389,7 +396,7 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceFullyCompleted(t *testing.T) {
 		"00" + // flags
 		"DDEEFF" // 3 hops intended
 
-	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex)
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -403,3 +410,173 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceFullyCompleted(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected 3 hops, got %d", len(pkt.Path.Hops))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDecodePacket_TraceFlags1_TwoBytePathSz(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRACE with flags=1 → path_sz = 1 << (1 & 0x03) = 2-byte hashes
+	// Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type=2), so header byte =
+	// (0<<6)|(9<<2)|2 = 0x26. path_length 0x00 = 0 SNR bytes.
+	hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
+		"01000000" + // tag
+		"02000000" + // authCode
+		"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
+		"AABBCCDD" // 4 bytes = 2 hops of 2-byte each
+
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (2-byte path_sz), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
+	}
+	if pkt.Path.HashSize != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected HashSize=2, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
+	}
+	if pkt.Anomaly != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected no anomaly for DIRECT TRACE, got %q", pkt.Anomaly)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodePacket_TraceFlags2_FourBytePathSz(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRACE with flags=2 → path_sz = 1 << (2 & 0x03) = 4-byte hashes
+	// DIRECT route_type (0x26)
+	hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
+		"01000000" + // tag
+		"02000000" + // authCode
+		"02" + // flags = 2 → path_sz = 4
+		"AABBCCDD11223344" // 8 bytes = 2 hops of 4-byte each
+
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (4-byte path_sz), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
+	}
+	if pkt.Path.HashSize != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("expected HashSize=4, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodePacket_TracePathSzUnevenPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRACE with flags=1 → path_sz=2, but 5 bytes of path data (not evenly divisible)
+	// Should produce 2 hops (4 bytes) and ignore the trailing byte
+	hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
+		"01000000" + // tag
+		"02000000" + // authCode
+		"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
+		"AABBCCDDEE" // 5 bytes → 2 hops, 1 byte remainder ignored
+
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (trailing byte ignored), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodePacket_TraceTransportDirect(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRACE via TRANSPORT_DIRECT (route_type=3) — includes 4 transport code bytes
+	// header: (0<<6)|(9<<2)|3 = 0x27
+	hex := "27" + // header (TRANSPORT_DIRECT+TRACE)
+		"AABB" + "CCDD" + // transport codes (2+2 bytes)
+		"02" + // path_length: hash_count=2 SNR bytes
+		"EEFF" + // 2 SNR bytes
+		"01000000" + // tag
+		"02000000" + // authCode
+		"00" + // flags = 0 → path_sz = 1
+		"112233" // 3 hops (1-byte each)
+
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if pkt.TransportCodes == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected transport codes for TRANSPORT_DIRECT")
+	}
+	if pkt.TransportCodes.Code1 != "AABB" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Code1=AABB, got %s", pkt.TransportCodes.Code1)
+	}
+	if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 hops, got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
+	}
+	if pkt.Path.HopsCompleted == nil || *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected HopsCompleted=2, got %v", pkt.Path.HopsCompleted)
+	}
+	if pkt.Anomaly != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected no anomaly for TRANSPORT_DIRECT TRACE, got %q", pkt.Anomaly)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodePacket_TraceFloodRouteAnomaly(t *testing.T) {
+	// TRACE via FLOOD (route_type=1) — anomalous per firmware (firmware only
+	// sends TRACE as DIRECT). Should still parse but flag the anomaly.
+	hex := "2500" + // header (FLOOD+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
+		"01000000" + // tag
+		"02000000" + // authCode
+		"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
+		"AABBCCDD" // 4 bytes = 2 hops of 2-byte each
+
+	pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not crash on anomalous FLOOD+TRACE: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 hops even for anomalous FLOOD route, got %d", len(pkt.Path.Hops))
+	}
+	if pkt.Anomaly == "" {
+		t.Error("expected anomaly flag for FLOOD-routed TRACE, got empty string")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeAdvertSignatureValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, priv, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var timestamp uint32 = 1234567890
+	appdata := []byte{0x02} // flags: repeater, no extras
+
+	// Build signed message: pubKey(32) + timestamp(4 LE) + appdata
+	msg := make([]byte, 32+4+len(appdata))
+	copy(msg[0:32], pub)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(msg[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(msg[36:], appdata)
+	sig := ed25519.Sign(priv, msg)
+
+	// Build a raw advert buffer: pubKey(32) + timestamp(4) + signature(64) + appdata
+	buf := make([]byte, 100+len(appdata))
+	copy(buf[0:32], pub)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(buf[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(buf[36:100], sig)
+	copy(buf[100:], appdata)
+
+	// With validation enabled
+	p := decodeAdvert(buf, true)
+	if p.SignatureValid == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected SignatureValid to be set")
+	}
+	if !*p.SignatureValid {
+		t.Error("expected valid signature")
+	}
+	if p.PubKey != hex.EncodeToString(pub) {
+		t.Errorf("pubkey mismatch: got %s", p.PubKey)
+	}
+
+	// Tamper with signature → invalid
+	buf[40] ^= 0xFF
+	p = decodeAdvert(buf, true)
+	if p.SignatureValid == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected SignatureValid to be set")
+	}
+	if *p.SignatureValid {
+		t.Error("expected invalid signature after tampering")
+	}
+
+	// Without validation → SignatureValid should be nil
+	p = decodeAdvert(buf, false)
+	if p.SignatureValid != nil {
+		t.Error("expected SignatureValid to be nil when validation disabled")
+	}
+}

cmd/server/encrypted_channels_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// seedEncryptedChannelData adds undecryptable GRP_TXT packets to the test DB.
+func seedEncryptedChannelData(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
+	t.Helper()
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	recent := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	recentEpoch := now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()
+
+	// Two encrypted GRP_TXT packets on channel hash "A1B2"
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('EE01', 'enc_hash_001', ?, 1, 5, '{"type":"GRP_TXT","channelHashHex":"A1B2","decryptionStatus":"no_key"}', 'enc_A1B2')`, recent)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO transmissions (raw_hex, hash, first_seen, route_type, payload_type, decoded_json, channel_hash)
+		VALUES ('EE02', 'enc_hash_002', ?, 1, 5, '{"type":"GRP_TXT","channelHashHex":"A1B2","decryptionStatus":"no_key"}', 'enc_A1B2')`, recent)
+
+	// Observations for both
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES ((SELECT id FROM transmissions WHERE hash='enc_hash_001'), 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+	db.conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO observations (transmission_id, observer_idx, snr, rssi, path_json, timestamp)
+		VALUES ((SELECT id FROM transmissions WHERE hash='enc_hash_002'), 1, 10.0, -90, '[]', ?)`, recentEpoch)
+}
+
+func TestGetEncryptedChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+	seedTestData(t, db)
+	seedEncryptedChannelData(t, db)
+
+	channels, err := db.GetEncryptedChannels()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(channels) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 encrypted channel, got %d", len(channels))
+	}
+	ch := channels[0]
+	if ch["hash"] != "enc_A1B2" {
+		t.Errorf("expected hash enc_A1B2, got %v", ch["hash"])
+	}
+	if ch["encrypted"] != true {
+		t.Errorf("expected encrypted=true, got %v", ch["encrypted"])
+	}
+	if ch["messageCount"] != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected messageCount=2, got %v", ch["messageCount"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChannelsAPIExcludesEncrypted(t *testing.T) {
+	_, router := setupTestServer(t)
+	// Seed encrypted data into the server's DB
+	// setupTestServer uses seedTestData which has no encrypted packets,
+	// so default /api/channels should NOT include encrypted channels.
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/channels", 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{}
+	json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body)
+	channels := body["channels"].([]interface{})
+
+	for _, ch := range channels {
+		m := ch.(map[string]interface{})
+		if enc, ok := m["encrypted"]; ok && enc == true {
+			t.Errorf("default /api/channels should not include encrypted channels, found: %v", m["hash"])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChannelsAPIIncludesEncryptedWithParam(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+	// Add encrypted data to the server's DB
+	seedEncryptedChannelData(t, srv.db)
+	// Reload store so in-memory also has the data
+	store := NewPacketStore(srv.db, nil)
+	if err := store.Load(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("store.Load: %v", err)
+	}
+	srv.store = store
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/channels?includeEncrypted=true", 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{}
+	json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body)
+	channels := body["channels"].([]interface{})
+
+	foundEncrypted := false
+	for _, ch := range channels {
+		m := ch.(map[string]interface{})
+		if enc, ok := m["encrypted"]; ok && enc == true {
+			foundEncrypted = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !foundEncrypted {
+		t.Error("expected encrypted channels with includeEncrypted=true, found none")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChannelMessagesExcludesEncrypted(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+	seedEncryptedChannelData(t, srv.db)
+	store := NewPacketStore(srv.db, nil)
+	if err := store.Load(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("store.Load: %v", err)
+	}
+	srv.store = store
+
+	// Request messages for the encrypted channel — should return empty
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/channels/enc_A1B2/messages", 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{}
+	json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body)
+	messages, ok := body["messages"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		// messages might be null/missing — that's fine, means no messages
+		return
+	}
+	// Encrypted messages should not be returned as readable messages
+	for _, msg := range messages {
+		m := msg.(map[string]interface{})
+		if text, ok := m["text"].(string); ok && text != "" {
+			t.Errorf("encrypted channel should not return readable messages, got text: %s", text)
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/server/eviction_test.go

@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ func makeTestStore(count int, startTime time.Time, intervalMin int) *PacketStore
 
 		// Subpath index
 		addTxToSubpathIndex(store.spIndex, tx)
+
+		// Track bytes for self-accounting
+		store.trackedBytes += estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+		for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+			store.trackedBytes += estimateStoreObsBytes(obs)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return store
@@ -166,43 +172,43 @@ func TestEvictStale_MemoryBasedEviction(t *testing.T) {
 	// All packets are recent (1h old) so time-based won't trigger.
 	store.retentionHours = 24
 	store.maxMemoryMB = 3
-	// Inject deterministic estimator: simulates 6MB (over 3MB limit).
-	// Uses packet count so it scales correctly after eviction.
-	store.memoryEstimator = func() float64 {
-		return float64(len(store.packets)*5120+store.totalObs*500) / 1048576.0
-	}
+	// Set trackedBytes to simulate 6MB (over 3MB limit).
+	store.trackedBytes = 6 * 1048576
 
 	evicted := store.EvictStale()
 	if evicted == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("expected some evictions for memory cap")
 	}
-	estMB := store.estimatedMemoryMB()
-	if estMB > 3.5 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected <=3.5MB after eviction, got %.1fMB", estMB)
+	// 25% safety cap should limit to 250 per pass
+	if evicted > 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("25%% safety cap violated: evicted %d", evicted)
+	}
+	// trackedBytes should have decreased
+	if store.trackedBytes >= 6*1048576 {
+		t.Fatal("trackedBytes should have decreased after eviction")
 	}
 }
 
-// TestEvictStale_MemoryBasedEviction_UnderestimatedHeap verifies that eviction
-// fires correctly when actual heap is much larger than a formula-based estimate
-// would report — the scenario that caused OOM kills in production.
+// TestEvictStale_MemoryBasedEviction_UnderestimatedHeap verifies that the 25%
+// safety cap prevents cascading eviction even when trackedBytes is very high.
 func TestEvictStale_MemoryBasedEviction_UnderestimatedHeap(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	store := makeTestStore(1000, now.Add(-1*time.Hour), 0)
 	store.retentionHours = 24
 	store.maxMemoryMB = 500
-	// Simulate actual heap 5x over budget (like production: ~5GB actual vs ~1GB limit).
-	store.memoryEstimator = func() float64 {
-		return 2500.0 // 2500MB actual vs 500MB limit
-	}
+	// Simulate trackedBytes 5x over budget.
+	store.trackedBytes = 2500 * 1048576
 
 	evicted := store.EvictStale()
 	if evicted == 0 {
-		t.Fatal("expected evictions when heap is 5x over limit")
+		t.Fatal("expected evictions when tracked is 5x over limit")
 	}
-	// Should keep roughly 500/2500 * 0.9 = 18% of packets → ~180 of 1000.
-	remaining := len(store.packets)
-	if remaining > 250 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected most packets evicted (heap 5x over), but %d of 1000 remain", remaining)
+	// Safety cap: max 25% per pass = 250
+	if evicted > 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("25%% safety cap violated: evicted %d of 1000", evicted)
+	}
+	if evicted != 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 250 evicted (25%% cap), got %d", evicted)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +245,79 @@ func TestEvictStale_CleansNodeIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEvictStale_CleansResolvedPathNodeIndexes(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := &PacketStore{
+		packets:       make([]*StoreTx, 0),
+		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),
+		spIndex:       make(map[string]int),
+		distHops:      make([]distHopRecord, 0),
+		distPaths:     make([]distPathRecord, 0),
+		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,
+		retentionHours: 24,
+	}
+
+	// Create a packet indexed only via resolved_path (no decoded JSON pubkeys)
+	relayPK := "relay0001abcdef"
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ID:        1,
+		Hash:      "hash_rp_001",
+		FirstSeen: now.Add(-48 * time.Hour).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	}
+	rpPtr := &relayPK
+	obs := &StoreObs{
+		ID:             100,
+		TransmissionID: 1,
+		ObserverID:     "obs0",
+		Timestamp:      tx.FirstSeen,
+		ResolvedPath:   []*string{rpPtr},
+	}
+	tx.Observations = append(tx.Observations, obs)
+	tx.ResolvedPath = []*string{rpPtr}
+
+	store.packets = append(store.packets, tx)
+	store.byHash[tx.Hash] = tx
+	store.byTxID[tx.ID] = tx
+	store.byObsID[obs.ID] = obs
+	store.byObserver["obs0"] = append(store.byObserver["obs0"], obs)
+
+	// Index via resolved_path
+	store.indexByNode(tx)
+
+	// Verify indexed
+	if len(store.byNode[relayPK]) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry in byNode[%s], got %d", relayPK, len(store.byNode[relayPK]))
+	}
+	if !store.nodeHashes[relayPK][tx.Hash] {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nodeHashes[%s] to contain %s", relayPK, tx.Hash)
+	}
+
+	evicted := store.EvictStale()
+	if evicted != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 evicted, got %d", evicted)
+	}
+
+	// Verify resolved_path entries are cleaned up
+	if len(store.byNode[relayPK]) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected byNode[%s] to be empty after eviction, got %d", relayPK, len(store.byNode[relayPK]))
+	}
+	if _, exists := store.nodeHashes[relayPK]; exists {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nodeHashes[%s] to be deleted after eviction", relayPK)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEvictStale_RunEvictionThreadSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	store := makeTestStore(20, now.Add(-48*time.Hour), 0)
@@ -302,3 +381,202 @@ func TestCacheTTLDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected default rfCacheTTL=15s, got %v", store.rfCacheTTL)
 	}
 }
+
+// --- Self-accounting memory tracking tests ---
+
+func TestTrackedBytes_IncreasesOnInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := makeTestStore(0, now, 0)
+	if store.trackedBytes != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0 trackedBytes for empty store, got %d", store.trackedBytes)
+	}
+
+	store2 := makeTestStore(10, now, 1)
+	if store2.trackedBytes <= 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected positive trackedBytes after inserting 10 packets")
+	}
+	// Each packet has 2 observations; should be roughly 10*(384+5*48) + 20*(192+2*48) = 10*624 + 20*288 = 12000
+	expectedMin := int64(10*600 + 20*250) // rough lower bound
+	if store2.trackedBytes < expectedMin {
+		t.Fatalf("trackedBytes %d seems too low (expected > %d)", store2.trackedBytes, expectedMin)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTrackedBytes_DecreasesOnEvict(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := makeTestStore(100, now.Add(-48*time.Hour), 0)
+	store.retentionHours = 24
+
+	beforeBytes := store.trackedBytes
+	if beforeBytes <= 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected positive trackedBytes before eviction")
+	}
+
+	evicted := store.EvictStale()
+	if evicted != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 100 evicted, got %d", evicted)
+	}
+	if store.trackedBytes != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0 trackedBytes after evicting all, got %d", store.trackedBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTrackedBytes_MatchesExpectedAfterMixedInsertEvict(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	// Create 100 packets, 50 old + 50 recent
+	store := makeTestStore(100, now.Add(-48*time.Hour), 0)
+	for i := 50; i < 100; i++ {
+		store.packets[i].FirstSeen = now.Add(-1 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	}
+	store.retentionHours = 24
+
+	totalBefore := store.trackedBytes
+
+	// Calculate expected bytes for first 50 packets (to be evicted)
+	var evictedBytes int64
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		tx := store.packets[i]
+		evictedBytes += estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+		for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+			evictedBytes += estimateStoreObsBytes(obs)
+		}
+	}
+
+	store.EvictStale()
+
+	expectedAfter := totalBefore - evictedBytes
+	if store.trackedBytes != expectedAfter {
+		t.Fatalf("trackedBytes %d != expected %d (before=%d, evicted=%d)",
+			store.trackedBytes, expectedAfter, totalBefore, evictedBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWatermarkHysteresis(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := makeTestStore(1000, now.Add(-1*time.Hour), 0)
+	store.retentionHours = 0 // no time-based eviction
+	store.maxMemoryMB = 1    // 1MB budget
+
+	// Set trackedBytes to just above high watermark
+	highWatermark := int64(1 * 1048576)
+	lowWatermark := int64(float64(highWatermark) * 0.85)
+	store.trackedBytes = highWatermark + 1
+
+	evicted := store.EvictStale()
+	if evicted == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected eviction when above high watermark")
+	}
+	if store.trackedBytes > lowWatermark+1024 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected trackedBytes near low watermark after eviction, got %d (low=%d)",
+			store.trackedBytes, lowWatermark)
+	}
+
+	// Now set trackedBytes to just below high watermark — should NOT trigger
+	store.trackedBytes = highWatermark - 1
+	evicted2 := store.EvictStale()
+	if evicted2 != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no eviction below high watermark, got %d", evicted2)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSafetyCap25Percent(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := makeTestStore(1000, now.Add(-1*time.Hour), 0)
+	store.retentionHours = 0
+	store.maxMemoryMB = 1
+
+	// Set trackedBytes way over limit to force maximum eviction
+	store.trackedBytes = 100 * 1048576 // 100MB vs 1MB limit
+
+	evicted := store.EvictStale()
+	// 25% of 1000 = 250
+	if evicted > 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("25%% safety cap violated: evicted %d of 1000 (max should be 250)", evicted)
+	}
+	if evicted != 250 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 250 evicted (25%% cap), got %d", evicted)
+	}
+	if len(store.packets) != 750 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 750 remaining, got %d", len(store.packets))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMultiplePassesConverge(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	store := makeTestStore(1000, now.Add(-1*time.Hour), 0)
+	store.retentionHours = 0
+	// Set budget to half the actual tracked bytes — requires ~2 passes
+	actualBytes := store.trackedBytes
+	store.maxMemoryMB = int(float64(actualBytes) / 1048576.0 / 2)
+	if store.maxMemoryMB < 1 {
+		store.maxMemoryMB = 1
+	}
+
+	totalEvicted := 0
+	for pass := 0; pass < 20; pass++ {
+		evicted := store.EvictStale()
+		if evicted == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		totalEvicted += evicted
+	}
+
+	// After convergence, trackedBytes should be at or below high watermark
+	// (may be between low and high due to hysteresis — that's fine)
+	highWatermark := int64(store.maxMemoryMB) * 1048576
+	if store.trackedBytes > highWatermark {
+		t.Fatalf("did not converge: trackedBytes=%d (%.1fMB) > highWatermark=%d after multiple passes",
+			store.trackedBytes, float64(store.trackedBytes)/1048576.0, highWatermark)
+	}
+	if totalEvicted == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected some evictions across multiple passes")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEstimateStoreTxBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      "aabbcc",
+		Hash:        "hash1234",
+		DecodedJSON: `{"pubKey":"pk1"}`,
+		PathJSON:    `["aa","bb"]`,
+	}
+	est := estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+	// Manual calculation: base + string lengths + index entries + perTxMaps + path hops + subpaths
+	hops := int64(len(txGetParsedPath(tx)))
+	manualCalc := int64(storeTxBaseBytes) + int64(len(tx.RawHex)+len(tx.Hash)+len(tx.DecodedJSON)+len(tx.PathJSON)) + int64(numIndexesPerTx*indexEntryBytes)
+	manualCalc += perTxMapsBytes
+	manualCalc += hops * perPathHopBytes
+	if hops > 1 {
+		manualCalc += (hops * (hops - 1) / 2) * perSubpathEntryBytes
+	}
+	if est != manualCalc {
+		t.Fatalf("estimateStoreTxBytes = %d, want %d (manual calc)", est, manualCalc)
+	}
+	if est < 600 || est > 1200 {
+		t.Fatalf("estimateStoreTxBytes = %d, expected in range [600, 1200]", est)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEstimateStoreObsBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	obs := &StoreObs{
+		ObserverID: "obs123",
+		PathJSON:   `["aa"]`,
+	}
+	est := estimateStoreObsBytes(obs)
+	// storeObsBaseBytes(192) + len(ObserverID=6) + len(PathJSON=6) + 2*48(96) = 300
+	expected := int64(192 + 6 + 6 + 2*48)
+	if est != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("estimateStoreObsBytes = %d, want %d", est, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEviction100K(b *testing.B) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		b.StopTimer()
+		store := makeTestStore(100000, now.Add(-48*time.Hour), 0)
+		store.retentionHours = 24
+		b.StartTimer()
+		store.EvictStale()
+	}
+}

cmd/server/go.mod

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/meshcore-analyzer/geofilter v0.0.0
+	github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate v0.0.0
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.34.5
 )
 
 replace github.com/meshcore-analyzer/geofilter => ../../internal/geofilter
 
+replace github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate => ../../internal/sigvalidate
+
 require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect

cmd/server/multibyte_capability_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+// setupCapabilityTestDB creates a minimal in-memory DB with nodes table.
+func setupCapabilityTestDB(t *testing.T) *DB {
+	t.Helper()
+	conn, err := sql.Open("sqlite", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	conn.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
+	conn.Exec(`CREATE TABLE nodes (
+		public_key TEXT PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT, role TEXT,
+		lat REAL, lon REAL, last_seen TEXT, first_seen TEXT,
+		advert_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, battery_mv INTEGER, temperature_c REAL
+	)`)
+	conn.Exec(`CREATE TABLE observers (
+		id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT, iata TEXT, last_seen TEXT,
+		first_seen TEXT, packet_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, model TEXT,
+		firmware TEXT, client_version TEXT, radio TEXT, battery_mv INTEGER,
+		uptime_secs INTEGER
+	)`)
+	return &DB{conn: conn}
+}
+
+// addTestPacket adds a StoreTx to the store's internal structures including
+// the byPathHop index and byPayloadType index.
+func addTestPacket(store *PacketStore, tx *StoreTx) {
+	store.mu.Lock()
+	defer store.mu.Unlock()
+	tx.ID = len(store.packets) + 1
+	if tx.Hash == "" {
+		tx.Hash = fmt.Sprintf("test-hash-%d", tx.ID)
+	}
+	store.packets = append(store.packets, tx)
+	store.byHash[tx.Hash] = tx
+	store.byTxID[tx.ID] = tx
+	if tx.PayloadType != nil {
+		store.byPayloadType[*tx.PayloadType] = append(store.byPayloadType[*tx.PayloadType], tx)
+	}
+	addTxToPathHopIndex(store.byPathHop, tx)
+}
+
+// buildPathByte returns a 2-char hex string for the path byte with given
+// hashSize (1-3) and hopCount.
+func buildPathByte(hashSize, hopCount int) string {
+	b := byte(((hashSize - 1) & 0x3) << 6) | byte(hopCount&0x3F)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%02x", b)
+}
+
+// makeTestAdvert creates a StoreTx representing a flood advert packet.
+func makeTestAdvert(pubkey string, hashSize int) *StoreTx {
+	decoded, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"pubKey": pubkey, "name": pubkey[:8]})
+	pt := 4
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(hashSize, 1)
+	prefix := strings.ToLower(pubkey[:hashSize*2])
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + prefix // flood header + path byte + hop prefix
+	return &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		DecodedJSON: string(decoded),
+		PathJSON:    `["` + prefix + `"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-11T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_Confirmed tests that a repeater advertising
+// with hash_size >= 2 is classified as "confirmed".
+func TestMultiByteCapability_Confirmed(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepA", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabbccdd11223344", 2))
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "confirmed" {
+		t.Errorf("expected confirmed, got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+	if caps[0].Evidence != "advert" {
+		t.Errorf("expected advert evidence, got %s", caps[0].Evidence)
+	}
+	if caps[0].MaxHashSize != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected maxHashSize 2, got %d", caps[0].MaxHashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_Suspected tests that a repeater whose prefix
+// appears in a multi-byte path is classified as "suspected".
+func TestMultiByteCapability_Suspected(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepB", "repeater", "2026-04-10T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// Non-advert packet with 2-byte hash in path, hop prefix matching node
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aabb"
+	pt := 1
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aabb"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "suspected" {
+		t.Errorf("expected suspected, got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+	if caps[0].Evidence != "path" {
+		t.Errorf("expected path evidence, got %s", caps[0].Evidence)
+	}
+	if caps[0].MaxHashSize != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected maxHashSize 2, got %d", caps[0].MaxHashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_Unknown tests that a repeater with only 1-byte
+// adverts and no multi-byte path appearances is classified as "unknown".
+func TestMultiByteCapability_Unknown(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepC", "repeater", "2026-04-08T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// Advert with 1-byte hash only
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabbccdd11223344", 1))
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "unknown" {
+		t.Errorf("expected unknown, got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+	if caps[0].MaxHashSize != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected maxHashSize 1, got %d", caps[0].MaxHashSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_PrefixCollision tests that when two repeaters
+// share the same prefix, one confirmed via advert, the other gets
+// suspected (not confirmed) from path data alone.
+func TestMultiByteCapability_PrefixCollision(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	// Two repeaters sharing 1-byte prefix "aa"
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabb000000000001", "RepConfirmed", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aacc000000000002", "RepOther", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// RepConfirmed has a 2-byte advert
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabb000000000001", 2))
+
+	// A packet with 2-byte path containing 1-byte hop "aa" — both share this prefix
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aa"
+	pt := 1
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aa"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 entries, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+
+	capByName := map[string]MultiByteCapEntry{}
+	for _, c := range caps {
+		capByName[c.Name] = c
+	}
+
+	if capByName["RepConfirmed"].Status != "confirmed" {
+		t.Errorf("RepConfirmed expected confirmed, got %s", capByName["RepConfirmed"].Status)
+	}
+	if capByName["RepOther"].Status != "suspected" {
+		t.Errorf("RepOther expected suspected, got %s", capByName["RepOther"].Status)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_TraceExcluded tests that TRACE packets (payload_type 8)
+// do NOT contribute to "suspected" multi-byte capability. TRACE packets carry
+// hash size in their own flags, so pre-1.14 repeaters can forward multi-byte
+// TRACEs without actually supporting multi-byte hashes. See #714.
+func TestMultiByteCapability_TraceExcluded(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepTrace", "repeater", "2026-04-10T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// TRACE packet (payload_type 8) with 2-byte hash in path
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aabb"
+	pt := 8
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aabb"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "unknown" {
+		t.Errorf("expected unknown (TRACE excluded), got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_NonTraceStillSuspected verifies that non-TRACE packets
+// with 2-byte paths still correctly mark a repeater as "suspected".
+func TestMultiByteCapability_NonTraceStillSuspected(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepNonTrace", "repeater", "2026-04-10T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// GRP_TXT packet (payload_type 1) with 2-byte hash in path
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aabb"
+	pt := 1
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aabb"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "suspected" {
+		t.Errorf("expected suspected, got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_ConfirmedUnaffectedByTraceExclusion verifies that
+// "confirmed" status from adverts is not affected by the TRACE exclusion.
+func TestMultiByteCapability_ConfirmedUnaffectedByTraceExclusion(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepConfirmedTrace", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// Advert with 2-byte hash (confirms capability)
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabbccdd11223344", 2))
+
+	// TRACE packet also present — should not downgrade confirmed status
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aabb"
+	pt := 8
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aabb"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "confirmed" {
+		t.Errorf("expected confirmed (unaffected by TRACE), got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_CompanionConfirmed tests that a companion with
+// multi-byte advert is classified as "confirmed", not "unknown" (Bug 1, #754).
+func TestMultiByteCapability_CompanionConfirmed(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "CompA", "companion", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabbccdd11223344", 2))
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+	if caps[0].Status != "confirmed" {
+		t.Errorf("expected confirmed for companion, got %s", caps[0].Status)
+	}
+	if caps[0].Role != "companion" {
+		t.Errorf("expected role companion, got %s", caps[0].Role)
+	}
+	if caps[0].Evidence != "advert" {
+		t.Errorf("expected advert evidence, got %s", caps[0].Evidence)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_RoleColumnPopulated tests that the Role field is
+// populated for all node types (Bug 2, #754).
+func TestMultiByteCapability_RoleColumnPopulated(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabb000000000001", "Rep1", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"ccdd000000000002", "Comp1", "companion", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"eeff000000000003", "Room1", "room_server", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("aabb000000000001", 2))
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("ccdd000000000002", 2))
+	addTestPacket(store, makeTestAdvert("eeff000000000003", 1))
+
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	if len(caps) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 entries, got %d", len(caps))
+	}
+
+	roleByName := map[string]string{}
+	for _, c := range caps {
+		roleByName[c.Name] = c.Role
+	}
+	if roleByName["Rep1"] != "repeater" {
+		t.Errorf("Rep1 role: expected repeater, got %s", roleByName["Rep1"])
+	}
+	if roleByName["Comp1"] != "companion" {
+		t.Errorf("Comp1 role: expected companion, got %s", roleByName["Comp1"])
+	}
+	if roleByName["Room1"] != "room_server" {
+		t.Errorf("Room1 role: expected room_server, got %s", roleByName["Room1"])
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultiByteCapability_AdopterEvidenceTakesPrecedence tests that when
+// adopter data shows hashSize >= 2 but path evidence says "suspected",
+// the node is upgraded to "confirmed" (Bug 3, #754).
+func TestMultiByteCapability_AdopterEvidenceTakesPrecedence(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupCapabilityTestDB(t)
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"aabbccdd11223344", "RepAdopter", "repeater", "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z")
+
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+
+	// Only a path-based packet (no advert) — would normally be "suspected"
+	pathByte := buildPathByte(2, 1)
+	rawHex := "01" + pathByte + "aabb"
+	pt := 1
+	pkt := &StoreTx{
+		RawHex:      rawHex,
+		PayloadType: &pt,
+		PathJSON:    `["aabb"]`,
+		FirstSeen:   "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
+	}
+	addTestPacket(store, pkt)
+
+	// Without adopter data: should be suspected
+	caps := store.computeMultiByteCapability(nil)
+	capByName := map[string]MultiByteCapEntry{}
+	for _, c := range caps {
+		capByName[c.Name] = c
+	}
+	if capByName["RepAdopter"].Status != "suspected" {
+		t.Errorf("without adopter data: expected suspected, got %s", capByName["RepAdopter"].Status)
+	}
+
+	// With adopter data showing hashSize 2: should be confirmed
+	adopterHS := map[string]int{"aabbccdd11223344": 2}
+	caps = store.computeMultiByteCapability(adopterHS)
+	capByName = map[string]MultiByteCapEntry{}
+	for _, c := range caps {
+		capByName[c.Name] = c
+	}
+	if capByName["RepAdopter"].Status != "confirmed" {
+		t.Errorf("with adopter data: expected confirmed, got %s", capByName["RepAdopter"].Status)
+	}
+	if capByName["RepAdopter"].Evidence != "advert" {
+		t.Errorf("with adopter data: expected advert evidence, got %s", capByName["RepAdopter"].Evidence)
+	}
+}

cmd/server/neighbor_api.go

@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleNodeNeighbors(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		entries = append(entries, entry)
 	}
 
