# Lotus Chat — Work Backlog

**Repo:** `lotus` branch at `https://code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/cinny`
**Deploy:** push to `lotus` → CI → auto-deploy to `chat.lotusguild.org` (~11 min)

> Completed features are documented in [LOTUS_FEATURES.md](./LOTUS_FEATURES.md). Manual test steps live in [LOTUS_TESTING.md](./LOTUS_TESTING.md). This file is **open work only** — resolved audit findings and shipped-feature write-ups were removed 2026-07 (full history in git).

Status legend: `[ ]` pending · `[~]` in progress / shipped-awaiting-QA · `[x]` done · `[BLOCKED]` server/upstream-gated · `[DEFERRED]`/`[DROPPED]`/`[WON'T FIX]` decided.

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## ⚠️ TDS DESIGN LAW — READ BEFORE TOUCHING ANY UI

> **ALL Lotus Terminal Design System (TDS) styling — colors, animations, glows, borders, fonts, spacing — MUST come exclusively from `/root/code/web_template/base.css` CSS variables.**
> Do NOT hardcode hex values. Do NOT invent new variable names. Canonical tokens: `--lt-accent-orange`, `--lt-accent-cyan`, `--lt-accent-green`, `--lt-glow-*`, `--lt-box-glow-*`, `--lt-border-color`, `--lt-font-mono`. Syntax-highlight token classes: `.tok-kw .tok-str .tok-num .tok-cmt .tok-fn`.
> Reference patterns: `/root/code/tinker_tickets/` (markdown.js, base.js, ticket.css). Applies to every task without exception.
> New components must respect both TDS dark (`LotusTerminalTheme`) and TDS light (`LotusTerminalLightTheme`); non-TDS theme work uses vanilla-extract (match `src/lotus-terminal.css.ts`).

## 🧩 NATIVE-CINNY LAW — EVERY FEATURE MUST FEEL LIKE STOCK CINNY

> **Every feature must feel native to upstream Cinny — indistinguishable from what the Cinny team would ship.** Reference: <https://github.com/cinnyapp/cinny>.
>
> - **Use the `folds` design system, not bespoke UI** (`Button`, `Chip`, `IconButton`, `Menu`, `MenuItem`, `Dialog`, `Modal`, `Input`, `Switch`, `Badge`, `SettingTile`, `SequenceCard`, …) and folds tokens (`color.*`, `config.space.*`, `config.radii.*`). **Use folds `Icon`/`Icons`, never literal emoji, in UI chrome.** No hardcoded hex/`rgba()`, no invented CSS variables.
> - **Match Cinny's existing patterns** — find the closest existing component/flow and mirror it before adding UI.
> - **The ONE exception:** explicit **TDS** features, which follow the TDS Design Law above (opt-in, only in Lotus Terminal mode).

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## ✅ Audit (2026-07) — closed out

A three-wave feature bug-hunt (~15 parallel agents, each batch independently reviewed) plus a low-tail cleanup. All confirmed 🔴/🟠 and the clean 🟡 tail are **fixed, reviewed, and gate-green**; details in git history + LOTUS_FEATURES. Only the minor items below remain open.

**Still open (low tail — all 🟡 minor):**

- **Calls host:** C-M1 deafen DOM-fallback leaks late-added `<audio>` tracks; C-M2 `.click()`-by-testid toggles no-op if EC renames — **both retire via EC-fork P6-2**. C-L1 AFK mic not released if EC elides the echo; C-L2 ringtone-preview global cross-cancel; C-L3 first ring after cold load can be silent (ctx not unlocked); C-L5 speaker-observer churn on membership change; C-L7 all-muted DOM miscount if EC label format differs; C-L8 PiP sw/nw resize anchor jitter at min size.
- **Threads:** T5 `participating` detection is server-bundle-only (`thread.hasCurrentUserParticipated`) → can under-notify a thread you just replied to; T6 room "Mentions & Keywords" not honored for participated/Default thread replies (over-notify); T7 account-data thread-mute write is a lost-update race.
- **Crypto/session:** F5 OIDC refresh drops `expiresAt` on persist (`persistTokens` can't reach the expiry without SDK-internal plumbing; refresh is reactive on 401).
- **Native/desktop:** D7 Unity badge `application://cinny.desktop` id may not match the installed `.desktop` basename — **runtime-verify** on the `.deb`/AppImage. H10 room-name setter fire-and-forget/silent length reject (trivial). N6 per-message read-receipt avatars may not refresh on membership change (emitter uncertain, low impact).
- **EC fork (EC1–EC6 fixed on `element-call:lotus`, needs a republish):** re-apply `setTimeout` cleanup, remote-gated subscription → `allConnections$`, per-call decoration state leak, re-subscribe-every-render, focus-clear on missing `userId`. Rides with **P6-2 phase 2**.

