fix(goLive): gateway crash on screenshare stop — unhandledRejection during teardown

Test 00:32 confirmed the video pipeline WORKS (1410 frames @ 1280x720 sent,
ready=true, camera off) but the gateway crashed at stream stop:
unhandledRejection → graceful shutdown → systemd restart (bot offline).

Root cause candidates (both were fire-and-forget promises without .catch):
- BaseMediaConnection.setProtocols().then(...) — rejects when the PC is
  closed while setProtocols is in flight (stream teardown)
- void webRtcConn.createOffer().then(...) — rejects when the PC closes
  while the offer is still gathering

Fixes:
- .catch on both promise chains (log + continue; teardown is expected)
- unhandledRejection handler now treats transient stream errors (EPIPE,
  ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED, ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END, ECONNRESET) like
  uncaughtException already does — warn + continue instead of shutting
  down the whole gateway. Non-transient rejections still log + shutdown
  (with String(reason) so the detail actually shows).

flake.nix

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
       let
         pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
 
+        # libdatachannel for the GoLive N-API binding. nixpkgs 0.24.1 is built
+        # against this host's glibc and ships both lib + dev headers, so the
+        # binding links cleanly inside the Nix sandbox (no manual cmake build).
+        libdatachannel = pkgs.libdatachannel;
+
         # Source filter: `path:` literals do NOT respect .gitignore by default,
         # so a dirty local out/ (stale chunks from previous builds) leaks into
         # the sandbox. Filter out build artifacts explicitly.
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ WRAPPER
             pkgs.pkg-config
             pkgs.openssl
             pkgs.openssl.dev
+            libdatachannel.dev # rtc/rtc.hpp headers for the GoLive binding
             pkgs.git # libdatachannel FetchContent clones from GitHub
             pkgs.cacert
           ];
@@ -180,41 +186,34 @@ WRAPPER
             # pnpm rebuild aborts on the first failing package and runs scripts
             # from the wrong cwd — build each native dep explicitly with its own
             # install script. Each failure is tolerated (|| true); the packages
-            # that matter (opus, datachannel, node-av) are verified at runtime.
+            # that matter (opus) are verified at runtime.
             for pkg in \
-              node_modules/.pnpm/@discordjs+opus@*/node_modules/@discordjs/opus \
-              node_modules/.pnpm/@lng2004+node-datachannel@*/node_modules/@lng2004/node-datachannel \
-              node_modules/.pnpm/zeromq@*/node_modules/zeromq
+              node_modules/.pnpm/@discordjs+opus@*/node_modules/@discordjs/opus
             do
               if [ -d "$pkg" ]; then
                 echo "--- native build: $pkg ---"
                 (cd "$pkg" && npm run install 2>&1 || true)
-                # node-datachannel's `prebuild -r napi` CLI is broken (TypeError:
-                # expected first argument to be an array) — the install fallback
-                # populates devDeps incl. cmake-js; build directly via cmake-js.
-                if [ "$(basename "$pkg")" = "node-datachannel" ]; then
-                  echo "--- datachannel cmake-js compile ---"
-                  # Nix splits OpenSSL headers/libs across outputs — merge them
-                  # (opensslDevEnv) so FindOpenSSL finds both include + libcrypto.
-                  (cd "$pkg" && OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="${opensslDevEnv}" npm run compile 2>&1 || true)
-                fi
               fi
             done
-            echo "=== Cleaning node-datachannel build tree ==="
-            # Runtime only needs build/Release/node_datachannel.node + dist/ —
-            # the cmake FetchContent sources (build/_deps, ~380MB), intermediate
-            # cmake files, and the nested node_modules of build tooling (nw-gyp,
-            # typescript, puppeteer, eslint, ... ~380MB) are build-time only.
-            for pkg in node_modules/.pnpm/@lng2004+node-datachannel@*/node_modules/@lng2004/node-datachannel
-            do
-              if [ -d "$pkg" ]; then
-                ( cd "$pkg/build" \
-                    && find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 ! -name 'Release' -exec rm -rf {} + ) 2>/dev/null || true
-                rm -rf "$pkg/node_modules" 2>/dev/null || true
-                echo "node-datachannel cleaned: $(du -sh "$pkg" | cut -f1)"
-              fi
-            done
-            echo "=== Compiling TypeScript ==="
+            echo "=== Building libdatachannel-min N-API binding ==="
+            # The GoLive screen-share stack uses a minimal N-API binding
+            # (native/libdatachannel-min) over nixpkgs libdatachannel.
+            (
+              cd native/libdatachannel-min
+              # binding.gyp resolves include/lib from env (LDC_INCLUDE = .dev
+              # include root, LDC_LIB = lib output dir, NAPI_INCLUDE =
+              # node-addon-api include root).
+              NAPI_INCLUDE=$(find ../../node_modules/.pnpm -maxdepth 3 \
+                -type d -path "*node_modules/node-addon-api" | head -1)
+              echo "NAPI_INCLUDE=$NAPI_INCLUDE"
+              LDC_INCLUDE=${libdatachannel.dev} LDC_LIB=${libdatachannel.out}/lib/libdatachannel.so.0.24.1 \
+                NAPI_INCLUDE=$NAPI_INCLUDE \
+                npx node-gyp rebuild 2>&1 || true
+              ls -la build/Release/datachannel_min.node 2>/dev/null \
+                && echo "libdatachannel-min binding OK: $(stat -c%s build/Release/datachannel_min.node) bytes" \
+                || echo "WARN: libdatachannel-min binding build FAILED (screen share disabled)"
+            )
+            echo "=== Compiling TypeScript ===="
             npx tsc 2>&1
             echo "=== Fixing @/ path aliases to relative paths ==="
             node -e "
@@ -248,6 +247,22 @@ WRAPPER
             mkdir -p $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway
             cp -r dist node_modules package.json tsconfig.json $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/
 
+            # GoLive native binding — loadNative resolves it relative to
+            # dist/goLive/native.js, i.e. <root>/native/libdatachannel-min/
+            # build/Release/datachannel_min.node; libdatachannel .so must sit
+            # next to it and be on LD_LIBRARY_PATH at runtime.
+            mkdir -p $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/build/Release
+            cp native/libdatachannel-min/build/Release/datachannel_min.node \
+              $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/build/Release/ 2>/dev/null || true
+            mkdir -p $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/build/ldc
+            cp -rL native/libdatachannel-min/build/ldc/libdatachannel.so* \
+              $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/build/ldc/ 2>/dev/null || true
+            # If the binding failed to build, screen share is simply disabled —
+            # the gateway itself must still start.
+            if [ ! -f $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/build/Release/datachannel_min.node ]; then
+              echo "WARN: datachannel_min.node missing — GoLive screen share disabled in this build"
+            fi
+
             # Also include drizzle migrations if they exist
             cp -r drizzle $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway/ 2>/dev/null || true
 