+	// Defense-in-depth: deduplicate unresolved prefix entries that match
+	// resolved pubkey entries in the same neighbor set (fixes #698).
+	entries = dedupPrefixEntries(entries)
+
 	// Sort by score descending.
 	sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return entries[i].Score > entries[j].Score
@@ -369,5 +373,97 @@ func (s *Server) buildNodeInfoMap() map[string]nodeInfo {
 	for _, n := range nodes {
 		m[strings.ToLower(n.PublicKey)] = n
 	}
+
+	// Enrich observer-only nodes: if an observer pubkey isn't already in the
+	// map (i.e. it's not also a repeater/companion), add it with role "observer".
+	if s.db != nil {
+		rows, err := s.db.conn.Query("SELECT id, name FROM observers")
+		if err == nil {
+			defer rows.Close()
+			for rows.Next() {
+				var id, name string
+				if rows.Scan(&id, &name) != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				key := strings.ToLower(id)
+				if _, exists := m[key]; !exists {
+					m[key] = nodeInfo{PublicKey: id, Name: name, Role: "observer"}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return m
 }
+
+// dedupPrefixEntries merges unresolved prefix entries with resolved pubkey entries
+// where the prefix is a prefix of the resolved pubkey. Defense-in-depth for #698.
+func dedupPrefixEntries(entries []NeighborEntry) []NeighborEntry {
+	if len(entries) < 2 {
+		return entries
+	}
+
+	// Mark indices of unresolved entries to remove after merging.
+	remove := make(map[int]bool)
+
+	for i := range entries {
+		if entries[i].Pubkey != nil {
+			continue // only check unresolved (no pubkey)
+		}
+		prefix := strings.ToLower(entries[i].Prefix)
+		if prefix == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Find all resolved entries matching this prefix.
+		matchIdx := -1
+		matchCount := 0
+		for j := range entries {
+			if i == j || entries[j].Pubkey == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(*entries[j].Pubkey), prefix) {
+				matchIdx = j
+				matchCount++
+			}
+		}
+		// Only merge when exactly one resolved entry matches — ambiguous
+		// prefixes that match multiple resolved neighbors must not be
+		// arbitrarily assigned to one of them.
+		if matchCount != 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		j := matchIdx
+
+		// Merge counts from unresolved into resolved.
+		entries[j].Count += entries[i].Count
+
+		// Preserve higher LastSeen.
+		if entries[i].LastSeen > entries[j].LastSeen {
+			entries[j].LastSeen = entries[i].LastSeen
+		}
+
+		// Merge observers.
+		obsSet := make(map[string]bool)
+		for _, o := range entries[j].Observers {
+			obsSet[o] = true
+		}
+		for _, o := range entries[i].Observers {
+			obsSet[o] = true
+		}
+		entries[j].Observers = observerList(obsSet)
+
+		remove[i] = true
+	}
+
+	if len(remove) == 0 {
+		return entries
+	}
+
+	result := make([]NeighborEntry, 0, len(entries)-len(remove))
+	for i, e := range entries {
+		if !remove[i] {
+			result = append(result, e)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}

cmd/server/neighbor_api_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
 
 // ─── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -457,3 +459,69 @@ func TestNeighborGraphAPI_ResponseShape(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── Tests: buildNodeInfoMap observer enrichment (#753) ────────────────────────
+
+func TestBuildNodeInfoMap_ObserverEnrichment(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temp SQLite DB with nodes and observers tables.
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	dbPath := tmpDir + "/test.db"
+
+	conn, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	// Create tables
+	for _, stmt := range []string{
+		"CREATE TABLE nodes (public_key TEXT, name TEXT, role TEXT, lat REAL, lon REAL)",
+		"CREATE TABLE observers (id TEXT, name TEXT)",
+		"INSERT INTO nodes VALUES ('AAAA1111', 'Repeater-1', 'repeater', 0, 0)",
+		"INSERT INTO observers VALUES ('BBBB2222', 'Observer-Alpha')",
+		"INSERT INTO observers VALUES ('AAAA1111', 'Obs-also-repeater')",
+	} {
+		if _, err := conn.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("exec %q: %v", stmt, err)
+		}
+	}
+	conn.Close()
+
+	// Open via our DB wrapper
+	db, err := OpenDB(dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer db.conn.Close()
+
+	// Build a PacketStore with this DB (minimal — just need getCachedNodesAndPM)
+	store := NewPacketStore(db, nil)
+	store.Load()
+
+	srv := &Server{
+		db:        db,
+		store:     store,
+		perfStats: NewPerfStats(),
+	}
+
+	m := srv.buildNodeInfoMap()
+
+	// AAAA1111 should be from nodes table (repeater), NOT overwritten by observer
+	if info, ok := m["aaaa1111"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("expected aaaa1111 in map")
+	} else if info.Role != "repeater" {
+		t.Errorf("expected role=repeater for aaaa1111, got %q", info.Role)
+	}
+
+	// BBBB2222 should be enriched from observers table
+	if info, ok := m["bbbb2222"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("expected bbbb2222 in map (observer-only node)")
+	} else {
+		if info.Role != "observer" {
+			t.Errorf("expected role=observer for bbbb2222, got %q", info.Role)
+		}
+		if info.Name != "Observer-Alpha" {
+			t.Errorf("expected name=Observer-Alpha for bbbb2222, got %q", info.Name)
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/server/neighbor_dedup_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,527 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ─── Phase 1.5: resolveAmbiguousEdges tests ───────────────────────────────────
+
+// Test 1: Ambiguous edge resolved after Phase 1.5 when geo proximity succeeds.
+func TestResolveAmbiguousEdges_GeoProximity(t *testing.T) {
+	// Node A at lat=45, lon=-122. Candidate B1 at lat=45.1, lon=-122.1 (close).
+	// Candidate B2 at lat=10, lon=10 (far away). Prefix "b0" matches both.
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.0, Lon: -122.0}
+	nodeB1 := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0b1eeee", Name: "CloseNode", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.1, Lon: -122.1}
+	nodeB2 := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0c2ffff", Name: "FarNode", HasGPS: true, Lat: 10.0, Lon: 10.0}
+
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB1, nodeB2})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	// Insert an ambiguous edge: NodeA ↔ prefix:b0
+	pseudoB := "prefix:b0"
+	key := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", pseudoB)
+	graph.edges[key] = &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:      key.A,
+		NodeB:      "",
+		Prefix:     "b0",
+		Count:      50,
+		FirstSeen:  now.Add(-1 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:   now,
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: []string{"b0b1eeee", "b0c2ffff"},
+	}
+	graph.byNode["aaaa1111"] = append(graph.byNode["aaaa1111"], graph.edges[key])
+
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+
+	// The ambiguous edge should be resolved to b0b1eeee (closest by geo).
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if _, ok := graph.edges[key]; ok {
+		t.Error("ambiguous edge should have been removed")
+	}
+
+	resolvedKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", "b0b1eeee")
+	e, ok := graph.edges[resolvedKey]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("resolved edge not found")
+	}
+	if e.Ambiguous {
+		t.Error("resolved edge should not be ambiguous")
+	}
+	if e.Count != 50 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count 50, got %d", e.Count)
+	}
+}
+
+// Test 2: Ambiguous edge merged with existing resolved edge (count accumulation).
+func TestResolveAmbiguousEdges_MergeWithExisting(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.0, Lon: -122.0}
+	nodeB := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0b1eeee", Name: "NodeB", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.1, Lon: -122.1}
+
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	// Existing resolved edge: NodeA ↔ NodeB with count=10.
+	resolvedKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", "b0b1eeee")
+	resolvedEdge := &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:     resolvedKey.A,
+		NodeB:     resolvedKey.B,
+		Prefix:    "b0b1",
+		Count:     10,
+		FirstSeen: now.Add(-2 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:  now.Add(-30 * time.Minute),
+		Observers: map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+	}
+	graph.edges[resolvedKey] = resolvedEdge
+	graph.byNode[resolvedKey.A] = append(graph.byNode[resolvedKey.A], resolvedEdge)
+	graph.byNode[resolvedKey.B] = append(graph.byNode[resolvedKey.B], resolvedEdge)
+
+	// Ambiguous edge: NodeA ↔ prefix:b0 with count=207.
+	pseudoB := "prefix:b0"
+	ambigKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", pseudoB)
+	ambigEdge := &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:      ambigKey.A,
+		NodeB:      "",
+		Prefix:     "b0",
+		Count:      207,
+		FirstSeen:  now.Add(-3 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:   now, // more recent than resolved edge
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs2": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: []string{"b0b1eeee"},
+	}
+	graph.edges[ambigKey] = ambigEdge
+	graph.byNode["aaaa1111"] = append(graph.byNode["aaaa1111"], ambigEdge)
+
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Ambiguous edge should be gone.
+	if _, ok := graph.edges[ambigKey]; ok {
+		t.Error("ambiguous edge should have been removed")
+	}
+
+	// Resolved edge should have merged counts.
+	e := graph.edges[resolvedKey]
+	if e == nil {
+		t.Fatal("resolved edge not found")
+	}
+	if e.Count != 217 { // 10 + 207
+		t.Errorf("expected merged count 217, got %d", e.Count)
+	}
+	// LastSeen should be the max of both.
+	if !e.LastSeen.Equal(now) {
+		t.Errorf("expected LastSeen to be %v, got %v", now, e.LastSeen)
+	}
+	// Both observers should be present.
+	if !e.Observers["obs1"] || !e.Observers["obs2"] {
+		t.Error("expected both observers to be present after merge")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test 3: Ambiguous edge left as-is when resolution fails.
+func TestResolveAmbiguousEdges_FailsNoChange(t *testing.T) {
+	// Two candidates, neither has GPS, no affinity data — resolution falls through.
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA"}
+	nodeB1 := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0b1eeee", Name: "B1"}
+	nodeB2 := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0c2ffff", Name: "B2"}
+
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB1, nodeB2})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	pseudoB := "prefix:b0"
+	key := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", pseudoB)
+	graph.edges[key] = &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:      key.A,
+		NodeB:      "",
+		Prefix:     "b0",
+		Count:      5,
+		FirstSeen:  now.Add(-1 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:   now,
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: []string{"b0b1eeee", "b0c2ffff"},
+	}
+	graph.byNode["aaaa1111"] = append(graph.byNode["aaaa1111"], graph.edges[key])
+
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Edge should still be ambiguous — resolution falls to first_match which
+	// does resolve (it always picks something), but that's fine. Let's verify
+	// if it resolved or stayed. Actually, resolveWithContext returns first_match
+	// as fallback, so it WILL resolve. Let me adjust — the spec says "left as-is
+	// when resolution fails." For resolveWithContext to truly fail, we need
+	// no candidates at all in the prefix map.
+	// Actually the spec says resolution fails = "no_match" confidence. That
+	// only happens when pm.m has no entries for the prefix. With candidates
+	// in pm, it always returns something. Let me test the true no-match case.
+}
+
+// Test 3 (corrected): Resolution fails when prefix has no candidates in prefix map.
+func TestResolveAmbiguousEdges_NoMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA"}
+	// pm has no entries matching prefix "zz"
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{nodeA})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	pseudoB := "prefix:zz"
+	key := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", pseudoB)
+	graph.edges[key] = &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA:      key.A,
+		NodeB:      "",
+		Prefix:     "zz",
+		Count:      5,
+		FirstSeen:  now.Add(-1 * time.Hour),
+		LastSeen:   now,
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: []string{},
+	}
+	graph.byNode["aaaa1111"] = append(graph.byNode["aaaa1111"], graph.edges[key])
+
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Edge should still exist and be ambiguous.
+	e, ok := graph.edges[key]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("edge should still exist")
+	}
+	if !e.Ambiguous {
+		t.Error("edge should still be ambiguous")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test 6: Phase 1 edge collection unchanged (no regression).
+func TestPhase1EdgeCollection_Unchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	// Build a simple graph and verify non-ambiguous edges are not touched.
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.0, Lon: -122.0}
+	nodeB := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "bbbb2222", Name: "NodeB", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.1, Lon: -122.1}
+
+	ts := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	payloadType := 4
+	obs := []*StoreObs{{
+		ObserverID: "cccc3333",
+		PathJSON:   `["bbbb2222"]`,
+		Timestamp:  ts,
+	}}
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ID:          1,
+		PayloadType: &payloadType,
+		DecodedJSON: `{"pubKey":"aaaa1111"}`,
+		Observations: obs,
+	}
+
+	store := ngTestStore([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB, {PublicKey: "cccc3333", Name: "Observer"}}, []*StoreTx{tx})
+	graph := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := graph.Neighbors("aaaa1111")
+	found := false
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		if (e.NodeA == "aaaa1111" && e.NodeB == "bbbb2222") || (e.NodeA == "bbbb2222" && e.NodeB == "aaaa1111") {
+			found = true
+			if e.Ambiguous {
+				t.Error("resolved edge should not be ambiguous")
+			}
+			if e.Count != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("expected count 1, got %d", e.Count)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("expected resolved edge between aaaa1111 and bbbb2222")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test 7: Merge preserves higher LastSeen timestamp.
+func TestResolveAmbiguousEdges_PreservesHigherLastSeen(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.0, Lon: -122.0}
+	nodeB := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0b1eeee", Name: "NodeB", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.1, Lon: -122.1}
+	pm := buildPrefixMap([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB})
+
+	graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+	later := time.Date(2026, 4, 10, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	earlier := time.Date(2026, 4, 9, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	// Resolved edge has LATER LastSeen.
+	resolvedKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", "b0b1eeee")
+	re := &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA: resolvedKey.A, NodeB: resolvedKey.B,
+		Count: 5, FirstSeen: earlier, LastSeen: later,
+		Observers: map[string]bool{"obs1": true},
+	}
+	graph.edges[resolvedKey] = re
+	graph.byNode[resolvedKey.A] = append(graph.byNode[resolvedKey.A], re)
+	graph.byNode[resolvedKey.B] = append(graph.byNode[resolvedKey.B], re)
+
+	// Ambiguous edge has EARLIER LastSeen.
+	pseudoB := "prefix:b0"
+	ambigKey := makeEdgeKey("aaaa1111", pseudoB)
+	ae := &NeighborEdge{
+		NodeA: ambigKey.A, NodeB: "",
+		Prefix: "b0", Count: 100,
+		FirstSeen: earlier.Add(-24 * time.Hour), LastSeen: earlier,
+		Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs2": true},
+		Ambiguous:  true,
+		Candidates: []string{"b0b1eeee"},
+	}
+	graph.edges[ambigKey] = ae
+	graph.byNode["aaaa1111"] = append(graph.byNode["aaaa1111"], ae)
+
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	defer graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	e := graph.edges[resolvedKey]
+	if e == nil {
+		t.Fatal("resolved edge missing")
+	}
+	if !e.LastSeen.Equal(later) {
+		t.Errorf("expected LastSeen=%v (higher), got %v", later, e.LastSeen)
+	}
+	if !e.FirstSeen.Equal(earlier.Add(-24 * time.Hour)) {
+		t.Errorf("expected FirstSeen from ambiguous edge (earliest)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Test 5: Integration — node with both 1-byte and 2-byte prefix observations shows single entry.
+func TestIntegration_DualPrefixSingleNeighbor(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeA := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "aaaa1111aaaa1111", Name: "NodeA", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.0, Lon: -122.0}
+	nodeB := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0b1eeeeb0b1eeee", Name: "NodeB", HasGPS: true, Lat: 45.1, Lon: -122.1}
+	nodeB2 := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "b0c2ffffb0c2ffff", Name: "NodeB2", HasGPS: true, Lat: 10.0, Lon: 10.0}
+	observer := nodeInfo{PublicKey: "cccc3333cccc3333", Name: "Observer"}
+
+	ts := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	pt := 4
+
+	// Observation 1: 1-byte prefix "b0" (ambiguous — matches both B and B2).
+	obs1 := []*StoreObs{{ObserverID: "cccc3333cccc3333", PathJSON: `["b0"]`, Timestamp: ts}}
+	tx1 := &StoreTx{ID: 1, PayloadType: &pt, DecodedJSON: `{"pubKey":"aaaa1111aaaa1111"}`, Observations: obs1}
+
+	// Observation 2: 4-byte prefix "b0b1" (unique — resolves to NodeB).
+	obs2 := []*StoreObs{{ObserverID: "cccc3333cccc3333", PathJSON: `["b0b1"]`, Timestamp: ts}}
+	tx2 := &StoreTx{ID: 2, PayloadType: &pt, DecodedJSON: `{"pubKey":"aaaa1111aaaa1111"}`, Observations: obs2}
+
+	store := ngTestStore([]nodeInfo{nodeA, nodeB, nodeB2, observer}, []*StoreTx{tx1, tx2})
+	graph := BuildFromStore(store)
+
+	edges := graph.Neighbors("aaaa1111aaaa1111")
+
+	// Count non-observer edges that point to NodeB or are ambiguous with b0 prefix.
+	resolvedToB := 0
+	ambiguousB0 := 0
+	for _, e := range edges {
+		other := e.NodeA
+		if strings.EqualFold(other, "aaaa1111aaaa1111") {
+			other = e.NodeB
+		}
+		if strings.EqualFold(other, "b0b1eeeeb0b1eeee") {
+			resolvedToB++
+		}
+		if e.Ambiguous && e.Prefix == "b0" {
+			ambiguousB0++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ambiguousB0 > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected no ambiguous b0 edges after Phase 1.5, got %d", ambiguousB0)
+	}
+	if resolvedToB != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected exactly 1 resolved edge to NodeB, got %d", resolvedToB)
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── API dedup tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Test 4: API dedup merges unresolved prefix with resolved pubkey in response.
+func TestDedupPrefixEntries_MergesUnresolved(t *testing.T) {
+	pk := "b0b1eeeeb0b1eeee"
+	name := "NodeB"
+	entries := []NeighborEntry{
+		{
+			Pubkey:    nil, // unresolved
+			Prefix:    "b0",
+			Count:     207,
+			LastSeen:  "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z",
+			Observers: []string{"obs1"},
+			Ambiguous: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pubkey:    &pk,
+			Prefix:    "b0b1",
+			Name:      &name,
+			Count:     1,
+			LastSeen:  "2026-04-09T12:00:00Z",
+			Observers: []string{"obs2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	result := dedupPrefixEntries(entries)
+
+	if len(result) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry after dedup, got %d", len(result))
+	}
+	if result[0].Pubkey == nil || *result[0].Pubkey != pk {
+		t.Error("expected resolved entry to remain")
+	}
+	if result[0].Count != 208 { // 1 + 207
+		t.Errorf("expected merged count 208, got %d", result[0].Count)
+	}
+	if result[0].LastSeen != "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z" {
+		t.Errorf("expected higher LastSeen, got %s", result[0].LastSeen)
+	}
+	// Both observers should be present.
+	obsMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, o := range result[0].Observers {
+		obsMap[o] = true
+	}
+	if !obsMap["obs1"] || !obsMap["obs2"] {
+		t.Error("expected both observers after merge")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDedupPrefixEntries_NoMatchNoChange(t *testing.T) {
+	pk := "dddd4444"
+	entries := []NeighborEntry{
+		{Pubkey: nil, Prefix: "b0", Count: 5, Ambiguous: true, Observers: []string{}},
+		{Pubkey: &pk, Prefix: "dd", Count: 10, Observers: []string{}},
+	}
+	result := dedupPrefixEntries(entries)
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 entries (no match), got %d", len(result))
+	}
+}
+
+// ─── Benchmark ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Test 8: Benchmark Phase 1.5 with 500+ ambiguous edges to verify <100ms.
+func BenchmarkResolveAmbiguousEdges_500(b *testing.B) {
+	// Create 600 nodes and 500 ambiguous edges.
+	var nodes []nodeInfo
+	for i := 0; i < 600; i++ {
+		pk := strings.ToLower(strings.Replace(
+			strings.Replace(
+				strings.Replace(
+					"xxxx0000xxxx0000", "xxxx", string(rune('a'+i/26))+string(rune('a'+i%26)), 1),
+				"0000", string(rune('0'+i/100))+string(rune('0'+(i/10)%10))+string(rune('0'+i%10))+"0", 1),
+			"xxxx0000", string(rune('a'+i/26))+string(rune('a'+i%26))+"ff"+string(rune('0'+i/100))+string(rune('0'+(i/10)%10))+string(rune('0'+i%10))+"0ff", 1))
+		// Use hex-safe pubkeys.
+		pk = hexPK(i)
+		nodes = append(nodes, nodeInfo{
+			PublicKey: pk,
+			Name:     pk[:8],
+			HasGPS:   true,
+			Lat:      45.0 + float64(i)*0.01,
+			Lon:      -122.0 + float64(i)*0.01,
+		})
+	}
+	pm := buildPrefixMap(nodes)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		graph := NewNeighborGraph()
+		// Create 500 ambiguous edges.
+		for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
+			knownPK := nodes[0].PublicKey
+			prefix := strings.ToLower(nodes[i+1].PublicKey[:2])
+			pseudoB := "prefix:" + prefix
+			key := makeEdgeKey(strings.ToLower(knownPK), pseudoB)
+			graph.edges[key] = &NeighborEdge{
+				NodeA:      key.A,
+				NodeB:      "",
+				Prefix:     prefix,
+				Count:      10,
+				FirstSeen:  time.Now(),
+				LastSeen:   time.Now(),
+				Observers:  map[string]bool{"obs": true},
+				Ambiguous:  true,
+				Candidates: []string{strings.ToLower(nodes[i+1].PublicKey)},
+			}
+			graph.byNode[strings.ToLower(knownPK)] = append(
+				graph.byNode[strings.ToLower(knownPK)], graph.edges[key])
+		}
+		resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, graph)
+	}
+}
+
+// hexPK generates a deterministic 16-char hex pubkey for index i.
+func hexPK(i int) string {
+	const hexChars = "0123456789abcdef"
+	var b [16]byte
+	v := i
+	for j := 15; j >= 0; j-- {
+		b[j] = hexChars[v%16]
+		v /= 16
+	}
+	return string(b[:])
+}
+
+// Test: API dedup does NOT merge when prefix matches multiple resolved entries.
+func TestDedupPrefixEntries_MultiMatchNoMerge(t *testing.T) {
+	pk1 := "b0b1eeeeb0b1eeee"
+	pk2 := "b0c2ffffb0c2ffff"
+	name1 := "NodeB1"
+	name2 := "NodeB2"
+	entries := []NeighborEntry{
+		{
+			Pubkey:    nil, // unresolved
+			Prefix:    "b0",
+			Count:     100,
+			LastSeen:  "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z",
+			Observers: []string{"obs1"},
+			Ambiguous: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pubkey:    &pk1,
+			Prefix:    "b0b1",
+			Name:      &name1,
+			Count:     5,
+			LastSeen:  "2026-04-09T12:00:00Z",
+			Observers: []string{"obs2"},
+		},
+		{
+			Pubkey:    &pk2,
+			Prefix:    "b0c2",
+			Name:      &name2,
+			Count:     3,
+			LastSeen:  "2026-04-08T12:00:00Z",
+			Observers: []string{"obs3"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	result := dedupPrefixEntries(entries)
+
+	if len(result) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 entries (no merge for ambiguous prefix), got %d", len(result))
+	}
+	// Counts should be unchanged.
+	for _, e := range result {
+		if e.Pubkey != nil && *e.Pubkey == pk1 && e.Count != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("pk1 count should be unchanged at 5, got %d", e.Count)
+		}
+		if e.Pubkey != nil && *e.Pubkey == pk2 && e.Count != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("pk2 count should be unchanged at 3, got %d", e.Count)
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/server/neighbor_graph.go

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func BuildFromStoreWithLog(store *PacketStore, enableLog bool) *NeighborGraph {
 
 	// Phase 1: Extract edges from every transmission + observation.
 	for _, tx := range packets {
-		isAdvert := tx.PayloadType != nil && *tx.PayloadType == 4
+		isAdvert := tx.PayloadType != nil && *tx.PayloadType == PayloadADVERT
 		fromNode := extractFromNode(tx)
 		// Pre-compute lowered originator once per tx (not per observation).
 		fromLower := ""
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ func BuildFromStoreWithLog(store *PacketStore, enableLog bool) *NeighborGraph {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Phase 1.5: Resolve ambiguous edges using full graph context.
+	resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm, g)
+
 	// Phase 2: Disambiguation via Jaccard similarity.
 	g.disambiguate()
 
@@ -343,6 +346,71 @@ func (g *NeighborGraph) upsertEdgeWithCandidates(knownPK, prefix string, candida
 	}
 }
 
+// ─── Phase 1.5: Context-based resolution of ambiguous edges ────────────────────
+
+// resolveAmbiguousEdges attempts to resolve ambiguous prefix edges using the
+// fully-built graph context. Called after Phase 1 (edge collection) completes
+// so that affinity and geo proximity tiers have full neighbor data.
+func resolveAmbiguousEdges(pm *prefixMap, graph *NeighborGraph) {
+	// Step 1: Collect ambiguous edges under read lock.
+	graph.mu.RLock()
+	type ambiguousEntry struct {
+		key       edgeKey
+		edge      *NeighborEdge
+		knownNode string
+		prefix    string
+	}
+	var ambiguous []ambiguousEntry
+	for key, e := range graph.edges {
+		if !e.Ambiguous {
+			continue
+		}
+		knownNode := e.NodeA
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e.NodeA, "prefix:") {
+			knownNode = e.NodeB
+		}
+		if knownNode == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		ambiguous = append(ambiguous, ambiguousEntry{key, e, knownNode, e.Prefix})
+	}
+	graph.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Step 2: Resolve each (no lock needed — resolveWithContext takes its own RLock).
+	type resolution struct {
+		ambiguousEntry
+		resolvedPK string
+	}
+	var resolutions []resolution
+	for _, ae := range ambiguous {
+		resolved, confidence, _ := pm.resolveWithContext(ae.prefix, []string{ae.knownNode}, graph)
+		if resolved == nil || confidence == "no_match" || confidence == "first_match" || confidence == "gps_preference" {
+			continue
+		}
+		rpk := strings.ToLower(resolved.PublicKey)
+		if rpk == ae.knownNode {
+			continue // self-edge guard
+		}
+		resolutions = append(resolutions, resolution{ae, rpk})
+	}
+
+	// Step 3: Apply resolutions under write lock.
+	if len(resolutions) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	graph.mu.Lock()
+	for _, r := range resolutions {
+		// Verify edge still exists and is still ambiguous (could have been
+		// resolved by a prior iteration if two ambiguous edges resolve to same target).
+		e, ok := graph.edges[r.key]
+		if !ok || !e.Ambiguous {
+			continue
+		}
+		graph.resolveEdge(r.key, e, r.knownNode, r.resolvedPK)
+	}
+	graph.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // ─── Disambiguation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 // disambiguate resolves ambiguous edges using Jaccard similarity of neighbor sets.

cmd/server/neighbor_persist.go

@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ type edgeCandidate struct {
 // For ADVERTs: originator↔path[0] (if unambiguous). For ALL types: observer↔path[last] (if unambiguous).
 // Also handles zero-hop ADVERTs (originator↔observer direct link).
 func extractEdgesFromObs(obs *StoreObs, tx *StoreTx, pm *prefixMap) []edgeCandidate {
-	isAdvert := tx.PayloadType != nil && *tx.PayloadType == 4
+	isAdvert := tx.PayloadType != nil && *tx.PayloadType == PayloadADVERT
 	fromNode := extractFromNode(tx)
 	path := parsePathJSON(obs.PathJSON)
 	observerPK := strings.ToLower(obs.ObserverID)
@@ -584,12 +584,18 @@ func extractEdgesFromObs(obs *StoreObs, tx *StoreTx, pm *prefixMap) []edgeCandid
 
 // openRW opens a read-write SQLite connection (same pattern as PruneOldPackets).
 func openRW(dbPath string) (*sql.DB, error) {
-	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=10000", dbPath)
+	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("file:%s?_journal_mode=WAL", dbPath)
 	rw, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dsn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rw.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
+	// DSN _busy_timeout may not be honored by all drivers; set via PRAGMA
+	// to guarantee SQLite retries for up to 5s before returning SQLITE_BUSY.
+	if _, err := rw.Exec("PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000"); err != nil {
+		rw.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set busy_timeout: %w", err)
+	}
 	return rw, nil
 }
 

cmd/server/neighbor_persist_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func createTestDBWithSchema(t *testing.T) (*DB, string) {
 		id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 		raw_hex TEXT, hash TEXT UNIQUE, first_seen TEXT,
 		route_type INTEGER, payload_type INTEGER, payload_version INTEGER,
-		decoded_json TEXT
+		decoded_json TEXT, channel_hash TEXT DEFAULT NULL
 	)`)
 	conn.Exec(`CREATE TABLE observers (
 		id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT, iata TEXT
@@ -532,3 +532,31 @@ func TestPersistSemaphoreTryAcquireSkipsBatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	<-persistSem // release
 }
+
+func TestOpenRW_BusyTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(dir, "test.db")
+
+	// Create the DB file first
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", "file:"+dbPath+"?_journal_mode=WAL")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	db.Exec("CREATE TABLE dummy (id INTEGER)")
+	db.Close()
+
+	// Open via openRW and verify busy_timeout is set
+	rw, err := openRW(dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("openRW failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rw.Close()
+
+	var timeout int
+	if err := rw.QueryRow("PRAGMA busy_timeout").Scan(&timeout); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("query busy_timeout: %v", err)
+	}
+	if timeout != 5000 {
+		t.Errorf("expected busy_timeout=5000, got %d", timeout)
+	}
+}

cmd/server/routes.go

@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ 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/clock-skew", s.handleFleetClockSkew).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/nodes/{pubkey}/clock-skew", s.handleNodeClockSkew).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/observers/clock-skew", s.handleObserverClockSkew).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")
@@ -446,10 +449,12 @@ func (s *Server) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Real packet store stats
 	pktCount := 0
 	var pktEstMB float64
+	var pktTrackedMB float64
 	if s.store != nil {
 		ps := s.store.GetPerfStoreStatsTyped()
 		pktCount = ps.TotalLoaded
 		pktEstMB = ps.EstimatedMB
+		pktTrackedMB = ps.TrackedMB
 	}
 
 	// Real cache stats
@@ -515,6 +520,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		PacketStore: HealthPacketStoreStats{
 			Packets:     pktCount,
 			EstimatedMB: pktEstMB,
+			TrackedMB:   pktTrackedMB,
 		},
 		Perf: HealthPerfStats{
 			TotalRequests: int(perfRequests),
@@ -930,7 +936,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleDecode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, 400, "hex is required")
 		return
 	}
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(hexStr)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeError(w, 400, err.Error())
 		return
@@ -962,7 +968,7 @@ func (s *Server) handlePostPacket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, 400, "hex is required")
 		return
 	}
-	decoded, err := DecodePacket(hexStr)
+	decoded, err := DecodePacket(hexStr, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeError(w, 400, err.Error())
 		return
@@ -1312,6 +1318,36 @@ func (s *Server) handleNodeAnalytics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeError(w, 404, "Not found")
 }
 
+func (s *Server) handleNodeClockSkew(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	pubkey := mux.Vars(r)["pubkey"]
+	if s.store == nil {
+		writeError(w, 404, "Not found")
+		return
+	}
+	result := s.store.GetNodeClockSkew(pubkey)
+	if result == nil {
+		writeError(w, 404, "No clock skew data for this node")
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, result)
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleObserverClockSkew(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if s.store == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, []ObserverCalibration{})
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, s.store.GetObserverCalibrations())
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleFleetClockSkew(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if s.store == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, []*NodeClockSkew{})
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, s.store.GetFleetClockSkew())
+}
+
 // --- Analytics Handlers ---
 
 func (s *Server) handleAnalyticsRF(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -1652,18 +1688,35 @@ func (s *Server) handleResolveHops(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleChannels(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if s.store != nil {
-		region := r.URL.Query().Get("region")
-		channels := s.store.GetChannels(region)
+	region := r.URL.Query().Get("region")
+	includeEncrypted := r.URL.Query().Get("includeEncrypted") == "true"
+	// Prefer DB for full history (in-memory store has limited retention)
+	if s.db != nil {
+		channels, err := s.db.GetChannels(region)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, 500, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		if includeEncrypted {
+			encrypted, err := s.db.GetEncryptedChannels(region)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("WARN GetEncryptedChannels: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				channels = append(channels, encrypted...)
+			}
+		}
 		writeJSON(w, ChannelListResponse{Channels: channels})
 		return
 	}
-	channels, err := s.db.GetChannels()
-	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, 500, err.Error())
+	if s.store != nil {
+		channels := s.store.GetChannels(region)
+		if includeEncrypted {
+			channels = append(channels, s.store.GetEncryptedChannels(region)...)
+		}
+		writeJSON(w, ChannelListResponse{Channels: channels})
 		return
 	}
-	writeJSON(w, ChannelListResponse{Channels: channels})
+	writeJSON(w, ChannelListResponse{Channels: []map[string]interface{}{}})
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleChannelMessages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -1671,17 +1724,22 @@ func (s *Server) handleChannelMessages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	limit := queryInt(r, "limit", 100)
 	offset := queryInt(r, "offset", 0)
 	region := r.URL.Query().Get("region")
+	// Prefer DB for full history (in-memory store has limited retention)
+	if s.db != nil {
+		messages, total, err := s.db.GetChannelMessages(hash, limit, offset, region)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, 500, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		writeJSON(w, ChannelMessagesResponse{Messages: messages, Total: total})
+		return
+	}
 	if s.store != nil {
 		messages, total := s.store.GetChannelMessages(hash, limit, offset, region)
 		writeJSON(w, ChannelMessagesResponse{Messages: messages, Total: total})
 		return
 	}
-	messages, total, err := s.db.GetChannelMessages(hash, limit, offset, region)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, 500, err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	writeJSON(w, ChannelMessagesResponse{Messages: messages, Total: total})
+	writeJSON(w, ChannelMessagesResponse{Messages: []map[string]interface{}{}, Total: 0})
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleObservers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

cmd/server/routes_test.go

@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ func TestHealthEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := pktStore["estimatedMB"]; !ok {
 		t.Error("expected estimatedMB in packetStore")
 	}
+	if _, ok := pktStore["trackedMB"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("expected trackedMB in packetStore")
+	}
 
 	// Verify eventLoop (GC pause metrics matching Node.js shape)
 	el, ok := body["eventLoop"].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -774,6 +777,67 @@ func TestNodeHealthNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestNodeHealthPartialFromPackets verifies that a node with packets in the
+// in-memory store but no DB entry returns a partial 200 response instead of 404.
+// This is the fix for issue #665 (companion nodes without adverts).
+func TestNodeHealthPartialFromPackets(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, router := setupTestServer(t)
+
+	// Inject a packet into byNode for a pubkey that doesn't exist in the nodes table
+	ghostPubkey := "ghost_companion_no_advert"
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	snr := 5.0
+	srv.store.mu.Lock()
+	if srv.store.byNode == nil {
+		srv.store.byNode = make(map[string][]*StoreTx)
+	}
+	if srv.store.nodeHashes == nil {
+		srv.store.nodeHashes = make(map[string]map[string]bool)
+	}
+	srv.store.byNode[ghostPubkey] = []*StoreTx{
+		{Hash: "abc123", FirstSeen: now, SNR: &snr, ObservationCount: 1},
+	}
+	srv.store.nodeHashes[ghostPubkey] = map[string]bool{"abc123": true}
+	srv.store.mu.Unlock()
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/nodes/"+ghostPubkey+"/health", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 for ghost companion, got %d (body: %s)", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	var body map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Should have a synthetic node stub
+	node, ok := body["node"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok || node == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected node in response")
+	}
+	if node["role"] != "unknown" {
+		t.Errorf("expected role=unknown, got %v", node["role"])
+	}
+	if node["public_key"] != ghostPubkey {
+		t.Errorf("expected public_key=%s, got %v", ghostPubkey, node["public_key"])
+	}
+
+	// Should have stats from the packet
+	stats, ok := body["stats"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok || stats == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected stats in response")
+	}
+	if stats["totalPackets"] != 1.0 { // JSON numbers are float64
+		t.Errorf("expected totalPackets=1, got %v", stats["totalPackets"])
+	}
+	if stats["lastHeard"] == nil {
+		t.Error("expected lastHeard to be set")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBulkHealthEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	_, router := setupTestServer(t)
 	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/nodes/bulk-health?limit=10", nil)
@@ -2155,8 +2219,8 @@ pk := "abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890"
 db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, 'TestNode', 'repeater')", pk)
 
 decoded := `{"name":"TestNode","pubKey":"` + pk + `"}`
-raw1 := "04" + "00" + "aabb"
-raw2 := "04" + "40" + "aabb"
+raw1 := "11" + "01" + "aabb"
+raw2 := "11" + "41" + "aabb"
 
 payloadType := 4
 for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
@@ -2203,8 +2267,8 @@ pk := "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, 'Repeater2B', 'repeater')", pk)
 
 decoded := `{"name":"Repeater2B","pubKey":"` + pk + `"}`
-raw1byte := "04" + "00" + "aabb" // pathByte=0x00 → hashSize=1 (direct send, no hops)
-raw2byte := "04" + "40" + "aabb" // pathByte=0x40 → hashSize=2
+raw1byte := "11" + "01" + "aabb" // FLOOD, pathByte=0x01 → hashSize=1
+raw2byte := "11" + "41" + "aabb" // FLOOD, pathByte=0x41 → hashSize=2
 
 payloadType := 4
 // 1 packet with hashSize=1, 4 packets with hashSize=2 (latest is 2-byte)
@@ -2246,8 +2310,8 @@ func TestGetNodeHashSizeInfoLatestWins(t *testing.T) {
 	db.conn.Exec("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, 'LatestWins', 'repeater')", pk)
 
 	decoded := `{"name":"LatestWins","pubKey":"` + pk + `"}`
-	raw1byte := "04" + "00" + "aabb" // pathByte=0x00 → hashSize=1
-	raw2byte := "04" + "40" + "aabb" // pathByte=0x40 → hashSize=2
+	raw1byte := "11" + "01" + "aabb" // FLOOD, pathByte=0x01 → hashSize=1
+	raw2byte := "11" + "41" + "aabb" // FLOOD, pathByte=0x41 → hashSize=2
 
 	payloadType := 4
 	// 4 historical 1-byte adverts, then 1 recent 2-byte advert (latest).

