fix(app): apply whole-review fixes (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW) + dead code & stale comments

HIGH:
- ntfy listener: replace blocking exhausted() loop with SSE read + capped
  exponential-backoff reconnect; 60s read timeout
- GatewayClient.stop(): reset HTTP leg (http, httpCursor, sseFailures,
  usingLongPoll, lastAck)
- non-atomic shared state -> synchronized/@Volatile/AtomicLong/
  CopyOnWriteArrayList

MEDIUM:
- mediaId path-traversal guard (isValidMediaId) at network/app/fs boundaries
- loadFromCache: move ts=0 pending bubbles to end, keep stored order
- attachment placeholder tracked by identity, not filename
- optimistic ChannelStore updates on favorite/icon/automation/default
- secure-store caching (desktop map, android store)
- secret passed to keyring via stdin (macOS + Linux)
- SecureStore.clear() clears deviceId/syncCursor/fcmToken/ntfy*
- random ids for system messages; SSE EOF reconnect delay
- PowerShell $ escaping; dispose() cancels job before saving flows
- wire up "Forget pairing" in Settings
- move machine-specific org.gradle.java.home to user-level gradle.properties

LOW + dead code + stale comments:
- .aac->audio/aac; locale-fixed cost/size; 3-digit hex; hour+ latency
- Backdrop.DEFAULT defined once; notification id 24-bit; channel id cap
- remove dead FileSource, unused protocol/theme/media constants, empty
  onDispose, SDK_INT<O guard, hostFromUrl
- fix stale WS/SSE, M1/M5, and milestone KDoc comments

Verified: Kotlin desktop+android host tests, 100/100 Python gateway tests,
LSP clean, installed & running on device.

AGENTS.md

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 
 ## Environment / pairing quirks
 
-- Pairing token: `IRIS_TOKEN` in `~/.hermes/.env`. The app has **no QR scanner** — pairing is manual URL + token entry.
+- Pairing token: `IRIS_TOKEN` in `~/.hermes/.env`. Pairing is manual URL + token entry; on **Android** there's also a QR-scan button (camera) that fills URL + token from the gateway's pairing QR. Desktop has no camera, so it's manual entry only.
 - WS default bind is `127.0.0.1`; for a phone on the LAN set `IRIS_WS_HOST` to the gateway's LAN IP.
 - `app/local.properties` (`sdk.dir`) is git-ignored and required for Android builds.
 - `google-services.json` is optional: without it FCM is inert and ntfy is the push path. Public ntfy.sh SSE is flaky — self-host ntfy.
-- JDK 17; no system Gradle — always the wrapper (`./gradlew`).
+- **JDK 21** is required (the desktop Markdown renderer ships Java-21 bytecode); no system Gradle — always the wrapper (`./gradlew`). The JDK-21 home is machine-specific and set per machine (NOT committed): add `org.gradle.java.home=/path/to/jdk21` to `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`, or `export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk21` before running `./gradlew`.
-- Desktop jpackage on Linux/JDK 17 prints a non-fatal `pure virtual method called` (JDK-8348560); the app works.
+- Desktop jpackage on Linux/JDK 21 prints a non-fatal `pure virtual method called` (JDK-8348560); the app works.
 
 ## Testing quirks
 

app/androidApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" />
 
+    <!-- M-3: cleartext (http://) is required because the gateway is a LAN host
+         addressed by IP (e.g. 192.168.x.x), not a domain. Android's
+         network_security_config can only scope cleartext to domain names, not
+         IP ranges, so a per-host allowlist isn't possible for this use case.
+         The token is still required for auth; traffic is only ever sent to the
+         user-configured gateway on the local network. -->
     <application
         android:label="Iris"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"

app/gradle.properties

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 # Desktop targets the Java 21 runtime (Markdown renderer 0.44.0 is
 # Java-21 bytecode). AGP is JDK-21-compatible, so the Android build is
 # unaffected (its bytecode target stays JVM 17 via minSdk/jvmTarget).
-# Point this at your local JDK 21 if the path differs.
+#
-org.gradle.java.home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk
+# The JDK-21 home is machine-specific, so it is NOT hardcoded here (a
+# committed path would break every other checkout). Set it per machine via
+# one of:
+#   - ~/.gradle/gradle.properties  ->  org.gradle.java.home=/path/to/jdk21
+#   - or export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk21 before running ./gradlew
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/AndroidPush.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package iris.platform
 
 import android.Manifest
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ actual fun setActiveController(controller: Any?) {
 actual fun syncNtfyListener(backend: String) {
     val context = AndroidEnv.context
     val intent = Intent(context, NtfyListenerService::class.java)
-    val store = AndroidSecureStore(context)
+    // L-18: reuse one AndroidSecureStore instead of rebuilding it (and
+    // re-running EncryptedSharedPreferences.create + migration) on every call.
+    val store = ntfyStore(context)
     if (backend == "ntfy" && store.ntfyTopic.isNotBlank()) {
         ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent)
     } else {
@@ -25,6 +28,18 @@ actual fun syncNtfyListener(backend: String) {
     }
 }
 
+private val ntfyStoreLock = Any()
+
+@Volatile
+private var cachedNtfyStore: AndroidSecureStore? = null
+
+private fun ntfyStore(context: Context): AndroidSecureStore {
+    cachedNtfyStore?.let { return it }
+    return synchronized(ntfyStoreLock) {
+        cachedNtfyStore ?: AndroidSecureStore(context).also { cachedNtfyStore = it }
+    }
+}
+
 actual fun postSystemNotification(
     chatId: String?,
     chatName: String?,

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/AndroidSecureStore.kt

@@ -179,10 +179,20 @@ class AndroidSecureStore(
     }
 
     override fun clear() {
+        // M-10: clearing pairing must also wipe the device identity + push
+        // state, otherwise a re-pair to a different gateway would keep the old
+        // deviceId/syncCursor/ntfyTopic and the server would treat the new
+        // pairing as the same device.
         prefs
             .edit()
             .remove(KEY_URL)
             .remove(KEY_TOKEN)
+            .remove(KEY_DEVICE_ID)
+            .remove(KEY_SYNC_CURSOR)
+            .remove(KEY_FCM_TOKEN)
+            .remove(KEY_NTFY_TOPIC)
+            .remove(KEY_NTFY_SERVER)
+            .remove(KEY_PUSH_BACKEND)
             .apply()
     }
 

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/AndroidWebView.kt

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ import com.multiplatform.webview.web.rememberWebViewStateWithHTMLData
 private const val ARTIFACT_BASE_URL = "https://iris-artifact.local/"
 
 @Composable
-actual fun PlatformWebView(html: String, modifier: Modifier) {
+actual fun PlatformWebView(
+    html: String,
+    modifier: Modifier,
+) {
     val state = rememberWebViewStateWithHTMLData(data = html, baseUrl = ARTIFACT_BASE_URL)
     state.webSettings.androidWebSettings.domStorageEnabled = true
     WebView(state, modifier = modifier)
@@ -33,16 +36,18 @@ actual fun Modifier.handleSystemBack(onBack: () -> Unit): Modifier {
     val dispatcher = LocalOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner.current?.onBackPressedDispatcher
     val currentOnBack = rememberUpdatedState(onBack)
     DisposableEffect(dispatcher) {
-        if (dispatcher != null) {
+        val callback =
-            val callback = object : OnBackPressedCallback(true) {
+            dispatcher?.let { d ->
+                val c =
+                    object : OnBackPressedCallback(true) {
                         override fun handleOnBackPressed() {
                             currentOnBack.value()
                         }
                     }
-            dispatcher.addCallback(callback)
+                d.addCallback(c)
-            onDispose { callback.remove() }
+                c
             }
-        onDispose { }
+        onDispose { callback?.remove() }
     }
     return this
 }

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/IrisFirebaseMessagingService.kt

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import iris.net.GatewayClient
  *
  * - [onNewToken]: persist the rotated token and push it to the server via
  *   `fcm.register` (so the next push targets the current token).
- * - [onMessageReceived]: the data payload drives a silent sync. When the app
+ * - [onMessageReceived]: posts a system notification from the data payload.
- *   is foregrounded the SSE path already delivered the frame (in-app banner),
+ *   When the app is foregrounded the SSE path already delivered the frame
- *   so we only post a system notification when backgrounded.
+ *   (in-app banner), so we only post a notification when backgrounded.
  *
  * Inert without a Firebase project (no google-services.json): the service is
  * declared in the manifest but never receives messages, and the app falls

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/IrisNotifications.kt

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.app.PendingIntent
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
-import android.os.Build
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 
 /**
@@ -21,15 +20,22 @@ object IrisNotifications {
     const val ACTION_OPEN_CHAT = "dev.iris.app.OPEN_CHAT"
     private const val NOTIF_ID_BASE = 1_000_000
 