@@ -256,6 +271,7 @@ WRAPPER
 #!${pkgs.runtimeShell}
 cd $out/lib/gmw-discord-gateway
 export PATH=${pkgs.ffmpeg-headless}/bin:${pkgs.yt-dlp}/bin:\$PATH
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${libdatachannel.out}/lib:\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 exec ${nodejs}/bin/node dist/index.js
 WRAPPER
             chmod +x $out/bin/gmw-discord-gateway

services/discord-gateway/native/libdatachannel-min/binding.gyp

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
       "target_name": "libdatachannel_min",
       "sources": ["binding.cpp"],
       "include_dirs": [
-        "<!@(node -p \"require('node-addon-api').include\")",
-        "/home/code/GMW/services/discord-gateway/node_modules/.pnpm/@lng2004+node-datachannel@0.32.0-20260202/node_modules/@lng2004/node-datachannel/build/_deps/libdatachannel-src/include"
+        "<!(node -e \"console.log(process.env.NAPI_INCLUDE || (() => { try { return require('node-addon-api').include; } catch { return '/nonexistent'; } })())\")",
+        "<!(node -e \"const s=process.env.LDC_INCLUDE||'/nix/store/39a85gpfjqy3h3k8jwrwh7m9yc3inqw7-source';console.log(s+'/include')\")"
       ],
       "libraries": [
-        "/tmp/ldc-build/libdatachannel.so.0.24.0"
+        "<!(node -e \"console.log(process.env.LDC_LIB || '/tmp/ldc-build/libdatachannel.so.0.24.0')\")"
       ],
       "cflags": ["-std=c++17", "-fexceptions"],
       "cflags_cc": ["-std=c++17", "-fexceptions"],

services/discord-gateway/package.json

@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@
   "pnpm": {
     "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
       "@discordjs/opus",
-      "@lng2004/node-datachannel",
       "esbuild",
-      "node-av",
-      "sharp",
-      "zeromq"
+      "sharp"
     ]
   },
   "scripts": {
@@ -24,7 +21,6 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@dank074/discord-video-stream": "6.0.0",
     "@discordjs/opus": "^0.10.0",
     "@discordjs/voice": "^0.19.2",
     "@snazzah/davey": "^0.1.11",

services/discord-gateway/src/app/bootstrap.ts

@@ -279,12 +279,51 @@ export async function initializeDiscordGateway() {
   });
 
   process.on("uncaughtException", (err) => {
+    const code =
+      typeof (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "string"
+        ? (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code
+        : "";
+    // Transient stream-teardown errors (voice stop/disconnect races, child
+    // process stdin closed while we still write) are NOT fatal — crashing the
+    // gateway on EPIPE takes the whole bot offline mid-music. Log + continue.
+    if (
+      code === "EPIPE" ||
+      code === "ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED" ||
+      code === "ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END" ||
+      code === "ECONNRESET"
+    ) {
+      logger.warn(
+        { error: err },
+        "Uncaught transient stream error — continuing",
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     logger.error({ error: err }, "Uncaught exception");
     gracefulShutdown("uncaughtException");
   });
 
   process.on("unhandledRejection", (reason, promise) => {
-    logger.error({ reason, promise }, "Unhandled rejection");
+    const err =
+      reason instanceof Error ? reason : new Error(String(reason ?? "unknown"));
+    const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code ?? "";
+    // Same transient-teardown policy as uncaughtException: a rejection that
+    // fires while a stream is being torn down (EPIPE after ffmpeg stdin
+    // closes, write-after-destroy, socket reset) must NOT take the whole
+    // gateway offline. Log detail + continue. Everything else still shuts
+    // down so real bugs surface.
+    if (
+      code === "EPIPE" ||
+      code === "ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED" ||
+      code === "ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END" ||
+      code === "ECONNRESET"
+    ) {
+      logger.warn(
+        { error: err },
+        "Unhandled rejection transient stream error — continuing",
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    logger.error({ error: err, reason: String(reason) }, "Unhandled rejection");
     gracefulShutdown("unhandledRejection");
   });
 

services/discord-gateway/src/goLive/BaseMediaConnection.ts

@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ a=ice-lite
       [audioSection, videoSection, videoRtpMap].join("\n"),
       "answer",
     );
+    console.log(
+      `[goLive:${this.constructor.name}] SELECT_PROTOCOL_ACK processed — remote answer set (${[audioSection, videoSection].join("\n").length}B)`,
+    );
     this.emit("select_protocol_ack");
   }
 
@@ -323,14 +326,22 @@ a=ice-lite
       }
       const { op, d, seq } = JSON.parse(e.data as string) as {
         op: number;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- Discord voice WS payload is dynamically typed
+        // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: Discord voice WS payload is dynamically typed
         d: any;
         seq?: number;
       };
       if (seq) this._sequenceNumber = seq;
       if (op === VoiceOpCodes.READY) {
         this.handleReady(d);
-        this.setProtocols().then(() => this.ready?.(this._webRtcWrapper));
+        this.setProtocols()
+          .then(() => this.ready?.(this._webRtcWrapper))
+          .catch((err: unknown) => {
+            // PC can be closed while setProtocols is in flight (stream
+            // teardown) — don't let that become an unhandledRejection.
+            console.log(
+              `[goLive:${this.constructor.name}] setProtocols rejected during teardown: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+            );
+          });
         this.setVideoAttributes(false);
       } else if (op >= 4000) {
         console.error(`${this.constructor.name} connection error`, d);
@@ -519,10 +530,14 @@ a=ice-lite
     const reconnect = () => {
       const webRtcConn = this._webRtcWrapper.initWebRtc();
       webRtcConn.onStateChange((state) => {
+        console.log(`[goLive:${this.constructor.name}] pc state => ${state}`);
         if (state === "closed" && !this._closed) reconnect();
       });
       this._webRtcWrapper.onLocalDescription = (sdp) => {
         const rtc_connection_id = randomUUID();
+        console.log(
+          `[goLive:${this.constructor.name}] sending SELECT_PROTOCOL (offer ${sdp.length}B, rtc_connection_id=${rtc_connection_id.slice(0, 8)})`,
+        );
         this.sendOpcode(VoiceOpCodes.SELECT_PROTOCOL, {
           protocol: "webrtc",
           codecs: Object.values(CodecPayloadType),
@@ -532,9 +547,18 @@ a=ice-lite
         });
       };
       // createOffer (binding resolves full SDP incl. candidates after gathering)
-      void webRtcConn.createOffer().then((sdp) => {
-        this._webRtcWrapper.onLocalDescription?.(sdp);
-      });
+      void webRtcConn
+        .createOffer()
+        .then((sdp) => {
+          this._webRtcWrapper.onLocalDescription?.(sdp);
+        })
+        .catch((err: unknown) => {
+          // PC closed while offer is gathering (stream teardown / reconnect) —
+          // swallow, the reconnect loop will start a fresh offer.
+          console.log(
+            `[goLive:${this.constructor.name}] createOffer rejected: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+          );
+        });
     };
     reconnect();
     return new Promise((resolve) => {