cmd/server/testdata/golden/shapes.json

@@ -916,6 +916,9 @@
           },
           "estimatedMB": {
             "type": "number"
+          },
+          "trackedMB": {
+            "type": "number"
           }
         }
       },

cmd/server/touch_last_seen_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+func TestTouchNodeLastSeen_UpdatesDB(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Insert a node with no last_seen
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", "abc123", "relay1", "REPEATER")
+
+	err := db.TouchNodeLastSeen("abc123", "2026-04-12T04:00:00Z")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("TouchNodeLastSeen returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var lastSeen sql.NullString
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT last_seen FROM nodes WHERE public_key = ?", "abc123").Scan(&lastSeen)
+	if !lastSeen.Valid || lastSeen.String != "2026-04-12T04:00:00Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected last_seen=2026-04-12T04:00:00Z, got %v", lastSeen)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTouchNodeLastSeen_DoesNotGoBackwards(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role, last_seen) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+		"abc123", "relay1", "REPEATER", "2026-04-12T05:00:00Z")
+
+	// Try to set an older timestamp
+	err := db.TouchNodeLastSeen("abc123", "2026-04-12T04:00:00Z")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var lastSeen string
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT last_seen FROM nodes WHERE public_key = ?", "abc123").Scan(&lastSeen)
+	if lastSeen != "2026-04-12T05:00:00Z" {
+		t.Fatalf("last_seen went backwards: got %s", lastSeen)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTouchNodeLastSeen_NonExistentNode(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Should not error for non-existent node
+	err := db.TouchNodeLastSeen("nonexistent", "2026-04-12T04:00:00Z")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error for non-existent node: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTouchRelayLastSeen_Debouncing(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	db.conn.Exec("INSERT INTO nodes (public_key, name, role) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", "relay1", "R1", "REPEATER")
+
+	s := &PacketStore{
+		db:              db,
+		lastSeenTouched: make(map[string]time.Time),
+	}
+
+	pk := "relay1"
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ResolvedPath: []*string{&pk},
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	s.touchRelayLastSeen(tx, now)
+
+	// Verify it was written
+	var lastSeen sql.NullString
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT last_seen FROM nodes WHERE public_key = ?", "relay1").Scan(&lastSeen)
+	if !lastSeen.Valid {
+		t.Fatal("expected last_seen to be set after first touch")
+	}
+
+	// Reset last_seen to check debounce prevents second write
+	db.conn.Exec("UPDATE nodes SET last_seen = NULL WHERE public_key = ?", "relay1")
+
+	// Call again within 5 minutes — should be debounced (no write)
+	s.touchRelayLastSeen(tx, now.Add(2*time.Minute))
+
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT last_seen FROM nodes WHERE public_key = ?", "relay1").Scan(&lastSeen)
+	if lastSeen.Valid {
+		t.Fatal("expected debounce to prevent second write within 5 minutes")
+	}
+
+	// Call after 5 minutes — should write again
+	s.touchRelayLastSeen(tx, now.Add(6*time.Minute))
+	db.conn.QueryRow("SELECT last_seen FROM nodes WHERE public_key = ?", "relay1").Scan(&lastSeen)
+	if !lastSeen.Valid {
+		t.Fatal("expected write after debounce interval expired")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTouchRelayLastSeen_SkipsNilResolvedPath(t *testing.T) {
+	db := setupTestDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	s := &PacketStore{
+		db:              db,
+		lastSeenTouched: make(map[string]time.Time),
+	}
+
+	// tx with nil entries and empty resolved_path
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ResolvedPath: []*string{nil, nil},
+	}
+
+	// Should not panic or error
+	s.touchRelayLastSeen(tx, time.Now())
+}
+
+func TestTouchRelayLastSeen_NilDB(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &PacketStore{
+		db:              nil,
+		lastSeenTouched: make(map[string]time.Time),
+	}
+
+	pk := "abc"
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		ResolvedPath: []*string{&pk},
+	}
+
+	// Should not panic with nil db
+	s.touchRelayLastSeen(tx, time.Now())
+}

cmd/server/tracked_bytes_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestEstimateStoreTxBytes_ReasonableValues verifies the estimate function
+// returns reasonable values for different packet sizes.
+func TestEstimateStoreTxBytes_ReasonableValues(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:        "abcdef1234567890",
+		RawHex:      "deadbeef",
+		DecodedJSON: `{"type":"GRP_TXT"}`,
+		PathJSON:    `["hop1","hop2","hop3"]`,
+		parsedPath:  []string{"hop1", "hop2", "hop3"},
+		pathParsed:  true,
+	}
+	got := estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+
+	// Should be at least base (384) + maps (200) + indexes + path/subpath costs
+	if got < 700 {
+		t.Errorf("estimate too low for 3-hop tx: %d", got)
+	}
+	if got > 5000 {
+		t.Errorf("estimate unreasonably high for 3-hop tx: %d", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEstimateStoreTxBytes_ManyHopsSubpaths verifies that packets with many
+// hops estimate significantly more due to O(path²) subpath index entries.
+func TestEstimateStoreTxBytes_ManyHopsSubpaths(t *testing.T) {
+	tx2 := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:       "aabb",
+		parsedPath: []string{"a", "b"},
+		pathParsed: true,
+	}
+	tx10 := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:       "aabb",
+		parsedPath: []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j"},
+		pathParsed: true,
+	}
+	est2 := estimateStoreTxBytes(tx2)
+	est10 := estimateStoreTxBytes(tx10)
+
+	// 10 hops → 45 subpath combos × 40 = 1800 bytes just for subpaths
+	if est10 <= est2 {
+		t.Errorf("10-hop (%d) should estimate more than 2-hop (%d)", est10, est2)
+	}
+	if est10 < est2+1500 {
+		t.Errorf("10-hop (%d) should estimate at least 1500 more than 2-hop (%d)", est10, est2)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEstimateStoreObsBytes_WithResolvedPath verifies that observations with
+// ResolvedPath estimate more than those without.
+func TestEstimateStoreObsBytes_WithResolvedPath(t *testing.T) {
+	s1, s2, s3 := "node1", "node2", "node3"
+
+	obsNoRP := &StoreObs{
+		ObserverID: "obs1",
+		PathJSON:   `["a","b"]`,
+	}
+	obsWithRP := &StoreObs{
+		ObserverID:   "obs1",
+		PathJSON:     `["a","b"]`,
+		ResolvedPath: []*string{&s1, &s2, &s3},
+	}
+
+	estNo := estimateStoreObsBytes(obsNoRP)
+	estWith := estimateStoreObsBytes(obsWithRP)
+
+	if estWith <= estNo {
+		t.Errorf("obs with ResolvedPath (%d) should estimate more than without (%d)", estWith, estNo)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEstimateStoreObsBytes_ManyObservations verifies that 15 observations
+// estimate significantly more than 1.
+func TestEstimateStoreObsBytes_ManyObservations(t *testing.T) {
+	est1 := estimateStoreObsBytes(&StoreObs{ObserverID: "a", PathJSON: `["x"]`})
+	est15 := int64(0)
+	for i := 0; i < 15; i++ {
+		est15 += estimateStoreObsBytes(&StoreObs{ObserverID: "a", PathJSON: `["x"]`})
+	}
+	if est15 <= est1*10 {
+		t.Errorf("15 obs total (%d) should be >10x single obs (%d)", est15, est1)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTrackedBytesMatchesSumAfterInsert verifies that trackedBytes equals the
+// sum of individual estimates after inserting packets via makeTestStore.
+func TestTrackedBytesMatchesSumAfterInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	store := makeTestStore(20, time.Now().Add(-2*time.Hour), 5)
+
+	// Manually compute trackedBytes as sum of estimates
+	var expectedSum int64
+	for _, tx := range store.packets {
+		expectedSum += estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+		for _, obs := range tx.Observations {
+			expectedSum += estimateStoreObsBytes(obs)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if store.trackedBytes != expectedSum {
+		t.Errorf("trackedBytes=%d, expected sum=%d", store.trackedBytes, expectedSum)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestEvictionTriggersWithImprovedEstimates verifies that eviction triggers
+// at the right point with the improved (higher) estimates.
+func TestEvictionTriggersWithImprovedEstimates(t *testing.T) {
+	store := makeTestStore(100, time.Now().Add(-10*time.Hour), 5)
+
+	// trackedBytes for 100 packets is small — artificially set maxMemoryMB
+	// so highWatermark is just below trackedBytes to trigger eviction.
+	highWatermarkBytes := store.trackedBytes - 1000
+	if highWatermarkBytes < 1 {
+		highWatermarkBytes = 1
+	}
+	// maxMemoryMB * 1048576 = highWatermark, so maxMemoryMB = ceil(highWatermarkBytes / 1048576)
+	// But that'll be 0 for small values. Instead, directly set trackedBytes high.
+	store.trackedBytes = 6 * 1048576 // 6MB
+	store.maxMemoryMB = 3            // 3MB limit
+
+	beforeCount := len(store.packets)
+	store.RunEviction()
+	afterCount := len(store.packets)
+
+	if afterCount >= beforeCount {
+		t.Errorf("expected eviction to remove packets: before=%d, after=%d, trackedBytes=%d, maxMB=%d",
+			beforeCount, afterCount, store.trackedBytes, store.maxMemoryMB)
+	}
+	// trackedBytes should have decreased
+	if store.trackedBytes >= 6*1048576 {
+		t.Errorf("trackedBytes should have decreased after eviction")
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkEstimateStoreTxBytes verifies the estimate function is fast.
+func BenchmarkEstimateStoreTxBytes(b *testing.B) {
+	tx := &StoreTx{
+		Hash:        "abcdef1234567890",
+		RawHex:      "deadbeefdeadbeef",
+		DecodedJSON: `{"type":"GRP_TXT","payload":"hello"}`,
+		PathJSON:    `["hop1","hop2","hop3","hop4","hop5"]`,
+		parsedPath:  []string{"hop1", "hop2", "hop3", "hop4", "hop5"},
+		pathParsed:  true,
+	}
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		estimateStoreTxBytes(tx)
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkEstimateStoreObsBytes verifies the obs estimate function is fast.
+func BenchmarkEstimateStoreObsBytes(b *testing.B) {
+	s := "resolvedNodePubkey123456"
+	obs := &StoreObs{
+		ObserverID:   "observer1234",
+		PathJSON:     `["a","b","c"]`,
+		ResolvedPath: []*string{&s, &s, &s},
+	}
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		estimateStoreObsBytes(obs)
+	}
+}

cmd/server/types.go

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ type WebSocketStatsResp struct {
 type HealthPacketStoreStats struct {
 	Packets     int     `json:"packets"`
 	EstimatedMB float64 `json:"estimatedMB"`
+	TrackedMB   float64 `json:"trackedMB"`
 }
 
 type SlowQuery struct {
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ type PerfPacketStoreStats struct {
 	SqliteOnly        bool               `json:"sqliteOnly"`
 	MaxPackets        int                `json:"maxPackets"`
 	EstimatedMB       float64            `json:"estimatedMB"`
+	TrackedMB         float64            `json:"trackedMB"`
+	AvgBytesPerPacket int64              `json:"avgBytesPerPacket"`
 	MaxMB             int                `json:"maxMB"`
 	Indexes           PacketStoreIndexes `json:"indexes"`
 }
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ type NodeAnalyticsResponse struct {
 	PeerInteractions    []PeerInteraction       `json:"peerInteractions"`
 	UptimeHeatmap       []HeatmapCell           `json:"uptimeHeatmap"`
 	ComputedStats       ComputedNodeStats       `json:"computedStats"`
+	ClockSkew           *NodeClockSkew          `json:"clockSkew,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ─── Analytics — RF ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

config.example.json

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "channelKeys": {
-    "public": "8b3387e9c5cdea6ac9e5edbaa115cd72"
+    "Public": "8b3387e9c5cdea6ac9e5edbaa115cd72"
   },
   "hashChannels": [
     "#LongFast",
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@
     ],
     "zoom": 9
   },
+  "geo_filter": {
+    "polygon": [
+      [37.80, -122.52],
+      [37.80, -121.80],
+      [37.20, -121.80],
+      [37.20, -122.52]
+    ],
+    "bufferKm": 20,
+    "_comment": "Optional. Restricts ingestion and API responses to nodes within the polygon + bufferKm. Polygon is an array of [lat, lon] pairs (minimum 3). Use tools/geofilter-builder.html to draw a polygon visually. Remove this section to disable filtering. Nodes with no GPS fix are always allowed through."
+  },
   "regions": {
     "SJC": "San Jose, US",
     "SFO": "San Francisco, US",

docker-compose.staging.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ services:
       - NODE_ENV=staging
       - ENABLE_PPROF=true
       - DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=${DISABLE_MOSQUITTO:-false}
+      - DISABLE_CADDY=${DISABLE_CADDY:-false}
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "-qO-", "http://localhost:3000/api/stats"]
       interval: 30s

docker-compose.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
       - DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=${DISABLE_MOSQUITTO:-false}
+      - DISABLE_CADDY=${DISABLE_CADDY:-false}
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "-qO-", "http://localhost:3000/api/stats"]
       interval: 30s

docker/entrypoint-go.sh

@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ if [ -f /app/data/theme.json ]; then
   ln -sf /app/data/theme.json /app/theme.json
 fi
 
+# Source .env from data volume if present (works with any launch method)
+if [ -f /app/data/.env ]; then
+  set -a
+  . /app/data/.env
+  set +a
+fi
+
 SUPERVISORD_CONF="/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf"
 if [ "${DISABLE_MOSQUITTO:-false}" = "true" ] && [ "${DISABLE_CADDY:-false}" = "true" ]; then
   echo "[config] internal MQTT broker disabled (DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=true)"

docs/deployment.md

@@ -48,9 +48,52 @@ No `config.json` is required. The server starts with sensible defaults:
 - Ingestor connects to `mqtt://localhost:1883` automatically
 - SQLite database at `/app/data/meshcore.db`
 
-### Docker Compose (recommended for production)
+### Full `docker run` Reference (recommended)
 
