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+## [3.6.7] - 2026-03-31
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+* Misc: Remove armv7 (for now)
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+## [3.6.6] - 2026-03-31
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+* Misc: Please I'm begging for the build scripts to be working now
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+## [3.6.5] - 2026-03-31
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+* Bugfix: Maybe fix problem with publish script
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+## [3.6.4] - 2026-03-31
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+* Feature: Clarify New Channel/Contact button
+* Bugfix: Rename "Best RSSI" to "Strongest Neighbor"
+* Bugfix: Improve layout of Trace pane
+* Misc: Docker setup improvements
+
 ## [3.6.3] - 2026-03-30
 
-Feature: Add multi-byte trace
-Feature: Show node name on discovered node if we know it
-Feature: Add docker installation script
-Feature: Add historical noise floor to stats
-Feature: Add trace tool
-Bugfix: 100x performance on statistics endpoint with indices and better queries
-Misc: Performance and correctness improvements for backend-of-the-frontend
-Misc: Reorganize scripts
+* Feature: Add multi-byte trace
+* Feature: Show node name on discovered node if we know it
+* Feature: Add docker installation script
+* Feature: Add historical noise floor to stats
+* Feature: Add trace tool
+* Bugfix: 100x performance on statistics endpoint with indices and better queries
+* Misc: Performance and correctness improvements for backend-of-the-frontend
+* Misc: Reorganize scripts
 
 ## [3.6.2] - 2026-03-29
 
-Feature: Be more flexible about timing and volume of full contact offload
-Feature: Improve room server and repeater ops to be much more clearer about auth status
-Feature: Show last error status on integrations
-Feature: Push multi-platform docker builds
-Bugfix: Fix advert interval time unit display
-Bugfix: Don't cast RSSI/SNR to string for community MQTT
-Bugfix: Map uploader follows redirect
-Misc: Thin out unnecessary cruft in unreads endpoint
-Misc: Fall back gracefully if linked to an unknown contact
+* Feature: Be more flexible about timing and volume of full contact offload
+* Feature: Improve room server and repeater ops to be much more clearer about auth status
+* Feature: Show last error status on integrations
+* Feature: Push multi-platform docker builds
+* Bugfix: Fix advert interval time unit display
+* Bugfix: Don't cast RSSI/SNR to string for community MQTT
+* Bugfix: Map uploader follows redirect
+* Misc: Thin out unnecessary cruft in unreads endpoint
+* Misc: Fall back gracefully if linked to an unknown contact
 
 ## [3.6.1] - 2026-03-26
 
-Feature: MeshCore Map integration
-Feature: Add warning screen about bots
-Feature: Favicon reflects unread message state
-Feature: Show hop map in larger modal
-Feature: Add prebuilt frontend install script
-Feature: Add clean service installer script
-Feature: Swipe in to show menu
-Bugfix: Invalid backend API path serves error, not fallback index
-Bugfix: Fix some spacing/page height issues
-Misc: Misc. bugfixes and performance and test improvements
+* Feature: MeshCore Map integration
+* Feature: Add warning screen about bots
+* Feature: Favicon reflects unread message state
+* Feature: Show hop map in larger modal
+* Feature: Add prebuilt frontend install script
+* Feature: Add clean service installer script
+* Feature: Swipe in to show menu
+* Bugfix: Invalid backend API path serves error, not fallback index
+* Bugfix: Fix some spacing/page height issues
+* Misc: Misc. bugfixes and performance and test improvements
 
 ## [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
+* 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
-Feature: Add option to force-reset node clock when it's too far ahead
-Feature: DMs auto-retry before resorting to flood
-Feature: Add impulse zero-hop advert
-Feature: Utilize PATH packets to correctly source a contact's route
-Feature: Metrics view on raw packet pane
-Feature: Metric, Imperial, and Smoots are now selectable for distance display
-Feature: Allow favorites to be sorted
-Feature: Add multi-ack support
-Feature: Password-remember checkbox on repeaters + room servers
-Bugfix: Serialize radio disconnect in a lock
-Bugfix: Fix contact bar layout issues
-Bugfix: Fix sidebar ordering for contacts by advert recency
-Bugfix: Fix version reporting in community MQTT
-Bugfix: Fix Apprise duplicate names
-Bugfix: Be better about identity resolution in the stats pane
-Misc: Docs, test, and performance enhancements
-Misc: Don't prompt "Are you sure" when leaving an unedited interation
-Misc: Log node time on startup
-Misc: Improve community MQTT error bubble-up
-Misc: Unread DMs always have a red unread counter
-Misc: Improve information in the debug view to show DB status
+* Feature: Add room server alpha support
+* Feature: Add option to force-reset node clock when it's too far ahead
+* Feature: DMs auto-retry before resorting to flood
+* Feature: Add impulse zero-hop advert
+* Feature: Utilize PATH packets to correctly source a contact's route
+* Feature: Metrics view on raw packet pane
+* Feature: Metric, Imperial, and Smoots are now selectable for distance display
+* Feature: Allow favorites to be sorted
+* Feature: Add multi-ack support
+* Feature: Password-remember checkbox on repeaters + room servers
+* Bugfix: Serialize radio disconnect in a lock
+* Bugfix: Fix contact bar layout issues
+* Bugfix: Fix sidebar ordering for contacts by advert recency
+* Bugfix: Fix version reporting in community MQTT
+* Bugfix: Fix Apprise duplicate names
+* Bugfix: Be better about identity resolution in the stats pane
+* Misc: Docs, test, and performance enhancements
+* Misc: Don't prompt "Are you sure" when leaving an unedited interation
+* Misc: Log node time on startup
+* Misc: Improve community MQTT error bubble-up
+* Misc: Unread DMs always have a red unread counter
+* Misc: Improve information in the debug view to show DB status
 
 ## [3.4.1] - 2026-03-16
 
-Bugfix: Improve handling of version information on prebuilt bundles
-Bugfix: Improve frontend usability on disconnected radio
-Misc: Docs and readme updates
-Misc: Overhaul DM ingest and frontend state handling
+* Bugfix: Improve handling of version information on prebuilt bundles
+* Bugfix: Improve frontend usability on disconnected radio
+* Misc: Docs and readme updates
+* Misc: Overhaul DM ingest and frontend state handling
 
 ## [3.4.0] - 2026-03-16
 
-Feature: Add radio model and stats display
-Feature: Add prebuilt frontends, then deleted that and moved to prebuilt release artifacts
-Bugfix: Misc. frontend performance and correctness fixes
-Bugfix: Fix same-second same-content DM send collition
-Bugfix: Discard clearly-wrong GPS data
-Bugfix: Prevent repeater clock skew drift on page nav
-Misc: Use repeater's advertised location if we haven't loaded one from repeater admin
-Misc: Don't permit invalid fanout configs to be saved ever`
+* Feature: Add radio model and stats display
+* Feature: Add prebuilt frontends, then deleted that and moved to prebuilt release artifacts
+* Bugfix: Misc. frontend performance and correctness fixes
+* Bugfix: Fix same-second same-content DM send collition
+* Bugfix: Discard clearly-wrong GPS data
+* Bugfix: Prevent repeater clock skew drift on page nav
+* Misc: Use repeater's advertised location if we haven't loaded one from repeater admin
+* Misc: Don't permit invalid fanout configs to be saved ever`
 
 ## [3.3.0] - 2026-03-13
 
-Feature: Use dashed lines to show collapsed ambiguous router results
-Feature: Jump to unred
-Feature: Local channel management to prevent need to reload channel every time
-Feature: Debug endpoint
-Feature: Force-singleton channel management
-Feature: Local node discovery
-Feature: Node routing discovery
-Bugfix: Don't tell users to us npm ci
-Bugfix: Fallback polling dm message persistence
-Bugfix: All native-JS inputs are now modals
-Bugfix: Same-second send collision resolution
-Bugfix: Proper browser updates on resend
-Bugfix: Don't use last-heard when we actually want last-advert for path discovery for nodes
-Bugfix: Don't treat prefix-matching DM echoes as acks like we do for channel messages
-Misc: Visualizer data layer overhaul for future map work
-Misc: Parallelize docker tests
+* Feature: Use dashed lines to show collapsed ambiguous router results
+* Feature: Jump to unred
+* Feature: Local channel management to prevent need to reload channel every time
+* Feature: Debug endpoint
+* Feature: Force-singleton channel management
+* Feature: Local node discovery
+* Feature: Node routing discovery
+* Bugfix: Don't tell users to us npm ci
+* Bugfix: Fallback polling dm message persistence
+* Bugfix: All native-JS inputs are now modals
+* Bugfix: Same-second send collision resolution
+* Bugfix: Proper browser updates on resend
+* Bugfix: Don't use last-heard when we actually want last-advert for path discovery for nodes
+* Bugfix: Don't treat prefix-matching DM echoes as acks like we do for channel messages
+* Misc: Visualizer data layer overhaul for future map work
+* Misc: Parallelize docker tests
 
 ## [3.2.0] - 2026-03-12
 
-Feature: Improve ambiguous-sender DM handling and visibility
-Feature: Allow for toggling of node GPS broadcast
-Feature: Add path width to bot and move example to full kwargs
-Feature: Improve node map color contrast
-Bugfix: More accurate tracking of contact data
-Bugfix: Misc. frontend performance and bugfixes
-Misc: Clearer warnings on user-key linkage
-Misc: Documentation improvements
+* Feature: Improve ambiguous-sender DM handling and visibility
+* Feature: Allow for toggling of node GPS broadcast
+* Feature: Add path width to bot and move example to full kwargs
+* Feature: Improve node map color contrast
+* Bugfix: More accurate tracking of contact data
+* Bugfix: Misc. frontend performance and bugfixes
+* Misc: Clearer warnings on user-key linkage
+* Misc: Documentation improvements
 
 ## [3.1.1] - 2026-03-11
 
-Feature: Add basic auth
-Feature: SQS fanout
-Feature: Enrich contact info pane
-Feature: Search operators for node and channel
-Feature: Pause radio connection attempts from Radio settings
-Feature: New themes! What a great use of time!
-Feature: Github workflows runs for validation
-Bugfix: More consistent log format with times
-Bugfix: Patch meshcore_py bluetooth eager reconnection out during pauses
+* Feature: Add basic auth
+* Feature: SQS fanout
+* Feature: Enrich contact info pane
+* Feature: Search operators for node and channel
+* Feature: Pause radio connection attempts from Radio settings
+* Feature: New themes! What a great use of time!
+* Feature: Github workflows runs for validation
+* Bugfix: More consistent log format with times
+* Bugfix: Patch meshcore_py bluetooth eager reconnection out during pauses
 
 ## [3.1.0] - 2026-03-11
 
-Feature: Add basic auth
-Feature: SQS fanout
-Feature: Enrich contact info pane
-Feature: Search operators for node and channel
-Feature: Pause radio connection attempts from Radio settings
-Feature: New themes! What a great use of time!
-Feature: Github workflows runs for validation
-Bugfix: More consistent log format with times
-Bugfix: Patch meshcore_py bluetooth eager reconnection out during pauses
+* Feature: Add basic auth
+* Feature: SQS fanout
+* Feature: Enrich contact info pane
+* Feature: Search operators for node and channel
+* Feature: Pause radio connection attempts from Radio settings
+* Feature: New themes! What a great use of time!
+* Feature: Github workflows runs for validation
+* Bugfix: More consistent log format with times
+* Bugfix: Patch meshcore_py bluetooth eager reconnection out during pauses
 