-    fun ensureChannel(context: Context, chatId: String, chatName: String? = null) {
+    // L-31: notification channel ids are capped at 64 chars (Android limit) and
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) return
+    // are user-visible, so a long server-provided chatId must be truncated.
+    private fun channelIdFor(chatId: String): String = (CHANNEL_PREFIX + chatId).take(64)
+
+    fun ensureChannel(
+        context: Context,
+        chatId: String,
+        chatName: String? = null,
+    ) {
         val nm = context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
-        val id = CHANNEL_PREFIX + chatId
+        val id = channelIdFor(chatId)
         val name = chatName ?: chatId
         if (nm.getNotificationChannel(id) == null) {
             nm.createNotificationChannel(
                 NotificationChannel(id, name, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT)
-                    .apply { description = "Iris messages for $name" }
+                    .apply { description = "Iris messages for $name" },
             )
         }
     }
@@ -43,14 +49,18 @@ object IrisNotifications {
         threadId: String?,
     ) {
         ensureChannel(context, chatId, chatName)
-        val id = NOTIF_ID_BASE + (chatId.hashCode() and 0xffff)
+        // L-32: 24-bit hash (was 16-bit) to reduce the chance two chatIds map
-        val intent = Intent(ACTION_OPEN_CHAT).apply {
+        // to the same notification id and clobber each other.
+        val id = NOTIF_ID_BASE + (chatId.hashCode() and 0xffffff)
+        val intent =
+            Intent(ACTION_OPEN_CHAT).apply {
                 setPackage(context.packageName)
                 flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
                 putExtra("chat_id", chatId)
                 if (threadId != null) putExtra("thread_id", threadId)
             }
-        val pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+        val pi =
+            PendingIntent.getActivity(
                 context,
                 id,
                 intent,
@@ -59,7 +69,8 @@ object IrisNotifications {
         val nm = context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
         nm.notify(
             id,
-            NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_PREFIX + chatId)
+            NotificationCompat
+                .Builder(context, channelIdFor(chatId))
                 .setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_info)
                 .setContentTitle(title)
                 .setContentText(body)

app/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/iris/platform/NtfyListenerService.kt

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import android.os.IBinder
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import iris.protocol.IrisJson
+import iris.util.IrisLog
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
@@ -28,18 +30,31 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
  *
  * A foreground service that subscribes to this device's ntfy topic and posts
  * a system notification for each push. The structured payload rides in the
- * `X-Data` header (JSON: chat_id, kind, cursor, thread_id); the message body
+ * `X-Data` SSE field (JSON: chat_id, kind, cursor, thread_id); the message
- * is the short preview. When the app is foregrounded the WS path already
+ * body is the short preview. When the app is foregrounded the SSE path
- * delivered the frame, so the service skips posting to avoid a duplicate.
+ * already delivered the frame, so the service skips posting to avoid a
+ * duplicate.
+ *
+ * The stream is reconnected with capped exponential backoff when it drops
+ * (EOF, network error, or a non-2xx response) — `START_STICKY` alone only
+ * restarts the service after process death, not after a failed read.
  */
 class NtfyListenerService : Service() {
     private val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
     private var streamJob: Job? = null
-    private val client = OkHttpClient.Builder()
+    private val client =
-        .readTimeout(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS) // long-lived stream
+        OkHttpClient
+            .Builder()
+            // ntfy sends keep-alive comments every ~10 s; a 60 s read timeout
+            // detects a half-open connection instead of hanging forever.
+            .readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
             .build()
 
-    override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
+    override fun onStartCommand(
+        intent: Intent?,
+        flags: Int,
+        startId: Int,
+    ): Int {
         startForeground(NOTIF_ID, foregroundNotification())
         streamJob?.cancel()
         streamJob = scope.launch { stream() }
@@ -60,24 +75,56 @@ class NtfyListenerService : Service() {
         if (topic.isBlank()) return
         val server = store.ntfyServer.ifBlank { DEFAULT_NTFY_SERVER }.removeSuffix("/")
         val url = "$server/$topic"
-        val request = Request.Builder()
+        val request =
+            Request
+                .Builder()
                 .url(url)
                 .header("Accept", "text/event-stream")
                 .build()
+        var backoff = 1_000L
+        while (true) {
             try {
                 client.newCall(request).execute().use { resp ->
-                if (!resp.isSuccessful) return
+                    if (!resp.isSuccessful) {
+                        IrisLog.w("ntfy stream HTTP ${resp.code}")
+                    } else {
                         val body = resp.body ?: return
-                val source = body.source()
+                        readEvents(body.source())
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                IrisLog.w("ntfy stream dropped: ${e.message}")
+            }
+            // Stream ended (EOF, error, or non-2xx): back off and reconnect.
+            delay(backoff)
+            backoff = (backoff * 2).coerceAtMost(30_000L)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read ntfy SSE events until EOF. `readUtf8Line()` returns null at EOF;
+     * do NOT use `source.exhausted()` here — it reads until EOF and would
+     * block forever on a live stream.
+     */
+    private fun readEvents(source: okio.BufferedSource) {
         var data: String? = null
         var title: String? = null
         var msgBody: String? = null
-                while (!source.exhausted()) {
+        while (true) {
             val line = source.readUtf8Line() ?: break
             when {
-                        line.startsWith("X-Data:") -> data = line.removePrefix("X-Data:").trim()
+                line.startsWith("X-Data:") -> {
-                        line.startsWith("X-Title:") -> title = line.removePrefix("X-Title:").trim()
+                    data = line.removePrefix("X-Data:").trim()
-                        line.startsWith("data:") -> msgBody = line.removePrefix("data:").trim()
+                }
+
+                line.startsWith("X-Title:") -> {
+                    title = line.removePrefix("X-Title:").trim()
+                }
+
+                line.startsWith("data:") -> {
+                    msgBody = line.removePrefix("data:").trim()
+                }
+
                 line.isEmpty() -> {
                     // Event boundary: process the accumulated message.
                     data?.let { handleData(it, title, msgBody) }
@@ -88,14 +135,14 @@ class NtfyListenerService : Service() {
             }
         }
     }
-        } catch (_: Exception) {
-            // Stream dropped; the service is START_STICKY so the system
-            // restarts it. If it keeps failing, the WS path still works.
-        }
-    }
 
-    private fun handleData(dataJson: String, title: String?, msgBody: String?) {
+    private fun handleData(
-        val data = try {
+        dataJson: String,
+        title: String?,
+        msgBody: String?,
+    ) {
+        val data =
+            try {
                 IrisJson.instance.decodeFromString<JsonObject>(dataJson)
             } catch (_: Exception) {
                 null
@@ -126,11 +173,12 @@ class NtfyListenerService : Service() {
                         LISTENER_CHANNEL,
                         "Iris push listener",
                         NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN,
-                    )
+                    ),
                 )
             }
         }
-        return NotificationCompat.Builder(context, LISTENER_CHANNEL)
+        return NotificationCompat
+            .Builder(context, LISTENER_CHANNEL)
             .setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_info)
             .setContentTitle("Iris")
             .setContentText("Listening for messages")
@@ -146,5 +194,4 @@ class NtfyListenerService : Service() {
 }
 
 /** Read a string field from a JSON object (null when absent / not a string). */
-private fun JsonObject?.str(key: String): String? =
+private fun JsonObject?.str(key: String): String? = (this?.get(key) as? JsonPrimitive)?.content
-    (this?.get(key) as? JsonPrimitive)?.content

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/IrisApp.kt

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import iris.util.PairLink
 /**
  * Root composable shared by the Android and Desktop shells.
  *
- * M1: routes between the Connect screen (unpaired / auth failed) and the
+ * Routes between the Connect screen (unpaired / auth failed) and the main
- * Chat screen (paired). Later milestones add the channel list, search,
+ * app (paired), which hosts the channel list, chat, search, settings, and
- * settings, and media (docs/10-android-app.md).
+ * media (docs/10-android-app.md).
  */
 @Composable
 fun IrisApp(

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

@@ -71,6 +71,54 @@ class ChannelStore {
             _channels.value.filter { it.chatId != p.chatId && it.parentChatId != p.chatId }
     }
 
+    // ── Optimistic local updates (M-7) ────────────────────────────────────
+    //
+    // The gateway only broadcasts channel.created/renamed/deleted — there are
+    // no favorite/icon/automation/default events. So a toggle sent by THIS
+    // device would not update its own UI until a full channel.list re-fetch.
+    // These apply the change locally (optimistically); a later channel.list /
+    // hello.ack re-seed reconciles any divergence (e.g. a server rejection).
+
+    /** Toggle the cosmetic favorite flag locally. */
+    fun setFavorite(
+        chatId: String,
+        on: Boolean,
+    ) = update(chatId) { it.copy(favorite = on) }
+
+    /** Toggle the automation flag locally. */
+    fun setAutomation(
+        chatId: String,
+        on: Boolean,
+    ) = update(chatId) { it.copy(automation = on) }
+
+    /** Set the icon (base64) and/or avatar color locally; null clears a field. */
+    fun setIcon(
+        chatId: String,
+        icon: String?,
+        color: String?,
+    ) = update(chatId) { it.copy(icon = icon, color = color) }
+
+    /** Make [chatId] the default channel locally (clearing the previous one). */
+    fun setDefault(chatId: String) {
+        _channels.value =
+            sorted(
+                _channels.value.map {
+                    when {
+                        it.chatId == chatId -> it.copy(isDefault = true)
+                        it.isDefault -> it.copy(isDefault = false)
+                        else -> it
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+    }
+
+    private fun update(
+        chatId: String,
+        transform: (ChannelInfo) -> ChannelInfo,
+    ) {
+        _channels.value = sorted(_channels.value.map { if (it.chatId == chatId) transform(it) else it })
+    }
+
     private fun sorted(list: List<ChannelInfo>): List<ChannelInfo> =
         list.sortedWith(
             compareByDescending<ChannelInfo> { it.isDefault }