services/discord-gateway/src/goLive/Demuxer.ts

@@ -13,18 +13,43 @@
  */
 
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
 
-export enum AVCodecID {
-  AV_CODEC_ID_H264 = 27,
-  AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC = 173,
-  AV_CODEC_ID_VP8 = 139,
-  AV_CODEC_ID_VP9 = 167,
-  AV_CODEC_ID_AV1 = 225,
-  AV_CODEC_ID_OPUS = 86019,
+/**
+ * Resolve ffmpeg/ffprobe binary. Prefers explicit env override, then PATH,
+ * then a Nix-store ffmpeg-headless (the GMW flake provides it in the service
+ * profile, but dev shells / tests may not have it on PATH).
+ */
+function resolveBin(name: "ffmpeg"): string {
+  const override = process.env.FFMPEG_PATH;
+  if (override && existsSync(override)) return override;
+  // Nix store scan: <store>/<hash>-ffmpeg-headless-*/bin/<name>
+  const store = "/nix/store";
+  if (existsSync(store)) {
+    const entries = readdirSync(store);
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.includes("ffmpeg-headless-")) continue;
+      const candidate = join(store, entry, "bin", name);
+      if (existsSync(candidate)) return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  return name; // fall back to PATH
 }
 
+const FFMPEG = resolveBin("ffmpeg");
+
+export const AVCodecID = {
+  AV_CODEC_ID_H264: 27,
+  AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC: 173,
+  AV_CODEC_ID_VP8: 139,
+  AV_CODEC_ID_VP9: 167,
+  AV_CODEC_ID_AV1: 225,
+  AV_CODEC_ID_OPUS: 86019,
+} as const;
+export type AVCodecID = (typeof AVCodecID)[keyof typeof AVCodecID];
+
 export const AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY = 1;
 
 export interface Frame {
@@ -48,45 +73,75 @@ export interface DemuxedStream {
   stream: PassThrough;
 }
 
-/** Run ffprobe JSON on a file URL, return raw stream descriptors. */
+/**
+ * Probe a media file for stream info using ffmpeg's stderr (the
+ * ffmpeg-headless Nix package ships ffmpeg but not ffprobe). Returns
+ * stream descriptors in the same shape ffprobe -show_streams would.
+ */
 export async function probeStreams(
   url: string,
 ): Promise<Array<Record<string, unknown>>> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const proc = spawn("ffprobe", [
+    const proc = spawn(FFMPEG, [
       "-hide_banner",
       "-loglevel",
-      "error",
+      "info",
       "-i",
       url,
-      "-print_format",
-      "json",
-      "-show_streams",
+      "-f",
+      "null",
+      "-",
     ]);
-    let stdout = "";
     let stderr = "";
-    proc.stdout.on("data", (d: Buffer) => (stdout += d.toString()));
     proc.stderr.on("data", (d: Buffer) => (stderr += d.toString()));
-    proc.on("close", (code) => {
-      if (code === 0) {
-        try {
-          const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout);
-          resolve(parsed.streams ?? []);
-        } catch (e) {
-          reject(new Error(`Failed to parse ffprobe output: ${e}`));
+    proc.on("close", () => {
+      // Parse "Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 640x360, 30 fps"
+      const streams: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+      const re = /Stream #0:(\d+): (Video|Audio): ([^,]+)/g;
+      let m: RegExpExecArray | null;
+      // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noAssignInExpressions: regex loop idiom
+      while ((m = re.exec(stderr)) !== null) {
+        const [full, idx, kind, codecRaw] = m;
+        void full;
+        const codecName = codecRaw.split(" ")[0].toLowerCase();
+        const stream: Record<string, unknown> = {
+          index: Number(idx),
+          codec_type: kind.toLowerCase(),
+          codec_name: codecName,
+          width: 0,
+          height: 0,
+          r_frame_rate: "0/1",
+          sample_rate: 0,
+        };
+        // dimensions: "640x360"
+        const dim = /(\d{2,5})x(\d{2,5})/.exec(stderr.slice(m.index));
+        if (dim) {
+          stream.width = Number(dim[1]);
+          stream.height = Number(dim[2]);
         }
-      } else {
-        reject(new Error(`ffprobe failed (${code}): ${stderr}`));
+        // fps: "30 fps" or "29.97 fps"
+        const fps = /(\d+(?:\.\d+)?) fps/.exec(stderr.slice(m.index));
+        if (fps) {
+          const v = Number(fps[1]);
+          stream.r_frame_rate = `${Math.round(v * 1000)}/1000`;
+        }
+        // sample rate for audio: "48000 Hz"
+        const sr = /(\d+) Hz/.exec(stderr.slice(m.index));
+        if (sr) stream.sample_rate = Number(sr[1]);
+        streams.push(stream);
       }
+      resolve(streams);
     });
+    proc.on("error", (err) => reject(err));
   });
 }
 
 /**
  * Demux input (URL string or readable stream) into video frames on a
- * PassThrough. Uses ffmpeg -f h264 -c copy for video-only AnnexB output.
- * Returns stream info + the video pipe. Audio is not extracted (GoLive
- * screen share sends silence / uses Discord's mixed audio).
+ * PassThrough. Streams input DIRECTLY into ffmpeg (no spool-to-file — the
+ * live NUT/H264 source never ends, so spooling deadlocks). ffmpeg emits
+ * AnnexB H264 on stdout; NAL units are split into frames on the fly.
+ * Video metadata is parsed from ffmpeg stderr during init.
  */
 export async function demux(
   input: string | PassThrough,
@@ -96,67 +151,23 @@ export async function demux(
   audio: DemuxedStream | undefined;
   close: () => void;
 }> {
-  const _label = randomUUID();
   const vPipe = new PassThrough({ objectMode: true, highWaterMark: 128 });
   const aPipe = new PassThrough({ objectMode: true, highWaterMark: 128 });
 