 ## [3.0.0] - 2026-03-10
 
-Feature: Custom regions per-channel
-Feature: Add custom contact pathing
-Feature: Corrupt packets are more clear that they're corrupt
-Feature: Better, faster patterns around background fetching with explicit opt-in for recurring sync if the app detects you need it
-Feature: More consistent icons
-Feature: Add per-channel local notifications
-Feature: New themes
-Feature: Massive codebase refactor and overhaul
-Bugfix: Fix packet parsing for trace packets
-Bugfix: Refetch channels on reconnect
-Bugfix: Load All on repeater pane on mobile doesn't etend into lower text
-Bugfix: Timestamps in logs
-Bugfix: Correct wrong clock sync command
-Misc: Improve bot error bubble up
-Misc: Update to non-lib-included meshcore-decoder version
-Misc: Revise refactors to be more LLM friendly
-Misc: Fix script executability
-Misc: Better logging format with timestamp
-Misc: Repeater advert buttons separate flood and one-hop
-Misc: Preserve repeater pane on navigation away
-Misc: Clearer iconography and coloring for status bar buttons
-Misc: Search bar to top bar
+* Feature: Custom regions per-channel
+* Feature: Add custom contact pathing
+* Feature: Corrupt packets are more clear that they're corrupt
+* Feature: Better, faster patterns around background fetching with explicit opt-in for recurring sync if the app detects you need it
+* Feature: More consistent icons
+* Feature: Add per-channel local notifications
+* Feature: New themes
+* Feature: Massive codebase refactor and overhaul
+* Bugfix: Fix packet parsing for trace packets
+* Bugfix: Refetch channels on reconnect
+* Bugfix: Load All on repeater pane on mobile doesn't etend into lower text
+* Bugfix: Timestamps in logs
+* Bugfix: Correct wrong clock sync command
+* Misc: Improve bot error bubble up
+* Misc: Update to non-lib-included meshcore-decoder version
+* Misc: Revise refactors to be more LLM friendly
+* Misc: Fix script executability
+* Misc: Better logging format with timestamp
+* Misc: Repeater advert buttons separate flood and one-hop
+* Misc: Preserve repeater pane on navigation away
+* Misc: Clearer iconography and coloring for status bar buttons
+* Misc: Search bar to top bar
 
 ## [2.7.9] - 2026-03-08
 
-Bugfix: Don't obscure new integration dropdown on session boundary
+* Bugfix: Don't obscure new integration dropdown on session boundary
 
 ## [2.7.8] - 2026-03-08
 
@@ -174,287 +193,287 @@ Bugfix: Don't obscure new integration dropdown on session boundary
 
 ## [2.7.8] - 2026-03-08
 
-Bugfix: Improve frontend asset resolution and fixup the build/push script
+* Bugfix: Improve frontend asset resolution and fixup the build/push script
 
 ## [2.7.1] - 2026-03-08
 
-Bugfix: Fix historical DM packet length passing
-Misc: Follow better inclusion patterns for the patched meshcore-decoder and just publish the dang package
-Misc: Patch a bewildering browser quirk that cause large raw packet lists to extend past the bottom of the page
+* Bugfix: Fix historical DM packet length passing
+* Misc: Follow better inclusion patterns for the patched meshcore-decoder and just publish the dang package
+* Misc: Patch a bewildering browser quirk that cause large raw packet lists to extend past the bottom of the page
 
 ## [2.7.0] - 2026-03-08
 
-Feature: Multibyte path support
-Feature: Add multibyte statistics to statistics pane
-Feature: Add path bittage to contact info pane
-Feature: Put tools in a collapsible
+* Feature: Multibyte path support
+* Feature: Add multibyte statistics to statistics pane
+* Feature: Add path bittage to contact info pane
+* Feature: Put tools in a collapsible
 
 ## [2.6.1] - 2026-03-08
 
-Misc: Fix busted docker builds; we don't have a 2.6.0 build sorry
+* Misc: Fix busted docker builds; we don't have a 2.6.0 build sorry
 
 ## [2.6.0] - 2026-03-08
 
-Feature: A11y improvements
-Feature: New themes
-Feature: Backfill channel sender identity when available
-Feature: Modular fanout bus, including Webhooks, more customizable community MQTT, and Apprise
-Bugfix: Unreads now respect blocklist
-Bugfix: Unreads can't accumulate on an open thread
-Bugfix: Channel name in broadcasts
-Bugfix: Add missing httpx dependency
-Bugfix: Improvements to radio startup frontend-blocking time and radio status reporting
-Misc: Improved button signage for app movement
-Misc: Test, performance, and documentation improvements
+* Feature: A11y improvements
+* Feature: New themes
+* Feature: Backfill channel sender identity when available
+* Feature: Modular fanout bus, including Webhooks, more customizable community MQTT, and Apprise
+* Bugfix: Unreads now respect blocklist
+* Bugfix: Unreads can't accumulate on an open thread
+* Bugfix: Channel name in broadcasts
+* Bugfix: Add missing httpx dependency
+* Bugfix: Improvements to radio startup frontend-blocking time and radio status reporting
+* Misc: Improved button signage for app movement
+* Misc: Test, performance, and documentation improvements
 
 ## [2.5.0] - 2026-03-05
 
-Feature: Far better accessibility across the app (with far to go)
-Feature: Add community MQTT stats reporting, and improve over a few commits
-Feature: Color schemes and misc. settings reorg
-Feature: Add why-active to filtered nodes
-Feature: Add channel and contact info box
-Feature: Add contact blocking
-Feature: Add potential repeater path map display
-Feature: Add flood scoping/regions
-Feature: Global message search
-Feature: Fully safe bot disable
-Feature: Add default #remoteterm channel (lol sorry I had to)
-Feature: Custom recency pruning in visualizer
-Bugfix: Be more cautious around null byte stripping
-Bugfix: Clear channel-add interface on not-add-another
-Bugfix: Add status/name/MQTT LWT
-Bugfix: Channel deletion propagates over WS
-Bugfix: Show map location for all nodes on link, not 7-day-limited
-Bugfix: Hide private key channel keys by default
-Misc: Logline to show if cleanup loop on non-sync'd meshcore radio links fixes anything
-Misc: Doc, changelog, and test improvements
-Misc: Add, and remove, package lock (sorry Windows users)
-Misc: Don't show mark all as read if not necessary
-Misc: Fix stale closures and misc. frontend perf/correctness improvements
-Misc: Add Windows startup notes
-Misc: E2E expansion + improvement
-Misc: Move around visualizer settings
+* Feature: Far better accessibility across the app (with far to go)
+* Feature: Add community MQTT stats reporting, and improve over a few commits
+* Feature: Color schemes and misc. settings reorg
+* Feature: Add why-active to filtered nodes
+* Feature: Add channel and contact info box
+* Feature: Add contact blocking
+* Feature: Add potential repeater path map display
+* Feature: Add flood scoping/regions
+* Feature: Global message search
+* Feature: Fully safe bot disable
+* Feature: Add default #remoteterm channel (lol sorry I had to)
+* Feature: Custom recency pruning in visualizer
+* Bugfix: Be more cautious around null byte stripping
+* Bugfix: Clear channel-add interface on not-add-another
+* Bugfix: Add status/name/MQTT LWT
+* Bugfix: Channel deletion propagates over WS
+* Bugfix: Show map location for all nodes on link, not 7-day-limited
+* Bugfix: Hide private key channel keys by default
+* Misc: Logline to show if cleanup loop on non-sync'd meshcore radio links fixes anything
+* Misc: Doc, changelog, and test improvements
+* Misc: Add, and remove, package lock (sorry Windows users)
+* Misc: Don't show mark all as read if not necessary
+* Misc: Fix stale closures and misc. frontend perf/correctness improvements
+* Misc: Add Windows startup notes
+* Misc: E2E expansion + improvement
+* Misc: Move around visualizer settings
 
 ## [2.4.0] - 2026-03-02
 
-Feature: Add community MQTT reporting (e.g. LetsMesh.net)
-Misc: Build scripts and library attribution
-Misc: Add sign of life to E2E tests
+* Feature: Add community MQTT reporting (e.g. LetsMesh.net)
+* Misc: Build scripts and library attribution
+* Misc: Add sign of life to E2E tests
 
 ## [2.3.0] - 2026-03-01
 
-Feature: Click path description to reset to flood
-Feature: Add MQTT publishing
-Feature: Visualizer remembers settings
-Bugfix: Fix prefetch usage
-Bugfix: Fixed an issue where busy channels can result in double-display of incoming messages
-Misc: Drop py3.12 requirement
-Misc: Performance, documentation, test, and file structure optimizations
-Misc: Add arrows between route nodes on contact info
-Misc: Show repeater path/type in title bar
+* Feature: Click path description to reset to flood
+* Feature: Add MQTT publishing
+* Feature: Visualizer remembers settings
+* Bugfix: Fix prefetch usage
+* Bugfix: Fixed an issue where busy channels can result in double-display of incoming messages
+* Misc: Drop py3.12 requirement
+* Misc: Performance, documentation, test, and file structure optimizations
+* Misc: Add arrows between route nodes on contact info
+* Misc: Show repeater path/type in title bar
 
 ## [2.2.0] - 2026-02-28
 
-Feature: Track advert paths and use to disambiguate repeater identity in visualizer
-Feature: Contact info pane
-Feature: Overhaul repeater interface
-Bugfix: Misc. frontend rendering + perf improvements
-Bugfix: Better behavior around radio locking and autofetch/polling
-Bugfix: Clear channel name field on new-channel modal tab change
-Bugfix: Repeater inforbox can scroll
-Bugfix: Better handling of historical DM encrypts
-Bugfix: Handle errors if returned in prefetch phase
-Misc: Radio event response failure is logged/surfaced better
-Misc: Improve test coverage and remove dead code
-Misc: Documentation and errata improvements
-Misc: Database storage optimization
+* Feature: Track advert paths and use to disambiguate repeater identity in visualizer
+* Feature: Contact info pane
+* Feature: Overhaul repeater interface
+* Bugfix: Misc. frontend rendering + perf improvements
+* Bugfix: Better behavior around radio locking and autofetch/polling
+* Bugfix: Clear channel name field on new-channel modal tab change
+* Bugfix: Repeater inforbox can scroll
+* Bugfix: Better handling of historical DM encrypts
+* Bugfix: Handle errors if returned in prefetch phase
+* Misc: Radio event response failure is logged/surfaced better
+* Misc: Improve test coverage and remove dead code
+* Misc: Documentation and errata improvements
+* Misc: Database storage optimization
 
 ## [2.1.0] - 2026-02-23
 
-Feature: Add ability to remember last-used channel on load
-Feature: Add `docker compose` support (thanks @suymur !)
-Feature: Better-aligned favicon (lol)
-Bugfix: Disable autocomplete on message field
-Bugfix: Legacy hash restoration on page load
-Bugfix: Align resend buttons in pathing modal
-Bugfix: Update README.md (briefly), then docker-compose.yaml, to reflect correct docker image host
-Bugfix: Correct settings pane scroll lock on zoom (thanks @yellowcooln !)
-Bugfix: Improved repeater comms on busy meshes
-Bugfix: Drain before autofetch from radio
-Bugfix: Fix, or document exceptions to, sub-second resolution message failure
-Bugfix: Improved handling of radio connection, disconnection, and connection-aliveness-status
-Bugfix: Force server-side keystore update when radio key changes
-Bugfix: Reduce WS churn for incoming message handling
-Bugfix: Fix content type signalling for irrelevant endpoints
-Bugfix: Handle stuck post-connect failure state
-Misc: Documentation & version parsing improvements
-Misc: Hide char counter on mobile for short messages
-Misc: Typo fixes in docs and settings
-Misc: Add dynamic webmanifest for hosts that can support it
-Misc: Improve DB size via dropping unnecessary uniqs, indices, vacuum, and offering ability to drop historical matches packets
-Misc: Drop weird rounded bounding box for settings
-Misc: Move resend buttons to pathing modal
-Misc: Improved comments around database ownership on *nix systems
-Misc: Move to SSoT for message dedupe on frontend
-Misc: Move DM ack clearing to standard poll, and increase hold time between polling
-Misc: Holistic testing overhaul
+* Feature: Add ability to remember last-used channel on load
+* Feature: Add `docker compose` support (thanks @suymur !)
+* Feature: Better-aligned favicon (lol)
+* Bugfix: Disable autocomplete on message field
+* Bugfix: Legacy hash restoration on page load
+* Bugfix: Align resend buttons in pathing modal
+* Bugfix: Update README.md (briefly), then docker-compose.yaml, to reflect correct docker image host
+* Bugfix: Correct settings pane scroll lock on zoom (thanks @yellowcooln !)
+* Bugfix: Improved repeater comms on busy meshes
+* Bugfix: Drain before autofetch from radio
+* Bugfix: Fix, or document exceptions to, sub-second resolution message failure
+* Bugfix: Improved handling of radio connection, disconnection, and connection-aliveness-status
+* Bugfix: Force server-side keystore update when radio key changes
+* Bugfix: Reduce WS churn for incoming message handling
+* Bugfix: Fix content type signalling for irrelevant endpoints
+* Bugfix: Handle stuck post-connect failure state
+* Misc: Documentation & version parsing improvements
+* Misc: Hide char counter on mobile for short messages
+* Misc: Typo fixes in docs and settings
+* Misc: Add dynamic webmanifest for hosts that can support it
+* Misc: Improve DB size via dropping unnecessary uniqs, indices, vacuum, and offering ability to drop historical matches packets
+* Misc: Drop weird rounded bounding box for settings
+* Misc: Move resend buttons to pathing modal
+* Misc: Improved comments around database ownership on *nix systems
+* Misc: Move to SSoT for message dedupe on frontend
+* Misc: Move DM ack clearing to standard poll, and increase hold time between polling
+* Misc: Holistic testing overhaul
 
