Gateway restart notices: explicit status{restarting} signal, correct timing

The app previously showed 'Gateway restarting' on every connection loss.
Now the gateway broadcasts status{state=restarting} on its shutdown path
(before closing the sockets), and the app:

- posts 'Gateway restarting' immediately on that frame (not on the
  socket-drop transition, which lags by the ~20s WS ping timeout)
- posts 'Gateway online' on the next reconnect only when the restart
  notice was posted (latch) - a plain network drop shows neither, just
  the reconnect banner
- drops the 'Gateway is restarting...' banner (replaced by the chat notice)

Docs (04-wire-protocol, frames.schema.json) updated: restarting is no
longer reserved. Test for the disconnect broadcast added to the local
hermes-agent test mirror (git-ignored, not committed).

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/data/ChatStore.kt

@@ -477,13 +477,12 @@ class ChatStore {
         frame: Frame,
     ) {
         val p = frame.payloadAs<CommentaryPayload>() ?: return
-        // Gateway lifecycle notices (restart / shutdown / online) are rendered
+        // Gateway lifecycle notices (restart / shutdown / online) are the
-        // as a centered system notice by the controller, on the down/up state
+        // controller's business: it renders the "restarting" / "online" pair
-        // transition. The server also emits the "restarting" notice as a
+        // as centered system notices on the down/up state transitions (gated
-        // commentary frame (and the sync catch-up can replay it *after* the
+        // on the gateway's status{restarting} frame). The server also emits
-        // local "online" notice), so drop it here: the app is the source of
+        // these as commentary frames (and the sync catch-up can replay them
-        // truth for these notices, which keeps the order (restarting → online)
+        // out of order), so drop them here to prevent duplicates.
-        // and prevents duplicates.
         if (isGatewayLifecycleNotice(p.text)) return
         updateLane(lane) { list ->
             if (list.any { it.id == p.messageId }) {

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/state/IrisController.kt

@@ -142,10 +142,21 @@ class IrisController(
      *  so "lane is empty" is not a reliable first-open signal. */
     private val historyLoaded = mutableSetOf<String>()
 
-    /** Gateway health state (M5: status frame; null = never received). */
+    /** Gateway health state (M5: status frame; null = never received).
+     *  Note: "restarting" is deliberately NOT stored here — it posts the
+     *  chat notice immediately (see TYPE_STATUS) instead of showing a banner. */
     private val _gatewayStatus = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
     val gatewayStatus: StateFlow<String?> = _gatewayStatus.asStateFlow()
 
+    // Latches the restart pair: set when the "restarting" notice is posted
+    // (on the gateway's status{restarting} frame), consumed by the matching
+    // "online" notice on the next reconnect. A plain network drop never sets
+    // it, so it never produces an "online" notice. @Volatile: written on the
+    // frame-handler coroutine, read on the state-collector coroutine
+    // (Dispatchers.Default).
+    @Volatile
+    private var restartAnnounced = false
+
     /** M5: highest outbox cursor already delivered to this device via the
      *  push backend (from hello.ack; 0 = never). Sync-replayed frames with
      *  `cursor <= lastPushedCursor` already woke the device via push, so the
@@ -619,7 +630,22 @@ class IrisController(
                         }
 