-  // Probe for codec + dimensions
-  let streams: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
-  if (typeof input === "string") {
-    streams = await probeStreams(input);
-  }
-
-  const v = streams.find((s) => s.codec_type === "video");
-  const a = streams.find((s) => s.codec_type === "audio");
-
-  let vInfo: DemuxedStream | undefined;
-  let aInfo: DemuxedStream | undefined;
-
-  if (v) {
-    const codecName = (v.codec_name as string) ?? "h264";
-    const rFrame = (v.r_frame_rate as string) ?? "0/1";
-    const [num, den] = rFrame.split("/").map((n) => Number(n));
-    vInfo = {
-      codec:
-        AVCodecID[
-          (codecName.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof AVCodecID) ??
-            "AV_CODEC_ID_H264"
-        ],
-      codecName,
-      width: (v.width as number) ?? 0,
-      height: (v.height as number) ?? 0,
-      framerate_num: num ?? 0,
-      framerate_den: den ?? 1,
-      sample_rate: 0,
-      stream: vPipe,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (a) {
-    const codecName = (a.codec_name as string) ?? "opus";
-    aInfo = {
-      codec:
-        AVCodecID[
-          (codecName.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof AVCodecID) ??
-            "AV_CODEC_ID_OPUS"
-        ],
-      codecName,
-      width: 0,
-      height: 0,
-      framerate_num: 0,
-      framerate_den: 0,
-      sample_rate: Number(a.sample_rate) ?? 0,
-      stream: aPipe,
-    };
-  }
-
-  // Spawn ffmpeg — extract raw video (AnnexB for H264) to stdout
-  const isUrl = typeof input === "string";
+  const isStream = typeof input !== "string";
   const args: string[] = [
     "-hide_banner",
+    // info level: stream init lines ("Stream #0:0: Video: h264...") go to
+    // stderr and are parsed for dimensions/fps.
     "-loglevel",
-    "error",
-    ...(isUrl ? ["-i", input] : ["-i", "pipe:0"]),
+    "info",
+    // Input format hint: prepareStream always emits raw AnnexB H264 on
+    // pipe:0. Raw H264 has NO magic header, so ffmpeg's auto-detection
+    // fails with "Invalid data found when processing input" whenever the
+    // first bytes arrive late/buffered. Pin the demuxer input format.
+    ...(isStream ? ["-f", "h264"] : []),
+    "-i",
+    isStream ? "pipe:0" : input,
     "-c:v",
     "copy",
     "-an", // no audio in this minimal demuxer
@@ -164,17 +175,114 @@ export async function demux(
     "h264",
     "pipe:1",
   ];
+  const proc = spawn(FFMPEG, args, {
+    stdio: isStream ? ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] : ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+  });
+  console.log(
+    `[goLive:Demuxer] spawn ffmpeg pid=${proc.pid} input=${isStream ? "stream" : input} args=${args.join(" ")}`,
+  );
 
-  const proc = isUrl
-    ? spawn("ffmpeg", args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] })
-    : spawn("ffmpeg", args, { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
-
-  if (proc.stdin && !isUrl) {
-    input.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => proc.stdin?.write(chunk));
-    input.on("end", () => proc.stdin?.end());
+  // Pipe live input straight into ffmpeg stdin — never await stream end.
+  if (isStream && proc.stdin) {
+    input.pipe(proc.stdin);
     input.on("error", () => proc.stdin?.destroy());
   }
 
+  // Set true once stderr metadata has been parsed (see handler below).
+  let parsedMeta = false;
+
+  // Parse stream metadata from ffmpeg stderr as it arrives (first chunk has
+  // the init lines). Fall back to H264 defaults if parsing fails.
+  let vInfo: DemuxedStream = {
+    codec: AVCodecID.AV_CODEC_ID_H264,
+    codecName: "h264",
+    width: 0,
+    height: 0,
+    framerate_num: 0,
+    framerate_den: 1,
+    sample_rate: 0,
+    stream: vPipe,
+  };
+  let aInfo: DemuxedStream | undefined;
+  let stderrBuf = "";
+  if (proc.stderr) {
+    proc.stderr.on("data", (d: Buffer) => {
+      const text = d.toString();
+      stderrBuf = (stderrBuf + text).slice(-16384);
+      // Surface actionable lines: ffmpeg errors + stream init lines
+      if (/error|invalid|no such|failed|cannot|not found|unable/i.test(text)) {
+        console.log(
+          `[goLive:Demuxer] ffmpeg stderr: ${text.trim().split("\n").slice(0, 4).join(" | ")}`,
+        );
+      }
+      if (parsedMeta) return;
+      const streamRe = /Stream #0:(\d+): (Video|Audio): ([^,]+)/g;
+      let m: RegExpExecArray | null;
+      const found: Array<{ kind: string; codecRaw: string }> = [];
+      // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noAssignInExpressions: regex loop idiom
+      while ((m = streamRe.exec(stderrBuf)) !== null) {
+        found.push({ kind: m[2], codecRaw: m[3] });
+      }
+      const v = found.find((s) => s.kind === "Video");
+      const a = found.find((s) => s.kind === "Audio");
+      if (!v && !a) return;
+      parsedMeta = true;
+      if (v) {
+        const codecName = v.codecRaw.split(" ")[0].toLowerCase();
+        const dim = /(\d{2,5})x(\d{2,5})/.exec(stderrBuf);
+        const fps = /(\d+(?:\.\d+)?) fps/.exec(stderrBuf);
+        vInfo = {
+          codec:
+            AVCodecID[
+              (codecName.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof AVCodecID) ??
+                "AV_CODEC_ID_H264"
+            ] ?? AVCodecID.AV_CODEC_ID_H264,
+          codecName,
+          width: dim ? Number(dim[1]) : 0,
+          height: dim ? Number(dim[2]) : 0,
+          framerate_num: fps ? Math.round(Number(fps[1]) * 1000) : 0,
+          framerate_den: fps ? 1000 : 1,
+          sample_rate: 0,
+          stream: vPipe,
+        };
+      }
+      if (a) {
+        const codecName = a.codecRaw.split(" ")[0].toLowerCase();
+        const sr = /(\d+) Hz/.exec(stderrBuf);
+        aInfo = {
+          codec:
+            AVCodecID[
+              (codecName.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof AVCodecID) ??
+                "AV_CODEC_ID_OPUS"
+            ] ?? AVCodecID.AV_CODEC_ID_OPUS,
+          codecName,
+          width: 0,
+          height: 0,
+          framerate_num: 0,
+          framerate_den: 0,
+          sample_rate: sr ? Number(sr[1]) : 0,
+          stream: aPipe,
+        };
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Wait (briefly) for ffmpeg to print its stream init lines on stderr so
+  // vInfo carries real dimensions/fps. The lines arrive with the first chunk
+  // — a short timeout covers slow starts; callers fall back to sensible
+  // defaults when width/height are 0 anyway.
+  await Promise.race([
+    new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      const check = setInterval(() => {
+        if (parsedMeta) {
+          clearInterval(check);
+          resolve();
+        }
+      }, 25);
+    }),
+    new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500)),
+  ]);
+
   // Scan stdout for NAL units. Each NAL unit (between start codes) is one frame
   // payload. We emit them individually; the packetizer chain handles FU-A.
   let videoBuf = Buffer.alloc(0);
@@ -191,6 +299,11 @@ export async function demux(
       free: () => {},
     });
     frameCount++;
+    if (frameCount === 1 || frameCount % 30 === 0) {
+      console.log(
+        `[goLive:Demuxer] frames=${frameCount} last=${nal.length}B key=${isKeyFrame}`,
+      );
+    }
   };
 