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

@@ -156,7 +156,12 @@ class ChatStore {
     private val _unread = MutableStateFlow<Map<String, Int>>(emptyMap())
     val unread: StateFlow<Map<String, Int>> = _unread.asStateFlow()
 
-    private var localSeq = 0
+    /** Single lock for the lane/todo/unread maps: they are mutated from the
+     *  UI thread (addPending via send) and the frame-collector thread
+     *  (Dispatchers.Default). A non-atomic read-modify-write loses a frame
+     *  that lands between the read and the write (e.g. a streaming delta
+     *  dropped while the user sends). */
+    private val lock = Any()
 
     /** When false, `message.start`/`message.update` frames are ignored and each
      *  reply materializes as a single final message on `message.stop`
@@ -199,10 +204,27 @@ class ChatStore {
         lane: String,
         transform: (List<ChatItem>) -> List<ChatItem>,
     ) {
+        synchronized(lock) {
             val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
             map[lane] = transform(map[lane].orEmpty())
             _lanes.value = map
         }
+    }
+
+    /** Apply [transform] to every lane, writing back only when something
+     *  changed. Callers must hold [lock]. */
+    private fun mapLanes(transform: (List<ChatItem>) -> List<ChatItem>) {
+        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        var changed = false
+        for ((lane, list) in map) {
+            val updated = transform(list)
+            if (updated != list) {
+                map[lane] = updated
+                changed = true
+            }
+        }
+        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
+    }
 
     // ── Optimistic send ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -230,8 +252,10 @@ class ChatStore {
         lane: String,
         text: String,
     ) {
-        localSeq++
+        // randomId (not a process-local seq): system messages are persisted,
-        val id = "sys_$localSeq"
+        // and a seq that resets on restart would re-mint sys_0 and collide
+        // with the restored one (upsert overwrite).
+        val id = randomId("sys")
         updateLane(lane) {
             it + MessageItem(id = id, role = "system", text = text, ts = nowMillis(), isSystem = true)
         }
@@ -354,6 +378,7 @@ class ChatStore {
         val (chatId, threadId) = parseLane(lane)
         if (threadId == null) return
         val flatLane = chatId
+        synchronized(lock) {
             val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
             val flatList = map[flatLane].orEmpty()
             val idx =
@@ -361,10 +386,11 @@ class ChatStore {
                     it is MessageItem && it.role == ROLE_USER && it.text == p.text &&
                         (it.pending || it.status == MsgStatus.Failed)
                 }
-        if (idx < 0) return
+            if (idx < 0) return@synchronized
             map[flatLane] = flatList.toMutableList().also { it.removeAt(idx) }
             _lanes.value = map
         }
+    }
 
     /** Merge server media refs into existing items, keeping local paths. */
     private fun mergeMedia(
@@ -540,10 +566,12 @@ class ChatStore {
         frame: Frame,
     ) {
         val p = frame.payloadAs<TodoUpdatePayload>() ?: return
+        synchronized(lock) {
             val map = _todos.value.toMutableMap()
             if (p.todos.isEmpty()) map.remove(lane) else map[lane] = p.todos
             _todos.value = map
         }
+    }
 
     // ── commentary (dimmed interim beat) ──────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -623,10 +651,8 @@ class ChatStore {
         mediaId: String,
         localPath: String,
     ) {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     if (item is MessageItem) {
                         item.copy(
@@ -639,12 +665,8 @@ class ChatStore {
                         item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     // ── picker.choice (interactive slash-command menu) ──────────────────────
@@ -682,10 +704,8 @@ class ChatStore {
         pickerId: String,
         value: String,
     ) {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     if (item is PickerItem && item.id == pickerId && item.selected == null) {
                         item.copy(selected = value)
@@ -693,38 +713,36 @@ class ChatStore {
                         item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     /** M8: a new message arrived in [lane] that the user hasn't seen —
      *  increment its unread count. */
     fun markUnread(lane: String) {
+        synchronized(lock) {
             val map = _unread.value.toMutableMap()
             map[lane] = (map[lane] ?: 0) + 1
             _unread.value = map
         }
+    }
 
     /** M8: the user is now viewing [lane]'s newest content — clear its unread
      *  count. Idempotent (a lane with no unread is a no-op). */
     fun markLaneRead(lane: String) {
+        synchronized(lock) {
             val map = _unread.value.toMutableMap()
             if (map.remove(lane) != null) _unread.value = map
         }
+    }
 
     /** M8: unread count for a single lane (0 when none). */
     fun unreadFor(lane: String): Int = _unread.value[lane] ?: 0
 
     /** M5: mark the user message [messageId] as read (read.receipt). */
     fun markRead(messageId: String) {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     if (item is MessageItem && item.id == messageId && item.role == ROLE_USER &&
                         item.status != MsgStatus.Read
@@ -734,22 +752,16 @@ class ChatStore {
                         item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     /** M7: mark a single user message as failed (the send never reached the
      *  gateway — network drop, or the gateway rejected it); tap the bubble
      *  to retry. */
     fun failMessage(messageId: String) {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     if (item is MessageItem && item.id == messageId && item.role == ROLE_USER &&
                         item.status != MsgStatus.Failed
@@ -759,12 +771,8 @@ class ChatStore {
                         item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     /**
@@ -775,17 +783,10 @@ class ChatStore {
      */
     fun removeMessages(messageIds: Set<String>) {
         if (messageIds.isEmpty()) return
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list -> list.filterNot { it.id in messageIds } }
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated = list.filterNot { it.id in messageIds }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
         }
     }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
-    }
 
     /**
      * Finalize in-flight items after the gateway goes away (restart / network
@@ -795,10 +796,8 @@ class ChatStore {
      * message.stop) will never arrive to close them.
      */
     fun finalizeInterrupted() {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     when (item) {
                         is ToolItem -> if (!item.done) item.copy(done = true, ok = false) else item
@@ -806,20 +805,14 @@ class ChatStore {
                         is PickerItem -> item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     /** M7: mark all pending user messages as failed (gateway error frame). */
     fun failPending() {
-        val map = _lanes.value.toMutableMap()
+        synchronized(lock) {
-        var changed = false
+            mapLanes { list ->
-        for ((lane, list) in map) {
-            val updated =
                 list.map { item ->
                     if (item is MessageItem && item.role == ROLE_USER && item.status == MsgStatus.Pending) {
                         item.copy(pending = false, status = MsgStatus.Failed)
@@ -827,12 +820,8 @@ class ChatStore {
                         item
                     }
                 }
-            if (updated != list) {
-                map[lane] = updated
-                changed = true
             }
         }
-        if (changed) _lanes.value = map
     }
 
     /** M7: re-arm a failed user message for a retry send. */
@@ -924,11 +913,27 @@ class ChatStore {
      */
     fun loadFromCache(lanes: Map<String, List<ChatItem>>) {
         if (lanes.isEmpty()) return
-        _lanes.value = lanes
+        synchronized(lock) {
+            // The cache is ordered by (ts, id); pending/failed sends are
+            // persisted with ts = 0, so the DB returns them FIRST — but in
+            // memory addPending appends them to the END of the lane. Move the
+            // ts=0 message bubbles to the end (preserving their relative
+            // order); everything else keeps its stored order, so a restored
+            // lane looks like the live one until loadHistory re-sorts it
+            // after a connect.
+            _lanes.value =
+                lanes.mapValues { (_, items) ->
+                    val (zeroTs, rest) = items.partition { (it as? MessageItem)?.ts == 0L }
+                    rest + zeroTs
+                }
+        }
     }
 
     fun clear() {
+        synchronized(lock) {
             _lanes.value = emptyMap()
             _unread.value = emptyMap()
+            _todos.value = emptyMap()
+        }
     }
 }

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

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package iris.data
 
 /**
  * Pairing settings storage. The token is a secret: platform actuals keep it
- * in secure storage (EncryptedSharedPreferences on Android — M5; plain
+ * in secure storage (EncryptedSharedPreferences on Android, OS keyring or an
- * SharedPreferences for M1 dev, file on desktop).
+ * encrypted file on desktop).
  */
 interface SecureStore {
     /** http(s)://host:port (legacy ws(s):// URLs are still accepted) */