                         TYPE_STATUS -> {
-                            frame.payloadAs<StatusPayload>()?.let { _gatewayStatus.value = it.state }
+                            frame.payloadAs<StatusPayload>()?.let { st ->
+                                if (st.state == "restarting") {
+                                    // Gateway is going down (restart/stop):
+                                    // post the notice IMMEDIATELY — the
+                                    // socket can take up to the ping timeout
+                                    // (~20 s) to actually drop, and waiting
+                                    // for that transition would delay the
+                                    // message. No banner for this state: the
+                                    // chat notice replaces it (the reconnect
+                                    // banner covers the wait).
+                                    restartAnnounced = true
+                                    chat.addSystemMessage(homeChannel.value, GATEWAY_RESTARTING_MSG)
+                                } else {
+                                    _gatewayStatus.value = st.state
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         TYPE_ERROR -> {
@@ -647,6 +673,10 @@ class IrisController(
                 val prev = prevState
                 prevState = s
                 if (s is GatewayClient.State.Connected) {
+                    // Clear any stale "restarting" latch from the previous
+                    // down phase (the gateway's own status{online} frame
+                    // follows on hello.ack and re-asserts the truth).
+                    _gatewayStatus.value = "online"
                     // The lane/history fast path runs on [client.onHelloAck]
                     // (promptly, on the WS thread) — see onConnectedLane. Here
                     // we do the non-time-critical connect work.
@@ -666,22 +696,20 @@ class IrisController(
                     // Slash-command catalog for the composer's "/" drawer
                     // (static per gateway run; re-fetched on every (re)connect).
                     requestCommandsCatalog()
-                    // Gateway came back after a restart -> announce it (hermes
+                    // Gateway is back from a RESTART (not just a network
-                    // routine, same icon + wording on all platforms). The core
+                    // drop) -> post the second half of the restart pair.
-                    // does not send a startup/online notice to this platform, so
+                    if (restartAnnounced) {
-                    // the app adds it.
+                        restartAnnounced = false
-                    if (prev is GatewayClient.State.Reconnecting) {
                         chat.addSystemMessage(homeChannel.value, GATEWAY_ONLINE_MSG)
                     }
                 } else if (s is GatewayClient.State.Reconnecting && prev is GatewayClient.State.Connected) {
-                    // Gateway went away (restart / network drop): announce it
+                    // Gateway went away. The restart notice was already
-                    // (hermes routine, same icon + wording on all platforms) and
+                    // posted on the status{restarting} frame (immediately,
-                    // close the in-flight turn's dangling tool cards / streaming
+                    // not on this transition — the socket can take ~20 s to
-                    // bubble (nothing spins forever). The app is the source of
+                    // drop); a plain network drop posts nothing, the
-                    // truth for the "restarting" notice (the server's commentary
+                    // reconnect banner + status bubble cover it. Here we
-                    // frame is dropped in ChatStore), so the order is guaranteed:
+                    // just close the in-flight turn's dangling tool cards /
-                    // restarting (here) before online (on reconnect).
+                    // streaming bubble (nothing spins forever).
-                    chat.addSystemMessage(homeChannel.value, GATEWAY_RESTARTING_MSG)
                     chat.finalizeInterrupted()
                 }
             }
@@ -1050,12 +1078,15 @@ private fun HistoryMessage.toMessageItem(): MessageItem =
             },
     )
 
-// Gateway restart routine (hermes, same icon + wording on all platforms). The
+// Gateway restart pair (hermes wording, same icon on all platforms). The app
-// app generates both notices locally, on the down/up state transition, so the
+// generates both notices locally: "restarting" IMMEDIATELY on the gateway's
-// order is guaranteed (restarting before online) and there is no dependency on
+// explicit status{state=restarting} frame (broadcast on its shutdown path —
-// the server frame (which may be dropped on shutdown or replayed out of order
+// not on the socket-drop transition, which can lag by the ~20 s ping
-// by the sync catch-up). The core does not send a startup/online notice to this
+// timeout) so a plain network drop doesn't claim a restart; and "online" on
-// platform, and its "restarting" commentary frame is dropped in ChatStore.
+// the next reconnect, only when the "restarting" notice was posted (the
+// restartAnnounced latch). A plain network drop produces neither —
+// connection state is shown by the banner + status bubble only. The server's
+// lifecycle commentary frames are dropped in ChatStore.
 private const val GATEWAY_RESTARTING_MSG =
     "⚠️ Gateway restarting — Your current task will be interrupted. Send any message after restart and I'll try to resume where you left off."
 private const val GATEWAY_ONLINE_MSG =

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/ui/screens/ChatScreen.kt

@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ fun ChatScreen(controller: IrisController) {
                         "Reconnecting to gateway… messages will sync automatically when the connection is back."
                     }
 