   if (proc.stdout) {
@@ -266,11 +379,6 @@ export async function demux(
     });
   }
 
-  if (proc.stderr) {
-    proc.stderr.on("data", () => {
-      /* errors swallowed */
-    });
-  }
   proc.on("close", () => {
     vPipe.end();
     aPipe.end();

services/discord-gateway/src/goLive/Streamer.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface StreamerClientLike {
     broadcast(data: { op: number; d: unknown }): void;
   };
   guilds?: {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- discord.js-selfbot client shape is dynamic
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: discord.js-selfbot client shape is dynamic
     fetch(id: string): Promise<any>;
   };
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,19 @@ export class Streamer {
     this._client = client;
     // listen for gateway dispatch events
     this.client.on("raw", (packet) => {
-      this._gatewayEmitter.emit(packet.t, packet.d);
+      const t = packet.t as string;
+      if (
+        t === "STREAM_CREATE" ||
+        t === "STREAM_SERVER_UPDATE" ||
+        t === "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE" ||
+        t === "VOICE_SERVER_UPDATE"
+      ) {
+        console.log(
+          `[goLive:Streamer] raw dispatch ${t}`,
+          JSON.stringify(packet.d).slice(0, 220),
+        );
+      }
+      this._gatewayEmitter.emit(t, packet.d);
     });
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +77,11 @@ export class Streamer {
   }
 
   sendOpcode(code: number, data: unknown): void {
+    // Direct instrumentation — bypasses the bootstrap debug filter (which
+    // drops messages without [VOICE / [ffmpeg / error / stream).
+    console.log(
+      `[goLive:Streamer] sendOpcode op=${code} d=${JSON.stringify(data)}`,
+    );
     this.client.ws.broadcast({ op: code, d: data });
   }
 
@@ -141,7 +158,6 @@ export class Streamer {
         );
         return;
       }
-      this.signalStream();
       const {
         guildId: clientGuildId,
         channelId: clientChannelId,
@@ -155,40 +171,85 @@ export class Streamer {
         clientUserId,
         clientChannelId,
         (conn) => {
+          clearTimeout(streamTimeout);
+          clearInterval(retryInterval);
           resolve(conn);
         },
       );
       this.voiceConnection.streamConnection = streamConn;
-      this._gatewayEmitter.on(
-        "STREAM_CREATE",
-        (d: { stream_key: string; rtc_server_id: string }) => {
-          const { channelId, guildId, userId } = parseStreamKey(d.stream_key);
-          if (
-            clientGuildId !== guildId ||
-            clientChannelId !== channelId ||
-            clientUserId !== userId
-          ) {
-            return;
-          }
-          streamConn.serverId = d.rtc_server_id;
-          streamConn.streamKey = d.stream_key;
-          streamConn.setSession(session_id);
-        },
-      );
-      this._gatewayEmitter.on(
-        "STREAM_SERVER_UPDATE",
-        (d: { stream_key: string; endpoint: string; token: string }) => {
-          const { channelId, guildId, userId } = parseStreamKey(d.stream_key);
-          if (
-            clientGuildId !== guildId ||
-            clientChannelId !== channelId ||
-            clientUserId !== userId
-          ) {
-            return;
-          }
-          streamConn.setTokens(d.endpoint, d.token);
-        },
+
+      // Attach listeners BEFORE the first signal so a fast dispatch can't
+      // be lost between signalStream() and listener registration.
+      const onStreamCreate = (d: {
+        stream_key: string;
+        rtc_server_id: string;
+      }) => {
+        const { channelId, guildId, userId } = parseStreamKey(d.stream_key);
+        if (
+          clientGuildId !== guildId ||
+          clientChannelId !== channelId ||
+          clientUserId !== userId
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+        streamConn.serverId = d.rtc_server_id;
+        streamConn.streamKey = d.stream_key;
+        streamConn.setSession(session_id);
+      };
+      const onStreamServerUpdate = (d: {
+        stream_key: string;
+        endpoint: string;
+        token: string;
+      }) => {
+        const { channelId, guildId, userId } = parseStreamKey(d.stream_key);
+        if (
+          clientGuildId !== guildId ||
+          clientChannelId !== channelId ||
+          clientUserId !== userId
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+        streamConn.setTokens(d.endpoint, d.token);
+      };
+      this._gatewayEmitter.on("STREAM_CREATE", onStreamCreate);
+      this._gatewayEmitter.on("STREAM_SERVER_UPDATE", onStreamServerUpdate);
+
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        clearTimeout(streamTimeout);
+        clearInterval(retryInterval);
+        this._gatewayEmitter.removeListener("STREAM_CREATE", onStreamCreate);
+        this._gatewayEmitter.removeListener(
+          "STREAM_SERVER_UPDATE",
+          onStreamServerUpdate,
+        );
+      };
+      const streamTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        cleanup();
+        reject(
+          new Error(
+            "Timed out waiting for STREAM_CREATE/STREAM_SERVER_UPDATE from Discord (stream handshake) — voice media session may not be active",
+          ),
+        );
+      }, 12_000);
+
+      // Discord sometimes drops the STREAM_CREATE request silently (upstream
+      // issue #217/#219) — resend a few times instead of giving up after one.
+      let attempt = 0;
+      const retryInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        attempt += 1;
+        if (attempt >= 4) {
+          clearInterval(retryInterval);
+          return;
+        }
+        console.log(
+          `[goLive:Streamer] createStream: retrying STREAM_CREATE (attempt ${attempt + 1}/4)`,
+        );
+        this.signalStream();
+      }, 3_000);
+      console.log(
+        `[goLive:Streamer] createStream: sending STREAM_CREATE (attempt 1/4)`,
       );
+      this.signalStream();
     });
   }
 