-Download the example compose file:
+The bare `docker run` command is the primary deployment method. One image, documented parameters — run it however you want.
+
+```bash
+docker run -d --name corescope \
+  --restart=unless-stopped \
+  -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 1883:1883 \
+  -e DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=false \
+  -e DISABLE_CADDY=false \
+  -v /your/data:/app/data \
+  -v /your/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro \
+  -v /your/caddy-data:/data/caddy \
+  ghcr.io/kpa-clawbot/corescope:latest
+```
+
+#### Parameters
+
+| Parameter | Required | Description |
+|-----------|----------|-------------|
+| `-p 80:80` | Yes | HTTP web UI |
+| `-p 443:443` | No | HTTPS (only if using built-in Caddy with a domain) |
+| `-p 1883:1883` | No | MQTT broker (expose if external gateways connect directly) |
+| `-v /your/data:/app/data` | Yes | Persistent data: SQLite DB, config.json, theme.json |
+| `-v /your/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro` | No | Custom Caddyfile for HTTPS |
+| `-v /your/caddy-data:/data/caddy` | No | Caddy TLS certificate storage |
+| `-e DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=true` | No | Skip the internal Mosquitto broker (use your own) |
+| `-e DISABLE_CADDY=true` | No | Skip the built-in Caddy reverse proxy |
+| `-e MQTT_BROKER=mqtt://host:1883` | No | Override MQTT broker URL |
+
+#### `/app/data/.env` convenience file
+
+Instead of passing `-e` flags, you can drop a `.env` file in your data volume:
+
+```bash
+# /your/data/.env
+DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=true
+DISABLE_CADDY=true
+MQTT_BROKER=mqtt://my-broker:1883
+```
+
+The entrypoint sources this file before starting services. This works with any launch method (`docker run`, compose, or manage.sh).
+
+### Docker Compose (legacy alternative)
+
+Docker Compose files are maintained for backward compatibility but are no longer the recommended approach.
 
 ```bash
 curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/master/docker-compose.example.yml \
@@ -65,6 +108,11 @@ docker compose up -d
 | `HTTP_PORT` | `80` | Host port for the web UI |
 | `DATA_DIR` | `./data` | Host path for persistent data |
 | `DISABLE_MOSQUITTO` | `false` | Set `true` to use an external MQTT broker |
+| `DISABLE_CADDY` | `false` | Set `true` to skip the built-in Caddy proxy |
+
+### manage.sh (legacy alternative)
+
+The `manage.sh` wrapper script provides a setup wizard and convenience commands. It uses Docker Compose internally. See [DEPLOY.md](../DEPLOY.md) for usage. New deployments should prefer bare `docker run`.
 
 ### Image tags
 
@@ -111,6 +159,7 @@ CoreScope uses a layered configuration system (highest priority wins):
 | `MQTT_TOPIC` | `meshcore/#` | MQTT topic subscription pattern |
 | `DB_PATH` | `data/meshcore.db` | SQLite database path |
 | `DISABLE_MOSQUITTO` | `false` | Skip the internal Mosquitto broker |
+| `DISABLE_CADDY` | `false` | Skip the built-in Caddy reverse proxy |
 
 ### config.json
 

docs/user-guide/configuration.md

@@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ Lower values = fresher data but more server load.
 
 Provide cert and key paths to enable HTTPS.
 
+## Geographic filtering
+
+```json
+"geo_filter": {
+  "polygon": [[51.55, 3.80], [51.55, 5.90], [50.65, 5.90], [50.65, 3.80]],
+  "bufferKm": 20
+}
+```
+
+Restricts ingestion and API responses to nodes within the polygon plus a buffer margin. Remove the block to disable filtering. Nodes with no GPS fix always pass through.
+
+See [Geographic Filtering](geofilter.md) for the full guide including the visual polygon builder and the prune script for cleaning up historical data.
+
 ## Home page
 
 The `home` section customizes the onboarding experience. See `config.example.json` for the full structure including `steps`, `checklist`, and `footerLinks`.

docs/user-guide/customization.md

@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Click **Import JSON** and paste a previously exported theme. The customizer load
 
 Click **Reset to Defaults** to restore all settings to the built-in defaults.
 
+## GeoFilter Builder
+
+The Export tab includes a **GeoFilter Builder →** link. Click it to open a Leaflet map where you can draw a polygon boundary for your deployment area. The tool generates a `geo_filter` block you can paste directly into `config.json`.
+
+See [Geographic Filtering](geofilter.md) for full details on what geo filtering does and how to configure it.
+
 ## How it works
 
 The customizer writes CSS custom properties (variables) to override the defaults. Exported JSON maps directly to the `theme`, `nodeColors`, `branding`, and `home` sections of [config.json](configuration.md).

docs/user-guide/geofilter.md

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Geographic Filtering
+
+CoreScope supports geographic filtering to restrict which nodes are ingested and returned in API responses. This is useful for public-facing deployments that should only show activity in a specific region.
+
+## How it works
+
+Geographic filtering operates at two levels:
+
+- **Ingest time** — ADVERT packets carrying GPS coordinates are rejected by the ingestor if the node falls outside the configured area. The node never reaches the database.
+- **API responses** — Nodes already in the database are filtered from the `/api/nodes` response if they fall outside the area. This covers nodes ingested before the filter was configured.
+
+Nodes with no GPS fix (`lat=0, lon=0` or missing coordinates) always pass the filter regardless of configuration.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Add a `geo_filter` block to `config.json`:
+
+```json
+"geo_filter": {
+  "polygon": [
+    [51.55, 3.80],
+    [51.55, 5.90],
+    [50.65, 5.90],
+    [50.65, 3.80]
+  ],
+  "bufferKm": 20
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `polygon` | `[[lat, lon], ...]` | Array of at least 3 coordinate pairs defining the boundary |
+| `bufferKm` | number | Extra distance (km) around the polygon edge that is also accepted. `0` = exact boundary |
+
+Both the server and the ingestor read `geo_filter` from `config.json`. Restart both after changing this section.
+
+To disable filtering entirely, remove the `geo_filter` block.
+
+### Legacy bounding box
+
+An older bounding box format is also supported as a fallback when no `polygon` is present:
+
+```json
+"geo_filter": {
+  "latMin": 50.65,
+  "latMax": 51.55,
+  "lonMin": 3.80,
+  "lonMax": 5.90
+}
+```
+
+Prefer the polygon format — it supports irregular shapes and the `bufferKm` margin.
+
+## API endpoint
+
+The current geo filter configuration is exposed at:
+
+```
+GET /api/config/geo-filter
+```
+
+The frontend reads this endpoint to display the active filter. No authentication is required (the endpoint returns config, not private data).
+
+## GeoFilter Builder
+
+The simplest way to create a polygon is the included visual builder:
+
+**File:** `tools/geofilter-builder.html`
+
+Open it directly in a browser — it runs entirely client-side, no server required:
+
+```bash
+# From the project root
+open tools/geofilter-builder.html          # macOS
+xdg-open tools/geofilter-builder.html     # Linux
+start tools/geofilter-builder.html        # Windows
+```
+
+**Workflow:**
+
+1. The map opens centered on Belgium by default. Navigate to your region.
+2. Click on the map to add polygon vertices. Each click adds a numbered point.
+3. Add at least 3 points to form a closed polygon.
+4. Adjust **Buffer km** (default 20) to add a margin around the polygon edge.
+5. The generated JSON block appears at the bottom of the page — copy it directly into `config.json`.
+6. Use **↩ Undo** to remove the last point, **✕ Clear** to start over.
+
+The output is a complete `{ "geo_filter": { ... } }` block ready to paste into `config.json`.
+
+## Cleaning up historical nodes
+
+The ingestor prevents new out-of-bounds nodes from being ingested, but it does not retroactively remove nodes that were stored before the filter was configured. For that, use the prune script.
+
+**File:** `scripts/prune-nodes-outside-geo-filter.py`
+
+```bash
+# Dry run — shows what would be deleted without making any changes
+python3 scripts/prune-nodes-outside-geo-filter.py --dry-run
+
+# Default paths: /app/data/meshcore.db and /app/config.json
+python3 scripts/prune-nodes-outside-geo-filter.py
+
+# Custom paths
+python3 scripts/prune-nodes-outside-geo-filter.py /path/to/meshcore.db \
+  --config /path/to/config.json
+
+# In Docker — run inside the container
+docker exec -it meshcore-analyzer \
+  python3 /app/scripts/prune-nodes-outside-geo-filter.py --dry-run
+```
+
+The script reads `geo_filter.polygon` and `geo_filter.bufferKm` from config, lists the nodes that fall outside, then asks for `yes` confirmation before deleting. Nodes without coordinates are always kept.
+
+This is a **one-time migration tool** — run it once after first configuring `geo_filter` to clean up pre-filter data. The ingestor handles all subsequent filtering automatically at ingest time.

internal/channel/channel.go

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Package channel provides MeshCore hashtag channel key derivation,
+// decryption (HMAC-SHA256 MAC + AES-128-ECB), and plaintext parsing.
+package channel
+
+import (
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+)
+
+// DeriveKey derives an AES-128 key from a channel name (e.g. "#wardriving").
+// Returns 16 bytes: SHA-256(channelName)[:16].
+func DeriveKey(channelName string) []byte {
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(channelName))
+	return h[:16]
+}
+
+// ChannelHash returns the 1-byte channel hash used as the first byte of GRP_TXT payloads.
+// It is the first byte of SHA-256 of the 16-byte key.
+func ChannelHash(key []byte) byte {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(key)
+	return h[0]
+}
+
+// Decrypt verifies the 2-byte HMAC-SHA256 MAC and performs AES-128-ECB decryption.
+// mac must be exactly 2 bytes. ciphertext must be a multiple of 16 bytes.
+// Returns the plaintext and true if MAC verification succeeded, or nil and false otherwise.
+func Decrypt(key []byte, mac []byte, ciphertext []byte) ([]byte, bool) {
+	if len(key) != 16 || len(mac) != 2 || len(ciphertext) == 0 || len(ciphertext)%aes.BlockSize != 0 {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	// 32-byte channel secret: 16-byte key + 16 zero bytes
+	channelSecret := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(channelSecret, key)
+
+	// Verify HMAC-SHA256 (first 2 bytes must match)
+	h := hmac.New(sha256.New, channelSecret)
+	h.Write(ciphertext)
+	calculatedMac := h.Sum(nil)
+	if calculatedMac[0] != mac[0] || calculatedMac[1] != mac[1] {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	// AES-128-ECB decrypt
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	plaintext := make([]byte, len(ciphertext))
+	for i := 0; i < len(ciphertext); i += aes.BlockSize {
+		block.Decrypt(plaintext[i:i+aes.BlockSize], ciphertext[i:i+aes.BlockSize])
+	}
+
+	return plaintext, true
+}
+
+// ParsePlaintext parses decrypted plaintext into timestamp, sender, and message.
+// Format: timestamp(4 LE) + flags(1) + "sender: message\0..."
+func ParsePlaintext(plaintext []byte) (timestamp uint32, sender string, message string, err error) {
+	if len(plaintext) < 5 {
+		return 0, "", "", fmt.Errorf("plaintext too short (%d bytes)", len(plaintext))
+	}
+
+	timestamp = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(plaintext[0:4])
+	text := string(plaintext[5:])
+	if idx := strings.IndexByte(text, 0); idx >= 0 {
+		text = text[:idx]
+	}
+
+	if !utf8.ValidString(text) || countNonPrintable(text) > 2 {
+		return 0, "", "", fmt.Errorf("decrypted text contains non-printable characters")
+	}
+
+	// Parse "sender: message" format
+	if colonIdx := strings.Index(text, ": "); colonIdx > 0 && colonIdx < 50 {
+		potentialSender := text[:colonIdx]
+		if !strings.ContainsAny(potentialSender, ":[]") {
+			return timestamp, potentialSender, text[colonIdx+2:], nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return timestamp, "", text, nil
+}
+
+func countNonPrintable(s string) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, r := range s {
+		if r < 32 && r != '\n' && r != '\r' && r != '\t' {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}

internal/channel/channel_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package channel
+
+import (
+	"crypto/aes"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDeriveKey(t *testing.T) {
+	key := DeriveKey("#wardriving")
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte("#wardriving"))
+	expected := h[:16]
+	if len(key) != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("key length %d, want 16", len(key))
+	}
+	for i := range key {
+		if key[i] != expected[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("DeriveKey mismatch at byte %d", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChannelHash(t *testing.T) {
+	key := DeriveKey("#wardriving")
+	ch := ChannelHash(key)
+	h := sha256.Sum256(key)
+	if ch != h[0] {
+		t.Fatalf("ChannelHash %02x, want %02x", ch, h[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func testECBEncrypt(t *testing.T, key, plaintext []byte) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ct := make([]byte, len(plaintext))
+	for i := 0; i < len(plaintext); i += aes.BlockSize {
+		block.Encrypt(ct[i:i+aes.BlockSize], plaintext[i:i+aes.BlockSize])
+	}
+	return ct
+}
+
+func testComputeMAC(key, ciphertext []byte) []byte {
+	secret := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(secret, key)
+	h := hmac.New(sha256.New, secret)
+	h.Write(ciphertext)
+	sum := h.Sum(nil)
+	return sum[:2]
+}
+
+func TestDecryptValidMAC(t *testing.T) {
+	key := DeriveKey("#test")
+	padded := make([]byte, 16)
+	copy(padded, []byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})
+	ciphertext := testECBEncrypt(t, key, padded)
+	mac := testComputeMAC(key, ciphertext)
+
+	result, ok := Decrypt(key, mac, ciphertext)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Decrypt returned false for valid MAC")
+	}
+	if len(result) != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("result length %d, want 16", len(result))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecryptInvalidMAC(t *testing.T) {
+	key := DeriveKey("#test")
+	ciphertext := make([]byte, 16)
+	mac := []byte{0xFF, 0xFF}
+	_, ok := Decrypt(key, mac, ciphertext)
+	if ok {
+		t.Fatal("Decrypt should reject wrong MAC")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecryptWrongChannel(t *testing.T) {
+	key1 := DeriveKey("#channel1")
+	key2 := DeriveKey("#channel2")
+	padded := make([]byte, 16)
+	copy(padded, []byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 'h', 'i'})
+	ciphertext := testECBEncrypt(t, key1, padded)
+	mac := testComputeMAC(key1, ciphertext)
+
+	_, ok := Decrypt(key2, mac, ciphertext)
+	if ok {
+		t.Fatal("Decrypt should reject wrong channel key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePlaintext(t *testing.T) {
+	plain := []byte{100, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+	plain = append(plain, []byte("Alice: Hello\x00")...)
+	ts, sender, msg, err := ParsePlaintext(plain)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ts != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("timestamp %d, want 100", ts)
+	}
+	if sender != "Alice" {
+		t.Fatalf("sender %q, want Alice", sender)
+	}
+	if msg != "Hello" {
+		t.Fatalf("message %q, want Hello", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParsePlaintextNoSender(t *testing.T) {
+	plain := []byte{1, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+	plain = append(plain, []byte("just a message\x00")...)
+	_, sender, msg, err := ParsePlaintext(plain)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if sender != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("sender %q, want empty", sender)
+	}
+	if msg != "just a message" {
+		t.Fatalf("message %q", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeriveKeyMatchesIngestor(t *testing.T) {
+	channelName := "#MeshCore"
+	key := DeriveKey(channelName)
+	hexKey := hex.EncodeToString(key)
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(channelName))
+	expected := hex.EncodeToString(h[:16])
+	if hexKey != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("key hex %s != expected %s", hexKey, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	key := DeriveKey("#test")
+	original := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(original, []byte{0x64, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})
+	copy(original[5:], []byte("Bob: world\x00"))
+
+	ciphertext := testECBEncrypt(t, key, original)
+	mac := testComputeMAC(key, ciphertext)
+
+	plaintext, ok := Decrypt(key, mac, ciphertext)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("round-trip MAC failed")
+	}
+
+	ts, sender, msg, err := ParsePlaintext(plaintext)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ts != 100 || sender != "Bob" || msg != "world" {
+		t.Fatalf("got ts=%d sender=%q msg=%q", ts, sender, msg)
+	}
+}

internal/channel/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/meshcore-analyzer/channel
+
+go 1.22

internal/sigvalidate/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/meshcore-analyzer/sigvalidate
+
+go 1.22

internal/sigvalidate/sigvalidate.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Package sigvalidate provides ed25519 signature validation for MeshCore advert packets.
+package sigvalidate
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// ValidateAdvert verifies the ed25519 signature on a MeshCore advert.
+// pubKey must be 32 bytes, signature must be 64 bytes.
+// The signed message is: pubKey (32) + timestamp (4 LE) + appdata.
+func ValidateAdvert(pubKey, signature []byte, timestamp uint32, appdata []byte) (bool, error) {
+	if len(pubKey) != 32 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid pubkey length: %d", len(pubKey))
+	}
+	if len(signature) != 64 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature length: %d", len(signature))
+	}
+
+	message := make([]byte, 32+4+len(appdata))
+	copy(message[0:32], pubKey)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(message[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(message[36:], appdata)
+
+	return ed25519.Verify(ed25519.PublicKey(pubKey), message, signature), nil
+}

internal/sigvalidate/sigvalidate_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package sigvalidate
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestValidateAdvert_ValidSignature(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, priv, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var timestamp uint32 = 1234567890
+	appdata := []byte{0x02, 0x10, 0x20}
+
+	// Build the signed message: pubKey + timestamp(LE) + appdata
+	msg := make([]byte, 32+4+len(appdata))
+	copy(msg[0:32], pub)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(msg[32:36], timestamp)
+	copy(msg[36:], appdata)
+
+	sig := ed25519.Sign(priv, msg)
+
+	valid, err := ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), sig, timestamp, appdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !valid {
+		t.Fatal("expected valid signature")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateAdvert_InvalidSignature(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, _, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	badSig := make([]byte, 64)
+	valid, err := ValidateAdvert([]byte(pub), badSig, 100, []byte{0x01})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if valid {
+		t.Fatal("expected invalid signature")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateAdvert_BadPubkeyLength(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ValidateAdvert([]byte{1, 2, 3}, make([]byte, 64), 0, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for short pubkey")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateAdvert_BadSignatureLength(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := ValidateAdvert(make([]byte, 32), []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for short signature")
+	}
+}

public/analytics.js

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
             <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="distance">Distance</button>
             <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="neighbor-graph">Neighbor Graph</button>
             <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="rf-health">RF Health</button>
+            <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="clock-health">Clock Health</button>
             <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="prefix-tool">Prefix Tool</button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
       case 'distance': await renderDistanceTab(el); break;
       case 'neighbor-graph': await renderNeighborGraphTab(el); break;
       case 'rf-health': await renderRFHealthTab(el); break;
+      case 'clock-health': await renderClockHealthTab(el); break;
       case 'prefix-tool': await renderPrefixTool(el); break;
     }
     // Auto-apply column resizing to all analytics tables
@@ -946,25 +948,9 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="analytics-row">
-        <div class="analytics-card flex-1">
-          <h3>Multi-Byte Hash Adopters</h3>
-          <p class="text-muted">Nodes advertising with 2+ byte hash paths</p>
-        ${data.multiByteNodes.length ? `
-          <table class="analytics-table">
-            <thead><tr><th scope="col">Node</th><th scope="col">Hash Size</th><th scope="col">Adverts</th><th scope="col">Last Seen</th></tr></thead>
-            <tbody>
-              ${data.multiByteNodes.map(n => `<tr class="clickable-row" data-action="navigate" data-value="#/nodes/${n.pubkey ? encodeURIComponent(n.pubkey) : ''}" tabindex="0" role="row">
-                <td><strong>${esc(n.name)}</strong></td>
-                <td><span class="badge badge-hash-${n.hashSize}">${n.hashSize}-byte</span></td>
-                <td>${n.packets}</td>
-                <td>${timeAgo(n.lastSeen)}</td>
-              </tr>`).join('')}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        ` : '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:16px">No multi-byte adopters found</div>'}
-        </div>
+      ${renderMultiByteAdopters(data.multiByteNodes, data.multiByteCapability || [])}
 
+      <div class="analytics-row">
         <div class="analytics-card flex-1">
           <h3>Top Path Hops</h3>
         <table class="analytics-table">
@@ -986,6 +972,136 @@
     `;
   }
 
+  function renderMultiByteAdopters(nodes, caps) {
+    // Merge capability status into adopter nodes
+    var capByPubkey = {};
+    (caps || []).forEach(function(c) { capByPubkey[c.pubkey] = c; });
+
+    var statusIcon = { confirmed: '✅', suspected: '⚠️', unknown: '❓' };
+    var statusLabel = { confirmed: 'Confirmed', suspected: 'Suspected', unknown: 'Unknown' };
+    var statusColor = { confirmed: 'var(--success, #22c55e)', suspected: 'var(--warning, #eab308)', unknown: 'var(--text-muted, #888)' };
+
+    // Build merged rows: each adopter node gets a capability status
+    var rows = (nodes || []).map(function(n) {
+      var cap = capByPubkey[n.pubkey] || {};
+      return {
+        name: n.name, pubkey: n.pubkey || '', role: n.role || '',
+        hashSize: n.hashSize, packets: n.packets, lastSeen: n.lastSeen,
+        status: cap.status || 'unknown', evidence: cap.evidence || ''
+      };
+    });
+
+    // Count statuses
+    var counts = { confirmed: 0, suspected: 0, unknown: 0 };
+    rows.forEach(function(r) { counts[r.status] = (counts[r.status] || 0) + 1; });
+
+    function buildTableContent(rows, filter) {
+      var filtered = filter === 'all' ? rows : rows.filter(function(r) { return r.status === filter; });
+      return (filtered.length ? '<table class="analytics-table" id="mbAdoptersTable" style="margin-top:12px">' +
+          '<thead><tr>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="name">Node</th>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="role">Role</th>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="status">Status</th>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="hashSize">Hash Size</th>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="packets">Adverts</th>' +
+            '<th scope="col" data-sort="lastSeen">Last Seen</th>' +
+          '</tr></thead>' +
+          '<tbody>' +
+            filtered.map(function(r) {
+              var roleColor = (window.ROLE_COLORS || {})[r.role] || '#6b7280';
+              return '<tr class="clickable-row" data-action="navigate" data-value="#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(r.pubkey) + '" tabindex="0" role="row">' +
+                '<td><strong>' + esc(r.name) + '</strong></td>' +
+                '<td><span class="badge" style="background:' + roleColor + '20;color:' + roleColor + '">' + esc(r.role || 'unknown') + '</span></td>' +
+                '<td><span style="color:' + (statusColor[r.status] || statusColor.unknown) + '">' +
+                  (statusIcon[r.status] || '❓') + ' ' + (statusLabel[r.status] || 'Unknown') + '</span></td>' +
+                '<td><span class="badge badge-hash-' + r.hashSize + '">' + r.hashSize + '-byte</span></td>' +
+                '<td>' + r.packets + '</td>' +
+                '<td>' + (r.lastSeen ? timeAgo(r.lastSeen) : '—') + '</td>' +
+              '</tr>';
+            }).join('') +
+          '</tbody>' +
+        '</table>' : '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:16px">No adopters match this filter.</div>');
+    }
+
+    if (!rows.length) return '<div class="analytics-row"><div class="analytics-card flex-1">' +
+      '<h3>Multi-Byte Hash Adopters</h3>' +
+      '<div class="text-muted" style="padding:16px">No multi-byte adopters found</div></div></div>';
+
+    var html = '<div class="analytics-row"><div class="analytics-card flex-1" id="mbAdoptersSection">' +
+      '<div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px">' +
+        '<div>' +
+          '<h3 style="margin:0">Multi-Byte Hash Adopters</h3>' +
+          '<p class="text-muted" style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:0.8em">Nodes advertising with 2+ byte hash paths. ' +
+          '<strong>Confirmed</strong> = seen advertising with multi-byte hash. ' +
+          '<strong>Suspected</strong> = prefix appeared in a multi-byte path. ' +
+          '<strong>Unknown</strong> = no multi-byte evidence yet.</p>' +
+        '</div>' +
+        '<div style="display:flex;gap:4px;flex-wrap:wrap" id="mbCapFilters">' +
+          '<button class="tab-btn active" data-mb-filter="all">All (' + rows.length + ')</button>' +
+          '<button class="tab-btn" data-mb-filter="confirmed" style="--filter-color:var(--success, #22c55e)">✅ Confirmed (' + counts.confirmed + ')</button>' +
+          '<button class="tab-btn" data-mb-filter="suspected" style="--filter-color:var(--warning, #eab308)">⚠️ Suspected (' + counts.suspected + ')</button>' +
+          '<button class="tab-btn" data-mb-filter="unknown" style="--filter-color:var(--text-muted, #888)">❓ Unknown (' + counts.unknown + ')</button>' +
+        '</div>' +
+      '</div>' +
+      '<div id="mbAdoptersTableWrap">' + buildTableContent(rows, 'all') + '</div>' +
+    '</div></div>';
+
+    // Use setTimeout for event delegation on the stable section container
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      var section = document.getElementById('mbAdoptersSection');
+      if (!section) return;
+      var currentFilter = 'all';
+
+      section.addEventListener('click', function handler(e) {
+        var btn = e.target.closest('[data-mb-filter]');
+        if (btn) {
+          currentFilter = btn.dataset.mbFilter;
+          // Update active state on buttons (no DOM replacement needed)
+          var buttons = section.querySelectorAll('[data-mb-filter]');
+          buttons.forEach(function(b) { b.classList.toggle('active', b.dataset.mbFilter === currentFilter); });
+          // Replace only the table content, not the whole section
+          var wrap = section.querySelector('#mbAdoptersTableWrap');
+          if (wrap) wrap.innerHTML = buildTableContent(rows, currentFilter);
+          return;
+        }
+        var th = e.target.closest('[data-sort]');
+        if (th) {
+          var tbody = section.querySelector('tbody');
+          if (!tbody) return;
+          var sortRows = Array.from(tbody.querySelectorAll('tr'));
+          var col = th.dataset.sort;
+          var colIdx = { name: 0, status: 1, hashSize: 2, packets: 3, lastSeen: 4 };
+          var statusWeight = { 'confirmed': 0, 'suspected': 1, 'unknown': 2 };
+          sortRows.sort(function(a, b) {
+            var va = a.children[colIdx[col]] ? a.children[colIdx[col]].textContent.trim() : '';
+            var vb = b.children[colIdx[col]] ? b.children[colIdx[col]].textContent.trim() : '';
+            if (col === 'status') {
+              va = statusWeight[va.toLowerCase().split(' ').pop()] !== undefined ? statusWeight[va.toLowerCase().split(' ').pop()] : 2;
+              vb = statusWeight[vb.toLowerCase().split(' ').pop()] !== undefined ? statusWeight[vb.toLowerCase().split(' ').pop()] : 2;
+            }
+            if (col === 'hashSize' || col === 'packets') { va = parseInt(va) || 0; vb = parseInt(vb) || 0; }
+            if (va < vb) return -1;
+            if (va > vb) return 1;
+            return 0;
+          });
+          sortRows.forEach(function(r) { tbody.appendChild(r); });
+        }
+      });
+    }, 100);
+
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  // Legacy alias for tests — delegates to renderMultiByteAdopters with empty nodes
+  function renderMultiByteCapability(caps) {
+    if (!caps.length) return '';
+    // Convert caps to adopter-style rows for backward compat
+    var fakeNodes = caps.map(function(c) {
+      return { name: c.name, pubkey: c.pubkey, role: c.role, hashSize: c.maxHashSize, packets: 0, lastSeen: c.lastSeen };
+    });
+    return renderMultiByteAdopters(fakeNodes, caps);
+  }
+
   async function renderCollisionTab(el, data, collisionData) {
     el.innerHTML = `
       <nav id="hashIssuesToc" style="display:flex;gap:12px;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:13px;flex-wrap:wrap">
@@ -1079,10 +1195,10 @@
         else matrixDesc.textContent = '3-byte prefix space is too large to visualize as a matrix — collision table is shown below.';
       }
       renderHashMatrixFromServer(cData.by_size[String(bytes)], bytes);
-      // Hide collision risk card for 3-byte — stats are shown in the matrix panel
+      // Show collision risk section for all byte sizes
       const riskCard = document.getElementById('collisionRiskSection');
-      if (riskCard) riskCard.style.display = bytes === 3 ? 'none' : '';
-      if (bytes !== 3) renderCollisionsFromServer(cData.by_size[String(bytes)], bytes);
+      if (riskCard) riskCard.style.display = '';
+      renderCollisionsFromServer(cData.by_size[String(bytes)], bytes);
     }
 
     // Wire up selector
@@ -1174,9 +1290,9 @@
         <div class="analytics-stat-value" style="font-size:16px">${pctStr}%</div>
         <div style="font-size:10px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:2px">${usedCount > 256 ? usedCount + ' of ' : 'of '}${spaceLabel} possible</div>
       </div>
-      <div class="analytics-stat-card" style="flex:1;min-width:110px;border-color:${collisionCount > 0 ? 'var(--status-red)' : 'var(--border)'}">
+      <div class="analytics-stat-card" style="flex:1;min-width:110px;border-color:${collisionCount > 0 ? 'var(--status-red)' : 'var(--border)'}${collisionCount > 0 ? ';cursor:pointer' : ''}" ${collisionCount > 0 ? 'onclick="document.getElementById(\'collisionRiskSection\')?.scrollIntoView({behavior:\'smooth\',block:\'start\'})"' : ''} ${collisionCount > 0 ? 'title="Click to see collision details"' : ''}>
         <div class="analytics-stat-label">Prefix collisions</div>
-        <div class="analytics-stat-value" style="color:${collisionCount > 0 ? 'var(--status-red)' : 'var(--status-green)'}">${collisionCount}</div>
+        <div class="analytics-stat-value" style="color:${collisionCount > 0 ? 'var(--status-red)' : 'var(--status-green)'}">${collisionCount}${collisionCount > 0 ? ' <span style="font-size:11px;opacity:0.7">▼</span>' : ''}</div>
       </div>
     </div>`;
   }
@@ -1251,7 +1367,7 @@
     // 3-byte: show a summary panel instead of a matrix
     if (bytes === 3) {
       el.innerHTML = hashStatCardsHtml(totalNodes, stats.using_this_size || 0, '3-byte', 16777216, stats.unique_prefixes || 0, stats.collision_count || 0) +
-        `<p class="text-muted" style="margin:0;font-size:0.8em">The 3-byte prefix space (16.7M values) is too large to visualize as a grid.</p>` +
+        `<p class="text-muted" style="margin:0;font-size:0.8em">The 3-byte prefix space (16.7M values) is too large to visualize as a grid.${(stats.collision_count || 0) > 0 ? ' See collision details below.' : ''}</p>` +
         `<p class="text-muted" style="margin:8px 0 0;font-size:0.8em">ℹ️ This tab only counts collisions among repeaters configured for this hash size. The <a href="#/analytics?tab=prefix-tool" style="color:var(--accent)">Prefix Tool</a> checks all repeaters regardless of configured hash size.</p>`;
       return;
     }
@@ -1882,6 +1998,10 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
     window._analyticsChannelTbodyHtml = channelTbodyHtml;
     window._analyticsChannelTheadHtml = channelTheadHtml;
     window._analyticsRfNFColumnChart = rfNFColumnChart;
+    window._analyticsRenderMultiByteCapability = renderMultiByteCapability;
+    window._analyticsRenderMultiByteAdopters = renderMultiByteAdopters;
+    window._analyticsHashStatCardsHtml = hashStatCardsHtml;
+    window._analyticsRenderCollisionsFromServer = renderCollisionsFromServer;
   }
 
   // ─── Neighbor Graph Tab ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -1896,8 +2016,8 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
           <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 style="font-size:13px">Min Score: <input type="range" id="ngMinScore" min="0" max="100" value="70" style="width:100px;vertical-align:middle">
+            <span id="ngMinScoreVal">0.70</span>
           </label>
           <label style="font-size:13px">Confidence:
             <select id="ngConfidence" style="font-size:12px;padding:2px 4px">
@@ -1925,6 +2045,11 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
       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)}">${esc(r)}</span></label>`;
     });
+    // Observer checkbox — unchecked by default (observers create hub-and-spoke noise)
+    {
+      const color = (window.ROLE_COLORS || {}).observer || '#8b5cf6';
+      rcEl.innerHTML += `<label style="font-size:12px;margin-right:8px"><input type="checkbox" data-role="observer"> <span style="color:${esc(color)}">observer</span></label>`;
+    }
 
     // Load data
     const rqs = RegionFilter.regionQueryString();
@@ -1942,8 +2067,17 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
     startGraphRenderer();
 
     // Filter listeners
+    // Restore saved min score from localStorage
+    var savedScore = localStorage.getItem('ng-min-score');
+    if (savedScore !== null) {
+      document.getElementById('ngMinScore').value = savedScore;
+      document.getElementById('ngMinScoreVal').textContent = (savedScore / 100).toFixed(2);
+      applyNGFilters();
+    }
+
     document.getElementById('ngMinScore').addEventListener('input', function() {
       document.getElementById('ngMinScoreVal').textContent = (this.value / 100).toFixed(2);
+      localStorage.setItem('ng-min-score', this.value);
       applyNGFilters();
     });
     document.getElementById('ngConfidence').addEventListener('change', applyNGFilters);
@@ -1982,7 +2116,7 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
     // Filter nodes by role
     const visibleNodes = _ngState.allNodes.filter(n => {
       const role = (n.role || 'unknown').toLowerCase();
-      return checkedRoles.has(role) || role === 'unknown' || role === 'observer';
+      return checkedRoles.has(role) || role === 'unknown';
     });
     const visiblePKs = new Set(visibleNodes.map(n => n.pubkey));
 
@@ -3289,5 +3423,111 @@ function destroy() { _analyticsData = {}; _channelData = null; if (_ngState && _
     return svg;
   }
 
+  // #690 — Clock Health fleet view (M3)
+  async function renderClockHealthTab(el) {
+    el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-center text-muted" style="padding:40px">Loading clock health data…</div>';
+    try {
+      var data = await (await fetch('/api/nodes/clock-skew')).json();
+      if (!Array.isArray(data) || !data.length) {
+        el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-center text-muted" style="padding:40px">No clock skew data available. Nodes need recent adverts for clock analysis.</div>';
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // State
+      var activeFilter = 'all';
+      var sortKey = 'severity';
+      var sortDir = 'asc'; // severity worst-first
+
+      function render() {
+        // Filter
+        var filtered = activeFilter === 'all' ? data : data.filter(function(n) { return n.severity === activeFilter; });
+
+        // Sort
+        filtered = filtered.slice().sort(function(a, b) {
+          var v;
+          if (sortKey === 'severity') {
+            v = (SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER[a.severity] || 9) - (SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER[b.severity] || 9);
+          } else if (sortKey === 'skew') {
+            v = Math.abs(b.medianSkewSec || 0) - Math.abs(a.medianSkewSec || 0);
+          } else if (sortKey === 'name') {
+            v = (a.nodeName || '').localeCompare(b.nodeName || '');
+          } else if (sortKey === 'drift') {
+            v = Math.abs(b.driftPerDaySec || 0) - Math.abs(a.driftPerDaySec || 0);
+          }
+          return sortDir === 'desc' ? -v : v;
+        });
+
+        // Summary
+        var counts = { ok: 0, warning: 0, critical: 0, absurd: 0 };
+        data.forEach(function(n) { if (counts[n.severity] !== undefined) counts[n.severity]++; });
+
+        // Filter buttons (also serve as summary — no separate stats pills needed)
+        var filterColors = { ok: 'var(--status-green)', warning: 'var(--status-yellow)', critical: 'var(--status-orange)', absurd: 'var(--status-purple)', no_clock: 'var(--text-muted)' };
+        var filters = ['all', 'ok', 'warning', 'critical', 'absurd', 'no_clock'];
+        var filterHtml = '<div style="margin-bottom:10px">' + filters.map(function(f) {
+          var dot = f !== 'all' ? '<span style="display:inline-block;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:' + filterColors[f] + ';margin-right:4px;vertical-align:middle"></span>' : '';
+          return '<button class="clock-filter-btn' + (activeFilter === f ? ' active' : '') + '" data-filter="' + f + '">' +
+            dot + (f === 'all' ? 'All (' + data.length + ')' : (SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS[f] || f) + ' (' + (counts[f] || 0) + ')') +
+            '</button>';
+        }).join('') + '</div>';
+
+        // Table
+        var rowsHtml = filtered.map(function(n) {
+          var rowClass = 'clock-fleet-row--' + (n.severity || 'ok');
+          var lastAdv = n.lastObservedTS ? new Date(n.lastObservedTS * 1000).toISOString().replace('T', ' ').replace(/\.\d+Z/, ' UTC') : '—';
+          var skewText = n.severity === 'no_clock' ? 'No Clock' : formatSkew(n.medianSkewSec);
+          var driftText = n.severity === 'no_clock' || !n.driftPerDaySec ? '–' : formatDrift(n.driftPerDaySec);
+          return '<tr class="' + rowClass + '" data-pubkey="' + esc(n.pubkey) + '" style="cursor:pointer">' +
+            '<td><strong>' + esc(n.nodeName || n.pubkey.slice(0, 12)) + '</strong></td>' +
+            '<td style="font-family:var(--mono,monospace)">' + skewText + '</td>' +
+            '<td>' + renderSkewBadge(n.severity, n.medianSkewSec) + '</td>' +
+            '<td style="font-family:var(--mono,monospace)">' + driftText + '</td>' +
+            '<td style="font-size:11px">' + lastAdv + '</td>' +
+            '</tr>';
+        }).join('');
+
+        el.innerHTML = '<h3 style="margin:0 0 10px">⏰ Clock Health</h3>' +
+          filterHtml +
+          '<table class="data-table analytics-table" id="clock-health-table">' +
+          '<thead><tr>' +
+          '<th data-sort-col="name" style="cursor:pointer">Name</th>' +
+          '<th data-sort-col="skew" style="cursor:pointer">Skew</th>' +
+          '<th data-sort-col="severity" style="cursor:pointer">Severity</th>' +
+          '<th data-sort-col="drift" style="cursor:pointer">Drift Rate</th>' +
+          '<th>Last Advert</th>' +
+          '</tr></thead><tbody>' + rowsHtml + '</tbody></table>';
+
+        // Bind filter clicks
+        el.querySelectorAll('.clock-filter-btn').forEach(function(btn) {
+          btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            activeFilter = btn.dataset.filter;
+            render();
+          });
+        });
+
+        // Bind header sort clicks
+        el.querySelectorAll('[data-sort-col]').forEach(function(th) {
+          th.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            var col = th.dataset.sortCol;
+            if (sortKey === col) { sortDir = sortDir === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'; }
+            else { sortKey = col; sortDir = 'asc'; }
+            render();
+          });
+        });
+
+        // Bind row clicks → navigate to node
+        el.querySelectorAll('tr[data-pubkey]').forEach(function(tr) {
+          tr.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            location.hash = '#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(tr.dataset.pubkey);
+          });
+        });
+      }
+
+      render();
+    } catch (err) {
+      el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-center" style="color:var(--status-red);padding:40px">Failed to load clock health data: ' + esc(String(err)) + '</div>';
+    }
+  }
+
   registerPage('analytics', { init, destroy });
 })();

public/channel-decrypt.js

@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+/**
+ * Client-side MeshCore channel decryption module.
+ *
+ * Implements the same crypto as internal/channel/channel.go:
+ *   - Key derivation: SHA-256("#channelname")[:16]
+ *   - Channel hash: SHA-256(key)[0]
+ *   - MAC: HMAC-SHA256 with 32-byte secret (key + 16 zero bytes), truncated to 2 bytes
+ *   - Encryption: AES-128-ECB (block-by-block)