-                    gatewayStatus == "restarting" -> {
+                    // Note: gatewayStatus never becomes "restarting" — that
-                        "Gateway is restarting…"
+                    // state posts a chat notice immediately (IrisController,
-                    }
+                    // TYPE_STATUS) instead of showing a banner.
 
                     gatewayStatus == "degraded" -> {
                         "Gateway reports a degraded state — replies may be slow or unavailable."

docs/04-wire-protocol.md

@@ -280,7 +280,13 @@ messages only.
 ### `status`
 
 Gateway health state. Broadcast to all connected clients at startup
-(`state: "online"`); `restarting` / `degraded` are reserved for future use.
+(`state: "online"`) and to late joiners on `hello.ack`. The gateway also
+broadcasts `state: "restarting"` on its shutdown path (restart/stop), right
+before closing the sockets — the app posts the "Gateway restarting" chat
+notice immediately on that frame (the socket can take up to the ~20 s ping
+timeout to actually drop, so the notice must not wait for the disconnect);
+a plain network drop shows just the reconnect banner. `degraded` is reserved
+for future use.
 
 ```json
 {"type":"status","payload":{"state":"online"}}

docs/protocol/frames.schema.json

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       "search.results": { "payload": { "query": { "type": "string" }, "scope": { "type": "string", "enum": ["all", "chat"] }, "hits": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "message_id": {"type":"string"}, "chat_id": {"type":"string"}, "thread_id": {"type":["string","null"]}, "role": {"type":"string"}, "snippet": {"type":"string"}, "ts": {"type":"integer"} } } } } },
       "media.offer": { "description": "Agent-sent media available; app pulls bytes.", "payload": { "$ref": "#/definitions/media_ref" } },
       "read.receipt": { "description": "Agent received and started processing the user's message; app shows ✓✓ on user bubbles. Emitted to the originating connection when a message.send is accepted for processing.", "payload": { "message_id": { "type": "string" } } },
-      "status": { "description": "Gateway health state; broadcast to all connected clients at startup (state=online).", "payload": { "state": { "type": "string", "enum": ["online", "restarting", "degraded"] } } },
+      "status": { "description": "Gateway health state; broadcast to all connected clients at startup (state=online) and to late joiners on hello.ack. state=restarting is broadcast on the gateway's shutdown path (restart/stop) before the sockets close; the app shows the 'Gateway restarting' chat notice only on that signal, not on a plain network drop.", "payload": { "state": { "type": "string", "enum": ["online", "restarting", "degraded"] } } },
       "error": { "payload": { "code": { "type": "string", "enum": ["auth", "not_found", "rate_limited", "media_too_large", "unsupported", "internal"] }, "message": { "type": "string" } } },
       "pong": { "payload": { "ts": { "type": "integer" } } },
       "sync.done": { "payload": { "cursor": { "type": "integer" } } },

gateway-plugin/adapter.py

@@ -1212,6 +1212,9 @@ class AndroidAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
 
         # M5: announce gateway health to connected clients (none yet at
         # startup; the frame + plumbing exist for future transitions).
+        # Reset in case this adapter instance previously went down (the
+        # gateway may reconnect the same adapter after a fatal error).
+        self._gateway_status = protocol.STATUS_ONLINE
         await self._ws_server.broadcast(protocol.status(self._gateway_status))
 
         # M3: ensure the default (home) channel exists in the directory so the
@@ -1238,6 +1241,13 @@ class AndroidAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
 
     async def disconnect(self) -> None:
         """Tear down the platform: stop the server, close device sockets."""
+        # Tell live clients the gateway is going away (restart/shutdown) so
+        # the app can distinguish a clean gateway teardown from a plain
+        # network drop: the "Gateway restarting" chat notice is shown only
+        # when this frame was received (docs/04 §status).
+        self._gateway_status = protocol.STATUS_RESTARTING
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            await self._ws_server.broadcast(protocol.status(self._gateway_status))
         with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
             from gateway.status import release_scoped_lock