Updating changelog + build for 3.6.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## [3.6.0] - 2026-03-22
+
+Feature: Add incoming-packet analytics
+Feature: BYOPacket for analysis
+Feature: Add room activity to stats view
+Bugfix: Handle Heltec v3 serial noise
+Misc: Swap repeaters and room servers for better ordering
+
 ## [3.5.0] - 2026-03-19
 
 Feature: Add room server alpha support

LICENSES.md

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
 
 </details>
 
-### meshcore (2.3.1) — MIT
+### meshcore (2.3.2) — MIT
 
 <details>
 <summary>Full license text</summary>

app/events.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class MessageAckedPayload(TypedDict):
     message_id: int
     ack_count: int
     paths: NotRequired[list[MessagePath]]
+    packet_id: NotRequired[int | None]
 
 
 class ToastPayload(TypedDict):

app/models.py

@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ class Message(BaseModel):
     acked: int = 0
     sender_name: str | None = None
     channel_name: str | None = None
+    packet_id: int | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Representative raw packet row ID when archival raw bytes exist",
+    )
 
 
 class MessagesAroundResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -458,6 +462,21 @@ class RawPacketBroadcast(BaseModel):
     decrypted_info: RawPacketDecryptedInfo | None = None
 
 
+class RawPacketDetail(BaseModel):
+    """Stored raw-packet detail returned by the packet API."""
+
+    id: int
+    timestamp: int
+    data: str = Field(description="Hex-encoded packet data")
+    payload_type: str = Field(description="Packet type name (e.g. GROUP_TEXT, ADVERT)")
+    snr: float | None = Field(default=None, description="Signal-to-noise ratio in dB if available")
+    rssi: int | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Received signal strength in dBm if available"
+    )
+    decrypted: bool = False
+    decrypted_info: RawPacketDecryptedInfo | None = None
+
+
 class SendMessageRequest(BaseModel):
     text: str = Field(min_length=1)
 
@@ -814,4 +833,5 @@ class StatisticsResponse(BaseModel):
     total_outgoing: int
     contacts_heard: ContactActivityCounts
     repeaters_heard: ContactActivityCounts
+    known_channels_active: ContactActivityCounts
     path_hash_width_24h: PathHashWidthStats

app/repository/messages.py

@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ class MessageRepository:
     @staticmethod
     def _row_to_message(row: Any) -> Message:
         """Convert a database row to a Message model."""
+        packet_id = None
+        if hasattr(row, "keys"):
+            row_keys = row.keys()
+            if "packet_id" in row_keys:
+                packet_id = row["packet_id"]
+
         return Message(
             id=row["id"],
             type=row["type"],
@@ -345,6 +351,14 @@ class MessageRepository:
             outgoing=bool(row["outgoing"]),
             acked=row["acked"],
             sender_name=row["sender_name"],
+            packet_id=packet_id,
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _message_select(message_alias: str = "messages") -> str:
+        return (
+            f"{message_alias}.*, "
+            f"(SELECT MIN(id) FROM raw_packets WHERE message_id = {message_alias}.id) AS packet_id"
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -363,7 +377,7 @@ class MessageRepository:
     ) -> list[Message]:
         search_query = MessageRepository._parse_search_query(q) if q else None
         query = (
-            "SELECT messages.* FROM messages "
+            f"SELECT {MessageRepository._message_select('messages')} FROM messages "
             "LEFT JOIN contacts ON messages.type = 'PRIV' "
             "AND LOWER(messages.conversation_key) = LOWER(contacts.public_key) "
             "LEFT JOIN channels ON messages.type = 'CHAN' "
@@ -470,7 +484,8 @@ class MessageRepository:
 
         # 1. Get the target message (must satisfy filters if provided)
         target_cursor = await db.conn.execute(
-            f"SELECT * FROM messages WHERE id = ? AND {where_sql}",
+            f"SELECT {MessageRepository._message_select('messages')} "
+            f"FROM messages WHERE id = ? AND {where_sql}",
             (message_id, *base_params),
         )
         target_row = await target_cursor.fetchone()
@@ -481,7 +496,7 @@ class MessageRepository:
 
         # 2. Get context_size+1 messages before target (DESC)
         before_query = f"""
-            SELECT * FROM messages WHERE {where_sql}
+            SELECT {MessageRepository._message_select("messages")} FROM messages WHERE {where_sql}
             AND (received_at < ? OR (received_at = ? AND id < ?))
             ORDER BY received_at DESC, id DESC LIMIT ?
         """
@@ -500,7 +515,7 @@ class MessageRepository:
 
         # 3. Get context_size+1 messages after target (ASC)
         after_query = f"""
-            SELECT * FROM messages WHERE {where_sql}
+            SELECT {MessageRepository._message_select("messages")} FROM messages WHERE {where_sql}
             AND (received_at > ? OR (received_at = ? AND id > ?))
             ORDER BY received_at ASC, id ASC LIMIT ?
         """
@@ -545,7 +560,7 @@ class MessageRepository:
     async def get_by_id(message_id: int) -> "Message | None":
         """Look up a message by its ID."""
         cursor = await db.conn.execute(
-            "SELECT * FROM messages WHERE id = ?",
+            f"SELECT {MessageRepository._message_select('messages')} FROM messages WHERE id = ?",
             (message_id,),
         )
         row = await cursor.fetchone()
@@ -570,7 +585,9 @@ class MessageRepository:
     ) -> "Message | None":
         """Look up a message by its unique content fields."""
         query = """
-            SELECT * FROM messages
+            SELECT messages.*,
+                   (SELECT MIN(id) FROM raw_packets WHERE message_id = messages.id) AS packet_id
+            FROM messages
             WHERE type = ? AND conversation_key = ? AND text = ?
               AND (sender_timestamp = ? OR (sender_timestamp IS NULL AND ? IS NULL))
         """

app/repository/raw_packets.py

@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ class RawPacketRepository:
             return None
         return row["message_id"]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def get_by_id(packet_id: int) -> tuple[int, bytes, int, int | None] | None:
+        """Return a raw packet row as (id, data, timestamp, message_id)."""
+        cursor = await db.conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, data, timestamp, message_id FROM raw_packets WHERE id = ?",
+            (packet_id,),
+        )
+        row = await cursor.fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            return None
+        return (row["id"], bytes(row["data"]), row["timestamp"], row["message_id"])
+
     @staticmethod
     async def prune_old_undecrypted(max_age_days: int) -> int:
         """Delete undecrypted packets older than max_age_days. Returns count deleted."""

app/repository/settings.py

@@ -270,6 +270,30 @@ class StatisticsRepository:
             "last_week": row["last_week"] or 0,
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _known_channels_active() -> dict[str, int]:
+        """Count distinct known channel keys with channel traffic in each time window."""
+        now = int(time.time())
+        cursor = await db.conn.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT
+                COUNT(DISTINCT CASE WHEN m.received_at >= ? THEN m.conversation_key END) AS last_hour,
+                COUNT(DISTINCT CASE WHEN m.received_at >= ? THEN m.conversation_key END) AS last_24_hours,
+                COUNT(DISTINCT CASE WHEN m.received_at >= ? THEN m.conversation_key END) AS last_week
+            FROM messages m
+            INNER JOIN channels c ON UPPER(m.conversation_key) = UPPER(c.key)
+            WHERE m.type = 'CHAN'
+            """,
+            (now - SECONDS_1H, now - SECONDS_24H, now - SECONDS_7D),
+        )
+        row = await cursor.fetchone()
+        assert row is not None
+        return {
+            "last_hour": row["last_hour"] or 0,
+            "last_24_hours": row["last_24_hours"] or 0,
+            "last_week": row["last_week"] or 0,
+        }
+
     @staticmethod
     async def _path_hash_width_24h() -> dict[str, int | float]:
         """Count parsed raw packets from the last 24h by hop hash width."""
@@ -396,6 +420,7 @@ class StatisticsRepository:
         # Activity windows
         contacts_heard = await StatisticsRepository._activity_counts(contact_type=2, exclude=True)
         repeaters_heard = await StatisticsRepository._activity_counts(contact_type=2)
+        known_channels_active = await StatisticsRepository._known_channels_active()
         path_hash_width_24h = await StatisticsRepository._path_hash_width_24h()
 
         return {
@@ -411,5 +436,6 @@ class StatisticsRepository:
             "total_outgoing": total_outgoing,
             "contacts_heard": contacts_heard,
             "repeaters_heard": repeaters_heard,
+            "known_channels_active": known_channels_active,
             "path_hash_width_24h": path_hash_width_24h,
         }

app/routers/packets.py

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from app.database import db
 from app.decoder import parse_packet, try_decrypt_packet_with_channel_key
+from app.models import RawPacketDecryptedInfo, RawPacketDetail
 from app.packet_processor import create_message_from_decrypted, run_historical_dm_decryption
-from app.repository import ChannelRepository, RawPacketRepository
+from app.repository import ChannelRepository, MessageRepository, RawPacketRepository
 from app.websocket import broadcast_success
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -102,6 +103,45 @@ async def get_undecrypted_count() -> dict:
     return {"count": count}
 