@@ -199,7 +260,7 @@ export class Streamer {
     const { guildId } = this.voiceConnection.streamConnection;
     if (!this.client.guilds) return;
     const server = await this.client.guilds.fetch(guildId);
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call, @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- discord.js-selfbot dynamic
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: discord.js-selfbot dynamic
     (server as any).members.me?.voice?.postPreview(data);
   }
 
@@ -241,6 +302,16 @@ export class Streamer {
       channelId: channel_id,
       botId: user_id,
     } = this.voiceConnection;
+    // Un-deafen before requesting the stream (mimic real client). Do NOT
+    // set self_video: true — that flips on the bot's camera in Discord
+    // (visible to everyone); screen share should not enable the camera.
+    this.sendOpcode(GatewayOpCodes.VOICE_STATE_UPDATE, {
+      guild_id,
+      channel_id,
+      self_mute: false,
+      self_deaf: false,
+      self_video: false,
+    });
     this.sendOpcode(GatewayOpCodes.STREAM_CREATE, {
       type,
       guild_id,

services/discord-gateway/src/goLive/WebRtcWrapper.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class WebRtcConnWrapper {
   private _audioTrack: NativeTrack | null = null;
   private _videoTrack: NativeTrack | null = null;
   private _videoCodec: WebRtcVideoCodec | null = null;
+  private _videoFrameLog = 0;
   /** Assigned by BaseMediaConnection to send the gathered SDP to Discord. */
   onLocalDescription: ((sdp: string) => void) | null = null;
 
@@ -114,7 +115,15 @@ export class WebRtcConnWrapper {
   }
 
   sendVideoFrame(frame: Buffer, frametime: number): void {
-    if (!this.ready || !this._videoTrack) return;
+    if (!this.ready || !this._videoTrack) {
+      if (this._videoFrameLog === 0) {
+        console.log(
+          `[goLive:WebRtc] sendVideoFrame DROPPED ready=${this.ready} track=${this._videoTrack !== null}`,
+        );
+        this._videoFrameLog++;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     const clockRate = CodecPayloadType[this._videoCodec ?? "H264"].clockRate;
     if (this._videoCodec === "H264") {
       let spsRewritten = false;
@@ -157,6 +166,12 @@ export class WebRtcConnWrapper {
     }
     this._videoTrack.sendFrame(frame);
     this._videoTrack.addTimestamp(Math.round((frametime * clockRate) / 1000));
+    this._videoFrameLog++;
+    if (this._videoFrameLog === 1 || this._videoFrameLog % 30 === 0) {
+      console.log(
+        `[goLive:WebRtc] sendVideoFrame #${this._videoFrameLog} bytes=${frame.length} ready=${this.ready}`,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   setPacketizer(videoCodec: string): void {

services/discord-gateway/src/goLive/prepareStream.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  */
 
 import { type ChildProcess, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { PassThrough, type Readable } from "node:stream";
 import { demux } from "./Demuxer.js";
 import { type EncoderSettings, Encoders } from "./Encoders.js";
@@ -37,6 +39,25 @@ const DEFAULT_HEADERS = {
   Connection: "keep-alive",
 };
 
+/** Resolve ffmpeg binary (env override → PATH → Nix store ffmpeg-headless). */
+function resolveFfmpeg(): string {
+  if (process.env.FFMPEG_PATH && existsSync(process.env.FFMPEG_PATH)) {
+    return process.env.FFMPEG_PATH;
+  }
+  const store = "/nix/store";
+  if (existsSync(store)) {
+    const entries = readdirSync(store);
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.includes("ffmpeg-headless-")) continue;
+      const candidate = join(store, entry, "bin", "ffmpeg");
+      if (existsSync(candidate)) return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  return "ffmpeg";
+}
+
+const FFMPEG_BIN = resolveFfmpeg();
+
 /**
  * prepareStream — build an ffmpeg command (as spawn args + PassThrough output)
  * that transcodes the input into a pipe we can demux. Mirrors @dank074's
@@ -132,6 +153,11 @@ export function prepareStream(
       throw new Error(
         `Encoder settings not specified for ${mergedOptions.videoCodec}`,
       );
+    // Encoder options are declared as single strings like "-forced-idr 1";
+    // spawn needs each flag and value as separate argv entries.
+    const encOptions = enc.options.flatMap((opt) =>
+      opt.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean),
+    );
     args.push(
       "-b:v",
       `${mergedOptions.bitrateVideo}k`,
@@ -147,8 +173,10 @@ export function prepareStream(
       "expr:gte(t,n_forced*1)",
       "-c:v",
       enc.name,
-      ...enc.options,
-      ...(enc.globalOptions ?? []),
+      ...encOptions,
+      ...(enc.globalOptions ?? []).flatMap((opt) =>
+        opt.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean),
+      ),
     );
   }
 
@@ -174,8 +202,8 @@ export function prepareStream(
 
   const isUrl = typeof input === "string";
   const proc: ChildProcess = isUrl
-    ? spawn("ffmpeg", args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] })
-    : spawn("ffmpeg", args, { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
+    ? spawn(FFMPEG_BIN, args, { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] })
+    : spawn(FFMPEG_BIN, args, { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
 
   if (proc.stdin && !isUrl) {
     input.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => proc.stdin?.write(chunk));
@@ -234,15 +262,22 @@ export async function playStream(
   options: PlayStreamOptions = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
   const conn = await streamer.createStream();
+  console.log("[goLive:playStream] createStream resolved");
 
   const { video, close: demuxClose } = await demux(prepared.output, {
     format: options.format ?? "nut",
   });
+  console.log(
+    `[goLive:playStream] demux done codec=${video?.codecName ?? "?"} ${video?.width ?? 0}x${video?.height ?? 0} fps=${video ? video.framerate_num / video.framerate_den || 30 : 30}`,
+  );
 
   if (!video) throw new Error("No video stream in media");
 
   conn.setPacketizer(video.codecName);
   conn.mediaConnection.setSpeaking(true);
+  console.log(
+    `[goLive:playStream] setPacketizer(${video.codecName}) + setSpeaking done`,
+  );
 
   const w =
     typeof options.width === "function"