 ## [2.0.1] - 2026-02-16
 
-Bugfix: Fix missing trigger condition on statistics pane expansion on mobile
+* Bugfix: Fix missing trigger condition on statistics pane expansion on mobile
 
 ## [2.0.0] - 2026-02-16
 
-Feature: Frontend UX + log overhaul
-Bugfix: Use contact object from DB for broadcast rather than handrolling
-Bugfix: Fix out of order path WS messages overwriting each other
-Bugfix: Make broadcast timestamp match fallback logic used in storage code
-Bugfix: Fix repeater command timestamp selection logic
-Bugfix: Use actual pubkey matching for path update, and don't action serial path update events (use RX packet)
-Bugfix: Add missing radio operation locks in a few spots
-Bugfix: Fix dedupe for frontend raw packet delivery (mesh visualizer much more active now!)
-Bugfix: Less aggressive dedupe for advert packets (we don't care about the payload, we care about the path, duh)
-Misc: Visualizer layout refinement & option labels
+* Feature: Frontend UX + log overhaul
+* Bugfix: Use contact object from DB for broadcast rather than handrolling
+* Bugfix: Fix out of order path WS messages overwriting each other
+* Bugfix: Make broadcast timestamp match fallback logic used in storage code
+* Bugfix: Fix repeater command timestamp selection logic
+* Bugfix: Use actual pubkey matching for path update, and don't action serial path update events (use RX packet)
+* Bugfix: Add missing radio operation locks in a few spots
+* Bugfix: Fix dedupe for frontend raw packet delivery (mesh visualizer much more active now!)
+* Bugfix: Less aggressive dedupe for advert packets (we don't care about the payload, we care about the path, duh)
+* Misc: Visualizer layout refinement & option labels
 
 ## [1.10.0] - 2026-02-16
 
-Feature: Collapsible sidebar sections with per-section unread badge (thanks @rgregg !)
-Feature: 3D mesh visualizer
-Feature: Statistics pane
-Feature: Support incoming/outgoing indication for bot invocations
-Feature: Quick byte-perfect message resend if you got unlucky with repeats (thanks @rgregg -- we had a parallel implementation but I appreciate your work!)
-Bugfix: Fix top padding out outgoing message
-Bugfix: Frontend performance, appearance, and Lighthouse improvements (prefetches, form labelling, contrast, channel/roomlist changes)
-Bugfix: Multiple-sent messages had path appearing delays until rerender
-Bugfix: Fix ack/message race condition that caused dropped ack displays until rerender
-Misc: Dedupe contacts/rooms by key and not name to prevent name collisions creating unreachable conversations
-Misc: s/stopped/idle/ for room finder
+* Feature: Collapsible sidebar sections with per-section unread badge (thanks @rgregg !)
+* Feature: 3D mesh visualizer
+* Feature: Statistics pane
+* Feature: Support incoming/outgoing indication for bot invocations
+* Feature: Quick byte-perfect message resend if you got unlucky with repeats (thanks @rgregg -- we had a parallel implementation but I appreciate your work!)
+* Bugfix: Fix top padding out outgoing message
+* Bugfix: Frontend performance, appearance, and Lighthouse improvements (prefetches, form labelling, contrast, channel/roomlist changes)
+* Bugfix: Multiple-sent messages had path appearing delays until rerender
+* Bugfix: Fix ack/message race condition that caused dropped ack displays until rerender
+* Misc: Dedupe contacts/rooms by key and not name to prevent name collisions creating unreachable conversations
+* Misc: s/stopped/idle/ for room finder
 
 ## [1.9.3] - 2026-02-12
 
-Feature: Upgrade the room finder to support two-word rooms
+* Feature: Upgrade the room finder to support two-word rooms
 
 ## [1.9.2] - 2026-02-12
 
-Feature: Options dialog sucks less
-Bugfix: Move tests to isolated memory DB
-Bugfix: Mention case sensitivity
-Bugfix: Stale header retention on settings page view
-Bugfix: Non-isolated path writing
-Bugfix: Nullable contact fields are now passed as real nulls
-Bugfix: Look at all fields on message reconcile, not just text
-Bugfix: Make mark-all-as-read atomic
-Misc: Purge unused WS handlers from back when we did chans and contacts over WS, not API
-Misc: Massive test and AGENTS.md overhauls and additions
+* Feature: Options dialog sucks less
+* Bugfix: Move tests to isolated memory DB
+* Bugfix: Mention case sensitivity
+* Bugfix: Stale header retention on settings page view
+* Bugfix: Non-isolated path writing
+* Bugfix: Nullable contact fields are now passed as real nulls
+* Bugfix: Look at all fields on message reconcile, not just text
+* Bugfix: Make mark-all-as-read atomic
+* Misc: Purge unused WS handlers from back when we did chans and contacts over WS, not API
+* Misc: Massive test and AGENTS.md overhauls and additions
 
 ## [1.9.1] - 2026-02-10
 
-Feature: Contacts and channels use keys, not names
-Bugfix: Fix falsy casting of 0 in lat lon and timing data
-Bugfix: Show message length in bytes, not chars
-Bugfix: Fix phantom unread badges on focused convos
-Misc: Bot invocation to async
-Misc: Use full key, not prefix, where we can
+* Feature: Contacts and channels use keys, not names
+* Bugfix: Fix falsy casting of 0 in lat lon and timing data
+* Bugfix: Show message length in bytes, not chars
+* Bugfix: Fix phantom unread badges on focused convos
+* Misc: Bot invocation to async
+* Misc: Use full key, not prefix, where we can
 
 ## [1.9.0] - 2026-02-10
 
-Feature: Favorited contacts are preferentially loaded onto the radio
-Feature: Add recent-message caching for fast switching
-Feature: Add echo paths modal when echo-heard checkbox is clicked
-Feature: Add experimental byte-perfect double-send for bad RF environments to try to punch the message out
+* Feature: Favorited contacts are preferentially loaded onto the radio
+* Feature: Add recent-message caching for fast switching
+* Feature: Add echo paths modal when echo-heard checkbox is clicked
+* Feature: Add experimental byte-perfect double-send for bad RF environments to try to punch the message out
 Frontend: Better styling on echo + message path display
-Bugfix: Prevent frontend static file serving path traversal vuln
-Bugfix: Safer prefix-claiming for DMs we don't have the key for
-Bugfix: Prevent injection from mentions with special characters
-Bugfix: Fix repeaters comms showing in wrong channel when repeater operations are in flight and the channel is changed quickly
-Bugfix: App can boot and test without a frontend dir
-Misc: Improve and consistent-ify (?) backend radio operation lock management
-Misc: Frontend performance and safety enhancements
-Misc: Move builds to non-bundled; usage requires building the Frontend
-Misc: Update tests and agent docs
+* Bugfix: Prevent frontend static file serving path traversal vuln
+* Bugfix: Safer prefix-claiming for DMs we don't have the key for
+* Bugfix: Prevent injection from mentions with special characters
+* Bugfix: Fix repeaters comms showing in wrong channel when repeater operations are in flight and the channel is changed quickly
+* Bugfix: App can boot and test without a frontend dir
+* Misc: Improve and consistent-ify (?) backend radio operation lock management
+* Misc: Frontend performance and safety enhancements
+* Misc: Move builds to non-bundled; usage requires building the Frontend
+* Misc: Update tests and agent docs
 
 ## [1.8.0] - 2026-02-07
 
-Feature: Single hop ping
-Feature: PWA viewport fixes(thanks @rgregg)
+* Feature: Single hop ping
+* Feature: PWA viewport fixes(thanks @rgregg)
 Feature (?): No frontend distribution; build it yourself ;P
-Bugfix: Fix channel message send race condition (concurrent sends could corrupt shared radio slot)
-Bugfix: Fix TOCTOU race in radio reconnect (duplicate connections under contention)
-Bugfix: Better guarding around reconnection
-Bugfix: Duplicate websocket connection fixes
-Bugfix: Settings tab error cleanliness on tab swap
-Bugfix: Fix path traversal vuln
+* Bugfix: Fix channel message send race condition (concurrent sends could corrupt shared radio slot)
+* Bugfix: Fix TOCTOU race in radio reconnect (duplicate connections under contention)
+* Bugfix: Better guarding around reconnection
+* Bugfix: Duplicate websocket connection fixes
+* Bugfix: Settings tab error cleanliness on tab swap
+* Bugfix: Fix path traversal vuln
 UI: Swap visualizer legend ordering (yay prettier)
-Misc: Perf and locking improvements
-Misc: Always flood advertisements
-Misc: Better packet dupe handling
-Misc: Dead code cleanup, test improvements
+* Misc: Perf and locking improvements
+* Misc: Always flood advertisements
+* Misc: Better packet dupe handling
+* Misc: Dead code cleanup, test improvements
 
 ## [1.7.1] - 2026-02-03
 
-Feature: Clickable hyperlinks
-Bugfix: More consistent public key normalization
-Bugfix: Use more reliable cursor paging
-Bugfix: Fix null timestamp dedupe failure
-Bugfix: More consistent prefix-based message claiming on key receipt
-Misc: Bot can respond to its own messages
-Misc: Additional tests
-Misc: Remove unneeded message dedupe logic
-Misc: Resync settings after radio settings mutation
+* Feature: Clickable hyperlinks
+* Bugfix: More consistent public key normalization
+* Bugfix: Use more reliable cursor paging
+* Bugfix: Fix null timestamp dedupe failure
+* Bugfix: More consistent prefix-based message claiming on key receipt
+* Misc: Bot can respond to its own messages
+* Misc: Additional tests
+* Misc: Remove unneeded message dedupe logic
+* Misc: Resync settings after radio settings mutation
 
 ## [1.7.0] - 2026-01-27
 
-Feature: Multi-bot functionality
-Bugfix: Adjust bot code editor display and add line numbers
-Bugfix: Fix clock filtering and contact lookup behavior bugs
-Bugfix: Fix repeater message duplication issue
-Bugfix: Correct outbound message timestamp assignment (affecting outgoing messages seen as incoming)
+* Feature: Multi-bot functionality
+* Bugfix: Adjust bot code editor display and add line numbers
+* Bugfix: Fix clock filtering and contact lookup behavior bugs
+* Bugfix: Fix repeater message duplication issue
+* Bugfix: Correct outbound message timestamp assignment (affecting outgoing messages seen as incoming)
 UI: Move advertise button to identity tab
-Misc: Clarify fallback functionality for missing private key export in logs
+* Misc: Clarify fallback functionality for missing private key export in logs
 