 
+@router.get("/{packet_id}", response_model=RawPacketDetail)
+async def get_raw_packet(packet_id: int) -> RawPacketDetail:
+    """Fetch one stored raw packet by row ID for on-demand inspection."""
+    packet_row = await RawPacketRepository.get_by_id(packet_id)
+    if packet_row is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Raw packet not found")
+
+    stored_packet_id, packet_data, packet_timestamp, message_id = packet_row
+    packet_info = parse_packet(packet_data)
+    payload_type_name = packet_info.payload_type.name if packet_info else "Unknown"
+
+    decrypted_info: RawPacketDecryptedInfo | None = None
+    if message_id is not None:
+        message = await MessageRepository.get_by_id(message_id)
+        if message is not None:
+            if message.type == "CHAN":
+                channel = await ChannelRepository.get_by_key(message.conversation_key)
+                decrypted_info = RawPacketDecryptedInfo(
+                    channel_name=channel.name if channel else None,
+                    sender=message.sender_name,
+                    channel_key=message.conversation_key,
+                    contact_key=message.sender_key,
+                )
+            else:
+                decrypted_info = RawPacketDecryptedInfo(
+                    sender=message.sender_name,
+                    contact_key=message.conversation_key,
+                )
+
+    return RawPacketDetail(
+        id=stored_packet_id,
+        timestamp=packet_timestamp,
+        data=packet_data.hex(),
+        payload_type=payload_type_name,
+        decrypted=message_id is not None,
+        decrypted_info=decrypted_info,
+    )
+
+
 @router.post("/decrypt/historical", response_model=DecryptResult)
 async def decrypt_historical_packets(
     request: DecryptRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks, response: Response

app/services/dm_ingest.py

@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ async def _store_direct_message(
             sender_key=sender_key,
             outgoing=outgoing,
             sender_name=sender_name,
+            packet_id=packet_id,
         )
         broadcast_message(message=message, broadcast_fn=broadcast_fn, realtime=realtime)
 

app/services/messages.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def build_message_model(
     acked: int = 0,
     sender_name: str | None = None,
     channel_name: str | None = None,
+    packet_id: int | None = None,
 ) -> Message:
     """Build a Message model with the canonical backend payload shape."""
     return Message(
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ def build_message_model(
         acked=acked,
         sender_name=sender_name,
         channel_name=channel_name,
+        packet_id=packet_id,
     )
 
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ def broadcast_message_acked(
     message_id: int,
     ack_count: int,
     paths: list[MessagePath] | None,
+    packet_id: int | None,
     broadcast_fn: BroadcastFn,
 ) -> None:
     """Broadcast a message_acked payload."""
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ def broadcast_message_acked(
             "message_id": message_id,
             "ack_count": ack_count,
             "paths": [path.model_dump() for path in paths] if paths else [],
+            "packet_id": packet_id,
         },
     )
 
@@ -182,11 +186,16 @@ async def reconcile_duplicate_message(
     else:
         ack_count = existing_msg.acked
 
+    representative_packet_id = (
+        existing_msg.packet_id if existing_msg.packet_id is not None else packet_id
+    )
+
     if existing_msg.outgoing or path is not None:
         broadcast_message_acked(
             message_id=existing_msg.id,
             ack_count=ack_count,
             paths=paths,
+            packet_id=representative_packet_id,
             broadcast_fn=broadcast_fn,
         )
 
@@ -307,6 +316,7 @@ async def create_message_from_decrypted(
             sender_name=sender,
             sender_key=resolved_sender_key,
             channel_name=channel_name,
+            packet_id=packet_id,
         ),
         broadcast_fn=broadcast_fn,
         realtime=realtime,

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "remoteterm-meshcore-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.5.0",
+  "version": "3.6.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
   MessagesAroundResponse,
   MigratePreferencesRequest,
   MigratePreferencesResponse,
+  RawPacket,
   RadioAdvertMode,
   RadioConfig,
   RadioConfigUpdate,
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ export const api = {
     ),
 
   // Packets
+  getPacket: (packetId: number) => fetchJson<RawPacket>(`/packets/${packetId}`),
   getUndecryptedPacketCount: () => fetchJson<{ count: number }>('/packets/undecrypted/count'),
   decryptHistoricalPackets: (params: {
     key_type: 'channel' | 'contact';

frontend/src/components/ConversationPane.tsx

@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ export function ConversationPane({
           key={activeConversation.id}
           messages={messages}
           contacts={contacts}
+          channels={channels}
           loading={messagesLoading}
           loadingOlder={loadingOlder}
           hasOlderMessages={hasOlderMessages}

frontend/src/components/MessageList.tsx

@@ -8,19 +8,23 @@ import {
   useState,
   type ReactNode,
 } from 'react';
-import type { Contact, Message, MessagePath, RadioConfig } from '../types';
+import type { Channel, Contact, Message, MessagePath, RadioConfig, RawPacket } from '../types';
 import { CONTACT_TYPE_REPEATER, CONTACT_TYPE_ROOM } from '../types';
+import { api } from '../api';
 import { formatTime, parseSenderFromText } from '../utils/messageParser';
 import { formatHopCounts, type SenderInfo } from '../utils/pathUtils';
 import { getDirectContactRoute } from '../utils/pathUtils';
 import { ContactAvatar } from './ContactAvatar';
 import { PathModal } from './PathModal';
+import { RawPacketInspectorDialog } from './RawPacketDetailModal';
+import { toast } from './ui/sonner';
 import { handleKeyboardActivate } from '../utils/a11y';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface MessageListProps {
   messages: Message[];
   contacts: Contact[];
+  channels?: Channel[];
   loading: boolean;
   loadingOlder?: boolean;
   hasOlderMessages?: boolean;
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ function HopCountBadge({ paths, onClick, variant }: HopCountBadgeProps) {
 
 const RESEND_WINDOW_SECONDS = 30;
 const CORRUPT_SENDER_LABEL = '<No name -- corrupt packet?>';
+const ANALYZE_PACKET_NOTICE =
+  'This analyzer shows one stored full packet copy only. When multiple receives have identical payloads, the backend deduplicates them to a single stored packet and appends any additional receive paths onto the message path history instead of storing multiple full packet copies.';
 