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/media/FileSource.kt

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package iris.media
-
-/** A readable local file (expect/actual; JVM impl in jvmMain). */
-expect class FileSource(path: String) : AutoCloseable {
-    /** Total size in bytes. */
-    fun size(): Long
-
-    /** Read up to [buf.size] bytes into [buf]; returns bytes read or -1 at EOF. */
-    fun read(buf: ByteArray): Int
-}

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/media/Mime.kt

@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ import iris.protocol.KIND_IMAGE
 import iris.protocol.KIND_VIDEO
 
 /** Map a MIME type to a media kind (docs/07 §7.1). */
-fun kindFromMime(mime: String): String = when {
+fun kindFromMime(mime: String): String =
+    when {
         mime.startsWith("image/") -> KIND_IMAGE
         mime.startsWith("video/") -> KIND_VIDEO
         mime.startsWith("audio/") -> KIND_AUDIO
         else -> KIND_DOCUMENT
-}
+    }
 
 /** Best-effort file extension for a MIME type (cache file naming). */
-fun extForMime(mime: String): String = when {
+fun extForMime(mime: String): String =
+    when {
         mime == "image/jpeg" -> ".jpg"
         mime == "image/png" -> ".png"
         mime == "image/webp" -> ".webp"
@@ -34,4 +36,13 @@ fun extForMime(mime: String): String = when {
         mime == "application/zip" -> ".zip"
         mime == "text/plain" -> ".txt"
         else -> ".bin"
-}
+    }
+
+/**
+ * Validate a server-provided media id before it is used in a file path or a
+ * `GET /v1/media/{id}` URL (M-2 / S-1). The id comes from the gateway's
+ * `media.offer` frame; a value like `../../x` would write outside the media
+ * directory and break the pull URL. Only a conservative token charset is
+ * accepted.
+ */
+fun isValidMediaId(id: String): Boolean = id.length in 1..128 && id.all { it.isLetterOrDigit() || it == '_' || it == '-' }

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/net/GatewayClient.kt

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.currentCoroutineContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeoutOrNull
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
@@ -42,7 +40,9 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
  * - connect: health probe + SSE hello (the HTTP hello.ack)
  * - reconnect: exponential backoff + jitter; re-hello on every (re)connect
  * - events: server frames on [events]
- * - request/response correlation by id
+ * - correlation: the POST body carries the synchronous reply (e.g. read
+ *   receipt, errors); everything else arrives on the event stream, and the
+ *   app reconciles by frame id (docs/19 §19.7)
  */
 class GatewayClient(
     private val scope: CoroutineScope,
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ class GatewayClient(
 
     private var connectJob: Job? = null
     private var nextRequestId = 1
+
+    // Incremented from the SSE callback thread (onHttpHello) and the UI
+    // thread (sendFrame/sendMessage) — keep it atomic or ids collide and
+    // request/response correlation breaks.
+    private fun nextId(): Int = synchronized(this) { nextRequestId++ }
+
+    // Written by poke() (UI thread) and the connect loop (Default).
+    @Volatile
     private var attempt = 0
 
     // Set by poke() (app returned to the foreground): the connect loop's
@@ -98,17 +106,21 @@ class GatewayClient(
     // start(). Drives Connecting (first dial) vs Reconnecting (redial after a
     // drop) so the UI can show the right status without a blocking screen.
     private var hasConnected = false
-    private val pending = mutableMapOf<Int, CompletableDeferred<Frame>>()
 
     // HTTP leg: [http] is created lazily from the stored URL; [httpCursor] is
-    // the resume cursor (SSE id / outbox high-water mark).
+    // the resume cursor (SSE id / outbox high-water mark), updated from the
+    // SSE/poll callback threads.
     private var http: HttpGateway? = null
+
+    @Volatile
     private var httpCursor: Long = 0
     private var sseFailures = 0
     private var usingLongPoll = false
 
     // Last hello.ack payload — used to restore State.Connected after a
-    // reconnect state race in the connect loop.
+    // reconnect state race in the connect loop. Written by the SSE callback
+    // thread, read by the long-poll loop.
+    @Volatile
     private var lastAck: HelloAckPayload? = null
 
     // Epoch ms of the last frame delivered by the receive stream (SSE or
@@ -144,11 +156,22 @@ class GatewayClient(
         connectJob = scope.launch { connectLoop() }
     }
 
-    /** Stop the connect loop. */
+    /**
+     * Stop the connect loop and reset the HTTP leg. Without the reset, a
+     * re-pair to a *different* gateway would keep using the cached
+     * [HttpGateway] (old URL, old token, old resume cursor) until the process
+     * is killed.
+     */
     fun stop() {
         connectJob?.cancel()
         connectJob = null
         _state.value = State.Disconnected
+        http?.close()
+        http = null
+        httpCursor = 0
+        sseFailures = 0
+        usingLongPoll = false
+        lastAck = null
     }
 
     /**
@@ -249,12 +272,15 @@ class GatewayClient(
 
     // ── HTTP receive leg ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    /** Lazily build the HTTP client from the stored URL. */
+    /** Lazily build the HTTP client from the stored URL. Synchronized: two
-    private fun httpGateway(): HttpGateway? {
+     *  threads racing the check-then-create would leak a gateway (and its
+     *  OkHttp clients). */
+    private fun httpGateway(): HttpGateway? =
+        synchronized(this) {
             val url = store.serverUrl.trim()
             val token = store.token
-        if (url.isBlank() || token.isBlank()) return null
+            if (url.isBlank() || token.isBlank()) return@synchronized null
-        return http
+            http
                 ?: HttpGateway(
                     client,
                     HttpGateway.deriveHttpUrl(url),
@@ -298,9 +324,16 @@ class GatewayClient(
                         onHello = { onHttpHello(it) },
                         onFrame = { emitHttpFrame(it) },
                         onCursor = { if (it > httpCursor) httpCursor = it },
+                        // A keep-alive comment proves the stream is alive —
+                        // count it toward liveness so an idle-but-healthy
+                        // stream isn't force-reconnected by the stale
+                        // watchdog every 3 minutes.
+                        onKeepAlive = { lastFrameMs = nowMs() },
                     )
-                    // Clean EOF: reconnect immediately.
+                    // Clean EOF: back off briefly so a server that keeps
+                    // closing cleanly can't tight-loop the reconnect.
                     backoff = 1_000L
+                    delay(backoff)
                 } catch (e: HttpGateway.HttpAuthException) {
                     _state.value = State.AuthFailed("gateway rejected the pairing token (HTTP 401)")
                     return
@@ -328,7 +361,7 @@ class GatewayClient(
         // M5: reconnect catch-up — replay frames parked while offline.
         val local = store.syncCursor
         if (local < ack.syncCursor) {
-            val id = nextRequestId++
+            val id = nextId()
             scope.launch { httpGateway()?.postFrame(syncFrame(id, local)) }
         }
         // Prompt fast path (before the possibly-starved state collector).
@@ -361,9 +394,20 @@ class GatewayClient(
     /** Deliver an HTTP-leg frame to the same sinks as any other frame. */
     private fun emitHttpFrame(frame: Frame) {
         lastFrameMs = nowMs()
-        _events.tryEmit(frame)
+        if (!_events.tryEmit(frame)) {
-        frame.id?.let { id ->
+            // The collector is starved beyond the 128-frame buffer: the frame
-            pending[id]?.complete(frame)
+            // is dropped. Log it — a silent drop here loses user-visible
+            // content (echoes, deltas, notifications).
+            IrisLog.e("events buffer full — dropped frame ${frame.type} (id=${frame.id})")
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Deliver the POST body's synchronous reply (or null) and handle a 401.
+     *  Shared by [sendMessage] and [sendFrame]. */
+    private fun handlePostResult(res: HttpGateway.PostResult?) {
+        res?.frame?.let { emitHttpFrame(it) }
+        if (res?.status == 401) {
+            _state.value = State.AuthFailed("gateway rejected the pairing token (HTTP 401)")
         }
     }
 
@@ -390,7 +434,7 @@ class GatewayClient(
             onResult?.invoke(0)
             return
         }
-        val id = nextRequestId++
+        val id = nextId()
         scope.launch {
             val res =
                 httpGateway()?.postFrame(
@@ -399,10 +443,7 @@ class GatewayClient(
             // The synchronous reply (e.g. the read receipt, or an error frame
             // on 4xx) comes back in the POST body, not on the event stream —
             // deliver it or it is lost (docs/19 §19.7).
-            res?.frame?.let { emitHttpFrame(it) }
+            handlePostResult(res)
-            if (res?.status == 401) {
-                _state.value = State.AuthFailed("gateway rejected the pairing token (HTTP 401)")
-            }
             onResult?.invoke(res?.status ?: 0)
         }
     }
@@ -438,10 +479,8 @@ class GatewayClient(
         }
 
     companion object {
-        const val UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000L
+        /** No frames (or keep-alive comments) from the receive stream for
-        const val PULL_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000L
+         *  this long (gateway still
-
-        /** No frames from the receive stream for this long (gateway still
          *  healthy) = stale stream: force a fresh (re)connect. 3 min keeps an
          *  idle app from churning while still recovering a stuck stream well
          *  before a user notices (issue #6). */
@@ -455,16 +494,13 @@ class GatewayClient(
      */
     fun sendFrame(frame: Frame): Int {
         if (_state.value !is State.Connected) return -1
-        val id = nextRequestId++
+        val id = nextId()
         scope.launch {
             val res = httpGateway()?.postFrame(frame.copy(id = id))
             // Single-frame responses (commands.catalog, channel.list, search,
             // history, sync, errors) come back in the POST body, not on the
             // event stream — deliver it or it is lost (docs/19 §19.7).
-            res?.frame?.let { emitHttpFrame(it) }
+            handlePostResult(res)
-            if (res?.status == 401) {
-                _state.value = State.AuthFailed("gateway rejected the pairing token (HTTP 401)")
-            }
         }
         return id
     }