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## ✅ Shipped — Awaiting Live Verification

Built and gate-green; verify per [LOTUS_TESTING.md](./LOTUS_TESTING.md), then graduate to LOTUS_FEATURES.md. Includes the **desktop/native Tier A/B stack** (P5-35/36/41/42/43/44/46/47/48/49/55/56/57, P6-1 Linux parity) — all **CI-compile-verified, runtime-verify on Windows/Linux** — plus:

| Area                                                                        | Test guide            |
| :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- |
| Full-Screen Camera Broadcasts (per-participant focus)                       | A5 / G2               |
| Advanced search filters + virtualized infinite scroll                       | K2 / M1 / M2 / M4     |
| Custom Accent Color Picker (non-TDS) · 5 Color Theme Presets                | M3 / M5               |
| Intersection lazy media loading · context-aware thumbnails                  | H1 / H2               |
| Thread Panel (side drawer) + per-thread notification modes (P4-1)           | (thread QA)           |
| Encrypted message search indexing/caching (opt-in, default OFF)             | search backlog        |
| Remind Me Later · Mobile Bookmarks access                                   | K1 / E5               |
| In-Call Soundboard (P5-15) · Quality Controls (P5-31) · Permissions (P5-31) | D2-7 / D2-8 / D2-9    |
| Desktop proactive update notifications (P5-40)                              | J1                    |
| OIDC/SSO login (P4-6, needs an MSC3861 server — pick mozilla.org on login)  | OIDC                  |
| Windows native WinRT toast quick-reply / click-to-open (D6, AUMID)          | rich-toast (§backlog) |

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## 🔴 Open — Actionable

### 🧨 Encryption / E2EE — ⚠️ EXTREME COMPLEXITY · 🧠 PLANNING SESSION REQUIRED

Observed live in prod 2026-06-30 during a 2-person **Element Call** (E2EE). These span client rust-crypto (`matrix-js-sdk@41.7.0`) ↔ Synapse ↔ EC MatrixRTC E2EE and are **interrelated** — do NOT spot-fix. **Capture first:** run **Settings → Developer Tools → Crypto Diagnostics** during the next affected call + a synapse-side trace before any fix. (Full runbook was in `LOTUS_E2EE_INVESTIGATION.md`, now in git history.) None are caused by the EC fork work.

- **KE-1 — OTK upload conflict storm (CRITICAL, root-cause candidate).** `POST /keys/upload` returns `400 M_UNKNOWN: One time key … already exists` continuously — the rust-crypto store and Synapse have **diverged OTK state** (upstream `matrix-rust-sdk#5200`, OPEN: on the 400 the SDK never marks the request sent → re-uploads forever; **not** fixed in 41.7.0). Leading web trigger: cinny never calls **`navigator.storage.persist()`**, so the IndexedDB crypto store is evictable while the `localStorage` session survives → device resurrects with a blank store. **Buildable preventive fix (no call needed):** request persistent storage on login (+ optional multi-tab guard + a 400-loop→recovery prompt). Healing an already-diverged device still needs a clean logout+login.
- **KE-2 — EC media keys not arriving/decrypting → audio/video cut out (CRITICAL).** `MissingKey … for participant`, unexpected encrypted to-device `io.element.call.encryption_keys`. Almost certainly downstream of KE-1 (broken Olm sessions). This is the "friend's audio cuts out" symptom.
- **KE-3 — Timeline decrypt error: missing `algorithm` field (HIGH).** rust-crypto can't parse a malformed/legacy encrypted event — capture the offending event id + raw content.
- **KE-4 — MatrixRTC delayed-event / membership timeouts (MEDIUM-HIGH).** `Restart delayed event timed out`, repeated `msc4157.update_delayed_event` — may be partly HS responsiveness; correlate with synapse latency. Same planning session (shares the call-reliability surface).

