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   `SPRING-PAGES-2026-08-06.md`.
 - **Local commit:** `1c3841c` (`chore(website): spring-clean public pages`);
   no GitHub push.
+
+## Item 11 — Topology map on the UK map (2026-08-06, done)
+
+- Replaced the graph-only topology SVG with a MapLibre UK basemap and live
+  GeoJSON repeater nodes plus observed adjacency links. Region and multibyte
+  filters, bridge/isolated state, selection, link weighting, and the ranked
+  repeater panel remain available.
+- Optimised the backend topology query to filter recent viable base links before
+  canonical aggregation; the live endpoint now returns HTTP 200 without the
+  previous full-view timeout.
+- Quality gates passed: frontend typecheck, 80 tests, CSS lint, and build;
+  backend typecheck and all 273 tests passed in the isolated rerun.
+- Deployed only `backend`, `app-ukmesh`, and `website-ukmesh`. Final image
+  digests are app `sha256:15c5acf7ad203be5a95f319becb403c06902bf8bfd8bd540639828e4b6326e9c`,
+  website `sha256:ef4797a250316697294e415f0f8ffc41810f16000ebc713aa77a78d52ba4b0aa`,
+  and backend `sha256:983f4e29cb2ac23ee06e35dba5507e590f1f11179170fe46ef90af84bd64ca08`.
+  `.env` changed only `APP_IMAGE` and `WEBSITE_IMAGE`.
+- Live proof: `/api/topology?network=ukmesh&limit=300` returned 303 repeaters,
+  294 mapped repeaters, and 300 links; HopReach returned 200; Googlebot
+  Playwright rendered the basemap, zoom control, nodes, and relationship lines.
+  Evidence: `SPRING-TOPOLOGY-2026-08-06.png` and
+  `SPRING-TOPOLOGY-2026-08-06.md`.
+- `/api/health` returned HTTP 200 and healthy containers, while its payload
+  currently reports the unrelated `database_vacuum_backlog` incident; no
+  unrelated database or service maintenance was performed.
+- Local commits: `be0a689` and `7b6e860`; never pushed.
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+# UKMesh spring-clean item 11 — topology map
+
+Date: 2026-08-06
+Status: implemented, tested, deployed locally on the Projects VPS; not pushed.
+
+## What changed
+
+`TopologyPage.tsx` was graph-only: it used a D3 force layout inside an SVG and
+did not render the existing MapLibre map. It now uses a MapLibre-backed UK map
+with live repeater nodes and observed relationships overlaid as GeoJSON. Nodes
+carry degree, bridge, isolated, and selection state; links carry observation
+weight, viability colour, and multibyte evidence styling. The existing region
+and multibyte filters remain live, and the side panel still ranks the most
+connected repeaters.
+
+The `/api/topology` repository query was also bounded at the base
+`node_links` table before canonical aggregation. The old query materialised the
+full `node_identity_links` view before applying the recent/viable filters and
+was timing out on the live dataset. The new query returns the same public shape
+while completing quickly enough for the page and screenshot checks.
+
+The shared MapLibre load handoff was made available before shared layer setup,
+and the topology initial view is stable across React renders. This prevents the
+map from being torn down after its ready callback and allows the topology
+overlay sources, layers, and navigation control to persist.
+
+## Verification
+
+- Live topology: HTTP 200 for `/api/topology?network=ukmesh&limit=300`; 303
+  repeaters, 294 mapped repeaters, 300 observed links, 114 components, 49
+  likely bridge repeaters, and 100 recently active isolated repeaters.
+- HopReach compatibility endpoint: HTTP 200 from
+  `/hopreach/api/nodes`.
+- Googlebot Playwright capture of `https://ukmesh.com/topology`: HTTP 200,
+  topology API HTTP 200, one MapLibre canvas, zoom control present, live
+  topology metadata present, and no loading/error state. Evidence:
+  `SPRING-TOPOLOGY-2026-08-06.png`.
+- `/api/health`: HTTP 200 and all three deployed service containers report
+  healthy, but the public payload currently reports the unrelated
+  `database_vacuum_backlog` critical incident. No database maintenance or
+  unrelated service changes were made for this item.
+
+## Quality gates
+
+- Frontend: `npx tsc --noEmit`, 80 tests, `npm run lint:css`, and
+  `npm run build` all passed.
+- Backend: `npm run typecheck` passed; the isolated backend run passed all 273
+  tests. One concurrent run exposed two timing-sensitive failures, which did
+  not reproduce in the isolated rerun.
+
+## Deployment
+
+Both frontend bundles contained the new `Live topology` string in their
+shipped `TopologyPage` assets. Only `backend`, `app-ukmesh`, and
+`website-ukmesh` were deployed; no dependent services were restarted.
+
+- `meshcore-analytics-app:spring-topo` —
+  `sha256:15c5acf7ad203be5a95f319becb403c06902bf8bfd8bd540639828e4b6326e9c`
+- `meshcore-analytics-website:spring-topo` —
+  `sha256:ef4797a250316697294e415f0f8ffc41810f16000ebc713aa77a78d52ba4b0aa`
+- `meshcore-analytics-backend:spring-topo` —
+  `sha256:983f4e29cb2ac23ee06e35dba5507e590f1f11179170fe46ef90af84bd64ca08`
+
+`.env` was updated only on the `APP_IMAGE` and `WEBSITE_IMAGE` lines. The
+backend pin, channel secrets, and every other environment line were preserved.
+
+## Commits
+
+- `be0a689` — `feat(topology): render live repeater links on UK map`
+- `7b6e860` — `fix(topology): keep map instance stable after load`
+
+Both commits are local only; nothing was pushed.
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