 function hasUnexpectedControlChars(text: string): boolean {
   for (const char of text) {
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ function hasUnexpectedControlChars(text: string): boolean {
 export function MessageList({
   messages,
   contacts,
+  channels = [],
   loading,
   loadingOlder = false,
   hasOlderMessages = false,
@@ -199,10 +206,18 @@ export function MessageList({
     paths: MessagePath[];
     senderInfo: SenderInfo;
     messageId?: number;
+    packetId?: number | null;
     isOutgoingChan?: boolean;
   } | null>(null);
   const [resendableIds, setResendableIds] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
   const resendTimersRef = useRef<Map<number, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>>(new Map());
+  const packetCacheRef = useRef<Map<number, RawPacket>>(new Map());
+  const [packetInspectorSource, setPacketInspectorSource] = useState<
+    | { kind: 'packet'; packet: RawPacket }
+    | { kind: 'loading'; message: string }
+    | { kind: 'unavailable'; message: string }
+    | null
+  >(null);
   const [highlightedMessageId, setHighlightedMessageId] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [showJumpToUnread, setShowJumpToUnread] = useState(false);
   const [jumpToUnreadDismissed, setJumpToUnreadDismissed] = useState(false);
@@ -221,6 +236,43 @@ export function MessageList({
   // Track conversation key to detect when entire message set changes
   const prevConvKeyRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
+  const handleAnalyzePacket = useCallback(async (message: Message) => {
+    if (message.packet_id == null) {
+      setPacketInspectorSource({
+        kind: 'unavailable',
+        message:
+          'No archival raw packet is available for this message, so packet analysis cannot be shown.',
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const cached = packetCacheRef.current.get(message.packet_id);
+    if (cached) {
+      setPacketInspectorSource({ kind: 'packet', packet: cached });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setPacketInspectorSource({ kind: 'loading', message: 'Loading packet analysis...' });
+
+    try {
+      const packet = await api.getPacket(message.packet_id);
+      packetCacheRef.current.set(message.packet_id, packet);
+      setPacketInspectorSource({ kind: 'packet', packet });
+    } catch (error) {
+      const description = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
+      const isMissing = error instanceof Error && /not found/i.test(error.message);
+      if (!isMissing) {
+        toast.error('Failed to load raw packet', { description });
+      }
+      setPacketInspectorSource({
+        kind: 'unavailable',
+        message: isMissing
+          ? 'The archival raw packet for this message is no longer available. It may have been purged from Settings > Database, so only the stored message and merged route history remain.'
+          : `Could not load the archival raw packet for this message: ${description}`,
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   // Handle scroll position AFTER render
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (!listRef.current) return;
@@ -833,6 +885,8 @@ export function MessageList({
                             setSelectedPath({
                               paths: msg.paths!,
                               senderInfo: getSenderInfo(msg, contact, directSenderName || sender),
+                              messageId: msg.id,
+                              packetId: msg.packet_id,
                             })
                           }
                         />
@@ -859,6 +913,8 @@ export function MessageList({
                               setSelectedPath({
                                 paths: msg.paths!,
                                 senderInfo: getSenderInfo(msg, contact, directSenderName || sender),
+                                messageId: msg.id,
+                                packetId: msg.packet_id,
                               })
                             }
                           />
@@ -879,6 +935,7 @@ export function MessageList({
                                 paths: msg.paths!,
                                 senderInfo: selfSenderInfo,
                                 messageId: msg.id,
+                                packetId: msg.packet_id,
                                 isOutgoingChan: msg.type === 'CHAN' && !!onResendChannelMessage,
                               });
                             }}
@@ -900,6 +957,7 @@ export function MessageList({
                               paths: [],
                               senderInfo: selfSenderInfo,
                               messageId: msg.id,
+                              packetId: msg.packet_id,
                               isOutgoingChan: true,
                             });
                           }}
@@ -997,9 +1055,31 @@ export function MessageList({
           contacts={contacts}
           config={config ?? null}
           messageId={selectedPath.messageId}
+          packetId={selectedPath.packetId}
           isOutgoingChan={selectedPath.isOutgoingChan}
           isResendable={isSelectedMessageResendable}
           onResend={onResendChannelMessage}
+          onAnalyzePacket={
+            selectedPath.packetId != null
+              ? () => {
+                  const message = messages.find((entry) => entry.id === selectedPath.messageId);
+                  if (message) {
+                    void handleAnalyzePacket(message);
+                  }
+                }
+              : undefined
+          }
+        />
+      )}
+      {packetInspectorSource && (
+        <RawPacketInspectorDialog
+          open={packetInspectorSource !== null}
+          onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && setPacketInspectorSource(null)}
+          channels={channels}
+          source={packetInspectorSource}
+          title="Analyze Packet"
+          description="On-demand raw packet analysis for a message-backed archival packet."
+          notice={ANALYZE_PACKET_NOTICE}
         />
       )}
     </div>

frontend/src/components/PathModal.tsx

@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ interface PathModalProps {
   contacts: Contact[];
   config: RadioConfig | null;
   messageId?: number;
+  packetId?: number | null;
   isOutgoingChan?: boolean;
   isResendable?: boolean;
   onResend?: (messageId: number, newTimestamp?: boolean) => void;
+  onAnalyzePacket?: () => void;
 }
 
 export function PathModal({
@@ -42,14 +44,17 @@ export function PathModal({
   contacts,
   config,
   messageId,
+  packetId,
   isOutgoingChan,
   isResendable,
   onResend,
+  onAnalyzePacket,
 }: PathModalProps) {
   const { distanceUnit } = useDistanceUnit();
   const [expandedMaps, setExpandedMaps] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
   const hasResendActions = isOutgoingChan && messageId !== undefined && onResend;
   const hasPaths = paths.length > 0;
+  const showAnalyzePacket = hasPaths && packetId != null && onAnalyzePacket;
 
   // Resolve all paths
   const resolvedPaths = hasPaths
@@ -90,6 +95,12 @@ export function PathModal({
 
         {hasPaths && (
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-2 space-y-4">
+            {showAnalyzePacket ? (
+              <Button type="button" variant="outline" className="w-full" onClick={onAnalyzePacket}>
+                Analyze Packet
+              </Button>
+            ) : null}
+
             {/* Raw path summary */}
             <div className="text-sm">
               {paths.map((p, index) => {

frontend/src/components/RawPacketDetailModal.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { ChannelCrypto, PayloadType } from '@michaelhart/meshcore-decoder';
 
 import type { Channel, RawPacket } from '../types';
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
   inspectRawPacketWithOptions,
   type PacketByteField,
 } from '../utils/rawPacketInspector';
+import { toast } from './ui/sonner';
+import { Button } from './ui/button';
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from './ui/dialog';
 
 interface RawPacketDetailModalProps {
@@ -16,6 +18,38 @@ interface RawPacketDetailModalProps {
   onClose: () => void;
 }
 
+type RawPacketInspectorDialogSource =
+  | {
+      kind: 'packet';
+      packet: RawPacket;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: 'paste';
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: 'loading';
+      message: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: 'unavailable';
+      message: string;
+    };
+
+interface RawPacketInspectorDialogProps {
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+  channels: Channel[];
+  source: RawPacketInspectorDialogSource;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  notice?: ReactNode;
+}
+
+interface RawPacketInspectionPanelProps {
+  packet: RawPacket;
+  channels: Channel[];
+}
+
 interface FieldPaletteEntry {
   box: string;
   boxActive: string;
@@ -358,6 +392,36 @@ function renderFieldValue(field: PacketByteField) {
   );
 }
 
+function normalizePacketHex(input: string): string {
+  return input.replace(/\s+/g, '').toUpperCase();
+}
+
+function validatePacketHex(input: string): string | null {
+  if (!input) {
+    return 'Paste a packet hex string to analyze.';
+  }
+  if (!/^[0-9A-F]+$/.test(input)) {
+    return 'Packet hex may only contain 0-9 and A-F characters.';
+  }
+  if (input.length % 2 !== 0) {
+    return 'Packet hex must contain an even number of characters.';
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function buildPastedRawPacket(packetHex: string): RawPacket {
+  return {
+    id: -1,
+    timestamp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+    data: packetHex,
+    payload_type: 'Unknown',
+    snr: null,
+    rssi: null,
+    decrypted: false,
+    decrypted_info: null,
+  };
+}
+
 function FieldBox({
   field,
   palette,
@@ -500,145 +564,256 @@ function FieldSection({
   );
 }
 
-export function RawPacketDetailModal({ packet, channels, onClose }: RawPacketDetailModalProps) {
+export function RawPacketInspectionPanel({ packet, channels }: RawPacketInspectionPanelProps) {
   const decoderOptions = useMemo(() => createDecoderOptions(channels), [channels]);
   const groupTextCandidates = useMemo(
     () => buildGroupTextResolutionCandidates(channels),
     [channels]
   );
   const inspection = useMemo(
-    () => (packet ? inspectRawPacketWithOptions(packet, decoderOptions) : null),
+    () => inspectRawPacketWithOptions(packet, decoderOptions),
     [decoderOptions, packet]
   );
   const [hoveredFieldId, setHoveredFieldId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const packetDisplayFields = useMemo(
-    () => (inspection ? inspection.packetFields.filter((field) => field.name !== 'Payload') : []),
-    [inspection]
-  );
-  const fullPacketFields = useMemo(
-    () => (inspection ? buildDisplayFields(inspection) : []),
+    () => inspection.packetFields.filter((field) => field.name !== 'Payload'),
     [inspection]
   );
+  const fullPacketFields = useMemo(() => buildDisplayFields(inspection), [inspection]);
   const colorMap = useMemo(() => buildFieldColorMap(fullPacketFields), [fullPacketFields]);
   const packetContext = useMemo(
-    () => (packet && inspection ? getPacketContext(packet, inspection, groupTextCandidates) : null),
+    () => getPacketContext(packet, inspection, groupTextCandidates),
     [groupTextCandidates, inspection, packet]
   );
   const packetIsDecrypted = useMemo(
-    () => (packet && inspection ? packetShowsDecryptedState(packet, inspection) : false),
+    () => packetShowsDecryptedState(packet, inspection),
     [inspection, packet]
   );
 