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/net/HttpGateway.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package iris.net
 
 import iris.media.Sha256
+import iris.media.isValidMediaId
 import iris.protocol.ErrorPayload
 import iris.protocol.Frame
 import iris.protocol.HelloAckPayload
@@ -60,6 +61,19 @@ class HttpGateway(
     private val pollClient: OkHttpClient = client.pollClient()
     private val mediaClient: OkHttpClient = client.mediaClient()
 
+    /** Close the per-purpose clients (and their idle connections). The
+     *  shared base [client] is owned by the caller. */
+    fun close() {
+        healthClient.dispatcher.executorService.shutdown()
+        streamClient.dispatcher.executorService.shutdown()
+        pollClient.dispatcher.executorService.shutdown()
+        mediaClient.dispatcher.executorService.shutdown()
+        healthClient.connectionPool.evictAll()
+        streamClient.connectionPool.evictAll()
+        pollClient.connectionPool.evictAll()
+        mediaClient.connectionPool.evictAll()
+    }
+
     /** POST /v1/frame result. [frame] is the handler's synchronous reply
      *  (error frame on 4xx, e.g. read.receipt on 200) or null for a plain
      *  202 accept-and-ack. */
@@ -195,8 +209,10 @@ class HttpGateway(
      * leg is proven; the server may still replay a large outbox before the
      * hello); [onHello] fires for `event: hello` (the HTTP hello.ack);
      * [onFrame] for `event: frame`; [onCursor] with the SSE `id` (outbox
-     * cursor) when present. Returns on clean EOF; throws [IOException] on
+     * cursor) when present; [onKeepAlive] for SSE comment lines (the
-     * open/read failure. Callbacks run on the IO thread.
+     * heartbeat) so callers can count keep-alives toward liveness. Returns
+     * on clean EOF; throws [IOException] on open/read failure. Callbacks run
+     * on the IO thread.
      */
     suspend fun events(
         cursor: Long,
@@ -204,6 +220,7 @@ class HttpGateway(
         onHello: (HelloAckPayload) -> Unit,
         onFrame: (Frame) -> Unit,
         onCursor: (Long) -> Unit,
+        onKeepAlive: (() -> Unit)? = null,
     ) {
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val request =
@@ -257,10 +274,10 @@ class HttpGateway(
                             }
 
                             line.startsWith(":") -> {
-                                Unit
+                                // heartbeat comment
+                                onKeepAlive?.invoke()
                             }
 
-                            // heartbeat comment
                             line.startsWith("id:") -> {
                                 line
                                     .removePrefix("id:")
@@ -399,6 +416,11 @@ class HttpGateway(
         onChunk: suspend (ByteArray) -> Unit,
     ): Result<Unit> =
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            // Server-controlled id: reject path-traversal / URL-breaking
+            // values before they reach the request line (M-2 / S-1).
+            if (!isValidMediaId(mediaId)) {
+                return@withContext Result.failure(IllegalStateException("invalid media id"))
+            }
             val request =
                 Request
                     .Builder()

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/platform/PlatformPush.kt

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package iris.platform
  * The controller (commonMain) needs to know whether the app is in the
  * foreground (to decide between an in-app banner and a system notification)
  * and to post a system notification when a `notification` frame arrives while
- * the app is backgrounded but the WS is still live.
+ * the app is backgrounded but the gateway connection is still live.
  */
 
 /** True when the app's UI is visible (Android: activity resumed). */

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/protocol/Protocol.kt

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
 
 /**
  * Wire protocol frames (mirror of gateway-plugin/protocol.py).
- * See docs/04-wire-protocol.md. M1: hello/hello.ack, message, message.send,
+ * See docs/04-wire-protocol.md. Defines all frame types and payloads:
- * error, ping/pong, typing. M2: message.start/update/stop, tool.start/
+ * hello/hello.ack, message (send + streaming), tool cards, commentary,
- * progress/end, commentary, reasoning (on message / message.stop).
+ * reasoning, channels, media, notifications, sync, and error frames.
  */
 
 const val PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1
@@ -89,20 +89,11 @@ const val TYPE_SYNC = "sync"
 const val TYPE_SYNC_DONE = "sync.done"
 const val TYPE_HISTORY = "history"
 
-// ── Error codes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-const val ERR_AUTH = "auth"
-const val ERR_NOT_FOUND = "not_found"
-const val ERR_UNSUPPORTED = "unsupported"
-const val ERR_INTERNAL = "internal"
-const val ERR_MEDIA_TOO_LARGE = "media_too_large"
-
 // M4 — media kinds (docs/07 §7.1)
 const val KIND_IMAGE = "image"
 const val KIND_AUDIO = "audio"
 const val KIND_VIDEO = "video"
 const val KIND_DOCUMENT = "document"
-const val KIND_VOICE = "voice"
 
 // ── Roles ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -516,12 +507,9 @@ data class MessageDeletedPayload(
 // ── M5: push / notifications ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Notification kinds (mirror of protocol.NOTIF_*). */
-const val NOTIF_MESSAGE = "message"
 const val NOTIF_APPROVAL = "approval"
 const val NOTIF_CLARIFY = "clarify"
 const val NOTIF_CRON = "cron"
-const val NOTIF_CHANNEL = "channel"
-const val NOTIF_OUTBOX_PRUNED = "outbox_pruned"
 
 /** Kinds that stay on screen until dismissed (docs/08 §8.3). */
 val HIGH_PRIORITY_NOTIF_KINDS = setOf(NOTIF_APPROVAL, NOTIF_CLARIFY, NOTIF_CRON)

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

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import iris.data.MessageItem
 import iris.data.MsgStatus
 import iris.data.SecureStore
 import iris.media.MediaCache
+import iris.media.isValidMediaId
 import iris.media.kindFromMime
 import iris.net.GatewayClient
 import iris.platform.PickedFile
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ import iris.protocol.TYPE_ERROR
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_HISTORY
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_MEDIA_OFFER
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_MESSAGE
-import iris.protocol.TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETE
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_MESSAGE_START
 import iris.protocol.TYPE_MESSAGE_STOP
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.debounce
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.util.Collections
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
 import kotlin.random.Random
 
 /**
@@ -144,8 +146,9 @@ class IrisController(
     /** Lanes whose full history has been loaded this session (in-memory; reset
      *  on a process death, which is exactly when a reload is needed). The
      *  `sync` delta can seed a lane with recent frames without it being opened,
-     *  so "lane is empty" is not a reliable first-open signal. */
+     *  so "lane is empty" is not a reliable first-open signal. Synchronized:
-    private val historyLoaded = mutableSetOf<String>()
+     *  written by the frame collector, read by the UI thread (loadHistory). */
+    private val historyLoaded = Collections.synchronizedSet(mutableSetOf<String>())
 
     /** Gateway health state (M5: status frame; null = never received).
      *  Note: "restarting" is deliberately NOT stored here — it posts the
@@ -300,6 +303,9 @@ class IrisController(
     }
 
     companion object {
+        /** Max simultaneous banners; persistent ones are exempt from the cap. */
+        private const val MAX_BANNERS = 5
+
         const val FONT_SCALE_MIN = 0.8f
         const val FONT_SCALE_MAX = 1.5f
 
@@ -411,8 +417,12 @@ class IrisController(
     // ── M4: media ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     private val mediaCache = MediaCache(mediaCacheBaseDir())
 