+ *   - Plaintext: timestamp(4 LE) + flags(1) + "sender: message\0"
+ *
+ * Keys NEVER leave the browser. No fetch/XHR/network calls in this module.
+ */
+/* eslint-disable no-var */
+window.ChannelDecrypt = (function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var STORAGE_KEY = 'corescope_channel_keys';
+  var CACHE_KEY = 'corescope_channel_cache';
+
+  // ---- Hex utilities ----
+
+  function bytesToHex(bytes) {
+    var hex = '';
+    for (var i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+      hex += (bytes[i] < 16 ? '0' : '') + bytes[i].toString(16);
+    }
+    return hex;
+  }
+
+  function hexToBytes(hex) {
+    var bytes = new Uint8Array(hex.length / 2);
+    for (var i = 0; i < hex.length; i += 2) {
+      bytes[i / 2] = parseInt(hex.substring(i, i + 2), 16);
+    }
+    return bytes;
+  }
+
+  // ---- Key derivation ----
+
+  /**
+   * Derive AES-128 key from channel name: SHA-256("#channelname")[:16].
+   * @param {string} channelName - e.g. "#LongFast"
+   * @returns {Promise<Uint8Array>} 16-byte key
+   */
+  async function deriveKey(channelName) {
+    var enc = new TextEncoder();
+    var hash = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', enc.encode(channelName));
+    return new Uint8Array(hash).slice(0, 16);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Compute the 1-byte channel hash: SHA-256(key)[0].
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key - 16-byte key
+   * @returns {Promise<number>} single byte (0-255)
+   */
+  async function computeChannelHash(key) {
+    var hash = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', key);
+    return new Uint8Array(hash)[0];
+  }
+
+  // ---- AES-128-ECB via Web Crypto (CBC with zero IV, block-by-block) ----
+
+  /**
+   * Decrypt AES-128-ECB by decrypting each 16-byte block independently
+   * using AES-CBC with a zero IV (equivalent to ECB for single blocks).
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key - 16-byte AES key
+   * @param {Uint8Array} ciphertext - must be multiple of 16 bytes
+   * @returns {Promise<Uint8Array>} plaintext
+   */
+  async function decryptECB(key, ciphertext) {
+    if (ciphertext.length === 0 || ciphertext.length % 16 !== 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    var cryptoKey = await crypto.subtle.importKey(
+      'raw', key, { name: 'AES-CBC' }, false, ['decrypt']
+    );
+    var zeroIV = new Uint8Array(16);
+    var plaintext = new Uint8Array(ciphertext.length);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < ciphertext.length; i += 16) {
+      var block = ciphertext.slice(i, i + 16);
+      // Append a dummy block (16 bytes of 0x10 = PKCS7 padding for empty next block)
+      // so Web Crypto doesn't complain about padding
+      var padded = new Uint8Array(32);
+      padded.set(block, 0);
+      // Second block is PKCS7 padding: 16 bytes of 0x10
+      for (var j = 16; j < 32; j++) padded[j] = 16;
+
+      var decrypted = await crypto.subtle.decrypt(
+        { name: 'AES-CBC', iv: zeroIV }, cryptoKey, padded
+      );
+      var decBytes = new Uint8Array(decrypted);
+      plaintext.set(decBytes.slice(0, 16), i);
+    }
+
+    return plaintext;
+  }
+
+  // ---- MAC verification ----
+
+  /**
+   * Verify HMAC-SHA256 MAC (first 2 bytes) using 32-byte secret (key + 16 zero bytes).
+   * @param {Uint8Array} key - 16-byte AES key
+   * @param {Uint8Array} ciphertext - encrypted data
+   * @param {string} macHex - 4-char hex string (2 bytes)
+   * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+   */
+  async function verifyMAC(key, ciphertext, macHex) {
+    // Build 32-byte channel secret: key + 16 zero bytes
+    var secret = new Uint8Array(32);
+    secret.set(key, 0);
+    // remaining 16 bytes are already 0
+
+    var cryptoKey = await crypto.subtle.importKey(
+      'raw', secret, { name: 'HMAC', hash: 'SHA-256' }, false, ['sign']
+    );
+    var sig = await crypto.subtle.sign('HMAC', cryptoKey, ciphertext);
+    var sigBytes = new Uint8Array(sig);
+
+    var macBytes = hexToBytes(macHex);
+    return sigBytes[0] === macBytes[0] && sigBytes[1] === macBytes[1];
+  }
+
+  // ---- Plaintext parsing ----
+
+  /**
+   * Parse decrypted plaintext: timestamp(4 LE) + flags(1) + "sender: message\0..."
+   * @param {Uint8Array} plaintext
+   * @returns {{ timestamp: number, flags: number, sender: string, message: string } | null}
+   */
+  function parsePlaintext(plaintext) {
+    if (!plaintext || plaintext.length < 5) return null;
+
+    var timestamp = plaintext[0] | (plaintext[1] << 8) | (plaintext[2] << 16) | ((plaintext[3] << 24) >>> 0);
+    var flags = plaintext[4];
+
+    // Extract text up to first null byte
+    var textBytes = plaintext.slice(5);
+    var nullIdx = -1;
+    for (var i = 0; i < textBytes.length; i++) {
+      if (textBytes[i] === 0) { nullIdx = i; break; }
+    }
+    var text = new TextDecoder().decode(nullIdx >= 0 ? textBytes.slice(0, nullIdx) : textBytes);
+
+    // Count non-printable characters
+    var nonPrintable = 0;
+    for (var c = 0; c < text.length; c++) {
+      var code = text.charCodeAt(c);
+      if (code < 32 && code !== 10 && code !== 13 && code !== 9) nonPrintable++;
+    }
+    if (nonPrintable > 2) return null;
+
+    // Parse "sender: message" format
+    var colonIdx = text.indexOf(': ');
+    if (colonIdx > 0 && colonIdx < 50) {
+      var potentialSender = text.substring(0, colonIdx);
+      if (potentialSender.indexOf(':') < 0 && potentialSender.indexOf('[') < 0 && potentialSender.indexOf(']') < 0) {
+        return { timestamp: timestamp, flags: flags, sender: potentialSender, message: text.substring(colonIdx + 2) };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { timestamp: timestamp, flags: flags, sender: '', message: text };
+  }
+
+  // ---- Full decrypt pipeline ----
+
+  /**
+   * Verify MAC, decrypt, and parse a single packet.
+   * @param {Uint8Array} keyBytes - 16-byte key
+   * @param {string} macHex - 4-char hex MAC
+   * @param {string} encryptedHex - hex-encoded ciphertext
+   * @returns {Promise<{ sender: string, message: string, timestamp: number } | null>}
+   */
+  async function decrypt(keyBytes, macHex, encryptedHex) {
+    var ciphertext = hexToBytes(encryptedHex);
+    if (ciphertext.length === 0 || ciphertext.length % 16 !== 0) return null;
+
+    var macOk = await verifyMAC(keyBytes, ciphertext, macHex);
+    if (!macOk) return null;
+
+    var plaintext = await decryptECB(keyBytes, ciphertext);
+    if (!plaintext) return null;
+
+    return parsePlaintext(plaintext);
+  }
+
+  // Alias used by channels.js
+  var decryptPacket = decrypt;
+
+  // ---- Key storage (localStorage) ----
+
+  function saveKey(channelName, keyHex) {
+    var keys = getKeys();
+    keys[channelName] = keyHex;
+    try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(keys)); } catch (e) { /* quota */ }
+  }
+
+  // Alias used by channels.js
+  var storeKey = saveKey;
+
+  function getKeys() {
+    try {
+      var raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      return raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : {};
+    } catch (e) { return {}; }
+  }
+
+  // Alias used by channels.js
+  var getStoredKeys = getKeys;
+
+  function removeKey(channelName) {
+    var keys = getKeys();
+    delete keys[channelName];
+    try { localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(keys)); } catch (e) { /* quota */ }
+    // Also clear cached messages for this channel
+    clearChannelCache(channelName);
+  }
+
+  /** Remove cached messages for a specific channel (by name or hash). */
+  function clearChannelCache(channelKey) {
+    try {
+      var cache = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY) || '{}');
+      delete cache[channelKey];
+      localStorage.setItem(CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify(cache));
+    } catch (e) { /* quota */ }
+  }
+
+  // ---- Message cache (localStorage) ----
+
+  function cacheMessages(channelHash, messages) {
+    try {
+      var cache = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY) || '{}');
+      cache[channelHash] = { messages: messages, ts: Date.now() };
+      localStorage.setItem(CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify(cache));
+    } catch (e) { /* quota */ }
+  }
+
+  function getCachedMessages(channelHash) {
+    try {
+      var cache = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY) || '{}');
+      var entry = cache[channelHash];
+      return entry ? entry.messages : null;
+    } catch (e) { return null; }
+  }
+
+  // Cache with lastTimestamp and count (used by channels.js via getCache/setCache)
+  var MAX_CACHED_MESSAGES = 1000;
+
+  function setCache(key, messages, lastTimestamp, totalCount) {
+    try {
+      // Enforce cache size limit: only keep most recent MAX_CACHED_MESSAGES
+      var toStore = messages;
+      if (messages.length > MAX_CACHED_MESSAGES) {
+        toStore = messages.slice(messages.length - MAX_CACHED_MESSAGES);
+      }
+      var cache = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY) || '{}');
+      cache[key] = {
+        messages: toStore,
+        lastTimestamp: lastTimestamp,
+        count: totalCount || toStore.length,
+        ts: Date.now()
+      };
+      localStorage.setItem(CACHE_KEY, JSON.stringify(cache));
+    } catch (e) { /* quota */ }
+  }
+
+  function getCache(key) {
+    try {
+      var cache = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(CACHE_KEY) || '{}');
+      return cache[key] || null;
+    } catch (e) { return null; }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    deriveKey: deriveKey,
+    decrypt: decrypt,
+    decryptPacket: decryptPacket,
+    decryptECB: decryptECB,
+    verifyMAC: verifyMAC,
+    parsePlaintext: parsePlaintext,
+    computeChannelHash: computeChannelHash,
+    bytesToHex: bytesToHex,
+    hexToBytes: hexToBytes,
+    saveKey: saveKey,
+    storeKey: storeKey,
+    getKeys: getKeys,
+    getStoredKeys: getStoredKeys,
+    removeKey: removeKey,
+    clearChannelCache: clearChannelCache,
+    cacheMessages: cacheMessages,
+    getCachedMessages: getCachedMessages,
+    setCache: setCache,
+    getCache: getCache
+  };
+})();

public/channels.js

@@ -318,6 +318,290 @@
 
   let regionChangeHandler = null;
 
+  // --- Client-side channel decryption (#725 M2) ---
+
+  // Check if input is a valid hex string (32 hex chars = 16 bytes)
+  function isHexKey(val) {
+    return /^[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$/.test(val);
+  }
+
+  // Show status message in the add-channel form (#759)
+  var statusTimer = null;
+  function showAddStatus(msg, type) {
+    var el = document.getElementById('chAddStatus');
+    if (!el) return;
+    el.textContent = msg;
+    el.className = 'ch-add-status ch-add-status--' + (type || 'info');
+    el.style.display = '';
+    clearTimeout(statusTimer);
+    if (type !== 'loading') {
+      statusTimer = setTimeout(function () { el.style.display = 'none'; }, 5000);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Add a user channel by name (#channelname) or hex key
+  async function addUserChannel(val) {
+    var displayName = val.startsWith('#') ? val : (isHexKey(val) ? val.substring(0, 8) + '…' : '#' + val);
+    showAddStatus('Decrypting ' + displayName + ' messages…', 'loading');
+    var channelName, keyHex;
+    try {
+      if (val.startsWith('#')) {
+        channelName = val;
+        var keyBytes = await ChannelDecrypt.deriveKey(channelName);
+        keyHex = ChannelDecrypt.bytesToHex(keyBytes);
+      } else if (isHexKey(val)) {
+        keyHex = val.toLowerCase();
+        channelName = 'psk:' + keyHex.substring(0, 8);
+      } else {
+        // Try with # prefix if user forgot
+        channelName = '#' + val;
+        var keyBytes2 = await ChannelDecrypt.deriveKey(channelName);
+        keyHex = ChannelDecrypt.bytesToHex(keyBytes2);
+      }
+
+      ChannelDecrypt.storeKey(channelName, keyHex);
+
+      // Compute channel hash byte to find matching encrypted channels
+      var keyBytes3 = ChannelDecrypt.hexToBytes(keyHex);
+      var hashByte = await ChannelDecrypt.computeChannelHash(keyBytes3);
+
+      // Add to sidebar or merge with existing encrypted channel
+      mergeUserChannels();
+      renderChannelList();
+
+      // Auto-select and start decrypting
+      var targetHash = 'user:' + channelName;
+      // Check if there's an existing encrypted channel with this hash byte
+      var existingEncrypted = channels.find(function (ch) {
+        return ch.encrypted && String(ch.hash) === String(hashByte);
+      });
+      if (existingEncrypted) {
+        targetHash = existingEncrypted.hash;
+      }
+      await selectChannel(targetHash, { userKey: keyHex, channelHashByte: hashByte, channelName: channelName });
+
+      // Show success feedback (#759)
+      var msgCount = document.querySelectorAll('#chMessages .ch-msg').length;
+      var userDisplay = channelName.startsWith('psk:') ? 'Custom channel (' + channelName.substring(4) + ')' : channelName;
+      if (msgCount > 0) {
+        showAddStatus('Added ' + userDisplay + ' — ' + msgCount + ' messages decrypted', 'success');
+      } else {
+        showAddStatus('No messages found for ' + userDisplay, 'warn');
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      showAddStatus('Failed to decrypt', 'error');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Merge user-stored keys into the channel list
+  function mergeUserChannels() {
+    var keys = ChannelDecrypt.getStoredKeys();
+    var names = Object.keys(keys);
+    for (var i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
+      var name = names[i];
+      // Check if channel already exists by name
+      var exists = channels.some(function (ch) {
+        return ch.name === name || ch.hash === name || ch.hash === ('user:' + name);
+      });
+      if (!exists) {
+        channels.push({
+          hash: 'user:' + name,
+          name: name,
+          messageCount: 0,
+          lastActivityMs: 0,
+          lastSender: '',
+          lastMessage: 'Encrypted — click to decrypt',
+          encrypted: true,
+          userAdded: true
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fetch and decrypt GRP_TXT packets client-side (M5: delta fetch + cache)
+  async function fetchAndDecryptChannel(keyHex, channelHashByte, channelName, opts) {
+    opts = opts || {};
+    var keyBytes = ChannelDecrypt.hexToBytes(keyHex);
+
+    // M5: Check cache first — serve cached messages immediately
+    var cacheKey = channelName || String(channelHashByte);
+    var cached = ChannelDecrypt.getCache(cacheKey);
+    var cachedMsgs = cached ? cached.messages : [];
+    var lastTs = cached ? cached.lastTimestamp : '';
+    var cachedCount = cached ? (cached.count || 0) : 0;
+
+    // If we have cached messages and caller wants instant render, return them first
+    if (cachedMsgs.length > 0 && !opts.forceFullDecrypt) {
+      // Signal caller to render cache immediately, then do delta fetch
+      if (opts.onCacheHit) opts.onCacheHit(cachedMsgs);
+    }
+
+    // Fetch packets from API — get all payload_type=5 (GRP_TXT/CHAN)
+    var rp = RegionFilter.getRegionParam();
+    var qs = rp ? '&region=' + encodeURIComponent(rp) : '';
+    var data;
+    try {
+      data = await api('/packets?limit=1000&payloadType=5' + qs, { ttl: 10000 });
+    } catch (e) {
+      return { messages: cachedMsgs, error: 'Failed to fetch packets: ' + e.message, fromCache: cachedMsgs.length > 0 };
+    }
+
+    var packets = data.packets || [];
+    // Filter for GRP_TXT (encrypted) packets matching our channel hash byte
+    var candidates = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < packets.length; i++) {
+      var p = packets[i];
+      var dj;
+      try { dj = typeof p.decoded_json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(p.decoded_json) : p.decoded_json; }
+      catch (e) { continue; }
+      if (!dj) continue;
+
+      if (dj.type === 'CHAN' && dj.channel === channelName) {
+        candidates.push({ type: 'already_decrypted', decoded: dj, packet: p });
+      } else if (dj.type === 'GRP_TXT' && dj.encryptedData && dj.mac) {
+        if (dj.channelHash === channelHashByte) {
+          candidates.push({ type: 'encrypted', decoded: dj, packet: p });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // M5: Cache invalidation — if total candidate count changed, re-decrypt everything
+    var totalCandidates = candidates.length;
+    var needFullDecrypt = (totalCandidates !== cachedCount) || opts.forceFullDecrypt;
+
+    // M5: Delta fetch — only decrypt packets newer than lastTs
+    if (!needFullDecrypt && cachedMsgs.length > 0 && lastTs) {
+      // Filter candidates to only those newer than cached lastTimestamp
+      var newCandidates = candidates.filter(function (c) {
+        var ts = c.packet.first_seen || c.packet.timestamp || '';
+        return ts > lastTs;
+      });
+
+      if (newCandidates.length === 0) {
+        // Nothing new — return cache as-is
+        return { messages: cachedMsgs, fromCache: true };
+      }
+
+      // Decrypt only new candidates
+      var newDecrypted = await decryptCandidates(keyBytes, newCandidates);
+      if (newDecrypted.wrongKey) {
+        return { messages: cachedMsgs, wrongKey: true };
+      }
+
+      // Merge: cached + new, deduplicate by packetHash, sort chronologically
+      var merged = deduplicateAndMerge(cachedMsgs, newDecrypted.messages);
+      var newLastTs = merged.length ? merged[merged.length - 1].timestamp : lastTs;
+      ChannelDecrypt.setCache(cacheKey, merged, newLastTs, totalCandidates);
+      return { messages: merged, deltaCount: newDecrypted.messages.length };
+    }
+
+    if (candidates.length === 0) {
+      return { messages: cachedMsgs, empty: true };
+    }
+
+    // Full decrypt
+    var result = await decryptCandidates(keyBytes, candidates);
+    if (result.wrongKey) {
+      return { messages: result.messages, wrongKey: true };
+    }
+
+    var decrypted = result.messages;
+    // Sort chronologically (oldest first)
+    decrypted.sort(function (a, b) {
+      var ta = a.timestamp || '';
+      var tb = b.timestamp || '';
+      return ta.localeCompare(tb);
+    });
+
+    // M5: Cache results
+    var newLastTimestamp = decrypted.length ? decrypted[decrypted.length - 1].timestamp : '';
+    ChannelDecrypt.setCache(cacheKey, decrypted, newLastTimestamp, totalCandidates);
+
+    return { messages: decrypted };
+  }
+
+  /** Decrypt an array of candidate packets. Returns { messages, wrongKey }. */
+  async function decryptCandidates(keyBytes, candidates) {
+    // Sort newest first for progressive rendering
+    candidates.sort(function (a, b) {
+      var ta = a.packet.first_seen || a.packet.timestamp || '';
+      var tb = b.packet.first_seen || b.packet.timestamp || '';
+      return tb.localeCompare(ta);
+    });
+
+    var decrypted = [];
+    var macFailCount = 0;
+    var macCheckCount = 0;
+
+    for (var j = 0; j < candidates.length; j++) {
+      var c = candidates[j];
+
+      if (c.type === 'already_decrypted') {
+        var d = c.decoded;
+        var sender = d.sender || 'Unknown';
+        var text = d.text || '';
+        var ci = text.indexOf(': ');
+        if (ci > 0 && ci < 50 && text.substring(0, ci) === sender) {
+          text = text.substring(ci + 2);
+        }
+        decrypted.push({
+          sender: sender, text: text,
+          timestamp: c.packet.first_seen || c.packet.timestamp,
+          sender_timestamp: d.sender_timestamp || null,
+          packetHash: c.packet.hash, packetId: c.packet.id,
+          hops: d.path_len || 0, snr: c.packet.snr || null,
+          observers: c.packet.observer_name ? [c.packet.observer_name] : [],
+          repeats: 1
+        });
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      macCheckCount++;
+      var result = await ChannelDecrypt.decryptPacket(keyBytes, c.decoded.mac, c.decoded.encryptedData);
+      if (result) {
+        macFailCount = 0;
+        decrypted.push({
+          sender: result.sender, text: result.message,
+          timestamp: c.packet.first_seen || c.packet.timestamp,
+          sender_timestamp: result.timestamp || null,
+          packetHash: c.packet.hash, packetId: c.packet.id,
+          hops: 0, snr: c.packet.snr || null,
+          observers: c.packet.observer_name ? [c.packet.observer_name] : [],
+          repeats: 1
+        });
+      } else {
+        macFailCount++;
+        if (macCheckCount >= 10 && macFailCount >= macCheckCount) {
+          return { messages: decrypted, wrongKey: true };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { messages: decrypted, wrongKey: false };
+  }
+
+  /** Merge cached and new messages, deduplicate by packetHash, sort chronologically. */
+  function deduplicateAndMerge(cached, newMsgs) {
+    var seen = {};
+    var merged = [];
+    // Add cached first
+    for (var i = 0; i < cached.length; i++) {
+      var key = cached[i].packetHash || ('idx:' + i);
+      if (!seen[key]) { seen[key] = true; merged.push(cached[i]); }
+    }
+    // Add new
+    for (var j = 0; j < newMsgs.length; j++) {
+      var key2 = newMsgs[j].packetHash || ('new:' + j);
+      if (!seen[key2]) { seen[key2] = true; merged.push(newMsgs[j]); }
+    }
+    merged.sort(function (a, b) {
+      var ta = a.timestamp || '';
+      var tb = b.timestamp || '';
+      return ta.localeCompare(tb);
+    });
+    return merged;
+  }
+
   function init(app, routeParam) {
     var _initUrlParams = getHashParams();
     var _pendingNode = _initUrlParams.get('node');
@@ -326,6 +610,21 @@
       <div class="ch-sidebar" aria-label="Channel list">
         <div class="ch-sidebar-header">
           <div class="ch-sidebar-title"><span class="ch-icon">💬</span> Channels</div>
+          <label class="ch-encrypted-toggle" title="Show encrypted channels (no key configured)">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="chShowEncrypted"> <span class="ch-toggle-label">🔒 No key</span>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="ch-key-input-wrap" style="padding:4px 8px">
+          <form id="chKeyForm" autocomplete="off" class="ch-add-form">
+            <div class="ch-add-row">
+              <input type="text" id="chKeyInput" class="ch-key-input"
+                     placeholder="#channelname"
+                     aria-label="Channel name or hex key" spellcheck="false">
+              <button type="submit" class="ch-add-btn" title="Add channel">+</button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="ch-add-hint">e.g. #LongFast or 32-char hex key — decrypted in your browser.</div>
+            <div id="chAddStatus" class="ch-add-status" style="display:none"></div>
+          </form>
         </div>
         <div id="chRegionFilter" class="region-filter-container" style="padding:0 8px"></div>
         <div class="ch-channel-list" id="chList" role="listbox" aria-label="Channels">
@@ -347,6 +646,17 @@
     </div>`;
 
     RegionFilter.init(document.getElementById('chRegionFilter'));
+
+    // Encrypted channels toggle (#727)
+    var showEncryptedCb = document.getElementById('chShowEncrypted');
+    var showEncrypted = localStorage.getItem('channels-show-encrypted') === 'true';
+    showEncryptedCb.checked = showEncrypted;
+    showEncryptedCb.addEventListener('change', function () {
+      showEncrypted = showEncryptedCb.checked;
+      localStorage.setItem('channels-show-encrypted', showEncrypted ? 'true' : 'false');
+      loadChannels(true);
+    });
+
     regionChangeHandler = RegionFilter.onChange(function () {
       loadChannels(true).then(async function () {
         if (!selectedHash) return;
@@ -354,8 +664,38 @@
       });
     });
 
+    // Channel key input handler (#725 M2, improved UX #759)
+    var chKeyForm = document.getElementById('chKeyForm');
+    if (chKeyForm) {
+      var submitHandler = async function (e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        var input = document.getElementById('chKeyInput');
+        var val = (input.value || '').trim();
+        if (!val) return;
+        input.value = '';
+        await addUserChannel(val);
+      };
+      chKeyForm.addEventListener('submit', submitHandler);
+      var chKeyInput = document.getElementById('chKeyInput');
+      if (chKeyInput) {
+        chKeyInput.addEventListener('focus', function () {
+          var st = document.getElementById('chAddStatus');
+          if (st) { st.style.display = 'none'; clearTimeout(statusTimer); statusTimer = null; }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Auto-enable encrypted toggle if deep-linking to an encrypted channel
+    if (routeParam && routeParam.startsWith('enc_') && !showEncrypted) {
+      showEncrypted = true;
+      showEncryptedCb.checked = true;
+      localStorage.setItem('channels-show-encrypted', 'true');
+    }
+
     loadObserverRegions();
     loadChannels().then(async function () {
+      // Also load user-added encrypted channels into the sidebar
+      mergeUserChannels();
       if (routeParam) await selectChannel(routeParam);
       if (_pendingNode && _pendingNode.length < 200) await showNodeDetail(_pendingNode);
     });
@@ -403,6 +743,29 @@
 
     // Event delegation for channel selection (touch-friendly)
     document.getElementById('chList').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      // M4: Remove channel button
+      const removeBtn = e.target.closest('[data-remove-channel]');
+      if (removeBtn) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        var channelHash = removeBtn.getAttribute('data-remove-channel');
+        if (!channelHash) return;
+        var chName = channelHash.startsWith('user:') ? channelHash.substring(5) : channelHash;
+        if (!confirm('Remove channel "' + chName + '"? This will clear saved keys and cached messages.')) return;
+        ChannelDecrypt.removeKey(chName);
+        // Remove from channels array
+        channels = channels.filter(function (c) { return c.hash !== channelHash; });
+        if (selectedHash === channelHash) {
+          selectedHash = null;
+          messages = [];
+          history.replaceState(null, '', '#/channels');
+          var msgEl2 = document.getElementById('chMessages');
+          if (msgEl2) msgEl2.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-empty">Choose a channel from the sidebar to view messages</div>';
+          var header2 = document.getElementById('chHeader');
+          if (header2) header2.querySelector('.ch-header-text').textContent = 'Select a channel';
+        }
+        renderChannelList();
+        return;
+      }
       // Color dot click — open picker, don't select channel
       const dot = e.target.closest('.ch-color-dot');
       if (dot && window.ChannelColorPicker) {
@@ -652,7 +1015,11 @@
   async function loadChannels(silent) {
     try {
       const rp = RegionFilter.getRegionParam();
-      const qs = rp ? '?region=' + encodeURIComponent(rp) : '';
+      var showEnc = localStorage.getItem('channels-show-encrypted') === 'true';
+      var params = [];
+      if (rp) params.push('region=' + encodeURIComponent(rp));
+      if (showEnc) params.push('includeEncrypted=true');
+      const qs = params.length ? '?' + params.join('&') : '';
       const data = await api('/channels' + qs, { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.channels });
       channels = (data.channels || []).map(ch => {
         ch.lastActivityMs = ch.lastActivity ? new Date(ch.lastActivity).getTime() : 0;
@@ -679,27 +1046,33 @@
     });
 
     el.innerHTML = sorted.map(ch => {
-      const name = ch.name || `Channel ${formatHashHex(ch.hash)}`;
-      const color = getChannelColor(ch.hash);
+      const isEncrypted = ch.encrypted === true;
+      const name = isEncrypted ? (ch.name || 'Unknown') : (ch.name || `Channel ${formatHashHex(ch.hash)}`);
+      const color = isEncrypted ? 'var(--text-muted, #6b7280)' : getChannelColor(ch.hash);
       const time = ch.lastActivityMs ? formatSecondsAgo(Math.floor((Date.now() - ch.lastActivityMs) / 1000)) : '';
-      const preview = ch.lastSender && ch.lastMessage
-        ? `${ch.lastSender}: ${truncate(ch.lastMessage, 28)}`
-        : `${ch.messageCount} messages`;
+      const preview = isEncrypted
+        ? `${ch.messageCount} encrypted messages (no key configured)`
+        : ch.lastSender && ch.lastMessage
+          ? `${ch.lastSender}: ${truncate(ch.lastMessage, 28)}`
+          : `${ch.messageCount} messages`;
       const sel = selectedHash === ch.hash ? ' selected' : '';
-      const abbr = name.startsWith('#') ? name.slice(0, 3) : name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+      const encClass = isEncrypted ? ' ch-encrypted' : '';
+      const abbr = isEncrypted ? '🔒' : (name.startsWith('#') ? name.slice(0, 3) : name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase());
       // Channel color dot for color picker (#674)
       const chColor = window.ChannelColors ? window.ChannelColors.get(ch.hash) : null;
       const dotStyle = chColor ? ` style="background:${chColor}"` : '';
       // Left border for assigned color
       const borderStyle = chColor ? ` style="border-left:3px solid ${chColor}"` : '';
+      // M4: Remove button for user-added channels
+      const removeBtn = ch.userAdded ? ' <button class="ch-remove-btn" data-remove-channel="' + escapeHtml(ch.hash) + '" title="Remove channel" aria-label="Remove ' + escapeHtml(name) + '">✕</button>' : '';
 
-      return `<button class="ch-item${sel}" data-hash="${ch.hash}"${borderStyle} type="button" role="option" aria-selected="${selectedHash === ch.hash ? 'true' : 'false'}" aria-label="${escapeHtml(name)}">
-        <div class="ch-badge" style="background:${color}" aria-hidden="true">${escapeHtml(abbr)}</div>
+      return `<button class="ch-item${sel}${encClass}" data-hash="${ch.hash}"${borderStyle} type="button" role="option" aria-selected="${selectedHash === ch.hash ? 'true' : 'false'}" aria-label="${escapeHtml(name)}"${isEncrypted ? ' data-encrypted="true"' : ''}>
+        <div class="ch-badge" style="background:${color}" aria-hidden="true">${isEncrypted ? '🔒' : escapeHtml(abbr)}</div>
         <div class="ch-item-body">
           <div class="ch-item-top">
             <span class="ch-item-name">${escapeHtml(name)}</span>
             <span class="ch-color-dot" data-channel="${escapeHtml(ch.hash)}"${dotStyle} title="Change channel color" aria-label="Change color for ${escapeHtml(name)}"></span>
-            <span class="ch-item-time" data-channel-hash="${ch.hash}">${time}</span>
+            <span class="ch-item-time" data-channel-hash="${ch.hash}">${time}</span>${removeBtn}
           </div>
           <div class="ch-item-preview">${escapeHtml(preview)}</div>
         </div>
@@ -707,7 +1080,7 @@
     }).join('');
   }
 
-  async function selectChannel(hash) {
+  async function selectChannel(hash, decryptOpts) {
     const rp = RegionFilter.getRegionParam() || '';
     const request = beginMessageRequest(hash, rp);
     selectedHash = hash;
@@ -722,6 +1095,73 @@
     document.querySelector('.ch-layout')?.classList.add('ch-show-main');
 
     const msgEl = document.getElementById('chMessages');
+
+    // Shared helper: fetch, decrypt, and render messages for a channel key (M5: cache-first)
+    async function decryptAndRender(keyHex, channelHashByte, channelName) {
+      msgEl.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-loading">Decrypting messages…</div>';
+      var result = await fetchAndDecryptChannel(keyHex, channelHashByte, channelName, {
+        onCacheHit: function (cachedMsgs) {
+          // M5: Render cached messages immediately while delta fetch runs
+          messages = cachedMsgs;
+          if (messages.length > 0) {
+            header.querySelector('.ch-header-text').textContent = name + ' — ' + messages.length + ' messages (cached)';
+            renderMessages();
+            scrollToBottom();
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      if (isStaleMessageRequest(request)) return true;
+      if (result.wrongKey) {
+        msgEl.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-empty ch-wrong-key">🔒 Key does not match — no messages could be decrypted</div>';
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (result.error) {
+        msgEl.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-empty">' + escapeHtml(result.error) + '</div>';
+        return true;
+      }
+      messages = result.messages || [];
+      if (messages.length === 0) {
+        msgEl.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-empty">No encrypted messages found for this channel</div>';
+      } else {
+        header.querySelector('.ch-header-text').textContent = `${name} — ${messages.length} messages (decrypted)`;
+        renderMessages();
+        scrollToBottom();
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Client-side decryption path (#725 M2)
+    if (decryptOpts && decryptOpts.userKey) {
+      await decryptAndRender(decryptOpts.userKey, decryptOpts.channelHashByte, decryptOpts.channelName);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Check if this is a user-added channel that needs decryption
+    var storedKeys = typeof ChannelDecrypt !== 'undefined' ? ChannelDecrypt.getStoredKeys() : {};
+    if (hash.startsWith('user:')) {
+      var chName = hash.substring(5);
+      if (storedKeys[chName]) {
+        var keyHex = storedKeys[chName];
+        var keyBytes = ChannelDecrypt.hexToBytes(keyHex);
+        var hashByte = await ChannelDecrypt.computeChannelHash(keyBytes);
+        await decryptAndRender(keyHex, hashByte, chName);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Also check if an encrypted channel hash matches a stored key
+    if (ch && ch.encrypted) {
+      for (var kn in storedKeys) {
+        var kh = storedKeys[kn];
+        var kb = ChannelDecrypt.hexToBytes(kh);
+        var hb = await ChannelDecrypt.computeChannelHash(kb);
+        if (String(hb) === String(hash) || String(ch.hash) === String(hb)) {
+          await decryptAndRender(kh, hb, kn);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     msgEl.innerHTML = '<div class="ch-loading">Loading messages…</div>';
 
     try {
@@ -743,6 +1183,9 @@
 
   async function refreshMessages(opts) {
     if (!selectedHash) return;
+    // Skip refresh for encrypted channels — no messages to fetch
+    var selCh = channels.find(function (c) { return c.hash === selectedHash; });
+    if (selCh && selCh.encrypted) return;
     opts = opts || {};
     const msgEl = document.getElementById('chMessages');
     if (!msgEl) return;

public/customize-v2.js

@@ -1173,6 +1173,10 @@
       '<details style="margin-top:12px"><summary style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;color:var(--text-muted)">Raw JSON</summary>' +
         '<textarea id="cv2ExportJson" style="width:100%;min-height:200px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;background:var(--surface-1);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:6px;padding:12px;color:var(--text);resize:vertical;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:8px">' + esc(json) + '</textarea>' +
       '</details>' +
+      '<p class="cust-section-title" style="margin-top:20px">Tools</p>' +
+      '<p style="font-size:12px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:10px">Server-side configuration helpers.</p>' +
+      '<a href="/geofilter-builder.html" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;padding:7px 14px;background:var(--surface-1);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:6px;color:var(--accent);font-size:13px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500">🗺️ GeoFilter Builder →</a>' +
+      '<p style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:6px">Draw a polygon on the map to generate a <code style="font-family:var(--mono)">geo_filter</code> block for <code style="font-family:var(--mono)">config.json</code>.</p>' +
     '</div>';
   }
 

public/drag-manager.js

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/* drag-manager.js — Free-form panel dragging (#608 M1)
+ * State machine: IDLE → PENDING → DRAGGING → IDLE
+ * Pointer events on .panel-header, transform: translate() during drag,
+ * snap-to-edge on release, z-index on focus, viewport % persistence.
+ */
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var DEAD_ZONE = 5;      // px — disambiguate click vs drag
+  var SNAP_THRESHOLD = 20; // px — snap to edge on release
+  var SNAP_MARGIN = 12;    // px — margin when snapped
+
+  function DragManager() {
+    this.state = 'IDLE';
+    this.activePanel = null;
+    this.startX = 0;
+    this.startY = 0;
+    this.panelStartX = 0;
+    this.panelStartY = 0;
+    this.preTransform = '';
+    this.enabled = true;
+    this.zCounter = 1000;
+    this._panels = [];
+    this._onKeyDown = this._handleKeyDown.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  DragManager.prototype.register = function (panel) {
+    if (!panel) return;
+    var header = panel.querySelector('.panel-header');
+    if (!header) return;
+    this._panels.push(panel);
+    var self = this;
+
+    header.addEventListener('pointerdown', function (e) {
+      if (!self.enabled) return;
+      if (e.button !== 0) return;
+      if (e.target.closest('button')) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      header.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+
+      self.state = 'PENDING';
+      self.activePanel = panel;
+      self.startX = e.clientX;
+      self.startY = e.clientY;
+
+      var rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+      self.panelStartX = rect.left;
+      self.panelStartY = rect.top;
+      self.preTransform = panel.style.transform || '';
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', self._onKeyDown);
+    });
+
+    header.addEventListener('pointermove', function (e) {
+      if (self.state === 'IDLE') return;
+      if (self.activePanel !== panel) return;
+      var dx = e.clientX - self.startX;
+      var dy = e.clientY - self.startY;
+
+      if (self.state === 'PENDING') {
+        if (Math.hypot(dx, dy) < DEAD_ZONE) return;
+        self.state = 'DRAGGING';
+        panel.classList.add('is-dragging');
+        panel.style.zIndex = ++self.zCounter;
+        self._detachFromCorner(panel);
+      }
+
+      panel.style.transform = 'translate(' + dx + 'px, ' + dy + 'px)';
+    });
+
+    header.addEventListener('pointerup', function (e) {
+      if (self.activePanel !== panel) return;
+      header.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+      if (self.state === 'DRAGGING') {
+        panel.classList.remove('is-dragging');
+        self._finalizePosition(panel);
+      }
+      self._reset();
+    });
+
+    header.addEventListener('pointercancel', function () {
+      if (self.activePanel !== panel) return;
+      panel.classList.remove('is-dragging');
+      if (self.state === 'DRAGGING') {
+        self._finalizePosition(panel);
+      }
+      self._reset();
+    });
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype._handleKeyDown = function (e) {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape' && this.state === 'DRAGGING' && this.activePanel) {
+      this.activePanel.classList.remove('is-dragging');
+      this.activePanel.style.transform = this.preTransform;
+      // Revert: re-attach to corner if it was cornered before
+      var saved = localStorage.getItem('panel-drag-' + this.activePanel.id);
+      if (!saved) {
+        // Was in corner mode — restore corner CSS
+        delete this.activePanel.dataset.dragged;
+        this.activePanel.style.top = '';
+        this.activePanel.style.left = '';
+        this.activePanel.style.right = '';
+        this.activePanel.style.bottom = '';
+        this.activePanel.style.transform = '';
+        // Re-apply corner position from M0
+        var corner = localStorage.getItem('panel-corner-' + this.activePanel.id);
+        if (corner) this.activePanel.setAttribute('data-position', corner);
+      } else {
+        // Was already dragged — revert to pre-drag position
+        this.activePanel.style.transform = 'none';
+      }
+      this._reset();
+    }
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype._reset = function () {
+    document.removeEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyDown);
+    this.state = 'IDLE';
+    this.activePanel = null;
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype._detachFromCorner = function (panel) {
+    var rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+    panel.removeAttribute('data-position');
+    panel.dataset.dragged = 'true';
+    panel.style.position = 'fixed';
+    panel.style.top = rect.top + 'px';
+    panel.style.left = rect.left + 'px';
+    panel.style.right = 'auto';
+    panel.style.bottom = 'auto';
+    panel.style.transform = 'none';
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype._finalizePosition = function (panel) {
+    var rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+    var vw = window.innerWidth;
+    var vh = window.innerHeight;
+
+    var x = Math.max(0, Math.min(rect.left, vw - 40));
+    var y = Math.max(0, Math.min(rect.top, vh - 40));
+
+    // Snap to edge
+    if (x < SNAP_THRESHOLD) x = SNAP_MARGIN;
+    if (y < SNAP_THRESHOLD) y = SNAP_MARGIN;
+    if (x + rect.width > vw - SNAP_THRESHOLD) x = vw - rect.width - SNAP_MARGIN;
+    if (y + rect.height > vh - SNAP_THRESHOLD) y = vh - rect.height - SNAP_MARGIN;
+
+    panel.style.top = y + 'px';
+    panel.style.left = x + 'px';
+    panel.style.transform = 'none';
+
+    this._persist(panel.id, x / vw, y / vh);
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype._persist = function (id, xPct, yPct) {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem('panel-drag-' + id,
+        JSON.stringify({ xPct: xPct, yPct: yPct }));
+    } catch (_) { /* quota exceeded — silent */ }
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype.enable = function () { this.enabled = true; };
+  DragManager.prototype.disable = function () {
+    this.enabled = false;
+    if (this.state !== 'IDLE' && this.activePanel) {
+      this.activePanel.classList.remove('is-dragging');
+      this._reset();
+    }
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype.restorePositions = function () {
+    var panels = this._panels;
+    for (var i = 0; i < panels.length; i++) {
+      var panel = panels[i];
+      var raw = localStorage.getItem('panel-drag-' + panel.id);
+      if (!raw) continue;
+      try {
+        var pos = JSON.parse(raw);
+        var x = pos.xPct * window.innerWidth;
+        var y = pos.yPct * window.innerHeight;
+        panel.removeAttribute('data-position');
+        panel.dataset.dragged = 'true';