 ## [1.6.0] - 2026-01-26
 
-Feature: Visualizer: extract public key from AnonReq, add heuristic repeater disambiguation, add reset button, draggable nodes
-Feature: Customizable advertising interval
-Feature: In-app bot setup
-Bugfix: Force contact onto radio before DM send
-Misc: Remove unused code
+* Feature: Visualizer: extract public key from AnonReq, add heuristic repeater disambiguation, add reset button, draggable nodes
+* Feature: Customizable advertising interval
+* Feature: In-app bot setup
+* Bugfix: Force contact onto radio before DM send
+* Misc: Remove unused code
 
 ## [1.5.0] - 2026-01-19
 
-Feature: Network visualizer
+* Feature: Network visualizer
 
 ## [1.4.1] - 2026-01-19
 
-Feature: Add option to attempt historical DM decrypt on new-contact advertisement (disabled by default)
-Feature: Server-side preference management for favorites, read status, etc.
+* Feature: Add option to attempt historical DM decrypt on new-contact advertisement (disabled by default)
+* Feature: Server-side preference management for favorites, read status, etc.
 UI: More compact hop labelling
-Bugfix: Misc. race conditions and websocket handling
-Bugfix: Reduce fetching cadence by loading all contact data at start to prevent fetches on advertise-driven update
+* Bugfix: Misc. race conditions and websocket handling
+* Bugfix: Reduce fetching cadence by loading all contact data at start to prevent fetches on advertise-driven update
 
 ## [1.4.0] - 2026-01-18
 
 UI: Improve button layout for room searcher
 UI: Improve favicon coloring
 UI: Improve status bar button layout on small screen
-Feature: Show multi-path hop display with distance estimates
-Feature: Search rooms and contacts by key, not just name
-Bugfix: Historical DM decryption now works as expected
-Bugfix: Don't double-set active conversation after addition; wait for backend room name normalization
+* Feature: Show multi-path hop display with distance estimates
+* Feature: Search rooms and contacts by key, not just name
+* Bugfix: Historical DM decryption now works as expected
+* Bugfix: Don't double-set active conversation after addition; wait for backend room name normalization
 
 ## [1.3.1] - 2026-01-17
 
 UI: Rework restart handling
-Feature: Add `dutycyle_start` command to logged-in repeater session to start five min duty cycle tracking
+* Feature: Add `dutycyle_start` command to logged-in repeater session to start five min duty cycle tracking
 Bug: Improve error message rendering from server-side errors
 UI: Remove octothorpe from channel listing
 
 ## [1.3.0] - 2026-01-17
 
-Feature: Rework database schema to drop unnecessary columns and dedupe payloads at the DB level
-Feature: Massive frontend settings overhaul. It ain't gorgeous but it's easier to navigate.
-Feature: Drop repeater login wait time; vestigial from debugging a different issue
+* Feature: Rework database schema to drop unnecessary columns and dedupe payloads at the DB level
+* Feature: Massive frontend settings overhaul. It ain't gorgeous but it's easier to navigate.
+* Feature: Drop repeater login wait time; vestigial from debugging a different issue
 
 ## [1.2.1] - 2026-01-17
 
@@ -462,27 +481,27 @@ Update: Update meshcore-hashtag-cracker to include sender-identification correct
 
 ## [1.2.0] - 2026-01-16
 
-Feature: Add favorites
+* Feature: Add favorites
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2026-01-14
 
-Bugfix: Use actual pathing data from advertisements, not just always flood (oops)
-Bugfix: Autosync radio clock periodically to prevent drift (would show up most commonly as issues with repeater comms)
+* Bugfix: Use actual pathing data from advertisements, not just always flood (oops)
+* Bugfix: Autosync radio clock periodically to prevent drift (would show up most commonly as issues with repeater comms)
 
 ## [1.0.3] - 2026-01-13
 
-Bugfix: Add missing test management packages
-Improvement: Drop unnecessary repeater timeouts, and retain timeout for login only -- repeater ops are faster AND more reliable!
+* Bugfix: Add missing test management packages
+* Improvement: Drop unnecessary repeater timeouts, and retain timeout for login only -- repeater ops are faster AND more reliable!
 
 ## [1.0.2] - 2026-01-13
 
-Improvement: Add delays between router ops to prevent traffic collisions
+* Improvement: Add delays between router ops to prevent traffic collisions
 
 ## [1.0.1] - 2026-01-13
 
-Bugixes: Cleaner DB shutdown, radio reconnect contention, packet dedupe garbage removal
+* Bugixes: Cleaner DB shutdown, radio reconnect contention, packet dedupe garbage removal
 
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-01-13
 
-Initial full release!
+* Initial full release!
 

app/migrations.py

@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ async def run_migrations(conn: aiosqlite.Connection) -> int:
         await set_version(conn, 47)
         applied += 1
 
+    # Migration 49: Repeater telemetry history table
+    if version < 49:
+        logger.info("Applying migration 49: repeater telemetry history")
+        await _migrate_049_repeater_telemetry_history(conn)
+        await set_version(conn, 49)
+        applied += 1
+
     if applied > 0:
         logger.info(
             "Applied %d migration(s), schema now at version %d", applied, await get_version(conn)
@@ -2909,3 +2916,25 @@ async def _migrate_047_add_statistics_indexes(conn: aiosqlite.Connection) -> Non
                 """
             )
     await conn.commit()
+
+
+async def _migrate_049_repeater_telemetry_history(conn: aiosqlite.Connection) -> None:
+    """Create repeater_telemetry_history table for JSON-blob telemetry snapshots."""
+    await conn.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS repeater_telemetry_history (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            public_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+            timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL,
+            data TEXT NOT NULL,
+            FOREIGN KEY (public_key) REFERENCES contacts(public_key) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        )
+        """
+    )
+    await conn.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_repeater_telemetry_pk_ts
+            ON repeater_telemetry_history (public_key, timestamp)
+        """
+    )
+    await conn.commit()

app/models.py

@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@ class RepeaterStatusResponse(BaseModel):
     flood_dups: int = Field(description="Duplicate flood packets")
     direct_dups: int = Field(description="Duplicate direct packets")
     full_events: int = Field(description="Full event queue count")
+    telemetry_history: list["TelemetryHistoryEntry"] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Recent telemetry history snapshots"
+    )
 
 
 class RepeaterNodeInfoResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -914,3 +917,8 @@ class StatisticsResponse(BaseModel):
     known_channels_active: ContactActivityCounts
     path_hash_width_24h: PathHashWidthStats
     noise_floor_24h: NoiseFloorHistoryStats
+
+
+class TelemetryHistoryEntry(BaseModel):
+    timestamp: int
+    data: dict

app/repository/__init__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from app.repository.contacts import (
 from app.repository.fanout import FanoutConfigRepository
 from app.repository.messages import MessageRepository
 from app.repository.raw_packets import RawPacketRepository
+from app.repository.repeater_telemetry import RepeaterTelemetryRepository
 from app.repository.settings import AppSettingsRepository, StatisticsRepository
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -20,5 +21,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "FanoutConfigRepository",
     "MessageRepository",
     "RawPacketRepository",
+    "RepeaterTelemetryRepository",
     "StatisticsRepository",
 ]

app/repository/contacts.py

@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ class ContactRepository:
         await db.conn.execute(
             "DELETE FROM contact_advert_paths WHERE public_key = ?", (normalized,)
         )
+        await db.conn.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM repeater_telemetry_history WHERE public_key = ?", (normalized,)
+        )
         await db.conn.execute("DELETE FROM contacts WHERE public_key = ?", (normalized,))
         await db.conn.commit()
 

app/repository/repeater_telemetry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import time
+
+from app.database import db
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Maximum age for telemetry history entries (30 days)
+_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 30 * 86400
+
+# Maximum entries to keep per repeater (sanity cap)
+_MAX_ENTRIES_PER_REPEATER = 1000
+
+
+class RepeaterTelemetryRepository:
+    @staticmethod
+    async def record(
+        public_key: str,
+        timestamp: int,
+        data: dict,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Insert a telemetry history row and prune stale entries."""
+        await db.conn.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO repeater_telemetry_history
+                (public_key, timestamp, data)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+            """,
+            (public_key, timestamp, json.dumps(data)),
+        )
+
+        # Prune entries older than 30 days
+        cutoff = int(time.time()) - _MAX_AGE_SECONDS
+        await db.conn.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM repeater_telemetry_history WHERE public_key = ? AND timestamp < ?",
+            (public_key, cutoff),
+        )
+
+        # Cap at _MAX_ENTRIES_PER_REPEATER (keep newest)
+        await db.conn.execute(
+            """
+            DELETE FROM repeater_telemetry_history
+            WHERE public_key = ? AND id NOT IN (
+                SELECT id FROM repeater_telemetry_history
+                WHERE public_key = ?
+                ORDER BY timestamp DESC
+                LIMIT ?
+            )
+            """,
+            (public_key, public_key, _MAX_ENTRIES_PER_REPEATER),
+        )
+
+        await db.conn.commit()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def get_history(public_key: str, since_timestamp: int) -> list[dict]:
+        """Return telemetry rows for a repeater since a given timestamp, ordered ASC."""
+        cursor = await db.conn.execute(
+            """
+            SELECT timestamp, data
+            FROM repeater_telemetry_history
+            WHERE public_key = ? AND timestamp >= ?
+            ORDER BY timestamp ASC
+            """,
+            (public_key, since_timestamp),
+        )
+        rows = await cursor.fetchall()
+        return [
+            {
+                "timestamp": row["timestamp"],
+                "data": json.loads(row["data"]),
+            }
+            for row in rows
+        ]

app/routers/debug.py

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import hashlib
 import logging
+import os
+import platform
+import struct
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any
@@ -9,8 +12,9 @@ from meshcore import EventType
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from app.config import get_recent_log_lines, settings
+from app.models import AppSettings
 from app.radio_sync import get_contacts_selected_for_radio_sync, get_radio_channel_limit
-from app.repository import MessageRepository, StatisticsRepository
+from app.repository import AppSettingsRepository, MessageRepository, StatisticsRepository
 from app.routers.health import HealthResponse, build_health_data
 from app.services.radio_runtime import radio_runtime
 from app.version_info import get_app_build_info, git_output
@@ -34,6 +38,13 @@ LOG_COPY_BOUNDARY_PREFIX = [
 ]
 
 
+class DebugSystemInfo(BaseModel):
+    os: str
+    arch: str
+    arch_bits: int
+    total_ram_mb: int
+
+
 class DebugApplicationInfo(BaseModel):
     version: str
     version_source: str
@@ -93,16 +104,44 @@ class DebugDatabaseInfo(BaseModel):
     total_outgoing: int
 
 
+class DebugAppSettings(BaseModel):
+    max_radio_contacts: int
+    auto_decrypt_dm_on_advert: bool
+    advert_interval: int
+    flood_scope: str
+    blocked_keys_count: int
+    blocked_names_count: int
+
+
 class DebugSnapshotResponse(BaseModel):
     captured_at: str
+    system: DebugSystemInfo
     application: DebugApplicationInfo
     health: HealthResponse
+    settings: DebugAppSettings
     runtime: DebugRuntimeInfo
     database: DebugDatabaseInfo
     radio_probe: DebugRadioProbe
     logs: list[str]
 
 
+def _build_system_info() -> DebugSystemInfo:
+    try:
+        # os.sysconf is available on Linux/macOS
+        page_size = os.sysconf("SC_PAGE_SIZE")
+        page_count = os.sysconf("SC_PHYS_PAGES")
+        total_ram_mb = (page_size * page_count) // (1024 * 1024)
+    except (AttributeError, ValueError, OSError):
+        total_ram_mb = 0
+
+    return DebugSystemInfo(
+        os=f"{platform.system()} {platform.release()}",
+        arch=platform.machine(),
+        arch_bits=struct.calcsize("P") * 8,
+        total_ram_mb=total_ram_mb,
+    )
+
+
 def _build_application_info() -> DebugApplicationInfo:
     build_info = get_app_build_info()
     dirty_output = git_output("status", "--porcelain")
@@ -158,6 +197,17 @@ def _coerce_live_max_channels(device_info: dict[str, Any] | None) -> int | None:
         return None
 