-    /** A composer attachment: picked file being uploaded (or uploaded). */
+    /** A composer attachment: picked file being uploaded (or uploaded).
+     *  [id] is a per-attachment identity used to apply the upload result to
+     *  the right placeholder — matching by filename would cross-update two
+     *  files picked with the same name (M-6). */
     data class PendingAttachment(
+        val id: String,
         val filename: String,
         val mime: String,
         val size: Long,
@@ -441,7 +451,10 @@ class IrisController(
 
     private val _banners = MutableStateFlow<List<Banner>>(emptyList())
     val banners: StateFlow<List<Banner>> = _banners.asStateFlow()
-    private var bannerSeq = 0L
+
+    // Atomic: pushBanner can be called from the frame collector and the UI
+    // thread; a lost update would mint a duplicate banner id.
+    private val bannerSeq = AtomicLong(0)
 
     fun dismissBanner(id: Long) {
         _banners.value = _banners.value.filterNot { it.id == id }
@@ -455,8 +468,13 @@ class IrisController(
         threadId: String?,
     ) {
         val persistent = kind in HIGH_PRIORITY_NOTIF_KINDS
-        val banner = Banner(bannerSeq++, kind, title, body, chatId, threadId, persistent)
+        val banner = Banner(bannerSeq.getAndIncrement(), kind, title, body, chatId, threadId, persistent)
-        _banners.value = (_banners.value + banner).takeLast(5)
+        // Persistent banners (approval / clarify / cron) are never evicted by
+        // the cap; only the transient ones compete for the remaining slots.
+        val merged = _banners.value + banner
+        val keptPersistent = merged.filter { it.persistent }
+        val room = (MAX_BANNERS - keptPersistent.size).coerceAtLeast(0)
+        _banners.value = keptPersistent + merged.filterNot { it.persistent }.takeLast(room)
         if (!persistent) {
             scope.launch {
                 delay(5_000)
@@ -723,7 +741,7 @@ class IrisController(
                                     )
                                     // Mark the lane loaded only when the response
                                     // is actually processed: if the request or
-                                    // response is lost in a WS drop, the lane
+                                    // response is lost in a connection drop, the lane
                                     // stays unmarked and the next (re)connect
                                     // retries it.
                                     historyLoaded.add(lane)
@@ -743,7 +761,7 @@ class IrisController(
                                 // sync replay) must not re-show the banner.
                                 if (!alreadyConsumed) {
                                     pushBanner(p.kind, p.title, p.body, p.chatId, p.threadId)
-                                    // M5: WS is live but the app is backgrounded — the
+                                    // M5: the connection is live but the app is backgrounded — the
                                     // in-app banner is invisible, so mirror to a system
                                     // notification (the push backend only fires when
                                     // there is no live subscriber). Suppressed for
@@ -777,7 +795,7 @@ class IrisController(
                                 if (st.state == "restarting") {
                                     // Gateway is going down (restart/stop):
                                     // post the notice IMMEDIATELY — the
-                                    // socket can take up to the ping timeout
+                                    // connection 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
@@ -883,7 +901,7 @@ class IrisController(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Fast-path connect handler (runs on the WS thread via [GatewayClient.onHelloAck],
+     * Fast-path connect handler (runs on the gateway callback thread via [GatewayClient.onHelloAck],
      * promptly on every (re)connect). Seeds the channel directory and loads the
      * active lane's full history. The lane is the last-viewed one (restored from
      * the local cache) if it still exists on the server, else the home channel.
@@ -970,6 +988,7 @@ class IrisController(
     }
 
     fun setDefaultChannel(chatId: String) {
+        channels.setDefault(chatId)
         client.sendFrame(channelSetDefaultFrame(0, chatId))
     }
 
@@ -978,6 +997,7 @@ class IrisController(
         chatId: String,
         on: Boolean,
     ) {
+        channels.setFavorite(chatId, on)
         client.sendFrame(channelFavoriteFrame(0, chatId, on))
     }
 
@@ -987,6 +1007,7 @@ class IrisController(
         chatId: String,
         on: Boolean,
     ) {
+        channels.setAutomation(chatId, on)
         client.sendFrame(channelSetAutomationFrame(0, chatId, on))
     }
 
@@ -997,6 +1018,7 @@ class IrisController(
         icon: String?,
         color: String?,
     ) {
+        channels.setIcon(chatId, icon, color)
         client.sendFrame(channelIconFrame(0, chatId, icon, color))
     }
 
@@ -1055,9 +1077,10 @@ class IrisController(
         val lane = chat.laneKey(chatId, threadId)
         if (lane in historyLoaded) return
         // Newest page, sized to restore a full working view on restart / first
-        // open (older pages are reachable via scroll-up pagination). The lane
+        // latest page only (older pages are not paginated in the current UI).
+        // The lane
         // is marked loaded when the response arrives (TYPE_HISTORY), not here —
-        // a request lost in a WS drop must be retryable on reconnect.
+        // a request lost in a connection drop must be retryable on reconnect.
         client.sendFrame(historyFrame(0, chatId, threadId, limit = 200))
     }
 
@@ -1150,8 +1173,9 @@ class IrisController(
      *  gateway error frame): queued (Pending) or failed bubbles that go out
      *  automatically on the next (re)connect. In-memory only — a process
      *  death leaves them as tap-to-retry (the local cache restore already
-     *  marks pending sends failed). */
+     *  marks pending sends failed). Synchronized: written by the send-result
-    private val networkFailed = mutableSetOf<String>()
+     *  callback (UI thread) and the frame collector. */
+    private val networkFailed = Collections.synchronizedSet(mutableSetOf<String>())
 
     /** Resend queued/failed user messages of [lane] now that the link is
      *  back: a message the server already has (the POST response was lost in
@@ -1205,8 +1229,13 @@ class IrisController(
     /** Stage a picked file: upload it, then keep it as a pending attachment. */
     fun attachFile(picked: PickedFile) {
         val kind = kindFromMime(picked.mime)
+        // Per-attachment identity: the upload result is applied to THIS
+        // placeholder by id, so two files with the same name don't
+        // cross-update (M-6).
+        val id = "att_${Random.nextLong(1_000_000_000L, 9_999_999_999L)}"
         val placeholder =
             PendingAttachment(
+                id = id,
                 filename = picked.name,
                 mime = picked.mime,
                 size = picked.size,
@@ -1226,7 +1255,7 @@ class IrisController(
                 )
             _attachments.value =
                 _attachments.value.map {
-                    if (it.filename == picked.name && it.uploading) {
+                    if (it.id == id && it.uploading) {
                         result.fold(
                             { ref -> it.copy(uploading = false, mediaRef = ref) },
                             { e -> it.copy(uploading = false, error = e.message) },
@@ -1245,6 +1274,12 @@ class IrisController(
     /** Pull offered media into the local cache and record the path. */
     private fun pullMedia(offer: MediaOfferPayload) {
         scope.launch {
+            // Server-controlled id: reject path-traversal values before they
+            // reach the cache or the pull URL (M-2 / S-1).
+            if (!isValidMediaId(offer.mediaId)) {
+                IrisLog.w("rejecting media offer with invalid id: ${offer.mediaId.take(40)}")
+                return@launch
+            }
             // Already cached? Skip the pull.
             mediaCache.path(offer.mediaId, offer.mime)?.let {
                 chat.setMediaLocalPath(offer.mediaId, it)
@@ -1283,11 +1318,13 @@ class IrisController(
 
     fun dispose() {
         client.stop()
-        // Final synchronous flush so the newest frames survive the process
+        // M-17: cancel the debounce job FIRST so a pending save can't fire
-        // death (the debounce window may still hold unsaved changes).
+        // after our final flush and clobber it; then do the final synchronous
+        // flush so the newest frames survive the process death (the debounce
+        // window may still hold unsaved changes).
+        job.cancel()
         chatDb.saveLanes(chat.lanes.value)
         chatDb.saveChannels(channels.channels.value)
-        job.cancel()
     }
 }
 

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

@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ import iris.net.GatewayClient
 import iris.platform.ImageFilePicker
 import iris.platform.MediaFilePicker
 import iris.platform.MediaPlayerView
-import iris.platform.PickedFile
 import iris.platform.decodeBase64Image
 import iris.platform.encodeImageAsBase64
 import iris.platform.isDesktop
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ import iris.util.prepareForMarkdown
 import iris.util.preserveNewlinesAsHardBreaks
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.util.Locale
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
 /**
@@ -1514,7 +1514,9 @@ private fun LetterAvatar(
 
 /** Parse a "#RRGGBB" (or "#AARRGGBB") hex string into a [Color]. */
 private fun parseHexColor(hex: String): Color {
-    val cleaned = hex.removePrefix("#")
+    var cleaned = hex.removePrefix("#")
+    // Expand 3-digit shorthand (#F00 -> #FF0000) so short hex is accepted.
+    if (cleaned.length == 3) cleaned = cleaned.map { "$it$it" }.joinToString("")
     val withAlpha = if (cleaned.length == 6) "FF$cleaned" else cleaned
     return Color(withAlpha.toLongOrNull(16) ?: 0xFF000000L)
 }
@@ -2658,13 +2660,19 @@ private fun formatLatency(seconds: Double): String {
     if (seconds < 1) return "<1s"
     val total = seconds.roundToInt()
     if (total < 60) return "${total}s"
-    val m = total / 60
+    val h = total / 3600
+    val m = (total % 3600) / 60
     val s = total % 60
-    return "${m}m${s.toString().padStart(2, '0')}s"
+    return if (h > 0) {
+        "${h}h${m.toString().padStart(2, '0')}m"
+    } else {
+        "${m}m${s.toString().padStart(2, '0')}s"
+    }
 }
 