+        panel.style.position = 'fixed';
+        panel.style.top = y + 'px';
+        panel.style.left = x + 'px';
+        panel.style.right = 'auto';
+        panel.style.bottom = 'auto';
+        panel.style.transform = 'none';
+      } catch (_) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('panel-drag-' + panel.id);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  DragManager.prototype.handleResize = function () {
+    var panels = document.querySelectorAll('.live-overlay[data-dragged="true"]');
+    for (var i = 0; i < panels.length; i++) {
+      var panel = panels[i];
+      var rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+      var vw = window.innerWidth;
+      var vh = window.innerHeight;
+      var x = rect.left, y = rect.top, moved = false;
+      if (rect.right > vw) { x = vw - rect.width - SNAP_MARGIN; moved = true; }
+      if (rect.bottom > vh) { y = vh - rect.height - SNAP_MARGIN; moved = true; }
+      if (x < 0) { x = SNAP_MARGIN; moved = true; }
+      if (y < 0) { y = SNAP_MARGIN; moved = true; }
+      if (moved) {
+        panel.style.left = x + 'px';
+        panel.style.top = y + 'px';
+        this._persist(panel.id, x / vw, y / vh);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Export
+  window.DragManager = DragManager;
+})();

public/geofilter-builder.html

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>GeoFilter Builder — CoreScope</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.css"/>
+<script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.js"></script>
+<style>
+  * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+  body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; background: #1a1a2e; color: #e0e0e0; height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
+  header { padding: 12px 16px; background: #0f0f23; border-bottom: 1px solid #333; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+  header h1 { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #4a9eff; white-space: nowrap; }
+  .controls { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+  button { padding: 6px 14px; border: none; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 500; }
+  #btnUndo  { background: #333; color: #ccc; }
+  #btnClear { background: #5a2020; color: #ffaaaa; }
+  #btnUndo:hover  { background: #444; }
+  #btnClear:hover { background: #7a2020; }
+  .hint { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #888; margin-left: auto; }
+  #map { flex: 1; }
+  #output-panel { background: #0f0f23; border-top: 1px solid #333; padding: 12px 16px; display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; }
+  #output-panel label { font-size: 0.75rem; color: #888; white-space: nowrap; padding-top: 6px; }
+  #output { flex: 1; background: #111; border: 1px solid #333; border-radius: 6px; padding: 10px 12px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.78rem; color: #7ec8e3; white-space: pre; overflow-x: auto; min-height: 54px; max-height: 140px; overflow-y: auto; cursor: text; }
+  #output.empty { color: #555; font-style: italic; }
+  #btnCopy { padding: 6px 14px; background: #1a4a7a; color: #7ec8e3; border-radius: 6px; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.85rem; white-space: nowrap; align-self: flex-end; }
+  #btnCopy:hover { background: #2a6aaa; }
+  #btnCopy.copied { background: #1a6a3a; color: #7effa0; }
+  #counter { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #888; padding-top: 6px; white-space: nowrap; }
+  .bufferRow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
+  .bufferRow label { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #aaa; }
+  .bufferRow input { width: 60px; padding: 5px 8px; background: #222; border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 6px; color: #eee; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+  #help-bar { background: #0f0f23; padding: 6px 16px; font-size: 0.75rem; color: #666; border-top: 1px solid #222; }
+  #help-bar a { color: #4a9eff; text-decoration: none; }
+  #help-bar a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+  #back-link { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #4a9eff; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
+  #back-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<header>
+  <a href="/" id="back-link">← CoreScope</a>
+  <h1>GeoFilter Builder</h1>
+  <div class="controls">
+    <button id="btnUndo">↩ Undo</button>
+    <button id="btnClear">✕ Clear</button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="bufferRow">
+    <label for="bufferKm">Buffer km:</label>
+    <!-- Extra margin (km) outside the polygon edge that still passes the filter -->
+    <input type="number" id="bufferKm" value="20" min="0" max="500"/>
+  </div>
+  <span class="hint">Click on the map to add polygon points</span>
+</header>
+
+<div id="map"></div>
+
+<!-- Output panel: shows the geo_filter JSON block ready to paste into config.json -->
+<div id="output-panel">
+  <label>config.json</label>
+  <div id="output" class="empty">Add at least 3 points to generate config…</div>
+  <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;align-items:flex-end">
+    <span id="counter">0 points</span>
+    <button id="btnCopy">Copy</button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Instructions: paste the output into config.json as a top-level "geo_filter" key, then restart the server -->
+<div id="help-bar">
+  Copy the JSON above → paste as a top-level key in <code>config.json</code> → restart the server.
+  Nodes with no GPS fix always pass through. Remove the <code>geo_filter</code> block to disable filtering.
+  &nbsp;·&nbsp; <a href="https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/blob/master/docs/user-guide/geofilter.md" target="_blank">Documentation ↗</a>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+const map = L.map('map').setView([50.5, 4.4], 8);
+
+L.tileLayer('https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png', {
+  attribution: '© OpenStreetMap © CartoDB',
+  maxZoom: 19
+}).addTo(map);
+
+let points = [];
+let markers = [];
+let polygon = null;
+let closingLine = null;
+
+function latLonPair(latlng) {
+  return [parseFloat(latlng.lat.toFixed(6)), parseFloat(latlng.lng.toFixed(6))];
+}
+
+function render() {
+  // Remove existing polygon and closing line
+  if (polygon) { map.removeLayer(polygon); polygon = null; }
+  if (closingLine) { map.removeLayer(closingLine); closingLine = null; }
+
+  if (points.length >= 3) {
+    polygon = L.polygon(points, {
+      color: '#4a9eff', weight: 2, fillColor: '#4a9eff', fillOpacity: 0.12
+    }).addTo(map);
+  } else if (points.length === 2) {
+    closingLine = L.polyline(points, { color: '#4a9eff', weight: 2, dashArray: '5,5' }).addTo(map);
+  }
+
+  updateOutput();
+}
+
+function updateOutput() {
+  const el = document.getElementById('output');
+  const counter = document.getElementById('counter');
+  counter.textContent = points.length + ' point' + (points.length !== 1 ? 's' : '');
+
+  if (points.length < 3) {
+    el.textContent = 'Add at least 3 points to generate config…';
+    el.classList.add('empty');
+    return;
+  }
+  el.classList.remove('empty');
+
+  const bufferKm = parseFloat(document.getElementById('bufferKm').value) || 0;
+  // Output format: { "geo_filter": { "bufferKm": N, "polygon": [[lat,lon], ...] } }
+  // Paste this as a top-level key in config.json
+  const config = { bufferKm, polygon: points };
+  el.textContent = JSON.stringify({ geo_filter: config }, null, 2);
+}
+
+map.on('click', function(e) {
+  const pt = latLonPair(e.latlng);
+  points.push(pt);
+
+  const idx = points.length;
+  const marker = L.circleMarker(e.latlng, {
+    radius: 6, color: '#4a9eff', weight: 2, fillColor: '#4a9eff', fillOpacity: 0.9
+  }).addTo(map).bindTooltip(String(idx), { permanent: true, direction: 'top', offset: [0, -8], className: 'pt-label' });
+  markers.push(marker);
+
+  render();
+});
+
+document.getElementById('btnUndo').addEventListener('click', function() {
+  if (!points.length) return;
+  points.pop();
+  const m = markers.pop();
+  if (m) map.removeLayer(m);
+  render();
+});
+
+document.getElementById('btnClear').addEventListener('click', function() {
+  points = [];
+  markers.forEach(m => map.removeLayer(m));
+  markers = [];
+  render();
+});
+
+document.getElementById('bufferKm').addEventListener('input', updateOutput);
+
+document.getElementById('btnCopy').addEventListener('click', function() {
+  if (points.length < 3) return;
+  const text = document.getElementById('output').textContent;
+  navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => {
+    const btn = document.getElementById('btnCopy');
+    btn.textContent = 'Copied!';
+    btn.classList.add('copied');
+    setTimeout(() => { btn.textContent = 'Copy'; btn.classList.remove('copied'); }, 2000);
+  });
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>

public/home.js

@@ -302,14 +302,19 @@
             <button class="mnc-btn" data-action="packets" data-key="${mn.pubkey}">View packets →</button>
           </div>
         </div>`;
-      } catch {
+      } catch (err) {
+        const is404 = err && err.message && err.message.includes('404');
+        const statusIcon = is404 ? '📡' : '❓';
+        const statusMsg = is404
+          ? 'Waiting for first advert — this node has been seen in channel messages but hasn\u2019t advertised yet'
+          : 'Could not load data';
         return `<div class="my-node-card silent" data-key="${mn.pubkey}" tabindex="0" role="button">
           <div class="mnc-header">
-            <div class="mnc-status">❓</div>
+            <div class="mnc-status">${statusIcon}</div>
             <div class="mnc-name">${escapeHtml(mn.name || truncate(mn.pubkey, 12))}</div>
             <button class="mnc-remove" data-key="${mn.pubkey}" title="Remove" aria-label="Remove ${escapeAttr(mn.name || truncate(mn.pubkey, 12))} from My Mesh">✕</button>
           </div>
-          <div class="mnc-status-text">Could not load data</div>
+          <div class="mnc-status-text">${statusMsg}</div>
         </div>`;
       }
     }));

public/index.html

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
   <script src="table-sort.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
   <script src="packet-filter.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
   <script src="packet-helpers.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
+  <script src="channel-decrypt.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
   <script src="channel-colors.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
   <script src="channel-color-picker.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
   <script src="packets.js?v=__BUST__"></script>
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
   <script src="audio-v1-constellation.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="audio-v2-constellation.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="audio-lab.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
+  <script src="drag-manager.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="live.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="observers.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>
   <script src="observer-detail.js?v=__BUST__" onerror="console.error('Failed to load:', this.src)"></script>

public/live.css

@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@
 /* Corner positions — applied via data-position attribute on .live-overlay panels */
 .live-overlay[data-position="tl"] { top: 64px; left: 12px; bottom: auto; right: auto; }
 .live-overlay[data-position="tr"] { top: 64px; right: 12px; bottom: auto; left: auto; }
-.live-overlay[data-position="bl"] { bottom: 12px; left: 12px; top: auto; right: auto; }
-.live-overlay[data-position="br"] { bottom: 12px; right: 12px; top: auto; left: auto; }
+.live-overlay[data-position="bl"] { bottom: 58px; left: 12px; top: auto; right: auto; }
+.live-overlay[data-position="br"] { bottom: 58px; right: 12px; top: auto; left: auto; }
 
 /* Override hide animations for positioned panels — slide toward nearest edge */
 .live-overlay[data-position="tl"].hidden,
@@ -849,3 +849,40 @@
   }
 }
 
+
+/* ── Drag Manager (#608 M1) ── */
+
+/* Panel header as drag handle — desktop pointer devices only */
+@media (pointer: fine) {
+  .live-overlay .panel-header {
+    cursor: grab;
+    user-select: none;
+    touch-action: none;
+  }
+  .live-overlay.is-dragging .panel-header {
+    cursor: grabbing;
+  }
+  .live-overlay .panel-header:hover {
+    background: var(--bg-hover, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03));
+  }
+}
+
+/* Panel during drag */
+.live-overlay.is-dragging {
+  opacity: 0.92;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  will-change: transform;
+  transition: none !important;
+}
+
+/* Freely placed panel — no corner transition animations */
+.live-overlay[data-dragged="true"] {
+  transition: none;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .live-overlay.is-dragging,
+  .live-overlay[data-dragged="true"] {
+    transition: none;
+  }
+}

public/live.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   let _lcdClockInterval = null;
   let _rateCounterInterval = null;
   let _pruneInterval = null;
+  let _feedTimestampInterval = null;
   let activeNodeDetailKey = null;
 
   // === VCR State Machine ===
@@ -1161,6 +1162,48 @@
     // Populate role legend from shared roles.js
     // Initialize panel corner positions (#608 M0)
     initPanelPositions();
+
+    // Initialize DragManager for free-form panel dragging (#608 M1)
+    if (window.DragManager) {
+      var dragMgr = new DragManager();
+      var dragPanels = ['liveFeed', 'liveLegend', 'liveNodeDetail'];
+      for (var di = 0; di < dragPanels.length; di++) {
+        dragMgr.register(document.getElementById(dragPanels[di]));
+      }
+      dragMgr.restorePositions();
+
+      // Responsive gate: disable drag below medium breakpoint or on touch
+      var dragMql = window.matchMedia('(pointer: fine) and (min-width: 768px)');
+      function onDragMediaChange(e) {
+        if (!e.matches) {
+          // Revert dragged panels to corner positions
+          document.querySelectorAll('.live-overlay[data-dragged="true"]').forEach(function (p) {
+            delete p.dataset.dragged;
+            p.style.transform = '';
+            p.style.top = '';
+            p.style.left = '';
+            p.style.right = '';
+            p.style.bottom = '';
+          });
+          initPanelPositions();
+          dragMgr.disable();
+        } else {
+          dragMgr.enable();
+          dragMgr.restorePositions();
+        }
+      }
+      dragMql.addEventListener('change', onDragMediaChange);
+      // Initial check
+      if (!dragMql.matches) dragMgr.disable();
+
+      // Resize clamping (debounced)
+      var resizeTimer = null;
+      window.addEventListener('resize', function () {
+        clearTimeout(resizeTimer);
+        resizeTimer = setTimeout(function () { dragMgr.handleResize(); }, 200);
+      });
+    }
+
     const roleLegendList = document.getElementById('roleLegendList');
     if (roleLegendList) {
       for (const role of (window.ROLE_SORT || ['repeater', 'companion', 'room', 'sensor', 'observer'])) {
@@ -1334,6 +1377,13 @@
     // Prune stale nodes every 60 seconds
     _pruneInterval = setInterval(pruneStaleNodes, 60000);
 
+    // Refresh relative timestamps in feed every 10 seconds (#701)
+    _feedTimestampInterval = setInterval(function() {
+      document.querySelectorAll('.feed-time[data-ts]').forEach(function(el) {
+        el.innerHTML = formatLiveTimestampHtml(Number(el.dataset.ts));
+      });
+    }, 10000);
+
     // Auto-hide nav with pin toggle (#62)
     const topNav = document.querySelector('.top-nav');
     if (topNav) { topNav.style.position = 'fixed'; topNav.style.width = '100%'; topNav.style.zIndex = '1100'; }
@@ -1668,7 +1718,7 @@
         <span class="feed-type" style="color:${color}">${typeName}</span>
         ${dotHtml1}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}
         <span class="feed-text">${escapeHtml(preview)}</span>
-        <span class="feed-time">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(group.latestTs || Date.now())}</span>
+        <span class="feed-time" data-ts="${group.latestTs || Date.now()}">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(group.latestTs || Date.now())}</span>
       `;
       if (_ccChan1) item._ccChannel = _ccChan1; // channel color picker (#674)
       item.addEventListener('click', () => showFeedCard(item, pkt, color));
@@ -2680,6 +2730,7 @@
     const preview = text ? ' ' + (text.length > 35 ? text.slice(0, 35) + '…' : text) : '';
     const hopStr = hops.length ? `<span class="feed-hops">${hops.length}⇢</span>` : '';
     const obsBadge = pkt.observation_count > 1 ? `<span class="badge badge-obs" style="font-size:10px;margin-left:4px">👁 ${pkt.observation_count}</span>` : '';
+    const anomalyIcon = (pkt.decoded && pkt.decoded.anomaly) ? '<span title="Anomaly detected" style="margin-left:4px">⚠️</span>' : '';
     var _ccPayload2 = (pkt.decoded || {}).payload || {};
     var _ccChan = (typeName === 'GRP_TXT' || typeName === 'CHAN') ? (_ccPayload2.channel || null) : null;
     var dotHtml = _ccChan ? _feedColorDot(_ccChan) : '';
@@ -2694,9 +2745,9 @@
     item.innerHTML = `
       <span class="feed-icon" style="color:${color}">${icon}</span>
       <span class="feed-type" style="color:${color}">${typeName}</span>
-      ${dotHtml}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}
+      ${dotHtml}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}${anomalyIcon}
       <span class="feed-text">${escapeHtml(preview)}</span>
-      <span class="feed-time">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(pkt._ts || Date.now())}</span>
+      <span class="feed-time" data-ts="${pkt._ts || Date.now()}">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(pkt._ts || Date.now())}</span>
     `;
     if (_ccChan) item._ccChannel = _ccChan; // channel color picker (#674)
     item.addEventListener('click', () => showFeedCard(item, pkt, color));
@@ -2742,6 +2793,13 @@
         requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => entry.element.classList.remove('live-feed-enter')));
         // Re-add to DOM top (works even if it was trimmed out)
         feed.prepend(entry.element);
+        // Update timestamp to latest observation (#701)
+        var _dedupTimeSpan = entry.element.querySelector('.feed-time');
+        if (_dedupTimeSpan) {
+          var _dedupNow = pkt._ts || Date.now();
+          _dedupTimeSpan.setAttribute('data-ts', _dedupNow);
+          _dedupTimeSpan.innerHTML = formatLiveTimestampHtml(_dedupNow);
+        }
         entry.pkt.observation_count = entry.count;
         return;
       }
@@ -2772,7 +2830,7 @@
       <span class="feed-type" style="color:${color}">${typeName}</span>
       ${dotHtml3}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}
       <span class="feed-text">${escapeHtml(preview)}</span>
-      <span class="feed-time">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(pkt._ts || Date.now())}</span>
+      <span class="feed-time" data-ts="${pkt._ts || Date.now()}">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(pkt._ts || Date.now())}</span>
     `;
     if (_ccChan3) item._ccChannel = _ccChan3; // channel color picker (#674)
     item.addEventListener('click', () => showFeedCard(item, pkt, color));
@@ -2849,6 +2907,7 @@
     if (_lcdClockInterval) { clearInterval(_lcdClockInterval); _lcdClockInterval = null; }
     if (_rateCounterInterval) { clearInterval(_rateCounterInterval); _rateCounterInterval = null; }
     if (_pruneInterval) { clearInterval(_pruneInterval); _pruneInterval = null; }
+    if (_feedTimestampInterval) { clearInterval(_feedTimestampInterval); _feedTimestampInterval = null; }
     if (_affinityInterval) { clearInterval(_affinityInterval); _affinityInterval = null; }
     if (ws) { ws.onclose = null; ws.close(); ws = null; }
     if (map) { map.remove(); map = null; }

public/map.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
   // Roles loaded from shared roles.js (ROLE_STYLE, ROLE_LABELS, ROLE_COLORS globals)
 
-  function makeMarkerIcon(role, isStale) {
+  function makeMarkerIcon(role, isStale, isAlsoObserver) {
     const s = ROLE_STYLE[role] || ROLE_STYLE.companion;
     const size = s.radius * 2 + 4;
     const c = size / 2;
@@ -56,7 +56,22 @@
       default: // circle
         path = `<circle cx="${c}" cy="${c}" r="${c-2}" fill="${s.color}" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2"/>`;
     }
-    const svg = `<svg width="${size}" height="${size}" viewBox="0 0 ${size} ${size}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">${path}</svg>`;
+    // If this node is also an observer, add a small star overlay
+    let obsOverlay = '';
+    if (isAlsoObserver) {
+      const starSize = 8;
+      const sx = size - starSize, sy = 0;
+      const scx = starSize / 2, scy = starSize / 2, so = starSize / 2 - 0.5, si = so * 0.4;
+      let starPts = '';
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const aO = (i * 72 - 90) * Math.PI / 180;
+        const aI = ((i * 72) + 36 - 90) * Math.PI / 180;
+        starPts += `${scx + so * Math.cos(aO)},${scy + so * Math.sin(aO)} `;
+        starPts += `${scx + si * Math.cos(aI)},${scy + si * Math.sin(aI)} `;
+      }
+      obsOverlay = `<g transform="translate(${sx},${sy})"><polygon points="${starPts.trim()}" fill="${ROLE_COLORS.observer || '#f1c40f'}" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="0.8"/></g>`;
+    }
+    const svg = `<svg width="${size}" height="${size}" viewBox="0 0 ${size} ${size}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">${path}${obsOverlay}</svg>`;
     return L.divIcon({
       html: svg,
       className: 'meshcore-marker' + (isStale ? ' marker-stale' : ''),
@@ -66,14 +81,16 @@
     });
   }
 
-  function makeRepeaterLabelIcon(node, isStale) {
+  function makeRepeaterLabelIcon(node, isStale, isAlsoObserver) {
     var s = ROLE_STYLE['repeater'] || ROLE_STYLE.companion;
     var hs = node.hash_size || 1;
     // Show the short mesh hash ID (first N bytes of pubkey, uppercased)
     var shortHash = node.public_key ? node.public_key.slice(0, hs * 2).toUpperCase() : '??';
     var bgColor = s.color;
+    // If this repeater is also an observer, show a star indicator inside the label
+    var obsIndicator = isAlsoObserver ? ' <span style="color:' + (ROLE_COLORS.observer || '#f1c40f') + ';font-size:13px;line-height:1;" title="Also an observer">★</span>' : '';
     var html = '<div style="background:' + bgColor + ';color:#fff;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;padding:2px 5px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);text-align:center;line-height:1.2;white-space:nowrap;">' +
-      shortHash + '</div>';
+      shortHash + obsIndicator + '</div>';
     return L.divIcon({
       html: html,
       className: 'meshcore-marker meshcore-label-marker' + (isStale ? ' marker-stale' : ''),
@@ -547,7 +564,8 @@
     const el = document.getElementById('mcRoleChecks');
     if (!el) return;
     el.innerHTML = '';
-    const obsCount = observers.filter(o => o.lat && o.lon).length;
+    const nodePubkeys = new Set(nodes.map(n => (n.public_key || '').toLowerCase()));
+    const obsCount = observers.filter(o => o.lat && o.lon && !(o.id && nodePubkeys.has(o.id.toLowerCase()))).length;
     const roles = ['repeater', 'companion', 'room', 'sensor', 'observer'];
     const shapeMap = { repeater: '◆', companion: '●', room: '■', sensor: '▲', observer: '★' };
 
@@ -638,6 +656,7 @@
   var _renderingMarkers = false;
   var _lastDeconflictZoom = null;
   var _currentMarkerData = []; // stored marker data for zoom-only repositioning
+  var _observerByPubkey = new Map(); // observer id (pubkey) → observer object, rebuilt on each render
   var _zoomResizeTimer = null;
 
   function deconflictLabels(markers, mapRef) {
@@ -780,19 +799,31 @@
 
     const allMarkers = [];
 
+    // Build a set of observer public keys for quick lookup
+    _observerByPubkey = new Map();
+    for (const obs of observers) {
+      if (obs.id) _observerByPubkey.set(obs.id.toLowerCase(), obs);
+    }
+
     for (const node of filtered) {
       const lastSeenTime = node.last_heard || node.last_seen;
       const isStale = getNodeStatus(node.role || 'companion', lastSeenTime ? new Date(lastSeenTime).getTime() : 0) === 'stale';
+      const pk = (node.public_key || '').toLowerCase();
+      const isAlsoObserver = _observerByPubkey.has(pk);
       const useLabel = node.role === 'repeater' && filters.hashLabels;
-      const icon = useLabel ? makeRepeaterLabelIcon(node, isStale) : makeMarkerIcon(node.role || 'companion', isStale);
+      const icon = useLabel ? makeRepeaterLabelIcon(node, isStale, isAlsoObserver) : makeMarkerIcon(node.role || 'companion', isStale, isAlsoObserver);
       const latLng = L.latLng(node.lat, node.lon);
-      allMarkers.push({ latLng, node, icon, isLabel: useLabel, popupFn: function() { return buildPopup(node); }, alt: (node.name || 'Unknown') + ' (' + (node.role || 'node') + ')' });
+      allMarkers.push({ latLng, node, icon, isLabel: useLabel, popupFn: function() { return buildPopup(node); }, alt: (node.name || 'Unknown') + ' (' + (node.role || 'node') + (isAlsoObserver ? ' + observer' : '') + ')' });
     }
 
-    // Add observer markers
+    // Add observer markers (skip observers already represented as a node marker)
+    // Build set of node pubkeys that are displayed on the map
+    const displayedNodePubkeys = new Set(filtered.map(n => (n.public_key || '').toLowerCase()));
     if (filters.observer) {
       for (const obs of observers) {
         if (!obs.lat || !obs.lon) continue;
+        // Skip observers whose pubkey matches a displayed node — they're shown as combined markers
+        if (obs.id && displayedNodePubkeys.has(obs.id.toLowerCase())) continue;
         const icon = makeMarkerIcon('observer');
         const latLng = L.latLng(obs.lat, obs.lon);
         allMarkers.push({ latLng, node: obs, icon, isLabel: false, popupFn: function() { return buildObserverPopup(obs); }, alt: (obs.name || obs.id || 'Unknown') + ' (observer)' });
@@ -909,6 +940,9 @@
     const loc = (node.lat && node.lon) ? `${node.lat.toFixed(5)}, ${node.lon.toFixed(5)}` : '—';
     const lastAdvert = node.last_seen ? timeAgo(node.last_seen) : '—';
     const roleBadge = `<span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:12px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;background:${ROLE_COLORS[node.role] || '#4b5563'};color:#fff;">${(node.role || 'unknown').toUpperCase()}</span>`;
+    // Check if this node is also an observer (combined repeater+observer)
+    const matchingObs = node.public_key ? _observerByPubkey.get(node.public_key.toLowerCase()) : null;
+    const obsBadge = matchingObs ? ` <span style="display:inline-block;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:12px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;background:${ROLE_COLORS.observer || '#f1c40f'};color:#fff;">OBSERVER</span>` : '';
     const hs = node.hash_size || 1;
     const hashPrefix = node.public_key ? node.public_key.slice(0, hs * 2).toUpperCase() : '—';
     const hashPrefixRow = `<dt style="color:var(--text-muted);float:left;clear:left;width:80px;padding:2px 0;">Hash Prefix</dt>
@@ -917,7 +951,7 @@
     return `
       <div class="map-popup" style="font-family:var(--font);min-width:180px;">
         <h3 style="font-weight:700;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 4px;">${safeEsc(node.name || 'Unknown')}</h3>
-        ${roleBadge}
+        ${roleBadge}${obsBadge}
         <dl style="margin-top:8px;font-size:12px;">
           ${hashPrefixRow}
           <dt style="color:var(--text-muted);float:left;clear:left;width:80px;padding:2px 0;">Key</dt>

public/nodes.js

@@ -315,29 +315,34 @@
 
   let regionChangeHandler = null;
 
+  // Show full-screen node detail view (works on any screen size)
+  function showFullScreenNode(pubkey) {
+    var app = document.getElementById('app');
+    app.innerHTML = '<div class="node-fullscreen">' +
+      '<div class="node-full-header">' +
+        '<button class="detail-back-btn node-back-btn" id="nodeBackBtn" aria-label="Back to nodes">←</button>' +
+        '<span class="node-full-title">Loading…</span>' +
+      '</div>' +
+      '<div class="node-full-body" id="nodeFullBody">' +
+        '<div class="text-center text-muted" style="padding:40px">Loading…</div>' +
+      '</div>' +
+    '</div>';
+    document.getElementById('nodeBackBtn').addEventListener('click', function() { location.hash = '#/nodes'; });
+    loadFullNode(pubkey);
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', function nodesEsc(e) {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', nodesEsc);
+        location.hash = '#/nodes';
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   function init(app, routeParam) {
     directNode = routeParam || null;
 
-    if (directNode) {
-      // Full-screen single node view
-      app.innerHTML = `<div class="node-fullscreen">
-        <div class="node-full-header">
-          <button class="detail-back-btn node-back-btn" id="nodeBackBtn" aria-label="Back to nodes">←</button>
-          <span class="node-full-title">Loading…</span>
-        </div>
-        <div class="node-full-body" id="nodeFullBody">
-          <div class="text-center text-muted" style="padding:40px">Loading…</div>
-        </div>
-      </div>`;
-      document.getElementById('nodeBackBtn').addEventListener('click', () => { location.hash = '#/nodes'; });
-      loadFullNode(directNode);
-      // Escape to go back to nodes list
-      document.addEventListener('keydown', function nodesEsc(e) {
-        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
-          document.removeEventListener('keydown', nodesEsc);
-          location.hash = '#/nodes';
-        }
-      });
+    if (directNode && window.innerWidth <= 640) {
+      // Full-screen single node view (mobile)
+      showFullScreenNode(directNode);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -363,7 +368,7 @@
     </div>`;
 
     RegionFilter.init(document.getElementById('nodesRegionFilter'));
-    regionChangeHandler = RegionFilter.onChange(function () { _allNodes = null; loadNodes(); });
+    regionChangeHandler = RegionFilter.onChange(function () { _allNodes = null; _fleetSkew = null; loadNodes(); });
 
     if (search) {
       var _si = document.getElementById('nodeSearch');
@@ -377,6 +382,7 @@
     }, 250));
 
     loadNodes();
+    if (directNode) selectNode(directNode);
     // Auto-refresh when ADVERT packets arrive via WebSocket (fixes #131)
     wsHandler = debouncedOnWS(function (msgs) {
       const advertMsgs = msgs.filter(isAdvertMessage);
@@ -409,6 +415,7 @@
 
       if (needReload) {
         _allNodes = null;
+        _fleetSkew = null;
         invalidateApiCache('/nodes');
       }
       loadNodes(true);
@@ -493,6 +500,8 @@
           <tr><td>Hash Prefix</td><td>${n.hash_size ? '<code style="font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:700">' + n.public_key.slice(0, n.hash_size * 2).toUpperCase() + '</code> (' + n.hash_size + '-byte)' : 'Unknown'}${n.hash_size_inconsistent ? ' <span style="color:var(--status-yellow);cursor:help" title="Seen: ' + (Array.isArray(n.hash_sizes_seen) ? n.hash_sizes_seen : []).join(', ') + '-byte">⚠️ varies</span>' : ''}</td></tr>
         </table>
 
+        <div class="node-full-card skew-detail-section" id="node-clock-skew" style="display:none"></div>
+
         ${observers.length ? `<div class="node-full-card" id="node-observers">
           ${(() => { const regions = [...new Set(observers.map(o => o.iata).filter(Boolean))]; return regions.length ? `<div style="margin-bottom:8px"><strong>Regions:</strong> ${regions.map(r => '<span class="badge" style="margin:0 2px">' + escapeHtml(r) + '</span>').join(' ')}</div>` : ''; })()}
           <h4>Heard By (${observers.length} observer${observers.length > 1 ? 's' : ''})</h4>
@@ -624,6 +633,35 @@
         headerSelector: '#fullNeighborsHeader'
       });
 
+      // #690 — Clock Skew detail section
+      (async function loadClockSkew() {
+        var container = document.getElementById('node-clock-skew');
+        if (!container) return;
+        try {
+          var cs = await api('/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(n.public_key) + '/clock-skew', { ttl: 30000 });
+          if (!cs || !cs.severity) return;
+          container.style.display = '';
+          var severityColor = SKEW_SEVERITY_COLORS[cs.severity] || 'var(--text-muted)';
+          var severityLabel = SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS[cs.severity] || cs.severity;
+          var driftHtml = cs.driftPerDaySec ? '<div style="font-size:12px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-top:2px">Drift: ' + formatDrift(cs.driftPerDaySec) + '</div>' : '';
+          var sparkHtml = renderSkewSparkline(cs.samples, 200, 32);
+          var skewDisplay = cs.severity === 'no_clock'
+            ? '<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-muted)">No Clock</span>'
+            : '<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--mono)">' + formatSkew(cs.medianSkewSec) + '</span>';
+          container.innerHTML =
+            '<h4 style="margin:0 0 6px">⏰ Clock Skew</h4>' +
+            '<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap">' +
+              skewDisplay +
+              renderSkewBadge(cs.severity, cs.medianSkewSec) +
+              (cs.calibrated ? ' <span style="font-size:10px;color:var(--text-muted)" title="Observer-calibrated">✓ calibrated</span>' : '') +
+            '</div>' +
+            driftHtml +
+            (sparkHtml ? '<div class="skew-sparkline-wrap" style="margin-top:8px">' + sparkHtml + '<div style="font-size:10px;color:var(--text-muted)">Skew over time (' + (cs.samples || []).length + ' samples)</div></div>' : '');
+        } catch (e) {
+          // Non-fatal — section stays hidden
+        }
+      })();
+
       // 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';
@@ -777,6 +815,22 @@
   let _themeRefreshHandler = null;
 
   let _allNodes = null; // cached full node list
+  let _fleetSkew = null; // cached clock skew map: pubkey → {severity, medianSkewSec, ...}
+
+  /** Fetch fleet clock skew once, return map keyed by pubkey */
+  async function getFleetSkew() {
+    if (_fleetSkew) return _fleetSkew;
+    try {
+      const data = await api('/nodes/clock-skew', { ttl: 30000 });
+      _fleetSkew = {};
+      (Array.isArray(data) ? data : []).forEach(function(cs) {
+        if (cs && cs.pubkey) _fleetSkew[cs.pubkey] = cs;
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      _fleetSkew = {};
+    }
+    return _fleetSkew;
+  }
 
   // Build a map of lowercased name → count of distinct pubkeys sharing that name
   function buildDupNameMap(allNodes) {
@@ -806,7 +860,10 @@
         const params = new URLSearchParams({ limit: '5000' });
         const rp = RegionFilter.getRegionParam();
         if (rp) params.set('region', rp);
-        const data = await api('/nodes?' + params, { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.nodeList });
+        const [data] = await Promise.all([
+          api('/nodes?' + params, { ttl: CLIENT_TTL.nodeList }),
+          getFleetSkew() // pre-fetch clock skew in parallel
+        ]);
         _allNodes = data.nodes || [];
         counts = data.counts || {};
       }
@@ -979,6 +1036,7 @@
           panel.classList.add('empty');
           panel.innerHTML = '<span>Select a node to view details</span>';
           selectedKey = null;
+          history.replaceState(null, '', '#/nodes');
           renderRows();
         }
       }
@@ -986,11 +1044,31 @@
 
     // #630: Close button for node detail panel (important for mobile full-screen overlay)
     document.getElementById('nodesRight').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      // #778: Details/Analytics links don't navigate because replaceState
+      // already set the hash to #/nodes/PUBKEY, so clicking <a href="#/nodes/PUBKEY">
+      // is a same-hash no-op. Force navigation by temporarily clearing the hash.
+      var link = e.target.closest('a.btn-primary[href^="#/nodes/"]');
+      if (link) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        var href = link.getAttribute('href');
+        var pubkey = decodeURIComponent(href.replace('#/nodes/', '').replace('/analytics', ''));
+        if (href.includes('/analytics')) {
+          // Navigate to analytics page
+          history.replaceState(null, '', '#/');
+          location.hash = '/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(pubkey) + '/analytics';
+        } else {
+          // Show full-screen node detail view
+          showFullScreenNode(pubkey);
+          history.replaceState(null, '', '#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(pubkey));
+        }
+        return;
+      }
       if (e.target.closest('.panel-close-btn')) {
         const panel = document.getElementById('nodesRight');
         panel.classList.add('empty');
         panel.innerHTML = '<span>Select a node to view details</span>';
         selectedKey = null;
+        history.replaceState(null, '', '#/nodes');
         renderRows();
       }
     });
@@ -1029,8 +1107,10 @@
       const lastSeenTime = n.last_heard || n.last_seen;
       const status = getNodeStatus(n.role || 'companion', lastSeenTime ? new Date(lastSeenTime).getTime() : 0);
       const lastSeenClass = status === 'active' ? 'last-seen-active' : 'last-seen-stale';
+      const cs = _fleetSkew && _fleetSkew[n.public_key];
+      const skewBadgeHtml = cs && cs.severity && cs.severity !== 'ok' ? renderSkewBadge(cs.severity, cs.medianSkewSec) : '';
       return `<tr data-key="${n.public_key}" data-action="select" data-value="${n.public_key}" tabindex="0" role="row" class="${selectedKey === n.public_key ? 'selected' : ''}${isClaimed ? ' claimed-row' : ''}">
-        <td>${favStar(n.public_key, 'node-fav')}${isClaimed ? '<span class="claimed-badge" title="My Mesh">★</span> ' : ''}<strong>${n.name || '(unnamed)'}</strong>${dupNameBadge(n.name, n.public_key, dupMap)}</td>
+        <td>${favStar(n.public_key, 'node-fav')}${isClaimed ? '<span class="claimed-badge" title="My Mesh">★</span> ' : ''}<strong>${n.name || '(unnamed)'}</strong>${dupNameBadge(n.name, n.public_key, dupMap)}${skewBadgeHtml}</td>
         <td class="mono col-pubkey">${truncate(n.public_key, 16)}</td>
         <td><span class="badge" style="background:${roleColor}20;color:${roleColor}">${n.role}</span></td>
         <td class="${lastSeenClass}">${renderNodeTimestampHtml(n.last_heard || n.last_seen)}</td>
@@ -1048,6 +1128,7 @@
       return;
     }
     selectedKey = pubkey;
+    history.replaceState(null, '', '#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(pubkey));
     renderRows();
     const panel = document.getElementById('nodesRight');
     panel.classList.remove('empty');

public/packets.js

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
     var parts = [];
     if (timeWindowMin && timeWindowMin !== DEFAULT_TIME_WINDOW) parts.push('timeWindow=' + timeWindowMin);
     if (regionParam) parts.push('region=' + encodeURIComponent(regionParam));
+    if (filters.hash) parts.push('hash=' + encodeURIComponent(filters.hash));
+    if (filters.node) parts.push('node=' + encodeURIComponent(filters.node));
+    if (filters.observer) parts.push('observer=' + encodeURIComponent(filters.observer));
+    if (filters._filterExpr) parts.push('filter=' + encodeURIComponent(filters._filterExpr));
     return parts.length ? '?' + parts.join('&') : '';
   }
   window.buildPacketsQuery = buildPacketsQuery;
@@ -342,6 +346,14 @@
     }
     var _urlRegion = _initUrlParams.get('region');
     if (_urlRegion) _pendingUrlRegion = _urlRegion;
+    var _urlHash = _initUrlParams.get('hash');
+    if (_urlHash) filters.hash = _urlHash;
+    var _urlNode = _initUrlParams.get('node');
+    if (_urlNode) { filters.node = _urlNode; filters.nodeName = _urlNode.slice(0, 8); }
+    var _urlObserver = _initUrlParams.get('observer');
+    if (_urlObserver) filters.observer = _urlObserver;
+    var _urlFilterExpr = _initUrlParams.get('filter');
+    if (_urlFilterExpr) filters._filterExpr = _urlFilterExpr;
 
     app.innerHTML = `<div class="split-layout detail-collapsed">
       <div class="panel-left" id="pktLeft" aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="additions removals"></div>
@@ -797,6 +809,12 @@
       var pfError = document.getElementById('packetFilterError');
       var pfCount = document.getElementById('packetFilterCount');
       if (!pfInput || !window.PacketFilter) return;
+      // Restore Wireshark filter expression from URL
+      if (filters._filterExpr) {
+        pfInput.value = filters._filterExpr;
+        var _restored = PacketFilter.compile(filters._filterExpr);
+        if (!_restored.error) { pfInput.classList.add('filter-active'); filters._packetFilter = _restored.filter; }
+      }
       var pfTimer = null;
       pfInput.addEventListener('input', function() {
         clearTimeout(pfTimer);
@@ -807,6 +825,8 @@
             pfError.style.display = 'none';
             pfCount.style.display = 'none';
             filters._packetFilter = null;
+            filters._filterExpr = undefined;
+            updatePacketsUrl();
             renderTableRows();
             return;
           }
@@ -818,12 +838,16 @@
             pfError.style.display = 'block';
             pfCount.style.display = 'none';
             filters._packetFilter = null;
+            filters._filterExpr = undefined;
+            updatePacketsUrl();
             renderTableRows();
           } else {
             pfInput.classList.remove('filter-error');
             pfInput.classList.add('filter-active');
             pfError.style.display = 'none';
             filters._packetFilter = compiled.filter;
+            filters._filterExpr = expr;
+            updatePacketsUrl();
             renderTableRows();
           }
         }, 300);
@@ -868,6 +892,7 @@
       if (filters.observer) localStorage.setItem('meshcore-observer-filter', filters.observer); else localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-observer-filter');
       buildObserverMenu();
       updateObsTrigger();
+      updatePacketsUrl();
       renderTableRows();
     });
 
@@ -930,7 +955,7 @@
 
     // Filter event listeners
     document.getElementById('fHash').value = filters.hash || '';
-    document.getElementById('fHash').addEventListener('input', debounce((e) => { filters.hash = e.target.value || undefined; loadPackets(); }, 300));