-  if (!packet || !inspection) {
-    return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+      <div className="grid gap-2 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.45fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+        <section className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-card/70 p-3">
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-2">
+            <div className="min-w-0">
+              <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                Summary
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-1 text-base font-semibold leading-tight text-foreground">
+                {inspection.summary.summary}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              {formatTimestamp(packet.timestamp)}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          {packetContext ? (
+            <div className="mt-2 rounded-md border border-border/60 bg-background/35 px-2.5 py-2">
+              <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                {packetContext.title}
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium leading-tight text-foreground">
+                {packetContext.primary}
+              </div>
+              {packetContext.secondary ? (
+                <div className="mt-1 text-xs leading-tight text-muted-foreground">
+                  {packetContext.secondary}
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-1 xl:grid-cols-3">
+          <CompactMetaCard
+            label="Packet"
+            primary={`${packet.data.length / 2} bytes · ${packetIsDecrypted ? 'Decrypted' : 'Encrypted'}`}
+            secondary={`Storage #${packet.id}${packet.observation_id !== undefined ? ` · Observation #${packet.observation_id}` : ''}`}
+          />
+          <CompactMetaCard
+            label="Transport"
+            primary={`${inspection.routeTypeName} · ${inspection.payloadTypeName}`}
+            secondary={`${inspection.payloadVersionName} · ${formatPathMode(inspection.decoded?.pathHashSize, inspection.pathTokens.length)}`}
+          />
+          <CompactMetaCard
+            label="Signal"
+            primary={formatSignal(packet)}
+            secondary={packetContext ? null : undefined}
+          />
+        </section>
+      </div>
+
+      {inspection.validationErrors.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-warning/40 bg-warning/10 p-2.5">
+          <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Validation notes</div>
+          <div className="mt-1.5 space-y-1 text-sm text-foreground">
+            {inspection.validationErrors.map((error) => (
+              <div key={error}>{error}</div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      <div className="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-card/70 p-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <div className="text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">Full packet hex</div>
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => {
+              navigator.clipboard.writeText(packet.data);
+              toast.success('Packet hex copied!');
+            }}
+          >
+            Copy
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-2.5">
+          <FullPacketHex
+            packetHex={packet.data}
+            fields={fullPacketFields}
+            colorMap={colorMap}
+            hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
+            onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-3 grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-[minmax(0,0.85fr)_minmax(0,1.15fr)]">
+        <FieldSection
+          title="Packet fields"
+          fields={packetDisplayFields}
+          colorMap={colorMap}
+          hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
+          onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
+        />
+
+        <FieldSection
+          title="Payload fields"
+          fields={inspection.payloadFields}
+          colorMap={colorMap}
+          hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
+          onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function RawPacketInspectorDialog({
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  channels,
+  source,
+  title,
+  description,
+  notice,
+}: RawPacketInspectorDialogProps) {
+  const [packetInput, setPacketInput] = useState('');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open || source.kind !== 'paste') {
+      setPacketInput('');
+    }
+  }, [open, source.kind]);
+
+  const normalizedPacketInput = useMemo(() => normalizePacketHex(packetInput), [packetInput]);
+  const packetInputError = useMemo(
+    () => (normalizedPacketInput.length > 0 ? validatePacketHex(normalizedPacketInput) : null),
+    [normalizedPacketInput]
+  );
+  const analyzedPacket = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      normalizedPacketInput.length > 0 && packetInputError === null
+        ? buildPastedRawPacket(normalizedPacketInput)
+        : null,
+    [normalizedPacketInput, packetInputError]
+  );
+
+  let body: ReactNode;
+  if (source.kind === 'packet') {
+    body = <RawPacketInspectionPanel packet={source.packet} channels={channels} />;
+  } else if (source.kind === 'paste') {
+    body = (
+      <>
+        <div className="border-b border-border px-4 py-3 pr-14">
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+            <label className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground" htmlFor="raw-packet-input">
+              Packet Hex
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              id="raw-packet-input"
+              value={packetInput}
+              onChange={(event) => setPacketInput(event.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Paste raw packet hex here..."
+              className="min-h-14 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-foreground outline-none transition-colors focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+              spellCheck={false}
+            />
+            {packetInputError ? (
+              <div className="text-sm text-destructive">{packetInputError}</div>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {analyzedPacket ? (
+          <RawPacketInspectionPanel packet={analyzedPacket} channels={channels} />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center p-6 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            Paste a packet above to inspect it.
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </>
+    );
+  } else if (source.kind === 'loading') {
+    body = (
+      <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center p-6 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+        {source.message}
+      </div>
+    );
+  } else {
+    body = (
+      <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center p-6">
+        <div className="max-w-xl rounded-lg border border-warning/40 bg-warning/10 p-4 text-sm text-foreground">
+          {source.message}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
   }
 
   return (
-    <Dialog open={packet !== null} onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && onClose()}>
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
       <DialogContent className="flex h-[92vh] max-w-[min(96vw,82rem)] flex-col gap-0 overflow-hidden p-0">
         <DialogHeader className="border-b border-border px-5 py-3">
-          <DialogTitle>Packet Details</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription className="sr-only">
-            Detailed byte and field breakdown for the selected raw packet.
-          </DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>{title}</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription className="sr-only">{description}</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
-
-        <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
-          <div className="grid gap-2 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.45fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-            <section className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-card/70 p-3">
-              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-2">
-                <div className="min-w-0">
-                  <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
-                    Summary
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="mt-1 text-base font-semibold leading-tight text-foreground">
-                    {inspection.summary.summary}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <div className="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                  {formatTimestamp(packet.timestamp)}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              {packetContext ? (
-                <div className="mt-2 rounded-md border border-border/60 bg-background/35 px-2.5 py-2">
-                  <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
-                    {packetContext.title}
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium leading-tight text-foreground">
-                    {packetContext.primary}
-                  </div>
-                  {packetContext.secondary ? (
-                    <div className="mt-1 text-xs leading-tight text-muted-foreground">
-                      {packetContext.secondary}
-                    </div>
-                  ) : null}
-                </div>
-              ) : null}
-            </section>
-
-            <section className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-1 xl:grid-cols-3">
-              <CompactMetaCard
-                label="Packet"
-                primary={`${packet.data.length / 2} bytes · ${packetIsDecrypted ? 'Decrypted' : 'Encrypted'}`}
-                secondary={`Storage #${packet.id}${packet.observation_id !== undefined ? ` · Observation #${packet.observation_id}` : ''}`}
-              />
-              <CompactMetaCard
-                label="Transport"
-                primary={`${inspection.routeTypeName} · ${inspection.payloadTypeName}`}
-                secondary={`${inspection.payloadVersionName} · ${formatPathMode(inspection.decoded?.pathHashSize, inspection.pathTokens.length)}`}
-              />
-              <CompactMetaCard
-                label="Signal"
-                primary={formatSignal(packet)}
-                secondary={packetContext ? null : undefined}
-              />
-            </section>
-          </div>
-
-          {inspection.validationErrors.length > 0 ? (
-            <div className="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-warning/40 bg-warning/10 p-2.5">
-              <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Validation notes</div>
-              <div className="mt-1.5 space-y-1 text-sm text-foreground">
-                {inspection.validationErrors.map((error) => (
-                  <div key={error}>{error}</div>
-                ))}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
-
-          <div className="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-card/70 p-3">
-            <div className="text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">Full packet hex</div>
-            <div className="mt-2.5">
-              <FullPacketHex
-                packetHex={packet.data}
-                fields={fullPacketFields}
-                colorMap={colorMap}
-                hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
-                onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
-              />
+        {notice ? (
+          <div className="border-b border-border px-3 py-3 text-sm text-foreground">
+            <div className="rounded-md border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/10 px-3 py-2 text-destructive">
+              {notice}
             </div>
           </div>
-
-          <div className="mt-3 grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-[minmax(0,0.85fr)_minmax(0,1.15fr)]">
-            <FieldSection
-              title="Packet fields"
-              fields={packetDisplayFields}
-              colorMap={colorMap}
-              hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
-              onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
-            />
-
-            <FieldSection
-              title="Payload fields"
-              fields={inspection.payloadFields}
-              colorMap={colorMap}
-              hoveredFieldId={hoveredFieldId}
-              onHoverField={setHoveredFieldId}
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
+        ) : null}
+        {body}
       </DialogContent>
     </Dialog>
   );
 }
+
+export function RawPacketDetailModal({ packet, channels, onClose }: RawPacketDetailModalProps) {
+  if (!packet) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <RawPacketInspectorDialog
+      open={packet !== null}
+      onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && onClose()}
+      channels={channels}
+      source={{ kind: 'packet', packet }}
+      title="Packet Details"
+      description="Detailed byte and field breakdown for the selected raw packet."
+    />
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/RawPacketFeedView.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { RawPacketList } from './RawPacketList';
-import { RawPacketDetailModal } from './RawPacketDetailModal';
+import { RawPacketInspectorDialog } from './RawPacketDetailModal';
+import { Button } from './ui/button';
 import type { Channel, Contact, RawPacket } from '../types';
 import {
   RAW_PACKET_STATS_WINDOWS,
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ export function RawPacketFeedView({
   const [selectedWindow, setSelectedWindow] = useState<RawPacketStatsWindow>('10m');
   const [nowSec, setNowSec] = useState(() => Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000));
   const [selectedPacket, setSelectedPacket] = useState<RawPacket | null>(null);
+  const [analyzeModalOpen, setAnalyzeModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const interval = window.setInterval(() => {
@@ -418,7 +420,6 @@ export function RawPacketFeedView({
     () => stats.newestNeighbors.map((item) => resolveNeighbor(item, contacts)),
     [contacts, stats.newestNeighbors]
   );
-
   return (
     <>
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-border px-4 py-2.5">
@@ -428,15 +429,26 @@ export function RawPacketFeedView({
             Collecting stats since {formatTimestamp(rawPacketStatsSession.sessionStartedAt)}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => setStatsOpen((current) => !current)}
-          aria-expanded={statsOpen}
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
-        >
-          {statsOpen ? <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" /> : <ChevronLeft className="h-4 w-4" />}
-          {statsOpen ? 'Hide Stats' : 'Show Stats'}
-        </button>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => setAnalyzeModalOpen(true)}
+          >
+            Analyze Packet
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={() => setStatsOpen((current) => !current)}
+            aria-expanded={statsOpen}
+          >
+            {statsOpen ? <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" /> : <ChevronLeft className="h-4 w-4" />}
+            {statsOpen ? 'Hide Stats' : 'Show Stats'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col md:flex-row">
@@ -599,10 +611,26 @@ export function RawPacketFeedView({
         </aside>
       </div>
 