### Security & Privacy

- **N97 — Access token + device id in plaintext `localStorage`** (`state/sessions.ts`), XSS-exposed. Architectural — needs a token-protection / session-storage redesign.
- **Persisted PII without encryption:** user status message + expiry (`Profile.tsx`), unsent composer drafts (`RoomInput.tsx`). Leak risk on shared devices.

### PWA / Offline / Web Push

- **N107 — Web Push is non-functional:** `src/sw.ts` has no `push` handler. Needs a `push` listener + Matrix push-gateway integration. **The one substantive remaining feature** (session/crypto groundwork it waited on has landed).
- **No app-asset caching strategy** in `src/sw.ts` — no offline capability.

### Dependencies / Build / Hygiene

- Build-time: `lotusDenoise` does heavy sequential `fs` in `closeBundle`; `viteStaticCopy` has redundant renames — could be streamlined.
- `patch-folds.mjs` edits `node_modules` directly (robust today; `patch-package` considered but more brittle to folds restructuring — WON'T-DO unless it breaks).
- `types/matrix/` mirrors SDK types instead of importing them — drift risk; spot-fix highest-risk only.
- `contrib/nginx`/`contrib/caddy` examples: headers + `try_files` already synced with prod; the prod nginx `add_header` isn't inherited by cache `location` blocks (pre-existing; SPA entry `/` still gets all headers).
- `as any` casts across `src/` — gradual typing cleanup. Keep commits scoped (bisect-friendly). Keep README fork-sync version/logo current.

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## 📋 Open Feature Backlog

### [ ] P4-4 · Math / LaTeX Rendering (LOW PRIORITY)

Render `$…$` / `$$…$$` via KaTeX; graceful fallback to raw text. **Sanitizer must be patched** — `src/app/utils/sanitize.ts` (sanitize-html, `disallowedTagsMode:'discard'`) strips all MathML: add `<math><mi><mo><mn><mrow><mfrac><msqrt><mroot><msub><msup><msubsup><munder><mover><mtable><mtr><mtd>…` + `annotation` to `permittedHtmlTags`, and `xmlns`/`display`/`mathvariant` to `permittedTagToAttributes`. Parser: split text nodes on `/(\$\$.*?\$\$|\$.*?\$)/g` in `react-custom-html-parser.tsx` → `<KaTeX>`. Lazy-import `katex/dist/katex.min.css` only when a math block renders. Verify KaTeX bundle-size impact.

### [~] P5-20 · Quick Reply from Browser Notification (partial)

Done: notifications show the real body, click navigates to the specific event + focuses the tab. **Remaining:** inline reply via Notification Actions API needs the SW `push`+`notificationclick` pipeline (switch `new Notification()` → `serviceWorkerRegistration.showNotification()` so the SW receives `notificationclick`; on `event.action==='reply'` POST `m.room.message` with the stored `{roomId, threadId}`). Ties into N107.

### [~] P5-30 · Advanced ML Noise Suppression — open verification

Shipped in the EC fork (DeepFilterNet3 default-capable / DTLN / RNNoise / Speex; AEC on, AGC off for ML tier; never-silent watchdog). **Open:** real-call by-ear **A/B** — model choice, `lotusDenoiseFloor`, AGC on/off (LOTUS_TESTING §D2-1 / J2). **GTCRN (deferred):** tiny MIT 16 kHz model beating RNNoise, but no drop-in browser package — needs `onnxruntime-web` in a Web Worker behind a custom AudioWorklet ring-buffer (ORT can't run in an AudioWorklet, issue #13072); ~1-week build. Revisit only if low-power quality proves insufficient. HW-gated (FRCRN/Maxine) = desktop-Rust-only future.