 
+def _build_debug_app_settings(app_settings: AppSettings) -> DebugAppSettings:
+    return DebugAppSettings(
+        max_radio_contacts=app_settings.max_radio_contacts,
+        auto_decrypt_dm_on_advert=app_settings.auto_decrypt_dm_on_advert,
+        advert_interval=app_settings.advert_interval,
+        flood_scope=app_settings.flood_scope,
+        blocked_keys_count=len(app_settings.blocked_keys),
+        blocked_names_count=len(app_settings.blocked_names),
+    )
+
+
 async def _build_contact_audit(
     observed_contacts_payload: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
 ) -> DebugContactAudit:
@@ -265,6 +315,7 @@ async def _probe_radio() -> DebugRadioProbe:
 async def debug_support_snapshot() -> DebugSnapshotResponse:
     """Return a support/debug snapshot with recent logs and live radio state."""
     health_data = await build_health_data(radio_runtime.is_connected, radio_runtime.connection_info)
+    app_settings = await AppSettingsRepository.get()
     message_totals = await StatisticsRepository.get_database_message_totals()
     radio_probe = await _probe_radio()
     channels_with_incoming_messages = (
@@ -272,8 +323,10 @@ async def debug_support_snapshot() -> DebugSnapshotResponse:
     )
     return DebugSnapshotResponse(
         captured_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        system=_build_system_info(),
         application=_build_application_info(),
         health=HealthResponse(**health_data),
+        settings=_build_debug_app_settings(app_settings),
         runtime=DebugRuntimeInfo(
             connection_info=radio_runtime.connection_info,
             connection_desired=radio_runtime.connection_desired,

app/routers/repeaters.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import time
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ from app.models import (
     RepeaterOwnerInfoResponse,
     RepeaterRadioSettingsResponse,
     RepeaterStatusResponse,
+    TelemetryHistoryEntry,
 )
-from app.repository import ContactRepository
+from app.repository import ContactRepository, RepeaterTelemetryRepository
 from app.routers.contacts import _ensure_on_radio, _resolve_contact_or_404
 from app.routers.server_control import (
     batch_cli_fetch,
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ async def repeater_status(public_key: str) -> RepeaterStatusResponse:
     if status is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=504, detail="No status response from repeater")
 
-    return RepeaterStatusResponse(
+    response = RepeaterStatusResponse(
         battery_volts=status.get("bat", 0) / 1000.0,
         tx_queue_len=status.get("tx_queue_len", 0),
         noise_floor_dbm=status.get("noise_floor", 0),
@@ -128,6 +130,39 @@ async def repeater_status(public_key: str) -> RepeaterStatusResponse:
         full_events=status.get("full_evts", 0),
     )
 
+    # Record to telemetry history as a JSON blob (best-effort)
+    now = int(time.time())
+    status_dict = response.model_dump(exclude={"telemetry_history"})
+    try:
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(
+            public_key=contact.public_key,
+            timestamp=now,
+            data=status_dict,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Failed to record telemetry history: %s", e)
+
+    # Fetch recent history and embed in response
+    try:
+        since = now - 30 * 86400  # last 30 days
+        rows = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(contact.public_key, since)
+        response.telemetry_history = [TelemetryHistoryEntry(**row) for row in rows]
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Failed to fetch telemetry history: %s", e)
+
+    return response
+
+
+@router.get("/{public_key}/repeater/telemetry-history")
+async def repeater_telemetry_history(public_key: str) -> list[TelemetryHistoryEntry]:
+    """Return stored telemetry history for a repeater (no radio command needed)."""
+    contact = await _resolve_contact_or_404(public_key)
+    _require_repeater(contact)
+
+    since = int(time.time()) - 30 * 86400
+    rows = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(contact.public_key, since)
+    return [TelemetryHistoryEntry(**row) for row in rows]
+
 
 @router.post("/{public_key}/repeater/lpp-telemetry", response_model=RepeaterLppTelemetryResponse)
 async def repeater_lpp_telemetry(public_key: str) -> RepeaterLppTelemetryResponse:

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "remoteterm-meshcore-frontend",
-  "version": "3.6.2",
+  "version": "3.6.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "remoteterm-meshcore-frontend",
-      "version": "3.6.2",
+      "version": "3.6.3",
       "dependencies": {
         "@codemirror/lang-python": "^6.2.1",
         "@codemirror/theme-one-dark": "^6.1.3",

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "remoteterm-meshcore-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.6.3",
+  "version": "3.6.7",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import type {
   RepeaterRadioSettingsResponse,
   RepeaterStatusResponse,
   StatisticsResponse,
+  TelemetryHistoryEntry,
   TraceResponse,
   UnreadCounts,
 } from './types';
@@ -374,6 +375,8 @@ export const api = {
     fetchJson<RepeaterStatusResponse>(`/contacts/${publicKey}/repeater/status`, {
       method: 'POST',
     }),
+  repeaterTelemetryHistory: (publicKey: string) =>
+    fetchJson<TelemetryHistoryEntry[]>(`/contacts/${publicKey}/repeater/telemetry-history`),
   repeaterNeighbors: (publicKey: string) =>
     fetchJson<RepeaterNeighborsResponse>(`/contacts/${publicKey}/repeater/neighbors`, {
       method: 'POST',

frontend/src/components/RepeaterDashboard.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
+import { api } from '../api';
 import { toast } from './ui/sonner';
 import { Button } from './ui/button';
 import { Bell, Route, Star, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { isFavorite } from '../utils/favorites';
 import { handleKeyboardActivate } from '../utils/a11y';
 import { isValidLocation } from '../utils/pathUtils';
 import { ContactStatusInfo } from './ContactStatusInfo';
-import type { Contact, Conversation, Favorite, PathDiscoveryResponse } from '../types';
+import type { Contact, Conversation, Favorite, PathDiscoveryResponse, TelemetryHistoryEntry } from '../types';
 import { cn } from '../lib/utils';
 import { TelemetryPane } from './repeater/RepeaterTelemetryPane';
 import { NeighborsPane } from './repeater/RepeaterNeighborsPane';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { LppTelemetryPane } from './repeater/RepeaterLppTelemetryPane';
 import { OwnerInfoPane } from './repeater/RepeaterOwnerInfoPane';
 import { ActionsPane } from './repeater/RepeaterActionsPane';
 import { ConsolePane } from './repeater/RepeaterConsolePane';
+import { TelemetryHistoryPane } from './repeater/RepeaterTelemetryHistoryPane';
 import { ContactPathDiscoveryModal } from './ContactPathDiscoveryModal';
 
 // Re-export for backwards compatibility (used by repeaterFormatters.test.ts)
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export function RepeaterDashboard({
   onDeleteContact,
 }: RepeaterDashboardProps) {
   const [pathDiscoveryOpen, setPathDiscoveryOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [telemetryHistory, setTelemetryHistory] = useState<TelemetryHistoryEntry[]>([]);
   const contact = contacts.find((c) => c.public_key === conversation.id) ?? null;
   const hasAdvertLocation = isValidLocation(contact?.lat ?? null, contact?.lon ?? null);
   const {
@@ -88,7 +91,21 @@ export function RepeaterDashboard({
   const { password, setPassword, rememberPassword, setRememberPassword, persistAfterLogin } =
     useRememberedServerPassword('repeater', conversation.id);
 
+  // Auto-fetch stored telemetry history from DB (no mesh traffic)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api.repeaterTelemetryHistory(conversation.id).then(setTelemetryHistory).catch(() => {});
+  }, [conversation.id]);
+
+  // Refresh when a live status fetch returns newer data
+  const statusHistory = paneData.status?.telemetry_history;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (statusHistory && statusHistory.length > 0) {
+      setTelemetryHistory(statusHistory);
+    }
+  }, [statusHistory]);
+
   const isFav = isFavorite(favorites, 'contact', conversation.id);
+
   const handleRepeaterLogin = async (nextPassword: string) => {
     await login(nextPassword);
     persistAfterLogin(nextPassword);
@@ -336,6 +353,9 @@ export function RepeaterDashboard({
               loading={consoleLoading}
               onSend={sendConsoleCommand}
             />
+
+            {/* Telemetry history chart — full width, below console */}
+            <TelemetryHistoryPane entries={telemetryHistory} />
           </div>
         )}
       </div>

frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ export function Sidebar({
           onClick={onNewMessage}
           title="Add channel or contact"
           aria-label="Add channel or contact"
-          className="h-8 w-full justify-start gap-2 px-3 text-[13px]"
+          className="h-8 w-full justify-start gap-2 border-primary/20 bg-primary/5 px-3 text-[13px] text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 hover:text-primary"
         >
           <SquarePen className="h-4 w-4" />
           <span>Add Channel/Contact</span>