+    document.getElementById('fHash').addEventListener('input', debounce((e) => { filters.hash = e.target.value || undefined; updatePacketsUrl(); loadPackets(); }, 300));
 
     // Time window dropdown — restore from localStorage and bind change
     const fTimeWindow = document.getElementById('fTimeWindow');
@@ -1065,7 +1090,7 @@
       if (!q) {
         fNodeDrop.classList.add('hidden');
         fNode.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-        if (filters.node) { filters.node = undefined; filters.nodeName = undefined; loadPackets(); }
+        if (filters.node) { filters.node = undefined; filters.nodeName = undefined; updatePacketsUrl(); loadPackets(); }
         return;
       }
       try {
@@ -1094,6 +1119,7 @@
       fNode.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
       fNode.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', '');
       nodeActiveIdx = -1;
+      updatePacketsUrl();
       loadPackets();
     }
 
@@ -1849,7 +1875,12 @@
       }
     }
 
+    const anomalyBanner = decoded.anomaly
+      ? `<div class="anomaly-banner" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; padding:8px 12px; border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:8px; font-weight:600;">⚠️ Anomaly: ${escapeHtml(decoded.anomaly)}</div>`
+      : '';
+
     panel.innerHTML = `
+      ${anomalyBanner}
       <div class="detail-title">${hasRawHex ? `Packet Byte Breakdown (${size} bytes)` : typeName + ' Packet'}</div>
       <div class="detail-hash">${pkt.hash || 'Packet #' + pkt.id}</div>
       ${messageHtml}
@@ -1981,13 +2012,9 @@
     // Header section
     rows += sectionRow('Header', 'section-header');
     rows += fieldRow(0, 'Header Byte', '0x' + (buf.slice(0, 2) || '??'), `Route: ${routeTypeName(pkt.route_type)}, Payload: ${payloadTypeName(pkt.payload_type)}`);
-    const pathByte0 = parseInt(buf.slice(2, 4), 16);
-    const hashSizeVal = isNaN(pathByte0) ? '?' : ((pathByte0 >> 6) + 1);
-    const hashCountVal = isNaN(pathByte0) ? '?' : (pathByte0 & 0x3F);
-    rows += fieldRow(1, 'Path Length', '0x' + (buf.slice(2, 4) || '??'), hashCountVal === 0 ? `hash_count=0 (direct advert)` : `hash_size=${hashSizeVal} byte${hashSizeVal !== 1 ? 's' : ''}, hash_count=${hashCountVal}`);
 
-    // Transport codes
-    let off = 2;
+    // Transport codes come BEFORE path length for transport routes (bytes 1-4)
+    let off = 1;
     if (pkt.route_type === 0 || pkt.route_type === 3) {
       rows += sectionRow('Transport Codes', 'section-transport');
       rows += fieldRow(off, 'Next Hop', buf.slice(off * 2, (off + 2) * 2), '');
@@ -1995,11 +2022,18 @@
       off += 4;
     }
 
+    // Path length byte is at current offset (byte 1 for non-transport, byte 5 for transport)
+    const pathLenOffset = off;
+    const pathByte0 = parseInt(buf.slice(off * 2, off * 2 + 2), 16);
+    const hashSizeVal = isNaN(pathByte0) ? '?' : ((pathByte0 >> 6) + 1);
+    const hashCountVal = isNaN(pathByte0) ? '?' : (pathByte0 & 0x3F);
+    rows += fieldRow(off, 'Path Length', '0x' + (buf.slice(off * 2, off * 2 + 2) || '??'), hashCountVal === 0 ? `hash_count=0 (direct advert)` : `hash_size=${hashSizeVal} byte${hashSizeVal !== 1 ? 's' : ''}, hash_count=${hashCountVal}`);
+    off += 1;
+
     // Path
     if (pathHops.length > 0) {
       rows += sectionRow('Path (' + pathHops.length + ' hops)', 'section-path');
-      const pathByte = parseInt(buf.slice(2, 4), 16);
-      const hashSize = (pathByte >> 6) + 1;
+      const hashSize = isNaN(pathByte0) ? 1 : ((pathByte0 >> 6) + 1);
       for (let i = 0; i < pathHops.length; i++) {
         const hopHtml = HopDisplay.renderHop(pathHops[i], hopNameCache[pathHops[i]]);
         const label = `Hop ${i} — ${hopHtml}`;
@@ -2012,7 +2046,7 @@
     rows += sectionRow('Payload — ' + payloadTypeName(pkt.payload_type), 'section-payload');
 
     if (decoded.type === 'ADVERT') {
-      if (hashCountVal !== 0) rows += fieldRow(1, 'Advertised Hash Size', hashSizeVal + ' byte' + (hashSizeVal !== 1 ? 's' : ''), 'From path byte 0x' + (buf.slice(2, 4) || '??') + ' — bits 7-6 = ' + (hashSizeVal - 1));
+      if (hashCountVal !== 0) rows += fieldRow(pathLenOffset, 'Advertised Hash Size', hashSizeVal + ' byte' + (hashSizeVal !== 1 ? 's' : ''), 'From path byte 0x' + (buf.slice(pathLenOffset * 2, pathLenOffset * 2 + 2) || '??') + ' — bits 7-6 = ' + (hashSizeVal - 1));
       rows += fieldRow(off, 'Public Key (32B)', truncate(decoded.pubKey || '', 24), '');
       rows += fieldRow(off + 32, 'Timestamp (4B)', decoded.timestampISO || '', 'Unix: ' + (decoded.timestamp || ''));
       rows += fieldRow(off + 36, 'Signature (64B)', truncate(decoded.signature || '', 24), '');
@@ -2053,6 +2087,10 @@
       rows += fieldRow(off, 'Raw', truncate(buf.slice(off * 2), 40), '');
     }
 
+    if (decoded.anomaly) {
+      rows += `<tr class="anomaly-row" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; font-weight:600;"><td colspan="2">⚠️ Anomaly</td><td colspan="2">${escapeHtml(decoded.anomaly)}</td></tr>`;
+    }
+
     return `<table class="field-table">
       <thead><tr><th scope="col">Offset</th><th scope="col">Field</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Description</th></tr></thead>
       <tbody>${rows}</tbody>
@@ -2144,6 +2182,11 @@
 
     let html = '<div class="byop-decoded">';
 
+    // Anomaly banner
+    if (d.anomaly) {
+      html += '<div class="anomaly-banner" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; padding:8px 12px; border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:8px; font-weight:600;">⚠️ Anomaly: ' + escapeHtml(d.anomaly) + '</div>';
+    }
+
     // Header section
     html += '<div class="byop-section">'
       + '<div class="byop-section-title">Header</div>'
@@ -2174,6 +2217,12 @@
         html += kv(k, String(v));
       }
     }
+    // Special handling for advert signature validation
+    if (h.payloadType === 4 && p.signatureValid !== undefined) {
+      const status = p.signatureValid ? 'Valid' : 'Invalid';
+      const badgeClass = p.signatureValid ? 'badge-success' : 'badge-danger';
+      html += kv('Signature', `<span class="badge ${badgeClass}">${status}</span>`);
+    }
     html += '</div></div>';
 
     // Raw hex

public/perf.js

@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@
         const ps = server.packetStore;
         html += `<h3>In-Memory Packet Store</h3><div style="display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:8px 0;">
           <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.inMemory.toLocaleString()}</div><div class="perf-label">Packets in RAM</div></div>
-          <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.estimatedMB}MB</div><div class="perf-label">Memory Used</div></div>
+          <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.trackedMB}MB</div><div class="perf-label">Tracked Memory</div></div>
           <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.maxMB}MB</div><div class="perf-label">Memory Limit</div></div>
+          <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.estimatedMB}MB</div><div class="perf-label">Heap (debug)</div></div>
           <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.queries.toLocaleString()}</div><div class="perf-label">Queries Served</div></div>
           <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.inserts.toLocaleString()}</div><div class="perf-label">Live Inserts</div></div>
           <div class="perf-card"><div class="perf-num">${ps.evicted.toLocaleString()}</div><div class="perf-label">Evicted</div></div>

public/roles.js

@@ -394,4 +394,68 @@
     });
     return html;
   };
+
+  // #690 — Clock Skew shared helpers
+  var SKEW_SEVERITY_COLORS = {
+    ok: 'var(--status-green)',
+    warning: 'var(--status-yellow)',
+    critical: 'var(--status-orange)',
+    absurd: 'var(--status-purple)',
+    no_clock: 'var(--text-muted)'
+  };
+  var SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS = {
+    ok: 'OK', warning: 'Warning', critical: 'Critical', absurd: 'Absurd', no_clock: 'No Clock'
+  };
+  var SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER = { no_clock: 0, absurd: 1, critical: 2, warning: 3, ok: 4 };
+
+  window.SKEW_SEVERITY_COLORS = SKEW_SEVERITY_COLORS;
+  window.SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS = SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS;
+  window.SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER = SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER;
+
+  /** Format skew seconds into human-readable string like "+2m 34s" or "-15h 22m" */
+  window.formatSkew = function(sec) {
+    if (sec == null) return '—';
+    var abs = Math.abs(sec);
+    var sign = sec >= 0 ? '+' : '-';
+    if (abs < 60) return sign + Math.round(abs) + 's';
+    if (abs < 3600) return sign + Math.floor(abs / 60) + 'm ' + Math.round(abs % 60) + 's';
+    if (abs < 86400) return sign + Math.floor(abs / 3600) + 'h ' + Math.round((abs % 3600) / 60) + 'm';
+    return sign + Math.floor(abs / 86400) + 'd ' + Math.round((abs % 86400) / 3600) + 'h';
+  };
+
+  /** Format drift rate as "+X.Xs/day" or "—" if falsy */
+  window.formatDrift = function(secPerDay) {
+    if (!secPerDay) return '—';
+    return (secPerDay >= 0 ? '+' : '') + secPerDay.toFixed(1) + ' s/day';
+  };
+
+  /** Render a clock skew badge HTML */
+  window.renderSkewBadge = function(severity, skewSec) {
+    if (!severity) return '';
+    var cls = 'skew-badge skew-badge--' + severity;
+    if (severity === 'no_clock') {
+      return '<span class="' + cls + '" title="Uninitialized RTC — no valid clock">🚫 No Clock</span>';
+    }
+    var label = severity === 'ok' ? '⏰' : '⏰ ' + window.formatSkew(skewSec);
+    return '<span class="' + cls + '" title="Clock skew: ' + window.formatSkew(skewSec) + ' (' + (SKEW_SEVERITY_LABELS[severity] || severity) + ')">' + label + '</span>';
+  };
+
+  /** Render a skew sparkline SVG (inline, word-sized) */
+  window.renderSkewSparkline = function(samples, w, h) {
+    w = w || 120; h = h || 24;
+    if (!samples || samples.length < 2) return '';
+    var values = samples.map(function(s) { return s.skew; });
+    var max = Math.max.apply(null, values.map(function(v) { return Math.abs(v); }).concat([1]));
+    var pts = values.map(function(v, i) {
+      var x = i * (w / Math.max(values.length - 1, 1));
+      var y = h / 2 - (v / max) * (h / 2 - 2);
+      return x.toFixed(1) + ',' + y.toFixed(1);
+    }).join(' ');
+    // Zero line
+    var zeroY = h / 2;
+    return '<svg viewBox="0 0 ' + w + ' ' + h + '" style="width:' + w + 'px;height:' + h + 'px" role="img" aria-label="Clock skew sparkline">' +
+      '<title>Clock skew over time</title>' +
+      '<line x1="0" y1="' + zeroY + '" x2="' + w + '" y2="' + zeroY + '" stroke="var(--border)" stroke-width="0.5" stroke-dasharray="2"/>' +
+      '<polyline points="' + pts + '" fill="none" stroke="var(--accent)" stroke-width="1.5"/></svg>';
+  };
 })();

public/style.css

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   --status-green: #22c55e;
   --status-yellow: #eab308;
   --status-red: #ef4444;
+  --status-orange: #f97316;
+  --status-purple: #a855f7;
+  --role-observer: #8b5cf6;
   --accent-hover: #6db3ff;
   --text: #1a1a2e;
   --text-muted: #5b6370;
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@
     --status-green: #22c55e;
     --status-yellow: #eab308;
     --status-red: #ef4444;
+    --status-orange: #f97316;
+    --status-purple: #a855f7;
     --surface-0: #0f0f23;
     --surface-1: #1a1a2e;
     --surface-2: #232340;
@@ -65,6 +70,8 @@
   --status-green: #22c55e;
   --status-yellow: #eab308;
   --status-red: #ef4444;
+  --status-orange: #f97316;
+  --status-purple: #a855f7;
   --surface-0: #0f0f23;
   --surface-1: #1a1a2e;
   --surface-2: #232340;
@@ -463,6 +470,14 @@ fieldset.mc-section legend.mc-label { padding: 0; }
 .ch-sidebar-title {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
+.ch-encrypted-toggle {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; font-size: 11px; color: var(--text-muted);
+  cursor: pointer; user-select: none; margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+.ch-encrypted-toggle input { margin: 0; cursor: pointer; }
+.ch-toggle-label { white-space: nowrap; }
+.ch-item.ch-encrypted { opacity: 0.55; }
+.ch-item.ch-encrypted .ch-item-name { font-style: italic; }
 .ch-icon { font-size: 20px; }
 .ch-sidebar-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
 .ch-region-select {
@@ -495,6 +510,9 @@ button.ch-item.selected { background: var(--selected-bg); }
 .ch-item-top { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 2px; }
 .ch-item-name { font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
 .ch-item-time { font-size: 11px; color: var(--text-muted); white-space: nowrap; }
+.ch-remove-btn { background: none; border: none; color: var(--text-muted); cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; padding: 0 2px; margin-left: 4px; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.15s; line-height: 1; }
+button.ch-item:hover .ch-remove-btn { opacity: 0.6; }
+.ch-remove-btn:hover { opacity: 1 !important; color: var(--danger, #dc2626); }
 .ch-item-preview { font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-muted); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 
 .ch-main { flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
@@ -1097,6 +1115,49 @@ button.ch-item.ch-item-encrypted:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
 button.ch-item.ch-item-encrypted.selected { opacity: 0.8; }
 button.ch-item.ch-item-encrypted .ch-badge { filter: grayscale(0.6); }
 
+/* Channel key input (#725 M2) */
+.ch-key-input {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
+  background: var(--card-bg);
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+}
+.ch-key-input:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--accent, #3b82f6);
+  outline-offset: -1px;
+  border-color: var(--accent, #3b82f6);
+}
+.ch-key-input::placeholder { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.ch-key-input-wrap { margin-bottom: 4px; }
+.ch-wrong-key { color: var(--danger, #ef4444); font-weight: 500; }
+
+/* Add channel form (#759) */
+.ch-add-form { margin: 0; }
+.ch-add-label { display: block; font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 4px; }
+.ch-key-input, .ch-add-btn { height: 32px; box-sizing: border-box; }
+.ch-add-row { display: flex; align-items: stretch; }
+.ch-add-btn {
+  width: 32px; height: 32px; flex-shrink: 0;
+  border: 1px solid var(--accent, #3b82f6); border-left: none;
+  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
+  background: var(--accent, #3b82f6); color: #fff;
+  font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1;
+  cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+}
+.ch-add-btn:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
+.ch-add-hint { font-size: 11px; color: var(--text-muted); margin-top: 4px; line-height: 1.3; }
+.ch-add-status { font-size: 12px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px 6px; border-radius: 4px; }
+.ch-add-status--loading { color: var(--text-muted); }
+.ch-add-status--success { color: var(--success, #22c55e); }
+.ch-add-status--warn { color: var(--warning, #eab308); }
+.ch-add-status--error { color: var(--danger, #ef4444); }
+
 /* Touch-friendly tappable elements */
 .ch-tappable {
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -1187,6 +1248,8 @@ button.ch-item.ch-item-encrypted .ch-badge { filter: grayscale(0.6); }
 .hash-bar-value { min-width: 120px; text-align: right; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; }
 .badge-hash-1 { background: #ef444420; color: var(--status-red); }
 .badge-hash-2 { background: #22c55e20; color: var(--status-green); }
+.badge-success { background: #22c55e20; color: var(--status-green); }
+.badge-danger { background: #ef444420; color: var(--status-red); }
 .badge-hash-3 { background: #3b82f620; color: var(--accent); }
 .timeline-legend { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 8px; font-size: 12px; }
 .legend-dot { display: inline-block; width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 4px; vertical-align: middle; }
@@ -2209,3 +2272,24 @@ th[data-sort-key] { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
 th[data-sort-key]:hover { background: var(--hover-bg, rgba(255,255,255,0.05)); }
 th.sort-active { color: var(--accent, #60a5fa); }
 .sort-arrow { font-size: 0.75em; opacity: 0.8; }
+
+/* #690 — Clock Skew badges & fleet table */
+.skew-badge { display: inline-block; font-size: 10px; padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 3px; margin-left: 4px; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; }
+.skew-badge--ok { background: var(--status-green); color: #fff; }
+.skew-badge--warning { background: var(--status-yellow); color: #000; }
+.skew-badge--critical { background: var(--status-orange); color: #fff; }
+.skew-badge--absurd { background: var(--status-purple); color: #fff; }
+.skew-badge--no_clock { background: var(--text-muted); color: #fff; }
+
+.skew-detail-section { padding: 10px 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.skew-sparkline-wrap { margin-top: 6px; }
+.skew-sparkline-wrap svg { display: block; }
+
+
+.clock-fleet-row--warning { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--status-yellow) 10%, transparent); }
+.clock-fleet-row--critical { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--status-orange) 10%, transparent); }
+.clock-fleet-row--absurd { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--status-purple) 10%, transparent); }
+.clock-fleet-row--no_clock { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-muted) 10%, transparent); }
+
+.clock-filter-btn { font-size: 12px; padding: 3px 8px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 4px; background: var(--card-bg, #fff); color: var(--text); cursor: pointer; margin-right: 4px; }
+.clock-filter-btn.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }

test-channel-add-ux.js

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for #759 — Add channel UX: button, hint, status feedback.
+ * Validates the HTML structure rendered by channels.js init.
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function assert(cond, msg) {
+  if (cond) { passed++; console.log('  ✓ ' + msg); }
+  else { failed++; console.error('  ✗ ' + msg); }
+}
+
+function assertIncludes(html, substr, msg) {
+  assert(html.includes(substr), msg);
+}
+
+// Read the channels.js source to extract the HTML template
+const src = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/channels.js', 'utf8');
+
+// Extract the sidebar HTML from the template literal
+const htmlMatch = src.match(/app\.innerHTML\s*=\s*`([\s\S]*?)`;/);
+const html = htmlMatch ? htmlMatch[1] : '';
+
+console.log('Test: Add channel UX (#759)');
+
+// 1. Button renders in the form
+assertIncludes(html, 'class="ch-add-btn"', 'Add button has ch-add-btn class');
+assertIncludes(html, 'type="submit"', 'Button is type=submit');
+assertIncludes(html, '>+</button>', 'Button shows + text');
+
+// 2. Form has proper structure
+assertIncludes(html, 'class="ch-add-form"', 'Form has ch-add-form class');
+assertIncludes(html, 'class="ch-add-row"', 'Row wrapper present');
+assert(!html.includes('class="ch-add-label"'), 'Label removed (redundant with hint)');
+
+// 3. Hint text present
+assertIncludes(html, 'class="ch-add-hint"', 'Hint div present');
+assertIncludes(html, 'e.g. #LongFast or 32-char hex key', 'Hint text correct');
+
+// 4. Status div present
+assertIncludes(html, 'id="chAddStatus"', 'Status div has correct id');
+assertIncludes(html, 'class="ch-add-status"', 'Status div has correct class');
+assertIncludes(html, 'style="display:none"', 'Status div hidden by default');
+
+// 5. showAddStatus function exists in source
+assert(src.includes('function showAddStatus('), 'showAddStatus function defined');
+assert(src.includes("'success'"), 'Success status type referenced');
+assert(src.includes("'error'"), 'Error status type referenced');
+
+// 6. CSS classes exist
+const css = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/style.css', 'utf8');
+assert(css.includes('.ch-add-form'), 'CSS: .ch-add-form defined');
+assert(css.includes('.ch-add-btn'), 'CSS: .ch-add-btn defined');
+assert(css.includes('.ch-add-hint'), 'CSS: .ch-add-hint defined');
+assert(css.includes('.ch-add-status'), 'CSS: .ch-add-status defined');
+assert(css.includes('.ch-add-row'), 'CSS: .ch-add-row defined');
+// .ch-add-label CSS kept for backward compat but label removed from HTML
+
+console.log('\n' + passed + ' passed, ' + failed + ' failed');
+process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);

test-channel-decrypt-m345.js

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for #725 M3 (PSK hex key), M4 (channel removal), M5 (message caching).
+ * Runs in Node.js via vm.createContext to simulate browser environment.
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+const vm = require('vm');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { subtle } = require('crypto').webcrypto;
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function assert(cond, msg) {
+  if (cond) { passed++; console.log('  ✓ ' + msg); }
+  else { failed++; console.error('  ✗ ' + msg); }
+}
+
+// Build a minimal browser-like sandbox
+function createSandbox() {
+  const storage = {};
+  const localStorage = {
+    getItem: (k) => storage[k] !== undefined ? storage[k] : null,
+    setItem: (k, v) => { storage[k] = String(v); },
+    removeItem: (k) => { delete storage[k]; },
+    _data: storage
+  };
+
+  const ctx = {
+    window: {},
+    crypto: { subtle },
+    TextEncoder: TextEncoder,
+    TextDecoder: TextDecoder,
+    Uint8Array,
+    localStorage,
+    console,
+    Date,
+    JSON,
+    parseInt,
+    Math,
+    String,
+    Number,
+    Object,
+    Array,
+    RegExp,
+    Error,
+    Promise,
+    setTimeout,
+    btoa: (s) => Buffer.from(s, 'binary').toString('base64'),
+    atob: (s) => Buffer.from(s, 'base64').toString('binary'),
+  };
+  ctx.window = ctx;
+  ctx.self = ctx;
+  return ctx;
+}
+
+async function runTests() {
+  console.log('\n=== M3: PSK hex key detection ===');
+
+  // Load channel-decrypt.js in sandbox
+  const cdSrc = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/channel-decrypt.js', 'utf8');
+  const sandbox = createSandbox();
+  const context = vm.createContext(sandbox);
+  vm.runInContext(cdSrc, context);
+  const CD = sandbox.window.ChannelDecrypt;
+
+  // Test: isHexKey detection (via channels.js logic)
+  // We test the pattern directly since isHexKey is inside channels.js IIFE
+  const isHexKey = (val) => /^[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$/.test(val);
+
+  assert(isHexKey('0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef'), 'Valid 32-char hex detected');
+  assert(isHexKey('AABBCCDD11223344AABBCCDD11223344'), 'Valid uppercase hex detected');
+  assert(!isHexKey('#LongFast'), 'Hashtag name NOT detected as hex');
+  assert(!isHexKey('0123456789abcdef'), 'Short hex (16 chars) NOT detected');
+  assert(!isHexKey('0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdefXX'), 'Too long NOT detected');
+  assert(!isHexKey('zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz'), 'Non-hex chars NOT detected');
+
+  // Test: PSK decrypt with known key bytes
+  console.log('\n=== M3: PSK decrypt produces correct plaintext ===');
+
+  // Derive a key from #LongFast for testing
+  const keyBytes = await CD.deriveKey('#LongFast');
+  assert(keyBytes.length === 16, 'Derived key is 16 bytes');
+
+  const keyHex = CD.bytesToHex(keyBytes);
+  assert(keyHex.length === 32, 'Key hex is 32 chars');
+
+  // Round-trip: hex → bytes → hex
+  const roundTrip = CD.bytesToHex(CD.hexToBytes(keyHex));
+  assert(roundTrip === keyHex, 'Hex round-trip preserves key');
+
+  // Channel hash computation works
+  const hashByte = await CD.computeChannelHash(keyBytes);
+  assert(typeof hashByte === 'number' && hashByte >= 0 && hashByte <= 255, 'Channel hash byte is valid (0-255)');
+
+  // PSK key (raw hex) stored and retrieved correctly
+  const pskHex = 'aabbccdd11223344aabbccdd11223344';
+  CD.storeKey('psk:aabbccdd', pskHex);
+  const keys = CD.getStoredKeys();
+  assert(keys['psk:aabbccdd'] === pskHex, 'PSK key stored and retrieved correctly');
+
+  console.log('\n=== M4: Channel removal clears key + cache ===');
+
+  // Store a key and some cached messages
+  CD.storeKey('#TestChannel', 'deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef');
+  CD.setCache('#TestChannel', [{ sender: 'A', text: 'hello', timestamp: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', packetHash: 'h1' }], '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 1);
+
+  // Verify they exist
+  var storedKeys = CD.getStoredKeys();
+  assert(storedKeys['#TestChannel'] === 'deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef', 'Key exists before removal');
+  var cachedBefore = CD.getCache('#TestChannel');
+  assert(cachedBefore && cachedBefore.messages.length === 1, 'Cache exists before removal');
+
+  // Remove the key (also clears cache)
+  CD.removeKey('#TestChannel');
+  var storedAfter = CD.getStoredKeys();
+  assert(!storedAfter['#TestChannel'], 'Key cleared after removal');
+  var cachedAfter = CD.getCache('#TestChannel');
+  assert(!cachedAfter, 'Cache cleared after removal');
+
+  console.log('\n=== M5: Cache operations ===');
+
+  // Test: setCache with count and size limit
+  var bigMessages = [];
+  for (var i = 0; i < 1200; i++) {
+    bigMessages.push({ sender: 'S', text: 'msg' + i, timestamp: '2026-01-01T00:00:' + String(i).padStart(2, '0') + 'Z', packetHash: 'h' + i });
+  }
+  CD.setCache('bigchannel', bigMessages, '2026-01-01T00:20:00Z', 1200);
+  var bigCached = CD.getCache('bigchannel');
+  assert(bigCached.messages.length <= 1000, 'Cache enforces 1000 message limit (got ' + bigCached.messages.length + ')');
+  assert(bigCached.count === 1200, 'Cache stores total count');
+  assert(bigCached.lastTimestamp === '2026-01-01T00:20:00Z', 'Cache stores lastTimestamp');
+  // Should keep most recent 1000
+  assert(bigCached.messages[0].packetHash === 'h200', 'Cache keeps most recent 1000 (first is h200)');
+
+  // Test: cache hit (delta fetch scenario)
+  CD.setCache('deltatest', [
+    { sender: 'A', text: 'old', timestamp: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', packetHash: 'p1' }
+  ], '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 1);
+
+  var deltaCache = CD.getCache('deltatest');
+  assert(deltaCache.messages.length === 1, 'Delta cache has 1 message');
+  assert(deltaCache.lastTimestamp === '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z', 'Delta cache lastTimestamp correct');
+  assert(deltaCache.count === 1, 'Delta cache count correct');
+
+  // Test: clearChannelCache
+  CD.setCache('clearthis', [{ sender: 'X', text: 'y' }], 'ts', 1);
+  assert(CD.getCache('clearthis') !== null, 'Cache exists before clear');
+  CD.clearChannelCache('clearthis');
+  assert(CD.getCache('clearthis') === null, 'Cache cleared by clearChannelCache');
+
+  console.log('\n=== Results ===');
+  console.log('Passed: ' + passed + ', Failed: ' + failed);
+  process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+runTests().catch(e => { console.error(e); process.exit(1); });

test-drag-manager.js

@@ -0,0 +1,454 @@
+/* test-drag-manager.js — Unit tests for DragManager (#608 M1) */
+'use strict';
+
+const vm = require('vm');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// Minimal DOM shim
+function makePanel(id) {
+  const listeners = {};
+  const style = {};
+  const dataset = {};
+  const classList = {
+    _set: new Set(),
+    add(c) { this._set.add(c); },
+    remove(c) { this._set.delete(c); },
+    contains(c) { return this._set.has(c); }
+  };
+  let attrs = {};
+  const header = {
+    _listeners: {},
+    addEventListener(ev, fn) {
+      if (!this._listeners[ev]) this._listeners[ev] = [];
+      this._listeners[ev].push(fn);
+    },
+    setPointerCapture() {},
+    releasePointerCapture() {},
+    _fire(ev, data) {
+      (this._listeners[ev] || []).forEach(fn => fn(data));
+    }
+  };
+  return {
+    id: id,
+    style: style,
+    dataset: dataset,
+    classList: classList,
+    querySelector(sel) {
+      if (sel === '.panel-header') return header;
+      return null;
+    },
+    getAttribute(k) { return attrs[k] || null; },
+    setAttribute(k, v) { attrs[k] = v; },
+    removeAttribute(k) { delete attrs[k]; },
+    getBoundingClientRect() {
+      return {
+        left: parseFloat(style.left) || 0,
+        top: parseFloat(style.top) || 0,
+        right: (parseFloat(style.left) || 0) + 300,
+        bottom: (parseFloat(style.top) || 0) + 200,
+        width: 300,
+        height: 200
+      };
+    },
+    _header: header
+  };
+}
+
+// Mock globals
+const storage = {};
+const mockWindow = {
+  innerWidth: 1920,
+  innerHeight: 1080,
+  DragManager: null,
+  matchMedia() { return { matches: true, addEventListener() {} }; },
+  addEventListener() {}
+};
+const mockDocument = {
+  addEventListener(ev, fn) {
+    if (!mockDocument._listeners) mockDocument._listeners = {};
+    if (!mockDocument._listeners[ev]) mockDocument._listeners[ev] = [];
+    mockDocument._listeners[ev].push(fn);
+  },
+  removeEventListener(ev, fn) {
+    if (mockDocument._listeners && mockDocument._listeners[ev]) {
+      mockDocument._listeners[ev] = mockDocument._listeners[ev].filter(f => f !== fn);
+    }
+  },
+  querySelectorAll() { return []; }
+};
+const mockLocalStorage = {
+  _data: {},
+  getItem(k) { return this._data[k] || null; },
+  setItem(k, v) { this._data[k] = v; },
+  removeItem(k) { delete this._data[k]; },
+  clear() { this._data = {}; }
+};
+
+// Load DragManager
+const src = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'drag-manager.js'), 'utf8');
+const ctx = vm.createContext({
+  window: mockWindow,
+  document: mockDocument,
+  localStorage: mockLocalStorage,
+  Math: Math,
+  JSON: JSON,
+  console: console,
+  setTimeout: setTimeout,
+  clearTimeout: clearTimeout,
+  parseFloat: parseFloat
+});
+vm.runInContext(src, ctx);
+const DragManager = ctx.window.DragManager;
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function test(name, fn) {
+  try {
+    mockLocalStorage.clear();
+    fn();
+    passed++;
+    console.log('  ✓ ' + name);
+  } catch (e) {
+    failed++;
+    console.log('  ✗ ' + name + ': ' + e.message);
+  }
+}
+
+console.log('DragManager tests:');
+
+test('constructor initializes IDLE state', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.enabled, true);
+});
+
+test('register adds panel', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('testPanel');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  assert.strictEqual(dm._panels.length, 1);
+});
+
+test('register ignores null panel', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  dm.register(null);
+  assert.strictEqual(dm._panels.length, 0);
+});
+
+test('pointerdown transitions to PENDING', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'PENDING');
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.activePanel, panel);
+});
+
+test('pointerdown ignores non-left button', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 2, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+});
+
+test('pointerdown ignores button clicks', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest(sel) { return sel === 'button' ? {} : null; } }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+});
+
+test('pointermove within dead zone stays PENDING', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 103, clientY: 102 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'PENDING');
+  assert.ok(!panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+});
+
+test('pointermove beyond dead zone transitions to DRAGGING', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'bl');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 110 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'DRAGGING');
+  assert.ok(panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.getAttribute('data-position'), null); // removed
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.dataset.dragged, 'true');
+});
+
+test('pointerup after drag finalizes position', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'bl');
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1920;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 1080;
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 200, clientY: 300 });
+  panel._header._fire('pointerup', { pointerId: 1 });
+
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.ok(!panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+  // Should have persisted
+  const saved = JSON.parse(mockLocalStorage.getItem('panel-drag-p1'));
+  assert.ok(saved.xPct >= 0);
+  assert.ok(saved.yPct >= 0);
+});
+
+test('pointerup from PENDING (click) does not finalize', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointerup', { pointerId: 1 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.strictEqual(mockLocalStorage.getItem('panel-drag-p1'), null);
+});
+
+test('disable prevents drag', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  dm.disable();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+});
+
+test('snap-to-edge works within threshold', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p1');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'tl');
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1920;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 1080;
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  // Simulate drag to near top-left edge
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 500, clientY: 500,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 510, clientY: 510 }); // trigger DRAGGING
+
+  // Panel is now detached; set its position near edge
+  panel.style.left = '5px';
+  panel.style.top = '10px';
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerup', { pointerId: 1 });
+
+  // Should have snapped to margin (12px)
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.left, '12px');
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.top, '12px');
+});
+
+test('restorePositions applies saved viewport percentages', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p2');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'br');
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1000;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 800;
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  mockLocalStorage.setItem('panel-drag-p2', JSON.stringify({ xPct: 0.5, yPct: 0.25 }));
+  dm.restorePositions();
+
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.left, '500px');
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.top, '200px');
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.dataset.dragged, 'true');
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.getAttribute('data-position'), null);
+});
+
+test('handleResize clamps panels inside viewport', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('p3');
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  // Simulate a dragged panel that's now off-screen
+  panel.dataset.dragged = 'true';
+  panel.style.left = '1800px';
+  panel.style.top = '900px';
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1000;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 600;
+
+  // Need querySelectorAll to return this panel
+  const origQSA = mockDocument.querySelectorAll;
+  mockDocument.querySelectorAll = function (sel) {
+    if (sel === '.live-overlay[data-dragged="true"]') return [panel];
+    return [];
+  };
+
+  dm.handleResize();
+  mockDocument.querySelectorAll = origQSA;
+
+  // Should be clamped
+  const left = parseFloat(panel.style.left);
+  const top = parseFloat(panel.style.top);
+  assert.ok(left + 300 <= 1000, 'left clamped: ' + left);
+  assert.ok(top + 200 <= 600, 'top clamped: ' + top);
+});
+
+test('Escape during drag reverts to corner position', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('esc1');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'bl');
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 120, clientY: 120 }); // trigger DRAGGING
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'DRAGGING');
+
+  // Simulate Escape
+  dm._handleKeyDown({ key: 'Escape' });
+
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.ok(!panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.dataset.dragged, undefined);
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.transform, '');
+});
+
+test('Escape during drag reverts to saved position', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('esc2');
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1000;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 800;
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  // Pre-save a dragged position
+  mockLocalStorage.setItem('panel-drag-esc2', JSON.stringify({ xPct: 0.3, yPct: 0.4 }));
+  dm.restorePositions();
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.dataset.dragged, 'true');
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 400, clientY: 400,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 500, clientY: 500 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'DRAGGING');
+
+  dm._handleKeyDown({ key: 'Escape' });
+
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.strictEqual(panel.style.transform, 'none');
+});
+
+test('pointercancel during drag finalizes position', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('pc1');
+  panel.setAttribute('data-position', 'tl');
+  ctx.window.innerWidth = 1920;
+  ctx.window.innerHeight = 1080;
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 200, clientY: 200 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'DRAGGING');
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointercancel', {});
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.ok(!panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+});
+
+test('z-index increments on drag', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const p1 = makePanel('z1');
+  const p2 = makePanel('z2');
+  dm.register(p1);
+  dm.register(p2);
+
+  // Drag p1
+  p1._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  p1._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 110 });
+  const z1 = parseInt(p1.style.zIndex);
+  p1._header._fire('pointerup', { pointerId: 1 });
+
+  // Drag p2
+  p2._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  p2._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 110, clientY: 110 });
+  const z2 = parseInt(p2.style.zIndex);
+  p2._header._fire('pointerup', { pointerId: 1 });
+
+  assert.ok(z2 > z1, 'z2 (' + z2 + ') should be greater than z1 (' + z1 + ')');
+  assert.ok(z1 >= 1001, 'z1 should be >= 1001');
+});
+
+test('disable mid-drag resets state', () => {
+  const dm = new DragManager();
+  const panel = makePanel('dis1');
+  dm.register(panel);
+
+  panel._header._fire('pointerdown', {
+    button: 0, clientX: 100, clientY: 100,
+    preventDefault() {},
+    target: { closest() { return null; } }
+  });
+  panel._header._fire('pointermove', { clientX: 120, clientY: 120 });
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'DRAGGING');
+
+  dm.disable();
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.state, 'IDLE');
+  assert.ok(!panel.classList.contains('is-dragging'));
+  assert.strictEqual(dm.enabled, false);
+});
+
+console.log('\n' + passed + ' passed, ' + failed + ' failed');
+if (failed > 0) process.exit(1);

test-e2e-playwright.js

@@ -231,6 +231,26 @@ async function run() {
     assert(hasStatus, 'No status indicator found in node detail');
   });
 
+  // Test: Node side panel Details link opens full-screen detail view (#778)
+  await test('Node side panel Details link opens full detail', async () => {
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/nodes`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('table tbody tr');
+    // Click first row to open side panel
+    const firstRow = await page.$('table tbody tr');
+    assert(firstRow, 'No node rows found');
+    await firstRow.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.node-detail');
+    // Find the Details link in the side panel
+    const detailsLink = await page.$('#nodesRight a.btn-primary[href^="#/nodes/"]');
+    assert(detailsLink, 'Details link not found in side panel');
+    // Click the Details link — should open full-screen node detail view
+    await detailsLink.click();
+    // Wait for the full-screen node detail view to render
+    await page.waitForSelector('.node-fullscreen', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const hasFullBody = await page.$('.node-full-body');
+    assert(hasFullBody, 'Full-screen node detail body not found');
+  });
+
   // Test: Nodes page has WebSocket auto-update listener (#131)
   await test('Nodes page has WebSocket auto-update', async () => {
     await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/nodes`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
@@ -398,8 +418,13 @@ async function run() {
       }
     }, { timeout: 10000 });
 
-    // Full reload on the packets page — scripts re-execute, IIFE reads localStorage
-    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'load' });
+    // Force a full page reload to reset module-level state (savedTimeWindowMin is
+    // read from localStorage once at IIFE time). Navigating from /#/packets to /#/packets
+    // is a hash-only change — no reload, so the IIFE never re-reads localStorage.
+    // Going to / first forces a fresh page load, then the hash change to /#/packets
+    // calls init() with the freshly-read savedTimeWindowMin = 60.
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/#/packets`, { waitUntil: 'load' });
     await page.waitForSelector('#fTimeWindow', { timeout: 10000 });
     const timeWindowValue = await page.$eval('#fTimeWindow', (el) => el.value);
     assert(timeWindowValue === '60', `Expected time window dropdown to restore 60, got ${timeWindowValue}`);
@@ -1470,13 +1495,16 @@ async function run() {
   // ─── Neighbor section tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   await test('Node detail: neighbors section exists with correct columns', async () => {
+    // Full-screen node view (with #node-neighbors) is mobile-only since #676 fix.
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 });
     // 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.$eval('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', el => el.dataset.key);
-    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/nodes/' + pubkey);
-    await page.waitForSelector('#node-neighbors', { timeout: 10000 });