### [~] P6-2 · Element Call fork — retire remaining DOM hacks (Phase 2 needs publish)

Phase 1 shipped: `io.lotus.set_deafen` (LiveKit-source deafen/screenshare-audio-mute) replaces the brittle `<audio>.muted` iframe hack; cinny sends it join-gated alongside the transitional DOM fallback. **Phase 2 (blocked on user npm publish):** publish fork `0.20.1-lotus.2` → bump cinny pin `lotus.1`→`lotus.2` → delete the `CallControl.ts` `.muted` fallback + the EC1–EC6 fixes ship. **Deferred pieces (P6-2b):** the `useCallSpeakers` DOM-scrape is a dormant fallback behind `io.lotus.call_state`; `.click()`-by-`data-testid` UI toggles are low-value fork surface. Divergence to confirm: deafen doesn't silence soundboard/`Unknown`-source audio (setVolume type limit).

### [ ] Mobile audit

Comprehensive audit of all LOTUS_FEATURES.md features for mobile PWA usability + responsiveness. Method: 44px touch targets, no horizontal overflow, full-screen modals/drawers on mobile, composer not obscured by keyboard.

### Deferred / dropped (decided — kept for context)

- **[DEFERRED] P5-51** Federated "Identity Contexts" (session isolation) — multi-sprint, touches auth/crypto/storage core; smaller intermediate step = plain multi-account switch. **[DROPPED] P5-52** per-room sync governor — js-sdk can't truly per-room filter `/sync`; only a cosmetic hide. **[DEFERRED] P5-53** local scripting plugin — prefer a declarative automation-rules feature (no arbitrary code). **[DEFERRED] Audit-3** profile banner — MSC4427 open/unmerged; revisit on merge. **[WON'T FIX] P5-50** Windows HW media pipeline (WebRTC decode lives in WebView2; not injectable). **[MOVED] P5-9** LFG → LotusBot `!lfg`.

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## 🚫 Blocked Features (server / upstream gated)

Re-run `/_matrix/client/versions` + `unstable_features` after each Synapse upgrade.

- **[BLOCKED] Live Location Sharing** (MSC3489 + MSC3672 both `false`) — real-time GPS beacons over the existing static share.
- **[BLOCKED] Reaction/Relation Redaction** (MSC3892 `false`) — remove a reaction without redacting the parent; current full-redaction fallback is acceptable.
- **[BLOCKED] Room Preview before joining** (MSC3266) — `GET /v1/rooms/{id}/summary` returns 404 `M_UNRECOGNIZED` on Synapse 1.155 despite `msc3266_enabled:true`.
- **[BLOCKED] Thread Subscriptions** (MSC4306 `false`) — "Follow thread" button (depends on the shipped Thread Panel).

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## 📖 Reference

### Server Capabilities (as of 2026-06)

- **Homeserver** `matrix.lotusguild.org` · **Synapse** `1.155.0` · **Matrix spec** up to `v1.12` (+ MSC `unstable_features`).
- **MSC ON:** `msc4140` · `msc3771` · `msc3440.stable` · `msc4133.stable` · `simplified_msc3575` · `msc4222` · `msc3266` (flag on but v1 summary 404s) · `msc3401_matrix_rtc`. **OFF/blocked:** `msc4306` · `msc3882` · `msc3912` · `msc4155` · `msc3489`/`msc3672` · `msc3892`.
- **Live endpoints:** Report User (MSC4260) **200** ✅ · Report Room (MSC4151) ✅.
- **Homeserver access (audits):** Synapse = LXC 151 (`pct exec 151 -- bash`), config `/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml`. Web deploy = LXC 106. Voice guard = `voice-limit-guard.py` on LXC 151.
- **SDK notes:** no arbitrary profile-field methods (use `mx.http.authedRequest()` for MSC4133); js-sdk can't per-room filter `/sync`; sanitizer strips `<math>`/MathML; SW exists at `src/sw.ts`; `getMatrixToRoom()` builds invite URLs; EC audio-inject unblocked via the fork's `io.lotus.inject_audio`.