-      <RawPacketDetailModal
-        packet={selectedPacket}
+      <RawPacketInspectorDialog
+        open={selectedPacket !== null}
+        onOpenChange={(isOpen) => !isOpen && setSelectedPacket(null)}
         channels={channels}
-        onClose={() => setSelectedPacket(null)}
+        source={
+          selectedPacket
+            ? { kind: 'packet', packet: selectedPacket }
+            : { kind: 'loading', message: 'Loading packet...' }
+        }
+        title="Packet Details"
+        description="Detailed byte and field breakdown for the selected raw packet."
+      />
+
+      <RawPacketInspectorDialog
+        open={analyzeModalOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setAnalyzeModalOpen}
+        channels={channels}
+        source={{ kind: 'paste' }}
+        title="Analyze Packet"
+        description="Paste and inspect a raw packet hex string."
       />
     </>
   );

frontend/src/components/RoomServerPanel.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { api } from '../api';
 import { toast } from './ui/sonner';
 import { Button } from './ui/button';
+import { Sheet, SheetContent, SheetDescription, SheetHeader, SheetTitle } from './ui/sheet';
 import type {
   Contact,
   PaneState,
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ export function RoomServerPanel({ contact, onAuthenticatedChange }: RoomServerPa
     useRememberedServerPassword('room', contact.public_key);
   const [loginLoading, setLoginLoading] = useState(false);
   const [loginError, setLoginError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [loginMessage, setLoginMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [authenticated, setAuthenticated] = useState(false);
   const [advancedOpen, setAdvancedOpen] = useState(false);
   const [paneData, setPaneData] = useState<RoomPaneData>({
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export function RoomServerPanel({ contact, onAuthenticatedChange }: RoomServerPa
   useEffect(() => {
     setLoginLoading(false);
     setLoginError(null);
-    setLoginMessage(null);
     setAuthenticated(false);
     setAdvancedOpen(false);
     setPaneData({
@@ -135,20 +134,15 @@ export function RoomServerPanel({ contact, onAuthenticatedChange }: RoomServerPa
 
       setLoginLoading(true);
       setLoginError(null);
-      setLoginMessage(null);
       try {
         const result = await api.roomLogin(contact.public_key, password);
         setAuthenticated(true);
-        setLoginMessage(
-          result.message ??
-            (result.authenticated
-              ? 'Login confirmed. You can now send room messages and open admin tools.'
-              : 'Login request sent, but authentication was not confirmed.')
-        );
         if (result.authenticated) {
           toast.success('Room login confirmed');
         } else {
-          toast(result.message ?? 'Room login was not confirmed');
+          toast.warning('Room login not confirmed', {
+            description: result.message ?? 'Room login was not confirmed',
+          });
         }
       } catch (err) {
         const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error';
@@ -251,62 +245,69 @@ export function RoomServerPanel({ contact, onAuthenticatedChange }: RoomServerPa
 
   return (
     <section className="border-b border-border bg-muted/20 px-4 py-3">
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between">
-          <div className="space-y-1">
-            <div className="text-sm font-medium">Room Server Controls</div>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-              Room access is active. Use the chat history and message box below to participate, and
-              open admin tools when needed.
-            </p>
-            {loginMessage && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{loginMessage}</p>}
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row lg:w-auto">
-            <Button
-              type="button"
-              variant="outline"
-              onClick={handleLoginAsGuest}
-              disabled={loginLoading}
-            >
-              Refresh ACL Login
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              type="button"
-              variant="outline"
-              onClick={() => setAdvancedOpen((prev) => !prev)}
-            >
-              {advancedOpen ? 'Hide Tools' : 'Show Tools'}
-            </Button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        {advancedOpen && (
-          <div className="grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-2">
-            <TelemetryPane
-              data={paneData.status}
-              state={paneStates.status}
-              onRefresh={() => refreshPane('status', () => api.roomStatus(contact.public_key))}
-            />
-            <AclPane
-              data={paneData.acl}
-              state={paneStates.acl}
-              onRefresh={() => refreshPane('acl', () => api.roomAcl(contact.public_key))}
-            />
-            <LppTelemetryPane
-              data={paneData.lppTelemetry}
-              state={paneStates.lppTelemetry}
-              onRefresh={() =>
-                refreshPane('lppTelemetry', () => api.roomLppTelemetry(contact.public_key))
-              }
-            />
-            <ConsolePane
-              history={consoleHistory}
-              loading={consoleLoading}
-              onSend={handleConsoleCommand}
-            />
-          </div>
-        )}
+      <div className="flex justify-end">
+        <Button
+          type="button"
+          variant="outline"
+          size="sm"
+          onClick={() => setAdvancedOpen((prev) => !prev)}
+        >
+          {advancedOpen ? 'Hide Tools' : 'Show Tools'}
+        </Button>
       </div>
+      <Sheet open={advancedOpen} onOpenChange={setAdvancedOpen}>
+        <SheetContent side="right" className="w-full sm:max-w-4xl p-0 flex flex-col">
+          <SheetHeader className="sr-only">
+            <SheetTitle>Room Server Tools</SheetTitle>
+            <SheetDescription>
+              Room server telemetry, ACL tools, sensor data, and CLI console
+            </SheetDescription>
+          </SheetHeader>
+          <div className="border-b border-border px-4 py-3 pr-14">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
+              <div className="min-w-0">
+                <h2 className="truncate text-base font-semibold">Room Server Tools</h2>
+                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{panelTitle}</p>
+              </div>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={handleLoginAsGuest}
+                disabled={loginLoading}
+                className="self-start sm:self-auto"
+              >
+                Refresh ACL Login
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4">
+            <div className="grid gap-3 xl:grid-cols-2">
+              <TelemetryPane
+                data={paneData.status}
+                state={paneStates.status}
+                onRefresh={() => refreshPane('status', () => api.roomStatus(contact.public_key))}
+              />
+              <AclPane
+                data={paneData.acl}
+                state={paneStates.acl}
+                onRefresh={() => refreshPane('acl', () => api.roomAcl(contact.public_key))}
+              />
+              <LppTelemetryPane
+                data={paneData.lppTelemetry}
+                state={paneStates.lppTelemetry}
+                onRefresh={() =>
+                  refreshPane('lppTelemetry', () => api.roomLppTelemetry(contact.public_key))
+                }
+              />
+              <ConsolePane
+                history={consoleHistory}
+                loading={consoleLoading}
+                onSend={handleConsoleCommand}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </SheetContent>
+      </Sheet>
     </section>
   );
 }

frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -945,21 +945,6 @@ export function Sidebar({
           </>
         )}
 