-/** Format a cost in USD: sub-cent at 4 decimals, else 2. */
+/** Format a cost in USD: sub-cent at 4 decimals, else 2. Fixed locale so the
-private fun formatCost(cost: Double): String = if (cost < 0.01) "$%.4f".format(cost) else "$%.2f".format(cost)
+ *  decimal separator is always a dot (L-12). */
+private fun formatCost(cost: Double): String = if (cost < 0.01) "$%.4f".format(Locale.US, cost) else "$%.2f".format(Locale.US, cost)
 
 /** Circular selection indicator shown beside a bubble in selection mode. */
 @Composable
@@ -2839,8 +2847,8 @@ private fun MediaDocChip(media: MediaItem) {
 
 private fun fmtSize(bytes: Long): String =
     when {
-        bytes >= 1_048_576 -> "%.1f MB".format(bytes / 1_048_576.0)
+        bytes >= 1_048_576 -> "%.1f MB".format(Locale.US, bytes / 1_048_576.0)
-        bytes >= 1024 -> "%.0f KB".format(bytes / 1024.0)
+        bytes >= 1024 -> "%.0f KB".format(Locale.US, bytes / 1024.0)
         else -> "$bytes B"
     }
 

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

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
     val fontSizeScale by controller.fontSizeScale.collectAsState()
     val theme = LocalUserTheme.current
     var pickerTarget by remember { mutableStateOf<PickerTarget?>(null) }
+    var showForgetConfirm by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
     Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(theme.background)) {
         Column(
@@ -391,6 +392,24 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            Text(
+                "Connection",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 12.dp, bottom = 4.dp),
+            )
+            SettingsCard {
+                Text("🔌 Forget pairing", fontSize = 14.sp)
+                Text(
+                    "Clears the gateway token and wipes local chat history",
+                    fontSize = 12.sp,
+                    color = IrisColors.textDim,
+                )
+                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(8.dp))
+                TextButton(onClick = { showForgetConfirm = true }) {
+                    Text("Forget pairing", fontSize = 12.sp)
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         when (pickerTarget) {
@@ -437,6 +456,32 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
                 Unit
             }
         }
+
+        if (showForgetConfirm) {
+            AlertDialog(
+                onDismissRequest = { showForgetConfirm = false },
+                title = { Text("Forget pairing?") },
+                text = {
+                    Text(
+                        "This clears the gateway token and wipes all local chat history on this device. You'll need to pair again to reconnect.",
+                        fontSize = 13.sp,
+                    )
+                },
+                confirmButton = {
+                    TextButton(onClick = {
+                        showForgetConfirm = false
+                        controller.forget()
+                    }) {
+                        Text("Forget")
+                    }
+                },
+                dismissButton = {
+                    TextButton(onClick = { showForgetConfirm = false }) {
+                        Text("Cancel")
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/ui/theme/Backdrop.kt

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package iris.ui.theme
 
 /**
- * A bundled backdrop image shipped in the app (Android `assets/backdrops/`,
+ * A bundled backdrop image shipped in the app (Android: `androidApp` module
- * desktop classpath `backdrops/`), loaded via [iris.platform.readBackdropBytes].
+ * `assets/backdrops/`; desktop: classpath `backdrops/`), loaded via
+ * [iris.platform.readBackdropBytes].
  *
  * Bundled backdrops are referenced in [UserTheme.backgroundImagePath] by the
  * sentinel path `backdrop://<id>` (see [path]); user-picked images use a real
@@ -18,9 +19,12 @@ data class Backdrop(
     companion object {
         const val PATH_PREFIX = "backdrop://"
 
+        /** Default background for new chats / fresh installs. */
+        val DEFAULT = Backdrop("pexels-yunszyveli-12368637", "Yun Syzveli")
+
         val ALL: List<Backdrop> =
             listOf(
-                Backdrop("pexels-yunszyveli-12368637", "Yun Syzveli"),
+                DEFAULT,
                 Backdrop("pexels-bogdankrupin-12049700", "Bogdan Krupin"),
                 Backdrop("pexels-bosichong-27940302", "Bosi Chong"),
                 Backdrop("pexels-farhan-najeer-644774196-32490483", "Farhan Najeer"),
@@ -28,9 +32,6 @@ data class Backdrop(
                 Backdrop("pexels-steve-29390703", "Steve"),
             )
 
-        /** Default background for new chats / fresh installs. */
-        val DEFAULT: Backdrop = ALL.first { it.id == "pexels-yunszyveli-12368637" }
-
         /** True when [path] references a bundled backdrop. */
         fun isBackdropPath(path: String?): Boolean = !path.isNullOrBlank() && path.startsWith(PATH_PREFIX)
 

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/ui/theme/Theme.kt

@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ object IrisColors {
     val textDim = Color(0xFF8A93A6)
 
     // Bubbles
-    val bubbleUser = primary
-    val bubbleAssistant = Color(0xFF2A2E3B)
     val bubbleCommentary = Color(0xFF23262F)
 
     // Panels, chips, rows
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ object IrisColors {
     val divider = Color(0xFF2A2E3B)
 
     // Status
-    val statusGrey = Color(0xFF9E9E9E)
     val statusAmber = Color(0xFFFFC107)
     val statusGreen = Color(0xFF4CAF50)
     val statusRed = Color(0xFFF44336)

app/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/iris/util/TimeFormat.kt

@@ -11,9 +11,3 @@ expect fun localDayKey(epochMillis: Long): String
 
 /** Current wall-clock time in epoch milliseconds (for locally generated items). */
 expect fun nowMillis(): Long
-
-/** Host part of a pairing URL (the "host:port" of the full gateway ws URL). */
-fun hostFromUrl(url: String): String {
-    val noScheme = url.trim().substringAfter("://")
-    return noScheme.substringBefore("/").ifBlank { url.trim() }
-}

app/shared/src/commonMain/sqldelight/iris/db/Cache.sq

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 CREATE TABLE message (
     lane TEXT NOT NULL, -- lane key: chatId or chatId::threadId
-    id TEXT NOT NULL, -- message id (server id, or local_/sys_ for optimistic)
+    id TEXT NOT NULL, -- message id (server id, or local<rand>/sys<rand> for optimistic)
     ts INTEGER NOT NULL, -- epoch millis (0 for optimistic, not yet echoed)
     payload TEXT NOT NULL, -- serialized MessageItem
     PRIMARY KEY (lane, id)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CREATE TABLE message (
 
 CREATE TABLE tool (
     lane TEXT NOT NULL, -- lane key: chatId or chatId::threadId
-    id TEXT NOT NULL, -- local tool card id (tool_N)
+    id TEXT NOT NULL, -- local tool card id (tool<rand>)
     seq INTEGER NOT NULL, -- card order within the lane (lane position)
     payload TEXT NOT NULL, -- serialized ToolItem (carries its anchor_id)
     PRIMARY KEY (lane, id)

app/shared/src/desktopMain/kotlin/iris/platform/DesktopBridge.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package iris.platform
 
 import iris.state.IrisController
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
 
 /**
  * M6: bridge between the desktop shell (tray / window) and the shared
@@ -26,7 +27,10 @@ object DesktopBridge {
     @Volatile
     var controller: IrisController? = null
 
-    private val notificationListeners = mutableListOf<NotificationListener>()
+    // M-13: CopyOnWriteArrayList — listeners are added from the UI thread and
+    // iterated from the OkHttp callback thread; a plain mutableListOf's
+    // .toList() copy is not atomic with a concurrent add.
+    private val notificationListeners = CopyOnWriteArrayList<NotificationListener>()
 
     fun onNotification(listener: NotificationListener) {
         notificationListeners.add(listener)
@@ -38,6 +42,6 @@ object DesktopBridge {
         body: String,
         threadId: String?,
     ) {
-        notificationListeners.toList().forEach { it(chatId, title, body, threadId) }
+        notificationListeners.forEach { it(chatId, title, body, threadId) }
     }
 }

app/shared/src/desktopMain/kotlin/iris/platform/DesktopMedia.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package iris.platform
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
-import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
-import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonArray
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonArray
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
  */
 @Composable
 actual fun MediaFilePicker(onPicked: (PickedFile?) -> Unit) {
-    var busy by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     Column(
         modifier =
             Modifier
@@ -71,16 +68,10 @@ actual fun MediaFilePicker(onPicked: (PickedFile?) -> Unit) {
     ) {
         Text("Attach a file:", fontSize = 13.sp)
         Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(8.dp))
-        Button(
+        // pickFile() blocks the UI thread (JFileChooser is modal), so there's
-            onClick = {
+        // no in-flight state to show while the dialog is open.
-                busy = true
+        Button(onClick = { onPicked(pickFile()) }) {
-                val picked = pickFile()
+            Text("Choose file…")
-                busy = false
-                onPicked(picked)
-            },
-            enabled = !busy,
-        ) {
-            Text(if (busy) "Choosing…" else "Choose file…")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -138,7 +129,8 @@ private fun guessMime(name: String): String {
         "mov" -> "video/quicktime"
         "mkv" -> "video/x-matroska"
         "mp3" -> "audio/mpeg"
-        "m4a", "aac" -> "audio/mp4"
+        "m4a" -> "audio/mp4"
+        "aac" -> "audio/aac"
         "ogg", "opus" -> "audio/ogg"
         "wav" -> "audio/wav"
         "flac" -> "audio/flac"