frontend/src/components/repeater/RepeaterTelemetryHistoryPane.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import {
+  AreaChart,
+  Area,
+  XAxis,
+  YAxis,
+  CartesianGrid,
+  Tooltip as RechartsTooltip,
+  ResponsiveContainer,
+} from 'recharts';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import type { TelemetryHistoryEntry } from '../../types';
+
+type Metric = 'battery_volts' | 'noise_floor_dbm' | 'packets' | 'uptime_seconds';
+
+const METRIC_CONFIG: Record<Metric, { label: string; unit: string; color: string }> = {
+  battery_volts: { label: 'Voltage', unit: 'V', color: '#22c55e' },
+  noise_floor_dbm: { label: 'Noise Floor', unit: 'dBm', color: '#8b5cf6' },
+  packets: { label: 'Packets', unit: '', color: '#0ea5e9' },
+  uptime_seconds: { label: 'Uptime', unit: 's', color: '#f59e0b' },
+};
+
+const TOOLTIP_STYLE = {
+  contentStyle: {
+    backgroundColor: 'hsl(var(--popover))',
+    border: '1px solid hsl(var(--border))',
+    borderRadius: '6px',
+    fontSize: '11px',
+    color: 'hsl(var(--popover-foreground))',
+  },
+  itemStyle: { color: 'hsl(var(--popover-foreground))' },
+  labelStyle: { color: 'hsl(var(--muted-foreground))' },
+} as const;
+
+function formatTime(ts: number): string {
+  return new Date(ts * 1000).toLocaleString([], {
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    hour: '2-digit',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+  });
+}
+
+function formatUptime(seconds: number): string {
+  if (seconds < 3600) return `${Math.round(seconds / 60)}m`;
+  if (seconds < 86400) return `${(seconds / 3600).toFixed(1)}h`;
+  return `${(seconds / 86400).toFixed(1)}d`;
+}
+
+export function TelemetryHistoryPane({ entries }: { entries: TelemetryHistoryEntry[] }) {
+  const [metric, setMetric] = useState<Metric>('battery_volts');
+
+  const config = METRIC_CONFIG[metric];
+
+  const chartData = useMemo(() => {
+    return entries.map((e) => {
+      const d = e.data;
+      return {
+        timestamp: e.timestamp,
+        battery_volts: d.battery_volts,
+        noise_floor_dbm: d.noise_floor_dbm,
+        packets_received: d.packets_received,
+        packets_sent: d.packets_sent,
+        uptime_seconds: d.uptime_seconds,
+      };
+    });
+  }, [entries]);
+
+  const dataKeys = metric === 'packets' ? ['packets_received', 'packets_sent'] : [metric];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="border border-border rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 bg-muted/50 border-b border-border">
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-medium">Telemetry History</h3>
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">{entries.length} samples</span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="p-3">
+        {/* Metric selector */}
+        <div className="flex gap-1 mb-2">
+          {(Object.keys(METRIC_CONFIG) as Metric[]).map((m) => (
+            <button
+              key={m}
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setMetric(m)}
+              className={cn(
+                'text-[11px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded transition-colors',
+                metric === m
+                  ? 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground'
+                  : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-accent'
+              )}
+            >
+              {METRIC_CONFIG[m].label}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {entries.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground italic">
+            No history yet. Fetch status above to record data points.
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={180}>
+            <AreaChart data={chartData} margin={{ top: 4, right: 4, bottom: 0, left: -8 }}>
+              <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" stroke="hsl(var(--border))" vertical={false} />
+              <XAxis
+                dataKey="timestamp"
+                type="number"
+                domain={['dataMin', 'dataMax']}
+                tick={{ fontSize: 10, fill: 'hsl(var(--muted-foreground))' }}
+                tickLine={false}
+                axisLine={false}
+                tickFormatter={formatTime}
+              />
+              <YAxis
+                tick={{ fontSize: 10, fill: 'hsl(var(--muted-foreground))' }}
+                tickLine={false}
+                axisLine={false}
+                tickFormatter={(v) => (metric === 'uptime_seconds' ? formatUptime(v) : `${v}`)}
+              />
+              <RechartsTooltip
+                {...TOOLTIP_STYLE}
+                cursor={{
+                  stroke: 'hsl(var(--muted-foreground))',
+                  strokeWidth: 1,
+                  strokeDasharray: '3 3',
+                }}
+                labelFormatter={(ts) => formatTime(Number(ts))}
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+                formatter={(value: any, name: any) => {
+                  const numVal = typeof value === 'number' ? value : Number(value);
+                  const display = metric === 'uptime_seconds' ? formatUptime(numVal) : `${value}`;
+                  const suffix =
+                    metric === 'uptime_seconds' ? '' : config.unit ? ` ${config.unit}` : '';
+                  const label =
+                    metric === 'packets'
+                      ? name === 'packets_received'
+                        ? 'Received'
+                        : 'Sent'
+                      : config.label;
+                  return [`${display}${suffix}`, label];
+                }}
+              />
+              {dataKeys.map((key, i) => (
+                <Area
+                  key={key}
+                  type="linear"
+                  dataKey={key}
+                  stroke={metric === 'packets' ? (i === 0 ? '#0ea5e9' : '#f43f5e') : config.color}
+                  fill={metric === 'packets' ? (i === 0 ? '#0ea5e9' : '#f43f5e') : config.color}
+                  fillOpacity={0.15}
+                  strokeWidth={1.5}
+                  dot={false}
+                  activeDot={{
+                    r: 4,
+                    fill: metric === 'packets' ? (i === 0 ? '#0ea5e9' : '#f43f5e') : config.color,
+                    strokeWidth: 2,
+                    stroke: 'hsl(var(--popover))',
+                  }}
+                />
+              ))}
+            </AreaChart>
+          </ResponsiveContainer>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/test/repeaterDashboard.test.tsx

@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ vi.mock('../hooks/useRepeaterDashboard', () => ({
   useRepeaterDashboard: () => mockHook,
 }));
 
+// Mock api module (used by routing override tests + telemetry history fetch on mount)
+vi.mock('../api', () => ({
+  api: {
+    setContactRoutingOverride: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ status: 'ok' }),
+    repeaterTelemetryHistory: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  },
+}));
+
 // Mock sonner toast
 vi.mock('../components/ui/sonner', () => ({
   toast: {
@@ -418,6 +426,7 @@ describe('RepeaterDashboard', () => {
       flood_dups: 1,
       direct_dups: 0,
       full_events: 0,
+      telemetry_history: [],
     };
 
     render(<RepeaterDashboard {...defaultProps} />);

frontend/src/test/setup.ts

@@ -7,3 +7,19 @@ class ResizeObserver {
 }
 
 globalThis.ResizeObserver = ResizeObserver;
+
+// Several components call matchMedia at import time for responsive detection
+if (typeof globalThis.matchMedia === 'undefined') {
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'matchMedia', {
+    value: (query: string) => ({
+      matches: false,
+      media: query,
+      onchange: null,
+      addListener: () => {},
+      removeListener: () => {},
+      addEventListener: () => {},
+      removeEventListener: () => {},
+      dispatchEvent: () => false,
+    }),
+  });
+}

frontend/src/types.ts

@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ export interface RepeaterStatusResponse {
   flood_dups: number;
   direct_dups: number;
   full_events: number;
+  telemetry_history: TelemetryHistoryEntry[];
 }
 
 export interface RepeaterNeighborsResponse {
@@ -468,6 +469,11 @@ export interface PaneState {
   fetched_at?: number | null;
 }
 
+export interface TelemetryHistoryEntry {
+  timestamp: number;
+  data: Record<string, number>;
+}
+
 export interface TraceResponse {
   remote_snr: number | null;
   local_snr: number | null;

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "remoteterm-meshcore"
-version = "3.6.3"
+version = "3.6.7"
 description = "RemoteTerm - Web interface for MeshCore radio mesh networks"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"

scripts/build/create_github_release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/release_common.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/release_common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/build/create_github_release.sh --version X.Y.Z --asset PATH [options]
+
+Options:
+  --version VERSION         Release version / tag (required)
+  --asset PATH              Asset to attach; may be specified multiple times
+  --notes-file PATH         Markdown release notes file; defaults to CHANGELOG section
+  --full-git-hash HASH      Commit to tag if the tag does not already exist locally
+  --title TITLE             Release title (default: version)
+  --help                    Show this message
+EOF
+}
+
+VERSION=""
+TITLE=""
+NOTES_FILE=""
+FULL_GIT_HASH=""
+ASSETS=()
+TEMP_NOTES_FILE=""
+
+cleanup() {
+    if [ -n "$TEMP_NOTES_FILE" ] && [ -f "$TEMP_NOTES_FILE" ]; then
+        rm -f "$TEMP_NOTES_FILE"
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --asset)
+            ASSETS+=("${2:-}")
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --notes-file)
+            NOTES_FILE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --full-git-hash)
+            FULL_GIT_HASH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --title)
+            TITLE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            release_die "Unknown argument: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$VERSION" ] || release_die "--version is required"
+[ "${#ASSETS[@]}" -gt 0 ] || release_die "At least one --asset is required"
+release_validate_version "$VERSION"
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(release_repo_root)"
+TITLE="${TITLE:-$VERSION}"
+FULL_GIT_HASH="${FULL_GIT_HASH:-$(release_resolve_full_hash "$REPO_ROOT")}"
+
+for asset in "${ASSETS[@]}"; do
+    [ -f "$asset" ] || release_die "Asset not found: $asset"
+done
+
+if [ -z "$NOTES_FILE" ]; then
+    TEMP_NOTES_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+    release_extract_changelog_section "$REPO_ROOT" "$VERSION" "$TEMP_NOTES_FILE"
+    NOTES_FILE="$TEMP_NOTES_FILE"
+fi
+
+[ -f "$NOTES_FILE" ] || release_die "Notes file not found: $NOTES_FILE"
+
+if ! git -C "$REPO_ROOT" rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$VERSION" >/dev/null; then
+    echo "[create_github_release] Creating local tag $VERSION at $FULL_GIT_HASH..." >&2
+    git -C "$REPO_ROOT" tag -a "$VERSION" "$FULL_GIT_HASH" -F "$NOTES_FILE"
+fi
+
+if ! git -C "$REPO_ROOT" ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "refs/tags/$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[create_github_release] Pushing tag $VERSION to origin..." >&2
+    git -C "$REPO_ROOT" push origin "$VERSION"
+fi
+
+if gh release view "$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "[create_github_release] Updating existing GitHub release $VERSION..." >&2
+    gh release upload "$VERSION" "${ASSETS[@]}" --clobber
+    gh release edit "$VERSION" --title "$TITLE" --notes-file "$NOTES_FILE"
+else
+    echo "[create_github_release] Creating GitHub release $VERSION..." >&2
+    gh release create "$VERSION" "${ASSETS[@]}" --title "$TITLE" --notes-file "$NOTES_FILE" --verify-tag
+fi

scripts/build/extract_release_notes.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/release_common.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/release_common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/build/extract_release_notes.sh --version X.Y.Z --output PATH
+
+Options:
+  --version VERSION         Release version to extract from CHANGELOG.md
+  --output PATH             Output markdown file path
+  --changelog PATH          Override changelog path
+  --help                    Show this message
+EOF
+}
+
+VERSION=""
+OUTPUT_FILE=""
+CHANGELOG_PATH=""
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --output)
+            OUTPUT_FILE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --changelog)
+            CHANGELOG_PATH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            release_die "Unknown argument: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$VERSION" ] || release_die "--version is required"
+[ -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" ] || release_die "--output is required"
+release_validate_version "$VERSION"
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(release_repo_root)"
+release_extract_changelog_section "$REPO_ROOT" "$VERSION" "$OUTPUT_FILE" "${CHANGELOG_PATH:-$REPO_ROOT/CHANGELOG.md}"

scripts/build/package_release_artifact.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/release_common.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/release_common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/build/package_release_artifact.sh --version X.Y.Z [options]
+
+Options:
+  --version VERSION         Release version (required)
+  --git-hash HASH           Short git hash to embed in artifact naming
+  --full-git-hash HASH      Full git hash to archive
+  --output PATH             Output zip path
+  --bundle-name NAME        Bundle folder name inside the zip
+  --skip-prebuilt-build     Reuse existing frontend/prebuilt instead of rebuilding it
+  --help                    Show this message
+EOF
+}
+
+VERSION=""
+GIT_HASH=""
+FULL_GIT_HASH=""
+OUTPUT_PATH=""
+BUNDLE_NAME="Remote-Terminal-for-MeshCore"
+SKIP_PREBUILT_BUILD=0
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --git-hash)
+            GIT_HASH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --full-git-hash)
+            FULL_GIT_HASH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --output)
+            OUTPUT_PATH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --bundle-name)
+            BUNDLE_NAME="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --skip-prebuilt-build)
+            SKIP_PREBUILT_BUILD=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            release_die "Unknown argument: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$VERSION" ] || release_die "--version is required"
+release_validate_version "$VERSION"
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(release_repo_root)"
+FULL_GIT_HASH="${FULL_GIT_HASH:-$(release_resolve_full_hash "$REPO_ROOT")}"
+GIT_HASH="${GIT_HASH:-$(release_resolve_short_hash "$REPO_ROOT" "$FULL_GIT_HASH")}"
+OUTPUT_PATH="${OUTPUT_PATH:-$REPO_ROOT/remoteterm-prebuilt-frontend-v${VERSION}-${GIT_HASH}.zip}"
+
+WORK_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+BUNDLE_DIR="$WORK_DIR/$BUNDLE_NAME"
+
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+if [ "$SKIP_PREBUILT_BUILD" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "[package_release_artifact] Building frontend prebuilt bundle..." >&2
+    (
+        cd "$REPO_ROOT/frontend"
+        npm run packaged-build
+    )
+fi
+
+[ -d "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/prebuilt" ] || release_die "frontend/prebuilt is missing; run with frontend built or omit --skip-prebuilt-build"
+
+mkdir -p "$BUNDLE_DIR/frontend"
+git -C "$REPO_ROOT" archive "$FULL_GIT_HASH" | tar -x -C "$BUNDLE_DIR"
+cp -R "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/prebuilt" "$BUNDLE_DIR/frontend/prebuilt"
+
+cat > "$BUNDLE_DIR/build_info.json" <<EOF
+{
+  "version": "$VERSION",
+  "commit_hash": "$GIT_HASH",
+  "build_source": "prebuilt-release"
+}
+EOF
+
+rm -f "$OUTPUT_PATH"
+(
+    cd "$WORK_DIR"
+    zip -qr "$OUTPUT_PATH" "$BUNDLE_NAME"
+)
+
+echo "$OUTPUT_PATH"

scripts/build/publish.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
+set -euo pipefail
 