### Key File Reference

| What                           | File                                                                | Lines               |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| Global keydown / room nav      | `hooks/useKeyDown.ts` · `hooks/useRoomNavigate.ts`                  | whole / 19-72       |
| Room unread counts atom        | `state/room/roomToUnread.ts`                                        | `roomToUnreadAtom`  |
| Overlay portal provider        | `pages/App.tsx` · `index.html`                                      | 65 / 101            |
| Room settings tabs             | `features/room-settings/RoomSettings.tsx`                           | 27-56               |
| State event read/write pattern | `features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx`               | 42-52               |
| Power levels                   | `hooks/usePowerLevels.ts`                                           | whole               |
| Slash commands                 | `hooks/useCommands.ts`                                              | 140-537             |
| Chat background picker/defs    | `features/settings/general/General.tsx` · `lotus/chatBackground.ts` | 945-981 / whole     |
| Matrix.to URL builder          | `plugins/matrix-to.ts`                                              | `getMatrixToRoom()` |
| Media URL conversion           | `utils/matrix.ts`                                                   | `mxcUrlToHttp()`    |
| Search pagination / virtual    | `features/message-search/{useMessageSearch,MessageSearch}.tsx`      | 74-121 / 234-365    |
| Call mic control               | `plugins/call/CallControl.ts`                                       | 206-212             |
| Knock support check            | `utils/matrix.ts`                                                   | 376-391             |
| Notification mute push rules   | `hooks/useRoomsNotificationPreferences.ts`                          | 110-150             |

### Element Call fork — operational reference

Fork = `LotusGuild/element-call` (branch `lotus`, from upstream tag `v0.20.1`); cinny consumes the npm package `@lotusguild/element-call-embedded` (built bundle copied into `public/element-call/`).

**Publish a new version (manual; needs the Gitea npm token):** bump `embedded/web/package.json` (current unpublished `0.20.1-lotus.2`) → `pnpm run build:embedded` (Node 24, pnpm 10.33) → `cd embedded/web && npm version <tag> --no-git-tag-version && npm publish` (Gitea registry) → in cinny bump the `@lotusguild/element-call-embedded` pin (currently `0.20.1-lotus.1`) → `npm install` → build.

**`io.lotus.*` widget actions** (add new toWidget actions to the enum + `LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS` in `src/lotus/lotusActions.ts`; only send AFTER call-join or a 10s timeout fires):

| Action                       | Dir     | Purpose                                                | Module                |
| :--------------------------- | :------ | :----------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- |
| `io.lotus.call_state`        | EC→host | speaker/mute/camera stream (`lotusCallState=1`)        | `lotusCallState.ts`   |
| `io.lotus.focus_participant` | host→EC | spotlight (works during screenshare)                   | `lotusFocus.ts`       |
| `io.lotus.inject_audio`      | host→EC | soundboard clip mixed into call (`lotusAudioInject=1`) | `lotusAudioInject.ts` |
| `io.lotus.set_quality`       | host→EC | audio/screenshare bitrate/fps caps                     | `lotusQuality.ts`     |
| `io.lotus.decorations`       | host→EC | in-call avatar decorations                             | `lotusDecorations.ts` |
| `io.lotus.set_deafen`        | host→EC | LiveKit-source deafen (P6-2)                           | `lotusDeafen.ts`      |

Also flag-gated: `lotusTransparent`/`lotusTheme`, `lotusDenoiseSource=1` (in-source ML denoise).

### CI/CD + per-feature checklist

```
edit → commit → git push origin lotus
→ Gitea Actions: tsc --noEmit, eslint, prettier (~3 min)
→ lotus_deploy.sh on LXC 106 polls CI → npm ci && npm run build → rsync → live (~11 min)
```

Before marking a feature complete: `npx tsc --noEmit` (0 errors) · `npx eslint src/` (0 new) · `npx prettier --check src/` · `npm test` (Node runner via tsx, hard CI gate — colocated `*.test.ts`) · update `README.md`/`landing/index.html` for Lotus-custom features · visually verify on `chat.lotusguild.org`.