-        {/* Room Servers */}
-        {nonFavoriteRooms.length > 0 && (
-          <>
-            {renderSectionHeader(
-              'Room Servers',
-              roomsCollapsed,
-              () => setRoomsCollapsed((prev) => !prev),
-              'rooms',
-              roomsUnreadCount,
-              roomsUnreadCount > 0
-            )}
-            {(isSearching || !roomsCollapsed) && roomRows.map((row) => renderConversationRow(row))}
-          </>
-        )}
-
         {/* Repeaters */}
         {nonFavoriteRepeaters.length > 0 && (
           <>
@@ -975,6 +960,21 @@ export function Sidebar({
           </>
         )}
 
+        {/* Room Servers */}
+        {nonFavoriteRooms.length > 0 && (
+          <>
+            {renderSectionHeader(
+              'Room Servers',
+              roomsCollapsed,
+              () => setRoomsCollapsed((prev) => !prev),
+              'rooms',
+              roomsUnreadCount,
+              roomsUnreadCount > 0
+            )}
+            {(isSearching || !roomsCollapsed) && roomRows.map((row) => renderConversationRow(row))}
+          </>
+        )}
+
         {/* Empty state */}
         {nonFavoriteContacts.length === 0 &&
           nonFavoriteRooms.length === 0 &&

frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsDatabaseSection.tsx

@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ export function SettingsDatabaseSection({
           Deletes archival copies of raw packet bytes for messages that are already decrypted and
           visible in your chat history.{' '}
           <em className="text-muted-foreground/80">
-            This will not affect any displayed messages or app functionality, nor impact your
-            ability to do historical decryption.
+            This will not affect any displayed messages or your ability to do historical decryption,
+            but it will remove packet-analysis availability for those historical messages.
           </em>{' '}
           The raw bytes are only useful for manual packet analysis.
         </p>

frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsStatisticsSection.tsx

@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ export function SettingsStatisticsSection({ className }: { className?: string })
                   <td className="text-right py-1">{stats.repeaters_heard.last_24_hours}</td>
                   <td className="text-right py-1">{stats.repeaters_heard.last_week}</td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                  <td className="py-1">Known-channels active</td>
+                  <td className="text-right py-1">{stats.known_channels_active.last_hour}</td>
+                  <td className="text-right py-1">{stats.known_channels_active.last_24_hours}</td>
+                  <td className="text-right py-1">{stats.known_channels_active.last_week}</td>
+                </tr>
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>

frontend/src/hooks/useConversationMessages.ts

@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ export class ConversationMessageCache {
     return true;
   }
 
-  updateAck(messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]): void {
+  updateAck(
+    messageId: number,
+    ackCount: number,
+    paths?: MessagePath[],
+    packetId?: number | null
+  ): void {
     for (const entry of this.cache.values()) {
       const index = entry.messages.findIndex((message) => message.id === messageId);
       if (index < 0) continue;
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ export class ConversationMessageCache {
         ...current,
         acked: Math.max(current.acked, ackCount),
         ...(paths !== undefined && paths.length >= (current.paths?.length ?? 0) && { paths }),
+        ...(packetId !== undefined && { packet_id: packetId }),
       };
       entry.messages = updated;
       return;
@@ -146,12 +152,16 @@ export function reconcileConversationMessages(
   current: Message[],
   fetched: Message[]
 ): Message[] | null {
-  const currentById = new Map<number, { acked: number; pathsLen: number; text: string }>();
+  const currentById = new Map<
+    number,
+    { acked: number; pathsLen: number; text: string; packetId: number | null | undefined }
+  >();
   for (const message of current) {
     currentById.set(message.id, {
       acked: message.acked,
       pathsLen: message.paths?.length ?? 0,
       text: message.text,
+      packetId: message.packet_id,
     });
   }
 
@@ -162,7 +172,8 @@ export function reconcileConversationMessages(
       !currentMessage ||
       currentMessage.acked !== message.acked ||
       currentMessage.pathsLen !== (message.paths?.length ?? 0) ||
-      currentMessage.text !== message.text
+      currentMessage.text !== message.text ||
+      currentMessage.packetId !== message.packet_id
     ) {
       needsUpdate = true;
       break;
@@ -180,17 +191,20 @@ export const conversationMessageCache = new ConversationMessageCache();
 interface PendingAckUpdate {
   ackCount: number;
   paths?: MessagePath[];
+  packetId?: number | null;
 }
 
 export function mergePendingAck(
   existing: PendingAckUpdate | undefined,
   ackCount: number,
-  paths?: MessagePath[]
+  paths?: MessagePath[],
+  packetId?: number | null
 ): PendingAckUpdate {
   if (!existing) {
     return {
       ackCount,
       ...(paths !== undefined && { paths }),
+      ...(packetId !== undefined && { packetId }),
     };
   }
 
@@ -199,6 +213,9 @@ export function mergePendingAck(
       ackCount,
       ...(paths !== undefined && { paths }),
       ...(paths === undefined && existing.paths !== undefined && { paths: existing.paths }),
+      ...(packetId !== undefined && { packetId }),
+      ...(packetId === undefined &&
+        existing.packetId !== undefined && { packetId: existing.packetId }),
     };
   }
 
@@ -206,16 +223,31 @@ export function mergePendingAck(
     return existing;
   }
 
+  const packetIdChanged = packetId !== undefined && packetId !== existing.packetId;
+
   if (paths === undefined) {
-    return existing;
+    if (!packetIdChanged) {
+      return existing;
+    }
+    return {
+      ...existing,
+      packetId,
+    };
   }
 
   const existingPathCount = existing.paths?.length ?? -1;
   if (paths.length >= existingPathCount) {
-    return { ackCount, paths };
+    return { ackCount, paths, ...(packetId !== undefined && { packetId }) };
   }
 
-  return existing;
+  if (!packetIdChanged) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...existing,
+    packetId,
+  };
 }
 
 interface UseConversationMessagesResult {
@@ -230,7 +262,12 @@ interface UseConversationMessagesResult {
   jumpToBottom: () => void;
   reloadCurrentConversation: () => void;
   observeMessage: (msg: Message) => { added: boolean; activeConversation: boolean };
-  receiveMessageAck: (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => void;
+  receiveMessageAck: (
+    messageId: number,
+    ackCount: number,
+    paths?: MessagePath[],
+    packetId?: number | null
+  ) => void;
   reconcileOnReconnect: () => void;
   renameConversationMessages: (oldId: string, newId: string) => void;
   removeConversationMessages: (conversationId: string) => void;
@@ -291,9 +328,9 @@ export function useConversationMessages(
   const pendingAcksRef = useRef<Map<number, PendingAckUpdate>>(new Map());
 
   const setPendingAck = useCallback(
-    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => {
+    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[], packetId?: number | null) => {
       const existing = pendingAcksRef.current.get(messageId);
-      const merged = mergePendingAck(existing, ackCount, paths);
+      const merged = mergePendingAck(existing, ackCount, paths, packetId);
 
       // Update insertion order so most recent updates remain in the buffer longest.
       pendingAcksRef.current.delete(messageId);
@@ -319,6 +356,7 @@ export function useConversationMessages(
       ...msg,
       acked: Math.max(msg.acked, pending.ackCount),
       ...(pending.paths !== undefined && { paths: pending.paths }),
+      ...(pending.packetId !== undefined && { packet_id: pending.packetId }),
     };
   }, []);
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
@@ -782,10 +820,10 @@ export function useConversationMessages(
 