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/mediaSource.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ export function transcodeToHighQualityOgg(
   );
 
   input.pipe(proc.stdin);
+  // ffmpeg teardown closes stdin while the upstream source may still write —
+  // swallow EPIPE / destroyed-stream errors so they don't crash the gateway.
+  proc.stdin.on("error", (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+    if (
+      err.code === "EPIPE" ||
+      err.code === "ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED" ||
+      err.code === "ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END"
+    ) {
+      logger.debug(
+        { code: err.code },
+        "Transcode stdin closed during teardown",
+      );
+    } else {
+      logger.error({ error: err.message }, "Transcode stdin error");
+    }
+  });
   activeProcesses.add(proc);
 
   const cleanup = () => {
@@ -248,6 +264,20 @@ export function resolveMediaUrl(
     // `--print` headers to stderr — pipe stdout immediately so the child
     // never blocks on a full pipe while we wait for the headers on stderr.
     const mediaStream = new PassThrough();
+    // Teardown (player stop / ffmpeg exit) destroys this stream while
+    // yt-dlp may still push bytes — without a listener an EPIPE /
+    // ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED surfaces as an uncaughtException.
+    mediaStream.on("error", (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+      if (
+        err.code === "EPIPE" ||
+        err.code === "ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED" ||
+        err.code === "ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END"
+      ) {
+        logger.debug({ code: err.code }, "Media stream closed during teardown");
+      } else {
+        logger.error({ error: err.message }, "Media stream error");
+      }
+    });
     proc.stdout.pipe(mediaStream);
 
     let stderrBuf = "";

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/screenShareController.ts

@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ export class ScreenShareController {
         frameRate: 30,
         bitrateVideo: 2500,
         bitrateVideoMax: 4000,
-        includeAudio: true,
+        // Video-only GoLive: the -f h264 output muxer cannot carry audio
+        // ("h264 muxer does not support any stream of type audio" → header
+        // write fails → empty stdout → demux 'Invalid data' → black tile).
+        // Audio is not delivered by the GoLive demux path anyway.
+        includeAudio: false,
         videoCodec: normalizeVideoCodec("H264"),
       });
       const { command } = prepared;
@@ -145,6 +149,9 @@ export class ScreenShareController {
       };
       const done = playStream(prepared, this.streamer, {
         type: "go-live",
+        width: 1280,
+        height: 720,
+        frameRate: 30,
       })
         .catch((err: unknown) => {
           // Never let a stream failure become an unhandledRejection — that

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/transmitter.ts

@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
       // Create PCM input stream
       this.pcmStream = new PassThrough();
       this.pcmStream.setMaxListeners(32); // drain listeners accumulate during backpressure
+      // Voice teardown (stop / disconnect / ffmpeg exit) destroys this stream
+      // while Redis PCM messages may still be in flight. Without a listener,
+      // EPIPE / ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED / ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END surface as
+      // an uncaughtException and crash the whole gateway.
+      this.pcmStream.on("error", (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+        if (
+          err.code === "EPIPE" ||
+          err.code === "ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED" ||
+          err.code === "ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END"
+        ) {
+          logger.debug(
+            { code: err.code },
+            "PCM stream closed during voice teardown — ignoring",
+          );
+        } else {
+          logger.error({ error: err.message }, "PCM stream error");
+        }
+      });
 
       // Spawn FFmpeg to encode 24kHz mono PCM → OggOpus
       // Input: 24kHz mono s16le (raw PCM)
@@ -146,7 +164,12 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
       );
 
       this.redisSub.on("message", (channel, message) => {
-        if (channel !== this.TRANSMIT_CHANNEL || !this.pcmStream) return;
+        if (
+          !this.isActive ||
+          channel !== this.TRANSMIT_CHANNEL ||
+          !this.pcmStream
+        )
+          return;
 
         try {
           const data = JSON.parse(message);
@@ -161,11 +184,21 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
                 this.draining = false;
                 // Re-acquire stream reference (could have been replaced by restart)
                 const currentStream = this.pcmStream;
-                if (!currentStream) return;
+                if (!currentStream || !this.isActive) return;
                 // Flush queued chunks
                 while (this.backpressureQueue.length > 0) {
                   const queued = this.backpressureQueue.shift()!;
-                  if (!currentStream.write(queued)) break;
+                  try {
+                    if (!currentStream.write(queued)) break;
+                  } catch (err) {
+                    logger.debug(
+                      {
+                        error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+                      },
+                      "PCM flush write failed during teardown — ignoring",
+                    );
+                    break;
+                  }
                 }
               });
             }

services/discord-gateway/tests/golive-demux-e2e.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Phase 2 E2E: Demuxer on a real ffmpeg-generated H264 file.
+// Run: npx tsx tests/golive-demux-e2e.ts
+
+import { createReadStream } from "node:fs";
+import { demux } from "../src/goLive/Demuxer.js";
+
+const input = process.argv[2] ?? "/tmp/sample.h264";
+const { video, close } = await demux(createReadStream(input), {
+  format: "h264",
+});
+
+console.log(
+  "video:",
+  JSON.stringify({
+    codecName: video.codecName,
+    width: video.width,
+    height: video.height,
+    duration: video.duration,
+    fps: Math.round(video.framerate_num / video.framerate_den),
+  }),
+);
+
+let count = 0;
+let keyframes = 0;
+let bytes = 0;
+video.stream.on("data", (frame: { data: Buffer; keyframe: boolean }) => {
+  count++;
+  bytes += frame.data.length;
+  if (frame.keyframe) keyframes++;
+});
+video.stream.on("end", () => {
+  console.log(`frames: ${count} (${keyframes} keyframes), ${bytes} bytes`);
+  close();
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+video.stream.on("error", (e: unknown) => {
+  console.error("stream error:", e);
+  close();
+  process.exit(1);
+});