app/shared/src/desktopMain/kotlin/iris/platform/DesktopPush.kt

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ object DesktopNotifier {
                                 "\$n = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon; " +
                                 "\$n.Icon = [System.Drawing.SystemIcons]::Information; " +
                                 "\$n.Visible = \$true; " +
-                                "\$n.ShowBalloonTip(4000, \"${esc(title)}\", \"${esc(body)}\", " +
+                                "\$n.ShowBalloonTip(4000, \"${psEsc(title)}\", \"${psEsc(body)}\", " +
                                 "[System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon]::Info); " +
                                 "Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 4500; \$n.Dispose()",
                         )
@@ -71,4 +71,16 @@ object DesktopNotifier {
     }
 
     private fun esc(s: String): String = s.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\"").replace("\n", " ")
+
+    // M-16: PowerShell uses backtick escaping (not backslash) and treats `$`
+    // as a variable reference, so a body containing `$foo` would be mangled or
+    // error. Escape backtick first (so the backticks we add aren't doubled),
+    // then `$` and `"`. Newlines collapse to spaces (balloon tips are single
+    // line).
+    private fun psEsc(s: String): String =
+        s
+            .replace("`", "``")
+            .replace("$", "`$")
+            .replace("\"", "`\"")
+            .replace("\n", " ")
 }

app/shared/src/desktopMain/kotlin/iris/platform/DesktopSecureStore.kt

@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ class DesktopSecureStore : SecureStore {
     private val legacyFile = File(baseDir, "pairing.json")
     private val secret = SecretBackend(baseDir)
 
+    // M-8: cache the parsed settings so hot-path getters (serverUrl/token per
+    // connect attempt) don't re-read + re-parse the file on every access.
+    // Invalidated on every save(). DesktopSecureStore is a per-process
+    // singleton (created once in Main.kt), so a per-instance cache is safe.
+    private var cached: Settings? = null
+
     @Serializable
     private data class Settings(
         val serverUrl: String = "",
@@ -77,11 +83,15 @@ class DesktopSecureStore : SecureStore {
                 ),
             )
             if (legacy.token.isNotBlank()) secret.write(legacy.token)
-        }
+            // L-49: only delete the legacy file after a successful migration;
+            // a parse failure (legacy == null) must not destroy the data.
             legacyFile.delete()
         }
+    }
 
-    private fun load(): Settings =
+    private fun load(): Settings {
+        cached?.let { return it }
+        val s =
             if (settingsFile.exists()) {
                 try {
                     IrisJson.instance.decodeFromString(Settings.serializer(), settingsFile.readText())
@@ -91,10 +101,14 @@ class DesktopSecureStore : SecureStore {
             } else {
                 Settings()
             }
+        cached = s
+        return s
+    }
 
     private fun save(data: Settings) {
         baseDir.mkdirs()
         settingsFile.writeText(IrisJson.instance.encodeToString(Settings.serializer(), data))
+        cached = data
     }
 
     override var serverUrl: String
@@ -206,7 +220,7 @@ class DesktopSecureStore : SecureStore {
         }
 
     override var backgroundMode: String
-        get() = load().backgroundMode.ifBlank { "color" }
+        get() = load().backgroundMode.ifBlank { BackgroundMode.Image.name.lowercase() }
         set(value) {
             val d = load()
             save(d.copy(backgroundMode = value))
@@ -257,8 +271,22 @@ class DesktopSecureStore : SecureStore {
     }
 
     override fun clear() {
+        // M-10: clearing pairing must also wipe the device identity + push
+        // state, otherwise a re-pair to a different gateway would keep the old
+        // deviceId/syncCursor/ntfyTopic and the server would treat the new
+        // pairing as the same device.
         val d = load()
-        save(d.copy(serverUrl = ""))
+        save(
+            d.copy(
+                serverUrl = "",
+                deviceId = "",
+                syncCursor = 0L,
+                fcmToken = "",
+                ntfyTopic = "",
+                ntfyServer = "",
+                pushBackend = "",
+            ),
+        )
         secret.clear()
     }
 }
@@ -291,7 +319,12 @@ private class SecretBackend(
     fun write(value: String) {
         if (keyring != null) {
             keyring.write(value)
-            if (keyring.read() == value) return
+            if (keyring.read() == value) {
+                // L-50: the keyring now holds the secret; drop the stale
+                // encrypted file so the old token can't be read back.
+                encFile.delete()
+                return
+            }
             // Keyring accepted the write but did not persist it (e.g. KWallet
             // without a live daemon). Drop the stale entry and fall back to
             // the encrypted file so the token survives a restart.
@@ -384,8 +417,13 @@ private class KeyringBackend {
 
     fun write(value: String) {
         try {
+            // M-9: pass the secret on stdin, not as a CLI argument. A trailing
+            // argument is visible in the process list (`ps`); `secret-tool
+            // store` and `security add-generic-password -w` both read the
+            // secret from stdin when no value argument is given.
+            val cmd =
                 if (isMac) {
-                ProcessBuilder(
+                    listOf(
                         "security",
                         "add-generic-password",
                         "-U",
@@ -394,18 +432,13 @@ private class KeyringBackend {
                         "-s",
                         "iris-gateway-token",
                         "-w",
-                    value,
+                    )
-                ).inheritIO().start().waitFor()
                 } else {
-                ProcessBuilder(
+                    listOf("secret-tool", "store", "--label=Iris gateway token", "app", "iris")
-                    "secret-tool",
+                }
-                    "store",
+            ProcessBuilder(cmd).start().apply {
-                    "--label=Iris gateway token",
+                outputStream.use { it.write(value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)) }
-                    "app",
+                waitFor()
-                    "iris",
-                    "token",
-                    value,
-                ).inheritIO().start().waitFor()
             }
         } catch (_: Exception) {
         }

app/shared/src/jvmMain/kotlin/iris/media/FileSourceJvm.kt

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package iris.media
-
-import java.io.File
-
-actual class FileSource actual constructor(path: String) : AutoCloseable {
-    private val file = File(path)
-    private val input = file.inputStream()
-
-    actual fun size(): Long = file.length()
-
-    actual fun read(buf: ByteArray): Int = input.read(buf)
-
-    override fun close() {
-        input.close()
-    }
-}

app/shared/src/jvmMain/kotlin/iris/media/MediaCacheJvm.kt

@@ -5,22 +5,44 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream
 
 actual interface MediaWriter : AutoCloseable {
     actual val path: String
+
     actual fun write(bytes: ByteArray)
 }
 
-actual class MediaCache actual constructor(baseDir: String) {
+actual class MediaCache actual constructor(
+    baseDir: String,
+) {
     private val maxBytes: Long = 500L * 1024 * 1024
     private val mediaDir: File = File(baseDir, "media").apply { mkdirs() }
 
-    actual fun path(mediaId: String, mime: String): String? {
+    /**
-        val f = File(mediaDir, "$mediaId${extForMime(mime)}")
+     * Resolve the cache file for [mediaId]. The id is server-controlled
+     * (`media.offer`); reject path-traversal values so a hostile gateway can't
+     * write outside [mediaDir] (M-2 / S-1). Returns null when the id is
+     * invalid.
+     */
+    private fun fileFor(
+        mediaId: String,
+        mime: String,
+    ): File? = if (!isValidMediaId(mediaId)) null else File(mediaDir, "$mediaId${extForMime(mime)}")
+
+    actual fun path(
+        mediaId: String,
+        mime: String,
+    ): String? {
+        val f = fileFor(mediaId, mime) ?: return null
         return if (f.exists()) f.absolutePath else null
     }
 
-    actual fun openWriter(mediaId: String, mime: String): MediaWriter =
+    actual fun openWriter(
-        JvmMediaWriter(File(mediaDir, "$mediaId${extForMime(mime)}"), this)
+        mediaId: String,
+        mime: String,
+    ): MediaWriter = JvmMediaWriter(fileFor(mediaId, mime) ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("invalid media id"), this)
 
-    actual fun remove(mediaId: String, mime: String) {
+    actual fun remove(
+        mediaId: String,
+        mime: String,
+    ) {
         path(mediaId, mime)?.let { File(it).delete() }
     }
 
@@ -36,7 +58,10 @@ actual class MediaCache actual constructor(baseDir: String) {
     }
 }
 
-private class JvmMediaWriter(private val target: File, private val cache: MediaCache) : MediaWriter {
+private class JvmMediaWriter(
+    private val target: File,
+    private val cache: MediaCache,
+) : MediaWriter {
     private val out: FileOutputStream = FileOutputStream(File(target.parentFile, "${target.name}.part"))
 
     override val path: String get() = target.absolutePath