   // Update a message's ack count and paths
   const updateMessageAck = useCallback(
-    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => {
+    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[], packetId?: number | null) => {
       const hasMessageLoaded = messagesRef.current.some((m) => m.id === messageId);
       if (!hasMessageLoaded) {
-        setPendingAck(messageId, ackCount, paths);
+        setPendingAck(messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -807,10 +845,11 @@ export function useConversationMessages(
             ...current,
             acked: nextAck,
             ...(paths !== undefined && { paths: nextPaths }),
+            ...(packetId !== undefined && { packet_id: packetId }),
           };
           return updated;
         }
-        setPendingAck(messageId, ackCount, paths);
+        setPendingAck(messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId);
         return prev;
       });
     },
@@ -818,9 +857,9 @@ export function useConversationMessages(
   );
 
   const receiveMessageAck = useCallback(
-    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => {
-      updateMessageAck(messageId, ackCount, paths);
-      conversationMessageCache.updateAck(messageId, ackCount, paths);
+    (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[], packetId?: number | null) => {
+      updateMessageAck(messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId);
+      conversationMessageCache.updateAck(messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId);
     },
     [updateMessageAck]
   );

frontend/src/hooks/useRealtimeAppState.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ interface UseRealtimeAppStateArgs {
   setActiveConversation: (conv: Conversation | null) => void;
   renameConversationMessages: (oldId: string, newId: string) => void;
   removeConversationMessages: (conversationId: string) => void;
-  receiveMessageAck: (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => void;
+  receiveMessageAck: (
+    messageId: number,
+    ackCount: number,
+    paths?: MessagePath[],
+    packetId?: number | null
+  ) => void;
   notifyIncomingMessage?: (msg: Message) => void;
   recordRawPacketObservation?: (packet: RawPacket) => void;
   maxRawPackets?: number;
@@ -246,8 +251,13 @@ export function useRealtimeAppState({
         recordRawPacketObservation?.(packet);
         setRawPackets((prev) => appendRawPacketUnique(prev, packet, maxRawPackets));
       },
-      onMessageAcked: (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => {
-        receiveMessageAck(messageId, ackCount, paths);
+      onMessageAcked: (
+        messageId: number,
+        ackCount: number,
+        paths?: MessagePath[],
+        packetId?: number | null
+      ) => {
+        receiveMessageAck(messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId);
       },
     }),
     [

frontend/src/test/rawPacketDetailModal.test.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { RawPacketDetailModal } from '../components/RawPacketDetailModal';
 import type { Channel, RawPacket } from '../types';
 
+vi.mock('../components/ui/sonner', () => ({
+  toast: Object.assign(vi.fn(), {
+    success: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    warning: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+const { toast } = await import('../components/ui/sonner');
+const mockToast = toast as unknown as {
+  success: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+};
+
 const BOT_CHANNEL: Channel = {
   key: 'eb50a1bcb3e4e5d7bf69a57c9dada211',
   name: '#bot',
@@ -25,6 +38,20 @@ const BOT_PACKET: RawPacket = {
 };
 
 describe('RawPacketDetailModal', () => {
+  it('copies the full packet hex to the clipboard', async () => {
+    const writeText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    Object.assign(navigator, {
+      clipboard: { writeText },
+    });
+
+    render(<RawPacketDetailModal packet={BOT_PACKET} channels={[BOT_CHANNEL]} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy' }));
+
+    expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BOT_PACKET.data);
+    expect(mockToast.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Packet hex copied!');
+  });
+
   it('renders path hops as nowrap arrow-delimited groups and links hover state to the full packet hex', () => {
     render(<RawPacketDetailModal packet={BOT_PACKET} channels={[BOT_CHANNEL]} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
 

frontend/src/test/rawPacketFeedView.test.tsx

@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@ describe('RawPacketFeedView', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Traffic Timeline')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('analyzes a pasted raw packet without adding it to the live feed', () => {
+    renderView({ channels: [TEST_CHANNEL] });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Analyze Packet' }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Analyze Packet' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Packet Hex'), {
+      target: { value: GROUP_TEXT_PACKET_HEX },
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Full packet hex')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Packet fields')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Payload fields')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('shows stats by default on desktop', () => {
     vi.stubGlobal(
       'matchMedia',

frontend/src/test/roomServerPanel.test.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ vi.mock('../components/ui/sonner', () => ({
 
 const { api: _rawApi } = await import('../api');
 const mockApi = _rawApi as unknown as Record<string, Mock>;
+const { toast } = await import('../components/ui/sonner');
+const mockToast = toast as unknown as Record<string, Mock>;
 
 const roomContact: Contact = {
   public_key: 'aa'.repeat(32),
@@ -63,9 +65,13 @@ describe('RoomServerPanel', () => {
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Login with ACL / Guest'));
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText('Room Server Controls')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Show Tools')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText('Show Tools')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(mockToast.warning).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Room login not confirmed', {
+      description:
+        'No login confirmation was heard from the room server. The control panel is still available; try logging in again if authenticated actions fail.',
     });
-    expect(screen.getByText(/control panel is still available/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(onAuthenticatedChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(true);
   });
 });

frontend/src/test/settingsModal.test.tsx

@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ describe('SettingsModal', () => {
     renderModal();
     openDatabaseSection();
 
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(/remove packet-analysis availability for those historical messages/i)
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Purge Archival Raw Packets' }));
 
     await waitFor(() => {
@@ -580,6 +584,7 @@ describe('SettingsModal', () => {
       total_outgoing: 30,
       contacts_heard: { last_hour: 2, last_24_hours: 7, last_week: 10 },
       repeaters_heard: { last_hour: 1, last_24_hours: 3, last_week: 3 },
+      known_channels_active: { last_hour: 1, last_24_hours: 4, last_week: 6 },
       path_hash_width_24h: {
         total_packets: 120,
         single_byte: 60,
@@ -626,6 +631,7 @@ describe('SettingsModal', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('24 (20.0%)')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Contacts heard')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Repeaters heard')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Known-channels active')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Busiest channels
     expect(screen.getByText('general')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -646,6 +652,7 @@ describe('SettingsModal', () => {
       total_outgoing: 30,
       contacts_heard: { last_hour: 2, last_24_hours: 7, last_week: 10 },
       repeaters_heard: { last_hour: 1, last_24_hours: 3, last_week: 3 },
+      known_channels_active: { last_hour: 1, last_24_hours: 4, last_week: 6 },
       path_hash_width_24h: {
         total_packets: 120,
         single_byte: 60,

frontend/src/test/useWebSocket.dispatch.test.ts

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('useWebSocket dispatch', () => {
     expect(onContactResolved).toHaveBeenCalledWith('abc123def456', contact);
   });
 
-  it('routes message_acked to onMessageAcked with (messageId, ackCount, paths)', () => {
+  it('routes message_acked to onMessageAcked with (messageId, ackCount, paths, packetId)', () => {
     const onMessageAcked = vi.fn();
     renderHook(() => useWebSocket({ onMessageAcked }));
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('useWebSocket dispatch', () => {
     fireMessage({ type, data });
 
     expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42, 1, undefined);
+    expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42, 1, undefined, undefined);
   });
 
   it('routes message_acked with paths', () => {
@@ -154,7 +154,16 @@ describe('useWebSocket dispatch', () => {
     const paths = [{ path: 'aabb', received_at: 1700000000 }];
     fireMessage({ type: 'message_acked', data: { message_id: 7, ack_count: 2, paths } });
 
-    expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, 2, paths);
+    expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, 2, paths, undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('routes message_acked with packet_id', () => {
+    const onMessageAcked = vi.fn();
+    renderHook(() => useWebSocket({ onMessageAcked }));
+
+    fireMessage({ type: 'message_acked', data: { message_id: 7, ack_count: 2, packet_id: 99 } });
+
+    expect(onMessageAcked).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, 2, undefined, 99);
   });
 
   it('routes error event to onError', () => {

frontend/src/types.ts

@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export interface Message {
   acked: number;
   sender_name: string | null;
   channel_name?: string | null;
+  packet_id?: number | null;
 }
 
 export interface MessagesAroundResponse {
@@ -513,6 +514,7 @@ export interface StatisticsResponse {
   total_outgoing: number;
   contacts_heard: ContactActivityCounts;
   repeaters_heard: ContactActivityCounts;
+  known_channels_active: ContactActivityCounts;
   path_hash_width_24h: {
     total_packets: number;
     single_byte: number;

frontend/src/useWebSocket.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ export interface UseWebSocketOptions {
   onChannel?: (channel: Channel) => void;
   onChannelDeleted?: (key: string) => void;
   onRawPacket?: (packet: RawPacket) => void;
-  onMessageAcked?: (messageId: number, ackCount: number, paths?: MessagePath[]) => void;
+  onMessageAcked?: (
+    messageId: number,
+    ackCount: number,
+    paths?: MessagePath[],
+    packetId?: number | null
+  ) => void;
   onError?: (error: ErrorEvent) => void;
   onSuccess?: (success: SuccessEvent) => void;
   onReconnect?: () => void;
@@ -128,8 +133,14 @@ export function useWebSocket(options: UseWebSocketOptions) {
               message_id: number;
               ack_count: number;
               paths?: MessagePath[];
+              packet_id?: number | null;
             };
-            handlers.onMessageAcked?.(ackData.message_id, ackData.ack_count, ackData.paths);
+            handlers.onMessageAcked?.(
+              ackData.message_id,
+              ackData.ack_count,
+              ackData.paths,
+              ackData.packet_id
+            );
             break;
           }
           case 'error':

frontend/src/wsEvents.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface MessageAckedPayload {
   message_id: number;
   ack_count: number;
   paths?: MessagePath[];
+  packet_id?: number | null;
 }
 
 export interface ContactDeletedPayload {

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "remoteterm-meshcore"
-version = "3.5.0"
+version = "3.6.0"
 description = "RemoteTerm - Web interface for MeshCore radio mesh networks"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "httpx>=0.28.1",
     "pycryptodome>=3.20.0",
     "pynacl>=1.5.0",
-    "meshcore==2.3.1",
+    "meshcore==2.3.2",
     "aiomqtt>=2.0",
     "apprise>=1.9.7",
     "boto3>=1.38.0",

tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   timeout: 60_000,
   expect: { timeout: 15_000 },
 