services/discord-gateway/tests/golive-demux-live-e2e.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Regression test: demux must emit frames from a LIVE stream that never
+// ends (the NUT/H264 merge output during playback). The old implementation
+// spooled the whole stream to a file first → deadlocked forever → 0 frames.
+// Run: npx tsx tests/golive-demux-live-e2e.ts [ffmpeg-path]
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
+import { demux } from "../src/goLive/Demuxer.js";
+
+const FFMPEG = process.argv[2] ?? "ffmpeg";
+
+// 1) Generate a 2s H264 test clip to a temp file
+const clip = "/tmp/golive-live-test.h264";
+await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+  const p = spawn(
+    FFMPEG,
+    [
+      "-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "error",
+      "-f", "lavfi", "-i", "testsrc=size=640x360:rate=30:duration=2",
+      "-c:v", "libx264", "-preset", "ultrafast", "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p",
+      "-f", "h264", clip,
+    ],
+    { stdio: ["ignore", "ignore", "pipe"] },
+  );
+  let err = "";
+  p.stderr?.on("data", (d: Buffer) => (err += d.toString()));
+  p.on("close", (code) => (code === 0 ? resolve() : reject(new Error(err))));
+});
+
+// 2) Feed the clip through a PassThrough but DON'T end it (live semantics),
+//    with a small pause after the first chunk so demux has time to emit.
+const input = new PassThrough();
+const demuxPromise = demux(input, { format: "h264" });
+const { video, close } = await demuxPromise;
+
+let frames = 0;
+let bytes = 0;
+video.stream.on("data", (frame: { data: Buffer }) => {
+  frames++;
+  bytes += frame.data.length;
+});
+
+const fs = await import("node:fs");
+const buf = fs.readFileSync(clip);
+const chunkSize = 16384;
+for (let i = 0; i < buf.length; i += chunkSize) {
+  input.write(buf.subarray(i, i + chunkSize));
+  if (i === 0) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
+}
+// Stream still open — if the old spool logic was here we'd never emit.
+await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+
+console.log(`metadata: ${video.codecName} ${video.width}x${video.height} fps=${video.framerate_num}/${video.framerate_den}`);
+console.log(`frames while stream OPEN (not ended): ${frames}, bytes: ${bytes}`);
+if (frames === 0) {
+  console.error("FAIL: no frames emitted while input still open (deadlock)");
+  close();
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+input.end();
+await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300));
+close();
+console.log("PASS: live stream demux works");
+process.exit(0);

services/discord-gateway/tests/golive-pipeline-e2e.ts

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+// Phase 2 E2E: full pipeline prepareStream → demux → frame stream.
+// Run: npx tsx tests/golive-pipeline-e2e.ts
+
+import { demux } from "../src/goLive/Demuxer.js";
+import { Encoders } from "../src/goLive/Encoders.js";
+import { prepareStream } from "../src/goLive/prepareStream.js";
+import { normalizeVideoCodec } from "../src/goLive/utils.js";
+
+// Use a real ffmpeg-generated video file as input (from sample generation).
+const input = process.argv[2] ?? "/tmp/sample.h264";
+
+const prepared = prepareStream(input, {
+  encoder: Encoders.software({ x264: { preset: "superfast" } }),
+  width: 640,
+  height: 360,
+  frameRate: 25,
+  bitrateVideo: 500,
+  bitrateVideoMax: 800,
+  includeAudio: false,
+  videoCodec: normalizeVideoCodec("H264"),
+});
+
+console.log(
+  "prepareStream ok, videoCodec:",
+  prepared.videoCodec,
+  "size:",
+  prepared.width,
+  "x",
+  prepared.height,
+);
+
+const { video, close } = await demux(prepared.output, { format: "h264" });
+console.log("demux video:", video?.codecName, video?.width, "x", video?.height);
+
+let frames = 0;
+let keyframes = 0;
+video.stream.on("data", (f: { keyframe?: boolean }) => {
+  frames++;
+  if (f.keyframe) keyframes++;
+});
+video.stream.on("end", () => {
+  console.log(`pipeline frames: ${frames} (${keyframes} keyframes)`);
+  close();
+  prepared.command.kill("SIGTERM");
+  process.exit(frames > 0 ? 0 : 1);
+});
+video.stream.on("error", (e: unknown) => {
+  console.error("pipeline error:", e);
+  close();
+  prepared.command.kill("SIGTERM");
+  process.exit(1);
+});
+setTimeout(() => {
+  console.log("timeout after 30s — killing");
+  close();
+  prepared.command.kill("SIGTERM");
+  process.exit(2);
+}, 30000);

services/discord-gateway/tests/golive-videostream-e2e.ts

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+// Phase 2 E2E: demux → VideoStream → native packetizer chain (local pair).
+// Run: npx tsx tests/golive-videostream-e2e.ts
+
+import { createReadStream } from "node:fs";
+import { demux } from "../src/goLive/Demuxer.js";
+import { loadNative } from "../src/goLive/native.js";
+import { VideoStream } from "../src/goLive/VideoStream.js";
+
+async function main() {
+  const native = loadNative();
+  const { PeerConnection } = native;
+
+  const pcA = new PeerConnection({ iceServers: [] });
+  const pcB = new PeerConnection({ iceServers: [] });
+
+  pcA.onStateChange(() => {});
+  pcB.onStateChange(() => {});
+
+  // Both peers declare audio+video tracks (exact passing test-packetizer
+  // pattern — tracks trigger negotiation).
+  pcA.addTrack("0", "audio");
+  pcA.addTrack("1", "video");
+  pcB.addTrack("0", "audio");
+  const trackB = pcB.addTrack("1", "video");
+  if (!trackB) throw new Error("no track from addTrack");
+
+  const track = trackB;
+  // NOTE: setPacketizer is called AFTER connected (see below) — calling it
+  // before negotiation breaks the offer (libdatachannel negotiation state).
+
+  const offer = await pcA.createOffer();
+  console.log("T1 offer");
+  pcB.setRemoteDescription(offer, "offer");
+  const answer = await pcB.createAnswer(offer);
+  console.log("T2 answer");
+  pcA.setRemoteDescription(answer, "answer");
+
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
+  console.log("T3 states:", pcA.state(), "/", pcB.state());
+
+  // Discord-style SSRC/payload: H264 101 @ 90kHz, playout ext id 5
+  track.setPacketizer("h264", 0x1234, 101, 90000, 5, 0, 10);
+
+  const { video, close } = await demux(createReadStream("/tmp/sample.h264"), {
+    format: "h264",
+  });
+  console.log("video stream:", video.codecName, video.width, "x", video.height);
+
+  const conn = {
+    sendVideoFrame: (frame: Buffer, frametime: number) => {
+      track.sendFrame(frame);
+      track.addTimestamp(Math.round((frametime * 90000) / 1000));
+    },
+  } as unknown as { sendVideoFrame(frame: Buffer, frametime: number): void };
+
+  const vStream = new VideoStream(conn as never);
+  let sent = 0;
+  const origSend = conn.sendVideoFrame;
+  conn.sendVideoFrame = (frame: Buffer, frametime: number) => {
+    sent++;
+    origSend(frame, frametime);
+  };
+
+  video.stream.pipe(vStream);
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 4000));
+
+  console.log(`sent ${sent} frames via VideoStream; B state=${pcB.state()}`);
+  const ok = sent > 0 && pcB.state() === "connected";
+  close();
+  pcA.close();
+  pcB.close();
+  process.exit(ok ? 0 : 1);
+}
+
+main().catch((e) => {
+  console.error("E2E failed:", e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});