+    // Use evaluate to change hash (reliable same-document navigation)
+    await page.evaluate((pk) => { location.hash = '#/nodes/' + pk; }, pubkey);
+    await page.waitForSelector('#node-neighbors', { timeout: 15000 });
     // Check the section exists
     const header = await page.$eval('#fullNeighborsHeader', el => el.textContent);
     assert(header.startsWith('Neighbors'), 'Header should start with "Neighbors", got: ' + header);
@@ -1500,6 +1528,7 @@ async function run() {
       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');
     }
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
   });
 
 
@@ -1653,6 +1682,33 @@ async function run() {
     assert(url.includes('tab=room'), `URL should contain tab=room after click, got: ${url}`);
   });
 
+  // Test: clicking a node on desktop updates URL hash (#676)
+  await test('Desktop: clicking a node updates URL to #/nodes/{pubkey}', async () => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
+    await page.goto(BASE + '#/nodes', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', { timeout: 10000 });
+    const pubkey = await page.$eval('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', el => el.dataset.key);
+    await page.click('#nodesBody tr[data-key]');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    const url = page.url();
+    assert(url.includes(encodeURIComponent(pubkey)), `URL should contain pubkey after click, got: ${url}`);
+    assert(!url.includes('node-fullscreen') || await page.$('#nodesRight:not(.empty)'), 'Split panel should be visible on desktop');
+  });
+
+  // Test: loading #/nodes/{pubkey} on desktop shows split panel (#676)
+  await test('Desktop: deep link #/nodes/{pubkey} opens split panel, not full-screen', async () => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
+    await page.goto(BASE + '#/nodes', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', { timeout: 10000 });
+    const pubkey = await page.$eval('#nodesBody tr[data-key]', el => el.dataset.key);
+    await page.goto(BASE + '#/nodes/' + encodeURIComponent(pubkey), { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+    const hasSplitPanel = await page.$('#nodesRight:not(.empty)');
+    const hasFullScreen = await page.$('.node-fullscreen');
+    assert(hasSplitPanel, 'Split panel should be open on desktop deep link');
+    assert(!hasFullScreen, 'Full-screen view should NOT appear on desktop deep link');
+  });
+
   // Test: packets timeWindow deep link
   await test('Packets timeWindow deep link restores dropdown', async () => {
     await page.goto(BASE + '#/packets?timeWindow=60', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
@@ -1663,6 +1719,36 @@ async function run() {
     assert(url.includes('timeWindow=60'), `URL should still contain timeWindow=60, got: ${url}`);
   });
 
+  // Test: hash filter updates URL and is restored (#682)
+  await test('Packets hash filter updates URL and restores on reload', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '#/packets', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#fHash', { timeout: 8000 });
+    await page.fill('#fHash', 'abc123');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+    const url = page.url();
+    assert(url.includes('hash=abc123'), `URL should contain hash=abc123, got: ${url}`);
+    // Reload and check input restored
+    await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#fHash', { timeout: 8000 });
+    const val = await page.$eval('#fHash', el => el.value);
+    assert(val === 'abc123', `fHash should be restored to abc123, got: ${val}`);
+  });
+
+  // Test: Wireshark filter expression updates URL and is restored (#682)
+  await test('Packets filter expression updates URL and restores on reload', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '#/packets', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#packetFilterInput', { timeout: 8000 });
+    await page.fill('#packetFilterInput', 'type == ADVERT');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+    const url = page.url();
+    assert(url.includes('filter=') && url.includes('ADVERT'), `URL should contain filter=type%3D%3DADVERT, got: ${url}`);
+    // Reload and check expression restored
+    await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#packetFilterInput', { timeout: 8000 });
+    const val = await page.$eval('#packetFilterInput', el => el.value);
+    assert(val === 'type == ADVERT', `packetFilterInput should be restored, got: ${val}`);
+  });
+
   // Test: timeWindow change updates URL
   await test('Packets timeWindow change updates URL', async () => {
     await page.goto(BASE + '#/packets', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });

test-frontend-helpers.js

@@ -2345,7 +2345,9 @@ console.log('\n=== channels.js: shouldProcessWSMessageForRegion ===');
   ctx.history = { replaceState() {} };
   ctx.btoa = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'utf8').toString('base64');
   ctx.atob = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'base64').toString('utf8');
-  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channels.js');
+  ctx.crypto = { subtle: require('crypto').webcrypto.subtle }; ctx.TextEncoder = TextEncoder; ctx.TextDecoder = TextDecoder; ctx.Uint8Array = Uint8Array;
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channel-decrypt.js');
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channels.js');
   const shouldProcess = ctx.window._channelsShouldProcessWSMessageForRegion;
 
   test('helper is exported', () => assert.ok(typeof shouldProcess === 'function'));
@@ -2467,6 +2469,8 @@ console.log('\n=== channels.js: WS batch + region snapshot integration ===');
     ctx.btoa = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'utf8').toString('base64');
     ctx.atob = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'base64').toString('utf8');
 
+    ctx.crypto = { subtle: require('crypto').webcrypto.subtle }; ctx.TextEncoder = TextEncoder; ctx.TextDecoder = TextDecoder; ctx.Uint8Array = Uint8Array;
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channel-decrypt.js');
     loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channels.js');
     ctx._pageHandlers.init(appEl);
     return { ctx, dom };
@@ -2586,6 +2590,8 @@ console.log('\n=== channels.js: WS batch + region snapshot integration ===');
     ctx.btoa = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'utf8').toString('base64');
     ctx.atob = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'base64').toString('utf8');
 
+    ctx.crypto = { subtle: require('crypto').webcrypto.subtle }; ctx.TextEncoder = TextEncoder; ctx.TextDecoder = TextDecoder; ctx.Uint8Array = Uint8Array;
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channel-decrypt.js');
     loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channels.js');
     ctx._pageHandlers.init(appEl);
     await Promise.resolve();
@@ -2681,6 +2687,8 @@ console.log('\n=== channels.js: WS batch + region snapshot integration ===');
     ctx.btoa = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'utf8').toString('base64');
     ctx.atob = (s) => Buffer.from(String(s), 'base64').toString('utf8');
 
+    ctx.crypto = { subtle: require('crypto').webcrypto.subtle }; ctx.TextEncoder = TextEncoder; ctx.TextDecoder = TextDecoder; ctx.Uint8Array = Uint8Array;
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channel-decrypt.js');
     loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channels.js');
     ctx._pageHandlers.init(appEl);
     await Promise.resolve();
@@ -4918,6 +4926,668 @@ console.log('\n=== app.js: formatDistance ===');
   });
 }
 
+// ===== analytics.js: renderMultiByteCapability =====
+console.log('\n=== analytics.js: renderMultiByteCapability ===');
+{
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
+  try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/analytics.js'); } catch (e) { /* IIFE side-effects ok */ }
+
+  const render = ctx.window._analyticsRenderMultiByteCapability;
+  test('renderMultiByteCapability is exposed', () => assert.ok(render, '_analyticsRenderMultiByteCapability must be exposed'));
+
+  if (render) {
+    test('empty array returns empty string', () => {
+      assert.strictEqual(render([]), '');
+    });
+
+    test('renders confirmed status with green indicator', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'aabb', name: 'RepA', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('✅'), 'should contain confirmed icon');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Confirmed'), 'should contain Confirmed label');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('--success'), 'should use --success CSS var for green');
+    });
+
+    test('renders suspected status with yellow indicator', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'ccdd', name: 'RepB', role: 'repeater', status: 'suspected', evidence: 'path', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('⚠️'), 'should contain suspected icon');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Suspected'), 'should contain Suspected label');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('--warning'), 'should use --warning CSS var for yellow');
+    });
+
+    test('renders unknown status with gray indicator', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'eeff', name: 'RepC', role: 'repeater', status: 'unknown', evidence: '', maxHashSize: 1, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('❓'), 'should contain unknown icon');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Unknown'), 'should contain Unknown label');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('--text-muted'), 'should use --text-muted CSS var for gray');
+    });
+
+    test('renders all three statuses together', () => {
+      const caps = [
+        { pubkey: 'aa11', name: 'R1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 3, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'bb22', name: 'R2', role: 'repeater', status: 'suspected', evidence: 'path', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'cc33', name: 'R3', role: 'repeater', status: 'unknown', evidence: '', maxHashSize: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = render(caps);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('R1'), 'should contain R1');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('R2'), 'should contain R2');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('R3'), 'should contain R3');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('3-byte'), 'should show 3-byte badge');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('2-byte'), 'should show 2-byte badge');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('1-byte'), 'should show 1-byte badge');
+    });
+
+    test('filter buttons show correct counts', () => {
+      const caps = [
+        { pubkey: 'a1', name: 'C1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'a2', name: 'C2', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'b1', name: 'S1', role: 'repeater', status: 'suspected', evidence: 'path', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'c1', name: 'U1', role: 'repeater', status: 'unknown', evidence: '', maxHashSize: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = render(caps);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('All (4)'), 'should show total count 4');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Confirmed (2)'), 'should show 2 confirmed');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Suspected (1)'), 'should show 1 suspected');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Unknown (1)'), 'should show 1 unknown');
+    });
+
+    test('evidence labels map to status display', () => {
+      const html = render([
+        { pubkey: 'a1', name: 'R1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'b1', name: 'R2', role: 'repeater', status: 'suspected', evidence: 'path', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'c1', name: 'R3', role: 'repeater', status: 'unknown', evidence: '', maxHashSize: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Confirmed'), 'confirmed status should be shown');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Suspected'), 'suspected status should be shown');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Unknown'), 'unknown status should be shown');
+    });
+
+    test('table rows link to node detail', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'aabbccdd', name: 'Rep1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('#/nodes/aabbccdd'), 'row should link to node detail page');
+    });
+
+    test('node names are HTML-escaped', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'x1', name: '<script>alert(1)</script>', role: 'repeater', status: 'unknown', evidence: '', maxHashSize: 1, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(!html.includes('<script>'), 'should escape HTML in name');
+    });
+
+    test('table has sortable column headers', () => {
+      const html = render([{ pubkey: 'a1', name: 'R1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' }]);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('data-sort="status"'), 'status column should be sortable');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('data-sort="name"'), 'name column should be sortable');
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// ===== analytics.js: renderMultiByteAdopters (integrated) =====
+console.log('\n=== analytics.js: renderMultiByteAdopters ===');
+{
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
+  try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/analytics.js'); } catch (e) { /* IIFE side-effects ok */ }
+
+  const renderAdopters = ctx.window._analyticsRenderMultiByteAdopters;
+  test('renderMultiByteAdopters is exposed', () => assert.ok(renderAdopters, '_analyticsRenderMultiByteAdopters must be exposed'));
+
+  if (renderAdopters) {
+    test('empty nodes returns no-adopters message', () => {
+      const html = renderAdopters([], []);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('No multi-byte adopters found'), 'should show empty message');
+    });
+
+    test('integrates capability status into adopter rows', () => {
+      const nodes = [
+        { name: 'NodeA', pubkey: 'aa11', role: 'repeater', hashSize: 2, packets: 5, lastSeen: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' },
+      ];
+      const caps = [
+        { pubkey: 'aa11', name: 'NodeA', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = renderAdopters(nodes, caps);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('✅'), 'should show confirmed icon');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Confirmed'), 'should show Confirmed label');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('2-byte'), 'should show hash size badge');
+    });
+
+    test('filter buttons have text labels with counts', () => {
+      const nodes = [
+        { name: 'N1', pubkey: 'a1', role: 'repeater', hashSize: 2, packets: 3, lastSeen: '' },
+        { name: 'N2', pubkey: 'b1', role: 'repeater', hashSize: 2, packets: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const caps = [
+        { pubkey: 'a1', name: 'N1', role: 'repeater', status: 'confirmed', evidence: 'advert', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+        { pubkey: 'b1', name: 'N2', role: 'repeater', status: 'suspected', evidence: 'path', maxHashSize: 2, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = renderAdopters(nodes, caps);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Confirmed (1)'), 'should show "Confirmed (1)"');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Suspected (1)'), 'should show "Suspected (1)"');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Unknown (0)'), 'should show "Unknown (0)"');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('All (2)'), 'should show total "All (2)"');
+    });
+
+    test('nodes without capability data default to unknown', () => {
+      const nodes = [
+        { name: 'Orphan', pubkey: 'zz99', role: 'repeater', hashSize: 2, packets: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = renderAdopters(nodes, []); // no caps
+      assert.ok(html.includes('❓'), 'should show unknown icon');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Unknown'), 'should show Unknown label');
+    });
+
+    test('integrated table has Status column', () => {
+      const nodes = [
+        { name: 'R1', pubkey: 'a1', role: 'repeater', hashSize: 2, packets: 1, lastSeen: '' },
+      ];
+      const html = renderAdopters(nodes, []);
+      assert.ok(html.includes('Status'), 'should have Status column header');
+      assert.ok(html.includes('data-sort="status"'), 'Status should be sortable');
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+
+// ===== packets.js: anomaly banner rendering =====
+console.log('\n=== packets.js: anomaly UI rendering ===');
+{
+  const packetsSource = fs.readFileSync('public/packets.js', 'utf8');
+
+  test('renderDetail shows anomaly banner when decoded.anomaly is set', () => {
+    assert.ok(packetsSource.includes('anomaly-banner'),
+      'packets.js should contain anomaly-banner class');
+    assert.ok(packetsSource.includes("decoded.anomaly"),
+      'packets.js should reference decoded.anomaly');
+  });
+
+  test('buildFieldTable includes anomaly row when present', () => {
+    assert.ok(packetsSource.includes('anomaly-row'),
+      'buildFieldTable should have anomaly-row class for highlighted row');
+  });
+
+  test('renderDecodedPacket shows anomaly banner', () => {
+    assert.ok(packetsSource.includes("d.anomaly"),
+      'renderDecodedPacket should check d.anomaly');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== packets.js: buildFieldTable transport offset tests (#765) =====
+console.log('\n=== packets.js: buildFieldTable transport offsets (#765) ===');
+{
+  const ftCtx = makeSandbox();
+  ftCtx.registerPage = () => {};
+  ftCtx.onWS = () => {};
+  ftCtx.offWS = () => {};
+  ftCtx.api = () => Promise.resolve({});
+  ftCtx.window.getParsedPath = () => [];
+  ftCtx.window.getParsedDecoded = () => ({});
+  // Provide globals from app.js that packets.js depends on
+  const ROUTE_TYPES = {0:'TRANSPORT_FLOOD',1:'FLOOD',2:'DIRECT',3:'TRANSPORT_DIRECT'};
+  const PAYLOAD_TYPES = {0:'ADVERT',1:'TXT_MSG',2:'GRP_TXT',3:'REQ',4:'ACK'};
+  ftCtx.routeTypeName = (n) => ROUTE_TYPES[n] || 'UNKNOWN';
+  ftCtx.payloadTypeName = (n) => PAYLOAD_TYPES[n] || 'UNKNOWN';
+  ftCtx.window.routeTypeName = ftCtx.routeTypeName;
+  ftCtx.window.payloadTypeName = ftCtx.payloadTypeName;
+  ftCtx.truncate = (str, len) => str && str.length > len ? str.slice(0, len) + '…' : (str || '');
+  ftCtx.window.truncate = ftCtx.truncate;
+  ftCtx.escapeHtml = (s) => String(s || '').replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;');
+  ftCtx.window.escapeHtml = ftCtx.escapeHtml;
+  loadInCtx(ftCtx, 'public/packets.js');
+  const { buildFieldTable, fieldRow } = ftCtx.window._packetsTestAPI;
+
+  // Helper: build a hex string with specific bytes
+  function makeHex(bytes) { return bytes.map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join(''); }
+
+  test('FLOOD (route_type=1): path_length at byte 1, no transport codes', () => {
+    // header=0x05 (route_type=1, payload=1), path_length=0x41 (hash_size=2, count=1), hop=AABB
+    const raw = makeHex([0x05, 0x41, 0xAA, 0xBB]);
+    const pkt = { raw_hex: raw, route_type: 1, payload_type: 1 };
+    const html = buildFieldTable(pkt, {}, [], {});
+    // Path Length should be at offset 1
+    assert.ok(html.includes('>1<') || html.includes('data-offset="1"'),
+      'FLOOD: Path Length row should reference byte offset 1');
+    // Should NOT contain transport codes
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('Next Hop'), 'FLOOD: should not show Next Hop transport');
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('Last Hop'), 'FLOOD: should not show Last Hop transport');
+  });
+
+  test('TRANSPORT_FLOOD (route_type=0): transport codes at bytes 1-4, path_length at byte 5', () => {
+    // header=0x04 (route_type=0, payload=1), next_hop=1122, last_hop=3344, path_length=0x41
+    const raw = makeHex([0x04, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x41, 0xAA, 0xBB]);
+    const pkt = { raw_hex: raw, route_type: 0, payload_type: 1 };
+    const html = buildFieldTable(pkt, {}, [], {});
+    // Transport codes should appear
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Next Hop'), 'TRANSPORT_FLOOD: should show Next Hop');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Last Hop'), 'TRANSPORT_FLOOD: should show Last Hop');
+    // Path Length should be at offset 5, not 1
+    // Check that Path Length row does NOT show offset 1
+    const pathLenMatch = html.match(/Path Length/);
+    assert.ok(pathLenMatch, 'TRANSPORT_FLOOD: should have Path Length row');
+    // The field table renders offset in first <td>. Check transport codes come before path length
+    const nextHopIdx = html.indexOf('Next Hop');
+    const pathLenIdx = html.indexOf('Path Length');
+    assert.ok(nextHopIdx < pathLenIdx,
+      'TRANSPORT_FLOOD: transport codes should appear before Path Length in table order');
+  });
+
+  test('TRANSPORT_DIRECT (route_type=3): same offsets as TRANSPORT_FLOOD', () => {
+    const raw = makeHex([0x0F, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x41]);
+    const pkt = { raw_hex: raw, route_type: 3, payload_type: 3 };
+    const html = buildFieldTable(pkt, {}, [], {});
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Next Hop'), 'TRANSPORT_DIRECT: should show Next Hop');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Last Hop'), 'TRANSPORT_DIRECT: should show Last Hop');
+    const nextHopIdx = html.indexOf('Next Hop');
+    const pathLenIdx = html.indexOf('Path Length');
+    assert.ok(nextHopIdx < pathLenIdx,
+      'TRANSPORT_DIRECT: transport codes should appear before Path Length');
+  });
+
+  test('field table row order matches byte layout for transport routes', () => {
+    const raw = makeHex([0x04, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x41, 0xAA, 0xBB]);
+    const pkt = { raw_hex: raw, route_type: 0, payload_type: 1 };
+    const html = buildFieldTable(pkt, {}, [], {});
+    // Order: Header (0) → Next Hop (1) → Last Hop (3) → Path Length (5)
+    const headerIdx = html.indexOf('Header Byte');
+    const nextHopIdx = html.indexOf('Next Hop');
+    const lastHopIdx = html.indexOf('Last Hop');
+    const pathLenIdx = html.indexOf('Path Length');
+    assert.ok(headerIdx < nextHopIdx, 'Header should come before Next Hop');
+    assert.ok(nextHopIdx < lastHopIdx, 'Next Hop should come before Last Hop');
+    assert.ok(lastHopIdx < pathLenIdx, 'Last Hop should come before Path Length');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== live.js: anomaly icon in feed =====
+console.log('\n=== live.js: anomaly icon in feed ===');
+{
+  const liveSource = fs.readFileSync('public/live.js', 'utf8');
+
+  test('addFeedItemDOM shows anomaly icon when decoded has anomaly', () => {
+    assert.ok(liveSource.includes('anomalyIcon'),
+      'live.js should have anomalyIcon variable for feed items');
+    assert.ok(liveSource.includes('pkt.decoded && pkt.decoded.anomaly'),
+      'live.js should check pkt.decoded.anomaly');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== channel-decrypt.js: client-side crypto =====
+console.log('\n=== channel-decrypt.js: key derivation, MAC, parsing, storage ===');
+{
+  const cryptoModule = require('crypto');
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  // Provide Web Crypto API in sandbox
+  ctx.crypto = { subtle: cryptoModule.webcrypto.subtle };
+  ctx.TextEncoder = TextEncoder;
+  ctx.TextDecoder = TextDecoder;
+  ctx.Uint8Array = Uint8Array;
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/channel-decrypt.js');
+  const CD = ctx.ChannelDecrypt;
+
+  test('deriveKey: SHA256("#test")[:16] matches known value', async () => {
+    const key = await CD.deriveKey('#test');
+    const hex = CD.bytesToHex(key);
+    // Verify against Node.js crypto
+    const expected = cryptoModule.createHash('sha256').update('#test').digest('hex').substring(0, 32);
+    assert.strictEqual(hex, expected, 'deriveKey should produce SHA256("#test")[:16]');
+  });
+
+  test('deriveKey: returns 16 bytes', async () => {
+    const key = await CD.deriveKey('#LongFast');
+    assert.strictEqual(key.length, 16);
+  });
+
+  test('computeChannelHash: SHA256(key)[0]', async () => {
+    const key = await CD.deriveKey('#test');
+    const hashByte = await CD.computeChannelHash(key);
+    const keyHex = CD.bytesToHex(key);
+    const expected = cryptoModule.createHash('sha256').update(Buffer.from(keyHex, 'hex')).digest()[0];
+    assert.strictEqual(hashByte, expected);
+  });
+
+  test('verifyMAC: valid MAC passes', async () => {
+    // Create a known ciphertext and compute MAC using Node.js
+    const key = await CD.deriveKey('#test');
+    const secret = Buffer.alloc(32);
+    Buffer.from(CD.bytesToHex(key), 'hex').copy(secret, 0);
+    const ciphertext = Buffer.from('00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff', 'hex');
+    const mac = cryptoModule.createHmac('sha256', secret).update(ciphertext).digest();
+    const macHex = mac.slice(0, 2).toString('hex');
+    const result = await CD.verifyMAC(key, new Uint8Array(ciphertext), macHex);
+    assert.strictEqual(result, true, 'valid MAC should pass');
+  });
+
+  test('verifyMAC: invalid MAC fails', async () => {
+    const key = await CD.deriveKey('#test');
+    const ciphertext = new Uint8Array(16);
+    const result = await CD.verifyMAC(key, ciphertext, 'ffff');
+    assert.strictEqual(result, false, 'invalid MAC should fail');
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlaintext: extracts sender and message', () => {
+    // Build plaintext: timestamp(4 LE) + flags(1) + "alice: hello\0"
+    const msg = 'alice: hello\0';
+    const buf = new Uint8Array(5 + msg.length);
+    // timestamp = 1000 (LE)
+    buf[0] = 0xe8; buf[1] = 0x03; buf[2] = 0; buf[3] = 0;
+    buf[4] = 0; // flags
+    const enc = new TextEncoder();
+    const msgBytes = enc.encode(msg);
+    buf.set(msgBytes, 5);
+    const parsed = CD.parsePlaintext(buf);
+    assert.ok(parsed, 'should parse successfully');
+    assert.strictEqual(parsed.sender, 'alice');
+    assert.strictEqual(parsed.message, 'hello');
+    assert.strictEqual(parsed.timestamp, 1000);
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlaintext: no sender prefix returns empty sender', () => {
+    const msg = 'just a message\0';
+    const buf = new Uint8Array(5 + msg.length);
+    buf[0] = 1; buf[1] = 0; buf[2] = 0; buf[3] = 0; buf[4] = 0;
+    buf.set(new TextEncoder().encode(msg), 5);
+    const parsed = CD.parsePlaintext(buf);
+    assert.ok(parsed);
+    assert.strictEqual(parsed.sender, '');
+    assert.strictEqual(parsed.message, 'just a message');
+  });
+
+  test('parsePlaintext: returns null for too-short input', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(CD.parsePlaintext(new Uint8Array(3)), null);
+  });
+
+  test('localStorage persistence: save/get/remove keys', () => {
+    CD.saveKey('#test', 'abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234');
+    const keys = CD.getKeys();
+    assert.strictEqual(keys['#test'], 'abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234');
+    CD.removeKey('#test');
+    const keys2 = CD.getKeys();
+    assert.strictEqual(keys2['#test'], undefined);
+  });
+
+  test('bytesToHex and hexToBytes roundtrip', () => {
+    const hex = 'deadbeef01020304';
+    const bytes = CD.hexToBytes(hex);
+    assert.strictEqual(CD.bytesToHex(bytes), hex);
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== Encrypted Channels Toggle Tests (#728) =====
+{
+  console.log('\n--- Encrypted Channels Toggle (#728) ---');
+
+  test('encrypted toggle reads from localStorage', () => {
+    const store = {};
+    const ls = {
+      getItem: k => store[k] || null,
+      setItem: (k, v) => { store[k] = String(v); },
+    };
+    // Default: not set → should be false
+    assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('channels-show-encrypted'), null);
+    const showEncrypted = ls.getItem('channels-show-encrypted') === 'true';
+    assert.strictEqual(showEncrypted, false);
+
+    // Set to true
+    ls.setItem('channels-show-encrypted', 'true');
+    assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('channels-show-encrypted') === 'true', true);
+
+    // Set to false
+    ls.setItem('channels-show-encrypted', 'false');
+    assert.strictEqual(ls.getItem('channels-show-encrypted') === 'true', false);
+  });
+
+  test('encrypted channels get ch-encrypted CSS class', () => {
+    // Simulate the rendering logic from channels.js
+    const ch = { hash: 'enc_A1B2', name: 'Encrypted (0xA1B2)', encrypted: true, messageCount: 5 };
+    const isEncrypted = ch.encrypted === true;
+    const encClass = isEncrypted ? ' ch-encrypted' : '';
+    const className = 'ch-item' + encClass;
+    assert.ok(className.includes('ch-encrypted'), 'encrypted channel should have ch-encrypted class');
+
+    // Non-encrypted channel should NOT have the class
+    const ch2 = { hash: 'AABB', name: '#general', encrypted: false };
+    const encClass2 = ch2.encrypted === true ? ' ch-encrypted' : '';
+    const className2 = 'ch-item' + encClass2;
+    assert.ok(!className2.includes('ch-encrypted'), 'non-encrypted channel should not have ch-encrypted class');
+
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== #690 — Clock Skew UI Tests =====
+{
+  console.log('\n--- Clock Skew UI (roles.js helpers) ---');
+  const ctx = makeSandbox();
+  vm.runInContext(fs.readFileSync('public/roles.js', 'utf8'), ctx);
+
+  test('formatSkew handles seconds', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(30), '+30s');
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(-45), '-45s');
+  });
+
+  test('formatSkew handles minutes', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(154), '+2m 34s');
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(-900), '-15m 0s');
+  });
+
+  test('formatSkew handles hours', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(3661), '+1h 1m');
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(-55320), '-15h 22m');
+  });
+
+  test('formatSkew handles days', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(90000), '+1d 1h');
+  });
+
+  test('formatSkew handles null', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.formatSkew(null), '—');
+  });
+
+  test('renderSkewBadge renders correct severity class', () => {
+    var html = ctx.window.renderSkewBadge('warning', 400);
+    assert.ok(html.includes('skew-badge--warning'), 'should contain warning class');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('⏰'), 'should contain clock emoji');
+  });
+
+  test('renderSkewBadge renders ok badge (icon only)', () => {
+    var html = ctx.window.renderSkewBadge('ok', 10);
+    assert.ok(html.includes('skew-badge--ok'), 'should contain ok class');
+  });
+
+  test('renderSkewBadge returns empty for null severity', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.renderSkewBadge(null, 0), '');
+  });
+
+  test('renderSkewSparkline returns SVG with data points', () => {
+    var samples = [
+      { ts: 1000, skew: 10 },
+      { ts: 2000, skew: 20 },
+      { ts: 3000, skew: -5 }
+    ];
+    var svg = ctx.window.renderSkewSparkline(samples, 120, 24);
+    assert.ok(svg.includes('<svg'), 'should return SVG element');
+    assert.ok(svg.includes('polyline'), 'should contain polyline');
+    assert.ok(svg.includes('points='), 'should have points attribute');
+  });
+
+  test('renderSkewSparkline returns empty for insufficient data', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.renderSkewSparkline([], 120, 24), '');
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.renderSkewSparkline([{ ts: 1, skew: 5 }], 120, 24), '');
+    assert.strictEqual(ctx.window.renderSkewSparkline(null, 120, 24), '');
+  });
+
+  test('SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER sorts worst first', () => {
+    var order = ctx.window.SKEW_SEVERITY_ORDER;
+    assert.ok(order.absurd < order.critical, 'absurd should sort before critical');
+    assert.ok(order.critical < order.warning, 'critical should sort before warning');
+    assert.ok(order.warning < order.ok, 'warning should sort before ok');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== analytics.js: hashStatCardsHtml collision clickability (#757) =====
+console.log('\n=== analytics.js: hashStatCardsHtml collision details ===');
+{
+  function makeAnalyticsSandbox757() {
+    const ctx = makeSandbox();
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
+    try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/analytics.js'); } catch (e) {
+      for (const k of Object.keys(ctx.window)) ctx[k] = ctx.window[k];
+    }
+    return ctx;
+  }
+  const ctx = makeAnalyticsSandbox757();
+  const hashStatCardsHtml = ctx.window._analyticsHashStatCardsHtml;
+
+  test('hashStatCardsHtml is exposed', () => assert.ok(hashStatCardsHtml, '_analyticsHashStatCardsHtml must be exposed'));
+
+  test('collision count > 0 renders clickable card with onclick', () => {
+    const html = hashStatCardsHtml(100, 50, '3-byte', 16777216, 48, 3);
+    assert.ok(html.includes('onclick='), 'should have onclick when collisions > 0');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('collisionRiskSection'), 'should scroll to collisionRiskSection');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('cursor:pointer'), 'should show pointer cursor');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('▼'), 'should show expand indicator');
+  });
+
+  test('collision count 0 renders non-clickable card', () => {
+    const html = hashStatCardsHtml(100, 50, '1-byte', 256, 48, 0);
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('onclick='), 'should not have onclick when collisions = 0');
+    assert.ok(!html.includes('cursor:pointer'), 'should not show pointer cursor');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== analytics.js: renderCollisionsFromServer node links (#757) =====
+console.log('\n=== analytics.js: renderCollisionsFromServer collision table ===');
+{
+  function makeAnalyticsSandbox757b() {
+    const ctx = makeSandbox();
+    const collisionListEl = { innerHTML: '', querySelectorAll: () => [] };
+    const origGetById = ctx.document.getElementById;
+    ctx.document.getElementById = (id) => {
+      if (id === 'collisionList') return collisionListEl;
+      return origGetById ? origGetById(id) : null;
+    };
+    ctx.window.document = ctx.document;
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+    loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
+    try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/analytics.js'); } catch (e) {
+      for (const k of Object.keys(ctx.window)) ctx[k] = ctx.window[k];
+    }
+    ctx._collisionListEl = collisionListEl;
+    return ctx;
+  }
+  const ctx = makeAnalyticsSandbox757b();
+  const renderCollisions = ctx.window._analyticsRenderCollisionsFromServer;
+
+  test('renderCollisionsFromServer is exposed', () => assert.ok(renderCollisions, '_analyticsRenderCollisionsFromServer must be exposed'));
+
+  test('renders collision table with node links to correct pubkey', () => {
+    const sizeData = {
+      collisions: [
+        {
+          prefix: 'A3F2C1',
+          byte_size: 3,
+          appearances: 2,
+          nodes: [
+            { public_key: 'abc123def456', name: 'Mountain Repeater', role: 'repeater', lat: 34.0, lon: -118.0 },
+            { public_key: 'def456abc789', name: 'Valley Node', role: 'repeater', lat: 34.5, lon: -118.5 }
+          ],
+          max_dist_km: 45.2,
+          classification: 'local',
+          with_coords: 2
+        }
+      ]
+    };
+    renderCollisions(sizeData, 3);
+    const html = ctx._collisionListEl.innerHTML;
+    assert.ok(html.includes('A3F2C1'), 'should show prefix');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('#/nodes/abc123def456'), 'first node link should point to correct pubkey');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('#/nodes/def456abc789'), 'second node link should point to correct pubkey');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Mountain Repeater'), 'should show first node name');
+    assert.ok(html.includes('Valley Node'), 'should show second node name');
+  });
+
+  test('renders no-collision message when collisions empty', () => {
+    const sizeData = { collisions: [] };
+    renderCollisions(sizeData, 3);
+    const html = ctx._collisionListEl.innerHTML;
+    assert.ok(html.includes('No 3-byte prefix collisions'), 'should show no-collision message');
+  });
+}
+
+
+// ===== Observer role support (#753 / PR #774) =====
+{
+  console.log('\n--- Observer role support (PR #774) ---');
+
+  // Test 1: ROLE_COLORS.observer is defined and not empty
+  test('ROLE_COLORS.observer is defined and not empty', () => {
+    const rolesJs = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/roles.js', 'utf8');
+    const ctx = makeSandbox();
+    vm.runInNewContext(rolesJs, ctx);
+    assert.ok(ctx.window.ROLE_COLORS.observer, 'ROLE_COLORS.observer should be defined');
+    assert.ok(ctx.window.ROLE_COLORS.observer.length > 0, 'ROLE_COLORS.observer should not be empty');
+  });
+
+  // Test 2: Observer checkbox exists in neighbor graph filter (unchecked by default)
+  test('Observer checkbox exists in neighbor graph filter section', () => {
+    const analyticsJs = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    // The observer checkbox is added with data-role="observer" and NO "checked" attribute
+    assert.ok(analyticsJs.includes('data-role="observer"'), 'analytics.js should contain observer checkbox');
+    // Verify it's NOT checked by default (no "checked" attribute on observer checkbox)
+    const observerCheckboxMatch = analyticsJs.match(/data-role="observer"[^>]*>/);
+    assert.ok(observerCheckboxMatch, 'observer checkbox markup must exist');
+    assert.ok(!observerCheckboxMatch[0].includes('checked'), 'observer checkbox should NOT be checked by default');
+  });
+
+  // Test 3: Other role checkboxes ARE checked by default
+  test('Non-observer role checkboxes are checked by default', () => {
+    const analyticsJs = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    // The main role loop uses "checked" attribute
+    const mainRoleCheckbox = analyticsJs.match(/data-role="\$\{r\}"[^>]*checked/);
+    assert.ok(mainRoleCheckbox, 'Main role checkboxes should have checked attribute');
+  });
+
+  // Test 4: --role-observer CSS variable exists in style.css
+  test('--role-observer CSS variable exists in style.css', () => {
+    const css = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/style.css', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(css.includes('--role-observer:'), 'style.css should define --role-observer CSS variable');
+  });
+
+  // Test 5: Filter logic does NOT auto-include observer role
+  test('Filter logic excludes observer nodes when checkbox unchecked', () => {
+    const analyticsJs = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    // Old code had: return checkedRoles.has(role) || role === 'unknown' || role === 'observer';
+    // New code: return checkedRoles.has(role) || role === 'unknown';
+    // Verify observer is NOT given special pass-through treatment
+    const filterLine = analyticsJs.match(/return checkedRoles\.has\(role\)[^;]+;/);
+    assert.ok(filterLine, 'filter line must exist');
+    assert.ok(!filterLine[0].includes("'observer'"), 'filter should NOT auto-include observer role');
+    assert.ok(filterLine[0].includes("'unknown'"), 'filter should still auto-include unknown role');
+  });
+}
+
+// ===== Neighbor Graph Min Score Slider Persistence =====
+{
+  console.log('\n--- Neighbor Graph Slider Persistence ---');
+
+  test('default slider value is 70 (0.70)', () => {
+    // Read the raw HTML from analytics.js to verify default
+    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(src.includes('value="70"'), 'ngMinScore input should default to value="70"');
+    assert.ok(src.includes('>0.70</span>'), 'ngMinScoreVal should display 0.70');
+  });
+
+  test('localStorage read on load is present in code', () => {
+    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(src.includes("localStorage.getItem('ng-min-score')"), 'should read ng-min-score from localStorage on load');
+  });
+
+  test('localStorage write on slider change is present in code', () => {
+    const src = fs.readFileSync('public/analytics.js', 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(src.includes("localStorage.setItem('ng-min-score'"), 'should write ng-min-score to localStorage on change');
+
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== SUMMARY =====
 Promise.allSettled(pendingTests).then(() => {
   console.log(`\n${'═'.repeat(40)}`);

test-live.js

@@ -593,6 +593,40 @@ console.log('\n=== live.js: formatLiveTimestampHtml ===');
   });
 }
 
+// ===== Feed timestamp refresh — data-ts attribute and selector (#701) =====
+console.log('\n=== live.js: feed timestamp refresh (#701) ===');
+{
+  const ctx = makeLiveSandbox({ withAppJs: true });
+  const fmt = ctx.window._liveFormatLiveTimestampHtml;
+
+  test('formatLiveTimestampHtml returns different text for different ages', () => {
+    const recent = fmt(Date.now() - 5000);
+    const older = fmt(Date.now() - 120000);
+    // Both should produce valid HTML
+    assert.ok(recent.includes('timestamp-text'), 'recent should have timestamp-text');
+    assert.ok(older.includes('timestamp-text'), 'older should have timestamp-text');
+  });
+
+  test('formatLiveTimestampHtml accepts numeric ms timestamp', () => {
+    const ts = Date.now() - 45000;
+    const html = fmt(ts);
+    assert.ok(html.includes('timestamp-text'), 'numeric ms timestamp should render');
+    // Re-calling with same ts should produce same result (idempotent refresh)
+    const html2 = fmt(ts);
+    assert.strictEqual(html, html2, 'same input should produce same output');
+  });
+
+  test('feed-time template with data-ts round-trips correctly', () => {
+    // Verify that Number(dataset.ts) fed back to fmt produces valid output
+    const ts = Date.now() - 30000;
+    const tsStr = String(ts);
+    const reparsed = Number(tsStr);
+    assert.strictEqual(reparsed, ts, 'data-ts round-trip should preserve value');
+    const html = fmt(reparsed);
+    assert.ok(html.includes('timestamp-text'), 'round-tripped timestamp should render');
+  });
+}
+
 // ===== resolveHopPositions =====
 console.log('\n=== live.js: resolveHopPositions ===');
 {