 # Colors for output
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -10,95 +10,63 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)"
 cd "$REPO_ROOT"
 
-RELEASE_WORK_DIR=""
-RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR_NAME="Remote-Terminal-for-MeshCore"
-RELEASE_ASSET=""
-DOCKER_IMAGE="jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/release_common.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/release_common.sh"
+
+DOCKER_IMAGE="docker.io/jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore"
 DOCKER_PLATFORMS="linux/amd64,linux/arm64"
+VERSION=""
+NOTES_FILE=""
+SKIP_QUALITY=0
+RELEASE_ASSET_PATH=""
 
-cleanup_release_build_artifacts() {
-    if [ -d "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/prebuilt" ]; then
-        rm -rf "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/prebuilt"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$RELEASE_WORK_DIR" ] && [ -d "$RELEASE_WORK_DIR" ]; then
-        rm -rf "$RELEASE_WORK_DIR"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$RELEASE_ASSET" ] && [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/$RELEASE_ASSET" ]; then
-        rm -f "$REPO_ROOT/$RELEASE_ASSET"
-    fi
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/build/publish.sh [options]
+
+Options:
+  --version VERSION         Release version; prompts if omitted
+  --notes-file PATH         File containing changelog entry lines; prompts if omitted
+  --skip-quality            Skip ./scripts/quality/all_quality.sh
+  --help                    Show this message
+EOF
 }
 
-trap cleanup_release_build_artifacts EXIT
-
-ensure_buildx_builder() {
-    if ! docker buildx version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo -e "${RED}Error: docker buildx is required for multi-arch Docker builds.${NC}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    local current_builder
-    current_builder="$(docker buildx inspect --format '{{ .Name }}' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-
-    if [ -n "$current_builder" ]; then
-        docker buildx inspect --bootstrap >/dev/null
-        return
-    fi
-
-    if docker buildx inspect remoteterm-multiarch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        docker buildx use remoteterm-multiarch >/dev/null
-    else
-        docker buildx create --name remoteterm-multiarch --use >/dev/null
-    fi
-    docker buildx inspect --bootstrap >/dev/null
-}
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --notes-file)
+            NOTES_FILE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --skip-quality)
+            SKIP_QUALITY=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            release_die "Unknown argument: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 echo -e "${YELLOW}=== RemoteTerm for MeshCore Publish Script ===${NC}"
 echo
 
-# Run backend linting and type checking
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Running backend lint (Ruff)...${NC}"
-uv run ruff check app/ tests/ --fix
-uv run ruff format app/ tests/
-# validate
-uv run ruff check app/ tests/
-uv run ruff format --check app/ tests/
-echo -e "${GREEN}Backend lint passed!${NC}"
-echo
-
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Running backend type check (Pyright)...${NC}"
-uv run pyright app/
-echo -e "${GREEN}Backend type check passed!${NC}"
-echo
-
-# Run backend tests
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Running backend tests...${NC}"
-PYTHONPATH=. uv run pytest tests/ -v
-echo -e "${GREEN}Backend tests passed!${NC}"
-echo
-
-# Run frontend linting and formatting check
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Running frontend lint (ESLint)...${NC}"
-cd "$REPO_ROOT/frontend"
-npm run lint
-echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend lint passed!${NC}"
-echo
-
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Checking frontend formatting (Prettier)...${NC}"
-npm run format:check
-echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend formatting OK!${NC}"
-echo
-
-# Run frontend tests and build
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Running frontend tests...${NC}"
-npm run test:run
-echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend tests passed!${NC}"
-echo
-
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Building frontend...${NC}"
-npm run build
-echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend build complete!${NC}"
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
-echo
+if [ "$SKIP_QUALITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Running repo quality gate...${NC}"
+    ./scripts/quality/all_quality.sh
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Quality gate passed!${NC}"
+    echo
+fi
 
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Regenerating LICENSES.md...${NC}"
 bash scripts/build/collect_licenses.sh LICENSES.md
@@ -113,13 +81,11 @@ echo -n "  package.json:   "
 grep '"version"' frontend/package.json | head -1 | sed 's/.*"version": "\(.*\)".*/\1/'
 echo
 
-read -r -p "Enter new version (e.g., 1.2.3): " VERSION
-VERSION="$(printf '%s' "$VERSION" | tr -d '\r' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*$//')"
-
-if [[ ! $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-    echo -e "${RED}Error: Version must be in format X.Y.Z${NC}"
-    exit 1
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    read -r -p "Enter new version (e.g., 1.2.3): " VERSION
 fi
+VERSION="$(release_trim "$VERSION")"
+release_validate_version "$VERSION"
 
 # Update pyproject.toml
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Updating pyproject.toml...${NC}"
@@ -137,11 +103,28 @@ echo -e "${GREEN}Version updated to $VERSION${NC}"
 echo
 
 # Prompt for changelog entry
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter changelog entry for version $VERSION${NC}"
-echo -e "${YELLOW}(Enter your changes, then press Ctrl+D when done):${NC}"
-echo
+RAW_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+cleanup() {
+    rm -f "$RAW_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE" "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
+    rm -rf "${REPO_ROOT:?}/frontend/prebuilt"
+    if [ -n "$RELEASE_ASSET_PATH" ] && [ -f "$RELEASE_ASSET_PATH" ]; then
+        rm -f "$RELEASE_ASSET_PATH"
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
 
-CHANGELOG_ENTRY=$(cat)
+if [ -n "$NOTES_FILE" ]; then
+    cp "$NOTES_FILE" "$RAW_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Enter changelog entry for version $VERSION${NC}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}(Enter your changes, then press Ctrl+D when done):${NC}"
+    echo
+    cat > "$RAW_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
+fi
+
+release_format_markdown_list "$RAW_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE" "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
+[ -s "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE" ] || release_die "Changelog entry cannot be empty"
 
 # Create changelog entry with date
 DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
@@ -157,7 +140,7 @@ if [ -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
             echo
             echo "$CHANGELOG_HEADER"
             echo
-            echo "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY"
+            cat "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
             echo
             tail -n +2 CHANGELOG.md
         } > CHANGELOG.md.tmp
@@ -167,7 +150,7 @@ if [ -f CHANGELOG.md ]; then
         {
             echo "$CHANGELOG_HEADER"
             echo
-            echo "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY"
+            cat "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
             echo
             cat CHANGELOG.md
         } > CHANGELOG.md.tmp
@@ -180,7 +163,7 @@ else
         echo
         echo "$CHANGELOG_HEADER"
         echo
-        echo "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY"
+        cat "$FORMATTED_CHANGELOG_INPUT_FILE"
     } > CHANGELOG.md
 fi
 
@@ -200,78 +183,33 @@ echo
 GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 FULL_GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 RELEASE_ASSET="remoteterm-prebuilt-frontend-v${VERSION}-${GIT_HASH}.zip"
+RELEASE_ASSET_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/$RELEASE_ASSET"
 
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Building packaged frontend artifact...${NC}"
-cd "$REPO_ROOT/frontend"
-npm run packaged-build
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
-
-RELEASE_WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR="$RELEASE_WORK_DIR/$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR_NAME"
-mkdir -p "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR"
-git archive "$FULL_GIT_HASH" | tar -x -C "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR"
-mkdir -p "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR/frontend"
-cp -R "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/prebuilt" "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR/frontend/prebuilt"
-cat > "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR/build_info.json" <<EOF
-{
-  "version": "$VERSION",
-  "commit_hash": "$GIT_HASH",
-  "build_source": "prebuilt-release"
-}
-EOF
-rm -f "$REPO_ROOT/$RELEASE_ASSET"
-(
-    cd "$RELEASE_WORK_DIR"
-    zip -qr "$REPO_ROOT/$RELEASE_ASSET" "$(basename "$RELEASE_BUNDLE_DIR")"
-)
+scripts/build/package_release_artifact.sh \
+    --version "$VERSION" \
+    --git-hash "$GIT_HASH" \
+    --full-git-hash "$FULL_GIT_HASH" \
+    --output "$RELEASE_ASSET_PATH"
 echo -e "${GREEN}Packaged release artifact created: $RELEASE_ASSET${NC}"
 echo
 
 # Build and push multi-arch docker image
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Building and pushing multi-arch Docker image...${NC}"
-ensure_buildx_builder
-docker buildx build \
-    --platform "$DOCKER_PLATFORMS" \
-    --build-arg COMMIT_HASH="$GIT_HASH" \
-    -t "$DOCKER_IMAGE:latest" \
-    -t "$DOCKER_IMAGE:$VERSION" \
-    -t "$DOCKER_IMAGE:$GIT_HASH" \
-    --push \
-    .
+scripts/build/push_docker_multiarch.sh \
+    --version "$VERSION" \
+    --git-hash "$GIT_HASH" \
+    --image "$DOCKER_IMAGE" \
+    --platforms "$DOCKER_PLATFORMS"
 echo -e "${GREEN}Multi-arch Docker build + push complete!${NC}"
 echo
 
 # Create GitHub release using the changelog notes for this version.
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Creating GitHub release...${NC}"
-RELEASE_NOTES_FILE=$(mktemp)
-{
-    echo "$CHANGELOG_HEADER"
-    echo
-    echo "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY"
-} > "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
-
-# Create and push the release tag first so GitHub release creation does not
-# depend on resolving a symbolic ref like HEAD on the remote side. Use the same
-# changelog-derived notes for the annotated tag message.
-if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$VERSION" >/dev/null; then
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Tag $VERSION already exists locally; reusing it.${NC}"
-else
-    git tag -a "$VERSION" "$FULL_GIT_HASH" -F "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
-fi
-
-if git ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "refs/tags/$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Tag $VERSION already exists on origin; not pushing it again.${NC}"
-else
-    git push origin "$VERSION"
-fi
-
-gh release create "$VERSION" \
-    "$RELEASE_ASSET" \
-    --title "$VERSION" \
-    --notes-file "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE" \
-    --verify-tag
-
-rm -f "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
+scripts/build/create_github_release.sh \
+    --version "$VERSION" \
+    --full-git-hash "$FULL_GIT_HASH" \
+    --asset "$RELEASE_ASSET_PATH"
 echo -e "${GREEN}GitHub release created!${NC}"
 echo
 

scripts/build/push_docker_multiarch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/release_common.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/release_common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/build/push_docker_multiarch.sh --version X.Y.Z [options]
+
+Options:
+  --version VERSION         Release version (required)
+  --git-hash HASH           Short git hash to tag alongside the version
+  --image IMAGE             Docker image name (default: docker.io/jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore)
+  --platforms CSV           Buildx platforms CSV (default: linux/amd64,linux/arm64)
+  --help                    Show this message
+EOF
+}
+
+VERSION=""
+GIT_HASH=""
+IMAGE="docker.io/jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore"
+PLATFORMS="linux/amd64,linux/arm64"
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --version)
+            VERSION="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --git-hash)
+            GIT_HASH="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --image)
+            IMAGE="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --platforms)
+            PLATFORMS="${2:-}"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            release_die "Unknown argument: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$VERSION" ] || release_die "--version is required"
+release_validate_version "$VERSION"
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(release_repo_root)"
+GIT_HASH="${GIT_HASH:-$(release_resolve_short_hash "$REPO_ROOT")}"
+
+echo "[push_docker_multiarch] Ensuring docker buildx builder..." >&2
+release_ensure_buildx_builder
+
+docker_buildx_args=(
+    build
+    --platform "$PLATFORMS"
+    --build-arg "COMMIT_HASH=$GIT_HASH"
+    -t "$IMAGE:latest"
+    -t "$IMAGE:$VERSION"
+    -t "$IMAGE:$GIT_HASH"
+    --push
+    .
+)
+
+echo "[push_docker_multiarch] Building and pushing $IMAGE for $PLATFORMS..." >&2
+(
+    cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+    docker buildx "${docker_buildx_args[@]}"
+)

