diff --git a/build/lotus-denoise.js b/build/lotus-denoise.js
index 9a997288b..b108765eb 100644
--- a/build/lotus-denoise.js
+++ b/build/lotus-denoise.js
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  // Derive the parent origin for postMessage targetOrigin from the parentUrl
+  // widget param (a full URL) so denoise-status messages aren't broadcast with
+  // '*'. Fall back to this frame's own origin if parentUrl is missing/malformed.
+  var targetOrigin;
+  try {
+    var parentUrl = params.get('parentUrl');
+    targetOrigin = parentUrl ? new URL(parentUrl).origin : window.location.origin;
+  } catch (e) {
+    targetOrigin = window.location.origin;
+  }
+
   var md = navigator.mediaDevices;
   if (!md || typeof md.getUserMedia !== 'function') return;
   if (typeof AudioWorkletNode === 'undefined' || typeof AudioContext === 'undefined') return;
@@ -274,6 +285,9 @@
               source.disconnect();
               mlNode.disconnect();
             } catch (e) {}
+            try {
+              if (gateNode) gateNode.disconnect();
+            } catch (e) {}
             try {
               origTrack.stop();
             } catch (e) {}
@@ -301,7 +315,7 @@
                 nativeNS: USE_NATIVE_NS,
                 gate: USE_GATE,
               },
-              '*',
+              targetOrigin,
             );
           }
 
@@ -316,7 +330,10 @@
       .catch(function (e) {
         var msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
         console.error('[lotus-denoise] Setup failed:', msg);
-        window.parent.postMessage({ type: 'lotus-denoise-status', active: false, error: msg }, '*');
+        window.parent.postMessage(
+          { type: 'lotus-denoise-status', active: false, error: msg },
+          targetOrigin,
+        );
         return stream;
       });
   }
diff --git a/scripts/patch-folds.mjs b/scripts/patch-folds.mjs
index d3427e8e6..59ad91b7e 100644
--- a/scripts/patch-folds.mjs
+++ b/scripts/patch-folds.mjs
@@ -19,8 +19,17 @@ try {
     writeFileSync(foldsPath, content, 'utf8');
     console.log('Applied defensive Icon src guard to folds.');
   } else {
-    console.warn('Warning: folds Icon patch target not found - may need updating.');
+    // Genuine "patch could not be applied" case: the target string is gone
+    // (folds renamed/restructured it) AND it isn't already patched. Fail hard
+    // so the postinstall hook / CI breaks loudly instead of silently shipping
+    // an unpatched folds (which crashes at render with "src is not a function").
+    console.error(
+      'ERROR: folds Icon patch target not found - folds may have updated. ' +
+        'Update the patch target string in scripts/patch-folds.mjs before building.',
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 } catch (e) {
-  console.warn('Warning: Could not patch folds:', e.message);
+  console.error('ERROR: Could not patch folds:', e.message);
+  process.exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/syncDecorations.mjs b/scripts/syncDecorations.mjs
index f43e8ebde..f4969b6ad 100644
--- a/scripts/syncDecorations.mjs
+++ b/scripts/syncDecorations.mjs
@@ -21,10 +21,25 @@ const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const root = join(__dirname, '..');
 const catalogPath = join(root, 'src', 'app', 'features', 'lotus', 'avatarDecorations.ts');
 
-const CDN = 'https://drive.lotusguild.org/public.php/dav/files/bHswJ9pNKp2t26N/cinny-decorations';
+// Single source of truth: the CDN base URL lives in avatarDecorations.ts as
+// `export const DECORATION_CDN`. We extract it from there at runtime rather than
+// re-declaring it here, so the build script and the app can never drift. This
+// .mjs script can't cleanly import the browser-side .ts module (it's outside the
+// Vite/TS app graph), so we parse the constant out of the file text instead.
+// If you migrate the CDN, change it ONLY in avatarDecorations.ts.
+const catalog = readFileSync(catalogPath, 'utf8');
+
+const cdnMatch = catalog.match(/export const DECORATION_CDN\s*=\s*['"]([^'"]+)['"]/);
+if (!cdnMatch) {
+  console.error(
+    'Could not find `export const DECORATION_CDN` in avatarDecorations.ts — ' +
+      'the constant may have been renamed. Update scripts/syncDecorations.mjs.',
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+const CDN = cdnMatch[1];
 
 // Extract all slugs from the catalog file
-const catalog = readFileSync(catalogPath, 'utf8');
 const slugMatches = [...catalog.matchAll(/slug: '([^']+)'/g)].map((m) => m[1]);
 
 if (slugMatches.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/app/features/lotus/avatarDecorations.ts b/src/app/features/lotus/avatarDecorations.ts
index 59be0198c..2a624c1be 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lotus/avatarDecorations.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/lotus/avatarDecorations.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Single source of truth for the avatar-decoration CDN base URL.
+// scripts/syncDecorations.mjs reads this exact `DECORATION_CDN` declaration out
+// of this file at runtime (by regex) instead of re-declaring it, so the two can
+// never drift. If you migrate the CDN, change it here ONLY — keep the
+// `export const DECORATION_CDN = '...'` shape so the sync script can still parse it.
 export const DECORATION_CDN =
   'https://drive.lotusguild.org/public.php/dav/files/bHswJ9pNKp2t26N/cinny-decorations';