-  // Don't retry — failures likely indicate real hardware/app issues
-  retries: 0,
+  // Give hardware-backed flows one automatic retry before marking the test failed.
+  retries: 1,
 
   // Run tests serially — single radio means no parallelism
   fullyParallel: false,

tests/test_echo_dedup.py

@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ class TestMessageAckedBroadcastShape:
     # Frontend MessageAckedEvent keys (from useWebSocket.ts:113-117)
     # The 'paths' key is optional in the TypeScript interface
     REQUIRED_KEYS = {"message_id", "ack_count"}
-    OPTIONAL_KEYS = {"paths"}
+    OPTIONAL_KEYS = {"paths", "packet_id"}
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_outgoing_echo_broadcast_shape(self, test_db, captured_broadcasts):
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ class TestMessageAckedBroadcastShape:
         assert isinstance(payload["ack_count"], int)
         assert payload["message_id"] == msg_id
         assert payload["ack_count"] == 1
+        assert payload["packet_id"] == pkt_id
 
         # paths should be a list of dicts with path and received_at keys
         assert isinstance(payload["paths"], list)
@@ -1228,6 +1229,7 @@ class TestMessageAckedBroadcastShape:
         assert payload_keys >= self.REQUIRED_KEYS
         assert payload_keys <= (self.REQUIRED_KEYS | self.OPTIONAL_KEYS)
         assert payload["ack_count"] == 0  # Not outgoing, no ack increment
+        assert payload["packet_id"] == pkt1
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_dm_echo_broadcast_shape(self, test_db, captured_broadcasts):
@@ -1283,3 +1285,4 @@ class TestMessageAckedBroadcastShape:
         assert isinstance(payload["message_id"], int)
         assert isinstance(payload["ack_count"], int)
         assert payload["ack_count"] == 0  # Outgoing DM duplicates no longer count as delivery
+        assert payload["packet_id"] == pkt1

tests/test_event_handlers.py

@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ class TestContactMessageCLIFiltering:
             "acked",
             "sender_name",
             "channel_name",
+            "packet_id",
         }
 
         with patch("app.event_handlers.broadcast_event") as mock_broadcast:

tests/test_packets_router.py

@@ -56,6 +56,48 @@ class TestUndecryptedCount:
         assert response.json()["count"] == 3
 
 
+class TestGetRawPacket:
+    """Test GET /api/packets/{id}."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_returns_404_when_missing(self, test_db, client):
+        response = await client.get("/api/packets/999999")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 404
+        assert "not found" in response.json()["detail"].lower()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_returns_linked_packet_details(self, test_db, client):
+        channel_key = "DEADBEEF" * 4
+        await ChannelRepository.upsert(key=channel_key, name="#ops", is_hashtag=False)
+        packet_id, _ = await RawPacketRepository.create(b"\x09\x00test-packet", 1700000000)
+        msg_id = await MessageRepository.create(
+            msg_type="CHAN",
+            text="Alice: hello",
+            conversation_key=channel_key,
+            sender_timestamp=1700000000,
+            received_at=1700000000,
+            sender_name="Alice",
+        )
+        assert msg_id is not None
+        await RawPacketRepository.mark_decrypted(packet_id, msg_id)
+
+        response = await client.get(f"/api/packets/{packet_id}")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        data = response.json()
+        assert data["id"] == packet_id
+        assert data["timestamp"] == 1700000000
+        assert data["data"] == "0900746573742d7061636b6574"
+        assert data["decrypted"] is True
+        assert data["decrypted_info"] == {
+            "channel_name": "#ops",
+            "sender": "Alice",
+            "channel_key": channel_key,
+            "contact_key": None,
+        }
+
+
 class TestDecryptHistoricalPackets:
     """Test POST /api/packets/decrypt/historical."""
 

tests/test_statistics.py

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class TestStatisticsEmpty:
         assert result["repeaters_heard"]["last_hour"] == 0
         assert result["repeaters_heard"]["last_24_hours"] == 0
         assert result["repeaters_heard"]["last_week"] == 0
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_hour"] == 0
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_24_hours"] == 0
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_week"] == 0
         assert result["path_hash_width_24h"] == {
             "total_packets": 0,
             "single_byte": 0,
@@ -256,6 +259,51 @@ class TestActivityWindows:
         assert result["repeaters_heard"]["last_24_hours"] == 1
         assert result["repeaters_heard"]["last_week"] == 1
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_known_channels_active_windows(self, test_db):
+        """Known channels are counted by distinct active keys in each time window."""
+        now = int(time.time())
+        conn = test_db.conn
+
+        known_1h = "AA" * 16
+        known_24h = "BB" * 16
+        known_7d = "CC" * 16
+        unknown_key = "DD" * 16
+
+        await conn.execute("INSERT INTO channels (key, name) VALUES (?, ?)", (known_1h, "chan-1h"))
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO channels (key, name) VALUES (?, ?)", (known_24h, "chan-24h")
+        )
+        await conn.execute("INSERT INTO channels (key, name) VALUES (?, ?)", (known_7d, "chan-7d"))
+
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO messages (type, conversation_key, text, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("CHAN", known_1h, "recent-1", now - 1200),
+        )
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO messages (type, conversation_key, text, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("CHAN", known_1h, "recent-2", now - 600),
+        )
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO messages (type, conversation_key, text, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("CHAN", known_24h, "day-old", now - 43200),
+        )
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO messages (type, conversation_key, text, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("CHAN", known_7d, "week-old", now - 259200),
+        )
+        await conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO messages (type, conversation_key, text, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            ("CHAN", unknown_key, "unknown", now - 600),
+        )
+        await conn.commit()
+
+        result = await StatisticsRepository.get_all()
+
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_hour"] == 1
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_24_hours"] == 2
+        assert result["known_channels_active"]["last_week"] == 3
+
 
 class TestPathHashWidthStats:
     @pytest.mark.asyncio

uv.lock

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "meshcore"
-version = "2.3.1"
+version = "2.3.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bleak" },
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "pycryptodome" },
     { name = "pyserial-asyncio-fast" },
 ]
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+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4c/32/6e7a3e7dcc379888bc2bfcbbdf518af89e47b3697977cbfefd0b87fdf333/meshcore-2.3.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:98ceb8c28a8abe5b5b77f0941b30f99ba3d4fc2350f76de99b6c8a4e778dad6f", size = 69871 }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/14/df/66d615298b717c2c6471592e2b96117f391ae3c99f477d7f424449897bf0/meshcore-2.3.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:59bb8b66fd9e3261dbdb0e69fc038d4606bfd4ad1a260bbdd8659066e4bf12d2", size = 53084 },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/db/e4/9aafcd70315e48ca1bbae2f4ad1e00a13d5ef00019c486f964b31c34c488/meshcore-2.3.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7b98e6d71f2c1e1ee146dd2fe96da40eb5bf33077e34ca840557ee53b192e322", size = 53325 },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "remoteterm-meshcore"
-version = "3.5.0"
+version = "3.6.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiomqtt" },
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "fastapi", specifier = ">=0.115.0" },
     { name = "httpx", specifier = ">=0.28.1" },
     { name = "httpx", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = ">=0.27.0" },
-    { name = "meshcore", specifier = "==2.3.1" },
+    { name = "meshcore", specifier = "==2.3.2" },
     { name = "pycryptodome", specifier = ">=3.20.0" },
     { name = "pydantic-settings", specifier = ">=2.0.0" },
     { name = "pynacl", specifier = ">=1.5.0" },