scripts/build/release_common.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+release_repo_root() {
+    (
+        cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd
+    )
+}
+
+release_die() {
+    echo "Error: $*" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+release_trim() {
+    printf '%s' "$1" | tr -d '\r' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*$//'
+}
+
+release_validate_version() {
+    local version="$1"
+    [[ $version =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]] || release_die "Version must be in format X.Y.Z"
+}
+
+release_resolve_full_hash() {
+    local repo_root="$1"
+    local ref="${2:-HEAD}"
+    git -C "$repo_root" rev-parse "$ref"
+}
+
+release_resolve_short_hash() {
+    local repo_root="$1"
+    local ref="${2:-HEAD}"
+    git -C "$repo_root" rev-parse --short "$ref"
+}
+
+release_format_markdown_list() {
+    local input_file="$1"
+    local output_file="$2"
+    awk '
+        /^[[:space:]]*$/ { next }
+        {
+            sub(/^[[:space:]]+/, "", $0)
+            if ($0 ~ /^\* /) {
+                print
+            } else if ($0 ~ /^- /) {
+                sub(/^- /, "* ", $0)
+                print
+            } else {
+                print "* " $0
+            }
+        }
+    ' "$input_file" > "$output_file"
+}
+
+release_extract_changelog_section() {
+    local repo_root="$1"
+    local version="$2"
+    local output_file="$3"
+    local changelog_path="${4:-$repo_root/CHANGELOG.md}"
+
+    # Use index() for literal matching so dots in version strings are not
+    # treated as regex wildcards (e.g. 3.6.5 won't match 31615).
+    awk -v ver="$version" '
+        BEGIN { header = "## [" ver "]" }
+        index($0, header) == 1 { capture = 1; print; next }
+        capture && /^## \[/ { exit }
+        capture { print }
+    ' "$changelog_path" > "$output_file"
+
+    [ -s "$output_file" ] || release_die "Could not find CHANGELOG entry for version $version"
+}
+
+release_ensure_buildx_builder() {
+    if ! docker buildx version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        release_die "docker buildx is required for multi-arch Docker builds"
+    fi
+
+    # Multi-platform builds require the docker-container driver. The default
+    # builder uses the "docker" driver which only supports the host platform.
+    # Check the current builder's driver first; only create a new one if needed.
+    local current_driver
+    current_driver="$(docker buildx inspect --format '{{ .Driver }}' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [ "$current_driver" = "docker-container" ]; then
+        docker buildx inspect --bootstrap >/dev/null
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if docker buildx inspect remoteterm-multiarch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        docker buildx use remoteterm-multiarch >/dev/null
+    else
+        docker buildx create --name remoteterm-multiarch --use >/dev/null
+    fi
+    docker buildx inspect --bootstrap >/dev/null
+}

tests/e2e/specs/create-contact.spec.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test.describe('Create contact flow', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('status', { name: 'Radio OK' })).toBeVisible();
 
     // Open new message modal
-    await page.getByTitle('New Message').click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /add channel or contact/i }).click();
     const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog');
     await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
 

tests/e2e/specs/create-hashtag.spec.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe('Create hashtag channel flow', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('status', { name: 'Radio OK' })).toBeVisible();
 
     // Open new message modal
-    await page.getByTitle('New Message').click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /add channel or contact/i }).click();
     const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog');
     await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test.describe('Create hashtag channel flow', () => {
     await page.goto('/');
     await expect(page.getByRole('status', { name: 'Radio OK' })).toBeVisible();
 
-    await page.getByTitle('New Message').click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /add channel or contact/i }).click();
     const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog');
     await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
 

tests/e2e/specs/historical-decryption.spec.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test.describe('Historical packet decryption', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('status', { name: 'Radio OK' })).toBeVisible();
 
     // Open new message modal → Hashtag tab
-    await page.getByTitle('New Message').click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /add channel or contact/i }).click();
     const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog');
     await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
     await dialog.getByRole('tab', { name: /Hashtag/i }).click();

tests/test_api.py

@@ -213,6 +213,47 @@ class TestDebugEndpoint:
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_support_snapshot_includes_persisted_app_settings(self, test_db, client):
+        """Debug snapshot should expose the stored app settings row."""
+        pub_key = "ab" * 32
+        await _insert_contact(pub_key, "Alice")
+
+        response = await client.patch(
+            "/api/settings",
+            json={
+                "max_radio_contacts": 321,
+                "auto_decrypt_dm_on_advert": True,
+                "sidebar_sort_order": "alpha",
+                "advert_interval": 7200,
+                "flood_scope": "US-CA",
+                "blocked_keys": [pub_key],
+                "blocked_names": ["Mallory"],
+            },
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/settings/favorites/toggle",
+            json={"type": "contact", "id": pub_key},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+        response = await client.get("/api/debug")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        payload = response.json()
+        assert payload["settings"]["max_radio_contacts"] == 321
+        assert payload["settings"]["auto_decrypt_dm_on_advert"] is True
+        assert payload["settings"]["advert_interval"] == 7200
+        assert payload["settings"]["flood_scope"] == "#US-CA"
+        assert payload["settings"]["blocked_keys_count"] == 1
+        assert payload["settings"]["blocked_names_count"] == 1
+        assert "favorites" not in payload["settings"]
+        assert "blocked_keys" not in payload["settings"]
+        assert "blocked_names" not in payload["settings"]
+        assert "sidebar_sort_order" not in payload["settings"]
+
 
 class TestRadioDisconnectedHandler:
     """Test that RadioDisconnectedError maps to 503."""

tests/test_migrations.py

@@ -1247,8 +1247,8 @@ class TestMigration039:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 9
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 10
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             cursor = await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@ class TestMigration039:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 9
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 10
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             cursor = await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1386,8 +1386,8 @@ class TestMigration039:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 3
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 4
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             cursor = await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1439,8 +1439,8 @@ class TestMigration040:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 8
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 9
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1501,8 +1501,8 @@ class TestMigration041:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 7
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 8
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1554,8 +1554,8 @@ class TestMigration042:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 6
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 7
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1694,8 +1694,8 @@ class TestMigration046:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 2
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 3
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             cursor = await conn.execute(
                 """
@@ -1788,8 +1788,8 @@ class TestMigration047:
 
             applied = await run_migrations(conn)
 
-            assert applied == 1
-            assert await get_version(conn) == 47
+            assert applied == 2
+            assert await get_version(conn) == 49
 
             cursor = await conn.execute(
                 """

tests/test_repeater_telemetry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+"""Tests for repeater telemetry history: repository CRUD and embedded status response."""
+
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.models import CONTACT_TYPE_REPEATER
+from app.repository import (
+    ContactRepository,
+    RepeaterTelemetryRepository,
+)
+
+KEY_A = "aa" * 32
+KEY_B = "bb" * 32
+
+SAMPLE_STATUS = {
+    "battery_volts": 4.15,
+    "tx_queue_len": 0,
+    "noise_floor_dbm": -100,
+    "last_rssi_dbm": -80,
+    "last_snr_db": 5.0,
+    "packets_received": 100,
+    "packets_sent": 50,
+    "airtime_seconds": 300,
+    "rx_airtime_seconds": 200,
+    "uptime_seconds": 1000,
+    "sent_flood": 10,
+    "sent_direct": 40,
+    "recv_flood": 60,
+    "recv_direct": 40,
+    "flood_dups": 5,
+    "direct_dups": 2,
+    "full_events": 0,
+}
+
+
+async def _insert_repeater(public_key: str, name: str = "Repeater"):
+    """Insert a repeater contact into the test database."""
+    await ContactRepository.upsert(
+        {
+            "public_key": public_key,
+            "name": name,
+            "type": CONTACT_TYPE_REPEATER,
+            "flags": 0,
+            "direct_path": None,
+            "direct_path_len": -1,
+            "direct_path_hash_mode": -1,
+            "last_advert": None,
+            "lat": None,
+            "lon": None,
+            "last_seen": None,
+            "on_radio": False,
+            "last_contacted": None,
+            "first_seen": None,
+        }
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def _db(test_db):
+    """Set up test DB and patch the repeater_telemetry module's db reference."""
+    from app.repository import repeater_telemetry
+
+    original = repeater_telemetry.db
+    repeater_telemetry.db = test_db
+    try:
+        yield test_db
+    finally:
+        repeater_telemetry.db = original
+
+
+class TestRepeaterTelemetryRepository:
+    """Tests for RepeaterTelemetryRepository CRUD operations with JSON blob storage."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_record_and_get_history(self, _db):
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_A)
+        now = int(time.time())
+
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(
+            public_key=KEY_A,
+            timestamp=now - 3600,
+            data={**SAMPLE_STATUS, "battery_volts": 4.15},
+        )
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(
+            public_key=KEY_A,
+            timestamp=now,
+            data={**SAMPLE_STATUS, "battery_volts": 4.10},
+        )
+
+        history = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(KEY_A, now - 7200)
+        assert len(history) == 2
+        assert history[0]["data"]["battery_volts"] == 4.15
+        assert history[1]["data"]["battery_volts"] == 4.10
+        assert history[0]["timestamp"] < history[1]["timestamp"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_get_history_filters_by_time(self, _db):
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_A)
+        now = int(time.time())
+
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(KEY_A, now - 7200, SAMPLE_STATUS)
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(KEY_A, now - 3600, SAMPLE_STATUS)
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(KEY_A, now, SAMPLE_STATUS)
+
+        history = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(KEY_A, now - 3601)
+        assert len(history) == 2
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_get_history_isolates_by_key(self, _db):
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_A)
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_B)
+        now = int(time.time())
+
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(
+            KEY_A, now, {**SAMPLE_STATUS, "battery_volts": 4.1}
+        )
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(
+            KEY_B, now, {**SAMPLE_STATUS, "battery_volts": 3.9}
+        )
+
+        history_a = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(KEY_A, 0)
+        history_b = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(KEY_B, 0)
+        assert len(history_a) == 1
+        assert len(history_b) == 1
+        assert history_a[0]["data"]["battery_volts"] == 4.1
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_data_stored_as_json(self, _db):
+        """Verify the data column stores valid JSON that round-trips correctly."""
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_A)
+        now = int(time.time())
+
+        await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.record(KEY_A, now, SAMPLE_STATUS)
+        history = await RepeaterTelemetryRepository.get_history(KEY_A, 0)
+        assert len(history) == 1
+        assert history[0]["data"] == SAMPLE_STATUS
+
+
+class TestTelemetryHistoryInStatusResponse:
+    """Tests that history is embedded in the status response (no separate endpoint)."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_history_not_available_as_separate_endpoint(self, _db, client):
+        """The old GET telemetry-history endpoint should be gone."""
+        await _insert_repeater(KEY_A)
+        resp = await client.get(f"/api/contacts/{KEY_A}/repeater/telemetry-history")
+        assert resp.status_code in (404, 405)
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_history_endpoint_non_repeater_rejected(self, _db, client):
+        await ContactRepository.upsert(
+            {
+                "public_key": KEY_A,
+                "name": "Node",
+                "type": 0,
+                "flags": 0,
+                "direct_path": None,
+                "direct_path_len": -1,
+                "direct_path_hash_mode": -1,
+                "last_advert": None,
+                "lat": None,
+                "lon": None,
+                "last_seen": None,
+                "on_radio": False,
+                "last_contacted": None,
+                "first_seen": None,
+            }
+        )
+        resp = await client.get(f"/api/contacts/{KEY_A}/repeater/telemetry-history")
+        # Either 404 (method not found) or 400 (not a repeater) — endpoint is gone
+        assert resp.status_code in (400, 404, 405)

tests/test_repository.py

@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ class TestAppSettingsRepository:
                 "flood_scope": "",
                 "blocked_keys": "[]",
                 "blocked_names": "[]",
+                "discovery_blocked_types": "[]",
             }
         )
         mock_conn.execute = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_cursor)

uv.lock

@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "remoteterm-meshcore"
-version = "3.6.3"
+version = "3.6.7"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiomqtt" },